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Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1916-10-19
At Oak Hill Jersey Farm, near Shop
herdstown. sale 10 begin al p. M:

Twill sell II head Of COWS and heifers from my
herd, and will be joined in the sale by several OF
my neighbors so that there will be 20 to . head in
the sale.
| am offering the result of seventeen years breed
ing the Jersey COW. In purchasing my foundation
stock ! have bought from tested cows OF the best
producing strains. My last two herd bulls were out
OF cows that made over 600 pounds OF butter IN a
year, and my cows work in the Eastern Panhandle
Cow Testing AssociatioH-will show that my ioun-
dation stock was. bred for good. PRODUCTION ana
2 In aged COW ! lead with. Alice M. with 1910
pounds milk and $50 pounds fat. equal TO 90 IL
pounds butter for The month. Martha leads as 8
year-old. also next 10 high COW. with ST. pounds
lat. equal TO 81 IL pounds butter. fox,s Golden
Fleece leads as2-year old 49, pounds lat. ~ pounds
butter seven months since fresh. This heller h as
made over 400 pounds butter in little over nine
months Foxs Polly, l-year- old, 342 pounds lat.
30 pounds butter. don't believe the yearling.
2-year-oid on the 3-year- old records will be broken
in our cow testing association, when you consider
the time they have been giving milk since they were
fresh.
erai will be fresh by the first OF January. These
COWS will make from 40 TO 30 pounds butter IN
month il handled properly. Some OF the greatest
cows on the iarm.
Prof. Oliver told me he had never seen a more
promising LOT OF heller calves than these are. With
good care these should develop some 5OO-pound
butter cows among them one reglstered ou. can
breeder al the top in few years. Out oil the SEN
sational heller Eminents Oxford Maid. who made
3o5 pounds butter in eleven months and ireshened
two months after her test was I'D. Eminents Ok
lord Maid is a grand-daughter Of Eminent and Sen,
sational Fern and great-grand- daughter OF oxford
Lad and Flying Fox. four Of the greatest bulls OF
the breed.
One large breeder pronounced Eminent's Oxford
Maid thousand dollar heller. The sire OF Oxford
Maids Glory is Calais Glory OF NJ. whose mother
made 6CJ 3-4 pounds butter in year and is IRON
long line of hgh-testing cows.
s. w Billnyer will sell two young bulls. same
breeding as my stock, as he has used my registered
bulls for the last six years.
ID. Muldoon will sell two heers nine months
old. by a registered Jersey bull
W. r Barnes will sell six or eight cows ana
hefers. some Of them by grandson OF Eminent.
the $i20C1 bull.
Edgar Conklyn will sell two heiiers nine months
old by registered bull Mr. Conklyn is a member
OF the testing association and his COWS are dong
splendid work
Harrison Schley will sell several COWS.
TERMS OF -ALE-A credit OF months VIII De
given TO parties giving approved security notes 10
bear interest from date. All property to be settled
for and removed promptly. ,,,,,-,
Dodd & Hoffman, AuctOneers.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1916-10-19
Full Moon And The Chimney Attire.

There was a most exciting time Last
Thursday evening at the home OF Harvey
II. Hendricks, about three miles south OF
town, along the lower pike. While Mr..
Hendricks was in town, one OF the Chin
neys OF his dwelling house took notion
10 set itself afire, and in moment or two
il was in roaring blaze, sparks and
flames shooting out of the top of the
chimney in the most spectacular way.
Fearing that the house might catch afire,
members OF Mr.. Hendricks's family rang
the farm bell vigorously 10 attract the
attention OF the neighbors. 1t attracted
attention all right. and when the neigh
bors looked out and saw the blaze at the
top of the house they fastened TO help,
sure that the building was doomed. Per-
sons who lived TO the eastward were
further Mortified TO see all OF the windows
in blaze oflightin addition to the sparks
and flames from the chimney, and il APP
peared as if every room in the house was
on fire. They didn't know it at the time,
but this was caused by the reflection Of
the full moon shining upon the window
glass. In the excitement, however, they
didn't think OF this simple phenomenon.
Telephones were set going and the alarm
was spread all over the neighborhood,
an urgent appeal being made to send the
fire engine out from Shepherdstown. In
the meantime the neighoors began to
pour in, some fifteen or twenty automo-
biles stopped, and their occupants now
added to the excitement. There were
thousand suggestions from excited men
and women. Somebody called tor salt,
and Miss Minnie Hendricks ran 10 get
some Unfortunately in her alarm she
made the mistake OF running TO The wood
shed, and wasted valuable time hunting
for salt where there was no salt. A man
called for tubs in which to carry water,
but the tubs were all in use-one was
filled with tomatoes, another with sauer
kraut, and so on. John Hendricks tried
to carry bucket of water to the top Of
the roof in order that he might pour it
down the chimney, but he slid back down
the roof so often he got discouraged. An
excited individual who had arrived in an
automobile ran TO the pump TO get more
water, but in his frenzy he tore the pump
all to pieces and entirely shut off the
supply from this source. While all these
events were taking place the fire in the
chimney just naturally burned itself out
and subsidized without having done any
damage. The automobiles moved on,
but the neighbors remained TO reassure
the frightened family. Unconscious OF
all this hulabaloo, MIR. Hendricks was
Jogging peacefully along toward home,
and whenhe arrived the trouble was over.
But the family kept him up pretty nearly
all night telling him about it-what had
been done and what hadn't been done
and il took him all next day 10 mend the
pump.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1916-10-19
Col. Buchanan SchIey Dead.

Col. Buchanan Schley, OF Hagerstow
for many years a leading Democratic
politician of Maryland and for a long time
State Tax Commissioner. died suddenly
OF heart disease last Thursday at the home
OF his son at Long Island, New York,
where he had gone for visit. He was
6S years of age. Colonel Schley was an
affable and cultured gentleman OF unus-
ually pleasing manner and friendly dispo-
sition, and had friends and relatives in
this section who deplore his death.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1916-10-19
CoIored Concert.

Colored Concert.
Our colored Methodist friends ask us
TO announce that they will have fine
concert in their church next Monday and
Tuesday evenings, October 23d and oath.
Madam E. L. Bruce, 1.-The Oklahoma
Sacred Song Bird" and Miss Clara
Stanley, pianist, will give song and
piano recital, proceeds for benefit OF the
church. Admission 10 cents. Every
body invited.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1916-10-19

The milk receiving station at Kearneys-
vile will be ready 10 receive mix mon
day morning. October 23d, and VIII pay
for October & 90 per hundred pounos tof
4 Der cent mix and 4 cents tor each point
above 4 per cent. This IS equal 10 *
BERNARD HAWLEY.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1916-10-19
Fall Festival.

Fall Festival.
The fall festival 10 be held in Charles
Town October 10Th and 9th, promises
TO be great success. Those in charge
are arranging for number OF entertain
ments and attractions, and both days
will be full of interest. This exhibition
was notable event last year, and it IS
expec ted that il will be still larger and
more ENJOYABLE this veal
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1916-10-19

Mr.. James S. Phillips. Regent.
Mrs. H. c. Getzendanner.
Mrs. ]. Y. Blackford.
Mrs. M. H. Gardiner.
Mrs. ThoS. G. Miller.
Mrs. Mary Folk.
ALTERNATES.
Miss Sarah Roller.
Mrs. Robert Gibson.
Miss Julia Grove.
Miss Addie Ireland.
Mrs. Roland Ringgold.
Mrs. Virginia Harrison.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1916-10-19

For SsIe-My second hand Ford tour
ing car. In good running order. fses!o
tank. new lamps and good tires. ,. L.
Cooley, Shenandoah Junction.
Largest bar of pure Castle soap ~
Owens and MiIIer's-oniy 10 cents.
The Dolores star., 1916-04-28
PLANT FOR BEAUTY
BY L. M. BENNINGTON.

A tropical effect can be obtained by
castor-oil plants in the middle. with
tall-growing cannas around them.
Use elephants ears for the border
A glorious hedge is obtained from
saliva. Plant a triple row of the red
sage. as 1t is often called. Set 1t, but
early in June, and let 1t grow I'M
checked until it is blaze Of color
II the aphis attacks the sweet peas
spray them with strong soap suds.
Give heliotrope rich. porous soil
composed of leaf mold. thoroughly
rotted manure, and sand to make it
friable. 1t requires good drainage
and plenty of water AMI will not thrive
in heavy sour soil.
Ever-blooming larkspuT is a novelt.
that has proved hardy and beautiful
1t grows to a great height. four or Ave
inches tall, and is a constant bloomer
AS hardy perennial Of great beauty
1t is well to try the Albion. white anI
bella-donna. sky blue, they are L
riot of gorgeous coloring and a great
improvement over the oldtime lark
spur.
Sow mignonette every two weeks
until the middle Of July. There is no
flower so fragrant and Il is easily
grown and will supply pl anty of per
fume for the home rooms.
Much better than the commercial
fertilizer is well-decayed manure. II
supplies humus, which improves the
capacity Of the soil for holding mois
ture and admitting the air to the
roots.
Take care of the palms and plants
that have been growing in the house
all winter. Do not expose them tc
the full sunshine of the garden. KeeT
them in a secluded spot until they
become accustomed to 1t.
The Dolores star., 1916-04-28
GOOD FORMULA FOR
BROOD sow RATION
Combination of Corn, Alfalfa and
Meat Meal Tankage Recon-
mended by an Expert.

Corn, alfalfa and meat meal tank
age make a very exceptionally good
trio OF brood SOW feeds IL happily
combined This is the opinion OF
John NJ. Evvard, the Iowa hog feed
ing expert. He suggests giving the
sows enough corn to keep them in
good condition. adding alfalfa in a
rack and giving them about one-fifth
to one-fourth of pound of the meat
meal tankage daily.
The alfalfa may be ground and
mixed with the corn, using 100 pounds
OF each. and the mixture then fed
from self-feeders. An average gilt
of $50 pounds will eat about five to
six pounds of this daily, SO to get the
necessary tankage into it, mix with
every 100 pounds about five pounds
Of the meat product. If the sows get
too fat, increase the proportion Of
ground alfalfa accordingly. Tho re-
suits should be happy ones at farrow-
ing time.
Don't forget" adds Mr.. Evvard,
the common salt at free will and
plenty of good wholesome water"
Corn may not be plentiful in this
state this year and all farmers may
not have alfalfa hay. However. they
also may benefit from the foregoing
suggestions. They may feed barley
instead Of the corn and clover hay in.
stead Of the alfalfa hay and expect al.
most equally good results. Meat meal,
though it may cost $50 per ton, is a
relatively economical feed for balanc-
ing such highly carbonaceous feeds
as corn and barley. 1t IL q very
highly concentrated feed.
The Dolores star., 1916-04-28
MAKING MONEY WITH
WETHERS AND LAMBS
Get Animals to Market Soon as
Fit-When Pastures Are
Short Feed Grain.

Get all wethers and lambs in the
market as soon as fit. A good article
never goes a-begging in q good mar
ket.
No animal is profitable when stand
ing still in condition. There is profit
in growth.
A mere maintenance system Of
feeding is losing game.
II the pastures are short. feed grain
in troughs, in the pasture. Feed
regularly
A very small quantity Of grain
given daily and regularly often turns
the scale from loss to profit.
Keep the flock tagged or maggots
may breed under the filth.
Examine the horns and around the
ears.
Turpentine dropped in holes and
on sores will dislodge magots; then
smear with tar.
The flock must have shade and shell
ter during the hot days Of August. Be
sure 1t Is provided.
Unless you have fed roots you can
not realize how valuable they are for
all stock, particularly sheep.
The Dolores star., 1916-04-28

Possibly this Is the wrong way to
look at it. but it seems to me that in
our efforts to develop the dairy bust
ness we are about to lose sight OF the
fact that growing and fattening beef
cattle is big part OF cattle raising.
| hear lots of discussion of dairying
Someone is always trying to start a
creamery or a dairy" writes 8. A. Per
ry Of Missouri in Farm Progress. but
the beef-cattle business does not get
SO much attention"
Undoubtedly this is wrong. We can't
all go into the dairying or cream-sell-
ing business. There are great stretches
Of good cattle growing and fattening
country in every state where the dairy
ing end of the business cannot
amount to very much for a long time
to come. There are no markets for the
cream. the milk and the butter. Rail
road transportation is poor and there
are no buyers in reach of the cream.
Where a man has enough land for 4
reasonable amount of pasture and can
go ahead raising plenty of grain and
forage at the same time he need not
count himself out Of the cattle bust
ness even II there is no trolley line
running through his place and no rail-
road depot handy to take care of sur
plus cream. What he can do is to buy
up calves, raise all he can from the
cows on his home place and turn these
youngsters into big steers with the
help Of his pastures, his forage and his
silo.
The silo is one of the pieces OF
equipment on the dairy farm that the
beef grower can use to a great ad-
vantage. 1t will help make beef and
will do 1t cheaply. With a couple OF
well-filled silos the beef grower can
get through short pasture periods in
dry summers and can keep his young
stun growing right along through the
winter. He won't have to spend all
his possible profits for cake" and 9TH
or "store feeds" in order to do SO. Any
farmer who wants to 60 little deeper
into steer feeding as plain money
making proposition ought to fit himself
out with plenty OF silo room right in
the beginning. no matter how much
pasture land and forage he may have
in sight.
For two or three years back men
who have had good many cattle
The Dolores star., 1916-04-28

gathered up in their pastures in this
vicinity have had to slap their steers
on the market right In the middle OF
the summer. They were running short
of pasture because of the dry weather
and had no money to buy feed to car
~ them over late summer. fall and
part of the winter. These men are sort
of discouraged about cattle growing
and feeding, but a few silos would
have put different face on the whole
problem. These canned pastures"
could have been opened when the
grass got short and the pastures began
to turn brown and they would have
carried the yearlings, two-year-olds
and bigger steers right on up to dry
feeds.
A few good steers on the average
sized farm would prove to be mort
gage filters and bank account makers.
There IL always a great deal of forage
going to waste. They would take care
Of this in a money-making manner.
Corn is sold as q money crop on the
average farm, but it would be a great
deal better to turn this corn into beef
and sell it in that shape. By putting
. little more attention on the better
seeding and care of farm pastures
they could be made to give better
summer support to more cattle than
they now take care Of.
Alfalfa, soy beans. cowpeas, ETC..
would help to do the rest. The farm
The Dolores star., 1916-04-28

to get better and am now well. am
stout and able to do my own housework.
l can recommend the Vegetable Com
pound to any woman who is sick and
run down as a wonderful strength and
health restorer. sMy husband says I
would have been in my grave ere this
If it had not been for your Vegetable
Compound. Mrs. BLANCHE JEFFER-
SON, 7O3 Lyon St, Des Moines, Iowa.
Before submitting to q surgical opera
ton it is wise to try to build up the
female system and cure its derange-
ments with Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound; it has saved many
women from surgical operations.
Write to the Lydia E. Pinkham
Medicine Co., Lynn, Mass, for
odvice-it will be confidential
The Dolores star., 1916-04-28
BIRDS PROVE TRUE
FRIENDS OF FARMER
Sparrow Consumes 0ne-Fourth
Ounce of Noxious Weed Seed
in Course of Day.

A tree sparrow is said to consume
one-fourth Of an ounce of injurious
weed seeds a day, and weed seeds
constitute three-fourths of the diet
OF the song sparrow. Quail, bobo-
links, blackbirds, some of the larks
and wild ducks are among the birds
that are valuable to farmers as de-
stroyers Of noxious weed seeds.
The government has estimated that
the American sparrow family alone
saved farmers $S0,26O,OO0 in 1910 by
keeping down the spread of weeds.
The Dolores star., 1916-04-28
HYDRANGEAs

In the spring hydrangeas should
have some branches cut out at the
and sturdy look. They should occupy
a sunny position in the garden and be
protected from the cold winds of ali,
tumn. When the buds begin to swell!
in the spring cut the branches at the
bottom and the plant will quickly
throw up shoots that will produce large
heads Of bloom.
The plants should be watered occa
sionally with liquid manure.
Hydrangeas make a good house
plant If good air and sunshine are
given them.
The Dolores star., 1916-04-28

spent The doctors
stated that I would
never get we'll with.
out an operspn
and that with6o lit
/ would not live one
year. My husband
objected to any
operation and got
me some Of Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegeta-
BILE Compound. took
II and commenced
The Dolores star., 1916-04-28

Hardy phlox can be transplanted at
any time. preferably in the spring or
early fall by dividing the old clumps.
Plant in April about fifteen to eighteen
inches apart and pinch the tops bacl.
when about four inciees high. The re-
suit will be that the, will give man
mum Of florets and i very large head
OF bloom. Give an occasional dressing
Of manure or manur.. water.
When very large ,aass Of plants Is
desired, pinch back about one-third of
the stems about May and about three
weeks later another thira should be-
pinched back. This leng,hens the
season OF blooming and adds TO
their beauty.
The Dolores star., 1916-04-28
HAVE A FLOWER FARM
BY E. VAN eENTHUYSEN.

The demand for choice flowers never
fails and the big cities Of the United
States sell enormous quantities. They
must be fine though.
The city man who wishes flowers for
q special decoration does not care how
much they cost IL they are the best
that can be grown.
Flower farming is an agreeable oc-
cupation. But little help Is required.
The costly adjuncts. such as curing.
drying. housing and storing are not
required. Plants increase in value.
and once a place is going 1t continues
to increase in productive ability with
each year.
Flower farming does not require rich
soil. but It must be quick and respon-
sive. Some OF the requirements for
success, however, demand that your
farm be located near a railway station
and should have the convenience of a
telephone. ice or a cold spring, and a
good road to town.
Start in a small way. Be content to
buy from 100 to 500 plants each year
until your plants get old enough to d.
vIu0 anu uullu your BUCK lIOm by
starting in q small way you will &C.
quire the necessary experience to cope
with the situation and understand the
workings on a larger scale. No book
knowledge can compare with a years
actual experience.
There are many plants that increase
prodigiously. Others take several
years to be strong productive plants.
The hydrangea will pay for itself in
. single year. The peony takes longer
to arrive at perfection.
II planted in the fall the peony will
bloom the first season, but young
plants are apt to be too quick in get
ting out in the spring and the buds
may be injured by late frosts. One
thousand bushes three years old will
produce 10000 flowers.
The dahlia is a good flower to grow.
It can be planted June l. come into
bloom about August Is. and will be in
full bloom by September. 1t is free,
easy early bloomer, has bright colors,
long stems and good plump tubers.
The peony must not be overlooked.
Its requirements are simple, yet at a
few periods they are very easily dam
aged.
Plants that are kept dormant by be-
ing dug in the fall may be planted until
June with fine success. When plant
ing peonies in clayey ground they
should be set about four inches deep.
but in light, sandy soil or loamy soil
i've or six inches deep.
Never use much manure the first
year on newly planted peonies, and
never overmanure them. Cultivate
them about three inches deep. then ap.
ply about one inch of manure and
work well into the soil in the spring
Plant peonies in the bright sunshine
away from trees that are liable to
shade them or whose roots may SAP
the plant food in the soil where they
are planted.
Peonies are grown from q division
Of old plants and also from seed. II
takes from five to eight years to come
Into full bloom from seed.
To get the best results from phloa
they should be planted new each fall
or spring and given plenty of water
while in bloom.
The Dolores star., 1916-04-28
.Q9ralp!gtal1Ce
q Notes q
WORK FOR A DRY STATE.
Conducted by the National Woman
Christian Temperance Union)

9"''''1-3'0-o'~
WORK FOR A DRY STATE.
A trades Unionfsts' Anti-BocZe
League has been organized in Ne
oraska. II VIII work for the dry
amendment to be voted on by the peo-
PIE OF the state next November. At
tempts 10 snow that union labor as a
"hoie is supporting the liquor inter
esls Will not De permitted to go IN
chaiiehged' says the president OF the
league Mr.. !. ). Copenharve OF the
omaha Typographical union.
The league has issued the following
statement:
The Dolores star., 1916-04-28
HOW TO REMOVE DANDRUFF
Itching and Irritation Of the scaIp
With Cutlcura. Trial Free.

On retiring lightly touch spots Of dan.
druff itching and burning with Cuticura
Ointment. Next morning shampoo
thoroughly with Cuticura Soap and hot
water. These super-creamy emollients
do much to keep the scalp clean and
healthy and to promote hair growth.
Free sample each by mail with Book
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. l.
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
The Dolores star., 1916-04-28
Apt Mechanic.

The phrase, APT mechanic" is good
English. OF course it is. 1t simply
means eft mechanic" or good me-
chanic"
The Dolores star., 1916-04-28
Cooling It OF.

BILL see a pocket-size electric fan
has been invented.
Jill-To keep money from burning
in the pocket, no doubt.
The Dolores star., 1916-04-28
STATE ISSUE.

STATE ISSUE.
To save hog from cholera and d.
vorce tick from a COW is national,
but to prevent drunkenness and to d.
voxce the saloon from the mothers and
tho homes of the land is state issue.
Congressman j. w. Bryan.
The Dolores star., 1916-04-28

could be made to grow the steers and
do most of the work Of finishing them
for the market. There is no need OF
worrying about low prices of beef anG
overproduction. Beef is In fully as
much demand as bread right now and
is likely to continue in that way as
long as armies OF millions of men are
in the field demanding rations.
The Dolores star., 1916-04-28
FOR TRADE DEFENSE,

What would be said il prohibition:
lists in paying their bills would de
1uct l per cent to be applied to fight
ing the liquor traffic. That Is what
the liquor dealers of this country are
doing for trade defense
The Dolores star., 1916-04-28

The leapyear girl who proposes ID
wine bibber wins II she loses.
The Dolores star., 1916-04-28
HUSBAND OBJECTS
TO OPERATION
Wife Cured by Lydia E
Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound

Dea Moines, Iowa--"Four years ago
I was very sick and my life was nearly