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Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1892-12-02

A woman named Alderman, n
giant In stature and strength, sought
shelter and was afforded refuge at
the house OF a peasant woman named
Yooreski Sariera. living in the IsrDail
district OF Bessarabia, Russia. The
woman drank a quantity Of vodka,
and when the supply gave out Yoor-
eski went out to get another bottle.
When she returned she found that
her guest in her absence had killed
and partially eaten her baby, and
was in the act OF attempting 10 Kill
another child. The mother tried TO
save her child from the murderess,
but the latter struck the littie girl
with bludgeon and killed her before
her mother could reach her. The
mothers brain was turned by the
terrible scene she had witnessed, and
she attempted to kill herself. Neigh
bors, attracted by her shrieks, pre-
vented her. The Alderman woman
was overpowered aud jailed.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1892-12-02
SHEPHERDSTOWN, w. VA. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2 1892
THE PRAYER-CURE IN THE PINES.

A kind OF purity boy was Hank,
With girlish face, an an honest, frank,
Confidin' light in his big b'ue eyes,
That looked with n sorter half surprise
At the things they seen in Stiggins camp,
An suthin', somehow, that seemed TO staml
Him dif'runt from us, an give him Just
trlfiin' flavor OF upper crust.
Nothin put On, but natural-see?
Friendly an social. but not too free.
gentleman born was young Hank Shaw,
An he didn't drink, nor didn't chaw,
An never cussed-that is, not much.
An when he did he did it in such
An awk' ard way you could tell fors
He was more or less of an amachure.
Never said nothin' about his kin.
Never let on whar his home he'd been,
Worked right along with the rest of us,
An held his own with the best OF us,
Till Big-Foot Zekel, who used to laif
At his genteel manners, quit his chah,
An give out the statement, cold an chill,
He'd lick the duffer rs used Hank Ill.
Now, the boy was young-jest turned six
teen
An the work was hard an the chuck was
mean,
But he tufied 1t ont through cold and DAMP,
Till. jest as Stlggins was breakin camp,
He tux with fever so mighty bad.
He couIdn I be moved TO town, poor lad;
SO ME an Zekel an Long Dan Drew
Stayed thar in the woods TO see him thro'.
one day-twas Sunday-he'd got SO weak
He couldn't move nor he couldn't speak,
But lay in his bunk so still and white
We lowed he could never last till night;
When long in the mornin'-say near 10
We heerd tn jingle of bells an then
A woman dashed through the shanty door
An knelt by Hank on the ruff plank floor.
Her face was lit with look ofjoy,
AS she cried, Thank God, I've found my
boy!'
But he didn't know her. An then she prayed.
No other seen prayer was ever made.
sorter reckon the angel bands,
AS she begged Hanks life at the good Lord s
hands,
Must hev stopped to listen. Twas rather
more
Than could stan an broke for the door.
The others foil owed. "Say, lads, says Dan,
"Do you think pra'rs ever cured man.
Dunno" says Zeke, but know ef /
Was a-settin' up thar on the Throne on high,
A.runnin' this yer concern, an she
Come prayln an pleadin that way ter me,
I'd cure thet xii ef 1t bust the plan
OF the whole burned universe "Shake I"
says Dan.
An jest three weeks from that very day,
Hank an his mother rode away
Down the loggin' trail. Now some may
doubt,
An argy twas nussiu' thet pulled him out,
An thet pra'rs don't go; but as for me,
l was thar, an know what hearn an see.
An hold thet thet day AT the Throne of
Grace
Thet mothers pra'r was wuth It's face.
Clarence H. Pearson.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1892-12-02
He Wanted to Swap Wives.

Twenty years ago the people Of
that section OF country embraced in
Western North Carolina and Eastern
Tennessee were primitive in the ex-
treme," said F. p. Dalton to ST
Louis Globe Democrat man.
Few could read; not one N hun
dred had ever seen a ra ilroad or q
town OF 1000 inhs bitants. was
tramping through the mountains
making some sketches, and my wife
then an exceedingly handsome wo-
man OF twenty, accompanied me. We
stopped one night at the cabin OF Il
squatter who was typical noun
taineer. His wife WAS a tall, raw
boned, slatternly woman with a snuff
stick and sharp tongue. After u
supper of corn pone,' milk and fat
pork the host took me outside, aud
pointing with his thumb over his
shoulder to our respective wives, said;
How'll you swap
Il had heard that the people OF
that country sometimes traded Yhes,
but regarded il as foolish burlesque.
well, said |. inclined TO get some
amusement out Of il, make an offer
IL kinder reckon said the would
be snapper, that my wife's wuth the
most. She's the biggest N strongest.
She kin milk COWS, dig seng, and kin
cook a possum 10 a turn. But I've
had her nigh onto n year an am get
tin tired Of her old clapper Of n
tongue. I'll swap even
Il declined the offer aud he finally
offered 10 give as boot a squirrel rifle
aud a dog warranted to be death on
coons. This liberal offer did not
tempt me, aud a. we were about TO
lave he offered 10 add IA jug OF moon
light whisky. This "es too much for
the temper OF his partner.
We'll, lack Jenkins, said she.
with asperity, I've been snapped
four tunes, an you're the first teller
that didn't cackerlate that ! was with
a deal more in trade than tother
woman
we departed, leaving Zack To eN-
plain matters as best he could
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1892-12-02
What Mothers Should Do.

As the boys grow up, make com
panions OF them then they will not
seek companionship elsewhere.
Let the children make noise some
times, their happiness is ss impor-
taut as your nerves.
Respect their little secret. II they
have concealment; worrying them
will never make them tell aud
patience will probably do its work.
Allow them, as they grow older,
to have opinions OF their own make
them individuals and not mere
echoes.
Remember that without physical
health mental attainment IL worth
less let them lead free. happy lives,
which will strengthen both mind and
body.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1892-12-02
She Changed Her Mind, Too.

4 young couple in n Lancashire
village had been counting for several
wears. The young man one day said
TO the young woman, Sal, | Gamma
marry thee
How Is that - said she
I've changed my mind, said lac.
We'll, I'll tell you what we'll do,
said she III folks know that it's
thee as has given me up shanna he
able TO get another chap, but II they
think have given thee up can easy
get another chap. So We'll have the
banns published, and when the we'd
ding day comes the parson will say
10 thee: Wilt thou have this woman
to be thy welded wife ? aud thou
must say i will, and when he says To
me. wilt thou have this man To be
thy welded husband 2 / shall ray 1
wanna.
The day came and when the minis.
ter said. wilt thou have this woman
to be thy welded wife" the man
answered, II will.
Then the parson said to the wo-
man, wilt thou have this man TO be
thy welded husband - and she said
IL will
why said the young man furi-
ously, you said you would say
Wilma"
Il know that, said the young wo-
man, but I've changed my mind
since"
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1892-12-02
How the Dream Came True.

well, said young man In CLUB
reading room, as he lay down his
newspaper. heres another story Of a
man who dreamed three nights in sue
cession that pot of gold was buried
at the foot of certain tree, and when
he dug there he found money to the
amount of $4,000 l wonder why
newspapers don't quit printing such
bad fakes
You don't believe in such dreams,
then ?" asked a gentleman sitting
near.
'Of course not. Who does. Ger
tainly you do not, sir?'
We'll, sir, let Inc tell you something
which happened to me, before tell
you whether or not believe in such
things"
with pleasure, sir.
''SOme years ago when | was much
poorer than am now, an uncle died
and left lie a tract of land in West
Virginia of 500 acres. 1t was very
wild land. and no one thought it was
worth anything. Indeed | received a
good deal of well-meant sympathy
from my friends by reason of my be-
quest One night dreamed that my
uncle came to me and advised me to
dig near very large rock which he
indicated and which knew very well.
In my dream | remember promising
him that | would, but when daylight
came it passed from my mind and |
thought no more of it until | went to
bed. then recalled my dream of the
previous night and wondered if it
would lie repeated, as | understood
that TO be the usual procedure in such
cases as | had heard of, but never be-
lieved.
well, that night my uncle came
again. This time he upbraided NE
for not following his advice and ac-
cused me of breaking my promise.
He further said that il | would follow
his instructions would not regret it.
He said there was good deal Of
wealth buried there, and that | would
find at least $4,000 if | would but
dig. promised that | certainly would
follow his advice, and then he went
away. All this happened IN my sleep,
Of course, but when morning arrived
the recollection was so vivid that |
felt as though had made Il promise
which | must keep, although | had
not the slightest belief that | should
have anything more than my labor
for my pains.
Il was very busy that day and had
no time for digging, but with sleep
that night my uncle came again. He
was quite angry at my delay, and
said he was sorry he had left me the
land; but this time promised to dig
as he directed the very next day, and
he departed satisfied apparently.
'To cut long story short, | com
menced to dig at the spot he had in
dicated Immediately after breakfast
the next morning. | dug down about
six feet and found
Found that there was no money
buried there, Of course" interrupted
the young man.
True enough Not dollar did |
find in cash; but found indications
of Il coal vein which has netted me
over one quarter Of IA million dollars
so far, and the deposit is not nearly
-
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1892-12-02

The merchant was notoriously close
and his clerks were not fond OF him.
One day he called one OF the best of
them into his private office. Charles,
he said, slowly, what would you do
if | were to double your salary ??
Fall dead on the spot exclaimed
the Young man. The old man face
redeemed. We'll" he said, Il do not
wish 70 become a murderer, so We
shall let it remain at the old figures, "
and Charles went out and asked the
porter to hit him whack in the back
with dray pin.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1892-12-02

Russia has just launched the Rurik,
the largest cruiser and the longest
iroDelad in all the nayies OF Europe.
She is 435 feet long from stem TO stern
with 81 feet beam, Is feet . inches
depth and 1898 tons displacement.
Owing 10 her size she will be able to
go from Cronstadt TO vladivostock
in the Pacific, 1900 miles, without
coaling on the way. Her speed 10 to
be ls knots.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1892-12-02

A certain minister. not thousand
miles from here. loves a dollar with a
close affection. Not long ago II young
man asked him how much he would
charge to marry couple.
We'll. said the preacher, "the groom
pays what he pleases, but | never
charge less than so. >"
"Whewr' exclaimed the prospective
groom. that's good lot Of money.
| thought that kind of work went 10
with your regular salary"
"Oh, no. explained the minister
salvation is free, but it costs money
to get married. "
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1892-12-02

The court had sentenced him to six
years in the penitentiary, at hard la
bor. for the crime of having three
more wives than the law allows.
Think of the sorrow, judge ex-
claimed the prisoner, deeply moved.
THAT this will bring to four estima-
BILE families.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1892-12-02

Where did you get YOUR dog :" he
asked of the boy.
"A man down at the depot gave
him to lie"
What do you call him 2
Hen"
Why
Cause he's setter.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1892-12-02

Mamma-George Winkelford called
to see you again last night, Irene, did
he notl He is worthy young man,
and hope you didn't treat him dis
tsntly.
Miss Irene with vivid blush)--
Distantlyi Not at all. IL was very
much drawn to him, mamma
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1892-12-02

He-But couldn't YOU learn to love
me, Ida?
She-I don't think / could, George.
He Creaching for his haD-lt Is as l
feared You are too old TO learn
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1892-12-02

u,I.nC White Wines for seasoning; Old
EUNC sherry; Sweet Catawba Black
vA,IMCc berry Wine; French Brandy.
WtINCO. .These are guaranteed TO be pure
and are for sale only for medicinal and sea-
soning purposes, at
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1892-12-02

To wash the baby;
10 wash the hands and face;
To dress wounds and sores;
To cleanse and heal scalp and skin diseases ;
To cleanse and cure sore eyes;
The best for bathing purposes;
For shaving purposes;
For washing ladies' hair, leaving the hair,
eyebrows and eyelashes soft, alive, glossy;
For washing gentlemen's boards and hair.
We claim only the medical. curative prop
critics OF Pure, Perfect Soap that you can
find for ~ cents per cake by calling at
MISS ELLEN WELSHANS'.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1892-12-02
OneDOllar.
1t is the Largest Paper
COMING INTO THE STATE.

Ii contains more choice. varied and attrac-
tive reading matter than any hall dozen or
dinary newspapers.
Its entertaining. chaste and delightful con-
tinued stories by the best authors are am ong
the desirable features
The WHEELING REGISTER live stock. pro-
duce wool and grain markets, from Phila-
delphia, New York, Baltimore and Chicago
are full accurate and complete.
Every town, city and county seat In the
State is a center of news which the REGISTER
publishes with weekly regularity, so that
every citizen in the State must take the
REGISTER TO keep thoroughly posted In state
matters.
The Democratic Party will shortly come
into power, and the REGISTER Will be afaltL-
fuI chronicler OF events occurring under the
Cleveland Administration. Everybody Will
want 10 know what is going on in Washing
ton. The REGISTERS Special Correspondent
will keep them posted. ,
TIE Legislature will shortly assemble. IL
will be q very important session. NO cltlzen
of the state can afford to be without the
REGISTER. Its Legislative reports. and In
fact all news matters from the State Capital
are recognized throughout the state as The
most elaborate and complete.
Remember. Ono Dollar buys the WEEK
IY REGISTER from now till January l. 1871.
En- All remittances should be either by
postal order registered letter or check.
Then there is no danger OF loss or delay.
Address, - 80
VEST VIRGINIA PRINTING CO.
Wheeling. w. Va.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1892-12-02

T IGHT DIET-Pearl Barley, Tapioca, Rice
i A Flour, Farlna, See-Moss. Irish Moss,
Gelatine, Breakfast Cocoa. At
MCMURRAN'S DRUG STORE.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1892-12-02

che poorest man is not the one VINO
has the least, but the one who wants
TIE mos.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1892-12-02

4 TTENTI0N, HOUSEKEEPERS-Sm
n cans OF ready mixed paints, stains and
yarpishes, with which fowerpots, furniture,
&c. can be made as good as new at little
cost. Can be had cheap, at
NCMURRAN'S DRUG STORE.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1892-12-02
J. S. FLEMING, Notary Public.

xIvIILtake acknowledgements Of Deeds,
w Power of Attorney, Affidavits, DEPOSIT
tions, ana attend to all bust ness connected
With the Office.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1892-12-02

A--you can depend upon us for this, az
'' a."ays mean what We say. These goods
h' 'Nap~N, gruleel. and perfect fitting,
.s. :, boys aud children's clothing, and
W. N"' guarantee them u give 100 cents In
"'. aHl service for every dollar you put in
t.. lou can pick from great assort-
Sal. 'iHrly new and decidedly popular
Vg> ltess suits aud Business suits.
,.A."S suits, and boys as well as chill
,N ,-.ls. We lead with newest styles
\,,gI, grades IN GENTLCMEN'S FUR
:, ..,..''G>-Nrckwear Underwear, Hosiery,
r..,, collars, Duiis, Handkerchieis, Sus-
'..'N ana Notions of every grade. This
u...., ~ handsome and complete as you
..-.." 81 igr, and all at a square price.
AZ .'p p' '\ EHCDATS is fine. and q II we
a..t .. ,.. l'H % come in and inspect them
Nhat We say j. the truth. Also
.' "I IRj \kS and NALlSES. Every
.,. .,.' you need Will be found at the
'N..s mans store, at the corner of
H.r.- i"tir. With many thanks To all
20, '.i friends and customers for their
.'''NiN, ask continuance in tue fu-
p JACOB WlNTERMOYER,
N''iuiu- Man OF Sbepherdstown.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1892-12-02

After twenty years In the Dry Goods busi-
ness in this city, propose TO STEP DOWN
CLOSE OUT MY ENTIRE STOCK AND FIN
TCRES with full determination to close out
my stock and vacate the premises as quickly
as possible. will place my ENTIRE STOCK
ON SALE,
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-11-09
The Bells Charmed tho Snake.

Mrs. d. M. Madden, Of Denison, Tex,
is a lady of nerve. Her little girl Mary,
aged two years, was seated on the
ground under tree playing with a tin
hoop, to which were attached bells. The
noise Of the bells attracted large black
snake, which crawled to the feet of the
child and stretched at full length, with
Its head resting on her left foot. The
jingle Of the bells seemed TO charm ID,
for the snake closed its eyes and was
motionless. Mrs. Madden saw the
snake. She did not scream for assist
ance, as most women would have done
under the circumstances. She darted to
the child, grabbed the snake by the tail
and hurled it through the air. The pc
culiar music Of the bells had evidently
placed the snake under spell, as 1t did
not move until it felt the touch Of Mrs
Madden's hand.-Cor st. Louis Repub.
Gcan.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-11-09

An Auburn lady astonished some of
her friends at the Thursday club by her
original discourse on the subject of
Lake Auburn. Among other things she
said this: 1.-THE funniest thing is when
the wind blows real hard, you know, so
that the lake is just lovely and rough.
Well, then is when it's elegant-great
white pillows and curious, straight,
smooth places right along the lake where
the wind doesn't seem to blow SO hard.
Well, there's where the roads were on
the ice last winter. Isn't it PECULIAR"
Every peculiar" said a strong minded
lady. "Who told you thatg'
why, my brother Henry said 30.
Isn't it true, my dear?"
"HumphT said the strong minded
woman.
AT present this club is studying "Hegel
on the Good, the Beautiful and the
True" and this Auburn lady is consid-
cred a very apt NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
ton Journal.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-11-09
The Barefoot Cure.

The barefoot cure is evidently the
coming craze in panaceas. We have
had the rest cure, the athletic cure, the
Delsarte cure, the faith cure, ct al and
now the barefoot cure. Returning
travellers from Germany and Austria are
bringing the idea over with them, and
as it is vastly less harmful than the
cholera bacilli, which they might have
brought, it is well to be lenient with the
lesser folly. The barefoot treatment is
a phase Of more than one process of
cure. Under one authority it is carried
on on sunny beach, and the patients
race through the hot sands bare headed,
bare armed and with legs and feet bare
to the knees.
This is to give the sun and heat, with
their health giving properties, free &C
cess TO the skin. According to another
curist, TO coin word, it is part Of the
hardening course, and though you begin
walking barefooted over smooth turf,
you advance by running through wet
meadows, and later meadows heavy with
hoar frost, to the climax of being able
to endure tramping in cold water. AS
most of the cures effected at present
have outlived their novelty, at least we
may expect to find this brand new bare
foot cure eagerly seized upon.-Pitts-
burg Dispatch.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-11-09

BY all means let the city commission
of sewers raise the tariff of fees for ad-
vertisement boardings in our streets
The flaming posters which do SO much
to make London unsightly cannot per-
haps be prohibited altogether until a
generation of citizens shall be born with
the rudiments of an aesthetic sense, but
the local authorities ought to do as
much as they can to keep this unsightly
patch on the metropolitan landscape
within bounds. The commissioners are,
however, just now considering a protest
against the new fees, supported by an
influential deputation, who declared
that monstrously pictured and most
glaringly inscribed boardings are bless
ing to the public, and that the fee de-
manded by way Of license ought to be
reduced instead of being enhanced. The
fact is, that in these street advertise
ments there is a rich field for taxation
which ought not to be left unharvested.
st. James Budget.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-11-09
Fatal Railroad Accident

GREENvILLE, o., Nov. S-Number
4, north-bound passenger train on the
Mackinaw railway, telescoped with a
north-bound gravel train yesterday
evening about one mile south of this
city. The engine pulling the gravel
train ran out of coal, and cut loose and
ran into town and coaled up, and while
being turned, jumped the track and
was unable to get back to the train.
John Dougherty, brakeman of the
gravel train, was asleep in the cabOose,
instead of being back Tagging the pass
enger train, which was nearly due.
The passenger train came along at the
rate of forty miles an hour, and the
gravel train was not seen in time to
stop the passenger engine, which
dashed through the caboOse where the
brakeman was sleeping, and on through,
telescoping five loaded cars. 1t then
turned over and rolled down steep
embankment and lies on its side buried
in mud. G. NJ. Huff, engineer, and f..
Conway, fireman, of the passenger en-
CINE, both jumped just as the engine
started down the embankment. Both
were seriously hurt about the back and
internally. Daugherty, the brakeman,
was cut and mangled in a terrible man.
ner and cannot live. About twenty
passengers were aboard and were hurt
more or less. G.. r. Hendrick, G. III.
q ID. mail clerk, and his wife, were
passengers on the train and both were
badly injured. The damage done to
the engine, cars and track is about
S2O OOO
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-11-09
Omcial

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the minds of the public the superiority of
the service offered by the Wiconsin Gem
trail Lines to Milwaukee, Chicago and all
points East and South. Two fast trains
daily, equipped with Pullman Vesti6uled
Draw az Room Sleepers, Dining Cars and
Coaches of the latest design. Its Dining
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larity OF this line. The Wisconsin Gem
tral Lines. in connection with Northern
Pacific r. r., is the only line from Pacific
Coast points over which both Pullman
Vestibuled, first-cass, and Pullman Tour
list Cars are operated via st. Paul without
change TO Chicago.
Pamphlets giving valuable information
can be obtained free upon application TO
your nearest sicket agent, or JAS. G. POND,
General Passenger and Ticket Agent, Chi
cagO. ILL.,