Shepherdstown register. [volume], November 21, 1890, Image 1

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?I)C Cil)cpl)ci^otouiii Register.
ESTABLISHED 1849.
montani semper liberi.
II L. SNYDER, PUBLISHER.
SHEPHERDSTOWN, W. YA., FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1890~.
TWO DOLLARS PER YEAR IN ADVANCE
NEW VOL. 2(5? NO. 8.
H, l?. GiBSO*- J. F. Emulk.
GIBSON &ENGLE.
attorneys at law.
I harlestowu, Jefferson county, W. Va.
11KMTICE In the Courts of Jefferson and
adjoining counties In the 8upreme Court
J Wfst Ylrglula, ftud in the Uulted States
iMotrU't Court at Martlnsburg. Notary Pub
lle In office.
Office In Lawyers How, on George Street.
GEORGE W. GRAHAM^
real estate agent,
Harpbb's Fkkry, W. Va.
CH'I A I attention given to Pensions. Bonn*
S . .? Claims against the United States, and
roht?-?: red title* of Western I-ands. before the
.i?-iion*l land office.
\0t. I, l&CI. tf
SURVEYING.
1IKRS0NS wishing olil linos sur
\ eyed, lost corners restored, land
divided up, etc., can have t he souie
done bv calling on me.
CiT( 'harges Moderate.
(tEO. w. hanks.
Principal Graded School,
Shepherdstown, W. Va.
DR. J Tj. LTJKE
IHMIST,
(iri luate of the University of Maryland, hna
, <;?? permanently in Shepherdstown, W.
\')4 r!ii*e In front rooms over the store of
Mr. Hodges.
Nitrous Oxide Gas Administered.
1)14. T. C. STOTLER,
ki>ii>i:vi weatist,
SHEPHERDSTOWN, WEST VA.
cr Twelve years esperieuce.
The Entler Hotel,
.sltEPHERDSTOWN, W. VA.,
lias Been Re-opened
L' ruler a new management and with new fur
ul'.ure throughout. Every effort for
the comfort of guests will
be made.
J. V TRISSELL, 1'roprielor.
Sample Room on First Floor.
D. S. BENTCH,
Ju?ti?'e of the Peace, Notary Public,
and Agent for the Mutual Life In
surance Co. of New York.
Will nlve attention to all business con
nn-ted with the above offices. Belnga bonded
Will give special attention to collec
ts : ?n; notes and accounts received, with or
u : ut process of Law. Charges moderate
?nd prompt returns made.
1). OilLLM YER,
MANl'FACTCREK OF
HIGH GRADE ROLLER FLOUR,
< orn Meal, .Mill Feed, Ac.
Orders promptly filled. Wagon in
town Daily.
PRIVATE SALE."
J WILL sell at private sale my farm, In Jef
ferson county, W. Va., containing one
imi.dred acres. Said farm is at the junction
of the B. & O. R. R. and the turnpike leading
from Shepherdstown to Halltown. one mile
from Unionvllle, 1^ miles from Duffields
Depot; five miles from Shepherdstown; four
from Harper's Kerry and seven from Charles
town. (iixjd dwelling-house and all necessa
ry l>uildins;s, also small tenant house. About
twenty ai res good timber. Never-failing
we)i of excellent water, several springs and
? ttrramof running water. This is a rare
rbance to get one of Jefferson county's splen
did larms. WOOD OHCHA RL> on the place.
MRS. S. M. DUST.
> r particulars address David W. Rein
HAKr. 131H W. Main Street, Richmond, Va.
July is, 1 SCO? 3m
CARPETS.
Tli* largest and finest stock u Hotly,
Tapestry and Velvet Brussels, Mo
quets. Ingrain and ^ood Home
made Carpets t his side of Phil
adelphia can be seen at
A. YINGLING'S
CARPET STORE,
U AG E RSTOWN, M A R Y LA ND.|
lis prices are on an average of ten percent
than city houses. He will make It to the
nt?-re?t of the Housekeepers of Jetterson and
Berkeley counties to call and see his stock
when in want of Carpeting. Hp takes gr>*a
pleanure In showing goods and making every
one feel at home at his place of business.
CHARLES W.BROWN,
THK
Charlestown Jeweler,
1 >fT?*rs to every one the choice of
many gifts included in his im
mense assortment of
Ladies' and Gents' Gold
Watches.
Breastpins, Earrings, Scarf
pins, Cliff Buttons, etc.,
Diamond Rings, Breastpins,
Scarf Pins,
Gold-headed Canes, .
Gold Eye Glasses and Spec
tacles.
A COMPLETE LINE OF
SILVERWARE,
direct from the manufacturers
for Birthday and Wedding
Presents. An early call is re- 1
spectfully requested.
CI IAS. W. BROWN,
1 - Washington St., Charlestown.
Important Notice !
I INVITE yourattentlon to a successful sub
Htltute for scraping white-washed walls. 1
WM put paper on white-washed walls with
out scraping the walls If the lime is tight and
*111 guarantee It to stay on as long as it will
""craped. If it comes off. I will furnish pa
P?r and will put it on at my expense. I can
reliable parties to vouch to this where I
nave put paper on. Also will hang paper as
"?e*p any oue- j can furn|8j, pHper as
** cheap as you can get It anywhere, suitable
' decorating ceilings and walls of any kind.
? ill do any kind of house and sign painting.
* urniture done up In style.
WM. R.MILLER.
WAUTCn | Salesmen to sell our Choice
??!!?. .1 1 Nurseryatock. All goods guar
f ip I r V Mood salaries and expenses
?V" "beral commission paid. No experience
writefor terms, giving age, and
ecure your choice ot Territory.
. O. L. KNKJHT A CO.,
100 Park Avenue, Rochester, N. Y.
EXTRACTS.? Good and very
A ckeap.at McMURRAN'8.
NEW GOODS
?AT?
M. B.Baker's!
Dry Goods,
Notions,
Shoes,
Hats,
Groceries,
Provisions,
Tobacco,
Cigars.
A splendid line of Fine Shoes
for ladies, men and children.
A full assortment of Hats
for men and boys for
summer wear.
ALL DEPARTMENTS FULL UP
M. B. BAKER.
OUR FALL GOODS
Have arrived, and we assert, without
hesitancy, that we have beyond doubt
one of the finest and most complete
assortments of Suitings, l'antaloon
ings, Overcoatings and Vesting*!,
which will give us much pleasure to
display to a customer whether he
make9 a purchase or not.
We will furnish you Clothing, cut
in the latest style, on terms that can
not be improved upon, as we have no
hired Cutter to demand his wages;
therefore, in doing our own cutting
we can give this benefit derived to
the customer with Fit, Finish and
Fashion.
Our Superior Workmanship and
Quality of Goods cannot be surpass
ed, and we guarantee Perfect Satis
faction in every respect.
We also have in stock a large line
of Gents, Furnishing Goods, and
always in receipt of the latest Novel
ties. Call and see us.
Respectfully,
J. D. SWARTZ,
24 W. Wash. St.,
Hagerstown, Md.
ONLY v 81.00!
Looking Forward For I 89 I !
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Field for 1891.
The Register prints more matter than any
otlu*r paper In the State; Is the newsiest and
spiciest journal; more telegraphic and gen
eral news than any newspaper In the Two
Virgin las.
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The Register gives the most State and
County News and the fullest Produce and
Stock Market Reports.
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$3.00,
Address,
West Va. Printing Co.,
Wheeling, W. Va.
Jas. B. Taney.
Oen'l Manager.
G RAT EFUL- COM Ft >RTI XG.
EPPS'S COCOA
BREAKFAST.
??By a thorough knowledge of the natural
laws which govern the operations of diges
tion and nutrition, and by a careful applica
tion of the fine properties of well-selected
Cocoa, Mr. Epps has provided our breakfast
tables with a delicately flavoured beverage
which may save us many heavy doctors'
bills. It Is by the judicious use of such arti
cles of diet that a constitution may be grad
ually built up until strong enough to resist
every tendency to disease. Hundreds of
subtle maladies are floating around us ready
to attack wherever there is a weak point.
We may escape many a fatal shaft by keep
ing ourselves well fortified with pure blood
and a properly nourished frame."? Civil Ser
vice (Jaiette. Made simply with boiling wa
ter or milk. Sold only in half-pound tins, by
Grocers, labelled thus: JAXEN EI*1**
A CO.. Homceopathio Chemists, London,
England.
FURNITURE DRESSING that will hide the
scars and scratches on furniture, at
GIBSON'S DRUG STORE.
s
CORRECT DRESSERS
WILL FIND IT TO THEIIt INTEREST TO
BUY THEIR
FALL AND WINTER CLOTHING
?AND?
Furnishing Goods
? FROM?
S. P. Humrickhouse & Son.
We have received our stock of Clothlngt
Gents' Furnishings and I'iece Goods for Fall
and Winter. Our clothing Is the nicest we
have ever had, consisting of Worsted, Chevi
ot and Cusslraere Suits I'ants and overcoats
for inen, boys and children. The nicest line
of Gents' Furnishing Goods In town, such as
Scarfs of every description, Hosiery for men,
boys and children, Overshlrts, Undershirts
and Drawers for men, boys and children.
Handkerchiefs, all styles; Suspenders.
Valises, Umbrellas, Gloves I
Collar and Cuff Buttons, and Intact, all the
accessories to a gentleman's wardrobe.
Fine Line of PIECE GOODS,
which we sell by the yard or make to order.
NO CHARGE for cutting when we sell the
goods. Custom cutting a specialty. Satisfac
tion guaranteed. Thankful for past favors,
we hope to merit a continuance of same.
Respectfully,
S. P. HUMRICKHOUSE 4 SON,
Fashionable Clothiers.
THE"
BossClothingMan
OP SHEPHERDSTOWN,
Jacob Wintermoyer,
wishes us to say to his friends and customers
that his stock of
Readymacle Clothing !
-AN 1)
GENTS' FURNISHING GOODS
for fall and winter for men, boys and children
has now arrived, and he has beyond doubt one
oi the tlnest and most complete assortments
thai has ever heen brought to this market.
Clothing of the best quallt> and workman
ship that cannot be surpassed. All of the
latest styles and best tin islied goods in the
market. My line of Boys' and Children s
Clothing In '
SUITS AND OVERCOATS
is full and all at the lowest price. 1 also have
the largest and latest styles of overcoats that
I have ever handled. Fly fronts, silk facing
and lining. Light and heavyweight; single
and double-breasted. Also the Storm Over
coat. My line of
Neckwear, Gents' Furnishings,
Is the tlnest and best i have ever handled. I
have, In fact , everything that a wan or hoy
needs to make him happy. They are all very
cheap and direct from the manufacturer, l
have a nice line of Trunks and Valises. Any
thing you need for your comfort you can tlnd
at the Boss Clothing Alan's store.
With many thanks to all ol my friends and
customers for their past favors, i ask a con
tinuance of the same in the future. Keep us
In mind when you want a genuine bargain.
Remember the old stand? College 8<iuare.
JACOB WINTERMf >YER,
The Boss Clothing Man.
1867 23 YEARS 1890
WITHOUT A CHANGE OF NAME
?SO STANDS?
Hagley's Temple of Fashion
?WITH?
$30,000 Worth of Clothing I
Boots and Shoes, Underwear, Neck
wear, Trunks, &c., for the
season's trade.
The largest and best stock in Jef
ferson county, including a lovely line
of Gent's, Boys' and Children's Suits.
A large stock of Light, Medium
and Heavy Overcoats in Sack anil
Ulsters.
S'2 Cases of Rubber Boots and Shoes.
123 Dozen Hats and Caps.
87 Dozen Pairs of Gloves.
43 Dozen Overalls.
1 Ton of Tobacco.
1 17 Dozen Shirts.
Trunks by the Wagon Load.
1,200 Pairs of Boots.
Corn and Potatoes taken in ex
change.
Agents for STEAM LAUNDRY?
send every week.
GEO. H. HAGLEY,
CHARLESTOWN, WEST YA.
"ESTABLISHED IN 1868.
JKFFERSON
Sash, Door and Blind
FACTORY.
CALL FOR YOUR
Framing, Siding, Sheathing, Floor
ing, Frames, Sash, Blinds, Doors,
Mantels, Mouldings, Newels and
Stair Work, Plastering Lath,
Brick Tiles, Ac., Ac.,
-AT
John McKnight's,
CHARLESTOWN", \V. VA.
Having put in new machinery and a
force of skilled workmen, we are pre
pared to furnish material with expedi
tion and satisfaction to all at the most
reasonable terms. Factory opposite
B. & O. Depot.
Successor to C. H. McKnight & Co.
SCHOOL SUPPLIES.
Such as Chalk Crayons, Fens, Ink. Penhold
ens. Paper, Copy Hooks, from No. 1 to No. 10
Tablets from L'c to 30c. Indelible Iuk and
Pencils, Slate Pencils, School Sponges from
lc np. A superior and cheap line of Memo
randum Books, Day Hooks and ledgers? the
cheapest lot I ever bought. Also Stationery
iu large quantities.
Gibson, the Druggist.
J. S. FLEMING ^Notary Public.
WILL take acknowledgments of Deeds,
Power of Attorney, Affidavits, Deposi
tions, and attend to all business connecte,
w<tb the office.
QDCPIII LOCAL agents wanted in yon r
OrLUInLi county at once, part or full time.
A reliable and energetic man can secure a
permanent and paving position with us.
Stock warranted tlrst-claRs, and any falling
to live, replaced Write for letters
terms at once. 1 1 CCi All letters promptly
answered.
R. D. LUEfCHFORD A CO..
Nurserymen, Rochester, N. V.
Peculiar
Many peculiar points make Hood's Sar
saparilla superior to all other medicines.
Peculiar In combination, proportion,^
and preparation of lngredients^^^T
Hood's Sarsaparilla possesses
the full curative value of the ~^r
best known remedies /aO-Y?'
the vegetable V>\wg-^r
Peculiar In Its yr cd~jr
and economy? nood's Sar
saparilla Is tho only medi
cine of which can truly
be said,. "One Hundred Doses
One Dollar." Medicines in
>?^0 ^r\Mgci and smaller bottles
require larger doses, and do not
^ ^^produce as good results as nood's.
S Peculiar in Its medicinal merits,
Hood's Sarsaparilla accomplishes cures hith
erto unknown, and has won for itself S
the title of "The greatest bloodyr^fc
purifier ever discovered -"^r
Peculiar in its "good name
home,"? there is now ^^^nnore
of nood's Sarsaparilla a sold In
Lowell, where ItV^nt is made,
than of all^r ^ ^Xother blood
purifiers.^^^o dJ^^rPeculiar in its
phenomc- ^^wial record of sales
abroad^^T >?v/no other preparation
has^^l attained such popu
^^rlarity in so short a time,
and retained its popularity
^^9^^and confidence among all classes
^^of people so steadfastly.
Do not be induced to buy other preparations,
but be sure to get the Peculiar Medicine
Hood's Sarsaparilla
Sold by all druggists. gljsiiforSS. Prepared only
by C. I. IIOOD A CO., Apothecaries, Lowell, Mass.
100 Doses One Dollar
i jl
itesliew
Has returned from the city with an
IMMENSE LINE
-OK?
Dry Goods, Notions,
Millinery, &c.,
AND CAN
OFFER BARGAINS!
to every purchaser. We quote you
4G-ineh Hcnrietta'at 50c; 1A yd. wide
Broad Cloth, all wool, DOc ; Ladies'
Vests, 25c, 35c, 40c, 50c, 75, SI and
SI. 25. Ladies' and Children's
CLOAKS I
JERSEYS ALI, I' KICKS
LADIES' AND CHILDREN'S SHOES!
Miss Etta Heisner has charge of my
Millinery Department !
and would he pleased to have you call
aud look over the
lEE .A. T S ,
and will show you with pleasure. Ev
erything is PRETTY, STYLISH
and CHEAP. We have a l?ig Line
to select from. Don't fail to come,
even if you do not buy.
We Receive Goods |
two and three
times a
week.
Our Goods are always FRESH and
NEW.
Respectfully,
M. S. HITESHEW.
CALL TO SEE US.
HEAR! HEAR
The Little Store 'Round The Corner
Is still alive, and full of n nice stock of New ,
Goods. We want all? both great and small ? |
to give us a call, and see for themselves Just
what we have at Miss Ellen's. We have a
very nlee and cheap lot of I.lnen Table .Nap- |
kins and Cloths. Turkey lied Table Cloths j
and Napkins. Table and Stand Covers, silk
and chenille. Bed .Spreads, white and color
ed. Pillow Sham Holders to fusten to the |
Bedstead. Towels from ic up to to 5uc, Fleece
lined Hose, cream and black, very good. New
Style Children's Hose In colors. Children's
Underwear, Tests and I'rawers. Ladles' and
Children's Hose supporters, something new.
Ladies' Vest6 and Drawers, something nice.
Children's Handkerchiefs from 3c up to ioc.
Black and Colored silk Handkerchiefs. Cor
sets of many kinds. If we don't have lo suit,
will order at anytime. Worsteds, Saxony
Shetland Floss, (iermantown Yarns, Ball
Yarn. Lunch Baskets, and many other co<>d
and useful articles can be found low forCASH
at the Little Stole 'Hound the Corner, of
| ELLEN WELSH ANS.
Mrs. M. L. Herrington
-HAS Jl'ST RECEIVED THE
MOST STYLISH LINE
? OF
Millinery, Dress Fabrics, Fan
cy Articles, Notions,
1 That has ever been brought to this
town. Prices to suit all.
Xilli&err Executed With Artistic Effect !
No trouble to show goods. All are
invited to call early.
SCHOOL HTATIO.VERY.-A new line
and new supply of Writing Papers. Tab
| lets, Exercise Books, Memorandum Books,
| Blank Books and Scratchers, Call Bells, very
, cheap. Inks, Fens, Pencils. Chalk Crayons,
Blackboard Erasers, Pencil Erasers, Drawing
I Pens, Automatic Pencils with purple, blue '
and red leads, Soapstone Pencils, Wooden
I Slate Pencils, 4c.. &.c. Call at
McMUKRAN'S DKUG STORE.
THE CHEMISTRY OF CHARACTER.
John, and Peter, and Robert aud Paul,
Ood In His wisdom created tbem all.
John was a statesman, aud Peter a slave,
Robert was a preacher, and Paul was a knave.
Evil or good as the cases might be,
White man, or colored, or bondman, or free,
John, and Peter, and Robert and Paul,
God In His wisdom created them all.
Out of earth's elements mingled with flame.
Out of life's compounds of glory ami shame,
Fashioned and shaped by no will of their own
And helplessly Into life's history thrown ;
Born to conditions they could not foresee,
Born by the law that compels men to be,
John, and Peter, and Robert and Paul,
God in His wisdom created them nil.
John was the head and heart of his State,
Was trusted, and honored, noble and great.
Peter was made 'neatli life's burdens to groan.
And never once dreamt that his soul was his
own.
Robert great honor and glory received
For zeal In preaching what no one believed.
Paul of the pleasures or sin took his till,
Giving his life to the service of 111.
It chanced that these men In passing away
From earth and its conflicts, died the same
day.
Joan? mourned through the length and
breadth of the land;
Lashed Peter fell 'neath a merciless hand ;
Robert with praise of the Lord on his tongue;
Paul on conviction of murder was hung.
John, and Peter, and Robert and l'aul.
Life's purpose was thus fuirilled In them all.
Of John the statesman? "How noble and
brave !"
Men said of Peter, "Ah ! only a slave ;"
Of Robert?" 'Tis well with his soul, 'tis well;"
While Paul they consigned to torments of
hell.
Born by one law through all nature the same.
What made them differ, and who was to
blame ?
John, and Peter, and Robert and Paul,
God In His wisdom crt-aled them all.
Out in that beauteous region of light
Where the black man's soul is pure as the
white,
Out where the spirit through sorrow made
wise,
No more resorts to deception and lies,
Out where the flesh can no longer control
Freedom and faith of the God -given soul.
Who shall determine what change may befal]
John, and Peter, and Robert and Paul ?
John may In virtue and wisdom Increase,
Peter rejoice in an Infinite peace,
Robert may learn that the truths of the Lord
Are more In spirit and less in the word;
And Paul may be blest with holler birth
Than the pissionsof man gave him on earth;
John, and Peter, and Robert and Paul,
God sure in Ills wis* loin cares for them all.
"GOD KNOWS."
We liad been riding for two lorn;
days over the dreary plains? the same
monotonous scenery always in view?
rough, sterile ground ? outcropping*
of rock? a lone tree or bush nt long
intervals -the ground baked and
cracked under the tsti imiier sim. The
prairies were made to enrich the
farmer? the plains to revenge on man
and bird nnd beast. Only the serpent
can live there. Over these barren
stretches no bird Hies? on them no
wolf can find living. The monotony
is maddening? the sterility appalling.
The sun was only an hour high as
the column obliqued more to the left
in search of a camping ground. Those
of us in advance were just ascending
a swell covered with large bowlders
when a trooper suddenly cried out in
alarm and pointed to something on
the ground at his horse's feet. We
gathered around him, and for a min
ute no one spoke. There, cuddled
against the rock, was a skeleton? a
clean picked, bleaching skeleton,
with never a bone missing from its
place. It was, as all saw at a glance,
the skeleton of a child not over G or 7
years of age. The .-hoes, which had
rotted from the feet, the few bits of
cloth, the buttons lying about, proved
it to be the skeleton of a little girl. It
luid sought what little shelter the
rock afforded, and it hail died there
died as if the grim messenger had
come in its dreams. It lay on its side,
the head resting on the right arm,
ami the limbs were as composed as if
death had brought no pain.
"Whose child ?" asked a sergeant,
"whose child, and when?"
Ah! who could answer! Fifty miles
away was the immigrant trail. One
?two ? three ? perhaps five years be- j
fore, a wagon had left the convoy for
some reason and became lost in this
desolate expanse. A child had wan- j
dered away from camp in search of
ilowers ? had fallen from a wagon and '
been stunned ? had been left sleeping
in the grass by accident. No one 1
could tell how it happened, but every
one could imagine what followed. A
child of seven left alone in this awful
region, where the voice of a bird is
never heard? where rattlesnakes sun
themselves on every ledge ? where the
starving wolf Hits by like a shadow as
he hastens to other fields. The very
terror of it would strike her dumb.
She would stare about her with an
awful wildnefes in her eyes? her face
would be whiter than snow ? her lips
would part, but no word could pass
them. Then she would flee, attempt
to run awav from loneliness and deso
lation. She might live two days? j
three? four. Then hunger and thirst
and mental torture would overcome
her. and she would lie down and die.
"Whose child, and when ?" ai-ked
the sergeant, as others came to look
down on the bleaching skeleton.
This time a captain answered? a
bronzed-faced, gray-haired man who
had seen many mysteries of the kind.
Removing his cap he turned his face
toward Heaven and answered :
"(rod only knows !"
Hearts had ached? hearts may have
broken ? hearts might be aching then
and for long years to come.
We sent to* the wagon for spades
and a head-board. A few feet from
the rock we dug a little grave and the
skeleton was tenderly iifted up and
deposited therein, and as the earth
covered them up a score of men un
covered their heads and the captain .
said :
"Earth to earth? ashes to ashes ?
dust to dust ! The mystery is with
Thee, O I>ord I"
And on the head-board we carved
the legend which men may read to
day :
SOMEBODY S CHILD.
GOD ALONE KNOWS.
A Fish's Mudhouse
Afriea is the home of many eitra- |
ordinary animals, but there is no more
remarkable creature than the mud
fish, which inhabits certain of the riv
ers of Western Africa. One of these
fish can be seen at the London Zoo
logical Gardens. At first sight there
is nothing striking about this ani
mal; it looks 'very much like an or
dinary fish, except for its curious,
long, slender fins.
When the fishes arrived each one
was incased in a ball of mud. lined
with mucus from its body and per
forated by a small aperture to admit
of breathing.
This "cocoon, M as it is sometimes
called on account of its analogy to
the earthen case fabricated by many
caterpillars in which to undergo their
metamorphoses, on being placed in
warmish water was dissolved, and the
fish liberated.
The habit which the mudfish has of
making an earthen chamber of the
mud at the bottom of the river is a
most wonderful provision of Nature
for the exigencies of the climate. 1 he
rivers which the fish inhabit are lia
ble to periodical droughts. h?m
such a drought is imminent the fish
retires to deep water and excavates a
pit, in which it lies, covering itself
with a thick layer of mud.
It can suffer with impunity the com
plete drying up of the river. But the
most interesting fact about the crea
tore is that during the time of volun
tary imprisonment it breathes air di
rectly through an aperture left in the
cocoon, bv means of lungs, just like a
land animal. When the returning
rains dissolve the mud and hberate
the fish, it breathes by means of gills,
just like any other fish.
Forgetful Husbands.
Complaints are often made by those
who profit little by what they read
in books or see when traveling, that
their memories are bad. It has often
been remarked that every one re
| members that on which he sets his
mind. Those who can not remember
the preacher's text on Sunday, can
easily remember a bit of silly gossip
or an unprofitable story. One who
has not tried it will be amazed to find
how the memory is quickened by au>
trifle that serves to tlx attention,
is related t hat a merchant's wife re
cently practiced a peculiar ruse in
order to secure the attention of her
husband to a little domestic mission
which she was sure he would forge
if only an ordinary request were in
ferred. Handing him a sealed letter
she begged him not to open it until
he reached his place of business.
When he did so, he read w it i ?. eep
solicitude as follows:
"1 am forced to tell you something
that I know will trouble you. but it
is my duty to do so. 1 am determined
you shall know it, let the result be
what it may. I have known for a
week that it was coming, ai:d kept it
to myself until to day, when it has
reached a crisis, and I can not keep
it any longer. You must not censure
me too harshly, for you must reap
the result as well as myself. 1 do
hope it won't crush you.
Here he turned the page, his hair
slowly rising.
"The Hour is out. Please send me
some this afternoon. 1 thought that
by this method you would not forget
it."
The flour was sent. Forgetful hus
bands have good enough memories if
th<iy can only be enlisted.
Named After the Lord.
Old Pete Robinson, who lived at
Worsham, Va., is a pious negro, who
jogged along with his wife for many ;
years, naming a new baby every year
until seven unbleached olive branches
bore Scriptural names. Then came a
surprise. One morning the Presby
terian minister, while taking his con
stitutional. met Pete.
"Good morning, Peter. You seeui
to be very much pleased with some
thing."
"Yes, sab, I is. You see, de ole
'oman 'creased de family la;>' night."
"Ah, indeed !"
"Yes, sah; dar's two more little
lam's ov de Lord.1'
"Indeed ! And what will you name
them?"
"G wine name 'em both arter the
Lord; gwine call 'eui Memiah and
Hailoway!"
"Messiah and Hailoway! Wheredo
you get that name Hailoway?"
"Hi, man! Don't de Lord's Pra'r
say 'Hailoway be Thy name?'"
Unexpected Generosity.
A woman entered a drug store not
far from Beacon street the oth?r even
ing and said that she wisl.ed to pur
chase a toothbrush. The proprietor
laid out a number of these articles
upon the counter for her inspection,
and turned away to attend to the
wants of another customer. In a
short time the female approached
him and said in the sweetest of tones:
"I have tried them all, and think
that I like this one the best, so wilj
take it."
The astonished proprietor took one
look at her, gave one moment to si
lent reflection and meditation, then
said:
"Madam, you may have them all
for the price of this one. I will make
you a present of them."
The woman no doubt is yet wonder
ing at the cause of his unexpected
generosity.
"Is Mr. Jones in?" asked the young
man timidly.
"Yis, sorr," was the reply.
"Then please hand my card to Miss
Jones, and tell her I'm sorry she is
out," returned the bashful caller,
scurrying away.
Told at the Liars' Club.
The Liars* Club hail assembled at
the usual place, a small room in Lyric
Hall, chosen for reasons so obvious
I that explanation is not necessary.
The gas stove had been touched off.
' the cigars lighted, and the door
locked to keep out any vagrant con"
scientious scruple that might couie
poking around to disturb any mem
ber of the club.
The medal, the reward of hiiu who
should tell the biggest whopper, to be
worn until the preceding biggest
whopper had been out-whopped, re
posed upon the breast of the Colonel,
where it had glittered for the unpre
cedentedly long period of six months.
It was a handsome medal, made of
gold 18 karat- tine, hearing upon the
one side an idealized head in the pro
tile of Ananias, and on its obverse
tlr's exalted sentimont: "Mendacity
is the daughter of invention.''
The Colonel was proud of his prow
ess in the science to which the club
was devoted. From his early youth
he had regarded a good lie as rather
to be chosen than great riches. He
had no use, he said, for men like
Washington, who, he added, must
have been a living lie. else he would
! have died young. He held truth to
be an uninteresting bit of vacuity. A
fool could tell the truth; lying was
allied to genius. The confessed fact
that Truth, after a prolonged exUt
ence, was still permitted to go naked
and dwell at the bottom of n well,
showed, in the Colonel's judgment'
that the world'# sympathy for it
amounted to nothing at all, else
Truth would have secured a good
habit and would have dwelt in pal
aces. Mendacity, on the other band,
he claimed to be a well garmented,
well-housed essential to human life.
As the daughter of Invention, it was
a direct lineal descendant of Neces
sity, and therefore worthy of cultiva- ;
j tion.
This evening the Colonel puffed
upon nis ci^ar with an air of supreme
self satisfaction. He had just finish*
ed the most magnificent lie of his
life, which was, in brief, that he hail
once told the truth. It. was a short
lie. but he felt satisfied with it.
Nevertheless, symptoms of disappoint
ment were manifested by his fellow
members. They liked a good lie as
much as the Colonel did, but they ;
had, one and all, a notion that a lie
told at the expense of one's self re.
spect should not be told.
"That may do, Colonel," put in the
Major, "among ordinary liars, but
with us it doesn't go. We all admit
that it hasn't a t^rain of truth in it,
but you weaken your position among
men of our standing when you tell a
lie of that sort. Any man who will
admit that he once told the truth
violates one of the first principles of
our association. However, I, for one,
don't believe in rubbing it in. You've
held on to the medal for six mouths
most nobly, and in view of the past
record for pure, unadulterated falsifi
cation, it is my sentiment that the
club should overlook this evening's
faux pas. The man who attempts to
hold that little badge of honor which
you wear for more than six months
has bitten off more .than he can chew
? like Uie Mull i ip urd or laot ween
that swallowed a watch when lie was
a calf."
"What bull was it?" said the Col
onel."
"Why, my butcher was telling tuc
about it. His father once owned a
litlle red bull calf that swallowed the
hired man's vest, with his watch and
a silver dollar in it ? It was ten years
a^o. I>Jist week the bull was kill***]*
and in rutting him up they found the
tuoney and watch In the vent pocket
Intact.''
"A fair story that, but nothing
wildly improbable about it,'' said the
Colonel.
"If the bull had increased the mon
ey at the rate of six per cent per an
num, aiid had been found with a
dollar and sixty cent* in his stomach
at the end of ten years, we might
think something of it."
"Well,"' said the Major, passing
lightly over this astonishing criticism,
"that's all rii;ht, but there was one
thing remakable about the watch.
It wan goin?;. and hadn't lost a sec
ond's time in ten years."
"Going? The watch was going?"
cried the Colonel, his face growing
pale with excitement.
"Ye? sir; tfoing." replied the Major,
'"it was a stem-winder, and the wheel
had got caught between the animal'**
, lungs so that every time he breathed
he wound the watch up."
"Here, Major," put in the Colone^
"take the medal and give me your
butcher's address.''
The Major bowed. Taking the
medal he pinned it upon his breast
with a sweet Muile.
"Thunderation!" cried the Major,
suddenly.
' What is the matter?" queried the
Colonel.
"Are you eickT put in another.
"Bring some brandy!" cried a
third.
"The Major is going to faint."
"No, I'm not," said the Major,
with a gasp. "But, boys, look at
the medal."
The "boy?<" looked, and lo! Anani
as** face had turned green.
Fond Mamma: "Why, what have
you in your apron?"
Little daughter (breathlessly): "O
mamma? Such good luck: Dotty
Dimple's cat had six kittens and ber
mamma would not let her keep but
one, so she ic&ve me the other five."
"1 seem very popular with your fa
ther's dog," said Herbert to Mable.
"Indeed." "Yee: the last time I tried
to take my leave he did his best to
detain me." _
"So dark and yet so light," a* the
man said about hia short ton of coal.
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