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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1888-09-06
A PrImltIYe BerIIn Cnfe.

Visited an eating house in Berlin
which for primitiveness, says Blakely
Hall in the New York SIN, is rather
ahead OF anything else / have seen in the
world. The dining table consisted OF n
log in which eighteen cavities appelred
at regular intervals. Each cavity was
Of about the size Of large soup bowl,
and fastened near every one was big
iron spoon attached to the log by an
iron chain. The method OF dining was
neither complicated nor prolonged. A
table hote dinner consisting OF one
course, which by tho way, was the only
dinner served in the house, cost five
pfennigs one cent and quarter
Of orr coin. The diner enters and planks
down his money before taking his scat.
Then he chooses one of the broad cavi-
ties, seiZes the iron spoon, and waits for
tho waiter. That functionary is usually
sort Of Poo Bah, combining in himself
the duties Of cashier, proprietor, head
waiter, and bouncer-in-chief. After the
guest is seated the waiter walks up to
him bearing two steaming cans and asks
shortly. "Thick or clear soupp The
diner usually, after shifting the fumc5 o.
the cans and giving the matter weighty
consideration, makes Isis decision, and
then the factotum fills up the nearest
cav IS with SOUP turns on his heel, and
washes his hands Of all further consider
alton l did not gain the impression
from casual inspection that the waiter
had ever washed his hands in sny other
than a fgurativc sense. The diner
scoops the soup out Of the hole in the
log with his iron spoon, and, having
thus dined wisely and we'll, is promptly
ordered out by the bounccr-in.chief
There Is no lingering over an ter-din.
ncr cgar, nuts, raisins, fruit, or coffee.
The expedition OF the meal Is its most
striking characteristic, except perhaps
Us simpIicity.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1888-09-06
mI-Fatch Commnnlsts.

strange fatality seems 20 follow ex-com-
munists in France. The other day General
Eudes. while standing on platform sur.
rounded by bowling mob making fiery
speeches on tho commune died by
the bursting OF n blood ve sci. Again,
the day before that Citoyen Cenac,
another lieutenant OF the commune.
was standing on bs'cony making commu-
mist speeches TO socialist crowd at No. lg
Cite Lacharriere, Paris, when he suddenly
turned pale, and 20 the great cOnsternaton
OF the audience, just as he uttered the words:
III ny pas de DIeu,n down he fell dead as a
hammer. The cause OF death i'm this in
stance also was tho bursting OF n blood YES
sci.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1888-09-06

A prominent English detective. who
recently visited this country 10 work up
q case in the interest Of the Bank OF
England, told mo that he was called to
the South kcnsington Museum, in Lon
don, o few years ago TO arrest q gentle
man on suspicion os having stolen very
valuable old Roman coin believed 10 be
the only one of the kind oxiant. Upon
presenting an official order he had bscn
permitted 10 take tie coin from the case. 10
which he had seemingly returned 10 after
examining 10 for some time. But when
the attendant was about 10 lock the case
the coin was missing. The gentleman
indignantly denied having &c, and 70.
fused TO be searched. The detective /
have mentioned, by a forciblc search,
found the coin upon him and was aEoul
TO take him to prison when, as the at.
tcndant WIS about 10 replace the coin in
the case, he discovered tho one belong.
ing to the museum, just where it had
slipped out OF sight when the gentleman
restored &C. 10 seems there was another
Of the coins and that the gentleman had
purchased 10 and had been anxious TO
compare 70 with the one in the museum
TO establish SIS gonuincness. Thus yon
sec how black circumstances may some.
times appear against the most innocent
persons - PhigdeiDhiq NgUs
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1888-09-06

Tha ruling Of Judge Aitchrr, Phiia-
delphia. declaring the iIlegdity Of clubs
or associations for mutual improvcmcnP
and drinks without license, strikes ~
the root Of fay0dte device 10 evade
the license law aud a great and growing
evil Tho Judge docs not pass cpon tho
right Of q bona fde club 90 furnish liz
quors TO its members, 10 is tho legality
Of forming clubs for the particular pur-
pose OF ovading the law that he dcclarol
against The title oga club cannot covs
cr any such purpose.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1888-09-06

An English resident in Russia relates
The following unhappy issue Of on enter.
prise in which one Of his friends en-.
gagged upon falling heir to q fortune
Ny friend was q great gourmand and had
q passion for shell-fsh, and this was how
he spent bg legacy. I went TO town ono
day, and soon found ont that the prince
was ln his usual impecunious condition.
"Whcro has your legacy gone tot" /
asked "Why," he sa.d, you know
that ] am very fond Of HOLSTERS, and
having river on my estate. J. thought
would try and acclimatizc that doliclcy
there; but unfortunately, ] have spent
alI tho legacy without success. ] quite
forgot That the water was not salt"
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1888-09-06


THEoLDLEATHER LATcH-srRINo.
How dear to my heart is the home Of my
childhood,
A clap-board rooted cabin half hidden from
view
Where grew like a weed springing up in the
wildwood,
And clung to the home which had sprung
up there too;
The old lean. TO kitchen, the smoke-house be
side Il,
The straw-stack with shelter OF thatch
covered DER
Tho ash hopper near, where the wood-shed
could hide IL,
And cen the rude latch-string which hung
on the door;
The old-fashioned latch-string,
The brown-faded latch string,
The long leather Iatch-string
Which hung ON the door.
The latch-string! how often when hungry and
jador
grasped IL quite carefully lest it should
catch;
For I knew it was rotten as well as quite
faded,
SO pulled it down gently, to lift up the
latch:
The noon meal was ready-how quickly 1
seized it.
A bowl full OF mush with sweet milk brim-
ming DER.
Not a fullblushing goblet could tempt me 10
leave it,
When l pulled the old ch-string which
hung on the door;
The old-fashioned latch-string.
The brown faded latch-string,
The long leather latch-string
Which hung on the doorl
The shot-pouch l carried Cmethinks still see
ib
And the same frlsky squirrel that pestered
my soul,
As shouldered my lint-lock and fastened 70
tree it,
But alas, it fled from me and hid In a hole
The old weedy cowyard still fondIy view il
And the path, with tall horse nettles thick
ly grown Ger,
How scratched my bare feet every time 7
ran through it,
To reach the old latch-strine which bun,
on the door;
The old-fashioned latch-string,
The brown faded atch-string,
The long leather latch-string
Which hung on the doorl
And when far away I strayed from that
dwelling,
Returning, hailed IL with many a shout,
For l knew at gfance-'twas a signal nm
falling
That the folks were at home when the latch
string was out
But the dreams have all faded. which
fondly cherished
When barefoot romped on the old
puncheon floor;
And the clap-board rooted cabin itself has
nigh perished,
AS well as the latch-string which hung on
the door:
The old-fashioned latch h-strinz,
The brown faded latch. h.string,
The long leather latch string
Which hung on the door
The spring branch still runs Mt the foot of
the meadow
Where we cut the tall clover and pastured
our focks,
But the harvest-time held DER my life n dorl,
shadow
For hated to ''cradle,o and pile up the
shocks;
And now, when removed from that loved
situation,
The tears OF regret will intrusively pour
AS fancy reverts TO the old habitltion,
And sighs for the latch-string which hung
on the door;
The old-fashioue1 latch-string,
The brown faded latch-string,
The long leather latch string
Which hung on the doorl
Helen w. Clark, in ST. Louis Maqasine
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1888-09-06
Grief ana Shame KiIIod TIIm.

A special from Little Rock, Ark announces
the death, under peculiar circumstances Of
Rev. Jesse Pratt, the oldest Baptist minister
IN Arkansas His son, J. X. Pratt, was on
trial FOR penal oHense, and the father
die before the verdict Was rendered. He ex.
pired five hours before the jury cnmo In
sentencing the son 20 five years inprisOns
ment IN the penitenLiory. Grief and Shame
killed him.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1888-09-06
How to KIN and Dress a Fowl.


To dress fowl with the least trouble,
hang 1t up by the feet so that il will
drop convenient height, and attach a
wire hook TO the under beak of the fowl,
to which hang half brick Sever the
juguldr vein with sharp knife, aud
proceed to pick, holding the wings with
one hand while you pick with the other.
Work quickly. Get most Of the feathers
of the breast side with three or four
hand pulls, and change the wings to the
other hand held across the breast of the
fowl, and with a few pulls get most OF
the feathers off the back Grasp one
wing at time, aud pull out the long
feathers at one stroke. Then finish up
the picking entirely before tho fowl is
taken down. When done, chop off the
head, take a sharp knife and cut through
the skin around the vent, being careful
not TO sever the intestine. Pull gently.
and as the intestine comes out insert the
forelinger and bring out the intestineI
rapidly, but do not break them. Get
them out up TO the gilzard, and break of
there by the thumb and forefinper. and
your fowl is ready for market. IL you
wish TO make ready to cook, the hole
must be slightly enlarged and the Qiz-
zard pulled out, cut open and the inner
lining removed, with all gravel, food,
e;c. A slit must be made In the breast
and the crop removed, which should be
empty when the fowl is killed Some
people remove the lungs. 1t is not nee
essary. The heart should be removed
and washed, as some clotted blood is
usually around it. operation OF pre-
pairing fowl for market can be done by
an expert sometimes in three minutes. -
AmerieaH A0riepLtWrisf.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1888-09-06

John Barnes, manager OF the 81 loul
base ball club, has been notified tht By
the death Of an uncle he lal fallen heir
TO q mansion aud estate in The parish
Of Aughloo, County Tyrone, Ireland,
together with GO. 00) ia 3 per cont.
consOls The wife Of Mr. Barnes ro-
Gently fel heir to about half sIcn for
truc Ia Brighton. Eng rand.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1888-09-06

Dr oliver Wendell Holmes is to fur
nish ihe chapter on the Massachusott,
dialect IN forthcoming book on Ameri.
cauisms.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1888-09-06

Jennie jenkins, Of Orlando, Fla, is
B and still chews tobacco.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1888-05-11
How AlIlaators Rat.

IL il a southern writer who com
pares an alligator's throat to All AMI
mated sewer. Everything, says this
correspondent, which lodges In the
open mouth goes down. He j. lazy
dog. aud instead Of hunting for some
thing to eat he let's his victunls hunt
for him That Is, be lies with his
great mouth open, apparently dead,
like the possum. Soon n beetle crawls
In il. then a fly, then several gnats
and colony Of mosquitoes. The al
ligator doesn't close his mouth yet.
He il waiting for a whole drove Of
things. He does his eating by whole
sale. A little later a lizard will cool
himself under the shade of the upper
jaw. Then few frogs will hop up 10
catch the mosquitoes. Then more
mosquitoes and gnats alight on the
frogs Finally whole village of In
sects and reptiles settle down for an
afternoon picnic. Then all at once
there IL al earthquake. The jaw falls,
the alligator blinks one eye, gulps
down the entire menagerie, and opens
his great front door again for more
visitors.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1888-05-11
FAIR PLAY.

a colored woman entered a promI-
nent dry goods store few days since,
and wanted TO look at some baskets.
The clerk, n young man. showed her
several, and she selected small one,
which she thought was worth about a
quarter.
Wrap this up for me" said she.
"Oh, that's all right ssid the clerk.
lust imagine that IL Is wrapped up"
"All right she answered, as sbe
picked up the basket and started from
the store.
But you forgot to pay me, !" aid the
clerk.
"Ob, that's all right, p" she answered,
''just imagine I've paid you"
The laughter Of the proprietor and
several clerks who had overheard the
conversation go embarrassed the
young man that he permitted the wo-
man to walk of without paying for
the basket.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1888-05-11
AT EVENTIDE.

am too tired to sew; upon my lap,
Weary and spent. my idle fingers lie;
The needle is too heavy for my hand,
fold the tiny dress and put it by.
The little maid, so weary Of her play,
Must wear her faded frock another day.
Here. close beside me, lies my dainty book,
With quaint, bright fancies mid its flowing
rhyme,
Waiting through all the full and busy hours
For one short space OF free, untrammeled
time.
touch its covers with tender hand
Ny brain is dull: cannot understand.
am too tired to pray, o plying Lord!
only know the days hard tasks are done.
l bring my burdens-thou canst connt them
oer;
Ilay them down before thee every one;
I only long for sleep. TO still my pain,
And strength TO take my burdens mp again.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1888-05-11
TO SPORTSMEN.
FOR SALE.

MOST desirable point for a sportsmen's
N Club Hou Sc on the Potomac River Grand
view Splendid Black Bass water skirts prop
erty for one-half mile. Elevation 10 feet
above river. Place large enough to lie made
self supporting with a good Club-House Keep
er. A small club could own this property anu
get their summer vacation FREF OF En-
PENSE-crops and property would pay loI
same. for a limited number of men. Good
Duck shooting in winter. Good orchard OF
fruit trees on property. Apply 10
FLEMING & SNYDER,
Real Estate Agents, Shepherdstown, W. va.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1888-05-11
AT THE
Little Store Round
the Corner

You will find fresh arrival every two weeks
from New York of many good, useful and or
namental articles for Ladies and Children
Ventilated Corsets for summer wear. Chill
dren's Corsets OF different prices and kinds.
Bustles, all sizes and prices. Children's White
Dresses. Ladies' Underwear, Chenlises, I'm
der Waists, Drawers and Skirts. Infantsand
Children's Caps, Bibs. and Wash Rags. Chill
dren's Drawers and Chemises and Collars. La
dies Aprons, sun Bonuets. Fancy Hair Pins.
Ladies' and Children's Hose. \ nice assort-
ment Of Hamburgs. Allover Net for over
dresses and laces' Felts, Fringes. Table Cow
ers. Tinsels and Fancy Cord. Stamping and
Fancy Work done promptly to order Call
and see us. ELLEN WELSHANS.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1888-05-11

A NEW supply of Embroidery Silks, Flo
n Floss and Patterns, just received. Zeph-
yrs, shetland, Saxony, Needle German
Town wool, all just new. Also Fancy Braids,
novelties of various kinds, either to use as
they are. or made into trimming, white and
coiored, for chil6rens wear, at
MISS ELLEN'S.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1888-05-11

Did she have raw hide when she
assaulted your asked his honor Of q
meek gentleman who accused his wife
Of assault with intent to kill. 'No,
your honor" said the poor man, feel
ing Of himself tenderly; I'm the one
that had the raw hide. In fact, your
honor, ! have It still.r
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1888-05-11
Carpets, Mattings, Oil
Cloth, Smyrna Rugs,
Cocoa Mattings,
&C., and will keep a select stock. \
nice line of Window Shades on hand.
BOOTS AND SHOES

of all styles and sizes and prices-the
best selection in the county. Hats
for men and boys, new and fashiona-
BILE. Have just gotten in an unusually
good selection of Straw Hats. a fine
lot Of UMBRELLAS, from the cheap
Gingham to the Gold-headed Silk.
Ny stock of Groceries and Provis-
visions is unequalled. Call and see
my stock Of goods, embracing the best
of everything usually found in a gen
eral store Respectfully,
NJ. b. BAKER.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1888-05-11

NOR SALE OR EXCHANGE for Real
II Estate in West Virginia or Virginia u
nice tract of .OiO acres of land in the State of
Missouri. VIII sell OF exchange in tracts OF
100 acres or more and pay difference II nee
essary Price S6 per acre. j. ii. BRlSToh,
Agent. Martinsburg, w. Va.
April % lSSS-tw
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1888-05-11
Readymade Clothing
and Gents Furnish
inc Goods

is now open for the inspection and consider
alton OF all those who are seeking nrst-class
Clothing at Lowest Prices. | am now ready
with a stock OF goods that Will excite the
wonder and admiration OF all visitors. Not
only on account OF the Immense Variety OF
all sizes styles qualities. iabrics, culors and
grades but also because of the marvellous
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1888-05-11

Does your mother wear felt slip
persf" asked All old lady Of little boy
where she was visiting.
"Yes, rna'am, she do, I've felt EN-
answered the small boy.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1888-05-11

The statistics given the preceding
Sunday evening had startled many
simply because they had never had
their attention directed to the extent
and enorInity Of the evil When peo-
pie see how this abomiDation menaces
all social order, threatening even the
stability OF our institutions, common
morality and enlightened patriotism
will set on foot practical projects for
immediate relief For not only are
divorces increasing. but 30 lightly Ii
the marriage relation coming 10 be re-
garded that the number entering il il
each year growing smaller. Take two
examples, one in the East, another in
the West. Massachusetts, had, In the
twenty years ending in 1879. an in
crease Of fifty per cent. in her popuIa-
ton, while the number OF marriages
in 1879 was only eleven per cent. more
than in 1860 In Ohio, prior to the
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1888-05-11
BUROETTE'S HUMOR.
A PAINFUL FACT.

How seldom does anything happen
that rarely occurs. Since the happy
DAYS Of boyhood, when | felt it a duty
of the hour to have everything that
anybody else, and had, during vary
ing space of period, scattered over
closely remote districts of my mortal
frame colonies of Jobs comforters,
said by old and wise people 10 be
worth s. apiece, have been free from
such prosperity. And now that 1t has
suddenly come upon me again, L know
not how TO abound. One who has
walked so many years i'll the vale oil
poverty finds it hard TO stand prosper
ity. The naked fact is, gentle reader,
| have a distressing looking carbuncle
on the third vein of my neck.
Strange that little revolt, no larg-
er than a baseball, should shake to its
very foundations an otherwise healthy
system. weighing 14O pounds, and yet
it is so. 1t has its foot upon my neck.
1t is not exactly constituent part OF
me. it is annecksed, as it We're. But |
am not certain whether it be 1t or !
that is annexed.
am the biggest, ii is true; but ! do
not appear to have any influence in
the administration. have voice in
affairs; a great deal Of voice, | am
told, by people who want to sleep,
but my appeals and groans do not af-
feet the returns The government
goes right on. 1t is groan, itself
CROWN faster than my weak patience
can compass. 1t is, indeed, a painin
investment.
1t must be amusing to those who
see me, the varied and cautious eXpe-
riments OF Il fellow with a tortured
and disabled neck 10 find an easy po-
sition. am, indeed amazed to find
into how many attitudes the human
form divine can be distorted. Some
of them are not graceful, and some of
them are not striking but under pres
ent circumstances all are equally com
Portable, with the exception of per
haps three or four others which are
more SO.
Remember Job, says a lady friend,
softly. in the tone of a comforter.
But ask her how can remember
man whom never knew? Is it pos
sible for fellow to remember a stran-
ger who died before he-the fellow
was porn? But | do think of him and
contemplate his patient and venerable
figure with reverence. wish he had
had my carbuncle. Not that | feel
harshly toward him, but when he had
so many he wouldn't have noticed one
more. And one carbuncle is like one
child. No man who has it makes more
fuss about it than the one with doz-
en-. Just see. | have one, and to save
my distracted mind can't help writ
ing about it. job had a hundred, |
reckon, and never "a word did he say
about one of them. He just sat down
and scratched himself with one hand,
and wrote grander poetry than
Shakespeare with the other. That is
the difference between job and my
self. There are some other points of
difference, but this one will do for the
present / know that this isn't a
pleasant subject to thrust upon the
public attention. but then it is quite
as unpleasant on private neck. 1t
may make distasteful and painful
reading, but it has been far more dis
agreeable and painful writing.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1888-05-11

Invite the experimentation Of all persons
I'm need of COOKING STOVES to the follow
ing list of necessary Furniture which give
with each stove, and which / guarantee to
be first-cass in every respect: wash LoileI
| coffee boiler, sauce pan and lid, iron
tea-kettie 2 iron pots, pot lids, Ions grid
die | skillet 3 sheet-iron pans, lid liftei /
poker | stove scraper, joints of pipe anu.
elbow; large tin bucket, bread pan, cul-
lender, | wash basin, pudding pans, patty
pans u pie plates, milk strainer, ] milk
skinner, plain ladle, pierced ladle, soup
ladle iron spoon, | cake turner, egg whip,
| pie crimper and trimmer, fancy teapot, 2
sad-irons, | teapot stand, sad-iron stand,
pepper box, nutmeg CRATER, candle stick,
| cake mould, 6tin cups, dipper, biscuit cut
ter | rolling-pin, potato masher, butcher
knife & knives and forks worth Sl.25 per set,
albata tablespoons, albata teaspoons,
coal-shoyel, ] flesh fork, 3 jelly-cake pans,
pound of stove polish.
I sell the celebrated Excelsior Cooking
stoves al the following prices. VIII deliver
stoves and furniture free of freight in Bridge
port Md, at any station on the =. V. X. r.,
also at any station on the i. Il. q. Ii. X. as FAR
west as Cumberland or south 10 Staunton.
EXCELSIOR.
No. rs. $1,000: No. Il, So. 80; NO. %, 22.5O;
No. q, $500; No. 2S, $500; No. 30, S25Os; No.
81 S2S. 90; No. 81, $1,000; No. 81, S"6.UO.
Prices quoted on application and repairs
furnished for all patterns OF stoves.
Returning thanks for the liberal patronage
of the past, hope to merit II continuance.
II C. MARTEN.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1888-05-11
THEY ARE FRESH.
DIR. Gibson, Druggist.
EOR HOUSEKEEPING.

Tubs. Buckets, Churus. sad Irons, Brooms,
Wash Boards, Wire Clothes Lines, Clothes
Wringers, spoons. Knives and Forks, White
wash. Scrubbing, Window and busting Brush
aS MCKEE BROTHERS,
Between the square and the Market House.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1888-05-11

COST.-Peas and Beans, at
A GIBSON'S DRUG STORE.