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Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1910-08-11

A well-dressed man entered florists
shop, threw down a sovereign and said
he wanted some flowers to take home
He was very unsteady, evidently having
been on the spree, and the flowers ap-
paren1y were intended as a domestic
peace offering.
The florist picked out dozen chrys-
anthemums, and the customer started tc
leave.
AT the door he hesitated.
"a say" he said, thickly, "watsh these
flowersh called ?"
"Chrysanthemums."
The customer shook his head. "Got.
ter have something easier than that, " HI
said. Gimme dozen pinkS."
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1910-08-11
Two Trespassea Killed Every Day.

TreSpaSSing on railroad property in
violation of the law has caused the deaths
of more than $1,000 people tn the United
States in the last eleven years, In this
same period more than 50, 900 treSpaSSerS
have been injured.
With view Of reducing 10 minimum
the practice OF ftrespaSsing on IFS property,
the Pennsylvania Railroad has determined
to redouble its efforts TO secure on It's
lines that rigid enforcement OF the law
against treSpaSSing which in foreign coun-
rieS has done so much TO decrease the
number Of fatalities resulting from tres
passing.
In 1907 the Pennsylvania inaugurated
a vigorous campaign against trespaSSing
and due doubtless TO this, the number OF
trespassers killed in 1908 was only 757.
In 1909, 1872 lost their lives IN this way.
In the eleven years prior TO January lSt,
1910, exactly 1872 people who were on
the PENNSYLVANIA Railroads right OF way
in wilfu violation of the law, in spite o
thousands OF warning signs along the
railroad. were killed. II is thus seen that
in the eleven years an average OF two
passengers a day have been killed on
Pennsylvania Railroad property. This
long death roll is every year charged up
to the railroad even though these people
are killed as a result OF their violating the
law, and under conditions over which
the company has no control.
1t IS not only trampS who are killed and
injured while treSpaSsing, though thouS-
andS Of them lose their lives in this way
every year Men OF the laboring class,
factory workmen, their wives and chill
dren. who use railroad tracks as thor
oughfareS, are killed by the hundreds.
That TIE practice of walking on railroad
tracks is prevalent in industrial districts
gives added significance to the fatalities
on the Pennsylvania system as result OF
trespasSing. The tracks of the Pennsyl-
vania are lined with factories, as they run
through the industrial section, through
territory which holds more than half OF
the population OF the United States.
Over TO- 600 treSpaSSers were arrested IN
the year 1909.
In 1898, 4,O63 treSrasserS lost their
lives on American railroads; five years
later the number was 5000 and in 1907
the number killed was 5,0l2-more than
Is a day. These figures are taken from
the annual reports of the Interstate Com
merce Commission.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1910-08-11

Little Robert and Jim, the grocer'S de-
livery man, were great friends, and on
the momentous day. according to the one
who reported the incidentin Everybody's
Magazine, when Robert emerged from
dresses to knickerbockers, he waited
eagerly in front OF the house Tor Jim'S
coming.
But the delivery man, when he came,
busted himself about his wagon, without
seeming to see anything unusual in his
small chum's appearance. Robert stood
round hopefully in various conspicuous
positions until he could stand il no longer.
"Jim," he burst out at last, "is your
horses 'fraid Of pants?"
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1910-08-11
The Eyes And Light.

1t is an undoubted fact that people IN
general pay much more attention to the
care of the eyes than was formerly the
case, and it is well that this is so.
A great deal more is demanded OF the
human eye to-day than in former times,
even if one goes back only very little
way. 1t is not only the increasing strain
of education, for in many ways the strain
here is leSSened, owing to better methods,
bigger windows, clearer print, and grow
ing knowledge OF the limitations OF the
eye; but it is impossible TO move without
being impressed with the continuous and
everlasting invitations to the eye to over
work itself unnecessarily. Every boat
and train and trolley is lined with printed
matter, and the eyes have to be Jerked
away like an unwilling child from a win
dow of toys. If one feeS to the real
country, one finds every barn and fence
plastered with admonitIon and advice.
So that in a sense all have become invol-
untary and obligatory readers, even the
least literary. The only way out OF it all
is to travel with shut eyes.
The worst danger, however, is not in
the daytime. 1t is, in all great cities at
least, after dark that the greatest risk is
incurred. When the healing, peaceful
night descendS, then comes the assault OF
light, and many are beginning to realize
that it is from dusk to bedtime that the
eyes are put to their greatest strain.
1t has always been recognized that ex-
cessive light can cause injury to the eye.
Snow-blindneSS is conspicuous instance
OF this, as is also what is called eclipse
blindness, meaning symptoms which fol-
low an attempt to watch all eclipse OF the
sun. The same symptoms can be pro-
duced by watching any very bright light
without protecting the eyes. The glare
from the sand and waves brings about the
same discomfort in susceptible eyes as
that from snow, although mountaineering
erS are said to suffer more severely be-
cause the light on high mountains is rich
er in the ultraviolet rays than the light in
valleys.
These violet rays, which cause the
trouble, may be offset by the wearing OF
amber-tinted glasses, which split up these
rays before they reach the retina.
Now that lightning by electricity is be-
coming so general fashion, ii is advis-
able that people should learn how to pro-
teCt their eyes from it's glare; its light
should always be arranged not to shine
directly on the eyes, the bulb should al
ways be made of ground glass, and sew
eral lamps OF moderate power are better
than one extremely powerful one.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1910-08-11
My Ships.

II all the ships have at sea
Should come a-saing home 10 me
Weighed down with gems and silk and gold,
All. well the harbor could not hold
So many sails as there would be
II all my ships came in from sea.
II half my ships came home from sea,
And brought their precious freight TO me-
Ah well! should have wealth as great
As any king who sits in state,
So rich the treasures that would be
In half my ships now out at sea.
II Just one ship have at sea
Should come a-sailing home TO me,
All, well the storm-clouds then might irown,
For if the others all went down,
Still rich and pro and glad Id be
If that one ship came home TO me.
II that one ship went down at sea,
And all the others came 10 ME
Weighed down with gems and wealth untold
With glory honor, riches, gold,
The poorest soul on earth Id be
II that one ship came not to me.
o skies be calm o winds, blow free,
Blow all my ships safe home TO me
But if thou Sendest some wrack,
To nevermore come sailing back,
Send any, all, that skim the sea,
But bring my love-ship home TO me.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1910-08-11
The Best Hour Of Life

is when you do some great deed or dis
cover some wonderful fact. This hour
came to J. r. Pitt, of Rocky Mt, N. C.,
when he was suffering intensely, as he
says, "from the worst Cold ever had,
then proved to my great satisfaction,
what a wonderful Cold and Cough cure
DR.. Kings New Discovery is. For after
taking one bottle, was entirely cured.
You can't say anything too good OF
medicine like that" It's the SureSt and
best remedy for diseased lungs, Hemor-
rhages, LaGrippe, Asthma, Hay Fever,
any Throat or Lung Trouble. SOC. Sl00.
Trial bottle free. Guaranteed by Hills
Pharmacy.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1910-08-11

The old man was lecturing his more or
less wayward son the evils of getting up
late in the morning.
Remember" he said, "that it was the
worm"
"But how about the worm, dad p
queried the youth, who thought he had
his sire up in the air. "Where did his
reward for getting up early come in?"
81 am informed" replied the old man
gravely, "that the worm was on his way
home-hadn't been in bed at ALL"
And there being nothing more to say,
the young man said nothing.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1910-08-11
Life On Panama Canal

has had one frightful drawback-malaris
trouble-that has brought suffering anC
death TO thousands. The germs cause
chills, fever and ague, biliousnesS, iaun-
dice, lassitude. weakness and general de-
bility. But Electric Bitters never fail tC
destroy them and cure malaria troubles.
"Three bottles completely cured me OF
very severe attack OF malaria" )" writes
VIM. A. Fretwell, OF Lucana, n. C., land
I've had good health ever since" Cure
Stomach, Liver and Kidney Troubles,
and prevent Typhoid. SOC. Guaranteed
by Hills Pharmacy.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1910-08-11

II was not the intention OF the office
boy TO be smart, and luckily for him. his
employer did not take his answer as smart
The boss" had forgotten his own PEN
knife, and everybody else, il seemed, had
forgotten his. Finally, says a writer in
the Washington Star, he called the office
boy.
The youth was able TO furnish the de-
sired article.
"liow is il, Tommy" asked the man.
THAT you alone, OF my whole office force,
always seem to have your knife with you2"
81 guess" answered the boy, "Its
because my wages are so low that cant
afford more than one pair OF trousers"
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1910-08-11

Little Freddie was told by the nurse
one morning that the stork had visited
the house during the night and left him a
little baby sister, and asked if he would
like to see her.
81 don't care nothing about the baby" +"
said Freddie, "but I'd like to see the
stork."
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1910-08-11
For Quick Relief From Hay Fever,

Asthma and summer bronchitis, take
Foley's Honey and Tar. II quickly re-
lieves the discomfort and suffering and
the annoying symptoms disappear. It
sootheS and heals the inflamed air pass
ages of the head, throat and bronchial
tubes. II contains no opiates and no
harmful drugs. Refuse substitutes. Sold
by all Druggists.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1910-08-11
Staggers Skeptics.

That a clean, nice fragrant compound
like Bucklen'S Arnica Salve will instantly
relieve bad burn, cut, Scald, wound or
piles. StaggerS skepticS. But great cures
prove its a wonderful healer OF the worst
sores. ulcers, boilS, felonS, eczema, skin
eruptionS, as also chapped hands, sprains
and cornS. Try it. 25c at Hills Phar-
macy.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1910-08-11
Struck A Rich Mine.

S. w. Bends, of Coal City Ala, says he
struck perfect mine ofhealth in DR.. Kings
New Life Pills for they cured him OF Liver
and Kidney Trouble after II years OF SUI
fering. They are the best pills on earth
for Constipation, Malaria, Headache, DyS-
pepsia, Debility. 25c at Hills Pharma-
cy.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1910-08-11
From sickness To "ExecIIent Health

So says Mrs. Chas. Lyon, Peoria, ILL.,:
81 found in your Foley Kidney Pills a
prompt and speedy cure for backache
and kidney trouble which bothered me
for many months. | am now enjoying
excellent health which owe TO Foley
Kidney Pills" Sold by all Druggists.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1910-08-11
Birds Sense or Home. .

The interesting question whether mi
grating birds, on returning in summer,
come back TO nest in the same places as
before seem TO have been answered IN the
affirmative by the experience OF DR.. {. B.
Ticehurst OF Huntboume, IN Lent, Eng
land. In May, 1909, DR.. Ticehurst'a Sis
ter put ring on the leg OF swallow
nesting in her chimney, which had acci-
IDENTITY got into the house. This spring,
on April 18th, a small flight OF swallows
arrived at Houtbourne, and four separated
from it and stopped al DR.. Ticehurst's.
where two pairs had nested the last year.
Two days afterward DR.. Tidehurst caught
one, and found il bore his sisters ring.
The ring was very light and made OF alu =
mnun. Since last year many migrating
birds have been provided with these rings
in England Each ring bears number
for identification.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1910-08-11
j. S. FLEMING, Notary Public,
ShepherdstoWn, w. Va.

Will take acknowledgements of Deeds,
Power of ATTORNEY Affidavits, Deposi-
tions, and attend % all business connected
with the office.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1910-08-11
MILK WANTED!

The Charles Town Creamery Company
is now in full operation and WANTS
MILK. A first-claSs and experienced
outter-maker has been employed, who
VIII De found at the plant every day.
Milk received Mondays, Wednesdays
and Fridays of each week. Butter made
tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, un-
til further notice. You bring your milk
and we make the butter and sell il in the
highest markets and deduct only the cost
OF manufacture. You get, therefore, the
highest cash price for it that can be OBJ
tanned. Try us and be convinced.
Special arrangements made, upon ap-
pllcatlon, for farmers i'll ShepherdStown
nelghborhood.
Charles Town Creamery Co.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1910-05-07

Denver few experienced commercial Many
people oyd Does the prospect Of bread m following
the sudden throwing Of workers appeal you2
Scan these figures for They authentic.
The traffic alcoholic beverages Denver represented by home
bwer branches Of outside bewees wholesale liquor Dealers 472
licensed retail liquor houses.
The invested in industry in the aggregate $6,000000
This industry gives direct employment $500 workers. The
and salaries paid this employees $234OO00 annually
Not less than $500 directly dependent these workers
for living Fully Denvers population derives subsistence
from this legazed industry In their they make necessary the employment
thousands other lines Statistics proving this will follow.
Every for Prohibition May " will be take away the
subsistence for one-hreh of Denver population
Other lines of business would be affected just adversely Prohibition
would disturb real values would throw thousand
the market stroke 1t would the Of Of industries
supply licensed saloons with other commodities than those embraced
The list Of alcoholic beverages For
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1910-05-07

Denver licensed saloons alone pay annually for:
Rents ........................s 100000
Light (Ga and Electnc) Observation-Disclosures. 10000 J.
Fuel (no including Of steam hea, furnished n many
buildings and included in the rcns) ......... 1880
telephone Service ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. $4,000
Ice Observation-Disclosures. ................ 10000
Meat Products, Sausage. .............. l68.600
Bread Crackers and other Bakery Goods $4,000
Groceries (ineluding butter, eggs lemons vegetables.
spices, canned goods, etc) .......... 10000
(1hc last three items include only the
expended for free lunches and for food sold
with bar atachment)
Milk .:;":...:.:.......: .:............ $4,000
Soft Drinks, including mineral water. soda water
eltzer, ginger ale. cider. beer ...... $4,000
Cigars .......................... 100000
Glassware ..............,....... 2.500
Fruits (ncuding lemons lines, oranges pIneappc
etc.) ......................... $4,000
Wages Of 800 employees NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. l,l70000
Painting, Plumbing etc ..................... $4,000
ncidentals Observation-Disclosures. $4,000
The aggregate Of these totals $5730950 which close cs,ma
the paid by the licensed and regulated saloon every year 9th
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1910-05-07

The aggregate OF these totals $5,73O95O which close
of the paid by the licensed regulated saloon
lines Of business
Barbour County index., 1910-08-31
INFECTION IN THE PRISON
Peculiarly Favorable Field There for
the Spread of the Scourge
of tuberculosis.

Only twenty-one prisons In fifteen
states and territories have provided
special places for the treatment of
their tuberculous prisoners. These in
stitutions can accommodate, however,
only 800 patients. In three-fourths of
the major prisons and in practically
all the jails of the country the tuber-
culous prisoner is allowed freely to
infect his fellow prisoners, very few
restrictions being placed upon his
habits. When the congregate mode of
prison life is considered, the danger of
infection becomes greater than in the
general population. New York and
Massachusetts are the only states
where any systematic attempt has
been made to transfer all tuberculous
prisoners to one central institution.
The largest prison tuberculosis hospi-
tai is in Manila, where accommoda-
tions for 200 prisoners are provided.
The next largest is Clinton prison hos
pital in New York, which provides for
$50.
Barbour County index., 1910-08-31
JUST A NATURAL MISTAKE
Gussie, In Fancy Costume, Astonished
the Doorkeeper for
Moment.

Gussie was knock-kneed, angular
and round-shouldered. He had ter
rible squint, and mouth like steam
roller. All the same, he reckoned on
making something of a hit at the
fancy dress ball, and his costume was
as elegant as his figure was un-
lovely.
With fast beating heart he stepped
jauntily from his automobile outside
the town hall. where the ball was be-
ing held. The hall porter stepped back
ward at the unsightly apparition.
Great Christopher Columbus!" he
gasped, as he regarded Gussie.
mo. no, my good mani" chirped
Gussie. as he tripped through the por-
tails. "Chawles the First. my dear fell
low-Chawles the First!"-London An
swers.
Barbour County index., 1910-08-31
KEEP BABY'S SKIN CLEAR

Few parents realize how many es-
Unable lives have been embittered
and social and business success pre-
vented by serious skin affections
which so often result from the neglect
of minor eruptions in infancy and
childhood. With but little care and
the use of the proper emollients, baby's
skin and hair may be preserved, puri-
fed and beautifed, minor eruptions
prevented from becoming chronic and
torturing, disfguring rashes, itchings,
irritations and chafings dispelled.
To this end, nothing is so pure, so
sweet, so speedily effective as the con-
slant use Of Cuticura Soap, assisted,
when necessary. by Cuticura Ointment.
Send to Potter Drug & Chem. Corp,
sole proprietors, Boston, for their free
32-page Cuticura Book, telling all about
the care and treatment of the skin.
Barbour County index., 1910-08-31
SteepleIack Miller.

using nothing to aid hir. in the climb
but the projecting stones and crevices
on the side. He would have gone on
to the roof had he not been stopped
by the police.
He climbed buildings in New York,
Chicago, Pittsburg, New Orleans,
Philadelphia, st. Louis and in fact
every large city in the country. That
was the way he made his living.
While he scaled the side of the build
Ing and performed dizzy stunts from
the edge of the roof, a partner would
pass the hat among the crowd below,
and in this manner quite respecta-
bic sum could be picked up.
None know the mans true name.
He left home when he was fourteen
years Of age and took to climbing as
a profession, and followed It all his
life. Up to the time of his death he
had never had fall, and 1t was his
boast that he would die in bed, despite
his dangerous calling.
On his last trip up the side of the
Hamburger building, when he reached
the seventh floor he mistook a shadow
for handhold and stepped confident
ly forward to what appeared to be a
fine hold. There was the scraping
sound of flesh rubbing against the
stone side of the building; a swift
rush forward by the crowd, and then
body swung outward and dropped,
turning over and over in the air. AT
the third floor he struck a ledge,
bounding from there to the street,
where he lay, with every bone in his
body broken. He died a few hours
later.
Barbour County index., 1910-08-31
On Some Ministers.

The worst O. these here shepherds
is, my boy, that they reg'larly turns
the heads Of all the young ladies
about here. Lord bless their little
hearts, they think it's all right, and
don't know no better; but they're the
victims O. CANNON, Samivel, they're
the victims O. CANNON Nothin' else,
and wot aggregates me, Samivel. is
to see 'em awastin,. all their time and
labor in making clothes for copper-col-
ored people as don't want 'em and TAX
ing no notice of f1esh-colored Chris
tians as do. If I'd my way. Samivel,
I'd just stick some of these here lazy
shepherds behind a heavy wheelbar-
row, and run 'em up and down a
14-inch plank all day. That 'ud shake
the nonsense out of 'em, if anythin'
vould-Mr. Weller, Quoted by Charles
Dickens
Barbour County index., 1910-08-31
A GREAT INVENTOR
Activities of George Westing-
house Circle the Globe.
Genius Who Holds $1,000 Patents and
Whose Air Brake Is in Universal
Use on Railroad Trains
of the World.

New York-The recent retirement
of George Westinghouse, for nearly
twenty-five years head Of the Westing-
company, recalls the career of this
Napoleon of invention.
For many years the name of George
Westinghouse has been a name to
conjure with. The man has been a
modern fulfillment of the Aladdin
lamp idea. Everything he rubbed
with his inventive genius became a
wonder article; everything he touched
turned to gold. First it was the fam
Gus air brake, that great appliance by
which "he saved more lives than
Napoleon lost in all his battles" Then
It was the system of operating rail-
way signals and switches by COM
pressed air; after which came the in
candescent lamp, the gas engine, the
steam turbine, electrical motors and
machines by the score, and thousand
other inventions that placed Mr..
Westinghouse at the time of his re-
tirement in control of the largest ag-
gregation of patented appliances in
the world. Fifteen thousand patents
are filed away in his strong box His
activities circle the globe; there are
Westinghouse plants in Russia, Can
ada, Great Britain, Germany and
France. His parent plants are of
course in or near Pittsburg, more es-
pecially Wilmerding.
To condense the career of this man,
who ranks with Watt, Stephenson,
Morse and Whitney, into a paragraph
or two, the biographers tell US that he
was born at Central Bridge, Schoharie
county, New York, on October 6, 1846
A decade later his parents moved to
Schenectady, where his father became
In time connected with the prosperity
class as owner of certain agricultural
works. The tinkering son divided his
attention between the school and the
Barbour County index., 1910-08-31
sTEEPLEJAcK MILLER DEAD
Famous "Human Fly" Who Finally
Met His Fate by Fall at Los
Angeles.

Los Angeles, Cal-Steeplejack Mil
Ter, famous in every large city in the
United States, and the man who has
probably risked his neck more than
any other man in the world. is dead
He fell to his death from the seventh
story of the Hamburger building in
Los Angeles. Miller was known in
every large city as the human fly"
1t was his boast that he could scale
the side of any building in the world
where he could find a handhold on.
Recently he climbed to the ninth floor
of the Flatiron building in New York,