Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1891-10-27


take of, my hat. as I.entcn the building, to
the magnificent picture of Gen. Il. E, Lee on
Horseback
And pause and look with wonder at a Chit
nese puzzle on tie brass plate on the side of
the front entrance.
As stand on my head trying to read it, one
of the many hundred clerks up ends me, and
says:
Don't you know what that ls3e
That is the signature of Mr., Rouss.s
Oil yes"
( But it outspihs Spinner in Its Intricate
dollars. '
Just catch your breath and we viii proceed.
take the elevator and COUP and up. and up.
Asw pass Cp, theeicvator man calls out tho
names of the various departments and we look
with wonder At the marvellous array.
A buyer is employed in each department.
What does he keep
| Oceans of notions?
That's about the size of IT.
Way mp here in the sky scraping department
is au artist, painting oil paintings by the mile
for the great store.
In order to fill up his leisure (?) time, Mr.
Rouss publishes a newspaper, The Aoathly
auction Trade JonNak a
sHeis speler from spellersyille-taLes his
own way, right across lots.
Take these specimens culled at random from
late numbers of the Journal. -
" From the Hole In the Wal in Church
street, with asets fifty thousand bclo par, filing
Millions aud millions aud millions From .hat
little 'ratrap with les than $50 in auction trash
(tha called It them that often turned dozen
times da-Yes. from that historic spot to S5l
and $40 and $50 to S4i, and then 466 and 46s.
next to $40, 551 and 55S, then on TO Greenwood
Aud the robins viii slug ther sweet
songs, the wild winds whistle Over the Hills
and Far Ava the brite sun shine, the lilax
bloom, the blak waves rol on, aud time III IFS
eternal sweep and scope and stretch mesur al
things past. present and future by the arith-
metic OF the everlasting master"
In 1855 he says:
Cleveland Is net spot cash before delivery
Blaine is-well, no matter its usles to dis
Gust imposslbilitles"
He touches on history occasionally:
+" Iron vii is everything-it was the maker
of Napoleon aud Washingtop and Lee and
jackson; Napoleon at Marengo, Washington
at Trenton, Arnold AT Saratoga Lee facing tho
world under Grant. jackson at Chanccilors-
vile. What grand. magnificent Thrilling his
toric pictures And yet in the lives of al thcr
ar hours that cal for that same stern stnf that
painted on the arcades of time thcs auful. fade
les, tragic, uudying. memorable sconesn
Yon sec he doesn't waste any ink on unnc-
| ccssary letters.
He never wastes anything.
So much for his head, his brain, his mind.
A General In the field OF business, n Gladia-
tor IN the great arena Of New Yorks lighting
world.
Now for the man himself
He looks boyish; his face smooth shaveu,
save a bristllng moustache above the lrm set
mouth
He talks in quick, bright, sharp, aimed at
bulls eye sentences.
He lives in his store
His motto is :" Cash"
Now for the biggest pnrt of tho man.
His great, hig, loving heart,
His open hand.
The latch string OF his poclct-book hangs
way ont.
It would take I'm extra edition of the BALI
'norean to publish list of his benefactions
known 10 me.
Winchester, Va, is always receiving from
his hand.
Docs the cemetery need a new fence?
Mr. Rouss foots the bill.
Docs the iirc companp need a new engine7
Along comes a Rouss check.
And every year when the Agricultural Fair
comes around at Winchester, $500 Rouss
check bobs up serenely.
Only this yearit was thousand
Aud he goes up and spends the dny with his
home people, aud II ia his treat, md everything
good In great abundance is supplied by his
bouutiful hand.
Charles Town. too, dear old CharIes-Town,
receives gift from him every now and then.
These gifts arc known.
But how many gifts go quietly, secretly from
his open hand
Cash aud charity stand hand in hand at his
doorway.
To sum up all, shall write down Charles
Broadway Rouss as " one who loves his fel-
lowmen."
"There are rplIlions it," said tie druggist
when asked about DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup
Price PIC.
Fer some time past I've been rheumatic. /
recently tried Salvation OH which gave me al
most instant relief. sincerely recommend II
as 1t has entirely cured me. JAS. GORDON,
Balto., Nd.
LADIES
Needing tonic, or children that want building
up, should take
BROIpN'S IRON BITTERS.
IT Is pleasant TO take, cnres Malaria, Indiges-
ton, aud BiliOuspess. All dealers Eeepit
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