Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1905-08-10

THURSDAY. AUGUST 10, 1905.
It's no wonder Mcdowell county
was opposed to tax reform.
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IT is said that Mr.. Shaw, Secre-
tary of the Treasury, will soon resign.
This will be small loss.
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LET us hope that Ambassador Witte
will not become exasperated at the
Japs and get to swearing in Russian.
THE trouble with the Agricultural
Department seems to be that it hasn't
been paying much attention to agri-
culture.
THE only man in West Virginia
who can really scare Senator Elkins
is Judge Golf, and he absolutely re-
fuses to play ghost.
EVERYBODY is kept so busy along
the Panama Canal trying to avoid
death from fever there's no energy
left for digging the canal.
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SENATOR DEPEw hasn't come out
yet with that promised explanation.
It's pretty hard to explain when you
are caught with the goods.
ALL is not peaceful IN the Philip
pines. Secretary Taft is being be-
sieged by people who want reforms
of almost every sort, and there is a
general feeling of unrest among the
natives.
THIS country needs two good Pres
idents Just at present-one to help
along the Russian and japanese peace
commissioners, and the other to clear
the departments at Washington OF the
gralters and bunco men.
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JUST as We expected, Senator FL
kins announces that he is for both
factions CT the Republican party in
West Virginia. The more important
question, is, however, are both fac
tons for Senator Elkins?
GOVERNOR DAWSON promises that
next year the railroads shall also be
assessed at their true and actual value.
This is worth waiting for, and if it
shall be accomplished the Governor
shall be forgiven all else.
THE reassessment Of real estate in
Mcdowell county is something of an
astonisher. There is mighty apt to
be protest against that thirty-milhon
increase, and Commissioner Dillon
will do well to Keep his eye on the
county court.
The Chinese are still extending
their boycott Of American goods, and
they seem to think that they can bully
US as they please. It's poor rule
that won't work both ways, and
boycott Of the Chinese by the United
States might help matters.
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THE Weston kickers who brought
such serious charges against DR..
Kunst, superintendent of the insane
asylum, withdrew their charges when
called upon to present proof. They
must be regarded as slanderers unless
they prove their assertions Of wrong
doing.
The estate OF Mrs. Cassie Chad
wick will pay out at the rate Of seven
mills on the dollar. Nobody gets
anything, it will be observed, except
the lawyers. One firm of attorneys
presented a bill for $I75 for assist
ance rendered in getting Mrs. Chad
wick's trunk and vahse from New
York to Cleveland.
IT looks to us as if there are a good
many persons in West Virginia who
are SO prejudiced against tax reform
that they won't even take it if they
can get it under the present admin.
isiration. We confess that we are
ready to accept it if it is the real
thing, and we'll pat Governor Daw-
son and Commissioner Dillon on the
shoulder besides.
TIE falling off in the business of
the Equitable Life Insurance Com
pany is estimated at about $5OOOO,-
600 the past year.
The only thing left for the Equit-
able is to wind up its affairs and go
out Of business. 1t is not to be ex-
pected that any sensible man will IN
sure in it hereafter.
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TIE Russian and japanese peace