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Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1894-08-23
RAIN IN THE WOODS.

silence first, with gloom DER head.
Not a stir IN bush or Tree;
Woodfolk all TO coverts fed;
Dumb the gossip chickadee.
Then little rustling sigh;
Treetops toss, and bushes shake
And silent wave eoes by
In the feathered fern ana brake.
Now a murmur growing loud
In the pine tops far and near;
And the woods are tossed and bowed
Like usoul in sudden fear.
Hark! the music OF the rain
on n thousand leakv roofs,
Like an army DER plain
Galloping with silver hoois,
Pa,tcr, patter on the ground
Rustic, rustic In The trees;
Aad the beaCed bushes round
Drip when shaken by the breeze.
All. fyou would nature know
Close and true in ali her moods
Flee not from the show'r, but 90
Heal the ralndrops in the woods
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1894-08-23
Foreordination.

Years ago an old hard-shell preach
er. who lived on the border in the
days when the Indians were at war
with the whites, was making prepare
tons one morning to 60 TO his church,
miles away, through a country infested
with sayages. He was carefully load
ing his old fintlock rife to take along,
when a friend present remarked:
What are you going to take that
gun along for, old man? Don't you
know that if it Is foreordained for the
Indians to kill you, the gun won't
save you?"
That's very true, said the old
man, as he deliberately rammed the
ball home, "but suppose it is foreor-
dained that the Indian shall be killed? ?
Now. how would the good Lord carry
out his purpose if l didn't have my
gun along2' That closed the debate.
She-Are you fond Of corn on the
ear?
He-I never had one there.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1894-08-23

What do you think Of the board Of
directors Of the new joint stock COM
pany ?" "WeIl, my opinion is halfo
them are men who are capableof moth
ing, while the other half are capable
Of anything"
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1894-08-23


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aatment and to her surprise her
IrsIond baron 70 orov, STRONGER and
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s,h,,;t =. sr,.,,;caI onera+;oo and
b;s w;fa continued the treatment until
her husband was once more able to be
abon+ Gorton finally recovered his
robust healthand the neighbors treated
the matter as a miracle. The story of
the duel Gorton and his wife kept to
themselves, fearing that they would
be suspected Of doing away with Rey-
nolIs whose mysterious disappearance
was still troubling the people.
Three wears passed bv, and Gorton
annarentlv enioved GOOD health. One
dav he was in a field looking at some
cattle when he fell senseless to the
ground. He was taken home, and
after awhile revived. The physicians
pronounced it case of heart disease,
and told Gorton that he was liable to
die any minute. Gorton was Of the
opinion that that was about the case
with every other earthborn creature,
and, dismissing the doctors, said that
he would try and wiggle along without
them. One day he came into the
house considerably excited and told
his wife that he had seen Reynolds
AGAIN, and that he told him to 60 to
bed and lie there three months, resting
all tLo time he could ON his right side,
,s il was tbe ball working toward his
heart that was causing the trouble.
Ac.ordipoIv he went to bed and STAYED
there three months,
Ten years passed. during which
time Gorton was perfectly well, and
Le had acted so naturally that he was
,,-os+,lI;sbe1 IN the friendship of his
n.;obLor. Then came another trial.
c,,-t,,,. loft him .uJdanIv became
;,,.,.,lI, + soemod locked and
IL 1,,.,.,. .,l,o,,, ,,I,. with H.. aid
- .,...+nl
ono n;,,bt H.. awol,o suffering ter
,;,,Io no;n IN ii. left knee. and when
lo ot+o,,,tod 70 oo+ ont ofbed he found
thot tLo ;o;rt wo. 90 stiff that he
s~,,Il,,t LonJ + There wore several
y,.I..,....,.r .r ,.,1I,;n,, with crrtcb
tI,.n ~. I.n.. bac.,oa more useful.
0no ,oorr;rc Gortor told his wife
n,o+LoL.d soon RovnoId. aoajn in
h. Iro,,,. and had talked with him
,Ib.Lod toII him tbar tbo trouble
.,.;.L mich h.. r.,s laid nm was caused
In u.l.Lo, L., ,o,,.t how. #
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car,on a.nd 7 toII,od with him, !
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49, J,,,I o.,,. ,r, tbo noon1o would
tbinl, tbot had killed him, ~ they
L,d,4 f,rco+tor his disapnearapc.
r.. t.I5 mo tbo+La had boon killed in
C.I;e,,,;, .Lor+ , ,o,r, flor
TaIaf- Io,no Uo said he went there
br the name Of James Coles, and if |
.,,1I ,rr;+> F., Or,ir West c.
Nv ,rbo ,.os his friend a- the time
af+,o occ;dert bv which he had been
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Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1894-08-23
ELLEN WELSHANS.
is. FLEMING, Notary Public.

xIvuLta acknowledgements OF Deeds
w Power OF Attorney, Atlidavits, Deposl,
lions, ana attend TO all D usiuessconneeted
with the office.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1894-08-23
The Goods win Please You,
The Quality viii Please You,
ANDI KNOW THAT
The Prices Will Please You,
Neckwear, Collars & Cuffs,

in fact everything IN the Mems Furnishing
Goods can rc got at the BosS-C.oLliug store.
and we are prepared to take measure ana
have you a suit made at the shortest notice.
Thanking al for their past Kindness we
ask continuance OF tie same.
Remember the place OF Business, opposite
the College and ncNt door 10 the Methodist
Church.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1894-08-23

Miss Frank believe in woman's
rights -
Jack Cleverton-"Then you think
every woman should have vote?
Miss Frank-"No; but | think
every woman should have voter.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1894-08-23

Men Who Make the Best Husbands.

men VINO wake ule OeSt TlOSDS@'
The July number of Dsmorest's
Magazine contains the following views
on the question, Who Make the Best
Husbands? by DR.. Parkhurst, Bill
Nye, Anthony Comstock and Palmer
Cox:
REV. DR.. CHARLES H. FARKHURsT.
No man in my opinion can be the
best husband till he Is the minister Of
his family As the home Is the first
church, 50 the husband is the first
minister; he Is the high priest of that
home his wife, the high priestess
Ifrelision means an abiding faith
in an almighty power above Us, and
true love of God, who Is love, together
with love in the best sense fall man
kind. then l say religion should have
its place, a large place in every home
and the husband should be the one TO
encourage, by example and sensible
teaching, IL continued presence there.
Ifhe would have the happiest family
about him, be will teach-not preach,
understandable doctrines Of religion
and morality. The father who would
have his child, when that child be-
comes a man, continue in his career
in the fullness of Christian faith must
bring up that child amid Christian
surroundings. rs rule, those men
who are most sincere in their religious
belief were imbued with the spirit OF
religion in childhood.
cannot bring myself to believe
that there is enough ofreIigion in our
homes today-not enough, particular
", in this great, -eething, crowding,
pushing city Amid the rush, the
pace that kills, religion is forgotten.
The husband and father has no time
for it; he can't even find houseroom
for it. As only one man here and
there Will tolerate religion in his office
or place of business, where, then, do
the great mass of men keep their re-
ligion2 Some few keep it within the
walls of church, pay handsome
pew-rent for keeping it there, and 60
take a look at it once every Sunday
from eleven to twelve
| fear that cspeciallvamong well-to-
DO families. in the homes of prosper
itv. religion is almost entirely neglect
ell at least the subject is seldom ~po-
ken of as an expression o. real feeling
except in hushed tones. And yet
DO not wlsh-to pant the situation III
darker coIors than 1t really Is 90
not say that all husbands ana fathers
neglect religion. If there are great
numbers Of homes IN this city IN winch
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1894-08-23
JUST RECEIVED


New tamDllcS,
New OycrallS,
New Shoes
We have also q full line Of Gro
ceries, Quecn,ware and Glassware
for harvest.
Remember cur motto, we will not
be undersold, and we give the best
prices fer produce.
Our Terms are Cash or Trade is
why We can 1--WE YOU the Royal Bar
gains we offer.
Respectfully yours,
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1894-08-23

I - moi Ffg..
Close and true in ali her moods,
Flee not from Ine , sno" ~, r.. T., o", .,aoss, 90
-
TRAVELS OF a BULLET.
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vu. ro,lan county.
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.'i n,-'o,js and Fra Gorton
''''' l.,.1,.,..,,,, ,,,,t Of Now
IL'''5 - ~ ',o' I.s, a,,ora5 Of
No"''o' county 49,. =,
o"'6 "o''""' "''V -
nave any laI'''"i"i i'N''9 ~ '''''
OF them. Inc young men were "a
tremeIy Jealous ol e3'n o'ns'' an" Il
nalIy decided TO sel'Ie 'he question: a.
to which one snoulo aD""oo'' a.. '"' "y'" u,
by fighting duel. The only ayaila-
bic weapons were P.u' 81 o''-'''-l
/ iOucd horse pistols. lhe affair was 10
come off without witnesses, and it was
understood that each man was to shoot
orIv with the view Of wounding his
adversary. The one that was the
hardest Lit bound himself with am oath
to make w3v for hi. conqueror to win
tha heart Of the Young woman who
had set Them both bv the ears.
RovnoIJs was tricky fellow. and
IN ,ronorirg tbe load for his pistol he
49,, b,1I % staaI and covered it with
Inad 6, +b,t when Gorton examined
i ba tbonqbt # was q lead bullet
R.for. tbc dnaJ was fought the Young
woman cot wind of it. and determined
10 ston if With the idea of humilia-
tinu them, she decided to wait until
tbev were on the ground before inter-
fering. For some reason the men
changed the hour for the duel, and
when the girl went to the chosen spot
she found Gorton stretched on the
Ground unconscious from wound in
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1894-08-23

The "best husband ?' Why the
one who is devoted first to his wife and
children, second, to his work and ey-
erything else. There YOU are. /
could preach a sermon on this text,
but I'd rather give an example. I've
been lecturing for ten years. Once /
was just stepping on the stage to greet
a bic house and be funny, when | got
a telegram saving my wife was ILL.,
and my four children, over at New
Brighton, Staten Island, were all taken
with scarlet fever. was bound for
California. Well \ lecturer must
always be Joyful, always gay and
cheerful, to his audience. never
knew how I got over that programme;
but the morning l broke contracts
to the extent Of $1,000 and took the
first swift train for home. That man,
in my opinion, was the best sort Of hus-
band.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-07-26
They Do q Deal of Talking.

l am sure if you go down to Wash
ington and listen to the clap-trap
there, and realize that nobody in the
Cabinet knew sufficient of diplomatic
life to pay proper courtesy to France
when trouble came upon it, you would
think ideas were needed there. If
you looked at the great fat men.
scarcely able to sit in the ordinary
chairs. gross-looking. with watery eyes
and swollen lids, who occupy some Of
the chief positions in the nation, you
would conclude that fat had suppressed
ed ideas. Then, if you sat on the YER
anda at a summer watering place and
heard the women talk of '.my clothes"
and '.my dressmaker" and '.my jewels
and ..our set" aud ..our entertain
ments" you certainly would think that
ideas were lacking there.
The above is from the pen of that
gifted writer, '.Bab" Northumberland
ing her talents, and her facility with
the pen, if she continues to state the
truth in its entirety after this breezy
fashion, she is liable to find herself in
contempt of some United States court,
or at least of the Cabinet.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-07-26
Trustees Sale.

Whereas, James Sides and Rail Sides, his
wife, by their certain deed of trust, dated
the 18th day OF December, 1881, duly record
ed in the Office of Recorder Of Deeds for the
County of Iron. State of Missouri. in Book
"27" at pag es so, 81 and 81, did convey to C..
r. Peck, trustee. :he following described
real estate, situated in the County of Iron,
State of Missouri, to wit:
All Of lot numbered 9 in block numbered
20 in the city of Ironton, Iron county. Mis-
souri,, as fully as represented on the plat of
said city on file in the Office of Recorder Of
Deeds for said county.
Which conveyance was made in trust to
secure the payment of one certain promissory
note therein described; and whereas default
has been made in the payment Of said note
and interest, now past due and unpaid;
Now, therefore, at the request of the legal
holder of said note, and in pursuance of the
terms of said deed of trust. 1, the undersign-
ed trustee, will, on
Saturday, the 4th day Of august, 1894,
between the hours of nine O'Clock A. NJ and
five O'Clock P. NJ. Of said day at the east front
door of the Court House in the City Of Iron
ton, in the County of Iron, State of Missouri,
sell the above described real estate, at public
vendue, to the highest bidder, for cash. for
the purpose of satisfying said note and the
costs Of executing this trust.
C. r. PECK,
july12n2 Trustee.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-07-26

secession carried with it the destruc-
ton of the nation. we opposed it. Fed
eralism would destroy State entity and
with it the idea of the right and capa-
bility of the citizen to self-government.
Both heresies lead to political perdi-
ton, and so long as we can use pen or
tongue our protests against them shall
be heard. 1t is a cause of profound
regret that a so-called Democratic
president has seen fit to give his adj
herence to the Federalistic idea to the
EXTREMIST limit allowed by statutes en-
acted during the reconstruction era.
The precedent he sets is fraught with
great danger.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-07-26

comes of local self government if a
Federal Judge can reach into a State
and by his summary process imprison
its citizens indefinitely for refusing to
violate its fundamental law and set at
naught the decisions rendered under it
by the regularly constituted tribunals?
What becomes of local self government
when, at the behest of the mammoth
transportation companies, we see the
police of a great State, amply able to
protect all of its citizens, kicked aside
by the Executive of the general gov
eminent, as if it were a house of cards,
simply because a few superannuated
box cars had been burned-it is charg-
ed by the strikers-at the" instiga-
ton of the companies that appealed
for Federal aid In order that they might
have the strong arm of pitiless FEEDER
al power back of them. and also that
they might collect from the State of
Illinois damages sufficient to recoup
their losses by the strike? Was there
no law in the State of Illinois against
Interference with the mails, or against
the forcible interruption of traffic?
Did Governor Altgeld and Mayor Hop
kins lie when they said they were
amply able to deal with the dis
orderly elements that the strike
had called into activity? We
have seen ridicule and misrepre-
sentation heaped upon Governor Alt
geld's letter, but we have yet to see a
single position that it takes controvert-
ed. The truth is, that the great cor
porations are determined to brush
aside State lines for the reason that
they are not willing to submit to the
restrictions which State laws and State
constitutions place upon them. The
general government is quick to accept
the first subterfuge that presents itself
to place its troops in the hands of an
association OF railroad managers, in
order that they may overawe their dis
satisfied. employees; but is so utterly
imbecile, so wholly paralytic, when it
comes to getting back the hundreds of
millions of dollars appropriated by it
for the building of a railroad, not one
dollar of which ever was used for that
purpose, but went directly into the
pockets of the managers and those who
had assisted them in getting the swag,
that the guilty parties stand by and
listen with amused Indifference at
its senile mouthings. If we mean to
retain the semblance of liberty; if we
intend to keep the substance of local
selt-government; if we mean that the
autonomy of the State shall Tot become
a delusive shadow-we must begin the
fight before it is too late. The govern
ors who have protested against Federal
Interference are right.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-07-26
Exercising Their Rights.

We reproduce from the daily press a
very pretty picture of Woman in the
exercise of all her Rights-political as
well as marital. Of course the scene
is laid in Kansas-advanced, progress
sive Kansas. Time, Friday last; local
ity, Topeka; occasion, Populist meet
ing:
On the platform, which was sur
rounded by 5000 people, sat Goys.
Lewelling and Waite, Mrs. Mary E.
Lease, Mrs. Anna Diggs and others
prominent in the Populist party.
AS is we'll known, there is not the
smallest spark of kindly feeling for
each other in the breast of either Mrs.
Lease or Mrs. Diggs.
On this occasion all had gone smooth
ly until Mrs. Diggs arose to speak.
Mrs Lease sat directly behind her.
After a few opening words Mrs. Diggs
said:
But for the Infamous traitors who
are trying to stab the party to death
in our own ranks, we would win this
battle easily"
This stab at Mrs. Lease caused the
blood TO color her face quite red and
aroused her anger.
When it came her turn to speak she
drew herself up proudly and with a
scornful look at Mrs. Diggs said:
"But for the Infamous business of
writing malicious and villianous letters
and kilograms about Gov. Lewelling a
year ago by pretended leaders of our
reform movement it would be 10 bet
ter condition to-day"
"You are a liar! You are liari"
yelled the little woman, as she shook
her fist at Mrs. Lease.
"Sit down." said the speaker.
..Mr. Chairman, have the platform
and must not be molested."
Then Mrs. Lease continued to score
Mrs. Digs numerically. When the
meeting closed Mrs. Lease invited
Cows. Waite and Lewelling to dine
with her at her hotel. A carriage was
called and the three were of.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-07-26
The Danger of Monometalism.

More than twenty years ago several
shrewd spectators in Wall street COM
bined together and cornered the gold.
Jay Gould bought $60,000,000 in
gold, Jim Fisk bought an unknown
amount. Others bought largely and
gold leaped to an enormous premium.
This was the memorable Black Fri
day. A wild panic seized Wall street
and the people were at the mercy of
the spectators until President Grant
turned loose enough gold from the
treasury to drive down its price. But
for time frightful collapse was i'm
minent.
Speaking of the Black Friday episode
a banker says:
eff few men of wealth could thus
control the specie of our country, and
at time when silver was money as
truly as was gold, what could the men
Of Wall street do to enrich themselves
by making money scarce and dear if
the gold clique of the present day sue
ceeds in keeping the minis of the
United States closed to silver?"
We cannot afford to run such risks.
1t is bad enough to suffer from the
steady shrinkage of values under the
single gold standard, but it would be
an unsDeakable calamity if the specu-
lators, should corner all the gold in
the coutry and make every dollar of it
appreciate ten times more rapidly than
is the case now. And yet it would be
easier to do it now than it was when
both gold and silver were the money
of the country.
The people of the United States can
not accept system so full of danger.
and they will never cease the present
agitation until the pledge of the Chi
cago platform is atlanta
Constitution.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-07-26

We copy the following from the Cen
treville Reformer. respectfully inquir-
ing whether the disagreeing juror is q
candidate: 1.-The case of James Vest
against John Lay for damages which
came up in the justice court OF this
township last Monday, resulted in a
mistrial, owing to one OF the jury re-
fusing to give in his verdict. He gave
as his reason that he was afraid he
would lose friends if he decided. The
cause was not learned until after the
jury was dismissed when it was too
late to call HIM back; hence he was
allowed to depart"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-07-26
NOTICE OF LETTERS.

Notice is hereby given, that Letters
of Administration cum testamento
annexo, upon the estate of Amanda
Grandhomme, late Of Iron county, de-
ceased, have been granted to the
undersigned, Louis ]. GiOvanoni, by
the Judge of the Probate Court of the
County of Iron, bearing date the Goth
day Of June, 1894.
All persons having claims against
said estate are required to exhibit them
to me for allowance, within one year
after the date of said Letters, or they
may be precluded from any benefits
Of such estate; and if such claims be
not exhibited within two years from
the time of the publication Of this
aotice, they will be forever barred.
L. J. GIOvANoNI, Administrator.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-07-26

To MEssRs CLEVELAND, VEST, HILL,
ct al: OF all this tariff middle and the
consequent row between you, there is
only one thing clear to the ordinarily
gifted home Democrat. That one fact
that looms up is, that you have reach
ed voluntary or involuntary agree
ment-according to the 'pint OF VIEW
to wreck the Democratic party.
And you are doing the job in great
shape.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-07-26

The Dunklin County Democrat is re-
sponsible for the following: "a good
one was told us about an institute ex-
animation, held recently not a thous-
and miles from Kennett. The students
were told to destroy every scrap OF
paper in their desks; to leave every
book, tablet and slate at home. Two
smart young ladies knew that physi-
ology and civil government would be
two subjects for examination. They
were seatmates. Before going to the
institute one wrote out all she could
find out about the presidents and con-
gress, and everything she could think
of about civil government; the other
wrote everything she thought she would
need about the bones. brains. muscles.
etc. Each carefully folded her little
slip and carefully tucked it under her
sky-blue garter, the agreement being
that they would exchange notes when
the trying hour came. Alas for the
best laid plans for mice and men, and
fair instituters. too. The professor
separated them; put each in separate
room; even worse, put each close to a
horrid man. They never did bring
out those prepared notes and OF course
they did not swap work and deceive
the conductor and instructor; and that
is why their grades were so low on
physiology and civil government"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-07-26
NOTICE OF LETTERS.

Notice is hereby given, that Letters
of Administration upon the Copartner-
ship estate of Giovanoni & Grandhomme,
late of Iron county, have been granted to
the undersigned, Louis j. GIovanoni, bv the
Judge Probate court Of the county Of Iron,
bearing date the Goth day Of June, 1894.
All persons having claims against said estate are
required to exhibit them to for allow with.
in year after tn date OF said letters, or they
may be precluded from any beneft of such estate:
and il such claims Re not exhibited within two
years from the time Of the publication of this not
Ice. they will he forever barred
L. J. GIOVANONI, Administrator.