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Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1885-02-06
sHEPHERDSTOWN Wv FRIDAY, FEBRUARY e. 1885,
TIE Grocer. Weoing.

my dear Miss Sally Ratus," sighed
The grocer on his knee,
Il canned corrective no butter bride
Than you would beef for me-"
you are silly man" replied
The maid. '-as one mace see
.If vermicilli man." he cried,
IL mustard-mire thee.
For, Miss, the love you're kindling-wood
Soon make me smart, oil-though
It's cinnamon 10 bean no good
OF do nutmeg me CO."
Then with coffee rose sand said,
Before rice starch you might
Give me this soap" she sugar head
And, blushing. dimmed the light.
.'wmi Lime afraid of kerosene,
OF caress seem" said she,
"Who candies-coyer what thyme mean
is smart tea-nought for me-"
THE raisin saIdine deed TO guess"
said he, "but will try
Yod'fear to have my sweet caress
Seen by out elders eye"
"You're right; you'll make some honey conf
And I'll lard-mit I'm caught
You candle light me with home
Now squeeze meal like you ought"
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1885-02-06

"Now, Clara, !" said the tescber, "if
you should meet q bear what would you
dofv u -. y ~ g--f o.
"Doesn't q bear squeeze pscplef"
queried the girl. ~, raas,4 rod
"Yes." t.,s
.sThen when I saw bear ! SHOULD
stand very stiII." - @rs
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1885-02-06

"who is your family physician,
Georze?" "Dr. smoothmsn." "How
did you employ that bair-brained crea-
tureg" .'ob, my wife once asked him IL
he could tell why she always had cold
feet, and be told ber that they were 20
small they couldn't hold blood enough
20 keep them warm. She won't have
any other DOCTOR"
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1885-02-06
FANCY GOODS,
NOTIONS,

keep on hand at all times large and we'll
selected stock of Foreign end Domestic Dry
Goods, Fancy Goods. Notions, and everything
usually kept in my line Of goods, while the
latest Novelties Will be constantly added. In
the Millinery Department will be found the
latest and most fashionable goods with a first-
class city Milliner Call and examine goods
and prices before purchasing elsewhere.
Resp'y, j. +. WELSHANs.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-02-01

sheriff Harris arrived yesterday
via the Missouri Pacific road, having
in hi, charge WIN. Hooker who Kill
ed one Gus Bell AT Patton's mill, i'll
this county ON the first day of Au-
gust, 1873. After lloolrr was taken
10 the iail an EXAMINER reporter Wis
tied HIM there When his mission
was made known the prisoner seemed
to be very easy in his conversation,
and was willing TO answer any qucs
ton, asked by the reporter. Tie was
told that the EXAMINER stood ON the
side of truth and Justice, and would
publish any statement hc desired io
make in regard to the killing IN an
swcr To this, Hooker mHdc the follow
my statement:
My name is William Hooker. /
was born on the 9Th day of October.
1898. ia Williamson county. Tennessee.
and am now over 80 yea Ot aye. |
have been married three times. and
have eight children living: three in
Polk county, Texas, and five in Louis
lama. ! lived in Mclcnnan county at
the time | shot and killed Gu. bciI
Bell was said TO be It bad Young man
ana had TO Kill him to save my lite
The quarrel came up about contest
at shooting match. Something was
said about Bell shooting at Il mark
and disputed il, when Bel said
was n I'd d-n IT. ut the same Tim,
commenced drawing his pistol, an,
lac clutchcd me with his lett hand on
my shoulder. ! can feel the clutch O.
those finger, to-day Just the same N
4 e I.
shoulder. | saw if did not ,huoI
Bell, he would Kin me. and
. having my gun in nay hand | stuck
the muIIlc against his body and pull
ed the trigger. Bell fell MORALLY
wounded, and ran away from the
scene. went To Polk county. Texas,
and remained until the nest Jmc.
Being urged 10y my friends to leave
the state, and tor fear of being arrest
ed, | left and went to Grand .curc in
Louisiana After ! had been there
some time married my third wife,
aud wa~ living twelve miles east of
Coushatm when was arrested. !
have one child, boy, 10y my last wife.
lie j. now lust two years Old. have
tried to lead an huuc~t life, and work
cd very hard to keep up i'm the world.
| have thought all the time | would
bc arrested, and was not surprised
when the officers came after me Last
spring intended to come to Waco
and give my self up to the authoriiic,
but when / went after money that
was owing 10 me. could not yet it.
and consequently did not come to
Waco ann satisfied / will come
clear when have my trial"
After NJ Hooper had told his story
/ the reporter thanked him and lclt the
iail. Hooker j. an old man now, and
/ his steps are unsteady; hi, eye, are
/ growing dim; the hair ON hi, head ia
silvcrcd. H. is hi, beard hc j, tali
man, and in his Young days Inc must
have been perfect form of vigorous
manhood. 1t is thought he will be
tried at the nest term of the district
court, If witnesses can be gotten too
gcthcr to tc-liN in the case.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-02-01
Tribute al Respect.

Alta called meeting of the Alumnac
Association of Waco Female college
January %. 1853. the following wa,
read and adopted:
Died al her home, near Calvert,
Texas, December 20. 1854, Mrs. Gcor-
gia Bead Nnecd, graduate of the class
of 1873, first president and nj the
time OF her death acting second ricc-
president of the Aluunac aosocia, ON,
and esteemed n one of its most faith
iul friends.
Resolved, That in the death of Mrs.
Suced our association has lost an ct-
iicicut officer, the Individual members
Il true and tried friend, her class
mates lOvin" companion, and her
alma mater devoted daughter
Resolved. That we tender our heart
felt sympathy to the hercavcd hus hand
and orphan children of the deceased.
and would say that "God who tenn
pcrs the wind to the >horn lamb
will merciiully remember those
whom he has SO sadly bcrclt,
Resolved. That the secretary be in
Structed To- forward copy of these
resolutions to the family of the de
ceased; also a copy to the Waco Daily
EXAMINER for publication.
by order of the president,
MR~. J. u. loHNS,N
Miss KATIE kINNARp Secretary.
Committee; Mrs. i. W TAYLOR.
Mrs. l.. b. Black, Miss Fannie Iihhs
and Miss Annie Cox.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-02-01
Underwriters Notice.

The custom of giving unlimited
credit on fire insurance premiums he-
ing contrary to the instruction, of in-
surauce companies, and agent, waiv-
ing cash payment are required by the
companies to bear all losses of prem
iums resulting from such waiver and
the hardships and losses resulting
from this system being constantly on
the increase; therefore. notice is here
by given that from and alter the tirsr
day of January |. 1885, no agent ofunv
fire insurance company doing bust
ness in the city of Waco shall be al
lowed to waive that condition con-
tanned in all fire insurance POLICE.
which requires all premiums to bs
paid in cash before any liability j. as
sumed by the company, and notice is
given that the premium on every fire
insurance policy shall be collected in
cash on or before the day ON which
such policy is written to take effect.
otherwise such policy shall We null
and void.
DowNS x Fort.
r. Is. kILOCGH.
j. ID. MORROW,
JAMES |. MooRE x Co.
JOKES Il LOWRY,
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-02-01

NJ. W. Graham, Wholesale druggist,
of Austin, TeN., writes Il have been
handling Dr, VIM. Hall, Balsam for
the Lungs for the past year, and have
found il one of the most reliable med
iciuc, have ever had in my house for
Coughs, Colds,and even Consumption,
always giving entire satisfaction
Please ssud ne another gross
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-02-01

Garden seed Given Away.

To customers buying one dollar,
worth of my warranted fresh garden
seed, viii give ten cents worth OF
seed lett over from last season. These
seeds are in many cases a. good on
better than some seed sold on com,
mission +. W. NEsEY.
seed store. 5l2 Austin avenue.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-02-01
EXCELLENT BOARD.

For good board, good treatment
and the general comforts of home,
20 10 the kirkpatrick House on Aus
Tin avenue, between seven and eighth
streets. Excellent rooms and first
class meals at the kirkpatrick House
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-02-01
CHIN
now rnEN DO II ~ omINA.


Shanghai, Jan 81 The ex-gover.
nor, OF Yum Nan and kaman ii were
condemned to-day to be beheaded fol
allowing the French to capture BaC
Mini
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-02-01

There j. no need OF any working
man or mechanic in this city being
without IA home, when we have the
Waco Improvement company to build
it for him The capital stock of this
association, $4,000, la, all been taken
up. and the company is now prepared
to do any amount of business No
one can do better than to have this
company build his house for him. OF
fee over sleeper. Clifton \ Co.
Those who want the best Hour made
buy our King of Patent, took prize
al st. Louis fair. We have a common
article at s. per hundred,
Eaton. Guinsn X Co.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-02-01

Boots aud shoe, Boot. and shoes
II. p. Sturgis X Co.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-02-01

W. are authorized to announce Nt Charles
" Peterson as a candidate lur iuu ONCE of
marshal Of ihc city d.. Waco. election the 7th oi
April lssl
kNe are author HnI iumuHluce N ~ eWu.
w differ vs. as candidate tor election Goo the
Office Of city mar.hei az thr next city election.
WE are authorized 90 Announce Ny. NJ D.
w AcLaren az candidate Tor city marshal
the ensuing city election.
w are authorized to announce LUKE
w MOORE al candidate for reelection 90
the ONCE of city marshal. at The ensuing city
election 10 be held April q lss5
/ ACKNOWLEDGEMENT as Ca didutc fer ,,tv
L marshal Of Waco. ~ ann elected /
promise "a give my undivided time 500 the
faithful discharge of the dutir, of the office.
ROBERT = *. -~
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-02-01

Ladies approve of your smoking
Little Joker.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-02-01


plras Disgusting Rrsu9rs
And
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-07-30
Hugo's Ideas OF the Future Life.

Victor Hugo was always convinced
that he would meet all his friends in q
future world. He was equally sure
that he had always existed from the
antediluvian times when the Creator
placed him on earth. He believed that
he would exist forever, inasmuch as he
felt in his soul thousands of hymns,
dramas, and poems that had never
found expression. When the atheists
would say to him: "The proof that
you will not exist in the future is that
you did not exist in the past" Hugo
would answer: "Who told you did
not exist in the past centuries? You
will say that is the legend of the ages.
The poet has written Life is fairy
tale twice written There is not an
age in which cannot find my spirit.
You do not believe In the doctrine of
surviving personalities for the reason
that you do not recollect your anterior
existence. But how can the recollection
of vanished ages remain imprinted on
your memory when you do not remem-
Der q thousand and one scenes and
events of your present life? Since
1902 there have been ten Victor Hutos
in me. Do you think that can recall
all their actions and all their thoughts :?
The tomb is dark, and when L shall
have passed the tomb to emerge into
light once more all these Victor Hugos
will be almost wholly strangers to me,
but it will always be the same soul. -
Paris Figaro.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-07-30
The Future American University.

President Gilman, of Johns Hopkins
University, says: American educa-
ton has reached the beginning of the
university period. The future uni
versity in America must be American.
1t will be in harmony with those of the
most enlightened countries, but yet it
must be distinctly American, as our
law, churches, social usages, and mer-
camille relations are purely American.
1t needs the preparatory work of the
college. 1t demands thorough training
as the necessary antecedent of freedom.
The American university will never lose
sight of its educational function. 1t
will foster culture and not be q society
of mere specialists. 1t will be place
for the maintenance of religion, fully
recognizing the religious natures OF
man."
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-07-30
The Two Socialists.

A Tramp who had stolen a ten-dollar
bill from Farm House was so Vigor-
ously Pursued by the Victim that he
was Finally Overhauled.
"Ah! you Thief" shouted the
Farmer. "but you Deserve a year in
PRISON."
sThiefl / am no Thief"
"But you stole my money!"
L also Deny that. only took what
Belonged to me. As Socialist you
Preach that there should be an Equal
Division of Wealth. AS a Socialist /
divided your Pile and took only my
Half.
Moral-The Farmer Socialist let the
Fellow go, of course-only he didn't
Detroit Free Press.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-07-30
A Necessity of Health.

1t is a prime necessity of health that the action
OF the bowels should be kept regular. But the
way to overcome temporary fit of constipation,
or to remedy chronic costiveness, is not to del
uge the stomach and drench the bowels with
purgatives Of violent or painful action. The
happy medium between an imperative and vio-
lent cathartic is Hostetter's Stomach Bitters,
which acts just sufficiently upon the bowels TO
relax them without pain, and which being 8
wholesome tonic, as we'll aperient. has the eff
feet of strengthening both them and the stom-
ach. and promoting the well being OF the whole
internal economy. The removal of bile from the
blood, increased activity OF the liver, usually
dormant in cases of costiveness. and sound di-
gestion follow the use Of this benefcent med
icine, as thorough and genial in it's effects as it
is safe and pure in competition rheumatism,
fever and ague. kidney troubles, and debility
are also remedied by It
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-07-30
He Took His Last Drop.

hear you have bought lot and are
going to build house. Is that so p
asked Sanderson as Murphy came into
the grocery.
@Yes, I'm tired of paying rent. I'm
going to have home of nv own. How
mach are cabbages worth now?" re-
piled Murphy.
Sights cents; who's going to build
it?"
II thought I'd like Wells to build it,
but he drinks so like fish man can't
depend on him.
"But he's quit drinking"
as that sop"
ayes, took his last drop"
"Well, I'm glad to hear that.
eyes, he dropped from scaffold and
broke his neck. Yes, he's quit drink
ing. Brooklyn Times.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-07-30

Eyes, ssh," said Uncle Zach, Use watched
n forty years an it's rs ser: DE fust OF May
an Christmas day OF de same year alters
comes on do same week day."
Further conversation proved Uncle Zach q
most incredulous person. CHANGING TO men,
ton DR.. Carver's feat of breaking glass balls
with rifle, he said;
~ heerd bout dat shootin' and knowed
right on IL wasn't squar'; dat was Yankee
trick. boss, sho's you born"
"what was the trickl"
.Dar wuz loadstone put into de glass balls.
an likewise onto do bullets; so when de bull
let fly outen the gun, IL an the ball jes
drawed tefgedder, which, in course, broke do
glass-dat's the trickl''
Later, Uncle zach observed a rope running
along the side OF the car
"Ross. what's dat line fury'
ITO apply the air-brake In case of acct
dent" Then we had further TO expaiu now
the force of the brake was obtained, TO which
Uncle Zach responded:
Look "a here, boss, you sholy don't 'spect
me TO b'iieve dat foolishuessg Why, de big
gest harricane whatever bowed couldn' {
stop dis train, runin' forty mile a hour. An
you think gwine 10 bleive little pipe full
OF wind under de kyars can do itr No, sab
reel"
There are a great many Uncle Zachs who
Judge everything simply by appearances.
The air-brake does not seem to be very
powerful thing, but power and efficiency are
not necessarily equivalent to bigness and
pretcnse.
Philip Beers, Esq, who resides at the
United States Hotel, New York City, and is
engaged in raising subscriptions for the New
York World Bartholdi pedestal fund, was
once upbraided by distinguished relative
who was physician, for commencing in
such enthusiastic terms, a remedy that cured
him OF Bright's disease eight years ago. He
said: 'Sir, has the medical profession, with
oil
years. anything that can cure this terrible
disordery' No, no, that is true; there Is no
mistake about IL but that Warmers safe cure
Is really a wonderfully effective preparation.
That remedy is an "airbrake that every
man can apply, and this fact explains why IL
has saved so many hundreds of thousands OF
lives copyrighted Used by permission Of
american Rural Home.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-07-30
Origin OF Oniun,.

According to the Bengal legend,
there once lived on the banks of the
holy river Ganga rashi, or sage, in
whose hut, made of palm leaves, there
was mouse which became q favorite
with the seer, and was endowed by. him
with the gift of speech. After while
the mouse, having been frightened by
O cat, at its earnest solicitation was
changed by the rishi into cat; then,
alarmed by dogs, INTO dog; then into
an ape; then into bear; then into an
elephant; and, finally, being still dis
contented with its lot, into beautiful
maiden, TO whom the sage gave the
name of "Postomani, or "the poppy
seed lady"
One day, while tending her plants,
the King approached the rishi's cot
tage, and was invited to rest and re-
fresh himself by Postomani, who Of
fered him some delicious fruit. The
King, however, struck by the girls
great beauty, refused to eat until she
had told him her parentage. Posto-
mani, to deceive the King, told him
she was Princess whom the rishi had
found in the woods and had brought
up. The upshot was that the King
made love to the girl, and they were
married by the holy sage. She was
treated as the favorite Queen, and was
very happy; but one day, while stand
ing by we'll, she turned giddy and fell
into the water and died. The rishi
then appeared before the King and
begged him not to give way to consum-
ing grief, assuring him that the late
Queen was not of royal blood.
Said he: "She was q mouse, and,
according to her own wish, / changed
her successfully into a cat, dog, an
ape, bear, an elephant, and lovely
girl. Let her body remain in the we'll !;
fill up the well with earth. Out of her
flesh and bones will grow tree which
shall be called after her, .Poso, that is,
the poppy tree From this tree will
be obtained drug called opium,
which will be either swallowed or
smoked to the end of time. The opium
swallower or smoker will have one
quality of each of the animals to which
Postomani was changed. He will be
mischievous, like mouse; fond of milk,
like cat; or quarrelsome, like dog;
filthy, like an ape; savage, like bear |;
and high-tempered, like Queen"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-07-30

1t will be interesting TO people contem-
plating trip to the South to learn of the
vast improvements in time and accommo-
dations that have been rendered possible
by the recent completion of remarkably
long bridge over the Ohio River at Hender-
son, KY, point ten miles below Evans
vile. Ind.
The length of the bridge proper is 1856
feet, the span over the channel of the river
is 525 feet, the longest span of truss bridge
in the world. The bridge is reached by
three and one half miles of solid substan-
tial trestle-work on the Indiana side.
With this bridge completed. there is an
unbroken rail line between Chicago and
Nashville, Chattanooga, Atlanta, Jackson
vile, Florida, and other Southeastern
cities over the shortest existing route,
which fact was Immediately taken adyan-
tage of by the Chicago and Eastern Illinois
Railroad (Danville Route) and its Southern
connections, to put on fast train from
Chicago to Nashville, and give to the North
and South travel some of the luxuries in
fast travelling and excellent accommoda-
tons which heretofore have been almost
wholly monopolized by the East and West
lines.
The first through train. which left Chica-
60 at $40 Sunday afternoon, July 10, on
the new Chicago and Nashville fast line, ar
rived in Nashville at 7:45 on Monday morn
ing, having accomplished the distance be-
tween the two cities in the hitherto unpre-
cedented time of sixteen hours. The new
train was the first through passenger train
from Chicago to cross the mammoth bridge
over the Ohio ut Henderson, and as such
marks an epoch in Southern traffic whose
importance was testified by the interest
shown all along the line.
This train carries the popular Palace
Buffet Sleeping Cars; il leaves Chicago at
3:45 p. m. daily, and arrives at Nashville ut
7:45 a. m, connecting with the morning
trains out of Nashville in all directions,
enabling passengers to reach Chattanooga
In the early afternoon; Atlanta and Mont
gomery early in the evening, and other
Southern and Southeastern points in some
instances one-half day ahead of, and in
from three to ten hours less time than by
any other line.
Travellers should make note of this i'm
portant route, and when going South re-
member the Chicago and Eastern Illinois.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-07-30
The Great American Desert.

A dreary-looking country is the Great
American Desert, in Utah, along the
northern boundary of which my route
now leads. To the left of the road is a
low chain of barren hills; to the right,
the uninviting plain, over which the
eye wanders in vain for some green OBJ
ject that might raise hopes of less
desolate region beyond, and over all
hangs an oppressive silence-the ST.
lence of dead country-a country des-
titute of both animal and vegetable life.
Over the great desert hangs q smoky
haze, out of which Pilot Peak, thirty
eight miles away, rears its conical head
$500 feet above the level plain at its
base. Some riding is obtained at in
tervals along this unattractive stretch
of country, but there are no "sandpa-
pered" roads, and the principal incent-
i've TO mount at all is feeling of dis
gust at so much compulsory walking.
A noticeable feature through the des-
ert is the almost unquenchable thirst
that the dry saline air inflcts upon one.
Reaching railway section house find
no one at home, but there is a small
underground cistern of imported water,
in which "wrigglers" innumerable
wriggle, but otherwise good and cool.
There is nothing to drink out of, and
the water is three feet from the surface !;
while leaning down to try and drink
the wooden framework at the top gives
way and precipitates me head first into
the water. Luckily the tank is large
enough to enable me to turn round aud
reappear at the surface head first, and
with considerable difficulty / scramble
out again, with, of course, not dry
thread on me. Wringing what water L
can from my clothes, 1 leave note in
forming the section boss that had res
cued half-drowned Indian from the
cistern. and, advising him not to drink
the water, once more wend my way
eastward. Outing.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-07-30

reason. 1t is great mystery, this
animal world, by which We are sur
rounded and of which we are part
For anything we know 70 the contrary,
the beasts of the field, the birds of the
air and the fishes of the sea have within
them deathless principle answering
to tire soul in man. Lamartine
reverently epitomizes the great mystery
in two lines:
NV dogl the difference between thee and me
Knows only our Creator"
DR.. Foote'S Health Monthb.