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Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1880-12-04
Learning to Chele.

The experience Of an 4rkansGs Clergyman.
never tried to chew tobacco but once"
remarked the Rev. Mr.. Bodwel. " shall
never forget the circumstance"
Tell Us about il" remarked young la
DIV. who, few moments before, had been
baptized by the reverend gentleman.
- | was a very small boy at the time, and
was a great favorite of Daniel, a colored
man owned by my father. | used to go out
to Dams cabin at night and lisen 10 his
ghost stories until | was afraid TO cross the
ward to the big house. as the negroes termed
our residence. One night, when the wind
scattered the snowflakes around the old cab
in. and while several large sweet potatoes
roasted in the fire, | sat with old Daniel.
No one who has been raised among colOred
people can forget the comfort of sitting a
round the cabin fire. The old spinning
wheel, the hamperbaskets in the corner, the
red bedsteads, and the dug-out cradle, all
come back and defy the influence OF glowing
future and soft rugs. Dan was strIkingly
communicative on the night in question.
We had killed hogs that day, and the truth
Is. old Dan had been drinking
tom, remarked the old man, yer don
chaw terbarker, does yerT
80 No, sir
"'Dat's pity. \ boy who doesn't chaw
terbarker never will be man. | bet yer
can't spit obcr dat back log. Try hit"
i tried, and failed signally.
a. Dar now Don yer know dat a boy
what can't spit will never be man. Hab-
en- yer noticed how man can sptY
80 Yes. sir
"'Wail. wouldn't yer like toplacey yerself
on de record. an larn to spit like manY
Yes, sir
'' Wall. hcah, take dis, and he cut apiece
of tobacco from large twist.
50 Smack dat in yer mouf, an chaw while
de taters is roastin'.'
al obeyed, and in few moments could
spit like man. -,
"'Cum down on hit, savage he said
Bite hard-watch me, and he chewed Wig
orouslv. The fire grew excessively warm.
| looked around, and the hamper baskets
seemed 20 be tumbling over each other.
80 Don spit hit out. Bite savage. Chew
hard. De victory is in sight. Is yer sick :?
90 No. sir; but-but-' ! had eaten
hearty supper, but within three minutes
from the time threw out the tobacco was
AS empty as one of the hamper baskets, and
as timber a. the spinning wheel band. Dan
spread a blanket on the floor, and, As doz-
cd of to sleep, | heard him blowing the
ashes from the potatoes. never have Ia
ken another chew '-Litie Rock Gazette.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1880-12-04

Very touchingare the idyls Of the country
schools Of Pennsylvania. a boy Of twelve,
whose ideas are shooting in the vicinity OF
Lancaster, recently eyinced his partiality
fora schoolmate Of the opposite sex by di-
viding e huge turnip during school hours
Another lad, jealous very like, teased him
bv rolling his eyes and muttcring Sweet on
the girl." The lad got angry and hurled his
share Of the turnip at the offenders head
The teacher saw what had been done and
directed the boy who had thrown the turniP
to take his place at the desk and 10 stand
there until otherwise ordered. The girl
who had received the ether part Of the
turnip. hot with indignation and anxious to
share disgrace with her admirer, at once
threw her portion at the jealous boy. The
teacher ordered her to take her place beside
the first culprit-which was precisely what
she wanted to do.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1880-12-04
Fern Pictures.

There are twowavs. SAYS The Chemist Gad
Dragqis, of making pictures OF ferns, the
mechanical and the Photographed. For
the first. take sheet of strong white paper,
and with an atOmzcr pass over il spray OF
diluted mucilage. 80 a 70 obtain n very thin
and slightly sticking film that will make the
ferns adhere of which il is desirable to make
the picture~ The ferns and leaves must
have been first pressed in book, and after
arranging them 10 suit your taste, cause
them To lie rs closely to the paper as posi-
BILE; fill an atomizcr with very dilute India
ink, and blow spray over the ferns, more
OF less in proportion a. you want darker or
lighter shade Ii is well TO DO this with in
termission,. letting it dry little, 10 a 10
avoid excess of moisture and possibility OF
running the liquid into drops. When near
" dry. hut still little moist, remove the
ferns, which may be used over again several
times.
For the Photographic method, cover a
sheet of paper with weak solution of salt
in water and some white Of an egg, well
beaten; after it is dry, take it into dark
room. and with tutt of cotton pass over 1t
a solution Of nitrate Of silver 30 grains in
an ounce of water dry il IN the dark, and
the coat of chloride Of silver formed on its
suriace will receive the impression. Then
arrange your ferns between two plates OF
glass, and cut the paper to the same size as
the glass plates; place it under them and
expose 10 the sun in the same way rs Il
photographer prints portrait. Watch it
until dark enough, and before removing the
paper from the glass take it into dark
room. Here place the picture in asolution
of hyphOsulphite of soda, which will dis
solve the chloride of silver, but leave the
decomposed material finely divided black
silver which forms the black background,
while the shadows Of the leaves will be
81 hifn
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1880-12-04

A Young man who was too much given
to "taflying7 the girls, on two successive
evenings told the same "old, old story 70
two different young ladies at the same house.
But. sir" said the second lady, don't You
know that girls sometimes compare notes :!
Where ignorance IS bliss, It's folly to be
wise. and the young judacqa0ope replied
with great gg-to, Why, my dear Miss
never write any notes" And when she
noted how innocent was his sweet young
fce. she sighed for a sponge that she might
knock his brains out. Then he sighed and
she sighed, side By side
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1880-12-04
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Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1880-12-04

Il was at a late quarterly meeting Of the
Seyenth-day Baptist churches in Wisconsin
that two clergymen were to present papers
ON the same day and, the question OF pre-
cedence having arisen, Mr.. A. sprang to ms
feet and said, think brother B. ought to
have the first place on the programme. lie
is an older man than am, and beside, i
full of his subject" When the audience
remembered that brother B's subject was
The Devil cheerful smile seemed to
beam around the assembly.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1880-12-04

A kind-hearted gentleman expecting
visit from some friends, and knowing that
they desired 10 90 nutting, scattered about
two quartz Of boiled chesnuts in grove OF
young oaks on bis place, and let the unsus-
pectng visitors have the enjoyment OF gath
ering them up.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1880-12-04

4 hamlet is not n little ham. Looks
strange. dontit? Neither is q bullet a lit
tie bull ; nor gullct a little gull nor a
millit little mill nor a billet q little bill ;
nor skillet little skill nor wallet
little wall; nor pallet q little pail nor
a bonnet a little bone; nor a sonnet litilo
SON
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1880-12-04

Fashionable silken hosiery in Paris have
insertions of portraits and mcdallions OF
point lace. Imagine bashful young man
discovering his portrait on pair OF iomi-
nine stockings- ina store window, we mean
Young men should set their faces against
such a fashion.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1880-12-04
Diehl * Bro.
MANUFACTJ BERS OF
MONUMENTS. TONES,

Head and Foot stones, Mantles, Statues and
Caryiu. I'm an its various branches, and all
work I'm their business. All orders promptly
filled 40 the lowest rate and shortest notice
and Am work delivered and put up, and guar
antced Co suit purchasers. II not, no sale
Please call and see and judge for yourselves be-
fore purchasing elsewhere, and patronize Home
Manufacturers
The subscribers have also i'm operation their
shop i'm Martipsburg where they Will give
DIEHL & BRO.
Charlcstown, July Is. 1s67-y
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1880-12-04

81 can't go to the party tonight" said
Jones; the truth il my shirt Is in the
wash" "Shirt in the wash y shrieked
Smith "why, man alive, have you but one
shirt p "One shirtw exclaimed Jones in
turn; "you wouldn't want fellow TO have
n million shirts. would y0u?"
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1880-12-04

Why, Frankly" exclaimed the mother
at the summer boarding g-house, g. never
knew YOU 10 ask for a second piece Of pie at
homeh &" knew IL was not any use," re-
piled Franky, quietly, as lie proceeded with
his pie eating.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1880-12-04

A defeated candidate islike an old bachc-
lor. who SAYS he once leil in love with a
beautiful young lady, bu. abandoned all J.
dea of marrying her when be found that
she aud all her folks were opposed to the
match.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1880-12-04

DR.. Stranding, a surgeon on board one Of
the Royal mail steamers plying between
England and Brazil, has discovered an an
tidote for the cure of bites from rattlesnakes.
He caused a rattlesnake to bite him on two
occasions, and succeeded in counterachng
the effects of the poison. The doctor will
publish the secret of the remedy on his
return to England Gradually the excuses
for drinking whisky are being narrowed
down, and soon a man Will have to come up
and admit that he drinks it for his breath.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1880-12-04
" Why didn't you mend my book-straT

Why didn't you mend my bOok-strap,
mother?' asked boy Of twelve. "
couldn't, George" replied his mother; 81
had company this afternoon and had no
time" George bore his Disappointment as
bravely AS he could, but he was heard 10
mutter between his teeth, " ! notice that
have to do my work just the same, no mat
ter how many fcllers come to see me-"
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1880-12-04

When we are ont Of sympathy vith the
Young, then our work in this world Is over.
That is n sign that the heart has begun 70
wither-and that is "a dreadful kind of old
age. Once you were yOung, remember.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1880-12-04

4 grateful policeman was at breakfast on
Sunday morning wrestling with n piece of
remarkably tough veal. His wife said to
him. you always say there's something 20
be thankful for in everything. guess you'd
be puzzled to find anything to be thankful
for in that veal" Not at ALL" he cheer
fully responded stopping to breathe; " J
was Just thinking how grateful we should
be that we met il when Il was yOung.'
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1880-12-04

Some fellow who has been there says the
man who wrote "Solhingis impossible"
never tried ~ find the pocket Of bis wiie's
dress, when it was hanging up in a clothes
uFcss
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1880-12-04

The ancient Egyptians used to glue the
mummies OF their ancestors 10 the walls Of
their households. These are the earliest in
stances Of "stuck up" men and women on
record.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1880-12-04

A Kentucky editor bought llis ink By the
iugfull. because he could get ii cheaper, he
said. but his wife went 70 fil the inkstand
one morning, and found it was not ink by
iuefull.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1880-12-04

Emmy man who has kept skool for ten
years ought to be made a mager gineral and
have a penshun Tor the rest oy bis natural
davs. and hoss and waggin tew do his go
ing around in.-Josh Biiiings.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1880-12-04

If there should be wholesale removal OF
ofice-holders when Garfield goes in, Ohio
wonld be obliged 70 enlarge her boundaries.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1880-12-04

A moralist saws "the fewer feathers wo-
man has on her bonnet in this world, the
more she will have on her wings in the next I;
hut most prefer them now.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1880-12-04

An exchange speaks of policeman who
shot a drunken man who tried 10 escape in
the hind leg The policeman Il 10 be com
mended. When a drunken man tries to es-
cape in the hind leg he deserves TO be shot.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1880-12-04

The bakers Of New York intend giving
Sara Bernhardt reception because Of her
appearance in French roles.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1880-12-04

If vexed with child in insructing 1t,
trv to write with your left hand. Remem-
her that child il all left hand. 7. Bosies.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1880-12-04

As with woman so with horse. His
hack hair Is his name trouble.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-05-13
CONSEQUENCES of Time.
lCornhill Maqazine.l


When past events are property at-
tached to, those that precede and succeed
them, fluctuations may arise in the esti-
nation Of their distance in consequence
Of variations in the character Of the in
tervening spaces. In other. words, our
sense. of distance in time is Influenced
by our sence of duration According to
Mr. G. j. Romanes, who has written a
Every interesting essay on. our-"C Conscious,
ness Of Time," Mind, July, 1881 the
sense Of duration depends on, two ,condi-
tions. Time seems long, either when it,.
is crowded with new and exciting inn
pressiOns; as on summer tour, or when
we are dwelling on thefact of its passing,
and SO are particularly conscious of it, as
in waiting for a, train. y"
It seems short when it is comparatively
empty Of exciting experiences, provided
the mind does not dwell on its passage.
Thus, it. appears comparatively short
when we are busily employed about our
ordinary avocations. Hence, it happens
that events just preceding. time Of une'
usual excitement and novel experience
look further off than events separated by
the same interval of comparatively quiet
impressions. Last Sunday'ssermon seems.
much further away after a week in
Switzerland than after a week. Of GUS
tomary experience at home. Not only.
does an event appear to, take up,
different. distances because separated
from the present by seemingly un-
equal, intervals the very fact that the
one interval has been filled with exciting
impressions, the other with comparative.
ly quiet ones, serves to give the mental
image of the event different degree Of
vividness and, distinctness, in the two
cases. Our mental development is not
only process of retention Of the old,
it is process of displacement Of the old
by the new. The more interesting or the
more exciting the new, the more rapidly
does the old tend,to disappear. Hence the
apparent extrusion of recollection by
supervening. experiences Of unusual i'm
pressiveness. Even dream-consc!ousnesa
seems capable of efecting this result, for
the incidents Of the preceding evening
often appear to be diinned and thrust
further away after a night Of exc. ting
dreams. To young children events a
year old look much further off than to
adults, just because the interval full Of
novel impressions from its young world,
appears to- swell out, and because, the
very impressiveness and fascination of
these experiences tend to obscure The
earlier ones and to Danish them filrthe,
from the present. aai
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-05-13
Tie Effects Of Opin m.
TThe University Magazine. L

Opium, in those who are capable of
stimulation by it, gives rise to pleas
urable state of feeling something like
that which is produced by wine in not
excessive doses; but the excitement de-
rived from it, instead of tsnding to some
highest point, remains stationary for
hours, and in place Of the slight inco-
herence Of thought always present in
those who, are exhilaratcd with wine.
the most perfect harmony is established
among all the conceptions.
| There is an extraordinary stimulation
of the pure intellect, and not merely
! of. the powers of expression. Tie
lopium-eater seems to- have had the eyes
of his spirit opened, to have acquired
a gift Of insight into things that To
mere mortals are inexpicable. The
most remote parts of consciousness come
into clear light; the finer shades Of per.
senality, those that had beew unknown
even to the opium-eater himself, are
drought into view and become distinct;
the smallest details of the things
laround take new significance
and ale seen to be profoundly i'm
IIportant; their analogies, with all othel
phenomena of nature are revealed. 1t III
the same with the moral as with the in
tellectual being; tlat also becomes in
lIdefhitely exalted. An absolute baIanct
lof the faculties seems to have been at
tained. The whole man is what in hi
ordinary statehe only tends to be; h
Ihas realized the highest perfection o
\ which be is capable; only his "best self
lInow remains; his lower self has been lef
behind without need Of the pHrgatoria
fire Of contsntion with the environmen
| TO destroy il. si bgc} ur9i
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-05-13
SALT FROM THE SEA.
How California UtiIizcs the Friny
| Ocean-rhe Process OF Evapora-
[san Francisco Chronicle. |

ti0m.
| [San Francisco Chronicle.1
Among the prominent local industries
in Alameda County is that of salt manu-
facture. For a,loBg time the consump-
tion of salt by the packers, and butchers
OF Ban Francisco was entirely supplied
by the Liverpool and other foreign man.
ufacturers and it 10 not until very re-
Gently that local enterprise has inter
posed in favor Of home production. The
works are located On the bay shore near
Newark, and the salt is made by solar
evaporation. The salt ponds are eighty
acres In extent which are divided into
water-tight compartments, each cempart.y
meht being provided with gate for the
purpose Of admitting the water supply.
The process Of salt-making is compare
lively simple, "|T +
The pond is connected with the waters
Of the, bay by a ditch. This water is
then passed. from the pond into the up
per end Of the watts by windmill pumps,
and from this point the water is gradu-
ally distributed into the various recepta-
cles, or lower vats, as evaporation. goes
on, tho water becoming more impreg-
mated with salt as it passes toward the
lower rows. From these watts IL is. again
pumped into Others, where it remains
until crystaljzed, and layers of salt half
an inch thick are formed The residue
OF the water is then Let off, and the salt
taken up and put into small cars which
run on wooden tramway. and carried
TO the receiving house and there manu.
facturee into the various kinds in use,
which is done BY thoroughly drying it in
heated pans and crushing the salt. in
mills. Several thousand tons are made,
IN this locality annually. which is car.
sied in schooners direct to. San Francisco
and sold to the jobbers. The works give
employment to q large number of per-
sons.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-05-13

A driver Of a street-car in Kingston,
N. Y, had terrible toothache Wednes-
day morning. A dentist who had paid
his fare, perceived from the look Of
agony on the mans face, WHAT wssstlis
matter. He went to the front platform,
took from his pocket one Of the imple-
nients of his trade, and offered to take
out the offending member then and there.
The driver stopped the horses and opened
his mouth. In the twinkling of an eye
the tooth was out. The driver had lost
ten seconds. but lie made up the time
before he reached the first switch.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-05-13

seaman, as he put down his empty pipe;
"and I hope you may profit by the
moral it contains, which is this: Al
ways be f. ithful and wide awake at the
post of duty.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-05-13

Lady Adelaide Forbes secopd daughter
lot tie Earl of Granard, Was married iii tbs
Catholic Ghurei,s NaxtonforbsA LoHgford,
to lord Morris Fitzgerald second son, Of
tho. Dukeof LeinsteE. rhe marriage cere-
mony was perfornasa by Rev Mr.. Kelly,
R.Rl .jst ttti,, ..tst III a8Jlttai4 ssH'
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-05-13

nuMlHiilx Iioisc cHllptSA' Wy OhCpO tlhSCoVoj
fell with strange, weird sound upon my
ear. .H- ."T -t.t Jt.l-
"At length the cloud passed over the
moon. The wind rose; the lightning
flashed; the thunder rolled. The force
Of the gale seemed to be CARRYING me to
the verge Of the precipice. ln vain Ere
sisted; nearer and nearer toward the
1 frightful spot was / borne. Anotherstep
and T'wOuid be precipitated from tht
dizzy height. MY brain reeled as
gazed below. A broad expanse OF watel
rolled thundering, kissing and foaming
at the foot Of the hight.
"At that instant a loud crash Of thun
der greeted my ears, and awoke. Hall
bewildered, / opened nay eyes anc
locked, or rather stroEe to look, abOu
me. But an impenetrabie gloom hat
settled around my ship and 1 now com
pretended that during my sleep TEN
pest had been gathering. 1 leaned anxi
ously fofward TO look at the compass
At that moment, there was loud, rush
ing sound, and the storm burst ilowlin;
and shrieking upon the vessel. The shil
, went down upon her beam-ends Defor.
the fury Of tue blast; there WAS crasl
of snappingspars up aloft, wild slat
, ting OF sheets rent jssunder mingled will
the thundsr-like reportof the topsails q
they were split open by the gale.
|, "The next moment the wheel gave
/ sudden, violsnt jerk; one of the reyol'
} ing spokes caught in the spoke OF m
Jacket, and 1 wssfssus lire q shot to ,le'
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-05-13

bCCh WOho w DiS'S WIN AAANtA'etphS AopSA
nation. ....
I am not exsggerating when I say that
for the past two weeks Brooklyn has
been circus-wild. Imposing street pa
rades, extended and snowy advertising,
backed by numerous displays Of canvas
and extraordinary performances, made
the shows success. and each show went
out of the city with net profit for the
week it exhibited of not less than $780,
600. The proprietors were on the
ground in person--Barnum, heavy, bent
with years, but robust and watchful;
Cooper, undersized, genteel and suave;
Bailey, of medium height, slight build,
gentlemanly, active as squirrel and up
to business day and night Barnum's
people clsim that their expenses averages
SO, 1O0a day; Cooper, Bailey & Co., with
an equally large eretiuue, aver that then
bona-fde expenses are 81, 200 a day. Ger
tainly such shows as theirs have never
before been upon the road in thin
country. 'CRAs