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Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1903-09-17
CITIZENS
Bank Of Charles Town
SoIiCits Your Business
And Offers Every Accommodation viii
Legitimate Banking.
DIRECTORS.

l. ". Porter. John {. Burns, s. L. Williams, L. d
Getzendaner, II. {. Osboun, 7. c. Green, Adam
Brenueman, !. II. Dutterer. J. Frank Turner. G. +
Hughes. r. G.. Wilson y 7. Snyder, Marshal
Burns b f. Langdou. Geo ". Shuil.
l.. NJ. PORTER. President
JOHN G. BURNS. First NCe-President
ADAM BRENNEMAN. I'd VicePresident
II. G.. GETZENDANNER, Cashier.
!. FRANK TURNER, Assistant Cashier.
SCo11ntS DAilV-
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1903-09-17

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Bear. tbs ~ The Kind You Hays klsays Bought
Signature at &<HAzlMm
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1903-09-17

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Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1903-09-17

Division Manager, WINCHESTER, Va.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-07-15
PORTSMOUTH.

Misses Emma r. Comoli. and Anna s.
Cotter Of Westerly, r. l.. and Misses Flor
ence Brown and Kate Driscoll Of Fall
River. are visiting the Misses Cornell. at
their summer cottage on the Hum
mock
Miss Louise Remington Of Fall River Is
visiting friends in Portsmouth
Miss Helen Allen Is the guest Of heb
grandparents. Dr. and Mrs. BENJAMIN
Greene
At ST Msry's lawn party held las: Wed.
nesday receipts for supper table were
sles. Fancy work table. Is.
Jacob Almy. who was operated on a
week ago at the Newport hospital for ap-
pendicitis. is reported as getting along
nicely.
Horace Gilmore and family Of Fail
River are at the Bristol Ferry house for
the season.
a steamboat of the freight line strand.
ed. Monday between the small lighthouse
on Bristol Ferry and the shore The boat
remained there until high tide when tugs
got II clear
william Stone and family OF Fall River
are summering at the Bristol Ferry
house.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-07-15
WARREN,

The St.Msrk's Mems Parish League held
banquet az the Clarke residence on
Bristol Neck, last night About 80
guests were present. including local peo-
pie and large number or out-of-town
people. chartered car conveyed the
guests TO their destination. Music WAS
furnished by Herbert l.. Clarke's orChes-
ira OF Providence. X. |.
The large area of grounds around the
magnificent residence were tastily deco
rated with japanese lanterns
The Y. II. $. G.. T.. of the Baptist church
held devotional service In the vestry OF
the church. last night The attendance
was fairly good. and following the even.
ings business session was enjoyed
The NJ. r.. Sunday school held their an.
nusl picnic today. their destination be-
ing Hunts Mills. East Providence The
party left here In two cars at 1915 a. IN.
this morning. and will return about u M
Supt Daniel NJ. Gladding. has cnaree of
the affair.
The W3SS&n Artillery held their weekly
drill meeting and monthly business ses-
sion IN odd Fellows han last night The
regular retinue Of officers drilled the IN IN
In different movements.
Amity lodge. |. q. q. r. will hold
business and social session in odd Fell
lows hall. tonight.
The Mechanics Fire Co. No. 2 will en-
ter their hand fire engine In the Cres-
cent park muster on July 30th.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-07-15
1.-THE NEWS OF THE STATE.

visit by friends most OF whom were mem
bers OF the Neptune Singing society. Mon
day evening. Mr.. Anderson was given
handsome gold ring.
Victoria lodge. ID. Of r., will have a
bean supper on Tuesday evening. July q.
Rev. Father Farrelly was the celebrant
OF the mass Of requium for Mrs. Wini-
fred Smith yesterday. The funeral which
'ook place from the home OF her daugh
ter Mrs Lawlers was largely attended.
The cases against Alfred II. Leonard
for maintaining a nuisance and the for
feiture OF liquors. seized at the Gun and
Rod club were in order IN the district
court today.
Charles Mathewson OF the Arm of n. NJ.
Ashln and company is seriously III.
An interesting discussion OF the politi-
col situation was had by the French In
dependent club last evening.
Only routine business was transacted
at the meeting OF Ballou post, G. A. r.
last evening.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-07-15
VILLAGE HAPPENINGS.

The board OF directors Of the Phenix
Trust company held an interesting meet
ing at the Bank building Yesterday
The winter coal supply Of the Pherix
school II being laid in. although IL is only
calculated TO be enough 20 lest until the
first OF January.
The installation OF the officers OF r,is-
perance circle. Companions OF the Forest
was held last night at Arctic Centre A
collation. was served late IN the evening.
Camp Francis e. Greene. Sons OF Vet
erans met In regular session last even
ing az O. A. n. Hall
Tho reports that the Treat mill az
Centrevillc was 90 resume York yester-
day proved to BE- false and Mr. Allen
still says that he,does not know when the
mill will start
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-07-15
SPORTS FALL 0Uf.
A War Is on Between Fall Rlsr and TIva.
ten PcIIcy Men.

policy war Is on ~ Fall River and
Tlverton. John y. Cough. Henry O'Don.
nell and John sullivan were arrested IN
Fall River. yesterday. on the charge OF
maintaining the game
Several months ago Hugh Gerah ans;
Nathan Baker were arrested and as thev
claimed at the instigation OF crowd
that were operating the game on the
Rhode Island side % the line AZ T1verton.
Later John Cox and Masiolre poude
runners for the Fall River crowd were
arrested and fined.
After these men has satisfied the de-
cree ~ the court they 80, out 10 .ousre
accounts with the Tiverton crowd. hence
yesterdays arrests
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-07-15
THE HIGHWAYS

But little work is being done on ,Ee
highways IN the first ard third districts
the appropriations for these districts
being los. especially in the third district
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-07-15

Thomas McDermott. IS years Old re.id-
ing az iss Richmond street. and employed
by Kingston. Hartwell Williams on a
new building az the corner 90 Washington
ana Union streets. fell through an open
Ing IN one OF the foors az I IN ociock this
morning The drop WIS eight feet SIC.
permctt's right knee woe bahiy cut and
he was sent 10 the Rhode Island hospital
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-07-15

where less than 500 remains. In the
second district the most travelled high
way. Broadway, Is being repaired a. con-
siderable expense. some time ago pc
tition was prcst nted 10 the town council
asking for "A reiss OF Pawtucket avenue
from Taunton ayenue some distance to
the south but as yet nothing has been
done regarding the matter.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-07-15
CENTRAL FALLS.

At last nights meeting of Roger will
hans lodge. A. .. 4. M ~ was voted
20 send = cheek FOR substantial amount
90 the Kansas city food sufferers
Five bicyclists who insisted on using
the sidewalks were rounded up bv Oni-
cers Tovner and Dcvanney last night
Ricerd = Anderson who sailed ve.-
ter1ay for Sweden was paid a surprise
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-07-15

sophie Andrelskl was fined s, and costs
by Judge Swectlsnd. TO-DAY. for an a..
sault upon Annie Puzctski These women
attended q Polish wedding. u few days
ego. and when ono persisted in repeated.
IS daEcing with the others husband. they
got into dispute which Sophie terminal.
ed ny shifting Annie In the eve with a
stone, causins Il 10 be drared In colorpI
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-07-15
CAMP Liza.

The providence Tews Summer Resort
Bureau can supply you with guides TO
the very best sections OF New Engla nj
II you are looking for a good camp 10.
the coming summer. Excellent FISHING
among the Maine wooCs and other see.
tons Booklets free TO all applicants
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1903-08-26

French engineers have declared that
1t is perfectly feasible to convert the
desert OF Sahara into a vast lake, thus
opening to commerce great regions OF
the interior of Africa which can now
only be reached by long, tedious and
dangerous caravan journeys. They say
that a large portion of the desert lies
below the level Of the Atlantic and that
by digging a canal TO let in the waters
Of the ocean the great change could be
effected easily and at n cost which
would be small compared to the bene-
fits which would accrue. If the whole
desert lay below the level Of the Allan
tic the flooding of il would create n sea
more than four times as big as the Med
iterranean; but, as the Sahara is COM
posed OF elevated plateaus, mountain
ranges and depressions, only n part
would be covered with water when the
waves Of the ocean were let in, and the
new sea thus formed would be an i-
regular body of water probably of
about the same size as the Mediterra-
mean. Great commercial cities would
at once spring up on its shores and
trade and civilization strike at once to
the heart Of Africa. The sea Of Sahara
may never become a reality. bat in any
event 1t Is a gigantic and pleasing
dream.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1903-08-26
Weight of n Growing Child.

The weight of a growing child is the
most important index to its general
health. The standard of weight for
growing children, that usually given
by authorities in the matter. is that at
five years Of age n child should weigh
about ms many pounds as it is inches
high. AS n rule, this will not be much
over or under forty pounds. Children
who come of large parents should
weigh something more than that. The
rate of increase should be about two
pounds for every inch of growth, with
q tendency for the weight to exceed
this standard proportionately rather
than TO fall below it. When a child Is
rather heavier in proportion to its
height than this standard it Is a sign
of good health. If the child Is growing
rapidly it should not be allowed to fall
much below 1t without being made to
rest more than has been the custom be-
fore. A deficiency of weight in proper
ton to height is always an ~unfavorable
sign. Any interruption in the progress
of increase Of weight, especially dur
Ing the continuance of growth, must
be n danger signal that should not be
neglected by those interested in the pa
tient.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1903-08-26
HEROIC SELF SACRIFICE.
Courage With which n Young Naval
Omcer Greeted Death.


Speaking Of heroism,'' said a navy
officer at his club a few evenings ago,
1T is rare that such IN example is seen
as that Of HynsOn. who was a passed
midshipman at Vera Cruz in 1916. 1t
was really more than Il bit Of heroism;
it was fortitude, passive courage, that
confronted n peculiar danger, a self
sacrifice, that was most conspicuous.
Our fleet was OF the harbor on
blockade duty when one day a Spanish
merchant vessel managed TO slip in
without being discovered. Hynson con-
ceived the idea OF capturing the vessel
by a night attack. and he succeeded in
doing 30. But as he could o take the
vessel out of harbor, for the reason
that she was under the close range
OF the enemy's guns, Hynson set fire
to the vessel. In doing so he burned
both his arms so badly that he carried
them in slings for several days. While
in this disabled condition n terrific
squat came up and played havoc with
several of our little vessels, and the one
on which Hynson was serving was cap
sized. HynsOn and one of the other Of
ficers managed to get hold of a floating
spar. but rs it was not sufficient TO
keep them both aloat Hynson let go
his hold and in n few moments sank to
his death."-New York Tribune.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1903-08-26
STUPIDITY.
The Fish's Capacity For Learning Is
Painfully Contracted.

Most fishes seek their food by sight,
says Professor Edmund Clark Sanford
I'm the International Quarterly, and
these do not usually notice it by any
other sense. But those that are accus-
toned TO find 1t by smell seldom pay
any attention to il when they merely
see II.
Catfish depend principally on the
sense Of taste. and they seem to taste
all over, o only in the mouth, but by
the outer skin as far back as the tail
fin.
II Is uncertain whether fishes can feel
pain or not. There is Il good deal OF
evidence TO show that they cannot.
A fish that has lost its sight may
learn TO avoid an obstacle after swim
ming against II n single time, but fishes
that can see will jump against the plate
glass wall Of an aquarium day after
day, sometimes for Il year, in the effort
to catch things outside.
The elements of consciousness in the
mind of a fish foot up n total "equiva-
lent, perhaps, TO the lowest idiocy when
measured by human standards" 1t is
possible that the fish's capacity for
learning is about on a level with that
of n man in deep sleep or preoccupa-
ton"
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1903-08-26
Where II Always Rains.

There is Il group of islands to the
south Of New Zealand called the Sis
tiers, or Seven Sisters, which are re-
puted to be subjected to n practically
constant rainfall. The same may be
said of the islands and mainland of tt
ezra del Fuego. save for the differ
ence that the rain often takes the form
of sleet and snow. On a line running
round the world from 4 degrees to 8 or
o degrees there are patches over which
rain seldom ceases to fall. This is
called the zone Of constant precipita-
tlon," but ut the same time there are
several localities along with 1t with
very little rainfall.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1903-08-26
Spiders Like Music.

A violinist says spiders are notori-
ously and historically fond Of music.
At one of his performances the concert
hall was made disagreeable by a sud-
den invasion of spiders, which were
drawn by his violin out from the
cracks and crannies Of the ancient
building. They crawled about the floor
and on to the stage, and he could see
the annoyed audience stamping on the
insects. The writer adds that he has
known n small garden snake to be at
tracted by piano playing and n young
calf TO whisk his tail and prance about
most gleefully ut the first notes Of a
French horn. His neck would curve
about proudly, his hoofs tread lightly
and his ears wag Joyously when the
footing began, and he Qlieted
down till the music ceased.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1903-08-26
Ladies' Who Wore Knives.

In early English days knives were
worn by Englishwomen in imitation Of
the anelace, n dagger carried ut the
girdle. Chaucer speaks of them in the
prologue to his Canterbury Tales"
Hir knives were y-chaped not with brass,
Blu all will silver wrought, full clean and
well.
In Ross church. Herefordshlre, Is a
monument TO n lady of the Ruddle fam
lily, temp. Henry Will, who wears a
purse and a knife. Brand tells us that
knives were formerly part Of the ac-
GOVERNMENTS of a bride. In a play,
temp. Edward Ill.," occurs the pas
sage:
Here by my side do hang my wedding
knives.
In the "ArchRologia" Mr.. Douce, the
antlquary, wrote a paper on this prac-
tice Of wearing knives by European
ladies In the sixteenth century. and an
engraving shows a specimen of n ease
Of these wedding knives, dated 1910,
which are described as having amber
handles and cases of purple velvet en-
broidered with gold.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1903-08-26
ZERO AN ANCIENT TERM.
II Was In Use In Babylon Thiyty-siI
Centuries Ago.

The term zero, which is used 10 desig-
nate a cipher and in m%eteorology the
I entire absence Of heat in the atmos-
phere. was, according TO a mathematic-
al historian. MOritz Cantor, used by the
Babylonians about the year 1900 Ii. C..
This, however. is merely a suppoSition.
Ii has not been definitely established
that zero was in use any earlier than
400 a. ID. About this time 1t was used
in India, and several centuries later the
Arabs began TO employ il. Through
the Arabs It's use became known TO Eu-
ropcans during the twelfth century. II
was not generally adopted In Europe
until several centuries later, notwith-
standing its great advantages. For n
considerable time there were two par
ties among the European educators.
One party, known as the algorlsts. IA
vOred the adoption OF the IIindoo sys-
TEN Of notation falsely called Arabic),
with its position values. while the other,
known MS the abacists, favored the Ro-
man notation, without zero or position
value.
The general adoption Of the Hindoo
system was greatly facilitated by the
facts that II was explained in most Of
the calendars for more than a century,
beginning with 1900, and that the me-
dlHval universities frequently offered
courses devoted to the use of this nota-
tlon.-Chicago Tribune.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1903-08-26
Why lie Only Ate the YnIkS

An American woman travelling In
England stopped one day at a little
country house. Chatting with the Wis
itor. the oma of the house told Of
her difficulty in getting along and Of m
experience she had had with a boarder.
"The first morning this man stopped
here" she said, "he began to eat boiled
eggs very greedily. Egg after egg he
.ate-three, four, five, slx-and it was
only the yolk Of them that he swal-
lowed; the white he didn't bother with
at all.
when he dug his spoon into the sew
enth egg my temper got the better Of
me, and | said in a severe tone:
Don't you ever eat the white of the
egg, sir?'
"'Surely not, my woman he an
swered. The yolk is the bird; the white
is the feathers. Would you have me
make a bolster of myselfT'"
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1903-08-26
Jefferson and the Patent ONCE.

The first patron Of our patent system
was Thomas Jefferson, who during
three years gave his personal attention
to every application for n patent. He
used to call the secretary Of war and
the attorney general to examine and
scrutinize with him, and they did it so
thoroughly that in one year-the first
they granted only three patents. The
very first patent of all was given to
Samuel Hopkins in 1890 for pearl ash
cs. Mr.. Jefferson held that the patent
system was not II for creating rev.
enue, but for encouraging n production
of that which is to be of benefit to the
whole people. In the first twelve years
a single clerk in the state department
and Il few ~pigeonhOles were all that
the business of the office required.
Then a DIR. Thornton took charge of 1t
and devoted himself to it as to a hobby.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1903-08-26

A species of dwarf elephant used to
live on the island OF Malta and in varl-
u parts Of Italy. Judging from the
bones which remain, these animals,
about the size of II large sheep, were
somewhat numerous. A dwarf elephant
is a rarity now and no longer forms a
distinct species, but is considered rath-
er a freak.
A very beautiful species of pygmy
deer is found on the Sunda islands.
These little creatures are not much lar
ger than n eat. but have all the points
OF n well bred" deer.
Among horses Shetland ponies are
the pygmies. The ordinary musk Of
central Africa is a pygmy, or dwarf, Of
only about twenty inches in height at
the shoulder and three feet in length.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1903-08-26
Peculiar PriyIIcges.

The speaker of the house of commons
has several peculiar privileges. Every
year he receives n gift from the master
Of the ~buckhounds of a buck and doe
killed in the royal preserves. This Gus
tom goes back so far that there is no
record of 1t. Later in the year the
speaker receives another tribute from a
different Ource The donors on the
second occasion are the Cloth Workers
company Of London. who send to the
speaker of the house of commons and
to several Of his majesty's ministers n
generous width of the best broadcloth
to be found in England.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1903-08-26

1.-THE most beautiful display of light
ming or atmospheric electric currents
which it was my good fortune to wit
ness says a resident Of Quebec, was
out on the BEAUFORT flats, near Quebec,
when two electrically laden clouds, as
though two trees. their heads toward
each other and their longer branches
interviewer. kept on for more than ten
minutes, intcrchanging horizontal flash
es Of beautifully colored fire, not m
of which eve reached the earth, while
occasionally a flash would shoot up
ward as If toward some cloud in that
direction"
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1903-08-26
birds That Exercise Ingenuity.

Birds building on high trees are not
so wary about the concealment of their
nests as hedge builders and those that
seek the springing corn or grass land
for the shelter of their homes, trusting
to the loftiness of situation for secu-
rity. A nest placed upon the ground
is In constant danger of exposure. A
browsing animal might destroy 1t.
Then the scythe with sweep occa.
s~ionally lays bare one or more nests,
thereby endangcriHg the eggs or callOw
nestlings. This renders the parent
birds very wary and causes them to
practice great ingenuity In their ef-
forts TO protect the young birds.
The skylark has been known to carry
its egg or offspring to a place of safety
after m exposure Of the nest, and 1t
has been said its long hind claw-the
use Of which has puzzled many natu-
ralists-is specially adapted by nature
for more easily grasping and transport
Ing its treasures from the source Of
danger. When the young birds are
too bulky to be thus removed the par
ent bird carries them on its back,
though this mode of removal Is n some
what difficult One.-London Tit-Bits.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1903-08-26
An American waterloo.

Wellington Mt Waterloo and Meade
at Gettysburg each held the highlands
against his antagonist. Wellington on
Mont Saint Jean and Meade on Gene
terry Ridge had the blrdseye view Of
the forces OF attack. The English bat
teries on the plateau and the Union
batteries on Cemetery Heights COM
manded alike the intervening undula-
lions across which the charging col
must advance. Behind Mont
Saint Jean. to conceal Wellington's
movements from Napoleon's eyes, were
the woodlands Of Soignes. Behind
Cemetery Ridge, to conceal Meade's
movements from the field glasses Of
Lee, was n sharp declivity, a protecting
and helpful depression. AS the French
under Napoleon at Waterloo, so the
C~Onfedcrates under Lee at Gettysburg
held the weaker position. In both cases
the assallants sought TO expel their OPP
ponents from the stronger lines. |
might add another resemblance in the
results which followed. Waterloo de-
creed the destiny OF France, Of Eng
land, Of Europe. Gettysburg, not so d.
rectly or Immediately, but practically,
decided the fate Of the Confederacy.-
General John r. Gordon I'm Scribner's.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1903-08-26
knled nv Eenr.

Frederick |. Of Prussia was killed by
fear. His wife was insane. and one
day she escaped from her keeper and.
dabbing her clothes with blood. rushed
upon her husband while he was DOING
In his chair. King Frederick imagined
her to be the White Lady. whose ghost
was believed to invariably appear when
ever the death of a member Of the roy
al family was to occur, and he was
thrown into a fever and died in six
weeks.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1903-08-26

II think" said the thoughtful moth
or, that you ought to object to young
Brown paying so much attention to
our daughter"
"WhyT' demanded the thoughtless
father. "He impresses me very favor
ably"
That's just It," returned the thought
full mother. I'VE must do something to
make his ambitious mother think we
regard ourselves a little above them So
cially If we are to make sure Of him"
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1903-08-26

How are you getting On With your
music, my dear?' inquired a Indy Of
her niece.
well, of course" replied the niece
d%ifidently, at wouldn't I've proper Of
me to compliment myself, but some of
the neighbors have told me they have
stayed awake at night for hours listen
Ing TO my playing"