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Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1893-11-09
COMMUNICATED.

Last Wednesday night crowd of
our bravest young men Went to the
home of Mr. Chalmers Byers 10 sere-
made him and his bride. When they
got to the house and began 10 beat
their pans and blow their horns, two
of the men came out 10 see about their
horses. Captain Il. f. fled, and Of
course the boys followed The men
called to them TO come back and get
some cigars, but they never stopped
running until they got home. They
were not after YOU, boys. Il.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1893-11-09
Some Interesting Postal Statistics.

Some Interesting Postal Statistics.
The annual report of Third Assist
ant Postmaster-G General CraiGe shows
that the total revenues of the depart
m-nt from all sources during the last
fiscal year was so, 89G,933, and the
expenditures $S1,O7I1Oi, which leaves
deficiency for the year of S5,117,17l.
Letter sheet envelopes, introduced
in 1887, have not proved success, the
number used having constantly de
creased. and therefore the question
is raised rs to whether their issue and
sale ought not to be discontinued.
The issue OF three sizes OF postal cards
has also proven unsatisfactory, aud
since the close of the fiscal year Il
contract has been entered into for
the manufacture of one size only,
called the international size, being 3!
inches by 5!inches.
The reply postal card has not come
up 10 expectations, but they will con
tiuue to be used. The Columbian
postage stamps have also proved
unsatisfactory so far as the revenue
from their sale is concerned. The
issue Of them at first was very large,
but as soon as the novelty of the
stamp had worn away the demand
rapidly fell off, the public evidently
preferriuG the smaller stamp. The
estimate Of Postmaster-Ge General Wan
amaker when he made the contract
for their issue, that three thousand
million would be used, is shown to
have been fully lee per cent in excess
of the real demands. The estimate
is made that no more than $4,000
worth Of these stamps were sold to
collectors
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1893-11-09
100000 WORTH OF GOODS.

Comprising every article Of wear for
male and female except ladies hats
of the finer, medium and common
grades. The latest novelties OF the
season as well as staple articles The
lowest cash price marked in plain fig
ures on ever article No books. No
credit. JPDEGRAFFS,
Hagerstown, Md.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1893-11-09
List of Jurors.

LlSN Vi y VI Va
The following is a list of the petit
Jurors drawn for the November term
of the Jefferson Circuit Court, to APP
pear on Thursday, November 23d a:
Edward Licklider, James w. Burr,
George Shirley, T. L. Rissler, Willard
Koontz, Charles H. Lewis, s. s. Dial
garn, Charles H. Johnson, Frank
Nichols. John S. Legge, James a.
Robinson, Lewis Upright, Parran NJ.
Hollis. John Howell, d. Grove Henkle,
Levi II. Porter. George w. Osbourn,
Nelson T. Snyder, H. l.. Alexander,
J. \. Gracey, Thomas l.. Brantner'
D. B. Nichols of Dam, Rush Turner,
Edgar Conklyn, John w. BIackford,
q. E. Hughes, Jacob Tutwiler, Colin
Show, G. w. Clipp, Thos. E. Sublette.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1893-11-09
PUBLIC Sales.

Public Sales.
On Wednesday, November 18th,
Mrs. Nancy Engle, will sell personal
property at her home near Shep-
herdstown.
On Saturday, November 18th, q.
VI. Beethoven. trustee, Will sell
house and lot in Shepherdstown.
On Thursday, November 23d, Henry
Shepherd will have a large sale oil
horses, cattle aud implements at his
place near Shepherdstown.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1893-11-09
A CARD.

Mr.. and Mrs Jas NJ Myers desire
to thank their many friends who re-
membered them with most beautiful
aud substantial presents of china on
the occasion of their twentieth wed
ding anniversary. October -. 1893
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1893-11-09

Are YOU spending money YOU can i'll
afford for Tobacco, Morphine or
Drink? Stop it. Hills Chloride OF
Gold Tablets, sold by all druggists
will cure YOU in 8 TO days.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1893-11-09
BRIEFS.

have the oenenl Q. nc ryl,'1, 'o'' nov
BRlFFS.
s @e"s Of Lo52 g 5.3sor to Interest the
christmas comes ON Monday TINS
gear
Tomorrow is arbor day IN West
Virginia
Where the worm dieth not in the
chestnut.
The Circui, Court conveues Oh No
,lubcr 2lst.
Ityou need a lamp of any Kind call
All W. p. Licklider's.
D,ipouent subscriber, YOU lad bet
my up what YOU owe.
Dinner sets. ll2 pieces. St so. 80
SD co and sl5.CO. atW. p. Licklider's
~. ,t:.ro.I ,r.ysbon gno>sd resi-
r..-,. Clarls,tovp. died on NVcdues-
in,
~ p.,...,. s,,rni+,,r. 1.,I.r =,
,r.r-t,. bur, Ina. made an assign
-..--.;..,..
" SIC an 'O'''S a. 10
'@..'' Il,
Men boots rom 7I.'o 10 eo.'V, a'So
a..
,.....:....., 1.,D.
~ " " g. ','',.o ;', -. ,.., Iay-
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Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1893-11-09

\ little boy named Robert Brown,
living near York, Pa. fell headlore-
into ten-gallon jar the other day
ard WAS drowned.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1893-11-09

Paul Hern. 20 years old, of Park
Ridge. \. j., veteran Of the civil
war, recently got ) 800 of back pen
sion, and while in "A happy mood sent
an advertisement for a young wife TO
a New York matrimonial bureau. He
thus became acquainted with Cath
crime harrington, a blonde soubrette,
attractive and about 30. She spent
three days at Hern's house last week
and on Sunday man claiming TO be
her husband came up from New York.
The couple worked the badger game
to perfection ilern was accused Of
winning the affections of the mans
wife aud violence was threatened
him unless he produced thousand
dollars The stranger also threatened
to sue him for $4,000 damages.
Hern raked up 500. all he had, and
the couple then made their victim
drive them to the railroad station,
making good their escape.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1893-11-09

FOR Low PRICES OF LUMBER
see advertisement of
LIBBEY, BITTINGER & MILLER.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1893-11-09

ia. lcws Of Local Flavor to Interest the
Eegister.s Readers.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1893-11-09


thought the rascal was discharged
employee.
The harrisburg World avs that
one night last week Dir. Homer Small
hitched his horse and buggy in front
OF store in Martinsburg. \ man,
whether white OF colored could not
be aScertained, uuhitched the horse
and getting into the buggy, drove of
across some uuenclosed lots. Two
daughters of MIR. Hess saw the man
get into the buggy and drive oil, but
paid no attention, thinking he was
the owner, and the theft was not dis
covered until the thief had gotten
considerable start. The team was
abandoned by the thief and recovered
by the owner a day or two later.
4 certain Martinsburg woman who
went 10 the Worlds FAIR recently had
a delightful visit. She said toa friend;
oh, had such a perfectly lovely
time. Everything was 50 convened,
YOU Know. We stopped IN house
where We rode up 10 our room in
refrigerator, and l always had my
washing done at tie foundry right
there in the house. 1t was awful
nice. There was no stove in the
room, but one Of these legislatures
right in the floor, and the heat poured
right up through it. But | didn't
have any appetite and couldn't get
ANYTHING l could realize. Honestly,
when got home was almost an ID
dividual.n
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-06-03
THE AMERICAN GIRL.

She Is Not so Handsome as Her Foreign
Sister, but More Fascinating.
While possessing charm and ability,
the American girl cannot be said to be
greater in beauty than the English girl.
In fact, the American women are not
noted for physical charm. Their COM
plexions have not the couIeur de rose of
other nations. The piquancy aud aba n
don of the French woman far su rpasses
that of this favorite Of ours. And III
personal ornamentation she is her rival
most decidedly. and with acc omplish-
ment more varied. Where is tn at charm
of voice that is so excellent a thing in
woman2' We possess it not. The soft
cadences, the mellowness OF tones, are
not ours. What attribute SO clever does
thiSc creature possess that wins our hearts?
What charm does she WELD that en-
frances all beholdersf
Perhaps it is the liberty that is accorded
her, the freedom from restraint, the indie
pendence of thought, that gives her this
manner so bewitcning, a graclousness SO
persuasive, q personality so captivating.
Here is a young girl who maintains her.
self with credit aud respect under all adj
verse circumstances; who defends her
person with a shield of dignity; who pre-
serves the armor OF virtus by her pure
and gentle nasure; whose life lies in her
own hand by purpose Of will. by strength
of character, BY decision OF judgments.
All these qualities are hers. Aud some
thing more which makes her OF our land
the ruleri We cannot define it. But we
know that across the ocean, in Eastern
lands, on every shore where this charm OF
her presence is felt, this indefinable
gift of her character is honored and APP
preciated. the question is. who is she?
Why, the American girll-HGrper's
RnznT
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-06-03
FOR BABY,S SIESTA.
The Hand that Rocks the Cradle Must
Keep on Rocking.

The Hand that Rocks Cradle Must
Keep on Rocking.
If you are a Spartan mother who be-
lieves that any sort of motion is bad for
your baby, that rocking sdles his brain,
and all that sort of hygienic nonsense,
just pass this item by. But il o are a
busy, weary mother, with a teething
baby and two or three other lutte ones to
claim your time and attention, buy the
baby a hammock. Most babies will be
instantly lulled into a peaceful sleep Dv
the gentle. swaying motion of u ham
mock. or induced to proiong what would
otherwise be q short and broken slum-
Der, when without this RESPITE the poor
mother would be Unfit for her other
duties.
A hammock can be swung anywhere,
at any angle, in any room, and at any
height from the Hoor. All that is needed
is a pair of large screw hooks inserted in
the holding of the door or window. Ii
baby is to young to roll out and the floor
is draughty, it is we'll to suspend it rather
high. Indeed, you can tie it shut with a
bit of string or a ribbon so that the most
active child cannot fall out.
A busy, scriboling woman, who has
brought up four children with never a
cradle and only an eightY-1ve cent ham
mOcks declares nef uauLHoch IL rs useful
us a fairy godmother. for in summer she
can sit on the lawn with her writing tab
let GU her lap and baby In her hammock
by her side, sleeping in the healthful. open
air or bolstered up with pillows and play
ing in it when awake. 1t Is a blessing to
the mother without q nurse, who must tlnd
a summer boarding place, for from April
until October baby can take his siestas in
the open air when the weather is not
stormy, and, indeed. when it is there is a
roomy verauda. Besides the healthful-
ness OF sleeping In the open air, which
acts as a tonic, it is also soportic and
baby will sleep much longer.
You eau wrap him as much or as little
as the temperature may demanl. Lay
a heavy shawl of cheese cloth pad In the
bottom to insure protection against
draughts; if it Is cool wrap baby in a
blanket and throw 8 rug over all.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-06-03
In THEIR QUARTERS.
salvationists Take Possession OF Their
New Home.

New Home.
Branch No. Q of the Salvation Army Is
ouartered at last. They have leased the
lot on Monticello near Jewett avenues.
directly opposite their headquarters. and
have erected a ninety-seyen foot tent.
They erected the tent yesterday morning.
and Adjutant Sewell, from New York
headquarters, who leased the ground and
all the arrangements. says that it's
up to stay.
Services were held 10 it last night.
Within the tent a double row of chairs
have been placed at the extreme end and
facing the door. III front of these are
about one hundred and fifty more chairs
facing the other way. The double row
is for the saved and the others are for the
sinners who ought to be saved. Every.
time a sinner joins the ranks OF the saved
a chair will be turned around u added
TO tile double row. The officers nope that
before the sumueri s over the $50 chairs
will be pointing towards the door. or.
figuratively speaking, Heaven wards, and
the double raw will be facing the other
way. The Army arrived at about eight
o'clock, and with them came a caDble.
The Army went inside and the rabble
staid outside and made fun of them.
Shortly the people began to arrive. Then
some of the rabble thought they could
have more fun by going inside than by
SGaylD0 OuJ, So tuty DeShA OiOpplAk III
one by one until there were only a few
boys left without.
The meeting opened with selections by
the band and songs by all present. The
Captain and various members of the
corps then offered prayers of thankful
ness. Experiences were then told by the
saved, and more songs were sung.
Mr.. Post, the young Evangelist, who
has been working at the Bergen Mission
for some lime past, then made an adj
dress. He said tina while his work lay
in a different direction, that he believed
in the Army and upheld it in the WORK it
is doing. He said That people might
scof at the uniform Of the Army, but Unat
III he was a Salvationist he
would wear the coal-scuttle hat and re-
guiatiou clothes everywhere: to his
business. on the street aud at home. He
then attacked the people who were op-
posed TO the Army's locating on the High
School site. He said that most of the
people who signed the petition to have
the permit revoked were professingChris-
tians. and that Christianity u back
biting didn't go we'll together. One of
the citizens arose aud proceeded to argue
the point with him. They had it hot and
heavy for several minutes. Finally the
citizen got confused. They fought one
more round and Post am out victor
ious.
Lieutenant Stewart next addressed the
meeting. She said that there was a time
when she didn't know wha5 the passage
Saved to save" meant. but that now
that she is saved she knows the full
meaning OF it, and that the first persons
she desired to save are the reporters and
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-06-03
TnG CARRIES OF TIE MOSQUITO COAST.

Among the many odd characters that
one meets In Central America none so In
terested me as the Carib Indian of the
Mosquito Coast. Imagine my surprise.
therefore. when | learned that l was to
spend two days on the river with seven
tribe.
The early history of this people seems
shroudsd in mystery. Some writer's traca
their origin TO aboriginal c~aunibals, while
others declare that they are the descend
ants OF q ship-lOad Of Africans wrecked
on the shores of Honduras many hun
dreds of years ago. Even Ia the time of
Columbus, Belt Says. they were known as
a warlike race, ever ready to ravage tine
villages. OF the peace loving Nahna-
tails. Whichever ma be the true
theory. the present Garth of Nicaragua
certainly savors more of the African than
of the Indian. Not only does he possess
the characteristic features OF the former,
but also the gutsefal dialect of the
tribes along the west coast of Africa.
They are a tall athleric-looking race. with
skins smooth as vslvet and black as
ebony. The fact that they nil speak q
little English confirms my belief In their
Honduras origin.
When the Garth Ia not drunK he II q
marvellous worker. aud eau paddle
against a strong curreut from daylight
until dark, never ssupplug Seveu for food.
While hunting The rabber he first gorg IS
himself, and then goes Into the woods
where he subsists for several days on tue
juice nf the water-vinc alone. Four or
i've of these fellows have been known to
gather aranad the earcass or a wild
"chapcho" weighing over two hundred
pounds. aud never 10 rise uatit the
animal had been eaten to the bone
Lieutenant W. n. King IN Hdrpey's
Wsektus
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-06-03
PERlLS OF. JERSEYMEN.

what to lie Expected in Sightseeing at
the Chicago Fair.
CHICAGO, June 8, 1S93.-Patrick Burns
arrived in the city yesterday from Pater-
son. N. j., at half past one O'Clock. AS he
was walking leisurely down Michigan
avenue he was accosted by a man on
crutcnes. who proposed that they see the
town together. Burns consented. and
spent the rest of the day up TO half past
seven O'Clock yesterday evening with the
cripple. AT that time They We're met at
the corner of Wabash avenue and Hub
bard Court, and the proposal was made
and accepted by Burns. that a trip be
taken to the Lake trout, 10 have a lock at
the Chicago Fair passenger steanboats.
When the lake shore was reached, Burns
was set upon by three men. and was
beaten into iusensibility, aud robbed of
$38 and a railroad ticket. Burns was
found three hours later by n park police
man, who notified the Harrison street
officers. The injured man was taken to
the County Hospital. where it is thought
he will recover. No arrests hay been
made.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-06-03
GLANDS ODD CUSTOMER
He Holds the Saloonkeeper Up AT
the Point OF A Revolver.

I e. tHMr
Herman Gizand, aGerman s~aloonkeeper,
and his better half were sitting in their
saloon at No. 200 Warren street last night
when a tall man. carrying a %satchei. en-
tered the saloon. Gizand jumped behind
the counter, and. with the usual suavity
of the average saloonkeeper. asked
"Whatll o haye?"
Give me a glass of beer" said the
stranger.
GlzanG, filled out the beer and put the
glass on the counter. The stranger ex-
peditiously emptled the glass.
"Now give me a cigar" said the
stranger.
The saloonkeeper guessed that the
stranger wanted a five cent cigar and
passed out a box of the weeds.
After calmly lighting the cigar the
stranger said with a drawl:-
.'Of course you don't expect any money,
do your" J.
Gizand meekly replied that he would
like to haye,ten cents.
.tTheu you will have to fight me for it"
said the stranger. and he pulled a big re-
yolver from his hip pocket.
Gizand dodged behind the bar, and the
screams OF his better half could be heard
blocks away. Convinced that everything
was all right, the stranger grabbed his
surchel and walked II of the saloon.
For a minute Gizand was paralyzed
with fear and establishment Then he re.
covered himself, and, hastily DOMINIC his
coat, he ran into the street. He saw the
stranger walking leisurelv down Wash
ingtoh street towards Sussex. The
stranger turned around, and. seeing the
s~aloonkeeper following him.. he again
hourished the revolver.
Al this iuncture Patrolman Gordon,
with a blow FROM his club. knocked the
revolver from the strangers haud
and brought him to the First precinct
police station. There the prisoner said he
was Charles Morris, thirty five years old.
a boatman of Princeton, N. J. The re-
volver was found to be empty.
This morning Norris was arraigned be-
fore Justice O'Donnell on a charge of
Carrying concealed Weapons He said he
was drunk, and sJhat he did not intend to
do the ~saloonkeeper any injury. He paid
a fine of S..
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-06-03
ROW BARNUM WON HIS WIFE.
Figured ms "Lord Mayor of bridgeport
as Well as Prince of Showmen.

Figured ms lord Mayor of Bridgeport"
as Well as Prince of ~Showmen.
The late iIlustrious P. 4. Barnum Of
pleasant memory was certainly the prince
of humbugs. It is said to have been a
settled theory with him that people liked
to be humbugged, and il his acquisit ion.
of several distinct fortunes may be TAX en-
as any indication the facts sustain this
theory, Few people would imagine
that even he could carry his theory
so far in his private life as he is said
to have done ia securing for a wife the
estimable lady who IS DOW his widow.
Barpum was Mayor of Bridgeport and
a widower. He was lonesome, n his
beautiful home, Waldemere. on the shore
of Long Island Sound, was not much
visited except by sightseers. He became
interested in the beautiful daughter of
John Fish, of Southport. England, a re-
tired manufacturer. and solicited her
hand in marIiaga. Barnum was we'll adj
vanced in years, n knew his fame as
the prince of showmen vas not suti
to win the prize. In fact, that fame
might have hurt his suit rather than
help it, Tor Miss Fish greatly disliked the
notoriety attached TO the greatest show
on earth, and after she had married iss
owner always managed to hold herself
aloof from the publicity her husband
loved so well.
But the old showmau's knowledge of
the English love for official cele brity led
MIN to play a winning card he mad his
photograpnstaken. with Waldemere as a
background The picture represented him
seated in. a snowy landau. harnessed to
four beautiful black horses, his cosch-
man on the box aud two tootlneu behind.
Under the- photograph were the words,
Lord mayor of Bridgeport" A Q of
ibis picture was forwarded to Miss Fish,
and Barnnm always thought 1t did the
business"
Mrs. Barnum probably never regretted
il she ever knew the little trick that had
been PLAYED on her. Life at Waldemere
become all gayety after her advent. aud
there vas coming and going of distin-
guished people continually. Mr.. Bar
NUNS will provides very literally for his
widow. Besides au income OF $4,000 an
nually for life aud SOS. 900 in cash he be-
quealhed to her Waldemere, the name of
which she has changed to Marlpa. and
considerable other real estate. She
thoroughly enjoys her good fortune.
spending agreaI teal of her time riding.
driving and walking with all the fonaness
Of an English woman for out of door life
and aevuting an hour or TWO daily to her
piano. She is an exceptionally clever
wofnan and has doue considerably writ :
ing for periodicals, moth in England aud
Ainerica.-Thc Morning Advertiser.
All stylestaHl varieties, of straw hats can
be found at prices ut Ives, No. d
M ontgomefyrKtreetsss&
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-06-03
The TIMES ARE OUT OF JOINT.

An autograph letter of John .Ruskin,
dated February 10, 1857. was on sale in
London q few days ago, IN which the
critic says he does not care to write any
more, for he is convinced that the spirit
of the age is such as to render it wholly
impossible to nourish or receive any great
art whatsoever. 1t has polluted and
crushed out Turner into the madness
which you saw; it has turned your Gus
tave Dore into a mirror of the mouth of
hell, made your Gerome an indescent
mode Her in clay instead of a painter. and
pulled up the conscientious vanity OF the
Germans intoaunseemly mimicries of an
Gent errors.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-06-03
SALLlE MOORE RETURNS HOME.

e MARION. N. Y. June3.-The long lost
Kentucky girl. Miss Sallie j. Moore,
whose mysterious disappearance from
the Cornell residence. in New York. was
chropicled in every newspaper in the
land, aud who was finally discovered a
mother In the almshouse III Lancaster
Pa. returned yesterday morning with
der baby to the home Of her childhood.
immediately upon jeaving Ihe train she
wentsto The home of her brother.in-law,
General f. lBoston. and is In seciusion re-
fuSing 10 sep any callers. and It's inpos-
slbls 70 set my statement ffQknl TER