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Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1921-04-21
The Story Of Treasure Island.


From all accounts Robert Louis
Stevenson never plumed himself on
having written Treasure Island. He
used whimsically to grumble that so
much of his reputation rested on a
book for boys, he declared, cost him
less labor and contained less original
ity and more unconscious plagiarism
than anything else that he ever wrote.
Once in a burst Of candor he told
how he came to write it. His conf
dant was Mr.. w. E. Clarke, head of
the Anglican mission at Apia, who
retells the story in the Yale Review:
Stevenson, it seems, was on visit
to his fathers home near Balmoral
Castle in Scotland. The weather was
bad, and he and his schoolboy step
son, Lloyd Osbourne, were confined to
the house. To amuse the boy ar. L.
S." drew pictures in pen and ink,
which the boy colored from box of
paints. They pinned the pictures on
the nursery wall; and when the boys
friends assembled in the afternoons
r. L. S. played the part of Snowman,
improvised a story to suit each picture.
An island figured in one of the yarns !;
so r. L. S. drew map of it, carefully
celebrating an outline of the bays and
harbors.
The story of Treasure Island was all
woven round the map. R. L. S. de-
clared that his unconscious plagiarism
from Washington Irving's Tales of a
Traveller, which in his younger days
he had read with much delight, was
absolutely glaring; the skeleton was
obtained from Poe, the parrot from
Robinson Crusoe and the stockade
from Marryat's Masterman Ready.
The audience was so delighted with
the first performance that they begged
tinued narrative for many afternoons
|, He had partly completed writing the
story when the editor of a magazine
called Young Folks Paper urged him
to finish it for publication. The bar
gain was made, and R. l.. S. sent the
, story with the nursery map to the mag
: azine. 1t was printed without the map
and without illustrations and attracted
| no attention.
{ More than year later, when R. L. S
e was looking through some of his
{ manuscripts with view TO turning
one Of them into little much needed
| money, he picked up Treasure Islanc
e and, deciding that he still liked it, sen
the manuscript to Cassell & Co, thu
: publishers, who accepted ii But ;
). tragedy happened. The story hac
been written to the map, in fact
the map was the chief element il
n the plot. but the map had disappeared
: So they had to go over the whole bool
Y and tabulate and arrange all the al
e lusions, and then with a pair Of com
d passes draw a map to suit the facts.
r The task was accomplished; but, a.
d R. l.. S. whimsically remarked, i
4 killed his liking for the book, which h,
e valued chiefly for the welcome sum i
d brought him when he sorely needed
v money.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1921-04-21
MAN.KILLER CAUGHT
IN MOUNTAIN CHASE

Trailing murders through the noun.
tain wilderness is part OF the days
work of the West Virginia State
Police. The most recent alleged man
killer brought to Justice is William
Johnson, a negro.
He was arrested by Trooper Doc
Rose after the officer followed him for
days finally locating him in Fayette.
vile. He is said to have slain a fel.
low miner during a quarrel
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1921-04-21

S1.50 Gets the Register a year
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1921-04-21
Some Real Expensive Sugar.

What would you say to sugar that
cost from SIS to S375 a pound, Well
there are sugars for which such prices
are asked, and which people buy. The
most expensive Of them is called dull.
ctol and costs S375 pound BY COM
parison the other sugars seem almost
cheap. Mannose, for example, costs
only Sl4O pound. Mannose is made
from the scraps that are left over in
making vegetable ivory buttons. An
other sugar, mannite, is made from
mama, the nutritive gum with which
the children of Israel were fed in the
wilderness. Mamma forms in little
hake-like scales, which the wind blows
into the air and carries to the ground
some distance away. 1t has the del
icate taste of a sweet wafer Still
another of the sugars, called xylose, is
made from corn-cobs and is priced at
Sl20 pound.
The costliness of these sugars is the
result Of the excessive care that must
be exercised in making them, for the
presence in them of any impurity or
of any other kind of sugar units them
for the important uses to which they
are put.
Every meteorological laboratory has
them. One is particularly useful in
detecting typhoid. The organisms that
cause the disease are so fond of it that
they pounce upon it at once and there
so fast that their presence is
easily detected. Others are invaluable
in detecting cholera germs.
Only small quantity Of the sugars
is used at one time. An ounce of
some OF them would last even a busy
bacteriologist a year.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1921-04-21
GUN-PlAY F,lL0WS
RAID TN THIS STILL
STATE POLICE BESIEGE ARMED
MOONSHINERS AND CAP
TURE LIQUOR.

The campaign which the Virginia
State Police are directing against
moonshining is not without it's gun
play. Several times during the past
few months State police have been
greeted by rifle shots when they ap-
preached hidden stills in the noun
tains.
The most recent clash between State
Police and moonshiners almost as
sumed the proportions of an actual
battle. The troopers trapped four
moonshiners and one boy in a log
barn in which they were operating a
still and were engaged in a two-hour
fight before they captured the still.
Sergeant n. G. Rhodes and Troopers
Dooley, Johnston and Mounts raided
the still which was located eight miles
from War Eagle in Mingo county.
They reached the place at dusk March
4. Private Johnston pushed his head
through a hole under the wall and
called upon the moonshiners to sur
render. Instead they opened fire
without results.
Night found them still fighting.
Then the State Police, unable to find
door to the barn decided to wait
until daybreak. Under cover Of dark
ness however the moonshiners made
break for liberty, firing at the off,
GERS as they ran.
The 60 gallon STILL 900 gallons OF
mash, 200 pounds of sugar and five
gallons OF whiskey were destroyed.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1921-04-21
/ up rs 10 WELL
LURi u FEBRUARY

a. hoIgh the concentration OF West
VIZ mas entire State Police force in
NJ county has greatly limited the
scope OF its operations. rs arrests
wee made in February. Ofenses for
which arrests were made include muir
der. bOotlegging, mOonshining, burg
larry. arson. rioting, shooting with in
tent to kill. desertion, wife-beating.
gambling. riding freight trains. carry
ing concealed weapons and drunken
ness.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1921-04-21
Cleaving Diamonds.

Some of the problems that confront
4 lapidary are described by Mr.. Gard
ler F. Williams in his book, The Dia-
mond Mines of South Africa. There
are three distinct processes, he says,
the treatment of diamonds by the lap
i-ary-cleaving, cutting and polishing.
To split the diamond successfully de-
mands a thorough knowledge of its
7iividual character as we'll as of its
cleavage. The skilled lapidary takes
in hand a large rough diamond. If
i is an Indian or Brazilian stone, it
S coated or partly coated with hard
dull crust. lis corners are perhaps
abraded. II may have defects or cracks
in its surface, unequal coloring, or
black deposits in its interior. He must
needs remove the crust, correct the
distortion of the crystal remove or
conceal sitdefects, and decide what
is the largest perfect gem that can be
cut from the rough stone. He must
ne able TO see the priceless jewel
through its shrouding veil, and deter
mine on which surfaces of the stone
its prominent corners must rest.
Having decided what shape will best
befit the stone, he must know whether
the rejected portions can be split off
safely or whether they must be ground
off Grinding away the rejected por-
tons is probably the safest proceed
ure, but it is the slowest and most ex-
pensive. The quickest method is to
split off the surplus material. The
process will be easy if the proposed
fracture is in the direct line Of cleavage
in that particular stone. II not, his
attempt at splitting NAV ruin germ oil
countless price. Shall he make the
attempt? He must be both an eXper
and a man of nerve. If he be so. {
single feat of successful polishing may
hrng him fortune and the reputation
of master, while a single disastrou;
venture may quite undo him.
The early lapidaries dared not at
tempt the splitting of stone to cor
rect its faults or alter its natural form
! Every stone was estimated according
TO the impression it made upon tn
scales. Hence its facets were onl
fiat surfaces ground upon the rounde
eXterior-an unmitigated rose cut o
trivial triangles, or terraced surfac
OF rings and bands. The master o
his craft to-day must make his dia
monds perfect reflectors of light at a.
hazards. If any eXcrescence exists h
must cut it away, or the light that en-
tiers fattened surface may be so en-
tangled that it will never emerge
When he takes up a cross-grained, de
fective stone, he will reject it. Lik
a true surgeon he will quickly discer
how he may remove most safely de
fective part, and will proceed bold
with his task. His first step in tn
work is to scratch the surface roun
the part to be split off with anothe
diamond. Having made the damon
fast in cement bed composed c
brick dust and resin, he applies tn
edge of a steel knife to the scratche
surface, and strikes quick, hard bio
with a slender rod If he has struc
the lines Of cleavage, the extern;
scale is at once removed, for the dis
mond, despite its hardness, is quit
easily fractured. Then the split sui
face must be polished. If no othe
scale or marked inequality needs re
moving by splitting, the next operatio
is that OF grinding
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1921-04-21
POLICE POST AGAIN
AT M0RGANTOWN

Because OF the Staying OF Pat
Bevans. head OF the miners local
union at Morgantown, and a brief ont.
break OF rioting which followed. the
Morgantown post OF the West Virginia
State Police has been e.establisbed
with Trooper Charles Calhaun in
charge. The detail consists Of four
troopers.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1921-04-21

An lrishman engaged in cleaning an
observatory, once noticed an astron-
omer looking through a telescope. A
few moments later, seeing a star fall
the son Of Erin was heard to remark
"Begorra, that chaps a crack shotr'
The Home news., 1921-02-04
SPECIAL SALVATION
 ARMY SERVICES

The Salvation Army will conduct special services in prisons and jails throughout the United States next Sunday, Feb. 6. In every city and town in which the Army ! has officers, efforts will be made to hold special services. City, state and federal officials in some instances will attend the services. a%
 In many of the prisons throughout the country the Salvation Army conducts ser vices at least once "a. week. For some time the Army has been. endeavoring to extend this work so as to include vir- tually every prison in the country.
 The efforts of next Sunday is in keeping with the Great Call" campaign of the Army, which has for it's object the recruiting of thousands of members for aalla churches. Next Sunday will be. known as ''Prison Sunday in Salva- tion Army Circles.
The Home news., 1921-02-04
Rock Island Railway Company COTNC NnDTII /IcAC CsrT,,

Jtneys from McCrory meet all Jeks which only two miles west of McCrory.
The Home news., 1921-02-04

 Therefore, present prices of Ford products cannot be- guar anteed against possible in- creases."
 Ask for the book ''The Fordson at Work" which will be supplied free of cost. Let us demonstrate the. vaule of the Fordson on your farm, in your factory, lumber yard, or in any general hauling or power work you have to do and let us have your order for a Fordson. RIGGS BROTHERS, Dealers.
The Home news., 1921-02-04

Mrs. L. w. Sturdivant was the guest of friends in Cotton Plant Friday and Saturday.
 Mrs. Jack Johnson of Cotton Plant visited friends and rela- tives here Saturday and Sun day. +
 MT. and Mrs. Jack Trice of Cotton Plant were guests of Dr. and Mrs. J. w. Morris at DeView Saturday and Sun day.
 The Salvation Army in one year has sheltered F11O un- fortunate girls in it's Rescue Home in St. Louis. These girls were from various towns in Missouri, Arkansas and H. inois.
The Home news., 1921-02-04
STORE IS ROBBED

Tuesday night Carson's gro- cery and meat market was robbed. The burglars bored hole in the rear door through which they reached the key and unlocked the door. About $35.0O was all that was missing and it is be- lieved that the work was that of local talent as they knew the location of the key and money.
The Home news., 1921-02-04
THE BRICKLAYERS
 CUT SCHEDULE

Hannibal Mo. Jan. 31-The local bricklayers' union today notified contractors that, effective February 1, it's wage scale would be voluntar- fly reduced from S1.25 to S1.0O an hour.-Arkansas Ga zette, Feb. 1.
The Home news., 1921-02-04
rts-Southern District
District and CO. OmciaIs

Circuit Judge. ....J. M. Jackson os.Atty. ....,...John B. Miller ChanceryJudge AL. Hutchins State Senator,,........:Ed Roddy Representative -iE. w. Clancy Sheriff and Col, w.. N Wilkes County Judge ----E. M. Carl-Lee County Clerk Roy Mitchell Circuit Clerk, Geo. .Haralson Treasurer ..-.--,E. E. Blaylock Surveyor, r,-..........:....Alex Bellls Assessor. ......... Chas. Jackson Sup't Schools ....J. T. Caughley
The Home news., 1921-02-04
School Directors

McCRORY SPECIAL - ,,I J. P. Taylor, Pres; G. C. MT- w Crory, Sec; L. J. Dill1ard' W. mi o. Scales, D. M. Hun anu Walter w. Raney. s ..d 4,
 The McCrory School Boalaf meets second Monday l1lgnt of f each month in the ot1lce ol The Home News.
The Home news., 1921-02-04
ANNOUNCEMENT

0C1lG O1 CAAO QAO ANAO0OA OOAAA pany, gives out the follow ing statement: :~,~.~,~>
 "|The, price of the Fordson Tractor has been reduced from $79O.0O to $625.00, ef- fective immediately.
 This price change has been made possible through lower costs of materials and the fact that we are now located in our new Tractor Plant with greatly increased economic manufacturing facilities in inn mediate connection with our foundry and machine shops and large blast furnaces where iron is poured directly from the ore, giving us maximum efficiency with the power to reduce cost of production, and down comes the price in line with our policy to market our products at the lowest pos sible fgufe without in any way affecting our high standard of quality.
 ''We are particularly pleas ed in being able to bring about this big reduction in price at this time because the farmer needs all the help we can give him and this big cut in, price will be the means of placing a valuable power unit within the reach of practically every one of them, not to mention indus trial and commercial concerns which likewise have benefited through it's use and are al- ready realinzing, to a much greater extent, it's value as a power and hauling unit. But particularly has the Fordson Tractor proved a most val uable factor in the saving of farm labor, at the same time increasing the per acre crop yield as we'll as making pos sible a utilization of previous ly uncultivated land, to say nothing of removing no end of drudgery.
 "There is no question that the use of machine power on the farm is the greatest ad- vanceEnent made in the de- velopement of agriculture, not only in money saving and money making results, as we'll as raising the standards of living ,pn the farm to a much higher level, but because of it's proved value in making every type of land more pro ductiYe, and consequently our desire to place the Fordson within. the reach of all.
 There is no change in the present Ford car and truck pricesy which are already at the lowest possible figure and now with rock bottom reached in the tractor price a further reduction in price of either the Car. Truck or Tractor is out of the question; in fact, the big price cuts have been made in anticipation of continuous maximum production and in creases may be necessary be- fore long if a large volume of
The Home news., 1921-02-04
RAILROAD TIME TABLES, McCRORY, ARK.
 Corrected to Feb A. 1921

(Corrected to Feb. 4, 1921 t%
 The Missouri Pacific Railway Company.
 GOING EAST: (NORTH) No2O4Local Passenger, arrives at McCrory Il No.220 Memphis-Ho Springs Special ar at Jeks No POP Sunshine Special arrives at McCrory No.296, Local Freight, arrives at McCrory
 GOING WEST: (SOUTH) No. .233, Local Passenger at McCrory No.219, ,MemphisHot Springs Special ar at Jeks Mo- Sunshine Special, arrives at McCrory No. .295, Local Freight, arrives at McCror pm.
 Rock Island Railway Company
 GOING NORTH: (EAST) No. .6O7 Local Passenger arrives at Jelks a m No.681 Local Freight, (Mondays, Wednesdays and
 Frdays) arrives at Jelks 0s25 GOING SOUTH: (WEST1 ,s Nu so ' Nc. sos Local Passenger arrives at Jelks pm. No 682 Local Freight,t (Tuesdays Thursdays xn
 Saturdays) arriyes at .JeIks.. :45 Jtneys from McCrory meet all trains at Jeks which is only two miles west of McCrory.
The Home news., 1921-02-04
McCrory City Officials

Mayor, Walter ". Raney.f Marshal, .--..Frank Shue. <: Recorder W. E. Huff Treasurer, Geo. w. BarOer
 Aldermen: R. A. DreWery' Geo. Raymond, HIP. Riggs, IT, w. F. Musgrove and T. E. Dye.
 Council meets first Monday night of each month in o1llce of The Home News.
The Home news., 1921-02-04
GENERAL. DIRECTORY
Courts-Northern District

CIRCUIT COURT-Third Monday in February and August.
 CRANBERRY s. COURT-Second Mon- day in January, May and -.-' ember.
 COUNTY COURT-First Monday in January, April. July and October.
 PROBATE COURT-Fourth Monday in January. April, July and October.
 Courts Southern District
 CIRCUIT CoURT-First Monday in March and September. <
 CHANCERY COURT-Third Monday in January, May and ~.ember.
 COUNTY COURT-Second Monday in January, April, July and October.
 PROBATE +COUR'T-First Monday following that of the Northern Dis
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1921-04-23
HIS "HUNCH" WAS CORRECT
Audience Had Bottle Quickly
Proved True.

A peculiar incident happened In a
local theater, which provided enough
comedy to make the performance very
amusing. In one of the acts, prohibit
ton was made the butt Of all the ac-
tors jokes, and he happened to be one
of those fellows who makes reference
to the audience
"Where Is that bother" he shouted
at the audience. Someone in the
house has bottle, with the cork off"
Hardly had the laughter subsidized
when there was 'plunk," as bottle
dropped accidentally from the grasp
of someone down in front. 1t happened
just at the opportune moment and the
house went into roars of laughter.
Whoever dropped it made no attempt
to reclaim 1t, even though the bottle
might have contained anything from
milk to medicine. But the M. A. T.
has been told by someone who was
close to the sound that some time after
he saw woman slowly making an at
tempt to reach for the fallen wet
goods.-Lawrence (Mass.) Telegram.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1921-04-23
NO REDUCTION OF ARMAMENTs
Steps in That Direction Await Dec
laration of Peace.

Washington. = President Harding
cOntemplates no steps toward an in
ternatiOnal disarmament agreement
until a technical state of peace has
Deen established, according to members
of the women's committee for world
disarmament, who discussed the SUBJ
)ect with him ON Monday.
The first deputation to wait on the
president was from the League of
Women Voters, and included many
prominent women representing other
women's organizations. They present
ed resolution urging the president
and congress to do their utmost to
secure cooperation with other govern
ments for the reduction of ornaments
at the earliest possible time"
Later in the day the women's COM
mittee for world disarmament pre-
sented a petition for an international
disarmament conference.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1921-04-23
AMERICA TO STAND
upon HER RIGHTS
HUGHES STRONGLY DlssENTs
FROM JAPAN'S CLAIMS AS
TO ISLAND OF ZAP.
As No One Had Authority to Cede
the Rights of United States in Is
land, Government Will Not Rec
ognize Validity of Mandate.

Washington. The American and
Japanese governments have adopted
equally firm attitudes as to the status
of the island of zap. Diplomatic ex-
changes are continuing, but those to
date were made public on April IS in
Washington and Toxic. They consist
of two memoranda and three formal
notes.
Japan in its last communication, re-
ceiyed late in the Wilson administra-
ton, insisted it had been awarded a
mandate for the island by the supreme
council, May Z, 1919, and that it could
not agree with the American conten-
ton that, irrespective of any award of
| mandate, other nations should have
free access to the island for cables.
In replying, Secretary Hughes on
April s stated that the United States
could not be bound by action either
of the supreme council or of the league
of nations, and that, as no one had
been authorized to surrender or cede"
the right of the United States in the
island, the American government could
not recognize the ALLEGATION of the is
land or the validity of the mandate.
Japan is now considering this COM
munication. Great Britain, France and
Italy also have before them similar
notes. Exchanges between the four
governments are understood to be I'M
der way with view to reaching an
accord.
Meantime, however, France, in
preliminary reply, stated that the
matter is one for the supreme council
to consider in May and that When it
comes up she will approach it with a
view to finding a solution giving every
satisfaction to the United States.
The viewpoint of the, Harding ad-
ministration, as explained Monday, is
that the question of whether the SUI
preme council did actually award the
island to Japan on May is of Sec
ondary Importance.
The important point at issue, it is
emphasized, is recognition by the
allied governments of the principle laid
down by Mr.. Hughes-that the United
States, as principal allied and as
ISOLATED power, has an equal right in
the former German colonies, and that
those rights cannot be disposed of
without consent of the American gov.
eminent.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1921-04-23
RAILROADS TO SLASH PAYRoLLs
Seek Reversal Of Decision in Which
Wage Increase Was Granted.

Chicago.-Ninety-three railroads on
April Is began drive before the
United States railway labor board for
.he setting aside of decision No. 2, of
July 20, 1920, under which the last in
creases in railroad wages were grant
ed They also seek abrogation of the
United States railroad Administrations
ruling which classifies labor and fixes
1ifferentials.
Although the majority of the roads
are asking for only authority to re-
luce the wages of common labor,
clerks and shop employees, all ask
that the decision in question be set
aside, and nine seek authority to re-
luce wages, from engineer to crossing
flagmen. Of these, four are trunk
lines-the Chicago & Alton, Baltimore
& Ohio, Pere Marquette and Erie.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1921-04-23
Reds and Art.

The Russian Reds are guilty Of much,
rough work, but 1t appears that they
do sometimes know and reverence the
treasures Of art. The famous Her.
mitage gallery in Petrograd has been
reOpened and again all the paintings
it once contained, except few unim-
pOrtant ones, are hung. In this cOllec-
ton are great masterpieces bearing the
names of Titan, Van Dyck, REM
brandt, Velasquez and Murillo. The
Bolsheviki removed the paintings &c
Moscow in the spring of 1918 when IL
was feared the Germans would capture
Petrograd, and the priceless paintings,
were placed In the hands of u commit
tee at the head of which is the novel
list, Maxim Gorky. Private collections
which the owners turned over to the
Gorky committee are also safe.