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Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1919-06-19
The Apex of Afiuence.

A southern negress, whose son was
killed in the war, received notice that
he had left q ten-thousand-dollar in
surance policy, made out in her name.
A reporter on local newspaper vas
sent out to interview the old woman
and ask her what she intended doing
with so much wealth
"Vell," she answered, "rse. gvine TO
buy one er desc heah music machines
an hiah NE 4 h'l' boy TO run hit. Den
III buy me a red silk kimono an one
er dem bourgeois caps; an den I'll
set back in my rocking cheer on de
front po'ch, while de music 5 piayin',
an rockies rockp
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1919-06-19
Blood Poisoning.

This is an indefinite term. II covers
a great variety Of diseases that are
caused by the circulation in the blood
of germs or their excreted poisons.
1t originally meant what physicians
now call septic poisoning, or pyaemia,
which means the presence OF pus or
of pus-producing germs in the blood.
That used to be frequent accompani-
ment or result Of wounds, whether pro-
duced by accident or made Intentional
ly by the surgeon, and il was also often
observed as childbed fever; but those
forms now rarely occur.
At present septic poisoning more
often follows insignificant little
wounds, such as scratches or slight
tears in the skin that do not seem to
need treatment. 1t may follow boil
or carbuncle or an abscess that is not
thoroughly emptied and treated anti
septically, and often it can be traced
to some hidden collection OF pus at the
root of atooth or in the tonsils.
The symptoms Of pyaemia are dual.
There is first a condition OF mild stupor
or apathy that resembles closely an
attack OF typhoid fever; the patient
takes little or no interest in his sur
roundings, and is often in state Of
low, muttering delirium; he is usually
able to recognize the doctor, the nurse
and members OF the family, but he
evinceS no pleasure in their presence
and does not seem to miss them when
they are absent. His tongue is dry
and brown-coated; he has no appetite,
and often yomits what food he takes.
The symptoms OF the second kind are
those of fever. There is always more
or less fever, but from time TO time a
severe chill occurs, followed by sharp
rise OF temperature. Except that the
attacks occur irregularly they resemble
the chills and the fever of malaria.
Such an attack of chills and high fever
indicates the formation OF a new ab-
scess in the lungs or in some other part
of the body through the lodgment OF a
mass of bacteria in one OF the blood
vessels.
The treatment OF an established case
Of pyaemia demands all the skill and
attention Of the physician in the en-.
deavor TO eliminate the poison from
the body and to prevent new assesses
from forming. At the same time the
physician must keep up or restore the
patients strength and increase his
powers OF resistance. In many cases
the vaccine treatment is helpful, al
though unfortunately it sometimes
fails.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1919-06-19
Wireless Messages Between Insects.

One of the many mysteries OF insect
life is the manner in which the sexes OF
certain species contrive to eommuni-
cate with each ether at long distances
The story Of the oak egger moth is like
4 fairy tale. When the maiden
emerges from the cocoon she may hnd
herself imprisoned in the chip box OF
the naturalist, in a smoky town many
miles from the haunts OF her kin
Nevertheless. she al once announces
her advent to her possible svains, then
lowering over the far away moorland.
How is the communication made?
By what wireless telegraphy does the
Young female send the imPerious mes
sageS that causes the egger gallants
10 desert their fragrant habitat, shape
their course through strange and
tusky wilderness OF bricks and mortar.
find the identical house, and at last,
laughing a; loc&SmithS, cluster IN mass
eS round the tiny prison wherein the
young princess is iuterned? The facts
are unquestioned; experiments de-
signed to bring about these as
sembhugS and TO test the distances the
males will travel have often been made.
But the manner of communication re-
mains to Be discovered.
The French naturalist. Fabre, says
Current Opinion, with his infinite ca
pacity for taking pains, devoted long
periods to ttvising tests that should
at last wiring the secret from the
breasts Of the knightly oak eggers. He
abandoned. OF course, any hypotheses
based on the faculties OF sight and
hearing; the sense OF smell appeared
to be the only line OF correspondence
open. He tells US that he made his
study a very charnel house Of horrible
stenches; still the oak eggers came TO
their idols Jail Fabre himself seems
finally TO lean TO the scent theory. but
uE Plainly AN-N ~ lNl NaAN VI - S~N~'.
At the risk Of stepping in where the
angels Of science fear TO tread, or tread
eingerly, Or. II. Knight Horsield, the
English entomologist, ventures to make
a suggestion. BY what right. he asks,
do We restrict insects TO our own FIVE
senses 2 Five is an arbitrary number;
in other realms Of nature there may be
FIVE or Fifty thousand
\ naval officer serving on the South
American coast recently noticed that
while his ship lay close inshore, using
its low-power wireless, the air became
full Of butterflies and other winged
insects. which quickly dispersed when
the wireless stopped. II appears, says
Dr. Horsfcld, that some insects possess
organs capable of responding to yibra-
lions that make no impression on our
coarser organization; !, IS fair to in
fer that the male oak egger may be
equipped with a recsiyer by which he
reads the love messages dispatched by
the imprisoned maiden in the chip box
miles away.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1919-06-19
Capturing A Mine Layer.

Extraordinary things happened to
the American destroyer hotilla as they
hunted the German submarine, but
the strangest adventure OF all, says a
writer in the Forum, came in British
port where some OF our ships were
tied up. A German submarine mine
layer had wormed its way in and was
letting out its mines when the crew was
startled by a tapping on the coming
tower. Some one with hammer
tapped out this message in Information
al code:
Rise and surrender or depth charge
will be exploded against your hull"
The commander Of the submarine
was too confused to act, and again came
the dashes and dots spelling out a
warning: depth charge has been
wired and lowered"
Then up came the submarine, and
thoroughly frightened commander sur
rendered to the desroyers. The man
who hammered out the message was
diver at work on a sunken ship in the
harbor.
'f saw this feller," he said. 81 used
TO know the International Morse code
in the navy, so tapped him the mes
sage with my hammer"
was there a depth bomb, as you
told him."
"Nol That was bluff. figured that
IL ! could scare the submarine 10 the
surface the destroyers would have no
trouble in taking care Of il"
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1919-06-19
Shepherdstown Jefferson County, West Virginia. thursday june H. sls

was no mistaking that fire: IL came
from fresh troops, abundant troops,
we'll trained troops. They were the
men OF the Second American division,
marines and regulars. They were the
men who had left their billets south of
Montdidier and had hurried southwark
to meet the enemy. They had arrived
during the afternoon and evening OF
June /, 27 900 Of them, and they had
formed the support line of the French
throughout the morning. Hurting back
the first onslaught OF the Germans,
they met the second, and thereupon be-
gan TO shell the woods where the Hun
was sheltered. The narrow front they
held was the neck OF bottle They
were the stopper. Against it pressed
all the pent-up energy OF the confident
Germans. Would the stopper hold ?
Ii held!
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1919-06-19
No Need For Haste.

The minister Of a parish in Scotland
V.as walking one misty night through
a street in the village when he fell in
TO a deep hole. After vainly trying to
make his escape from the uneomfor-
able position, says Harper's Magazine,
he began to shout for help. A laborer,
passing, heard his cries and, looking
down, asked Who he vas. The minis
ter told him and az the same time
evinced much agitation. The laborer,
however, took the situation in a very
philosophical manner and remarked:
"Weel, weel, ye. medina kick up sic
a noise. Yen no be needed afore Saw
bath, an this is only Wednesday nicht.'
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1919-06-19
Peace Terms Are Fair.

When bill, Increased daily, IS allow
ed to remain unpaid for four years, it
naturally assumes large proportions.
The Huns went on big military spree
and, while shooting up Belgian and
French towns was rare sport for a
while, there must come an end TO all
revels. The Huns are now going
through the sobering-up process with
the usual next-day sensations, and q
conviction that everybody else was 10
blame There is no sentiment about
the Judge, however, who declares the
broken glass and furniture must be
paid for, and bonds given to keep the
peace. Meanwhile the disturber OF the
peace is not allowed 10. carry dangerous
weapons.
Those papers in this country which
were pro-Hun all through the war are
using plenty Of big headlines on front
pages to assure US the Huns will never
sign. They will have signed long be
fore these pages can reach our read
ers. and incidentally the yanquished
can thank their lucky stars they are
getting of so easily. In view OF the
fact that the Huns planned and began
the war; OF the barbarous means TO
which they resorted; and finally Of
the terms Of settlement which they Of
fered the allies in July, 1918, just be-
fore their final, fatal drive-in view
of all this, they are getting of lightly.
For much which they did, no punish
ment nor repentance can ever atone,
nor indemnity repay.
Crude buffers and insln-- the
last moment, the Huns leaders made
their people believe that the armistice
and the peace terms, virtually accept
ed in advance, were at least as favor
able to Germany as to the allies.
Hence there were signs OF neither
repentance nor regret at the outcome.
When the evil day could be no longer
deferred, and with publication OF the
terms laid down by the allies, there
instantly goes up a wall from all the
nation; social functions, gaming, the
aters, sports, all of which went over
the top with the signing Of the armis-
tice. now suddenly cease, and the land
goes into mourning at its terrible
fate"
The fate is in no sense terrible -
as the Hun arrogantly interpreted that
word to the world. but it is severe and
lust. With four million of her best
productive men dead in the war; her
navy and army reduced to a skeleton
of their former greatness; her colonies
and export trade gone; and worst OF
all. her true nature barred TO all the
world. Germany has a long, uphill road
10 travel. The national debt is 1000
per man, woman, and child Of which
25 billion dollars is due as indemnities
and As billion represent her own war
debt Inasmuch as the indemnity
must be paid first it is doubtful if the
German war bonds are ever restored to
any substantial value. Ii will be dur
ing the long period Of heavy taxation,
that the German people will come TO
appreciate their crime Of 1914.
As for the former war lord, he
should be exiled for life, which for him
will be a far worst fate than execu-
ton; and those other high offenders
should receive the punishment Of ex-
ecution generally adjudged murderers.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1919-06-19
Still Human.

The new minister was young and full
Of faith, hope and charity; but he did
not always plan his speech With care.
"Let US pray that We may have an
attendance Of at least fifty at our
next young peoples service" he said
earnestly one Sunday evening. "And
remember that the prayer Of faith is
always answered"
The next service did not bring out
fifty persons, or nearly thar number,
but the minister looked cheerfully
down on the faithful few.
"VeII, friends he said briskly,
'there aren't fifty Of Us, but there are
sixteen, and that's one or two more than
counted on"
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1919-06-19

The proprietor Of a grocery store
chanced to glance out the plate-glass
window and saw a small boy lingering
around a barrel OF apples exhibited on
the sidewalk.
"Hey, there boyr' exclaimed the
groceryman, going to the door. What
are you doing?"
Nothing" laconically answered the
boy, with his eyes still fixed on the
barrel
Nothing, eh," doubtfully returned
the man "Aren't you trying to steal
some Of those apples
"No, sir" responded the youngster.
"I'm trying not to"
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1919-06-19

Jimmy had been very naughty and
father was correcting him rather vio-
lentiy. whackl whack! Whack went
the strap, and Jimmy's vail rent the
air.
This brought Jimmy's little sis CT
and stanch ally on the scene She
stared at her father in CONSERVATION
for while; then, as the vhacking con-
tinued, she spoke firmly:
~Step on his corn, Jimmy she
said. "Thaf'll stop him"
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1919-06-19

4AOIu H4y NOAbico
so can do my house work without any
difficulty. / advise any woman who is
afflicted with female troubles to give
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound trial and it will DO as much for
them. Mrs. MARIE BOYD, l421 9th
ST., N. E., Canton, Ohio.
Sometimes there are serious condi.
tons where hospital operation il the
only alternative, but on the other hand
so many women have been cured by this
famous root and herb remedy, Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, after
doctors have said that an operation was
necessary every woman who wants
to avoid an operation should give it
fair trial before submitting to suca q
trying ordeal
If complications exist, write to Lydia
E. Pinkham Medicine Co., Lynn, Mass,
for advice. The result CT many years
experience is at your service.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1919-06-19

He-@If you could have tvo wishes
come true, what would YOU wish for
She (frankIyI--Well, I'd wish for
a husband"
He-"That's only one"
She-"Pd save the other wish unfil
I saw how he turned out
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1919-06-19
TO THE PUBLIC

Get your water tapped into
your home at low cost. No more
high prices. Plumbing end pipe
fitting of all kinds Modern bath
room outfits installed. Estimates
furnished for steam, vapor and hot
water heat. Furnaces repaired
and overhauled. Parts furnished
for all makes. Water tanks put
in. Radiators bronzed. Leaks Of
all kinds repaired. All at low
cost to you Your patronage So
Gcited. A card will reach me, or
use HartzelPs phone.
FRANK j. DOBBIN,
ShepherdstoWn. w. Va,
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1919-06-19

suuerinS, ana Two
doctors decided
that / would have
to 60 through an
operation before l
could get well.
My mother, who
had been helped by
Lydia E. Pinkhams
Vegetable Com
pound, advised me
to try it before sub
mitting to an opera
ton. Itrelieved me
AI1
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1919-06-19
HOW MRS. BOYD
AVOIDED AN
OPERATION

Canton, Ohio.-"I suffered from q
female trouble which caused me much
Evening star., 1919-08-25
IWOULD CLEAR UP STATUS
OF VIRGIN ISLANDERS
Rothschild Francis Says Combining
American Flag With Danish
Currency Is Unsatisfactory.

NEW YORK, August 25.-Combining
the American flag with Danish currency
doesn't work satisfactorily" in the
Virgin Islands, Rothschild Francis,
member of the Virgin Islands legisla-
ture. declared at a meeting Of the Vir-
gin Islands Protective League here last
night. The islands formerly owned by
Denmark and known as the Danish West
Indies were bought by the United States
in 1917 and renamed. Mr. Francis, de-
scriblng conditions in the islands, said
his mission to the United States was to
bring about congressional investiga-
tion to clear up the status of the
At washington, where Mr.. Francis
recently induced the Senate to appro-
PIRATE $4,000 for commission to study
conditions in the islands, he submitted
the following demands on behalf Of his
people:
Determination of the status Of the ma
t1ves who are now neither Danes nor
Americans" establishment Of American
code of laws to supplant the Danish
code, reforms of suffrage laws, crea-
ton of workmen's compensation law,
regulation OF wages, improvement Of
miserable economic conditions" en-
actment of a homestead act to bring
all public lands under cultivation, es-
tablishment of judiciary organized on
the American system and a school sys-
tenn similar to that in America, MAIN
tenance of a better and regular postal
system, citizenship for the inhabitants
and the Americanization Of the islands.
Evening star., 1919-08-25
OLD TRIAL SYSTEM
. OF ARMY |NDORSED
Secretary and Board Favor
Discipline as Foundation
of Military Law.

Secretary Baker has indicated that
no radical changes will be made in
the existing court-martial procedure
in the Army as result of the investi-
cation Of the system made by a spe-
cial board. OF which Maj. Gen. Francis
j. Herman was chairman.
The Secretary approves the general
view of the board that "courts-mar-
tial have always been agencies for
creating and maintaining the disci-
pline of armies" rather than, agencies
for the nice exemplincation Of tech
nical rules of law"
Lack Of Legal Talent.
The most serious defect in the ex-
isting system. the report asserts,
arises from the Tack Of competent
trial judge advocates and counsel"
and as remedy it is recommended
that defense counsel be appointed for
each general and special court-mar-
tial, and that special inducements be
offered young officers to study law. in
order that they may be fitted for these
and other special duties.
Tt is noticeable,. the report said,
that officers who served with fight
ing units are as class favorable to
the present articles; on the other
hand. officers whose duties kept them
remote from the scenes of battle view
the system4with a more critical eye
and manifestly compare it with ,crimi-
mai practice in the civil community, to
the advantage of the latter"
"First Purpose Of Army"
Declaring that the Sovereign rem
edy" proposed by the most pro-
nounced critics is to transfer admin
istrations to those who are lawyers
first and soldiers by courtesy only,
Gen. Herman expressed the opinion
that that would make it impossible
Tor the commander to obtain among
his troops the necessary discipline to
military success. which is the first
purpose OF an army"
Gen. Herman and the other members
OF the board express strong opposf-
ton to the Chamberlain bilrs pro-
posal that enlisted men be appointed
to sit on courts, on the ground that
1t is "out Of harmony with the Amer
lean conception Of democracy and Of
our confidence in our institutions"
This change" the report adds,
would seem to be more in harmony
with that form of discipline which in
Europe recently resulted in the es-
tablishment Of soldiers and work.
mems councils"
Evening star., 1919-08-25
R.34 Crew Members Honored.

LONDON, August 24.-The decora-
tions awarded in connection with the
transatlantic Night Of the airship
R-34 has been gazetted. Maj. G. H.
Scott, commander of the dirigible. is
given a commandership in the mill
tary division Of the Order of the
British Empire. Brig. Gen. e. M.
Maitland. who represented the Brit
G. H. Cooke. the navigating offlcer
Lieut. Guy Harris. the meteorologist.
and Lieut.. John D. Shotter. engineer
officer Of the R-34, are awarded the
air force cross. ana SIX sergeants who
were aboard the airship are given air
force medals, ~
Evening star., 1919-08-25
President Poincare Back in Paris.

PARIS. August Is (iavas).-Presi-
dent Poincare, who has been visiting
various cities in Alsace and Lorraine,
returned to Paris today.
Evening star., 1919-08-25
Journey by Motor and Train.

I
lutte across the Don valley.
Journey by Motor and Train.
THREE RIVERS. Quebec. August "a.
The Prince of Wales reached here
at 6:25 this afternoon. and five min
utes later was pulled out on his spe-
cial train for Toronto.
He came by motor from Quebec
escorted by provincial city ana rail-
road officials who introduced him to
the big Pullmans which are to be his
home for the next two months on his
tour through western Canada.
Tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock he
Is due to arrive in Toronto and will
60 at once to the parliament build
fngs. where his strenuous program
will begin with an ofiicial reception
cheered the prince as his train drew
out of the station for the west. and
| the footing Of automobile horns and
bells added to the din of the royal
Before leaving the city Of Quebec
French to the lieutenant governor,
expressing his appreciation of the
and extended throughout his visit
J there.
/ "My service in France throughout
the war and my close association with
| the splendid troops of the Dominion
IL treasure very much" he wrote.
"The first Of these possessions is SO
close an acquaintance with my
brother officers and men from. over
seas that feel ] do not come to them
as a stranger, but as one Of them
selves. The second is a real and, I
hope, lasting insight into the heroism
| of mind and spirit of the French peo-
pie. from whom the people of Quebec
are SO largely and directly sprung. l
fell that in virtue of those two pos
sessions / come among. you as true
Canadian, equally in touch with both
of the great races which have col
onized the vast territories of the
Dominion and built upon it the splen-
i did Canadian nation of today" -
Berthieville was the last town IN
the province of Quebec that saw the
prince today. He went to the rear
platform of his train there and deliv-
cred a short speech in French.