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Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1885-12-15
Winchester and Vicinity.

From the Times we clip the follow
ing items:
The B. &O.R r. r. Telegraph Camp
reached here last week. The opera
tors are rapidly building two COM
mercial lines south, which as soon as
finished will be put in use wholly for
commercial business.
The telephone line is to be extended
from Winchester to Berryville. AS
soon as completed it is proposed to
give musical entertainment in our
Courthouse to be heard in the
Courthouse in Berryville through
800 receivers.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1885-12-15

The first session of the Forty-ninth
Congress began at noon on Monday
of last week. Mr.. Sherman was
elected President pro tempore of the
Senate, whilst the House was organ
lied by the election of Hon. John G:
Carlisle as Speaker and the other
nominees of the democratic caucus.
In both houses the death of Vice
President Hendricks was announced,
and adjournments followed in respect
to his memory.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1885-12-15

A decision of the Supreme Court
of Ohio in the case of Schofield,
Shurmer. & TeagIe, independent oil
refiners, against the Lake Shore and
Michigan Southern Railroad Com
pany, for discrimination in freight
rates in favor of the Standard Oil
Company, fixes the question in Ohio
that such determinations cannot be
lawfully made.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1885-12-15
wooDwARD & LoTHRoP.
for Christmas
Purchasers.

Avoid the delay, inconvenience,
incomplete assortments and the
crowds incident to awaiting a few
days before Christmas. and make
your purchases rop, while all goods
are new, fresh, clean and desirable.
Bundles and parcels will be, kept
marked and delivered at the conve-
nience of purchasers. Unexception-
al facilities for the transaction of a
large business.
To facilitate the selections of those
doubtful ones on Christmas thoughts
intent, we catalogue few of our
special attractions, each and every
one being tempting bargain, and
would make most acceptable Christ
mas presents. To lend additional
attraction to the already attractive
Christmas Gifts, all purchases in
Handkerchiefs, Hosiery and Gloves
will be put up in neat, tasty boxes,
free of charge, which were bought
especially for our Holiday trade.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1885-12-15

President Clcveland's message was
read in the two Houses of Congress
on Tuesday, and being the first mes
sage from n Democratic Executive
for twenty-five years, attracted con-
siderable attention. The message is
very lengthy document, but is a
careful and able review of our varied
national interests, upon each and
every one of which the President APP
pears to have decided opinions, which
he has no hesitation in expressing
The message as a whole has been
quite favorably received.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1885-12-15

Senator Vest has introduced n bill
In the Senate fixing the compensation
of the United States district attorneys
at yearly salary, payable quarterly,
in lieu of salary, fees and per CEN
tums, now allowed by law. lie places
the amount to be paid to the district
attorney of Maryland at 81 900, and
one assistant at $500, per annum !;
West Virginia $4,000, assistant ST.
900; Virginia, Eastern district s3,-
600, assistant 81, 900, the same for
the western district of the State.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1885-12-15

Judge VIM. L. jackson, a former
Lieutenant-Governor of Virginia, and
later brigadier-general in the Con-
federUte service, is proving himself a
terror to the law-breaking portion OF
Breathit county, Ky, in which State
he located after the late war and has
become a Circuit Judge.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1885-12-15

William H. Vanderbilt, the New
York millionaire, died suddenly of
paralysis of the heart Tuesday after
noon, while conversing with Robert
T. Garrett, president of the BaIti-
more and Ohio Railroad. His estate
is estimated to be worth 100000,
900.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1885-12-15

The Supreme Court of Ohio has
made a decision in the Hamilton
county contested election cases which
gives the State Senate to the Demo
Gratis by 20 to II. The House stands
Republican by 58 to 52, and the Re
publican majority on joint ballot is
only three-a close shave for Mr..
Sherman
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1885-12-15

The engagement is formally an
nounced of the marriage of Lieut.. r.
N. G. Brown, U. S. N, and Miss
Kate Davis, daughter of ex-senator
Davis, of West Virginia, the wedding
to take place in Baltimore early in
january.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1885-12-15
MARRIED..

At the Lutheran parsonage in Shepherds
town, December 3. 1SSI. by Rev. u. n. Nuscr.
DIR. NEWTON VI. HENDRICKS and Miss
KATIE T. MOLER. both Of this county.
At Unison. Loudoun county. Va. November
IS. 1885. by Rev. 4. \. =. Neil. Mr.. c. II. J..
OSBOURN. formerly of Shepherdstown. and
Miss ELLA TAYLOR. of Unison.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1885-12-15

The Virginia Democratic Legislative
caucus, nominated Maj. John W.
Daniel, of Lynchburg, for United
States Senator to succeed Mahone.-
Maj. Daniel received 65 votes, and
Hon.. John S. Barbour 81.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1885-12-15

The report of Secretary of the Navy
Whitney shows a considerable saving
in expenditures, and presents the
heretofore unheard-of spectacle, of
an appropriation not entirely spent.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1885-12-15

The American Public Health Asso-
citation was in session at Washington
last week. DR.. j. f. Reeves, of this
State, President of the Association,
delivered an able address before the
body.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1885-12-15

We are indebted to Hon. Jos. S.
Miller, Commissioner of the Revenue,
for report of his department for the
year ending June 3Oth, 1885.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1885-12-15
Total amount tRoad Orders, Nov.

Third Day.
Commissioners of Accounts appointed by the
Court. as follows:
j. S. Bragonicr. of Shephcrdstown g. w
Washington and Clcon Moore. of Charlcstnwn
John IL. Smith. of Middlcway District. They
have all qualified.
Assessment of j. Fl. Jennings land. in Mid
dleway District. 81 Acrcs) reduced from 1872. so
to $29.90 per acre.
Assessment of John w. Grantham's farm. in
Middlcway District, C3i31l Acrcs) reduced from
SIS to 3l5 per acre.
James Law. IIoof is instructed by the Court
to remove the County Stable in rear of the
Court-Hons and substitute therefor II good
substantial fence. and report to the Court.
Report of two of the Viewers appointed on
petition of W. p. Conrad and A. p. Thomson.
this day received and approved by the Court,
and it is ordered that the change he made as
recommended by the said viewers. when all
parties interested give their consent in writing.
Condition of the Road Fund of the separate
sub Road Districts of this county, as reported
to the Court at this Term:
CHARLEsTowN ROAD DISTRICT.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1885-12-15

The President sent large number
Of nominations, embracing appoint
ments previously made, in to the
Senate last week.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1885-12-15
A Washington dispatch to the

gum N'lop"I|i " Ihe
Wheeling Register says:
Geo. F. Evans, of Martinsburg, has
rendered his resignation as postmas-
ter, to take effect December 31st.-
Congressman Wilson has recommend
ed Editor CoIston for the place. The
term of Postmaster Leisenring, of
Charlestown, will expire the last of
January. Mr.. Wilson has recommend
ed G. II. Flagg to succeed him.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1885-12-15

CHRISTMAS PRESENTS have but short
time in which to select your Presents. and the
sooner you do it the betJef you will be suited
S. D. HIRsCuMAE & Co.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1885-12-15

=, There has been a great deaE of
malariaEand typhoid' sickness in Mar
tfnsburg lately.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1885-12-15

Maj. S. j. C. Moore, of Berryville;
is spoken of for County Judge for
Clarke and Warren counties, in yir-
ginia.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1885-12-15
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Court Proceedings.

Proceedings of November Term, 1885, JEFF
fcrson County Court West Virginia
Continued from last week.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1885-12-15

Hon,saAsa Hiett, prominent citi-
zen of Haeepshire county, is dead.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1885-12-15
CANDIES OF ALL KINDS,
a NICE LOT OF TOYS.


dren. ana old children also
CANDIES OF ALL KINDS,
a NICE LOT OF TOYS.
Christmas Cards. all kinds of Nuts and Penny
Goods. Figs Dates. Cocoanuts. nice Cakes and
Crackers. TOrpedocs. Fire Crackers. Spit Dew
lis, Sky Rockets. Roman Candles Pretty False
Faces and Ugly ones too. Nutmcgs and other
Spices, Raisims. large lot of fine Canned
Goods, Tin and Glass Sheet Music. Scrap and
Scrap Picture Books. Christmas Tree Orna-
mCnts. Lamps and Box Paper Lamp Shades
Sardines Pottcd Ham. Oysters in Cans and the
best of all have the Best Roller Flour brought
to town. and the
BEST COCK AID HEATING STOVES,
nice Eclocipcde for Christmas Present to
your good boy; and in fact you can find almost
anything You want. Come in. and if you do
not see what you want please ask for it. and it
will be sold to you cheap as possible if it is in
stock. Give me call as yOn pass by
JOSEPH II. YESTERDAY.
Dec. -. 1885. Next door to NATL Bank
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1885-12-15

Mail orders for any of the above
goods will receive our best personal
attention.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1885-12-15

The Supreme Court of Appeals has
concluded. its term at Charleston.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1885-12-15

FOR LOW PRICES OF LUMBER
see advertisement of
Mcssrs WILLET & LIBREY.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1885-12-15
Christmas is Coming !!

A Nd have been to Baltimore and bought a
"a great many nice things for the young chill
dren. and old children also
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1885-12-15
For Rent.
For Rent.

DURE Buckwheat, and HOminy. for sale by
i Nov. "a. 1885. S. s. DALGARN.
ETTRON. Currants. Raisins. Suts and Con-
~ fections, Christmas Toys. Canyassed Hams,
&c. just received and for sale by
Nov. 81, 1855. s. S. DALGARE.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1885-10-29
Food and Drink

w hatever the person has found
from long experience, to agree with
him, is safe for him to eat and
drink; and whatever he has found
TO disagree with him. should be
strictly avoided. Whatever is eaten
should be INDUCED in good conf
dence. There should be no doubt
That 1t is exactly the thing YOU
need, and not the shadow of anxiety
after it is eaten. Eat as simnle
food as possible, but eat enouGb
and that which is best suited 10
your taste. Never be in a hurry.
and never be too slow in eaunS
BE sure and masticate what you do
eat. BE regular at your meals
this is absolutely Indispensable.
Eat no strong butter, no fat or
smoked meats, no gravies, no fried
food, nothing that has a rank.
strong taste. Avoid, as much as
possible, high-seasoned food. Never
take food or drink into the stomach
unless there is desire for it, except-
ing in rare cases Of debility, where
there is no appetite at all. In such
cases mucilaginous food, as Cruel.
rice, water, etc, should be taken.
Think as little as you can, and be
as cheerful and happy as possible at
your meals.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1885-10-29

their brains are for many hours of
the twenty-foGr in a state of fer
ment. The brains Of speculators ON
the stock exchange, and even the
Drains OF merchants in their private
rooms are equally taxed In the
same way. ALI classes of the com.
munlty share The turmoil. The ne.
ROD Is one If brain working imnet-
uoslty; OF hurry, worry and waste
the waste of cerebral energy and
nerve force. The higher nerve-cen1
ters are kept incessantly at work
ana become, as it were, overheated
SO that 1t IS impossible they sbouId
quiet or cool down in the brief ne
rlod allotted to repose. Too often
Chey DO not rest even in sleep. Tho
Drain only dOzes instead Of sieepino
and as result there are dreams IF
the recent days work-that infalli-
oie symptom of impending mis-
chief. The only marvel Is that
iooking TO the utterly unphysiolog.
zeal character of our menial o5d
nervous habits of work, the number
OF sudden failures is not greater
than they are, and that we have NOT
larger percentage of brain mortal
lty to deplofe
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1885-10-29
Hurry and Worry.

1t is not "overwork," but worry,
that kills. Oar men of brain might
do a great deal more than they do,
if only they were less geverish in
their haste, less harassed by worry,
and less wasteful OF energy. We
are all in too much OF q hurry in
what we do. We have too many
irons in the fire, too much business
on hand, and are too energetic in
our endeavors. With deliberation,
calmness, and much reserve OF
strength as results from perfect re
straint, man may do an infnity OF
work without trouble.
The system of breathless haste
and eager anxiety is rapidly under
mining the human constitution. We
are impatient for results. States
men and politicians are kept on the
strain of sustained attention, and
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1885-10-29
Teuueggee's Great IoOuoolagt.

Ever since his appearance in Ten
nessee politics, editor John Yer
trees, of the Nashville American.
has been attempting violent changes
IN the usage and custom of the dem
ocratic party. Last year he tried
to revolutionize the entire machin-
cry of the committee system-state,
district and county. With one loud
blast of his soul stirring bugle, as
chairman of the state executive
committee, he sent out charming
little edict to all the counties sug-
gesting that thereafter:
'Frhe member of the state execu-
tive committee for each congression-
al district shall be the chairman of
the congressional district commit
tee-the chairman of each county
committee shall be the member tor
his county of the congressional dis
trict committee-andt that the chair
man ofsuch county committee shall
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1885-10-29
Bunnoloyv.

Duuu pOlO3ys
Much harm has been done by a
long haired phrenologist in the
west who has, during his life. felt
over 100000 heads a comparison
of a arge number of the charts Civ
en- In these cases shows that, so far
10 head examined would indicate
anything less than a member of the
lower house of congress. Artists,
orators, prima donnas, and states.
men are plenty, but there are no
charts showing the natural-born
farmer carpenter, shoemaker, or
chambermaid.
That is the reason butter is SO
high west of the Missouri river to-
day, while genius actually runs riot.
What this day and age of tho
world needs. is a phrenologist who
will paw around among the inlellec-
tual domes of free born American
citizens, and search out n rev men
who can milk q COW in cool and
nuimpassioaed tone OF voice.
Let me say a W rd to tue bright
eyed youth # America.
Let me murmur in your ear this
never dying truth: " hen a long
haired crank asks one dollar to tell
you that you are a young Demos
themes, stand up and look yourself
over at distance before you swal
low it all.
There is no use in talking, we
have got to procure provisions in
some manner, and in order to do 81,
the natural bone and sinew of the
country must go at it and promote
the growth of such things, or else
we artists, poets and statesmen will
have to take off our standing col
lars and do it ourselves.
Phrenology is good thing, no
doubt, if we can purify it. So long
as it does not become the slave of
capital there is nothing about phre-
nology that is going to do harm,
but when it becomes the creature
of the trade dollar it looks as
though the country would be filled |
up with wild eyed genius that
hasn't had square meal for two |
weeks. The time will surely come
when America will demand less
craftsmanship and more flour;
when less statistics and purer, no
bier and more progressive style
of beefsteak will demand our at
tention.
l had hoped that phrenology
would step in and start this re
form, but so far it has not, within
the range Of observation. 1t may
be, however, that the mental giant
bump translator with whom L came
in contact was not a fair represen-
tative. Still he has sbeen in the
business for over thirty years, and
some of our most polished crimi-
nails have passed under his hands.
Bill Nye.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1885-10-29

be the senatorial or hoterial com
mittee for such district"
Doesn't this look very like a
beautiful little scheme for central
ization?
The county conventions treated
the wonderful edict with calm in
difference, aud when the state con
vention assembled at Nashville in
June that bugleblast was not worth
q thousand men, by a long shot
We all remember how boldly he
took the speakers stand and elo-
quently harrangued the vast as
semblage in behalf of his pet
scheme-and, alas, we all renem-
ber how unceremoniously he and
his scheme were sat down upon.
But in the bright vocabulary of his
youth, the Americans editor knows
no such word as fail. And now
with.his war club he is attempting to
demolish another cherished usage
of the democratic party, which has
stood the test and storm of many
years. He wants only one conven-
ton next year to nominate governor
and supreme judges though the
governor is elected early in Novem-
ber and the supreme judges early
in August, and the wisdom of the
state has all along thought it the
best policy to keep them apart.
But with its present editor, there is
no reason why anything should
stand in the way of the Nashville
American. If it can induce the
state committee to call only one
why may not Tennes-
sees great iconoclast. with one ma
jestic wave of his imperial sceptre,
order that we have only one cleo
ton? Then his idea of economy.
will have become applied philoso-
phy.-Dyersburg Gazette.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1885-10-29

Little Brown jug has again
shown signs of giving out. His
owner put him in training early this
spring, feeling confident that he
would be able to make a good show
for himself. Although he has not
been given anything faster than
three minutes, now shows unmis
taxable signs of weakening. In
moving he favors the leg that was
lame, and when he is stopped he
throws out his feet to relieve it of
the weight. He will be taken out
of training and let up probably for
another year, and probably for
the balance of his days. All who
know of this great gelding will re
gret this result, as everybody hoped
he would be able to reduce. his re-
cord of 2:114. 1t is probable that
all are doomed to disappointment,
that the little brown gelding will
never again be seen upon the turf.
-Stockman.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1885-10-29
Hard Times for the Rich,

The above headlines, which an.
pear over an editorial in the Phila-
delphia News, suggests a fact which
will be startling to people who i'm
agine that hard times only iniure
the poor. 1t is quite right that
public sympathy should be princi-
pally with those to whom financial
troubles mean the wolf at the door;
nevertheless, business depression
long continued keeps rich men and
women awake when they ought TO
be asleep. Our Philadelphia CON
temporary notes that the heavy de-
clines in cotton and woolen goods
have been for the benefit Of the poor
and to the loss of the rich. The
same may be said of the great de-
cline in the rate of interest and the
cheapening of real estate in many
parts of the country, and also in
considerable degree OF the "cut
rates. for railroad travel and freight.
The rich man is, after all, only a hu-
man being, and feels just as uncom-
Portable as his poorest neighbor;
each days IL, nsactions leave him
poorer than before.
----ss s~------
do A.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1885-10-29

such men as Bell and Foster anC
Jones and Gentry and Nelson ant
Netherland and Peyton. In IS4l
the Whig party assembled in con
venticn and selected out of all its
distinguished men young Neil S
Brown to take the stump against
the most powerful man in the dem
ocratic party at that time-Goy.
Aaron V. Brown.
The parties were closely divided,
the presidential election was ap
proachlng, and the position was. re-
garded as one pf the most impor-
tant in the state.
The canvass made by Gov. N. s.
Brown was not only a brilliant but
q victOrions canvass.
As a man of rare culture and
great worth he was afterward taken
mp by the whig administration of
Mr.. Fillmore and given a lirst-class
mission.
Gov. Brown is an exceeding
ly modest man, and never
pushed himself forward. But he
had one virtue which if possessed
by all our public men OF this day
would highly adorn public life. He
never shirked responsibility. He
was as truly courageous in the ut
terance of his opinions, whatever
they were, as he was brave as a
youthful soldier in the Florida war.
Gov. Brown always held to the idea
that a public man should always
have opinions of his own, and stand
or fall by them.
When the book of life is closed,
and the history comes to be writ
ten, it will be recorded that Tennes-
see, among her public men, never
had a nobler son than Neil S.
Brown.
AS speaker Of the house ofrepre-
sentatives, as governor of the state,
as foreign minister, at the bar and
in social life, he will be remembered
by all who knew him as a states
man of broad and liberal views, a
man of great refinement and schol-
arly tastes and withal a public and
private life without blemish.
1t is true, new generation has
come, and they may know too little
of the aged and honored citizen in
his retirement, waiting for the sum-
mons. But in the mountains and
valleys, wherever the old whig par
ty is remembered, loved and hon
ored, the name of Neil S. Brown is
honored; and when he passed over
the river his many virtues will come
back fresh to thousands of admir-
ers.-Union.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1885-10-29

1t should be borne in mind, in
breeding horses, that good and bad
qualities are alike hereditary. 1t is
just as important then TO have a
well bred horse in order to raise a
good colt. This fact Is not regard
ed of as much Importance as it
should be with farmers. Too many
think that if the horse is all right
there can be but little ques-
tioa in regard to the result, aud
then when a failure occurs, the
blame is all laid at the door of the
sire. Owners of good stations
should guard carefully the reputa-
tion of horses by prohibiting infe-
rior mares being bred TO them.