Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1889-06-07
Items from Here and There.

Col. b. h. Jamison, the Philadelphia
banker, and Miss Jean Willard, OF
Washington, were married in London
last Thursday.
The machinery palace of the Paris
exposition is l,40O feet long and the
largest building ever constructed
under single roof.
Maud Muller was fined Sl5 the
other day in Kansas City for being
drunk on the street. The Judge
wasn't as kind 10 Maud a. he used to
be-
When woman steps out on the
back porch with her arms rolled up
i'm her apron il is sign TO her neigh
Dor that she has something TO tell
her.
lt is all we'll enough TO say there's
nothing in name; but suppose man
named Slaughter should start IA sum
mer hotel and call il the Slaughter
House.
An exchange says that the Post
master General has issued an order
modifying postal regulations so that
hereafter letters not sufficiently
stamped will be delivered To the ad-
dress, when postage viii be collected.
Asa party OF immigrants werepass-
ing through Cumberland on their
way othe West, a young Polander be-
came sick and put his head out OF the
window, whena portion OF the bridge
split his skull into three parts, killing
him instantly.
\ great dress reformer says: The
next change in the fashion of mems
clothing will undoubtedly give us knee
breeches and do away with the stove.
pipe hat He claims that the centen-
nial pictures Of the old heroes in knee
breeches will prove To be educators OF
the public.
Henry Whitney, tramp, the top Of
whose skull was lately knocked of 10y
IA locomotive, is lying in the Erie
county, Pa, almshouse with n naked
brain, and may live The denuded
brain, the physical workings of which
can be plainly seen, is kept from ex-
posure by an artificial covering.
Denmark expends $4,000 yearly for
the maintenance of dairy schools.
The result is an immense improve
ment in the quality OF the dairy pro-
duct, and an Increase within twenty
years in Denmark's butter export from
81, 100000 to Sl3,0O0,000 annually.
There is no longer anything rotten Ia
Denmark's butter ideas. Industrial
instruction pays.
A gentleman in New York has In
vented system OF transportation by
which he expects to make the trip
between that city and Boston, a
distance OF 230 miles, In less than one
hour. or at rate OF over four miles
per minute. Mail and passengers can
be transported. Mail matter can be
sent every five minutes II necessary.
With one horse power IL Is claimed
they can send a ton LAO miles day
at IA cost OF 30 cents.
Widow Brown owned lodging
house in Denver, Col. A year ago she
became infatuated with j. j. Medley,
proposed to him and married him.
Medley expected 10 have comfor-
table home and an easy life, but his
wife's ardor soon cooled and she com
PEELED him TO perform all the Offices
OF chambermaid In the hotel. Last
week Medley soaked his humiliation
In whisky, bought revolver and
deliberately killed his wife.
1t Is said that the solution used Ia
the hand grenades now offered 30 ex-
tensively for sale IL easily and cheaply
made by taking twenty pounds Of
common salt, ten pounds Of sal ammo
MAC (muriate Of ammonia, 10 be had
Of druggists) and dissolviDg In seven
gallons Of water. When dissolved IL
can be bottled and kept In room In
the house. In case OF fire one or two
bottles should be thrown with force
into the burning place, hard enough
20 break them, and the fire will GER
tainly be extinguisbed.
Mrs. Sophie SeInple is widow liv-
ing in Buffalo, n. Y, who recently
got a husband by answering n per
sonal advertisement. The advertiser
said he was Charles w. Miller, was
wealthy, dressed well, and claimed 10
be a secret service detective, which
profession he efoIlowed for amusement.
Miller married Sophie after a weeks
courtship and lived with her three
days, when he disappeared, taking
valuable articles belonging 10 the
bride, who il dangerously I'll as re-
suit OF her experience.
One Of our popular young men,
wishing 10 accompany one of our
sweetest young ladies to church last
Sunday night, wrote her note. She
replied-wbat the reply Was we don't
know-aDd handed 1t to the dusky
bearer, who, on his way back, took
the liberty Of licking the envelope and
sealing it up. On reaching the room
Of the young man he was met by the
enalnored swain, who seized the note,
scanned It for moment, then placed
the side which had been sealed up 10
his lips and impressed upon 1t . fer
vent kiss, remarking at the came time,
''She sealed this up." A broad smile