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Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1892-10-07
Fire Near chariestonn.


The large barn, meat-house, ice
house, granary and courthouse on the
farm OF w. F. Hemp, one mile north
OF CharlestOwn, were entirely de-
stroyed by fire last Monday, together
with 80 tons OF hay, 1000 bushels Of
wheat and lot OF farming imple-
ments. Mr. Harry Bane, tenant on
the farm, lost his whole wheat crop
and most Of his farming implements.
The fire originated in the straw stack,
from which it communicated to the
barn and other buildings and is sup
posed to be the work Of an incendiary.
Mr.. Bane's wife aud children were the
only persons on the place when the
fire was discovered. The loss is esti-
mated at 81 900 on the building, in
sured in the Farmers and Mechanics
Mutual of Martinsburg for 81 200; loss
on wheat, hay and implements 1900,
insured in the Peabody. of Wheeling,
for $1,000. The burned buildings
were comparatively new. The dwell
ing house also took fire, but was saved
after slight damage.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1892-10-07

The ink with which all the govern
ment paper money is printed Is made
only by James Eddy, OF Troy. y. L.,
who alone has the secret OF its com
position, the formula having been
given to him by his father, the inven-
tor OF the ink, on his death bed. The
making OF it results in a profit OF
$50, 900 4 year.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1892-10-07
PUBLIC SPEAKING.

Hon. VIM. a. MacCorkle, Demo
cratic candidate for Governor OF this
State, will address the voters al
Charlestown on Wednesday next, DC
tober 18th, at one o'clock in the after
noon.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1892-10-07
Pay UP! Pay UP B.!

1t seems to be an absolute necessity
for us to throw out a gentle hint
about once every year TO our sub
scribers in order to get them to square
up their accounts. They seem to for
get that it takes money to run news
paper We hope that there will be a
general needing of this request TO pay
the printer. In addition, we shall
send out bills to delinquents this
month. Don't get mad if you receive
a dun. We can't call on a thousand
people, more or less, and personally
request in honeyed accents that they
pay what they owe, so we are obliged
to send bills through the mail. II you
settle the first time you won't get but
one. We must have some money,
though, and if we can't get it peace
ably we will send the constable after
some folks.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1892-10-07

While seated at the dining table on
a steamer on his way to New York
Friday night Mr.. Cleveland was APP
preached by waiter, who brought
him a glass OF wine from a Kentucky
lady with her compliments. The ex-
President bowed his acknowledgment.
touched the glass to his lips, but did
not drink. He asked to be excused.
as he had decided to drink no into1i-
cants during the present struggle.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1892-10-07
Low Rates and Special Trans to FREDERICK

Low Rates and Special Trans TO Frederick.
In addition to the excursion rates
via the b. Il Q. r. r. offered those at
tending the Frederick Fair, Oct. 18th
to 18th, a special low rate and special
trains will be offered on Wednesday
and Thursday, Oct. 18th and 18th,
tickets to be good on day OF sale only
and to include admission to the fair.
For time of trains and rates of fare
see appended table
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1892-10-07
When Nature

Needs assistance it may be best to
render it promptly, but one should re-
member to use even the most perfect
remedies only when needed. The best
and most simple and gentle remedy Is
the Syrup of Figs, manufactured by
the California Fig Syrup Co.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1892-10-07

Arrive Frederick S35 a. H., leave
Frederick G. 20 p. III. For time of1reg
ular trains to Frederick see published
time table.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1892-10-07

The Moler's Farmers Alliance meets the
rrst and third Friday In each month al eco
p m.
Potomac Assembly No. 2O2I knights 81 La
Dor, meets every Monday night IN the room
over Mr.. J. {. Lsmbert's store.
Forest Grange No. %. P. OF n. will meet Tie
second and last Friday in each month Al o.so
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1892-10-07
STATE OF OHIO, CITY OF TOLEDO o.
LUCnS COUNTY,

=
LUCAS COUNTY,
FRANK J. CHENEY makes oath that
he is the senior partner of the firm Of
f. J. CHENEY & Co., doing business
in the City of Toledo, County and
State aforesaid, and that said firm
will pay the sum of ONE HUNDRED
DOLLARS for each and every case OF
CATARRH that cannot be cured by the
use of HALLS CATARRH CURE.
FRANK j. CHENEY.
Sworn TO before me and subscribed
in my presence, this 9th day OF De
cember. A. ID. 1886.
A. w. GLEASON.
SEAL Notary Public
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken inter
nally and acts directly on the blood
and mucous surfaces OF the system
Send for testimonials, free.
f. J. CHENEY & CO, Toledo, o.
eS~iSold by Druggists, 75c.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1892-10-07
Highest of Leavening Power-Laest u s. Govt Report
Roe! B Bsxass1
ABSOLUTELY PURE

-Four men tried 10 rob a bank at
Erie. Pa, on Monday. but the Plucky
cashier. Frank Kepler, fought them
Of aud they were all captured.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1892-10-07

The officials of the Carnegie Com-
pany are now having the Homestead
strikers arrested on the charge OF high
treason.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1892-10-07

Both the method and results when
Syrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant
and refreshing to the taste, and arts
gently yet promptly OH the Kidneys,
Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys-
tenn efectually, dispels colds, head
aches and fevers and cures habitual
constipation. Syrup of Figs is the
only remedy Of its kind ever pro
duced, pleasing to the taste end &C
ceptable to the stomach, pruspf liz
its action and truly beneficial IL rs
effects, prepared only from the most
healthy and agreeable substances, IL
many excellent qualities commend il
to all and have made it the most
popular remedy known.
Syrup of Figs is for sale in bOe
and 81 bottles by all leading drug.
gista ANY reliable druggist whc
may not have it on hand will pro
cure it promptly for any one whc
wishes to try it. Do not accept an
substitute.
CALIFORNIA re SKRUP co.
sls FRANCISCO. CAL
LOUISVILLE. ~. NEW Foax. AL
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1892-10-07
Female Weakness. Positive Cure.

To TIDE EDITOR Please inform your read
ers that have a positive remedy for The
thousand and one lis which arise from de-
ranged female organs. | shall be slsd 10 send
two bottles OF my remedy FREE 10 any Lady
II they will send their Express snd z. U. Ad-
dress Yours, Res pectfully,
DR.. A. {. MARCHISI. Utica, Y.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1892-06-30
Pretty Big Fourteen-year-old.

The youngest soldier in the British
army, Private Defries, aged fourteen
years and six months, is fine child for
his age. He is close upon s feet s
inches in height, with a chest measure
ment of 33 inches, and weighs 1875
pounds. It is no wonder, therefore,
that the military authorities should
have enlisted him without demur
when he told them that he was over
eighteen. His father now seeks to have
him discharged on account of his tender
years; but the war Office, not unreason-
ably, holds that the onus lies upon him
to prove that his son is the lusus nature
he would make him out. In other
words, the condition of his discharge is
the production of certificate of age
and very right.-London Globe.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1892-06-30
Tho sapphire Beds of montana.

Close to Helena, On lodges which mark
two former levels of the Missouri river,
are the world famous sapphire and ruby
beds, 5000 acres Of which, with 1900 other
acres under water, have recently been ac-
quired by an English company of noble
men, bankers. jewellers and others for
$4,000, 900, the mere value of the gold which
1t is thought will be taken from the dirt.
That sapphires and rubies were there has
been known for twenty years or more, some
miners having kept the finer specimens
and others having thrown them out of
their pans into the river by the hundred
weight as pebbles of no value. The truth,
as get it from experts, is that these stones
are true rubies and sapphires, and the only
opportunity they afford for criticism lies
in the fact that very nearly all of them are
much lighter in color than the Asiatic
gems of the same sort.
In other words, pigeons blood rubies and
sapphire blue sapphires are found there,
but not often. And yet these stones of the
lighter shades are of far greater brilliancy
than the Asiatic gems that fashion has ap-
proved; indeed they are often like dia-
monds, and as their hardness is next to
that of the diamond their luster must
prove enduring The gems are found on
the bedrock under eight or ten feet of soil.
along with crystals, nuggets of gold, gold
dust, garnets and pebbles. The land was
bought by two Michigan lumbermen,
brothers, who now treasure million in
cash and million in shares of the new
English company-rewards for their fore
sight.--Julian Ralph in Harper's
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1892-06-30
..rs.l... Glow IN England.

Teslas experiments with high FIRE
quency currents before the Royal insti.
tuition have laid such hold on the imagi,
nation Of the English, who, as Tesla
says in a recent letter to friend in New
York, ''are the most enthusiastic people
in the world in scientific matters" that
crowds flock daily 10 the Crystal Palace
to see the high pressure demonstrations
given at the electrical exhibition. Many
people find it hard TO believe, without
actually seeing it, that tube carried in
the hand, without any wire connection
whatever, will fill a room with beautiful
light and high pressure discharges with
their dazzling and exquisite effects Of
color and light, and the illumination Of
wireless vacuum tubes promises 10 be
indispensable at any afternoon party
Exchange.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1892-06-30

Spaniards are now said to be most
predominant among the criminals ar
rested for stealing in large shops OF
pocket picking on race courses or al
great public gatherings. Several Ibe.
,fians have been caught purse snatching
at the Gingerbread fair, and there have
just appeared before the police court
two men and two women from over the
Pyrenees who practiced shoplifting on
d large scale. The Spanfards, who had
been suspected of pocket picking in the
Jardin discrimination, were dogged by
a detective, who saw them enter the
Grands Magasins du Louvre. They
drove to the place in hired victoria
the jehu of which was one of the men.
After having remained for awhile in the
shop they saw, that they were being
watched, so they left the place, entered
their vehicle and were conveyed to the
Printemps.
Thither the detective followed them
and although he had no ocular proof
that the Spaniards stole anything he ar
rested the lot, the driver Of the victoria
being seized by policeman who had re.
ceived instructions to observe his move
ments. Under the cushions of the We
hicle were found three large pieces Of
silk which had been stolen from the
Louvre shops and were valued at little
over forty pounds.-London Telegraph.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1892-06-30
Carrier Pigeons for the Navy.

When the United States practice ship
Constellationsailed on the cadets sum-
mer voyage Monday afternoon it had
aboard number of homing pigeons,
to be used as means of communication
between the ship and points ashore. The
birds will be liberated at intervals, and
are expected to bring official messages
from the practice vessel to the naval
academy, where loft or cote has re-
Gently been established.
If the experiment should prove sue
cessful the government will probably
find it profitable to the navy to encour-
age the homing pigeon service with the
small appropriation needed to carry out
the plans of the projectors of the enter
prise. At present the facilities for
training birds at the naval academy are
limited, no government appropriation
being available. At Fortress Monroe,
the first stopping place of the ship, it is
possible several trained birds from Bal
timore, Philadelphia and New York will
be taken aboard and later dispatched
with information from the cruising
grounds. The headquarters at Wash
ington will also be posted of the where
abouts of the vessel through winged
messengers from that city. A loft of
birds to accompany the ship will no
doubt be sufficiently trained toward the
close Of the voyage to be useful in con-
veying messages ashore. - Annapolis
Cor Baltimore Sun.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1892-06-30

History records the unselhsh deeds
and the bravery Of our soldiers in time
Of danger, and future history win record
the bravery OF our workmen who earn
their daily bread amid great danger and
imminent peril An inquest was held
last week by Mr.. Brighouse. county cor
oner at Parr, near st. Helens. on q man
named Richard Gill, aged fifty years
About a year and half ago be was
working in the shaft Of q coal mine with
three other men, blasting rock. The de
ceased, after the shots were ready, told
the other men to get into the hopper.
He then lighted the fuse connected
with the shots and then got into the
hopper. He fancied he had given the
wrong signal and jumped out Of the
hopper to cut off the fuse. He managed
to cut of one, but the others were too
far burned. The other men begged him
to give the signal to ascend and get into
the hopper, but he said: "No, | will stay
where am. II is better for one man
to die than for ALL" Just then the hop
per began to ascend and the other mer
were drawn to the top, and soon aftel
Gill pulled the signal wire and theJ
went down to him and found him bad
ly injured about the head. He had
compound fracture of the skull, and re
mained five months in the hospital, but
never got over his injury.-Londor
Lancet
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1892-06-30
The Hypnotic Social.

The latest kink in the society way is
the "hypnotic social" which has been
going about for the past three weeks. A
company of friends is invited and an
amateur hypnotist is brought in, who
proceeds to divert the select audience by
experiments with various persons of the
company. There are three or four Of
these amateurs who are picking up a
few dollars through these little exhibi-
tions. One of them is said to be devel-
oping in such marvellous way that his
friends are endeavoring to persuade him
that he could make a fortune as full
fledged professional. Indianapolis Jour-
ro1
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1892-06-30

THE talk about Harrison's Admins
tratlon being "clean," doubtless ema-
mates from the professional humorists.
1t is preposterous, says the lndiianapo-
lis Sentinel, to associate the adjective
"clean" with an Administration which
sold a Cabinet position to John Wana-.
maker; which put Porter at the head
of the Census Bureau and allowed him
to fill the official records of the Repub-
lie with lies and forgeries; which called
Steve Elkins, prince of land graobers
and whisky ringsters, to its council
table; which put coarse rascal ike
Raum at the head of the Pension Bu-
reau and permitted him to prostitute
it to the vilesU personal and partisan
ends, and which rewarded William A..
Woods with promotion on the Fed
eral Bench for using his judicial power
to protect the scoundrels to whose
crimes this very Administration owes
its existence. Clean? The Harrison
Administration had more scandals
than any other in our history, save
Grants. These scandals will be
thoroughly ventilated between now
and November.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1892-06-30
Ohio Democrats.

COLUMBUS, o., June 16.-The state
Democratic convention met here yester-
day and nominated the following ticket:
For secretary of state, w, A. Taylor, of
Franklin county; for Judge supreme
court Dong term), Judge John S. briggs,
of Monroe; short term, Judge Thomas
Beers, of Crawford; for clerk of su-
preme court, William H. Wolff, Of Fair
field; for member state board of public
works, Captain j, N. Meyers, of Hamil-
ton; presidential electors-at-large, H. S.
Sternberger, of Miami James P. Sew
ard, of Richland; delegates-at-large,
Calvin s. Briee, of Allen; James e.
Campbell. of Butler; Lawrence T. Neal,
of Ross; Robert Blee, of Cuyahoga.
The delegates were not instructed.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1892-06-30

Just at this time our country needs
q religion that will make a man pay
his debts. Shouting don't settle old
accounts with God or man. We want
to bounce right on a fellow and put
him out of the church if he goes to
balls and theaters, but never say a
word to the pious scamp who never
pay their debts are doing the church
more harm than dancers or drunkards,
for there are more in the church than
elsewhere. Reader, are we getting
pretty close to you? Then lay down
and go and pay up, and you can read
at ease. And don't stop paying be-
cause the statue of limitation excuses
the open account which you make for
bread and meat. You must pay in
cash or God will make you pay it in
fire and Drimstone. God knows no
such excuse as home examination.
When you raise that excuse to keep
from paying your debts you can stop
singing, "When can read my title
clear" You've got none up there.-EG.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1892-06-30
HURLED OVER AN eMBANKMENr
Twenty People Injured Through an Acct
dent to mn Electric Car.


dent to mn Electric Car.
EAST LIVERPOOL, o., June 20.-Car
No. 10 on the electric railway jumped
the track near the power house at lies
O'Clock Sunday morning and plunged
down thirty-foot embankment to the
river, overturning several times and
completely wrecking the car. Over
twenty-five passengers were aboard.
None were killed outright, though
twenty were injured, some probably IA
tally. Among the injured are:
Miss Mary Brooks, manager Western
Union telegraph Office, three ribs
broken, leg cut, internally injured, and
may die.
Eddie Applsgate, aged fourteen, dis
location and fracture of thigh; condi-
ton serious.
John Arb and son, bruised,
Jason Brookes, attorney, cut about
head, body bruised.
Mrs. Jason Brooks and daughter, cut
about the face.
George Sebout, wife and child, of New
Brighton, cut about the head.
George Smith, shoulder dislocated.
Hugh McFadden and wife of Wal
kers. o., bodies bruised.
The escape of the passengers from in
slant death was miraculous.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1892-06-30
EvangelIsts in jail.

The Rich brothers, who are known
throughout Maine as the crazy evangel-
lists of Piscataquis county, have been
landed in Bangor Jail. On May 20 they
broke up religious meeting at Sanger
vile because the exposition of the Cos
pei on that occasion was not according
to their ideas, and a day or two later at
a funeral, when the officiating clergy
man remarked that the deceased was a
good woman and was then in heaven,
one of the brothers jumped up and de-
clared that she had gone in an entirely
different direction. That was the last
straw, and the evangelists will suffer
sixty days of martyrdom in a place
where more attention is paid to the
making of brooms than to theology
New York Sup. ~,
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1892-06-30

good. She is so aosentminded; /
wish something could wake her up"
Il was agreed that she should 60.
"But write me a letter every day"
was her mothers parting request
The house seemed deserted after.
Antoinette was gone. Her parents
decided that a dreamy daughter was
better than no daughter at all. To
make matters worse, no letters
came. At the end of q week their
anxiety grew uncomfortable. Mr..
Rex went to bring the girl home.
~ don't know why you got no let
ters," she said. al wrote every day.
"Well, we never got en-" said
her father.
Six weeks later Antoinnette was
happy. "Dear Jim" was visiting
her. They, with her parents, were
talking when the postman came.
He gave the Mother SIX much
marded letters. Been to the dead
letter Office he said.
She looked at them in surprise, and
then with flash she saw the truth.
"What is it, mamma
She distributed the letters. In a
chorus they read:
"Mrs. Rex, Petoskey, Mich.
aha. ha, ha p'rang the four voic-
es.
Jim Darst saw his opportunity.
He SAID in his manly way: please,
Mr.. and Mrs. Rex, please give US
yous consent"
Antoinette gave quick little ges-
ture. 1t meant "PIease." "
The parents looked at each other
and then at the ardent young faces
before them.
They hesitated and in their hesi-
tatlon they were lost.
"Oh, we are ever so much obllg-
ed,' exclaimed the lovers. and with
out more ado. they clasped hands
and exchanged betrothal kiss
The wedding occurred in Octob-
er.i g.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1892-06-30
A Newspaper in an Earthquake.

Probably no issue of newspaper was
ever put in type under more trying cir
cumstances than this issue. The type
was badly pied, andres it was put in
position it was necessary to wedge it
securely to keep each shock from undo
ing the work Of days. The compositors
stood bravely at their posts, even in mo.
ments of the greatest danger, when the
brick walls threatened to collapse and
bury them in the ruins. We were COM
pelled to move our Office after Thurs
days shock, and much more damage
was done, but we, after all, were de-
layed but three or four hours with our
edition.-Dixon (Cal.) Tribune.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1892-06-30
Good Dentistry by a Cow.

An Oak Hill Nitchfeldl man had an
aching tooth out in a novel manner the
other day. He was removing a poke
from COW, when the animal threw up
her head, striking the bow pin which he
held in his hand against one of the
lower front teeth, knocking it out. 1t
happened to be the one that had been
aching. Winthrop Conn., Banner.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1892-06-30
OHIO NEWS NOTES

Gathered from Various Parts of the
Buckeye State.
At Cincinnati Fred Eckstein, Jr., fell
eighty feet down an elevator shaft, receiv-
ing fatal injuries
The modification of being attacked by
the wife of man whom she thought un-
married led Theresa Kicker to suicide at
Columbus, O., by the rough on rats
route.
Ada May Walker, betrayed and deserted,
was found In a creek near Sugar Grove, o.
Dora Richardson, fallen woman, sui
cided with poison in GAINESVILLE (O.) sa-
loon.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1892-06-30

The following item clipped from the Ft
Madison, (Iowa,) Democrat, contains in
formation well worth remembering: Mr..
John Roth of this city, who met with an ac-
cident few days ago ospraining and bruising
his leg and arm quite severely, was cul ed by
o 10 30 cent bottle OF Chamberlain's Pain
Balm" This remedy il without an equal
for sprains and bruises and should have a
place in every household. For sale by Saur d
Baleiey. I'm
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1892-06-30
Prisoner Partloned,

COLUMBUS, O., June Ex-Governor
Mckinley, uron the recommendation Of
the board of pardons, pardoned John c.
Fritch, sent up from Hardin county for
manslaughter for one year. He has been
in prison over eight months. He left for
his home at Fostoria with Colonel W.
G. Brown, of the governors staff.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1892-06-30
Too Heavy to Go Down.

A correspondent sends the following
tough story from Lancaster, which we
don't believe: Several days ago Walter
9. Hardy noticed that lot Of tenpenny
nails he had in a shed were disappear
ing, and he yesterday discovered that
about three pounds of the nails had been
carried to an elevated place by one Of
his pigeons and used in building nest.
Philadelphia Ledger.