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Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1872-04-23
PERSONAL.
NOAH WALKER 4 co,

NOAH WALKER 4 co,
The Celebrated Clothiers of Baltimore
Announce the introduction of plan OF ordering
CLOTHING AND UNDERWEAR BY
LETTER,
To which they call special attention. They will
send nh application their improved aud accurate
RULES FOR SELF lIEAS S SURElfENT,
and full line of samples from their immense stock
OF Cloths Cassimcrcs, Coatngs, Shirtings, &c,
thus enabling parties in any part of the country to
order their Clothing and Shirts direc: from them,
with the certainty of receiving garments Of
The Very Latest Style
And Most Perfect Fit
ntta1nablc. Goods ordered will sent by Express
to any part of tho country. As ia we'll known
throughout the Southern States they have for Forty
thrcc Years excelIed IN all departments of their
b6Iness, which n subs tia guarantee as TO the
character of the Goods they will! send out. large
and well assorted stock of
READY-MADE CLOTHING
always on hard, together with full line of
FURNISHING GOODS
including all the latest novelties in design, and
AT POPCL4R PRICES
When Goods sent per kpress c. O. o.. there
will be colt ction charge amounts of $40 and
over. Rules iOr self Hlcisureinent, Samples of
Goods atd Price i.ist free ap,,lica ton The
t"ntion of the Trade IS Invited to Wholesale
Sta anoard.
NOAH WALKER & CO,
Manufacturers and Dealers in Mcn's and Boys
Clothing and Furn ish /. Goods either
ready made r mad. to order.
l65 and l6I baltimore Street,
BALTIMORE, MD.
April l. 1871.
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TO TRAVELLERS,
WINCHESTER AND POTOMAC R.-R
TIME TABLE,.

TRAINS Go1se SOUTH
Leave Harper's Ferry att 90, A NJ. ard 90 p NJ
Leave Shenandoah at 06, A M and ESP NJ.
Leave Key cs' Switch att 20, NJ and 80 NJ
Leave Halitown at 90, A NJ and / IS NJ
Leave Charlestown att 49. "A NJ and 49PM.
Leave Cameron's at II, A Nj and OD p NJ.
Leave Summit Point at s 80, A NJ and 1lPM
Leave Vaudeville at 81. A NJ and 25PM
Leave Opequon Bridge al 02, A Nj, 2 IS P NJ
Leave Stephenson's at 81, and . SO PM
Arrive at Winchester at 40, A NJ, 9 so NJ.
Leave Winchester at so A NJ and 3 05 P NJ.
Arrive at Strashurg at IL 40 A NJ and i O5, PM.
TRAINS GOING NoRrH.
Leave Streshurg at g As a NJ and l2 10. p M.
Arrive at Winchester a t9 so NJ and 25, M.
Leave WinChcster at 10 ! A NJ aud 2 SO P NJ
Leave Stcphenson'e at 10 81 A Nj and 3 " PM
Leave opequon Bridge at 10 40 NJ and s6 p M.
Leave Vaudeville at 10 As NJ and 81 P NJ
Leave Summit Point 10 SO a NJ and SO p NJ
Leave Cameron at II 10 NJ and 4l2 P NJ
Leave Charlestown at II 81 A Nj and 80 p NJ.
Leave Haltown at II 80 A NJ and 4 50 p NJ
Leave Keyes' Switc at II 81 A and OF p NJ
Leave Shena ndoah at II 45 a NJ and 5 % M
Arrive at Rarper's Ferry ii so Nj and 30 P Nla
A. b. WOOD, Agent, Harper's Ferry.
JOHN l., WILSON,
Nov. 10, 1871. Master of Transpor tation
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HANKING BUSINESS.
AGENTS.

AGENTS
H~The following gentlemen are duly au-
thorized to receive ADVERTISING and SUB
scRIPrIoN for the 's.Spirit of Jefferson" and
to collect and receipt for the same:
GEO. D. Y-ShepAerdstown.
John P. KEARFoTr-Marttnsburg.
RoBT. R1oN Lucas and j. HUNTER Bee
LER--Harper's Ferry.
JOEL w. RoBERTs- lIadlewuv.
JOHN IIILL-Dubields Depot.
ALEX. OsBoURN-U Unionvizle.
ii w. BURR-Brorn's Shop.
e. II. RoBERrs-KearneusyiW
HENRY s. LEAGUE-Leeio,on.
JOHN W. DALGADN
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1872-04-23

How a SHREwp MAN Cor AN Orrrcr.A
The following conversation between wells
known official aud his friend took place re.
Gently, in front of the Custom Houses
Where have you been?'
ITO Washington to see the President. for
the purpose Oh securing an appointment 10
Did you get the appoinemen.i',
"I did"
well. since you are an official, advise
you to go and get new stove pipe hat; II
you and your friends can't afford the expense.
[ will lend you 6fty cents to get the corusca,
tions ironed out of the shabby one you now
sport. 1t looks though Horace Greeley
had fallen upon it,"
NO. will not smooth away a wrinkle; I
wtll'wear it as tits. and bequeth it to bis hers
as rich legacy. 1t was the cause of my aps
pointment."
The cause of your appointment How so?''
'Well, you see, when the President saw
me with this hat on, he mistook me for re.
la'ion. aud Immediately gave me the position
l asked for %
'He though. you his relative on accoun. OF
your hat How p
"Why he saw the dents in IT,"
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1872-04-23

Some men at Louisville were bettifig on
the weight of large mule. when one, good
judge of the weight of live stock, got behind
the mule and was measuring his hind-quarters,
when something appeared TO loosen mp behind
the mule Just before the expert died from
the kick in among his ribs. he gave it as his
opinion that If the mule was as heavy all over
as he was behind. he weighed not far from
Al. 600 pounds and triIe over
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1872-04-23

= Bridge. came up to her mistress, and
asked for needle and thread. .Do you wan.
it iue or coarse 2" asked the lady. .tSnre an
don't know. num-" said Bridget 'swha.
do you want it for2" said her mistress. ,e.If
yon tell me that. I may know Whist to give
you" "Well. mum the cook has Just told me
to stirring the beans; an sure an / want
neYdle an thrid for that. .
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1872-04-23
Lost Children.

NY two little boys. William Baker, aged
fourteen years, and Albert Baker, aged la
years, ran away. or were stolen from my
home at Francisville. Indiana, on October Is,
1871. since which time have been unable
to recover. although frequently hearing Of
them. They are my children by my former
husband. Julius Baker, deceased I uudersS,
stand the children call themselves Richards.
my present husbands name. Twill pay a res
ward of at least $50 to any one who. know.
ing of the Whereabouts of these boys. will
restore them to me or detaiu them until I can
come after them. Both boys have light hair
and blue eyes; the youngest is a little lame ia
the right arm they went away with light col.
changed them since. Any person desiring TO
communicate with me, will please address una
at Francsville. Pulaski county, Indiana.
Mas, Mary L RICHARDS.
Editors are requested to publish this notice
and thereby aid in restoring TO aheart>broken
mother her two lost children.l
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1872-04-23

VALUABLE 1wvENT1oN BY AN Eprros.
A member OF the editorial staff of the Cleye.
land Leader, it is said, has invented sheet
iron cat, with cylindrical attachment and steel
claws and teeth. 1t is worked by clock work.
A bellows inside swells up the tail AT will TO
a belligerent size, and, by a tremolo attach-
meot, causes at the same time, the patent cat
to emit all noises of which tho living ca. is
capable. When you want fun, you wind up
your cat and place him on the roof. Every
cat within half mile hears him, girds on his
armor and sallies forth. Frequently fiity or
a hundred attack him at once. No sooner
does the patent cat feel the weight of an as
sailant than his teeth and claws work with
lightning rapidity. Adversaries within six
feet of him are torn TO shreds. Fresh battal.
ions come on to meet similar fate. and in al
hour several bushels of hair, toe nails. aud
fiddle strings aloue remain.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1872-04-23

Power OF THE PREss.-I love ID hear
the rumbliug of the steam-power press. better
than the rattle and roar of artillery. II i
silently attaching and vaDqnishiug the MaIa.
kofs of vice and Redans Of evil. and It's par
allels and approaches cannot be resisted. /
like the click of type in the composing stick.
better than the click of the musket in the
hands of the soldier. II bears lesden mes
senger of deadlier power, of sublimer force.
and of surer sim, which will hit it's mark.
though thousand years away.-Chopfn.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1872-04-23

A man who had travelled through New
Jersey says that he saw some land SO poor
that you could not rsise disturbance On it:
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1872-04-23

-sYou talk Of your troubles, y said The
oyster tothe fisherman. .bnt your case doesn't
begin to be as hard as mine"
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1872-04-23

MAx1Ms FOR BUSINESS MEN.-Judieiou.
advertising is never known to bring grief .5
the advertiser.
Large type is 20. always necessary to The
advertisement, as blind men do not read the
papers.
The fair sex are not the only curious people
in the world therefore endeavor to rouse the
readers curiousity by your advertisement
If advertising is worth having, it's worth
paying for
Don't expect an advertisement to bear
fruit in single night like the prophets gourd.
single "card" may pro6tably .taud for
years without changing, but sensational notices
should be often altered.
Advertise as you would angle for fish; drop
your lines in the righ. places.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1872-04-23

-"Unioh is not always strength as tho
sailor said when be saw the saloon-kseper
mixing his rum With water.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1872-04-23

Our Ru1Es.-we clip the following from
one of our exchanges, and hope our visitors
will observe them we have adopted ther,
unanimously as the rules OF this Office.
1. Enter softly.
2. Sit down quietly.
3. Subscribe for the papef.
4. Pay for it in advance.
: 5. DON'T touch the type
6. Keep six feet from tho devil.
z. Don't talk TO the compositors.
S. Hands off manuscripts.
Gentlemen observing these rules when ed.
terlng an Office will greatly oblige the editor.
and not fear the devil.
Boys unaccompanied by their fathers, are
requested to keep their pockets and mouths
shut. Girls are exemp from this rule.
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Too Poor to Take a Paper.

Moore, of the Rsrai Ne1- Yorker, was
sitting in his Office one afternoon, some
years ago, when farmer friend came in
and said:
"Mr. Moore, | like your paper, but
times are so hard that cannot pay for Il. -
''ls that so friend Jones ? I'm very
sorry to hear you are 80 poor; if you are
so hard run | win give you my paper"
''Oh, no! j can't take it as a gift"
well, then, let's see how we can fix it.
You have chickens, believe
"Yes, few, but they don't bring any
thing, hardly"
Don't theyg Neither does my paper
cost anything hardly. Now l have prop.
osition to make to you. l will continue
your paper, and when you go home You
may select from your lot of chickens one
and call It mine. Take good care Of her,
and bring me the proceeds, whether in
eggs or chickens, and we shall call it square. >
"All right, Mr. Moore and the farmer
chuckled at what he thought capital bar
gain. He kept the contract strictly, and
at the end Of the year found that he had
paid four prices for his paper, He often
tells the joke himself, and he says he new
er had the face to say he was too poor to
take a paper from that day
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Orange Culture.

The orange culture pays well in Florida.
Mr. H. L. Hart, of Pilatka, on st Johns
river, has a grove covering eight or nine
acres and containing scarcely five hundred
trees, which, it is said, yielded him S00,-
600 oranges last winter. which he sold for
three cents each, thus realizing S24 900
for the product Of nine acres of land II
is not probable that another instance can
be fround where the orange culture has
proved so enormously profitable; but this
fruit when carefully cultivated seldom fails
TO yield large returns. In the India river
section of Florida, eighty miles south Of
Pilatka, where not even the slightest frost
ever come, the fruit produced is considered
superior TO any that is imported When
grove is once established but little labor
is necessary, but il is very essential that
that little should be provided at the right
time The cultivation consists IN opening
the soil between the rows Of trees, the APP
plication Of fertilizers to the roots, and the
careful removal from every branch of the
parasitic gray moss which in that climate
speedy covers the trees if they are neglee
ted The culture of the orange is becom-
ing an important interest in Rlorida, and
is steadily increasing,
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1872-12-21
California Quail.

Postmaster General Creswell received
coop of California Quail or partridges, at
Washington, this week, and sent them to
his place at Elkton. He proposes keeping
these beautiful birds till Spring and then
letting them go. There are three or four
dozen of the birds, and If the climate is
adapted to them and poaehing gunners are
restrained or pursuaded to spare them,
they will soon spread over the country.
The California Quail is slightly larger than
our partridge but resembles it very much,
in its general appearance and feathers.
The male bird is striped with white on the
sides of the head similar to our partridge,
and the under feathers of the two species
bear a strong resemblance; but the bask Of
the Pacific bird inclincs to dove color.
The head of the male bird has a beautiful
crest unlike any of the birds which inhabit
the Atlantic States or Mississippi valley.
The female Is palmer in her plumsge, has
no stripes on the cheeks and very small
crest, apparently one feather rising about
three-fourths of an inch and curying at the
top The crest of the male is Of the same
character, but much larger. If Mr.. Cres-
well is successful in propagating the spe-
cies it will prove beautiful and valuable
acquisition to the birds of our groves and
fields - Cecil Hhig.
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gupnlar sMisfrllang.
How they Live in Sweden.

The houses are warm, being built Of
strong, thick walls, generally of brick,
with high stone foundations They are
small generally of one story, and meant
for but one family. Their houses are not
SO very simple; but they are simply fur
nished, there often being, especially in the
Northern part, whore the houses are fre-
quently of logs, and covered with turf or
straw, no more than one room in the
house, and in that only the eoarsest home
made furniture. The sleeping room
there is rarely more than one--is provided
with ranges of beds in tiers, one above the
other, the women generally sleeping below
and the men above You rarely see any
carpet but the floors are sprinkled with
clean white sand, which dries up moisture
gives off no dust, and may easily be re-
moved. Sometimes the floors. as in Ger
many, are painted, or Of wood mosaic
thought this luxury, except IN large man
sions, is very rarely INDUCED in. 0ecas-
ionally the best rooms viii have little
carpet, but never more than two strips,
which cross each other in the centre. TIE
land is generally good, and four-ffths Of
all the people subsist by agriculture Great
quantities of wheat, rye and barley are
raised, the stubbled-felds being now seen
stretching out in every direction. Much
Of this grain is exported to Germany and
Great Britain. Large droves of cattle
sheep, geese and ducks may also be seen
in the fields, though the stock is far in
ferior to that Of Denmark, where it was a
real pleasure to see the magnificent droves
in their pastures The cattle and poultry
are commonly kept in tho same field, the
ducks and geese being around the ponds,
while the sheep and cows are scattered
through the meadows, shepherd boy
commonly sleeping in some fence corner
In the evening, these hocks are all driven
to the barnyard where they present
lively scene for few hours after sunset
| spent little time at the country resi-
denee of large landowner in this neigh
borhood, where the noise Of ducks and
geese in his baruyard was Ike perpetual
horsefddle serenade.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1872-12-21
A Practical view Of UnbreIIar

Among the uses to which an umbrella
may be put is pokimg an utter stranger,
afflicted with lumbago, in the back, under
the impression TINT he Is Smith 1t also
serves g keep Of The rain first. when it
rains second, when it does not rain. Its
uses in the first event are palpable to the
most naked eye. The second ease may be
practically illustrated by taking an umbrel-
Ia down town Of cloudy morning The
inevitable result is that the skies clear up
toward nine O'Clock, and you return home
in a sweltering glare Of sunlight and sufo-
Gated with dust, bearing with you an UNI
brella, which conyinces all who meet you
that you are little erratic Or very shift
less. If the table-talker were an honest
farmer suffering from corner in rain, he
would put ON pair of patent-leather boots
and light spring suit, and 50 on any long
walk without an umbrella. Il would be
sure to rain combined mowers and reap
ers-let alone pitchforks-before night,
Umbrellas are not considered private
property any more than the rains Of hea-
ven that falleth alike upon the Democrat
and Republican. You may take one with
impunity at any time, If you are not OBJ
served. The last Characteristic of the
umbrella is its Pretean power Of changing
shapes. You may leave bran new null
berry silk umbrella with an ivory and rose
wood handle at any public gathering, ta-
king therefor check, and in few hours
it will have become faded brown cotton,
somewhat less in size than a circus tent,
with handle ike telegraph pole, with
five fractured ribs.
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Fixed ideas.

In the Mind of Man--That he is over
worked That his constitution requires
stimulants. That, ifhe had them, he could
at this moment invest few hundreds to
the greatest advantage. That smoking is
good for his nerves, his worries, his liten-
ry pursuits, his toothache, &c That he
ought TO belong to club. That he could
reform the army, do away with large for
tune by keeping hotel That he knows
good glass Of wine. That he ought to
win a heap Of mouey if he were to 60 to
Hamburg That medicine is all humbug.
That he could preach as good a sermon
himself That he would soon pick up his
French if he went abroad
In the Mind of Woman--That she has
nothing fit to put on. That things ought
to be bought because they are cheap That
there is company in the kitchen. That
she is not allowed sufficient money for
housekeeping That she never goes out
anywhere. That her best black silk is
is getting awfully shabby. That she re-
quires change about the month of August
That her allowance is too small. That she
never looks fit to be seen. That the cook
drinks. That there is somebody in the
house. That Mrs. 0rphington is dread
fully gone off, or drcadfully made up, or
not so pcry goodlooking, afterall. Punch.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1872-12-21

Botanists are engaged in planting all
over Europe new plant imported from
New Granada which, if grown successfully,
will be a formidable rival to our manufae-
tured ink. II is known as the ''Coriaria
shymifolia, "or ink plant Thejuiee which
escapes from il has been given the name
of "Changi,' and is a little red in color,
but in the space of few hours after ex-
posure 10 the air turns to an intense black.
This liquid does not corrode steel pens as
the ink in ordinary use, resists chemical
substances, and preserves its intensity for
many ycars.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1872-12-21

FlsH CgLTuRE-The antiquity Of the
art of fish culture, or the artificial produc-
ticn Of fish, is very great 1t has been
supposed to be modern invention, since
its practice in this country by Seth Green
and others. But this Is mistake. Itwas
known to the ancients, and doubtless has
bcenpracticed for thousands of years. Sol
omcn said, there is no new thing under
the sun, and indeed ii would seem 50 to
the intelligent and inquiring mind. In
Egypt in the days of Isaiah, the art was
practieed, as we learn from the XVIII
chapter Of the prophecy. sth and 10th YER
SEES aThe fishes also shall mourn, and ali
they that cast angle into the brooks shall
lament, and they that spread nets upon
the waters shall languish. And they shall
be broken in the purposes theneof, all that
make slrices and pask& for fish The
making Of sluices and ponds Is part Of
the presem system Of artificial fish breed
ing.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1872-12-21

CLIMATE OF HILL TOPS AND VAL
LEYs.-As the result of series Of inves-
tigations upon the comparative tempera-
ture of hill-tops and valleys, made by DR..
Dimes, we are informed that the air on the
top Of the hill is colder than the valley in
the daytime, and warmer at night. The
daily range at the higher station is not so
great as at the lower, difference being about
four and half degrees. Ia cold weather
il Is found that the top Of Hill is never
50 cold as that in the valley. The rain
fall, also, on the hill is forty per cent,
greater than in the valley, These ohser-
yations were prosecuted in valley at Cob
ham and on a hill at Denbies, the differ
enec in height being about six hundred
feet
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THE CLOSING YEAR.

It's miinleht's holy hour. and silence now
1. broo.Iinr like a ,entle snirit oer
The sim and pulScles. world unrkt o, the wind.
The beiI's deep ,one~ arr svelIing. tls ,he k,.l
ofthe departed wear No hu,eral train
I. sweeping past vet on the s,rcam and wood
with melaneholy light tho moonlcn,ns r,.t
like a male spotlcss shroud, the air q .,irycd
As by a mourner's sigh. and on won cloud
That aoa,, 40 still and placldlv tbrnpvh bc.v.,
The spirits Of the seasons seem 10 stand
Youngspring. brigh, summer. Autumn's solemn form
And Winter with his aged locks-and br,athe
In moufnhil eadences that come abroad
Like the far wind .hnrp's wild and touching wall
Gone from the earth forever
ih Time
tun meinoi' Hnu l"r .'Ais' Miu'ih me deep
whose tones are like the wizard voice Of Time
Heard from the tomb Of ages. points its cold
And solemn fingers TO the beautiful
And holy visions that have nassed away.
And len no shadow of their loyeliness
On the dead waste of That spcetre In,
The cofiin.lld Of Hone and JOY and Love;
And bending lnournfuly ahoye the Male
Sweet forms that slumber there seatterS dead nower,
Der what has passed TO no,hingness The year
Has gone and with II many glorious ihrong
ofhappy dreams Its mark Is on each brnw,
It, shadow on each heart In Is swim course
It waved It's scepier DER the beautiful
And they are not II laid IL palild hand
Upon the strong man-and the naughty form
Is fallen, and the flashing eye is dim.
It trod the halls Of royelry, where throurc,l
The bright and Ioyous-and the fearful wall
OF stricken ones Is heard. where erst the song
And reckless shou, rrsounded. 1t passed DER
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AGONY.

Wheeling, sneezing oil the day
Eyes watery and streaming;
Coughing in a shaft ring way
Poor nose red and poor cheeks grayi
Now voieeless and now screaming.
Pains and aches in ev'ry limb
Poor features sadly puffyi
Hearing gone and egesight dim;
Sad, detected, solemn grim
Head heavy, hot, and stuffy.
To feel all this, and then be told,
my dear, you've only got cold y
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1872-12-21

The ALMIoHrY DoLLAR. Wash.
ington Irving was the author Of this ex.
pressiye phrase, and was dfst used by him
in his sketch Of aThe Cpele Village
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sLEIGHING.

Oyer the snow
Onward they go,
Jingle, jingle, tingle, tingle.
Swimming along
With laugh and song,
Love aud sleighing ever mingle.
Hark TO the bells,
Their music swells,
Jingle, jingle, tingle, tingle,
Ringing SO clear
To loving ear,
Over the snow to household ingle.
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Noose-paper--the marriage certificate.