Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1879-05-27
PEN, INK AND SCISSORS.


Ripe peaches are selling in the Calves
ton CTexas) market at So per busbel. Ripe
watermelons are in market.
MIR ". w. Corcoran has recently
given 81, 600 towards the completion of the
Lee mausoleum at Lexington, Va.
The object of all ambition should be to
be happy at home. If we are not happy
there we cannot be happy elsewhere.
John W. Gentry, late State Printer,
has been appointed as one Of the experts to
investigate the system of book keeping in
vogue in the Treasury Department, under
the resolution of Senator Henry G. Davis.
TO clear cistern water, add two ounces
powdered alum and two ounces borax to
twenty barrel cistern of rain water that is
blackoned or oily. and in few hours the
sediment will settle and the water be clarified
and fit for washing, and even for cooking
purposes.
the German Baptists, representing the Ger
man Baptists of the United States andcGanaF
da will meet at the Lnville Crock Church,
near Broadway. in Rockingham county, Va,
on the Cad of June. Fifteen thousand peo>
pie are expected to be present.
j W. Banner, of Woodstock, Shen-
andoah county, Va. died on May 9th of ty>
phoid pneumonia, aud on the 18th inst, his
brother, 8. A. Dapner, who had nursed him
died of the same disease. Both were rrom>
inent business men aud on the streets at
tending to business two weeks before.
- After many experiments, certain and
speedy remedy for burdocks has been dscov>
cred in kerosene oil. a small quantity
poured into the hearts Of the plants directly
after cutting. leaves no trace of their. exis>
tence save a small hole in the earth where
they stood Refined or crude oil accom>
plishes the work equally well.
Machines in a watch factory cut screws
with 500 threads to the inch; the finest used
in a watch has $50. The threads are invisi-
BILE to the naked eye, and it takes ia, 600
of the screws to weigh pound. pound
of them is worth six pounds of pure gold.
Lay one of them upon piece of white paper
and it looks like tiny steel filling.
- Mr.. Hugh Stewart, wealthy English
man, who settled in Augusta county, some
years ago, Inns Just returned from three
months trip to Great Britain, where he de-
| lived lectures in various portions of the coun-
try. setting forth the advantages of the Shcn-
andoah Valley. The result has been that he
brought back several families with him, and
has one hundred and thirty five families
booked to come to the Valley of Virginia
when be shall have secured land to suit them.
- We took occasion yesterday to call at
| tention to the healthy condition of affairs in
the Auditors office. We have since been
| informed that besides the present relations
| of the counties to the State, that they now
are 10 better position than they have ever
before been; that the Sherif5 are further
| advanced in their settlements. 1877 was
| the first year for the present set OF sherltts,
| as it was also for the present auditor, and the
| condition of things indicate thorough un>
Outstanding by each of their relative posi-
tious. Besides tho taxes Of 1877 being en-
tirey squared up, SO were the delinquent
land cases, the licenses the fines. &c. and
there has gone over to 1878 a credit of SILL
600. Also there has been settled up S42,>
900 of back taxes and old claims unsettled
until now, There is not more healthy con-
E4i4;aaz=o sss-isls my sc:hoF State tho
| Union.-.Siafe Democrat.
TIE ADVENTIST SACRIFICE-Lercr from
Mrs. Fireman. Mrs. Hattie Freeman, wife
Of Chas. II. Freeman, of Pocassct, Mass,
who recently killed his little girl under the
insane belief that he was clarifying G cd, has
written letter to her sisters describing tie
fatal fanaticism which led to the staying of
the child. She claims that they were de-
| one of the best husbands and fathers, and
that '.bis whole aim for more than year,
not neglccting other duties, was to win souls
and seek himself eternal liie." Finally,
| Mrs. Freeman says, her husband felt that
| God required him to have the faith Of Abra-
ham and offer up his child as o sacrifice, but
| he felt it would only be trial of faith, and
neither thought God would suffer the child
to be touched. After the child was killed
she says they felt that it was Gods plan to
take her so as to raise her from the dead, and
thus show His mighty power and love-
But" says Mrs. Freeman, "the time has 20
far passed. and we are here. God knows we
are innocent of any crime. Charlie still
thinks God is going to manifest His power
and glory and himself be justified in the eyes
of the world. God grant it may be SO! Oh.
you cannot know my sorrow 1t almost
breaks my heart My dear, dear Edie =
| Charlie is innocent-oh, he is-of any crime,
| but anu afraid it was mistaken faith in God"
A MULATTo Is NOT NEGRO according
to a decision recently rendered by Judge
Woerner, of St. Louis, and the statute Of
Missouri forbidding intermarriage of whites
and negroes does not apply to mulsttoes. The
question arose on tho petition of Ella Mo.
lair, a quadroou, to be allowed 4 widow g al
lowance out of the estate OF Frank Molair, a
former city marshal of St. Louis 1t was
admitted that there had been a marriage
ceremony in the presence of large con
course of invited guests, and also that Mr..
Molair had lived with the petitioner as his
wife, but the claim for an allowance was
contested on the ground that the statute de-
cIared absolutely void all marriages between
white persons and negroes Judge Wocrner
thinks that person whose blood is one fourth