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Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1897-07-01

Buy your stoneware and glass jars
at The Great Bargain Store.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1897-07-01

To Cure Constipation Forever.
Take Cascarets Candy Cathartic 10c or sc.
II c. C. c. fail to cure, druggists refund money.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1897-07-01

Hams and bologna. in. Trussell.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-03-06
A Notable Instance Of Courage

In passing along on foot among the
troops at the extreme front that even
ing while transmitting some OF the
Aual orders, I observed an incident
which afforded q practical illustration
of the deliberate and desperate cour-
age OF the men. As came near one
Of the regiments which was making
preparations for the next mornings
assault, noticed that many of the
soldiers had taken off their coats. and
seemed to be engaged in sewing up
rents in them. This exhibition of
tailoring seemed rather peculiar at
such Q moment, but upon closer ex-
animation it was found that the men
were calmly writing their names and
home addresses on slips of paper, and
pining them on the backs OF their
coats, 80 that their dead bodies might
be recognized upon the field and their
fate made known to their families at
home. They were veterans who knew
we'll from terrible experience the
danger which awaited them, but their
minds were occupied not with
thoughts of shirking their duty. but
with the preparation for the desperate
work of the coming morning. SUCH
courage is more than heroic-it Is
sublime. me.-General Horace Porter, in
the Century.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-03-06

mum OF Cornwall performed the ceremony.
Mrs. NJ. s. Carr played the wedding march.
Fred Spaulding and Herbert Witherill of
Cornwall were the best men, there being no
bridesmaid or maid of honor. The bridal
couple went south on wedding trip, Boston
and other cities being the objective points.
After brief honeymoon Mr.. and Mrs Howe
will make their home in Bridport.
Hamilton L. Clanin Of Hillsboro Bridge,
n. H., aged 30 years. u member OF tho hard
ware ilrm of Newman Il Claiin, has just died
of typhoid pneumonia, at White River june
ton. He came to attend the funeral Of the
father of Nellie Barnes, whom he was to wed
next June. He was taken sick and died at
the home of his ilancee. Mr.. Clatlin was u
popular favorite with his acquantances. Ho
was n member of United Brethren lodge No.
81, +. and A NJ. of Cascadnac chapter, No.
27, II. A. NJ, and Vermont cOmmandery No.
X. Il. The burial was at Hancock, VT, where
his father is buried. His mother and u
brother survive him.
At the recent house cleaning at Newport
Jail Andrew j. Bedell was sent to house Of
correction for three months, and William
Bedell to the states prison for six years, both
for burglary of Randall & Cranes store in
Greensboro; Albert Cheney to states prison
for two years for grand larceny; Ezra Jewett
of Derby to states prison for two years for re-
ceving stolen goods. His accomplice, Philip
Morcey, is now serving like sentence at
Windsor Jason Sortwell and Charles Norton
of Barton, who have been in jail three
months for petit larceny. were fined but will
90 to the house of correction to work their
fines out.
Joseph G. Jones. state attorney of Rutland
county, who has been charged with unpro-
fessional conduct, on account OF which dis
barment proceedings have been brought
against him, had u hearing before the full
bench. The particular charge against Mr..
Jones is that he procured n certificate last
fall from John W. Rowell, one of the su-
preme court judges. by deceiving him as to
what he had done in certain liquor prosecu-
tions.
About 1875 of the neighbors and friends Of
MIR. and Mrs. A. T.. Dean Of Randolph u.s.
sisted them recently in observing the 25th
anniversary of their marriage. musical
program was furnished by u seXtet and Il
solo by Mrs. Barclay; Miss Louise gave a
reading. N. J.. Boyden in behalf Of the do
nors presented Mr.. and Mrs. Dean with an
easy chair, hall lamp, picture, silverware
china. etc.
Dalel $. Packard, prominent merchant
of Bennington. dropped dead of heart dis
ease in his store. He was so years old and
had been in business in Bennington for 90
years.
Walter w. Martin of Middlebury, who was
sentenced to the house OF correction last
October for term of three years for keep
ing liquor, has been pardoned by Governor
GrOut
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-03-06
Saved by One Chance in Ten Million.

The accidents that astonish railroad
men are those that happen without
hurting anybody. Such mishap oc.
CURED to the Lake Shore flyer, from
Cleveland, coming into Chicago last
Saturday morning. A steel tire slipped
from one OF the driving wheels of the
engine with the train going at full
speed. This was extraordinary. But
that it should slip off the wheel, over
the connecting rod, and fall clear OF
the track, instead of wrecking the
train, was simply miraculous.
The driving wheel revolves. say,
four times every second, covering that
same second eighty feet of the rail.
Fracture the tire, with its deep inner
fange, made to keep it on the rail,
and try, with that big connecting rod
rising and falling two feet every quar-.
ter of second, and the broken tire
rolling eighty feet every second, to
make the tire fall off the wheel and
over the connecting rod, so it shall
drop clear OF the wheel, the rod, the
rail and the train.
This could not happen once in ten
million times. Yet, on last Saturday
morning on the Lake Shore flyer com.
ing into Chicago, it did that very
thing, and the passengers, instead OF
being smashed up in wreck, marveled
over the remarkable occurrence.
Chicago Tribune.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-03-06
One Hundred Miles an Hour.

An innovation in the shape of a To-
comotive with eighty.inch wheels
placed in service by the Pennsylvania
Railroad on the Pittsburg division is
attracting attention all over the United
States from superintendents of motive
power and men Interested in the ope-
rating department of railroads. The
engine is known as class L locomo-
tive. and is now running regularly on
fast trains between Pittsburg and AL
toona, and its driving wheels are
twelve inches higher than any wheel
ever used west of the Allegheny noun
tains. Some years ago when the
Pennsylvania class K engine, No. 10,
made it's first appearance on the New
York division OF the road, with seven.
ty.two.inch drive wheels, it created
widespread interest among railroad
men all over the country, and was
known as "Long Legged No. TO-"
The new class L engine now in use
weighs about 1876, 1000 pounds, and car.
ries steam pressure of 180 pounds to
the square inch. With an eighty.inch
wheel this engine will cover nineteen
and o half feet at each revolution,
and is capable of making 100 miles an
hour when pushed to the extreme
limit Of its speed. 1t is understood
that locomotives with eighty.inch
wheels will be made the standard on
the Pennsylvania lines west of Pitts
burg,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-03-06

The Six Companies Disbands.

With the Chinese New Year the Six
Companies, OF San Francisco, Cal,
the most powerful, richest and most
far reaching Chinese organization in
America, went out of existence. For
year and half, ever since the four
provincial organizations-Ning Yung,
Kong Chow, Hop Wo and Shu Hing,
composing the See Yup Federation
withdrew their active support and
formed the Four Companies Organiza.
tion, the Six Companies has been prac.
tically in liquidation. For years it
was the banker, counsellor and diplo-
matte agent Of every Chinese in
America while he lived, and the I'D.
ministrator of his estate, guardian of
his ashes, protector of his relatives
and almoner OF his aims after his death.
It's sources OF revenue were varied,
and the sums of money it handled
were astonishing, while some Of its
methods OF obtaining morey and some
of the uses to which it was put per.
haps would not bear inspection. IT
was the arbiter of differences and quar-.
rels, business and personal, between
the Chinese throughout the country.
and the agency through which the
police and even the State Department
dealt with that people. New York
Tribune.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-03-06
Valuable Iron Rings.

A great inquiry is now being made
in different German towns for the iron
mourning rings OF 1918, says the Phil
adelphia Telegraph. The history OF
these curious memorials OF German
patriotism may not be generally
known. During the national awaken.
ing against Napoleon in 1918, the
Princess OF the royal house made au
appeal to the people for the sacrifice
OF personal ornaments, not unlike that
made by the Long Parliament ut the
beginning of the civil wars. Gold
mourning rings were consequently
sent in immense numbers to the treas.
ury in Berlin, and each sender re.
ceived in acknowledgment on iron
ring upon which was inscribed "Gold
l Give for Iron."
From Swinemunde alone no fewer
than ia gold rings were sacrificed to
the Fatherland, and iron rings sent
thither in exchange. Specimens OF
these iron rings are now worth more
than their weight in gold.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-03-06
Not Full Yet.

The world is by no means full up
yet. Queensland has still an area oi
43O, 900, 900 acres to a population OF
about $50, 900 people. Its government
has lately been offering more tempt
ing conditions to settlers, who may
now hold ordinary land for twenty
years at q rental of three pence per
acre, while "scrub land" may be
selected in areas up to 10000 acres
and held for thirty years at On average
rental per acre of very much less than
penny. This ought to be good news
for many struggling for bare living
in the mother country. Ofcourse the
climatic conditions in many portions
of the colony are trying, but so they
are in western Australia, which at the
present time is adding 75O per week
to its population, and the revenue of
which has been increasing at rate
far outstripping the calculations of its
Treasurer. But this may be only tenn.
porary, and it may be that Queensland
will b. the home of millions of our
fellow countrymen after the golden
age in the west OF the colonial CONT.
nent has passed away. Westminster
Gazette.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-03-06
Latest in Flyins Machines.

Leonard E. Clawson and Adam Beck,
two business men of San Francisco,
CAL, believe they have solved the
problem of aerial navigation. They
have just made application for patents
on their device. Their machine, now
in process of construction, consists
essentially OF four rods, each twenty
feet long, parallel to each other, work
ing on bail bearings in a well braced
framework supporting the motive
power and steering apparatus below.
On each of these rods are series OF
double wings constructed OF steel
wire framework, over which silk Is
stretched. These are so arranged N
relation to each other that when one
wing is rising open, the other is de.
scending closed; thus half the wings
are at every instant pressing down
ward while the other half are rising,
but not pressing upward. Should the
motive power fail for any reason the
entire wing surface instantly forms a
parachute.
A machine twenty feet long and With
boaring surface six feet wide, it is
believed, can be made to raise weight
of 600 pounds, one occupant alone
supplying the power. New York Ad.
vertiser.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-03-06
MOngOlian Pheasants in Ohio.

Mongolian pheasants have been in
Oregon for ten or twelve years past,
and undor the influence of the laws
protecting them from slaughter they
have multiplied there in great num-
bers, and are now found nearly if not
quite as far south as the Siskiyous. If
they cross that range they will soon
spread over northern California. Re.
Gently the State Game Commissioner
of Ohio introduced six of these beauti-
full and useful game birds into Ohio
and the Legislature of that State has
passed law prohibiting the slaug hter
of pheasants for any purpose until the
year 1900 in hope that they may be
multiplied sufficiently by that time to
enable the focks to survive the open
game season.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-03-06
THE CAPE OF STORMS.

We may steer our boats hy the compass,
Or may follow the Northern Star;
We may carry n chart on shipboari
As we sail DER the seas afar.
But, whether by star or by compass
We may guide our boats on our way,
The grim Cape OF s. orms is before US,
And we'll see 1t nh cad some day.
How the prov may point is no matter,
Nor OF what the cargo may be,
If we sail on the northern ocean
Or away on the southern sea;
1t matters not what is the pilot.
To what guidance our course conforms;
No vessel sails DER the sea of life
But must pass the Cape OF Storms.
Sometimes we can first sight tho headland
On the distant horizons brim;
We enter the dangerous waters
With our vessels all taut and trim;
But often the Cape in its grlmness
Will before us suddenly rise,
Because of the clouds that have hid 1t
Or the binding sun In our eyes.
That are hurled 'gainst the Storm Cape
face;
Our pleasures and joys, our hopes and fears,
Will join In the maddening race
Our prayers, desires, our penitent gricfs,
Our longings and passionate pain,
Be dashed to spray on the stormy cape
And fly back in our face like rain.
But there's always hope for the sailor,
There is ever passage through;
No soul goes down at the Cape Of Storms
II the life and the heart Ds true.
II in purpose the soul is steadfast,
II faithful in mind and in will,
The boat will glide to the other side,
Where the ocean OF life is still.
Lizzie T. Green, ,inPhtladelphia In Ledger.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-03-06
Barbed Wire Telephones.

Clarence and John Taylor, living a
mile apart, on the Taylor farms, in
East Dickinson County, Kansas, have
solved the communication problem.
Attaching fine telephone instruments
to the barbea wire fence that connects
their places, they have an easy method
of communication. During the re-.
cent storm, when weeds and debris
were piled on the fence, it made no
difference in the transmission OF sound
and they talked with ease. They will
extend the line two and one.halt miles
to Pearl Station, ON the Rock Island,
and receive market reports and news
by telephone. The whole neighbor-
hood is fenced with barbed wire. and
several other instruments will doubt
less be put in, making large prairie
system.-St. Louis Globe Democrat.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-03-06
The Oldest Book.

The Oldest book in the world, to
which a positive date can be assigned.
is an assortment of proverbs somewhat
after the style of the proverbs col.
looted by Solomon. The work is &C.
credited to Ptah.hotep, an Egyptian
King, and Egyptologists assign to II
an antiquity Of at least 5000 years B.
G. Abraham was called to leave his
home in Ur OF the Chaldees. 1921 B.
O., 60 that this volume was written
100 years before the beginning of
Hebrew history. The deluge is placed
by most chronologists at B. O. 2348,
so the book, if its dating is correct,
must have been written before the
food. Methuselah was born B. O..
SS17, so that this papyrus was pre-.
pared anG these proverbs were COL.
lected when the Oldest man on record
was lively young fellow of about 800
years. st. Louis Globe. Democrat.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-03-06
Cost Of Expert Testimony.

A movement is on foot in New York
to do away with or in some way regu.
late the taking of expert testimony in
court trials. The question of expense
is serious one, this feature of the
Marie Barberi trial having cost S1O, 600,
while $62, 900 was expended in the
trial of DR.. Meyer, the prisoners Q year
or two ago. As high as $500 day has
been charged by medical ex perta.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-03-06
A M0use's Quarter Century Run.

A wheelman hung his bicycle from
the ceiling OF his cellar and not far
from swinging shelf on which food
was kept. A mouse jumped from the
wall onto the tire of the front wheel,
evidently hoping thereby to reach the
shelf. The wheel started and mousie
naturally ran toward the highest part
of it. 1t was able to stay on the top
of the tire, but couldn't get enough of
foothold to jump to the wall. When
found next morning the mouse was
very much exhausted, though still run.
ming. The cyclometer showed that it
had travelled over twenty-eight miles.
Albany IN. W Express.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-03-06
Medicinal Spring in Indiana.

The water of a spring near Rich.
mond, Ind, is said to have rare medi.
cinal properties, and the black mud
found about the spring is alleged to
have caused many wonderful cures
during the past few months. Mr..
Reed, the owner of the spring, makes
no charge whatever for the water OF
mud, and hundreds of gallons are
taken away each month by citizens OF
Richmond. There are q number OF
prominent people who attribute their
complete cure OF rheumatism to the
use Of this remarkable water, and to
the application of the mud upon the
afflicted parts.-Chicago Chronicle.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-03-06
Fought With Bull on Bridge.

Marvin Hare, OF Collinsville, N. Y.
was leading bull across bridge when
the animal attacked him. Hare at
first attempted to defend himself with
a cane, and then seized the bull by the
horns and was crowded against the
sides of the bridge. A neighbor saw
his plight and hastened to the rescue
with a pitchfork, but just as he
reached the place the bridge railing
gave way, precipitating Hare and the
animal into the swollen stream.
Through the efforts of the neighbor,
Hare was rescued, but the bull was
drowned
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-03-06
~JOB WORK.
SUCH A.
POSTERS, HANDBILLS,
BILL HEADS, LETTER HEADS,
CIRCULARS, ENVELOPES,
CARDS, ETO., ETO,, ET0
Done at This office
with Neatness and Despatch.
PriCo0 Away Down.
EDWARD G. DANA.
EDWARD G. DANA.

Fire." it would appear that they do
sometimes arise to IN emergency. We
abbrevIate the narrative of an old
farmer in the interior of New Bruins.
wick.
Ono afternoon my father had sent
me and my little brother Teddy to
bring in the cattle. We were about
half way home with them when there
came long, queer, bowling sound
from the other side OF the clearing that
nearly made my heart stop beating.
The cattle heard it, too, and two or
three young heifers started to bolt.
but the old ones promptly hooked
them back. Then, not a quarter of a
mile away, We saw "a pack of gray
brutes dart out OF the woods and
make straight for US.
What do you suppose the cattle didP
The old cows and the steers made
regular circle, putting the calves with
me and Teddy in the centre. They
stood with their heads out and horns
down, like company of militia form
ing a square to receive charge OF
cavalry. The old black and white
bull was running the affair.
II expect father'll hear the noise,
and he and Bill"-the hired man
"will come with guns and cave us. said
Teddy.
The wolves charged straight at the
circle of horns. We heard the old
bull humble something away down in
his throat, and then one of his horns
was through the body of the leader.
At this unexpected repulse the Others
drew back.
After brief hesitation they re.
turned and stole round and round the
circle, looking for a weak spot. On the
other side from our champion there
stood nervous young COW. Sudden
ly q wolf made rush upon her. She
sprang aside, thus opening a passage
by which the wolf rushed into the very
centre OF the circle, with his fierce red
eyes fastened upon Teddy.
But the old bull had spotted him.
Nimble as squirrel, he bowled me and
Teddy over like ninepins, and was
after the wolf, mumbling and grum'
bling away down in his stomach. He
fixed the wolf, just at that NOM
mont father and Bill dashed up and
snatched US two youngsters into their
saddles.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-03-06
A WOman's Marvellous Escape.

While walking across the railway
track near Mortonsville. Penn, Mrs
William Mertz was run down by fast
freight. While endeavoring to escape
from what seemed certain death the
woman slipped and fell prostrate be-
tween the rails. The locomotive, three
freight cars and caboose passed over
her body. Aside from a cash on the
head and several bruises about the
body, Mrs. Metz escaped injury. All
her clothing was torn off. Mrs. Metz
is an unusually small woman, and the
pilot of the engine and the axles Of
the cars cleared her body by az eighth
of an inch.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-03-06
Saved by the Cattle.

Cattle have not the reputation OF
great intelligence or heroism, but
from an instance cited by Mr.. @. @.
d. Roberts in q volume of exciting
tales entitled, ''Around the Camp
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-03-06
THE MAN FROM HIGH HAT.
- q HHEN the trai

len the train
reached the sup.
per stop that May
evening it con.
taine d three of the
most disgusted,
bored, and i'll.
tempered men
that ever occupied
a alaapAr hetween
Grand Junction
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-03-06

In many respects Russia Is very
tyrannical country. A Russian Is not
permitted to marry more than five
times.
Sharp County record., 1897-08-06
SOMETHING TO KNOW

II may be worth something to
know that the very best medicine
for restoring the tired out nerv-
Gus system to a healthy vigor is
Electric Bittors, This medicine
is purely vegetably, acts by
giAing tone to the nerve centres
in the stomach, gently stimulates
the Liver and Kidueys, and aids
these organs in throwing off i'm
puritios in the blood. Electric
Bittors improves the appetite,
aids disgostion, and is pronoun-
ced by those who have tried it as
The very best blood purifier and
oorve tonic. Try it. Sold for
SOC or Sl,00 per bottle at W, D,
Shows drug store,
Sharp County record., 1897-08-06
COMMISSRONEN'S SALE.

Notice Is hereby given that in pcrs,,ancc of
the authority and directions contained in
drcrenl order of the chlnccJv court of the
southern district of Sharp county made and
entered on record on the nth day of August,
', ID. 1906, IN II cause $50 1907 pending
therein between j. II, Williams pl'tr and
David R. King defendant. The undersigned
Ms special commissioner In sad canse, win
olleI for sale NJ public outCrv to the highest
bidder, ut the south front door of the court
house for the southern district Of said county,
OF >harp, IN which said court Is held, IN the
town OF evening Shade within the hours pre-
scrlDc'l by law Mr judicial sales, on Saturday
hr 2lst day of august A. y 1885, the fol-
lowing described lands towit; The north
east fourth of the south west quarter The
south east fourth of the north west quarter, and
all that part OF the west half of the north west
quarter lying east of Barren Branch, and all
That part of the north vast fourth Of the south
west quarter, lying east OF Barren Bruuch Of
section three t3 In township seventeen az
norm and Of range i've (O west containing
one hundred and forty acres more or less
Terms of sale; On credit Of four months,
the purchaser being required 10 execute u note
win approved security and II lien helng re-
taihed on the premises sold, TO secure the
payment OF the pur chase money.
Given under my hand, this the Goth day OF
July ls01.
Jasper Jusius
Special Commissioner
TIL lieTn,
Solicitor for Plaintiff