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Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1901-12-05

At a revival meeting at the Meth
odist Episcopal Church Thursday
evening a man arose and said he was
the wickedest man in town. "Id go
straight to hell if / should die tonight, .
be concluded. Immediately old
Deacon Snow started the hymn: "Ii
you get there before / do. look out for
me, I'm coming. too" And then the
deacon wondered why everybody
laughed.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1901-12-05
A Lay Of Ancient Rome.

Oh the Roman was rogue,
He erat was. you beuum;
He ran his automobilis
And smoked his cigarettum;
He wore a diamond studibus.
An elegant cravattum.
A maxima cum laude shirt.
And such a stylish hattuml
He loved the luscious hic-hSc-hock.
And bet on games and equi;
At times he won; at others, tho,
He got it in the nequ;
He winked quo usque tandem p
At puellas on the Forum.
And sometimes even made
Those goo-goo Oculorum!
He frequently was seen
At combats gadiatorial.
And ate enough to feed,
Ten boarders at Memorial;
He often went on sprees.
And said. on starting homus,
"Hc labor-opus est,
Oh. where's my-hic-- hic-domus -
Altho he lived in Rome
OF all the arts the middle
He was excuse the phrase
horrid individl;
All! what a diffrent thing
Was the homo ,dative. hominyJ
OF far-away b. {.
From US Of Ammo Domini.
Harvard Lampoon-
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1901-12-05

health Tor any
woman who suf-
fers from womar-
ly diseases. Her
complexion fails.
Her flesh loses
its frrnness. Her
eyes are dull. She
has no home hap
piness, no social
enjoyment.
Doctor Pierce's
Favorite Prescrip
ton cures the dis
eases which de-
stroy the health.
II establishes reg
-
ularity, dries dis
agreeable drains,
heals innafnna-
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1901-12-05

kindly segregation that. in the pres
ent exceptional circumstances, the
road to peace between the races lies,
a segregation which each should ac-
cept as made by law over which neith-
er of them has any power.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1901-12-05
Esau Buck and the Bucksaw.

here, whose sons had all grown up
and left him, hired young man by
the name of Esau Buck to help him
on his farm, says one of his neighbors
who has given the following clear ac-
count of what he saw and Esau saw
at the old homestead. On the evening
of the first day they hauled up small
load of poles for wood and unlOaded
them between the garden and the barn
yard.
The next morning the old man said
to the hired man: "Esau, | am going
to town today and while am gone
you may saw up that wood and keep
the old ram out of the garden"
When the old man had gone Esau
went out to saw the wood, but when
he saw the saw he wouldn't saw 1t.
When Esau saw the saw be saw that
he couldn't saw it with that saw.
Esau looked around for another saw,
but that was the only saw he saw, so
he didn't saw it. When the old man
came home he said to Esau: "Esau,
did you saw the wood p Esau said
II saw the wood, but l wouldn't saw
it; for when | saw the saw | saw that
I couldn't saw with that saw, so |
didn't saw it. The old man went
out to see the saw and when he saw the
saw he saw that Esau couldn't saw
with the saw. When Esau saw that
the old man saw that he couldn't saw
with the saw Esau picked up the axe
and chopped up the wood aud made
seesaw.
The next day the old man went to
town and bought new buckssw for
Esau Buck, and when he came home
he hung the bucksaw for Esau Oh the
sawbuck by the seessw. Just at this
time Esau Buck saw the old buck in
the garden eating cabbage. and when
driving him from the garden to the
BARNARD Esau Buck saw the buck
saw on the sawbuck by the seesaw.
Esau stopped to examine the new buck
saw.
Now, when the old buck saw Esau
Buck looking at the bucksaw on the
sawbuck by the seesaw, he made a
dive for Esau, bit the seesaw, knocked
the seesaw against Esau Buck, who
fell on the bucksaw on the saw buck
by the seesaw. Now, when the old
man saw the old Buck dive at Esau
Buck and miss Esau and hit the see
saw and knock the seesaw against
Esau and Esau fall on the buckssw on
the sawbuck by the seesaw, he picked
up the axe to kill the old buck, but
the buck saw him coming and lodged
the blow and countcred on the old
man stomach, knocked the old man
over the seesaw onto Esau Buck, who
was gettingup with the bucksaw of
the sawbuck by the seesaw, crippled
Esau Buck, broke the bucksaw and
sawbuck and seesaw.
Now, when the old buck ga " the
completeness Of his victory over the
old man and Esau Buck and the buck
saw and the seesaw, he quietly turned
around, went back and jumped into
the garden again and ate up what was
left ofthe old mans cabbage.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1901-12-05

A little fellow went to church not
a hundred miles from here last Sunday
for the first time, and was greatly In
terested in the collection. He watched
the men passing the plates for some
time, then he whispered to his father.
Papa, morn half the folks has got
in free.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1901-12-05

Rural Visitor-"Does it cost an ay-
fol lot to live in the city?'
Urbanite-"No, it doesn t cost much
to live; trying to keep up appearances
is what paralyzes mans bank ac-
count"
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1901-12-05

Let man imagine he is having his
own way and a woman can do any
thing with him; let woman but Gus
pect she is having her own way and
a man can do nothing with her.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1901-12-05

"Please give me half peck Of pO-
tatoes, said Mrs. Nuwed, difhdently.
Sweet ones, ma'am?" inquired the
grocer, leaning over the counter.
"Er-why-tbst is, you might let
me look at some Of the sour kind
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1901-12-05
Mems Suits and
OverCOats |.

You will find our entire stock sur
prisingly distinctive and original and at
such Low Prices, considering the good
qualities, that will leave no room in your
mind for doubt that this store is emf
nently the best to be clothed from.
We are making greater showing of
the FAMOUS "VITALS" BRAND CLOTH
ING than ever before, because we find
that it gives far better satisfaction than
any other make. 1t has more style, is
tailored better and keeps its shape long
er and above all, is permanent perfect
fitting.
This Clothing is made on entirely diff
ferent lines to any other make of ready
to-wear, because the greatest care and
thought is displayed on the insideS
c'NlTALS'O where every safeguard is
found to give the garment solidity to
withstand the elements and long service.
Wear the "VITALS" BRAND and
you will not be bothered with pockets
sagging, the coat wrinkling or curling,
seams ripping or buttons falling of-a
common complaint with ordinary ready
to-wear clothing.
If you pay our store visit we will be
more than pleased to show you these
details. Your investigation will not on
ly prove interesting, but profitable.
It's great source of satisfaction to
know when you wear our clothing that
it is absolutely correct and made as per-
feet as clothing can be, and furthermore,
does not cost penny more than other
stores ask for the inferior kind.
We look forward with confidence to
gaining your valuable patronage this
fall.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1901-12-05
GOOD Health

Is doubtless the highest human good.
II Is especially 20 TO women, TO whom Il
means the preservation Of beauty, hap
piness in the home, and the enjoyment
Of social duties. There can be no good
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1901-12-05

No man ever remembers what be
said when he proposed. The reason
is that most men don't propose, only
the girl makes them believe they have.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1901-12-05
Location, and other Information

Shepherdstown, the oldest town in
West Virginia, is situated on the n. "
w. Railway, surrounded by the rich
farming lands of Jefferson county.
The climate is pleasant and healthful;
the people are highly cultured and So
ciable.
The school has carefully selected Ii
brary of |. 900 volumes for the use of the
students. New and costly apparatus
for the most modern and successful
methods of teaching is provided every
class room.
The old historic Shepherd College
building will be used this year.
There are no saloons in Shepherds-
town.
No Tuition to West Virginia students
in Normal or Academic Department.
Good boarding at reasonable rates
Fall term begins Wednesday, Septem-
Der IL, 1901
1t will be a pleasure for the principal
to answer any inquiries concerning the
school. Write for catalogue.
E. F. GOODWIN, Principal,
Shepherdstown, W. Va.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1901-12-05

"De yuther night, said Brother
Dickey, 81 dream dat WIZ rich but,
thank de Lawd, l woke up ez pO' and
happy ez ever T.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1901-12-05
dllOA.
E1Fnhon
The Faculty.

The Shepherd College Faculty is com
posed of highly educated and expert
enced teachers. Each one is graduate
of some reputable school and many have
taken post graduate work along certain
lines in the best schools of the country.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1901-12-05
n SNYDER PUBLISHER.
Our Great Preparations for
Fall and Winter
Are Worthy Of Fame !

Our Store offers you the fruits of our
tact and good judgment in gathering the
best and most reliable
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1901-12-05

Now" said the public school teach
er, name the Presidents in their Or
der"
Adams, Warrington" began the
bright little girl.
Wrong. Washington was first.
ooh, no. Mr.. Adams must have
been fret, cause my Sunday school
teacher told me be was the first man"
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1901-12-05
sI.oo A YEAR.
Bugs That Eat Stone.


First Presbyterian Church in Middle
town, Ohio, one of the handsomest
stone edifces in this part Of the coun-
try. The walls on both Main and
Fourth streets are made unsightly by
the many holes bored by the insects,
and especially around the Fourth
street entrance, where the sun shines
all day, there are myriads Of holes,
many Of which are large enough to in
sert a lead pencil in. The stones
about the holes crumbles really to
dust, and the work Of destruction
seems almost complete.
While each stone penetrated by the
bugs is irreparably ruined, it does not
follow that the handsome structure is
in any immediate danger of collapse,
and it may last for some years. The
tower seems to have been first attacked
by the insects, as it has suffered the
most. Viewed from Main street, be-
low Fourth, with pair ofopera glasses
it is seen to be literally mass Of holes.
One stone near the top of the tower
about six inches thick and two feet
long is in snch bad state that it has
almost fallen to pieces. Holes 10 the
number Of SO were counted in this one
stone. The cornerstone has three
deep holes that penetrate it for the
length of a lead pencil.
The bugs that are doing the mis-
chief are a sort of beetle that is COM
mon in the sandstone region. but has
never been troublesome in this section
before. They are black in color,
about an inch and a half long, and
have powerful mandibles with which
they easily cut their way into the soft
stone. They are very strong for
their size. Their mandibles are about
one.quarter of af inch longand are AS
hard as ivory.
The bugs have been examined by
Prof S. +. Mexican, Of the Public
School Board, who says they are the
most destructive insect he ever saw.
They have four legs and also have
long black wings. Their eyes are like
glass aud about as large as pin head.
They have been known to undermine
projecting lodges Of sandstone so that
they would frequently fall. As a
rule, the hole they bore extends
straight in for six inches and than
ends in large chamber reached by
zig-zag course. These chambers are
used as nesting places by the bugs.
They lay their eggs in them and their
young are hatched sut there.
An idea Of the rapidity with which
these bugs work destruction may be
had when it is known that the First
Presbyterian Church was erected only
elk years ago, and the stone was then
apparently in frst.clas, condition.
Today all the blocks that have been
attacked are absolutely wort hless, and
liable to crumble to pieces at any time.
Now" said the public school teach
er, name the Presidents in their or
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1901-12-05

"Do any Of your family play ball2"
was asked Of little boy one day last
..ooir
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1901-12-05
Courses of Study,
Music.

This course includes instruction in
both vocal and instrumental music.
Three years work is required for gradu-
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1901-12-05
Notice to the Public.

Theundersigned desires to inform the
No that he is now engaged for him
pyS'.il iS in The work of Barn Building,
Sy.,ss 81, BpiIding. General Contracting
in5 l,y1 C,rpcnter Work of every sort. ES-
mates furnished free. -,
pc, P-icas will be reasonable and will
.a-srtse satisfaction. A share Of the
So, So patronage is solicited. Call on
PIJ..S PIG.oss l.. w. THOMPSON,
Au"''' Uvilla, w. Va.
Noy. H. 1901.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1901-12-05

M. and ma does" he replied. Il
bawl and she makes the base hits"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-07-07
HUNT FOR BANDITS
ING GREAT NORTHERN EX-
PRESS CAR ROBBERS
HOPE TO SURROUND THEM
large Part of Loot Is in Incomplete
National Bank Notes Destined
for National Bank
of Helena

Cunningham, the man whose horse was
shot under him by the Outlaws on the
dynamite train and who ran away and
gave the first holdup alarm and la .er on
trailed the outlaws with Sheriff GrifIiths
and another man, returned today and re-
ported that the posse had passed out avs
Wednesday n ght, the night of the roH-
berry, in the darkness, but he believes
that the hiding place of the outlaws has
been learned and that the posse hopes to
surround them some time today.
The two posses OF pursuers have been
cut down to fifteen men each, and it is
the first posse led by Sheriff Grtfiths,
which passed the men Wednesday n ght,
and are on the trail. After darkness
Wednesday night all trace Of the outlaws
was lost and nothing has been seen OF
them since EXCEPT that when Mr. Cum
ningham left Sheriff Griffiths' posse this
morning carly Information had be ,e-
ceived " hIch led them to believe that the
hiGing place of the bandits had been d.s-
covered.
About dark last night two hard look
ing men held up a nerder who had
charge of r. NJ Trafton's horses and
took the whole band, driving them west.
Nothing can be learned Of the men
description as the man in charge was
not in a position to know much farther
and he did not tarry mere long. 1t is
the belief around mere that this is a
scheme TO put the posse that is after the
train robbers on the wrong scent, as it
seems unreasonable that they would try
10 take a whole drove Of horses.
The city marshal here has notified
everyone who had money to put it in q
scCuIc place as there is something in
the wind. This happened about half {
nile from tho scene of the robbery.
The first news Of the posse which is
pursuing the outlaws who held up the
Great Northern on Wednesday came to-
day with the return Of Mr.. Cunningham
TO Malta. 1t is possible that there may
be a fight now in progress, but the fact
that the posse passed the outlaws dur
ing Wednesday nigl :, when they were
only a few moments behind them, does
not look at all encouraging, and would
indicate that the robbers are more than
q match for their pursaers when it comes
10 doubling in the Bad Lands. The los
Ing Of the outlaws by the posse would
give the former such a long start that
IN a country so rough as the Little Rock
les and Bad Lands, It would almost
mean an escape for them
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-07-07
CUT OUT THE HOT AIR.
Prof. BeII Says Heat Prostitution
May He Avoided

WASHINGTON. July G.-Prof. Alex
ander Graham Bell, inventor of the te!e-
phone, believes it is as inexcusabIe III
these times for thousands of people 10
be Frustrated or killed by the heat as it
would be for them TO be frozen during j
blizzard. General prosperity is in a meas
ure the cause of apparent indifference,
as inventive genius is enabled by rapid
transit to escape the torrid rays OF the
sun. Prof Bell believes. however that 4
IS as practicable to construct a house
ter cold.
Furnaces are placed In the Easements
10 eXpel the cod from the rooms aboJ -.
Why should not a refrigerating plant BE
placed in the attic to drive out the heat
in the rooms below? BY closing the doors
and windows Of the lower floors to IN
prison the cold air and opening those OF
the upper floors to permit the hot air 20
escape, Prof Bell believes long stride
IN the direction of relief would be taken.
Said he:
Deaths and prostrations are not due d.
rectly TO the heat at all. From the torIid
zone to the Arctic ocean there is hardly
any variation in the blood temperature IN
man. Humidity is the cause OF disaster
Nature keeps the blood under ordinary
conditions at an even temperature the
year round problem which man would
find it difficult to accomplish with anv
liquid, using artificial means. To cool
the blood the perspiratory system is pro-
vided and the water brought to tine
surface Of the skin through multitudnous
evaporates. This 1t cannot do If the air
is filled with moisture. Therefore, to
promote comfort and preserve life. a
means must be provided to absorb The
moisture in the air, that the perspiration
may evaporate and cool the blood. Clotu.
ing is an important factor, and shOul1
be selected for the purpose of absorbing
the moisture at the surface of the body
and bringing 1t into contact with the ar
to aid evaporation
1T should be possible for man to COO
or dry the internal temperature of his
| house to any extent. The problem is
similar to cooling a glass of hot water
If we Introduce at the top of the glass
current sof cold water, and there is nc
avenue of escape at the bottom of the
glass, it will eXpel the hot water and
! take possession. On the other hand. II
the glass has an opening at the bottom
the current of cold water will pass
through, and if any water remains IN
| the glass, it will be hot water. II We
use liquid air or compressed air, intro
ducing it into our homes In the attic, ans
keep the lower floors closed to prevent
the escape Of the cold air. We will te
comfortable. Liquid air at present is s.
expensive as to be beyond the reach al
most people. There is no reason, so faG
as | am aware, why compressed aiI
should not be furnished for this purpose
The question is made OF immediate i'm
portance by the appalling death rate ni
the last few days. We should make GU!
homes as comfortable in the summer as
In the winter. 1t can be done"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-07-07
NO LOCAL DEVELOPMENTS
Express Car Returns to ST. Paul
Very Much Worse For Wear.

There are absolutely no developments
locally In the Great Northern train rob-
berry case. Three regularly organized
posses are on the tail Of the robbers
and the volunteer party from Belmont
Is also searching for them, but so far
Es the company has received advices, no
4Irther trace Of them has been discov-
cred.
The belief is gradually gaining ground
that the men will succeed in reaching
some hiding place III the Little Rocky
range and that they will not be caught
until they venture forth from there. AS
far as possible the approaches to this
range are being guarded, but the country
is Of such immense extent that it is a
comparatively easy matter for the rob-
bars to slip through.
The express car from which the money
was taken arrived from the West yes
terday morning, and it is very much
the worse for the visit paid it by the
bandits. The three charges of dyna-
mite which We're necessary to force the
safe completely wrecked the sides and
windows of the car, and only the trucks
seemed to have escaped the force OF
the explosion. The safe itself was re-
duced to a shapeless mass of scrap iron,
and bears very little semblance to the
strong box 1t once was.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-07-07
DONE BY U. s. ATTACHES.
"NOtes on Military Progress" Made
by Nations Abroad.


by Nations Abroad
WASHINGTON. July .G.-There proba-
bly, will be a sensation among the for
eign governments WHEN there appears
from the government printing office the
volume entitled. Notes on Military
Progress" which has been in prepara-
ton for some weeks in the military in
formation division of the war depart
ment. This book gives a great deal of
information which relates to arms, arma-
ment administration and organization
Of foreign countries. This has been OBJ
tanned by our military attaches abroad,
principally by those at Berlin, Paris and
at st. Petersburg.
The information was obtained only by
hard work and in the face of innumera-
bic obstacles raised by the officials of
the European governments Our officer
at st. Petersburg was blocked at every
turn. The most trivial and matter Of
fact information was denied him. but
he was enabled to obtain a great deal
secretly. and his report, which will be
published in the annual, will be some
thing of a startling revelation 10 the
Russian authorities. Our representative
at Paris witnessed the maneuvers of the
French army and attended a test Of the
modern gun, a duplicate Of which Is now
under construction at Bethlehem. That
OIilCeT Was HOC enaDled TO OBTAIN more
than long range view Of the celebrated
field piece, but he gives q description
of what he saw, heard and imagined.
Italy and Germany were quite as secre-
tive, but notwithstanding these obsta-
cles, our officers gained a great deal of
information which will appear in book
form and will be issued to the army
as the first Of a series of yearly publ
cations on the same order.
The military attaches in this country
will not fare as well as formerly on &C
count Of this experience of our officers
abroad. Hitherto the war and navy de-
partments have been exceedingly gener-
GUS In their system of giving informa-
ton. All foreign representatives have
been allowed to visit our coast forts and
attend the armor plate and gun tests at
Indian Head and Sandy Hook. They
have been treated with more than ordI-
nary courtesy at the departments Here
after the rule of reciprocity will pre-
vail and that government which shows
a dissemination to be communicative will
meet with similar trea tment from this
government. Capt c. d. Sigsbee, chief
intelligence officer, already has put the
rule into effect, with the result that
some of the foreign attaches here are
displeased and are undiplomatic enough
TO show it.