Shepherdstown register. [volume], February 02, 1922, Image 2

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A Picturesque Land.
That the religion of the Arab forbids !
him to make a picture of any living |
thing has had a somewhat starting ef- '
fecV Forbidden to portray anything t
that has life, says Mr. "Willard Price in j <
Travel, the Arab has apparently thought ] i
it'not worth his while to portray mere '
mSftmate objects. Thus the land of'!
th Arab, though it blazes with light (
and color that would make an artist's!'
Angers itch, is virtually a picturcless <
lartj. | *
Indeed, unless a native has been, (
mucii aiiiuiiK Luiu^ciiiih 11^ v%iu 3v?u?ly
understand a picture when he sees i
one. A traveler once proudly showed i
n_ Arab a photograh of his little ;
gfrt. The Arab, supposing that he was 1
looking at a likeness of the traveler's I
wife, remarked, "She is indeed a beautifjl
woman!" He dould not determine l
si/*? in a picture. <
But curiously enough there are pic- )
tu^es on a wall of the bey's palace at I
Coristantine in Algeria. Ships, forts |
an]S houses are painted there so crude- 1 s
ly that at first any spectator might | 1
naturally suppose that a child had t
don? them. But it seems that an old- <
time bey, one El Hadji Ahmed, care- '
Jess of the Koran and its laws, brought l
a French captive uo from the dungeons. I
gatffc him paint pots and brushes and,
sefyng him in front of the wall, ordered '
hir^j forthwith to adorn it with pic- <
turjss. * <
"But I am not an artist; I am a cob- t
blc^" the prisoner objected. I
"All Frenchman are artists," insisted
the bey. "You shall receive twenty- I
Hvflashes a day until you begin. But c
if VjQu make pretty pictures for us you 1
?hali go free." <
The cobbler promptly turned artist
andjpreated what are perhaps the most
chugjish daubs that adorn any palace
wau in the world. But the bey thought
wtr? rrptfv nnH ?Vi? I '
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Water liars Way to (lold.
No other bank in the world is pro- <
tccfed as is the Bank of Kngland, writes |
WlBiflm S Walsh, who collects odd bits ,
information. This unique prOtcc- j
tidij^ is due to an artesian well in the |
bank. t
The bullion department, which hold* .
the ingots of precious metal, Is night ,
ly^submerged in several feet of water (
by action of special machinery. Any i
one attempting to rob the bank, then |
must be an expert swimmer and diver '
In the morning the water is pumped \
away and the ingots are readily acces- 11
siblc again. .
However, the water still protects the j ,
other departments of the bank. Its ,
supply is almost unlimited, the bank
<nows, and its protection is practicaly
absolute when it is used. The bank ,
has very delicate machinery arranged j
so: even the lifting of one coin from I
a pile will release a catch, which in , '
fufb, releases a supply of water.
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51.50 gets the Register a vear. i<
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Taste is a matter of
tobacco quality
We state it as our honest
belief that the tobaccos used
in Chesterfield are of finer
quality (and hence of better
taste) than in any other
cigarette at the price.
Lxgl*tt Mytrt Tobacco C
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For Sale at Your Dealers
ASK FOR THE
EAGLE PENCIL
Says Women Who Powder Are
Dishonest
Women who powder their noses,
ouch up their hair with a bit of golden
slint or add the bloom of youth to their
:hceks are positively dishonest, Evangeline
Booth, national commander of
the Salvation Army, declared white at
San FrancisOO, recently.
Women use "make-up" to deceive,
Wiss Booth said. "A woman has nq
'ight to fool the world," she added.
'The woman with blazing cheeks, inJiKo
eyes and carroty hair is a cheat."
Many divorces are caused by the fact |
that ut>m?n have attempted to deceive J
their husbands regarding their appear- j
jncc she thinks. Man, she added, wants
**)men as nature intended they should
t>e.
The enormous sale of cosmetics in
the United States is a disgrace to the
:ountry, Miss Booth feels. "If our
^oung woman of today would only take
the money they use for paint and
powder, and buy milk for the poor,
starving babies of the world, they
wouldn't need any artifice to make
themselves attractive," she said. "In
their cheeks would be the hue of joy
that comes from the heart and in
their eyes the light that comes only
from giving service to the world."
Miss Booth thinks moderation and
utility should be the guide when it
tomes to clothes. Following the style
if the Salvation Army, she says, skirts
thould be fivo or six inches above the
ground.
"Too many women today destroy
heir true womanliness by immodest
Ircasing and they have only themselves
to blame when their characters are
juesuuncu, sue asserted.
I>?ve Changed Postal lawa
In the old days, long before stamps
*crc thought of, it was always the custom
for the recipient of a letter to pay 1
he postage. The way in which this !
:ame to be altered is curious.
A young man in London fell violently
in love with a girl who lived a short
distance from the metropolis, relates
Everyday Science. But the attentions
if the ardent lover were not desired,
tnd the maiden had no wish to receive
letters from him, much less to pay for
ihem. After a few had been accepted,
ind, of doursc, paid for, the girl inform:d
the postman that she would not rereive
any mora. This thing set the
postman thinking, and. as a result, he
made a suggestion to the authorities.
rhi9 was that it would save a lot of
trouble if the sender of a letter were
made to pay the postage. So the idea '
was adopted, and as a result today evcry-granted
tha the must pay for its
delivery in advance.
The Register has a pleasant note
from H. H. Hayslctt renewing his
subscription for another year. Renewng
subscriptions to the Register has
iccn a regular habit of the Hayslctt
ramily for a great many years.
Itching, bleeding, protruding or blind
>iles have yielded to Doan's Ointment
iOc at all stores.
Dhestei
CIGARE
of Turkish and Domesti
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YELLOW PENCIL WITH THE
EAGLE MIKADO
COMPANY
Waiter*! Slang. I
"Mutton broth in a hurry,** says the
customer. "Baabaa in the rain'. Make t
him run!" shouts the waiter.
"Beefsteak and onions," says the
customer. "John Bull! Make him
ginny!" shouts the waiter. 1
"Where's my baked potatoes?" a3ks
a customer. "Mrs. Murphy in a seal- i
skin coat!' shouts the waiter.
"Two fried eggs. Don't fry 'em <
too hard," says a customer. "Adam I
and Eve in the garden! Leave their
eyes open!" shftuts the waiter. <
"Poached eggs on toast," says the
customer. "Bride and groom on a raft j ]
in the middle of the ocean!" shouts
the waiter. j
"Chicken croquets," says the customer.
"Fowl ball!" shnuts the waiter.
"Hash," says the customer. "Gen- 1 |
tleman wants to take a chance!";
shouts the waiter. ! ,
"I'll have hash too," says the next (
customer. "Another sport!' shouts the'
waiter.
"Glass of milk," says a customer.
"Let it rain!" shouts the waiter. 1
"Franfurters and sauerkraut, good j <
and hot," says a customer. "Fido, 1
Shcp and a bale of hay," shouts the
waiter, "and let 'em sizzle!"
Cancer causes the death of more
Americans every year than the total [
number of men lost by the United '
States in the World War.
An old negro sings and dances on J
the platform of a small station in Ok- 1
lahama when each train pulls ia. He
dances for the coins which the tourists 1
thitiw t? him. It is said this man has 1
met every train coming into the town 5
for the past 19 years. Out of his i '
savings he has built n churrh nf whioh I '
he is the pastor, known as the Straight *
Gate Church. He preaches there
morning and evening every Sunday, besides
holding street meetings Sunday }
afternoons, and dances week days to j
keep things going.
The drill of an oil well in Mitchell (
County, Texas, passed through 50 feet |
of red salt, supposed to be carnalite,
which is a member of the potash fam- ,
ily. The red salt was tound at about ,
1,000 feet.
Auminum is the most abundant
metallic element in existence. Although
it is more abundant than iron,
it has not been used until the last 25
years, for it is found looked up so
tight with oxygen that only the electric
furnace can easily separate the \
two elements. It is an essential t
constituent of nearly all recks except c
limestone and sandstone.
"Johnny, didn't you hear me say to '
save part of your doughnut for little r
s'ster?" 1
"Well, ma, if you told me not to eat , '
the hole of it, and I did not. I only atc ' 1
the rim." v
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Extract* From Insurance Applications. ,
**>*rhat is your husband's occupa- |
tion ?"
"An angel."
"Mother died in infancy."
"An uncle died of cancer on his ^
mother's side."
"Father went to bed feeling well and .
the next morning woke up dead."
"Applicant does not know the cause ?
if mother's death, but states that she c
ful.y recovered from her last illness." jj
"Applicant has never been fatally i
iick." |
ramer aica suauemy?naming sc- ;
rious."
"Applicant's brother, wht> was an ?
infant, died when he was a mere child." g
"Grandfather died from gunshot jj
wound caused by an arrow shot by an fj
Indian."
"Mother's last illness caused by
rheumatism, but she was cured before (
death."
f^ame This Automobile.
Officials of the State highway department
were puzzled how to classify a
:ar bwned by a But er, Pa., man. They
finally granted a license for a "Ford."
rhe application contained the following
description: "It is a vehicle 1 have
built of discarded parts bf Ford cars,
rhe engine I purchased from a laundry
n Tarcntum. There was r.o number on
t. The frame I got in Punxsutawnev.
rhe axle was got at Butler in a junkyard.
The differential and the rear
wheels were from an old Chevrolet. ,
"I bought new Ford hubs, and the "
tody I built myself. The seat was of
in o'd 1917 car which I had for a porch
iwing; the lights are of a small Saxon
got in Jefferson Center, and the side- i
ights are of a Cadillac I got in Pitts>urg."
New Fame For Boston. .
I ne true native of Boston is proud of
lis c'ty, and when he is far from home I
ic will think kindly of Faneuil Hall and
if the Common. In Ohit) recent y a
:lass in geography was discussing the
arge cit'es of this country.
"And now," remarked the teacher,
'who can tell me in one sentence what
3oston is noted far?"
One little boy's hand shot into the
iir and moved in furious little circles.
"Well, Lowell, what's it?" asked the
eacher.
"I was born there!" replied the lad. j ,
The agent for the Useless Dingus he
vas selling was a smart man. He rang
he door bell and a maid opened the ;
loor.
"?ood morning," he smiled, "I am
rying to find a married lady whoso
lame J can't remember just now. I
hiok this is her home. She is a worn- j
in easily described. Perhaps you
;now. She is a handsome woman, j
k'ith a perfect complexion, beautiful ;
iair and teeth, lovely eyes and an '
deal figure. I thought "
"Mary!" called a voice from the top'
if the stairs, "tell the gentleman I will J
ie right down." I *1
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Asserting that only two per cent of
he "vile stuff" being seized by prohibiion
agents is found to Bfc free from j
toisonous fusel o?l, Roy A. Haynes, na- 5
ional prohibition director, told 500 c
^lew York pastoje that he was "not o
lurprised" at the number of alcoholics 5
inder treatment in New York hospitals. 3
'Today it is dangerous to violate 5
he law in purchase of the stuff and )
t is especially dangerous to drink i 3
tuff after it is purchased," Director
daynes said. ?
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A gentleman traveling through Ala- J
>ama was much interested in Uncle 6
>led. "So you were once a slave, eh?" ?
aid the gentleman. 1
"Yas, sail," said Uncle Ned.
"Well, well!" said the gentleman.
'And after the war you got your fraelom.
ch ?"
"No, sah," said Ned g'oomily. "Not
:xactly, sah. I didn't git mah freelorn,
sah. After de war I done got
narried!"
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Janet, aged nine, was taken by her
nother to lunch at the house of a
riend. The hostess was of the talkifve
variety, and, in her enjoyment of
ertain interesting little incidents, she
^as relating, quite forgot to g've Janet
nything in the shape of food. Afcr
a lapse of several minutes Janet
ould endure this situation no longer,
io, rasing her plate as high as she
ould, she demanded in a shrill voice.
Anybody want a clean plate?"
The "peace do'lar" is the name t?f
he new silver dollar now being coined
n the Philadelphia mint. On th<* hai-i,
f the new coin is the fiRurc of an cap
r, standing on a mountain top. An
live branch, which is symbolic of the
H'ashinRtDn conference, lies near the t
aRle. Back of the mountain shines 1
ic rays of the sun of a new era. A ; s
ew head of the Goddess of Liberty,' 8
.th the words "Liberty" and "In God |
ye Trust" is found on the front of the,
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Choice Designs in sterling Jilver.
We carry the following Sterling Silver Designs :
MOTHER'S FAIRFAX
MARY CHILTON NEWBURY ?3
VIRGINIA CARVEL CAROLINE
CHATEAU THIERRY MT. VERNON
We will be much pleased to have you call and see them.
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HAOERSTOWN, MD.
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p quart Half Gallons, iced, 95 cents. Gallons, $1.65. We oan I
r| also furnish brick icecream en short notice. ?r I
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^UbllC SaleClerK Dealers in Live Stock of all kinds I
. . ~-?~ .. and wool. H
The undersigned offers his services] __ B
o persons who intend to have pub- Breeders of Registered Spotted
ic sale this season, and guarantees ? Y B
atisfactory service. Call on phone or | roland-China Hoi s. H
iddress me .1 Ke.meys.ill.feoi(rN ! High-grade Stock Ewes a Specialty.
FARMERS. CATTLF. GRAZIERS:?j Write or phone us what yoa have to
'an furnish 1,000 head Angus, Here- sell, as we are loading every week. H
ord, Shorthorn steers; tflirifty, mcl-1 ______ B
r>w kind, weighing 500 to 1,000. ... _>
tounds. Write Halliburton Live Stock, ? v^. KltLY W SUii H
rommission Co., Roanoke, Va. CHARLES TOWN, W. VA.
SI.50 gets the Register a year. ' Telephone 215?13. B