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Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1905-06-29
A Hero by Accident.

"There's no telling what moment
a mans fortune may turn or what
may decide the turning" remarked
the visitor, who had been listening to
the interchange Of stories.
"That's 80, agreed one of the by
ISLANDERS. THE only question is
whether the mans got the wit to see
the chance and the grit to make use
of it."
"Well, even that isn't always neces :
sary. l was out on the frontier some
years back when young fellow |
knew to be white head was pro-
noted in his regiment and paragraph
ed in all the eastern papers for his
courage and GOODNESS. He had been
sent out to meet an attacking party
of Indians. he didn't want to go a
bit. he actually trembled when be
confessed TO me it was his first call to
dangerous duty and he'd give any
thing on earth to be out Of the affair.
In less than twenty-four hours the
station was ringing with the way he
had held his ground, even when his
men had beat retreat. 1t was mir.
acls he wasn't captured or killed,
staying there single handed to face
and FIRE Oh the advancing foe
"Just one Of those instances Of q
man finding his native courage in the
presence of real danger p
mot bit of it. he was riding a
mule, and just at the critical moment
the animal planted his feet and re-
fused to bulge"
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1905-06-29

dolph g hands.

dolph's hands.
"Now, prisoner" said the prOsecu'
tor sternly, when l pull out this
cylinder you'll feel slight shock
At the same time I can look into your
stomach. The demonstration will be
unnecessary if you will confess"
"Go on wifi de demonstrstiouary,
said the darkY confidently.
The attorney pulled out the cylin-
der. The darky braced himself
against the shock, but rolled his eyes
around as if under great mental
strain. Meanwhile the attorney fold
ed piece of paper into a tube, plac'
ing one end against John Randolph 8
stomach and his own eye against the
other. He pretended to look care
fully for a few minutes, during which
the negro was in an agony of sus-
pense. Then the gazer dropped his
telescope.
"Yo' honor" said the prisoner, FAX
him efhe kin tell wedder he saw Ben
Franklin's chicken or some other pus-
sons chicken.
Whether the attorney would have
had the effrontery to declare that he
had seen the chicken in question or
not could not be determined, for the
pent up mirth Of the court suddenly
burst it's barriers, and there was an
explosion of laughter. AS soon as
the Judge could find voice he cried
1.-The prisoner is discharged"
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1905-06-29
sI.oo A YEAR.
NEW VOL. 4O.-1NO. 81
Facts About Japan.

The well-known traveller and lee.
turer, BurtoL Holmes, gives the fol-
lowing entertaining facts about Japan
Japan has nearly 50,000,000 peo-
pie, more than half as many as the
United States.
The word "Mikado" signifies some-
thing like "the Sacred Gate" or "the
Sublime Porte.
The name of the reigning Mikado
is Mutsu Hito
The name of the Empress is o Haru
spring.
The name OF the Crown Prince is
Yoshl Hito
European dress is worn at all court
functions.
Rice is the common food of the
common people.
Sixteen cents day is now good
pay for unskilled labor in Japan.
Ten years ago it Was six cents.
Japan has few millionaires and
practically no multi-millionaires.
Toxic is a hundred years older
than St. Petersburg.
The lovely japanese cherry trees
produce no cherries.
Japanese dead are buried in
squatting posture, chin upon knees.
Fujiyama, the volcano that appears
in all japanese pictures, is l2,S6s
feet high, and 10000 pilgrims ascend
it every year.
The japanese people, even the poor,
travel much in their own country.
Modern japanese coins and bank
notes bear legends in English as well
as in japanese.
It is quite proper, even comph-
mentary, to ask lady's age in Japan.
kissing and shaking hands are rare
ly practiCed in Japan.
japanese mothers DO not kiss their
children, though they may press the
lips to the forehead or cheek OF very
young baby.
Sewing on buttons is not wifely
duty in Japan-there are no buttons.
Japanese inns furnish fresh tooth
brushes each morning free to every
guest. The brush is Of wood, shaped
like a pencil, and frayed to a fluffy
brush Of fibre at the large end.
All of the food served to a guest at
a japanese banquet and not consumed
by him at the time ia taken 10 his
home by the servants OF bis host.
japanese chop-sticks are delivered
to the guests in a decorated envelope.
The two sticks, already shaped; form
one tong-like piece Of wood and are
broken apart by the guest.
Japan has one of the largest steam
ship companies in the world, with
service to the United States and TO
England by way Of Suez.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1905-06-29
RELIANCE.

Not TO the swift, the race;
Not to the strong. the fight
Not to the righteous, perfect grace
Not to the wise. the light.
But often falterinE feet
Come surest 10 the goal;
And they who walk in darkness meet
The sunrise Of the soul
thousand times by night
The Syrian hosts have died
A thousand times the vanquished right
Hath risen glorihed.
The truth the wise men sought
Was spoken by Child
The alabasier box was brought
In trembling hands dehled.
Not from my torch the CLEAN.
But from the stars above
Not from my heart LIES crystal stream,
But from the depths Of love.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1905-06-29

A story is being told Of a young
man who went TO work for stingy
farmer. At three o'clock the next
morning the farmer called him 10 be.
gin the dsy's labor. A few minutes
later the hired man went down stairs
with his grip. "You amt going to
take that grip TO work, are you 2"
asked the farmer. Nav" replied
the man scOrnfuIly, "but am going
to find some place 70 stay all night"
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1905-06-29

Down in Hot Springs, Ark, two
veterans Of the civil war. one north.
ern man and the other a southerner.
were arguing as to the vslor displayed
By their respective sides. "Wsll,"
aid the northern man finally, I'VE
whipped you anyway" "Yes," an.
swered the southerner, "but according
TO the pension roll we wounded every
man Of you that got out alive"
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1905-06-29
Huge Task.

Ii was huge task, TO undertake the
cure OF such bad case Of kidney dis
ease, as that of G. F. Collier, of Chero-
kee, Ia, but Electric Bitters did IT,.
he writes MY kidneys were so far
gone, could not sit on chair with
out a cushion; and suffered from dread
full backache. headache, and depression.
In Electric Bitters, however, | found a
cure, and by them was restored 70 per
feet health. I recommend this great
tonic medicine 70 al with weak kid
news. liver or stomach. Guaranteed By
Rsinhaxt's Pharmacy; price SOC.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1905-06-29
Notice to the Public.

The undersigned having opened a
sbon at Bakerton, is now prepared to do
all sorts of wood and iron work, carriage
repairing, etc. have frst-class tools
and guarantee my work to give satisfac-
tion' Prices the lowest. The pubic
patronage is solicited; ,pDr p,cp
March %, 1905.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1905-06-29

Kind LAdy-PoOr man wouldn't
you ike nice chop1
The Hobo (suspiciously)-Whst
kind Nv chop, lady-lamb or
voodshed?
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1905-06-29

"Ps," said little Willie, who bad
been reading a treatise on phrenology,
"wbst Is bump Of destructiveness2''
"Why-er-a railroad collision. !
suppose.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1905-06-29

The wasp was buzzing lanquidly
around the house cat.
"You needn't come any nearer"
said TIE cat.
II won't hurt you" said the wasp.
aim half sick to-day, anyhow"
(Which half9'' asked the cat. back.
ing of.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1905-06-29

Farmer Medders-Was Deacon Bur.
lay buried from the house2
Farmer Grsen-No. from the back
yard His wife was housecleaning
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1905-06-29
UviIla Property for Sale.

The desirable store and dwelling
house and 2l acres of land at Uvilla,
1wned by n. 5. J. Strider, is offered for
sale at bargain. An excellent stand
for a store and general business. For
particulars, apply to
Il. L. SNYDER s. co.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1905-06-29
hreguIarSfy,

Suppressed or Painful Menstruatlon,
Weakness of the Stomach, Indigestion,
Bloating, Flooding, Nervous Prostra-
tion Headache General Debility, Also
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1905-06-29
Dizziness, Eainfness,

Extreme Lassitude, "don't-care and
"want-to-be-left-alone feeling, excit-
ability, irritability, nervousness, sleep
lessness. fiatulency, melancholy or the
"blues," and backache. These are
sure indications of Female Weakness,
soma deranpement of the Uterus For
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1905-06-29
Raarinn-down EaeLina,

causing pain, weight and headache, is
instantly relieved and permanently
cured by its use. Under all circum-
stances it acts in harmony with the
farnale svstem 1t cOrrectS
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1905-06-29
EytfEa E. PlnkisaHss,S
NeuefabIe GOs1fUOund

is q positive cure for all those painful
ailments of women. II will entirely
cure the worst forms of Female Com
plants, all Ovarian troubles, 1nfam-
nation and liberation, Falling and
Displacements of the Womb and con-
sequent Spinal Weakness, and is
pecu iarly adapted to the Change OF
Life, Every time il will cure
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1905-06-29

Kidney Complaints
and Backache of either Seu.the Vegeta-
BILE Compound is unequaled,
You can write Mrs. Pinkham about
yourself in strictest confidence.
LYDIA Z. PINKHAA HE'D. CO., Lynn, NasS.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1905-06-29
Backaches

It has cured more cases of Leucor-
rhea than any other remedy the world
has ever known. 1t is almost infallible
in such cases. It dissolves and expels
Tumors from the Uterus In an early
stage of development. That
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1905-04-15
A Natural Mistake

II was hot stu July day, when we
uhlortuhateS leit III town IalriE SaSped
Ior breath auu sat III uafNehe1 rooms
and AIRY garments SO was rather sur
PrlSed TO near mat LOUISA was IN me
Hitcneh win hundie' asking I"t me
louisa was Il smart niue hoId we en-.
p'oSe! 10 90 WaShlllG an" 5cruoulhS ~
ou0 Que. Times qualnt Iltle p'o"I P'tS"u'
WIN an accent ihhSrIied rom h'r t'r!
man Hiot4er, VINO hau avteu as SupSsF
lule Tor louisa once or twice Nneh Snc
was uuSE eiSeNhere' LOUISA W"S lhP
uauShleF oI her ho'her ursl hu>'aIi''
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1905-04-15

should seek the advice Of friend or have
a mistress of ceremonies.
4 girl who was known TO 81. entirely
unntereSting and lacking in feminine at
tractiveness was talking with taetsess
girl.
You know, began the uninteresging
girl. "A person, TO he "A real social success,
70 be quite fascinating must have some
sort of mystery about him. Anything
mysterious Is so fascinating. 50 Interest,"
ing"
Then why don't you cultivate a mys-
tery!' the tactleSs girl blurted out before
she thought. And the bushes which snf-
fused her cheeks aided and allotted the
the little imp of tactleSSnesS
The only advice to 4 tactless girl Is to
stop aud think before she speaks. She
must remember to whom she is speaking
It she docs not know what TO talk about
let her draw a hint from their canversa-
ton She must keep her own views to
herself until she finds ont whether or moi
they will drop on anyone's toes If she lets
them out. And when she has fallen into
Il snare the tactlesS girl must remember
TO drop the strings of conversation, which
tangled her mp, for she will only become
more hopeleSSly involved Seattle Times.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1905-04-15

Altogether in the finish. The rough goods
must be- brushed oftcncr ana more yigor-
onsly than the smooth because they
cntch dust more readily. aud this il
harder to diSiodEc. The frequent, So
we're application of the whisk or brush
soon wears ont the goods, and their life
III consequence is hardly more than hale
rs long 40 the smooth surfaced article
The latter sheds dust aud dirt, par
ticuIary lint from towels table cloths
aud napkins, that the other would retain.
and whatever may adhere to it's surface
can be removed by light busting that
affects ia" durability of the goods only
in the very smallest degree. The smooth
cloth also presents a better aspect at all
times for il win newer appear quite as
dirty under exactly tine same conditions
aa lis rough surfaced fellow.
Yet rough finished cloth has The cal"
for popularity, and, singularIy enough,
lots of men buy il because they think ID
wears longer, and base thrir belief ou it-
So ealcd projecting nap the very thing
which >hH'rn- jt~ life 81. Loaf Globe.
Democrat.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1905-04-15
NUGGETS IN THE cIrYs STREETS.
San Bernardino (Cal) Women Dig in
Creviees with Hatpins for Gold.

Eureka" shouted an old prospector
on the street in the heart of the business
section of san Rernardiuo, Cal. one day.
a great food OF water had been flowing
through the street all night long from
the foothills and the old miner had dis
covered some tHkeS Of gold in the crev-
lees between the cohble stones Taking
out his claSpkuiie the miner delved into
the gravel which had been washed down
by the water and he souu had several
dozen flakes in his hand and Il great
crowd was around him.
The news that gold was floating down
T. street quickly spread over the city and
the men were not alone in the quest for
the gold metal Women shoppers were
attracted by the crowd, aud as the line
stretched farther and farther up the
street some of the women began to dig
into the creviceS with hatpmS
There are different theories in regard
to the gold. Some believe it was washed
down into the street from Lytle creek
canyon. nearly nine miles distant. hut
the most plausible explanation is that it
was washed out of the heaps of sand
which had been dug out of Iytle creek
wash and piled along street. and had
been washed into the cutters 10y the re-
cent rains.
The crerices in tue gutter were
searched clean for distance of six
blocks by the men and boys.
Many amateur prospectors are prepar-
ing to trace the streams 10 the noun
tains in the effort to find the mother
lode
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1905-04-15
The Comfortable Pose of Martyr.

Do you remember Atary Wilkins story
of Ann Milet, the poor old woman with
out kith or kin, who had nothing but her
cat-Willy-to keep her company i'll her
old age:
Willy disappears, and can't be found,
and the next Sunday Ann stays ut home
from church
Il amt never goin to meetin' again. :
she says. Folks go to meetin' TO thank
the Lord for blessin's; I've lost mine"
And then Il day or two after She hap
pens 10 90 TO the cellar. There is rush
of scurryinS feet and Willy runs UP the
stairs.
"Lor' salles." she exclaims. there he
war all the time jest whar | put him.
An me a-blamin' of the Lord an putin
of it on Him. Eve been an awful wicked
woman. Lor' saSeS, think o me a-sayin'
what did, an him down cellar"
That's the kind of thing Il great many
of us do. When things 90 wrong with us,
we blame God and our neighbors, and it
very seldom occurs to us to look and see
If perhaps we haven't shut the cat in the
cellar ourselves.
When one feels hardly used, it's al
ways worth while to stop a moment and
look at things from this point of view,
and ask ourselves if perhaps the present
state of things may not be due to our
having left undone something that we
ought to have done. or done something
that we ought not to have done.
Its so much more picturesque to pose
as martyr and lay the blame on some
body else than to look i'll your own cellar
for the lost cat.
We lose all sorts of things in life in the
same way. We neglect our friends, never
or very seldom taking the trouble to 90
and see them. leaving their letters unan-
swered; but when, in consequence, the
invitations and letters cease, we talk as
if they had treated us badly. instead of
which the thing that has happened is cx-
actly what we might have expected.
We're rude and disagreeable to the
home people, and repel their condolences,
but when the condolences are given else
where, "Of course, nobody ever tells me
anything we cry. We quite forget that
we shut the door ourselves, and we pose
as martyrs and lay all the blame on the
others.
Next time you feel inclined to grumblc
and throw blame on somebody else, don I
do it.
We all live in glass houses as far as
faults are ncerned.-Chicago journal.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1905-04-15
Poison of Fatigue.

For some time now the hard doctrine
of physical culture has been pcrsistcutly
preached to us. We have been urged. aS
a means of preserving health and pro
longing life. to give ourselves over for
a considerable part of each day to siren
uous physical exercise, in the gymnasium
or in some rugged sport, indoor or oGt-
door, according 10 the season. and I'M
less those who follow the advice are more
than ordinarily given to lying we are
forced to the conclusion that the practice
is really SO effective as To keep nen in
such good health and 50 to prolong their
lives rs to threaten serious economic dis
locations and most intentionally to in
convenience the waiting younger genera
tons. The prospect might be diSqucting
indeed were il not for the assurance
found in the discovery Of the poison Of
fatigue described MS an affection Of th"
blood. cngcudcrcd 10y bodily WEAKNESS,
SO active and yirulcnt that if few drops
be tuken from the veins of person sui
fering from il and injected into the veins
of Il person perfectly fresh and TN
wearicd the effect is like that of the
vegetable poison with which sayagos llp
their arrows. Indeed. chemical analysis
is said TO reveal that this fatigue poison
is precisely the same in nature as that
vegetable poison This discovery and
in these days Of wonders what discovery
is Incredible f-mHy not only brighten the
prospects Of the human race on earth.
but may considerably ease the con.
sciences Of some of as who are now W0r-
rying through the imprisonment Of tht
flesh Providence journal.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1905-04-15

once upon time there was u man in
| tinmark, who had caught n big white
bear, which he was going Ia take to the
king, 1t happened that he came to
the Doycrfell on Christmas eve. aud
there he turned into cottage whore 1t
main lived, whose name WAS talvor aud
asked the man if he and the bear could
stay there all night,
No, said IlalVor, 1--WE can't give ;nt,-
one huuSC-room just now. for every
Christmas eve a lot of Trolls come down
from the mountain, and We have to get
them Il great feast, and there are such
n lot of them that | and my family
have 20 move out of the house until they
see tit To go.i'
TN German folk lore Trolls" are gro
tcSquc, miSclicyous dWarfsl
oh said the man, If that il all.
will stay; the bear can lie under the
stove, aud | will sleep in the side room. 90
So he begged So hard that AZ last they
SAID he could stay; 50 the people of the
house fitted out, after having got the
feast for the Trolls The tables wcrc
set. and there was rice porrdgC, and
fish, and sauSageS, and all else that was
good just like any Christmas dinner.
Then down came the Trolls Some
were big and some were small >omc had
long tails and soulc had NO tails at all.
some had long long noses. and they ate
and drank everything, Just then one of
the little Trolls caught sight of the
white bear. who lay under the Stove. So
he took a bit Of sausage and stuck il on
Il fork and went aud poked il up against
the bears nose, squcaling out:
Pussy, will you have some sausagct''
Then the white bear rose mp aud
growled aud hunted the whole lot of
Trolls out of doors.
Next year lialyor vas out cutting
wo0i-0n C1fTfsffifffe IT. for he thought
| the Trolls would he down that night.
and a great deal Of frewood would he
needed As he was hard at work. he
heard voice in the wood calling out:
'Weli. here | am" said llalyor.
| Have You Still got your big white eat
with you:'
Yes. indeed" said lIalvor ''Shc is
/ lying at home under the stove now. and
what's moro she has seven kittens now.
a great deal bigger aud fcrccr Than She
| is herself"
oh then we will never come 10 see
you again, screamed the Trail. and he
| kept his word; and since that time Hal
| vor and his family have eaten their
| Christmas dinner in peace rittsburg
Gazette.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1905-04-15

never Sc the red rose by the wayside,
but only the stones and dust in our path.
Lets pretend" cry the children. play
Ing their little games of imaginary life.
Lets pretend echoes the lover who
sees the whole world in his sweetheart 5
eyes. Lets pretend" cries the soldier
with steadfast eyes upon the futterins
symbol of his faith.
What 4 great game Of pretenSe il is,
from worlds end to worlds end.
HappinesS--do we ever know ii till the
gaunt forehnger OF despair points back
at iti
Truth would we have it at any cost?
Love-has it ever been ours for the
thing we are?
Let's pretend, Philadelphia Inquirer.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1905-04-15
The Tactless Girl.

She is the girl who says the wrong
thing 10 the wrong person ut the wrong
time and in the wrong place. She al
ways drives a round peg into a square
hole and wonders why there are old va
cancieS staring at her from every direc-
ton. Frequently her friends come to
her aid and fill up the blank corners
with Il quality the girl herself cannot
command For she is the TactleSS Girl
1t is almost pathetic at times to watch
her disentangle herself from one social
knot only to become hopelesSly fastened
in another. She jumps from the pro-
verbal frying pan into the fire and back
again, arouslng sympathy in the hearts
of her friends and JOY in these Of her
enemies.
1t is the tactless girl who. when she is
talking with a man below the average
height, tells him how she admires Il tall,
Hercuean physique. She tells the
blonde girl that the only true beauty, 10
her mind. is the brunette type. If she ~
conversing with anyone whose daughter
or son eloped with the laundress or ran
away with a circus rider, she stumbles
upon the subject of romantic marriages,
and wonders why her vis-a-yiS seems
bored or uncomfortable. She never no
tees that she is persisting i'll an unwel-
come topic bu1 wanders on, tactiessly.
She is permitted to look mt a portrait
Of her hOstess-a work Of art. perhaps,
and the pride Of the woman whose fea-
lures il tiatters.
oh. exclaims the tactless girl, with
out thinking, lit must have been copied
from a photograph taken several years
ago
In the same unthinking manner she
tells the man whose wife is his particu-
lar joy, but who runs the gamut of con
spicuous colorings in her gowns, that the
truly well-dressed woman never wears
brilliant shades but adheres 10 the most
conservative tones in her toilettes. Then
she wonders why he scrutinizes all the
women in the room and compares them
with his wife.
The tactIess girls tells the artist that
she never had much use for the dreamy.
! impractical person. and that aesthetic
tastes do not appeal to her. She like,
/ the thoroughly business-like man But
she does not mean to hurt; she simply
f0rgefS.
When the tactless girl gives a dinner
/ or "a party of any sort, she selects hel
guests without regard for their congenial-
ty. and. as a consequence. she j. not 4
success as hostess. She is likely 40 ask
two persons who DO not speak to sit next
n each other at the table. and she may
ask a man 70 escort his ex-fiancee home
! When she entertains, the tactless cir