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The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-05-05
decoration without Significance or pur-
pose. New York Sun.

Mrs. Jordan. wife of DIR. David Starr
Jordan, has actively aided her husband
Ill his scientific work Al Miss Susan
Bowch she WAS professor Of zoology Mt
Mount Holyoko college ut the time OF
her marriage.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-05-05
:, perfect home OF Tho future =.

lug, perfect home OF Tho future she
denies with authority the Islander u,
tered Ill recent journal that As soon as
woman can design building she
parts hcr hair on the side and assurnes
mannish airs and gArb. - On the con
tr;ry, the woman architect is usually n
most refined and frequently IN elegant
woman
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-05-05
ELLEN OSBORN'S LETTER.
a Chat About Cycling Dress OF
Different Varieties.
hniokers Hero to Stay--As Thick as Tiles
In Hot Weather and of as Many
Sorts rs There Are WheeI-
woman.
lcoPYRIGHr. 1881

HERE are as
m a II Y bicycle
costumes in the
s h OPP $ thi s
spring as there
are tea gowns.
L Il c rca d y
made suits are
III two pieces
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-05-05

Some Ohio girls hnve formed an 1880
citation TO year tho blooiner costume. A
dispatch from Elnaore says that 81 wom-
TN have adopted tho short dress
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-05-05

Miss Ella DeaYer Of Golden, Colo,
and Mrs Ellen Hunter Of Alma have
been elected trcasurers of their towns.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-05-05

a hnircloth underskirt is nov a.regu-
lar part Of the outfit Of Z we'll dressed
WOMAN, and l. necessary TO hold the
wide flaring skirts Of the hour iii plp:e.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-05-05

The masculine girl has already donned
Me cinnamon brown derby hat
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-05-05
HELLO! HELL0!! HELLO! /!
THE NORFOLK TELEPHONE EXCHANGE

oHers communication with over eighs
hundred sub -crlbers. Are you on tho
ist II not can you afford not 20 have
lcphohG ut your place or business?
And whgi comfort md safeguard it is
to have telephone ut your residence
Attention is called to tie LONG DIS
TANCE SYSTEM or WIRES, by which
communication il TO be had, upon pay
mont of n small toll. with Newport News,
hampton, Chesapeake City, Old Point
Suffolk, Smithiield narrett's and ChuoI-
atuck
Call on the manager, or send him word
and lie will call on you.
D. W OlirWS, Manager.
c. L. McCLUER, District Supt. fe2S-H
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-05-05

Browns Iron Eittc-s is sal.
and reliable Tor Old aud young.
Il 5 wonderfully strengthening.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1895-11-14
Don't Snub Him.

Don't snub a boy because he wears
shabby clothes. When Edison, the
inventor, first entered Boston he wore
a pair of yellow linen breeches in the
depth of winter.
Don't snub boy because Of the ig-
norance of his parents. Shakespeare,
the worlds poet, was the son Of man
who was unable to write his own name.
Don't snub boy because his home
is plain and unpretending. Abraham
Liucoln's early home was log cabin.
Don't snub boy because he chooses
a humble trade. The author of the
Pilgrims Progress" was tinker.
Don't snub boy because of dull
ness in his lessons. Hogarth, the cell
ebrated painter and engraver, was
stupid boy at his books.
Don't snub boy because ne slut
ters. Demosthenes, the great orator
of Greece, overcame harsh and stam-
mering voice.
Don't sDub boy for any reason.
Not only because he may some day
outstrip YOU in the race of life, but be-
cause it is neither kind nor right nor
Christian.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1895-11-14
MeerchaUm Mining.

Meerchaum is extracted IN the same
way as coal. Pits from twenty-five
feet to l25 feet are dug, and as soon
as the vein is struck, horizontal gal
leries, sometimes ofconsiderable length,
are made, but more than two galleries
are seldom TO be found in one pit.
The stone, as extracted, is called ham
tash" trough block, and is soft enough
to be easily cut with knife. 1t IS
white, with a yellowish tint, and Is
covered with a red clayey soil Of about
one inch thick. In this state the
blocks are purchased by dealers on the
spot, not by weight nor by measure
ment, but according to approximate
quantity, either per load Of three sacks
or per CARLOAD, the price varying from
$25 to $3.50 per load, according to
quality. These rough blocks are DRIED
and subjected to certain preparation
before being conveyed to Eski Shehir.
Some Of them are as small as walnut,
while others attain the size Of cubic
foot. Those who combine regularity
Of surface and size are the best The
manipulation required before they are
ready for expectation is long and cost
ly. The clayey soil attached is re-
moved, and the meerschaum dried. In
summer exposure for FIVE or Elk days
to the suns rays sufhces, but in winter
a room heated to the required temper
sture is required and the drying pro-
cess takes eight or ten days. When
well dried the blocks are well cleaned
and polished then they are sorted IN
to about twelve classes, each class being
packed with great care in separate
cases, and each block being wrapped
in cotton wool.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1895-11-14
SOUTHERN RAILWAY
FOR THE
Cotton States and International
Exposition,
Atlanta, Ga.

The Southern Railway operates nearly hve
Thousand miles of road in eight OF the South
ern States and its lines enter Atlanta, Ga,
from five different points OF the compass.
Washington, ID. c., is the Northern or East
ern terminus OF one of Its lines, which is
operated in connection Will the Pennsyl-
America" between New York, through Phil
adelphia, Baltimore, Washington, ID. o.,
Lynchbrrg and Danville, Va, Greensboro
and Charlotte, \. C., Spartan0urga and Green,
Mobile, Ala, aud New Orleans, with con-
nection at Salisbury for Asheville, Hot
Springs, Knoxville and Chattanooga, AT
Charlotte for Columbia, Augusta, savannah
and Jacksonville. and at Atlanta for Bir-
mingham, Memphis, Macon and southern
Georgia. Solid vestibuled limited trains,
with through day coaches, Pullman Draw
ing-rOom Sleepers and Dining cars. lime
between Washington and Atlanta, eighteen
hours, without change OF cars of any class.
The Southern Railway is the only line
which enters and lands passengers In the
Exposition Grounds, and no effort or expense
has been spared by the management In the
improvement of It's roadbed, increasing Inc
number of It's coaches and inaugurating It's
own dining car service preparatory TO hand
ling expeditiously and comfortably Inc
heavy travel TO and from Atlanta curing the
Cotton states and international Exposition,
which opens September Is and closes Decem-
ber 81. 1895.
On Tuesdays and Thursdays. from Septem-
ber Il 10 December "a. inclusive, excursion
tickets will be sold from Washington, ID. T.,
to Atlanta, Ca. at Sli.00, good for return lO
days from date of sale.
Excursion tickets will be sold every day
from September l6 until December 10, lnclu-
sive, from Washington ut Sl92o, good for re-
turn ~ days from date OF sale, and excursion
tickets for the entire Exposition season with
final limit of January Z, 1895, Will be SOLD
from September 10 until December ID, inclu-
sive, at S26.25.
Map folders furnished and Pullman Sleep
ing Car reservations made upon application.
l.. =. BROWN,
Genl Agt. Pass. Dept.
W. A. TURK,
Gen. Pass Agt.
JIM. .CULP, Traffic Manager,
Washington, ID. G.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1895-11-14
Words Of Wisdom.

We may shape our friendship, but
not our love.
Nothing can kill self-respect; every
thing wounds it.
II there were no difficulties there
would be no men.
a bald-headed man parts his hair
on the what-is-left side.
When men lie they most always
yawn YEARLY aftsrward.
A good man will hate lie, no mat
ter how white it may look.
There are people who have great
deal Of religion, but no love.
In nine cases out Of ten the man
who has riches paid too much for them.
We may be near-sighted, but We
can always tell check for two dollars
from a poem.
No man is ever thoroughly intro
duced to himself who spends most Of
his time alone.
The father should fear to walk
where it would rot be safe for his
children 70 travel.
When you go into the closet for Sc
cret prayer be sure TO take the key Of
your safe along.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1895-11-14
Lumber and Wood
FOR SALE.

The Hagerstown Spoke and Bend
Ing Co. has on hand and will sell
cheap:
10000 #. 1-inch Oak Boards.
10000 #. Il, 2, p and 3-inch Oak
Plank.
10000 #. 1-inch Oak Fencing Boards.
5000 Oak Palings.
500 Cords Oak and Hickory wood.
The same can be seen at our saw
mill in the tract of timber purchased
Of Mr.. Geo. Licklider, located about
3 miles from Shepherdstown along
the Halltown pike. VIII also saw
bills to order We pay the highest
cash price for Hickory and Oak Rim
Logs and Spokes. Address all COM
munications to
NJ. V. a. NORRIS, Manager,
Shepherdstown, W. Va.
April II, lsg5-2m
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1895-11-14
THE lYTTEl BOY.

Sometime there ben a lyttel boy
That wolde not renne and play,
And helpless like that little tyke
Ben allwais in the way.
"Goe, make .ou merrie with the rest"
His weary moder cried;
But with frown he cacht her gown
And hong until her side.
That boy did love his moder well,
Which spake him faire, ween;
He lov,d TO stand aud hold her hand
And ken her with his cen;
His cosset bleated In the croft,
His toys unheeded lay
He wolde not goe, but, tarrying soc,
Ben allwais in the way.
Godde lovetE children and doth glrd
His throne with soche as these,
And He doth smile in plaisaunce while
They cluster at His knees;
And sometime. when He looked on earth
And watched the BARNS a play,
He kenned with JOY lyttel boy
Ben allwais in the way.
And then moder felt her heart
How that 1t ben to-toIne-
She kissed each day till she ben gray
The shoon he use 10 worn;
No BARN let hold until her gown
Nor played upon the fioore-
Goddess WAS the joy lyttel boy
Ben in the way no more.
Eugene Field.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1895-11-14
Some Curious Bequests.

There is, says the Leisure Hour, a
refreshing quaintness about some Of
the old bequests. Walter lie Taiilour,
for instance, in 1905, according to the
will recorded in the city of London
Court of Hastings, left to Richard,
his son, the reversion Of tenement
held by Richard le Bakere for life,
receiving yearly, Immediately after the
testator's death, rent of half a mark
and weekly one penny tart in respect
of the said tenement" He also left
four pence to London bridge.
There is, however, spirit of geniali-
ty about this viii which isvery differ
ent to that of the man who left his
son-in-law zone penny to buy him a
whistle" One man leaves his money
to his son "on condition that he shave
off his moustache ;" another leaves his
to his nephews "on condition that they
rise at 4 o'clock in the summer, and .
o'clock in the winter another leaves
his to friend "on condition that he
always wears black :" another that the
fortunate man should always wear a
mourning ring. Surely" they say,
1--WE can DO as we like with our own -
and they do it, at least to their own
satisfaction.
There was John Reed, for example,
who left his head "to be prepared so
as to be used as the skull of Yorick in
theplay of Hamlet, by Shakespeare,
having felt the inconvenience
of not having an article Of the kind in
stock. There was DR.. Wagner, who
left his limbs to different friends for
dissecting purposes there was DR.. FL
lerby, who left his heart to one man,
his lungs to another and brains to be
preserved from decomposition, and
pleasantly added, "if either Of the
gentlemen named fail to execute this
| will come and torment them until
they shall comply thus reminding
us of the Mr.. Zimmerman who desired
in 1S4O to be buried plainly and in a
decent manner "and if this be not
done I will come again-that is, if |
can !" Another, desiring his body to
be converted to useful purposes, sug-
gests fiddle strings, smelling salts and
optical lenses as being the forms in
which he would like TO appear for the
benefit of mankind.
One man, Champion, takes the other
side, and requires his coffin to be filed
with plaster of Paris at the other ex-
treme leaves his body to Agassiz and
Wendell Holmes for purposes Of III
struotion but requires that they skin
him and make the skin into a couple
of drumheads, on one of which is to be
inscribed Popss Universal Prayer,
while the other is to bear the Declara
tion of Independence, and on this re-
markable drum Yankee Doodle" Is
to be played on the 18th of every June
at the foot Of Bunker Hill.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1895-11-14
Thanksgiving Proclamation.

President Cleveland on Tuesday Is
sued the following proclamation desig-
mating Thursday, November %, as
Thanksgiving Day:
The constant goodness and forbear-
ance Of Almighty God. which have been
vouchsafcd to the American people dur
ing the year which is Just past, call for
their sincere acknowledgment and de-
yout gratitude. To the end. therefore,
that we may. with thankful hearts,
unite in extolling the loving care Of our
Heavenly Father /, Grover Cleveland,
President Of the United States. do here
by appoint and set apart Thursday. the
twenty-eighth day Of the present month
of November, as a day Of thanksgiving
and prayer, to be kept and observed by
all our people.
"On that day let Us forego our usual
occupations and, in our accustomed
places Of worship, join in rendering
thanks to the Giver Of every good and
perfect gift for the bounteous returns
that have rewarded our labors in the
fields and in the busy marts OF. trade,
for the peace and order that have pre-
vailed throughout the land, for our pro-
lection from pcstilence and dire calam-
ity and for the other blessings that have
been showered upon us from an open
hand.
And, with our thanksgiving. let US
humbly beseech the Lord to 50 incline
the hearts Of our people unto Him that
He will not leave us nor forsake US as a
nation. but will continue to us His mer-
cy and protecting care, guiding us in
the path Of national prosperity and hap
piness. endowing us with rectitude and
virtue and keeping alive within us a
patriotic love for the free institutions
which have been given to us as our ma
tional heritage.
And let US also, on the day Of our
thanksgiving, especially remember the
poor and needy, and by deeds Of charity
let us show the sincerity Of our graft
tude.
In witness whereof have hereunto
set nv hand and caused the seal Of the
United States 20 be affixed.
Done at the city Of Washington this
4th day Of November in the year OF our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and
ninety-fve and in the one hundred and
twentieth year Of the independence Of
the United States.
by the President:
GROVER CLEVELAND.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1895-11-14
The Human Hand.

The actual amount of dexterity in
the human hand has been measured
with more or less accuracy, and ITS
value in mechanical employments
traced from youth to age. How the
hand grows old, gradually losing its
skill, has been described by Sir James
Crichton Browne, the British labor
student, who has made a long course
Of Investigations in the English rural
towns. The high period Of skill and
endurance, this authority says, Is from
so to 40, the hand after that beginning
to lose its muscular delicacy and its
suppleness.
Between the ages Of L and is the
hand of a boy grows into the hand OF
a man and first becomes valuable from
a commercial point of view Ifaw work
man is temperate and industrious and
continues to improve in his trade his
hands dexterity increases until he Is
80.
After 40 the muscles DO not respond
nearly as readily and certainly to the
orders of the brain, and the quality
and quantity of the work done begin
to fall off. While man in especially
fine health, and one especially dexter
Gus can often keep up his degree OF
skill long past the age Of 40, such a
man is an exception This compara-
lively early aging of the hand is an IN
teresting and remarkable fact, as 1t Is
after 40, as rule, that carefully
used brain becomes the most valuable.
Practically, no British statesmen Of
the highest rank are under 40; most
of them are above so, and often ~
years older than that. In the trades,
on the other hand, the highest paid
workmen, with hardly an exception,
are under the age Of two score.
The scale Of wages in the button
trade, for example, is a good indlca-
ton Of this tendency of the hand to
grow old so early in life At his very
best, in his prime, a skillful button
maker can make G ,240 ivory buttons
day on his lathe. For this he receives
45 shillings a week, or about Sll.25.
At 45 years of age it is only the e1-
ceptional man who can make more
than % shillings week, or $3.50.
When the workman is 65 years Of age
he can seldom make more than 20 shll-
Iings, or about s., this providing that
he still enjoys sound health.
OF course, this is only the case in
the trades where one hand is used con-
tinually and Systematically. A Shelf
field knife forger, for instance, strikes
something like $4,000 blows with his
hammer daily. An enormous amount
of muscular and nervous force is re-
quired for this, and it is no wonder
that the strain on the nerve centers
and the muscles becomes visible IN a
few years. In farming or the seaiarlng
life, OF some other vocation in which
the energy is more equally distributed
over the entire body, the hand does
not lose it. cunning 50 early. Often
times it retains It's skill until the iacul-
ties generally commence to give way,
It is the sedentary occupation that
tells, and the only remedy for It Is
such exercise a. will divert the nerve
current from the already overtsxed
hands
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1895-11-14

anu AOuHIOu' DC IHoy PleSoSu "P "O
killed two and wounded two others.
Then they fell back to plot and plan
and We had an opportunity to see the
situation.
Here's the lay of the land" said
the sergeant, "and Gen. Miles himself
couldn't make it any different. We
are cut off in the rear by the river
The Injuns have both passes and we
are regularly boxed in. If we stop
here it is to be wiped out Our only
show is to leave our horses and skulk
up the bank of the river on foot Let's
hear what you have to say about it.
Every man agreed with him. The
Indians were getting ready to rush US
from the fort, and we could see war;
riors making their way along the slopes
of the hills to come down on our fanks.
Its the hosses and nevis and pow
der they want more'n our scalps, con-
tinued the sergeant, "and we'll give
EN- a surprise party. Draw your
knives across the throat of every ami
nal"
In FIVE minutes every horse and
mule was dead. 1t seemed horrible
thing to do, but we knew that our
lives were at stake and did not stop to
pity the poor brutes.
"As soon as we appear in sight up
there on the bank" said the sergeant,
from the wagon, "there'll be grand
rush here. Here-knock the heads
out of some Of those powder-kegs.
Now pass EN- up again, Let's run
the wagon back against the bank.
That's the way. Now I'll cut this fuse
to burn for one minute, and somebody
give me a match"
AS soon as the end of the fuse was
alight we scrambled up the bank. The
Indians raised yell and charged down
the valley in wild mob. We did not
stop to return their shouts or to fire
upon them, but raced across the open
to the shelter of the pines We were
thirty rods away and under cover when
the earth suddenly heaved up and
every man was flung down.
Then came an explosion sound
which seemed to rend the heavens and
make the hills stagger. There was one
grand explosion followed by a half doz-
en- minor ones, and then came hun
dred voices shrieking in chorus, fol-
lowed by the roar Of waters.
"Well, they've got the wagon and
they don seem to like it," said the
sergeant as we stepped out to look
back.
We saw few mounted Indians rid
ing down the valley in front of a wall
of water ten feet high. We saw the
wreck Of the wagon and bodies of In
dians, horses and mules being borne
along on the surface of the torrent.
The explosion of the powder-wagon
had torn away the bank, and every
gallon of water in the raging river had
been turned into a new channel. The
food caught up the living, the dead
and dying, everything which could be
hurled away, and in two minutes the
grass in the valley was under twenty
feet Of water. A few of the Indians
who had been rearmost in the charge
escaped but they hardly numbered
dozen. The explosion and the rush Of
waters had taken care of the rest. At
noon we reached the fort on foot and
reported.
"Ah " sighed the quarterma8ter as
the story was told for his benefit
'four mules, six horses, a wagon and
all that ammunition gone, and you
didn't wipe out over ninety redskins
What will the government say about
it?"
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1895-11-14
Mems and Boys Clothing
AND
GENTS FURNISHING GOODS.

This stock has been selected with the grea:-
est care and each article has been marked at
price every one can afford TO pay. Mems
Suits as low as $3.50 and up, Youths Suits SO
and up, Children's Knee Suits 30 cents and
up, and have the Samson Never Rip Pants
from Sl.OO mp and the Imported Cashmere
and Worsted Pants from $500 up to $500,
same pants sold last year from Si.00 TO $500.
Chi!drens Knee Pants as low as ~ cents q
pair. Waterproof Collars 10 cents or for 25
cents, Waterproof Cuffs ~ and % cents pair,
Laundried White Shirts from IS cents to 81 .OO
and everything else has been marked down
in proportion. Just 10 think a Double Knee
overall for 50 cents. My lire OF
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1895-11-14

The trouble with some mems ad-
vertising, says Printers Ink, Is that
they tried it as the Indian tried feath-
ers. He took one feather, laid it on
a board and slept on it all night. In
the morning he remarked: white
man says feathers heap soft. White
man big fool"
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1895-11-14

Tslmage-I have finally discovered
Why emigration is always toward the
west.
Crandsll-WeIl, Why is It?
TaImage-Because the earth, you
know, rotates toward the east. and the
people try to keep on top. Of course.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1895-11-14
GO TO
HODGES

for the following Goods, If you want TO get
satisfaction and save money:
GENTLENEN'S BOOTS AND SHOES.
LADIES' AND CHILDREN'S SHOES.
GCNGOODS OF ALL KINDS.
DOMESTIC DRY GOODS, NOTIONS.
HARDWARE, consisting OF
DRILL STEEL, BAR IRON, LOCKS
NAILS. HINGES. PAINTS, OILS 80
VUEENSWARE, GLASSWARE,
GROCERIES,, FRUITS. &c.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1895-11-14
At Miss ENen'S.

As the holidays are over and the ladies are
preparing for the spring outfits for the chill
dien as well as their own, before the days OF
uouse'c.eaning comes and host OF other
.h.ngs. They may lind something TO suit
,heir Taste, fancy and purses, to employ theiI
VINE I'm getting all things ready. Iot. VIII
ma the incest line of Ham burgs, lnsertings,
mhlle. Red and Blue; Linen Edgings, Laces,
rH.ow Case Lace, Black SILK Lace and In
settings for trimming dresses, Feather stitch
bia.ds. Linen Bobbings, Tuckings, all kinds
VI Trimmings for ladies' and children's
HIiiesses and underwear IA lot of remnants OF
namburgs at less than cost, 10 make room
ini new. A new lot of Stamped Goods, Doy-
ats nays, Tides, Children's Corded Waists
OI girls or boys. Corsets OF many kinds Tor
sules and misses. ladies' perfect fitting'
Swaie's Tor those who cannot wear corsets.
muse supporters for children, nice line OF
ilose lur girls and boys from TO ga In size,
muir Linens, Coral:ne Whale Bones Tor
G,'sses. few pairs OF those nice worsted
Lesslngs just received, Turkish Towels 10
,taAe aAe the flesh glow with warmth, just the
ask for OF