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Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1871-01-24
ATTENTION. ATTENTIONS.

nNCE more do call the attention Of the people Of
~ J"heTson AID surrounding countries. Ia that IN
shniapcnus adhesive compound. ROWANS IN.
FALLIHLE CEMENT. an article above ali others
most essential IN domestic hRppiness Il rsStores
s"hi"s' "HEered che"Es, peace 60 troubled spirts,
and above all II TcsiOrCS all brukCu OF
China. Marble. Porcelain. Rome. Wood. Leather, or
any and all articles belonging to the Kitchen or
PaTOT. to their former state OF Tcrfrc,inu Pyice
only Is eta. For sale by w S. MASON
August ..
nOUBLE and Single Tin Lard C.ns. for sale BY
- DOcember 90 McCCRDY h DUKE.
'INHE largest stock Of fine Table and Pocket Cu..
leTy in the county. tn b" found 81
DcmCeb"r 20. McCCRDY & DUEE'S
SCHOOL BOOKS.
I HAVE just received my stock of School Rookie -
l HIVlng purehAsed them at red aced rates. ~ i'll
sell them for the lowest cash price,.
Sept. 81. VS.. MASON
SILVER add PlAsed SPOONS, Of The bret NIKE. =
- prizes 70 Suit. L. DISKLE,
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WEST VIRGINIA.

The Legislature of this State convened at
Charleston on Tuesday last. Lewis Baker, Of
Ohio county, was elected President of the
Senate, and T. s. Moore. Of Marion county,
Clerk. Z G. Cracralt, of Ohio county, was
elected Speaker of the House, and ". F..
Burdett, Of Kanawha, Clerk.
Mr. KOOnee, Of this county, is upon the
Judiciary Committee of the Senate, aud Mr..
Wilson, Of THE county, of the same coumit-
tee of the Honse -
A resolution providing for submitting to
the people the question Of calling Consti.
tutiOnal Convention was Introduced in the
House Of Delegates by Brannou, of Lewis
county.
The Governors message, Stevenson s was
sent in the first day of meeting aud is very
lengthy. The following reference is made
to a subject imm ediately concerning cur peo
pic. He says:
The suit pending in the Supreme Court Of
the United States to decide whether Virginia
or West Virginia shall exercise Jurisdiction
over the counties of Jefferson aud Berkeley
is yet undecided. The case is one of yery
great Importance to the State, involving as Il
does the right to the possession of two of its
best counties. The case came up in its order
on the first Tuesday ia December last, but for
some cause the hearing was postponed until
tho first Tuesday in February next. Able
counsel ara employed in the part of this
State; but the appropriations made to defray
the expense of the suit have long since been
exhausted, and still a considerable balance is
claimed TO be due by some OF the attorneys
NnpN ln Il l..
immediate consideration, whether an appro-
PriatiOu shall be made to pay their claims, in
order to retain their services for the iual ar.
gument IN the case
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1871-01-24

JOHN W. GRiNTHAM President.
joins W N--TRDY vice. President,
GEO \. PORTERFIEID-Se cretnrv.
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PUBLIC SALE
OF
TOWN & SUBURBAN PROPERTY.

THE undersigned will UHer for sale a. Public
L Auction, on
4TCRDAY, the 1871 IF february, 1871,
HtII O'Clock, "A. NJ. Of said day.
In front of the late residence Of William Crow de-
ceased, in CharleStOwn the follow lug real estate Of
which the said William Crow died seized, to-wit:
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HOME INSURANCE COMPANY.
OF Cnlmn,hns OI,sn

'SEy Militia. IT. BUTLEE, CP R,-r,,
F1GstaSH: bIos PTssg Iyea,,yrT
w. c. NJ. BAEEH,
SeeTeidyt.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1871-01-24

Two Coop Mes GoNE.-Wc are PANIED to
have to record, this week, the deaths of two Of
our m"st valuable citizeus-the late Capt T.
b. McCAw of Winchester. aud Thomas Is.
Wood. of the county. Rarely does it fall 10
tue "' "F ""y c"Ini.'mIi'y ~ tlie >i2c "I ours,
T." lose 'w" better u..m ia such quick succr--
sion. We iOrbcar ju "bITuuc any expressions
at sorrow "n account al our rerS''uat LrsS-ai
though they We're our friends ->ieadfist aud
true. but as public JOURNALIST, we simply
discharge a debt due 10 the memory II the
dead. when We declare. III behalf ct the whole
community, that the deceased were highly
priced while living and are sincerely mnurncd.
now that they are gone. Both were IN the
prime of life, and apparently with the bright
est prospects before them. Both were actively
engaged in business, building up their own
fortunes and adding to the general veal, Capt.
McCaw "a merchant aud Mr.. Wood n pro-
pretnr Of the Morgan WOODEN Mills They
will be sadly missed, not only from the pri,
vatc but the public spheres in which they re-
spectivcly moved. They were followed to
their graves on Sunday last by large numbers
of sorrowing friends. In the local columns
will be found Testimonials of respect to their
memories, adopted by the Orders to which
they belonged. Winchester NeIcS If FIi6uy.
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3 O'CLOCK.

cS0 WEEK paid agents. male or lena. in a
~OC new manufacturing business At hn,!c No
capital required. AddrcEs NOVELTY Co.. Sacu. Me.
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Burr and John }. Lock.
WIS Company being established upon per.
m1noni bssIs' "iirrs ito thc people THE part Of
se "'1Sy lioi"c EnteTPrisc. equal TO y ia the
~ good a. those OF either com. snies.
~ G'lhgs money Go our people, keeps IL With cur
people, Hhd invests u for The ben AT 81 psoplS
hon"y viii be received On deposit, aud in,Srrst
1!!o"en when lcit specified length Of TIVE; Sotos
discounted aud Exchanges bought aud cold
Co Applications for Insurance Insy be made e
April IL. 1870. $500,
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T ARD Cans made from double or single Tin, for
IL sale by MCcURDY DUKE.
TLoAKS, CI0aks, CIOakS. in all s.yIes. from ss.sO
~ 4p,a1 ). GOLDSHTTarS.
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DIRECTORS.

Joha w Grantham Joseph TraPnriI. A. c. Tim
Burr and John J. Lock. "
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Risks Written at Ado quate Rates
y. ". Also nth. Agent.
juno II A.. ls4h-ly. Cha lcEtoUn wrsf We
VALLEY FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY,
OF
West Virginia,
EIf., IA Ii IL. nm


JEFFERSOS COUNTY. W. VA
CAPITAL. 500 600.
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NEW ADvERTIsEMENTs.
PUBLIC SALE.

HAVING determined 10 diseontinus farming for
the present. will OIer At PubIe Sale to the
highest bidder, on
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LIFE AND FIRE INSURANCE.

WIN. c cARRINGToN Pre.iS.o,
JNo- 2. EDWARDS, Vice PreGidenk.
D }. HARTSOOK, Se-retarv.
= J. HOPKINS Ass'I Secretary.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1871-01-24

At recent meeting of this Organization,
the officers, assignment of men, &c, was re-
qucsted to be published in the papers of the
town, and is as follows -
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1871-01-24

over 10000 Policies Issued In Two Year..
INSuRING OVER S3O,OOO.OoO.
S9SStoOO OvER AR L1AnILEr1Es D1v,nRrn -.
1863. 60 Pcs CENr.
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SCHOOL BOOKS.

SILVER aud PlAted SPOONS, Of tbs bret mike, =
A. prizes 70 suit. L. DISELE,
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1871-02-08
Leatber BIts for Horses In Winter.

The fact that iron bits freeze in
winie- all tbs moisture they come in
contact with, cannot be denied; and
the painful fact that many a faithful
animal has its mouth frozen in eonse-
qeuence, is patent to all residents Of
our Northern cities. When subjected
10 q certain low temperature, iron
freezes much more quickly than ice
Thus, a horse in winter weather, in
all cold climates, has his mouth frozen
by contact with the cold iron once or
twice, sometimes frequently through
the same day, each time causing the
freeZings to grow deeper and deeper,
to result in the end in extensive ulcer
alton. With a mouth made sore from
this cause. the poor horse refuses 70
eat, and gradually fails.
We have known instances to occur
in this way when the veterinary doe
tor had to be summoned, and the
horses complaint treated as bots,
glanders, horse all, etc, the poor ami
NAL meanwhile being literally
drugged to death with drenches and
bOluses as large as pigeons eggs. For
tunately for the poor brute, his suffer
ings terminals very soon, and he j.
arTied of to horse heaven, or some
ther such q paradise place where
God horses go. Many a valuable an
imal has been lost in this way, and
the verdict Of the sapient jury impan-
eled to sit upon his equine carcass Is
generally that he came to his death
through one or other Of the above
causes.
By using leather or gutta percha
bits this trouble may be readily avoid
ed. These bits are 50 constructed that
the metal substance cannot touch the
flesh. They are durable, and cost
only about fifty cents eaeh.-Tta:f and
Form.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1871-02-08
R.K. Emerson On GOod Manners.

The following Is a brief abstract Of
Mr.. Emerson's excellent lecture on
j self-eulture
The Importance of fine and culti-
I waited manners cannot be Over-esti-
mated. Such cultivation Is 10 be OBJ
/ tained by association with those who
are cultivated, and we should proper
I IL consider the importance OF seeur-
ing such associates for cur children.
Z Behavior is all-impOrtaut. Posture
should be studied. AnaWkward man
I is graceful when asleep, OF when hard
at work. When our mind Is Occu.
pied we naturally assume q proper
position. Great power lies in the
voice. One man, by his tones, can
animate q regiment, while another
has no following power.
There is an immense difference be-
tween a heavy and q genial manner.
The youth OF Americ9 generally ap-
pear hurried and i'll at ease, yet no
life is so short but there is always time
for courtesy. Perfect self-cOmmand
is the best Of manners. The example
Of the Quakers is cOmmendable.
They. when sitting down at meals,
spend a minute or two in silent pray
er. Such a course prevents laughter
and unseemly conversation, and gives
them an opportunity to start their con-
versatiOn anew from advantageous
grounds. Manners are great reveal
ers Of secrets. The changes in ones
experience are manifest in their cOun
tenanees, even II we are not always
subtle to understand them. A lady
loses much Of her power when she
endeavors to express an undue admi-
ration for an object. Be temperate in
our approval and we shall be credited
with meaning what we express.
Laughter is TO be avoided.
Lord Chesterfield said that after he
came 60 the years of understanding
he never laughed. About dress, 10
nation dress better than ours. A king
or general does not need an elegant
coat tO make himself known, neither
does q man of commanding person
require fine apparel Proper eompan-
iOnship is Indispensable. A man who
thinks well ineite anOther's thought.
No man can be master in converse
tiOn who has not talked with wCuan-
Beware Of Jokes, they are inestimable
for sauce, but poor for food. or the
sentimentalist he had considerable TO
say, but little OF a eOmmendatOry na-
ture. Things said for conversation
are chalk eggs. Avoid talking shop
or other forbidden subjects before
company. Again, the great game ia
not to talk with those who know less
than ourselves, but rather tilt with
those who are wiser than ourselves.
We shall then be OverthrOwn and
learn wisdom thereby.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1871-02-08
Railroads Sixty Years Ago.

The following, in reply to a letter
concerning railroads, was written by
Chancellor Livingston, who had been
associated with his brOther-in-law,
Robert Fulton, in the application Of
steam to navigation
ALBANY, March /, 1911.
DEAR SIR:-I did not till yester-
day receive yours Of the 25th Of Feb
ruary; where it has lOitered on the
road, I am at loss to say. had be-
fore read OF your very ingenious propo-
sitiOn as to the railway eOmmunica-
tions. fear, however, on mature
reflection, that they will be liable to
serious objection. and ultimately more
expensive than a canal. They must
be double, 50 as to prevent the danger
Of the two heavy bodies meeting.
The walls on which they are placed
must be at least four feet below the
surface and three feet above, and must
be clamped with iron, and even then
would hardly sustain so heavy a
weight as you propose moving at the
rate Of four miles an hour on wheels.
As to wood it would not last a week.
They must be covered with iron, and
that too, very thick and strong. The
means OF stopping these heavy car
riages without a great shock, and Of
preventing them from running on
each Other-fOr there would be many
running on the road at Once-would
be very difficult. In cases Of acciden-
tai stops, or necessary stops to take
wood and water, ETC., many accidents
would happen. The carriage Of con-
densing water would be very trouble
some. Upon the whole, 1 fear the
expense would be much greater than
that OF canals, without being 50 con-
venient. r. B. LIVINGSTON.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1871-02-08
LAW AND LAWYERS,

Hon. A. Oakley Hall, in an address
delivered before the New York Uni
versity Law School, made some in
teresting statements illustrative Of
legal progress. He said at least one
half OF PufendOrf Is obsolete, and a
large portion Of PetersdOrf's 3 Abridge-
ment Is matter merely Of curiosity or
illustration. There are whole chap
ters OF Starkey on Evidence that are
obsolete. There is a constant struggle
going on between the old fOgy law
yers and progressive young ones. To
a very great extent the Jurisprudence
OF England has become simpler than
that IN this country. Formerly law
yars universally combined to make
their profession as obscure as possible
to the common mind. Now they vie
with each other in accommodating well
written treatises upon every imagina-
bic legal detail, in order 10 make it
clear and 10 accumulate exceptions to
principles. A great lawyer, like a
great editor, may be described nOW-a-
days to be man who knows at least
q little OF everything, or who can put
himself in the way, at almost a mo
ment's notice, OF acquiring any
amount Of information on a given
subject, in a given time, that it is pos
sloie 10 acquire in a great metropolis.
Inc tendency in great metropolis Of
the age Is towards the practice Of q
specially In ail its manufactures and
businesses A division Of labor has
taken possession Of even the law to a
larger extent than the benchers OF the
Inner Temple dreamed Of, when one
man was a eDnveyaneer, another a
special pleader, another an equity
lawyer, another an attorney, &c. The
law student will do well to select his
peculiar specially-alfhough he must
know all the kindred, and ancillRry
branches Of legal science. One can
very well acquire fame and fortune in
a single pursuit.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1871-02-08

Ninety years hence, not n single
man or woman, now twenty years Of
age, will be alive. Ninety years
Alas how many OF the lively actors
at present Oh the stage Of life will
make their exit long ere ninety years
shall have rolled away! And could
we be sure Of ninety years, what are
they "a tale that is told :" dream ;
an empty sound, that passeth on
wings Of the wind away, and is for
gotten. Years shorten as man ad-
vances in age. Like the degrees in
longitude, mans life declines as he
travels toward the frozen pole, until
it dwindles 70 q point and vanishes
forever. Is it possible that life is OF
so short duration Will ninety years
erase all the golden names over the
doors in town and country, and sub
stitute others in their stead? VIII all
the new blooming beauties fade and
disappear, all the pride and passion,
the love, hope, and joy, pass away in
ninety years and be forgotten p
IsNinety years ~ SAYS Death; do
YOU think I will wait ninety years?
Behold, to-day, and tomorrow. and
every day Is mine. When ninety
wears are past, this generation viii
have mingled with dust and be re-
membered not"
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1871-02-08
Married PersOns--ReasOns Why They
live the Longest.

DR.. Hall, in one Of his "Health
Tracts" gives the following reasons
Why marriage is favorable to health {;
Bachelors are always in a state OF
uutrust. they feel unsettled. y IN
doors after supper. there is a sense or
/ solftariness. including a sadness II not
melancholy, with all its depressing
I influences; aud many, very many
/ hours in the course Of a year are spent
in gloomy Inactivity, which is sadverse
/ 70 a good digestion and vigorous ana
/ healthy circulation. His own cham
| Der or house being so uninvitingi the
| bachelor is inclined to seek diversion
outside, in suppers with friends in
clubs which are intrOduetories TO IN
/ temperance and lieendOusness, or 70
| those more unblushing associations
/ that under the cover Of darkness, lead
/ to speedy ruin Of health and morals
and when these are gone, the way
downward TO an untimely grave ls
rapid and certain. On the other hand
marriage lengthens a mans life by It's
making home inviting, by the soften
ing influence which it has upon the
character and the affection; By the
cultivation OF all the better feelings Of
our nature, and in that proportion
saving from vice and crime. There
can be no healthy development Of the
physical functions Of our nature with
out marriage. It Is necessary to the
perfect man, for Divinity has an
nOunced that Il was not good for man
to be alone.
Marriage gives q laudable and hap
py object in life, and the provision for
wife and children, their present com
fort and future welfare, the enjoy
ment in witnessing their happiness,
and the daily and hourly participation
inatfeetionate interchange Of thought,
sentiment and sympathy; these are
the considerations which antagOniZe
sorrow and tighten the burdens Of life;
thus strewing flowers and casting sun
shine along its way.
NOltaire says: 1.-THE more married
men you have the fewer crimes there
will be. Marriage renders a man
more virtuOus and more wise. An
unmarried man is but half Of a perfect
being, ond it requires the other half
70 make things right; and il cannot
be expected that in this imperfect
state be can keep the straight path of
rectitude, any more than boat with
one oar can keep straight course. In
nine cases out Of ten where married
men become drunkards, or where they
commit crimes against the peace Of
the community, the foun dation Of
these acts was laid while in a single
state, or where the wife is, as is some
times the case, an unsuitable match.
Marriage changes the current Of a
mans feelings and gives him q center
for his thoughts, his affections and his
acts. Here is a home for the entire
man, and the counsel, the affection,
the example and the interest Of his
better half' keep him from erratie
courses and from falling into thOus-
and temptations, to which he would
otherwise be exposed. Therefore, the
friend to marriage is the friend to
society and his country
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1871-02-08

NINE THOUSAND MILLION TINES.
"A microscope has recently been con-
structed in New York which magni-
ties objects 1900, 600, 600 times. At
this rate Of enlargement, an ordinary
ny could cover a spaes equal to New
York city. Below Wall street, a man
would appear more than a hundred
miles high, and hair Of the ordinary
length from a lady's head would reach
half way from New York TO New
Haven. Yet, under this enormous
magnifying power, the creations Of
the Lord only display new beauties.
A microscope shell, called an angula-
tum, OF which about 40, placed end
to end, will reach an inch, and which,
when examined under ordinarily
powerful microscopes, is simply mark
ed with lines OF the most EXQUISITE
delieacy, exhibits under the new in
strument half globes OF white selex,
whose diameters appear to be an inch
and I, and Of which only Is can be
seen at once. In reality the point Of
a cambria needle is larger than the
circle upon which these Is half globes
exist, and yet that circle appears like
a desert-plate covered with lady
apples--ApplstOH's journal.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1871-02-08

THE MOOS's INFLUENCE on RAIN.
Mr.. James Glassier, FRS, of Eng
land, in a recent lecture, said that the
whole Of the rain had its origin and
fall 500 feet from the earth. Desiring
to discover the influence Of the moon
on the elements, he found, after a
long series Of investigations, that, on
the ninth day Of the moon, there was
much more rain than on any other
day, and that, on the first and last
week Of the moon, there was the least
amount. He had taken account, from
1915 to 1859, Of every day on which
there had been an inch Of rainfall,
and he had found that, on July 18th,
1867, the rainfall amounted 20 three
and seven-tenths inches-the largest
amount that had fallen In one day at
the Royal Observatory From careful
observations made by him, he had no
doubt that the moon did exercise an
influence upon rain. Another Of his
Investigations, was as to the time OF
day that rain fell most, and he had
found that the largest quantity Of rain
fell at about four O'clock in the after
noon.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1871-02-08
The Temperance Captain.

The Boston journal tells the story
Of temperance captain: An Incl
dent was recently related in the life
of a sea captain, whose strong and
earnest feeling respecting the use OF
intoxicating drink sometimes caused
him to make many sacrifices Of pecu-
MAR profit rather than seemingly to
favor, by any action Of his, the de-
structive habit. He happened, a few
years ago, to be at Santa Cruz, in the
West Indies, with his vessel, when
the season for shipping the products
Of that region was past, and nothing
remained to go forward except a car
20 Ofrum. He was offered the freight
at & handsome price. but peremtorilly
refused il on the ground that his con-
science would not permit him to ac-
cept it. The consequence was that he
came to Boston in ballast. On his
arrival he estimated the loss to the
vessel by his REFUSAL, and informed
the owners of the circumstances, ad-
ding that he was willing to pay them
their portion of the freight money
which had been lost by his conduct.
The respect in which the captain was
held, however prevented the accept
ance of his offer, and he was contin-
ued in command, but care was taken
that. If possible, bis voyages should
be thereafter so arranged as to aveid
all rum" ports. The captain is now
in command of a fine ship, which is
on the way from Europe to this port,
and although somewhat advanced in
years he still adheres to his Old-time
principles.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1871-02-08

A BEAUTIFUL THOUGHT. - God
knows what keys in the human soul
to touch in order to draw out its sweet
est and most perfect harmonies. They
may be in the minor strains Of sad
ness and sorrow; they may be in the
loftier notes OF JOY and gladness. God
knows where the melodies Of nature
are, and what discipline will call them
forth. Some plaintiye songs must
walk in lOwly wales Of life's weary
way; Others In lOftier hymns, shall
sing Of nothing but joy as they tread
the mountain top Of life; but they all
unite without a discoTd or a jar, as the
ascending anthem Of loving and be
lieving hearts finds its way into the
chorus of the redeemed in heaven.