Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1878-12-10
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next Georgia Legislature.
= The skeleton of Il sea serpent over fort
feet lnn. has been dug up in Texas 1t Is
grstity in. to know THAT the old varmint is
dead.
- Gath" uamos Thurman. Hendricks,
Hancock. Btyarri aud Morrison, as the prom
inenr Democrat, who are spoken of TOR Pres
iientInl IIururs.
"A witness in Houston was asked f,bce,
world Inrnxica'e. and responded that IT
might il c"nId drink enough ut it. but II
to"k fifteen glasses TO wet The root OF hi>
mouth
- DARN: n fair for The benefit OF the yei
law fever Sufferers, latery held at Dubnn.
Ga the y"wns ladies' raised a CONSIDERABLE
sum by setting kisses at ten cents piece.
three I r quarter.
- The Idaho Legislature four years ago
offered Il bounty If tw" cents "a pair for ran
bit ears III view of the tact that the country
was "verrnn with these animals. The result
in county Is show" Ivy the huge sack stu ni
cars, REPRESENTING 10 sos rabbits, which now
he IN III" .,tii:e All the County Commissioners
VIII are at IA loss how to dispose OF them.
- The Supreme Court of Pennsy vania
has Just decided that an inn>kcepcr is bnun1
to pay Tor go"d$ stolen IN his house from
guests, unless stolen by a Servant or c0mpan.
ian of the guest The court declared thar It
WIS rhe ina Keepers duty to provide honest
servants, aud to exercise exact vigilencp
u"Pr all persons coming into his house a.
guests or otherwise
The crop OF the United States con
S;i'n;r~ wide basis of prosperity. TIE
hm,''nn' al corn "xr.rfcd in the season OF
lS6S-iig rI> Z Gl7 900 hn>hpl- aud the fni.
I"wIu.s Year sm' 49, 600 hu- hcls Tie ex
r"'t t"r lNT-IS wit rrnbaby rise above
50 4il .uUu bn-hc!~ In thar time the total
"i wh"r' AMI "'rn export has >w"l en- fran
Is. 159 600 t. Ia 505 600 bushels The
ac ea:" II this year IN cprn reaches SO 500
OuD, nnl ia" WELD probably no, less than
| $40 unu 900 hu-hcls.
ito. VI I i1"aurevari, accord ing t., a
rurp'rred II "rv".w III the New York San
thinks th't with wise c"unsrI>, broader
stst">ina sh T., "nd stronger and more wigs
0r"uS :"v"rnmemi, the result III tho ate civ !
war mig base b. en- very d tfferent Cen
BraureyArd represented a. declaring thm t
in 1861 the Confederate government had the
chance 10 bny SIX fr>t>cInss English steam
He ur.eG the authorities to improve it,
but thcy rh"usnt the war would not lust
long en"uyh t, make it worth while. Later.
h" was Tor attack M the block aiding Federal
f'elS with tTpcdn boats. bur again his ad
vice was "verruied At the beginning OF the
war he urged the formation of companies of
caured labnrers. To be turned into soldiers II
necessary, and to be rewarded with their
freedom aud with pensions In 1864 he
fund that Gen Leo was of tie same mind
Bur this policy not adopted until it was
too late to carry it out
The U S SIGNAL SERvIcE-Gradualy
the wild aud uugUvcrnabie t.Iccs Of nature
are. through science, made of use to man,
Following IN the wake of the ingeulus in
vcntrOns for the Use OF steam and electricity
comes the organization OF the U. S Signal
Service Is 1t not wonderful that a system
could he originated aud perfected whereby
an operator can accurately predict the wealth
er OF distinct locality! And yet expe-
ricncc proves our storm signals" TO be rclia-
bic Equally great the advances made
in the science ot uenIcine Step hv step,
uncertainties and doubts have yielded to uL-
soi~'c certainty. The discoveries of Harvey
aud Juuer have been succeeded by the Gold>
en- Medical Discovery OF DR.. L. V Pierce.
No longer need people despair because some
physician has prnn"unccd the lungs unsuund.
Hundreds oi testimonials on file in the
had ahn"d II Il al! pc and had been given
NJ I" de bE physicians and friends. lnclp-
lent c"n-umpti"n bronchitis and scroiu Gus
tnm"rs' speedily, surely. and permanently
yield {" III" h"alir" influences 81 the D,scnv-
cry II III" bowels hc constructed Use DR.
IIrrcr Peasant Pnr.ativa Pellets For
thH particulars. STE PIcrce's Memorandum
N''"' s'Vrn away nv all dru .g'st<.
Mr George II HugIey invites an inspec
ton ct his present stock # Bouts. Shoes and
Notions. For completeness, excellence and
variety II Is Unsurpassed by any village store
Every class can obtain comfortable. durab,e
stylish Shines CATERS. &c at very low nrices
In addition t. the Cirv-mndn work he is nro.
pared to make goods to order-cmrlovioc for
that purpose competent artizans and using
good material, so that he can safely eusran.
tee customers satisfaction Corn taken in
exchange for goods at Market prices.