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Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1884-08-29

"Nhat does it cost to make n lead PEN
ell ?" said the manufacturer. First let
me tell you how me make pencil. SEQ
this fine black pow der? That's graphite.
1t costs twenty-five cents pound. This
white substance Is German clay. It comes
across the ocean rs ballast In sailing vcs-
sells, and all It costs us is freight. We mix
this clay and this powder together aud
grind them in mill, allowing moisture
to be added during the process, until tho
two are thoroughly assimilated aud are
reduced to paste about the consistency
Of putty.
This paste We press into these dies,
each one OF which is the size OF a pencil
lead, except in length. There are four
leads in Que Of these. After they arc
pressed we cut them into the proper
length and bake them in mn oven kept at
a very high heat. There We have the leal
made. Its hardness is regulated by tho
greater or less amount of clay We mix
with the graplite--thc more clay We put
in the harder the lead. ..
"The cedar we use comes principally
from tile swamps OF Florida, aud Is OBJ
tanned entirely from the fallen trees that
lie there. The wood is delivered TO Us In
blocks sawed TO pencil lengths, some thick
to receive the lead, and others thin for
the piece that Is glued over the lead. Tho
blocks are sawed for four pencils each.
They are grooved by saw, the groove
being the place where the lead is to lie.
"rhc leads are kept In hot glue, and
are placed In the grooves as the blocks are
ready. When that Is done the thin block
Is glued fast TO the thick one. when dry
the blocks are run through machine that
cuts the pencils apart. Then they arc run
through machine that shapes and bur
nishes them, and they are ready lo be lied
in bunches, boxed and put out.
"The different grades In value are made
by finer manipulation OF the graphite.
Here is pencil that is about the average
quality used in everyday business. IL
costs little more than 'One-Guartcr Of u
cent TO get ii ready for market. We sell
it TO dealers at one hundred per cent
profit, and the dealer makes more tlIan
that. OF this gra.e an operator aud the
machinery will easily make 900 day,
''There is pencil in that ease. It's
cbeap-looking thing, isn't IL! Don't look
worth more than q cent, does itr Well,
II would take ten dollar bill TO buy that.
The cedar that surrounds the lead In that
pencil WAS centuries old, guess, before
any cedar timt "a stancing to-day began TO
grow. 1t was taken from a mari bed in
Orange county, n. Y, at depth OF 90
feet, and near il was found niastOdon's
remains. That bone knob OF the end Of
the pencil was piece Of that mastodon's
tooth. No, don't think $40 would buy
that pencil"
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1884-08-29
}T0WN JEFFFRS0N COUNTY WEST VIRGINIA. FRIDAY AUGUST 49, 1884,
Tho Land v here our Dreams Come True

Far over some mist-hidden river
And under a wonderful sky,
wbere the rain never blots out the sunshine,
And our loves never weary or die;
Ubare the flowers never fade-but In changing
Their magical sweetness renew,
rias n eloried realm of enchantment,
The land where our dreams come true!
BY mystical symbols and tokens,
We know of that beautiful land;
But alas, on the threshold of manhood,
The frail clue slipped out OF our hand
And the wild river wandered between;
Tho white rates are hidden from view,
And only IN sleep we remember
The land where our dreams come true'
yve Sroll sn,, the lost treasures we seek for
Revealed In that wonderful sphere!
An the aims and the dreams of the pygohe'
All the good that eluded US here;
The innocent faiths of our childhood'
The one ilameless friendship We Knew
Arrayed in our banished Illusions
In the land where our dreams come true
weknow in dlvinest fulhllment
Our vain hopes are gathered Mt home'
The Jewels We mourn here are hoarueu
Where the moth and the rust cannot come
And oft when the sunset is faintcst
We catch through rift in the blue
A far-away glimpse of the glories
ofthe land where our dreams come 'fue'
There are carncred the prayers of our mothers
And the soft cradle songs that they sung
There they move in the mist win "ill'e gar
mcnts,
And fhces Immortality young.
And out of the mists OF the river
Their sweet hands shall reach US the de"'
That leads through the valley OF shadow
To the land where our dreams come true!
So, weeping. we lay down our IDOLS
And bury our loves out of sight,
Though We know in our hearts we snail nhu
them
BY and by, in the Mansions of Light;
And the salt tears that fall on their ashes'
And blossom in pansy and rue.
over there shall be lilies immortal,
In the land where our dreams come true!
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1884-08-29
breaking IL Gently.

Young wife-"My dear, you were the
stroke oar at college, were you noty'
Young husband-"Yes, love-"
"And a very prominent member Of the
gymnastic clasp
II was the leader"
"And quite 4 hand at all athletic
sports?"
"Quite hand? Ny gracious, was
the champion walker, the best runner,
the head man at lifting heavy weights,
and as for carrying, why, could shOul-
der barrel Of -four and"
"Well, love, just please carry the baby
a couple OF hours I'm tired"
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1884-08-29


eyes, sir" sail an enthusiastic citizen
Of new Western town, "we'ye got a
right smart town, stranger. Why" IIe
continued, imIressiyely, sits only six
months old yet, an it's got two hotels
forty-eight beer saloons, twenty-sevcn
gamblin' places, four drug stores, to say
Duthin' Of grocery and clothin' stores,
and the bes. half-Inile track west Of the
Missouri" "Ahy churches?" asked the
stranger. "ADy wbatf'' "Churches?"
"You mean them bpihiin's with ioag
pint sticking up in the air:" eyes"
''NO, we bain't got any Of them. Thar
was some talk about bail.lin' one, bat we
finally allowed it would look too dudish."
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1884-08-29

The other day visitor surprised a dis
tinguished professor, who was saying to
his baby: sony, no-ny, mussy tick his
title footy tooties." Just then he caught
sight of the visitor, blushed and muttered: !:
"No, no, you must not expose your pedal
extrcmities by extending them beyond
the protecting covering OF the blanket, or
you viii lay your system open to attacks
OF catarrhal affection"
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1884-08-29
TO WHOM 1T CONCERNS.

rJ,I!E undersigned would respectfully Inform
| the public that he has opened first-class
STONEQUARRY near rShcpherdstown, ana VIII
furnish Foundation stone, Buildlng stone raw
ing store Curb Stone, and Stone for all pur-
poses Prices moderate.
3-S-tf l. W. ChAi LINE
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1884-08-29
S T r A W
The New Dominion Paper Mill Running

C,TRAW is always wanted, and full market
= price will he paid for same. Receive 1t NJ
any and all times. Bring IL in.
' VAN ALSTYNE & RYAN.
Shopherdstown April 80, 1884. tt
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1884-08-29
Queensware & Glassware

and have a large stock on hand of the very latest
styles. Parties going to housekeeping will save
money by buying now. We are agents for HAIR
RlSON'S TOWN AND COUNTRY PAINTS, and
BUCK-THORN BARBED FENCING WIRE.
We make IL a RULE not to be UNDERSOI.D.
We do not sell cheaper, but will sell as cheap as
any house in the county. Country produce taken.
PENDLETON d LICKLIDER,
German Street, Shcpherlstown, W. Va.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1884-01-16

American az iculturat machinery,
American sewing machines, American
milling machinery, American machin e.
ny generally is on sale to-day all over
Europe. Yet who among your readers
ever saw an Englih moving machine,
an English sewing machine, recently
made English machine of any sort
| might pursue this illustrative meth
cd through columns of your space. l
have the facts with which to do it. But
I'desist. The truth of the matter is,
thatsthe protective idea of our fathers,
coupled with tie American patent sys-
tenn, has borne its full crop of fruits, to
such an extent that in most of the lead
ing lines of manufacturing, America
stands to-day at the very head of the
list, can compe with the world not
only on American soil, but in the
worlds markets In same lines she
cannot do this And since revenue
must be raised by tariff, l think it wise
to place it upon such manufactured
artieIes ,as,we are compelled to get frem
abroad to sucli an extent as to build up
these weak lines. But | must desiSt.
| want leave to write another short
article, in which | will refer to the
tariff on sugar, wool, &c. ~
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1884-01-16
THE. Local PAPER.
Phnaaelphia Times.

o.
The new year is good time to
consider the generally overlooked
claims of the local newspaper. 1t is
the most useful and the least com
pensated and appreciated of all the
agencies which stamp the impress
of progress upoRyillages and inland
cities, Without the local newspa-
per local towns are, as rule, thrift
less and tend to decay.
1t is common for small great men
to speak with contempt of the local
newspaper. In that they initiate
greater men 10 speaking of greater
Journals which offend by manly crit
iclsm; but the. village. newspaper
makes more great men out of less
material-more bricks without straw
than any other factor in politics,
and it is the one ladder on which
men climb to local distinction as the
beginning of wider fame, .I..-si
Local week.-Mrs. have now extend
ed from tie county towns into most
of the thrifty villages and the adj
vent Of the local newspaper has al
ways dated the increased thrift of
the community, and the measure Of
its support, as rule, measures the
Of the people. Begin
The new year by not only subscrib-
ing but paying for your local news
papers. They are the friends and
of all seasons.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1884-01-16
49, 49, TREY VIZ.

.
The London correspondent ofthe
Fort Worth Daily Gazette, a free
trade paper, writes thus, under date
Of January ), o the favor with which
tho British press and politicians hail
the election of Carlisle and the pros
pective adoption Ofrfrce trade policy
by this government
Perhaps Il may surprise thns- read
crs OF the Gdsefte. who thi K liti c OF
such matters, when | inform them that
the Democratic caucus m Congress had
hardly nominated Mt. Carlisle for spea-
ker when the news was cabled TO al the
leaflfnE London tapers. These cables
were publishedg of course, and s-versl
OF The parers also published sketches of
the life and political antecedents Of Mr.
Carlisle, showing him TO be an ahvanc
ed free trader. Bot Tie most Significant
feature % this u hole business was that
ussy ~ so devoted from tive To three cob
unina each TO q discussion of the sub
iect. the general conclusion being that
England, and, inIeed. the United King
dom generally, has cause Tor graduation
that the doc Fine CT free trade il pr s.
Pectiyely soon to-be the rule in the Uni-
ted States / shall indulge in no com
menls on AL this, but simply call aIten-
tiOn 90 the people of the United States
To the fact that Il may be worth their
While TO consider whether A'pnlies that
promises so much OF good ~ this c0un-
Try. i 50 pregnant with blessings 10
them.T -.r...rf ....
Our British cousins seem to thor
oughlyr understand the meaning of
Carlisle's election to the Speaker
ship, They are quite sure their side
has won. The London Spectator
has a leading article on the subject
entitled %Ths New Free Trade Move
meDt in America, which has good
deal to say about A" the new depart
ure Of the American DOmocTats,
and further that "of course the north |
of England holds that American free |
trade would be greatly to the inter
est Of British manufacturers" Ger
tainly 1t would. 1t is just what they |
want . . al. ~. .....
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1884-01-16

Tho Hon. Henry B. Payns was
nominated by the Democratic legis-
Iativs caucus at Columbus, on the
Sth instant, to succeed Mr.. Pendle-
ton As Senator from Ohio. In the
caucus Mr.. Payne was nominated
on tho first ballot by a majority OF
SIX over all his competitors, the vote
being, for Mr.. PendletOn, To- for
Gen. Ward, II; for Messrs. Geddes
and Booth, I.eaeh; for Mr.. Payne,
IS, Mr. Payne is a gentleman OF
high personal character an honor
to his State, and in ability and Prin-
eiple ranks the equal of either Of
his opponents az ..-.. .
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1884-01-16
TxRxs q TIE RA2frTE.

RATES or SURs0RLPTT0H,- One
vsar (s2 iasussl g. So SIR months, " stS;'
sArse HsoAkAs : 40 esHss,
sxTks OK lDFxRrAtS67
Trrf fnasrfioH, 81; each sHbsequenf 'HseT-
- 9-~saas,- displASea- ads1zfis<Hafae
-1Is skargsd according % tie sPaee 0ecG-
- 90 sBsse TsItft. frp sitp~ 9Nf li.
10 REsuL4R zDYERTTsERs Fse =!
1r rmpr~isr isddoS1sents. e0tsl as % re-
.atreAs,vst @ai ss1zaney ~ dlspi''s''9' esV'
(asers1A5- 5r5F oa y .-lT r- as
bsNRUyTUATI0 ssusf Dc aee0HlPg3
- - = fAS frsis n1s.aS End address 81 tAs
Surissr u srsIsr % rseeiSs atteHfaoA. at
ssfrUARY NOTICES. 7iri1~t1s ef Re
.spssf ssi.I Cardgacf IhaHks Charged Jor
: as rsoElsr advertisements .ft ~ x
AL Bills for adssTtisine arr dss l'''eH
,eoAsraetsd aAd PaystlS On demand
NOTICES IN LOCAL C0LUASs-lo
oenns per Ina fsr fra insertion d1d ce'sts
per linT fer saeh adldits0Rdt ipserfi0A' ~
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1884-01-16

~ 4
Tux. CAROLINA, CUMBERLAND
Fl. GAP. And CHICAGO ROAD.
=. From the Recorder of the sth we
learn that on the preceding satur-
day Gen. johnson Hagood, Presi-
dent Of the Carolina, Cumberland
Gap and Chicago railroad, and Sen
ator NJ. c.. Butler, by invitation, met
a considerable number of the lead
log citizens Of Aiken, Sc, TO con-
fer upon the subject of raising sub
scriptons towards. the capital stock
Of said corporation. Full and tree
conference was held, and the meet
ing was addressed both by Gems.
Butler 80 4. Hagood. President Ha-
good explained the present condi-
ton Of the negotiations with Euro-
pean capitalists, which he stated the
financial agent represented as APP
preaching favorable conclusion,
which may be cOnsummated at an
early date. In this connection, says
the Recorder, it may be well to state
that the late act of the legislature
eurtailing the extraordinary powers
of the railroad commission and re-
storiRg,the,vosted rights of proper
tySo the control Of TIE corporations
themselves, subject to reasonable
LIMITATIONS, is likely to have a mark
ed effect upon the probable. success
of these negotiations. The import
ance Of local assistance along the
line of the road was Como into, and |
details fully, explained, Il was
shown that the purpose of the di-
rect0rrr Of the road was TO raise, nm
der the. provisions Of the recent act
OF. the legislature, an amount sufR.
Gent to grade, tressle' and cross-tio
he road thto1ghoht the entire South
CaroIina division. The amount for
rhief n town Of Aiken is assessed
: $4,000, which the Recorder says
vii Be promptly given. v
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1884-01-16
FHIa MORRSTOEN GAZETTE.



w=E-~<--=r-z=mm=z
President Arthur, I'm n special
message TO COngtoss on January :,
transmitting the report Of the Mis- us
sisSppi river commission says: Z. The
harvOsts of grain and cotton Produe-
cd in the region bordering on the
Mississippi are so vast as TO be of ma
tsonai importance, and the project
now being completed for-tbeir cheap
transportation Should be sufficient
lFprovided for. (" He refers to The
reported need Of 81 ,O0O, O06 for i'm
mediate tfse, aud recommends the
passage OF q separate bin. ~.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1884-01-16

piIedhp in the treasury simply 10
tempt Congress to pass useless acts
Of extravaganza and corruption. IF
the present tariff laws are bringing
too much money into the treasury
the tariff ought to be, modified
FhR il all thefe is in it, and Ahisiis
what has got to come, it does not
matter which party elects the next
President.
For, the fiscal year ending June
80, 4sS2, the various tax laws of the.
general gopernment, producedlsover.
one hundred and fifty milliens more
than was needed. The simple state
rnent of this faet-is all the argument
the people heed It's enough The
tariff must be modified, or the in
ternal revenue laws must berepeal-
ed. One; ersthe other. of these two
measures are inevitable g.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1884-01-16

.Ihe motion TO make'perpetual tbs
injunction case of the East Tennes-
see Virginia and Georgia and the
Louisville and Nashville, railroads
against the State Railroad Commits
sion, restraining them from revising
the tariff Of freight charges on the
various railroads, is. now being ar
ghed in the Y. s, Circuit ceurt at
Nashville before Judge Baxter and
District lodges Key and Hammond.
The case was taken up last Friday
and attracts general interest. 1t In
thought the argument. will close to-
10 .... ~ u.F s...t.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1884-01-16
HENRY'S
CARBOLIC SALVE.
The Most Powerful Healing Oint
ment ever Discovered.

HUHU OFUI UIsCUFUT6U'
Henry's Carbolic Salve. xcures
Sores. @
Henry's GABRIELLE ssalve allays
Burns.
Henry's Catholic salve cures
Bruises.
Henry's Carbolic Salve heals
Pimples. : ,t asgeaaf8or
Henry Carbolic Salve cures Piles
Henry's Carbolic Salve heals Cuts
Askfor Henry'S, and Take no Other
Beware of Commercials.
Eept21Iy. q z@
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1884-01-16

Alfred De RothschHd. now living at
HaltOn, Eugland.n hasl had lris carriage
lighted by electricity AN order that he
may be able 10 read during mis- evening
drives from tho station
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1884-01-16
Don't sDiu fine Milk.

s'Thete IS no crying over spilled
milk - saws the old saw. Ii you are
not only bail !, tut have nOl life in tAe
roots Of Sonr hair, there is no use cry
ing over that, either. Take both time
aud yours lfbvfhe forelock while there
il. a forelock let. Apply Parker's Hair
Baisam 10 your hair before matters ger
worse. IL Wilt arrest the falling of Of
your hAir,and restore Us original color,
gloss and softness. II Z perfect
dressing Nifhsh clean, richly perfum-
ed. cools and heals the scalJ. llI1E+-
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1884-01-16

Fear brings disgrace, bravery hrin gs
honor, cosnasrlice sasfs no man from has
fate, = says the Caliph Omar; but DR.
Bulrs Cough Syrup has saved millions
from anlaWfff fate - q. - -
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1884-01-16
Hawkins County Department


The H6l5eba fiveFFAs frokeA trem
bank to bank last Week. This does
not allan oeoun $500
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1884-01-16

More cartridges were killed in
Hawkins county last fall than ever.
before in the memory of the oldest
bird hunters. s4if- E1isy9-8b -l
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1884-01-16

The Knoxville papers are boast
Ing now OF over twenty three thous-
and inhabitants. That little city is
certainly very prosperous. II ~
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1884-01-16

The. American women are greatly
liked by Bismarck 1Ee
Their $4,000 rnore4emafes in Massa-
chusefts than males. - 4 49,
Tennyson is worth cool million. 1t
does pay to wriie poetry. .sl.
The bodies Of belong and his COM
panions have arrived in st. Petersburg.
Mrs. Anderson, t. e widow of Fort
Sumter Anderson, will pass the winter
at Palatka, Florida. Is p
William Henry Hurlbut, ex-editor OF
the New York World, is soon TO marry
an English duchess.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1884-01-16

If sugar, should be put on the free.
list, when the tariff is remodeled, it
would make the Louisiana sugar
cane growers howl. But, neyerthe-
less, we are for tree sugar. .4r 81.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1884-01-16

The court house In. ,FogersSAle IS
to be covered with a tin roof and
other improvements made in the old
building.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1884-01-16

The last session of the US. Con-
gross reduced the tariff on playing
cards and put a tax of 20 per cent
on bibles. The cussedN heathen I,
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1884-01-16

Any article bill goods at you procure to ad
vantage your town ask you to buy from
efhersin person by mail We guarantee everything
represented or refund the money. 8'
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1884-01-16

Monday, the 9TH of January, 1884,
was County Court day in Rogers
vile. The mercury in the thermom-
eter was fooiing around the. figures
$40" above zero. We heard about
100 fellows tell 100 other fellows,
'' this is a cold day" .1.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1884-01-16

Rights of way from all the land
owners on the route across Hawk
ins county have been granted for Il
railroad to run from the iron works
in Washington county, Tenn, and
Western North Carolina to the coal
fields of Wise county, Va. This
road crosses, Hawkins county about
two miles west of kingsport.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1884-01-16

Mr.. Sheffey, the superintendent OF
public instruction for Hawkins coun-
ty, reports that the schools for the
present term havo been well con-
Quoted, and have been attended by
a larger number of pupils than usu-
al. The teachers are being prompt
lY paid. -.l-.--- min. ----- Nv
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1884-01-16

If the farmers of East Tennessee
have not made money for the last
three years it has been because they
raised nothing to sell, and not be-
cause they could not find good
market for all their produce. Many
of them have made money.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1884-01-16

John II. Spears was reelected
chairman of the county court Of
Hawkins county without opposition.
He deserved this compliment at the
hands of the magistrates, for he has
made Il faithful and efficient officer.
Henry Price, of Choptael1, was cleo
ted vice-chairman. A good selec-
ton. ----- 11----
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1884-01-16

The various railroad companies In
this State arc going to hghtthe "raif-
road commission" to the last extrem-
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1884-01-16

IF. D.GAlexaRder, who. died in
Rogersville last July, left ayfortune
Of about forty thousand dollars in
cash to. two illegitimate children,
aged respectively. A and 2 years.
Judge Andrews, of Knoxville, was
named in AleKander's will as execut
tor, who Immediately gave bond
and took charge of the estate. We
areiinformed that the brothers OF, =.
d. Alexander are taking steps to
contest the validity of the will and
are likely to fight it to the bitter
end ian the courts. H. /. ..e-l.---l ~