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Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1900-07-19
KEEP YOUR BLOOD CLEAN
"SEASHORE EXCURSIONS"
Via Norfolk & Western Railway

and Pennsylvania Railroad, via Haeers-
town and Harrisburg 10 Atlantic City,
Cape May, Ocean City, Sea Isle City,
Avalon, Anglesea, Wildwood and Holly
Beach. y. j.
Tickets will be sold July jth and 10Th
and August I'd and 18th. Tickets good
seventeen days. including date o. sale.
Stop-Oyer Of ten'days at Philadelphia
may be obtained on going trip il tickets
are deposited with the Agent at Broad
Street Station Immediately upon arrival.
Through Pullman Sleeper from Knox
vile, via Roanoke. 30 Philadelphia and
New York 4 daylight ride through the
Shenandoah Valley.
For rates and additional Information
apply 70 nearest agent or
W. B. BEvILL,
General Passenger Agent,
Roanoke. Va.
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There are no better pills made than
DeWitt's Little Early Risers. Always
prompt and certain. J. G.. Gibson.
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Trains Nos. 2and 10 run daily between hU
risburg and Hagerstown, aud ON SUNDAY sl
stop at intermediate stations.
Daily.
I Daily except sunday.
Leave NO. No.8 No.b Vol NoH
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Baltimore & Ohio aa!l,,,s
Thefollowing is the tineo,.
Der s o. issa junction, in ems, t.opps,
EAsT-BoUSp
NO. s-lO;O5 A. VI. ST. Inp,s
NJ 70 Limited Express 6 sod New Yo,.
No "-lz.2i 7. NJ. Keyser ana spl by
Ian EailI nOdstion. via Old i,rDii99ore a.,
Daiiy ~ express. Stops on ,,
NO. i'-O't cor P: N Keyserand Bs,,.
Daily eSce srIn, Via wss6,p's As.
No. io-S.5SP p. NJ. Wasbins,.S' a'
NO. i-ot2 A. NJ. Chicago Wa n, pres dan,
New York. Daily. 1eeing Az
WEsr-BoUND.
NO. 1919 A. VI. Baltinoro
land Accommodate Cunber.
cept SUNDAY. Daily >,
No.H-ll.ls A. NJ. Baltimors
c nnrg Accommodation DsSh1t'in,.
NO. l-o.3 z. NJ. New York 49,.
Nimlted Express. Conn.,. Louis
\. & W. south. IAN, ""ecs VIII
NO. 300 z. NJ. Baltimore ~,
Fit'SouTS Express, DAILY A'e'i1s
No local trains on SUNDAY
Irsln Il connects ~ MartinSbr.-
aIG % ior the west Via Wheeling 49, 1,'a No.
D. b. MARTIN
r. ID. UNDERWOOD. eeI Inne
General Manager.
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w. E. BROWN,
HARNESS MAKER,
High Street, Harper's Ferry.

carry complete line OF Saddles.
Harness, Whips, Robes and Blankets.
Repairing done satisfactorily or money
refunded.
March y, 1S00-3m.
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Us. FLEMING, Agent.
The Jefferson County Mutual
FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY.
EsTARLIsHED ISIS

ESTABLISHED 1870
OFFERS to the people ofJefferson,Coun
~ Insurancein asafe company at the actual
cost of Insurance, which is much cheaper
than the rates usually charged and keeps the
money at home. Good risks from RESPONSE
BILE parties are invited.
Executive Committee meetsevery Friday.
DIRECToRs-Jos. Trapnell, Henry B. Daven-
port. Jas. Garland Hurst, John w. Rider, W.
II. T. Lewis, r. Preston Chew, VIM. l.. VIII
son. Eugene Baker s. W. Washington, II. l.
Snyder, Chas. z. Wilson, Jno. II. little, Jacob
s. Melvin, +. g. w. Herr, Isaac Il. Strider.
JOSEPH TRAPNELL. ..............P President
II. Il. DAVENPORT. ............... Treasurer
LOCAL AGENTs-Middleway, John G. Shir-
ley: Harper Ferry, Chas. II. Trail; Shep-
herdstOWn, j. 5. Fleming; Charlestown
Washington & Alexander.
R5-rhe Secretary will. be found at the Com
pany's Office, Gibson Building, Court House
yard. In Charlestown.
Il. A ALEXANDER, Sec'y.
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Sunday Excursions.

Tickets will be sold by the Norfolk &
Western Railway EVERY Sunday, June
10 to September IL, 1900, inclusive, to
Luray, Riverton, Berryville, Shenan-
doah Junction and Hagerstown. AT VERY
LOW RATES from all stations, Elkton to-
ST. James, inclusive.
No baggage checked on Sunday eS-
cursion tickets.
Bicycles will be carried without
charge.
See local time tables for time Of trains
at intermediate stations.
w. b. BEVILL.
General Passenger Agent
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How ItPurifes Water.

For every gallon of water drawn, gal
Ion of air (the vital clement, is circula-
ted through the water. The oxygen
thus Introduced, ventilates, vitalizes and
purifieS the water, destroying all water
worms, water lice and germs of disease.
Guaranteed to remove all impurities
from the foulest well or cistern, in a few
days ordinary use, and keep water equal
to mountain spring. 1t will make bad
water good and good water better If
not ia und superior to any pump on earth
Qor domestic use), it may be returned
and money refunded.
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Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1900-07-19

Blood Poison slight that the
within the monster before the nature the disease
filled
patches the mouth scalp ulcers tongue
potches falling
The Portland daily press., 1900-10-12
PROTECTION FOR SCHOOL HoUs-
10 the Editor Of the Press:

14hOs
TO the Editor Of the Press:
p Three different times within a year, the
undersigned has urged upon the mem beFs
of the city government the Importance of
fire protection in the school buildings Of
this city, and one year ago this month,
in the editorial column Of the PRESS,
you stated as follows: ''The proposal
made By Councilman Dyer in the city
council, is one that should receive more
than passing notice at the hands of the
city fathers. 1t is one to prots ct the
school houses of this city with chemical
fire e1tinguisher 8. While OF little mo-
ment In the matter of the amount of
money that Will be required, the tine
may come when it will amount to more
than the expenditure of even an exceed :
1ngly large sum of money. If a fire and
a panic should be saved in one of our
school buildings once in a genera tion,
the cost incurred would be as nothing
while the added confidence of the parents
in the safety of their children when at
school, is matter we'll worth consider
ing
You are right, Mr.. Editor, and only
yesterday the parOchial school on Gray
street of this city was saved from seri.
Gus Ire Dy cAen1cal 0XGlngu1Sher,
The public buildings committee have
deemed 1t wise and prudent to place
chemical extingu1shers in our city hall
building with It's iron stairWays and
where principally adults are assem- bIed
from time to time, but, as yet. they have
not deemed it wise and prudent to place
chemical extingulshers in the school
buildings of this city with their wooden
flights Of stairs. where little children are
cOngregated, some of them upon the
third floor of these buildings.
Let US hope that the honorable mem bers
Of the aldermanic board Of this city will
act promptly in this matter of better
protection against fire, and the probable
loss of life which would ensue. in such
case before our city has a suit upon It's
hands for culpabIe negligence.
Respectfully yours,
HERBERT S. DYER.
The Portland daily press., 1900-10-12

1t is said that Sir John Murray OF the
Challenger, who recently left England
Tor the purpose OF Visiting Christmas Is
land, intends bsfore returning to go to
Java in order to join Professor Hseckel
In his explorations in the volcanic de-
posits on that island undertaken with a
view to bringing to light further remains
OF the missing link between man aud the
apes, the existence OF which was first
discovered In Java SIX years ago by DR..
Eugene Dubois, Dutch army surgeon.
Chief Constructor Philip H1chborn, o.
S. N, has been awarded a diploma and
gold medal for the Franklin life buoy,
Hichborn turret and model of war vessels
exhibited at the Paris Exposition Of 1900.
John Ernest McCann has been making
a study Of Rufus Choate's sentences and
of his wonderful vocabulary. He finds
one sentence containing no words and
another containing 1919 words, The
marvel is that these sentences, like the
seven by nineA' sentences OF DeQu1cey's
are ''clear as brook and brilliant as
star Rufus Choate stands second only
to Shakespeare in wealth of vocabulary.
Shakespeare uses 10, 900 unrepeatsd words
and Rufus Choabe II, ,633. The express
lon often applied to Dante Gifted with
WOfu so apt TO LII 5ny GhOughG applies
also to X ufus Choate.
The meeting this year of the National
academy of Sciences at Brown University
is in honor of the Providence members;
Alpheus Spring Packard, M. D., Phi
D., professor OF zoology and geology at
Brown and Carl Barus, Phi. u, Hazard
professor Of physics at Brown. The ses
sions Will ke held on November 13, IA and
10.
The only royal lady IN Europe to hold
the degree of M. ID. Is the consort of the
King of Portugal. She was the Princess
Amelie OF Orleans. and was born at
Orleans House Twickenham. Her edu-
cation was begun in the beautiful Mid
dlesex village, but in later years scientific
pursuits occupied her mind, and before
her marriage she had obtained the medi-
cal degree.
The Portland daily press., 1900-10-12

The opponents of the Australian bal
lot law can no longer raise their favorite
cry that it disfranehises thousands
of voters OF course 1t never could be
said properly that 1t disfranehised any
body, for defective ballots were the result
of the voters carelessness or neglect to
acquaint himself with the requirements
of the law, But now the charge cannot
be made in any sense, for the returns o.
the recent election show that the num-
Der of spoiled ballots was fnconsiderabIe.
Undoubtedly the large number of er-
rors made In former elections was In
part due to confusion resulting
from the change of tie law by the leg1s-
Iature. AS first enacted the law required
the voter to mark a cross opposite the
name of every candidate he intended
to vote for. Before the voter got tho
roughly familiar with this method the
law was radically changed both as to the
way OF voting and splitting a ticket.
For some years the voter mixed up
the two methods, and great many OF
the errors were due to that. Another
source of error was the placing Of a
stioker over a name instead of crossing
out the name and placing the sticker in
the space below. That way Of splitting
ticket was a natural way, but it was
not in strict accordance with the law.
The voter has now learned the correct
method. Hereafter if the law Is let alone
the errors Will grow fewer and fewer,
until in course Of time there win not be
enough Of them to cause remark. One
thing ought to be done, however. The
spaces underneath the candidates names
ought to be made wider so it will be less
difficult for the voter to write in OF fill
in name. This does not necessitate
any legislation. All that is necessary is
that the officials who plan the ballot
shall comply fairly with the spirit of the
law. This, it seems to US. they are not
now doing.
The Portland daily press., 1900-10-12
Deafness Cannot Be Cured

by local applications, as they cannot reach the
disased portion Of the ear. There is only one
way to cure deafness, and thaCiS by constitu-
uonal remedies. Deafness il caused by an in
famed condition of the mucous lining of the
Eustacnian Tube. When this tube is infamed
you have a rumbling sound or imperfect hear
ing. and when it is entirely closed, Deafness is
the result and unless the Inflammation can be
taken out and this tube restored to its nor maI
condition. hearing will be destroyed forever ;
nine cases out Of ten are caused by Catarrh
which is nothing but an inflamed condition of
mucous surface
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any
case of Deafness Caused by catarrh) that can
not be cured by Halls CatarFh Cure. Send for
circulars, free.
f. J. CHENEY S CO., Toledo, O.
Sold by Druggists. 75e.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Portland daily press., 1900-10-12

q Ex-President Harrison makes known
his position on the presidential question
clearly He 1s as much opposed to the
election OF Mr.. Bryan as four years ago,
because he regards that gentleman s
political and economic Views as destruc-
tive to the interests of the country. It
has been frequently reported that Mr..
Harrison was not In sympathy with Re-
publican policies. He admits that as
regards the administration at
titude, or the attitude OF the last
Congress toward the newly acquired
territory he is not. He does not believe
The Portland daily press., 1900-10-12

Everything is so quiet politically here
in Maine that 1t is difficult to realize the
extent of the excitement and activity in
the middle West and New York. It ap-
pears to be the fact, however, that In both
those sections there never was more
animated contest. There has been too,
apparently, great deal OF bitterness in
jeoted into it. Threats of Iockouts and
boycotts are being made by over-zealous
partlsans on both sides. Personal en-
counters and disturbances at meetings
occasionally occur, though in this line OF
business the English elections beat ours
out Of sight, But as soon as the
votes are counted and the result of the
poll is definitely known it Will be accept
ed Loyalty by all parties, and the p1ssent
turmoil and excitement and bitterness
will quickly disappear. 1t is one of the
great virtues OF the American people
that they quickly reconcile themselves
to results, when they have been fairly
attained.
The Portland daily press., 1900-10-12

Bryan's hopes of carrying Michiga n
spring from the fact that that state con-
tains a considerable population of Hol-
landers, who of course deeply sympathtze
with the Beers and are said to be disap-
pointed because the administration did
not interfere in behalf OF the South AfrI-
can republics 1t is very likely that Mr.
Bryan's confidence that they VIII vote
for him VIII be justified. Yet bad Mr..
Bryan been President he could have given
the Beers no more assistance than Mr..
Mckinley did. But hs Is in a position
now Where he can give the impression,
without any danger of having to live up
to it, that he could and would, and he is
making the most of it with the Holland
ers.
The Portland daily press., 1900-10-12
EDUCATIONAL.
Wilson's Academy
...-OF--..
DANCING AND Department,
SO Congress st.
CLASSES

LADIES. AND GENTLEMEN.-M
day and Thursday evenings, commencing
October Sth. Terms for twelve lessons :
Gentlemen s. 90; Ladies So 90
MISSES and MASTERS, YOUNG LA
DIES and GENTLEMEN
from 4.30 to 90 p. m, commencing Oc-
tober II. No pupils admitted TO this class
under IA years Of age
commencing October 18th, beginners,
from 2 80 to 90 p. m. Advanced pupils,
from 4. 80 to 90 D. N.
TUTTION-One pupil, twenty-four
lessons, Sc. 90, twelve lessons, So 90. Two
pupils from the same family, Sl5.00,
twelve lessons, $780, Three pupils from
the same family, 5000, twelve lessons,
$l3 OO0. sep26to oot13
The Portland daily press., 1900-10-12

It is not at all likely that the Chinese
government will behead any of the
prominent men guilty Of romenting the
uprising until 1t ceases to be dominated
by the Empress Dowager. 1t may, to
smooth down the powers, promise to
behead some of the ringleaders, and may
actually bshead some persons, but in
all probability they viii be obscure per-
sons. If the powers want to be sure that
the ringleaders have been punished they
must stand by and see 1t done. State
ments from the Chinese that it has been
done will be OF no value.
The Portland daily press., 1900-10-12

The Belfast journal, noting the al
legged panic among the rumselIers Of
Portland and Augusta, remarks that
''Mr. Manley letter is bearing fruit. ;"
If Mr.. Manley's letters are so potent it is
a great pity that he did not write some
about twenty-five years ago. Then we
should have been spared twenty five years
Of Lax enrorcement or no enforcement
The Portland daily press., 1900-10-12

themselves, and there Is nothing left to
affect the weight and the Importance of
their numbers. But the cause Of this.
We think, Is deeper than any political
management. 1t is the spontaneous out
come of reasoning and reflection. Some
of us reached this position much earlier,
but it was sure to come to the rest before
election day. 1t is coming now with a
rush.
The Portland daily press., 1900-10-12
CURRENT COMMENT.
PINGREE AND THE CORPORA
TIONS.
(Boston Advertiser. }

Gov. Pingree Of Michigan may be de-
nOunced in other sections of the Union as
a demagogue, but it is plain enough that
in Michigan he is a present potentialiUy
In politics. lie is something more than
potato patch politician Apparently he
is past master in the art of popular ap-
peal, and he seems TO have public senti-
ment very strongly with him IL his
efforts to amend the Michigan coAstitu-
tiOn SO as to permit of taxing corpora
t1ons more heavily than is possible under
the present laws of Michigan If Pin.
gree were merely rabid dema gogue, he
could not SO long control or be supported
by public opinion in such a state as
Michigan. The chances are that the cor
porations Of that state are largely respon-
s1ble for whatever befaIls them The
average American is not in favor OF high
handed methods or Of the persecution of
any corporation which treats the public
fairly and it is safe to say that if Pin
gree is supported bv public opinion in
Michigan, that public opinion must be
the result OF the policies pursued by
Michigan corporations
The Portland daily press., 1900-10-12
AUCTION oALrS.
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

Proposals will be received until three O'Clock
p. m. Wednesday. October nth. 1900 for The
erection OF a Manual Training Building for tne
City of Portland, 10 be located on the corner Of
CaSeO and Cumberland streets in said city.
Plans and specifications may be seen at the
Office OF Frederick a. TOmpson, Architect T.
NJ. @. A. Building.
PrODOSalS must be marked Proposal fn
Manual Training Building" and addressed 10
Frank w. Robinson. Mayor, Portland, Name
Ocl0dd
The Portland daily press., 1900-10-12

Governor General Wood denies that he
ever said Cuba was bad country. His
opinion is quite the opposite. He believes
that Cuba IS splendid country for
Americans and affords good opening for
people CT The United States who have a
little capital Americans are not, how
ever, likely to embark very extensively
in enterprises on the island until they are
sure that they will enjoy the protecUIon
of just and stable government. It is
upon this that the future prosperity of
the island depends more than upon any
thing else.
The Portland daily press., 1900-10-12

The story which Mr.. Pearson told at
Gardner about frightening off bellig-
erent rumseIler by pointing a spectacle
case at him was meant to illustrate, we
suppose. the eowardice of the average
saloon keeper. We have suspicion that it
also illustrates the ingenuity OF some
people imaginations.
The Portland daily press., 1900-10-12
THE DRIFT no MoKINLEY..
(Boston Herald J

The trend Of the conservative voters
Of the eOunry, which we noted last week
AS setting strongly toward the support Of
Mckinley, has been since that time
steadily on the increase, until 1t is now
taking on something like the proportions
OF a tidal wave. If it were part of the
policy of Mr.. Hanna to have it appear
and gain in volume just at this time as
1t has, the campaign could not have been
better managed. The gold Democrats
who were going back to Bryan went in
a body months ago, and 5heir tale has
become an old story. AS election day
approaches, the Others are declaring
The Portland daily press., 1900-10-12
MI. C. a. Hall.
z. EE8s C a. Fs q L..
ANNUAL TESTIMONIAL CONCERT
For the Benefit OF w. j. Ryan,
wednesday EvenIng. Oct II.

" 70 my ~ Q Y IN 8 OcL II,
BY the Tremont-Syendson tOmbination, as
sisted by Mrs. T. L. Martin, the celebrated
Soprano SOlOist.
The SYgndson trio-MisS CAROLYN Belcher
viOhniSt; Miss charlotte a. White, Cellist; Miss
Louise Rmelie Waitt, pianist.
The fremont Male Quartette-GeOrge r. G.
Deane first tenor; Charles w. Swafns. second
tenor; Robert c. Whitten, baritone; Frederick
S. Martin baSsO.
This Annual Concert OF Mr.. Pyan's has be-
come a feature Of the musical history OF Port
land. This year he has secured one of the
strongest mus cal combinations east of New
York, and the people OF Portland should pre-
pare TO patroniZe the entertainment freely.
Admission, including reserved seat, 80 cents
Tickets can be obtained at Cressey, Jones s
Aliens Oct1l-lw
The Portland daily press., 1900-10-12

that Congress has absolute legislative
power over the territories, AMI he does
believe that the clause Of the constitution
in relation to imports applies to Porto
Rico. On these questions he occupies
precisely the same position as Congress.
man Mccall OF Massachusetts and Con-
gresham L1ttlefieId of this State. Be
lieYing as he does he cannot approve the
Porto Rico bill which levied a duty on
imports from this country into that is
land. There are unquestionably great
many Republicans who hold the same
views on thess questions as ex-PEesi-
dent Harrison, but like him they have no
Idea of voting for Bryan. A mistake, If
it be mistake, In regard to Porto Rico,
remeGled at the risk of throwing our
currency into confusion and weakening
the authority and standing of the courts.
Different observers seem to find widely
different conditions in Porto Rico. 1t
was only a few weeks ago that -ex-Judge
DAILY returned from the island with glow
ing reports Of the richness of the country,
and though he admitted the people were
poor, he represented them as contented.
But now comes ex-Gov. PattIson OF
Pennsylvania, who has spent many
months on the island, and travelled all
through the interior on horseback, with a
terrible tale of woe. The people are
starving, agriculture is practically at a
standstill, and help must be afforded or
the inhabitants Will die out. The de-
struetion of the market OF the agri-
cuIturists for their coffee and
tobacco which followed the sever
ance from Spain, the destructive foods,
and the change from Spanish to
American currency he regards as the
principal causes of the present distress.
of mortgages = on the farms, ordered
by Ethe American governor fgen-
eral, he thinks was a contr1butory cause,
since it prevented the farmers from bor-
rowing any more money. He says the
farmers are doing practically nothing,
and all Industry is at standssiI. The
best form of relief Is for our government
to begin on large scale the construction
of roads on the island, and employ the
natives in this work. Schools and hosp1-
tails are sadly needed, But before the
island can recover some compromise must
be arranged by which the indebtedness OF
the farmers can be scaled down. Gov
ernor Pattison says many of the inhabi-
tants are emlgrating to Santo Domingo,
while Hawaiian agents ara picking up a
great many laborers in the island for
work in the Hawaiian sugar fields.
Mr.. Pattison certainly paints a very
gloomy picture, and If 1t is a faithful one
the condition of the people is little less
than desperate.
The Portland daily press., 1900-10-12
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

proposals will be received until three O'Clock
D. m. Wednesday October 17tn io1a for RI ra
moVal OF he wooden building known as the
S%Se SSe1 S}neet h,pFen located on TIE corner Of
Information in regard 10 the VOL, ma, hs,
ooGelned at the office Of Ere eriek A. Tomp-
son Architect. Y. Nj. c. A. BUILDING
proposals must be marked "PropOsal for the
removal OF the Casr0 Street church" and ad-
land, Maine. 80 Va =
The Portland daily press., 1900-10-12
Snring.

The ZiIpha Ladies' Orchestra of Port
land will play in the Casino evenings ON to
7.30. Electric Fountain VIII play at 7.3O.
First class game and shore dinners at the
Casino, Arrangements can be made for private
parties for dancing, whist, sc. Inquire at
Portland and Yarmouth railroad office. 440
Congress street. Telephone 31-3. Oct2dtf