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Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1896-02-06
A Genuine Love Story.

The story was originally told by
Spurgeon A young clergyman and
his bride were invited guests at "a
large party given by wealthy par
ishioner. In all the freshness and
elegance of the bridal wardrobe the
young wife shone among the thron8,
distinguished by her comeliness and
vivacity and rich attire and when
during the evening her young husband
drew her aside and whispered to her
that she was the most beautiful woman
in the company, and that his heart
was bursting with pride and love for
her, she thought herself the happiest
woman in the world.
Ten years later the same husband
and wife were guests at the same
house, where there were gathered a
similar gay company. The wife of
ten years ago wore the same dress she
had worn on the previous occasion /;
and of course it had been altered and
remade, and was old fashioned and
almost shabby. Toll and care and
motherhood and pinched circumstan-
ces had taken the roses out Of her
cheeks and the 1.-the spring out OF her
form. She sat apart from the crowd,
careworn and preoccupied. Her small
hands roughened with coarse toll were
ungloved, for the ministers salary
was painfully small. a little apart,
the ten-year husband stood and looked
at his wife. As he observed her faded
dress and weary attitude, a sense of
all her patient, loving faithfulness
came over his heart.
Looking up she caught his earnest
gaze and noticed that his eyes were
filled with tears. She rose and went
to him and her questioning eyes mute
ly asked for an explanation of this
emotion aud when he tenderly took
her hand, placing it on his arm, led
her away from the crowd and told her
how he had been thinking of her as
she looked ten years before, when she
was bride, and how much more pre-
cious she was to him now, and how
much more beautiful, for all her shah
by dress and rough hands, and how he
appreciated all her sacrifice and pa
tient toll for him and their children,
great wave of happiness filed her
heart, and light shone in her face that
gave it more than youthful beauty,
and in all the company there was not
so happy couple as this husband and
wife, their hearts and faces aglow
from the flaming up of pure sentiment
that transfgured and ennobled aud
glorifed all the tolls and privations
that they had endured.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1896-02-06
Slain by a Moth.

4NSNVl'N A4'AANNa 'NNA'N~ S~- -
recall that of Princess Cardvella, a
singularly lovely woman, who met
with i violent death at Naples.
The princess had been entertaining
a party of friends at dinner at the
Caravella palace and as she had prom
ised to attend ball toward midnight,
she went TO her bedroom to lie down
for few minutes rest to refresh her.
self for the dance.
At II o'clock her maid entered the
room to awaken her, whereupon the
princess asked her to return a little
later, and twenty minutes afterward,
when she returned, the girl found her
mistress still lying on her bed with
scarcely a muscle Of the face changed,
but stone dead, with the mark Of a
tiny bullet in the region of the heart.
The maids shrieks quickly brought
the prince and the whole household to
the room, and within ten minutes the
judicial and police authorities arrived.
1t was clear that no stranger had fired
the shot, since the bedroom was situ-
ated on the third floor, and no one
had entered the gates of the palace be-
tween the hour of 10 o'clock and mid
night.
At length the prince was arrested
on charge Of having murdered his
wife with the little pistol which lay
by her side on the table, and one
chamber of which was empty, color
being lent to the accusation by the
fact that he was VIGOROUSLY Jealous.
His trial resulted in acquittal, part
ly in consequence of an extraordinary
piece of testimony which was produced
in court by one of the police officials.
The story he related was this:
A couple of days after the murder
on the removal of the seals from the
doors of the bedroom, he made care
ful investigation of the apartment and
had found on the floor by the bedside
one of those enormous night moths,
the bodies of which are almost as thick
as a mans thumb, and which abound
in Italy.
He declared that the moths wings
were badly singed, as if it had flown
against the candle that stood on the
table by the bedside.
He produced the moth in court, and
then proceeded to point out to the
Judges that some of the powder Of the
insects wings was apparent on the
black ebony and gold stock and trig-
ger of the little revolver which had
been found on the table, and with
which the shooting had been done.
He then called the attention Of the
Judges and jury to the phenomenal
facility with which the trigger yield
ed, and advanced the extraordinary
argument that the princess had been
murdered by the night moth, which,
he alleged, must have flown into the
room, attracted by the candle light,
and falling with singed wings onto the
table had discharged the revolver in
the violence of its contortions.-Nea0
York World.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1896-02-06

AND
CHINAWARE.

Donaldson is sole agent for Laughlin
China. the ware that took first prize at
the Worlds Fair. 1t looks like French
China. is as cheap as Stone China and
never cracks or craZeS. Sample Plates,
THREE CENTS EACH. We sold 22
casks of this ware in 1898. Our line of
Chamber or Toilet Sets cannot be eX-
celied. Tcn-piccc Decorated Sets, $500,
twclyc-piccc Sets, beautiful decorated
with jar. $500. Our line Of Banquet
Lamps is complete. They range in price
from one dollar and a half TO fifteen dol
lars. We have lIayilaud's French China
Decorated Dinner Sets ranging in price
from S3j. 90 TO 5000.
Our second floor is full of Chinaware.
We have five decorated lines that we
will sell You, any piece you may select,
and YOU can make up your own dinner
set.
Please call and see us when you come
TO Hagcrstown. third door from the
square. ON West Washington Street.
Respectfully.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1896-02-06
and Wood
FOR SALE.

The Hagerstown Spoke and Bend
ing Co. has on hand and will sell
cheap:
20, 900 #. 1-inch Oak Boards.
10000 #. Il, 2, 2! and 3-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 Shepherdstown along
the Halltown pike. Will also saw
bills to order. We pay the highest
cash price for Hickory and Oak Rim
Logs and Spokes. Address all COM
munications to
M. V. A. NORRIS, Manager,
Shepherdstown, W, Va.
April II, lS95-2m
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1896-02-06
The Haymakers' Song.
BY ALFRED AUSTIN.

BY ALFRED AUSTIN.
Here's to him that grows it.
Drink, lads, drink.
That lays it in and mows it.
Clink, jugs, clink.
To him that mowS and makes it,
That scatters it and shakes it,
That turns, and teds, and rakes it,
Clink, jugs, clink!
Now here's to him that stacks it.
Drink, lads, drink!
That thrashcs and that tackS it,
Clink, jugs, clink!
That cuts it out for eating,
When March-dropp' d lambs are bleatlng
And the slate-blue clouds are Slceting,
Drink, lads, drink.
And here's to thane and yeoman,
Drink, lads. drink.
To horseman and to bowman.
Clinl, jugs, clink!
To lofty and to low man,
Who bears IA grudgc to no man,
But fiinches from no focman,
Drink. lads, drink.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1896-02-06

Visitor-Does mamma give you any
thing for being good boy?
Tommy-Nome. She gives 1t to me
when | amt.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1896-02-06

"a man dat am allus lookin fob er
argument" said Uncle Eben, "am In
frequent cases de man dat orter be
lookin' foh work.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1896-02-06

Sunday School Teacher--"lf you
had your choice, Willie. would you
rather be as wise az Solomon, as great
ar julius Cesar, as rich az Crasus. as
eloquent as Dsmosthenes, as tall a.
Goliath. or as good az the Prophet
Elijab?"
WiIIie-"Td ruther be drummer
in brass band
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1896-02-06
BENZ. LILLARD, New York.
AuCti0neering! !

| wish to notify my friends and
the public in general that am still
in the field as AuctiOneer and await
the command of any and all who
may wish my services. have license
in Berkeley and jefferson counties,
w. Va, Clarke and Frederick coun-
ties, Va, and Washington county,
Md, for Auctioneering, and respect
fully solicit any work in my Lille.
Will cry on percentage or will lump
the Job. Address all communications
to j. w. DODD,
Martinsburg, w. Va.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1896-02-06

II presume you carry memento
Of some sort in that IOcket Of yoursY
Precisely; it is a lock Of my bus
bands hair.
But your husband Is still alive !.
"Yes, SIR; but bis hair is all gone.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1896-02-06
The Cheapest and Best.

The cheapest IS not oi'ooys the best,
Jm the Register is the cheapest and
best nacspapcr IN this section. The
price is jm rs cents for 1896. No'0
IS the time to subscribe.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1896-02-06
Heber Donaldson.

II. S.-Wc sell the Miller Lamp, the
best center draft lamp in the world.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-09
SILVER AND TARIFF.

That silver will have no chance in
he present congress goes without say
ng. But what will the attitude of
The friends of silver in congress be to-
Yards any proposed tariff legislation?
That is the important question. Their
power will be negative rather than
positive; but the country will have to
wait and see whether they will use it.
IN the house it would count for
nothing; in the senate it would count
for everything. 1t was the five silver
senator's who defeated the Dingley BILL
The same bill may come before them
again II it does, they will be con-
fronted with the same question. Moth
ing could be accomplished for silver di-
rectly by obstructive tactics on the
part of the senators if their party still
held to its determination to do nothing
for silver, which it certainly would.
If the senators who held I'D the
Dingley bill at the last session should
lecide not TO do so this session. it
Fould be in their power to plead that
n expression of the American people
N the subject of silver had been taken
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-09
HERALD WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 9. 1895

and it was adverse to silver. and that
sense surrendered their convictions.
They might further say that obstruc-
ton of legislation so soon after the
election would be to do an injury to
silver and prejudice the public mind
against it. All these are possible ex-
plantations Of a possible course of
action.
It is not unreasonable to assume that
the views expressed by Congressman
Newlands Of Nevada on this subject
will, in part, be those of the silver SEN
ators. He expresses the opinion that
the silver Republicans in the senate
will not oppose the passage of the
Dingley bill or any protective tariff
bill. He favors such a course because
he believes that it will furnish proof
that the lack of silver currency is the
true cause of the depression in the
country Let us have the Republican
tariff he says. and see whether it
will bring the good times promised.
If il does not, then we shall have proof
that it is the demonstration of silver
which has made the trouble, and the
people will settle the question very
quickly"
This being the view of so prominent
a silver man as Congressman New
lands, it will probably have considera-
BILE weight with the silver senators. One
thing may be said to be certain; no
protective tariff can undo the evil
done by the decentralization of silver
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-09
ANNEXATION OFF HAWAII.

The report that negotiations for the
annexation Of Hawaii to the United
States are in progress is denied by
Minister Hatch of Hawaii. The senti-
ment of the ruling classes in Hawaii
is unquestionably in favor of annexa-
ton to this country, but sentiment in
this country is not so certainly in ia
vor of it. The truth of the matter is
that those who consummated the coup
d'etat by which Hawaii was converted
from a kingdom into a republic, have
discovered that they have white ele-
plant on their hands. If it is white
elephant 20 them, it is proba BILE that it
would be one to the United States.
But white elephant or saleable ele-
plant, the United States do not want
the islands. The population is a
mixed one, and being so far removed
from the influence of American insti-
tutions, would never become assimil-
ated. We do not need the islands as
colonies as England and Germany need
colonies TO accommodate their over
flowing population. Within the con-
fines of our own country there is room,
with an abundance of resources, to ac-
commodate some hundreds of millions
of people.
If it is urged that the commerce of
the islands would be of great value to
this country, it may be replied that
every advantage that would be derived
from annexation in this regard can be
had through enlightened treaties. 1t
isn't necessary to own a country to
trade with it to advantage. 1t is a
very poor policy to trade off a political
principle for commercial advantages.
1t is sometimes urged that if the
United States DO not annex the Ha-
waiian Islands, England or some other
country will, and that such foreign an
nexation would be a threat towards
this country. How absurd, From the
Atlantic to the Pacific English posses
sions touch our own, and ever since
this nation came into existence this
contiguity of territory has existed and
has given rise to no danger. England
also possesses islands in the Caribbean
sea, and still the United States do not
feel anxious or nervous over that fact
This country has no need for the
Hawaiian islands. no matter what need
the island republic may have for this
country. They would be a burden in
every sense of the word and would
cause jealousy and ill-feelings towards
this country on the part of other ma
tons AS Rip Van Wrinkle said about
the schnapps, we are better nit out
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-09

Of the merits or dement's of Referee
Earns decision in the FitZsimmons-
Sharkey f-ht we know nothing, and
care less, but t,seems to us that this
from the New York Journal is piling
the praise on him little thick
Major Mckinley, in lifting his hand
to take the inaugural oath, will not
be more impressed with the awful
solemnity os the occasion than was
Wyatt carp when he stood in the ring
on Wednesday night and saw $1,000
faces turned upon him. The chances
are that he never read of the Circus
Maximums. AID thought he looked
upon the biggest crowd that had ever
assem- bled on earth. That he was in
spired b. a resolve as lofty as it was
grave and stern, to do his whole duty
as n iudSe-that he felt the imposing
distinction which had been conferred
upon him, and that he pronounced his
sentence as honestly as any judge who
ever sat u>on the bench and spoke the
word that meant death or life to a fell
low creature. there is 10 room for
reasonable doubt"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-09

afford to pay a first-class tailor for a
first-class suit and are willing TO pay
for the satisfaction of to order suits
at $40 to $50 you're all right. If you
pay a. cheap tailor any price for
poorly made to order suit, just to say
7 got 'em made" you don't pay
enough, for you'd better pay more and
get it of a good tailor or pay a great
deal less and get a suit ready made.
You will find it better made. better
trimmed, better cloth and will give
better satisfaction, every way. If you
want to buy a good suit cheap, buy it
of US and get a good one-an all wool
cashmere for SO. or one of those SIS.
SIC and SIT ones We closed out cheap
and are selling at so. If you want
something very nobby, take a look at
the S12 and SIS ones. Do not get these
suits mixed in your mind with the SIP
and $15 suits you see in other stores,
but think of the $1S and $50 ones.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-09

that overcoat? Haven't you been
promising yourself an overcoat for
this winter? Isn't it a necessity, the
purchase of which you can't put off
much longer? Why not buy it now
and receive the full benefit this winter?
Where shall you get it? There are
only two or three things really TO be
considered. Is price an object to you?
Would you like an overcoat that has
fit and style to recommend it, and
that will look and wear like one made
for you by the tailor? If so, there is
a place where your wants will be met,
and that place is here. Mems over
coats at S. Sc. $3.50 and $3.50. If you
wish a very nice, dressy overcoat our
$40 and $12 ones will please you, cur
SIS, $1S and $40 ones are-well, you know
the fit, style, look and wear are but
one way and that the best.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-09

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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-09
A PRACTICAL JOKER.
a Short History of Famous French
Character.

Character.
There died last month in Paris prac-
teal joker named Paul Mason, whose
nom de guerre was Lemics-Terrieux. and
there were those who called him Unmiti-
gated Idiot. Listen to the account of
some of his exploits as told by the Pal
Mall Gazette: M Mason was origin
ally a judge at Chandernagor. One pities
the people who were judged by him.
1t was there that he conceived the, idea
signed Rosario an imaginary expulsion
of Jesuits, so that the government might
intrust him with an investigation into the
identity of the same Rosario. He re-
coming marriage to a young neSress from
Dahomey, who was dwelling in the Jardin
d. Acclimation. The ceremony was to be
performed at a Hindoo temple, and NJ.
Maurice Barres was TO pronounce a dis
course. He sent TO the press letter OF
resignation in the name OF a radical
deputy, NJ Maujan; he forged the sigma
ture of N. Osiris, the well known art
amateur to a promise of $4,000 francs
for the New Salon. and addressed it 70
N. Meissonier He issued invitation cards
in the name of the Due dcrieans when
hat prince was confined in the Con-
ciergerie After the terrible railway ac-
cident at Saint Mande, in which so many
passengers were burned 10 death, this
Of presenting the Academy of Science
with a scheme for preventing fatal rail-
way accidents in future. Engines were to
be provided with inclined planes of wood
N front and behind fitted with rails, en-
Aiding the colliding trains to slide one
over the other. The institute submitted
the suggestion to its railroad committee.
and NJ. Mason was overjoyed. He issued
in the name of General Boulanger
volume CT Political Thoughts which had
the merit Of being characteristic, and on
the strength of this and other works, in
Guiding The Diary of Ny Youth by
Prince Bismarck, he became candidate
IN the French academy He was one of
those hare-brained eccentrics who should
be ciassed with kleptomaniacs and shut
mp. The report of his death was at first
treated as a joke But it appears that
his concierges were found to be in tears,
and such people never weep without
req SON. 1t is probable that he will easily
find a successor"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-09
tlanta Journal: President Cleveland
THE FLOWER o.DuMBLANE.

TIE sun has game down DER the lofty
Ben-Lomond,
And left the red clouds to preside Ger
the scene.
While lanely 1 stray in the calm sum-
mer cleaning,
To muse on sweet Jessie, the flower O.
Dumblane.
How sweet is the brier. WI its sauft
fauldin blossom.
And sweet is the birk, wi its mantle O.
Yet sweeter and fairer. and dear to this
bosom, -
Is lovely young Jessie, the flower O.
Dumblane.
She's modest as ony. and blithe as she's
For guiie;less simplicity makes her its
ain;
And far be the villain Invested Of feeling,
WhG'd blight in its bloom the sweet
flower O. Dumblane,
Sing on, thou sweet mavis, thy hymn TO
the e'enine,
Thou art dear TO the echoes of Calder
wood glen;
See dear TO this bosom, sac artless and
Is charming young Jessie, the flower O.
How lost were my days till met WI
The sports o the city seemed foolish
I ne'er saw a nymph would ca my
dear lassie,
Till charmed Wi sweet Jessie. the
flower O. Dumblane.
Though mine were the station of loftiest
grandeur,
Amidst its profusion I'd languisn in
pain,
And reckon as naething the height O. it's
splendor,
If wanting sweet Jessie, the flower O.
Dumblane.
Robert Tannahil
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-09
MUFFLERS.

Mems good muffiers in medium and
dark shades 25 cents; stripes and plaids
cashmere muffier, 80 cents. rs cents and
81. To give our customers the best
values ever offered, we sell white silk
muffler at so cents; for weight, style
and finish our black and white bro
caded silk muffiers at 81 are values
seldom found. When you can decide on
nothing else for a Christmas present
for gentleman, and you wish to give
him something he will keep for years,
buy him one of our black, white, fancy
striped or figured mufflers at $3.50 or
81; they are beauties and muffier is
a present gentlemen always receive
with pleasure.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-09

In his sermon on Regeneration
Rev. Mr.. Moody paid his respects t
the elder brother in these terms: 'Tha
elder brother is the most miserab bic
selfish, cross, peevish, touchy person
that I ever read about. And yet yoJ
viii find now and then a person de-
Tending him. 1 imagine that he reaches
heaven by climbing I'D some othe-
way, and the first woman he meets h,
asks IN q condescending tone: who
were you when you were on the earth p
4 was Mary Magdalene.' You were
Are you the woman that had the sever
devils? Well. please don't speak to
me again. 7 never associated witt
srch persons when I was on cart
ana I don't intend to do it Up here