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

An exchange says that in its opin-
ion there will not be men enough in
heaven to sing bass. Its gallant editor
thinks at least ninety per cent of the
good people up there will be women
We do not know if we do not agree
with him. Lots of men we know will
not begin to get in and all the women
are angels.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1895-12-12
Rucklen,s Arnica SaIye.

The best Salve in the world for Cuts,
Bruises, Sores. Ulcers, Salt Rheum.
Fever Sores. Tette-, Chapped Hands,
Chilblains. Corns, and all Skin Erup
tions, and positively cures Piles, or
no pay required. Ii is guaranteed TO
give perfect satisfaction, or moDcyre
funded, price 25 cents per box. For
sale by j. u. Gibson.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1895-12-12

Master Ito new servanD-Why do
you always ring that small bell imme-
diately after ringing the regular dinner
bell?
New Servant-That's to call the
children, sir.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1895-12-12
Western Maryland Railroad
CONNECTING WITH

"
IA p. K. r. at Shippensburg. Norfolk &
Western and b. & o. Railroads AT Hsgers-
town, 2. X. X. at Frederick Junction and
p. W. & B., n. g. and b. & p. Railroads q n
lon station. Baltimore, Md.
MAIN LINE AND CONNECTIONS.
Schedule taking effect July lst, 1895.
LEAVE HAGERsTowN.
B.25 A. NJ. Accommodation for Shippensburg.
CAB A. NJ. Express for Baltimore, arrive 9.3l
q. m.
7.O2 A. NJ. Through passenger for Baltimore.
arriving at 1927 a. m; also for
Gettysburg and Hanover.
sos A. NJ. For Clearspring and Cherry Run
IL 10 AN. Accommodation for Shippensburg.
1915 p. NJ. For Williamsport.
I2.35 p. NJ. For Clearspring and Cherry Run.
200 p. NJ. Mail for Baltimore. arriving at 6.lO
p. M; also for Hanover aud Get
tysburg.
4.l5 p. NJ. Fast Mail, arriving Baltimore 7.lS.
go y. NJ. For Williamsport.
zoe z. NJ. For Shippensburg.
$40 p. NJ. For Williamsport and Cherry Run
ARRIVE AT HAGERsTowN.
o.IS A. NJ. From Williamsport and Cherry
Run.
7.SOA. NJ. From Baltimore Fast Mail.
S.03 A. NJ. From Shippensburg.
I2.l5 T. NJ. From Baltimore.
IL. 10 =. NJ. From Cherry Run.
S.O5 Z. NJ. From Shippensburg.
b.U5 p. NJ. From Shippensburg.
$40 Z. NJ. From Cherry Run.
6l7 z. NJ. From Baltimore.
S.U5 y. NJ. From Baltimore-thrOugh train.
b. Ii. dRISVOLD, Geh. Pass. Agent
]. NJ. HOOD. Pres. and Gen1. Manager.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1895-12-12
SOUTHERN RAILWAY
FOR THE
Cotton States and International
Exposition,
Atlanta, Ga.

The Southern Railway operates nearly five
thousand miles OF road In eight OF the south
ern states and its lines enter Atlanta, Ga,
from five different points of the compass
washington, ID. c., is the Northern or East
ern terminus OF one OF Its lines which is
operated in connection with the Pennsyl-
va. Ia Railroad, 1.-The standard railroad or
America" between New York, through Phil
Lynchburg and Danville, Va, Greensboro
and Charlotte, N. c., Sparta burg aud Green
Vile, =. c., Atlanta, Ca, Montgomery ana
Mobile, Ala, aud New orleans, win con-
nection at Salisbury for Asheville, Hot
Springs, Knoxville and Chattanooga, al
Char lotte for Columbia, Augusta, savannah
and Jacksonville. and at Atlanta for BIZ
mingham, Memphis, Macon and southern
Georgia Solid vestlbuled limited trains.
with through day coaches Pullman Draw
ing-room Sleepers and Dining cars. Tine
between Washington and Atlanta, eighteen
hours, without change OF cars OF any class.
The Southern Railway Is the only line
which enters and lands passengers In the
Exposition Grounds, and no effort or expense
has been spared by the management In the
Improvement OF It's roadbed, Increasing The
number OF It's coaches and inauguratlng It's
own dining car service preparatory 10 hand
ling expeditiously and comfortably me
heavy travel TO and from Atlanta urlDg the
Cotton states and international Exposltl"n'
which opens September Is and closes Decem-
Der 81. 1895.
ON Tuesdays and Thursdays. from Septem-
Der IL 10 DtceInDeT 81 iICl us We SA'"io'
tickets Will be sold from Washington, ID. -.
TO Atlanta, Ga, at sli.0O good for return ~
days from date OF sale.
Excursion tickets will be sold every day
from september 10 until December To- inclu-
sive, from Washington at Si9.25, good for re-
turn ~ days from date OF sale, and excursion
tickets for the entire Exposition season ith
fiual limit Of January Z, 1896, will be sold
from September 10 until December 10, inclu-
sive, at $685..
Map folders furnished and Pullman sleep
ing Car reservations m ode upon application.
L. =. BROWN,
Gen1 Agt. Pass. Dept.
W. A. TURK,
Gen. Pass Agt.
j.. CULP, Traffic Manager.
Washington. ID. &.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1895-12-12
Lumber and Wood
FOR SALE.

The Hagerstown Spoke and Bend,
ing Co. has on hand and will sell
cheap:
10000 It. 1-inch Oak Boards.
10000 #. II, 2, p and S-inch Oak
Plank.
10000 fl. 1-inch Oak Fencing Boards.
5000 Oak Palings.
500 Cords Oak and Hickory wood.
The same can be seen at our saw
mill in the tract Of timber purchased
of Mr.. Geo. Licklider, located about
3 miles from Shepberdstown along
the Halltown pike. viii also saw
bills to order. We pay the highest
cash price for Hickory aud Oak Rim
Logs and Spokes. Address all com
munications to
NJ. V. A. NORRIS, Manager,
Shepherdstown, W. Va.
April ~. ISej-2m
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1895-12-12
Eslas':s!zglgEsslzses
Il s EaHp|saaYssfeTnR RI


NoRrH-BoUND.
roo a. m. sIsp.m. 1O.ls q. nm.
"Washington and Chattanooga
Limited" q train OF Pullman
coaches and sleeping cara run daily
via Shenandoah Valley route to
Memphis, New Orleans and points
south. Leave Shenandoah juno
ton, south-bound, Ills p. m.
No. 2. for Roanoke. Radford, Pulaski, Bris-
toll Kenova, Columbus, o., and the West.
Also for Knoxville. Chattanooga and inter-
mediate points. Pullman sleeper Roanoke
20 Columbus.
As D. m. Through sleeper Roanoke TO CO.
iumbus.
No. q, for Shenandoah and intermediate
.Iations-no connection beyond.
No. 4. for Hagerstown. Harrisburg. Wash
tngton, Baltimore, Philadelphia and New
York.
No, 6. Washington and Chattanooga Linn
tied, solid Pullman train from Memphis ana
New Orleans, via Shenandoah Junction. Tor
Washington, Baltimore fhilS1elpnia ana
New York Pullman sleepers 10 Washington.
Dining car attached.
No. ~. for Hagerstown. Harrisburg. Phila-
delphia and New York.
North Carolina Division-leave Pulaski
daily 1905 n. m. for Ivaphoe and Gossan. aUd
5 Us u. M, Daily for Betty Baker.
Winston Salem Division Leave Roanoke
Daily 1925 noon 500 q. IN. Daily except sun
day for Rocky MI, Martensville, Winston,
Salem, n. &.
For tickets, time-cards and all informal
tlon call on agent Norfolk & western Rail-
road w. II. BEVILL.
Gen. Pass. Agt., Roanoke, Va.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1895-12-12
j. S. FLEMING, Agent.
The Jefferson County Mutual
FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY.
ESTABLISHED ISIS. =

OFFERS TO the people OF Jefferson Coun,
" Insurance in a safe com pany nj the actp.i
cost OF Insurance, which Is much cheans,
than the rates usually charged. and keeps n
money at home. Good risks from responst
BILE partiesare invited.
Executive Committee meets every FRIDAY
DIRECTORS Jos .TTapnell Henry r. payen.
port, Jas. Garland Hurst, John ". Rider "
II. +. Lewis, X. Preston Chew. VIM. l. MI.
son, Eug ne Baker, y. W. Washington Il /
Snyder, Chas. P.Wilson. Jno. Il. Zittle. JacoI
:. Melvin, +. q. w. Herr, Isaac II. Strder.
JOSEPH TRAPNELb............ Cd. President
II. h. DAVENPORT. ,......... Treasurer
Local AGENrs-Middleway,J John q. Shir.
lev: Harper Ferry, ChRs. IL. Trail: Shsp.
herdstown, j. =. Fleming: Charlrstnwn
Washington & Alexander.
sS-rhe Secretary viii be found at the Com
pany's Ofiice, Gibson Building, Court. Hons.
yard. IN Charlestown.
X. A. ALEXANDER, Ses'y,
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1895-12-12

Daily. I Daily except Sunday.
Nos. and 9 run daily between Harrisburg
and Hagerstown.
Through coach from Philadelphia to Ha-
gerstown on trains Nos. s and 8.
Connections for all stations on Cumber-
land Valley Railroad and Pennsylvania Rail-
road system.
il .BOYD, Superintendent
n. RIDDLE, GenlPass. Agent.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1895-12-12
is. FLEMING, Notary Public

,ryILLfake ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF nso0;.
w Power " Attorney, AnidsviIs, nsrtsd
ions. aud attend to ali nsiness oonN
with the once.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1895-07-19

II sec you do not remember me.n
left at the Office the night before, the
messenger said, to be delivered in the
morning. When opened the letter, out
dropped $500 bill. The letter read;
"DEAR MARY-I write this hasty note to tell
you that l shall not be home today, nor per-
haps for u week. have found a good position
that will take mo out of town travelling. Here
is money enough fer you and Kate at present.
Do not fret, and you may look for another let
ter from mo very soon,
"P. S.-Do not mention to any one that am
away. Keep all secret for the present.
''The letter was written in hasty,
trembling hand, but was familiar as my
husbands handwriting. While Kate
and were rejoicing over fathers good
fortune-that day and the next-there
arrived another letter. This was lon
ger one and was postmarked Chicago.
The letter covered several pages, and
advised, nay, commanded us, to sell our
little place and move into the city st
once. When return, the letter said,
1T will not be convenient to travel into
the country every day. Go to the city,
take nicely furnished apartment and
wait for me there. Send your own ad-
dress to me at once in San Francisco.
And take special care that none of our
cid neighbors knows our new address, as
it may be unpleasant in our new cir
cumstances to have them as friends.
''This letter contained $500. And
wondering more than ever and grieying
q little over fathers altered ways Kate
and gathered up our little possessions,
sold the old place and took an apart,
ment in the Westlake, mentioning one
of the most exclusive apartment houses
in the city.
"How loug ago was that?" / asked.
THAT" said Mrs Whiting, "was
last spring, and though nearly a yea-
has passed since then We have never
seen father since For awhile the money
came regularly like an allowance, with
brief but affeotionate letters Then, the
very day before Christmas, we got an
other letter-a long lotter-saying that
as it was uncertain when he could come
home, and as it must be worrisome not
to know exactly when the next money
would come, it might be more conven-
lent to have it all in lump. With the
letter was draft that made us open
our eyes. D." B
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1895-07-19
THE END.
Exceptionally Long Boards.

Exceptionally long boards have al
ways attracted a good deal of attention,
and in most old works on the customs
and habits of men there are numer-
Gus references to "whyskirs" and
"byeardes' of extraordinary length.
Rauber Won Talberg, a German knight
and councillor of Macmillan II, who
died in 1875, rejoiced in the possession
of beard which reached to his feet,
and from there again to his waist. John
Mayo, the celebrated sixteenth century
painter (the same who accompanied
Charles V on his campaigns), was a
man feet 6 inches in height. Giant
though he was, his beard reached the
ground, and in order to keep it out of
his way Mayo always wore it tucked
under girdle which encireled his waist.
Rowland Alewenn, the Welsh high
Wayman who made life burdensome to
the travellers over the Cambrain hills
during the early part of the seventeenth
century, chad yellow beard of might
ier length and Size" He 10 said to have
worn it in tive bfaids. or plaits, which
were thrown back over his shoulders
and crossed at the small of the back and
again brought around to the front of the
body, where they were fastened with
gold clasps and buckles. Each braid
was ahout feet inches in length, and
when left unplaited the whole beard
was upward of Z feet in length. st.
Louis Republic.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1895-07-19

dismay. With sudden attack of verti-
go had reeled, and but for servants
assistance I should have fallen to the
floor
My illness did not prevent me from
returning to the room to say good night
to my hostess and also to get another
glimpse at the count. " He was a lit
tie thinner than when l had last seen
him, and he wore q wig, but that he
vas the man l sought my quick eyes
left me no doubt
That night l allowed the count to go
home with a party of gay friends ae-
companying him, and it was fully day
break when they left his rooms, and l
saw the chandeliers go out. Finally
but one light twinkled in his apart
ments. ''That is his sleeping room," !
said, "and now is the time to act. Il
Noisalessly | slipped into the house,
giving the doorman handful of silver
to admit me, and along the corridors 1
stole to the door of my gentleman's
room.
'You may go, James," heard him
say to his valet. 81 shall not need you
again tonight. And, by the way, James,
you can pack up early in the morning.
We start at noon for Berlin. +"
'Not so fast, John Whiting" said
to myself. "You have an ACCOUNT to set
tie with me first
The door opened, and the valet came
out. Slipping past the man, glided
into the counts room. He heard the
sound and turned with startled jump
to meet me. The heavy wig which he
had worn was laid aside, and his beard,
too, was gone. He was as clean shaven
as monk. AS he saw me he advanced
step, and for second we stood face
to face.
The sudden disappearance of Count
Zierstortf from London society made
something of a sensation. And mysteri.
GUS lines crept into the daily papers
Qnae before taking the steamer the
count begged to drop line to Miss De-
laplaine and l humored him. But all
during the rest of the journey he was
silent, asking nothing and expecting
nothing.
Once ! saw q mute question i'll his
eyes, and | answered it. "You want to
know about Mrs. Whiting and Kate?"
asked. They are much broken, and I
think this will-will kill them" Per-
haps | was merciless. but detectives
have less mercy for criminals than COM
mon folk have.
The directors knew in advance of
our arrival, and so did the police. We
still agreed that all should be kept Sc
Cret, and 30 when we arrived on the
pier there was simply a mysterious
closed carriage and few officers in Cit
liens clothes to meet US. 1t was morn
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1895-07-19
RISING sun, CECIL COUNTY, MD, FRIDAY,

given ms letters of introduction to ether
bankers and men of wealth, with the
result that l soon found my breakfast
tray Uttered with invitations to dinner
here and take tea there until was we'll
nigh overwhelmed with social kind
nesses of this mild order But never dur
ing all this time did l forget the object
of my search.
" A man who has always been poor, !"
I reasoned, land who has suddenly
come into great wealth would not be
contented to live in obscurity. He
would dress we'll, go to the opera, dine
at the club and necessarily become
known"
From time to time during my Lon
don visit [ heard rumors of German
count whose money was making Lon
don talk. He frequented the society
only of bankers and men who receive
Investments, as he had large sums to
satisfactorily place, and he talked much
of his GSitle on the Rhine, to which he
would retreat shortly as soon as his
London affairs were disposed of. The
count lived i'll fine suit of bachelor
apartments, spoke with a very foreign
accent and frequently lamented the fact
that he had never before visited the
great English city.
have no particular fancy for noble.
men, and so declined with various ex.
cuses all invitations to meet the count.
But one evening just after dinner there
came to me the beautiful daughter Of q
gentleman at whose house l had Just
dined.
81 have favor to ask of you, dear
Mr.. Grosvenor," she said, "and it is
that you remain this evening for small
card party which I give in the billiard
room. One of my guests has written
that he cannot be here, and," laughing,
papa says Americans are so charming
ly obliging that have ventured to ask
you to make up the missing one. And
besides want you to meet Count Zier-
storff. Papa, persuade Mr.. Grosvenor
to meet the count
The girls blushing face and the ia
ther's rather brusque reply rather pre-
pared me for the revelation which the
father made me in confidence few min
utes later over our cigars. "Remain,"
said he. 81 fear that my daughter Is
deeply smitten with this stranger who
has been III London such few days.
And wish you, with your native sharp
ness, to inspect him critically for me.
In other words, tell me if you think him
suitable match for good and beauti-
full girl like my daughter, That he has
money have no doubt. -
The billiard room was dimly lighted
at one end when the guests began to ar
rive. The first announcement was Count
zierstorff. And, turning with laughing
face to present me to his nobility, Miss
Delaplaine, my hostess, uttered cry of
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1895-07-19
Sleepy Grass.

In some parts of Mexico, says
Pearson's Weekly, there grows a
grass which produces a somniferous
effect on the animals that Craze on
1T. Horses, after eating this grass,
in nearly all cases sleep standing,
while COWS and sheep always in
variably lie down. 1t has occasion
ally happened that travellers have
stopped to allow horses to feed in
places where the grass grew pretty
thickly and the animals have had
time to eat considerable quantity
before its effects manifested them
selves. In such cases, horses have
gone to sleep on the road and it is
hard to rouse them.
The effect of the grass passes off
in an hour or two and no bad
results have ever been noticed on
account OF 1t. Cattle on the ranches
frequently come upon patches of
this grass, where they feed for per
haps half an hour, and fall asleep
for an hour or more, when they
wake up and start feeding again.
The program is repeated perhaps
a dozen times, until thirst Obliges
them to 60 to water. Whether,
like the poppy, the grass contains
opium, or whether its sleep produc-
ing property is due to some other
substance, has not been determined.
According to Mr.. Frederick V.
COlvill, bOtanist of the U. S. De
partment of Agriculture, this
"sleepy grass" is Stipa viridula
rObusta, and he considers the state
ments here made regarding it, as
reliable.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1895-07-19
Too Much Radiealism.

Mrs. Mary Mapes Dodge, the genial
editor of st. Nicholas, once visited Mrs.
John I, Sargent in Boston and attended
the famous Radical club, whose meet
ings We're during the entire existence of
the club held at her house. Probably no
more brilliant gatherings of notable
men and women have been known in
this country. But the "Radicals'' were
undeniably given TO tearing everything
from the universe andits Creator down to
the latest theory of the origin of species
to pieces. When Mrs. Dodge took leave,
she was escorted to her carriage by
Wendell Phillips, to whom she exhibit
ed her glove, which had been hopeless
ly slit up the back when it was put on.
"You see, " remarked Mrs. Dodge hu-
morously, "the effect of too much Rad
ical club. Nothing, not even my glove.
can Withstand it,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1895-07-19
The Golden Lie.

There has been a week of great debate
at Prohibition Park where reformers of
every shade of doctrine assembled. The
currency question, which is filling the
public mind as never before, came in of
course for large share of attention. The
first disputant'.on this question was E. ].
Wheeler, who, from the character of his
remarks, is one of the most radical be-
levers i'll the financial "gold cure"
Notwithstanding the patient has been
treated for thirty years with this pre-
scription and is steadily growing worse.
Mr.. Wheeler's remarks clearly demon
strate that he has not the least conception
of money, but his mind runs entirely on
barter, while the fact is that the transac-
ton of business through or by the me-
dunn of money and barter are almost as
different as day and night. This mis-.
conception of money or the science of
money appears to be the main, if not
wholly, the cause of the irreconcilable
contention over the money question. Mr.
Wheeler, like all who base their theory
of money as nothing more than an i'm
proved method of barter, drifts away from
truth and science
Accepting this false theory or belief
for 1t does not rise to the dignity of a
theory-the natural and inevitable
sequence is a search for some commodity
that will serve as an article of universal
barter
The believers in this false theory of
finance have settled on gold as the di-
vinely appointed metal for this purpose.
We will not digress at present to point
out the causes which have led up to this
belief among the leading Christian
nations, although the reason is not far to
search nor hard to find. Having adopted
gold as the one and only representative
of all other commodities, the necessity at
once appeared that this chosen metal
must possess unvarying, changeless value,
and therefore be a true measure of value.
If this claim cannot be established the
entire goldite theory must fall to the
ground, hence they cling to it like grim
death to the defunct colored man.
This baseless theory of commodity or
barter money, like all false philosophy, is
upheld by its disciples with all the soph-
istry and specious reasoning the ingenuity
of its advocates can devise This is the
real contention of the money question,
and has accumulated wealth and its COM
panion passion, avarice, together with
age, for a precedent to uphold it in this
its last desperate contest for longer exist
ence. Falsehood, however hoary and
crowned with the emblems and honors of
antiquity, cannot long survive in the
search-light ofthought of the present day,
and this barter money theory which is
making life and death struggle against
the analyzing search of enlightened and
independent thought of the nineteenth
century cannot long hold out. AS re-
nowned and corrupt as Baylon, and pow
erful i'll its corruption, it must, like
Babylon, fall to rise no more. Like that
ancient city and empire this goldite
financial system has been all enslaver of
nations and has cursed mankind.