Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1876-04-11
PEN, INK AND SCISSORS,

- The Virginia Legislature removed udge
out!
Statistics are given to prove that Of the
mental, women have to bear two>thirds.
William Freeman, of CherryGeld, Me-,
ninety three years old, has just published
volume Of poems, most of which he wrote in
the past year.
- Prince Oscar, second son of the King of
Sweden, will be at the PhlIadsl phia exhibi.
ton on the Fourth of July. He is sixteen
years old, and navy cadet.
AT Greenland, N H., man has recov-
cred ST 400 from the town because his horse
shied at old log by the road and threw
him out of the wagon, breaking his ankle.
Tho London Home for Lost Dogs has
kennels for four hundred. The police send
all stray dogs there, and they are kept three
days awaiting owners, after which they are
either sold or killed.
There are l62 driving parks in tho Uni
ted States. The value of tho properly held
by these associations is estimated at SIS, ,O0O,-
600; and that of the horses entered in sin
gle year, Sl5,000,000.
1t has been remarked that formerly
when man got tired of the world he went
iuto cave aud dwet alone now he no-
complished the result by opening a store and
neglecting to advertise.
- The kangaroo said to have been in
trOduced into several large estates in France,
and is now hunted there like other game
The flesh is sold in the market, and is cons
sidered great dainty.
"A Mr.. Cooper, of California, has an
orchard, near Santa Barbara, of IL, 900
almond trees; ! 200 English walnut trees :;
5000 olive trees 6,00O eucalyptus trees !;
and vineyard of 5000 grape vines.
"A South Carolina colOred judge named
Jones, has given evidence of high-toned
spirit of chiyairy, even if he has crude notions
of law. He sentenced a fellow man to jsiI
for fifteen days for speaking of ono Of his
(Judge Joues) female friends as "a duck
legged heller"
- The number Of students in Virginia coll
leges from other States was last year 794 :;
total number, 1880. In lS7O-'7l, accord
ing to circular issued by the United States
commissioners of education, the number of
students in Virginia colleges from other States
was 594, which was mUre than any other
State in the Union except Connecticut
"A few days before the New Hampshire
election the chairman of the Republican Stste
Committee addressed the following letter to
a resident of one of the doubtful towns {:
4" You must carry Canaan at all hazards. If
the 81 800 have already sent is not enough
to carry the town, l rely upon you to carry it
at all events and if 1t costs s5, 900 you shall
be made whole. Don't fail'
-Ap inquisisivs but badly posted Briton
went down to visit Mount Vernon not long
since, and after making many inquiries and
noting down the answers, he said to the su-
perintendent: "Ah! may hask you if G en-.
eral Washington was in the harmy ?" "He
was, sir, replied the superintendent "And
on which side, Union or rebel ?" Rebel,
sir" was the reply, which was carefully noted
down.
The following gentlemen have recently
been elected by the Board of Public Works
as Directors of the Insane Asylum: James
Witherow, of Greenbrier county; VI. F. HUI.
linen, of Ohio county; +. C. Guston, ol
Morgan county; j. L. Armstrong, of jack
son county; Ira J. McGiunis, of CabeII
county; Alex. Monroe. of Hampshire county
Judge T. a. Edwards. Judge VI. Edmistor
and J. ". WObndin. of Lewis county. Thc
new Board will meet and organize about the
! first Of April.