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Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1919-08-14
Paint and Oil Department.

Raw and Boiled Linseed Oil, 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, Plastering Hair,
Coal Oil, Neat Foot Oil, Fish Oil,
Bath Brick Soap, Sulphur, Copperas,
Borax.
Patent Plasteridg prepared for immediate
use.
international Stock Food and Geason's
Horse and Cattle Powders.
Frank Miller's Harness Dressing, Whale
Oil Soap.
Black Lambs Foot Harness Oil.
The Perfection Blue Flame Wickless Oil
Stove-safest and best.
The Four Leaf Clover Cream Separator,
where the milk is moi mixed or di-
Iuted with water, leaving II pure and
sweet for family use.
Wall Paper furnished on short notice al
reduced prices.
Reduced Prices on Haying Tools and
Barn Doors 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
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1919-08-14

Teacher-"Tommy, can you spell
fur?"
Tommy-"Yes, ma'am. Fur"
Teacher-"That's right. Now, John
ny, can you tell what fur is,
Johnny-"Yes, ma'am. Fur is an
awful distance to CO."
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1919-08-14

For regular action Of the bowels.
easy. natural movements, relief OF
constipation, try Doan's Regulets. 3Oc
at all stores.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1919-08-14
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,
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1919-01-24
THEY ARE DEADi

In the absence Of reliable vital
statistics in New Mexico an appeal
was made 10 one Of the greatest
authorities In the country for an
estimate as to the probable annual
mortality IN New Mexico. The fol-
lowing is from Frederick l.. Hoff-
man, third yice-president and stat
istician Of the Prudential Life Insur-
ance Company Of America:
4 would estimate the probable
number Of deaths from all causes
In the state/of New Mexicoi during
the year 1918 at about $500; this as
sumes a death rate Of fifteen per
thousand, which may seem rather
high. hut there can be no question
as 10 the higher mortality Of the
Mexican element and the Indians,
as 10 both Of which our informa-
ton Is extremely unsatisfactory.
Rather than 10 feel concerned as 10
the estimate being too high. IL is
quite probable that II is below the
actual.
"Of the $500 deaths from all Of the
causes about 400 will be from ty-
phoid fever and malaria. about $50
from all forms Of tuberculosis. about
500 from diseases or the nervuos
system. about 400 from c~irculatory
diseases, about 1900 from all forms
Of respiratory diseases, about 600
from diseases OF the genito-urinary
system, about 400 from all forms OF
violence, including accidents and SUI
icides. and the remainder, about p
900. from miscellaneous causes not
specified. All this without refer
ence To the epidemic Of influenza
or pneumonia"
II is estimated that over 1900 Of
the deaths from miscellaneous dis
eases not specified, occurred among
children as a result Of p%reventable
diseases. What is New Mexico go
ing 10 do about IL?
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1919-01-24
WITH ALL NY HEART. I WISH
YOU GODspEED

Theodore Roosevelt In sending the
American ommitteee for Relief in
the Near East a check for $1,000.
covering his contribution from the
Nobel Peace Fund said;
II was a great pleasure TO hear
you speak at Christ Church. The
plight ~ your CONFERENCE.-The As
syrian Christians and the Armenians
and the high devotion and gallant-
ry shown by the Assyrian Christians
have commended the deepest sym
pathy and the most unqualified adj
miration Of the American people.
n listened 10 your account OF the
dreadful situation Of your people,
heart was 20 moved that ! wished
Il were possible for all u nation 10
hove wildly brought home TO them
the facts that you presented. With
40 my heart | wish sou Godspecd In
he work of relief you have UNDER
taken for the Christians IN Western
Asia. Md particularly DO I wish
asia. And particularly do ! wish
w usuccess in your cftort 10 raise
thirty m'Hipn dollars for tho main
'cnancc CT he tens of thousands
.of Christians andthe other refugees
and sufferers, wherever found In the
Caucasus. IN Persia. behind the Brit
ish lines. or In tie interior Of Tur-
key.
with all my heart wish you
Godspccd in the work Of relief you
have undertaken for the Christians
of Western Asia. And with that
wish In his heart a former president
of the United states sent q check 81
si.OO0. Words then DEEDS. by
their works ye shall kno wthem.
What are sou going to give9
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1919-01-24
RANKED WITH GREAT POETS
John orssnIsaf Whittier Has Written
Hls Name Among the lmmortals
Of the Earth.

John Greenleaf whittier. one u the
best loved and most famous Of Amer
lean poets. and, perhaps. the most mr..
dent abolitionlst known 20 United
States history. was born December n
near Haverhlll. Mass. He was anpren-
ticed to Journalism and became an ed.
itor at the early age of twenty-five.
He held various editorial positions. and
throughout his life devoted himself to
the writing Of both prose and poetry.
having no doubt n deep inspiration In
that he belonged 10 the same g that
mve Emerson and Longfeilow To Amer
ica and Tennyson and the Brownlngs
20 England. with such M his contcm-
poraries whittier, being himself bless.
Cd with natural talents, could do no
less than what he an IN literature.
whittier. however. Il better known
20 fame because Of his poems. His
prose IL not 30 exalted. though true,
He wrote My Psalm" Barclay Of
Ury." barbara F%rietchie." AT sun
down and various other wonderful
poems. He lived 10 be e~ighty.hve
years old. dying peacefully September
Z. 1902.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1919-01-24

The habit OF reading for amusement
becomes with thousands Of people ex-
actly the same Kind Of habit as wine
drinking OF opium smoking; u Il like
a narcotic. something That helps To
pass the time. something that keeps
up a perpetual condition Of dreaming.
something that eventually results In
destroying all capacity for thought.
giving exercise only 20 the surface
parts of the mind. and leaving the
deeper springs n feeling and the high
or faculties N perception unemployed.
The result Of all this reading means
nothing but a c%loudlncss In the mind.
That Il the direct result. The indl-
rect result II that the mind has been
Kept from developing itself Al de-
veiopment necessarily means some
pain. and such reading NJ ! speak ~
has been employed unconsciously ~ n
means 20 avoid that pain. and the con
sequence Is atrophy.-Iafcadio Hearn.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1919-01-24
LABOR DRIVEN TO IT'S LIMIT
Hardest Of Hard Work Demanded %
Boatmen N The Early Days
Of the country.

Thc high moral courage Of the mis-
plonarlcs who strove % convert the
Indians bf the Canadian Northwest T.
well illustrated By the life of Father
Lacombe. who dared to rebuke chief
Factor Rowan Of the Hudson Bay
company for heartlessness toward the
company's men. katherine Hughes
describes the incident IN her biography
o. Father Iacombe. The factor aud
the priest were ~joumeying 20 Edmon-
ton In a keel boat. towed by a com
gany Of cordelicrH
OF the boatmnn's toll Father Ia
connie has written: Imagine. n you
please. after resting a few hours on
the bare earth, 90 hear az , O'Clock the
cry. Level Lever re puts. hurrahi--
10 pull and pull on the lines drawing
the heavy boat up against the current,
walking IN the mud. the rocks. the
swamp. along ellis. and sometimes IN
water 20 their armpits-and this under
n burning sun or beating rain from
early morning until darkness fell about
o O'Clock. without having Scen II one
can form no Idea of the hardships.
the cruel fatigueS Of these boatmen.T
Youths Companion.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1919-01-24
q. Careful With EIee,rIeI,Y.

some snfety hints for the wise.
which are intended 10 guard against
serious accidents aud a possible loss
Of life. are being sent out broadcast
by the electric light companies. From
them may be selected the following (;
DO not cover an electric globe with
paper or cloth. II may start n ire.
DO not hang an ordinary lamp cord
over a nail or metal work. DO not
leave n cord connected when you are
through with II. DO not touch amy
wire that Il down IN the ground,
whether II Is an electric, telephone oF
guy wire. In In emergency. remove
a wire with an instrument equipped
with n wooden handle. keeping the
full length Of the handle between your
self and the wire.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1919-01-24

Now why the need of money for
the Armenians3
You know their storys Abdul Ha-
mid was the sultan of Turkey. Ne
was the sw~eet-scented individual
who in 1895 deliberately directed the
killing Of 100000 Armenians. Who
are The Armcuians7 They are one
81 the oldest Christian peoples in
the world They lived Ia . province
that lies north Of Mesopotamia. east
OF Asia Minor. west Of Persia and
south Of the Black Sea Il h a pro-
vince of mountains and valleys -
not only rich hut fertile. one mil
lion. eisht hundred thousand Arme-
mans lived in that country, cultivu-
ting the valleys, and made them
"hlusom us The rlsc The Turks
hated them because they wcrc
Christians: hated them because They
were industrious. and enjoyed the
prosperity that comes from industry.
Later. when Turkey entered the
great European war as the ally of
Germany she invited German off
GERS into her army Her army was
shortly differed by Germans. Who
directed that army 90 go into Ar
mcuia and deport i.aO0n0O Armen-
HANS which they did. six hundred
thousand escaped. The other 1900
OO were driven By that army On the
deserts Of MesDpotamia and syria
aud 900 the drive. the army delihcr-
aiely killed men. women aud chill
dren. by rifle bail, by hayonct. by
pieces, by driving them into deep
Knife, by driving them over preci-
running rivcrs-G0OO0O men. women
and childrenl Half Of them were
deported 90 Asia and half to Meso-
poiamia. out 81 those deporied al
most 10000 died Of starvation.
Then Germany turned the Caucas-
co. over 10 Turkey: Turkey proceed
cd lo attend b. the Armenians-in
that kindly. fathcrly way, That is
the story
a friend uf mine who was un ihH
hnrirr OF Persia told mr tHal boz bad
Inr 1
BIOL. s IU.
hatchery ri those men. women am.
chudrenf and the German officer
clicked his heels together and said.
stand back. the time Tor mere,
hu- passed
This j. the story of that unfnriun-
ate people. The syrians. Greeks and
Jews in Western Asia have suffered
the anne khsi Of barbaric treat
meut The Armenian and syrian
Relief has been organized for some
years Ia care for those unfortunate
AMI sorely distressed people. Il has
received and most efficiently ex-
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1919-01-24
Discovery Of Anthracite.

hts only a little more than n hun.
dred a since anthracite coal has
been used ne fuel, the first attempt 10
burn Il proving unsuccessful. Judge
Jesse Fell Of Fell house, wllkes-Barre,
Pa, wns convinced that "Stone coal"
rs II was called. would burn. hut his
arguments were laughed NJ. Finally,
convinced that what was necessary
was a strong draft. Judge Fell built n
fireplace OF brick with n bottom and
front Of iron grating. Pillng the coal
in this. he built n wood FIRE under H..
Soon the coal was n red-hot mass.
and the nelghbors iocked IN to marvel
at this and revel IN the grateful
warmth. That was In February, 1901
Louisville Courier-Journal.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1919-01-24
EVERYTHING HARMONIOUS
N STATE EEGiSLATURf

santa Fe. y. NJ. Jan. ~. The
close Of the first weeks session Of
the legislature has made II clear that
every department ~ the state ad-
ministration under Republican JUS
pices j. Ia work tremendously. The
first striking proof came when the
contest for speaker was amicably
settled by the selection 81 A. A. Sc
diIlo ~ Bernardillo county. M Of
the former speakers. W. u. II. Lew
ellyn. seconding Mr.. Sedillo's nomi-
nation. IN the week he has presided
over the House. Mr.. Sedillo has i'm
pressed the members with his fair
nes. and his capability.
The House during the week rati-
fled the national prohibition reso-
luton. which was drawn by r. l..
Baca Of santa Pc. Republican, and
started on rs passage by Judge
Barnes, the Republican floor leader.
Every Republican voted for Il. The
vote which was cast against Il
was boy Frank Wesley Of Silver city,
who is the Democratic floor leader
Of the House and spokesman for all
other Democrats Of the House by
their choice.
Interest centers chiefly the COM
ing week in the list Of committees
% Boz given out by speaker sedill0
and bon the preliminary steps toward
carrying Out the educational. road
building and social service programs
Of legislation recommended by GOV
Larrazolo in his inaugural address
There Vas M attack on that mes
sage even by the Democrats. Bills
are a. be- Introduced as soon as pos
sihle tn provide for the draining OF
the Rio Grnnde valley. the employ
mrnt uf returned soldiers. higher
salaries for teachers. the establish
meni of a burenu of immigration u
bring hontesteaders TO the state, the
relief Of the caitlemen in the drouti
striken districts and the enlargement
" the work Of building good roads
all over New Mexico.
Many Of tho party leaders ar,
here comforting with members Of
The House and senate and the pro-
fressiye platform Of the governor
will 90 through with the unanimous
support Of The party.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1919-01-24

During the past year the American
Committee Tor Relief In the Near
East hrs spent IN actual relief work
$4,000 more than IL has received In
contributions the difference repre-
sentmg the interest on daily balan-
O Every cent YOU give 10 the
American Relief Campaign, Febru-
airy $40. goes for relief Campaign
expenses are privately met
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1919-01-24
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

Department Of the Interior, &. 5.
Land office, Las Cruces. y. NJ.
january Sth, 1919.
Notice h hereby given that Mrs.
Belle Harris, formerly Mrs. Belle
hirchneld widow Of John W. Birch
field, Of Walla Walla. Washington.
who, on April 5th. 1913. made home
stead entry No. 0S28i. for NEh sec
ton 3 township n :. range 6 W. n.
N. y. Meridian, has filed notice Of
intention 10 make three year proof
10 establish claim 10 the land above
described, before r. 4. Wright q. $.
COMMISSIONER, az Walla Walla,
Wash ON the 9th day Of March.
1919, and two Of the following wit
nesseS ID make proof before y. NJ
Reed. IT. \. Commissioner, al Co
lunlhus, New Mexico.
Claimant names a. Witnesses.
u, J Chadhorn. Joseph Thomas,
\. y. hirrhlield, and Henry Birch
field. all 0f Columbus, New Mexico.
JOHN l. BURNSIDE.
ILL 2-it Register
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1919-01-24
n Did She Meant

"My husband saved me from drown.
Ing"
THAT was romantic"
"Yes. II was romantic az the time
Hut sometimes ! have an idea he Il
gazing at me with a speculative eye "
louisville Courier-Iournai.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1919-01-24

Unlike Belgium and Northern
France, the Armenians and Syrians
cannot obtain government loans.
since they are subject races. To res
u these starving war refugees the
American Committee for Relief In
the Near East will conduct a cam
ralgn for s90JOOO.OOO the week OF
/ cbruary $40.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1919-01-24
NOTICE ron PUBLICATION
Department Of the Interior. 4. =.
Land Ofilee, Las Cruces. y. NJ.
December -. 1915.

Notice Is hereby gwen that Robert
J. Manning. of Waterloo. y. M who.
ON Jan o, 1915. made homestead rn .
try, So. 0i2g15. for 50 SEh see. {
aud "a MI, section a.. township
=. range . W ~ VI. =. Meridian.
has filed notice ~ intention to make
threc year proof Ia establish claim
a. lhe land above described. before
Is. w. Reed, u. ). Commissioner al
Columbus, New Mexico. on the 18TH
day ~ February. 1919.
Claimant names h witnesses:
Harold =. Carter. Of Columbus, \.
NJ. Chas Mayileld. John I. Manning.
aud Walter T.. Manning of Waterloo,
Now Mexico.
JOHN l.. BURNSIDE
i-iO 2-l Register
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1919-01-24

"The detective who arrested the
fleeing criminal On the high seas
trampled ON the impossible"
slow sof'
"He landed his man IN the middle
OF We ocean,"
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1919-01-24

What President Wilson says about
the Armenian and Syrian Relief
Campaign:
II, therefore. again call upon the
people OF the United States 10 make
even more generous contributions
than they have made before :
to help re-establish these ancient
and sorely oppressed people In their
former homes on a self-supporting
basis F'rom procll nation Of No
vember 20.)
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1919-01-24

pended more than twelve million
dollars. Each cent that you give
viii 20 for actual relief.
Feeble, helpless. starving millions
cry for food. ] urge you 10 gener-
ously give Of your bounty.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1919-01-24
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Department of the Interior. 4. :.
Land Office, Las Cruces. y. W.
December ~, 1918.

Notice Is hereby given that John
Manning. of Waterloo. y. ". who.
un Jan g. 1915. made homestead en-
~. No. 0isg1G. Tor So NWh and
"a SM =. section a.. township 81 =
range . ". " ". y. Meridian. ha.
nled notice ~ intention Ia make
Three year proof, to establish claim
lo The land above described. before
~ NJ. Reed, L. :. Commissioner. ai
Columbus, u VI. on the 18th day of
February. 1913.
claimant names a. witnesses.
Harold =. Carter. Of Columns. \.
VI. and Chas Mayileld. Robert !.
Manning. and Walter l.. Manning. of
Waterloo. New Mexico.
JOHN L. BURNSIDE.
ITO 2-1 Register
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-01-29
COWPUNCHERS TO HERD
NORTHERN MUSK OXEN

Seattle, Wash, Jan. 29.-"Cattle
punchers" from the American plains
are to be sent to the tundra country
OF the white Alaskan Arctic TO heard
musk oxen toward western Alaska
where they will be domesticated and
butchered to increase the meat sup
ply. according to special Washing
ton, D.. c., dispatch to the Seattle
Times.
Some OF the oxen will come from
the snow covered islands frlnging
the continents northern rim. the dis
patch said Governor Thos. Riggs Jr.,
OF Alaska. has been quoted as saying
there are 100000 musk oxen on Mel
vile Island alone.
The federal department OF the in
terror and the department Of agricul-
ture, the dispatch said, are arrang-
ing to send the COW men north. Con-
gress will be asked to make an ap-
preparation to outfit the expedition.
Governor Riggs and Jafet Linde-
berg, a Nome, Alaska, mining man
who also owns reindeer herds, are
supporting the plan, 1t was said
Vilhjalmur Stefansson, Arctic ex-
plorer. on his recent return from the
north said the musk oxen numbered
thousands and contended they could
be herded and domestlcated and hut.
chered. He said the meat from the
musk OK is better than most beei
sold in the states.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-01-29
j. S. FOREIGN TRADE
SHOWS BIG TOTAL 1878

Washington, Jan. 29.-Heavy De-
cember shipments brought the total
exports for 1918 to S6,15O, 1000. 900,
a decrease of only SSS, 100000, from
the 1917 total, according to an an
nouncement by the bureau of foreign
and domestic commerce, department
of commerce. Imports for the year
totaled s3,031,000,O 1000. or not quite
half the exports. Imports for the
previous year were valued at $2.-
952, 2,O0O,O
Exports for December. the first
full month after the signing OF the
armistice, reached total Of $780,
900, 900, a decided increase over the
$522,000,000 recorded for Novem-
ber, although not up to the high
mark of 100000, 900 for December,
1917.
Imports for December, however.
were low, being s211, 700, 900.
against 1851, 100000 for November
and 100000 for December of
the previous year.
Imports as we'll as exports OF gold
continued to decrease, the imports
amounting to $4,000. 900 in the cal
endar year 1918, against $552,000,-
900 in 1917 and the exports to SAL
10000 and 1872, 100000 in the
same year.
Imports of silver increased from
$50, 100000 in the calendar year
1917 to 100000 in 1918. The
exports of silver during December,
1918, amounted to $4S, 900, a
larger amount than in any month
during the past three years. For
the calendar year, exports of silver
amounted to $3.50, 900 in 1918
against $S4 900, 900 in 1917.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-01-29
GAS CONSUMER GIVES
VIEWS ON GAS RATES

In speaking OF raising the gas
rates in Grants Pass, 1t is the con-
census of opinion that it is an un-
Just act and uncalled for. Every
time the rate is raised there comes
loss of customers that offset the
receipts, thereby inflicting an injus-
tice upon the ones who remain.
During the last year or so all
lines of business have been hard to
operate and show anywhere near
cost receipts. Every successful bus
mess, when conditions are bad. bend
every energy to build up their pa
tronage, secure new customers as
we'll as court the friendship of the
old.
The loss now mourned by our
present gas company is in large
measure due to inefficiency in selling
their product. Many people would
become customers were they only So
licited and the cost of operation
would be reduced to the minimum.
We cannot afford to have our gas
industry close its doors for to date
We are in possession of all the SOU
venirs necessary. Let every house
hold use gas where it is now piped
in, and you will find that under the
present gas rate you will obtain re-
suits that are far superior to wood,
saving OF time and labor and in the
end be a good investment.
A. B. CORNELL, Consumer.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-01-29
DON'T SPOIL THE BOYS
WHEN THEY COME BACK

Philadelphia, Jan. 29.-"Don't
spoil the boys when they come
back" was the plea of Russell c.
Lowell, of the federal board for vo-
cational education. when he spoke
here recently.
Mr.. Lowell said he thought that
some of those who had been manned
in the war were. spoiled for the fu-
ture by being feted too much and
adored as heroes when they reached
their own home towns. He cited
several cases where young men had
practically refused to undertake to
learn new trades after being unfit
ted by their wounds for continuing
at their old trades, because, they
said they did not need to work
now.
After time, Mr.. Lowell declared,
man tires OF such idleness and
false honor, and he either becomes
mentally sick and respondent or gets
quite crooked in his methods and be-
gins preying upon people instead of
trying to earn living.
Mr.. Lowell stated that one OF the
chief difficulties the federal educa,
tional system is encountering is that
Of getting hold of the manned men
when they have returned to this
country. They filter back to their
own districts, and, unless promptly
taught to start life anew are apt to
reach a mental stage where it is diff
cult to get them to overcome the real
difficulties which exist in the re-edu-
cation in trades.