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Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1896-05-21
Miscellaneous Arguments |!
.J.D.Billnlyer,
Leader and Promoter Of Low Prices.

II all taxes due the corporation of Shep-
herdstown for he year 1855 are not paid by
the first day Of June. 1895, will proceed 10
levy on property and collect strictly accord .
ing 10 law.
May !, Is95-iW
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-08-22

It is erroneous to believe that bicycle
riding should be avoided in every case
-Df heart disease. Physicians who have
made a study of this question declare
dhat it may even be very beneficial in
certain instances in which the action of
the heart is feeble, and in which signs
aof fatty degeneration are found. In
screased muscular exercise almost in
-variably improves the condition of the
Eheart itself. There are, however, sew
eeral indulgences that persons with
weak hearts should beware of, such as
-straining to climb hills and meeting
ehead winds, excessive fatigue and par
-ticularly exciting the heart and calling
upon its reserve strength by the use OF
alcoholic stimulants and improper food
hartford Times.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-08-22


a Braye Toy Hnls an 6nFT Beer WITH
Baew 81 ~ AZ
II was IN Septeniber-and The Cob
erado sun had done its dnty arid made
Phil as brown Of face and STOUT II ltmh
as any Of ua-that the geology class.
consisting Of the professor and ten pm
pills, made an excursion into the range
with ths object Of taking 8 practical
lesson among the limestone beds e.
the back Of Lincoln peak.
Away we ent-fveling very hilarious
atthe ideaof making an independent exc
pedition, even with BIinkers Tor q gene
eral-scrambling over rocks and falien'
trees, chasing squirrels and ehipmunks.
throwing stones at birds and rabbits
and behaving generally just like what
we vera parcel 81 schoolboys.
Presently we emerged from the trees
and came out upon another little open
park-like stretch Of ground. Half way
across IS our attention was suddenly at
tracted by a stir among the high grass,
and out Jumped a little, dark-coloredl
/ s~hortlegged animal, which looked like
a woolly pig-if there be any such thing
in nature.
Away it scuttled. and away we Al
went, with a shout, in pursuit.
Phil happened to be some distance
behind at the moment, being busily en-
gagged in digging a tamntula's nest GU
of the ground with his knife; but a
soon as he saw what we we're doing, h
came racing after ug, shouting: Loo
out! Look out! It's a."
We did not hear what, we were NAL
ing so much noise ourselves.
But the little animal, whatever it wa'
, was too quick for us and ~disappeare
into some willows while we were sti
20 yards behind. The next moment tn
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-08-22
Adiustment Of bicycle chains.

A bicycle chain should not be tight.
No chain and wheels can be made which
will run well unless there is a little
~sIack'' to the chain. In fact, there is
mo danger of the chain being too loose
so long as it cannot possibly get off the
teeth of the sprocket wheels. If you
have any doubt as to whether a chain is
loose enough, roll the machine forward
"a few steps, and while it is still moving
forward slightly take hold of the lower
part of the chain, and unless it has the
feeling Of being perfectly loose, the
adjustment is tro tight. A chain should
ybe kept well oiled in it's bearings. But
very little oil, however, should be al
lowed to remain on the outside.-L. A
w RulIetin.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-08-22
8
Modern Makes Have the Comforts o. q
old Arm ChaIrs.


MOdsrn Makes Havs the Comforts o. she
Old Arm Chairs,
People have at last come to the 0 a
clusion that when they ride bicycles
they ought to have something more
comfortable to sit on than q knife blade.
They have found that it does not pay to
use a saddle that numbs al the lower
port of the anatomy in q fve-mile spin.
They want seats to sit in while they are
on bicycles, the same as they have when
they are on horseback, or when they
draw up to table to eat their dinners.
Knowing the peoples want, the manu-
facturers have gone to work to furnish
it, and the result is a fine assortment
of bicycle seats, that for ease and COM
fort rival the old arm chair OF the coy
diran Of the parlor orner That is not
saying, of course, that all the old-style
saddles are razor-backed. Some OF
them are good, hut by no means all.
Necessarily the bicycle saddle has to
be small. But it should be as large as
possible; that is, it should afford as
much seating surface as possible. That
is. because when one rides q wheel
nearly all his weight is supported on
the saddle. 1t is different with a per
son on horseback. There a great deal
of weight falls 80 the stirrups, and ever
when one sits in a chair the weight O
the legs is supported by the feet, which
rest on the floor. On a bicycle, how
ever, almost the entire weight is sup
ported upon the small saddle, which i
not much larger than a mans hand
Part of the weight is taken up by on
of the pedals, but never both together
as is the case with the stirrups in rid
ing. The pedal the rider presses dow
receives this part of the weight, but tn
weight of the leg is lifted from til
pedal that is coming up, and this mus
be supported by the saddle in additio
to the weight of the body.-Chicag
!. Inter Ocean,.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-08-22
WOMAN AND HOME


oraiaf. Cool Gr1rtnants wurns8het 81
ui1e and White.
White enamel. bedroom sets are rs
fashionable IS ever for The bedrooms
Of country houses. The surface is
either 81 plain enamel with brass trim
mings, or witt decorators e. Delft
blue in the form Of little landscapes
showing where pretty Blue bridges
stretch over equally pretty blue streams
where there are boats on the winter and
windmills by the shore, or bachelor
buttons are painted in clusters 81 scat7
tered singly over each piece. The blue
decorations may be conventional in de-
sign and take the form Of empire
wreaths Of leaves OF flowers, or Of
scrolls,
Often a few decorated pieces, a toilet
table and a chan or two, OF perhaps q
cheyal glass, may be the only decorated.
pieces used with q plain white set.
Again, the blue may only appear in the
1 wall paper or hangings, or the mantel
| ornaments and clock and lamp shades,
which may be Of Delft blue and white
The light through the g~lobe-shades ot
Delft blue and white Is particularly
pleasing when it lights up a really good
little view Of land and water. These
shades are, however, highspriced. On
the low-priced shades the drawing il
very poor, and the boats ride in tbs
skv, and the windmills occur in mos
impossible places and positions. Thes'
blue and white shades look their best OF
lamps Of wrought iron. When blue am
, white is not chosen for a bedroom
green and white, old pink and white
or violet and white are cool-lookini
colors to put together. Often a younl
woman who can paint flowers we
decorates a window seat, a rockini
chair and a writing desk for herself
Such a room is charming when tn
decorations are violet and the whit
wall paper is also scattered with tn
same flowers, with many of them in
festooned freize where there are man.
green leaves. This extreme daintines
of coloring should, however, only b
chosen for a room where the maids VIII
care for the house or the maiden VIII
occupies it has leisure to keep it in
maculate. When a light coloring Is d
sired, and white is not liked, curly birc
and bird's-eye maple are both used K
bedroom furniture. White furnishing
have most opposite effects on diferel
persons. One woman who has a viii
room finds its glare tiresome, anoth,
thinks it restful.-St. Louis Republic.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-08-22

Il your bottle be four inches high, then
your circle should measure IL inches
r Stand the bottle exactly in the
middle ofthese two circles, take the paper
at the edge, still holding the bottle down
firmly in place with one hand, and draw
it up round the bottle. Arrange the full
ness to set as evenly IS possible, then
secure it with wire around the neck.
Bend down the edges, which at present
are standing upright, and pull out and
coax the paper SO that it sets like afrill
and large gofferings around the mouth
OF the bottle, as clearly shown by Illus
tration. Arrange the paper tolerably
evenly, but not formally, and finally tie
q piece of colored ribbon over the wire
below the frill. Make q smart bow, and
If necessary, fit it with a pin or a few
stitches. If the bottle is large enough
to allow of this, add a spray of artificial
flowers starting from the middle Of the
bow and trailing down the side Of the
bottle. A pair of these bottles are a
great addition to the dressing-table.-
Minneapolis Housekeeper.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-08-22
Bicycle Leggings in DIsfavor.

1t seems that the bicycle Logging is
to be altogether discarded by women
and, with the heavy shoes, are to be
relegated t o the garnet. In their place
has come the stocking and low riding
shoe. In some parts of the country
the golf stockings are employed, by
way of what one facetious wheelman
called a compromise. But with the
advent of the warmer weather the
heavy golf stockings are being cast
aside. The necessity for a covering
such as the Logging does not exist, the
authorities say, and is nothing more
than q conventionality. 1t is predict
ed that stockings and low shoes will be
adopted generally before the present
season is ended.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-08-22
MoMEN ARE CAREFUL.
That Is why They Don't P%uncture Their
Tires as Often as Men.

That Is why They Don't Puncture Their
Tires as Often as Men.
Women's wheels have been brought
down from so to "a pounds or under
within a comparatively short time.
Although women's drop-frame wheels
are necessarily somewhat less rigid and
strong than mems wheels repairers
everywhere state that in proportion to
the number used fewer wheels ridden
by the fair sex are brought in for re-
pairs than those of male riders.
1t is stated that the percentage OF
p~unctures in women's wheels is much
under that of men, says a writer in
Woman. The only explanation, OF
course, is that women, as a rule, rs they
ride slower, they take care to avoid all
obstacles liable to cause trouble.
The reason so many people are
knocked down by bicycles is very SIM
pie. 1t is the invsriable rule for
them to cast the blame entirely upon
the wheelman or woman, but in nine
cases out Of ten it is their fault
If o are crossing a street, and a bi
cycle rider comes along, keep right OF
at the same gait. If you jump back o.
stop he will run into you. just lool
him or her in the eye and walk straigh
ahead. He or she will be looking
straight at you. and will pass you, sure
Al bicycle rider is by experience a goo
Judge of speed and distance, and as ia
as he or she is concerned will avoid co.
Iisions. 1t is those nervous people
who, when crossing a street, stop shor
or run back when they see a wheel con
So r,bo oaH h11nnad
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-08-22
BEETLE.

Supplied by Nature with a Strange
Weapon for Protection.
OF creatures tnhabiting the land the
bombardier beetle certainly has the
uueerest means of defense. When pur-
sued by an enemy he discharges an ex-
tremely volatile fluid which is secretsa
by special glands and which has the
curious property of turning into a cloud
of light blush smoke. Some say thai
this smoke blinds the pursuer for =
time, others say that it only confuses
him. If the first discharge is INSULT
cient the bombardier can repeat it as
many as 20 times, but he usually es-
capes before carrying the bombard-
ment to this length.
OF sea creatures, the globe fish, or
putfer, uses the most extraordinary
means for protecting himself against
or escaping from his foe. In a quies-
cent state it's body is somewhat thick
and fattened on the under side. Al
such, he would make a nice mouthfu
for a good-sized enemy, but when hi
finds that he is about to be seized hi
pumps water into himself until ht
swells out into a globe from IL to /!
inches in diameter, and at the sam
time erects a multitude of short, sharl
spikes, and so becomes a very awkward
mouthful. Sometimes, even in thi
state, he gets within the jaws of som
large enemy, and then he suddenly col
!apses to his original size and swim
out. leaving the laws to close on notl
ing-Philadelphia Press.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-08-22

A New Device which Saves Lots Of Hard
and Disagreeable Work.

A New Device Which Saves Lots OF haru
and DIsagrseable Work.
Judging by she rate at which invent
ors are busying themselves in devils
ing appliances for saving domestic
labor, there will o be little left for
the housemaid to do. "Housemaid'a
knee" at all events, ID q thing Of the
past, and the floor scrubbing Of the
future is to be done by machinery. In
the course Of time, the scrubber will
undoubtedly be connected up to the
electric motor, which does the rest Of
the household work, but iE houses uns
crowded with the electric plant the ma
chine will in the meantime be operated
by hand. 1t is something like Q lawn
mower, and runs on four wheels. Above
the two front wheels is a tank, which
contains clear water, that may, Of
course. be heated, If necessary. The
water is supplied to rotary brushes at
the bottom of the machine, and these,
revolving in an opposite direction to
the motion Of the machine itself, scrub
the door. The dirt and water are car.
ried into another tank over the two
back wheels. The wiping apparatus
consists Of an endless band Of absorbent
material, made specially for the pur-
poses. This band is pressed on the hoo1
by rotary brushes, so that the cloth
accommodates itself to the inequalities
of the floor. The cloth is rinsed and
squeezed out automatically as it leaves
the floor and passes through the tank 81
the back. It is not necessary 70 SWEEP
the floor before Hcrubbing.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-08-22
FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.
a QUE LITTLE HEN

- QQEEh III TEN,
Yhere was once a little brown hen,
A dear little, queer little hen,
Her work was to lay
Just one egg every day;
And sac did 1t, this good little hen.
Shed fy up in a tree, and right then,
Seated high on a branch, this queer heA,
Her 6 she would lay.
Her one egg every day,
This good little, queer little hen.
Twas a strange thing to do I must say
Lay an egg from q tree everyday.
And what good was the eggs2
Just ten that, / beg
That fell from the tree In that ways
But some people do things iust as queer;
I know 1t; I've seen it, my
They nave a good thought.
But it just comes to naught;
From the wrong place they drop It, my
dear.
There's a lesson for you and for me
From the hen that laid eggs in a tree
If we do a right thing
If a good thought we bring,
Let's not choose a wrong place, you and me
-Gazelle s. Sharp, in N. Z. Independent.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-08-22

take their eyes off the track would
distract their attention.
While it may not come into use on
the race track, it has advantages that
will certainly appeal to the average
rider, who feels when a clatter
of boots behind an APP
preaching vehicle. On the boulevards
THE carriages with rubber tires APP
proach noiselessly, and the horses hoofs
are indistinctly heard on the dirt road
way. With the mirror, the rider Will
be enabled, without glancing around,
and thus running the danger of a fall,
ITO tell exactly what Is coming after
him.
The inventor, a New Yorker, has the
device fastened to his wheel. It con-
-sists Of a y~oke-shaped or arch-bar
fastened on to the handle-bar of the
bicycle by means of two clamps and
supporting q mirror, which is hinged
TO a V-shaped holder, so that it can be
moved up or down the standard bar
by pressing the two ends of the holder
together and releasing it at the de
sired height. The mirror itself may be
placed at the inclination desired fol
distant. or nearby observation BY
simply pressing it in the desired posi-
qtion, where it is held by pawls catch
ing into the toothed holder. The ad
justment Of the mirror to the proper
place can be easily accomplished b!
one hand. and that, too, while riding
All the parts are very simple and no
dinble to get out Of order.-N. x. jour
anaI
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-08-22
Amerlcan Bleycles Abroad.

American bicycles, as well as English,
are exported to almost all countries.
Recent trade. reports show shipments
from the port Of New York to Great
Britain, France, Germany, Denmark,
Norway, Sweden, India, Australia,
Chilli, Brazil, Columbia, Hayti, San Do
mingo, Jamaica and Central America.
all within q brief period. Japan, in her
ambition TO emulate western industries,
has begun to manufacture her own
wheels but they are described as clumsy
and cumbrous affairs.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-08-22

Join; this forms a square; work 5 d tra
drawn of together at the top on each
side Of the square with 15 CHI betweens
work 5 oh to form the first q tre.
Break OH, make another center as be,
fore, but catch the first point to point
in first square, s oh, join to 7 ch IN first
square, 6 oh, make another point and
repeat with 10 oh between.
The following squares have to b
Joined on two sides: When the required
length is made work on each side 8 q 9
into each space, / d c into each point
and / d c where the oh join. For knot
ted fringes pierce holes in the linen
close to the edge (Which should Dc
doubled as far as the insertion) by
means Of a sewing machine, with the
needle not threaded; set the stitch
large. Work into the holes dc with
loops OF CHI between; into these loops
knot the fringe made Of the same
thread used for working.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-08-22
BOG CATCHES S
Has the Reputation of Having Never Los
q Victim.

a Victim.
William Clawson, a fisherman Of
South PiainfeId, N. j., is the owner of a
dog of which he may well be proud.
The animal, which looks like an ordi-
nary cur, is possessed of an intelligence
far above that of other animals of his,
species. The dog has become n of
the most expert fishermen in the vicin-
ity. and has the reputation of having
never lost a fish. MIR. Clawson and the
deg work in company. Arriving at the
stream, his owner will get the lines
ready, the dog watching with nor than
ordinary interest, and when everything
has been arranged TO the mutual salts
faction Of the two the dog will watch
the water until he sees that a fish has
| taken hold of the line, and then he will
assist in landing it But it is when his
master gees gigging that the dog is in
his element. Nearby Mr.. Ciawson's
place is q bridge ever a small stream
III which are q number Of carp. It is
Mr.. Clawson's habit to stand Sn the
bridge and let down q line into the
water, which is so arranged that a fish
in passing will run his head into the
loon prepared to rcceive him, and SO
get caught. The moment that the fish
Is caught the dog does his work. Leap
ing into the water, he grabs the strug'
Cling fish and brings it In safety to thu
shore, and he has been known t.
lose q fish caught by him in this man
ner.@Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-08-22
NOVELTY IN TIRES.

wire Springs Hold Them Up After the
Air Had Made Its Escape.
The illustration represents a bicycle
tire which will not be readily punctured,
and which will not collapse when pune
tured. 1t has been patented by DR.. Emil
Christensen, of Leavenworth, Kan. The
tire is of the hose-pipe pattern, prefera-
bly, of rubber or q combination of rub
Der and fabric, and has a valve for its
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-08-22
aaIt ~ the HousehoId.

"A little salt rubbed on the cups will
remove tea stains. Salt put into white
wash will make it stick better. Use
salt and water to clean willow furni-
ture, applying it with a brush and rub
bing dry. Ginghams or cambrics
rinsed in salt and water will hold their
color and look brighter. Salt and wa
ter make an excellent remedy for in
famed eyes Hemorrhages Of the
lungs or stomach are often checked by
small doses of salt. Neuralgia of the
feet and limbs can be cured by the use OF
aalt.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-08-22
nnnd for Lnnr piaeaaea.

A New York specialist OF lung dis
eases recently prescribed q course o.
treatment for a woman who was evi.
IDENTIFY far ON the road to consumption.
What he told her to take was all sorts
of strengthening food, such as rare beef,
cream, lots Of butter, etc. Besides this,
he directed her to eat raw eggs, beaten
up in milk until she could bring herself
TO take 10 a day. This last regime alone,
faithfully carried out, has, it is believed,
saved another consumptive; it has
helped the first greatly as welt
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-08-22

LMZI
willows waved and bent and out
bounced a great she bear--a grizzly
With a yell of dismay we all turned
and scattering like a fiock Of sparrows
when a cat jumps into the midst OF
them, fed for the nearest trees. Blink
ers, quite forgetting that he was the
general Of the little expeditionary
force, made such use Of his long legs
that he was safely up a tree before any
Of the rest Of us had reached one.
AS for me, / never reached ono at all.
In turning to run, / tripped owe the
AK, and though / was up again in an in
slant, the check made me the last OF
the fugitives.
The chase was very soon over. In six
jumps, as it seemed, the great beast
caught nee, and, with one blow of her
paw on the middle Of my back, sent me,
face downward, to the ground. with
every atom Of breath driven, out of my
body.
This last circumstance was q good
thing for me; I could not have moved a
muscle if / had wished to. Consequent
" the bear supposed that / was dead,
and instead of tearing me up into small
pieces, as I expected, she began shifting
me all oven and turning me about with
her claws.
Suddenly, however, she ceased and be-
gan to growl, and Iheard Blinkers up in
his tree call out: .sGo backi You can't
do n good. You'll only get yourself
killed, tool' From which / concluded
that Blinkers and the bear had one
thought in common; they both sup
posed me to be dead.
: Twas beginning to recover my breath
a little by this time, and in my anxiety
! to see what was going forward, ] made
! a slight movement with one arm, anC
: in an instant the bear had that arm be
tween his teeth. 1t hurt me so horribl.
: that I tainted, and all that happeneI
7 afterwards I gathered from the othe
boys.
= Phil, when he saw me knocked down
Y instead of climbing up a tree like tn
: rest, ran back to where l had droppe'
the ak, and, picking it up, advanced t
my rescue.
1t was a mad thing to do, there is n
doubt about that; but Phil did it-anl
without a thought OF his own danger
y It was in vain that Blinlzers calledto hiI
a to go back; he did not seem to hear, bu
4 kept coming on slowly, with his eye
! fixed on the bear, and the,ax held
!. readiness to strike.
The bear dropped my arm and az
= vanced a step, standing across my bod,
q growing and turning up her lips unit
g all her great white teeth were exposed
le but still Phil came on. At sixsfeet di
&c lance he stopped. The bear took a ste
forward, and then another, and the
u with all the strength of his body double
e by the intense excitement of the mi
3 ment, Phil struck at her with such for'
"a and precision that he split her sku
~ clean in two.
- But, even in dying, the bear 81
Us ceeded in doing some mischief.
II With a last convulsive effort 81
- struck out, and, with her great claw
tore away the front Of Pills coat, We
4 and shirt, and made three deep cuts I
across his chest from the left should
diagonally downward. Another I'M
81 and Phil must certainly have be-
killed. Asitwas, be stood for a nome
20 swaying to and fro, and then fell f
sn ward upon the dead body Of the bear.
lp sidford f. Hamp. In st. Nicholas.