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Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1890-01-14

OFFERS to the people of Jefferson County
" Insurance in a safe Company at the actuSI
cost of insurance, which is much cheaper than
the rates usually charged, and keeps the money
at home. Good risks from responsible parties
are invited.
Executive Committee meets every Friday
DIRECToRs-Jos. Trapnel, Henry B. Daven-
port, j. Garland Hurst, John w. Rider. w. H.
T. Lewis, r. Preston Chow, VIM. L. Wilson,
Eugene Baker g. w. Washington, Fl. L. Snyder,
Charles P. Wilson, John Il. little Jacob 8.
Melvin, E. G. w. Herr, Isaac II. Strider.
COL. R. P. CHEW. President.
n. B. DAVENPORT. Treasurer.
EXECUTIVE CoMAITTEE-J. G. Hurst. VIM.
III. T Lewis, Eugene Baker, Isaac II. Strider,
r. p. Chew, 8. W. Washington.
Local AGENTs.-AIiddleWay- G. Shirley
Harper's Ferry-Chas. H. Trail; Shepherds.
town.. s. Fleming; Dufflelds-C. L. Barn
hart; CharlestOwn-Washin & Alexander
April IS, 1SS9-odn12, 10.
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THE TINES aims to have thelargest circu-
lation by deserving it. and claims that it is un-
surpassed in all the essentials of great me-
tropolitan newspaper.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1890-01-14

Whom Baby was sick, NO gavo her castOria,
When Shswns a Child, she cried for castoria,
Whom she became Miss, she chung to castoria,
When she had Children, she gave thOm cassOria
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1890-01-14

THE ILLUSTRATIONS of THE T1Mrs are
recognized as the very best printed in any daily
newspaper. and. with the elegance of typog-
raphy for which THE TIMES is noted. ada to lis
popularity among all classes OF readers
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Important to Builders.
T7HE undersigned is giving his sole attention
LUMBER BUSINESS.

Il to the
LUMBER BUSINESS,
at Roadside. Rockingham County, Virginia,
and has facilities for filling orders of any cx-
tent and great variety. He commands forests
OF growing timber of the very best quality. and
demands of this section. Orders for Lumber for
Building Purposes.
cut in size and length to meet the demands of
Builders OF others, filed promptly upon terms
with which no other person in the Valley of
Virginia can compete successfully.
Inc subscriber has In former years supplied
very many persons in this section with Lumber,
and in returning thanks for past patronage, and
in soliciting the orders of old customers and
new, promises careful personal supervision,
so that orders may be satisfactorily filed Adj
dress, DR. s. p. H. MILLER
Roadside,
Rockingham Co.,
Nov. Is, 1STS-y. Virginia
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TERMS DAILY, So per annum; 81 for four
months; SO cents per month delivered by car
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annuul. Address all letters to
THE TIMES.
December "a. 1889. Philadelphia.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1890-01-14

The ct. p" Ply the Best DARK
Twist in the market.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1890-01-14

OUR BOYS AND GIRLs.-No other news
paper gives the same careful attention to thu
needs and tnstes Of young readers. The page
devoted especially TO them commands the ser
vices of the best writer's and is edited witt
scrupulous care, with the aim of mixing 1t en-
Pertaining and instructive and helpful to tn,
sound education as well as TO the pure amuse
ment of both big and little boys and girls.
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SPECIMEN COPIES of any edition viii be
Sent free to any one sending their address.
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BLAcKsMITHING.

Special attention paid to Repairi5@ Su' Mn
Spindles. have one of the latest improved
Turning Lathes which cannot be exeelled in
the State. for Turning Iron and Chasing Screws,
large and small. either Iron or Brass. Keep
Cut Threads. or Screws on the same; also
keep on hand all kinds of Brass Cocks; Globe,
Angle and Check Valves of jenkins Bros Pa
guarantee of thirty days and if not found sat
isfactory return aud will refund the amount
paid. keep in stock Packing of different
kinds for making Steam-Tight Joints; also
manufacture the Sun-Eish Plow, improved, in
three different sizes, as follows: Heavy
Three Horse, Two and. Three, and regular
Tyvo-EIorze Ilt0xr
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1890-01-14
RAILRoAp TIAIE TABLEs.
BaItinlore g ohio &. r.
NoRTHWARD.

Schedule in eject December seth, 1889.
"Daily except Sunday.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1890-01-14

During the past year $3.50, 900 has
been expended on new buildings in
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1890-01-14
DAILY.
SOUTHWARK.

No carries Pullman Palace Buffet Sleenfur-
Car from New York and Philadelphia. Via JsES
risburg, to Chattanooga aud Memphis, without
change.
Has connection at Hagerstown with fast
mail from Baltimore .
junction with G. & U. Railway east and West-
bound trains.
No. / has through connection from PhiladeI-
ptiia via Harrisburg and C. v. Railroad also
Carries Pullman Palace Buffet Sleeping Car
from Philadelphia. via Harrisburg. to New Or
leans, without change.
CONNECTIONS.
At HagerstOwn, Nd. with the Western Ma
ryland Railroad to and from Baltimore, Fred
erick, EImnittsburg, Gettysburg, PenmaE,
WayneshorO, Pa, and points on the Western
Maryland Railroad and branches.
With the Cumberland Valley railroad to aud
from Harrisburg, Carlisle, Shippensburg,
Chambersburg, Mercersburg, MartinsbnrH
and points on the Cumberland Valley Railroad
and branches.
Also to and from Pftfsburg uud the West
aud Northwest, aud Boston, New York, Phila-
delphia and the North and East
At Shenandoah Junction. w. Va. with
main line of Baltimore and Ohio Railroad to
and from the West.
Waynesboro junction with C. IS o. Ry East
and West bound trains.
At Loeb Laird with Lexington branch of
Richmond and Allegheny Railroad.
At Buchanan with Main Lie of Richmond
and Allegheny Railroad.
At Roanoke with Norfolk & Western r. Il,
STAGE CONNECTIONS.
At BOyce, for Wildwood and Winchester Va.
At TTOutyille for Fincastle.
wyTNTn
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1890-01-14

Corporate Liinits Of ChaFlestown
To Al Whom n Hay Concern.
take this method of announcing to the
farming community of Jefferson and adjoining
counties, that do all kinds of Machine Re-
pairing, such as Traction aud Portable En-
gines, Wheat Threshers, Grain Drills, Wheat
Fans, Corn Shelters, and in fact all kinds of
Repairing, in both Wood and Iron; also make
Smoke Stacks for Stationary and Portable En-
glnes, Patching Steam Boilers, and putting in
new Jews Nor tubes. Am prepared to do all
LINDA NJ
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1890-01-14
Jefferson Wooden Mill,
(Formerlu Porter's Factoru.l

TNDER the above mentioned name the old
" ''Porter's Factory" which in days gone
by enjoyed almost a national reputation for
excellent manufactures. is still operated by
the undersigned. Necessary repairs have
been made andimproyed Machinery Introduced,
and I will continue to maintain the rep
utation of the mill and 70 meet the demand Of
the public for frst-class goods.
The Highest Market Price will be paid for
Wool delivered at the Mil or at such points as
may be designated.
Orders for Cloths, Yarns. sc, will receive
prompt attention
Ns'ps'' JIG. J. JoBE.
o.-wheatlaud. Jefferson County, W. Va.
]. j. Jobe & Bro. VIII Genuine 10 operate
the Mil at BrucetoWa, Frederick County, Viz
ginia. and will pay the top market price for
Wool delivered fhefe.
June ], 1sS6-odJa2TS5.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1890-01-14

CONTRIBUTORS to the Sunday edition Of
TEE TIMES include many Of the foremost
names in contemporary literature. both Amer
lean and European. Its contents cover the
whole field of human interest with all thdt
is freshest and best in Politics, Fiction. Liter
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Fashion. Music. The Household, Humor. La.
Dor, Sport. Athletics, Chess. Racing. Yachting.
Rowing, Cricket, Base Ball, Foot-Ball, &c, &c.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1890-01-14

No. 4Carries Pullman Palace Buffet Sleeping
Car through from Memphis to New York, via
HagerstOwn and Harrisburg
No. makes through connection via Shenan-
donh junction aud B. Il o. r. K. for WASH
lDgton and Baltimore, and at IiagerstoWn With
Western Maryland Rairoad for Baltimore. and
CIV. RRilrond for Harrisburg and PhindeIphiu;
also carries Pullman Palace Buffet Sleeping Car
from New Orleans to Philadelphia via Hngers-
town and Harrisburg without change.
o. HOWARD ROYER.
Gen. Passl and Ticket Agent
DAVID w. FLICKWIR.
Gen. Superintendent, Roanoke VA
CHAS. u. FUTTERER.
Paes. Agent. HugeTstowD. Nd.
December 10. 1889.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1890-01-14

THE SUNDAY EDITION is not only a conn
plete newspaper. but Magazine of Popular
Literature. Its siIteen large pages, clearly
printed and attractively iltusbdtea, contain as
much good literature. by the foremost writer's
of the world. as any of the popular moHfhlies.
Some of the newspapers III New York, Boston
and Chicago print a greater number of pages
'dpon Sunday, but these are for the most part
occupied with adY Refreshments. The merchants
in those cities concentrate nearly all their ad-
vertising in the Sunday papers, while in Phila-
delphia they have found itmore advantageous
to advertise on week days as we'll.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1890-01-14

- JT9- LADIES
Needing tonic or children that want building
up, should take
DROWNfS IRON BTTTERS.
It's pleasant to take, cures Malaria, Indfges-
lion, and Biliousness. Ali dealers keepit
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1890-01-14
UNDERTAKING..

l am prepared to give my special attention to
the business of Undertaking..
Being practical mechanic and determined
to give satisfaction, respectfully solicit share
of public patronage.
May Is, 1877. LEWIS STARRY.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1890-01-14
THE NEWS On THE WoRL.

Tn. TIMES has all the facilities of advanced
journalism for gathering news from ali the
quarters of the Globe, In addition to that Of
the Associated Press. now covering the whole
world in It's scope. making it the perfection Of
NEWSPAPER, with everything carefully ed
itedto occupy the smallest space
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1890-01-14
MS GOTHAM
PHlIADELPHIA Tim IS
THIS aioRNING7

NJ VIE TIMES is the most extensively circu-
II lated and widely read newspaper published
in Pennsyl yauia. Its discussion Of public men
and pubic measures is in the interest of pub
lie integrity, honest government and prosper
ons industry, and 1t knows NO party or personal
broadest and best sense family and general
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-02-12
The Endurance of the Camel.

Admiral D. ID. Porter, who once went
to North Africa to secure camels for in
PRODUCTION into America, said in recent
interview; In their campaigns against
Alglers, the French We're surprised to
see their camels, although reduced to
skeletons. making forced marches with
their loads. Mules In their condition
could not have carried even their sad
dies. a camePs flesh is as good as beef.
1Ou can hardly tell one meat from the
ether. CamePs milk is very good, as I
can testify, because used it in my cof-
fee. A camel generally drinks once in
three days, and besides his four stom-
achs he carries a sort of reservoir In
winch he stores water. | have been
told that even ten days after the death
OF camel this reservoir can be opened
and ten or fifteen pints of clear, drinka-
BILE water taken from it.
"On one occasion six camels carried
3,648 pounds of oats, and made the Jour
neJ' III much quicker time than two wae-
onsp each drawn by six mules, and to-
gether carrying about the same weight
OF load. On very heavy road cara
van OF our camels carried from San
Antonio nearly two tons of oats, making
about twenty miles day. The roads
were such that wagons could not have
been used at all. | believe this is an
experiment worth trying again. The
camel would not only make valuable
adjunct to our army in the Northwest
and West, but believe the day is COM
Ing In which he will be domestlcated as
beast of burden all through the north
ern and middle regions of this coun-
try"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-02-12
An Hour with a Mule.
From the Baltimore Sun.

From the Baltimore Sun.
The steamboat Joppa was last night
delayed in leaving her pier at Light
Street by large bay mule, which was
animal, in company with a pair of
horses, arrived at the wharf at $3.50.
The driver then started to lead this
stock on board the steamboat. The
horses passed up the gangplank with
out objection. Not so the mule. When
near the entrance to the boat he took q
few steps forward, and then, as if awak-
ening from a dream, planted all four
feet in different directions and stood
like statue. This action ON the part of
the mule was done so quietly that few
of the many persons on the wharf no.
tlced what was going on.
The driver began to coax, then to
swear, and then to whip and pull, but
all TO no avail. The mule stood the
storm with eyes closed and tail down.
Every body on the wharf made some
suggestion to the driver as TO the best
way to start the mule. Finally a rope
was placed around the animals tail, and
when the line was In READINGS, the en-
tire crew took hold of one end, bv
which they expected to haul the mule
on board. The operation was watched
by the crowd in breathless suspense,
and when the word was given to "haul
away" the men gave a mighty pull.
A second later and the scene had
changed. Mule, rope, overalls, trucks,
trunks, miscellaneous freight, men and
women could be seen scattered along
the wharf as if pros rated by cyclone.
few hatless men flew in terror to the
opposite side of the street. One gentle
man of about $50 pounds, who mad only
a few seconds before impressed his
hearers that be knew all about mules,
and was not at all a raid of them, was
found wedged In an empty barrel from
which he was loudly calling Tor assist
the situation. as he stood surveying the
havoc he had wrought. And he had
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-02-12
THE MINISTER'S BABY AT CHURCH.

Sh e was ready for church-our little Prue-
In her gown so pretty and white
1t was the first time we'd taken her there,
And her eyes, eXpectant and bright
Looked up in my face, as taking her hand
1eXplalned in tone very grave,
How children in church, who sit in the pew
And wished to be good, should behave
Her mother expressed feeling of dread,
And wished TO sit back by the door.
The fatherhood in me proudly demurred-
Our beautiful baby, just four,
Should sit where my people could see her face,
And down the broad aisle we would go,
Though wife said, what if she should misbe-
have,
She's the minister's child, you know"
Our wee lass went into our pew at the front,
She sang all the hymns upside down.
Her head she bowed, when | said, LET us
pray,
And shut up her sweet eyes so brown.
I thanked the good Lord as never before,
For lambs of the flock He had given
His holy name praised, because of His words
''Of such is the kingdom of heaven"
The sermon time came, my baby glanced round;
Some children, with sweetest content,
On fathers strong arms were leaning their
heads,
While faces were lovingly bent
Then an overwhelming, fathering want
Filled the heart of dear little Prue
She said, ina pitiful childish voice,
Papa, may come up to YOUR
Faith in my love and approval was strong,
In a trice she climbed up the stairs
And seated herself demurely and prim,
In one of the minister's chairs.
A powerful sermon preached twas said
Not one prepared on the creed,
The fodder so high the lambs could not reach,
But something on which they could feed.
Good Housekeeping.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-02-12
A New Air-Rifde.

The German press is discussing at
length the merits of a new French re-
peating air-rife called the miracle
CUR" The rife was invented by M.
Paul Giffard, in Pariil. the original pro-
Jector Of the Partisan pneumatic post.
1t is described thus: 1.-The weapon is
light, much lighter than any OF the army
rifles now in use. 1t resembles the
magazine gun in that steel cartridge
about span and half long and as
thick as a mans thumb is attached to
the one barrel by means of a serew.
This cartridge contains 800 shots, which
can be discharged as rapi " or slowly
as man desires. Since neither powder
nor any other explosives, but only COM
pressed and lquifed air supplies the
expelllng force, no smoke and no flash
accompany the discharge. Only a
short, sharp, low report is heard as the
ball leaves the cartridge. At the recent
trial the ball travelled with wonderful
accuracy, and penetrated deep into the
wall OF the shooting room. AS soon as
one cartridge is emptied of it's 800 shots
another cartridge can be screwed on the
gun IN the twinkling OF an eye. M.
Gitfard saws that the 800 shots in a car
fridge can be produced at cost of about
q cents. The gun itself can be manu-
factured for about S."
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-02-12
Poets Defy the Years.
From the Spectator.


With two great poets publishing
characteristic poems, the one in his
18th and the other in his 81st year, and
the elder Of the two publishing at least
one poem, written but few months
ago, which would have been singled
out at any period of his life as
one Of the most exquisite of his
lyrics, it is at least impossible to
say that the first effect of age is
to destroy the creative power of the
imagination. Indeed, it ought to have
since Sophocles produced his last great
trilogy, and, according to tie tradition,
read one of its most splendid choruses
to his judges, by way of proof that his
mind had not been weakened by age
Indeed there is hardly an intellectual
power Of the perfect survival of which
in old age there is better evidence than
the poetic.
Goethe wrote one of his most beauti-
full poems when he was in his 10Th year.
Victor Hugo some of his finest when
he was far beyond 70, and Milton
his great epic when he was nearly so.
No doubt the greater number of great
poets have died before the last stage of
life, like the greater number of other
great men, SO that we have nothing like
the same means of judging exactly what
the effect of old age is on the intellect
of the exceptionally gifted. that we have
for Judging what it is on the average
mind.
Horace, Virgil, Lucretius, Dante.
Tasso, Spenser, Shakespeare, Mohere,
George Herbert, Collins, Thomson,
Schiller, Goldsmith, Fielding, Burns,
Scott, Shelly, Byron, Keats, none of
them lived to reach old age, and we
could easily add host of others, as, In
deed, it would be easy to do in every
department of intellectual eminence.
But SO far as we have the means of
judging, though it may be certainly
said that Old age slackens the rate st
which men live in every way, physical
and mental, there is no kind of reason
to suppose that it slackens their mental
powers as much as it slackens their
physical powers. Tennyson has GER
tainly produced very little that is more
perfect than the poem on his own
death, written, we believe, but month
or two ago, and the exquisite poem on
Demeter and Perse phone, which GER
tainly cannot have been written long.
And Browning's Intellectual energy
could hardly be better attested than by
the general vigor of the volume pub
lished just before his own death.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-02-12
Prompt Justice.
From the Buffalo Commercial.


The promptest administration of
justice we remember hearing of was
that which obtained at Brownsville, on
the Rio Grande, in the old days after
the Mexican war. An old settler, in
recalling those times. saws: "Mr. Wood
house and [ have often patrolled the
river all night in Matamoras and in
Brownsville. The gamblers gave us
most serious trouble, and but for the
California fever would have taken the
town. We organized vigilance COM
mittee, and hanged three of them
Each had committed murder, and de-
served his fate. The first one hanged
was dissatisfied with the knot tied by
president of the committee, and taking
the rope from him tied the knot to his
satisfaction, and put the moose about his
neck. Another, who had shot young
man, tried to swim across the river, but
was caught by the wheel of boat and
brought back. He was hanged three
days before his victim died. The third
man had murdered the captain of a
vessel. Thirty gamblers were notified
one day by the committee to leave town
within twenty tour hours, and with the
summary tate of their companions be-
fore their eyes, lost no time in obeying."
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-02-12
Prolific Yields.

From the Wilmington, n. Co. Messenger
The phenomenal yield of corn-255
bushels on one acre-in Marlborough
County, S. c., by q. j. Drake, and the
growing of 80 bushels of wheat on one
acre by Henry F. Burton in Utah, only
show what high cultivation intensive
farming can accomplish. The largest
crop Of corn we ever heard Of was that
of DR.. Robert Patterson, OF Halifax, N.
c. On more than fifteen acres he aver
aged more than 100 bushels of corn.
There are thousands OF acres In Eastern
California that are So fertile that they
would produce, we have no doubt,
quite 200 bushels of corn to the acre if
they could be pillow ed and worked. The
soil is SO rich and SO deep that it would
gcow corn if sowed like wheat if the
sunshine could penetrate it, and it could
mature. Fifty bushels are made by only
making holes for the corn and no
blowing.