Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1891-08-25
SPIRIT OF JEFFERSON.
GnARIBs Town, JEFrERsox couNrr, W. Va.
Various Items.


Our incomes. like our shoes, if too
small will gall and pinch US, but if
too large will cause US to stumble and
to trip.
The secret of success in life is to
keep busy, to be persevering, patient,
and untiring in the pursuit or calling
you are following.
The Shah of Persia has just boiled
alive Abdullah, the Governor of Ma
zenderan, it is stated, for embezzling
the taxes he should have handed over
to the government.
The patent laws of Japan are found
ed to some extent on those of the
United States. The privileges of ex-
elusive production run from five to
to fifteen years. The authorities may
decline to grant patents for inyen-
tions which may be of general import
ance or of military value, and com
pensation may be allowed the inventor
denied such patent.
There are not too many strong wills
in the world. We should try to pre-
serve them and make them useful
The rule of reason and of love is the
only rule that will not injure the person
subjected to it. The object is not to
produce performing animal, which
promptly obeys sign, but civilized
human being, whose sentiments as
well as brains are developed.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
will make wonderful improvements
the coming year. The first work of
Importance will be to relay its road
bed between Baltimore and Philadel-
phia with steel rails weighing IS lbs.
to the yard, replacing 67-pound rails.
1t will also place in operation the
block system on the Philadelphia en-
tension and the Metropolitan branch.
Many other improvements are in con-
temptation.
While Samuel G.. Williams, mana
ger of the Union News Company, was
unpacking box of pears, at Sedalia,
Mo-, which lie had received from
Southern Texas, q tarantula leaped
from the box and fastened its
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die finger of his right hand. He
threw it from him and the reptile was
killed. In half an hour from the time
he was bitten Williams began to get
wild, and his pain was so great that
it took three men to hold him. Three
doctors are in attendance, but no
hope is entertained of saving the
mans life.
Why now cannot get enough to eat :"
says one lady who formerly had no appetite,
but took Hoods Sarsaparila.
One of the first indications of the
prosperity that is TO follow the build
ing of the West Virginia & Pittsburg
railroad into an unopened country,
was the incorporation of the Bank of
Pocahontas with 500, 900 capital and
the privilege of increasing to $780,
600. The bank will be located at
Martins Bottom, where the junction
of the W. Va. & p. and the G. e.O.'s
branch is to be made. The incorpo-
rators are f. NJ. Durbin, of Parkers-
burg, Thos. E. Davis, Geo. NJ.
Whitescarver, John T. McGraw,
Leonard Mallonee and Chas. Il. Dur
bin, of Grafton.
The seat of sick headache is not in the BRAIN
Regulate the stomach and YOU cure it. DR..
Pierce's Pellets are the Little Regulators.
The Baltimore and Ohio railroad is
erecting a large building at Bruins
wick for the comfort of its employees.
The lower floor will be fitted up as a
lavatorV, with rooms in which cot
will be placed for those men who will
come in off their runs and have sew
eral hours to remain in Brunswick,
giving them comfortable place to
lie down and rest. The upper floor
will be fitted up as reading-room
and hall, and will be under the su-
pervision of the Baltimore and Ohio
Young Mems Christian Association.
Miss Jennie Smith, the railroad eval-
gelist, will often visit the hall and
conduct meetings.