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Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1873-08-19
Make Playroom for the Children

We want to beg of tho mothers to make
some provision for their children's amuse>
ment, not in the way of costly toys, but by
giving them place to play. 1t saves tune
ana trouble, 1t saves your own and your chill
dren's temper. In many families playroom
could be given to the children with very lit
tie Inconvenience. We know of a family
where little six by ten sewing>room. open
Ing from the dining room, is vacated every
winter when the cold drives the boys from
the basement workshop. The carpet is take N
up, two barrels with board across them
makes work bench, dry goods box is
storing place for lumber, and an old bureau is
tooi,chest and depository for finished and un-
finished jobs. A board slid across the bot>
tom of the doorway keeps the shavings from
being dragged upon the dining room carpet,
and here, on their own premises, the boys
work and play in perfect content. They
whlttle, they cut paper, they paste, they
paint There are but two rules for the shop:
No tools must be left out of their drawer at
night and every Saturday the shop must be
put in nAperfect order, and all rubbish deposi.
ted in the kindline box under the BENCH
We have doubt the mother misses her
sewing room. but the gain compeusates for the
loss an hundred-fold. IF you cannot do this.
as many mothers cannot, still let them work
and play. A deep box in tho corner will hold
young mechanic and his, work, and paper
clippings are easily brushed up from square
OF oii>cioth, which may be quickly spread
down or gathered up. A big apron of old
calico is quickly run together, and will keep
the incest little suit tidy. while the delighted
artist paints to his hearts content. Let there
be corner somewhere to store the queer,
nondescript articles SO dear to a child's heart,
and teach the children to gather them up
themselves. IF you can spare neither cup
board, closet nor drawer, box. neatly GOV,
cred with carpet or drugge.. will not injure
the neatest sittine-room. But do not sacri-
flee all the comfort and happiness of YOUR
children by too scrupulous neatness. Why
should a home be neat. save for the comfort
and happiness of its inmates
rL;vze f,ornora7
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1873-08-19
NO. 33.

SO act yon have peaceful and constitutional
remedies for all your wrongsI
advise, then, lst, that, to act on The
Federal Government, you call public meet
lngs in every Congressional District, ignoring
all party (-for liberty aud property: are
common to all-and ..party spirit is the mad
ness OF many for the benefit of a fs,o'-) and
instruct your Representatives and Senators,
In Congress, as soon as itshall meet. to SUI
Persede at once, the present nefarious none
tary system of the monied oligarchy. by is,
suing, instead of their class s-priuiiege, t,on-
legal tender national LaaA; notes, the saoasv
OF fifhe people. to>wit greSabacks, to
Ce Daoney by the Supreme Gour. of the Uni.
ted States-and that they shall issue it, in
quantity, to at least $40 or $50 to the head
OF the people; and for the express purpose of
justice to tor payers as well as tac receioers,
and of bringing back the money ualae of la.
Dor and property to the standard after the
war, and of defeating the monied oligarchy
who, for the express purpose of robbing the
nation and appropriating their property and
labor in unjust and fraudulent amounts, have
reduced the money of the nation to Sl4 to the
head and not money at that Aud this in>
struction to be understood, with the sanction
of any punishment. that an indignant people
will visit upon the heads of faithiess aud
bribed agents who sell them, for filthy lucre,
to monied oligarchs!
I advise further that, in each county of
this State, aud all the States, public meetings
be called, and instruct their servants. in both
branches Of their legislatures, to pu. down
all the brakes, and to suspend the collection
of all debts and taxes, until the money scales
are honestly and fairly righted, adjusted, and
balanced and upon the same penalty, and
sanction. expressed in the instruction to SER
wants of the people in Congress- All honest
.rnen are willing to pay their dues, public aud
private: But let the scales be honest and Just.
and the scales of the people. and not of usu>
rers aud Shylocks!
If man were to take an hundred bushels
Of wheat to the mill. and the miller should
offer receipt for Jtly bushels, would he not
look to and examine the scales ?, And, shall
he not do it when all the property he owns,
on earth, is to be weighed, and passed out of
his hands, in and by false sca1ese
OBSERVER.
Summit Point. August 5th, 1873.
r. Ps,-Cut,, Shylock. "tby pound of fesh;"
but at thy peril, 'shed" the drop of blood {!
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PERSONAL.
NOAH WALKER x co,
The Celebrated Clothiers of Baltimore
PERSONAL.

NOAH WALKER i co,
The Celebrated Clothiers of Baltimore
Announce the introduction of a plan of ordering
CLOTHING AND UNDERWEAR BY
LETTER,
To which they call spcciaI attention. They will
send on spp!ict ton their improved and accurate
RULES For SELF O1EASURE EDfENT,
and iuii line of samples from their stock
OF Cloths, Cassnneres, Coatings, Shirtings, &C.,
thus enabling parties in any part of the country to
order their Clothing and Shirts direc. from them
with the certainty of receiving garments of
Tile Fery Latest Style
And Aiost Perfect Fit
attalnable. Goods ordered will be sent BY Express
to any part of the country. AS is well known
throughout the Southern Sta tLoy have for Forty-
three fears excclled in all depa artnien of their
business, which is subs tia guara itee to tn
character of the Goodsthey will send out A largo
and well assorted stock of
READY-MADE CLOTHING
always on hand, together with full line of
FURNISHING GOODS
including all the latest novelties in design, and
AZ POPULAR PRICES
When Goods sen. per Express C. o. D., there
Will be no cole ction charge S 20 and
over. huies Tor self measurement, Samples of
Goods AID Price Llst free application. The at
t"nti"n oi the Trade is invited to Wholesale
standard.
NOAH WALKER & CO..
Manufacturers and Dealers in Mems and Boys
Clothing and Furn ishtng Goods. either
ready made or made To order.
l65 and 16T Baltimore Street,
BALTIMoRE, MD.
April 1871.
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The Prayer of Agassiz.

The Christian Union, (H W. Beecher,) J
speaking of the speech of Professor Agassiz.
at the opening of the Anderson School of
Natural History, says:
After few opening words, felicitousIy
suited to put all their minds into fellowship.
Agassiz said, tenderly, and with touching
trankness, Il think we have need of help.g
do not feel that can call on any one here
to ask blessing for US. know / would mo-.
have anybody pray for us at this moment. I
ask you for moment to pray for yourselves" !"
Upon this, the great scientist-in an age in
which SO many other great scientists have
concluded that praying is quite an unscientifc
and very useless proceeding-bowed his head
reverently; his pupils and friends did the
same and there, in silence that was yery
solemn and very beautiful. each spirit was
free to crave of the Great Spirit the blessing
that was needed. For our own part, it seems
to us that this scene of Agassiz and his pupils
with heads bowed in silent prayer for the
blessing of the God of Nature to be given to
that school then opened for the study of Ma
ture, is spectacle for some great artist to
spread out worthily upon canvass, and to be
kent alive in the memories of mapkind.-
what are coronations, royal pageauts, the
parade OF armies. to scene like this? It
heralds the coming of the new heavens and
the new earth-the golden age when Nature
and Man shall be reconciled. and the con-
quests of truth shall supersede the conquests
of brute force
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1873-08-19
WEST VIRGINIA, TUESDAY AUGUST 10 1873
poe TlcAl..
BEYOND THE VALE


The light fades down the rosy SKY,
TheSday is done;
And in the field of Heaven, the stars
l5s Bloom one by one.
Low in the west. asilve. shield,
The new moon shine,:
The south wind, like thv breath my love,
Breaches through the pines.
The ocean creeping with the tide.
Means round the shore.
And freta the sands, thv patient feet,
Shall press no more.
The llies of the valley epring
To bud and bloom = : =
And meek and lowly erasses fringe,
Thy silent tomb.
'Tis but thy mortal s.mblance here, s-
THou art afar,
O, what bright world ia thv abode,
What radiant star?
In what green ps sture dos. tn on pass
~. Thy heavenly day?
Through what fair fields of a asphodel
Glad dost thou strays
In vain nthrough emrty space my soul
Has searched for thee.
And now through all the heavens call
Come thou to me.
Apd'teN me, o, my leve. my love!
When shall we meete
What is life in thy new bone?
Is death so sweete
In vain. in vain, TO- answer comes,
Soul cease thy wall;
Know that the eternnililies grow
Beyond the vail
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GEORGE II. HAGLEY.

Mauufacturer of Ladies' aud Gents' Roya, and
1ouths', Nitses' and Childrcn's
BOOTS, CATERS AND SHOES.
OF ali Styles and Grades,
III AVlNG located in Charcstowna
i 4 would inform the public that he sas8e
Is prepared to execute sny and all of
me ABOVE line OF work with neatncss and dispatch
Good material and durable work guaranteed
eS> Shop in former Post Office building nearly
opposite First Nat ional Bank.
N B-our business at Duffield's will continue
the same we keepa large assortment of Boots
Shoes and Gaiters, Tobacco, Cigars. Notions SC
In our Custom Department we will be ready to exc.
cute all orders at The shortest notice. in the bes,
styles and orkmanship.
May ls, lS73-ly. G. II. & J. T. HAGLEY.
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AGENTS.

sS-The following gentlemen are duly au-
thorized to receive ADVERTISING and SUB
scRrpTIoN for the Spirit of Jefferson" and
to collec. and receipt for the same:
GEO. D. -Shepherdstown.
JOHN P. KERFoor r-Martinsburg.
CHAs. r. LEE-Be,7ypilic
JOEL w. ROBERTS Ai0dlepoy.
ADAM LINK, Jr.-Dubields Depot.
JAS. w. BARNHART-U Uaionpize.
NJ. w. BURR-Brown's Shop.
=. Fl. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
HENRY S. LEAaUE-Leetovn.
JoHN W. DALGARN.
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Having bill agains. man in a Ken
nebec town, We sen. letter of inquiry to a
newspaper man of that locality. The reply
was. "He is dead but he pays just as we'll as
he ever did."-BeJast Journal.
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JoRDAN's WAITE SULPHUR spRT.Gs,
FREDERICK COUNTY. yIRf:IyI.

TNdE Z underslgned, owner and proprietor of Jor
dan White Sulphur Springs. snnounccs that
these celebrated Springs, we'll known for their va
uabie medicinal wa and their healthy Inra,;nn
will be open for the season on .he FIRST DAY OF
JUNE Tor the reception of visitors nd everv
wan he taken to ensure the plrasure a. we las com
fort of guests Visitors will be received at any time
> before the time OF openins. Particular attention
given to the comfort and pleasure of children.
A FINE BAND OF MUSIC
will be in atten ndauce during the season and n1,,
'querade and Fancy Bslls will be given
The Bowliug Alley, Billiard Rooms SWINGS &c
will be in good order. 80 N>e''
NEW AND EXCELLENT COACHES
will run between the Springs and Stephenso,,s De-
,pot,ths d distanoe being only y miIes over good
Telegraph comnunication with ali parts Of
'he country. good Livery on the premises
&c. JORDAN,
Jordan's White SuiphurSprings,
H. stephenson's Depot P. o., Frederick Co. va.
May l3, 1873.
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There is good deal of sound wisdom
in the suggestion of the farmer: eIf YOU want
your boy to stay at home, don't bear too hard
on the grindstone when he turns the cfans..,'
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At one of the ragged schools in ireland
clergyman asked the question, .5Whst is
holiness /" a pupil in dirty, tattered rags
jumped up and said '.Plaze, yer riserence,
it is 10 be clean inside"
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sap PIEGT0m HOTEL,

AVlNG leased the Snppngton Hotel for a
Il Il term of years. and having ished it
handsomely from Basement tu Attic. it is now open
fer the accommodation of tn" public.
The TABLE will be boun ntifuily supplied with n IL
the luxuries and snbstantisls that the City and
Country markets aford
quors
Nnro but polite and attentive Servants will be
employed and nothing shall be left undone that
wltconritute to the com tort nd plea Gt:ests
The STABLE isc"rnmndious md viii. be attend
ed by IcrirItced Ostcr
A PORTER will attend Ill the trains to conduct
visitors to the Hotel, and transport ggag ge, &C.
DIR. J. JOHNSON,
Oct. ]. 1872,
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BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAILROAD

SCHEDULE ofPassen &c, Trains arriving and de-
~ parting at Harrer's Ferry Station
TRAINS GOING EAST.
Columbus Express via IVashin gton.. 5ls A NJ
winchester Ac'n q %
Passengers by this ira in for Frederick
Junction and other pon Id track
change Point of Rocks.
Fast Line via Washn gton ......-... 10 4S
Mail Train via Old Track to all points. 2.05 p NJ
St. Louis Express via Washing g gton.... 6l3, IS
TRAINS GOING WEST.
81 Louis Express from Bait. via Wash ,12 0S, A. NJ
Cincinnati =. 10 "a .s is
Mail Train old tr,k II 81 :. =.
Fast Line So :. g.
Trains on Main 81 en- ma ke close con ncc+ioas !,
aarper's Ferry with trains running w. P. s. S.
Divislon to Strasbnre and poiuts farther South
At Haserstown n Junction with rains for Hacers.
town,' SC.
Through Ticket, to all prominent points W est,
Ticket Office open for all passen ger trains, d..
and night Comfortable facilities for waiting pas-
seneers.+ AR wOOD arcnt
Harper's Ferry, June II. 1873
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ENTLER HOTEL,

SHEPHERDsTowS, JEFrER.oN c., w. VA.
HAF1NG leased the Entler Hotel, it is now open
! for the accommodation of the Public
The Table will be bonntifuly supplied with all
the luxuries md substantas that the city and coun
try markets afford.
The Bar will be supplied with choice Liquors.
None but polite and attentive servants will be
employed, and nothing shall be left undone that
will to the com tort and pleasure of guests.
The Stable will be attended by an experienced
Ostler. EDWIN BOWEN.
Late of Warren County, Va
January %, lS7S-tf
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WINCHESTER AND POTOMAC r. r.

Inc Tram that lea yes Charlestown at 9:26 A nj
con nects with Cine innatis Express West and Fast
Line Eas,, at Harpcr's Ferry.
Mail Train South. which leaves Charlcstowu a,
~. a. NJ. connects at strasburg with trains for
Train leaving Charlestown at 10. .3s, A. NJ con.
meets at Ha fpers Fer ry with Mail Trains East nd
w Vest, which pass over the Old Route to and from
branch.
Fast Freight. No. II, leaves strasburg at 3 p NJ
-passes Ghariestown at ii.54 p. M, and reaches
Harper's Ferry ut IL 50 A. nj.
Fast Frei@ht. No l2. leaves Hafper's Ferry at IL
M arriving at Strasbure at 4 A. NJ.
The Cotumhns Express for Baltimare via Wash
'ngt"n. passca Harper's Ferry 5.lS, A. NJ.
The ST. Louis Express from Baltimore via Wash
l2.OS, a. NJ. Tin tho mighty.
A. B. WOOD, Agent, Harper's gerry.
THOS. 4. SHARP
June 3, 1873. Ass't. Master of Tran tion
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TO ALL CONCERNED!
HOUSE PAINTING, GRAINING,
PAPER HANGING. &C.

John n. wHITTlNGToN again prcffers his SER
- siees to the public for the speedy execution and
PAINTING: WALL PApERING, FURNITURE
hENoVATiNG. or CHAIR GAMING line. Prices
reasonao bic and eatisfaction guaranteed. Thank
(ui to his the Of pa
he confidently hopes from enlarged experience and
increased facilities the of his business
to receive a reasonable proportion Of the work in
CO. Shop in basement, door to Mr. John
Ashbaugh's Tailoring establishment, North W eat
corner Of Liberty and Lawrence SITS.
July 29. lS73-3m IN w
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PuBh1snED wEEklY,
BY JOHN W. DALGARE.

OFFICE IN "LEEs HALL" BuILpIKe.
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TERMS OF sUBs0RIpTIoN....The paper
wil be furnished to subscribers at 50 so per
annum, In Advance.
When not paid strictly In Advance, SO 90
wIllpositiyely be charged.
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JAA4ES w. 8VJrrT
H0USE.JOINER AND CARPENTER.

OFFERS his services such to the citizens OF
" Jefferson county, and solicits orders for the
same. BY promptness and reasona bic charges he
hopes to merit liberal share of public pa tronage
Chsrlestown. April %. IS73-6m
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PRESERVE YOUR FURS AND W00LENs
PY using Anti Moth Cedar Soap, Cam phorated-
bale by CE. BEILER
July s, 1873.
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SEALING WAX fer sealing all kinds of Canned
~ Fruits, TOR sale by c, E. BELLER.
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A Rt TIC SODA wATER.-we have opened
~ our Arctic Soda Fountain fer the Season. and
will dispense Soda Water with ali varieties of
syrup. Al desiring Cool and truly refreshing
drink will find it at W g SiiSoN,Ss
June 8, 1873.
New-York tribune., 1873-05-24
DESCRIPTION OF THE NEW SPRINGFIELD GUN
FOR THE ARMY.

From Tk Springfield thdss,l iiphDfin
The gun adopted is No. 90 on the list, and
IA operated all respects like No. 49, the arm Issued for
experimental trial In the field, differing from II only In
having the ockplae Of uniform thickness about one
half that OF No. the bostersprlng being
replaced by screw, aud in changing the shape OF the
hammer and surrounding parts OF the STOCK 80 az 10 pro-
mote economy OF manufacture and ease OF manipula-
ton The gun has five motOns-locked opened, loaded,
closed and fired It ia opened by bali or uleocking the
hammer and then pressing the thumbpleSP Qt the CAM
ratoh until the breechbock Is free to swing upward and
forward the barrel closed by shutting the block
latch spring locked By the horizontal elongaton OF the
hinge pnhOle In the beech block allowing tho block to
slide bodily backward under the influence or the dis
charge, until by the enlargement OF the oamshaft hole
bearing in the line Of the barrel s obtained by means
the nterposton of the which. abuttng against
the bottom OF It's In the block transfers tho
recO 10 the face OF the breech screw without subject
ing the shaft itself 10 any strain nred by front
action side lock OF the usual pattern, the firing pin
guard the thumb piece preventng In any position OF
the breech block an discharge Of the piece
before the breech securely closed The cartridge shell
Ia extracted by extractor swinging ON the hngepin
and struck above Its center OF motion by the forward
end OF the breechblock the completion OF It's
ment III opening. The ejectment OF the cartridge Is
made by acceerating the movement OF the extractor
by OF the spiral ejector spring. which surrounds
stem Of the eector spindle and bears against the
bottom OF tho whole In the receiver at end against
the head OF the spindle NJ the other when the extractor
is revolved by the opening OF the block the eeot0r
spring compressed by the ejector spindle, the point
Ol WHICH rests In cavity IN the baeR Of the extractor
above its axis OF motion Tho continued revolution Of
the finally brings the direction Of the eJeotor
spindle sbelOw the axis OF moton the dead
center Is passed ths sudden release Of the ejeotor
aprng the extractor " RAPIDLY rotate about s
axis carrying tho empty cartridge shell against the
beveed surface Of the eieotor stud by which II Is do
dected upward and thrown clear Of the gun
New-York tribune., 1873-05-24

w. w. Joice and Silas Gill of Philadelphia
have together made bet Of SOOo with persons In that
city, that they will so from the mouth OF Beaver Creek
TO the Delaware River IN ordinary The topo-
raphy is as follows, Bushk Creek ono OF the most
rapid streams In hestate 1t emptes into Che Delaware
River st BushkilL Between It's mouth and Beaver Creek
tributary there are several high falls; Barrens Falls
10 feet high Reseca Falls, 70; Coolbaughs Falls over
6O other falls from 20 TO 30 feet high. The water
fails over almost perpendcuar rocks In some places
the water In Bushki rushes between walls OF perpen.
dicular rocks 20 feet high at the rate OF mile minute
The perous and foolhardy enterprise is not without
precedent The trip was made m June, 1852 when
Josiah Bush OF Northampton an od oxpere hunter
and John NJ froch OF Monroe County, returned Cali
fornian. made the voyage now proposed They were
long the that began TO be feared that they had
been dashed In pieces and searching party was about
TO be organized 10 look for their bodea whom they
their appearance In safety but said that nothing would
Induce them W repeat tho experiment. ,
New-York tribune., 1873-05-24
y vopx DAILY rRmuNE SATURDAY a. 1s7aTRPLE SHEET

bryonic transformations But such elaborate compsr
isons of structural detaila are importan ron
are or have been derived from each other ~ must oS
from transformation OF the lower into Ing t a1 ~
the Echnoderms show them 10 DO tno ns s'no,g @ tbs
the seros ofradaes II our oasshcations arc spy % ' m
expression Of the descent OF animas nJ % ps
strange that those who claim emphatioally 10 unuer
stand this matter of descent should not nave Of Inc
saue type 10 which the Acaephs and Polyps also pc
long It is desirable that We should learn 1e vep
turo np0n the explanation of their origin To say the
truth think theory Of the origin OF animals PIN ~ tao a
essay would have in attempting discuss tho anatomy
Of the Inhabitants Of the moon.
New-York tribune., 1873-05-24

tho amount OF taxable property above Eighty z
tS,0G0000 because the island ~ INC nor,t,
ward and The property IL less improved A deduotisn
OF a5OO00 would pcrhl pa not be unfair, leaving bat
Of S5ssO3 20 represent the worth Of estata
above OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES or about a ons
twenty second part OF the whole real estate of ina
Island. The B0ule extension win cost ahout
100000 the Kingsbrdge Road widening OO
the Audubon-avc, RidgewOOd Road. Eieyentbaye. and
other Improvements, large sums each All Of these I'M
pTOyomens will be for almost the exclusive benefit II
part OF the Island which bears taxable rate 20 ths
rest OF about TO a. And yet D view OF the local value
OF the proposed improvements real estate lawyers have
the efonery ts advocate, under the guse Of reform
provision which would Ia effect make the cIty pay tia
billa