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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1892-11-12

To WANT to be good istho surest prophecy
that we shall be good.-Ram's Horn
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1892-11-12

A HORSE show-thc average auateul
rider-Katc Fields Washington.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1892-11-12

How TO get rid of surplus milk-cheese
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1892-11-12

A CAPTAIN Of militia is known by the COM
pany he keeps. -Picayunc.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1892-11-12

A oAERrr is rather a room-attic place to
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1892-11-12
FOREIGN GOSSIP.

FULLY eight hundred people were
killed in the Punjaub last year by snake
bites.
ALONG the coast of Peru there is nc
rainfall, and all agricultural operations
are carried on by complete system OF
irrigation.
A camel" and beauty" are synony.
nous in Arabic. An Arab widow gen.
orally mourns her husband with cry
of ''Oh, my camel!'
PAPER quilts are becoming popular
in Europe. They are cheap and warm.
They are composed of sheets of per.
forated white paper sewn together.
STOCKINGS made from human hair are
worn by Chinese fishermen as the best
preventive of wet feet. They are drawn
over ordinary cotton stockings, being
too rough for putting near the skin.
-. A GAEREr is rather room-attic place TO
live.
A CAPTAIN Of militia is known by the CON-
pany he keeps. -Picayunc.
To WANT to be good IL the surest prophecy
that we shall be good.-Ram's Horn
A HORSE show-tho average amateur
rider.-katc Fields Washington.
S
IT is singular that IS soon as weeds are
cut down they arc RACED.
o
How TO get rid Of surplus milk--cheese it.
~-
How easy it is to see where other people
might economic II they would.-Ram's
Horn.
A GOOD inscription for gamblers tomb
store: "Waiting for the last trump"
WE speak of q sn ike sin the grass" as If
that were not the place for liim.-Galveston
News.
1T takes lot of pluck to get all the feath
ers of an ostrich Philadelphia Record.
The breakers = servant girls. - Kate
Fields Washington.
A FROG is always in the spring Of life
Acton News.
Ir is hard to remember the good qualities
Of those who forget us.-Rani's Horn.
WHEN you say man is as honest as the
day is long, you don't necessarily imply
that he Is a thief at uight-Buffaio Express.
WOMEN dentists are great success in
London. They belong to profession that
has knacls Of catching on-Boston Globe.
IT is actually getting SO that the man who
attends to his own business is apt to get
left Galveston News.
FoND MoTuER-"rm shocked, Tommy
Where did you hear such naughty wordr'
Scion Of the House-'sI didn't heared 1t.
mamma; feeled it"-Puck-
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1892-11-12

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Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1892-09-30
An Elephants Emotion.

Some OF the European newspapers
are telling truly veracious story of
the sagacity OF trained elephant
which adorps n Ersnab -trassili"s
announced that on IA certain night
his elephant would play the Russian
HYMN on piano with his trunk.
Intense interest was aroused, ana
when the evening came the expectsnt
public crowded the circus 10 the roof.
After the usual performances four
men carried in cottage piano, when
they placed IN the center OF the arena.
Then the intelligent animal was
brought i'm. paraded with much dig
nity three times around the ring, and
then amid the keenest excitement, AL
yanced TO the piano. with n move
ment OF his trunk lie touched the Key
board. but hardly had he done 80
when a surprising change came over
him. He trembled with fear and rage,
whirling his trunk into the air. and
then with "A scream OF terror rushed
out Of the arena.
There was n great hurrying to aud
fro Of the employees, aud the circus
proprietor aud the elephant keeper
left the ring for consultation. Ina
few minutes the proprietor returned
and announced with regret that the
performance could not take place.
The fact was, he said. that the eie-
phant had recognized in the Key
board OF the instrument portion oi
the tusks OF his longlost mother, VINO
had fallen [. prey to the ivory hunters
Of Africn He had suggested To the
keeper that another piano might be
procured. but the animal was 20 OVER
come with emotion that II would be
impossible for II 10 perform that eve
ming. Under these circumstances he
suggested the Russian Hymn" FOL
lowed by the "Marseillaise, should
be played by the band. The entertain
ment was thus brought to close amid
the frantic applause OF the audience
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1892-09-30
A Bride From a Coffin.

The st. Louis Globe Democrat has the
following: II married my wife on the
day expected to attend her funeral
H6nr Climb. that was holding a seance
at the Southern. That was twenty
five years ago, in Richmond VA. we
,,ara IN have been married on the lst
of January, but on Christmas Day the
Young lady was taken Ill, ana on the
last dav OF the old year she dleu' aP'
rarantlv The funeral was to occur
at an early hour next morning ana
she was placedin acoflin that evening
About midnight ! went TO the room
where she lay and the watchers WIN
drew to the hall. sat down ana
bowed my head upon the cotiin' over
whelmed by my loss. | had sat there
perhaps ten minutes when near"
scratching inside the collin, then
stined sob. Ny nerves already stra'h'
ed TO their utmost tension, seemed 10
snap. and | stood up aud screamed
Ikea hvsterical woman. The watchers
thought ! had become insane ana
tried 10 take me away. | was power
less to speak, and could only point 10
the coffin. They did not understand
me and persisted in taking me away
I broke from them and strove to tear
off the coffin lid with my fingers. lhey
called for help, but all the men IN
Richmond could not have held me
back. ripped that coffin lid to spin
tiers. dragged the young lady from IL
and rushed TO the open air with her'
The people were too much horriieu
to follow me instantly. They calieu
in the police to confne me, but wheh
they found me the young lady hnd
her arms around my neck and we
were both laughing and crying IKE
couple ofchldreu. The minister came
10 preach the funeral sermon, but per
formed the marriage ceremony instead
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1892-09-30
The Crowd in the Railway Station.

"One cold, rainy night last winter"
remarked the drummer, as he wiped
string Of perspiration beads from his
neck and face, Il was left at Il small
station on western branch road, to
wait for four hours for the train that
was 10 take me somewhere. There
was nobody yaround and | looked dpretty
lonesome. guess, for the brak eman
came up and rendered NE his sympa-
thy for two or three minutes before his
train went back up the road"
Hard place, ain'tit'" he said, look.
Ing around on the general dismalness.
Rather, responded; and worse
when man has TO wait in il for four
hours.
Oh. well, you may have some COM
pany, he said encouragingly.
"Whoy and peered about me to
see il anybody had risen from the
earth
We'll he said slowly, as IL making
calculation, you'll find IN the station
the telegraph operator, the station
agent, the baSgaGemaster, the train
dispatcher, the ticker seller, the store
keeper, the accident insurance agent,
the express agent, the postmaster, and
one or two other officials
THAT isn't so bad, | replied, and
told him good night as he jumped for
the last platform.
Then | went into the dimly lighted
station and looked about for any pros
pective companions Nobody was Wis
ible except Il sandy-haired, freckled-
faced man at the telegraph instrument.
Where ARE the othersr' | inquired,
much surprised.
"'Others what he answered.
"'Whv the others the brakeman
told me were herey The telegraph
operator. the station agent, the bag
gagemastcr. the train dispatcher, the
store-keeper, the
The man at the instrument began
TO grin.
Whats the natter ! asked.
THAT darn brakeman he said.
He's the only agreeable thing I've
seen around here, put in, in defense
OF my friend. lie said those men
would be here until the next train
comes.
And they will, said the man.
well, where are theyT | asked
with considerable asperity.
The sandy haired man stood and
tapped himself on the chest.
"'Them's me, he smiled; come la
and set down with us.
And did for tour mortal hours.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1892-09-30
A Novel Razor Strap.

II is fifty-one years since virginia
was thrilled with horror by an insur-
rection. which broke out in South
smpton comfy. under the leadership
OF Nat Turner, negro ofmagniticent
physiaue. and ambitious mind. but
crazy with "A fanatici-m which made
him fancy himself H God-appolnted
leader, selected TO eIterminate the
whites. The insurrection was quickly
ouelled. and Turner captured and e1-
ecuted.
Some OF the physicians, to whom the
body was surrendered for anato-
mieal purposes, took from Turner's
back a strip OF skin which was con
verted into razor strap, which alter
wards came into the possession ot
Robert Pritchert, clerk Of the Green
county court, from whom il has come
down through four generations TO ms
great-grandson, r. w. Sims OF this
city. The strap is plain affair glued
70 wooden back, and has evidently
seen service, although 1t is bynome
worn out Roanoke Record.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1892-09-30
New West Virginia Oil Fields.

There is a town in West Virginia
which rivals Western mining COM
munity in the zenith OF its glory in
sudden acquisition OF wealth and i'm
portance. \ few months ago Sisters
Vile, in Tyler county, on the Ohio
River. WAS the rustieSt, dullest look
ing place within 500 miles To-day
oil wells are going down or are pro
ducing gaS and petroleum in almost
every town lot, no matter how small
or heretofore considered worthless.
In front yards, gardens, stables, pig
and poultry yards, and on lawns, oil
wells squirt and flow great streams,
while the clank and clang of the drill
and the hiss OF escaping steam
deaden all other sounds. The trans
formation scene from nothing 10
wealth and comfort reminds one
strongly of streak -of-Iuck discovery
in a gold mining city of the West.
But the citizens Of Sistersville are
much more fortunate than miners IN
general. for there are very few oi
them TO day who are not indepen-
dent from rentals or their interests IN
the wells The monthly rentals run
from $40 To thousands OF dollars per
month. and il j. no usual thing 10 see
a man who few weeks ago scarcely
knew where his next meal was TO
come from walking about with pock-
cts bulging with greenbacks aud
talking OF thousands much more in
differently than he once talked ot
quarters OF dollars. Ii looks odd to
see II round hole, sunk through the
floor of dilapidated lean-to kitchen,
not worth six bits, producing
thousands OF dollars every month,
and to know that the tiny spot oi
waste ground but IA few days before
scarcely considered Il worthy site tol
a pigpen. il to-day bringing in bet
ter rental than a four-story house.
These are daily scenes in the town OF
Sistersville. In fact, the producing
oil and gas wells have become so
numerous in the town that operators
now sinking wells are compelled to
give an indemnifying bond to secure
property owners from destruction in
cases of fire and explosion. Outside
the town the territory of operations
is spreading for miles north, south
eust and west, and oil wells are go
ing down in every direction. As an
actual fact in the history Of such OPP
erations. it can be said that very Few
OF the wells are dry holes. These
new fields bid fair TO prove one OF the
best. if not the best of the oilpro-
ducing territories in this country.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1892-09-30
Baby Swallowed by Q Fish.

Between Tecumseh and Purcell, on
the banks OF the Canadian river, q
dispatch from Guthrie, Oklahoma.
saws there lived John James, q negro,
and his wife and half dozen children.
About a week ago n seven n-year Old
son took the baby, aged eight
months. out for ride in his wagon.
Soon after the boy rushed into the
house naked and stated that he had
gone ia swimming and left the baby
in the wagon on the bank. Suddenly
the wagon started down the bank
and the baby plunged into the river
and sank oat OF sight.
The parents ran to the stream, but
could find no trace OF the baby. The
river was dragged, but though the
wagon was soon pulled out no body
was found. Funeral ser, ices were
then held In memory Of the child.
A few days after, the father and
brother Of the drowned child caught
an immense catfish. and when they
came to clean the fish they found Ia
the stomach the remains Of the mis-
sing child. The body was badly torn
and chewed up, but could be recog-
nized as that OF q colored baby. The
remains were put In a cofin. with
some portions OF the FISH from which
they could not be separated, and
another funeral was held.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1892-09-30
An Ideal Husband.

A temperate, moral, intellectual
truthful. energetic, affectionate, for
giving. thoughtful, Christian man,
who chooses a wife for her mind and
heart rather than face, and waits un-
til sure he has found the right one.
Who neither scolds nor laughs at his
wife and never contradicts her In
public. who loves home and children
and has certain means for making an
honest, comfortable living. Who Is
economical, but not stingy, and un-
less wealthy keeps his life insured.
Who understands that women have
nerves, need money, enjoy pretty
things and happier for being petted.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1892-09-30

The magnificent national Capitol at
Washington has cost, since the lay
ing OF its cornerstone in 1893 very
nearly $4,000, 600, but the State Cap
itol of New York at Albany, although
not yet completed according to the
architects designs, has already cost
almost S2O,OOO 900, and is the most ex-
pensive building OF modern times.
The largest and most expensive
City Hall in the United States is that
OF Philadelphia, and its principal
tower is to contain the largest clock
in the world.
horse was S15O,OOO, given by Mr..
Malcolm Forbes of Boston, for Arloh'
which he bought from Senator Stan
ford Of California. AXtell the trCtter
brought SlO5. 900 when three years
old, while in 1891 st. Blaise was sold
for 100000.
One hundred and three thousand
dollars has been offered and been re
fused for Hebrew Bible now III
the library OF the Vatican at Rome
This makes it the most valuable BOOK
in the world so far as dollars and
cents 90.
In 1895 when the entire Dutch ma
tion was crazy upon the subject oi
tulips n single bulb was sold Tor
50 200. At such prices it would pay
better to raise tulips than to own the
most valuable gold mine in the
world.
Speaking OF gold mines, where DO
YOU suppose the most valuable OF ore
ever smelted in the world, so far as Is
known, was found! In California or
Australia or India? No, indeed. 1t
was a lot containing 200 pounds OF
quartz holding gold at the rate OF
$50 900 per ton, and was found in Il
mine at Ishpening, Michigan.
The costliest cigars ever exported
from Havana were qudhti'y
expressly for the Prince OF Wales and
valued at S1.87 apiece in the factory.
The largest sum ever asked or Of
fered for single diamond was
20. $50. 900. which the Prince OF Hyder-
bad, in India. agreed TO give the Jew
eller who then owned the Imperial,
which is considered the finest stone
in the world.
The Shah OF Persia and the Sultan
OF Turkey each possesses a prayer
mat or rug made OF diamonds and
nearls. and valued at something over
%. 500, 900 apiece The largest and
most expensive rug in the world made
of the ordinary materials OF when
such things are manufactured, II
owned by TIE Carlton Club OF Lon
don.
A broken wooden horse, with which
Napoleon Bonapart played when a
child. was recently sold for 1000 francs
Think OF paying s2jO,OOO for a sin-
gle meal, That is what wealthy Ro-
man once did. when he wished TO i'm
press a dozen guests with his disregard
for riches
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1892-09-30
What Some Things Have Cost.

President State Bd. of Agr
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1892-09-30
SHEPHERDSTOWN. w. VA. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 80 1892

tanning a special permit from the
Chief of the Department.
10. Exhibits OF cereals, and other
farm products, must be accompanied
with the following data and informa-
/ tion:
a. Name of object.
b. Name Of producer.
c. Place where grown.
d. Character of soil.
{. Date of planting.
| f. Quantity of seed planted per
acre
9. Method of cultivation.
h. Date of harvesting.
i. Yield per acre.
j. Weight.
L. Price of product at nearest home
market.
l. Average temperature by months
for the time intervening between
planting and harvesting.
M. Average rain or snowfall by
months for the time intervening be
tween planting and harvesting.
n. Was exhibit produced by irriSa
ton!
90 All samples collected by the
Board or their agents to be suitably
boxed, or sacked or otherwise safely
packed and shipped to Hon. w. \.
Chancellor, President Board of
Worlds Fair Managers, Parkersburg,
w. Va, with freight prepaid.
81. The whole agricultural exhibit
Of the State will be collected at Par
kersburg, properly arranged, boxed
and shipped to Chiago, where it will
be put on exhibition in charge of com
petent parties.
%. Any general information which
may be desired on the subject OF the
Worlds Fair may be obtained by
writing President w. y. Chancellor.
%. The members of the State Board
Of Agriculture or their agents, will
visit the various county fairs and
many sections Of the State, and we
hope that fair associations, fair e1hib-
itors and farmers generally will aid
them in their efforts TO reflect credit
upon the farmers Of this State by the
exhibit they make at Chicago.
II. G.. ATKEsON,
President State Bd OF Ayr
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1892-09-30

A certain minister, not a thousand
miles from here, loves a dollar with
close affection. Not long ago. a young
man asked him how much he would
charge TO marry a couple.
well, said the preacher, the groom
pays what he pleases, but / never
charge less than So"
''Whewr' exclaimed the prospective
groom, that's a good lot Of money. l
thought that kind Of work went in
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, 1892-09-30
OUR IDEAL.
Il. mid life's petty strife.

Have We not all. mid life's petty strife,
Some pure ideal OF noble life
That once seemed possible Did we not hear
The fiutter of its wings, and feel it near.
And just within our reach? 1t was. And yet
We lost 1t in this dsilyjar and fret.
But still our place is kept and II will wait
Ready for US to i'll 1t, soon or late.
No star is ever lost We once have seen:
We always may be what we might have been
adelaide 4. Proctor.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1892-09-30

Mr.. Briggs-''I always have morn
ing walk. I'm out Of bed every morn
ing at 5, you know"
Mrs. Trotfast-"How long have you
been doing that =
Mr.. Briggs--"Oh--eh-um-ever
since the baby came.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1892-09-30
PEOP LIZ
WHO BUY GOODS,
STOP AND READ!

Our stores are full of Goods
at prices that demand your at
tenhon. We will meet all
competitors and offer you goods
as cheap, if not cheaper, than
many Our goods are bought
as low as the spot cash will do
IT, Our bills are discounted
by us, and we propose to sell
you goods at the lowest posi-
0le prices. Call and be con-
'inced that we mean business.
Yours, to Please,
STRIDER & ENGLE,
Uvllla and Bakerton.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1892-09-30

What was all that row In your
place this morning, Bsgieyf was
your house on firey'
That Oh. no; that was wife and
| trying to get Johnny out OF bed.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1892-09-30

sdns IN ntgG snd sR99Es ttGThe
following list OF necessary Furniture which
give with each stove, and which l guaran-
tee to be tirst-class in every respect: l wash
uoilsI. coffee boiler, sauce pan and lid,
/ iron tea kettle, iron pots, pot lids,
Ions gIlddle, skillet, sheet-iron pans, lid
lifteI IL poker, stove scraper, joints OF pipe
anu elbow; l large tin bucket, bread pan,
cullender, wash basin, pudding pans, u
patty pans, II pie plates, l milk straner,
milk skinner, plain ladle, pierced ladle,
soup ladle, / iron spoon, / cake turner, |
egg whip, pie crimper and trimmer, fancy
teapot, sad-irons, l teapot stand, sad
iron stand, pepper box, l nutmeg CRATER
Vcandle stick, cake mould, q tin cups, / !, D.
per- biscuit cutter, l rolling-pin, l potato
masher, l butcher knife, d knives and forks
worth Sl.25 per set, albata tablespoons
albata teaspoons, l coal-shovel, / flesh
fork, 3Jelly-cake pans, pound of stove poll
ish.
l sell the celebrated Excelsior Cooking
Stoves at the following prices. Will deliver
stoves and furniture free offreight in Bridge
port, Md, at any station on the ). V. X. r..
westa as Cumberland or south TO Stauntou:
EXCELSIOR.
No. 49, $1,000; No. II, s22.50 No. 26, s22. so:
No. 81, $500; No. Is, $500; No. 80, 100; No.
81, S2S.OO; No. 3S, S32OO; No. 80, s36.OO.
Prices quoted on application and repairs
furnished for all patterns OF stoves. Return
Ing thanks for the liberal patronage of the
past, | hope to merit a continuance.
II. &. MARTEN.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-05-31
Kentucky Feuds.

From the Louisville Courier-Journa1 we learn that the old Kentucky feuds are dying out, and those who partici- pated in them are finding their way to the prison or the grave or to the oblivion of peaceful life.
 The Yellow creekers of Bell county scattered like frost before the sun when the builders of Middlesborough and the new Pineville appeared The leaders of the old factions sold theiN farms at a good figure and became capitalists or moved away. Craig Tolliver's name has almost ceased to frighten timid children in Rowan county, and Craig's old antagonist, Boone Logan, has moved away from the town in which he led liver gang. The French-Eversole clans are awaiting trial at Winchester for their crimes in Perry county. The lead ing Eversole is dead, French has moved away from Perry county to Winchester, and the gangs have fallen apart. The Harlan county war was over when Wills Jennings and Wills Howard fell into the hands of the law. The followers of the Turner's and those of the Towards have dropped into peaceful ways or fled the country. The Hatfelds or McCoys have been hanged or imprisoned. And the recent snuf6ng out of Jerry Little's life by sawlog while engaged in building a residence for himself, was the first re- hinder the public has had in a long time of the now almost forgotten Strong Little feud that once gave so much trouble to Breathitt county.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-05-31
Lnst On an AIkau Plain.

FL PAso, Tex, May 31.-Searching parties are securing the great Alkali plain for some trace of Wm. c. Bailey, of Palomas, Mex, sixty-five miles west of here. Bailey and his wife started for home from this place several days ago. Wednesday night last 8 Mexican lad, who accompanied the couple, arrived at Palomas, nearly dead, with bullet hole in his leg, which, he said, was self-in- flicted and for the purpose of obtaining bloc with which to quench his thrist He had been sent, he said, in search of water and got lost. Mrs Bailey was found in the wagon by the searching party nearly dead. Her husband had gone in search of water. It is feared that he is dead.