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from the dusky back door of
the theater in which my chosen star is
shining. Sometimes sit among ladies
of quite as much, if not more refinement
than l possess, even although they may
come openly from studios on Fourteenth
street or dressmaking rooms OH Ninth,
while | skulk down from Murray hill.
Sometimes, again, the real genius of
the place, the peanut-eating gallery god,
is my next neighbor; but in such thea
tiers and at such plays as choose l never
find
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Growth ofthe Pacific Coast State.

Growth of the Pacific Coast States.
Portland Oregonian.
In 1880 the population of California
was S64,694. By 1890 it will probably be
1,300,000. Few states will show greater
proportionate gain, but Oregon will be
one OF those few. Our population dur
ing the decade will nearly double.
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THE GOD
more offensive in his own gallery than
hpcidp m IN Of nor

oNJTNtN tIIN
l advertised for a wife in pursuit of
my ordinary career as an adventures,
and adyentured my last dollar to find
material fora SO article upon matri-
monial advertisements. The folly, ig-
norance, duplicity and rank sin that
were revealed in the hosts of answers
were a dark lesson in the science of hui.
man nature, and made me feel that my
50 (deducting 81 for the advertisement.
were greasily and smuttily earned. fe
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UNCHECKED CRIME In PARIS
Easy Sentences Passed Upon the
Most Hardened and Vicious
Murderers.

Paris Correspondence.
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4 Nightmare.

In the swaling swirl of the soughful wind,
as tine gust goes gloori'g by, sit by the bole
of % bournml birch. with a moan and soul
ful sigh. the meiOwng mists Of tho eve are
low. and the frog in the danlful marsh
chlrps chirWnely sad in the ghomsome
gloom, in q swivering voice and harsh:
O. where is the swing of the swoonful swish,
And the voice Of the film iam fowl:
Methiuks 10 means from the murky mold.
From the home of the hoOtfu owl
Now swivel me swift from the surging
spring. I'm weary of void and wind: the
grsusomc glaik Of the jabberwock comes
Hmmeriug 10 my mind; the feeble song Of
the spotsomo frog comes solemnwise soDgh-
ing slow, and again I hear by the bournful
birch the wall of his wimpled woe;
o. where is the swing of the swoonful swish,
From the land Of the springfu sproef
Must The b.u' lists blur on the tinker S draie,
And freight with their fraught my souli
Idreamed, dreamed Of Amelie Rlves in
the dim of the handsome dark, and mcthought
/ rode on a mooniul main, IN the Prov OF a
puliful bark wrought rhyme as roamed
along. in the stream Of the starful gloat' |
invoke ut dawn an the dimpled day, and above
Is the rhyme ! wrote. Lincoln Journal
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AND OHIO ROUTE
SCHEDULE IN EFFECT SEPT. 10th,
1885

LEAVE RICHMOND:
e.i5 am For Newport News. Old Point Con-.
fort and Norfolk. daily except
Sunday. Pullman Palace cars
Richmond 10 Old Point.
SIS am Sundays only. To Newport News,
Old Point and Norfolk.
li:f5 am Through and Local Mail to all
points West, except Sunday.
32l pm For Newports News, Old Point and
Norfolk, except Sunday.
40)pm Charlottesville accommodation, ex.
cept Sunday.
so pm For Louisville, Cincinnati, Chicago,
st. Louis, Memphis, and New Or
leans. Fast Express, with through
Pullmans Daily. Only route run
ming Pullmans West from Rich
mond.
ARRIVE RICHMOND:
$50 am Charlotte lie accommodation, ex-
cept Sunday.
1885 am From Norfolk, Old Point, and
Newport News, Except sunday.
$40 pm From Local points and the west,
daily except Sunday.
COS pm From Norfolk. Old Point and New
port Jews, daily. Pullman psi
are sleeping car II IN Old Point to
Cincinnati.
go pm From Louisville aud Cincinnati,
Fast Express daily.
Depot Seventeenth and Broad streets.
Tioket-ofioes: 1000 Main street and depot.
II. W. FULLER,
General Passenger Agent,
J. T. 0DELL,
General Superintendent.
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Young Mr. Johnsng On swell Thompson
street boarding hcusel-Am yo' de lady OF
dis ycre bodn' houscs
Miss rurpobloom lgentecilyl Use dc
daughter Of do mistress Of dis Establishment,
sah
Young Mr. Johusing icrossing one knee
stylshly We'll, Use loo6in' TO or la'go airy
some room VIII aicovc and damascus cur
tans, am fust class ixins with southern ex-
7osure am ccntlity Use willm TO pay as
much as two dOlla's q week.
Miss Purplebloom with slight sniif)-Am
de room 20 yo'so}
Young Mr. Johnsing-Hit am.
Miss Pmplcbloom-Wel Use berry sorry
indeed. sab. but we nebber take Zulus.-
Now York sun
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Tic RencGts Of TrareI.

Mrs Hobson De Hobs,n lrccently returned
from abroad We had a charming trip. /
think foreign travel ia 50 broadening and
,levating to ones mind Mr- Billwinkcl
Mr.. Observation-Disclosures You visited Lau-
sannc, Of course, while you were in Swi,zer-
land
Mrs Hohson do Hohson irctroSpcctivelyl--
Why. | think 80, Mr. Bnilwinkel Turning
% daughter Wasn't it at Lausanne Clara,
dear, that we had such delicious waffies for
breakfastl-I..e.
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Tho Deceived Coachmnn.

8 Family Coachman, who was DRIVING the
Master and Mistress on his first trip, shaved
the wheels of OF two Private Carriages, rub
bed "a Groccr's horse, and crowded several
Vehicles 20 tho Curbstone to Escape him. He
was about 10 run over Polack with 10000
feet o: Lumber ON his back when Policeman
Arrested him for Reckless Driving ana the
Master observed that It Served him right
But 1t is Your Fault! Protested the
Driver
"Whv. have not Said Word
THAT is true, bu, you failed to Inform me
ms we started ONT that YOU did not own the
Whole Earth. and have been Driving Ac-
cordinglyn
MORAL;
It is Mean Trick TO Deceive Coachman
IN that Manner Detroit Free Press.
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81 must have n talk with this George to-
night" said The old man, and see II he
means business"
con don't pam pleaded Oracle. ut will
kill me if YOU do"
Tut. tut he returned; 'hasn't he been
coming here q year and never proposed yetf'
That's true, pa" sho replied; but give
him little moro time You know George
shutters 50. New York san.
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CONNECTIONS.

CONNECTIONS.
Train No. 30 connects daily except Sunday
az Keysyille for Chase City. Clarksyflle. and
oxford; Durham and Hendel son con.
meets a. Greensboro for Durham,
Raleigh, Salem, and Winston, and all points on
North Carolina ID. vision at Salisbury for Ash
vile, Hot Springs and all points In Western
A. X. X.
Train No. Sc connects daily at Green's
boro' for Salem, Winston. Raleigh. Colds
boro', and Morehead City; at Salisbury loi
Asheville. Hot Springs, and all points, IL
Western North Carolina; at Charlotte with
Charlotte. Columbia aud Augusta railroad for
Columbia, Augusta, Aiken, Charleston, Swan
nah, Townsville. Ca, Jacksonville and other
Florida points; also with Carolina Contra
railroad for Wilmington.
Trains from the South arrive at kichnonc
Sis an. and 800 pm.
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Miss Bunker Hnl-Do you have much In
dian summer in Colorado
Mai. Wcster-Yes, we have great deal
more Indian summer than you do here in the
east
II wonder why that is soi'
because we have got more Indians,
reckon. Texas Siftings.
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JAMES RIVER BY DAYLIGHT.
GREAT TOURIST LINZ.
JAMESTOWN. DUTCH GAP AND WAX
SCENERY.
CHEAPEST ROUTE.
RATES LESS THAN HALF CHARGED BY
RAIL LINES.
FIRSr-CLASS MEALS.
The elegant and fast steamer
ARIEL
carrying United states haiD-
CAPTAIN DEYO.
leaves Richmond every
MONDAY. WEDNESDAY. AND Friday
AT 7 AN. (STkEETCARS CONNECT IN
FULL TIME tor abOye-named places, arriy-
ing at Norfolk about $50 pm Returning,
the steamer leaves Mort, TX. Old Point, ana
Newport News on alternate days, arriving AT
Richmond about j.ag pm.
Through tickets 70 above nsmed points on
sale on steamer and at Carriers Agency. NO.
100 Man street. Baggage checked through
sTATE:ROOMs ENGAGED FOR DAY
OR NIGHT.
FREIGHT
Freight received daily for Norfolk, Ports
mouth, Smithnelc. HamiitOn. Old Point, Way-
ery. and Hicksford. Va . Washington, y. G.;
Newb.rre, Washington. and 1arbOrO, y. C.;
all stations on Atlantic & Danyilie railroad,
Seab0ard X Roanoke railroad. Norfolk SOUTH
ern railroad. and Eastern North Carolina
generally; also. tor Eastern Shore OF virginia
and all regular landings On the James river
az LOWEST RATES, aud through Dills IS
sued.
LUCIFN n. TATUM. Vice President,
No. lil7 Main street and Rockette.
IRWIN wEIsIGER, Freight and Passenger Agt.
4my2Au
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Where They Abound.

~Col. Ghooly, the new Persian minister at
Washington, says the women Ct this country
pre the most beautiful in the world. lie
must have visited NorTistown III cos.-Nor-
ristown Herald.
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A Cheeky Nurse.

Nurse-cant / put baby in the crib,
maaini ~ ..
Motber-No; doggie is in the crib. Wait
till doggie has had his nap.-Boston Courier
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unsinosa PROSPEROUS.

( Philadelphian-H ow's business in the westi
Chicago Man-First class. Our firm sue
oeeded in borrowing sc, 900 last week.-Phil-
adelphia Record.
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RAILROADS.
FREDERICKSBURG

DICHMOND, FREDERICKSBURG
IL AND POTOMAC RAfLR0AD.-Schedule
commencing MAY 9Th. lsss-eastern standard
time:
les am. leaves Byrd-streets station daily: stops
only at Ashland Junction. Milford,
and Fredericksburg. Sleeper "
Washington. Leaves Washington TO-
New York at ll:s0 am.
uG7 am. leaves Byrd street station daily, ex-
cept Sunday. Leaves Washington for
New York az i:l0 pm. Parlor car to
Washington.
SCI m leaves Byrd-street ststioE daily.
deeper TO New York.
1923 am. arrives at Byrd street station daily.
Sleeper from New York.
2ts pm. arrives at Byrd street station daily /:
stops at Fredericksburg. Milford, and
Junction. Sleeper from Washington.
l045 pm arrives at Byrd-etreet station daily,
except Sunday. Pailor car from
Washington.
ASHLAND TRAINS.
DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAYS.
100 pra. accommodation. leaves byrd-street
station arrives at Ashland at pun.
son pm. leaves Elba; arrives at Ashland al
6:i2 pm.
ear am. accommodation, arrives az Byrd
street station; leaves Ashland II ,4i
am.
$50 pm. arrives at Elba leaves Ashland 81
CA. Taylor. General Ticket Agent.
4. I. ID. MYERS. General SUPERINTENDENT.
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ELECTRIC MOTORS AND LIGHTS.
Electric Motors.

THE VIRGINIA ELECTRIC LIGHT
AND POWER CO. is now prepared "a
estimate for and furnish Power and
Electric Motors from y to 8-horss
power for driving all kinds Of ma
chinery for mechanical purposes, fans, elevs
tors, etc. etc.
The advantages Of using Electric Motors
economy, reliability. regularity Of speed. un-
der all circumstances, safety, simplicity, ana
absence Of heat and noise. Amy work that can
be done by steam engine can be done By -
Electric Motor.
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ARRIVE RICHMOND.
ti5 prn.-nAIL daily except Sunday.
sl6 INSTRUMENTATION daily (exccps
Sunday.
CONNECTIONS
At Clifton Forge with Chesapeake and Ohso
railway for the South. West aud Northwest
AT Ly1chDurg with Norfolk and Western
railroad for all points South, Southeast, and
Southwest, and Virginia Midland railway fos
all points North and South.
At Richmond with Associated Railways for
all points In tho South. and Richmond Freda-
icksSurg and Potomac railroad for the N )rth.
At Lexington with Baltimore and ohio rail-
road, making close connections NJ Harperp
Ferry 20 and from Pittsburg and the West
also 10 points North aud East.
SLEEPING-CAHS LYNCHBURG to MKA
PHIS, NEW ORLEANS, and LITTLE ROCK.
Trains marked daily except Sunday, sDaily.
Tickets sold 10 al points. Offices: 9h
Est Main ttreet, 1000 Main street.ssd
Richmond AM Allegheny depot, Eight, Nud
Canal streets
JOHN X. MACMURDO,
Ide6 Gen'l Passenger Agent
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No News.

r A scarcity OF 500 bills is reported. Tbs
vii be nothing new to great many psop'~
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'Daily. tDaily tsrcept sunday.
STOPPING PLACES.

SIOtPlN0 tLAChcs
Nos. 81 and Ii make no stops. No. ~ stop
only on signal AZ Manchester AMI q ests1s
No. - stops only on signal at Chester, CeatTa-
liza and Manchester. No. Is stops on signal %
all regular stations. No. 81 stops on sigma -
All regular stations. aud aiso at Temples and
Port Walthall. Nos. 81. -. -, "a, Is. "a 81,
and IS will stop at all stations for passengers.
PULLMAN CAR SERVICE.
On Trains Nos. IA and % sleeping cars be-
tween New York and Tampa, Fla, via Jack
sonyille). On Trains Nos. IA and "a sleeping
cars between Washington and Charleston.
tn Train No. IS sleeping cars between
New York and Jacksonville. On Train No. 81
sleeping cars between Washington and Jsch-
sOnyile.
THE ONLY ALLrRAILLINEr TO NORFOLK
LEAVE ARRIvh
Richmond. 'io5s am. Norfolk. go p.-
Richmond. '6s0pm. Norfolk. e:35 pm.
Norfolk, 800 am. Richmond. Has an.
Norfolk, 800 pm. Richmo- d, 7.5s pm.
These trains also make CLOSE connections
for Farmvile, Lynchburg, and south
western points. and ali stations on the Norfolk
and Western railroad. except the 1888 train.
Passengers for points west OF Petersbufg
should take the s.S5 AN. train instead.
IN. SULLH,
Superintendent
Z. T. d. MYERS,
General Superintendent
T. N. EMERSON, General Passenger Asent.
Boil HAAS. Traffic Manager. zap -
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Electric Lights,

Arc, and fncsndescent Lights furnished foo
stores, Offices, dwellings, shops and ware
house,, at reasonable rates
Apply for terms to W. H. COLE, Supt.
biel9-tf lD7 South Seventh Street
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Pla, ing IIoasr.

Madge supposed to be in search of board
Can get rooms herel
Jenny Qandladyl--Is that child yoursi
. Madge-Yes'm.
Jenny-rm sorry, but We don't take Chill
dren here. Life.
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tAxRLfA COURTHOUSE TRAIN. n
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YORK RIVER LINE
WEST POINT ACCOMMODATION.

Leave Richmond Cssd St. depot, rs Sam
Arrive Richmond, IS Is pm
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1888-01-13
THE USUAL END OF 4 FEUD.

\ very distressing triple murder
occurred in Logan county, this State,
last week. Tne trouble originated
from feud which has existed for sew
erai years. The parties TO II are the
McCoys and Hatnelds. Some years
ago quarrel TOOK place between
them, started by the hattields inter
fering III private matter of the Nc
Cows. As a result of this quarrel James
Hatfield was killed. Three of his
brothers lynched TWO of the McCoys
for the murder, after subjecting them
TO most inhuInan treatment This
was but the beginning of the warfare
between these two families. They
have been deadly enemies ever since.
The enmity showed itself during the
past six years in the poisoning of
horses, wells, burning barns and other
deeds of similar character. "On We'd
nesday night, says the party who
brings the news, tine Mccoy family,
consisting of father, mother son and
daughter, were at home quietly sleep
ing, when the odor of burning cloth
awoke the daughter she Jumped up
and running 10 the door found the
house was on ire. Scarcely had she
opened lIle dooT NlltIl SIlt W us SllOt
dead. Her brother, nearing the noise,
ran out, and before he nau gone u
dozen steps he Two was snOU and NOR
tally wounded. he parents We're
sleeping III a part of the mouse not dl-
rectly connected with the main build
ing, and were not at hrst awakened.
" men they dId awake the house was
nearly ali lii h DiaZe, and they barely
escaped with their lives. The mother
ran OUT iirsI. As she entered the yard
the PROSTATE forms OF her son and
daugnier-tile uiic dead and the olher
d,ing-met her gaze. scarcely had
she altered sound when a bullet
pierced ner breast and she fell. Though
not dead when last heard from, there
was no hope of her recovery. The
father managed to escape with his
life AS he ran he fired i'll the bushes
from which the last snUt had come,
and il is reported that one OF the as
saiiants was wounded. Then he fled,
fearing TO remain even to look after
his property or family. 1t is suspected
that the old enemies of the McCoys
were the assailantS.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1888-01-13
MARRIED..

At the residence of Rev. Mr.. Yer
non, in Baltimore, December IA, 1887,
CHAs. l.. CHAPLINE and Miss MAMIE
DELAUDER, both of Harper's Ferry.
Mr.. Chapline formerly resided in Shep-
herdstown.
At Harper's Ferry, December %,
1887, by the Rev. James NJ. Stephen
son, Mr.. HARRY HENDRICKS and Miss
LILLY BRANTNER. both of Jefferson
county.
At the parsonage of the NJ. +. Church
South, in Charlestown, on Tuesday,
December 30, 1887, by Rev. w. u. Egg
gleston, Mr.. JAMES COVERT and Miss
IDA FOULK-all of Jefferson county.
1.-THE parsonage of the NJ. +. Church
South. in Charlestown, on Wednesday,
December %, 1897, by Rev. w. G. Egg
gleston, MIR. JOHN w. SHEwBRIDGE
and Miss EMMA RoBERTs-all of JEFF
ferson county.
At the NJ. f. Church, Bolivar, by
Rev. G. O. Isaacs, December u, 1887,
Mr.. Il. A. PRITCHARD, Of Baltimore,
Md, and Miss CORA +. MARLATT. OF
Bolivar.
In Harpers Ferry, on Tuesday, De-
cember 81, 1887, at the residence of the
brides parents, by Rev Dallas Tuck
er. Mr.. CHARLES }. CAVALIER and Miss
MAMIE KEMP, daughter of Mr.. Oliver
Kemp. The happy couple were ia
vorites of the town, and the bride in
her golden brown plush looked her
handsome self. Many costlyan hand
some presents We're received.
On December ~, 1897, by Rev. ID.
Benton Winstead, Mr.. EDGAR h. SPoN-
SELLER and Niss CLARA Y. BURTON,
both of Harper's Ferry.
January 4, 1893, at the NJ. +. Par
sonage, Darkesville, by Rev, }. F. +.
Gray, Rev. JAS. l.. SIBoL and Niss L.
V. GRIM, all of GerardStown, Berke-
ley county.
On the same day, by the same, at
the home of the brides parents, Mir.
EDMUND HOLLIS and Miss SALLIE
MISH. both of Berkeley county
At the residence Of the brides pa
rents. on Thursday, December % 1881,
by Rev. }. p Stump, Mr.. WALTER
GRUBB, of Frederick county, Va, and
Kiss FANNIE ELBoN, of Berkeley
county.
At the residence of Mr.. W. l.. Pearl
Martinsburg, December %, 1887, Miss
CARRIE l.. PEARL, and Mr.. EZRA +.
OWING, of Baltimore, Rev. +. =. Rob
ertson officiating
At Mt Zion Baptist Church, Decem-
Der %, 1887, by Rev. T.. i. Robertson,
Miss ANNIE G.. GLENN 10 Mr.. SAMUEL
5. WIDMYER, both of Berkeley county.
January ., 1888, at the Lutheran
Parsonage, by Rev. II. {. Holland,
Nr. WM. BRANNON and Miss EMILY
HUTsLEa, all of Berkeley county.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1888-01-13
MAKING A NEW NOSE.

Last Sunday, at Camden, n. j.,
Thomas f. French, a prominent law
yer, his wife and a neighbours child
named Jennie Young were frightfully
torn and Inangled by Mr.. French :
two large mastiffs, which seemed sud
denly to have become vicious and fe-
rociouS. The faces of the victims
were terribly bitten, and a consulta-
ton was held by physicians on Mon
day. They decided to administer
chloroform to Mr.. French and graft
skin from his arm on his nose, a part
of which had been torn away by the
dogs. Mr.. French stood the operation
well, and the physicians hope to be
able to return his mangled nose to its
natural shape. Mrs. French's neck
and scalp were lacerated and torn,
and the wounds were sewed up. Little
Jennie Young, the girl who was first
attacked by the mastiifs in Mr..
French kitchen, is not seriously hurt
and she suffers most from nervous
prostration. Mr.. French has owned
the dogs for the past eight years. The
children of the neighborhood played
with the big animals without fear
The dogs We're cross between the
English mastiff and st. Bernard
species, and were noted for their
watchfulness and strength. They
were killed by Mr.. Frenchs order.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1888-01-13
A QUEER SOFT or A RAILROAD.

A queer sort of a railroad is pro-
jected up in Hardy and Hampshire
counties. 1t is to run from Romney
to point on the pike leading from
Blues Gap TO Mooreiield, known as
Smiths Gap in the Short Mountain.
1t will be foot gauge, and IL miles
long. The heaviest grade will be 100
feet TO the mile, and with the eXcep-
ton of six miles across the mountain,
the grading will be very light; i'll
many places it will require no excava
ton at ALL The road will be built of
wood rails, except the six miles named,
which will be laid of light iron or
steel 1t is thought it can be built
for $4,000 Large sticks of unhewn
timber, six feet long, will be laid a bout
10 feet apart. These will be nOtched,
and TO them will be fastened by
means of wooden wedge or key, hewn
wooden stringers, 3I6 inches. These
stringers will form the rails upon
which the cars are TO run. The road
will open up large district of coun-
try, which is now cut on from markets
by the peculiar formation of the
mountains in that country, and which
is amazingly rich in timber and min
eral. Smiths Gap, the terminus of
the road, is made by the breaking of
North river through Short Mountain,
and is veritable canon, like the
canons i'll the Rockies. On each side
of the gap, for nearly or quite 1900
feet high, towers the mountain. The
side are almost perpendicular and 1t
affords a grand sight
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1888-01-13
WEST VIRGINIA rs FIGHTING GROUND.

We notice that a convention Of Re
publican clubs of this State is called
TO meet at Wheeling on February 18th
and 10th, for the organization OF
State league to act in harmony with
the national league There are quite
a number of well-crganized Republi-
can clubs in West Virginia, and that
this year they will be more wide
awake and active, and that they Will
exercise n powerful influence in polit-
ical affairs, no thoughtful person, even
the most sanguine partisan, can deny
And it is not only the Republicans Of
the State that will be active in our
politics-they will have the support of
the entire party in determined effort
TO win the State Offices as well as the
electoral vote. The Republicans know
and Democrats must acknowledge
that West Virginia is debatable ground
now. They will use every endeavor
10 turn the tide in their own favor this
particular year when so much IL at
stake. for besides the electoral vote
and the State Offices, they have hopes
of at the same time getting a Senator
and perhaps picking up a Congress
man or two Big stakes are up in
West Virginia this year, and the enc
my will not let them be won without
very sharp fight.
We believe the Democratic party
should look this danger squarely i'll
the face, close up the lines, act har-
moniously, be vigilant, and begin at
once an open, aggressive warfare that
shall result in decisive victory We
have many advantages that our
friends the enemy have not, but we
must follow up those advantages with
thorough organization. The enemy
can't find many vulnerable points of
attack in this Democratic administra-
ton, so they will have TO resort to
trickery and false issues, which the
Democracy must be prompt to expose
and demolish.
Ii the Democrats of the Mountain
State stand we'll TO their guns in 1888
they need not fear the result.
But they've got TO fight.