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Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1889-01-25
An Intelligent Dog.

There is a railroad station in West
Virginia that has most extraordinary
tiagmaster. saws the New Orleans hcay-
nne. The place is in charge Of an
old one-armetl man, who has been in
the empioymen of the company for
more than twenty-five years. but the
duties of his position are discharged by
small long haired black-antl-tan dog,
for whose accommodation little plat
form has been erected, where he takes
his stand with Aag in mouth, when the
car approaches, to, direct them when
to switch off. He is we'll known to all
the engineers and conductors. and his
signals are always obeyed.
This dog possesses peculiar intelli-
gence. Ii !. train is delayed. or an ac-
cident has happened which will pre-
vent it passing the station, the dog is
sent IL few hundred yards up tho road
to give the proper signal. Immediate
ly outside the station the road passes
through II deep cut, with impending
rocks un both sides. 1t has frequently
happened that fragments of stone are
detached and falling. if not inln,rdiate-
ly removed, might throw the cars from
the track. Toiguar.l against this the
dog is ever on. watch. especially at
night. If he hears an unusual sound.
as that produced by the falling of \
stone, he leaves the little sentry box
which has been erected for his CON-
venence and comfort, walks leisurcly
up the road. carefully examining If
anything is on the track that wOul
danger the train, and il any object uf
the kind is discovered gH.s to the old
tlagman, wakes him upif he happens
to be ASLEEP, and conducts him to tho
point of danger. This is no fiction.
and can be vouched for by many who
have witnessed these performances.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1889-01-25
Nearly Caught.

A minister was walking through
side street not very far from his par
souage. saws Mr.. Grundv New York;,
when he observed a girl on the side
walk CRYING. She seemed to be about
y years of age and the good pastor
felt moved to inquire what might be
her loss or grief.
oh" said the girl. Il have been
looking Ia tind a minister who will go
To see my mother She is poor and
none Of these rich ministers will go to
see her.
Il am minister" said the rector.
Nv here is your mother
He took the childs hand. He went
along the street. descended to Third
avenue and beyond il, and the child
turned into house. going through a
hall. The minister went up one flight
of stairs aud the girl bcckoned him
further on. Something he saw or felt
or-had reflected caused him to pause.
He now looked into the child's face
again and saw different light in it
from what had appeared on the street.
A feeling of fear took possession of
him and he said:
Il wont go up there without some
person | know To accompany me-"
The child turned. aud running down
few steps seized him fast and said:
If YOU don't give me money I'll
have You arrested for following me
home"
He saw in a. moment the situation
he was iu-liable to be paraded in
every newspaper Of the town next day
for indulgeneies he had never con-
ceived. his motives miscoustrued, and
his family and congregation scandali-
zed.
At that moment he saw the bright
badge of a policeman coming up the
hall, and supposed himself to be al
ready in the meshes of the law. But
the man spoke to him by name. told
him that he had followed him under
the belief that he was deceived. and
thereupon arrested the girl and her
mother. who followed that line of
business and kept respectable men
spotted. so to speak. SO AS better to
Il. =.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1889-01-25

A long past"rate has been celebrated
in Wabash, Ind. The pastor of the
Presbyterian Church has just begun
the seventeenth year, a long season for
4 Western church.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1889-01-25
AN NPROFiTABLE CLIENT.
How IA Demure Confluence W imam TrIcked
Young Connecticut Lawyer.


day or tw" ago a talented Young
lawyer Of Putnam. Conn, was delight
ed bv finding in his office richly
dressed lady. who announced her de-
sire To employ hIm professionally.
With braming smile the Young
Blackstone handed the fair visitor Il
cushioned ;,Imr air and assured her
her service" Seating herself. the
lady ungIoved small white hand
that literally glStcncd with diamonds
aud applied Sucz scented handker-
chief To- her lips. blu>hcd aud casting
her ewes upon the floor, said:
NV business i very particuiar-it
i~-parduu me, sir. bat YOU will not
bctr;tN me-
..Brt,ay Xon3 Not for the world
madam. You can rnntiac in mrwith the
same reliance As in a priest at the con-
fr>>iunal."
The fact isl want-tlat is. have
been unfortunate in my marriage re-
latiou<"
rne eyes of the lawyer gli>tcned.
and. drawing his chair close Ia the side
Of hi> fair client, remarked: Il see-I
scr-vou want divorce am the
man to get 1t for you, am perfectly
aH frii IA matters Of this kind. How
long have YOU been married."
Nine Years.
Mine Years You must have been
very Young when YOU entered that
bliss. mean wretched state"
Il was mere child-a foolish. in
4 - 4,
placed mr in the arms of man old
enough t" be my father. But he was
rich. and for two or three years | did
not know the difference. | was as
happy a. though my husband had
been twenty wears Younger. but asso-
citation with other women opened NV
eyes. and became wretched. Ipined
for heart that VAS conGenial with my
own.
Exactly so" exclaimed the lawyer.
rubbing his hand, and twisting his in
ciP"ni m"u~'achc. but Your suffering
VIII soon terminate | VIII get you .
d'vnrc". aud thcu--
oh. dear me.-and then-out |
must not b" too sanEulne- My hns-
h1ud - '.r! rvh. and he VIII never
permit me 1" get - divorce II he can
help H.
Madam. you don't know the law
~ mHJ">it--3ts glorious certainty-its
ma-nAnim'iF. Consider yourself d'-
vury"d aud rest easy
Well. sr, how shall prucccd?'
Let me see. In the ltst place give
M ; statement "i your grievances
IhAt ""uId Tax: "h"ie week.
"u eau imagine what woman Ike
me- must suh"r with such husband.
les, he>: yFne' aud bafoarous
treatment; condition tnt"lerahse- neg
ic"t aud all that sort 81 thing VIII
Ju~t Jnt down Ia" "t The Items l"nr
namr
hF" i"n must Aao" my
hasuHud
w nat IN" manufacturer. Hcs as
ricH ~ 'Tn>u'.
Il -. "a" ; rich. but don't care Tor
taat- want divorce.
Inc lawyer wrote d""n sketch ot
IN" 'AdN matrimonial lhi"''c'tIcs. and
aGa,n assured her' that hr would have
u" d'uculEE 10 procuring divorce,
with Al least $1,000 aim"ny-
"iin" much arc You going to charge
me for making mc 80 happy asked
the lady.
eli, | ought Ia charge You n
thousand dollars. but. out OF consider
alton for S"ur suheriuss. l will only
tax" - retainer ot on" hundred dollars.
and when II IS accomplished You will
increase a, to tive hundred dollars"
That j. evidently reasonable |
have no change about me now. Oh.
ye>. here - a check for 500 that my
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1889-01-25

9!ol II!q qonm os S! sIoql asnuosq
.9auuoq 10 4onp g., 2! llGo AoqL
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1889-01-25


BENJAMIN NJ. EDEL EN-, Pr. sident,
Brysntosn, Md.
GEORGE W. GRAY, Hill Top.
WILFRED Couch, Newport.
JAMES A. MURRAY, Bryantown.
j. THOMAS HALEY, Pomonkey.
Clerk and Treasurer:
CHARLES F. DALEY, Port Tobacco
Collectors OF Taxes.
lst DIS. JAS A. FRANKLIN. Pisgah
I'd {" 1Hos. B. COUGH, n e~ ort
Sd WINFIELDHALLEY. Pomonk'y y
4th " ALBERT L. CARRICo,
Charlotte Hal
School Comm issieners:
Hon. PHILIP A. SCAssER. PRESIDENT
UR ALEX ID CoBEY. + II T"h.c o
IR. IEwls c. ARkICo Hu- es,Ii.s
Secretary and Examiner:
FRANCIS j. MADDOX, lompkins IL.
Trustees of the Poor:
John G CHAPMAN. La Piala.
NICHOLAS STONEsTREET. La Plata
T:ANCIS Z HAMILTON. McC.,nc t.le.
EoKGE p JENKINs. p T"uarc
AAUEL HANSON, IiIii i"p.
Superintchd, 1t oJ dim shouse::
THOMAS n WEIGH. Pori Tobacco.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1889-01-25

oupefihtehd' ,d oj dthnshouse::
THOMAS N WEIGH. PorI Tobacco
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1889-01-25

Apples are worth only 10 cents q
oushcl in Bcntonviile. Ark.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1889-01-25

If scientists know anything, it would
take a cannon ball only eight days to
reach the moon. H''Clt T.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-01-04
"MY STORY OF TIE WAR"
MRS. Mary A. LlvsrmOre's Famous
Book.

MRS. Mary A. Llvsrmore's Famous
Rook.
In this new and superbly illustrated
wcrk, the woild-fmous May A. Liver
more narraies her personal work and tN-
psrisnces a. a hospital and field nurse dur
ipg the war OF the rebellion. We do net
know when 200 pages have given us more
genuine pleasure. MIS-. Livermore spent
four years as q nurse in hospitals. camps,
az the front, and on the battlefield, and
these four years we're packed with pathOs,
glory, sud sacrifice probably never parallel
sd in the life Of any other woman. Her
nlrrstise presents q vivid inner p'cture Of
the womqalg side Of DE iCqr. more e'pec-
isliy CT her OWn work and thrilling eXp,r-
fences, with many pathetic and humoious
incidents lr.rlying the lights and shadows
of hospital life. THESE are described ~
only an eyewitness and tender-hearted
woman could descIihe them
What wonderful work she did. How
heroic her Lahore, how thdlliug her ex-
pefience Ia those dark years IL is a story
never TO be forg1tten. When she fret
entered upon her hospital career a deSthly
aintuea came over her, but she nerved
hsne'f for the work that had to be done,
and seon became accustomed 10 IL. Never
again were her nerves disturbed by hcs9i-
TAD sights ard scores. For four years she
held herstlt 10 iron control, ard gave her
slf up 20 motherlv ministrahons TO the
j a rN B - aud Fla
Wersgard this splendid book as a wholly
unique work, for Il presents the lC0mqRly,
o., what may very appropriately be termed
the hsarcaly site ~ De r1r, and this has
never hi .hcrto been written. It lifts the
curtain. end shows how heroic and devoted
sud blessed her work was. It is full OF the
deepest pathos, The richest humOr, the
most touching tales, the most stirring an
esdotes and incidents, and through the
whole runs the story OF the adventures ana
striking experiences Of It's illustrious au-
thor Stronger stories are here told than
romance ever dreamed o. every one
90 them drawn from real life by
woman's haud. In every chapter she
weaves In anecdOte after anecdote, incl
dent after incident, story after story, and
the renders attention is held breaihless to
the end Of the volume. LIQUID every 9th
or book on toe war be blOlted out Of exist
ecce, this one wonld completely reflect the
sp.ri, and work of the women OF the North.
In regarding IL our eyes were often filed
with tearr at other times We were con-
vulsed with laughter at It's r.ch humor.
Such work, by 70 eminent an author, at
whose feet hundreds Of thousands have sat
aud listened in admiration and wonder,
whose power. wisdom, influence and fame
are now world wide, is the literary event
OF COR times.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-01-04
HOW ABOUT THIsR

According to statistics collected within
the past two years crime in this country is
on the increase. There can be no doubt Of
this fact viewed in the light OF the late
election. and it Mr.. C f. WINES, the stalis-
tic'au, had waited till We got all the West
Virginia election rsscals in jail, he would
have better cause 20 be alarmed at the ratio
Of prisoners 10 population in this land OF
the free sud home of the brave.
According to Mr.. WINES, who is reli-
able authority, in 1850 the ratio of prison
ems to population wss 29O to the million;
in 1900 it had risen to COZ; in 1870 to 553
and in 1850 to 100 to the million. Mr..
VINES also informs Us that the percentsg
Of native American criminals is rapidly in-
creasirg.
These are very unpleasant facts. They
will excite alarm and smash some Of our
fine Theories How are we to account for
su n a state Of si'NIs? We live in an age
Of moral reform. The churches we're never
moro numerous nor more active. Educa-
tiOn was never more general. The temper
ance sentiment was never 50 strong as it Is
noS Yet, notwithstanding all thee reli-
gious, moral and intellectual influences
We lind that crime has increased relatively
to our population since the war Lot less
than thirty-three per cent.
1t will not DO to charge all this upon the
foreign element, because the facts show
thst our own people are sinking deeper in
the mire every year. IL ID frightiul
thing taat az We become better educated
aud moIe temperate, We also become more
vicious. Clearly, this will not do. Il
seems equally Outrageous TO say that with
the progress of rel gioa and moral rtf.rm
We must ealaTgs our prisons and build
new ones. This summary Of the situs-
ton is in itself enough to provoke an il
digaant protest.
Bat there is something wrOng-sOme-
thing rotten in our civilization. The
spectacle ct every form OF evil floufishiDg
10 the fullness Of its power at the very
time when all good ildusuces are at their
best il very strange aud ineXpicsbie
one The only explanation that suggests
its,lf is not likely to help us-it Il that
this is an age Of sham, and that there is
no genuine sinc1n'y-no solud principle
back OF cur alleged REFORMS. o, course
su d a Wholesale indictment Of our ciyili-
cation must be cruelty false aud uni ast.
Bat, if there is say other explanation,
what ia III
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-01-04
Read the Following Home TostimO-
malls.

Ms James shaw, No. SS Twenty seventh stree,
hiss had BLADDER and female trOublts for five
wears. was treated by thirteen physicians, 20. o
batter, suffered agonios Of death, took III kinds
hear her DIT ful cries nights did nos sleep uule
under morphine for years. She treated with pr.
" ilbur but short time and feels Ike ncS
woman. mas no pain aud sleeps well nights and
tskes no morphine. she states Dr. Wilbur ha'
given her a new lease OF life
Ms Catherine Wurstf r, No 600 National Road,
has had tumor on the edge Oi her eyeld Tor
ffy wears which was removed by DR. within
lis position rendered the operation an extremely
delicate one, nevertheless ii was done in less
Frank Freish. No. 900 Main street. was cross.
eyed ~ wears. Or wilbur made them straight
I'm one minute without psin.
Joseph Gamer. No 50 Zane street. Mary Iong,
s5ll Chspine stree. william AIndt. 81 MtCOl-
loCh street also hsd their eyes ate straight
Miss Oracle Jackson, corner FOrpetn ana
Wood streets. had tumor ior sixteen yeaiS,
which hsd attained c0nsidCraf To size. Dr. VIII
bur removed it and she SPEAKS very highly OF the
doctor. as she has experienced no pain since the
Ms Chalmer Drummond, who resides in Kirk
wood. had large mole removed from her face
by mcenS OF plaster. The operation was per
iOrmei by DR.. Wilbur Mr. DrummOnd states
she likes this mole Of procedure much better
han the knife, as IL gave her 20 pain.
Mrs Hannah Good. No. i54 Market street. has
been sick for years. spent hundreds OF oollsIs
got no relief physician knew what her III,
ease Was DR.. Wilbur gave her some medicine,
ana in a few hours she passed live tape-wom
10 feet long. and now she feels like new woman.
The above are only few Of the many testimO
mails received by the Doctor. Many are with
held nom publication by request OF the parties
concerned.
The Doctor invites correspondence nom peo-
ple al distance. but never answers any letiers
unless they contain TWO stamps, de22edAg
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-01-04
DROBATEOF WILL.

Office Of the Clerk of the County Court of Ohio
County State OF west NiwiuIH. Doc tle ma'.''
Of the probate OF the Will Of fon.,sk Brady,
deceased.
This 2ld day Of December. A. y. ise MARY
Elizabeth Biaiy. Elizabeth q hfofkuuiCr J.f.
Brady. Fannie T. Brady aid Jane Is. Brady. 30 l.'
their rctifiOn asking for fhc probate of GOO vi
OF pohicskt Bfafy. deceased Aud 10 HrreHrIn.
by said petition and an affidavit .ilCd hccn tla
Alfred r Brady, joanna q. Brady Charlie p.
Brady. William :. Baty. A. r Horry, MARY
llOnslcy. John llor,ley, Louise y. u ln.rF ] I.
Honlry Ieauettc BoNlcy. Annie iiDr.cy af.
Mildred por. ley, are nonresident. of tln -iH."
90 West Virginia, 10 Del Therefore crlcrci Chat i'
aforesaid parties De- appear within one mol
from the hrt puhicniiO hereof hui dp what
necessary fo prutcc their Interest In this ma Cor.
Published The lrst Time borcm cf 2i'h. lsss. .
GEORGE HOOK.
Clerk Oi said court
RrssFrr A grfrFf. AttOfucys delln. Hf
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-01-04
AN IMPORTANT DOCUMENT FROM
MERCER COUNTY.


In another column will be found au i'm
portant document from the Circuit Court
aud Grand Jury of Mercer county. lt IL a
grave arraigument Of one W. II. Nc
CIAuGHERrY, lale Prosecuting Attorney
Of ths county, a Republican wto wrote
letter 70 the IRtonigaccr a'persing
the honor and integrity Of the Court and
Grand Jury, for which o0ense he IL now
required 70 answer fer contempt Of cour~
The document published in the REGIS
TER this morning ia signed by the officers
of the court. the Sheriff and his deputies,
the members Of the Grand Jury, Of to.h
parties. members Of the bar and the Prose-
cutting Attorney.
The document is authoritative snd non
partisan from end to end and will convince
all unbiased minds Of the whole truth Of
the charges against the Republican man
ayers Of wholesale fraud in Mercer county,
and also Of the foul and dsspieable meth
DDS resoried to by the perpetrators OF these
frauds % clog the wheels ofjustice.
This MCCLAUGHgErY, this correspond
emit OF the IsisiiigHcsr, in whom that
organ pretended to place 50 much conf
dence. is himself under indictment for
election fraud.
The law is powerful in West Virginia
and these corrupiers of the ballot shall
neither enjoy the fruits OF their crimes nor
escape punishment themselves.
The will of the me ority is the bed rock
Of our government sud the will Of TIE ma
iority will rule in this case. These crimi-
nal ballots shall net be allowed to annul
the votes Of honest ei,iz'ns Of the STATE.
Honest men Of both parties will cordially
SAY amen 70 this.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-01-04
u,nnolrta Gaining Ground.

PoRr-AU-PRINCE, January I'm spite
Of al reports to the contrary, TIE political
situation is against Lsgitime and his claim
TO the Presidency. The Southern armies
have been defeated By Hyppolyie's forces
in three recent encounters. Teaehsry has
shown itself in POrt-su-Prince, Legitime's
csptal. I. is alleged that the city is
evealv d,vi5Cd between friends and secret
foes Of Lsgiiime. Lsgitime has caused 80
citizens 20 be placed under arrest. They
are an prominent persons, who may Iepie-
sent many hudreds of the popu'ace. 1t Is
alleged that they sre sympsthiz'rs with
the North. The NEST iagrAnt offenders
are likely to be shot.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-01-04

Ms. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for
children teething, is the prescription OF
one Of the hes. female nurses and physicians
in ,he Uaiied States, and has been uoed
for forty ysars with rever falling success
nv millions Of mothers for their children.
Daring the process Of tssthiog lite value Is
incalcuable. IL relesves The ehLd from
pais. cures dysentery and diarrh0a. gripping
Ia TIE bowels, and wind collie BY giving
health 10 the child it rests its mother.
Price 25c a bottle.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-01-04
United States Commissioners Notice,
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED
/ States FOR the District of West Virginia.
Nimick q Co., and others,l
v In KQuity
In Equity.


BY vi tue Of a decree entered In tho above Ell
tit cd cause on the Sin dRv Of keptember. lSss II
Is rCc'mmitted 10 the undersigned COMM SiOner
who is instructed Ia report more particularly
upon the mat ems referrtd 10 in the frs. o. the
exceptions Of John J. Ksin, executor Of John
Bruce, deceased, 70 the former report, sucn mat
tiers being the amount OF the Indebtedness OF The
MingO lrOn Works Company ~ the time cf 10
failure, and the amount OF the capital stock 81
said CCmpsny; and upon any other matters
deemed re tinent % the controversy between
the plaintin aud said Ksi. executor as aforc-
said
The said Commissioner. IN making bis further
inquiries and rep'ri, shall be guided by the dt
rectiOus Coz tanned IN The order entered herein
on Febrary 18th. ISIS.
Notice Is hereby given thai tbs undersigned
has Fixed upon saturday, the 10th day Of Janu
AIRY, 1852 commencing a; O'Clock n. m, a The
time. aud his Office, No. 1921 Chspltne street. ID
the City OF wheeling, West Virginia, ~ the p sol
az which he will proceed n ascertain snd report
the several matters in aid DEGREES required.
Given under my hand this "a DAY Of Jsnuary
1879 ALFRED RHEIMS from.
laiOaHr United States commissioner.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-01-04
His Reputation Tor verAeIty.

Every one has heard Of the Judge who
refused to accept a plea Of guilty from a
man who was brought before him, on Tie
GROUND that the man was such DOtor ous
liar that nothing be said could be believed.
10 must be on some such ground ~ this
that Republican papers aCquit Dudlsy OF
the authorship OF the famOas letter. lie ad'
mits its genUineness himself, but the Re-
publican papers stubbOTnly refuse to take
hia word f1r A.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-01-04
CAL. TOLLIVER WOUNDED.
A Young Mountaiueer knocks Him Out
with a Scale Weight.

LOUISVILLE, KY, January Gal.
Tolliver, a cousin of the famous outlaw
Craig Tclliyer, who was hanged at Moor
bead two years ago, is reported fatally
wcunded st Matinsburg, Ky. That
town, which is the seat OF Elliott, has a
strict local option law. On Christmas Eve
Tolliver, who, though barely Of age, has a
reputation as q member Of bis cOunn's
band, went to town with qusn'ity Of
whisky, hest on hsvisg holiday jolliti-
cation. While drinking with his fTierds
in a store next morning be and Frank At
kins, stout Young m0untairetr, quirrel-
ed, aud Tolliver, drawing q knife, FLASHED
Atkins across the abOdemen. Atkins by
jumping back escaped a serious wound.
lie answered the attack by Striking Toll
liver in the heed with a scale weight,
knocking him senseless. TOlliyer was
taken to friends horse, where he TetOy-
cred consciousness curing the night. At
last reports, however, his condition was
cor sidered dangerous.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-01-04
HIM advertisements.
IlJ EO-lMMZDIATELY, A BELL BOY
w Apply at Mcclure House. Jsiq

UNoR SALE ORRENT-HOUsE NO. 81 South
II Front St. near BIidg~, con aims seven rooms,
large Hal, Pantries and Bath Room, modern i'm
proyemenis. Natural Gas. DC. Enquire of j..
NJ. CLOUSTON. jais
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-01-04

NEw YORK murdeIors hereafter will be
quietly done % death in a chair and their
bodies consumed By quick lime. Icere
viii be no marching to the scafOld with
Grm sep, no speech. no crowd, no chauce
TO die game. Little by little the c-uel
hand OF law rohs crime Of poesy. Ihsre
viii be no fun in killing man at ali here
.I.r
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-01-04

TuE couatry is thoroughly aroused to
the imperative necessity OF preventing oy
stringent laws, another carnival Of tr .bary
and crime such a. places BsNJANiN hAE-
BISON in the Waite House and the cor
ruptionisls % the Republican party in
control Of our government The Legsia-
lures of many States are preparing to
wrsstle with this monster Of corruption.