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Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1889-11-01
The Hotel Clerk Satisfied.

On Tuesday night, just as the cur
tain went up on the second scene Of
Hamlet" gentleman in evening
dress, whose fierce mustache and
goatee suggested fire-eating proclivi-
ties, marched down the right aisle OF
the Opera House parquet to the front
seat, sat down, and then, with a very
fierce expression upon his face, strobe
up the side aisle again into the foyer
and out of the theater.
A gentleman who saw this singular
performance, said to me, That re-
minds me OF an incident which took
place in this very theater about a
dozen years ago. 1t was while Fan
ny Davenport was playing an engage
ment here. A young man, who was
a clerk at the Union Depot Hotel,
after rather lively printing with
the boys, went to the opera house.
He was goodlooking fellow with a
black mustache, and the figure he cut
that night was given color by his new
light overcoat and high silk hat. By
the time he reached the theater it was
pretty full; so was he. But he bought
a ticket for parquet seat right down
in front, and with tolerably steady
steps be made his way TO it.
1T was in the middle OF scene.
What the play was | don't remem-
ber. AS he reached his seat, and was
divesting himself of his loud overcoat,
Fanny Davenport came down the
stage to the footlights and said TO the
villain who was counting her, but
with her eyes to the audience: i can
never love theer
''She said it with great emphasis,
and the handsome hotel clerk rose
from his seat, took up his hat and
overcoat, and saying in loud voice,
We'll. that settles itr retraced his
steps up the aisle, while the audience
burst into a roar Of laughter and ap-
plause"
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1889-11-01
Where Colors Come From.
: Meaning pei cent.

The cochineal insects furnish a
great many Of the very fine colors.
Among them are the gorgeous car
mine, the crimson, scarlet carmine
and purple lakes.
The cuttlefish gives the sepia. 1t
is the inky fluid which the fish dis
charges in order to render the water
Opaque when attacked.
Indian yellow comes from the camel.
Ivory chips produce the ivory black
and bone black.
The exquisite Prussian blue is made
by fusing horses hoofs and other re-
fuse animal matter with impure po-
tassium carbonate. This color was
discovered accidentally.
Various lakes are derived from roots,
barks and gums.
Blue black comes from the charcoal
of the vine stalk. Lamp black is SCOT
from certain resinous substances.
Turkey red is made from the mad
der plant, which grows in Hindostan.
The yellow sap of tree of Siam
produces gamboge; the natives catch
the sap in cocoanut shells. Raw sien-
ma is the natural earth from the neigh
borhood of Sienna, Italy. Raw um-
ber is also an earth found near Um-
hria and burnad
India ink is made from burned CAM
phor. The Chinese are the only man
ufacturers of this ink and they will
not reveal the secret of its manufac-
ture.
Mastic is made from the gum Of the
mastic tree, which grows in the Gre
clan Archipelago.
Bistre is the SCOT of wood ashes.
Very little real ultramarine is found
in the market. 1t is obtained from
the precious lapislazuli and commands
a fabulous price.
Chinese white is xinc, scarlet is
iodide of mercury and native vermil-
ion is from the quicksilver ore called
cinnabar.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1889-11-01
Grove Bros,
HAGERSTOWN.

We take pleasure in informing you
that our new line of Fall and Winter
Woolens have arrived.
Every piece is new and selected
with the utmost care, to suit our rap
idly increasing trade.
The services of Mr.. Robert Ellis,
for twelve years with Hartman, Bash
& Co. of Baltimore, have been Sc
cured, and we are prepared to get up
as good work as the fine city tailOrs
for one-third less money.
Dress Suits are specialties with us.
We do not hesitate to pronounce
our Fall Exhibit the most graceful
and elegant eyer placed before the
people of Hagerstown. Our line Of
novelties is exceedingly tempting.
The Neckwear Department is full.
All the new colorings and shapes al
ways on hand just as they come out.
Resp'y, &c,
GROVE BROS,
Tailors and Furnishers,
Hagerstown, Md.
Orders by mail solicited.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1889-11-01
The Oceans Greatest Depth.

The greatest known depth OF the
sea is in the South Atlantic Ocean,
midway between the Island of Iris
tan d. Acunha and the month Of the
Rio de la Plata. The. bottom was
there reached at adepth of 40, ,236 feet,
or 81 miles, exceeding by more than
1900 feet the height Of Mount Ever
est, the loftiest mountain in the world.
In the North Atlantic Ocean, south Of
Newfoundland, soundings have been
made to depth of 1850 fathorns, or
q, ,4s0 feet, while depths equaling a.
900 feet, or 81 miles, are reported south
of the Burmuda Islands. The aver
age depth Of the Pacific Ocean be-
tween japan and California is q little
over 1000 fathoms; between Chill and
New Zealand, 1,5O0 fathoms. The av-
erage depth of all the oceans is from
1000 to 2, 500 fathoms.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1889-11-01
from shavingf'

from shavingf'
He turned from me without a reply
and / went down stairs. He came
down after about half an hour. He
had been obliged To sacrifice third
of his mustache TO get it in proper
shape again, and the lather which
had gotten into his eyes gave him the
appearance OF having wept for
week.
Its too bad said, breaking u
long and embarrassing silence.
''0h, il is, is itf' he sneered in re-
ply. Too bad that I'm not lying
headless corpse up stairs and you fig
uring on my life insurance.
well, it's no use TO talk to you,
Mr.. Bowser.n
Not bit, Mrs. Bowser. You had
a plan; l checkmated it. You stand
revealed in your true lightasa would
be Borgia or worse. This is the last
straw, Mrs. Bowser-theve verylast. In
the morning We will talk business
But when morning came he didn't
have "A word TO say. | found his
shaving outfit in the side yard, where
he had thrown il from the window,
and the girls is now using the razor
To peel potatoes.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1889-11-01
A BAD PLAN.
AN ASKING PRICE.
a TAKING PRICE.

The plan of store keepers having an asking
price and "A taking price for goods, charging
one more than another and not refusing
reasonable offer is bad plan lor buyers.
Inc store keeper alone knows the lowest
lrIce al which he can sell his goods. Buyers
never get them for less and often pay more.
Ihi. plan is justified on the ground that
gme people won't buy unless they get some
u.ug knocked OIL or thrown H. anu soile
vrI only bug where they can get credit,
pme never pay and that must be made up oy
charging more to those VINO do pay.
our one price cash plan avoids all sucn
methods, marks in plain figures the lowest
cash price on every article offered ana noth-
.Bg lfss can buv IL. ON every article the
tgyer gets the advantage of the discounts we
make in buying Tor cash and the expenses
and losses saved in not selling On creult.
Inc saving on these two items being satls-
factory plOht in a live business ana accounts aciii'
ior some merchants saying we are selling
goods
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1889-11-01

First Tramp ITO his pard)-'Did you
tell the mistress Of the house that We
are Johnstown sufferers, washed out
by the Jobnstown foodr
Second Tramp-'T did"
What did she sayr'
''she said we looked as though we
hadn't been washed In ten Year,"
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1889-11-01
COME AND SEE
THE NEW FIRM,
STRIDER G ENGLE,
VILLA, w. VA,
and learn of the bargains and low
prices they are giving, to each and
al oil their customers. We have
Out one prices for all, and that
so low that all are pleased.

tue question Of making ones business
ss,,Sess is often discussed by the leading men
~. OoI land: First, We claim If you attend 10
an ssI, business properly IL will attend 10 you,
A. second, that this is just what we claim
An w, ana consequently know we can please
p,,.. Our goods are bought at lowest CASh
go, and We can afford and do sell as cheap
~! reliable merchant and cheaper thah
A.! vi The so-called Quack merchants VINO
n, tlse their goods far below what they
MI h.t lhem. Our stock is complete In all
So.s nghes' Viz, Dry Goods, Notions, BOGUS,
Ana hals, Caps, Groceries, Drugs, etc.
sas. ,nueed everything usually kept In a nrst-
Ws uuhlry store, you will find at UVlIia,
Dnla"-uquariers for bargains. our aim Is
tsScls ase aud give satisfaction, this we prove
sbv aiming our trade is good enough ior
ho,s ana still We want and VIII nave
ne NE mean business, and as friends 10
eOtiisi neI tlI and Workingman we extend
IOcE ihVltation to call and examine our
hon ote buying, and then do not BUY
bmp,s,tat all If you can resist the great
irebds non OF low prices. Thanking our
,nd m,st.' Inc public for past patronage,
The fptniuhg continuance OF the same III
ie' We are yours, for business,
STRIDER & ENGLE,ctC
Uyilla, w. Va.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1889-11-01
Gents Furnishing Goods

have been bought from the best manufacto-
ries and have selected them with great
care. Neckwear, Shirts, Collars and Cufis,
Hosiery, Underwear and the many articles
OF Mems wear usually kept in first class
store and all of these goods, as well as my
Ready Made Clothing, will be sold as low as
first-class goods can oe sold anywhere. For
the past return my many thanks To all my
friends and customers. and hope by strict at
tention to business and kind treatment in
the future to merit continuance OF the same.
Remember the Boss Clothing Man.
Near the College Square.
JACOB WINTERM0YEP.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1889-11-01
CLOTHING
Gents Furnishing Goods.

And we wish IL understood that my Fall
and Winter Opening will not and cannot be
surpassed. You will find that in buying
these goods you will save money, as my STOCK
Is large, the goods are new and the prices are
low l will sell you honest goods at honest
prices, and warrant them TO be as represented.
| have a large assortment of BUSINESS
SUITS and suits for every dav wear, and can
offer you better bargains than you can get
elsewhere.
My line of DRESS GOODS are made in the
best style of the tailor's art, and are bound
to give satisfaction in the wear as well as
ease TO the wearer. All we ask OF you Is TO
come and see these suits before you spend
cent with the risk of being dissatisfied, for
am Offering these goods at prices that VIII
speak for themselves, when compared with
the superior grades.
My line OF Boys and Children's Clothing
is one of the best that has ever been brought
10 this town, and in this line / aim TO give as
much as i can for as little as possible, for
wish TO satisfy all. My line OF
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1889-11-01
Groceries

is, at all times, full of seasonable
goods. Cakes and Crackers always
fresh, Tobacco, Cigars, and all kinds
of ground and whole Spices. The
best of roller Flour and straight roller
process Flour, Canned Fruits and
Vegetables, Jellies, Sauces, Extracts,
Oatmeal, Gelatine, Chocolate, Corn
Starch, Puddine, Raisins, Citron,
Currants, Davis o. X. Baking Pow
der 20 cents a pound. Prime New
Orleans Molasses ust received, Sweet
Potatoes, fresh pork Sausage and Pud-
ding, Star Bologna, Dried Beef, Hams,
Country Lard, etc.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1889-11-01

Didn't you tell me you could hold
the pIowf' said q farmer TO N Irish
man he had taken on trial BE afy
now,r says Pat. How could ! hosId
it an two horses pullin' It sway7 Just
stop the craytures, and I'll houId Il
for ye.'
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1889-11-01
NEW FALL GOODS.

c for heavy Ginghams. Shirtings, Calicoes,
Beached and Unbleached Musllns.
c Best Bieached Muslins.
ttO SC Tckings.
5tO lUc New styles Dress Ginghams.
stO l2c ColOred Canton Flannels.
u 20 sc Shirt Flaunels.
j. 10 Sc Plain Red Flannels.
. % SIC He'd 1willed Flannels.
N2j Fine Wool shirts.
e Heavy Wool Dress Goods.
lc Double Width Cashmeres. o
l5c solid, Fancy, striped, and Twilled Cash-
heres.
&c All Wool Trlcots 2S in. wide.
Nc Fancy Plaid Cloth Tor Dresses ana JACK
els
Fine medium and common qualities OF
SILKS, Satins. Cashmeres, Henriettas, Serges.
raids, stripes, mourning and Nnlte Doous'
"Onieds, Threads and Silks for fancy WORK.
Ladies and Misses Goats,
Wraps, Shoes. Hosiery, Umbrellas, Satchels.
'al nOliOns of every description.
The largest stock and the lowest cash
lrc,s.
BOYS CLOTHING, Hats, Shoes and Under
GEAR
CENTS CLOTHING, custom and ready
made. Hats shoes and Furnishings Oh All
qsscriptiOns, BURrS SHOES and,DUNLAf .
AAIS Every article people wear Oh tue
amer, medium and common qualities (eAcept
ladies' Hats every article mas the ioWest
vdsh down price marked on IL In plain HSures'
1o'hing less can buy them.
one Price Cash store,
Hagerstown, Md.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1889-11-01
DEATH.


Cease, babbler, cease, I'll hear no more
Such stuff, I've heard too oft before;
Such souls as you grow mighty civil,
When just about TO meet the devil,
And loud invoke Religions power
In natures dark, and trying hour.
But with such cant as this adieu;
He'll is half full Of such as you.
Such penitence is not sincere;
'Tis punishment you rascals iear
For when you're freed from fear and pain,
How soon you turn TO sin again;
And sin with keener appetite,
When you have gotten DER your fright.
RoTHsCHILD.
AS kings and monarchs beg from me,
/ scorn 10 ask from such as thee
You skinless, fieshless, soulless thing!
Away! how dare you hither bring
Your naked bones? Depart say,
Your summons now | won't obey.
DEATH.
Fool will you still braggart be9
Too long you've banded words with me;
Take that and thatr'
He poised, and pierced his heart.
The Barons limbs grew stiff and cold.
But dying, tighter clinched!his gold.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1889-11-01
suFPHFRDsTOWN w. VA, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1889
ROTHsCHILD.

Go back, and tell him what I'll do;
III build him churches. though Jew
Yes, and to each association,
! will subscribe, throughout the nation;
And more. If all this will not do,
Tell him I'll be a christian too
nd fnrfharpnra-
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1889-11-01
COAL! COAL! COAL

AVE reduced prices on all grades OF Coal
III and l have been especially careful in
purchasing only the very best quality entire
ly free from slate. Don't fail TO examine my
stock and prices before purchasing.
q IT HODGES.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1889-11-01
D. S. RENTCH.

and md Ol the Peace, Notary Public,
agent for the Mutual Life In
v 'rance Co. of New York.
sseted w,,I attention TO all business con-
,,neer, will .he above offices. Being a bonded
aons Of NO, give special attention 10 collec-
slhout es ne and accounts received, with or
sed prompn,,o mp,oeess of Law. Charges moderate
Pt returns made.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1889-11-01
NJ. B. BAKER

Desires to announce to his customers and the
public generally that he has now on hand
complete stock of Fall and Winter Goods. he
desires to call particular attention to MS
La
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1889-11-01
DEATH AND. BARON RoTHscHILD.

Death passed the dwellings OF the poor.
And knocked at Baron Rothschilds door,
With raps as loud as summers thunder.
That made the Baron start, and wonder:
What customer is this that's come
In such rude haste, and whittier from?
Comes he from Russia, France, or Spain,
Or from beyond the Western Main;
Despatched In haste by Nicholas Biddle-
He's broke at last I'll beta fiddle;
His paper kite, his splendid bubble,
Has vanished. and poor Nick's in trouble
Or comes he from the Moslem's towers
For aid against the Allied Powers;
But, be he Turk, or French, or Spanish,
He comes to get some OF my 'Monish.'
Well. be IL SOL love such fools;
God bless them, they make darling Tools
For me poor, cringiDg, craving things!
NV debtors all I'm king OF kings
I hold their crowns and thrones, and SWORDS
And with my bonds, and notes, and words
Can make them act and feel like ninnies,
And scare them with my pounds ana pehhles'
And kings, to whom all bow the knee
Do cringe, and lower bow TO me-
Doubt or deny this truth who can!
rris wealth alone that makes the man.
I'm called rogue and knave and cheat,
Yet half Of Europe's at my feet.
Come one, come all, my noble ninnies-
My slaves; I'll coin your blood in guineas J"
A louder rap now than before
Brought the old Baron TO the door,
To lift the latch he slowly ventured,
And Death, ''sans ceremonie," entered.
The Baron stood aghast the while,
Theu smiled as sweet-as Jew can smile.
Your humble servant to command
Hold, sir-I never give my hand,
Much less my "Monish," do you see!
Without the best security.
Thus spoke the Baron in a breath
"The ruling passion strong in death"
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-08-07
A Lath Fence.

A correspondent of the Stockman and
Farmer favors a lath fence for poultry.
Hegives his mode oil making it as follows:
! erect platform and make the fence in
panels on this platform, using strips
three inches wide and one inch thick for
railing, and for pickets hard pine plaster
ing lath nail them on at convenient
distances apart. then haul these panels
out on a sled and spike them to the pests.
The object of this is to tear away at any
time without iniuring the panels, and use
them again. Having used one side of a
peach orchard for poultry yards, find it
has improved not only the trees, but
fruit also. have enlarged my yards and
extended them over the entire orchard,
and found my fence made in this way but
little trouble to move. use abase-board
one foot high below the panels.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-08-07

man." Far more than fish-fOr it is wa
terry diet-eggs are the scholars fare
They contain phosphorus, which is brain
food, and sulphur, which performs a varie-
ty of functions in the economy. And
they are the best stofnutriment for children,
for, in a compact form, they contain
everything that is necessary for the
growth of the youthful frame.
Eggs are, however, not only food. They
are medicine ALSO The white is the most
effcacious OF remedies for burns, and the
oil extractable from the yolk is regarded
by the Russians as an almost miraculous
salve for cuts, bruises and scratches. A
raw egg, if swallowed in time, will detach
a fish bone fastened in the throat, and
the white of two eggs will render the
deadly corrosive sublimate as harmless
as a dose of calomel. They strengthen.
the econsumptive, invigorate the feeble, and
render the most susceptible all but proof
against iaundice in it's most malignant
phase. They can also be drunk in the
shape of that 'egg-fip'' which sustains
the oratorical efforts of a modern states
man. The merits of eggs do not end even
here In France alone the wine CHARTERS
use more than eighty millions ayear, and
the Alsatians consume fully thirty eight
millions in calico printing and for dressing
the leather used in making the finest of
French kid gloves. Finally, not to men
ton various other employments for eggs
in the arts, they may, of course, almost
without trouble on the farmers part, be
converted into fowls, which, in any shape,
are profitable to the seller and welcome
to the buyer Even egg shells are valu
able, for allopath and homeopath alike
agree in regarding them as the purest of
carbonate of lime.-Pou Poultry Keeper
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-08-07
Eggs and Egg Farming.

Mr.. Simmons, an English authority on
poultry, lately delivered a lecture before
the Society of Arts, in which he held that
eggs constitute a neglected mine OF wealth.
They are the one article OF agricultural
produce for which the demand is unlim-
tied, and perhaps the only one in which
we might, did wechoose, defy foreigncom-
petition. They not only mean money, but
they command prices that admit OF profit
compared with which beef and mutton
worth mentioning. Hens, for those who
know how to utilize them, lay eggs which,
if not made of gold, are quite capable OF
being turned into that metal, when they
are retailable all heyearrond, one month
with another, at something not much
short of a penny apiece, while the eggs OF
ducks will bring still more renlunera-
tive price.
Eggs, he said, are meal in themselves.
Every element necessary to the support
of man is contained within the limits OF
dill OSS SI0Il, Ill CIl0 OtSI CAO1Ao GNU
in the most palatabe form Plain boiled,
they are wholesome. The masters OF
French cookery, however, affirm thatit is
easy to dress them in more than five ehun-
dred different ways, each method not only
econom cal, but salutary in the highest
degree. No honest appetite. ever YET re
iected an egg in some guise. 1t is nutri-
ment in the most portable form, and in
concentrated shape. Whole nations of
mankind rarely touch any other animal
food Kings eat them plain as readily as
do the humble tribesman. After the vic
tory Of Muhldorf, when the Kaiser Lud-
wig sat at meat with his burggrafs and
great captains, he determined on piece
of luxury-''one egg to every man, and
two to the excellently valiant Schwepper-
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-08-07
A Tonic for Fall Use.

The moulting hens will be greatly re-
lieved and assisted in feathering if given
mekind of tonic at this season, and one
of the best is to mix together twenty
grains of quinine, twenty grains of chic
ride of iron, forty grains of red pepper,
one pound of fenugreek, one ounce of sui
phur and half pound of salt. Put tea
spoonful of the mixture in some kind of
soft food, for every six hens, three times
a week. Give meat occasionally, and feed
mixed grains. Moulting fowls take cold
very easily should the weather change
suddenly, aud care must be taken to keep
them warm and dry.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-08-07

or even double, without breaking or even
showing signs of splitting. While greatly
superior to many other hoops, they are
furnished at the same price as the ordin-
airy rough ones, which are not always re-
liable This has also the merit of being
a home industry. Our supplies OF hoops
are now generally ybroughtfrom Maine by
the carload This new device will be an
important gain to the orange grower.
and cannot fail to come intopopular use.
Sanford Journal.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-08-07
s1OO Reward. 800.

The readers of the FLORIDA AGRICULT-
URIsT will be pleased to learn that there
is at least one dreaded disease that sci
enCe has been able to cure in all it's
stages, and that is Catarrh. Hall's Ca
tarrh Cure is the only positive cure now
known to the medical fraternity. Ca
tarrh being a constitutional disease, re-
quires constitutional treatment Halls
Catarrh Cure is taken internally, acting
directly upon the blood and mucus sur
faces of the system, thereby destroying
the foundation of the disease, and giving
the patient strength, by building up the
constitution and assisting nature IN doing
its work. The proprietors have somuch
faith in its curative powers, that they of
fer One Hundred Dollars for any case
that it fails to cure. Send for list of 'es-
timonials. Address,
FL. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
90 Sold by all Druggists, Toe.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-08-07
Rucklen,s Arnlca SaIve.

The best salve IN the world for CUTS
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fever
Sores, letter, Chapped Hands, Chilblaines,
Corns, and all Skin Eruptions and posi-
lively cures Piles, or no pay required. 1t is
guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction, or
money refunded. Price 25 cents per box
For sale by W. A. Allen & Co, DeLand
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-08-07

Charcoal is an aid to digestion, and
should be given occasionally to fowls and
swine. Corn burnt on the cob is the best
form to give it, and a little properly
charred will benefit the human organism.
-EX.