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Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-03-04
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VIII heal all inhamm on without pain
the sufferer. II is soothing and cooling
other salves. For sale by O. +. Heinzemanr
sole agent. Price % cents.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-03-04
NOTICE.

The LOS ANGELES CITY WATER Co.
will strictly enforce the following rule: The
hours. for sprinkling are between and 3
O'Clock A. NJ. and and O'Clock Pm For
violation OF the above regulation the water
will be shut of and hne Of two dollars wifi
-ain,
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1886-01-15

a young postmaster OF n village post
office was hard at work when gentle
rap was heard upon the door and ln
stepped a bashful maiden OF sixteea
with 4 money order, which she desired
cashed. She handed IL TO the official
with basbful smile, who after closely
examining II, handed her the money II
called for. At the same time he asked
her II she had read what was written
on the margin Of the order.
"No, | have not" she replied, "for
cannot make It out. Will you please
read II for me!"
The young postmaster read as fol-
lows: 81 send you 81 and dozen
kisses"
Glancing at the basbfui girl, he said
"Now, have paid you the money and
suppose you want the kisses!"
eyes" she said, elf he has sent me
any kisses ! want them, too"
II IL hardly necessary TO say that the
rest of the order was promptly paic and
in a scientific manner at that, and emf
nently satisfactory to the maiGen.
After she arrived home, she said to
her mother: "Eh, mother, but this
postofIlce system OF ours IL great thing,
developing more and more every year,
and each new feature added seem 10 he
the best. Jimmy sent me a dozen kisses
along with the money orler, and the
postmaster gave me twenty. IL beats
the special delivery system all hollow"
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1886-01-15
Where was the Bread?

The other day young housewife left
her home in this city TO spend a few
days with several lady friends in Ham
ilton. Before going she provided
good supply of edibles for her husband
and told him that he could help him
self whenever he was hungry. He
took lunch down town and went home
in the evening for dinner. As he tells
the story, he found cold chicken, cold
butter, cold pie, cold milk, cold salt,
cold mustard, and several other cold
dishes, hut with all thai he was not en-
tirely satisfied, and hunted high and
low for something else. At first he
did not know what ii was, but finally
concluded that he wanted bread. He
knew there was some in the house, but
he could not find It. Accordingly tel
egram asking "where the bread?" was
despatched.
rhe wife received Il In the midst Of
number Of ladies', and IL frightened her
nearly to death. With the cry, 81 know
it is bad news; know Mr.. B Is
killed" !" she fell in fsint. The ladies
present cried from sympathy, and a
most lugubrious scene presented itself
when the man OF the house happened
in.
whats the matter beres" he asked.
MRS. RS husband has been killed
and she has fainted," was the reply.
.'How do you know?' be asked.
,,Oh, she got telegram"
"Where il IL.
"We haven't opened IL YETI"
Imagine The scene shen the sympa-
tbetic creatures read the message. la
about an hour the reply Ma sent back
to him: You mean Thing. us ia he
brea.l-box, under the piano. where /
bid il from the cook. - Cincinnati Timer.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1886-01-15

at was nearly night In the village Of
Sharpsburg when General Toombs was
wounded. was in twenty steps Of him
when he was shot," said an old soldier,
in speaking of the dead general. We
had fought the battle Of Sharpsburg,
and next day both sides seemed sstis-
fed. and were In line of battle all the
time. The sharp-shooters kept up firing
whenever they could see head show
I'D over the hill. No one had any idea
that the Confederate army would fall
back across the Potomac river, as We
thought we had come to Maryland to
STAY, although we did not meet with the
treatment at the hands Of my Mary.
land" that we expected. IL had been
raining during the day, aud 3 little al
ter dark the tired soldiers we're looking
around for a place to sleep. The Seven
teenth Georgia, commanded by Colonel
afterwards generaD Benuing, was In
line on the side OF the road. and little
In front Of the Second Georgia regiment
of Toombs' brigade. General Toombs
received orders 10 march his brigade
out. and to caution the commanding OF
ficers TO move as quietly rs possible, as
the Yankees were only a short distance
from our lines. General Toombs sent
out his couriers TO notify the command
ing officers of each regiment, and the
soldiers were rolling up their blankets,
buckling on the cartridge-boxes, ana
wondering what we were going 10 no.
General Toombs and his aids rode mp to
Colonel Beuning 10 let him know M
what order the regiments were to move.
As they were riding along, there were
several Yankee cavaltymen rode up who
had by accident got over In our lines.
Captain Troupe, of General Toomos
stall. n ked the general who these men
were. ahd General Toombs Immediately
asked, "Who are youY' snd one ~ the
cnyalrymcn nn> wrr,-l W. ar fri"iI'is.
Captain Troupe said, IN" you're no
YOU have got on blue clothes - aud I'M
mcdiately Tired ut them with his pistol.
The cayalrymrn commenced hring, and
one at the shots took effect Ia General
Toombs' hand that held the bride reins
OF his gay mare. The Generals horse
began running, aud the aids followed
after General Toombs. The horse ran
some distance before General Toombs
was able 10 get the reins In his other
hand and check his mare. lie Informed
his staff that he was shot through the
hand. and wheeled his horse aud rode
back TO where Colonel Benning was aud
informed him that he was wounded,
and for him TO take charge Of the brig
ade. The whole command was In con-
fusion. and great many thought that
the Confederate army was surrounded,
and made up their minds TO fight every
thing that came within their reach. The
Yankee cavalry, after wounding Cen
eral roombs, and finding they were In
side the Confederate lines, scampercd
back as fast as their horses could carry
them. The soldiers OF General Toombs'
command all worshipped him for his
kindness, and there !s not one OF his old
brigade who followed him through the
campaigns OF Northern Virginia but
will deeply regret to learn OF the death
Of their former leader.-Afhns tGa.)
| Bqnner.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1886-01-15
A Queer story.

On the files of the War Department,
Gov. Curtin says, are two rather spicy
dispatches, one addressed TO him by
Secretary Stanton, and the other his
reply.
1t was late in the war, probably In
the spring of 1864, he came to Chicago
to see the Secretary Of War, aud after
giving him narrowing description OF
the condition of Federal prisoners al
Andersonvlle, he appealed to him to
save them.
MIR. Stanton said he could not see
how he could do anything. "why,"
said the Governor OF Pennsylvania,
"we .avc thousands OF Confederate
prisoners; let there be an exchange"
With some heat the Secretary asked IL
he meant to propose that he should take
back lot of diseased anl enfeebled men
who could not return to the ranks, and
give the Confederates an equal number
of well fed men, who could at once re-
cruit their armies.
Governor Curtin said that was exactly
what he was after. "Well, sir" said
Stanton, "a man who processes to be
loyal 10 the Government ought TO be
ashamed of himself to make such trea-
sonable suggestion" Curtin is an iras-
chile gentleman, and he left In choleric
condition.
Immediately after he got home he re-
ceived from the Secretary dispatch
about as follows: ain the interests of
loyalty to the government and the
speedy suppression Of 'he rebellion,
you should resign and retire to public
life, which you should never have left. F"
Curtin replied to the Secretary: "ln
the interest of humanity, you should
die and go to hell, where you ought to
have been long ago. - Washington SEN
tinel.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1886-01-15


We clip the following excellent arii-
Gle from the Press and Reporter. Of Pros-
perity. South Carolina. DC issufaiDs an
allnsioB co this cii Y, which will DE- read.
ily reeogDizrd: '.PolteDes1 always sells
for more than l, cost. Strangers yi-it-
ing town are generally Influenced by
the manners Of the people. Make II
point to show proper aud polite stten-
ton to new comers. Often very plain
looking chap may represent more than
we suppose. A few years ago a very
ordinary looking stranger stood In a
crowd at Richmond, Va, while rail-
road sale was going on at public auc-
ton. To the great surprise Of excited
bidders the ordinary looking stranger,
az the critical moment, put In . bid OF
fifteen million dollars, though no man
in the crowd supposed be commanded
enough to cover tbe fret payment. This
is the way a railroad, ruined under Ma
houe's Jurisdiction, was passed into new
hands. Again, few strangers visited
q rival town and were treated with the
most marked courtesy. while would-be
wise lookers~op, smiled incredulously.
The strangers took stock, however, In
due time, paying down the hard cash
for three hundred scres Of choice land
st 500 per acre, and . city rose In the
night where Only grain and stubble
! hourished BEFORE fstr -
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1886-01-15

whirled through the principal streets
of the city, and beating down the river
following the wake OF the ice boat
formed a black fringe upon the edges
of the newly plowed ice, in search Of
drink and food. Though the crow fol-
lows civilization, driving the raven be
fore it, he is most cautious creature
and displays great intelligence in elud-
ing snares or dangers of any kind. For
several months the crows will bide at
their roost at night, flying away during
the day and returning al evening In a
straight line, from which they will de-
viate only TO aid one OF their fellows.
They will 60 TO almost any ends TO do
this and the large open field in Druid
Hill Park has been seen black with
them, tapping their wings and uttering
their cries over the mishap 10 one OF
them.
In the early spring the rOost is desert
ed, and mating begins. Then each crow
selects certain region of which he is
sole monarch, and no other crow dare
trespass there upless summoned for as
sistance. While he may destroy the
eggs and young Of smaller and useful
birds and commit such depredations
upon the cornfields as to cause the hus-
bandman to go to a good deal of trouble
in deyising scare-crows, yet he renders
service 10 the farmer in destroying
grub worms, moles, snakes, and nox-
ious insects. His characteristics may
be summed up as follows: The crow is
as wise as the serpent and ms harmless
as the English sparrow. -BdAo. Sun.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1886-01-15
ROBUST Health

Is not always enjoyed by those who seem
to possess It. The taint Of corrupted
blood may be secretly undermining the
constitution. In time, the poison will GER
tainly show its effects, and with all the more
virulence the longer it has been allowed
to permeate the system. Each pimple, sty,
boil, skin disorder and sense OF unnatural
lassitude, or languor, Is one Of Natures
warnings Of the consequences OF neglect.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1886-01-15
sHEPHERDSTOWN W. VA. FRIDAY, JANUARY 15 1886.
The shepherd and the Lambs.
A PARABLE.

Unto the margin Of the flowing river
The eastern shepherd leads his timid sheep;
He calls them on, but they stand still and
shiver;
To them the stream seems wide and swift and
deep.
He calls them on, but they in fear are stand
ing,
He calls them on, but on they dare not go;
They heed not now the voice OF his command
ing
They only heed the rivers fearful flow.
Then from the side OF one protecting mother.
A lamb the shepherd takes into his breast;
And then he gently bends and takes another
And in his arms the two lambs be at rest.
They lie at rest, and. as he close enfolds them,
He bears them safely DER the river wide;
The little lambs know well the arms that
hold them,
They nestle warmly and are satisfied.
Then the fond mothers with maternal long
ing
Look on beyond that rivers fearful flow;
They can but follow, and behind them
thronging,
Their fieecy comrades are in haste to go.
Drawn bya love stronger than any shrinking,
Their lambs they follow DER the flowing tide ;
They heed not now the sinking or the SWIM
ming;
They brave the stream and reach the further
side.
And while their tender shepherd kindly feeds
them,
They think no longer upon what hath been;
He gives them back their lambs. and then he
leads them
By the still waters through the pastures
green.
Whose lamb the Lord has taken from your
sight
SO shall 1t be with you. o weeping mother,
IT'S He hath done 1t. He and not another;
Your lamb lies in his arms clasped close and
tight.
Across the stream your little one is taken
That you may fear no more the quick, dark
flow;
But that, with steadfast heart and faith un-
shaken,
You may be ready after il to go.
This is the tender shepherd s loving pleasure
To bless at once the little lambs and you;
He knows now that with him is your best
treasure,
There fixed forever will your heart be 100.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1886-01-15

An Irishman bad been sick long
time, and while in this state would oc-
casionally cease breathing and life be
apparently extinct for some time. when
he would again come TO. On one OF
these occasions, when he had just swak-
ened from his sleep, Patrick asked him
"An' how'll we know, Jimmy, when
you're dead-you're after wakin' up
livery timer"
"Ah, thin, bring me glass Of grog,
an say TO me, Here's tillye, Jimmy,
an il I don't rise up and drink, then
bury me-"
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1886-01-15
Trust Nothing Else

than AYERS SARsAPARILLA. Numerous
crude mixtures are offered to the public
as blood purifiers" which only allure
the patient with the pretense of many
cheap doses, and with which 1t Is folly, to
experiment while disease is steadily be-
coming more deep-seated and difficult OF
cure. Some OF these mixtures do much
lasting harm. Bear in mind that the only
medicine that can radically purify the
yitiated blood is
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1886-01-15
MyTiadS of Cures

Achieved by AYERS SARsAPARILLA, In
the past forty years, are attested, and there
Is no blood disease, at all possible OF cure,
that will not yield to 1t: Whatever the
ailments of this class, and wherever found,
from the seurvy of the Arctic circle to the
"veldt-soresn Of South Africa, this rem
edy has afforded health to the sufferers
by whom it was employed. Druggists
everywhere can cite numerous cases, with
in their personal knowledge, Of remark
able cures wrought by 1t, where all other
treatment had been unavailing. People
will do well to
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1886-01-15
Ayers SarsqpaM

Is the only remedy that can be relied upon,
in all cases, TO eradicate the taint OF hered-
itary disease and the special corruptions
of the blood. 1t Is the only Alternative
that Is sufficiently powerful to thoroughly
Mercurial impurities and the pollution
of Contagious Diseases. 1t also neu-
tralzes the poisons left by Diphtheria
and Scarlet Fever, and enables rapid
recuperation from the enfeeblement and
debility caused by these diseases.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1886-01-15

Three are a mob. according to law.
This is what a young fellow thinks
when he and another chap are courting
the same girl.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1886-01-15

"a genuine patriot" said an orator
recently, "must at all times be ready to
die for his country. even though it
should cost him his life." (Thundering
spplause.)
The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1886-01-29

There has been no higher mountain
discovered Of late than the highest
point of the Himalaya range. It is
not at all probable that any higher
elevation than this will be found ex-
cepting upon q continent; a compare
lively small island as New Zealand or
New-Guinea could hardly have q
mountain 80 high as this.
The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1886-01-29

Poor Rockminsterl and happy
mel" laughed Bourchier.
"In the meantime, sir, / insist on
being let out of this elevator at
once; / object to be kept hanging be-
tween earth and heaven like Moham-
med-or his cofin-I forget which it
was"
Bourchier, of course, retorted that,
far from thinking himself in such a
position, he considered the elevator
was his heaven, and that for his part
he was perfectly happy where he was.
"But / am not" said Rosalie, with
some return-real or assumed-of her
Tears, "it is almost as bad as the
Black Holo OF Calcutta"
Just then the elevator gave a iurch.
Mrs. Ormskirk screamed and buried
her face in her handkerchief. Bour-
CHER jumped up and caught hold of the
rope, and in a moment, the machine
glided smoothly upward.
"Come, Rosalie!' said he, smiling as
they stopped at the seventh floor.
"All's we'll that ends well. You have
only been a prisoner for one short half
hour; ! am going to put on chains for
life-chains of roses ofcourse, he add
ed hastily. You have had q fright;
/ have won a Wristbands to that de-
lightful institution, the elevatorl"
The Penn's Grove record., 1886-07-24
The Bird LAVA.

The great mass Of people do not
know anything about the laws concern
ing the protection of birds, their nest
and eggs. In the volume containing
the laws of New Jersey for 1885, 'page
27l the revised act appears concerning
tie protection birds. 1t reads:
No person shall, at any time, within
this State, catch, kill, trap, or expose
for sale, or have in his possession, kill
ed or trapped, any night hawk, whip
poor-will, thrush, meadow lark, finch,
martin, swallow, woodpecker, robin,
oriol, red or cardinal bird, cedar bird
wren, tanager, blue bird, snow bird
tern, gull, OF other insect;vorous or
song bird; and no person shall, in the
months of March, April, June, July
and August, knowingly II willfully
mulest, tear down or destroy the nest
of any wild bird, OF tax e, carry away,
or destroy the eggs of any such wild
bird; nor shall any person, at any time,
sell, offer or expose for sale, or buy the
egg or eggs of any bird allowed named.
Section 2 forbids, absolutely, the use
of birds as articles of orndmented and
for stufiug, under a penalty of five dol
lars in some cases, and fifty in other
cases. 1.-THE English sparrow is excep-
ted in this act.)
On page SO, of the volume alluded
to above, readers will find specific dir
ections for bringing any offender to
justice, for trapping or shooting birds,
or collecting their eggs.
The Penn's Grove record., 1886-07-24
Another Glass Factory

On Wednesday u number of Glass
blowers from Salem and Woodbury.
visited Pennsgrnve with u desire TO
start II glass factory here il the cIti-
z-ils will give them some inducements.
A meeting vas held in Pemberton
Piefce's music store at which the blow
ers and several of the prominent citi-
Gems we've pre- sent. They asked for a
gift Of an acre Of ground and the loan
Of from s., 500 to s., 600 for II first mort
gage on tie works, to bear interest at
81 per cent. and they to pay taxes
Henry Barber offered the ground
which was acceptable but not prefer
able Oh account of its not ADJOINING
tie railroad. Clement u. Lanning did
rot think he ought to give the land,
which was preferred as it adjourned the
railroad, when others would be as
much benefited as he, but would sell
an acre for $50, livery low price, or
trade his acre for the one Mr.. Barber
offered. 1t WINS decided that the
ground was secured. The money, it
is thought, can be procured, without
doubt, by getting ii sufficient number of
business mel as security for the sum
and interest.
The party left with the understand
ing that every thing was favorable
for their settling here which they
seemed anxious Ia do. They will come
again next Monday when articles of
agreement will be drawn 81 wUik cad
be begun very soon 50 the factory "a
start by September LIST. The company
expects to start with ST, 000 capital stock
and will employ eight OF ten blowers on
hollow ware. They are young energet-
ic men who are starting the enter
prise and some of II citizens who
know them give them a good recon-
m~endatiou. This industry will add
greatly to the developement of our
town and all is needed now isa little
push by the business men to make it
The Penn's Grove record., 1886-07-24
Red Mems Celebration.

Thursday was a fine day for Nikomis
Tribe No. ~, Improved order of Red
Men to hold their picnic and furnish much
amusement for the large number of PEG
pie who were attacted to Pennsgrove to
enjoy the occasion. TIE Red Men had
awakened the surrounding country
with a curiosity with their novel pro-
gram which had been widely circula-
ted OH flaming posters aud circulars and
the general talk of the good time they
wei to have. The first train in the
morning brought several from tho towns
along tho railroad and good numbers
came OH the other trains, in wagons, and
by boat from Wilmington.
About Q o'clock IN the afternoon line
wa formed on Main street with mar
shalls J. D, and T. j. Torton on horse
back ahead, followed by the Pennsgrove
Cornst Band, about seventy members of
the Nikomls and other lodges, boys dres-
sed in red blouse trowsers, red caps and
white shirts carrying a large has, a wa
gon appropriately trimmed containing
the great chief Opekankankanough Har-
ris and about fifteen papooses with red
caps AID yellow dresses trimmed will
rcd, driven by great chief 0conostoti
Clark with Dig horse trainer Ben Feather
The Penn's Grove record., 1886-07-24

Travellers passing through
the city. strangers, everybody,
consider yourselves invited to
stop and see the store-we
don'tmcan consider yourselves
invited to buy-that goes with
out saying-we are by no
means shy-are always ready
for business hours~-but we
neither mgtte you to buy nor
invite you to see for the sake
Of your buying.
Consideryourselves welcome
as mere lockers.
We call you visitors some.
times for want ola word exact
ly right. Visitors seem to inn
ply some sort ofreception. All
the reception you get is an open
house all through a place to
leave your parcels on check,
no fees a place to rest in, no
fees a place to get tired in, no
fees, and nobody looking at
you and wondering how much
moneyyou've gotin your pock-
ct a place to lunch ifyou like,
and there you pay; ice-cream
if you like, and there you pay
but the gist of the invitation
is to be a locker on.
THIS store has been a place
to see ever since Centennial
year, we hardly know why; or
rather we hardly like to put the
why into words There are a
goodmany why's.
One Of them is: it doesn't
look like a store. There's no
doubt about it though. 1t is a
store. We hadn't money
enough to make it a store and
look like a store all at once SO
we make it a store and let the
looking part wait. 1t seems to
surprise a good many people
that trade can be carried on it
a railway freight station-thai
is what this was a little more
than ten years ago.
Another is: it doesn't &C
Ikea store, SO they say at least
There are hundreds, some
times thousands, Of people 80
; ing about unlocking nothln,
but e-nobod sees then
tnobQay seems 10 lie thinking