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Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1910-12-01
Making a Bad Start.
A young man by the name Of Vivian |.

A young man by the name OF Vivian L.
Shaffer, whose home was formerly in
Martinsburg, but who for the past couple
of months has been staying at R. E. Shat
fer's, near ShepherdStown, has gotten
himself into lot of trouble Last Thurs
day he wrote number OF checks on the
Farmers Bank of ShepherdStown, sign
ing to them the name of Mrs. Mary Shat
fer. These checks, which were for four
or five dollars each, he had cashed by
various merchants in town, giving as his
reason for @sking for the accommodation
the fact that the day was legal holiday
and the bank was closed. Owens & Mil
Ter cashed one, as did also Thompson q
Billmyer, ]. L. Welshans and Robert
Farley, and it is said that he also unload
ed the bogus paper on several persons in
Maryland and one for larger sum in
Martinsburg When the checks were
presented at the Farmers Bank they we're
recognized as forgerieS and an inye Stiga-
ton was made. Mrs. Shaffer had not
given the young man any checks at all.
In the meantime he had disappeared, but
a warrant was issued for his arrest. Yes
terday he was located at Shenandoah
Junction, and was seen to take B. & o.
train for MartnSburg. The officers at
that place met the train at noon and took
him in charge. Soon afterward Town
Sergeant ShipIey went after him and
brought him back TO Shepherdstown, and
last night he had hearing before MaglS-
trate H. H. Pendleton. Mrs. Shaffer teS-
titled that she had given him no check,
and the young man himself admitted his
guilt. In default OF bail he was held for
the action of the grand jury, and was
taken to the county jail in Charles Town
today.
Shaffer is a nice-looking young man,
about "a years OF age, and has been about
town frequently the past few months. 1t
is said that he has a wife and one child,
but that his wife has lett him.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1910-12-01

While Turk Mullen, B. & o. engineer,
was walking alongthe street in Piedmont,
w. Va, the other night, Miss Freddie Fal-
lon threw carbolic acid in his face, burn-
ing him very badly and destroying the
sight of one of his eyes. Jealousy was
the trouble.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1910-12-01
A Simple Safeguard For Mothers,

Mrs. D. GilkeSon, 326 Ingles Ave,
Youngstown, Ohio, gained wisdom by
experience. "My little girl had a sew
ere cold and coughed almost continuously.
Ny sister recommended Foley'S Honey
and Tar. The first dose gave her re-
lieved the inflammation in her throat and
after using only one bottle her throat and
lungs were entirely free from inflamma-
ton. Since then | always keep bottle
of Foley's Honey and Tar in the house. "
Accept no substitutes. For sale by all
druggists.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1910-12-01
Man-a.lin an Ideal LaxatJ
REINHART BROS
Opening of New Store.

We have the pleasure to announce the
opening OF our grocery and provision
store in the old "TrusselI" room. No
pains have been spared TO make the store
room clean, comfortable and attractive.
II has been thoroughly renovated from
cellar I'D. A new metal ceiling replaces
the old one, and all of the woodwork and
walls have been cleaned and reprinted.
A sufficient number OF electric lights have
been installed to turn night into day and
to make night dealing pleasure.
A desk phone Bell 44R) has been in
stalled for the convenience Of the public
in ordering supplies or to "May ! use
your phone ?"
The conduct Of our business will be
along modern lines, catering TO the wants
of every one-town, suburbs and Coun
try. We shall endeavor 10 be polite and
accommodatng-to meet your every
wish and TO get whatever you want IN the
grocery line. In opening new store,
there are necessarily number OF items
that will be overlooked in ordering, but
these will be quickly procured, and we
trust you will bear with Us tor awhile un-
til our stock is complete.
Shipments are arriving daily and what
we may not have in stock when you first
call will be in later.
We invite our friends from the country
TO bring US their produce-butter, meats,
eggs and poultry-and assure them the
best market price, either IN cash or Trade.
Our stock will be made up OF staple and
fancy groceries to meet the demands oil
everyone and prices 10 suit all.
We feel that prompt delivery OF orders
| is essential to a successful business OF to-
day, and we shall pay especial attention
TO this feature Of our business. No mat
/ ter. when or where lin town or suburbS)
or what the quantity, you can rely upon
getting prompt delivery. II you can mol
come to the store yourself, telephone OF
/ send the order or give TO our delivery
clerk. We will give il careful and promp
| attention.
Send the children 10 the Store-they
like to deal, and we assure you they viii
be given the same attention as II you came
yourself.
Owing to the delay in receiving some
goods. we can not announce a specia
opening day but will be glad to have
I everyone come to see us, whether to pur
chase or not, and look over our store.
Soliciting your patronage, and thankinl
YOU in advance for the same, we are, VIII
respect,
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1910-12-01

The Hagerstown Herald editorially ad-
vocateS the purchase by the Maryland
Roads Commission OF the road leading
from Sharpsburg to the Potomac river
opposite Shepherdstown, and the HagerS-
town papers speak favorably of the pro-
iect. The commission has already bought
the turnpike from Baltimore 10 BoonSbOrO,
and if it should buy and improve the road
from BoOnSboro TO the Potomac the Mary
land system would directly Join the eX-
celent free turnpikes Of Jefferson county
and connect with the famous Valley turn
pike. The road from BoonSboro to
Sharpsburg is we'll macadamized already,
but has two toll-gateS upon ii that are
good deal of nuisance. AT SharpSburg
it connects with the splendid government
avenue leading to Antietam Station, but
from the latter point there is a two-mlle
stretch OF mighty poor dirt road that is
the bane OF automobiles and travellers IN
wheeled vehicles. We earnestly hope
that our Maryland neighborS will succeed
in having the State buy the road referred
to and that it may be properly repaired.
If that two-mie stretch were macadamiz-
ed, there would be fine turnpike from
Baltimore to Stanton, distance OF near
ly 300 miles. Jefferson county has re-
moved every toll-gate from its roads, and
it offers to our Maryland friends the free
use of a splendid system OF turnpikeS.
1t will be but neighborly reciprocity for
them to make that two-mile link good
and take off few of the toll-gateS. We
will then have thoroughly excellent
route between Baltimore and Staunton,
taking in all of the importanttowns in the
Valley ofVlrginia
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1910-12-01
A Correction.

York, Pa, Nov. 26, 1910.
Editor Register wish you would
please correct the announcement pub
iiShed in your paper this week, where il
is stated that Miss Zanetta Conner and Mr..
Charles Benner were married. 1t is not
correct. Miss Zanetta Conner has been
on a visit to friends in Washington and
in York for the last five weeks, but as for
her being married il is untrue.
A SUBSCRIBER.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1910-12-01

B. 10. passenger train No. came in
collision last Sunday night with its helper
engine at the head of the l7-mile grade
west of Piedmont, and four OF the train
men were killed. The train was COM
pletely wrecked.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1910-12-01

The express companies and the post
Office officials urge the people 10 buy and
send Christmas gifts early, so as TO avoid
trouble and delay the last few days before
Christmas caused by trying to move so
many packages at once.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1910-12-01
Take Care 4!

Remember that when your kidneys are
affected, your life isin danger. IA. Mayer,
Rochester, N. Y, says: My trouble start
ed with sharp shooting pain over my
back which grew worse daily. felt slug
gish and tired, my kidney action was
irregular and infrequent. | started
using Foley Kidney Pills. Each dose
seemed to put new life and strength into
me, and now am completely cured and
feel better and stronger than for years. p"
For sale by all druggists
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1910-12-01

Foley Kidney Pills are tonic in action,
quick in results, and restore the natural
action of the kidneys and bladder. They
correct irregularities. For sale by all
druggists.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1910-12-01
Card of Thanks

wish to thank the good people who
were so kind and consderate as 10 make
me up the thanksgiving donation, which
received and more than appreciated.
MRS. ALICE KELLER.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1910-12-01
BRIEFS.


Dscember ISL
New moon tonight. 800.
~ ,,rr,r GETS the Registera year
s. ag,t foods at Owens & MilIer's,
s s'o,' water at Owens & MiIler's,
S..,srins supplies at SchOpperfS'
S o4.s corn at Thompson & Billmyer's.
p'''r ,,s sun rises at 7 and sets at
49, oeaches and punes at Schop-
rt'S. ,,-ost-at Owens &
N r',,.,, are selling at 10 and II cents
pound ...,,,,,.s =, Owens
, , cherries and pineapple a
Conserve
/ ssopPea.s. .,.. ,-.;.,.s 1t ow-
.as 4 MlIers. ... God. .,
. owens 4 M.IIers -.
'' g...,r. Of Shepherdstown' sold at
\ owens 4 M.0er's
Soaking Of buying Christmas gl'lS' go
fl owens 4 Mnefs,
~, ,s,stysa a fresh supply OF Sal Vet,
4 5. Daaddlss 4 Co.
=, matter what YOU want, let us serve
VIII Owens 4 Miller.
vas, il come, TO a good hair or clothes
\ hash. 90 to Owens & MilIer's,
e, S,rs-Some good sapling clover
\ s.5 Apply to D. R. Whiting.
Queens 4 Wuers Iyerpillss sold every
.s.,s-ard only IS cents bottle.
y,,,nt5we., tobuy your Christmas
+ .,tis, a, Thompson 4 Billmyer's.
p,~ 70 Mr. and Mrs. George Kemp,
...s Scrabble ncighborhood, a son.
Ware paving 3} cents for eggs and 30
..,..- ba,,,r Thompson & Billmyer.
a,sr, 4 Miller have a fresh supply OF
---3 SAGE. pepper and conander seed.
What i, 5.ngr,hananice piece otChioa
,,. Christmas -iri2 Thompson & Bill
rsr
psy checkers, Then move on towards
+. 0,.rsG Miller and see their Christmas
go.,
Nan are invited TO inspect our stock.
T. rsrthins new and fresh. Remnant
Bro,
Ne will make special orders for East
nan Eodass Tor Christmas Owens &
Il Miller
P-eap9les. oranges, lemons, bananas,
Malaga. Ca,awb1 and Concord grapes, at
2:-tar Bros
S.horper sill have anice lot OfChriSt-
II, candies open next week. Give him
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1910-12-01

tfT FEEL well, never felt better;
! thanks for your attention and Pc
runa.
81 will be glad to do all 1 can in the
way of advancing the sale of your VAL
liable medicine.
81 do think Peruna the best medicine
have tried al any time.
"Since I began taking Peruna we
have never been without it.
az really believe that every woman in
the world ought TO have Peruna on
hand all the time; for if she gets tired,
Peruna refreshes her; if she gets nerv.
Gus, it soothes her; if respondent, 1t
cheers and invigorates.
at is n constant friend TO the nursing
mother, both for herself and for her
child, and finally when old age comes
on, no medicine on earth is Of greater
efficacy to the woman.
"Surely, Peruna is the woman's
friend."-MRs. T.. G. EvERLY, 2lO8
Franklin ST., Philadelphia, Pa.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1910-12-01
Stronger Than for Years.

Mrs. Caroline Sundheimer, Clarks,
Louisiana, writes:
az am feeling quite well now. ] can
work again and am stronger than L
have been for years, and l do believe
that Peruna saved my life. ! will adj
wise all I can to take your medicine"
Man-a.lin an Ideal Laxative.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1910-12-01

Senator Nathan b. Scott, OF West Viz
ginia, IS very sick in Washington from a
nervous breakdown and indigestion, and
will probably not be able 10 take his seat
in Congress next Monday, Senator Ell
kins is reponedto be somewhat improved.
No high prices on Christmas goods at
Owens & Miller'S. Zone price" is our
motto.
R,rtcherino SunDlieS AT Reinhart Bros
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1910-12-01

Don't forget when you begin to bake
to buy your spices, flavoring extracts and
coloringS from Owens & Miller'S.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1910-12-01

Let us serve you. Owens &iMiller.l
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1910-12-01

KIT FEEL well, never felt better;
! thanks for your attention and Pc
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-01

All the news all tie tIme-The
argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-01
Indulge in False Soil Teaching
Hopkins Secretary Soils
o

factors in crop production. The seed.
the soil. heat, light, moisture and
plant food. The first five of these
factors are commonly provided in
abundance or perfection; but the
sixth essential factor, that of plant
food, is ignored. misunderstood or
neglected not only by the farmers
and land owners, but even by such
men as James J. Hill and by our
own federal bureau of soils.
Ten Elements of Plant Food.
There are ten essential elements
Of plant food. Five of these are
pi divided by nature in abundance.
namely, carbon and oxygen secured
by the growing plant directly from
the air, hydrogen from water alb
sorbed by the earth: iron and sui
phur supplied by the soil.
The remaining five elements are
nitrogen, phosphorus. potassium,
and calcium. The supply and liber-
alton of these five constitute the
foundation of permanent agriculture
on all cultivatable soils in humid sec
tiOns. Nitrogen exists in the air in
absolutely ipexhaustible amount. and
for general farming can be secured
from the air most economically by
the growing of legume crops, and if
these crops are plowed under nitro
gen is thus increased and additional
organic matter supplied which as il
decays in the soil helps to liberate
or make available the other four
important elements. Much of our
depleted lands remain unproductive
because of the practical exhaustion of
the soil supply of nitrogen and or
garlic matter.
Phosphorus is in class by itself
because' the normal soil contains so
little and the staple crops require so
much that the yields of all crops in
Guiding legumes are commonly limit
ed because the amount of phosphorus
that can be liberated from the meager
supply in the soil is inadequate to
meet the needs of large crops. Yet
this is the element of which we per-
nit the annual expectation of more
than twice the quantity required for
the total wheat crop of the United
States. All good soils contain very
abundant supplies of potassium, mag
nesium and calcium. But limestone
has a value for correcting soil acidity
aside from the calcium which it con-
tains. Some abnormal soils, as the
peaty swamp land, are extremely def
cient in potassium and require the ad-
dition of that element.
AbominabIy False Teaching.
If the members of the city clubs
and the chambers of commerce of the
United States would devote an hour a
day for a month to the study of this
most fundamental question you would
soon repudiate and revoke the abom-
inably false teaching of the federal
bureau of soils. supported by the pow.
er of one unscientific man, as the sec
rotary of agriculture, to the effect that
practically all soils contain sufficient
plant food for good crop yields" that
this supply will be indefinitely main
! tained;'' that "the nation possesses
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-01

DR.. Cyril G. Hopkins of the Univer-
sity of Illinois, in his address before
the City club of Chicago. made the fol
lowing plain criticism of the federal
bureau of soils. based upon his eight
years soil investigation in Illinois, and
the soil history of the United States
and the world:
Most lands aonce cultivated in the
original Is states are now agricultur-
ally abandoned Much land in adjoin-
ing states is being abandoned and the
common lands in central United States
are being the most rapidly depleted of
any in the world
In America the art of agriculture
consists in working the land for all
that's in tin working out of the soil
by every expedient known to man the
fertility which il contains. Even to
this day almost every effort put forth
by the American farmer has resulted
in decreasing the fertility of the soil.
Tile drainage, more thorough tillage,
better seed, rotation of crops and the
ordinary calculated commercial fertil-
iZers which serve primarily as soil
StlmulantS, pTOduce larger crops thdt
remove the plant food from the soil all
the faster.
Big Men Ignore Essential.
Live stock destroy from so to 80
per cent of the food value of the
grain they consume. The food value
of a bushel of grain is five to ten
times as great as the food value of
the meat or milk that can be pro-
duced by feeding the grain to live
stock. We eat meat if we can afford
it; if not we boycott it. Bread is
the staff of life. Grain is sold and
must be sold from the farm; and the
productive power of the land must
be maintained in grain farming as
we'll as in live stock farming, or pow
erty is the only future for this coun-
try. There are six essential positive
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-01

have charged that DR.. Hopkins Is in
terested in phosphate company
Those acquainted with Illinois facts
know that this is not true. Several
years ago when he first discovered
the great need Of phosphorus on Hi
nois soils, he did buy an interest in a
phosphate company, but promptly dis
posed of it when it was suggested that
it might be construed as discrediting
his teaching as a scientist and mem
Der Of the university faculty. But DR..
Hopkins does own a farm I'm southern
Illinois which he IS bringing up from
an almost worthless condition TO good
yields Of crops and permanent sys-
tenn of agriculture by applying his own
teaching as above.)-Reported by Ar
thur J. Bill for Illinois Farmers Insti-
tute.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-01
Nat Sorry for RIunder-

IF my friends hadn't Numbered in
thinking l was a doomed victim Of con-
sumption, ! might not be alive now,
writes d. T. Sanders. Of Harrodsburg,
Ky. but for years they saw every at
tempt to cure a lung-racking cough
fail At last l tried DR.. Kings New
Discovery. The effect was wonderful.
II soon stopped the cough and am
now in better health than I have had
for years. This wonderful life-saver
is an unrivaled remedy for coughs.
colds, lagrippe. asthma, Group, hem
orrhages, whooping cough or weak
lungs. soc, S1OO Trial bottle free.
Guaranteed by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-01
An EvaSivc. TnJHst charge.

Gnstead of making reply or the NOR
it's of the case. Secretary James VIII
son is reported by the daily press TO
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-01
American Boys Success Abroad.

Albert Spalding, the well-known
American artist, who left the United
States on Oct. IS to fulfill his CONT
mental contracts, scored another de-
cided success in his opening concert
in Berlin on the 2Sth, and his many
American admirers were well pleased
when the following cable was received
from his continental manager:
Berlin Oct IS. 1910.
Berlin concert with Philharmonic
orchestra, triumph Brilliant audience
accords ovation.
DELATOUR.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-01
PROMOTION FOR SHELDON
Rock Island Boy Now Assistant City
Editor Chicago News.

George Sheldon. son of Mr.. and
Mrs. G. II. Sheldon OF this city, is now
assistant city editor of the Chicago
Daily News, having been promoted to
that position a short time ago. Mr..
Sheldon, after graduating from the To-
cal nigh school in 1906, entered Chi
cago university, and while there be
came identified with the paper as a
university correspondent. y year and
q half later he became a member OF
the city repOrtorial staff, and since
then has been with the paper in that
capacity. His many friends in Rock
Island will be pleased to learn of his
advancement
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-01

ample resources in its soil for any
conceivable increase in population; "
that the soil is the one resource that
cannot be exhausted; that cannot be
used up" that the soil is safe as a
ages yet to come"
Can you blame the farmers for con-
tinuing to wear out their lands when
these are the widely promulgated
teachings from the position Of highest
authority in this country? And this
false teaching is the more 10 be con
demned because the most common soil
type on the abandoned farm lands of
southern Maryland near the city of
Washington is found TO contain only
100 pounds of phosphorus and 1000
pounds of calcium in the plowed soil
of an acre, while the richest black
prairie soil Of Illinois with a value ex-
ceeding 5000 an acre, contains in the
same stratum. mere than 1000 pounds
of phosphorus and 10000 of calcium.
Illinois Has Evidence.
But even in Illinois our older soils
are showing unmistakable signs of
depletion. and the addition Of mineral
plant food is producing marked and
profitable improvement, not only on
the university experiment fields which
are being conducted in various parts
of the state, but also on the fields OF
the more progressive farmers who are
already using. not the common com
mercial fertilizers. but thousands Of
tons of bone meal, foreground natural
phosphate and limestone in connection
with legume crops or farm manure.
Samples of the Yields That Tell.
Thus as an average of the last six
years the application of phosphorus
and limestone has increased the yield
of corn on the Urbana field from Ga TO
81 bushels per acre, and the yield of
wheat jon the Odin field in the heart
of Egypt from 10 bushels to p
bushels per acre. On the Galesburg
field in western Illinois, the use of raw
phosphate has more than paid its cost,
and left the soil % per cent richer in
phosphorus at the end of six years.
On the Antioch experiment field in
Lake county. the use of phosphorus
produced five bushels more corn in
crease in oats in 1904, but % bushels
of wheat in 1905; while the increase
was 90 bushels of corn in 1906. and
bushels in 1907. In 1908 the increase
was Q bushels of oats, and in 1909 il
was IL bushels of wheat. These are
the increases in yield per acre pro
duced by phosphorus in the common
est type of soil in Lake county, which
contains in the plowed soil of an acre
only 500 pounds of phosphorus, but
A 500 pounds of potassium; while 50
bushels of wheat removed from the
farm IL pounds phosphorus and only
Is pounds of potassium.
These are only samples of thou
sand proofs easily available 10 any
man or woman of moderate education,
showing the possibilities and the i'm
portance of applying science TO agri-
culture; and yet the people of promi-
nence and influence in the affairs OF
life are. as a rule, densely ignorant
concerning these most fundamental
questions.
An EvaSfyc. UnjIst Charge.
Gnstead of making reply or the NOR
| its of the case. Secretary James VIII
son is reported by the daily press TO
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-01

the same roles that they are now play
ing so effectively?
It's Up to You.
The issue in the forthcoming coun-
ty election is whether you, the tax
payers, want to have voice in the
running of your affairs, or whether
you are content 10 permit the gambler
to be the boss.
It's up to YOU