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Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1877-09-18
Episcopal Female Institute
WINCHESTER, VA.
Rev. &c WHEAT, D. D, Principal,

Rev. j. G. WHEAT, D. D, Principal,
A SISTED by competent and experienced
N Teachers In the several Departments.
Tho exercises of this IusIitute will be resumed
on THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 9TH, 1877.
For circu lars stating terms, course of study,
JIG. WHEAT, Principal.
REFERENCES Bishop and Clergy of the Pro-
testnnt Episcopal Church of Va; Charles Aglion-
by and Messr.. White & Trapnell, Charlestown;
b. F. Harrison and Dr. Jno Reynolds, shep-
herdstown. W Va.
July II, lSf7-4m
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TEMPERANCE IN BALTIMORE.

AT meeting of tho Young Mems Gospel
Temperance Association" of Baltimore City,
held on Monday night, tho 10th instant, the
following officers were elected:
Prcsidenf-A. w. Hawks.
Vicc- Presdents-W. w. Mcintyre, DR..
JAS G. Wiltshire, G. G. Biting, Jr., G. s.
Strong.
Secretary e. K. Lcgg.
Treasurcr.-Jno. G. Legg.
A friend sends US the above from Balti>
more, accompanied with private letter, from
which we take tho liberty of quoting the fol-
lowing
AS you will SEQ from tho notice enclosed,
we have organized Young Mems Gospel
Temperance Association" during which meet
ing our Secretary was requested to send a
copy of the minutes of the same to the Spirit
Of Jc6crson, but he having been suddenly
called off on a business tour, has asked me to
attend to it for him, which do very gladly,
asking you please to give it place in your
columns. We will offer 20 the public every
inducement, in the way Of amusements, to at.
tend our meetings, and will mako every effort
to avert suffering on the part of the poor this
wintcr-that is one of the special plaDks in
our platform. We will tako particular care
of tho children of those who will drink, test
ing tho efficacy of kindness in such cases.
p S.-Should you como to tho city all of
us will DO glad to see you. Hawks sends re-
CARDS to you and all friends. He is doing n
good work here. His speeches are very pop
ular.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1877-09-18

PETERsoN's MAGAzINE.-The beautiful
initial engraving, "Tho Kiss" in Peterson
for October is exquisite, tho fashion plates arc
up to the usual high standard of this mag
azine, and tho literary and other contents
pleasing and attractive.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1877-09-18

SOUTHERN HISTORICAL SOCIETY PAPERS.
Tho September number gives "Causes of
our Repulse at Gettysburg" embraced in
letters from Gems. Z. P. Alexander, G. NJ.
Wilcox and A. L. Long; "Papor by Col. W.
II. Taylor" "Gen. Gbsor's Report of Opera
tions in Vicinity of Nashville )" Editorial
Paragraphs, etc., making up an interesting
magazine, and ono furnishing valuable facts,
which it should be the pride and duty of the
South 10 support and maintain.
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.IscnAsosrT.

81, 1877:
J. p. RAY, Plaintiff,
Against FIX CHAfosRT.
JOHN Y. RAY, James ". RnJ.i
Samuel II. Rnr, Simeon II. Ray.
and John II. Ray. Admir- of
Dfusilln Ray. decd, Defen-
TIIHR object OF this unit Ii to ebtsin partition
i of the Roal Estate left by DrusiIla Rsy'
among those entitled.
It appearing, on affidavit hlcdin this suit, that
tho Defendants, John V. Ray, James W Ray =
Samuel II. Raw and Simeon II. Ray are not res
idents of the state of West Virginia, they nr0
hereby required 70 appear within four weeks
after tho date OF tho first publication of this
order, and do what is necessary 20 protect their
interests in this matter.
AND il IL further ordered that copy of this
order shall be publisned once . week, for four
successive wecks, in the 'Espirit of JeffcrsoB' d
newspaper published IN this coaIty, aud also
posted mt the front door OF the Court-House Of
the said county. at least twenty days before De-
cree is reGGerG1.
d. G.. WASHINGTON,
Clerk Of the circuit Court.
Dan1 b. Lucas, y. q.
September IL IS77-4s.
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FARMERSLOONt to YOUR INTERBST

RAMsBURG EXCELSIOR PLANT FOOD.
Tho best and most reliable Fertilizer in the mai
D.F. Agent,
P. o., VAUDEVILLE, Va.
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BERKELEY County FAIR.-The rain last
week was unfortunate for tho Berkeley
County Agricultural Fair which commenced
on Tuesday, yet tho attendance was much
greater than was expected under tho clrcum-
stances. The display Of stock, in which JEFF
ferson was represented to some extent, sur
passed that of any previous year. A feature
of the day on Wednesday was sham battle
between the battalions of tho Berkeley Light
Infantry, Capt. G. J. Faulkner commanding.
This novel feature created tho greatest in~
tercst among the people, and the admirable
execution of the various maneuvrcs won many
cncomiums. Tho West Virginia Guards veto
also on parade, but owing to tho fact that
quite number were engaged in various &C.
equations they had to forego all military dis
play. Tho running race tho Same day was
for county horses four years old, half milo
heat, best in 3. There were four entries
S. NJ. Petors' King Lear, John Gray's
Wnndercr, Collins gray marc and Hayes
bay FLY. Tho race was won by Wanderer
timo 50 seconds.
On Thursday, for tho sweepstakes trotting
race, purse of $500, mile heats, the follow
ing horses entered Charles Aliens AHA
mont, J. Woodlands Joe Morgan, D. D. Har-
vcy's Topp and j. Hatcher's Lady Estcp. Tho
race was won by Joe Morgan. Time 2.40,
2404, 2.39, 2.39. For the running race,
open to all, mile heats, the following wcrc tho
entries: Horny Coon's LongfcNow, 7. B.
Davis Lizzio H., S. W. Peters, McKcnny
and j. w. Gray's Wandorcr. Tho race was
won by Lizzie II. limo 1,56, 1.57.
Tho Light Infantry gave another sham
battle on Friday. The tro,ting race on that
day was won by Jobc's Chilly"
Chas. NJ. Stieff, of Baltimore, was awarded
tho highest premium for his grand piano on
exhibition at floral hall.
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West Va. University,
e77. MORGANTOWN. 1875

idency of Rev. J. R. Thompson, A. NJ.
is entering upon n new era of prosperity
During the Spring Term just closed. the atten-
dance of students increased over IS per
cent. It has q large ard scholarly Faculty; a
beautiful, healthful and moral location: ample
Scientific and Philosophical Apparatus: Lii
brary constantly growing; curriculum OF the
most thorough character; a standard of sholar.
ship surpassed by no American institution OF
learning.
Tns EXPENSES AIR LESS than at any other
place known to afford equal advantages. The
Fall term begins Sept. 5th: the Winter term
January 81, and Spring term March 9th. For
full information, catalogues, 80, address the
President GEO. C..Sl URGlSS,
InIv q i5f7-tAn1 Secretary of Regents.
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Il A Il RIED.

August 5th, At Haroer's Ferry. by Rev. J. A.
MoFaden, Mr.. SQUIRE WATSON and Miss VIC
TORIA LEE, botn of this county.
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EDUCATIONAL.

Charlestown Academy.
A College Preparatory School for Boys.
rI,HE next session opens the Tenth of septem-
her. For particulars apply for Catalogue TO
WM. II. KABLE. I. NJ, Principal:
Charlestown, Jefferson Co., w. Va.
July II. lS77-tf.
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SCHOOL FOR SMALL GIRLS.

yTNHE MISSES WILLIS propose to open a
4 soiool for small girls in the rooms adjoining
thcir residence. (the recently occupied by
Mr.. W. L. Wilson,) on September 18th. For
further information apply to them personally.
August IS, lS77-4t.
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The B. & o. R. R. excursion to Washing
ton aud Baltimore, on Tuesday last, was
largely patronized. Nearly fifty tickets were
sold at tho CEarlcstoHn depot. :.
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Jefferson County, to- wit:
1t Rules held IN tie Clerk. Office cftte
Circuit Court If JeSersOn County, September
81, 1877:
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THE STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA.

Brooke & Lncas. u. O.
September !, IS7T--1t.
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CHARlEsTOWN FEMALE SEMINARY.

TIME Fifteenth Annual Session begins MON
DAY, SEPTEMBER 10TH, 1877. Terms
made known on application to the PRINCIPAL
Miss SARAH II. BROWN,
Miss A.DOYNE SMITH.
nj 1S1H-4m.N
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-01-04
An Esquimaux House, or Hut.

One would think that, cold and dread
full as the Arctic regions are known to
be, the inhabitants would need every
comfort that could be imagined in the
way of q. house. But no. The first
thing the Esquimaux does in his home
building is to clear away the snow and
ice from a spot of ground of the right
size for his house. This he makes as
smooth as he can, leaving one end
little higher than the other. The
higher end is to serve as parlor and bed
room; the lower as workshop and
kitchen. Around this cleared spot of
earth blocks of hard frozen snow are
laid in such fashion that they form
low reundvroof, resembling in, shape
the half of a hollow ball. By way of q
window, a small square of rather thin
and clear ice is set into the wall. On
the side of the house -least exposed to
wind is long and very low passage
way leading to. the open air. This
passage is so low that the inmates of
the house have to crawl
through it on their hands and
knees. The door is only loose block
of snow. These huts do not appear to
be very charming residences, but there
are two good things about them. One
is, that the high winds of that desolate
region can not, possibly blow a hut
over, though they may bury it in snow;
the. other good thing is, that no one hat
can be lived i'll longer than
seasons j.; The '79poor Esquimaux.
are, unfortunately, "a very
dirty people, and if they lived ever so
long in one house they would never
clean it. But the ssnow-house finally
cleans itself in the mestthereugh man
ner, for as soon as the warm days of
summer. come it melts away, and its in
mate must set about building a seal
skin tent that will shelter them till win
ter comes again.-St. Nicholas for Jass,s-
arg. ~.: a-79 sa:sa.l guf tpa.. .s..,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-01-04

Every one has noticed the dark spots
which mottle the surface of the full moon.
L hese long ago used to be considered
seas, and in the geography OF the lunar
orb went under such names as the Sea
of Tranquility, the Sea of Nectar, the
Sea of Serenity, the Sea of Ruins, and
the Ocean of Tempests. They are still
designated seas by astronomers, for
convenience sake, but are known to be
nothing but vast plains hemmed in, in
some cases, by lofty rugged mountains.
When examined through the telescope
some of these plains exhibit a greenish
tint, strongly marked, but here and
there difficult to catch except under
favorable conditions. This verdant hue
has excited speculation. If the moon
has no atmosphere and no water it may
arise from the color of the ground, but
certainly can not indicate vegetation.
Ii, however, the moon has an atmos-
phere the case is entirely altered, and
recent studies OF the state of the lunar
surface have excited grave doubts as to
its being nothing but an airless, water
less, unalterable desert, a changeless
mass of dead matter. An American
scientific cotemporary proceeds boldly
from doubt 30 certainty. ''The moon,"
it observes, sis now known to have an
atmosphere of considerable volume and
density, to present abundant evidence
of physical activity and change,
and to have in all probability water
enough to make life easily possibleaon
its surface. The moon is dying, but
not dead. Being SO much smaller than
the earth it has run its course more
rapidly, but it is still good way off
from that goal of ultimate deafness to
which so many astronomers have theo-
retically assigned it. There is not the
slightest adequate evidence, Nelson
says, of the popular view of want of
life, and its truth would be admitted by
no astronomer who had devoted suffi-
cient attention to selenography to ena-
BILE him to thoroughly realize the prob
able present condition of the moon"
If such is the case, the green-tinted
plains may be nothing bat vast grassy
regions covered with flocks and herds.
The "man in the moon'' may have
abundant pasturage for his cattle, and
many shepherd-boy may be there seat
ed on the ground, piping as though he
should never grow old. 1t is pity we
can only speculate. Reality is true
romance, and if we knew all that goes
on in the moon, astronomers would
probably shut up their books and break
their eiescopes.-Cassel's Magazine.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-01-04
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ITEMS OF INTEREST.
Personal and Literary.

"A movement is making to procure
the appointment of the widow OF Gen.
Custer as Postrnistress at her home IN
Monroe, Mich.
Mr.. CARLYLE said to Professor Hux-
ley recently: "You Darwinians are
spending your lives in trying to prove
that men are descended from apes; and
il needs more than our civilization to
prevent them from being ogres." ..,
Samuel L. Clemens mark Twain)
and Bret Harte have, through their
publishers, the American Publishing
Company, of Hartford, Ct, entered
suits against persons in Canada for in
fringement of copyright.
Mrs. Coleman, the daughter of
Senator Crittenden, of Kentucky, and
the translator of the interminable Muhl-
bach novels, is 81 tall, majestic person,
strikingly like her distinguished father
in feature. She lives in Washington.
"A German critic of Mr.. Haw-
thorne's recent Saxon studies, speaking
of the women, says: 81 have my
doubts whether g studier class of women
exists in the world, from the stout old
countess to the bare-legged peasants. -
What a contrast to the French and
American angelic but dyspeptic con-
sumers of bon bons.
-Peleg Sprague, formerly for many
years Representative and Senator in
Congress from Maine, and subsequent
ly Judge of the United States District
Court of Massachusetts, now lives in
Boston, and is totally blind. He is the
last survivor of the memorable Senate
of 1880, among whose members were
Webster, Clay, Calhoun, Benton,
Wright, Hayne, Grundy, Marcy, Ew-
ing, King, Clayton, Tazewell and Tyler.
Speaking of the bores and imposi-
tions inflicted upon the literary commu.
nifty, | am reminded of an incident in
Longfellow's experience which is not
generally known. He received a letter
requesting him to compose an acrostic,
the first letters of which should spell
''My sweet girl" The applicant add
ed, "Write as if it were some beautiful
girl with whom you were in love-just
as if it were for yourself" At the foot
of the letter were these words, SO Send
BILL" How gratitied the poet must
have been with such testimony to his
talent from an utter stranger.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-01-04
Rules Of Table Etiquette.

1. Do not keep others waiting for you
either at the beginning or close of the
meal. - n~ atu- +.
2. Do not sip soup from the tip but
from the. side of the spoon. .,s
3. Be careful not to drop or spill any
thing on the table-cloth. -.u aaIba p
4. Keep your plate clean y do not
heap all sorts of food on at once.
5. In passing your plate to be reheap-
ed, retain the knife and fork. sHab a
6. When asked for q dish do not
shove but hand it.
Z. When drinking do not look around.
" g.. Instruct the servant to- hand the
cup at the left side, so that it may, be
received by the right hand.
8. Do not drink your tea or coffee
without first removing the spoon from
the cup to the saucer. CO.,
10. Use the knife for cutting only +;
never put it to the lips or mouth. 5Hg.,
II. Break your bread into small
pieces and'rest them. on your plate while
spreading.1 = ~ l.:s ~.G.osI 9,..
u. Do not, t,eat too fast; besides Civ
ingone Che appearance Of greefdd fd it is is pot
1s. aIfyou find any thing suhpleasaht
In yeur food put it aside IS quietly as
possible, without drawing tAas attention
Of t otherssto ii. saG s1T'fi2h nAd ''s
IA. Do not open theelips OF. make any
unnecessary noise in chewipgo .z1Tain
Is. Do not touch the head. =,
16. Do not rest the elbows on the Ia
BILE. ys..sslL 40 a:seaa tIuo0 stEdt
II Be Be Il thoughtttbul @ ttb Of and atttfantiNs atttatiNs to
the waits of those about YOU.
IS. Converssa otr Gpleasanp AiBjeets
with those sitting near you, aoL
19. Do not say any thing not intend:
ed foriall present.to heat. s@s1qxs :
90 Leave ryoufa plate. with stheknifs
and fork laying parallel, the handles
pointing to the right.
21. Never leave the table before 9th
ers without asking the lady or gentle
man who presides to excuse you
l Washington Chronicle.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-01-04
Foreign Notes.

The infant daughter OF the Duke
and Duchess of Edinburgh has received
the name of Victoria.
-All-Hallows Church in Bread
Street, just out of Cheapside, London,
is to be destroyed to make room for
business. 1t is over 800 years old, and
John Milton was christened in it.
When an English Prince is born, a
member of the Government, generally
the Home Secretary, is required to be
present. The Duchess of Edinburgh s
recent accouchement took place at Nal
ia, and the Governor of that possession
stood in place of the Secretary.
During their short stay in Constan-
tinople, the Emperor and Empress of
Brazil received hundreds of petitions for
aid, written in great variety of Ian
guages and dialects. On leaving they
distributed 100 lire among some of the
petitioners, and sent $3.50 to charita-
BILE institution.
The retiring Lord Mayor of Lon
don recently gave banquet to 800
members of the dramatic profession,
and told them that he regarded the
iioh III l1A1 LIIC pCI1S III UuC
world in variety of representation, in
cluding Shakespeare, melodrama, old
and new comedy, burlesque and farce.
Lucy Hooper tells how the proud
French Baroness de la " has just
been sentenced to Imprisonment two
years for stealing fnery for her two
daughters. The daughters have en-
tered a convent, and the young man
who was to have married one of them
has become gloomy bachelor, neglect
full of his clothes and extremely misan-
thropical.
In the German Parliament mo-
ton on the part of the opposition that
prisoners 'arraigned for high treason,
as in Count Arnim's case, should be
tried by jury instead of the Imperial
Court, was rejected by a large major
ity, also the proposal that in the Polish
provinces the Polish language, as well
as German, should be admitted in the
law courts.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-01-04
The Way a Texas Girl Played the Piano.

There are quite number of respect
able men in this town whe have no ear
whatever for music, in illustration
where we submit the following :',.1iE >
' Yesterday afternoon one of the mOstss
influential citizens of Ward No. ;ap- :,
preached d policeman on the plaza and
began Econversing with him after this '
fstyle -
-, "Ain't you tho policeman who is on. 1;
night duty in my ward p" :, -, -
}! Hhe policeman replied THAT he was. .
-, s. Well, ~ continued the irate taxapay-a
er, st what want to know is why you, :
let = that drunken wreteh~-howl and
shriek, and fling tin panssa bonthalf the
night, so can't get u wink of sleepP''
~ Right opposite where Sod' live,
GOlohelp'' .sqHs MON g@oI LiuoW
.",Yes. He begins at, s o'clock, and
fhe. .gSes on loud enough to wake even
ysoiid man m - 4E3Ffa DC fhott" ~
,e,iRAe policeman smiled grimfy. andre
Piled: 81 idhear that row, Colonel,
and ! got 8 pair of handouts and some
ropes and dray, but when / got Inside
Of the house found it was only ayoung
I lady singing at alpiano. ''e9d acnidt osassl
tsArid then the two steered for saloon,
the policeman promising he would not
! say word about the matter. fFhfs Is
| III great climate for lungss- San Amonso'G
ETpaeSs.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-01-04
Odds and Ends.

Companions in arms-Twins.
Doesn't man contract debt when
he pays part of it.
Never tell what success you are.
Let some one else do it,
A man who drinks lightly is now
called ga Durham" because he is OF
the s' short-horn" breed.
Christmas greens''-Men who
give their wives $25 with which to buy
their husbands $3.50 Christmas pres
ents. -. .,f EEL
3 lg-"Look a-har," remarked Gran
ger to the waiter of a Main Street lunch
room last week, "your coffee is O. K. ;
your hashisI- about correct, but ain {
your eggs 1eetle too ripe?''
"A man swearing the peace against
three of his sons thus concludes his af-
fidayits: And this deponent further
saith that the only one of his children
who showed him any real filial affection
was his youngests SON Larr9sA for he
never STRUCK him when he was down. 81
ag The worst case yet is that of q
young New York gentleman rwho VISIT.
/ ed New j ersey. hsHe retired at mid
night, after seven, 4 hot apples, land he
was. found at 6 the pe9t morsing stand
ing against the, wall trying to, pull the
n1antel piece up round his neck and
complaining that ssthe clothes" were
not tucked in.
The New York I1'rsbas9se has recent
ly published some statistics of the1cost
of worship in II that city In one fash
ionable church an assessment OF 6 pei
cent. yearly is laid upon owners OF
pews, who paid for them rates ranging
from $500 to $4,000 annually, and THOSE
who only rent pews are additionally
taxed at thelrate OF 13 per cent, ON then
valuation. This. makes the lannua
rental of the highest pew $3.50, and the
lowest $3s. In one church, where The
clergy and music cost sis, ,OG0, the in.
come from the pew-rents Is S45,,b0O an
lRually whRh sifm Is paid by 5CU per
sons who compose the entire congre
CATION. Bishop Potter said recently The
poor had but small chance to hear the
Gospel preached in the grander temple:
of worship.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-01-04

been there and left good proof thereof
And another thing, let none omit seeing
it because of the roughness of the last
half of the climb. For the view from
1000 feet below the extreme point of
peak transcends all that most mortals
would wish to see, and few ever accom-
plish.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-01-04
Haps and Mishaps.


-Alphoso Stacy, one of the editors
of the Tecumseh (Mich.) } Herald, jump
ed from moving train the other light,
and, striking against water-tank, was
thrown under the cars and run over.
He lived but a few hours. ...s
Christian Hanson, g. well-to-do
farmer, living near Northwood, Iowa,
was few days ago burned to death in
his barn, which had taken fire, and
from which he was trying to rescue
some of his stock. xett =. ASA .
Henry Edwards, a yardman con-
nected with the Little Miami Railroad,
while attempting to uncouple some cars
at Columbus, o., slipped and fell, and
two freight cars and an engine passed
over his body, cutting it in two.
On Thanksgiving evening Mr.. and
Mrs. Fl. A. Pierce, of Delaware Town
ship, Sac County, Iowa, started to at
tend party. The night was cold, and
they were well wrapped in robes and
blankets. Upon their arrival at the
party, it was discovered that their little
babe-a bright boy about three months
old-was dead, smothered.
Mrs. Nellie Hendricks, residing
neqr Sacramento, Mclean County, Ky,
carefully and neatly attired her person
and walked out to a spring near the
house into which she plunged head
foremost. The spring was inclosed in g
hollow log, commonly called :: gum,' -
with an inner diameter of about two
feet, about five feet deep, with a depth
Of four feet of water. The unfortunate
woman was found dead in the gum, her
feet protruding above it, and her bon
net and shawl hanging near by on the
limb of a tree. No cause is assigned
for the deed.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-01-04

Squash Fritters.-1 pint of cooked
squash, pint milk, 2 eggs, little salt,
and flour enough to make them turn
easily on the griddle..