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Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1890-08-29

THE Republican Congressional can
didate across the river claims that
the Republican administration is to
be thanked for the advance in the
price Of wheat. Mr.. McComas need
not have stopped there-he might
just as truthfully have said that it
was owing to his own presence in
Congress, while he was at it. Per
haps he will when he gets little
further back i'm the woods.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1890-08-29

Don't forget that the above cut represents
the most perfect Washing Machine offered
to the public. II you are thinking OF pur-
chasinga washing machine, do not fail to
try the Perfect Washer before buying, IL costs
you nothing to try it. This machine will
wash publicly against any machine offered
on the market. Send in your order 10
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1890-08-29
Towner SchIey confines to sell
only the Chesapeake Guano
Co.'S Best Fertilizers Direct
from the Manufacturers.
Dissolved Bone Phosphate,
the Farmers Friend.

My long connection with the Ches-
apeake Guano Co., and the satisfacto-
~ results derived from the use OF
these Fertilizers by our farmers, is ev-
idence enough as to their merits. l
handle nothing but the best goods
our lower grades are sold in bulk to
manipulators.
Mohave County miner., 1890-11-08
Concerning Memory.

Memory Is found in all healthy states
of the brain, and consists Of revival
in the mind Of past condition or act.
SAYS the N. Y. Ledger. Ii is not enough
that the original impression be renewed
on the brain and comprehcnded; 1t
must be registered, so as to produce q
permanent modification of brain-struc-
ture OF action, otherwise it passes from
the mind and can only be vaguely re-
called. A good memory depends on
various considerations; one is healthy
brain-strHcture. another is nutrition.
and third is training and culture.
The Young remember more easily than
the old. Their brains are active. and
there Is an enormous amount of new
healthy blood coursing through them
at a rapid rate, and nutrition is active.
Fatigue is fatal TO good memory--it is
then that nutrition lsnguishes; but rest
restores a healthful condition, and then
the power Of memory comes back
again. Al old age comes ON nutrition
Il less perfect and the cells Of the brain
in which memory takes place become
hIIed up with debris OF decay. become
yellow, and actually lose their organ
lied structure. and are no longer cap&s
kie of action
Mohave County miner., 1890-11-08
Wasted EIoausnc..

Matilda. the young man said, nerv.
ously. what sm going to say may sur
prise you, bot my feelings are leading me
on. Encouraged By your kindness. in
toxicated By your beauty. and rendered
desperate by the conviction that the
hours are fleeing away and that the
future can hold nothing worse than the
suspense under which / now labor. !
have resolved to risk my fate on tho cast
Of the dIe."
He loosened bis collar, coughed and
went ahead.
"Other young men, Matilda. mere
butterflies OF fashion. may dance atlen-
dance upon you aud fstter you. LlHten
not to them. Listen 20 the voice OF sin-
cere devotion. Other young men.
talented. nay. percbanCe, young men
possessed OF wealth In abundance, may
seek your baud sm not talented.
Matilda, am not handsome. i have
not those delicate little arts that win the
affection Of women. sm not rlch--"
mo. Mr.. DsnDis, said the young beau
ty. with yawn, md rising to her feet.
"and / regret 10 say also, that you are
not Ia g."
Mr. Dennis withdrew from the com.
petition Rt once.
Mohave County miner., 1890-11-08
''ll,s, lsl,sso,ald M Ias E, country constituent 10

- fs-ntsa
ascsld the country constituent ln
due,sIon visit the eapItal and ind his
rnsnsber--far worse his SenstofS though
.he'r salaries sre the same-liylng up 4
~ hscls s,,sst ann ..sring only tvs ser
van. girls, he would probsDsy 20 hoMs
IN disgust 10 dllste on the meanness q
sucl, par sinonicus living. The msu ot
hlYalfs Il forced TO keep In the swim, ana
to az "a. III Washineton % elsewhere,
requires money, and plenty OF u 'oo.
II the member Is bachelor or comes "
fhe cspltal without his wife and famliy.
he inay easily maintain the proprienes
OF his position and keep within his ~
Gone. aluays provided that be has DO
hnduly edtra4agafit habits From s1o
10 s100 a month will provide hfrt VIII
handsome rooms. and his meals--unlees
he insists on champagne ut dinner--
should easily come within "a aday. The
keeper Of the restaurant at the Capiioi
makes . specially OF 50.cent lunches for
s'msmbers, and msny phy stu iess,
some taking merely slice OF PIE ann
gIaas Of milk a. they stand In ihe cor
fidOrs.
Tbs Congressman who brings his
family 10 Washington hae need TO havo
4 wife who II practical economist
tinlssa indeed hg is man OF means out,
side OF hls salary. The rent Of gooa
house in an eligible nelghberhopd fanges,
furaishsd, from si25 per month 10 tss
times that amount. or more for very
elegant quarters; nnfarnlshed. il you do
ROT lnslst upon swell neighborhood,
yor may YET az low as ss5; still $500 10
NOT an unusual price and some desirAbie
res depces are leased at fancy figures
Adj TO this the necessary cost OF FOOD,
fuel, lights, servants wages. &C. and the
amount left, even II the rent be within
$3.50 month, will scarcely be found :
TOO abundant allowances for clothing and
living expenses.
Landlords In Washington, Ike tbolf
brethfen III watering places, make their
bay while tbs suu shines and the rent
OF house or an elegant slit of rooms
for the season Is nearly II not quite as
much as for the whole year
Fairly good board 10 respectable
boarding house may be bad for from slo
10 320 3 week, but. as already said,
Coagressnen are generally expected 10
paw more than other people. Haif the
Advertisements Of rooms and board say
''Nembsf preferred, and the presence
OF such q one 10 supposed TO give socisl
status to his dwelling place. The least
expensive mode Of living Is TO take a suite
of rooms and get ones meals outside,
provided, of course. the "ope' Is unen'
cumbered with womankind. The cost
at swell hotel Ia enormous One
wealthy Senator pays seoOa month foi
Mohave County miner., 1890-11-08
How Many Word. in EnglIsh7

An interesting question suggested
by an ancient wall Of a book Is the
number Of English words now existing
Considerable difference OF opinion
exists on this point. Mr.. George p.
Marsh, an American author OF repute.
In his Lectures on the English Lam
guage," estimates that the number Qn
1861 probably does not fall short OF
100. 0o0% and large additions. especial
iy In art and science. have come into
use since that date. Other writer's.
however, come to a different conclu-
sion, and think that 10000 would in
clude the whole. It depends q good
deal on how calculations are made. III
all the subsidiary words -paEticiples
and the like-are to be tsksn into ac-
count, il will swell the sum total very
considerably.
Taking the first three words that oc-
eur at random. we find that from
demonstrate. 10 one Of our modern
dictionaries. there are thirteen deriya-
tiyes; from the word bright there are
twelve, and from "deplore" there are
ten. There Is also redundance in other
forms. In one Of Toddfs editions OF
DIR. johnson there are upward OF eigh-
ty words with the prefix "sll" all-com-
plying. all-diyining. aIl-drowsy, and so
Qua very notable instance OF diction-
AIRY padding. In ways like these the
vocabulary may be indefinitely in
creased. Probably. II we take leading
words and all their derivatives. the
number at the present time will ex-
eeed M-. Marsh's estimate. An ap-
proximate veriication OF this may be
found by multiplying the number OF
pages In any good modern dictionary
by the average number of words in
page.
Shakspeare's works, It is believed, in
clude about 1900 separate words, and
Millions about 5000; but from these
figures we have no criterion Of the ex-
tent Of the actual English vocabulary.
II may be mentioned here that while
Cockeram has only about 1000 or g.,
900 words. there are 10 Baiiey's Diction-
airy approximately about $4,000, and in
Johnson's not more than that. In
some Of the larger modern works,
again, the figures. as has been said,
reach TO upward Of 100. Co., Chambers
Journal
Mohave County miner., 1890-11-08
Et oemes From Turkey, and Is GhssHt
Used for P5pesR

The ineerscha,ini comes from Turkey
In boxes. A box holds about fifty
pounds aud is worth from eco to Gao.
according e the size ans p. quality Of ths
pieces ,.xs like plaster Of paris
.-.sotnod Oh and rounded. The ainbef
leehs like beeswax OF large pIeees of
fesin. II comes Id piecsK and Il worth
from a. 10 $50 ! pound. MeerschAum
TO make E flve-dollar pipe costs about
$3.50. The amber tips raw costs about
lone-quarter or one-half as much. n,
When an order comes for pipe the
proprietor goes through the btock of
Ineerschaum 70 get q piece out Of
whi-h the pipe eau be cut with as little
loss as possible. Four-fifths OF the
meersehaum Is wasted, though the
ehips are often saved and made into
imitation mesrschaum pipes.
The meerschaum is fir,t cut on cir
cular saw into piece little larger
than the pipe. II the cutting shows
holes or cracks, the piece Is east aside.
Then II ia soaked In water for fifteen
minutes and cut the rough shape with
a knife. Then a hole Is dfilled through
1t, and II Is turned with A bali motion.
After the turning the stem Is inserted.
II is smo0thed OF when dry. boiled in
wax and polished. then it Is ready to
be sold.
The amber is worked with a chisel
and turning wheel. The chisel 10
sharp and razor-like. A clumsy
operator would cut bis fingers Of with
1t. An old operator takes the piece OF
amber In bis hand and rounds II with
the chisel, the forefnger OF the left
hand serving NJ guide for the chisel
to play. When II Is ruuaded 1t Ia held
against the face Of rorghened wheel
until II Is turned 10 approximately the
required size Then Il is put in the
same turning wheel aud a hole Is bored
through IT,
This is for the more common and
cheaper amber stems. the same kind
that are put in brierwood pipes. which
sell for 80 and rs cents Ii does not
take more than quarter or half-henr
TO finish one OF these stems. A stem
for more costly pipe will take a day.
The shortest time Id which good
meerschauut pipe can be made Ii three
days. That Is for plain pipe. II the
pipe is to be carved that time has TO be
added. Workmen have spent months
on carving one pipe.
The dust and chips from the amber
and meerschaum are saved. The amber
dust is melted and madeinto amberine.
The meerselaum dust Is chopped up
and worked into paste, from which
the imitation meerschaum pipes are
made. 1t is common idea that real
meerschaum can be told from imitation
meersehaun by the fact that real meer-
schaum floats on water. but imitation
meerschaum floats also. Imitation
meerschaum can be made TO color better
than real meerschaum though it does
not last so long and the color IL likely
TO come in streaks. IL is hard for o
man who is not 10 the business to tell q
real from an imitation meerschaum.
The best quality Of meerschaum fire..
quently has air-holes and cracks In it.
Mohave County miner., 1890-11-08
COSTS PILES OF MONEY.
coNcREssMgN WHO FIND 5000 ]
YEAR TOO SMALL.
Apartmeaes That Cost Twice what o
xsmbsr Caa Earn--Espsnsss Of En-
tsrtainHng Constituents.

Mine hundred dollars month and
we will give you suit Of rooms for your
family Of four"
This was the answer that startled
newly elected Congressman when he
consulted the proprietor Of fashionable
hotel In Washington in relation to suit
able apartments for man OF his POSI-
tion. As the figure was twice the amount
that the Congressman received a. saiaTy
he looked elsewhere.
To the country constituents 70 whom
en.dollar bill is q semi. i.occssionsl pos
session. his Congressman's salary OF
5000 = year seems actual weslth--a
munidcent income on which be ought
not only 10 fare sumptuously every day
and be clothed in fine linen, but also to
save money. To the Congressman him
self at Washington. obliged TO keep up
his end" among men 10 whom 5000 q
year means decent poverty, with unex-
pected expenses cropping up on every
hand, with landlords, boarding house
Keepers, tradesmen and caterers OF all
kinds regarding him as their legitimate
prey. the said salary is apt to prove an
uncomfortably inelastic quantity.
Living In Washington per H il per.
bsps cheaper than In any other city
north Of the Potomac. Rentu, except In
the fAshicnable quarters, are not high;
provisions, especially meat, fsh and
green vegetables, are cheaper than In
either New York or Philadelphia. and
servants wages outside the select circle
who consider themselves reserved for
Senators and members OF the Cabinet are
20 per cent lower. The department
clerk who 10 not responsible 10 society
with capital account, can take pretty
house in the suburbs within easy reach
OF the street cars and live in comfort
inside his salary OF 81 800 year: the
Congressman. on the contrary. 10 more
or less fettcred by the exigeacles OF bis
p2klliGn, spd tinds any sucb living. fQf-
Mohave County miner., 1890-11-08
Exercise for Jimmy and Jenny.


Girls are no longer afraid Of being
strong aud ruddy. They are Begin
ming TO understand that good health 4
not the exclusive privilege OF one sex.
Many boys and girls do not under
stand what exercise really Is. A car
rage Yide Is not exercise. neither Is
housework, nor chopping wood, nor
any exacting labor that calls in play
only certain set OF muscles.
Croquet is exercise and 80 Is lawn
tennis. Rowing and swimming are
better still For the encouragement
OF the Jennies wo may add that II the
girls can overcome their natural tim
idity, they viii learn to row aud swim
more easily, quickly and gracefully
than boys.
Battledore and shuttlecock. though
nm old game Is an excellent one, as Il
calls all the muscles OF the arms and
legs into action.
Walking is the best exercise Of all.
Early morning and early evening walks
are Of the greatest benefit. Walk In
tbe country II possible. Square the
shoulders. expand the chest. close the
mouth and hold the head high. Walk
as II for pleasure. and vary the loca-
ton of the walk so that IL does not be-
come drudgery.
All exercise, 10 be beneficial to any
extent must be taken In the air. Dane.
ing, billiards and bowling cannot de-
velop your form nnless you breathe
the fresh air.
The simplest exercise In the open all
will do more to increase your strength
than complicated gymnastics In closed
apartment.-N T. World
Mohave County miner., 1890-11-08
Which !. Your Fight Handa

An anatonist told me the other day
that e0uld not tell him which was my
right haud. / Immediately held out
ms right hand. bat be objected He
said that he did not say that ! should
not show or extend my right hand. but
that could tell him which was my
right hand--that is. that | could not
describe Il 10 words SO that one who
had never heard of the distinction we
make between the right and left hands
would be able 10 find it. l Thought that
would be easy enough also until took
time TO think the matter over. then /
gave il up. for on the outside Of the
human body there Is notbing TO dis
tinGuish the right hand from the left
No one can describe II iu words so
that an ignorant person Zone not know
ing the distinctions We make) can hqd
aad locate it.--sa L0ais Blyelbiic.
Mohave County miner., 1890-11-08
Episode or the Hat.

A stately and handsome example of
the well-bred young lady attending
theatrical FIRST night last week and oc-
eupied with her escort, seats in the
third row Of the orchestra, She was
10 fair 10 look upon that a large share
Of the audience watched as she went
down the aisls and settled gracefully
ia chair.
II was then observed. with much in.
terest that she raised her arms and
detached from her head the fashiona-
BILE hat that became her 50 well. her
hair was bright golden, and under
the lights II fairly flashed 10 Its beauty:
The old gentleman sitting behind
her settled back comfortably 10 his
chair aud congratulated himself that
he had been placed behind q thought
ful creature, for now he could not only
see the stage. but splendid head OF
tair ss well.
Presently two or three young wo-
men in the immediate vicinity quietly
removed their hats, having noted the
admiration that the originator OF the
scheme had excited.
From this the movement spread nm
I'll hatless feminine heads we're dis
coyerabIe all over the theatre, even
10 the rear rows of the circle. Be-
tween the acts paper began TO cir
culate among the people In the or
chestra.
Each gentleman as be received il,
read something that had been written
on 1t, and then smilingly signed his
name. after which he passed 1t to ms
immediate neigbbor.
In few moments the paper cauie
back to the old gentleman that had
started Il on lis travels. Bending for
ward he politely addressed the golden
haired girl, handing to her at the same
time the paper. She read 1t and as
she did so deep blush and smile
crepi over her face. The paper was a
vote of thanks, signed by thirty or
more Of the male spectators. Its text
was as follows:
We, the undersigned. desire TO ex-
press our respectful admiration for a
beautiful and considerate young lady,
name not known. who, by removing
her hat from her bright golden head,
has set the fashion for others, thereby
rendering 1t possible tor a delighted
audience to witness the details Of Q
stage performance.
The pretty girl cast radiant smile
over her shoulder at the old gentleman
behind. and. folding the paper, tucked
II into the front of her dress by the
side of bunch Of pansics. And every
body was very 6appy.--Philads!Phia
Press.
Mohave County miner., 1890-11-08

The cards for all this ceremonious
visiting are If themselves no iufniiesimal
item OF expense. The funny newspaper
fake" about the huge stationers bills
presented 10 Chief Justice Fuller and
Senator Eyarts for cards for their num.
erous daughters; OF how Mrs. Senator
and Mrs. Justice met In council. and In
each household the cards left by the
others were gathered up. each returning
wheelbarrow load. ard it was mutual
ly agreed that in future one card should
be considered sufficient for each inter-
change Of pasteboards. instead OF, ss
hitherto, each girl In the two families
leaving one OF her cards for each and
every one Of the other, was by no means
80 impossible story as 1t may have
seemed to the unini.iated.
II, Is dreadful. my dear. positively
dreadful, said a lady who had been
Spending tbe season in the capita.
Mohave County miner., 1890-11-08
stopping an Engine with a Cent.

The common copper cent the in
significant tcnth-part Of dime. can
render useless the vast propelling force
Of steam. Place cent before Que OF
the front wheels of an engine in such a
manner that II rests firmly on the
track and against the wheel. Then,
though the engineer put on the greatest
possible head OF steam, his engine viii
not move. That little copper must be
first taken away. This bit OF knowl-
edge will be Of value to him who
wishes to delay train several minutes
for a procrastinating companion. =.
Albany Journal.
Mohave County miner., 1890-11-08
sit : hard on . fellow. a detIarel.

~ , hard on fellow, % detsafeFs
Said Tommy one day. wish poat:
-yn every one Of tho suits wear
Tbs pockets are most worn nut.
They re bout as big a. the ear Of q nois
And never havo fnors than three;
And there = alsays coming inean iittis holo
That losss my kaife for nae
Il can't make 'em hold but few little thlnKR--
Some cookies. an apple or two,
A knife and pencil and biluch OF strings
soroe nails ADD maybe q screw,
And marbles, Of coufse. and q TOP and ball.
And shells and pebbles sndssuch.
And some Odds azid ends--yes. honest, that o
ALT
rou can SEQ for yourself IL Mt much.
Il a Ike suit Of sono latent kind,
with pockets made .gfte and long:
Above and below AID before and behind,
seNed extra hsavy and sffong.
want apoVs dozen Or 80,
AZ essy AZ quick 70 get at;
am sho'sld be perfectly happy. know.
WIKI hapdyrfg Ike ti&t"
--Eudora s. isumsseaa. IN 81 Nieisolas.
Mohave County miner., 1890-11-08

CHAMPAGNE COSTS Nm " DAt'
THE Item Of postage is still more
serious 0ne. OEeill, OF Pennsylvania,
who never peglects 10 apswer eyen .
postal card, probably spends hundreds
Of dollars year on postage, snd from
SO cents 10 81 o day is an ordinary aver
age during the actual session Of Con
gress
The constituents are themselves con-
siderable source Of expense. increasing
Ia direct ratio TO the proximity of 'ne
members district 10 the capital VI
course, each one who comes TO the CITY
expects 10 be shown some attention,
greater or less In proportion to his Inn
portance, aud this attention, DO ~
lunch q, the Capitol. dInper-and din
sers are Of all sorts--a bottle OF wine. q
drive, or merely drink and good cigar.
counts something on the sum toth OF
krttimate expenses.
Mohave County miner., 1890-11-08

rryR HUNDRED DOLLARS a MONTH";
himself and wife for suite Of three,
with board, after having offered 500
for an elegantly furnished house for
which the owner asked 81. 900 month.
IL there be q wife and daughters they
must, pcrforce, be well dressed and al.
ways make an appearance creditable 10
the husband and father. Moreover, the
question Of carriage hire is an important
one.
Washington 10 the city Of magnificent
distances. and to pay the numerous calls
which are obligatory upon the wife OF
every member Of Congress carriage Is
an abaoiule necessity. Possibly one day
In the week, II she lives Ia the centre OF
fashion, her calls may be made on foot,
but ordinarily that is impossible. IL you
own horse and brougham you must
pay at least $50 month for his board
$40 II you keep pair. Add TO this the
cost OF n coachman and the wear and
tear OF the carriage. &C, fully $50 more.
and even then the expense Is less thar
constant hack hire, unless. indeed, you
can make special arrangement with a
small livery stable keeper for horses
and driver, having your Own carriage.
This matter OF calls is a very serious
business in Washington. The wife OF y
Representative, unless her husband be
the Speaker or very prominent man, Ia
obliged only to observe regularly the
days" OF Senators wives, Of the wives
OF members OF the Cabinet, aud TO keep
In touch with those Of the members from
her own State. but the wifs OF Senator
must return all calls made on her, observe
carefully the etiquette Of the diplomatic
circles and, in short, keep her long visit
ing list as carefully as merchant keeps
his ledger
Mrs Blank Is not very we'll, thank
you" said Senator recently in response
to an inquiry for his wife. La grippei
No. she is simply worn out with calling.
1t takes five days Of every week, her re
ception day. and Sunday only excepted,
TO keep UP her visiting list"
Mohave County miner., 1890-11-08
A Handy Cigar.

An English officer in India was seiz-
ea by tiger while smoking cigar.
As the beast wag carrying him Oh be
touched his lighted cigar to his side.
and presto, ehangei ne was dropped
like a hot potato. and got up and re-
turned to his friends.
Mohave County miner., 1890-11-08

IN Bar Harb0r and in Newport
To ace this girl IL true sport,
At Cape May, Long Branch, Long leland. and
the N rragansett Pier,
And thousand other places.
You shall zee bow dear her face Ia.
And can woo, and COO, and court beF-go
ahead and do not fear,
~,
Yet, rethrnifg TO the city.
rTJs an everlasting pity,
Ehe won't knew you In the autumn. or IN
winters social reign.
But 90 long ss she il charming.
THIS should not be too alarming;
You can ind her there next summer and da
capo all again.
Mohave County miner., 1890-11-08

Thu table upon which Oliver Crom.
well signed the death warrant OF
Charles !. was sold recently 70 . lsop-
doc suiiquary for s7lo.
Mohave County miner., 1890-11-08

Lewis Ralston, Cherokee was the
first Indian to be granted citizenship
under an act of Congress- approved
May ~, 1890,