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Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1902-12-04
MiIIet and HTha AnReluao

It was only after long years OF strug-
gle and dire poverty. through which
Millet was consoled and supported by
his wife, that the peasant painter was
able to take the three roomed cottage
at Barbizon and ''try to do something
really good" 1t was then that he be-
gan to paint that most beautiful poem
Of poverty" the "Angelus," which Is
today one of the most valuable pic
lures in the world. Again and again he
threw aside the picture In despair or
ever finishing 1t to his satisfaction, and
as often his wife replaced 1t on the
easel and induced him to continue.
On one occasion he was so incensed
at not being able to produce a certain
effect that he seized knife and would
have destroyed the canvas and ended
the matter once for all had not his wife
fortunately seized his hand and In
duced him to give the picture another
trial. Thus it was that at last the
"Angelus" found a place on the walls
of the Louvre. The success 1t won en-
couraged Millet to paint many more
pictures and thus place himself among
the immortals In art.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1902-12-04
In the Treasure Room.

Years ago the directors of the Bank
of England were startled by an invi-
tation sent by mail to meet an un-
known man in the strong room of the
bank at midnight among the money
chests. II have been inside the bank
the last two nights" wrote the man,
"but I'm not thief so meet me in
the great square room with all the
money at twelve tonight" Though
the letter was regarded as hoax, the
police were notified, and they guard
ed the strong loom that night. Moth
ing happened. A few days later a
heavy chest of papers and securities
taken from the strong room arrived
at the bank, with letter complain
ing that the directors had set the po-
lice on the writer, and therefore he
had not appeared as he promised, but
to prove that he was neither thief
nor fool he sent chest of papers be
had takc.. from the bank. Let few
gentlemen be alone in the room and
he would join them at midnight, said
the writer. This time his instructions
were obeyed. Then man with dark
lantern burst into the strong room OF
the bank at midnight, after calling
from behind the stone walls for the d.
rectors to put out the lights. He was
one of a strange class of men who
gained living by searching sewers
at night, and through an opening from
sewer he had found his way into the
richest room in the world.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1902-12-04
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One Of the oldest little creatures In
all animal nature is the '1eaf ant" %
Central America Although different
species Of this oddly are known to In
habit the American continent from
Brazil to Mexico, the real home OF the
true leaf ant Is In Nicaragua To all
outward appearances this little insect
is a common ant, but one Of gigantic
Size, 1t must be admitted, when com.
pared with the ants Of our temperate
regions, being on an average over an
inch In length. The habit for which
these ants are 80 celebrated, and one
which we could hardly believe were 1t
not for the testimony Of reputable nat
uralists, Is that Of carrying leaf for
q sunshade, Just as our women and
men carry parasols and umbrellas for
the same purpose.
When at work, the leaf carrying ants
look like little army In which each
Individual member is protected from
the suns rays by a little banner OF
green. Another remarkable fact in con-
nection with the leaf carrier Ia that
only those at work carry the little leafy
protection. When long file Of burden
bearers have deposited their budgets,
they discard their parasols and return
for a load without the leaf which
made them such conspicuous objects
when on the ''up trip"
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1902-12-04
nnzenn In EnEI1nd.

Don't imagine that dozen always
means IL things. In the Starordsnise
potteries and In the earthenware raoe
a dozen to this day represents taat
number of any special article WHICH
can be offered at any fixed price.
For instance. the pitchers, which ara
called iugs In the trade, are sold as,
84ee -. Is. "a, 80 and SO pieces 70
each dozen, the price for & dozen being
constant.
The ordinary pitcher holding q quart
represents II to the dozen, while q pint
pitcher is "a to the dozen and Is 80 call
ed when dealing with that size.
Few Of the articles Of the trade are
sold In dozens Of u, plates being al
most the only ones and some OF them
being sold 90, 20 and even 50 to tne
dozen.
Besides these curiosities in figures
the potters have peculiar names suen
as cockspurt, twifers. etc., thaf nAAs
I'D a trade language Of itself.
The bakers dozen of ID Is a recog'
nIzed figure In their trade. =.
A publishers dozen Is usually q
copies.
Among fishermen in Cornwall a long
dozen consists Of 2a-London Answers
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1902-12-04
Work of tho Earthworm

When we behold wide. turf covered
expanse, we should remember that us
smoothness, on which so much OF us
beauty depends, Is mainly due to all
the inequalities having been Slowly
leveled by worms. 1t is a marvellous
reflection that the whole Of the superb
cial mold over any such expanse has
passed and will pass again every rev
years through the bodies Of worms Inc
pillow is one Of the most ancient ana
most valuable OF mans Inventions out
long before he existed the land was IN
fact. regularly plowed by earthworms'
1t may be doubted whether there are
many other animals which have played
so important a part in the history OF
the world as have these lowly organ
lied creatures. Some other animals
however, still more lowly organized
namely, corals-have done far more
conspicuous work in having construct
ed innumerable reefs and islands In the
great oceans, but these are almost con-
fined to the tropical zones.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1902-12-04
Why the Mole Is Blind.

The creatures which dwelt In the
darkness Of the depths naturally lost
their powers Of vision after awhile. Ii
is the same way with the mole, when
is doubtless descended from progenl-
tors which could see. Blindness In the
mole is the result Of a degeneration OF
the optic nerve, the consequence OF
which is that images formed in the eye
itself are not transmitted to the AMI
mails consciousness. Occasionally q
mole can see O little out Of one eye
which has retained its communication
with the brain.
1t IS not that the mole IS born blind
but that it inherits a tendency to afro
ply of the visual organs just as PEG
pie derive from their parents an incll'
nation to consumption or other dis
eases. Some day in the future there
may be no such thing as a mole that Is
not entirely and hopelessly blind.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1902-12-04
Abraham Lin co1r.

This Lincoln of the black loan, who
built his neighbours cabin and hoed his
neighbours corn, who had been store
keeper and postman and fatboatman.
who had followed q rough justice
round a rough circuit, who had rolled
a local bully in the dirt, rescued wom-
en- from insult, tended the bedside OF
many a sick coward who feared the
Judgment, told coarse stories on bar
rels by candlelight (but these are pure
beside the vice Of great cities), who ad-
dressed political mobs in the raw,
swooping down from the stump and
flinging embroilers east and west-the
physician who was one day to tend the
sickbed of the nation in her agony,
whose large hand was to be on her fee
Bile pulse and whose knowledge, almost
divine, was to perform the miracle OF
her healing.-Winston Churchill's "The
Crisis"
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1902-12-04
A Laugh Saved n Life.

The Rev. George Harvest, rector OF
Thames Ditton, England, was very abb
tentmlnded, so that on one occasion he
went into a friends house, and, seeing
no servant, he rambled over 1t, finally
entering the room of an old lady Ill Of
a quincy. He stumbled over a clothes
horse, and his awkwardness made the
patient burst into such fit of laughter
that the quincy broke, and she lived
many years to thank him.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1902-12-04
A Complicated Case.

A country squire" is often called
upon to settle questions which tax
both his knowledge and his ingenuity.
One such matter waa presented to
Squire Prescott of Banbury.
Square, said solemn faced man,
stopping the lawyer one day as he was
leaving the postofice, there's a point
l want you should settle, and what
ever you say I'll abide by it, whether
you think as l expect you will or not. "
"Well, let's hear what it is, said
Squire Prescott good naturally.
Its just like this, said the man,
stepping closer and speaking in low
er tone. Hen Rogers wants to trade
farms with me, but We can't quite agree
on terms. His cow pasture is better
than mine, but I've got twice as many
blueberry bushes as he has; his corn
is all started, and mine isn't, but I've
got screens to FIVE windows and two
doors; there's less stones in his mead
ow land than there is in mine, but
there's more bog.
Now, l won't tell you which is
which, but one of US thinks Hens
collie dog had ought to be thrOwed
into the barter, and the other one
thinks that my heifer would just about
even up. Now, what should you say
was thelfairithing'?" -
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1902-12-04

The largest walnut log ever grown
In Eastern Kentucky was foated out
of Beaver Creek, Floyd county, and
foated down Big Sandy to the Cincin-
natl market, where it brought $4,000
1t was finely curled tree, Is feet in
circumference and over l20 feet long.
1t cost about $1,000 to get it to mar
ket, This tree was known by all as
the mammoth walnut Of Floyd county.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1902-12-04
A Chinese Joke.

There was a man in Ch'ang-an who
was very fond Of giving dinners, but
the food given was atrocious. One day
a guest threw himself on his knees In
front Of this gentleman and said, Am
l not q friend Of yours"
you are, indeed" replied his host
"Then must ask Of you a favor
said the guest, land you must grant 1t
before l rise from my knees"
"Well, what is itT' inquired his host
In establishment.
"Never to invite me to dinner any
more" cried the guest, at which the
whole party burst into a loud roar OF
laughter.-North China Herald.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1902-12-04
Heads Much Alike.

Most expert craniologists insist that
1t is extremely difficult to determine
sex from the skull, but admit there are
q few distinctions which taken togeth-
er indicate sex. Perhaps the most
marked distinction Is the prominence
Of the bony projection over the nose.
The skull In man Is thicker and stron-
ger, and the mastold processes beneath
the ear are larger. Broca Is authority
for the opinion that If the skull rests
on the mastoid processes It Is almost
certainly n mans. In woman the top
Of the head appears fatter, while IN
man the curve from before backward
is more smooth and even. Greek sculp-
tors always recognize this.-Health
Culture.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1902-12-04
Seeing Around Corners.

There are many insects which have q
very much larger field Of vision than
we have. This Is due to the greater con-
cavity of their eyes. enabling them to
see around the corner, so to speak, be-
hind and at the sides. This develop
ment in man would have its objectiona.
BILE points, but also its good ones, not
the least Of Which might be the detec-
ton Of Observation-Disclosures Jour
nal.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1902-12-04
Eternal Lanna.

A common superstition that the an
clients possessed the art Of making
lamps which would burn forever for q
long time obtained, and it was claimed
that one such lamp was discovered in
the tomb Of Rosicrucius. Science, how
ever, has long set this, together with
other superstitions, forever at rest,
since 1t has been demonstrated that
fire will not burn In a chamber from
which the air has been exhausted.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1902-12-04
. K,ck From Mexico.

Tourists come here and shout to wait
ers, hotel clerks, shopkeepers, ETC., be-
lieving that If you only yell forth your
English 1t instantly becomes compre-
hensible. And common error In breed
Ing and one not confined to tourist for
eigners is to make unpleasant remarks
about men, women and things In a tone
Of voice which conveys'at once to the
natives that something disagreeable is
being said. So we acquire not without
reason the reputation of being muy gro
seros, or very rude. and too often we
are.-Mexican Herald.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1902-12-04
oldest Parasite In Creation.

Do readers know that the royal Ben
gal tiger is infested with one Of the
strangest creatures that ever lived? 1t
is said to be fact easily demonstrated
or proved by one who has access to a
geological collection that the web Of
the foot of tigers of the above named
species Is inhabited by blood sucking
insect about the size of a common flea
which Is q perfect counterpart Of q
tiger In every particular, shape, claws,
tail and stripes included.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1902-12-04
A Cold Wave.

The forecast of sudden changes in the
weather serves notice that a hoarse
voice and hesvy cough may invade
the sanctity of health in your own home.
Cautious people have a bottle Of One
Minute Cough Cure always at hand. E.
II. Wise, Madison. Ga, writes Il am
indebted to One Minute Cough Cure for
nv present good health, and probably
my life" 1t cures Coughs, Colds, La
Grippe, Bronchitis, Pneumonia and all
Throat and Lung Troubles. One Min
ute Cough Cure cuts the phlegm, draws
out the Inflammation, heals and soottes
the mucous membranes and strengthens
the lungs. Remnants Pharmacy,
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1902-12-04
Tnnne1a.

A New York newspaper remarks that
ferries came and ferries go, bridges
rise and bridges fall, but tunnels last
forever" There is a scientific truth In
the observation. OF all works Of man
earthworks. plain earth mounds sodded
over. are about the most enduring. A
properly constructed tunnel Is essen
TALLY q work in earth and so almost as
permanent as the great globe itself.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1902-12-04
Lets Him Ont.

Mrs. Nagger-Oh, James, how awk
ward Mr.. Smith has come, and now
we shall be 13 at table.
Mr.. Nagger-What then?
Mrs. Nagger with a shriek)-Why
one Of us will die before the year Is
out!
Mr.. Nagger brutally)-Never mind
I'm tough.-Pick-Me-Up.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1902-12-04
But One Trust Company In
Pittsburo

having capital of s., 900, 900 and surpIu.
and profits Of s. 900 900. Deposits
SIo. ooo, 600. Pays 4 per cent. interest on
Savings Deposits, subject to withdrawal Of
$Ioo without notice, and per cent. on
Checking Accounts. Interest compounded
semi-annuaiiy. Do all your banking by
mail. Send postal for two-hundred year
calendar free. Piusburg Trust Company,
5s5 Fourth Ave. Pitsburg. Pa.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1902-12-04

and cheerfulness soon
disappear when the kid
neys are out Of order
or diseased.
Kidney trouble has
become so prevalent
thatitis not uncommon
for a child to be born
afflicted with weak kid
neys. 1.-THE child urin-
afeS foo often II the
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1902-12-04

Take One-tneY DO the rtsL.
W. II. Howell, Houston, Tex, writes:
Il have used Little Early Riser Pills in
my family for constipation, sick head
ache, etc. To their use | am indebted
for the health OF my family. Rein
harris Pharmacy.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1902-12-04

urine scalds the flesh or If, when the child
reaches an age when II should be able to
control the passage, it Is yet afflicted with
bed-wetting. depend upon it. the cause of
the difficulty is kidney trouble, and the first
step should be towards the treatment of
these important organs. This unpleasant
trouble Is due to diseased condition Of the
kidneys and bladder and not to a habit as
most people suppose.
Women as well as men are made mis-
cradle With kidney and bladder trouble,
and both need the same great remedy.
The mild and the immediate effect Of
Swamp-Root Is soon realized. II Is sold
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1902-12-04

You can generally tell when man is
talking to a woman over the telephone
by the tone Of voice he assumes.-Nash-
vile Banner.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1902-12-04
inst In Time.

An Irish gentleman getting upon a
street car found one place vacant,
which he proceeded to occupy.
Sure" said he, with twinkle In his
eye, Il came Just in the nick Of time"
"How Is that"
"Arrah! If 1 was to come now,
shouldn't find a seat In the carw-Ex-
change.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1902-12-04

by druggists. In fifty
cent and one dollal
sizes. You may have &
sample bottle By mai
free, also pamphlet tell
ing all about II. incll
thousands Of testirnor
from sufferers cured. I
& Co.. Binghzn,on, I
mention this paper.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1902-12-04
Women as Well as Men
Are Made Miserable by
Kidney Trouble.

Kidney trouble preys upon the mind. dis
courages and lessons ambition; beauty, vigor
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1902-12-04

CordeIia-It worries me to buy
clothes.
Cornelia-Why?
Cordelia-Oh, l can't decide wheth-
er to look stylish and be uncomforta-
bic, or to be comfortable and look
dowdy.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1902-12-04

If you feel i'll and need a pill,
Why not purchase the best
De Wits Early Risers
Are little surprisers.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1902-12-04

Draws 10 gallons OF
Eater per minute. No
tubing to rust, burst
or wear. Never has
to be packed. primed
or thawed, viii not
,reeZe. as bucket
drain thems selves.
win not rust, chain
and buckets made OF
Galvanized Steel. Can
be set up I'm Is min
utes. No attachments
below the platform.
No wooden tub Ing
rubber or leather to
contaminate the Wa
ter. Makes bad water
GOOD and good water
cost I'm Doctor bills
-. later hainC n Dro.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1902-12-04
Cumberland Valley Rairoai.

Time table In effect May %. lS4
Leave. NO 2 No.i NOS sos soi, ~ 'ai
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1902-12-04
Bucket Pump and Water Purifier
Geld Medal Worlds Exposition.

VIn purify foul well or Cistern In 10
DAYS uss or money refunded.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1902-12-04

Hone Of Swamp Root
uding many Of the
Nal letters received
n writing Dr.. KIlmer
v, ", be sure and
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-02-14
VALUE OF SERMONS.

THREE VIRGINIA MINISTER'S, act,
4 ing as a court of arbitration. have
decided that the sermons Of q brother
minister. lost through the carelessness
of a railroad company. are worth only
SIPS each. There were 200 sermons, so
that the award amounted TO $3.50. Now.
from this sum must be subtracted 80
each for the arbitratOrs and $50 for the
lawyer of the complainant, making the
net value of the sermons just f212 cents
per. If that isn't shaving things down
30 a fine point, The Herald doesn't
know why.
Figured at that rate. a great many
preachers in this country are consid-
erably overpaid for their services. Sup
pose they deliver two sermons every
Sunday in the year. and most of them
do not that would give ms total of
104. To this add one sermon for the
Wednesday night prayer meetings, and
we have a grand total of 156. At the
munifcent remuneration of 621k cents
for each. the salary of the average
preacher should be $3.50 per annum.
Carping critics may assert that even
this sum is too much for some preach
ers. That isn't even remotely true. If
a man is fit to preach at all to any
kind of congregation. ne should re-
ceive enough money therefor to enable
him to live without becoming an object
of charity. II may seem unsentimental
to figure the distribution of the gospel
down to a matter of cold dollars and
cents, but The Herald desires to eN-
press the opinion that there is too little
Of That sort Of thing in the selection
Of Christian workers.
AS a rule ministers work harder Tor
less money than any other class OF
people on earth, not even excepting
newspaper men. Like doctors, they are
subject to calls at ali hours Of the day
and night on errands of mercy, but,
unlike doctors, they exact no fee for
their services and nobody ever thinks
CT paying them. The valuation set on
the Virginians sermons is absurdly
unfair. The physical labor involved in
writing Them out was worth more than
the sum allotted to him. The cheapest
stenographer wouldn't consider a prop
Ssition 10 transcribe a sermon of ordi-
nary length for 621z cents.
Although two of the arbitrators were
of the same faith as the complainant,
Baptists. and, therefore, supposedly
competent to know W hat Baptist ser
mon is worth, neither of them would
care to have his labor cheapened as
they have cheapened the labors of their
| fellow worker.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-02-14
HENRY AND TEDDY.

ALL THE DIPLOMATS in Washing
n ton are highly disturbed because
President Roosevelt has announced his
intention of giving Prince Henry
strictly family dinner. According TO
the gentlemen who make it their bust
ness to know who ought to sit on the
right of the host. the president is likely
tc bring on grave international COM
plications if he. persists in his deter
mination. They are hoping for the best,
out knowing Roosevelt, they fear the
worst.
The chief executive can't see any
harm IN dragging Henry out of the
gfddv whirl long enough to give him
. taste of the Roosevelt pot luck"
He wants him to come and sit down
with the family and help himself out of
the bowls of everything that will be
on the table. President Roosevelt
wants his children to be able TO ask
Henry to pass the butter or shove the
salt this way" He wants Mrs. Roose-
Welt TO have the privilege Of asking his
greatness INV many ANAAt9 ~ eNe'AA
he likes in his coffee.
Yes. Henry viii surely be made to
feel az home if he dimes with the
Roosevelts en- famille. And why
shouldn't he, if he wants to? Dear
knows he'll get enough of fiunkeyism
while he's in New York. There they'll
"vo,r highness' him al nauseam. and
it ought TO be a great relief for him to
sit down in family circle where
they'll just cali him plain prince, or
maybe Henry. Il would be a bright
and shining spot in the journey of the
German traveller and he ought to have
it.
The chances are that nell be given
the opportunity, too. for President
Roosevelt has thus Gar showed about
the same respect for musty tradition
that the average police justice shows
for ale law.