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Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1916-06-15
AaoIy And The Overshoes.

The "boys" were all Sitting round the
stove in the harness shop, saying little.
All at once Jed Rollins spoke up:
"You know these cloth overshoes we
all wear nowadays ?"
Yes, they all knew.
al en- remember we'll when they fust
brought out the patent contraption that
fastens 'em. Fore that we used TO hev
that kind with straps and common buckles,
miz BILE, putt'rin' things TO buckle up, too.
"Aaoly Sprague used TO live next to me
up in Goshen Gore more'n forty year ago,
and he saw the new clasps along when
they fust come out, and bought him pair
Of rubber shoes with some OF 'em on.
"Meigs Weeks, the storekeeper, put
em on him, and he went home, proud
as Old Cuffy. After he got home, Caro-
line, his wife, said he set round all even
in admirin' of 'em till long past fen, and
then the rukus begun. He didn't know
how 10 take 'em off, and she wouldn't LET
i'm 90 10 bed with 'em on. He daSSn't
experiment with 'em fer fear of breakin'
the clasp and Sp'ilin' his new Shoes"
81 VOW, if I been me, I'd a hitthe old
coot in the head with the axe" said
Uncle Nate Bancroft, earnestly.
That was what Caroline felt like doin',
'cordin 10 what she said afterwards"
continued Jed. "After he rassIed with
'em while he said he'd seen me buyin'
a pair same time he did, and he'd go
over and ask me how TO unfasten 'em.
$50 what does he do but pike off cor
nerways through the sugar place TO my
house. in the deep snow, upwards of half
a mile, long after 'leven O'Clock at night.
81 heard some one hollerin' out in front,
and thinks |, what'n times broke loose
got up and there stood Aaoly. i want
to go TO bed 7 says he.
wal, why'n time don't Ye P says /.
'What'n tunket ye doin' over here Hes
yer wife throwed ye out, or are We lost P
Il can't take off my shoes Z he bust
out, kind OF half sniveIin'. Pm 'fraid
I'll break 'em.'
al got him into the house and give them
clasps twitch There says |. 'ye old
fool, 60 along home and 60 to bed if We
want to = And off he went
Caroline said he wore 'em home un-
fastened and got 'em plumb full Of snow.
Dassn't fastem 'em up fer fear he couldn't
undo 'em agin."
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1916-06-15
Shepherdsown Jefferson County, Virginia. Thursday June 49,
The Glory of Work.

There the workman saw his labor taking form and
bearing fruit.
Like tree with splendid branches rising from a
humble root
Looking at the distant city. temples houses domes
and towers,
Felix cried in exutaton IAN the mighty work IS
ours.
Every mason in the quarry. every builder on the
shore.
Every chopper in the palm grove every raftsman at
the oar.
"Hewing wood and drawing water splitting stones
and cleaving sod.
All the duskY ranks Of labor. in the regiment OF
God
March together toward His triumph, do the task
His hands prepare.
Honest toll is holy service faithful work is praise
and prayer
Henry Van Dyke.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1916-06-15
FAMILY AVOIDS
SERIOUS SICKNESS
By Being Constantly Supplied With
Thedfords Black-Draught.

McDuff. Va.-"I suffered for several
years" says Mrs. ]. B. Whitaker, oi
(his place, "wIth sick headache, and
stomach trouble.
Ten years ago friend told me TO try
Thedfofd's Black Draught, which did,
and found il TO be the best family nedi-
cine for young and old.
/ keep Black Draught on hand all The
lime now, and when my children feel
little bad, flIey ask me for dose, and II
does them more good than any medicine
they ever tried.
We never have long spell OF sick.
ness in our family. since we commenced
using Black Dranght."
Thedford's Black-Draught Is purely
vegetable, and has been found to regl-
Iate weak siomacfs, aid digestion, re-
lieye indigestion, colo, wind. nausea,
headache, sick stomach, and Similar
symptoms.
II has been in constant use Tor more
lhan 10 wears, and has benefited more
than million people.
Your druggist sells ard recommends
Black-D DraugfIt. Price only 25c. Get a
package to-day. NC IA
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1916-06-15
AGENCY.

We are glad 10 announce that we have
the Agency for Victor Talking Machines,
Victrolas, Victor Records and Supplies.
We will be glad TO show Machines and
demonstrate Records and Machines 10
anyone who calls al our store, and we
will promptly order and get tor you any
thing tI'at we may moi have in our stock.
We would like 10 have every owner OF
Talking Machine, whether Victor or
other make, give US his or her address
and the kind Of Machine they use.
From time TO time we will have in new
Records. and new matter Of interest 10 all
Music Lovers. and will be glad 10 mail q
10 anyone who is interested.
We sell Machines for cash. or we will
make reasonable time payment contract
with anyone who does not want to pay
all cash.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1916-06-15
NEW VOL. 51-No. "a.
Study Food Values

Food provided for the family table de-
serves the careful thought of every house
WIFE, Do you use thought when buying
baking powder?
The quality of cake, biscuits and all
quickly raised -four foods depends largely
upon the kind of baking powder used.
Royal Baking Powder is made from
cream of tartar derived from grapes. 1t is
absolutely pure and has proved its excel
lence for making food of finest quality and
wholesomeness for generations.
Royal Baking Powder contains no alum
nor phosphate.
ROYAL BAKING POWDER 60.
New York
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1916-06-15

The spirit OF universal peace is spread
ing goyer the earth, and has recently reach
a Portland, Maine. boy. The Kennebec
Journal tells the story. What's the
shape OF the eahh2" demanded this boys
teacher. Ground, ;" he replied confident
ly. Chow do you know it's round ?"
persisted ihe teacher. "Very well, re-
piled the lad, "iis square. then. don't
want to start any argument about il |"
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1916-06-15
Why Endure summer Colds ?

Itisn't necessary to have stuffed head,
running nose. To cough your head oil
as il were. All you need do is 10 use DR..
Bells Pine Tar Honey. The soothing
and healing balsams open the elogged air
passages and in short time you get re-
lief and start on the road 10 recovery.
Your nose stops running, you cough less
and you know you are getting better.
Get bottle. use as directed. Keep what
is left as a cough and cold insurance.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1916-06-15

Don't yez know Yit how TO drive a
nail widout mashiu' ger thumb ?" glee-
fully inquired the hod carrier of the in
jured carpenter.
NO" reiohed the carpenter hohy,
ian neither do you"
"Shure Oi do" returned the hod car
rier. "Hould the hammer wild both
hands"
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1916-06-15

Don't suffer with a hacking cough that
has weakened your system-get bottle
Of DR.. Kings New Discovery, 10 use over
30 years, and beHefItiDg all who use II.
the soothing pine balsam with tar heals
the irrifated air passages-soo,hes the raw
spots, loosens the mucous and prevents
racking The body with coughing pf
Kings New Discovery induces natural
sleep and aids nature TO cure YOU
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1916-06-15
Valuable Lots For Sole.

These lots overlook the Potomac River
ard command a beautiful view OF ruggeo
scenery, mountain and river. Two blocks
10 the centre of town. either by King or
Princess streets. Close and inexpensive
sewer connection. For further informa-
ton, apply to ,,.or
Shepherdstown. w. va.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1916-06-15

Accidents viii happen, but the best
regulated families keep DR.. Thomas &c
iecfic Oil for such emergencies Two
sizes 25c and SOC at all stores.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-11-02
PICTURES LIFE AS HORROR
Writer'S Description of Existence In
the Trenches Gives Vivid impress
sion of War.

Once we knew it as "No Mans
Land" but now we call it 'The Gar
den of Sleep" Winter gave it the first
name and summer the latter, and each
in its season was true and appropriate.
A novice in war, saw it first on a
winters day; one of those dred No
vember afternoons that seem now al
most like a bad dream a gray lower
ing sky, a damp, penetrating cold,
never ending, bonewetting drizzle, and
everywhere mud, mud, mud.
Mud! Even the very word looks
ugly in prilE, and, oh God, how we
hated the very sound of it Was there,
we wondered, anything left in the
world but mud? Was the world being
overwhelmed by an OnflOwing tide OF
mud? Had we ever known an exist
ence free from it?
Mad questions, perhaps, but there
were times when men of strong brains
asked themselves such things in all
seriousness. We lived like rats in mud,
and rats alone lived with us. All
other decent animals would have
scorned an existence under such con-
ditiOns, and it was left for the highest
and the lowest of the animal race to
dwell together.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-11-02
Don't Neglect Kidneys
Swamp-Root, DR.. Kilmer's PreScrip-
ton, OvercOmeS Kidney Trouble

It is now conceded by physicians that
the kidneys should have more attention
as they control the other organs to re-
markable degree and do a tremendous
amount of work in removing the poisons
and waste matter from the system by
fltering the blood.
The kidneys should receive some as
sistance when needed. We take less ex-
ercise, drink less water and often eat
more rich, heavy food, thereby forcing
the kidneys to do more work than nature
intended. Evidence of kidney trouble,
such as lame back, annoying bladder
troubles, smarting or burning, brick
dust or sediment, sallow complexion,
rheumatism, maybe weak or irregular
heart action, warns you that your kid
neys require help Immediately to avoid
more serious trouble.
An ideal herbal compound that has had
most remarkable success as a kidney and
bladder remedy is DR.. Kilmer's Swamp
Root. There is nothing else like it. 1t
is Dr.. Kilmer's prescription used in pri-
vate practice and it is sure to benefit you.
Get bottle from your druggist.
However, if you wish first to test this
great preparation send ten cents to DIR.
Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N. Y, for a
sample bottle. When writing be sure and
mention this paper. Adv.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-11-02
NEW TOLSTOY" IN RUSSIA
L tterateurs Have Become Excited
Over the Work of Ivan Alexei-
witch Bunin.

The May issue of the Russkaya
Mysl (Moscow), a leading Russian
monthly, contains u remarkable re-
view of a story that had been pub
lished in Russia some months ago, ac-
cOrding to the American Review or
Reviews. The author of the story is
Ivan Alexeivitch Bunin, a widely
known Russian poet, and its title Is
1.-THE Gentleman From San Francisco"
1t is perhaps no exaggeration to say
that no other story that has appeared
in Russia in recent years has been ac-
corded such a warm welcome as The
Gentleman From San Francisco" And
this is the more remarkable When one
considers that Bunin is by no means
young or unknown figure on the Rus-
sian literary field. His reputation as
a poet of high quality was made long
ago. He is now in his late forties. III
1912 the honorary degree OF acaCelnl-
clan was conferred upon him, ana our
ing the last twenty-five years Russian
critics have had opportunity to study
Bunin's literary powers and TO learn
their potentialities and limits. mis-
however, did not prevent him from
taking the literary world by storm
with his latest production.
The Bulletin of Literature and Ll1e'
a monthly of high literary standard
was the first to break to the Russian
world in a recent issue the news tnat
Bunin's new story is nothing ike any
of his former works. AS soon as at
tention was attracted to it, the perioo-
cal press began to write about it, com
mending 1.-THE Gentleman From san
Francisco In glowing and enthusias-
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-11-02
Japanese Life Insurance.

Tn n few weeks Japan will start a
universal life insurance scheme. Any
hodv can take out 1924 or more of in
surance without a medical examina-
tion. Girard writes in the Philadelphia
Ledger.
However, the estate of policy hold
or who dies within two years of a dis
ease other than typhoid, typhus, scarlet
fever. diphtheria or plague will be I'M
able to collect the full amount of in
surance.
The insurance is cheap, and the gov
eminent is the insurer. 1t is expected
to encourage thrift and reduce the
number of pauperized families.
Some day we shall have big COM
panies in America writing policies In
q smaller fashion as we shall have
sound banks lending $40 to honest men
as they do in France.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-11-02

He came to little window where
light shone through. He peeped in.
He saw a room shrouded in shadows.
lamp turned low, table, chairs.
He saw an open door. with bright flare
beyond, but could not see the fire.
Voices came indistinctly. He went on
round that end of the cabin. Fortune
favored him. There were bushes, an
old shed, a wood-pile, all the cover
he needed at that corner. He did not
even need to crawl.
Before he peered between the rough
corner of wall and the bush growing
close to 1t, Duane paused moment.
This excitement was different from
that he had always felt when pursued.
1t had no bitterness, no pain, no dread.
There was as much danger, here, per-
haps more, yet it was not the same.
Then he looked.
He saw a bright fire, a red-faced
man bending over it, whistling, while
he handled a steaming pot. Over him
was a rooted shed built against the
wall, with two open sides and two
supporting posts. Duane's second
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never told him a word tibet ID make
him sore. / only said Knell hadn't no
more use fer him than fer me. Now.
what you say goes in this gang. l
never failed you in my life. Here's
my pard. 1 vouch fer him. Will you
stand fer me? There's goin' to be hell
if you don't. An us with q big job
on hand"
While Fletcher toiled over his slow.
earnest persuasion Duane had his
gaze riveted upon Poggin. There was
something leonine about Poggin. He
was tawny. He blazed. He seemed
beautiful. But looked at closer with
glance seeing the physical man, instead
of that thing which shone from him, he
was of perfect build, with muscles
that swelled and rippled, bullying his
clothes, with the magnificent head and
face of the cruel, fierce, tawny-eyed
jaguar.
Looking at this strange Poggin, in
stinctively divining his abnormal and
hideous power, Duane had for the
first time in his life the inward quak-
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-11-02
care You Gents Looking for MeW

ing fear of a man. 1t was like a
colo tongued bell ringing within him
and numbing his heart. The old
instructive firing of blood followed, but
did not drive away that fear. He
knew. He felt something here deeper
than thought could go. And he hated
POggin.
That individual had been considering
Fletcher's appeal.
"Jim, I ante up" he said, "an' If
Phil doesn't raise us out with big
hand-why, he'll get called, an your
pard can set in the game"
Every eye shifted to Knell. He was
dead white. He laughed, and anyone
hearing that laugh would have realized
his intense anger equally with an as
surance which made him master of the
situation.
"Poggin, you're a gambler, you are
the ace-high, straight-flush hand of the
Big Bend" he said, with singing
scorn. "Tll bet you my roll to a
greaser peso that / can deal you a
hand you'll be afraid to play"
"Phil, you're talkin' Wild" growled
Poggin, with both advice and menace
in his tone.
IF there's anything you hate, it's a
man who pretends to be somebody else
when he's not. Tibet SOP"
Poggin nodded in Strengthening
wrath.
"Well, Jim's new pard-this man
Dodge-he's not who he seems. But
l know him. An when I spring his
name on you, Poggin, you'll freeze
an your hand will be stiff when 1t
ought to be Ightnin'-all because
you'll realize, you've been standin
there five minutes-five minutes alive
before him -
CTO BE CONTINUED.)
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-11-02

the rolling land leading down to Ord.
The little outlaw camp, with its
shacks and cabins and row of houses,
lay silent and dark under the paling
moon. Duane passed by on the lower
trail, headed into the road, and put
Bullet to a gallop. He watched the
dying moon, the waning stars, and the
east. He had time to spare, so he
saved the horse. Knell would be leav-
ing the rendezvous about the time
Duane turned back toward Ord. Be-
tween noon and sunset they would
meet.
The night wore on. The moon sank
behind low mountains in the west Inc
stars frightened for a while, tneh
faded. Gray gloom enveloped the
world, thickened. lay like smoke over
the road. Then shade by SHADE 1t
lightened, until through the transpar-
ent obscurity shone dim light.
Duane reached Bradford DeIore
dawn. Ee dismounted some distance
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-11-02

glance, not so blinded by the sudden
bright light, made out other men,
three in the shadow, two in the flare,
but with backs to him.
"It's a smoother trail by long odds,
but amt so short as this one right
over the mountain" one outlaw was
saying.
whats eatin' you, Panhandle?"
calculated another. Blossom an me
rode from PARKWAY Springs, where
Poggin is with some Of the gang"
Excuse me, Phil. Shore I didn't
see you come in, an Boldt never said
nothin'."
"It took you long time to get here,
but guess that's just as WELL" spoke
up q smooth, suave voice with a ring
in it.
Longstreths voice - Cheseldine's
vOicei
Here they were-Cheseldine, Phil
Knell, Blossom Kane, Panhandle
Smith, BoIdt-how we'll Duane remem-
bered the names all here, the big
men of Cheseldine's gang, except the
biggest-POggin. Duane had holed
them, and his sensations of the mo-
ment deadened sight and sound of
what was before him. He sank down,
controlling himself, silenced mount
ing exultatiOn, then from q less strain
ed position he peered forth again.
The outlaws were waiting for sup
per. Their conversation might have
been that of cowboys in camp, ranch
ers at roundup. Knell sat there,
tall, slim, like boy in years, with his
pale, smooth. expressionless face and
cold, gray eyes. And Longstreth, who
leaned against the wall, handsome,
with his dark face and beard like an
aristocrat, resembled many rich
Louisiana planter Duane had met.
Panhandle Smith carried pots and
pans into the cabin, and cheerfully
called out: IF you gents air hungry
fer grub, don't look fer me to feed
you with a spoon"
The outlaws piled inside, made a
great hustle and clatter as they sat
to their meal. Like hungry men, they
talked little.
Duane waited there for while, then
guardedly got up and crept round to
the other side of the cabin, After he
became used to the dark again he
ventured to steal along the wall to the
window and peeped in. The outlaws
were in the first room and could not
be seen.
Duane waited. The moments
dragged endlessly. His heart pound
ed. Longstreth entered, turned up the
light, and taking a box of cigars from
the table, he carried it out.
Here, you fellows, go outside and
smoke" he said. "Knell, come in
now. Let's get it over
He returned, sat down, and lighted
cigar for himself. He put his boot
ed feet on the table.
Duane saw that the room was COM
fortably. even luxuriously furnished.
There must have been q good trail,
he thought, else how could all that
stuff have been packed in there. Then
Knell came in and seated himself
without any of his chiefs ease. He
seemed preoccupied and, as always,
| cold.
whats wrong. Knell? Why didn't
you get here sooner?" Queried Long
| Streth.
"Poggini We're on the outs again"
"What for? Get 1t out of your sys-
TEN so we can go on to the new job"
swell, 1t began back ways. l
don't know how long ago-weeks-a
stranger rode into Ord an got down
easy-like as if he owned the place.
Hs seemed familiaa - ne, But
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-11-02

tic terms. 1t became clear to the Rus
sian public that Bunin was just enter
ing his golden era, that the creative
genius of the poet had just found IT.
self and that the numerous literary
productions of Bunin constituted but
the ladder of gradual self-perfectlon
that led him to the apogee of his
career. And it is in this spirit thai
A. Derman, noted critic, writing In
the Russkaya Mysl, halls Bunin as q
new TOlStoy.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-11-02
CHAPTER XIV.

Like swift shadow and as noise
less Duane stole across the level
toward the dark wall OF rock. Every
nervs was a strung wire. Eor little
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-11-02
What She Needed.

Helen, aged seven, was showing
visitor how fast she could run, when
she suddenly stopped and said: "But
I can't show my best running unless
something is happening back Of me-"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-11-02
Often Happens.

"What's the matter with that in
FAINT industry?"
"Got infantile paralysis"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-11-02

st. Louis has one factory which will
this year consume 100,000,000 feet of
lumber.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-11-02

Skins Of the Damson plum are be-
ing utilized in England to produce Q
blue dye.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-11-02

DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets are vege-
table liver pills put up 40 years ago; do not
contain calomel. They regulate liver and
bowels.-Adv.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-11-02

Simple Proceeding.
"How would you set about abating
the smoke nuisance?
Smoke good cigars"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-09-05
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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-09-05

'Let thy maidservant be faithful strong and homey"
franklin
Mebby so-mebby-but, needless to say don't so
specify in the little want ad because she's hard enough
to get already
Although there is a shortage of domestic help just
in South Bend competent maids may be found through
News Times Want Ads.
Many good young women, trained to hOuSewOrk and
working in factories and stores would respond to
advertisement for maid if they thought they would
Ceive cOnSiderate treatment and fair pay
If you need girl right now insert al in The News
Times offer a good cool room, a comfortable bed and
tell em that they will only be asked to do WomanS
share of the work-and you will find good girl without
trouble.