davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1902-06-10
Grocery and Eating House

The undersigned has opened Grocery
Store and Eating House in the building lately
occupied BY Earnshaw Il Dooley, on West
Washington street. Charles Town, which has
been newly painted and nicely fitted up. VIII
keep
Full Line of Groceries
of all kinds. which will include the freshest
and best varieties in all lines, to be sold at the
lowest market rates. Will also handle good
stock of Tobaecoes, Cigars, etc. Connected
with the Store | propose 10 keep
First-CIass Eating House,
and win be prepared TO serve Lunches, Dye
tiers, Coffee, Pies, ETC., at all hours and In the
best style, at moderate prices. Oysters fried
aud delivered at residences aud fun entertain
ments supplied to order.
Oct 12-v. THOS. !. MYERS
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1902-06-10

1884 Cases Of Speer,S Nj Wines
Sent to Hospitals, and Health institutions
Sauitarians, etc in Europe and America du-
ring the past year. The Speer NJ J. Wine Co,
stock of old wine comprise thirteen larg,
cellars full at Passaic, N. J. Principally Por
Grape. Burgundy and clarct. The Chateau
cellars has the Oldest private stock wines some
of them over thirty years old, but not for sale
The extra private Stock Port, % years old, il
the oldest they sell for which they get $500
to $500 per dozen.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1902-06-10

How many orious name for us,
How many story of fame for US,
They left. would it not be shame for US
II their memory part
FROM our land and heart
And y wrong to them, and blame to us
No. no, no. they were brave for us,
And bright were the lives they gave for us,
The land they struggled to save for US
Cannot forget
It's warriors yet,
Who sleep in so many grave for u.s.
No, nc. nd, they were sla n for Us,
And their blood flowed out in a rain for us,
Red rich and pure on the plain forus,
And years may 90
But our tears will flow
Ger the dead who have died iu vain for US.
And their deeds-proud deeds shall remain
for us,
Aud their nsmes-dear names without
stain for us,
And theglories they won shall not wane for us
In legend and lay
Our heroes in Gray
Though dead-shall live over again for us.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1902-06-10
Horses and Carriages

In connection with the above viii continue
the LIVERY BUSINESS. ard be prepared to
| furnish Carriages. Bicycles and Jaggers at TIE
shortest notice.
81 The above business will be under the SUI
| perntendence of Abram Stump.
| Being practical mechanic and determined
TO give satisfaction, Respectfully solicita shar
| of public patronage.
May 10. 1877. LEWIS STARRY.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1902-06-10

Tickets will be gosd sixteen days, Including
date of sale.
For full information concerning tickets
stop-overs. time of trains, sleeping and parloi
ear accommodations, call on or address near.
est Ticket Agent, Baltimore & Ohio K. r. fol
full information. tS5
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1902-06-10

Train 80 connect with Southern K. II
at strasburg junction at l2.25 and 7.45 D. n
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1902-06-10

THU VUHUF7Cts VIII cu0tNefn Z. r. al
Harrisonhnrg AZ 100 a. M. for Strasf,,lfs
Junction and Harper's Ferry Division.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1902-06-10
AN OLD ADAcE
SAYS

ga light purse is heavy CURSE
Sickness makes light purse.
The LIVER is the seat of nin<
tenths of all disease.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1902-06-10
BALTIMORE &OHs0
RAILROAD.
NoRTHWAR1

Time iaole e eject aIiY Is, 1902, until fur
ther notice
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1902-06-10
Spring Things.

We carry complete assortment OF
choice, fresh
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1902-11-21
How WATER Freezes,

1t used to puzzle all thinking people
why ponds and rivers do not freeze be-
yond a certain depth. This depends on
a most curious fact-namely, that wa
ter is at its heaviest when it reaches
70 degrees F.-that is, 8 degrees above
freezing point. On a frosty night as
each top layer of water falls to 40 de-
grees it sinks to the bottom; therefore
the whole pond has to drop to 40 de-
grees before any Of it can freeze. At
last it is all cooled to this point, and
then ice begins to form. But ice is a
very bad conductor of heat; therefore
it shuts off the freezing air from the
big body Of comparatively warm wa
ter underneath. The thicker it gets
the more perfectly does it act as a
great coat, and that is why even the
Arctic ocean never freezes beyond a
few feet in thickness.-Marine Jour-
nal
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1902-11-21

He was :; tiny chap. but his mother,
who had been Il SChOoltpacher and had
theories of lrpr own concerning the cd
ucation of children. had told him many
of the great world stories, among them
that of Columbus, the fearless naviga-
tor. He listened with his usual wide
eyed attention until she had finished.
Then he asked. but why did they call
it America" The question delighted
her. 1t showed his thirst for first
causes. but before she could answer he
exclaimed: oh. know. They called it
that because it was a miracle for Co.
lumbus to find it." Showing that even
the carefully trained child of school
marin sometimes confuses sound with
sense.
Once after he had seen sham battle
the same little fellow was explaining
to his aunt that no one had really been
killed. because" he said solemnly,
the guns only had blankets in them"
And even his father who had told him
plainly what blank cartridges were,
had to laugh.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1902-11-21
VOL. XLVIl--NO 46
SASH WINDOWS.

Probably a. Dutch Invention of the
seventeenth Century.
The history of sash windows is some
what obscure, but the probability is
that they were Il Dutch invention and
that they were introduced into Eng
land soon after the revolution of 1858.
phe derivation of the word sash in
This sense is the Dutch "sas," Il sluice-
old English ''saSSc." In Queen Anne'S
reign they were yet SO comparatively
uncommon as to be mentioned as Il
special feature of houses that were
advertised as ITO let" In the Taller,
for instance, No. 1TS, May 2I-30, ITO,
there is this advertisement:
ITO be lett, in DevonShirc Square.
near Bishopsgate, Il very good Brick
House of s Rooms of Floor, and 4
good Hall, with very good light and
dark Closets, the whole House being
well wainscoted. and sash'd with 80
Sash Lights, very pleasant and con-
venient Office below Stairs" etc.
From England they passed into
France, where the first to put them up
was Marshal de Lorge at his new
house at Montmartre. Speaking of
this, Lister in 1863 writes in his Jour
ney to Paris" I'VE had the good for
tune here to find the marshal himself.
He showed us his great sash windows,
how easily they might be lifted up and
down and stood at any height, which
continuance. he said, he had out of
England by small model brought on
purpose from thence, there being moth
ing Of this poise in windows in France
before."-London Standard.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1902-11-21

Go to bed in fresh clothing every
night. Never think of allowing your
self to sleep in the clothing worn dur
ing the day-not Il stitch of it. Take
everything off. Put on night clothing
that has been thoroughly aired.
When you get up in the morning,
take off everything again. This is the
time to take cold bath. very quickly,
with vigorous rubbing. If for any rea-
son you do not take the cold bath, rub
your skin all over thoroughly with Il
rough towel. Don't be afraid of being
naked a little while.
There is no better tonic for the skin
than nakedness. Take off everything.
Give yourself little hand massage.
Exercise the muscles. Rub your skin
with a coarse towel, anything, so as
to spend little time naked. Then
put on fresh clothing.
People who wear the same clothes
every night and day get themselves
surrounded by an atmosphere of their
own bodily emanations that is very
unhealthy. Neither faith cures nor
drug cures are of q particle of use to
dirty people. Cleanliness is the first
law Of health. If this law be broken,
it will be very little use to try any
remedy.-EXchaEge.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1902-11-21

Robbie, the beadle of Kilwinning;
once had to dig grave for the wife Of
a well to do but niggardly farmer.
When all was over. the farmer as
sured Robbie that he WAS obliged to
him for the trouble he had taken.
oh" said Robbie. there's nae sense
in that. We ken. It's just four and sax
pence"
-Four and saXpence. | thought you
beadles did this for nothing.
"Oh. faith. no. | just ay get four
and SaXpence.
III not give you four and saXp"ncc
I'll give you half a crown"
Faith. I'll no tax it,
"Wcll. if you'll not take half Il crown
you'll get nothing"
Every wCel.' said Robbie, di"gi:. :
his spade into the grave. "Dod, mp
she comcsw Robbie got his four ard
SaXpcnce.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1902-11-21
One on the COIlege Mnn.

Say" said the short. stout man. Il
want to know something. You know
there are lots of dialects in the United
States and lots of funny words. and |
can't tell what is right and what isn't.
Now. for instance. on" of those Rru-
bcns from down east was showing me
his turnout, and he spoke of that air
horse and this ere wagon
That's wrong. awful bad FORM in
tcrjected the young man fresh from
college who had been listening intently
for chance TO display his wisdom.
We'll. then" replied the stout man.
with the satisfied twinkle of Il success
full plottcr. Il suppose l can't say that
| don't like that air from ynn Open
window on this car"
"Oh, come on. The lunch is Oh m
again" said the college man as the Of
flee clock struck an even dozen and
the pretty typewriter gave il convul-
sive choke--New York Tribune.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1902-11-21
THE TRICK
THAT y y
BARRY DID T
BY DAVID II. TAlMAOGE

Tom Barry, conductor of train No.
81, Il freight which leaves Goose River
Junction each morning, running the
devious length of Il branch to Dorling-
ton. and returns each night. is Il man
marked among his fellows. There are
several reasons for this. although one
is sufficient to prove the statement
he has never yet been known to lose
his self possession. To quote Barley,
who is the poet as we'll as the engineer
of No. 81, ''he never rattlcs though all
the world may shake" which is put
ting it pretty strong, as any reasonable
person will readily admit.
1t goes without saying, therefore.
that Tom Barry Is man OF nerve
His acquaintanceS will tell you Sto-
ries if given half a chance which
make the records of score of gilt
laced soldiers whom l might mention
pale into the most Sickly insignificancc.
Yet | suppose the space his exploits
have occupied in the newspapers would
not exceed sixteen inches in its entire
ty. The only mention. for instance, of
the exploit known on the branch as the
affair of the circus special was this
item in the Darlington Gazette:
I'VE hear that the morning train
broke i'll two shortly after leaving the
junction Monday of this week The
excursion train for the circus Mt Wheel
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1902-11-21
Smoke From ExDeriencc,

Fond Mother - Now. look here,
George. l want you to break off with
that girl. She is very pretty and all
that, but | know her too well to want
you to risk your life and happiness Ivy
marrying her. Why, she knows 10
more about housekeeping than do
about Greek-not bit.
George-Pcrhaps not. but she can
learn.
Mother-AftPr marriage is rather late
for that, George.
George-But you said yourself thai
you did not know Il thing anout house
keeping until after You were married.
Mother-Ncry true, George. and your
poor father died of dyspepsia twenty
years ago.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1902-11-21

Hundreds of seals made Nelson is-
land, In the south Shetland group. look
black us night as we approached. They
disported tht msclvPs in the wafer and
played upon the shore. In wonder. not
alarm, they stared ut US as we drew
near in u small boat. We leaped Oh
shore among them. Still they looked
at us in dumb curiosity. | was as
much impressed as We're the seals and
stared us hard at them IN an answer
ing wonder.
Come. old fellow" said young So
hral, approaching one of the large
seals with outStrctchcd hand.
1t edged away Il few feet.
Move on. then" he said, hacking
it on the back with his open hand.
Ii edged IL little farther away. Look
ing over its shoulder with an injured
air. But it made no attempt to seek
safety. y mere plunge into the water
would have brought freedom from any
danger Several leopard seals wcr"
shot by our party. and their fellows
gathered around them. wondering why
they lay 81 motinnlCSS and staring ut
us with wide, pathetic eyes.-Inde-
pendent.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1902-11-21
Ns'llyT

A certain little girl named Mary was
noted for her propensity to ask ques-
TONS So fixed was the habit that she
seldom knew when she was asking
questions. and life became to her one
prolonged Interrogation. Her mother,
slightly worn by this peculiarly, some
times took the opportunity of speaking
"a wcrd in season."
Mother" cried Mary, bursting into
the room one day. what shall l name
the kittens:'
II should think" said the tired moth
or, fixing upon her Il meaning eye,
You might call one of them Why and
the other What"
The names seemed to strike the
child's fancy and were at once adopt
ed. But the moral refused to stick,
and indeed its existence was not even
suspected, as was shown day or two
later.
Mother" said Mary innocently, look
ing up from prolonged cuddling of
her pets, "why is Why's name Why"
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1902-11-21
A Minor Confederation.

The ambitious young woman was
attracted by an advertisement, one line
of which read, "IIow to Become an
Author" The advertiser claimed that
by his method failure was impossible.
So the ambitious young woman sent
on the necessary trifling sum of money,
and by return mail she received a slip
on which was printed this bit of adj
vice. Write something"
But" she protested by letter, 81
already have done that, and it hasn't
been printed"
eve congratulate you," was the re-
ply. IF you have written something,
you already are an author. Publica-
ton is a minor consideration, with
which we have nothing to do."-Brook-
lyn Eagle.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1902-11-21
Hard to Get.

A certain young fellow received a
government berth, for which he had
to undergo very strict examination.
One day a friend of his who had been
noticing how little work he did to earn
his salary tackled him.
Il say, Walter, my boy" he began,
you don't perform a great deal of Ia
Dor, do you"
mo, don't have to-"
aren't you expected to work?'
"Of course not" was the candid re-
ply. at takes so much hard work to
get job like this that the authorities
haven't the nerve to ask a man to do
anything more to earn his SALARY after
he gets it,
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1902-11-21

erville was a short distance behind
and it narrowly escaped being bumped
into by the runaway cars
Banley brought the paper to me and
pointed out the item with Il trembling
foretingCr. "Wouldn't that crilnp you?'
he exclaimed scornfully. -Four lines
to cover as pretty bit of heroism as
was ever spelled by an elocutionist.
Not Il word about Tom. We hcar-nar-
rowly escaped being bumped into
Lordr' He crumplcd the paper into
wad and threw it to the ground. grind
ing it beneath his heel
Il don't suppose Tom cares. Do
you?" 1 said.
"Tom? No. By George. Just be-
tween you and me and the steam
gauge l don't believe he realizes that
he did anything worth printing. 1t
takes q sort of coward to appreciate
it. But, all the same, if it hadn't been
for him there'd have been smashup
that'd have sent a shuddcr clean from
Oshkosh to Yuba Dam. Eight hundred
people-men, women and children-on
that special! Think of it. Two hun
dred of 'em. as such things go, would
have been killed outright; 400 would
have been hurt. Heaven only knows
how many dollars worth of rolling
stock would have been knocked into
splinters And it narrowly escaped
being bumped into-bumped into. mind
you-bumped! l tell you, Toms life
wasn't worth a shovelful of cinders
while he was doing the trick that
saved all the trouble-no, not tea.
spoonful"
What Banley said was true. No. "a
had pulled out CT the junction that
Monday morning with twelve box cars,
four flats loaded with ties and the ca
boose 1t is il steady climb for twelve
miles at that end, when Il trains nose
is pointed inward, as the boys say,
and the last five miles of the stretch
are the sharpcst grade on the run. At
Morton, seven miles up, Tom had in
Obliged in his regular morning spar
ring match with the station agent, and
the station agent had knocked his pipe
from his mouth. in reward for which
achievement Tom had made him free
gift of the pipe. Two miles farther on
the accident occurred.
The train was putting and grooming
up the hill at Il rate of about ten miles
an hour. The brakeman was sitting
on the tender, exchanging jokes with
the fireman. Tom was in the caboOse
alone. busy with some report blanks.
The thought occurred to him presently
that SOmesi~ing was not exactly right.
lie was conscious, he said afterward,
of sensation similar to that of being
in a balloon. The sound of the putting
was gradually becoming less distinct.
The forward pull was gone!
Before he had fully aroused himself
the caboosc stopped and slowly began
to run backward. Then he understood
plainly enough what had happened.
He rushed first to one platform, then to
the other. setting the brakes, but the
caboose. with two heavily loaded cars
behind it, did not stop. lie hurried out
to set the brakes on the cars, but found
that ON one the ties had jolted down
against the rod so that he was unable
to turn it, while on the other the brake
was "freak"-it would not set tight
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1902-11-21
An Earnest SaIutation.

"Ah," said Biggs as Il prosperous
looking man who had cordially salut-
ed Diges passed on, that's the way l
like to hear man speak. He seemed
sincerely glad to find you alive and
WELL"
Yes" replied Diggs. "He probably
was. He's the president of the COM
pany my life's insured in. ''-Brooklyn
Life
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1902-11-21

The walking fern has most original
way of getting over the ground. 1t
bends it's slender frond and starts Il
root by extending the tip of the mid
rib. So it sets up new plant and is
anchored fast on all sides by its rooted
frond tips, covering the ground with Il
rich carpet of verdure. The variety o.
runners along the ground is as great as
the climber. All motion of the plan,
is a form of growth. The plant grows
by day and by night, but more by day.
as light and heat are incentives 10
growth.-Youth.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1902-11-21

1t was Tommy's first glass of soda
water that he had been teasing for so
long.
well. Tommy. how does it taste?"
asked his father.
why" replied Tommy, with puz-
zled face, lit tastes like your foots
asleep. "-Cincinnati Enquirer
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1902-11-21
MANAGING the BABY,

Young Matron with theories on the
care of children, to nurse)-Jane.
Nurse-Yessum.
Young Matron-When the baby has
finished his bottle, lay him in the era
die on his right side. After eating a
child should always lie on the right
side. That relieves the pressure on
the heart. Still retiectively) the liver
is on the right side. Perhaps. after
all, you had better lay him on the left
side. No, l am sure the treatise ON
Infant Digestion" said right side. On
the whole, Jane. you may lay the baby
on his back until l have looked up the
matter more thoroughly.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1902-11-21
COUntcrEa

The word "countcrpane" is Il corrup
ton of ''counterpoint." which is itself
a corruption of the Latin term "clll
cita," which means waddcd wrapp +
or quilt. When the stitches were ar
ranged in patterns. it WAS called "cul-
cita puncta," which in French became
''courte pointc," corrupted into con
ira pointe, counterpart" where point
Is pronounced ''poyn,' corrupted iit"
"nnnp"
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1902-11-21
DAYS of ChIXnIrS Conc.

Wife (drearilyI-.Ah. me! The days
of chivalry are past.
Observation-Disclosures the matter now:
"Sir Walter Raleigh laid his cloak
on the ground for Queen Elizabeth 10
walk over, but you get mad simply
because poor dear mother sat down
on your hat."-Ncw York Weekly.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1902-11-21
A Natural Question.

Little Walter was eating lunch, when
he gave his arm a sudden shove. and,
splash! down went his glass of milk.
81 knew you were going TO spill
that said mamma angrily.
well, if you knew" qucried Walter,
"why didn't you tell me-"
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1902-11-21

at fifteen. like AN uirrn!n.; bud.
The maiden fair is >.,u.
And she would have the wurIi believe
That she is full eighteen
Next. hy the time that thirty years
Their steady course have run.
She then would have us understand
She is but twcnty-one.
Time rolls around; her girlhood friends
Are nothing more than names.
Though she has seen but ninety years,
A century she claims.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1902-11-21

"Lest we he forgotten is an excel
lent motto for men in trade. 1t sus
gests the duty of persistence in advcr-
Using The memory of the public is
very short Printers Ink.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1902-11-21
Before the Cards Are Dealt.

Shc-Not very popular in the clubs,
Ell?
when 10 quit in Il poker gamc.-Boston
Herald.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1902-11-21

Here's to the modern farmer gay
Whose life is smooth and bright;
He works and sells his crops by day
And counts his cash by night.
Washington Star.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1902-11-21
The Ant.

Now doth the busy ant diSport
At picnicS OVCrnuch,
Invading cakes of every sort
And lemon pies and such.
Philadelphia Press.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1902-11-21

Miss Mark-Does she patroniZc bar
gain sales:
Mrs Down-Does she? Why, she
would buy eggs at one.-Harpers Bal
Ear
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1902-11-21

First Comcdian-Ten years ago was
a poor boy.
Second Comedian-Any change since?
First Comedian-Yes. Now I'm a
poor man.-Indianapolis Sun.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1902-11-21

The health resort we soon may know
Will be a grand affair.
They'll steriliZe its rain and snow
And hitter all Its air.
-0hiO State Journal
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1902-11-21
Unlike the Machine.

"Do you think the flying machine
will ever be practical?"
Its hard to say. The idea has been
in the air a long time."-New York
Times.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1902-11-21

A dab or two of history,
A fragile thread of plot;
Great gobs Of talk and love and gore;
The rest. it matters not.
Life.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1902-11-21

"Sincc Della came back from the sra-
shore she has two bows TO her string"
scraping acquaintance, isn't it:"-Ncw
York World
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1902-11-21

What can | do for my little boy"
asked mamma, 80 that he won't want
to eat between mcals:"
"Have the meals flicker together" re-
piled the young hopeful
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1902-11-21

81 think that in order to make
good husband man should practice
self denial
Yes; but not preach t"-Brooklyn