Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1879-11-11
PEN, INK AND SCISSORS.


Speaker Moffett is out in letter do.
clining to enter into a scheme for tho or
ganization Of a third party movement in
West Virginia.
- Georgia's gold mines now yield over a
million dollars year, and the Georgia pa
pers look forward to the time when that
State will rival Colorado as gold producer.
| Il The iron has been laid on the track OF
I>fhe S. V. r. r. to within few miles of
Riverton, and large force of hands is at
work on its road bed between Rivcrton and
Bentonville.- Warren .Semtintl.
- An exchange points out that next Feb
ruary there will be FIVE Sundays. The fact
| occurs but three times in century. Thus
after 1880 wo shall have to wait until 1920
before the shortest month in tho year can
| again boast of FIVE Sundays.
II. J. S. Koiner, of Augusta county,
Va, and Lewis Il. johnson, of Mckinney,
Texas, students at tho Washington and Lee
University, at Lexington, Va, got into a
dispute on the .2ad Instant about game OF
croquet, during which Koiner struck John
son on the head with malet, frac:nring his
skull aud causing death few hours later.
- Hon. A. r. Boteer has been already
selected by the managers of the Washington
NUuHl1 oOOiStJ VI uSuNtI kuG
twenty fifth annual address before the asso
citation at its meeting next year. Mr.. Botc-
Ter has already delivered three addresses in-
GLIDING tho first, and as this is the silver cell
ebratiou, it was thought best to have Mr..
Boteler deliver it also.
CoNeHEssMAN DE LA MATHIS Pre-
DIcrIoNs.-The Rev. Gilbert De La Matyr,
Greenback Congressman from Indiana, is
making series of fat. money speeches in the
southern portion of his State. In convcrsa-
ton few days ago ho expressed himself
much disappointed at the defeat OF Butler in
Massachusetts. Butler, he says, will head
the Greenback ticket for President in 1880,
with Jones, of Texas, for second place. Since
Tildcn's fasco in New York. no believes the
Democrats will nominate Hendricks. The
Republican candidate, he predicts, will be
other Grant or Blaino. The Greenback
party, according to Mr.. De La Matyr, has no
intention of abandoning its 6sht.
HELMDoLD's EUCHU.-Helmbold's Buchu has
med c:nes attainablo in certain classes of dis
eases, such as dyspepsja. chronic rheumatism,
dropsy, cutaneons affections. and especially af-
fectlons of the urinary organs As n diui cite, 1T
is superior to almost any OF her medicine in use.
and the great care with which it is prepared.
diligence used in the selection of he crude ma
torial have made it known far and wide asa
reliable and effective preparation, aud one that
can always be used with safety and benefit,
Tho great success of Hembold's Buchu has led
to the production of many spurious propara-
tons, which are made cheaply and placed upon
the market to be sold ON the reputation acquired
by Helmbold's original prcpara ton, Parties
who desire really good medicine should be
careful and use HeImbold's only.
The many friends, in his native county,
Of Captain E. P. cambridge, will be pleased
to know that he has been elected by ma
jorty of 1l6 of the Debt Payers of Frcder>
lex county, Va, to seat in the next House
of Delegates. We congratulate tho people
of Frederick on their wise selection