Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1889-03-26

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firm name of Whitney, Payne ( La
mont, has been formed in New Y p,
the members of the firm being w. I.
Whitney, o. H. Payne aud Daniel S.
Lamont.
Capt. Cutchins, of the Richmond
Light Infantry Blues, has received
from Hon. John f. Smith, of the Vet
eran Corps of the Washington Grays
of Philadelphia, his check for $500
for an endowment fund for the COM
pany.
The Connecticut Senate has passed
bill imposing fine upon any per-
son who shall sell tobacco in any
form to minor. 1t also makes it a
crime for minor to use tobacco in
public place. For violation of the
law such minor will be liable to ar
rest and fine.
1tis related thatin Indiana so many
of the Republicans want to 90 to
Washington to get an Office that in
many localities they draw lots to see
who shall stay to look otter the cattle
and saw the wood. The storyis prob
ably exaggerated, as the women
could attend to such incidents.
Miss Jeanette Halford, daughter
of President Harrison's private Sec
retary, is pictured as eighteen years
old and fair type of the robust
western girl. She is quite pretty,
but her voice is one of her principal
attractions. Her mother takes great
pride in her daughters singing abil-
ity.
The boys in Atlanta, Ca, gave
Gov. Gordon a severe now-balling
as he was going to the capitol one day
recently. The Governor begged hard
to be let off, but the boys said no.
One boy said to him: 1--WE can't let
you off, Governor. AS you haven't
done any running since '64, you will
have to hustle" And the General
hustled, while dozens of balls took
him in the back of the neck.
81 do not care to live any longer, .
she said, plaintively. My breast, my
back, my stomach are so full of aches
and pains that death is better thar
life. l gave her Laxador for her
dyspepsia and she has never once
said die since. 1t costs only 25c.
Every mother-in-law should recon-
mend DIR. Bulls Baby Syrup for her
grandchildren and thus keep peace
in the family. All druggists keep it
Agents for the promotion of The
removal of colored people to Arl1an-
sas are at work in North Carolins
systematically canvassing the coun-
ties. Indications point to an eXten-
sive movement. and many large plan
tations are almost deserted. The
colored people say they are promised
forty acres of land, brick house, s
COW and S1.50 a day for labor, and
are told that corn sells for 10 cents
n barrel and meat at one quarter OF
a cent pound. They know nothing
of their destination.
'sNIcrriIy, merrily. shall live now,
the little girl said, for I'm not to be
kept in because of that horrid neu.
ralgia. DIy mamma has bought s
bottle of Salvation Oil from the drug
gist and it cost only % cents.
New Jersey has Baptist ministe1
who claims to have baptized moro
people than any man in his church
The community in which he reside:
has been grieved over his stubborn
cough that has interfered with hi,
pastoral duties. a physician recon
mended DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup anC
consequently there will he baptism
in his church next Sunday.
President Cleveland says: ''I an
a Democrat, with all the word implies
L am, moreover, anintense Democrat
in that believe that the true princi
pies of the Democratic party are es
sential to the highest we'll being of thi
country" Mr.. Cleveland has nj
fear that the Democratic policy of ~
adjustment of the tariff to the wants
and circumstances of those of ou
people who work for u living, with {
due regard to all other legitimate in
terests and enterprises, will not ulti
mately commend itself to the Ameri
can people. What will help the peo
pie and make their burdens lighter i
what they will have in the end anc
there need be no fear that they viii
not discover the way to this end OIL
that they will fail to attach themselve
to the party which consistently anC
honestly offers them relief.