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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-24
TEACHERS WORRYING
WONDERING WHY APPOINT
MENTs WERE FOR oHE YEAR.

Several things are stu worrying. TO no
small degree. the teachers Of the local
public schools as the time for the opening
OF tho fall term draws nearer, with no
meeting OF the board of education in sight
for nearly two weeks. In the first place,
the teachers who were named last Tuesday
are wondering why they were appointed
for one year only. They are also wonder
Ing what their grade. class and salary will
be under the new law. Considerably more
than 400 OF them are in this fix.
Then 1t has recently come to light that
a large humber Of teachers have not yet
been reappointed-this number approximat-
ing about fifty. 1t is stated at the Frank
lin building that this does not mean they
VIII not be reappointed: but the mere fact
that their names were not included In the
looked upon with wonder and seems to
these wouid-be teachers to be freighted
with significance.
The wholesale confusion created by the
new regime IL pretty generally regarded by
teachers and others interested in school at
fairs as contrary to what Congress expected
would be the situation when the new law
was put into force. That the entire teach
IDENTIFY expected AS matter Of fact it Is
believed by many today that 1t was plainly
the intention of Congress that this should
be done.
Controllers View.
The controller Of the treasury also
strengthened that view when he said, in an
opinion rendered incident to the Conner
case. that he interpreted the law to mean
the school system in general was not to be
disturbed by the entrance upon new re-
gime.
Yet the first thing the new superintend-
emit did was to assume the responsibility
OF reappointfng the teaching STAFF in an
almost wholesale manner-almost because
some exceptions have been made both in
the case OF the higher officials and Of the
teachers. as has been reported
These exceptions would indicate, say the
persons who take issue with the board and
the superintendent in these cases. that the
new authorities are not strictly observing
the letter and spirit Of the law.
The need Of competent. efficient legal
adviser for the board is said to be made
quite apparent by this phase of affairs. 1t
Is reported that President Roosevelt will
ask the United States attorney to designate
one Of his assistants to act as the official
legal adviser Of the board until Congress
takes action in the matter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-24
Death Of William D. Shaver.

William D. Shaver. an employe Of the
bureau OF engraving and printing. died at
noon today at his home. 1704 New
Jersey avenue northwest. His wife. Mrs.
Elizabeth Shaver. survives him. Funeral
arrangements are being made this after
noon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-24
Ashmore's Condition Improved.

The condition Of C. D. Ashmore, the clerk
In the Department of Agriculture, who was
found with severe cuts in his neck and
wrist yesterday afternoon in the house Of
to be improved, and 1t Is hoped that he will
recover
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-24
The
Saturday
Star

The Saturday Star this week
will contain many attractively
illustrated special features of
interest to all readers. Among
the notable articles there will
be the following:
GRAND NAVAL REVIEW.
Something about the bril-
liant water pageant that
will be seen off Oyster Bay
on Labor Day. Illustrated.
DIR. BELLS NEW SHEEP.
Frank Carpenter writes of
the experiments conducted
during the summer by the
inventor of the telephone.
illustrated.
HISTORIC OLD WELL.
A reminder of the rivalry
between Alexander Hamil-
ton and Aaron Burr, that
may be seen in New York
city.
OUTINGS FOR
CHILDREN.
What school means to the
poor tots of Paris. A taste
of practical socialism. Illus
tratcd.
ILLUSIONS OF
BOYHOOD.
Returning to the old home
is not always the delightful
event that some imagine.
CHIC CAPE COSTUMES.
Some of the suggestions
for autumn styles in femi-
nine apparel CLEANED in
Paris. illustrated.
THE PRISONER
OF ZENDA.
Another installment of An
thony Hopes thrilling novel
of romance and adventure
that is running as a daily
serial in The Star.
ROSE-ROYAL.
A charming short story
written for The Star by
Martha McCulloch Viii
DOC" GORDON.
A decidedly interesting in /
stallment of Mary E. Will |
kins Freeman's stirring
story that is being pub
lished in The: Saturday and
Sunday Star. illustrated.
ALL WASHINGTON
READS ~.-
THE SATURDAY STAR.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-24
OUTINGS FOR
CHILDREN.

What school means to the
poor tots of Paris. A taste
of practical socialism. Illus
tratcd.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1906-02-08
On A Cash Basis.

An eminent physician in P had
cured little girl of dangerous i'll
pess. The grateful mother said:
doctor, there are some things
which cannot be repaid. 1 really
don't know how to express my graft
tude. I thought you would, perhaps,
accept this purse, embroidered by my
own hand"
Madam" replied the doctor, cold
ly, "Our visits are to be rewarded on.
ly in money. Small presents serve
to sustain friendships, but they do
not sustain our families.
"But, doctor" said the lady, alarm
ed and wounded "tell noe the fee.
Two hundred dollars, madam"
The lady opened the embroidered
purse, took out five 500 notes, gave
two to the doctor, put the remaining
three back in the purse, bowed coldly
and took her departure.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1906-02-08
The snaky octopus.

Ny fret experience of the octopus,
writes Frank T. Bullen in Creatures
of the Sea" was in little bay in
Stewart Island, New Zealand. A
small river flowed into this bay, no
table for its fine founders, and the
crew of the ship on which / was then
a aailor soon discovered that the cas-
lest way of catching them was to wade
about on the fine sandy bed with bare
feet, the water being only up to mid
thigh, and when they felt the fat body
wriggling under their soles to tread
firmly and stoop. cropping in the sand
until they had the founder safe be-
tween finger and thumb. Then they
would raise him and put him in the
bag strapped across their shoulders
By and by we discovered the nearer
the sea the finer the founders, and so
one sunny afternoon l was wadiDg in
the bay near the mouth of the rivulet
and picking up some fine specimens.
Suddenly l trod upon something like
a blob of jelly. Fearing sting, l
made to step off, only TO feel both my
legs gripped in several places by
something that chung as if it would
eat into the flesh.
I stopped and felt long. whip-like
tentacle twisted around my right leg.
l tore it off and felt nausea which
made me quite giddy.
But no sooner had l removed one
snaky thing than another held me and
another and another. The water was
shallow but l began to feel as if |
must be dragged down, drowned and
devoured by this horrible thing.
Fortunately I retained some pres
ence of mind, and, drawing my
sheath knife, I reached down cautious.
ly to where felt the main body of
the thing, and, avoiding my bare feet,
I stabbed steadily into the central
part of the beast. I was successful,
for presently I felt the clutch of the
tentacles around my legs relax, 1 saw
the water stained with sepia, and l
smelled the odor of stale musk, which
all cuttle6sh emit when disturbed.
l felt quite certain that had | been
laid hold of in water out of my depth
by one of these creatures only mira
Gle could have saved me from drown.
ing.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1906-02-08
Mark Twain Played Turtle.

Out IN Hannibal Mo, there are
old people who remember an inter-
esiing incident in the childhood OF
Mark Twain.
When the Clemens family moved
to that town from Florida, Mo-, In
1889, the great bumorist was four
years old. Among his playmates,
and living next door, was little girl
named Fanny Pavey.
Between the Clemens and Pavey
homes was a high board fence pune
tnred here and there with knot holes
at which Mark Twain used to play
peek-a, boo with Fanny. One day he
suggested to her that they play tur-
tie.
Whats plsyin' turtle ?" asked
Fanny cautiously.
"Poke your finger frew kuot hole
an I'll show your" observed the
boy.
Little Fanny did as she was or
dered. The moment the tiny finger
of the trusting child appeared in a
knot hole, Mark Twain, on the other
eide, grabbed it between his teeth.
Of course, the little girl, not being
able to see what had grasped her fin
ger, became terribly frightened and
tried to withdraw it. She could not
do so, for Mark Twain held on for
keeps. Fanny set up a great hue
and cry, which any child is liable to
do under the circumstances, and the
Pavey and the Clemens families rush
ed out to see what Was the trouble.
He did not heed his mothers com.
mand to let 90 and it was necessary
to ''choke him loose.
Later, when the excitement. had
subsidized. when the youthful finger
had been carefully bound up in a
piece OF ca leo, Mark Twain was ask
ed why he had refused to let go.
"Turkles, when they bites, said
he, never let go till it thunders.
But it was Only the thunder Of his
mothers slipper that he was permit
ted~to hear.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1906-02-08
Pointed Paragraphs.

Don't abuse your rival. Behave
better than be does.
How many people are you com
Portable" with? Not very many, prob
ably.
When it comes to romance, the kind
found in books is very superior to the
real thing.
1t is stated there is an exception to
every rule, but don't hope you will be
one to the rule Of the age.
A good many people are like little
birds in a nest When you praise
them they lie still with their mouths
wide open for more.
Engines are very much like people.
The switch engine makes more fuss
around the depot than the engines on
the through trains. The cheaper the
person, the more trouble he causes.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1906-02-08

A lawyer whose mouth was extra
ordinarily large, had on the witness
stand Southern backwoodsman. The
witness had replied to question that
at was a non-possibility." Quoth
the lawyer: "A n-possibility? Now
will you tell this court and this jury
what you mean by non-possibllity !?
Give us an example" "Well," said
the witness, Il think it nd be nom
possibility to make your mouf emmy
bigger widout settin' your years fur
der back.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1906-02-08
LuckieSt Man In Arkansas.

"I'm the luckiest man in Arkansas"
writes Fl. L. Stanley, of Bruno, "since
the restoration of my wife's health af-
ter five years of continuous coughing
and bleeding Of the lungs; and | owe
my good fortune to the worlds greatest
medicine, DR.. Kings New Discovery
for Consumption, which l know from
experience will cure consumption If
taken in time My wife improved with
first bottle and twelve bottles completed
the cure" Cures the worst coughs
and colds or money refunded. At Rein
hart's Pharmacy. SOC. and S1.00. Tri-
al bottle free.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1906-02-08
Hardware Department.
Paint and Oil Department.

Raw and Boiled Linseed Oh. liar.
ness Oil, Machine OIL Black Strsp
Turpentine, \. Q. anu Gas Tar Gas.
oline, Varnish, Japan Dryer, Knot
Killer, White Lead, Red Lead.
Spanish Brown, Calcined Plaster.
Portland Cement, Lard Oil, Pas
tering Hair, Coal Oh, Neat Foot
Oil, Fish Oh, Bath Brick Soap, SUI.
phur, Copperas. Borax.
Patent Plastering prepared Tor Immedi.
ate use.
International STOCK FOOD aud Glca
sons Horse and Cattle Powders
Frank Miller's HARNESS DRESSING.
Whale Oil Soap.
Black Lambs Foot Harness Oil.
THE PERFECTION Blue Flame Wick.
less Oil Stove--safeSt and best
The Four Leaf Glover CREAM SEPA.
RAT0R. where the milk is not
mixed or diluted with water, leav.
ing il pure and sweet for family use
WALL PAPER furnished on short no.
tice at reduced prices
Reduced Prices on Having Tools aud
Blrn ,, al t't'N.
Force Pumps, Deep Well Pumps Gal.
vanized Bucket Pump and Water
Purifier, y l. Chain Pumps.
A Large Stock Of Cooking and Heating
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1906-02-08

With every visit of the stork to his
home, Geo. Cramer. farmer of Ell
dora, Va. gets a check for $1,000
from his father in Germany, and the
stork has paid twelve visits AL
though he has not been more than or.
dinarily successful at raising crops,
Cramer has cleared $4,000 raising
babies.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1906-02-08

All old-time Cough Syrups bind the
bowels. This is wrong. A new idea
advanced two years ago in Kennedy's
Laxative Honey and Tar. This rene
dy acts on the mucous membranes of
the throat and lungs and loosens the
bowels AT the same time. 1t expels all
cold from the system. 1t clears the
throat, strengthens the mucous mem
branes, relieves cough. colds, Group,
whooping cough, etc. Sold at Rein
hart's Pharmacy.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1906-02-08
Teacher-What is an engineer

Teacher-What is an engineer,
Tommy
Tommy-A man that works an en-.
CINE.
Teacher-That's right. Now, John
nv, what is pioneer
Johnny-A woman that works a
piano.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1906-02-08

We got up the other night to git a
drink, and by mistake we drinked a
half pint of close cleaner The young
man at the drug store told us it would
have bin fatal but for the alcohol in
our symptom. which he said were a
anecdote. This amt the first time
our habits have saved our life?-Ken-
taeky EIchanqe.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1906-02-08

They never grippe or sicken. but
cleanse and strengthen the stomach,
liver and bowels This is the unive-:-
sal verdict of the many thousands who
use DeWitt's Little Early Risers. The
famous little pills relieve headache
constipation, blllousness, jaundicc,
torpid liver, sa'low complexion, etc.
Try Little Early Risers. Remnants
Pharmacy.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1906-02-08
Frightfully Burned.

Chas w. Moore, "A machinist of Ford
City, Pa. had his hand frightfully
burned in an electric furnace. He ap-
piled Bucklen's Arnica Save with the
usual result: ga quick and perfect
cure" Greatest healer IN earth for
Burns, Wounds, Sores, Eczema and
Piles. 25c at Remnants Pharmacy.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1906-02-08

Her Admirer-Will you give assent
to my marriage with your daughter,
sir2
Her Father-Not cent, young
man, not a cent.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1906-02-08


The inquisitive visitor to the studio
of the famous but crochety artist pro-
pounds the query.
what do you mix your colors
with"
with brains, sir" replies the
painter, in dignifed tones.
"Ah |" comments the visitor. $50
you paint ministures?"
GA 9ToRIA.
Bears the The Kind You Have nRays Bought
s's. : &lMAzzszM
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1906-02-08
PAIN NO. PAIN.
1T CURES ALL PAIN.

The best known remedy for Pains OF every
kind. The regular price for this preparation
IL Is cents a bottle, but in order to give ey-
cry one an opportunity to test It's merits,
am going TO sell so bottles at only 10 cents
bottle, and return the money IL You are not
satisfied. SO you run no risk. guarantee
every bottle.
II is good thing to keep In the house In
case OF emergen cy, IL is good for hundred
different purposes, IL acts quickly, relieving
pain In few minutes. Those who tried 10
speak in the highest terms OF it. only name
a few complaints that IL will cure or relieve
In a few mi nutes rheumatism, Neuralgia,
Headache, Toothacbe. Pains in the stomach,
Coughs. Cuts. and Bruises, Removes all Irri-
tation, stops bleeding, can be used Internal
ly or externally IL ~ an harmless as water
"a child may drink bottle full without
danger Full directions with each bottle.
Remen,b Der, II you are not satisfied you get
your money back.
Ialso have a good Congh Syrup that / will
sell on the same terms. Prepared and for
sale by
j. 8. FLEMING.
Shepner1stown, W. Va.
Jan. III. l9O6--3m
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1906-02-08

Barber-How do you want the lit
tie fellows hair cut. Mr.. Balder2
Johnny Balder-I want mine cut
like papa's. with hole on top.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1906-02-08
To Cure a Cold In One Day.

Take LAXATIVE BRoMo Quinine Tablets.
Druggists refund money If it fails to
cure. e. w. GROVES signature is on
each box. 25c.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1906-02-08

A man who once had rough horny
hands made them soft and smooth with
Witch Hazel Salve. but he used the
genuine-that bearing the name "E. @.
Dewitt & Co., Chicago" For sores,
cuts, boils, burns, bruises etc.. it has
no equal, and affords almost immediate
relies from blind bleeding, itching and
protuding piles. Sold by Remnants
Pharmacy.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1906-02-08
Notice to the Public.

The undersigned having opened q
shop at Bakerton. is now prepared to do
all sorts of wood and iron work, carriage
repairing. etc. I have first-class tools
and guarantee my work TO give satisfac-
lion: Prices the lowest. The public
patronage is solicited.
March %, 1905.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1906-02-08

Jagsby-What shall / take to re.
move the redness from my nose, doc
tori
Doctor-Take nothing for three
months. Two dollars. please.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1906-02-08
WRITE US ALEr1ER

Put aside all tinidfty and write M
freely and frankly, IN striotest conf
dencs, telling IA all Jour symp.sms
and troubles. We win send free advice
(in plain, sealed euvelops), how TO
cure them. Address: Ladies' Advisory
Dept, The Chattanooga Medicine 90,
Chattanooga. Tenn.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1906-02-08

ing.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1906-02-08
GAVE Up SUPPORTER.

=: ,s ss;ss;;ss s; ysE:s S. &; 80 81
fselinp e formwfy, end oaA y amy -
e S.Ia Z f . . = s %s..s: : Sss
The Colorado statesman., 1906-08-18

low their dignity to go to school
and even looked down with dis
dain upon a young Theologue who
was impudent and sacriligious
enough to 'butt into a college.
We have even heard them warn
their parishmers not to attend GER
tain churches, where educated
ministers presented the gospel and
have seen these ignorant preach
ers combine and plot against the
educated ministers in conferences,
associations and church conyen-
tions. Now at least this class of
uneducated preachers are finding
that it does not pay to fight intell-
gence and are willing to acknowl-
edge it and ask that the school
house be opened to them. By all
means, let the school houses that
stand vacant during the summer
vacations be opened to these men.
The schools would be serving a
noble end. Let Bible institutions,
chatauquas, summer assemblies
and all other avenues of learning
be open to them. But the greatest
wonder is. that this class CT men
have discovered their unprepared-
ness and are frank and open
enough to confess it and then seek
for light. We know the time when
it would have been regarded as
"unpardonable insult to tell these
J. L. P. (Jack Leg Preachers) that
they were uneducated and to adj
wise then to go to school would
have been "henious crime" ."
The Colorado statesman., 1906-08-18

In passing sentence upon a Ne
gro who had killed another of his
race at Kansas City, Judge Wof-
ford said: well you're guilty of
murder, alright, but, you're poor,
ignorant black man, and l don't
want to hang you. You have no
friends. You have no one to plead
that you were insane when you
killed this man. If | sentence you
to hang, you will hang, just as sure
as there's God in heaven. There
will not be a whole lot of women
circulating petitions to save your
neck. There will not be a lot of
fool men writing letters to the
governor to save you. No one will
send you flowers. You'll Just be
forgotten until the day set for your
hanging, and then they'll hang
you. I'll sentence you to thirty
years in theypenitentiary.
The Colorado statesman., 1906-08-18
VIII Willing, Wind Weak.

Mayor Story, of Atlantic City, was
condemning those Menhaden fisher
men who dredge the Atlantic at points
illegally near the shore for fish that
is only used for fertilizer. At the
same time the Mayor pointed out the
difficulty OF catching and Furnishing
these fishermen. He said:
"On account of the sinful waste of
good fish that they cause, we would be
only too glad to prosecute these men,
but the means to detect and identify
them are not often at hand. We have
the will but not the power to punish.
We are like the trumpeter in an At.
lantic City band.
This man. a native of Germany,
was practicing one night a trumpet
obligato, but he did not play ANYTHING
like loud enough.
Louder. louder said the leader.
"And the trumpeter redoubled his
efforts.
Louder. louder
"And he put on still more steam.
Louder, louder, louder!'
'The trumpeter banged down his
trumpet and glared at the leader with
eyes that started from their sockets.
Its all ferry vell he spiuttered,
to say louder, louder" but ware ISIS
de yind7'"
The Colorado statesman., 1906-08-18
HORSE is AN OLD HAND.
Stole Watch, Chain, and Medal, bus
Restitution Was Forced.

Hamilton, Ont.-The following is
Gospel truth. Three fellows were
walking down Jackson street the 9TH
er day when a horse, which was stand
ing at the sidewalk, did most curl
Gus thing.
When the three were opposite, the
beast leaned over and snatched a
watch chain out of the near mans
pocket and apparently ate it.
They made spring for the horses
bit and managed after a struggle to
regain the treasure.
The chain was in three pieces, but
the brute was soon made to give these
up.
1t was then discovered that a medal,
which had been attached to the chain,
was missing.
After little more resistance they
succeeded in extracting the battered
medal.
The horse was genuinely amused, or
seemed to be, throughout this extraor-
binary game.
The watch was quite useless and
the young men fear the animal must
be an "old hand"
The Colorado statesman., 1906-08-18
VERIFY THE SUN DO MOVE.

If Uncle John Jasper was still
alive we would gladly echo his re-
frain around the grand old earth
for something like the above state
ment has happened right here in
camp. Read this clipping and
then stop and wonder if Rev. John
Jasper was not about right:
Philadelphia, July 13.-The col
ored ministers of this city are max
ing great effort to improve their
educational conditions. With that
object in view a number of them
applied yesterday to the committee
on special schools of the board of
education to grant them the use of
the public school at Seventeenth
and Pine streets or Twentieth and
Lombard school during the re-
mainder or the summer to estab-
lish night school for the Negro
preachers.
The movement of the sun is as
nothing compared to this acknowl-
edgement and desire on the part of
these preachers. For long time,
Negro preachers regarded it as be-