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Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1898-10-20
Will Grow Water CreSS.

Mr.. VIM. T. McQuilkin has leased
to Mr.. Frank Dennis, Of New Jersey,
the big spring on his farm couple of
miles west of town from which flows
the main part of the run that turns
Billmyer's Mill, together with about
an acre and a-half of land in the
meadow running from the spring to
the county road. Mr.. Dennis will
utilise the place for the growing OF
water cress in large quantities. A
big pool has been dug and the cress
planted in it, and it will not be long
until an enormous crop may be gath
cred. The lease is, we understand,
for FIVE years, and the price paid a
liberal one. Mr.. Dennis has bought
all OF the ducks owned by Mr.. Frank
McQuilkin and Messrs. George and
Harry Staley, as he doesn't care to
have them disturb his crop of cress.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1898-10-20
Wedding Bells.

Miss Laura Parran Tinsley, daugh-
ter of DR.. Alexander Tinsley, 2lO2
st. Paul street, and Mr. Carey Coale,
son of Mrs. Mary E. Coale, st. Paul
street, near Lafayette Avenue, were
married last Wednesday evening at
the brides home. The ceremony was
performed by Rev. c. Ernest Smith,
rector of st. Michael and All Angel
Church. Miss Halle Tinsley, sister
of the bride, was maid Of honor, and
Mr.. Thos. E. Coale, brother of the
groom, was best man. The bride was
given away by her father. She wore
gown of white silk and carried a
white prayer book. After a reception
Mr.. and Mrs. Coale left on a trip
South. They will live at 2lO2 St.
Paul street.-Baltlmore San.
Mr.. w. L. Merritt and Miss Cora
C. Schaefer were married at the resi-
dence of DR.. Wilson, of the Presby-
terrain Church, at Hagerstown on
Thursday of last week. The groom
is a young builder of Harper's Ferry
and the bride is the daughter of Mr..
Emanuel Schaefer, of Charlestown,
formerly county superintendent Of free
schools.
Miss Daisy Ellen Domer, of Shep-
herdstown, was married in Sharps-
burg last Sunday evening to Mr..
George w. Brashears, of Sharpsburg.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1898-10-20
Our Grocery Department

is being filed with fresh, seasonable
goods, new Canned Peas, Corn aud
Tomatoes, Buckwheat and New Or
leans Molasses. We can supply you
if you need Tar Rope, Corn Baskets,
Axes and Butcher Knives. These
goods will be sold at the lowest prices
for cash or trade. We want 80 BUSH
els Potatoes, also Apples, Beans, But
ter and Eggs. Yours Respectfully,
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1898-10-20

Howard Gould. son of the late Jay
Gould, and Miss Katherine Clemmons,
an actress, were married in New York
last week. a clause in Jay Gould's
will provided that if any of his chill
dren married without the consent of a
majority of tie trustees of the will
one-half of the inheritance should be
forfeited. The trustees, his brothers
and sisters, were bitterly opposed to
the marriage of Howard and Miss
Clemmons, so if they carry out the
provisions of their fathers will How
ard will lose the handsome sum Of
100000.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1898-10-20

Beerbohm, recognized authority
on crop estimates, places the wheat
crop Of the world at 2,640,000,0
bushels of sixty pounds. All of the
European countries show increased
acreage and production, except Russia
where the crop is light one, but it
must be remembered, he says, that
when the harvests this year began
surplus stocks were about exhausted.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1898-10-20
A Delicate 0nerafiOn.

Last week we mentioned the fact
that Russell Sanbower, the four-year-
old son of Mr.. George SanbOwer, had
swallowed a grain of corn that had
lodged in his windpipe. All efforts
to dislodge the corn having proven
unavailing, surgical operation was
decided upon. Yesterday DR.. a. S.
Reynolds performed the operation, cut
tipg into the windpipe, and the OBJ
struction was skillfully removed, CIV
ing instant relief to the little sufferer.
The grain of corn had begun to swell,
and had it not been removed the child
would have died. DR.. Butler assisted
in the operation. The little fellow is
getting along very well, and it is hoped
viii speedily recover.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1898-10-20

The baseball season is over. Tho
Boston club won the pennant, with a
percentage of GS5 Baltimore finished
second with Ga. and Cincinnati third
with COS.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1898-10-20
II Did the Work

Il had sore ewes and was troubled with
ills and rheumatism. ! was IN Del threc
weeks. / bought three bottles 81 Hood's
Sarsapariiln and began taking the medicine
and now can 90 10 work every day. When
suffering from malarial chills took Hoods
Sarsaparilla and ~ did the work W. ".
HEpRICK. silver I'M y. &.
HOODS PILLS are the-cnly pills To taka
with Hoods Sarsaparilla. 20.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1898-10-20
Died from Eating Chestnuts.

The Rev. John NJ. Boone, pastor OF
John Wesley NJ. E. Church, Bolivar,
has the sympathy of his friends for
the loss of his bright little son Willie,
aged about four years. Willie's little
friends had provided him with chest
nuts of which he ate heartily on Fri
day of last week, and from the effects
of which, after two days suffering, he
died on Sunday-Harper's Ferry Sen
tinel.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1898-10-20
We invite you to call and examine
Boots, Shoes and RubberS.

Our trade in Shoes has greatly in
creased and we feel encouraged to give
it more attention. We have a larger
stock of Coarse and Fine Shoes for
Men, Women and Children. Our Boots
this season are the best we have ever
had for the money. We are always
ready to supply your wants in
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1898-10-20

Mountain buckwheat, sweet pota-
toes, raisins, cheese, etc., fresh this
week, at j. A. Staley's.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1898-10-20

For cheap dress goods so to Pendle.
tons.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1898-10-20

New cranberries, grapes, bananas
and apples at E. 7. Lines.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1898-10-20
Lamps, China and Fancy Articles

for Wedding and Birthday Presents.
The newest patterns in Dinner, Tea
and Chamber Sets. New Goods in this
line are constantly being added to our
stock.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1898-10-20

For cheap blankets go to Pendle-
tons.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1898-10-20

and Webster acknowledged 10 having
helped to carry the barrel of dishes
away, but disclaimed any guilty
knowledge. The stolen property was
sold to Mr.. James Boylan by Souders.
Souders and Webster we've remanded
to Jail to await the action of the grand
Jury and Boylan was held under a
bond of 5000 to appear as witness
before the grand jury.
One of the heaviest storms exper-
fenced here for a long time passed
over this section Tuesday, Early IN
the morning the wind came bowling
from the northeast, and about noon
the rain began to fall, frequent show
ers continuing the balance of the day.
The wind blew furiously at times, but
fortunately there has been little dam
age reported. Between ten and eleV-
en- o'clock at night the storm grew
heavier, and then the heavens seemed
to open to let the rain pour down.
It fell in torrents, and some tlmid
people could not sleep for the raging
of the elements. Most people were
surprised when they arose IN the
morning to find that the storm was
entirely over. The sun came OUT
bright and warm and the weather was
as mild as May.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1898-03-12

Massachusetts,, like a good many
other states, is attempting to minimize
the competition Of convict labor with
free labor. On Jan. law went into
effect limiting the number Of convicts
who should be employed in certain
specified industries, and as a result
over one third of the inmates Of the
prisons are now idle. The prison au-
thorities are confronted with the prob
lem Of finding something for these men
to do, In view of the established fact
that absolute idleness in prisons breeds
insanity. No solution Of the question
has yet been found. The trouble has
been encountered in many states, and
unless the conyiets are set to work i'm
proving the public roads-a task which
everyone else shirks-it is difhcult to
see what can be done to find work for
the idlers. The problem is one which
will give the Massachusetts, autSoriti5s
trouble unless they are more resource
full than the officials Of other common
wealths have been.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1898-03-12
chrldr.n,. Answers.

Children's answers are always q
fruitful source of amusement. A girl
Is or is years old. who had received
what was supposed to be q good edu-
cation, was describing to me her re-
cent visit to the Tower Of London.
Among the many wonders she had seen
was a sword given to Henry VIII. by
Max Muller, an amusing though not
altogether unnatural substitute for the
Emperor Macmillan II children are
allowed to think for themselves their
answers are amusingly original.
what do you think makes the sea
salt?" was a question put to q nation
al school class. A brilliant idea struck
a boy. ~Please, sir, the 'errings." Il
makes one thirsty . even think Of the
sadness Of the bloaters with which
that boy was aequainted.-The Corn
hin.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1898-03-12

A statistician in the Pail Mall Ca
zette has reckoned In round numbers
the movement Of the debts OF the chief
eighteen nations for the twenty years
from 1876 to 1896, with some interest
ing and significant results. In the
former year the chief debts, In order
OF magnitude, were those OF France.
$4,000, O0o, 900; Great Britain, $780,
O00, 900; the United States, $2,400, 00o.-
900; Italy, 1,s50. O0o, 900; Australian
gary, $3.50 ,000, 900; Spain, 1,S75, 0e0,-
600; Russia 1,700, 900, 900, and Ger
many, LOCO. ooO. 900. In twenty years
all except six Of the eighteen-to-wit..
Great Britain, the United States.
Spain, Germany. India and Mexico
Increased their debts. In 1886 the or
der was considerably changed. France
still stood easily first, with q debt
twice as big as any others. Great
Britain stood second. closely pressed
by Austria-Hungary. Italy was fourth,
Russia fifth and Spain sixth. The
United States dropped from third to
seventh, and the Australasian colonies
rose from sixteenth to eighth, while
Germany fell from eighth to sixteenth.
Mexico fell from fifteenth to eigh-
teenth, and Canada rose from eigh.
teenth to seventeenth. However some
other nations. not in the eighteen Of
1876, have come forward and now
have larger debts than several Of the
latter. Thus the Argentine Republic
and Japan should now be ranked sew
enteenth and eighteenth respectively,
and Canada and Mexico pushed on to
the nineteenth and twentieth places.
The greatest actual increase has
been that OF France, amounting to no
less than 81. 900. OO0. 900. Austria-Hun-
gary comes next, with sl,120.000. coo:
Russia third, with $500, o0o, 600: and
Italy nth. with SEQ. O00. 900. These
heavy items indicate what q burden
the military system Is to these nations.
Yet. By q strange BIT Of irony. the ma
ticn chiefly responsible for militarism.
Germany, has decreased her debt By
no less than s575. 0O0. 900.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1898-03-12

done away with the drawing of lots
Young people are not satisfied with
leaving the matter to fortune, as were
their ancestors, but tx 1t themselves.
The universal means used to celebrate
the day is a combination Of lace paper.
pictured hearts, cupids and verses,
thousands of which now hang In the
stationers' window. From one to O
dozen Of these are selected, at a cost
OF from one cent to several dollars,
and entrusted, properly addressed, to
the postman's care. Invariably, the
missive is sent anonymously. Often,
too, the sender steals, missive In hand,
up to the door of the one who Is to re-
ceiVe II, after dusk of st. Valentines
day. The bell is pulled, the valentine
dropped, and away runs the young one
In high glee. The most delightful joy,
however, is experienced when the ''ir-
repressible" steals thus up the steps,
chalks a white square the size of an
envelope upon the porch, rings the
bell, and scampers away. or course,
In the darkness, the square resembles
a valentine. and the fair one, her heart
beating a little faster than ordinarily,
stoops to pick up-nothing.
A spirit of irreverence for the selref-
ment Of st. Valentines observanees
has sprung up within the memory OF
living man. Instead of the regulation
lace and verses, the latter Of which are
Of the "molasses drip" sort, contracted
for by the hundred pounds, there Ii
now a most grotesque sort of carica-
ture, with nbelous accompaniment Of
lines. Great swollen heads, -emaciated
chests, and misshapen feet, printed
upon cheap paper, are dedicated to a
tradesman or a man of professional
calling. Some of the caricatures have
their foundations based on peculiars-
ties Of custom or eceentricities Of habit.
One OF these eccentricities Is taken
apart from any other trait, dressed in
an outrageous body and glaring
clothes, and becomes the missile Of the
small boy with which to attack the
foibles and foolish conventions Of So
ciety.
There viii long remain. notwith-
standing the practical, hardening tend
ency Of the age. something Of the senti-
ment peculiar to St. Valentines day,
which led the Roman lads to choose
and honor their lady loves. Though
the New York postmen may cease to
carry 200. 900 extra letters on that day,
Cupid viii continue to be honored, and
the confeetioner and the florist may
notice an increased sale Of their wares,
Tor the spring still comes and the birds
stiII mate, and human nature Is much
Is It used to be in the olden days at
Rome.
E L sANDERsoN.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1898-03-12
Costly Bonnets Unnecessary.

The troubles of Eugene V. N. Bissell.
the SON Of the well-known auctioneer,
because Of the extravagant habits Of
his wife, Mary Valentine Yale Bissell.
have received much public attention,
and In the numerous suits brought
against him in the city court by dress
makers and others to recover the value
Of goods and dresses sold to Mrs. Bis
sell her husband has always been de-
feated, says the New York Times. He
was before Judge Conlan and a jury
in part ". of the city court the other
day to defend q suit brought against
him by william z. Aiken to recover
$102, the value Of some bonnets and
hats furnished to Bissells wife, with
interest and costs, and a look Of in
tense pleasure covered his face when
Judge Conlan dismissed the case on
the ground that the hats were not &C
tual necessaries to Mrs. Bissell, whose
husband proved that he supplied his
wife with sufficient bonnets. It was
shown that Mrs. Bissell had ordered
three Of the hats within three days.
One Of them was valued at SIS, another
at $23, and the third at s16. The re-
mainder Of the bill Of $102 was made
up Of interest and costs In bringing the
suit. Bissell some time ago sued his
wife for divorce. but the proceedings
were dropped, and the couple. with
their two children. are now living to-
gether on West End avenue.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1898-03-12

The cities Of the country are goins
more and more deeply into debt for
Improvement and to less and less ex-
tent apparently are disposed to pay a.
they go. They are being run on the
method OF the improvident railway cor
poration which will never devote cur
rent earnings to Improvements that
can in anywise be deemed measuraely
permanent and charged to capital &C
count. Meantime 1t is to be noted that
the market for these securities Is large
to the point almost Of being Unsuitable.
They are preferred by investors to the
securities Of almost any private cor
poration, however well buttressed fin
ancially il may be.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1898-03-12

shape by the completion and success
full trial Of his submarine wrecking
Argonaut, which has been on public
exhibition on the Patapsco river for
the last ten days. Many of Verne's
scientific statements and deductions
are true. While he knew that a light
burning In a vacuum would not con-
sumo the carbon. he did not know how
to apply the fact practically. From the
days Of Bushnell in 1776 to the present
time engineers have been trying to
solve this problem. Robert Fulton re-
ceived $4,000 from the English gov
eminent for his invention, but It was
nothing more than an expensive toy.
Fulton, however. demonstrated two
important facts, that the compass
points equally true under water and
above water. and that a crew could
live under water for some time.
The Argonaut is built of steel, thor
oughly ribbed and capable of standing
a pressure Of $50 pounds to the square
inch. She is IS feet long, II feet beam,
and her hull is cylinder shape. She
can be propelled either in the ordinary
manner by a screw, or by wheeling
along the bottom.
In order to reach the interior OF the
vessel a perpendicular iron ladder Is
descended from the top of the con-
ming tower. Once inside, the visitor
finds himself in a cigar-shaped room,
which is not unlike the interior Of
other vessels. The greatest cause for
surprise is probably the fact that
much more OF the boat is below than
above the surface Of the water.
The boat Is divided into four COM
apartments - engine and living room.
divers room, air chamber and forward
operating and lookout room. In the
stern Of the main compartment Is a
gasoline engine Of thirty horse power,
as well as a dynamo, taking its power
from strong storage batteries, and
steering gear accessory to that upon
the after deck above.
The entire boat is lighted by cleo
tricity. and q telephone system con-
meets each Of the smaller apartments
with the main room. There are strong
iron doors between each Of the va
rious departments, so that air can be
compressed In any one Of the cham
bers and kept therein without a chance
OF escaping. When the diver goes
down he enters the inner chamber
and. after a sufficient amount Of air
has been compressed into the COM
partment to counterbalance the force
of the water, hole is opened In the
bottom of the boat and the diver goes
out. He can return to the vessel
through the same entrance, the force
Of air being sufficient to keep the wa
ter back.
II the experience on the Patapsco
can be taken as fair test, the Argo-
naut has undoubtedly accomplished re-
suits never before achieved by sub |
marine vessels. In many respects the |
boat was at a disadvantage, for the |
river bottom Is covered with mud sew
eral feet deep. and for this reason the |
wheels Of the boat were Of no prac-
teal use One remarkable feature |
about the descent into the water was |
that there was no vibration whatever.
Whether the same conditions would /
prevail in very deep water It Is, Of |
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1898-03-12
ANAMERrcAN HEIREssI IN PARIS

r-,.-,nlous Titlsd ParislAns Drew bSes
IN Decide who shoaId Marry Ksrs
Lillian Bell. In q letter from Parls
70 the January Ladies' Home Journal
writes that the most shameless thing
in all Europe Is the marriage question
ard proceeds to narrate the experience
Of a rich American girl who came to
Paris with letters TO friends. On &C
count of her wealth she was invited
everywhere by mothers Of marriage
able sons, but being unable to speak
French was not much Of success she
went down to a convent to learn
French, and was shown much atten-
ton by the Duchesse de Z, who
was determined that her son should
marry her. Suddenly, to the amaze
ment OF everybody, the heiress sailed
for America without q word OF warn
ing. The duchess was furious You
must follow her. she said to her son.
We can not let so much money escape.
The son said he would be hanged II ne
went to America, or IL he would marry
Suc0 monkey, anu dS AOA hSA A--S~S'
she could go anywhere she pleased with
It, or words to that effect So that
ended the affair Of the Marquis de
C.. When the other impecunious
young mobiles heard that the duchess no
longer had any claims upon the Amer
leans money. they got together and
said, Somebody must marry her and
divide with the rest. We can't all
marry her, but we can all have a share
from whoever does. Now we will draw
lots to see who must go to America
and marry her. The lot fell on the
Baron de x, but he had no money
for the journey. So all the others
raised what money they could and
loaned It to him, and took his notes for
II, with enormous interest, payable
after his marriage. He sailed away,
and within eight months he had mar
ried her, but he has not paid those
notes; his wife won't give him the
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1898-03-12

While trying to squeeze the life out
81 little Independent oil concern in
Boston, which commands the SYM
pathy Of the entire public not In mon
opolistIc chains, Mr.. Rockefeller sends
another check for $200, 900 to the presi-
dent Of Chicago university for the
cause Of education. Mr.. Rockefeller
is a confusing sort Of man. 1t Is Of
interest in this connection, that a
Brooklyn stockbroker testified the
other day In a civil action before a
Buffalo surrogate that during the past
ten years Standard OIL stock had
brought regular and special dividends
aggregating 80 per cent annually.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1898-03-12
HorseIess Vans In London.

The horseless carrlage may not be a
thing Of beauty, but the horseless van
bids fair to become a thing Of use in
the greater city.
In London they have been testing the
motor van for mail service and its sue
cess is tolerably well assured. The
advantages OF such a system in big
city like Greater New York are many.
Speed is the chief Of these. N the Lon
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1898-03-12

course. impossible to predict. Again.
In its trial trip the boat never reached
that depth at which its inmates were
dependent upon artificial air, but there
seems to be no doubt that air can be
safely compressed for the benefit Of
submarine naVigators.
A United States army oficer, who Is
stationed at Fort McHenry and who
Is considered an authority upon coast
defenses. says that the Argonaut could
easily destroy the torpedo defenses Of
any harbor In the world. The primary
use of the boat. however, Is for wreck
ing purposes. and she Is to be employed
to search for lost cargoes.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1898-03-12
ST. VALENTINES DAY.

DAY OF rites ana
festivities was the
18th Of February In
an Gle mt Rome.
where the Luperca-
la was celebrated
in honor Of q deity
designated by the
various titles. Up
on the blotter OF
the modern police
court the gentle
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1898-03-12

Bnlets OF paper bearing the names OF
the young women were drawn from q
Jar by the young men. and afterwards
the young women reciprocated. Each
one was thus valentine" to two others,
the one whom he had drawn and the
one to whom he had fallen by lot.
But observes Samuel Pepys In his
diary, "a man doth pay much more at
tention TO the one he had drawn than
to the one to whom he hath fallen"
or, In other words. the biliets drawn BY
the men cc1Lted for more than those
drawn By the women. The valentine
thus pat-ed. showed each other marked
attention. Gifts Of jewelry. silks.
gloves atd sweetmsats were made
Nor vas the custom confined 70 young
peapie Married men ard women and
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1898-03-12

In an address delivered at the VIC
toria Institute, London. Lord Kelvin
estimated the age OF the earth. since
Il was sufficiently cooled to become the
abode OF plants and animals. to be
about 10000. 900 years. within limits o;
error perhaps ranging between 15.0oo.-
900 and $4,000. 600 years.