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Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1900-04-12
THE
Farmers and the Public

who have whesf or corn 70 sell. will Ind it
to their advantage 70 get bids for same from
Hodges. who Is always prepared % pay the
highest prices.
He alsO keeps large stock OF COAL Of all
kinds In his yards atshe pherdstozn aDdRear-
neysyiIle. which will be sold at the lowest
cash price.
Salt and Blasting Material At wholesale and
retail prices. G. T. HODGES.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1900-04-12
Brown Wagons,

Genuine Oliver Chilled Plows
and Repairs,
Tiger and Farmers Friend Check Row
Corn Planters,
Spring Tooth Lever and Float Har-
rows,
New York Champion Hay Rakes, tt
ger and Granger Hay Rakes,
Mccormick Binders and Mowers,
Brown Cultivators,
Single and Double-Shovel Flows,
White Sewing Machines,
Sickle and Tool Grinders,
Repairs for all kinds of Implements
and Machinery.
Our stock is large and our prices are
low. Call and see us. Respectfully.
A. S. cambridge & co.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1900-08-04

eyes from the page. saw NJ. Hamel
mctionless in his chair. gazing at the
objects about him az il he would carry
away in his look all the little school
room. Think! Forty years he had been
there in the same place. his court yard
before him. and his class. Only the
benches, the desks. were shining and
polished with use; the walnut trees Of
the court had heightened; the hops
which he himself had planted, engar.
landed ths windows now, even to the
roof. What hesrt-break that must be
for this poor man. to leave oil these, and
to hear bis sister, who came and went in
the chamber above. prepare to close
their trunks; for they were to leave to-
morrow, to depart from the province for.
ever.
Nevertheless, he had courage to carry
the class to the end. After the writing,
We had the Lesson in history; then the
little ones chsnted together tho "ba, BE-
bi, DO, bu." Below, at the end of the
room. the old Houser had taken his
spectaclee. and, holding his spelling
book in his two hands,. he spelled the
words with them. One could see that
he also applied himself; his voice trem-:
bled with emotion, and it was 30 strange
to hear him, that We all longed to smile
and to sob. Alb! / remember that last
class!
All at once the clock from the church
sounded noon, then the Angelus. At :
the same instant tho trumpets Of the
Prussians, who were returning from ex-
ercise. broke forth under our windows.
M. Hamel arose, all pale, from his chair.
he had never seemed 90 grand.
my friends" he said; my friends,
IL"
But something stified him. He could
not end the phrase. :.
Then he turned to the table, took q
piece Of crayon, and, summoning all bis
force. wrote as large as he could
"Vive Ia France"
Then he remained there, his head lean.
ing against the wall, and without speak
ing, he made this sign with his hand:
ut is ended. Co."
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1900-08-04
Hovey to KipEng.


Only little while before his death
Richard Hovey wrote for the Saturday
Evening Post the following lines ad.
dressed to Mr.. Kipling. They are now
printed for the first time:
TO RUDYARD K1PL1NG.
What need have you Of praisinsf Could
l find
Some lonely poet no one praises yet,
l would rather choose him.
that he might know
A fellow-eraftsman knew
him, marked him, loved.
Bot youths whole world
praises you. What need
Have you Of any speech have to eivei
Yet for the crafts sake must not be dumb !;
And for the crafts SAKE you viii pardon me.
Bot l had rather meet you face to face,
And talk Of other and Indifferent things,
And say no word Of all that would say
praise and Thanksgiving
for your splendid song,
Praise and the pride of the
Empires of the Blood),
Bot leave you, silent, As we English do
And you would know, and
you would understand.
Richard Hovey.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1900-08-04
THE LAST CLASS.

Translated from the "Contes de Lundi" Of
Alphonse Daudet by Katharine Melick)
tALsACE-LoRRAINE.)
That morning was very late starting
for school. and l had q mighty fear oil
being scoided, especially as M. Hamel
had said that be would question US on
participates, and did not know the first
word. or sudden the idea possessed
me to avoid the class and steer my
course across the meadows.
The day was 90 hot, % bright!
Sounds Of the black birds piping in
the edgs Of the woods, and, In the Rip
pert pastures. behind the ssw-milI, the
Prussians drilling. All these concerned
ne deal moro than the rule for parti-
ciplee. But had force to resist, and /
ran very quickly toward school.
10 passing the mayors Office, l saw
people stop near the little grating, be
fore plscards. For ten years it was
thence that had come all ill-tidings,-
battles lost, acquisitions, orders of the
commanders. and / thought without
pausing. "What 10 it noW!"
Then. as 1 crossed the place at q run,
the blacksmith, Wschter. who stood
there with his apprentice, reading, cried
to me:
Don't hurry 30 much. little one. You
will get to school fast enough"
i thought he was mocking me, and
rushed ali bresthlees into the little court
Of M. Hamel.
Ordinarily, at the beginning of the
class, there was great melee of sounds,
heard far into the street; desks opened,
closed; lessons repeated very loud, all
with ears closed for concen-
tratad effort. and the great ruler Of the
master shifting the tables
"A little more quiet!"
! was counting upon all this commo-
ton TO gain my bench without notice;
but precisely that day was peaceful % q
Sunday morning. Through tho open
window / saw my comrades. already
ranged in their places, and NJ, Hamel,
passing and repassing. with the terrible
iron ruler under his arm. 1t was neces-
sary to open the door and enter in the
midst Of that great calm. Think wheth-
Dr. l REDEEMED, and whether was afraid.
All, but no. NJ. Hamel looks at me
without anger. and says. very gently
"Go quickly to your place. little
Franz. We were about to commence
Without you"
strode to the bench, and seated my
elf instantly at my desk. Then, only,
title relieved Of my terror. remarked
hat our master had on his beautiful:
.reen frock coat. his fine fiuted frill, and
he cap OF embroidered black silk, which
he wore only on days Of inspection. or
distribution Of prizes. Moreover, the q
Vhole class had an air Of something I'M. :
lsusl and solemn. But what most sur. I
'rised me was to see. ut the end Of the
Dom, upon the benches ordinarily I
mpty, some Of the villagers, seated and (
lent as we:-the old Houser. with his
ocked hat, the ancient mayor. the post. Z
IAN and yet others. Every one seemed
i'd; and Houser had fetched an old 3
polling book. gnawed at the edges,
Ihich he held wide open on his knees, =
nth his great glasses laid across the 1
ages. Y
While / wondered at ell this, N .
Iamel had mounted to his chair, and in c
he same gentle voice in which he had Y
lluted me. he said to ua,- b
MY children, this 10 the last time that p
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1900-08-04

time lost, the classes failed, to hun
nests or glide over the Saar! Ny book
which just now I was finding 30 WEAR
some, 30 heavy to carry,-my grammar
ny sacred history, seemed now oil,
friends whom it gave me pain to leave
So with NJ. Hamel. The idea that b,
was to depart, that should see him q,
more, made me forget punishment
blows Of the ruler.
Poor man!
It was in honor OF this last class tina
he wore his beautiful Sunday clothes
and now / understsnd why these ole
villagers are come to sit at the end Of
the room. That seems to say that they
regret not having come oftener to this
school. That is fashion of thanking
our master for his forty years of good
service. and Of rendering their duty t.
the fatherland which is going
l WIS there in my reflections when
heard my name spoken. 1t was my
turn to recite. What would l not have
given to be able to give that famous
rule for participates. very loud, very clear,
without q fault; but entangled myself
with the 6rst words. and / remained
erect. bracing myself at my bench, heart
big. head not daring to lift. l heard M.
Hamel say to me:
II shall not scold you. my little Franz.
You must be punished epough.-See
what it is! Every day it is said. Bah, l
have time enough. Tomorrow I shall
learn And then you see what comes.
Alb, that lie the great unhappiness Of our
to leave it's learning till
tomorrow. Now those people are right
who cay, How? You pretend to be
French, and you know not how to read
nor write your lsnguager In all this,
my poor Franz, it is not you who is most
to blame. We all have our due part Of
TO make ourselves.
"Your parents have not cared too
much to see you instructed. They
owed better to see you work in the field
" the factory, to have few sous the
more. I-have ] nothing to reproach
nyself? Have I not often made you
water my garden. in place of working?
And when l wished to angle for trout,
lave hindered myself from Diminishing
'ou?"
Then, from ono thing to another M.
aamel set himself to speak Of the
french language. saying that it was the
most beautiful language in the world
dearest. most compact; that it remained
o guard it among Us, never to forget it,
'ecause when q people falls into slavery,
o long AZ it keeps well its language, it
odds the key Of its prison." Then he
ook grammar and read us our lesson.
waa astonished to see how l under
tood it. All that he said seemed easy
easy. l believe that not only had I
ever listened 90 we'll, but he had never
NJ % much OF patience with his expla-
atoms. One would have said that be.
DO going away. the poor man wished to
i've Us all his knowledge. to thrust it
u into our heads at stroke.
The lesson ended, the. writing was
'ached. For this day NJ. Hamel had
repaired new copies after those he had
ritten, in beautiful. round hand: !,
rance, Alsace, France, Alsace. This
- like the little flags which fiuttered ,
l around the class. hanging from the
'-tain rod Of our desks. How everyone
rote. and what silence. There was
'ard only the grating Of pens over the
per. One moment, some May beetles
In hsrk
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1900-08-04

"SH tent "a langue.-H tient la Gle
gas de scs chaines le delivre."
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1900-08-04
m SUMMER DAYS.

sittin here
Readin' these papers.
Wonder what Maryd say
To see 'em scattered
on the floor this way.
She used to get sarcastic,
the first year
That we were married;
said that men
Could never figure out
to keep things clean,
And pestered women 50;
and then
SHE'D pick them up.
II made me feel real mean,
Bod, well, never eouid
keep things just Straight
And here Pm eoin'
at the same old gait.
Wonder how the boys are,
and If Pet
Is over bein' heightened
at the "gweat bwon cow"
Or d she tries to
catch the pigeies yet,
And stuff 'em in a bird-caee,
I'll 60 right now
And feed that Kitten:
Ugly little beast
Bot she loves it
- more'n she does me.
Wish "Gwand pops" farm was nearer.
then at least
Pdget aday off
and 60 down to see.
Avid still and lonesome
wbea all your FOLKS are gone.
Hit only wasn't Sunday
I'd get out and NOW the lawn.
Blessed is the man VINO has friends or
elatives OF hospitable disposition liv-
ng in the country. Or perhaps
hould say. blessed are the mans chill
lren, for it is they who reap the bene-
it. Even il the man can visit for a
lay or two,-he gets nervous by the
bird day and must get back to bust.
less again.-for "the country" is no
Wonderland to him az it is to the chill
ren. His wife may haul him off to
amp somewhere in the mountains or
mong the lakes, leaving the children
afe at home, and he can enjoy himself
'ell enough. it fishing is good. But a
nipple outing in the country, on a real
arm where corn grows and COWS are IN
Q driven home from pasture does not
lean much to growD-up boys. After q
ian has exhausted talk of prospects"
18th the man who follows the pillow. and
as initiated the children into a few Of
10 mysteries of a new world, trying
it'll more or lees success to be youro
gain. he feels impelled by some Oh.
;ure reason to rush back to town
pen up the house a trife and none
round, getting papers scattered in
7ery room in the house, oh, this is no
'iry-tale, eating miscellaneous messes
hotels, looking and feeling as forlorn
an old bachelor. He knows az M
10 else that it verify is not good for
an to be alone.
At last they come home, the wife
half-tired. but willing to
OK up papers; the children brown an
'rries and notified with freckles eaoe,
tell great stories of what they saw
I'd what they know. There are chill.
on who early get the habit Of takiny
ings nonchslantly. They "liked :,
'rty WE'LL" But the typical towp.brsd
ungster. ii he is given half a chance
nfo n ho ov, H. r..
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1900-08-04
On the Piazza.

Mr.. Brown-Do you zee that young
couple on the stepsf They're engaged.
A fine pair! She won the geology prize
at Vassar, and he took honors 1t Yale.
THE CONVERSATION.
Yale Man-And would you really leave
your happy homo for me. lovey?
Vassar Girl-Yes; for love you from
your head down to your shoes. Town
Topics.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-01-05
Fighting Man, sab.

General Lowell II. Rousseau OF
Kentucky quickly became a prumin-
cnt member Ill tLe Thirty ninth Con-
gress. IN a discussion over the Freed
mans Bureau hill, turning to Mr..
Grinne!l Of Iowa, he said:
If You intend to arrest white peo-
pie IN the OK parte statement OF me-
groes and hold them to suit your con-
yenicncc for trial. | oppose you; and
il you shonld 50 arrest aud punish
me. | would kill you when you set
me at liberty
To this Mr.. Grinnell replied:
The gentleman has degraded his
State and uttered a sentiment I'M
worthy of an American officer"
This assertion eaid General Rous.
seau, lis false and Il vile SANDER and
unworthy to be uttered 10y any gen.
tlcman upon this floor
This encounter led to "A personal
collision between Rousseau aud Grin.
nell. Rousseau met Grinnell in the
east portico Of the capitol. lie began
to thrash HIM With Il rattan, saying:
Nov. you ID puppy and pol
troon. look at YOURSELF
Mr.. Grinnell received hail d dozen
blows. The only words he uttered
were:
Il do not want To hurt you
NO." said Rousseau, u do not OK.
pect yOu TO hurt me, yOu ID
sconDdrel; but you tried to iujurc me
on the floor OF the House. Now look
at yourself. Whipped here. whipped
like a dog, disgrnccd and degraded"
The House took c%ognizance Of the
matter, but refused to cxpel Rous-
seau. Some Of the majority sympa.
thized with hitn on account OF his
gallant career in the war, and the
necessary two thirds majority was
lacking. Rousseau was then ser.
fenced to be rrprimanded by the
Speaker. The reprimand was carried
10y a vote Of 80 to 30. He cDdeavorcd
to cvadc it 10y sending his resignation
as u Representative 10 the Governor
Of Kentucky. Tho House declared
that a member could not Dissolve his
connection uudcr such circumstances
withOn, it's consent, anu Rousseau
was forced 10 the bar to listen to the
'eprimond OF the Speaker Wishing.
ton Post.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-01-05
scouSDRELs rAnDoSEp.
WhoiesaIe Jail Delivery Made. by ths
President.

Recently the New York World cat
alogued $40 pardons granted to Grim
inals and 10 communications Of sem
tence by MIR. Mckinley during the
two years and five months Of his ad-
mi%Distration.
Tie list does dot include The case
Of Commissary General Eagan, who
after a fair trial by court martial was
sentenced to di-graceiul dismissal
from the army and whose sentence
the President changed into the re.
ward OF six years turlough upon full
pay.
But it does include the pardon OF
IL bank wrecGers and "A Communication
Of sentence i'll the cases OF s other
men, who rs bank officers betrayed
their trust.
1t includes the pardon in the cases
OF 81 and the communion of - EN-
fences imposed upon ~postmasters
for. em5ezzlement and kindred
crimes.
1t includes the pardon OF 80 coun-
terteiters and the tightening of SEN
fences upon II others.
Without going further iuto the cat
alogue it is fair TO as!: why the Presi-
dent has came to the rescue of these
infamous sc%oundrels through the use
Of his pardonng power. Why has he
granted respite to bank wreckers and
betraycrs Of trust. thus encourag ing
other bank officers to like oifense?
Why has he impaired the integrity OF
the postal system by parIoning en-
beZZlinG pOstmaSters for crimes that
are unpardonohle: What possible
CLAIM to clemency can a counterfeiter
have?
The pardouinG power is conferred
upon the Executive for one purpose
and one only. II is not intended for
the relief Of prisoners with or with.
ont a pull. 1t is intended as pro-
ceedingc in equity arctic correct mis-
takes and cure iuiustices OF the law.
1t was never meant in any constitu-
ton that the President should par.
don criminals. 1t was meant only
that rs Il last resort his power Of par
don should rescue men unjustly con,
victed Of crime.
In this view Of the Law and facts
McKiuley's wholesale Jail delivery is
Il gross abuse OF the p%ardoninG power
FIX.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-01-05
AGRIcULTURE PROTESTS.
Tho Administration Policy of EIpan,
sion Does not Meet with Gem
cra1 Approval.

The first response from the nation
to the colonial policy seems to come
from the agricultural Glasses. Iu
conformity with the Presidents no.
ton that the new possessions are as
much q part Of the United States as
Florida, California or Alaska, Sccre-
tary Of War Root proposes to abolish
the tariff barriers against the goods Of
our own possessions. Immediately
comes the protest from Herbert My.
rick. editor Of an agricultural paper.
q He t~elegraphed to the President as
follows:
I'VE respectfully, but most vigor.
ously protest against the admission OF
tropical produce free OF duty or at
reduced rates as recommended by the
Secretary OF War this morning. The
protest is made in behalf OF millions
OF American farmers, laborers and
capital engaged i'll the domestic cul.
ture or manufacture Of sugar beets,
sugar cane. tobacco, cigars, fruits,
rice, etc. They will not submit TO
being robbed for the benefit OF trusts
employing coolie labor, that newt
ably will control production and
manufacture in the tropics. That
we speak with authority in behalf OF
these great domestic interests will
500 be Demonstrated
Such n protest as that may be cal
culatcd to strike a protecuonist like
Mckinley with great force. II this
new policy of destiny shall upset Nc
Kinley's alleged protection made
prosperity, the last condition ma be
wors than the first. The agriculture
lists to whom Mckinley taught the
doctrine Of protection evidently re-
member it and are selfish enough to
want to profit by it. II imperialism
is Il question OF business. as Commls-
sioner DENLY declared in a recent ar.
ticle, the protectionist may make the
President turn his back on the policy
OF destiny il or Ter to preserve his
OWN policy OF protection at home,
DENLY said:
|The cold, hard, practical question
alone remains: Will the poss .ssiou
OF the islands benefit us MS n nation!
IL not, set them free tomorrow and
let their people cut each others
throat or play what praEks they
please. To this complexion we mus.
come ut last, that unless il is bene,
fetal to hold these islands we should
turn them loose
When it comes to determining the
cold, hard, practical question, does il
pay?7the President may hear protest.
from the nation more emphatic than
even that OF the agriculturlsls.-.
Utica Observer.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-01-05
THE ASrI-THUsr CONFERENCE

!. few days ago We received from
President Lockwood. OF the Anti
trust conference, a circular contain
ing the call for the next meeting to
be held at Chicago on the 18th Of
February. Appended to the call was
a lcug list OF signers containing the
names OF many of the strongest and
purest men in public life today. Men
Of all shades OF political opinion join
ed in astiring call to the American
people to graphic with and destroy
the gigantic monopolies that are
crushing competition and sitting
individual effort. Tho document Is
too lengthy for IL columns, but we
gladly give space to the following ex-
tract:
We believe the criminal conspir-
acies in restraint Of trade commonly
known as trust-. which so alarmingly
characterize the present times, are 4
menace to liberty. They close the
doors Of business opportunity to all
but the rich and powerful. They i'm
poverish the producer and consumer.
They degrade labor. They have seized
upon the avenues OF transportation
and poisoned the fountains Of public
information. They deb2uch the
elective franchise. They are public
enemies, Unless they are overthrown
there will be established in free
America Il monied oligarchy on the
Il hand and a serfdom Of the masses
Of the people on the other. They
must be destroyed or free govern.
ment will be lost. The only power
capable Of combating the tyranny o.
these gigantic c~apitalistic monopolies
is the aroused and organized hosts OF
the people to whom the government
and the country rightfully belongs
and in Shom all power OF right IN.
heres.
Our republic was born Of the Lore
OF liberty, which in lT16 impeled the
fathers to REBEL against the tyranny
OF the English monarch and the spec.
ial privileges of the British aristoc.
rdcy, aud which inspired them Il
pledge TO the cause OF human free,
ION their lives, their fortunes aud
their sacred honor
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-01-05
a BIMETALIC AMENDMENT.

Senator Chandler Of New Uamp.
shire has offered an amendment to
the gold standard currency bill pas
ssed by the House OF Representatives
before the holiday recess. It will be
interesting to note the position o!
Nevada's Senators on the bill and
Chambers am endment. The amend
ment Odds two new sections to the
bill rs follows:
Sec. That in accordance with
tho act Of November J.. 1903. which
repeats a part Of the act OF July Il.
$500, 1t Is hereby renffirmcd Pud de.
clared to be the existing policy OF the
United States to continue the use Of
both gold and silver as standard
money and to coin both gold and sill
yer into money Of equal intrinsic aud
exchangeable value; such equality to
DO secured through international
agreement, o. by such safeguards of
legislation rs will insure The maiuteD.
Rncc in the parity in the value Of the
coins OF the two metals aud tho equal
power OF every dollar at all times in
the markets and i'll the payment Of
debts. and it is further declared that
tho efforts OF the government should
be steadily directed 10 the cntnhlish.
ment OF some safe system Of bimeial.
ism hs will maintain al all times The
equal power OF every dollar coined or
issued by the Unit ID States in the
markets and payment OF debts.
-Sec. 10. That the provisions Of
the act Of March ., 1897. authorizing
the President to appoint commits.
sionen 70 any international confer.
cncc called ly tho United States or
other country with q view 10 securing
by international agreement, n fSity
or relative value between gold and
silver as money by mean OF a CON-.
mon ratio between these metals with
free mintage at such ratio. be and the
eame aro hereby re.cuacled aud con.
tinued in force
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-01-05

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IL cured me Of lung trouble follow.
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lis early use prevents cOnsum ption.
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gives immediate results. Elko Drug
Company.
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Sic SnIh ..Mnnf..

Perry Hutchinson ot Mnrysyille RI.
Gently wont out into the hog pasture
on n visit OF inspection. Down near
the creek he found nh old SOW with n
litter OF pigs and near her was lying
tho dead body OF a huge wildcat
which had been killed by The OLD SOW
IN fair fight. Perry said tina. whilo
no was looking at tho strange sight
tho old SOW said "Wooi!- whereupon
no lit out over the tenco.--Knnsas
City journal.