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Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1918-05-23

AT a meeting of the Democratic State
Committee in Parkersburg last week
Burgess Taylor offered resolution pro-
posing that the Democrats confer with
the Republicans with view to return
ing the present members of the House
OF Representatives without contest.
II was rejected, the following being
adopted in its stead:
Whereas, there exists throughout the
coantry a disposition to avoid as far as
possible partisan campaigns among
tie political parties during the war
therefore, be II resolved, by the State
Democratic Executive Committee, that
a subcommittee OF this committee, con-
sisting OF one from each congressional
district and the chairman, be appoint
ed TO confer with the Republican State
Executive Committee or Sub-commlt-
tee thereof, TO see whether II is practi-
cable, considering the patriotic duty OF
all political parties in this State, that
some plan OF selecting candidates for
Congress may be adopted that will
eliminate a partisan campaign.
Resolved, that the committee selected
hereunder shall report to this commit
tee its action in the premises not later
than June Is, 1918.
The following subcommittee was ap-
pointed; ]. J. Coniff, chairman, Wheel
ing; ]. H. Edwards, Weston; Gray Sill
yer, Martinsburg; George |. Neal,
Huntington; Charles W. Osenton, Fay
etteville; DR.. L. H. Clark, Kyle; State
Chairman c. L. Shaver, Fairmont.
We believe that large majority of
the people of the State would be graft
fed if some arrangement can be made
by which a partisan conflict may be
avoided this year. This is no time for
bitter political contests, and it would be
wise and patriotic to avoid them. We
doubt, however, if the practical politi-
clans who compose the above commit
tee will take this view. We rather SuS-
pect that they will prefer a campaign
of the old-tme sort, with its opportuni-
ties for personal advantage and its
chances for bargaining.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1918-05-23

AN announcement from Washington
states that the government will spend
the enormous sum of $685., 96l 1913 this
year on the railroads of the country,
for equipment, betterments, etc. Di-
rector-General McAdoo will spend
S479, 6S6,OOO for locomotives and cars,
S1S,2O3,OOO for track extensions, and
fair sums for property improvements,
including new stations. New enter
prises, however, will not be encouraged,
as il is desired to improve present lines
rather than build new ones.
The Norfolk & Western Railway has
allotted TO il the sum of S23,662, 900, the
Baltimore & Ohio S43,S0S,OOO. OF
course these huge sums will not go
nearly as far as they would have gone
a few years ago, but the people may be
assured that under the direction OF Mr..
McAdoo the money will not be used 10
line the pockets of the stock manipula-
tors and the brokers who handle the
bonds.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1918-05-23

THIS country is now becoming
thoroughly aroused, and the determl-
nation TO see this war through grows
stronger every day. The President says
that it is going to be fight to the finish,
a fight in which the last ounce OF our
strength will be used. And We are 60
ing to back him up!
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1918-05-23
FOR COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT.

We are authorized to announce Mr.. |.
n. Bonham, of Kabletown district, as
candidate for the Office Of County SUI
perintendent of Free Schools of JEFF
ferson County, W. Va, subject to the
action OF the Democratic primaries. If
elected, he is pledged to an active and
efficient interest in the school work of
the county.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1918-05-23
BILLMYER'S
Bargain Store

In this wartime period OF general
profiteering, you've got 10 pay most any
cid price The seller thinks he can squeeze
out OF you. Our inviolate policy OF I'm
deTbuy and UnderSell-live and letlive-
is the same today as ii was under normal
business conditions, and in proof OF our
sincerity, here's our facts and figures:
Mems white canvas rubber sole Oxfords,
Sl4S
Mems tan English" Oxfords, 3 Is
Mems Work Shoes, all kinds, from 200
Mems Black Tennis Oxfords (Sneaks)
.65
Ladies white canvas high-top Boots, l.69
Ladies' white canvas leather sole Pumps.
Ladies' white canvas rubber sole Oxfords,
las
Ladies' dress Pumps and Oxfords, from
269
Boys tan outing Shoes, from l95
Boys Tennis tSneaks) Shoes. go
Misses black or white Slippers, from so
Mems Blue Work Shirts, go
Mems Dress Shirts, from go
Mems Blue Overalls. from IS
Mems Cotton Work Pants, $50
Mems Khaki Pants, $50
Mems Elastic Seam Drill Drawers, 80
Mems Athletic Unions, B, v d. style, 60
Mems Athletic Shirts and Drawers, 80
Mems Gauze Bal Shirts and Drawers, AS
Boys Poros Knit Unions. 80
Boys Brownie Overalls, 30
Boys Khaki KnickerbockeFs, 60
Ladies' Ribbed Gauze Vests, .l3
Ladies Ribbed Gauze Pants, .35
Ladies' Ribbed Gauze Unions, As
Ladies Muslin Drawers, IS
Ladies Muslin Skirts, go
Ladies' Muslin Gowns, rs
Ladies Envelope Chemise, 60
Ladies Bungalo Aprons, go
Childs' Bingham Aprons, SO
Childs' Bingham Dresses, SO
Armour's Toilet Soaps, the cake, from .04
Black. White and Tan Round Shoe
Strings, pair .05
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1918-05-23

THIS is Red Cross week. Let no
man, woman or child who can raise
penny, a dime, dollar or hundred
dollars refuse a contribution. Our boys
are sacrificing everything for us. Shall
we deny them our help?
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1918-05-23
Lovingly,
BILL.

P. S.-Enclosed is a postcard pic
ture of fellow George Greene) from
Orange, N. j., and myself, taken few
days ago. guess We are not falling
off or worrying much. weighed 155
yesterday-more than ever did in my
life. 1t must he the goats milk I'm
drinking.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1918-05-23

THE final figures show that the
third Liberty Loan reached total OF
S4,17O,O19,650-an over-subscription OF
80 per cent above the minimum OF
100000 asked for. The people have
acted nobly in responding to the call
of the government and at the same time
thew have made savings that will come
in mighty good some of these days.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1918-05-23

Clear up that bad blood with a ten
cent box of Owens & Miller's Sulphur
aid cream OF tartar lozenges.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-23
"Bonnle Doom"

Concerning the writing Of "Bonnie
Doom" there Is an Interesting story.
The heroine Of this song was Miss
Kennedy of Dolgarrock. who had been
lifted by McDougal ~ Logan. The
Young woman is said to have taken
tho affair so much to heart that She
found relief In the quiet waters that
flow through the north country The
Don Is n river Of Scotland in Ayr
shire which. after n course Of 80 miles,
falls into the Firth OF Clyde. il was
on the banks of this stream, near
"Alloway'S aud haunted Kirk That
thn poet was horn, and naturally he
haE made 1t the scene of many OF his
poems.
The tune IA which Burns wrote the
words NJ "BoGaie Doom was an old
Scottish mir called "The Chedonian
Hearts Delight" and mn effort has
been made to trace It to a Still Older
Irish a'r
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-23
AxIOMS CREDITED TO BIG MEN
That OF J. p. Morgan Has for Long
Time Been Considered the
Most Famous.

',rhe way to meet trouble is to face
IT, was one of Theodore y. Walls "a
volite axioms, according to the Wall
Street Journal.
quoting: "To dodge difficulties is to
lose The power of decision and ut is
Rever safe to look into the future
with eyes OF fear"
You can grip success better with
bare hands than with kid gloves" is
Schwabmade maxim much TO the
point.
Ford's oft-repeated declaration,
Money Is the most useless thing in
The world" gives you sidclight on
his character.
1t was James ]. Hill who coined
the phrase that It was not so much
the high cost of living that affected
the country as "the cost Of high lly-
Ing"
One Of the most famous OF all mod
ern business notices was that origl-
mated by ]. L. Morgan. you can't
unscramhle an omelei." There was
deeper economic meaning in these five
words than anyone realized at the
time they We're uttered, namely, when
It was first whispered that the gov
eminent contemplated a suit Ia dis
solve the hlllion-dollar combination
War taught MS with a vengeance that
not only can YOU not unscramble an
omelet hut that TO secure efficiency II
Is necessary to scramble many eggs
into large omelets.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-23
Taeklinu a Job.

There are two ways tn tackle JON.
One secs In II no reason "a be thank
ful FOR busy useful day, rather every
cause for dissatisfaction. An eternal
grind proposition confronts such per-
son. whose fault-ilndlngS get him NO.
where and who secs in the daily task
he has to perform only a life SEN
tcnce."
On the other hand, there Is the optr
mist. who has the faculty of naturally
adopting the happier frame of mind.
lie secs his job rs indeed real esSen-
tial aud himself most necessary part
Of great AMI good scheme. To him
his position is an opportunity which, it
he VIII only take It at its worth, will
be q stepping stone TO broader fields
and higher Ideals.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-23
sas
Carrots for Bad Temper.

A writer sounds the praises Of car
rots, which. he says, are not only high
~ nutritive and cheap and excellent
food, but are also a specific for jeal-
ousy and bad temper! persistent eat
ing Of boiled carrot" he says, will
cure jealousy, melancholy, feelings OF
wrath and revenge; and, in short, the
carrot-eater will become in time easy.
going. good-natured, and placldly af-
fectionate. / commend them espe-
cially to the notice of wives who have
Jealous, bad-tempered husbands. Give
them carrots instead of 'beansv -.
London Tit-Bits.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-23
Varieties Of Golden Rod.

II Is said by many persons that the
handsomest Of the rods is that which
is called Canada golden rod. The
flower cluster is very large and plume
like. Next to it is that plant which
is called the Snowy golden roll II is
brighter yellow than many Of the spe-
cies and the flower cluster Is plume
like. The lace-leaved golden rod
is so different from many other
common species that person can
hardly fail to notice It. The flowers
are crowded together, are small and
dull yellow ~,.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-23
Scientists Prove Father Johns Medicine
is Five Times More NOurishing Than
Many Common Foods We Eat

When weak and down win
the noushment which obn
exactly
needed for this
form which easily taken by the The
Father Johns Medicine established by scientific make
ideal bodybuilding for all the family daas ga snto
When scientist the food product
defines
raise the of water
full Father
calories
Father Johns Medicine
ing than quantity cod fish, and oneaf
nourishing quantity times
nourishing than pure
The which Father
Y the kind which easily
by the
contain alcohol
Medicine is the medicine family.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-23
No One to CopY.

Charley had twin cousins Of his own
age. The twins looked much alike and
were neat and clean. Charley's mother
said to him, "Why. Charley, look how
nice your cousins look and how dirty
you arel" Whereupon he answered:
"Well, mother, they just need to look
at each other TO see how they look
and have no one to look at TO see II
l look right"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-23
GentIeness.

Gentleness is a good word to put
under the shelter of courage, and q
good thing TO put among the prep
arations for the unknown year. II
is no uncommon thing, In preparing
for journey, to include articles
which. i'm fact, are never needed. They
are brought home again unused. and
sometimes spoiled. Now an absO-
lutte assurance may be given 70. any
one who requires it, that ii thi- mora.
preparation and prerequisite for the
journey of the year be taken, it will
be needed. and it will be used, not
alone on rare occasions, but more or
less daily all the time.--A. Raleigh.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-23

President Wilson has signed the
emergency agricultural appropriation
bill with its rider providing for ma
tional prohibition from July l, next,
til the army is demobilized Thus it
becomes law. Already an order has
been promulgated prohibiting the
brewing of beer after Dec. | of this
year; aud the manufacture of whis-
Ky already has been stopped for more
than a year So, the new law, when
il goes into effect, stops the manufac-
ture of wine only, in addition to what
already has been done. The amend
ment TO the bill also prohibits the
importation of any intoxicating liquor
until the rehabilitation of the sol
diers is completed. This will make
the country very effectively dry"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-23
The War ProfIteer.

If you want a receipt for that Pink OF
lniquity.
Known to the world as a War Prof
itee.,
Take certain rogues from the roll of
antiquity,
Or from the lists of a more recent
year.
Take all the guile of a Judas Iscarioa,
VIII of a Kaiser and bluff of Doc
Cook:
Dynamic force of Juggernaut
chariot.
III Going on powers of Tennyson's
Brook. % hildlna1h
'Shrewd clever schemes that are quite
5Machiavellian, neYi
bullying traits of a Jonathan Wild;
Plundering bent of an old Circumcel;
lion. gas1nli
Innocent smile of cherubics child.
Powers of Red Ridinghood's Wolf for
rapacity, a h1E
OF Ananias for ready mendacity,
Charlatan arts of real Rosicrucian,
False prophecies of Boodh or Con-
fucian;
Shylock and Scrooge, apostles of
greed
Benedict Arnold and William NJ.
Tweed;
Take of these elements all that is
fusible.
Mix them all up in pipkin or cru
chile:
Set it to simmer and then let it clear
And the scum you take off is the War
PrOfteer!
Carolyn Wells in Life.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-23
Ssa
Preserving Spiders Webs.

In order TO preserve spiders webs,
naturallsts employ an ingenious meth.
cd. The webs are first sprayed from
an atomizer with thin solution of art
lists shellac, and then, should they be
of the ordinary geometrlc form, they
are pressed carefully against a glass
plate, the supporting strands at the
same time being severed. After the
shellac solution has dried the plates
carrying the webs can be stored away
I'm cabinet.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-23
General Welfare.

In present day conduct Of affairs.
capital is a very necessary thing. and
we must think highly OF those men
who have the ability TO use II for
the end of human betterment. La
hor is A still more necessary thing,
and we should apply 1t ungrudgingly,
unselfshly, knowing that everything
each one Of us does must contribute
to the general welfare Exchange.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-23
sasS|'
Coconut Shell Baskets.

Really attractive hanging baskets
for ferns may be easily constructed
from half shells of coconuts. When
three holes, at points equIdlstant from
each other, have been pierced around
the edge Of the opening, and wires
slipped through and caught up to fas.
ten to hook in the ceiling, the has,
ket is complete, and ready for the
green filling.-Christian Science Mon.
itor.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-23
Catarrhal Deafness Cannot Be Cured

by local applications. as they cannot reach
the diseased portion OF the ear. There Is
enly one way to cure catarrhal deafness,
and that Is by a constitutional remedy
Catarrhal Deafness 10 caused by an in
the Eustachian Tube. When this tube Is
infamed you have a rumbling sound or i'm
perfect hearing. and when It is entirely
closed. Deafness Is the result Unless the
Inflammation can be reduced and this tube
restored 10 It's normal condition, heariTs
will be destroyed forever. Many cases OF
deafness are caused by oatarrh, which Is
an inhaned condition OF the mucous sur
faces. Hairs Catarrh Medicine acts thru
the blood on the mucous surfaces OF the
systsn
spy case Of Catarrhal Deafness that cannot
be cured by Hats Catarrh Medicine. Cir
culars free. All druggists 75c
F. J. CHENEY 4 CO.. Toledo. @.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-23

Henry Ford is retiring from active
business. Running newspaper and
manufacturing tractors is all that will
occupy his attention in a business
way. However he may yet take up
as a side issue the running of a bank
or two, a few manufacturing corpora
tons, and two or three shipbuilding
concerns.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-23

Mr.. Mum of Washington, d. C., in
4 recent address in Montpelier before
4 conference of Vermont county chair
men in the food administration, made
il plain that the food situation is still
very critical. According TO him, our
smaller allies will have to be sup
piled with food first, then the small
neutrals. then the group in Russia and
the Balkan states, and, finally, the
enemy. Relative to Russia, the cond.-
tons are such that there is not a
child there under four years of age, as
the mothers have become so reduced
that the children have died Ger
many lost the whole of this years
crop because OF the changes in the
weather conditions. Fats must be
rushed to Europe. There is beef
enough If il can be transported, and
the sugar conditions are better.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-23
May Be for Brain Fac.

An unsigned correspondent notes
from the papers that this country is
importing lot OF bean oil" and he
wishes to he wised as TO whether 1t
is hair restorer or something to
keep the wheels from creaking. We
are in the dark on the subject; prob
ably we need some.-Clevelan Plain
Dealer.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-23
TRACED "FLUSHER" TO LAIR
Western Man Found One In New York
That Will Give Any OF Them
Hard Run.

The newest 'fiusher" is the fellow
who gives you the silver voice over the
phone. He is related 10 the common
or garden variety of fourhuShers. 1t
is over the phone that he makes him
self conspicuous, and those who are
not hep imagine he is the guy who
knows Il all. A man from the West, a
wealthy miner from Butte, Mont, dis
covered the phone fiusher and he has
announced that it is his Intention TO
start a society TO eliminate this par
ticular breed 81 got into town the
other day" said the miner, "and the
first thing ran against was phone
iinSher, who had me hypnotlzed until
| met him. He called me on the phone
interested In. ] decided TO visit him
at his office after he had convinced me
that 1t was worth while. Especially
was | affected by the remarks he made
10 people in his Office while we We're
talking. First he interrupted me by
turning TO some one and saying, Don't
forget those two lowers for washing
ton. Eve got to he in Washington and
meet the president at the White
House AT TO- A few minutes later.
he told some one else to wait min.
ute and he'd sign those checks. We
talked some more and were halted
when he turned away tllrd time and
said, oh, that's all right. Tell him
TO draw on our Chicago Office for So
900 This afternoon went to his Of
fee. It's little hole In the wall, and
when ! went in darned If he wasn't
cutting his own har."-New York
SIM
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-23
This is a good time

TO investigate our annuity plans. Elk
plantations made by mail or in person
al interview as is more convenient.
National Life ms. Co, of VT. (Mu.
iual) Earle S. Kinsley. General
Agent, Mead Building, Rutland, VI.
Adv.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-23
M Morla,, Larunst nort.

\ unlicll States shoemaker recent.
~ hit unon the idea Of advertising
his wares by the construction Of u
colossal boot II weighs 5O0 pounds.
stands ~ feet In height Is llis feet
IN length. with u sole I feet s Inches
IN width II Is. In fact. II times MS
large rs nm ordinary shoe. and need
less to say Is a size TINT Is not stock
ed. A sample boot is seen resting on
the giant. As already stated It was
made for advertising purposes, and In
the town whsse II Is 10 be seen has
certainly attracted fair share OF Mt.
tentan
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-23
Degrees e poina.

He who is something will g. some
thing; he who is more will co more /;
and he who Is most will do most -
James Freeman Clarke.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-23

An appropriate present for girl IS
anything she can wear; for boy,
anything he can eat.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-23
Real Hardships.

Sail the near cynic: Next TO OBJ
serving MI the traffic regulations, the
hardest thing is 10 remove a fishbone
from The mouth on yer fork"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-23
Saturday, November %, 1918.

Bennington's paraders are source
OF pride and pleasure to her citizens.
The torch.light procession of Friday
evening was one OF the best ever.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-23

Don't stay away because 1t rains.
That would not keep you from BUSH
ness.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-23

That man who says he never makes
mistake probably doesn't know one
when he sees II.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-23

A boys idea of true happiness is
TO be able to produce the biggest
noise on the Fourth of July.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-23

A man wastes more time during six
months Of courtship than he does all
the rest Of his life waiting for street
cars.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-23

Don't let the Sunday paper keep
you; we have something better.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-23

Don't stay away because you won't
be missed in the crowd. God misses
you. Sf
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-23

Sometimes a mans happiness de-
ponds on the size OF the bottle he has
just emptied.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-23

When a woman argues with n man
she is outspoken and he is Out-talked.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-23

Don't stay away because II isn't
your denomination; the same excuse
would keep you out of heaven.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-23

For ten years after the close of the
war the importation of dyestuffs into
Great Britain will be under govern
ment control in order that the new
British dye industry may be main
tanned.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-23

Bean cake. produced in large Quanti-
ties in south Manchuria. can be used
as food, although heretofore consid-
cred as good for little else than ferti-
lizer.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-23

Character, good or bad, has a tend
ency to perpetuate itself-Hodge.
Words are not essential TO the exist.
ence Of thought-only TO its express
slon.--Dugald Stewart.
The only way in which TO fit peo-
pie for self-government' is TO intruSt
them with self.government.-Macau
ley.
We love flattery. even when we see
through Il. and are not deceived by It,.
for II shows that we are Of Importance
enough TO be courted.-Emerson.
Mans actions here are Of infinite
moment TO him. and never die or end
ut all. Man, with his little life.
reaches upward high as heaven
downward low rs hell; and In his
threescore years of time holds an eter-
nifty fearfully and wonderfully hidden.
Carlyle.
Chicago Evening Post
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-23

Don't stay away because you have
no influence; the churchgoer breaches
a sermon as long as the way thither.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-23
POINTED PARAGRAPHS


Constant companlonshlp wears on
friendship.