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Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1878-09-24

DUEL AT BERKELEY SPRINGs.-A diff
Guilty occurred between A. T. Dean, son OF
DR.. Dean of the S. Navy, and Jas. A.
Robinson, of Pttsburg, Pa, the parties be-
ing guests at the T'rego Hotel, Berkeley
Springs, which resulted in a duel between
these gentlemen on Sunday last. The facts
are as follows: They were in private room
of the hotel with a number of other gentle
men. and in controversy Mr. Robinson felt
that he had been insulted by Mr.. Dean, and
he forthwith smscked him with his open
hand. This resulted in a challenge from
Dean to Robinson, which was accepted. -
Mr.. G. NJ. PeudIeton, of Berkeley Springs,
acted as the second of Ny. Dean, and Mr..
Henry Brown, Of Baltimore, as the second of
Mr.. Robinson. The parties all repaired to
a secluded spot, Sunday evening. All pre-
liminsries were arranged strictly to the code,
and when tho duelsts were asked if they
wero ready, they responded, yes, and shots
were exchanged, Robinson firing his pistol
in the air. Neither party was hurt and no
more shots being demanded, they stepped
up and shook hands, and then returned to
the hotel. The parties to the affair have all
left the Springs, no doubt fearing some action
on the part of the authorities.
lHqrtinsLurg Statesman.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1878-09-24

ALI the stylish dresses for fall are to be
cut short.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1878-09-24

The Keyser Echo (Rep) says of the Re-
publican nominee for Congress in this dis
trict:
"Tho Republicans at Cranberry, Thurs
daythe 29th nit, nominated Frank Burr, of
Washington, D. c., for Congress Well
this is the climax of Burr-lesque. The
Echo supports such ticket as that. As
between Frank Burr and Benjamin Martin,
if obliged to vote, We would vote Mr.. Martin.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1878-09-24

- All the larger life insurance companies
of the country have signifed their acqui>
esceuce in the California law which makes
policies absolutely non>forfei.able in that
State, and have been re-admitted to do bus
mess there
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1878-09-24
NE:altDy House.
BALTIMORE. MD.

BALTIMORE, MD.
THE 'MALTBY'' is the only Hotel in Bslti-
L more conducted d on both the
,14MERI civ AND EUROPEAN PLdNS.
Owing to ttc decline in cost et many articles
appertaning to expenses, the rates of board
h> been reduced to
@ n, 1d - 50 PER Den The Amtr:cnn Plan, and
: loo 70 S2.0D On thc European.
Bsjor the 7u:g Hute! iu thc country having at
tboec rates
FIRST CHASE PASSENGER
II K II " IA ~ q @,
and Ill modern improvements.
c.. HOGAN,
Anril q. lS77-ly Proprietor.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1878-09-24


PoMrEu.-Excavations at POmpeii provo
the city to have becn one Of the most fash
ionable and beautiful of Roman summer re-
soTtz, and but for the eruption it might havo
remained SO to this day. As with pOfIpeii;
so With thousands of people who have beaus
ty of form and feature. They might always
be admired but for the eruption, that makes
the face unsightly, and betrays the preseuce
of scrofula, virulent blood poisous. or general
debility. There ia but one remedy that pos
itivey cures these affections. and that rem
edy is DIR. Pierce'9 Golden Medical Discov-
cry. 1t ia the best known tonic, alternative,
and reso!vent Il speedily cures pimples.
blotches, liver spots, and all diseases arising
from impoverished or impure blood. Il also
cures dyspepsia and reguiotes the liver and
bowels. Sold by druggists.
The National Democratic Executive
Committee have paid Senator Davis hand-
some and Just compliment suddone the couu-
try valuable service by printing snd circu-
lating many thousand copies Of bis speech OF
November last on the condition OF the Irea-
sury This was the speech which brought
on the investigation, WHICH is now being
prosecuted By a special committee, of which
the Senator is chairman. which pointed out
nanipulations Of figures, alterations, changes
and discrepancies in the Official financial re-
ports. involving and unsccouutiDg for more
than hundred million of dollars. This
sueech will make valuable campaign doc
unent- Eheeling Register.
- The harvesting machine, so extensively
used out West on the great prairie farms.
which cu ]. rakes and binds the grain all at
ono operation, has been further improved
upon. In using the machine wire was re-
sorted to for binding the grain, but the mill
Iers having complained that some of the
wire got in among the grain and tore and de-
stroyed their boiling cloths, an Improvement
has now been made by which the grain is
strongly bound with paper, and thus the
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1878-09-24
PEN, INK AND SCISSORS.

- "Graud fathers Clock" has been located
It belongs to lady at Salem, Mass. and has
been running straight along for hundred
years
- Gen James Longstreet, the eI>confed-
crate brgadier general, has been commits
stoned revenue agent and is assigned to
duty in tho district of Georgia and Florida.
= 1t is reported in the New York Sua
that Mr.. VIM. Wallace, of Ansonia, Conn,
has invented an instrument that will transmit
power from one point to another by means of
electricity, and Edison hopes to so perfect it
that it can be transmitted as though it were
teleSraphic message.
- Edison, after inventng q means by
which the deaf can be made to hear has
now invented an ink with which tho blind
can communicate with each other 1t leaves
a raised mark on the paper, and is in tho
form of powder, which becomes fit for use
on dissolution. He is contemplating the
propulsion of vessels by the power of the sun,
- Geo. D. McGlincy and son, sold on
Saturday last, for Geo. NJ. Beltzhoover; j.
S. Bragonier and Dan'l b. Lucas, Special
Commissioners, the following tracts of land
belonging to Oliver Sherman: The "Aspen
Poor' or Home Farm, 207 acres, to Henry
Neikirk, of Washington county, Md, at
S43.5O per acre; the Black Farm, of los
acres, to Rawleigh Domer, of Washington
county, Md, at S35 90 per acre the Staley
or Muck tract, of Sc acres. to Edmund Sta
ley, OF this county, at $500 per acre the
Andrews tract, of 60 acres, to Mrs. Helen
Agatha Muck, of this county, at S27 25 per
acre and the Licklider tract, of 154 acres,
to VIM J. Knott, Of this county, at S20.65
per acre. IShrpher1StotCn Register.
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rHE cure effected In my case by sASroED's RADICAL
l. CURE WAS SO remarkable that 1t seemed TO those
who had without relief from nI!y of the usual
remedies that It could not be tue therefore made
affidavit to 1t before Seth j. Thomas, Esq, Justice OF
the Peace. Boston.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1878-01-24
The Red Spider.

Amateurs who are troubled with the
red spider upon their fuchias and WON
der, without satisfaction, as to the cause
of the dropping of the leaves, will find
some consolation in this advice of the
American Farmer: "If they look on
the outside of the leaves carefully, when
the first signs of distress are noticed,
they might discover the cause in the
shape of almost infnitessimal insects,
called red spiders, which suck the juices
entirely out of the leaves of plants upon
which they are allowed to remain. They
increase very fast In q high temperature
and dry atmosphere. The remedy is
clear water forcibly applied to the foli-
age, more particularly to the under side,
as often as necessary. Syringe plants
freely in the morning before the sun
shines upon them, and i'm the evening
after the sun has gone off them. Clear
water and the syringe are great aids in
Horticulture" Some recommend tobac-
co smoke, but unless great care is ex-
ercised its use involves danger, and
those not accustomed to its use are al
most certain to injure the plants at the
first trial. A small amount of carbolic
soap in the winter will help very much,
but too much should not be allowed to
fall upon the earth in the pot.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1878-01-24
Good Stock.

A correspondent of the Philadelphia
Times writes: Experience has taught
ne never to raise calf, no matter how
Eood the dame, unless sired by a
thoroughbred" Here we have the
whole secret Of successful breeding in
nutsheli. Il calf sired by a bull of
rod milking stock, but of no particu-
+ blood. whose pedigree cannot be
0Sced to sires who have transmitted
heir good qualities through several
generations, may, and often does make
q good COW; but If sired by thorough
bred bull of good milking stock, the
chances of failure are reduced to very
low rate, and can only be further re-
duced by using thoroughbred cow of
the same stock. Thoroughbred stock
seldom, if ever, fail to perpetuate their
own qualities, and common stock often
do it; but in the latter case it is only
chance work, and yet we know there
are those who will continue to raise
calyes of common stock, when at an in
creased expense of less than five dollars
per animal they might have had good
milking ancestors on at least one side.
The dairyman who expects to build up
a first class dairy by raising the cows
can hardly make a better investment
than in male from noted milking
stock; the expense, when it is divided
among the product, makes very small
amount to each one, but the aggregate
result is large. = ti'A. i ''-'
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1878-01-24
Mouse Hunting.

1t was midnight. Mrs. b. relapsed
beneath the blankets, and had one eye
we'll directed towards the realm Of
dreams, while the other was holding by
frail tenure upon the world of reality,
when her oar was saluted by nibbIe.
She arose upon her elbow, and cried,
'shool shooln The sound ceased.
Again she laid herself away as careful
ly as she would have stored eggs at for
ty-five cents dozen, when-niJbk. mo-
bel "Shool" cried Mrs. b., hurting her
shoe at the spot from whence the sound
proceeded. The clock struck twelve,
and the poor woman counted the knots
as they ran off the reel Of Time, with q
saddened heart. ~
Nib6le, NiJJle-and she hurled the
other shoe at her invisible tormentof.
1t was all without avail; 1.-THE sho0ing"
was useless. So taking light in one
hand, and shoe i'm the other, she made
tour of the room, but no mouse could
be found.
Once more she ensconced herself II
bed, and was near the state wh@D
dreams are rife, and the room grows
dim, and again. nibble, aibblei
Mrs. B. arose, but this time she put
on shoe! Ominous movement 1t L
said, that when a woman vets her inY
ger, fleas had better flee. The star
that mouse's destiny was setting. Sh(
pursued him. The mouse, in an al
tempt to run by, presumed too mu1I
upon former success. He came tp4
near the appraised foot. 1t fell lie ~
avalanche. and he was dead foreverl
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1878-01-24
Wishing 10 Die.

When a man goes round the house
signing and wishing himself dead You
needn't trouble to put the bottle OF
opium away He wouldn't touch it Tor
worlds. II he should be suddenly at
tackled by collie you would hear him
screaming out for doctor at the top OF
his voice. One day Pompey SAID ne
wanted to die and go to glory He
wrought himself into an ecstatic stap,
and told the people at the prayer meet
ing that he positively couldn't waif
much longer. That night, at twelve,
some one knocked at his cabin door.
s'What you want?" said the colored
man, trembling. II want POhpey to
take him to glory" replied gruff
voice. The darkey thought moment
and then said, Mister Angel, Pompey
done moved up Norf three months ago,
and don't never expect to come back
again. Now, go wayp Whiteor black
we are all the same. alaft
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1878-01-24
The Science Of Play.

The disposition to sportive exercise
shown by nearly all young animals is
not altogether the result of a mere aim
less exuberance of spirits. OF the pur-
pose of this natural instinct the Scien-
tific American has this to say:
Play is an instructive faculty, inhe-
rent in all animals. 1t is as much an
instinct as the desire to seek food when
hungry; and to regard it as a mere aim
less and trifiing species of exertion is a
total mistake. The gaanbols of child
emerging from babyhood, or of kitten,
are due to precisely similar reasons. AT
this period of life the purpose of play in
man and brute is the same; in after
years the difference vastly widens
through the introduction of the intel
lectual element in the actions of the
child, and Of course its total absence in
those of the brute. The games and
playthings of youth are not those of
childhood; but the play of an old dog
though more rarely occurring-is new
ertheless the same as that of a young
puppy. The object of play in young
life is exercise. 1t is the peculiar exer-
else which Nature prompts the organ
ism to undertake.; and it may be said
that it is the only possible form of ex-
ercise which is at once attended by
pleasure and is able to MOI. Id the frame
OF the growing animal in the direction
Of its perfect development. Its antitli-
esis is task work, which, though it may
no. involve one tithe the exertion, new
ertheless passes quickly into fatigue,
and thus results in straining some mus
cles unduly while others are left COM
paratively undeveloped. Inplay alone,
the instructive sense Of physical need
gets full scope; its spontaneity and aim
lcssness are therefore only apparent,
and its nature and amount are deter
mined by the sense of pleasure in the
exercise itself; while on the other hand,
a strictly natural limit is imposed on
all undue exertion by obedience to the
sense Of fatigue. The result is an equa-
BILE and harmonious development of
muscular energy and nutrition in every
muscle and fiber; and it is one attaina-
ble IN no other way-certainly not by
any prescribed routine of exertion-or
save by obeying a natural instinct.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1878-01-24

From the Tedesco rocks on the outer
point at Swampscott, recently, there
was scene of awful sublimity, says a
letter written in the Boston Transcript.
A heavy surf during the day had been
rolling in upon the beach, and breaking
with magnificent effect upon the rocks,
while the broad expanse of the ocean
was white with the foam of million
caps which were dashed into spray by
the gale. AS the night came on and
deepened, the wonderful phosphores-
cent light, far more brilliant than any
thing ever seen upon our shores, was
displayed i'm a pageant of indescribable
beauty. AS far as the eye could reach
along this rocky coast the breaking surf
was turned TO molten silver, and then
to deepest emerald, and then to the mi
mute sparkling fires one sees flashing
from c0ronet of diamonds in artificial
light. 1t was sea of glittering gems.
The crest of every wave was a line of
massive silver, and the seething waters,
changing from palest blue to most bril-
liant green, emitted light which
cleaned upon rock and grass, and was
reflected upon the clouds above. At
midnight, at the full tide, the splendor
OF the scene was beyond words. Wave
after wave broke upon the line of rocks,
showing a wall of colored fire. forty,
and at times even fifty feet in height.
the ocean seemed aflame. The crest of
every wave was corruscatioA Of gems
sparkling with more than rainbow hues.
The intensity of color, all luminous
with phosphorescent fire, was far more
wonderful than that produced by any
mechanical chemistry.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1878-01-24

The extract from q leading paper.
and accompanying remarks. which we
give below, contain truths which are
worthy Of reflection. The conditions
alluded to have, as we believe. their
foundation in that lack Of thorough
ness. and desire for accumulation with
out persistent painstaking effort, which
is the spirit of the age. That this does
not tend to developing conscientious
and patient effort among tho young in
acquiring knowledge in trades is appa-
rent Says the article alluded to:
There is very general complaint
that it is becoming more and more diff
ficult TO find desirable occupation for
boys. In all the vast industrial and
commercial machinery of the country
there seems to be no space for the lads
who must shortly be the men Of another
generation- There was time when
boys were regularly apprenticed at me-
chanical trades or in mercantile houses.
They served five or seven years in the
snop' S'oie' VI counting -no'iSe' anu ioSo
oy SLOW degrees 70 pe partners, neaas Oh
nouSes' VI ,nuepeiioen' i'''S'eiS 'i '''e'i
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mas expensive 1as'es; ne wans 70 MAKE
money AZ o'co' anu = NOV Pal ecuaa
ABOUT earning H. NO emplcyer Is VIII.
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cost OF 'eacmng' ana give some margin
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Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1878-01-24

Many people of modest means would
De glad to have more house plants than
they have room for indoors, and yet can
i'll afford the expense or care of a green
house. To such we would suggest to
build out from the south side of the par
lor or sitting room a glass structure
about eight feet square. with double
windows, SO arranged as to be entirely
removed in summer, when a canvas
awning should take the place of the
glass upon the framework, and will
form an agreeable shelter from the sun
in summer.
1t should be entered from the sitting
room by long window reaching the
floor and shutting tight; this will be
closed when smoking the plants to kill
insects, or sweeping the sitting room;
at other times it win be kept open to
warm the conservatory by the heat Of
the stove in the sitting ROOM This
heat viii be enough for the health Of
most plants except invery severe windy
ni6ntos WuCn - okuAkk Ou otOfC oAlOuAo
be kept burning IN the conservatory.
which win cost only two cents perhour
an6 viii only be needed for a fewnights
in the winter. -. -
If the house is heated by a furnace in
the cellar, it may be quite easy to carry
hot-air pipe into the conservatory, or
a steam-pipe; and If the house Is sup
piled with water, hose should be pro-
ylded to reach the conservatory, SO as
to give the plants frequent sprink-
ling, which will greatly improve their
health. and will give q pleasant and
healthful moisture to the air In TIE sit
ting room.
Persons unfamiliar with greenhouses
will be astonished to see how much
more healthily plAnts will grow in
place like this than in an ordinary sit
ting-room, the air of which is too dry
and dusty for vegetable life to endure.
The temperature of the sitting room is
also too hot for the health Of most
plants.-PJougkmaa-
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1878-01-24
Bucharest.

The city is environed on nearly every
side by low hills, which afford it some
shelter from the piercing blasts Of De-
cember and January that sweep down
upon it from the frozen Russian steppes
and from the lofty Carpathian range.
The roads are miserably paved with
round stones, where anything of the
kipd has been attempted; and, as they
slant toward the middle of the pave
ment, an ample gutter is always pro-
vided, of which the neighbors are not
slow to avail themselves.
Bucharest is nothing more than an
accumulation of villages grouped each
round its own church, from which the
spot takes its name. The dwelling
houses are usually one-storied, as space
is of little Importance and earthquakes
are not infrequent. Those of the more
notable inhabitants are large, and pos
sess sometimes as many as ten salons
opening one into the other. They are
splendidly furnished, everything being
at hand that the most fastidi0us could
desire, with only bathroom, perhaps,
conspicuous by its absence. The walls
are solid and enormously thick, as they
have double duty to serve, that of
shutting out excessive heat and the
most biting cold-for nature favors the
inhabitants OF the Principalities with
an Italian summer and Russian win
ter. 1t is climate of extremes.
The town is amply provided with
promenades, parks, and public gardens.
The ''Chaussee, !" the grand promenade,
lies to the north, and is the beginning
of the road leading to the Carpathians,
which, though about eighty miles dis
tant, may be distinctly seen therefrom.
Day after day magnificent equipages
and beautifully appointed sledges. filled
with hosts of well-dressed people, may
be noticed at different hours, according
to the time of the year. coursing up and
down, or remaining stationary in lines
beneath the rows Of trees by which the
road is bordered. Driving is indeed
the favorite amusement of the towns
people, and many a gallant four-in-hand
drag and light Multiplication, conducted
by some dashing officer in the red uni
form Of the Rouman cavalry, lend a
new animation to the scene. Here,
too, many distinguished beauty, in
all the bravery of velvets, satins, and
lace, designs to display her peerless
charms before the glittering throng.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1878-01-24
Sisters.

The day had gone as fades a dream;
The night had come and rain fell fast:
While DER the black and sluggish stream
Cold blew the wailing blast.
In pensive mood idly raised
The curtain from the rain-splashed glass.
And as into the street gazed
/ saw tive women pass.
One shivering. with the bitter cold,
Her garments heavy with the rain,
Limped by with features van and old.
Deep furrowed by sharp pain.
A child i'm form. a child I'm years.
But from her piteous pallid face,
The WEAKNESS OF life with tears
Had washed all childlike grace.
And as she passed me, faint and weak.
Iheard her slowly say. as though
With throbbing heart about to break,
''Move on!'' "where shall go2'
The other, who on furs reclined,
In brougham was driven to the play:
No thought within her vacant mind
Of those In rags that day.
With unmoved heart and idle stare,
Passed by the beggar I'm the street,
Who lifted up her hands in prayer
Some charity to meet.
Both vanished I'm the murky night
The outcast on step to die;
The lady to a scene of light,
Where Joy alone did sigh,
But angels saw amid her hair
What was by human eyes unseen:
The grass that grows on graves was there,
With leaves Of CHASTITY green.
And though her diamonds flashed the light
Upon the fatterers gathered near,
The outcast's brow had gem more bright
An angels pitying tear.
-Chdmbers' J0ur7ld
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1878-01-24

The love that will soonest decay.
The love that Is surest to die.
The love that will soou t< away:
Is the love
That is told by n sigh
The love that Is surest to last,
The love that a woman's heart needs.
The love that will be kept fast,
Is the love
That Is spoken iv eeds-