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Thus lis Spirit exhorting. our Founder in
sr alA spifed,s ~ .ss s7ss
d.f Struck the hearts of the people he loved
a., so well,
As in parable, Amphion fred
By the voice Of a God, struck his ehorded
a'.r shell, sice-s,gas.'; SIS
sWmleit the musicsstirrsd .breeEss blew,
4. And each stone took its places,
So the. walls of our Universe grew,
And encircled the hopes Of race !
As this is her youth, sing of her birth,
And not her majestic prime
For an Hundred years is day upon earth,
And Fifty morning IN time;
Through many and many a lustrum,
While governments rise and decline,
PerpetuaIly young like the planets,
This Temple of Learning shall shine:
And Mother! White Mother! thy children
Shall return, and bow down at thy shrine
There once was voice could have sung,
There Onco was tongue could have told,
But the harp of her Poe issunstruug,
And the lips of her Thompson are cold:
And no echo of daydawn is left us,
No touch of celestial fire,
To kiudie the heart of prophet,
:. Or the lips of a poet inspire;
But Mother! White Mother returning,
Thy children themselves are choir !!
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1875-07-06
The Little Grocer WHO Failed;

Tho following, though intended for thS
young tOlkF, will also convey very useful
lesson to children Of q larger growth.
Mamma cried Freddy, 'I will play
grocery store"
After grca. deal of counting, Freddy
found that be had seven pennies.
"Not much capital" said sister NelliS-
she was grown up.
Whats capital 2" asked Freddy.
''The money you have to buy your goods
with-that is capital"
Freddy bought tea, coffee, white sugaf;
beans, salt, pepper, -four, meal, candy; cuts.
soap, dried apples, crackers, and starch, Bus
all these cost fifteen cents, and Freddy had
only seven cents.
Freddy arranged his store and put out his
sign and just then all the older brothers Aad
sisters came home from school, so that Freddy
bad lots Of customers and his goods went Of
very fast, and he thought grocery store =
splendid play. Lucy said she would take aI
the dried apples if he would write Il down In
his book for her, for sbC had forgotten her
money.
When the little grocer had sold all his
goods, Nellie reminded him that he owed
eight cents.
Why! they didn't pay for the tbfbgs,
"You know I ask you to put the dried aps
pies down in your book" said Lucy.
"Ycs, said Freddy ''but I didn't haye =
book and forgot it, besides; but you mighS
bring back the apples, Lucy"
"oh, no, can't I've eaten them, said
Lucy.
Then Freddy found that .he candy and
nuts were eaten up, and that those Who had
bought them had no money to pay for them:
"Well," said Freddy, s'it,s Of no tf1o !; 1
tan't pay that eight cents. for I've only four"
why, then, our little grocer has failed"
said Nellie.
'FaiIod :" said Freddy. ''TBIt means
that can't pay it ?"
Eyes, that's it, !" said Nellie.
''That is because did not think about the
pay when sold fhew," said Freddy.
When you are grown up man and hayee
real store, remember these things. Don't
buy moro than you can pay for. Don't sell
other people more than they can pay for. AL
ways think Whist you are doing.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1875-07-06

Inc trAIns which pass ChRrIesIown Westward at
1926, A. M, and Eastward at4:l9, P. NJ, arc Mail
trains
The Valley Passenger Trn ina ma Ike close connec-
tons with Express Trains Main Stem. East and
West. The 1926 A. NJ. Tain connects with Local
Ira ins. Eost ana West. on Main Stern. The 4:le
p NJ. Train connects with Express East at Harper's
Ferry at 6:46 P. NJ.
FIX. Fretght. No l26 leaves Stauntnn at 4 80 r. NJ.
-passcs Charlestown nt i".l7 a. NJ. and reaches
Harpcr'E Ferry at ~ IS A. NJ.
Ex. Freight. No: l27. leaves Harner's Ferry at
LOO A. NJ p"sscs Chnrlesto~n at Ito A. NJ, and
arrives at StauntOn at 9. SIS p. NJ.
A. b. WOOD. Agent, uarper.s Ferry.
THOS- r. SHARP,
June l5 1915. Master of ausrort alton.
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BANK DIRECTORY.
AGENTS.

wThe'fOllowing gentlemen are duly au>
thorized to receive ADVERTISING and SUB
scR1rTIoN for the esprit of Jefferson" and
to collect and receipt for the same:
GEO. D. McGL1NcY-i -iShepherRstoDn.
JouN P. KERFoor-
JOEL W. RoBEnrs -Middlewdy.
ADAM LINK, Jr.-Duffelds Depot.
JAS. W. BARNuAnT-UnionUiU
NJ. W. BURR-Brorn's Shop.
E. Fl. RoBERTs-Ee -EearneysoiUe.
HENRY S. LEAaUE-Lceto,on.
STEPHEN S. DALGARN, Trustee.
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Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1875-07-06

Zone thing" says an old topper. ewas
never seen coming through the rye, and that's
the kind of Whiskey one gets nowadsYs.n
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1875-07-06
"A CARD.

HAVING sold our interest in stock of MGR
i / cnaudise to AiessrS. Wilson Brothers, we
respectfully +. turn our thanks to our MANY
friends and patl ons for their past favors, and
iclt a continuance Of same t" the now firm.
H14LEAPY & JOHNSON.
Summit Point, Sept. 9. lo7I-3n
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1875-07-06

The hair from ladies' braid should.
never be worn on the lapel of gentlemAnis
coat, unless the parties are engaged.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1875-07-06
Drugs.
2r1G3.
D2uGs, EaED!GlHEs kHB CHEMICALS,
PATEET 5IEDICIXES,

SCHOOL HOOKS AND STA fIONENY,
embracing all of the Ilnst popular mad -e.iatIc
maiden. aud also the latest Novels and Gcst kinds
otStatiOnery.
eG- As toe quality of Medicines is always of the
Patients, We make it constant care 10 secure
mono but the Purest Medicine q and by his long ex.
Psrience il the retail business, he is prepared to
fill PLY scians' Prescriptions and Com pound Medi-
zines according the latest and st-ietcst rules of
Pharmacy. Tho public can confidently rely on
ATing their prescriptions refully and accurately
prepared n: all Eours CT the day and mig ht.
= ~ B.-I take tlis occasion to return my si1cese
thanks for the very large patronage bestowed upon
me By the community. and tn cxprSsa my grateful
acknowledgement of the higa Apprcciatian OF my
fellow citizens of my efforts them trustn
shat may be able in the future to render entire
satistaeton to all who may favor With their cup
part and cnatilence. GEO T. LIGHT
February 2O, 1872.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1875-07-06

Old Lady-.'Is this slnokfng caTriagsl',
Fellow Guside) mo, maim If you wanttai
smoke you must go higher up.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1875-07-06

Your feet arc very stylish, said q tusn 70
bis friend, whose feet was covered With
buuioDs. "No, not stylish, but exceediDgly
nobby," was the good natured reply.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1875-07-06

Delioerca Iy Daniel 3. LUCAS, Esq, at the
Semt> Centenniut CeleJLratSo,al. on .qf tie Uaif>
gersity Of "a, June .3OM, 1875. -
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.sRMI-GBNTRNNIAEs PoEM,

: -. 30 sP'o.E.T,IcaIs i.s seaasrsoa
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TUESDAY NOESiNG. July 6. 1919. =
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poOKs in the Lbtary-Bulwer's, TroIIope's,
~ Edwards, Whites, and all popular writer's.
October IS, 1873. GEO. T. LIGHT.
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gpual. IT geffrlr:s.lolIll.. t. . n.

CharlestoWn, Jeferson County, West Va.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1875-07-06
Summit Point Depot.

FENllE undersigned, having purchased the en-
I tire Stock of Merchandise of Mcssrs. Hiiearv
Il Johnson. at this nl!c", are prepared to offer
t" the public great Inducements. as they propose
dom" strictly cs$h LusinsSe. lilvo marked dow
"oads 10 a corresponding price, ard solicit q
Share of their patronage. They:ast of the pub
lie Il tIial. WILSON BROTHERS.
Summit Point. Sept. 9. lo74N3m.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1875-07-06
OH, YES! OH, YES /!

JUST received a large and varied assortment of
and sizes of Hand ard Stand Lamps, beautiful Par
lor. Ssudect. Hall and Bracket Lamps. Rcflectors,
Lanterns, Burners, Chimneys, Wicks. Shades,
Holders, sc. We have also received the ceebra-
ted Drummund Burners and Chimneys which give
almost twice the amount of light of ordinary Bur-
ners. N. F. HENDERSON s co.
November II. 1874.
A LADDlN Security Oil. best in use. will not ex-
IN plode, l5Uo Fire test hestqualty Coal Oil for
sale by n. F. HENDERSON < CO.
GROUND OiICake. for Cattle and other sroc
" for sale by n. F. HENDERSON & COX.
In Strap Oils, for Harness, Niachinerv, &cat
Nov. u. 1874. HENDERsoN's.
RooKs in the Lib.sry-Bal~er'., Tronope'..
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TO TRAVELLERS.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1875-07-06
CAEID.

CA1D-
AElNG i'cretofo d"Ce business 1T Summit
E. to"tnt, would TcsPccrTT;liy call the atter-
t!oa cf my former friends and customers TO tho
t@ci that 1 am at tie D.21G again and will be
glad to serve them, ald will bn pleased to have
u cali fIom them. WIN G. WILSON
OF the firm of Wilson Brothers.
Summit Point, Sept. Is, 1914 3:n.
REV JEWELRY! NEW JEWELRY!
T FAVE received FROM Baltimore q supply of
Z New Goods 10 rly liuc, consisting in part of
WATCHES, CLGCKS AND JEWELRY,
Ladies Sets, Ear Hoops. Sleeve Bnt:cns, Gold
and fi;.te4 M d., stu!!s. Silver rhin19les,, Gold
and Plated RiDgs, Neck Chains,
Watch Chains of all kinds,
SPECTACLJES AND EYE GLASSES
10 suit all ng. s, Violin strings, German. French
and Italian Guitar and Rarju Strings, &c. &c.
for sale. Fine Watches, Clocks and all kinds q!
Repairing done. III my linR with neatncss and
ditpLtch, at moderate terms. by
II. A. BURTON
Main street, CharlesIown, W. Va.
ANvi1 10 1S75-1V
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1875-07-06

HHALAGoG UE. for Chills, sold by
~ August II, 1878. GEO. T. LIGHT.
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RESUMED BUSINESS

5IAVISt; purchased the STOCK OF GOODS of
tho late w a. Sieerer. (formesiy KearsIey &
ShserOE,) TO whi=h have made additions Of
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1875-07-06

TIRY HAINES' Five Cent Havana Cigars, If you
i wish . good smoke.
lime ~ 1874
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1875-07-06

As desolate, lonely, and broken, -
The Greatest American stood, s. -.
Full>Voiced as UrieI, token -
/ Came out of his favorito Wood
Or as words Of Egeria spoken
To Numa tho Good. .s,...[.-..
He had written the Charter of Treason,
Defying oblivion and death ;sa a -.
He had spoken, Opposite of Reason y
Let Conscience be free as the breath,
That the waYao of the Truth be not hidden,
And the Earth be not barren of Faith j.
But the Spirit that slumbered within him,
Besought him to ponder again;
The Spirit of Greatness within him,
Unnamed in the language of men
Build me a Temple of Learning, said she,
Build me a Temple of Stone
Build for all ages: assuredly, 's F-i
Build for mans Reason throne;
For Freedom and Truth shall prosper,
Where knowledge and Science are known
And this Spirit which our Numa should dover
Unnamed in tho language of men, -.
(His familiar.of marvellous power9, IS.
Thought well of Virginia then.:. ~
She knew where her glory would centre,
And sheysmied as she thought of her prime,
Of the faction which afterwards rent her, =.
OF the noise which developed with. time ;
For there's glory in quiet cxer.ion,
And Silence itself is sublime! -a.s.5 II.
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TO THE PUBLIC.

GMTTH'S whoopiug Cough CordiaI-a certain
y cure; Cherry Psctoral Troches-ior coughs.
colds, sore throat, Bronchitis. &c. Also Wells &
Eddy Carbolc Troches, for sale by
Charlestown. c. +. BELLER.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1875-04-15
The ApOplectic Stroke.

A middle-aged physician said one day
to the writerf AS 1 was walking down
the street after dinner 1 felt shock in
the back of my head, as it some one had
struck me; have not felt well since. L
fear L shall die, just as all my ancestors
have, of paralysis. What shall 1 do
The answer was: Diminish the tension
on the blood vessels, and there need be
no fear of tearing them in a weak place. u
Now, this expresses in plain terms the
cause of apoplexy in the great majority
of instances; and it is one, too, which
every one has it in his power to prevent.
A blood vessel of the brain, from causes
which will presently be mentioned, has
lost some of its elastic strength; food is
abundant, digestion is good; blood is
made in abundance, but little is worked
off by exercise; the tension on every
artery and vein is at maximum rate
the even, circuitous flow is temporarily
impeded at some point, throwing Q
dangerous pressure on another; the yes
sci which has lost it's elastic strength
gives way, blood is poured out, clot is
formed, which, by its pressure ON the
brain, produces complete unconscious
ness. This is the apoplectic stroke. II
will be perceived that there are two lead
ing conditions upon which the produc
tion of the stroke depends; lessened
strength in the vessel, and an increased
tension on it.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1875-04-15
The Cities and the Working People.

There is hardly city in the United
States, says the Boston transcript, which
does not contain more people than can get
a fair, honest living by labor or trade, in
the best times. When times of business
depression come, like those through
which we have passed and are passing,
there is a large class that must be helped
to keep them from cruel suffering. Still
the cities grow, while whole regions of the
country-especially its older portions
are depopulated year by year. Yet the
fact is patent to-day that the only pros
porous class is the agricultural. We
have now the anomaly of thrifty farmers
and starving tradesmen. The agricul-
tural class of the West are prosperous.
They had good crop last year, and have
received good prices for all their pro-
ducts; and while the cities are in trouble,
and manufactures are running on half
time, or not running at all, the Western
farmer has money in his pocket, and a
ready market for everything he has to
sell. The country must be fed, and he
feeds it. The city family may do with
out clothes, and thousand luxurious
appliances, but it must have bread and
meat. There is nothing that can prevent
the steady prosperity of the American
farmer but the combinations and
" corners" of middlemen, that force un,
natural conditions upon the finances and
markets of the country.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1875-04-15
Tie Washington Monument.

As an effort is now being made to
finish the Washington monument, few
items relative to the monument may be
of interest. The plan of the monument
is an obelisk SIT feet high, with colon
made surrounding the base. The esti-
mated cost of the whole work was
81, ,222, 900. In six years from the laying
of the corner stone the obelisk had been
raised 10 feet and $3.50, 900 had been
expended. After an Intellectual effort,
in 1855, to get Congress to appropriate
the $4,000 originally voted, in 1859
the National Washington Monument
Association was incorporated by act of
Congress. In 1S47 contributions to-
ward the monument amounted to more
than $4,000, in 1913 to $34, 900, in 1S49
to $50, 900, in 1851 to $36, 900, in 1852 to
S31 900, in 1853 to $50, 1000, in 1854 to
$31 600, in 1860 to 81, 500, in 1861 to SO, 600,
in 1862 to $4,000. Since that time the
association has received about 81 900 pei
annum. In 1872 an effort was again
made to get Congress to appropriate
100000 to the monument. 1t was re.
ferred to the committee on appropria
tions, but has never been acted upon
Although each Otutt, bWO VI llle leITl
tories and different governments and as
sociations all over the world have con
tributed blocks to gointo the monument
it is now only 174 feet high.
In this, as in many other enterprises
of the sort, the pertinent question is
"What has become of the money!" Ii
this case the answers are numerous. Ii
the first place, much of it was collected
by agents, each of whom received per
centage on the amount collected. Fol
example: Mr.. A. is appointed township
agent; he collects some money, and il
handing it in he deducts five per cent
for collecting. MIR. b., who is count,
agent, hands in the money collected b,
the township agents, deducting five pc
cent for his trouble. Mr.. c., who i
State agent, hands in whatever he re
ceives, again deducting five per cent. TO
his labors. Thus, of every dollar fiv
cents goes to the object intended, ant
the other ninety-five to collectors, agents
clerks, secretaries, etc.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1875-04-15
Fashion Notes.

The prettiest overskirts for wash
dresses of linen, gingham, muslin, or
batiste, says fashion journal, have all
their fullness held by shirring on the
sides, and this shirring is arranged in
drawing cases that can be loosened and
easily laundried. Gray undressed linen
is perferred to buff, but ecr'u batiste will
still be worn, and associated with black
velvet bows and skirts, also with shir-
rings of black silk let in the sleeves, and
set on the corsage in vest shape or as a
pompadour square; in the latter case the
lower skirt should also be of black silk.
Ecru muslin wrought all over in open
Hamburg patterns is also offered again
for polonaises and overdresses. This
will be worn, even during midsummer,
over brown or black velvet skirt.
Later in the summer suits of fine
Scotch gingham will be worn at the
watering places, in the country, at pic
MICS, and for travelling short journeys.
These fabrics are sent to Paris in the
piece, and our merchants import cos
tunes of them as elaborately and witt
as much attention to style as are the
handsomest dresses of cameps-halr OF
silk. Irregular plaids of brown or blacl
with white are largely imported, while
striped suits show gay contrasts of blue
with rose or with ecru, or else BROW
and buff with black, or almost any colo
with white. The Madras colors ant
combinations are well represented. Thi
genuine Scotch gingham costs seventy
| five cents a yard, and IS very dltferen
from much that is offered under tha
name and sold for thirty or forty cents
The objection to imported suits of wasl
materials is that they are SO often made
with close fitting basques, and this is thu
case with the fresh and pretty ging han
suits. The basques of plaid ginghan
are cut to show the plaid bias, and thi
has very pretty effect, but does no
wash well. The overskirt has deel
apron, either pointed, round, or square
and there are looped tabs behind
Striped gingham suits are similarly made
but are trimmed with knife-plaited rutfle
arranged to make particular color up
permost on each plat.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1875-04-15
A Mexican's Weapon.

A correspondent, referringto the Mex
lean weapon used with such deadly re-
suits in the religious murders in Mexi-
co, says: The machete, when welded
by the hands of a powerful Mexican, is
just as much to be dreaded in this coun-
try as the Spaniards have found it in
Cuba. 1t is like the Irishman's shilellah
an arm that never misses fire. And
then, the multiplicity of uses to which
the Mexican dedicates his machine are
something wonderful to the uninitiated.
1t serves as his weapon offensive and de-
fensive; it clears the ground of brush
wood and the forests of timber for him;
in the streams, rivers and arms of the sea
he fishes with it; it helps to build his
jacdl, or hut; aids him in numerous de-
tails of his duties as q muleteer, serves
in the capacity of universal tool in car
pentering about the houses; cuts his UNI
blical cord when he is ushered into the
world; occasionally shaves him when his
razor Gf he has one) is dull, and is his
closest companion at all hours of the day
and night. How that machete, with its
saber-like curve, horn handle, broad
blade and keen edge is hugged by the
owner can only be understood by those
who for years have seen the terrible in
strument of many purposes welded in
every imaginable way. Some of the peo-
pie manifest good deal of taste in the
manner of keeping their favorite ma
chete. The blade is frequently well pol
ished and inlaid with initials or designs
in gold and silver; the leathern sheath
and belt are ornamented with quaint
chasings or embroidered in threads OF
the precious metals; while the buckle
fastening it to the waist is usually OF
ma sive silver. But the more numerous
portion of the men, being those who
cannot reach the elegancies just men.
toned, are content to sheathe their ma
chetes in a homemade scabbord, or let il
rest, bare, with the hilt in their hand and
! the blade embraced in the hollow of the
arm. Over the steely surface of the
sharp and trusty cleaver wing of the
omnipresent serape is thrown, and you
Mexican gentleman of the unpublished
classes is ready for anything from cock
| fighting to manslaughter. The tougl
worsted folds of his well worn serape af
ford an excellent substitute for shield
and thus rmed the half Indian peasant
of Mexico is as tough customer as ont
would wish to encounter. His machet,
and serape remind me strongly of thu
large and claymOre that once made ole
| Scotland famous.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1875-04-15
About q Wife Whipper.

Justices of the peace do not like wife
whippers, and when one of these fellows
appeared before Detroit justice he was
sentenced after the following fashion
It's mighty good for some of these old
grizzlies that 1 hain't a woman Do
you know that if 1 were a fond wife and
mother, and my darling husband should
come home from his daily toll and black
my eve that I'd hit him with the whole
woodshed at once! Yes, 1 would. About
the time he struck me he'd think a
Westinghouse had tumbled over ON
him Yes, it's a good thing for these
old wife-pounders that my father wasn't t
a woman! (And he walked up and down
breathing hard and clenching his coat
collar.) L wish 1 could have you
whipped, he said to the prisoner. l
wish 1 could bave you tied to grating
and whipped round the fleet, until there
was not a sound piece of flesh as big as
a hazelnut on your whole body, 1 do.
But [ can't do that, and so up you go to
the county house for sixty days, and if
you don't come away from that place
entirely satisfied with wife whipping,
then L mistake the character of the place
where you are to spend your next two
months.