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Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1895-02-21
Imagination Aids Surgery.

Imagination is not to be sneezed
at, said a prominent surgeon to
Rochester Democrat man the other
day, as his eyes followed the brisk
movements of middle-aged woman
who was passing.
Three years ago" said he, that
woman came to one of the hospitals OF
the city and engaged private room
She drove to the institution in a car
riage and was carried to her bed on
stretcher. She insisted that one OF
her ankles was helpless and that she
could not walk. The house surgeon
made an examination and could not
discover that she had the slightest all
ment. The next day the head sur
geon looked her over carefully and
came to the same conclusion. What
is more, being a somewhat brusque
and outspoken person, he said as much
to her. At this she was very indig-
pant and insisted upon keeping her
bed. No amount of persuasion could
induce her to make any effort to walk,
and she insisted that her ankle was
helpless and so sensitive that the
slightest touch of her foot to the
ground caused her the most acute
pain.
Finding all efforts to persuade her
to do anything for herself fruitless'
the surgical staff held consultation
and determined to humor her. Con-
sequently the following day the wo-
man was told that she was suffering
from a serious ailment, and prepara-
tions for an operation were made with
great parade of nurses, instruments
and the like. The patient was then
placed under the influence of an an@s'
thetic and slight incision was made
over the ankle JOINT. This was mere
ly superficial, although it was several
inches in length. 1t was Immediately
sewed up, carefully bandaged and the
patient removed to her bed, where
she found,herself when she recovered
consciousness. After this she wa
subjected to the same care that woulc
be given to the most serious cases To-
two weeks. The wound was dressed
daily; the patient was eWoined to re
main in one position, and her die
was carefully prescribed. At the ent
ofthis time the bandages were removed
the stitches taken out, and few day
later the woman walked out of tn
hospital as well as you see her to-day
There has never been the slightes
thing the matter with her, bat sh
thought there was, and the pretended
operation satisfied her.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1895-02-21
NEW VOL. 3O--NO. Is.

history. After came the great rebel
ion, when the chivalric South matcht
its undaunted valor agenst the nifty
North-the Aud gates of the world
drove the ragged rebel remnants to Ap-
pomattox, upon the dawn of undremt
and unxampled prosperity. In al thes
ages and eras comerce has trudgd along
its weary wa-the divinity of the car
of credit has enthrald genius and me-
diocrity. the weak and the welthy, the
plumed and unonord, and has driven
them en- masse beyond the blak shade
of calamity. The child of rebellion
cash-has scarce dared to lift its voice
agenst the inspiration of this dedly,
hauty monster. Competition ment
not who cud underby and undersel,
but who wud ofer the longest time, beg
hardest, the oiliest tung, the sottest
hart. and that merchant who's pluk
and independence was gone, who's
ideas of acomodation, popularity by
favor and susceptibility to fawnlng
and fatery wer big beyond redemp-
ton. That clever gifted splendid felO
-Heven help him-whOs ideas OF
success wer crudest and densest-
bold down. The agony was over
oikest with him who got his asets
buried on the book of fate first.
In the last decade apeard upon the
sene the savage enthusiast of the al
nifty dollar. He got his inspiration and
his metalik sledg. .hamers under the
baner of the "red flag butcher, and
at twenty-five per cent he tore and
twisted the old hundred per center IN
to carpet rags. He split the arIsto-
cratic tariff of the proud Oldtimer rite
in two, and mony, like water, always
seek "the bottom level, and the long
winded, hi-priced, stif-neker lay hi
and dry like Noah's Ark on Munchau-
sens nifty mountains.
CHARLES BROADWAY RoUss.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1895-02-21
VA. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21. 1895.
THE CALF PATH.

One day through the primeval wood
A calf walked home as good calves
should.
But made trail all bent askew,
A crooked trail, as all calves do.
Since then two hundred years have fed
And. Infer, the calf is dead.
But still he left behind his trail
And thereby hangs my mortal tale.
The trail was taken up next day
BY lone dog that passed that way;
And then a wise bell-wether sheep
Pursued the trail DER vale and steep,
And drew the flock behind him, too,
AS good bell-wethers always do.
And from that day DER hill and glade
Through those old woods a path was
made.
And many men wound in and out.
And lodged and turned and bent about,
And uttered words of righteous wrath
Because twas such crooked path;
But still they followed-do not laugh
The first migrations of that calf;
And through this winding wood-way
stalke1
Because he wobbled when he walked.
This forest path became Jane
That bent and turned and turned again;
This crooked lane became road
Where many poor horse with his load
Toiled on beneath the burning sun,
And travelled some three miles in one.
And thus century and hall
They trod the footsteps OF that call
The wears passed on in swiftness fleet,
The road became village street,
And this, before men were aware,
A city's crowded thoroughfare.
And soon the central street was this
OF renowned metropolis.
And men two centuries and half
Trod in the footsteps of that calf.
Each dav hundred thousand rout
Followed this zigzag calf about;
And o'er this crooked journey went
The traffic of a continent.
A hundred thousand men were led
Bv one calf near three centuries dead.
They followed still his crooked way
And lost one hundred years day.
For thus such reverence is lent
To well-established precedent.
A moral lesson this might teach
We're | ordained and called to preach.
For men are prone to go 1t blind
Along the calf paths of the mind;
And work away from sun to sun
To do what other men have done.
They follow in the beaten track,
And out and in, and forth and back,
And still their devious course pursue
To keep the path that others do
But how the wise old wood-gods laugh
Who saw the first primeval calf.
All, many things this tale might teach
But am not ordained to preach.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1895-02-21

Mrs. Yerger-I thought you were
engaged to be married to that young
man who comes here 50 often.
Matilda Snowball-So ! is.
But there was another man here
yesterday evening. and ] heard you
kissing him 10 the dark hallway.
Oats so; but / nistoOk him for my
intended. You see, Missus Yerger,
he and my intended is bOfe named
Jake, and dat's how came ter mis-
took him in de dark"
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1895-02-21

"ChoIly didn't have much luck with
that Boston girl" "No; she froze
him with her glanees-" Then he is in
a bad way?" mo; be was thawed
out by an old fame
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1895-02-21

Il would kiss you if / dared be
said. III were a man, she replied,
with a determined air, Il think !
would dare anything" Just then
cloud passed over the moon.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1895-02-21
Spring
M edicine

q necessity because the tonic of winter
air Is gone, and milder weather, increased
moisture, accumulated impurities in the
blood and debilitated condition of the
body, open the way for that tired feeling,
nervous troubles, and other ills. The
skin, mucous membrane and the various
organs strive in vain to relieve the i'm.
pure current of life. They all welcome
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1895-02-21

a man one time good thing had
Which people would hsTe priced.
But he never sold single one,
For he never advertised.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1895-02-21

Z Does DR.. Moster, the apothecary.
attend divine worship hereg' asked
the nervous new minister o. the dea-
con.
Il guess he does + said the deacon
with much enthusiasm "why, We call
DIR. Motter one Of the piIlsrs Of the
church 2
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1895-02-21
AUCTIONEERING!

/ wish to notify my friends and the
public in general that | am still In
the field as Auctioneer and await the
command of any and all who may
wish my services. l have license in
Berkeley and Jefferson counties, w.
Va. Clarke and Frederick counties,
Va, and Washington county, Md,
for auctioneering, and respectfully
solicit any work in my line. Will
cry on percentage or will lump the
Job. Address all communications to
j. w. DODD,
Martinsburg, w. Va.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1895-02-21
Or. Holmes.

One of the compensations of the
poet is that now and then he stumbles
upon surprises such as tickle his dia-
phragm and ripple his face with smiles
One of these surprises greeted genial
DR.. Holmes in the days when he went
to dinners. Al certain dinner par
ty young Virginia girl visiting Bos-
ton was seated next to homely little
old gentleman, whose name she bad
not caught. A correspondent Of the
Boston Transcript tells what resulted
from that failure
The gentleman began TO talk with
her and asked her how she passed her
time in the country "0h, we read,
my father and l." she said.
what do you read2" asked the lit
tie old man.
"Well, the 'Autocrat of the Break
fast Table for one thing" she an.
swered.
II should think you would not care
TO read that more than once" re-
marked the old man in tone Of slight
dispangement.
MY father and may not be Judges
of literature" said Miss Virginia, with
faint accent Of scorn, "but when We
get to the end Of the 'Autocrat we
generally turn back to the beginning
and read it over again"
The little old man smiled at this
and was disposed TO be friendly, but
Miss Virginia was 20 disgusted with
his tone concerning the "Autocrat
that she met him with chilly indIBer-
ence.
As soon az the guests went into the
drawing room her hostess whispered
reproaehfully to her, You didn't seem
to find DR.. Holmes as interesting az /
hoped
"Dr. Holiness shrieked Miss VIr-
ginia. There was tabIeau and an
explanation.
do you think your sister likes me,
Tommy
"Yes; she stood up for you at din
ner."
Stood up for me Was anybody
saying anything against me?7
mo, nothing much. Father said he
thought you were rather a donkey,
bat els got up and said you weren't,
and told father be ought to know bet
ter than to Judge man by his looks
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1895-02-21

An Irishman recently applied for
an enlistment in United States Army
recruit Office.
"Do you know anything about drill.
ingi', asked the officer.
Il do" answered Pat. "It's l2i
cents yard at any Of the dry goods
stores"
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1895-02-21
At Miss ENen's S.

Asthe holidays are over and the ladies are
preparing for the spring outfits for tue chill
dren as well as their own, b-,fore Inc DAYS OF
IouSp.cleaning comes and host OF OF, er
things. They may find something 10 SUIT
their taste, fancy AMI purses, 10 employ thtii
lime In getting all things ready. 70. VIII
ind the incest line of Hamburgs lnstrtlngs,
White. Reu and Blue; Linen Edgings, Laces,
Pillow Cas- Lace. Black silk Lace ana IN
servings for trimming dresses. Feather stitch
RraidS. Linen Bnbbings. Iuckings, all klnus
Of Trimmings for ladies' and chlldreh
ciess, : and underwear, "a lot of remnants OF
Hamburgs q less than cost, 10 make room
Tor new. A new lot of stamped Gooos; Doy-
lies TrllNs, Tides ChiIdTens Corded WAISTS
for girls or BOYS. Corseis OF many KINDS OF
ladies and mi ses ladies' "perfect nttlns
waists for those who cannot wear cotsels;
Hose supporters for children, nice nhe oi
Hose Tor girls and boys from to ga III SIZE,
India Linens, Coraline Whale Bones ior
di,S.es "A few pairs OF those nice worsteo
Legsings lust received, Tu' kish Iowels 10
make the flesh glow with warmth JUS. .ne m
lhins tor this weather. Nhat you don See
ask iul of
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1895-02-21

"His Honor is at steak" said the
waiter when the judge was at dinner
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1895-02-21
Purifiies
he Blood

"I have taken Hoods Sarsaparilla and
found that it gives me an appetite. 1t
strengthens me and purifies my blood"
Miss LYDIA MADDOX, Partlow, Virginia.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1895-12-28

p eZ-rac-a-r77s C.e - e1tenso : elocuerts
gl48 S.. astr-Do lJ-. -9oa RAAs Is, o SABAs
n1s7- .at----. LStacos Lnllos. resldente en-
: DoInlnie ea-l--.
g Y. cual 20 seria i eorprcsa al re-c0nocer
77 solo lle er1 ANY .arto toco cuantO de 81
rtsa4-slon se acci1- S-no Que de ella Iooia espe-
rarSe ana r. memo In esta creenc.a me
1eelai : lsa la ia ~snuuiecehcaa az todds Ics
5a2eaaa re ts1S & fltulo de reconsrlruvenre
rs esp ~ IS no efleearo0 leIrauaaoas = hoy
II ri fa- 1siet aart + les casos en- qne ii eInpleo
q = -ll2s lotl Ae cccrt IA 81 10 segudo de verda-
efo eslto- ev1t ana0 IS recaIdas tan frecuentes
@n l1 r+7Eu 70 de erferIr saades Asi. no
-STSO IF 4nven1enEe c-l recon n0ar i COM
7rofesores 81 $50 de = Emulsion de Scott. pre-
giEz-u : Tor Scott Bovine. no solo en los casos en-
1le Sc hela lladlcaaa en- los eIlales debe haber
"a ItGleo g-le 10 cOnGzca 81 aficaeaa. sine EntTv
spee I1lente ~ Ia couruiece71ca e toids los e.s-
sftstfta1es 4gRSsas sslo0Cadas. en- as que tan
-anida1lente s. ver11ca 81 pros-eso Destructive
-omo medic segsro ae reDarar las LtsrCidas
.terz2s : volver a anterior estAdo fislologico.'
or los N1eCi1eOS la merec1t.0 IN
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1895-12-28
HOTEL FRAE6 z s

HabitacioEes Fer -4laozs
do servicso
Gale dei orr @rct6l nrT~ -r0
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1895-12-28
FELIX CAMBRELEN

Repartidor de programs, IS
quelas de bale. idem mortuorias,
hojas sueltas etc. etc. 4 m6dicos
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1895-12-28

Ae- CeTTC ArT III
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1895-12-28

once M4szo , - 1ayo. liz 81.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1895-12-28

Scout y BOVINE. e...nIeos. Naeva York
The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1895-11-29
TUTELARY TREES.
Some Of the Shrubs Considered Sacred BY
Peoples of the East

Some Of the Shrubs Considered Sacred BY
Peoples of the East
People had their tutelary trees Just as
they had their tutelary gods, the
former being the altars and shrines of
the latter, SAYS the Gentleman's Maya
zine Among the Scandinavians the
ash was held to be the most sacred
tree Serpents, according 70 their be-
lief, dared not approach it Hence the
women left their children with entire
confidence under It's shade while they
went on with their harvesting. The
Jews and the Arabs place the date palm
before all other trees, because it was,
they say, maize of the same clay as
Adam, and prophesied through its
leaves The rabbis accredited Abra-
ham with knowledge of what was
thus conveyed for his direction In
Persia the inhabitants burn wax tap
ers, as at a shrine, before the trees
which they hold sacred. the oriental
plane and the cypress They hope thus
to OBTAIN the cure of their malsdies
and The accomplishment of their
wishes So throughout the length and
breadth Of India, the Eicns religiosa,
under which Buddha rested for seven
years plunged in divine thought, is ded-
icated TO religious worship, and may
on no account be felled or destroyed.
With more universal, but not less sin
cere. reverence do the peasants of
Russia prostrate themselves before the
Balkans, where the soil and climate ap-
pear exceptionally adapted for the pur-
pose 1t may be added that the sweet
smell of genuine Turkish cigarette is
the result Of adulterating the tobacco
with the refuse from the rosebuds and
stalks
The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1895-11-29
COURT DATES


Be il enzc.ed bF the lsZislziVs
assembly 0f LIE ie-TsiOEy q SeE
Mexico.
Sec- !. The terms Of TIE dzstrscI
e0uIi hereafter T. be bed ~ ihe cuu1-
iirs Of Santa Fe, san Jaaa. Ei8 AZ
Tiba and Tsas, shall be hHll 10 said
counties beginning q. tiIe Times heT--
matter liked aid continuing uutzi a.
jsurned b. The o151r 0f ihs e0u-s. To-
VT.
In the county OF Szn Juzn. On the
80 Mondays In April and Or7ober-
IN the Comfy Of RiO Arriiz- On tlls
lilsi MoIsdzss il Nay and SOsembzT-
IL tilz county Of Tzos, on th- ihlrt
Mondays in Azy and NoVelals-s
Iu the county Of SANTA r, On the
SECOND Mondays IN Juos and D-esD-
ber.
SEC > Tee spring 1s3s term n the
uOGufy oI Lineulu shall ts h=i1 bzEin-
ming en tie second Monday In ApTil in
stead Of the sseo0d Monday N March.
As neE Fixed.
In the county o. CHAVEZ. sss;osglnainG
on the fourta Monday IN MACH INSTEAD
OF the thiId Monday in February.
In The county OF E6dy, beginning OF
tie seoO0d MOBday ]. Nareh iusIezd 0l
the first Monday IN February
In tie county Of D0ns Ana, begin
ming Oh TIE FIRST Monday in March Ia
stead Of the first Monday In Februarg-
lnfbe county 0f Sierra, beginning on
the fourth Al01dzy OF March INSTEAD
Of the thind Monday IN March
In the county Of Grant, beginning O.
the third Monday IN April instead OF
the second Monday IN April
Sec. 3. After ne spring lSgs term,
all terms Of court for the counties Of
Lincoln, Chavez. EDDY. DOns and
Grant. shall remain as fixed by ths Ian
Of 1871.
In the county OF C0lEzK. On the zsb
Monday iH March and the "a Monday
in 0clOber-
In the soEHtF of san Miguel, On the
second Monday IN Aprl and NOTem-
ber.
The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1895-11-29
CLIMATE OF EGYPT.
sonefhInR About the AfnOspheric Con-
aIztOns in the Valley Of the Nile

sonefhInR Ab0ut the Afmospheric Con-
aIstOns in the Valley Of the Nile
From q study Of the climate Of Egypt
recently made BY Dr. J. Ham. says
the London Globe. It appears that for
three or four DAYS IN March OF April a
hot dusty wind visits Cairo and de-
strUys the foliage Of many Of the trees.
During summer hot windS-tke Etesian
winds Of the ancieuts. 70 which Thales
zse-Ibed the rise Of the Nile-blOw
from the north but. although dry, they
are clean Toward September a damp
ness Of the air accompanies the rise Of
the Nile, dew falls OCCASIONALLY and the
heat becomes oppressive. owing 70 the
Moisture
October and November bring snow
and then a morning fog OF a shower Of
rain; but after that the weather be
CONES pleasant and steady, snow Is IN
known, frost IS very rare and rain IS
also infreguent
The highest temperature recorded at
Cairo during the seventy-One years end
mg 1855 was III degrees Fahrenheit. IN
August. ISL: the lowest was 2s.4 de
gre@ Fahrenheit, IN February, 1850.
The mean annual temperature was T0-5
degrees Fahrenheit In 1857 the rain
fail was only ST inch and In 1SSs il
was I-sT inches Hail and thunder
storms are exceedingly rare
The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1895-11-29

The Denver&RiO Grade EIprses
operated in connection with the railway
and guarantees prompt and efficient
service at reasonable rates
DODGE, p C. -Sl1S.
Gen'l Manager. Genl Pass Agt-
Denver, Colorado
The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1895-11-29
ALTAR or ROSES.
Expense and TroubIe Necessary for the
Production Of single Pound.

Expense and Trouble Necessary for the
Production of single Pound
Altar Of roses Is general ' spoken Of
Is the most extravagantly cosey per
fume IN the world, but when the trouble
and expense Of raising the roses and
securing the essence Is taken into ae-
count II IS really very reasonable In
price says the St Louis Globe Demo
crzt If the delicious perfume were
p-odueed in this country and the lowest
wages IN the land pad for labor it cou,d
not Be retziled AZ even three times the
existing prices Nearly al the altar Of
ruses N the world CONES from the por-
ton Of Europe which used 70 be part
Of Turkey. but which Is now under Rus
sian influence To secure 4 pound Of
essence l. is necessary TO have an entire
acre Of ground covered with roses and
% have . good crop even then and then
the eultiv Ors cannot rely on receiving
uOre thar seventy or seventy-fTe dol
lars . DO d
The laOor Of cultivation IS VERY ar
duOuS. and plucking the roses Is even
DOre 50, the work being done by WON
en. whose hands are torn all to pieces
by the work. and whose pay barely suf-
fees to buy food Poses have been eul-
tiTated N other countries for a similar
purpose, but the return Is nowhere so
large as in the neighbOrhood of the
trees which they are about 70 cut, and
depreeste the vengeance of the deities
whose resting places they then proceed
N deS~ruv
The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1895-11-29
The TEMPLE or BAAL
A Whole Village New Iaeiosed Uhfhfn
the Anetszt Walls

There rises = hnge wall seTeuty-fve
feet high inelosing a square eourL q
which the side Is four hundred ana
seventy feet long. Part Of the wall. h2v-
ing fallen into ruins. has been rebuilt
from the ancient uaterials- hat the
whole OF the north SIDE, with its beau
tifui pilasters, remains perfect
As the visitors enter the court they
sand still n astonishmeat al the ex-
traondinary sight which meets their
eyes. for here. crowded within those
four walls, Is the native village of Tad
mar. It was natural enough for the
Arabs 70 build their mud huts within
these ready-made Notifications. admits
BlaekwOOd's Magazine, but the impress
sion produced by snch village in such
a place is indescribably strange. The
temple. so TO speak, IS eaten out at the
core. and little but the shell remains-
But here and there huted Corinthian
column or group Of columns, with en-
tablature still perfect, rises IN stately
grace far over the wretehed hats. the
rich creamy color of the limestone and
the beautiful holdings of the capitals
contrasting with the clear blue of the
elOudless sky. The best view Of the
whole is to be obtained from the roof Of
the naOs, which, once beautiful and
adorned with sculpture. is now all bat
tered and defaeed and has been meta
morphOsed into squalid little mosque.
To describe the view from that roof
were indeed hopeless task High into
the clear blue air and the golden sun
shine rise the stately columns; crowded
and jumbled and heaped together be
low, untouched by the giaddening sun
beams, unrefreshed by the pure, fresh
air, lies all the squalOr and wretched-
ness of an Arab mud hut village