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Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1877-06-26
Spirit Of Jtffersolr.
TUESDAY MORNING. JUNE 26, 1917.
PEN, INK AND SCISSORS.

- At q recent meeting of the Board of
Public Works, DIR. D. Mayer was appointed
Commissioner of Emigration, for the State
of West Virginia, without pay.
The net annual revenue of the Gear of
Russia is estimated at S13, 900, 900 in gold.
The crown domains consist of moro than 4
million square miles of cultivated land and
forests, aud of valuable gold and other mines
in Siberia.
- The Stauutou Vindicdtor says: CA re>
markable occurrence took place Monday on
the farm of DIR. g. r. Mason, near Swoope's
depot. A deer from the mountain came down
into field where a mule was grazing and the
mule pursued and paved it to death.
= The West Virginia Tribune says: We
understand petition will be submitted to the
County Court of Hardy, asking that the Court
order vote to be taken in the county on the
proposition to issue county bonds for sic. 900
for each district, to aid in extending the S.
b. Narrow Gauge railroad to Moorefeld.
= From present indications a smaller crop
Of strawberries will be raised in Delaware
next year, it now being the intention of the
farmers in Kent and Sussex counties to con-
siderably reduce their plants. New Jersey
has the advantage over Delaware, and supplies
the New York market with q large quantity
of strawberries.
- At the late meeting of the Riding Club,
at Warrenton, Va, Mr.. Ludlam's horse
Murad, in clearing one of the hurdles, made
the almost unparalleled jump of thirty-six
feet from where his hind feet left ground to
where they again reached ground. The dis
tance cleared from ths point the hind feet
left ground to where the front feet touched
ground was forty-two feet.
Twelve States will hold elections during
III, present year, to- wit: Kentucky, August
6; Vermont, September 4 California, Sep.
tember 5; Maine, September 10; Iowa and
Ohio, October 8, and Massachusetts,, Missis-
sippi, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia and
Wisconsin, November 6. In four of these
States Legislatures are to be chosen, which
will furnish successors to q like number of
United States Senators whose terms expire
on March 4, 1879, viz: Kentucky, New
York, Ohio aud California.
- Some years ngo the proprietors of the
London Times were busily engaged in exam
lining proposed method of printing their
paper, by telegraph, at various points through
out Great Brtain-say at Liverpool, Dlan-
chester, Edinburgh and Glasgow--so that it
might appear there at the same time, and in
the same shape as at London. The plan does
not appear to have been practicable, at least
il was abandoned. Now comes tho rumor
that the propretors of the San Francisco
Call have invented and patented o process
for telegraphing . whole stereotype plate in
the lump so as to reproduce the entire sheet
at the other end of the line, ready for the
printers to set up.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1877-06-26
SAWED WOOD, FOR FUEL.
COOKING STOVES,

N,HE Best Cooking Stoves in
i the LIBERTY, MONUMENTAL and KEY
STONE PLATES. nearly one inch thiek, splendid
Bakers and warranted 10 give satisfaction
sale. Ihave all sizes md muny others always
hand, and am offering special inducements and
selling very low for Cash and to prompt paying
customers Am also selling Heating Stoves of all
kind. extremely low. Give me ca II as you pass.
and if you want stove1 viii give you splendid
chance to buy. Will take Corn At Market Price.
To- JOSEPH H EASTERDAY
Tin and Stove House. Main Street.
Feb 13 1877, Charlestown, W. Va.
CHARC0AL, in quantities to suit eustomers. for
~ sale by Jos. ID. EAsIEkDA4.
CE Cold Sod a Water-all the various syruos,
i fresh and nice-to be had at c. e BELLER'S
Drug store, Court House Square, during the hot
season.
moor Beer, the most refreshing drink for tho
Ia hot season. to be had At
May %, 1877. r..r G. Z. BELLEH'S.
A FRESH lot of Snap and Pole Beans just
n ceivcd. Those who have lost theirs by the late
frosts had better call At oEce-all OF the best va
riotie. c. E. BELLER.
TXTRAcT Lemon, Vanilla, Strawberry Orange,
T. Nectar. Sea Moss Fariue, Nelson's and Co1's
Gelatine Duryea's Corn Starch, all fresh nd nice,
TO be had at c. e. BELLER'S.'
ITO Dye Easy and Happy. use the Handy Pack
i age Dyes They ire better than all other
May %, is77. C.E. BELLEn's,
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1877-06-26

"A new RS5de Island law providing
work or imprisontiert for able bodied trsmpas
makes provision that this act shall be posted
on the highways leading from sister States.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1877-06-26

SAUCE FOR -four anehovies
chopped; ten eschalots, tao OUNCES OF horse
radish,5 scrsped four blades of mace one
lemon sliced twelve cloves quarter OF az
ounce Of blact pepper whole one ghI OF
ass.r: one quar-. of water. Let the whole
simmer on the FIRE until reduced to one quart.
in covered saucepan, strain, and bottle for
use. If required for long keeping add 9
quarter Of an ounce Of cayenne pepper. rs
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1877-06-26
RICHMOND AND THE SOUTH!
Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad.
The only Double Daily all Rail Route
FROM WASHINGTON,
Leaving BALTIC. i Potomac r. r. Dcpot Cor 9Th

Leaving BALTIC. & Potomac r. r. Depot, Cor. 9th
and B Sts.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1877-06-26

ARE THE BLACK BASS IN THE PoToMAc
SUITABLE FOR FooD IN THE SPRING "A
writer in the Forest and Stream Of May the
Sd gives the following caution with reference
to catching and eating the bass before the 1st
of July. He says:
"But the great trouble with which we have
to contend on the Potomac is this, that the
fish are taken in immense numbers early in
the spring, when out of season, and altogether
unfit for sport or for the table. The dwelIers
on the Potomac are generally civilized and
pretend to have laws for the preservation of
fish, but they have so much to do with Wash
ington city that they are careless about keep
ing the laws. All through April and May of
each year foolish boys and more foolish men
60 forth to slaughter the black bass when
passing through their spring sickness, and
thereby commit an unpardonable outrage
against the laws Of nature. In my limited
sphere have fought against this custom for
several years, and I now recall only two men
who have been converted to my way of think
ing.
.sOue of them took me to a favorite locals
ity in the month OF May, and while I allowed
him to do all the fishing, I amused myself
with the pencil. After he had secured
basket full of bass and We were abodt to re-
turn home, took one of the fish in my hand
and directed his attention to the worms that
were hidden away at the roots of the fms
He was disguised, and then and there sTore
that he never would eat one of those fish
again. That was not sensible on his part,
but his feelings could not be controlled, for
from July to November there is NO better fish
for the table than the black bass. The other
conversion alluded to was that of farmer on
the Potomac who has very dear friend, with
whom he had been fishing in the month of
May, and who lost his life from eating black
bass out of season aud when it was poison"
Gen. Nathan GOff, of Yves. Virginia. in
his recent address on the occasion of the dec
Grafton of the graves Of the Federal dead at
Arlington, said
81 would be false to you, recreans to duty.
unmindful of these dead, were I to ssy aught
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1877-06-26
PERSONAL.

NOAH WALKER CO.,
The Celebrated Clothiers of Baltimore
Announce the introduction of pl.n OF ordering
CLOTHING AND UNDERWEAR BY
LETTER,
send application their improved and accurate
RULES FOR SELF: F:01EASURE.nENT,
and full line of samples from their i'm uense stock
of Cloths, CnssiIneres, Coatings, Shirtings, &c.'
order their Clothing and Shirts direct from them !,
with the certainty OF receiving garments OF
The Tcry Latest Style .......
~. - lr- q And Most Perfect Fit
attninable. Goods ordered will be sent by Express
to any part Of the country. As is we'll known
throug hout he Southern States they have for orty
three Years exceiled in all departments of their
which ia a substantial ntee as to the
character OF the Goods they win send out. large
and veil assor ted stock of
READY-MADE CLOTHING
always oa hand together with full line of
FURNISHING GOODS
including all the latest novelties in design, and
4T POPCL4R PRICES
When Goods are sent per Express c. o. D., there
will be collection charge on amoun'sof 5 20 and
over. Rules for self measurement Samples OF
Goods AID Price List FREQ on application. Tie at
t-ntiou of the Trade ia invited to Wholesale
Department, which is a lwaJs kept up tothe highest
standard,
NOAH WALKER. & Co... .r
Mshutscturers and Dealers in Mems and Boys
Clothing and Furnishing G oods, either
ready made or made to order.
165 and l67 Baltimore Street,
BALTIMORE, MD.
Novem Der 2s, 1876.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1877-06-26

Gen. Nathan Goff, of West Virginia, in
his recent address on the occasion of the dec
oration of the graves of the Federal dead at
Arlington, said
81 would lie false to you, recreant to duty.
unmindful of these dead, were I to ssy aught
else to-day than feel, or fail to speak as smy
heart dictates. The fame of an American
soldier is a jewel of inestimable value to the
American citizen. There fell not in our civil
war, on the field of honorable strife, SOL
dier, Federal or Confederate, of whose bravery
l am not proud, in whose willingness to die
for the Tig ght, ain the light God gave him to
see right in" have not pride, and at whose
grave will not pause to make my floral of
fering and say, "peace to his ashes" Some
of the same mothers, children of the same
household. men of the same blood, bts5s
alike in battle, pray, tell me why they are
not sublime in death, even though some were
mistaken in life. The victorious soldier
who has no regard for his yanquished foe,
and no respect for their dead, fails to honor
the memory of his disparted brother, and
sullies the reputation of his living comrade.
If the enemy were without character, the vic
tory was without fame. If the foe was with
out courage, the triumph brought no glory"
The Hillsborough recorder., 1877-05-30
Savannah Morning News.
FOR 1877.

nNthe os January. the News entered mp.
OOn IT, 3stl yoii,.ue ~ a pfnspernlis eXiSieher.
it, uniform rpnsi-tency asa Democratic journal
aud e. sieadisst devotion 10 principle makes u
the tesi ofthc political iaith q thousands oi
rsasier..
iii tie finurc. 4. in fi.e past. 10 pains viii We
spared % make The Morning News W every ~.
serf & ~ mere deserfins ~ The ronidence md
patronage whirh 'ras bcen - hleraly extended
IL II 10 the people 0ftirorgia and Florida. The
ample mrrrs ~ iftresiablkhment VIII l,e de,et
el ~ the Improvement 0i The pnIRr " ali " de-
uaIfnlert.. and 10 making u comprehensive
Instructive aud rellal,le medium af tie current
news. ~ slan ~ special rnflrsInntfnt---at
washin ton. Atlantis. Jacksonville. Tailthasser.
and 9th y pomt- af inlsrest-lls been rearganiz-
ed with view ofmtctlng every possible eiiler.
grncy thlt may arise. and pains VII be taken W
make Il, commercial new, ioreign aud domestic
complete and rrllahle.
Al NC arr about entering upon the new year,
w desire 70 cnll especial atlcriiontO Our club
rates Of subscription.
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We VIII psy postage on all our papers going to
oitr suh,criller.. thus making the Morning
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character In the south.
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Sayaanah, Ga.
The Hillsborough recorder., 1877-05-30

poor. and TO inspire a more general interest
~ The great cause Of education, We earn-
estly appeal - every teacher and every
man and woman IL the State who 8esirestu
teach TO come forward and attend this ssctonl.
Should il prove successful the Legislature
will TO doubt increase the appropriation
mud with experience and enlarged means
We may. well hope to do great work for
North Carolina.
Y. b. VANCE.
Gov. IL Charm Of the Board Of Edncaiiun.
J. G. SCARBOROUGH.
Superintendent Of Public instruction.
KEMP. z. BATTLE.
President of the University Of N. G.
The Hillsborough recorder., 1877-05-30

"rhe idea Is slmply..preposterous = she
said; the very words that had 70 chilled
her upsrringing happiness a year ago
when size sat nnder the pillars Of the bal
cony In the Academy OF Music.
.Pplosierous, Mabel and why 2
Ill Ii impossible neither more nor less,
she vent Oh deliberately. You 10 marry
country girl--a Wisconsin 'arner's
dauglter-simply because she has pretty
face aud pair OF hazel eyes! Why man
ii would he IA life-long mistake =
uleve Fairfax felt the blood rising bot
and red to.Aie temples, He had an cx-
cellent memory, and III an instant the
Whole scene in the opera house lose up be-
fore l,ls minds eye. His ewn batteries
were turned against him with Vengeance.
Mahel-you heard me them
Il heard sou then. MIR. Fairfax
But meaIt--I didn't know
1t Is not at all necessary TO tell me what
you meant, or what you knew or didn't
know. For am the same Mabel that !
was then; nor have tile naughty race of
The Fairfaxes waxed less aristocratir, Thar
Inn aware Of. Consequently yoa will
perceive the fu,ility of fnllller atgument.'
But have learned 10 know aud love
you since then, pleaded Cleve, eagerly.
II am sorry sou should be disappointed
in anything yon have sci your heart upon,
Mr. Fairfax, hut my mind is fully made
up and cannot be altered. Moreover, /
am engaged 10 a prince among men -one
of those who make agriculture the royal
pursuit 1t T.; nor would / exchange my
destiny for The highest place in all your
hollow city life. Leave me here TO lie
happy and goyou on your way. You are
answered
And Cleve Fairfax, dispfrited and dis
appeared, went iack to New York aud
lived Latchelor 10 the end Of the chapter,
aud all for the love Of a Wisconsin far
mer's daughter.
The Hillsborough recorder., 1877-05-30
is 4 MULEA IlURsEa

The prisoner was accused ofriding across
one Of the bridges in gait fpster than .
walk. and the proof vas that ne galloped i
paint mule over Houston street bridge.
lie managei his own ease.
flis honor said. :. thiuk III have to
fine you. .lohusipg.'
. Mas ! ax ser few questions =
fun may"
!. Isn't thar sign over dat bridge warn
ing people how they must rIdey''
There is. aud that makes you all the
more guilty.
Ii does. ,loes II? Now. Mr. Reeorder.
i dai sign what has to % by:. i DAT Dc
law -
III -,
"Nrll. den. dat sign reads. Walk
your horse or you will be fned.' Don't il
--dpn't il. Bnssg''
Ii does. Johnsing.'
Well. tie proof Il. was gallopin' j
paint mule. wasn'tit. Boss?
:, Yes. believe so. replied bis Hon.
or. beginning TO smell a rat.
+. Now. il your Ilonor i willing 10 I'd.
init DAT paint mule amt no hos. ril
rest dc case heah. bccause son see le law
j. shall walk my hiss, and a. il was n
paint mule. dat is fatal TO de indictment
You j. lawyer. and son ought TO know
dem piu,s most as well - myself .
l.ecurler--Ahem fnr tile purpose 81
this snii. .Iehnsi,g. LII regard that paint
mule as = hdss
Prisoner Yotr Horror will please note
nv ceptiou. jess wants TO make one
more pint. AlInvia' sor the sake Of ar
gnment. that paint mnlo isa hpss, AZ
ign reads: !" Walk sonr hos Now hrs
De witnesses here IN court to prove dat
paint mule horse was not nv boss Ut all
De law say walk your huss.
Recorder--l'll fpe son $1,000. John.
sing wns conducted 10 the lock.up be ex
pressed great sympathy Cor the tax payers.
rs be intended TO bring a suit for Si00. 900
damages for false imprisonment
lie is now However. at work on ihr
streeis.--Sum Antoaio Herald.
~@s@sss~ssesN@E-@
a working man shutled 10 one day and
presented will Tor probate. -" Where
are the subscribing wiinesscsl' asked the
clerk. :. Do you want ibem!'' Certain.
H.; We want testimony Of lhe genuincues'
of the signature 10 the wills Oh 1871
must you really have them? Can't dn!'
Certainly not; when did this person die
!" lie isu't dead set I'm the man = And
IL came out he wanted his own will proved
in advance 20 there could be no contest.
Why don't you trade with me Z" sait
n close-nsicd trndesman to publisher th
other day. Because" was the character
is,ie answer. yon have never asked me
sir. have look ed oil through the paper
for an invitation Ia the shape cfan adycr
iisemeut. but in vain; never a. where
aiu hot invited.
Has that jury sgrced7' asked the jadg
of sheriff. whom he met On the s,airawii
bucket 10 his hand :. Yes replie
Patrick they have ngreei 10 send Oat 70
bals a gallon
/ What should be lighter than lamp
J Wly . lainp.ligbler, Of cOuTse.
The Hillsborough recorder., 1877-05-30
PRENIUMS

View sfhs-fihef. tspplying rariyI for the year
;sis uisS have, witilant charge. tht aninhers Tor
the lat quarter oI Is1G ot surh periodicals a.
hry MAJ subscribe fpr.
Neither premiums ta subscribers nor discount
o elah- can b. allowed unlrss The money i re-
Inittcd direct 70 Tie publishers. No premiums
given Ia club.
Circulars With 'urther particulars may be had
on application.
The Leonard Scott Pub. Co,
Al Barclay St. New York.
The Hillsborough recorder., 1877-05-30

~ srIucrLY lN ApyANcE.
cLnS.

A discount of twrnty per eept VIII be allowed
10 cinii. of fHir or nore persons. Thn-: four
coIi..s Of hlaekwood or of one ise,iow viii be
sent IL 0ne address for Si SO: four copies ~ 'he
four Reyicw- and Blsekwocd cor sis and 70 on
The Hillsborough recorder., 1877-05-30
BLAcKwooDs
Edinburgh Magazine.

The British Quarteil.es give 10 the reader well
disesieA information upon the great events In
criticisms on ~ that l. fresh and valuable ~ IT,
trrainre. ~ well ~ i summary ni the trium,,hs
~ srieilre aud art Tho wars likely to csnyiil.c
All Europe Will lfrm topics for discussion, ilat
Willie tietred with fnoronghness AMI ability
nowhere else 10 h. found. Blackwood's Maga-
OF the Highest Litera,y Kera.
The Hillsborough recorder., 1877-05-30

Whom we're walking sticks iirst msniiua-
ID i, the Blblrl Ans. When I've PIE.
,euted .Ajam With litsls gaia,
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-10-05

Some months ago the DEMOCRAT gave the
total number of officials In this State and the
amount they cost the people of Louisiana in
salaries fees and perquistes of Office. This
number was 30 extraordinarily and unex-
pectedly large that many could scarce avoid
regarding 1t as an exaggeration. In the New
York Republican Convention last week o
speaker, debating the Presidents civil service
order, produced most interesting and re-
markable statistics of ofiice-holding In the
Empire State. This report shows that there
are TAGS national Office holders, and 133, 5l3
State, county and town offlcials--a total of
t4o, 97s, in New York, or nearly one to every
eight voters. Almost ell of this immense
army are supported In official idleness either
wholly or In part by the people.
Here Is an explanation Of much OF our mis-
government and hard times. Some news
papers announced during the strike that
nearly q million workingmen were idle in this
country; Ii the figures Of New York officials
hold good for the other States, there are
million and half of public officials in this
country; men who are producing little else
but bad government; men who are virtually
supported in their idleness by the people.
when the disease of ot1iceholding grows so
had that every one man in eight makes his
living from the government, it is about time
for the government to cut down its force and
salaries little.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-10-05
he committee appointed to investigate the

The committee appointed to investigate the
Patent Office fire do not take much stock in
the wild story set afloat at first that the fire
was caused by spontaneous combustion, but
incline to the belief that it was the work of
an incendiary who desired to destroy evil
dence of fraud contained in the building.
This report has not yet been published but, in
view of the fact that this is not the first time
that such fires have occurred in our govern
ment buildings, there is little reason to doubt
that the committee will be able to get all the
evidence necessary to prove the fire an incen-
diary one. That such would be the case we pre-
dicted from the first. We cannot avoid, how
ever, feeling pang of sorrow for those scien-
tific men who were promised ga well anthem
ticated case of spontaneous combustion"
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-10-05
4 Baltimore correspondent announces that

Al Baltimore correspondent announces that
cx- Postmaster, Gen. Creswoll has purchased
d one cent daily, which he proposes to run as
an anti Administrative paper, with John b
Asbew. his late assistant in the Postoffice De-.
parment as editor. Grant has expressed his
approval, not very enthusiastically though,
of the Hayes policy. but there seems to be no
prospect Of propitiating the good graces OF
his Cabinet Ministers and favorites. These
men had learned to look on their tenure OF
their offices, as based on personal and vested
titles, and only to be Invested for value re-
ceived; and hence their implacable resent
ment.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-10-05

The questions of wages, production, etc,
nave never perhaps been so thoroughly dis
cussed as they are being just now. The
strikes, the hard times, the presence of nu-
merous workingmen's tickets in the field,
have made all Of these questions the leading
issues of the day, both in politics and political
economy. A table Of wages prepared from
1860 to the present time, makes the following
showing as the average wages of skilled
iAbor IN the Middle and New England States:
1859 81 rs wages kept pretty even from 1859 TO
December. 1861, when they fell suddenly to
81 as. They then commenced gradually
growing better until the end Of the war, at
which time they amounted to 50 so. In De-
camber, 1865, they reached their maximum, or
80 10. They kept pretty steady ut this point
until 1871, when they fell to 50: in 1876 they
toll to So rs; in 1876 to 50 SO. and in 1877 to
So Is, or % per cent greater than at the be-
ginning of the war-an increase that is more
than offset by the increased price of pro-
visions.
a still more lucid explanation of hard times
and the reason why SO many workingmen
are out Of employment is that given by the
Massachusetts, report on labor and manufac-
lures. By this report it is shown that the
production of shoes in this country amounted
TO $50, 762, s66 in 1876 as compared with
$45, 066, s2s in 1855, or an increase of 80 per
cent. At the same time the number of per-
sons engaged in the manufacture fell from
rom 1887 to $4,000; that is. shoe manufac-
turing in 1875 employed only two-thirds as
many workingmen as in 1855 and produced
one-third more goods. The number of en-
ployes engaged in WOODEN manufactures had,
during the same time, decreased, but the
production had more than doubled in value.
with only one-third as many employees the
cloth manufacturers produced more goods.
while in cotton goods the average production
per employe in 1875 was three times as great
Is in l655-thanks to improvement In ma
ahinery. One person was able TO do the work
svis aAree. and as a consequence the Other two
$3.50 u. u rmpl0yncnE