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Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1894-10-11
Council Meeting.

The regular monthly meeting Of the
town council, adjourned from Monday,
was held on Tuesday evening, L. W.
Poffenberger was elected temporary
mayor to preside over the council. 1t
was ordered that the order passed at
the last meeting, requiring the closing
ofthe saloons at 10 clock, be enforced,
and notice served upon the saloon
keepers.
The finance committee was relieved
from further consideration of the sub
ject of appropriations. The finance
committee reported that there was due
from Sergeant Rogers $lS5.O7 of I'M
collected taxes for 1898 and $55.64
collected but not paid in. A few bills
were passed and the council adjourned.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1894-10-11

While circus elephant named Jess
was asleep in her tent at San Francis
co the other morning rat ran up her
trunk. The elephant became frantic,
and, after breaking her fastenings and
nearly wrecking the circus, started on
a rampage in the streets. As soon as
the rat was pulled out of Jess trunk
she became docile and allowed herself
to be led back to her quarters.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1894-10-11
! Wonderful conaueror.

NJ disease. Is more comm on among the peo-
pie IMAM scrufua. Handed down from gen
Grafton Ia generation. u l. found IN nearly
every family. va some form. IL may mast
I,s ,,,'.,r,,i,re in dreadful running sores, IN
swrIiirg> iu tho neck or gultte, or IN efhp-
lions Of varied forms. Attacking the mucous
membrane 10 may be known rs caiartn. OF
developing ~ the lungs % may be, ana often
is the prime cause o. consumption.
In Whatever form scrolula may manifest
itself Hoods -arsaparilla II it's lnNeteTate Zoe
aud conqut ror. This medicine has such pow
erful Alternative and NitaiiZiug effects upoh
the blood that every trace ut impuritN u tx.
RELIED, aud the blood j. made rich, pure aud
Ia
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1894-10-11
New Fire Bell.

The Shepherd Fire Department re-
ceived this week bell to be used as a
fire alarm. 1t is a splendid, clear
toned bell weighing 500 pounds, and
was cast by the McShane foundry in
Baltimore. The bell will be mounted
on an iron tower about fifty feet high
at the market house. The cost of the
outfit is about $3.50, and the money
was raised mostly by private subscrip-
tons. We hope the boys will wake
the echoes when they swing the bell
in place and that it will be silent for
many moons thereafter.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1894-10-11
That joyful Feeling

With the exhilarating sense Of renewed
health and strength and internal clean
illness, which follows the use Of Syrup
of Figs, is unknown to the few who have
not progressed beyond the old time
medicines and the cheap substitutes
sometimes offered but never accepted
bv the well informed.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1894-10-11
improvements.

Mr.. David Billmyer is making some
decided improvements in his dwelling
house on main street. The parlor Is
being remodeled and painted and pa
pered and new shutters are to be put
on the house, which will also be paint
ed on the outside. The building
owned by Mr.. G. T. Licklider, occu-
pied by w. P. Licklider, is >also being
repainted on the outside. The Messrs.
Terrell have the contract for both jobs
of painting.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1894-10-11

Beatrice Van Dresser, eighteen
years old, professional aeronaut, fell
from her balloon at Franklinville, n.
Y, last Saturday when it was at a
height of 1000 feet. Her body was
crushed. The young woman had
promised her parents that this should
be her last ascension.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1894-10-11
Highest of all in Leavening Power-Lates u Govt Report
Roe! B BSxds9
ABSOLUTELY Pure

\ mysterious explosion of a large,
quantity of dynamite in the Office OF
6yler & Eversole shocked the people
Of Winchester, Va. early last Thurs
day morning. The building was
blown 10 pieces.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1894-10-11

There is no medicine so often need
ed in every home and so admirably
adapted to the purposes for which 1t
Is intended, as Chamberlain's PAIN
Balm. Hardly week passes but some
member of the family has need Of 1t.
A toothache or headache may be cured
bv it. 4 touch Of rheumatism or ueu-
ralgia Quoted. The severe pain Of a
burn or scald promptly relieved and
the sore healed in much less time than
when medicine has to be sent for. y
sprain may be promptly treated before
inflammation sets in, which insures a
cure in about one-third of the time
otherwise required. Cuts and bruises
should receive immediate treatment
before the parts become swollen, which
can only be done when Pain Balm Is
kept at hand. \ sore throat may be
cured before it becomes serious. y
troublesome corn may be removed by
applying it twice a day for week or
two. a lame back may be cured and
several days of valuable time saved or
a pain in the side or chest relieved
without PAYING doctor bill Procure
a 80 cent bottle at once and You will
never regret it. For sale by Gibson,
druggist.
Hon Andrew G. Curtin, the tamOu.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1894-10-11
ssn 600 NORTH og GOODS.

Comprising very article OF wear for
male aud female except ladies hats
of thr finer, medium aud common
grades. The latest novelties OF the
season a. well rs staple articles. The
lowest cash price marked In plaln ny
ure, ON ever article. No books. No
credit UPDRGRAFFS,
Hngerstown, Md.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1894-10-11
MARRIED.

AtGonzales, Texas, October4, 1894
by Rev. DR.. A. C. Hopkins, Mr.. II
LAURENs HOPKINS, formerly o.
Charlestown, and Miss SUSAN a
RnnTHE. of Gonzales.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1894-10-11

Il would rather trust that medicine
than any doctor | know of, ~ says Mrs.
Hattie Mason. Of Chiffon, Carter Co,
No. in speaking OF Chamberlain Col
ic. Cholera AM Diarrhea Remedy.
For sale by Gibson, druggist
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1894-10-11
saEpHeRosTowN MARKETS.
Schedule of Mails at shcpherds,Own.

Time for ciosiu-, the mails viii hc ~ fol
lCws: =,
For Train No. 3. south bound, 80 \. NJ.
For Train No. y noTth-hound, $40 \. VI.
For Train No. -. soutE-hound, lW J.. ~
For Train No. {. north hound, 40 J.. NJ.
The malls arriving on Train No. from the
south due here al S.uS T.. NJ, when they reach
the Office not later than ; 30, VIII %" oi"hrd
FOR distribution that night, beginning win
this date.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1894-10-11

Every mother should know that
Group can be prevented. The first
symptom of true Group is hoarseness.
This is followed by peculiar rough
cough. IfChamberlain's Cough Rem
edy Is given freely as soon as the child
becomes hoarse or even after the cough
has developed it will prevent the at
tack. % and 30 cent bottles for sale
by Gibson, druggist.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1894-10-11

LII persons are hereby warned against
A trespassIng upon the farm occupied by
me By hunting or in any other way. Those
offending will be prosecuted according to
FRANK l.. BILLMYER.
Not II lSgt-jW
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1894-10-11

The postofice at Harrisonburg, Va,
was robbed last week by burglars who
blew open the safe and got all the
money and stamps that were in 1t.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1894-10-11
Notice to Trespassers.

A IL persons are hereby warned not ic
A trespass on my property In any way
whatever. .. ,-,-r,,-,,,,
Oct. IL. lsgI-3w.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1894-10-11

VIRGINIA CLARET-NOBiLE NOAES-
Famous for its delicious flavor. Only
three dollars and twenty-five cents a dozen
ouarts al MCMURRAN'S DRUG STORE.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1894-10-11

10 their sen. Health Is regained, after periods
Of dizziness, nervous prostration and eIcita-
bility, or other manifestations OF derange-
ment or displacement of the womanly organs,
when the Prescription is used Besides,
it's sold on its merits. The proprietors take
the risk. 49,.
Il is guaranteed to benefit or cure all tne
disorders, diseases, and weaknesses OF "ofnen'
or money Is refunded.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1894-10-11
Hngerstown. Md


Cur- City Iougr NJ. ., Shield oi Homo,
meets tue second aud fourth Tuesdays ]"
t.Arh IILnnIh al : u ~
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1894-10-11

Creyton Sealock, of the vicinity Of
Middleton, Nd, committed suicide by
taking dose of arsenic.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1894-10-11

Prof. David Swing, the eminent
Chicago preacher, died last week, aged
81 years.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1894-10-11
ESTRAY.

GAME to the premises Of the undersigned
I In July, small Black and White spotted
SOW, with crop from right ear. Inc owner
will come forward. prove property, pay
en@i 90 anu INV 6. W. ANDREWS.
Oct. IL, lS9I-3w.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1894-10-11

Hon. Andrew &. Curtin, the famous
war governor of Pennsylvania, died
last Sunday. Hewas in his SOth year.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1894-10-11
BRIEFS.

Hams About This and That Of Local
Sho'' Flavor to Please Our Readers.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1894-10-11
Notice to Trespassers.

Dct. IL. 1884,
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1894-10-11
NOT A WORD
OF COMPLAINT
UP TO DATE.
Our Stock Makes You Its Firm
Friend,
MEN AND BOYS CLOTHING,
HATS AND GENTS FURNISHING GOODS

We are making history with this grand
stock People Are going To talk for long
time about the GOois nuu Prices they got OF
ms I'm the fall of ~. We are Ia earncst-we
offer the
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1894-03-22
. $40 s!

Being located near the Govern
ment Departments we are able to
give your claims better attention
than attorneys located elsewhere.
Special attention given to difficult
and rejected claims. If your present
attorney does not suit you, and is
slow, write us. Soldiers who have
lost their discharges can obtain new
ones. Charges of desertisn removed.
No fee unless you get a pension.
Advice FREE. Soldiers pensioned
at less than twelve (5l2) per month,
and suffering from disability III add
ton to that named in their pension
certificate may obtain increase under
the NV law. Ii is not necessary for
you tc have gotten any ailments i'll
war to get penSloned under the new
law. Pensions for widows and child
rem without regard to cause of sol
dier's death; mothers and fathers
who are now dependent, whether
they were dependent Oh soldier when
he died or not, Pensions obtained
for service rendered in Mexican and
Indian wars. Mexican pensions can
now be increased to Sl2 month,
Suspended pensions restored.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1894-03-22

SYMPTOMS OF CI-arR,y.-Du..f
Ec-,,larle, obstruction Of The naval s..
si,,..l:tr-es falling from the i4Hl' f.. e:
sometimes pruflsc. watCTs ana g.CrlJ.t
Iuirls tenacious mucous, pUrule-lt. Il. 4-
IGtF.,.. the Cyts- are weak sy-ii Ns-iG-"
, ringing in III GERS. Cc.t.lss. ! s--..
coughing - clear the throat, nj na ria. 10 u
offensive matter, together with Sc. Il n III
.srs. the yJice il changed Ass las 80 nasal
wang tre breath IS o4t,nsavc; smell a21
s~.a ~ s. ired there y - sensation i dizzi
sss-s W g. ans NAL depression, = haC>sl.. cough
-dIeIcr4i debility. Only few uf rho above
laTnud symptoms are likely t. be present in
.Ly a..e Csc. thousands OF cases gHuaaliy,
sgithou. In....-es, n; half OF 'he shove syIllp-
.5-.ls, re al consumption a1t end ia the
rrl-e y s. O.IsaslSe IS So common more Ca1gl-
and dangerous, or less understood BY phv-
-ia1S-
Ry its mild, ssJSthing and healing Properties,
Or S.l-e's Catarrh Remedy cures tho worst
..ls,s an s--tn7rh, "saisS fn fi:c Head"
ceryz aag tatSEFiR' Headache.
-. s-rsa n sH=r4r
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1894-03-22
pouItry suppiies and Appliance
Incubasogs and ESoo ers.

Sole Agents for Hydro Safety Lamps for lncubators
and Breeders. Cynona for dsinfecting and killing yer
mine Ravens Horse, Cattle and Poultry Food. Nisl
bets Tonic Poultry Powder
Manufacturer Of Croley's California Poultry Remedy
roup sweedhead and ali diseases of the head e 6
nd throat of fowls. Ang Am .rica = Rrme les =
-areties warranted to cure No. i Phi, far Pigeon
Everything for Fauciers and Breeders Write for what
you 81
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1894-03-22
-untard Agony frcm ra,arrh >.

PrcG W. HNUsSER, tho lllnous ncsmcrist,
Of Ithaca. y. V. writes. SCmc ton years g-o
Suffered untold AGONY from chr, - f.-- . Hl-
t.t-rh. afy family physician Eh,H -.-e a. Is
s,senral C. and said l must die. NJ C-.Se vas
such n BAD one. that every day, tpv--r,s sunset,
my voice v0L11 become 50 hnaT5e I ca,ld
hsi-s,- leak above q WHISPER. . morning
a. coughing and clearing o. +. throat would
AIN ost 81 rarslc ire. BY the -,sC of Dr. S2ge's
So. lrrh Remedy in three months, was a well
- anl Tie cue has been ueIInaAGnt.n
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1894-03-22
soa.,antIy Hawking and spitt.n. g"

THOMAS !. RUSHING, Es1., a912 Fine Street,
ct Louis. No. writes: - 1 VAS n re2t sufferer
from ca..,rTh for three years. ~ utneS could
hardly breathe, am vas constantly hawking
AL spittiIg, and for the last eight months could
rot breathe through The nostrils. | thought
nothing could be done f. ne. Luckily. was
advised to try DIR. Sal,e's &. arrh Remedy, ana
i AIN now well man. / lc}ieve 1t 70 be the
only suye remedy for cat2rr's now manufac-
furS,i. and one has only to give i; fair trial TO
experience astounding results and q permanen;
cure
A coululate Treatise on Catarrh. giving valu-
able hints as to clothing, diet and other matters
OF -. oortancc Will be mailed, postpaid - any
address On receipt Of u two-cent i,--taGe stamp.
Address,
Worlds Dispansary Medical Association,
go. eeo Ma.n Street. BUFFALO. N. &
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-12-27

of f1fty.two miles, trying to make &C
quaintance with al many Indians as
would receive a white man into their
habitations. His struggles and efforts
were many, for 1t is well known that
these Indians are both stubborn and
superstitious, and to this day there ex-
lists between the reds and the whites
that smOuldering enmity which may
at any moment break out in t~reachery
and foul play. TO reach their hearts
was to become one Of them-learn their
languages and advance civilization
among them through the comprehen-
sion of their OWL tongue. This Of course
required untiring patience and energy,
but Pere LIE Jeune is at last rewarded
for his sacrifices, for now hundreds
Of Indians look up to him as the means
Of bringing into their narrow settle
ments news Of the great outside world.
Since 1882 his mission has extended
to the Nicola Indians, who also speak
the Thompson language, and to the
Douglass Lake Indians, who are a
branch of the Okanagan family, where
he copied and revised most of the pray
ers they have in use up to the present
day. Since June, 1891, he has had to
deal with the Shushwap tribe, and as
their language is similar to that used
familiar with it. In 1892, the Fraser
| Indians and sea-cOast Indians came un-
| der his notice. He tried several years
ago to teach the natives to read and
write in the English language, but
| without avail. He soon found the race
very impatient and impetuOus, and it
was an utter impOssibility to teach
them to speak, read or write, or even
to write their own language in English
characters. Everything they did
learn, they were required to memOrize
by repeating it Over and over again,
and as sOon as their instructor was u
Of sight the Indians either neglected
their lessons altogether, or, in sheer in
ability to learn forgot the first
| rudiments taught them. AS Pere lie
Jeune's district was so extensive and
as he could only visit each tribe three
or four times a year, II can see how
difficult it was to impart any solid in
struction. 1t took years after years to
make them understand a few instruc-
tons, only to be forgotten as soon as he
was gone.
When every means had been ex-
hausted and the priest was discouraged
almost to complete detection, a happy
thought struck him, and by that
thought hundreds of Indians in Brit
ish Columbia to-day have profited and
taken their first step toward education.
Why not invent a system by which
the most simple mind might be taught
to read and write?
When, in 1867, Pere lie Jeune was
a boy of 1G, in France, he learned a
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-12-27

system of shorthand. This he now re-
sumed, and by simplifying it to meet
his own requirements, undertook to
teach it to the Indians. The first trial
was an instant success. This short
hand is an easy phonetic writing, and
can be- learned thoroughly in Il few
weeks. lie Jeunc himself was surprised
at the eagerness displayed by the ma
tives to learn it.
Four years ago, Il poor Indian Grip
pie named Charlie Alexis MayOoS, from
the lower Nicola tribe, saw the writing
for the first time and got the intuition
of the system ut first sight. He set To
work to deciphcr a few Indian prayers.
and in less than two months had
learned the whole method thoroughly.
He soon began TO help the priests by
communicating his learning to his
frie,.ds and relatives. From this time
on tho indians took up the system and
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-12-27
A Twenty.DOllar Bill Of 1870.

What might be called a relic of the
revolution is an old twenty-dollar bill
issued in 1879, which Is now in the pos.
session Of John Cummings, of Detroit,
who received the bill from his sister in
Philadelphia about the time Of the Gen.
tennial exhibition in 1875. The size
of the bill is different from any paper
money issues Of late years, 1t being
three and a half inches in length, by
two and a half inches in width. The
words Twenty Dollars" are printed
in the upper right hand corner, and it
also bears this inscription upon its
face: 1.-The bearer is entitled to receive
twenty Spanish dollars, or an equal
sum in gold or silver, according to a
resolution Of Congress of the 14th jan
uary, 1779." Below this reading are
the signatures Of James Wilson and NJ.
Gardner. On the back of the old bill is
an engraving Of a leaf, around tho
edge of which are the words: Printed
by Hall & Sellers. 1910" The bill is
so dilapidated that it is hard to dis
tinguish the design on the face of it,
ever with the aid Of q magnifying
glass.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-12-27

being sent to the Smithsonian Insti-
tuition; also librariest in the East hold
copies as premiums. Some Of the
original papers were lost or destroyed
by the Indians, but as many as could
be collected we're bound. Many Of the
pages Of the little volume l have in
hand and from which the accompany
ing cut is taken have been badly torn
and soiled by the Indians as they stud
led it's text. Pere lie Jeune informs
he still has in his possession copies
Of the original volumes for distribu-
ton. These in a few years, as well
as in the present, may be considered
valuable %curiosities, for O the old
process mimeOgraphing has been aban-
doned and electrotyping on a small
scale, by which three times as much
material appears weekly, has been sub
stituted. The new Kamloops Wawa
contains sixteen pages. Its contents
cOnscist chiefly of news from the sur
rounding towns and wigwams, notices
Of births, deaths, and marriages Of the
Indians, with a new lesson or two of
the system, while a special feature is
made of the bible stories and religious
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-12-27

spend whole nights at it. One young
Indian, especially bright, took interest
in the writing as 0 o as he saw it He
| spent the whole night in repeating the
lesson over and over again with two or
| three companions, and in two or three
| days more completed his studies. In
| less than q month he could read the
Indian language as well as the Chi
| nook, and soon was able to read and
| write English in shorthand. Not only
do little children learn to read and
| write readily, but V old people
study with success.
The more advanced Indians under
| stand the value Of the letters and the
spelling of the words, but the greatest
number begin by reading the words,
then the syllables by comparing the
| the letters. They learn by analysis
much quicker than by synthesis.
After 600 OF 800 Indians had learned
the system, it became necessary that
their interest should be kept up by
placing instructive matter before them.
LhS L L LS % I'll IN
| go, visiting each camp at intervals
only, it occurred to him to edit the
KamlOops Wawa, the strangest little
newspaper in America.
The Wawa is really a full fledged
newspaper, and it first saw the light
of day in the month OF May, 1891.
"Wawa is an Indian word meaning
talk, speak or echo" Hence the title
| signifies "KamlOops Echoes" Kan
loops the name Of the town in which
it was inaugurated, is a Shushwap
word. meaning 1.-The forking together
of rivers, in this instance the north and
south forks of the Thompson River.
The accompanying reproduction is the
fac-simile of the original paper, which
proves to be Il curiosity in itself. IL
contains four pages, and is about five
by seven inches in size. At present
over 1850 subscribers look forward to
their paper. The Kamloops Wawa is
issued weekly. At the start, when
funds were scarce, Pere lie .Jeune
printed the news on any kind Of paper
donated for the purpose. and some
times the Indians received their news
on blue, red, yellow, and again on white
material.
The printing of the paper is marvel
Gus. 1t is all done by hand. pere lie
Jeunc doing the work originally all
himself. At first the news was auto
graphed. then duplicated on the mime
ograph by the priest during the leisure
hours of his missionary labors. AS the
subscriptions grew larger, Il few In
dian women We're called in to help with
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-12-27
Youthful Assassins.

1t is a subject worthy of special con-
sideration that nearly all the worst as
sassins of recent years have been very
young men. The murderer of Presi-
dent CarnOt was % years of age. and
other recent anarchist murderers
were quite young men. TO 90 back n
few years, three of the Phoenix Park
asSassins who were hanged were Tim
othy Kelly, aged IS years; Michael Ia
gan, "a; Thomas Caffrey, "a. Three
young men who were sem to penal SER
vitude for life because of their attempt
to blow up a part of London by nitro
glycerine, a few years ago, were Alfred
Whitehead, %; Henry Wilson, p; Will
lam Ansburgh, u. The anarchist who
attempted to take the life Of the French
Premier (M. Jules Ferry in 1888 was
only IS, and Albert Young, who threat
ened the life of the Queen in 1882, was
only II years of age.