Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1885-06-16
SPIRIT OF JEFFERSON.
5nARLEs7ows, JErrEnsoa coUSrr, W, Va,
TUESDAY NoRNNINaI JUNE IS, 1885.
Various Items.


earth for pain, has no equal. Per-
sons suffering from rheumatism,
neuralgia, or from cuts, bruises,
sprains, &C., should not be without
it. Cures are effected in an incred-
IDLY short time. Price only twenty
five cents bottle. For sale by all
druggists.
The fellows who are waiting for the
Office to seek the man are getting
awfully tired.
For Coughs and Colds Red Star
Cough Cure is safe, pleasant, sure
remedy.
The Mormons have increased in
this country, between 500 and 600 per
cent. since 1850.
Australia has cave larger than the
Mammoth Cave of Kentucky. 1t is
called the Genoian.
AS if by magic ones pains vanish
if he bea a sufferer from rheumatism
or neuralgia and applies St. Jacobs
Oil, the pain -banisher.
According to the statistics of DIr.
Spoford, Librarian of Congress, there
are still on the pension roll some three
thousand survivors of the war of 1912.
New Spring and Summer Goods at
GEO. Fl. HAGLEr's. Clothing, Shoes,
Hats, Underwear, &C., cheaper than
before. A rare chance for bargains.
Call early.
Prohibition is making rapid head
way in Georgia. In about 100 of the
1873 counties in the State prohibition
is absolute, and in some others it pre-
walls in certain districts.
A man in full healthy exercise re,
quires about ene.half pound of meat,
nineteen ounces of bread and three
ounces of butter-fat per day to sup
ply the waste of his system.
1t has been ciphercd that if all the
money in the world were collected in
one place, and divided equally among
all the Inhabitants thereof, everybody
would get about eight dollars apiece.
The only goose ranch-a farm de-
voted to the breeding and care of
geese-in this country is located on
the eastern shore Of Virginia, and
covers nearly 5000 acres, It's tlocls
number in the neignborhood of 5000
birds.
''It is strange" muttercd a young
man as he staggered home from sup
per party, how evil communications
corrupt good manners. have been
surrounded by tumblers all the eve
ming, and now am tumbler my
sclf.-N z. Nail.
For constitutional or scrofulous
catarrh, and for consumption induced
by the scrofulous taint, Ayers Sarsa-
parilla is the true remedy. It has
cured numberless cases. 1t will stop
the nauseous catarrhal discharges,
and remove the sickening odor of the
breath, which are indications of
scrofulous origin.
1t is said that the largest grapevine
in the United States grows on the
premises of Mr.. Madden, in Pike
county, Ga. tits eighteen years old,
is thirty-four inches in circumference
at its base, is quarter of mile long,
and yields FIVE wagon loads of grapes.
Southern Trade Journal.
JoshuaT. Young, Esq, News Fer
ry, Va, says in the year 1884 he
used 10000 lbs, of fertilizer made
with PoweIl's Prepared Chemicals,
400 lbs. to the acre on land planted
in tobacco, and made a good crop of
rich, ripe tobacco; good leaf and
color, which cured up spIendidly.
AIr. Young will use nothing else
Brown Chemical Co., manuf'rs, Bal
timore, Md.
AT a meeting of the stockholders of
the Washington, Ohio and Western
Railroad Company, held in Alexan-
dria, Va, recently, Mr.. A. N. Mar
tin was elected president, with the fol-
lowing board of directors: Theodore
G. Woodbury., Portland, Me. F. NJ.
Colston, Baltimore, Md. Henry D.
Cooke, Washington, D. c.; r. T.
Barton, Winchester, Va; Henry
Heaton, Leesburg, Va; Geo. II.
Bates, Wilmington, Del. ; Walter G.
Oakman, New York; C. E. Kimball,
New York; Allen G. Campbell, Cir
cleville, Kansas; U. L. Boyce, Boyce-
vile, Virginia; C. H. Clarke, Phila-
delphia, Pa.
have just received new assort-
ment of Ladies' Set, Misses Set and
Children's Eardrops. We keep the
largest Stock of Jewelry in Charles
town, and at prices that defy compe-
tition. We sell at small profits
All our stock is new and pretty.
Fine assortments of Gents and La
dies Plain Gold and Set Rings; Cuff
Buttons-no end to the different de-
signs; Charms-large assortment.
Word about Gents Vest Chains: we
have fine lot of them of the best
Stock that is made, and prices very
low, as all Goods are bought for cash
and we sell for the same at small
profit. Silver Ware-lot ofitfor sale
cheap. Spoons and Forks at low
prices. A fine assortment of Pistols !:
Cartridges all sizes; Powder, Shot
Caps, Wads, Shells, II gr. primers,
and the best Lamps to read and sew
by that was ever sold. Price S1.5O,
30-candie-power.
H. a. BURTON.