Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1877-03-20
Spirit Of geffersolr,
CharlestoWn, Jefferson County, West Va.
TUESDAY MORNING. MARUH 20. 1871.
: There ara 600 oranges. nith 2l .OoO

There are 600 oranges, with $1,000
membership, in Canada. -
= The population of California increased
by immigration last year $4,000.
The Missouri Legislature has passed
bill making it misdemeaner to pay for lobby
ing.
-. In point of railroad mileage Germany
heads European countries. In proportion to
area Belgium.
There is room for 100000 more far
mers in Texas, and each one can have farm
with race course on it.
- Eighteen females graduated at the
recent commencement of the Boston Uni
versity School of Medicine.
Mr. John Jefferson, of Wayman's Ridge,
Marshall county, owns cow that gave birth
to four fine calves, one day recently.
- The congregation of the Second Pres
byterian church of Staunton. have decided
that every third pew should be FREQ to the
public. ...
= Tho diamonds of the French crown,
which belong to the nation, will be among
the objects exhibited at the Paris exposition
of 1873.
"A man in Jersey raises monster mush-
one CcostiDg fifty cents) will cover an ordinary
breakfast plate.
A Western clergyman's wife received
thirty-six sugar spoons from different persons
as donation presents. They hadn't a pound
of sugar in the house as she counted up the
spoons.
"A New York doctor says that person
with sore throat shouldn't kiss one whose
tl,r 10 oil riY tko ploink ha
communicated. Girls with sore throats should
wear bell.
- During January 4 4,5G7 ,G33 pounds OF
beef, valued at Sill ,6l9, were exported from
Now York including 7, 1876, 900 pounds fresh
beef, valued at SlS5, $50. shipped in refrig-
orators to Great Britain.
The Mouudsvillc Reporter asserts that
at a wedding in Upshur county, this State, a
few days since, the Rev. gentleman perform
ing the ceremony was paid, for his trouble of
riding seven miles and tying the knot, in
walnuts.
- Miss Mary Huwkey, who recently flag.
ged a train on the Western Maryland Rails
road, near Cavetown, where the track was OBJ
structcd, and thus prevented q wreck and
probable loss Of life, has been presented with
FREQ pass over the road for ten years
- The product of wax in the United States
is stated to be 20, 900, 900 pounds annually,
and increasing-worth in money at least &c.
OOO,OU OF this about 500, 900 worth are
exported, and about Sl,2O0, 600 worth of
honey also goes abroad. The total produc,
of honey aud wax is worth at present in the
United States nearly SIS, GOO, 900.
- Florida, if all reports are true, has had
a nice streak of luck in tho sale of State
Inuds ~ party Of English and German cap
ftnllsts have purchased 5000, 600 acres of the
Florida Stute lands, and are organizing an
emigration company. The money paid for
these lands, it is said, will pay off the State
debt and leave balance in the treasury.
France takes the lead ir the production
of beet root sugar, and Germany comes next.
1t is possible that the United States may take
a place in the list in few years, now that
Maine has offered bounty for the makers of
beet root sugar in that State. In California
the beet root sugar cultivation has rather
failed, the soil seeming to effect the saccha.
rine quality.