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Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1879-01-28
PoETIGAL. p O
THE QUAKER AND THE RoBBER.
BY SAMUEL LOVER.

BY SAMUEL LOVER
A traveller wenGed the wilds among,
With a purse of gold and a silver tongue;
His hat it was broad, and drab were his clothes
For he hated high colors-except on his nose;
And he met with q lady, the story goes.
The damsel she cast him n merry blink,
And the traveller was nothing 10th. think;
Her merry black eyes beamed her bonnet be-
meath,
And the Quaker he griuned, for he'd very good
teeth.
heath p
" I hope you'll protect ne. kind sir" said the
maid,
AS to ride this heath over l am sadly afraid,
For robbers tits said, here in numbers abound.
And wouldn't for anything that should be
found!
For. between you and me, have 1--WE hundred
pounds
If that is thine own. dear" the Quaker said,
" / never saw n maiden sooner would wed;
And have another five hundred just now
In the padding that's under nv saddle bow.
And III settle it on thee, VOW
Tho maiden she smiled, aud tho rein she drcw,
' Your ofsr I'll take, though I'll not take you"
pistol she held to the Qnaker's head
"Now give your gold or I'll give you my
lead:
'Tis under the saddle. think you said"
And the damsel ripped up the saddle bow.
And the Quaker was ne'er quaker till now;
And he saw by the fair one he wished for his
bride
Hia purse draw away with swaGGoring stride.
And the eye that look ed tender now only detied.
" The spirit doth move me. friend Broadbrim,"
quoth she,
To take all this filthy temptation from thee.
For Aammon deceives, and beauty is fl citing.
Accent from thv maiden a right loving greeting.
For much does she profit by this happy meeting.
" And hark. jolly Quaker. so rosy and sly,
Have righteousness more than lass in our
eye,
Don't go over peeping girls bornets beneath,
Remember the ono met in the heath;
Her names Billy Barlow, tell to your teeth"
Friend Billy" "quoth the Quaker, " pray listen
to me;
For thou canst confer a great favor dye sect
The gold thou hast taken is not mine my friend
Bat nv n,aster's-and truly thee depend
To make it appear my trust did defend.
So fire few shots through my coat here and
there,
To make it appear twas a desperate affair"
So Billy lie popped first through the skirts of his
coat,
And then through his collar quito close to his
throat,
.s fEzssy fsssy szs5osiSB my Dfondbriin, quoth
EDhralm, - 1 vote"
eel have but brace" said bold Billy, and
they're spent
And won't load again fora make believe rent"
Then" said Eph raim. producing his pistols,
just give
Ny five hundred pounds back, sure you
live
IN make your body a riddle or seire."
Billy Barlow was diddIed. and though he was
game.
He saw Ephraim's pistols SO deadly in aim.
And lie gave back tho gold and took to his
scraneTs;
And when the whole story got into tho papers.
They said the thieves were no match for the
Quakers.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1879-01-28
MISCELLANEOUS.
GORDON AT SHARPSBURG.

At Sharpsburg Gen. Gordon, then a col
onel, furnished the subIimest spectacle Of en-
dursDce snd courage that think is furnished
by the annals. Before the battle Lee rode
down the line, and expressed doubt as to
Gordon's being able TO hold his position,
and conveyed to him the idea of the impor-
taucc Of his doing so. Gordon, turning 30
that his men could hear him said "Gen.
Lee, my men are determined that they will
stay here" Then tie battle opened. Line
after line was thrown upon Gordon's front.
But from that dsuutless front they were
thrown back MS often as they marched against
it. The slaughter was terrible. The ground
was literally blue with corpses of the enemy,
while only six men Of the right wing Of the
regiment we're left. But the line never wa
vcred. The men had come to stay" and
desd or alive, they were determined to
stay"
Gordon was wounded early in the fight
A minnie ball passed through the calf of his
leg tearing the flesh ia a most fearful mans
ner. The How of blood WAS iDcesssnt, but
he had no time to staunch the wound. In
about half an hour another ball plunged
through the same leg about foot above
where the other had gone. The loss Of
blood from these two wounds weakened him,
but still he kept his feet and gave his orders
calm and clear to his men, who were lying
on their faces. An hour later he was shot
again, the ball tearing through his left arm,
making a hideous wound and cutting
small artery. This disabled his arm and
helped drain his weakened system, but still,
haggard aud bloody, he staggered up and
down the line encouraging his men. A
fourth ball then entered his shoulder, knock.
| ing him from his feet His men, who saw
the crimsoned uniform and pale face go
| down, thought their heroic leader WAS killed
| With sublime courage, however, he strug-
| gled to his feet, and though he had hardly
| strength TO stand, waved his sword above
| his head, and called to his men to rcmain
| firm. Some one ran to him hastily and said
| it was runored up the line that he WAS dam
gerously wounded, and that the men were
wavering. Tell them em not hurt" be
said. And so, through those dreadful hours
of slaughter. with four unstaunched wounds
drawing blood from his body, he stood de-
termiued to die with his men and in defence
! of the post that Lee had coDfded to his
trust Was knightlier courage ever shown
on the field or enbalmed in letters? All,
great heart of gold All, splendid gentle
man! Ab, illus.rious soul On that day
didst thou win immortal glory, even though
all else of thy life were blotted out
At length fifth ball struck Gordon full
in the face and, entering his cheek, knocked
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1879-01-28

CHICKEN SALAD.-One large chicken,
four heads of celery, half cup of salad oil,
three teaspoonsful of mustard, six hard
boiled eggs, and one raw egg, salt and pep
per to taste and two spoonsful of vinegar;
pick all the meat from the bones and chop all
the other Ingredients very ine and mix veil
together. A pretty way to serve chicken
salad after it is made, put it in large glass
bowl or dish aud trim the edges around with
green celery leaves, or curled parsley, then
lay it of in sections as you would cut pie'
have some hard boiled eggs, remove the yolks
and mash fine for one section, chop the whites
for another, seme finely minced picked
beets for another, alternate the colors and 1t
makes pretty dish strew it on thiekiy SO
as to hide the salad beneath.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1879-01-28
@TRANsIENT BILLs-CAsH

him senseless. He fell, and for some time
his PROSTATE body was wrapped in the smoke
of battle.
We hear from Gen. GordOn's own lips q
story that, in a metaphysical point, is exceed
iugly interesting He says when he was ut>
terly incapable of moving, he gradually began
to think of his condition, and this is the half
dream and half soliloquy that he carried on
al have been struck in the head with
six, pound solid shell. 1t has carried away my
head. On the left side there is little piece
of skull left. But the brain is gone entire-
". Therefore, am dead. And yet l om
thinking. How can a man think with his
head cut off? And if l am thinking, can
not be dead And yet no man can live af-
ter his head is shot off, l may have con-
seriousness while dead, but not motion. If
can lift my leg, then l am alive. i will try
that Can 1 ? Yes, there it is-lifted up !
Am all rightl'
The General says that every stage of this
soliloquy is iudeiibly stamped on his mind.
and that in his exhausted state the reasoning
was carried on as logically as ever man rea-
sonod at his desk. Doubt succeeded srgu-
ment and argument displaced doubt, just as
logically as could be.
He says that he will never forget with
what anxiety he made the test of lifting his
leg-with what agony he waited to see wheth-
er or not it would move in response to his
effort, and how he hesitated before trying, it
for fear that it might fail and his death be
thereby demonstrated.
CAtIanta (Ga.) Constitution.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1879-01-28

THE LAW OF NATURE-A vory rich old
man had married young wife, and died sud-
denly, on which the widow raved like Da>
Mao, and exclaimed to the doctor, who stood
by the bedside of the deceased:
"Oh, I'll no. believe that my dear part
ner is dead he could not die and leave me !!
No, no, he's alive-I'm sure hos alive -
Tell me, doctor, don't you think so z"
MADAM" replied the medicsl man, with
much gravity, "I confess tha. it is possible
that be msy be revived, L will apply the gall
vanic battery"
"Oh, no, no!' cried the grief-strickeu
widow. lizard as it is to besr my fate, L
will have no experiment against the Law of
nature: Let him rest in peace"
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1879-01-28
A Roman Story.

An American recently solved = mystery
which had confused and amazed wedding
party in Rome. The bride was the daugh>
ter of one of the most noble marquises of
old or modern Rome, and the groom was the
scion of another noble house. When the
wedding contract had been signed the groom
took the hand of his young wife in his own
aud kissed its fingers. She smiled at this,
and allowed her hand to remain whore he
had placed it. But in moment, to the dis
may of the company, voice was heard. as
from her lips, saying "Impertinent how
dare you touch my hand I? BE off, fool"
Still she smiled as before, aud her lover
gazed upon her face in dismay. Suddenly
she seemed to laugh, aud it was dry and
ironical laugh, that startled the people moro
than the words they had heard before.
"Ha as the girl gone mad 2" some ono asked.
She tainted, aud her friends gathered closely
around the sofa on which she had fallen. AT
this moment young American, described as
"of great learning but generally very taciturn
and almost timid in manner" offered TO ex>
anime into the cause Of tho strange occurren-
ces, and approached the sofa. Casting his
eyes on and around the sofa, and then about
the room, be proceeded to crawl along tho
floor on his hands and knees until. .haa.esRa1
10 asisfee ottosi.l.n ss.ss fosBd .
Young servant who had been dismissed FROM
the house that morning, and won't away do
claring that she would be revenged BY
some means she had found her way into tho
parlor, and concealed herself behind the OF
toman. Being 4 ventriloquist, she WAS able
there to speak in n tone of voice which was
naturally attributed to the bride.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1879-01-28

BUSINESS FAILUREs.-Lack of judg-
ment causes fully so per cont. of all business
men to fail, earlier or later. Do not an
equal proportion of physicians fail to euro
from the same cause? At the Grand Inva-
lids and Tourists Hotel, Buffalo, N Y, DR..
Pierce, through the skill attained by his
several specialists, each having devoted year.
to a special department Of medical sciepcs.
ia able to cure a large per cent. of cases hith-
erto considered incurabe. Many physicians
in view of the superior advantages of this
model sanitarium. bring there stubborn, OBJ
scure, complicated, and surgical casOs, for
examinations, operation, and trea,ment-
Full particulars given in tho Peoples Com
mon Sense Medical Adviser, an illustrated
work of over 900 pages. Price, post paid,
81 so. Address the author, Il. Y. Pierce,
Buffalo, n. Y.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1879-01-28
RENEDy ronUARo TIMES.

Stop spending much on hue clothes. rich food
and style Buy good healthy food, ehespsr end
better elothisE; get more real and substsntIAI
things of life every way, and especially stop the
foolish Eabit of ming after peBstye and quAek
doctors using so much Of the vile huInbug meo :
cine:h.t does yen only harm, and nn- kes tne pro-
prietOrs rich, but put trust in the greatet on
ali simple pure rem edies, Hop Bitters that cures
always a trihing cost, and you will see eetter
times and good health. Try It once. Reso OF u IN
another column DIZZY.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1879-01-28

A GooD ACcoUsT.-"To sum it up. six
long years of bed ridden sickness and suffer,
ing. costing 5000 per year, total 81 ,2O0-sl
of which was stopped by three bottles oil hop
Bitters, taken by my wife, who has done ner
own bousework for year since, without the
loss of day. and l want everybody to know
i. for their benefit"
dI7y. "JoHN WEEKS, Butler, n. \.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1879-01-28
SYMPTOMS OF WORMS.

SIMP OMS Or "ohHo.
THE Ecountenanccis paleand lcaden-
1 colored, with occasional fiushcs, or
a circumscribed spot on one or both
checks the eyes become dull thepu-
pills dilate an azure scmlcircle runs
along the lower eyelid the nose is ir-
ritated, swells, and sometimes blccds;
aswelling of the upperlip; occasional
headache, with humming or throb-
bing of the ears an unusual secretion
of saliva; Shiny or furred tongue;
breath very foul, particularly i'll the
morning; appetite variable, some
times voracious, with gnawing sem
sation ofthe stomach, at others, entire
lygone ;fieeting pains in the stomach
occasional nausea and vomiting; vio-
lent pains throughout the abdomen;
bowels irregular, at times costivc
stools Shiny not unfrcquently tlnged
with blood; belly swollen and hard;
urine turbid respiration occasionally
difficult, and accompanied by hlc-
cough cough sometimes dry and con-
vulsive; uneasy and disturbed sleep,
with grinding of the teeth s; temper
variable, but generally irritable, &c.
Whenever the above symptoms
arc found to exist.
DIR. G. C.MCLANE'SV SVERMIFUCE
will certainly effect cure.
IT DOES NOT CONTAIN MERCURY
in any form itis an innocent prepara-
ton, not capable Of doing tile sligAf-
est fmywrytO tile most tender infant.
The genuine DR.. M?LANE's YER
M1ruGE bears the signatures of Z.
McLANE and FLEMING Bios. on the
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1879-01-28
BALTIMoRE CARDS.
s q
TRIUMPHANT!
VICTORIOUS I!
AT THE
Exposition Universelle,
PARIS, 1878.

Centennial Exposition, Exposition Universeiie'
PHILA., 1876. PARIS, 1878.
TTIHE Stieh" unrivallcd Grand. Upright and
Square Pianos, the recipients of more than
sixty fret pre- iums and u old and silver Medae,
including the Medal of Merit and Diploma OF
Honor at the Centennial Exposition in loIo' M nave
achieved atthe Exposition Uaversell 9 Para, Io'o'
all American and many foreign competitors
their
GRAND BROWNING TRIUMPH!
THE
1ledaille D'Argent and a Dip1one dhonneHr,
Together with q Special Certificate of Merit to
Jacob e ross Superin teudent of the Steh Factory.
for HE dinary skil dsplayed in every part
OF their construction, the whole formin s a Grand
Award, higher by far than thst OF my othef tnsr
icap Exhibit, and demonstrating beyond doubt The
Immense superiority of the Stieti in INSTRUMENTS
The Stieff'' com bInes every quality necessary
for perfection in Piano. It's rich, grand mellow
and powerful tone has never been e1celled by any
other instrument. Especially in the treble does
the StiefT" Piano show its superiority over all
others.by the bell-like cIearncss, sweetness and
sip eipg qua Iity of tone which lend to it an inest
mable charm. For quckness OF resPonse to the
flo ger and evepnoss of touch thror bout the entire
scale fsultIess action, unsurpassed durability and
artistic finish. this Piano has justly earned world
wide reputation.
SECOND HAND PIANOS of all makers con-
stantIy in stock. at from S75 TO S 300.
Sole gent for the Southern Statos OF the Pe!ou-
het P.ltou Co. and other makes of ORG ANS.
Catalogues of Piapos or Organs sent on sPp!ics-
CHAs. NJ. STIEFF.
No. 9 North Liberty Street.
Doon,obo- IT 1878 RaItjmore. Md.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1879-01-28
DIR. G. MCLANE'S
.TIVERPIIIS.

These Pills are not recommended
asaremedy fora the ills that flesh
is heir to," but in affections of the
liver, and in all Bilious Complaints,
Dyspepsia, and Sick Headache, or
diseases of that character, they stand
without rival.
AGUE AND FEW Err.
Nobetter cathartic can be used pre-
paratory to, or after taking Quinine.
AS simple purgative they are un-
equaled.
BEWARE OF INVITATIONS.
genuine are eneversugar coated.
Each box has red wax seal on the
lid, with the impression DR.. M!-
LANES Liver PILLS.
Each wrapper bears the signatures
of c. MCLANE and FLEMING Bros.
Sold by all respectable druggists
and country storekeepers generally.
November II, ls1S-llt
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1879-01-28

You can buy anything in the Sewing Ma
chine line at the established and reliable Or
mond Manufacturing Co., No. Al n. Gay St !;
BALTIC, lower than elswhere in the country.
Among other inducements they guarantee all
Machines fire years and furnish the extra at
taclnlents free.
@ Send for their new illustrated cata-
logue, mailed free to any address. They sell
frst-cIass Machines for SO to $50. Their
reputation for fair dealing is known to many
of our best citizens. ja29y
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1879-01-28
M1scELLAN EoUs.
VEGETlME
Is RECOMMENDED BY ALL
Physicians.

VALLEY STREAnf, QUEENS Coil
Mr.. n. r. SrEvErs:-
Dear SRI take the pleasure of writing you
q small certificate concerning Vegetne pre-
pared by you: ] haxe been sufferer with me
Tie 1C3fronic Dtdr7iA1sd for over six months and
have tried most every thing; was given up to
= die and did not expect to live from day to day,
= and no physician could touch my case. ] saw
your Vegetine recommended to cure EJsLIc11Sid.
s commenced using IL, and / continued doing
so. and am now Well woman and restored 70
terrible disease, would kindly recommend 10
Try Il for the benefit OF their health, aud It Is
excelIent es u blood purifier.
BY DR.. 4. B. PoRBEs, NJ. d. for
MRS. wM. H. FORBES.
vEeErIHR.-Wfen the blood becomes lifcless
and staRnant, either from change of weather or
of climate, wsIstsof exercise, irregular diet, or
from any other tause. the VEGErISE will re-
new the blood, garry OF the putrid hum0TS,
Cleanse the StonsTtchI regulate the bowels, and
impart D tone ofTlgor TO the whole body.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1879-01-28

BuTrERICK's LATEST PATTERNS for
ale by MRs. ARMENTRouT.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1879-01-28

Now is the time to get bargains at Dali
garn's. He has jus. received very large in
voice of Glass and Queensware, at much
lower price than has ever been offered to the
people of Charlestown and vicinity. Also,
Boots and Shoes, Men and Boys Wear,
Groceries and Notions in large variety. All
goods in his line can be bought on the very
shortest margin-his motto is quick sales and
short profits Call and examine stock and be
convinced. Country Produce taken in Ex-
change for Goods.
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MRS j. C. DABNEY,S TESTIMONIAL:
LY$cHBUEG, Oct. II, 1878.

1Isssrs Faulkner s. CrGighiH:
Until ! tried your .CAMM's EMULSION ]
failed find any preparation OF Cod Liver Oil
that my stoniac ch would retain at all, taken in the
mallest doses. My physicians have always de-
sired that hou d take Cod Liver Oil, and would
prescribe first one preparation and then another,
but as bef,re stated, .Csnm's EmusIon' is the
opIy preparation thst my stomach could retain
have given it thorough test, having taken it
without any trouble, with the very best results,
aud can confidently cay shat it is all you claim for
it, and can with con fdence, recommend it to any
who need a remedy for pulmonary diseases or any
other diseases requiring tonic or nutritive med
icine. Respectfully ~
Nnvemher ID lS7S-odOctl Cur.
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Train SO, daily; .raia 81. Tuesdays, Thurs
days and Saturdays. All iother trains daily except
Sunday.
January :, 1879.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1879-01-29

from red tape and is pushing inquiry
in every direction. Some of these
Investigations will doubtless result in
failure to discover anything valuable.
DO our contemporaries succeed in
everything they undertake ? Do
they never make mistakes With
all their mighty wisdom, we Judge
they are intensely mortal and liable,
as the rest of us are, to err.
If Gen LIE DUO cannot make tea
growing profitable in this country, he
las demonstrated the fact it can be
grown as farm diversity, saving
thereby many dollar to the consu.
mer and the country. If he does not
succeed in getting as much saccharine
matter from corn stalks as we ex.
press from cane, he has proved that
the country can supply itself from
this source alone, i'll case the usual
channels of supply are closed. If he
has been humbugged with Minnesota
Amber Sugar Cane, can we not for
give him in view of the fact that he
has introduced plant that can be
converted into sugar from June to
December, quantity and quality being
little, if any, inferior to the best rib
bon cane?
Gen. LIE Due has one characteristic
which his predecessors did not pos
sess and which we admire. He has
an unmeasured amonnt of industry
and energy-a push which ensures
success in spite OF all obstacles, even
the sneers and snarls of those who
should be his irmest supporters. He
does not content himself with the
hon0rS of lis position-he strips him
self to the aoork before him. Such q
man will make his mark In the world.
He will push his Investigations in the
interest of agricultural knowledge in
every direction. We confidently
III Raj, ol -1sre a..
tul, that our lawmakers viii be OBJ.
lieed to. listen 10 the demands Of the
farming classes and make the Com
missioner 4 Cabinet officer. - Ota
Home Jo10nal.
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(,{vza
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The process Of manufacturing glue
is as follows: The clippings and ref
use materials are first placed in a
lime pit, and when they are sufficient
ly stepped they are emmersed in wa
ter, well washed, rinsed, and placed
on hurdles to dry. Afterwards they
are boiled to the consistency Of thick
Jelly, which is passed, while yet hot,
through osier baskets, or bags and
nets made of rope, to separate the
grosser particles of dirt from it, and
allowed to stand some time to puri-
fv further. When the remaining i'm
purities have settled to the bottom it
is melted and boiled a second time
and when thick enough it is drawn
off into a vessel and maintained at a
temperature which will keep it liq-
uid. This gives further time for the
deposition of solid Impurities, and
for Qualification by the addition of
such chemicals as the manufacturers
NAV prefer. The glue is then run off
into wooden coolers, about six feet
long one foos broad, and two feet
deep. Here it becomes firm jelly,
which is cut out by spade into
square cakes, each cake being depos.
tied in a sort of wooden box, open in
several Sits or divisions to the back.
The glue is cut into slices by passing
a brass wire, attached to kind of
bow, along the Sits. These slices are
placed upon nets the marks Of which
are seen on the dry glue, land stretched
in wooden frames, removed to the
open air, placed in piles, with proper
intervals for the admission of air,
each pile being roofeI in as protec-
ton from the weather. When the
glue is about three quarters dry it is
removed into lofts where in the
course of some weeks the hardening