Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1879-09-16
HOOD RELIEF FUND.

Desclatjon and possible restitution have
Mrs Anna Maria Hood. the devoted wife and
1879. Gen. Hood, the bercaved husband and
father, followed on the morning of August Both,
leaving behind them. in full orpharage, eleven
children of tenderyears. Lydia, the eldest of
these, died on the evening of the same day.
Tberc nov survive ten children, the eldest OF
whom are TWINS, OF the age of nire years and
two months. The Youngest is one month old.
Tue condition of his estate leaves but little
hope that there win remain, after settlement of
its ebtedness, anythlDg for his children
other than such proceeds as may possibly be de-
rived from the publication OF his history OF the
war and regards.
The generous heart of the country has already
been moved to gratssfn! ;, reoogniti" tim Of the
ton of the departed hero, and to an active and
giving sympathy for the lI! ing o;4aa ~
the Associations of the Armies of Nprthorn Vlr-
gina and Tennessee, to receive these funds
(which are to be invested in U. S. bonds.
earnestly solicit your co-operat ton and assis-
lance in raising sum which shall DO sufficient
for the support. maintenance and education OF
W. R. LYMAN Chairman.
T. T. NIcno1Is, J. A CHAIARoS,
JAMES BUCKNER, G. T. BEAUREGARp,
p. II. CALDER. ERED N. oGDoN,
JNo II MURRAY, WALTER V. CROUCH,
OF Army n. Virginia. OF Army Tennessee.
Address Box 1868, Now orleans, La.
New Orleans. september 8, 1879.
THE Newspaper BUSINESS Here is
how brother journalist puts it: eve sup>
pose that many people think that newspaper
men are persistent duDs let farmer place
himself in similar business position and see
if he would not do the same, Suppose he
raised one thousand bushels of wheat, and
his neighbor should come and buy huShol,
and the price was small matter of only two
dollars or less, and the neighbor says: Il
will hand you the amount in few days.
A. tho farr Il ii nj To Io II oInut
the matter, he says all right, aud tho man
leaves with the wheat. Another comes in
the same way, until the whole of7the one
thousand bushels of wheat arc trusted to one
thousand different persons and not one of the
purchasers concerns himself about it, for it
is small amount that he owes the farmer,
and of course, that would not help any. He
does not rcaiiZe that the farmer has frittered
away all his large crop of wheat, and that
his value is due him in q thousand little
dribbles, and that be is seriously embarrassed
in his business because his debtors treat it as
little matter. But if all would pay him
promptly, which they could do as we'll as not,
it would be a very large amount to the far,
mer and enable him to carry on his business
without difficulty. The above comparison is
true of the difficulties that tho. newspaper
man has to contend with.
S. V. r. R.-Track>layiug on this road
has been completed nearly to the turnpike
road leading out of Berryrile to the river,
and the siding for BerryViI!c is all laid down,
50 that freight may be shipped from Or to this
point. Tie railroad company has been labor
ing under difficulties because of the non.
arrival of iron. A contract has been made,
We arc informed, for oil the iron necessary to
complete the road to Augusta county, but it
is impossible to get the iron as fast as it is
needed. In the meantime the work of prop>
erly ballasting the road is going on, SO that
when track-laying through the county is
completed the road will also be found ball
lasted Depots for the reception and ship,
ment of grain arc being erected, and de-
cided business appearance is given to the
railroad at this point Ciarhe Courier.