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Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1875-03-09
THE APPROPRIATION BILE.

The appropriation bill adopted by the legis-
lature before adjournment makes provision for
the necessary expenses of the State for the
fiscal years ending September 30tb, 1875,
and September sOtb, 1876. For the first
mentioned year, the amount appropriated is as
follows:
For the Legislative Department
during the session commencing
January 18th, and ending Feb
ruary 26th, SO, 900 90
For the judicial Department, 3.7OO 90
For the Educational Department, rs. $50 81
For the Executive Department, 95. 500 90
For Charitable Institutions, 1874, 4T5 90
For the Civil Administration, 1874 Is
Total, $685.. $50 &c
For the fiscal year ending September so.b,
1876:
For the Judicial Department, $500 90
For the Educational d Department., 81 800 90
For the Executive Department, 26,5OO 90
For the Criminal Department, 10000 90
Forthe Hospital for the Insane at
Weston, $4,000 90
Total, s1S6, 500 90
1t will be seen that for the two years the
bill appropristes in all s554,75O.66 In ad
dition to this for the fiscal year of 1872, the
several assessors of the Stzte are each, in
lieu of commissions or compensation allowed
them by law for thoir various services, to be
paid $780,. Rheeling Register.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1875-03-09
STOCKHOLDERS MEETING.

A a meeting of the Corporators of the Jeffer-
n son County Agricultural College, held at the
office of Green & Beckwith, in the town of
Charlestown. on the 10th day of February. 1875,
Stockholders of this Corporation be held on
Thursday the LIST day of April 1875, at IL o'clock
A. NJ, at Woodbury., the residence of James H.
Grove, near Leetown in jefferson County West
Virginia, to elect Board of Directors, make By
Laws and transact other business which NAV be
lawfully done by Stockholders in general meet
ing. JAMES h GROVE.
Secretary of saId meeting
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1875-03-09
TIE FORCE BILL.

The infamous "force BILL" which proposed
to subject at least four sovereign States to the
tyrannical dictation of ITlyssus S. Grant, and
which passed the House of Representatives,
did not get through the Senate, and is dead.
Should it have passed it would have, as the
Baltimore Sun expresses, found ''its only
parallel in the infamous Law of Public Sc.
curity passed by the French Convention in
the days OF Danton, Msratt Robespierre. and
in the maxims and practices of those worthless ("
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1875-03-09

re- A Called Meeting of Winchester
Presbytery will be held in the Loudouu street
church next Wednesday night March 10TH.
for the purpose of considering the request of
Rev. G. t. Leyburn for a dissolution of the
pastoral relation between himself and the
Loudoun street church also similar request
from Rev. Charles White. and the Berryville
church Winchester News
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1875-03-09
About Is or 90 Barrels OF
WHITE CORN.

TERMS OF SALE:
The Corn. Casn. On other articles, Seven
Months Credit VIII be gwen on all sums of len
Dollars and upwards, purchaser giving NOgot,a-
be Note. with approved security, payable at the
Bank of CharlcstOwr, with interest from date !;
interest to lie RENTED if paid at matuIiiy All
sums under on Dollars, Cash.
o. S ale to commence at 10 O'clock, A. NJ.
March 0, 1875 ST. Flee Press cnnv oAoooN'
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1875-03-09
The Capital Removal Bill.
SENATE BILL no. %.

A bill to remove the seat of government
temporarily to Wheeling.
WHEREAS, Henry K. List. Micheal Reilly,
John Mcclure. Geo w Franzheim, Simon
Horkheimer and Morgan l.. OFT. eitizeus of
Wheeling, have sgreed to furnish to the State
without cost thereto, suitable accommodations
in said city, for the Legislative. Executive
and Judicial Departments of Ghe State. includ.
ing the State Library, should the seat of gov
ernmeut of the State be removed temporarily
to said city And
WHEREAS, 1t appears to the Legislature
thst the Capital of the State should be 10.
Gated at a more accessible and convenient
point, therefore
Be 1t enacted uy the Legislature Of Hest
FIrginiu
That on and after the expiration of ninety
days from and after the passage of this act,
until hereafter otherwise provided bv law the
seat OF government of the State of West Vir.
ginia shall be at the city of Wheeling
The Governor is hereby authorized to cause
suitable accommodations to be prepared in the
city of Wheeling for the several departments
of the State Government. including the Leg,
islative, Executive and Judicial Departments,
and to remove thereto and cause to be prop
erly placed and arranged therein the hooks,
papers and movable property. now in the city
OF Charleston. belonging to the several State
offices. including the State Library, the said
Henry l.. List, Micheal Reilly John Mcclure
Geo. W. Franzheim, Simon HorEheimer and
Morgan IL, OFT, agreeing to idenpify the
State against the expenses thereby Incurred
All acts and parts of acts in conflict
with the provisions of this act are hereby re-
pealed
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1875-03-09

Co The Baltimore and Ohio and Pennsylvania
Railroads have further reduced their rates of fare
to points west.
SALE BILLS printed neatly and at low rates
at this Office
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1875-03-09

re- 1t is said that an order has been is
sued for the discharge of all engineers and
train men on the B. & O. R. R. WIN cannot
read aud write
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1875-03-09

For ALL FEMALE COMPLAINTS, in yCHpe
or old, married or single. at the dawn OF
womanhood or the change of life. DR.. Pierce's
Favorite Prescription manifests such posi-
lively remedial influence as to call forth the
loudest praise from all who use it,
Mr.. John A. Kinney druggist, of Knob
Noster. Mo, writes as follows.
"Dr. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y, Deer SIR
Your medicines sell better than any other
keep, and give universal satisfaction The
people are especially delighted with your Fa>
vorite Prescription. and it seems to be IA
vorite among all that have ever used it It
is sold by druggists and dealers in medicines.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1875-03-09

Es' The Pennsylvania Legislature has
enacted law defining the crime of "kidnap.
ping" Tho penalty for the same is fine
not exceeding $40, 900, aud Imprisonment in
the peuitentiary not exceeding twenty years.
The act grants immunity to all who have com
mitted this offence prior to its adoption, upon
their surrendering the child or children kid
mapped to the nearest magistrate. This is in
tended to cover the case of Charley Ross, and
to assure those who have him in custody that
they will aot be punished if they give him up.
Mayor StOkley, of Philadelphia, has issued
a proclamation embracing the above law, and
following the proclamation is a card from the
father of the missing boy, in which he offers
So, 900 for the restoration Of his child.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1875-03-09

TEXAS GIFT CONCERT ASSOCIATION
$4,000 For One Dollar.-The whole State of
Texas is wild with excitement caused by the
immense inducements offered by this Asso-
citation. The capital prize is $50 900, and
many of less amount, besides valuable prop
erty in the city of Denisou. Parties who in
vest may rely that the drawing will be con-
Quoted with the utmost fairness and Impair
tiality, aud the taking of one single chance
may draw the capital prize.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1875-03-09

COUNTY IrEMs.-From the Shepherds.own
Register of Saturday. VIC copy the following
items:
DeoM,-As We go to press Friday morning
we learn of the death of Mr. Jonathan Nixon,
an old and highly respected citizen ofthis town.
Death ofa FuluaJIe BM-A valuable
bull, of the celebrated Durham breed, be
longing to DIR. Tanner, near this town, died
few days ago, from the effects Of bite from
a vicious boar, also belonging to the DIR. The
DR.. refused 81 500 for the Bull on several oc-
casions, aud his death is to be regretted on ac-
count of his being oe q celebrated and valu>
able stock.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1875-03-09

sar The Virginia Legislature, on the 26th,
elected Judge Henry W. Thomas for Lieu
tenant>Governor, by a vote of one hundred
and twenty-seven to fourteen. The Rich
moud Dispatch says:
'Judge Henry W. Thomas is from Fairfax
county. has been from thirty to forty years in
the public service. and is at this time a mem
Der of the Senate and President protein, of
the body. He ia distinguished as a LAWYER
and jurist is ripe debator and parliament
tartan, and will fill the post to be vacated by
Colonel Withers with eminent credit to him.
self, and no dodbt with complete satisfaction
to the peopls."
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1875-12-10
The Lost Child.

There Is little story going the round
of the press, that made a deep impres.
sion on me as father. A father took
his little child out into the field on one
Sabbath and he lay down under bean.
tisui shady tree, il being hot day. The
httie elhld ran about gathering blades
of grass and wild flowers, and coming
to his father and saying. Pretty, pref
ty'. At last the father fell asleep, and
while ne was asleep the child wandered
away When he awole. his first though;
was. "Where is my childg" lie looked
all around. but he could not see him.
lie shouted ;lt the top OF his voice and
ak he heard was the echo Of his own
voice. Running TO hill, he looked a.
round and shouted again. hut all he
heard Was tho echo OF his own voice.
no rcsponsel Then going To prcci.
pee mt some distance, lie looked down,
anu there upon the rocks and briers, he
saw the nanglci form OF his beloved
child. lie rushed to the spot. took up
the tifeless body and bugged it to his
bosom. and accused himself OF beiny the
murderer OF his own dear child. While
he was sleeping the child had wandered
WV VIZ l'ttCllllce- IilOHarliJ Is heard
that, what picture of the church oil
God. How many fathers and mothers,
how many Christian men and women,
are sleeping while their children wander
over the terrible precipice thousand
times worse than that precipicc. right
into the bottomless pit of hell. Father
where is your boy tonight? He may
be just ont here in some public house,
he may be rceling through the streets oil
London, drank; he may be pressing on
down to drunkard's grave. How ma.
ny fathers and mothers there are now in
London--yes, praying Christians. too
whose children are wandering away
while they are sleeping. Is IL not time
that the church OF Cod should wake M
an,l come TO the Lord as one man. and
strive 70 beat back those dark waves oil
death that roll through our streets, bear
Ing upon their bosom the noblest Young
men we have? Oh. my God, wake M
tho church! And let us trim our lights
and 90 forth and work for the kingdom,
of God.-D. /. NooIy.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1875-12-10

CIRCUMSTANCES ALTER CAsEs.--The
other day while q Vicksburger was
riding toward Jackson i'm his buggy. lie
saw long-haired young man sitting on
roadside fence. There was such an
air of utter desolation about the country.
man that the Vicksburger drew rein and
inquired.
For God'ssake {! what ails you young
man?"
Nothing, for Gods sake y was the
meek reply.
"But is any one dead?"
"lIain't heard OF anybody but old
Matthews, and lie we1t Off two months
ago"
"Are you sicll?"
II feel kinder bad"
We'll, you look bad. IN fact. Won
are the worst looking young man have
seen since tho close OF the war"
II was all right till month ago" said
the young man looking still more sol.
emn.
What happened them"
Woman went back on me"
Did cd. Were you engaQcd?"
I'D hung around there for a year or
so, and we'd Rugged and loved and
hooked fingers. II that isn't being en-.
gagged, then ! don't know"
"And she backed out?"
"Ycs"
well, I've been through the mill
myself. j had a woman 90 back on me
~ that way three months ago, and didn't
lose a bit Of sleep over il"
"You didn't?"
mo, sir"
But then" sighed the young man, rs
he hitched along on the rail, "the wo.
man you loved didn'to own sixteen mules.
and have a clean hundred bales Of cot.
ton to sell !"
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1875-12-10

SALT FOR Hoes.-I have seen salt
fed to hogs for fifty years, and in the
last twenty years have have fed many
heavy hogs, ranging from 800 to GOO
pounds net. 1 fed them all literally
with salt; have never lost one, nor has
one been sick an hour. These hogs have
been fattened in a close pen, and their
principal food was cornmeal made into
dough. The dough l have sailed, at
least once day. Sometimes my hogs
would fail 90 clean out their trough; ia
that case | would put handful OF salt
in my bucket with some water, pour It
in their trough, and they would lick it
up with much relish. Ia addition 20 salt.
| feed Goals IRON the stove. make H.
a regular custom TO feed Goals, and IL il
astonishing what a quantity n hog will
eat. and how healthy and robust It will
make him. Let the hogs have plenty OF
salt and charcoal, and we shall hear less
Of the cholera. So says the Country
Gentleman.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1875-12-10

NEATNEss.-BoYs.-Why shouldn't
boys be taught to be neat as well as
girls; also TO bc Industrious? Why
should three or four masculines sit all
tho long winter evening idle. while the
weary wife and mother has never leis.
ure moment she can call her own? Mo-
theirs, ifyou would Nave your boys strong
and self-rcliant, and at the Same time,
neat, careful, methodical men and your
daughters strong and nerved, healthy.
selisustainln9 women-train them up
together. Teach the boys to be handy
in the house, and let the girls lend Il
helping hand outdoors Both will be
the better for it. The girls should work
outdoors as much as possible. AS have
watched the woodman at the foot OF
some large trees tue thought has come
to ne that there is where you get your
strength and courage, in mastering ob.
stacles over yourself, and in inlaling
the fresh air Of heaven. If your might
lest implements were the mop and the
broom, ANIL your breathing brought no
purer air to the lungs than most kitchen
and sleeping rooms contain, you would
be rs nervous and sickly and timid as
the majority of women are. In the sum-
mer, when find myself getting nervous
and fdgety, Fly to the garden and there
lind sure panacca for many OF the ills
that poor woman is heir to.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1875-12-10

IF an editor omits anything, lac is
lazy. If he speaks OF things as they are,
people get angry. Ifhe CLOSES over, or
smoothS down the rough points. he is
bribed. If he calls things BY their pro.
per names, he is unfit for an editor. If
he does not furnish his readers with
jokes, lie IS mullet. II he does, he is
arattlehead, lacking stability Ifheco
dennis the wrong. he is good fellow,
but lacks discretion. If he lets wrongs
ana injuries go unmcntioncd, he is q
coward. Ifhe opposes Il public man, he
does it TO crafty spite--is tool of n
clique and belongs to a ring. If he in
dulgcs in personalities, he is black
guard. If he does not, his paper is dull
and insipid. Put yourself in his place
and sec how nice it -Ecchmge.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1875-12-10

tVFlowers nearly always begin TO
fade and droop after being kept for TWEEN.
ty-four hours in water few may be
revived by substituting fresh. but oil may
be restored by the use OF hot water. For
this purpose place the flowers in scald-
ing wnter. deep enough to cover about
one.third Of the length Of the stems. By
the time this is cold the flowers will
have become erect and fresh. Then cut
off the s;Irunken ends Of the stems and
put them in cold water. =
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1875-12-10

to I'm instance Of rare honesty, and
showing how dog may desire to pay
his board bill. is said to have recently
occurred in Fitchburg. a lady saw n
dog frequently about her house picking
up odd bits which had been thrown out,
and once she called him in and fed him.
The next day he came back, and rs she
opened the door he walked in and plac-
CT an egg ON the floor, when he was n
gainrcd. The following day he brought
another egg to pay for his dinner; and
oil the fourth day he brought the old
hen herself, who it seems had failed to
furnish the required cgg.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1875-12-10

OEiGIN or TIE TIUN BgOTuER JoNA.
rrAN.--The story Of the origin of the
above term, as related many years ago
70 the editor Of the No1cjch Cou,ier. by
a gentleman over eighty years Of age.
who was an active parlicipator in the
scenes Of the Revolution, is Is follows (:
When general Washington. after he.
ing appointed commander Of the army
az 'hc Revolutionary War came TO Mas.
s1chusctt % organize IL and make pre-
partitions for the defense ofthe country.
Io found q great want OF ammunition
aut other means necessary 10 meet the
powerful foe nc had 70 contend with.
and great difficulty 10 obtain them If
attacked i'm such condition. the cause at
once might he hopeless. On ono occa-
sion. ot that anxious period, a consulta-
ton of the officers and others was held,
when IL seemed no way could he devils.
CT 10 make such preparation as was ne.
cessary. His Exceicncv. .JOnatl an
Trumbull. the elder. was then Governor
OF the State Of Connecticut. on whose
Judgment and aid tue General placed
the greatest reliance, and remarked
I'VE must consult Brother Jonathan on
the subject" The general did so. and
the Governor was successful in supply
ing many OF the wants Of the army
When difficulties afterwards arose. and
the army was spread over the country.
u became n by.word, I'VE must consult
Brother Jonathan" The term Yankee
is stil applied to portion. but. BRO.
thcr Jonathan" has now become a dcs-
ignotiou oC the whole country, as John
Bull has for England
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1875-12-10

"A CuIF FOR SooTY CniMNEys.--A-
bout fifteen years ago a dwelling was
raised one story higher. and chimney
had also to be raised some feet higher.
and rs the chimney was built up il was
-plastered ON the inside with salt mortar.
TO prevent the adhesion OF SCOT. The
result Is that the part plastercd with salt
mortar is white aud clean 90 this day.
while the other part gets filled with SCOT
up TO the very line where the saltsd part
begins. and has 60 bc cleaned each year.
the chimney being in almost constant
use. The proportions used were one
peek of salt, added while tempcring 20
three peclss Of mortar.--Scieatifc diner.