Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1881-04-26
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THK SUNDAY M~AGAz1NR.-The May number Of
this excellent periodical contains, as nsuo,. an
matter. Among the articles of particular exceI-
isnce are. a reasonable one entitled .SIav~dov
Illustrations "Aneient and si"dern { IN
Music" by AIfEeton Hervey "Egyptian Houses nlS
and the Missionaries" by L. A. RaIIsEHi1 e ~ ~ :.
..Ine British Aud the Boers.'' etc.; cach ariicIc
MIS-. o'Reilly's interesting serial, is conIinncd
Ssd tnsrs are several short stories aud Sketches
and othsr popular writer's. Tho ESSAYS are b NV
farsSpicns. Rev: Alexander Mcleod. Rev. Jas.
csas W nfSten. Hattie N. Morris. ThomasL.
and generally of great merit. Besides a large
ianS unG O. enteTtaInIng and instructive miscel-
Ss osepS Pa TEee H e PnlPit:n sermon by Rev:
Bible by Rev. Dr.. Deems, Temperance T I! ING
sno iaVSiId,S Portion and Thoughts for tile
.:Iaternational Sunday-sehooi lessons" r otc
ere There are tS quarto pages in each nnRa,
Der Der and nearly 100 illustrations: Price of SIN
postpaid. Address. Frank Leslie's PnblisLing
House. IS. SIS and 81 Park Place. Now YorI.
-HARPEE's MAGAZINE for May might with
some preprlety be distinguished as tho George
trait ever published of George Eliot that womIJ
ne recognized by her friends. Tho PAPER on
Seorge Eliot is contributed by C. Kegan PAM.
and Is very interesting. Mencurc D.. Couygav;
sS3htrIonEcS q TeqlarkabIy interesting article on
ihomas Carlyle with eight illustrations TL;s
Number opens with a novelty in the slIaDo Of a
trontispiSce-one of Abbey's fnIl-pase ilIEsirat
OF the Eumber is devoted to ''11usic and hfu-
slsians In New York" by Frederick Mast, with
fourteen excellent Portraits. Prot. Merrill Ed
wards Gates contributes q timely iIiustratsd
ersie1e on Athens and the Greeks of toSdny."
Uua OF the notable features of this Number is
she shortest loye-story ever contributed to any
magazine. It Is written by EdwarTEvorett
ESGale, aud IS less than apase in length. George
S4ick1or Curtis contributcs an imrorta ant n"nor
Ee e ine recent rnlIng by the Speaker of tho
brush Rouse OF Commons All the EeDHrt-
interest. Nv
BRAISARD's MUSICAL. WoR1e.-The Anri1
number is on our table filled as usual with
=eholcc new music and interesting musical read
ing: Iha music in this number consists of =
Potpourr! from "OIiEette," the latest operate
and Sspeaf tf 20 me5-E Na5'I Sref by C ch@s kintol'
p siy 1 iittIs 9 }1S.n by F Pi isn't ard There's
new songs, i'll all Eve now pieces worth 81 20
IA nsual sheet form. In no other way can Won
by subscribing for B,Ginord's 1Iusica, ITo " r.
wGIeh costs but $50 per year. or Is cents per
dress 70 - tT o nJe much music send your nd
eIsre n.m 0;.Who will nail you free their COM,
maslsaI publications.
PETEl;soS's MAGAZINE for May u is one of the
NEST charming numbers of the wear. Tho
initial engraving is a real little gem, and tho
cSloreo plates and illustrations THROUGHOUT of
fashion no o"e es me literary matter ard
= @nas' 'Fetefson' Philadelphia, at S2.GO "a year.
WINCHESTER AND VIcINITY-From the
Times we clip tho following:
The Valley regiment of light infantry will
De organized IN a few days. The officers Of
the companies will meet at Woodstock. and
elect their field officers. The now oro,r;za~
ton vii! be known as the Second Virginia
Regiment. e
The contract for the Asbbv moDnner.b h..
been awarded to Albin Bros, of this CITY
The tomb will be a substantial and handsome
granite structure, unlike anything at present
IN Inc cemetery, and will be a fttino mo.
moral Tor the brave men whose memory il 10
designed to honor. 1t will be completed hv
next Memorial Day.
Mr. John March died at his residence on
Water street, Monday morning after a Ions
= and painful illness. We believe te was
about seTenty>fve years ofage. He was one
OF the Oldest tiremeu in the city, having been
an active member of the Union company for
nearly fifty years, and maintained his in
terest In the organization to the last.
Mr. John D. Ridenour, printer. died sud>
oeniy In Hngerstown, on Thursday night
last, from an overdose of morphine, which he
took to relieve some affection to which he
was subject. Mr.. Ridenour was we'll known
IN Winchester, having lived here for several
years before the war. He was in the lob
printing business, and at one time. We bs,
lleV, owned the Winchester Republican.
EDUCATED WoHEx.-Reined and edrcated
Women VAL sometimes suffer in.silenec for wears
IRON kldney diseases. or constipation and piles
which could easily be cured by a PACKAGE 30
Kldney-Wort. There is hardly Il woman 70 he
iomna fhat does not at some time suffer from
souoo the diseases Tor which this great re1a-
edv is a specific. 1t is put mn in LIQUID and Dr.
f0rms' equally efficient Springfield Union.
A dispatch from Wheeling, dated April
18th, says:
An eastern syndicate proposes to build a
railroad from this place to Charleston, w.
Va, a distance of $50 miles, as soon as q
local company with which it can contract is
organized. The road is to bo known as the
wheeling, Parkersburg and Charleston Rail.
road. incorporates were selected to>dav,
ana steps taken to make a survey immedi>
ateiy. All that is asked of tho local orcani>
cation Is the right of way. The road will
DC standard gauge, and will connect nt
Charleston with tho Chesapeake and Ohio
Road, and at this end with the PENNSYLVANIA
system. Senator Camden represented the
Eastern syndicate at the meeting to-day.
d5e road will pass through the counties of
1nlo, marshall, Wetzell, Tyler, Pleasant,
"ood, jackson and Kanawha.
No MORE HARD T1Mrs.-If Won will ston
spoIT1Lhe so much on fine clothes, rich food ami
~ q clothing; get moro real and smbsfanti5l
Che f"oi Il. ne every way, and especially stop
doctors or r miOat s 0t employing extensive .nuack
nnsutcthes that does you ONLY harm h"t ~nt