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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1881-08-31

Aug. . 'a.-lyr.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1881-02-03

knowledgyuff her wheresbouterss But thu
officers sinsisted upon searching the
house, and soon discovered her clothes.
Further search bronght. her jewels
to light, and in the garden was
found well filed with corpse.; upper
most sfoated thAt OF the latest victim,
The murder b6ing thus brought hone.
the sheik confessed series of crimes
which for cool swickedness exceeds
almost anything Oh. record. He was in
in the habit of calmly taking stock of
the jewe1ry which each ofshis visitors
wore, and then, when he found that the
amount was worth while, of choking
them with scarf, and concealiDg their
bodies in the well in his garden. The
explanation Of the possibility of carry
ing on such a nefarious trade is quite
curious. In most instances the hus-
bandssof the missing women took it
for granted that they had eloped with
some favored lover, and never thought
Of accusing the holy man.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1881-02-03
A Terrapin Farm.

HAVE just heard of an instance, says
Washington correspondent, where a
United States Senator is supported by
terrapins. Senator Dennis, of Mary
land, so my information goes, has about
twelve acres of land put down in pond
that is fed by salt water. This pond
makes the largest terrapin farm proba-
bly, in the world, and is the source of q
heavy income. In it terrapins are raised
for the market, and it is said that over
$4,000 counts" have been sold from it
in one year. 1t may be noted, for the
benefit of the uninitiated, that a ''count"
is a terrapin over seven inches in
length; and that /" counts are sold by
number-bringing from $40 to $14 doz-
en-, or about 81 each. In market they
retail for about $50 per dozen-and in
the fashionable restaurants are served at
$3.50 plate-one terrapin filling about
three plates. Smaller terrapins are sold
at lower figures, but all bring good fig
ures and are 6 diamond" backs in fact
as well as name. There are several ter
rapin ponds in Maryland, and they grow
in importance as =" terrapin stew, Mary
land STYLE" is becoming more and more
popular among high-ivers. The thriv-
ing city of Crisfield, in Maryland, ships
terrapins by the thousands, along with
its millions of oysters.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1881-02-03
a Story with the Flavor of the Ara
$50 ~ bian Nights. - : @.A e

The leading religious and fashionable
society Of Cairo has been much disturbed
by an atrocious series of crimes just
'broughtt to light. There was "a certain
sheik, much esteemed by the aristocracy
of the Egyptian capital for his sanctity
as well as for his general wisdom and
his medical skill. Whenever any one of
the ladies moving in the highest society
was out OF sorts, mentally or physically,
it was usual to have recourse to this
person, as species of cross between q
father confessor and medical adviser.
The holy man was skilled in the courses
of the stars, and was renowned for the
efficacy Of his prayers. Not only did
the ladies of Cairo, seek his good offices.
but from the neighboring towns and
suburbs thousands used to flock to him
for advice. It now comes out that he
was in the habits eff numbering a large
percentage of his visitors. The effect
which this discovery has had upon So
-ciety can be imagined.
1t appears that the wife of high
Egyptian official visited the saint and
did not return. The husband became
alarmed, and made the authorities
search the house Of the saint. The good
,snan was found upon his small strip of
carpet deep in his devotions, and rock
ing himself backward and forward upon
his knees. The officials did not dare to
disturb him, but as soon as he had fin
7ished he was asked whittier his fair
patient had gone. AT first he denied all
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1881-02-03
Our Young Folks,
"soMEBoDESo-

A WONDERFUL child is Auyust0 0r0ost <zzzMzz
With ever q smile on her rosy face:
- If Ne only. . much could say
~ s0meoodN ct not mile away!
Anguste Gfafe = lady sweet,
And iovee 10 BE always nice and neat:
&c wou1d not worry for all the world
when her fhce y washed, or hair Is curled.
She does not scream when she has to 20
Up stairs TO bed; oh dear me, no!
Her round eyes stare in mild surprise
AT somebody else's horrid cries.
she never would stamp her foot, and say,
Il Will" and II won'tl" that's sonebodrs
way;
Nor tease for her Sunday shoes and hat,
lis only the bad little girls do that.
- she had q baby, d0yUu suppose 90
She would let 1t fall on its tender nose.
Or Hing 1t away behind some chair
Thon go for walk and leave it theref
Nay, rather think that Augusta Grace %
Might shrink ashamed. to ali somebody's
Would prefer to be-tf one or the other
a good wax doll than naughty mother -
Julia N. Dana, IN Youths Companion.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1881-02-03
Sc Sewing.Aches."

JENNIE sat down by her mother to
sew. She was making pillow-case for
her own little pillow. oH
"All thisp' she asked, in a discon-
tented tone. holding the seam out.
THAT is not too much for a little girl
who has q work-basket of her own, !"
said mother. EYES," thought Jessie,
"mother has given me q work-basket,
and ought to be willing to sew;' and
with that she took few stitches quite
diligently.
~ have dreadful pain at my side"
said Jessie, in few minutes. my
thumb is very Sore" she said, a few
moments after. ooh, my hand ID so
tiredr' was the next. Next there was
something the matter with her foot,
and then her eyes, and SO she was full
of trouble. At length the sewing was
done. Jessie brought it to her mother.
'.Should i not first send for doctorr'
said her mother. ne as9.ls y
The doctor for me, motherr' cried
the little girl, as surprised as she could
be. = 70. y
Certainly. A little girl so full of
pains and aches must be sick; and the
sooner we have the doctor the better,
20 motherr' said Jessie, laughing.
"they were sewing-aches. am well
now" ~ n ass
I have heard Of other little girls be-
sides Jessie who had sewing aches and
pains whenever their parents had work
for them to do. This is disease called
:. selfishness;' and hope none of my
little readers are afflicted with it,
Myrtle.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1881-02-03
; Paralysis Cured by Prayer.

MISS JENNIE SMITH, who claims to
have been cured, in answer to prayer, of
sickness that had lasted sixteen years,
last night related her experiences to a
large throng in the First Place NJ. E..
Church in Brooklyn. Miss Smith is An
unusually hearty looking woman. about
thirty seven years old. She was affhc: ed
with paralysis, which kept her bedrid-
den for many years. She traces the first
improvement in her physical condition
to the time when she began to have faith
in God and to experience something Of
the comfort of religion.
She was removed from Bellefontaine,
o., 10 Philadelphia, where she passed
under hospital treatment. She had be-
come converted, and had thought much
of what God could do to restore her.
She conversed with her physician about
it. He seemed to be a Christian man,
and he believed in asking God for aid.
She thought she had received many
wonderful answers to prayer, and she
asked him to pray for her. While he
was kneeling by her bedside there came
to her, she said, as suddenly and as
definitely as though by electric shock,
perfect freedom from pain. She was too
happy to speak. For years before she
had not been without pain.
; Some ministers then made an appoint
ment to come to her room for prayer
meeting. She wrote to her former pas
tor at Dayton, O., and to other friends
to pray for her on the same evening
She intended to write a simple note, she
said, but mechanically her pen, moved
over the paper until she had in
scribed the passages in the Bible refer
ring to the healing of the body. After
she had sent the letters away She felt as
though she had committed some great
crime. She reached out her hand to
touch the bell upon her table to call the
letters back, but her hand was stayed
by some mysterious power. A cold chill
seized it. and it was powerless to per-
form her wish.
The prayer meeting was the occasion
ofcher complete recovery. She felt that
night sense of complete conservation,
and, as the prayers were uttered, she
experienced a renewal of physical
suddenly raised herself
from her chair and walked. This oc-
CURED nearly three years ago, and she
says she has been strong ever since.
She devotes her time to Christian work
-.NeW York Sun. q aus =. - -t~r4 ga
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1881-02-03
When She VIII She Will, and There's
an End Ont.

WoMAN's grit has triumphed in San
Francisco. Mrs. Caroline Carpenter, a
middle-aged widow of determined dis
position, owns house and lot on Stockton
Street. On the adjoining corner of SUIT
ter Street Robert Ewing, a contractor,
has nearly completed a block of stores.
In making excavations for founda-
ton, Ewing compelled Mrs. Carpenter
to continue the foundations of her house
fourteen feet lower, and, as she declared,
would not let her prop up her wall while
doing the work. The result was that
she spent good deal of money unnec-
essarily. The same workmen engaged
on her premises were stopped by Ew-
ing, who charged that they were tres.
passing on his property. Mrs. Carpen-
ter wasn't at home, but her niece was
equal to the occasion, and with revolv-
er in hand sailed out and inundated
the contractor. He had the young
woman arrested for assault Open war
was declared by Mrs Carpenter. Ewing
removed temporary fence in front OF
the new building, and workmen began
to lay a stone walk. Mrs. Carpenter
found that they had made arrangements
to carry the sidewalk seventeen inches
beyond the line of the new building in
front of the lot. To allow them to do
this would be to acknowledge that they
owned a strip of that width directly
through to the rear lot. She ordered
the workmen to stop and remove the
material They kept on and hurried to
complete the job. Mrs. Carpenter, re-
inforced by her servant. girl, again or
dered them to desist. The girl placed
her foot across the narrow space which
had not been paved, when one of the
workmen deliberately set slab of stone
on her foot, injuring it severely. Mrs.
Carpenter threw herself down on the
ground and defied them to build side
walk over her body. At the same time
she summoned the police and her attor-
ney. A great crowd gathered, and
squad of guards was hired to defend her
property from invasion. The guards
remained on duty until truce was en-
tered into. The next day q force of
men, under the woman's direction, were
pulling down a sidewalk on the disputed
strip of territory. Mrs. Carpenter has
found that the rear wall Of Ewing's
house projects upon her land, and she
swears she will make him tear down the
wall and rebuild it. He wants to CON-
promise, but she will not listen to him.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1881-02-03

THE National Ltve Stock Journal as
serts that hams have a decidedly better
flavor, and the meat retains q more
natural color, when nothing but plain
salt is used in the curing. If the work
of sailing is carefully attended to, the
hams, when cured with salt alone, will
be ready for smoking at from six weeks
to two months, according to the size of
the hams. Saltpeter has tendency to
harden and redden the meat. 1t un-
doubtedly hastens the curing process;
but it does so at the expense of the
flavor.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1881-02-03
prpcovBRxn or
VEGETABLE COMPOUND.
The Positive curs

~ an thsss raa.fsi C~.pl~s.ts - wssksessss
sSes0Dsa sSssv bess female pspslatiss.
n Win cure entirely the worss form OF Female Com
plaints al ovarian troubles Inflammation and Ucern-
lion, yslling and Dfspiassnenta and eons~queu6
spinal wsaknes and y pArtisaiAriy saApssd 20 ths
10 YIN dissolve asd szpsi szoss from sAs us-rus 4.
an early stags OF dcveiopmenA Ths tendency can
eerous humors there b checksd very speedily By s usA
u rsmovSs fAmtnnsS nafuisnry. dcssruysaI cruvfnR
Ter smulants, and relieves vsAkness Of tho stomach
u cures piostine, Headaches, Nervous Prostration,
General Debility. s'sepasssnssa psprsssion and Indf
That feeling Of barring down sussans pain. wusxhs
and backAche, r always permanently cured by fts usa
viii ~ all times and undsr al circumstances Ne IN
harmony with the laws that the female system
Tor the cursoe Kidney Complaints q sAssr ssz this
Compound ts unsurpasscd-
LYDIA Y. PTNKMAMp VEGETABLE CON.
rOUNDh prepared as s1S and ~ western Avenue.
Lynn, Nasa Prco o. stx bottles for o. scnt By mail
IN tho form Of pills. aiso in tho form Of iozanrea ON
rscstpt OF price, u per boz FOR either Mrs Plnthsn
frsslyanswsrs al letters % inquiry. Send for panpb-
~ Address - above Mention tAls Ruper.
No family should BE- without LYDIA n PfNRHAMs
LIVER FILA fhey cure cunstfpafiou. biiiounncu,
and sospadiT q ths nyen 2 esnss pr boz. -
RICHARDs0N q CO.. u. Louis, no.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1881-02-03

THE French of New Orleans are a
third of the whole population. They al
most exclusively occupy all the lower or
older part Of the city, speak French in
their daily Intercourse, and have little
to do, in trade or society, with the rest
Of the people.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1881-02-03

A JURY recently decided that John
Dick, of Warsaw, N. Y, had a right to
sit in his pew in the German Lutheran
Church with his feet elevated upon the
back of the seat in front of him. :
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1881-02-03

ALL fruits and vegetables should be
kept as nearly as possible in darkness as
well as dryness.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1881-02-03

An unvarnished tail-The mon
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1881-02-03

The secretive reporter is an item
miser.
Towanda daily review. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1879-1921, 1881-09-13
h w. MILLER
A. a.. keeps several
= PUBLIC FL CKS

and is ready attend all calls in his line promptly
He runs to ALL TRAINS. Charges for night and
early morning trains mos II, and 3) no reduction
for these trains, rs cents per passenger. Regu-
lar customers supplied with tckcts reduced rates
Charges for attending parties. couple 81 Sc; two
couples in one load, 800 per couple; for attending
funerals from $500 to $500. Hack by the hour 81,
Horses and carriages to let.
Orders left at his office below council rooms will
receive careful attention. II. w MILLER.
Nov. 81, 1880.
Towanda daily review. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1879-1921, 1881-09-13

PA. AND n. Y. II. Il.

PA. AND N. Y. r.. Il.
Trains the Pa. s. N. Y. r. h. pass this place
follows
Aocing South.
No. 8, at :05 a. m, for New York and way sta.
No. Z, at 10 :43 a. m, mail train for New York, Phil
adelphia and intermediate points
No. 0, at 100 p. m.-Express for Philadelphia.
phia and New York
No. 31,-Local Passenger Train, between Elmira
and Wyalusing, 23 p. m.
Nouing North.
No. s, at go a. m.-Fast express from New York
and Philadelphia
No. 80, at 80 a. M, WilkesBarre accommodation.
No. 2, at :43 p. m.-Mal train from Philadelphia
and New York.
No. 12, at 10 As, a. m, from New Yorh.
No. 80, at :53 a. m.-Wyalusing and Elmira local
STATE LINE AND SULLIVAN R.R.
LedUe.
200 O'Clock p. m. for Bcrncc and intermediate sta
1rrire,
9: :oo n. m, from Bernce.
BARCLAY Il. r.
Leaue.
i so a. M, for Barclay and al stations, and 60
p. M.
1915 a. M, from Barclay and Intermediate stations.
and 20 p. n.
CANTON STAGE.
Leaves at o'clock, a. IN. Arrives at O'clock p.
TROY STAGE
Leaves at 10 80 a. IN. Arrives at p.
sHEsHEQUIN STAGE.
Arrives at II O'Clock a. m. Departs at 70 m.
LERAYsvILLE STAGE.
Arrives at II M Leaves at 2 pm.
TERRYTowN STAGE.
Arrives Monday, Wednesday and Friday, at II m.
Departs same days at p. M
NEW ERA STAGE.
Arrives Tuesday, Thursday and Sa; urday, al i IN
Departs same days at p. m.
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CXCRCX DIRECTOR Y.

PRESBYTERIAN-Rcv J. s. Stewart, ID, Pas
tor. Preaching at 10 80 a. m. and p. IN. eve
ry Sunday. Prayer meeting Thursday evening
at 80. Sunday School--D'A Overton, Superin
tcndcnt--at u o'clock.
CHRIST CHURCII-(Episcopal) john s.
Beers, Rector. Service and preaching at 10 80 n.
IN. and 200 p. Service and lecture Thurs day
evening at 80. Sunday School--Jas. r. Hale,
Superintendent-at l. IL. Teachers meeting
Tuesday evening at As.
NJ, L. CHURCH.-Rcv. c. II. Wright Pastor.
Preaching at 10 80 n. IN. and ! D. m. Prayer
Meetings on Sunday evening at 80, Thursday
evening at 7 80. Young mems prayer meeting
Friday evening at g. Sunday 5chool--B. NJ. Peck,
Superintendent-at l. IN.
SIS. PETER AND PAUT.--(R. c. Rev. Chas. f..
Kelley, Priest Mass at s and 10 80 a. m. Yes
pers at 80 p. IN. Sunday School at IL 80 and
2 80.
CHURCH OF THE MESSlAH.- (Uniycrsalist)
Rev. William Taylor, Pastor. Preaching at 10 80
a. m. and p. m. Prayer and Conference
Meeting Thursday evening at 80. Sunday
School-Dr. Taylor, Superintendent-at II M.
BAPTIST CHURCH--Rev. c. r. Hallowcll, Pastor
Preaching at 10 3 a. NJ and T. NJ. Prayer
Meeting, Thursday Evening, : +. NJ Sunday
School at l. IN.
at 10 80 a. IN. every Lords
day. Reading meeting every Wednesday evening
Sunday school at y. III.
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came general and fervent in the darkes t
hour of his illness; when, 10, a light. as
from heaven began to illumine the dark
ness.
Most people will believe that it was
direct interpositon of Divine Providence.
Else what is the good of prayer? Logi-
say that the universe is governed by gen
eral laws. But that may be, and still
prayers may be eflicatious; for it may be
one Of the mysterious principles Of the
general system that prayer Shall exercise
certain influence, seen only in its effect !;
like the law of grayitation.-S0n, 33rd.
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.SOCIETI DIRECTORY.
MASONIC.

MASONIC.
Union Lodge, No. los, meets First and Thrd
Wednesday of each month.
Union Chapter, No. l6l meets Second Wednesday
evenings of each month
Northern Commandery, Knights remplar, No. 10.
Meets fourth Wednesday each month.
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAs.
rowanda Lodge, No. 300. Meets every Tuesday
evening.
Endowment Rank Section 101. Meets Third Fri
day ia each month.
ODD FELLOWS.
Bradford Lodge, No. l67. Meets every Monday
light.
Bradford Encampment, No. II. Meets Second and
Fourth Wednesday night of each month.
Leoh Lodge Degree of Rebekn. Meets First and
Third Fday evenings Of each month.
KNIGHTS OF HONOR.
Crystal Lodge. Meets every Monday evening.
Mystic Lodge, X. and L. of u. Meets Secoud and
Fourth Friday evenings Of each month.
Watkins Post No. 6S. Meets every Saturday evening
KNIGHTS or THE GOLDEN RULE.
Towanda Castle No. 5S Meets at X. OF Hall
every Wednesday evening.
ROYAL ARCANUM.
Towanda Council No So 2 meets antfrsd third
Friday of each month in X, Z. Hall
Towanda daily review. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1879-1921, 1881-09-13
THE GREAT
BURLINGTON ROUTE.

e8F-N No other line runs Three Through Pas
senger Trains Daily between Chicago Des
Moines, Council Bluffs, Omaha Lincoln, St
Joseph, AtchsOn, Topeka and Kansas City.
Direct connections for all points in Kansas,
Nebraska, Colorado, Wyoming, Montana, Ne
yada, New Mexico, Arizona Idaho, Oregon and
California
The Shortest Speediest and Most Comforta-
BILE Route via Hannibal to Fort Scott. Denison,
Dallas, Houston, Austin San Antonio, Calves
ton and all points in Texas.
The uncQualod inducements offered by this
Line to Travellers and Tourists, are as follows:
The celebrated Pullman Q6-whceD Palace
Sleeping Cars, run only on this Line, c., B. IL
q. Palace Drawing-Room Cars. with Horizons
Reclining Chairs No extra charge for Seats
in Reclining Chairs. The famous c.. r. x O.
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volving Chairs for the exclusive use of first
class passengers.
Steel Track and Superior Equipment COM
bined with their Great Through Car Arrange
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Try it, and you will End travelling q luxury
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Through Tickets via this Celebrated Line
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ing Car Accommodations, Time Tables, &c.,
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Is the marked Improvement in the con-
dition of the President direct answer to
the prayers offered up IN his behalf?
1t will be remembered that during the
latest and most severe crisis of his dis
ease his physicians, even the most hope
ful OF them, were filled with alarm, and
his recovery was almost entirely dispair
ed of. 1t would be a miracle said the
watchers by his bedside. Is it mira
Gle?
That is to say, has there been a special
extraordinary interference by Divine
Providence to restore him, when he
would not have been restored but for the
prayers of the people? These prayers be-
Towanda daily review. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1879-1921, 1881-09-13

G. S. Burrows, ,o1e Of the editors of the
Sunbury Gazette who has been visiting his
date of July %, wrote Il long letter to his
paper from which we extract the follow
ing interesting paragraphs:
The present administration has solidi-
fled the party here, and Wayne, Susque-
hanna, Bradford and Toga counties, the
northeastern quartette, are good for from
ten to twelve thousand Republican major.
ity, nearly one-half of the majority Of the
State, and nowhere in Pennsylvania can
there be found a population SO UNIVERSAL
ly intelligent, and so we'll posted on the
political affairs Of the day, and to this
fact, and their inborn sense of loyalty,
patriotism and love Of country can be at
tributed our rousing majorities. Our
Congressional representatives., too, have
been worthy of the people and perhaps
no one sentence in the English language
contains so much history or expresses
such depth of meaning as these words ::
''Neither slavery nor involuntary servi-
''tude shall ever exist in any part of said
"terrtory, except for crime whereof the
"party shall be first duly convict ed. -
The men Of forty years ago remember the
terrible struggle to make the territory
acquired f'om Mexico slave holding; and
fnn ba ;,r;l1
liant orator who fought the wicked scheme
inch by inch and with the above sen
tence for his guide poured his invectives
upon those who opposed him. His Ian
guage was forcible and impressiye-.his
arguments unanswerable Those who
stood listening to him in the naton's
capitol if asked his name, would proudly
have replied, David Wilmot of Bradford
aud they might have added. the man who
is laying the foundation of a political par
ty destined to be the greatest of any that
has ever existed.
After Simon Cameron's name was drop
ped at the National Republican Conven-
tion held in Chicago in 1860, Wimot
threw his great influence for Lincoln, and
doubtless did more than any one man to
nominate him. He was elected to the
United States Senate and took his seat in
1860, and after serving two years his
health gave out aud he was succeeded bv
Buckalew.
Our next Representative in Congress
was Galusha "A. Grow, Speaker OF The
House and author of the "HomrStead
Act" who like his predecessor, would
nave been elected to the United States
Senate IN the Spring of 1881 had it been
left to the voice of the people. A faction
better organized than his, defeated hin.
though majority of the Re publican par
ty was for him. BE this as it may the
people Of all this district can claim for
their Representatives the passsge or two
acts of Congress which have been OF
greater value and benefit to the world
than any other two acts Of Congress, viz
The "Wilmot proviso,'' and the "Home-
stead Act"