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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1874-03-12
BY the Dead.
DY CELIA THAXTER.

POVERTY, till now never knew
The meaning of the word What lack is
here
o pale mask of SOUL great, good and true
o mocking semblan CO stretched upon bier !!
Each atom of this devastated face
Was 80 instinct with power, with warmth and
light:
What desert is so desolate No grace
Is left, no CLEAN, no change no day, no night.
Where's tho key that locked these gates of
speech
Once beautiful, where thought stood sentinel,
Where sweetness sat, where wisdom passed, to
teach
Our weakness strength, our homage to
compel?
Despoied at last, and waste and barren lies
This once 80 rich domain Where lives and
moves,
In what new world, the splendor of these eyes
That dauntless lightenedlike imperial loves ?
Annihilated, doyou answer me !?
Blown out and vanished like candle flame
Is nothing left but this pale efigy,
This silence drear. this dread without a
name?
Has it been all in vain, our love and pride,
This yearning love that still pursues our
friend,
Into the awful dark unsatisfied,
Bereft, and wrung with pain Is this the
end
Would God SO mock us ? To our human sense
No answer reaches through the doubtful air;
Yet with living hope, profound, intense
Our tortured souls rebel against despair
AS bowing to the bitter fate we go
Dropping and dumb as il, beneath curse
But does not pitying Heaven answer "No !"
With all the voice of the universe
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1874-03-12

An honest deacon in Connect
cut parish-his name was not Richard
Smith-was sorely troubled about the
Copernican system of the universe
He believed it to be unscriptural and
untrue, and he carried his doubts to
his minister The latter being in his
own eyes a scientific man, and also
believer in Copernicus, said the sun
was stationary body, not revolving,
as the deacon maintained, around the
earth. But the latter pointed with an
air of triumph to the story of Joshua
when he commanded the "sun to
stand still" every WELL" said the
minister "show me, if you can, the
passage Of Scripture where it said
Joshua ever commended the sun to
move again"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1874-03-12
Telling Startling News.

TO be the first to communicate
startling news is an ambition most of
us must confess to. There is fasci-
nation about communicating the in
telligence of a disaster that few of us
can resist We hear that So-and-so is
dead, and we start at once for home.
Everybody we meet we stop to ask
how he does. We say show are you?"
and say it so calmly we are surprised
at ourself He stops too and looks at
us. The salutation is so bare Of those
qualities that 90 to enchain man
that we suddenly feel as if it would
have been much better to have com
municated the intelligence at once
The other party is standing expect
antly and staring curiously at us. In
desperation at the time we are losing,
we give him the news, experience a
thrill of gratitude at the shock it gives
him, and start on again. The nearer
we reacn home the greater our fears
that some one will get ahead of us
after all. How it nerves us ahead
We reach the house all of our eager
ness is gone, We remove our coat
and hat, and while we are hanging
them up, and have our back to the
audience, we say very quietly ''That
was rather sudden death !" "Death !
Who is dead ?" is cried in startled
tone that makes our very finger ends
tingle with joy. "Why, hadn't you
heard Of it 2 in tone of surprise
"So-and-so is dead-iust died"
Sometimes So-and-so is reported dy-
ing-suddenly y stricken with fatal
disease, and we put for home with the
same eagerness and when we have
succeeded in being first with the news
there comes the fear that after all he
may not die. 1t tortures us in spite
of all reasoning, and having set forth
in glowing colors the great danger he
is in, and how sad it is to be for his
family, and so enlarged upon all the
awful features of the coming catas-
trophe that there remains nothing
more to add, we feel in certain sense
responsible for his carrying out the
programme. How eagerly we watch
every intelligence of him, and how
impatiently we wait for his taking off.
AS his symptoms grow more and more
unfavorable we grow louder and more
pathetic in our sympathy should he
commence to mend we feel the SYM
pathy oozing from us, and in its stead
comes the horrible suspicion that he
may possibly y recover in spite of ALL
1t doesn't seem possible that man
who has given out that he is going to
die can have the face to get we'll again.
But there are people who will do it,
although we mention no names. -
DanJWy Neacs.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1874-03-12
HOW ne WON HER.
BY SARAH HART.

There is a sort of indescribed charm
in all that pertains to the exterior view
of farm house, be it situated in the
midst Of shading trees and babbling
brooks, Or standing out boldly with
the sky for u background and the
open, bare country for the coloring
There are always about the same OBJ
iects to attract the attention. The
farming implements, the various
vehicles-ranging from the family
spring wagon to the broken down old
lumber one that stands poised on its
three wheels, q reminder that all
vehicles are not built after the model
of the zone horse shay There are
the patient cattle, the busy chickens,
the mischievous pigs, and the newt
able dog or dogs. Usually in the
back ground is the orchard and the
well, and in the foreground the rows
of pcsies, ranging from "bouncing
Beetles" to tuber-roses. There is not
always this sameness about the in
terror. There may be the same az
ticles of furniture to a great extent,
but no two are arranged the same Or
kept in the same order. The same
may be said in regard to the architec-
tural arrangement. The rooms in a
score of houses may be of the same
size and of the same number, but
scarcely any two are even nearly alike.
But as we have to do with but one,
a view of its interior will be enough.
The house itself stands out bleak,
bare and brown, on the open prairie.
The orthodox orchard lies at the back,
and rows of posies in front, and a few
Lombardy poplars and naples cluster
in various places about the front and
sides of the house; a honeysuckle
climbs up its rude trellis and peeps
boldly in at the front window, diffus-
ing its beauty and fragrance all around.
So much for the exterior. The inter
ior is not beautiful either in design OF
finish. The front door opens into a
room that serves for parlor and sitting
room, and on state occasions for din
ing room, too. 1t is plainly furnished.
A carpet, few plain chairs, a table,
and an old settee are the essentials ;
a winter bouquet, dusty with age, a
painted bunch OF pansies surrounded
by rustic flame, shelf on which
stands clock, a lamp and sickly
looking plant of some kind on the
window sill, are the only ornaments.
AT the back long kitchen, from
which arises stairway leading to the
garret, for this prairie farm house has
garret.
The morning on which our story
begins is lovely one in early spring.
The long, low kitchen has two occu
pants, an elderly woman busy with
some cooking, and an elderly man en-
gagged in mending harness. There
are not the only occupants OF the
house, for floating down through the
fresh morning air came the sweet
notes Of clear soprano voice, filling
Huntington advertiser. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1874-1921, 1874-01-22

ICE.-The hopes of our ice men
were raised last week by the 'zerOi-
CAL state ofthe weather, and they
went TO work in hot haste Of such an
expression may be used on such a
cold subject,) to get ready to put
away crop; but alas! as the mercu-
ny began to rise, their hopes began
to fall, till on Sunday, there was
such a prospect of a break up, that
they hauled all day, determined to
get what they could. They put
some away, but nothing near halfa
crop. They still hope for another
freeze up, but the prospect for Mint
Julips, Claret Punch, and Ice Cream
is rather dun now, for next summer.
Huntington advertiser. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1874-1921, 1874-01-22
Fire at CharlostOn-suprome Court.
Correspondence Huntington Advertiser.
CHARLESTON, W. VA.
January 10Th, 1874.


regret to inform you that Charleston
has been again visited with a most dis
astrous fire, entailing a very serious loss
on her citizens While most persons were
in their soundest sleep, between two and
three o'clock Yesterday morning, the ter
rible cry rang out on the still night
Soon there was hurrying to and fro ;
the fremen rallied under their leaders
and organized to fight the flames, but
they were too weak, and it was only when
some barrier or open space interviewed
that the destroyer was stayed. When l
reached the ground Messer's Liquor Store
and Steru's shoe store were I'm flames by
degrees the flames extended through the
whole block, and soon Slolle's Jewelry
store, Frankinburger's Dry Goods store,
Finney's Billiard Hall, Messcr's Liquor
store, Storms Shoe store-on Kanavha St.
Levy's Dry Goods store, Hodson's Con-
fectionery, the Singer Sewing Machine
Agency, Hodges Shoe-shop, Jacobson's
Dry Goods store, Clarks model Grocery,
Reads Bakery, and about ten or twelve
small houses in the lear, were all burn
ed. The 6remen and citizens battled
maniully, but the flames obtained the
mastery and really burned themselves
out. If this fire had taken place on one of
those cold, windy nights of last week, it
is likely the greater part Of the business
portion Of the town would have been de-
Stroyed. II is thought by many that the
loss will exceed $4,000, which consider
a moderate estimate, as there were con-
siderable stocks Of goods in several Of the
stores. There was large insurance on
thcproperty, bui not enough to cover all
the loss
1t is not known vet whether the flames
originated in Stuu's shoe store or Messer's
liquor shop, but it was in one or the other.
The Supreme Court commenced its
session here on last Wednesday; c. p.
Snider and Vincent A. Witcher were adj
mitted to practice
Appeals were allowed in the case OF
Joseph Grife vs.. John P. Mccoy, from
Greenbrier court, and in the case Of Da-
vid Jones, Administrator &c, vs.. Robert
Patton.
Appeals were refused in the case OF
Henry Gore vs.. Benjamin White ct al,
and in the case Of Z. A. Thomas vs.. C.
Elkius.
The case Of Thomas B. Swami, VS.. 10
seph \. Anderson was continued.
An appeal was allowed in the case of
c. w. Henley VS. T. X. Meneiee.
A writ Of supersedeas was granted the
plaintiffs in the case Of Carleton, Cham
bcrlain & Co., VS.. J. Mays & Co.
I hear a report that Miss Bird, a mem
Der Of the family Of C. D. Reynolds, Esq
committed suicide on Saturday last. ]
have heard no particulars.
MOrT
Huntington advertiser. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1874-1921, 1874-01-22
A Word about the Advertiser-Com-
plimentary Notice OF Senator
Withers.

Huntington, JAN nth, 1874.
To THE EDITOR OF THE ADVERTISER:
l am much pleased with your new
paper, its appearance, tone, and the evil
dence its columns present of neatness and
taste in the general makeup of the paper
and above all, in the conclusive proof its
advertising columns show of a healthy fl
nancial condition. The position you have
taken in your address to your patrons,
faithfully carried out, coupled with judg-
mentin the conduct OF the paper, together
with its favorable location, is bound to
make it 4 success.
Pardon me if differ with you in your
paragraph in regard to the election Of
Senator in Virginia. The selection made
was an admirable one in every respect;
vastly better than the election of Mr..
Hunter would have been. During all
Mr.. Hunters service in the United States
Senate, he ever originated any great
measures and carried them through, that
have Impressed themselves on the minds
of his countrymen, or have frightened
single page of his country's history
Many Of his scholarly and ornate efforts
are to be found among the files Of the
Congressional Globe, but he was never
very original; and no grand monur ats
reared by him mark the high road of his
couatry's progress. His course during
the late war showed him to be unequal to
the task Of graphing with the stern,
strong realities that are born amid the
throes Of revolution. One of the sticklers
for nice distinctions and technical quib-
bles, he aided in hampering and impeding
the cause he espoused.
Far different was the course of the man
whom the Virginians have chosen to
honor. When impressed with the belief
that his mother State had right to de
maud his services, he barred his breast to
the storm and poured his warm blood on
the lacerated bosom Of her he loved so
well. His name is enrolled among the
list of the heroes Of that memorable strug-
gle, his
cone Of the few-the immortal names
That We're not born 10 die
and it is no wonder that his State and his
comrades in the Cost cause" delight to
honor him. Comparatively young, talen-
ted, and fully alive to the stern realities
that surround the present juncture Of
public affairs, he will be useful in the
American Senate, and will make name
and fame co-extensive with the length
and breadth of his country. Far more
useful will he be than any of the fossils Of
past era.
Thus much l have deemed it just to
say Of an absent friend and a noble man,
and in vindication OF the facts Of history
that have cause to know quite well.
VI
Huntington advertiser. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1874-1921, 1874-01-22

Destructive FIRE. Huntington
WAS visited on Tuesday last with the
first fire of any magnitude that has
taken MACE here. About one o'clock
lracI2aH,nd', lar,e Livery Stable.
rs,rIv onnosite Scranoge's Hotel. was
found to be on fire. The fire when
first discovered was in the loft of the
stable. and its origin Is as vet, only
c5aiectured. 1t was found however,
that it was impossible to save the
stable. and the efforts Of the citizens
va, directed 70 saving the adjacent
houses. The stable was directly in
the rsa- ofNIr. lIacFarland's house.
and ADJOINING f. and Mechanics
Hail. a public house. 1t was thought
for some time that both would be
DESTROYED, but by the determined
Huntington advertiser. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1874-1921, 1874-01-22
BarboursvilIe.
Correspondence Huntington Advertiser.


The January term of the County Court
commenced on Monday with long docket
and large attendance of lawyers and
others.
President Hagau aud Justices Enslow
and Handley are on the bench.
The first day was chiefly occupied with
applications for the correction Of land
books, the reduction OF taxes, the docket
ing Of attachments, and similar business
Of no especial public Interest.
Clayton Jones, charged with horse,
stealing, was examined and sent on fol
trial in the Circuit Court.
Henry johnson ,cordD, charged with
cutting another colored man with razor
was examined and discharged.
Several indictments against John Lloyd
for misdemeanor were dismissed by the
State.
The license Of James McNulty, to sci
spirituous liquors, etc, at Huntington
was transferred to Dabney J. Moore
The State docket is now being called
No civil cases have been decided
Weather very wet. II is difficult t
decide whether we are suffering from le
gal mud or muddy law. b.
Huntington advertiser. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1874-1921, 1874-01-22

This evening as will be seen by
the advertisement the great Prof. j,
NJ. Macalister will give one of his
wonderful performances at Ingham's
Hall, and he advises our citizens to
take advantage of the treat in store
for them, and not fail to visit the
Hall to night; The performance is
beautiful, chaste, and mysterious, so
speak our exchanges, and we feel
assured that those attending to night
will witness one of the best perfor-
mances and greatest Magicians living.
So say the papers of Baltimore and
Richmond, and in fact everywhere
the Professor has performed.
Huntington advertiser. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1874-1921, 1874-01-22

near the junction Of the two prongs Of the
Twelve Pole, and Immediately common
ced clearing away the dense forests. and
preparing for the cultivation Of the soil.
The following fall, settlement was for
med at the shoals of Twelve Pole and an
other on the left hand fork, about seven
miles above the junction of the two torks'
making three settlements. They met with
many difficulties, and subsisted chiefly on
wild game, such as bear, deer, turkeys &c,
there being no mills available, they had
to depend on pounding or "gritting', their
corn, and the only way Of procuring sal
was resort to the Kanawha salt wells som
sixty miles distant, and reduce the water
by boiling. In those early times thes e
pioneers of civilization were subjected to
many perils and dangers from bands Of
marauding Indians that lurked in the VI
cinity. On one occasion when one Of the
Fergusons was returning from the salt
wells with water and family supplies when
near the falls Of the Guyandotte oncoun
tered, as he supposed, one Of these savages
1t was near twilight and he was riding
along at rapid pace that he might reach
his home if possible that night he, saw
form some fifty yards distant dressed in
the costume of an Indian approaching
him, and bearing on his shoulder rife
To evade meeting he saw was impossible.
so he examined carefully his printing and
proceeded cautiously, when within a few
PAGES Of him the stranger accosted him
commanding him to halt in q voice
that betokened its possessor TO be a genu
inc Indian. But young Ferguson pro
ceeded unhesitatingy until he came with
in short distance Of his new acquain-
lance and then inquired Of him his bust
ness. The Indian replied, "me want po-
ney, him nice boss, me tired" "But you
can't get him. replied the rider. me
will have him, me kill" At this juncture
the Indian drew his gun as if preparing
to fire, young Ferguson in an instant pre-
sented his gun and would have fred had |
not the supposed Indian cried out in good |
English "dont shoot" Upon nearer ap- !
proach the savage enemy proved to be one
of Ferguson's neighbors who was on his
way to the settlements and thought to
perpetrate joke on his friend, bnt which
came nigh terminating disastrously to
his life.
Ferguson kept on his way and reached
home in safety. Later several emf
grants arrived and commenced settling in
different parts Of the country; land was
easily obtained, proved productive and
Welded abundantly. The country was
infested with lears and wolves which rem
dered the work of raising domestic animals
very difficult.
1t was in such times as these when the
pioneer settler took up his home on the
spot where Trouts Hill is now situated.
P. ).
Huntington advertiser. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1874-1921, 1874-01-22
Proceedings OF TIE Lincoln County
Court.

Henry and Jacob Adkins, indicted Tor
obstructing public roads, not appearing to
answer, summons was issued to Wayne
county.
S. Thompson and Pelany Dobson, IN
dicted for lewd cohabitation,-ccpios q
warded against them.
Charles Hufiin and Adeline Walker
lewd cohabitation-plcad not guilty, and
continued.
VIM. Mullins, trespass to property
summons issued to Wayne county.
State against Anderson and Robert
Cummings, indicted for petit larceucy,-
plead not guilty, aad caPios issued Tor
Cummings.
State against Daniel Melsinger, assault
and battery-contilucd
State against l.. c. Bickets, assault and
battery,-confessed judgment for 500,
and costs.
State against P. C. Mitchell, assault
and battery,-judgment SI.oO and costs.
An order was made directing the Clerk
Of the County Court to draw eighteen IN
stead Of thirty petit jurors.
State VS.. jerome Shclton-hespass.
assault and battery verdict, not guilty.
State VS.. 4. G. Penniugton-willful and
malicious stabbing; remandod for trial at
March term OF Circuit Court, and let to
bail in the sum Of $500
State vs.. J. Ulmn-sraud larceny (;
remauded for trial, and let to bail in the
sum of $3.50.
State VS.. Jacob Grass-grand larceny !;
remanded for trial, and let to bail in the
sum OF $3.50
Stolling VS.. Stone judgment f3r plain
tiff, SSS.46.
McAlaster vs.. johnson and wiie-slan-
der; dismissed at defendants cost.
W.O. Miller vs.. Alex. CartmiIl ct al
transferred to Circuit Court.
Chapman's Administrators vs.. Nc
Comas debt slO5c Office judgment.
The will OF Jno. 4. Chapman was adj
mitted to probate.
Jno. W. Johnson allowed 1914 for ser
vices.
Jesse Dingas was appointed Constable
! for Hart District.
John ". Cooper was licensed to ce'e-
brate the rites OF matrimony on giving
bond Of $500.
Lafayette Adkins was appointed Coz =
stable OF Jefferson district.
CL. Bowden, Sheriff gave bond Of
$4,000 for faithful application Of school
fund.
Jas. Afford was appointed Surveyor in
Carroll district
B.F. Curry, appointed Notary Public
for Lincoln county, qualified and gave
bond for $500.
Jas. G. Morton was allowed $3.50 for
repairs to Courthouse.
Ira ]. McGinnis was allowed sl5,0G
Tor prosecuting W. ". Collins, charged
with felony.
Journal Printing Company. Of lronton
O., was allowed $3.50 frr blank books.
Huntington advertiser. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1874-1921, 1874-01-22
EIEMENTO.
BY REQUEST.

To JOSEPHINE, the beloved wife Of Jon
WEBB. who iell asleep in Jesus at Hunt,
fngton, w. Va, October 18th, 1872. Aged
80 years, months and 4 days;
God gave her sweet spirit, and calmly she dled'
The nortals OF Heaven were thrown open VIDE,
4 hIoof glory shOue over her brow,
As Death softly mucmu1ei, 1--WE come ior 'Hee
now"
She heard the glad songs OF the angels in white,
She saw their bright wings In The opaline hrlt;
She heard their sweet anthems hodt soiJ rouhd
And looking above, could see her bright home.
Washed in the blood OF the lamb, snowy white
She welcomed their coming win eager dchghl'
Tney entered the chamber bent over her ned'
They gathered her spirit, tneu onward tleJ speu'
From the darkness Of earth into glorious light,
The wave OF their wings dispeiled the long hlgh. :
She entered fair Heaven and ivil al CHRIST leet'
And the song Of the ransOmed VIII ever repeat.
with the falling Of leaves and natures decay,
The Angel Of Death came over the way;
We Will not deplOre the spirit ina : gone,
For Christ, the All F.tho., could do AOth!hB
wrong.
Huntington W Va, Dec. %, 1873.
Huntington advertiser. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1874-1921, 1874-01-22
The Roll Call.
HUNTINGTON, W. VA, |
January 2lst 1874, !
TO TIE EDITOR OF THE ADVERTISER.

January Zlst, 1919, }
TO TIE EDITOR OF THE ADVERTISER.
No provision having been made by the
late Legislature to change the time for
holding the election for members of Con-
gress for this State, and by the law, as it
now stands, that election comes off in Oc-
tober, we sound the bugle note to call
contestants to the field. Let candidates
announce themselves as soon as they
please, pay the printer in advance, and
all will be happy. The people want to
know who are willing to serve them, so
that they may make wise choice in Sc
lecting one to represent ably and worthily
their interests in the councils OF the ma
ton.
March Court, that erst was a memora-
BILE day in Virginia Zone especially set
apart by the people on which to hear an
account Of the stewardship of their rep
resentatives, and the Claims of those as
piring to legislative honors), we suggest
as a proper day to be observed throughout
the district as one on which candidates
for Congressional honors should trot them
selves out before the people. Then, too,
would be good time for the people to
select good and true men from the re-
pective counties Of the district to repre-
sent them in district convention to nom
mate a suitable and proper candidate for
Congress.
Cabell county may have favorite citi-
zen to propose for the honor above men,
toned, and We will give the balance of
the district notice that we may consider
the question at the time indicated, and
viii prepare ourselves to urge our claims
with becoming earnestness and vigor.
These suggestions are thrown out for
whom they may concern, and | have only
to add that it is certainly important that
this district, embracing as it does the great
James River and Kanawha Canal-the
line Of cheap transportation
for the nation-should have one of her
ablest and most influential sons to repre-
sent her in the councils Of the nation.
DEMOCRAT.