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Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1912-05-16
LOO A YEAR IN ADVANCE
NEW VOL. 47-No. 20.
A Sermon By A Horse.

A young minister walked along busy
city street one raw November day. He
was discouraged and embittered, because
he thought he was being overworked,
and was not receiving the recognition he
deserved. His mood was bitter and re-
bellious, mood that is found among
ministers perhaps as often as among 9th
er people.
Out OF the din of traffic there came TO
his ears the rumble OF heavily loaded
dray and the sound OF iron-shod hoofs
striking the pavement. A dray. loaded
with huge rolls of paper and drawn. by a
pair OF magnificent bay horses, was COM
ing briSkly up slight rise in the street.
The driver. little wrinkled lrishman,
crouched lazily on his seat, with the reins
hanging loose from his fingers. The two
splendid beasts, without word or a touch
from him, were doing their work with
perfect intelligence and willingness. The
minister paused upon the curb to watch
them.
Suddenly the horse nearest to him trod
upon a slippery manhole cover, lost his
footing, and went down on his side with
a resounding crash. A quick little gasp
OF pity came from the watchers on the
sidewalk. But il was wasted pity. For
before the dray had lost its headway, be-
fore the little old driver had gathered up
his reins, the great horse, with violent
scramble, got to his feet again, and threw
himself into his collar with an energy that
threatened 10 tear the heavy harness off
his back.
As the dray topped the rise and rumbled
round the corner, the minister turned
slowly away. His eyes were moist and
his heart humble. His impulse was TO
follow that horse all day, and learn his
spirit of generous cooperation. And
that night, as he knelt at his bedside, he
prayed strange prayer;
80 God, make me like that horse.
l eaCn me Wtldt I OH want me 10 90, anu
help me 10 want TO do il without being
driven. When stumble, may ! rise at
once and pull all the harder TO make up
for lost time. Bless my life with feel
ing OF harmony and cooperation with
ThySelf. Amen"
The next Sunday morning he preached
a sermon from the text, "Hencetorth !
call you not servants for the servant
knoweth not what his lord doeth; but
have called you friends" II was good
sermon; the people spoke TO him very
warmly about II after church. But the
minister knew in his heart that the sermon
really came from great dumb brute that
had never been 10 church in his life.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1912-05-16
Good News.
Many shepherdstown Readers Have
Heard Ii and Profited Thereby.

Good news travels fast" and the
thousands OF bad back sufferers In Shep-
herdstcwn are glad TO learn that prompt
relief is within their reach. Many lame,
weak and aching back Is bad no more,
thanks to Doan's Kidney Pills. Our Cit
liens are telling the good news OF their
experience with the Old Quaker Remedy.
Here is an example worth reading.
Mrs. Frank Alien, Main ST., Shep-
herdstown, w. Va, says: "Doan's Kid
ney Pills did me a world OF good and ]
am pleased to recommend them. Ny
back was weak and panied me most Of
the time. always had pains in my kid
neys and was subject to attacks OF diz--
illness and nervousness. Hearing OF
Doan's Kidney Pills, got supply at
Hills Pharmacy and ! did not use them
long before ] received relief. AT The
present time my kidneys are normal and
have no cause for complaint"
For sale by all dealers. Price Ocents.
Foster -MiIburn, 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, 1912-05-16
The Demons Of The Swamp

are mosquitoes. As they sting they put
deadly malaria germs in the blood. Then
follow the icy chills and the fires OF fever.
The appetite flies and the strength fails /;
also malaria often payes the way for
deadly typhoid. But Electric bitleIs
kill and cast out the malaria germs ron
the blood; give you fine appetite and
renew your strength. "After long sui
fering." wrote VIM. Fretwell, OF Lucama,
N. c.. 'three bottles drove all the ma.
laria from my system, and I've had good
health ever since" Best for all stomach,
liver and kidney ills. 80 cts. at Hills
Pharmacy,
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1912-05-16
hH La Mi1h ua.
rMontsomery (AIa.) Times. }

(MOntgomery lAla-) Ilmes.)
81 am for the newspapers-whfch IL
merely another way Of mentioning
the fact that | am In public life. The
public man who fights the daily press
won't be a public man very long
Woodrow Wilson.
One thing we like about Wilson 10
that he can tell such sctnttllatms
truths In so few words.
The above Is the literal truth VII
son is for the newspapers and rhsy
ara for him. Which is merely another
way of mentioning that he ID tor the
public and the public is for him
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1912-05-16
TunnWorths.

Improve your stock by buying a thor
ouphbred famWorth Boar. The Tam
worth is strictly bacon hog and is the
best to cross on the ordinary swine.
They are prolific and hardy, and the pigs
grow quickly and mature early, produc-
ing meat of the finest quality. Young
Tamworth boars and sows from registered
stock. Have now,,for sale four sows
months old, weigh 200 to 25O pounds,
and one sow and two boars 4 months old.
H. w. POTTS.
Shepherdstown, w. Va.
Ian II. 1912.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1912-05-16
Want
LonqHan2

And you would like long
hair? Rich, heavy hair?
Beautiful, luxuriant hair?
That is perfectly natural, and
we are here to help you.
Ayers Hair Vigor is a great
aid to nature in producing
just the kind of hair you de-
sire. Do not be afraid to
use it. No danger of its col
oring your hair. The ingre-
dents are all given on each
label, thus enabling your
doctor to wisely advise you
concerning its use. Consult
him freely. He knows.
Made by the J. O. AVER CO.. L.weli. M.s..
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1912-05-16
Helps A Judge In Bad Fix.

Justice Eli Cherry, OF GilIis Mills, Tenn,
was plainly worried. A bad sore on his
leg had baffled several doctors and long
resisted all remedies. 81 thought Il was
a cancer" he wrote. "At last ! used
Bucklen's Arnica Salve, and was COM
pletely cured" Cures burns, boils, ul-
GERS, cuts, bruises and piles. Is cents at
Hills Pharmacy.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1912-05-16
One morning at a late bleakfast his wife

One morning al late bfeakiast MS wiie
broke out with:
"For goodness sake, John, how long
did you boil these eggs 2"
"Just as long as you told me 10. my
dear"
impossible. They're hard as bricks"
:" boiled them just twelve minutes"
"TweIve2 Why, told you that three
minutes was long enough for an eggp
Eyes, dear-but boiled four OF them"
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1912-05-16

Don't think that piles can't be cured.
Thousands OF obstinate cases have been
cured by Doan's Ointment. 80 cents at
any drug store.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1912-05-16

Teacher-Tommy, where is Mexico 2
Tommy-On page 10 Of the iography,
miss.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1912-05-16
The Candle.

A lighted candle in the room
Takes up so little OF the gloom.
And yet when II has burned away
We miss so much its quiet ray.
'Tis thus when Love its candle brings
Unto the heart OF human things
Though we should wake to ind il gone
II lives in memory like a dawn.
-BenZtown Bard.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1912-05-16
FOR RENT.

MY house on Main street, furnished OF
unfinished, is offered for rent by the
year, or will rent furnished for the sum-
mer months. Apply to
MRS. r. &. RlNGGOLD,
Shepherdstown, W. Va.
April Is, l912-4w
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1912-05-16
Vegetable ond Flower
PldDtS.

II has been demonstrated that cabbage
rot is spread through the seed. 1t will pay
YOU tc use our plants from treated seed.
TO avoid severe trouble from Aphis, do
not use plants carried over winter. Our
cabbage plants are now ready, and other
vegetable plants of the best varieties as
used in our garden will be ready in sea.
son. Have also some flower plants and
hardy shrubbery for sale. Don't forget
we can send plants by mail. Terms
cash. Do not ask us to open accounts.
Barred Plymouth Rock Eggs for hatch
ing. so cents per Is. Pekin Duck Eggs,
so cents Der dozen. They do.not layivery
late in the season. -
BENZ. HARTZELL.
April a, 19l2-3m
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1912-05-16
observation-disclosures

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 7, 1912.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1912-05-16

"Sir, am looking for little succor."
"Well, do look like one 2"
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1912-05-16
sbepherdstowu Jefferson County, Virginia Thursday May 6 1912

A little farther on, Imboden was making
one more stand against Sigel, while
Breckenridge was huTying up, with four
thousand men, to bring succor. The Ca
diets were in the shadow of impending
battle.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-01-26
Pigeons Maternal Instinct,

A gentleman residing in Jedburgh,
Scotland. owns pair OF bantams,
aud also keeps white cock fantail.
The bantams and the pigeon are as a
rule, very good friends A few days
ago the bantams began to hatch eggs
The pigeon deciding to take part In
the proceedings. forcibly took the
nest and Its contents under its own
wing, and has undertaken the vicari
GUS duty OF incubation. This 10 the
second time 1t has displayed a pre-
objection for Matching the young Of
another species. having two years ago
discharged a similar duty in exactly
Identical circumstances. but be de.
serted the nest
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-01-26
SYNOPSIS.

Garrett Coast, young man OF New
York City, meets Douglas BlaCkstock. who
Invites him TO a card party. He accepts.
although he dslikes Blackstock, the rea-
son being that both are In love with Kath-
crime ThaXter. Coast fails to convince her
mat Blackstock Is unworthy Of her
friendship. At the party Coast meets two
named Dundas and Van Tuyl There Is
a quarrel, and BlackstoCk shoots Van
Tuyl dead Coast struggles to wrest the
weapon from him. thus the police DIS
cover them. Coast is arrested for murder
II" Is convicted. but as he begins his sen.
tence, Dundas names BlackstOCk as the
murderer and kills himself Coast be-
comes free, but Blackstock has married
katherine Thaxter and fed Coast puT-
chases yacht and while sailing sees a
man thrown from a distant boat He res
GUS the fellow who is named AppleYard
Ihey arrive at a lonely island known as
NO Mans Land Coast starts out to eX-
plore The place and comes upon some de-
serted buildings He discovers a man
dead. Upon going further and approach
ing house he sees Katherine Thaxter.
VINO explains that her husband under the
name OF Black, has bought the island.
he Is blind, wireless operator and has
station there. Coast informs her that
ner husband murdered Van Tuyl.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-01-26

dripping head, soothing the dog with
muttered words for a moment or two
1t Struggled close to him. whining
Shivering
Poor boy!" he said gently. so
now. so, old fellow. =" Then. sur
prised: "Hello!" be exclaimed
What's this?"
Beneath his hand the dog had stiff
fened suddenly. and now stood tense
and bristling, deep and angry growl
rumbling In its throat
simultaneously, from some indie
terminate point. he heard the sound
of mans voice. the words indistln,
guishable, accompanied by grating
noise like that made by metal en-
counterng stone,
Hello. hello!" he said softly, knit
ting his brows, as he stared down the
roadway, in the direction that he must
go. the direction from which the
sounds seemed to come.
He could see nothing save vague
shadows. formless, dim.
A monotonous iteration of mufled
sounds forced itself upon Coasts at
tention; a thud. scraping noise, q
soft plop; repeated endlessly. He
strained his eyes against the yelling
mists, seeming to discern a knot of
shadows down the road The sounds
continued TO be interrupted. presently
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-01-26

by high.pitched accents, apparently
lifted in expostulation; but the intona.
| ton was foreign and the words un,n.
| telligible.
Then voice said roughly: "Shut
up and get on. will you? Dyou want
to keep me standing here all day."
A grunt responded and the noises
recommended.
Coast gulped; his temples throbbed
and there was a feeling OF constric.
ton In his throat The voice had been
blackstock's. Coast now understood
what was towards: they were digging
grave for the dead man.
Quite mechanically he turned aside
and moved toward the row of houses
on his right: they stood upon the edge
OF shelving bank. he found, guessing
the beach lay at the foot of this de-
clivity. He descended ten feet or so,
and. the dog at heel. skulked along in
the rear OF the buildings until he
came to one which he judged to be
about opposite the group Of shadows.
Then climbing again he entered the
structure by its rear doorway-wh,ch
owned no door.
Opening on the roadway were two
windows. with broken and empty
sashes. and a doorway with vacant
hinges. Coast approached one OF the
windows. The dog. laundering help.
lessly about for a time. at length
found the door and stopped astride
the sill. smiling the air, cara pricked
forward. body vibrant with the be-
hemence Of It's growis.
From position near the window.
Coast could see with passatle distinct.
ness the prone body and round It a
gathering Of four figures.
Biackstock stood some feet from the
body. his feet we'll apart. bis heavy
sh"nldars Inclined slightly forward.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-01-26
Twist That Made the Rome

machinery was to take the n,ace q,
the hand in rope,making. and be- re.
al'zed lame and fortune from the con.
cep'ion. His opportunity came with
.he proposition to grapple for the
broken ends of the Atlantic subma.
r'ne cable in the sixties.
A,rope fully $4,000 feet long was re-.
CURED Tor the graphing, but the task
OF making one OF this unheard.o,
length could not be undertaken ser,.
ously by any rope.maker then In tho
business. >Ae
AT this 1uncture John Good ram.
forward With a proposition TO huild
machinery from bis own designs and
make a rope in one piece as Ions a.
was wanted 80
The offer seemed a bold m. M,
was accepted. The machinery vss
Quilt the rope made til, nrsa. -
.ne cable found and reaai, cd. and
Geographic communication ,atv.s a
the old world and The new ss,.h
iisaad eo~p
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-01-26
Women Of india.

i have seen women under a burn.
ing midday sun reaping In the fields. g
says a writer on India Il have seen
them at road making in the streets OF
cities; have seen them loading en-.
glnes with coal at railway stations:
nave seen them in long procession
on the white roads of the plains car.
ry'ng great burdens on their heads
IKE string of camels. And | have
seen also In the eyes OF every old
woman whom have encountered
every one Of them. such misery, ad.
Vero'ty and angry bitterness a.
seemed to curse the very air OF heav.
en- have not seen one happy old
woman In the whole country"
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-01-26

toward him WHO spuEe' he ~.
ated as II ne ha0 IallcG to Cai2a o..
cry which ha1 Enthusiastically "a H.
ears that sten.ri a'rHn'1 T. aimrs
preternaturaI acue4,sa I rear
! nothing
Quickly bis gaze ques,ed past EiacG
stock. raking their surrounG,uGa. al"
! Tor an instant CO1st could haye sworn
rested on his lace. indefinite DII
! though II must have seemed viewed
| through the window at that remove
| lie tancied that the man small black
! eyes narrowed, and ne held MS
breath, tearing he was discovered ano
wondering whether or not TO make a
break tor il by way OF the back door
Then, 10 his unspeakabie relief, The
Chlnamans glance Travelled on and
again paused
1T must have been the dog" he
said. hts precise English oddly assert
Ing with his foreign intonaton
For the first time Coast became
aware that the animal had left The
doorway A slight shift OF position
enabled him to discover ii standing al
pause halfway between the building
and the group round the grave.
The dog? Mo-" BiackstOck ejac,
ulated neryously. Dogs don't
speak"
1T must have been the dog" the
Chinaman repeated 1T is there"
"Where?" Blackstock moved un-
easily. seeming 10 sense menace IN
the very proximity OF the animal.
Keep it away from me, dyOu near?
Don't let 1t come near me Kick II of
kill the damn brute ii ii comes this
way!" His tones tlatted strangely. as
If he were in truth MORALLY afraid OF
the animal. ut hates me" be said IN
a mumble-"hates mel"
Let me have your pistol" the
Chinaman put in Il think it means
to attack US Give me the pistol and
| will drive It off
AS il to confirm the wisdom Of this |
as well as BlackstOck's |
fears. the dog al that instant inter. .
jected sOnorous and savage growl-
which changed to a sharp yelp as a
bit Of rock. flung with surprising &C
curacy by one Of the grave.dlggers,
landed on its sides Confused and IN
pain--for the blow must have been
shrewd One-the blind animal
swerved. scuttled Off. disappeared
AT the same time Coast was aware
that some object passed from Black
stocks hand to the Chnaman's A
second later a little tongue OF reddish
flame licked out from the mouth OF q
revolver he'd by the latter, and Coast
heard its vicious bark coincident with
/ smart thud as the bulet lodged in a
beam Immediately behind him
1t might have been poor markham.
ship or fair: the Chinaman might have
aimed at the dog.
tTO BE CONT1NUED.)
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-01-26

| his hands c!asped behind him he
vos clOtEed in shining, Shape'esS
| HACK 0llsk1ns; the dropping brlm OF D.
| eou'waster MD all his taCe save req
patch OF cheek
! Near the dead man, two Cinnamon
tOiied with spades. WalsI-deep ID d
trench Their bodies, clothed 10 th'h'
saturated blue jackets, tent ana re-
covered with nearly automatic pre-
cision as they deIved and cast up the
loan Behind them little mound OF
fresh.turned earth grew rapidly
To one side third Chlnaman stood
IN attitude OF imperturbab bic attention.
apparently overseeing the JOB tie was
large man, largely bullded: taller
than Blackstock by at least three
inches, with disproportionately long
arms. large hands and feet In that
drearily Elusive light he seemed
giant His face, to Occidental eyes.
was a yellow mask. brutalIy modelled
but quite devoid OF expression.
Presently he uttered a single word
In Chinese, and the labor came 10 an
end. He turned to Blackstoch.
"All ready" he said brusQuely. In
clear English
Blackstock inclined his head, as II
doubtful. How deep?" he asked.
-Four feet"
Blackstock appeared to reflect brief
". six would be better" be SAID
However kick him In and
get him covered as quick as you can
All right" returned the Chinaman
stolidly.
He issued instructions to his coun
trymen in a swift tumble OF sharp syl
tables.
The pitIless brutality OF the pro
ceeding. together with the sickenlng !
thump of the body falling into The |
trench. affected Coast mOmentarlly |
with sort OF vertigo with something |
closely resembling nausea. and wrung |
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-01-26
!" "aren o. Labor.savine invention
Rope.Makine Machine Was
Last on List.

There is nothing more prosaic than
rope or that enters into a greater
number OF homeIy occupations: and
yet IN the march o, labor.sayins in.
Vention. rope-making machine was
one OF the last on the list So lone
indeed. did rope.making remain one
OF the manual arts that the name n,
tne place where the work was dono
mas become ingrained In ponu,ar
speech: and the rope factory, though
10 no way meriting the appellat,on IA
still known In some quarters "a tho
rope walk"
Formerly 1t was considered a far,
worthy OF note that the government,
rope'waik ~ Boston could turn on,
rope 1920 feet long.
A young workman In q rope. wall
saw that the twist should bs snn,,od
70 the -ope instead Of the stranda n
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-01-26
Only Thought Was To Help

BOOTS TO bonnet when she entered the
car The woman with the shiny nose
teit certain If she surreptitiously tried
70 extract her powder rag from her
purse and dabble her tip with 1t the
woman at her side would glare hor.
Fioiy. But es her street drew near
sue determined to risk It anyhow and
trust to Providence that a quick dab
would accomplish the desired result
she dabbed-bllndly and hurriedly,
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-01-26

from him an involuntary cry Of horror.
Good Cod" he said aloud-how loud.
ly he soon realised.
Barely had the words been spoken
"hen blackstock. as II galvanized.
whirled In Coasts direction. Who's
.natF he demanded sharply, bis tea.
lures darkly distorted with appre.
hension. Who spoke?"
His fingers tore nervously at the
fastening OF his oilskin coat; he jerked
1t open and plunged one hand into a
side pocket. as II seeking a weapon
IN surprise the tall Chinaman turned
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-01-26
1o Condemned to Death.

Saloniki.-A court martial wnH'
sitting with closed doors aoouI ",
ty miles north of Salonikl mon.l
condemned to death eight BulgaID
two Jews. three gypsies and slA 'u]
in connection with the Dom0 y
rage which was perpetrated enp
December in the village oil h"s.
causing the death OF twelve pe'"
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-01-26

The lnfanta Eulalie has recons,a.
cred her decIaratit rs Of independence
and mas apollo gized to her nephew
King Alfonso, though he did not send
her the quick punishment she re-.
quested Rut hiL counselors were
wise. They know that the hand which
holds the purse strings has no need
to WELD the club
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-01-26
Virginia Women Denied sa!@

Richmond, Va.-Wemen Of NfsI
were denied the ballot Monday v
the house committee on privileges
elections of the general ASSEMBLY
cided to report dversely bill eha
ing the constitution of Virginia
that women might vote. The 'al
OF the committee was praeuc|
unanimous.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-01-26

Out the woman saw her She could
'eel the glare turned 10 her direction
men, 10 her Infinite amazemen,. the
woman whipped open her re,icule and
eAFacted a small mirror This she
handed TO her neighbor with an IN.
outstanding smile. Better take T.
my oear-theres gob Of powder on
inc left side near your eye" The
o'hef woman. In her gratitude. for.
gave the glare previously admin,s,e,
co. and remembered the good old sd
age one touch OF powder makes the
feminine world kin