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Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1900-05-10
A Wonderful Operation.

Some three weeks ago Frank W..
Robinson bo;Ier.maker emuloyed
at the Geiser works in Waynesboro,
Pa, tipped off a sharp spawl Of iron
with his hammer, and the little missile
shot into his left eve lust at the edge
of the iris, and burrowed three quar-
ters Of an inch back in the posterior
part Of the eve. The wound was
very painful and Mr.. Robinson went
Immediately to his physician, Dr.
Strickler. who ur5bed in the wound
but could find no clue to the foreign
BODY. The position was that it
had taken an IRREGULAR course back
belind the eve o- that il might have
glanced of after striking the eve, the
oplv thing to 10 was TO await develop
ments. The eve continued painful
showing that the spawl was there. An
operation was therefore decided upon.
Leave to use a large magnet owned
BY Dickinson College was granted and
.,u.to C,rr,.Ia and -, tboir arrival
Tho ovnor;roe,t ,v,s tried and with
.r,;r. .,,ooass Wbo, tho s,d Of the
r,,,,na. no. brorobt near the ave the
- -: .,-,o.. ,r,s soan 70
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Dl-9S = a. '"y -, - .-..,-t,- -,
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'Is --.' "',.''.' a~,;.i "a ant ,hot
- - l-..7s - - l;i.a e..h r-o.y.
t;,,Lt - tLa and of Tho m.oret
-, 30 -, 80 .bo,t ,b,. ,sant
f,o,o ,bo n-of.y,o,. dootor. and
stn5ant. uIo had o,tbsreJ 10 witness
-. ,oral evrsriros,t The little
- .bort tba .;za of g.. small
no .nl bo. .b.rr s5gss and roint.
Feeling the need Of medicine the
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1900-05-10
The Rectum, Its importance.

The Rectum IS one OF the most i'm portant
organs of the body.
Through 10 a large portion of the waste,
ettete, and poisonous matter generated In
the system Is expelled.
When the functions OF this organ are inter-
fercd With. these poisonous elements are re-
tanned IN the system, poisoning the blood.
clUggiug the glands impaIring nutrition and
assimilation and eugenjering diseases that
not only cause great suffering tut destroy
life.
Disturbed digestion, arrangement of the
nervous system. Rheumatism, Neuralgia,
Catarrh, diseases OF the heart. liver, kidneys,
bIaaders, uterus. Cl. these arise from retained
feCal matter i'm the recjuW, caused by Inter
nal piles, ulcers. structures and Otaer causes
that uJstruct the canal.
The majority Of these diseases are readily
cured, without cutting, tying or bruising.
Thousands Of people are daily dying rom
operations, but with my system. Invariably
the treatment is a decided success.
! have cured men - years old, children TWO
years old.
Ny system Of treatment causes no deten-
ton from business OF pleasure.
The old or Hospital way OF treatment lasts
from one 10 four hours, whilst my treatment
consumes about tyr minutes
can furnish the best references from the
Oldest and best physicians and druggists OF
this city, besides hundreds OF others, who
gladly testify as 10 my ability.
Dr.. Q. n. Whiting,
4O4 y. Eutaw St. Baltimore, Md.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1900-05-10

tempt to cure this
condition by Of
dinary means or
medicines. The
stomach and
organs Of digeS-
ton and nutrition
must be restored
TO healthy sctiy-
ity, the blood
must be purified,
the liver cleansed
and strengthened,
before a cure can
be hoped for. This
Is the work done
by DR.. Pierce's
Golden Medical
Discovery, a med
iciHe specially
beneficial IN dis
eases of the stom-
ach, blood and
liver. II strength
ems the stomach,
pan6es the blood,
cieanseS the clog
ged liver, and pro-
notes the health
Of every organ OF
the hodv
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1900-05-10

Mamma-Now, Bobbie, when We
60 to church you must behave like a
man.
Bobbie-But can't snore, mamma.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1900-05-10

There is such a thing as being al
together too clever.
you think so ?"
~ know it. was walking along
the street yesterday when I noticed a
95 note lying on the pavement. l
stopped to pick it up, but it looked
counterfeit, so I passed on.
"And the note turned out to be
good one, of course p
No, it did not, but l was arrested
before had gone ten steps farther"
Arrested? ? What for?"
For passing counterfeit money"
Rich host Ito poor relation).-"The
duck seems to be pretty much all gone,
James. How would you like some Of
the dressing?
Poor Relation.-"That viii do nice
ly, sir; and if there is any left you
might give me a small piece of the
quack."
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1900-05-10

-My wife was greatly troubied With indges-
tiou, torpid liver. dizziness. and also irregular
,~rsoss = 1ri,es Rr W. A Preston. Of shuqu1-
~, xoxuhee Co Miss. I'VE tried many ciher-
ct remedies. but none Of them gave perfect re-
lief uuiil We were induced by LADY 10 try yorf
ton and Pleasant Pellets These medicines
did more good than anything we ever tried for
tho couDEaiuts. We have used four bottles OF
yoar Golden Ned;czi Discovery. one of Favor.
T,ese medicines have done the work uc DC.
sired. and DO heartily recommend them TO 81
similar sufcTrrs.r
DIR. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets assist the
action of the Discovery"
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1900-05-10
u. w. Ferrell!
market Gardeners Give 8uist's
Seeds the Preference.

over thirty million dollars worth
VI 1arieu Seeds are sold annually in
.-'' country, one-half Of which are
n'''l.ess, either from old age or spuri-
o1s stocks.
1Ae most serious as well as the most
-..gIo1table investment is the sowing
spurious seeds. Buist's Seeds are
'1s most reliable. Procure same Of
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1900-05-10
DRUGS!

We have just received
our first order from
LANDRETH and have
a full line of all Seeds
for the hot beds and
early gardens.
New-York tribune., 1900-07-01

resentment both inclined him toward the Bear
embrace An attitude of estrangement reduy u
turn into yelled insult and singing treacheiS'
was what awaited LyttOn in the beginning VI
his dealings with the Afghan. One OF MS oI-
fetal minutes quotes Lord PalmeFstoh as eN-
pressing TO Clarendon the conviction which
Lytton himself had formed from nearly twenty
years practical study of Russian diplomacy III
Europe THE policy and practice OF the RUS
sian Government said Palnerston, nave al
ways been to push forward its entertainments d.
fast and as far as the apathy or want Oh
frmness of other governments would allow II 10
go but always to stop or retire when II was met
with decided resistance. and then 70 wait for the
next favorable opportunity to make another
spring on it's intended victim. In furtherahce
of this policy the Russian Government mas al
ways had two strings to it's bow-rnoderate
language and disinterested professions at
Petersburg and London; active aggression by
its agents on the scene of operations II the
aggressiOns succeed locally. the Petersburg
Government adopts them as a fait accompH
which it did not intend, but cannot in honor
recede from. If the local agents fail, they
are dsavowed and recalled. and the language
previously held is appealed to as proof that
the agents have overstepped their Instructions
New-York tribune., 1900-07-01

expedition by land against British India which.
as Sir Alfred Lyall has reminded US, first i'm
planted that worry. and it has grown with the
slow shuttle of the big Bear through Central
Asia.
Given the substantial reality of the pos
sible danger which turks for England behind
the Afghan mountains and it may be said that
amount of anxiety is unreasonable and no
reputable method of prevention unjustifiable on
the part of England. Lytton's administration
followed a period of mastery inactivity'-a
policy reminiscent of Lord Lawrence, and too
closely adhered to by LyttOn's predecessor, Lord
Northbrook. Their plan provided for merely
civil and neighborly" relations with the buff
fer native State the frontier. To substitute
for these a more active alliance and pre-
ponderating British influence was Lytton's
aim, and it is a policy which, hOtly abused in
his day, has been sustained with few breaks
since then. The casual observer may say that
on her side Russia seeks nothing more; but it
would be hard to persuade to that effect the men
who watch where the North Star burns over
the Khyber Pass.
Lawrence himself had no belief in the inno-
cent little intentions of that same big Bear but
he held that instead of calling the Afghan Ameer
to account for his dangerous firtations with
Ursus as Lytton did in rs, it Ursus that
should have been warned. Ten years before he
had advised that Russia should be plainly told
that an advance toward India beyond a
tain point would entail upon her with
England in every part of the world. 1t was in
1910 that the Russian General Kaufman be
gan with colorless complimentary letter to
open direct relations with Sher Ali the Ameer;
and it not long before his continuous com
mUncatOns took something of the tone
Of a superior addressing a subordinate ally. The
uneasy Afghans appeal to the Viceroy to cause
the British Government to ''bestow more serious
attention than they have hitherto done on the
establishment and maintenance of the boun-
daries of Afghanstan" called forth from North
brook only reassuring platitudes and after
Russia's conquest of Khiva Sher Ais fear and
New-York tribune., 1900-07-01

lanatfon of her new title Of Empress-an oc-
casion which ought certainly to have inspired
a man Of brains writing to woman OF Sfa--'iS
and a great sovereign As an official report on
one Of the most remarkable assemoiaGes OF
modern times it is adequate, but II gives II"
gIimpses Of the strikingly picturesque elements
Of the scene On the effect produced upon the
native authorities he has some interesting
paragraphs:
Sir Dinkur Rao (Sindiahs great Minister said
to one Of my colleagues. IF any man "'uld
understand why il IS that the English are anu .
must necessarily remain the masters OF 4I-,ii4.
he need only go up % the FlagstaI rover o. a.
look down upon this marvellous camp Let Inn
notice the method the order Lhe clelt'-.ii'1 -
the discipline, the perIeclloh OF Ita ~'I--
ganizatiOn and he viii recognize IN II al once
the epitome Of every title 20 command ana
govern which race can possess over Cth-IS-
This anecdote reminds Cf another which
may perhaps please Your Majesty Holkar said
TO me when / took leave of him India has
been till now a vast heap OF stones, some of
them dig, some OF them small Now the house
is built and from roof 20 basement each stone
of 1t is in the right place" The Khan OF Ea--
lat and his wild SiTdars We're. think, the cai-r
objects Of curiosity and interest 70 our Etr'-
means on the Khan himself and ali MS
SirCiars the assernbIase seems 20 have made en
impression more profound even than / had an
tiCipated. Less than year ago they were an n
war with each other, but tnty Rave ieIJ br.-h
with mutual embraces and a very salutacy con-
viction that the Power they witnessed there -
resolved that they shall hencefOrth keep the
peace and not disturb it's frontiers with --e;r
squabbIes. The Khan asked 10 have a banner
/ given TO him. 1t was explained 10 His HigE1-ss
that banners were only given 10 Your NaJ-sty s
feudatOries, and tha' he. being indeEe1 --ct
Prince, could not receive one without f@-n-
promising his independence Ee replied But
L a feudatOTy of the Empress, a feUEatJ-y
quite loyal and Obedient any other I
don't want 20 be independent prince, ard
I do want to have my banner, ike all the rest
Pray let have it" Two Burmese
nobIemen from the remotest part Of BUrrnah
said To me: The King OF BurTah faucieS he
/ is. the greatest prince upon earth When 90
back shall tell all his people that he is no
| body Never since the world began has there
! been in it such a power as We have witnessed
here"
Valuable chapters on internal administration
under LyttOn's rule on the VeTnacular Press
bill and the Indian Civil Service are included
| in the volume. and the reader will De duly
| grateful for the excellent index and fine map
| of the empire In Lytton's portrait there IS
more of the author of ''L1ciIIe'' than OF the
/ hard headed statesman
New-York tribune., 1900-07-01

1t must be admitted that the trend Of events
during Lytton's administration goes to show
that the logical unhindered end of the Ameer's
growing contempt for England and timOrous
yielding to Russia would have been the conquest
of Afghanistan by the Eastern empire. The
VicerOy strove not to bring her under British
rule. but TO maintain her as an independent
State. guided by British influence and under
bonds to help and be helped by the British Gov
ernment if necessity arose. Starting with this
intention. Lytton's policy was pursued with
singular patience. frankness and generosity
from the AngIo-Saxon point of view The
Oriental looked at it differently. of course. The
story Of the negotiations with Sher Ali and his
successor. Yakub Khan, is one marked by East
ern evasion. cunning, suspicion and double
dealing. That story eliminated in the murder
at Kabul of the gallant AMI brilliant Major
Cavagnari the British envoy. and in General
RObertss famous campaign. Lord Lytton's
plans necessarily changed then provided for
breaking up the kingdom by the separation of
Kandahar under ruler protected by the Brit
ish-this with the object of relieving the British
Government from any dependence upon the
goodwill illwiH of future Ameers at KabuL
This was accomplished. but accomplished only
short time before a change of administration
in England placed Gladstone in the chair Of
Beaconsfeld. Lytton's policy was bitterly at
tackled by the new party in power. and he re
signed. In the succeeding year Kandahar was
abandoned. and the Afghan Ameer took possess
sion. The Afghan question, however. is far
from settled The next century will probably
see it revived and with more serious compIica-
tions.
Lord Lytton, though poet OF sentiment un-
dOubtediy shines the author of clear, terse
and logical political dispatches AS merely lit
erary achievements indeed, they are worth a
legion of "Lucilles" In the character OF a de-
scriptve letter writer. he leaves much to seek
If we may judge by his epistle to the Queen
quoted in this volume. II deals with the i'm
posing ceremonies at Delhi attending the prOc-
New-York tribune., 1900-07-01
SUNDAY, JULY 1. 1900.

The opportunity given to the art critics this
summer by Sargents great portrait in the Royal
Academy is calculated to excite the envy of
critical writer's in other fields. The painting is
D fine that the most eXactng can give free rein
to eulogy. Not Il dissenting voice is heard. 1t
is to be observed, however, that every critic
worth his salt who has belauded this painting
has found much to say that is of value in the
minutiH of his own art, which goes to show
that good work always provOkes more than a
mere registration of its excellence. 1t gives to
the critic not only delight, but inspiration He
finds himself saying what everybody else is
saying. but if he is worthy of his subject he
invariably finds something of his own to say
also. \ really great book, like really great
Painting is, indeed, a perennial source of stimu-
llS to the critic, ever enabling him to exhibit
the principles of criticism in a new light, ever
leading him to new eXpOSitiOnS of the touch
stones and standards whereby the highest art
is supported and advanced. Sometimes very
bad book, by some strange paradox, will serve
a similar purpose, through the sheer force Of
its imbecility driving the critic to the statement
of important ideas. 1t is perhaps only mediocre
work. coorless and empty, that drives him to
despair and leaves him helpless But good
work. the best work, is as precious to him in
the exercise of his profession it is to the lay
man who seeks solely to be pleased
New-York tribune., 1900-07-01

A weary contributor to the new English
periodical The Pilot" denounces the gloomy
novel of our time which is always glibly
labelled ''powerful' by careless writer's in the
press The trick of this kind of writing, he
remarks, is very easy, but ii is also Il fact that
'powcrfur' fiction immensely impreSScs the
superficial critic aforesaid If you object, he
replies, Yes but this is only another way of
saying that you care nothing for art What
YOU like is an old fashioned, commonplace story
over which you can fall asleep This the
gentleman in THE Pilot" observes, is untrue
The reader. he neatly says, does not want a
scpcrilic; but still less does he desire an emetic"
We recall a breeding author who could not
understand that manuscript of his, though
fairly well written, tremhled on the brink of
rejection simply because it was hopelessiy de-
pressing He deplored with compassion the in
difference to art which he thought lie saw be
hind the criticism, failing himself to perceive
that squaid misery has no place in literature
except when the art with which it is treated is
really great art. The difficulty is that just as
a young painter who has picked up little tech
niquc and great many specious ideas in Paris,
thinks he is justified by "art" in putting any
indecency on canvas, the young author feels
that if he has 4 few notions about literature he
may write depressing rubbish which the critics
will have to admire as powerful" The only
powerful" novel that is worth reading is the
one that is Oh every count an obvious master
piece
New-York tribune., 1900-07-01

Mr. Andrew Lang, laboring in friendly
spirit, reaches for the scalp of the hack writer
sometimes found in high places who practises
the gentle art of what he calls Body Snatch
ing" This technical phrase means, he says,
the publication by y of a book of which the
copyright, the possession OF B, has just ex-
pircd" There is no infringement of law in such
publication but it runs counter to the unwritten
traditions Of the publishing world; and if some
publishers will not refrain from violations he
asks at least that men of letters will not lend
cOuntenance to the practice. They should not,
according TO Mr. Lang, write prefaces, introduc-
tions and notes for such publications. Because
he has himself edited editions of more than one
dead author Mr.. c. X. Shorter falls foul of him.
Mr. Lang retOrts that if he has written intro
ductions and notes for editions of COleridge and
Scott he did not make prey of these authors
as soon as the breath was out of the bodies of
their copyrights" He is rightly of the opinion
that he has injured no mans interest or senti-
ment and certainly" he says, Il worked with
the approval and assistance of the lineal de
scendants of the author of 'Waverley' and of
the author of 'ChriStabel." In other words,
there are distinctions to be drawn in this mat
ter 1t is one thing to edit under the conditions
which Mr.. Lang enjoyed when he edited Cole
ridge and Scott But it is quite another thing
to take in hand unauthorized, a work just pass
ing out of copyright when the author has living
representatives.
New-York tribune., 1900-07-01
POET AND VICEROY.
THE STORY OF LORD LYTTONs RULE
IN INDIA.

THE HISTORY OF LORD LYTT0NS IIiaa>; INDIAaN
ADMINISTRATION, 1876 to 1880: Compiled
from Letters and official Papers. BY Lady
Betty Balfour Svo. PIP. sol. Longmans, Green
& Co.
The clever daughter Of Lord Lytton, who COM
piled this volume, did not undertake to make
of it anything more than a contribution to
history. 1t is in biography of Robert
Lytton or of "Owen Meredith" 1t presents.
chiefly in his words as found in private
letters and official documents, the record of the
Viceroy's four years rule in India.
He Disraelis appOintee. and he governed
in accordance with the Disraelian theories and
his own honest convictions. Those four years
held some of the most interesting episodes of
Anglo-Indian history. One of his first duties
was to proclaim to the princes of ancient India
the English Queens new title of Kaisar-i-Hind.
One of his first anxeties the Afghan ques-
ton, which, since the beginning of the cen
tury now ending, has worried successive British
Governments. 1t was NapoleOn's project Of an
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1900-08-10

forced to take his bed, where
when the world was glad in the
happy June time, and the roses
blossomed and the honey snckle's
fragrance filled the balmy air, he
was again compelled to lie for a
number of weeks. An operation
was at length performed IN Vinita
which located and determined the
seat of his illness and as soon as
he could be removed thereafter he
was taken to st. Anthony's hos
pital, in ST. Louis, Mo-, where on
Monday morning, July 30, 1900,
he was operated on for kidney
trouble n d APPENDICITIS. He
rallied from uader the operation
and was conscious up to few
moments before he died. Periton-
tits set in and after suffering in
tense pain, in the early vigils Of
the soft August morning Of the
second, he laid down the burdens,
the pain, the sorrows Of this life,
and fell into that last dreamlesS
slumber that precedes the resurrec-
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1900-08-10

Concluded on second page
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1900-08-10
IN MEMORIAM.


How shall we recall the fond
memories that cluster about our
beloved dead? How shall we por.
tray the nobleness OF his character,
the purity Of his life, the gentle
ness OF his dispositionY H o W
shall we describe his affection as
father, his tenderness as son and
brother, his devotion as husband,
his sincerity as friend? How shall
we impart the patience Of his suf-
fering, the unfailing fidelity Of his
trust in the great Healer Of all our
in6rmities, the sorrow and DESC
lation that, at his death, fell like a
dark pail upon the hearts of the
loved ones left behind?
We know that all things must
end: work, play, pleasure, pain,
life F.! "Man that is born of
woman is Of few days and full Of
sorrow" The brief term of his
existance is but passing dream
q story that is briefly told,-and
his spirit drifts away on the bosom
of that tranquil silent river that
winds with noisless murmurs
through the gloom shaded shadows
of the Valley Of Death.
To eulogize the deeds and pre-
serve the memory of our dead
from oblivion and forgetfulness is
at once our privilege and our
sacred duty. Since the dawn of
civilization men have made ex-
preston at the death of their fell
lows, whether such dead were citi-
zen, statesman, or soldier. Real
izing that "all flesh shall perish
together, and men shall turn again
unto dust" we are naturally in
spired with the desire that we may
be remembered after death: that
after our earthly remains shall
have been laid away TO sleep
throughout the silent centuries yet
to come, to crumble and to decay,
to fall away to dust, awaiting the
final day, we are fed by the hope
that some human heart that yet
beats may cherish a memory Of
us-may yearn for lone touch Of
the vanished hand, one sound of
the voice that's STILL" Prompted
by such feelings, We come to
chronicle the sad death of our
townsman and friend, Emmett
Mcdonald Ming, and to pay last
tribute to his memory.
The deceased was born in Frank
lin county, Missouri, December
3rd, 1860. His father, Judge j..
M. Ming, a defendant of that
chivalrous race Of men who peo-
pied "The Old Dominion, " settled
in Franklin County, Mo-, at an
early day, and is one Of the most
honored and beloved citizens OF
that good old county. The mother
Of the deceased is a God-fearing,
Christian woman, faithful wife
and a loving mother, belonging to
that noble type of womanhood
found in the south in the happy
days before the war. Both father
and mother have reached a good
old ago, have neared their three
score years and ten, in their hos.
pitable home in the quiet town Of
Washington, where Emmet, their
youngest son, grew from childhood
TO young manhood. To Judge
Ming and bis wife a number Of
children have been born, four Of
whom, two sons and two daughters,
are still living. Emmet NJ. Ming
spent bis bOyhood days upon the
farm. living close 10 nature, and