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Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1883-06-30

High waters have prevailed OH the Up
per Mississippi. AT ST. Louis there was
a rise of nearly 80 feet. The Missouri
Valley is flooded and hundreds Of acres of
crops in Kansas, Nebraska and Iowa have
been DESTROYED.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1883-06-30

Two young men-Mr. Mears. of Will
mington, n. c., and Mr.. Hoffman, of
South Carolina-met, with their seconds,
at Harrisburg, N. c., Oh Monday TO test
their strength, prompted by the green
eyed monster, both being in love with
young lady living near Kings Mountain.
They went to work at the word of com
mand from their seconds, ard knocked
and beat and pummeled each other like
sand-baggers of Chicago for sixteen NOR
tai minutes, when both went down and
cried enough" The gent from Will
mington had his nose broken. When
they were able to stand they shook hands,
and peace was declared.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1883-06-30
PHOTOGRAPHS.

COtoP. {. HUNTER for fine PHOTOGRAPHS.
II Ne has all the modern improvements. and
years of experience, which enable him to guar
antcc satisfaction.
Always Delighted to see the Babies
coming in rs well rs the adults. Also keeps
on hand n fine selection OF Picture Frames.
Call and see Z. Z. HONIEk,
o6N. Queen ST.. Martinsburg, Wv
June e-6m
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1883-06-30

HORSE AND CATTLE POWDERS: Kendals
III Sprain Cure and other valuable lintments.
such us Myers. Schoppert's, Wolfs, and Turn
ers' Nov is rhe time 10 get rid OF insects on
vour stcc;s Inv usjng Carbolic Acid, Carbolis
SOAP Wh.i.. IiI aud Dog Soap-A dead shct
every time All these things now on hand af
GIBSUNS Drug store.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1883-06-30
FARMERS,
Look to Your Interest!

7 HEREBY wish To inform you that am
l. handling II. j. Baker ~ Co.'S justly cell
ebrated FERTILIZERS. These goods are
generally known and their value and SUI
periority are admitted hy al who have
used them. am prepared to furnish the
ingredients from this house. from which
you can make your own Fertilizers ut u
low figure. have accepted the agency
also OF Chappell'S Fertilizers of Halti-
more In these goods can give you a
bargain. Respectfully,
w. n. LEMEN.
August 3 II
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1883-06-30
PROPERTY for Sale or Lease

by FLEMING Il SNYDER, Real Estate Agents,
Shephordstowu, W. Va. Persons desiring full
particulars will call on or address as above.
No. l. Prire, $4,000.
In Shepherdstown, n good two-story Brick
Dwelling, with large wing two stories, with
double porch: stabling carriage and corn house,
cistern, large garden, good fruit. For sale or
exchange. One-thlrd cash, balance III * years.
No. 3. Price, 81 ,050.
In Shepherdstown, q good new frame Dwell
ing six rooms large garden, good fruit, a corn
house. One-third cash, balance in land2years.
Sale or exchange.
No. 4. Price SO, $50. Seven Acres.
In the corporate limits OF Shopherdstown,
good mill seat, constant stream saw mill In
good running order, 2l-foot overShot wheel;
complete foundation for mill or other building.
One dwelling with rooms, one with rooms;
stabling, sc. : Il runs through tho prop
erty. One-fourth cash, balance in !. and
years, secured by deed OF trust.
No. 5. Price $3.50.
A good frame dwelling in Shepherdstown,
with rooms; Il good lot; good fruit; the price
Is very low; we wish to sell Immediately; the
house is rented; the purchaser can have the
ront from date Of purchase.
No. 8. al Acres. Price $50 Per Acre.
good Farm in Berkeley County, W. Va.
Good dwelling OF nine rooms. Well Of water
and two springs, giving running water through
tho farm. Twenty acres Of Timber. n good
Bank Barn. For sale or exchange.
7 AIDES RE5TEDIES.-Dr. Anarchists Cath
j ! olicon, Mrs. Van Buren's Ladies' Tonic,
aud DIR. riercc's Favorite Prescription for Fee
nales at GIBSON'S.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1883-06-30
VALUABLE FARM
FOR SALE.

THE farm belonging to the heirs of Ed
L ward II. Roberts, deed, Is offered for
sale. This farm is located OH the Smith
field and ShepherdstOwn Turnpike, q OF
a mile west of Kerneysvillc Depot on tho
i. * o. II. r., convenient To churches,
schools and railroad depot. This farm is
in high state of cultivation and Is the
best quality of limestone land, well WA
tered, there are three pools, two wells
and three cisterns, Two Orchards of
choice fruit and large amour: of small
fruit such as grapes, pears, DC. This
farm is better located than most Of farms,
having so many advantages Of roads, mar
llets, &c. Ii contains about one hundred
acres. The improvements are comforta-
bic Dwelling House, Barn, Grain and
Corn House, Ice and Carriage House,
Smoke and Wash House, and all new.
This farm will be sold all together or ia
lots to suit purchasers. For terms and
information apply 10 Chas. J. Roberts liv-
ing Oh the farm or
A. G. DRAWBAUGH,
Shenandoah Junction, W. Va.
Aug. 10, 1892. u
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No. 8. al Acres. Price $50 Per Acre.

I AIDES REHEDIES.-Dr Anarchists Cath
/ 4 olicon Mrs. Van Buren's Ladies' Tonic,
aud Dr. Picrco's Favorite Prescription for Fe-
IN ales at GlBSON'S.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1883-06-30
Good news for the harvest hands and laboring
men, Clothing on the declinc:

Boots Shoes and Gents Furnishing Goods, Of
all descriptions, Ut very low prices.
Having a large stock on hand l have deter
mined 10 sell my goods at sacrificed prices. NJ.
ElNSTElN No. 5 n Potomac ST., Hagerstown.
The Osceola times., 1883-01-06
Fashion Notes.

The simplest linen collars are worn
with velvel street costumes.
Some of\h new redingotes have small
shoulder capes that are caught up grace
fully on the left shoulder.
Buckles of silver, gold, bronze and
pearl are used to ornament bonnets, hats,
dresses and slippers.
stylish round felt hats have narrow
brims with high Alpine crowns. This
shape is most becoming to round, full
faces.
Mufis must be SMALL but they may be
made of fur, feathers, or Of the same ma
terial as the dress with which they are
worn.
Six or eight crushed roses of different
shades of red halfcover black or red bon
nets. The same varied shades are seen
in clusters of ostrich feathers.
Pink feathers on brown bonnets. green
plumagc on red bonnets, and silver pow
dered black ostrich ties on black bonnets,
are the stylish contrasts in millinery.
Handsome opera cloaks are made of
Ottoman silk, matelasse figured silk, bro
caded velvet, or plain plush and velvet.
Some of these wraps have pointed hoods
and Others round ones.
The Fashionable hats worn by young
ladies are puffed cloth of velvet toques,
and with these the Langtry coiflure with
fluffy front hair and low small Greek knot
behind is appropriate.
Boas are entirely out of fashion small
Byron collars offur are worn instead. The
stole of fur passing around the neck and
straight down each of the front garment
is stylish with pelisses.
The quaint freak of fashion is to fasten
ve,vet standing collars on the left side
with bow of ribbon Bullion or gilt
soutache trims these velvet collars, and a
figured lace frill edges them at the top.
Black monkey skins With long hair,
natural brown beaver of light shade, dark
sealskin and the long fleecy black fox are
the fashionable materials for the closely
fitted pelerine capes worn by young
ladies.
The most fashionable Jet bonnets are
those formed by row upon row of jet
beads of the same size finely cut and as
large as the end of lady's little finger
Those in faneiful designs of jetted lace
are no longer stylish.
The handsomest velvet costumes have
plain velvet for the basque, the font and
back draperies of the skirt, and the
sleeves, while the side panels covering
the whole side breadths are ot the richest
brocaded velvet.
The Osceola times., 1883-01-06
GLEANINGS AT RANDOM.
Arthur" is a new town in Dakota.

Arthur is a new town in Dakota.
Apricot wine is favorite in California.
Novel napkin rings are made of flow
ers.
Baby shows entertain rural New York
ers.
Fashionable tables are lighted by can
delbra.
"The Grover Cleveland" is a Chicago
overcoat
Ninety-nine dogs chased one rabbit
through Sherman, Texas.
At the Talladega, Ala, fair ''the pret-
ticst girl" received prize.
A Trenton preacher served free coffee
at the polls on election day.
The newest ice cream plates are of Bo-
hemian glass, with little handles.
One of the colored members of the
Georgia Legislature wears earrings.
Robbers Mt Erie, Ga, fired mans barn
and when he went to put the fire out
stole his money and b nds from the dwell
ling.
At Waco, Texas, quite recently, crazy
man undertook TO swallow pump han
die, and thrust it dswn his throat, inflict-
ing fatal injuries.
There is a man in our town." says the
Douglasville, Ga, Star, who can make
two clear and distinct sounds with his
voice at the same time"
A handsome deer ran through the main
street ia Malone, n. Y, few days ago.
One merchant struck it with broom. Ii
ran into the river, where il was shot.
At dinner party in New York the
other day they had gilt-bound tank in
the centre of the table in which were
turtles, goldfish and frogs. During the
meal the frogs attacked the fish and the
tank had to be removed to pacify the
ladies.
Genuine fnrs seem to be few and far
between, and every other woman one sees
on the street has the imitation. Even
The Osceola times., 1883-01-06
on A WHALES BACK.
A boy, Being Frightened by Sharks, Takes
Surprising Leap.
Port Townsend w. IT, Argus.

Port Townsend wv. to Argus.
Captain Willoughby states that on Sat
urday, October q, the Neah Bay Indians
discovered the body Of an enormous
whale floating near Waaoda island and a
fleet of canoes put off in pursuit of blub-
Der. On nearing the carcass they found it
surrounded by great number of enor-
nous bone sharks from twenty-five to
thirty feet long, who were gorging them
selves with blubber and were very saw
age. Captain Willoughby's son Oliver
was in one of the canoes to see the fun.
A shark came rushing at the canoe and as
he turned to take bite at it one of the
Indians, Billy Balch, fired a pistol into
its open mouth, killing II Instantly. An
other big shark rose under the canoe
which frightened Master Ollie so that he
Jumped on the whales back, from whence
the Indians rescued him with his clothes
saturated and ruined with the sinking
curry of the whale.
The Indians succeeded in towing the
carcass into Sail Rock river, little creek
two miles east of Neah bay, where the
head grounded in twenty feet of water,
but a portion of the body and tail was
exposed at low tide on the beach and the
blubber taken off by the Indians, who
are having regular jolification over their
feast of fat things.
The Osceola times., 1883-01-06
New York Gamblers Philosophy
Truth Interview


Experience has shown me that there
is no system that will beat faro or any
other game of chance where percentage
is against you and no judgment concerned.
The usual percentage in this country in
favor of the bank is nearly eight per cent,
or four times what it is in the great gam
bling places of Europe.
But it is not the percentage alone that
gives the bank the advantage, nor do they
count upon that chiefly for their win
nings. The fact is, when you play against
the bank you play against machine, and
u machine can heat man out of sight
every time. Such is human nature that
the average man cannot get out of a gam
bling house with a cent in his pockets.
He is not satisfied with winning rea.
sonable amount, but he goes on until he
finally loses all he has with him. He is
playing with limited sum against cap
itaI that is practically unlimited, and of
course he will get left in the long run,
even leaving the percentage out of the
question.
But more important part in favor of
the bank is this, and concerns the eccen-
tricity of luc'::. What the reason may be
no one knows, but it is certainly true that
luck runs in streaks, first bad and then
good. To follow up and back the good
streaks and lie back on the bad, is the
only system | know of winning at any
sort of gambling. The trouble is that men
don't know enough, or at least haven't the
nerve, to practice it. They win few
times, and become cautious and bet small
sums, fearing change in the luck, where
as the minute they see their luck is run
ming they ought to stack their chips all
over the table-everywhere that there is
room to put them. As it is, the average
PLAYER waits for his bad luck TO come and
then doubles and doubles until he is
buotaJ
The Osceola times., 1883-01-06
Orange Culture.

The orangc tree grows all the time.
That IL to he thought Of II calls for the
frequent cares which are its dues, as well
in winter as in summer. Not few of the
invalid class, who had looked upon its
culture a. a mere pastime, have broken
down through this cause and having ta-
ken more land than they could manage.
The lesson of such cases is not to attempt
too much, but to keep the five or ten
acres perhaps within ones personal ca
pacity.
Nor has it been polite to put every
thing into the single crop of oranges. The
smaller fruits, peaches, plums, and espe-
cially apricots, for canning, which come
into bearing quickly, are useful in tiding
over the rather tedious period of waiting
for the orange trees to mature, and are
always in profitable demand. To start
existence comfortably, say in Southern
California, the newcomer should have a
capital of from 5000 to $4,000. Peculiar
energy, of course, will do with less.
1t requires about nine years to bring
an orange tree from the seed into full
bearing. On the other hand, it is found
that by deity inserting an orange bud
into a small shoot of lemon tree slitted
in an X shape, and setting this in the
ground, tree can be obtained which
bears marketable fruit after the second
year. The controversy RACES whether it
is worth while to do this, since the pro-
duct is but dwarf, like the dwarf pear
tree and though it yields early it never
can yield much, and its fruit does not
stand shipment as well as the seeding.
Against this it is maintained that it lives
longer than the Seeding, yields choicer
varieties of fruit, more uniform in size
and quality, and not subject to the singu-
lar form of destruction which sometimes
overtakes the seeding, that of being
dashed against its own thorns.
The Osceola times., 1883-01-06
HARE AND BOUNDS At HARVARD.
An Old Game Played In n Lively Manner
by the Boys at Cambridge.

The second "hare and hound" race of
the season at Harvard, occurred Thurs
day afternoon. At 3:l5 the "hares," s.
Coolidge, 's3, and j. b. Walker, 'S4, start
ed from in front of Mattho ws Hall, scat
tering paper from bags which they car
ried on their backs, TO give their pursucrs
traces of their course. Seven minutes
later the "hounds," in suits as variegated
as the colors of the rainbow, went howl
ing after their prey. The scent was
often lost and when found by some
hound of unusually acute senses,
the cry Tally Ho" would resound
through the air to let his comrades know
thas he had scented out the trail. Over
fences, through backyards, under barns,
into unoccupied houses and across
Marshes swamps and ploughed ground,
the motley crowd sped on, now and then
held back by the whipper-in, when the
foremost were getting too far ahead of
the less feet
Thus the chase went on tor two hours,
until the eager hounds were brought to
standstill on pier in the Charles river
at brighton. Paper on the pier, and pa
per on the bank opposite, showed that
the brave hares had crossed the stream
(here twenty feet wide in some way. A
plank was secured by the inventive
hounds, and one by one they slid to terra
firma, on the other side of the river. In
the centre Of the marsh the empty bags
of the hares were found, indicating that
the scent had given out, and here the
whipper-in gave the word to break, and
then each took his own gait, consequent
ly the pack no longer kept together, but
scattered out all along the road. The
first man in was Root, 's5; followed i'm
mediately by Lowell, 's3, and Goldman,
'S3. The first hound arrived just thirty
minutes after the hares got in. Cups
were awarded TO the two hares, because
the hounds did not gain on them, and to
the first hound. The whipper-in was
George Lowell. 'S3.
The Osceola times., 1883-01-06
THE LEAF OF GERANIUM.
Exchange.

Exchange
II is very strange, when we come to
think of it, on what small cogs and pivots
the whe els of fate run, and what slight
jar will do toward changing the whole
machinery and set il to running in an
entirely different direction. 1t was a
geranium leaf that altered the whole
course of my life. But for the trivial leaf
picked 10y young girl in thoughtless
mood | should not have been sitting
here to-day in this pleasant dining-room,
where the sun comes in through the
vine-wreathed windows and falls upon
the geranium pots inside; and this little
girl would not be upon my knee, nor
yondcr red-cheeked maiden on the
verandah with young Smithers; and
neither would that very handsome ma
tron who just passed into the parlor have
been in her present situation.
If you will listen an hour or so, will
tell you my story. II was just twenty
years ago this summer that | married
Carrie Dean. She was twenty-one and |
was twenty old enough to
know what we meant and what we were
about-at least | was, but Carrie was
such coquette that used to think she
had no mind of her own
Oh, but she was lovely All rose col
ored and white and brown tressed, and
pearly teeth, with the roundest, plumpest
figure, and as graceful as a fairy in every
movement, and with beautiful shapely
hands that were constant delight to the
yes
was just heme from college and she
was ON visit to my stepmother, her
aunt and my half sister Lila, and her
cousin.
l had seen good many girls in my
seven years at college, and some of the
bellies of the land; but had never yet
had my heart stirred by any woman's
eyes as Carrie Deans sti,ged il when my
eyes met hers in greeting; and the touch
of her soft fingers completely set me atloat
on the sea of love.
was her slave from that hour-not
her slave either, but her passionate lover
and worshipper. And OF course she knew
it, and ofcourse, being finished coquette
she quccned it over me right royalty.
There was Fred Town, the country
physician, and Tom Delano, the hand
some young farmer, both as badly off
as was; and pretty time We had Of
it.
Fred and I-old chums in former days
were at swords points now, and hated
each other splendidly for few weeks.
And Tom, held in the utmost contempt,
aHd rallied at them both whenever OPP
fortunity presented itself, or Carries
ed(fcstion, after the manner Of men and
The Osceola times., 1883-01-06
Gotham's Gold-Carrier.

The certificates are also convenience
to the banks, bankers, brokers and bust
ness men generally.
But there Is one man in Gotham who
does not throw up his hat for them. Ilis
name is John c. Barkley.
The reason why Mr.. Barkley is not
enthusiastic about the certificates is be-
cause they break up his business. For
over thirty years he has been engaged in
carting gold for the banks and banking
houses TheCertificates will almost do
away with the actual handling of gold in
adjusting the bank clearaRc,s, and in
many other large transactions as we'll
and so Barkley, like "Othello," finds his
occupation gone.
Ever since he set up as a gold-carrier
"Honest John" has had the business all
himself. 1t would not be easy to figure
up all the gold be has handled. The total
would run into many thousand millions
In a single year, for instance, he has car
ried for the clearing house nearly $780,
100000. A single million in gold coin
makes a pretty good wagon load, so fai
as the weight is concerned. Barkley's
strong four-wheeled truck, drawn by two
Hbput iiDIrtS, 'diiito g-fNV',oV' ut Il liiut
the gold being packed in kegs. A keq
holds $4,000, and twenty kegs filled with
gold will weigh nearly a ton.
Barkley's charge for carrying is 81 8
keg; so, for full load of 100000 he
gets $40. His working force consists o.
half dozen stout men, including him
self each wei equipped for action in case
the use of revolvers should at any time
be necessary. 1t never has been. The
miscellaneous highwaymen wko infes'
the broad ways and narrow ways of Go
than have always been shy of John
Barkley and his well-guarded truckloads
of gold. They know that the deadly re-
volvers are always ready, and that Bark.
ley and his men have a special license to
shoot. Though he has carted thousands
of millions through the streets of New
York, his trips TO the docks with gold to
be shipped abroad often taking him into
dangerous neighborhoods, he has never
lost dollar of the money entrusted To
him.
He will still have the foreign shipments
to attend to, and probably an odd job for
the banks and bankers, but with the ap-
pearance of the gold certificates the bulk
of his business passes away "Honcst
John" has laid by something for n rainy
day, however, and would not need to fall
back on the poorhouse, even though he
never carried another keg Of gold.
The Osceola times., 1883-01-06

dyed rabbit skin is palmed off for coney,
and what is called black Russian fur is
nothing but goat skin dyed. This is one
Of the best years on record for fashionable
deccptions.
monkeys hanging from it by their tails.
These bangles come in silver and gilt and
are said to be of French origin. Ladies
who wear them are not necessarily the
missing link.
Among brides there is heavy run on
white velvet brocade for marriage gowns
and in consequence the price of the ma
terial has gone up in the neighborhood
of the comet. Nuptual influence is all
powerful.
There was something the matter with
the pink ice cream at wedding recep-
ton the other afternoon, and several
people who partook of it found it neces-
sary TO send for the family physician as
soon as they reached home.
Would-be-rivals of Mrs. I.angtry in
beauty holds Jumps Of ice TO their cheeks
when they rise in the morning, and the
glow secured ispuiranteed to last all day
Artificially, "Red as a Rose was She"
blt it took her sisters long time to find
il out.
According to Boston paper, the
French doll not only has every kind of
toilet article in its outfit, but cosmetics
and false hair are now added to the list
The inanimate young lady must have her
complexion touched mp as well as her
betters.
Oscar Wilde scarf-pins are the newest
and are already worn by many clubmen.
They-the scari-pins--represent a tiny
donkey with superhuously big ears, and
on its sides are stamped the figures 2
And now everybody knows why they are
called Oscar Wilde rf.pins.
The Osceola times., 1883-01-06

The late Philip Turpin johnson, OF
Chesterfield county, Va, left all his prop
erty, including ''the country seat of the
great Revolutionary orator and Governor
Pntrick Henry" to DR.. ]. W. Johnston,
Of Richmond, to whom the deceased was
not related. Mr.. johnson was bache-
1or brother of the late Major-General
Edward johnson, of the United States
nd Confederate service.
The Osceola times., 1883-01-06

Nnt1hew Borlitzer, Of Grass Valley,
Uanesis aid to be the Oldest man living
1ur6u to-day. of whose birth there
my hu161nic record. lie was born in
s1d = consequently l2s years old
Shs many interesting narratives
- tells are the tales told him
- hther, who had been a soldier, in
- Meztac war Of i34s and in the war
- FCbellIop IN 1851. Borlitsor was q
q ( QAieaGs ACm The time a. his
The Osceola times., 1883-01-06

The New York Herald the other day
told how Miss Emma Abbott was run
away with by st. Louis horse, and the
Baltimore Herald follows this up with a
story of howa lunatic in that city squeez-
e and hueged Miss Abbott till she faint
ed. Her agent seems to possess good in
yentiye poWers.