Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1893-10-10
Various Items.

Front Royal district, Warren couD-
ty, Va, voted against license to sell
liquor.
The Virginia Medical Society
elected DIR. WIN. p. Mcclure, OF
Winchester, president for the ensu-
ing year
Armed men will accompany every
train hauling express or mail cars
from Chicago 10 any point east or
south in the future.
At the BerryviIIe corporation cleo
ton Mr.. Conrad KownsIar was elect
ed mayor. Doras Jones recorder and
Messrs. H. W. Baker, p. j. Affleck.
j. L.Russell and L.V. Stole coVncil-
men.
VIM. Sours, a young man about
eighteen years of age, son of Noah
Sours. of Page county, jumped from
a south-bound train on the Norfolk
and Western road, on the trestle at
OveraIls, one of the highest trestIes
on the road, ten miles north of Luray,
and was instantly killed.
A death from remarkable cause
occurred in Walker county. Georgia,
recently. A lady who was riding to
church reached out her hand to
pluck a sprig from the roadside and
was bitten on the finger by a katydid.
Her hand and arm soon began to
swell, and in few hours she died in
great agony.
Rev. John T. James, of Loudoun
county, Va, who smashed some
whisky bottles ut the Worlds Far,
was before the District Police Court,
charged with smashing large plate
glass window and doing other dam
age in Washington saloon, and was
adjudged to be insane on the subject
of Temperance.
The Hagerstown Globe of October
Sd says: Samuel Scales, who is en-
pIoyed with Harry MundaY in cutting
timber in Virginia for the Spoke
Works, and who was shot in Charles
Town, few weeks ago and his life
despaired of, was in town to-day. as
sound as n dollar. He says he never
thought his injuries were of serious
character.
Mr.. Chas. r. Hardesty, who ham
dies more cattle than any other farm
er in this county, is not deferred by
failure of the corn crop from again
engaging in cattle-fecding this win
ter, as we understand he is buying to
fill all the stalls in his large barn.
Cattle are now low in price, but Mr..
Hardesty has confidence that prices
will be good next spring.
Clarke Courier.
The United States national salute
is gun for each state; for the Pres
ident twenty-one guns, seventeen for
the Vice-President, fifteen for cabi-
net officers, governors, &c. Origi-
nallY the President was saIuted with
as many guns rs there were states in
the Union. This idea was finally
abandoned in the year 1919, when
there were exactly twenty-one states,
the commissioners deciding that
hereafter 'twenty-one guns shall be
the national presidential salute
The State University is still with
out President. President Rey-
noIds still acting in that capacity.
The second district has man who is
eminently qualified for that high po-
sition in the person of eX-Judge Dan
iel b. Lucas, of Charles Town. We
are not advised as to whether or not
the distinguished gentleman would
accept the position, hut there is GER
tainlY no man in the State better
suited and who would bring more
dignity and ability to that ins1itu-
Misunderstanding Statesman.
A clean skin not only perfects the
circulation. but is great assistance
to digestion The surface of the
body contains millions of pores, which
act as n draught TO the vital fire,
supplying and eliminating elements
of combustion. When this system of
ventilation is correct, the food is
readily assimilated. The air cells are
INSTRUCTED when the skin is unclean.
and the interior, having sitting at
mosphere, cannot he healthy. Clean
people are apt TO be lighter in their
movements, gay, joyous and hopeful.
Fairs and Exhibitions.