Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1874-09-08
" A. SHowERs,
Secretary.
President

SUDDEN DEATu OF Cart. REUBEN D.
HILL-On Sunday morning last Captain
Reuben d. Hill. well known citizen OF
Staunton. while on visit to the residence of
Mr. j. ReyuoId, at Head Waters. High
lund county. Va, died suddenly of appopIexy,
while sitting in his chair. Capt Hill was
native Of Amherst county, Va. about 70
years of age. and had been a resident of Au~
susta for forty years. In 1880 he was a cons
stable, and afterwards for several years
deputy sheriff He then commenced the
practice of law. and went into politics to the
extent of running ON the Wing ticket for the
legislature and thnngh defeated, received y
handsome vote he leaves several children,
two OF his daughters being the wives of Rev
john w Start and Rev John Evan. rrom
incnt ministers in the Baltimore NJ. f. Con
ference lie was a man of integrity and had
numerous warm friends in the community in
which lie spent his life.
!St0mntcn Eildicafor
THE KIND OF TuHIFr TO BUILD UP a
COUNTY An enter "ri>;ng get uan in f.
sex has recently established u fruit canning
establishment and has set "ur large peach
orchard. and while waiting for them tn grow
and bear, he is cultivating Tomatoes by acres
to Can Not being able t" get ANYTHING else,
they have canned this season at his establish
ment great quantities of blackberries and
wh"rtleherries One merchant says he has
sent the concern a. high az two hundred
bushels "t hl"ckherri a day Il is what we
"u.h' tn have in every county in the State
II one fourth of the capital that is living
dead in our counties had been applied in this
way, and the untold number of acres of waste
land set out in fruit trees and cultivated in
FIR ~
trees were old enough to bear, it would pay
better than gold mine.
Fredericksburg Herald
MORAL COURAGE Have the courage to
speak to friend in ''seedy" coat, even
though you are in company with rich one
and richly attired.
Have the courage to own you are poor. and
thus disarm poverty of its sharpest sting
Have the courage to cut the most agreeable
acquaintance you have whenever you are con
WINGED he lacks principle; friend should
bear with friends infrmities. but not his
vices
Have the cnurc-e to show your respect for
honesty, in whatever guise it appears, and
your contempt. for dishonesty, by whomsoever
exhibited
Have the courage to acknowledge your i =
nnrance rather than seek knowledge under
falls" pretenses
Have the Courage to obey your Maker at
the risk Of being ridiculed by man.
How He MADE THE MONEY "A gentle
man once reported TO the government tax
collector that his income for the previous year
had amounted to two thousand dollars A
medlng neighbor was SURPRISED Mt the Iarge>
ness of the sum. and when he met his pros
porous friend he said to him, -
You have returned and income of two
Thousand dollars for the past year ~
'!:Yes SIR" answered the other
''Well. how did you make so much don't
see how you could do it,
''WelI. sir. I made one thousand dollars,
clean cash, bv attending to my own business,
and made the other thousand dolors by
letting other peoples business alone"
Scene Sunday morning: Church time !;
lady and gentleman on their way to the Sane
tuary; young gentleman attired in linen un-
mentionables.
Young lady, quizzingly. Somebody has
white pants on
Young man innocentlv, 'Whn?'
Young lady. absent. mindedIy 'me-oh-
I mean you you hateful now | want you
to stop laughing, or I'll get mad at Sou.'
"A portion of the Great Southern Cir
Gus and Menagerie is at Hagerstown on stor-
ave The establishments was broken nm IN,