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Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1917-03-29
What She Could.

In a large mining city in California.
thirty years ago, lived an invalid. Twice
in Single week death had stricken her
home; her two children had left her so
suddenly that for many years the shock
har left her virtually paralyzed. But,
although her body was stricken, her mind
was clear, and her heart was rich with
unselfish love for other persons who SUI
cred and for the children OF other homes.
She always had smile and a kind
word for the school children who trooped
by her home, and as she sat there in her
window day by day there came TO her
mind the vision OF a service thatshe might
do. 1t was such a simple service that II
would have seemed 10 many persons
scarcely worth while. Nevertheless, she
asked the children to help, and they re-
sponded gladly. On one day OF the year,
toward Thanksgiving time, each OF them
was to bring "a stick OF wood and a
potato" and their collective offering was
10 be distributed to the poor ofthe town.
In that way donation day" began.
That happened third OF century ago.
The invalid went away from the mining
town not long after she had started the
custom, and soon after that was laid
away in her grave; yet, "donation day"
is still all annual event. The children
who first brought stick OF wood and a
potato have grown up and have children
OF their own who now are the ones that
bring their offerings for the poor. The
schools close; the townspeople gather
as if on holiday; the ministers pass in
and ont among the crowds that line the
street, offering their hats in which to re-
ceive contributions and an organization
of responsible persons administers the
offerings for the whole town. Ina recent
year the offerings amounted to about four
hundred dollars, besides great quantities
OF food and clothing, enough 10 provide
for the comfort at least during the holiday
season OF every unfortunate family in the
town.
Nor is that ALL Four miles away is a
neighboring mining town, once the larger
OF the two, and still the county seat.
The rivalry between them has been very
sharp at times during these thirty years,
but in regard 10 donation day" there is
harmony. BY common agreement the
town where the custom started observes
the day on the Friday before Thanks
giving and the other town on the Friday
before Christmas.
There are few, strangely few, even in
the towns where this beautiful custom
prevails, who know the story ofits origin
but the visitor in Grass Valley and Ne
vada City, California, will find there such
care for the poor and such an outpouring
OF social fellowship OH The part OF the
whole community as is rarely seen-and
all because one woman who had suffered
much and who was much crcumscribed
in her opportunity did what she could.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1917-03-29
Prohibition News.

Prohibition is sweeping along. 1t is
not difficult TO getgood temperance matter
these days. We quote the following as
being the expression OF Major c. B..
Blethen, editor OF the Seattle Times, a
publication in the largest city that has
voted dry. This, in part, is what the
Major said:
"My paper fought its hardest against
prohibition. We fought il on economical
grounds alone. We believed that in a
great seaport city, with the population OF
upward .of 100000 people, prohibition
would be destructive it would bring on
economical disaster.
1--WE already know it is great benefit,
morally and from an economical stand
point.
Money that formerly went over the
bar for whiskey is now being spent for
clothing for the women and children and
in better food for the household.
"Yes, sir, we have found in Seattle that
il is better TO buy shoes than booze. The
families OF wage earnerS in Seattle are
going TO have more food and clothes and
everything else than they had before"
More good news along this line. The
following items, showing what happens
to "booze factories," were compiled by
the Research Department OF the Methodist
Church Temperance Board:
The Reyman brewery of Wheeling,
West Virginia, is now the p. o. Reymau
Company, engaged in meat packing.
The Uneeda brewery of West Virginia
is now milk produce company.
The Benwood brewery. West Virginia,
is now chemical and soap plant.
The Fairmont brewery, West Virginia,
is now an ice and milk products plant.
The Huntington brewery is now meat
packing plant.
The Cedar Rapids brewery is now q
yeast factory.
The Iowa City brewery is now cream
cry and produce company.
The Star Brewing company of Wash
ington, Pennsylvania, is now the Capita
Paint, OH and Varnish Company.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1917-03-29
The Use of Candy.

Pure candy is good for children. Pure
sugar is good for grown people. OF
course there are exceptions TO every rule.
II the doctor prescribes diet and orders
a patient 10 refrain from sweets the pa
tient is bound TO obey his adviser. What
is the use of calling physician and pay
ing him for suggestions if the latter are
treated with indifference ? People in
ordinary health need not be afraid TO
crafty an appetite which Graves sweets.
Those who have looked into the natter
have been telling US lately that soldiers
on the march hold out better If they have
raiions Of sugar than If their fooo omits
this useful commodity. A fondness for
sugar is often defense against the temp
talon TO use alcoholic siimuIsnts. The
iuebriate does not care very much about
pure sweets.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1917-03-29
Setting Sons.

An old farmer, with houseful OF boys,
was tugging away at a large piece oi
timber. Finding il rather hard work, he
called his boys. one after the other. al
the top OF his voice. but received no re-
sponse. Finally, after he had no need
OF them, they all came.
Where" said he. "hsve you been.
and what have you been doing2 Didn't
you hear me call2"
"Out in The shop settin' the saw" re-
piled one.
"And you, Dick 2" continued the farm
er.
"Out in the barn. seitin' the hen."
"And you, Jack ?"
up in granny'sroom settin' The clock" T"
"And you, Tom ?"
Cup in the ganet. setiIn' the trap"
"And nov. Master Fred, where were
you seilin' ?" asked the farmer.
"On the doorstep, seitIn' still" replied
the youngster.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1917-03-29
Most Powerful Organ.

The organ OF ST. Paul's cathedral in
London is the most powerful in the world.
There is a weight OF three tons on the
bellows, and some OF its giant pipes dis
appear from view in the receSses OF The
enormous dome. Some OF the smaller
pipes are up by the altar. and the rest are
either hidden away behind the long row
OF choir stalls or are seen towering on
either side OF the choir gates. Butall are
controlled from a little organ loft 10 which
is scarcely room for anyone beside the
organlst seated al the keyboard.
There are five rows OF keys and two
tiers OF over 100 ivory handled stops.
The organist showed how, by pressing
with his thumb one OF a row OF buttons
as he played, whole combinations OF
stops were pushed out or pushed in. He
demonstrated, too, how with the slight
est pressure he could transform the sound
OF the organ from the soitest and sweet
est OF tones TO volume which rolled and
seemed 10 shake The entire building.
The organ is very ancient one. II
was built between The years 1924 and
100 by one Bernard Schmidt, celebrat-
ed German organ maker. and cost over
1000 pounds. Schmidt was merely re-
sponsibIe for the inside work, the case
being supplied by joiner for just over
339 pounds, while the carving on the case
cost nearly ll6 pounds. The organ has
since undergone entire reconstruction,
but all Schmid's pipes have been retain
ed and are now doing as good service as
when they were made.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1917-03-29
Fate Inevitable.

Harry Skunk, an Ohio product, who
has long been prominent in minstrel and
vaudeville circles, IS fond of employing
his leisure moments in hunting out char
acters and gaining odd sidelights on hu-
man nature.
Alta carnival in Southern town two
negro boys stood near the edge OF
crowd that had assembled 10 watch a
high diver.
AS the daring athlete slowly mounted
a tall pole in a tiny platform, 60 feet in
the air, brass band on the ground play
ed "chills- and fever" music.
When the diver left his perch, plunged
head downward into small tank on the
ground, and "scooped" out on the ground
like flash, the music broke into lively
strain.
The negro boys held their breath until
the dare devil feat had been accomplish
ed, then one said to the other, as they
turned TO go:
"Some time dat ban am gonna play
and dat man ANITA gonna hesh it"
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1917-03-29
Healthy Skin
DEPENDS ON KIDNEYS.

The skin and the intestines, which
work together with the kidneys to
throw out the poisons of the body, do
part of the work, but clean body
and healthy one depends on the kid
neys. If the kidneys are clogged with
toxic poisons you suffer from stiffness
in the knees in the morning on arising,
your joints seem rusty" you may have
rheumatic pains, pain in the back, stiff
neck, headaches, sometimes swollen feet,
or neuralgia pains-all due to the uric
acid or toxic poisons in the blood. This
is the time to go to the nearest drug
store and simply obtain SOC. package
of Anuric, the discovery of DR.. Pierce
of Buffalo, N. Y. Then drink cup Of
hot water before meals, with an Anuric
Tablet, and notice the gratifying results.
You will find Anuric more active than
lithia. Dissolves uric acid as water docs
ellQar.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1917-03-29
NEW VOL. 52-No. Ia.
Dyspepsia.

Dyspepsia is not a disease, but symp-
tom; therefore there is no sovereign
remedy for dyspepsia. and in treating II
The physician must always 90 behind the
indigestion aud find out 10 what disease
or what condition OF the system il points.
That does not mean that he never gives
remedies TO aid digestion or that he can
not sometimes relieve the dyspepsia
without having ascertained its cause, but
only that he must not make the mistake
OF thinking that dyspepsia is disease in
itself and that there is any one medicine
that will cure all forms OF il.
In the few cases in which no cause can
be found TO account for weak digestion.
physicians call il functional dyspepsia"
but there is no certain cure for all cases
OF that. There are two principal forms
OF functional dyspepsia, the tonic and the
atomic. Tonic dyspepsia usually occurs
in strong, active men who eat largely,
and smoke and drink as well. who have
high blood pressure, and are on the road
10 a breakdown from some OF the many
manifestations OF arenosclerosis. They
are comfortable only when the stomach
is full, and as digestion proceeds they
suffer more or less pain. with heartburn
and watei brash. which is relieved only
by more food. The discomfort can be
relieved by taking bicarbonate OF soda In
a glass OF water halt an hour after eating
and by frequent meals. or little "snacks"
between meals. But that remedy only
puts off the evil day and blinds the sui
ierer 10 the danger he IS running. The
only permanent relief comes from
change OF habits. The patient must work
less and worry less. eat smaller meals'
and especially less meat. drink a great
deal OF pure water. take no alcohol al all
and little or no tobacco.
In the atomic form OF dyspepsia the sui
ferer is weak and nervous, has a poor
appetite, and lives largely on soit food
and boiled tea. The discomfort In the
4
stomach comes on almost Immediately
after eating, and is accompanied by ilaiu-
lence and belching. The physician must
build up the patients health with good
food that demands chewing, restrict The
use OF Tea and other liquids, and insist on
exercise in the open air. He may also
give tonic with some hydrochlohc acid
TO supply the deficiency OF the gastric
juice.
But dyspepsia is almost always an In
dicaiion OF some underlying disease or
nutrition, and wise man or woman will
call a physician whenever signs OF indi-
gestion persist Tor some days, so that he
may discover and, iipossible, remove the
cause.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1917-03-29
The Mystery of tiibernatiou.

The old saw about the woodchuck and
his shadow sends him back for a six
weeks sleep if February ? is sunny day,
OF course the woodchuckhas no advance
information on the weather. But he does
sleep for weeks al time. How does he
do it2
fyou were TO dig out OF their burrows
any OF the millions ofhedgehogs, dormiee
marmots, or woodchucks; or take oul
from the mud at the bottom OF ponds any
of the lizards, turtles or frogs or take
from the creviees oi rocks any OF the
toads or snakes or pick from the roofs
OF caves a bat or two OF all those clingine
there, YOU would find each one sound
asleep; and no ordinary thing you could
do would awaken il, for this is its long
winter sleep.
This sleep is one OF the great mysteries
OF nature. None OF the scientists can ex-
plain it. II has always been known that
in the few weeks before the hibernaline
period is to begin. those animals which
are TO sleep through the winter begin tc
put on fat Why is that2 you may ask
No one can answer why. BY spring the
fat is gone and the animal is can and
scrawny, so tits supposed the fat supplies
energy to keep the heart beating, although
the processes Of feeding and exeretion
are suspended throughout the long sleep.
When the woodchuck crswls into his
hole forhis winters sleep he stops breath
ing, but his heart beats on, feebly, and
his blood circulates, slowly. You may
pull him out when he is thus hioernsiine
and hold him under water tor long time
and he will not drown, because he is not
breathing and his lungs will not fill with
water. His heart will beat right along
You may remove his brain and entire
spinal cord, and his heart will beat foi
twelve hours. You may cut off his head
and his heart will beat three hours.
But it is possible 10 freeze the warm
blooded alternating animal 10 death. II
il gets too cold the animal will begin &c
stir, and it il stays too cold for a Ions
time he will die; but frogs have beer
known 10 have their blood frozen TO Ict
and yet they lived. Mosquitoes and spi-
ders may be frozen so they are as brittle
as snowflakes and break TO pieces wher
touched, and yet they revive with warm
weather. But with each freezing and
thawing their vitality lessons. and after
certain number OF them they fail 10 revive
When warm weather comes the hiber-
mating animals begin 10 stir and soor
come out. What strange instinct or i'm
pulse is il that urges the hibefnating ami
NAL TO put on 3 iJr his long sleep tha
suspends breathing but keeps the hear
pulsating; that awakens him when iht
weather drops TO the danger point, o.
when it is warm enough TO come out IL
the spring? That is one OF TIE mysteries
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1917-03-29

AFTER "THE GRIP" or In GONZALES
cence from pneumonia, fevers, or other
debilitating diseases, your quickest way
to get flesh and strength is with Doctor
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery. That
gives purity TO your blood, plumpness to
perfect working order. 1t makes thor
ouphly effective every natural means of
repairing and nourishing. your system.
For pale, puny. scrofulOus children,
nothing approaches it. 1t builds up
completely their flesh, their strength,
and their health.
In the most stubborn Scrofulous, Skin
or Scalp Diseases, Eczema, Salt-rheum,
and every kindred ailment, it effects
wonderful cures. Contains no alcohol or
harmful drugs. In tablet or liquid form.
DIR. Pieree's Pleasant Pellets regulate
and lnvigorate stomach, liver and bowels.
Sugar-coated, tiny granules, easy to take.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1917-03-29
sprains And Strains Relieved.

Sloan's Liniment quickly takes the
pain out of strains, sprains, bruises and
all muscle soreness. A clean. clear liquid
easily applied, il quickly penetrates with
out rubbing. Sloan's Linlment does not
stain The skin or clog the pores like mussy
plasters or ointments. For chronic rheu-
matte aches and pains, neuralgia, gout
and lumbago have this well-known REM
edy handy. For the pans of grippe and
following strenuous work. il gives quick
relief. AT all druggists, 25c.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1917-03-29
NV Ambition.

To be honest. 10 be kind. TO earn lii-
lie and 10 spend little less, 10 make upon
the whole family happier Tor his pres
ence, 10 renouuce when that shall be
necessary and not be embitiered, TO keep
lew friends. but these without cspiiu-
laiion above all, on The same grim con-
dition, to keep friends with himself
here is a task Tor all that a man has oI
iontude and delicsey.-Robeh Louis
Stevenson.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1917-03-29

Little sister and brother had quaneled
After supper, says Harper's Magazine
mother tried TO establish friendly relations
AGAIN, and quoted TO them the Bible In
junction: "Let not the sun 20 down upon
your wrath"
Turning to Edward. The older. she said,
"Now, Edward. are you going 10 LET the
sun 90 down upon your wrath 2"
Edward squirmed a little as he looked
up into her pleading face.
"Well, how can stop II 2" he asked.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1917-03-29
FOR RENT.

Livery Stable Plant. lot and buildings. in rear oi
Hotel RumSey. in Shepherdstown. now occupied by
Mr.. W. f. Skinner. Possession April ist. 1917.
Also Small Dwelling. (2 story. 5 room on Ger
man street. on corner opposite Spohn's shop, re
Gently repaired and painted. Immediate possession
can be had Apply to o
Jan. is, l9l7-tf
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1917-03-29
Leaders,.

Some leaders lead too far ahead,
High-visioned, unafraid:
Yet ages after they are dead
We tread the paths they made.
Some leaders lead too far behind
Nor seem 10 keep the track;
Yet they bring on the deal and blind
Who else would hold us back.
And some seem not TO lead al all,
Slow moving on the way:
Yet help the weary feet and small
OF those who else would stray.
Lead on. o leaders OF the race
Your work is long and wide;
We need your help in every place
Before, behind, beside.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1917-03-29

An Irishman wanted an empty bottle
in which 10 mix solution. and went 10 4
druggists 10 buy one. Selecting one
that answered his purpose. he asked how
much Il was.
"Well," said The clerk. "ii you want
the empty bottle III be one cent. but II
you have anything in II we don't charge
anything for it."
"Shure. that's fair enough" observed
the lfishman. "Pni In ? cork"
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1917-03-29
Stockholders Meeting

In accordance with the Charter notice is hereby
given that the annual stockholders meeting OF the
Virginia and Maryland Bridge Company viii be held
on the first Monday in April next the ID, at the
residence Of E. E Billmyer Shepherdstown. Wes
Virginia. at 8 O'Clock p. m. TO elect Board o.
Directors, and transact any other business before
" E. E. BILLMYER. Secretary.
March Is l9l7-3W
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1917-03-29

Some Two hundred ladies' In a town in
neighbohng State are said TO have join
ed in an agreement TO do without spfing
hats and bonnels rather Than pay the ex-
trsysgsnty high prices demanded by local
dealers. Nobody viii think any the less
OF them for wearing last years hats.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1917-03-29

Major Charles X. Morgan. Of Charles
ton, has been appointed State Supefin-
tendeni Of The Anti-SsIoon League oil
West Virginia TO succeed George W.
Crabbe, who resigned recently 10 take
charge Of the Maryland work. Major
Morgan, who is a nsiiye OF West Virginia,
has been active IN temperance work.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1917-03-29

For baby's Group, Willie's daily cut and
bruises, mammals sore throat Grandma's
lameness, DIR. Thomas Eclectic OIL
the household remedy. 25c and SOC.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1917-03-29
Bad cough7 2 Feysrish1 ? drippy 2

You need Dr. Kings New Discovery
to stop that cold. the sooihing bsissm
ingredients heal the ifritated membranes,
sooihe the sore throsf. the aniisepiic quail
ifies XII the germ ind your cold Is quick
Iy relieved. DR. King's New Discovery
has for 48 years been the standard remedy
for coughs and colds in thousands OF
homes. Get bottle today and have il
handy in your medicine chest for coughs.
colds, Group. grippe and All bronchial sf-
iections Al your druggist, Soc.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1917-03-29
BAD S!8zsoi TROUBLE
Yields 70 Delicious Vincl

Shreveport, La-'I had a bad stom-
aeh trouble for years and became so
weak / could hardly walk or do any
work. liy appetite was psSr, my food
would not cigest, bioated and was very
weak and l.aryoua 1 tried many rene
dies without help. / saw YiDol adyer-
tised and tried it, and now my stomach
trouble j. completely cured and i am
welL"-E l. MARSHALL
Vinel is aEaraHteed TO tone up the
tired, Oyer-ts-,i and weakened nerves
of the stomach and create strength
OWENS & MILLER, Druggists.
Shepherdstown, VIVA.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1917-03-29

"Whai could be more sad than a man
without cou1ty ?" feeIingIy asked The
high school literature teacher other class.
"A country without man. responded
a pretty girl just as feeIingly.
The broad ax., 1917-01-20
Why the Baby Cries.

Now we know why the baby cries.
For a long time the cause was yelled
In sbscurity. 1t might be an inacces-
sible pin, or it might be the helpless
discrepancy betwixt the heavenly king,
dom and this world, or 1t might be q
plain case of collie, called by what new
tangled term you please. 1t has re-
manned for an advertising expert to
discover that the baby cries In order
to advertise. 1t is the babys effective
announcement in the imperative mood
that he wants to be up and petted or
he wants the moon or he wants some
thing else, and "he won't be happy till
he gets it." There is no denying that
for an infant industry the baby's ad-
yertising is a great success. Nearly
every time he gets results, and the
most astute and alert professional 50
licitor cannot show a higher percent,
age Of success.-Philadelphia Ledger.
The broad ax., 1917-01-20
Both Were Envious.

1t was in Cleveland. and the day
was hot. The Mastodons had just fin
ished their parade, and Charles Froh-
man, perSpiring and wearing the abb
horred silk hat, entered the box Office
Of the opera house on Cleveland ave-
nue.. Sitting in the treasurer's seat he
saw a sturdy lad lingering a pile of
silver dollars. He slipped them In and
out with amazing dexterity. Hearing
a noise, he looked up and beheld young
Frohman with the tile tilted back on
his head. The boys eyes met. Into
each came q wistful look.
81 wish had that silk hat Of yours"
said the boy at the window.
81 wish could do what you are do
ing with that money" was the re
spouse Of the envied one.
Such was the meeting Of two men
who afterward became dominant fig
ures In the theatrical world. The boy
with the dollars was A. L. Erlanger.
-"Charles Frohman, Manager and
Man"
The broad ax., 1917-01-20
ONLY n "SIip of q Boy"

One night while Mime. Sarah Bern
hardt and her company were playing
"EAiglon" in Montreal a very angry
man left the auditorium and clamored
at the box office for the return of his
money. The manager naturally want
ed to know why.
81 paid to see Nine. Bernhard act"
the man stormed. land she's not act
ing"
mime. Bernhard is acting" replied
the astonished manager.
mo, she is not" retorted the man.
"She does not take the part Of the en-
press, and the only other characters are
a man and the slip of boy who plays
the young duke"
1t took ever so long to convince him
that the slip Of boy" was Bernhardt
herself.-An Around Magazine.