Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1882-09-05

Winchester now has steam laundry.
a wise man will never sit down more than
once on chair that isn't there.
AN ExPLANAT1oN.-Tho delicate, flowerv and
lasting fragrance of Floreston Cologne explain
why 1t is such favorite with the ladies.
The Fair of the Piedmont Agricultural So
ciety will be held at Culpeper G. H., Va.
Oct. 1Sth-2Oth.
Sleep 'knits up the raveled sleeve of care,'
but she lets tho worn>out seat of poyerty's
pants take care of ITSELF
A tooth weighing eleven pounds has boon
found in Oregon. It must havo dropped
from an auctioneer's jaw.
Trouble which to-day looks as big as a
mllistone may ere to-morrow's shutdown
shrink to the size Of an ice cream saucer.
The cornerstone of the NJ. E. Church South
at Gerardstown, Berkeley county, was laid
last Saturday week, with Masonic ceremonies.
A Mormon elder in Salt Lake CITY had
bis thirteen wives photographed in a group.
They made regular harem>skaram picture.
The stalwart leaders say they arc going to
make bold, aggressive. campaign This a
hint to the saloons to hire extra barkeepers.
Very few men are great enough to hear
praise, but largo number of us are lust
small enough to be found fault with constant
ly.
A company has been formed in Berkeley
county, with the nominal capital of 81 600
600, for the purpose of mining coal and iron
ore and manufacturing iron, steel and glass.
Rev. J. P. stridor, of Culpepor, Va. has
declined call to the pastorate of the Pres
byterian Church at Warronton, Va. Mr..
Strider has also received call to Thomas
vile, Ga.
A passenger and freight train camo in coll
ilsion near Harrisonburg, Va, Tuesday last
in which Mrs. Manuels, wife of brakeman
had an arm broken, and Conductor Mclape
received severe bruises:
Why SHOULD TnEY.-No man or woman can
DO satisfactory work when the brain is ull Cd q
nerves unsteady, the system relaxed and they
feel generally wretched. Why should ANYBODY
drag through their work in this condition,when
bottle OF Parker's Ginger Tonic will at mod
| crate cost give thom the strength and will to
perform their duties satisfactorlly.-a.
Gen. Thomas t. Rosser. who was distin.
guished soldier in the Confederate army of
Northern Virginia, has been offered the DO.
sitlon of chief engineer of railroad from
Winnipeg to Hudson Bay. Gen. Rosscr is
residing at Minneapolis, MINI, where he
owns several valuable business houses, and is
now having 900 residence erected.
During the heavy rains on Sunday evening.
young son of our esteemed friend of the
tStatesman had a narrow escape from
drowning. The stream in the ravino along
Water street run very high, aud in attempts
ing to take tho boy across, Mr.. Q. Manford
had hard struggle against the rushing wa
tiers, and was only saved through the assists
nnce of Mr.. Frank Dunn and other young
men, MartinsJurg Herald.
U. 8. Fish Commissioner Marshall Me-
Donald, and Md. State Fish Commissioner G.
w. DolaWder, were in Cumberland on Tues
day week. MIR. Delawder has adopted the
Mcdonald fish ladder for the Potomac dams,
and four OF them will be Immediately put in,
one at each of dams Nos. 4, 5, 6, and Z.
(Cumberland). This ladder is the one most
approved of by experienced persons Those
he will put in will vary from so to 1000 feet
in length.