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Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1872-04-09

FRIGHTFuL Ace1DENr-The colored PEG.
pie of this city held a fair at Croft Hall on
West Fourth street, on Monday night last
About 10 o'clock the hall was very much
crowded, there being possibly four hundred
persons present, when the floor aud part of
one of the walls gave way and the mass of
people was precpitated to the ground below.
The cries and shreks of the terrified men,
women aud children were heard whole squares
distant from the scene Of the catastrophe -
The Mayor on hearing of the accident had
fire alarm bells rung aud in short time huns
dreds of citizens were on the spot rendering
such aid as was necessary or possible under
the circumstances. One boy was killed, and
one woman fatally injured, who has since
died-quite number of others were more or
less injured, but none Of them seriously
Capt Croft who kept number of carriages
and buggies on the ground floor under the
hall, found one of his buggies smashed to
pieces and several of his carriages more or
less damaged. There is cause for gratifica-
ton, under the circumstances, that the loss of
human life as we'll as of serious injury to per-
sons was so limited. The press throughout
the country, is constantly recording similar
accidents, and yet there seems to be no way
of enforcing upon builders or the owners Of
such Halls the necessary safeguards against
their recurrence.-Frederich (-Md.) Citizen.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1872-04-09

REMOVED.
"E have removed our Hardware from Main at
w to our Ware House in the rear of Court
House. Have now our Hardware, a gricnlturaIIm
plements and Machinery, Timing Establishment,
Seeds, Guano, &c., &c., and indeed every thing a
farmer wants all in the same building
McCURDY & DUKE.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1872-04-09

Having permanently located at tho "Metropoli.
tan" would respectfully Rsk my friends aud
quaintances give Inc call, assuring them that
they can buy better goods at lower prices than az
any otter store in ChareStown.
March 26, 1872. l.. L. SADLER
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And all kinds of MERCANTILE WORK.
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NOTICES OF THE PRESS.

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hines, ready and willing to vote
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Please, sir" said a poor be.
.-.sFed Benedict, "you re marry
she to the wrong woman.
'7er mind" replied the minis
q" pu can settle that after
Wi,
=, 'errold went to a party at
' ,-i.- Mr.. Pepper had assembled
: LIS friends. Jerrold said to his
j isr On entering the room, my
, -@ Mr.. Pepper, how glad you
:. -1S5 ,. to see all your friends mus
Y. DO YOU know the prisoner,
~, Jones y "Yes, to the bone"
wat is his character?" Didn't
' NOV he had any" Does he live
=. "a 2 so near that he has
-. 'pent 5s. for firewood in eight
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LENiLE SUFFRAGE.

correspondent OF the Tribune,
,,,.,r from Cheyenne, makes the
8. coherent attempt we have seen
| ), rire some idea of the working of
e-,te suffrage in Wyoming Terri
az, but he confines himself to fur
SING a batch of illustrations, for
authenticity Of which he vouches,
,7ng the reader to draw his own
illusions. He ascribes the pas
noe Of the act to the fact that the
-4slature was largely composed
|4bachelors, who wished to attract
vren to the Territory, wives being
rev scarce, and were doubtless in
Re habit of taking that humorous
rev Of public questions not uncom-
nm in new communities. The
-,t action taken under the law was
.ae election of a female justice of
the peace, a married woman, who
decided pain questions of fact
iarly enough, but was completely
beFildarei by questions of law, with
which It was the unamiable custom
Of The bar to bother her; and the
hFyers, after argument, were in
tie habit Of retiring and settling
their controversies by a game of
"a7en-up" while the "court" was
laklng up her mind, or rather
repairing her Judgment, for she al
nys agreed with the last speaker
Sic committed her own husband
mbeing drunk and disorderly, but
.-ally had to adjourn for an in
Finite period for the purpose o
lalarging what the correspondent
: the maternal function" The
-le voting was very orderly, ant
.5male iurymen were stern, but
e spectacle of husbands and chill.
len hanging about the door of the
ourt-room, waiting for the mother:
nd wives to come off duty and at
nd TO the dinner and the washing
as not hopeful or edifying. L
Lay be said that there are plenty
/ unmarried women to serve Oh
.lles and lie justices of the peace
'1there are objections to them o
G1-er and no less serious nature
AS, who of the woman's cham.
Flsis going to pronounce married
'.-en disqualified? The Wyoming
llenment, indeed, wears a little
lie appearance of a farce; and 9
lIce which, in older communities
''r.d cease to be funny. Would
mot be well for Mr.. Wilson to col.
C; few more facts, and reason on
len, before he pushes his bill ex.
t-dng female suffrage to all the
Mates and Territories ?-Me Nation
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the Illinois Central Railroad to al
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Plans of cabin may be see and state
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raj Railroad signed only at the office of
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PLEASURE, AND INSTRUCTION."
HARPER'S BAzAR.

A supplement containing numerous full
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X A 7 ] E.
CAIRO.

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and the Bends-The fine
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GREENVILLE, WICK SBU RG
AND THE BENDS.

Leaves on THURSDAY, at 5 P. NJ.
FOR v-CKSBURG. DAVIS Bend
~ Sunny " Side, '- Eggs sf Point
Barnard, Grand Lake, Leo.
ia, Maryland, Carolina, Pitchers Point.
Skipwith, Lake Providence, Pennsylvania,
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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1872-08-16

The raising of the ostrich in tame
state, for lis feathers, is now carried on
extensively in Africa. The birds are
kept in Enclosures, and fed on lucerne,
with which the inclosure is planted.
Every eight months they are plucked,
some extracting the quill at once, and
Others cutting the quill alittle above its
insertion, and then removing the roots
a couple of months latter. The latter
method is said to give better results
with less injury to the bird. The yield
is about fifty dollars per annum foreach
bird.
In breeding it is found to be best tC
allow one female to each male, though
in the wild state five females are often
attached to single male. There are
usually two broods in year, and the
male and female sit on the eggs by turns
the male generally taking the largest
share of this duty. The female takes
chief charge of the brood after it il
hatched. The young are reared on chop
ped lucerne, and as they get older lit
tie grain is given to them they also re
quire abundance of water, and a libera
supply Of pulverized quartz and small
bones. When grown, no food suits then
better than chopped lucerne or trefoil
with an occasional supply of cabbage
fruit, and grain.-Scrtbner'S for Junt
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1872-08-16

There is a good deal of dry humor
in the American press. The following
extract from the Louisville Courier is a
gem in its way 'The New York S,0,
which is seldom satisfied with things,
objects to the proportions of rattle
snake recently seen in Carter county,
in this State, and described as reaching
from one side of the road to the other,
while its body was as big as an ordinary
churn. The ,SO says that was very
badly proportioned snake and that it
should have been a good deal longer OF
else good deal thinner We should
like to know who is running the snakes
of this State, herself or the editor of the
New York Sun. When things come to
such pass that New York arrogates to
herself the right to dictate to Kentucky
the size and shape OF her serpents, 1t is
high time for tho trumpet to sound to
arms and for the sword to leap from
its scabbard."
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1872-08-16
POetical.
\ Breezy Summer I1yl,

Somebody writes about ~ Womon's vcir ii
the Boston Co,Hisg-aud here are half q dozen o
his verses.
I, was full many q season since
Whcu ! was summerlng ut Cape May,
1hey had foolish fashion thcn-.
M0yhap they have tho same to-day
That every lady in the dance,
II pleased with any, should not iau
Unto the partner she preferred
To give her veil.
And there was one mind me Of
Whose name-well, never mind her namc;
Helen or Alice, Blanche, or Moudc,
10 you Who read will bo the same.
But that Old fashion " the wells
HAPPY recalls tho past, and stirs
Memories that cluster round the night
she gave me her3.
She nushed poor child, in giving IT,
ANA /, too, folt my brow grow warm,
As larghinsly, with fingers dcft
She l5nottcl IL about my arm;
And though the color on hor check
Was like tho light in morning sEicg,
Thought saw . hoiicr dawn
within her eyes.
Tile dance WAS oy.r and VIC strONed
Out frcm the bail. room's gllltyrlng rruss,
To meet thu breeze that many armed
Clasped each one in cool carcss,
Aud sauntering on VIC reached the soa--
Tue far waltz music's cadence sweet
Mixed with the sound OF waves that died
About our feet.
We talked OF what [ now forget
But carolessly, or seeming so,
Next day was to leave, but then
In town we'd meet again, you know,
1, t1, ~
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1872-08-16

4 FRIEND Of Dean swift's one day
sent him turbot as present by q SER
vant-lad, who had frequently been on
similar errands, but had never received
anything from tho Dean for his trouble.
Having gained admission, he opened
the study door, and putting down the
fish on the floor, cried out, rudely,
"Master has sent you turbot ~
young man." said the Dean, rising
from his easy chair, "i5 that the way
you deliver a message? Let me teach
you better manners. Sit down in the
chair, we will change places, and I will
show you how to behave in future.
The boy sat down, and the Dean 60
ing out, came up to the door, and max
ing low bow, said: "Sir, master pre-
sents his kind compliments, hopes you
are well, and requests your acceptance
of a small present"
"Does he? ?" replied the boy. "Roturn
him my best thanks, and there's half a
| crown for yourself
The Dean thus caught in his own trap
laughed heartily, and gave the boy O
crown for ready wit.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1872-08-16

In the Paris Court of Correctional
Police, recently, a lady, by no means
young, advanced coquettishly to the
witness.stand to give her testimony.
"What is your name?"
"Virginie Loustato."
"What is your age?'
"Twenty. five." (EXclamations of in
credulity from the audience.)
The lady's evidence being taken, she
regained her place, still cequettishly
bridling; and the next witness was In
troduced. This one was full.growr
young man.
"Your name?' said the judge,
"lsadOre Loustato."
"Your age?n
"Twenty.seven years.
"Are you relative of the last wi,
ness ?"
81 am her son.
"Ah, WE'LL" murm ured the masis
trate, "your mother m ust have married
very young"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1872-08-16

A KNOWING FRENCHMEN.-At break
fast one morning, in that quiet and
comfortable old inn, the White Swan,
in New England, foreigner made
quick dispatch with the eggs. Thrust
ing his spoon into the middle, he drew
out the yolk, devoured it and passed on
to the next. When he got to his sew
enth egg, an old farmer, who had al
ready been prejudiced against Mon
sieur by his moustaches, could brook
the extravaganza no longer, and speak
ing up, said .....
"Why, sir, do you leave all the
white? How Is Mrs. Lockwood to af
ford to provide breakfastat that rateY
"Vy," replied the outside barbarian
Sin a yolk is de chicken de Vite d'
fedders ! Am / to make one bolster o
my bclly?"
The farmer was dumb-founded.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1872-08-16
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