Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1886-06-15
Various Items.
Bishop A. w. Wilson is preparing

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has been created a. cardinal!
Rubinstein, the pianist, will shortly
make his second tour of America.
The Island of Chios, Turkey, has
experienced an earthquake; no dam
age was done.
Before the end of June the Balti-
more and Ohio will send freight by its
new line to New York.
According to the Enterprise (col-
ored) not black face is to be seen
in the New York state capital.
In Berlin there is a house which
contains 322 compartments, and is
inhabited by nearly 1000 persons.
Secretary Bayard, one of the best
horsemen at the capital, rides fire.
quently on one of the finest Kentucky
thoroughbreds.
The principal buildings at the Raw
ley Springs, Va, were burned Tues
day morning; loss estimated atS130,-
600; insurance only $4,000.
Messrs. VIM. J. c. Dulany & Co. =,
of Baltimore, have been awarded the
contract to furnish SIS 900 worth of
school books for India commission.
A child at Peublo. COL, died of
scarlet fever, and her clothes were
thrown in shed. Soon afterward a
dog and cat who had been playing
with the clothes were taken with the
same disease and died.
Attorney General Washington, of
Tennessee, was, recently arrested,
while at breakfast with his wife, under
an attachment issued by the order of
Judge Allen, for alleged failure to
attend upon the sitting of the court.
1t is stated at Halifax, n. S., that
the British government has issued Or
ders to make no more seizures of
American vessels, except when the
violation of the treaty of 1918 is so
open and fragrant that it cannot be
winked at.
Little Lavalette, aged about three
years, daughter of Rev. e. l.. Wilson,
accidentally fell from second-story
window, at her home, to the ground,
one day last week, but most fortunate
ly escaped injury except the loss of
one tooth.-GerdrlStoeCn Times.
A New York reporter who has been
looking out anarchists in their homes
says that almost invariably they are
supported by their wives. He tells
of finding one wretched woman nearly
fainting over a washtub, while the
husband was beer-guzzling and spout
ing anarchy in drinking saloon.
Col. Richard March Hoe, inventor
of the Hoe presses, died at Florence,
Italy, on Monday. Col. Hoe was
born in New York September -,
1912, and was the senior member of
r. Hoe & Co., the great printing
press manufacturers, and whose faith
er, Robert Hoe, established the firm
in 1908.
The language of sealing wax prom
Uses to supplant that of flowers. Red
wax must be used for business only,
black wax for mourning, and blue to
signify love. Five tints of blue are
made to express all the graduations
of passion. Pink wax is for congrat-
ulations, and white is for wedding and
ball invitations.
An exchange says as this is the time
for the average small boy to stumble
on 'poison vine" while nesting, &C.,
they will, no doubt, be glad to know
that handful of quick lime, dissolved
in water is a sure antidote. After
standing half hour, paint the poisoned
parts with it. Three or four applica-
tious will cure the worst cases.
George Fullmer, of Sunbury, Pa,
on Sunday week, after church took a
book, and seating himself in a swing
in his yard, read and idly swung.
The swing, made of an upright post
and heavy crossbeam resting on
tree, was old the upright gave way
and the cross-piece came down, and,
striking Fullmer on the head, killed
him.
Notwithstanding the fact that the
Rev. DIR. J. G. Armstrong, rector of
St. Philips Episcopal Church, At
lanta, Ca, has been suspended from
ministerial functions for five years
for alleged unministerial conduct, his
parishioners are standing by him al
most solidly. The members of st.
Philips have organized lecture as
ISOLATION, which is to meet every Fri
day night, and DR.. Armstrong has
been elected lecturer. Already there
are 200 members who have paid up
their annual dues of S12 each. The
object is understood to be the rcten-
ton of DIR. Armstrong in this way
until his term expires, when he will
be recalled to the pulpit of st.
Philips.
1t is less than forty years since the
postage stamps were issued in this
country. Though the United States
was third to adopt the stamp system, it
now leads the number issued Ivy almost
four times as many as the next highest
stamp using country, which is Eng
land. This latter country was the
first to adopt the stamp, in 1910.
Brazil followed in her footsteps in
1S12 and tho Tinted States in 1877