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Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1895-12-12

A CONGRESSMAN from Massachu-
sets by the name of Barrett created
a sensation in the House of Represen-
tatives on Tuesday by offering a reso-
luton impeaching Ambassador Bayard
for speaking on the subject of protec-
tion last August. The question of i'm
parchment is simply ridiculous, of
course, but the incident shows that
there will be nothing too partisan for
this Congress to undertake. 1t also
shows that Barrett is fool.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1895-12-12
PINEOLA COUGH eALSAM

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Cream Balm Botn remedies are pleasant ~
use. Cream Balm. soc. per bottle; plhs".s,
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ELY Brothers, 81 Warren -, Ne" TOTS
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1895-12-12
FOR SALE.

The Dwelling-H House on New stree.
Shepherdstown, now occupied by me y
offered at private sale. Apply 70
II. W. POTTS.
Shepherdstown, W. va
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1895-12-12

GEORGE GOULD says he is opposed
to government control of the railroads
thinks it would give too much power
to the government. We are of the
opinion that it would be vastly better
for the people to have this power en-
trusted to the government than to
have it remain in the hands of the
monopolists and corporations of the
Gould sort.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1895-12-12

THE Point Pleasant Register actu-
ally advocates Hon. Henry G. Davis
as a Democratic candidate for Govern
or of West Virginia. 1t says:
We look upon Mr.. Davis as the strong
est and most popular candidate the Dem
ocrats could nominate.
We think the Register is in its dotage.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-07-02
DNCOUR4GING.

In these days of the decrease of man and the successful encroachment upon the rights which have been gener- ally supposed to be inalienably and wholly his it Is rather encouraging to see that right which has not been generally supposed to be his is his. It appears that a man can give away his wife's dog. Judges Bookstaver. Bis choff and Pryor, of New York, say so, and they know. They say that dog does not, unless specially nominated in the bond, rank among those chattels known as bona paraphernalia, and the title therefore vests In the husband.
 This will be news to most husbands and to all wives. The legal statement of the right Is all that can be desired. A man can give away his wife's dog, and it will be pleasant for many men to know that they have that right. But it is not at all probable that the right will be exercised extensively. Most men who are married learn to look ahead a little, and while they may hereafter walk about with proud con- sciousness that they can give away the family dog they will content themselves with such walking about. They will realize that there are rights which it is wise not to exercise and they will also realize that three solemn judges seated up on bench, away from the human and woman race, can say things that are hard to do. But there is no doubt that 1t will add greatly to the self-re- spect of men to know that they can legally give away the family dog if they dare to-
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-07-02
4 FAMOUS OUARREL.

Nothing that Gail Hamilton has to say about James G. Blaine will be read
 with greater interest than her account
 of the quarrel between him and Roscoe
 Conkling. If her idea of the finst cause
 of the quarrel be correct 1t shows how
 great a fire a little matter kindleth. And it also shows how small great man can be. Vain and sensitive as Conkling was known to be it is difficult to believe that he was so foolish as Gail Hamilton
 makes him out to be. She says that at a. dinner party at which Blaine and Conkling were both present some one quoted the hackneyed lines:
 No pent-up Utica contracts our powers. But the whole boundless continent is ours
 A question arose as to their author ship and the whole company gayly con- tributed answers. An impression pre- vailed that it was Barlow MT. Conk- ling offered to bet basket of cham pagne that it was from Addison's "Ca- to-" MT. Blaine warned him not to
 make the bet because he knew the au- thorship, and the lines were not from
 Addison's Cato" MT. Conkling was so sure that he persisted in the bet. The 1 lines are by Jonathan M. Sewall, in an ''Epilogue to Cato" written for the Bow Street theatre in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. MT. Conkling sent the bas- ket of champagne, but took his discom- l fiture so much to heart as to insinuate that Mir. Blaine had been reading up for it, and when MT. Blaine made a l feast and invited all the company to drink the champagne MT. Conkling did
 not attend. Thenceforward, says Miss
 Dodge. the feud grew until it was put | beyond the possibility of healing by { Blaine's savage comment on a compli- ment paid by Theodore Tilton to Conk- { ling in coupling his name with that of Henry Winter Davis of Maryland Thus
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-07-02

also command high prices In Central America. There Is a great demand for pigs, and dealings in hog products are enormously profitable. There are about two hundred Americans at the capital, and others are scattered through the republic, but the number at the best Is small, There are about two hundred Americans at the capital, and others are scattered through the republic, but the number at the best is small There are more Germans in Guatemala than all other foreigners combined Of all the foreign element, the Germans are the most popular with the natives. They engage mainly in agriculture, readily fall into the ways of the peo- pie, and marry among them, After the Germans the Americans stand next in popular favor
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-07-02

Gimlet-Did you have goo1 time
 on the Fourth, Johnny? Johnny-Dd I? Well. say! Ma ain't got over the
 mysteries yet.-Puck.
 "This is one of the penalties of prom thence" hummed the mosquito, sinking it's stilleto into the sleeping victim s long nose.-Chicago Tribune. T understand" said the stranger,
 that you invite new settlers?" "We 1 do," replied the editor How much do you owe us ?'-Atlanta Constitution. The Little Trials of Life.-Carrie-O l course, I couldn't avoid hearing part of ! the conversation. Clara-No; and l what pity you were not able to hear
 the rest of it!-Puck.
 l Cierk-Yes, sir! That's one of the best clocks we have in the store. It { goes eight days without winding. Hay seed-Is thet so? How long do you
 -Harper's Bazaar.
 He-Won't you be my wife? I have 1 padded my own canoe for years and feel sure that l could support you. She Canoe! Nonsense! If you had said you had sailed your own yacht for years I might have considered your proposal. Truth.
 Theodore-Tell me now, what is the
 meaning of the expression, ''pulling your leg?" Richard--I can't tell you in so many words; But I will illustrate.
 You haven't s10 about you that you can't let me have for a week or two? Thanks.-Boston Transcript.
 The Commander in chief (gloo,nily)-
 The enemy have captured all our cannon. back to the next town. The Command
 er-There are no arms in the next town. Staff Officer-No, sir; but 1t is full of trolley cars.-Chicago Record.
 What" asked the cynical friend
 what do you think you are writing 2" 'Ak!" the poet replied airily, ''it may 1 turn into a sermon or it may turn into : a song" Into waste-basket more ! likely" observed the cynic, smiling ! gloemily.-Chieago Herald. Teacher-Have you finished your ] composition on what little boys should ! not do in school?
 ! Little Johnny-Yes'm.
 Teacher-Read it.
 | Little Johnny reading)-Little boys when at school, should not make faces ! at the teacher and should not study too | hard, cause it makes them near-sight- 1 ed; and should not sit too long in one { position, cause it makes their backs i crooked, and should not do long ex- amples in 'rithmetic, cause it uses ur ! their pencils too fast.-Toledo Blade.
 The sexton, short, bony individual ' tiptoed to the church door and looked ! anxiously up and down the street There was no one in sight except an ! innocent harmless, ragged tramp. The sexton looked at him a moment and
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-07-02
NEW HAVEN COURIER TUESDAY,

an efficient device for the protection of the eompany's interests. At that time car tickets passed everywhere as cur reney. The peanut stands, the saloons and all retail stores accepted them at their face value for purchases.
 The drivers knew this and some of them would evolve schemes to abstract the coveted tickets after they were de- posted by the passengers In the box. This was no easy matter, as the invent or had so fixed it's internal arrange ments that robbing the box by curved Wire or any pliable instrument was deemed an impossibility.
 One driver took a live grasshopper, tied its two hind legs together to a piece of thread, so that he was helpless, The Ingenious cuss would then pry open some of the slanting trap doors with a small stick and slowly let MT. Grass hopper slide over one door, through an- other, and so on down into the bottom of the box among the ticksts. The hop Fer had the use of his four small legs and when his master pulled the thread to which the insect was attached the hopper naturally grabbed hold of some VI tue klSNtlS.
 A grasshopper, when secured by the hind legs, will hold firmly with his fore legs to anything that comes within hls reach. As soon as the hopper reached the tickets he was pulled around the angles in the box and out, bringing with him from one to five or six tickets. The tapping was done at the end of the line or on some lonesome part of the road.
 If the fellow who matched that scheme had kept 1t to himself perhaps the railway company would never have discovered, his rascality. This chap had long head and tried to make all he could out of his lucky find He went into the wholesale grasshopper busi- ness. He knew that grasshoppers were not to be had in winter; therefore he laid in a supply. He fed them and took care of them. When Jack Frost cleared the fields of the chirpars he started out on tour among the drivers. He was careful about sounding his way first and to those who were willing to be tempted he showed how the trick could be done. He had the grasshoppers and would furnish them al one dollar apiece, By taking care of the hopper it would be good for a week, no matter how cold the weather. He piled his trade with some boldness and 1t eventually led to his downfall and a wholesale discharge of drivers on several of the lines.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-07-02

dull green, copper, gray and black, mixed sparingly with gold and silver. About the neck goes triple ruche. the inner one of closely pleated yellow thread lace, the next pleating of the spangled tulle and the last a series of pale dull rose ribbon loops. So wide is the ruche that it sets away out on the shoulders, and here is knot of the rib bon that falls In long loops over the sleeves. A similar knot is under the chin, the spangled tulle falling in fiuted pleats to below the bust line. The en- tire effect is so harmonious that the de- tails noted are all blended into an ex- quislte crush. of cashmere coloring and glint of barharic glitter.
 Such a wrap will serve to good pur- pose in topping off a conventional gown, but 1t would hardly do for the dress shown here, whose novelty is all in the arrangement of its upper part. Made of white satin, 1t is trimmed front and back with three pleats. and wherever the satin shows between the pleats 1t is garnished with sequins. The blue col lar is finished with turned down one of white satin, and the sleeves are trimmed at the top with six white loops and with sequined bands at the wrists.
 FLORETTE.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-07-02

said Blaine; Hyperion to satyr; Ther- sites to Hercules; mud to marble; dung hill to diamond; a slnged eat to a Ben gal tiger; a whining puppy to roaring lion. Shade of the mighty Davis, for give the almost proclamation of that jo- oose satirel
 Of course 1t was not to be expected that Blaine's lifelong friend and admir- CT would accept and indorse some of the stories that have been told concerning the origin of one of the most famous and important quarrels in the history of American politics. But her story of it seems too trivial to be credible.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-07-02
!umber Of people aad the Widest dIver-

number of people and the widest diver sity of interests.
 The comprehensive and intelligent adjustment of the relations between the great agencies of commerce and the rest of the public can never be effected until each of these divisions Is exam ined in detail, and the responsibility of the government in respect to each is recognized and assumed Each one, when frankly confronted. seems as por- tentous as the entire problem of which it Is but part, and it is no wonder that the duty of grappling with them in turn has been evaded and postponed, while daily growing more and more formida- ble. The time seems to have come when 1t cannot be put off much longer, The railway system has apparently reached a climax in its development. The old-fashioned idea of competition as regulator of tariffs seems about to be laid aside, at least so far as combi- nation is capable of securing that re- suit, and the alternative is before the people of substituting in its place a well-ordered and equitable scheme of national control, or a concentrated, pool-bound monopoly, regulated only by self-interest. A law abrogating the old prohibition of pooling will lead to the final steps in the grand process of crys- talization, which will speedily trans form the railways into a single compact whole, able to meet with united front any threatened attack, whether it be from dissatisfied labor or an alarmed government The consequences of hav- ing permitted this unifcation to go so far, with so little attempt to bring it within the control of the only govern ment capable of grappling with it. will soon be apparent--Henry J. Fletcher in the Atlantic.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-07-02
NEW HAVEN. CONN.
Adyertising Rates.

Situations, Wants, Rents aud other small ad- vertisements, One Gent . Word each inser- lion. Tive cents word for full week tseven times),
 Display Advertisements-Pe inoh, one in- fertion. Sl 20; each subsequent insertion, 40 cents: one week, S3.sO; one month, SlO; one year, St0.
 per line. Notices of Births, Marriages, Deaths and Funerals, 50 cents each. Local notices, K cents per line.
 Yearly advertisers arc limited to their own immediate business lall matter to be unohjeo- tonable), and their contracts do not include Wants, To Let, For Sale, etc.
 Discounts--On two inches or more, one month and over, 1oper cent; on four inches
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-07-02
4 WELL-AIMED IAW.
dareto.


 The Honduras lottery company can't do it's harmful work in Florida if the law against 1t is enforced. Setting up, operating, or conducting a lottery or any game of chance of the lottery char acter is forbidden under penalty of fine and Imprisonment, and advertising a lottery in any newspaper, or by circu- lars or in any way is made a felony also as is the selling or offering for sale of lottery tickets. The provisions prohibiting traffic in lottery tickets are stringent, and include the mailing or the possession of any lottery matter of any kind, and any sort of assistance in the advertising or disposing of tickets, or in the conduct of the lottery or game fo chance. It is also made felony for any person or firm in the State to in any way prepare lottery matter, either by printing, writing, typewriting, stere- otyping, or in any other way, or to permit 1t to be prepared in buildings or premises over which they have con- trol. The penalties are heavy, the fines running as high as s5,Oo0 and imprison- ment up to 10 years for aiding in the conduct of a lottery, and to SS000 and five years for complicity in preparing lottery matter.
 It is said that the matter of the Hon. duras lottery company has been pre- pared at Tampa by what is known as the Graham printing company
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-07-02

A National Transportation Department.
 The government of the United States
 has hitherto shrunk from assuming some of the most important parts of the
 duty imposed on 1t by the constitution
 in regard to interstate commerce.
 That duty cannot be adequately per- formed without taking cognizance of the relations of the transportation com- panies to at least three different sub- divisions of the community; those which they sustain towards their own shareholders, their own employees and the general body of the people who use the railways and waterways in trade and travel. The first of these relations concerns the ownership of eleven bil- lions (par value) of stock and bones of railway companies alone, and a track age of over one hundred and seventy five thousand miles, of which between a fourth and a fifth part have been plunged into insolvency as a result of unregulated construction and misman- agement coincident with a period of se- were general depression. The second involves the efficiency and happiness of nearly one million railway employees and the welfare of their families, and, as recent history sharply reminds us, affects the steady flow of commerce through all its channels: it penetrates almost to the core of the greatest prob- lem with which society is now strlig- gling-the question of the rights of la Dor. Most of the legislation on the sub- Ject of railway control has been direct ed towards the third of these divisions --the railway as a common carrier-be- cause 1t directly concerns the greatest
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-07-02

hesitated, Finally he went forward doubtfully and touched Weary Walker on the shoulder, q beg your pardon" he said. timidly "but would you mind coming Inside for few minutes2 The minister wants to say My dear breth- ren, land there's only me in the church" Boston Budget
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-07-02

The value of the old lace owned by some we'll known persons is given by the English society papers as follows: The Astors own f6OO,OO (sS,OO0,OOO) worth of lace; the Vanderbilts own fSO00OO &4,OOO.oO worth; the Princess of Wales a5O,OOO (s25O,OOO) worth. But the Pope scene to be even worse off than the Princess Of Wales-he has only f15,000 {$75,000) worth of lace.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-07-02
GRASSHOPPERs S1 EACH.
They Had Been Trained to Steal Car
 Tickets Out of the Box.

Tickets Out of the Box.
 From the St. Louis Globe-D Democrat Bobtail cars were all the go in St Louis at one time. They were not SC popular with the people as with the companies, as they were small and in- expensive affairs, the driver acting in the dual capacity of driver and conduc- tor.
 The fare-box at the forward end with it's series of trap doors and front and back of glass. was supposed to bs
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-07-02

Residents of Mount Auburn, a fash ionable suburb of Cincinnati, have pe- titioned the authorities to remove the electric lights from the streets and re- place them with gas. In fact they pre- fer no lights at all to electricity. The petitioners are all women. They say that they are making the request as the wives of taxpayers and as the moth CTS of timid children. It ie the matter of bugs. which the arc lights draw in myriads.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-07-02

Reform in New York seems to mean something. The flremen of the city have been officially notified that their organizations found to influence legis- lation must disband.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-07-02
FASHION NOTES.
wrops That Arc Mems Despair.

Wraps That Are Mems Despair.
 Summer wraps are for the most part mere flufferies of frlll with foundation of delicate silk or bit of rich broeade. When they are off they resolve them selves into bewildering frou-frou that is the dispair of the unfortunate man who has to adjust the wrap on the pret- ty shoulders waiting for it. Once on the shoulders, it takes shape, though the outline is none too severe. A favor ite model shows bolero cut very long, the points coming below the waist in exquisite brocade traced with cashmere colors. All around the bolero's edge IS a tiny little frill of yellow old lace. The new butterfly sleeve comes to the elbow and is dull yellow tissue heavily weighted With tiny spangles In bronze,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-07-02
Notice.

wecannot accept anonymous or return re- 5ected communications. In all cases the name of the writer will be required. not for publica- tion, but as guarante good faith.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-07-02

Herbert Spencer quotes from Herodo- tus a paragraph describing the practice of medicine in ancient Egypt several thousand years ago which applies with equal pertinency to these times. Med icine," said Herodotus, Ifs practiced among them on a plan of separation. Each physician treats a single disorder and no more. The country swarms with medical practitioners, some under taking to cure diseases of the eyes, some of the ear, others of the teeth, others of tka head, others of the intestines and some those which are not local.''
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-07-02

The California bluejay is to be exter- minated. if the edict of the sportsmen of the State prevails. The bluejay is a beautiful but destructive bird. It lives mainly on the eggs of other birds, and, the sportsmen say, is in this way doing much to prevent the propagation of game birds in the State. It is particu- 1arly destructive to quail. The Olympic Gun Club of San Francisco is trying to secure the cooperation of all sports men in the State in an effort to exter- uninate the bluejay. One plan suggested is the appointment of "Jay Days" when every one with a gun is to go out and shoot bluejays.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-07-02

The recurrence of the anniversary of Waterloo has led to diligent search in France for French veterans of that great combat. Only three survive, of whom Victor Ballot is the eldest. He was born at Caresey in 1793 and was caught in the last of Napoleon's con scriptiofis. Ballot was taken prisoner at Waterloo after receiving sabre slash on the helmet which felled him to the ground but did not wound him. His chief recollection of the battle is that the growing wheat fmpeded the progress of the French army and cav airy were sent to trample'it down. This, Ballot thinks, was 8 great pity, for it was wanton destruction.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-07-02

A notable instance of the whitening effect upon the western Indians of the kind of civilization with which they come in contact is the case of the Rogue River Indians of Oregon. In 1852, when the first white men appeared among them. there were eight hundred mem bers of the tribe. In November, 1854, one-fourth of them had died and their numbers have gradually decreased un- til. according to the last census made by the Indian agent year ago, there were but fifty-four members of the tribe living. This tribe showed no lik- ing for civilized ways, and could not be brought to adopt them, although the government evidently has done all in it's power for them along these lines.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-07-02

Young man go to Guatemala. Gen eraI Young. United States Minister to Guatemala, now in Washington, says: Guatemala offers greater inducements to an agriculturist than any other coun- try on earth. At a time when corn is selling for 60 cents a bushel in the United States, it may be of interest to same product in Guatemala frequently sells for as much as s6, and, st times, ss a busheL This. of course, is in sil- yer, which is worth about one-half as much as gold. All classes of live stock