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Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1899-09-21
WHY You NnMn.

Have Won ever observed NO n thea'or
or concert that the people who are most
deeply interested appear between tho
acts to be quite weary u the whole
thing. yawHiu1 half dozen times In
succession The reason Of this ~ a
physiological one. When your attention
is much absorbed in anything exciting
or touching. you bTcathc in very shall
low manner and take into y0ur lungs
only half enough air Consequently.
when Your attention j. relaxed. yon
have to make mp the deficiency. This
you do by yawning, which, after all. IL
only breathing a very deep breath.
If you watch man NJ play and
observe that be is greatly moved by
some incident, you may feel sure that
when the scene ends he will sigh and n
moment or two later yawn repeatedly.
OF course the yawniug, 80 far from be-
Ing sign Of WEAKNESS. is a proof II
the livcliest appreciation
Very often you will observe the same
phenomenon in girl reading novel
And by her yawns You can tell when
the end Of some absorbing incident IA
reached. Cincinnati Enquirer.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1899-09-21
TIL, Grief OF Parting.

The man leaned right into the rail-
way carriage. There was positive an
guish in his drawn face. The lady in
side was very pretty and beautifully
dressed. Her softnesscs Of complexion
and hair. Of lace and filmy material,
triumphed il the searching glare of the
electric light which showed the rich
luxury Of every detail Of her costume.
She smiled with a pretty, regretful
tenderness as she replied lightly to his
earnest works He looked at her as If
he could never look long enough, as if
her face held for him the whole mean
ing Of life. As the train began to move,
his fingers fell passiouately on the I'M
glovcd hand resting on Tie window
ledge: then instinctively he sprang
back. raised his hat. and | caught in
full light a glimpse Of his white face.
Directly the train steamed ont Of the
station the lady rose, carefully rolled up
her veil, and quite indifferent to my
presence. proceeded before the mirror in
the carriage 10 dust her face with a
daintypocket handkerchief. and to ap-
ply to forehead and nose the minutest
layer Of powder with a tiny puff. She
patted and arranged her curls, drawing
them with hairpin into cOquettish po-
sition and curve. and then. lowering her
veil she sank into the seat with a sigh
Of satisfaction Academy
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1899-09-21

end of the pin. A touch or careless rect
against the string. the pin would pull
out, the bullet fall, the glass shiver and
the acid do its deadly work on the ex-
plosive below.
/ had forgotten for the time ali about
the boy. Suddenly, in moment of mad
fury-for he, too. had understood the
plot-he sprang up and heat with his
fists upon the pane Callan raised him
self quickly, but carefully. not forget
ting the deadly string. What he did
forget was how near he was to the stove.
AS in a dream saw his coat catch
against it. 1t swung and the big kettle
Overbalanced For an instant 1t seemed
TO hang in the air strOve to call out
1t was too late Smash, it fell right on
! the string The whole world turned
crimson and burst into great glare OF
flame. Something struck ME in the
chest and drove LAe backward.
y
PRAISE the saints, his eyes are open.
doctor
Eyes. he'll do now. said another
voice, in a rich bIogue.
| went to sleep again.
WheE awoke ii was bright daylight
| was ilY~Calls. S hut on his cot.
Il>IJ;s--->sd bruised all over, and
at frSfSt-1 zst remember what had
happ-<l.
Then it began to dawn on me.
"Where - began.
"Sh!' came in the same sCSt brogue
as before. Don't talk! Callan won I
be bothering We any more. McKeown's
not much the worse, barring his hair
And there's nothing broken in yerself.
"How long | was mad to know
how soon should be able to travel
The doctor checked me again.
- In a week. he said. ''if you'll lie
still.
/ did. and tomorrow am starting
Cicely will meet me at Holyhcad.-
Chicago Journal.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1899-09-21
PERIL MADE THEM FRIENDS,
The Wild Bcasts Herded Together TO
Escape Forest Fire.

An incident of forest fires in the hills
of the Descanso neighborhoOd, in south
ern California, illustrates the comrade-
ship that common peril brings about
among beasts as well as among :Hen
After the flames had completed their
work Of destruction and spread pail
over the hills rancher went forth
among the charred stumps and smoking
brushheaps 10 look for a number Of cat
tie and colts which he feared had been
hemmed in by the fire. He went across
gully and ridge in his search. until at
last he saw his stock some little dis
lance ahead.
He was more than astoniShed upon
coming up to the group to find not only
his cattle and colts, but deer three
wildcats, a coyote and several rabbits,
all alive and apparently in no fear OF
him. They watched his approach with
Indifference, the timidity gone from the
big eyed deer, no venom in the wild
cats purr and honesty shining in the
gray coyotes face. The rabbits sat on
children. But the poor coyote was IN
pain, and as the farmer came close the
erstwhile robber of the roost dragged
his helpless hind quarters toward the
man in mute snpplication. The legs of
the animal had been frightfully burned.
The rancher was in no mood to make
friends Of such strange creatures, and
at once drove his stock through the
smoldering brush, the deer going
along with the cattle, the rabbits hop
ping along at the rancher's heels. the
wildcats slouching along behind, and
the coyote. unable to follow, whining a
pathetic appeal for succor. When the
burning field was passed, the deer broke
into Il run for the distant hills the rab-
bits were away like flash, and the old
defiance and snarling leer came back
to the wildcats. who scorned to make
show of haste They walked slowly out
of sight, San Diego Union.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1899-09-21
MONKEY AND BOY.
They Were Equally Concerned In
the Jail Delivery.

In the picturesque little town of Law
renceburg. Ind. there used to be an old
stone building that was used as jail.
1t could tell many a strange story Of
the persons it deprived of liberty, but
would. if it were wise, be silent con
a joke on itself.
Among the boys of the town was
half witted lad who was particularly
incorrigibe, and whose constant com
panion was little monkey, who at
tended him as faithfully as Mary little
lamb One Of his mental weaknesses
was known to be confusion of the
ideas CT mine and thine and after one
very considerable theft the local Sher-
lock Holmes found footprints of Jocko,
the monk, in regions from which the
missing articles had disappeared, and so
the boy was arrested. There was no law
for imprisoning the monkey, so he was
not "pinched. The boy was model
prisoner for several days, but was sud
denly seized with desile 10 have his
monkey with him So earnestly did he
beg for this that the good natured jailer
had JoCko brought to the cell. That
night the lad, who was supposed to be
without intelligence, began clawing out
the mortar around one of the largest
stones in the outer wall He could not
do much with his blunt fingers and
weak nails but the monkey immediate
" began initiating him. The long claws
of the animal soon loosened mp enough
mortar to enable the boy to pull the
stone out of the wall, and before morn
ing both boy and monkey had disap-
peared. Cincinnati Enquirer.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1899-09-21
Acrobatic Soldiers.

Gymnasium practice Is one of the re-
ouirements of the German army serv-
ice, as we'll as special military practice
in scaling walls. etc To test the SOL
dier's agility end strength board wall
1875 feet high is built with platform
on top of it. How can man six feet
tall climb a wall without Il single pro-
lection to catch hold of? Alone it would
be impossible, but with his comrades to
assist it becomes possible. though by no
means easy. Two of the soldiers stCOp
down and place their clasped hands IN
der the feet of one of their comrades,
who stands erect Then as he places
his hands On the wall to steady himself
the STOPPING soldiers straighten mp, rails
ing him as far as they can.
The soldier is not yet able to reach
the top of the wall and pull himself up.
A comrade who is oil top stretches HIM
self out on the roof. lying down at full
length, and extends his hands to the
soldier below Then by main strength
and considerable scrambling the man Is
pulled up until he can catch hold of
the top and help himself up
Officers stand by with bayonets guard
ed by little bags of chamois. so that no
one can be pierced by a prod, and hurry
the practicing privates- Speed is nee
essary part of the evolution, for an
enemy is not going 10 stand idly by
while the Germans climb their ram
parts, and the man who scrambles up
fastest is proclaimed victor in this test
of agility. 1t is no easy matter. with
heavy knarsack On your back and cloth
ed in marching garments, to get up a
straight wall like this
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1899-09-21
ALL, SAVE ONE.

The lady rode in her coach Of state
As the air grew chill and the day grew late,
But she felt no longing 10 turn and 20
To her own hearthstorc with its royal glow
For though it was warm and rich and fair
There was never a child 10 greet her there
What treasures had she in that Irncely homer
There were silks from Persia and busts from
Rome,
Pictures from Paris and London town.
Books and books. up stairs and down,
Strange quaint things from the curious east
But never a child TO share the feast.
In the lady's mind was eoodly store
OF wit and learning and culture more.
She had sailed 10 the east and sailed 10 the west,
She had seen all the things that are rarest and
best,
And many wondrous tale she knew
But she had no child TO tell them to.
And deep in the LADY, heart there lay
Such power of loving and giving, they say
Such fancy for feeling her warm arms close
Round slim little form, with cheeks OF rose.
Such wealth of love had this lady true.
But never a child TO give il TO
Oh, women who fret at the ills of life,
The round of duty, the small, small strife
OF daily living, with children's needs
Drawing you back from pTouder deeds
Think of yourselves bereft and Lone
For love, ambition: for bread, stone.
Louise Morgan Sill in Ladies' Home Jour
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1899-09-21
MOI EOr Her.

Some years ago. when Queen Victoria
visited a certain sisterhOod. she desired
the superior to show her the place just
IS an ordinary visitor and not to treat
her as-queen. The superior agreed and
proceeded to conduct her majesty all
over the building. The queen was much
intereated but observed with vexation
that wherever they went the sisters
courtesied. At last she remarked to her
guide: Il thought l made you under
stand that l wished to be treated as an
ordinary visitorl Why, then, is every
one courtesying!"
Pardon me. madam" replied the
mother; ''you have been obeyed. The
Severence shown by the sisters was not
intended for the queen, but for NE,
:heir superior. q"
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1899-09-21
A FAMOUS PLATE.
The First Engraving Was Printed
on IL LaundrcsS' Bundle.

Two groups Of tourists were standing
in the Pitt palace before the large plate
of pure silver upon which FiEiguerra'
the great master of early engraving,
had depicted his lovely Madonna and
Child" in Il trellised arbor covered with
roses An Italian lady was telling her
friends in an undertone the charming
anecdote of Finiguerra and the laun-
dress.
The artist. it seems, in mastering the
new and difficult art of engraving upon
metal. had acquired singularly keen
eve and delicate touch, and he also pos
sessed number of very fine and sharp
instruments. which he used in his
work
Being a kindly man he sometimes
placed both his sure hand and his tine
tools at the service of his friends and
neighbors in performing for them some
of the simpler operations of surgery,
until he acquired quite a reputation for
his skill IL doctoring their hurts.
One day poor laundress who had
been washing clothes in wringing ont
a garment in which needle had been
carelessly left, ran it deeply into her
hand. Wo1se yet, it broke off in the
wound and a part remained imbedded
III the flesh. She was in much pain,
and on her way back from the stream
where she had been washing she stop
no Of mo ~
admitted.
Entering his studio she hastily set
down her wet and heavy bundle and
held out the injured hand, begging his
assistance. Finiguerra left his work to
help her, and after long and delicate
manipulation extracted the broken nee
die. The woman thanked him and
turned to 90, lifting her bundle from
its resting place.
Then he saw that she had set it upon
one of his engravings. Like all others
at that time. it was plate of engraved
metal complete in itself. and regarded
as a single and sufficient picture, exact
ly as if it had been painting.
But as the damp bundle was raised
the quick eye of Finiguerra saw that 1t
had received an impression from the
engraved picture beneath, and his quick
mind seized at once the suggestion of
the possibility of indefinite reproduc-
ton from single original So that
from the kindness of great artist to a
poor washerwoman sprang the discov'
cry which has placed the beautiful
products of the engraver's art within
the reach of all of US today Youth s
| COmlaniOn.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1899-09-21
ASBESTUS.
Some OF the rccuiiaritIos OF Til
Mysterious SuLstnuc.


Ashestus is physical paradox. vet
one of natures most marvellous pro5,..
tlonS. 1t has js,n caileGn minora'ooi.,I
vegetable: it is both Glg.u. ami cr,.'
talliEe, elastic, YET brittle: a f,ari...
stone, which can he readily orj,l
spun and woven into tissue. In cav.
many il i known as s,ainfarbs ..,.r.
faN), ana thu miners Of Quebec ..ivs j.
quite Is expressive name-u;gryar. ,.,
Cotton styncl The a>u..tu. mine. ,f
Quebec are the most famous in the
world. Yielding = per cent If the IN.
tire output, Italy being the only com.
petins country and there the industry
Is declining. Although Charlema.ur i
said 10 nave had a taaleclo;h If ash.>,u.
which he cleansed 10y throwing into the
fire it was practically unknown until
1880.
The Italian mineral was then ,xrfri-
mented with and some years later INT
on the market. In 1875 tha first Cana
dian mine was opened, anu the product
steadily increased until 1880. wh.u
$500 tons. worth $L26u.oOO. were
mined. There has since been decline
in value. the amount for 1896 l,ir.
-, 2OJ, worth only $3.50. 600 A>p,,,us
is flexible, noucumbu>tille and anon.
conductor Of heat and electricity. ana
on these properties it, increasing use
depends. IL Is spun into yarn. from
which cloth Is woven for drop curtains
in theatCs. clothing for tiremen acid
workers. etc 1t j. made into lamp
wicks and gloves for stck,rs AMI ropes
for fire escape. Il Is frltrd into mill.
board to he used as an in>umtoy in iy.
namos and as a iirepr5'. TmHs ~
floors. II l. used 10 iu>Uhta rl.,,u,
wires ana rs covering toIr,y,ut l.>,
Of heat from steam p'Is- Mixed with
rubber it is used 10 pack steam Joint,
-PittSbuIS Dispatch.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1899-09-21

4 Desperate Encounter Ia Which
Two Wan Eaters Were slain.

Two Wan Eaters Were slain.
Probably the most desperate fight
which has ever been witnessed between
a couple Of sharks and a human being
took place at Havana some time ago
Several fruit p,ddirr- bad boarded "A
large mailhoat. and among them was
swarthy barclrggcd youugohapuDtDi
among his comrades as clever swim
mor The purscr Of thcvc~scl was stauI-
ing hy the gaugway. holding his child
in hisarms, watching "a couple Of sharks
that were hanging about the ship Ac-
cidtntally thu child fell ont of its IA
Tiers grasp into the water The father
Immediately jumped overheard and
seized his child and in momcnt the
sharks were making for the pair
Seeing the pr,dicamcnt, the bare leg
Ced young huccancer dropped his fruit
basket and went over tie rail like
flash
~ the first shark turned On its back
the invariable prelude to biting it,
victim--thc young fruit seller rose %
the surface. and with a long. keen
edged knife. fairly discmhow,l,d it.
The other was not nearly go easily
disposed Of The shark seemed 10 real.
ize that in the frgit seller be- had
dangerous foe and apparently spared
for an opening Several mca ou board
the vessel hlazcd away at the monster
- III.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1899-09-21
All About u.

"There's one thing about the north
pole. asserted the returned explorer
emphatically.
The CROWD leaned eagerly forward to
learn the result Of bis investigations.
Eyes, repeated the returned ezplor'
or. lighting his cigar with great de-
liberation
"Er-what did We understand it
was the man with the inqui-itive nose
who spokc-"yoa 10 say It H. pro-
fessOry
The returned explorer threw away
his sJatch
at i. ,ho ice. be explained kindly.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1899-09-21
4 BiOOdthirsty Editor.

A down east editor has drawn mp
some new game laws which he wants
adopted The following is a summary;
Book agents may be killed from
Oct l TO Sept. spring poets, from
March to June |; scandalmongers
from April to Feb l.; umbrella bor-
rowers, from Aug to Nov. / and
Feb. to May 1, while every man who
accepts a newspaper two years, and.
upon being presented with his bill, says.
Il never ordered it'll may be killed on
the spot. without reserve or relief. -
Christian Register.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1899-09-21
ThncI<eray's Tenderness.

The following letter was written In
1888 ny Thackeray to his wife. Surely
a more tender message. more truly III
stinct with love and religion, was never
framed
Here have we been two years mar
ried and not single unhappy day. Oh,
| do bless God for al this happiness
which he has given me! 1t is so great
that | almost tremble for the future.
except that | humbly hope-for what
man is certain about his own weakness
and wickedness? Our love is strong
enough to Withstand any pressure from
without, and, as it is a gift greater
than any fortune, is likewise one supe-
rior to poverty or sickness or any other
worldly evil with which Providence
may visit us. Let us pray, as | trust
there is no harm, that none of these
may come upon us, as the best and
wisest in the world prayed that he
might not be led into temptation.
II think happiness is as good as
prayers, and | feel in my heart a kind
of OVERLOOKING thanksgiving which IS
quite too great to describe in writing.
This kind of happiness is like fine
picture-you only see little bit Of 1t
when you are near the canvas. Goa lit
tie distance and then you see how beau
tiful it is
~ don't know that | shall have done
much ny coming away, except by being
so awfully glad to get back y
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1899-09-21

80 :" IS .Shr-Marv-wanted to marry a

PctCEEi1. who, Win IN eNi1tss4CH w
horror Oh her face. sat croCchcd up III
her char. Every one in that courtroom
seemed IL realize thatthe testimony al
reaG- adduccd against the prisoner at
the bar vas as nothing compared win
that lust brought out against the glrl.
The prisoner at the har was Tale ana
trembling and. | thought an object OF
abiect misery. Then the thought fash
ed across my mind that he might be IN
raceYt. II was evident that Lawyer
Dash was struggling with himself when
he asked the next question.
:" Did you ever hear Miss Peterkin
threaten her uncle!
II heard her say CCce that she
wished he was dead replied the wit
ness.
with a moan of anguish Mary Pc
terkin tainted. The prisoner started
forward and, despite the efforts Of the
bailifs to restrain him, exclaimed:
This is shame. l am guilty, and
that man pointing his finger at Law
yer Horace Dash-'krows that | am.
What does this mean: asked
Tr1.o Plank addressing the rriSaner' 5
counsel who was leaning on the table
al s,o,,e5 oront +, faint
MTd1,'t I-rcw vo-r honor. replied
,ho ,o,,,,.r,. v.ho ygas sem to uress his
hand to Lis heart.
p1.,I. .anI d,,,'t IT. INF woman, in
d:nat;n, lIarv prtrrI.ju. leave this
rnom
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my y. $500 10y ., ~ ~. .a;1 --,. !, 80,
al ,o,..,..i+t,.I ~. ,..,... ,o-r Ian.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1899-09-21
HE LESSER llGHT.

The day is dead.
, He walked the earth in glory and in pride
And liv.d IN spendthrif; joy, yet like King
Majestic robbed in purple state, he died
But nova ghost.
No sunshine pulsing in the quiet veins
No rustv lauchtcr-wau and drarcd III white
He steals, II spiri; TO the earth again.
Carl l.. Sparrow in Frank Lcslic's Popular
Monthly.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1899-09-21
Nntidotc Against Stings.

According to DR. Friedlander Of
Wiesbadcn, electricity is an antidote
against stings Of insects His plan IN
such cases is to apply a constant cur
rent and to place Il negative cathode on
the spot stung by the insect. Galvani-
cation produces rather strong senSa-
ton of burning. but at the same time
the pain from the sting disappears, and
if the electricity is applied very soon
after the wound has been inflicted there
is little or no swelling The current,
however, does excellent service even if
it be not applied until after some time
has elapsed, for it removes the pain and
also quickly reduces the swelling. The
supposition is that the poison which
the insect has injected through the skin
is neutraliZed and rendered innocuous
by the current
Dr.. Friedlander has repeatedly made
experiments of this kind on persons
who have been stung by bees and wasps
and has invariably found them success
full He naturally believes that sim
liar result would be obtained in the.
rases of persons stung by other insects
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1899-09-21
How Did Jim Know

For several years my early morning
walk lay through the first BLOCK -
West Fifty-seyenth street. where l u ,.
regularly 10 meet a milkman DELIVERING
milk. He would take from his wagon q
rack containing several bottles ana 80
FIR, boree 70 bouse while his old gray
horse walked sedately on alone 49,.
One morning as | was passing 70
pair midway the block the man Sd''
his horse: ="
$50 on. Jim, and turn al NO :.
| watched with interest JIM D1 IT,
on until exactly opposite No :, an, %
he carefully turned and walked pa nadey
his master-or shall | say c1l' 49,
Yet some people think that tue n ,G
animals cannot reason. -OuT A
Friends -----~'
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1899-09-21
Not Listening.

She was very little girl. but not 50
small that she did not recognize swear.
ing as something very wrong Or that II
other people used bad language 1t was
her place % close her ears 10 IT. Sne
was on the street with her mother, ana
as they passed a group Of men talking
in loud tones the passersby beard the
small girl exclaim in shocked tones
"Oh. ism / that awful" And then, AZ
if suddenly remembering. But II nos
listening. New York Tunes
We exa2gerate misfortune and hap
piness alike We are never either 20
wretched or 50 happy as we say we are
-BalZac
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1899-09-21

Theatrical companies in Mexico have
70 pay fine If they do not produce the
pieces announced