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Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1891-11-27
The Colossus Of Rhodes.

This was gigantic statue OF Apollo,
or the sun-god. 1t rested on moles
on each side OF the beautiful harbor
Of Rhodes, and vessels passed between
its brazen legs. 1t was over 100 feet
in height, and there were winding
stairs by which ii was aseended. The
statue held In one hand q light for
the direction Of mariners. 1t was
thrown down, presumably by an
earthquake, and never rebuilt; but
fragments of the statue remained for
900 years. At length q Jewish mer-
chant bought the brass and loaded
900 eamels with IL. The value Of the
brass was estimated at $500 At
the present time the harbor Of Rhodes
il nearly useless, and the island has
many times suffered from earthquakes.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1891-11-27
Hans in q Bridal Chamber.

Hans Frederick Enderick arrived
in New York n few days ago by one
OF the Hamburg America Packet
Company's steamers. He was on his
wayIto visit his sister, who Is the wife OF
Il baker IN Boston. II was the first
time Hans had set foot Oh American
soil, and he found everything very
strange. He set sail on the steamer
Pilgrim, on Monday evening for
Fall River. His ticket entitled him
20 berth No. l03 on the steeragc
deck. Hans spent the evening with
his pipe on the upper deck. About
ten o'clock he decided TO turn la for
the night.
In the main seloon he found door
numbered i03. He turned the knob
end entered.
The stateroom In question had been
engaged by young couple who were
returning from their wedding tour.
The husband mad left his wife to re-
retire while he had good night cigar
in the open air When Hans entered
he was somewhat surprised TO find
charming young woman In the lower
bunk OF his apartment. She was
sleeping souBdly. Her diamond brace
let and n tiny gold watch were laid
out on the dresser, and her dress
adorned the back OF a chair.
This is a remarkable country
said Hans to himself. a. he added his
big silver watch to the other jewelry.
Il spose the last one in fastens tho
door, aud he turned the brass key
quietly.
A few minutes later he was Ia the
upper bunk sleeping as peacefully ns
the young woman In the cot below.
There came n rap at the door. Hans
was snoring, but the young woman
awoke.
Who's therei" she inquired.
"It's me-" replied familiar voice.
ungrarnmatically.
There was scream that was heard
from one end OF the saloon 10 the
other. Passengers poked their heads
from their staterooms and wondered
what was the matter. The instant
the door OF No. 103 was unlocked the
frantic husband jumped In. seized
upon poor, inoffeDsiye Hans, dragged
bin from his bunk, and, after pun
melting soundly, threw him bodily In.
to the saloon. Ii was cry battered,
frightened passenger who was con
dncted to bunk No. iosin the steerage.
lie still thinks this Is q wonderful
country.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1891-11-27
Singular Discovery in a Murder Case.

4 recent number Of the Albany Law
Journal tells Of the arrest OF man
upon the charge OF killing his cousin.
The dead man was found lying upon
a lounge. about 3 o'clock ia the after
noon. with 32-caliber ball In mis-
brain. The cousin, who had al inter
est OF 300, 900 in his death, was alone
with him in the house ut the time.
The discovery of the real cause OF
death was due 10 the lawyer OF the
accused, who took the rifle from which
the ball had been fired, loaded and
hung it upon the wall, and then
marked the form Of a man upon u
white sheet and placed it upon the
lounge where the man had been
found. Then heavy cut-glass pitch
er OF water was placed upon a shelf
above. The temperature was 80 de-
grees in the shade. The pitcher OF
water acted as sun-glass, and the
hot rays of the sun shining through
the water were refracted directly up
on the cartridge chamber OF the rifle.
Eight witnesses were in the room, and
a few minutes after 3 o'clock there
was pufI and report, and the ball
struck the outlined form back OF the
ear, and the theory OF circumstantial
evidence was exploded
This is interesting, not only because
the real occurrence is quite as strange
as the imagined one. but because the
fact came after the fiction and paral-
leied it so closely.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1891-11-27

In Life Of Lincoln the bio.
grapher says that on certain occa-
sion an intimate friend OF the presi-
dent ask ID him the extent OF his bank
account. Mr.. Lincoln replied: 81
have exactly $4,000" Ten thous-
and dollars r. repested his friend. in
Amusement, how on earth did you
make itr' To which Lincoln an
swered: II made 5000 by ininding
my own business, and $4,000 more by
letting other peoples alone" There
Is piquant moral 70 this story. and
as the average individual 10 not rock
ing In the untold wealth Of Cresus.
let him or her follow the example OF
the illustrous president, II for no
other reason than improving thei
respective bank accounts
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1891-11-27
GIDEON'S FOUNTAIN.
You know the sacred legend old,

You know the sacred legend old,
How, to the fountains brink,
When war across the land had rolled,
iGreat Gideonle led his armed fold
And bade them stoop and drink.
How all the cautious ones he chose
Who quaffed from palms dipped down,
And put 10 fight his robber foes
With slaughter fierce OF battled blows
BY Jezreels lofty town.
Asin the days when Gideon tried
His men TO find the true,
From out the mountains cavern side
The water wells and wanders wide,
And mirrors skies OF blue.
The thirsty cattle COM a. stand
Deepin the coolIn stream,
Wind.bended reeds clasp hand with hand,
And over all the wheat -sown land
Hills GalIlean dream.
And as we qusfT tie water clear
Ere on we ride again,
We seem TO see a throng appear
The stern array with shield and spear
or Gideon and his men.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1891-11-27

Are you the owner of this house,
Jonesf'
Il was before the baby was born.
/ am uader the impression the nurse
owns il now
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1891-11-27
The King of spain's squirt-6un.

The following little story, from Har-
per's Young People, is commended to
the careful perusal OF our yonnS
readers who may wish to know how
a boy King behaves.
The big-eyed little King is very
fond of his garden, and some time ago
one of the Queens Austrian relatives,
who was going to pay visit at the
Spanish court, bought a very nice
squirt-gun in Vienna for the oung
monarch to use in watering his plants.
His Majesty found it perfectly charm
ing for his purpose. 1t would send
a stream Of water to almost any height
or distance, and such well-watered
domain as the royal parterre had
scarcely been known before.
Indeed, ther. was altogether too
much Of it to confine it strictly to the
garden, and the King soon began TO
make experiments in other directions.
Fine paintings, rich draperies and
various works of art were played upon
at intervals, to the great satisfaction
of his youthful Majesty; but soon he
yearned for more exciting subjects.
There is no great glory in attacking
inanimate objects that cannot move
nor answer back and Alphonso
next cast speculative eyes on his no
BILE playmates and the ladies who sur
rounded him. He also cast the con
tents of his squirt-gun in the same
direction, and found himself in pos
session of more enjoyment than his
short life had yet afforded him. The
cries and scuffles of his victims,
though muflled in their veneration
for their sovereign, added greatly to
the zest of these performances, and II
was long time before Queen Chris
tina knew Of the indoor waterings
which gave her small son such infinite
pleasure.
But Alphonso especially loved a
shining mark for his squirt-gun, and
this led to his exposure and tutor TO
keep him in better order. The Queen
Regent gave grand garden party, at
which celebrities from far and near
were present, and the King, singing
out big General in magnificent
blue and gold uniform, put himself
behind shrub and shouted at him.
The General approached the spot,
and Alphonso held up handful OF
flowers to lure him on. The glittering
uniform came nearer, and when close
to the shrub behind which his MaJes-
ty lurked in ambush, the point OF the
Viennese squirt-gun appeared like
serpent among the leaves, drenching
and spotting the gorgeous suit which
a moment before had been so impos-
ing.
The dripping General backed out
Of range as quickly as possible, and
before the mischievous boy could re
load and follow up his victory his in
iured subject had taken refuge under
the protecting eye of Queen Christina
Then the merry monarch tried TO in
veigle into his snare no less person
than Monsignor Del Val, son Of the
Spanish ambassador at Vienna. but
the young preIate had seen the Gen
erals plight, and was wary enough
to keep several persons between him
and his sovereign for the rest of the
afternoon.
ION the following day it was de
cided at the palace that a masculine
hand was needed to lie heavy on Al
pnonso, and the cautious Monsignor
Del Val was selected TO train his Maj
estYN
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1891-11-27

"Oh, mamma, hear that rooster
crow. He must have laid IN egg"
20, no my son; the rooster ID very
much like Q man. Somebody else has
laid the egg but the rooster makes
all the noisar
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1891-11-27
KILL HAWKS.

J,HE shepherdstown Rod and Gun Club
will pay premium of 30 cents on all
hawks Killed in this school district. Inc
eino % VIII Rpnich pry ~ Bring whole hawk.
I. G. STOTLER, Pres.
RoBERr GIBSON, Sec'y and Treas.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1891-10-28
RloTlNe IN IRELAND.
Brskes Heads Follow Hostile Meeting
Of tho Opposing Factions.

Broken Heads Follow a Hostile Meeting
Of the Opposing Factions.
C0RK, Oct - Desperate lighting has
taken place in the streets Of Cork between
the Parnellites and the Clericals. The re.
suit is that a number Of members OF the
two opposing parties are being nursed, ia
the hospitals and elsewhere, for severe
wounds incurred during the trays. A girl
who was an onlooker during one OF these
political scrimmages was seriously wound
ed about the head and face by stones.
At Limerick two boys quarreled while
discussing the question Of the leadership
Of the Irish parliamentary party. Finally
one OF the lads struck the other over the
head with a stone, fracturing his skull,
for refusing to answer whether he was in
favor Of the late Mr.. Parnell or Mr.. Healy.
When Messrs William O'Brien and
John Dillon arrived In Cork they were
met by a deputation composed of members
Of the National federation and large
number Of priests An enormous crowd
lined the route TO zee the procession
/ While the speechmaklng was in progress
body Of Parnellites attacked the bands
men Of the McCarthyites and tried to de
molish their Instruments.
Mr.. O'Brien, in his speech at the Assem-
bly, rooms said that he was willing TO Civ,
fair play TO his opponents, but, he added
he would not yield to "brickbats and dy
Mantle bombs,n a remark which was re
ceived with loud applause The Parnell
ties, he said, might blow up the offices o
the newspaper representing the views 0
the McCarthyites, but, he exclaimed
'they cannot destroy the spirit tina
animates that party After the Cor
county convention had adjourned Dillo
and O'Brien passed through the city
accompanied by the procession whic
met them az the railroad station. Sudden
I ~ the McCarthyites were attacked by
large mob Of Parnellites, and both side
fought desperately with sticks, club
shovels and pixies.
A detachment OF mounted police squire
their horses between the two lines Of con
batants, striking right aud left with d
fiat OF their sabers A large number (
wounded were stretched, bleeding an
groRning. in the streets before the treoi
ers restored order.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1891-10-28
TeLeeRApHlc sRsvIriEs.

A large Are in Evansville, Ind, destroyed
property OF the Evansville Street Car com
pany valued at go 600
Rev. J. S. Morgan, OF Mulberry Grove
his, is searching on foot for his son, aged
fourteen, stolen, as supposed, by tramps
Aug. ls, 1880.
The rush Of goods through the port OF
Saredo. Tex, into Mexico to avoid in.
crease Of duty on many articles is great, il
is said
General Beauregard, at St Lonis, has
denied that he is in any way connected
with the Louisiana State lottery, except to
see every month that the drawings are
conducted fairly
The grand jury Of the United States dis.
trict court Of Boston has found indict-
ments against New Orleans officials OF the
Louisiana lottery for improper use Of the
mails, as alleged
In accordance with the antitrust law
United States District Attorney Reynolds,
OF St. Louis has decided to commence an
active campaign against the ST. Louis
Apothecaries' association
IL is authoritatively stated from Brown
vile. Tex, that none OF the alleged revolu.
tionists executed by General Lorenzo
Garcia, commanding at Cenarro Mier,
Mexico, were American citizens
Lewis Duffy, fireman on the steam
whaler Grampus, has arrived at San Fran
cisco from Ounalaska on the Mohican,
and brings confirmation of the news that
the crew OF the Grampus have been mas
sacred by the natives. He says that the
crew abused native women.
The steamer Sovereign. bound for Buff
falo, has been wrecked in Lake Superior,
with cargo of20,oOo bushels Of wheat.
Thirty houses were blown down and
damage amounting 10 100000, caused by
tornado at Conneaut, o., Monday even
ing The tornado also blew down wires
in Cleveland, and delayed navigation on
Lake Ontario
After a contest lasting Ave years the
Western Union Telegraph company has
paid SCI, 66g in taxes due to the state Of
Massachusetts,.
Cimarron City, small town OF Okala-
homa, northeast Of Guthrie, has been wiped
out by the prairie fires, which have been
burning for three days. The people of the
town escaped by jumping into the river.
AZ Springfield, Mass, the New England
Gard and Paper company's plant, owned
by 4 l.. Swan & Co, was burned Loss,
So 600.
The treasury department has directed
that an engraved tablet set into a marble
slab presented TO the cathedral of ST. Peter
and St. Paul, Of Philadelphia, be admitted
duty free II it is a work Of art
Adolfo Rey and Anatilde AIDE eloped
from Buenos Ayres year ago and have
been in poverty in New York ever since
Rey is the son OF a rich merchant
+ At New York Police Captain Schultz
is accused by the County Democrats Of
the Twelfth Assembly district OF trying to
intimidate saloon keepers into voting for
the Tammany candidate for alderman
Alexander NJ. Denison, prominent
English actor connected with Mr.. and Mrs
Kendal's company, while laboring under
mental depression, committed suicide by
cutting his throat at New York.
A recommendation from Hahn council,
Order Of United Friends, that Mrs. Jane
A. Bryant's claim for 81, 600 be paid was
disregarded by Imperial Recorder Shedd
and she is suing for the money.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1891-10-28

OHlCAeo Oct Is Jim Hall, OF Aus.
tralia, has challenged Peter Maher, cham
pion heavyweight pugilist Of Ireland, e
responsible club win guarantee and a side
bet o. satisfactory dimensions under Mar
Quis Of Queensberry rules the Irish cham
pion not to weigh over l70 pounds, Ifthii
ia not satisfactory Hall will box Mahel
ak rounds for the gate receipts, Maher MOI
TO weigh more than I75 pounds.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1891-10-28
THE WORLD OF SPORTS.

pale Afte grots an Exhibition nile In
0;Io.
STOCKTON, Cal. Oct Is That good old
canpaigRoF, Palo Alto, beat his record
yesterday in a beautiful exhibition doing
q mile IN 2t0 He made the circuit with
emf skip and with very little urging. The
quarters were made in 50, 3lJs. 80 and
aS1s Tho large number Of prominent
knrsemgn present believe Palo Alto will
beat The worlds stallion record Of 2O04
keAd by Allerton. Senator Stanford has
endowed his trainers 20 prepare the horse
for sueb trial 70 take place within few
sNvN
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1891-10-28

NEw FhAvEH, Oct 2S-THe results Of
the annual games Of the Yale freshmen
follow;
100 yard dash, won by w. Swayne, Jr., in
10 IS seoonds 2sOyard dash; won by ". w.
Allen 10 22I1 seconds. Milerun; won by H.
B Tyler; time, hm Dos Half mile run; won
W B. b Beardsley; time, Pm. q Dos. 40
yard run; won BY f. w. Allen in min.
ate Pole vault, won by +. Hart with a
vault OF # & IN Putting shot; won by
d. Lyman with put Of 81 Il. . in Two
mike bicycle race, safety, won by G. r.
Brewster In nm 90s.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1891-10-28

GUETHER.--In this city, on October "a.
1871, Bessie Julia. daughter OF Julius and M,
3. Gunther, aged years.
HARr.- On the 2Gth instant. in Elizabeth
port, he wife OF Rev Daniel W. Hart. and
daughter OF Robert Taylor.
LEE.-On the 26tn instant, Walter, son OF
Edward II. and Ellen Lee, aged years and 3
mon chs
MARTIN. I'm this city, on the 9th instant,
OF diphtheriH, Ethel NJ, daughter OF John b.
and Mary A. Martin, aged years and
months.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1891-10-28

WASHINGTON, Oct Commissions
Raum, Of the pension bureau, has been In.
formed by Minister Ryan that national
bank and legal tender notes OF the United
States bear premium An Mexico Of 80
per cent. a ten dollar legal tender or ma.
tional bank note Of the United States will
buy thirteen Mexican dollars.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1891-10-28

IRnRpERDENuE, Ia, Oct. 2s-rhe racing
At the kite shaped track was very inter.
astlnR For the flrst time since pacing
records have been noted yearling made a
mile below 2.8e This was accomplished
BY Rolla, grey aelding from the Jeweti
farm at Buffalo He paced the mile IN
s.2Slx Ralph Wilkes. 2-year-oid
sclipsed his best record by second Hi,
time was Ola
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1891-10-28

PrrTsFIELD, Mass. Oct IS Murderer
Coy was taken to the scene Of his crime
and pointed out to the officers where he
had buried Whalen's coat and vest The
articles were covered with blood Coy
then took the officers TO the house where
the murder occurred and showed how the
crime had been committed
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1891-10-28

PIETHBURe, Oct. 2S The irresistabls
James Palmer o'Neil has resigned his
position as president OF the Pittsburg
League club and will enter the insuranct
hoxipess. Director William Kerr will prob
ably be alActea bis nuccessnr.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1891-10-28

Nav YoRK, Oct 9s.--Billy Madden, act
lag in the interests Of Peter Maher, the
Irish champion, has covered the 81 900 re
Gently deposited with a New York news
paper for Jim Corbett, with a challenge (
meet any tiptop heavyweight.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1891-10-28

HisaSh Hemes for Jews in Argentine.
WASHINGTON, Oct 2S.-The Argentine
gexernment has sold tract Of land in the
Grand Chaco, the northern part Of the
republic to Baron Hirsch for the estab.
lishment Of a Jewish settlement One
million dellars in gold has been paid for
/. 900 square Eailee Of territory.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1891-10-28

NKw York, Oct. 2S.-The Herald says
that much more evidence Of cruelty in the
Presbyterian hospital has come TO light,
but the executive committee contanted
itself with ssybag that the charges had not
been properly made
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1891-10-28

hEw YORK, Oct. 2&-Deputy Sheriffs
Mulvaney and Hamilton have seized a
numbdK Of human skeletons on a writ Of
Eeplev1n secured by the New York Bank
q Deposit TO satSsfy loan made to Sardy.
ColeH q Co
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1891-10-28
Premier MeroIer received $40, 900.

QUEBEC, Oct. 9s-Before the royal COM
mission the evidence of Ernest Pecaud was
continued. Among other things it was
learned from Pecaud that Premier Mercier
received $4,000 in all through the inter
vention Of the witness Pecaud.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1891-10-28

OVERCOAT / Hurries
WEATHER up the
buyers.
Sixth and Market is get
ting a good share of them
because it has the STYLES.
Back of the styles are
moderate prices. Then
there is reliability that
gives you something to
fall back on.
Young men wanting
stylish Overcoat should
look at a Black Cheviot
Cape Coat which is just
in. The cape is extra
long, which makes it the
nobbiest coat out this
year.
S25, should you desire
a Fine Coat, opens up a
line of coats which for
quality and styles are not
surpassed. Among the
lot is a coat extra long
and full back. This coat
is acknowledged by the
leaders of fashion to be
the proper thing and was
made to our order.
Our $1,000 styles are as
numerous as ever and will
be kept up the season
through.
]. 7. Mullin & Son,
Tailors, 9th 6 Market,
Clothiers, Wilmington,
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1891-10-28

The exchanges Of the Wilmington banks
Al sh~ els@xang houss to-day were Total,
slsa, ee7. ~; sslaRess 49, 6sS.s2
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1891-10-28
Dyspepsia

Makes many lives miserable, and often leads to
self destruction. Distress after eating sick head
ache, heartburn, sour stomach, mental depres-
sion, etc. are caused by this very common and
increasing disease Hoods sarsapaTiIla tones the
stomach, creates an appetite, promotes healthy
digestion, relieves sick headache, clears the
mind, and cures the most obstinate cases Of dys-
pepsla. Read the following:
~ have been troubled with dyspepsia. had
but little appetite, and what did eat distressed
me, or did me little good. In an hour after eating
I would experience a faintness or tired, all-gone
.eciing, as though had not eaten anything
Hoods sarsapariila did me an immense amount
Of good. IL gave me an appetite, and my food
relished and satisfied the craving had previously
experienced. It relieved me OF that faint, tired,
ali-gone feeling Ihave felt so much better SINGS
I took Hoods Ssrsaparilla. that an happy 20
recommend t." @. A. PAGE, WATERFOWL, Mass
n. b. Be sure to get only
Hoods SarsaparilIa
soldby all druggists. 81 six for ss Prepared only
BY c. L HOOD a CO., APotheearies. Lowell Mass.
100 Doses One Dollar
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1891-10-28

The hose wagon horse of the Liberty
Fire Company. which was hurt while re.
spending to Sunday nights blaze. is re-
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1891-10-28

Wilmington Carpet Cleaning Works,
Eleventh and Jackson streets, is ready for
the fall trade. Carpets taken up, cleaned
and relaid
T. FERRY, Proprietor
Telephone, $50.