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Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1900-10-04

AND now comes a stove trust. Rep
Iesentatives of about 400 stove manu-
featuring concerns are to meet in Chi
cago on October 18th to form the Ma
tional Stove Manufacturing Company
"a consolidation of all the companies
with a capital of 100000. With
coal soaring away up in price, it will
be quite appropriate to have stoves
going up too. But will the people
like this sort of thing? If they do
they can easily vote to continue it.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1900-10-04

Having determined to quit farming, Will
sell at public sale, where | now live, half
mile from Uvlla and two miles from Duff
fields, between the Sheph erdstown and Hall
town turnpike and Shepherdstown and
CharlestOwn dirt road,
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1900-10-04

Five fine Brood Sows, all with Pig. 3 will
have Pigs by day OF sale; $ thrifty ShOats
and Fat Hogs for butchering; fine young
Boar. Breed Berkshire and POland-China.
One 2% year old Short-hornOd Durham
Bull. n nice ami NAL
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1900-10-04

by druggists. in fifty
cent and one dollar
sizes. You may have z
sample bottle by mail
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1900-10-04
On Tuesday, October p, 1000,
IHU IVIIUW IHb IVI5VH"I FI"TVI'J
6 HEAD OF HORSES !

Four OF them No. l Work Horses, Barshear
Leaders, 2 fine Driving Horses, well broken,
kind and gentle. These are all good horses
and are worthy the attention OF buyers.
= Isad Of CattlSI
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1900-10-04

Six of them No. l Mich Cows. steers ant
Heifer and Calf.
20 Head Of IcgSI
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-07-05

MY TRANSFER ticket. ] held it in my
hand, and / must have dropped lit on
the street. Dear mel"
swell, it's only a matter OF i've
cents!"
didn't tell you had spent my
last penny? And there's the conduc'
tor coming!" She looked ait him i'm.
ploringly.
Hr remained silent
-mr. Daiuwln, us perfectly aw1ul
thing to do, but | must ask you to
pay my fare.'
~ am very sorry" he answered,
"but it's againstmy principles to lend.
! will, though, on the condition that
you say yes to what | ask you be-
fore"
"No, sirl"
"very well, then; I'm sorry for
you'll"
"You are acting dishonorably, Mr..
Baldwin,
"All's fair in war, Miss Grosvere."
"But, OIL he's coming up! For
PHYS sake, John!"
II can't pity you. l love you'll Say
.yesl' and it's done!"
"I'll never forgive you for taking
advantage Of my helpless situation,
Mr.. Baldwin,"
I'D never forgive myself II I didn't
avail myself Of such asplendid situa.
toni"
"I'll explain to the conductor!'
she said, de6antly. He must believe
me-"
"He may. And the papers tomor.
row morning will have an account OF
beautiful woman causlnga poor man
to lose his job by beating him out OF
a nickle. They'll have your picture,
too, with an explicit account Of your
past experiences and future aspira.
TONS"
"Farel" called the conductor, impa-
tiently.
She looked up and saw many curl
GUS pairs Of eyes watching her. She
shrank back.
"Yes,' she whispered, "but just wait
till
'T'm perfectly willing to wait till'-
he responded. "Two," he said to the
conductor.
Then quietly one Of her hands found
his, while the other joyously fingered
in her pocket crumpled transfer slip.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-07-05
Not Stricken with Grief,

II thought my ambulance service
had hardened me against unpleasant
surprises" said a young doctor who
does considerable work on the lowe,
east side, "but sometimes it seems
not For instance, yesterday morning
when l calledon an old woman patient
In a big tenement down town found
she was dying, and l was shocked ia
see lying asleep beside her on the
marrow bed, IA young girl of about is.
II aroused her at once and ex.
planned TO her that her grandmother
was within few minutes of death.
thought naturally that she would
jump out of her unpleasant position,
without thinking long about the man.
ner OF Ler jumping. But fooled my
self. She just glanced at the old lady
and shook off my hand sullenly and
muttered: You femme 'lone;' then
she turned over to 60 to sleep again
without moving away IAN inch.
1.-THE rest of the family went on
with their chattering and waiIing, and
when ! left the house after the end
had come to the grandmother, the girl
was still sleeping there, refusing to
have her morning nap disturbed land
somehow my system was considerably
Jared blythe thing. New York Com.
mercial Advertiser.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-07-05

"Whenever l buy anything" once
said Russell Sage in telling a story,
II make it rule to talk to the sales
man. | am a member OF a great many
different boards of directors in q
great many lines of investment, and
often find this information of great
service. Some time ago l went into q
large clothing store to buy suit Of
clothes at low price that | had seen
advertised. l bought the clothes for
Sl4, | think, and in talking to the
clerk l found the lot had been sent
to his store from big manufacture
ing concern to be sold on commission,
4 got them for less than cost. Now,
have kept general store and under.
stand that business, and there is no
money in that sort of thing.
"a few weeks afterward this man.
ufacturing concern applied to one Of
the banks | am connected with for q
large loan. Their credit was appar,
emily all right, but on the strength Of
what l had learned / held up that loan,
and q short time later the concern
failed."-Saturday Evening Post.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-07-05
A Dlmlnutiye Jockey.

Little Johnny Reiff," the American
midget jockey who won SO many rae.
es on the English turf last season, was
the hero Of ludicrous and hitherto
unrecorded incident that happened at
Kempton park toward the finish OF
the fiat racing sequence. 1t is neces.
sary, In order to appreciate the joke.
to emphasize the exceeding smallness
Of the juvenile Reiif, who is very mi.
mute indeed.
1t fell out that Herbert Woodlands,
the English steeplechase jockey, had
run down to Kempton with his friend
Arthur Nightengale, for a 'busman's
holiday. They were chatting in the
jockeys room, when the bell rang to
summon Nightengale to take the sad.
die for his last mount Of the day.
"Wait here for me-" he said to Wood.
lands; "st down; | shan't be long"
Thinking himself quite alone in the
room where he had been chatting,
Woodlands, after his friends depart.
ure, lighted a cigarette and prepared
to take comfortable seat on a pile
of rugs and cloths heaped in the cor.
ner.He sat down for mere moment,
A piercing shrek rang from under
him. "felp! Help!" The steepls.
chase rider had sat down upon little
Johnny Ref!
The cries brought big American
to the rescue in moment, but mat
ters were Of course explained to ev.
rybody's satisfaction, The midget
curled up in his rugs, and taking
"forty wnks' before his next race,
was quite unnoticed in his corner,
but Woodlands was quite upset OF hav-
ing inadvertently disconnected the
mite. That no great harm was done
may be gathered from the fact that
Reiff made ready for the next race and
won it easily from big field.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-07-05

What is the matter with bucA
wheat? Cakes made Of II and eater
warm are regarded as very nutritious
and are still u favorite article of food
with many thousands, but for all thai
the cultivation of the grain Is steadily
declining. 1t must be that great
many have stopped eating buckwheal
cakes, reports the New York Sun, fol
there is certainly great deal lesl
buckwheat to be eaten than In formel
days.
Thirty-fvc years ago the farmers d
our country sowed, every year, ovei
100000 acres in buckwheat. Slncl
then the crop has sometimes beer
larger, sometimes smaller, but, on thu
whole, the acreage and yield have beef
almost steadily decreasing. In 1891
the acreage was 67S,332, only littll
more than half that Of thirty-fW
years ago, and the yield was only IL,
100000 bushels, which was just about
one-half the yield at the close Of thl
civil war, 4
No explanation Of this great declini
In buckwheat raising has been made
1t is probable, however that the unre
liability of the crop, which Is soma
times largeand sometimes small, with
put regard to cmfwyp hrdlu shrdlini
out any apparent reason for the varia
ton, has discouraged great man,
farmers. Another reason for the do
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-07-05

Don't think because you have goot
eyes that will bear all kinds of abuse
Don't use the eyes continuously ali
close work, without occasionally rest
ing them by looking off into the dis
lance.
Don't hold the book nearer than d
necessary for clear, shary vision.
Don't make a practice of reading Q
type too small Ito be seen readily al
eighteen inches.
Don't attempt to read in a car OF
other jolting vehicle. 1t is a strain
on the directing muscles of the eye.
Don't read while lying down. II
causes an unusual strain on some Of
the external or directing muscles.
Don't read when very sleepy, as the
accommodation and conveyance are
naturally relaxed, and the extra ef.
forts necessary to force the unruly
members at work may be shown by q
congestion of the blood-vessels Of the
eyeball
Don't read facing THE light.
Lon't ~ead in the twilight or in bad.
ly lighted rooms.-Health Journal.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-07-05
The Loss of SHIPPERS,

During the gales Of last winter,
unequaled in the records of the by.
draulic office for force and persis.
tency, more than 20 tramp steamers
were lost. Ten we're never heard
from after leaving port. More than
$50 broke their shafts. In over q
score of instances they also LOST
their propellors, and were saved from
being overwhelmed by sea anchors
which held their heads to the comb.
ers, and liberal use. of oil which
smodthed down the crests. Some Of
the underballasted tramps from
British ports, which in pleasant
weather make the voyage to Sandy
Hook in Is days, were IS days and
40 days breasting the great winter
gales. Two of them rolled their fun
nels out, and another spent Is day.
either attempting to make her way
through the crested pillows, or wal
lowing in the trough. Cliff-like
waves, breaking in cataracts over her
weather bow, or leaping aboard
amidships, carried away all her life
boats. She rolled at an angle Of
nearly As degrees, the rolling period
being 10 to Is times minute for
hours and hours together. During
these Is days the weary skipper
found, when he had chance to
make an observation, that the shir
had made 140 knots leeward. In THU
tumultuous period very few Of the
officers were able to get any sleep
except the merest cat-naps. The
food was hardly fit to eat through
bad cooking, the cook being unable
to work properly, and the water, i'm
pregnated by the searching brine
did not do much toward quenching
thirst.-Ainslee's Magazine.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-07-05
80 ~ =
The CuttieRsia.

The cuttlefsh are caught in great
numbers Off Cornwall coast; 1t has
no real mouth, but has long, cylin'
drical sucker with which it adherea
firmly to the bait. The method Of
capturing the fish is as follows: A
long line from which are suspended
from 200 to 800 hooks baited with per-
tons of pilchards almost the only
bait the cuttlefsh will talSe) is let
down inc the sea and allowed to stop
there for about half an hour. 1t is
then drawn up, and the cuttlefish are
found hanging by means OF their
suckers to the bait.
The moment that they leave the
water they eject with considerable
force a great quantity of deep, black
visvous substance which is about the
consistency of treacle, and the stain
made by it upon the clothes of the
fishermen is permanent if it happens
to fall upon them.
| had a conversation with one man
who has several times received full
charge in his face, and he assured me
that beyond the smell, which is most
naseous, he felt no inconvenience at
all, no smarting or pain j his eyes
and no bad after effects.
If any of the liquid gets upon the
nets, it rots them beyond repair nu-
less it is washed off Immediately. An
other curious fact is that this fluid
will not injure cloth in the slightest
degree beyond making a permanent
stain. One man told me that he had
used a jersey for several years which
had been squirted all over at different
times by these cephalopods, but that
except for the cloth being stained it
was as good as ever.
When this link" is elected under
water, 1t hangs in sort of a cloud
and does not spread.-London Leader.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-07-05

The housekeeper who can make
meals attractive at all times, and the
act OF sitting down to them "a pleasure
to be anticipated as well as realized,
has reached huge stage of excel
lence, and II she can go further than
this and make an invalid's diet as
tempting as it may be nutritious, she
has won one of the finest diplomas.
1t Is an unfortunate fact that invalid
diet Is usually plain to monotony; pa
tents complain that everything which
Is worth eating isdenied to them, and
often there is much truth in their
assertion. Milk and beef tea gain a
reputation that is by no means credit
able, because they form the staple re-
source on which the nurse relies, and
for weeks together appear with pain
full regularity. Too often both nurse
and housekeeper forget that the two
essential elements OF invalid diet
necessary to insure the food itself full
filing It's share OF the treatment specl..
fed are surprise and daintiness' IL
these elements are left out or over
looked, there Is small chance for the
food 10 be OF much benefit, whatever
It's own intrinsic worth may be,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-07-05
ACCEPTED IN A STREET OAK.
She Lost Her Transfer, aud lie Paid
Her Fare With " Condition.

AT the crossing young woman lad
en- with the burdens Of days shop
ping was waiting for her car.
A tall gentleman who was passing
rapidly by stopped in surprise at see
ing her there, then quietly took his
place beside her unperceived, until q
sudden turn on her part revealed HI,
intimate presence.
The woman was the first to speak
excited and smiling,
MIR. BALDWIN. Why, what brings
you so far IRON home? How slrcags
that we two should meetin New i0ak
of all places, / am staying here VAT
aunt, you know I've been sA2,lns
all day and am perl,tlly worn out and
happy. I've spent uy .ast penny aud
the transfer Is he on.y thing taal
connects me with my distant home
DonV irown so, Ar, naldwin, and say
something"
"lye been trying to think of lie &c
excuse my presence in the city.
might invent ons, uM Won't. Emily
| heard You were htre, and | have
come here to see you,
"Wasn't it agreed that you were
not to follow ne? Didn't you promist
to stay away until sent for you?"
"Confound it, Emily, you're moi
playing fair
Fair, Mr.. Baldwin? Everything is
fair in
"What?' he cried, eagerly. "Why
don't you go on and say the word I've
been longing to hear"
''In war;" she concluded, defiantly.
"War?" he repeated, with dropping
face.
eyes, war to the last!" she cried
merrily.
"War be it, them" he answered
"You won't forbid me taking the same
car with your
"No,' she said. "Be good, and I'll
let you talk to me-" They entered q
car, which Immediately became jam
med with perspiring shoppers.
'You don't look cheerful" she said
smiling.
II can't live on hope, thank you!
/ need something more substantial
Hope may be good for the system, but
it's deucedly tasteless. What are you
looking for. may | ask?"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-07-05

grim old treasury Now, however, II
has been torn up and the bank build.
ing has been pulled down in order to
erect large and imposing structure,
for which congress last March appro-
priated 100000. The edifice is to
be the home Of the department Of JUS
tice.
Henry Clay's loss of the Andalusian
jackass at the gaming table reminds
one Of the remark Of Mrs. Clay when
someone asked her II her husbands
gambling habits did not cause her
deep pain. She laughed as she re-
piled:
"Not at all, Iassure you. lie nearly
always wins"
Commodore Rodgers built a house
on the land which he received from
Mr.. Clay in exchange for the jackass.
1t was large and imposing mansion
Of brick, and its history from start to
finish was made up of a series Of
tragic occurrences. The commodore
died in it soon after its completion,
and then 1t was turned into fashion.
able boarding house, which fallfd,
swamping the finances Of the propri-
etress. Next it became the home Of
the Washington Club, which included
in It's membership Barton Key and
Daniel +. Sickles. tt is said that Key
signaled to Mrs. Sickles with a hand
kerchief from a window Of the club;
but, anyhow, IT was directly in front
OF the clubhouse that Sickles shot Key
to death, and the latter was carried
into the club in a dying condition.
When the civil war broke out the
club went to smash, and SECRETARY
Seward leased the mansion for his
residence. 1t was there that Seward
and his son, with three other peor'e,
we're butchered nearly to death by the
assassin Payne.
Undeterred by It's tragic history,
james G. Blaine bought the House OF
Doom" in 1890, and from that time on
he had nothing but misfortune. He
lost daughter, and his son, Walker
Blaine, died in the house. Finally he
himself died there, and then the man.
sion was torn down, to be replaced BY
theater, which now occupies the size
once snapped for a jackass Of Anda.
lusia'- 'incinnati Enquirer.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-07-05
lie Was Qualified.

Not long ago Sandow was going
from Kansas City to Omaha-at least
that was the newspaper story.
"Excuse me, sir" said a fellow pas
senger, "but are you not sandow?'
"Yes," said the strong man.
"You can lift three tons in har'
ness?"
eyes, sir, that Is my record" the
Hercules replied.
"You can hold two hundred weight
Ut arms length2"
"Yes."
"And put up so pounds with one
arm2"
"Yes."
"And 600 with two?"
yes"
swell. then, will you kindly raise
this window for me?"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-07-05
THE HOUSE OF DOOM.
A Historic Lot In Warrington Once
Owned by Henry Clay.

Attorney General Grigfs says snss
the new building for the department
of justice, erected according 20 tns
plans already accepted, will cost nail .
million dollars more than was exPec''
ed, the total expenditure required De-
ing $l,5OO,OOo. Fortunately the gov.
ernment owns the site, a plot OF
ground opposite the treasury, respect
ing which, with Its immeula'e sur
roundings, some very amusing s'of'es
are told.
Commodore Rogers generation ago
brought to Washington from Spain
four Andalusian jackasses, no ordinary
animals, be it understood, but jack
asses of high degree and purest line
age. AT that time such beasts were
greatly wanted for breeding purposes
in this country, and the long-eared
quartette excited a vast deal OF al
miration. Henry Clay saw them, and'
beng himself interested IN tne rear
ing OF flne stock, was most anxious "
possess one, SO much so' ihueeu, .iias
he offered as swap "a large lot u
land near the corner OF fehnsyvania
avenue and Madison place, Valueo 10
day at about $6o,ooo, Inc comlnouorc
accepted ana Mr.. Olay' having mus
acquired title 10 one OF lhe Jachasses'
immediately proceeded 10 lose M over
q gaming table.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-07-05
RECENT REFLECTIONS.

F. A. Smith has been granted al
increase in pension.
-Rott. Schil!ts and GA C9rnweli
OF Woodbine, were married by JUG
Erwin.
Granville {. Phillips, of Herring
ton, has been granted peas'on .
IS a month.
Allison 4 Cradle have the cou
tract to paint the he@ German chuhi
near Wo,dolne.
Ross Smith, alleged uicycle I'ie
WAS bouud over ior teIa! aud Is II
Jail in default Of bond.
w. II. Carpenter has given Il
the Whitman house in Salni and iia'
not decided what lie sill 40 next.
Ora Psase OF Hope and Miss
Laura Woods Of Chicago were mar
ried Friday. They w.tl reside II
Hope.
A new lumber yard i in prs
pet. II is sand that it viii oe ~
Gated on West Se,ond street neat
Giles elevator.
"A. NJ. Ward is located pleasantly
in the south side CT Gulick's drug
store. 1t makes handsome head
quarters for his line establishment.
A. Matheny has the boss crat
apple tree at his pleasant home on
South Buckeye. One small branch
he had today had 10 apples in three
inches.
D. CAN'T feels quite bad to think
he was not listed among the eligibes
for the woman who wants helpmart.
His wife is in Johnson county visiting
and he feels rather gay.
Much Of the thrilingness Of Rev.
Gibson's confession" regarding Oar.
rants victims is slightly marred by
the fact that several days ago the
papers declared it a fake-no such
confession was made.
The Lawrence team was swip4a
again at Junction yesterday by 5 to
Z. Parent played with Lawrence aud
Matteson with junction. Matteson
was on second and had 9 chances
not making single error.
The Chronicle thinks the News
should "formally announce" supt.
Humbargars candidacy for state sup
erintendent Bless you, the News
did SO months ago aud the intorma.
ton has been in every paper in tie
State. Wake up ana keep posted on
the doings Of the day.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-07-05
O0NVIOI'B INGENIOUS sUHEME.
Il Was Beautiful In Theory, and AL
most q Practical Success,

most Ffactlcal success,
! Green Casey, a convict at San
Quentin, has won the admiration OF
all his fellow convicts at the prize
for the novel continuance he has in
vented IN order to make his escape
from the prison wall some time ago,
and through Sheriff Langdon of San.
ia Clara county, the story has leaked
out.
Casey was kind of trusty
around the prison grounds, and
while working in one of the grounds
in the vicinity Of the prison he took
1t into his head that he would like to
escape, and was beginning to tax his
way to suit his purpose , AS he was
strolling around ON the green grass
which grows in abundance around
the prison an idea struck him that If
he could initiate the grass by some
means he could elude the watchful
sentries and make good his escape.
Through the aid of his convict
friends he procured some pieces OF
purlap, and with the and OF some rope
made them INTO long coat which
would cover nm completely when
lying on the grass. lie then secured
some wheat from the prison SADIE ana
sewed on inc ilrst layer OF ms coat:
tie cast 1t down carelessly at one end
OF inc prison grounds ana wa'ered II
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-07-05
SUMMER EXCURSION RATES

put in effect by the UNION PACIFIC
enable you to reach these favored 10.
caIilies without unnecessary expendl.
lure Of time or money.
In effect June q, July 7 to 10 inc,
July Is and August 2. One fare,
plus $500, for the round trip from
Missouri River to Denver, Colorado
Springs, Pueblo, Ogden and Salt Lake
G ty. Return limit October 3lst, 1900.
For Time Tables and full informa.
zion call on T. H. JONES,
cod Aug2 Agent.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-07-05
KOKoMo. Ind. Aug. Il S99

KoKoMo, Ind, Aug. II 1890,
Pepsiu Syrup Co.,
Dear Sirs:-For the past 10 years
was troubled with my stomach. About
4 years ago was taken down with
rheumatism; was not able to do a day 5
work for three years. All medicine
seemed Of no benefit to me. A year
ago was advised to take DR.. Cald
wells Syrup Pepsin. | truly believe
should have died but for this me Il
cine. My Rheumatism is entirely
gone and my stomach is in good en-
dition. 1t has saved my life and
cannot recommend 1t too highly.
Yours respectfully,
ELwooD MCCRAcKEN.
Sold by all druggists.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-07-05
W. D. NICHOLS
FOR A SUMMER OUTING.

The Rocky Mountain regions,
reached via the UNION PACIFIC,
provide lavishly for the health Of the
invalid, and the pleasure Of the tour.
list Amid those rugged sleeps, are
to be found some of the most charm.
Ing and resIful spots on earth. Fairy
lakes, nestled amid sunny peaks, and
climate that cheers and exhilarates.
The