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Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1891-10-02
Old Maids.

Some OF the purest, best, and truest
women living are old maids. They
are. generally speaking. girls who, in
their youth, were bellies aud beauties,
who set too high a value on them
selves-too high TO accept the pro
posals OF common men and thus they
have. TO use an old expression, gone
through the wood without picking mp
stick-for the sole reason that they
were afraid OF picking mp crooked
ones. 4 girl who holds herself too
high 10 wed where she can neither
love nor respect, Is likely TO be an old
maid. Age doesn't make her any less
particular; and rs she goes along her
life's journey. she sees, perhaps, those
who were girls with her, unhappily
welded 10 husbands who are unkind.
dissipated, careless, or urfaithful; ami
thus she is strengthened To 20 her
way alone. Girls are frequently pre-
vented from marrying by circum-
stances that they cannot escape,
Aged relative, whose waning lives
need the fostering and gentle care OF
a daughter, NAV stand between her
and marriage. and, with commenda.
bic self sacrifice, she Yields up her
love upon the altar OF iilial duty. and
stamps herself with the appellation
OF "old maid Again: death may
have taken from her the one choice
of her heart, aud she may be too loyal
and true to admit Of her enshrining
another in the place OF her first love.
She is not an old maid because she
could not find lovers. Indeed, there
are but few females living. who have
attained the age Of 80 years, who
have not had several offers Of mar
riRge. She il an old maid because
she respected herself too highly to
choose husband from the ranks of
her indiscriminate suitors. She had
in youth her own ideal Of the true, the
pure, and the good finding none to
comport with it, she sensibly conclud.
ed To remain an old maid.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1891-10-02
THE OLD HOME.

steal into the old, old home,
With silent, solemn pace,
For the dwelling Of my childhood days
is now haunted place;
And the memories OF bygone years
stand forth fore my mind.
With shadowy fingers beckoning
To what is left behind.
list for sounds where all is still,
For voices that are gone;
But only hear my echoed tread
And the breeze's hollow moan.
seek for forms that are no more
Amid the twilight gloom;
But only see my shadow dark
Flung wide across the room.
And as | wander sadly on,
A thousand fancies throng;
] see my mothers angel face
That's vanished now so long.
see the forms OF those loved,
Old friends of happier years;
And as gaze my aching heart
Oerflows in flooding tears.
Oh, home, old home-thou art not here!
Thy shadow only stays;
Thou art not in these silent rooms,
These lone, deserted ways.
But where the friends OF other days
Have gathered, bright and fair
Where smiling forms Of those loved
Are waitIng-Home is there.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1891-10-02
Ihinas a Woman Can Do.

OF the modern daughter Of Eve a
Boston paper says:
She can come 10 a conclusion with
out the slightest trouble OF reasoning
on it. and no sane man can do that.
Six OF them can talk at once and get
along first rate. and no two men can
do that.
She can safely stick fifty pins in her
dress while he il getting one under his
thumb nail.
She is a. cool as cucumber in II half
dozen tight dresses and skirts, while
man will sweat and fume and growlin
one loose shirt.
She can talk as sweet "a peaches
and cream TO the woman sheFhates.
while two men would be pounding
each others head before they had ex
changed ten words.
She can throw stone with curve
that wonld be fortune 10 baseball
pitcher.
She can say mo" in such low voice
that it means yes
She can appreciate a kiss from her
husband seventy-five years after the
marriage ceremony j. performed.
She can walk half night with &
colicky babyin her arms without once
EXPRESSING the desire 10 murder the
infant.
She can do more in a minute than a
man can do in an hour, and do it bet
ter.
She can drive man crazy in TWEEN
ty-four hours and then bring him to
paradise in two seconds by simply
tickling him under the chin, and there
does not live that mortal son Of Ad-
ANS misery who can do it.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1891-10-02
NEW VOL. 26-NO. 80.

tries. He does not carve wood, or
even make his own assegai, which he
gets from Mashonaland. All the do
mestic and agricultural labor is done
by the slaves, and in most cases the
men slaves put the toll upon their
women and are themselves As idle as
their masters. The wants OF the
people are very small, their food be-
ing confined to kaffir corn and meat
Gold is apparently found in consider
able quantities in Matabeleland, and
in the province known as Msshona-
land it is very plentiful.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1891-10-02

The only firm friend that follows
man after death is justice all others
become extinct with the body.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1891-10-02
Hoods
SarsapariIIa

Is a concentrated extract OF Sarsaparilla,
Yellow Dock, Pipsissewa, Juniper Berries,
Mandrake. Dandelion, and other valuable
vegetable remedies, every ingredient being
strictly pure, and the best Of its kind it is
possible to buy.
1t is prepared by thoroughly competent phar-
macists, in the most careful manner, by
a peculiar Combination, Proportion and
Process, giving to 1t curative power
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1891-10-02
PASS THE WORD
TO YOUR FRIENDS!

Tell them of our wonderful low prices on
summer goods of every kind for male and
female wear. our prices will interest the
ole ~
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1891-10-02
Peculiar.
To Itself

1t will cure, when in the power Of medicine,
Scrofula, Salt Rheum, Blood Poisoning,
Cancerous and all other Humors, Malaria,
Dyspepsia, Biliousness, Sick Headache,
Catarrh, rheumatism, and all difficulties
with the Liver and Kidneys.
1t overcomes That Tired Feeling, Creates an
Appetite, and gives great mental, nerve,
bodily, and digestive strength.
Hoods Sarsaparilla is sold by all druggists
81; six for s.. Prepared only by c. l. Hood
& Co., Apothecaries, Lowell, Mass.
N. B. Ifyou decide to take Hoods Sarsapa-
rilla do not be induced to buy any other.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1891-10-02
Figs and ThistIes.

A good man dies whenever q boy
goes wrong.
IL takes a thinker to make another
thinker think.
Faith never stands around with its
hands in his pockets.
The devil loves to get his hands on
good-hearted people.
Birds with bright plumage DO not
always make good potpie.
God sees heroes where the world
sees only very common people.
1t takes contact with other people
to make Us acquainted with our
selves.
The devil has DO use for the nan
who always does a. he would be done
by. Hos %
One way to reach the masses in to
be willing to take them as they come.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1891-10-02

What are you crying about, my
little mann"
Jimmy OBrien licked Inc first, an
then father licked me for letting jim
INV lick Inc, and then Jimmy licked
me again for telling father, an now |
suppose ] shall catch il again from
father.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1891-10-02
Grove Bros,
HAGERSTOWN.

The largest stock We have ever
handled now loads our shelves; to
sell it we must do the largest business
We have ever done. This we expect
to accomplish by our low prices. The
lowest, mind you, on as good goods,
a. are offered for sale anywhere. We
are exceptionally strong this season
on shirts, all the popular grades, at
right prices, from an elegant shirt for
80 cents, TO the finest all silk shirt.
We are handling this season Negli-
gee shirt that has the collars and cuffs
,tarched while the bosom remains
eft, and making the garment both
comfortable and slightly. Come in
and see them.
Our line of piece goods both For
rgn and Domestic are very hand
some and price as low as they can be
.old. No trouble to show goods.
GROVE BROS,
Tailors and Furnishers,
Hagerstown, Md.
Orders by mail solicited.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1891-10-02

Praise undeserved is satire in dis
guise.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-02-26

At the century club dinner last
night in New York, Col. Fellows said
he had been an officer in the Confed-
crate Army, but admitted he was
traitor to the government and ought
TO have been hung. If the Confeder-
ates had won doubtless he would have
said just the opposite. Fellows
speech proves that he ought to have
been hung on general principles. He
may have been Confederate, but it
was OF that sort that is any thing and
nothing by turns, like the mercenaries
who followed the feudal armies Of old
willing to shout for one baron
today and another tomorrow.
If Fellows was a traitor
then every confederate who bore
arms was traitor. But it is false. Ours
WAS not war OF individuals against
the government hut of states. Treason
presupposes individuality. A state
cannot be accused of treason. There
fore there was no treason in the case.
A Texan when he shouldered his mus.
ket or buckled on his sword did 80 at
the command OF his state, to whom
his first allegiance was due. He was
not Individually responsible for his
act of war. His state assumed the
We were not traitors,
and the man who admitsit at this late
day proves himself unworthy of re-
spect and earns the COZ tempt of even
those against whom he fought.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-02-26
Cured bv Cuticura.

ackheads, red. rough,
L / vi cnapped, aud oily skin pre-
vented by CUTICURA SOAP.
Itchy, scaIy skin. Scra.che l every night
until the skin raw. B 'dy covered with
scales like spots of mortar An awful
spec acle Doctors useless Cure hopeless.
Cured by CuTGcURA in five weeks
GEO. COrEY, Merrill, Wis.
Psoriasis five years, covering lace, head,
and entire body with white scaDS. Skin red,
lrching ana bleeding. Hair all gone.
) ent hundreds Of dollars PronOut ced
mcurable. Cured by CUTGCURA REMEDIES.
Hair restored.
Mrs. RIOS KELLY, Rockwell City, la.
Baby two months old. Doctor ca led it
eczema. H 'ad, arms. feet, hands, each one
solid sore Doctors and every hing else did
NJ good. Wi hOut faith, tried CuTGoURAs.
In one week the sores were we'll. Now fat
baby. sound as a dO'lar.
Mrs BETTE BIRKNER, Lockhart, Tex.
BABY one month old, eczema appeared.
Soon covered nearly Whole body. JAILED
phi sician, but no God results. Purchased
CUTCURA Second lot removed all signs of
disease. Child perfec ly we |. Fine skin.
J. ID. CALLAHAN,
Mayruuer. n G..
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-02-26

does not stand squarely with the
West, South and Northwest, on this
issue. To nominate man opposed
to free coinage would Butler
thinks, be party suicide and that
party principle is above individual as
pirations. There il great deal OF
truth in what Butler says. He is a
representative Western man and
knows whereof he speaks. 1t looks
now IA if the only chance for Cieve-
lands denomination is to get the
silver issue out OF the way. Suppose
the Democratic party ignored it, the
selection of Mr.. Cleveland would be
tantamount to a platform declaring
the policy of contraction, and that
would never de-.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-02-26
A WAY OUT.

Texas has the largest school fund in
the Union. 1t is estimated at hun
bred million dollars. Yet the people
OF Texas are called upon to pay mil
lion and half dollars every year to
support the public schools.
One OF the big problems before the
people today is what to do with the
money tied up in this fund, aud yes
terday Mr.. Jester the member from
Navarro, held up his hand and said he
could answer the question.
He proposes to transfer a million
dollars every year from the perma-
nent to the available school fund, thus
reducing the taxes in just that sum,
and giving the people of today the
benefit of the money instead of saving
il all for an indefinite, unknown pos
terity.
He embodied his idea in a Joint reso
luton for a constitutional amend
ment, which is now before the proper
committee, and his idea is taking root
in the Legislature already. How deep
will it 60 and what kind of fruit will
it bearY
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-02-26
THE MCCALL INVESTIGATION.

During the late investigation, other
than reprinting expressions of other
newspapers upon the conduct of the
comptroller's Office by Mr.. Mccall,
THE STATESMAN has kept hands off
the subject. This was done because
Mr.. Mccall while citizen of Austin
was being investigated IN his capac-
Ivy as public official; and having the
utmost confidence in him we pre-
ierred to let his record, unsupple.
rnented by anything we might say,
speak for itself. The result is he has
been found guilty of nothing but that
to which he promptly confessed. And
OF that, what worse can be said than
that it was technical wrongH But in
extenuation of such wrong let
it be distinctly stated it
was wrong so long sanctioned
by custom, not only in his but other
departments of tie state government
as 10 clOthe it in the garb of usage
and right. With such view of the
case The STATESMAN has had no pa
thence with an investigation that
would single out one department only
and make the chief q cats paw in a
general rebuke. so it is that with
satisfaction we approve the exonor-
ating finding of the house yesterday.
Many of the speeches of the members
may have been needlessly restrictive,
hut on the other hand Mr.. Mccall re-
ceived for his general work and the re.
suits he has accomplished in his Office
such encomiums as rarely fall to the
lot OF state officials. The whole affair
is most regretable, but if it has re-
suited in serving notice that old Gus
toms must be done away with and
that technical overlapping of the law
must cease, then it will have served a
good purpose when other men may be
in control Of the state departments,
men less capable and honest than
John d. Mccall.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-02-26
WHY ESTABLISH A SEAT OF GOVERN
MENT2

II has often occurred to The STATES
NAN that it may be the most un-
fortunate OF things for the people oil
Texas that the legislature holds its
sessions in Austin. If this were not
30, il the legislature was peripatetic
body like our higher courts, how much
better off might he the various state
institutions located at the capital
For as il now is, when aid is asked
for this, that or the other institution,
it ia the custom OF the unthinking
or the locally prejudiced, to cry out:
"Oh yes, Austin is after more state
pap" How absurd and unjust
10 such charge. Suppose Austin
is indirectly benefited by such care rs
is due being taken of the state insti-
tutions, is that reason why eaid insti-
buttons should BE- neglected? The
people Of Texas decided the capitol
should be located at Austin, the diff
ferent legislatures, not the people of
Austin, have located these state insti.
tutions here. Why then should the
people OF Austin be charged with such
account 1t is merely an incident
that these institutions are here, it is
not an essential to their existence,
and should not prejudice them in the
eyes OF the state nor stand in the wav
OF the states properly supporting
them. He who would allow such
local considerations to govern him
when asked to consider the needs
of these state institutions is not such |
= man as Texas needs to help take
charge of her public affairs. Austin
has local pride in the state capitol,
university and the various eleemosy-
nary institutions, but she has not in
them such selfish pride as would wish
10 stand in the way of their better
ment. Ifsthis is the issue, then in
heavens name take them from Austin
md put them where in the interest O
al the people they hest can be sup
ported.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-02-26
HIGH COURTS.
LOUKT OF AfPEALs.

Hon. John ?. White presiding
Judge J. M. Hurt and w. L. Davidson
associate judges; H. A. Morse, clerk.
Ben Clark vs.. the State, from Hsr-
ris. Conviction for murder in the
first degree with the death penalty as
sessed. |. There are but two ques-
tons in the case. We think the evil
dence shows that the dec ased's Ideu
tity was fully proven aud that he was
known as Charles Williams. De-
ceased told several parties that was
his name, and these parties testified
as to the identity of the body after his
death. The charge Of the court iu-
structed the jury that the identity OF
deceased must be proved rs alleged in
the Indictment, and there was Nc
error in his charge in this respect =
The evidence amply supports the YER
dict and judgment. Deceased was al
old man, asleep in his tent at night
He was aroused by appellant, and
without warning, legal ctu'e or justi-
tication, shot and Instantly killed
Appellant loaded his gun for the pur-
pose OF killing deceased, and after
shooting deceased reloaded the gun
and lay down and com menced singing
There is no reversible error. Al
tirmed. Davidson, j.
Charles Neiman VS.. The State, from
Waller. Conviction for aggravate'
assault and bait ry. l. The affidavit
in which the information was base,
was sworn to before "Wm Greer, J
p" on July 80, 1888. 1t is showr
that the letters ~. P" were adde.
subsequent to the Jauuary term o
county court, 1889, without the con-
sent Of appellant and without hi
knowledge. 1t is not shown who made
the change in the affidavit by adding
the letters j. P. l. Had the matte
been called to the attention OF th,
court in the proper time the office
administering the oath might nave
placed his jurat to the affidavit, bu
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-02-26

Mn ste cure OF an sXIr mely itchy anu
painful skin disease, Nth brar IKE SC ties
General health affected. CUTICURA REM
EDIEs completely cured, Think tuem more
to the world than any other med
iCines. REV. WM CREELMAN,
Worthington, Mass.
Scratched twenty-pight years. BoiN
covered with scales, Itching terribly, 5 #
ferng endless. No relief Doctors and
all medicines failed. Speedily cured by
CUTICURA REMEDIES at a cost Of -. Cannot
praise CUT1CURA too much.
DENNIS DOWNING, Waterbury. Vt.
PsorIas twenty years; b dy a mass of
disease, suffering fearful all thought he
must die, Every morning dustpanful ct
scales taken from his bed. Cured in six
weeks b. CUTICURA REMEDIES
HIRAM e, CARPENTER,
Henderson, Jefferson Co N, Y,
Had eczema fourteen yPars. Have tried
everything without benef Am on my
i~st St t CUTICURA REMEDIES, and thu benefit
and help have been truly wonderful. l re
main sincerely and with gratitude,
MRS G. SCHOTT.
Waterville, Ohio.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-02-26
Literary Notes.

With the March number The Forum
began its sixth year and its eleventh
volume, The demand for bound volumes
is 50 large as to warrant republication of
all the back numbers to date. The
Forum, therefore, has given its subscri-
beers AN opportunity to secure complete
files of bound volumes -four hulf.volunes,
or two volumes to The year, without in
crease of price for the numbers that were
out of print 1t is possible, therefore.
now. for complete file of The Forum to
be secured-a particularly fortunate cir
cum>tance for subscribers, because The
Forum is probably the only high grade
perio ical that has been long established
of which complete sets Of back uumbors
can be procured, if at all, at less thanI
prohibitory price.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-02-26
VERY NEARLY CORRECT.

Congressman elect Walter H. But
Ter OF Iowa, who is familiar with West.
ern sentiment, in a letter to the New
York World of late date, speaking of
Oleveland's free coinage letter says he
does not believe that Cleveland will
be the nominee in 1892. Nor will
any man, he thinks be named who
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-02-26

THE STATESMAN would editorially
heartily indorse the Divide Musin con-
cert to be given tonight under the
auspices of the Musical union. Mr.
Musin ranks today as one of the great
est violinists of the world. He was
heard year ago in Austin, when
every one was captured with the fin
ished musical treat he gave. He
brings with him only the best CT ar
lists in their different lines and no
one in Austin who loves pure and re-
fined music should fail to hear the
concert tonight.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-02-26

remove the caust.), and CUTICURA, the great
Skin Cure, and CUTICURA SOAP, an exquis-
skin and scalp and restore the hal }, cure
every species ofagonizing, itching, burning,
tcaly and pimply diseases of the skin, scalp
and blood.
old everywhere. Price, CUTICURA, 50r. !:
Soar 25c Rtso VENT, 81 Prepared by
the POTTER DRUG AND CHEMICAL CORPORA
TON. Boston.
E@-Send for "How to Cure Skin Dis
eases" 81 pages, 50 illustrations, and leo
testimonial
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-02-26
FRANCE.
EMPRESS FREDERICK

PARIS, Feb A'-The Empress Frederick
talks on all topics and it may safely be
said politics are not connected with ber
WISH; NO MOI one connected with the French
government govern has communicated with the
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-02-26
The appeal of Tenth Warder" pub.

THE appeal of Tenth Warder" pub
lisht in yesterdays STATESMAN should
have immediate attention at the
hands of our police officials. Such
hoodlumism is not to be tolerated.
The boys implicated in the stone
throwing and other devilment should
be arrested and we'll punished. Such
beginnings bode no good, and vicious
ness should be nipped in the bud, that
worse results may not happen. Teach
the small boy to respect the law and
he will abide its man lates when he
grows up.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-02-26
BULG ARIA.
ATTEMPTED REVOLUTION.

BELGRADE, Feb. "A manifesto has
been issued bya party OF preten@r Hara-
georgevic who asolre to the Iewian throne.
1t calls upon the people to rise and declare
revolution, overturn the Obrenoyitch
dynasty and incidentally TO place prince
upon The throne; The people, however,
have not responded to the appeal. The
troops forming the garrison of Belgrade are
confined to the. barracks.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-02-26
AGONIzING ECzEMAS

itching burning skin and slain diseases are relieved the
Os as
and humor remedies n iey are
bloois salslhClOh
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-02-26
ARGENTINE REPUBLIC.
MEMBERS OF THE CHAMBER

VHNMBFR.
BUENos AYREs, Feb. "a Elections for
members of the. Chamber of Deputies
passed off quietly and the result shows that
inc government has gained several seats.
Four other newspapers have been SIM.
pressed. r
CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES.
BEUSos AYREs, Feb. pa The election NJ
the Chamber OF Deputies pas ed off omietIy
Inc government gained several seats.
-Four opposition newspapers have hean
suppressed. O'hA
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-02-26
THE N. Y. World suggests that as

THE N. Y. World suggests that as
Prof. Sullivan, the slugger, is moving
southwark he may meet Sam Jones
and get "worn out" with stick as was
the mayor OF Palestine. 1t would be a
good idea for some athletic association
to arrange meeting between the two
But it is much to be questioned i
while Jones was pounding religion in
to Sullivan, the former would not come
out of the bout much worse off than
the pugilistic mavnr of Palestine.
See l. Stein & Co.'S display add re-
gardipg coffee pots.