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Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1896-11-26
Norwich, Conn, Feb. 6, 1896.
TIE SWIFT SPECIFIC Co.,

NORWICH, CONN, Feb. ., 1876.
TIE SWIFT SPECIFIC Co.,
Atlanta, Ga.
GENTLEMEN When ! wrote you
the latter part Of December, my
mother was, according TO the honest
belief of three physicians, on her
deathbed; she could not retain either
food or medicine on her stomach, and
it did not seem reasonable TO think
there was anything but death to re-
heve her. The doctors informed us
she had g cancer in the lower bowel
and there was no cure for her. She
showed such vitality for 4 person to
be so near death we thought there
must be something TO help her, and
reading of others being saved by the
use Of your ). ). s., we Thought 1t
would do no harm, if not some good,
to try il, SO we informed her OF her
condition, just IS the doctors had m
formed us, and left it with her to try
your remedy or not, as size saw lit.
She concluded to try it and from the
first dose or two, she began to brighten
IN. and improve: She can now get up,
dress and help herself, and can eat
everything or anything she wants and
no distress from il. We all feel quite
hopeful that the cancer viii pass away
in due time by the use OF your ;. :. -,
which she will now gladly take. You
raay make this letter a. public as you
choose, and tie more SO the better, as
too much praise can not be given your
valuable remedy.
Yours truly,
E,.. CnI=rDnu.-
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1896-11-26
How "Uncle Sam" Got His Name.

The nickname, Uncle Sam, as APP
plieI TO the United States Government,
is said to have originated as follows :
Samuel Wilson, commonly called I'm
Gle sam. was Government inspector
of beef and pork at Troy, New York,
about 1912. A contractor, Ebert An
derson, purchased a quantity Of pro-
visions, and the barrels were marked
"E. A." Anderson's initials, and ~,
s for United States. The latter in
itials were not familiar to Wilsop' 3
workmen, who inquired what they
meant. 4 flcetious fellow answered
I don't know, unless they mean "Un-
Gle Sam. 4 vast amount Of proper
ty aiterward passed through Wilson 3
hands marked in the same manner,
and he was often joked upon the ex-
tent Of his possessions. The joke spread
through all the departments Of the
Government, and before long the Uni
ted States was popularly referred to az
Uncle Sam
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1896-11-26
SHEPHERTSTOWN W. VA. TIL RSDAY NOVEMBER 26, 1896.
THANKS SEWING.

The fields have yielded ample store
OF fruit and wheat and corn,
That nights Of restful blessednesS
Have followed each new morn;
That flowershaye blossomed blythe paths
That blessings crown our days.
That love has filled us with delight.
We offer heartfelt praise.
What shall We say Of sorrows hours
OF hunger and denial.
Of tears. and loneliness. and loss.
OF long and bitter trial?
Oh. in the darkness have not We
Seen new rcspleudent stars.
Have We Lot learned some sougof faith,
Within our prison bars:
Not only for the carth's rich gifts,
Srcwn thick along our way.
Her looks of constant Ioyeliness.
We thank our God today:
But for the spirits subtle growth.
The higher, better part,
The gathered in the soul
The harvest Of the heart
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1896-11-26
NEW VOL. 32.--NO. 6.

been the inscription: Wedding gift
Ella Ellis-lS45.
She looked in my eyes and knew l
had heard her fathers story. And
she took the thimble again aud said ::
1t was nv birthday present from
Grandma Ellis Thanksgiving night
oh, ever SO many years ago.
And then she carried her smile and
her laugh and her gracious presence
among the women again-a perpetual
Thanksgiving wherever she went
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1896-11-26
The American Thanksgiving.

Thanksgiving is purely an Ameri-
can holiday, original in conception
and growing from a small beginning
until it has reached the dignity Of a
national event. Its first celebration
was by the Plymouth colony IN 1921
those sturdy pioneers whose piety
was as pronounced as their pluck, who
houored themselves by honoring their
Deity. The custom soon became more
general, spreading over all the New
England States After hereyolution
it gradually extended to the Middle
States and later 20 the West, growing
more slowly in the South In 1868
Lincoln forever established it in the
list of holidays by prochdmins a day
Of Thanksgiving, his action being
promptly followed 10y the individual
proclamation of the Governors Of the
States, who named the same day.
Since then. by common consent the
first announcement Of the day is found
in the Presidents proclamation, and
the day so named is also named 10y the
States.
In many ways Thanksgiving is one
of our most delightful events 1t
comes at time when the rigors Of
winter are not yet at hand We have
at our disposalal all the varied products
Of the soil, and the time for season
ofrartial rest for the farmer is at hand.
One of the most delightful features,
which has become quite general, Is
the gathering together under the old
roonree of all the scattered sons and
daughters on this day. Two, three
and sometimes four generations thus
meet around the festive and hospitable
table Of the old homestead, and thus
fraternal ties are strengthened and
6lial piety encouraged.
Another and not less commendable
feature Of this holiday j. a practical
Lenevo,ence which has become very
notable Poor people, TO whom a
good dinner is n rarity, are hunted
out. and in an uuostcnauoas way are
helped TO properly observe the day,
so fan as its festive features are CON
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1896-11-26
Internal
Cancers.

We have numerous inquiries in re-
gard to S. S. 5. in cases OF internal
cancers, such as cancer of the womb,
stomach and bowels. When the dis
ease attacks these organs, the doctors
generally admit that it is incurable.
We make no boast of what ;. ;. 5. will
do in such cases, as the following let
ters we feel are worth more than vol
umes of claims that we might make.
Read them carefully:
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1896-11-26
Norwich, Conn, Dec. 30, 1895.
The SWIFT SPECIFIC Co.,

Norwich, Conn, Dec. 30, 1895.
TIE SWIFT SPECIFIC Co.,
Atlanta, Ga.
GENTLEMEN will ycu kindly mail
me your book on blood poison, skin
diseases and cancer? My mother, 70
to 70 years Of age, has cancer in the
rectum. Two of our best doctors here
have given her up. and say the sooner
she dies the better for herself, and If
she liycs long she will die in agony.
While l do not know that they are
wrong in their opinions, am not sat
islied with them, and believe your
5. 5. s., if it does not cure her, will at
least relieve her so she will die peace
fully. l got her started on your
S. S. 5. yesterday, and what I want Of
your book is points as to bathing or
injecting. VIII be pleased to hear
from you soon.
Yours very truly,
G.. i. CROsGROVE,
Box I54, Norwich, Conn.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1896-11-26
THE LOST THlM8LE.
|. ruANKsGLYING - sToRY.

:..,-.5.r.lr, ont Of rIaca
Of ar.r.;n. laa OF course. all the
women were GOOD to me, and the host
o.. made srecjal effort at entertain
mont l,t # seemed All the time as
;,,., ,,.. moro reminder Of INV unfortu-
r.ta sur. NV inability to thread a
noadIo and NV IGNORANCE of "log cab
II" and other quilting.
Dock recognized something Of the
same thing. Though 1t was hIs own
house. and though be was contessedIy
q 9adios' man. the number of them
at the "bee, and the uuqualifedIy
dominant manner in which they took
possession Of the premises, tanned him
somewhat and he was content to re-
tlre with me to quiet place IN the
dining-room, after tn. dinner things
had been cleared away, and there tell
me a story
"yon know that Mrs. Harney they
introduced Won to. little bit ago,
he said and l admitted that re-
meubered her.
I did in q way. Even as he spoke
tbo woman passed laughing through
,ba room-Jarao Of figure, graceful,
r,1. and handsome. with dancing eyes
and . or,cions nre.cnee. wherever she
u.,,, She had left her place al the
Il,, Guilt :, fine s;tring-room and
;,;rol herself 70 the circle sewing on
red in the parIor.
nWor " said Dock. "she's Belle. the
l..,,l,a,..r cb5s Cbaas,. You ought
.9,,.,,I,., clr,.
.-,,,,...,. e,, hazel. +, INV bovhooI
.,.,,-,.. IN -la f;r lavs when this
,,,-,,,. ham,. ra;ablorbooI and these
-rao,rs w.ro familiar figures in lie,
,r..t. .,,... . crri. clafra. Icould re-
,.,,l.r r++. sbar- him bcvond his
- I'm. that was clear enough.
IT,. ,,, ar,s. much bnt
'.,,.',.,. ha,1. ro the names. staI /
,.', - - MI. l..l soo.rl;na ro saw
.,.,. ,,.rTt,rl him ra-
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1896-11-26

Customer On tea store. tasting the
tea)-"I don't Ike this tea, il tastes
ike hay"
E1aspsrated clsrk-"I don't know
sir, whether it does or not. I'm no
such donkey as to know how hay
tastes
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1896-11-26
Thanksgiving.

Through the long day the peasant woman
went
Cleaning the stalks the workers left behind
In the wide neld-and yet when day was
spent
But scarce an almfrl had sbe then 10 bind.
rwosbe.ves she made thersof-ons sps:ispd
fair.
And az sbe passed tsse shrine along tne road
She left the uny sbeaf % gleanings there
In thankfuluess-thosga light indeed her
'0~o' -F1arsi ssoa sGns.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1896-11-26
S S S SAVED.
How to Save S S S

Read this ad. and at once 90 to
HAGLEYS. Charlestown. Great
BARGAINS await you at histinal closing
sale. A discount Of 33a per cent on
everything in stock. See how it
counts in your favor:
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1896-11-26

d4"d : SlOChSN uI "5H'H' -A--'
bag would last a lifetime
while she was setting her yeast
she told Chris to go and split some
kindling and get the wood ready for a
fire in her outdoor oven. Lord Ire
member that old oven well 1t was
Of brick, of course, and with an arohed
roof, plaster-d and whitewashed, and
she was proud of it. And she had
right to be, for the bread she made
there was the best in the county.
Chris went to split the kindHng
and Grandma Ellis went back to her
sewing; but she couldn't find her Thin
Lle. No. sir, she couldn't find it any
where, high nor low That gold Thin
bic Why, it wouldn't have troubled
her much more ifthe house had burned
down. She could have lost all the
COWS or the horses, or could have borne
a drought that destroyed the crops
But that gold thimble, made from her
husbands s. piece and presented to
her ON her wedding day Why it
almost broke her heart.
"Of course she called Chris but he
said he hadn'tseen it. She dldn t like
to suspect him, but she could hardly
help 1t. And when she had looked
everywhere else she made HIM come
in, and she searched hlm and ne cled
and So did she. And they dldn have
much fun out Of that Thanksgiving
Day.
".Well, the neighbors heard Of it, Of
course. They all knew Of the thimble,
and they all said Chris might have
taken it. Some of them said they al
ways had heard he was light fingered.
And he left Grandma Ellis along about
holidays and then the neighbors We're
sure had taken the thimble
"But he didn't go out Of the neigh
borhood. He got another place to
i've, and he worked there that winter
and the next worked there
four or five years, I guess. He was %
mighty good hand. Ny father used
to saw Chris was the best cradlcr in
West Township. Just before the war,
when he was crown lp, I heard a man
saw one time if Chris Chaiee hadn t
taken that cold tbaobIe Of Grandma
E}Iiss he would be a model citizen.
-, Il ~ .
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1896-11-26

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r,tb and cbri. GOT up from where be
had basn ..ttirr by the head of his
wife. bed. but before he could cross
tba room the door opened. and there
stood Grandma Ellis. with the gold
-limble in her hand
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Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1896-11-26

One hundred very fine Suits-sack,
Cutaway and Full Dress, Sl2. % and
upward, now for low sum Of S6.oo
each. A real sacrifice sale for sixty
DAYS only, at
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1896-11-26

A parson was preaching 10 a LOT Of
sailors who had Just come home from
a years cruise. He gave out his text
as follows: and who viii 20 up with
me into Ramoth Gilesd?" One sailor
got rather excited The parson gave
il out second tine. Sailor still
wayering. But at third time it came
out, and then the sailor stood mp in
hi. pew and said, "Well, if no one else
viii accompany the gentleman, I'm
hanged if I don't"
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1896-11-26

Music Teacher (tO pupil with a some
what uneducated mother)-"Pause
here"
Mrs. suddenwealth (tbe mother)--
MARY, get your hat immejitly. Iain't
payin' to have no woman learn my
darter who hain'tgot no better bringin
up than to call hands pawsf'
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1896-11-26
Millinery.

q The finest and largest assortment
have ever had Prices guaranteed.
Evening star., 1896-02-22

face Is BLUSH and darker than the left side
which is yellow-redjish and much lighter.
1t has been known for some time that un-
Ger similar conditions in a dark room a
magnet emits a blue light at its north pole
and yellow-reddish light at its south pole
The strength of this light varies according
Oto the power of the magnet and the sensi-
tiveEesS of the eyes OF the subject. 1t may
be one or three feet in diameter, and ap-
pears like a fiery flood intermingled with
sparks. HypnotiZed subjects frequently
speak of this effluvia from the poles of a
magnet. That their very sensitive retinae
do these phenomena has been demon strated
beyond shadow of doubt by such eminent
and reliable authorities as Alfred Russell
Wallace, Reicnenbach, DeleuZe, Despine.
Charpignon. Luys, and finally by the great
Charcot himself.
NJ. \. de Rochas, the director of the "Ecole
PolytechniqUe," in Paris. has quite recently
published the results of his own personal
experiments showing that these luminous
eifuvia are real and objective. and not i'm
agiEary.
Colonel de Rochas has hypnotized, at DIFF
ferent stages, two different subjects at the
same time and in the same room. Let us
see luminous or phosphorescent coating
on BIS body. He could see besides that BIS
mouth. eyes, ears, nostrils and finger ends
were emitting a flame-like light, blue on one
side of the body and yellow-reddish on the
other Those openings seemed to act like
escapes" for these flames. which were dis
tinct from the coating of the skin.
glass of water was put within the radius
OF BIS luminous effiuvia" as described by
A. who could see how far they reached. Af-
ter few minutes \ reported that the water
Evening star., 1896-02-22

depth OF the hypnotic sleep into which b
has plunged. When the sleep is light his
surrounding luminous atmosphere is very
faint and shallow: but VIXEN he is thorough
-Iy hypnotized his luminous atmosphere is
intense, and extends far away from him.
The colonel immersed small wax statue
of a man in this life of b that was sur
rounding his body and found that when he
pricked this statue with a pin. concealed
from BIS eyes, b could exactly locate the
pin pricks on his own body, and would ex-
claim: You are pricking my arm" or You
are pricking my face with pin." The
colonel could not find that this senstiveness
Of B extended more than fifteen or twenty
feet from his body except in extraordinary
cases.
This so-called "exteriorization' and trans
fer of mans feeling to inanimate objects
has wonderful bearing on the subject of
contagion in disease. Still another bearing
of the same discovery was illustrated by Col.
de Rochas in an experiment with a mag
retized metallic crown. This magnetized
crown had been originally used for the
treatment of a patient in one of the hos
pitals. When subsequently placed upon the
head of a healthy subject in the state of
hypnotic lethargy, this subject showed every
symptom of the disease from which the
patient who originally wore the crown suf-
fered. In other words. the luminous ef-
Evening star., 1896-02-22

fiuvia' of the sick patient had 80 permeated
the crown that when it was placed on the
head of we'll man, and the man hypnotized,
he caught the disease from the crown.
These Investigations appear to be proof
positive of a theory of my own, which have
been led to form from results attained in
various directions. This theory is that a
well man with strong will is positive" 1
mean to say that his life principal, will,
mentality, or whatever you choose to call it,
eXudes from his person, and flows from his
eyes and ears and other organs, like the long
tongues of flame that we see mounting up
from high chimneyS at night. But in the
case OF man with weak WILL or Of a hyp-
Noticed subject, these flames or outward
visible signs of the inner fire. are so weak as
TO barely leave the surface of the body.
50, too, may contend that the will Of the
hypnotiZer and the will of the subject to be
hypnotized struggle together. The stronger
lame baats back the weaker; what was at
first defeat becomes finally complete sur
render, and the flames of the hypnotizer's
will find their way to the very brain centers
of the hypnotized subject
S. WILMINGTON MILLER, NJ. D.
Evening star., 1896-02-22

eight spot to the left a ten spot; then
the next either builds down by playing an
eight TO the right or UP by playing ten
on the left each in turn until the pile on
the right is finished with king and that
on the left with an ace
The suit of the first, which is always
heart, must be followed in the right and
left piles of the same suit. If n player cam
not play, he can start a new pile. He COM
mences by playing nine of diamonds, and
the players proceed to build on either side
of it as before. Then comes the nine of
spades. and last the nine OF clubs In all
cases following suit in the piles to right and
left of the nine. The first who exhausts his
cards is the winner. The game when thus
played, is called "Pell street and fan
TAM"
One of the peculiarities of this game is
that generally more betting is done by the
hyStanderS than by the actual players.
Hence, any number can risk their money at
the same time. The chips are bcad-lke ard
strung above the table on wire, much the
same as in a billiard room, probably for
the purpose of preventing the Euileless
player from swipng the same up his VOL
luminous sleeves.
Nearly all of the Cinnamon who indulge
in these gambling games declare that most
of their earnings are wasted in this way,
yet they continue to play, and it has been
said that two bankers, who are, at present
not in the city, have made large sums of
money.
4 resident of the city. who is familiar
with the extent of gambling among the
Chinese, said to the writer: Now that
gambling has been abolished across the
river. the law should certainly put a stop
to this incesant bleeding of the laundry
men by the bankers of the gambling dens
When a raid is to he made on a joint let
some Englsh-speaking Chinaman accom-
pany the officers. This is the way II is
done in San Francisco, and the only way to
gain good results. The white man who ex-
poets to cope with John Cninaman in sleek
ness and cunning is going to be worsted
every time"
The writer will conclude by saying that
he does not intend to state who the owner
of this lottery is, nor who runs the various
fan tan joints In the city, for the simple
reason that the highbnders might not like
1t. In other cities persons who have been
more explicit in their information on such
matters have sometimes died of heart
failure.
Evening star., 1896-02-22

itself had become luminous, and that it re-
mained 50 for a long while, even if removed
to the other end of the room out of reach of
BS effluvia.
BIS constituencies Of the skin was made to
disappear by the hypnotic process; but any
touch or puncture of a Fin or needle on the
outside edge Of the phosphorescent or lumi-
nous coating perceived by AS eyes was i'm
mediately perceived by B. His body did not
feel the prick of needle, but the outer edge
of his luminous effiuvia" several feet away
from the skin had acquired this sensitive
ness lost by the body.
And here appears wonderful fact. The
water in the tumbler removed to the end of
the room had acquired that same sensitive
ness. II you pinch the water with your
fingers or touch 1t with pin. B will scream
that you pinch or prick him. But B will
not feel the action If performed by a person
who has no magnetic relation with him.
We must conclude that the nervous sens-
tiveness of B's flesh had been carried fur
ther than the surface Of bis body, and COM
municated to objects saturated and impreg-
mated by his luminous effluvia;" also that
the sensitiveness OF those objects remained
In them for q while, even when removed to a
certain distance from BIS ef1iuvia. "The
water" says de Rochas, "loads itself with
sansitiveness as calcium does with light;
and the energy received radiates from 1t till
II has returned all 1t has received; in other
words. till 1t Is spent or emptied.
Evening star., 1896-02-22
Glddness Comes

MTith better understanding of tho
w transient nature of the many phys
ical ills which vanish before proper eff
forts-gentle efforts-pleasant efforts
rightly directed. There is comfort in
the knowledge that SO many forms Of
sickness are not due to any actual dis
ease, but simply to constipated condi-
ton OF the'system, which thespleasant
family laxative, Syrup of Figs, prompt
ly removes. That is why it is the only
remedy with millions of families and is
everywhere esteemed SO highly by all
who value good health. Its beneficial
effects are due to the fact. that it is the
one remedy which promotes internal
cleanliness, without debilitating the
organs on which it acts. tbs therefore
all important, in order to get its bene-
ficial effects, to note when you pur-
chase, thatyou have the genuine article,
which is manufactured by the California
Fig Syrup Co. only, and sold by all rep
utable druggists.
If in the enjoyment of good health,
and the system is regular, then laxa-
tives or other remedies are not needed.
If afflicted with any actual disease, one
may be commended TO the most skillful
physicians, but if in need of laxative,
then one should have the best. and with
the well-informede everywhere. Syrup of
Figs stands highest and is most largely
used and gives most general satisfaction.