Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1904-12-22
Items of Interest.

OOuu IL AsOSANASA'N- o
cago University a Christmas gift OF
over $2,OO0,0OO
According to Secretary Shaw, the
government deficiency the last fiscal
year was $42,77O,512
Speaker Cannon believes that the
appropriation bills and Philippine
legislation will keep Congress busy
until March 4
While performing in a lions cage
at San Francisco the other day
Charles Hendricks, the trainer, slip
ped and fell. In an instant huge
hon ,prang upon him and killed him.
DR.. Henry K. Pancoast, of the
University of Pennsylvania, has sue
ceeded in changing the color of
negro's skin to white by use Of X-rays
and back again to brown by use of
Finsen light.
This year, income Of Bertha Krupp,
who own, nearly all the 100000
capital of the Krupp Company, in
Berlin, i. about 81, 100000, the COM
pany having lust declared per
cent dividend.
The United State. Attorney Cen
sral h., ruled that the guessing con-
tests, now so largely advertised in the
newspapers, are contrary to the anti
lottery law, and consequently such
matter can not circulate through the
mails.
Considerable uneasiness is felt over
threatened smallpox epidemic in
Virginia this winter. The infection
has been scattered over the State by
negroes from railroad camps, and 1t
has broken out in a more or less vlr-
ulent form in a number of places.
Frank H. Cunningham, president
Of the Rural Free Delivery Carriers
Association, and James G. Keller,
nresident of the National Association
of Letter Carriers, have been per-
smptorily dismissed from the govern
msnt service for too great activity on
behalf of their organizations.
A dozen merchants and farmers of
scottsboro, Ala, propose to burn l.
100000 bales Of cotton to reduce the
supply. They offer to prorats share
of so bales each with planters in Alaba-
ma, Texas, Indian Territory, Oklaho-
ma, Mississippi and Georgia. Farm
ers are organizing to hold the crop
for ten cents.
At Trenton, N. j., the other day,
James A. Mullen's hair turned white
in three minutes while he was trying
to get his foot from the grip Of a
railway switch frog. A train was
bearing down on him and death stored
him in the face. When the train
was only few feet away a laborer
seized Mullen and wrenchsd him free
as the train vhizzed by.
A fellow over in Frederick county
read that certain firm offered l sents
for 1902 pennies. He sent them 80
of the copper' of 1902 vintage. He
received an immediate reply, saying
that lust as soon as he sent 1852 more
psnniss-suficient to make up the
full number Of 1902-he would re-
csive the IL cents. The he went out
behind the barn and kicked himself.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company has issued an order all
along the line to the effect that here
after any employee Of the road who
has had three attachments issued
against his wage. for debt will be IN
definitely suspended. Some Of the
employees have their wages attached
nearly every month, hence the issuing
of this order. The order will be en-
forced after the fret Of the year.
Because of tn. continued drought
the B. g. 0. Railroad is obliged to
run regular water trains on certain
sections Of its lines in order to fill the
tanks that supply engines. The wa
ter is carried in tank cars and pump
ed into the water tanks. The other
day gang Of Italian workmen got
tank car filled with molasses mixed |
up with the water train, and the
molssses was pumped into water
tank near Wheeling. There was
lot of trouble for few days.