Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1875-08-07
TRUTHS AND TRIPLES.

Why should lawyer make goo
soldier! Because he is good at
charge.
WHAr's in anameg Professor Sill
man is one of the w.sest men in th
country.
Ir is a strange fact that when PEI
pie indulge in high words they use le'
language.
A SWARM of bees alighting on tn
near the street, etfectually blockade
one of the principal thoroughiares
Duluth, Mimi, recently.
MICHIGAN boasts of the most ingc
ious man in the country. A citizen I
that State has just been awarded
patent for new style of lady's hustle.
A SpRIYGFIELp, ILL.,, man recent
took bath in the dark. He manage
well enough, only he got hold OF
piece of stove-blacking instead OF soa
with marked results.
MARVELLOUS have been the achiev
ments of science and art during u
past half-century, yet squaring the CT
Gle and perpetual motion remain u
solved problems.
To do ap evil action Is base; 10 do
good action without incurrlDg dange
is common enough but IL is the part
n good man to do great and noble deed
though he risks everything. /
TINS is the kind of weather that max
man wish for n quiet retreat on y
shady side of n Greenland glacier, vii
an Esauimaux princess TO put ice crea
plasters on his heated system.
IT is not 80 difficult task To plat
new truths rs to root out old errors, q
there is this paradox in men: Tn,
run after that which is new, but
prejudiced in favor of that which
old.
Ok n tombstone in Ramsey gray
yard the following very singular inscri
ton appears: MARY Dawkins, VIII
having been tapped for the droP'
forty.six times, reposes in Christ se
tember |, 1852
SHE passed Sunday afternoon IN
regret over an unrequited love whi'
would not die, while he remained IN B
clearinghouse and cursed the laundr,
who had neglected to bring back J
other shirt, Saturday night.
AN old bachelor geologist was boa
ing that every rock was as familiar 10 hi
as the alphabet. A lady declared IN
she knew rock of which he was ign'
ant. "Name il madam" said he. "Ro
the cradle, sir" replied the lady.
81 wish," said millionaire, riding along.
With pallid and ,orrowfnl brow =
81 wish like that labOring man 10 he strong
ia give all my wealth for IL now"
81 wish," aid the man, ~ the carriage he ey<
And toled with the sweat dropping down
81 wish I was rich, aud then could ride,
Like that millionaire, over the town"
az wish,r said gentleman, eyIns the pair. /
"You both had your wishes, that's all
But for myself, this weather, declare,
I'D rather be nothing st all"
WHAT Anach arsis said OF the VIC
may aptly enough be said Of prosperit
She bears three grapcs--drunkenne
pleasure, and sorrow: and happy 1t ~
the last can cure the mischief viii
the former work. When Affections
to have their due effect, the case IL d
pcrate. +
liz sentencing two. murderers TO
hanged, the other day. Judge Reed, E
Charleston, South Carolina, dropped iff
the following selection:
This world r. all hesting show,
For man's Illusion givvn.
Its smiles of 10y, it, tsars " Voc, II
tl Deceitful shina, deccifful fov, j.
There's nothing true but iiessen-
The victims OF the law failed 10 look q
soled. frl Hn,t
DETROIT Free Pres; A man mt u
street, going home at late hour In
night, saw that the occupants OF
house standing flush with the street
left a window up, and he decided
warn them and prevent a burgls5
Putting his head into the windo<-
called out: "HeIIol good Poop
That was all be said. A whole bucI
of water struck him in the face, and
he staggered back a woman shrieb
get Didn't ] tell you what yo9
out If you wasn't home BY nine ocioo3
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