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Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1894-10-11
He Had a Good Reason for It.

1t isn't often that one finds among
the mountaineers of the Southwest a
hero of the highest type, but they do
exist, and a year or so ago | met one.
l had been in his neighborhood for only
three months and knew that he had
killed a man or two and had the rep
utation Of being the gamest man IN
the mountains. He was extremely
handy with a gun, too, and everybody
gave him a wide berth whenever there
was a prospect of row. One day,
however, he got into a difficulty with
a man from an adjoining county, and
when the shooting began he cut and
run like a white head, leaving the
field in possession of the other party.
Two days afterward | met him on the
road and we talked about the late dis
turbance. 81 was rather surprised at
the way you acted, l said as mildly as
could. for even then ! had no wish to
stir him up.
Il reckon most folks wuz, he re-
piled briefly.
Il know they were and they don't
understand it. Neither do l.
"Well, he said half apologetically,
81 reckon jist run, and that wuz all
thar wuz to hit.
There was more than that; you lost
your reputation by it,
"Mebbe, did, colonel, and he
swallowed a lump in his throat, but
that thar feller had seven little child
rem dependin' on him, an l kinder
had idea jist aiore pulled trigger
that mebbe could get along better
without my repertation than they
could without their daddy, 50 | run.
He stopped as if uncertain what to
say next, and l took him by the hand
and shook it with vigor that ! knew
he appreciated by the look that came
into his eyes.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1894-10-11
How Wire is Made.


The rod is received by the wire
drawer in the form of a coil, the rod
being of varying section and the coil
of a weight depending upon the pur-
pose for which it is intended. One
end of the Iod is pointed and some
what reduced by machinery. The coil
Is then given a bath in mlld acid to
remove all oxidation, atterward washed
in lime water to give drawing sur
face, and is finally dried in a proper
oven. When ready for drawing, the
pointed rod is inserted in one of tho
holes of a drawing plate. This plate Is
generally of steel, but some factories
use east IRON. The drawing holes are
conical and the rod is inserted from the
larger end. On the other side of the
plate the pointed end is seized by
power pincers and pulled until enough
has been drawn through to allow Of
It's being passed around and fastened
to a drum or reel which is driven by
power. OF course, the rod is reduced
in area and much elongated, and this
without any perceptible loss Of metal.
While passing through the plate it IL
kent fabricated with what is called
wire-drawers soap or grease. After
being drawn through this first hole II
is put through series Of smaller ones
until it has been brought down to the
requisite size But the compression
and disturbance Of the structure Of
the rod consequent upon these reduc-
tions has hardened it so much that at
certain stages it Is necessary TO stop
the process and soften the metal by
annealing. After this IT Is again
washed in acid, etc, and the drawing
is resumed iron and the harder
grades of steel require five or six an
nealings while being reduced to the
finer guages of wire But the manu-
facture of soft steel and the details of
rolling it into rods have been 30 per-
fected that soft steel rods can now be
drawn into fence wire without any
cleaning or annealing. After the final
drawing the wire il finished in various
ways, depending upon the purposes
for which it is intended.
No matter Of what metal the wi.e
may be composed, the same general
system of drawing is nsed, varying
more or less, according to the metal.
Including gold, silver, platinum, cop
per, etc, the commercial sizes Of wire
run from inch TO LOO inch in di-
ameter.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1894-10-11
w. A. ADAMS.
1O-Cent-StOpS!

ID IDS !-Malted Milk, Lactated Food, Mel
Inns Food, Ridges Food, Pearl Barley, VAL
entine's Meat Juice, Armour's extractor sef,
Liebigs extract Of beef, etc., all at
MCMURRAN'S DRUG STONE.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1894-10-11
NEW VOL. 29--NO. 81.
A Wonderful System.

The system employed by the United
States postoffice department in tracing
thefts from the mail is so perfect that
it is utterly impossible for any one to
rob the mail many times without being
detected, said man well posted in
the workings of Uncle Sans big post
al system to New York Advertiser
man. Every now and then yOu read
of this or that person being arrested
by the postofice inspectors, but do
you know the system they use totrace
the thief?
well, suppose YOU report that You
sent letter or a package to New York
which never reached its destination.
The first thing done is to find out out
Just what time YOU mailed the matter,
and from that the inspectors can tell
what train it was sent out on. When
mail matter leaves an office it is ac-
companied by the card of the one who
handled it, and it is the same with
each messenger on the trains.
"a list is made of every man whose
hands the mail passed through or
would have passed through in reach
ing its destination, and dot isPlaced
opposite tneir names. Before long
another complaint will be made and
the same process will be gone through.
Before the mail disappeared maybe 1t
passed through the hands of four or
five of the same men as the first one,
and two dots 60 down opposite their
names. The system is kept up, and
pretty soon, if the thief is not caught
before that, five or SIX dots appear
opposite one or two mems names.
Detectives are at once put to work
shadowing the suspected men, and,
after becoming reasonably sure of
who is the guilty one, decoy letters
come in play, and the work of gather
ing convicting evidence is carried on
until the inevitable climax Of arrest
follows.
"To accomplish the work it requires
complete system of keeping tab upon
each and every piece of mail matter.
A railway messenger is allowed thirty
mistakes q month, or one each day.
If he makes more he has to explain
and if he makes sixty, off goes hls
head.
Sometimes one man does not re-
port another; if he does not and no
mistakes are reported against a rail-
way messenger, then the men in charge
of that department begin to investI-
gate. They know the man must make
mistakes, and they thus force each
man to report another, for one who
sees a mistakes and does not report It
is as guilty as the one who made II.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1894-10-11
Met the Lawyer Squarely.

A Kentucky lawyer was standing
on the steps of the Covington post
Office the other day, when an old col
ored man came up, and, touching his
hat, asked:
kin you tell me IS dis de place
where dey sells postage stamps ?"
Eyes sir, this is the place, replied
the lawyer, seeing chance for lit
tie quiet fun; "but what do you want
with postage stamps, uncle p
"To mail letter, sab, Of course.
"WelI, then, you needn't bother
about strmps; you don't have to put
any on this week.
Il don't?'
"No, sir?'
"Why-for not?'
"Well, you see, the conglOmeratiOn
of the hypothenuse has differentiated
the parallelogram 50 much that the
cOnsanguity don't emulate the ordlna-
ry effervescense, and 50 the government
has decided to send letters free.
The old man took off his hat dubi-
ously, shook his head, and then, with
long breath, remarked:
well, boss, all dat may be true, an
I don't say it amt, but just sPosen,
dat de eckcentricity of the aggrega-
ton transubstantuates de ignominious-
ness of puppindickler and submitted
de puspicuity of de consequence
don't you qualifcate dat de government
would confscate dat dare letter? |
guess I'd better put some stamps on
anyhow, for luck
And the old man passed solemnly
down the street.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1894-10-11
sI.50 A YEAR, CASH.
To the tune Of Maryland My Maryland u
OUR PATRIOT.
BY Lloyd 7. maeom. Jr.. Frederick. Nd

In West Virginia there's man.
William l., our William L.;
60 find his equal II you can.
William L.. our William L.;
For he is noble. staunch and true.
William L.. our William L.;
Is Billy Wilson. an hell do,
william l.. our William l..
CHORUS.
q, William L., o. William L..
We love you true. we love you well;
To Congress We will have you 40,
To save us from the traitors blow.
Oh see our gallant leader stand.
william L., our William L.;
A patriot noble, true and grand.
William L.. our William l.;
our battles he will ever rght,
William L.. our william L.;
with Tariff Lords, whale'er they might,
William L.. our William l..
No blot OF treason's on his name.
William L.. our William L..
Nor can they smirch his well earned fame.
William L.. our William L.;
For he Is Tar above tr,ir spite.
William L., our William L.;
And all can see that Billy : right,
william L.. our William l..
The people all now ID declare,
william L.. our William L.;
That Wlly Wilson must get there,
william L.. our william L..
For he's the man withuut doubt,
William L.. our william L.:
WHOM put our traitrous foes 10 rout,
William L., our William l..
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1894-10-11
A Romance of the War.

In September, 1862, on the battle
field of South Mountain, near Middle
town, Nd, John Tyler, of Company B,
Forty-ffth Regiment, Pennsylvania
Volunteers, took from the pocket Of a
dead Confederate soldier love letter,
dated July 8, 1862, written by his af-
fanced, who then lived in Richmond
county, n. c., and who signed herself
Kate" 1t tinclosed lock Of her hair.
Mr.. Tyler, who now lives at Columbia,
Pa, carefully preserved the letter,
and has long been trying to find the
writer. A copy of it was recently sent
to the Governor of North Carolina,
who caused it to be published in the
local papers. This found the writer
"Kate," who is now widow, and lives
at Riverton, n. c., and who wlote to
Mr.. Tyler. The latter returned the
long-lost letter and lock OF hair few
days ago by mail to the address OF
Mrs. A. C. Mcneil, Riverton, \. c.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1894-10-11
Our Legs TO Vanish.

DR.. Emil Young, professor of phys
iology at the University Of Geneva, u
in great distress concerning the future
Of our legs. He suggests in an essay
in the Temaine Litteraire, that in
course Of thousand years the human
race may have lost the necessity Of
the use Of legs and retain those MEM
bers of the body solely as ornamental
surviyals. Men refuse more and more
to walk, though walking is the who'll
somest Of physical exercises. Steam,
electricity, the rope railways, tricycles
and bicycles have changed the whole
aspect Of Swiss touring, as he says, in
his own generation. Everybody
seems anxious to get everywhere any
way except by the use Of legs." In
another generation, he supposes, our
travelling balloons will hang outside
our doors. They viii be produced 80
cheaply that every man will have his
own chariot. Hence our legs will be-
come superauous, then they will be
crippled and shrink to hideously small
dimensions until at last they will f.
nalIy disappear. Our arms, on the COLI
trary, viii cOrespondingly strength
en- and lengthen. While our legs
remain, saysDr. Young, "let US march
all We can.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1894-10-11

Burial at sea Is repellant to many
minds On account of the generally ac-
cepted idea that the body Is ihvaH-
ably mutilated by denizens Of the deep.
Captain Maury prOpounds a reassur-
ing theory that puts an entirely new
light on the subject. After a series
of special investigations he found that
at certain depths decay is practically
arrested, and he maintains that all
cOrpses which have been committed to
the deep in blue waters, with weights
attached, are now standing on the bot
tom with their lineaments and features
as perfect as they were on the day in
which their comrades cast them over
the ships side.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1894-10-11
IN OUR DAILY PATH.

Say not. "Were l that man, or this.
would create world OF bliss
For someone. l would upward lit
The saddest heart, and bring gilt
And lay IT down at weary feet.
Oh, 1 would live 10 make life sweet
To such as In their sharp distress
Have said. Life is all bitterness"
Whate'er we are, wbate'er our place,
Gods gifts to us-his gifts Of grace
We may with all the suffering share,
Till faces smile with answered prayer.
Our very presence virtue hath
For those who daily cross our path.
Ifeyes are kind and hearts are true,
We can all blessed, good things do.
We need not reach out hands afar,
But drop our blessings where we are.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1894-10-11
Hard to Kill a Grizzly.

Personally have more respect for
His Majesty, the Grizzly Bear, than
for any other animal I ever trailed,
the tiger not excepted, writes W. T.
Hornaday in an article on the bears
Of North America in St. Nicholas. 1t
is quite true that many an able-bodied
Grizzly is caught mapping and killed
dead easy" as the baseball language
says, but so are big tigers also, for
that matter. In fact, l know of one
large tiger weighing within FIVE pounds
of FIVE hundred, who was promptly
laid low by two bullets from mere
pop-gun of rife, and there was no
fuss about it, either
1t is easy enough to kill Grizzly
at a good safe distance of hundred
yards or So which allows the hunter
to fire from three to six shots by the
time the teeth and claws get danger
ously near. But to attack fully
grown and wide-awake UrSus horri-
bills in brushy ground at twenty or
thirty yards distance is no child's
play. As an old hunter once quaint
ly expressed it to me, a Grizzly Bar
Il git up an come at ye with blood
in his eye after he's nominally dead "
The point of it is, this bear is 50 big,
and 50 enveloped in long, shaggy hair,
his head is so wedge-like, his strength
and tenacity of life so great, and his
rage when wounded so furious that at
that short range he is hard to kill
quickly, and killed so dead that he
cannot get blow at the hunter.
The strength in Grizzly's arm is
tremendous, and when the blow comes
accompanied with claws five or SIX
inches long, like so many hooks of
steel on a sledge-hammer, it tears to
shreds what it fails to crush. There
are many authentic instances on rec
ord of hunters and trappers who have
been killed by Grizzly Bears, and |
believe it could be proved that this an
imal has killed more men than all the
other wild animals in North America
combined, excepting the skunks and
their rabies.
In the days of the early pioneers,
the only rifles used were the muzzle-
loading, hair-trigger squirrel rifles of
small caliber, and they were no match
for the burly Grizzly, either in speed
or strength. As a result Bruin had
the best Of it, and in time brought
about a perfect reign Of terror among
the frontiersmen who trepassed upon
his domain. For my part, | certainly
would not want to attack big Grizzly
at short range with my fathers old
Kentucky rifle, of 80 caliber, unless |
had my will made, and all my earthly
affairs in shape to be left for a long
period. But with the rise of the
breechloader the tables turned; and,
like all other dangerous animals, the
Grizzly soon found out that the odds
were against him. To be sure, he
still kills his hunter now and then,
sometimes by one awful stroke Of his
paw and sometimes by biting his VIC
tim to death. But he has almost ceased
to attack men willfully and without
cause as he once did. Unless he Is
wounded or cornered or thinks he is
cornered and about to be attacked,
he will generally run whenever he
discovers a man. But when he is at
tackled, and especially if wounded, he
gets mad clean through Then he will
fight anything, even a circular saw, SO
it is said, and give it five turns the
start
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1894-10-11
IMPORTANT
To Farmers.

We wish to inform the Farmers
that we have full line of Fall Goods
now on hand, such as Syracuse Chilled
Plows, Oliver Chilled Plows Repairs,
Root Wrought Share Plows, Spring
tooth Harrows, Rollers, Feed Cutters,
&c. We are selling the celebrated
BickfOrd q Huffman Grain and Fer
tilizer Drill, which is acknowledged
to be the best Drill on earth. We
have Fertilizers of all grades and can
save you big money by placing your
order with us.
Give us a call and let us save you
money in your purchases. Yours,
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1894-10-11

1t is easier to make new opportuni-
ties than to find lost ones
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1894-10-11

Mother-Wby are you afraid to kiss
Miss Van Whackem?
Tommy-'Cause yesterday papa kiss
ed her and she slapped his face.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1894-10-11

He-"They say kissing Is un-
healthy"
he-"Everything has its risks.
The advocate., 1894-07-18

All wearing parts steel possessing durability the
Omake
before
Che
resulting from breaking while machine
Cylinder Shuttle
okO
impossible
metal lined OF
with
heavily nckelPa
The advocate., 1894-07-18

aamanA shat the miRSs bO opened 20 ShO
coinage Of silver OF the mines Of the United
states and that congress should enact q law
loVyinR Q tax on impOrtSttons OF foreign silver
Buhacient 10 fully protect the products OF our
own m1ne&
NOn for she announcement Of irrigation.
Fifth-Ws denounce the present state admin
lstPatlon for its violation Of the laws and CON.
temptS Of the courts, the corruption and In'
competency Of its offlcials, It's gross mismAn
ORsment OF the state institutions, and for the
discredit lt has brought upon che good name
OF the state. And we pledge the republican
party and the nominees Of this convention 70
. faithful and economical discharge Of All onl'
eiAl duties TO q strict observance and an hon.
esk enforcement OF law, and 20 obedience 70
the mandates OF the courts.
Slxth--To the maintenance OF these pr1ncl'
plea we invite the support Of al patriotic citi'
RNnR
The advocate., 1894-07-18

Resolved, FirsE-The constant patriotism Of
our party i1 In itself guarantee 70 the nation
that hhO interests Of ltg defOnders, thOii
Widows and orphans, viii bO literally cared
for, and We dOnounoS their oFuOl and dOibOr-
etc betrayal by Ne present dOmoOEAdO Sdmin'
lBtRAtioR.
BOO0nd-WO adhere 70 She FepublicAl doe
ShQulA prOboot thO products Of The RAHR As
well ag Of the factory.
Third-ThO American people favor bfmOtal
hgm and the republican party demands the
use Of both gold and silver - standard money
YigionB, - Be determined By leglslatlon, 80
WIN secure lh0 maintenance of the parity OR
values Of ne tive mOtAlB, and that the puF.
chasing ana debtpaying power eR thO dollar,
WhothOR o. gold, silver o. paper shall bO % I'll
times Oqaal. The Interests q tho DFOanOoD q
Ne OS1AoRA - hfEnsaD aAA - WOEkiAg AoA
The advocate., 1894-07-18
THE "ADvOCATE" HIGH ARM MACHINE.
.S2(THE ADVOCATE FOR | YEAR AND THIS MACHINE -S2(O

shipped and good represented
turned Freight Prepaid railroad station
Denver Colo.
The advocate., 1894-07-18

Machine buy just
machine represented by this cut for
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-11-13
The Snilax.

DO not imagine that this beautiful vine
can be owned and enjoyed only by those
who have an experienced gardener and ex-
pensive greenhouse. Almost any flower
lover can add it to her window collection
and thereby possess a vine that is univer-
sally admired and holds higher place in
public favor for decorative purposes than
almost any other plant or vine known.
The flowers although fragrant, are small
and rather Insignificant But the luxu-
RANT masses of glossy foliage are as beauti-
full as snowy blossoms and arc unexcelled
for bouquets, wreaths and other cut fow-
or work, since sprays remain fresh and
bright for hours after being cut from tho
main vino. The smilax Is propsgated by
dividing the roots, which consist of nu-
merous tubers united by top, or crown,
from which the vine grows; also from
seed, but as these are slow to Rerminate
much tiresome waiting Will be avoided II
good healthy plants are purchased from a
reliable florist. 1t requires rich, sandy
soil and plenty OF light, but seems particu-
larly adapted to those locations where di-
rect sunshine Is unobtainable at all times,
ks 1t will grow and thrive best when par
TALLY shaded. Philadelphia Times.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-11-13
THE COW QUESTION.
IL Is Discussed From Both Sides Of tho
Garden Fence.

It Is Discussed From Both Sides OF the
Garden Fence.
We have received communication on
the subject of the town COW, and though
II is we'll written and properly signed we
do not like to give IL space, and for several
reasons. The cow question has done more
to embitter life, separate families and de-
stroy the peace and quietness Of entire
communities than all others. Like other
questions, there are two sides TO the cow
argumsnt--the cows eide and the other
side. Those who own cows are on tho
cows side; those who don't own cows and
do own gardens and shrubbery are on the
other side and there TO stay.
Still we never could see why the COW so
crayed diet Of choice roses and valuable
shrubbery. Her butter or milk always
goes at the same price Columbia river
water Is better than all the roses TO en-
bance the value Of her yield. Why
shouldn't she ruI.-at large II she wants tor
Some people neglect their plants and
bushes, and the COW trims them up. She
also reminds the man OF the house that he
has left the front gate open and does IL
delicately, because she always wakes the
mans wife up first, or the hired girs,
and sho tells him, and he gets up and
exhibits his pajamas to the neiehbors by
the light Of the silver moon; also his tenn
per, and tho latter can best be seen on
dark night.--Dellas Chronicle.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-11-13
"(lG4snx~
R. |. WHEELMEN.
Annual Business Meeting and EIec.
ton Of Officers Last Night.

The annual business meeting OF the
Rhode Island Wheelmen was held last
night at the club house on westminster
street.
The following officers were elected:
President, Howard l.. Perkins; vice
president, George l.. Cook; treasurer
George +. Phillips recording secretary.
Herbert A. Cobb; corresponding secre-
tary, Nelson "a. Gibbs; captain, william
j. Mandell; house committee, Leslie B.
Ballou, chairman; Lowell Bullock and
Fred w. Randall; auditing committee,
James A. knghorn, Howard q. hipley:
racing board, Horace l.. Perkins, Edgar
Il. Brown and Benjamin Smith,
DIR. A. M. Potter, William T.. Adam and
William j. Msndell were appointed a COM
mittee TO report at the next meeting upon
the sdvisability Of holding pool, billiard
and whist tournament.
Meesrs. Howard L. Perkins and Ceorss
il. Philips were elected club representa-
tives TO the board OF officers of the Rhode
Island Division, l.. A. w.
Edgar H.. Brown aud Jesse y. Eddy. Jr
VIII be the entertainment committee Tor
the gaming moatA
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-11-13
One sure Method.

There 10 story of a medical student be.
fore a board Of examiners TO whom the
question was put again and again Of how
he would produce perspiretion In n pa
ticnt. He proposed all sorts Of things, to
which one importunate examiner always
replied:
We'll and II that would not do'"
At last the poor young man, driven to
his wits end, exclaimed, II would send
him before this board to be examined, aud
warrant that would make bim per.
spire. '-Liycrpool Mercury.