Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1882-12-19


Romaa-The Lipins .Skcleton-Ne,o
York, Baltimore and Sacred lsabbaths-
The Saipdtton Army-zLoose Lunatics-
Christmas.
Father Ryan says, beautifully and truth 4
fully:
The story of the glory III
OF the men who wore tho grsy.n
No. it can never be told, mover will be told
in all its fullpess-tbe story of the privations,
the hereism, the faith fnluess, the endurance.
and the high manly virtues of the army tina.
wore itself out whipping the combined forces
gathered from all quarters of the globe, in.
Guiding the quarters of the plantations. But
it you want good, lasting Christmas gift to
give to your boy, or to some other boy, a.
private in the Confederate Army has just
written a plain, unvalnished story of life in
the ranks during the four years contest. IL
is book for every Southern boy to read, to
study, to remember and to profit by II is
entitled, Detailed Minutige of Soldier Life
in the Army of Northern Virginia, 1861
1865, by Carlton Mccarthy It costs one
dollar and fifty cents. aud sny book dealer
will get it for you. We csnnot rosis. the
temptation to make just this one extract:
.'Orators dwell on the genius and skill of
tho general officers historians tell of the
movements OF divisions and army corps, and
the student of the art of war studies the 90.
ography and topography of the country and
the returns of the various corps They all
seek to find aud to tell the secret of success
or failure. The Confederate soldier knows
the elements of his success-courage, endu-
rance and devotion. He knows also by whom
hs WAS Observation-Disclosures starvation, death.
He fought not men only, but food, raiment,
pay, glory, fame aud fanaticism. a Q endured
privation. toll, and contempt. He won, and
despite the cold Indifference of all and the
hearty hatred of some, he will have for all
time in all places where generosity is, fame
untarnished"
One sometimes hears startling things said
in the pulpit, and the other Sabbath one OF
our city ministers, in announcing that the col.
lection would BIO to aid ministers in the South
whose congregations were not able to support
them, spoke of the privations that some of
them endured Speaking of one special case
where 1T was said, .'meat was luxury seldom
INDUCED in, and tea and coffee were un.
known" tho minister paused in the reading
long enough to say, "What pity the head
of that family wasn't blacksmth-I mean
by that that the wages of good mechanic
exceed that sometimes of an earnest preach>
>er." And last evenings Methodist minister,
preaching on the wiles of Satan, said as re-
CARDS his power of being champion on all
sides, ''Ho can belong to either political
party-just now he seems to belong to both,
and to have good deal of business at Head
Quarters" Rather hard, that, on his Sa>
tsnio Majesty.
Speaking of the two parties, Puch's car
toon last week represents an interview scene
in the Natious Museum The Republican
Fat Woman, loaded down with spoils. is lust
waddlng out of the hack door, while tho
gaunt. Living Democratic Skeleton takes the
ehair-very bony. very hungry looking. very
bare and very soeds is "this thing of rags
aud of patches" and in his bony hand he
holds asplscard, '-''I have had nethino. 10 cat
L for ttcea.y gears" But he looks as though
fheS had como to stay.
II; While New York is fighting and sauab>
lsblipg over the enforcement of the Sunday
tSlawss i5altimoresgoes on in the even tenor of
its way. sand: Ildoubt not that the Sabbath ia
lsmore strictl observed here than in any other
IrGity of the Union. The street cars and the
lsmflk wagons run assusual, the boys peddls
Izthe Sunday papers on tho street, and the busy
Esboot-hlaek5..s hines EN- up for uickel."-
But the theatres are all closed-we have no
Sacred Concerts Sunday nights, whero sacred
Iswinked at by the sGthorities All places of
tsotdipsry business are closed, including jew
and Gentila! The bar-rooms close ali their
/ front dnors, and there is fair prospect of
forcing them also to close their side entrances
4 3Ihs Salvation Army, which for sometime
has been9.,in quarters" on Hill street, turned
,stt Yesterday for "a vigorous asse ult upon tie
1Soutpssta ofsthe Devil, snd in battle array
/ paraded oufastreet With banners flying and
loud - amp Songs ringing out upon the
lSstartled air. IDssthc ranks were .gfI apy
Charlie" and Singing Emmy" Shouting
Polly" aud "SanotiGed JIM" TIE men wear
blue inform and helmet; tho Voc, en- arc also
uniformed in blue with broad gold bands
around their bonnets., Perhaps the mildest
aPd beet name for them is Crspks.. They are
disciples OF the doctrine of noise They at.
tend carly and nfteu to tho collections. They
do things with RUSH. The druukard of to,
day is the "Lcsder Of the host against the
Devil" Tomorrow The street blasphemer Of
to-day becomes the pulpit blssphelper of to-
morrow. They murder the Queens English
and misquote the Bible They sing silly
songs to sillier tunes, snd they bring the Cos
psi of peace into disrepute. The percentage
OF lunatics has greatly increased in the past
few years, and the majority of them arc cut
side of the Asylum walls
promised the children another letter about
the Christmas Wiudows-they shall have it
next week. A ". e.
December II, 1889.
THl NonTn Augu1CAx RryIsw for Janps1,
opeas with a symposium in which three of tho
most prominent advocates in this country of
the ReTlew of Church Creeds" namely Rev,
DR.; Newman SnIyth, Rev Henry Ward Beecher
and Rev. Dr. Lyman Abbott, set forth tho
grounds HPoa which such revision Is deemed
necessary as a defense of revealed religion
against the encroachR nts of skepticisnl and ss
aliustnlRNt q Anti