Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1885-12-18
Item. Of All Sorts.

any Of Holmes work? Charles Angus
tus-oh, yes, I have read Holmes
Sweet Home.
During the past year s5,767 new
names were added to the pension rolls,
and 1928 dropped. The increase In
payments was s3.6si, 1884.
A Somerville, Mass, teacher punished
a little boy by making him held red
pepper In his mouth. Burns were caus-
ed which resulted In illness and death.
Uniontown, Pa, is 10 have large
iron and steel works. The citizens Of
the town secured the works by raising
sl2.S50. Work on .he buildings has al
ready begun.
A fine hog belonging 10 Governor
elect Fitz Lee wss killed and carried of
a few nights ago. IL the guilty wretch
is caught and convicted he heed not ex-
pect gubernatorial parGon.
A prominent physician Of Athens,
Georgia, who had many cases Of sore
throat, lately made an investigation ard
found nearly every one Of them was
caused by cigarette smoking.
Two Georgia farmers have been liti-
eating in Dallas for several years over
the ownership of hog. AT the last
term Of the court the case was decided.
The counsel in the case got the hog.
A Louisville woman asks for adivorce
on the ground that her husband will
not allow her 10 see the morning paper
until he has first looked over and cut
out all advertisements Of dress goods.
A brakeman who was caught between
two freight cars was describing his suf-
ferings to his wife. why" she ex-
claimed, that's just the way 1t feels
when you are breaking in new pair Of
corsets."
More than sl00, 900 year Is received
by Queen Victoria from the estates Of
persons who die intestate and without
heirs, all such property belonging to
her Majesty, In right OF her royal pre-
rogative.
The New Orleans Pieawme furnishes
this pointer: when boy starts out la
the world aud determines to make man
of himself lac Is bound TO succeed IL
he lives; but u he stops by the way to
be sport, or hoodlum, a dude or
politician, he becomes miserable fall
ure."
Papa (soberly)-"rhat was quite a
monstrosity you had In the parlor last
evening"" Maud (nettled)--"Indeed!
That must depend upon ones UNDER
standing of the term monstrosity." Pa
pa (thoughtfully)-"well, two heads
upon one pair OF shoulders, for exam
ple."
A man named Spencer, who lives 1t
the mouth Of Cherry river, In Nicholas
county, w. Va, has seven wild bears In
q pen, one Of which will weigh about
700 pounds. Mr.. Spencer feeds them
on corn, and they fatten like hogs. The
bears are very numerous oil Big Laurel,
and are destroying many hogs In that
neighborhood.
Beggar-"Gimme quarter" Actor
-"Ilaven'tg got any money" Beggar--
"Gimme some OF your cast-of clothes"
Actor-'I wear 'em myself" Beggar--
"Haven't you got n cigar for mef' Ac-
tor-''No cigar" Beggar-"No chew
Ing tobacco, neither?" ActOr--"No
chewing tobacco" Beggar-"Then,
Heavens gimme your autograph"
Near Three Forks, In kanawha coun-
ty, w. Va, lives a family named Drake.
The father Is an old soldier and few
days ago was allowed pension amount
ing, with back pay, to several thousand
dollars. On the arrival Of The Treasury
warrant for the amount, the family fell
into contention oyer the distribution
OF the money aud general fight fol-
lowed n which all hands took part. In
the midst OF IL the old man fell dead
from heart disease.
Col. 4. VI. Jones, formerly Of War
renton, Va, and who took charge Of the
ShoshoDe Indian Agency In Wyoming
Territory few weeks ago, writes to .
friend there, who desired to secure some
official position under Col. Jones, that
the positions in the gift Of the agents
are Of such character that only the
hardest men, who are accustomed TO
hard labor, can fill them; that the pay
for labor, though sounding large, is IN
reality no more than laboriDg men re.
ceive here when the cost Of living IL tn
ken into consideration. MoIssses, cost
ing here 20 cents, sells for 81 pei gall
lon, and vinegar for 70 cents; freights
are 30 high.
Upon this story we confidently defy
the united genius OF the aggregated
press Of the East. A small boy at Quin-
cy, In this State, went up the mountain
siGe full Of pleasure at the first fall Of
snow. At the summit he slipped and
rolled down the hill, becoming the nu.
cleus Of a vast SNOWFALL which hope
lessly imprisoned him. He was missed
after several hours, and the searchers
got on the track Of the SNOWFALL and
trailed it 10 where it had lesped from
canon. Looking down they could see
| It lodged In the boughs Of pine tree.
They finally got 1t, broke fr open, and
found the boy inside alive, but rather
chilIy.-Sdn Francisco Ala.