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Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1907-12-26
Come and secure your Xmas
Presents at once.

We want every little boy
and girl to feel happy on Xmas
morning. Don't disappoint
them. Santa is willing to
give if you will accept.
At Pendleton's store you
will find what you want at
small cost. You can get pres
ents for everyone at very rea-
sonable prices. We have toys
of various kinds at S, 10, IS,
20 and IS cents up to $1.oo.
The supply is very much
diminished, but we still have
plenty to supply all. We want
to close out what has been
left and will sell them at great
ly reduced prices. We do this
in order to make room for our
spring goods.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1907-12-26
All Kinds of Seet ).

We make a specially OF all kinds Of
Seeds. We aim to furnish the best
goods at the least price. Thanking our
friends for their liberal patronage Of
the past, and hoping to merit contin-
uance, we remain.
Very respectfully,
O. F. WALL CO.,
Charles Town.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1907-12-26

One hundred dozen mems white hem
stitched handkerchiefs. SC each;
haf dozen. 7Se
Mems Wool Sweaters, Si.oo to $3.50
Mems Wool Gloves, 7Sc TO SOC
Mems Fur Gloves tI.oo 10 IS 90
Mems Kid Gloves, III 90 10 >1oo
Mems Carriers in fancy holiday
boxes, zSS W ooS
Mems Arm Bands in fancy holiday
boxes. foc TO ,Se
Mems Dress Shirts, soc 10 Si.So
Mems initial pure linen Handker-
chiefs. per half dozen, neatly
boxed. SIoo TO $50
Mems aud young mems Orercoats
aud RaincoatS. 1000 TO stS 90
Pure linen Handkerchiefs. Tor ase
Trunks $500 to Sis.oo
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1907-12-26

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Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1907-12-26
Stockholders MeetiDg.

Dec. Ia. l9U-Iw
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1907-04-24

over them and set back on the stove
to boil. When thick, remove from the
fire. Pick one quart strawberries,
wash and put through Universal chop
per; sugar them and add to the Gus
tard. Also add the beaten whites Of
the eggs and one-half pint of cream
and freeze.-Mrs. C. Rheinauer.
Delicious Peach Pudding.-Fill a
pudding dish with whole peeled peach
es and pour over them two cups water.
Cover closely and bake until peaches
are tender, then drain off the juice
from the peaches and let stand until
cool. Add to the juice one pint sweet
milk, four well beaten eggs, small
cup OF -four with one teaspoonful bak-
ing powder mixed in it; one cup sugar,
one tablespoonful melted butter and
little salt. Beat we'll three or four
minutes and pour over peaches in dish.
Bake until a rich brown, and serve
with cream.
Mock Cherry Pie.-The filling for
this pie is made as follows: One cup
of cranberries, cut in halves, one-half
cup Of seeded raisins, one cup grant,
lated sugar, one tablespoon of flour.
Mix all together than add one cup
boiling water, one teaspoonful of va
nllla extract. Bake with a top crust
Mrs. Marshall.
Plum Pudding.-One pound sugar,
one and one-half pound raisins One
pound currants, one-half pound mixed
candled peel, three-fourths pound
bread crumbs, onefourth pound -four,
three-fourths pound suet, eight eggs,
one wine glass brandy, two lemons
(grated rind and juice) one-ha1f pound
sheled almonds, and one cup molasses.
Boil four hours in a lightly covered
can-Mrs. c. S. Cullen.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1907-04-24
Tried Recipes.

All Of the recipes on this page are
copied from the splendid Woman's
Edition Of the Ocala Banner, and as
they have been tried they are especial
ly valuable:
Bread Recipe.-In the afternoon
make a sponge, using cake Of Magic
yeast dissolved in a pint Of luke warm
water and enough flour to make rather
a stiff batter; let rise until light When
light, take a quart Of water, put into
it tablespoonful Of lard, two tea
spoonfuls Of salt, one tablespoonful Of
sugar. The water should be- warm
enough to melt the lard. Pour sponge
and water into a bread mixer together
with -four enough to make a stiff
dough; knead until hands will not ad-
here to the dough. Let rise dyer
night. In the morning make into
loaves; let rise until light, and bake in
warm oven about forty-fve minutes
The secret Of baking good bread is
in not letting it brown until after it
has been in the oven over fifteen
minutes then let brown in rather hot
oven until done-Mrs. H. B. Clark
son.
Nut Pudding.-A rich and delicious
dessert and one easily served, which is
a great consideration, is a nut pudding.
To make it, beat separately the yolks
and whites of six eggs. To the yolks
add - cups granuated sugar, and to
the whites, beaten to the stiffest pos
slble froth, add cups OF finely chop
ped nuts. Haze1nuts, pecans Or al
monds are equally good Mix all to-
gether lightly and stir in one teaspoon
tul Of vanilla. Then, last OF all, sift
in one teaspoonful Of baking powder
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1907-04-24

teaspoonfu1s baking powder, whites of
five eggs Flavor with lemon iuice
lake four large tablespoonful of this
and add spices to suit, and one cup
raisins, one-half cup sliced citron
dredgdd with flour, or one-half cun
molasses and one small cup -four with
fruit. Bake one layer of dark mix
ture and two of white, in flat, square
tins, and put together with boiled icing
the dark layer in the midd1e-Mrs.
Z. c. Chambliss.
Prune Loaf.-One pound prunes
cooked well, one-fourth pound citrbn,
chopped fine, two cups boiled raisins,
two cups sugar, juice and rind Of two
lemons, a pinch of salt and cinnamon,
one box gelatine soaked in one-half
pint OF warm water; then add two and
one-ha1f pints boiling water, then
prunes, (seeded and thoroughly mash
eO, then rest Of ingredients, as above
Serve very cold with whipped cream
Mrs VIM Hooker.
Tomato Jelly.-Take one can OF to-
matoes and let boil for ten minutes,
remove from the stove and strain in a
porcelain stew pan. Add a teaspoon
ful Of salt, few drops of onion Juice
and few cloves, salt spoon Of black
pepper, the juice OF one lemon and
two tablespoonful of vinegar. Dis
solve one-half box of best ge,atine.
Pour the tomato juice (boiling) into
the gelatine and then strain into a
mould or into dish in which it will
be an inch thick Cut in squares and
serve on lettuce leaves -Miss Wart-
man.
Strawberry Ice Cream-Put one
pint OF milk to boil; while boiling stir
four eggs (yo1ks only with one-half
cup sugar, then pour the boiling milk
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1907-04-24

we'll mixed in one tablespoonful Of
-four.
This is to be baked quickly in jelly
cake tins. When ready to serve, is
put together with whipped cream
Mrs. Jake Brown
Watermelon Cake-For the white
part, stir to cream, two cupsfu1 of
sugar with one of butter, then stir in
one cupful of sweet milk; mix two tea
spoonsful Of cream Of tartar and one
OF soda with three and one-half cups
ful Of flour, then stir in with the other
and add the beaten whites
Of eight eggs.
For the red part: One cupfu1 Of
red sugar and one-ha1f cupfu1 Of but
ter stirred to cream, then add one
third cupful of sweet milk, two cups
full Of flour in which has been mixed
one teaspoonful of cream of tartar,
and one-half teaspoonfu1 of soda, then
add beaten whites Of four eggs and a
cupful Of small seeded raisins, have a
round baking pan, put layer Of
white dough in the bottom of pan, all
the red in the middle, and the rest of
the white dough around the sides and
on top. Bake in a moderate oven.
Velvet Sponge Cake-Six eggs.
leaving out the whites of two for icing
Two cups Of sugar, one OF boiling
water, three of flour after being sifted,
one teaspoonful Of baking powder
Beat yollls, add sugar, beat fifteen min
rtes, then add hot water, and whites
(Which must be beaten stiff. Last add
flour and baking powder Flavor with
lemon. G. T. Maughs.
Delicate Fruit Cake.-Cream three
quarters cup butter with one and one
half cups sugar. Add one cup swee.
milk, two and one-half cups flour, two
Alaska sentinel., 1907-10-10

Of the many different kinds of birds some are called perching birds. These are the robin. thrush and bluebird Then there are the swimming birds. as ducks, swans and geese, which live on the water and swim around most of the time.
 Wading birds are of still another species, and some of these are rails, plovers, snipe, cranes, fiamlngoes and swimming nor wadlng are owls, hawks, vultures, grouse, turkeys, pigeons, king fishers and humming birds. There are also creeping birds, noted for creeping along trees. Some of them are the chicadees. whlte-breasted nuthatch and brown creeper.
 There are about 300 species of the thrush. They are generally large, hop ping birds, noted for their song; are plain In color Gas rule brown and usually have spotted breasts. Their tall Is nearly square-tipped, of wide, soft feathers, and their bill rather long and slender.
 Among the best known to us is the wood thrush. which Is large, common brownlsh-backed bird, with white heay- fly spotted underparts, including the eyes. The crown Is a bright cinna- mon brown and the back gradually changes in shade to an olivce brown on the tail. It Is not only found In the woods, as one might suppose from its name but Is often seen on lawns and In shrubbery. IL is great singer,
Alaska sentinel., 1907-10-10
of fnme to Khlch the scholar yaln,y

of fame to which the scholar valn,y earns and strives to climo. IL is their delight to depict the college graduate as feeble, witless, and wandering creature, as helpless to make his way through a world of living men as q new matched bird. The college ath- lete looms large in the public eye and his name is much on the public tongue for a few weeks. He Is a hero for the moment to his mates, and he receives from the galleries of a busy world the applause given to any and every interesting novelty. If he were not, as a rule, a tolerably sensible young man, he might imagine himself parsonage of tremendous and permanent conse- quence But he is not, for the simple reason that the daily work of the world Is not winning football matches or boat races or breaking track rec ords. As rule the athlete knows thls very well, and knows that his place In life will not be determined by the ath- letic records he can make or break, but by his ability to take his part in doing the work that the world must have done. He knows, as a rule, that ten years hence his prowess will be merely q theme of reminiscence, and will not weigh a grain toward making or mar ring the respect In which he Is held by his fellow men or in determining his place and power in life. The diffeG- ence between the, athlete and the schol- ar is that one Is on the way to become an expert In some task that the world must have done, while the other Is an expert In tasks by whose doing the world may be pleased for a moment, but for whose doing it has no real need. The athlete gets a moments applause because he gratiffes curiosity and min isters to the craving for excitement. The scholar has respect because of the hopes he raises and the possibilities be represents for useful and necessary work. While the scholar may hear a little wistfully, for he Is human and craves approval of his fellows, the plaudlts that ring about the athlete, ne kDows that he Is making a real start toward the goal of successful living, and not a mere dash down a track leading nowhither. He knows that he has chosen the better part, and he has his own consolations. He is aiming not at momentary notoriety, but at con structiye achievement. at work required and bringing Its solid rewards when well done, and at real fame.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-10-10

known 10 initiate thirty-two different kinds of birds In less than a quarter of an hour. Many people have them for pets, and find them very delightful companions.
 The woodpecker belongs to very large family of creeping or climbing birds, with stiff. sharp-pointed tall feathers. which they use to help sup port their bodies against the tree Their toes are four In number. two going forward and two backward. SO they can hold on to the tree more easily. They have strong, straight, chlsel-pointed bills, which they use to cut small holes in the wood when look ing for Insects to eat and also when 1 they want to make larger hole for nesting place. The tongue of the wood becker Is peculiarly long. with spear like tip which It can thrust out, bring ing insects from their hiding places under the bark.
 Woodpeckers are not singers They only make a tattoo with their bills on the tree, which Is supposed to be their love song. Their eggs are always white. Among the many different kinds are the iyory-billed woodpecker, the hairy woodpecker, the downy woodpecker, red-haeked woodpecker and the red hea ted woodpecker.
 The blue jay belongs to the family of crows and magpieS. It Is a con- mon, large, noisy, crested brightly marked blue bird with white throat, and tips of outer tall feathers.-Cincin- natl Enquirer.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-10-10
AMERICAS FUTURE PLAYGROUND
ihe St. James Bay Region VIII Be- come a Parndise for Sportsmep

Taracise for SportSmen.
 he most urgent need of Quebec Is a railroad from the St. Lawrence north ward to St James Bay, says MunSey's Hls would open up 70000.0O0 acres ot Iahd and connect Quebec with Hudso0 hay-that Inland sea. which is create, man ten Lake Superiors. The sum lher travel alone would probably enable such railway to pay dividends, AS the "hoie region is paradise for sports, men. Here are wild geese, snipe. plo- yer, otter, beaver. mink. deer marten aiu pears In large numbers. At one camp an Indian hunter recently shot eighteen bears. And as for fishing there are l,po lakes and countless rivers in this northern wilderness, all populous with trout and salmon.
 We caught ninety-seven trout In ono haui' reports a government surveyor. Tn the far north" be says. I've fonnd the pike 50 tame that We killed them with our paddles"
 For those who wish to hunt big camt there are the white whales Of St. James Bay. In the good old days of the Now Bedford whalers, these monsters wara worth SlOO apiece to the ships that caught them. It Is said that in forty voyages to St. James Bay the whslars harpooned S1,o0o,OOO worth of the blonde leyiathans.
 Instead of being a frozen waste. AS most Americans believe, this northern region has lighter snowfall than tba prosperous cities of Ottawa and Mon. treal. It Is In the latitude of England and Denmark, and farther south than any part of Norway.
 II have bathed in the waters of St James Bay as late as Oct. g." said one of the few enterprislng woodsmen who had made the journey by canoe,
 This unmapped land will yet be the playground of the continent Here Is the Nottaway, river two miles wide and AGO miles long, but not nearly as well known us the Kongo. Here Is Lake Mistassini, with an area of GOO square miles, where the plash of the white mans paddle has seldom been heard. And here are the falls of the Hamilton River, which have broken the silence of this wilderness for ages with a wild plunge more terrible than that of Niagara.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-10-10
Trusting His Partner,

The Carols all confidently believe that their Billy, aged five, Is destined for future distinction. Perhaps they are rlght at any rate, he Is not lack ing in that sagaclty in choosing 'asso- ciates In enterprise" said to be essen- tial to success.
 Last summer Billy was seen walking slowly along the hotel piazza, thought fully scanning the faces of guests seated there. Finally he stopped at the chair of an old lady with whom he was on friendly terms.
 Say, Mrs. Jones, can you crack nuts;" he inquired, his hands In his pockets
 "Why, no deary, I'm very sorry, but I can't" replied Mrs Jones, apologeti- cally. You know I've lost most of my teeth"
 That's what thought" said Billy, relaxing from anxiety to his sunny smile and extending his two hands confidently. "Say, will you keep these nuts here for me while go get the rest of emp
Alaska sentinel., 1907-10-10
BATTERED soNGsTERs OF THE SUMMER TIME.

being one of the finest of any Of the thrushes. Its nest Is made on boughs of trees, out of grass, weeds, leaves and some mud.
 The American robin Is a common. large red or brown breasted slate-color- ed bird, with white on its throat. lower belly and tips of the outer (under) tail feathers The head and tail are much blacker than the back The breast Is unspotted except, in very young birds. The robin is not as great a songster as the other thrushes, but Its notes are notes are sweet and cheerful, and again are full of sadness and plaintiye- ness
 Over all the northern parts of this continent, wherever there are people living, robins are numerous When they are taken into homes and made pets of they are affeetionate and inter- estlng. They are very intelligent, and some think they might be taught to sing anything when in cages. There are several different kinds of robins, among which are the golden ground, marsh and Oregon robins. Their nests are made of mud and grass, found in trees at any height from the ground or In odd places around houses; eggs bluish green.
 The blue bird, another one of the thrush family, Is one of the first birds to make Its appearance in the early spring and welcome in that season, with it's sweet singing. From Southern New York and Illinois southward It is found
Alaska sentinel., 1907-10-10
Too Nasty,

Gov. Harris, of Ohio, said in an af- ternoon speech in Columbus:
 This matter Is a serious matter, and It must be taken seriously. Haste is a bad thing. It nearly always causes error. 1 used to know manufacturer. He was good, honest man, but rather strict, rather Close. Furthermore, he was inclined to be a little nasty. He had instituted in his mill a system of fnes-fnes for lateness, fines for mis- takes, fines for spoiled work, and So on.
 Well, In the rush season, happen ing to awake one morning very early, he went to the mill little after start ing time. As he got out of his auto- mobile he saw pale, haggard, hollow eyed man walk weariy through the gate.
 "'Aha, Joe Harris be shouted an- grily, 10 minutes late, eh? We'll, you are fined 15 cents. Not a word now. That's the rule
 "'Take your time, boss Harris an- swered. I Ln't knocked of from yes terday yet"
Alaska sentinel., 1907-10-10

throughout the year. It Is very common small, blue-backed, chestnut breasted. white belped bird The fe. male bird does not equal the robin as a songster but the few notes 1t has are sweet and never loud
 There are 400 species of the hum ming bird. They belong to a family of small. brlght-colored American birds that are known to be the swiftest-hy- Ing birds we have; in fact, their flight through the air Is so swift (and their wings yibrate So rapidly), that they look like hay mist. The humming bird lives mainly on Insects and nectar found In flowers, which It, obtains while on the wing. It Is saen by most people only when 1t Is around flowers in search of food. and is therefore thought to be always on the wing, but If you watch 1t carefully you will no- tee that 1t often rests on the twigs of tree tops
 There are forty different species of American birds which live mainly in the woods and around shrubbery. Their tails are as long as their wings and In one Of our common species much longer The bill Is nearly as long as the head. The wren and catbird belong to this family. The mocking bird Is a large, ashy-colored, long tailed bird. with much white on the center of its wing and outer tail feathers. It Is the most noted song bird of America, and the most wonderful mocker In the world It can initiate almost any sound In nature-ln fact, has been
Alaska sentinel., 1907-10-10
WHERE THINGS ARE DIFFERENT
Old-Time Customs and Odd Condi- tfons on the Island of Guernsey.

tOns on the Island of Guernsey.
 found that in everything Guernsey Is the place that is different, says q writer in Harper's Magazine. Men are of age at 20, the weekly half-holiday Is on Thursday, the gallons is per cent smaller than the English, to reduce Ell glish pounds of weight to Guernsey pounds one must multiply by twenty nine and divide by thrty-two, and one Is given thirteen Guernsey pennies for every English shilling.
 Is 1t tax-paying day or quarter day2 Behold a long line of islanders with wagons, and other islanders with pan iers, for great part of rents and taxes are payable in wheat and corn, In but ter and eggs and chickens and eels, and contracts calling chickens are likely to specify the minimum length of queue" |"
 Does a man wish to sell or devise his real estate? He Is not a free agent ible to the house and to part of the land and the other children have the right to the remainder. If there are no children and the man makes a deed of sale it must be publicly announced and any one of kin as near as the sey- enth degree may stop the transaction and purchase the land himself. One easily understands why land remains ln the same families for generations.
 A man dies, leaving personal prop erty. It is divided into as many shares, plus one, as there are children; the other children choose one each In order of age-the original division, to insure fairness, having been made by the younger, who, perforce, takes the share that is finally left.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-10-10
NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT.
S.S.s.a.a.S.s>s>&sx.GSs,

When Carl Schurz was in Washing ton in 1SG2, waiting for his assignment in the army, he had to undergo the tribulations of persons who are sup posed to have influence. The news had gone abroad that in America there was d great demand for officers of military training and experience. This demand, writes MT. Schurz in his "Reminis- cences of a Long Life" could not fail to attract from all parts of the globe adventurous characters who had seen, or pretended to have seen, military ser vice in one country or another, and who believed that there was chance for prompt employment and rapid pro motion
 One of the many foreigners who sought my intercession was a young German count whose Identity was vouched for by member of the Prus- sian legation. He had long line of ancestors, going back for several hun dred years. He was greatly impressed with the importance of this fact, and thought it would weigh heavily in se- curing him position In our army. If he could only have an audience with the President and lay hls case before him, he believed the result could not be doubtful.
 He pursued me 80 arduously with a request for a personal introduction to Mr. Lincoln that at last I succumbed, and promised to introduce him If the President permitted.
 The President did permit. The count spoke English moderately well, and in his ingenious way he at once explained to Mir. Lincoln how high the nobility
Alaska sentinel., 1907-10-10

A tragedy was consummated the other day in St. Petersburg, when the sword of honor which the people of France were to have given to General Stoessel was presented to the St Pe- tersburg Museum of War Relics. The man, so short time ago the heroic defender of Port Arthur" but now dis credited by court martial, and branded as a coward and traitor, was not pres ent at the ceremony; and the dedica- tory inscription which rected his cour- age and skill had been changed to a complimentary reference to the Rus sian army.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-10-10

The conservative element In China has been greatly upset by two incidents which occurred almost simultaneously. The 'holy duke. Yen" who Is a lineal descendant of Confucius in the seventy sixth generation, visited Peking for the express purpose of opposing the gov ernment plan for memorial univer- slty to his great ancestor. He express ed his belief that the institution should teach modern languages and modern science as well as the Confucian sa- cred books, which are the pillars of the old Chinese learning. The other incl dent, even more shocking to tradition, was the visit of Count Otani, the ab- bot of one of the most famous Buddhist monasteries in Japan. He represents the advanced wing of the sect which advocates the marriage of the priest hood, tolerates meat-eating, and accepts modern science. He had his countess with him, and travelled in that most dangerous of foreign devil-wagons," an automobile.