Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1885-09-04

he Is certainly making some very se"s'-
BILE speeches.
In KANSAS, where prohibition pre-
walls, hand grenades are literally filled
with fire. water. 1t is not the sort OF
water. however, that is used to ex'
tinguish flames.
AN old. fashioned stage-robbery took
Mace In Montana the other day, but 1t
was brought to very practical ending
by the Sheriff capturing the robbers and
recovering the booty.
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ACCORDING to an old prophecy the
year 1856 is to be one Of dire distress.
We sincerely hope that 1t won't make
times any harder than they have been
for the last year or so.
RECENT developments tend to show
that the affairs Of the United States Fish
Commission are much more "hshy'
than they ought to be, and thorough
Investigation will be made.
No one need be surprised TO hear OF
the Natural Bridge in Virginia tumbliLg
down shortly. Hon. David Davis is
visiting In that region, and If he once
gets on the bridge down it will 20.
ANOTHER encouraging sign of busl-
ness revival is the heavy demand Tor
steel rails. The Pittsburg mills, IL is
said, have already orders booked which
will keep them busy the balance Of the
year.
The Republican party in New York
has thrown its doors wide open for the
return Of the independent voters. But
the Republicans have not the tempting
Offices to bait them in as the Democrats
haye.
AN angry elephant seems to be very
unhandy thing to have around. In
Philadelphia last Monday the big per-
forming elephant, Empress, threw a
man clear across the tent, breaking
nearly all his bones.
The President is expected 10 return
to Washington In few days, sufficient
" braced up by his vacation to stand
another siege against the office. seekers.
1t is not anticipated that cold weather
will freeze them out.
SOME cracl-brained persons In the
western part Of the State are getting
m peritions for an extra session of the
Legislature. We don't see what any
one wants with an extra session Of the
West Virginia Legislature.
SPAIN and Germany have been kick
ing up a great rumpus about the pos
session of couple Of small islands.
How thankful we should be that there
Is more land in these United States than
we know what to do with, and that We
do not have to quarrel and scheme for
enough land to supply our settlers.
Mr.. SULLIVAN, the representative OF
Boston "culchaw," and Mr.. Mccartney,
from the City Of Pittsburg, Pa, en-
gagged in smuggling match at Cincin-
natl Saturday. the result being de-
cision in favor of Mr.. Sullivan. A great
many people will regret that they did
not permanently disable each other.
JOHN SHERMAN is stumping the State
Of Ohio for the Republican candidates,
and he is waving the bloody-shirt BAH
ner most ferociously. He won't allow
that the war 10 over, and his small soul
Is so filed with gall and bitterness
that there IL not room for one spark Of
good feeling. Sherman is so mean that
he ought to be ashamed to look at him.
self. Even his own party are thankful
that there are not many like him.
TIE Pension Bureau Is a department
Of the government which shows conclu-
sively that change was badly needed.
Some months ago investigations were be-
gun for the purpose Of ascertaining
what persons were fraudulently re-
ceiving pensions and the result was an
enormous saving to the government by
the discovery Of dishonesty. In the city
Of Chicago alone, last week the names
Of $50 persons were dropped from the
pension rolls, an investigation having
shown that they were no more entitled
to pensions than the man In the moon.
The good work goes bravely on.
RECENTLY when the Car of Russia and
one or two other European rulers went
on . journey, the railroad along which
they travelled was lined with soldiers,
and when they rode In carriages their
body-guards were so numerous that no
one could approach anywhere near the