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Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1912-03-28
Neatly Landed.

Man proposes, but woman generally
has something to do with the process be-
sides giving him his answer. The girls
themselves need no instruction OIL this
point, but others may enjoy the practical
demonstration OF how to bring things to a
head which pretty dIplomatist of Topeka
gave. The Washington Star immortali-
zes her.
This girl, one brisk autumn evening,
sat beside the warm and clanking radia-
tor with young man. The young man
was commonly considered good" catch. !"
Bul although he called often and showed
many evidences Of affection, he had not
yet mentioned marriage.
Well, about nine o'clock the cook
knocked at the parlor door, entered, and
said respectfully:
"What shall give your father for his
breakfast in the morning, miss ?"
"Deviled kidney, think, Hannah, "
said the Topeka girl. Father these
cold mornings, is so fond OF deviled kid
neys."
"Yes, miss; and would you mind tell
ing me how 10 prepare it, miss ?"
"Soak The kidney" was the reply,
"for three hours in cold water, changing
the water twice. Then cut into slices,
season highly with salt and pepper, and
fry a bright brown. Now add little
warm water and stew very gently.
Meanwhile prepare the sauce-four ia
blespoonfuls OF cold gravy, one OF Chut-
ney paste, one OF ketchup, one OF vim
egar, two teaspoonfulS OF made mustard,
two of salt and four of butter. Mix well,
pour on the kidney, and stew gently
again till DONE"
''Oh, thank you, miss |" said the cook,
gratefully.
The cook had hardly gone when the
young man, new and tender light Shin
ing from his eyes, dropped upon one
knee.
"Miss Cosgrove-Mildred-dear one" :"
he began.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1912-03-28
The Surprise-Box.

"I wish we could think of something
new for the poor dear. She's simply del
uged with flowers"
"Yes," said Peggy. "lt gave me q
shiver to see her lying there, white as
ghost, with somebody's lilies on the
dresser, and our pink rosebudS on the ia
Bile. II seemed somehow" lisa look
ed at her with quick understanding.
"But she's getting better! The doctor
thinks she'll come out all right"
"But don't believe she thinks So
she's so weak, and, lisa, it makes my
heart ache to see how-how-how pas
sive she's grown"
"Peggy" lisa spoke impulslvely'
"Don't let's send her flowers. Let's pick
out something she can use"
The very next day the nurse came into
Miss Barnett's room at the hospital, bear
ing a mysterious box. "a real surprise
this time" she said brightly.
"What can it be ?" said Miss Barnett
and her face grew bright and expectant.
"Dear me! Excelsior" laughed the
nurse. "Just wait till | lay down some
papers. You'd rather have it opened in
here, wouldn't you"
"Ever so much" said Miss Barnett,
eagerly, with look such as a child might
wear before bulging Christmas stock
ing.
"Now we've come TO the tissue-paper
You must open that yourselfW p
And Miss Barnett did. A cry OF pleas
ure escaped her when she drew forth a
little teapot with .poppieS rioting over its
pudgy sides. Then one by one she took
from their wrappings cup and saucer,
plate, and finally small box, in which
was a silver teaspoon with her initials
engraved on the handle.
"Dear heartl Dear heartl !"
That was all Miss Barnett could say
but no blessing more grateful could have
been called down upon the two girls
whose names were on the little cards
nesting in the teapot.
at looks as if they felt that was going
to get well, doesn't it?" Miss Barnett
went on, looking up with smile.
"Why, of course" said the nurse.
AS matter OF fact, from the receipt oi
that gift Miss Barnett began to get better.
Even when the box of Bermuda lilies
came an hour later, filling the air with a
fragrance that called up memories OF more
than one bereavement, Miss Barnett's
sweet Smile was ready.
"They're lovely" she said to the
nurse, "but you might set them in the
window, if you please, dear. can see
them just as well there" Then her hand
stole out for a moment to the little table
beside her, on which were the poppy
covered china and the silver spoon.
"lf you don't mind" she added, "you
might leave these right here. | like TO
have them where can put my hand on
them. !"
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1912-03-28
From the Baltimore Sun.
Hot Shot for Colonel Roosevelt.

IiOt SuOl iOT SOiOhSi NOOScNCh.
To the Editor of The Sun-Sir-The
people have a right to denounce the
methods now being used, as alleged, by
the administration to retain its continu-
ance in power, but the last man justified
in denouncing them TO advance his own
aspirations is Colonel Roosevelt. He OF
all men is responsible for originating the
steam roller process to further his own
ambition, and with greater force and en-
phasis to put in place the man he decreed
should be his successor in 1908. can
not recall ever having heard Of the steam
roller in political service until it was
made to do heavy work by Roosevelt,
Hitchcock ct al, and it is well remem-
bered how well it was successfully used
and how it woh, and how "dee-lighted"
the Colonel was at the discontinue of his
crushed enemies. Have the people for
gotten these things or do they propose to
stultify themselves ? His own record
should be brought home 10 him.
No, let the Colonel stand up and take
his medicine like man. It's coming to
him, and while it may not be palatable or
satisfy his cravings, it's his Sn prescrip-
ton, and the more he gets OF il the bet
ter off the good people of this country
will be.
He made Taft, and if he, as the archi-
tect, is ashamed OF his own work let him
do penance for his imposition upon the
country by quietly and gently acknowl-
edging his failure and his regret, and give
the glad opportunity TO the people to look
further than to the author oftheir dilemma
or his product for their deliverance.
In conclusion, | beg to say, having
confidence in the wisdom of the Ameri-
can people, that, whether it be Colonel
Roosevelt or whether it be President
Taft, late allies and hail fellows well met,
who shall succumb TO the effect-remote
or proxlmate-of the Roosevelt patent
steam roller process, the survivor will be
met, in my judgment, by the peoples
champion, Woodrow Wilson Jour Moses,
if you please, whose life and charac-
ter are without spot or blemiSh, and in
the final test the people will proclaim in
no uncertain voice their faith and conf
dence in him, and so mote it be.
ISAAC V. JOHNSON.
Shepherdstown, w. Va.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1912-03-28

Senator Shiyely, OF Indiana. can tell q
story. A coterie OF his Hoosier constiiu-
ents surrounded him in Washington ho-
tel recently and one remarked, naming
statesman who had failed TO secure an
appointment for friend, that the states
man was the biggest liar he ever knew.
"You should have known man who
lived in Loganspor," replied the Senator.
"He was always talking about q fine
horse he said he owned, when as a mat
Ter Of fact he never owned pound OF
horsefiesh in his life but he talked about
ii so much that he got to believe Il him
self-uutil one day he went TO Indianap-
oils and bought saddle and bride I"
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1912-03-28
Precocious Children.

The belief is general that precocity in a
child is ominous, that il is likely 10 mean
future injury both to mind and body.
Precocity, il is often said, is found only
in the neurotic and in those OF unbalanced
mind or weak body. Il is called abnor-
NAL, and declared misfortune. Whether
the abnormal is always undesirable de-
pends on the view you take OF humanity
in general. II the inhabitants OF our
world are the best possible beings, then
anything exceptional must certainly be
bad. But many would deny the premise.
These people are not pessimists; they
think human beings very good, but they
believe there is still room for improve
ment in them. Improvement is effected
in large measure by the geniuses and the
ar-geniuSeS, men OF extraordinary gifts
whose labors raise humanity 10 a higher
plane.
A precocious child is one born with
some faculties capable OF extraordinary
development. ltmay be neurotic oreven,
in certain respects, mentally deficient,
but il is moi necessarily so and indeed,
these ills are more often tnau not the re-
suit OF an unwise forcing OF the child's
special aptitudes without regard to its
physical and mental needs.
The training OF precocious child calls
for care, wisdom and common sense.
The child should have well balanced
teacher. and should not be hurried. On
the contrary, # the slightest injury is be-
ing done TO the child's mental functions
other than The one specially endowed,
or TO its physical health, II should be gen
tly restained.
Exercise is needed TO develop any Of
gan or faculty, but The exercise OF one set
OF muscles or faculties exclusively leads
to -sidedness. Especially those who
are by nature one-sided should exercise
the other side. When development is
properly regulated, when the mental fac
ulties and physical health are both care
fully looked after, precociiy is not mis-
fortune, but great good fortune. The
precocious child so saieguarded may
prove TO be that most precious gift TO hu-
manIty-another genius.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1912-03-28
WOODROW WILSON.

"When hear a popular vote spoken
OF as mob government, feel like telling
the man that utterS that that he has no
right 10 call himself al American. Do
you see anything resembling a mob in
that voting population of the countryside
men tramping over the mountaiuside,
men going TO the general store at the vii
lage, men going into little. converSing
groups to cast their ballots-is that your
notion OF mob, or is that your picture OF
free. selt-governing people? | am not
afraid OF the judgment so expressed, ii
you will give men time to think, because
the deepest conviction and passion OF my
heart is that the common people. by
which mean all OF us, al e to be absolutely
trusted"
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1912-03-28
HOW WEAK WOMEN
Nav Be Made Strong at Small
Evnense and No Risk

Nav Be Made Strong at onidn
Expense and No Risk =
There are hundreds OF women IN
this vicinity, weak. thin. rundown,
tired out and nervous. Such women
need vinol Just as much as did Mrs'
Jane Pepper, of 2SO7 Howard street,
San Francisco, Cal, who says:
81 have used Vinol for some time
with particularly gratifying results |
was run down, weak and debilitateo'
and nv appetite was gone. AFTER YAK,
ing several bottles of Vinol / founo
INV condition greatly improved: ano
do not hesitate to recommend fln0'
To anyone similarly afiecteo.
yinol is not a secret nostrum, o1'
g delicious cod liver and iron tonic
without oil, which win create an ap
natite tone up the digestive organs
rate pure blood and create strength
Try a bottle of yinol with the un II
derstanding that your money VIII d
returned IL It does not help you.
Owens s Miller, Druggists,
shepherdstown W. Va.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1912-03-28
A Real Magic Cap.

Not very long ago German organist,
who went TO ST. Petersburg to live, had
there an experience with new cap that
for time almost made him believe in The
magic of the Teutonic faiy-tales.
The organist bought the cap during
his first day at the Russian capital, and
wore il the next day when he went out fora
walk. On his return to his lodgings, he
was amazed to find two gold purses in
his pocket, one of which contained a sum
equivalent to fifty dollars.
The next day, after his usual walk, he
found four purses in his outside pocket, a
find that caused him to doubt his senses.
A third day, with similar profitable re-
suit, sent him to the chief of police to tell
his story.
The authorities detailed detective to
90 with the German to the tailor who
made the cap. Investigation disclosed
that il had been constructed Of an odd
piece of English cloth brought in by a
stranger. From it the tailor had made
fifteen identical caps TO order. Having a
bit left, he had constructed a sixteenth
cap, which was the one sold to the or
ganist.
The detective then followed the organ
ist through the streets Of the city, when
the mystery was solved. The cap, it ap-
pears, was the emblem Of gang OF pick
pockets working comparatively. The one
who secured purse dropped it into the
pocket of the first confederate he saw.
The cap had identified the German, and
he had reaped the reward.
With this clue, it was an easy matter
for the Russian authorities to catch the
| whole gang.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1912-03-28
Repels Attack of Death

Give years ago two doctors told me |
had only two years to live." This start
ling statement was made by Stlllman
Green, Malachite, Col. "They told me
/ would die with consumption. II was
no to me then to try the best lung medi-
cine and began to use DR.. Kings New
Discovery. II was well ! did, for today !
am working and 5elieve owe my llfe 10
this great throat and lung cure that has
cheated the grave of another victim. It's
folly to suffer with coughs, colds or other
throat and lung troubles now. Take the
cure that's safest. Price % cents ano
S1.O0. Trial bottle free at Hill's Pharmacy
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1912-03-28

An aged colored man was engaged in
burning the grass off the lawn OF young
broker when the latter returned to his
home and, thinking TO have some fun
with the old man, SAID:
"Sambo. if you burn that grass. the
entire lawn will be as black as you arr" +"
"Dafs all right, sub" responded the
negro. "Some O. desc days dat grass
will grow up an be as green as you are"
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1912-03-28
To Mothers-And Others.

You can use Bucklen's Arnica Salve to
cure children of eczema. rashes, tetter.
chafings, scaly and crusted humors, as
well as their accidental inluries-cuts
burns, bruises, etc., with perfect safety.
Nothing else heals so quickly. For oolls,
ulcers, old, running orfever sores or plies
il has no equal. &c at Hills Pharmacy.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1912-03-28

Old Jake-Golly, dis here hain't George
Washington Jefferson, what went to the
city TO- years ago. be it2
g. w. J.-Dat's what.
Old Jake-Well, declar'l I'd nebber
hab knowed yo' if yo' hadn't cum pus-
sonely.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1912-03-28
Rendezvous.

count that friendship little worth
Which has not many things untold,
Great longings that no words can hold.
And passion secrets waiting birth.
Along the slender wires OF speech
Some message from the heart is sent:
But who can tell the whole that's meant
Our dearest thoughts are out OF reach.
have not seen thee. tho mine eyes
Holo now the image OF thy face;
In vain. through form. strive to trace
The soul love that deeper lies.
A thousand accidents control
Our meeting here. Clasp hand in hand,
And swear 10 meet me in that land
Where friends hold converse soul to soul.
Henry Van Dyke.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1912-03-28

An old negro preacher did the honors,
and the candidate for baptism was coal
black negro woman. Tine preacher led
his victim far out in the stream where she
could be thoroughly immersed, and at
the auspicious moment he cried in a loud
voice:
"Be stiddy, sistah, be stiddy, an
you'll come up whitah dan snow"
ooh, parson," she exclaimed, "dats
askin' too much; a cream color II dol
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1912-03-28

vigor and cheerful
ness soon disappear
when the kidneys are
out Of order or dis
eased.
Kidney trouble has
become so prevalent
that it is not uncom-
mon for a child 10 be
born afflicted with
weak kidneys. If the
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1912-03-28
Nineteen Miles q Second

without a Jar. shock or disturbance, is the
awful speed Of our earth through space.
We wonder at such ease OF natures
movement, and so do those who take
DR.. Kings New Life Pills. No gripping,
no distress, just thorough work that
brings good health and fine feeling. 25c.
Hills Pharmacy.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1912-03-28

A boy looking for something to do saw
the sign boy Wanted" hanging outside
Of a store in New York. He picked up
the sign and entered the store.
The proprietor met him. "What did
you bring that sign in here for 2" asked
the storekeeper.
"You won't need Il any more" said
the boy cheerfulIy. "Pm going TO take
the Job"
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1912-03-28

Most disiiguring skin eruptions. scroi-
ula, pimples, rashes, etc, are due to i'm
pure blood. Burdock Blood Biiters Is
cleansing blood topic. Makes you clear
eyed, ciear-brained, elear-skinned.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1912-03-28
Women Is We'll as Men arc Made Miserable
BY kidney and Bladder Trouble.

Kidney trouble preys upon the mind,
discourages and essensambition; beauty,
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1912-03-28


A young man had taken his wife TO a
show; and as there was no one TO look
after the baby, they had brought il along.
II cried Justify all through the first act.
At the close Of the act an usher came
down the aisle and informed them that Il
they could not keep the baby quiet they
would have TO 20 to the box office, get
their money back and 90 out.
They succeeded in squelching the
baby, and all went well for a time.
Then, five minutes after the last acI
had commenced, the young father leaned
over and said: "How do you like the
show ?"
"Rottenl" was the reply.
He was silent for moment, and then,
leaning over again, he whispered
"Stick pin in the baby !"
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1912-03-28
Harder Than The Living Rock.

Concrete buildings are permanent to an
extent never before realized by arohi-
tectS Office buildings have a life of
twenty, thirty, forty years, as the case
may be, and then, il they are built Of
brick or stone or terra-cotta, they fall into
the wrecker's haEds, ana are removed
with little difficulty but much dust, 10 let
other and greater buildings rise in their
stead
But with concrete buildings, says the
Construction News, the case is different.
To induce the concrete TO release its hold
on the reinforcing rods OF steel is no easy
matter. The steel rods are wound in and
out of the mass, crossing and recrossing
and tapping over each other until thor
oughly tangled, like the hairs in my lady'S
couture, and much harder TO separate.
II is infinitely more trouble to tear
down a house OF REINFORCED concrete than
il is TO build one, and although less skill
is required, il will be found that the cost
will not be far different. The removal OF
a small concrete building in New York
recently cost twenty-five thousand five
hundred dollars.
The use of modern REINFORCED concrete
for building construction goes back hardly
twenty years, and there are few buildings
Of the most approved type that are ten
years old. For this reason knowledge OF
the lasting qualities OF cement cannot be
said 10 be complete, but from what is
known il is believed that the ordinary
house OF brick or stone is at the peak OF
its efficiency the moment II is completed.
From that time il begins 10 deteriorate.
The peak OF efficiency in the case Of
concrete house has not yet been deter
mined. As concrete gets older, it be-
comes harder and more durable, that is,
Of course, if the concrete is properly
made.
The usual means Of wrecking house
have not the slightest effect on concrete.
The sledge- hammer, the drill and dyna-
mite must be used.
Acids might be used TO disintegrate the
concrete, but the expense would be
enormous. Muriatic acid will dissolve
the binder in the cement, but the trouble
is that as soon as il has soaked in little
the cement counteracts the acid, and il is
necessary to wash away the soluble ma
terial with a hose before further progress
can be made
The only thing TO do is to loosen the
material with explosives and then break
il free from the steel reinforcement with
sldege hammers, and that is long, te-
dious job. A concrete house, reenforc-
ed, becomes what is called monolithic.
1t is as if some one had chseed the house
out OF a single piece OF stone, with the
added strength furnished by The steel.
-4N -4N$---
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1912-03-28
shepetown Jefferson County, Virginia Thursday
Five Views on Popular Government.

Five Views on Popular Government.
We publish herewith the views of five
men on the SUI iect of popular govern
ment-one the wise and sagaciouS Abra-
ham Lincoln and the others prominent
men of the present day. This is what
they have said on the question that is up
permost in the minds of the people of
this country:
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1912-03-28

by druggists, in fifty
cent and one-dollar
size bottles. You may
have a sample bottle
by mail free, also a
pamphlet telling ali
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1912-03-28

in-luding many of the thousands of testi-
r,,ouial letters received from sufferers
who found Swamp Root TO be just the
remedy needed. Ii writing Dr.. kiimei
& Co. rBingharnton, n. Y, be sure and
mention this paper. Don't make any
mistake, but remember the name, DR..
Kilmer's Swamp-R Root, and the address
Binghamton. n. Y. On every bottle.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1912-03-28

child urinates too often, ifthe urine scalds
the flesh, or If, when the child reaches an
age when it should be able 10 control the
passage, it is yet afflicted with bed-wet-
ting, depend upon it, the cause Of the diff
Gully is kidney trouble, and the first
step should be towards the treatment of
these importantor organs. This unpleasant
trouble IS due TO a diseased condition of
the kidneys and bladder and not to q
habit as most people suppose.
Women as well as men are made rnisef-
able with kidney and bladder trouble,
and both need the same great remedy.
The mild ard the immediate effect OF
Svamp-Root is soon realized Itissold
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1912-03-28
PRESIDENT TAET.

"There are those of US who do not be-
lieve that all people are fitted for popular
government. The fact is, We know they
are not. Some of us do not dare say so,
but ! do. We are called upon now,
We of the bar, TO say whether we are 60
ing to protect the institution of the judic-
iary, and continue it independent of the
majority. or of all the people"
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1912-03-28
ABRAHAM LINCOLN.

"ThiS country, with its institutions, be-
longs to the people who inhabit it.
Whenever they shall grow weary of the
existing government, they can exercise
their constitutional right of amending it,
or their revolutionary right TO diSmember
or overthrow it. Why should there moi
be patient confidence in the ultimate
justice of the people? Is there any bet
ter or equal hope in the world ?"
SENATOR PENRoSE, OF PENNSYLVANIA.
"If the 10000, 900 people of this coun-
try were TO be called together, do moi
believe they would be any better able TO
frame constitution than would the in
habitants of the Philippine Islands. ."
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
"With Lincoln, hold that this country,
with its institutions, belongs to the peo-
pie who lnhabit it. Many eminent law
yers believe, and sometimes assert, that
the American people are not fitted for
popular government and that it is neceS-
sary to keep the judiciary independent OF
the majority or OF all the people. take
absolute issue with all who hold such a
position. regard it as complete mega
ton of our whole system OF government.
| believe with all my heart thatthe Amer
lean people are fit for complete self-gov-
ernment "