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Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1886-06-11

The great natural bridge or tunnel in
Scott county, Virginia, on the line Of the
South Atlantic and Ohio Railroad, ffty
miles from its junction with the Norfolk
and Western Railroad at Bristol, Tenn,
Is the most wonderful curiosity east Of
the Sierras. It is 933 feet long, varying
from rs TO l30 feet In width, and Of
equal height. Ii comprises a natural
bridge, with an arch OF stone over 400
feet thick, a cave Of wondrous beauty
and grandeur, and tunnel, through
which flow the waters of Scott creek, q
respectable river In size. The approach
to this remarkable tunnel is especially
grand. For several hundred yards the
waters have cut out canon, with
overhanging walls over 400 fee: high
Moses, litchens and dwarfed cedars
cling to Its rocky sides, while forest
trees, the branchesof which overhang-
ing form an emerald fringe, through
which the blue sky with its feecy clouds
are seen, forming picture that Is never
to be forgotten. The roof Of this won
derful cave or tunnel is formed Of mas
siye Gothic arches resting upon gigan-
ticirregular pillars standing upon either
side. The South Atlantic and Ohio Rail
road passes through this natural way
Roanoke Va.) Leader.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1886-06-11
The "IBnd Lands"

The "Bad Lands" Of Dakota are said
to owe their origin to the burning Of the
coal deposits that once existed there.
They are situated principally along the
Cheyenne and Grand rivers and the
Little Missouri. They are from two or
three miles TO, say, twenty-five miles
In width. In the long ago, the valleys
Of these streams must have been filled
with drift wood. Then followed n Pc
riod OF drift, which buried the accumu.
lation Of wood and two or three hun.
dred feet Of sediment, sand, and grav-
el. The buried wood In time became
coal, the veins being In some instances
twenty odd feet 10 depth. Either from
spontaneous combustion or from cleo
tricity, fires were started Ia these veins.
aud they gradually burned out, restor.
ing In part the old water courses by
means of the overflow from the sccu.
mutation Of water In these newly
formed basins. Looking upon them,
here you see patches Of Stag, there great
bowlders, showing unmistskable evil
dences Of great heat, snd on every hand
scoris, or burned clay, resembling
brick. Where the fires were checked
by the cavlng earth and the coal did
rot burn, mounds two or three hundred
feet in height stand.
And according to the Black Diamond,
= newspaper devoted to the coal inter-
est, published ia Chicago, Ia parts OF
Wyoming the same process Is now GO
ing on; vast fields are undermined by
subterranean fires, and the blackened,
smoking plain Is filed with desolatIon.
Trappers tay these fires havo been In
existence for long time, and the ira.
dItions OF the Indians point to the same
conclusion.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1886-06-11
Gymnastics for Girls.

"Few parents yet realize" says an
authority on the subject, show essential
part of their girls education Is their
physical developments. In our large
towns, where there is no space for ex-
tensive Fairgrounds in which children
could freely run and jump about, there
is nothing which could equal these in
stitutions, where the muscular powers
are exercised and the joints kept 1.-THE
and supple. Girls who are so many
hours of the day confined in the school,
room must have plenty OF bodily exer-
else to couhtersct the effects Of seden-
tary and mental work. This the gym
nasiums alone supply, and the public
already begin TO see the beneficial re-
suits. In the country, gymnasiums can
be dispensed with. Joints need not
grow stiff there, nor chests narrow, and
spines curved; but in large, crowded
towns it is different, and indeed 1t
would be difficult TO find a substitute for
the gymnasium.
There is no need for performing
any feats of force. Let girls of robust
health attempt them IL they like, but
delicate girls can attend gymnasium
and have plenty of exercise without
ever making great exertions. The
Swedish, or Ling's system, in which no
apparatus is used, and the modified
German system, as il is called, are
among the best that are practiced In
the country. They are taught in a
way that brings into action all the mus
cles a md joints which are apt to grow
powerless from want Of exercise. IL is
surprising to see some Of the girls at
first laboriously struggling to move
their hip joints, the movement Of which
is so sadly hampered by narrow and
heavy skirts. After awhile, however,
these difficulties are overcome, and the
healthy appearance OF the girls shows
clearly the result of exercise aiming at
the expansion of the chest, and the
strengthening of the spine, which, In
many cases with girls, shows tenden-
cy to curvature. Some difference
should certainly be made in the exer-
cises girl is put through, according to
individual conditions; one girl may be
able TO practice gymnastics and drill
! ing for twice the time another more
delicate girl could go through.
"It hss been recommended that girls
from II years upward should have their
gymnastics apart from the boys, they
! feel more at ease and can move about
without restraint. But let young chill
dren be trained together, by oil means,
and on the same principle. They are
at home in the nursery, later on at the
kindergarten or infant schools, and II
is for their good that they should be
educated together. Co-education In
later childhood, and throughout school
and college life has found many earn
est and able advocates, and has much TO
recommend IL, but co-education In the
gymnasium Is hardly safe or advisable
at the present day, considering the av.
erage physical caliber Of girls brought
up in our large towns"
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1886-06-11
sTOWNW VA j


A dweller on the banks Of the Codorus
In Pennsylvania, ties short lines with
baited fish-hooks to the legs Of his geese
and drives them into the water. The
fish bite and jerk the lines, and then
the frightened geese hurry to shore,
dragging the fish after them. So says
the York Age.
According to the Santa Aani tCal.)
Standard, bees are overrunning the
whole Of that part Of the country.
School houses, churches, and even pri-
vate dwellings, have been captured by
immense swarms Of bees, and In some
districts the people are utterly unable to
make any head against them.
Mr.. Jas. II. Warden, Of Norkesvllle,
Prince William county, Va, contrib
ntes the following snake story to the
Manassas Gazette: my wife's old tur-
key hen was sitting beside the garden
fence on thirteen eggs. About 4 week
ago large black snake came along and
ate the turkey, curled himself on the
eggs and stayed there until they hatched
out and then ate the whole brood at
once. tell you he was some snake"
The citizens of Collettsville, N. c..
have discovered an excellent and easy
way to catch suckers when they run up
the Johns River. There Is dam at
Collettsville, aud the fish make many
attempts to climb the waterfall. Baskets
are fastened to.the top Of the dam so that
they will hang just under the water,
and the suckers, failing In their efforts
10 climb the falls, drop back into the
baskets. Four hundred were thus
caught one morning recently.
A Chicago firm will undertake TO
raise the Robinson House, In Pittsburg,
to a height of seven feet greater than 1t
is now without any way disturbing the
inmates. The house has frontage OF
| l39 feet on seventh stree; and 10 feet on
Duquesne Way, and Is four stories
high. The walls are OF massive thick
ness, the foundation stones Of great
weight. The work Of raising will require
six weeks, and cost 81. 900. The necessity
for raising the house arose from the ele-
vation OF the street TO get proper road
way approach TO n bridge.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1886-06-11

A Partisan millionaire, NJ. Lang, has
recently had made for him woDdeful
bed, which Is certainly our VI the most
luxurious pieces Of furniture we have
yet heard Of. II only II could become
universal, what boon II would be 10
early risers! The description makes
one envy the fortunate possessor Of IL.
The bed itself Is model Of comfort; ;
aud the following devices have been
adopted to render rising from II ~ little
unpleasant as possible. When II is time
10 get up, chime Of bells rings. The
occupant continues 70 sleep.
Suddenly candle IL DC by clever
mechanical arrangement. The sleeper
rubs his eyes, and IN invisible hand
proceeds TO divet him Of his nIghtcsp.
BY means Of electricity q spIrit-lsmp
with embarrassing apparatus sfsixed
next begins to burn. The wster soon
boils, and the smell Of coffee soon hIIs
the room with delicious fragrance.
Luxuriously reveling In crowd of
agreeable sensations, the occupant, now
just beginning to awake, IL soothed By
sounds proceeding from costly musIcsl
box. At length tho bells ring OUT IN.
other merry peal, and 1t the foot Of The
bed card with "Levezvous" (0st up).
II this invention IL without eject .
powerful mechanism Iifts the occupsnt
bodily from his bed snd deposits bin
on the C1seags TTibsss.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1886-06-11
Stories Of StOnewal Jackson.

The next evening, Sunday, he went
to Frederick for the first time to attend
church, and there being no service In
the Presbyterian church he went to the
German Reformed. AS usual he fell
asleep, but this time more soundly than
was his wont. His head sunk upon his
breast, his cap dropped from his hands
to the floor, the prayers of the congre-
CATION did not disturb him, and only the
choir and deep-toned organ awakened
him. Afterwards | learned that the
minister was credited with much loyalty
and courage because he had prayed for
the President of the United States in
the very presence of Stonewall Jackson.
Well, the General didn't hear the prayer,
If he had he would doubtless have felt
like replying as General Ewell did,
when asked at Carlisle, Pa, If he would
permit the usual prayer for President
Lincoln-"Certainly; I'm sure he needs
it,"
The troops being on the march, the
General and staff rode rapidly out OF
town and took the head of the column.
Just a few words here in regard to
"Barbara Frietchie," touching poem
which sprang full-armed from the loyal
brain of Mr.. Whittier. An old woman,
by that now immortal name, did live In
Frederick in those days, but she was
eighty-four years old and bed-ridden,
she never saw General Jackson. and
General Jackson never saw her. | was
with him every minute OF the time he
was in that city-he was there only
twice-and nothing like the scene so
graphically described by the poet ever
happened. The story will perhaps live,
as Mr.. Whittier has boosted, until it
gets beyond the reach Of correction.
On the march that day, the captain Of
the cavalry advance, just ahead, had In
structions to let no civilian go to the
front, and we entered each village we
passed before the inhabitants knew Of
our coming. In Middletown two very
pretty girls, with ribbons Of red, white
and blue floating from their hair, and
small union flags in their hands, rushed
ou; Of their house as we passed, came TO
the curbstone, and with much laughter
waved their colors defiantly in the face
of the General. He bowed and raised
his lat, and turning with his quiet smile
to bis staff, said: I'VE evidently have
no friends in this town." And this ID
about the way he would have treated
Barbara Frietchie.-Col. Douglas IN The
June Century.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1886-06-11

BY JOHN q. WHITTIER.

BY JOHN q. WHITTIER.
Flowers spring to blossom where she walks
The careful ways Of duty;
Our hard, stiff lines Of life with her
Are flowing curves Of beauty.
Our homes are cheerier for her sake,
Our door-yards brighter blooming,
And all about the social air
Is sweeter for her coming.
Unspoken homilies Of peace
Her daily life is preaching;
The still refreshment Of the dew
In her unconscious teaching.
And never tenderer hand than hers
Unknits the brow Of ailing;
Her garments to the sick mans ear
Have music in their trailing,
Her presence lends its warmth and health
To all who come before IT.;
II woman lost us Eden, such
AS she alone restore 1t.
And If husband or the wife
In homes strong light discovers
Such slight defaults as failed to meet
The blinded eyes of lovers,
Why need we care to ask-who dreams
Without their thorns are roses,
Or wonders that the truest steel
The readiest spark discloses?
For still in mutual suffrance lies
The secret oftrue living;
Love scarce is love that never knows
The sweetness Of forgiving.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1886-06-11

A clergyman about to be appointed
chaplain OF the penitentiary preached .
farewell sermon to his congregstioa,
who had treated him badly. He -
leeted the following text: 81 60 70 pre-
pare place for you. 30 that where l am
We may be ALSO"
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1886-06-11

A crusty old bachelor sends us the
following conundrum: What is the
difference between honeycomb and a
honeymoon? A hoDeycomb consists Of
a number of small "cells," and hon.
eymoon consists Of one grand "sell."
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1886-06-11

A merchant rs going to hsve his name
stamped on 100000 toothpicks. He
seems desirous Of having his name in
everybody's mouth.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1886-06-11

A Kansas man is saving wood iE the
Navy Yard at Washington. Tins the
unexpected happens. He went there
for post-office commission, and, up to
date, can only say, 81 came, saw"
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1886-06-11

"Do you enjoy good healshs" asked
Cross. "why, yes, Of course. Who
doesn 't?" replied Ross tsrsely.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1886-06-11

The teacher Of Chelsea Sunday
school recently asked her pupils this
following question. expecting "sin"
Tor an answer: "whst, my children,
causes the most trouble and misery 10
the world!" For time no one su-
swered, but finally . small, bright
looking boy held up BIS hand and
gravely said: "Steetsrs, darn EN-"
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1886-06-11
AUCTIONEER.

tn Undersigned respectfully announces
Az AN W .ne public tnat he has taken out license
UaeIs nael,s his services as sale crier. Persons
al hts ms services will please apply to him
residence In Shepherdstown.
Jan. 2. lSS6-tf 20
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1886-06-11

Young Smith had just given bis new
girl and her thrss-yesr-oId sissss tie
csntsnts OF bag Of taIy. Notng The
satisfaction which attended The disap-
pearancs Of the eon@sctieas - ob-
served: "MeIlls, you nset hsvs >
ssees toothi'' "Yss, sha hss; ? ~ u
the enfaut terrible, sget whs,e - q
'em last week"
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1886-06-11
For Sale or Lease.
GOOD Salaries

looHf commission to Men and Women to act as
nssdo or travelling Agents. No experience
NFV Steady work. JAMES T.. WHIT
tion ;, ,Nurseryman, Rochester, n. Y. (Men-
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1886-06-11

MAKE free to say that that We are pre-
Nl pared to meet all opposition in our line
with the largest and best selected stock OF
Cloths, Cassimers and Suitings, in great va
riety, with bottom prices and square dealing.
We fully intend to try TO meet the wants and
tastes OF the public by keeping fully posted
both as to the latest styles OF goods worn and
style of cut and make mp. People Of Jeffer-
son, give us call and you will start in the
right direction. JOS. E. BERRY & SON,
Apr. 23-3m. Martinsburg, w. Va.
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1886-11-09
SOUTHINGTON.
One Hundred and seventy Children
Confirmed-The New Cemetery Con.
aAcra6Ad.

One Hundred and seventy Children
CONFERENCE.-The New Cemetery Con-
secrated.
SoUTHINaToN, Nov. 8.-Bishop Mcmahon,
of Hartford, was at st. Thomas church Sun
day. One hundred and seventy children
were confirmed. In the afternoon the new
cemetery was consecrated. There were
number of visiting clergymen present, in
Guiding Rev Fathers Rodden of Bristol, Sher
idan of Middletown, Tierney and McGurk of
New Britain, WEIGH of Plainville, Russell of
New Haven, Gleason of Portland, Slocum of
Norwalk, Murphy of New York, Mulcahy
of Waterbury, McAlenney and Dolan of
Meriden, Fox of Unionville and others.
Father Hunt, pastor of the church, preached.
His text was Goods acre, the resting place
of our darling dead" The procession started
to the cemetery about half-past L. The
bishop and visiting clergymen, rode. The
Foresters' band came next and were followed
by more than one thousand people of the
parish. The cemetery, containing twelve or
more acres, was consecrated by the bishop,
assisted by the priests. The bodies in the
old cemetery will not be removed for few
years, if ever.
Daniel Keefe died of rheumatism of the
heart Monday The funeral will occur We'd
nesday. Burial in the new Catholic ceme-
terry.
At AnsOnfa Opera House.
The Catholic fair in Ansonia, for which
great preparations have been made, will be
held in the Ansonia opera house for two
weeks. 1t began last night
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1886-11-09
A Narrow Escape.

Representatiye-elect Charles s. Andrews,
of New Britain, met with an accident which
nearly proved fatal Sunday noon. Mr.. An
drews and his wife were driving home from
church, and were waiting on Main street for
a train to pass. Just as this train had cross
ed the street, another short train, which was
switching, passed west on the north track at
good speed. The two trains having gone
by, Mr.. Andrews started across the track
The switching train suddenly backed up, and
before he could get out of the way his car
rage was struck and carried about twenty
feet into the gutter. Mr.. Andrews jumped
from the carriage, and it seems a-miracle
carriage until it was shattered to pieces, was
not injured. The vehicle YVES totally demol-
ished and cannot be repaired
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1886-11-09
LOCAL NE w ..
Brief Mention.

Fine menorandss at Dorman's.
Hon. Benjanin Douglas, of Middletown,
is still very. but improving slowly.
ssThe old leather man" passed through
Woodbridge on his way to Westville Satur-
day afternoon.
Harvard college yesterday conferred the
honorary degree of LII. D. on President
Dwight of Yale college.
Burglars robbed the houses of Byron
weirs and George Lyman in Glastonbury on
Saturday of about one hundred dollars
worth of valuables.
The monthly meeting of the New Haven
branch of the Woman's Board of Missions
will be held in the Center church chapel this
afternoon, commencing at o'clock.
Six inches of snow fell at Pittsfeld on Sun
day. At Canaan a depth of two inches was
reached, and from that point along down the
Housatonic road the amount grew less.
Thomas F. Lowe, the builder at the corner
of Grand avenue and Lloyd street, Fair Ha-
ven, will leave for California to-day in
search of health, which is impaired by
unceasing attention to business.
Adjutant General Smith has issued an or
der extending the time in which National
Guardsmen may qualify fer marksmen's
badges from November LIST to November
18th. This is done on account of the bad
weather for shooting which prevailed in the
latter part of October.
The women of Meriden are starting tenn
perance club to be known as the Working
mems club 1t is called a club SO that the
institution will not come under the name of
charity, and the prices for food will not be
30 hi Oh but that anyone can afford to pat
ronize and belong to it.
Mr.. Bogart, driver for Strong, Barnes,
Hart & Co., living at 1876 Court street, while
on his delivery route yesterday, had the mis-
fortune to lose $45 of his hard earned saw
ings. He has sick wife at home, and is
ill able to bear the loss. 1t is hoped the
money fell into honest hands.
Frederick L. Willis of Plainfeld, N. j.,
will take charge of the Waterbury Y. N. G.
A. December LIST. About 1000 Is to be
raised in Waterbury to place the association
on good working footing. E. A. Law
renee, State secretary of the 7. M. G. A,
visited Waterbury yesterday to forward the
plans for raising the money.
Nearly all the engineers on the large rail-
roads belong to the Brotherhood of Locomo-
tive Engineers, an organization which now
numbers 10000 members. The annual dues
are one dollar each. They have on hand
500, 900 we'll invested for q contingent fund.
Twenty-eight new divisions were organized
last year, making the total number 321.
Widows and orphans have received nearly
81, 600, 900 in benefits from the Brotherhood.
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1886-11-09
Killed by a Train.

HARTFORD, Nov. S.-A double team driven
by Samuel Avery, aged about sixty-fve, a
tobacco buyer of Manchester, was struck by
a train on the New York and New England
road, two miles west of Manchester, to-day
Avery did not see the train because of a
curve He was instantly killed
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1886-11-09
AThomaaton Paator

At the close of the morning service at the
First Congregational church Sunday the
Rev. S. NJ. Freeland read his resignation as
pastor, to take effect November 80, when he
will become pastor of the South Park church
of Chicago. The audience was deeply moved,
the matter being complete surprise to the
majority, which as whole deeply regret to
\
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1886-11-09

In Peck's bookstore window is a crayon of
A. G. Traeger. All pronounce it admirable
in likeness and finish. 1t is needless to say
that it was from Bowman's. He is constant
ly receiving new orders for crayons. One
came yesterday from the familyof the late DIR.
j. H. Mclean of St. Louis, of national fame.
Mr.. Bowman has also just finished two of
the late Mrs. Charles Thompson, of Crown
street, from pictures taken eight years ago.
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1886-11-09
THE C0NGREGATIONALIsrs.
Programme for the Opening Dav OF tia
General Conference.

Programme for the Opening Nav OF the
General Conference.
Appended is the order of exercises for to-
days proceedings at the Pearl street church,
Hartford: From II to 10 a. M, organization
and business, address of welcome, reports of
standing committees, treasurer and printing
committee. From 2 to $50 p. m, business,
reports of annalist, statistical secretary,
trustees of fund for ministers, directors of
Missionary society of Connecticut, of COM
mittee on railroads and the Sabbath and on
Sunday papers, of delegates to the national
council, the American Home Missionary 60
ciety and the American Missionary associa-
ton, and of committees on the Woman's
Congregational Home Missionary union of
Connecticut on Fast day, and on the ineor-
poration of churches. From 7:30 to $50
p. m, annual sermon by Rev. James G.
johnson. to be followed by the Lords supper.
DR.. George L. Walker makes the report on
Woman's Congregational Home Missionary
society of Connecticut, to be delivered this
afternoon.