Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1872-08-24
v JEFFERSON COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA. SATURDAY, AUGUST a. 1872
Charge II.

Sam SteWer' lie was III i deuce oI a
hurry. He had sold y tub of butter lo
be delivered at the station that day. and
he had 4. field ready to SOW with wheat.
He didn't know how to spare the time.
but he needed the money. and 50 har.
messed his team to deliver the butter
This he did. got his cash. and, return.
iug from the station, stopped At store
to get lwo pounds "t tea. pound oi
coffee. pound of allSpice, five pounds
OF sugar. and u gallon of molaSses. lie
hustled them into the Wagon. and, aS he
was uutyng the tieStrap, he shouted 10
the merchant. charge il.
After We had started home, | said,
why did YOU not pay that biIlF You
had the money in your pocket.
Yes; but you see | have to buy
some clover seed of Peter Juniper, who
only deals in cash-dont give credit.
Then have got bill to pay at the mil
liners. Ny wife wants new bonnet,
so does daughter Sally, and last year ;
bill is not paid and the women folks
said they would not ask for any more
credit there until it was, 50 I've got the
fifteen or twenty dollars to pay up last
wears bill. So they can get their head
gear. The fact is, GarrulouS, I'm be
hind time all the while These middle
men do take the life blood out OF us
farmers.
bah :" said I."That Is all nonsense
There are two words, Stewer. that you
should never speak 10 u man or woman
Of whom You make 4 purchase nor
should YOU allow any one 10 say them
for YOU. If You will agree to do SO, |
will warrant that within two years YOU
will be out of debt, Il free. happy and in
dependent man and that what YOU
buy will cost YOU from seven 10 fifteen
per cent. less than il does now
What words p
Never say charge it :" Never al
low any one TO say ''rharge it. The
man who does it has to pay u good
round per cent. for the use ofthemoney
he thus borrows-more than any farm
er can afford to pay I've tried it Stew
er, and | know. Iou have often won
dered how | always manage to have
ready money 1t is because do not
say charge it, II is because 'rWno'
say charge it" 1t is because will
not buy what | cannot pay cash for.
And it is because when | DO buy, ! can
get it cheaper than YOU can, because |
do pay cash for it, and you say charge
it. That's what ailS YOU, Stewer. And
You'll always be Stewer, andln stew,
as long rs you say to anybody, charge
it. -Rurai NeV Yorker.
ORIGIN OF THE NAMES OF THE STATES
There is much that is interesting in
the study of the origin of the names of
the States OF the Union, rs they are de
rived from variety of sources. To
begin in the geographical order We
first have have Maine, which takes lis
name from the province of Maine, in
France, and was socalled in compli
ment to the Queen of Charles l., Henri
eta, who owned that province. New
Hampshire, first called LacOnia, from
Hampshire, England. Vermont from
the Green Mountains (French Usrd
mont) Massachusetts from the Indian
language, signifying the country about
the great hill. Rhode Island gets it's
name from the fancied resemblance Of
the island to that of Rhodes in the an
cent Levant Connecticuts name was
Mahcgan, spelled originally Quon-eh-
ia cut, signiiying "a long river" New
York was 50 named as a compliment to
the Duke of York, whose brother
Charles II. granted him that territory
New Jersey was named by one of its
original proprietors, Sir George Carte
ret. after the island of Jersey in the
British channel, of which he was Gov
ernor. Pennsylvania. as is generally
known, takes it's name from William
Penn, the word "sylyania' meaning
woods. Delaware derived its name
from Thomas West. Lord De la
Ware, Governor OF Virginia Mary
and received It's name from tie Qmel
OF CharleSs ILL.,, Henrietta Marie. Nir-
ginia got lis name from Queer Eliza
beth, the unmarried or Virgin Queen.
The Carollnas were named III honor of
Charles H., and Georgia in honor of
George II. Florida gets It's name from
Pasquas de Flores, or Feast of Flow
ers. Alabama comes from Greek
word signifying The Land or Rest
Mississippi derives its name from that Of
the great river. and in the Matches
tongue, the Father of Waters. Louisi-
ana was so named in honor of Louis
NV. Arkansas il derived from the
Indian word Kansas smoky water.
with the French prefix of Ark "bow."
Tennessee is an Indian name, meaning
''thc river with the big bend" Ken
tucky also is an Indian name, "Kain-
tuck ee, signifying at the head of the
river Ohio. the Shawanese name for
The Beautiful River Michlgans
name was derived from the lake. the
Indian name for fish weir or trap.
which the SHAPE of the lake suggested.
Indiana's name comes from that of the
Indians. Illinois name is derived from
the Indian word illini, men, and the
French afix ''ois, making it tribe of
men" Wisconsins name is said 10 be
the Indian one for a wild. rushing chan
mel. Missouris is also an Indian one
for muddy, having the reference to the
nuddiness of the Missouri river Kan