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Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1912-06-13
What's The Reason?
Many Shepherdstown People in Poor
Health Without Knowing the
Cause.

There are scores OF people who drag
out a miserable existence without real
izing the cause of their suffering. Day
after day they are racked with backacle
and headache suffer from nervousness,
dizziness, weakness, languor and de-
preston. Likely the kidneys have fallen
behind in their work OF 'itenng the
blood and that is the root OF the trouble
Look TO your kidneys, assist them IN
their work-give them the help they
need. You can use no better remedy
than Doans Kidney PiIIs-endorsed by
over one hundred thousand people, ard
by your neighbCrS in ShepherdStown.
Mrs. Sarah Custer, Shepherdstown,
w. Va, says: al know that Doan'S
Kidney Pills act just as represented and
thus do not hesitate to recommend them.
My kidneys were inactive and caused
me great annoyance. My back ached
almost constantly and felt weak. Soon
after began taking Doan's Kidney Pills,
procured at Hills Pharmacy, my trouble
was relieved and | enjoy much better
health"
For sale by all dealers. Price 50cents.
Foster ilburn Co., Buffalo, New York,
sole agents for the United States.
Remember the name-Doan'S and take
no other.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1912-06-13
ONE DRIVING HORSE
FOR SALE.

A young sorrel mare years old, sired
by Mr.. RousS'S thoroughbred horse Bar
onade. Good size, well broken. fearless
OF any thing on our roads, handsome in
appearance, fine action, and promises TO
be a very speedy mover.
Also very line two-year-old male
colt, fair size, good bone aud well built.
unbroken, color coal black. Both ami
mails gentle in disposition. Reason for
selling, have no use for them. Terms to
suit purchaser, time or cash, in whole or
part.
These horses can be seen and tested
on my farm, "EIkwood," one mile south
OF Kearneysvllle, Jefferson county, W. Va.
Tenant, James w. Mcdaniel. Address,
D. w. BORDER,
Charles Town, w. Va.
May ., l9l2-3w
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1912-06-13

THE friends of President Taft are in
full control of the National Republican
Committee, which is now in session in
Chicago, deciding the contest cases in
connection with the approaching presi-
DENTAL convention, and they are giving
Roosevelt no quarter. Every case so
far decided has been in favor of Taft del
egateS, and it looks as if the committee is
determined to nominate him before the
convention. Colonel Roosevelt is raging
like the bull of Bashan, but the committee
is unconcerned and is running the steam
roller ruthlessly over everything that
bears the brand 7. K. The indications
are that Taft may be renominated, for the
Roosevelt boomers in Chicago are acting
as if they are cowed. Every precaution
Is being taken to prevent the Colonel
from stampeding the convention next
week.
p. S.-The committee gave Roosevelt
one delegate day before yesterday.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1912-06-13
Notice 10 the Public.

There will be special meeting of the
ShepherdStown Fire Department Friday
night, June l4th, for the purpose of re-
viSing the plans of the new building. All
the citizens OF Shepherdstown and vicin-
ity are invited 10 be present and take part
in this meeting. This is not meeting
for the purpose of raising funds.
HERBERT ROGERS,
Recording Secretary.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1912-06-13

The Democratic State delegate con-
vention at Parkersburg last Thursday
was one Of the most harmonious and en-
thusiaStic Democratic gatherings ever
held in this State. Optimistic Democrats
from every section OF the State were
present, and though there were many
Wilson and Harmon men among them,
when the convention declared for Clark
there was no dispute and the result was
accepted in perfect good faith. Senator
Chiffon, an ardent Clark supporter, made
motion to continue John T. McGraw,
strong Wilson man, as West Virginia'S
member of the National Committee, dnd
the motion was adopted by reclamation.
Such harmony forecasts Democratic vic
tory next fall. The convention named as
delegates -at-large TO the Baltimore con-
vention Henry g. Davis, Stuart w. Walk
er, S. A. Hays, Lawrence Tierney, w.
A. MacCorkle and ]. ]. P. O'Brien.
For judges of the Supreme Court ofAp-
peals Hon. VIM. q. Bennett, of Weston.
and Hon. E. g. Smith, of Clarksburg,
were nominated.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1912-06-13

BALTIMORE is making great preparation
for the Democratic National Convention
that begins June 18th, and is getting ready
aroyal welcome for the Democratic hosts.
Much is expected of Baltimore on this
occasion, and II is to be hoped that her
guests from every section OF our country
will leave the city with recollections as
pleasant as their anticipations are high.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1912-06-13

THERE'S one good thing to be said
about DR.. Hatfield, Republican nominee
for Governor: He used to be Democrat.
There are good many persons, however,
who will not regard this as recommen-
dation-the Republicans will not account
it as merit, and the Democrats will say
that he was traitor. It's hard to please
everybody.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1912-06-13

THERE is only one thing that can defeat
Governor Wilson's nomination for the
presidency, and that is the opposition of
the party leaders who fear that they will
never be able to quench his independent
spirit and use him for their personal and
political ends. Every other Democratic
aspirant has weakness that may develop
into serious trouble, while Wilson grows
stronger with every passing day and
thrives best when his enemies aSsail him
most fiercely.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1912-06-13
most fiercely

THE unmitigated evil OF the licensed
liquor establishment is responsible for
two more deaths in this section. The
awful tragedy at Sharpsburg last Thurs
day, by which devoted family was rob-
bed of its head and community of its
most useful citizen,is directly attributable
TO whiSkey. The murderer was nerved
up TO his desperate deed only after he
had visited nearby distillery and gotten
jug OF whiskey with which he inflamed
his brain until reason was forgot.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1912-06-13

AT the Republican primary election
last week that wing OF the party represent
ed by Chairman Vigil A. Highland seems
to have elected majority ofthe members
OF the State executive committee, and will
continue in power, notwithstanding the
fact that former Governor Dawson, Gov
ernor GlaSscock and their friends so easily
carried the State for Roosevelt.
Somebody was caught mapping.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1912-06-13

THERE is a considerable boom for Gov
ernor GlasScock, of West Virginia, as a
candidate for Vice President in case Theo-
dore Roosevelt should be nominated for
President. The Governor has stood by
Roosevelt through evil and through good
report.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1912-06-13
Important Meeting.

A meeting OF the Law and Order Com
mittee will be held at the courthouse in
Charles Town, on Friday, June IA, 1912,
at p. m. Every man in Jefferson coun-
ty who is opposed to licensing liquor sa-
looms is urgently invited to attend.
JOHN T. COLSTON, Chairman.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1912-06-13

AFTER all is said and done, Colonel
Roosevelt is mostly bluff and bluster-a
fact that is clearly shown by the way the
old regulars at Chicago are puncturing
the windbag at the present time and let
ting out the hot air.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1912-06-13

THE opponents of Roosevelt seem to
be framing up impregnable plans for his
defeat at the Chicago convention, but
whether or not the same machinery can
be used to nominate Mr.. Taft is ques-
tim
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1912-06-13

WE cannot see how our Republican
friends will be able to arouse much en-
thusiasm over their State ticket in West
Virginia. It's head is not inspiring, its
tail is weak and there's not much between.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1912-06-13
Move On, Now !

says policeman to street crowd, ant
whacks heads if If doesn't. "Move on
now" says the big, harsh mineral pills &c
bowel congestion, and suffering follows
DR.. Kings New Life Pills don't bulldoze
the bowels. They gently persuade them
to right action, and health follows. 25c al
Hills Pharmacy.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1912-06-13

Charles H. Benner, the murderer, was
about sixty years of age, and was life
long resident of Sharpsburg. He was
married and leaves wife and one SON.
To a bad heredity he added the incubus
ofdisSipated habits. HewaS hard drink
er, and was unusually quanelSome when
intoxicated. so much so that he was fear
ed and avoided by the people generally
and had few friends. A couple of years
ago he had difficulty with his brother
in-law, Matthias Spong, and to protect
himself Mr.. Spong had to shoot Benner.
He was disabled for some time, and new
er forgot the injury. On Thursday he is
believed to have contemplated the muir
der OF Mr.. Spong also. The latter, wish
ing to avoid trouble, remained on his own
premises, but was fully prepared to kill
Benner if he should undertake to attack
him. Some thirty years ago Benner's
brother, Tom Benner, met with violent
death. He became infuriated at this young
wife, unjuStly accusing her of infidelity,
and on Sunday morning attacked her
with butcher knife. To save her life,
she seized gun and shot him dead as he
tried to cut her throat. This tragedy oc-
cured in the keepers house at the Ma
tional Cemetery.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1912-06-13

THEY say that Roosevelt will bolt the
convention and run as an independent in
case he is rejected at Chicago next week.
II is Just like him to believe that he can
beat half the Republicans and all the Dem
ocrats i'm the country.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1912-06-13

It's strange how foolishly the people
vote at primary elections. The Republi-
cans are even worse than the Democrats,
for they did some queer things last week.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1912-06-13

THE Taft politicians are undoubtedly
engineering q steal at Chicago, but they'll
never get away with the goods. The
ides of November are yet to come.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1912-06-13

TIE Republican National Convention
will meet next Tuesday in Chicago.
Watch out for the greatest fight OF mod
ern times.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1912-06-13

Regulates the bowels, promotes easy
natural movements, cures constipation
Doan's Regulets. Ask your druggist fol
them. 25c box.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1912-06-13
Notice ToWool-GroWers.

| am in the market for wool this season,
and will pay the highest market price for
good, clean wool delivered in Shepherds
town. See me before you sell.
w. H. KNODE.
March I. 1912.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1912-06-13

LOTS OF people would like to know
lust what VIM. J. Bryan has up his
sleeve.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1912-06-13

Baby won't suffer five minutes with
Group if you apply DR.. Thomas Eclectic
Oil at once. II acts like magic.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1912-06-13

Mr.. Adams was Sharpsburg'S most
prominent citizen. A native OF Smiths
burg, Md, he was in the 10th year oil
his age. He went to Sharpsburg in 1859,
where he clerked in the store OF b. r,
Cronise. In 1862 he enlisted in the ar
tillery service OF the Union army, and in
1868 was wounded and captured at Win
chester. After his discharge from the
service he lived for time in Washington,
returning to Sharpsburg in 1866, later en-
tering into the merchandise business TOT
himself. He was an active Republican
in politics and for number OF years was
tax collector for Washington county. He
was an ardent friend of Congressman
Louis E. McComaS, and through his in
tluence was doorkeeper OF the House Of
Representatives of the 5lSt Congress,
being appointed in 1882 He was active
in county and town affairs, and identified
with various business enterprises. He
was married in 1868 to Miss Margaret
Kretzer, who survives him, together with
two daughters, Mrs. E. M. CARROT and
Miss Katherine Adams. He also leaves
three brothers and three sisters.
Mr.. Adams was very highly regarded in
his own community, as well as in the
county and State generally. He was a
genial, kind-hearted man, always ready
to do service or favor. He was so
useful, so interested in public affairs, that
his place will be hard to fill in the town
where the best years of his life were
spent. The whole community feels the
loss of so good citizen, and his death
has caused a sense OF deep regret among
all the people.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1912-06-13

The funeral of Mr.. Adams was held
from his late home on Saturday afternoon
last. The whole town seemed in MOURN
ing-the business places were closed and
every mark of respect was manifested.
Persons of prominence from every sec
ton attended the service, many leading
men from Hagerstown and city and county
officials being present. Hundreds OF
persons from out of town were there to
pay the last tribute to their friend in po-
ltical and civil affairs. The service at
the home was conducted by Rev. A. A.
Kerlin, of the Lutheran Church, while at
Mountain View Cemetery the last sad
service was impressively performed by
Rev. Chas. E. Shaw. OF the Episcopal
Church. Rev. Mr.. Shaw read with touch
ing emphasis beautiful poem that brought
tears TO the eyes OF many persons. The
scene was one of great solemnity as the
body was consigned to the earth in this
lovely burying ground, while the great
crowd $1,000 by with tender hearts filled
with sympathy for the bereaved ones so
Sorely afflicted.
The active pall-bearers were Martin
Glass, Edward Hebb, S. S. Stouffer, M.
F. Smith, R. S. Hioarger, and S. F. Hebb;
the honorary pall-bearers were N. B.
Scott, Jr., Henry Holzapfel. Jr., H. K.
Startzman, w. U. Roulette, H. S. Bonn
berger, w. c. Geeting, Capt. L. H. Kuhn,
DR.. J. Mop. Scott
The funeral of Benner was held on
Sunday morning at 9 o'clock, and was
very simple. Few persons attended the
service, which was conducted by Rev. A.
A. Kerlin, pastor Of the Lutheran Church.
lnterment was in Mountain View Gem
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1912-06-13

was the last seen of him alive. A crowd
had gathered near his home, but no one
cared to venture near the desperate man.
Finally Whitfield Grayson went to the
house, and was admitted by Mrs. Benner.
She besought him to find her husband.
He went into the back yard, and as he
passed the door OF the kitchen he saw
Benner lying on the floor within. He
was dead. With the same weapon with
which he had slain Mr.. Adams half hour
before, he sent a bullet crashing through
his own head. His brains were scattered
over a chair and his body was in a CORY
pool OF blood. A feeling of relief came
TO the people OF the community when it
was known that the wretched man had
by his own act spared further horrors.
The murder OF Mr.. Adams was the out
come of grudge OF long standing. 1t is
said that Benner bore him i'll will because
he no longer gave him employment on
the government work that, as superln-
tendent OF the battlefield, he had charge
of. Benner was a man of such disagree
able character and disslpated habits that
other men objected to working with him,
and so Mr.. Adams no longer employed
him. Then, too, as one OF the executors
OF the will of John Benner, father OF the
murderer, Mr.. Adams diSpleased the
man, who wanted greater share OF the
estate than the court allowed. A couple
of wears ago Benner had an encounter
with his brother-in-la law, Matthias Spong,
and Mr.. Spong shot him. Mr.. Adams
and Mr.. McGraw were witnesses against
him in this case, and so added fuel to
the fire of his resentment. Benner fire.
quently made threats against the three
men named, and declared that he would
"get them" some time, but comparatively
little attention was paid to him. For
several days he had been drinking heavily,
and Wednesday night, it is said, was in
a frenzied state from liquor, walking the
floor nearly all night and uttering dire
threats against the persons he disliked.
Thursday morning he told John P. Smith,
it is reported, that the town would hear
of something startling in very short
time. While this talk was not taken SER
iously at the time, ii was all remembered
after he had in such bloodthirsty man
ner carried out his evil designs.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1912-06-13
PUBLIC SALE.

Intending to move from Shepherdstown, ! will
sell without reserve 10 the highest bidder, at the
rear Of the Reformed pars onage. on
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-19
Scurvy Often Follows m e
Forms Of Undertaking. rum e

I'd rice. and that scurvy frequently fol-
lows certain forms of underfeeding. The
diet 10 pronounced by many physicians
as the principal cause of many severe
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-19
LEGAL ADVICE FOR BOARD.
Corporation Counsel to Handle All
Educational Cases.

The board of education hereafter will
obtain its legal advice from the Office of
the corporation counsel of the District of
Columbia. Until recently the United States
attorney for the District has been legal
adviser to the board 1t is understood
that the United States Attorney General
suggested TO the District Commissioners
that the corporation counsel's office as
sumo this function, the suggestion having
been carried out in formal order issued
by the Commissioners.
Should residents of Virginia make a
test Of the new nonresident law regard
ing the attendance of children in the Dis
trict schools, 1t will be up TO the corpora
tion counsers off1ce to represent the board
of education in the matter. An official of
the Office yesterday expressed the opin-
ion that test case. if instituted. would
result in the law beirg held to be valid
as Congress has a right to legislste for
the District.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-19
NEW PLAN OF POST OFFICE.
Experiment in Collection of Mail By
Man on Motor Cycle.

The Post Once Department. through
the Washington post ofiice. will next
Tuesday begin experimenting in Bloom
ingdale and lexington with the collec-
ton of mail from letter boxes of a spe-
cial pattern by a carrier mounted on a
motor cycle. The letter boxes, thirty of
them. have what is known as a drop
bottom" from which the mail contained
in them may be dumped into a bin of
a special design attached TO the motor
cycle and thence removed in tray at
the post Office without unlocking the bin.
1t Is hor.ed much time can be saved
with this new equipment. which was de-
signed by Dr. 8. Clifford Cox Of this city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-19
Dog. Horse. Mule and
Donkey Meat Eaten.

high prices OF meat have forced the use
OF dogs for this purpose. In number
Of European cities. including Breslau.
Dresden and Leipzig. dogs are slaughter
cd extensively for food and are regularly
inspected at the slaughter house. The
meat is served as roast dog. while in
many parts of Saxony 1t is eaten raw.
being highly seasoned. In Paris the an
keys reaches thirty million pounds OF
dressed meat. over sixty thousand ami
male being slaughtered. 1t is said that
~ cents a pound.
The adulteraton of sausage has long
been the most dangerous form OF food
sdulteration practiced. The cheaper
grades of sausage still justify the re-
mark of Jean Paul that only gods can
eat sausageS since only they can know
of what sausages are made. Trichinous
pork Is still allowed to be made up into
sausage the only requirement of the
meat inspection laws being that II first
shall be subjected to sufiicient heat to
kill the parasites. Certain of the arti-
fetal sausage colors, such as orange ii.
are easily extracted with calculated wa
ter and will dye wool immersed in It,
The greatest food experts in the world
will attend the International Congress OF
Hygiene and Demogrsphy to tell wha,
they have learned as result of their re.
searches into the mysteries of food.
Some of them will present studies con-
corning the methods and the conditions
Of nutrition. showing exactly how bones
grow. how food affects the growing child
and what the food requirements of babies
are, while others will devote their atten-
fion directly to the question OF the re-
lation Of foods to health.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-19

For instance. it has been shown conciu-
siveiy by prolonged experiments that
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-19

diseases Of the stomach and intestines as
well as of some OF the diseases of the
nervous system and the mind and Of the
circulation. A paper by leading Ger
man authority on this subject promises
to be one of the most important contribu-
tons to the congress
There are those who believe that the
invisible rays of light will stand between
us and danger from taking disease germs
into our systems. Although the human
eye cannot see these rays of light. it be-
ing as black as Stygian darkness where
no other rays than the infra-red and the
ultraviolet appear. yet the eye of the
camera can see them and translate them
for US. Likewise, the disease germ can
feel them-indeed. it can feel them so
much that contact with them Is as fatal
as contact with high-voltage electric
current is fatal to a human being
1t has been demonstrated that if an
ultraviolet lamp be put into a strea I'm
of running water every germ that comes
in contact with its rays dies. Milk Is
opaque. and therefore it has to be passed
in very thin sheets so as to permit the
ultraviolet rays to penetrate it. EXten-
Sive experiments carried on in Europe
demonstrate that it Is the best purifier
known. since 1T leaves milk in every
other particular exactly as raw milk
There are scientists who look forward to
the day when the ultraviolet and the
infra-red light rays will be used as the
main promoters of health.
1t is said that the infra-red rays are the
healing agent in sun bath. and that
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-19
Lights May Become
Great Curative Agents.

either of the invisible rays can get to them
May We not yet see the dawn of the da!
when the mysterious and invisible lights
of the laboratory-lights which the lay
man could not believe exist but for the
indisputable evidence of the camera-may
become our greatest curative and prevent
i've agents"
With invisible waves of electricity, in
visible lights. already before us. it would
require prophet to forecast the wonders
of the future. But of this the reader may
be sure: that a visit to the modern
medical and chemical laboratory will be
revelation to him. and when he comes
away he will feel that II the people will
but give to the hygienist the co-opera-
ton he has proved that he so richly de-
serves, a thousand food problems and a
thousand other health problems will be
solved. and humanity will live better and
healthier and longer lives therefore.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-19

America never vet has come to the
tight pinch where dogs and cats have
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-19

Children Sand
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