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Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1889-04-12
The stream of water
that runs through
ShepherdstOwn has a
hundred-foot fall i'll a
short distance, with
many fine sites for sale
along its course.

"Well, Patrick, did you have your
tooth pulledY'
''Dade an oi didn't, sor. y
"And why, pray' Did stop aching
when you got to the dentist'sw
Sorry the bit of it, sor, but whin /
opened me mout, an he luked in an
said it was a stomach tooth, was
schared. 'Wurry, wurry, says oi,
can We raych itY 'Aisy enough,
says he, an he wint for his tool :chist
an returned wild a shnip OF a pair OF
toDgs not more nor five inches long.
'Bedad,' sez /, he'll niver raych me
stomach wild that, exceptin' be puts
half his arrum down me throat. an
wild that oi guv lape from the chair
an bounded out the dure.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1889-04-12
AS A SUMMER RESORT.

1t would be hard to find a place
that possesses more attractions as a
summer resort than Shepherdstown.
Beautifully situated on the high banks
of the river, the varied charms of riv-
er and mountain, valley and hill,
woodland and cultivated fields, pre-
sent scene of rural loveliness that is
seldom excelled. The pleasures of
fishing can be enjoyed with the keen
zest of the sportsman or the medita-
tive angling of those who are seeking
rest and recreation. The Potomac at
the town is beautiful sheet of water
about 700 feet wide, with a depth
ranging from five to twenty-five feet.
Boating can be fully enjoyed here, and
is a pleasure much INDUCED in by Wis
itors and home people. Shady groves,
bubbling springs, pure atmosphere,
moderate temperature, hospitable in
habitants-all help to make it de-
lightful place.
The hotels and boarding-houses of
the town and the residents of the sub
urbs and country round about enter
tain summer guests at the most rea-
sonable prices. The number of visi-
tors is increasing each year, and those
who come once are sure to return.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1889-04-12
RICH COUNTRY.

The country Immediately surround
ing Shepherdstown is highly improved
and very fertile. Wheat, corn, oats
and hay are the principal crops. Cat
tie, hogs and sheep are raised for the
home demand and for the city mar
kets. Butter, eggs and other produce
of like character keep the markets of
the town well supplied, the surplus
being shipped away. Large quanti-
ties of poultry are handled yearly.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1889-04-12
HIGHWAYS.

The highways from Shepherdstown
through the adjacent country and to
the neighboring towns are all good.
Turnpikes lead to Charlestown and
Harper's Ferry, and to Kearneysville
and Winchester. To Martinsburg
there is good county road, and well
constructed roads lead to all parts of
the county. Across the river, besides
the railroad bridge, there is a good
wagon and foot bridge. From Antie-
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1889-04-12
Labor is cheap in
Shepherdstown.

A teacher In Western town, who
asked one Of her pupils to procure a
grammar, received the following note
from the girls mother: Il do not de-
sire that Matte shall ingage In gram
mar, as prefer her to iugage 10 more
yousful studies, and can learn her TO
speak and write proper myself. /
have went through two examiners.
and can't say as they did me no good
Il prefer Matte TO ingage In German
and drawing and voksI music on the
piano"
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1889-04-12
TIMBER.

There is a considerable amount of
timber in this section-mainly wal
nut, oak and hickory. A great deal
of this timber is very superior, and
many carloads are annually shipped
from this point. A considerable guam
tity has been exported to Germany
and other parts of Europe.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1889-04-12
Fl. L. SNYDER, PUBLISHER.

tain breezes. The town is neatly and
cleanly kept, and no stock is allowed
to run at large upon the streets.
Water for drinking and domestic
purposes is obtained from deep wells
all over the town, and from living
springs that gush from the limestone
rock. Abundant supplies of ice are
gathered from the river in winter
sufficient to last during the summer.
The produce from the surrounding
farms and the nearby city markets
make living cheap and good.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1889-04-12
HEALTHFUL SITUATION.

Shepherdstown is not only beauti-
lully situated, but it is remarkably
healthy location. 1t is high up above
the river, and thus escapes all posi-
Die dangers from malaria. Sheltered
IN the Valley between the two noun
aln ranges, it escapes the billiards. of
winter and the cyclones of summer.
In winter the temperature seldom falls
70 zero, and never for more than a
uay or two at time. In summer the
weather is nearly always pleasant, and
while hot days some times come, they
~e generally tempered by the noun
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1889-04-12
ANTIETAM BATTLEFIELD.

The historic Antietam battlefield,
with the beautiful Antietam National
Cemetery, is only three miles from
Shepherdstown, and fine road con-
meets the two places. BY railroad the
journey can be made in ten minutes.
The nearness of this historic spot nat
urally adds to the interest of Shep-
herdstown.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1889-04-12
Shepherds
town,
IT'S HISTORY AND LOCATION !
Natural Advantages
and Resources.
BUSINESS FACILITIES, &c.

Ats public meeting of the citizens
of Shepherdstown Committe was ap-
pointed with power to devise and ex-
ecnte some plan to advertise the ad-
vantages of this place as location for
manufactures and business enterpri-
.es Part of the plan of the Commit
zee is the issuing of this paper, in
which are described the features of the
town and its surroundings.
THE HISTORY OF sHEPHERDsTowN.
Shcpherdstown is one of the very
Oldest towns in the Valley of Virginia.
The first settlement was made about
1874 and when the richness of its
lands, the abundance and purity of
is waters, and the salubrity of its eli
mate. became known, it was quickly
settled up. The town was incorpora-
ted in 1862, and was called Mecklen-
bnrg. 1t was afterward named Shep-
berdstown in honor of Thomas Shep-
herd, one of its founders. 1t was the
first town located in the Valley of Vir-
ginia after Winchester. The pioneers
were chiefly Germans from Pennsyl-
vania.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1889-04-12
Shepherdstown is
81 hours from Balti-
more by rail, 6 hours
from Philadelphia, 9
hours from New York.

The devil makes the fierce March wind
That lifts the skirts too high;
But the angels send the whirling dust
That blows in the bad mans eye.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1889-04-12
Shepherdstown is a
good, moral commu-
nifty.

Bank clerks don't catch cold more
than other clerks, Notwithstanding
there are drafts passing through the
bank constantly.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1889-04-12
Insurance is cheap
i'm Shepherdstown.

Under the microscope hair has
rough edges like rasp. It 10 then
no matter for wonder that q young
mans mnstache often tickles q girls
nose.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1889-04-12
Pure limestone wa
ter i'm abundance in
Shepherdstown.

THAT boy Of ours is getting TO be a
terrible story-teller, said Mr.. Cherity.
Yes" said his wife, ''he tells fibs on
the slightest preyarication."
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1889-04-12
Good boating and
fishing at Shepherds
town.

"Yes," said Mrs. Partington. "Im
mighty afraid Of ghosts, but j keep
them away from me by wearing an
omelet around my neck"
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1889-04-12
Shepherdstown has
splendid water-power.

A survivor OF the famous Light
Brigade Is plurber at Indianapo-
lis He says he hasn't forgotten how
TO charge.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1889-04-12
PROTECTION FROM FIRE.

Shepherdstown is well protected
from fire. A volunteer fire company,
well organized and oficered, possesses
a splendid Silsby steam fire engine,
a hand engine, two hose reels with
over thousand feet of hose, a hook
and ladder truck, axes, and first
class equipment in every respect
much better than is usually found in
a town of this size. The engine-house
is centrally located, and the apparatus
is ready for action at all times. The
water supply is the stream that runs
diagonally through the town and large
public cisterns located at points re-
mote from the stream. There is hose
enough to reach from the water sup
ply to any house within the corporate
limits. The steam fire engine is capa-
BILE of throwing three heavy streams
of water at once.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1889-04-12
ITS LOCATION.

Shepherdstown is situated in the
northern end of the famous Shenan-
doah Valley, little east of midway
between the two ranges of mountains.
II is on the southern bank of the Po-
tomac River, ten miles above Har
per's Ferry and seventy miles from
Washington. 1t is in Jefferson coun-
", the richest agricultural section OF
the State. Shepherdstown is imme-
diately on the line of the Shenandoah
Valley Railroad, running from Ha-
gerstown, Maryland, to Roanoke, Vir-
ginia, distance of 240 miles. This
road with its connections forms dl-
rect line South-from New York to
New Orleans-and is now opening up
and developing the mineral, timber
and agricultural wealth of the famous
Shenandoah Valley. Five miles from
Shepherdstown is Shenandoah juno
ton, where the Shenandoah Valley
Railroad crosses the main line of the
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, the great
route between the East and West.
Immediately opposite Shepherds
town is the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal,
running from Cumberland, Md, to
Georgetown, ID. G. The canal ena-
bles coal and lumber to be brought to
this place and laid on the wharves at
very low prices.
1t will thus be seen that Shepherds
towns facilities for receiving the raw
materials and shipping manufactured
products are of the best. AT various
points along the Shenandoah Valley
Railroad are large bodies of iron and
other ores and great tracts of timber,
all easily and chesply obtained here.
VALUABLE WATER POWER.
Shepherdstown offers a number OF
valuable manufacturing sites, with a
water power of sufficient force to run
any ordinary sized establishment.
About mile above town there are
not less than a dozen springs of water
which unite in forming never-falling
stream that flows through the center
Of the town. There is heavy fall to
the stream, which has been and can
still be utilized to furnish great deal
Of power. In olden times it ran three
tanneries, three Touring mills, a large
cotton factory, a wooden factory and
two saw mills. The power of the
stream is undiminished and it flows
strongly all the year round. A num-
Der of excellent sites now for sale are
described on the inside pages of this
paper.
In addition to those sites where suf:
hcient power can be obtained to run
machinery, there are also other point;
right along the railroad where steam
manufacturing establishments could
md excellent locations at low prices
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-09-16

ton q chance to supply their own wants
by their own energies. AS to the local
tiles in which certain articles shall be
made or the methods by which they
shall be produced, Protection has moth
ing to say,
Among Americans there is a fair field
and no favor, absolutely free trade anda
free fight, each having the advantage OIL
disadvantage OF his location and Of bis
business methods. II New England il
losing something which other parts o.
the country are gaining, New England
cannot lay the blame on Protection.
and there's no National loss orthe coun,
try to complain Of. Remove or reduce
duties SO that ioreigders shall supply tc
to New England the commodities now
supplied, directly or indirectly, by Pitts
burgh, Chicago, Wheeling, st, Louis and
points south, and there is a direct and
appreClable loss to the country.
II the "tariff reformers" like such adj
missions as that Of Governor Ames they
are welcome to them, They will moi
disconCert any Protectionist,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-09-16
WHEELING, SEPTEMBER 10, l880.

Entered " the PostOfhce at Wheeling, W. Va,
serOnd'class mRtter,l
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-09-16
Nnw EnrlnnN,. FREQ Trade Cry.

In the Bulletin OF the Iron aud Steel
Association the editor, Mr.. Swank, strips
bare to the bone those New England
mon who, under the guise Of iron and
steel manufacturers, are clamoring for
FREQ coal, coke and ore. Mr.. Swank
shows concluslvely that these. New
Euvlanders would not DO benefited by
tho thing they ask for, They are not
manufacturers Of iron or steel, but Of
more advanced products OF iron and
steel.
In d recent interview with the New
York Herald Governor AmeS, Of MaSsa'
chusettS, gave away tho case Of tho New
Highlander who uses iron and steel for
raw materials aud wants these raw ma
terials free or ut least under very low
nd valorem duties, Governor AmeS
said. "Tho cause Of tho declined Of these
works lie, first, the competition Of more
favored localities -PlttSburgh, Chicago,
Wheeling, st. Louis and points South
and because the moro modern works
have introduced greater economies"
The Herald correspondent, commenting
on these remarks, SaIdi ut is no small
matter Of congutulaIion 10 tho tariff re-
CORNERS that 40 shrOwd a business man
md 80 prominent a Republican as Gov
ornor oliver Ames should come out In a
postLlon antagonistic TO that taken by
hlS party associates regarding the tariff"
No p~FotoCtioniBt Over pretended that
Protection will protect ono part Of the
county against another, or that II will
protect those manufacturers who arc bO'
hind the times from tho winning COM
pctilion Of those who have the brains
and enterprise to employ the most adj
yanCed method1,
ThO policy Of Protection Is National
II means to give tho people OF this Ma
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-09-16
whore IL Tho Mural Element

Rev. Mr.. Barr, in his sermon or
"Guardians OF the Public Morals" dealE
with u fruitful topic. He deals with II
practically, and tho INTELLIGEScER Ii
glad to give space to part of his remarks
1t is a fact that the police authorities
and the newspapers do not always dis
charge their full obligations, but it il
Just us true that newspapers OF character
are on the side Of good morals aud
hazard more than the pulpit does i'll
their ncver.endiRg campaign against i'm
morality.
AS for the police authorities, they arc
not sentimental about the matter, They
would as soon make friends OF the moral
rs OF tho immoral Clementof the com.
munity, II they could be made to be-
lieve tint the friendship OF moral men
and women is rs well worth having.
The moral element stands pretty much
aloot, not making itself felt aud feared,
while the other clement gets close
enough to the police authorities to make
the atmosphere In which they live.
This, OF course, does not absolve the
police authorities from their obligations
to respect and enforce the laws, but it
explains why they do not perform their
duty. The police authorities arc to
blame, but so are the moral people to
blame for their failure to make them
selves a real, living force in the COM
munity. This they can never become by
resolving; they will have TO take hold
with u firm grip and never let go.
For example, does anybody suppose
that liquor saloons would have been in
full blast in this city yesterday, II those
who oppose that kind Of thing had been
rs determined to close them under the
law as the other kind of men were to
have them open in the teeth OF the
law
Who arc they-where arc they-who
want the saloons closed on Sunday Let
them stand up and be counted. lfthere
are enough OF them to make public sen.
timent, and II they have the courage Of
their convictions. 1t will not be possible
to get a saloon open with a crowbar on
Sunday.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-09-16
Wool AInrkets.


brddSlnsFH
Confidence on the part OF dealers con
tinues to be the most prominent feature
OF the wool markets. Manufacturers
display less OF that feeling, Sales ac-
EGnrdingly are somewhat restricted,
though cash buyers, or those OF the
strongest credit, lind no difficulty in get
ting moderate concessions from the
weaker holders, Waiting conditions
prevail quite generally in all the mar
kets, The financial state OF trade il
more satisfactory than it has been, re-
Covery from the alarm ocCasIOned by the
recent failures having come about,
There have been no significant changes
in quotations during the past few days,
Most OF the years clip has reached the
markets OF Philadelphia, New York and
Boston, and the average quality OF the
stocks issuperlOr,
Fine Ohio Heeces have sold more lib
orally than for some time past at Boston,
The range OF quotations for this descrip'
ton Is unchanged. Some sales OF Mich
igan X wool below SOC are mentioned,
territory wool continues in good re-
quest OH the whole, and Texas aud Cal
iiornia supplies ure unchanged. The
full clip in those States is beginning to
receive attention.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-09-16
RAILROAD OFFICIALS


In Webster County Examining a Route for
the West virginia Central Extension.
Special CorcSDoadales Of he LRkliqtRcE,
ADDISON, W. Va, Sept, ll,-Hon. H,
G. Davis, Hon. S. B. Elkins, and James
Parsons, engineer, all Of the West Vir-
ginia Central, arrived here last evening
stopping at the Miller House, They are
carefully examining the resources along
their proposed railroad route, So far
they have been greatly encouraged,
Large and very thick veins OF coal have
been discovered, The whole route
abounds in the finest timber, with
streams OF the purest and best OF water,
But the most noted OF all the waters, is
the Salt Sulphur Spring, whose water is
doing 30 much in restoring health to the
sick and afflicted. Senator Davis and
company, seem to be in earnest and de-
termined to build their road,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-09-16
Ths southern Raeo Trouble.

Southern people are quick to resent
any criticism OF themselves and their
practices by northern men or nothern
newspapers, They like it little better
when one OF their own who has migTat-
ted to the North points to some things
which are not as they should be,
George W. Gable stirs them up as much
as Albion ", Tourgee does. Recent
troubles in the South have set some Of
the newspapers Of that section to think
ing, and here is what the Democratic
Augusta Chronicle thinks;
The negro Ia a human being, and Is entitled to
humane treatment, lie Is a citizen, aud IL en-
titled 10 the protection Of che law Ia the enjoy
ment OF his civil and political rights. II IRE
spOnSible and brutal parties are permitted 70
whip aud main negroes for Idle threats or real
or imaginary insults We might Ms well shut up
our court houses and turn the HdministrAIiO VI
affairs Of the State into the hands Of the lgNlesS
mob that has neither sense nor mercy 10 distll'
guish between right and wrong or between the
Innocent aud guilty.
This is not Haunting the bloody shirt;
it is the honest confession and denun.
citation Of a mortified southern newspa.
per, conducted by the Democratic Ma.
tional Committeeman for Georgia, who
sees that such things unrebuked at
home will do his party great harm
throughout the country.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-09-16

oST-BETWEEN BENWOOD
~ Junction and Cameron, a Black Leather
satrhel. The finder will be literally rewarded
by returning same to this office. EelGs
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-09-16

VWANTED-BY A YOUNG MAN,
wv room aud board with q private family,
Reference exchanged. Address *" lntelll'
gencer office. Sel6'
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-09-16

If the Gaudaur.Teemer race to-day is
no better than that OF Friday, these
Aquatic artists will have lost their grip
on the American public, and no other
public will want anything to do with
them. You can't beat a gambler ut his
own game, but you can get ahead of him
by having nothing to do with him.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-09-16

II President Harrison will put to-
gether the Democratic and Mugwump
newspapers for last week and the week
before, he will make two important dis
covcries, first, that it was a mistake not
10 remove Commissioner Tanner; sec
ond, that it was a mistake to remove
him
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-09-16

Mr.. HARRY Lacy did not resort to
the cheap and always offensive trick Of
palmlng himself OH as an English lord
heESas merely an everyday Snowman,
and as such did u lively business in
Wheeling. The only wonder is that he
did not get more money il he wanted
more. Mr.. Lacy is in u fair way to play
more than q two days engagement at
Moundsville.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-09-16
WILLIAM MYLES,
City Collector,
FOR SALE,

Anew Double Brick House that will pay l2h.
per cent as All investment.
A six Rotmed House with large lot, no TWEEN
ty.uinth street, very cheap.
Residences at 22i2 ChRplipG street.
Three roomed Brick House, 20 South Huron st.
Desirable Modern Dwelling, ia South rem st.
Building Lots on North Front, South Penn,
Old Fair Grounds, Zane's Orchard, Fourteenth
street. Fifteenth street, corner Twenty'eighth
aud Wood street, corner TwCnty:ninth, and Eoh
streets, corner MCCOlloch and Thlrtieth streets,
On May Stcr, Wilson and Wood streets, between
TWenty.Eeyenth aud Twenty eighth streets.
A Brick House corner Wood and Thlrty.eighth
streets, al u bargain; will pay Us All investment.
farm near MOundsvillCi on tho Ohio aide, or
exchange for city property,
Large Farm In Ohio county, ncar Clinton r. o.
With other improved properties.
Sel6 O. O. SMITH, 1870 Main st.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-09-16
A sound Legal Opinion.

E. cambridge Munday, Esq, County
Attorney, Clay county, Texas, says
"Have used Electric Bitters with most
happy results. My brother also was
very low with malarial fever and iaun'
dice, but WIS cured by timely use Of this
medicine. Am satisfied Electric Bittert
saved his life
KY, adds a like testimony, saying; "He
positively believes he would have died
had It not been for Electric Bitters.
This great remedy will ward of, as
well us cure all malarial diseases, and
for all kidney, liver and stomach disor'
ders stands unequaled. Price 80 cents
and 81 at Logan Drug Co.'s drug store. {
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-09-16
q. Mendel & 90.
THE UP GRADE

Hear the engine blow and
puff; it's up grade. It's worth
a little struggle and some puff
ing and blowing to get up to
the top, Pile on the coal, fire
man shake her up, engineer
you're bound to get there,
We are going to puff and blow
a little-pile on the coal and
get up steam = all because
Of our
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-09-16

MALONE is not allowing the grass to
grow under his feet. Ho will keep tho
opposition on the jump until the close
of the polls, and he will fight all the
harder because there is SO much of the
opposition to be found in his own party,
If Malone could induce the whole
Republican force to stand by him this
year he would have u fair chance Of sue
oo,n