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Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1873-07-26
Sitting for a Photograph.
The Danbury News says y:

Having photograph taken is one of
the great events in mans life. The
chief desire is to look the very best, and
on the success of the picture hinges III
many cases the most important epoch
in life. When you have completed your
toilet You go tie the gallery and force
yourself into a nonchalence of express
sion that is too absurd for anything.
Then you take the chair, spread your
legs gracefully, appropriate calm and
indifferent look, and commence to per-
spire. An attenuated man with a pale
face, long hair and solid nose, now
comes out of cavern, and adjusts the
camera. Then he gets back Of you and
tells you to sit back as far as you can in
the chair and that it has a remarkably
backward spring. After getting You
back till your spine interferes with the
chair itself, lie shoves your head into
pair of ice-tongs, and dashes at the ca
mera again. Here, with a piece OF dis
colored velvet over his head, he bonn
bards you in this manner d.
"Your chin out little, please. The
chin is protruded That's nicely; now
a little more" The chin advances again
and the pomade commences TO melt and
start for freedom Then he comes back
to you and slaps one OF your hands on
your leg in such a position as to give
you the appearance of trying to lift IT
over your head. The other is turned
under itself, and has become so sweaty
that you begin to fear that it will stick
there permanently. a new stream OF
pomade finds its way out, and goes
downward. Then he shakes your head
in the tongs till it settles right, and
says it looks like rain, and puts your
chin out again and punches out your
chest, and says he doesn't know what
the poor are to do next winter unless
there is a radical change in affairs, and
then takes the top of your head IN one
hand and your chin in tie other, and
gives your neck wrench which would
earn any other man a prominent posi-
ton in new hospital; then runs his
hand through Your hair aud scratches
your scalp,and stel back to the camera
and the injured velvet for another look.
BY this time new sweat and pomade
nave started out The whites of your
eyes show unpleasantly, and your whole
body feels as if it had been visited by
an enormous cramp, and another and
much larger one was mOmeritarlly eX-
pected Then he points at something
for you to look at; tells YOU TO look
cheerful aud composed, and snatches
away the velvet, and pulls out his watch.
When he gets tired, and you feel as II
there was very little left i'll this world
to live for, he restores the velvet, says
it is an unfavorable day for a picture,
but he hopes for the best, and immedl-
ately disappears in his den. Then You
get up and scratch yourself, slap on
your hat, and Immediately sneak home,
feeling mean, humbled, and altogether
too wretchcd for description. The first
friend who sees the picture says he can
see enough resemblance to make certain
that it is you, but you have triedto look
too formal to be natural and graceful.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1873-07-26
THE BAsHFUL LOVER.

All, we'll John came tonight, and
stood
For full an hour beside the bars,
And we two watched, between the
trees,
The glimmer of the moon and stars.
John acted very strange, think
wish l knew the reason why;
I really thought he meant to say
Something tonight besides good-by.
Johns coming here quite often now
I'm sure / don't know why he should
Although my sister Jenny says
It's talked about the neighborhood
That he is making love to me
The strangest thing ever heard
For if it's true, how queer it is
That John has lever said word.
All, we'll I shouldn't care so much
If John had told me so;
For then he might have SAID it all
Upon his own account, you know.
But he's so bashful, believe
He'd never dare to speak out plain
I hope he'll muster courage up,
And try it, when he comes again.
1t cannot be that I'm to blame
I'm sure I've helped him all could
I've always met him at the bars
And talked as any woman would
That had a lover whom she liked,
And waited, with her heart aglow,
For him to break the subject first,
And then how quick she'd let him
know I!
But John he keeps coming still,
Just as he has for twelve months past
I've thought sometimes it looked as
though
I'd have to speak myself at last
I'm bound that he shall know the truth
And now, resolved, | canEot wait
For him to find it out himself,
And so, next time, I'll try my fate !
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1873-07-26
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Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1873-07-26
Editorial Brevities.

The death OF Nh. George McClelland,
is announced, the well known proprietor
of the McClelland Hotel, Gettysburg,
Pennsylvania, the resort of many visit
ing Gettysburg. The deceased was Of
a genial spirit, and widely respected as
a kind-hearted and worthy citizen.
Province Mccormick, Esq, an able
lawyer and useful citizen of Clarke Co.,
Va, died at his residence in that county
on Friday morning week.
The Rev. DR.. Dabney, of Va, has
published a card denying that he was
in favor of union of the Northern and
Southern Presbyterians.
The contractor who has undertaken
to complete the Martinsburg and Poto-
mac Railroad, put force of hands at
work on Tuesday, at the river.
The State Council of the Friends of
Temperance meets in Lewisburg on the
first Wednesday of August next.
At general meeting of the stock
holders of the Winchester and Stras-
burg Railroad Company, in Baltimore,
on Wednesday, John King, Jr., was re-
elected president for the ensuing year,
and John S. Hopkins, Thomas Whit
ridge, and Hugh Sisson, of Baltimore,
and G.. III. Sherrard and Geo. \. Hupp,
Of Virginia, directors.
The earnings of the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad and branches for June,
1873, were S1,323, ,79747. showing an
increase, as compared with June, 1872,
Of Sll1,S55 65.
a man at Mount Sydney, Va, return
ed one night recently, in his usual CON
dition, and woke next morning to find
himself quite dumb. a few days af
forwards he became deaf and likewise
blind. The doctors are much troubled
to account for this sudden loss of three
senses.
Gen Rosser, of Virginia, formerly a
distinguished officer in the Confederate
service, recently an assistant engineer Of
the Northern Pacific Railroad, is now
in command OF the engineers Of the L..
>. Yellowstone eXpeditloA.
a corps of engineers are being organ
lied to make a survey from Charlestown
on the Shenandoah Valley Railroad TO
Hamilton on the w. & o. X. X.
Rev. Father Kelly, of St Michaels
Catholic Church, Philadelphia, died
suddenly at Atlantic City, New jersey,
on the 4th inst.
Mr. A, p. Sperry of Winchester, fell
from third story window at Charlotte,
\. C., "Wednesday week, and died
from the injuries received few hours
afterwards. He leaves a family, who
are at present in Winchester.
A storm occurred at Waterford, Lou
doun county, on Thursday evening last,
which was preceded by fash of light
ming that killed bull and two cows in
the orchard OF Jacob X. Walker, and
slightly stunned that gentleman, who
was in his garden near by.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1873-07-26

Gov. WALKER on EDUCAnoS.-At
the commencement exercises of the
State Agricultural College OF Virginia,
Blackburg, last week, Gov. Walker de.
livered an address before the societies of
the College, in which he spoke at some
length upon the necessity of educating
the colored people. He advocated the
appropriation by the Federal Govern
ment of the entire proceeds derived from
the sales of public lands for educational
purpose. In liberating the colored
people, and giving them the right OF
suffrage, Gov Walker said the Govern
ment should not only have provided the
means for the education Of these new
suffragans, but it should have gone fur
ther, and aided the people OF the South
to fulfill this duty to themselves.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1873-07-26

"RossER TO THE FEoNr. Gen. Kos
serwho is well known West Nirgirians
is thus noticed by George Alfred Town
send in the Cincinnati Commercial.
While Rosser is about, the red "people
do well to be careful how they stick up
their heads {: :.
"My imagination has been touched
at Bismarck by seeing part OF the
great overland Stanley expedition set
ting ont. This is probably the largest
military force which ever crossed the
plains, unless We except Albert Sidney
Johnson's army for the reduction of tho
Mormons in Utah in 1850. IL is COM
manded by General Colonel Stanley,
the superb defender of Franklin, Tenn,
Just prior to the battle Of Nashville. The
cavalry is commanded by that chivairic
Young soldier, Custar, whose hair flies
around in fight like Lydia Thompsons
in breakdown, but whose mind is at
anchor ALL the while like a countrymans
eyes upon the said Lydia.
This grand overland armed caravan
inclosed the little party Of railroad en-
ginecrs commanded, singularly enough,
bv an ex-rebel cavalry general. Rosser,
OF Virginia. This man is n shining in
stance Of the power Of personal man
hood, to recuperate and come to the
front.
He is a West Pointer, and left tie
army at the outbreak Of the rebellion to
become the right arm Of j. J.. Il. Stuart
Dark, heavy set and soldier by ip-
stinet, he left Virginia 10 seek employ
ment when this road was mooted, and
finding no better position, took an ax
and chopped his way with the laborinS
gangs. They found him out and made
him a rodman, chain carrier, DC, and
and he thence ascendcd 10 be scout and
guide. In the dead of winter he started
ont with ten halfbreeds 10 locate a part
Of the road since built. Last year, near
Bismarck, some Sioux got between him
and the river, and felt confident, Of his
scalp. One Of them crep up a tree and
fred upon him twice. The next time
the Indian poked out his head Rosser
planted ball right between bis eyes
and then dashed upon his horse and
brought the dead body into camp. Ros-
ser is now assistant chief engineer Of
the Northern Pacific Railroad, and no
person in the expedition is more PoPu-
lar than he.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1873-07-26
ENOCH MORGANS' SONS
s A r o L l o

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s A F. o L 1 o
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s A p o L l o
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No removing curtains and carpets.
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90 Park Place, n. Y.
June IA, 1873. ly
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1873-07-26

THE WEErING WILLow.-The weep
ing willow has a romantic history 1t
is asserted that the first scion was sent
from Smyrna, in box of figs, to Alex
ander Pope. General Clinton brought
shoot from Pope's Tree to America, in
the time of the Revolution, which, pass
ing into the hands of John Parke Cur
tbs, was planted on his estate in Virginia
thus becoming the progenitor of the
weeping willow in this country.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1873-07-26

Twas A PIECE OF Ny MOTHER S
DREss.-We heard story told the 9th
er day that made our eyes molsten. We
have determined to tell it, just as we
heard it, to the little ones
"a company of poor children, who
had been gathered out of the alleys and
garrets of the city, were preparing for
their departure to new and distant
homes in the West. Just before the
time for the starting Of the cars, one OF
the boys was noticed aside from the
others,apparently very busy with a cast
off garment.
The Superintendent stepped up to
him and found that he was cutting a
small piece out of the patched lining.
1t proved to be his jacket,which having
been replaced by new one, had been
thrown away. There was no time to
be lost. Come, John come said the
Superintendent, what are you going to
do with that old piece of calico ?
please sir, said John, 4 am cutting
it to take with me. My dear dead
mother put the lining in this old jacket
for me. This was piece OF her dress,
and it is all / shall haze to remember
her by. And as the poor boy thought
of that dead mothers love, and of the
death-bed scene in the old garret where
she died, he covered his fact with his
hands and sobbed as if his heart would
break.
but the train was about moving, and
John thrust the little piece of calico in
to his bosom, TO remember his mother
bv, hurried into the car, and was soon
far away from the place where he had
seen so much sorrow"
We know many an eye will moisten
as this story is told and retold through
out the country, and many a prayer
will 90 up to God for the fatherless and
motherless in all great cities and III all
places. 80,
Little readers, are your mothers still
spared to you ?" Will you not show
your love by cheerful obedience 2 That
little boy who loved so well,we are sure
obeyed. =,
Bear this in mind, that if you should
one day have to look upon the face of a
..dear dead mother" no thought would
be so bitter as to remember that you
had given her pain by your wilfulness or
disobedience.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1873-07-26
For the Register.
WHAT ARE NORMAL SCHOOLS'

The question has often been asked,
"What are Normal Schools 2" but 4
satisfactory answer has seldom been
given.
The name itself, from Norma, rule,
would indicate that it was a pattern
or ''model" to be indicated by other
schools of like grade, but this Is not the
meaning intended to be conveyed by
the term.
A Normal School is properly Semi
nary for the professional education OF
teachers. The course of instruction Is
arranged and the instructions conducted
with view to inform those who desire
to become teachers, hoW to do their
work. Pupils do not learn Reading,
Arithmetic, &c, but hoto 10 teach Read
ING, Arithmetic, &c. 1t is based upon
the idea that knowing a thing and
knowing how to teach the things to
others, are very different facts. But in
order tnat these schools should have
their full power and efficiency, the sub,
iects themselves, are mere matters OF
knowledge, should be learned by pupils
elsewhere before entering the Normal
Schools. Such, however, is the condl-
ton Of popular education, that these
two functions cannot yet be separated
as desired, and pupils in our Normal
Schools have first to be taught these
branches, as matters Of knowledge, and
then instructed how to teach them. In
other words, instead of coming with
brick and mortar ready prepared, that
they may be instructed i'll the use OF the
''trowel" and ''plumb-line," they have to
make their brick and mix their mortar
after they enter the Normal School.
A man may have thorough knowl-
edge of subject and yet not be able to
impart that knowledge to others, and 1T
is the business of these Schools to in
struct in the art and mystery Of impair
ting knowledge, faculty that is not
often acquired along with knowledge
of the subjects. Without these Schools
this art is only learned by long expert
ence in teaching, and close observations,
resulting often in complete failures, and
the ruination of many promising call
didate. to say nothing of the injury
injury done to pupils. a little iudicicus
Normal training will save many a can
didate for preceptorial honors from
hopeless incompetency, and will convert
a painful drudgery into a pleasant and
productive labor.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1873-07-26

WoMAN's THIRTY PoINTs.-An old
Spanish writer says that a woman is is
quite perfect and absolute in beauty ii
she have thirty good points Here they
are:
Three things white-the skin, the
teeth, the hands.
Three black-the eyes, eyebrows and
eyelashes.
Three red-the lips, the checks, the
nails.
Three long-the body, the hair, the
hands.
Three short-the teeth, the ears, the
feet.
Three broad-the chest, the brow,the
space between the eyebrows.
Three narrow-the mouth, the waist,
the instep.
Three large-the arm, the calf, the
hip.
Three free-the fingers, the hair, the
lips.
Three small-the breast, the nose, the
head.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1873-07-26
WAGES

nor ALL WHO ARE WILLING TO
L WORK. Any person old or young, of
either sex, can make from $40 to $50 per
week, at home or in connection with other
business. Wanted by all. Suitable to either
City or Country, and any season of the year.
This is rare opportunity for those out OF
work, and out Of money, to make an indepen-
dent living. No capital being required Our
pamphlet, chow TO MAKE LIVING" y"
giving full instructions, sent on receipt, of ~
cents. Address, A. BURTON X CO., Morri-
SANTA Westchester CO., n. Y.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1873-07-26

GovERxoR WIsE.-Tbe Washington
Republican says that it is understood
that Governor Wise, of Virginia, has
written another letter on the political
situation in that State,in which he takes
ground more unequivocally than before
in support of the administration, and
places himself before the public most
Enthusiastically as an out-and-out republi-
can.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1873-07-26
COACH Nj AKIN &
IL V e II Y
CHA r L f S I D W W.

The undersigned having entered
CtNtL in,o Co-partnership, under The
SllC, name and style Of
STUMP s. HAWKS,
will conduct the business Of COACH MAN
ING AND RAPAlRING in all its branches
guaranteeing the best workmanship and salts
factory terms. We intend to largely increase
the business and make 10 order, and also 10
keep on hand for sale CARRIAGES, BUG
GIES, ROCKAWAYS and LIGHT WAC
ONS Of the most approved patterns, and Of su-
perior materials, aud warrant every article TO
be as recommended. We shall have in our
employ some of the hands who, for twenty
years or more, were employed by Maj. W. J.
Hawks and also have the benefit of his pres
ence and advice, and it will be the endeavor
of the new firm TO maintain the reputation of
HAWKS COACH FACTORY. Old Car
riages taken in exchange for new work. On
hand, constapty, ond-hand work which will
be DISPOSED Of at moderate figures.
In addition to the above, we purpose giving
our attention TO a general LIVERY BUSl-
NESS, and will keep good horses and ven'cies
of every description for the accommodation oil
the public. ,,u,,yc
Also dealers in Growers Bakers SEWING
A. STUMP,
A. W. HAWKS.
May 3, 1873. E
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1873-07-26

MRs WALwosTm LrviSG At SING
SnG.-The mother Of Frank ii. Wal
worth. the murder Of bis father, accom-
MED by her youngest son, Tracy, has
taken up her residence in quiet board
ing-house at Sing Sing, New York.
Frank has been formally installed in the
office as clerk Of the shoe department
He will be set to work in the private.
Office of the clerk of the shoe depart
ment. where no strangers can see him
in passing through the prison
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1873-07-26
A celebrated French preacher, in

A celebrated French preacher, in a
sermon on the duties OF wives, said |:
81 see in this congregation a woman
who has been guilty of disobedience to
her husband, aud in order to point her
out, will fling my breviary at her
head" He lifted his book, and every
female head instantly ducked.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1873-07-26

THE NEW ELASTIC TRUSS. IN In
portant Inrentioa. 1t retains the Rupture at
all times, and under the hardest exercise or
severest strain. 1t is worn with comfort, and
if kept night and day, effects a permanent
cure in few weeks. Sold cheap, and sent
by Mail when requested, circulars free, when
ordered by letter sent to The Elastic Truss Co.,
No. 6s3 Broadway, n. Y City. Nobody uses
Metal Spling Trussess; too painful; they slip
off too frequenu.: April 26-ly