Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1883-05-01
GHARLEsT0WN W. Va, TUESDAY NAY NEWS
Various Items.

The famous Greeley farm at Chap
paqua, n. Y, is to be sold:
Now is the time to Sack your Meat,
and DALGARN's is the place to get
your Sacks.
An ostrich farm is to be established
in Medina county, Texas, by two
Frenchmen.
Itis proposed to have reunion of
Confederate soldiers at Manassas
next summer
A s390,Ooo cotton factory will be
put in operation at Hendersons, Ky,
at an early day.
Valuable mineral fertilizers in large
quantities have been discovered in
iillsboro Co., Florida.
The manufacture of rosin and
turpcntine is to be extensively pros
ecuted near Lake City, Fla.
Bliss Ella Caperton, daughter of
the late Hon. Allen T. Caperton, of
Monroe county; died few days ago.
a number of gentlemen of Staun-
ton, Va, have decided to form the
''Staunton Car Manufacturing Com
pany."
II Roscnheim. of Baltimore, sold
the hotel property at TimbcrvilIc,
Rockingham county, Va, to Roller.
Archart & Co., for Si.475.
| Joseph Flick, aged GO years, of
Rockingham county, was killed re-
Gently by the falling in of timbcrs of
building which he was repairing.
Recently a large number of loco
motives have gone south over the
Shenandoah Valley road for various
roads-principally the Chesapeake &
Ohio.
A man in Cincinnati went through
fortune quite rapidly short time
since. He was sexton in church.
and accidentally fell through an OF!
painting valued at s25, 600.
The two-cent stamp to be used for
letter postage after October viii bear
the profile of Washington, like the
threc-cent stamp now in use, but in
other respects it Will he different.
a Southern journal says there age
three seasons in Fiorida-tIle orange.
vegetable and invalid; the last pays
the best In the summer the Fiori-
dams live OF yams and sugar-cane,
and in the winter on Yankees.
Farmers and others. desiring . gem
teel, lucrative agency business. by
which So to $50 a day can be earned,
send address at once. on postal, to
II. c. Wilkinson S. Co.. 1875 and 1917
Fulton Street, New York. Ja9-Gm.
New York City has 1900 rag-pick-
ers, whose collections are valued NJ
$3.50, 600 per year, while the hand
carts engage in the same business
gather S3,O00.G0O worth. The en-
tire rag trade of the country reaches
about $50, 900, Geo annually.
Lazy BEAUTIF!EEs.-LaG you
cannot make fair skin, rosy checks,
and sparkling eyes with all the cos
mctics OF France or beautifiers of TIC
world, while in poor health and nothing
will give YOU such rich blood, good
health, strength and beauty as Hop
Bitters. ~ trial is certain proof.
Mr.. II. V. Daniels. who has served
in the capacity Of L. S. Storekeeper
at the HannisviIle Distilery for the
past three years, is transferred to
Baltimore. Mr.. Daniels has been an
able and faithful official, clever
gentleman and will be missed by his
many friends--Adrtims5ttgy Herald.
If FoKEsIGuT Were as good as
hind-sight how much trouble we DOOR
miserable sinners would escapei W
II. Casey, of SmithsviIie, Va, writes
to DR.. t. II. Southall, that he was
sick with a terrible cold and cough
all last winter and got no relief until
he commenced taking New Life, the
Great Cough Remedy. The same
medicine also cured Mr.. Casey's
neighbor.
Tie South Brqnch Gazette, Peters
burg, Grant County, says: "Rev.
j. o. Tackett flied his pulpit in the
NJ. Z. Church South, last Sabbath
for the first time, and preached an
able ard impressive sermon to a good
sized congregation We are pleased
to state that Mr.. Tackett fully comes
up to the anticipations of our people,
and his congregation and hearers
generally express themselves as be-
ing much pleased with him.
All the coffee grown IN the New
World has sprung from single plant.
which French naval officer carried
TO Martinique in 1920, depriving him
self of water when parching with
thirst in order to nourish his coffee
plant. From this one tree, it is said
all the American tropical colonies
obtained their seed, which has multi
piled to such an extent that Brazil.
Mexico and the West Indies produce
IS nuch coffee as Java and Ceylon.
Adam Forepaugh. the well-kuown
circus proprietor. has leased twenty
eight acres of land opposite the Louis
vile Exposition building, for 100
days, paying therefor sI3, 600. Nine
acres of the land Will be used by Mr..
Forcpaugh. He will erccta building
large enough to accommodate his cir
Gus and hippodrome, and during the
exposition visitors Will be entertained
| with chariot races. hurdle races, and