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Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1899-05-11
ICECREAM! !!
aaie You Sampled Myers ICeCream


haze ..r.'.~ I'D inform the public that
ar,'." prepared 90 lill all orders in
n. .'.. y. from quart 10 100 gallons.
ta,.'. ram has gained quite a repu
o-1.. winch b" Viii sustain \ trial
qrsr...' Wi. convince You of the superior
fac '. A'S Cream, which he manu-
Won, I'D Z. ... latest improved "White
pfr.g .'." ifeelerS. Special attention
day s, y. orders left with him on Satur-
Nrar... sunday. If you once sample
An H. lgecream You will have no other.
tror,.' '''E' served in season. Your pa
Tiff g-s i solicited, and you will regret
Icccr.....g A.t>amp.e Myers Celebrated
qua,rr' Largest quantity and finest
iac,r.' is .he basis ON which manu-
'e ana sell Icecream.
J. w. MYERS.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1899-05-11
M.L.EiCheIberger
THE
Farmers and the Public

who have wheat or corn TO sell, will ind It
to their advantage to get bids for same from
Hodges, who is always prepared to pay the
highest prices.
He also keeps large stock OF COAL Of all
kinds in his yards satShepherdstown andKesr
neysville, which will be sold al the lowest
cash price.
Salt and Blasting Material at wholesale and
retail prices. 6. 7. HODGES.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1899-05-11

"Well. Bobby, what do you want to
be when you grow up2'
Bobby (sufering from parental dis
cipline)-An orphan.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1899-05-11

"Are you the defendant in this
case asked the Judge sharply.
No, sub; :" answered the mild-eyed
prisoner. u has a lawyer hired ter
DO De defendin'. Is de man dat done
stole de ahticles.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1899-05-11
Roofing and Spoutins
Done to Order .

We are also ambitious enough to want
some Of this worlds goods. We are in
dustrious enough TO labor for them. We
have courage enough to ask your pa
tronage. and we have sufficient ability
to render good services.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1899-05-11
NEW TIN SHOP .

We Manufacture Tin and Sheet-lron
Ware and deal in Hardware, Tinware
and Graniteware, Stoves. Stove Repairs,
BICYCLE SUNDRIES, Glass and Shoe
makers Supplies, etc.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1899-05-11

strange silence.
q wouldn't have Hope know it for
anything" Myra had said 1T would
worry the child so. And there's no
danger of Simeon writing it. He'd
be ashamed to.
During all the fall and through one
whole long, wretched winter the iron
willed Simeon kept his resolve not to
speak, and a decided shake OF his head
or a written No" was his reply 10
to Myra's often repeated question,
Don't you ever intend to speak
again p
One day in May a neighbor, coming
from the town, brought Myra letter
that gave to her troubled heart the
widest thrill of JOY it had known for
many day. Hope was coming home.
She had written to say that she would
arrive on Wednesday Of the following
week with her little S'Tl o' 'nFee years
and that they would spend the entire
summer in the old home.
Catching up her sunbonnet, Myra
ran all the way 10 the ''S''"' "s'I '''
which Simeon was at "o'N' "o'u."9
the letter out as sue Ia" """ '''''"S
out before she reached MIN
~ simeon 'I~eo" y ''''''
from Hope She coming nome
She II be here next wee" VIII" "''
little Grace, that We We never see"
Only think OF lt-hoPe' coming
home
Simeon was pIo"inE. ne '''"'r
up MS no'Ses VII" " GIN anu y
ana smut MS mo".H '"''' VI 'V"'
times Ou' no Sou"' came 'o'' 80
IlPS' MS lace wore " n"'., "',''' nan
frightened IooN' ana DIS manu- ''''H'
bLed as be held 1t out ioF the ,e',g''
simeon simeon ''''u VI! Ia
with Guiyenng voice and teariuI eyes
surely you il nave TO speak no"
lie shook his head slowly ana SAD
ly as he sat down on the PIo" TO Fe"'
the letter. lie handed II oacK III 81
ence and turned away his head wheh
he saw the tears streaming down NY
ra S cheeks, and he bit MS mp uhu' IT
almost bIed when he heard neF '00 as
she turned to 50 BACK TO 'ne mouse ,
When he came TO di"ner he 'e"'
'"s II Ie''e' again. 0O' ~ ANU ~ 80 '''
IN silence
nope came "seH ''o"1 '"'' '''
Myra went 70 '"e i''''o%0 ''''
three miles u'S''n. 70 meet Ne''
IL il De 'e''ei '0' "' ~ ''7I' 49,
,n'h IoI !ou' }! ~" "'' '''"'
determined 10 keep up tml' Ho",v,' "sI
WINE 'ne = mere sA'' ~
d0eSn i N"o" '''"s "''"' ~ 'yI
may Oe sure ! nav" "'','-"
o. IL 10 '"e poor '"''', a''' '"
'e" uer oI II now i'' q s"'''''
0'i"'"S '"''I' .. -
you TO SPo'I nope mis' '-s', Al. ".''-1 :.
just TO- carry o"' '','y ~" .I.. ,I,,
", was "',Nv' ~ 'DG W. ra:.I.
'hs Hrs' pace ~ . d P'''' ", "''
edneSS ''8"' S''"'b"' '"'0'5"
A visible paIIor had come INTO S'm-
cons face at the mention OF Hope 3
little girl No one kne" now mnco
ana 10" 'ender'y 'n,' I,'''s IL ""V'"
ne naa never zee" ""o
thoughts. he was ioNu ~ 'n,''' '"'
ana no cnl-d IN lne "oiIu 'ouiu Os =
dear 10 n'm as In's NIUE g''l o' NOPE e
lie anu ~" n'' '0TA0' 40 ""I' -
eagerly 10 'Ns y''He "Nr" ,''i' '"T'''
OI'nS neF 70 ,H5n' a"t 'Dsy ''p' %
ProuuIy 0l al n'i '"''"','s ,n v"a'' 40
anu a''oin P'''nH''"'' &c ' ~ VI"
nope reuters
lie s'oIe ''i'.y 'n,0 'u' '''-
opened pa'loI "Ne" ~ !" ,'' s'"''
oeYefal photographs o' HoPs ~
lie glFl' 'a&en at inherent S'@ "
nei 'Nia"''Ie 'a''s' "' 80
Dum Oh 'ne PaiiOi ."O'''
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Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1899-05-11

There is not the slightest doubt that the
doctors do more harm than good in treating
Contagious Blood Poison; many victims OF
this loathsome disease would be much better
off to-day il they had never allowed them
selves to be dosed on mercury and potash, the
only remedies which the doctors ever give for
blood poison.
The doctors are wholly unable to get rid OF
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1899-05-11

Adm RS Of VIM. \. Morgan, y.
March Ii, lS99-tf.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1899-05-11

The undersigned can furnish Stamped
Silks and Satin. assorted colors, in
squares or blocks. for fancy work. Sofa
Cushions. Quilts. etc, each stamped
with neat and graceful design to be
worked in Silk 10 cents per package. |
am also prepared to do stamping at
home. Satisfaction guaranteed. Ad-
dress all orders to
KATIE c. HILL,
BOX 80. Shepherdstown, w. Va.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1899-12-07
Army and Navy Notes.

The British flying squadron will soor
be fitted out.
The new naval academy practice sail
ing ship Chesapeake will be finished
Dec. 10.
Fifty marines will leave Boston for the
Philippines, via the Suez canal and
Guam.
Naval experts are indorsing strongly
the project of q national naval reserve,
with four-year terms of service.
Soldiers returning from the Philippines
complain of American cigars, and prefer
the natural Manila product.
Officers on United States warships in
American harbors complain that visitors
are so numerous as to interfere with reg
ular duties on shipboard.
The French Channel fleet" is to be re-
enforced by the Brennus, the Massena
and the Carnot, three of the finest bat
tleships of the Mediterranean fleet.
The Prince Albert, coast defense
ship, and the cruisers Acorn, Azov,
Carysfoot, Constance, Conquest and
Shannon are to be sold out of the Eng
lish navy.
Admiral Crowninshield believes the
Government should maintain permanent
barracks on shore at the large naval sta
tions for the crews of vessels in reserve
and for new recruits which increasing
service requires.
At the Charlestown Mass) navy yard
recently 1G0 workmen in the construction
and repair department were discharged
because the Government allotment for
that department was $4,000 less than
had been expected.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1899-12-07

ed the British to take the initiative ant
storm strong positions defended by mod
ern artillery and by troops whose desper
ate valor equals that of the attacking
army.
The advantage gained by the burghers
through their early declaration of war is
now manifest. 1t has enabled them to
fight when and where they choose, while
the British, instead of massing their
troops at the seacoast for a general ad-
vance, have been forced to dispatch weak
divisions to the relief of the various be-
.leaguered garrisons.
SO far the British have carried out their
plan of campaign, but at enormous cost.
Every inch of their way has been dis
puted by an active, resolute foe, wary,
skillful and acquainted with every kOpje
and vantage ground in the scene of op-
eratiOns. The battle Of Modder river,
which lasted ten hours, is described by
the British commander as zone of the
hardest fights in the annals of the Brit
ish army" Such desperate contests are
certain in the long run to tell upon the
Beers, who, however brave, cannot hold
out forever against the grim determine
tion of the invaders and their great re-
serves of strength.
Re-enforcements are being hurried from
the Cape. Strengthened by these fresh
accessions Of horse, foot and artillery,
Gen. Methuen soon will be in better
position to follow up his costly successes.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1899-12-07
SLAUGHTER AT MODDER RIVER.
Terrific British-B Boer Battle Near Kim
berley Lasts Ten Hours.


The supreme test of strength between
the Beers and British in western Cape
Colony occurred Tuesday, when Gen.
Lord Mcthuen's column, advancing to re-
iieve Kimberley, was opposed by the
main Boer force at the Modder river,
twenty-five miles south of Kimberley.
The action commenced with the artillery,
mounted infantry and the guards on the
right and the Ninth brigade on the left.
Methuen's force attacked the Boer posi-
tion with a widely extended formation
supported by artillery. Gen. Methuen
found himself in front or the whole Boer
force, comprising 5000 men, with two
large guns, four Krupps and other pieces.
The naval brigade rendered great assist
ance from the railway. After desperate,
hard fighting, lasting ten hours, the Brit
ons, without food or water, under burn
ing sun, made the enemy quit his posi-
tion. That the slaughter was enormous
cannot be doubted. Gen. Methuen him
self was wounded and Col. Northcott and
Lieut.. Col. Stopford are among the dead.
In the short space of seven days Gen.
Lord Methuen, with n British force of
1000 men, marched fifty-thrce miles and
fought three important battles on the
western border of the Orange Free State.
In each of these engagements the British
were victorious, but at cost that is very
severe to so small q body of combatants.
From the outset the Beers have cOmpeli-
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1899-12-07

Brigands are making raids into Mace
dOnia.
Switzerland's universities have 93'
! woman students.
London has eighty-five registered ant
| qualified medical women.
Electricity is suggested as a substitut,
for the guillotine in France.
| Prices in fashionable London restau
rants are increasing gradually.
Last year the mission presses of China
sent out 1,470,69 publications.
| st. Petersburg and Moscow are now
directly connected by telephone.
Piquette made of American dried ap-
| Piles is a popular drink III Paris.
Last year the income tax yielded Great
Britain a revenue of $22, 100000.
A boat 1000 years old has been discoy.
cred in excavating near Brussels.
Russian explorers are at work in all of
the lesser known parts of Siberia.
Prince Ferdinand of Bulgaria is said to
be leading more respectable life.
The coroner at Herefordshire, England,
llOfOo ihluCSto OpSh uiI.
In Abyssinia smoking is almost I'M
known, and is punished as q crime.
Australia is to have n naval reserve
modelled on that of the United States.
In South Africa galvanized sheetiron is
the almost universal building material.
-Four hundred Belgian miners have
moved to Russia to work in the mines at
DonetZ.
Starving peasants in Russia have been
driven to eating the straw thatches Of
their huts.
Tunis has been 4 French province for
eighteen years, but the recent census
shows only 10000 Frenchmen in the col
ony.
constructed to complete the line from
Cape TO Cairo.
London policemen have been forbidden
to wear tan shoes on the ground that they
are too stylish"
While European Russia is suffering
from famine, the crops in Siberia have
been unusually good.
Arrangements are being made for an
international ethical congress to be held
in London next year.
Ether drinking has become so prevalent
in northeast Germany that the authori-
ties are taking steps to suppress the
habit.
Research laboratories have been estab-
lished in various ports of India in charge
of the health officers.
Statistics of the Local Government
Board OF London show that pauperism in
London is decreasing.
So much German beer is being sold in
that British brewers fear they
will suffer by the competition.
General fear is felt in Switzerland lest
the neutrality of the republic be violated
during the next European war.
Cardinal Celesia, Archbishop of Paler-
mo, Italy, has suspended priest for
praising Italian unity and the work Of
Crispi
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1899-12-07
THE MARKETS.

Chicago-Cattle, common to prime,
$500 to $7.25; hogs, shipping grades,
$3.OO to $4.OO; sheep, fair to choice, 3.OU
to $3.50; wheat, No. 2 red, G5c to 66c;
corn. No. 2, 31c to 32c; oats, No. =, pc
to 23c; rye, No. 2, 54c to SOC; butter,
choice creamery, DC to 27c; eggs, fresh,
tic to 19c; potatoes, choice, 35c to 45c
per bushel.
lndianapolis-Cattle, shipping, $500 to
$3.50: hogs, choice light, $500 to S4.25;
sheep, common to prime, $500 to S4.25;
wheat, No. 2 RED, 65c to &c; corn, No. 2
white, 32c to 33c; oats, No. 2 white, 25c
to &c.
st. Louis-Cattle, $325 to $6.75; hogs,
$500 to $4.OO; sheep, $500 to $4.25;
wheat, No. ., Tic to &c; corn, No. 2
yellow, SOC to 32c; oats, No. =, 23c to
Doc; rye, No. 2, sc to 53c.
Cincinnati-Cattle, $3.50 to $3.50; hogs,
$500 to $4.25; sheep, $3.50 to S4OO;
wheat, No. 2, G9c to roc; corn, No. .
mixed, Bic to 33c; oats, No. 9 mixed, 25c
to PC; rye, No. 2, SOC to 61c.
Detroit-Cattle, $3.50 to $3.50; hogs,
$500 to $500; sheep, $500 to S4OO;
wheat, No. 2, G9c to zoe; corn, No. 2
yellow, 33c to 35c; oats, No. 9 white, 27c
to 2Sc; rye. SIC to 59c.
TOledo-Wheat, No. = mixed, &c to
Csc; corn, No. 2 mixed, &c to Bic; oats,
No. 2 mixed, 23c to 24c; rye, No. =, soc
to SIC; clover seed, $4.70 to $3.50.
Milwaukee-Wheat, No. . northern,
64c to 6Gc; corn, No. 3, &c to 34c; oats,
No. 2 white, 24c to 26c; rye, No. l, 54c
tc SIC; barley, No. 2, 43c to 45c; pork,
mess, $7.75 to $S.25.
Buffalo-Cattle, good shipping steers,
$500 to $6.75; hogs, common to choice,
S3.25 to $4.25; sheep. fair to choice weth-
ers, $500 to $3.50; lambs, common to
extra, $3.50 to $5.25.
New York-Cattle, $3.c5 to rs; hogs,
$500 to $3.50; sheep, $500 to $475;
wheat, No. red, re to 74c; corn, No. =,
39c to 4Oc; oats. No. 2 white, 3Oc to &c;
butter, creamery, 23c to &c; eggs, west
ern, 15c to 21c.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1899-12-07
To Prosecute SoIdiers.

Lincoln (Neb.) special: Attorney Cen
eral Smith has notified Gov. Poynter that
he will prosecute the Fort Crook soldiers
who shot and killed a deserter who was
resisting arrest. A court martial has al
ready acquitted the soldiers, and the Coun-
ty Attorney of Sharp County dismissed
complaint against them. The Attorney
General says that while the soldiers are
subject to punishment or discharge by the
military, the offense is nevertheless COM
mitted against the peace of the State.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1899-12-07
Wealth an Inanimate Thing.

In 1896 thoughtful men were filed
with apprehension that there were no
principles SO important, no rights so
sacred, that the men who are In control
Of our corporations and aggregations
of wealth would allow to stand in the
way of the accomplishment of their
purposes.
Wealth is an inanimate thing. 1t has
neither moral qualities nor moral re-
spOnsbilities. 1t is a social product;
a tool Of civilization; an instrument of
progress by which the power of indi-
viduals is increased.
Whether the wealth of nations will
bring good or evil to the children of
men, whether it will be sickle or a
spear, plOwshare or a sword, wheth-
er 1t will ill hearts with gladness and
mouths with songs of JOY and the earth
with the pursuits Of peace, or whether
the music Of the march of its power
Will be the groans of its victims, and
the cruel necessities Of war shall fill
the world with workshops for the crea-
tiOn Of instruments Of destruction, will
depend upon the moral qualities Of ths
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1899-12-07
REPUBLICAN TRUSTS.

There is much TO attract the atten,
| ton OF those who love their country
| and desire to make it a home for OPP
portunity in the following para graph:
"We see to-day the amazing and re-
voting spectacle of industrial! corpora
tons defying law, violating order and
practicing anarchism. In playing ducks
and brakes with law and order corpo-
ratiOns are playing the game into the
hands of their worst enemies
Show that to a Republican and he
will sneer and say that such nonsense
as that is constantly appearing in Denr-
Ocratic newspapers and needs no an
swer. Is that sufficient reply to the
statements quoted? No, not even II
the paragraph had been printed by a
Democratic newspaper. But, as a mat
ter of fact, the quotation is taken from
one of the most stalwart of administra
ton organs, no less an authority on
Republicanism than the New York
Tribune.
Now, what have the Republicans to
say in reply to their own chief advO-
cate?
OF course. the fact that the Tribune
prints this statement of facts concern
more true than if it had appeared in
Democratic newspaper, but it may
cause the Republicans to reflect as to
the trend of public opinion concerning
trusts.
So far as the Republican party is
concerned, it Is owned by the trusts. 1t
was bought and paid for in 1896 by
millions of dollars contributed to the
Mckinley campaign fund.
1t is useless for the people to hope
for any aid against the oppression of
trusts from the Republican party.
Their only hope lies in the Democracy.
Attorney General Griggs will not en-
force the Federal laws against trusts.
What else could be expected? He was
made Attorney General because his
activity in promoting trust facilities in
New Jersey gave the trusts the assur-
ance they needed that at the head of
the law department Of the Federal
GOvrnment he would deaf leniently
with the trusts and protect them by
the simple process of letting them
alone.
If the Republican party will not en-
force laws against trusts now on the
statute books, what folly it is to ex-
pect them to enact better and stronger
laws AGAINST tho combines
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1899-12-07
INVESTORS TRUST" CLOSED.
Another Concern Which Promised Large
Profits Quits Business

Another Concern Which Promised Large
Profits Quits Business
The doors of the home Office of the In
vestors' Trust, 1921 Arch street, Phila-
delphia, doing business with patrons out
side the city and promising large invest
ments, have been closed. Efforts to find
the president. secretary and cashier were
unavailing. The company began business
four years ago. Its plan was to invite
the investment of capital, the induce
ment being held out of interest ranging
from 100 to 200 per cent. In explaining
why such large gains are made the COM
pany asserted in its literature that it was
in the confidence of stock manipulators
and therefore in a position to know the
way stocks would go. AS a result of
these statements cash flowed in in a
steady stream. Agents were placed in
all parts of the United States. To the
company's numerous patrons were sent
the first day of each month their divi-
dends in the shape of a check. 1t is
thought that the firm has over $100,OO0
invested for its patrons in various stocks.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1899-12-07
CHILD'S MARRIAGE is VALID.
Minnesota Supreme Court Decides tina
Girls Under ACE Nav Wed.

Minnesota Supreme Court Decides that
Girls Under Age May Wed.
An unusual lawsuit resulted in pecu-
liar decision in the Supreme Court at st.
Paul, it being held that girls under legal
age may marry without their parents
consent. The case came from Minneapo-
lis, where Alex. Scott, aged 81, married
Sadie Scott, aged 13, without the knowl-
edge of the child's parents. On hearing
of the wedding the girls father forcibly
detained her at his home, whereupon
Scott sought to secure possession Of his
child wife by habeas corpus, but the low
er. court refused the writ, and left the
girl with her father. The case was taken
to the Supreme Court, which decided that
the child must be turned over to the hus-
band if she so desires.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1899-12-07
How to Secure HARMONY.

All Democrats are desirOuS of secur-
| ing harmony Of action on the part of
the various factions of the party, but
| the great question is how to secure
that desirable, and, indeed, necessary
condition of affairs which is precedent
to party success. Certainly it is not to
be secured by wrangling over methods.
idea, nor by stubborn insistance in in
dividual plans.
There is just one way to secure har-
mOny and that is to accept the will of
the majority and to abide by it. In
1896 the Democratic national conven-
ton adopted a platform and nOminat-
ed candidate. That platform and
that candidate received 6,5OO,O00 votes
at the polls. But faction of the
Democracy refused to abide by the de-
cisiOn of the majority, bolted the con-
ventiOn and adopted another platform
and nominated another candidate.
That platform and that candidate re-
ceived 133, 900 votes. And yet there is
tendency on the part of leaders rep
resenting the $4,000 boilers to dictate
the platform Of 1900 to the 6,5OO,OOO
who stood by the platform adopted by
the majority in the national convention
Of 1896.
II success Is TO be secured by the
Democrats in the next presidential
election the rule of the majority must
be accepted cheerfully and without
question. Surely the men who bolted
the convention in 1896 have not been
treated with such courtesy by the Re
publicans as to incite them to a repe-
tition Of that political disloyalty and
fOlly
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1899-12-07
A Logical Conclusion.

SQuirm as they may, the Republicans
are forced to admit that on the total
vote they lost this State Ohio by
nearly $4,000. The Jones vote will ag-
gregate nearly or GAitc 100000, and
this, it cannot be denied, was cast
against Nash. With Jones out of the
race, every one of these ballots would
have been cast for Mclean With
these undisputed facts kept in mind,
the deduction is clear that the express
sion of the people of Ohio can be view
ed in no other light than as a rebuke
to the Mckinley administratiOn.-To-
ledo Commercial.