Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1872-02-06

and the specimens now in the hands of our
own stock tauciers are much superior to Those
about which so much Was said thirty wears
ago.-Amer. Ag.
How Flvk>DoLLAK BILL WAS LOST
United States Treasurer Spinner.recently re.
ce'ved the following Interesting particulars OF
the destruction of S5 nets from .enins
down III Geurga
DEAR Sin-l send you for redemption a
fragment uf a s5 bill, the rest of which was
destroyed under strangely careless circum>
stances. Having in received the bill,
dropped 1t III my pocket, in company with
some ragged tobacco, and after supper. taking
"a cfew, | chawed money, tobacco, and every.
thing, leav .ug scraps of the bill aud Fragments
ot the tobacco Next morning discovered
tic sad catastrophe, aud went for the mas
hcated cud, but all traces of the money had
vanished, aud, like the ba>eless tabric of a
VISION, left not a trace behind"
'ainly was hending, looking, and with both my
eyes aIoukIng,
Looking Tor iny ost spondulic. like tue ost Plcad
Looking 10, ,he we'll chewu fragmen. which ,,.,
Only this. nd nothing more.
"spuds." qu"'h ], ior thee pineth. gone to where
the woudbIne twInetb;
Gone, departed, duoInrd and faded; gone 10 frnp.
incnts desicntcd;
Gone, ss I've already stated where tbv worth no
longer shin. III.
iollow-thou art gone before!
Seriously, The money (the rest of it) is en-.
.tireiy destroyed, and if you wish the proof.
htite SD aud enclose the n,t to in the enveluue
| send, and the proof shall be satisfactory.
Very respectfully.
TIE FAT SnEEp.-S"mc twenty five years
ago. when | was pastor Of a church IN Orange,
|
ing in the church.
AS Is their custom on such occasions one
after an' ther rose and gave his or her expert
ence. After "a time tnan in humble cireum.
stances, small in stiture, aud with t very ef-
Terminate, squeaking voice rose to give in
piece OF his experience, which was done in
the following manner:
Brttheru. | have been member of this
church for many years. / have seen very
hard times; my family has been much ufIl,c-
ted, but | have for the first time in nv life
to see my pastor or aDy of the trustees Of this
church cross the threshold of my house.
N" sooner had he uttered this part Of his
experience than he was suddenly interrupted
by one OF the trustees, an aged man who rose
up and said in firm loud voice.
My dear brother, you must put the devil
behind you
On tnkin. his seat, the pastor in charge
rose quickly, aud also replied to the little
man follows:
My dear br.ther. you must remember that
we shepherds are sent to the lost sheep Of the
house Of Israel
Whertupop the little man rose again, and
In answer said. in very loud tone of voice :.
Yes. and it Id been a fat one, you would
have found me long ago.
The effect upon the audience can be better
imagined that described
To FATTEN UP OLD Cows-It is often a
problem what to best do with old cows. The
tribe usually obtained for them for Bologna
sausage is nothing to what could be had Tor
them it any way could be found to fattet them
cheapiy. correspondent of the Cincinnati
Gazette thinks he has solved this problem;
and asserts that the following Course of iced
ing will t"tten the hardest case. We are to
commence feeding her with pumpkins cut up
and put in tub. In beginning feed half a
bushel in the morning and the same at night.
Over each such mess sprinkle quart of oil
cake meal. Alter u while increase each feed
to three pecks OF a bushel, and increase the
oil cake meal to two quarts in the morning
and two quarts at night Put in this way. al,
most any animal will tstten with great rapidity.
and In month OF six weeks will be ID good
condition to turn over to the butcher
/. is likely that many old skeletons may fill
up by this treatment. SO as to bring enough
to pay for the extra feed
"A poor fellow whose name was George
King living in prison under sentence of death
in King Georges reign, sent his Majesty the
following simple but earnest petition for
pardon:
George King to King George,
Sends his simple petition.
Hoping that King George would pity
Poor George Kings condition
And if King George to George King
Will grant long day,
George King for King George
Forever will pray"
snch poet was no. to be hanged. His
Majesty acknowledged the wit By returning a
full and free pardon
There is a landlord in this town who ia
so mean and exacSin.. Kh.@ ~ s,..