Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1879-04-01
A Touching Story.

a touching begging story with good
moral is told by the P;tsburg Telegraph A
young man who had been On q three days
debauch wandered into the reading room Of
! q hotel where lie was we'll known, sat down
and stared moudily into the street. Presently
a little girl of about ten years came in and
looked timidly about the room. She wSs
dressed in rags, but she had a sweet. intel-
ligeut face that could scarcely fail to excite
sympathy. There were five persons In the
room, and she went to each begging. Ono
gentleman gave her n five cent piere, aud
she then went to the gcutlemau spoken Of
and asked him fos penny, adding, II hsvo
not had anything to eat for a whole day
The gentleman was cot of humor, and hn
ssid Grossly, Don't bother me go away; [
haven't had anything to eat for three days
The child opened her eyes in shy wonder
and stared at him for q moment. aud then
she walked slowly toward the door. Shu
turnod the knob, aud then, after hesitstings
few seconds, walked up to him, aud gently
laying the five cents she had received oD his
knee, said, with tone of true girlish pity ia
her voice: "If you hayen't had anything to
cat for three days, you take this aud go and
buy some bred. Perhaps l can get somo
more somewhere" The young fellow
blushed to tho roots of his hair, aud lifting
the sister OF charity in his arms kissed her
two or three times in delight. Then he took
her to the persons in the room, and to those
in tho corridors and tho Office, and told the
story, aud asked contributions. giving him.
self all the money he had with him. He sue
ceeded in raising over $40, and sent the lit
tie one on her way rejoicing.
A WORD TO DouBTERs.-Theroi is good
old English maxim that teaches US to be.
IieVe every man honest until We know him
to be . villain" American custom seems 10
have reversed this law and appears to make
every man a villain until he has proved him.
self Au honest man. As with people, SO with
things. Every article placed in our markets
cau lay claim to popular favor upon intrinsic
merit and value alone. Continued poyu iari-
ty, therefore, is proof positive of intripsic
excellence. DIR. Pierce's Family Remedies
are far more popular to-day than ever before.
The people have tested them and know the IA
TO be genuine remedies for the diseases they
are recommended to cure. The Golden Medl-
cal Discovery aud the Purgative Pellets are
the best alternative, tonic aud catarrh reme-
dies that can be used in chronic diseases of
the stomach aud liver. The world wild.
popularity Of the Favorits Prescription, as a
Deyer-fsiliDg remedy for Female Diseases,
the fame lie has so richly won. Dr. Sage's
Catarrh Remedy. of which DIR. Pierce is sl-o
proprietor, is recommended by those who
have tested its virtues as safe and reliable
remedy for catsrrh in its worst forms
How CALIFORNIA FARMERS Sow GRAIN.
I lFrom the San francisco Bul2etia, March
81 The farmers around Woodbridge have
given up drilling 10 their grain. Some cow
broadcast, in the tims-honored way. Others
and among them not few Of the mot
progressive farmers-rig aseed- sower behind
their plougts in such way that although
they plough from eight to ten inches deep.
| yet the grains of wheat fall just in time to bs
| caught BY about two inches in depth Of the
lap of the furrows The writer saw some
large fields near Woodbridge which had
been treated in this way, and it was the Pret-
| tiest sight imaginable. The long rows ex-
tended in straight lines across the fields.
! evenly aud in fne state OF growth In
! ordinary seasons it is not considered necesss-
! ~ to harrow after sowing in this way II u u
/ on summer falIoHed land.