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Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1882-10-07
PHERDSTOWN JEFFERSON COUNTY, VIRGINIA. SATURDAY, OCT 1882
How 80 Paint n Bar.RoOm.

If l had the adorning of bar room
il should be done somewhat in this
wise:
On one side | would paint Death on
the Pale Horse, his arm welding the
thunderbolt, the fiery hoofs of his fly
ing steed treading down everything
fair and lovely; the Garden of Eden
before him blackened waste behind
him. On the other side | would draw
the picture of wretched hovel, once
happy home; the root broken in, the
windows stuffed with rags; in the door
way a weeping wife with ragged child
ren clinging to her skirts, piteously be-
seeching her for bread. In the distance
should be seen the once happy husband
and father, now a reeliug drunkard, on
his way from the village tavern TO the
hut he calls his home.
Back OF the bar, in full view of the
bloated creatures that stand with the
cup to their lips, would paint com,
pany of demons, in the death dance Of
iendish hilarity around a fire kindled
with the flames of alcohol, and over
which l would write IN lurid letters:
Moderate drinking lights the flame
that burns to the lowest He'll Oppo-
site the bar should be lonely and dis.
honered grave; lightning blasted tree
should stretch It's leafless branches over
il; and on some withered bough should
perch the melancholy owl hooting to
the wintry moon. AT the foot Of the
grave should kneel the angel of mercy,
with hands and eyes upraised to the
plying heavens; and at the head OF the
grave should be the angel OF Justice,
carving with stern, relentless hand,
upon the tomb stone, those fearful words
OF doom, "No drunkard shall euter the
Kingdom Of God"
In the intervening spaces | would
have, here a grinning skeleton, there
a broken heart, n shattered hour glass,
stranded boat, torch extinguiShed in
blackness of darkness; while from the
doorway and from the ceiling should
look down all kinds of woeful human
taceS-imploring, wrathful, deadly de
spairing. The walls OF the room should
be shlouded in sackcloth, and the floor
covered with ashes, and the bar wrealhed
in weeping willow and gloomy cypress,
while all the vessels that held the dam
ming tluid should be black as the gates
of doom.
Then | would call the rumseller, if he
would, to take bis place behind the bal;
and though few besotted wretches
hardened in crime, might stagger up to
the bar and drink defiance to their fate,
yet | should hope that the young-the
pride of mothers and the light OF homes
might turn away as though they had
caught a glimpse of the Internal world.
Rev. r. Griffin.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1882-10-07

~ SOME THINGS ABOUT CoKS. There
are some curious things about corn, and
one IL. where do the red ears aud the
speckled ears come from when you doh't
plant any but white corn, aud another H.,
why don't we find an ear with an odd
number Of rows on IL? You can nDd
four-leafed clover, out I have never
found the old row on an ear Of corn yet.
Ii j. always fourteen or sixteen or twenty
or some other even number, and would
like 10 understand what corn knows
about mathematics and what objection
nature has To odd numbers.
To be disposed OF under the hammer
"A carpet tack.
Fishing for a rich husband isn't all
net gain.
Mrs. Howe says women do not fall
in love any more. Place woman in
front of milliuer's window and see if
she doesn't
What is the difference between freight
and csrgoi A horse car conductor says
the passengers make the freight snd
the horse makes The car go.
The Evening critic., 1882-01-26

PUBLISH elsewhere in to.day's Critic
the interesting matter relating to the
Guiteau trial which was contained in our
extra edition last night. Within ten min
utes after the jury had returned their ver-
dict of guilty THE CRITIC was on the
street with an intelligent synopsis of the
admirable charge of Judge Cox and with
an interesting account of the scenes in the
courtroom after the rendition of the YER
dict,
Our evening contemporary came ont with
the simple announcement prepared and
stereotyped in advance) of the verdict. 1t
had not word of the Judges charge, nor
line about the scenes in the courtroom.
After the city had been flooded with
EVENING CRITICS, and our lightning press
was throwing them of with unexampled
rapidity and the newsboys were clamoring
for more, our contemporary came out again
with meagre account of the charge and
of the scenes in the courtroom.
Last evenings work. but added another
proof to the already wcll-established fact,
that if the public want all the news at
the earliest moment, they must take THE
EVENING CRITIC.
The Evening critic., 1882-01-26
The Kansas Reception.
WAsnINGToN, Jan. 90, 1852

NASHlNtION, Jdu 20, loos.
To thc Editor Of The EreniRg Critic
While it is matter of no particular con-
sequence yet the thirty or forty Kansas
ladies and gentlemen who enjoyed the hos
ptalties of Mr.. VIM. Hutchinson, on Tues
day evening of this week, would be
gratifed to know by what means your
reporter obtained so much misinformation
as is found in the brief notice of the affair,
which appeared in yesterdays CRITIC?
The request is made for the reason that q
contributor or reporter who can draw so
largely upon his imagination, to the exclu-
sion Of facts, should be generally known
and cultivated.
For example, a majority of those named
in said notice as being in attendance on
this occasion were not present at all, as
matter of fact, for the very excellent reason
that they were not in the city.
Several others-notably, Gov. Craw-
fords daughter and Miss Mcfarland -
are non est, and exist only in the imaeina-
tion of your informant while the majority
of those who were present. and contributed
largely to the grace and pleasure of the
occasion, were not mentioned at all. Will
THE CRITIC please rise and explain
Yours, in behalf of the association,
ID. ]. L.
THE CRITIC desires to say, in reply
to the above that the account of the re-
ception was sent to the Office by member
of the Kansas Association, who vouched
for its correctness over his own signature.
We desire to say to our Kansas friends that
no communication from the same source
will be recognized hereafter. But we will
cheerfully publish any communication from
an official source.-ED. CRITIc.]
We publish below from an authentic
source the names of some of those present,
viz: Hon. J. j. ingalls,, ,exGov. S. j, Crawford
and wife, Hon. VIM. A. Phillips and son, ex-
Senator S. G. Pomeroy, Capt A. A. Thomas
and wife, d. J. Evans and wife, w. w.
White and wife, H. L. Noteman and wife,
ii. Spalding, wife and daughter, w. H..
johnson and wife, Mrs Hon. Thomas Ryan,
Mrs. Gen. j. w. Mcmillan and daughter,
Mrs. Neale, Rudolph, Keeler, Niles and
White, Misses Seigar, Cole, Webster and
Marone, Alessrs. Brown, Bliss, Harley,
Bierer, Burlingame, White, LaFetra, Ber-
kan, Cox, Hamilton, Weed, West, Hanna,
| Smith, Spalding and Drew.
The Evening critic., 1882-01-26
To thc Editor of The Ercninq Critic:
Make Them Comfortable.

To The Editor Of The EueniRg Critic:
Knowing your journal to be in unison
with justice and your greatest wish to see
it meted out fairly to all, be they ever so
humble, has induced me to send you the
following grievance In the Government
Printing. office are employed twenty young
girls whose duties are to fold the Congress
sional Record They have to report for
duty at IL o'clock (midnight), and labor
from that hour until o'clock in the morn.
ing, which alone is arduous, even should
they have pleasant quarters but for these
young girls to be debarred the essential
comfort of heat, and have to fold these
cold, damp sheets in room with the tenn
perature below zero, is positively shocking
1t appears that the heat is cut off for some
cause, whether through negligence or de-
sign l know not. Possibly if the superin-
tendent knew it he would have this inhu-
man nuisance abated, and by so doing re-
ceive, at least, the good wishes of these
suffering young ladies. w. NJ. A.
The Evening critic., 1882-01-26
The Verdict.

The dramatic trial of the assassin Guiteau
has ended, and with verdict that all good
men will approve. The man who coolly
and deliberately shot down the President
of the United States has been tried fairly
and impartially by the laws of his country,
and the judgment rendered against him is
death.
That the verdict is just one no good
citizen can deny, for whatever may be the
opinion of some regarding the criminals
degree of sanity at the time of the killing
of the late President Garfield a II surely
will admit that the brain that could con-
ceive the preliminaries to that dreadful
crime was sufficiently clear on that fatal
July morning to discrim mate between
right and wrong.
In the case of this cruel murder the leG
talionis called urgently for prompt vindica-
tion. As from the smoke arising from the
magic bottle of the Arabian Nights issued
gigantic shape of repulsive features, SO
from the smoke of the pistol wantonly and
barbarously fred by this disappointed Office
seeker might have evo lived for our country
the formidable spectre Of riot and anarchy
if not indeed of civil war.
It is for this reason that Gu iteau's crime
assumes proportions of evil far beyond
those of the ordinary shedding of blood.
Disordered, indeed, should be that brain
which, for weeks, con templating the assas-
sination of a Pres ident of the United States
for purely political reasons, sees in the ac-
complishmcnt of its purpose an "inspira-
tom from the Deity Was Guiteaus
mind shattered to the extent of believing
truly that supreme power had thus called
him to the vicarious work of depriving
James A. Garfield of the life that had been
given him?
By their verdict the jury, which has so
long and so patiently listened to the testi-
mony for and against the criminal, has an
swered nay. This verdict implies, more
over, that the jury believed that in his
exhibition in the courtroom Guiteau was
assuming part, and that his violent out
breaks at times were but mask behind
which to conceal tho workings of an astute
and coherent reasoning.
Thus adjudged sane by the verdict and
condemned to the gallows, Guiteau will
survive for little while longer with the
shadow of his coming execution casting
around him gloomy interest. And when
he shall have paid the penalty of his crime
with his life, the country will feel that the
murder of President Garfield has been fit
p tingly avenged.
The Evening critic., 1882-01-26
A Notable Newspaper Achievement.

The CRITIC yesterday evening gained a
notable victory over its rival. Within a
few minutes after the jury had rendered
its verdict the lively CRITIC was on the
street with an extra edition containing not
only the verdict of the jury, but also the
charge Of Judge Cox, making in all nearly
four columns of matter, while its alleged
rival had only the bare verdict of the jury.
AS a result of this brilliant piece of work
The CRITIC sold like wildfre, while its
rival sold only when CRITICS were not to
be had. Such enterprise on the part of
our young and sprightly evening contem-
porary is refreshing, when we think of the
tardy dullness which has characterized the
hitherto evening monopoly of this city.
The Evening critic., 1882-01-26

IN previous issue of The CRITIC we
promised to show how the late Thomas L..
James secured the clean bill of health ON
which he retired from the Post-office De-
partment. Early notified that his services
would not besacceptable in the position he
held, the late Thomas l.. cast about him for
some means to secure decent dismissal
True to his nature, he proposed to and sue
ceeded by duplicity and deceit.
Just before the day for his retirement the
late Thomas l.. presented to President Ar
thur comparative statement of the re-
ceipts of the Post-ofice Department for the
quarters ending September 80, 1880 and
1851, the one being during the incumbency
of James, and the other during that of Hor-
ace Maynard.
These figures are, for 1880, $5,425, ,445.61 /;
for 1881, $9,565, ,70695, showing an increase
of receipts of 81, ,140,261.3l Exactly what
influence the late Thomas L. exercised in
securing this increase is something the
ordinary man cannot conceive, There was
an increase during the fiscal year ending
June 80, 1881, over the previous year, in
the sale Of postage stamps, envelopes, ETC.,
of over two and a-half million dollars, most
of that increase being in the last half of the
year, from January to July. The unpre-
cedented increase in the next quarter was
more attributable to the assassination of
President Garfield than to anything else,
and If the late Thomas L. claims any credit
for this increase, he must also bear his part
with Guiteau in the crime which caused it
IL the late Thomas l.. failed 10 present
the figures ON which to found q comparison
we will correct the omission. Every man
understands that the business Of the coun-
try controls the receipts o. the Departments
and that they are large or small as bust
ness is good or bad. The e1peaditwesof an
Executive Department are controlled by
its chief, and they show whether he admin
listers well sor not. The figures that the
late Thomas l.. ought to have presented
and which he failed TO do for these two
quarters, are the following Ex-
penditures for quarter ending Sep
temher 30, 1850, s0,633, 1880; for same
quarter 1851, 81, 6e7 .l0967; showing an IN
crease II expenditures under the adasisistra
iioa ef James eforer ffIy-tAree thousand dol
iags per quoifes, or more than two hundred
fheusand dollars per year, and this in th'
The Evening critic., 1882-01-26

WE UNDERSTAND that the contract for
plastering the State, War and Navy Depart
ment building has been given TO a contrac
tor at such low rate that he can only pay
starvation wages to the workmen. This is
wrong. Tho Government can afford to pay
fair price for its work. and should not be
party to grinding down the wages of
workingmen. 1.-THE laborer is worthy Of
his hire" and the officials of tho Govern
ment having the work in charge should see
that he gets it.
The Evening critic., 1882-01-26

face Of all his boasts Of retrcnchmont. We
have already shown that this increase was
caused by additional pay given by the late
Thomas l.. to his railway masters, aud
shall not repeat the figures now, though
We intend to give definite information on
the suhicct in the future,
The Evening critic., 1882-01-26
FREE ADVERTISING.

Advertisements under hchead of"situdtions
Wanfcd" and "Help Wanted" riU hereafter
be inserted in THE EVENING CRITIC three
times FREE. We inrite our friends wishing
situations or help 10 dvdiI themselves Of This
offer. Anspers directed ia care Of CRITIC
Office ,riU receive careful attention. Business
advertisements three lines three times for p cts.
The Evening critic., 1882-01-26
AppOrtionment Of Representative
Under the New Census.

No steps whatever have SO far been taken
for a reapportionment of congressional
representation, and the members of the
House seem to be quite Indifferent on the
subject. In the meantime the sessions of
many of the State legislatures are nearing
an end. In number OF the States it is
probable that there will be neither increase
nor diminution of representation, and in
such States there would be no necessity for
changing the boundaries of the present dis
tricts, and, therefore, it is unimportant to
them whether early action is taken or not.
But, in all the States where the new ap-
poItionment either increases or decreases
the representation, unless the legislatures
have the opportunity TO Iedistrict, their
whole membership of the House of Repre-
sentatives would have 10 be elected on the
general State ticket. This would be liable
to create remarkable condition of affairs,
and in the case of doubtful States, like New
York, Indiana, Ohio, result in such an
exciting canvass as would be without pre-
cedent. 1t would be prize worth fighting
for by the two parties TO secure a solid dele
cation in the House from such great States
1t Is probable, however, that If the time is
at all sufficient IN advance Of the election
of members Of the House next fall, the
legislatures would be brought together in
extra session to redistriet the States
The Evening critic., 1882-01-26
PERSONAL.

FILTERS WRITTEN ON ANY SUBJECT,
IL MS. revised, briefs drawn, collections made,
pensions, attorney for land warrants and patents.
Speeches and lectures prepared at shortest notice.
All business confidential. MRS. NJ A. LACH-
MAN, sl3 18th street n. w. de-
The Evening critic., 1882-01-26
A Curious Fact About Smallpox.

A curious fact in connection with smallpox
In the smallpox hospital in Washington, in
which the writer was patient for four months
in 1865, the doctor in charge had never been
vaccinated in his life. Although brought into
daily, almost hourly, contact with on an aver
age of two or three hundred cases of the worst
type, he never caught the disease, and is now
living free and rowing life among the noun
tain wonders of Colorado, one of the finest
specimens OF physical manhood for his sixty
years TO be seen in this countrywide York
CCnmeici0t AdUeytiSer.
TO The Editor Of The Ereaing Critic:
The writer of the above article was pa
tient at Kalerama Hospital, at the time it
was under the charge Of DR.. II. 1. Thomas.
In connection with the above "curious
fact" would state that two of the white
laundry women at the hospital, who were
daily employed in washing the bed linen of
the patients, never had the small-pox
notwithstanding they were daily inhaling
the poisonous vapors arising from the wash
tubs.
As this loathsome disease is spreading
throughout the country, it will be well for
the timid and nervous TO remember that
fear Lever prevents, but often proves condu-
Give to, the very disease they are afraid of.
The Evening critic., 1882-01-26

A lady writer finds fault with the man
ners of the king Of Sweden because his
majesty scratched his royal head with his
fork at dinner. Some people are entirely
too iastidious. Would the lady have had
his majesty scratch his head with the iegof
a chair ?-s0mefpile Jouraal.
The Evening critic., 1882-01-26

TNOR EALE-A BEAUTIFUL RESIDENCE
IL for gentleman ofleisure, merchant or clerk
in any ofthe Government departments desiring to
own rural home where properly is yearly en-
asplendid road. This property is elevated ON rich
rolling land, watered by springs and running
streams and commanding fine view ofthe city
and surrounding country and within less than one
mile from the Metropolitan Branch and Baltimore
one beautiful mansion of II rooms, Exclusive of
the basement), surrounded by choice fruits of va
rious kinds shrubbery and flowers and water in
the mansion and in the house. For further nfor-
nation apply to W. II. Main q Bros st. Charles
nne northwest. ivl2-tf
The Evening critic., 1882-01-26
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

WANTED - BOARD AND ROOM BY
w ayoung gentleman in u private family;
price must be moderate; object, "home comforts"
Address stating terms etc., Chester, Critic office.
The Evening critic., 1882-01-26

WV NANTED-COPYING TO DO AT HOME
w by one who has had more than six years
experience; can write either fine or coarse hand;
will work on very reasonable terms. Please ad,
dress Miss L., Critic oilce i2f
The Evening critic., 1882-01-26
iy6NTED---HEiP.

VTANTED-A YOUTH WHO HAS HAD \
w couple OF years experience at printing
700 Pcnna. ave. east i2j
The Evening critic., 1882-01-26
WANTED---SITUATJ0NS.

WANTED-A PLACE IN A STORE OF
w some. kind rs driver porter; frsl-cass
references. Address Alfred. critic office. i2i
The Evening critic., 1882-01-26

UTANTED-A SITUATION AS CAKE AND
w bread baker, or pastry cook in q hotel light
work and light pay. Apply at No. 1907 Penna.
ave. n. W. i5j
The Evening critic., 1882-01-26

-" "ANTED-BY A YOUNG MAN FROM
w the country. age 10. a position as compost
tor. Address Printer, Upper Marlboro Prince
George County, Md. i2l
The Evening critic., 1882-01-26

TTOR SALE = 100 ACRES OF SUPERIOR
IL land, with dwelling of "a rooms and all
rounded by a fine shady grove, offering great n-
ducumeuts for hrSt-class summer boarding
house, and has of the best and largest selected
fruit orchards In this District composed of apples,
pears, cherries, grapes and small fruits, there be-
ing 5000 pear trees, 900 grape vines, from which
of pears there was sold 200 bushels and ofgrapes
10000 lbs. alone, with other fruits accordingly this
last season; within few miles of the city both by
road and rail. WIN. ii. MAIN g. BROS, cor. Pa.
ave- and Sd ST. oc2i
The Evening critic., 1882-01-26

NTANTED-BY a LADY, a GOVERNMENT
w positions will pay half OF first months
salary and twenty-five per cent as long as re-
tained. Address Hope, Critic Office. j2t
The Evening critic., 1882-01-26
FOR SALE.

EOR SAIE-AN ELEVATED OVEN EN-
IL pire range, cheap; it Is suitable for small or
in use; have purchased new one, but much
larger. AT Alderney Dairy Depot, 4l4 Third street
n. de26-tf
The Evening critic., 1882-01-26

WANTED : SITUATION AS HOUSE
w keeper; best of references given. Address
M. d., this Office. i2i
The Evening critic., 1882-01-26

VNANTED--BY A YOUTH OF EIGHTEEN,
w n situation in an attorneys Office; expert
ence Of two years at patent business; work prim-
ary object; good recommendation from last en-
ployer. Address 6. E. s., care East Capitol sta
tion. city. i'll
The Evening critic., 1882-01-26

WANTED-BY A YOUNG MAN, WITH A
wv family q situation of any kind to make
living for them. Address A. IL. Critic office. is
The Evening critic., 1882-01-26

WANTED-A GIRL FOR SMALL FAMILY
w TO do general housework; must 20 home Mt
night. can at 1874 Twelfth ST. II. w. i2j
The Evening critic., 1882-01-26

OIt
~ some property in the thrifty and healthfu
Village of Hamilton, the probable future county
seat oi Loudoun County, Va.
said property consists of eight acres ofexcellent
land. on which is q modern-style house ofthirteen
rooms, large barn carriage house, iceh house, and
all necessary out buildings, all in complete ORDER
also about one hundred fruit trees of every
variety, and good water. Location convenient
Exchange OWN. H. MAIN & BROS, ST. Charles
Hotel, corner of Third street and Pennsylvania
avenue. jal7
The Evening critic., 1882-01-26

NOR SALE OR XCHANGE-AT A GREAT
II bargain, 900 acres, ten miles from Washing
ton city, with good dwelling of rooms also four
tenant houses, in splendid repair; abundance Of
fruits of all kinds well-watered and wel-fenced;
would make very fine stock farm; will sell or
exchange for property in, this city or Virginia,
suitable for summer boarders VIM. II. MAIN q
BROS. cor. Penna. ave. and ID SITS. oc22
The Evening critic., 1882-01-26

A STENOGRAPHER DESIRES TO CON-
IA meet himself with some Senator, Member
salary nominal. Address Stenographer, Critic
office. i21
The Evening critic., 1882-01-26

WANTED EMBROIDERY ON LADIES'
w or chirdens suits in silk, flannel or velvet,
also stockings, infants cloaks shawls blankets,
sacques and leggins knit; terms moderate. Mrs
Henry, 1875 Eighth $. IL w. 1923
VTTANTED-BY A RESPECTABLE WHITE
w girl 10 years Of age, place as nurse to
assist In dining-room work. good references. APP
ply at 2i2i q street ianl9
The Evening critic., 1882-01-26

o22 SEVENTH ST. N. W., Ret AND X.
Headquarters for
GILT q SILVER TRIMMINGS
RE0ALIAS AND Badges
ldace t0order
The Evening critic., 1882-01-26

"ANTED-A WHITE GIRL IN A SMALL
w family; she would be treated as q compau-
ion and given a moderate compensation; refer
ences required. Address for three days Homc
care of Critic office. 1913
" "ANTED-IN A PRIVATE FAMILY, A
w competent white woman to cook and as
sist IN wa shing and ironing. Apply at SIG L ST.
northwest.
The Evening critic., 1882-01-26

w ANTED-A GIRL TO COOK. WASH AND
w iron; references required. Apply at 1927 Co