Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1882-11-28
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FARM PRoDucTs.-A contemporary says:
"Io 1916 one bushel of corn would buy one
pound of nails. In 1SS2,one bushel of corn
would buy fifteen pounds Of nails In 1916
itt"ok from twenty TO eighty dozen of eggs,
TO buy one bnshel of salt. In 1882 one
yen eggs would do the same thing. In
1916 it required sixty four bushr L. of barley
to buy one yard of broad cl1th. In 1889
five bushels of barley would do the business.
In 1916 il required one bushel of wheat to.
purchase one yard oe calico. In 1882 one
bushcl of wheat would buy thirty Eve yards
of q better article. In 1916 q pair Of wooieuI
blankets cost as much rs n COW. In 1882.
COW wonld buy from six to twenty pairs OF.
blankets superior in every way.
OF tho 160 Republicans, Readiusters aud
Republican Groenbackers in the present
House, only 62 have been reelected. OF
the l33 Democrats. 81 have been re- elected.
In other words, 9s Republicans and onSy So
Democrats have been lett at home. The nexS
House viii contain l43 r ID mem hers and 1872
new members. Ofthe 1913 Democratic mem.
bers. only 40 come from tho Ststes which
formed the Southern Confedoraey. If one
half of those members were Republicans. ths
Democrats wcnldi still have a smsjority of tho
next House, There are 10 the present House
Y Republicans and Readjusters from tho
South, and there will be in tho next House,
HIner IN {
that tho much hefBlded Southern smnvement.
Notwithstanding the fact that Habbelliscoms
mittee put many thousands of dellarsinto,tha
Southers districts, did not amount TO mueI.
'.The Senate after the 4tt Of Msrch next
will consist of 36 republicans and 36 demo-
orats, besides the two policical noudcscrIpts
from Virginia-Mahone aud Riddieberger.s
Sospeaks the Baltimore American Of the
two Virginia Senators. Political monde I.
scripts'l Aud to be so called BY sound
republican journal The ''grandest Senator
the State has produced, ?, according % his own
organ, and the game cock of the Valley. ID
be designated as "poiiticAi npndescripts', by
newspaper Of the party 70 which they have
sold themselyesl Was there ever such in
gratitudea But still cabbage would be
cabbage ifthey were called q rose.
4dlsseaatfa Gazette.
: Five bills are pending before Congress ask.
ing for relief IN behalf Of churches IN West
Virginia. The; ifst asks for 81. 100 for tho
use and occupation Of the M. u Church rt
Clarksburg by United States, troops duripg
the war, and injury 10 the buildfDe The NJ
t. Church at Charleston asks for $1,000 for
destruction OF their property. Trinity Epis.
coprl Church, at Martinsburg, wants 81 900
for damage to their building while used As q
hospitsl The German, Lutheran Church, IN
the Same town. asks'for $500 for the de-
struction of their church there in 1863 Tho
last is the ase.of the Raleigh Baptist Church.
which asks for 50 600 for she destruction Of
their building at Raleigh. ~
Qua NEWEST ARRIVAL .is.a large and SUI
perbly made stock of Ladies' Cloaks, Doll
mans, Ssques and Goats. These goods sere
purchased especially for me by an Agent, 81
an Eastern bankrupt Sale, and j can offer.
them at prices lower than the mauufacturers,
rangl 6 from Sl.50 10 IN ali W ooi handsomes
ly trimmed Beaver, at $3.50. can guar
antee them 10 be elegantly made and first
class in every particular Call at once IL IN
need, as they viii sell rapidly, at the Twin
Fronts. j GoLpsMfTH. K
Temptation is fearful word. Il inaioate.
the teginning of probable series Of Infinite
evils. 1t is the ringing Of an sl,rm bell WHOSE
melancholy sounds may reverberale throsgh
eternity.
A Holyoke, Mass., exchanges alIudes to tho
cure of D o. Judd, E.q., o. s. superyisor
Of Postal Card Manufactory, who was cured
by st. Jacobs o Of rheumatism and neural,
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