Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1886-06-15
Various Items.

There is more undeveloped land in
the state of Maine than in any western
state.
Hope and despair never travel in
company, though they sometimes
touch elbows.
More than $40, 900 has been raised
for the families of the Policemen
killed and injured in the Anarchist
riot in Chicago.
An Indiana baby, born during a
terrible storm, has been named Cy-
clonia. Its father says the appella-
ton is misnomer. A cyclone doesn't
howl every night.
Jane Marsh Parker has written q
book which she calls ''The Midnight
Cry" We have not read it, but we
know all about it, and Jane has our
sympathy. The cats bother us, too.
Hereafter no strikes or boycotts are
to be allowed by the Knights of Labor,
except when ordered by the General
Executive Board, unless in very ex-
treme and urgent cases which do not
admit of delay.
Governor Fitzhugh Lee has accept
ed an invitation to be present at the
reunion of Federal and Confederate
cavalry officers. at Gettysburg on July
z. The battle-ground is to be mapped
on this occasion.
AT the dog show" Why does that
young man wear blue ribbon in his
coat? Has he joined a temperance
society?" ''Oh dear, no; he has
taken a first prize.'' 50 In whatf"
'' In the puppy class"
The statement of the Baltimore and
Ohio Employees Relief Association
for April shows that gil benefits
were paid. The sum of SO, 900 was
paid in eight cases of accidental deaths
on the several divisions of the railroad
system.
When your COW gets covered take
teacup full of table soda; dissolve it
in pint bottle of hot water and force
the solution down her throat. The
soda neutralizes the gastric acids,
stops the fermentation and gives re-
lief. Hold the mouth of the COW open
until the gas escapes.
The village of Sands, the first sta
ton on the Shenandoah Valley Rail
road south of Luray, was visited by n
destructive fire recently. F. r.
Biedler's brick building and large
new frame building were burned to
the ground, and several other build
ings damaged. The loss is about
ST 900.
Men, such as U. s. Senator Voor-
lecs, of Indiana, are loud in their
praise of st. Jacobs Oil as an instan-
taneous cure for rheumatism, neural
gia, sciatica, and other bodily pains.
The town of StatesviIle, n. c., by
vote of 235 to 20, has voted a sub
scription of. $50, 900 to the proposed
Roanoke Southern Railroad, provided
it is made point on its North Caro-
lima extension. The engineer corps
is busily engaged in running expert
mental surveys between Roanoke,
Va, and the North Carolina line.
Everybody companions nobody's
friend, but Red Star Cough Cure is
everybody's friend. Prof. Grothe,
of the Brooklyn Board of Health, en-
dorses it as prompt, safe and sure.
Price twenty-five cents bottle.
An exchange says: Now, here is
something which is really worth max
ing a note of. If piece ofcharcoal
is laid on burn the pain will subside
Immediately, and if left upon the
wound for an hour will cure it. This
seems almost incredible, but as
piece of charcoal is readily procurable
it should be kept in every house for
immediate use and its efficacy tested.
Without beautiful hair no woman is
beautiful. Is yours falling off or
faded? The loss is vital. Parker's
Hair Balsam will preserve your hair
and give back its gloss and youthful
color. Clean, elegant, perfect Pre-
vents dandruff.
The locomotive shops of the Balti-
more & Ohio railroad at Mt. Clare
have recently completed four fine new
locomotives, said to be the largest
most powerful ever built there
They have 54-inch boilers aud 23O
fues. This greatly increased num-
Der Of tiues enables the formation of
much more steam, and hence greatly
increases the working power of the
engine. The cylinders measure 1S
by "a inches, and the driving wheels
measure 90 inches. The engines
weigh 80 tons.