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Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1900-08-02
Death of Mrs. Martha j. Folk.

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Died at Oakland" near Shepherds
town, on Monday, July 30, 1900, Mrs.
Martha ]. Folk, aged y years, s
months and 7 days.
BLESSED are the dead who die in
the Lord" Such is the testimony Of
the Spirit to the JOY into which this
devoted servant of Christ has entered
1t is the browning of the life of faith
and patient endurance the glorifca-
ton of the character made perfect
through sufferingl To some it is CIV
en- by the Divine Master to bear the
cross by facing the temptations OF the
word and by showing fidelity to His
command and example in the active
duties of life-to others, in seclusion
and comparative obscurity, by meek
ly submitting to privation and loss,
by patiently enduring pain and weak
ness. In one case the Cross is volun-
tarily taken up by the consecrated
follower of Christ, in the other it
would seem to be lifted by the Master
Himself and placed upon the shout
ders Of the servant. To this latter
class Mrs. Martha J. Folk belonged.
For many years prisoner in one or
two rooms of her house-for much of
that time confined to her bed or couch
she was denied many Of the oppor-
tunities and privileges which fall to
the lot of others. But her life was
none the less broad and full, for it
was spent in cultivating the powers
of the soul, in intimate fellowship with
Him Whom to know is life eternal.
"The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy,
peace, gentleness, goodness, faith
an inspired picture remarkably de-
scriptive of her character Without
a murmur or complaint she bore her
burdens, proving to those who visited
her that she had sources of comfort
and happiness which the world knows
not of, and by her gentle Christian
influence lifting their thoughts and
hopes to higher and better things than
the world can offer.
The worship of God was her de-
light, communion with her Saviour
her daily support. That those who
were near and dear to her might be
brought to know and love Him also
was her continual prayer, over the
answers to which she was permitted
to give thanks and rejoice. And now
her privation and suffering have end
ed, and her eternal reward has be-
gun The gold was purified in the
fire, whose heat the Refner shared
as He sat watching the crucibie, then.
when He had purged away the dross
and saw His own perfect image re-
Aected on its surface. He removed it
to form part of His glittering Grown
With a deeper and truer meaning
than that implied by the false pro-
phet of old may it be ours to say ::
"Let me die the death Of the right
eous, and let my last end be like
His !" W. h. n.
Mrs. Susan Knodle, who had been
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1900-08-02

DO YOU read what people say about Hoods
Sarsaparilla: II is curing all forms OF disease
caused or promoted by impure blood.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1900-08-02

Ladies' and misses shoes at cost
at the Great Bargain Store.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1900-08-02

Mrs. Susan Knodle, who had been
making her home with the family OF
NJ. E. snavely, Sharpsburg, died at
10 o'clock Tuesday morning of old
age, in her 18th year. She is sur
vived by two sisters, Mrs. Margaret
Knodle, Frederick, and Miss Mary
Slussman, of Sharpsburg Deceased
was the widow of the late Elias
Knodle, a well-known resident Of
Sharpsburg. She was a member of
the Lutheran church.
Mrs. Charlotte Ellen Welty, widow
of Joseph Welty, died in Martinsburg
on Friday last, of consumption, aged
So years.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1900-08-02

How Are Your KIdneysT
DR. Hobbs Sparagus Pills cure all kidney Ills sam.
pie free Add sterling Remedy Co, Chicago or N
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1900-08-02

A call has been issued for third
party convention in Indianapolis on
August a. Its principles are anti
imperialism, gold standard, abolition
of all special privileges, and civil SER
vice reform.
Der Deutsche beobachter. [volume] (New Philadelphia, Ohio) 1869-1911, 1900-12-13
(GOrtfebung fOlst.)

cxn Der grbe linmittelbdr unter benz
estraBenpfloiter bon 4elena, Mont.,
1T gplb gefunbtn iporbtn. Wenn man
bod iett 6ausbeIiBer in Qelena,
M2ont.. tpGre! Dus tptrb Elm hnbihts
iIeihes .9iibmdxn1 in Grnnbeigenz
tEum bort geben.
Sin Mrat IN Chicago bietet So fit
ben @epiertaDn gelunbe Menfdenbaut.
Ct brnuM he ndrnlih fir Neil3iDede.
mare ba Gelb ill ptrbitnen, iptnn man
pirtli@ aus btr aaut fahrsa tanntt.
Der Deutsche beobachter. [volume] (New Philadelphia, Ohio) 1869-1911, 1900-12-13

tDlluDerr! Sk 1DueH VpTIAIWt DIT
Sir befommen. Define Nerbienitt fpre>
den ia fir iih felbn. l1nb benen, bic
nod baran a1peifeln. sperbe i1 lie sAcn
orbentli1 unter bic Hafe reiben.1
St riidte bidter an ihre Settle nnb
na1m lie in feinen Mrm.
r@iebit Du, mein S4ab, tDenn tie
bann ale 10 por Dir herunrpriHsen
ipie bic Rinber BORN Rudknldben -
bonu iibe ib in meinsr gde unb bens
fe: 5pringt niir. Sbr Mffen! Wlir
seb0rt iie toh!"
sic aab ibm einen RuB.
.gs iinb lauter Mffen. bas 1T bas
bas ridtiae Mort. Wsan lam ii4 i'ter
fe NAL oniiiiren: aber mebr aud
nidt II. Gott, tpie lie mir I'm @ruls
be ale longtpeslig finb!4
Cine Meile fcben he chamber IN
Bic Muqen. Sbr @eiidt bate einen
aufmerffdlnen Musbrud. als iptnn iie
feine 3iiae ftuDirte.
,Monan gudf DUP Rad mtintr
Mor3e9.
Gie fa(ug ibm in brolfiaer gntriis
itnnq duf bic 8ade.
rgDiuft Dn nit bitiemsl llniinn tDobl
enbIih nufhSret! DM hdft gar teine
WGrae. per{tt6H Du bds! Gin Mann,
ben feine s5rdu liebt, bat teine Mdr3e,
e sat aud feine tdble Gttlle oiif tenn
/ aipf unb ieiue Munatln I'm @eii1t.
1lnb tptrn Du bus nidt aIdubf, tiR
Du ein Gfel!~
Gein GsIidt iirablte por Gliid. eli
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-05-05

'rom the London Gardeners Magazine.

From the London Gardeners Magazine.
The laurel crown used to decorate the
brow of the victor in the old Olyrnpian
games. or the head of some triumphant
general, was composed of bay leaves. The
bay Is Taurus nnbilis, and thus the wreath
or crown has been called laurel or bay.
according to the whim of the writer. The
bay was considered by the ancients to be
an 2ntidosa against poison and a security
against lightning; its leaves were used to
provide a pleasing incense, and a spray
of bay was carried in the garments of all
superstitiouS persons as a guard against
all dangers. 1t is interesting to note how
the laurel or bay has passed down to these
more Drosaic times; the heads on medals
coins. etc, are almost always crowned with
laurel. Then We have poet laureate, or the
poet crowned with laurel-that is to say the
chief poet of the times. Again, the title of
bachelor, won by exceptional skill in con-
nection with art or science, takes us back
to the middle ages, when young doctors
were crowned with laurel, and received the
title of bacca laurel
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-05-05
The Great Seal of England.

The seal consists of a large mass of ster-
ling silver. measuring about six and a half
inches in diameter BY one and a quarter
inch in depth or thickness. 1t Is in two
parts. both smooth on the outer side, but
deliberately engraved within. These two
surfaces are impressed upon lump of wax
attached III an ingenious way to any docu-
ment TO which her majesty as sovereign
gives her royal assent. The weight of the
seal is one hundred and eighty-five ounces
and its value in metal about $50.
Each seal is engraved during the reign of
me sovereign whose name il bears, and the
collection presents a curious and accurate
tpitome of English history. All lord chan
ceIIors have taken the greatest care of the
seals IN heir charge. and have contrived
r"ceSSeS and elaborate devices for their
safe custody. One of them. in the reign of
charles II, actually slept with the seal I'M
der his pillow. and by this loving precau-
ZION saved it from thieves who one night
broke into his house and carried off the
mace belonging to the house of lords and
other valuable property
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-05-05
THE OK IN SOUTH AFRICA,
III Is the Nainstay of the British
Transport System.


From the Pail Mall Gazette
The trek or transport oxen are the mainstay
OF the British South African transport system
ihese animals are slow but sure. never
doing more than three miles an hour. or
twenty miles day, which Is considered
good trek. The Zulu OK is the best bred
animal. but small and unserviceable when
compared to the bastard Zulu or Natal OK,
which thrives on both the sour veldt, or
coast grass, and the Sweet" or up-country
Veidt. oxen, however. require very careful
handling. and must on no account be over
driven; they must have at least six hours
a day for grazing purposes In the winter.
winch Is coming on now. they can find a
picking on the parched veldt where a mule
or horse would fail. They are naturally
IN poor condition till the green grass of
spring appears in September They are
very liable to lung sickness and red water
and whole spans sometimes perish from
these fell diseases. In the winter time they
suffer terribly from the cold and on no
account should be worked in the rain dur
ing that season. for. among other things,
the yoke, when wet, gives them sore necks
thus rendering them useless. The ox's best
work is done at night time, and moonlight
tricks are the usual things with the trans
port riders after their teams have been
grazing all day. They are never kept under
yoke for more than eight hours during the
day. two stretches OF four hours each.
From to y in the morning and from 6
to 10 at night are the favorite hours for
trekking." As to their hauling capacity
a span" or team of eighteen oxen will
easily draw buck wagon (weighng little
over a tom. loaded to 5000 pounds over the
South African roads. many of which are
l!ttle better than tracks across the veldt.
Twenty miles a day for a heavy baggage
column in such a country as South Africa
is really good going.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-05-05

Tou Inc spectator.
1t Is in Sicily that both poverty and crime
have reached their most portentous de
Veiopment. Here, again. we find diverse
strains of blood, language and tradition.
and an unfortunate historic development.
We cannot. indeed. explain the social facts
Oh Sicily in our time without reference IN
the past. Centuries of turbulence and mis-
government produced a condition of a.
fairs in which every mans hand was
against every other mans, and in which.
the idea of just and impartial law beeom
ing weak, the inevitable alternative of the
rude justice of revenge became widespread.
IN our day. with the possible exception of
some of the outlying districts of European
Russia, Sicily is the poorest part of E,,rona
The wages earned. in the sulphur mines
and the horrible condition of the peopJe
employed therein have been SO completely
exposed that 1t Is not necessary to dwell
thereon. Suffice it to say that with the
factors Of wretched poverty and a long
historical training crime superadded to
a quick-blooded, violent people, we NAV
understand the growth and power in Sicily
OF that murderous society. the Malta.
which the Italian government is now at
lacking in earnest at Messina The Malta
Is to all intents and purposes a nuriero,1s
organization. which sticks at nothing to
secure its ends. But formally and on one
Its members are bound to protect and bene-
fit one another under given conditions. CT
pay the dread penalty for failure or neg
lect.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-05-05
watching Digestion with the N Rays.

From Appletons Popular Science Monthly
The use of the fiuorescent screen has
been greatly extended. DR.. Francis H VIII
Hams of Boston has used 1t as a valuable
instrument in medical diagnosis, especially
IN studying lung diseases. 1t has been used
at the Harvard Medical School to follow
the processes of digestion. To accomplish
this, in one instance goose was fed with
food mixed with subnitrate of bismuth. a.
salt which absorbs Y rays.
The passage of the dark mass down the
long neck of the bird could be traced on
the nuoreScent screen, and the peculiarities
OF us motion in the gullet could be studied
A cat was also fed with the same sub
stance, and the movements of its stomach
noted. THESE movements were analogous
10 those of the heart-in other words were
rhythmical when the processes of digestion
Were going on normally and uninterruptet-
~ When, however, the cat was irritated.
1t may be by the sight of a dog these pull
sat1ons Instantly ceased. As soon as the
source of veXation was removed and the
purrlng of the animal showed a contented
frame of mind, the stomach resumed its
fhythmlcal movements. The dependence of
the digestive apparatus on the state of the
nervous system was thus clearly shown
Inc female cat was much more tracta BILE
under these experiments than the male
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-05-05

They have some very curious criminal
laws in Mexico. For instance, IL is twice
as much of an offense to mutilate the face
of woman that of a man. The law
seems to be based on the idea that wo-
mans best possession is her beauty and
that TO mar 1t does her a great injury,
There is another curious law. II a person
should be wounded in an encounter the
punishment to the offender Is fixed by the
number of days his victim has to stay In
the hospital or under a Doctors care. A
line is fixed at forty days in the way of a
general division If the injured man occu-
pies more than forty days In his recovery
the penalty doubles up.
A marked popularity of the Indiana coal
fields is the slight depth at which coal Is
found An area of $500 square miles, or
nearly one-fifth Of the total area of the
state. is known to be undermined with coal
at an average OF eighty feet below the sur
face.
We wear away two inches of shoe leather
In year. pair OF boots that would last
a lifetime" would. consequently, have to be
provided with soles from eight feet to nine
feet thick
A volunteer In q Colorado regiment at
Manila has been cured Of suffering by be-
ing shot through the throat by a Mauser
bullet.
To be perfectly proportioned man should
weigh tweuty-eight pounds for every foot
Of his height.
Uncle Sam issued 25OO.O0000o 2-cens
stamps In 1905
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-05-05

Frrn the Atlanta Journal.
A dove w!nging il flight over the tracks
of the Southern railway near Juliet. In
Monroe county. collided with a passenger
train going in the opposite direction at a
high rate Of speed yesterday afternoon.
The birds body plunged through the glass
window Of the cab. The beak. sharn as a
needles point, pierced the right eve of
Engineer Charles Wallace and the sur
geons say It destroyed the engineers sis-s,t
temporarily and possibly permanently.
Engineer Wallace was at the lever of the
afternoon passenger train for Macon when
Il pulled out Of the Union depot yesterday,
The run TO Juliet was made without incl
dent. After the train left the station the
engineer opened the throttle to run the
train faster than usual in order to make
up few minutes lost time. The train was
bowling along at q sixty-rnile-an-heur gait.
The engineers seat in the cab faces the
track ahead. A window OF glass an eighth
OF an inch thick protects him from the
orauShts. smoke and cinders He was Look
ing through this window. when suddenly
the body of the dove burst through the
pane or glass and struck him In the face
ne was blinded for an instant, and the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-05-05

pain In his eye made him realize at once
that he was seriously hurt.
The fireman on the cab with Engineer
Wallace saw the accident and relieved him
of his post. The pain increased in Wal
lace eye until it was almost unbearab.e
and he finally went back into the baggage
coach to get such assistance as was pos
sible on the train
The dove was killed by the sudden con-
tact with the cab window. Its quivering
body fell on the iron floor of the engine
cab after striking the engineer, and was
picked up by the fireman. So great was the
momentum of the train and the doves body
mat the glass window was not smashed by
the blow of the collision. The hoe through
Which the bird was hurled was clean-cut
IKE mat made by a bullet fired through
glass.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-05-05
He Improved the Opportunitv

From PeaTson's Weekly.
Ihere, there. there!" exclaimed the wi1e
OF the realistic novelist. as she rushed into
her husbands study and picked IN her
bowling offspring.
Did muzzie's precious little lamb think
she had deserted him?
After she had Quilted him she turned to
her husband and asked:
Did you have a terrible time with Willie
while was out?"
On, no.. replied the author with a glad
smile Il was very much Interested. 7
mad never before made a study of how a
baby cries. and 1 have secured some very
interesting notes. / have discovered 5ust
b. ~ baby cries when lonely. A few min
utes after you went out he began 10 whine
softly to himself and to wander about "a
II searching for some one Then he LET out
a yell. When L spoke to him and asked him
what was the matter he drew down the
corners of his mouth and began to cry in
earnest The sounds he made were all varia-
lions of the vowels, altogether devoid OF
censonants.
His method of crying is to utter from
four to seven sharp, barking sounds, then
draw a quick, deep breath and yell at the
top Of his voice with his mouth almost per-
fectly round. From time to time he varied
this performance by holding his breath as
If choking, and when he did not only his
face but even his scalp got red"
And you sat there and took notes, YOU
brute. I'll never leave our darling with
such coId-blooded man again"
As she said this she gathered up the pet
Of the household and feuneed from the
room in a huff.
The realistic novelist took a couple Of
turns about the room, smiling softly to
himself in the meantime, and then stopped
before a mirror and winked at himself in
way that suggested that perhaps after all,
he had simply been doing a clever little
romancing that would save him from being
left in charge of the baby in future.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-05-05
Wanted the Correct Change.

From the Cincinnati Enquirer
Another "meanest man. has been found
He lives in this city and conducts a thriv-
Ing business. The other day a seedy indi-
viduai approached him and said: "Sav.
mister, I'm hungry and would like to get
a nickel to get cup of coffee and roll
1 have four pennies and only need one
more. Please give me a penny" The
mean man, after searching himself said :.
Il haven't got penny. All / have is a
nickel Give me your four cents in change
and | Will give you the nickel" The beg
gar requests that his name be not mention
ed In connection with the item
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-05-05
DECLINE OF BUCKWHEAT. :
A Crop Once Large in This Country,
but Steadily Decreasing.

but steadily Decreasing.
From the New York Sun.
What is the matter with buckwheat.
Cakes made of II and eaten warm are re-
sarded as very nutritious and are still a
favorite article of food with many thou
sands. but for all that the cultivation of the
grain is steadily declining. 1t must be that
great many have stopped eating buck
wheat cakes. for there is certainly a great
deal less buckwheat to be eaten than in
former days
Thirty-five years ago the farmers of our
country sowed, every year. over 1.0000o0
acres in buckwheat. Since then the crop
has sometimes been larger, sometimes
smaller. but, on the whole. the acreage and
yield have been almost steadily decreasing
In 1S9S the acreage was 61S.3.32 only little
more than half that of thirty-five years
ago. and the yield was only 11,100.00O BUSH
els, which was just about one-haif the
yield at the close of the civil war.
No explanation of this great decline in
buckwheat raising has been made. 1t is
probable, however, that the unreliability of
sometimes small. without any apparent rea-
son for the variation, has discouraged
great many farmers. Another reason for
the decline may be the larger use within
the past few years of cereal preparations.
especially wheat, all of which come under
the general designation of hygienic foods.
These preparations have probably won
many persons from their allegiance to buck
wheat cakes.
If buckwheat raising continues to decline
perhaps the bees most of all will miss the
fields, for they are very partial to the flow
ers of this plant. which secrete a great deal
OF honey, that Is not, however. of the first
quality, as everybody knows who has eaten
it.
Buckwheat is not raised widely over the
world. and this fact makes its decline in
A iS oct 1ar al,-
all the more interesting. Russia and France
are about the only countriesain Europe that
produce it, and Great Britain has never
taken kindly TO buckwheat cakes and i'm
norris little of ha
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-05-05
Driest Spot on Earth.

From The Golden Penny
The reputation Of being the driest spot
on earth is claimed by Payta, in Peru, a
place about five degrees south Of the equa-
tor on the~coast that has risen forty feet
in historic times
In February there was a fall Of rain of
more imam twenty-four hours. the first for
eight years. The average interval between
common.
VI ABOUT nine species of plants noticed by
a recent visitor seven were ANNALS, and
their seeds must have remained dormant In
the ground for eight years. In spite Of the
lack OF rain the long-rooted Peruvian cot
ton Is grown In the dried-up river bed, fur
nlsnins crops that yie.d subsistence to the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-05-05
Fate.

A figure. awful to behold austere.
stood by my bed last night.
The dagger at her side filled me with fear
Her eyes flashed down at me with scornfu LIGHT
II am Misfortune. Hear.
Thou shrinking child. where'er thou mayest be
I'll never leave thee-nay
Through thorns and flowers to death III foIlo,-
thee. "
Even in the void beyond near thee to STAY"
sobbed: Away, away!'
She firmly stayed. and from me would not M
She spoke: 81 It's thus decreed
Pale flower Of the cypress, of the snow
Of crime and Of the tomb, poor human weed
Above It's thus decreed"
rose and cried: But 1t is hope / crave
To make my young days bright
In thrills of love eXultingly to rave,
want the kiss Of genius and of light
oh, go. oh, go away!'
She spoke: 'He who creates In suffering's night
Alone giory's day.
IT'S pain that teaches thoughts their highest flight
For him who bravely fights is victory"
I slowly answered: .'Stayi"
ADA NEGRI.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-05-05

little of the crisp. curly tea leaves to be
found in these Jumps When tea is to be
made pieces are Clipped of the bricks and
dark, strong favored liquid with harsh, I'M
pleasant taste. One merit alone ii possesses
it Is undoubtedly stimulating. The favor
of the tea is not improved, either, to our
tar favors. Instead of cream and sugar.
mutton fat and salt are usually considered
the correct things to add, and 1t can read
lily be imagined that the beverage thus pro-
duced does not present any particular at
traction to Englishmen. The Tartars them
selves are devoted to their tea drinking
as is any old Welshwoman, SO II Is to be
presumed that here. as elsewhere. habit is
everything, even in the matter of the flavor
of a tea.