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

Lima. Central park was not soon exhaust
cd, and the little guide grew stronger aud
roster every day, In Johns thoughtful
care, that provided plenty of pleasant ex-
element, bat guarded against fatigue.
II was early IN the afternoon Of sunny
day, when the train drew up at the Scott
field Station, and John handed his won-
dcring wife Into neat little one-horsc
carriage waiting for them.
"a new purchase, dear" he exclaimed.
ave arc 70 take q drive every afternoon.
Or. GreysoG prescribes H."
The house was where IL had always
been, but Lins rubbed her eyes and won
dered II she had suddenly bccn carried
into fairy-land.
The dull little sit,lng-room had boeu pa-
pcred, carpeted, curtsined and transposOd
into cosy din!ng-room. The stiff parlor
was = very bower OF beauty, with 4 fine
piano, the daintiest OF furniture, soft mus
lin curtains and carpet covered with .
bouquet OF exquisite flowers; the bed
rooms were carpcted brightly, and re-
Joiced In cottage sets, and In the Kitchen
the most goOd-naturcd of stout German
girls fairly shed tears when Lima address,
ed her in her OWN language.
"But, joint" sho cried, "the Stanley
farm:"
as sold, dear. You were right; we will
al l., Il, a.,
farm Will never cost me sigh. Or. Grey
son and his wife took all the trouble here,
aud have hired two hew hands, 80 rs u
have little moro leisure"
"Bu;, john" the little wife sail, earn
cstly, ~ do not want you TO think that
am iine lady, u doll to wear fine clothes
and live IN illcncSs. want 10 be truiya
holpmeet to you"
$50 you will be, Lima. God meant no
ono "a hc drouc in the busy hive OF the
world. You arc not strong, but you Will
ind plenty 20 keep YOU busy in supcrin-
tending the indoor arrangements and Iii
rccting Gretchen. Aud Ia our drives,
love, We Will sec If VIC cannot find some
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Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1884-08-08

The Farmers Prayer.
Thy blessing, Father, I would ask.
.,I ,hol; ynsly IN yainf

Thy blessing, Father, would ask.
And shall ask IN vain'
Give to tie soil my piow-share turns
Tho sunshine and the rain
Give 20 the socd scatter hero
Wha, thou alone canst give
i spirit with dead matter Joined
To die and get 70 live.
Watch DER the germ, the blade, the cor;
Protect the -ipening grain
Give In the joyful harvest time
Reward for toll and pain.
Give grace to wait and faith to trust
TIL these results I see;
Then help us to use what Thou hast given
As best shall honor Thee.
Thy blessing Father, would ask,
| shall not ask IN vain;
Give to the soil my plow-share turns
Thy blessing with the rain.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1884-08-08
ST r A W


CyTRAW is always wanted, and full market
- price will he paid for same Receive II Ut
any and all times Bring u IN.
VAN AISTYNE & RYAN.
shepheristown, April 30, 1884. II
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1884-08-08

$50 for somebody quick! There's
bug down my back :" Cried young girl
10 her lover. Hadn't | better go foT the
bug?" lac suggested. Then she fainied
dead away, and when she hal gDswooneI
the bug had finished IT. evening stroll
and gone home.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-01-30
A CHICAGO SENSATION.
A Shocking Tale Printed by a Morning


A Shocking Tale Printed by Morning
Paper.
CHICAGO, January 24.-The Times de-
clares this morning that DR.. Temple s.
Hoyne, of this city, found the body of a
friend on the dissecting table in Hah-
nemann College six years ago,
and although he has continued to
attend the family ever since
he never disclosed the fact.
In the meantime the family of the de-
ceased have continued to pay the insur-
ance premium on a policy of $40, 900 on
the supposition that he may be still
alive In the published interview Royne
says deceased was addicted to drink, and
probably died on the street, from
exposure, the body finding its
way to the morgue. He offers
the explanation that he was
shocked on discovering the body and in
tended informing the family, shut as
the boys needed a subject, I let them 60
along with their work. - He also de-
clares that it might have been a case OF
mistaken identity, which sustained him
in keeping the matter secret.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-01-30

access to Monitor Hall, where the boat
was quietly making her regular trips,
That building was literally iammed near
~ all the time during the two or three
weeks the fair lasted. No boat ever
drew such crowds, not of passengers
spectators at 25 cents each. When the
fair was over it was found that Monitor
Hall had collected the largest share of
the receipts of the five departments. I
think about $75, 900. The entire gross
receipts were $325,0O After this ex-
traordlnary success she was exhibited
under the management of Colonel joseph
Kaye, now deceased, at Baltimore.
Wheeling, Boston, Philadelphia and
lastly at Chicago, where she was sold.
making cords of money at each place for
the Sanitary Commission. Perhaps less
Is now known of this Monitor than any
OF them, but undoubtedly she is entitled
to conspicuous place in the history of
our defunct navy.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-01-30
lay GOULD'S BIG BOX.
He is Said to Have Opened it Agatha
Brokers Estimate of His Holdings.

He is Said to Have Opened it Agatha
Brokers Estimate of His Holdings.
New YORK, January GA report
was current in Wall Street yesterday
that Gould had again opened his strong
box to allay suspicion as to his financial
situation. At Mr.. Gould's Office the
story of the report is denied in toto
s'The story is absolutely without foun-
dation," said the gallant Slgnor Morosi-
nj. "The last time he was guilty o.
such a proceeding was in 1882" The
facts that led to the conclusion
of the report are as follows: Last Fri
day Mr.. John T. Terry, of E. d. Nor
gan & Co.. heard that Mr.. Gould had
been called for a 100000 sterling
loan, of which renewal was refused. He
at once went to the fnancier's Office to
see if this was true. 'Why, I've plenty
of money" replied Mr.. Gould, good,
naturally. 81 haven't had to sell
anything" Turning to his son
he said: "George, put on your
coat and show Mr.. Terry our
new vault. Let him see what we've
got there while you are about it," Mr..
Terry expostulated, saying that he did
not want to be the repository for any Sc
cret, but the little man insisted. 81
want you to see the vault anyway" he
urged. Mr.. Terry then accompanied
young Mr.. Gould to the Equitable
Building, where the Mercantile Trust
Company has prepared private recep-
tacle for the wealth of the money king.
The vault is incasedin solid masonry and
massive steel Notifications. 1t is one of
the strongest In the world. The cele-
brated strong box was then emptied
and its contents spread out to view.
What Mr.. Terry saw he will not divulge
save that the showing astonished him.
| He had not expected such vast accum-
ulatiOn of wealth as was there repre-
scented. The action was entirely impul-
sive and was not intended as a public
statement of assets. Some way the story
leaked out, was altered beyond recogni-
ton, and did duty as a sensation. Mr..
Terry said last evening, speaking of his
visit to Mr.. Gould's vault: only
counted the securities in one of the
boxes In the vault, and did this out OF
curiosity because it contained Western
Union. The syndicate of liars, as they
have been aptly called, had industriously
circulated the rumor that Mr.. Gould haC
parted with all of his Western Union
stock and so I had little curiosity tC
see how much OF it he had" "And how
much did you find ?" 81 found $26,
1877, 500 worth, with one-half share over
In the other opening, which contained
Missouri Pacific, only examined one
package of the securities, but there were
several other packages in it." How
much was there in the package which
YOU examined?" "I don't know exact
", but there was over $4,000, 00(
worth, and there were securities in al
other openings in the vault, as [ have
said. :"
A broker last evening said that thu
following was a fair approximation o
Mr.. Gould's present holding of stocks
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-01-30

the best time on record, ten miles in 80
minutes z 2-5 seconds. Elliott was sec
ond and Phillips third, Elliott coming
in in AZ minutes and 10 seconds.
YOU'VE SAWYER, who made his debut
with the Clevelands lastyear as pitcher,
has decided to GO to Philadelphia to pur-
sue his studies SIS a civil engineer. He
had not signed a contract with Grand
Rapids, as has been reported, but SIM
ply an agreement to play with them If
he played at all.
The directors of the Northwestern
Amateur Rowing Association, which has
been in existence seventeen years, met
in Chicago recently. The treasurer re-
ported S1,325 on hand. Charles S.
French, of Hillsdale, Mich, was elected
president; Alfred S. Porter, Chicago,
vice-president; and George IL. Lesher,
Detroit, secretary and treasurer. The
annual regatta will be held at Toledo or
Detroit during July next.
THE grand pool tournament in New
York terminated on the evening OF the
22d in playing off the tie games. Frey
beat King by IL to 5, and Manning beat
Lambert by II to Z. Manning executed
some of the finest shots in the series
that have been made by any player in
the tournament. Malone takes the first
prize of $3.50; Frey, the second of 5000;
King, the third of $100; Sutton, the
fourth of $75; Manning, the fifth OF $50,
and Lambert, the sixth of $50.
OWING to the exertions of some young
business men of Elgin, ILL.,, a profess
sional base ball nine at that place is an
assured fact. The management has Sc
cured the services of the following
players for the coming season: Pitcher,
William Forrest, of the Fort Waynes;
catcher, Phil Routclitfe, of the Elgln
Dreadnaughts; first base, George Rooke,
Chicago Garden Citys; second base and
change catcher, George Clarke, Chicago
Browns; third base, Ed Stapleton,
Springfelds; short stop, Fred. WEIGH;
left field, John Gubbins; center field,
James Sheehan, all of last years team;
right field and change pitcher, Fred.
Mclean, of the O. r. Keiths; William
Barker, an amateur of Elgin, change
hasaman
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-01-30
Beef Tea.
TFrom the Philadelphia Record.I

From the Philadelphia Record.l
Three old cronies met yesterday be-
fore the bar of a fashionable Chestnut
Street restaurant. "Well, gentlemen, J"
inquired the insinuating and muchly-
mustached young man on the other side
of the counter, placing his hands palms
down on the marble slab and spreading
his arms akimbo, "what shall it be this
morning?"
"Beef tea," replied the trio in a
breath, much to the surprise of the re-
porter who was slipping lemonade with
in earshot.
The bartender dipped out some black
stuff from a small tin can into three
glasses, filled them up with steaming
hot water and handed the decoctiOns
over.
Beef tea being beverage familiar to
the sickroom, but heretofore not recOg-
nized among the saloons, the reporter
was puzzled. Said he confidently to the
man behind the bar: "When did beef
tea become popular drink ?" "QuiCe
recently, was the reply. It's craze,
you see, very new in Philadelphia and q
novelty in New York. think the idea
came from London. All the saloons in
the city are advertising it," This was
true, for nine in ten of the best patron
lied saloons in the city display the some
what singular legend; "Beef tea" among
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-01-30
EFFECTS OF PROHIBITION.
Business at Topeka, Kansas, Suffers to a
Noticeable Extent.

Business at Topeka, Kansas, Suffers to a
Noticeable Extent.
LEAvENwoRTH, Kas., January %
The first case under the prohibitory
law, the state VS.. Jennison, was called
in the district court yesterday, and an
effort is in progress to get jury. The
defendant is Col. Jennison, of border
war fame, and commander of the
famous Kansas Jayhawker Regi-
ment. He keeps the largest sa-
loon and gambling house in the city.
Leavenworth is the anti-prohibition
stronghold of the state, and the progress
of the case is noted with great interest.
Gov. Click, who was in the city yester-
day, says large number of houses have
been vacated in Topeka since the clos
ing of the saloons and business has
fallen off greatly. He thinks the prohi-
bition crusade in Atchison will result in
a compromise upon a voluntary high
license system and the closing of the
worst class of saloons.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-01-30
SPORTING.
Last repOrt

MANAGER CHAPMAN has engaged
Walter f. Prince, of North Andover,
Mass, to play first base for the Detroits
this season.
W. G.. Ross, the amateur champion
bicycIist of Canada, is said to be the
favorite in the coming snOW-shoe con.
test at Montreal for $3.50 cup.
WESTON met with some bad weather
and fell behind his schedule time IN his
5,OOO-mile tramp through England, but
at last accounts he had nearly caught
up.
G. J. HAMIIN, of Buffalo, is willing to
bet $25, 900 that Mambrino King and
AImont, Jr., now on his stock farm at
East Aurora, can outtrot any other two
stations in the country.
The rowing students of the University
of PENNSYLVANIA recently presented
Ellis f, Ward, trainer, with beautiful
engrossed testimonial. Ward has scored
forty-seven victories in five years for his
crews.
THE New Orleans Chess, Checker and
Whist Club is IN a prosperous condition.
It has over 500 bona fide members and
50, 600 in the treasury and 10 indebted
ness. The president is Hon. Charles G.
Ogden.
MR.. HoRNBY, the well known English
cricketer, writes to friendin New York
that the contemplated visit of team o.
English amateurs to this country this
year has fallen through owing to his in.
ability to organize q representative
eleven.
BEEoHER STERNE, of Topeka, has chal
lenged VIM. Fugate, Of Lawrence, Kas.
to d roller skating contest for $500 {
side. The money was put up by sport
ing men of Topeka. The challenge vii
be accepted, the race to take place be
fore February 10Th.
THE ten mile skating race in Ney
York, at Washington Park, on the 18th
was won by Paulsen, the Norwegian, b.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-01-30
CONFUSING a Congregation.

The Rev. DIR. Charles S. Robinson
contributes to ''Open Letters" in the
February Century, humorous protest
against Z" Artistic Helpin Divine Service"
as too frequently rendered by church
choirs. In part he says: "What is the
real purpose of the American Board, or
of any one of our churches, in the act Of
singing in divine services? Is it to rem
der musical thought adequately, or
to give poetic sentiment fitting express
sion? Once when was
preaching in church beside the Hud-
son River, in May, the busiest month of
the fishing season, I gave out the hymn,
Jesus, lover of my SOUL The leader
set it to tune which, for the sake of
some mans musical thought repeated
half of the final line. When I heard the
first verse, I shrank with CONSERVATION
in frightful prospect of the second; for
the movement ran thus: ooh, receive
Oh, receive Oh, receive my soul at
last That did no harm, it was simply
unnecessary. But the next was awful.
When repeat it, it will be supposed q
joke, although am writing in sad earn
est of fact which almost destroyed my
service: Cover my defenseless head
With the S6ad = with the Sh0d - with
the 8had-oaU of thy wing The whole
congregation stirred with irrepressible
laughter. Must we all be forced tc
stand this 2"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-01-30
A MINIATURE MONITOR.
The Smallest Successful Steamboat Ever
Built.
re. W. Crawford, in Marine Journal

Built.
re. W. Crawford, in Marine Journal
Writing about steamboats, brings to
mind the fact that once instigated and
helped to build the smallest successful
steamboat, and the most successful small
boat, one that made more round trips
and more money than any small boat
that ever existed. It was about this
way: During the war the citizens of
Pittsburg and Allegheny determined to
get up a big fair for the benefit of the
sanitary commission.
While this was being worked up de-
termined to build miniature model of
the Monitor to be operated ia the basin
of fountain in one of the departments.
While was engaged at this Mr.. William
Metcalf, superintendent of the Fort Pitt
Foundry, where I was then employed,
proposed to furnish all the money and
material required and to enlarge on my
plan, and add another department to
the fair exclusively for this vessel and
other war material. This resolution was
unanimously adopted, and the boat built
accordingly. Mr.. John FL. McElroy,
Col. Joseph Kaye, Mr.. F, Kirsch and
myself were the builders of the boat,
and Mr.. Metcalf superintendent the erect
ing of O. building about 150x75 feet, en-
closing a large elliptical shaped reser-
voir for the accommodation of the craft.
The hull was made of single sheet of
copper 10 feet long between perpendlc-
Ulars. and about 20 inches beam, after
| the model of the Monitor Manayunk
then building at Pittsburg.
/ Tho 1ooly Tolo@nc VU0rQ WTOn OhT iron
and the turret and guns were cast iron.
The vessel was driven by beautiful os-
cillating engine, designed by Mr.. Nc
EIroy, of Il inch bore by23 inch stroke,
which was of ample power. The boiler
was made of copper of a fiat elliptic sec
ton, about two feet long with vertical
tubes, the furnace being a series OF al
cohol lamps covering the entire bottom
surface of the boiler. This arrangement
worked well and made plenty OF steam.
The propeller, which was Of brass, was
geared at speed of about two to one
of the engine. When completed she
foated on an even keel with about two
inches freeboard. A trial trip was made
of a quarter of mile In the Allegheny
River against the current on june
rise. under convoy of a fleet of skltts
but unfortunately when rounding into
her wharf she swung against the head O
a raft and sunk In twenty feet of water
This calamity was gotten over by pro
curing diver who fetched her up III
short time.
The guns were never found, and ha'
to be made over again. In due time tn
fair was opened, and the crowd atta1ne
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-01-30
A Quiet New Years.
rFrom the San FRANCISCO Post.l


Speaking of hacks, reminds me that
about IL A. NJ, on New Years four we'll
known local dudes went to livery sta
BILE on Suffer Street and engaged car
rage to make calls in. They were toler-
ably mellow at the time, and while the
team was being harnessed stretched
themselves over several more fingers of
fire water at neighboring saloon. The
result was that when they returned they
climbed into an old broken down hack
that was slowed away in corner of the
stable, where three of them Immediately
fell asleep, while the fourth was unable
to recollect his own name. After vainly
endeavoring TO straighten matters, the
stable proprietor closed the door and
left them to their post-whisky slumbers.
When they emerged, at 10 P. NJ he
presented them with a bill for eleven
hours hack hire at S. per hour, which
they solemnly paid, and then separated,
after mutual congratulations as to the
pleasant day they had spent, each one
being ashamed to confess that he had
been too tight to remember a single In
! cident of the day.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-01-30
GEN. SHERMAN'S VIEWS.

He Would Not Accept the Presidency
He Prefers Retirement and Ease.
WASHINGTON, January 24-The Bal
timore Sun has this statement as to the
declaration of Gen. Sherman to q per-
sonal friend: He said in the most posi-
tive manner that he could only reiterate
what he had previously uttered as to the
mention of his name for the presidency,
If he was nominated by acclamation in
the convention and received the cleo
toral vote of every state in the Union he
would still decline. He looked forward
for the remnant of his days to q life
Of comfort and ease, and entire freedom
from care or worry of any kind. He
thought it would be the supremest kind
of folly for him to be tempted by the
bauble of the presidency to enter the
White House and have four years of
strife, contention, irritation, and criti-
cism TO encounter. To accept the presi-
deney would necessitate his retiring
from the army, and at the end of four
years he would be remanded to
private life just like Grant, who
was trying to earn a living in
the precarious occupation of a broker
in Wall Street. The office of President,
he said, was surrounded with so much
that was difficult, so much that was
unpleasant, SO much that was unsatisfy-
ing, that before long that instead of men
of high character and craftsmanship
seeking for it the trouble would be to
induce them to accept. "No," said he
In conclusion, "people may believe it
or not, just as they please, but there is
and can be no possible contingency
which could induce me to think for one
of taking the Office"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-01-30
WORKING FOR HONOR.
A Rara Avis in the Political Field Out
West,

Rara Avis in the Political Field Out
West.
WASHINGTON, January 24.-John r.
Irwin, who was appointed governor of
Idaho Territory in March last, sur
prised the treasury officials here by re-
turning his salary for the first quarter he
was in Office. It was such an unusual
thing the treasury officials did not
know what to do with it. The opinion
of the second controller was asked about
it, and he decided that the only way the
treasury department could get out of the
difficulty was to replace the returned
salary to the credit of the conscience
fund. When Gov. Irwin heard of this
he got very mad, and wrote the treasury
department shat he had accepted the
position as governor for the honor in
volved, and as he intended to return all
his salary he wanted an honorable
fund " started to which ell such money
could be added. The opinion of the at
torney general has been asked whether
such fund can be started. As there are
no indications that any other offcialwill
return his salary it is not likely to grow
very large. That is the first case of the
kind in the history of the government
where an official has refused to accept
his salary.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-01-30
the list of popular mixtures. The bar

the list of popular mixtures. The bar
tender continued:
cit is mostly called for in the morn
ing by those who have been off Oh an
all-night spree. 1t is sort of settler,
to tone up their stomachs; but we have
frequent calls for it through the day.
We dispose of about two hundred beef
teas day; so that, you see, is no small
thing. What is it? Why nothing but
what sick people drink when they are
not able to take any other nourishment
the extract of beef, diluted with hot
water, and properly seasoned. Occa-
sionally there is dash of brandy putin,
but not often"