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Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1912-11-28

When James T. Brady first opened a
lawyers office in New York he took a
basement room which had been previ-
ouSly occupied by cobbler. He was
somewhat annoyed by the previous oc-
cupant's callers ard initated by the fact
that he had few OF his own. One day an
Irishman entered.
"The cobbler's gone, see," he said.
al should think he has," tarly re-
sponded Brady.
"And what do you sell ?" said the Wis
itor, looking at the solitary table and a
few law books.
"Blockheads," responded Brady.
"Begorra," said the lrishman, Eye must
be doing mighty fine business; ye amt
got but one left"
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1912-11-28

A small but very black negro was stand
ing very erect at one side OF the door Of
a house where colored man had just
died. The services were about TO begin,
when the negro clergyman appeared at
the door and said TO the little fellow:
"The services are about 10 begin.
Aren't you coming inside ?"
al would if could" said the small
boy, "but. you see, Ise de Grape"
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1912-11-28
Porto Rico's New Wonder.

From far away Porto Rico come re-
ports of a wonderful new discovery that
is believed will vastly benefit the people.
Ramon T. Marchan, OF Barceloneta,
writes. "Dr. Kings New Discovery is
doing splendid work here. II cured me
about five times Of terrible coughs and
colds, also my brother OF severe cold
in his chest and more than 20 others, who
used il on my advice. We hope this
great medicine will yet be sold in every
drug store in Porto Rico" For throat
and lung troubles il has no equal. A trial
will convince you Of its merit. SOC anu
S1.O0. Trial bottle free. Guaranteed by
Hills Pharmacy.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1912-11-28
Thanksgiving.

Lord God, we turn TO Thee this day,
Forgive, we pray, our needless pride.
So vainly have we turned away.
Yet doth Thy kindness still abide.
In mart and forum. field and mill,
Though evil often wins its fight,
Still works Thy strong, eternal will
And leads the world TO Truth and Right.
Thy spirit moves and presses on.
And men by hands unseen are stirred
To battle. till the night is gone,
To prove the promise OF Thy word.
Each hour new courage fills the hearts
OF those who bear the weight OF wrong;
Each hour a sha II OF sunlight parts
The shadows that have hung so long.
Thy current calm and certain flows
Beneath our seething surface strife:
Tide whose death no mortal knows
Still bears us toward the better life.
Whate er we do CT little worth.
Howe'er we falter in the ranks,
We know Thy Spirit rules the earth.
For this. Lord God, we give Thee thanks.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1912-11-28
Fine Stationery.

lust a little reminder when you need a
pen, pencil, paper or any kind OF writing
material.
We have for social correspondence the
very best OF Fabric or Cloth Finish pa
pers in boxes, both note and letter size,
correspondence or invitation cards with
envelopes 10 match. Louisine pound pa
per in both note and letter sizes, two
styles Of the letter size.
We have quite an assortment OF type
writer papers in both legal and letter
sizes, some bond and some In fabric fin
ish. Typewriter ribbons for all machines,
typewriter erasers, oil, etc.
Pencils plain and indelble or copying,
also the smaller sizes used for programs,
etc.
We have beautiful line OF Tally and
Bridge score cards, besides score pads
for Bridge, Five Hundred and Auction
Bridge.
Every kind of cards from the visiting
card to the playing card.
All kinds OF Inks, Clues, Mucilage,
Photo-Library Paste, etc.
And that brings Us 10 the one really I'm
portant article in this entire ad.-the one,
without which no man or woman has z
complete outfit for writing. on course
you all know that by the above we can
mean only one article, and that IS the
"Parker Lucky Curve Fountain Pen," the
fountain pen which does notIeak, the one
and only Fountain Pen with which you
can write a letter at any and all times and
then have clean hands.
We especially recommend for those
who travel or motor that they buy the
Parke Jack-knife Safety, because II can
be carried in any position in the pocket,
in the purse or suit case, and will not
leak.
We carry Parker Pens for men and
women in all styles and sizes and In
prices ranging from 81 50 TO 5000 each
range wide enough 10 suit every purse
or desire.
Miller's Pharmacy,
Charles Town. w. w.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1912-11-28
A Great Building Falls

when its foundation IS undermined, and
if the foundation OF healtli-good diges-
tion-is attacked, quick collapse follows.
On the first signs OF Indigestion, DR..
Kings New Life Pills should be taken TO
tone the stomach and regulate liver, kid
neys and bowels. Pleasant, easy, safe
and only 25 cents at Hills Pharmacy.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1912-11-28

"How can you marry man as old as
all that ?"
"Well, mother says will look well in
white, and sister says will look we'll in
black"
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1912-11-28
A few days ago Maud, who was little

A few days ago Maud, who was little
Jealous OF Ethel, said:
"When you broke your engagement
with Jack. Of course you returned the
diamond ring he gave you2"
Ethel answered promptly:
"No. and don't intend to, either. ]
don't care for Jack any more, but my
feelings have not changed toward the
RING"
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1912-11-28

Itching bleeding, protuding or blind
piles yield TO Doan's Ointment. Chron-
ic cases soon relieve, finally cured. Drug
giSts all sell IT,
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1912-11-28
The Youths Companion For 1913.

The Youths Companion appeals to ev-
ery interest Of family life, from house
keeping TO athletics. II begins with Sto-
ries of youthful vim and vigor, with arti-
cleS which disclose the secrets OF sue
ceSsful play in the great games, with
charming tales OF life at the girls COL
leges. But The Companion does not
surrender these readers when they have
entered the more serious paths OF life.
Mothers will welcome the page for little
children and the weekly doctors article.
Fathers will find the important news OF
the day as il is, and not as it is rumored
TO be. The entire household will appre-
ciate the sketches which touch gently on
common foibeS or caricature eccentrici-
ty. In short, for less than four cents a
week The Companion brings into the
home clean entertainment, pure inspira-
tion, fine ideals, increase OF knowledge.
Names rarely seen in tables OF contents
will be found in The Companions An
nouncement FOR 1913, which will be sent
upon requeSt-with samples OF the paper,
TO those not familiar with it.
Every new subscriber for 1913 will re-
ceiye free all the issues for the remaining
WGCho VI 1919 dioO
ion Window Transparency and Calendar
for 1913, in rich, translucent colors-the
most beautiful OF all Companion souve-
Mrs.
THE YOUTHS COMPANION,
l44 Berkeley ST., Boston, Mass.
New subscriptions received at this Of
flee.
-oA
al was very happy" said the professor,
"when after years Of wooiDg, she finally
said Yes"
"But why did you break the engage
ment so soon AFTER" asked his friend.
"Man, il was she that dissolye1 it."
"Really ?" said the friend. How did
that happen?"
at was due TO my accursed absent
mindedness. When, few days later, ]
calei at her home again asked her to
marry me-"
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1912-11-28
N Y AL S
Rheumatic ReDedy.

-uomptness of treatment counts much
toward eliminating the disease-the long.
er you neglect it, the more painful and
lingering it becomes.
Nyal'S Rheumatic Remedy removes the
poison from the system in the shortest
time possibe-its continued use will re-
suit in permanent cure.
A large bottle for $l.OO.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1912-11-28

Whatever good drug store ought to
have-and many things that other drug
stores don't keep = you'll lind here.
Come to lis first and you'll get what you
want.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1912-11-28

THE YOUTHS COMPANION,
l44 Berkeley ST., Boston, Mass.
New subscriptions received at this Of
flee.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1912-11-28

MlLLER'S PHARMACY,
Charles Town, w. Va.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1912-01-18
Public improvements

Public Improvements
State Industrial School for Girls
Excellent Public Schools, Is teachers. 800 grad
Business College and Parochial School
Twelve thousand dollar public library, 10000
books
Complete water sewer and electric light system
Fifteen miles cement sidewalk
Beautiful City Park on Sank Lake
Eight Churches
Business Interests
Four Hotels
Three banks, capital stock 100000
Two agricultural implement houses
Five grain elevators
Stock Yards
Two Lumber Yards
Steam Laundry
Two Creameries
Automobile garage
Many fine business blocks
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1912-01-18
Manufactures

With
regards lines Sank manufacturing
fact there better Parties location will
do well Sank Centre before deciding Special inducements offered
legitimate Write the clerk for information Plants al
ready established here
Northwestern Radiator Factory foundry and machine shop
Sank Centre Granite Works FIGURING Mill $50 bbls capacity
Cement Works
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-07-18
Political News Bits

Eugene W. Chain of Arizona was
nominated by the prohibitionists at
Atlantic City for president of the
United States. The platform favors
woman suffrage, arbitration, an elias
tic currency, uniform divorce laws and
one term for president.
The question as to why William J.
Bryan, In his many speeches and res
buttons at the Baltimore convention
failed to mention or criticise Presi-
dent Taft, has brought a reply from
Mr.. Bryan that Mrs. Taft was in the
audience and he did not wish to sub
1ect her to humiliation.
In letter to Hugh T. Halbert. Min
nesota Roosevelt leader, who recently
mailed a circular letter to all candi-
dates for governor in that state. ask
Ing them to go on record in support
OF the proposed new third party move
ment, Governor Eberhard positively
refused to join the third party move
msat
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-07-18
Brief News of the Week

The Grand Lodge Of Elks, in session
at Portland this week, selected Roch-
ester, N. Y, as the meeting place for
the 1913 session.
Several thousand delegates assem-
bled in Chicago Monday for the ma
tional convention of the Ancient Or
der of Hibernians.
Oakland, Cal, is bitterly opposed to
annexation to San Francisco, and a
fund of 100000 is being raised to
fight the proposition.
The British court Of inquiry has fin
ished its report in regard to the loss
of the Titanic. The report is very
much like that made by the congress
sional committee headed by Senator
Smith.
In all the recent battles in Mexico
government troops have been victor
ious. General Huerta's forces have
regained complete possession of Chi
huahua, and the revolution has shifted
it's scenes from that state to Sonora,
bounding Arizona and Southern Cali
fornia.
Intense heat accompanied by Excess
sive humidity caused much suffering
in the eastern states during the week,
the mercury reaching a higher point
than at any time since 1875. Over 40
deaths and hundreds of prostrations
were reported from Chicago. Heat
fatalities at New York, Pittsburg, Phil
adelphia and other cities were greater
than ever before known for like per-
iod of hot weather.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-07-18
Mr., HAWTREY'S
CALM FR|G|D|Ty.
BIu'ting Banker Failed to Snare
His Goat.

Every one admits that Charles Haw
trey is good actor. But according to
Whitman Bennett he should have been
a banker. HE unites the cold eye that
Is worn by every banker | have ever
known personally to the aplomb and
self possession of a back yard cat"
said Mr. Bennett.
And as an illustration Of Mr. Haw-
trey's icy calm Mr. Bennett tells a
story of an occasion when Mr.. Haw-
trey wished to borrow a large sum Of
money from an English banker The
actor was at that time managing his
own theater in London. and be had
severe biting need for a large cask of
treasure at once. He had plenty of
collateral to offer. but because he was
an actor the banker sought to make a
little chest over it. If Hawtrey had
been a broker the money would have
been loaned on that collateral without
any loose conversation at ALL You
must realize. Mr.. Hawtrey." said the
banker, seeking to transfiX that gen
tleman with his eye and feeling his
optic slipping on Hawtrey's polished
surface. that this is large sum Of
money-a very large sum Of money in
deed When do you want it?''
Mr.. Hawtrey calmly withdrew his
watch from his waistcoat pocket.
What time is it nowY' he asked.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-07-18
Within His Riohts.

The brief tale has been told Of how
Uncle Joe Cannon stepped into house
smoking room the other day and met
Mr.. Bill Bryan and exclaimed:
''Well. we'll: spea king Of Satan
But Bryan's answer appears not to
have been recorded. Bryan said right
off the reel:
But why should there be two Sa-
tans?"
And here was strange thing. Bill
Bryan walked right into the private
rooms back Of the house chamber. re-
served for members and former mem
bers. and nobody stopped him.
Said one member to another: "a
rules rule. and l think they ought
to keep Bryan out of here the same
as anybody else. regardless of the
number of times he's been up for pres
ident This place is for members and
former members and nobody else
And no one present seemed to know
that Bryan Is an ex-member himself
and therefore entitled to the privileges
OF the door.--Philadelphia Ledger.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-07-18
FAST MAIL WRECKS
EXPRESS; IS DEAD
Moro Than Forty Injured as
Result of Rear End COL
lisi0n.

Chicago.-Thirteen persons were
killed. eight of them women, and more
than 40 were injured in a wreck on
the Chicago, Burlington & quincy
railroad at Western Springs, a sub
urb of Chicago, at $50 a. m. Sunday
Coming through a fog with suppos-
edly a clear track, train No. 8, fast
mail. ran full speed into the rear OF
train No. 2, known as the Overland
Express, from Denver, which was
standing still on the track, telescop-
ing two of the Overland's Pullman
cars.
The dead include eight women, and
are as follows:
Francis A. Barclay, 20 years old,
Billings, Mont; George Brownson' SO
years old, Galesburg, ILL.,; Engineer
train No. 8; E. A. Bunch, 30 years
old, Chicago; negro porter OF Pullman
car on train No. 2; Mrs. G. M. Hart,
wife of a physician at Canton, o.;
Mrs. E. G. Pohlmann, San Francisco;
Mrs. e. Stearn, 40 years old. Chicago;
e. w. Luder, 40 years old, Lacey, To-
wa; Lillian Kelley, % years ole, Boise,
Idaho; unidentified woman, 4S years
old, gray eyes, black and white strip
cd waist anC blue skirt; unidentified
woman, 40 years old, light hair, medi-
um build, blue serge dress, black pat
emit leather shoes with white tops,
&c. l.. P. to L. H. H" engraved on
jewelry; unidentified woman, "a years
old, brown hair, blue eyes, two gold
crowned teeth on upper left side of
mouth; unidentified girl, 9 years old,
light hair, gold band ring, blue and
white silk dress; unidentified boy, 4
years old, linen dress, red stockings
and black sandals.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-07-18
AFRICA TAKES MARATHON
Same Nation is Second in Long Race,
With Strobino, American, Third.


StOckholm.-South Africa, which
heretofore has played a modest part
in this Olympic drama, won the mara
thon race, the most important num-
Der on the Olympic program. This
might have been honor enough for a
small nation, but South Africa also
won second place by secure lead.
The winner of the classical mara
thon was K. K. Macarthur, a tall Trans
vaal policeman. His compatriot, c.
w. Gitshaw, came second into the
stadium several hundred yards be-
hind and third to appear was the
American, Graston Strobino, of South
Paterson Athletic club, who put up a
drawer fight than most of the runners,
for his feet were skinned and bleed
ing and he was suffering great pain.
Score for all sports as announced
Is: United States, lis; Sweden, IS;
Great Britain, So; Germany, %; Fin
land, q; France, 10; South Africa,
H.. Denmark, II; Norway, 10; Italy,
8; Australia, 9; Canada, 8; Hungary,
8; Greece, 4; Russia, 3; Belgium, 8;
Austria, 8; Holland, g.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-07-18
People in the News

Prime Minister Asquith Thursday
made his triumphal visit to Dublin.
The Irish people, elated over the pas
sage of the home rule measure, gave
the British premier a magnificent well
come.
Mrs. Rae 'Copley Raum has an
nounced her candidacy for mayor of
San Diego, Cal. She is a non-suffrag-
cite and Announces that she will re-
present all the people, including both
sexes.
That Federal Judge Hanford was
bigoted. intolerant, was often seen in
toxicated, and was frequently asleep
during trials before his court, was the
gist of the testimony at Seattle the
past week before the house judiciary
subcommittee.
After the bitterest contest in it's
history, e. T. Fairchild was elected
president of the National Educational
association at Chicago. The associa-
ton adopted resolutions favoring wo-
man suffrage, international peace and
uniform federal laws for marriage and
divorce.
Charges against Cole L. Blease, gov
ernor OF South Carolina, have been
made by Detective Burns, before a
special committee of the South Caro-
lima legislature, Investigating the old
state dispensary system. Burns says
he will produce records of wholesale
grating.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-07-18

SCHOOL PLAYGROUND IN WESTERN CITY.
grounds. This movement aims to make
the school the center not only of the
educational life Of the community, but
the recreational, social, health and civic
life as WELL
Fourth.-The educational value of
play is matter of very old knowledge,
but it's significance and power have
been largely lost under our present
system of school courses of study. II
it is true that play is the law of the
development of the child, if it is true
that his early years are concerned
with motor development primarily and
not with intellectual development, we
grievously err in. not making the great
est possible use of this natural instinct
Of the child known as play.
Suggestions.
\ First.-Space to play upon is the first
consideration. 1t was the common
custom of school boards in former
days to secure just enough ground for
the site of the building and a very
small area of unoccupied ground
around it. The development of the
play idea has given rise to a new SEN
timent regarding grounds, so that
there is being set in many states
definite standard as to the number of
square feet Of play space per child
that ought to be provided around the
school building This varies from
thirty square feet per child in the
large eastern and middle western cities
to a maximum of 100 square feet in
the northwest coast region.
Second.--The building should not be
located in the center of the plot of
ground. but in one corner or we'll to-
ward the edge of one on the other
side, thus leaving as much available
space for play and games as possible
Third. The school playground
should be fenced for the purpose Of
management or protection of property
and to guard against the grounds be-
coming the resort of undesirable per-
sons.
AS to equipment. reduce it to a min
fmum. A sand court. a slide, some
little swings and building blocks for
the little children: swings teeter
board. slide, volIey ball and basketball
court. tennis perhaps for the girls
and swings. teeter boards. travelling
rings. slides. horizontal bar jumping
pit and ball outfits for the boys make
q fairly good equipment.-Lerber q.
Weir in American City.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-07-18
Clark and Wilson Meet at Seagirt

Clark and Wilson Meet at Seagirt.
Seagirt, N. J.-Speaker Clark and
Governor Wilson talked for two hours
here on legislation pending before the
house of representatives. The speak
er arrived after the governor had been
conversing for some time with Charles
r. Crane of Chicago, and President
Van Hise, of Wisconsin University,
both of whom have been prominent
supporters of La Toilette. Mr.. Crane
said he was going back to Chicago to
work for Wilson.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-07-18


Taken Place In the Last Few Years.
Economical Equipment.
The public schools are of necessity
the gathering point of much of
towns activity. There are several rea
sons why this is so. Among them are
the following:
In the first place, even from a
very early age, the schools for three
fourths of the year have the majority
of the children up to the thirteenth or
fourteenth year, and with the develop
ment of modern city life a feeling is
growing that the schools should keep
control for twelve months of the year
and perhaps for a greater number of
hours each day.
Second. - Again, the schools have
grounds, buildings, equipment and, the
most important of all. teachers and
leaders. 1t is significant that in lay
ing out a playground system in any
city the school grounds furnish ready
made basis, inasmuch as they are in
effective radius of every child in the
community.
Third.-There is growing sentiment
that the material expenditure repre-
scented in school grounds, buildings
and equipment ought to be returning
to the community a greater dividend
upon the investment than it is now do
ing; hence we have the movement for
the wider use Of school buildings and
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-07-18
Chinese Ministers Quit.

Peking.-The minister of finance.
Hsiung Hsi Ling, and four other min
listers have resigned.
The finance minister is retiring to
devote himself to the rehabilitation of
the financial situation. He, together
with the premier and Chose Tszchi,
comprise special committee to deal
with foreign loans.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-07-18
Allen Jurors DISAGREE.

Wytheville, Va.-The jury in the
case of Claude Allen, one of the mem
bers OF the Allen gang, charged with
the assassination of court officers at
Hillsv-lIe, Va, reported that an agree
ment was impossible The jury was
discharged and another venire was
ordered summoned for a new trial.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-07-18

hOAO, AN1WA4I
insistent Mr. Clardy has a stock story
which he tells to shut off the interview.
Says Mr.. Clardy:
can irate shipper once entered the
general Offices of a railway company.
Where's the general superintend-
ent? he demanded.
"'Out on the road.' was the reply Of
the clerk
Where's his assistantT
"'Gone to the ball game snapped
the clerk.
""Then where's the vice president
and general traffic managerY exploded
the shipper
"'Gone north for the summer
"'Well, them the angry caller fairly
howled, who in thunder is running
this railroad. anyway
"'Oh, if that's what you want to
know replied the clerk as he reached
for another typewriter report, it's the
newspapers kansas City Journal.
Food For Thought.
Captain Prescott of the Fifth in
fantry was leading long hike in the
Philippines. Food gave out. and his
emergency rations.
The captain was riding past some
negro soldiers at breakfast time one
morning. An old negro sergeant sa
luted
''Capn." said the sergeant
What is it?"
"Capn. we all don't like these yere
imaginary Enthusiastically Even
ing Post
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-07-18

a5o,oo Starving as Result of Strike.
London.-The White Cross league,
formed to relieve the families of strik-
ing transport workers, estimates that
$50, 900 women and children are starv-
ing in London. Funds are being col
Jsetsd On street corners to aid them.