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Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1908-10-15

OF Kidney disease
While kidneydis
orders are the
most common
diseases that pre-
vail, they are
almost the last
recognized by
patient and ply
sicians, Uho con-
tent themseIpeI
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1908-10-15

The Republican National committee
says it gets no money from tie Stand.
ard OIL company. Does that sonesrn,
then, give its msnsy direct to Rspus-
uean candidstea7
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1908-10-15
Hardware Department.

Bar Iron Nails, Horse Shoes, Large
Iron Wash Kettles, Brass, Copper
and Porcelain Kettles, Skillets,
Waffle Irons, Trace, Butt, Cow and
Halter Chains, Farm Bells, Screen
Doors and Windows, American
Fence Wire, Barbed Wire, Saws,
Black Hawk Corn Shelters, Lawn
Mowers, Files, All Sizes Bolts,
Loaded Shells Powder and Shot.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1908-10-15
Thousands Have Kidney
Trouble and Never Suspect h

Prevalency of Kidney Disease.
Most people do not realize the alarm
ing increase and remarkable prevalencJ
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1908-10-15
THE OKLAHOMA WAY.

Guthrie, okla. May i1.-wnhfn one
hour from he uns n. q. snoah, o.
lshoma banking sou4Afssion, he'd
taken charge a tho Internattorsl
Bank Of oolgste he had authority b
pay the dspssitses IN nm ASugt
the bsaRs cash ana available fundd
in other banks ieu ss3soo short 81
the total smoaus 81 deposits. fhs
commissioned was able to - this IN
der the operation, of hs new banking
law, and this IL TIE Arst time n has
been called into use.
BRYAN STANDS FOR THIS.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1908-10-15
PROTECTING OPPOSITE m BANKS
An Ohio Example Of raft's Pesitlor
and okIahoma's Proof Of esyan's
Position.

One Of the planks Of the DERIVES
platform favors guaranteed. bank Do
postts. Mr.. Bryan addressed the Ohio
legislature In February favoring guar
anteed deposits. Former Governor
Herrick subsequently addressed the
legislature in reply 70 M. Bryan, or
posing any such protection for banks
and bank depositors.
My. Taft IN his speech of accep
lance. denounced the plank Of the
Denver platform. which declares fol
o national Law for banks similar 70
the Oklahoma law for state banks
thereby coineiding in the views OF Mr.,
Hsrrtck and opposing the views OF Mr.,
Bryan.
Below are two dispatches showing
what Mr.. Bryan stands tor and what
Mr.. Taft stands for,
THE OHIO WAY.
Cleveland. o., Aus. 17.-iThe ers6
itors' committee, charged with IN IN
vestigation ef ne Affairs Of tho. -
funct Earmera- and Merchzrt& hank
the cashier Of which, Henry ". Ia
Esll. il under arrest charged VIII en-
bezziemsnt tonight reported taat the
dspositors viii be forced % shoulder
q loss OF s4i5,ooa
The report, made In . meeting d
1.soo depositors, charged the deficit 70
Gszsli, alleging his spesuiations
proved disastrous 10 the instftutiaA
TAFT STANDS FoR THIS.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-02-15

10 nx In his mind that when grass "a
about to smother a crop thu cul,,v,-
ton must kill the grass. no matter
how deep the cultivation must be.
Another time he got the de- that
good feeding for live stock was gain
ful. but nettsd little because his good
WAS partly wasted by the nae
OF scrubby stock. Next. when a frie nd
convinced him that we'll bred stock
give better returns than scrubs. he
neglected the good feeding and are.
He was disappointed again.
He always omitted or overlooked
something that was neces to sue
cess: and his life. in spite OF oc-
casional bursts OF enthusiasm. was a
disappointment. OF course. he be-
rated others for advocating what was
not practical. when the real cause of
hts poor success vas that he did not
do all they advocated or in the way
or At the time they advocated.
go
Moral: In taking care to keep
your powder dry. don't forget TO use
your shot.
Iagniappc: II a single step In the
road 10 success IL omitted. til. steps
that are made produce only aaproat-
able sweat.
On the Q. T.: when you try an
Others plan and fail by emitting part
Of IT,. O ma save your face By
blaming his plan. but IT wili not
bring back Your departed coin.
=. -: Good theory without good
application In ~. c..
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-02-15

he added TO tn. Land Reference ~
the accompanying table atgl ahos
that the amour of phomphortr acid
and of potash in le#a shaa The
mount az nitrogen IN either cotton
se~t or cotsonart meal. more par
tsculayIr in meal In man casra
acid phosphate atli haT" 10 b- add
cd io the Aeesi or th~ meal .aaa In a
be- unsa 10 advantage. according 20
tn. needs ~ IA. land
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-02-15

nouut of meal famed you'd ap-
proxsmately equal in fertiliring Yalu.
the number OF bushels OF seed
named.
II may be objected thai his line
Of reasoning sa largely theoretical.
and IT anrot be denied. There
fore. IL In w.li to get into the fs~la
of actual practice, 4 ,~o~year teat
~as made al McColl. s. c. and tho
meal made he larger and the more
profitable Yield In every case. The
amount Of meal mentioned In the
FRS, preceding paragraph @aa bal
anced against tho amount Of aes,d
therein mentioned. and rottuna~~d
were valued at Sic n too. ~hii~ The
meal ~aa valued AZ So n ton. 4
t~o~y~ar lest n the Georgia ~ r~r.~
mcnt Station resulted IN a courln-
sion similar 10 that arrived ~ In the
South Carolina ;rat. The fact re-
mains. however. am Mr.. Mrf~naon
suggests. that very often The oil
mills do not pay a fair price for
seed. In such cases II might b~ ~isr
10 use seed instead OF meal. II aimo
not infrsau"nily happens tina; seed
is OF low grade for making oil or for
feeding IN account of depreciation
from improper care. and such s.s~d
may bee used better for fertilizer than
for anything else. In any case.
neither r~ottonae.d nor cnttnns~-d
neal alone would do for fertilizer.
except in cases In which nitrogen was
about the only fertilizer element 10
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-02-15

Or Facing Success without Getting on Speaking Term. Wiz, 3

H. All Goode could grow az n
thusiastic over some great thing he
expected to do as a dog that has a
rat almost dug out OF a hole: but
he was like a dog that had dug along
nearly within reach of the rat and
then stopped and began TO dig In an
other hole. when II. All Goode read
an article about subsoiling. he be-
come convinced that suhsoiling was
lust the thing needed: and did II TO
A great depth. but did IL Just before
he planted his crops in the spring.
OF course. his crops were poor.
When reading about suhsoiling. be
did not nx In his mind that a lot of
sour clay should not be turned I'D on
top when IL could not weather and
crumbIe before the crop was planted.
Neither did he ax in his mind when
reading. that TO be a good SEED bed
SUBSIDIZED land must be closely united
with the unplowed earth below. no
when drought came moisture could
oak up from below into the top
layer Of soil. He had broke the sub
soil up In chunks 10 LATE the weather
did not have time 10 fne them: and
the moisture could neither come up
through the car places be-;
the chunks nor pass the sharp corn
erx OF the chunks. the only places
where the chunks touched each
other.
Again. when he read about shall
!ow cultivation being good. hs failed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-17
MT. ROOSeVeIt'S Uplift Commission

The unofficial commission appointed by President Roosevelt to devise meth odS of making country or farm life more attractive has been organized No farmer was invited to a seat in the commission, but several professional friends of the farmers were, and no doubt they will do their best. Nearly all the members of the commission from Chairman Bailey to the last man named on it are handy with their pens. and they have and doubtless will con- tinue to write interestingly on rural life in the United States.
 The commission has but short time to work in if it is to devise methods to lay before the present Congress. It has therefore decided to consider the subject under the subdivisions of land supply, labor supply, communication education and organization. The sub committee on communication is ex- pected to consider social life and amusements on the farms with view of retaining on them young people. The subcommittee on organization will study among other things the manner of marketing farm products.
 The commission has a large field, and if it can find means for lessening the drift of boys and girls from the farms to the cities it will have served the country well. It will indeed prove to be an uplift commission on a large scale where one is greatly needed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-17
New York a Battlefield

The nominations of Lewis Stuyvesant Chanler by the democrats and of Charles Evans Hughes by the repub- licans for governor put both of the great parties before the S,000,000 of people in New York on fighting foot ing ready and equipped for a battle tLat is of national significance.
 Governor Hughes will poll some in- dependent votes-the votes of men who admire him for the enemies he has made. The entire racing element will, 4however, oppose him, and it remains to be seen how heartily the politicians whom he ignores will support him. If they can poll full vote for electors while they silly cut the head of their state ticket, they will probably attempt he task, for Governor Hughes has Tone all he could to break down the Republican machine that Senator l'Lomas C.. Platt had organized.
 Lieutenant Governor Chanler was
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-17
FOREST FIRES
 BREAK OUT AFRESH

Calumet, Mich, September 16.- Ahmeek, a populous mining town five miles north of here, is threatened again with destruction. Reports today say forest fires have broken out afresh and if wind arises widespread damage Is certain. People have packed their be- Iongings and are ready to leave. A few miles further north, Ojibway IS experiencing anxiety, fires being near the mining location. The Calumet and Hecla, and Tamarack Mining com panies have men fighting the fires near cir pumping plants on the Lake Su- perior shore five miles northwest of here.
 The fires are still five miles from hanging over the copper country and has made navigation on Portage lake, difficult.
 special from Menominee. Mich.. says.
 After smouldering for week the forest fires north of Green Bay and eX- tending as far as Marinette and Menom- inee have broken out afresh and mills and lumber yards which were consid- cred out of danger from the flames are again threatened. At Hermansville, Menominee county, three hundred fire drilled employees of the Wisconsin Land and Lumber company beat back the flames which twice attacked the yards of the company.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-17
Control Of The Next House

The republican majority in the pres ent House of Representatives was cut down to 57. It had stood in the last Congress at just about 100. To gain effective control of the House of the Sixty-first Congress it will be neces- sary to carry about B northern dis tricts now represented by republicans. This seems a big task, but in chaotic campaign like the present one almost anything is possible.
 There are just 34 districts in the northern states, now represented by republicans, every one of which re- ceived pluralities below 20O0. Fifteen , of the 34 Representatives in question received pluralities of less than 1000 A change of 94,OO0 votes in the 34 dis tricts would change the control of the House of Representatives.
 It is possible, and the two congress sional committees are hard at work. the one to bring it about, and the other to prevent it. There is a feeling of trepidation over the situation in repub- lican circles, and probably a corre- spending squeezing of tariff beneficiar- ies to meet it. A majority of the close districts are in the midwest, and a large Bryan vote in that section would almost inevitably mean democratic | House.
 This section of Alabama will watch the contest over the control of the next
 House of Representatives with inter-
 set, for if the democrats win Champ
 Clark will become speaker, and our
 own Oscar Underwood will become
 chairman of the ways and means con-
 mittee, and that committee in the Sixty-frst Congress will revise the Dingley tariff.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-17
PADEREWskIs FRIEND GUSTo.

From the New York Press.
 The man who had once been a high school principal and had married one of his former pupils was in a reminiscent vein. "I think the funniest thing in my teaching experience was during an Eng fish recitation" he said. Tt was my custom to read the class a little anec- ask them to write me a paraphrese. This recitation l chose a tale about PadereWskis love for ice cream soda. and that upon leaving this country he rushed into a drug store for one more ice cream soda, which he ate with gusto.' l had the papers passed around and the pupils read one anoth CT 5 aloud. What was my amazement when one pupil read, 'Paderewski dashed into a drug store, just before he sailed for home, and had some ice cream soda with his friend, Gusto.'"
 The former principal laughed long and loudly and the guests joined in, but his wife laughed not at all. You sec" went on the former principal. "l meant to inquire who wrote that paper, but it slipped my mind, and so l never knew who the crazy person was"
 Then the former principals wife spoke: Samuel" she said, "Ive heard you tell that story about 20 times every year of the five of our married life. And every time you tell it it grows less and less funny to me- for I wrote that para phrase and I'm the crazy person you're always wondering about. Now l never wish to hear it again."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-17
Alabama'S School System

The school population of Alabama has fallen about 16,OOO. There has been no slaughter of the innocents except on paper. The state will hold on October just about 6S7,O74 children of school age. instead of 7O2,S34 ostensibly counted two years ago. The later count is more nearly correct. Another reduc- tion of 16,OOO would probably bring the reported number down to the bedrock of fact.
 The distribution of state school money will be increased per capita by the re- duction in the total number of school children. 4 per capita allowance of $2.2O is probable in the new school year. as against SPOT this year
 r A per capita allowance of $2. 20 should go long way toward a reduction of illiteracy in this state, but it will not go as far as it should, simply because cur educational laws are defective Tn the matter of county supervision. AL though our county superintendents of education are better paid than those of many other states, yet the law requires in them no qualification whatever. Some of them, it is said, have in the past not been able to write their own names, and few of them are equipped to become magnetic leaders of the young and inexperienced teachers who fill our rural school houses.
 The next legislature should change the entire system of county supervi- sion by providing competent county superintendents The county superin- tendent should be selected from the ranks of the teachers. That would be true civil service and it would carry the great sum appropriated by the state home to the children in the best manner. The reform seems easy, but it is in very truth very difficult, simply because the combined power of the county superintendents is force that has to be reckoned with.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-17
Six Weeks From Next Tuesday

In six weeks the presidential cam. paign will be closed, or at any rate practically decided. The campaign has not been noisy or heated and probably will not be, and yet all expert observ- CTS say the vote on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November will be the largest ever cast in this country.
 In 1896 the total vote was 13,923, ,102. In 1900 it totalled 13,961, ,566, but in 1904 it fell back to 13,52S,979. The slump of 1904 is generally regarded as a democratic slump. This year there will be no slump in either of the large parties and the small parties are un- usually numerous and active. The ex- perts, therefore, say the total vote this year will exceed 14,000,00O. Think of an army of men 14,0OO,OO0 strong going to the polls! But some women are in- cluded in the great aggregate, for the women vote in Colorado, Utah, Wyo- ming and Idaho, and they march side by side with their brothers to the polls
 If jury of 14,0OO,OOO of Americans is not to be trusted, pray what can be in this country? It is huge referen- dunn, and very inspiring one, and a very conclusive one, too, for a period of four years.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-17
SMITH CONFERS
 WITH LEADERS

Atlanta, September 16.-Gov. Hoke Smith tonight held conference of sev- eral hours duration with the leaders of the two houses of the state legisla- ture in an endeavor, it is said, to har- monize if possible the two branches and secure the passage of a convict bill. At the conclusion of the conference Gov. Smith refused to make any statement.
 The subcommittee of the house com mittee on penitentiary had not con cluded it's consideration of the bill passed by the senate yesterday termi- hating the lease system when it ad- journed tonight. The sessions of the committee were held behind closed doors, but it is understood that several amendments will be made to the sen ate's measure.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-17

elected two years ago by a plurality of 5574, although Governor Hughes re- ceived in that year a plurality of 57,- S97. He is a good stumper, and he will not hesitate to answer Governor Hughes from now on to the day of bal- lots. Best of all, all factional differ ences were healed at the Rochester convention, including the serious one between Tammany and Senator MeCet. ren of Brooklyn. A solid front will be presented by the democracy in New York state, and a great democratic vote in New York city is a certainty. Many believe the city vote will not be overcome this year by the country vote.
 At any rate Wall street is nervous. It fears the defeat of it's pet party. That street has the dumb ague. It does not accept focal issues" as a suf- ficient explanation of the vote of Maine, and it seems to lack confidence in the reelection of Governor Hughes. While Wall street has an attack of "the blues" the democrats led by the great Nebraskan are making an ag- gressive campaign in all of the con- tested states.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-17
Business Fine.

|" How is business?' is a stereotyped question: and the individual answer to it is often a mere form of words, ac- cording to the general condition of trade or the state of the fellows liver when he replies to his friends query" remarked mem3er of the Commercial club.
 But when asked a man who fills an important position in a great de- partment store as to business this week and he replied with emphasis 'Finer felt that the answer was not conven- tional but was based on actual experi- ence. My friend went on to say that business so far as his observation was concerned, had been improving fast since the first week in September and that it was now as brisk as was the case a year ago. This man spoke with such positiveness and had such a buoyant air about him that he in- spired confidence. But everyone can see that business in Birmingham is improving steadily. Conditions are so much better than most of us had pre- dicfed a few months ago that tradg seems relatively of the high prosperity sort.
 The retail merchants are countin1 | large holiday trade and will not
 disappointed By November pay ro-l money in this district will he cir cv,asiag in Increased volume and added
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-17
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
Regarding Champagne.

Word comes from the department of Marne in France that the champagne production of the district this year will be only about 100000 bottles, whereas the average output is somewhere around 45'OOO'OOO bottles" says writer in the New York Commercial "rhe mildew has prac- ! tically ruined this years crop of the grapes from which the Marne and the Aisne champagnes are made.
 This, however, need not mean an im- mediate increase in the price of cham pagne, the worlds thirsty are assured. for the average sale is S6,0OO,0o0 bottles and the surplus stock still in the cellars is 1l2,OOO.0OO bottles. But it will not take long for the price to begin to advance in anticipation of the time when only 2,oo0, OOO bottles of the 1908 vintage instead of the usual 5000 GOO, will be ready for the market
 "The United States has of late been im- porting somewhere around 5O0O000 bottles of champagne annually-not all of it from France, of course-while our yearly con- sumption of foreign wines of all sorts is in the neighborhood of S.0O0,000 gallons, or S2, 100000 quart bottles of the stuff; mean time we pour down our threats annually about 125,0000O0 quarts of domestic wines of all sorts the home consumption of the latter having about doubled since lSsA' while the American consumption of for eign wines of all classes has decreased about one-half in the past B years. If we keep on at this rate-decreasing the con- sumption of foreign wines and increasing 1ls4s4fa af7 md at the same time keep on improving the quality of our American wines as we have been doing for a dozen years or so, and especially the quality of our Amer ican champagnes, we shall soon be prae- tically independent of France and other foreign countries for high-class wines and can snap our fingers at the grape-growers of the department of Marne."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-17
National Politics.

Bfyan's chances seem much brighter than they did a month ago." said R. A. sairin of Baltimore. "The chances of Maryland going democratic are fairly good. and I believe the democrats have an even show in New York After all the party that carries New York elects it's ticket For while Taft needs only s6 cleo toral votes from the doubtful column to elect him and Bryan needs S1, if the re- pnblicans lose New York it will be be- cause landslide set in against the G. o. P. I am a republican. but the outlook for November is not as bright as I had hoped to see it. As a betting proposition. however I would not be afraid to put up money on Taft"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-17
DANIEL M EACHERN
 KILLED BY NEGRO

Atlanta, September 16.-(SpeciaL)- Without a word, and in a deliberate manner, Jim Bennett, a negro 21 years of age, this afternoon shot and almost instantly killed Daniel McEachern, a farmer on the place of the latter four miles from Fayetteville. The slayer immediately took to the woods, and up to late hour tonight had not been ap- prehended. In an effort to render as slstance to McEa chern, S. R. Adams, Q neighbor, was seriously shot by the negro.
 The trouble is said to have originated over dispute between McEac ern and the negro as to a share in crops on the farm of the former.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-17
Well Known Neuro In Jail.

Ali E. Thomas, a negro doctor, was placed in the county jail yesterday after noon after his conviction for shooting and for carrying concealed weapons. The affair happened several months ago on South Eighteenth street, it being charged that Thomas had pulled a weapon from his pocket and shot at the other negro. Thomas made bond and was at liberty until his conviction before Judge Samuel l.. Weaver in the second division of the criminal court yesterday. He was fined s250 for carrying concealed weapons.