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Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1879-03-18
HARDWARE DEPARTMENT,

Consists ofIrou Steel, Horse and Mule Shoes Horse
Nails. and BIaeksmi;hs' Supplies an1 Tools, such
as Auvils. Bellows, VisCs. &c.
IMPORTED AND AMERICAN CUTLERY.
Mortisc Machines. Rorins Machines, Jack Screws,
ChainE, Trares, Bam7s Tro~-ls Nails, Spikes,
locks, hinges, Buits, Fiiss, Cbisels. Levels,
Planes rbeye!s, " renCEes, Hoes * PickS.
{ky- Special advantages furu ishiug Circular,
Mil! and Cross Cut sa WIS, with warrant.
complete stock Of Tools and Supplies for Car
pentcrS, Builders, MasonS, SadieTs, Shosmnksrs
and others. with many HouseEeepi 2 cd Furnish
lag COCOA, both American and Imported.
April =. ISIS HORACE BEALL.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1879-03-18
PLASTER.

lust Received Fifty Tons Of best ou,lit, of
- Nova Scotia Plaster. which We are nov grind
ing and selling At the lowest pric. for Cash onIy
WEIRICK WELLER
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1879-03-18

NEW PLASTER MILL.
II AVlNG our nsS Steam Plaster n,II in fatl op-
GRAFTON, &c Oder = hrst Tnte lot Of Finely
GROUND Plaster, At lower rates than has been seId
neIe LOT many yeaSe LlPPITT Il co
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1879-03-18

SALT FOR CABBAoE.-A New Jersey gar.
dener considers sal; necessary to the devsl>
opment of cabbage, especially in places far
from the coast. He finds them more crisp.
Of better favor, and to keep better when salt
is used than without He uses it as follows:
"a few days after see,ting out the plants
and when they are damp, either after rain
or when the dew is on, I take small dish Of
fine salt and walk among the rows, sprinkle
little pinch of salt on each plant when the
leaves begin TO grow. l repeat the sailing,
md when the center of the leaves begin to
form the head, apply salt again, scattering
it over the leaves; after this look them
over occasionally, and if find plants that
do not head we'll and appear diseased, l
sprinkle the SAT- over freely /; this will save
ell such plants. A quart of salt is sufficient
for 500 plants in season, although more
can be used with safety"
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1879-03-18
NoTICD,

PRESCRIPTION FREEl
For the speedy Cure OF seminal Weakness, Lost
Manhood and n disorders brought on by inds-
creton Or excess. Any DTrgAfst the inEte-
dleuts. Address, W. JAQUES d CO.,
$50 Weaf Sixth Street, Cincinnati, o.
April Is. lSTS-ly.
INRENCH CA NDlES The 6nesten
Il ried assort ment Of French Candies ever Of
fered in Char stoun, at
octster 9, 1878 GUSTAV BROWNS
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1879-03-18

A LARGE assortment Of sh.vls and a.lno,,I
n Skirts, just received, ct
Oct. s, 1878. NIMRoD TRussELL,s,
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1879-03-18

To WASH BLANKETs.-I have seen va
rious directions for this work, but few
things seem essential in every case-to avoid
hard water and resinous soaps, to wiring with
out twisting ii. e., with wringer) or not to
wiring at all, to use water Of the same tenn
perature all through or to increase in heat
during the changes, not to rub the soap up-
oa the flannel, but mix it with the water
Flannel is of SO porous q texture that it is
easily cleansed in good suds without
much rubbing. Hard rubbing tends to
..fuip' the cloth, and to rinse in cold water
flannel that has been washed in warm water,
is sure way to shrink and harden it
From cold to warm, but never warm to cold
! have seen the direction to rinse fannels in
Eoapy water. bat am sure there is no value
in this. The clean, warm rinsine water is
to be soapy enough, if good suds have
been used in the washing. One or two suds
may be used, according to the degree to
which the f.nncls have been soiled When
they have been rinsed. two should take them,
one at each eud, and shake and snap them
we'll, to make them more soft and fuzzy.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1879-03-18
CUMBERLAND {

CUMBERLAND COAL.
S57E offer frat rate lot of Coal for Steam and
~ Smiths pur poses. AZ greatly reduced rates.
Will keep eonatAnt supply.
July 10. 1877 LIPPIrT & CO.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1879-03-18

TTNHE Celebrated Oyster Homem.d. Kin Boots.
for sale at EIMROD TRUssELI,s
October 8, 1875.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1879-03-18
10 STOCK RIISERS.

LUMBER AND LATHs.
l1TE offer = prime Lotto finch Lumber. AI.oH.
w White Pine Laths
May is, Is7- IIPPITT AGO
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-05-14
A Lons.kepi Secret.
pnhnque Times.

A worthy couple here had lived to-
gether in perfect peace for forty-one
years. While sitting in the parlor one
evening, not long ago, the husband sur
prised his wife by saving, am going
TO tell you secret YOU have never
heard before" There was brief
pause, as the lady and near relative
VINO CHANGED to be present awaited the
disclosure. and the husband continued:
Yes. you will be surprised to hear that
/ had another wife before | married
you" Startled and aghast, the wife
casped her hands in suspense, and ask
ed: Am then, not your lawful wifi, p
" You are my loved and lawful wife,"
was the prompt reply; my nrst wife
died four years before | came to Du-
buque and met you" Then be related
how he had married his first wife, and
been summoned TO his home to find
her dead in childbirth. Then he went
west and settled in Dubuque, whsre the
second romance of his life came about.
Six years ago he received letter from
the woman who had nursed his first
wife. She wrote that she was upon her
deathbed, and could not rest until she
bad confessed her share in base crime.
The wife had died, but the son had sur
viyed, and, through large bride prof
fered by the dead woman's father, the
nurses lips had been sealed and the
husband told that the child had died
with its mother. This man, the father
in-law, was wealthy. bat his daughters
death left him without an heir, and he
took this means of supplying what fate
had denied. With her last breath the
nurse informed her employer that she
had divulged the truth to the gentle.
man IN Dubuque, and Immediately
upon her death the father-in-iaw went
west and offered a large bribe. This
was refused, but the secret was kept
The son was millionaire in the city of
T., and his father was anxious to see
him. The second wife was thus told
the truth for the first time, and asked
10 90 east and pay the first wile's son
visit. When the story Was told the wife
announced in low tones: "Slnce you
kept it from me so long, would rather
you had never repeated 1t. The excite
ment caused by the recital proved fatal.
In two days the lad y was dead.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-05-14
The Electric Light in Cleveland.

The Ueauhmd Leader gives the fol-
lowing details of the Inauguration OF.
the electric light in Monumental park
in that city, on Tuesday night; BY
half-past Z O'Clock the crown IN every
part of the park was too dense for COM
putation. Surglng masses slowly NOV
ed through the walks, keeping an eager
watch upon the twelve large white
globes that stood at an elevation of iii
teen feet IN different parts of the park.
In the works of the telegraph supply
company the careful workmen watched
the dragging hands of the clock until
they stood at s. Then the current was
turned on. In the park the great globes,
each touched with faint, clear light,
darkened in second, flIckered for d
moment, and then burst out in one daz-
cling ball of fire. From the throats OF
the assembled multitude burst ii wild
cheer. Looking from the windows OF
the surrounding buildings, the scene
presented some of that strange beauty
Of light that one has come To connect
with the brilliant avenues Of Europe.
From the Forest City house looking
norm and west, the sea OF neads NOV
ing to and fro presented an animated
scene, the distlnctness of which can be
estimated by the fact that book could
be read one hundred and sixty feet rom
any of the lights. From this position
the strength of the light could be much
better judged than from the GROUND be-
low, where one could see lttle more
than the effect of the single light in his
immediate vicinity. Again, when the
park was nearly clear, later IN the even
ing, one could see anyone moving at
the opposite side Of the park with great
distinctness. The only thing in nature
disappointed was young man who sat
in ohe Of the seats, feeling in the an
guish Of his heart that it was too hight
10 put his coat sleeve around the waist
of the damsel at his side.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-05-14
Important Supreme Court Decisions.

The supreme court decisions in No.
972. Central Pacific Railroad Co. ct al.
appellants, VS.. Albo Beat Galaten, APP
peaed from the circuit court of the
United States for the district of Califor-
MIA, and No. 1888, the Union Pacific
railroad appellants, VS.. the United
States, appealed from the court Of
claims, were announced on the 5th.
These two cases which were argued to-
gether involve the constitutionality of
the so called Thurman act of May 9TH,
1873. The object OF that act was to
secure the interest of the United States
in the Union and Central Pacific rail
road companies by providing that %
per cent. of the annual net earn
lngs of these roads including
the whole of the compensation due
them for services rendered to the gov
eminent should be paid to the treasurer
of the United States, to be by him APP
piled partly In payment of accrued in
terest upon bonds issued by the govern
ment to these two railroad companies
and partly to the establishment of q
sinking fund in the United States treas
ury for the final payment of the com
panles bonded Indebtedness. The de-
cree in the first named case and judg-
ment III the second are affirmed by this
court with COSTS. The decision was an
nounced by the chief justice. No writ
ten Opionion was rendered, but one will
be filed in due time. Justice Field dis
sented from the opinion of the court
and was joined therein by Justices
Bradley and Strong. The grounds upon
winch he dissents are as follows: First,
because the act of congress of May
i 1873, changes a contract be-
tween the United States and the
railroad companies, and the contract
between these companies and holders
Of the first mortgage bonds. Second,
because the decision in effect declares
that the United States are not bound
to keep their contracts, and whether
they shall do so in any case is a ques-
ton of policy and not of duty, a doe
trlne which will, in Justice Fields opin-
on, subject the government to reproach
ana bring only evil upon the country.
lhlrd, because the act of congress which
the decision sustains interferes with
me right and power Of the state of Cal
lorna to control its own corporation.
The Central Pacific railroad company is
a corporation Of that state created under
It's laws in 1861 before the railroad
acts ofcongress were passed and derives
power rom the state; its relation to the
United States being simply that OF a
contractor, yet by reason of the fact
mat 1t has received pursuant to the
contract for bonds of the United States
payable thirty years from date, the act
oi congress requires it to deposit each
!eai IN the treasury ofthe United States
over 81 600 900 as security.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-05-14
Why Garibaldi is in Rome.
London Truth, April II.

The true motive of the journey is
perfectly known to the friends Of the
General, and is of the most private de-
scriotion possible. 1t has reference
sol, ly to the disposal of his property
among his children. The circumstances
of the case are curious enough, and
they are too nuch OF matter of his.
tory not to oe stated plainly. Carl
baldi, rs is generally known, had three
children by Anita, the faithful COM
panion of his Italian campaigns-to
wit A daughter, Teresita, now SONORA
Canzlo, and two sons, Menotti and Rlc-
cotti. BY another woman, francesca,
he has two more living children. Gle
liza and Merrllio. On the other hand,
he was married to Signora Raimondi,
who, after the wedding, made confess
sion, in consequence which he left
her at once and forever. Now 1t re-
suits from the abovJ circumstances,
under the Italian law, that the only law
full heir to any property left by Cara
bald Is child which is not his own,
but Raimondi's. The said property,
by the way, Is composed Of the 10000
llvre a year voted by The Italian parlia-
ment in perpetuity to Garabaldi and
his descendants in the direct line. The
journey OF the General, therefore, to
Rome is for no other reason than the
advisability Of contrivng some legal
or extra legal arrangement by which
his family should proftby the reversion
OF the annuity to the exclusion of the
strange child. An act Of parliament
giving the annuity in trust to the ex-
ecutors Of Garibaldi will most probably
be resorted to.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-05-14

s,b inst, with representatives from
Tennessee, Mississippi, Kentucky,
,rkansas. Missouri, South Carolina,
aaorgia. Virginia. District of Columbia,
Tsyss. Indiana, Pennsylvania, Illinois,
ohio, oregon, Nebraska. Louisiana and
I~kansas. The conference was G., led
- order by Gov. Pinchback, who i.omi-
rsted Hon. J. r. Lynch, of Mississippi,
for permanent chairman. In speaking,
Trnch denied that the conference
had been called in the interest Of any
nartv, but for the purpose of present.
ING the grievances OF the colored peo-
ME to the country. Nothing was done
but TO organize.
4 New YORK special of the 9TH inst.
s,ares that novel encounter of the
Chiian and Peruvian forces took place
lpril Is, off the mouth of the river
Iday. between the Peruvian wooden
croyets Union and Pilcomgo and the
Cbian steam sloop Maggalens. After
the engagement, which lasted over two
hours, the Maggalens being a faster
vessel than those opposing, steam
cd away. No mention is made
of the casualties. The Mag
galens carried twenty-one 50 Founders,
and four 20 pound guns; the Union
carries twelve 20 Founders, and the Pill
camago two 20 Founders and 40 pound
ers. The Cnilians in Lima and Caliao
have been banished. having been sus-
pected of communicating to their own
government intelligence of the move
ments of Peruvian troops. Admiral
Robeledo, commanding the Chill
ian blockade squadron, has ordered
the ships loading guano to leave
within IS hours, and has, with his guns,
destroyed a costly loading apparatus at
the guano deposits and seized other
property of the English subjects. 1t Is
imagined that this procedure will gi, e
rise to complications and protests from
the diplomatic corps, in view of the in
terests of their countrymen who hold
Peruvian securities guaranteed by this
guano.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-05-14
How George Honey Hunted Bats,
Howard Pant IN American Register.

Here is Il story far tunn!er than most
of the anecdotes one finds under the
caption of nouaeids "a main in the
Journal Am,tsat or the Figaro. 1t is
story OF George Honey, the distinguish
ed actor, who, many years ago, while on
n tour IN the provinces, had taken
lodgings in IA humble house somewhat
the worse for wear. Soon after retiring
he was awakened 10y iluttering noise
rs of a bird around the curtain of his
bed. He sprang up, struck n light and
saw dark little creature with wings
laundering about the room. Not being
well acquainted with nataral history, he
did not recognize it rs bat, but deter
mined to catch it, if possible, and ex-
anime it carefully in the morning.
Taking up II felt hat, he began the
hunt, and tried To capture the intruder
for long time IN vain, but at last he
bounced upon it, took it from under
the hat, shut it MP in drawer, listened
to It's struggles to escape-wanting to
be sure that he had really caught it,and
went to bed dreaming OF flying dragons.
Bat he was not destined To sleep long
Hardly had he dozed off when n further
tluttering awakened him, and lighting
another match he found another bat
After this one he had another hunt,
caught 1t, but 1t in the drawer with it's
brother aud again went to bed. Again,
however, he was awakened in similar
manner; bats came not IN single spies,
buff the expression be pardonable--
in "battalllons." Mr.. Honey hunted
| diligently making quito collection OF
! specimens, and put them all with great
care in the drawer. Heated with the
chase. he then opened the window, and
tired out, at last enjoyed a few minutes
sleep. Waking with the morning light
he jumped out of bed and opened the
drawer very cautiously to look for his
bats; but 10 and behold there were no
bats there; he opened the drawer wide
and then discovered that it had no back
to it. He had, in fact, been passing all
his night in catching the same bat,
which had flown out at the back Of the
drawer as soon as he had put it in at
the front, and when the window was
opened had finally escaped.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-05-14
house bill to prohibit Military interfer-

house bill to prohibit military interfer-
ence in elections was re&d twice by vote
Of "a against 81. The senate disagreed
to the motion Of Mr.. Edmunds to refer
to the committee on judiciary, and it
was laid on the table TO be called up
hereafter. Consideration was then re
sumed of the resolution asking for au.
thority to take testimony in the con-
tested case OF Spofford against Kellogg,
and Carpenter continued his remarks
in support of Kellogg right to the seat.
WEDNESDAY, May 7-House.-The
house spent the whole session in dis
cussing Chalmers resolution relating 10
his responsibility at the Fort Pillow
massacre during the war, and finally
laid the resolution on the table.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-05-14

sdmonishing him to be more civil to
his employees in future. There-at sore
marveled the governor, but resolved 70
do his best. The next day as an aid
de-camp entered to receive orders, he
was greeted by his eXcellency with these
words "Sit down, you dog!' The aid
started. 'Sit down, you dog !" shouted
the govern or, The aid now looked
helpessly wretched. IF you don't sit
down at once, I'll have you logged.
But the princes example has done
more than his exhortations.
With respect to culture Gortschakotf
may claim rank as scholar. With
Latin he is especially well acquainted,
and is never IN better humor than " hen
he has made neat quotation. His
favorite authors are Cicero and Tacitus.
lie Is also capital modern liuguist,
knowing, among Others. his own mother
tongue far better than most men of the
generation to which he belongs. When
GortschakoH was n young man lhe is
now Sl) it was considered "bad form"
IN the best Russian society to have any
but the slightest acquaintance with Rus
sian. Gortschakon, who was the friend
GAS he had been the school-fellow) of the
poet Pouchkine, was courageous
enouge to brave so SILLY n prejudice.
With equal good sense he has avoided
running into the other extreme, and
never attempts to place Russian htera-
ture on the same level as that of the
western nature.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-05-14
How He Won All Her Money.
Rochester (ainn0 Record.

once there was a young man who
married young woman, and she wa,
I'ch ana he Was poor, and it made him
Saa TO think of it. One day she told
MIN damaging stories about some OF
Ihtlr nelghbors that she had heard at a
'ea,,hght, and he listened and thought,
ana very soon he saw way out of his
poverty, for his wife believed The tale
sue mad Heard at the ea-fght. After
sue .5, had finished the stories, he said: Il
VIA 20 YOU five to twenty that there is
not one word of truth in that you have
lo'' tod me" for he did not know how
,ufe ms game was, so he wanted odds.
ana she, plying his folly, said, "Its q
gnack, and they investigated the sto-
re- and found them false, so he won.
,auu they continued in this sinful prac-
~ OF betting on the truth or falslty Of
.SNn gossip, II the same order in which
started out, and four wears had not
vi Ieu me corner ere he had all her
20 oea w. and she had some valuable ex-
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-05-14
Prince GOrtscbakoH.

GortschakofI is the model minister Of
an enlightened despot. He is noble; he
is cultured; patriot, but no Chauvinist.
Tie has some right tC be an arlstocrat,
for the Gort-chakoh5 claim to descend
from Ruric, the founder OF the Russian
monarchy, who furnished a thousand
wears ago. The family has given Rus
ria two saints, aud a good many prin-
ces who merited whatever may be the
exact opposite of canonizatIon. He
himself looks every inch high-born
and high-bred gentleman. Courteous
and afabe himself, he has been at no
little pains to polish and humaGize that
most boorish OF created beings, the Rus
sian local officer. The governor OF a
distant province, very bad accounts OF
whom had reached st. Petersburg, re.
ceived dispatch from the chancellor
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-05-14
Travelling with u Mndmnn.
London Times,

A correspondent describes scene he
witnessed on Friday morning last in one
Of the carriages Of the mail train from
Calais to Paris: "At Calais, II mailman,
accompanied by an attendant, was
thrust into compartment OF which !
was, unfortunately, an occupant. He
behaved somewhat boisterously before
reaching Boulogne, but il was only after
leaving that place that he proved to be
n maniac, AS he suddenly seized the
gentleman sitting next to him by the
throat, and kicking violently ct the face
Of tie man opposite. The attendant
was too scared to exert any influence,
and it was only after a severe struggle
that our combined efforts overpJwei ed
the maniac heayy-built, powerful
man,--but not until he had greatly dis
figured two Of the passengers. He was
ultimately taken out at Abbeville, but
we had to guard him for more than halt
an hour, having securely fastened him
with cords aud bag-straps. ! wish to
bring to notice the fact that the cord,
which one fondly imagines will bring
instantaneous aid in case Of danger, WAS
used in vain, and one Of the passengers
bad finally to grope his way to the
guards van for assistance. Had we not
been fortunate to have at least one poG
erful passenger, | am convinced the
maniac would have strangled the first
object of attack before assistance could
have arrived"