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Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1896-09-10

The crowd grew thicker every mo-
ment, till it became almost impossible
to move in the ball room. The charl-
ty on account of which the entertain
ment was being held was a popular
one; some great ladies had taken the
thing up and made it success. And
as many Of the men and nearly all the
girls were in fancy dress, the scene
was striking and brilliant
Among the Henrietta Marias, the
Amy Robsarts, Flora McDonalds and
other characters that filed the rooms,
one girls face took my heart captive
the instant | beheld il. She did not
look more than seventeen, though she
may have been a year or two older,
fair, slender, with sunny hair and a
milky-white complexion. She was
dressed to represent the Snow Image
of Hawthorne's charming fantasy, and
the character suited her style of beau
ty admirably. She was pale as the
snow wreath that crowned her head,
and she seemed almost as fragile as the
icicles that were her only ornaments.
The girls beauty was indeed remark
able People turned and looked at
her as she moved here and there and
whenever she stood still she was IN
stantIy surrounded by small crowd
Of men eager to get their names put
down on her programme. | noticed
however, that there was sad, alb
atracted look in her eyes. Her heart
was not in the ball room.
In spite of all my efforts | failed to
get an introduction to the girl who
had facinated me. ! failed even to
learn her name. But none the less |
had fallen in love with her-like a
fool. | had fallen in love with a strang-
era vision that in all likelihood |
should never see again, that would be
for me as feeting and unsubstantial as
the Snow Fairy whom she represented
There was one other person at the
bail who attracted my attention. This
was tall, dark man, with a thick
short, black beard, man considerably
over the middle height, and evidently
possessing a strong will as well as a
powerful body. More than once this
man approached the Snow Fairy, and
on each occasion she seemed to me tc
shrink from him, as if she in some way
had cause to fear him. They were ev,
identity connected, but what the rela'
tionship between them was could moi
be sure, for the man seemed too young
to be her father Surely said to my
self with a jealous pang, surely he can
not be her lover?
The whole evening | pestered ny
friends in the hope of getting, In some
indirect way, an introduction to th'
girl who had fascinated me, but wa
quite unsuccessful. Once her eye
met mine. What she read there | d.
not know but she suddenly turned
aside, her pale cheeks showing a sud
den glow of rose color. Vexed witt
myself for making her blush, / turneC
away in an opposite direction, and
took care not to approach SO near he
again.
The evening wore on, and it was ev
ident that my ambition was not to b
gratifed. About 8 o'clock l left th
ball room and mufled in my thick ul
ster, was making my way along sid
street which led to the main thorough
fare where handsoms were to be found
when 1 heard a rush of flying feet be
hind me.
l turned, and there, close to m
stood the Snow Fairy, white oper
cloak wranning her from head to foo
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1896-09-10
SCl'Ofula

Is deep-seated blood disease which
all the mineral mixtures in the world
cannot cure. S.S.S, guaranteed purely
vegetable } is a real blood remedy for
blood diseases and has no equal.
Mrs. Vt. Buck, of Delaney, Ark, had
Scrofula for twenty-five years and most
of the time was under the care of the
doctors who could not relieve her. A
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1896-09-10
Composition on BOYS.

The following essay on boys is the
product Of small Boston
gil:
THE boy il not an animal, yet he
can be heard to considerable distance.
when boy boilers he opens his big
mouth Ike frog bot girls hold their
tongue till they are spoken TO and then
they answer respectfully and tells just
how It was. A boy thinks himself
clever because he can wade where il is
deep, but God made the land end every
living thing and rested on The 7tb Dag.
When a boy grows up he i called a
husband and then he stops wading and
stays out nights, but the grown up
girl is a widow and keeps house.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1896-09-10

specialist said he
could cure her, but
he filled her with
arsenic and potash
which almost ruined
her constitution. She
then took nearly
every so-called blood
medicine and drank
them by the wholesale,
but they did not reach
her trouble. Some
one advised her to try
S.S.S. and she very
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1896-09-10
T. B. LINE,
Fashionable ClOthier, FurniSheT and Halter
FOR SALE

That part of the Fountain Rock
place living east of the Norfolk Il West
ern Railroad. about one mile from Shep-
herdstown, on the Ridge road, opposite
Morgan's Grove, is offered for sale prl-
vatelv. The tract contains about 80
acres of excellent limestone land, most
of it new ground, and affords several
beautiful sites for dwellings. a quarry
of limestone rock is upon the place, ad-
Joining the railroad, which has switch
at that point. For further information
apply at or,r,c,r
ShepherdStown, W. Va.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1896-09-10

soon found that she had a real blood
remedy at last. She says: "After TAX
ing one dozen bottles of S.S.S. l am
perfectly we'll, my skin is clear
and healthy and l would not be in
nv former condition for two thousand
dollars. Instead of drying upthe poison
in my system, like the potash and
arsenic, S.SS. drove the disease out
through the skin, and 1 was perma-
,,ar{1,y rid of u -
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1896-09-10

Patience cannot remove, but il can
always dignity and alleviate misfor-
tune
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1896-09-10
Our Store is Full,
Our Trade is Large,
Our Stock is Complete,
Our Profits are Small !!

". believe there is not person IN our
section us the country, or in fact the
underworld. bul who are anxious TO save
muuc, And this economy has become
,hrs,udy yut our people of today. How
aaGWarr.tu save Our great increase
.n trade during the past year proves TO
u>taa, wr carry "a staple line of Goods,
cheaprrthauatauy other place. There
ur..ri &, money i'm the pocket of all OF
oar customers. Granulated sugar we
are selling . cents per lb, and other
good, corre,poudingly as cheap. We
guarantee satisfaction. We assure cOur-
lyou, attention. We solicit your kind
patronage.
Country produce especially solicited
u-NrUuu-r for goods.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1896-09-10

II is said that every other demon
attacks in the front but SANDER, which
assaults from behind.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1896-09-10
FOR RENT!

,~,opSETs for Ladies. Misses and Children,
4 Summer Breeze Feather Weight Cnli-
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ladies' and childIeu's vests, short s,eeves' sleeves
summer weight. Hose for Ladies anu u s,.11ed
socks for Children. black. white and strlPpS,u,
Rlack Hose Supporters for Ladies anu LII LII
jren: Rubber SheetiDg. by the yard or 81 ,s usi
To be found at MISS Gl1HAS-' -
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1896-09-10
SPOILING A SCHEME.

Washington, u. C., July. 1874.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-03-29
lace. The designs given will show a few of
the latest and most becoming models in
these neck beautifers. NINA FITCH.
. CHARMING For FLOWERS.

An Excellent Receptacle for Long
Stemnied Roses.
A novel and charming recepticle for flowers
can be made from a japanese umbrella.
II is necessary only to remove the handle
and to suspend 1t by ribbons terminating in
graceful bows. The more costly silk parasols
can be used. but the paper sort that cost
only a few cents give an entirely s~atisfac-
tory result.
The ribbons are best of a plain color.
Three points must be marked, equi-distant,
on the edge OF the cover. and at each of
these one of the ribbons must be attached.
When that Is done the umbrella is half
closed and the ribbons are brought together
and made fast. A big bow is sewed at the
point Of meeting and a smaller one where
each ribbon joins the umbrella. That done, it
remains only 10 insert .~lin.n tns .I4Uri.a
a tin vessel OF cornucopia shape. Into this
the long stems of cut flowers and the ends
of trailing vines can be thrust and SO kept
fresh for many days. II they are selected
with an eye for color and the vines are
an effective bit of decoration can
be obtained with trifing effort. Hung from
a chandelier the umbrella becomes a feature
of the room, but unless the ceiling is high.
or a table stand beneath, there is danger of
collision. A hook. such as is ordinarily used
for a bird cage, on the other hand, can be
screwed into a corner Or against the wall,
and the flower holder hung with safety.
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kindergartens. with an enrolment Of, over
1000 children. More than $1,000 children
have had their early training In these
schools. and Of this great army 1t is said
that only one was ever arrested for any Of
Tense. although many of them came from
tho crlme-infested districts OF San Francisco.
or these kindergartens eighteen are perma-
nently endowed. and there are sixteen
memorial kindergartens. Mrs. Cooper's in
fuence has been potent in the matter OF
fnaces. Over $500 900 has been given her
to assist In carrying on her work. and she
has associated with her a number OF women
who are millionaries in their own right. and
who give royalty to the work. Mrs. Leland
Stanford supports five kindergartens; Mrs.
George Hearst, three; Mrs. Charles Lux,
two; Mrs. Cyrus Walker. Mrs. Pope, Mrs.
Norris and Mrs. Hart. one each.
1t Is not amiss to mention here that Mrs.
Cooper has never received one cent of salary.
Religious. philanthropic and educational work
are her life, and to these ends she has con-
seerated all her talents.
Besides this work, Mrs. Cooper was an ae-
tive agent In organizing the Associated Char
tiles of San Francisco; also the Woman's
Press club and the Century club OF the same
city; she is the treasurer OF the General
Federation Of Woman's clubs, and is at the
head Of the San Francisco Free Normal
Training school. As a speaker Mrs. Cooper
Is most delightful, as all those who have
heard her at the Worlds fair before chau-
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an old man, 1 have not met with any one OF
clearer brain, greater tact or clearness."
While transacting the affairs of business
she still preserves the beauties of femininlty,
and while apparently making no point OF
them, they are, there to be observed.
But Miss Anna Millar as a woman! She
Is we'll equipped by nature for her arduous
position. Strong, well made and endowed
with great endurance. When not at work
she mingles with, society folk, and exhibits
all the grace and intellect of a we'll bred,
well educated young woman. Her features
are striking, clean cut and large, and when
softened by a pretty frock, her face takes
en- an almost Madonna-like expression. There
is nothing OF the business freak about her,
nothing to mark her as different from other
women, for she eschews all peculiarities of
dress and manner and appears to the world
Just what she Isl A woman of noble in
stincts and mental poise, full of warm human
feeling. .r. A
Miss Millar's only assistant in this enor-
nous undertaking is Mrs. Maude Wood
Henry. who has had an equally remarkable
and picturesque career. though in quite a
different way. She now occupies the position
Of press representative for the Chicago or
chestra, but is practically the assistant man.
ager. She always precedes' the orchestra
to any city or tewn, writing herself all the
press notices, and attending to a world of
detail beside 70 At the present time she is in
New York, looking after the advance bust
ness of the orthestra's coming engagement.
Mrs. Henry attributes her success to her
four years experience on a daily paper,
rather than tSl aty pronounced musical fit
ness. She WAS blrn with the instinct for
news and always, knows by skilled intuition
the sort OF Ting newspapers like to pre-
sent. ,d, ,n
Mrs. Henry, when quite a young girl, wrote
an article on Wtheo inequality of the wages
Of men and Wanen. and sent II to the Toledo
Blade. The editor Immediately upon re-
celying it sent Tor her and offered her a
position on the stair. But she had never
cherished a desirenfor work OF that nature,
and declined thafoffer. The editor, however,
prophesied that she was sure to come to
1t, and added that a place would always be
open to her.g The prophecy CAM true, and
In a comparatively short time the clever
young woman presented herself as ready for
thing she undertook so fiourished under her
hands that in time she grew into writing
many columns a day.
During this time Miss Wood had come to
regard the city editor as a very migratory
sort Of bird. They rarely kept the same one
on the stat for any length of time. and they
had varied all the way from the brilliant but
dissipated man OF the world to the ambi-
tious. k country youth. One morn
ing as Miss Wood entered the office her eye
lighted upon an entirely new variety of the
genius. A well groomed, well dressed, clean
shaver young man with eye glasses and pink
cheeks occupied the editorial chair.
"Ha, ha, another!" thought she, II know
/ shall not like hint" However, when she
handed in her copy that day he breathed a
sigh Of relief. and said 1t was the first good
copy he had had. Very soon they were doing
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MISS ANNA MILLAR.

or oaths to witnesses, and the taking of depo-
sitions. 1t was trying work for a young girl,
but remunerative. thirteen weeks work yield
ing $685.. This employment brought many
novel experiences for a woman. One case
was among the Miamis, Wea, Peoria, Kas-
kaskia and Pianseskam Indians. on their
reservations In the northeastern part of the
Indian Territory. This necessitated a ten
mile drive each morning for two months
from State Line to the Peoria school house.
Miss Mclaughlin took dispositions during the
day and returned during the evening. These
drives were for the most part taken alone by
the fearless girl, who was a capital whip,
and became much attached to her spirited lit
tie Indian ponies. Kah-pah-sha-no-quah and
kah-tah-ke-man-go-quah. Many of the wit
nesses in the cases being fullblooded In
dians, the testimony was taken through an
interpreter. Though unable to converse with
Miss Mclaughlin, many of the Indians de-
yeloped a great affection for her, and gave
her an indian name-"Wah-pe-man-quan,"
meaning "Whits Loon" uheir sacred bird)-
and had she been in trouble or danger would
have defended her with their lives.
-Four years ago Miss Mclaughlin left Kan
sas and came to Chicago. Then she made
use of her thorough knowledge of short
on a medical journal, doing correspondence
as well as proofroading for the first six
months, and thereby gaining a knowledge
of medical terms. Her whole time is now
devoted TO this journal. She has charge OF
it, from contributions to finished publications.
In addition to editorial work and other duties
Incidental to the publishing of a magazine
she reads each month 11S medical exchanges,
marking items of special interest to the
profession.
Although she does no shorthand work, Miss
Mclaughlin advocates 1t as "a stepping
stone to something better in business life.
She is an interested and active worker in
the National Association Of Women Stenog-
raphers, and by virtue of her position as its
president, is a member of the National Coun-
ell Of Women. The paper she read before
that organization was entitled NEED Of
Business Education for Women" 1t met
with hearty appreciation. In reporting her
address one Of the eastern papers headed ii:
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after which 300 Of the elite shook hands
with her az they passed along In front OF
tho stage where she stood.
Miss Stella Strait II registrar Of deeds In
Bourbon county, Kansas. She Is 90 years old,
and for eight years has been deputy registrar.
Her salary is $4,000 per year, and on II she
supports her mother and sisters.
The ~ex-Empross Eugenic has constituted
herself In her latest will the godmother OF
all male children born In France on the birth
day Of her son. The number is 1884. all of
whom she has remembered in her will.
Signora Duse has written a novel, the plot
and situation Of which are drawn from the
Italian stage. The actress is possessed, II
Is said, Of an admirable literary genius and
she IS especially strong In the analysis Of
character.
Mrs. fernando De Soto Money, wife Of the
new Mississippi senator, Is a brunette Of
small, slight, willowy figure. Jet black hair
and eyes Of almost a purple tint. She is a
woman of considerable literary talent, and a
clever talker.
Her majesty, Queen Victoria, has been pre-
sented with several original sketches OF epi-
sodes In the career Of the late Prince Henry
OF Battenburg while he was In Ashanti, the
pictures having been taken by war corre-
spondents and artists.
Rosa Bonheur has Just finished a paint
ing entitled THE Duel,' which will rank
as the most important OF her later works,
~ VIII De eAniDiteu III TINS country next
year. IL represents a noted horse, Godol-
phin-Arabian, fighting with another ia
nous horse, which he recently defeated in
a race.
Mary e. Tuttlet, known as Maxwell
Grey author of that remarkable novel,
The Silence Of Dean Maitland" lives In
the Isle Of Wight and is a hopeless invalid,
ever confined to her sofa. She is slight and
younger looking than her years would seem
to show, and she has a beautifully soft and
musical voice.
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PALM SUNDAY HATS.
| always a very large deficit for the trustees

always a very large deficit for the trustees
to meet.
The successful management of a great body
like the Chicago orchestra means a multi
plicity of detail which is not easily mag
tered, but this young woman, in her short
career of three seasons, has reduced those
details from a bewildering mass to an exact
and nice system, and keeps in hand the many
reins Of her work in a manner commanding
the homage of the business world. She is
daring, yet conservative; of marvellous quick
ness of perception, and her grasp Of thought
is only equalled by her sound Judgment.
A glance into her Office any morning during
the season would satisfy the average aspiring
girl that her; dreams of a business life have
been of too -rosyia hue, and that feminine
feelings and fancies must give way utterly
to practical thinking and working, if one
desires to attain distinction in business.
Miss MILF NIT only plans the orchestra
tours. withT their attendant details of con-
tracts with, totals, theaters, baggage men,
newspapers andS what not. but keeps an
Argus eye on the long season in Chicago,
lasting from October until May, engages the
~soloists, and makes every financial bargain
necessary. Such a mass of correspondence
as she receives daily, and answers in the
midst of a thousand importunings from the
pass" fiend, and a thousand more serious
matters of business! One of the wealthiest
of New York's business. men, coming In
contact with this new woman" said: "In
my opinionFtffere Is no business in the world
so large or so complicated that Miss Millar
could not handle it with intelligence and sue
cess; In all my experiences, and I am onow
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CONNUDIALITIES.

The blushing OF the Easter brides will soon
send a crimson glow over the country.
When a girl is 16 the eligibility of a young
man depends a good deal on what sort of a
mustache he has. When she Is &c she is
likely to think more about his bank account.
The marriage of Princess Maud of Wales
and Prince Charles of Denmark is to take
place at the Chapel Royal. st. James's palace.
early in July, and the arrangements will be
much the same as on the occasion of the
wedding Of the duke and duchess of York,
with carriage procession from Buckingham
palace, and a luncheon there after the cere-
mcny. The honeymoon will be passed at
Sandringham.
Oscar Darling, a well-known civil engineer
OF Babylon, L. l., has proved himself faith
full to at least one scriptural injunction. He
has just announced the arrival Of his twenty
third child. He has seventeen children
Ewing. Mr.. Darling has been twice married.
first when 20 years old. His first wife bore
him fifteen children. Eleven years ago he
married his second wife. who was but 10
years old. She has had eight children.
The foreign nobleman has suffered defeat
once more in the decision of Miss Laura
Croker of Cleveland, daughter iof the mil
lionaire, 7. ID. Crocker, not to wed Baron
Won Nechritz. Her engagement to him was
surmised some time ago, but now comes the
young woman to William Hayes Acklau, an
author, who lives in Washington.
Here's an up-to-date young woman for
you! She modestly sets forth in a per
sonal' in one Of the New York papers that
she is "of pleasing countenance, presentable
figure, agreeable manners, general informa-
ton, and varied accomplishments. who has
studied everything from the creation to
crochet, a situation in the family of a gentle
man of culture and social standing; she will
take the head of his table, manage his house.
hold, scold the servants, check his trades
mems bills. him to the theater,
cut his magazine leaves. and make life gen.
orally joyous; 20 per cent Of his income will
be accepted as. salary, and a plain gold ring
for the third finger of her left hand is de-
sired as a badge of service"
Yankee hustle has perhaps rarely been
better exemplided than; in, the case of a
sewing machine agent who is exploiting the
vicinity Of Dover. Me. A'week or so ago he
tackled a house in which lived an old bache-
lr who hadn't a sewing machine. The agent
was persistent, and the bachelor obdurate,
until finally the latter said he positively
wouldn't buy ia machine unless a
woman to run 1t was also provided. Then
the agent hunted around, and in six weeks
had found an elderly but excellent maiden
lady, who had been waiting for some good
man to speak out to her, and actually sue.
ceeded In getting her married to the bache-
Tor. Then he made a sale Of a machine,
though it might seem that he ought to have
given one to the bride as a present. This
story is vouched for by the Maine papers.
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a great deal OF work together and then
there came a day, whU after she had hur-
ried through four columns on crops, she went,
dressed in her short skirt, shirt waist, blue
sash and sailor hat. with the city editor, In
his business suit, TO a church not far away
to look up the clergyman. When he Inquired
az TO witnessss-that was something the
young couple had quite forgotten. So the
accommodating old clergyman disappeared
into the basement, aud returned proudly con-
Quoting a nice. discreet old lady that he had
plucked from the sewing society. She took
a seat alone and lonely In the center Of the
big gloomy. church, and witnessed that the
young people were properly pronounced man
and wife. The happy pair then went directly
back to the Blade Office and informed the
editor. He was delighted with the marriage,
but seriously opposed to their plan of
secrecy. So they sat down, wrote their own
announcements and finished UP the regular
work Of the day.
Since that happy day Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
have done much work together, publishing
last year a volume Of stories under the name