Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1873-02-18
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RoADs,-On Thursday lat Captain William
Rodgers. of the oyster schooner Eliza Fur
long, of Portsmouth, captured whale of the
hiackf>h variety in Hampton Rouds between
the Rip Raps and Iaylor's farm that measured
forty-two feet snd half troIu tip to tip
The monster, when first SEEN was living ap~
parently still in the water, and laziiy flirting
his dorsal fin in the sunlight lie was ap-
proached 10y Captain Rodgers and his crew in
skiff, and one Of rhe men, by dexternus
throw of the bnwAline, manegcd to lasso the
large dorsal fin Of the fish lie was then
quietly towed into Muson's creek, in Norfrk
county, and after beiu@ grounded on the fats
was dispatched with axes.
Captain Rodgers cut the blnbber out and
secured over four barrels of oil. The carcass
was given to the farmers in the vicinity who
had II rut up for compost purpnSea About
five feet OF the tail of the whale was brought
to Portsmouth, and is exhibited to the curious
and skeptical ON NeeIys wharf From a
large confusion ON the body it is supposed tho
w'laIo was badly hurt when captured How
it came to drift into these waters, so distant
from It's native element, is mystery. although
it is not the first visitor Of its kind taken in
this section by number
Norf1M .JoMrna2, FRI. 81
DIsAPPoIETED AsPIRANTs -"Bill Arp"
in the Rune, Ga, C1mmerc+;dt, gets off the
following on disappointed nflice- seekers:
Attention C"mpnny The disappointed
asplran's tor muulcip pui offices are requested to
meet on the new bridge tonight at II t., con
slider tLcr peculiar condition Committees
on bread and back bones aud house reut and
tobacco will be appointed. a good cu>sin"
ran ind A.
stars and uniforms will he offered for sale at
low figures. The question of settling in East
t"me aud organizing town Council with
plenty Of Offices will be considered. An ad
dress on the uncertainty of all earthly calcu>
lations will be delivered.
DOES FARMING PAY?-A LAWYER in fail
ing health bought 1000 acres of and near
st Paul, Minnesota, at Sl2 per acre. He
confined himself tp the raising of wheat dc.
voting | 200 acres tn the cultivation of tha,
staple ii yield in 1867 was 35 700 bu.b.ls
gross nrice S53,55O, profits Sl4,50O. In
lSGS his yield was 80 900 bushels. with net
pr"firs $50, 400. Thus in twn wears his net
profits, over and above the interest on the
capital invested, snffred to meet all the ex~
penses OF hnlld'ne fencing and Other improve
ments, besides returning to him all his rur
chase money, while the market value of the
lands and improvements is to-day quite three
times their firSt cost -Bnh 4Am~ric1n.
How a Rad Practice is F0sTERED -
We tax" the following from the Danbury
IcWS There s good deal said in censure
OF the custom Of jumping off and on the cars
when IN morton. II is righteous cnndemna-
t'nn. bnt ls not consistent when coming from
railroad companies. Eft they truly desire TO
reform they must begin ST. home for as long
MS empi"yces will jump train when in
notion, and persist in doing it as gracefully
as they do. an initiative public will be the
sufferers People don't jurhp on train befnre
1t stops because they are in hurry. hut be-
cause they have seen a conductor or brakes
man do it, and have a terrible dread of being
surpassed.
Iron ORE About two months ago Mr..
MaItbv proprietor of the Maltby House. Bal
timore. purchased the right to mine upon the
lands of DR.. Cochran aud Mr.. Sumption ad-
joining the Washington and Sewers estates,
in the neishbnrhood of Stephepsons depot in
this county. We learn that he has been quite
successful 50 far, inducing the belief thai the
deposits of iron in that locality are very valu
able. From, a specimen of the ore, found
upon the land of Mr.. Robert Sewers. we
should judge it was of good quality. It is of
the species known as Pipe Ore which when
mixed with the Brown EIemstite is admirably
adapted for Railroad purposes.-N Win Times.
A WARNING TO Parents The following
startling statement is made in the last annual
report of the Hon. J. P, Hicker-ham. Penn
syivania Stste Superintendent of Common
Schools: There are mutitudes idly waiting
Tor vacant clerkships and untitled Offices
while mechanical work. more honorable and
more remuneratiVe, invites on all sides the
efforts OF willing hands. 1t is fact as start
ling as it is significant that of II 600 crimi.
mails in the United States in 1868. 81 ner
cent. of them had never learned trade.
- The worst kind of education-to be
brought up by policeman.