Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1913-07-03
Items of Interest.

The Dowager Empress of Russia, Wis
iting the Queen Mother Alexandra at
Marlborough House, London, broke one
OF pair of Chinese vases for which the
late ]. p. Morgan offered $4,000.
At Sharon, Pa, the other night, Carl
Settle, aged l3 years, who has some rep
utation as sleep walker, leaped from
third-story window TO porch, thence 70
feet TO the ground, ran two blocks and
plunged into pond. Then he woke up
uninjrred.
A man in France has sued an aviator
for the value OF COW that he says was
frightened to death when an airship
alighted in field in front OF the animal.
The cow stood and gazed at the strange
machine for a moment, trembIed and
dropped dead.
Representative David J. Lewis, of
Maryland, was in conference with Presi-
dent Wilson few days ago, when the
future Of the parcel post system, faihered
by the Marylander, was discussed at
length. The President is favorable TO the
program OF extending this-service, but
wants TO await an opportune time TO put
forward the administrations plans.
Last Sunday morning when Mrs. Dave
Grant, residing IA miles southwest OF
Beach, North Dakota, went to call her
two sons, aged and 7years old, respec-
lively, she found them dead in bed with
a rattlesnake lying between them. II is
believed that the reptile crawled into the
bedclothes during the day while they
were being aired out Of doors. During
the previous evening, just after the youths
had retired, each had complained that
the other was pinching him.
Fred Williams, a farmer, OF Mcfarland,
near Bakersfield, California, brought to
Fresno few days ago for the purpose
OF having it assayed piece from a me-
teor which he says he discovered on his
ranch at depth of 10 feet while digging
well. The chunk has the appearance
OF solid gold. Williams was unable TO
find an assayer, but took il TO number
OF local jewellers, who pronounced II
crystallized gold. Williams says the
mass must weigh at least 20 tons. II is
worth SIC, 600, 600, if the story is true.
That a $4,000, 900 cash dividend has
been declared by the Ford Motor Com
pany, was stated in several banking
houses in Detroit the past week. The
bankers are so sure OF their information
that they even gave out the size OF checks
that passed. Mr.. Ford, owning 81 per
cent OF the stock, takes down 800, 900.
lanes Couzens gets as his share OF the
melon $l,l50000. An even 100000
goes TO Dodge Brothers, Will The Gray
estate gets 81 ,050,000. Other big checks
20 to John w. Anderson and II. n.
Packham, who receive $500, 900 each.
Under the present administration post
masters must give their entire time 10
the duties TO which they have been as
signed and for which they receive pay
from the United States government. The
first steps toward carrying out this policy
became evident few days ago, when il
was learned that several postmasters In
Western States had been decapitated be-
cause they could not devote their entire
time TO the duties Of postmaster. Since
the incoming of the new administration
postal examiners have been making
thorough investigations and have re-
ported cases in violation Of the policy
governing postmasters under the new
regime. II is expected that the dismis-
sal OF postmasters in other parts Of the
country is to follow.