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Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1912-03-21

Items of Interest.

In temperance parade in New York a
few days ago the Salvation Army had
banner on which were these words de-
scriptive of liquor: Bubbles on top,
bitterness at the bottom"
A Kansas City girl wants SIS 900 DAM
ages for being mussed up by young
man who insisted on kissing her. She
deserves the money. A young man who
can't kiss girl without causing her hair
to come down ought 10 be severely pun
ished.
"l'm pretty little, butlll try" answer
ed Eileen Martin, aged seven, of Alta,
California. She was talking over the
Telephone to the station agent. Having
seen broken rail near her home, she
had had the quick wit to call up the sta
ton agent, for she understood the sema-
phore signal that told of the approach of
train. Already, however, the train was
past the station, and the agent frantically
begged Eileen to run up the track and
signal the engineer to stop. She was
little, as she said, but she ran so fast and
waved her apron so vigorously that the
train stopped and wreck was averted.
Happy the home that has a little girl with
the spirit of Eileen Martini
Many persons have long believed that
it is injurious to the health to drink "hard"
wafer. Medical authorities now assert
that there is no foundation for the belief,
and some maintain that hard water is
even superior to soft water for drinking
purposes. They point out the fact that
ordinary food contains great deal more
lime than is to be found in even larger
quantity of water than any one would be
likely to drink. Gout is said to occur
alike among those who do not drink hard
water. According to the statistics quoted
in the London Engineer, the death-rate in
"hardwater towns" is actually less than
in "softwater towns" II is also the fact
that most ofthe natural waters that have
proved valuable in treating diseases at
tributed TO the drinking of hard water,
themselves contain no small proportion
OF lime salts.
Slowly dying OF hydrophobia contract
ed through innoculaton with impure ser
um when she was stricken with dIphthe-
ria, pretty l6-year-old Anna Hughes is
dying in Youngstown, Ohio. Miss
Hughes neighs like horse and shows
her teeth in the same way as does vi
cious horse. When these paroxysms
comes on it takes the combined strength
OF six men to restrain her. Physicians
have given up hope for her and her death
is believed to be only matter of a few
days. Miss Hughes was stricken with
diphtheria early in the winter. AT the
time anti-toxin was administered and she
recovered from the disease. Two weeks
ago the young girl began to develop
strange symptoms. She grew morose
and at times was violent, trying to oite,
neigh and kick. DR.. Spring made test
OF the toxin with which the girl>had been
innoculated. He found impurities in the
serum, and tracing it back, learned that
the serum had been taken from horse
which had gone "loCo."
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1912-03-21
The Penalty.

On his return from college, George
Hamilton went to work in his native town.
But he felt himself in many ways stran-
ger in his old home, for many of his boy
hood friends had left the village. The
very church did not seem like the church
that he had formerly known. When the
superintendent of the Sunday-school
asked him to teach a class he tlatly de-
clined.
A day or so afterward George met the
minister, who spoke to him OF his refusal.
"a am sorry" he said, "that you are not
willing 10 take that class. The Sunday
school needs you."
There's no penalty for refusing, is
there ?" said George, with resentful flip
pancy.
"Yes," said the minister, gravely,
"there is. There is the penalty OF never
knowing the good you have failed to do. !"
"If | never know it, said George, still
in his fIippant mood, 81 guess won't
miss it."
But the minister, although panied, kept
on. ''Do you remember" he said, this
incident in The life OF Jesus? Once when
on His way to Jerusalem, He sent two
disciples to ask shelter at Samaritan
village; but as His face was set toward
Jerusalem, they would not receive Him.
Certain OF the disciples wanted to call
down fire and birthstone on that village,
but Jesus, reproving them, patiently re-
sumed His journey"
81 remember" said George. 1--WE
read about it in Sunday school"
"What was the penalty p
81 don't think there was any. So far
as can remember, nothing happened TO
the village"
No." the minister agreed, nothing
happened. People put out their lights,
and went to bed as usual; the next morn
ing they rose just as they always did.
Nothing happened, indeed; no sick were
healed, no new parable was spoken, no
new disciple found. Had any one o.
these things happened, the village would
have had place in history to the end OF
time; as things are, even its name is un-
known"
For moment George was silent; then
he said, al thank you for the reminder.
will teach that class"
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1912-03-21
A Profound Linguist.

There had been fatal accident al the
railroad crossing in little Pennsylvania
town, says the Philadelphia Record, and
the coroner, pompouS old fellow, who
maguificd conscientiously both his office
and its incumbent, had lmpaneled jury
for the inquest.
There was only one witness OF the ac-
cident, an illiterate Slay from the coal
mines who could understand no English.
With him the coroner began to struggle.
"Can you speak German ?" he asked.
The man shook his head.
"Can you speak Italian ?" continued
the official. Again the man shook his
head.
"Can you speak Hungarian 2" The
Same response.
"Can youspeak Russian 2" finally asked
the coroner. Again the man shook his
head.
"lt's no use, gentlemen" said the cor
oner, turning to the jury. I'VE can't
proceed with the case. I've spoken to
this man IN five different languages and
can't make him understand me-"
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1912-03-21
IdiOSyncrasy.

Idiosyncrasy is defined, medically, as
"a susceptibility 10 being markedly in
fuenceo by certain morbid agencies or
medicinal preparations. II is very COM
mon; many persons are most unpleas-
antly affected by foods or drugs that in
general are harmless or even beneficial
to those who take them.
Certain persons, for example, are un-
able to eat strawberries. and others are
unable to eat shellfish without very un-
pleasant symptoms, such as faintness,
nausea, or an eruption OF hives. PhysI-
clans often happen on patients who are
unable to take certain drugs because OF
the disagreeable or even alarming symp-
toms that they produce-far worse some
times than the disease that they are in
tended to cure. In rare cases even the
simplest articles of diet, like eggs or milk,
have similar eff ct.
This matter of "idiosyncrasy" has long
puzzled physicians, but light IS now being
shed on it through the study OF strange
phenomenon called 'anaphylaxiS." This
word, which is derived from two Greek
words, ana (opposed to- and phylaxis
(protection), means an extreme sensi-
tiveness TO the introduction into the Sys-
tenn of certain substances, such as dIph-
liberia antitoxin, the pollen of plants, the
Juices of shell-fish, and various drugs,
like iodid of potassium and QUINN.
This sensitiveness does not show itself
until some time after the offending sub
stance has been taken. A curious fact
is that the second dose, the one that
seems to cause the symptoms of poison,
may be so extremely small that it could
not possibly produce the slightest effect
on normal person. The causes of this
sensitiveness cannot be explained here,
for they are very complicated, and could
be described only in technical language
but they are similar TO the causes OF I'M
munity from second attack that comes
after scarlet fever or smallpox.
The symptoms vary from mild local
affection, an itching, perhaps rash, OF
an eruption of hives. to severe constIfu-
tional symptoms, that sometimes result
fatally. A familiar instance OF anaphy-
laxis-one sadly familiar TO dairYmen, al
least-is the tuberculin reaction in cattle
An Injection of tuberculin in healthy
cow produces no symptoms; but if the
cow is tuberculous, il is followed yfevel
and other signs of susceptibility to in
lection. Anaphylaxis is being diligently
studied, and doubtless in time the mean:
of avoiding il will be discovered.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1912-03-21
Ancient Timepieces.

II is difficult to tell precisely when an
instrument at all resembling the modern
clock first appeared. In 1888, says the
London Globe, a clocktower and clock
were set up in Westminster at the expense
of Chief Justice de Hengham, as apunish-
ment for falsifying the record of a fine /;
and weight-clocks are known to have
been used in European monastic houses
as early as the tenth century. tits doubt
full, however, if these clocks had dial
face aud hands. Probably they merely
sounded a bell at stated intervals.
Sand-glasses boast an antiquity of more
than two thousand years, and although
now enjoying an honorable retirement or
merely presiding in old-fashioned kitch-
ems over the boiling of the breakfast egg,
they formerly had place in almost every
parish church, where they served to keep
the sermon within reasonable bounds.
At one time the hour-glasses of superior
quality contained not sand but egg-shells,
which, when finely powdered and kiln
dried, were less likely to absorb moisture
from the atmosphere.
Of even greater antiquity is the clep-
Sydra, or water-clock, which was made
in several forms. One of the simplest
was the Hindu's copper basin, pierced
with small hole in the bottom, which,
when placed in veSse. of water, filled
and sank after a certain established inter
val. More elaborate forms were known
in Europe and Egypt.
Although varying somewhat in con-
Struction, all used ''float." The float
was placed either in a full cylinder from
which the water gradually escaped by a
hole in the bottom, Usually bored through
pearl on account of its resistance to
erosion by the constant flow,-or in an
empty vessel to which water was admit
ted from above. In both varieties the
float, falling or rising as the case might
be, pointed to the scale of hours marked
on the side of the vessel. The float
sometimes took the form of miniature
boat, in which an outStretched oar was
the pointer.
Clepsydrae such as these were used in
the Athenian courts OF law, and were put
in charge ola special officer. One"water"
apiece was allowed to plaintiff, defendant
and Judge. During the reading of any
document that bore upon the case the
flow of water was stopped. A clepsydra,
which in its action and appearance FORE
shadowed the modern clock, carried up
on its float an upright rod that acted on a
toothed wheel, which in turn moved a
hand upon dial.
But the precursor both of the sand-glass
and the clepsydra was without doubt the
gnomon of the sun-dial; simple rod
which, standing upright in sunny place,
measured the passage of time by the
moving shadow that it cast upon the
ground.
The earliest time-teller at all conven-
ently portable was the dial-ring. Within
its broad banded circle the hours were
engraved; ray of sunlight falling through
a small hole in the upper side of the ring
when held erect gave the time approx
imately.
The dial-ring held its place until COM
paratively recent times, since watches,
although well-known, were still too ex-
for general use.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1912-03-21
HOW CHRONIC COUGHS
A.. p.;,o C,-ed bv Vinol

Are Being Cured by Vinol
New Haven, CONT was troubled
with a most persistent chronic cough
for a long time and had tried so many
remedies and prescriptions without
benefit that was discouraged. / was
persuaded by my friends TO Try Vi
mol. After taking the second bottle,
my cough left me, and / must say !
never felt better in my life. ! can al
60 recommend Yinol TO any one In
rundown condition as the best posi-
BILE remedy"
It is the combined action OF the
medicinal elements Of the Gods hy-
ers. aided by the blood-making ana
strength-creating properties OF tonic
iron which makes Vinol-so efficient IN
curing chronic coughs, colds and
bronchitis-at the same time building
nm the weakened, rundown system.
Try a bottle of vinol with the un-
derstanding that your money win be
returned IL it does not help you
Owens & Miller, Druggists,
Shepherdstown w. Va.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1912-03-21
Working in the Dark.

Secretary MacVeagh at dinner. in
Washington was urging the need ofscien-
tific financial laws.
"But let us make these laws Scientif-
ically," he said. 1--WE must let in the
light. We must work in the light. five
work in the dark, you know, we will go
wrong-like young Cornelius Husk.
"Cornelius Husk was called one winter
morning before dawn and told to 60 and
harness the mule to the dearborn.
"The lad was too lazy to light Ian
tern, and in the dar'; he didn't notice that
one of the cows was in the stable with
the mule.
"As he tried to harness the cow his
father, impatient atthe long delay, shouted
from the house:
"Corney, Corneyl What are ye
doin'?'
"I can't get the collar over the mule S
head the boy replied. His ears are
trozen'."
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1912-03-21
A cook informed her Boston mistres:

A cook informed her Boston mistress
that she was apt 10 be married. The
mistress was genuinely sorry says Judge,
as the woman was good cook and
steady. Time passed, however, without
tutber word Of leaving, though the hap
py-man-to-be was a frequent caller in
the kitchen. The other day the mistress
was moved by curiosity to ask:
"When are you to be married, Nora"
"indade, an it's niyer at all III be
lbinkin' num-" was the sad reply.
"RealIy2 What is the trouble 2"
"'Tis thus. mum. ! won't marry
Mike when he's drunk, an when he's
sober he won't marry mep
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1912-03-21

A well known instructor was explain
ing the principle of the automobile to an
Indian. The Indian was intelligent and
the explanation was model OF direct
ness and clearness.
..WeIl," said the teacher at the end,
"do you understand the automobile
now?"
The Indian, who had listened intently,
replied: "Yes, understand all but one
thing"
"And what is that ?" askedhis instruct
or, thinking to clear up some little point.
al do not understand" said the Indian,
"what makes the automobile go without
horses"
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1912-03-21
Repels Attack of Death.

Give years ago two doctors told me
had only two years 10 live." This start
ling statement was made by Stillman
Green, MalachIte, Col. "They told me
would die with consumption. II was
up to me then to try the best lung medi-
cine and began TO use DIR. Kings New
Discovery. II was well | did, for today
am working and Jelieve ! owe my life TO
this great throat and lung cure that has
cheated the grave Of another victim. It's
folly 10 suffer with coughs, colds or other
throat and lung troubles now. Take The
cure that's safest. Price 50 cents and
$1.00. Trial bottlefree at Hills Pharmacy.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1912-03-21


In q certain New York town there lived
an eccentric character whom every one
called "Uncle Hi." In his old age Uncle
Hi experienced religion" and one night
was asked to lead the prayer-meeting.
AS he could neither read nor write, the
request might easily have daunted him
had he been less courageous man. But
Uncle Hi was not one to be daunted.
Very solemnly he rose, and drawing
his unusually tall form 10 its greatest
height, said:
brethren, sing the one thousandth
Psalm"
After a silence, broken only by an oc-
casional litter, some one said, There
aren't as many as that"
"Sing as many as there be, then"
thundered Uncle Hi.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1912-03-21
Voices.

All day with anxious heart and wondering ear
listened to the city heard the ground
Echo with human thunder. and the sound
Go reeiing down the streets and disappear.
The headlong hours in their wild career
Shouted and sang until the world was drowned
With babel-voices. each more profound.
All day il sureed-but nothing could hear.
That night the country never seemed so still
The trees and gasses spoke without word
To stars that brushed them with their silver wings.
Together with the moon climbed the hill
And in the very heart Of Silence heard
The speech and music ofimmortal things.
Louis Untermeyer. =
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1912-03-21
The teacher was nearing a scholar read

TIE teachef was hearing scholar read
while she was at the blackboard. lie
read: This is warm doughnut. Step
on it," She turned TO him and said.
"Why, Johnny. that cannot be right"
When she looked at the book this Is what
she found This is worm. DO not
step on il"
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1912-03-21

II you haven't the time to exercise reg
ularly, Doan's Regulets will prevent con-
stipation. They induce mild. healthful,
easy action OF the bowels without gripping.
ASK your druggist for them. Is cents.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1912-03-21

Most disiiguring skin eruptions. scroll
ula, pimples, raShes, ETC., are due 10 i'm
pure blood. Burdock Blood Biiters is a
cleansing blood topic Makes you clear-
eyed, clear Drained, clear-skinned.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1912-03-21

One day a dentist had occasion to pun
ish his five year old son for diSobedience.
As he picked up the rod the little fellow
said: "Father, won't you please give me
gas first ?"
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1912-03-21
To Mothers-And Others.

You can use Bucklen's Arnica Salve 10
cure children OF eczema. rashes, letter.
chafings, scaly and crusted humors, as
well as their accidental injuries-cuts.
burns, bruises. etc. with perfect safety.
Nothing else heals so quickly. For boils.
ulcers, old, running orfever sores or piles
il has no equal. &c at Hills Pharmacy.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-22
VETERANS WIN At CRICKET
Germantown Team Starts on
Well. but Is Finally Beaten.

Although starting on well I'm their match
against the New York Veterans IT the
grounds Of the latter, at West New Brigh-
ton. yesterday. the Germantown cricket
team lost the game bv a margin Of - runs
They battcd FIRST. and had run UP a total
Of "A. with =. g. Trip and ~. B Harmed
in partnership. before the first wicket fell.
Tho others followed quickly, and the side
was all out for liS.
Tripp made the high score for his club,
with n. and was closely followed by
Harmed. while i I. Brotherton. with 10.
was the only other double figure man. For
the Veterans batting hOnors were divided
between n. Leith-Ross, Sydney Deanc and
f.. Moon. who each contributed over % to
the total score Of 2o9 g. c. Beling, +. +.
Kelly. Archie Gum and J. :. Brett also
entered doubles
Kelly and Belng secured most Of the
Germantown wickets. the former taking
| for 10 runs and the latter 2 for 2l while
for the visitors +. c. Brewster took for
| u; Harmed 3 for H. and !. II. Savage, jr.,
| 4 for 50.
The score follows.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-22
Andrews Goes Down to De
feat in Seni-final Round of
Metropolitan Tourney.

The sixteenth holding NJ the Metropolitan
lawn tennis singles championship title lay
between RAYMOND II Little and Arthur ;.
Dahnev. whom the semi-dnsls Of tho tour
nament v.r, finished Rt twilight Yesterday
OH tho turf courts of tho West side Tennis
club. At 27.th street and Broadway. Little,
the forrc- Internationally crowned MS
series ~ performances In tho present tour
namcut by overwhelmingly defeating {. h.
+. Andrews at 81. 6-lovc. s. The Amer
lean heat the Briton NJ his own game Of
driving and caused him To be prime
favor!ta over Uabuey the Boston player,
when they meet this afternoon at 26
O'Clock
Three scts were necessary before Da hn"y
scored his serni-nnal against g. Frederick
Watson. jr.. Of Orange. AZ g. -. S..
In tho second Watson was twice within "a
stroke 81 taking the set II" seemed to
tack the ability To inject squirt into his
game when II was most needed.
The match In which Little eliminated
Andrews held the championship stretch Of
turf. and il was nearly finished before the
other seni-hnals began. Little, while in
cl.ncd to be somewhat unsteady At driving.
only one game, and that the attn.
In this first set Littlc's twist service ap-
pcared wofully weak. II was best wh'r
Andrews was I'm his left court. Tor with tho
bali played 10 the outside line. the break
carried It stlU wider Of court, with the re
suit that Andrews was far out Of position.
Strangely enough, Andrews seemed to be
timld Of the service, and several times,
rather than take it on his back hand,
actually ran around the ball Several times
Little double fauted. Andrews usually got
the ball INTO action. long driving rallies fol-
lowing. with Little scoring on singing
placed shots. Andrews gained number
of his points by playing high TO Little's
hack hand. where he invariably dubbed the
return.
1t required the entire first set for LITTLE
10 settle into his game as the Englishmai
fought four of them 10 deuce. Little scored
tho last two OF the first set, and then ne
gan procession OF six straight games IL
the second, the last being at love ana Tue
first of tho match. At this stage the
Kritor WAS completely outplayed at driv'
ir, for Andrews was frequently messed
out Of position. -
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-22
Little Beats BritOn at His
Own Game in Lam Tennis

Andrews stiffrned AZ the beginning or
the third set. and by shooting tho ball
past Little a. he attempted to come up
he won the game against the Americans
service. Little retalidtcd by outgeueralling
the Briton I'm lively series OF rallies, tax
ing the lead. at - Each was aiming %
wear down the others back hand at this
stage. and momcntariy the English player
seemed ~ have the better Of Il. lie scored
the seventh and eighth games OF the set
the last by q love sCorc--as he passed Lit
tie clearly Rs the latter tried 20 come up
To close range. This seemed TO inspire
Little to show his cleverness at forcing
position. and ho accomplished II 80 well
that he finished M with a love game.
IAttlo's part in the championship has
been remarkable lie has lost only one
set. that TO Craig BGdlc. tho Phradelphian.
I'm the third round. when Little won, At
IS, -. C-l. Altogether. Little has scored
u games TO his opponents a. Against An
crews he scored a total Of ~ points 10 o..
The EnClishman got only points in the
second set
There WAS more variety IN the game as
played by babney and Watson. There
were frequent Sortics 10 the net with hifs
Of spectacular smashing Watson workel
several times within touch Of the sets he
was never able 10 develop the punch N
his game that would win.
Following the singles championship match
this afternoon. the doubles final will be
decided. Raymond ID. Little. and Gustave
meeting Harold II. Hackett ana Walter
Merrill Hall