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Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1920-12-02
RETIRE FROM THE FARM?

Retire from the farm? No, I'm not
thinking about it at all | suppose
Pm entitled to retire il | cared to, but
Pm very we'll satisfied to stay right
here.
"Of course I've done a lot Of hard
work here with my boys to help me,
but now with one son married and liv-
ing right here and the others in near
by neighborhood, want to stay right
in the old home just as long as can.
For we've got it pretty comfortable
here. There'e plenty of room for all
of us, the house and other buildings
are comfortable and since we've got
our own electric light plant so that we
can have electric light and electric
power right here on the farm, il seems
to me there's nothing much more to
ask than just all the years | can pos
sibly have left to enjoy it.
you don't know how much | enjoy
the electric light. You'd think maybe
when had used coal oil lamps for 50
many years Id be used to them and
wouldn't appreciate modern lights, but
that isn't the case. We have prty-
three electric light about the house
barn and sheds and when We want it
light around here we have ii that way
It's so easy-just pressing a button
so sa!e-nO matches nor open fame.
Then we have small motor that is
mounted on a stand and we can move
this about from place to place and hitch
ii 10 all the various machines that used
to be run by hand, the washing ma
chine, churn, cream separator, all the
machinery like that. In the spring we
clipped the mules, using the electric
motor to run the clippers.
1.-THE women folks use an electric
iron and save a lot of time besides a
lot of discomfort in the hot weather.
"Now in order to get these convent
ences that electricity gives us on the
farm. all we did was to get a small
electric light and power plant made up
OF little gas engine and electric gen.
orator built together without any belt
connections, switchboard and a stor-
age battery OF Is big glass cells. 1t is
no trouble to take care Of the plant-not
much more than winding a clock OF an
evening, for the engine is air-cooled
it is self-starting and after you start
it you can go away and forget it for il
stops itself when the battery is charg..
ed. y
"Do you know, I believe it is just the
ldSh VI pOWGT W ~ IllC lODS
electricity on the farm will do and the
lack of modern lighting that drive
farmers from the fran, when they get
to the age where they do not want to
farm actively.
"They never seem to enjoy the
change a whole lot after they made it,
think my way is best. to bring the
city oDnveniences 10 the country and
inst IN retire in the home whore I,ye
spent the active years of my life"
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1920-12-02
PFKINe'S WALL OF DRAGONS
mythicai Creatures In Tiles That at
First Sight Appear surpris
insiy lffeliks.

One OF the unexpected treasures OF
Peking is the dragon screen. II 10
barely mentioned In some OF the guide
books and MOI mentioned at all In
others. II Is hidden behind a hillock
In the winter palace grounds. and nine
tenths OF the visitors TO Picking walk
within hundred yards OF II and
never dream OF Its existence.
1t Is wall perhaps 20 feet high
and hundred long. faced completely
with tile cast TO represent nine life
size dragons In has relief. OF various
coiors-yellow. purple. bun, maroon.
orange. dancing gayly above emerald
pillows. against pale blue sky. '''
Doubtless one should not speak Of
life size" dragons, but these creaturee
or the screen are the alivest dragons
one may ever hope to see; they give
rise to the feeling that II . dragon
lived he would be exactly like eus OF
them.
Most sculptured Chinese dragons
are lifeless. angular beasts; but here
there IL an almost un.C Chinese vigor and
audacity In the spring and twist Of
the 1.-THE bodies. They leap. whlri.
iunge and writhe until the spectator
steps back. half afraid that they viii
come tumbling or the screen, striking
at the unwsry with their sturdy claws.
There are. I believe. critics who teach
that plastic art should never under
take to portray moments Of activity,
II this no correct. the dragons stanS
condemned: but II the sculptor mag
ever rightly give US life In Its vivid
moving moments. here IL q master
piece.-James A. Muller In the M
tional Geographic Magssine.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1920-12-02
UNUSUAL CONDITION
Texas Lady Suffered VIII PuIlne
and Aching Pains in Her Back,
Which Cardui Relieved.

Houston, Texas.-Mrs. c. ID. Cook, q
1912 Witty Street. this city, recently
said About four months after mJ
marriage, e. began suffering much
pain. and knew that my condition Wa
unusual. but couldn't just decide what
was wrong. had to go to bed. /.
All across my back and hips were
pains. pulling and aching until could
hardly sit up. stayed in bed . fsW
days. My husband had heard Of Car
dui :. 30 told him he might get e
After ! had taken Cardui Q few
days. was up. I took five bottles and
haven't been In bed since for this
trouble. for II have tho least symp-
toms Of this trouble I get Cardui and
take It In time. =,
Ell have a number OF friends WIN
have used Cardui. and they recommend
It very highly" ArE n
Tho experience Of this Texas lady
10 similar to that related by Thousands
OF other women. at
Cardui II purely vegetable, and mild
and gentle In its action. Cardui may
be the very medicine you need II ssf.
fertng with womanlyi troublesI g
Take CarduL NC1S8
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1920-12-02

The seven-months-o child of Mr..
and Mrs. George H. Koether, living at
Round Bay, nine miles from An
napolis, Nd, was found lifeless in her
crib shortly before noon on Tuesday.
The child had been placed out on the
porch of the Koether home that II
might get the fresh air. Some time
later, when the mother went to the
porch, she found big cat, a pet OF the
family, curled up asleep on the baby's
chest. The infant is thought to have
been suffocated by the pressure Of the
cats weight against its lungs. This
opinion was expressed by James S
Billingslea, who lives in the neighbor-
hood and who was called to the Koe-
Their home.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1920-12-02
Watch This Movement.

/ Look over your newspapers CAREFUL,
and see il YOU can detect q new dose
oi pro-whiskey propaganda. Not tina,
your local editor or newspaper owner
Is that kind of a man; il is in the ma.
'er'al he buys from the big syndicates
and special writers.
Inc new pro-whiskey propaganda
mas two main lines Of attack.
The first is that prohibition is going
10 cost lot of money for enforcement
A very suspicious amount Of publicity
Is being given to the cost Of enforce.
ment last year. Interests who saddled
the country with the incalculable costs
OF poverty, crime, insanity and drink
sodden citizenship, are now becoming
very tender of the public purse in the
matter of keeping the whiskey wolf OH,
Of the land
The second line Of attack is that
prohibition is not prohibiting. OF
course il isn't; the interests that own
the whiskey see to that. But the sa-
loon is prohibited, millions Of men are
drinkless and sober who would other
wise be but half-men today. With the
help OF the struggling army Of topers
who will guzzle their drink as long as
they can obtain it, the interests which
own the liquor are making a desperate
attempt to keep up the semblance Of a
whiskey business in defiance Of the
law in order to impress the people with
the fallacy Of prohibition.
The liquor in the United States Is
owned and traded in illegally by one
class Of people almost exclusively. II
is a class which has always lived on
the corruption OF another class. Il is
a small class, constituencies, rapa.
cious, and bound together by aQcient
bonds. This class poisons the flesh
with whiskey, just as II poisons the
mind with ideas OF social disorder. The
insistent propaganda which Is now be.
ing spread so broadcast through the
American press on the plea of writing
something interesting is fastening an
exposure Of some importance.
When newspapers and theaters join
to keep King Booze alive-whose work
do you think it s?-Dearborn Inde-
pendent
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1920-12-02

A lazy liver leads to chronic dys-
pepsia and constpation,-wea kens the
whole system. Doan's Regulets 1900
per box) act mildly on the liver and
bowels. At all drug stores.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1920-12-02

Rejoicing in the Lord always" says
the Bible. Thanksgiving is a good
day to begin this habit.
IL we kept count our blessings
every day would be a Thanksgiving
day.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1920-12-02

Teacher-Correct this sentence
"The liquor what the man bought was
soon drank"
Bright Pupil-"The man who bought
the liquor was soon drunk"
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1920-12-02

Mother-"Why don't you dress sen.
sibly, Marie ?"
Daughter-"Oh, Ma, 1t would seem
so FOOLISH
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1920-12-02
Paint and Oil Department.

Raw and Boiled Linseed OH, Harness,
Oil, Machine Oil, Black Strap, Tw.
pentine, N. c. and Gas Tar, Oasoli6e,
Varnish, Japan Dryer, Knot Killer.
White Lead, Red Lead, Spanish
Brown, Calcined Plaster, Portlan,
Cement, Lard Oil, Plastering Hair
Coal Oil, Neat Foot Oil, Fish Oh.
Bath Brick Soap, Sulphur, Copperas
Borax.
Patent Plasteridg prepared for immediat,
use.
International Stock Food and Gleason,
Horse and Cattle Powders.
Frank Miller's Harness Dressing, Whale
Oil Soap.
Black Lambs FootHarness Oh.
The Perfection Blue Flame Wickless o,
Stove-safest andb
The Four Leaf Clover Cream Separator
where the milk Is not mixed or di
luted with water, leaving II pure m,
sweet for family use.
Wall Paper furnished on short notice
reduced prices.
Reduced Prices on Haying Tools IN,
Barn Door, Hangers and Track.
Force Pumps, Deep Well Pumps, Gal.
vanized Bucket Pump and Wate
Purifier, x Chain Pumps.
A Large Stock Of Cooking and Heatint
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1920-12-02
TIN and SHEETIRON WARE
Hardware Department.

Bar Iron, Nails, Horse Shoes, Larre
Iron Wash Kettles, Brass, coppu
and Porcelain Kettles, Skillets, WaiiL.
Irons, Trace, Butt, Cow and Halts.
Chains, Farm Bells, Screen Doom
and Windows, American Fence Wire.
Barbed Wire, Saws, Black Hawl
Corn Shelters, Lawn Mowers, Files
All Sizes Bolts, Loaded Shells. Pow.
der and Shot,
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1920-12-02

S1.5O gets the Register a year.
Bisbee daily review., 1920-12-15

q ,-buZzard cast it's shadow on the ground. Bland was asked if he was superstitious.
 No he said. I'm not afraid Of buzzards, but at first l thought the blame thing was a stork.'
 In calling the children together for the photograph Bland simply cupped his hands and in stentorian voice cried: Children" Results were inn mediate. Children from every direc- tion appeared. Some of the children" were grown men and women; others were barely able to toddle forth. and one still was being carried in arms.
 Bland says it is no more trouble to bring up fifty children than it is to raise ten.
 After you pass ten" he says, the older ones are big help"
 The children were not unusually noisy, Bland said, although they made considerable racket when fourteen were taken down together with whooping cough" The Bland grocery bill is equivalent to about $50 week, although Bland produces a large part of his food. On one occasion he spent most of one night computing the cost Of keeping his family com fortable. but that the figures reached such alarming proportions he gave up the job.
Bisbee daily review., 1920-12-15
It's Easy to Raise Children After
 The First Ten Grow Big Enough to
 Help, Says CarOlinan, Father of 34

WASHINGTON. D. c. Dec. IA For many years Representative Small of North Carolina has by agreement been presenting to R. C. Bland, a Carolina farmer and one of his consti- tuents. a new suit of clothes for each additional child in his family Having presented thirteen suits. and being recently notified to send the forteenth Representative Small has informed Bland that the contract will be off" with NIT. SmalPs retirement from con- gress on March 3.
 Small and Bland made their com pact number of years ago when Small was making a campaign speech at Robersonville, near here. Bland then had twenty children; he now has thirty four.
 Twenty-siX of the thirty four Bland children are living, and the present Mrs. Bland, Bland's second wife, is the mother of nineteen nine of whom were born during the last ten years, including one set of twins. Eeighteen children still live at home, but Mrs. Bland declares she gets lonesome sometimes because so many have gone away"
 MT. and Mrs. Bland recently had a group photograph taken of the family still remaining on the Bland farm While the photographer was working
Bisbee daily review., 1920-12-15
Nations Suicide Rate in
 1919 Reached Lowest Mark
 In History. Expert Reports

NEW YORK. Dec. 1.-The suicide
 rate in United States reached the
 lowest ebb in 1919, with a percentage
 of 14.2, according to figures compil- ed by Frederick l.. Hoffman, statis- tician, embracing the period from 1900 to 1920. During 1919, there
 were 3.S1S cases of suicide reported against 4,569 in 1908 which showed the highest rate of death by self-des- tructioin.
 MT. Hoffman stated in his report that 1t was hard to assign causative factor in the suicide phenomena, but that ir periods of economic depres- sion, a higher rate is noted. During the eras of prosperity, there is mo- ticeable diminution! he said The most sinister aspect, revealed by an analysis of suicide, is the increasing number of murderers who take their own lives following the commission of homicide, Mir. Hoffman declared.
 The ratio of suicides by geographi- cal divisions as compiled by Hoffman shows the Pacific coast states the highest and the southern states the lowest, in the record compiled for 1919.
Bisbee daily review., 1920-12-15

and one-half cubic yards; and the coal cars have a capacity of four tons. Approximately 2.000 shippers use the subway system.
 Electrically Operated
 The entire operation is electrical A train dispatcher and telephones control the movement of the trains. At every outlet to a downtown build. ing an employee is stationed to op- crate the lifting elevators, receive and dispatch the cars, and act as agent for the company. The company employees more than 600 men.
 One of the advantages of the tun- nel. particularly in the transportation of refrigerated and other perishable products is said to be the even tenn perature. which remains constant at 65 degrees the year around. Venti- latins apparatus keeps a constant flow of fresh afr circulating through the system. while 72 electric pumps re- move what water seeps in
 Elaborate precautions have been taken to prevent flooding of the tun- nel when fires break out in one of the connecting buildings. Water tight doors shut off the elecator shafts so that the tons of water which firemen pour onto fire cannot reach the main system.
 The subway was started in 1901 and in 1909. Thirty stores, thirty office buildings, three public buildings. six mail connexions with mail order houses, branches to 27 stations, four public freight stations coal yards and the refuse disposal outlet are among the cOnnec- tions served
Bisbee daily review., 1920-12-15
Chicago Has Most Unique Subway in World; Million Tons Hauled Last
 Year in Cars 40 Feet Under City

CHICAGO, Dec. l4.-Forty feet un- derground Chicago has one of the most unique subway systems in the world. Devoted entirely to the haul ing of freight it keeps the congested loop district comparatively free of heavy traffic vehicles. Officials of the tunnel company estimate more than 6,O00 trucks would have to pass through loop streets daily to duplicate the work done by the subway
 Over 62 miles of narrow gauge track, l32 electric locomotives and 5000 freight cars hauled 6,OO0 ,00O tons of merchandise and 23O.OOO tons of coal last year.
 Scores or downtown office build figs and stores receive their freight direct from the railroad depots via the subway. Their coal comes by the same route and at night the ashes are hauled away through the under groundtunnels, to be dumped on the lake front, where acres of land are reclaimed yearly. The ground on which the great new Field Museum, at the south end Of Grant Park. is built. was few years ago q part of the lake. The tunnel company filled it in with ashes.
 Another unusual service is the re- moval of dirt from building eXcava- tions. A shaft is sunk from the, building site to the tunnel level un- der the street Workmen with wheel barrows dump the dirt down the shaft where it falls into cars of waiting f,.of In fA hta tA 1aI- disposal station.
 How 1t Operates
 For handling merchandise, coal and ashes, electric elevators lift the sub way cars from the tunnel level to stores and office buildings, where they are emptied and refilled. and then lowered again to the tracks be- low
 The subway tracks underlay every street in the loop district, covering a district 22 blocks long and nine blacks wide, and in addition the net worz of tunnels extends north under the river to the warehouse and rail road district along North Water street, and west of the south branch of the river for six blocks through the railroad and factory district of the near west side.
 Four main receiving stations out side of the loop gather incoming mer- chandise for delivery to downtown buildings, and distribute outgoing packages for truck hauls to other parts of the city.
 Every railroad station but one has connections, and freight and express ! billed from one station % a=iOUner .S transferred by the subway. In addi- | tion every station but one has con | nections for sending mail to the post office. Special trains of steel mail | cars carry the sacks through the i tunnel.
 The freight cars used are four | feet wide and twelve feet long while . the track has two food gauge. The cars have capacity for six tons; ash and dirt cars hold three
Bisbee daily review., 1920-12-15
About Ford Cars Solid Logic

The Ford fundamentally the The Universal lin the weHa low to nand operate. Runabou Touring Coupe Sedan them all and will make reasonably delivery. Simplicity marked of and tractors Henry Ford and hs have always simplicity The the Model of
 
 of The in When that tin its in Ford trucks and He to be of building simplicity durability of This simplicity of construction itself the with which million ice claim we eFordca niy-lps have your order today.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-12-23
SEEK RECEIVER TO
PROTECT CREDITORS

An action for receivership for the
Wilder Co. ia w. Division St.
dealers in teas, coffees and spices,
was asked in the superior court
Wednesday by the Thompson & Tay-
Tor Co. who assert that the Wilder
Co. has "a stock OF goods on hand
which was bought during the high
price era, and that it has depreciat-
ed so much in value that il cannot
be sold at cost now. The action, &C
cording TO officials Of the Wilder Co,
has been started 10 protect creditors
OF the concern.
Thad Talcott has been appointed
receiver Of the property. and ne will
attempt TO dispose Of the lease o.
the Wilder Co, the stock on hanc
and the fixtures so that all the cred
itors will receive good share of tn
money owed them by the whOlesal,
house. The total amount Of indebt-
edness Of the Wilder CO. is giver
at $1,000 and 70 cover that ther,
is a stock Of goods worth $4,000
fixtures and a lease which runs un-
til Jan. /, 1920.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-12-23
TO GIVE SYMPHONY
CONCERT SUNDAY
Program to be Presented I'm
der Franz List Cultur
Club.

The South Bend Symphony or
chestra will present a concert Sun
day afternoon. Dec. 20. at Magyar
han. under the auspices OF the
Franz List Cultur club. F. II. IN
gersolI will conduct the program.
which is as follows:
Stars and Stripes Forever -. Sousa
f8) Cradle Song ....... Kjerulb
OBJ Northern Serenade o.. ole Olsen
ca Serenade d Amour -. VonBlon
OBJ Orientale ............... Cul
Ensemble ...........s. oluulChO
For four violins and Iiano-Harry
Geiss, Vida Shonts, Tony CT
comm. F. II. Ingersoll. Ethel Starr.
(a) Narcissus ......-..... Nevin
OBJ Swedish Wedding March -.
............. ooeoeFHldli
Co Hurno-esque ......... Dvorak
Piuue Dame (overtureE Suppe
Suite from Sigurd JOrsalfar e. Grieg
(a) Introduction.
Cb) BorRhnd's Dream.
-fc) Triumphal March.
Two Hungarian Dances e. Brahms
Numbers FIVE and two.
Try NEWS-TIffES Want Ads
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-12-23
WOULD ABOLISH
LOWER HOUSE OF
STATE ASSEMBLY
Church Class Discusses Legis-
lative Measures at
Banquet.

Advocating the abolshmcut OF the
lower house in the state legislature
as a means OF remedyine some OF
oar present legislative evils. Fred
Woodward spoke before the Mems
Fellowship class of the First Pres
byterian church last evening at
its banquet IN the church par
Tors hOuoriug the retiring officers
and introducing the new officers %
membership. Woodward delivered
the principal address OF the even
ing and gave a history OF the growth
OF the two house system OF govern
ment pointing out some Of the fau u
in the system and suggesting the
Capitalization OF Iower in one group
with a longer term for considering
matters OF state legislation.
Brief addresses were given by w.
O. Davies. retiring president: Rev.
Archibald Mcclure, McCready Illus
ton, Or G. A. LippincOtt and ".
i Iamport. the new president.
Frank ". Jackson presided as toast
master.
Appoints Committees.
LampOrt announced the following
committee appOintu ents. the chair
men 10 select their own members
with the exception Of membership
committee: Entertainment. Frank
n Jackson. membership, j. Fred
Christman. chairman: G.. =. Weber,
Fred Klein, George Westphal; well
come. J. W Taylor; visiting w. o.
Davies; relief. Christian Pretz; pub
Lefty. Robert NJ Snyder; music,
John DeHaven.
The evenings program was CON
cluded by a slight OF hand exhibi-
ton given by Rome c. Stephenson
which finished by the producing of
q Christmas turkey which was Civ
en- 70 DR.. LpLincott by :he class.
AiDre than 100 members Of the class
attended the banquet and plans were
outlined which viii broaden the ac-
tvities and increase the member
ship during the coming year.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-12-23
WIFE OBJECTS TO
WORK IS JANITOR:
SUES FOR DIVORCE

Martha Rubcshaw has been com
PEELED 90 do jauitOr work for the
last seven months in order 90 sup
port herself and her two children.
according % her suit for divorce
ed I'm circuit court Wednesday.
"le alleges that her husband. Robert
Eubeshaw. deserted her after eight
months Of married life. and before
that be called her vile and Ofien-
sIve names.
The plaintiff has two children by
n previous marriage. and asks for
temporary order from the court
during the pendancy OF the suit
compelling her husband 10 contrib
ute TO the support Of herself and
her children. and also 90 pay attor-
ney fees of the divorce action.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-12-23
REPORTs ~ RECRUITS.

One hundred and TO naval en-
listments IN Indiana during the past
week have been reported TO Chief
AlbertsOn who is in charge Of the
local navy recruiting station. The
South Bend station received 13
recruits during that time. r. A.
Sander, o. r. Powers. and s /.
Boyd left for navy training stations
"Wednesday morning
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-12-23
Send OUT Reports of
Legislative attitude

Action Of the Chamber Of Com
merce legislative committee on Dec.
"a has been prepared in the form of
d circular letter and is being mailed
70 Chamber Of Commerce associa-
tiOns throughout the state The cir
cular is also being sent 20 school
commissioners. The legislation ad-
opted is for needed civic reforms.