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The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-03-08

me with the highest power in our society.
The government knows nothing of all this
But l, l can open their eyes! II was for
this purpose that made him give me the
promise of which l spoke. They wanted
Dakouss out of the way. What did they
dor They had him p%itifully and cruelty
distigured SO that no human being could
recognize him. This net, which their pres
ident ordered, IL itself a crime in common
law. l hold the proof of this also in my
hand. The whole society is thus guilty be-
fore the law. These men think I am max
ing my way in the world! Fools! No! l
hold them all IN the hollow of my hand
II may crush them when l choose!"
Now, II you consent, this is what | mean
to do. At the last moment. when it will DO
my duty to sum up against your husband, l.
shall rise and say: In order to find out all
about one of tho slost dangerous secret so
cieties of the whole empire it has been
necessary to carry through this trial. Now.
hold all the threads III my hand. Count
Lanin 10 Innocent, gentlemen. but in re-
turn | claim your justice now against those
who have falsely accused him. And then |
shall lay open their dark intripues, the plot
In which Count Lauin was caught. and
the evidence in each case. What a
triumph for your husband for myself. II
would he an 0vationv"
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CHATTER MI.
supREMELY uNpEoElvEp

ekNlnSEA hb
Saturday at ten o'clock in the morning
Muller was sitting by lana in the main sa-
lon of Lanin's palace.
ut ia the only way to avoid giving him
n ground for suspicion" said lana. HE
may move aside the portierss, may look
into the adjoining rooms. This POOL case,
with its half doors of glass, looks as ii it
could not be used as II hiding place. You
see 1t is full of bric-a-brao. l have with my
own hands bored several holes in the
wooden framework; l have taken out the
shelves Ii everything on them, and dur
ing the night l measured the space to see
If You could find room in the lower part
where tee door panels IRE solid. l oan sit
down there almost at full longth; and you,
by bending a little, can do the same. The
position 10 neither comfortable nor impos-
ing for a nabob Of Cawnpore, but the
whole thing would be absurd were it not
necessary to save an innocent man.
"Never mind that! Hut do you thi k
your voices will reach me and l will DO able
to understand"
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THE SECRET rs OUT.
Why Ladies' Give That Hitch to Their
Dresses on Sitting Down..

& -- E"fEr" aa4Af fI"4
Why Ladies' Give That Hitch to Their
Dresses ON Sitting Down.
"Have you noticed?' asked a young man,
''the custom that young women have when
they sit down in a street car of giving a
little hitch to their dresses just above the
knee joint? The exact movement is in the
nature of a dainty pluck, first with n
hand n then with the other. Now, / have
always had sisters. and occasionally I have
revelled in the luxury of a sweetheart, but
never until a week ago did I know why girls
INDUCED in that little hitch upon sitting
down. ] had heretofore a vague notion that
they were trying to prevent their dresses
from bagging at the knee. as we men do
our trousers. The secret was unrav-
elled to me a few days ago. l met a jolly
good girl of my acquaintance in a street car.
When she sat down she gave the inevitable
two bitches to the front of her dress. |
made an offer to pay her fare if she would
tell me what those bitches meant. She said
said she wouldn't tell, and, by Jove, sh,
blushed when she spoke. Then ! knew
there was something positively interesting
about those bitches, n | offered gloves,
candies, and everything else to the girl if
she would give me the information concern
ing them. Finally she promised, for the
consideration of five pounds of candy, to
send me a written explanation by mail AZ
soon as she got home. l agreed to this, and
the very next morning l got a little motto
said:
my DEAR Boy: All girls wear silver
buckles and laces in close juxtaposition.
In the process of sitting down the buckles
and the laces get caught together, and. in
order to save herself from being uncom-
Portable, and also to prevent her laces from
becoming mutilated, the girl extricates the
agencies by a deft application Of
either hand. Now ATE you satistiedT
$50 you see. NV friends, the mystery Of
the merry maiden's hitch is ever more in
teresting than an outside view would sug-
gest."-New York Sun.
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He folded his hands and said: s'Oh,
Louise, you are 20 good"
"Hsve you any evidence of Count Lanin's
innocsnoe? Can you give me any proof Of
He slowly shook his head.
Alas! No! The Nabob alone has aome."
III he Ia 80 powerful why does he not
produce them2 II he IL Viadimir's friend
that is his duty. What prevents himf"
II do not know" stsmmered the poor
poung man. He ordered me TO 20 TO You.
He has givrn me 4 large fortune. / bless
him, but ] have never dared to question
him."
She went towards the door. There she
ishall testify rs my conscience bids me
do. / shall tell the truth and nothing Int
the truth. Prove to me that he Ia innocent
and l shall DO the first to retract. But until
then Do you know" she Added in q
whisper, that many a night / think Of
~denouncinR my OWL father? And yon
asked me to pardon q man l do not know
Never!'
Louise, | beseech you--''
II forgive you! Besides. / am no longer
Of this world. when I have lone my duty.
heaven knows what will become of me!
Repent my words to the countess and
to Alexandra. I shall act according to my
conscience" And leaving Andrew crushed
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prove To- you that / fear no indisc .etion. ]
am Jtfsttce herself. #ts / can ALWAYS plead
thntzasizshd, subterfuges in order to discover
the truth. He raised his voice:
~But you have other friends besides your
regular friends. You have. in the first
place, the snabob of Cawnrore. 1 do not
fear him nor the like of him and will SHOW
you presently why l do not"
lana had to make a sublime effort to re-
main impassive.
$50 much to prove that / have foreseen a
trap and that ! know l an invulnerable.
He sat down comfortably in his chair.
your husband is in~nocent!' he began.
"You confess that?"
Certainly he replied laughing ironi-
cally. IF / did not how could Ipropose
an arrangement? / am not all-powerful
counts innocence, but I have the proof of
it also. 1t is in these papers which I offer
you. for the last time, to purchase. In the
process against your husband I have as
certained the -exactlamount3 of his fortunes.
You two together are very rich. Mile.
Alexandra will inherit all. / repeat now; I
want her hand. her dover and the influence
of your family to obtain a high position.
On this condition 1 pledge myself
Sir" said lana, intefrupting him in a
most beseeching tone of voice, "wby do you
exact the sacrifice of my daughter? If you
want money. the half Of my fortune"
"No!' he broke in, II have told you be-
fore. money is not enough for me! The
collision would be too easy to prove in
such q case. No. madame; listen! | m
one of the heads of secret society which
bitterly prosecutes. your husband. This
society is far more dangerous thar the
government suspects. Your husband is the
victim of an intrigue of one of it's members
and l hold the evidence"
"But sir HA-. vs.
"Do not interrupt, me-! This is a nice op-
portunity aud l should be naive indeed if l
neglected the chance! ! can save or ruin
your husband as 1 choose. One of my So
c~ialistic enemies is his deadly enemy; be
has given me u written promise to invest
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ENDED IN A GOOD JOKE.
A Furious Wife's Evil Intentions Upse
by Her Husband.

A Furious Wife's Evil Intentions Upse
by Her Husband.
The citizens of Gilbertsville, Montgomery
| county, have been furnished with quite a
sensation by the actions Of married couple
of that place u few days ago. According to
the Pottstown Daily News, the harmony of
the family circle was broken by a rupture
between man and wife, and tho woman in a
fit of anger gave her liege lord to understand
that she would get even with him, even il
she had to poison him, and warned him to
look out. He, believing she would carey
out the threat, went to the stores through
the village and notified them not to sell her
any poison.
Sure enough-so the story runs--she was
on hand i'll u short time and asked for Il
box of rough on rats" and the merchant,
TO accommodate her, mixed up u potion, of
which flour was the main ingredient. which
she paid for and left the store. The store
keeper in the meantime notified the hus-
band of her actions and when he went
home for his meal he was prepared for the
next act.
The meal was eaten in silence, and upon
IT'S completion he began to complain OF
pains, and went into the next room and lay
on the lounge and pretended to be hope
lessly sick. The vindictive woman quickly
went upstairs and, getting II rope dropped
1t through q pipehole. fastening one end to
II bedpost, then coming downstairs again.
made a loop, placed it around the neck OF
the apparently sick man. She then hurried
upstairs and drew the rope taut and pulled
on the same until she had, us she thought.
her husband suspended. She then hurried
out and informed tho neighbors that he
had hung himself.
They rushed in and behold, he was sitting
on the lounge cody smoking his pipe, while
suspended from the rope was u small stove.
The discounted woman ran upstairs to es-
the laughter of her neighbors, while he
explained that when she mad gone, after
having placed the rope around his neck, he
had quickly fastened it TO the top Of the
stove.
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THE CAR OF THE NIHILISTs
"A RUSSIAN MONTE ORR
CHAPTER Xxx.
IouIsE pE scHnLMBERd.

GOaEAM mac u
bad night. Fright,
anger, the %consciou-
snsss Of his impo-
ton Q overca m Q
him.
Unable to move in
Ills bed, unable even
to bite his pillow in
his rage, he cursed
the earth and the
heavens, God and
man., and uttered
fearful %blasphem-
loo
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1891-05-15
COMMUNICATED.

The entertainment given in College
Hall last Friday and Saturday even
ing- under the supervision OF Miss
Ella Fordyce was without doubt a
grand success. On Friday the Jap
auese were represented in full chorus
and costume, and the participants
represented the characters well. The
performance was acknowledged by
the audience 10 be both instructive
and entertaining. The tambourine
OF the evening; the young ladies,
some twenty in number, all dressed
in white and with their tam bourines,
appeared on the stage, aud Judging
from their performance il showed
that great care was taken in perfect
ing the young ladies.
On Saturday the popular operetta,
"Zanie,n was rendered and was wit
messed by very large audience. BY
request the Japanese again appeared
on the stage, and were more than ap-
preciated, considering the applause
and laughter. Thus ended the enter
tainment at Shepherd College, and 1t
is hoped that this will not be the last.
tx.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1891-05-15
Notice.

On Nav 18th, beginning at 4 p. m,
there will be held "A May party at
which there will be chosen king and
a queen from sixteen candidates, eight
Young ladies and eight young men.
They will be crowned during the
evening. On the same evening there
will be held ~ crazy tea, one Tea
ture OF which will be that IL you par
take OF the tea without laughing you
will be entitled To it free. Ice cream
will be served. Thanking the public
for its favors in the past, we kindly
ask You 10 come once more aud help
raise the debt about 500 that is
now resting on Uvilla Hall. BY order
OF the association.
NJ. l.. EICHRLBRRGER, Sec'y.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1891-05-15
EKoursions to Mountain Lake Park.

Rev. q. G. Baker, OF Hagerstown,
Md. has been appointed by the Balti-
more and Ohio r. r. Co. Excursion
Agent for Mountain Lake Park. Par
ties desiring TO make arrangements
for the transportation OF churches,
SUNDAY schools, societies, or other or
gained excursion parties, can pro-
cure full information concerning rates
of transportation and train service
by communicating with him. Special
inducements in the way OF low rates
and special trains will be offered for
the transportation Of large parties.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1891-05-15
Church Notes.

Church Notes.
The Presbyterian Church OF Shop
herdstown has granted Rev. Charles
Ghiselin months vacation, and on
Tuesday Mr.. Ghiselin and his family
left for Norfolk, Va, where they Will
remain about three weeks. The ap-
pointments for Mr.. Ghiselin for Sun
day will not be filled.
The fourteenth annual council OF
the Episcopal Church in the Diocese
of West Virginia will meet in Parkers-
burg the first Wednesday in June.
The remodeled Reformed church at
Sharpsburg will be dedicated June
9TH.
Rev. Mr.. Stribling was installed as
pastor of the Presbyterian Church at
Berryville last Sunday. Rev. DIR. A
G. Hopkins preached and delivered
the charge to the people, and Rev. G..
n. Campbell delivered the charge to
the pastor.
The General Assembly of the Pres
byterian Church in the United States
will convene at Birmingham, Ala, on
the 21st of May.
An adjourned meeting Of Winches-
ter Presbytery will be held at Charles
town next Wednesday.
Rev. s. NJ. Engle, a graduate Of the
Union Theological Seminary of Vir-
ginia, will preach in the Presbyterian
Church at Duffields on Sunday morn
ing, May nth, and at Zion Church in
the afternoon of the same day.
The first quarterly meeting Of the
Shepherdstown Circuit, NJ. Z. Church
South, will be held at Unionville on
May 10th and 18th. Preaching by the
Presiding Elder on Saturday at II
o'clock, after which the quarterly con
ference will meet. Preaching at II
o'clock Sunday morning-Subject of
the sermon will be, Christian Bap-
tism the Mode Sacrament Of the
Lords Supper will follow the sermon.
Reformed Church services: On
Sunday in Shepherdstown Com
munion at 1870 a. m, preparatory
services Saturday 3p. III. Communion
services Sunday ct Kearneysville at
3 p. H., preparatory services on Fri
day at s p. III.
There will be services in the Luth-
eran Church in Shepherdstown Sun
day at 10. 30 q. Ill. and at Unionville
at 3 p. III.
The Southern Methodist Sunday
School will have its children's day
services Sunday evening at 6 o'clock.
The public is invited.
There will be services IN the N. Il.
Church OH Sunday at Mt. Wesley at
10. 30 a. III. and in Shepherdstown at
Z 80 D. H.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1891-05-15
Married in Baltimore.

\ pretty wedding took place on
Wednesday, May 9th, at ? o'clock p.
H.. at the residence Of Rev. j. F. Ros-
sitter. of the Reformed Church, in Bal
timore. The contracting parties were
Mr.. j. w. Snyder, OF Bluefield, West
Virginia formerly Of this place., and
Miss Hattie NJ. Bell of Shepherdstown.
The bride was dressed in a lavender
colored dress with cord trimmings
The maid of honor was Miss Sadie
Mayhue Graham, and the best man
was Mr.. Harry T. Graham, OF Balti-
more. After the wedding a reception
to the relatives and friends OF the
bride and groom was held at the resi-
dence of the brides uncle, Colonel T..
H. Graham, after which the couple
left on a bridal tour through West
Virginia and old NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
True Democrat
The bride and groom have been in
Shepherdstown the past week visiting
their friends. They will make their
future home in Bluefield.
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OVAL S.

Rev. Geo. G. Everhart was in Bal
timore the past week participating in
the celebration of the fiftieth ami
versary of the Third Reformed
Church, of which his brother-in-law.
Rev. DR.. Clever, is pastor. Mr.. Ever
hart was for many years superinten
dent of the Sunday School connected
with this church.
Judge ID. b. Lucas has engaged
passage on the 'Servia" for himself,
wife, daughter and Miss Mclaughlin,
daughter Of Col. ]. Fairfax McLaugh-
lin, of New York. They will sail for
Europe July 4th, and expect to spend
two months in England, Ireland,
Scotland and France.
Mr.. James E. Barnhart was called
to Roanoke last Friday by the death
Of his sister Mrs. Fayman. During
his absence his place as express agent
was filed by Mr.. A. G. Hayden, of Ha-
gsrstown.
Mrs. Van Horne, wife of Rev. j. h.
Van Horne, of Shepherdstown, W.,
Va, is visiting her daughter, Mrs.
Joseph NJ. Bauserman, Of this place
Woodstock Herald.
Mr.. William Bradshaw and his son
Earnest and Mr.. James Wintermoyer,
of Pittsburg, former resident OF this
place, are visiting friends in Shep-
herdstown.
Mr.. c.. p. Matthai and wife, OF Mar
tinsburg, have arrived home, after a
two years sojourn in Germany.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1891-05-15

At the meeting of the stockholders
of the Norfolk and Western Railroad
Company, held at Roanoke, last week,
resolutions were passed reaflirIning
the authority TO extend the road to
Richmond and Washington; also to
convert the common into preferred
stock, so as to have but one denoml-
nation of stock. The old board OF di-
rectors were reelected.
A corps OF engineers has been at
work for some days past making the
preliminary survey for railroad
from Shenandoah City 10 Harrison
burg, tapping the Norfolk and West
ern system at the former point.
The b. so. Railroad bridge at Har
pers Ferry is to be remodeled, the
change being designed TO do away
with the curve in the bridge on the
Virginia side. The contractor for the
new piers required was in Harpers
Ferry last week arranging to do the
work.
The new schedule OF the Baltimore
& Ohio Railroad went into effect last
Sunday. There are some important
changes in the passenger trains stop
ping at Shenandoah Junction. The
correct schedule will be found in an
other column of the REGISTER.
The Norfolk & Western Railroad
has purchased lot at Berryville from
Marshall Mccormick, Esq, and it is
said that depot to cost $4,000 is to
be built upon it.
DR.. J. F. Tearney, OF Harper's Fer
ry, has been appointed medical exam
liner in the b. l. o. Relief Department
for District No. 4, composed OF the
main stem west of Relay Station to,
but not including Harper's Ferry.
The doctor is TO have his headquar-
tiers at Brunswick.
One day last week an express train
on the Norfolk & Western Railroad,
while running very rapidly in the vi
cinity Of White Post, Va, ran into a
flock OF sheep, killing thirteen Of
them. When the train stopped at the
water-tank for water, a lamb was seen
perched on the steam chest, and it
did not have a scratch upon it, the
only mark visible being some scorched
wool, where it came in contact with
the hot boiler.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1891-05-15
FOR ONE DOLLAR.

To any person desiring to give the
REGISTER trial. we will sen1 the
,aner from now until the first of next
January for dollar. Send on the
money, and We'll send on the REGIS
TER. The sooner you take advantage
NJ this offer the more you will make
nv il.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1891-05-15
Men Who Hurt q Town.

All who oppose improvements.
Who never push their business.
All who distrust public spirited
men.
Those who run down their town to
strangers.
Those who show no hospitality to
its visitors.
Men who envy their neighbors
prosperity.
Men who oppose everything that
does not originate with them.
Men who wear long faces when
strangers speak Of locating in the
town.
Who refuse to subscribe towards
the building of churches and schools.
Who think all systems of theology,
except their own, are erroneous.
Who find fault with all enterprises
in which they are not connected.
Who oppose every public enter
prise that is not likely to be OF pecu-
mary benefit to themselves.
Men who never subscribe, adver-
tise in, or in any way patronize their
county paper, and are always ready
to find fault with everything it con-
tains
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1891-05-15
he Town Hall

The presentation to the corporation
Of Shepherdstown by Mr.. Shepherd
Brooks of the College property gives
a new impetus to the town hall pro
ject. The ladies are greatly encour-
aged, and will now push the work to
speedy completion. Next week they
hope TO be in position to advertise
for bids for its construction. They
have on hand considerable sum OF
money, and they propose to make II
final call on our people for subscrip-
tons to aid in finishing the building.
The objections that have heretofore
been made by those who declined to
help no longer hold good, and those
who really favor the project can have
no excuse for refusing such help as
they may be able to give. We hope
the subscriptions will be liberal The
town hall is sadly needed, and its con
struction now will be great help to
the improvements that are beginning
to make themselves felt in our town.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1891-05-15
For County Superintendent.

EDITOR REGIsTBR-Please an
nounce Mr.. George w. Banks, Priu-
cipal of the Shepherdstown Graded
School, as a candidate for the office
of County Superintendent of Free
Schools. He is man who has the
education of our youth thoroughly at
heart, and his success with the school
here is an assurance that If he l.
elected he will discharge his duties as
Superintendent faithfully and well.
EDUCATION.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1891-05-15
County Court.

County Court.
The County Court last week grant
ed license TO retail spirituous liquors
to John S. yesterday, Thomas Elliott,
Geo. A. Mock, F. B. Souders, Geo.
w. Thomas, James A. Thomas and
NJ. J. Kahn, in Charlestown; Tbos
]. Burley, L. N. Conner, Charles j.
Drew, John W. Doll, James Conway
and James McGraw, in Harper's
Ferry; and to Geo. l.. Weber, in
Bolivar, to retail malt liquors, native
wines, &c.
The resignation of Mr.. Lewis Din
kle, as sealer of weightsand measures,
was received and accepted.
Messrs. w. n. Wood, Geo. t. Light
and C. T. Mitchell qualified as no.
taries public.
Harry B. Middlekauff was granted
permission to erect harness shop on
the rear OF the courthouse lot, same
to revert to the county at the eIpira-
ton OF twenty-three years.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1891-05-15
4 Remarkable Bird.

The other day a gentleman sat con
versing with Mr.. Thos. j. Miller, OF
Sharpsburg when he heard someone
call, come in here, John" and also
john He asked who that boy was
calling, and Mr.. Miller SAID that it
was no boy, but a parrot, and went
and brought him out, large green
and red fellow with big beak, and
with a remarkably distinct voice.
The bird was brought to this coun-
try in 1850 from Central America, by
Morgan Rencth Miller, a brother Of
Mr.. Miller, who died some years ago.
At that time the bird was years old,
thus making him As years OF age. He
is as lively and spry as ever.
In the same room is rare old brass
bound corner cupboard with thin
glass windows, and considerably over
one hundred years old. Also a metal
works clock, made in Shepherdstown,
that has been in the family 10 years.
Several attempts have been made to
purchase the relics, but Mr. Miller has
declined to sell. -HdgerstOwn Mail.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1891-05-15
Death Of Mrs. Fdym11.

Mrs. Mary Catherine Fayman, a
former resident of Shepherdstown,
died at her home in Roanoke, Va,
on Saturday last, and was buried in
the cemetery in that place on Sun
dav. Mrs. Fayman, was the widow OF
the late John Fayman, who was killed
during the war at the battle of herns-
town, and the daughter Of Samuel
Barnhart, deceased. She leaves two
sons, Daniel X. and John b. Fayman,
and one daughter, Mrs. Mary Green
wood, all of whom reside in Roanoke.
Mrs. Fayman had been i'll for several
months past from complication OF
diseases, and her death was not I'M
expected. She requested that she be
buried at Roanoke.