Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1885-06-09

si6n?" Why of course L will. lam
Cured of rheumatism, which has kept
me enslaved for twenty years, by
Using Salvation Oil, which cost me
only 25 cents.
General. Rosser has purchased
q Rigby," the residence of Joseph
Fl. Blackwell, near the University of
Va, for S8, 900. he gets immediate
possession, and is having a survey of
the hottsc and lot made for extensive
improvements.
Smoke wentzeil's "Twitight'' Cis
gars..
Queen Yictotia's 66th birthday wis
celebrated in England May oath.
She has how reached an age which
has been attained by only nine of the
fifty-fiye sovereigns who have pre-
ceded her on the throne of the coun:
try, she rules so wisely and we'll.
Ayers Pills are palatable, safe for
children, and are more effective than
any other known cathartic.
The twentieth annual meeting of
the National Temperance Society was
held in New York recently. It was
stated that during the year, Oregon,
Rhode Island and Tennessee had de-
cided to submit prohibitory amend
ments to- the people. Temperance or
ganizations throughout the world
were urged to unite in monster DEM
enstration on the centennial of the
Inauguration of the temperance move
ment, in next September.
Tile sure effects of Ayers Sarsa-
parilla are thorough and permanent.
If there is lurking taint of scrofula
about you, Ayers Sarsaparilla will
dislodge it, and expel it from your
system.
The Washington correspondent of
the Alexandria Gazette says:
Among the callers upon the Presi-
dent few days ago Vas Major Bev.
Tucker, who called merely to pay his
respects. During his interview he
told the President he looked little
wearied, but that if lie would come
up to his home, Berkeley Springs,
drink and battle in the water there,
and sit down to mountain mutton and
the " trimmings, he would be all
right in day or two. The President
said he wished circumstances were
such as would permit him to accept
the invitation.
A whisI1er dye must be Convenient
to use, easy to apply, impossible to
rub off, elegant in appearance, and
cheap in price. BuclSingham's Dye
for the Whislers unites in itself all
these merits. Try it.
The suit of William G. West, of
Baltimore, against Senator Camden.
of West Virginia, for $780, dams
ages for breach of contract, resulted
in verdict in the United States Cir
cult Court, Judges Bond and Morris,
for Senator Camden, under the in
structions of the court that the con-
tract was void against public policy.
The contract was an agreement made
in 1877 in consideration of the con-
solidation of the old business of the
firm of G. West & Sons with that of
the Baltimore United Oil Company
that Mr.. West should be the perma-
nent vice-president of the company.
The plaintiff will appeal.
RAVE BEEN very much benefited by so
cent bottle of Ely's Cream Balm. When be-
gan using it my Catarrh was so bad ! had
headache the whole time and discharged a
large amount of filthy matter. That has al
most entirely disappeared and have not had
headache since to amount to anything. Please
send me two more bottles. JOHN II. SUMMERS,
Stcpney, Conn.
The fourth annual report of the di-
rectors of the Shenandoah Valley
Railroad for 1884 gives the length of
the line as 255.35 miles, almost en-
tirely laid with steel rails. The COM
pany have Al locomotives, 80 passen-
ger and I'll freight cars, besides $40
ether trucks and cars. The gross
earnings amounted to S742, ,37f "A;
operating expenses to $3.50, 1893, 19;
taxes, S26, ,117.16 and the net earn
ings 1929, 1856, 10, a decrease of S62,-
901.4S from the preceding year. The
passenger traffic amounted to 180, ,372,
a decrease of 6,778 from 1888, and
the freight to 394, ,71O tons, a de-
crease of 1929 tons. The floating
debt amounts to S334, ,915.41 and the.
car-trust obligation to s815, ,481.1O.
j. A. Hortzell, ESQ.,, Hickory, N.
c., says he used the fertilizer made
of PowelPs Prepared Chemicals for
tobacco, 200 lbs. to the acre, side by
side with a fertilizer costing $50 per
toni same quantity of each, and con-
siders the PoWell's Chemicals as good
if not better, than the other: The
chemicals only cost Sc per bbI.,
sufficient quantity to make one-half
ton complete fertilizer. Brown
Chemical Co., manufacturers, Baltiz
more, Md.
A recent dispatch from Liberty,
Mo-, says: "WhiIe S. II. Barrett &
Co. circus was unloading here, pre-
paratory to giving an exhibition, En-
peror, the largest elephant in their
herd, fell from the gang-plank leading
from the car, sustaining injuries
which threw him into the fock-iaw.
from which he died in few hours.
The animal was one of the largest on
the road, and was estimated to be
worth some SO, 900. He has been on
exhibition for thirty-fve or FORTY
years in this country with the largest
shows. Van Amberg, Warner, and
Barnum have carried him. and for