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Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1893-02-21


1t Yas bleak night in October. The
rain and hail pattered against the broken
windows, The very cottage rocked and
the wind moaned ominously in the Chin
neys.
Suddenly there was sharp knocking
at the door. Philip openedit and a little
old gentleman in a wide Inverness, with
his umbrella turned inside ont, was al,
most blown into his arms.
g Can l have few minutes rest and
shelter heref" he asked
The old gentleman was wet through
and there was hut scant opportunity
there for drying clothes. However,
Maggie took him to their bedroom He
had some other apparel in his bag, he
said. He would put the things on, and,
with their permission, wait till the storm
was over.
There were two rooms upstairs. The
place was in very dilapidated condi-
ton, and there were chinl1s in the thin
partition quite wide enough to see
through.
There were two hungry, wolfish eyes
there, peering in-the eyes of Philip
Hallworth and they saw strange sight.
The old man while changing his clothes
was taking out number of little linen
bags. he opened one and examined the
contents. It was full of gold coins
sovereigns.
The sight had made Philip sick. He
went to the window below and looked
out. A moment later the old gentleman
came down.
e Well" I" he said, g see the weather
has cleared. must be going now.
Could you come with me little way,
and put me in the right path for Sir
Charles's house2"
Philip paused and took up gun from
the corner.
What is thatR" Maggie asked.
:" Ashwood's gun. Unjust return It to
him"
She said no more; she guessed ther rest.
They must live, and, after all, poacbing
was not the most objectionable Of crimes.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1893-02-21
AsHWOoD's SACRIFICE.


There were two men who loved Mag
gle Lee; and as often happens, she did
not understand the dictates of her own
heart and married the wrong one.
Not but what Philip Hallworth loved
her. She loved him, too; but her affec-
tion was put to severe test when. after
seven years of welded life, she found
herself aud her child in cottage, which
they once called home, now reduced
almost to four bare walls, hard land
lord pressing for rent, an empty larder,
three whole days without food and no
hope of immediate employment for her
husband.
But he was good for-nothing fellow.
He would not always work when he got
the chance and drank the best part of his
earnings, Like Mr.. Micawber, he was
always waiting for something to turn
up. and when something did turn up it
was his undoing, as you shall presently
hear.
One day. while lounging about in his
usual yagabond style, he saw stranger
who had tried to ford the river carried
away by the current.
Hallworth jumped in, for he had
plenty of pluck, although he was gener-
ally too lazy to exercise it, and, after a
fearful struggle. he brought the man to
land
The latter, as soon as he was able to
speak informed his preserver that he was
rich and noble, and that he would re-
ward him handsomely for his courage.
He went away and was heard of no more.
But that was quite enough for Philip.
For weeks afterwards he lived on gold
4, md Ia
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1893-02-21
SPIRIT OF FF ERS on
TUESDAY MoRNrNe, FEsRUARY q. lses.

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Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1893-02-21

James ~. Mason, Jr.,'
ATTORNEY an LAW,
Charles Town, Jefferson Co., West Virginia.
nv ILL. practice in the various Courts. Care
Nv full attention paid to Collections, and
pronipt remittanccs made.
Office in Gibson Buildlng, Court Yard.
Nov. IS, 1892.
A. W. McDoNALD1 LFHASk BEokw1rH.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-04-22
Definition Of a Thoroughbred.

A thoroughbred horse is a race.horse
tracing back to Byerly's Turk, barley
Arabian or Godolphin Arabian IN the
male line. This breed of horse was de-
veleped in England, beginning two or
three hundred years ago, and are regu-
larly registered in the books kept for the
purpose. Rigid rules as to pedigree are
enforced before an animal is admitted to
registry. "standard" is a term used
with reference to trotting horses. A
stallion that has trotted in 2:3O, or bet
ter, is standard: if he has two colts that
have a record Il 2:35, or better, or if
either his sires pr dam is standard. A
mare or gelding that has trotted in 2:3O
te standard. If both parents are standard
the colt is also standard. A stallion that
has two colts IN the 2:30 class is stand
ard. There are some other rules on the
3 Subject, which it is not necessary to de-
tail here. -Courier-Journal
The Opelousas courier., 1893-04-22
A Remarkable Funeral Procession.

When Tsching Tschu, the Grand
Chamberlain and brother-in-law of Prince
Kung of China, died, he was followed
and preceded by a remarkable process
sion. The bier was carried by eighty
men, each pair of whom had poles of
different lengths under it. These eighty
men were preceded by forty-six flag
bearers, eight camels and twenty
four milk-white horses. Behind the palt'
bearers came 100 men, each bearing their
portion of sixteen long planks. These
blanks or boards were painted red, and
over this in yellow letters were the names
and titles of the deceased nobleman.-
ST.. Louis Republic.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-04-22
"BE KIND TO HER"

oBe kind to her. be kind" they safGs
When from their clinging arms I led
MY bride in tears and smiles away
And youth and age at parting lay
Their hands in blessing on her head.
The old elms with their wealth of May,
Tall, grim and nodding seemed to say,
With patriarchal arms o~utspread,
"Be kind to her."
A score of years'has oversped
Since you andI, dear wife were wed;
A changing scene of gold and gray,
But love is whispering to-iay
Along the paths I'VE yet shall tread.
"Be kind to her."
F. W. HUT, in New York Herald.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-04-22
To CO0k Corn.

A correspondent Of the Chicago Tri-
bune thinks that the reason why corn is
not more extensively used for food in
the United States is that the secret Of
preparing it has wellnlgh been lost. He
thinks that corr is the most valuable
food product of the United States, but
he says that in preparing it for food it
needs to 60 through a process for disin-
tegrating the germ cells, so that in cook
ing the whole will become a soluble
mass, as it is the case with wheat. This,
he thinks, is best accomplished by the
methods used by the Aborigines, who
first taught the whites how TO use the
grain, viz, by roasting or psrching be-
fore it is ground. This makes the meal
quite a different thing from the raw stuff
that is commonly prepared to-day, and
is the one secret of tbs preparation OF
the famous "BostoA brown bread"
which, he says, few cocks, even in New
England, now know how to make.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-04-22
An Enormous Balsam Poplar.

Near Geneva, N. Y, is a balsam pop
lar tree 100 feet high, diameter of the
top 115 feet, and with a trunk twenty.
three feet in diameter. 1t is probably
tbs finest specimen of this tree in the
world. 1t is on the home grounds Of
Charles Bean, Esq. It has been taken
for the common Canadian poplar, but
DR.. Sweet is authority for the correct
name. It is believed to be be about 100
years old: and is called the Century
Tree; but as this would make an aver.
age increase of nearly three inches in di.
ameter a year, it must be older than sup
pose d.--Meehans's Monthly.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-04-22

canon. ( case ofitGe kid existed near
Eureka, Nevada, OnsAugust. 9Th, 1884,
a cloud burst on Ruby Hill. When the
food poured through Adams Hill Canon
It was in the fern of a wave that oppo.
site the Williamsburg mine was thirty
feet wide and sevea feet deep. A .itSla
further on tie meu.h4cf. the Titus shaft
opened fignt in the Gath CT the ware.
The men about the top. Of the shaft fed
,p the eas5 side Of the canon" But
nagiIe the situation of the man at the
bottom of the Shaft. who. could hear the
roar Of the food and the shouts of his
ielseWs above but was powerless to
escape the destruction that overwhelmed
n!ml-New York Sun.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-04-22
Hnwsa This

We offer One Hundred Dollars reward for
any case of catarrh that cannot be cured by
taking Halls Catarrh Cure.
w. f III j. C IndsEs & Co. b Props, n IoIedot o.
Cheney for the last Is years, and believe him
perfectly honorable in all business ~transae-
tions, and financially able to carry out any OBJ
legations made by their firm:
WEST e. TRUAx, Wholesale Druggists. Toledo.
WALDING, K1NNAN & MARVIN, Wholesale
Druggists, Toledo, O..
Halls Cafarrh Cure is taken internally, act
ing directly upon the blood and mucous sur
faces of the system. Testimonials sent free.
Price Toe. per bottle. Sold by.all druggists.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-04-22
An Important Difference.

To make it apparent 20 thousands, who think
any disease. but that the system simply needs
cleansing, is to bring comfort home to their
hearts, as a costive condition is easily cured by
using Syrup of Figs. Manufactured by the
California Fig Syrup Co.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-04-22
DOWN Ed BED ROCK.

He (iercely)-Didn't you promise I'd
the altar to love, honor and obey me?
She-Yes, but / can't perform impos.
sibilities. I can obey you-that's ALL
FNew York Herald.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-04-22

If afflicted with sore eyes use Dr.Isaac ThOmp-
sons Eye-water. Druggists sell at 25c. per bottle
The Opelousas courier., 1893-04-22

Harrison Shearer, of Valparaiso, Ind,
claims to have found an elk horn in the
hollow of a tree, where be supposes it to
have been for 100 years or more.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-04-22

"sBRowN's BRONCHIAL TRocHEs' are excel
lent for the relief of Hoaiseness or Sore Throat.
They are exceedingly effective Christian
World, London, Eng.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-04-22

What the college freshman doesn't
know he talks aDout.-El Mira Gazette.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-04-22

The phylloxera exists in fifteen pro-
vinces of Spain over an area of $4,000
acres.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-04-22

Hungary is stated to be the country
where railway travelling is the cheapest
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1893-01-13
Killed by a Bursting Flywheei.

PITTsBURG, Jan. 1t.-By the sudden
bursting of an immense fywheel twenty
four feet in diameter, in the lower rod mill
of Oliver &c Robertson, at . o'clock Tues
day morning, one man was killed, two
fatally, two seriously and several slightly
injured John Orient, aged So, married,
was struck liz the stomach by piece of
the flying metal and died within three
minutes; Ferdinand Eben, fatally in
jured; Michael Schnoter, fatally hurt;
Adolph STARK, badly bruised and cut; An
drew JuchaI,, badly cut; John Nordock,
legs shattered, and several others received
less serious Injuries
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1893-01-13
BLAINE RALLIES ONCE MORE.
He Gains Strength and becomes Unusunli,
Bright and Cheerful.

WASHINGTON, Jan. lin spite of the
alarming dispatches sent out yesterday
morning concerning Mr.. ::Blaine's condition
his condition during the early hours OF
yesterday morning rapidly improved to an
extent that was almost miraculous. Tine
improvement continued during the day,
and at 20 o'clock last night the doctors
gave out the following: "Mr. Blaine has
passed quiet day without incident. He
has shown more strength than yesterday,
and his conversation and manner have
been unusually bright ann cheerful" The
doctors stated in addition to this that they
had left for the night, and should not re-
turn unless sent for.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1893-01-13
F!FER'S LAST MESSAGE.
A Few Words in Regard to the Employ
ment of Convicts.

nent oil COnvicts.
SPRINGFIELD, Jan. Ex-Governor Tifer de-
livered his final message to the joint
session of the legislature at noon Thurs
day. In it he congratulates the members
and through them the whole people of the
state upon the material prosperity that
has prevailed since the meeting of the
last general assembly The governor rec
ommends that action be taken at this ses-
sion in the matter of finding suitable en-
ployment for the convicts of the state that
will not violate the constitution, and the
appointment of commission to investi-
gate the subject of improvement of pub
lie highways, and says the time is ripe for
a general law restricting the amount of
daily labor which may be exacted of wom-
en- and children, and governing the con-
struction and inspection of the buildings
in which they are employed. The gov.
ernor joins with the adjutant general in
high praise OF the National guard and says
that at no time has it reached higher
state of discipline or attained higher
plane Of esprit du corps than it possesses
today
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1893-01-13
Republicans Were Hardhearted.
Beings in senate and House.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 1.-THE senate yes
terday passed the quarantine bill with a
provision that the president may prohibit
in whole or in part the landing of both
persons and property In this country from
epidemic countries. The anti-option bill
was discussed without action.
The house rejected the joint resolution
changing the time of Inauguration and
meeting of congress, and passed the bill
giving the Norfolk and Western railway
entry into the District.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1893-01-13
Severe Storm I'm Michigan.

MANIsTEE, Jan. 10.-;The worst storm in
years has ragged here since Sunday night.
All public schools are deserted. The snow
is piled in huge drifts. Monday nights 10
o'clock train on the Flint and Pere Mar
quettee road odd not get in until 10 o'clock
Tuesday morL ng. Trains due on the Chi.
cago and Yves. Michigan and Manistee and
Northern roads have not been heard FROM
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1893-01-13
Another State Changes Sides.

Wisconsin, which has so long been Re-
publican stronghold also madea mark in its
history by giving its electoral vote for a
Democratic president. The majority was not
large, less then 1000, but it was enough.
Then there was Colorado, thel Centennial
state, always reliably Republican, fell down
and worshiped the silver dollar and went
Populist. Yesterday her four votes were
given to Weaver, as the standard bearer of
the lusty young party that played so much
havoc with Republican hopes in the west.
Wrote Their Ballots with Gold.
The Wisconsin electors, in face of the
fact that it was new thing for Wisconsin
to cast it's vote for Democratic candi-
date for president, wrote their ballots with
gold pens, and each will retain the pen he
used as souvenir. Another state that
divided its vote was Oregon, which gave
one vote to Cleveland.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1893-01-13
BROUGHT IN THEIR SICK MAN.
Montana Democrats Bound to Have ALI
Their Votes.

Montana Democrats Bound to Have All
Their Votes.
HELENA, Mont, Jan. 10.-There was
dramatic scene in the house yesterday
when A. j. Davidson, member of the
Democratic national committee for Mon
tana, and one of the members of the house
of representatives from this county, was
carried in the hall. IL was understood
that vote on the Hamilton-Leech con-
test would be taken and Davidson's physi-
clans gave their contest to have him taken
Hotel Broadwater euer since his illness
and an electric car was fixed up to bring
him into town, distance of about three
miles.
Silence That Could BE Felt.
He was accompanied by two physicians
and his wife. Arriving at the house he was
put into an invalid's chair and four stout
men carried him into the hall. The chair
was deposited in the center of the hall and
the speaker came down to him and admin
istered the oath of Office. The stiffness
during the time Davidson was carried into
the house and while the oath was being
administered was almost painful. The
lobby was jammed with people and no
sooner had the oath been subscribed by
him than a cheer went up that could be
heard block.
Republicans Were Hardhearted.
An appeal was made to the Republicans
to pair with the sick man, but none re-
sponded. After some discussion it was de-
cided to postpone action on the Hamilton
Leech case until today. Davidson was ex-
cused, and now that the Republicans see
that the sick man is sure to be on hand
when his vote is needed on political ques-
tions it is probable pair will be arranged
for him.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1893-01-13

Il
residence in Washington, although many
Of the scenes of his successful ventures
have been located elsewhere. During the
present winter case which had been de-
cided against him in the highest courts of
Che state of Massachusetts,, and in which
he took an appeal to the United States SUI
preme court, had demanded his almost con-
slant residence in this city.
The Capital Greatly Surprised.
He was familiar figure at the sessions
handed down. His age, as well as general
of that body Monday when the decision was
impairment of his health, while listening
to the oral decisions was matter Of re-
mark time and time again. Finally, two
weeks ago, the case was decided against
him. Whether or not the loss of this case,
to which he had paid such close attention,
brought anything more than the sorrows of
casual defeat, will not be known. His
death created an immense surprise, as it
was not even known that he was ailing,
any more than any man who had lived and
labored so long would be.
Brief Sketch of His Life.
Benjamin Franklin Butlerwa one of the
most unique characters of his time. He
was born at Deerfeld, N. H., Nov. 5, 1918,
his father being Captain John Butler, who
served with distinction under General
jackson at New Orleans 1t is coinci-
dence that some of the most stirring events
in the sons career also took place at New
Orleans. Young Benjamin graduated from
Waterville college (now Colby university,
studied law, and was admitted to the bar
in 1910, and began practice the following
year at Lowell Mass, winning high po-
sition in the profession, particularly as n
criminal lawyer.
His Services to the Country.
He was in the state house of representa-.
tives in 1853 as Democrat and in the SEN
ate in 1859; voted at the Charleston con-
vention, 1860, for Jefferson Davis. When
the war broke out he went into the army
at once, and was put in command of the
district of Annapolis. He occupied Balti-
more May 10, 1861, and later was assigned
to command at Fortress Monroe. He took
part, as commander, at Fort Hatteras, and
later was given command at New Orleans
His Fsmous Edict.
In that city the women had habit OF
splitting at the soldiers and he caused great
indignation throughout the south by or
dering that all women who insulted
Union soldiers should be treated as women
of the town. The insults stopped. He
had several other commands during tho
war, but was finally removed by General
Grant for his futile attack on Fort Fisher
Enters Politics Again.
Returning to Massachusetts, he was sent
to congress in 1865, and served till 1879,
taking part in all the debates of that recon.
struction period. He ran for governor rs a
Republican in 1881, and as u Democrat in
1878 and 1879. He was Greenback cand.
date for president in 1854. He was elected
governor of Massachusetts by the Demo-
Gratis in 1880
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1893-01-13
Royal Wedding.

SlGMAIISGEN, Jan. 1O.-Amid royal
pomp and splendor and surrounded by
European soyereigns or their representa-
tives, Princess Marie of Edinburg was
married Tuesday to Prince Ferdinand,
crown prince Of Roumania-
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1893-01-13
Nevada's Silver Tickets.

Nevada got up a unique feature. Her
people are argentiferous to man. The
population talks silver all day and dreams
silver all night. So she got up a set of cleo
toral ballots made of silver, 2x3 inches, en-
graved with the names of Weaver and
Field OF course nobody else was "in it"
out there. California was another state
that divided her vote, giving 8 for Cleve-
land and for Harrison. Michigan divided
her vote, but it was owing to the law that
gave the electoral votes to the districts,
otherwise Harrison would have had them
nI1
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1893-01-13
ELECTORAL CURIOS
Several of Them Sealed and De.
livered Yesterday.
ECHOES OF THE NOVEMBER SLUMP

Heretofore Rock-Ribbed Republicans
States Voting for u Democratic OF Popu
list Candidate for Presidential verita
BILE Political TRANSFORMED Ohio.
Solitary Cleveland vote-The "spiit Z"
characterization of Affairs I'm States
Where Senators Are In the Prizes-Mrs.
Carlisle Talks About John.
CHICAGO, Jan. 10.-Today Democratic
administration was inaugurated ut Spring
field this state, and for the first time since
1856 that party is in power through all the
state departments as well as in the legis.
lature. 1t was.a great day for the "old
wheelhorses," who could remember the
time when it was the regular thing. The
only thought that came up to disturb their
minds was show long will it lastS"
Transformation in Kansas.
Twenty-four hours previously, if any
thing n more remarkable scene was
enacted, when with the help of the DEM
ocrats a young party in Kansas ousted the
old-time rulers of the state and took
charge. Kansas is still young, but since
her admission to the Union she has been
noted for her Republicanism and for the
majorities thereof The ceremony took
place in the hall of the house of representa-
tives and was witnessed by probably the
largest crowd that has ever assembled in
Kansas on similar occasions. The hall, in
GLIDING both galleries, was packed to its
utmost capacity, and hundreds who came
late were compelled to stand without the
doors. Breidenthal, the Populist chair
man, remarked when he opened the cere-
monies that the assembly was to inaugu,
rate the first Peoples party on earth.
Peculiaritics of the Electoral Vote.
There were some novelties in the electo-
raj voting yesterday, too. There was Hi
nois casting her total vote for q Demo
cratic candidate There was Ohio casting
one of hers for the same. Only one, but
the margin was so close in the others that
old stagers gasped as they heard the fig
ures: Great Scottl where are we at?"
There was North Dakota so badly mixed
That her three votes went one to each of
tL1 leading candidates; would probably
have been one for Bidwell if the state had
four.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1893-01-13
BEN BUTLER DEAD.
The Iron-Willed Old Citizen
Suddenly Summoned.
Few DETAILS OF HIS TAKING OFF.
Another Shining Mark Struck by the
Unerring Arrow of the
Grim Destroyer.

The Gall Comes In the Early Morning and
Causes Immense Surprise at Washing
ton-Heart Failure Ascribcd as the
Cause-No Warning of Illness Given
Practicing His Profession in the SUI
preme Court Monday and This Morning
Corpse.
WASHINGTON, Jan. l1.-Benjamin +. But
Ter, the lawyer, statesman, soldier, poll
tician, and millionaire manufactures, died
at his Washington residence, go New Jer-
sey avenue, southeast, at 1880 o'clock this
morning of heart failure The general has
always, to more or less extent, made his
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1893-01-13

Both the method and results when
Syrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant
and refreshing to the taste, and acts
gently yet promptly on the Kidneys,
Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys.
tenn efectually, dispels colds, head
aches and fevers and cures habitual
constipation. Syrup of Figs is the
only remedy of its kind ever pro-
duced, pleasing to the taste and ac-
ceptable to the stomach, prompt in
its action and truly beneficial in its
effects, prepared only from the most
healthy and agreeable substances, its
many excellent qualities commend ii
to all and have made it the most
popular remedy known.
Syrup of Figs is for sale in 50c
and 81 bottles by all leading drug
gists. Any reliable druggist who
may not have it on hand will pro
cure it promptly for any one who
wishes to try it. DO not accept Any
substitute.
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP co.
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
LOUISVILLE. KY. NEW YORK. N.Y.