Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1869-03-06

Iemme De cbsmbre touches an electric
bell that corresponds with The room over
head. Thereupon usp-door IN The cell.
ing OF the dressing room opens, aud the
toilet Ihe Empress has sigrihrd her inIen-
uon OF wssrirg is lowered from sbove-
petucosis. slip. dress. Iunlcs. all ready ID
put On, one inside The other. with their
trimmings OF howers and ribbons. ,aounces
and sce. 4 quar- er of an hour after she
is dressed, necklace, Jewels aud earrings
are in Their psce, and then tho hair
dresser IS summoned-ior TIE Empress.
contrary to Ileususl fsshion. leaves her
coIlTuIe To the ls,t The whole process
Is completed in less than hall an hour.
A land ssIv JOS, IN sde st venna Station
on the Aexsndria. Loudoun and H.mp-
shire railroad. gives evidence Of the IN.
creaslng value OF lsnds IN Fairfax county.
Il was sale n.sde by Mose. \. Com.
mems Of $50 sores of his farm TO q s. ard
II. l. Salisbury Of New York, for $50
per acre. tbs laIn was cold in 1889
al SO per acre.
The Woods in the immediate neiehbor-
hood Of Campbell Couu House. Va, arc
being ravseej and destroyed By very
extensive FIRE. which is .lso doing gres,
damage 10 the fencing. Two thousand
panels OF fence on The place OF Mr.. Lsdd
we're destro, ell. which could mol bo re.
placed. perhaps, for less than $500. A
great deal Of fencing on other iarms IN lhe
neiehborhood was consumed, invol''ng
heavy pecuni iIy loss, considering the
high prlre of labor and general embaUsss-
menIs and difficulties OF the times.
The Georgetown Courier saws: III
there is any one thing which more than
another conduces to the Development of
the resources Of a community or which
contributes to It's material prosperity, II 10
the support OF home trade. 10 send a.
wsy lhe money that should be expended
al home, TO I'll he coGers Of foreign cspI.
talisls or TO build up trade IN other places.
when the srIIcles purchased could be ss
well had at our own doors. is all wrong"
statistics OF the Lutheran Church in this
country show that in 1920. when tho
Geuersl Synod was formed. there were
but lO3 ministers in the Church IN iho
United States in 1923, l75 ministers
and 900 congregations in 1893, 1897
ministers and I.0I7 congregations IN
ls43. 430 minister, and 1871 tongrea.
tlons; in 1883. 900 ministers ,nd 1850
congregations; in 1868. 1865 ministers
and 2.4s7 congregations; in 1869. more
than 1000 ministers, about 3 500 congre.
cations, aud nesrly 100000 communi-
canis.
Mr.. Wei.el. the Radiea! candidate for
the House OF Representatives IN ths
Fourth District of Mary land, it i, sn.
nounced from Washington. intends to
contest the election OF Mr.. Patrick Ham.
i'll. Mr. llamIll is charged with sford-
ing msierisl aid and assistance To The "re-
belIion." The patent Radical term.
The marriage has usl been announced
of Mlss Maggie Michel, ihe actress. To
a Mr.. Henry i. Paddock, lsle Of Toledo.
Ohio. The welded pair are TO reside in
New York. and Maggie. i, is ssid. has
left the stage forever.
Il is said that Mr. Chsrles A. Dana.
one Of the most Distinguished ,elocipe-
dl.ts Of New York, will run hi. machine
in W sshinglon. on Pennsylvsnis svsnue.
from TIE capitol to The White House, on
Inauguration day.
An iue1erenl scamp stole the boots Of Q
colored preacher who was bapuzing IN
the Savannah river. near Augusta. the
other dsy.
A lsdy in New Hampshire recently
determined to exchange Tor currency . sII.
yer dollar which she had carefully kept
for thlrly.Gve years. The Money -chsn.
ger s.lounGed her by tie information that
II was counieIleii.
All the ministers in Frankfort, Ky,
ferccy attacked theatrical exhibitions =
Sun lay or i~o ago. The subject i. sl.
so much talked about 10 the pulpls Of
Loui.vIle.
The cite on which the Temple Of Je-
rUsslsm Was built has iust been discover
ed. That monument occupPd the plst.
form upon which Tie Mosque Of Omar
nov stands. Their, is beneath the mosque
a subersnean arcade about 35 feel in
width. which apparently runs the whole
length Of the plaform-lhN is 10 say.
$50 feet. These were the underground
parts Of the Temple.
The friend. OF General Sherman have
purchased the re'lhcnce now occupied by
General Grant. on ! shrei. near New
Jersey avenue, Washington. for s65 900.
aud intend presenting IL TO him directly
after he becomes Genersl.in. Chief in
place OF tie President elect
THREE million bales Of cotton lhi, year.
il the season be favorable. yielding si
present prices over four hvndred mil.
lions Of dollars, will be the contribution
OF the Southern Sis'es 10 the material
wealth OF the Union. So much for ibis
neelscted and despi'ed section
AM.. Kate PIsks h" published . it,
tie book entitled "The S,uihern Husband
ouiwiued by his Union wife." We
should like 30 see lIiile boox on "A
Southern gentleman outwiiled by bis Uni.
on sweetheart"
A vein Of anthracite coal. Of GOOD quail
ily. has been discovered in Nonb Noun
tain, Shenandoah codDty. near ths graded
xa.d ie.dtn1 froc, No,,, f..L-- a. NJ