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Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1889-03-15
CONSUMPTION SURELY CURED

To THE EDIroR-Please inform your read
ers that have positive remedy for the above
named disease. BY its timely use thousands
Of hopeless cases have been permanently
cured. | shall be glad to send two bottles OF
my remedy FREE to any OF your readers who
nave consumption If they will send me their
express and postofiice address Respectfully
I. A. SLOCUM, N. C., ISL Pearl st., New York
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1889-03-15
DON'T GET CAUGHT

your digestion impaired. your appetite poor
kidneys and liver torpid. and whole system
liable TO be Frustrated by disease - but get
yourself into good condition. and ready for
the changing and warmer weather, by taking
Hoods Sarsaparilla, 1t stands unequalled
for purifying the blood, giving an appetite,
and for general spring medicine.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1889-03-15

Little Dot-"Our ministerprays ever
so much louder than yours does"
Little Bub-'I don't care il he does.
Our minister jumps the highest when
he breaches, so there now"
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1889-03-15

"The Lord slveth a cheerful lover"
murlnured Miss Wilker mo, that
isn't right" she added; :but yet it has
q pleasing sound
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1889-03-15
BuckIen's Arnica saIve.

The Best Salve In the world for Cuts, Bruises
Sores. Ulcers, Salt RheuIn, Fever Sores, let =
ter Chapped Hands, Chlblains Corns, and all
Skin Eruptions, and positively cures Piles,
or no pay required. Ii is guaranteed To give
perfect satisfaction, or money refunded
Price . cents per box, For sale by J, q, Glib
son
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statesmen
Timetable in effect Dec. lG. 1888

Wanted for our complete line of NURSERY
STOCK. All new, choice and FAST-SELL-
ING SPEClALTIES. can furnish PAYING
POSITIONS to workers. My large experience
In the business enables me TO offer special
advantages 10 beginners. ] CAN MAKE A
SUCCESSFUL SALESMAN OF any one who
will follow my instruction. Permanent en-
ployment. Wages paid each week. Outfit
free. Apply at once, and secure choice of ter
ritory.
EDWARD II. SMELL,
Nursevympp. Rochester, N. n.
MESTIoN THIS PAPER.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1889-03-15

The boys take the girls out. and
the girls take them in Such is life.
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Shenandoah Valley Railroad.

y. F. TYLER, RECEIVER.
Schedule In effect Dec. 10th, 1883.
LEAVE MISREPRESENTATION
SOFA NJ. Daily-New Orleans Express. Ro-
anoke and intermediate stations
and ali points South and south
west. Through Pullman Sleeping
cars from New York and Phila-
delphla to Chattanooga and Men,
phis.
100 p. NJ. Daiiy-Memphis Express from
New York, Philadelphia and
Baltimore and with day coaches
to Roanoke, making connection
through to the South.
LEAVE sHEPHERDsTowN-NoR
ia.57A. NJ. Daily-Baltimore Express. from
all points South. arrive in Balti.
more els p. NJ, Washington 200
p NJ, Harrisburg. LIP. NJ, Phil
adelphia, ESQ p. NJ.
alsP. NJ. Daily-New York and Phiiadel-
phia Express, from Memphis,
Chattanooga and all points South.
Arrive at Philadelphia lbs A. NJ,
New York 40 A. NJ. Sleeping
cars through to New York via
Harrisburg.
Ticket Agents will furnish all Information
and through schedules upon application.
o. HOWARD ROVER,
Roanoke, Va. GEM. Pass. Agt.
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SPECIAL
N O T ICE!

Intending to make
a change in our bust
ness, we will from this
time sell our stock OF
Clothing and Gents
Furnishing Goods at
Cost for Cash. All
persons who know
themselves to be IN
debted to us Will
please call and settle
at once.
Respectfully,
S. P. HUMRICKAOUSE & SON.
, ANN CoNJpJ ETE
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v-- I'.R TIr: BID =.
->-1 Weakness, Malaria, Indigestion and
Eiiiuals.g cSs. take
lsssoyyS.S IRON ByTTERS.
II cures quickly. For sale by all dealers In
medicine. Get the genuine.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1889-03-15

A LII kinds OF Marketing solicited In ex.
N change for goods. VIII purchase Calves
for cash, and send wagon 10 get them.
Us. MELVIN.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1889-03-15

invite the especial attention Of all per-
sons in need of COOKING STOVES to the
following list of necessary Furniture which
/ Give with each stove, and which i guuran-
tee 10 be first-class In every respect: wash
.oilel ] coffee boiler, sauce pan and lid,
] iron tea-kettie, 2 iron pots, pot lids,
lonl gIiddle, skillet, sheet-iron pans, lid
liitel 4 poker, stove scraper, joints of pipe
anu elbow; large tin bucket, bread pan,
cullender, wash basin, pudding pans, y
patty pans, II pie plates, milk stralner,
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, dip
per, biscuit cutter, ] rolling-pin, l potato
masher, butcher knife, knives and 6forks
worth sl.25 per set, albata tablespoons,
q albata teaspoons. coal-sDovel, i nesh
fork, 3Jelly-cake pans, pound OF stove poll
ish.
/ sell the celebrated Excelsior Cooking
Stoves at the following prices. will deliver
stoves and furniture free of freight in Bridge
port Nd, at any station on the :. V. X. H.,
also at any station on the Il. & %. X. X. as far
west as Cumberland or south TO stanton:
EXCELSIOR.
No. IS, $1,000; No. II, $3.50; No. 26, $3.50;
No - SIS 90; No. 2S, S2S.0o; No. So, S25.OO; No.
81, $500; No. So, 5000; No. 30, $4,000.
Prices quoted on application and repairs
furnished for all patterns of stoves Return
ing thanks for the liberal patronage OF the
past, hope to merit u continuance.
H. c. MARTEN.
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Fresh, Strong, Convincing Facts.
Best Results. East Providence, r. l., June 80.
while in the employ Of the BArstov Stove Co.
applied your St. Jacobs OIL 70 many bad burns Of
the moulders and always with best rssults
GEO. W. NORTON.
ladder Fell. Galveston Texas. June IS. 1sss.
Fell from ladder: bruised and sprained my 1905
and wrist; suffered are days; was cured oy b.
Jacobs OIL JOSHUA WYTETH.
Knee-Cap Hurt. Hall. Ind Aug 10. 1855.
Knee-cap WAS hurt and suffered months;
bottles OF st. Jacobs Oil permanently rsss0ssd me.
DEDICATION. Joliet, Ill, May "a. 1888.
Dislocsted shoulder 3 years ago; eonnneo
weeks 70 house. the pain was cured BY 81: Jacobs
OIL and have had return OF IT, j. ~. hAo"H'
Horse-kick. Ozark o. yuns 20, .S
Suffered 4 weeks from the Kick OF Anolss, mn
u,s cane; two bottles St. Jacobs OIL cured me,
AT DRUGGISTS AND DEALERS
THE CHARLES A. v0GELER CO.. Baltimore. Nd.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1889-03-15
HOUSE BILLS.

HOUSE BILLS.
No. l. A bill relating to the school
district OF Huntington.
No. Z. A bill to create and establish
State Bureau of Labor, to collect and
compile satisfies relating to, and to
provide for inspection of, the indus
ginia.
No. IS. A bill to amend and re-enact
sections 81 and 80 of chapter 20 of the
Acts of 1887, entitled IAN act to amend
and re-enact and reduce into one the
several acts Incorporating the city Of
Parkersburg, within the county Of
Wood, defining the powers thereof
etc."
No. IA. A bill to amend and re-enact
sections of chapter 90 of the Acts Of
1886, entitled An act comforting ad-
ditional authority on the Council Of
the city of Parkersb lrg, Wood coun-
ty, in relation to funding the bonded
Indebtedness of said city"
No. 20. A bill to encourage the rails
Ing of horses. mules and cattle.
No. 90. A bill to transfer the inter
est of this State in the Fairmont and
Palatine Bridge Company, to the
county Of Marion.
No. 81. A bill to amend and re-en-
act chapter 60 Of the Acts of the Leg
islature of West Virginia, passed on
the 23d of day OF February, 1866, as
amended by chapter 1875 of the Acts
of 1868, to change the name of the
town OF Moundsville to the City OF
Moundsyille; to incorporate suck city;
to extend and fix its corporate limits
and to prescribe and define the pow
ers and duties of the authorities there
Of.
No. 40. To amend and re- enact sec.
ton /, Of chapter 121, of the Acts of
1877, as amended and re-enacted by
the Acts of 1881, 1882, 1888 and 1885;
providing for the incorporation of
companies for the purpose OF building
booms, but prohibiting the building OF
booms in any stream which is navi-
gated by steamboats,, at an ordinary
stage of water, above the place where
such beoms are proposed to be locat-
ed.
No. 81. A bill to amend and re-en-
act section 1. Of chapter SO, of the
Acts of 1867. entitled AN Act trans
ferring stock and interests in banks
to the school fund"
No. o., a bill to amend and re-en-
act, and reduce into one Act, Chap
tiers 10, 90, 81, 90, 90. "a, Is, 90, "a, %,
of the Code Of West Virginia, relating
to the militia.
No. 72 A bill to amend and re en-
act the third, fifth and eight sections
of an Act passed on the twenty fifth
day of February, one thousand eight
hundred and eighty-two, entitled:
IAN Act to charter the city of Ben
wood, in the county Of Marshall, and
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1889-02-07


Wendell Holmes has presented his medi.
cal library TO the Boston Medical As
ISOLATION.
SAN FRAsoIsoo.-The Phelps-Cunie re.
count IN the hfth congressional district
has closed, with the result of giving the
election to Ciunie, democrat, By major
ity Of 8 votes.
GOTTEN men do not believe the publish
ed report that this years crop may reach
100000 balss, ooRtending that it is now
400 bales short in round numbers.
The Interstate Commission has rem
dereo decision against WIN. p Rend, of
Chicago, who charged the Northwestern
Road with discrimination in favor OF
producers "a coal mined in Illinois.
SO anxious we've the people at Ellaville,
Ga, to see the hanging sof BIackman, the
murderer, that they cut the telegraph
wires 10 prevent The transmission of any
dispatch from Atlanta. They had their
wish.
COAL company of s.. Louis recently
iued at Dauvlle, III, a luU.p of coal
that weighed 10000 pounds. 70 WAS ship
ped TO Chicago, and the timbers in the
mine had to be taken down for its re-
mOva.
FoOL California man wrapped up
enough $50 gold piposs 10 make a pack
age of $1,000, and then sent them
through the ma.l unregistered. And just
because they got lost on the way he is
raising great disturbance.
WHAT is supposed to be a great tiger
shark has been seen in Matauzas Bay,
Cuba. IL is described by those Who saw
it AS being about 100 feet long by &c feet
vide, ana is OF dark gray color, covered
with white spots as large as dinner
platoz.
AT council of he Ford du Lac band
Of Chippewa Indians resolution was
adopted asking the commissioner of In
dian affairs TO employ a military force TO
remove the 300 white tresp assers who are
cutting wood on their reservation.
"SrEmLIYED AIR" the use of which will
remove the dagger now attending surgi-
cal operations from subsequent intamma-
ton. is said TO have been discovered by
T. Il. Tinsley, an architect and inventor
Of Kansas City, IL is believed that the
discovery will revoutionize the present
way of treating wounds.
JOINS WmsoS, living near Aston, Fla,
cut a big cypress tree u the swamp north
OF town and found in 1t q live alligator
about seven feet long. As the opening
in the tree was not half large enough the
presumption is that it orawed in when
quite young and lived on other animals
and reptiles that sought shelter in the
same tree.
CLAUS SPREoRLEs, the HAVANA sugar
King, is reported TO have secured the
entire PHILIPPINE islands sugar crop for
his Philadelphia and San Francisco sugar
rehneries. The greater part of the sugar
will go to Philadelphia when the new re-
inery is completed, rs the San Francisco
refinery will get partial supply from
the Sandwich islands.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1889-02-07
ELECTRIC SPARKS.
Fires And Casualties.

THE walls Of the opera house at Duluth
which was burned fell in Tuesday, bury
ing two men in the ruins.
THR Grand opera house at Duluth was
burned on Monday morning. Loss, $780,
600.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn.-The village of
st. Mary, over the Alabama line, was FIRE
swept Sunday. The business portion
was destroyed with lose of $4,000 TO
$4,000.
The loss OF the Young distil.ery burn
ed at Chicago. will reach $4,000. Jack
Keefe, an employee, lost mis- life IN the
flames.
THEE deaths from smallpox are re-
ported at the Onandago poor house, near
Syracuse, N. T., and forty persons ARE
down with the disease.
THE Masonic building at Mr.. Sterling,
H., was damaged by FIRE Tuesday night
together with several stores. Inc total
loss IL about $4,000.
THE firm Of C. B. Bart & Co, lumber
dealers, of Pa, have assigned. The LA
bilitIes are estimated at 10000, of which
from $4,000 to $4,000 - preferred.
THE lumber firm OF G. II. Bent q Co.,
Of Nlliams2ort, Pa, has suspended.
Liabilities said 20 be over $4,000 and
will be able to pay 40 cents on the
dollar.
NINE persoos, among them four police
men, we're poisoned in New York board
ing house yesterday by impure milk.
They were all taken sick after breakfast.
A FIRE in a block on Fourth street, Gin
oinnati, Tuesday morning caused a lose OF
$27. 800, and a fire IN ST. Louis brass
and iron foundry recently caused loss
OF 100000
Amour forty wooden buildings in Dutch
Flat" San Francisco, Cal, were burned
Sunday. II WAS the Chinese settlement,
and the loss was 100000, with no insnr.
ance.
A POTION OF the ocean steamship
wharve4 aud freight sheds at Savannah,
Ga, collapsed Thursday. No one WAS 40
work at the time and no lives were lost.
The loss 70 the company is about $4,000.
JANEsvILLE, Wis.-As a party of
Of young people were returning N oar
riaRe from dance Saturday morning,
tketugs became uufastened aud the young
men got out, TO fasten them. The horses
started aud the four girls leaped to the
ground. Maggie HalliRan was Instantly
killed, Ellen Roherty fatally injured, and
tine other two were badly bruised.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1889-02-07

the opening TO settlement all thar portion
of the Fort Randall military reservation
In Dakota lying east of the Missouri river
SECRETARY BAYAED is reported rs stat
ing that Germany has given the United
States no cause for var, that the Amerl-
can fag was not insnlted, and that, IS the
question whether this country shall in
sist upon the independence OF the Same
ans may involve war, the whole subject
has been referred 10 Cong rcss, which only
has the power TO declare war.
Consul JosEPH BLAoK has been recalled
from Buda Pesth, Hungary, for writing 4
letter to Hungarian newspaper IN New
York criticising the Hungarian admins
trstiOn. Edmund Jussen, consul general
at Vienna, wrote Black severe letter. TO
which the latter made cool reply. He
admits, however, shat he com united an
improperly in writing it.
The annual report of the com missioner
of patents shows that the tote! receipts OF
the patent Office for the pa year were
k1.l185l6 and the total expenditure
S974, l08. The net income Of the offices,
Sl44,508 The patent fund in the treas
ury January 1st, 1888, amounted to
EDffbA 900
LATEST adyices from Samoe are to the
effect that the Germans intend 20 search
all vessels arriving there. They have
suppressed a news paper, i'm prisoned and
subsequently released an English tourist,
and issued a Proclamation placing the
Apia police force under German control.
Mataafa, the Samoan King, has 600 fol
lowers and his army is said TO be con
stantly increasing,
WAsHNaroN D. C.--The secretary of
state has received from Mr.. Phelps, Mia
lister 10 Great Britain, telegram stating
that the British Government has Motif d
him of its acceptance of the invitation to
an international Maritime conference, to
be held in Washing ton, next autumn, sub
! CT 70 certain restrictions az to the nature
of the particular questions 20 be submit
ted and TO the necessity of ratification by
the powers represented, before decision
of the conference became binding.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1889-02-07
News IN t<riel

Pun ARMOUR Is about 90 erect q cold
storage warehouse IN Milwaukee.
JAMES GoRpoN BENNETT is gong 70 es
tHblsu p Herald ia Londou.
FuUB prospectors in Wayne county, W.
Va, are alleged to have taken out $40 GEO
IN gold IN the past few months.
LOUISE AIcorr made money, which was
safely invested and brought aer good re
turns. A. the time of her death she was
worth 100000.
ANNouNcrmENr is made that Dr. Oliver
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1889-02-07
THfIR ''NARRER AND IGNUNr Ways
An Old Negroes Estimate of he Business Fore
sight of the Poor White Trash,
ArL--t---L. -L-l-.--L

An Old Negroes Estimate OF he Business Fore
sight of the Poor White Trash,
Arkansas Traveller.
An old negro, with his wife, eighteen
dogs and wagon load of children, was
met in the road by q white man,
"Hulo, old man, which way?'
"Lookin' fur er good place ter settle,
san"
where have you been living?'
"Dasn Yese in florida, but dc times
Gun got too hard down dsr now
"Why, l should think that the times
we're improving, as the yellow fever Is
about over
"Dat's les de reason, sab, de times got
hard. Long ez de fever wuz dar an folks
sou in hams an bread an SIGH, times
WIZ good an il WIZ with while ter live
dar, but now dat the fever Is over an or
pussom haster hustle, wy it amt no place
fur er po' man.
"Where do yOu expec. to go?'
"Weu. sab, rs looking out fer er place
whar de high waters er ragin', but T.
mighty feerd I kaiu's find it this time o.
year
How vii high water help your"
The negro gave the white man a look
of pitying contempt. Look ,ere, man,
wbarfo' You sx sich foolish questions
Doan you know dat vhen de high water
RACES de zuberment sends visions and
meat 70 de folkss clsr ter goodness
goes GROUND dis county er good deal
a. sees mo ignuGce 'muug de white
folks ever year. It do pear ter me like
1t wnz time ia WIZ rarnin' suthin, but do
don't Da ies keep on in dar own Darrer
an ienunt way. I'stmighty encouraged
wild EN-.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1889-02-07
rnllcd The Ihieres

CT Malta bold attempt was made
70 rob the southbound express on the
Cincinnati Southern railroad near Lud-
low Wednesday. The train was moving
slowly mp the heavy grade just beyond
tnat place wheB masked man knocked
at the rear door OF the express car and
was admitted by one of the messsngefa
vRo supposed it wa the conductor or
brakesman. The robher went at once TO
th- othsr erd Of the oar where someone
else was kuockir z vigorously. The fret
was az once seiz by the messenger and
assistants and thrown of the car after
des perate struggle. The other then
seemsd 10 realize that something was
wrong and stopped knocking. The tram
was stopped 10y the messenger but the
robber had disappeared. Whether the
other man was injured i not knoSp-
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1889-02-07

A Egw vine disease, which has been
particularly disastrous in the raisin grow
ing districts, has troubled southern Cali
forbia for two seasons, and Is now NOV
ing steadily northRard. The first season
the leaves and fresh growth stalks wither
and die, the root and wood still seeming
sound +; the next season the vines die 1t
has been studied carefully, but the cause
has not yet been detected.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1889-02-07

The latest trick Of our Chinese invad
ers is to come into this country from
British America disguised as Indian
squaws The device has worked success
fully for soms time before it was discoy-
cred. In one instance two young and
rather comely Chinese women came
across in the garb of American women,
bit closely yeiled. An uugallant Official
lifted their wells and found them out
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1889-02-07
DEPARTMENT OF STATE, ,
January 81, 1889. !

Secretary Bayard to the Count ArcO
Valley, Informs him of the receipt Of
telegram from Blackjack, and says:
Not knowing what construction might
be given to ais authority by the German
consul at Samoa in the said proclamation
of martial law, | deemed it expe
dent to at once communicate TO
our minister at Berlin, informing him of
the precise language of the telegram
from Blackjack and stating the declara
ton of the state OF war by the German
empire against Mataafe and his party in
Samoa had been previously communi-
Gated through you, and lhat Prince Bis
marok in his instructions to you, also
stated that the German government
would, of course, abide by the agreement
with America and England with respect
to Samoa, and to pay due regard IN all
Instructions to the rights Of those powers
established by the treaty. Our minister
at Berlin was therefore instructed to make
it known at the German foreign
Office that the United States trusts the
German officials in Samoa would be in
structed scrU pulously 10 abstain from al
interference with the Americans citizens
and their property il Samoa, and no in
GfeAtt Ut tA pdhhlJu VI bEIludh J ~ A7-AtN
tion over American citizens OF their
property would be caused by the German
declaration of martial Law, nor would
such a jurisdiction be recognized or con
ceded by tn. United States"
Count Arco Valley TO Secretary Bayard,
under instructions from the prince
chancellor, February lst,: As
state war was declared against
Mataafa, the commander of the German
squadron issued proclamation by which
foreigners established in Samoa were
subjected to the martial law. The inter
national law would 10 certain extent,
not prevent such a measure but as Prince
, Bismark is OF the opinion that our mill
tRry authorities L ave gone too far in this
| ins ance, the military commander has
received telegraph orders to withdraw
part OF the prociamatioc concerning for
eigners. In negotiating with Mataata
our consul a. Samoa has asked that tbs
administration on tae island o. Samoa
might be emporarily handed over TO
him, which demand, not being in con
formity 10 our previous promise regard
ing the neutrality aud independence OF
Samoa. Knapp- has been ordered by tel
egram 20 withdraw immediately his
command"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1889-02-07

A WICHITA KAN clergy man has been
asked to resign because his sermons are
too long; and a clergyman il 3 netghbor-
ing town has been asked to resign be
cause his sermons arr too broad.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1889-02-07

It's dangerous to pace the door al
night in Atkansss Hon. John NJ. Clay
ton. while engaged in that pursuit was
shot at through the window, the bueksho'
taking effect in his neck, killing him N,
stantly. 5000 reward has been oheres
for the CO ture of the murderer.