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Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1919-08-21

The newspapers give an account OF
lively scriurmage at Bethany, W. Va,
last Saturday, when J. Milton Hover,
retiring dean of agriculture of Bethany
College, was horsewhipped on the front
porch Of his home by William Hill, Of
Point Breeze Farm, Brooke county, as
the result of alleged outrageous and
concerted attack upon Mr.. Hills repu-
tation extending over a period Of
years. The event is the elimination
Of forces alleged to have been exerted
by the late president, T. H. Cramblett,
in attempting to besmirch the reputa-
ton Of Mr.. Hill. II was said to have
been engineered by the three deans OF
the college. The matter was brough.
to the attention of Mr.. Hill by the Rev
George Manifold, pastor Of the Beth
any Methodist Church. Upon learn
ing that Wilbur Cramblett, dean of
liberal arts and education and treaSur-
er of the college, and Rev. ]. Walter
Carpenter, dean Of the school Of re-
ligion, had advised Rev. Mr.. Manifold
to have nothing to do with Mr.. Hill, al
leging practices and conduct unfit for
publication, Mr.. Hill went to these two
men and was told they had no personal
knowledge to support the statements,
but had made them because OF the con-
fidence they had in Dean Hover, and
that they themselves had made no in
vestigation before making the state7
ments to Mr.. Manifold and others.
Dean Hover was at that time out Of
town. Immediately upon his return,
Mr.. Hill confronted him with the state,
ments. He specifically denied having
made any statements that could be
slanderous, but refused to state what
he had said. Thereupon Mr.. Hill pro-
duced a horsewhip and began to lay il
hard upon the dean, until stopped by
citizens Of the town. The affair Gre
ated a great sensation in Bethany.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1919-08-21
Greater Love Hath No Man.

One Of the best stories Of the war
says the Woman's Home Companion
reveals the true fighting spirit Of the
American soldier. After a German at
tack, an American boy who came back
to our lines discovered that his "pal,
with whom he had fought side by side,
was missing; he Immediately asked
permission to 60 back over the field
and get him. His officer advised him
not to 60, and said:
'If you do, it will not be worth while.
Go at your risk, but it will cost you
your life"
The boy went out, found his friend
badly hurt, and brought him back near
our line, but at that point the wound
ed soldier died. The rescuer himself
was then shot, Dying, he crawled
back within the line. The officer, lean
ing over him just before he died, said
81 told you you would lose your life,
Was it worth while?"
eyes, SIR" replied the dying soldier.
ale said he knew would come"
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1919-08-21
Shephedaown County, 21 1919
The Dog That Saved A Soldier.

Attached to a French command was
a dog named Michael, larger, strong
er, more intelligent than the others and
of a gentle nature that made him a
general favorite. Michael, although
most sociable, centered his affections
upon a young French soldier named
Henri. Every day at the soup hour
Michael would appear carrying a tin
can and place it beside Henri, who
would fill it as he did his own, and
they would dine together.
The day came, however, when Henri
failed TO return, and as the men
stumbled back again TO safety Michael
scanned, with anxious eyes, each pale,
haggard face, his sensitive nostrils
quivering with dread.
When the last man had been account
ed for and Henri was still missing, the
animal darted toward the battlefield
and after some time returned, greatly
excited and carrying an old half glove
which belonged to his friend. He
could scarcely wait for the attendants
to bring a litter before he started off
again, his great, intelligent eyes i'm
ploring them to hurry.
In a remote part OF the field they
found the young fellow lying still and
cold. After a hasty examination the
attendants left him for dead, hurrying
away to succor the living, but Michael
refused to be convinced. Again and
again he returned for assistance, but
in vain, so he mounted his solitary
guard, his face almost humanity ex-
pressive of grief.
The attack took place about sundown,
and it was not until late that night
that comparative quiet settled down
upon the trenches.
Suddenly the moon flashed from be-
hind cloud, and the alert sentinel
peered sharply about, then brought his
rifle swiftly to his shoulder.
Not twenty feet away, creeping
slowly toward the trenches, but halt
ing abruptly every minute, loomed a
large, dark object. The sentry ad-
vanced cautiously, finger on trigger
demanding curtly, "Who goes there p
followed by stihed voice exclaiming
"Michaelw
Michael it was, gasping, painting
but still the same old dog Michael
but not alone. Behind him, parts OF
his uniform literally torn away by the
dogs teeth, lay Henri, dragged from
the battlefield, inch by inch, by the de-
voted animal And, miracle Of mi
racles, the boy was actually breathing.
How the animal had accomplished
such a Herculean task and escaped
the vigilant eyes of the field attendants
will forever remain mystery, but suf-
flee it to say that little, fragile-looking
Henri ultimately recovered, 10 chal-
lenge death once more at the front.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1919-08-21
Thomas Jefferson.

Many historians are of the opinion
that Thomas Jefferson was the mos
useful American that ever lived. That
he was one of the most useful, all will
agree; for here is a very partial list
of his inventions and social services
many of the benefits Of which extend
into this time, and will serve in all
times.
Author OF the Declaration Of In
dependence.
The first Secretary of State of the
United States, the second Vice-preSi-
dent and the third President of the
United States.
The father of religious freedom
by law.
Author of the first anti-slavery bill.
Inventor of our present decimal
money system.
The first American prison reformer.
The first to suggest the Panama
canal.
Invented the letter copying press.
Suggested certain Improvements in
the mold board plow, and from which
the shear plow was evolved.
Started the fashion of wearing
trousers instead of knee breeches.
Conducted the purchase from France
of the Mississippi Valley, known as
the Louisiana Purchase, and the most
gigantic real estate deal of all times.
The first to advocate courtesy as
a national blessing and efficiency
measure.
Founded the University OF Virginia
Selected design for the national
capitol at Washington.
Financed the exploration and the
original settlement of the far west, in
cluding the Lewis and Clark Exposi-
ton, and that of Lieutenant Pike, from
which Pixies Peak is named.
The first man to plant rice in Amer
ica.
Founder of American glass industry
AS an architect he designed his own
residence, Monticello; that of the
Harrisons on the lower James river ir
Virginia, the State capitol building oi
Virginia, and finally all the buildings
for the University of Virginia.
Invented the wheelbarrow, the whirl.
ing Office chair and the camp stool.
The first farmer in America to use
the threshing machine.
The first to use the chicken incu,
bator.
The first prominent American tC
submit to vaccination.
Founder of our system OF fast mails
by continuing the mails at night or
horseback after the end OF the days
stage journey, thereby increasing the
speed of the mails from so TO 100 miles
per day.
The first farmer in America to 70.
tate crops.
Founder OF the United States Secret
Service.
Established the first mint in the
United States at Philadelphia, our
coins previously having been struck
of in Europe.
Constructed the manual of parlia-
mentary practise, which still governs
deliberative bodies.
One of the authors Of Washington's
Farewell Address"
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1919-08-21
Just Grass.

There are five thousand kinds of
grasses in the world, says Professor
Montgomery in his recent book, "Pro-
ductive Farm Crops" He goes on to
say that out OF this huge number, man
cultivates only ten varieties, as rule,
and that only five of these are exten-
sively used.
1t is hard to understand why, with
the almost unbelievable Improvements
that almost everything else raised on a
farm has undergone during the cen
turies, grasses are almost the same
now as when man first began to use
them.
There are thousand kinds OF wheat
and five hundred kinds OF corn, but on
ly one kind Of blue grass, or any other
cultivated grass. Man has never
developed new variety, or attempted
to improve the old.
The peach was once bitter almond
The mind staggers at the thought of the
forests Mr.. Burbank will conjure from
a field of blue grass, when he turns
his mind to the problem!
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1919-08-21

Deputy Will Farley, Of the State pro-
hibition department, was shot and kill.
ed by three "moonshiners" as he lay
in bed at his home on Darts Greek,
near Charleston. Monday night. Far
ley's wife, who was asleep in the bed,
was uninjured. The shooting followed
a raid by Farley and Deputy G. S.
Johnson on Hoover Creek Monday af-
ternoon. The officers seized a still,
dismantled it, and took it to Farley's
home. According to reports received
here, the moonshiners, three in num-
Der, later went to the Farley home,
broke in and opened fire as Farley lay
asleep in bed. Johnson, who was in
another room, fired at the assassins,
but they escaped. A posse was or
ganized and started in pursuit Of the
moonshiners, who are believed to have
fed toward the Kentucky border.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1919-08-21
The Wolf of the Sea.

The killer whales is "the wolf OF the
sea-" He is a powerful swimmer,
twenty TO thirty feet in length, goes at
a tremendous speed, and is known for
his boldness and intelligence; he is a
ferocious pursuer and constantly de-
stroys more than he eats.
Mr.. Roy c. Andrews, who for eight
years collected and studied whales for
the American Museum, tells some in
teresting facts in the New York Sun
about the killers. They will apparent
ly eat anything; fish, birds, walruses,
whales, porpoises, all are its prey. In
one instance thirteen porpoises and
fourteen seals we're taken from the
stomach of twenty-one-foot speci-
men.
An explorer who has visited the Ant
arctic Ocean says that not one in five
OF the pack-ice seals is free from the
marks OF the killers teeth, and that
even the sea leopard, the most power
full seal OF the Antarctic, has been
found fearfully lacerated.
Killers are the only whales that feed
upon their own kind. They sometimes
90 in company by dozens and set upon
a young whale, batting him like so
many bulldogs. Some will lay hold OF
his tail TO keep him from thrashing,
while others take hold OF his head and
bite and thrash him, until the poor
creature, becoming oyerheated, lolls
out his tongue. This is what the kill
ers have been playing for. They in
stantIy catch hold Of his lips and, il
possible, his tongue, and they also at
tack their victims fms and fukes.
The killers do not know what fear is.
In parties, they will attack the largest
whales. The sperm whale is probably
the only marine animal that is more
than match for a herd OF killers
The gray whale, however, although
twice the size OF the killer and, or
dinarily, the cleverest and most tricky
Of all the large whales, becomes so
terrified when threatened by a killer
thar he either dashes madly for the
shore, or rolls over on his back, actual
ly paralyzed with fright
Mr.. Andrews describes an attack
that killers once made upon a man and
several dogs that were standing on a
cake Of ice. The killers hurled them
selves at the ice cake from below and
thrust their great heads through the
cracks, which they forced, swapping
their jaws viciously Fortunately,
man and dogs were just out Of reach,
and managed to escape.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1919-08-21

The native minister was telling the
missionary in charge OF his district
that sparrow had built nest on the
roof of his house.
as there anything in the nest yet?"
asked the missionary.
yes" said the Indian brother,
proud of his English, "the sparrow has
pups."
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1919-08-21

Wife-You are very rude. You
yawned four times while | was trying
to talk TO you.
Hubby-You're wrong, my dear, !
was only opening my mouth to try and
get a word in edgewise.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1919-08-21
aMaw ~

"Maw?"
swell, Junior"
"Paw don't know much about mu-
sic, does he?"
"Not very much, but why do you
ask ?"
"At the show this afternoon a man
told paw the lady on the stage was
singing high G, and paw said il sound
ed like H."
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1919-08-21

Bobby, aged four, often called on
his nearest neighbor, Mrs. Brown, who
usually gave him cookies. If she for.
got. it, he sometimes reminded her
His father told him he must not do so
any more. A day or two later Bobby
came home with cooky crumbs in evil
dence. "Have you been begging
cookies from Mrs. Brown aagin ?"
asked his father rather sternly. "No,'
said Bobby. 81 didn't beg for any. |
just said, "This house smells as if it
were full Of cookies, but what is that to
me?"
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1919-08-21
$50 you don't guide hunting parties

any more?" asked the stranger.
Nope" said the guide. Got tired
of being mistook for deer"
"How do you earn a living now p
"Guide fshin'-parties. So far, no.
body amt mistook me fer a fish,"
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1919-08-21

Compound TO q III
women who suffer
from any functional
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has done me more
good than all the
Doctors medicine.
Since taking it 1
have a fine healthy
baby girl and have
gainedin health and
strength. My hus-
band and / both
praise your med
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1919-08-21
TO ALL WOMEN
Who ARE I'LL
This Woman Recommends
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table Compound-Her
Personal Experience.

Mclean, Neb.-"I want to recon-
mend Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1919-08-21

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No. l, Mclean, Nebraska.
This famous root and herb remedy,
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
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America to health for more than forty
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lammation, liberation, irregularities,
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1.-The blues" to give this successful
remedy trial.
For special suggestions in regard to
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Medicine Co., Lynn, Mass. The result
of its long experience is at your service.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1919-08-21

The Pastor-So God has sent you
two more little brothers, Dolly?
Dolly (brightly)-Yes, and He
knows where the moneys coming from.
heard daddy say so.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1919-08-21

Itching, bleeding, protrudins q
blind piles have yielded to Doans
Ointment. 6Oc at all drug stores.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-04-03

ber and. an increase in dwelling con-
struction is due shortly.
East Oregonian Improvements.
Workmen are busy this week on
various Improvements in the base
ment of the East Oregonian build
ing. A freight elevator is being in
stalled for the purpose of handling
paper shipments and heavy machin-
cry. Other work underway at pres
ent consists of an extension of the
concrete flooring under the sidewalk
on two sides of the building. Through
use of this sidewalk space additional
room will be provided for the growing
needs of the mechanical department.
Have New Wall Papers.
New samples of wall paper and in
terror decorating materials have just
been received by Hale & Hascall and
they have extended a cordial invita-
tion to the public to call and inspect
the new papers. They ordered full
and complete stock in anticipation OF
a busy house cleaning and refinish-
ing season. The Hale & Hascall
painters are now busy decorating and
painting the Wheeler building.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-04-03
COMMERCIAL BUILDING BOOMING
BUT HOME SHORTAGE NO BETTER

Construction is on the boom in
Pendleton, with the new Inland En-
pire bank building being remodeled,
garages springing up. and a new
home for the Elks' lodge virtually
assured. The majority of the activity
is found in the business district at
present.
The new bank building will keep a
crew of men busy until June Is. re-
finishing both exterior and interior.
The new lodge home, as now pro-
posed, would be one of the largest
improvements in the city in years and
would furnish occupation to a large
forcA for several months.
Despite the increased activity in
commercial construction, the short
age of houses remains acute, because
of the. apathy toward home building
now SO apparent here. Marriages
are on the increase, each one herald
ing the establishment of new home,
yet many of those who would start
with homes find themselves unable to
do so because there is no alternative
for them except to build, and in many
cases this they cannot afford.
Builders are looking forward with
keen anticipation to the opening of
operations by the new building asso-
citation. Progress in this organiza-
ton has been good so far, and results
soon.
Local a rchitects report that plans
are being ordered in increasing num-
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-02-12
LOCAL ITEMS.

Mrs. Clarence Ramlo was a pas
senger to Ridgeway Thursday.
A. A. Lee, the tailor, went to
Minneapolis yesterday on business.
S. E. Brickper was business
passenger to Ridgeway yesterday.
Mrs. F. H. Campbell of Calmar
was visitor here Friday afternoon.
Miss Merle Sharp who is at
tending college in Cedar Falls spent
Sunday here.
Larsen & Hansen, painters and
paper hangers, first door west Haas
meat market.
,-Haaken Haakenson returned to
Lawler Sunday night having spent
the day at home.
Mrs. Henry Courtney accom-
panied her father Thomas Gilmore
to Cresco yesterday.
Miss Katinka Hovden arrived
home Friday from an extended visit
in Great Falls, Mont.
Miss Catherine Morris returned
to Calmar yesterday after a brief
visit with friends here.
Mrs. ]. X. Jackson and Mrs. j..
S. Williams arrived home Monday
night from Rochester, Mimi.
a Miss Selma Nelson came Friday
from Candy, Mimi. for visit with
her sister, Mrs. Henry Moi.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. H. Bergan left
Monday for Mason City where they
will take up their residence.
Mrs. John Ackerson and Mrs.
v. b. Kimber of Burr Oak went to
Dubuque Monday on business.
Miss Clara Steen, of Harlan,
Iowa, arrived Thursday on a visit to
her sister, Mrs. E. L. Amundsen.
Frank Hutchinson returned to
Cedar Rapids Monday after spend
ing Sunday with relatives here.
Mr.. Henry Waters of Centerville,
Iowa was a guest here Sunday at the
home of his sister, Mrs. NJ. A. Shea.
Mrs. c. d. Gooch and daughter
Dona Mae went to Des Moines
Saturday for a visit with relatives.
Mrs. E. o. Iverson returned to
Cresco Saturday after visit here
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. o.
Peterson.
Mrs. D. c.. Jordahl of Ridge
way went to Waterville yesterday
for a visit with her daughter, Mrs.
Leikvold. ". s. -aat ..,a
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-02-12

IS. L. Swella is a DEBORAH BUSH
ness visitor from Calmar today.
Mrs. ]. w. Miller and daughter
of Isabel, S. D.. arrived last Thurs
day on visit to her mother and sis
ter here.
Leonard Palmer and Carl Sell
land arrived home Monday from
Camp Shelby, Miss, on a ten days
furlough.
Harry Montgomery arrived home
Saturday from a six weeks visit in
New Orleans at the home of his sis
ter, Mrs. Day.
Mrs. D. B. futile went to Min
neapolis Monday for visit with her
daughter, Doris who is studying
telegraphy there.
Mrs. Abe Pierce and Mrs. S.
McMartin Of Burr Oak arrived home
Monday fro n visit with relatives
in Manley, Iowa.
Mrs. Patrick Keefe arrived
home Monday morning from a two
months visit in Chicago at the home
of her son Frank.
Bring in your autos and have
them painted. Larsen & Hansen,
painters and decorators. First door
west of Haas meat market.
Miss Ruth Maltby came Satur-
day from Mortified to spend ten
days at home. Miss Helen Baldwin
of Oberon, n. d. accompanied her
here.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Suhring and
children returned ito Minneapolis
saturday. Mr.. Suhring will return
20 complete his work with the Adams
seed Co.
Mrs. E. A. Du Mez and her
mother, Mrs. Howard, of Stewart
vile, Mimi. arrived Monday on a
visit to the formers daughter, Mrs.
E. j. Parman.
Rev. A. R. Grant of the
Methodist church departed Monday
for Omaha, Neb. to attend a GEN.
tennial missionary meeting of the
Omaha area.
MIR. and Mrs. Frank Bailey con-
Guided a visit of several days here
at the F. J. Rosenthal and D. E.
Reed homes and returned to Mime
apolis Friday.
Mrs. N. Clemensen concluded a
visit of several days here with Mr..
and Mrs. A. w. Hoover and return
ed to her home in Long Prairie,
Mimi. Monday.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-02-12
Dad Didn't Need a Doctor.

Late one night carpenter in a
suburban town was awakened by the
violent ringing of his telephone.
rs that you Mr.. Johnson" asked
the small voice of little girl. This
is Amy Jones. Mother wants you to
come around right away and bring
your tools. Father has met with an
accident" w..
You have made mistake, Amy"
replied the carpenter on hearing the
word accident" you want the doc
tor who lives next door to me-"
You are the one We want, Mr..
Johnson" insisted the childish voice.
Father is shut up in the folding
bed"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-02-12
SPENT CHRISTMAS
ON GUARD DUTY
Carl Buer Writes His Sister, Mrs.
Hegtvedt a Letter From Ger
many Where He is With
the American Forces
SAYS THE GERMANS
ARE GOOD TO THEM
But Don't Like the Country, Says it
is Nothing Like the Good Old
United States
Moselcern, Germany
Dec 90. 1918.

Dec. 80, 1918.
My Dear Sister:-I have been
looking for a letter from you this
last week, but have not received
any. l am we'll and hoping you all
are the same. / just received a letter
from brother Emil; he was in Crom-
beke, Belgium when he wrote it. Well
how did you folks all spend Christ
mas? We yet guard duty here every
other day, so l spent Christmas on
guard and had little extra for din
ner was all. do not know how long
it will be until they will send us
back to the states. The Germans are
awfully good to us, but this country
is not like the good old United States
though. The weather here is very
nice, not much cold and had little
snow Christmas morning for the
first time, but it rains nearly every
day so it is quite muddy. 1t is now
bed time so had better close, wish
ing you a Happy New Year.
Your brother,
.. Pvt. CARL B. BUER.
Hdqs. Co. 5S Inf. A. E. F.