Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1879-01-28
Spirit Of 5etttrson,
TUESDAY HoRNISG. JANUARY IS. 1870.
PEN, INK AND SCISSORS.


never actively enter politics again.
General Beauregard says the outlook in
Louisiana commercially and politically is
| bright.
A Lincoln, Neb, physician claims
! that the excessive use Of potato is provOca-
| tive of diphtheria.
A chess tournament, with living chess
| men, is the latest thing in the amusement
line at Lancaster, Pa
There will be ,6O3 delegates in the
Kentucky Democratic convention which as
sembles on May,da
The Nevada Legislature has unani.
mously adopted resolution in favor of re-
| stricting Chinese immigration.
The North Carolina Legislature has
elected Gov. q. B. Vance United States Sen
ator for six years from March next.
- Moore county, N. c., has % gold
mines, 6 silver mines, s copper mines, 9 or
10 iron mines, and a general assortment of
other minerals.
Con. Butler already announces his de-
| termination to run for Governor of Massa-
chusetts again next autum. and he is conf
dent that this time he "will make the trip"
1t is said Congressman Morrison, of
| Illinois, strongly favors Senator Bayard for
the presidency. The Richmond (Va) State,
| in leading editorial, takes the same posi-
| ton.
- Since the starting of the fund for the
| Presbyterian Church extension in ireland
about forty years ago, and greatly owing to
| it, the number of their churches has in
creased from $50 to $50.
- Mr.. Gladstone has daughter who is
| familiar with the place of every work in his
| library and the run of its contents. When
he desires reference, she instantly fetches
the book needed, and points to the passage
required.
W. During the past year forty-eight rail-
roads in the United States were sold under
foreclosure. The shrinkago in values due to
the approach of specie basis, the sharp
competitions in freghts and the heavy
bonded debts at high rates Of interest, have
combined to bring them to ruin.
The report of the Howard Association
of New Orleans for 1878 has been com
! pleted 1t shows the receipts from ali sources
to have been S383, 449; the disbursements
were $500, ,195, of which S2S7+S5Q- we're sss
pended in New Orleans aud the balance for
tho relief of other yellow fever infected
places. There were 2l, ,244 patients relieved,
! 16, liz of whom were white and 5l3 col
| ored.
old John Walsh was a banker and also
q money lender. He was accounted greedy,
! close .fsted old chap, yet he possessed sort
| OF grim, rigid humor which, in some cases,
was really funny. One day dashng, reck-
less young man of the period called upon
him ''Mr. Walsh" said he. "Yes, sir"
Il want to borrow five hundred " "For how
long 2" "Six months" "What security
can you give me? Tho young fellow drew
himself proudly up. "My own personal Sc
curty, sir, he replied, with flourish. Old
John turned and opened stout iron chest
by his side Get in here, sir" said he
! The young blade looked first st the chest and
then at Walsh What for p asked he.
'Becsuse hero is where | always keep all of
my personsl securities"
BALLoUs MoNTuLY-Ful of the most
charming reading matter is Ballou's Maya
zine for the month of February. The lead
ing illustrated article is by the author of "a
Whalemans Adventures" and treats of tho
| Fiji Islands. Earl Marble has poem,
Daddy Joe's Sweetheart" written in dialect,
| which will be interesting to South western
aud especially to Missouri readers, aud Which
| is accompanied by some capital illustrations
drawn from life. Besides these, there are
some ten or dozen stories, adventures on
! land and sea, domestic stories, poetry of a
superior order of merit, and set of comic
engrsvinus that will make the most dull
smile. Published by Thomes & Talbot, %
Hawley Street, Boston. at 81 so year, post
paid aud for sale at all periodical depots in
the country.
MRS. j. c. DABNEY'S TESTIMONIAL:
Lr<cHDvRe, Oct. 81, 1878.
! Nessrs Faulkner s CrGighiH:
UntiI tried your .!CAMM's EMULSION" ]
failed find any preparation OF Cod Liver Oil
! that my stomach would retain all, taken in the
! sma Hest doses. My physicians have always de-
| sired that hou d take Cod Liver Oil. and would
but az bef,re st.ted, '.Csnms Emulsion" is the
only prepara ion that my stomach could retain
have given it thorough h test, having taken it
| without any tr,uble, with the very best results
aud confidently shat it is all you claim for
| it. and can with CON fdence recommend il 10 any
Who need remedy for pulmonary diseaaes or .pJ
other diseases requiring tonic or nutritive med
ioins' Respectfully. MRS. JSo. c. DAgsEy.
November 12 ls7s-od0otl our:
Now is the time to get bargains at Dali
garn's. He has just received very large in
voice of Glass and Queensware, at a much
| lower price than has ever been offered to the
people of Charlestown and vicinity. Also,
Boots and Shoes, Men and Boys Wesr,
Groceries and Notions in large variety. All
goods in his line can be bought on the very
shortest margin-his motto is quick sales and
short profits. Call and examine stock and be
convinced. Country Produce taken in Ex'
change for Goods.
You can buy anything in the Sewing Ma
chine line at the established and reliable Or
mond Manufacturing Co., No. Al n. Gay St
BALTIC. lower than elswhere in the country
Among other inducements they guarantee al
Machines fire years and furnish the extra at
tdchments free.
RE- Send for their new illustrated cata
Iogue, mailed free to any address. They sci