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Mexican Beauties.

All the social upheavals in
Mexico for the past sixty years
have failed to mingle the blood
of the Indians with the blue
blood of certain element of
their conquerors and descen-
dants of their conquerors. This
is the guerra element, which has
held its own inviolate amidst-the
surging passions surrounding it,
amidst temptations which not
hing but naughty pride ofrace
wonld or could have resisted.
The first has some very distinct
characteristics. The face is
spiritaelle, and has that sub
dued expression which invari-'
bly, results from religinus medi-
tation, and in color is white as
alabaster- The flesh is fault
lessly white, tinged with refn-
ed but healthy palhdness. The
eyes are usually dark, large and
lustrous, and the hair abundant
and black as the ravens wing.
The teeth are perfect and white
as snowhakes. The "rubias,"
the second type, are superb
specimens of womanhood, and
are so-called because they have
auburn or golden hair, which,
in some instances, runs into a
flaming rich color. The eyes
are often deep blue, and soft
and entreating in their express
ion. The flesh has a sunset
tint to it, which indicates a
more warm and sensuous nature
than that of the pale-hued wo-
man. Near the town of Aqua
Caliente, State of Sinaloa, there
is village of rubias, the young
women OF which are matchless
in their style of beauty. Tall
and graceful, with richly-roun-
ded busts and symmetrical
forms, and a step as 1.-THE and
elastic as a fawn's, they move
about the very symbols of the
poetry of motion. They have
something in their manner and
style similar to the higher clas-
ses of Russian woman, and
whom they greatly resemble.
The rubias, like the gueras,
live mostly in the interior, where
the climate is more mild and
genial, while the dark races in
habit the hot regions along the
coast.-Sax Francisco CkJcMele
Correspondence.
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Grange aljafehopse.

The Brenham District Joint Stock Asso-
cation having secured the services of Mr..
James a Wilkins as agent, have removed
to his large and comnodious Warehouse,
where cotton will be handled during the
ensuing season at 50 cents per bale. 9th
er freights at ike reduced charges.
Wagons, Salt, Flour, &c. will be kept for
the accommodation of all Patrons of the
House at Grange prices.
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An experienced farmer gives
MS method of spaying sows as
follows: Il have spayed hogs
for thirty years, both in the side
and belly, and am satisfied that
the latter is the better mode.
So satisfied am / of the fact,
that for the last fifteen years |
have spayed my sows altogether
in the belly. The mode l adopt
is to swing the sow up by the
hind legs; the intestines then
drop down forward, leaving
clear way to get at the ovaries.
I then make an incision in the
belly, about two and half in
ches in length, between the last
four teats, thus reaching the
ovaries readily, and cut them
off. In sewing up the incision,
if takes more care than in sew
ing up the side; for if the inner
muscular coat is not taken up
and sewed with the skin, it may
form a pouch in which the in-
testines viii lodge. I never had
but one or two accidents of the
kind to happen. The supra
ton from the wound escapes
more readily from the incision
on the belly than from the side.
The best age for spaying pigs
is when they are six months old,
but it can be done at any age,
though with more inconvenience
TO the animal. After the oper-
alton has been performed, it is
best to turn out the hogs where
they can get to water freely and
wallow in the mire."
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4 =
a correspondent of a foreign
exchange says that the only re-
liable means of Kidding the hem
roost and pigeon-loft of vermin,
is a preparation of sulphur and
carbon. A bottle containing
the solution will last several
days, and the cost of it is small.
Put two ounces of the sulphuret
of carbon in a bottle open at
the mouth, and hang it by a
string in the hen-roost. At the
end of eighty days the bottle
should be refilled. The remedy
is said TO be infallible.
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Daniel Webster said: "The
great interest of this great
country, the producing cause
of all its property, is labor! la
Dor! labor! The government
was made to protect this indus
try; to give it both encourage
ment and security. To this very
end. with this precise object in
view, power was given to Con-
gress over the currency, and
over the money system of the
country"
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VoB PRINTING, of every descripti on
~ executed with neatness and dispatch
at this Office, and al prices that defy com
petition
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Gen HUMPHREYS, United
States chief of engineers, in his
annual report, recommends the
following appropriations for
Texas: Galveston harbor, $780,
900; ship channel, Galveston,
100000; Sabine Pass, $4,000
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For Sale.


offer for sale, on accommodating
terms, my premiseses in the city of Bren-
ham. The lot extends from St. Charles
to Market Street, through the entire block,
having a'good front of one hundred feet on
the SOUTH The building consists of a large
and oommodiouS two story brick store
house; has brick kitchen adjoining. There
is a bath bouse and all necessary out
houses, awell of good water and a cistern.
There are seven well-ventilated rooms in
the upper story. There is a private stair
way and two private entrances, and the
entire building is well ventilated by south
windows on Sandy street. The location is
in the business part of the city. and as a
stand for Mercantile and millinery bust
ness is unsurpassed. The title is good.
will give possession whenever desired,
For further information address me by
letter, or call and examine the premises.
GABRIEL. SCHWARZ.
Aftr IN
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Lunch at Hirschberg's every
day from II TO II o'clock
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THOMAS B. OGLESBY,
PRACTICAL
Gin-Dresser and Repairer,

IiemPsledu, eXaS-
Takes pleasure in announcing that he is
now prepared to apply to Gins his new pat
ent Gm-Dress at reasonable rates. My
mode of dress is superior to the briar-point,
or any other in use; inasmuch as it does not
nap, cleans the seeds, makes better sample
and gins faster.
have also procused, at heavy expense,
a new patent cumming machine" with
which am enabled to repair worn out gin
saws, providing new teeth and making them
do as good work as new gin. Satisfaction
guaranteed in every instance.
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The Memphis AaakaAeht says
more men, women and chill
dren have been lost in this cpl
demic from thieving, drunken
incompetent nurses than from
any other cause"
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The Galveston Macs editori-
ally says that national politics is
figuring too largely in the pres
sent State canvass.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1878-05-14
ESTABLISHED 1884, CHARLEsTOWN W. VA TUESDAY, MAY "A
Spirit Of yetfeFrt:ssoIIlr',.. tfF So i.
TUESDAY NORNIsG.,MAY "A. 1s7s.e
DEFERRED ARTICLES.
CAN VIRGINIA SUE WEST 5YIR-
GINA FOR DEBT2 oi ais

The question, says the Wheeling Register,
is often asked, How can West Virginia be
arraigned in a court for any of the indebten>
ness incurred by the State of Virginia before
the separation? BY our own laws, citizen
of this State cannot bring suit against the
State, aud by the constitution of the United
States, o citizen of aone State. cannot sue
another State. But"the. Supreme Court of
the United States has jurisdiction in suits
brought by one State against another, in some
forms of action, and it has been asserted at
different times and in different ways. No
action for debt, however, has yet been
brought by one State against another that we
are aware of, and it will be an interesting
question how far the Federal judiciary caa
be applied in such suit. Upon this subject
the Richmond Dispatch quotes the following
decision, and adds the remarks below;
. GA State, like a merchant, makes a eon>
tract A dishonest State, like a dishonest
merchant, wilfully refuses to discharge it
The latter is amenable to a court of justice.
Upon general principles of right shall the
former, when summoned to answer the fair
demands of its creditor, be permitted, Proteps'
like, to assume new appearance, and to in
suit him and justice by declaring, am q
sorereign State Surely not.
AS for the purposes of the Union, therefore,
Georgia is not a sovereign State" Chis-
holm administrator Us. The State of Georgia;
2 Dali, 456. '' 1.. o.
This was the case in which the Supreme
Court decided that State could be sued by
citizen of another State 1t was decided
in 1898, and in consequence of it the elev-
enth amendment to the Constitution was
adopted, which provides that the judicial
power of the United States shall not extend
to any suit in law or equity brought by cit
izeu Of one State against another State
This amendment prevented suits by citizens
against States but left the decision uudis-
turbed that as to contracts made by her, 8
State in the Union, is not sovereign. The
same doctriue just reafirmed in Murray VS..
The City of Charleston. ....
The jurisdiction Of tho Supreme Court Of
the United States against States is given by
the Constitution Of the United States. 1t
has been asserted in many ways for different
causes of action in controversies between
States and inasmuch as State is not SOW
ereign in regard to her contracts, and also that
she can be sued in the Supreme Court by an
other State, it remains probably to be seen
how far the power of the Federal judiciary
eau be applied in suit between States in a
matter of debt. .-,,..
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1878-05-14

cient than the toddies used to be. The boys
seemed more speedily relieved, and had few
er attacks. 7u.2 i'a
Three years went by. Times were hard,
and money-scarce, and Mr.. Prescott's busi-
ness was dull To make matters worse, he
had long spell of sickness, and . heavy
doctors bill. "7"i
al can't see my way out of it," he re-
marked, sitting in his arm chair, one eyen>
ing, his pale face scanned with lines of care,
.,the building association stock will have to
60, and do hate that tremendously" --F
- sWhat is it, George, dear? Maybe cam
help you" - ..n. !. -'i
A., The sick man smiled at the little wife ever
20 ready with her help. -Trai H' cert
/, "No, dear, you can't help me in this
wish you could, !" he said. 1T is note which
must be paid before the tenth" 80 u
"Aud to-day is the eighth. What is the
amount, George?"
oI'"Three hundred and fifty dollars. and I
have not fifty to spare. If it hadn't been
for this confouuded fever"
"Hush, my love. Wait till I bring my
pledge purse, )" and his wife darted from the
room. 4
In two minutes she was back, heavy
purse in her hand.
"This is my pledge-purse,b George" =,
"Your pledge>purse what do you mesnl"
"Why you see," and the little woman's
face fairly glOwed as her little boys left their
lessons and crowded around her, eager to
bear. the day you aud the boys signed the
pledge, George, l made this purse, aud
called it my pledge purse. Every day since
1 have put in ten cents, and every week .
dollar, because that much used to go for
nasty, intoxicating drink, that did my boys
aud their father more harm than good. Some
times when had little spare change,
threw that in too. Larry, my boy, sit down
by your father aud count over the contents.
hope there may be enough to pay that
| troublesome note" .r..l
Larry obeyed with alacrity, his father look!
ing on with eager eyes as he sorted the dol
lar otes and piled up the quarters and dimes.
When all was told, the amount was four
hundred aud sixty>fve dollars.
Mr.. Prescott looked at his wife, aud his
eyes filled with tears. .,,
-"Why, Lizzie-why, little wife, what can
say 2" he began.
She caught his head to her bosom. sip
"Say nothing, George. l kept my Pledge
purse for an hour OF need, aud that hour has
come. Pay the note that troubles you, dear.
and then get we'll and strong a. your leisure"
Her husband was silent, but the three boys
leaped to their feet, and shouted, "Hurrah
for the pledge !" until the room rang.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1878-05-14

% SERMON TO 1AwYERs.-Leestu,g, Apri
29-Rev. Mr.. White, formerly Capt. Lige
White, of guerrilla fame, but now an "0ld
Side" Baptist preacher, preached sermon
to lawyers in the courthouse here yesterday
to a crowd so large that many who tried could
not obtain entrance to the building: 1t is,
reported that the sermon was the fulfilmsnt'
of promise, and that the text bad been
suggested by the class whom it was specially,
directed.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1878-05-14
NHaEtby House,
BALTIMORE, MD.

BALII AlURE, MD.
THE sNfALTBY" is the only Hotel in Balti-
i moro conducted on both the
AMERICAN AND EUROPEAN PLANS.
Owing to the decline in cost st many articles
apper rtaining TO our expenses. the rates of board
have been reduced to -r.
$500 and So so per Day on the american Plan, and
Sl.O0 TO S2.0O on the EUROPEAN.
Being tho only Hotel in the country having at
those rates
FIRST-CLASS PASSENGER
1I " - II q R,
and all modern improvements.
C,R. HOGAN.
Apri! ~, 1877 ly. Proprietor,
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1878-05-14

Our AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS include
Improved Mowing Machines, Steel, Patent Carbon,
and Iron Plows for all purposes md in all styles and
sizes. Shovel Plows and Horse Hoes. sulky Horse
Rakes. Steel Hoes OF all sizes. New Style Steel
aud Manure Forks, Cultivhtors. Road Scrapers.
Patent Excavators, Hay Tedders, Needle Cotton
Gins, Iron Bridges. W ater Metres, &c.
Good Agents wanted. Send for special Giro ulars
and state what you want.
January .. lS7S-ly.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1878-05-14

THE MONTHLY READER for May is full of
cheerful and elevatiDg lessons, and its advent
will be hailed with delight By the youngsters.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1878-05-14
Peculiar People.
Old bachelors who never smoke.

Old bachelors who never smoke.
People who will suffer from chronic in-
digestion, constipation, and torpid liver, or
"bilIiousness," when DR.. Piercs's Golden
Medical Discovery and Pleasant Purgatiye
Pellets are known to be reliable and speedy
remedies for these diseases.
Old maids who do not love cats.
People who have catsrrh, annoying and
disgusting every one around them, when DR..
Sago's Catarrh Remedy is known to be po-
tent remedy for this disease.
Women who do not love babies.
Women who will suffer from all those pains
ful diseases to which the sex is heir, when
DR.. PieTce's Favorite Prescription is admitted
by every lady who uses it TO be an efficient
remedy for these maladies.
People who believe their progenitors wero
apes. ...
People who will read about "Helen's
Babies" and THAT Husband Of Mine" and
THAT Wife of Mine," and THAT Mother
in>law of Mine," and THAT Son-in,law Of
Nine" aud yet fail to read about themselves
in "The Peoples Common Sense Medical
Adviser"
4 Christians quarreling with each other ON
their way to Heaven. . r
People who will seek health at fashionable
watering places, smothering at Sarstogs or
Long Branch, or sacrificing themselves 70
"Grah.m diet" at Water Cures and Health
Institutes, when the magnificent Insalids'
HotsI, at Buffalo. offers all the elegant com.
forts of the finest hotels, combined with the
best sanitary advantages, Turkish,
and plunge baths, gymnasium, etc.,-and is
situated in and near some of the finest natural
scenery in the Empire State.
The most peculiar Of all are the people
who read these paragraphs and fail to profit
BY them.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1878-05-14

a. The MoFett whisky register law, which
was passed at the late session of the Louis
lana Legislature, has gone into operation
The bill places quarter of = cent tax on
every drink, and it is thought will yield D.
revenue of $500 900 annually.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1878-05-14
~TRkNs1ENT BILLs-cAsH.

cient than the toddies used to be. The boys
! seemed more speedily relieved, and had few
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1878-05-14
the cure OF those r..
SYMPATHETIC DISEASES,

Affections of tho Eye Ear Throat Lungs and Bron.
chia Tubes which IA many cases aceompany severe
OF the mucous membrane Is tho cause Of all thsSe
properly under tho influence Of tho RADICAL CURE,
perfect freedom from them cannot be reasonably e1
pected.
II is but three years since sANFoRD's RADICAL.
time has found its way from Maine to and
clans to be tho most successful preparation for the
thorough treatment OF Catarrh ever compounded The
fact will be deemed OF more importance when II ts
coupled with the statement that thin nve
$50 different remedies for CatArrh have been placed
sale. and to-day, with one or two ezceptons their
gst. Advertising may succeed in forcing few sales.
medical properties, It Is absolutely certain to fall into
mcrited obscurlty.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1878-05-14

"HoLD THE FoRr."-Everybody sings
"Hold the Fort" but few know the origin Of
the remarkable song. The Chicago Inter-
Ocean gives the following;
There was fort at Altoona, about eigh-
teen miles from Kenesaw Mountain, which
was being badly pressed BY the Confederate
forces. When Sherman reached Kenesaw
he signsled to Altoona, which was COM
manded by General Corse, Hold the fort,
for au coming The message was seen
aud read by the men at the fort, and as
reply was necessary, General Corse order .
young officer standing near to send the reply
Wave the answer back to Sherman thai
we hold the fort 1t was easy 10 order, but
while the bullets were dyiog thick and fast
several members of the signal corps declined
to signal, until Gen. Corse WAS impatient,
when the young officer referred to above
grasped the flag, mounted the dangerous
post. and waved the answer back to Sher>
man. That young man was James w. Mo-
Kenzie, of Hampton, Iowa, and the war
records mention the brave and cool act for
which he was promoted" %
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1878-05-14

TNAMELED Sauce Pans for sale by
u DUKE s GALLAHER,
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1878-05-14

THE AMERICAN FARMER.-Thez May
number of this old reliable farm and houses
hold monthly embraces in its contents much
that is entertaining aud profitable Published
By Saml Sands & Son, Baltimore, at $3.50
a YEAR -.-.-.- /
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PEN, INK AND SCISSORS.

w. S. Douglass, who murdered Hiser,
the mail carrier in Grant county, has escaped
from Jail. a..
Maj. George Grandstaf, E-ones of the
oldest citizens of Shenandoah county, Va,
died Friday week, aged 81 years. 10 - (
Hon. William Mines short time since
had ten tons of steel made at the Shenan-
doah iron works by the Sibert process, which
he shipped North TO be tested. 7,E
- The Bishop elect of West Virginia,
Rev. G. w Peterkiu, was matried in Balti-
moro on the oath ult to NJ iss Oorinne Swami,
daughter of the late Alexander Swami, of
Winchester, Va. .---,--'-. .-,T t- ees
- AT Woodstock, Va, in the case of G.
L. Noel, who was killed by the Narrow
Passage disaster on the Valley Division of
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, the Jury
rendered verdict Of s4,925 damages.
- The West Virginia Supreme Court
afirms the verdict of $4,000 damages for
libel against the Wheeling Register Company
in favor of Major Jas. W. Sweeney. The
ibelous articles were published during the
political campaign four years ago.
james c. CreswelI, a well-to-do farmer,
living near Capon bridge, Hampshire county,
West Virginia. committed suicide while in
fit of insanity by hanging himself The
alteration is thought to have been caused by
imaginary financial troubles.
= The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad ,Ex-
press has just concluded arrangements for
the extension of its lines eastward to Phila>
delphia, New York and Boston, aud all in
termediate points. The line has BEEN
granted the same privileges in use of ears,
&C., as the Adams Express, with which it
will be in competition. The Baltimore and
Ohio Express was started on August l, 1877,
and now has 900 Offices and 5000 miles OF
route. .H... rE inv
A violent wind and rain storm swept
from south to north over portion of this
county on Wednesday evening last, com
mencing at the extreme southern verge of
the county, but only occupying space of a
few hundred yards in width, it leveled fences
with the ground, twisted large trees entirely
off and unroofed many barns and houses.
At the residence of Mr.. P. Foreman, near
Darksville, it lifted up bodily a pile of plank
and twisted them into kindiing wood. tore
off the roof of the kitchen and blew a buggy
half way across field. ~ '-',-.--s'
- - GNa,tinsGarg Statesman.
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porEIIcAl. P
GOOD NIGHT.

at.Hs ett. 'r"
Cd Good night iussr @! basG's1 if1a- .tl
Now the weary rest by right, a4 Z
And the busY fingers bending b sergE
Over work that seems uuendinG,-g r~frss
Toll no more till morning light Galley
il 'Cnod pirhtii - oa 'si 4@
: 'ssW .gEsjsuJFssit - bs-7
q ., Go to rest .aEI -aS 1raa 81 as & go
Close the eyes with slumber prest; -
In the streets thelsilence growing. nE
Wakes but to tho watch-hOrn blowing.
Night makes only one request r ~.
~ -5mrd aiI 1Gg3al :
sol lSlumbersHeet!s-. .-aasl "sc p
n. Blessed dreams each dreamer groet.ii 70
-, he whom love has kept from. sleeping 70
r, In sweet dreams now o'er him creeping
Z, May he his beloved meet .d,rs.D r..
4sa . ~ Oe' stsss sMes' = e.. ..s T-ir .1sars
3 81. Good night, Gas sa..rui OH 'a8I ua.r
sui Slumber till tho morning light, af'HU s.i
% Slumber till the new tomorrow ri bee
., .,fTComes aud brings its own new sorrow.
9. We are in the Fathers sight y..t rrr
Good night! b.. .-- g--v, El-r-.,
90 From the German Of Th.Odor. 8orne.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-08-10

work. The Union Sunday School at
Portland was in prosperous condi-
ton. He was doing what he could
to increase the circulation of the
church papers, and was distributing
books instructive as to their duties to
class leaders, which ought to be done
everywhere.
Encouraging reports were received
from J. w. Hess, of the Pleasant
Grove circuit, Rev. j. G. Weaver, of
the Masontown circuit, Rev. G. j.
Price, of Rowelsburg, Rev. T. G. w,
Ford, of the Pleasant Hill circuit,
Rev. Spencer King, for Newburg
circuit, Rev. 5. Steele, of Morgan
town station, Rev. n. B. Johnson, of
SmithtoWn circuit, Rev. w. j.
Shapes, of KnottsvIlle circuit, Rev.
j. l.. Eichelberger, OF st. George.
Rev. b. Ison read an essay on flu
ture punishment, holding that there
would be punishment after death,
and that it would be eternal. The
secretary says in his minutes that it
was ga Scriptural, forcible, and pow
erful presentation Of the subject"
The author was rendered a vote of
thanks, and a copy of his essay was
requested for publication in the
Pittsburge Christian AdUocate.
The Conference adjourned on
Thursday evening.
The above notes are taken from
the proceedings as published in the
Preston county Journal.