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Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1895-04-04

W. P. Licklider has gotten in the
largest, best and cheapest stock of
goods he ever had, Call and examine.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1895-04-04
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Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1895-04-04
BRIEFS.

,..r.s About This and That OF a Local
Short Flavor to Please Our Readers.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1895-04-04

Our Spring Goods are here. Call
and see them and at what low prices
we are selling them. You need Peas,
Beans, Onions, package Seed Of all
kinds, Seed Potatoes, Garden Tools,
Whitewash Brushes, Dress and Work
Shoes that are solid and very cheap;
full stock of Slippers; new styles in
Dinner, Tea and Toilet Sets; White
China is cheaper. Fancy Goods we
carry the largest stock in town; choice
line of Tobacco and Cigars, Flour by
sack or barrel, Cracked Corn and
Meal. Our Stock Of Groceries is al
ways full and we aim to keep every
thing in season. We want Bacon,
Lard, Eggs, Butter, DC. i'm exchange.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-10-31

President elect Meeser and Secretary
elect Burns made speeches thanking
the delegates for their election and ask-
ing for the co operation of the mem
bers during the coming year.
Secretary Burns called the roll of the
State societies, and two-minute re-
sponses We're heard from members Of
the several societies who were dele
gated for, the purpose. AZ of the re-
ports were encouraging. Some of the
delegates who reported gave statistics,
which were embodied in Secretary
Burns' report, which was read Friday
night. All of the reports were encourag-
ing, some Of the societies showing that
they had more than doubled their
membership during the year. A num-
ber OF the societies were not heard from
at all and the secretary reported that
there are several in the State from
which he is unable to get any informa-
tion. Some of the societies asked for
special prayers TO strengthen them and
aid them in their work. While the re-
ports were being heard the Rev. Will
liam r. Swartz, pastor of Central
Church, offered fervent prayer for the
weak societies Several reports showed
tendency to stagnation, but all prom
ised to strive for new life and better
work. The societios heard from were
as follows: Camden Baptist, Dover
Presbyterian, FELTON, Presbyterian,
Georgetown Presbyterian, Greenwood
M. p, Harrington Presbyterian, Har-
rington M. p, Head Of Chris
tiana Presbyterian, jackson Hall
Union, Lewes Presbyterian, Mt. Olive
M. p, Milford Presbyterian, Milton
M. p, Middletown Presbyterian, New
Castle Presbyterian, New Castle Bap-
tist, Newark Presbyterian, Newark M.
p Ocean View Presbyterian, Smyrna
M. E., Smyrna Presbyterian, st.
Georges Presbyterian, Asbury M. E.,
Bethel A. M. E. (colored), Central
Presbyterian, Covenant Reformed Epis-
copal, Delaware Avenue Baptist, East
lake Presbyterian, First Presbyterian,
Hanover Presbyterian, Redeemer r. E.,
Rodney Street Presbyterian st. Paul s
M. f., Second NJ. p, Second Baptist,
Calvary Baptist, West Presbyterian,
African Union A. NJ. E., tcolored),
Mt. Salem, Milford Local Union,
Wilmington Junior Union, Will
mington Local Union, New Castle
county district, Kent county district.
When the delegates had finished read
ing the reports Secretary Burns said he
felt that the Christian Endeavor
Society is strong arm of the church.
Five minute papers werc read as fol-
lows: ':.The New Womaniin Christian
Endeavor," Miss Lille Rinker Of this
city; Education for Christ in Chris
tian Endeavor,' written by Mrs. James
W.Anthony, of Smyrna and read by her
son; 'The Mothers Work for Christ
in Christian Endeavor, Mrs. G. f..
Hendricks; Christian Endeavor
Women in the Work of the Church, {"
Miss Jennie Mcintosh of Camden.
They were all meritorious, the one by
Mrs. Hendricks being of inestimable
value to mothers who are rearing chill
dren. 1t was laden with excellent ad
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-10-31

China, he said, has been in the grasp
of the great powers and it is no wonder
that they arc suspicious of foreigners.
The dispatches in yesterdays papers
were referred to, the speaker predicting
that China may got tho bitter end OF
the threatened Eastern war. He asked
for tho prayers and offerings Of the
members of the union be given for the
Chinese.
After singing by the delegates and
congregation, Secretary j. il. Burns
read his annual report, which contained
the following statistics Membership
Presbyterian, "a societies, LILO nom
bers; Methodist. Protestant, II socie-
ties, 557 membefsS Methodist Episco-
pal, 8 societies, 525 1uenbers; Union,
5 societies, 2l7 members; Baptist, 4
societies, 1856 membefsi. colored
churches, 4 societies, $40 members; /;
Reformed Episcopal, . societies, &C
members Reformed, society, So nom
bers; total. BOTS, a gain of 352 during
the year; 217 members enrolled ON the
church rolls during the year; associate
members, 5S5; contribution to mis-
sions, $40. 5S; Junior soceties--2O last
year, 2S this year, with Il membership
of $50, as against 49S last year. The
report also made aNRumber of sugges-
tions, he speaking in advocacy OF local
union meetings and the Setting apart
Of an annual Christian Endeavor Day
for the State. The report was exceed
ingly encouraging.
President Mceser was next called on
by Secretary Burns to make his annual
address, Mr.. Meeser, in his usual
pleasant manner commanded the undi-
vidod attention of the audience. He
referred to the lofty principles Of the
society, and he said that he hoped that
good would come of the convention.
Evil appears to flourish, he said, the
same an weeds grow where other vegeta'
tation will not, therefore il will require
strength and resistance to serve Christ,
and he who would do it must not count
his life dear unto himself. Righteous
ness, he asserted, does not find encour
agement in the world, but he that fails
in striving to do right is better than he
who succeeds in doing evil. If we
would fight evil, he said, we must be
self-sacrificing He urged upon his
hearers the necessity Of keeping up the
work and push it on vigorously. All
the well-doing, he said, has its imme-
diate reward. No man has ever tried
to do good and found it vain en-
deavOr. Remember, he continued, that
the spiritual triumphs over the material
in the end. He implorod his hearers TO
admit the Divine light into their hearts
and expressed the hone that they would
not weary of we'll doing in the year.
The session adjourned at about o. 45
o'clock until $50 o'clock Saturday
morning, when prayer and praise
service was held for an hour.
The committee work necessitated a
delay in the opening of the Christian
Endeavor Convention on Saturday. 1t
was nearly 9.30 o'clock when the dele
gates assembled for business, and de-
votional exercises were conducted by
Samuel Q. Evans, Jr., of Milford.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-10-31

vice and good suggestions.
At noon delegations of Endeavorers,
led by Prof. j. r. King, Edward Glib
son, and II. I. Smalley, left the con-
yention hall and visited the workshops
of the Pusey & Jones Co., Harlan a
Hollingsworth Co., j. Morton Poole
Co.. p, W. & B. Railroad Co., and the
+. L. Clymer Co., where they con-
Quoted services during the dinner hour,
for the benefit of the workmen. After
the missionary delegations left the
room 15-minute prayermeeting was
conducted by President Meeser, after
which adjournment was made to 9
o'lcock.
West Church was filled to overflow
ing when the Christian Endeavorers
reconvened on Saturday afternoon at 2
O'Clock. The juniors were largely in
evidence, nearly the whole strength of
the city societies being represented
The young peoples societies were there
in large numbers, too. 1t was a great
gathering indeed of the Christian En-
deavorers of Delaware. The attendance
included about 800 Wilmington mem
bers and 100 from down the State,
while a number of enthusiastic workers
from the great cities of the country
helped to swell the gathering.
Everybody was wide awake, too, and
there was no end of enthusiasm. The
children were provided with flags Of
the society, and there was liberal
scattering Of colors among the older
folks, and the greetings were indeed
gratifying to the leaders, to whose
efforts the success of the great eonyen-
tion was due. The members of the
congregation showed their appreciation
of the remarks of the speakers by
waving the flags and their handker.
chiefs. Tho salutes were pretty, the
little ones entering as much into them
as their elders. The greetings demon
strated the unanimity of sentiment.
The greater portion of the meeting
was devoted to tine interests of the
Juniors, for which special preparations
had been made.
From 2 o'clock until 2.3O devotional
services were conducted by the Rev.W.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-10-31


J. DuIladway of Newark. The mighty
throng Joined with will in the spirit
of the meeting and the appropriate
Endcavor songs wore rendered in power
full voice, Prof. Clymer's well-trained
choir being assisted by the generallcon-
gregation, most of whom seemed TO be
familiar with the music,
But the great event of the convention
for the little ones was the pretty story
entitled "a Junor's Crisis, which
was read by its author, Mrs. Isabella
M. Alden, the great story writer. who
is known the world over as Pansy. y
Mrs. Alden is an exceedingly pleasant
looking middle aged lady, and when
she was introduced by President
Meeser, she was greeted with loving
salute by the members of the congrega-
tion, who demonstrated that they had
anticipated her coming and were OK
tremely gratified at her appearance.
Mrs. Alden has good voice and she
speaks quite distinctly, and every word
she said could be plainly understood
all over the auditorium. She began
reading shortly before O'Clock, and
for about half an hour held the un-
divided attention of her auditors, who
were very much interested in the words
which came from her mouth. As the
subject implies, the story was intended
for the children, many of whom are
members of the Junior Society. She
had written very pretty story, weav-
ing great deal of fact into SO much
fiction, and it proved an admirable
way to present the matter of religion to
the little ones and demonstrate to
them that even il they are young they
may become members of the Junior
Societies and work for the general
good of the cause. When she had
finished the author and reader was
greeted with hearty applause. In her
honor "Scatter Sunshine" was sung
with will by the little ones, assisted
by the choir. While the children were
yet singing they filed ou of the audi
| torium down the rear stairway to the
Sunday school room, and in few
minutes they returned by the front OF
| the room and occupied the seats on the
platform, where they went through
exercises which had been taught them
by their instructors. The exercises,
which included the singing of appro-
pirate music, must have made the
hearts of many parents glad. Some OF
| the Juniors were little tots, but all
alike were enthusiastic and entered
into the pretty demonstration with a
will. 1t was very evident that the
teachers had taken great care and exer-
cised considerable patience with the
little ones, who were thoroughly posted
as to what was required of them, and
il any of Ithem should not continue to
lead Christian life, it will not be for
any lack of training.
Following the children's exercises,
Miss Madge Hilles, who had just re
! turned from the annual convention Of
the Women's Christian Temperance
Union, in Baltimore, was invited tC
speak. She accepted the invitation
and gave brief resume of the good
which was accomplished at the conven-
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-10-31

tion which she had been attending.
Miss Hilles' remarks were full of en-
couragement, and she manifested the
kindly feeling which the Women's
Christian Temperance Union bears
toward the Endeavorers, and in recog
milton, and in order to show the
reverence of the Endeavorers for the
W. G. T. U. Miss Hilles was given u
hearty salute.
j. Howard Breed of Philadelphia
conducted an exercise-an open par
lament for an hour The pledge, look
out committee, prayer meeting COM
mitiee, missionary committee, social
committee and conservation service.
Each factor of the Christian En-
deayor Union was taken up and dis
cussed for 10 minutes, Mr.. Breed Lead
ing and calling for discussion and re-
sponses from the members in attend
ance. The open parliament was an i'm
portant part of the meeting, as by it
many new ideas were given out and
disseminated, nearly every speaker
having something new to say, some
thing that was of special interest. In
discussing the pledge, the most i'm
portant new idea was the statement
that tine pleage is the skeleton of the
society and without the pledge the
society would be of no avail. 1t was
suggested that the lookout committee
should consist Of five members or
more and that they should meet at
least once a month and work inces-
sanity. The work of the lookout com
mittee was outlined by Mr.. Breed, with
the assistance of number OF volunteers
among the members. The prayer meet
ing committee was next discussed. 1t
was urged upon the members that the
prayer meeting committee should
ALWAYS consist Of those who will work
for the spiritual welfare of the church ;
it must also have a good leader or mat
ters may lag. Concerning the mission
ary committee, Mr.. Breed said the first
work laid out for it should be TO make
the missionary meetings interesting
He said the committee shoulo be
divided into two parts-a meeting
committee and systematic giving
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-10-31

Tho 300 delegates who were assem-
bled Joined heartily in the services.
Mr.. Evans made the opening address.
He urged his hearers to keep up their
work, and he said he felt assured that
if they would work with a will success
would be assured and the members
of the union would feel amply repaid.
Following his address, Mr.. Evans
called on the members to tell what the
Holy Spirit has done for their several
societies. The responses were hearty,
and everyone who spoke said they felt
encouraged as consequence OF trust
ing in the Holy Spirit.
The first business taken up was the
report of the committee on constitu
tion, which WAS submitted and read by
tho chairman, the Rev. r. j. Mason of
the Reformed Episcopal Church of the
Redeemer. The will Of the delegates
was that il be submitted by section for
adoption, which was done. The only
material changes were a new section
giving the executive committee the
authority to appoint the programme
committee, which has heretofore been
appointed by the president at the con
vention section emphasizing the fact
that the society win take no part in
politics; provision for the appointment
Of correspondence committee, the
duty OF which shall be TO note the re
moval of members from one part of the
State to another part, or from this
State to another State, or vice versa (;
after which the new constitution wac
adopted as whole.
w. Il. Rothwell, chairman of the
nomination committee, reported the
following nominees, who were unani-
mously elected for the ensuing year:
President Rev. S, b. Meeser of Will
mIngton.
Vice -President-Rev. W. J. Duhad
way of Newark; Rev. G. F. Hendricks
of this city, and Frank Gordon of Har-
rington.
Of this city.
Directors j. B. Turner of
Dover, William F. Brown of Smyrna
and Henry j. Guthrie OF this city.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-22
He Caught the Car.

clad an accideht?" queried group
of men in a chorus as an acquaintance
limped up to them on La Sale street
the other afternoon with his arm in a
sling, strip of court plaster over his
eye and two front teeth missing.
eyes, trying to catch AGAR, replied
the cripple.
"You always were reckless about get
ting on and off moving trains, said one
of the crowd.
"Oh, this did not happen that way"
was the pensive answer.
Chow was it?" again in chorus.
''Well, 1 staid down town late night
before last to attend to some important
matters. and when I got ready to go
home the cable had stopped. Then
went to take one of the horse cars that
take the place of the cable from mid
night till morning. AS I stood on the
corner waiting for it heard the jingle
of the bells on the horses, and looking
up saw the lights of a car some distance
ahead. Realizing it would be a long
wait till the next car, I made up my
mind to catch the one in front of me. I
started after it full speed, with my
head down. After running some dis
lance stumbled and fell heavily When
I picked myself up I felt as if had
broken every bone in my body.
81 caught the car I was after,
though, - added the victim grimly, ''or
rather it caught me. 1"
'Don't mean to say you went so fast
you passed it?'' demanded the little man
Of the crowd excitedly.
emo" said the shortsighted man
YEARLY as he hobbled away, sit was
coming toward me all the time. Chi
cago Times Herald.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-22
ROBBER RUN DOWN.
Express Messenger J. Hefner
Who Stole $4,000
And Abandoned His Car at Rock
Island, Ill.
MAKES CONFESSION.
His Accomplish is Still at
Large.

ST. LOUIS. Mo-, Aug. 22.-James M.
Heifner, alias c. E. Bryant, 26 years
old, who was formerly messenger for
the Adams Express company, was ar
rested yesterday, charged with robbing
the company of So, 900. Heifner ran
on the Chicago, burlington and Quincy
railroad between ST. Louis and Rock
Island, Ill June Is, 1895, he stole two
money packages containing $1,000
each, and deserted his car just as the
train was pulling into Rock Island.
The money was consigned to the Da-
venport, Iowa, National bank. George
Ohlweiler, the son of a prominent sa-
loon-keeper at Rock Island, is also
charged with being implicated in the
robbery. The latter is still at large.
Heifner confessed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-22
Looking Forward.

Good heavens What does this
mean?'' she exclaimed, rushing into the
nursery, where her husband was darn
ing stockings, and Haunting a notice Of
divorce before his eyes.
The face of the slight though beauti-
full man was blanched and there were
traces of recent tears. With a dignifed
wave of the hand he pointed to the door
and said: "Away, monster! My attor-
ney, Charlotte Singerly, will talk for
me.
But this is cruel, my DEAR" plead
ed the excited wife. "What cause, real
or imaginary, have ever given you to
institute these proceedings?"
"What grounds? You know too well
what grounds. "
eff you will but name one instance
where my behavior, either in public or
private, has been such as to give you
cause to question my faithfulness, she
cried, "I'n pledge you upon my honor
as a woman that I'll not stand in the
way of the divorce, and will, moreover,
volunteer to pay you good alimony."
The indignant husband stamped his
tiny French heel upon the floor.
Madam" he said, tell me why
you chucked that homely, i'll bred Mr..
Piebald under the chin yesterday and
said that he had lovely eyes? And why
did you kiss that bewhiskered Mr.. Hen
craft few days ago? And it has also
reached my ears that you have been seen
fondling and kissing colored infants in
their mothers arms. -
The wife smiled in commiseration.
"Do you only laugh at these wrongs?'
screamed the irate husband, tearing his
wedding ring from his finger.
Eyes, for you are SO simple, my
love. -
Simpler
'Why, yes am not candidate for
mayor of this town?'
81 believe you are. -
"Well, my dear, it is necessary for
all candidates to kiss children, and their
fathers. too, when they are good enough
looking. 1t is an old custom, wisely
adopted. 1t is as necessary as the second
wheel on bicycle. -
With a cry Of joy the husband bounded
into his wife's arms, and, burying his
face in her manly bosom, exclaimed.
"Oh, I am such a silly little goose, you
know. New York Recorder.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-22
LETTER FROM WALLER.
The Ex-ConsuI Writes to Senator Baker
of Kansas.

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LEAvENwoRTH, Kan, Aug. 22.-Sen-
ator Baker is in receipt of an auto
graph letter from John Waller, ex-
consul at Tamatave, written from the
latter's cell at Maison Centrale Du
Clairvaux. touching upon his impris-
onment. Waller says in part:
GAS you are a lawyer of long ex.
perience, I ask you to carefully notice
the testimony of Captain Lavesot on
this point, and note at the same time
that it was by his testimony that the
prosecution seems to have based the
charge that was guilty of correspond
ing with the enemy Of France.
ST submit that the evidence for the
prosecution utterly fails to sustain or
support the charge under which am
in solitary confinement for twenty
years, and by the failure of which the
case against me should have been dis
missed by the prosecution in so far as
it related to violation of the penal
code named in the Indictment.
II further submit that the testimo-
ny of the only witness on this point
fails to show or prove that either my
wife or George &. Tessien are enemies
to France in any sense whatever. 1t
seems, then, that the whole case
against me rests upon the letter which
I wrote to Ratsmania, a young Mala-
gese man. This letter is relative sole
" to a business affair, with which
France has nothing to do, nor does it
relate to or concern the French gov
eminent in any particular whatever.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-22
wichita's Chief of Police Arrested.

WICHITA, Kan, Aug 22.-Chief of
Police Massey of this city, was found
guilty of contempt of court yesterday,
notwithstanding the strong effort
made in his defense by the prohibition
element. He will be given Jail SEN
tence to-day if, in the meantime, he
does not give up the liquors. taken
from the Citizens club under instruc-
tions from the assistant attorney gen
eral few nights ago. In any event,
he will be fined. The assistant attor-
ney general left last night for Topeka
to make application before the supreme
court for a writ of habeas corpus.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-22

ions advanced. Conservatives are
breathing hints Of heresy, and rumors
of a possible church trial are freely cir
culated. The doctor and his friends,
however, profess to fear no such result.
The following portion Of the doctors
lecture is one to which exception has
been taken:
s'The evolution Of the body of man
from some inferior animal and the sub
sequent endowment in this body by God
of rational soul is antagonistic to no
dogma of faith and may be shown to
be in harmony with the teachings of st.
Thomas. The theory may encounter
certain grave difficulties in the domains
Of metaphysics and Biblical exegesis,
but do not think that such difficulties
are insuperable At all events, whatever
one may be disposed to think of the
theory, it is well always to bear in mind
that it has never been condemned by the
church, although it has been publicly
discussed and defended for full five and
twenty years.
Father Zahm's degree of doctor was
lately conferred upon him by the pope,
proprio motu, and it is an interesting
fact that the only other scientist upon
whom this honor has been conferred
from the Vatican is St. George Mivart,
whose excursion into forbidden fields Of
belief and its sequel of reprimand and
recantation are we'll remembered. It is
asked by not few whether such fate
is not in store for DIR. Zahm.
DR.. Zahm was born of German and
Irish parentage at New Lexington, O.,
in 1841. In 1871 he was graduated at
the Notre Dame university and soon
afterward entered the Congregation of
the Holy Cross, which was founded at
Notre Dame so years ago by the oele-
brated Father Sorin. For a quarter of a
century DR.. Zahm has been professor of
physics in the faculty Of his alma mater.
During that time he has travelled wide
ly and has contributed largely to scien-
tif1c and religious periodicals. He was
the first American to be elected mem
Der of the Societe Franchise de Ply
sique.