Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1874-10-27

COUNTY the Shepherdstown
Register of Saturday We clip the following
items:
- A little daughter of Mr.. Willingham of
Dufield's Depot, was badly scalded last week
by the upsetting of coffee pot.
Resumed-We are glad to state that the
Paper Mill of this town, after a suspension of
several weeks, has again resumed operations.
Serious Accident-On Wednesday after
noon last, young man named Mitchell, and
boy named Joseph, son of Andrew j. Wall
deck, aged about II years, employed at the
Cement Mills below town, were in cart,
driving mule. The mule became uaruly
height, over the bank of the Potomac river,
near the Cement Mills Mr. Waldecks son
was thrown against rock and cut his fore>
head frightfully and otherwise severely injur-
ed. Mitchell, we believe, was not hurt.
EGGS IN HEM curious point of in
quiry among biologists has been, for long
time, how many eggs there are in an ovary
ralist short time since instituted some cares
full investigations, the result of which showed
the ovary Of hen contained 600 embryo
eggs. He also found that some twenty Of
these are matured the first year, about 40
during the second year, 1875 during the third,
IA during the fourth, and during the fifth,
sixth. seventh and eighth years, the number
decreased by twenty annually it consequent>
ly follows that after the fourth year, or at the
most, the fifth year, hens are no longer profit
able, as layers, unless it may be in exceptional
instances.
AN INoU1s1ToR PUN1sHED.-It is of the
elder Dumas that the following story is told :
A stranger, having heard with surprise that
Dumas was quadroon, called upon him to
verify the fact.
~ am told, began the visitor, "that you are
quadroon, Monsieur Dumas 2"
eyes" answered Dumas.
'sAnd your father"
''Was mulatto, the distinguished Gen.
Dumas of the army of Italy-and mulatto."
roared the author in tones that.ieft no doubt
of the quality of his lungs.
"And his mother" continued the intruder
interrogatively.
"Was a negro" shouted Dumas, rising to
his feet.
And who, may ask. was her mother pr
continued the enterprisng indefatsabls BORE
:'An ape, sir, an APPEL" Numbered the in
dignapt author, MY family began exactly
where yours ends Waiter, show that mon
key the door,"
The late Professor Anderson, the famous
copjurer, who was called the Wizard of the
North, was performing one night in Glasgow
when his attention called to green look
ing Highlander among the audience Be-
lieving him to be good subject to play a
trick upon, he asked him to come upon the
platform. The Scot obeyed.
Nov" said the Professor, ''give me
baubee."
Sandy handed him the copper The Pros
fessor held it up to the audience in the usual
way, aud then turning to the man told him
to keep his eye on it The fellow watched it
carefully. Then Anderson tossed it into the
air and down it came a sovereign
''Take it and examine it now" said he to
the delighted Highlander as he handed him
the sovereign. ''Wbat is it now?"
ga gould guinea"
"All right Now let me have it again for
a moment"
''Na, ma, mon, I'm ma fool; you might
turn it into baubec again" said Sandy, as
he put the sovereign into his pocket aud left
the astonished Professor to find another SUBJ
ject to finish the trick with.