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Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1909-12-23
BE A GIVER.

Give Though thy gifts be small. Still be GiVe''
Out of the little founts proceeds the river'
Out Of the riv.l gifts CULTS soon WI DC
Pouring their waters out making a sea
Out OF the sea again heaven draws its Showers
And 10 the founi imparts all its new powers
Thus in a cycle borne gifts roll around.
Ara IN thy blessings gwen blessing is found
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1909-12-23
When Rubbers Become Necessary

And your shoes pinch. Aliens Foot-Ease, powder
TO be shaken into the shoes Is just the thing TO
Try il for Breaking in New Shoes. Sold Every
where, 25c. Don't accept any substitute.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1909-12-23

1t is officially announced that the next
reunion of Confederate veterans will be
held at Mobile, Ala, beginning April 10Th.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1909-12-23
For the Boys and Girls.

Soldiers OH Parade.
Dairy Wagon.
Steel Wagon, Chimes
Post Card Albums.
Thanksgiving Cards &c.
Christmas Cards &c.
New Year Cards &c.
Balls of all kinds from SC up
Pistols, Guns.
Daisy Pop Gun
Swords.
Grocery Store.
Arks, Tops.
Tool Boxes.
Pianos IS, IS, soc, $roo. s. sI
Trunks IS. 10, sI.oo.
Red Carts.
vv.oo,s ,sc ,os,oo
uyhe.,har,ows all n,;ce.
sboonv Horses
Stick Horses
sleds and sIeighs.
HIGH Chairs and settee.
Red Rocking Chairs
PIact Boards
Hill Climber Engines.
ca, :, pas;r
DynamobiIes.
All sn' Fc.
Balky Mule.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1909-12-23
FOR SALE.

Half interest in Martinsburg Steam
Laundry. All machinery new except one
Dip wheel, which has been used only a
short time. For particulars apply to
c. H. CASKEY,
Martinsburg, w. Va.
Dec. l6. f9O9-4w
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1909-12-23
Special Notice.

By mistake we have in Kearneysville.
w. Va, new 5000, 5-ton Pitless Stock
Scale with steel frame, beam box and
compound beam. This must be sold at
once and the first reasonable offer will be
accepted. Scale fully warranted. Ad-
dress
JONES OF BlNGHAMTON,
100 X ST., Binghamton, N. Y.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1909-12-23
Notice to Taxpayers.

State and county taxes for the year 1909
are now overdue, and all persons are
asked to make prompt payment. Under
the law will be compelled TO charge
interest at the rate OF 10 per cent after the
c. d. WYSONG, Sheriff.
Dec 16 1Q0Q-2W
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-19

During the past two months there has been a marked increase in the amount of building construction in Birmingham. At the present time handlers of building ma terial and the kindred lines of business have their hands full, while all indica- tions point to an even larger business dur ing the coming months.
 Much of this construction work is in the shape of new buildings and repairs and extensions to plants already in opera tion. and whose business has increased at such rate that more room became an absolute necessity. A number of the ma chine shops in the district have found it necessary to make these additions, and this fact is one which speaks eloquently for the business here.
 The full operation of a large number of machine shops only indicate one thing, and that Is that many plants of va rious kinds are in operation, as these shops handle the repair work for these places in addition to the manufacture of new machinery.
 An industry which is meeting with suc- cess Is the Longview Lime Works, with offices at 210 North Twenty-frst street. This concern makes a speciality of ger tilime," patented fertilizer made from products obtained in the Birmingham dis trict It is distinctly a Birmingham con- cern and serves to add another to the long line of diversified manufactures here. In addition to 'Fertilime" it handles other lime products.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-19
Some Marvellous Boys.
From Tit Bits.

From llL bltS-
 This Is the age of prodigies. Tn the world of art, on the stage and concert platform, and even in the pulpit, children have been astonishing the world with their genius and earning incomes calcu- lated to arouse the envy of the most successful business man. It was only few weeks ago since it was announced that among the exhibitors at the French Salon this year Is a 12-year-old artist named Marcel Lavallard, the son of a haberdasher, who commenced to paint pictures when he was 6.
 This is the first time in the history of the French Salon that so young an artist has exhibited, although a few years ago Henri Cortes was admitted when he was nearly IS. Lavallards success recalls that of Tada Stylxa- boy painter of 13. who had two canvases accepted by the salon five years ago, and the work of Viscount De Soissons whose water colors and oil paintings were exhibited at the Dore gallery in 1904. The young Viscount was then Is. and in addition to attracting much attention on account of his skill as an artist he has gained big reputation as an author, having written several serial stories
 English painters appear to be some what less precocious than their French comrades. Edwin Landseer, 1t is true, was admitted to the Academy at the age of 1a. but Mr. Waltar CranA was already
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-19
BY JAMES B. KEELING.

Dixie" syrup is a delicious liquid to pour over buckwheat and griddle cakes. It is a Louisiana syrup brought to Bir- mingham and refined by the Birmingham Ink and Bluing company, and is known oy e label bearing the face of a smiling Eth iopian with the inscription, De Syrup Dat Am" This concern serves to keep number of employees busy and it's business is growing rapidly.
 The real business of this company, how ever is in it's ink and bluing products. It manufactures inks, stove and shoe poi ish, epson salts, turpentine, castor ol' paregoric, machine oils, harness oils, sui- phur, benzine, household and toilet am monia and the J. c. Moore liquid bluing. J. c. Moore is president of the company and W. w. Smith secretary and treas- urer.
 One part of the district which was laid off specifically for manufacturing sites IS Queenstown The Queenstown company laid 1t off and has done much toward the establishmentpf plants there. US op- ject has been to Astablish a number or d. versifed industries and so far success has met their efforts.
 AS to the practical results that the Queenstown company can point to as in- dicatfng it's success the following can be mentioned:
 The Queenstown Lumber company, cap ital BIO 900. was the first established. This was selected to secure lowest prices for lumber to meet local demand, rely ing on natural growth to secure outside business and thus avoid, possibly, ruinous competition for new industry
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-19
LAUNDRYMAN STILL AHEAD.
Social Conditions Make Him Scorn a
 Suggestion of Rebates.

From the Washington Post.
 It might have been classy butcher s wrapping paper, but 1t wasn't. It might have been an arts and crafts bromide in the laundry line. but the lines of the laundryman did not run that way.
 '@Well,'' said the customer, pointing to the chocolate complexion of the paper in which his wash was wrapped. Whats this?''
 "That?' repeated the laundryman. '~That's imported"
 Classy" said the customer, T suppose we have to pay for it?''
 The laundryman shook his head.
 'It saves me money" he said. See. sometimes when we wrap up bundles 1t takes two and three sheets of the ordi- nary paper before we get 1t done, be- cause the collars stick out and break through. Now with this you can't break ,t And when we wrinkle 1t we can smooth 1t out So, 1t saves me money"
 The customer pondered moment.
 "sav. I got an idea" he said finally, s.suppose I bring this paper back with my wash-any rebate?"
 "All my customers do that" grinned the laundryman '.See, 1t don't break easily. and it smooths out easily and peo- pie keep 1t for their wash. It get three times again use of each sheet, some times.''
 whats the use?' grunted the GUS toner on his way homeward. you can't [ beat the Dutch. I wonder if the land- 1adyn think am bringing home pork L'aaAan@ fox tho uGht housekeeQir2 mourr~
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-19
w EIN BIRMIN CHAM
BUILDING NOTED IN
 ALL SECTIONS OF BIRMINGHAM

The Queenstown Manufacturing com pany followed next with capital of S5o.- 00O This plant is of brick and now un- der roof, and Is one that can be justly considered a credit to the Birmingham district. It will make show cases, store fixtures, bank fixtures, office fixtures and do finishing work for residences, together with a complete and modern equipment for all classes of art glass goods. It is estimated that this plant can save Bir- mingham for local use fully $25o,0o0 an nually that is now going elsewhere.
 A contract has just been made for To- eating a plant of the Hays Rapid Tun- neling and Mining Machine company at Queenstown, another concern that will supply entirely new products for this section and for which there is a large home demand.
 An agreement has also been entered into for the location of the Colonial Stove works of Chicago at Queenstown. plant to be in operation by January 1. 1910. This plant will make a high-grade of both heating and cooking stoves and ranges and will be in the hands of men with more than quarter of century of experience in that line of business
 And yet Queenstown is only in the in cipiency of its usefulness, scarcely more than in its swaddling clothes. with its industrial fund to be added to largely be- yond It's present limits
 It Is an object lesson to the Birming- ham district and clearly indicates what may be accomplished in the field of di- verse industries under proper efforts for their location.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-19

1s and MT Marcus Stone, Millias and Watts r before they secured the coveted honor.
 It is to the stage and concert platform, however to which we must turn to find the most remarkable examples of pre- cocious genius. Whether the numberless child actors and musicians who have made their debut lately will fulfill the promise of their early years remains, or course, to be seen; but the present and past history of acting and music contains some remarkable instances of clever chii- dren who have continued to win lame year after year throughout life.
 There was Jenny Lind, for instance. who, at or years of age, astounded everybody with the purity of her voice and her wonderful skill in Its manage ment. The pianoforte playing of Meyer beer. Mozart and Mendelssohn when they were years of age aroused the admira- tion of every critic, while when he was 8 Paganini composed a sonata of so dini- cult a nature that none but himself could execute it. He performed 1t in public at the age of g.
 At the age of Paderewski could play the piano, while Lady Halle, when she made her first public appearance at 6 years of age, created such enthusiasm d which included such musical centers as Leipzig, Berlin and Brueslau. At Lady Halle was playing at the London Philhar- monic concerts.
 Among present. day actresses are many who showed histrionic talent at tender years. Miss Ellen Terry made her debut when she was S. Mrs. Kendall was ap- bearing at the Marylebone theatre when she was 4, and playing Ophelia at the Haymarlet when she was Is. Miss Bate man, the famous impersonator of Leah. first appeared on the stage when she was6 and when she was was brought to London by the late P. T. Barnum, to appear in series of Shakespearean re- vivals. Lady Bancroft was at one time the leading child actress in the country. while Miss Ada Reeve appeared before the public when she was 6, and at IA was an acknowledged music hall star Miss yesta Tilley began still earlier. Her -4.-A AaraAr stsrted when she was 3. and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-19

at she appeared in mems clothes and was advertised as the Pocket Sim. Reeves"
 TWO or three years ago quite a number Of child-preachers were attractfnp af- tention on both sides of the Atlantic notably Frances Storr, the 12-year-old Doncaster girl. who often had audiences numbering upon 2-000; Lonnfe Donnie who was only when he preached t, an audience of over 5000 in New York. and included among his sermons one which told how he was called to the ministry at years of age: and Jack Cooke. the Manchester boy. who at | very early age determined to became a second D. l.. Moody. He preached his nrst sermon when he was H. and tw0 years later conducted many successful missions in the states.
 Who knows but what they may follow in the footsteps of Spurgeon. who WAS an active member of the Baptist con nect1on while he was stin in knicker- bockers, and preached his first sermon at the age of 16? Before he was 20 Exeter Hall was not large enough to hold his congregations. George Fox. the evan gelist and founder of the Society of Friends, was quite little boy whom he starred preaching at tavern, and George Whitfield and John Wesley both cont menced preaching at very early age.
 It has often been said that the most amazing example of precocious genius on record is furnished by John Stuart Mill. who at years of age was learning tho Greek alphabet and at had read in the original many Greek authors. Then he began to learn Euclid algebra ana Latin, and before he was 12 was made to teach the younger members of the family.
 The precocity of Sir William Rowan Hamilton, the celebrated mathematician. is often overlooked. He excelled in the study of languages. and Is said to have known at least 13 at the age of 12 At 3 years of age he was a very good reader of English and considerably ad- vanced in arithmetic. At 4 he was a good geographer, and at able to read and translate Latin. Greek and Hebrew. Then he added knowledge of Italian and French to his learning before eoina on with Arabic and Sanskrit.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-19
HOW FAST DOES CORN GROW?
Farmer Could Make a Guess and He
 Won a Wager on It.

From the Chicago Tribune.
 How fast does the corn grow these hot days and nights?
 Wallace Rankin, the hardware dealer, says travelling man lost s on a wager in Oswego recently because he took the wrong end of a bet with farmer as to how fast corn reaches heavenward. The travelling man bet a stalk of corn would not grow six inches in the time named. The travelling man lost his wager by an inch and the farmer won his by one inch and five hours.
 The wager was made as the result of remarks made by the farmer as to how fast corn was shooting up. He got off the old remark about 1t growing so fast in the night that he could hear its joints pop.
 The drummer laughed at him and told him he was mistaken
 Its easy for you to say your corn is growing that fast" he remarked, but you haven't got any money to back up your claim"
 Yes l have" said the farmer. I've got plenty of money, and I hate to get more by taking 1t from you on dead sure thing, but since you're such wise one and have tried to run bluff on me. I'll just cover your B and bet you that that corn grows six inches In 36 hours"
 It looked like a find to the drummer. and he put up the coin. The pair agreed on umpires and went to the farmers field. There they selected a likely stalk and tied string to 1t, we'll up and just long enough to touch the ground
 MT. Rankin happened into ,Oswego just as the crowd started out to see what the corn had dtae It had been about 31 hours since the mark was set. He went along with the party. They found the string elevated quite a bit above the ground and when foot rule was put to it there were just seven inches from the end to soil. The farmer got the money.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-19

hunting case that'll wreck his works. It's what we get for failing to put up tres pass signs on the place.
 Nevertheless, Hank was all right He meant for the best always. The class of work he was engaged in kept him away from home and must've broken In a good deal on his evenings. He had hard, sad finish, too. He was ruined by a mis- placed sense of humor. You remember he sailed up the coast with his crew one time and they got a severe attack of Walter- weilmanitis at the prospect of going so far north. They held a mass meeting and put it up to him to tell them where they were anyhow, if he happened to know. And quick as a flash he said, I have you safe at bay And they said, What bay?' naturally, and he said, with merry laugh, 'Hudson's bay And just for that they put him over the side. The Dutch always were a slow people to see a joke. He was never seen again, and that's one reason I'm glad, even at this late day, that we're going to do something substan- tial for him.
 And for Fulton, too because there was another chap hat had his ups and downs, the same as all inventors do. When he suggested that it might be good thing to run boats with steam, they gave him the horse, raucous hoot. Don't come around trying to tell us anything about steam, they said to him. we know all about steam. It's used by COWS for breathing purposes in cold weather, and it'll boil an egg II you give 1t time enough, but you'll never be able to milk the COW with it or lay an egg. That'n be about all on this steam proposition. Back to the squirrel cage for you and beg for oceans!
 That's the way the wise guys talked to Fulton and even when he finally went choo-chooing up the river in h1s foolish little tea kettle, the leading citizens stood on the banks at the foot of West One Hundred and Twenty fifth street which wasn't there at the time but they were, and made pets with each other whether more of him would fall on the right hand side or the left when the insane contraption blew up and distributed him in sizes suitable for souvenirs, thing which it was absolutely certain to do, inside of the next mile or two. But they lost, which must have been great dfsap- pointment to them, if human nature was then what it is now. It would be proud and happy day for Full ton if he could come back now and see. where once his little Clermont churned the steam, a great majestic vessel blowing along, bearing name that is familiar wherever ice and banks are known. I'm speaking of the steamer On arles w. Morse.'
 "Weu, they wuz great team, all right" said the House Detective.
 ''They were indeed" said the Hotel Clerk. 'but they lacked business fore sight. Hank overlooked the real estate possibilities of New York city to go on further up and discover a lot of mountains that are chiefly avail able for scenery and boarding house purposes, and Bob could have made good by placing his common stock among widows and orphans and then selling them out. guess, on the whole. it's a good thing they're both dead and rope. which will be comforting th ought to us while we're pulling on the celebration. They wouldn't succeed these times"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-19

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-19
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-19

Attend our big auction sale of horses and mules Tuesday, Sept. 21st. FEES 6 SONS.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1909-07-10
Melia's Great-gTandmother.

Mea was hanging the tea towels on the lilac and
barberry bushes. A pair of catbirds we're crying
raucously perhaps in protest at this DETACHMENT of
natural beauty, or possibly with more personal
thought of certain little sate-gray hedgelings not
far off which they would not have disturbed. Usual
". Mella would have been quick to notice the old
birds distress, but just her brow contract
a,'everinp voice Great-grandmother was sitting in
her sunny window not far above Mella's head.
She was entertaining visitor. the great-grand-
aunt of one of Mella's own friends-a brisk, fresh
faced, little old lady who threescore and ten years
before had gone to school with great-grandmother.
give been putting up gooseberry jam" she was
so1,;ng in q tone of comfortable satisfaction with
life in general and with herself in particular.
" e'Nineteen glasses of it, The children are SO
fond Of III They think there isn't anything to equal
- far +be;r lunch-baskets and their mother is so
bus ~. from morning to night, she don't get min
,,te;s time to fuss with preserving So it sort of
foIls on me naturally. i always was great hand
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1909-07-10
Tommy's Manners.

They we're at dinner, and the dainties we're OF
the table.
"Will you take tart OF pudding?" asked papa OF
Tommy.
His father sighed as he recalled the many lessons
on manners he had given the boy.
"Tart, whats" he queried, kindly.
But Tomny's eyes were glued on the pastry.
"Tart, what?1 was asked, sharply this time
"Tart first answered Tommy triumphantly.-
Tit-Bits.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1909-07-10
THE SPIRIT OF THE AGE.
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without cause for which he was created any more
than he could exist without cause which created
the first man and woman. When God created our
first parents he had some end in view. To deny
This IS to deny the infinite wisdom of God. That
end is mans supreme good, namely, 'to know, love
and serve God here earth and be happy with
him for all eternity" Z. d.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1909-06-08
BULLARD'S WOUNDS
PROVED FATAL
Body Brought Here For In
terment and Slayer Held
Under $2,500 Bond.

Jesse M. Bullard, who Tuesday
last at 8 o'clock was shot twice by
Chas. A. Campbell at Bowling Green,
with a double barrelled shotgun,
died Saturday morning at 8 o'clock
after intense suffering for twenty
four hours. The cause of the shoot
ing was told in full in these columns
at the time. Campbell claims to have
laid in wait and caught Bullard in a
compromising position with his wife,
the wives of the two men being sis
ters. 1t was thought at first that
Bullard had an even chance for re-
covery. but complications set up
that caused his death. Bullard was
45 years of age and his home was in
this city.
He leaves surviving him a wife
and one daughter and six brothers,
who reside, some at Hopkinsville,
Kansas City, Cincinnati and Birm-
ingham, Ala, and he has one sister
residing at the latter place.
DR.. John E. Gray, the coroner,
held an inquest over the remains Sat
urday morning and the verdict was to
the effect that he came to his death
by gunshot wounds inflicted by Chas.
A. Campbell. After the death of
Billiard Campbell surrendered to the
sheriff and was admitted to bail un-
der a $500 bond. Billiards. body
arrived here Sunday. and will be in
TERED in Riverside Cemetery this
morning.