Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1890-05-16
Items Of All Kinds.


fire in it.
John Hickey, aged IS years, has
lust died at New Brunswick, n. j.,
from lockjaw, caused by smoking
cigarettes.
Gen. B. F. Butler, in a speech in
Boston Thurday night. predicted
financial panic in this country in con-
sequence of the $500, $50, 900 farm mort
cages in the Western States, which,
he said, cannot be paid, principal or
interest.
The largest shad known to have
been taken from the Delaware river
was caught the other day in the net
of VIM. Smith, Of Lambertville. 1t
was 81 inches in length, 8 inches in
breadth, 5 inches in thickness, and
weighed 13t pounds.
Howardsville, Col, has a curiosity
in the shape of an ice mine. The
mine is owned by parties who in the
earlier days ran tunnel through the
frozen ground and struck spring be-
vond. As the water flows out Of the
tunnel it freezes and the tunnel is
now filled nearly to the roof with
pure ice. 1t has long supplied ice for
the town and never thaws, winter or
summer.
The Pennsylvania Railroad will
spend S11,5OO,0OO on Improvements
during the present year, as follows:
Construction of third and fourth
tracks and additional facilities on the
Pennsylvania railroad, auxiliaries and
leased lines, S4,OO0,OO0; real estate,
PENNSYLVANIA railroad branches and
leased lines, S1,500,000; locomotives,
engines, passenger and freight equip
ment, S2,000,0O0; construction OF
branches and auxiliary lines in addi-
ton to those now in operation, S4,-
900, 900; total, 81, 100000.
Mrs. Charles Orion, the wife Of a
well-known Pittsburg contractor gave
birth on Wednesday last to two OF
the smallest babies of which there is
any record in that city. The babies
weighed three-quarters OF a pound
and one pound, respectively, and are
we'll developed aud apparently in per
feet health. Mrs. Gray, the nurse in
charge OF the midgets, was present at
the weighing, and she said that both
babies had gained at least three
ounces since their birth. She was
sure that on last Wednesday the
weight OF the two was not more than
three-fourth Of pound and half
pound, respectively.
A Kingston, n. Y, man on his
death left to his widow life interest
i'm a little estate valued at $4,000, the
property after her death to be di-
vided among twelve heirs. There be-
ing small mortgage on this proper
ty, foreclosure proceedings followed,
and the costs of court, lawyers fees,
etc, made the judgment foot up
1890 During her life the widow will
consequently be entitled to the inter
est of no more than a dollar, and at
her death two of the heirs will receive
twenty cents each, five OF them will
be given four cents each, four Of them
will be entitled to five cents each and
one will receive the annual interest
on twenty-five cents during life.
A novel method OF Kidding steam
boats of rodents has been successfully
tested at Pittsburg. The youngest
son Of the captain of 4 river steamer
was some time ago presented with a
pair Of spotted snakes, which, as they
were perfectly harmless, were depos-
tied in the hull of the boat until they
could be conveniently housed. A few
days ago a great commotion was
noticed among the rats, which always
infest steamboats, and barges in great
numbers, and hundreds Of them were
observed scampering ashore on the
handspring and stern lines. The
evacuation continued all night, and
in the morn:As the captain found
both snakes dead, having been liter
ally torn to pieces by the Infatuated
animals, but not one Of the latter
was found on the boat.
The Alexandria Gazette says ::
The market value Of the farms in
Montgomery county, in the manufac-
turing State Of Pennsylvania, has de-
creased forty per cent, during the
last ten years. And yet there are
men, farmers at that, in the agricultu-
raj State Of Virginia, who say that a
high tariff, by protecting manufac-
lures, creates q home market, and
thereby increases the price OF the
farmers products and enhances the
value of his lands. A high tariff has
prevailed for Twenty-Five years, but
the price Of the farming lands OF Vir-
ginia, and OF the products OF those
lands, is not as high now as it was be-
fore that tariff was instituted. No, a
protective tariff neither increases the
value of farms nor OF their products,
but it impovsrishes the farmers by
taxing them on everything they have
to buy.
The following extract from the let
ter of an Iowa farmer il full of sug
gestion: Il want to give you one in
stance what the home market OF the
present time means for Iowa farmers
II. G.. Wheeler, OF Odeboldt, Sac
county, isprobably the largest farmer
in the State. He was a candidate for
the republican nomination for Gov
ernor at the convention, and was mar