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Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1884-08-22

MIRAGE

Hot lies the sand beneath the weary feet,
The skies are dazzling downward through the
heat,
20 breath OF wind 10 stir the heavy air,
No fieck of cloud TO break the cruel glare
Ofthe fierce sunshine, as the reeling brain
Strives TO force on the falling strength, III VAIN
Nav for across tho desert stretch 1t lies,
Cleaning and cool beneath the mockins SKIES
The sparkling 'lake-almost the feverish gaze
Can see its ripples through the silvery haze;
Almost the straining ear can hear the plash,
As its light wavelets on the pebbles dash.
One desperate effort more, and then to lave
Pnrched lips and burning forehead in the wave ;
one desperate effort more, and at the brink
In agony OF thankfulness TO sink,
Where the great palm-trecs by the waters stand
And their cool shadows rest upon the sand.
Poor wretch! the trcacherous vision lures him
ON,
Till, faith, and hope, and strength, and courage
gone,
lie falls and perlshes, and leaves to life
This lcsson-arm We for the present strife,
ON no sweet future build II futile faith.
DO for each hour thy best. So armed Tor dea'h'
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1884-08-22

Another Dakota editor il out in the
woods calling upon the hills and rocks 20
fail upon him and hide I,is from The
wrath to come. lie wrote: "Mrs. Alien
called yesterday and presented us with
some OF her jim. and we unhcsiiaiingiy
say it beats the World Thc printer
made il read jaw" aud hence
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1884-08-22
a Village Gossip.

write this from country village con-
tanning about 1000 inhabitants. 1t is Il
lovely little town, nestled on hillside To
break of the raw winds of winter and The
hurricanes Of summer. When | arrived
this morning it seemed TO me rs il there
could not be Il bad man or scolling wo-
man in the village; but four hours have
passed. and | am Il wiser man. | came
here 10 see old Mrs. Brown about PEN
sion she wants from the government, ana
when we had finished our business said:
81 see you have four churches here"
Eyes; but we never have any sermons
worth listening to-"
"The men look intelligent and smart"
"IIumph! They are regular pokcs!
There ism'ta man in Farmville who knows
enough to ask boot in horse trade"
"But the women look happy" pro-
tested
'"rhcn they look what they s:n't," she
answered. 81 don't believe there Is
happy woman in the whole village. Ii
You knew of the awful carryings-on here
YOU would not look for happy wives
"what awful things 10 thc men do:'
"You'd better ask what they don't do!
It's wonder to me that Farmyillc hasn't
shared the fate of Sodom and Gomorrah.'
"Do they drinkg"
"Do they? Didn't see even old Dea-
con Harris weaving this way and that rs
he climbed the hill last evening? lisa
slippery path, of course, but sober men
don't climb hill sideways"
"Do they gambler"
Gamble. What did Mrs. Potts tell mo
that her brothers wife told Mrs. Davis
not month ago! Four of the leading
men in the place were caught playing
checkers for the soda water. That's
nice example, isn't ity'
"Is Mrs. Potts niccy'
"N.ce. Why, she's the worst gossip in
town. It's wonder the men don't duck
her in the mill-pond!"
"And Mrs. DavisY"
"She's hypocritc! She'll talk sweet
TO your face and abuse you behind your
back"
"MrS. George is we'll spoken Off"
"By whomg Iva Known her fifteen
years, aud never heard human being
speak we'll Of her! She eats opium aud
lies like trolopl'
Isn't Mrs. McIlcnry all right?"
"All right? Why, lao one can live Ia
the house next 10 her."
"rhc Postmaster seems like a good
man." venturei to remark.
Good man! WAY, my husband always
believed that he was the very man who
threw ynllcr dog down our well!
don't say that he steals letters, but know
that when | sent two threc-cont stamps
in letter To my daughter in lllinoy, sIo
never got it,"
"But there must he one good man
hcrc:'
"rherc must, oh? We'll, wish you'd
pint him out to me. I'd like to polish up
my spectacles and take Il good look at
him"
"And isn't there one faultlcsS wOman,'
"Wcll, don't want TO seem vain anal
cOnccited, because none of us are long
for this world, but expect I'm the fault
less one you are iTquiring after"
think shall 20 out on :hc evening
train. Mrs. Brown says tha. every house
and lot is mortgagcd, every business man
is ready to "bust," and every family has
at least one scandal about them. On my
way over to the pOst-oilce an hour ago ]
asked Il grocer il lac knew old Mrs. Brown.
"Know herl Why, she's gossip, a
liar, n hypocrite and dead beat, and too
lazy to change her stockings more than
twice a year." Detroit Free Press.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1884-08-22

When Philadelphia father chided his
daughter for allowing 4 young gentleman
visitor to kiss her, she replied, with some
spirit: 81 couldn't help it, pa. After lie
kissed me the first time told him TO stop
it, and he didn't mind me at ALL" And
the next day, when her father brought
home base ball catcher's mask and told
her to wear it when her young gentleman
friend called, she was mean enough to
call him hateful old thing and to declare
that if it wasn't for the fact that il would
make a good hustle she'd smash it TO
atoms.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1884-08-22
S r A W
The New Dominion Paper Mill Running

C1TRAW is always wanted. and full market
= price will he paid for same. ReceiHc IL NJ
any and all times Bring II in.
VAN AI.STYNE 4 RYAN.
SLnnhnr.lstn own Anril 30. lSSl. u
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1884-08-22
TO WHOM IT CONCERNS,

v,,IIE undersigned would respectfully inform
| the public that lie has opened iirst-clhsS
SrONEQIAItItY near ShcphcrdStown, ANA VIII
furnish Foundation stone, 'ulldlhg stone iilN-
in" Stone, Curb stone, and Stone for all pur-
poses. Prices moderate. r.
!. w. CllAIIsING. IL.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1884-08-22

\ good story is told Of the Roman
Catholic bishop OF Atlanta, Ga. lie re-
Gently addressed a large assembly OF Sun
day school children, and wound up by
asking, in very paternal ant conJe-
scending way: "And now IL there a-a-Dy
little bog or a-a-ny little girl who would
like 10 ask me question:" After pause
he repeated the question: SIS there a-a-Dy
little boy or a-a-ny little girl who world
like to ask me question:" a little
shrill voice called out: "Plcase, sir, why
did the angels walks up and down Jacobs
ladder, when they had wings:" "Ob f!
ah. Yes-I see" said the bishop. "And
now Il there a-a-ny little boy or a-a-ny
little girl who would like to answer little
Mary's question z"
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1884-08-22

"Did you water the whisky in thst
barrel OF common yet this morning."
asked the grocery man Of his boy. ''No,
sir; put buckefful in IL Saturday"
"Oh, well that's all eyaporated by this
time. Put In another bucketful."
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1884-08-22

fulfiilment. would sooner die than become
your wife. Yours. Respectfully,
I.nN-r ~
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1884-09-04

ST. PAUL, Mimi, Sent. 2-Ip
port to the Department of Apric,
for the month of August, NJ, Y
the United States statistic agent 4
STATE, will state that during The n
the weather has been somewhat h
al for this climate, and, on the \
decidedly unfavorable for the dsI
ment of crops generally
In the Southern counties the \
oats, rye and barley were read|
harvest on or before the first h
month, aud were generally Gu,
the rainy season fairly set 10, and
ably onesixth safely stacked.
Hvesixths, though, were in shot
the time and more or less injured
damage, however, was slight, 4
where the shocks were Indifferent
up or we're blown down By lhs|
winds which frequently prevailed
ting had not been finished there 1
LIST. TO these causes IL attributal
low rate OF" average condition u
the grain crops, as given Oh the 1
panying card
" A month ago appearances
Gated that they would al! excee(
and that wheat would averag(
Corn has also suffered considerab|
the continuous cold, though ia
hold off a few days longer the crdl
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1884-09-04

Fol. some time past work in the cotton
and WOODEN mills throughout the coun-
try has been exceedingly dull, and in
many cases wages have been reduced.
Financial troubles have also visited
several of the large factories in various
places, and 1t Is stated that there are
now fully $4,000 looms and 5000, 900
|spindles lying idle. The mills in this
city, however, up to the present time,
have been running az usual, without
any reduction being made in the wages
OF the employees iup TO the first of the
present month, although the dull times
has affected the proprietors to some ex-
tent.
The Brandywine mills of James Rid
die, Son & Company, William M. Field,
proprietor, which have withstood the
pressure up to the present time, have
been compelled to made reduction OF
| from ten to five per cent. in the wages
OF some of the operatives, and accord.
lngly the notice was given to the EN-.
| ployees.
Quite number agreed to the propo.
sltion, while from 70 to leo refused tc
accept the reduction and stopped work
yesterday morning. The majority OF
the strikers are women employed IL
the weaving rooms, aud few In thu
cardinP department.. Several men arr
also among the strikers. The strik.
caused no disturbance, only to leav,
,he weaving rooms, at the mills, idle
bdt the other departments were IL
operation az usual. IL is stated that /
would pay the proprietors better tt
smut down for time, but owing TO tn,
iact that quite number of families arr
dependent upon the mills for support
~ was thought best to run the mill by
making the reduction. AS far an heard
rom everything is going along a!
lright at the other mills.
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1884-09-04
FIf I'll E:DITI0
A NERVOUS Acc,a.

~, About 0 O'Clock tbis
Thomas Daily, an Old man mof9
cart lot the Pusy & Jones Co o
met with M unfortupata r aal
which NAV cause his dea,S "IGil
on bis way from Busb e. az
yard, with a load of coal, and as \
usna custom, was walking by III
OF the cart. As he turned 49,, ,ne
street from French, he was . ,.o
horse driven by Bennett p Hi,
ell porter at the depot, sent wn|
around, and before he conId WY
himpelf the wheels af the cart
bis legs and snapped the bonas
OF them, just above the ankle 90 :,
they had been pipe-stems.
The unfortunate man was Mol
and conveyed TO his home. M oS3
Front street, and a physician snm,
The man suffered the most aycrnn
pain, and owing to the fact ,ba
over 10 years Of age, such an a"J
will go very hard with him an
nina lily produce death. One ~ hi
besides being broken is badlyI ma
and Will In all probability hay1
amputated. The other lep il NJ
just above the ankle, but the skin
uroken. The injured man has h
the employ of the Pussy & Jones
pany for a number of years and
sober and industrious man ~
married man with family. Ill
versation with a REPUBLICAN rel
the man stated that he though
accident could have been proved
the driver of the other wagon lad
due precaution.
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1884-09-04

NEW YORK, Sept. 3.-When the Pa
cific mail steamer Colon, from Aspin.
wall, rassed quarantine Mt daylight
this morning she was boarded by two
detectives from this city. CHANGING
over the passenger list, and pointing
TO the name of Frank Kendall, wife
and two children" they exclaimed :
That Is the party we want to see."
When the steamer came to her dock
at Canal Street the detective stepped
iuto the little group and arrested Ken
dali, whose real name is Frank Fritz
bee, on charge of embezzling from
the First National Bank of Portland,
Oregon.
"You are under arrest, Madame, as
an accessory, the detective said, and,
without further parley, the hack was
driven to police headquarters. "You
are Frank Frisbee, alias Frank Ken.
dali" said Inspector Byrnes. We
have orders to hold you on charge OF
EN- bezzling 81, 00Ofrom the First Nation.
al Bank OF Portland.
Matrop Webb searched the little girl,
aud sewed up in her clothing found
81 800. Frisbee went to Portland rs an
employee Of the Union Pacific Railroad,
and on leaving that company he obtain.
ed employment in the bank which he
robbed. He made confession to In.
spector Byrnes this afternoon, and will
be taken back to Oregon ~ soon az the
necessary extradition papers are made
| ont
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1884-09-04
Criminal DOIngs.

Andrew Jackson, d well-t0 so r,s,-
dent OF Hammoud's Station, in Sara
I ga tolnty, New York, WIS fouLd on
tia railroad track early ON "Wednesday
morning, with a deep cmo on his head
and both leg9 cut off. He died IN about
an hour, after stating that two u his
nel IhbnrS, William Bolau and John
Duffy, had thrown him under II train
boian : father rtceutly defeated Jack
son in a Law eGit which caused rnmity
between t:s,u Young Bolan was an.
rested at ;. eAaricsville, and denied,
the charge.
Thomas Rttenari, son OF "a promi-
nent farmer las been arrested On sus-
picion of being The person who muir.
dered the two little girls in Andrew
county, Missouri, Oh Sunday last
Michael SL+us5ein, a-cI II -ears
died suaieely ~ South Elston, Penna.
on Monday. ~ the inquest yesterday
1t WAS SHOW that he had been tieht
Ing wifh Number of boys and hat
been struck on The head with a ston,
by one OF them, tie blow fracturini
his soul.
The wife Of Frank Merrill, of Cleve
lana, New York, on Wednesday morn
ing shot her husband while he was i,
bed, and then swallowed fatal dos
OF acid. She was insane from grief o
the loss Of her child.
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1884-09-04
Can Mules Count?

Superintendent Price, Of the From,
and Union City Railway, Is OF the opin.
ion that they can not only count but
that they know when Sunday comes.
ibid you hear thosc mules below ?''
asked Mr.. Price of representative OF
the REPUBLICAN day or two ago, AZ
couple of these equines came in ut a
lively pace at the end Of the fourth
round.
We confessed that we did hear the
not very enchanting music Of the mule.
4" Well, now" said Mr.. Price, 81
do believe those animals can count.
You Zee they run four rounds before
they are changed, and then run three oil
them without making any noise what
ever, but when they come in on the
fourth round they commence to below
until they reach the turn.table' and II
would require the greatest effort tC
force them on another round.
II believe those mules count the round
and know when the fourth comes. But
moro than that" said Mr.. Price, 81 be.
lieve they count the days of the week
and know when Sunday comes. Dur
ing the week they always know they
have 10 turn out on the side switches
to let the other cars pass.
"On Sunday there are no passing car,
and the mules seem TO know 1t and
drive straight through without making
any attempt 10 turn off.
'How, how do they know they have Il
do this unless they counted the days o
the week and know when Sunday
comes 2"
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1884-09-04
TOrturing A Child.

Mrs Mary Deviue, of No.332 DeKalb
avenue, Brooklyn, \. Y, appeared be-
fore Justice Massey on Tuesday morn
ing as complainant against Thomas
Harrington, an elderly and neatly
dressed man, WHOM she charged with
maliciOnsly ami wickedly turiuring her
adopted son. The child is about two
years Old. with light blue eyes and
curly hair, and IS exceedingly arrac.
tive. IL was alleged that often during
the last mouth, when The little one was
at play II front of h's home, Mr.. Har.
rington would talk 10 HIM pleasantly
aud induce him 10 sit upon his knee.
Thor, according 10 Mrs levine, Just
TO ketr the little one cry, he would
stick pin into it's flesh The child
would run crying into The house hui
TIE mother, not knowing the cause Of
It's pain, paid no attention to it. On
Saturday last tie tnrturing Of the child
was so bar barOus that its cause became
apparent. Mrs. Dsyine alleges tina
Harrington caught the little fellow NJ
in his arms, and, deliberately lighting 4
match, held the flame against the sid,
OF the cLild's face, burning it severely
The boy, who slept peacefully while il
court this morning, bore evidence upor
one Of his cheeks of having been in con
tant with heat, II was highly inf .un.I
and very sore. The accused man piead
ed not guilty, and requested an adjoniu
ment TO procure counsel and witness
1t was granted.
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1884-09-04
/ hAnD EDITION
rhe Voice of v armont.

BURLINGTON, VT, Sept. 4-Warren
Gibbs, chairman of the Repubiica II
State Committee, has just sent the fol-
lowing congratulatory despatch ON the
Vermont election to Hon. James G.
ELAINE
Vermont poin tn the way to victory
next November in an old fashioned Re-
publican majority for the State ticket.
In the face OF an INSCRIPTIONS enemy,
who conducted still hunt in the can
vass, assisted by Independents and the
trickery of split tickets, wewon glorious
victory. The Green mountain Republi.
cans send greeting In majority OF %,
600 for Pingree and Ormsby and Blaine
and Logan. The canvass was made on
national issues, and Vermont substan-
TALLY endorses the principles of a pro-
tective tariff and protection tc Ameri.
can citizens abroad.
(Signed) WARREN GIBBS"
ST. ALBANs, VT, Sept. 3.-The bolt
in this county has resulted in the
election of the Democratic ticket by a
majority ranging from 1852 to 500. This
county on the State ticket gives Pingret
(Rep.) 1888, Rediugton (Dem.) 1,13.
and Soule 142, showing Repub licar
gain of 254 over all as compared will
1880. Stewart for Congress has a ma
jority over Simmons and Kidder o
1868, The result has no political Gig
nifcance whatever, being simply tn
outcome of a feeling growing out of tn
financial troubles in this town.
BRATTLEBoRo, VT, Sept. 3.-lie
turns from all but one of the towns il
WindhaIh County chow Republican
loss on the vote Of 1880 of 1850. Fou
Democrats and one Independent wer
elected TO the Legislature from Wind
ham County.
BURLINGTON, W., Sept. 3.-The Ere
Press has returns from 2G4 of the "a
towns in the State These give Pingre
(Rep.) 9,51S; Redington (Dem. Is,
639 Greenback, Independent ant
scattering, 556 pingree's maj orit.
over Redington, 81, $40 ; Pingree's ma
jority over all 20, 1913. The remainin
towns will increase Pingree's m,jorit
over all 70 about % 800. The 204 town
four year 40 gave the Republican
"A $50, and the Democrats 70, 221. III
Republican vote has, therefore, falle
off ~ per cent. and the Democratic !
per cent. The average Repub lica
majority for the last four prior election
have been u 900, 80 that the majorit
this year equals the average.
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1884-09-04
An Old scene Psimser.

Mr.. Hawthorn, who h. s.,i,,,,, nearly
all summer engaged in painting the
scenery at the Opera Honse, IL one of
the Oldest scene painters In this country,
and has had varied experience.
His father was in the East India Com
pany's service, and with his family
lived in Sumatra, one at the islands of
the Eastern Archipelago, the greater
number of the inhabitants of which are
Malays. Mr.. Hawthorn was born in
1914, and on account of his father and
mother dying when he WAS quite young,
he was taken to England, where he saw
the first white woman, except his
mother, that he had ever seen In his
| life.
He went tn live among relatives, who
placed him rs private pupil in the
identical school house At Stratford
where William Shakespeare received his
education nearly three centuries prev
iously, and says that he has frequently
walked on the road which Shakespeare
often took TO visit Ann Hathaway
1t was the wish of Mr.. Hawthorn's
relatives that he should study law, but
he had very little liking for il, and an
event occurred ono evening in 1886 that
changed the whole course of his life
He was sitting in coffee house in Lon.
don when young man, an acquain-
lance, came in ard invited him to visit
a dramatic performance that was to be
| given that evening by company of
| amateurs.
i MIR. Hawthorn went, and was intro :
duced to Davidge, and several other
members, who afterwards became
famous on the English stage. He was
also requested to paint a scene for the
company, and as he had an aptitude
for using the brush, readily undertook
the task.
The manager of the company was
SO well pleased with this first effort
that he employed him TO paiut several
IOthers, which attracted the attention
Iof the manager of London theatre,
who employed him permanently for his
house.
AT that time 1t was customary for a
scene painter to take a part in the play,
and Mr., Hamilton has acted as cDe of o
company supporting Kean, Macready
and other well known lights of the
English stage. In fact there is scarcely
an actor or actress of any note that he
has not met OF acted with.
In 1856 be came to this country, and
engaged with a theatre In New York,
4 pub dittTNtTuS was ulpIoytu ny mrs.
Drew for ten years. at the Arch street
theatre, Philadelphia. He has painted
some of the finest scenery on the Ameri-
can stage, and the only complaint made
labOut his work has been that he does
it 100 well.
He complains Of the American ten
: dency to have everything done in hur.
ry, without regard 20 the quality, and
says that it has caused considerable
, bad scenery ON the stage in this coun.
; try.
i. Mr.. Hawthorn thinks that parents
, should encourage their children TO lear,
to draw, and inculcate in them a taste
, for the fine arts, of which he is a great
admirer.
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1884-09-04
Since opening our new
Bazaar at III Market street.

Since opening our new
Bazaar at III Market street,
four doors below Second, on
the west side, we have been
repeatedly asked how We can
sell goods at such low prices.
Well, the fact is, we profted
by the low prices ruling,
bought direct from manufac-
turers and importers;in many
instances closed out large
lots Moreover, our expenses
are light, and we are deter
mined to make our new
place, 1T Market street, tour
doors below Second, on the
west side, the Wanamaker
House Of this city.
For this week we offer the
following attractions i:
10 pieces bleached damask
table linen at 40 cents.
10 pieces bleached damask
table linen, with colored Dor
der, at 37bc.
4SO yds. Turkey red table
linen, at 40c.; former price,
Gee.
1913 wrappers, Princess
pattern, at 4Sc.
lOS calico wrappers, trim.
med and f1ounced, at TIC.
So white basques, closing
at SOC.
Ladies' muslin underwear
for cost of material.
800 large linen towels al
|12ic.
800 all-wool Jerseys at ST..
l25.
Is pieces all-wool Jersey
cloth, black and colored, a,
$3.50; former price, $3.50.
Black Guinet Silk at 81,
worth $I.35.
81 boys cambria waists al
4oc.