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Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1912-12-12
Q Head Of Sheep!
Eight nice young ewes and one buck.
3GHead Of HogSI
FARMING IMPLEMENTS.

One No. 2 Brown wagon and bed nearly new
Deerng mower in good order. Superior grain drill
good as new, cultiyator. Oliver chilled plows one
a new one, one double and one single shovel plow,
sprlngtooth harTOWS. one new wood frame and
the other lever harrow. grain cradle cutting box,
corn shelter, pair grain laddeCs, striking hammer
and wedges. axes. X-cut saw. digging iron. SHOW
e. mattOck. saws. forks lot Of tools, chains sets
butt traces, 2 sets OF breast Chains treble double
and single trees, one good buggy one cutter sleigh
ana bells, several bushels OF clover seed. neY
grain sacks, lot OF broom corn sickle grinder
new, LOT of old iron, etc. HARNESS-TWo sets
Yankee harness, nearly new, ? sets front gears, 1
sets plow gears, brides, 'ollaTs, wagon gnIp,
4horse line. pair check lines. sets buggy harness
3new leather halteTs, 3 COW chains The above
harness is nearly all new and n good condition
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1912-12-12

OUR unique contemporary, the Logan
Banner, has taken a novel method
getting even with an unappreciative con-
stituency. Claiming that the people OF
the county will not properly support
newspaper, the Banner has cut out all To-
cal news, and the only items referring to
the town and county are advertisements.
This is drastic action and we are curious
TO know how il will result.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1912-12-12
Shepherdstown W. Va.
November 28th, 1912.

Shephe dstOWn, W. va.
November 28th, 1912.
Mr.. F. L. We 1t zhe inner, Agent
She pher dstown, W. Va.
Dear Sir:
l beg to acknowledg receipt Of
check from the German -Ameri can Fire Insur-
ance Company, in settlement Of loss o Nov
9th, and to thank you for the very prompt and
sati S factory adjustment Of this mat ter
Very truly yours,
J. L. WELSHANS.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1912-12-12
FOR SALE.

Six exceptionally tine thoroughbred
Tamworth Sows, six months old, will
weigh over 200 pounds each. Apply to
H. w. POTTS.
Nov. 7, 1912.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1912-12-12
Prove What Swamp-ROot Will Do
For You.
FOR SALE.
1000 Sbores Of Miller Train
Control Corporation Stock.

The corporation have closed their sub
scription books and are not selling any
more OF this stock at any price. They re-,
Gently sold at $3.50 per share and stated
that if they sold any more later it would
not be at less than $500 per share. will
sell you at a price that is low, if you are
interested. Address p. o. Box 1856, Ha-
gerStoWn, Md.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1912-12-12

BENJAMIN HARTZELL, of Shepherds
town, is pushing movement looking to
the separation OF the schools for the deaf
and blind, now combined in one institu-
ton at Romney, this State. Mr.. Hartzell
has just issued a circular in which ne
shows the unfavorable conditions under
which these unfortunate classes are cared
for and presents many good reasons for
their separation. The State has not only
been unwise in its policy toward the
blind and deaf, but niggardly in its ap-
preparations as well. One glaring illus
tration of this is shown by the fact that
the teacher OF music is also required to
give instruction in broom making, chair
Gaming and similar trades. Mr.. Hartzell
makes strong appeal TO the members OF
the Legislature to provide remedy for
the present unsatisfactory conditions, and
in this he will have the support OF all
who are familiar with the circumstances.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1912-12-12
Stockholders Meeting.

The regular annual meeting OF the
Stockholders OF the Farmers Bank Of
Shepherdstown will be held January z
1913, at 10 O'Clock a. m, in the offices OF
the above named bank, for the purpose
of electing Directors and transactng such
other business as may come before stock
holders in general meeting.
E. RUSH TURNER, Cashier.
Dec. II, l9l2-4W
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1912-12-12
HOUSEHOLD GOODS, ETC.

One fine golden oak bedroom suit. pieces. 2
bedSteads, mattresses. SCI OF springs rocking
chair, dining room chairs. extension table china
cupboard. stand. kitchen table, chun, lot Of lars
~ yards OF carpet and 20 yards of mating. lot Of
ocloih, kitchen range with ank and excellent bak-
er. chunk stoves. large one and small one Goa oil
stove m good order BUREAU, water cream sepa-
ratoT lot OF cooking utensils and many other arti-
cles TOO numerous TO mention.
TERMS OF SALE-A credit Of nine months will
be given on ali sums OF $40 and over the purchaser
TO give ms note with approved security. negotiable
and payable al either OF the ShepherdstOWn banks,
notes TO bear interest from date. Under $40 cash
No property TO be removed until settled for Sale
10 begin at 1870 a m No postponement on ac-
count OF weather.
w. C. MYERS. Agent.
]. w. Dodd. Auctioneer.
Atthe same time and place and on the same terms,
| viii sell tire mare years old. with colt by her
side, colt is something nice. also two three-year-
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1912-12-12

Toilet sets for sale by Owens & Miller
make useful gifts.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1912-12-12
Children CRY
FOR FLETCHER'S
G 8 TO a
FOR SALE.

A thoroughbred colt, beautiful bay,
twenty months ole. $500
MRS. BERTHA ID. FLANAGAN.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-12-06
A Smoke House Stove.

unflt for table use. This may be all
overcome by the use of an old stove,
one that is hardly fit for use in the
house for heating purposes.
Make hole that will accommodate
the size of pipe you happen to have
near the floor of the meat house: set
the stove five or six feet from the
house, that there may be used three
Joints of pipe. This will permit the
smoke to cool sufficiently, which will
give the meat fine flavor.
1t would be better to spend two or
three dollars for a stove than to run
great risk in building a fire in the
smoke house.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-12-06

Vision crossed his horizon. AS though
hit by the buck ague, he came to a
dead stop in his tracks-something
like pointer comes to a full stop
and points game. He was enthralled
Swat! Swish Crash,
He was plastered against one of the
plate glass windows of viaduct cloth
ing store.
A six cylinder machine. going at
really moderate gait had lunged in
to him.
Bystanders who had witnessed the
play dashed quickly to his assistance
he beat them to it, Swiftly he
scrambled to his feet With one iumn
ne recovered his hat; with a light
ming stroke he pulled down his coat.
which had covered his head in transit.
he wasn't hurt, a bit But scared.
Before kindly help reached his side
one long. continuous streak spoke of
his disappearance down toward union
station.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-12-06

r HICAGO.-In the daytime Joe
~ Graeber. thirty years old. under.
sized and agile, sat cross-legged in
his little tailor shop a. Twenty-sixth
street and Northwestern avenue. and
stitched with industry. He worked
hard and was acquiring the reputation
OF being an honest and thrifty trades
man.
But at night Joe Graeber. the tailor.
became another man. The deft needle
work was dropped and forgotten and
instead and quite as skilfulIy, Joe
welded the Jimmy" In the daytime
Joe's needle went in and out cease
iessly Joe himself went lin and out"
as industriously at night, the police
say, and quite as silently. Graeber
himself says tailoring paid about as
well as burglar work and at neither
could he pay his rent.
The sharp. frosty crack of some
think that might have been ice under
loot. and again might have been glass
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-12-06

6 AN FRANCISCO. CAL.-Inspired
- probably by the recent highly sue
cessful fashion show of 1912, in which
was displayed the very latest prog.
ress OF sartorial art, from double deck
ed coiffures to diamond heeled Slip
pers. Professor A. L. Kroeber, cura-
tor or the Museum of Anthropology at
the affiliated colleges. arranged an ex-
hibition of fashion in retrospect, with
considerable emphasis on what they
were wearing in Egypt and such places
In the fall of 1912 b. C.
The exhibition was thrown open to
the public. and the weary husband
who thinks his wife looks queer in
her new French toys that cost none
but husbands know how much should
go out that way. With Kipling, he
likely will say
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-12-06
WHERE GOOD ROADS BENEFIT
Ease Cited Where 1t Cost Farmer
Much Time and Money to Deliver
Small Load of Apples.

Recently my man went to the coun.
~ seat to deliver 25 bushels of apples
Inc mud was SO deep that the team
was repeatedly stopped to wind on
level stretches and on many hills a
brake was not necessary, writes d. H.
watts In the New England Homestead
Inc time required to make the round
trip of 80 miles was 13 hours, not
counting the time used feeding the
team and in unloading. Much less
time and scarcely any wear and tear
or team, wagon and harness would
have delivered rs bushels on a mac
adam or brick road bed.
IL man and team are worth 81 a
day, and they are, then we lost sS
earning capacity that day and worked
very hard IL hours (more than a day
and half, by eight-hour day system)
TO earn a days wages. The gigantic
question Is not, do good roads cost
too much, but how much more do
bad roads cost us? Let every farmer
be a committee Of one to figure on
road profits and losses. The postof-
ice department and many others might
we'll participate. The consumer of
farm products is a sufferer also. as
because Of these ill-kept roads his SUD-
ply comes inadequately at times. and
again so as to demoralize the market
1t is true that difficult transportation
invariably means higher prices at the
consumers door
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-12-06

lectors in the world, Director Gordon
secured it for the university.
I'VE have now one of the finest and
most complete South Pacific collec-
tions in the whole world" said DR..
Gordon recently. This is especially
true Of the collection from New Zeal
and, the largest of these islands. In
deed, so remarkable is this collection
that the New Zealand museum at Wei
lngton has asked us for casts of the
relics and antiques we have from that
country. In the new wing of the mu-
scum, which will be completed next
spring, the South Pacific hall-parti
cularly that devoted to the Maoris.
the aborigines of New Zealand-will
be the principal feature"
The New Zealand exhibit Includes
many weapons, tools, clothing. uten-
slls, musical instruments. feather
robes and exceptionally beautiful spe-
cimens Of weaving by the Maori wom-
en-. The most valuable part consists
Of three preserved tattooed heads of
Maori chieftains, which are of great
antiquity.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-12-06
NARROW ROADS ARE FAVORED
As,.at'on to Cut Width to Thirty Feet
mas Been Taken Up In Kansas
Easier to Care For.

me agitation which was begun IN
iowa two years ago TO cut down the
"ldth OF country roads, allowing the
unused strips of land along each side
Oh the highway to revert to the ad-
Jacene property owner, has now been
taken up in Kansas, where the state
highway engineer is advocating a pIan
similar to that advocated in Iowa bv
Governor Carroll, says the Iowa Home
stead The argument both in Iowa
ana In Kansas is that by mar
rowing the highways to thirty feet.
ana maintaining the entire width
as highway and drainage sys-
tenn, the wall of weeds upon each side
OF the roadway would he dispensed
WIN and great waste of land would
De minimlzed. The Kansas highway
engineer has figured that sixty-foot
roadway takes 1856 acres from two
SIDES OF each section of land. or TWEEN
ty-n,ne acres from each section ~
tnere is road on all four sides. By
abandoning thirty feet of each road
tnat is now sixty feet wide, three and
two-tnirds acres WOULD revert to the
owner OF each quarter section, thus
materially adding to the farm income
Inc situation in Kansas is consider
ABLY akin to that in Iowa, only
portion (from one-third to one-half) Of
the land allotted to highway being
used as an actual roadway Those who |
are back of the movement i'm both of |
the states believe that better results
will be obtained by narrowing the road
ana keeping the narrower channel In
better repair, while at the same time
adclng thousands of acres Of rich farm
land to the states aggregate. Wheth-
er the agitation bears fruit or not it
can hardly fail to be Of value in fur
therlng the cause of good roads by in
creaslng public interest in the subject.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-12-06
RETURNS HIS SON TO PRISON
California Ranchman Takes Offspring
Back to Jail When He Breaks
His Parole.

San Quentin, Cal.-D. w. Lamb, a
Shasta county ranchman, brought his
son, who had broken parole. to the
state penitentiary here and turned him
over to Warden Hoyle. ending a 800
mile journey. The son, Frank Lamb.
was sent TO the penitentiary July Z.
1904, on a grand larceny charge. He
was paroled April II. 1907. and return
ed TO his fathers ranch, but later took
to the road.
Lamb was traced to Washington by
the prison officials. He returned home
recently out of funds. and his father
Immediately set out with him to the
prison.
Il would rather have my son be-
hind the bars said Lamb, than to
have him at large through having
broken promise
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-12-06
Worked as Tailor by Day and Burglar by Night

breaking, attracted the attention OF
Patrolmen Stevens and Muse. in North
western avenue. near Twenty-seventt
street, about o'clock in the morning
Just across from where they stood
were two stores, and between them
was narrow passage. They watched
silently in the shadow of a building,
and did not have to watch long. The
sound was repeated, and after a mo-
ments silence a shadow that seemed
a part OF the wall OF the building sep
arated itself from the entrance OF the
dark passage.
Here. you-up with your hands
I'll shoot" commanded Stevens. The
shadow melted back into the passage
and became noise OF running. A
second sharper command brought Joe
Graeber, the tailor. to a halt.
You know me, boys, don't you.
boys?" he said. You scared me SO I
ran"
Stevens and Muse looked with sur
prise into Graeber's face. They both
knew him and said so. But they
couldn't understand why the honest
tailor should be just. where Graeber
was. Under the circumstances, how
ever. he was searched, and a very
good Jimmy" and a patent glass cut
ter were found in his pockets.
Graeber confessed He said he tried
10 pay rent tailoring and couldn't so
ne took to burglar work at night.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-12-06
Ancient Egyptians Used Our Up.To-Date STYLES
we are very slightly changed
from the semi-apes that ranged
midas prehistoric dav"

Professor Kroeber and his assistan+
L. w. clifford who gives the lecture
are OF the opinion the change is less
than slight, and they have proceeded
Win a delicate sense of irony to con-
trast some Of the new styles with the
old
There is plaster cast of an Egvn-
ZION lass wearing one of those gowns
that begin to hobble right at the necl,
ana never vary all the way down ex-
cept as nature asserts itself. This eff
iect is popular, also, in 1912.
The women of Crete were wearing
corsets about the same time-four
thousand years Ago. They have sucb
corset in the museum. and il looks
like one of pair of puttees worn bV
stout cavalry officer.
One whole glass case is labeled
Secrets OF Beauty, Past and Pres.
ent."
inside there is a quite modern .1av-
OUT OF rouge, powder and mirror and
alongside lie the implements with
which some dusky Cleopatra touched
herself up to win an Antony's nraisa
and admiration.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-12-06

stood near the front door, "saluting. j"
a large spark rose from the point
where their noses touched. Twas a
shocking kiss
That was the last straw.
Not that the wife and | are M,
used TO sparkling" says Baer teII,nv
or the incident. but this is a nev
brand, and il isn't pleasant. I've gone
to the telephone and electric Hgbt
companies to see what the trouble is
The whole place seems to be charged
with electricity.
ohiy the other night Judge Nc
cannon and his wife came out to the
mouse and spark rose when he and
shook hands More sparks from Tho
greeting OF Mrs. McGannon and nv
vile. Shocking Well. 1t sure In"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-12-06
New Trick in Hanuino Men.

Atlanta, Ga.-The next man who is
legally hanged in Georgia may have
the experience OF dying with the knot
adjusted under his right jaw instead
OF against the jugular vein on the left
County officials are interested in the
theory that the knot. adjusted under
the right part of the chin. is certain
to produce immediate Inconsistencies
through the same process as the box.
er's knockout blow on the point o.
the Jaw.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-12-06
RELICS OF SAVAGEs
Objects to Be Found in PennsyI-
vania University Exhibit.
Arts Are Of New zealander-canoea
and Implements of War Were
Once Used by CannibaI An
eestors of Civilized People.

Philadelphia. Pa.-The University
OF Pennsylvania museum is making >
special effort to secure as many col.
lections and as much data from the
Islands OF the South Pacific as is nos.
siDle, and Director Gordon is sparing
neither time nor money i'm secur,n .
adsitions to the present South Sea ex.
hibit- The reason for this is that
antiques and relics of the aborieines
or that part OF the world are extreme
~ rare and can be obtained onle ar
the greatest difficulty and expense.
When the South Sea islands were
nrst discovered by Capt. Cook. the ma
tives had a well developed artistic
sense and made many beautiful
things, but with the colonization Of
the islands by Europeans and the
coming of western customs native arts
at once became extinct. Fortunately.
the early travellers brought to Europe
numerous collections which have. for
the most part, remained In private
nands TO the present day. Now. how
ever, they are gradually finding their
way to continental auction rooms.
where they are publicly sold
The university museum is keeping a
sharp lookout for such sales and has
an agent in London, where most col
lections are sold. He has special in.
to watch for the sale of
south Pacific collections and buy
them for the University of Pennsyl.
Vania, the cost not being considered. |
In the last few months he has Sc
cured some very valuable material
and IS now on the trail of more.
At present there is on TEMPORARY
in the museum a New Zeal.
md collection which is one of the fin.
ISL In existence, purchased by the
museums agent in London last June.
was private collection, more than
OO years old. The agent heard of it
May and the opportunity was so
that Dr. Gordon himself went
o London. After successfully bid.
lag with representatives of some of
he largest museums and private col
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-12-06
Clinging Gown Nearly Costs This Man His Life

4 TLANTA. GA.-Form fitting femin
"A Inc fashions-and you ali know
wEat they mean-a six cylinder auto
mobile and stranger in our midst
from the country were the dramatis
personae in fall curtain opener that
electrified pedestrians on the White
hall viaduct at the luncheon hour. The
play turned out humorously. and it Is
probably that all the cast are living
happily ever afterward. Just the
same, the gentleman from the country
gazed for a moment over the brink
Of eternity.
Ii all happened at the crest of the
noon halt in business. At the Ala
bama street end of the viaduct the
throng was thick and busy.
There came along, with the grace of
Godiva and clad almost as snugly
as one, member of the feminine non
ulation OF Atlanta adorned in the ex-
IRENE fashion of today as it applies
TO the softer sex. You understand
about those tight skirts, of course.
well. the young woman had on a
tight skirt. and then some 1t was as
Though she were poured into it-above
and below meridian, torso and all
This vision was nearing Alabama
street when across the viaduct strobe
sturdy specimen of the best yeo-
manry that Georgia produces.
He had half way negotiated the
streets. congested at best, when The
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-12-06
Judges New Domice Keeps Thinus SparkIinn
r. LEVELAND. O.-Shocking,
- fectly shockingt

n LEVELAND O.-Shocking, Per
~ fectly shockingi
That's what is said of the home OF
George Baer. municipal Judge. at 1928
East One Hundred and Sixteenth
street. And the house is shocking
the judge admits IT,
'Ecst2.ically speaking" Baer adds.
Wher the judges wife arose the 9th.
er morning and started TO ply a comb
through her locks i cracking sound
arrested her. She dropped the comb
and felt or her sleeve connection
There had been no rip. but when she
started 10 comb again the cracking
resulted
She touched the Judge on the fore
head to awaken him. A little shark
jumped up more promptly than his
honor.
Herr your coffee. George" she
said akfast. and as he reached
10 leir fingers touched and
anot lie spark jumped from the
con Int OF their digits.
-en-and here's the real rea-
sor : the investigation started by
Baer--when the Judge was about to
leave Cor downtown he and mis- wife
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-12-06
Handling Cabbaue.

Cabbage which is to be stored
should be handled with care. When
thrown from the field into the wagon.
box the heads are severely bruised
and this is likely TO cause decay aft
er storage. Some of the most careful
growers use crates, baskets or tubs
IN which the heads are carefully plac-
ed in the field and these are hauled
10 the storage house, where they are
emptied quickly and with ease Too
much care cannot be exercised in the
harvesting of all crops which are in.
tended for storage.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-12-06
GOOD Roads
GEATNQNlDZkas

Early blowing makes bigger crops.
By the day, did you ever hear of a
road drag?
A good time now to patch up around
the farm buildings.
If possible, put the celery away in
slightly moist, clean sand.
The Toulouse has become one Of
the important adjuncts to the modern
farm.
Only IN rare cases do cutworms
bother crops that are planted on fall
plowed land.
Alfalfa under congenial surround
ings or conditions is a business cron
and no loater.
A coat of manure put on the garden
this fall will give a good account Of
itself next June.
Hot bed sashes are usually three
by six feet in dimensions, but smaller
sizes may be used.
Seed corn is an expensive luxury If
placed where the birds, poultry, mice
and rats can get it.
1t is quite common TO SOW buck
wheat, especially on poor land. as a
green manure crop.
A good time now to haul and spread
manure on the vegetable garden SO
mat winter rains can do their part.
Gardens infested with cut worms
may be helped by keeping the land
free from vegetation all fall and burn
ing all trash.
Seed potatoes stored in the cellar
should be kept in as light a place as
possible Light toughens the skins /
and retards sprouting.
There would be more broom corn
'aised If the farmers generally under.
stood how to cut. handle and cure
his money-making crop.
The original cost of the machinery
ound on the scrap heap OF many Of
'ur farms would set a young couple
lp In business In very comfortable
hape.