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Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1873-04-29
The True End of a Home.

What is the end of human habitation p
Is it merely place wherein fellow mor,als
meet to eat, drink, and sleep securely beneath
a roof2 A house is reared to be a home
the centre where faniily may gather into
one, to be a serene retreat, where the tepder-
est affections may find rest that within its
walls love may have dwelling place, and tho
charities of life gain ample scope and bappi-
ness; that parents and children may there
press one another heart to heart; that sor.
rows aud joys may be freely. shared in conf
dence that troubled spirits may disburden
Themselves, and be blessed with pardon and
peace; and. in word, that the great work
of training human beings for the dutie, of the
present life, and the perfection OF another, may
bc begun and carried on. These are the true
ends of a human dwelling. As We pass
through the streets. of city, what thought
Of undying interest il is that within these
numberless homes are rich ronanees of do
mestic life-hearths at which are gathered,
at evening, the members of family scst>
tered by day-husbands and wives, parents
and children, brothers and sisters the sick
and suffering nursed by the strong. the aged
waited on by respectful assiduisy of the young,
amidst all the sympsthies. Iabors, hopes, Joys,
and sorrows of disinterested lovei
DR.. Chonnin1.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1873-04-29
Railroad Restaurants.

correspondent of the New York OJsereer
says: Not long since, in travelling from Basel
to Paris we became hungry. As if divining
our condition, the guard put his head in at
the window of the train and politely asked,
Shall order dinner for you at the next sta,
ton Z" "But We do not stop long enough for
it," was our reply. True; it will be served
10 the train for three francs, and the dishes
removed at the next stopping place." "By
all means order it," The Telegraph carried
the order ten miles ahead in a moment. and
when the train drew up at the next station.
the door was opened, aud circular basket, 3
feet high and l foot in diameter, was put in
our compartment. Upon the top were knife
and fork, spoon and napkin; bottle of water
and flask of wine, and glass; a little salt
and pepper aud large roll. Opening door
in the side of the basket, we saw 4 shelves,
on each side dish. The first was hot soup.
the second a slice of ls mode beef. the third
vegetables, and the fourth half chicken aud
salad. A bunch of delicious grapes was also
found on one of the shelves.
We ate our dinner quietly and comfortably,
while the train rushed along at thirty miles
m hour, and then restored the dishes to their
places When the next stoppage was made,
porter removed the basket and received the
nav
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1873-04-29
MIS- cELLksE0 Us.
FOLLOWING THE FLAG.

As FLAG is but a yard or two of bunting
G when it is looked at as matter of fact.
but the men who have been willing to die for
1t all these hundreds of years have seen 10 it
something more than coarse cloth, certainly
A popular English lecturer, not many wears
ago, told some anecdotes strongly illustrative
of the universal prevalence of this poetic feel.
ing among the plaiuest of people, We can
only repeat two of them from memory. An
English regiment in India had had its colors
(nothing but SCARE yard of bunting, of
coursel taken away from it for some act of in
subordination, Every man had his rations
aud pay as usual, and no physical punishment
OF any sort was added to the ideal one mep.
toned Yet every man in that regiment
groaned and suffered uudcr the chastisement.
Coarse, ithterste. bruta! fellows, perhaps they
were. Why should any of them mind the
taking away of rcgimental flag? Common
sense would laugh at sucha punishment for
such men. Bat the commander knew what
be was about. A fort was to be sturmed at
the top ot long hiu. The enterprise was a
peculiarly perilous one aud one that required
something more than ordinary courage and
ordinary persistence. The commanding Off
Ger rode down the iiue TO the position occupied
by the dSsr"ced regiment. "Men" he cried
charge y And charge they did, that single
regiment up the long, oannon>swept hill.
through the abattis. over the ramparts. into
the fort at last, mere handful of them left
to receive the flag again, for which more than
tTo>thirds of the brave fellows had gladly
given their livesi There was no common
sense in the matter, else the fort never could
have beon taken at all The poetry in the
son}s of those rough soldiers overbore that.
sud who shall say that the poetic was not the
Worthier and more manly viewY
Some of the warlke tribes in India. when
one of their men fall. in battle, after showing
extraordinary courage, decorate his wrists
with red silk thread if he be private. a
narrow ribbon if he be an officer. and a
broader one as the rank of the dead rises.-
Not many win this posthumnus honor at all.
aud there is no mourning for those whose
death is thus repaid. AD English army
marching upon Lucknow came upon a strong
hiil-tort which it was necessary to reduce
A sergeant and seven men constituted the
advance guard on the march, and when the
cioae proximity Of the fort was discovered
the hugiers with the main body sounded the
recall as an order for the sergeant to with.
Gra" his guard and join his regiment. The
little squad mi7took the bugle sound. and
thought 1t was an order to charge Obeying
It AS such, they went TO their certain death on
the rrmparts of the fort The army coming
up, storned the place, and after some hours
OF desperate fighting they took it. They
found there the dead bodies of the sergeant
anu all his men, and around each vrist qoas
the brond red ribbon, a poetic tribute from
tho Sepoys to the heroism of their dead
enemies
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1873-04-29
sgTRANSIENT BILLs-CAs
An Experiment that Failed.

j am not sure whether did right or wrong.
l am sure that meant right. 1t was in this
wise: Believing implicitly that the bending
OF human twigs should be accomplished du-
ring the early stage of their growth. i cons
cluded to commence on We've. NV iptenS
tion was, to give her lesson in tirmness.-
Accordingly | filed box with chestnuts: and
placed it within her reach, saying, .Now
We've, dear you must not touch them without
my permission"
.'Well, den, 1 dess I'll moi, !" was the rep,v.
while the brown>eyed three year.old CARED
wistfully toward the sweet temptation. /
gave her six or eight.
"In my dear little potit, fauk 'oor
1 went to my work, aud labored with all
the cheerfulness of an inventor who is pretty
sure his machine will be a success
During the afternoon it occurred to nv
mind that those nuts were lasting remarks
BILE time. Assuming my blandest tone for the
occasion, asked:
We've have you eaten llyour chestnuts.e,
.sNo. fink not"
Come here, darling. Where did you get
so many ?"
''0h, I diets 'em out o. my po.it."
well, but here are more than I gave you
at firt," said, as examined ths dainty re-
ceptacle. 20, We've have YOU been discs
beyiug me, and getting more out of the boaP"
.'I 'spects p'r'aps havo.'
"But are you sure Z"
eyes, rs petty sure"
so, dear We've" cried, with the feel
ings of one who discovers his invention to be
afsilure, "this makes poor mamma feel so sad.
| do not wish to punish you bu. what mus.
l do I L must have my little girl obey me.
OIL what shall do P" ~
The small sinner looked reflective.
"Wcll, mamma" she presently said, in
solemn tones, 81 dess 100 had better pray"
believing her suggestion wise one, em>
bodying all the wisdom of the affair, acted
upon it. Returning to my occupation after
our session had adjourned the first thing tha.
caught my attention was scray of old news.
paper. containing this sentence:
"Hs who through intention or neglect
throws before another temptation. is, If he
be overcome, equally guilty"
put away the box of chestnuts, and am
waiting further light
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1873-04-29
a Little Girls Answer.

The King of Prussia. while visiting a VIII
lsge in his land, was welcomed by the school
children Of the place. After their speaker
had made speech for them, he thanked
them. Then taking an orange from q plate,
he asked: "To what kingdom does this be-
long2 2"
.'The vegetable kingdom, sir," replied
little girl.
The king took gold coin from his pocket,
and holding it up, asked:
'tAnd to what kingdom does this belongw
ITO the mineral kingdom" said the little
girl.
.:Apd to what kingdom do belong, then 2"
The little girl colored deeply, for she did
not ike to say 1.-The animal kingdom" ss he
thought she would, les. his msjesty should be
offended. sJust then it flashed into her mind
that "God made man in his own image" and
lnoking up with Frightening eye, she said
"To Gods Kingdom. sir"
The king was deeply moved. A tear stood
in his eye. He placed his hand on the child,s
head, and said most devoutly
"God grant that may be accounted worthy
of that kingdom.
IF you don't give me a dime, said young
hopeful to his mamma. know boy who's
got the mea.els, and I'll go and keteh them.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1873-04-29
AGENTS.

ssg-The following gentlemen are duly au>
thorized to receive ADVERTISING and SUB
scRfPr1oN for the esprit of Jefferson" and
to collect aud receipt for the same:
GEO. d. -Shepherdstown
John P. Observation-Disclosures
CuAs. X. LEE-Berry0iNe.
JOEL ". Middlc,ray.
ADAM LINK, >Jr.-Dnb;ezds Depot.
JAS. w. BAnNHARr-U Unionviue
M. W. BuRR-Brorms Shop.
r. II. RoBERrs-
HENRY S. Decentralization.
.JouN W. DALGAHN.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1873-04-29

VI Nn'"Ilc Ann - Nutc ''"~~'iiAtlsiI, NeuGaIgIa.
LumbsgJ, Soialica. Kidney and Nervous Diseases.
alter years suffering, by taking DIR. FILTERS
vegetable Rheumatic Syrup--Iho scientific
discovery OF } r. Filter NJ d, n regular 2. aduate
ihJ ian, with whom persona lily acduaint-
ed who has Tor 80 years tres ted tcse Cseuscs
cluslvely with astonishing results We believe 1t
our CHRISTIAN duty, alter elibcratiOn, to cOuscien-
tlously request suerers it espec lily persons
In moderate circumstances who cannot afford to-
waste money and time wsrthless nixturcs. As
clergymen seriously feel the deep possibility
resting on US in publicly endorsing this mediciuS.
But our knowledge sud experience of its rcmarke-
bic merit fully justfes ,on. Rev. G. II.
ing. Media, Penn'a, suffered sixteen years hcca
hopeless Rev Thomas Murphy. B. D., Frank
ford. Philad'a Rev. ]. B. Davis, Hishtstown New
Jersey. Rev. J. S, Buchanan, Clarence, Iowa Rev.
g. C. Smith Pittstield, New York. Rev Joseph
Beggs. Falls Church, Philadelphia. Other testlmo-
nlals from Senators, Governors. Judges Con yrcss-
men ,PhyAicians, &c forwarded gratis ;h pan PHI
let cxpla ming these diseases. One thousand dol
lars will be presented any medicine for
eases showing equal merit under test, that ca n
produce one fourth many living curcs- ANY per-
son sending by letter description OF siictiGu will
receive gratis a legally signed guarantee, ming
the number of bottles 10 cure. agrocing TO refund
money upon sworn statement of its failure cure.
atiicrad Invited to write to DR.. Filler Phiiad'a-
His valuable aGSice COsts nothing.
{. F BELLER.
Sole gent for HaTpCr's Ferry.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1873-04-29
PERSONAL.

NOAH WALKER & 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 on application their improved snd accurate
RULES FOR ELF.NfEdSURElIE.NT
and full line of samples from tnoir mcuse stock
OF Cloths, CassiIncres, Goa tiuge ShirtingR, &c,
thus enabling partiee in any part of country to
order their Clothing and Shirta direct from them
with the certainty OF receiving garments of
The Fc1y Latest Style
And Jfost I'c:tccf Fit
atta1nable Goods ordered will he scu. by Express
10 any part OF the country. As is well known
throughout the Southern States the have for Forty
thFea ears eXcclIed in all departments of their
buslness which is a substanta guarantee as to the
character of the G"ods they will send out. large
and well assorted stock of
RhADYMADE CLOTHING
always on hand, together with full line of
FURNISHING GOODS
including all the latest novelties in design, and
a J POPGLIR iJ5ICEH
When GOODS sent per ExpreEa C. O. D.. there
VIII be n" COLI ctisii charge amounts of S2O and
over. Rules i"r seit.mensTreIntut, Samplcs OF
Gonds Gri iric i.ist free application The
t"nti"n of the Trade z invited to our Whulesa le
Department, which is always kept up totne highest
STANDARD.
NOAH WAf.KER Il Co.
Manufacturers and Doaie,s in Meu's aud Boy'z
tnthiug aud Furnishing g Goods either
ready made ar made order.
iG3 and lG1 baltimore Street,
BALTIMORE, ND
ADriI 1871
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1873-04-29

BUTTERMILK.-Persous who have not been
10 the habit of drinking buttermilk consider
it disagreeable, becauseit is slightly acid, in
consequence of the presence of tactic acid
There is not nourishmept in buttermilk, but
the presence of the Tactic acid assists the di-
gession of any food taken with 1t The
Welsh peasants almost live upon oatcake and
buttermilk Invalids suffering from ipdiges-
tion will do we'll to drink buttermilk at meal
time.
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P
IPo, the Shirt of Jefisrson.I


I'll. said. Arion seized his minstrel Tyre,
zf Ere Pirates cast him to the briny wave,
And drew, such music from its strings of fire,
The dolphlns came the tuneful bard TO save:
Upon their backs they bore him DER the deep,
Aud laid him safely Mt Tmnat u.s. steepi
The He harp of David, too. had msgic power,
When came the s'evil spirit'' o'er his king,
To sooth his soul in that dark fitful hour,
And gentle calmness to his spirit bring.
The cloud, space, drifts from his Sullen brow
And ali within is pSace unrufisd now,
o. were such power mines inIy sigh!
When thou a, sad discouraged and cast down
How swiftly to thy bosom would fly,
And ma ke thy sorrows. darling, all my ownl
Thy sky like brow should be forever clear, l.rt.
Thatmatchless eye unsulied with a tear.
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Anecdote of Pope.

Alexander Pope once received a sharp re-
joinder, whereby pointed hit was made at
his dimiuutive and illshaped figure
The poet was, one evening at Burton's
coffee house, where himself and Swift and
ArbuthnOt, with several other scholars. were
poring over a manuscript copy of the Greek
Aristophanes. At length they came across a
sentence which they could no. comprehend.
and as in thor perplexity they talked rather
loudly they attracted the attention of Young
officer who CHANGED to be in another part of
the room. He approached and begged leave
to examine the passage.
'Oh, by all means +" said Pope. sarcasticaIlv
'.Let the y"nnv gentleman look at it We
shalI have liph. directly"
Tho young "thcrT took up the manuscript
volume asd after little -tndy and considera
ticn, his cnuntenance frightened.
''it ~ bnt slight omission on the part of
the scribe he said. 1T only wants note
OF Interrogation AZ this poin,, TO make the
whole intelligible"
Pope saw in an instant that the officer was
right; but the thought of being outdope in
Greek Translation, by a mere yourh and red
coat, piqned him, and with sharp. bitter
twang he cried out:
And prav, young sir, what is a note of in
terrogation p
note OF Interrogation" answered the
officer, Surveying the wizened. hunch, backed
poet from head TO foot with con.emptuous
look. lis little crooked thing that asks ones
tiOns"
New England paper relates the fol-
lowing: "A couple of girls put a bull>frog
10 hired mans bed, to see if they could get
him TO talk. Daniel threw the frog out the
window and never said word. Soon after,
he mt half bushel of chestnut burrs in the
girls bed. and about the time he thought they
would make the least shadow. Daniel went to
the door and ratified it furiously. Ont went
the csndle, and in went the girls i; but they
didn't stick, though the burrs did. Calling
to them he begged them to be quiet, Cor he
only wanted to know if they had seen any.
thing of that pesky bull>frog. He'd gin tew
dollars tew find it.
= They don't go much on the code down
in Texas, An editor down there was chal-
lenged by some enemy and instead of accent.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1873-04-29

= They don't go much on the code down
in Texas An editor down there was chal-
lenged by some enemy, and instead of accept
ing, he merely knocked him down and bit off
his ear And still the chap is dissatisfied.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1873-04-29

PRoPAGATIoN OF SoUND.-A locust may
be heard one-sx;eenth of mile ; a wren.
weighing half an ounce-and middling sized
man would be as heavy as 1000 of them
could be henrd about as far. But. if the
voice of either bore proportion to the mass
of matter employed in its production, man
could be heard 1000 miles, favored by
brisk wind
A vessel at sea few years since, when lGo
miles from land, heard distinctly the thrilling
music of band playing on shore. There
must have been peculiar condition Of the
atmosphere at the time. while the broad SUR
face of the sails were equivalent toa great cx>
terual ear to arrest aud converge the aerial
undulations.
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Summit Point, April IA, 1873.

FACT WHICH CANNOT BE DEN1ED.-An
exchange very truthfully remarks that there
sis class of persons who msgine they are
doing very judiciously by Advertising through
medium of circulars. They scatter few
thousand through the city, announcing their
business and await the result, fully convinced
that in SO doing they have taken all necessary
prelimnaries to success. Various circulars
are almost daily to be found on the door steps
and entry ways of respectable houses. Their
fate is generally. that they are either thrown
into the street by the indignant servant girl
who answers the bell. or summarily pitched
aside by the man of the house who finds them
when he returns home. and who desires no
suggestions of new methods of lightening q his
purse. The use of circulars may in certain
limited Cases answer every purpose; but the
vast majority of those who have made money
by advertising have found that the columns Of
a newspaper are the bes. and surest: aud in
the end the cheapest medium of communica>
tion between the business world and the
public"
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TO THE PUBLIC.

TUE undersigned having given his attention to
L the Collection OF Accounts, \ c.. has 9 concluded
t" devote his time principally to the duties gen.
eral Collector, and invites the attention of Nier-
chants and Business men generally 10 the fact
Prompt and energetic efforts on my part will be
given to the Collection of ali ella inns placed in INV
hands. A. w CRAMER
ChNrlestown Jefferson Co, W. Va.
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FIRE /! FIRE f!
AT BROWNS SHOP.

=
TUE usdersign would inform hsSsetA
-, friends !, and the public generally IW\
stand, and will continue to nanufac. "
ture to order Boots. Shoes. Gsiters, sc. Specisl
attention given to STITCHED BOOTS AND IA.
DIES WORK. None but the best material used
end all work guaranteed Repairing neatly done
and at moderate rates. Orders filled promptly
March Is. lS73-ly. EI II MILLER
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CHANGED FRttNT.

T WOULD most respecttuiy give notice. to my
j friends and the public generally. that | have re
moved my JEW ELRY STORE opposite TO my old
stand, and next door Mr. Gustav Browne
tectonery store, where will conduct my business
In all its branches, keeping hand full line of
articles in
JEwELRY, WATCHES AND CLOCKS.
Also, Repairing of Watches, CIocka and Jcwelry.
at prces as low as il is usually done III the city.
Thankful for past tnvors / would most respect
fully solicit a continuance of the same.
April l6. 1872. l.. DINKLE.
EARvIN's ELIXIR OF TAR. for sale by
w Feb. ), 1878. GEO. r. LiGH HI.
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y "a NE1s w. HUrT.,
HORSEPOWER AND CARPENTER,

OFFERS his services as such to the citizens of
~ Jefferson county. and solicits orders for the
same. by promHtncss and reasonable charges he
Cha rlcstown. Anril %. lS73-6in o :.
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: Man advertises, then realizes.
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PIANO TUNING.

CERS0NS wishing to have their Pianos Tuned
L would do well to report them me. as I am
prepared to Tune perfectly and Repair Pianos on
the most moderate terms. and warrant for one year
Nov. l, 1872. l.. DINKLE.
SPECTACLES.-Iha have just received a sp Iendid
~ assortment of Spectacea. from 25 cents up
Nov. s. 1872. L. DINKLE.
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DHY SICIA NS' Prescriptions md Family Recipe
carefully and accurately y prepared at all hour
of the day and night. C. e. BELLER
Char town, Feb. II. 1873.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1873-10-21
CHICAGO.

CHICAGO, Oct. 20.-A person giving
the name of John Barlow, presented
himself to some leading firm in Italy
with circular letter of credit of Drex-
el, Morgan, & Co., New York, for
GOO. He took the greater part of the
money in Rome, and almost the
whole of the remainder in Florence,
on the day following. When the
drafts were presented to London
house, on late draft by Mr.. Barlow,
it turned out that the credit was issue d
in the name of lady, and that tn e
name and signature had been replaced
by that of Jno. Barlow. Several of
the first banking houses on the con IT,
nent have been defrauded of large
amounts in this way The names of
those in whose favor these letters of
credit were issued, have been effaced,
both in the body and in the signature,
so as not to leave the slightest trace of
the name of the party in the credit.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1873-10-21
Balloons.
nlent.

The telegraph brings very complete
news about Sundays balloon ascen-
sion in San Francisco. AS usual, it
was a fiasco. A few weeks ago ano-
ther gigantic enterprise failed. The
idea was to cross the Atlantic, and the
balloon burst before it was filled.
Now report says that Barnum Eye
Blk" is going to England to have
.Monster Balloon" manufactured
which is to sail all over the world at
will. Sometimes balloon goes up to
give pleasure to a gaping multitude
and sometimes scientific men are delud-
ed into making an ascension to accom-
plish results which somehow never
are accomplished. If a successful
ascent is made it furnishes exciting
literature for the "hoi polloi" for a
month, and the most interesting part
is always how the balloon got caught
in tree, or fell in the sea, or tore
along the earth, or did something
equally unpleasant. 1t is an establish
ed fact that hundreds of thousands of
dollars are spent yearly in balloon ex-
periments, and as fixed scientific
operation they are far from being of
any use. Balloonists lose their live,
and furnisha a sensational biographies
item on they fail to so up, or come down
with run; in fact hundred things
happen to them which makes a bal
loon ascension just as risky as invest
ing in the Credit Mobilier, or offering
President Grant shares in new con-
Germ. With all the efforts made to re-
duce "ballooning" to a science, it is
after. all only on par with Niagara
tight-rope walk, or dangerous ira
peg feat.