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Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1905-09-07
Rush on The Cooler

Just as Pat, the brakeman, was 60
to take ally nip in the rear OF the
smoking car be heard the conductor
approaching. Hastily slipping oil the
top of the water cooler he slipped in
the bottle, aud then securely replaced
the lid.
ut will keep cool in there at any
rate, soliloquized Pat. Then the
porter came in and dropped lump
of ice in the cooler. Ten minutes al
ter that the passengers began to at
tack the cooler as if they had just
returned from ten days trip TO the
desert of Sahara.
"Thst water has such a hne flavor
said the old gentleman who wore
sanctimonious look, 81 really must
have another glass.
1T is great" said the drummer,
placing a pocket drinking cup under
! the faucet. II think they must have
~ water from the celebrated
GOT L, the road"
springs dow. ~ tne olq sf~s'i
Then he winkan '-ss.
and invited him to try a gl--
The farmer tried three.
by heck" he remarked, smack.
ing his lips. Dog on if that don't
beat hard cider all hollow"
And 30 the "sampling" continued
until the cooler ran dry. Then the
brakeman came in to look for his bot.
tie. All he found was few pieces
Of broken glass in the bottom Of the
cooler.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1905-09-07
oI71n1DDDoToUN w VA THURSDAY SEPTEMBER Z. 1900
Heat and Tanned Skins.

There are certain Arctic animals,
dark coated in the short summer, that
in winter turn pure white, thus match
ing the STOW covered landscape and
escaping notice and harm.
This change of color, this protec-
ton. effected no one knows how, Is
wonderful, as wonderful as a miracle
and yet kindred change of color a
kindred protection, happens among
mankind every summer, and nobody
ever notices it.
When the pale city people go out
in the summer sun at the seashore or
the mountains the light attacks them
6ercely, first reddening their skln'
then swelling blistering and scorch-
ing then swelling it. II they kept IN
the sun enough, and il no miracle oe-
CURED, the light would xiii them final
", burning off the skin first and at
terward attacking the raw flesh
But a miracle does occur. The
skin changes from pale color to
tan and on this tau the sun has no et-
feet. The sun may beat on tan col
ored skin Tor days and weeks, but
such skin remains always sound, un-
blistered, whole.
Thus nature works miracle. The
white skin is suffering, and nature
aware, somehow, that tan skin Is
sun proof, changes to tan the white
How does che do this? Where did she
learn that it was wise to do this No
one knows. Only the fact OF the MIR
acle remains.
To prove this miracle-to prove
that 1t Is not the hardening oI 'ue
skin, but the change in its color which
protects it from. .sunburn-is an easy
matter.
Let a pale. person, unused to the
sun, stain one side OF bis face yellow
and, leaving the other side untouched
90 out in the bright summer sun for
couple of hours. The one side OF nj
face is no tougher, no more hardened
than the other, yet the unstalned sld
will be infamed, blistered, while tn
tan colored one will be quite cool sn'
unhurt.
Sunburn is miracle, protection
to mankind as inexplicsole and a
wonderful::as the miracle ofthe Arctl
animals change in the winter fror
dark coats to snow white ones.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1905-09-07
A Strange Story.
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AS strange a story as that constitu.
ting the plot of any, novel Hill be told
to Governor Higgins. Of New York,
by a New York city lawyer when he
eudeavors to secure the pardon tct a
man who chose to serve sentence OF
three years imprisonment in Sing
Sing prison for theft, OF which he was
innocent, to shield the name oi wo-
man from scandal.
Carl Fisher Hansen, the lawyer,
said that be would at once appeal tor
the pardon of the prisoner, whose
name he would not reveal, at the re-
quest OF the woman. whose reputation
the prisoner had saved at an eIpesns
of his own liberty. The woman, Mr..
Fisher-Hansen said, had visited his
Office within few days, and said that
her husband had just died, and that
she now wanted to DO justice to the
prisoner. They had been friends,
and, more than a year ago, when her
husband returned Unexpectedly, he
caught the other running away. To
save her from scandal, the man con-
fessed that he had broken into the
room to steal, whereupOn he was ar
rested and is now in Sing Sing.
The prisoner" said Mr.. Fisher.
Hansen, was young college student
who disappeared from one of the COL
leges when he was arrested. No one
has ever known what became Of him,
as he was tried and sentenced under
an assumed name.
The woman in the case has also
paid a penalty for her indlscretion, as
a servant, who knew of the affair, has
collected $4,000 in black mail from
her within few years. She s a
member OF one of the best families OF
New York, and her late husband
owned several factories in New Jersey
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1905-09-07
Architecture.

The primitiFe abodes Of early tribes
have left their impress upon the ar
chitecture of more cultured times, for
various features of the most elaborate
buildings are prepaged in the rudest
structures. The dome is seen in
mound dwellings and in the Eskimo 8
snow hut, sloping roofs in tent flies,
many storied masonry in the elevated
chambers of cliff dwellers, pillars in
natural rock supports in caves, towers
in treetop lookouts, spires in tent pol es.
An arbor formed by INTERVIEWING
the branches of adjacent trees would
in time be elaborated by the addition
| of branches severed from other trees
SDd Of stakes to help support this
on. rnented roof. Thus would be de-
veIopeo' eventually in closed huts with
roofs of tn stch, and these by gradual
stages would 1--WE place to cabins and
framed houses.
Similarly wigHam develops into
a tent, and this by the substitution of
more substantial material becomes
permanent building.
Cave dwellers naturally enlarge or
multiply their abodes by e1cavatiDg
chambers in the mountains. This
leads to the use of piers or pillars as
need requires to support the roof, and
masonry Is Logical sequence.
From an unkeBn stone set up to
mark burial place or to commemor-
ate some event, polished monument
is gradually evolved, and a modifca-
ton of mere stone heap, or cairn,
results in a pyramid or other SYM
netrical tomb.
& tree trunk fallen across a stream
or stepping stones through it were
the orerunners of modern bridge ar
chiteeture.
Verify acorns contain oak trees.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1905-09-07
Land of the Little Faces.

I wonder. Oh. wonder. where the little faces 60
That come and smile and stay awhile and pass IKE
fakes OF snow
The dear. wee baby faces that the world has never
known,
Pr, no,b,r, hid. so ,ender-eyed. deep in their
hearts alone.
love to think that somewhere in the country we
call heaven
The land most fair of anywhere will unto them be
given.
A land of little faces. very iitile, very fair
And everyone shall know her own and cleave unto
it there.
o grantit loving Father. the broken hearts that
plead!
Thy way best-yet Oh rest az perfect faith IN
deed
To know that we shall find them, eSet them. the
vice. white dead,
At thy night hand in thy bright land by ir''aS wa
tiers led!
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1905-09-07
Finger Rings.

In many lands and through many
ages ring has been the symbol oi
marriage. Young folks are seldom
much in love with antiquities, but
here is an exception to the rule, for
there are few things older than the
wedding ring, and in it young peO-
pie have not yet lost their interest
There has been much Outcry against
rings politically, but here is the all
dominating, all attractive, most In
fuential of mergers and of all combl'
nations the hardest to break.
Finger rings have been used as or
naments from the earliest times.
There is a Greek story of the origin
of their use. Jupiter chained Pro-
metheus to a rock in the Caucasus,
| where a vulture preyed on his liver,
which grew again each night. After
1000 years of this chronic liver
trouble Jupiter released him. but or
dered he should wear on his hnger
an iron ring. having attached to 1t a
niece of the ROCK, so that the deity
might keep MS oath of perpetual I'M
| prisonment; hence the use OF rings
of metal with jewels. Rings seem to
have been among the first trinkets
given and priced. They were tok-
ems of trust, insignia Of command
rank and honor, pledges OF faith aud
alliance. They have also been badges
of servituGe, illustrating the provero
that extremes meet.
Pharaoh gave his ring to Joseph
IN token OF delegated authority
The oldest rings now In existence
came from Egypt, having been origi'
nally placed on the fingers OF the
dead. The most interesting ring IL
the world, at least to antiquarians' Ii
the ring of Cheops, who built the
great pyramid. 1t is OF fine gold
weighing about the same as three
fve-dollar gold pieces.
In early Roman times the ring wa
worn on the fourth finger of the LET
hand from belief that vein iron
it passed direct to the heart. Al
old Jewish legend tells US that Iu
bal Cain, the first Of metal workers
, made the first ring for HIS wife. In
, earliest marriage record OF which W
have an authentic record is mentiore
8 in Scripture, where the shy and gen
. tie Isaac placed a ring on the face
, probably the nOse-of the noWlse re
a.. ,tsnt Rebeksh. Isaac was alway
timi4', and he wou.'G1 surrey nav
manage,a the delicate mat, n'-
apprOpriat' ely himself,
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1905-09-07


The late General Benjamin F. But
ler, according to the Boston Herald,
told the following on himself:
Several years after the war the
General had occasion to visit Georgia,
and fl ON a town on the railroad took
a two.seated ramshackle vehicle, driv-
en- by typical Southern darkey, for
his destination.
The General entered into converse
ton with the driver, and learned that
he was one of IL boys and that be had
a twin brother. he asked the driver
his name.
abraham Lincoln Backus," was
the reply.
"a fine, noble name, said the Gen.
eral.
The driver was quiet a moment
then suddenly said
What yo' think dat twin brud-
der's name is?"
II have no idea" said the General.
"His name is Benjamin T. Butler
Backus."
The General appreciated the COM
pliment and was thinking It over
when the driver added:
Boss, l was always glad dat 1 was
born fust."
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1905-09-07
Strength Of Birds.

Birds can eat and digest from ten
to thirty times as much food in pro-
portion to their size as men can. Ii
.an could eat as much in proper
IL - size ss a sparrow is able
tlon to hlo you'd need whole
to consume, he >. -Nls Of dOzer
sheep for dinner, a cOur '>"keyl
chickens for breakfast, and six IL.
for his evening meal. A tree sparrow
has been known to eat 700 grass seed
in day. Relative to the birds size,
these seeds were as big as an ordinary
lunch basket would be to a fullgrown
man.
A birds strength is equally amaz-
ing. A white-tailed eagle weighing
twelve pounds, with a wing-spread Of
six feet, has been known to pounce on
pig weighing forty-two pounds, raise
it to height Of ahundred feet and
fly off with it. The bird has covered
a distance of half a mile before the
pigs owner succeeded in shooting the
thief.
Birds can and do work far harder
than human beings. a pair OF house
martins, when nesting, will feed their
young ones in twenty seconds-that
is each bird, male and female, makes
ninety journeys to and fro in an hour,
or about 1000 day. 1t must be re-
that on each journey the
bird has the added work Of catching
the worm.
Even 30 tiny bird as the wren has
been counted to make 10 trips to
and from its nest within 430 minutes
and the prey az carried home con-
sisted of larger. heavier, and harder
to-fnd insects than were caught by
the sparrows. Among them we're
twenty good-sized caterpillars, ten
grasshoppers, seven spiders, eleven
worms and more than one fat chrysalis.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1905-09-07

George said be went to Turkish
bath last night. and that's what Kept
him out late" remarked Mrs. Newli-
wed.
81 don't believe there is such .
thing as Turkish bath. replied her
mother.
"You don't? Why?"
Because saw Q Turk once"
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1905-09-07

A Texas girl advertised for a hus-
band and got him. The total for ad-
vertising, wedding outfit, etc, wasSll.
Within the year he died, leaving an
insurance policy for $4,000. With
some of this money she bought fash
ionable "store" clothes, went to Sara
toga Springs, New York, married a
millionaire, and shortly afterward got
a divorce from him and $4,000 a
year alimouy as long az she lives.
And yet there are people who af.
feet to believe that it does not pay to
advertise.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1905-09-07
Like Finding Money.

Finding health is like finding money
so think those who are sick. When
you have cough, cold, sore throat, or
chest irritation, better act promptly
like W. c. Barber, Of Sandy Level, Va.
he says 81 had terrible chest trou-
bic, caused by smoke and coal dust on
my lungs but, after finding no relief
in other remedies, was cured by DR..
Kings New Discovery for Consumption
Coughs and Colds" Greatest sale Of
any cough or lung medicine In the
world. At Remnants drug store; soc
and sL00; guaranteed Trial bottle
free.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1905-09-07
Secretive Animals.

| have sometimes seen uoR OuAJ
in the ground bone for which ne
did not seem to have any present
need. l have always understood that
he did this on the principle which
actuates provident man to lay up
something for rainy day" This
may be, though have never known
dog to dig up the bone atterward'
yet some persons tell me they have
known him to do this l should
think the dog must be bard pressed
by famine that would attempt to
gnaw bone covered with clay and
DIRT, as this bone must be after being
buried in the ground. If the dog
hides it away through any such prov
ident fo1ethought as this 1t might De
the slightest remnant, a mere adum-
bration, OF a former instinct OF his
race. He does not pursue this Prac'
tlce in the steady, methodlcaI way IN
which an ant or a bee or squirrel
lays up stock Of food against time
of need. With him it is only ht-
full and rare occurrence. HIS long
domestication and the ages through
which he has received his toad from
the hand of his master have obhtarat-
ed largely the sense Of this necessity
from his mind, if he may be supposed
to have mind.
The fox when he has b ad the good
fortune to capture several fowls a
the same time will, it is said, secrert
such as he has no present need for
under a bush or behind log. [ re-
member that in Rowland Robinson
pleasant book, "Sam Lovels Boy
young fox is represented as dong
this. He began burying the leg OF
lamb in the loose earth, but deslst-
% when he saw the eyes Of all his
matt. 8 were upon him, then uuearthed
the half buried treasure and sought a
new hiding place. l do not under
stand that the wolf had this food hid
'ug instinct. Gilbert White Of Sell
10 urne says in his quaint way that
- ad "some acquaintance with a
- brown owl which when full
ID lilo 3 dog what he could not
Eat. =.
1.-THE ori yn Of most of our domestic
r;no1. 90 ~ Darwin, will proba-
v forever rem aim vague But l may
,ere state, he continues. that look
no to the domes, sc dogs Of the whole
world, I have afte.c lsbOrjous col"
ection of all known facts C,'ms to the
conclusion that sew, Tal wild SPeelSs
If oanidae have been tanned and |. 'A'
heir blood in some ca sef mingled to-
yether flows in the ems of our do
nestle breeds" He IN entions a dog
whose great-grandfather' was wolf,
md this dog still betra. Ved Its wild
in the fact that 1t never ap-
preached it's master in straight line
when called. But which species OF
he canidae from which the dog may
lave descended has the food hiding
instinct or habit l have no where seen
stated.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1905-09-07
A Bad Lesson In Finance .

Senator Frye and Chaplain Hale
were talking about the swearing in Of
senators for the impeachment trial.
There was reference TO Senator Scott
Of West Virginia, who affirmed ac-
cording TO the way Of Quskers, where
upon Senator Frye remarked:
81 had Quaker grandfather once,
who nearly spoiled me.
well, how was that2" asked the
senate chaplain. =
"As boy, | was going on a trip to
Boston, said the senator. "Just be-
fore started my Quaker grandfather
called me 10 him.
"'Thou art going TO Boston, ssid be.
Here is FIVE dollars for thee 10 spend
when in the city,
81 accepted the money, feeling very
grateful TO my grandfather. but / did
not know any Of the Boston boys in
those days, and consequently saw
nothing to spend the money for. Re-
turning TO Maine. after my city visit.
my grandparent called me 10 him
again.
William, said he, 'didst thou
spend the money l gave theeY'
81 he'd, Of course, to confess that /
hadn't, whsreupon he aid William.
give it back to me- and / did a. re-
quested.
THAT sad experience taught me
bad habit, for ever since when I have
had any money l have spent it to
prevent its falling into other hands,"
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1905-09-07

Some time ago an old negro was
burned to death. The text OF the
funeral address curiously enough hap
pened to be:
"Well, done, thou good and faith
full servant"
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1905-09-07

This story comes from Boston. Two
dudes visiting the Zoo in that city,
with cigarettes in their mouth, stopped
at a cage of a mother anthrOPOid ape
with her young ones. Pointing to
the family of anthropoids, one dude
said to the other: "That is what you
came from" And they laughed
heartily. The mother ape called her
children aside and pointed to the
dudes, said: "My children, that is
what you are coming to-" And ahe
wept bitterly.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1905-09-07
Hardware Department.

Bar iron Nails, Horse onOeS, Large
iron wash heLLieS, Brass, copper
anu Porcelain heLLleS, okllels,
waffle Irons, Trace, buLI, "" anu
Halter CnaIus, Farm Bells, screen
Doors anu WluuOMS, AMERICAN
Fence wire, BarUeu wire, saws,
BLACK hawk Corn onelIers, La" IA
Mowers, Files, An olLes bo4Ls,
Loaded Shells Powder anu shot.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1905-09-07

"What is love?" asked the sweet
girl, who was looking for a chance to
leap.
"Love," replied the old bachelor,
"Is kind Of insanity that makes a
man call 2OO-pOund female his lit
tie turtle-dove."
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-10-25
Letter to W. Greathead.
Nc CoHReHsbHrg, Pa.

Dear Sir: You are interested
in the prosperity of your town.
You can contribute to it material.
ly, and give tia far more pros
porous look at the same time.
Perhaps the public property
needs good coat of paint.
Devoe will supply that coat
with two-thirds of the number of
gallons required of any other.
Devoe will last twice as long as
any other Devoe is all paint and
fuu measure. Devoe Is the strong
est paint known. Devoe will take
care of the property, in the long
run, for half the money required
by any other.
The reason is stated above: De-
voc is all paint and full measure:
the strongest paint known.
E. D. Jewell, Cory, Pa, paint.
ed his house 3 years ago with a
mixed paint; took IA gallons. Last
spring he repainted with Devoe
bought II gallons and had left.
Saved S15 to $50, for painting
costs two or three times as much
as the paint.
Yours truly
+. w. DEvoE q Co.,
10 New York.
p. Sc. G. Bare, Fort Little.
ton, sells our paint.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-10-25
Chestnut Shaw.

At the M. r. parsonage, at Han
cock, on Wednesday evening of
last week, Rev. w. J. Meeks united
in marriage DAVE Chestnut and
Miss Blanche Shaw, both Of
Thompson township.
After the ceremony the bridal
couple went to the brides home
where an informal reception was
held.
The happy couple are among
Thompson's most estimable peo-
pie, and start out with the best
wishes of a large circle of friends.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-10-25
WOODEN BRIDGE.

AS the trapping season is here,
| have located myself at the Blue
hole again. Having had my traps
set for several nights, and with
out meeting with any success, /
found that my traps had become
rusty, and tna5 they needed lit
tie oil. So | started myself for
the little town of Clear Ridge, to
buy some of the lubricator. On
my way up the Creek, | came to
the saw mill shanty, and it seem
ed there, as If some one were pre-
parlng for a Christmas dinner or
a wedding feast | did not like
to enter, so just peeped in at
the window and saw Brady Flem-
ing inside with an old hen. Then
| knew everything was all right,
and [ walked right in. l found
that the boys were just going to
nave chicken swallop. They in
vited me to stay, but | told them
my business and hurried on. The
first vehicle | saw on foot was S.
Nj. Shore with two women IN a
hand cart, going to attend Grand
mother Fields birthday party. [
went on my way, called 10 at L.
H. Groves barber shop, and the
boys were having a little game as
usual. l went on down to Vine.
gardner's to get my oil, and all
the lOafers had gone but Cleve
Fields. Bert got my OIL and |
wended my way down to the
Fields Hotel. There was one man
stopping with hlm-Harvey Stew
ems, travelling lumber inspector,
of McKinleyville, Pa. l just then
thought | could get home in time
to set my traps, so 1 did, and had
mighty good luck. Yod will hear
from me again, when "the frost
Is on the pumpkin, and the fod-
der's IN the barn"
The TRAPPER.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-10-25
sPOOK HOLLOW.

Oct. l5.-Items have been very
scarce, and so we have kept our
glib shut.
lGame is very scarce in our part
of the county.
Maple Winter was a pleas mt
caller at Alfred Peck's last Sun.
day.
The institute at Jacob Lakes
Friday night was well attended
and good order prevailed
The school at Pleasant Grove is
progressing nicely.
Samuel d. Mellott and family
attended the fair Thursday.
Geo. w. Gray, wife and baby
were visiting IN our village Sun
day.
Our farmers have begun shuck
ing corn.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-10-25
CIT0.
Corn husklng is on the boon

Corn husklng is on the boom
now.
William Walker and wife, of
Franklin county, were visiting
the latter's father last Sunday.
Jimmy Clevenger Is nursing a
very sore foot at this writing.
Mrs. Riley Garland left her
home last Friday at Cito, and
went to Hustontown to visit some
friends. She returned Sunday
evening.
Albert Thomas was visiting in
Waynesboro last Saturday.
Among those that visited John
Carbaugh, were Geo. Unger,
Harvey Seville and William Kuhn
and wife.
Mrs. Hulda MeIlott is improv.
ing slowly in health.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-10-25

Nat Rotz, of Tod township, left
at the News Office last Saturday
morning, two specimens of gar
den vegetables, which looked very
much Ike large pumpkins; but
which proved on closer examlna-
ton to be two beets. They were
hard to beat; one of them weigh
ed Il pounds, and the other 81,
the latter measuring 264 inches
around.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-10-25
PIGEON COVE.

Under the care of DR.. Palmer,
Willard and Tlllie Palmer are able
to be be aboutagain.
A. Runyan and wife, of Need
more, were guests of H. p. Pal
mer last Sunday.
Quite a number of our young
folks visited the gypsy camp at
Warfordsburg, last Sunday.
Lola Decker, Belle Hess, and
Chester and Walter Palmer were
at Joseph Fishers 5 last Sunday.
Joseph Fisher raised 838 lbs.
of pumpkins on one vine, and II.
p. Palmer raised corn ears 10
and II inches IN length, 81 to 10
inches in circumference, and that
weigh IL to 2 lbs. each.