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Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1919-02-06
THOSE opEN-wINDoW cRANKs
,, Give. Il 40 His opinion fnas
They Are Aetusted Solely 0s
seIsshnsss.

~ .. the most pronounced nus
.nces with which seasoned travellers ~. ~
ra,lroad trains have to conteno ~ .ne
aonen.wtndow crank" This Ie,io~
,or he Is usually a male instead 2, =
CONTROVERSIES in having his Winuo"
omen no matter whether otner oeeu
nonts OF the car dislike 1t or not anu
T. usually results in the other passen
49, thareabout receiving liberal sup,
e,v - dust and fine cinders, as Wei
as enough soft coal smoke to last =, rue en-
tha remainder Of their lives. Ihese
onen-window cranks are almost always
occasional travellers. 1t is noticed .!
those who have taken the pains 10 on
serve that the regular traveier-tha'
e. the man who rides every Gay Ia
summer-never opens the winao" ou
side the seat In which he Is riding. IL
does not mean any more comfort TOT
him TO do so, as be long ago disco''
ored hut much discomfort instead.
IA soon as a railroad car starts 10
move there is more or less air stirring
and II the open-window cranks "ouia
only compose themselves few mo-
ment, they would be far more COM
Portable than they would to breatne
coal dust. smoke and cinders. But the
average occasional traveller VIII push
nm hi. window as soon as he enters the
car.
It makes no difference to him now
much the rest Of the car sufrers-he Is
the only one to be considered. IL Is
practice that causes great discomfort
TO passengers who have the necessary
sense to know that everybody is better
of II the windows are closed on NOT
DAYS. And II is always noticed that
these open-window artists Invariably
leave the window open when they de-
part. The first, last and only thought
is for themselves-no one else counts
Hartford Courant.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1919-02-06
Whist m Gown

However many phases there may
be Of courage, bravery, valor and fear
there seems to be but one Of actual
cowardies. II Is moral panic-an alb.
solute restitution Of courage. II
comes about through suUsndering to
the initial fear and letting It democrat
lie one. Panic quickly follows and
one fees in terror, oftentimes in ter
ror Of something that does not exist,
something purely imaginary and born
Of fear-crazed brain. The cause OF
the original fear often becomes insig.
nificant In comparison to the imagined
one. This state Of panic is contagious.
This Is best illustrated by flock Of
sheep when one Of them becomes
alarmed and bolts. The others rush
pell NELL after It, bleating and terror.
stricken, not knowing why, or Of what
they are afraid.-Physical Culture.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1919-02-06


It is said In the Alnu folklore that
the island Of Ysso, in Japan, Was mads
by two dsitiss, a male and female,
who were the deputies Of the Creator.
The female had the west coast al.
lotted to her as her portion OF
work, and TO The male deity were
assigned the south and eastern parts.
They We'd with each other In their
tasks to see which should get
through first. But as the goddess
was proceeding with her work she
happened to meet the sister OF
Oionino and instead Of attending to
her duties, stopped to have a chat
with her, as Is the general custom
among women when they meet.
While they were thus talking the
time sped until the male deity, con.
tinuing to work away, nearly fin.
ished his portion. Looking up and
seeing this, the female became very
much surprised and frightened, and
is order to hasten matters did her
work hurriedly and in a sloyeuly
manner. Hence 1t is that the west
coast of Yezo is so rough and dan
Heroua O.,
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1919-02-06

as deadly as snakes venom.
The liver acts as guard over our
well-being, sitting out the cinders and
ashes from the general circulation.
A blockade in the intestines piles q
heavy burden upon the liver. II the
intestines are choked or clogged up,
the circulation of the blood becomes
poisoned and the system becomes
loaded with toxic waste, and we suffer
from headache, yellow-coated tongue,
bad taste in mouth, nausea, or gas,
acid dyspepsia, languor, debility, yellow
skin or eyes. At such times one should
take a pleasant laxative. Such a ono
is made of May-apple, leaves OF aloe,
jalap, put into ready-to-use form by
Doctor Pierce, nearly fifty years ago,
and sold for 25 cents by all druggists
as DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets.
FREDERICKSBURG, vA-"I have been subject
all nv life to biiousness and sick-headachss:
These spells always brought on a fever, and until
l took Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets was always
in more or less distress. l have found ths
Pleasant Pellets TO give prompt RELIEF ana
consider them unequalled liver medicine.
They are easy TO take and never cause grlpinI
or other distress. 1t is a pleasure to recommend
these Pellets and do so at every opportunity
MRS. THoS. MINOR. 300 Hanover Street
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1919-02-06
."MAKE GOOD" WITH CHILDREN
Scheme Of Life That 10 seautifu'
Thing for Both Parents and
Offspring.

From year to year we End every
where a constantly growing apprscia'
ton by parents Of their responsibility.
II Is not the kind Of o responsibility
really that puts blue specs on life and
blurs the distant road, but Is the kind
of responsibility that makes father
want the companlonship Of his son and
the mother the condolences OF her
daughter. The parent knows It cannot
have these things without getting ana
holding, truly earning, the child's re-
spect.
A man OF affairs, the father OF three
boys, told me just few days ago OF
certain things he had to do that Just
then he did not feel that he could
spare the time nor the money to do.
But he said, "rve got to make good
with my boys"
Making good" with your children Is
about as good a thing as any parent
can DO. II means keeping a grip on
your temper, discretion In your speech
and sunshine in your heart. And that
is a scheme OF life good for you both.
-Woman's World.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1919-02-06
SHEPHERDSTOWN, W. Va.

All existing passenger-carrying rec.
ords for heavier-than-air flying Graf
were shattered, when the navy's new
giant seaplane an Gil" went aloft al
Rockaway, N. Y, with so persons
aboard. This remarkable performance
served to center international attention
on the latest type Of all-Americanplane
a machine, incidentally, that is the
largest OF its kind in the world and ap-
parently preeminent in its field for the
time being. With a spread OF l26 IT.
Of 12-ft. chord, and a boat body as large
as fair-sized launch, the new craft
makes most imposing appearance
When unloaded and without its crew
II weichs 17no0 rs. rs Eyi-s weight
is placed at 1900 TBS. Its fuel capacity
is 800 gallons. In Official fights 8
speed OF about so miles an hour has
been developed.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1919-02-06
Another Kind Of War.

The warfare between man and his
insect competitors Is only to small
degree waged at the point Of the bay
onet; It Is generally a struggle for the
means Of subsistence. Man has many
times been beaten by locusts devour-
ing his pastures, meadows and grain.
Crawlers on the ground and buzzers In
the air, moths with wings like silver
down and caterpillars with brilliant
regimental stripes flutter about the
gardens and orchards and march up
and down the trees and shrubs, eitEc-
devouring as they go or planting eggs
from which future devourers viii
spring.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1919-02-06

Two bills providing for the erection
OF monuments to soldiers and sailors
Of West Virginia who participated ir
the great war were introduced in the
State Senate. One o! these, offered
by Senator Fred L. Fox, would author
ize the State Council Of Defense to ap-
propriate from its fund amounts sui.
hcient to purchase suitable bronze
tablets to be placed in all the county
court-houses OF the State. The other
bill, introduced by Senator ]. W. Lu-
ther, would authorize county courts in
the several counties to purchase such
memorials or erect suitable monuments
IS may be desired locally.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1919-02-06
One Way 10 Get q Pass.

Madam, II l didn't know I would
tell YOU" said the polite commanding
general to the lady asking for infor'
nation to which she was not entitled
The important thing In military cen.
sorship Is to know just where and
when TO draw the line. In our Civil
war the colonel Of Pennsylvania reg
iment went to Secretary Stanton to
ask for pass for an old man to visit
his dying son after battle. The pass
was grufly refused. Whereupon the
applicant said to the secretary, my
name is Dwight, colonel Of the 149th
regiment Pennsylvania volunteers.
You can dismiss me from the service
II you like, but am going to tell you
here and now what I think OF you"
which the colonel proceeded to do In
language not fit TO print.
He got the pass.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1919-02-06
Fear 70 Leave Roats In Sea

Along the troubled shores Of the
North sea the fishermen take anxious
care Of the boats In which they earn
their livelihood.
When the boats return from q fish,
ing trip-which may be all night or
one OF many days, according to the
luck Of the catch-there are men and
horses waiting TO draw the boats safe
ly upon the land. For the sweep OF
the winds across the seas are strong
enough In winter. and even during the
most favorable summer season, to con-
shtute a menace to even the best
anchored boats II they were permit
ted 10 lie of the coast.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1919-02-06
Old ENGLISH Names,

It would be interesting to know how
certain places on the edge Of st. Louis
and Franklin counties got their names,
such as st. Adams, Melrose, Chester.
field, Manchester and so on, all good
old English names, while the majority
Of the names on the letter boxes on
the Manchester and Melrose roads are
German and undoubtedly many Of the
people of this part of the state are OF
German descent, although among the
most loyal Of the Americans Of the
present day. But who was RESPONSE
Bile for the English names Of the set.
tlements?-St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1919-02-06
AnusIno Trick Is Simple.

One Of the most amusing tricks In
fireworks Is the serpent's egg trick,
where little pellet when lighted turns
into q horrible snake, many, many
times the size Of the pellet. How
awe-inspiring it Is to the youngster !!
Most people have no idea what in the
world causes the snake to appear. The
explanation is simple. Mercury sui
pho-cyanid burns with voluminous
ash. The little pellet Is nothing more
than some mercury sulpho-cyanid.
The heat causes the ash to move of
so quickly from the burning pellet that
1t writhes and distorts itself into the
shape Of miniature snake.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1919-02-06

Land on the Blue Ridge mon,

Land on the Blue Ridge mountain
near Castleman's Ferry is selling al
astonishingly high figures. Wealthy
Washington people went it for sites
for summer homes. A farm Of forty
acres was sold last week by Thomas
Elsa to Mrs. A. E. Rodriguez of Wash
ington for $500. This farm adjoins
the Frank G. Carpenter and Mrs. Ell.
freda Droop property and is beautiful
location for summer home. 1t is i'm
proved by fine stone house with run
ming water. The farm has been in Mr..
Elsea's hands for a number of years.
Mrs. Rodriguez is widow of a Mex
lean lawyer. She was visitor at Blue
mont for a summer, fell in love with
that section and decided to locate there.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1919-02-06
Wars That Made History.

The Civil war In America was fol-
lowed-in 1S66-by the Prusso-Aus-
TRAN campaign in Bohemia, which may
be said to have lasted only seven
weeks, since Austria was completely
brought to terms by her first crushing
defeat at Koniggratz. The logical Sc
quel to the Prussian war Of 1865 with
Austria was the German one Of 1870
with France. though, indeed, 1t may
be said to have been practically de-
cided In less than one month-at Sc
dan-the rest of the time being but a
long-drawn-out agony of fighting des-
pair on the part of the vanquished.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1919-02-06
Two soldiers out o, every thousand

Two soldiers out Of every thousand
who fought with the American armies
overseas lost an arm Or leg. Lieu,
tenant Colonel Strong, OF the Arm,
Medical Corps told 'he House Mill
tary Affairs Committee that 5000 Of the
total combat forces Of 100000 men
were so manned, and that LOO had
been returned home and we're being
fitted with artificial limbs in mill
tary hospitals. An appropriation Of
100000 TO purchase artificial limbs
as well as serums and vaccines was
asked for by the medical corps.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1919-02-06
DAYLIGHT Saving.

Ben Franklin thought Of saving
daylight long time ago. In the yeaf
1884 he wrote from England to q
friend In America:
"In a walk through the Strand and
Fleet Street one morning at z O'Clock
I observed that there was not one
shop open, although it had been day
light and the sun up about three
hours; the inhabitants Of London
choosing voluntarily to live by candle.
light and sleep by sunshine; and yet
often complaining a little absurdly
Of the duty on candles and the high
price Of tallow."
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1919-02-06
EARN FOR SALE.
Iohn W. Duffy. who. the Federal o

John W. Duffy, vino, the Federal Of
fcials say, is the most persistent vio'
lator of the liquor laws in the State
was placed under arrest at Clarksburg.
When arrested he had Sl4,C00 in cash
on his person. He has been indicted
in State courts many times for viola
tons of prohibition laws, and there
is an indictment standing against him
in Federal Court. DUFFY, better known
as "Stoney" Duffy, is called the king
of West Virginia ooo-leggers and IS
said to have amassed fortune.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1919-02-06
NANDALAY BEST IN WINTER
Burmese Capital Known to All Whites
in India as an Ideal Cold
Weather Resort.

Doubtless it will surprise great
many persons to learn that Mandalay,
famed of song and story, is little more
than half century old. 1t was built
I'm 1855 by King Mindon, who made II
the capital of what was then indepen'
dent Burmah.
Something more than 800 feet above
the level of the sea, Mandalny sits
tightly upon a stretch of tableiand
tust in front of the Shan hills. Inc
city proper extends over about nve
square miles, but the military district
Of Mandalay covers a more extensive
area.
With the British soldier, Mandalay
has taken on a great deal of the CHAR
acter of a vacation resort. In the tor
rid months of the Burmese summer
the heat becomes very great, some
times making the thermometer rise TO
119 degrees in the shade but relief Is
easily found in the adjacent hills. The
British sanitary officers have succeed
ed In DISCRIMINATING I'LL tiiC iS'SiS e1A~
other diseases with which the climate
was once infested.
In winter-or as near to winter as IL
gets-Mandalay becomes semipara-
disc, for the temperature stays at
about so degrees. Happy the British
soldier who is assigned to this garri-
son.
Like as not he sits of afternoons I'M
derneath the shadow Of the Moulmien
pagoda gazing dreamily at the fotillas
on the Irrawaddy.
"Can't you hear their paddles chunk
in from Rangoon to Mandalay"
Or perhaps he looks at the distant
mountains, tabled to be so rich in ala.
baster and rubies. And very often the
whole picture as drawn by Kipling Is
complete, even to the temple bells and
the Burmese maiden.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1919-02-06

The West Virginia Supreme Cour
OF appeals has affirmed the action oil
Judge Reynolds at Keyser in sentenc-
ing Peter Weisengoff, the Westernport
saloonkeeper, to II years in the Pen.
itentiary for second degree murder, 10:
which he was convicted in connection
with the death Of Sheriff Donald p
Davis OF Mineral county.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1919-02-06

appeared and your Vegetable Conpessd
has made me well, strong weman %
fc DO all nv own Homework. cannot
,scommend lydia E. Pinkhsm's Vege-
table Compound too highly to women
raising through the Change Of Life;
Mrs PRANK HENSON, 1916 s. Orehade
ST., Urbana, Ill.
Women who suffer from nervousness,
Cheat flashes" backachs, headaches
and "the blues" should try this famous
root and herb remedy, Lydia T. Enk-
HAMS Vegetable Compound.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1919-02-06

A beauty man is king in his own
right; an unhealthy man an unhappy
slave. For impure blood and slug
gish liver, use Burdock Blood Bitters.
On the market IS years. Sl.25 a
bottle.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1919-02-06

"What's coming of out in front
there?" asked the proprietor Of the
Tote Fair in Tumlinyille, Ark.
"a couple of fellows from Straddle
Ridge swapping mules" replied the
clerk, "and now each is accusing TIE
other OF skinning him"
swell then. why don't they trade
back"
81 reckon they are both afraid OF
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1919-02-06

94< ~
grippe which lasted
all winter and left
me in q weakened
condition. felt at
times that ] would
neverbe we'll again.
/ read Of Lydia Z
Pinkham's vsge
table Compound
and what It did fer
women passing
through the Change
of Life, 50 I told ny
doctor / would 6y
Il. / soon began -
gain in strength
and the anneying
symp to m . dis
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1919-02-06

Itch ItchI Itch, Scratch Scratch !
Scratch! The more you scratch, the
worse the itch. Try Doan's Ointment.
For eczema, any skin itching. 60c a
box.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1919-02-06

Harsh physics react, weaken the
bowels, will lead to chronic constipa-
ton. Doan's Regulets operate easily.
30c box at all stores.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1919-02-06

Mrs. Rebecca Jenkins, widow Of Viii
liam Jenkins, died in Martinsburg yes.
terday, aged IS years.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1919-02-06

Accidents will happen but the best
regulated families keep DR.. Thomas
Eclectic Oil for such emergencies.
Two sizes, 30c and Coo. at all stores.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1919-02-06
WOMEN OF
MIDDLE Age:
Need Help to Pass the Crisis Safe
Iv-Proof that Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound
Can be Relied Upoa.

urbana, IIl.-"During Change Of Life,
In addition to its annoying symptoms. |
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1919-02-06
A Coated Tongue?
What it Means
A bad breath, coated tongue, bad
taste in the mouth, languor and debility,

are usually
signs that
the liver is
out of order.
PROF. HEM
METER says:
oThe liver is
an organ
secondaryin
Importance
only to the
heart"
W e c an
m q nu fac.
ture poisons
within our
own bodies
which are
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1919-02-06
Tina SHEETIRON WARE
Hardware Department.


Bar Iron, Nails, Horse Shoes, Large
Iron Wash Kettles, Brass, Copper
and Porcelain Kettles, Skillets, Waffle
Irons, Trace, Butt, Cow and Halter
Chains, Farm Bells, Screen Doors
and Windows, American Fence Wire,
Barbed Wire, Saws, Black Hawk
Corn Shelters, Lawn Mowers, Files,
All Sizes Bolts, Loaded Shells, Pow.
der and Shot.
Paint and Oil Department.
Raw and Boiled Linseed on, Harness
Oil, Machine Oil, Black Strap, Tur-
pentine, N. c. and Gas Tar, Gasoline,
Varnish, Japan Dryer, Knot Killer,
Willie Lead, Red Lead, Spanish
Brown, Calcined Plaster, Portland
Cement, Lard Oil, Plasterinf Hair,
Coal Oil, Neat Foot Oil, Fish Oil,
Bath Brick Soap, Sulphur, Coppefas,
Borax.
Patent Plasteridg prepared for immediate
use.
International Stock Food and Oleasoa's
Horse and Cattle Powders.
Frank Miller's Harness Dressing, Whale
Oil Soap.
Black Lambs Foot Harness on.
The Perfection Blue Flame Wickless OH
Stove-safest and best.
The -Four Leaf Clover Cream Separator,
where the milk Is not mixed or d.
luted with water, leaving II pure anl
sweet for family use.
Wall Paper furnished on short notice a
reduced prices.
Reduced Prices on Haying Tools and
Barn Door, Hangers and Track.
Force Pumps, Deep Well Pumps, Gal
vanized Bucket Pump and Water
Purifier, x L Chain Pumps.
A Large Stock OF Cooking and Heating
The Lamar register., 1919-04-23
Eastern Manager Here.

General Manager Albert G. Frick of
the firm of Taylor & Frick Of Free
port, Illinois, is visiting this week
with Eli w. Gregg, manager of the
western branch of the company which
is located at Lamar. Mr.. Frick's COM
pany has been located in Lamar for
a year past, and in that time has built
up a large business in Prowers and
adjoining counties. They have been
loaning money on dry lands in all
sections of the valley and Mr.. Frick
was highly pleased with the volume
as well as the character of the loans
being made by Mr.. Gregg in this To-
cality. He and Mr.. Gregg are inspect
ing some of the old as well as new
loans being made in Baca county this
week and will be down there several
days. Mr. Frick is s'ibstantia' hsssr
ness man and banker and makes
friends with all who meet him.
The Lamar register., 1919-04-23
GOOD ROADS MOVEMENT
Federal and State Officials Visit with
Local Officials and Inspect Past
Work and Proposed I'm
prOvements.

A delegation of good roads officials
and boosters visited Lamar and Prov
ers county yesterday and today. 1t
was composed of State Highway Com
missioner Thos. j. Erhart and Chief
Engineer ]. f. Maloney of Denver,
Highway Commissioner Fred Radford
of Trinidad, and Engineers Johnson
and Albright of the Federal Roads
Bureau. They were met here by the
county commissioners, Messrs. Knuck-
ey. Rhodes and Williams. County Clerk
Markham and others. They spent
yesterday afternoon inspecting the
Santa Fe Tran east to Holly. and to-
day are looking over the Lamar
Springfield route. The government,
state and county together are to spend
$4,000 on the route south of Lamar
this year in addition to the work
through the sand hills which is now
about completed. The Denver papers
this morning also announce that at a
meeting of government and state Of
ficials Tuesday an additional appro-
priation for the D-C-D was made for
further improvements to the amount
of $4,000. This money is provided
by the government paying 80 per cent,
the state 25 per cent and the county
where the work is done the other 25
per cent.
The new road through the sand hills
south of town which has been con-
structed by Ford and Filoon will be
ready as soon as the bridge is COM
pleted and the opening of this
thoroughfare will be a great help to
the travel south.