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Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1888-02-21
MEeHANIGALsae4
NoTtCE!y
Nu4nitur Repair Shop Remobed.

.rTHE undersigned has removed his Furniture
Repair Shop to his residence on Congress
street. near George. Charlestown. where he in
tends to Repair all kinds of Furniture, u here
tofore-Mattresses. Sofas, and -spTing-seat
Persons wanting work-ofs this kind done at
their Residences will give him notice, and he
will be, right there. he viii also do. small jobs
of Carpenter Work, and viii be glad to see all
his old customers. = ~So
If persons having Household Furniture TO
dispose of will send ii to me, i VIII sell it for
them, on a very low Commission s ~.
April 10, 1855. T. G. RUST.
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PoETrcAL.
Bygones.

Ye.doubts and fears that once VIC knew,
Ye bitter words, of anger born
Ye thoughts unkind, and deeds untrue,
Ye feelings of mistrust and scorn;
Against your memory we rebel
We have outlived your foolish day.
No longer in our hearts you dwell
Bygonesl BygonesI pass away!
But oh, ye joyous smiles and tesrs.
Endearments fond, and pleasures past,
Ye hopes of life's first budding years
Ye loves that seemed too bright to last
Ye charities and words of peace,
Affections sunshine after rain
oh never let your blessings cease
Bygonesi Bygones! come again!
[Charles Mackay. in Temple Bar
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1888-02-21

Read a few of our Testimonials. Also many
others on file ut our office:
DANIEL says: ! have tested
the light Sunfsh Plow that / purchased
of you aud find it up to all the requirements
light in draft, easily adjusted. aud the only
pillow l ever saw that will follow equally as
well two or three horses. / want no more cast
plows.
CHARLES E. TIMBERLAKE says: The i'm
| proved two or thrce-hOrse Sunfsh P1Ow j
got of you ION triaD this Spring proves to be
equal 10 all you claim for 1t. and more. L
plOwed q piece of new ground with three horses
hiched TO it, that were altogether too fast. but
it was equal to it, and came out with colors
lying.
| pleasure in saving that the New Plnw, pur-
chased of You this Spring. gave entirc satisfac-
ton. The peculiar quality of the soil which |
have To plow makes il necessary TO have moth
| ing but the very best pillow to do the work.
X. E. BOYD. of kabletOwn. says: / will
say in regard to your New PlOw that it is the
best ] have ever ch-wo easy To both man
and horses. and is just what you want for hard
ground. and is the cheapest to keep in order.
JOSEPH l.. E~ICnELDERGER saws Received
yonr note the other day. and say in re-
gard to the Pillow. thai 1t is all that could he de-
sired light of draft. and does its work well.
and is in NV judgement Il much better Flow
than any of those light Pluws from the North
and West that are shipped here by the car
load. Farmers had better spend their money
at home ana encourage home manufacturers.
g. w. SNYDER Middlcway. says: | like your
| Plow both for two or three horses. and / have
never seen any better. 1t can be kept i'll order
| with less expense than any / have ever used.
1t cuts the ground off before it turns it. there
by making a level surface below. There is
| where it beats other Plows.
RupoLru RAU. of Bolivar. says: u am
much pleased with the Pillow. | think the
New Pillow superior to the Old Suufsh. in fact
it does more and better work than any PlOw l
ever had on my farm. Will call aud see you
about another of same pattern.
! January 10. 1SSS-lV.
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spIit-R Bottom Chairs.

TNHE underslgnea would hereby inform the
Il public that he CONTINUES the manufacture
of SPLfT-BOTToM CHAIRS OF nj kinds
Arm. Rocker and pIain-Of the best matefia.
and at low rates. Table chairs furnished 81
SO per dozen : CbiIdren's Plain ChalFs. 4ets,
each: Childreu's Rockers. 50cts; LsaiesiRock
ers. 81 Gents Arm Rockers. "a Other Chairs
propoFtiOnately- low. Old chairs re.bottomed
on short notice. ELIAS Hogs.
p. o. NjddleHay. Jefferson Co., w Va.
February u, 16S2-Y
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John o. johnson

OFFERS his services to the public as CAR
" PEWTER and BUILDER t6il contract
for and erect buildings. make repairs. dO,neat
inside work. or anything in his line where
neatness and moderate charges are a consid-
Grafton. Ordersif for estimates solicited
December 6. lSS1-tf.
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important to Builders.
THE undersigned is giving his sole attention
l. to the

TNHE undersigned is giving his sole attention
L to the
LUMBER BUSINESS,
at Roadside. Rockingham County, Virginia.
and has facilities for filling orders of any eX.
tent aud great variety. He commands forests
of growing timber of the very best quality. and
milling capacity to meet the most eXtravagant
demands of this section. Orders for Lumber for
Building Purposes.
cut in size and length to meet the demands u,
Builders or others. filled promptly upon term.
with which no other person in the Valley 0t
Virginia can compete successfully.
The subscriber has in former years supplied
very many persons in this section with Lumber.
and in returning thanks for past patronage and
in soliciting the orders of old customers and
new. promises u careful personal supervision
so that orders may be satisfactorily filled Ad-
dress, DR. 5. P. Fl. MILLER.
Roadside.
Rockingham Co..
Nov. 1e, 1STS-y. Virginia.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1888-02-21

GREAT REDUCTIONS in Dress Goods. &c. is
the high-sOuuding word. If you want Dress
Goods at right prices, always go to BEACHLEr's.
at Hagcrstown.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1888-02-21

CARPETS for the Spring and Summer of
1888. BEACHLEY & Son. Hagcrst0wn. have
already received the greater part of their stock.
Don't buy until you see prices lower than ever.
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MISCELLANEOUS.
Improved suntish PIow
BEATS THE WORLD =

LIE OtAl1
THE opening sales of our new and improved
il SuNFIsH Prov were far beyond our most
sanguinc expectation, and its praise has been
sounded far and wide for quality of work and
lightness of draft. Our business has not
been confined to this and adjoining counties,
but we are receiving orders from abroad
Farmers are learning not to buy q poor nipple
meut because 1t is cheap, but get the best and
gain in good crops. There are several good
points in our Plow. which commend il above
all others. In the first place. it is made of the
very best material. aud secondly, it is n
Wrought Plow. and can be repaired by any
ordinary workman. and at q less cost thirdly,
1t cuts off the land level below before conn
mcncing to turn the furrow. thereby leaving
the ground to get the full benefit of a rainfall
while other plows trough it ont, leaving the
water TO follow the trough. 1t can be adjusted
TO a nicely to cut any desired width of fnrrow /:
easy with two or three horses. Try the
PIow. We don't give a Chrome with each
Pillow, hut we do give satisfaction, Our Three
horse Suutish beats the world.
WEIRICK d WELLER
Charlestowu, w. Va.
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Mantua-M aking.

AIRS j. o. TUTwILER is prepared to un-
IYl dertake Misunderstanding and all kinds of
Family Sewing. atreasonabIerates. residence
On Samuel street. near the Baptist Church.
April Is, 1SS1-N.
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FERTILIZERS.

VKTE have converted Onr FUnkstOwn Mil,
w with its immense Water Power, into a
frst-claSS Bone Mill ard Fertilizing manufac-
turing establishment. BY grinding with water
power We can beat the State for economical
work Our power is ample. and "" ARE pro-
ducirg n Bone Meal that contains double tie
Flour of Bone produced by any other mill in
the county. In offering to the Farmer our
goods we guarantee them us represented in
every respect.
Prices. PEI. 'Ton=
Pure Buffalo Bone Neal, $500
Pure Domestic 5000
Pure DissOlre1 g 3S.OO
Orr Immoninted Bone Thos-
plate. the bulk Of aUhich is
Dissolved Bone, $500
ON Excelsior Phosphate, $500
The highest grade Of South
Carolina DiSSOlUed Bone, $500
Farmers can rely upon any of these, goods
! being ~ represented. If they shOnld he found
adultcrated we will forfeit the goods.
The above prices are Hs low a. honest goods
can be sold. beware Of goods offered at lower
prices.
We buy IN 100 ton lots for cash. and have the
lowest freight rates. and will give the farmers
these goods at "A small margin. Our mill Is al
ways open to your inspection. Give us n call
before you buy. We will show you just what
you are getting.
! Address J. Z. SE0NEBRAKER.
Aug. n. 1880. HagerStown. Nd.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1888-02-21

Ras-'' God Bless Our President,
Commander an Chief Of the Army,
and Many Of the United States "~Nsa
That is the sentiment of the REGISTER, u
staunch Democratic newspaper; which be-
licvcs in the ~arbogation of all perniciOns laws.
among which are those that folncnt sectional
strife and build mp one class at the expense of
another that the people want no more legisla-
ton thun is absolutely necessary to good gov
eminent. and TO give to every citizen. rich or
poor. high or low. precisely that protection to
his life. liberty. property, labor and business.
which does not distinguish or discriminate one
iota between him and his fellOw-citizen
This is pure Democracy. and on its faithful
Interpretation aud execution hang oil the law
and the prophets.
You want all the news of your own State in
clear, compact and accurate form. You want
to know all the issues and have n knowledge of
what your own Representatives and Senators
are doing and arc going to do in the great
CAMPAIGN OF 1888, State and
National. Then take the
REGISTER :!
WHEELING. w. VA.
a Years Subscription will Garry You Over
and Well Into 1889.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1888-02-21

OFFERS to tho people Of Jefferson County
" Insurance IN u safe Company at the actual
cost of Insurance.. which is much cheaper than
the rates usually charged. and keeps the money
at home. Good risks from responsible parties
are invited.
Executive Committee meets every FRIDAY.
DInECToRs-N 5. White. Henry B.. Daven-
port. J. Garland thirst. John w. Rider. ". II.
T. Lewis. r. Preston Chew. VIM. L. Wilson.
Eugene Baker. s. ". Washington. James Logic.
Charles P. Wilson. John II. little. Jacob s.
Melvin. f. G, w. Herr. Isaac II. Stridcr.
COL. r. P. CHEW. President.
II. Is. UAVENPORT............. Treasurer.
EXECUTIVE Co~MMITrEE-S. 8. White. Vim.
II. T. Lewis. Eugene Baker. Isaac II. Strider.
L. P. Chew, s. W. Washington.
Harper's Fcrry-CiIas. II. Trail: Shepherds
town.. s. Fleming; Du1ields-G. l.. Barn
hart Observation-Disclosures II Alexander.
March ~. 1SS7-Odnl2.1y
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BBAcuLEI & Son. ut HagerstOwn. have one
of the largest stores in Western Maryland
They buy goods cheap. work hard. promise
better attention than ever and don't intend to
be undcrsold. If you want good goods ut low
prices, go and see.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1888-02-21

INVENTION i hss rs fGe %opld
during the last half century. Not least among
the wonders of inventive progress is a method
over the Country wT without I1a sep Te per' the S." work. K.
ers from their homes. Pay liberal any one
can do the work either sex. young or old no
special ability required. Capital not needed :;
you are started free. Cut this out and return
to us and we will send You free. something of
great value and Importance to you. that will
start you in business. which will bring you in
more money right away. than anything else in
the world. Grand outfit free. Address TRUE
4 Co, Augusta, Maine. Dee. 6, 1sS7-s.
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Gee. w. Armentrout, z
BRicKLAYER AND sT1AE-MAS0H,

Charlestown, w. Va,
CONTINUES, to do all kinds of Masonry
~ Stone and Brick Work. Cistern Building
and Repairing, CURLING. Paving. and all Re
pairs where a Mason il needed, on short notice
and at the very lowest prices. Residence West
end of Main street. near the Bridge.
Nnr IL 1915 ---- = -
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1888-02-21

INVOICING has just been completed at BEACH,
LEY & SONS. HagerstOwn. The new firm are
now preparing to increase their business
They promise close attention. low prices and
good assortmcnts of salcable goods. 1t will
cost nothing to go and see. They mean bus
iness.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1888-02-21

Our work has been sold all through Jefferson
and adjoining counties and has always given
satisfaction in every particular.
It is our constant aim to work the very best
material. and to do al work in u frst-class man.
ncr, and US to our prices we pledge ourselves to
do work as low or lower than first-class work
can be done for elsewhere.
If parties wish to consult us in regard to work,
and do not find it convenient to visit our fac
tory, we will, if notified by postal card, send a
representative of the firm to visit them ut their
homes. and give all necessary information.
Secondhand vehicles and good Horses to
in exchange for work.
We Keep constantly u large variety of New
Vehicles in stock. and have also Sccond-Hand
Carriages, Buggics. &c, which we sell very low.
\. L. ANDERSON Il CO.
May 0. 1SS2-y.
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Western MARYLAND r. r.
Time Table in effect Dec. II, 1887.

with Shenandoah Valley r. K. AZ
Hagerstown.
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Corner Main and George streets,
Ch~arlestown.

AIDES CoATs. at less than cost prices. to
make room, ut & Sons, hagcrs-
town.
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MISCELLANEOUS.
3. Rouss-independenc
Day Celebration.

From the Winchester Times.l
The following correspondence will
explain itself:
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1888-02-21

WEST VIRGINIA PRINTING CO..
December 81. 1887. Wheeling W. Va.
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WHEELING. W. VA.
a Years Subscription will Garry You Over
and Well Into 1899.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-02-18
Too Mueh (sosti Luck.

"H you ever happen to find a silver
dollar In the course Of your travels, you
let 1t lie right where 1t Is when you see
it" said jolly young broker
Coming down on the elevated n few
days ago, " he continued, II noticed some
thing bright wedged in between the bas-
Network seat TO the wooden arm. poked
it out with my knife blade and found my
prize 70 he a silver dollar. had never
found any money before, and | felt so
good that when I got of tn, train
stepped into a cigar store and bought
four cigars for 81, instead Of three
for quarter, As usual. That
noon at luncheon I felt aw-
fully thirsty, and. being 81 ahead, |
ordered a bottle Of clarct. Later, buoyed
up by the same thought, l asked the boys
to take something, and the round cost me
ninety cents. When it came time 10 90
home the elevated trains were crowded, so
thought I'd spend my dollar for a han
som cab and drive home, stopping at n
theatre, where, on account of my fiud, |
bought tickets Of . speculator instead OF
at the Office. told my wife about my
luck and showed her the identical dollar,
which l had saved. She was delighted,
and insisted upon having the piece
smoothed of on one side and the place
and date Of my good fortune inscribed
thereon, the carrying out Of which conceit
cost me $2 80 Altogether, l should
tdink my lind eOst NE nearly $40; so take
my advice, and II you run across any stray
dollars don't pick 'em New York
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-02-18

A man ir Athens. Mich. possesses . hen
i6 years old She is still in egg-cellent
aealtL. Lowell Citizen.
A st. Louis chicken has three wings, and
the old rooster SAYS graveiy that the young
chicken is altogether too ay.-Somerville
Journal
1t is stated that gold is found in the chick.
ems crop in Nebraska. They have imported
am. too, we judge from the price Of the last
pair we bought-Bostoa Bulletin.
'Dont crowd your fowls, says poultry
exchange We will add that if you do crowd
them, do il with corn We are some on
poultry ourself-Dansville Breeze.
Russia has placed tax Of one kopeck each
on every egg sold in the kingdom, and the
hens kopeckins around with every mark Of
dissatisfaction Epoch
A Michigan man has q chicken which Is 10
years old Sealed proposals for the purchase
uf it will be received from boarding house
eeeperS-Hotel Mail
A Connecticut man made . bet that he
co:h kill, clean, cook and eat . spring
chicken in fifteen minutes. He won tho bet.
but it was an awful surprise to the chicksn.
Burlington Free Press
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-02-18
QUIET cHUckleS.

A sermon and hornet resemble each Other
In that they both have . concluding point
D..nsvills Breeze.
As freckles are 70 the eountenance Of .
pretty girl. 70 are delinquents to the subscrip-
ton list Of an editor.-Dansville Rreeza
The calicoes Of a popular dry goods house
are said to be like one Of the members Of the
nrm-the prints Of good feilowx-Bossoo
Bulletin.
The chiropodist is content 70 bsgin at ths
foct in business: the barber straight At tbs
head.-boston Courier.
WAer from the river Styx should Be good
material for mucilags manufacturer -Bos-
tn Bulletin.
4 sign over one Of the concert halls reads:
"A large chorus Of solo singen."-Buhalo
Courier
And now we hear Of an oil can trust.
That's nothing new, As the sad fate Of many
a servant girl shows.-Richmond Dispatch.
The man with a magic lantern cannot b
expected to hold your opinion He may
have other views ot his own.-Nsw Orleans
Picayune
A Singular Lack Of Courtesy-"I 'clar',
Mr.. Sbookum, 7 didn't forgit to Ak yo' to
SEN minded l haint got common perlitene0
no mo'n-IIarper's Bazar.
A serious accident occurred In an up town
house the other night by q misplaced switch
The owners husband stepped upon it and ran
q hairpin into his foot to the depth Of an
inch h-yorristown Herald
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-02-18
Garments Of the Eskimo.

The Eskimo costume consists in sum
mer OF sealskins, and in winter Of reindeer
skins, the latter being always worn in
duplicate one set with the fur next the
body. the other with the fur outside, an
arrangement that is even better than the
famous one Of Brian O'Lynn, who, ac-
cording TO the old song, having no breeches
to wear, got him sheepskin to make him
u pair, and then
With the skinny side out, and the woolly side in.
He was fine and warm Was Brian oLynn-
The pattern OF their garments varies not
a whit from generation to generation. The
coat. which does not button but is hauled
on over the head, has n large capuchiu, in
Eskimo language, "amook," at the back
Of the neck. The only difference between
the coats Of the men and the women lies
in the latter being graccd with n tail. both
fore and aft" so to speak, upon which
the feminine fondness for ornamentation
is INDUCED TO the full extent OF the
wearer's means, so that they may be seen
adorned with numerous rows of beads and
bits Of brass or copper, such things as the
works Of clock not being despised, for
instance. A very popular form Of decora-
tion consists Of tablespoons. wlsch they
break in two and arrange in various de-
vices, grouping the handles In one place
and the bowls in another.-J. Macdonald
Oxley in American Magazine.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-02-18

Ibid you ever see II mourning ring"
asked Maiden lane jeweler OF r-porter
the other day well, here is one."
1t Is a heavy gold band, perfectly plain,
and with a seal In the shape Of q coffln.
1t has glass face. through which can be
seen a skeleton In gold. On the inside Of
the ring is the inscription, in black enamel.
giving the initials Of the deceased and the
date NJ death.
These designs were used over a cen
tury ago, and now they are to be revived
as thu latest fad. Some young widows,
who find it difficult to indicate their be-
reavement when indoors, with hat and
flowing veil removed. take advantage OF
the ring to announce to susceptible young
men that they have returned to the mat
rimonial market They need not look
melancholy. A turn Of the finger and the
sad news is told"
do men use thems'
Most assuredly. Widowers have no
way Of announcing their loss except by
the band on their hats. With . mourn.
ing ring all embarrassing inquiries re-
garding the deceased wife may he avoided,
and KIN Wedge Of the widower's restored
eligibility quickly and neatly impaired" "
New York Mail and Express.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-02-18
A Coml.sOn Error Corrected.

The common error that because thing
grows out of enc ground it is peculiarly
n work Of nature" d" and therefore Of ne
cessity beautiful, is most fruitful source
Of failure in gardening and landscape. In
this light it seems almost q heresy to
state the fact that many OF our garden
flowers are rs much the work Of man as
are aniline dyes, for instance, and that
one may be as atrocious in color ~ the
other Akin to this error is the idea that
things which may be excellent and beau
tiful in themselves must be correspond
ingly excellent and beautiful in conjunc-
ton. The women of certain insular
realm have . reputation, in other lands,
for i'll taste in dress. The silks, velvets,
laces, etc, Of which their garments are
made may be OF admirable quality, and
even beautiful in themselves. but an array
like green velvet bonnet with purple
feather and scarlet ribbons, combined with
pink waist and blue skirt, constitutes u
spectacle which would probably have
startled the eyes Of one accustomed even
to tine sight Of King Solomon robed In all
his Rloryi-Atlantic Monthly
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-02-18
A FIELD FOR ELocUTioN.
Clergymen Should Take Lessons for tho
Benefit Of Their Congregations

Clergymen Should Take Lessons for tho
BENEFIT Of Their Congregations
There is a branch of the profession Of
the elocutionist that seems, thus far to
have escaped the grasp Of the ubiquitous
reporters who are continually securing
the town in quest Of novelties. This may,
however, be due to the fact that it Is Of so
delicate II nature in itself that it sensi-
lively shrinks from publicity. l know
that in my own case l CHANGED upon il by
accident. found my first clew to it in
business prospectus, and one Of the first
persons to assure me that he knew moth
ing about it and had never heard Of such
a thing in his life vas an eminent divine,
who, l was subse luently convinced, was
one of those who rofited most largely by
it. For my part, % be sure, cannot see
why a clergyman should be ashamed to
admit that he is tnking lessons in elOcu-
ton Certainly il is no crime against So
ciety or the church for a preacher to i'm
prove his methods Of Oratorical delivery.
Actors rehearse their parts and painters
make sketches and studies for their
pictures. Why pulpit expounder should
not make some similar preparation for his
sermons and lectures Is not clear to me,
and that some Of our best and most popu-
lar pulpit speakers do so Is, it seems to
me- simply tribute to their common
sense. II they all did it, 1t would be to
the benefit Of their congregations, who
have nowadays to sit out vast deal Of
poor speaking to get at the meat Of the
sermon delivered for their good.
There are two ways In which our minis
tiers employ the elocutionist to improve
them as speakers. These might be called
the direct and indirect The direct con