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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-30
THE MOST PATRIOTIC STATE.

Perhaps II is wrong to make yolun
tafy enlistment a test of patriotism
for either all individual or state. But
iss d pretty good standard just the
same And iudgded by this standard,
Nevada has the proud distinction of
being the most patriotic state in the
Union.
Nevada was the first state to pro.
vide Its quota Of volunteers in answer
to the presidents call to recruit the
regular army to Its full war strength.
That, recruiting campaign began April
(, ]. Nevada supplied more than It's
fun quota IN % days. '''
\ Next on the honor roll came Oregon,
with 50 per cent Of its quota raised in
the same period; Indiana, with 45 per
cent; and Utah, with 90 per cent.
TIM tEast III general failed to shine
'byI comparison with the West and Mid.
dio West. New York came half way
down the list, with less than Is per
cent. The New England states partic.
a,larly failed to distinguish them.
selves, despite their patriotic tradi-
ton and their eagerness for war In
rs, days Maine, New Hampshire, Yer
mont, Massachusetts,, Rhode Island
and Connecticut together only produc.
cd i,4i7 volunteers. V'N'
The South hung back, too. with two
or thrcc notable exceptions Georgia,
with over 20 per cent, ranking sew.
cnth. and Florida with II per cent
rupntns close to California. Kentucky
surpassed alll the eastern states except
Pennsylvania.
me most mountaineering state Of
III Was vsrmone. with ~ per cent.
Al that ratio II would take Vermont
three years to provide enough soldiers
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-30

State of Ohio City Of Toledo, Lucas
County, 90,
Frank ]. Cheney makes oath that he
is senior partner Of the firm of r. j..
Cheney & Co, doing business in the
City Of Toledo Couty and State afore.
said, and rbat said firm win pay the
sum Of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS
for each and every case of Cattarh
that cannot be cared by the use OF
Halls CatarTh Cure.
FRANK J.. CHENEY.
Sworn to hcEdresme and subscribed
in my presence, thaaf, 9Th day Of De-
cember, A. u. 1869
INV GLEASON,
tSeall t# Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh cure is taken intern
ally, and acts Gireitly on the blood
and mucous surfaces Of the system
Send for testimonials free.
r. j. CHENEY & CO., Toledo. o.
Sold by all Druggists, nc.
Take Tails Family pills for const'-
rit:cns
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-30
/ BIDS FoAacoAh,

Sealed bids will be received by the
undersigned until Monday, May 4,
1917 at . q. m, for coal, as follows;
1000 tens screened lump, more
or leas.
2.Gb6 tong mine run, more or less
$500 tens egg. more or less.
1000 tons nut, more or less.
TIE same to be delivered and
weighed at the pumping station.
A certified check of'rbsIber cent. Of
the afiAnfGc fjtd HfAM accompany
each bid. alAH
The rbff1 W. rescrpeaAA 4, sreject any
or all bids. w W. CURTIS.
City Clerk.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-30
4suy a BABY"

Want a baby? A baby warranted
sound Of limb, gentle of manner, and
Of the best stock in the world? Blond
or brunette, but mostly the latter, with
hair straight or curly, boy or girl.
anywhere from two TO twelve years
old? @3ti }A ~ 7i'f
They're on the market. going cheap
and going fast The New York Wom-
ans Exchange sold q special lot of
50 the other day, and has put in "a rush
order for more. They went at $50
apiece. and there are said to be plen-
" Of available at the same PRICE.
They're French war orphans-tne
little sons and daughters Of soldiers
killed III battle in one OF the noblest
and bravest fights ever waged for
human freedom. The supply is said to
be practically inexhaustible, for it's
being continually replenished. Any
body herabouts who wants to get in
to The game can easily do So
Just drop l line To the French en-
bassy at washington, Or the French
war relief headquarters in Washing
ton or New York Or Chicago, or the
New York Woman's Exchange which
handled the batch above mentioned.
u they can't take care Of the order d.
rcctly, they'll forward 1t to the proper
hsedluarters. You'll get set Of pho
tostaphs, and you can take your
choite. You learn the child's personal
history. too.
You don't really buy the child. You
dpht even adopt Il, except in an in
ditedt lons-distance sort Of way. You
iiisrfiy agree to assume the expense
81 MalntainlnB anu educating the
child, Your $s6 pays all necessary
expenses for one year
\ After while we may have lot Of
our own war orphans to support, but
that's all the more reason for getting
IN on this fine philanthropy now. The
French orphans, anyhow, are morally
our. Their fathers died in a cause
that we have made our own. And we
are far better able to bear the burden
than their own, countrymen are. 4
: While we're contributing money for
all sort OF war relief, why not for
"A A Il
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-30
The Little Oyster Grab.

The captain Of foreign ship, In port
at Baltimore, at an entertainment giv
EN- by friends was delighted with the
oysters which We're on the menu. lust
before the ship sailed these friends
sent to 1t several barrels of these oys
tiers as present to the captain. When
he made the trip back to this country
his friends asked him how he liked the
oysters. He said, .'Don't you know
we had to throw nearly all of them
overheard. They were no good. prac-
tlcally every one of them had live
insect on the inside, and, knowing they
were not ut to eat, we let the whole
lot 90 to Davy Jones'" Investigation
showed that the insect was the little
oyster crab. which Is a great dclicacy,
preferred by many to the oysters them.
selves, and which the epicure knows
as q sure guarantee OF the quality of
the biyalvc. 1t was good Joke on
those sending and the one receiving
the present, at which neither side
laughed yery much. -Christian Herald
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-30
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Se'e1ium Is Sensitive.

BY substituting selenium cell 70!
the human eye at the telescope NJ
Fournio d'Albe believes it would Be
possible to detect stars five m1gni
tubes fainter than any now observable
thus enormously increasing the powers
of the greatest Instruments. Thporeti-
cally selenium cell Of sixteen square
inches would register the light Of a
twentv-eighth magnitude star. but this
would require lcnger exposure several
days-than would be practicable.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-30

] will have to die as there is no hell1p for
me. She got me one of your little
books and my husband said | should try
one bottle. | stopped the Doctors
medicine and took Lydia Z. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound. II soon made a
change In me and now am strong and
do all my work. - Mrs. AUGUSTUS
BAUGHMAN, Box S6, Enhaut, Pa.
Why will women continue to suffer
day in and day out and drag out sickly,
half-hearted existence, missing three
fpurths Of the joy Of living, when they
Gan find health in Lydia i. pinkhams
Vegetable Compound !?
II YOU would like free confidential al.
vice addresa Lydia Z. PinkhAm Medicine
C4, Lynn, Mass. l
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-30

Philip, father Of Alexander, had q
servant whose sole business 1t was tC
remind him that lie was human II
Is said accordingly that he never went
from the house, and, having returned
never gave audience to any one with
out first this Srrtant saying To him
three times III h loud voice. Philip
thou art but a man.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-30

People who like 10 eat pastry or
other irregular dishes for breakfast
should be eonSoled to learn that M
less man than Herbert Spencer ate
strawberry jam at his morning meal
lie did 1t TO avoid monotouy, believing
that digestion WIS best served by
Keeping the stoma h entertained with
variety, H. is ssid 10 have told of a
man who went into Il decline from Il
too steady diet Of mutton chops.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-30
Catarrh.

!. Take common pitcher or any
!. Old narrow vessel holding quart
/. or more. Heat il thoroughly and
i. ill thrce-quarters full Of steam
i. Ing. boiling water. Add instant
!. ~ one or two teaspo9nfElS of oil
= of tar. Then iuhule the steam
= through the noStrils and eAhale
!. through the mouth Put the hose
!. well down in the pitcher and
!. take II deep full Inhalation. let
!. ting the mir pass OFT through a
+ very small opening of the lips.
= Continue this ten o. twenty laiH-
= utica three times Il day. Drink
!. eHpful of hot water after each
i. treatment; also a quarter CT hpIf
j. hour before breakfast. This sim
+ pie remedy has proved eIe' tive
1. in So many eases that ii may
+ well repay sufferer from this =
!. disagreeable aflictiol 10 Civ it E
= 4 trial
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-30


The Illinois legislature Is to be com.
mended for It's close attention to legis
lation which will permit any qualified
voter to vote by mail II forced to be
away from The county on election or
primary day Such legislation has long
been needed and 1t Is encouraging that
bill to this effect has already passed
the Illinois senate. The legislative
reference bureau Is now drawing a
special bill which will apply to mem
bers OF military organizations and
VIII permit voting by companies. This
mcaFurc Will be introduced next week
There should be no opposition to legis
lation Of this kind and II now appears
that absent voters will receive fun
consideration from The present Illinois
Legislature.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-30

Have your millions enabled your
children to marry well?'
Rather, My daughter married 4
cabaret dancer ana my son Is engaged
to Il prominent chorus girl. We're
headed for the best society now
Pittsburgh Post.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-30

Sometimes / think alstreet car is
better tllan an automobile" remarked
Mr.. Chticgius. "WhyT. when Il
street cur goes wrong you can blame
the company, hut with an automobile
you've got to take all tire responsibility
yourself. Washington Star,
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-30

Eat &uAiFop every time you want
n drink" advises Gchangc, Int who
the dickens wants TO 60 tagging around
with water huc1etFul Of gumdrops on
HIS aimf ~ Macon Telegraph. y
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-30

Mrs. reayish SAYS that II she could
have another chance she would rather
marry u man who splits his inhnitiveS
than one who hates TO break Il dime
Galveston News.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-30

George Ado. in his quality of cynical
bachelor said at the Chicago Athletic
club:
I was sitting with little girl Of
eight the other afternoon. She looked
up from her Hans Anderson and said:
Does mirage spell marriage, Mr..
Ade?'
Yes. my child. said L"
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-30

VIM. II. Locke, Ottawa, to b. F.
Lawreneea Eigin Motor Car, $975.
Earl RriN, sircatob to- American
Laundry Machine Co., garment press,
etc. $685. sa...ev
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-30

Your frie;ld did not appear to be
enthusiastic when | spoke Of com
ing wireless age"
No wonder. lie Is a Wire wake,
in Il circus. Baltimore American.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-30
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
criet Claim Deeds.

Flsio Brown to Alfred B. Clark, 1t
s, b, g. Crotty Add, 81.
Albert Pope to George Pope, ct II
81.
Albert v. h. Phillips and wife to
Katie J. Phillips, II 8, Browns Add,
Earlville, $500,
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-30

w nat N the rent of your room. Hen
~! suppose they ask d lot for It."
Yes. all the time. =" Harvard Lam
poon
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-30

70 give US an army of 100000 men.
II we had ~ Neyadas, the volunteer
system might work provided the vol.
unteers were properly sifted and as.
signed to the tasks they were beat
fitted for What would happen If The
tate of the nation were left u AS Yer
monts--or As pclawares or Magylands
or New MoXicos--may be left con.
lecture.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-30

Justice without wisdom IL Imnoss
bic. s. I'routlr
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-30

one PAIR or potato beetles may have
OoWo'ooo descendants In single sea
son.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-30
CALENDAR or ILLINOIS HISTORY.

EHFF@ 77'tF7Fs ~ IF7sF377F " 49, "
April 30, lS25-Marquis de LaFay-
cite visited Kaskaskia and was en-
tertained by elaborate reception and
banquet
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1917-08-30
Good Men Get in Trouble.

c. d. Carter, S. y. Knott, Carroll Mo-
Ter and Albert q. Rice have heretofore
stood pretty well IN their home neighbour
hood, Bakerton, and we were OF the
opinion, with their other friends, that
they were mighty good sort OF fellows.
And now they have been hailed before
the United States Court On warrant
sworn out by Deputy Collector George
Ralphsnyder, OF Fairmont,t hese TOUR
gcntlcmcn's were arrested last week by
Deputy U. S. Marshal E. W. Athey and
required TO appear before Commissioner
H. A. Downs, in Martinsburg. Here
they waived hearing and were held in
bond OF $500 each for the action OF the
September federal grand jury, The awful
charge against them is that they operated
a moving picture machine at Bakerton
without paying government license.
They admit that they operated the ma
chine, but that they personally received
no benefit, the proceeds going TO the
building fund OF the new Southern
Methodist Church recently dedicated at
Bakerton. They were all greatly inter-
ested in this enterprise, and were moi
only liberal in their contributions, but
used various other methods, including
the operation OF the picture machine, 10
raise money. Ii is said that they refused
to pay the license on the advice of coun-
sci. We sincerely hope that they will
not be hung-nor even sent TO the
penitentiary.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1917-08-30
The Death Record.

Mrs. Mary E. Wood, who died in
Monterey, Va, August IL, 1917, was bur-
led with her family in Elmwood Gene
TERI, Shepherdstown, last Friday. Mrs.
Wood was the widow OF Moses Wood,
OF Maryland, and the oldest daughter OF
Loreuzo and Elizabeth Shenton EtchlSon,
granddaughter OF Charles and Mary AL
der Shentor, and great-grandaughter OF
Raymond Shenton, OF the Revolutionary
war, and his wife Elinor Shenton. The
Shentons were among the earliest settlers
OF this section and their old home on the
Potomac river, above town, was noted
Revolutionary home. They were among
the founders OF the Episcopal Church OF
this place, and Until the last member OF
the family died in 1860 were veStrymen.
Mrs. Wood was born July q, 1912, and
married November 9, 1869. She leaves
three children: Mrs. Bessie E. Wilde,
Harry b Wood, OF Monterey, and Mo-
ses {. Wood. Rev. w. b. Stehl. OF Bal
tlmore, oiiiciated al the services.
Mrs. Jessie V. Clegg, wife OF James
Clegg. died at her home near Ramey's
shop recently, aged q wears. one month
and "a days she leaves husband, one
child, mother, sisters and brothers to
mourn their loss.
John Cogle, an employee of one OF the
pulp mills at Harper's Ferry, died sud-
denly on reaching his home in Bolivar
from work last Thursday evening. He
was 63 years OF age.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1917-08-30
Valuable Farm
At Public Sole.

The undersigned heirs OF Melinda BYers,
deceased, will offer for sale, in front oil
the Rumsey Hotel, in Shepherdstown. on
Saturday, September /, 1917,
at 2 O'Clock .. m, that certain farm for
merly belonging to their mother, Melinda
Byers, deceased, containing
ITO 3-4 Acres of Land,
located two and one-half miles west OF
ShepherdstoWn, on the KearneYsville
turnpike, in Jefferson county. w va.
This farm is one of the most valuable
and fertile tracts oil land in Shepherdstown
district. and is improved with a nine
room dwelling house. bank barn 6O teet
by 40 feet. a double corn house and all
other necessary omibuildingS. Amply
watered by a well and cistern at the barn
and same at the house. Also improved by
A Splendid Apple Orchard,
Consisting OF $50 trees IL years old, now
in bearing
Corn crop OF 1917 and wheat crop OF
1918 reserved from sale. Possession
gwen April |, 1918.
TERMS OF SALE-$5O0 cash on day
of sale. and the residue in three equal
animal payments from April |. 1918. evil
denced by the purchasers note. bearing
interest from April |, 1918. at b per centum
per annum. Interest 10 be paid annually
Said deferred payments 10 be secured by
a deed OF trust on the property sold.
JOSEPH E. BYERS.
MAMIE E. NEEDY,
w. E. BYERS,
Heirs at-Law Of Melinda Byers.
August 2, 1917 5W
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1917-08-30
Popular Comedian Here Monday.

At last if has come about-George M.
Conan. Americas most popular star, in
motion pictures. Having reached the
very top rung of his theatrical ladder OF
success not only as an actor. but as an
author and producer, George M. Cohan
has finally turned to the silent drama as
new field OF conquest, so 10 speak. In
order 10 display his very best efforts
before the motion picture camera, the
famous Yankee Doodle Boy" selected
his greatest stage hit, Broadway Jones, I"
as his initial vehicle in the motion picture
field. The film has just recently been
completed in Mr. Cohan's New York
studio and released by Aircraft Pictures.
II will be shown at the Shepherdstown
Opera House next Monday, September
Rid
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1917-08-30
Wreck At Shenandoah Junction.

Shenandoah Junction had a close call
last Thursday afternoon from being wiped
off OF the map. for carload OF dynamite
was in freight train that was wrecked at
that place. As the double-header freight
train No. 95 was pulling away from the
coal chute OF the Norfolk & Western
Railway at the Junction one OF the cars
split the switch and with six or seven
others was derailed and broken up. One
OF the cars was hurled against the trestle
leading TO the chute, and about two-thlrds
OF the trestle at its highest point was
knocked down and demolished. 1t was
a bad wreck. but fortunately only one
man was iniured-the cook in a camp car
being slightly hurt when his domlcile on
side track was upset by one OF the de-
rallied cars. When il was found that one
OF the wrecked cars was loaded with
dynamite the train men and the Specta-
tors who gathered TO view the wreck felt
cold chillS along their spinal columns,
and they trod softly until the explosive
stuff had been unloaded and piled up IN
an adjoining field. Wrecking crews
were summoned from Hagerstown and
Shenandoah, and the track was cleared
by 7 O'Clock. The wreck occurred about
o'clock. One of the smashed cars was
loaded with potatoes for the soldiers
camp at Admission, Alabama.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1917-08-30
SHARPSBURG NEWS.

Mrs. Anna Mary McGraw, wife of Mr..
Jacob McGraw, died at her home in this
place after lingering illness, aged about
so years. She is survived by her huS-
band, son. Aaron K. McGraw, and
daughters, Daisy and Halle at home and
Mrs George Rohrer at Hagerstown. The
funeral service was held at the house by
Rev. A. A. Kerlin, interment in Mountain
View Cemetery.
Captain Monath and his workmen have
Just completed Confederate avenue and
IT is now open for traffic. This avenue
since being rebuilt is the finest one on
the battlefield. The work has caused the
grass on the other avenues TO get ahead
of them, but the captain and his men
will soon have il in fine shape again.
Mrs. John Grice, formerly OF ST. James,
died at her home at Knights Landing,
California, August 17th. She is sister
of Mrs. Daniel Souders. Of this place.
Some housewives OF this town are so
kind TO their neighbors' homes that they
carry their weeds and dirt and pile il in
front OF their house.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1917-08-30
Meeting of State Camp, p. o. S. of A.


The annual convention of the State
Camp OF the Patriotic Order Sons OF
America held in Shepherdstown on Tues
day and Wednesday was pleasant and
satisfactory in every respect. The first
session was convened in the college au-
diiorium Tuesday morning, with PreSi.
dent K. p. Price in the chair. An ad-
dress OF welcome was delivered by Mayor
|. L. Waldeck and H. L. Snyder also ad-
dressed the visitors.
TUESDAY afternoon very credilable
parade was held, headed by the excellent
Rohrersville Sand. and in which were
many prettily decorated automobiles,
children carrying an immense banner,
members OF the p. o. S OF A. and other
organizations. After the parade inter
esting exercises were held al the graded
school, when the order presented large
and handsome American flag 10 the school.
An eloquent address was delivered oy
Past National President Frederick L.
Pope, OF New Jersey and Hon. w. J.
Knott, OF this vicinity, spoke as represen-
iaiive OF the county schools and Prof.
Thos. c. Miller for the State schools.
Louise Freeman delivered recitation.
The flag-raising was impressive and was
witnessed by large crowd from the
town and nelghborhood.
A banquet was held in the domestic
science hall Tuesday night, which was
a delightful affair. After the supper had
been enjoyed, Past President S. d. Skel-.
ton took charge as POSTMASTER. and
pleasing responses were made by II. L.
Snyder, Rev. William Rogers, Rev. Ao-
SALON. Knox, Rev. Chas. F. Freeman.
Rev. Walter B. Stehl, H. N. Bradley and
F. l.. Pope. Miss Mary Price, OF Nor
gantown, played very beautifully on the
violin, being accompanied on the piano
by Miss Katherine Beltzhoover.
The business sessions OF The camp
were conducted pleasantly and the
reports showed the condition OF the order
10 be satisfactory in all respects. Davis
was selected as the place OF the next
meeting The following officers Tor the
ensuing year were elected:
PreSident-Harwood Burkhart, Mar
tinSburg.
Vice-President-R.A Jacques, Hedges
vile.
Master OF Forms-Lloyd Bunten, Nor
gantown.
Secretary-C. H. Quenzel, Martnsburg
Treasurer-R. Hammersla, Hedgesville
Conductor-U. S. Martin, Shepherds
town.
Inspector r. A. Widmeyer, Martins
burg.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1917-08-30

Still removing corns at the same old
price, l5c. Owens & Miller's corn re-
mover.