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The Lamar register., 1897-12-04

up. but hardly have they settled when
are heard from the gun farthest from
the shore two shots. and a pair-pos-
sibiy barren pair-fail neatly, one
In front and the other behind the
somewhat high fence under which the
coast gunners are standing. Up gets
the covey. and hemmed In by the sea.
come over the outside gun of the shore
end of the line Startled. two of them
break on from the rest when the first
bird of the covey falls. and skim on
as far as eyes can reach across the
sea
Now the white flags are waving In
the distance and birds are pouring on.
sometimes singly, sometimes In COW
eys. The three center guns are having
more than they can do, and the outside
guns by the shore. who might have
been expected TO have had a some
what poor drive, have had as many
( birds as anyone else. The drivers
come gradually closer. and the bags
ought TO be fairly weli-fiiled IL the
sportsmen know their business.
Walking up partridges has p-nv
charms. and to properly organize driv-
ing you must first have looked over
and thus gained experience by the
knowledge Of your ground under every
conceivable condition. II you know
your ground. and are fond OF driving.
you will hardly surpass the enjoyment
Of day thus spent--and well spent
on the seashore with the little brown
bird
Thara II so,,athg,,, .xhtiaratf,r ~,
in The sport on the coast. There are
many places bordering on the sea
where partridges thrive remarkably
well. and there is a special charm IN
partridge driving in such localities, as
many novel features enter into the
sport which are to be found in the
more regular routine of country driv-
ing To begin with. the element Of the
picturesque Is present in a high de-
gree: for a tidal shore is always inter-
estiug. with its iotsam and jetsam.
and background of sea and ships is
always pleasant for the eye to look
upon. On tho shore itself Il Is the
multitude Of tiny sandhoppers which
also forms an additional attraction for
the little brown bird. Partridges fol-
low close Altsf the epb-tluc Nhere the
water has Just left. searching about
amongst the seaweed for what are. no
doubt most suceulent forms of food.
Near the sea the ground will always
support a large ssock OF partridges per
acre-that is. there Is more food than
in many an upland country. for. in
addition to the sandhoppers. there are
these authllis in unusual numhers. and
many towering grasses and estuary
weeds which provide excellent and
sueculent food for the little brown
birds
The Lamar register., 1897-12-04
marriag. superstition.

Brides are not the only ones who
seek some lucky token for their mar
riage habiliments. One OF the most
aristocratic bridegrooms last week
went 10 the altar here wearing pair
of socks that were knitted forty years
ago, and which had already figured in
two weddings, both so far abundant in
happiness, The socks have gone into
camphor retirement for the use OF fut-
ure grandsons.- York Letter
Pittsburg Dispatch
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wan,ea the mortgage rlr.,.

A Swede came into lawyers office
one day and asked: rs hare ben a
lawyers place." Yes; I'm a law
yer" ''well, Master Lawyer. / tank
/ shall have paper made" What
kind OF paper do you want?" We'll.
tank shall have a mortgage. You
see, l buy me a piece of land from
Neis Petersen, and want mortgage
on it, -'oh. no. You don't want a
mortgage; what you want is a deed. .
NO, master; | tank want mortgage.
You see, buy me two pieces of land
before. and / got deed for dem. and
mother folier come along with mort
gage aud take the land. so | tank I
better get mortgage this time"
The Lamar register., 1897-12-04

New York. an
New England has proven practically
futile. But In Maryland's rural dis
tricts they are coming out fat and
plentiful A Maryland authority say'
this of the outlook:
Several causes have been combined
TO produce this result. Last season
there was a marked scarcity of birds
and sportsmen went elsewhere, leav.
ins the partridges unmolested- Follow
ing this was the mild winter. In which
very few birds perished, and ther
came season In which the birds have
had an abundance OF food and shell
ter. The deputy game wardens, too
have played an important part. They
have seen to il that the game laws
have been fully enforced. and thus few
birds have been killed out Of season
The State Game and Fish Protective
Association has brough; into Mary
land and distributed this year some
thing like 1000 birds, and these have
all done well. As Is well known. SerJ
large number OF Western quail were
brought TO Maryland In the past two
or three years. for the purpose of re-
plenishinx the deeimated coveys. and
now the indications are that the expe'
riment is proving successful. Ths
Kansas quail Is a stoeky. plump bird
about two-,hlrds as large. when full
grown. as the matured quail or part.
ridge. native 10 this vicinity, and III
flight, when flushed. Is slightly more
rapid and higher above the surface
The native quail or partridge will
charge along. say six or seven feet
above the ragweed when started in
the stubble. The kanaas bird will hy
twice as high as that"
Dorchester. wieomico. Worcester
Somerset. Prince Georges and Anne
Arundel counties. Maryland. are IA
vorite shooting grounds for pa1ridges
and the reports from them this season
are especially encouraging. Men whc
know what they are talking about state
tha, they never before saw SO many
-oveya
This Idea OF importing pheasants
and partridges was, however. not con
nned TO Maryland Connecticut tried
the experiment. and some years ago
Imported a large number Of Mongollan
or English pheasants. and which. un-
ser a new statute, are protected until
October 4. 1900. A number of English
pheasants we're killed last year In the
eastern part OF the state after the old
protective Law had expired. They are
a large bird. and. IL is feared, have
been practically exierminsted by foxes
Of which hunters say there has been
large increase of late years in Con-
aecticut. but which do not seem to
have killed many partridges
But the Atlantic coast counties OF
The Middle South furnish the most va
ried sport in the way OF partridge
shooting just now The party should
consist OF at least Ave or six good
sportsmen When the partridge terri
tory is reached the party divides Itself
into sections OF three. Two act as
drivers, three as center and two as
outside men. generally stationed close
~ the coast line And then the typ
zeal partridge aunt begins
A covey OF partridges sweep over
the sea bank on the left of the line. as
Il they had sprung out of the ocean,
and settle in the rushes some ninety
ysrds from the guns. Ten to one they
will go back before the drivers come
The Lamar register., 1897-12-04
HUNT BROWN BIRD.
a PARTRIDGE SEASON WITH
OUT A PARALLEL.
Maryland the Greatest Hunting Country
How Typical Sportsman Arrang.s
for Partridge shoot The Work OF
the Drivers.

HERE has never
been such a part
ridge season a 5
that inaugurated
this fall. Not that
t h e y are partieu-
iariy numerous on
the northern coast
for every effort
thus far made to
preserve them in
New York. a n d
The Lamar register., 1897-12-04
A Light Meat.

First Moth-"Stin hungry"
Second Moth-'Yes; l had only a
girls bathing suit for dinner"
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Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1897-05-18

srre1AI REpuer1os. in clabs witl. this Paper.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1897-05-18

In the annual report OF target practice
for the season of 1896, of the Ist Infantry,
Wv. N. G.. we notice that Capt J. NJ.
Pyne has made the record of an expert
sharpshooter, qualifying with an average
of 43 out of a possible so, from 100 to Goo
yards with the naked eye. and as result
he has been presented with the handsom-
est badge that can be won in rifle practice
The badge consists of the State coat of
arms, with gold and silver bar attached,
with the inscription expert sharpshoot-
er,Ise6." Other members who won badges
were Sarg. John Strother and private ].
w. Martin. of the same command, who
won badges as riiemen, consisting of the
State coat of arms in bronze. All of the
badges won in last seasons practice in
the Ist regiment were won by members
Co. 1, our home company.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1897-05-18
County Court.

In the County Court of Jefferson County
last week the following business was
transacted: Mr. John NJ. Daniel was appoint
ed deputy clerk of the court. Miscellaneous
orders to the amount of S2,9lO and road or
ders to the amount of $3.50 were passed.
Claims for sheep killed by dogs amounting
to $40 were filed, and on these 81 per cent.
was paid from the dog tax. 1t was ordered
that no damage for sheep killed by dogs
would be allowed nnless claims we're filed
with the clerk on or before the first day OF
May in each year.
Mr. Thomas R. Moore, who was appointed
by the Governor notary public of Jefferson
county, appeared in court and gave bond for
qualification.
The county levy for the ensuing year was
placed at IS cents on the 500, and road levy
as follows: Charles Town district, II cents
Middleway, 8 cents; Kabletown, 10 cents;
Shepherdstown, II cents; Harper's Ferry,
1863 cents.
Mr.. Thomas w. Beale was appointed over
seer of the poor for Harper's Ferry district.
The school book board appointment has
been delayed for an adjourned meeting, the
law constituting the board not yet being in
effect. The appointment, however, will be
made as soon as admissible.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1897-05-18
Circular Letter No. 70.
NEW ORLEANS. L.. Anril a6

NEW ORLEANS, La, April 20, '97.
TO all Comrades The new Certificate
of Membership, issued under Section 2,
Article of the Constitution, which is a
work of art and is conceded by all who
have seen it TO be the most bright and
beautiful as we'll as historically correct
souvenir of the Great War which has
been published, will be ready for issue in
about ten or fifteen days. Comrades are
requested not to purchase any other until
they see copy of this one.
As the Southern Confederacy has van
ished from the face of the earth and only
lives in history and in the memory of its
devotees, and as there is no government
to issue certificates for honorable and dis
tinguished service performed during its
brief but glorious career, this will be the
only authentic Memorial" or Certificate
which can be obtained, signed, as it will
be, by the Commanding General of the
q. @. VS.. aud attested by the U. G. ".
seal, it will be truly Scroll of Fame"
and the only proper Memorial for the
veteran to leave to his family and to Dos
terity. Very respectfully,
GEO. MooRMAN,
Adjt. Gen'l and Chief of staff.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1897-05-18
Rebels and confederates.

Two Virginia papers take the Eagle tc
task for referring to the Southern soldiers
whom we hope to see in the Grant monu
ment parade as "rebels !" We fail tc
see in this term any cause for offense.-
That they were rebels against the Cover.
ment is true but the mere fact of rebellion
is no shame to man, if he believes that
his cause is right Washington was q
rebel, and we are thankful that he was
Cromwell was a rebel. and England is
the better for the fact; Mazzini Cavour
and Garibaldi were rebels, and they uni
ted Italy; several not bad rebels have
come from France and Germany, and
nobody alleges that they did not have the
good of the people at heart; there are
rebels now fighting in Cuba against long
injustice and oppression, and they have
the sympathy of most of the world as be-
tween the rebelsi in Crete and the Turk is
there no choice7 1t is rebellion that has
been planted on the soil of this western
world, and 1t is rebellion that NAV make
republics universal within a century. IF
the title of confederate better suits our
Southern friends there is no objection
to the use of it, yet we fail to under
stand this sensitiveness about the old
name. AT all events it is hoped that they
will come, and that from the day of the
great parade we shall have heard the last
about sectional divisions and the antimos-
ties of ancient history.--Brooklyn Eagle.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1897-05-18
The Fish Law.

Col. Forrest w. Brown has kindly
handed us the following construction of
the West Virginia fish law, by E. F.
Smith, State Game and Fish Warden.
which we give for the information of our
readers:
The House bill No So as amended and
passed is still in the hands of the public
printer. and there are many changes from
the original bill as introduced. You can
catch suckers. carp. mullet, red horse
and catfish at all times with hook and
line. Looping means taking by means
of n moose made of wire or horse hair
Commonly called a duly and slipped over
the head of fish. The fish which are
protected dnring their spawning season
are all species of bass. pike, pickerel,
wall-eyed pike, Commonly known as sal
NOM and jack salmon, which is between
the 18th day of April and the l 5th of June
Brook trout and landlocked salmon be.
tween the Ist of September and the Isl
day of january of each year. There are
provisions made for using seines and fish
pots in certain seasons of the year in the
Potomac Cheat and Great Cacapon.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1897-05-18
Protecting tho Few wooirrowera.

Protecting the Few WoolErowers-
Suppose the Dingley duties on wool
would give the woolgrowers all the
protection claimed and that the price
of wool would actually go up the full
amount of the duty, which, of course,
is absurd. What would be the effect up
on the country at large?
Mr.. Edward Atkinson, statistician,
estimates the annual wool product at
sos, 900, 900 out of total of $19. 200.-
600, 900 produced by all the workers Of
the country and the persons dependent
ON the wool industry at 800. 600 out of
a total population of $4,000, 900. The
wool duty then means that out of every
24O persons 239 are to be held up" for
the benefit of the other one. This is a
sample of what protection does. OF
course more than 800, 900 persons may
sometimes raise few sheep, but the
interests of these others are moro those
of the consumer than of the sheep raiser,
and they would lose more because of in
creased cost of woolens than they would
gain by the increased price of wool.
The protective tariff system is q farce
when considered in connection with the
farmer or the workingman. Will they
ever fully appreciate it?
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1897-05-18
Sars apariIIa
Hoods pills s sss h n 1sss y: aas
why increase the Coal puty9

Under the existing tariff bituminous
coal pays 40 cents ton. The Dingley
bill proposes to make this 20 cents. In
1866 the imports of bituminous coal
into the United States were 1,24S, s95
tons. The exports were 2,246, 2s4- The
figures for Canada were: Imported from
Nova Scotia. New Brunswick, ETC.,
1873, 4O4 tons; from Quebec, Ontario.
ETC., 1887; from British Columbia,
ee7, 257; exports to these three divisions
respectively, AIS tons, 1.671,S 300 and
8, 094. Canada now proposes in case the
Dingley rate is imposed to retaliate by
q high duty ON our coal. which will
certainly not stimulate exports Here
is an export business worth twice as
much as the corresponding import bust
ness, and it is proposed to run the risk
of running the former for the sake OF
screwing $3.50. 600 taxes out of the lat
ter, and this ON the plea Of reviving
American industry. Can any sane man
fail to see that, even assuming that
imports do not fall Off, it is hardly
worth while for the sake of paltry
$3.50, 900 to tempt Canada into running
an established business nearly twice as
large as that which is to yield the tax?
Yet this is the way in which "the old
thing works.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1897-05-18

The grand commander of the United
Confederate Veterans of Virginia made
an excellent selection in designating Miss
Mary Russell, of Winchester, as sponsor
for Virginia at the coming reunion of the
veterans at Nashville, Tenn. Miss Rus.
sell is one of the most beautiful young
ladies in the Valley of Virginia, and she
is as lovely in character as in persou. She
is niece of the late Miss Tillie Russell
the heroine of the beautiful story and two
paintings entitled "a Night on the Bat
:lefeld," and the selection of Miss Rus
sell as sponsor is a just tribute to the
memory of this heroic woman. Further,
it is recognition of heroic old Winches.
ter, which was, perhaps. more frequently
fought over and occupied by the contend
ing armies during tho late war than any
one locality in the Coufederacy.-B
more Sun.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1897-05-18
GOVERNORS PROCLAMATION.

By virture of an act of the Legislature,
passed Feb. 16, 1897, entitled, an act to pro-
vide for the time and method of taking or
catching black bass, green bass, rock bass,
pike or pickerel, or wall eyed pike in the
Potomac river, authorizing the Governor of
the State of West Virginia to proclaim the
provisions of such law as effective, after they
shall be adopted by the State of Virginia and
Maryland.
Whereas, The Governor of the State of
Maryland and the Governor of the State OF
Virginia have certified the adoption of said
provisions of such act by their respective
States, and in compliance with the request
of the Legislature of the State, hereby pro-
claim that the provisions of the said act will
become law and exist in full force in said
States, on and after the 10Th day of May,
1897. G. w. ATKINSON,
Governor
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1897-05-18

A Virginia Military Institute special of
the 9th inst. says: Through the exer-
tons of Senator Charles J. Faulkner,
chairman of a committee appointed by
the survivors of the cadet battalion who
engaged in the battle ofNew Market, and
Hon. Greenlee D. Letcher, chairman of
the v. NJ. 1. Alumni Association, funds
are now available for the erection of a
monument to commemorate the heroism
of the boy battalion The proposed mon
ument will consist of a pedestal cut out
of the living rock, surmounted by a
granite shaft thirty feet in height. The
site is on the western border of the parade
grounds, overlooking the cadet grave
yard. in which lie the remains of five of
the cadets who fell in that battle"
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1897-05-18
Extension Of Electric serUice.

The electric service of the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad Belt Line, which has
heretofore extended from the power
house, corner of Howard and Hamburg
streets, to the Mount Royal Station, Bal
timore, has been completed to Wayerly.
a distance of 2 miles. Hereafter freight
trains will be drawn to that point by the
powerful electric locomotives. The OBJ
iect of the extension is to do away with
the smoke nuisance in the Annex, and
also to enable rapid transit over the
heavy grades which lie between North
avenue and the York road.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1897-05-18

A surprising feature of the unwilling
of the Washington statue in Paramount
Park, Philadelphia, Saturday, was that
the Society of the Cincinnati, under
whose auspices it came off, completely
ignored the Sons of the Revolution, and,
in the case of Mr.. George StePtoe Wash
ington, native of this county residing
in Philadelphia, who is a great-great-
gandnephew of General George Wash
ington, did not allow him ticket to the
stand of the society. Mr.. Washington is
a nephew of John Augustine Washing
ton, the last owner of Mt. Vernon, and
Hardwood, :" his parental home near
Charles Town, an old colonial place
built by Lawrence Washington, has
never been out of the possession of the
family since it was built, and has been,
in its day, the scene of many festivities.
Dolly Madison was married there. The
Sons of the Revolution were highly in
censed at the treatment of Mr. Washing
ton, the Evening Bulletin had several
lengthy articles about it, Mr. c. NJ. Kee-
gan rendered Mr.. Washington as many
seats as he might desire on reviewing
stand Immediately adjoining the official
stand, and Mr.. Richard Dale, member
of The Society of the Cincinnati, offered
him his own ticket.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1897-05-18

The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Co
has secured possession of dock property
at Chicago and Milwaukee for the new
lake line from Fairport.
One of the Milwaukee docks is at so
West Water Street, and has corrugated
iron warehouse 300 by 200 feet, with wide
entrances for teams and railroad track
running its entire length There is an
other dock on the Menominee River that
has slate covered warehouse 325 by 60
feet. Both docks will be used for receiv-
ing and forwarding freight.
The Chicago dock is at the foot of Hi.
nois Street, and has 200 foot frontage
on the river and runs back to Illinois
Street. 1t is estimated that it has stor-
age capacity of about 5000 tons, and it
is fully equipped with railway tracks.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1897-05-18

Miss Margaret Williams. pretty type
writer, (of course all female tyPe-writers
are both young and pretty,) inserted the
word provided" instead of prohibited
in an act of the New Jersey Legislature,
and now all Jersey is astir-the doors are
thereby open to the checkered gambler,
the insidious shell Individual, the maker
of books, the seller of pools. and cen to
the purveyors of emerald goods and au-
riferous bricks-and the Legislature has
to be reconvened to undo the mischief
which neither engrossing clerk, reading
clerk, Assemblymen or State Senators
discovered until after the Legislature
had adjourned and the members gone
home
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1897-05-18

On account of the Tennessee Centen.
NAL and International Exposition. Nash.
vile, Tenn, May to October 80, 1897,
the N. & W. Railway will offer for sale
round-trip tickets from Charles Town al
the following reduced rates: Class a,
S26.95. Tickets to be sold April "a, and
daily on and after April % until October
IS, 1897. inclusive, limited for return to
November 7, 1897. Class B, S19.75.-
Tickets to be sold daily from April 20 to
October IS inclusive, with final limit,
twenty days from date of sale, not in
Guiding day of sale. Glass B. $14.35.
Tickets to be sold on Tuesday and
Thursday of each week, beginning April
20 and, until and including October S.
1897, limited to ten day from date of sale,
not including day of sale. For further
information see posters.