Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1885-06-30

DR.. Glenn, the California wheat
king, is said to be worth So, 900, 900.
| Brooklyn claims a population Of
10000 or about half that of New
York.
Fifty years ago the average weight
of beef cattle was 500 pounds, and
now it is 1.4O0.
The manufacture of artificial ivory
from bones and scraps of sheepskin
is new industry.
Henry Bergh has three sons, all OF
whom are interested in their father S
philanthropical projects.
Hon. John r. Harris, of Virginia,
has purchased house and lot in
Washington city, for $4,000.
The duty on wheat imported into
this country is 20 cents bushel; on
flour, 20 per cent. ad valorem.
Gentlemen who desire to retain a
youthful appearance, preserve and
invigorate the hair with Ayers Hair
Vigor.
New Spring and Summer Goods at
GEO. H. HAGLEY's. Clothing, Shoes,
Hats, Underwear, &C., cheaper than
before. A rare chance for bargains.
Call early.
"NIen should be what they seem, /"
and if they are suffering tortures with
toothache, they should not try to
smile and look cool and handsome.
How much wiser to ease the pain
with bottle of Salvation Oil, which
can be bought for 25 cents.
"You ought to come and see us
every evening, Mr.. Trotter. - ''Why,
Johny?' because it makes sister
Rosa so happy to have you go away.
You ought never to miss an evening""
They missed Trotter the rest of that
evening.
The soothing and restorative ef-
fects of Ayers Cherry Pectoral are
realized at once in all cases of colds,
coughs, throat or lung troubles, while
its far-reaching and powerful healing
qualities are always demonstrated in
the most serious pulmonary disor-
dcrs.
Mrs. Nancy higgins, of Burton
Constable, Yorkshire, Eng, has just
died at the aga Of 1G5, and her ply
sician testilies that she &c smoked sew
cral ounces OF tobacco every week,
and was devoted to her pipe and
glass to the Iast.''
The concentrated and curative vir-
tues of Ayers Sarsaparilla render it
the most reliable and economical
medicine that can be used. It con-
tains no dangerous or harmful ingre-
dients, and may be safely admins
tered to patients of all ages. When
you are sick the best medicine that
can be obtained is none too good, and
is the cheapest, whatever its cost.
Mrs. Margaret j. Preston, the poet
and Provencial scholar, and sister-in-
law of StonewaIl'' jackson, is
slowly becoming blind, owing to some
malady of the eyes, at her home in
Lexington, Va, where she has long
been the centre of delightful and
cultivated circle.
A. w. PhiIhowcr, ESQ.,, Boonsboro,
Md, says he used Powell's Prepared
Chemicals alongside of several other
popular brands of fertilizers, and his
wheat was equally good where the
chemicals was used; the latter cost
ing about.one-third as much as the
others shows the difference strongly
in its favor. Write for descriptive
pamphlet to the manufacturers, Brown
Chemical Co., Baltimore, Md.
Prof. Carpenter, of Greenwich,
England, has lately championed the
theory that the earth is. fat, in his
lecture, +" Absurdities of Modern AS
Economical Theory" That the earth
is not round he said is proved by the
non-clashing waters flowing through
the Suez camel, and by the concavity
of the earth when seen from a balloon.
A man don't sail round the earth, but
only moves round the North pole like
man walking round barn. The
earth is the centre of the solar system
and the sun moves around it as any
wayfaring man though a fool can
see for himself"
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