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Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1911-04-13
The Death Record.

Jacob Henry Cookus, well-known
resident of Shepherdstown, died last
Thursday night, after an illness OF five
weeks from kidney trouble, in the I'D
year OF his age. The deceased was born
and reared in this town and most OF his
life was spent here, except for few years
spent in the West. He was kind-heart-
ed man, generous and friendly, and his
death is regretted by many old friends.
He was twice married, but left no children
and survived both of his wives. He
leaves brother, Joseph L. Cookus, and
three sisters, Mrs. John H. Keesecker
and Mrs. John Caster, OF ShepherdStown,
and Mrs. Annie Longbrake, of Ohio. The
funeral was held Saturday afternoon in
the Reformed Church, the service being
conducted by Rev. J. David Miller and
Rev. H. c. Haithcox, and the body was
buried in the cemetery adjoining.
Mrs. Mary Susie Sprinkle, widow OF
John w. Sprinkle, died from paralysis at
her home in Martinsburg last Monday,
aged Sc years. She suffered a paralytic
stroke last June, but seemed to have en-
tirely recovered from it. On Sunday she
was again stricken, and died "a hours
later. She is survived by two sons and
seven brothers and sisters, one OF her
brothers being Mr.. Harry Sigler, of the
vicinity of Shepherdstown.
Rev. c. w. Hollis, a native OF Berke-
ley county, died few days ago in Tur-
nersville, Texas, where he was pastor OF
the Presbyterian Church. The deceased,
who was 81 years Of age, was pastor OF
the Front Royal Presbyterian Church for
fifteen years, but had lived in Texas for
some years past. He is survived by his
wife, son and a daughter.
Joseph 6. Blue, Confederate veteran,
died last Sunday at his home in Martins
burg, after long illness from paralysis,
aged Is years. He died on the 10th an
niversary of the surrender OF General
Lees army at Appomattox, at which he
was present. Surviving him are his wife,
son and three daughters, also brother,
John Blue, OF Kearneysvile.
3 Miss Martha A. Cunningham, men,
Der of a prominent Berkeley county FAM
lily, died last Saturday at her home at
Falling Waters, after long and painful
illness, aged 6S years. The deceased
was sister OF the late Captain J. N.
Cunningham.
Prof. Loraln Fortney, of Shepherd COL
lege, was called to independence, W.
Va, last Saturday by the death OF his
brother, Jasper U. Forney, who passed
away at the age of 45 years.
Wesley Hoover Kaufman, a we'll
known shoemaker OF Martnsburg, died
last Sunday, aged Ga years. His death
was caused by carbuncle on the back
OF his neck.
David w. Hanna died at his home near
Charles Town last week, after long i'll
ness from consumption OF the throat,
aged 60 years.
Mrs. Amelia Thompson, widow OF
James Thompson, died from consumption
last Friday at her home in GerardStown,
aged 10 years.
Mrs. Sarah Baker, widow of Thomas
Baker, formerly OF MartinSburg, died
last Thursday in Winchester at the age
OF IS years.
Isaac c. Kemp, a native OF Jefferson
county, but for many years resident OF
Ohio, died recently, in the Saith year OF
his age.
Mrs. Elizabeth Mclean died in Har-
per's Ferry last week at the home OF her
daughter, Mrs. Whetzel, aged 81 years.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1911-04-13
FOR sale.

No 49, good dweing-hog,;ss ana %, P.ae SsIoia
n IefSersou county House has SIX rooms az
needed buildings. including stable good gardsn1 o.
hsII acre: everything in excellent eondrIon SHOP
1919 two stories with iu eqnpmenll, loi man a.
tsctrirS and repairing OF vehicles o. al KINDS, IN
Ending si,oolies Of various sorts his IS an er-
cSJient oooortunity for anyone wishing 10 20 mo
SsaIsns H. L SNYDER & co,
business Shepherdstown, w. Va
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1911-04-13
LOST
APPETITE
HOPE
Neglected Cold Caused Gompli-
cation, Promptly Restored
by Peruna.

Mrs. K o s a
Boyer. 142 I
Sherman Ave,
Evanston, Ill,
writes: If any
one has reason
TO praise Pc
runa IL is sure
ly myself.
Last spring
1 became so
run down from
the serious Ell
fects Of a ling
ering cold, that
several COM
plications unit
ed In pulling
me down. /
could neither
eat nor sleep
we'll, and lost
fl e s h a n d
II n q lily
tried Peruna
and IL did
wonders for
me. In two
weeks l was
like another
person, and In
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1911-04-13

a month I felt better than 1 ever had
before.
Il thank Peruna for new life and
strength. 1 send you two pictures, so
you can see what Peruna has done for
men
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1911-04-13

What makes lite worth living? Owens
& Miller's liver pills, only IS cents, ana
sold everywhere.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-12-22
intensive Farming.

Editor Daily Chieftain These are
times when there has to be thinking
done-elose calls for something to eat
lis pressing many families over vast
area of our country. There is no more
land than when Columbus discovered
America. The day of big farms and
lopen ranges are almost a thing of the
past There is an outlet that can be
reached by thousands in the near flu
ture-even right here in Craig county.
Small fruits, berries and poultry, with
a little industry, care and management
any man can make more money on
| five acres of land than can be made
from an average 100 acre farm by
raising corn, hay and stock. Say two
acres for house, barn and poultry
yards and out houses, and three acres
for berries. These three acres can
be made to bring an income of more
than $4,000 per acre clear. With a
couple of first class milk cows, fam
lily horse, and hundred hens, 100000
annual income is within reach of every
healthy family. Men will race all
over the country for the prospect of a
paltry $4,000 Office, when home,
health, happiness and independence is
knocking at their doors with more
than $1,000 per year awaiting their
possession.
This is no fairy story-it's plain ag-
ricultural gospel = within twenty
months it is possible to prepare, plant,
raise and receive an income of from
$4,000 to 100000 per acre
The fact that have not taken the
of these conditions does not
prove that they are not true 1t takes
from seven to eight years for an apple
tree to come into full bearing Six
crops of berries can be raised and sold
during that time The price of small
fruits has steadily gone up for the
past ten years. It is costing more and
more every. year to live We must
learn to increase our income, and re-
duce our outgo or become paupers. !
want it understood now that am not
trying to offer something for nothing.
It requires work and brains to succeed
IN any line these days. Eowever. I
positively assert that no trade or pro-
'ession win pay higher wages than
berry growing.
CAPT. G. S. WHITE.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-12-22

Gals. He Immediately goes the news.
paperman one better and says that he
is IN favor of abolishing some stare
offices also. and then uses this Ian.
guage; Il have said and 1 here re
peat that if it were possible to place
the management of the state under
control of a single man possessing bus
mess, and executive ability, that we
could have just as effective govern
ment as We now have at saving TO
the taxpayers of the state to the ex,
tent of 20 per cent of the amount now
spent for state purposes"
Now some aiken" who is hunger
ing and thirsting to see his name in
red ink at the top of a column of the
Great Religious Daily" should come
forward at once, try to abolish all the
offices OF the state, except that of gov
ernor, and grant him the power to
rule the country-let him be the Judi
ciary, executive and legislature (it
would not be complete, my dear sir,
unless it also carried a paragraph that
that man should be Lee Cruce.) This
young man would Immediately be hail
ed around the executive office in Okla
homa City as the Moses of the Twen-
tieth Century,"
Very respectfully yours,
REUBEN Nj. RODDIE
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-12-22
Had to Have Special Bed.

Tulsa, Okla. Dec. 15.-When Uric
Morris, brother of Carl Morris. the
white hope" secured a position on
the Tulsa fire department this week.
it became necessary to order special
seven foot bed and extra length bed
clothing. Uric Morris, while only %
years old, is six feet, eight inches tall.
and his naked feet and shins pro.
truded, unprotected, through the foot
board of his iron bed. The extra beds
and clothing are also ordered for three
other gaints on the fire department. all
exceeding six feet, three inches in
heighth.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-12-22
CHRISTMAS CHEER
FOR EVERYBODY
Christian Unions Start Organized
Movement to See That Every Child
in Vinita Gets a Present.

The Vinita Union of Young Peoples
Societies are arranging to see tina
every man, woman and child in Vinita
that are not able to provide a Christ
mas dinner for themselves, have one
from Vinita's cheerful givers. Sacks
OF candy, nuts, etc, for the children
also toys. Clothes for all that need
them.
Do you want to help some poor fam
lily enjoy Christmas this year Or dc
you know of family that will not
have a Christmas dinner different
from what they have on other days
or children that will not get what
most children do for Christmas. un.
less someone helps them? If so, the
Vinita Union of Young Peoples So.
cieties wants to know it. They want
to know Of every person or family
that needs the assistance mentioned
above and they want wou to assist
them in getting this information. If
you have neighbor in such circum-
stances, give the information to one
OF those named to receive such in.
formation at once. If you are going
to look after some family, let us know.
so that we will not have them on our
list. If you want to provide for some
family but have none in mind, we will
be glad to let you know of one.
When giving information about any
family, give the number, ages and sex
of the children so that we will know
how to provide for them.
We are going to furnish nice
Christmas dinner for every family that
we can hear of that need it as above
mentioned We are going to provide
for sack of candy nuts and fruit for
every child of these families that does
not attend some Sunday school, and
for the smaller ones, we have quite
quantity of toys, etc, already collect
ed. We will provide clothes for any
that need them. We want this to be
a Christmas of good cheer to every
body in Vinita and are doing this to
bring it about
The Vinita Union of Young Peoples
Societies is composed of the three
Christian Endeavor Societies, the B.
7. P. U. and the Epworth League. The
charity committee of the organization
S composed of Geo. e. Davis, chair
nan, representing the Epworth
League; Russell Elliot, of the Chris |
ian Endeavor of the Congregational |
church; E. o. Haskew, Christian En- |
leavor of the Christian church; Geo. |
W. Bailey, Baptist Young Peoples |
Union; and j. !. Morning of the Chris
ian Endeavor of the Presbyterian /
'hurch. The members of this commit
ee and Mr. D. M. Marrs of the Chief
ain will receive any information you
an give
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-19
Hold Up Your Chin

Do you work?
 Then by so much do you help along the progress of the race.
 IL matters not what your work may be. whether it is blowing field or stand ing behind counter, or mining coal or preaching a sermon, or printing a news parer, or heaving clay out of a ditch whatever it is, if it is honest labor, you are speeding the processes of civilization
 You cannot work for yourself alone, try ever so hard
 No matter how selfish you may be in your work, you must produce something fer others.
 Ruskin had something to say about the difference between making your fee first and your work first We'll
 That may make a difference in your character: but, even If your fee be the sole consideration of your work, just the same whenever you turn a furrow or write or buy or sell. or what not, you are doing a part of the worlds work
 Whether you be a volunteer or a draft ed soldier you are a part of the indus trial army that fights the battles of peace, whose victory is a world made mere habitable.
 There was a time in the savage age when man could work alone and fight alone and live alone-if he was strong enough. But now the world is bound to- gether, and every man is part of that in- tricate system we call cvilizatio
 Whether we will or not. in spite of our self centered labors. our employments minister to the advancement of the race.
 Willingly or unwillingly, consciously or unconsciously, we serve the cause of ad yancing humanity.
 Arnold understood 1t.
 He said there is a power in the world tfat makes for righteousness.
 There Is.
 And it is a tremendous power. It is the power which uses and overrules the com- bined power of every civilized man to- ward a single beneficent and ultimate end -the brotherhood of man.
 Therefore hold up your chin.
 Let no man minimize your honest la bors
 II it is honest worl it is necessary, and If 1t Is necessary it is useful.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-19
A Commercial Asset

This man failed in business.
 People in the neighhorhood could not understand why.
 As a merchant he was very attentive to business, he kept good assortment, and his habits were good. Why should he fail?
 Simply because he seldom smiled.
 Whereat you are incredulous.
 It is true. The man made his place unpopular because he greeted you me- chemically when you entered, listened soberly to your requests, tied up your package trimly, bowed you out sedately. and never, from first to last, was there upon his face the vestige of a smile.
 The store depressed you as does an undertaking shop.
 Next door was his competitor, who had not half the other mans experience in business nor half the capital invest ed. But he knew how to welcome a customer. You felt at home immediately you entered. The atmosphere was sur charged with cheerfulness. The mer- chant smiled as he waited on you. talked pleasantly of the weather and smilingly rshered you out
 This man succeeded where the other failed
 Perhaps you have never analysed the impressions made upon yon in different places nor interpreted to yourself the difference in the salesmanship accom- panied by a smile, but you have been af- fected in your purchases just the same
 A smile is big capital.
 It is a commercial asset.
 It is not so put down on the balance sheet nor. on the profit and loss account, but it may be discovered between the lines of each days business.
 The smile removes friction from the days doings. It creates successful at nosphere.. A business man l know hangs this over his desk:
 Smile awhile,
 And while you smile another smiles, And soon there's miles and miles Of smiles Because you smiled. smile is like a pebble dropped into the quiet waters of a pond. The nipples go out and on and out to the farthest shore until there's miles and miles of smiles Smiling is contagious
 If you smile in the worlds face it will smile back at you
 If you face if with frown 1t VIII front you with disfavor
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-19
STEINHEIL AFFAIR
 STILL STIRS PARIS

Paris, February (Special)-1t is more than year since the Steinheil affair closed with the acquittal of Mme. SteinheiI of the charge of murdering her husband and her mother, but the famous affair still stirs Paris from time to time.
 Only a short time ago it was report ed that Mme Martha Steinheil, the widows daughter had taken the veil, and entered a convent of the Carmel ites at Troyes. This report was incor- rect. Mile. Steinheil has no intention of entering convent or of becoming a nun. As matter of fact. she still lives with her cousin. not far from the house where the mysterious murders were committed. She has a little money of her own, and she adds to her income, by working al embroidery, which she sells to the fashionable shops in Paris
 Since it was announced that she had entered a convent, Mile. Steinheil has been the object of what is practically a persecution at the hands of couple of photographers who have followed her consistently of late. In one of the newest Paris papers picture pur porting to be that of Mile. oteinheil Tn her CdT1neille rope Was TeCeHtly pup lished, and it is believed that the same two photographers were not unconnect- ed with it's publication.
 The men took snapshots of the girl at every possible opportunity, following her into buses and trans. and making her outdoor i.4e a misery.
 Their unwelcome attentions culmina- ted on Saturday, when. on seeing her leave her house they ran up and os. tenatiously took snapshots" of her. They took no notice of her repeated protests. As last indignity. one of them actually took her by the arm and held her posed while his companion took more careful photograph
 Mile. Steinheil could not endure this kind of treatment any longer and, on being released. she at once Wen e police authorities. asked for protection, and made a complaint against the two men.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-19
Heart To Heart Talks
Bx EDWIN A. ME

costumes in the corridors of the swell hotels or critically sample the menus of the high-priced restaurants, after the manner of many rich females.
 Mrs. Whitaker does not choose to fit like gay humming bird from one sweet to another. Instead
 In an old dress, sleeves well rolled up, she smilingly ladies out her delicious soup to the poor, peaked-faced kids, who adore her.
 She Is more concerned in getting sub stance and flavor into her big batch of soup than in all the concerns of the clubs and cafes of the town
 Happy?
 She says she is the happiest woman in New York city--and looks it.
 And she does not understand why the bored, worn, rich women who loll in their limousines and haunt the theatres trying to find one thrill of pleasure-and failing should not use her recipe.
 She says even the rich may be happy if they will only try.
 Even they may know the divine thrill and benediction of feeding Chrst's hun gry, for
 Who gives himself with his aims feeds
 three
 Himself, his hungry neighbor and me.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-19
A Woman Saved From Horrible Death


 The Health Teacher states that he wants every one to give the Quaker Remedies u trial. He knows what powers they pos- sess. for he has proven beyond doubt that they are positive, permanent cures, as he was in Mobile, Ala, and there are thousands of the best citizens in that city who have given their unsolicited tes- tilnonials telling the world of the great benefits they had received from using Quaker Remedies. He said Quaker Ex tract and oil of Balm will cure people here in Birmingham just the same as in any other city they have ever been in. Now, if any person doubts the above case. write. phone, wire the lady and hear from her own lips If 1t is not true in every respect She was raised from childhood rp to the present day and numbers her friends by; the thousands. Call today at the Gunn's Pharmacy, corner Third ave nue and Nineteenth street. or your local druggist,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-19
Night Letters By Wire To The Age
 Herald Readers About New Books

"Ashton-Kirk, Investigator" by John T.
 Mcintyre. (The Penn Publishing Co)
 The story of the usual crime; the ex- peoted unexpected drawing into the line of suspects the most respectable of per- sonages; the odrinary extraordinary am ateur detectIves who routs all the regu- lars. Conan Doyle has blazed trail wherein many follow with more or less success.
 sTohn Winterbourne' Family" by Alice
 Brown (Miffin Co.,, Boston, $l.50)
 Almost as unreadable as the effusive nummery of Myrtle Reed.
 There are several cases therein ot what has become known as the New England conscience" In these instances the consciences permit their possessors to lie, to steal. to shirk responsibility and then to suffer repentance. These sort of consciences are like negligent mothers who leave their offspring to their own devices and return to punish soundiy TOT escapades indulged In while intended
 The seasoning of Greek myth smacks of something more stupendous than SC cphonaoric-of freshest freshman. one ventures that this attic salt gained it's savor from a scholarship that has delyed not even to the depths of gnothi sauton' The chief enjoyment of the book lies Tn the authors own obvious enjoyment or | K, each page made in crinlSle, as 1t were like the face of the joker who laughs loudest at his own bubble.
 .The Married Life of the Frederic Car rolls,r by Jesse Lynch Williams. (Charles Schribner's Sons. New York, Sl.5O) If happy be the land that has no his tory and happy the home that mas no eve.stful happenings, then superlatively happy must have been the married life of the Frederic Carols. Here in pleas ing. fluent style are related a series or incidents in an artists home life-none of which seem worth mentioning.
 "The Story of the Violet and the Rose. |" by l. Packard Knickerbocker Press, New York.)
 double dozen of simple songs that roay not place the singer high on Par nasus, bue which doubtless will, become of gentle fancy and unaffected phraslnS' find favor with a circle of appreclatlve
 readers. If there be any whom the critic should allow to speak for himself It IS
 the poet. Therefore, below Is transcribed the verse that seems to indicate the
 writers high water mark; OPERA ETERNA. Sometime when mortal eyes no longer see,
 And minds unhampered are by sordid clay,
 Our spirits shall behold Infinity, And measure out the fullness of it's day Sometime, when mortal ears no longer near,
 And marsh, discordant sounds forever | cease,
 Into our souls shall ring both strong and clear
 l The wondrous harmony of perfect peace. The great Composer gives to each his part
 | Jypon his special instrument to play, And bids him practice it with glowing heart,
 And make it perfect ere tn Immortal Day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-19

plain of her stomach trouble. He com mcnced getting different kinds of so-called cures for her, but day by day she kept growing worse. Her stomach would hloat; she would belch. Her heart would Jump and fiutter; her breath short; so dizzy at times she would have to gyab onto some thing to keep from falling; had pain in back of head, sometimes sharp shoot ing pains in lower bowels, running down and causing cramps in lower limbs, and with all this what was most surprising was the ravenous appetite she had most of the time. She would eat a hearty meal and in an hour would have craving for more to eat; and again the very sigh- of food would make her sick As shc said: "I felt as if I could not last much longer, for no one knows what I have suffered for the past three years.
 But when saw in the paper that the Health Teacher was coming here had happy feeling come over me, for had