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Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1877-09-25
husband during her absence, lest he sh0ald

husband during her absence, lest he should
want anything. :.
But when at last she reached the beauti-
full mansion, whose marble cOlounades rose
from groves of orange and oleanders. her
heart, like that of the queen of Sheba, failed
within her. ee .--.4
As she stood hesitating, a respectable,
white haired old butler came TO the door.
.'Did you want to see Mr.. Cleveland n hs
asked, in accents that betrayed his English
nationality, and not without rather eontenp-
tuous glance at Mrs. Glenn's dusty boots aud
threadbare poplin dress.
81 wish to see Mrs. Cleveland ? poor Clara
answered. % usls -
Your card. if you please, ma'am 7" said
the butler. -,..-.Es....
81 have no card" said Clara, colorine-
ssTeil Mrs Cleveland that it is an English
lady who wishes to see her" ftsat q
And with some dignity she followed the
man into an ante-room, where q gorgeous
Persian rug covered the marble floor. -.
Presently light footstep sounded on the
echoing pavement of tho hall without and q
tall lady dressed in white muslin, with float
ing ribbons, entered the room. rsagukA
She started back with cry of glad SUR
prise as her eyes fell on Mrs. Glcnn's wan
and faded face
- "Clara - she exclaimed. tls-o
s.My God it is Fanny Vivian - shrieked
Mrs Glenn, scarcely believing her eyes. l
And Fanny ringing the bell for wine and
refreshments, threw her arms around the
sister-in>law she had never again expected to
see. aiisF9e-
Before dark Godfrey Glenn was comiorta-
bly established in one of tho great airy rooms
of tho Villa Castellaui, waited on and nursed
by Linda Vivian, now grown tall giri OF
fourteen.
Fauny's story, when related in detail,
proved romantic.
She accepted an engagement as gs-egness
with family going to Italy, taking Linda
with her.
There she had mot with a wealthy widower.
who had lost his heart to her blue. wisttui
eyes and peach like bloom, aud for five years
she had her living ut the Villa Castellani
like young queen in her palace.
"You must stay with me now, both OF
you," said Fanny, eagerly. "You must new
er go away from ne" .cgsfsT..
II consider Fanny relatives as my owh,"
said Mr.. Cleveland cordially.
While Godfrey, looked up with sad
smile, said
Il shall get woll now, Fanny, for hon
estly believe that my trouble was as much OF
the mind as of the body"
That night when Fanny came to see If all
was comfortable in the invalid's sick cham>
ber, Clara followed her out into the corridor.
Fanny" whispered she, "will you forgive
meY"
Forgive you, Clara For what l''ai .si
'.For the wicked words | spoke that day
when you parted from US, for my cold, cruel
selfshness.
Never speak of it again, Clara, - said-DIrs.
Cleveland. teuderly kissing her, forn she
! knew that Gods hand had punished the care.
lessly uttered words.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1877-09-25
GET YOUR TICKETS
VIA THE
Chesapeake 4 Ohio Railroad

Cincinnati, Indianapolis, Louisville. ST.
Louis. Kansas City, Omaha, San
Francisco, NushVHe, Memphis,
Ne,o Orleans, Terds,
And all Points West and South West.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1877-09-25
Spirit Of yeffersorr,
Charlestown, Jefferson County, west Va.
TUESDAY MORNING, sEPrkM BEk25. 1877.
PEN, INK AND SCISSORS.

The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Cons
pany have employed thirty carpenters in the
construction of oil cars at their shops in
Cumberland, Nd.
- Popular glory is perfect coquette; her
lovers must toll, feel every inquietude, in
dulge every caprice, and perhaps at last be
Tilted for their pains
In ordering a pair of boots or shoes
made, provide your shoemaker with piece
of thick flannel to put between the soles, and
ance of squeaking shoes.
- Gen. Joe Hooker has written brief
sketch of the career and services of the late
Gen. Braxton Bragg, in which he INDUCES in
some very severe criticisms of Gen. Rosecranz
while in command of the Army of the Cum
berland.
= Sellers of liquor in Oregon are not re-
quired, under a new law. to be licensed +; but
every drinker must pay SIS year for a license,
and whoever sells to an unlicensed person
may be imprisoned. The names of procurers
of licenses are to be published every six
months.
The United States Supreme Court has
decided, in a case brought before it on a writ
of error from the Circuit Court for the North
ern District of Illinois, that it has not juris
dicton of an appeal from circuit court in
bankruptcy cases; in other words, that the
Judgment Of the circuit court in such cases
is final.
- Murphy. the temperance lecturer, has
created a.most extraordinary Juror in Ron
dout, New York. Over six thousand persons
have signed the pledge, including many sa>
loon keepers A variety Snowman, carried
away by his enthusiasm, has emptied his beer
into the street and given up his saloon as a
meeting place for the converts to temperance.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1877-09-25

as TH1s SEAT OCCUPIED ?"-An old but
vigorous looking gentleman, seemingly from
the rural districts, got into car and walked
its full length without receiving an invitation
to sit down. Approaching one gentleman
who had whole bench to himself, he asked :
''Is this seat occupied ?" ''Yes, sir, it is"
impertinently replied the other. "Well," re-
piled the broad>shouldered agriculturalist, II
will keep this seat until the gentleman
COMES" The original proprietor withdrew
himself haughtily to one end and looked in
suited. After while the train got in mo-
tion, and still nobody came to claim the seat,
whereupon the deep-chested agriculturalist
turned and said "Sir, when you told me
this seat was occupied, you told lie"-such
was his plain language-"T never sit pear a
liar if I can avoid it; I would rather stand
up" Then appealing to another party he
said: "Sir, may 1 sit next to your You
don't look like liar" We need hardly say
that he got his seat, and that the original
proprietor thought that there was something
wrong about our social system.
Baltimore Gazette.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1877-09-25

TIE BLUE AND THE GRAY.-At the re-
cent reunion of the Federal soldiers at Ma
rietta, Ohio, the principal feature of the day
was the presentation of gold medal to Major
Thos. G. Jones, of Montgomery, Ala, for
merly of the staff of the Confederate Gen.
Gordon. This medal is the gift of Massa-
cbusetts soldiers in honor of Major Jones's re-
marks on the Union dead on decoration day
in Alabama. The presentation speech was
made by Gca William P Richardson. who
commanded Federal brigade and lost an
arm at the battle of Port Republic. He is
a native of Shenandoah county. Va. Maj.
Jones speech was in excellent taste, and e1.
cited great enthusiasm.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1877-09-25

SOAP SUDs YoR CABBAGE.-An intelli-
gent aud observing gentleman informs US that
soap suds is "dead sDot" for the green
worms which have for several years been SO
destructive to cabbage. He has tried 1t and
says that in few minutes after the apPilca-
ton it causes the death OF the worm. he
advises that the suds be not too strong as ne
has noticed that its application when SO is in-
furious to the plant. This is q simple remedy
and worth the trial-Es.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1877-09-25

large variety of Second band Pianos OF all
maker constantly in store, and ranging in prices
from { $500.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1877-09-25
p poETIckL.
[For the Spirit of Jefferson. I
TO NINA.

IFor the Spirit of Jefferson.l
TO NINA.
Fair Nina in thy cold grey eye.
No love or life i see.
Whatever Others think-tis plain
Thou art too cold for me.
II heat can melt thy stony heart
Create warm desire
Let others seek the cool and shade,
Pray thou keep near the fire.
Thou sayest like thee not-perhaps
You tell the truth-at most
The fault is thine. ne'er was fond
OF Icebergs. or of frost.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1877-09-25
The Little Shoes Did it.

A young man, who had been reclaimed
from the vice of intemperance, was called
upon to tell how he was led to give up drink
ing. He arose, but looked for moment,
very confused. All he could say was, 'i1he
lille shoes, they did a." With thick voice, ns
if his heart was in his throat, ho kept repeat-
ing this. There was q stare of perplexity ON
every face, and at length some thoughtless
young people began to litter. The msn,sln
all Of his embarrassment, heard this sound
and rallied at once. The light came into his
eyes with hash-he drew himself up and
addressed the audience the choking went
from his throat. eyes, friends, " he said, IN
a voice that cut its way, clear as n deep-toned
bell, "whatever you may think OF u. I've
told you tho truth-fhe lille shoes did 1T
was a brute and fOol; strong drink had
made me both, and starved me into the bar
gain. l suffered deserved to suffer; bus
| didn't suffer alone-no man does who has
a wife and child, for the woman gets tho
worse share. But am no speaker to enlarge
on that I'll stick to the little shoes. i saw
one night, when was slmo5t done for, the
saloon keepers child holding out her feet Tor
her father to look at her fine new shoes. lt
was a simple thing but, friends, no fist ever
struck me such blow as those little, new
shoes. They kicked reason into me. What
business have to help to clOthe others with
fneries, and provide not even coarse clothing
for my own, but let them go bare said L
And there. outside, was my shiyering wife
and blue chilled child, on a bitter cold night
l took hold of my little one with grip, and
saw her chilled feet! Men fathers if the
little shoes smote me, what must the little
feet do? 1 put them, cold as ice. my
breast they pierced me through. Yes, the
little feet walked right into my. heart and
away walked my selfsbncss. 1 had triAs
of money left; bought loaf Of bread spd
then pair of little shoes. never tasted
anything but bit of that bread all the Sab
bath day, and went to work like mad on Mon
day, and from that day have spent NO more
money a. the public house. That's all I've
got SO say-it was the Gttle shoes that did a."
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1877-09-25
Story of a Copper.

Contempt of small gift comes of not
knowing how to use it. In the following
case the unthanked giver was generous
enough to show how his present of cent
could be worth many dollars: Rich Uncle
Tom, says the Boston Cmltivdtor, offered his
baby niece copper, which baby's mother
threw on the floor in pet, taking it almost
as au insult. Uncle Tom only laughed. and
picking up the cent started for home. On his
way he exchanged the copper for nice newly
laid egg. He took tue egg home and put it
under a setting hen, and in due time out
popped chicken. The chicken grew to
hen, and the hen proved as great layer as
its mother. Some of the eggs uncle Tom
kept to pay him for his trouble and his corn,
and sold the rest. or turned them into chickens
for aunt Sarah's baby, who kept growing along,
first to girlhood, and then to womanhood,
and was still as pretty as ever. At last unc'e
Tom sold some of tho hens for lamb. The
lamb became a sheep, and the mother of many
sheep, until the sheep were sold for COW.
So year by year. while aunt Sarah's baby
grew older and prestier, her property grew
larger and more valuable. until, on her we'd
iugday uncle Tom took home to her in line,
like the procession going into the ark, first
flock of hens, then drove of sheep, and fol-
lowing after, herd of cows-a handsome
dover, aud all the rightful income from her
first copper.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1877-09-25

CURE FOR COUCH AND SPITTIsG BLOOD.
Take three ounces Of comfTey roots and six
handsful of plantain leaves. cut them finely.
crash and beat we'll together; strain them
through clean cloth or seive; weigh 1t add
the game weight in white crushed sugar boil
to syrup.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1877-09-25

DISCOVERY OF A LAKE OF OLA letter
from the Grcenbrier White Sulphur Springs
to the Richmond Dispdch says:
"The visitors and people of the neighbor>
hood have been considerably stirred up for past
few days at the discovery of cave immedi-
atty under Lovers Leap" 1t seems thata
purity of gentlemen concluded to go over the
cliff. Fastening rope to tree one of them
descended; about half way down he en-
deavored to stop his course by placing his feet
upon rock. They slipped, however, and
he called halt to investigate the phenomena.
Examining carefully he found cavity in the
rock, which proved to be the intrance to cave.
Procuring torches the party entered, and
abou. 800 feet from the mouth discovered a
lake, half mile long and 200 yards wide,
of pure coal oil. No bottom could be found.
Some persons are now making wooden troughs
for the purpose of conducting the oil to the
mouth of the cavern, and it is confidently
hoped that an immense amount of this lubri>
Gator will be shipped East"
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1877-09-25
PERSONAL.

PERSONAL.
NOAH WALKER CO.,
The Celebrated Clothiers of Baltimore
Announce the introduction of plan OF ordering
CLOTHING AND UNDERWEAR BY
LETTER,
To which thoy call special attention. They will
send on application their improved and accurate
RULES FOR SELF MEASUREMENT
and a full limo of samples from their i'm stock
of Cloths, CessirnereS, Coatings, Shirtings, &c.
thus abling parties in any part of the country to
order their Clothing and Shirts direct from them,
with the certainty of receiving garments OF
Tile Tery --latest Style
And Most Perfect Fit
a.tainable Goods ordered will be cent by Express
any part Of the country. As is well known
throug Southern States they have for Forty
business whch is a substa ntia guar. ntee rs to th
character of the Goods they will send out. large
and veil assorted stock of
READY-MADE CLOTHING
always on hand together with a full line of
FURNISHING GOODS
including all the latest novelties in design, and
At POPULAR PRICES
When G, sent per Express C. o. o., there
will be ELECTION charge on nmountso Of 800 and
Rules Tor sclt measurement, Samples oil
Goods aud Prico List free on application. The at
tent of the Trade is invited to Wholesale
Department, which is always kept up the highest
NOAH WALKER & co,
Manufacturers and Dealers in Mems and Boy's
Clothing and Furnishing C oods, either
ready made or made to order.
lG5 and l67 Baltimore Street,
BALTIMORE, MD.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1877-09-25

Fly PAPEs-Pewdered black pepper 10
mixed with syrup to thick paste, which is
spread by mesus of a broad bush upon COARSE
bIotting paper. Common brown syrup will
answer. but syrup made from, sugar is prefer
able. IS It dries quicker. For use, piece
of this paper is laid upon a plate and damp>
ened with wa.er.-Rurol Neso Yorker. -sr.ss
The Portland daily press., 1877-09-20
TERMS $500 PER ANNUM, IN ADVANCE.

Mr.. William z. Smith, the Republican can.
dldate for Governor of Wisconsin, Is a mid
dle-aged person Of such unusual popularity
tnat MS nomination has virtually settled the
election in advance. The best Judges allege
that he cannot be defeated. He saws he is
an ardent Hayes man, entirely in accord
with the settlement Of the Southern question
but little inclined to think the Civil Service
policy too extreme.
The PendletoAians are running the Demo-
cratic campaign in Ohio, and like the Turk,
they can bear no brother near the throne"
Senator Thurman has been assigned by the
state committee his first speaking appoint
meats about two weeks from the close of the
campaign, and ex-congressman Paine has re-
ceiyed no appointment yet, and as he has
desire to go to the United States Senate, he
Is not likely to get any.
Gov. Dan Chamberlain SAYS he stands
ready at all times to '.face the music" and
remarks in reply to Parker's charge against
his integrity that if anybody demands that
he should do more than deny such charges.
he will not be gratified. He says, ~ am
amenable to the laws of South Carolina for
my act, and whenever the officers of the law
wish to call me to account shall respond
and meet my accusers.'
Dispatches announce that Matt Carpenter,
as counsel for Leavenworth, Douglas, and
Franklin counties of Kansas, gives it out
that if the holders of the bonds of these
counties don't accept the compromise" to
be offered they shall have nothing. In this
connection it may do to mention that
F. III. Benson & Son, large banking house
of Kansas City, having the best OF credit,
has just failed, owing to ''too heavy invest
ments in town and county bonds" Quite
| likely.
The Portland daily press., 1877-09-20

The clamor OF the Democratic papers
about the California election is echoed in
some of the independent journals who set
up to be special organs of the President and
who attribute the defeat of the Republicans
to Senator Sargent's opposition to the Presi-
dents policy. How misguided are these hot
gospellers appears in the following extract
from an article in the New York Tribune.
Cameron, Conklng & Co. are in swearing
mood about the notion that the Republican de-
feat in California is due TO Senator Sargent s
opposition to the Presidents policy. There is
some reason for their wrath. They point out
the facts ~ that the Republican convention in
California indorsed the Presidents policy, and
(2) that Sargent himself was in favor of it. He
was the first Republican Senator to come out
t1at-foOted for it in March last, and has been
extraordinarily jealous ever since. He was too
eager, they say, to wait for an opportunity to
declare himself in the Senate, and so employed
the convenient Wetmore to telegraph to his
California papers very full interview, in
which Senator Sargent sustained the Preside Mt
and Cabinet unreservedly. He was almost as
enthusiastic for them as Artemus Ward was
for the last war, the present war and the next
war Mr.. Sargent was for the policy an
nounced. Whatever the cause of the defeat of
the Republicans in California, none of it can be
laid to lack of zeal on Sargent's part. He was
more prompt in indorsing the Administration
than even Senator Booth.
The Portland daily press., 1877-09-20
News and Other Items.

a despatch from Rocklin, California, says
that the Chnaman Alfook, one of the murder
ers of Sargent, has been arrested.
1t is denied that Stanley Matthews ever bar
gained with Southern Democrats to give up
Louisiana and South Carolina If Hayes were
allowed to be counted in.
E. Morsman, superintendent Of the Union
Pacific Express. offers $4,000 reward for the
capture of the men who robbed the Union Pa
clfic train last night at Big Springs.
The engine house of the Wabash railroad at
Defiance, Ohio, was burned Tuesday night with
two locomotives. Loss $4,000.
A Washington special to the Herald says
Secretary Sehurz has declined to give certif-
cate that the Missouri River, Fort Scott and
Gulf Railroad, in Kansas, has complied with
the requirements of law, in order that the COM
pany might re-convey their lands to the gov
eminent under certain conditions. The gov
ernment saves $500 900 by thus refusing certifi-
Gates.
Ex-Governor Hendricks arrived in New
York Tuesday. Ex-Governor Tilden will
arrive October 18th.
The Portland daily press., 1877-09-20

A PECULIARLY FRENCH STORY I'm hotel
of the QUARTER Latin, Paris, a lovesick stu
dent ten years ago blew lhis brains out. The
following year a medical student who failed to
pass an examination did the same. The land
lord, in alarm, declared that no one should
sleep in the room lagain, and made 1t a storing
place for furniture. One morning a waiter in
the house, being accused of a trihing theft,
mounted to the room and hanged himself.
This led the landlord to reliuquish the build
ing. His successor was unfortunate and soon
sold out, and 1t fell into the hands of drug
sist. The new tenant heard the story of the
tatal chamber with indifference, but upon his
wife II made great impression. She stunned
1t to the extent of passing much of her time
in the chamber most distant from 1t. The
druggist finally found that this chosen sanctu-
ary of refuge was the room of his head clerk.
In a fit of jealousy he swallowed poison and
mounted to the fatal chamber to die. This
last suicide excited the neighborhood, and the
owner of the hotel was requested to wall up
neigh hborhood was very angry, but its ire was
appeased on the announcement that the build
ing was to be demolished, in order to make
way for the continuation Of the Faubourg st.
Germain. The proprietor demanded quarter
OF million francs from the city, but the as
SCISSOR awarded him only ninety thousand. The
proprietor tell sick with disappointment and
9urng convalescence he desired to take q
last looki at his property, which was TO fall on
the following day. When the workmen ar
rived to begin the work of demolition the fatal
chamber had new tenant The proprietor's
body was found hanging there.
The Portland daily press., 1877-09-20
Current Comment.

Judge Taft has injected an elaborate dis
course on silver into the Ohio campaign, with
no perceptible result, except to increase its
dulness about 25 per cent.
Tweed is showing the country what the
glorious Democracy can do when it has a
chance.
The Democratic arithmetic man has ceased
to search for comfort in the returns of The
Maine election.
Senator Barnum, of Connecticut, has been
out to Ohio, in solemn consultation with
John G. Thompson. Where there is ascarc-
ity Of campaign funds, Mr.. Barnum is great
power. If he cant get your Uncle Dicks
pocket-book open, nobody can.
Gen. Butler has comforted the greenback
disciples in the West with thasassurance that
he thinks as much of their pet hobby as he
ever did. He HASN'T found anobody able to
answer him on the subject, and he is waiting
until he does before changing his opinion. II
the General holds on a little while longer the
greenback will take itself out of the way,
and then he won't need any opinion at all.
The Hon, Zachariah Chandler has paid
brief visit to Washington, looking as brown
as a berry, full of cheerfulness and very talk
ative about the delights of fishing, but as ig-
norant as girl about political complications.
The hungry interviewer sounded him in vain
for an opinion, and had to content himself
with the general observation that the ex.Sec.
retary looks like man who is saying nothing
but doing an awful amount of thinking.
In spite of the subsidy question, Mr.. Ran
dali appears to be clearly ahead in the Speak
ership contest. The Southern support seems
to be practically solid in his favor, and to
have some good reason or other for believing
that he is on their side OF the reconciliation
with an appropriation" question. The North
ern Democrat, unless he is candidate him
self, apparently does not care where Mr.. Ran
dali stands. He denounces subsidies on gen.
eral principles, but then he does not mean
anything by it. AS for Mr. Cox's chances,
the main obstacle seems to be the persistent
refusal OF the country TO regard his claim as
anything but a joke.
When the Cabinet cannot agree about Civ
il Service reform, it is not strange that the
country is divided.
The Portland daily press., 1877-09-20

The superiority of American rifles, in use
by the Turks, is prominent cause of the Sc
verify of the Russian losses, The Russians
being almost in every instance the attack
ing party, they have been obliged. to expose
their solid columns to the fire of the Turks
from behind intrenchments. They have not
been able to bring the enemy to an important
engagement in the open field.
The Portland daily press., 1877-09-20

The election in France will be held three
weeks from next Sunday-France still adj
heres to the bad practice of holding her elec-
tions on the Sabbath. If the Republicans car
ry the day,as is now confidently believed they
will, we shall probably hear no more of the
trial of Gambetta, as the whole thing would
naturally fall to the ground with the defeat cf
the reactionists.