Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1881-10-18
PEN. INK AND scIssoRs.

a DeadWooG man saw another tnanSreaah
for his hip pocket, thought the. fellow meant
to draw q revolver ION him, and so shot him
dead. Then. he found that the man was
about to draw q flask and treat him. and he
much regrettedshis hasty act, but remarked
that the last wishes of the deceased Should
be carried OUT, aud took a drink from the
flask. Such a touching example of respect
for the last wishes of the dead is seldom seen.
When a fellow goes to see his girl, waits
ing half an hour in the parlor for her to
come down is about as disagresable a thing
as can happen to him. Aud when the old
lady is sitting in one corner of the room
-scrowling at you, with her lips shut as tight
as an leo boz. and the old man is perched
on a high chair in another corner trying 10
vain to grind out a few ideas regarding the
weather, it is positively Hades. We have
been there and We know.
The omnibus line at Quincy, Illinois, is
sessing young lady of about 10. when
rushed with business-she often takes charge
of one of the vehicles and attends the. trains
aud boats, collecting the fare from the pas.
sengers and seeing to the handling Of their
baggage. 1t is a little trying to the nerves
OF a total stranger when he alights from a
train to have a charming young lady with
ripe, pouting lips come tripping up to him
with "would you like a bus, sir ," Yet it
is said to be a daily scene at the Quincy de-
pot. Tho first, impulse of a person addressed
is to glance quickly around to see if any one
is looking, aud then he grins from ear to ear
and says, 81 dom mind" and his astonish-
ment goes away up above par when she POI
litely points out the omnibus a short distance
away. There are buses aud buses.
Guiteau, the assassin of President Cars
field, was brought into the District Criminal
Court at Washington last Friday and arr
raigped for trial. Mr.. Scoyille, his counsel,
fully disclosed the line of defense which is
contemplated. An affidavit sworn to by Mr..
ScoVille alleges that he believes the prisoner
to be insane, and gives a list of witnesses
through whose testimony he expects to prove
this fact; the government is asked to fur
nish the meacs for procuring their attendance.
As a second ground of defense it is charged
that, in the opinion of eminent medical ex-
perts, the wound of which the President died
was not necessarily fatal, and a list of en-
incnt physicians is exhibited by whose tss,
timony the prisoner expects to prove that the
Presidents death may have been caused by
improper surgical treatment. The governs
ment is asked to procure the attendance of
these witnesses and to pay them. The court
fixed November 7th for the trial, and tho
preliminary question of jurisdiction will
probably be argued on October Goth.
About Z O'Clock on Friday evening last. a
leak was discovered in one of the coppcr
stills in tho Hannis Distillery, in this city.
The fires were drawn Immediately end tho
employees set about to make an examination
with the aid of a lamp. And in removing
tho cap from off the goose>ncck, which con-
meets the convoy pipe, the alcoholic vapor
rushed out, and coming in contact with tho
lighted lamp, exploded. Mr.. Alex. Cross,
who was npon top, of the still, was blown
against the wall and his face and hands were
badly burned. MIR. MI. 9. Courtney, who
was assisting Mr. O., in order to save him,
self, jumped, and unfortunately lit astraddle
of a barrel, sustaining painful injuries below
the abdomen. The came still that caused the
accident on Friday last, exploded the second
time on Tuesday night, tho result, it is sup
posed, of two currents of air-hot aud cold
coming in contact. At the time of the
explosion The still contained about 26 inches
of whiskey, several barrels of which were
consumed before tho fire could be put out.
AT one time the whole establishment was in
iminent danger, but the Trojan efforts OF the
employees prevented its destruction. No one
was injured MAJ tinsJnrg Statesman.
A WELL ALWAYS HULL OF IcE.-About
half a mile from Brownsville, Mimi, is the
natural ice we'll % visiting it we found a
shaft about twenty feet deep, and we could
plainly sec ice upon it. We thcu. visited a
shaft a few feet distant, aud Immediately
upon entering it a cloud of steam, caused by
the cool air coming in contact with our heat
ed bodies, rushed forth. This shaft was ex>
OaVatar f1r tho rn~poco of nsno-4;;.. :: G
possible, the cause Of the ice forming in the
we'll, soma of the inhabitants believing in
the theory of a large cave being connected
with it. After reaching the depth of $50
feet without result, drifting was abandoned.
Before the shaft was made it is claimed that
the we'll flled with ice to within six feet of
tho top. A thermometer marked 30 degrees
Fahrenheit. About sig feet back from the
mouth of the tunnel the floor aud sides are
in many places covered with ice.. A strong
current of air constantly flows from the ex-
cavation that is very prsceptible 100 feet
distant. With the thermometer at 90 do
grees an atmosphere below the freezing point
Ia pleasant to contemplate, even though dan
gorous to inyestigate.-La Crosse Chronicle.
How TO TRAIN rue MEMonY.-Your
memory is bad, perhaps but | can toll you
two secrets that will cure the worst memory.
Oae of them is to read a subject when in
terestcd the other is not to road but to
think. When yen have read a paragraph or
page, stop, close the book, aud try to remsm-
Der the ideas on tho page and not only call
them vaguely to mind, but put in words aud
speak them out. Faithfully follow these
two rules aud you have the golden keys to
knowledge.