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Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1912-08-08
SAVED HIS RAScALLY SON
How Mansard Came to Construct the
Crest Hall At Aries Without
Central Pillar.

The great hall Of the Hotel de Vile
Of Aries, France, designed By Man
sard. Is the wonder and admiration OF
every one who has seen it on account
OF the groined roof.
In regard to this Q neighborins
GAZETTEER tells a somewhat grim story,
King Louis XIV. happened to be pass
Tag through the city just at the time
Mansard was experimenting the COM
pletion Of his creation. The roof was
supported by powerful pillar. The
monarch admired the work and con-
graduated the architect on his design
At that moment the architect was
passing through great domestic tribu-
lation. He had son under sentence
Of death, 10 he thought 1t would be a
good opportunity TO intercede on be,
half Of the lad.
Mansard threw himself at the feet
of the king and said: Your majesty
sees in the canter that massive col
umnf II you Will spare the life OF my
son I win remove the unsightly pillar
and the root shall stand without sup
port" 'Mansard." replied the king.
"if you accomplish that miracle ] VIII
pardon your son. but II you fail ! Will
hang you with him"
The architect removed the pillar
without great difficulty and with the
result Desired The cafetter is
philosopher and he concludes his story
with the reflection that had not Man
cards son been q scamp the hall at
Aires would be Just nbe any other
hall.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1912-08-08

Meetze. Va.-Mrs. J. c. Green Of this
Mace saws: Il suffered with womanly
troubles so that | could hardly sit up.
TWO of the best doctors In our town
treated me, and I tried different medi-
cines. until / gave up all hope OF ever
getting well.
One day, decided to try some Car
dui. 1t did so much for me that
ordered some more, and 1t cured me!
To-day. I feel as well as l ever cid In
my life. ~ ~
The pains and the trouble are all
gone, / feel like another person in
every way. l wish every sufferer could
know what Cardui will do for SICK
women"
A few doses OF Cardui at the right
time. will save many a big doctor Dill
by preventing serious sickness.
It tones up the nervous system ana
helps make pale cheeks fresh and rosy.
Thousands OF weak women have oeen
restored to health and happiness oy
using Cardui. Suppose you try It
1t may be just the medicine you need.
B.-Write 10: Ladies' Advisory Dept, Shsttsjj
,oooa Medicine Co, Chattanooga. Tenn for SpecIdi
InstrItctions and 64-page book. home L'sA'1sn'
ier women" sent In plain wrapper. on REQUEST
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1912-08-08
INSTRUCTIONS OF A PIPER
ingenious Method Of Ieaoning nS
oil Adopted by tho Highland
Musician.

A Highland piper who had Q pupu
N tsaeh originated metnoa W
which he succeeded In reducing tne
difficulties of the task to Minimum
ana at the same time fxed his lesson
In the pupils mind.
Here, Donald" said he, TAX yeF
pipes. lad. an gle us a blast =.
"sol Vera weel blawn, indeed. pus
what's a sound, Donald, wfout making
You may blaw forever wiout making
a tune OF, If dinna tell ye how the
queer things on the paper maun heip
ye.
"Ye see that big fellow WI round
open face"-pointing 10 a semi-orev-
between two lines of bar? He moves
slowly from that line to this. while ye
beat ane WI yer fist an gle long
blast.
IF ye put leg to him, ye max iva
., him an he'll move twice as fast.
IF. now, We black his face, he'll run
four times faster than the fellow WI
the white face; and II, after backing
his face, yen bend his knee or tie his
leg. he'll hop eight times faster than
the white faced chap 1 showed We first.
Now" concluded the piper, senten'
tiously. "whene'er ye blaw your pipes,
Donald, remember this: that the tight
or those fellows' legs are tied, the fast
or they'll run, and the quicker they're
sure to dance"
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1912-08-08
ii,,ueIcooa Wedding Guest.

The origin Of black cat that al
intervals makes his appearance In st
Regis is somewhat Of a mystery, but
he always shows up, according to the
entertainment department, when q
wedding reception Is going on. relates
the New York Sun. His last appear
ance was at a reception the other day.
The guests had all congratulated the
bride and bridegroom and were sam
ping the buffet when from apparently
nowhere In particular Master Tom
appeared. apparently feeling very
much at home and trying to frater'
nize with the invited guests. A horrf
fed employee removed him, but Tom
found his way back, and then again
until he was conveyed 10 the street
Orders have been issued to bar Tom
from the next reception, even should
he bring card with him.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1912-08-08
Norfolk &WeSternRy,

Schedule in Elect May %, 1911.
LEAVE SHEPHERDSTOWN DAILY.
SOUTHBOUND.
No. l3-S.l5 A. M.-For Bristol AM 10.
lermedlale stations Pullman ses5.
er 10 Roanoke; Dining Car eohae,s
with the 81. LOUIS Express ivf al
points West; Pullman Sleeper kodn.
oke 10 Columbus and Cincinnati. cas
car.
No. H-5.33 p. NJ - FOR Elkion, "a,
and Local Stations.
NORTHBOUND.
No. 28-l0.9 A. M.-For HageINOEl
and intermediate stations, eOnnedsd
HagerStown Tor Harrisburg, Phlaarl.
phia and New York.
No. l4-S.04 p. NJ. 49, For Hagerslogn,
Philadelphia, and New York; Puiman
SleeperS via HagerStown TO Harms.
burg, Philadelphia and New ION.
Dining Car TO Hagerslown.
LEAVE SHENANDOAH JUNCTION
No. l-2.4SA. M.-For Roanoke, Bfsld,
3luefield, PocahonIaS, Morton, Nset
and intermediate Stations. PuIirN
Sleeper TO Gary and Wlnsion.SaIsn.
Cate Car TO Gary. Will stopd Step,
hefdSlown tor passengers Soulh o.
Roanoke.
If you are thinking Of taking ainP lOv
want quotations, cheapest fares, rell4ot
and correct information, as TO fouleS, uI'
schedules, the most comfortable end qua.
est way. Write and the lniomldllol .
yours Tor the asking, with one olou eOn'
plete Map Folders. humans
w. b. BEVlLL, W. {. SAUNDEES',
Gen. Pass. Agt., ASH. r a.
Roanoke. Va.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1912-08-08
To the Afflicted.

DIR. c. H. Whiting, late with DR.. Wat
son, OF New York, Graduate of Medicine
for the past AZ years, and who has for the
past p years made disease of the rectum
his speciality, desires TO inform his patrons
and the public that he has moved to 504
w. Fayette Street, Baltimore, Md, where
he has every facility for the above treat
ment, which is so thoroughly advanced
that his patrons are not prevented from
attending to their duties, nor are surgical
operations reSorted to. He makes no
charge for consultation or examination.
Ladies treated at their home by skilled
lady attendants. DR.. Writings process
knows not the meaning of the word "fail-
ure." Why suffer this dread disease
when perman ntreliefis athand. Thous-
ands OF testimnials presented upon ap-
plication.
Have cured two doctors IS years old
who had practised medicine for 90 years,
also cured one man SO years old, who
lived for five years afterwards, and cured
a woman 81 years old. The treatment is
concluded IN fromthree to five minutes,
and no bad effects afterwards. People
gainfrom Is to so pounds after treatment.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1912-08-08
Many "hoIy LandA"

Christians use the term Holy
Land to designate Palestine. as being
the scene Of the birth, ministry and
death Of Christ, but, interestingly
enough. other religious sects employ
the same term for places sacred to
them from association. Thus the Mo
hammedans speak of Mecca as the
Holy Land, 1t being the birthplace Of
Mohammed. The Chinese Buddhists
call India the Holy Land, because the
founder Of their religion was born
there, while the Greeks bestow this
Same title on Ellis, where was situated
the temple Of Olymptan Zeus.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1912-08-08
PropaqatlnQ Carp.

Isador Loewy, formerly rabbi but
IN late years employed az police
court interpreter, hurried into night
court in state Of perple1ity.
Does anybody here know how to
feed q carp9" he asked court attend
ant
What's a carpT asked the at
tendant
TITS q fish," answered Loewy, and
it's fine. Three pounds It weighs. My
wife she bought three.carp at the mar
ket and brought them home. One was
alive and put 1t in the bath tub. The
other two ate.
Il don't want that fish to die. IN
eight days I will eat him, but not be-
fore. and l want him to live and grow
fat"
Where are you going to keep 1t all
this timer" was asked.
Tn the bath tub, sure Where
slse?" Leswy answered.-New York
World
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1912-08-08
Whence the @erass Widow

To give positively the origin Of the
expression grass widow" appears to
be impossible. The authorities do not
agree on this point. One contends
that a woman who said to her friends
that her husband had gone to grass"
following a separation is entitled to
the credit of coming the expression.
Other writer's have attempted to
find an explanation Of It In the French
word grace" signifying widow By
courtesy. In the Scandinavian Ian
guages the prefix grass" being in
common use, others have conjectured
that II comes from the word grad.
ing" meaning greedy; this signifyins
a woman who longs for the husband
who Is gone.
These give a wide enough choice.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1912-08-08

The prairie-dog has increased in num-
bers as its natural enemies, the wolf,
coyote, badger and rattlesnake, have
disappeared before the advance of man,
until If has at last become a nuisance
against which the government itself is
about to wage war. The charge against
the little animal is that it consumes the
forage on the cattIe-ranges and that its
burrows cause the loss Of many cattle
and ponies through broken legs. The
Biological Survey of the Agricultural
Department, the Forest Service and the
cattlemen are uniting to exterminate the
prairie-dog.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1912-08-08
coronsrs Inauss. Over coIns.

A short time ago 150 gold coins, dab
ing from the period Of the Roman 90
cupation Of Britain, were found In q
bronze Jar about one foot below the
surface Of the ground three miles
from Hexham. England. on the sits
Of the ancient Roman city Of Corstop-
itum.
A coronsrs inquest has been held
TO determine their ownership. The
jury, however, was unable to agree as
TO whether the coins were treasure
trove or not, the contention Of the
owner Of the land being that the coins
had been left on an ancient highway
and abandoned during q raid By the
Caledonians against the Romans. The
coroner therefore agreed to keep the
coins for week to see II some ar.
rangement could be made with the
treasury as to their disposal.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1912-08-08
SMALL coURTESIES ARE LOST
These Things That Mako Lite Really
Worth While Seem 10 30
Forgotten.

Small courtesies of life seem to Be
entirely lost In the rush for big things.
This leaving of Of the little things that
go TO make living worth the while Is q
well-known and recognized fact TO
women who crave those gracious at
tentiens so easy In the giving when
the thought is right
Many men no longer consider It neo-
essary to rise when lady enters the
room. II they prefer a chair. It In
seldom done with the old-ume alacrity,
and few trips on city car Will be
sufficient to convince the verisst skep-
ito Of the truth Of courtesy's deca-
denceI
Be II said In favor Of man, contin-
ually on the rack regarding these omis-
sions, that he is by no means the
greatest offender. Women who enter
tain will tell you Of scores Of invita-
tons to which they have never even
received the courtesy OF an acknowl
edgment. "R. 8. v. p" at the end Of
a card or note means nothing to wom-
en- too thoughtless or too ill-bred to
take FIVE minutes for reply. Such
treatment Of social courtesy Is an Of
Tense garish enough to cause the Of
tenders name to be struck from the
social List Of the hostess-
The small courtesies Of woman to
woman are fully as important as those
from man to woman. OF woman TO
man.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1912-08-08

the end Of the week / called on my
doctor and asked him to examine me.
He said / was better than he ever
expected TO see me and asked II was
taking his medicine. When told him
! was not, but was taking DR.. Niles
Heart Remedy, he said, Thank the
Lord for DIR. Niles Heart Remedy ]
continued to take II, and while I
realized my heart was damaged 50 i
could not expect a permanent cure, for
fifteen years / worked every day, not
withstanding ! had been told I would
never work again. In July, 1911. was
taken with rheumatism again, and IL
went to my heart as before. got 80
bad that one Of The Albany papers
wrote up my life and said could not
live but a few hours. again took
DR.. Niles Heart Remedy with very
satisfactory results, and have not
missed a day at business or In the
legislature since January. feel that
DR.. Miles Heart Remedy has saved
my life and cannot recommend II too
highly"
Or. Miles, Heart Remedy ls sold and
guaranteed by all druggists
MILES MEDICAL CO., Elkhart, Ind.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1912-08-08
Flying Men Fall

victims to stomach, liver and kidney
troubles just like other people, with like
results in loss of appetite, backache, ner-
vousness, headache, and tired, liStless,
rundown feeling. But there's no need
TO feel like that as T. d. PEBBLES, Henry,
Tenn, proved. "Six bottles of Electric
Bitters,' he writes, "did more to give me
new strength and good appetite than all
other stomach remedies used" Sothey
help everybody. Its folly to suffer when
this great remedy will help you from the
first dose. Try it. Only so cents at
Hills Pharmacy.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1912-08-08

Small Boy-Please, want the doctor
to come and see mother.
Servant-Doctor's out. Were do you
come from2
Small Boy-Whatl Don't you know
me? Why, we deal with you. We
had baby from here only last week.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1912-08-08
Friendly Advice.

I'VE surprised all our friends by get
ting married"
Good enough. Now surprise 'em by
staying married"-Kansas City Jour
nal.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1912-08-08
Paint and Oil Department.

Raw and Boiled Linseed Oil, Harness
Oil, Machine Oil, Black Strap, Tur-
pentine, N. c. and Gas Tar, Gasoline,
Varnish, Japan Dryer, Knot Killer,
White Lead, Red Lead, Spanish
Brown, Calcined Plaster, Portland
Cement, Lard Oil, Plastering Hair,
Coal Oil, Neat Foot Oil, Fish Oil,
Bath Brick Soap, Sulphur, Copperas,
Borax.
Patent Plastering prepared for immediate
use.
international Stock Food and GleaSon's
Horse and Cattle Powders.
Frank Miller's Harness Dressing, Whale
Oil Soap.
Black Lambs Foot Harness Oil.
The Perfection Blue Flame Wickless Oil
Stove-Safest and best.
The Four Leaf Clover Cream Separator,
where the milk is not mixed or di-
luted with water, leaving. It pure and
sweet for family use.
Wall Paper furnished on short notice at
reduced prices.
Reduced Prices on Haying Tools and
Barn Doors, Hangers and Track.
Force Pumps, Deep Well Pumps, Gal
vanized Bucket Pump and Water
Purifier, | x L Chain Pumps.
A Large Stock of Cooking and Heating
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1912-08-08

About fifteen
years ago ] was
taken with rheu-
matism. W h 4 c h
affected my heart
producing what
was called val
lar trouble.
T n re e doctors
told me / would
never do another
d a y 8 W ork.
While I had many
remedies recon-
mended 10 me ]
got q bottle OF
DIT. Miles Heart
Remedy and IL
helped me inside
Of ~ hours. At
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1912-08-08
orW0men Who Care

Ofcourse you use an antiseptic in your
family and in the care of your own per-
son, and you want the best.
Instead of what you have been using
such as liquid or tablet antiseptics or
peroxide, won't you please try Paxtine,
q concentrated antiseptic powder to be
dissolved in water as needed.
Paxtine is more economical, more
cleansing, more germicidal and more
healing than anything you ever used.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1912-08-08

the back are also symptoms that tell you
the kidneys and bladder are out OF order
and need attention.
What To Do.
There is comfort in the knowledge so
often expressed, that DIR. Kilmer's
Swamp-Root, the great kidney remedy,
fulflls almost every wish in correcting
rheumatism, pain in the back, kidneys,
liver, bladder and every part of the urinary
passage. Corrects inability to hold water
and scalding pain in passing it, or bad
effects following use of liquor, wine or
beer, and overcomes that unpleasant ne
cessity of being compelled to go often
through the day, and to get up many
times during the night. The mild and
immediate effect of Swamp-Root IS
soon realized. It stands the highest be-
cause of its remarkable ~
health restoring prop E5fa 80
critics. If you need ....::Fs: : .. -
medicine you should ::::.:s :. -
have the best. Sold by tsse lsz - "a!
druggists in fifty-cent g se,zs
and one-dollar sizes. HON. OF s~.np-koOl
You may have sample bottle sent free
bymail. Address DR.. Kilmer & Co., Blng-
hamton, N. Y. Mention this paper and
remember the name, DR.. Kilmer's Swamp
Root, and the address, Binghamton,
N. Y, on every bottle.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1912-08-08
A Prominent New York
Politician Near Death

Hon. r. N. Lansing, Of Rensselaer,,
N. ", Six Times a Member Of the
Assembly, Tells Of Narrow Escape.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1912-08-08
TIN and SHEETIRON WARE
Hardware Department.

TOT u w UT -
Bar Iron, Nails, Horse Shoes, Large
Iron Wash Kettles, Brass, Copper
and Porcelain Kettles, Skillets, Waffle
Irons, Trace, Butt, Cow and Halter
Chains, Farm Bells, Screen Doors
and Windows, American Fence Wire,
Barbed Wire, Saws, Black Hawk
Corn Shelters, Lawn Mowers, Files,
All Sizes Bolts, Loaded Shells, Pow
der and Shot.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1912-08-08

a brick dust sedi-
nent, or settling,
stringy or milky
appearanceoften
indicates an I'M
healthy condi-
ton of the kid
neys; too fire.
quent desire to
pass it or pain in
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1912-08-08
Thousands Have kidney
Trouble and Never Suspect It.

Fill a bottle or common glass with your
water and let it stand twenty-four hours;
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1912-08-08

In the toilette cleanse and whiten
the teeth, remove tartar and prevent
decay. To disinfect the mouth, destroy
disease germs, and purify the breath.
To keep artificial teeth and bridgework
clean and odorless. To remove nicotine
from the teeth and purify the breath
after smoking. To eradicate perspira-
ton odors by sponge bathing.
AS a medicinal agent for local
treatment of feminine ills where pelvic
catarrh, Inflammation and liberation
exist, nothing equals hot douches OF
Paxtine. For ten years the Lydia e.
Pinkham Med. Co. has been regularly
advising their patients to use 1t because
of it's extraordinary cleansing, healing
and germicidal power. For this pur-
pose alone Paxtine is worth its weight
in gold. Also for nasal catarrh, sore
throat, inflamed eyes, cuts and wounds.
All druggists, IS and so cents box.
Trial boz and testimony OF 81
women fl ee on request.
THE PAXTON TOILET CO., eosTon. Macs.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1912-08-08

he undersigned call atten,;o.
following desirable parcels Of Don, 70 Ii.
now In their hands and ior SALE $, Sedl tstae
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-12-26
RINGW0RM ON CHILD'S FACE

Stratford, Iowa-"Threc years ago
this winter my Beven.ycar-Old son had
rinEwOrm on the face First It was in
small red spots which had q rough
crust on the top. When they started
they looked like little red dots and
then they got bigger, about the size
Of n birds egg. They had white
rough ring around them, and grew
continually worse and soon spread
over his face and legs. Tho child suf-
fered terrible itching and burning, SO
that he could not sleep nights. lie
scratched them and they looked fear.
full He was cross whom he had them,
We used several bottles Of liuimcut
but nothing helped.
81 saw whoro n child had rash on
the face and was cured by Cut'cura
Soap and Ointment and ! decided to
use them : used Cuticura Soap and
Ointment about ono month and they
cured nv child completely" tS'rnod
Mrs Barbara Prim. Jan. 30, 1912
Cuucura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample OF each
free, with Sep, Skin Book. Address
postcard "Cuticura. Dept, l., Boston"
Adv
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-12-26
Merely an Amateur.

A man who lives much at hotels
had some odd experiences during the
strikes of the walters in New York
and Boston.
On the morning after the strike was
called in New York he ordered boiled
eggs In New York hotel The man.
ayers had hired all applicants for jobs
at waiting, and the one who took this
boiled egg order was tough person
He brought the eggs, came over and
leaned on tho back OF tha patrons
chair aud said: .r....
Say cul, kin shuck them eggs fer
ycl2"
In Boston tho waiter ut breakfast
was a big, hurly person who seemed
unfamiliar with the work. The man
ut breakfast yonturcd It mild protest
'Aw, forgit IT," said tho waiter
amt no waiter came up here to
b, strike breaker IN lhu truckman's
strike. Saturday Evcning Post
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-12-26

that will surely bring ont the best we
have.
Approximately $4,000 in cash and
premiums will be given away this
year The best ten cars in the show
will win the 5000 State H0uld Of Acri.
culture trophy with a 81 premium ad.
ditional The best single ear in tie
state VIII receive a So premium
Eight hundred dollars IN cash and
premiums VIII be awarded to the BOYS
and young men of Missouri Tho
Junior LEAGUE Of the Missouri Corn
Growers Association was Organized
only his year, yet it has member.
ship of over 900 boys and young men.
all trying Tor the prizes awarded here
at the state Corn Show Remember.
boy" the trophies offered IN the junior
Division Of the show are to De awarded
permanently this year. If You are en-.
rolled IN the contest, now is the time
to select your corn Tor the show in
January
III tbtl'i'i w iht NltNhtN lUI corn
we also hay" classes for small grains
with cash prizes offered The Ma.
tional Corn Exposition is to be held
again this year. and the leading win.
ncrs in the State Show will be- taken
to the National Show. II you have
some good corn, write me today for
premium list Of the show. which con.
tains the score card. and for full di.
rections for selection of corn for SHOW,
Plan 10 send in sample Of corn and
better still, come yourself, and meet
the corn breeders from the various
sections OF the state.
Remember the date-Ianuary 1917,
1919. For al information address r.
r. Douglass, Assistant Secretary, Co
lumbia. Mo.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-12-26
What Worried Her.

You say your wife threw a plate
at you?"
Yes; IT was fine china plate It
broke against my head"
Didn't she appear sorry after she
threw it,
Yes, she appeared very sorry"
An. indeed And what did she
say"
She said she was fool not to con.
troll her temper"
Good And what else did She
say"
She said she didn't believe she
could match that plate again II she
hunted the town through Photo
Bits.