Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1873-06-17
Spirit Of Jeffu-soll,
Chariestown, Jefferson County, West Va,
TUESDAY MORNING, JUNE II, 1913.
DEFERRED ARTICLES.

DEFERRED ARTICLES.
TO TEE POINT.
Everybody has heard of the Lexington
(Mo0 Caucasian, and of its fiery rebel editor,
Col. Pat. Donan. Here is set of resolutions
he recently proposed to the Missouri Editorial
Association, which were adopted, after a lively
debate:
Rcso'ced by the Editorial Association of
Missour', l. That a newspaper office is bust
ness establishment by which editors and prip.
ters must make living. g That man has
the same right to walk into grocery store
and order barrel of sugar or a sack of coffee
or into law Office and demand legal opinion
from its occupant. or into an undertakers and
request coffin, without expecting to paw for
their respective wares or services, as into
newspaper Office and demand tho use of its
brains and muscle aud type. without thought
of recompense. 8. That hereafter all per-
sonal or political matter having for its object
tho promotion of individual fortunes or am.
blti"n. shall be treated exactly as other busi-
ness matter, and charged. at the option of pub
ilshers, as editorial advertising. d. That
dead d>heatins-political, personal, and COM
out" 5. That any editor or publisher who
fails to carry out these resolutions in letter
and spirit shall cease to be regarded as q
member of this Association.
These resolutions are perhaps not very ele-
giant, but they are certainly to the point.
CAT TALEs.--Nlr. Samuel Judd, Of this
place, has an old cat-not Thomas cat
which has two as gray and playful kittens as
ever ttsmelt a mice" if they had not CHANGED
to be rabits Of an improved order. This
'telinns>lepue" moves like rab;t--bv Jumps
has bob tail, and other rcsemblances of
its patcrnal origin.
Mr. JAS. II. Judd, at Spring Farm in this
county, has an old mouser that exercises the
same mother!y care over brood of thirteen
chickens that would be expected by natural
protector OF their own triDe-hovering them
at night aud providing food in the day. The
young chicks, in return for such kindncs fol-
low her, and are as much attached to her as
II she was their natural associatc
But the stran.est of all these singular feline
anomalies is yet to be told. It comes from
the upper end of this connty-near Rock.
lngham and which We fully believe is true
The people in that section are excited over
kitten of most remarkable features bcariup
striking resemblance to the appearance of
hn'nan helng in its head. face and feet. and
whose caierwlul Is almost pefect representa-
ton OF the human voice. Barnum should cs.
tabll-h branch of his museum here and col,
iect these rarities.-P"ye C"rirr.
AN INcENTlvETo CAnEFubNEss AT tho
last meeting Of tho Board of Directors of the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad preamble and
Set Of resolutions were passed, authorizing
the Treasurer Of the Company at the close Of
each year from April l. 1873, to pay s75 to
every locomotive engineer upon the main line.
branches and divisions of the railroad "who
has for one year thoretofore performed his
duties with uniform effectiveness and without
fault aud without accident" The resolutions
provide further that if any engineman shall
have been involved in an accident. and he cx>
oDerated from blame by the proper officials,
he shall not lose the premium
Circulars embndying the above described
resolutions have been sent to all the locomo-
tive engineers, who will doubtless be more
careful than ever, now that they have before
them the prospect of a reward for carefulness,
rs we'll as Il penalty for carelessness aud con.
sequent DISASTER Cumberland Ncrs,
THE NEW Postal LAw.-Mr. John IT.
Patterson, editor of the Post Office Bulletin,
makes the following suggestion as to the pay
ment Of postage: 81 desire to suggest to all
editors and publishers the importapcs of ar.
ranging their exchange lists before June 3Oth
so that they can present to their postmaster
on that day a printed list of all the publica>
tions which they intend to exchange with in
the future, giving the name of the publica-
ton, the place of the publication. aud whether
daily, weekly, tri;weckly, monthly or quar-
tcrIy. by so doing they will greatly aid post.
office officials making the proper entries in
their books and in making out correct bills
for postage. Unless this is done postmasters
will experience great dea! of unnecessary
trouble in examining exchanges, and editors
will be subject to great annoyances in having
incorrect bills presented for payment"
RAILROAD ACCIDENT.-The freight train
from Harrisonburg was wrecked on last Sun.
day morning. about one mile north of Broad-
way. The accident was caused by a piece Of
rock which fell few feet in front nf the cu
g'ne. The engineer saw it fall and irnmedi-
ately reversed the engine, but before he could
reach the whistle bar, the engine was off the
track. The rock vas pushed by the pilot
about eight feet, when 10 was stopped bv a
cross tie. 1t broke the pilot and forced the
front truck back, breaking the machinery and
turning the engine almost at right angles to-
wards the river. The engine stopped upon
the edge OF embankment of rock. about
thirty feet high. The engine and fireman re-
mained at their post. The engineer. Mr..
Geary, had rib broken. and the fireman. Mr.
Gentry, was severely bruised, but ueisher was
seriously hurt. Tho engine aud tender were
completely wrecked, and four cars were bros
ken up. There was number of nassencers