Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1879-08-16

ADVICE 10 n hOQNG NAN.
And then remember, son that the
world is older than you are, by several
years; that for thousands CT years 1t has
been so full of smarter and better young
men than yourself, that their feet stuck
out OF the dormor windows; that when
they died the old globe went whirling
on, and not one man in ten million went
to the funeral or even heard of their
death. Be as smart as you can. without
blowing the packing out OF your cylin-
der heads; shed the light OF your wis
! dom abroad in the world, but don't i'm
sgiue thing is so simply because you
say it is. Don't be sorry for your faith
er because he knows so much less than
you do; remember the reply OF DR..
Wayland to the student of Brown Uni
versity who said it was an easy enough
thing TO make proverbs such as Solomon
wrote: Make few" tersely replied
the old man. And We never heard that
the young man made any. Not more
than two or three, anyhow. The world
has great need OF young men, but no
greater need than the young men have
of it. Your clothes fit you better than
your fathers fit him, and cost more
money; your mustache is neater, the
cut OF your hair is better, and you are
pre;tier, oh, far pretiier than ''pa.' But,
young man, the old gentleman gets the
biggest salary, and his homely, scramb-
| ling signature on the business end OF a
check will drain more money ont OF the
bank in five minutes, than you could
get out with a ream of paper and a
copper-plated signature in six months
Young men are useful, and they are
ornamental, aud We all love them, and
we couldn't engineer q picnic success
fully without them. But they are no
novelties, son. Oh, no, nothing Of the
kind. They have been here before.
Don't be so modest as to shut yourself
clear out, but don't be so fresh you will
have to be put away in the cool TO keep
from spelling. Don't be afraid that
your merit will not be discovered. Peo-
pie all over the world are hunting for
You and if you are worth finding, they
will find you. A diamond isn't so easi-
" found as a quartz pebble, but people
search for it all the more intently.
How QUEEN VICTORIA PoPPEp THE
QUESTION. June 20th, 1887, Will
liam " died, and Victoria, then young
maiden, ascended the throne. 1t had
been planned in diplomatic circles to
have her marry Alexander, the brother
of the King of the Netherlands, but that
project failed, for Prince Albert OF Co
borough came TO England in 1889 and
won the heart of the English Queen.
On the 4th of October her Majesty in
formed the Prime Minister, Lord Mel,
bourne, of that important but delicate
fact, and the following day the Prince
had an audience with the Queen. The
two lovers were placed in very pecu-
liar position. The social position Of
Victoria was so superior TO that OF
Prince Albert that he could not make
the first advance, nor offer the lady his
hand, ,as is usually the case between low
ers nowadays. 1t was rather for her
TO make the proposition, and offer her
hand, and she accomplished the some
what unusual task in very sklllful
manner With a gracious smile she
handed the Prince a small bouquet CT
flowers, which he placed as near as pos
sible to his heart. AS he had no but
tonhole or pocket in that region OF his
close fitting uniform, he took his pen
knife, and cut slit, and slipped in his
precious token. He then expressed bis
thankfulness and pleasure at being 50
well received at the English Court and
especially at his reception by the Queen,
in reply to which she asked the tell'taIe
question: 'If tie country pleases your
highness so well, perhaps you will not
object to remain with usi' The Prince
replied that was the great desire OF his
life, and the Queen feeling that the de-
cisive moment had come, though quiv-
ering with womanly delicacy, confessed
to him honestly her great lovesfor him,
and assured him that it would be the
cause of her greatest happiness if he
would consent TO make the sacrifice ne
cessary to become the husband OF the
Queen of England-for he could be
| nothing more than her husband, and
would have nothing TO do with political
affairs. The Prince was charmed and
capitulated unconditionally. They were
married on tho 10Th of February, 1S40.
Their marriage was, in every way,
happy one, and their welded life unai-
loved until death seized the prince as
bis prey. CalumDy and intrigue never
poisoned the sweetness of their family
life, which stands to-day as amodel, not
only for crowned heads, but also for the
humblest of human kind.
LoNDox.-The Register General Of
England, 10 his last annual summary OF
births and deaths, says London is the
greatest city Of the world. Its popula-
ton exceeds three million and half;or,
if we add the population Of the suburbs
in the outer ring, the total population is
four millions and half. Its population
approaches the aggregate population of
Paris, Berlin and Vienna; or with the
surburbs, it equals the populations of
the capitals of France, Prussia, Austria,
and Russia. The area Of this great city
is l22 square miles, or square Of little
more than ii miles 10 the side: so the
density of the population is 29,322 peo-
pie to the square mile, and the proxim-
ity Of the population ii "a yards; or the