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Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1885-11-20
NObby HAS.

We have the nobbiest Stiff and SLOUGH hats
that were ever brought 10 this market.
DAYLIGHT CLOTHING HOUSE,
Martnsburg, w. Va.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1885-11-20
FOR SALE.

@ EVERAL thousand Oak Shingles made
- from good timber, and by experienced
hands. by J. =. MELVIN.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1885-11-20

License to sell liquor has not been
granted i'm Richie county since 1852.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1885-11-20
Gov. Wilson'S ProcIamation.-


Governor Wilson, of West Virginia, is
sued the following Thanksgiving proc
lamation: On Monday, in conformity
with the custom and sentiment of our
people, and in accordance with the rec
ommendation Of the President Of the
United States, I hereby designate Thurs
day, the 26th day of November, instant,
as a day of thanksgiving and praise, and
1 do recommend that, upon that day, all
secular business be suspended, and
that the people assemble at their usual
places Of worship, in humble recogni-
ton of human dependence upon divine
will, give all honor and glory to the
Most High for the unmerited blessings
and blessings that have continued the
peace, prosperity and liberty Of our
whole land. And remembering in
prayer the suffering poor, may they be
sided and comforted by hearts Of SYM
patty and boun.iful hands.
In testimony whereof 1 have here
unto set my hand and caused to be affix-
ed the less seal Of the State, at Charles
ton, this 10th day of November, in the
wear of our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and eighty-five, and OF the
State the twenty-third.
Rv the Governor. F.. w. WILSON.
HENRY S. WALKER, Secretary of State.
A. s. A. M.-The Grand Lodge
of West Virginia, A. F. & A. NJ, in ses-
sion at Wheeling, last week, elected anc
appointed officers for the ensuing year
as follows:
O.S. Long, Charleston, Grand Master.
Hiram r. Howard, PIT. Pleasant, Dep
uty Grand Master.
w. S. Summers, Charleston, Senior
Grand Warden.
Gustav Brown, Charlestown, Junior
Grand Warden.
Hugh Sterling, of Wheeling, Grand
Treasurer.
G.. w. Atkinson, Wheeling, Grand
Secretary.
III. Collier, Wheeling, Grand Lee
turer.
J.W. Grantham, Middleway, Grand
Chaplain.
Frank Burt, of Warrington, Senior
Grand Deacon.
VIM. H. Riggs, Martinsburg, Junior
Grand Deacon.
J. j. Peterson, Huntington, Grand
Marshal.
Arthur G. Bailey, Spencer, Grand
Pursuivant.
Il. w. Bliss, Wheeling, Grand Tyler.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1885-11-20
READTHIg

II you want Carpets, Oil Cloths, Mating
Looking Glasses, Lace Curtains, &C., go TO
Beachley's and see the best stock In Hagers-
town.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1885-11-20
CHURCH DIRECTORY.
VI. E. CHURCH SOUTH

VI. Z. CHURCH SOUTH.
REV. JAMES E. ARMSTRONG, PASTOR.
fIBethesda, Love Feast $50 a. m. and preach
ing at ii a. m.
NJ. Z. CHURCH.
REV. JAMES MCLAREN, PASTOR.
Mt. Wesley II a. m. Shepherdstown p. m.
LUTHERAN CHURCH.
REV. d. VI. MosER, PASTOR.
Shepherdstown II q. N.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
REV. CHARLES GHIsELIN, PASTOR.
Pastor absent.
REFORMED CHURCH.
REV. b. +. BAUSMANN, PASTOR.
Shepherdstown II a. m. Kearneysville p.
m.-Holy Communion. Preparatory service
Satur day at 1870 a. m. Union Thanksgiving
service in Shepherdstown on Thursday al II
q. m.
EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
REV. l.. X. MASON, RECTOR.
Shepherdstown at IL a. m. and p. m.
CAHHOLIC CHURCH.
Services first Tuesday OF every month by
Rev. Father Wilson, at s q. N.
Y. VI. c. a.
Services at their Room every Sunday AZ
ternoon at $50, in College Building.
10. CT.
Potomac Lodge No. 81, l. o. g. T., meets
Monday night at o'clock.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1885-11-20
County Nev..-we clip the fol-

lowing from the last Charlestown
papers:
From the Spirit:
Eleven candidates for admission into
the Free Will (colored) Baptist Church
were immersed at the Town mill last
Sunday afternoon, by the Rev. c. c..
Wainwright.
Nelson Davis, colored, from near
Shennondale, was arrested on last Sat-
urday night on warrant for shooting
a pistol in our streets few nights ago.
He was fined S. for the shooting, and
sent to Jail to answer indictment before
the grand jury for carrying concealed
weapons.
Robert Woody was arrested in this
place last Thursday, on a charge of dan
gerous assault with stone upon man
in the coke regions near Connellsville,
Pa, and was taken there by an officer
who came here for the purpose, on FRI
day morning, he waving the necessity
of requisition.
The one-third interest Of George Zoll
in certain real estate at and near Bolivar
was sold on the 9TH instant by Messrs.
George Baylor and D. B. Lucas, Special
Commissioners (Heflebower & Ander-
son, auctioners), as follows: House and
lot on Madison street, to Thos. A. Kir-
wan, at $40; Brewery property, to j..
Garland Hurst, at 5000, and interest in
unimproved lot, to same, at SO.
From the Democrat:
There has been sweeping reduction
in the price of fresh meats in this mar
ket. We quote present figures: Best
steak, 10 cts. roast, to 10 cts. sausage,
BIB for quarter.
From the Free Press:
The l16 acre farm on which BENZ. D.
Engle resides was sold OH Tuesday by
Messr,. Lucas and 1rapnell, Special
Commissioners ID. Hehebower, Auction
eer), to Horace Osbourn at $37 per acre.
A Brilliant AGair.-From re-
cent Washington paper we get the fol-
lowing account of fashionable we'd
ding in New York. The groom, Mr..
Morrison, is nephew of Mrs. Henrietta
Lee of this vicinity, and is son of Rev.
DR.. Morrison, 3 former rector Of the
Episcopal Church of Shepherdstown:
"There have been great many we'd
dings in the Army and Navy during the
past month, but among them ell none
equaling in grandeur and material re-
suits the nuptials of Chaplain VIM. Fos-
ter Morrison, of the Navy, which occur
red at Grace Church, New York, on
Thursday. Chaplain Morrison is a
young man who entered the service only
few years ago, after having acted for
some years as rector of parishes in Bal
timore and Washington. The bride,
Miss Julia Pomeroy, at whose house on
Fifth avenue reception was given af-
ter the ceremony, is said to be worth
more than half million in her own
right. Ex-President Arthur, William
Waldorf Astor, Levi p. Morton and
many of the most prominent and wealthy
people Of New York were at the recep-
ton. 1t is understood that the Rev. Mr..
Morrison will be stationed for the next
three years at the Norfolk Navy Yard,
but it is hardly to be expected that a
gentleman whose wife brings him such
large fortune and handsome resi-
dence on Fifth avenue will care to de-
vote himself TO the somewhat arduous
labors Of preaching the gospel to the Of
ficers and men of Uncle Sans Navy"
Berkeley's COntributiOn.-The
Sheriff's IDENTITIES and guards escorted
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1885-11-20
APretiyWoman'S Secret.

Fear OF discovery, when she resorts TO
false hair and dyes, is n source Of con-
slant anxiety TO her. The very persons
from whom she most desires TO hide the
waning Of her charms are the ones most
likely 10 make the discovery. But there
is no reason why she should not regain
and retain all the beauty of hair that was
her pride in youth. Let her use AYERS
HAIR VIGoR, and, not only will her hair
cease 10 fall ont, but new growth will
appear whore the scalp has been denuded;
and locks hat are turning gray, or have
actually grown white, will return 10 their
pristine freshness and brilliance o. color.
AYERS HAIR VIGoR cures
Hereditary Badness.
GEORGE MAYER. Fidtonid. T,erdS,was
bald at % years OF age, IS his ancestors
had been for several generations. One
bottle of HAIR NIGoR started n growth OF
soft. downy hair all over his scalp, which
soon became thick, long, and vigorous.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1885-11-20
Trough on Coughs ;"

Though prompt and efficient, II In mild and
harmless. SAFE md reliable for children.
Wherever known IL II tie Mothers Fayorits
Cough Medicine for the Infant, the children
and adults. II IN surprisingly effective.
TROCHEs, l5c. LIQUID, DC.
The Wonderful Success In Consumption,
Bronchitis, Asthma, Splitting OF Blood, core
Tight Chest, Weak Lungs, Hoarseness. Sore
Throat, Loss Of Voice. Catarrhal Throat AZ
fections, Chronic Hacking. Irritating and
Troublesome Coughs.
trough on ITCH"
Cures Humors, Eruptions. Rlngworm, Tct-
ter. salt Rheum. Frosted Feet, Chiiblains.
5Oc. jars.
+. 4. WELLS. Jersey city. n. j., U. r.. A.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1885-11-20

ID ]. BAKER & cos Pure Fine Ground
II. Raw Bone Tor sale very low for cash ~
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1885-11-20
BOOTS AND SHOES

Country produce taken I'm exchange. Call
and see me before buying. No trouble 10 show
goods.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1885-11-20

Take this method OF announcing to the pub.
lie that we have Just received our FALL ana
WINTER stock of
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1885-03-21
WHAT A BLuNDER DID.

How q Compositor's Error Came Near
Costing q Man Kis Life.
In the Youngstown correspondence of
an evening contemporary yesterday was
an item to the effect that a well-known
young Pittsburgher dined in that thriv-
ing young city yesterday. 1t was
hurriedly sent to the composing-room
with a mass of other copy, where the
Intelligent compositor" set it up
s'died.'f
The city editor saw the item in the
proof and sent reporter out for an
obituary of the deceased. Surprising,
of course, that the family were already
acquainted with the sad news, the re-
porter sought the aged father, who sat
at his desk in Smithfield Street office.
'Mr. -" said the. reporter, '.can
you give me any facts about Johns
death?'
John whop" exclaimed the old gen.
tleman.
why, your son, who died at Youngs-
town yesterday"
"My God" and the old man turned
a deathly white and fell from his chair
to the floor. He was at once laid on q
sofa and physician summoned. The
now thoroughly frightened reporter ran
back to the Office and told his story
Again the proof was ''called down."
and with it the copy, when the error
was discovered. Again the reporter
was hurried out to make an effort to
repair the mischief he had done. Of
course his second appearance brought
great relief to the stricken father, who
had partially recovered. He was SO
broken up by the excitement, however,
that he had to be put in carriage and
taken home. The reporter was so
badly ratified by the affair that he had
to put on sub for the remainder of
the day.-Pittsburgh Times.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1885-03-21
STARTING.

They SIT upon the barn-yard fence.
The baby swallows. in a row;
Four little, dusky, silken things,
With soft bright eyes and close-shut winHA
Their mother fiutters to and fro;
The goiden-rod is all agfow,
The maple shows one scarlet leaf;
The time TO stay is growing brief;
They must be ready. For their sakee
A constant twittering she makes.
"Try, try, my downy darlings; try
To spread your little wings and fly"
They sit unheeding on the fence.
The baby swallows, in row;
Thsy see no cause of haste at all.
They look so innocent and SMALL
What will befall them il they go?
How much they have to learn to knowl
All the strange mystery of flight,
Above the sea, in storm and night;
And all its rapture, circiing round
A sky with sunset roses crowned;
What swallow hopes, and fears, and cares,
And loves, and dangers, will be theirs
But never more within the nest
They'll feel their mothers sheltering breast
Yet still that mother, for their sakes,
This constant, troubled twittering makes.
TRY, try, my downy darlings: try
To spread your little wings and fly"
-Mdrtdn Douglas, In Harper's Weekly.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1885-03-21
THE RUNNING BIRD.
A Species OF the Feathered Tribe Which
Exists Only In America.

Species of the Feathered Tribe Which
Exists Only in America.
Entirely peculiar to America are the
humming birds. Their only rivals in
the metallic brilliancy of color, the sun
birds, belong to East India. Thus far
about $50 species of humming birds
have been described. of which only fif-
teen species belong to the United States.
and only one single specie to Wisconsin.
Not knowing the difference between the
sexes, people frequently say: II have
seen them on my morning-glories and
honeysuckles, and know l have seen
two species, one with fiery-red throat
and the other without that ornament"
1t is generally believed that the hum
ming birds live entirely on the nectar of
flowers. This is a popular mistake.
Their principal food is small insects, as
testified by numerous examinations of
stomachs of these birds; vet many times
bird-hunters have squeezed out of the
threats and bills of humming birds that
were shot while feeding several drops
of the sweetest fluid. The time when
the humming birds arrive in the spring
is generally when the garden currants
are in flower, sometimes little earlier.
The males arrive first, 1t is surprising
how abundant they sometimes are
around the currant bushes. The nest,
an exceedingly neat little structure is
seldom over an inch and half in
diameter, and is built on the upper side
of horizontal branch of tree-care-
fully lined on the outside with pieces of
lichen so as to appear like a natural
lichen-covered knot of the tree. We
have observed several nests built close to
one, and sometimes between two very
young branchlets, whose leaves would,
when fully expanded, form a natural
umbrella over the nest. There are
always two eggs in the nest and they
are of white color. The usual observer
will frequently take the sun birds to be
humming birds, while the ornithologist
can point out marked differences be-
tween these two beautiful families of
passeres. Milpaukee Wisconsin.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1885-03-21
lished rather prematurely in . Johns

lished rather prematurely in . Johns
town newspaper. l was only sick nine
teen days. The fever was raging there
then, and there were eight hundred
deaths in Tampico alone in nine days
during the latter part of August. / saw
some of the poor devils buried. and it
was horrible sight. The bodies were
taken to the dead house and placed in
large box. They were then carried to the
burying ground and buried four or five
deep, without any religious rites, and in
the same garments they had worn dur
ing their Illness"
Ibid you ever meet with any mem
bers of the James bandp" asked the re-
porter.
"Yes, once. 1t was in the summer OF
1881. had gone down into Mexico on
business for Blankington. was lying
asleep on the ground one night, across
the river eighteen miles from Fort Bliss,
on the Texas side of the Rio Grande,
when was awakened by the tramp Of
horses. Looking up, l saw two WELL
dressed men mounted on magnificent
horses. The men said they were friends.
and asked me for something to eat. I
made them some coffee, fried some. ba-
con and then guarded their horses while
they slept, until morning. They then
departed, after giving me generous
supply of money and two blankets. l
reported the affair at Hail. ranch, near
by, when the boys told me had enter
tanned Frank and Jesse James,"
What are some of the peculiarities
of the Apache Indians that you have
never seen published?"
"Among other barbarous customs,
they cut off warriors nose for certain
offense. Another curious thing about
them is. that they will never kill a
bear. They have tradition that the
bears are the spirits of their departed
brethren. Speaking of bears puts me
in mind of comical incident that oc-
Cured to Mexican, Hernandez by
name, in our camp in the Gienna Noun
tains. He was chopping wood near the
camp when he espied a bear. Picking
up his rifle he shot and broke the ami
mails back. He caught up the ak to
dispatch the animal, when it caught the
weapon and threw it full fifty feet away.
Then it grasped Hernandez by the
pantaloons. He escaped, but it was
only by the destruction of the rear por-
ton Of his neither garment Fits
6urgh Dispatch.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1885-03-21
SCHOOL AND CHURCH.

The treasury of the Baptist Home
Missionary Society is in such depleted
condition that appointments have been
only made for six months, fears being
felt that money enough may not be con-
tributed to pay full years salaries
Chicago Inter Ocean.
There were 600 Frenchmen at Ok
ford the past term-quite an unprece-
dented number. The general style of
living demands less expense than form
erly, and no man finds it now incum-
bent on him to give wine parties as OF
yore.
AT Sunday-school convention, OBJ
lection having been raised to the UNI
healthful influence of many of the books
in the libraries, a superintendent rose
and suggested that they should be
weeded out and sent to the poor chill
dren out West.-Harper's Bazar.
Miss Mary Caldwell, a wealthy
Catholic lady of Baltimore, has given
$500, 900 to be used for the establish
ment of Catholic university for the bet
ter education of the priesthood, on the
plan proposed by Bishop Spaulding.
The Plenary Council has accepted the
gift.-Baltimore Sun.
Mr.. John Scott, who recently closed
ten weeks term of free high school in
the town of Holden, Me-, says that in
all that time he had no occasion to speak
reprovingly to any one of his scholars
He says he has taught fourteen years
and never before had such an expert
ence as this, and he asks his fellow
teachers of this country to tell him
whether any one of them can say as
much for any school taught by them
Troy Times.
The new catalogue of Dartmouth
College, New Hampshire, shows that
there are now AZ members of the faculty
and 4O2 students, the latter being di-
vided as follows: Collegiate Depart
ment, pa; Chandler Scientific School,
"a; Agricultural College, 20; Medical
College, "A; Thayer School of Engi-
neering, IL. In the Academic Depart
ment 10 are from Maine, SO from New
Hampshire, 81 from Vermont, and 80
from Massachusetts,. Outside of New
England nineteen States and Territories
are represented.
The Rochester Post Express is doing
commendable work in showing up
the defects of country school santa
ton. The yards and surroundings of
many school-houses in the country are
indescribably filthy. Some of the de-
tails can not be referred to in public
journal, and are sickening to contem-
plate. There may be some excuse for
faulty sanitation in crowded cities. but
there is none in the country. 1t is high
time that attention was called to this
evil. If the cholera were to come to
this country il would make short work
with the people who live in such neigh
borho0ds. Chicago Journal.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1885-03-21
The Ostrich as a Kicker.

DR.. Sketchly. who has charge of the
ostrich farm at Anahlem, was plucking
one OF the things one day. When they
pluck them stocking is kept ON the
head to blind the bird. While he can
not see he is quiet, but If his blinkers
get uncovered then he 'goes for'' the
plncker. The doctor moved his arm 40
as to disturb the stocking. and instantly
he saw what was done. and went head
INST out of the pen, not caring for any
more plumes just then. As he tumbled
head first over the fence the bird let Nv
kick which, striking . fence-board.
made toOthpicks of . whole panel
length. The mules occupation as .
kicker Is gone in this country since the
ostrich csme.-Lso Angelss Ezpress.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1885-03-21
PuNoENT PARAGRAPHS.

I'm London pony is five-pound
note, in this country glass of beer, and
in the dictionary a small horse. - Yonk-
ers Gazette.
An experienced housewife in a long
article tells show to save your dishes
from being broken" 1t is unnecessary.
All you have to do is to put them away
and eat off of tin dishes.
My dear sir, you cannot always
reason correctly from analogy. Because.
for example, red-skinned apples make
the best jelly, it does not follow that
red-faced man makes the best husband.
Chicago Journal.
What is economy" asks the Phila-
delphia North american. Well tell
you. 1t is paying ten cents for cigar
and compelling your wife to turn her
last seasons dress to make it do an
other winter. The country is fairly
bulging with such Norris
toUn Herald.
"A girl who had become tired of
single blessedness, thus wrote to her in
tended: Dear Jim, come right off
if You are coming at ali; Edward
Keiderman is insistin' that shall have
him; and he hugs and kisses me so con-
tinually that can't hold out much
longer. "-Bostom Post.
"A festive dude came into our sane
tum. He had q poem; we kindly
thanktum. With the office club we
gently planktum over the top of his
phizaranktum. He swore an oath
which sounded like blanktum, and gazed
at us ike dinged old cranktum, and
then there was vacancy in our sane.
tum.-Euansvill argus.
Well, Dobkins, are you going to
the club tonight" Il haven't made
up my mind yet" Haven't Why it's
time to be there now" II know, but
my wife hasn't got back from the
woman's meeting yet" "Ah, see.
You cant make up your mind till your
wife brings it home. ~ Chicago Tribune.
She had named Friday Of the fol-
lowing week as the day for the wedding.
"But Friday is an unlucky day. said
George. 20, so it is!' she exclaimed.
II had forgotten that. No, it wouldn't
do to be married on Friday" "How
would Saturday or Monday do?" sup-
gested George, tenderly. The girl hes
itated and blushed little. Then she
said: IL think Thursday would be
better, George. Detroit Post.
Does you know John jackson,
asked Jim Webster of Pete Simpson.
Il should say does know him. He is
an awful sly cuss." s'What has he cher
done that was so berry smartp' The
other day ! seed him walking along on
the opposite side of Austin Avenue. I
called out 'Johnr two or free times.
DE niggah made out as if he didn't heah
me. l overtuck him and cotched him
by de arm, and dang by buttons If he
wasn't anudder niggah entirely. You
bet ne am sly one. '-7eras Siftings.