Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1879-08-05
SRirit Of Jefftrson,
Charlestomn, Jenerson county. West Va,
,TrEsDlr M0RNIXG. AUGUST 5. 1910.
PEN, INK AND SCISSORS.

1t is said to be a newly discovered fact
thlt the rich man spoken of in the Bible was
a delinquent snbscriber Take warning.
- Smith Barron, of Clayton, Ind. owns
six legged COW. healthy and we'll developed,
and as good mixer as if she wns not sucn u
curiosity.
= Major Little and his wife qnarreled
while ont riding at Easton. Me and in the
excitement Mrs Little let her baby roll off
her lap to be killed under the wheels of the
wagon.
The flftieth anniversary of the Brook
lyn On. Y Sunday school Union was cele-
brsted with appropriate exercises and pro.
oessiOn of 1000 Of the little ones.
The first railroad in Palestine has been
conrrsc'ed for between JaHa and Jerusalem,
forty miles The contractor is repnrted to
be G.. F. D. Lowell resident of Cincinnati.
Wolves are so numerous iu Richland
parish, La as to give stock raisers and
planters much trouble. 1t is reckoned that
200 calves and "a many lambs have been
killed by them this spring.
- The proprietor of the Pullman car in
vention reports that paper wheels have run
400 900 miles under his cars without repair,
while the average running power of an ordi-
nary wheel is from 65, 900 to co, 900 miles.
Tho physician told Thomas Smith, Of
WarrentOwn, Mo-. that he must die within
few hours. Are you sure of that Z" Smith
earnestly asked. The medical man said there
cnuld be no mistake about it. Then Smith
confessed the murder of Greenbury Clark
forty years ago.
1t is mentioned as a curious fact by
Western journals that the shock of the re-
cent earthquake at Virginia City, Nevada,
was not perceptibe at all in the mines be-
meath the city, and, as the samo phenomena
hns been observed elsewhere, it has been
suggested that perhaps earthquakes are nero
superficial Disturbances, procc eing from the
electrical condition of the atmosphere rather
than Il commotion within the bowels Of the
earth.
Some years ago. long before the war,
very muscular family by tho name of Dixie
lived in Worcester. Mass. One of the
brothers, Walston Dixie, we believe, decided
to apply his talents in the negro minstreIsy
| line aud soon the famous Dixie Minstrels
were known firm one end of the country TO
the other. This same founder of the troupe
wrote the celebrated "Dixie's Land" which
attained such great popularity It was verify
Isthe-lau 3 'for~tlter, he found in the Snnth-
| crn Stntcs the germs of the quaint negro
! songs which he brushed up and placed in his
programme. Tho South adopted the song
! and hence allowed that g:ftcd minstrel of
| Massachusetts to give that section of the
| country new name, which will always stick.
| Many songs were adopted and <ectionaliScd in
this way. Our own Yankee Doodle. -Er.
- A remarkable scheme is on foot in San
| francisco, which we su> pC ct originated with
Mrjor Jack Stratman or Philosopher Pick
| cit Circulars giving detailed information
about tho project has been sent to several
residents of Virginia city. 1t is nothing
less than plan for c"lonizing island in
the Pacific As yet no locality he's been de.
| fn'eiy Gxed upon, but there is a little
island abnut a hundred miles west Of San
| Diego which is considered very eligible
spot. 1t can be reached in from twenty to
thirty hours sail from the coast by Achoon-
er. The island is blessed with perpetual
| Indian summer climate, aud is covered with
! luxuriuus vegetation. Those who contem-
plate taking up their residence on the island
say that their principal object is to escape
| fron the m1ny ann0yanccS incident to more
civilized life. Ii is proposed to limit the
! col"ny to fifty persons, men, women and
| children. and to kill off any man or woman
who becomes obnoxious to the rest. Every
| body is to do just as he or she nleaseS so long
NJ there is no attempt to NEEDLE with the
nffrirs Of others Any person proposing TO
| form municipal governments ia to be buried
up to his neck in the sand of the seashore ut
low tide No money of any kind is to be
used on the island. All things arc Co be in
common. Religions or political discussions
are punishable with death-the offenders to
be fed to the seals.
TTirgi"m cay (Neo) Chronicle.
"LAUGu AND GROW FAr"-This ancient
| hst nt ndvica 10 yroII eDOuuh for spara non.