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Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1888-05-04
A BIG MISTAKE.

DN SUI Was dlOIlc III blAC hltNlC
office at the back end of his store.
Mr.. Dyson was a pleasant-lookinS
man of about 81 or 40, and his fellow
townsmen frequently pointed to him
with pride as self-made business man.
But while everybody had a good
word for Henry Dyson, very few peo-
pie spoke well of his brother Tom.
On the night our story opens the
merchant was waiting for his grace
less brother, and as the hours rolled
on the frown on his face grew deeper.
Il can do nothing with Tom, he
said as he paced the floor inpatient
ly. Il have given him every possible
chance, but he grows more idle and
dissipated every day. Perhaps | ought
not TO wait for him, but he was so ur-
gent in his request for an interview to-
night that | could not refuse. Poor
fellow, What new trouble can he be
mixed up in?'
The front door opened and young
ii'"" '' f"'',' anu
wv sa"'e 60 a. o'''''' '''' SUI : = '0'
U ..Ty'm W. 'm' n,o., 1o ,,D.
,r Wy ''' 49, -, H.
Il suppose" said Henry, that it is
useless TO ask why you are so late, or
-, ,o;,, 1,ni ,aIo.+
t,ra ,o!.,.,
~, iool,oa 1i++Io narrors ond bis
o,os rau
.,rha+ : nathan hora or +boro " bo
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49,,
ma. .t,ln. - LaIn g. +I,o .tora..
..vvaI ,nLa+ e itg,, as,,od uonr,. ob
.u,,,,,.
npra+bor ron brol,o ont brrridIy
ond - = foI+orin,, roico ~ mu.t bovo
,'l,,,, -. 10 hndnod daIIor, or
.,
..I ., .;t, .+ = ,,
tI.,,.,. - w., ,.;II 1ot ,,a+
ana+hon oon+ fro, ma +bo+isoartain
W. sbo,,ld boro ond ooorori,a
in order 70 furnish Won with funds to
+aI,laq"
"If do NOT get tbie money - said
Tom TURNING male ~ shall have To
1oa,.o +to oo,,,+,,-
"A odtbinofor becoun+rv tban -
.,o,,7oa H.. Do,,+Io+ ,a i,+or
60 i..;.,,
n, -, t...ou ~ t., -.
+bis ron1u uo ona ,rdra afror+
~ bone Won oro NOT hard mn vour
calf ba .aid
~ ,,os na,ar c.a++ino, o1on, bo++or =
rosnordsd tbo morcbon+ .sbu+ +bo+
hos notbino to do with tbe coeeu
He nnIIad oman tho door of tho iron
.afe and nointad 70 q Iittlo tin how
"Do Won 600 th,tg. bao.kod ..1vo1
that box contains twenty crisn one
tbousand dollar hank notes drew
tbe money from tb. hank today for
An investment No Tom. 7 am nros-
pering but am tired of vour en- dIess
drain unon my nurse II muet eton
and now is the time"
Henry rose from his chair and went
into , IittIe cIoss+ for bis ovarco.+
In an instant before q man couId
count three seconds Tom had drawn
rho A.+ rim bov from +ba sofa ord lin
ned If into the breast Of his heavy
overcoat.
His brother slowly emaroad from tba
closet and mt on his wrannings Then
he closed the door Of tbe safe with a
click
have no further business with me. |
presumey"
No. sir" Tom responded. with a
pale determined face Neither now
nor later oood-bve"
"Good hive old follow said Harry
with a vawn
Tom walked ont of tbe store with
out another word. banging the door
after him.
Il know him. soliIoouized the mer-
chant He VIII not leave here He
will be around Tomorrow with a new
proposition. Perhaps. after all. had
better look into his affairs and give
him another chance"
u1 Ill - ~,
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1888-05-04

Griggs-Wbat OH earth IL the mat
ter with the lady over there' Has
she the ST Yitus' dancel
Briggs-Oh, no; she's just trying Ia
put on a pair Of new gloves.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1888-05-04

Mr.. enn-non't you think, Miss
Foote, that the use Of slang by women
Is deplorablef Miss Foote (of Chicago)
Bet your sweet life l do.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1888-05-04

Invite the especla attention ofall 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-class in every respect: / wash Loilel
coffee boiler, sauce pan and lid, iron
tea-kettie, . iron pots, pot lids, Ions grid
die | skillet, 8 sheet-iron pans, l lid liitel,
poker, | stove scraper, 3 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, tin cups, dipper, biscuit cut
ter, rolling-pin, potato masher, butcher
knife 6knives and forks worth SIP per set,
albata tablespoons, albata teaspoons, |
coal-shovel, ] flesh fork, 3 jelly-Cake pans, |
pound of stove polish.
| sell the celebrated Excelsior Cooking
stoves AT the following prices. Will 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 B. d. o. X. X. as far
west as Cumberland or south To Staunton.
EXCELSIOR.
No. 10, $4,000; No. II, $3.50; No. 25 500. 80;
No. 27 S25.OO; No. 2S, $500; No. 36, $1,000; No.
81. $500: No. 3S, S32.OO; No. 30, $500.
Prices quoted on Application and repairs
furnished for all patterns OF stoves
Returning thanks for the liberal patronage
ofthe past, hope to merit continuance.
H. &. MAltIEN.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1888-05-04

"Limping again, are you, Eastfally''
said WestfaIl; why do You persist IN
wearing your boots 30 tightT'
TO keep the snakes out Of them. ,"
replied the young man with the red
nose
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1888-05-04

A physician says: IF child does
not thrive on fresh milk, boil it, This
is too severe. WIZ not whip it,
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1888-05-04
Readymade Clothing
and Gents Furnish.
ing Goods

is now open for the inspection and consider
alton of all those who are seeking first class
Clothing al Lowest Prices ! am now ready
with 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. fabrics. colors and
rrldts but also because Of the marvellous
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1888-05-04
Neckwear and Gents urnish-
ing Goods

cannot be surpassed by any. All New and
Fresh. and have been selected with great
care. Come and see them. Everything that
is usually kept in n first-class Clothing and
Gents Furnishing store you will nHd in the
store kept by the Boss Clothing Man OF Shep-
herdstown.
With many thanks Ia all Of my friends and
customers for their past favors. | hope by
strict attention TO business and kind treat
ment To all to merit a continuance Of the
same Remember the old stand, College
Square.
JACOB WINTERMOYER,
Boss Clothing Man.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1888-05-04
Low Scale of Prices

placed upon all Of the Goods. My Styles en-
brace every New Novelty and Standard FASH
ion of the season. The cut aud fit OF my gar
ments is surprise and pleasure TO the Gus
toner am prepared To III every person. no
matter whether big or little, short or tall, old
oryoung. My line OF
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1888-05-04
Jacob Wintermoyer,
THE BOSS
CLOTHING MAN,
ALL READY

to extend the compliments OF the season to
all of his friends and customers, and an
nounces that his great spring and Summer
stock OF Mems, Boys and Children wearing
ral
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1888-05-04

lis yours" said Henry, but even il
you had lost my money, as you sup
posed you should have come back. /
sometimes talked roughly to you but
you ought to have known how Loved
you, Tom"
The St. Johns herald., 1888-12-13

Post officei HolbroOk, Arizona. Range; Ropes ranch, near l. olbrcok. All cattle branded < V on sides. Other brands, =. on left sh - left hip
The St. Johns herald., 1888-12-13
Supposed to be Humorous.


 charged with having beaten your wife," "The charge is correct, your honor" "What are you smiling about, then" q have reason to smile. We've been married five years, and in all the scraps we've had, this is the first time 1 haven't come out second best Have ci- gar, judge" ."-Nebraska State Jour nal.
 "Well, William" said M-. Hard head to hIs new confidential clerk, "you are in a first-class position now at a good salary. 1 shall ex pecs you to be faithful and diljgent; in fact, to make all my interests your own. It won't be necessary, however, for you to make love to the typewriter. I'll attend to her myself. "-Ter-e Hautc Express.
 ''The other day 1 rowed down the river," said an old Texan granger, sand saw some cowboys stalking off a claim in the richest bottom land on my place. They were armed with Winchester r:6es, and were desperately impudent." Did you pull up tbeir staies?" asked his neighbor. "Not much" was the re- ply; "I pulled up the stream.'- Life.
 "Aw l' said Howell Cibbon, as he threw himself languidIv into a chair near the club window; Pm glad this beastly election excitement is ovah at lahst! A gentleman has got a chance now to forget, flaw little while at least, that he's an American Pluck.
 Guide-"Now, ladies and gentle men, you wouldn't believe if, but it's true, that these weights are so delicate they mark the difference between q blonde and a brunette hair." Tourist (open:ng a memo.- andum-book )-"And which weighs the less?" Guide-"The lighter one."-Life.
 "And now, children" remarked the Sunday school superintendent, "what happened to those wicked people who reviled Noah and re- fused to heed bis warning? Where did they find themselves when the flood came?" ''In de soupp ex- claimed a class of newsboys on the baek.seat, with one yojces-C Chicago Triboae: 2 2 4y
 Bessie (just-heme from boarding school )-"I am delighted to see you, mamma" { (Kisses her.) Nam ma (regarGing her suspiciously- 'Bessie, you didn't kiss with a bur rowing motion when you went away from home. You've learned that from somebody with long mus
 
 tache I"EChjcago Tribune.
 They have a good one just at present on a well known Bangor lawyer, who is noted for his absent mindedness. He went up his own stairs the other day, and seeing a notice on his door, Back at two o'clock" sat down to wat for him. self.-Bangor Commercial.
 'Mandy!" almost shyieked au el- derly aunt, as she entered the par Tor unexpectedly, aud found the young lady clasped in the arms of q young man who was kissing her with every indication that he bad had considerable practice, "what on earth does this mean?" "Noth;ng but an election bet, auulie," rep'ied Amanda, with a look of heroic, martyr-like resignation on her love- iy face; "I lost. Go on, Mr. Nc Pelican. How many was that?"- Chicago Tribune: HKeep away from that" said d | restaurant-l eeper to an Irishman who was standing ia front of new
, 1888-10-31

lasses, against 68,514 hhds Sugar
and 43, 59l puns. Molasses at cor
responding period last year.
The Yacht boat Liberd0de LETT
on Sunday en- route to New York.
The Captain of the Condor offered 10
take Captain SIocom, his wife and
ons and also his boat, on TO New
York, but the offer was refused.
The Condor left ON Friday.
DR.. Bowen, our Health Officer,
and Mr.. Sanderson, the energetic
Secretary OF the Board of Health,
left Barbados on the 3rd instant in
the R. Nj. Steamer TO attend the Qua
rantine Conference at Demerara as
delegates from this island, DR..
Bowen and Mr.. Sanderson arc ex-
pectpd to return here by the RMS.
on Monday next.
Revd. Geo. Sergeant, President of
the West Indian Wesleyan Confer
pnce, will deliver a Lecture at the
Albert Hall on Tuesday evening next
on Mr.. Froude's English in the
West Indies"
Among the passengers by the last
packet from England vas the Right
Revd. Bishop RawIe, late Bishop
of Trinidad. AS is well known, Bi-
shop Rnwle at one time occupied the
post of Principal of Codr Ing'on Col
lege here. His object in returning
to Barbados is to resume, as a la
bour of love, the good work which
he so successfully carried out at the
College in the days of his former
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Reporter
18th. October.
, 1888-10-31

to participate in the celebration Of the
admission of the city into the German
Customs Union. His Majesty has sent a
handsome subscription for the relief OF the
sufferers by the railroad accident at Poten'
"a, thus delighting the Italians.
A Paris despatch states that the mar
riage of General BNulanger's daughter TO
Captain Dreant is causing many popular
demonstrations.
President Carnot has extended the time
for the registration Of resident foreigners
until January.
It is stated that the Geographical Socie,
~ of Lille has heard of the massacre OF
StanIey's African Expedition.
, 1888-10-31
The Boundary line
How it is Marked Between the United
States and British America.

There is little danger that any M
wishing to settle in far northern Da-
kota will by mistake find himself in
the Dominion. The boundary is
marked plainly and continuously by
stone cairns seven aud one-half by
eight feet mounds, W. by four
teen feet !; iron pillars, sever feet
high, eight inches square at the bot
tom and tour at the top, the timber
osts five feet high, eight inches
square. There are 1856 of these
marks between the Lake of the
Woods aud the base of the Rocky
Mountains. East and West of the
Red river, the boundary is marked
by cast iron pillars at mile intervals.
american" and "British" pillars al
ternate. On one side of each post
is "Convention of London" on the
other. October 20. l848." Where
lax es are crossed, stone heaps have
been built projecting several feet
above water. In forests the line was
first marked by telling the timber a
rod wide and clearing away the I'M
derbrush !; where the line has been.
obliterated posts have taken it's
Victoria COl0mtSt
, 1888-10-31
Grenada.

The beneficial change in the wealth
er which W. reported last mil, con
tinueS. Cul".a,ion il ali parts of
the island is vigorous With the
present month the picking OF cocoa
has commenced, Although an aver
age crop is expected, it is generally
supposed it will be a late one.
There is no political news TO report.
An early sitting Of the Legislative
Council is looked for for the conSidera-
ton of the Estimates for next year
and the other important matters"
limited at by Ills ExcelIrncy the
Governor at the last meeting OF the
Council.
In our last summary we referred
to the insufficiency Of medical assist
ance in ST. Davids. The Town of
St. George, which contains over
5000 inhabitants, is now raising the
cry. As IA fact, there was not a
single medical officer in the whole
town on Sunday afternoon last The
Colonial Surgeon and Dr.. Boyd were
out ruralizing in another parish,
while DIR. Macleod was called away
to a distant part of his district TO at
tend an urgent case. VIII Mr.:
SendalI no enquire into the medical
department OF the colony, and save
the taxpayers the hardship and sorrow
which they have to endure in every
quarter of the island through the
~inhumanity and careIrssness ofIhe Doc
tors, who are under his control and
for whose ample maintenance the
people are heavily taxed?
Captain MacaIIay, superintendent
of the R. M. S. P. Co., arrived here
in the Il. NJ. S. Solent on the 9TH
instant, and will leave tomorrow for
Barbados. Captain Macaulay's visit
has been in connection with tn con.
tract between the Company and this
Government for The maintenance OF
steam communication along the coast.
1t has been decided, we understand,
to send the steamboat Fac to this
, 1888-10-31

The New York Tribune, Of the 5th
ultimo, records the death of Mr.. 5.
NJ. VAIN, who formed one OF the
American cricket team which visited
The West Indies last year and played
in Grenada on the 28th December.
Mr.. VAIN and a companion were
murdered while out csmpingin Texas.
The following is the Iribme's notice
Philadelphia, Sept. 4 (Speei0D.-1he fami-
ly of S. Morris Vain, of this city, received
a letter to day from the District Attorney
of Saltwater County, Wyoming Territory,
giving the details of the murder OF Mr.:
Vain and Charles Livingstone Strong, OF
New York, his travelling companion, near
that place, by persons as yet unknown.
The letters stated that the bodies were
found a short distance from Rock Springs
by hunters who were stalking game. The
bodies of the young men bore evidence OF
foul dealing. 1t is supposed that they
had encamped for the night, and that dur
ing their sleep the assasslns stole upon
them, stunned them with blows from
some sharp instrument, probably a
Ratchet, and then beat out what ut
tie life remained in them. A COOK who ha0
accompanied Mr.. VAIN and his friend was
missing while the horses and Wagon and
all the camp utensils had disappeared, to-
gether with all the ~valuables, money,
watches, ETC., belonging to the dead men.
The District Attorney also writes that no
has a clew to the murderers, and hopes to
arrest them in a few days. Mr.. 5. Morris
VAIN was the nephew of the late Mr.. Ed
wand VAIN, and comes of one of the most
prominent families in this city. Although
only twenty-nine years old, be was a
man of fine attainments and some time
ago was admitted to practise at the Phlla-
delphia bar. HedidnO devote himself to his
profession, however, but, being OF a rowing
disposition, spent considerable time III
hunting in the far West. He was a con
spicuOus figure at the meets of the Rose
tres hunt, and was acknowledged to bo
one of the best steeplechase-riders i'll the
country. He was also a member of the
Germantown Cricket Club, and rode sew
eral winning horses at the races of the
City Troop. MIR. Vain and Mr.. Strong
had been in the habit of passing mouths
on the plains, and this year they left i'll
May for Fort Worth, Tex, taking sufficient
money to last them six months. A bro
ther of Mr.. Vain started for the West to
day and will send the bodies of both men
to their homestead.
, 1888-10-31
Barbados.

IN a4AAA
which our last summary was written
when fine showers began to tail, and
continued, off and on, three days,
without being heavy enough, how
ever, to cause any wash We are
glad to record that there has been a
most agreeable change since then.
The nights and early mornings have
become ~perceptibly cooler, and, al
though outside, during the day, the
rays of the Sun are still fiery, the
heat is O SO insufferably close and
stuffy as in the closing days OF Sep
TENDER. Altogether, the signs are
pointing to the incoming Ut that COO
Ter and more comfortable atmosphere
which f~avours us during the seasons
when dweIIers in the north draw
close around their fires. Planters
say they have had plenty OF ram for
the time of the year, and that when
rain has not fallen heavy dews at
night supply as much moisture as Is
required. The old cane cop is now
u thing of the past. 1t was reaped
under great aud trying difficulties
and with greater expense IN co"
and Iabour than is usually 'he case.
However, we have to be very thank
full that it turned out 50 we'll, it being
estimated to be slightly in XceSs OF
the crop reaped last year, and, there
fore, the largest the Island has ever
made. The canes for The next crop are
looking fine aud are growing apace,
and, should showery weather favour
them during the mex two months, so
as to force "a large number OF shoots,
they ought to do well. The yam
fields have very much improved IN
appearance of late, and hopes are
now entertained of a better crop OF
this wholesome and palatnb'e root
than ruled a month ago. Mem
while, new vans are being sold at a
very reasonable figure, VIZ, at the
rate of Abs. for 10 cents, and are
very 'Aoury' and Of excellent favour.
New eddoes are offered at the rate
of 3Ibs. Tor 10 cents. We regret t"
find the supply Of potatoes below the
usual average. Planters have very
unwisely, in our opinion, curlaIIed
their breadth of this crop, They are
being sold at present at the some
what dear figure of 10 and l2Ibs'
for 10 cents. Green Pens and Fresh
Beans are both coming in, and are
beng hawked about at the rate OF q
pints and 2 pints, respectively, tor
10 cents. Breadfruit are somewhat
dearer than they were at the time OF
our last summary, having gone up to
3 or 4 cents a piece. American
foodstuffs continue cheap and plen-
tituI.
There is still some produce on
hand for shipment. Two vessels are
now loading with Sugar for the Uni
ted States of America, and two tor
the British Provinces, with Molasses.
The shipments to date are 1887
IL Snmar onA Al 07S nnns. Mo-
, 1888-10-31

island to commence the coastal traffic
at the end of the current month.
The #Wdlham will leave for st.
Thomas in the course of the next
week.-CbYOnice, 1871 October.
The diamond drill., 1888-03-24

THE past week has resulted in n few in
quiries, but no sales. IL may be put
down as n certainty that no ore will he
sold Ia Pttsbuig until the Carnegie sup
ply is exhausted; and since the 200, 900
tons OF ore stocked mp by the Carncpies
are not in any danger ~ immediate con
sumption-morc especially in view Of the
blowing out of ftheirfurnaccs- is reason
ably certain that the ore market Is good
for another month of innocuous des-
uetude. Ore men might readily dispose
oi their 81 stock ON monthly payments,
and final settlement on the basis 81 'SS
prices, but they do not see tin that light.
In any event, they are sun of 'SS prices,
while 10y holding oif and selling in small
quantities 60 suit immediate needs, they
still regIize 81 prices Moreover, there
is no occasion To sell non-B -Bcsscner ores
until the Bessemcr output il disposed of.
and good judges say that the consump-
tion oi Lake Superior ore, in 1888, win
not exceed 100000 tons, no matter
what the output may be- II lsa mistake
to suppose that the ore interests are at
war with the vessel interests. High
freights, as u rule, mean high ore, and am
era of prosperity in one H. apt To- be re-
Elected In the other. II Is the furnace
interests that are seeking 60 obtain
cheaper ore, and cheaper ore necessarily
calls for a Topping oil in the direction Of
carriers rates. The rail orders now
amount 20 about 10000 tons about
The diamond drill., 1888-03-24

third 81 what they should be. The
strike ia the Carnegie works continues,
and the result viii b. watched with in-
terest, II for no other reason than that
the outcome will determine the action Of
the Cleveland Rolling Mill co. The Car
negic men, il will b. remembered, are on
a strike not only against ten per cent.
reduction, but also against the fixing Of
"A scale that shall last until january ! !,
1889. They desire 20 have scale fixed
from July /, SO that the high tide Of work
may be- reflected in their wages. Vessel
men profess to be little affected by the
state of the ore market. They concede "A
$l.75 rate from Ashland, which means
S1.50 from Marquette and S1.35 from
Escanaba, but scont the idea OF any
charters az lower prices. They would
prefer TO scud up their vessels wild, they
say The lumber trade, IL is claimed,
will take a number of carriers out Of the
ore business, and the demands of the
grain shippers will he greater than ever
on the lake fleet, SO that the new tonnage,
in the opinion Of vcsselmen, will not be
felt in the market. The following quota
tions still remain for ore ON dock:
No J specuar and magnetic Besse-
mer ores per rton....................-S1 Vo~ %
No. 1 Specuar lnon Bcssenlerl ores
=, pr ton rg3 ~
herseiner hemaiites... ...'..-'..--....'..' toWo 90
Non Bessener Hematites............... 3 oO@5 90
Cleveland Iron Trade Review.
The diamond drill., 1888-03-24

The most elective argument against
any reduction in The duty ON iron ore is
afforded by the unanimous protests
which have been made to Congress by
the miners employed in the Lake Super
ior districts. The miners aienotpolitical
economists, hut their statement that a
reduction in the ore tariff will reduce them
nearly, II not quite, 90 a level with the
European laborcr, il eminently truthful,
and goes for more than AL the theories
in the world. There Is little danger OF
the duty on iron ore being reduced. Any
material reduction in the duty ON iron
and steel rails, however, will have the
same effect upon the miners asa decrease
in the ore tariff, and the protests of the
miners should be considered in this re-
spcct--Flomnce Mining News.