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Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1885-11-17
SPIRIT OF JEFFERSON.
TUESDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER II, 1885.
Various Items.


when they are sick. Days Horse
Powder is the thing to give them.
Whether arising from indigestion
or nervousness, headache entirely un-
fits one for business. DR.. Bulls Bal
timore Pills cure this disorder speed
DR.. Butt's Baby Syrup does not
contain dangerous drugs, it is a per-
fectly safe medicine. Price 25 cents.
Buy your Salt at the MILLING
STORE.
Exchange your Wheat at the MIL
LING STORE, for Roller Flour.
Go to the MILLING STORE for Gum
Boots and Shoes. They claim to be
headquarters for such goods.
Send cent stamp to DIR. j. C.
Aver & Co., Lowell, Mass, for set
of their beautiful album cards.
SHENANDOAH MILLING Co. have just
received carload of Ground Alum
and Fine Salt, and are selling it at
reduced prices.
A difficult lock to pick-one from
bald Head.
Ayers Sarsapariiia works directly
and promptly, to purify and enrich
the blood, improve the appetite,
strengthen tile nerves, and brace up
the system. 1t is in the .trdest sense
an dltgrattJe medicine. Every invalid
should give it trial.
Jim Fisk is said to have made this
reply when asked to contribute to-
wards building fence around Gem
etery: ''Not d ceht; there is no use
in fence those who are iii can't get
out, and those who are out don't want
to get in"
"We don't have to recommend
Parker's Hair Balsam but once"
writes Mr.. C. A. Burger, druggist, of
Liberty, N. Y. " After that it stands
on its record 1t stops falling hair,
restores original color, softness and
gloss Exceptionally clean, prevents
dandruff.
+" And what would you do, Henry"
asked a rather vain lady of her little
nephew, who had been assuring her
of his unbounded affection for her,
"if your good aunt were to die, and
your uncle were to marry again !"
"WhY," replied Henry, without the
slightest hesitation, "I should go to
the wedding of course"
Ifpeople troubled with colds, would
take Ayers Cherry Pectoral before
going to church or places of enter.
tainment, they would avoid coughing,
greatly to the comfort of both speak
ers hnd hearers. Public speakers
and singers find that the Pectoral
wonderfully increases the power and
fexibiIity of the voice.
The doctor, wishing to explain to
little girl the manner in which lob
ster casts his she'll when he has out
grown it, said: What do you do
when you have outgrown your clothes? |?
You throw them aside, don't you ?"
Cob, mol" replied the child, we
let out the tucks." The doctor con-
fessed that she had the advantage of
him.
Philip Mock, Cessna, Pa, says he
has used Powell Prepared Chemicals
and find they do fully as we'll as more
costly fertilizers. Mr.. Mock is one
of those practical Pennsylvania far
mers who would not recommend a
fertilizer that he had not tested to his
satisfaction. Brown Chemical Co.,
manufacturers, Baltimore, Nd.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1885-11-17

A BEAUTIFUL WoMAx.-A woman
with pleasant smile, clear skin, bright
eye, generous expression, elastic
step, hearty hand-shake and codrteoiis
welcome. Such a woman is not the
victim of debility, languor or dyspepi
sia. She has overcome these pests by
using Browns Iron Bitters, the worlds
great tonic. Miss Matte Benson,
South Parsontield, Me-, says, after
using Browns Iron Bitters for weak.
ness and lack of appetite and energy;
1 felt like another person"
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1885-11-17

Excuse US. please. for asking the question.
but have you got your Boots or Underwear7-
us. Our reasons: Largest Assortment and
Lowest Prices. 8. d. HIRscHAAE q Co.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1885-11-17
The Jefferson County
MUTUAL
Fire Insurance Company.
ESTABLISHED 1878


NFFERS to the people of jefferson County
" Insurance in a safe Company at the actual
cost of insurance. which is much cheaper than
the rates usually charged, and keeps the money
at homie. Good risks from responsible parties
are invited.
Executive Cortthittee ttieets every Friday.
DIREcToRs-N. 8. White, Henry B. Daven-
port, j; Garland Hurst, John w. Rider. w. "a.
7. Lewis, r. Preston Chew, Vim. L. Wilson,
Eugene Baker. S. w. Washington. james Logic,
Charles P. Wilson, John II. little, Jacob s.
Melvin, E. G. w. Herr, Isaac Fl. Strider.
COL. r. P. CHEW President.
Ii. Is. DaNENPORT...... Treasurer.
EXECUTIVE CoMMTTEE-N. s. White. wm
II. 7. Lewis, Eugene Baker Isaac H. Strider
r. P. Chew, s. w. Washington.
LOCAL LAGENTs.--Middleway- G. Shirley
Kearneysville-J. c. Bitner; Harper's Ferry
Chas. q. Trail; Shephcrdstown-J. s. Fleming;
Duftields-C. L. Barnhart; Charlestown2
Washington & Alexander.
S5 The Secretary will be found at the Com
pany's Office, Gibson Building, Court-House
yard, in Charlestown.
r. A. ALEXANDER,
Feb. 10. 1ss2-odn12.79. Secretary.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1885-11-17
ADVERTISING RATES.

One Square, three months. ...1s.......!.... AID
One Sdhafe; months b.r1
One sqtiatei one yeat....!...............1 .10.00'
Candidates Ann6lneerhshts--For Couutt
Officers: $500; State or Congressional, $1,000.
Othefs at regular AdfertieinS Rates.
Obituary Notices exceeding i've liner; 10 eeS.
per line.
Liberal DEDUCTIONS thsae for QaaEieeE, Hail
and Whole Columns, to Annual. Semi hhhhi
and Quarterly Advertisers,
No advertisement to be 6thSidefed by IN
month or year Unless speeined ON the Manu-
script, or previously agreed Upon 6etWeen thA
parties "a
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1885-11-17

Just received, large supply of Miller q
q Rittenhouse's celebrated Licorice drops for
coughs and colds; also Chlorate of Potash Lo-
zcnges and Tar Drops-by the ounce or pound.
Ihaye now in stock a fun line of choice Gar
den Seed. Onion Sets, etc, from the celebrated
House of w. Atlee Burpee.
a fresh invoice of Piso's Cure, Bulls Cough
Syrup, Warmers Safe Cure, Camm's Emulsion,
SCOTS Emulsion. Tilden's Asthmaticime. Cas-
toria. Meade SS Bakers Carbolic Mouth Wash,
Sozodont, and a full line of patent medicines.
Mrs. 81. s. Smiths Virginia Cookery Book.
The best in the market
Large lot of pure Virgin Salad Oil, in bulk
or in large and small bottles.
Feb. II, 1885. DR.. C. E. PRATT.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1885-11-17

NIP MOCK, cessna, Pa, says he
has used Powell's Prepared Chemicals
and find they do fully as well as more
costly fertilizers. Mr.. Mock is one
of those practical Pennsylvania far
mers who would not recommend a
fertilizer that he had not tested to his
satisfaction. Brown Chemical Co.,
manufacturers, Baltimore, Nd.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-08-22
FAIR EVILS.

Games of Chance and Thimble-R Rig
ricks--Disgraceful Practices.
Apart from the evils frequently at
tending the award of premiums which
have been frequently referred to in these
columns, there are other evils that
tend to greatly mar the success of the
fairs and render their beneficent In
fluence almost nil. We refer to the
various games of chance and thimble-
rig tricks by which the fools and their
money are so quickly parted. and to the,
alas! not infrequent disgraceful prac
tees which characterize the horse trot.
1t is desirable that fair managers every
where be made to feel that they are re-
sponsible for any disgraceful practice
or cheating game tolerated on the fair
grounds; and that unless the moral at
mosphere that permeates the fair is
wholesome, the fair. however successful
1t may be from purely commercial
standpoint, is for all that failure
There is something quite incompatible
between low pursuits and vicious con-
duct, and improved farming and stock
breeding and it is the latter our fairs
are established to encourage. The
family feature is good one, and should
be encouraged at all our fairs. Good
shade, good water, plenty of grass, the
absence of anything to attract any low
or vicious persons will give to the
amusement side of the fair the whole
some, natural characteristics of basket
picnic, where fun need certainly not be
lacking, and where the instruction de-
rivable from it may be enjoyed by young
and old without alloy.-National Lie
Stock Journal.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-08-22
Bright Rats.

The well-known naturalist F. o.
Morris, writes to the London Times {:
'About eight or nine years ago one of
my boys, at that time in the nursery, q
very old part of the house, came run
ming to me, say ing: Father. 1 have been
watching rat through chink in the
floor, and, he has something white. I
think it is an egg l went to the nurs
cry, and, looking through the chink,
saw that it was an egg. then got a
saw and sawed through the board, and
discovered seven fresh eggs all together
Us if in a nest None were cracked ex-
cepting one that / broke with the saw.
The nursery was on the first floor. and
the eggs came from some of the out
buildings, and how they managed to
get them over the ioists without break
ing them have never discovered to this
day. The eggs were collected ev-
cry evening, so that they must have
been carried of in the day time. I
knew that good many eggs were made
away with, as saw them often In the
nests in the morning, and when came
round in the evening they had disap-
peared. Sunday was their favorite day
of work; always more eggs were miss
ing on that day than any ether, and
they never made the mistake OF taking
any Of the old sddled eggs used as nest
eggs"
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-08-22
BRITISH BREEDING.
A Picture OF English Gentlewomen by .
High English Authority.

A Picture OF English Gentlewomen by .
High English Authority.
Englishmen to their own women are
both helpful and protecting, if little
more masterful than some of those
women like; generous and giving, if al
ways more than little overbearing to
all creatures that are weaker than them
selves. When the ladies of party are
their private friends, or belong to their
own special family, they may rely on
being treated with consideration and
protected against the consequences Of
their own comparative weakness. When
they are strangers, and without private
claims, they will find the tables for the
most part turned, and, in the manners
of the modern young man will be as
much consideration as there is likeness
between bear and poodle-a crab
apple and Newton pippin. They are
no more unselfish than the ordinary
foreigner, and they are not SO polite.
And If you have your ears boxed, you
might as well have it done pleasantly
as brutally. To illustrate this selfish
ness:
The other day young and very
pretty woman, with eyes Of the kind
supposed to be able to melt the typical
ice, was on the point of stepping into
an omnibus where only one seat was
left. A well-dressed, well got-up man
of about thirty pushed her rudely aside
as he sprang up the steps and took the
vacant place. At another time, on
coming out of the theater, while the
people were waiting just inside the
door for their carriages and cabs, a
man lighted cigar and blew the smoke
into the face of lady standing there
with friend. She made a gesture of
repugnance, when the man said. Gen
tlemen may smoke here" "You may
smoke here, but you can not be a gen
tleman If you do" said the lady-one
of those not easily put down.
The annoyances to which young
women travelling alone are often sub
jected is again by no means proof that
an ordinary young Englishman who does
not know her, she meets some one who
does not hold her worthy of politeness,
and who does not 60 out of his way to
show her any. If she be pretty he
stares at her, perhaps smiles, perhaps
speaks; if she be OF no personal at
Effectiveness, and has only her woman
hood as her claim, he leaves her emphat-
ically to herself. Whatever she may be
about to do-to pass through door
way, enter a railway carriage. or an
omnibus, or a lift he pushes past her,
though no one is hurried for time, and
lets her follow meekly after. The elder
men are more courteous. They retain
still certain flavor of the stately old
times when manners were part of a
gentleman's education. and politeness
was one of the points of distinction be-
tween courtier and boor.-London
Queen
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-08-22
FASHION NOTES.


Some Of the Trifies in Dress which De-
light the Metropolitan Woman.
Stripes are coming In vogue.
Very little crinolette lie worn by the
best-dressed people.
The Marquise Catogan couture grows
In fashionable favor here and on the
other side.
Large wooden or porcelain beads are
some of the decorations OF the latest
weollen laces.
The new woollen lacee with velvet
figures applique thereon come in colors
to match fabrics.
"Housemaid" frocks of white lawn,
nainsook. and null are the order of the
day.
Fluffy Fedora hair curriers' are in de-
mand this warm weather.
Woollen lace comes for fall enriched
with the addition OF q velvet pattern
chain-stitehed on the wool ground.
For evening, dinner. and garden
party toilets young ladies wear one
small tuft of natural flowers in the hair
and another on the shoulder,
The coarser and rougher the fabric
the more fashionable 1t is for the day
wear. but for evening IL must be the re-
verse, as fine or sheer or elegant as pos
sible.
Drawn thread work, filed in with
braidene, the new fancy embroidery
stuff for flower petals, is the popular
occupation for mornings on the piazzas
at Saratoga and Newport.
A woman must have good figure to
wear the English hopsemaid's dress,
for It's plain skirt reveals all deficiencies,
and to try to cancel them with crinoline
makes the matter much worse.
The "housemaid Dress" 50 popular
in England, is gaining ground here. 1t
is good dress, but its chief charm, SIM
plicity, Is entirely lost when it is worn
over orinolette or artificial protuber-
ances of any kind.
The costumes seen on the various
beaches near the city yesterday, when
the wearers were near enough to be seen
under their portable canopies of red,
blue, black, beige, and white-their
parasols-showed that the art of dress
making has progressed lately among
the masses. But for all that, there are
still plenty Of women that nothing can
ever float into the heaven Of taste in
color, form, and niceties Of detail.
A gown or printed lawn, rhythmic in
form and harmonious in color, is made
by having the ground of the material
warm, pinkish shade OF cream falling in
q full straight conlisse skirt over white
petticoat, banded with maroon Saline
edged with narrow cream-color woollen
lace, the blue bodice of lawn worn I'M
der short cutaway Figaro jacket Of
maroon Saline, bordered and edged
with woollen lace, and high collar
and cuffs of maroon velvet to match the
Saline. This frock, worn by tall,
slender, pale brunette, along with hat
of pinkish cream straw trimmed with
nodding tuft Of maroon and cream
feathers, and lined with maroon velvet,
makes picture worthy of the study Of
Vandyke, Joshua Reynolds, or Angel
lea Kauffman-N Y Sun.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-08-22
FARM AND F,REslpg.

Rock salt put where it can be licked
ct pleasure, suits sheep.-Prairte Farm
er.
To stain wood blue. boil q pound OF
indigo, two pounds Of wood and three
ounces Of alum in Q gallon of water
brush well over until thoroughly stained.
-Pkiladelphsa Press.
Lemon Pie: into one pint Of boil
ing molasses put one-hah cup Of water.
th6 grated rind and Juice of three
lemons. one tablespoonful of corn starch
and two beaten eggs; bake with only
an under crust.-fRe Household.
"A very good way to clean rag car
pet is to cut fresh grass and sprinkle
over the carpet and sweep. A good
way to clean wall paper is to take new
baked cold bread and rub the paper.
Il will take off almost all kinds OF dirt.
M Y. Times.
"A clothes-pin apron Is made of two
pieces Of ticking the same size; these
are fastened together In band for the
waist; the lower corners are rounded;
In the upper piece Of ticking make two
round holes large enough to admit the
edge. This Is convenient for hanging
out or taking in clothes. and the pins
can be kept in 1t and be always ready
for use.-Boston Budget
Lancashire Pie: Take cold beef or
veal, chop and season as for hash; have
ready hot mashed potatoes seasoned as
II for the table, and put in shallow
baking dish first layer Of meat then
a layer Of potatoes. and so on oil dish
is heaping full; smooth top of potatoes
and make little holes. in which place
bits Of butter; bake until nice brown.
N. Y. Eznminer.
For Scotch shortcake (not straw.
berry, take one-half pound of slightly
sailed butter and one pound of -four;
then mix flour and butter with the hands;
then add four ounces Of loaf sugar. and
work all into a smooth ball; then roll
out until 1t Is an inch thick; prick over
with fork and pinch round the edges.
and bake for half an hour in an oven,
with a moderate fire, in round or
square pan, according to Toledo
Blade.
MIR. Thomas Meehan says: Rose
cuboinSs dfe Bcuerdlf easily Tdlseu Dy
those who know little about it. In pro-
portion as one becomes skillful florist
the failures to strike rose cuttings in
crease. Almost every one who puts in
q few ''slips" of half-ripe wood into a
pot Of earth, and sets the pot under a
shady fence, succeeds; but as soon rs
he or she knows "all about it," they
can't strike roses. Here. at least is an
encouragement to the beginner.-N E..
Farmer.
For a good common whitewash
take piece Of stone lime as large as a
child's head. having it new and entire
ly unslacked, and put it into an iron
kettle that will hold a pailfuI. Pour
over 1t few quarts of boiling water at
night; cover and let it stand till morn
ing; then fill up with water and set on
the stove. Add handful OF salt and
stir occasionally till hot. Pour off into
pail, and If too thick, add more water.
Allow it to become cool before using, as
the smoke will strike through worse il
used hot.-Rural NeW Yorker.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-08-22

The Hon. John Kelly, the bead and hcne
of Tammany Hail, q man of strict tntskrt-
ty, an interchangeable worker, early ~ M
Office, late 70 leave, 90 hurdened win oesi-
ness that regular meals were seldom
known by him, with mind in constant ten
sion and energies steadily trained, finally
The vnrdsr Il that be did not sooner
oiee way. An honest man IN all things
else, he acted unfairly with his physical
resources. He was ever drawing upon
this bank without ever depositing coli
lateral. The account overdrawn, the bank
suspends and both are now In the hands ek
medical receivers
1t is not work that kills men. II 10 irreg-
ularity of habits and mental worry. No
man in good health frets at his work ~
and by when ithe bank OF vigor suspendes
these men will wonder how it all hap
pened, and they will keep wondering till
their dying day unless, perchance, some
candid physician or Interested friend VIII
point out to them how by irregularity, BY
excessive mental effort by constant worry
and fret, by plunging in deeper than they
had right to go, they have p oduced thac
loss of nervous energy which almost In.
yariably expresses itself In deranged
condition Of the kidneys and liver, for IL Is
Q we'll known fact that the poison which
the kidneys and liver should remove from
the blood, II left therein, soon knocks the
life out of the strongest and most vigorous
man or woman. Daily building. up Of
those vital organs by so wonderful and
highly reputed a specific as Warmers safe
cure, Is the only guarantee that our bust.
ness men can have that their strength will
be equal TO the labors daily put upon
them.
Mr. Kelly has nervous dyspepsia, We
learn, indicating, as we have said, a break
down of nerve force. His case should be .
warning to others who, pursuing like
course, will certainly reach u like result
The Sunday Herald
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-08-22
ROSES.
How this Queen of all Flowers Should Be
Cared for.

How this Queen of all Flowers Should Be
Cared for.
This most lovely of all flowers that
lend a charm to the lawn and the bor-
der, is besides one of the most patient
under neglect and adverse conditions.
Yet not flower is grown that will so
abundantly repay the trouble and ex-
pense of good culture and liberal treat
ment as will this. the most attractive OF
all. Grown in sterile soil, and choked
with weeds and grass until its very life
is threatened, it still pushes out beautiful
flowers that load the air with fragrance
and charm the eye with their beauty.
But to have roses that ravish the
senses with the perfection of loneliness,
good care and generous treatment must
be given the shrubs that bear them.
The soil where they grow needs to be
made rich with the best fertilizers
known, well worked in to depth of a
foot or more. Neither grass nor
weeds should be allowed to in
fringe on the space allotted them,
nor partake in the least of the
uourishment provided for their susten-
ance. The bushes should be trimmed
of all unnecessary sprouts. as well as
such branches as would mar the SYM
metry Of proportion. The soil should
be kept loose and porous by frequent
stirring. Insect pests that prey on the
foliage Of the plant or gnaw into the
bud, should be carefully watched and
promptly destroyed before getting in
any of their misehievous work.
If the above precautions are taken,
there will be wealth of bloom that
will richly reward the labors expended,
the eye be greeted with beauty, the
smelling propensities with fragrance.
and all the senses delighted. To insure
the greatest amount and the highest
perfection of bloom, care must be taken
to clip the fading blossoms from the
stems. so soon as their beauty begins to
wane. 1t is universal law with all
plants. that the process of ripening
seeds more severely taxes the energies
and draws upon the life Of the plant
than all other processes Of growth. II
relieved of this burden, rose bushes will
perfect their growth and iii out their
functions for future blooming far more
perfectly than II permitted. 70 suffer this
needless and exhaustive drain. - BpSr.
hss0ton Hdwtsys.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-08-22
THE THAN ES.
Estimating the Volume OF Water Within
Its Banks.

Estimating the Volume of Water within
Its Banks.
Besides number of other interesting
details about the river Thames in and
near London, the evidence taken before
the royal commission on sewage dis
charge gives in a tabular form some
new information respecting the quantity
of water which comes periodically over
the weir at Teddington. Observations
were carefully taken during period of
about seventeen months, from June.
1883, to October in last year and the
results are recorded in report which
shows exactly how the volume of water
varies from time to time. according to
the time of year and the abundance of
rainfall. The smallest amount found
to have flowed past the weir In one day
was 213,000. 900 gallons, which was all
that came down on the 25th of August,
last year. But the average for the latter
half of the month was barely $50. 000,-
600. as compared with about 400, 90, 900
for the corresponding period in the pre-
vious year. The differences between
bHOSC tuoSC WHtCu dit IT,
corded In other parts of the year is very
remarkable. The highest volume OBJ
served to pass the weir was 4.187, 000,-
900 of gallons on the 9th of November,
1883. but the daily average for that
month was under 2. 900, 900. 900, though it
was considerably higher than the total
for any other month included in the OBJ
servations. The effect of sudden down
pour is seen in the record for last June,
when after about fortnight. during
which flow Of water past Teddington
had been well under 10000 cubic feet
per minute, it rose at once to over 100.-
600. The drought of last autumn is, of
course, clearly traceable in the returns
The average for October, for instance,
is scarcely 300, 900. 600 of gallons. where
as in the preceding October it was reck-
oned at close upon ], 200. 900, 000.-Lon-
don Globe.