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Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1917-04-05

ALL the people OF this country, whether
they be pacifists or the most enthusiastic
mlltariStS, must agree that President
Wilson has done all that could be done
in reason TO avoid war. and that with
great patience and forbeardnce the ad-
minlstration has exhausted the usageS OF
diplomacy before reluctantly entering the
great world conflict. But, as the Presi-
dent declared in his address 10 Congress
on Monday, it is impossible 10 continue
IN friendly relations with the Pussian
autocracy that controls the German gov
ernnent, and there's nothing to do but
accept the challenge that these criminal
intrlguers have forced upon us.
That this is to be no lingo war is a
source OF great satisfaction. That we are
going into tonly after the most prolonged
and serious efforts 10 avoid il means that
the gravity OF the step is appreciated and
that, once begun, ii must be fought 10 a
finish.
God cava Our country
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1917-04-05
Catarrh Deafness Cannot Be Cured

~Nhahh ~ SdhIlOk DC SuTCu
by local applications, as they cannot
reach the diseased portion OF the ear.
There is only one way 10 cure catarrhal
deafness, and that is by a constitutional
remedy. Catarrhal Deafness is caused
by an inilamed condition OF the mucous
lining OF the Eustachian Tube. When
this tube IS inflamed you havea rumbling
sound or imperfect hearing, and when il
IS entirely closed, Deafness is the result.
Unless the Inflammation can be reduced
and this tube restored to its normal con-
diiion, hearing will be destroyed forever.
Many cases OF deafness are caused by
catafrh, which is an intlamed condition OF
The ucouS surfaces. Halls Catarrh Med
icine acts thru the blood on the mucous
surfaces OF the system.
We Will give One Hundred Dollars for
any case OF Catarrhal Deafness that can
not be cured by Halls Catsrrh Medicine.
Circulars free. All Druggists, 75c.
f. J. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, o.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1917-04-05

THE Democrats organized the House OF
Representatives on Monday by reflect
ing Champ Clark Speaker and electing
the Democratic caucus nominees for all
the other offices. Speaker Clark received
the solid Democratic vote and the sup
port OF four OF the five Independents, a
total of PIT. Mr.. Mann, the Republican
caucus nominee, received 205 votes, be-
ing opposed by five OF his own party and
failing to get vote from any OF the in
dependents. There was no unseemly
strife in the proceedings, and the election
was quickly and quietly settled. The
Republicans. recognizing the serious
state of public affairs. offered no obstacles
TO the prompt organization of the House,
but periodically yielded TO the majority,
small though il was.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1917-04-05

No more corns and no more suffering
from bunions after using Owens & Miller's
corn and bunion cure, l5c. Money back
if II fails.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1917-04-05

Don't forget Wallis sale April 18th.
Cattle, hogs. fresh COWS, horses ard mules
10 be sold.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1917-04-05
BILLMYER'S
Bargain Store.

Well just let the following speak
for themselves:
Mems Khaki Pants, $l.l9
Mems Overall Pants, go
Mems Blue Jumpers, rs
Mems Nsinsook Union Suits, 80
Mems Nainsook Shirts and Drawers, .25
Mems Mesh Union Suit. .65
Mems Gauze Shirts and Drawers, .35
Mems Police Suspenders, .25
Mems Dress Shirts, .65
Mems 4-ply Linen Collars, 10
Mems Silk 4-in-hand, l9 and %
Boys Pants, p and 80
Boys Mesh Union Suits, 80
Boys Shirts, %
Boys Blouses, 80
Boys Wash Suits, .5O
Cbild's Rompers. .25
Child's MILDLY Waists, .25
Child's bingham Dresses 2 TO 6, 30 and so
Child's Embroidery White Dresses, ,39
Girls Bingham Dresses, 6 TO II, so
Ladies lovely Shirt Waists, 80 and 100
Ladies' House Dresses, Is to 100
Ladies' Gauze Vests, .l3
Ladies' R. B. c. CorsetS, so
Ladies' "Luxura" Corsets, 100
c. M. c. Mercerized Gro. Cotton. 10
Assorted Safety Pins, card, .04
A paper Of Pins, .02
Steel (shield) Crochet Hooks, .0S
Arm Bands, pair .03
Shell Hair Pins, l-2 dozen pack, .05
Hair Brushes, 10
Paper and cloth-bound Fiction, IL
A good Umbrella. 100
Rag. Hit and Miss Rugs, from .65
Brussels Rugs, from l.39
9 x II Crex Rugs, 7.25
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1917-04-05
IsE!aN6y Judge ]
Jury Tor The April Term OF The Morgan Cir

Jury Tor The April Term OF The Morgan CIR
.Siia coaH Neutrality-suspicious.. on the
Will sri Recommendation Do Prosecuting Attorney
acknowledgement Bhere5Sinup aprisoner in the
9uiunigeounty jsl, au indictment was found at
ylbuoldhe last tetm"of court. and there's not a
isidO case n-the criminal docket
susmseh'So much for prohibition.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1917-04-05
US. MARTIN, Mayor,
F. L. WELTZHEiMER,
M. q. BAST.
]. L. WELSHANS, =,
Examined and found correct.

State Virginia, County of Jefferson, to-wh
certify that u
signed 10
West Virginia
ending personally appeared before said county and being
statement ana
10 of belief help them God
~ " ~ F. w. MYERS, Notary Public
My commission expires September IA, 1924
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1917-04-05
FINANCIAL STATEMENT
The CORPORATION of ShepberdstoWn, w. Va.
For Year Ending March 81, 1917

OUTSTANDING INDEBTEDNESS.
- Der cent 10 Reundng Bonds dated September 1915 f' "
The Dermott news., 1917-03-22
From c. A. McDermott.

Santa Monica. Cal
Editor News. March l.. 1917.
Dermott, Ark.
Dear Sir.
Please lind enclosed z. O. money or
der for 90 to apply on my dues for
your paper.
congratulate Dermott and all the
Mississippi Delta on their moves for
good roads canals. and other improve
ments, | know the natural advantages
there. and your lands drained and made
safe from overflow. with good high
ways. viii have more intrinsic value
than here. where they sell for $1,000
per acre ana up II more Of you would
put centrifugal pumps in those streams
ana irrigate, il would pay big, particu-
larIy for fall truck.
With kind wishes for Dermott. my
old home. am
Yours sincerely.
{. A. MeDermott
The Dermott news., 1917-03-22
Dermotter Elected
to State Office.

Mr.. Chas. F. Crook, who went from
here to attend the biennial meeting of
the Head Camp of the Woodmen of the
World, which was held at Hope last
week, was elected banker of the state
organization. this being the first time
Southeast Arkansas has been repre-
sented in the list of major offices.
There were about csc delegates in
attendance, besides about 300 delegates
representing the Circle, which is the
ladies' auxiliary of the Woodmen =
lodge.
Pine Bluff was chosen as the meeting
place for the next convention. which
will be held in 1919.
The officers elected for the ensuing
two years are as follows
Head Consul r. Farrar Newberry of Ar
kadelphia
Head Advisor Dr. r. K. Johnson of
Walnut Ridge.
Head Clerk c. f. Brown of Fl Dora
do.
Head Banker Chas. f. Crook Of Der
mott.
The Dermott news., 1917-03-22
School Notes.
By T. C..

The preliminary piano contest of the
Dermott High School will take place
Wednesday evening, March y, in the
high school auditorium beginning at :
o clock The following pupils Will par
ticipate in the contest: Helen Blanks,
Chrystine Kennedy, Scottie Courtney
and Bessie Morris The public Is cor
daily invited
Pupils from the different grades will
give an entertainment under the dlrec
ton of Mrs Irion in the high school
auditorium Wednesday evening. April
4. A splendid program Is being pre-
pared An admission fee will he
charged, the proceeds to be used to
pay fer the song books the school has
recently purchased, and to purchase
books FOR the library. Mrs. lrion :
direction Of the entertainment IS suf
heient assurance that the public viii
See something really good
As soon as the athletic park Is dry
enough, work will begin on the track.
getting it ready fer the annual meet
next month. Since the track was we'll
prepared last year. little difficulty will
be experienced in putting it in shape
this year
The Dermott news., 1917-03-22

with practical demonstration work by
competent instructors rather than 4
study of subject matter of text books;
this act also provides that school boards
are authorized to dismiss their schools
for the State Teachers Association
meeting, and they may if they 30 de
sire. pay the expenses of their teachers
while in attendance at such teachers
meeting.
The Dermott news., 1917-03-22

The regular meeting of the 5. |. \.
will be held Friday, March 23rd,. The
following program will be given:
/. Call to order by president
2. Reading minutes of last meeting
3. Reports of standing committees
4. Unfinished business. New bust
ness.
General Theme for meeting
Arkansas School System.
5. Review of Arkansas School Sys-
tenn as to origin, growth and
present status, Mr.. Barnett
6. Vocal Solo Arkansas State Song.
Mrs. Etter
Z. Three minute talks
a Better school attendance
Mrs. Suber
b Children school lunches,
Mrs Ford
Sanitary school convenieneez,
Mr.. Stone
d Suitable supplementary reading
for children. Mrs Grenshaw
s. Vocal Solo, Mrs Etter
9. announcements.
The meeting will begin promptly at
3:30 Everybody invited.
The Dermott news., 1917-03-22

Rev. q. V. Jones spent Sunday at
Tamo.
For the newest style in hats. see
Mrs. Hutchinson
Second Day Spring, New Spring
shoes here. -Cohen's.
DR.. Parker was a McGehee visitor
Monday
J. II. Harrison of Wlmar was a
Dermott visitor Monday
Second Day Spring. See your new
spring hat here.-Cohen
Mrs. Russell of Baxter stopped off
here while on her way to Pine Bluff.
DR. A. K. Williams of Helena visited
the Royal Circle here Monday night.
Announcing the mysterious key.
Particulars later. j. Cohen 4 Son.
DR. 5. c. Coleman left Sunday to re-
sumo his practice on the VI. II. & l..
Ladies hats from 69c up.
Mrs. Hutchinson.
The Cannon is being conducted again
this week at the A. NJ t. Zion Church.
Mrs. Mamie Miller left Saturday for
Collins to spend few weeks with her
grand parents.
Mrs. Mumsella Powell returned home
Sunday from Monticello. where she
spent couple of weeks
Robt. Hubbard of Dumas spent
couple of days here last week with his
daughter, Mrs. W. I. Johnson.
Miss Lula Powell. who is teaching at
Winchester. spent Saturday and Sun
day here with Mrs. G.. V. Jones.
DR.. iandsMrs. G. d. Dukes and Mrs.
Nj. NJ Dupree were in Pine Bluff last
week. They went to attend the Jubilee
Singers.
Jim Holland returned Sunday to his
home at Pine Bluff, after spending a
few days here with his mother and
other relatives.
COMlNGl A 5000 Harmonola to be
given free to the one holding the mys-
FERROUS key that will unlock the lock.
j. Cohen Il Son.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert c. Doles of
Hurds are sending out invitations to
the wedding of their daughter, Can
dace b. Doles, to Charles II. Towns.
which is to be solemnized at the Mt.
Olive Baptist Church at Hurds next
/ Sunday evening
The Dermott news., 1917-03-22
Mileage Basis.

This act provides that the education
al institutions of the State shall in the
future be supported by special tax
specially levied and collected for that
purpose. This will serve to remove
these institutions from political in
Nuences
The Dermott news., 1917-03-22
Amendment Enabling Act.

: Puts into operation the constitutional
school amendment and enables any and
all school districts by vote of the peo-
pie at the annual school election to take
advantage of the provisions of this
amendment. Any school district may
now vote any local school tax up to y
villa
The Dermott news., 1917-03-22

WAYS aHa means faf eliminating this
lniteraey rs rapidly as possible. The
members of the commission serve with
cut pay and will make annual reports
To the rnvernor of work being done.
The Dermott news., 1917-03-22
State Uniformity.

This act provides for the appointment
of a text book commission by the gov
ernor This commission shall adopt Il
series of text books for use in the
grades of all the public schools of the
state.
The Dermott news., 1917-03-22
School Fund interest.

The act provides that the permanent
school fund tthe exact amount is
81. 1874. 50m shall in the future be ; per
cent instead of per cent as formerly;
a state levy of one eighth Of mill was
provided with which to pay this inter
est. The passage of this act means an
increase for the schools each year on
this fund in interest of $50. $50: the act
also provides for the payment OF inter
est past due and unpaid on this fund
The Dermott news., 1917-03-22
Accepting Benefits.

This act makes it possible for Arkan
sas to receive certain aid appropriated
from the federal treasury for aiding
our schools in the teaching of agricul-
tural and vocational subjects.
The Dermott news., 1917-03-22

job work neatly and promptly don,
at The Dermott News Office. Your
patronage solicited
The Dermott news., 1917-03-22
School District Bonds.

This act provides proper safeguards
for school districts in the state CON
templatng the sale of school bonds.
Some school districts in the state have
been imposed upon in the past in such
matters and this act will serve in the
future rs an aid and protection to dis
tricts that desire to issue school bonds
in that il provides certain safeguards
The Dermott news., 1917-03-22
New Educational Measures

j. l.. Bond. state superintendent Of
education, has prepared the following
summary of the educational measures
enacted by the 1917 legislature:
Compulsory School Attendance
Possibly the most important educa-
tlonal measure passed duning the meet
ing of the Legislature This act pro
vides that all children between the ages
of and Is. both inclusive. shall attend
some public, private or parochial school
for three fourths of session or sessions
of the school in the district in which
such children reside Reasonable ex-
emptions for non attendance are pro
vided; the act is similar to compulsory
attendance laws of other states and il
will be largely self enforcing This act
applies to all counties of the state and
becomes effective September |. 1917.
Arkansas Illiteracy Commission
Under this act the government is
authorized to appoint commission of
eight members consisting of both men
and women. who shall together with
the state superintendent as an ex -ofiicio
member) serve az an illiteracy com
mission. 1t shall be the duty and the
work of this commission to make a
study of the existing conditions regard
ing illliteracy in Arkansas and to devise
The Dermott news., 1917-03-22
AMONG COLORED PEOPLE

Items of interest among colored
people should be lefN ut the Palace
Drug Store or nj this Office
The Dermott news., 1917-03-22

All these foods wholesome and desirable but.
the figures show wheat flour gives far for the
money. Cut down the food bill by eating bread
and biscuits and less of the expensive foods
The Dermott news., 1917-03-22
State Aid Act.

Under this act, an appropriation was
provided from the general revenue for
the purpose of aiding and encouraging
rural and village high schools in intro
ducing standard courses in agriculture.
cooking. sewing and manual training
This fund will be disbursed under the
direction of the State Board of Educa-
ton. A few standard high schools in
different parts of the State will be aided
for the purpose of giving teacher train
ing courses for the benefit of those
per sons preparing TO teach. As soon
as regulations have been adopted by
the State Board of Education TO govern
the distribution of this fund, full in
formation and instructions with blank
application forms will be sent out
County Institutes.
This act provides that the Institutes
may be held at any time between June
| and October l. The time for holding
the institute is left to the county ex-
aminer or superintendent. This act
also provides the work of these insti-
tutes shall be made more practical and
helpful to the teachers in attendance.
in that the institute shall consist more
of school methods and management
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1917-03-22
PRINCESS PROGRAM

Friday, March 23rd- :.
Lillian Walker in "The Ordeal OF
Elizabeth" in five reels. Miss Walker
will be remembered by her fine work
i'm Screen Stockings"
Also a Frank Daniels comedy.
Hx*sH
Saturday, March 24tb-
Bessie Barriscale and Charles Ray
in the refreshing tale of a little mo-
body, whose innate goodness and God
given beauty won her a husband, hap
piness and home. "Plain Jane" by c.
Gardner Sullivan.
Also "Bombs," a Keystone explo-
sion of mirth, with Charles Murray
and Louise Fazenda, Mary Thomas
and Harry Booker as the dynamite,
timed to 1000 feet, guaranteed to
blow any crouch into next week.
Music.
Sunday, March 25th-
Seventeen" by Booth Harrington.
A delightful comedy of the days that
happen only once, when young whis-
kers itch at their roots and love and
spring run rampant and one borrows
ones fathers evening clothes and a
speedy roadster from an auto COM
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1917-03-22
FADs OF LITERARY MEN.

A Letter From His Wife Always Made
~. Hawthorne Wash His Hands.
Keats liked red pepper on his toast
Dickens was fond Of wearing jewelry.
Joaquin Miller nailed all his chairs
to the wall. ,.- ,,...s
Edgar, Allan Poe slept with his cat
and was inordinately proud Of his feet.
Daudet wore his eyeglasses when
asleep. a2tiEsrf
Thackeray used to lift his hat when
ever he passed the house in which he
wrote Vanity Fair"
Alexandra Dumas the younger bought
q new painting every time he had q
new book published.
Z Robert Louis Stevenson's favorite
recreation was playing the flute, In or
der, as he said, to tune his ideas.
Robert Browning could not sit still.
With the constant shutting Of his feet
holes were worn In the carpet.
Longfellow enjoyed walking only at
sunrise or sunset, as he said his sub
FINEST moods came upon him at these
times. 81 ~,nitt.
Hawthorne always washed his hands
before reading q letter from his wife.
He delighted in porting over old adyer-
tisements In the newspaper files.
Oliver Wendell Holmes used to carry
q horse chestnut in one pocket and q
potato in another to ward OF rheun1a-
tism.-Philadelphia Inquirer. ~
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1917-03-22

Lay visiting card on the tip of the
left forefinger and on it place penny.
A quick flick Of the card with the right
second finger will remove the card
without disturbing the coin. Another
trick which illustrates the inertia Of
bodies is to knock away the bottom of
pile of checkers without upsetting
the pile. This is effected quite easily
with the help of fiat ruler. The re-
naming. checkers are removed sue
cessively by a number Of smart blows.
"A more spectacular and apparently
risky trick consists Of drawing news
paper away from under a glass filed
with water. Provided, however, that
the table is smooth and the paper be
pulled away smartly and horizontally
there is no danger of the water being
spilled.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1917-03-22
Horror. Of Thirst.

There is no horror like the horror of
thirst-no physical suffering compare
BILE to 1t. A traveller over the desert
In Egypt describes man who had lost
his way, wandering about for days
without water, and finally came stag
gering into his camp. The mans eyes
were bloodsh0t, his lips swollen to
twice their natural size. His tongue,
blue, parched and swollen, hung out
of his mouth. To allow such a man
to drink water at will would be like
pumping cold water into a redhot
steam boiler. It would kill him. This
man required to be held forcibly by
four men In his eagerness to get at
drinking water, while fifth man al
lowed a few drops to trickle down the
throat Of the sufferer ut long intervals.
He had to be cooled OF little by little.
like an overheated boiler.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1917-03-22
BLACK FRIDAYS.
First q Those Financial Tsrrors Came
In London In 1745. -

First of Those Financial Tsrrors Came
In London In 1745. -
Several of the great financial panics
Of the past have commenced on FRI
day, and this has given rise to one OF
the pet superstitons Of the stock ex-
changes and bourses Of the world
that the sixth day Of the week Is
fraught with ill omen for those en-
gagged in financial operations.
The original "Black Friday" occurred
Dec. 6, 1745. in London. On that date
tidings reached the metropolis that the
pretender, Bonnie Prince Charlie, had
reached Derby with his forces. Lon
doners Immediately made preparations
to fly from the city, and q panic pre-
vailed. It was on that occasion that
the Bank of England had its closest
call in its long history. The citizens
were anxious to take their money with
them, and the Bank of England was
besieged by an army Of depositors.
The bank escaped bankruptcy only by
the expedient Of placing dummies" In
the line to impede genuine deposttors
and by paying bona fide depositors In
small coins. thus consuming much
time. $50 r--. ,gt- lr---sstt .s-.
The first BLACK Friday" Of latter
day financial history was in 1868 and
was due to the failure Of one Of Lon
don's largest banking houses. Three
years later Wall street had a "Black
Friday" due to an attempt to engineer
q corner in gold. The worst OF all
'Black Fridays was that Of 1873,
when on Friday, Sept. Is. 1t seemed
that the whole financial structure OF
the new world had crumbled into ruins.
Exchange. s,r ~ -sn-as. -ar- F.. :
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1917-03-22
March 22nd, ls,,

pany to elope. Featuring ro,,
and Jack Pickford. ouiSe Hus
Paramount Photograph .na :,
p **s** ano Muse
Monday, March Goth
Dark.
Tuesday, March 9TH
Edna Goodrich in a prinn;,
drama Armstrong; Wife, photo.
Also Victor Moore in a one.
edy. elcon.
Wednesday, March 18th
The celebrated film fayor;,.
Pickford in a tragic emf 81 Mary
Adrift." A drama Of dsv r hearts
sacrafice, of tangled lives %sn and
with the mist of the sea. e'Vov@
Thursday, March Goth
Wilfred Lucas and Bessie !.
"The Rummy," in five reels love Dove in
these stars will be remembe,s un Of
their fine work in "Hell to Paw O 40 io'
tin" ~ Aus.
"Tugboat Romeo" with ~
Conklin and his bunch of mer, uaes'et
maids in two reels of Keystone I'm nef'
Essss iun
Coming Soon
Lucille Lee Stewart in 9th, n
troyers." pes'
VIM; S. Hart in "The Return !,
Draw Egan." u
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1917-03-22
A FAMILY ORCHESTRA.
Has Your Home One, and, II u Has,
Does This Just Fit lt2

Does This Just Fit It7
When two people conduct an orches-
ira there is plot material. II the two
are knit by marriage ties the plot thick
ems. Endicott and I conduct family
orchestra, he at the piano, 1 playing
second violin. / know more about mu-
sic than does Endicott; he is more mu.
steal than /. l keep the time; he has
the temperament. Temperament is
more noble than time, but time, shall
always insist, has its place, perhaps
nowhere more appropriately than in an
orchestra. He at the piano can domi-
nate the situation more neatly than /.
In my position among the strings, how.
ever, can more readily organize
strike. 20 3n, lizsl4 -S
The rest OF the pieces are. presided
over by our children, young people of
inflexible spirit and chromatic moods.
Sometimes We doubt whether we have
our troupe under the rigid control which
as parents we might expect to COM,
mand. The conductivity Of an orches-
ira, says our son Godfrey, varies with
the distance of the blood relationship
between artists and conductor. When
the children were little we held the
pleasant theory that a family orchestra
would draw us all close together, stand
ing always as symbol Of our perfect
harmony. That would be all right If
the harmony would only go to suit us
all equally at the same time. As 1t is
our little band, In which observers find
so touching picture Of hearthside uni
ty, suggests sometimes all the elements
of guerrilla warfare.-Atlantic Monthly