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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-10

The old-fashioned tea table is becoming
a thing of the past, and an invitation to
tea means nowadays, unless especially de-
fined, the informal 5-o'clock tea, which is
hardly considered In the light of an en-
tertainment being merely an excuse for
receiving ones friends at a stated hour
Some of the old families who make a
point of keeping up their traditions have
retained for Sunday evening the Amerl-
can "tea'-a meal that is to most people
rather a welcome change from the con-
ventional and formal dinner
1t is very seldom that one sees in these
up-to-date days the old regulation tea
table with its dishes of cold tongue and
cold chicken thinly sliced, snowy biscuits
light as a feather; golden butter home
made preserves that are the pride of the
house mistress. and delicious cake made
by her own fair hands. All these dain-
ties and more of the same kind tastefully
arranged amid flowers and fruit and sill
yer candelabra on the polished mahogany
which reflected in its mysterious depths
the candles and their myriad radlations
with the milder sheer of the highly polish
ed silVer-nothing could be prettier or
more restful than the tea tables of yore
This dainty old-fashoned meal was as
different as possible from what is called
in England high tea" which is really a
rather "higgletypigglety'' dinner, with
hot smoking dishes of meat and vege-
tables, all served at once; and which, al
though under certain conditions may be
convenient. can never be elegant, the lat
ter quality being a distinctive mark Of
a typical American tea.
Il should love to keep up Sunday even
ing teas says many a housekeeper but
my husband insists upon having his din
ner; he says it upsets his digestion to be
fed upon biscuits and preserves and cold
meat; whereas if the truth were told, such
abstemiousness practised every day would
save him from many an i'll that his over
fed body is heir to-"
For one who has a short thick neck it
is a puzzling question to know how to
dress it in summer, particularly when the
thermometer threatens to go out of sight
and if one at all enters the sporting arena
This difficulty has recently been met and
conquered by a woman built on the above
lines, who is very much given to golf and
the wheel Anything worn about the
neck, from a thin muslin stock to a linen
collar, was unsightly in a few minutes. In
her extremity she was driven to consider
celluloid, with the following highly satis-
factory result: Her maid cuts the cellu-
loid into collar to exactly fit her neck.
This is covered with the material of the
gown, and is trimmed just as it would be
were it more conventionally made As
her figure does not permit her TO wear a
stiff regulation shirt waist, but modified
fancy ones. she wears a ribbon stock over
a collar of celluloid so that il does not
at all show. i is impervious to perspira-
tion, does not bend, and should 1t show
evidences of soil 1t can be wiped on with
a damp cloth, and is soon again in per-
feet condition. The thinner the celluloid
used for this purpose the better, for IL
the more readily adapts itself to the shape
of the neck and is cooler. This woman
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-10
I kissed the cook. 1 might have been more

The cooks my wife, is She
So I'd right, you see, TO kiss the cook
It is very curious, says the New York
Tribune that some people may do with
perfect impunity what will ruin others in
the estimation of society, and 1t is one of
the social puzzles of the day why certain
people who are talked about go under
while others who may have done exactly
the same thing (and the world knows III
apparently keep their positions. Two wo-
men may have been equally foolish, and
one is as much in the swim as ever, while
Mrs. Grundy stares cOldly at the other
through her lorgnette and declines to con-
tnue her acquaintance. The business
methods of a couple of men may be SINH
lar, and their transactions equally ques-
tionable, yet one goes scot free and IS
even praised for his so-called sharpness,
while the other is called dishonorable and
shady" This obvious injustice is a
feature of Vanity Fair whose ediets are
all too apt to give TO him who hath and
TO take away from him who hath not and
whose only criterion of responsibility is
success.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1897-10-21
THE MOON BOTHERED JULIET.
A Small Japanese Boy Held 1t and Would
Not Go Away.


"While in Japan we went to Tokyo
to play Romeo and Juliet, " said Mrs.
Potter recently. 1--WE played from 7
o'clock in the morning until O'Clock
in the evening, as the manager demand
ed plays that would last all day, and
when l told him that we had none OF
sufficient elasticity he replied that when
It was all ended, we would start all over
again. Well, we did. The manager was
impressed with the necessity of having
a moon, and that Juliet as near as pos
sible, should always be kept in the
moonlight.
"Well, the balcony scene arrived, and
there was no moon, but in the midst OF
Romeo's most passionate wooing, which,
SO far as the light on the stage was con-
cerned, might have taken place at mid
day, the moon suddenly appeared. 1t
was in the form Of lantern fixed on
bamboo pole and was swayed before my
face by little Jap who stood beneath
the balcony in full view of the audience.
The audience didn't seem TO mind it in
the least, but it made me very nervous,
and every time Romeo would pour forth
his soul 1 would calculate, Take away
that moon. But the boy was mindful
Of his instructions, that Juliet was al
ways to be in the moonlight, and dur
ing the rest Of the performance every
time came on the stage I was pursued
by that awful moon. Nothing could in
duce the boy to desist, and so the moon
held full sway. Rochester Union and
Advertiser
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1897-10-21
A Vigorous Kick.

The Charleston West T"gmlan Is
red-hot over the action of the State
Board of Agriculture in electing a
Democratic secretary to travel over the
State, and "goes for" one Of the Re
publican members in this vigorous
manner:
THE Republican State Board of
Agriculture at its meeting on yester-
day in Charleston, after doing a good
lob, made bad mess of it. D. NJ.
Sullivan, good Republican and a
very capable gentleman, was chosen
for secretary, and after creating the Of
fee of Assistant Secretary at thou
sand dollars a year, elected c. c.
Brown, a rabid, rampant, uncompro-
missing, free silver Democrat. Our
advice is that Mr.. Brown did not an
ticipate anything at the hands Of the
Republican board, but Col. Alex. Clo-
han, who wants a Democrat fred from
the Martinsburg postofice and fondly
anticipates the Office himself, out of his
goodness of heart, voted with the Dem
ocrats on the board and succeeded IN
prevailing on Mr.. Brown to take the
place for which number Of very COM
petent and worthy Republicans were
asking for. We want to say now that
we have no quarrel with Mr.. Brown,
and so long as Mr. Clohan intended to
put Democrat in Office he could not
have voted for better one, but we do
insist that Republicans of the like Of
Clohan ought to be labeled and put on
the top shelf in the "Old Dry. closet.
He is a nice specimen Of a Republican
to presume to be expecting Federal
appointment of the importance of the
Martinsburg pOstofice, when at the
very same time he religiously works
to perpetuate Democrat in office, a
part of whose religion is the damnation
of Repubheanism. If Senator Elkins
consents to such an appointment he
will insult large army of Republican
workers who feel outraged at Clohans
record in the State Board of Agricul-
ture."
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1897-10-21
A FAMOUS EPlTAPH.
It Marks In Poughkeepsie the Grave Of q
Self Exiled Englishnan.


There are some interesting epitaphs in
the old grayeyards in Poughkeepsie, but
probably none of them has been so wide
" known and admired as that on the
stone which marks the burial place Of
John Taylor in front of Christ church,
on Academy street. This epitaph has
been widely published on both sides Of
the ocean, it is said, and is believed to
have been written by the English poet
William Roscoe and sent over for his
friend Taylor's gravestone. Yet the
stone lies neglected, and the last three
lines of the epitaph have been broken
off, probably during the work preceding
the building Of the new church. The
epitaph was published in Benson j.
Lossing's book on "Vassar College and
It's Founder" and was greatly admired
and frequently quoted by Matthew Vas
sar, Jr., as many of his friends remem-
Der. The inscription and epitaph on the
stone are as follows:
In this spot
was inferred
John Taylor
Attorney at Law
the eldest son
Of Doctor John Taylor
Of Bolton lie Moors, England,
who died of the yeIow fever
Sept 18th, loU5.
Aged 80 years
Far from his kindred friends and native skies
Here Wondering in the dust poor Taylor lies
Firm was his mind. and fraught with various
lore
II l. - af11 h4fQ
He lov'd his country, lov'd that spot of earth
Which gave a Hampden, Milton, Bradshaw
birth,
But when that country, dead to all but gain,
Bowed her base neck and Rugged the Cypress
ors chain
Loathing the abject scene he dropped and sigh
ed,
Crossed the wild waves and here untimely
died.
Stranger whater thy country creed or hue
Go and like him the moral path pursue;
Go, and for Freedom every peril brave
And nobly scorn to be or hold a slave.
The last line is one that has been par
ticularly admired and frequently quoted,
and it is gone from the stone, which Is
broken off Just after the fourth line
from the end. That this stone should
have been so mutilated seems little short
of vandalism. John Taylor is said to
have come to this country about the
same time that the Vassar family came,
shortly after the close of the American
Revolution, and at a time when the
English government was REFRESHING all
outspoken friends Of reform in fear of
repetition in England of the French reyo-
luton. He was the uncle of Mr. Hudson
Taylor, and the greatuncle Of Mr.. Rob
ert L. Taylor. His father, DR.. John Tay-
lor, was a very prominent man in Eng
land, with many influential friends, one
of whom was the poet Roscoe, who
wrote the epitaph, which reminds one
very much of some of Goldsmith's best
lines.-Poughkeepsie Eagle.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1897-10-21
+ GODS
chest, always ready, al ~ ugu
ways efficient, always sat SnH -
isfactory; prevent cold ~
or fever, cure all liver ills,
sick headache, jaundice, constipation, etc. CSC.

A single type dropped from one of
the forms Of the Pittsburg Leader the
other day, and its loss cost the paper
$4O5. 1t appears that Pittsburg
concern had advertised in that edition
of special sale of ladies wrappers at
9S cents each. In handling the form
the figure 9 dropped out. The loss
was not noticed till next morning when
the store was besieged by ladies want
ing to buy wrappers at 8 cents as ad-
vertised. The firm stood by its guns
until the last wrapper was sold. Then
it sent in bill for $4O5 to the Leader,
this being the sum representing the
difference between eight cents and %
cents on each wrapper sold. The
Leader paid the bill without protest.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1897-10-21
Americans In Nova Scotia.

A lady of Nova Scotia, writing to the
Boston Transcript, says that the Ameri-
cans who visit Nova Scotia are almost
without exception pleasant and well
hammered people. eve note some slight
difference between their speech and ours.
Their voices are higher and sharper, and
they are more up to date as to slang. l
am afraid that in our heart of hearts
we feel ourselves a little superior in re-
pose of manner, for the rollicking enjoy
ment Of the ordinary American when on
q holiday in Nova Scotia is, perhaps, too
evident. But when the patience with
which they endure many Inconvenience,
the zest with which they enter into any
pleasures that come in their way, and
the good will with which they are ever
ready to help any charitable scheme
which may be afoot in place where
they are staying are put in the scale
against the loudness which sometimes
offends us, the trifiing popularity kicks
the beam ~
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1897-10-21
Remarkable Suicide of a Physician.

A dispatch from Atlanta, Ga, says:
Zone physician watched another slow
ly bleed to death in a room IN the
Hotel Alvin Sunday night under
strange circumstances. The man who
died was DIR. Theodore Todd Munroe,
Of Union, S. c., and the wounds which
caused his death were inflicted by his
own hand. The solitary spectator was
DR.. Jerome G. Going, of Aiken, S. G.
The two doctors came to Atlanta Sat
urday to consult physicians regarding
DR.. Munroe, who had become slave
to the morphine habit. DR.. B. NJ.
Wooley prescribed for the sufferer.
"Dr. Munroe and DR.. Going sat in
their hotel room until late at night,
and the former suggested to the latter
that if a physician intended to COM
nit suicide he could make the per-
Torrance of lasting value to the pro-
fession by doing it in thepresence offel-
low-practitioners. DR.. Going thought
nothing of the remark and little
later DR.. Munroe retired. He had
been in bed only few moments when
he called DR.. Going, and the latter saw
that the bed clothing was being rapid
ly stained with blood.
Throwing off the sheets be found
that DR.. Munroe had severed veins in
different parts of his body with keen
pocketknife. The injured man looked
up at his friend with smile and said
Now take notes. Then he closed his
eyes and passed gradually into uncon-
seriousness.
"Dr. Going did not take notes, but
worked with all his strength to bind up
the wounds and save the life that was
ebbing away in front of him. He
failed to do so, however, and DR.. Mum
roe died twenty minutes after he had
used the knife. He was Il physician
with large practice and possessed
of fortune. He began the use Of
morphine seven years ago, and his
suicide was unquestionably prompted
by his inability to break himself of the
habit,
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1897-10-21
FREE TO ALL
THE
Farmers and the Public

who have wheat or corn to sell, will find II
to their advantage to get bids for same from
Hodges, who is always prepared TO pay the
highes: prices.
Re also keeps large stock of COAL OF all
kinds in his yards atShepherdstown andKear-
neysville, which will be sold at the lowest
cash price.
Salt and Blasting Material at wholesale and
retail prices. G. HODGES.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1897-10-21

a good assortment in different styles
of Collars and Cuffs for Ladies, the new
est thing out: Hose Supporters. Sanitary
Belts, Skirt Supporters, Madam Shack
ley's c. & B. Waists for Children. The
Perfect Fitting Waists" for Misses,
Hosiery for Ladies, black with white
feet, Calico Wrappers, dark Skirts.
White and Gineham Aprons, Muslin
and Underwear a.
ELLEN WELSHANS.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1897-10-21
Dumas Prediction.

The last time Sarah Bernhardt saw
Alexandra Dumas she congratulated
him ON the fact that the thousandth per-
Torrance of LA Dame aux Camelias"
was soon to be given with proper cere-
monies.
"Ah, madam" said the dramatist,
~ am very willing that the event
should be celebrated, but on one condi-
.ion-that 1 be not present. =" And he
Uas not
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1897-10-21
J. :. FLEMING, Agent
The Jefferson County Mutual
FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY.
ESTABLISHED ISIS.

OFFERS To the people Of Jefferson t'..N
" Insurance In safe company h' iIc nD.us.
cost OF Insurance, which IL much rIsaI,t
than the rates usually charged, and h,'ps Tho
money at home. Good risks from r'sluasi.
BILE partlesar Invited.
Executive Committee meets every Friday
pIREC1oRs-Jos Trapnell. Hcu1 o ua,eu'
port. Jas. Garland Hurst, John " Rider v
Ii. I. Lewis, r. Preston chew, VIM, D. WI.
son, Eug 'ne Baker \ W. washington, II.
snyder, Chas. T. Wilson, Jno. II. Lfil', larot
4. Melvin, r. q. W. Nerr, Isaac II. 1ifid'f.
IoSEpu TRATNFII. ......... .. President
n. Is. DAVENPORT ............ Treasurer
LOCAL AGENTs- MlddiewHy, john -. -Hlf.
10y: Harper Ferry, Gas. II. lmll. N''
hcrdstown. ]. 4. Fleming: Charleston,
Washington & Alexander.
Gs-The Secretary vii. be fouudp'iHr Con-
pany's ONCE, Gibson Building, 'uuI' li"'.'
yard, in ChRrlestOwu.
RA ALEXANptr.~ srs
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1897-10-21
Relative Suffering.

Mrs. Waggles-Doesn't your husband
suffer dreadfnlIy with rheumatism2
Mrs. Wiggles-Yes, but it's nothing
10 what the rest of Us have to endure. -
Somerville Journal.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1897-10-21
DO NOT PUT OFF
NOTICE.

Having lost Certificate No. 1906, for
ten shares Of stock in the Columbian
Building and Loan Association, OF Rich
mond. Va. hereby give notice, accord
ing to law. that | shall apply to said As
socIatiOn for duplicate of said Certifi-
cate.
c. F. KRUGER.
Sept. &c, lSg7-iw.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1897-10-21
+ Daily except SUNDAY.


Daily. Daily except sunday
Nos. 8 and run daily between Harrisburg
and Hagerstown.
Connections for all stations on Cumber-
land Valley Railroad and Pennsylvania Rail-
road system.
J.F. BOYD, superintendent.
II. a. RIDDLE. Gen'lPass. Agent.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1897-10-21
How ItPurifies Water.

For every gallon of water drawn, a gal
lon of air (the vital clement, is circula-
ted through the water. The oxygen
thus introduced, ventiIatcs, vitalizes and
purifeS the water, destroying all water
worms, water lice and germs of disease.
Guaranteed to remove all impurities
from the foulest we'll or cistern, in few
days ordinary use, and keep water equal
to mountain spring. 1t will make bad
water good and good water better. If
not found superior to nypump on earth
for domestic uSc), it may be returned
and money refunded.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1897-10-21
Much i'm Little

Is especially true of Hoods Pills. for no medi'
cine ever contained so great curative power in
so small space. They are whole medicine
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1897-10-21
letter, salt-Rhcum and Eczema.

IcttCr, SoIt-NFCVn and ECzema.
The intense itching and smarting. Incl
dent to these diseases, iSinstantly allayed
by applying Chamberlain Eye and
Skin Ointment. Many very bad cases
have been permanently cured by it. 1t
is equally efficient for itching piles and
a favorite remedy for sore nipples,
chapped hands, chilblains, frost bites
and chronic sore eyes. % cts. Ter box.
Dr.. Cady's Condition Powders, are
just what a horse needs when iii bad
condition. Tonic, blood purifier and
vermifuge. They are not food but
medicine and the best in use to put a
horse in prime condition. Price 70
cents per package.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1897-10-21
kAasgss,5E5ziss5a5t;s,s.R
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad.

rhe following is the time oftrains stopping
at Shenandoah Junction, in effect May To-
1877:
EAST-BoUND.
No. 1850 A. NJ. Memphis To New YORK.
Connection with y. & w. north.
No SOLE A. NJ. st. Louis and New YORK
Limited Express.
No. le-l2OS p. NJ. Keyser and Baltimore Ac-
commodation, via WASHINGTON.
No. 6-S.02 L. NJ. Express. stops on signal
No li-6.OS P.M Keyser and Baltimore Ac-
commoda'ion.
No. 46-9.O7 p. NJ. Washington Express, daily
wEsT-BoUND.
No. 1873 A. NJ. Baltimore and Cumber-
land Accommodation.
No I7-ll.O9 4. NJ. Baltimore ami keyser Ac-
commodation. Daily except SUM-
day.
No. l-5.26 p. NJ. New Yo-R and ST. Louis
Limited Express. Connects with
y. & W. south.
No. 7-9.5S =. NJ, Baltimore and Wheeling
Pittshurg Express.
No. 4S-l.OS \. NJ. Leaves Baltimore '.9n T.
NJ and Washington $50 Il. NJ, con-
Meeting with y. Il W. going south.
ID. Il. MARTIN,
Manager Passenger Traffic.
Nm. GREEN.
General Manager.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1897-10-21
Western Maryland Railroad.

WSSI7TU MAI -d1a Aa1ITCa
-CoNNECTING WITH
H.S p. K. r. at Shippensburg. Norfolk &
Western and Il. d o. Railroads at Hagers-
town, p. X. r. at Frederick Junction and
z. w. & B., \. G. and b. & p. Railroads at I'm
ion station, Baltimore, Md.
MAIN LINE AND CONNECTIONS.
Schedule taking effect oct. s, 1897.
LEAVE HAGERSTOWN.
6.35 A. VI. Accommodation for Shippensburg
7.U2 y. NJ. Through passenger for Baltimore,
arriving at 1927 a. m; also for
Gettysburg and Hanover.
sos a. NJ. For Clearspring, Cherry Run and
WilliamspOrt.
lilo AN. Accommodation for Shippensburg.
lbs L. NJ. For Williamsport.
LIS Il. NJ. For Clearsprng and Cherry Run.
2.U7 z. NJ. Mail for Baltimore, arriving at $50
p. M; also for Hanover and Get
tysburg.
4.l5 p. NJ. Fast Mall arriving Baltimore III.
100 Z. NJ. For ShippensbuTg.
S05 7. NJ. For Williamsport and Cherry Run
ARRIVE AT HAGERsTowN.
$50 a. NJ. From williamsport and Cherry
7.SO A. NJ. From Baltimore, Fast Mail.
500 A. NJ. From Shippensburg.
l2.l5 L. NJ. From Baltimore
1875 +. VI. From Cherry Run.
5.U5 Z. NJ. From Shippensburg.
$40 7. NJ. From Shippensburg.
500 L. NJ From BaltimOre-thrOugh train.
Il. II. GRISYOLD, Gen. Pass. Agent
]. VI. HOOD, Pres. and Genl. Manager.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1897-10-21
NO 2 No.4 No.6 NOS NolO

Daily. Daily except Sunday.
Trains No. and 10 run daily between Har-
rlsbUTg anC Hagerstown.
Leave mol NO.S NO.5 No.7L 81 LNO.9
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1897-10-21

Don't Tobacco Spit and Smoke Your Life Away.
To quit tobacco easily and forever, be mag
netic. full OF life, nerve and yigor, take No-To-
Bac, the wonder-worker that makes weak men
strong. All druggists, soc or 81. Cure guarsn-
teed Booklet and sample free. Address
Sterling Remedy Co, Chicago or New York
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1897-10-21

Draws 10 gallons OF
water per minute. No
tubing to rust, burst
or wear. Never has
to be packed, primed
or thawed. Will not
freeze, as buck ct 5
drain them S elves.
Will not rust, chain
and buckets made of
Galvanized steel. Can
be set up in 10 min
utes. no attachments
below the platform.
No wooden tubing,
rubber or leather to
Contaminate the wa
ter. Makes bad water
GOOD an1 unnH tvatar
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1897-10-21

Ripans Tabules Danish pam
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1897-10-21

| represent all the above companies. lrs
will furnish good insurance 81 90" iowe',
rates. All business promptly atteud,iiu.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1897-10-21

We solicit a continuance Of your patronage
Respectfully,
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1897-10-21
Linen Collars and Cuffs.

Sept. &c, lSE-l,