Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1889-04-26
Items From Here and There.

III u estimated tudt tWeiNt tuiiiiol
dollars will be spent this year in rail-
road building in West Virginia.
\ Missouri newspaper claims that
the hogs OF that State are so fat
that in order 10 find out where their
heads are il isnecessary is TO makethem
squeal and then judge by the sound.
A superstitious man, after reading
an advertisement headed: Cut this
out; il may save your life,n cut the
advertisement out and pasted il In
his hat, and the same day was struck
on the head by brick and killed.
During heavy thunderstorm, at
Gonzales, Texas, a flock OF wild geese
flying over the town was struck by
lightning and seventy-eight were
killed. They were picked up by boys
and sold on the streets for ten cents
each. Some of them were badly torn
by the electric current.
An Alabama man, charged with
stealing calf, made the following
statement; IL was always teached To
be honest, an most always have been,
but when | seed the calf | caved. l
never wanted calf so bad in all my
life, an you all know that when n
man wants calf he wants him. y
The jury returned the following YER
dict: I'VE this jury are satisfied that
Steve stold the calf, but IA the feller
that owned the animal is considerable
OF slouch, we agree To clear Steve
and make the slouch pay the costs. ~
Atlanta Constitution.
Thos. Bergel, a farmer living near
Findiay, Ohio, was awakened at All
early hour the other morning by
hearing his dog engaged In struggle
with some one who was screaming Tor
help The farmer on going out found
the dog tearing at the throat OF n
tramp who had evidently sought the
porch as n place 10 rest and had been
attacked by the animal. The farmer
did not interfere with the dog and the
man was soon dead. His body was
buried in the field. The farmers
children told the story and the au-
thorities are now investigating the
matter.
When the news was first published
! that Minneapolis, Mimi, was To have
"A twenty-eight story building, many
persons disbelieved it, but the
scheme L. about To materialiEe. The
plan shows the outline Of 12S rooms,
all OF which has window In the
exterior wall. The plans are drawn
for a building 80 feet square at the
level of the side walk, and taperlng
little toward the top, which gives
IL the general appearance OF N lofty
tower with almost countless loop
holes. The court withini is scheduled
to be 40 by 40, and in the middle Of II
sixteen elevators are outlined To lift
the tenants To their Offices jn the
sky. The building will be 800 feet high
and perfectly freproof, being Of iron
with thin veneering OF brick or
terra Gotta
Meredith Stanley, we'll known
athlete and bridge jumper, who has
challenged Brodie, OF New York, last
week made the most remarkable leap
on record. II was from the famous
high bridge on the Cincinnati South.
ern Railroad over the kentucky river.
The height Il 285 feet He selected n
place where the water was ~ feet
deep, and attired in elk tights and
slippers, leaped into the cir, and
doubling up his body like n ball fell
TO the water, and n moment later
bounded TO the surface, where he was
quickly seized by assistants In the
boat He coughed blood N little
while. soon recovered and took the
train for Cincinnati. He says the feat
is done by knowing how and by per
feet selfcoD6dence. He escaped with
out breaking the skin. and says lac
feels "a well as ever This bridge IL
the highest In the world except one.
The newest thing In wedding tours
II sensatioDally called the Secret
II Honeymoon" Neither bride nor
groom have any idea where they are
going. The best man arranges IL all,
prepares the scheme OF travel and the
plan Of campaign and gives the bride
groom paper with the whole thing
drawn up and a schedule Of arrange
inents made, as he steps into the car
riage. when the happy pair have the
whole new fruitful subject 20 discuss
a. the opening conversation Of their
married life, instead of having worn
IL threadbare during the preliminary
engaged period. SO long a. best men
exercise their functions Ia this re-
spect with discretion, and don't send
happy couples up ia balloons or down
coal mines, the plan ought TO work
well. Another great advantage
would be the possibilities Of lay
ing the blame OF bad weather and
other Inconvenience on the beat
man, while all the pleasures OF the
trip would, Of course, be due TO the
perfect happiness Of being together.
On the whole. the inventor Of the se-
cret honeymoon IL to be congratn-
lated.
"oh, mother" said little boy who
had been visiting school with his eId-