Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1880-10-02
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st. Suliens by half q second, making
| the extraordinary time of 2.l03
The first quarter Was made in 81 see
onds, the half in Ia 3-4, three quarters
in 1.36 and the mile in 2l03.4. W
Eugene, en- route from the Cape to
England, stopped at the leland OF st.
! Helena TO visit Longwood and thetomb
where the remains OF Napoleon l, were
first deposited. FL. E,o
John Long of Drumore, Pa, was
driven out of his house by swallows.
They swept down the large chimney,
drove the fire out OF the stove and the
occupants out OF the Kitchen; they GOV
cred the window psnes, and were esti-
mated at over 5000 in number.
jim Brown, Tsxis dssperaih OF
the Currie type, recently, while hbor-
ing und,r n severe spell OF EN- btional
insanity resulting from drink, rode on
horseback into saloon at Cambridge
and amused himself by swapping tum-
blers off the bar with q whip. lle
then invited all present to drink with
him, adding that he would shoot any
one daring TO refuse. Among the by
standers was Mr. Dawson, who, bav-
ing ,aker pledge OF total abstinence,
positively refused TO break it. Brown
exclaimed: "Thcn | have got 10 Kill
you," and reached for his piStos but
Dawson was too quick for him. and the
outlaw tumhled dead from his horse
with bullet in his brain.
The Fat Mems Association OF New
York State held their annual meeting at
South Norwalk, Conn, on last Thurs.
day, two tons OF humanity being pres
ent. Twenty members sat down 10 n
clam bake large enough for 1000 per
sons and containing 1000 pounds ot
fish, 5000 ears of corn. GO bushels ot
clans and oysters, 800 chickens, 800
Holsters, 8 bushels of sweet potatoes.
They afterwards devoted themselves 10
fifty waternelons.
A letter has recently been delivered
in France alter being detained IN the
postoflice for half a century. a singu
lar discovery was maie in the course OF
the operations now going on IN the
General Postoilice at Paris. In panel
near one Of the boxes was found n let
ter, which had been posted exactly fifty
years ago, and which, 10y some mis-
chance, had got stuck in the panel in
stead of finding its way into the box.
The letter was duly forwarded TO The
person TO whom i, was addressed, who
still more strangely, was alive, and re
ceived it safely. The writer, however,
had been dead many years.
There is no doubt OF the actual cleo
ton, in Maine, of Plaisted on the popu-
| lar vote. No one can tell what Blaine
will compel Corporal Davis TO do wien
it comes to counting the votes. lie
may insist upon throwing out every
body. But the main question OF whom
the people have elected is settled. Tho
| Republican majority Of l6,UD0 has been
wiped out, and the State is Democratic
by a substantial majority. II is very
probable that by the time they come To
count the votes there will be no objcct
at all in ialsiiying the count.
st. Louis had IN 1870 hfty'threc Hour
ishing kindergartens, with about 1000
pupils, 1870 paid teachers and sixty-hye
volunteer assistants. The entire cost
for the year was little over 100000,
$50 for each pupil.
A miner was accidentally thrown out
of bucket at the top OF California
shaft. lie clutched wildly nj the jag
ged rock, and by chance his wrist
caught in a crack. Daring leu min
utes he was thus precariously suspended
at height Of 500 feet.
The tramp business onght 10 bs
played out, and trsmps ought not TO be
encouraged. There is demand now for
all tho labor the country can produce
on the numerous railroads that are now
IN the course OF construction, and at
the manufactures that are in full blast
ANY able bodied man who is now, roam
ing around the country begging for
bread, don't want TO work, and he
shoulg not be encouraged 10 lead q va
grant. d. D.
Whatever theology may say whatey
er the Bible may seem 10 say, every
soul may rest perfectly assured ia this
that the Judge OF all the earth will do
right, is doing right, has always done
right, aud will be seen by us all TO have
done right when the end has come, and
we see the whole of his desigus and
their final outcome. '"
A fabric Of dress goods rs being mar
ufac.ured IN Germany from prepared
article Of glass, that is 10 say, glass ID
the basis Of the woven goods. IL 10 ~
fine as the product Of the silk worm.
Il is curious fact that P@aram,
Italy, was famous 600 years before
Christ for its roses, which blooineJ
twice year--in May and November
aud the same fact is annually exempt
fed now.
Queen Olga, of Greece, has kitchen
SO admirable 10 all its appointments as
TO be the wonder of that classic land.
Ii may be said that she has made cook
ing fashionable accomplishment IN
Greece.
The latest dispatch from the State
election in Maine, says: Finding errors
in telegraph returns aud correction OF
the same, show the vote cast 10 be 49,
GAO. for Davis republican, aud 1884,
tor Plaiste1, greeDback democrat, PIais.
teds plurality ia with aprobaLle ~
crease OF one or two hundred when TIE
official returns are all in. ThepluraIify
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