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Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1886-02-05
Reading for tho Average Bey.

That IL is easier to instill into our
young peoples minds genuine love
for reading than love for genuine
reading goes without saving. 1t Is an
undeniable fact that most young peo-
pie, no matter what their social or ed
ucational surroundings may be, have a
natural drawing toward improbable ic-
ton rather than an Instructive fact, and
prefer to read stories Of exciting incl
dent or adventure rather than modern
statistics on ancient history.
Especially Is this true Of the average
boy Of to-day. Try as hard as you will
TO educate him up to your own ideas OF
what Is best In literature (if you your
self have scholaristic inclination), you
will find that II he follows in the course
you have laid out for him Il Is far more
through motives Of duty than inclina.
ton, and he will turn with surprising
slacrity from the perfunctory perussl
of science TO the fascinating stories OF
Jules Verne or some other favorite
boy author. Remember, | am speaking
OF the average boy.
Look back Mt the so-called "novels"
read under protest In your own boyish
days. Stories, perhaps, of stirring all
ventures nv land or sea. which. border
ing somewhat on the improbable and
marvellous, had nevertheless no actually
harmful tendencies and brought you
none. IL Is true that overmucb reading
OF light literature tends to unit the
mind for more solid reading. But we
are presuming that even IL the average
boy-who is generally given to thinking
far more than We give him credit for
does not recognize the fact, the parent
who Interests himself in his boys read
ing will do so, and act accordingly.
In the coming millebnium all works
Of tiction for the Young will have the
refining aud elevsting tone which nn-
fortunately only gifted few OF our
modern writers for the young seem able
10 infuse into their work. Let the
young who do not affect Scott or lrving q
"rrsm," 30 TO speak, II they wish,
with Trowbridge, stockton, Barnard,
Stoddard. Mrs. Dodge, Mlss Aleott.
Mrs. Whitley aud half score Of simi-
lar writers, aud will guarantee them
against the possible harm that h some
times feared fIom tho writings Of the
less gifted who instruct, interest and
amuse, even while they do not directly
appeal to the best and highest good In
boy nature. ..s. q.i ..,-f....
Leaving out of the question the per-
nleious cheap literature recognizable at
a glance, and the so-called boys papers
which are but dcgsee removed In vul-
garity and grossucss from the hashy
criminal or sporting paper, ] would,
with the restrictions previously hinted
at, give 10 the average boy carte blanche
In a public or private library, rather
than, by yovermuch carping or srlticls-
ing of his tastes. cause him to finally
seek his ainusements elsewhere. For
this Is a fast living age, aud the outside
associations for the young we're never
more dangerous than now. t
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1886-02-05
OWN, w. VA, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1886.
The Disappsfnted.

There are songs enough for the hero,
Who dwells on the heights of fame;
sing for the disappointed
For those who missed their aim.
sing with a fearful cadence
For one who stands in the dark,
And knows that his last, best arrow,
Has bounded back from the mark.
sing for the breathless runner,
The eager, anxious soul,
Who falls with his strength exhausted
Almost in sight OF the goal.
For the hearts that break in silence
With a sorrow all unknown
For those who need companions,
Yet walk their way alone.
There are songs enough for the lovers
Who share loves tender pain:
sing for one whose passion
Is given and in vain.
For those whose spirit-comrades
Have missed them on the way,
sing, with heart o'erfiowing,
This minor strain to-day.
And know the solar system
Must somewhere keep in space
A prize for that spent runner
Who barely lost the race.
For the plan would be imperfect
Unless 1t held some sphere
That paid for the toll and talent
And love that are wasted here.
Ella Wheeler WilcOL.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1886-02-05

10 Charlestown, and turned him over TO
the civil authorities. No handouts were
placed upon him, and he supported HIM
self with self-reliance and independ-
ence which were characteristic of the
man. He had recovered great deal
from the effects Of the blow from my
saber, the injury of which was princi-
pally the shock, as he only received q
flesh wound. had little conversation
with him, and spent very little time
with him.
have often been asked to describe
Browns appearance at the instant he
lifted his head to see who was talking
with Colonel Washington. 1t would be
impossible for me to do so. The whole
scene passed so rapidly that it hardly
made q distinct impression upon my
mind. | can only recall the fleeting
picture of an old man kneeling with a
carbine in his hand, with long gray
beard falling away from his face, look
ing quickly and keenly toward the dam
ger that he was aware had come upon
him. lie was not large msn, being
perhaps FIVE feet ten inches when he
Strengthened up In full. His dress, even,
DO not remember distinctly. l should
say that he had his trousers tucked I'm
his boots, and that he wore clothes OF
gray-probably no more than trousers
and shirt. think he had no hat upon
his head.
None Of the prisoners were hurt.
They were badly frightened and some
what starved. received no wounds
except a slight scratch on one hand us l
was getting through the hole in the
door. Colonel Lee and the people on
the outside thought | was wounded.
Bro wn had at the time only five or six
fighting men, and l think he himself
was the only one who showed fight after
| entered the engine house. There were
no provisions in the building, and IL
would have been only question OF
time when Brown would have had to
surrender. Colonel Washington was
the only person inside of the house that
| knew.
/ have been asked what became Of
Browns carbine. That do not know.
NY sword was left in Washington,
among people with whom lived, and
lost trace Of IL. A few years ago, after
having come out Of the war and gone
west TO Dakota, where now live, | re-
ceived letter from gentleman In
Washington, saying that he knew
where the sword was, and that IL was
still bent double, as II was left by the
thrust on Browns breast. He said that
it was now relic Of great historic val
ue, and asked me to assent 10 the selling
of 1t upon the condition that | should
receive q portion of the price Of the
weapon. TO Inc the matter had very
little interest, and replied Indifferent
ly. Since then have heard nothing Of
the matter. presume the saber could
be found somewhere In Washington. -
North american Rer,ep.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1886-02-05
Twin Foes to Life

Are Indigestion and Constipation.
Their primary symptoms are among the
most distressing of minor human ailments,
and host of diseases, speedily resultant
from them, mutually aggrayate each other
and assal at once the whole machinery
of life. Nausea, Foul Breath, Sour
Stomach, Dizziness, Headaches,
Bilious Fever, Jaundice, Dyspepsia,
Kidney Diseases, Piles, Rheumatism,
Neuralgia, Dropsy, and various Skin
Disorders, are among the symptoms
and maladies caused by arrangement of
of the stomach and bowels.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1886-02-05
Ayers Pills

Accomplish this restorative work better
than any other medicine. They are
searching and thorough, yet mild, in their
purgative action. They do not gripe the
patient, and do not induce a costive re-
action, as Is the effect of other cathartics.
Withal, they possess special properties,
diurctic, hepatic and tonic, OF the highest
mnlirinal Xalnp and
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1886-02-05

THE greatest bargains in KID GLOVES at
i ]. L. Rickard & Sons. Go and see them.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1886-02-05

A Clergyman who was officiating at
the funeral Of young girl begsn his
discourse with: '-Ob, may this bereaved
father find consolation for the desrb Of
his only daughter''-and then happen
Ing TO remember there was another
daughter, the offspring Of q second
marriage, he added, hastily-"by bis
frst wife,
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1886-02-05

Nsmma--Do you know the ten COM
mandments, my dearf 3
Little Bess-Yes, msmms,
"welI, repeat them." 1z
i 81 cant. mamma. Idon't know thsm
By heart. Ionly know them when ises
them" - ~
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1886-02-05

A citizen Of Hope, Indiana, dropped
dead day or two ago willie wssbIng
his hands and fAce. Aad YET some peo-
pie win persist p foSlins vts's vssr.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-09-28
SOUTH GARDINER.

The annual ball at Forest Hall was a per-
feet success; everybody was sober, and re-
ported good time in general.-The silver
cup woa by the steamer City of Gardiner, at
the contest between them and the steamer
Cobbossee. at Gardiner. Sept. Is, can be
seen in the window of +. M. Lawrences
store.-The steamer boys have received AN
invitation to the muster at Richmond, Oct.
9th, and will accept it.-There have been
eight deaths in the place since the first Of
July.-A praying band has been formed here
under the leadership of Thomas HIATT They
will visit the neighboring towns dur
ing the fall and winter.-E. ID. Ha
ley & Co. are shipping ice, and they
will ship all that they put up last winter
The Great Falls Ice Company and Indepen-
dent Ice Company have got their new build
ing nearly completed The saw mills will
run quite late this fall.-Some of the boys
are getting ready to go into the woods to
work, and will leave at an early date.--Lin-
coin Gowell will leave here next week for
Florida, where he will spend the winter.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-09-28
MORTUARY.
Death OF Col. Charles &. Greene Former.
ly OF the Boston Post.

BosToN, Sept. 81.
Col. Charles G. Greene, formerly editor of
the Boston Post died this morning.
Col. Charles Gordon Greene was born in
Boscawen, N. H., 1904. He was the son of
Nathaniel Greene, a lawyer, and nephew OF
Hon. Sam'l Greene, at one time chief justice
of the judicial court of New Hampshire.
Col. Greene learned the printing business
early in life and in 1920 established in Boston
the Statesman, democratic weekly.
In '23 he became the proprietor of the
Weekly Free Press at Taunton, returned to
Boston in year and published the Literary
Journal, Boston Spectator, and finally re-
turned to the Statesman. In 1927 he re-
moved to Philadelphia and associated with
Sames A. Jones in the publication of the
National Palladium the first paper in Penn
sylvania to advocate the election of Andrew
Jackson to the presidency. In the spring of
1928 he was connected with Gen. Duff Green
in the management of the United States Tel
egraph, but shortly afterward returned to
Boston and became sole proprietor of the
Statesman. He soon issued prospectus for
daily paper and Nov. 8, 81 published the
first number of the Boston Post and remained
in connection with the paper until 1875. Col.
Greene failed of election as mayor, member
of Congress and State Senator, leading for
lorn hope each time; was member of the leg.
islature and aid to Gov. Martin. He leaves
one son and one daughter. Upon the COM
pletion of his eghtieth year, the members of
the Boston Press sent him a tribute of res
pect.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-09-28
BUSIN ESS REVlVING.
An Excellent Outlook in Nearly All
Branches of Trade.

New YORK, Sept. 81.
The World, this morning. devotes We col
umns to a thorough review of the present
prospect of trade from all over the country,
the report shows very general and steady i'm
provement in all classes of trade, not in the
shape of boom, but healthy reaction and
advance in the price of staples. Leather
merchants alone are the only ones who do
not seem to be reaping profit from the ben
etits of this condition of affairs. Wool is ad-
vancing rapidly and old stocks are nearly
sold out Merchants are making larger pur-
chases than usual, this year.
Most encouraging reports come from all
mercantile centres of the country and are
not confined to any one locality. Good times
are predicted in Wall street. The dry goods
trade is greatly improved and business brisk,
also iron and coal trades There is a good
demand for cotton and the new crop promises
to be fair. From Philadelphia comes infor-
nation that the revival in business there
seems to be genuine and solid. Atlanta and
New Orleans also report a marked revival of
trade. ST. Louis reports boom and Cincin-
natl Notwithstanding the floods, riots and
election troubles of the past three years,
sends information that Wholesale merchants
are beginning to talk in a more cheerful
strain under the influence of a revival of
trade. Dullness is reported from San Fran
cisco alone.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-09-28
WANTED TIL EIR LIBERTY.
Bold Attempt of Iwo Prisoners to Break
Jail in Michigan City-One of them
lustautly Killed.
MICHIGAN CRY Ind. Sent. 81.

7, l0u., sept.
Two convict. confined in the Northern
Penitentiary, Frank Whiting and Charlie.
Havens, both from Indianapolis, the former
Tor 10 years for burglary and the latter for
Il wears for street car robbery, today made
third unsuccessful attempt TO escape. They
we're employed in the shoe shop on the third
hoor of the building. Both wore ball and
chain but managed to file those of and at
40 this morning while the switch engine,
which had been at work inside the walls,
started TO pull out through the gate the men
suddenly jumped from their work benches,
knives and hammers in hands, and ran down
stairs past the second floor to the ground,
reaching there just as the engine came along.
The fireman was alone in the cab. Whiting
jumped on and seized the fireman by the
throat, threw him to one side while he
pulled the throttle wide open. Havens had
crowded into the cab in the meantime and
the fireman jumped off when the engine was
within 10 feet of the gate and running at
rapid rate of speed. The guard stationed on
the wall shot Whiting through the heart kill
ing him instantly. Havens clung to the en-
gine until well outside when he jumped and
started for the cornfieli with the guard close
upon him. His ankle was sprained in jump
ing and finding himself unable to get away
he turned iercely upon the guard and was
shot in the head, the bullet glancing around
the skull and only slightly stunning him. He
was locked up. The engine WAS caught by a
yardman and stopped.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-09-28
VAsSALBORO.

ished work for this year at their sweet corn
factory at this place. The corn crop has been
good in this section in quantity and quality,
the farmers in several cases realizing $50 or
more per acre, which makes it q profitable
crop to grow. The company pack some over
200, 900 cans at this place, dsbursing quite a
sum of money for corn and labor. They will
in few days commence the work OF labelling
and boxing their crop which, we understand,
is already sold.--Capt. John X. Day is max
ing repairs on the old Frye stand which he
has recently purchased Shubel Hussey,
who sold his farm to Mr.. Burleigh, has
moved his family to Portland, where he is in
business.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-09-28
A Schooner on Pound Island.

BATH, Sept. u.
Schooner Jacob M. Haskell, ice laden,
from the Kennebec for Baltimore, went ashore
on the eastern point of Pound Island, at the
mouth of the Kennebec River, this morning.
The crew were taken off. The vessel will
probably prove total loss. Five large tow
boats of the Knickerbocker Company have
been sent tonight from Bath with steam pump
and wreckng apparatus. The wind is east
erly and blowing fresh. The vessel is owned
bv j. ii. Connont & Co. and others of Bos-
ton and the cargo by Cochrane, Oler & Co.,
Baltimore.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-09-28
MAINE DISPATCHES.
THE BATH LABOR TROUBLE.
Both sides Firm and Neither Show a Dis.
position to Yield.
BATH. Sent. 27.

BATH, Sept u.
1t has now been two weeks since the COM
mencement of the labor trouble in this citv.
and the men are still out waiting for their
FORMER employees to pay the same rate of
wages that has been given since March lst
up to the present difficulty.
From talk with some of the workmen it
can be safely said they will not return to work
at the price offered.
1--WE have been out two weeks and we can
stay out many more before we 90 back" said
ship carpenter today
1t was reported on the street TODAY that
satisfactory arrangements would be made
within twenty-four hours, whereby work
would be resumed Wednesday. Inquiry
failed to substantiate the report.
1t is understood that there is considerable
difference of opinion among the men that
constitute the Board of Directors OF the COM
pany. 1t is said some of the board favor
speedy settlement of the matter, while others
majority, are not ready to recede from the
offer made before the workmen went out.
The past two weeks many of the workmen
have sought other fields of labor and in
many instances employment obtained at bet
ter prices than has been paid here during the
summer 1t is predicted today, should the
trouble continue two or more weeks there
will be a scarcity of first and second class
carpenters in Bath
1t is understood that if the trouble is not
settled before the meeting of the Sagsdahoc
Assembly tomorrow night an assessment oi
one dollar will be levied on each Knight of
Labor in the city.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-09-28
HARMONY ON FIRE.
barns and Houses DESTROYED
Inc origin OF the Fire a Mystery-The
People Arm Themselves.
HARMONY, Sept. 27.

HARMONY, Sept. 27.
ihere Is perfect reign of terror in this
place. Five or six sets of farm building.
were burned Saturday. In driving through
the town the people were generally seen out
OF doors watching the fires blazing in differ
ent directions, each one fearful that his
ouiioings, IN some mysterious way, must 20
next "hat makes the matter more myste-
rious Is that the fires, though separated in
some cases by distance of six or seven
miles, all broke out within two hours,
A meeting was in progress SATURDAY. after.
noon to devise measures for protection, and
was broken up by the alarm of fire in differ
ent directions.
The selectmen have sent to Boston for de-
tectives and are to send patrols into every
school district, while every man will mount
guard over his own buildings at present.
There are various theories afloat in regard
to the matter. The general opinion is that
1t Is the work of a crank. But how can he
be in so many and remote places within two
or three hours is puzzle. No one has been
seen prowling around the buildings except in
one place.
Another theory is that it Is caused by an
internal machine placed in the barns timed
to 60 off during the day. Workmen at Mr.
Davis say they heard slight explosion in
the barn, but thought nothing of it until
few minutes after, when the barn was all on
fire. All the fires so far have caught in the
barn. Edward Leighton found a card of
matches placed in his barn so that they might
ignite the hay, and had the appearance of
having been scratched, but failed to burn.
Men are arming themselves, and posting in
all directions, strange thing for a peaceful
community.
Mr.. Laughton, whose house burned Satur-
day, was within three rods of his house when
it caught fire, with his man. An unknown
man was seen to leave the premises the night
before. People from all the surrounding
towns were here Saturday trying to save
burning property, and did save one mans
house.
On Sunday barn was burned with hay,
colt, hog and sheep. The citizens met Sun
day to take measures for safety. There is
great excitement in the town, no man or
woman dares sleep or venture out of sight of
their buildings. Nearly every household
have their goods all packed.
Saturday man was seen to enter barn
by woman, She at once informed the
owner. He thought she must be mistaken
about it as it was in broad daylight and
neighbors near at hand, but concluded to go
out and see. On entering the barn he dis
covered his hay NOW on FIRE. The barn and
hay were consumed but the house was saved.
Among the losers are the following
Alvin Booker, loss S400, no insurance c,
Laughton, loss $30OO insurance $3.50; John
Dore, loss S2500, insurance $1,000.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-09-28
A SHIP COLLIDES
With an Iceberg and Quite Seriously In.
jured.
ST. Johns. n. f. Sc

ST. JOINS, N. F., Sept. 81.
The British schooner Mary Agnes struck
an iceberg Monday last, 80 miles southeast
of Baccaleu Island. and became partial
wreck, losing spars, yards, jibboom, bow
spirit, cutwstsr and stem. Her deck. were
opened, but her crew marvelously escaped
The vessel drove seward in violent gale
from the west-northwest, and has been seven
days at sea pumping. All the preparation,
were made for leaving the ship. The ice
berg was of mountainous height. The Lady
Agnes left Trinity bound for Oporto, on
the morning of the goth inst, and at night
collided with the iceberg, and with the force
Of the sea was butted aud rammed by it
frequently, barely escaping afoat from its
fearful situation. The ship arrived at ST.
Johns this morning.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-09-28
THE OAR.
Race on the Thames-Beach and HanlOn
Not on Good Terms.

LONDON, Sept. 27.
The boat race for fl00 a side between
Largan and the Australian oarsman Nielsen
took place on the Thames course today. The
Australian finished alone.
Beach and Hanlan witnessed the race from
the deck Of steamer. On meeting the cham
pion and ex-chsmpion showed marked cold
ness, not even shaking hands. Beach said
he would not row in America if Hanlan offer
ed him the whole of America to do so. He
said he would row on the Paranetta River
and would lay Hsnlon $1,000 against $500,
but would not pay Hanlan's travelling ex-
penses. The dispute continued for some time
Hanlan was greatly annoyed by Beach calling
him gas bag.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-09-28
POLITICS RAGING.
Brooklyn Heating for the Fall CAM
paign.

BROOKLYN, n. Y, Sept. 27.
The fall campaign begins here tomorrow
with the registration of voters. The nomi-
nation for principal officers will not be COM
pleted until after the final day of registration
just two weeks before the election. Great
activity already prevails among politicians
and their friends. The two elements in the
coming campaign are looked upon with
feeling of uncertainty. They are the pro-
hibitory and the labor party. The prohbi-
tory party is already in the field with a full
ticket but full labor party ticket has not
yet been nominated. The democrats feel
strong enough to re-elect the present Office
holders and the republicans are united and
the active young republicans club, young
mems democratic club and a citizens league
are all preparing for the contest. A very
bitter fight is looked forward to.