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Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1857-11-07

: Inhertor of ancient fame
, And heir Of such house and name!
The courtIy-talenled
So Iuanly-aTabIe and kind
Me thinks the muse wrote in nap,
'Or else had on her "fuddIing cap
When she consorled such as thou
Young Edwin, (sorry trck--l VOW
The flower of youthful chlvaIry
With Topers--"Eowls" and reveIry.
rBeastlv, bloated, fell and foul,
Cruel as the stupid Owl;
Crhat sly fealhered CANISTER,
That mopes all the day,
: And al night preys on all
That chance throws in his way
Avaunt horrid fantom of Infamous touch
That Jewel will not be resigned 10 thy
clutch.
A mothers deep warnings,
And sisters sweet cares;
A fathers heart burnings,
The church's strong prayers
Shall save him for Heavens
Sure promise is theirs.
In mercy, oh God, guard hat fair PeTlIe'
one,
And answer a mothers fond prayer ioI
her son.
What though some old men make haOiIu
al use
| Of "old Rye" to every excess and abuse
Is that a just plea why young men should
turn swigs--
And bloaI upon "corn tea like swIIl'led
pigs !
Oh mournful indeed are such objects be-
cause
Who wiiuIly thus will ransgress natures
laws
Are rarely ifeve.. in vice, found to pause;
And kind admonillons though given IN
Produce no effect on the hardened in
crime
The chance is so slight for such, ever ~
That none take the trouble kind warnings
to send.
Discernment regards such as G Loaf upor
wine
Oh ! ayould we could such deadly folly
define,
AS it does, on the moths round candle
at night,
Their ruins as certain as that heats il
light.
But bark, list the tap of that sonorou'
drum,
And yonder our phalanx Of gallant youths
come,
All looking so handsome in martial array,
Oh life were to them, a rare gala, to-day ;
But would they but deeply reflect on the
Momenlous reflection, to unguarded
They'd quick flee low joy'--debauclrcry
lends,
And yet prove tie stay of their country
and friends.
But, who knows that yon lille soldier
lad,
SO trinity equipped, all so joyous and glad
And ,ha, gallant youth there OF manly de-
mean
Who dreams not, just now, ofGistincton,
| wen
Or that chap who comes TO this seedy
old town
Whom we meet, with his eyes cast SO
modeslIy down.
Are not young NaPoIeons, Of some future
field,
Whose arms shall make tyrants 10 liberty
yield,
Or calIow young Cicero's of unacdged
wing,
Whose eIoquence yet shall make Sen
ale aIs ring.
| Can YOU, so gallant and so gay
TO whom life opes so fair today,
In whom society must find
The strength and nerve Of heart aud mind,
Its great achievements To fulfill
In coming life, for good OF Ill.
Decide yolr parts. for Ill iorsooih.
With eyes wide open to the truth
Beray the early ardent hopes
OF those, TO whom life sweeuy OPes
lis glowing honOrs, TO be won
BY you, all lost for punch and t1m
Or think you, that the mental picture
Is falsely drawn, in form or feature.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1857-11-07
G02g9gTI5GAggD:
Enr The Regtsler.
THE REPLY.

Written Saturday morning, October 3ls''
whilst the handsome parade was passing
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1857-11-07

BULLTowN SALT WoRKs.-lt is said
that a company from the Highlands OF
Scotland are about purchasing The Bull,
town Salt Works, in BraXton county,Va.,
on the Little kanawha river, belonging to
Col. Addison NJ Laughlin, with view OF
settling there. The Company is spoken
Of very highly and viii no doubt make
excellent citizens.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1857-11-07
THE WITIERED HEART,
BY +. ). ARTHUR.


DiiIS ~ large l2no. volume, price 81.
i with fac Ia zzp,int engraving. and
IS one of l!lr most thrilling tales ever
written by the author. Ii shows how .
man MAY seem tn tie world all that is
good and unb!e, and yet be iyfant 10
his family, aud finally send his wife 10 a
mad-huuse.
We publish all Mr.. Arthur's new
books. also works OF History. Biography.
&C., for which we want Agents IN all
paris of the United States 10 whom the
largest commission will be paid. also ~
extra commission in the way of gilis.
j. w. BRADLEY.
4s North F"uIti, street. PhiladeI pbia.
! n. B.--Speclmen copirs sent by mail,
/ free. on receipt oil the price Of BOOK.
Nov. Z, 1857. II
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1857-11-07

E. W. McComas, lately Lieutenan,
Governor If Virginia, il is said has amas-
scd considerable property. sinve his resi-,
deuce III Nebraska.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1857-11-07

The Clarksburg Register records the
death Of Mrs. Burton Dospard from a pre-
scription Of belladonna or deadly night
shade, compounded By mistake for con,
lection of SIENNA. Tie medicine was pre-.
pared by DR.. Carr, careful physician,
and brolher-in.law 10 the deceased, and
the mistake is supposed to have been caus'
ed by an accidental change Of jars by Z
new clerk in the doctors drug store.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1857-11-07

DISTRESSING INCIDENT.--t'astw week
son Of Col. Joseph Winter Of this county.
says the Clarksburg Register, returned
from Kansas, after an absence of some
three wears, we believe. His appearances
had so changed tia, even his father did
not rprocn;ze him when he entered the
Maternal mrnsion. After the son had
made himself known. the father stepped
to tie door OF an adjoining room, and cal:
linS 10 TWO of his daughters. informed
them that gentleman desired to see them.
Upon entering the room, the young ladies'
did not at first recognize their brother; but
almost Instantly, the eldest, named Cece-
liza. recognized him and sank instantly 10
the floor, dead. Being somewhat deli
cate, the Joyous surprise of thus unex-
prctedly meeting her long absent brother,
to whom she was dearI attached, was
too much, and her gentle spirit took ITS
flight to realms where her sudden haPp'-
ness will endure forever.
The following correspondence recent
ly took place between taller and debt
or:
Sir--Your bill has been long time
standing. beg it may be settled form
worth. Yours
, TO which the tailor received the lol-
lowing polite reply
Sri am very sorry my bill should
have been kept standing SO long. Pray
request it to sit down.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1857-11-07

If hamlel living is retired,
Are your young hearts ne'er 10 bc fred
BY glowing scenes Of coming life
With which the future now is rife,
Where each may ACT distinguished parts
And blessings crown all worthy hearts /!
Oh youths be wary and alert
Nor treat dame Fortune as hirl;
Woo her in earnest and she's won,
But foui her and you are undone
Push and be sob :, steady, then
\ ouare indeed, true Gentlemen.
Pencil WAND.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1857-11-10

which had been loaned to the earth, COM
podnding its pious usury, thirty, sixty, a
hundred fold,-all harmoniously adapted to
thessustenance of living nature, the bread
of hungry world; here titled cornfeld,
whose yellow blades are nodding with the
fooa of man; there an implanted wilder
ness the great Fathers farm, where he
"wao hears the ravens cry has cultivated,
vita his own hand, his merciful crop of
berries, and nuts, and acorns, and seeds for
the-humbler families of animated nature :;
the~solemn elephant, the browsing deer, the
wig pigeon, whose futtering caravan dark
ensshe sky; the merry squirrel, who bounds
FROM branch to branch, in the Joy of his lit
tlee}life has he seen all this, does he live
and move and breathe, and think, in this
atmosphere of wonder-himself the greatest
|wonder of all, whose smallest fibre and
faiftest pulsation is as much mystery as
the blazing glories of Orion's belt-and
does he still maintain that miracle is con-
trary to experience? IF he has, and if he
does, then let him 60, in the name of
He-Ten, and say that it is contrary to ex-
'perienee that the August Power which turns
the clods of the earth into the daily bread
of a thousand million souls could feed five
thoesand in the wilderness ~
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1857-11-10
GEARING.

t..e' GEARING. ''' % H. p. II
Examine, repair, clean and grease these
| ' TOOLS AND IMPLEMENTS. f-.'s''' p
Inspect these, and, if any of them need it, :
have them repaired, and put all, not in
use, away under cover. =. r-e.,a .p..',
I s rs. <,t FENCES. 5sl al
Have these carefully examined and re-
paired. i. r..- . - :. :
|. .... OF. THE ORCHARD. 49,. ..-
Have you one? IF not set out. one as we
recommended in September.
If you have one, examine your trees care
fully and treat them as we have so often ad-
vised you before. Good fair fruit cannot be
grown, without attention and care being
paid to the soil and to the trees. The best
apple tree in the world cannot grow good
and fair fruit, unless there be in the soil the
elements to make it out of-everything that
has life must be fed, or its performances
will be imperfect.
Our doctrines are-feed the earth, and it
will feed you-feed the apple tree, and it
will yield fair fruit.
OUT HOUSES AND CELLARS. p.
Appearance, comfort and health, all com
cleaned and whitewashed. ''
--..y-z ASHES -it
| Save and keep all the ashes made on your
place under covers Five bushels of ashes,
eomposted with 60 bushels of marsh, river,
or creek mud, will convert the latter, into
good manure. r. ... -,
POULTRY DUNG.
Have the droppings of your poultry care
fully scraped up every Saturday, and pack
ed away in barrels. Sprinkle each layer
over with plaster, and keep the barrels in a
dry place. Three barrels, if well kept, will
grow an acre of wheat.
BONES.
Have all your bones carefully saved. In
every 200 lbs. of them, if dissolved in sui
Ephuric acid, there are enough of the elements
Of ammonia, phosphate Of lime if mixed with
5 bushels of ashes, and two-horse loads of
| earth, to manure an acre Of wheat.
URINE.
Save as much human urine as practicable;
in every pint of it there are all the elements
j. It ssaH4ssa sP4gseH 1PHsa # uH Hlsat r.
can prevent the escape Of the ammonia.
..., WOOLEN RAGS. >.-
Economise these; they are rich in nitro
gen, are lasting manure, and, in fact, 81
times stronger than cow-duug. One ton,
if properly spread and pIoughed in, will ma
nure an acre Of ground sufficiently well to
carry it through rotation Of crops. -..
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1857-11-10
PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY.
BY e. WELLS,
EDITOR AND. PROPRIETOR.

TERMS OF .SUBsc cRlPTIoN.-Foro one year, if paid
in advance within six months, 81 so; if not paid
within six months, $500.
TERMS OF ADyERr1sINe.-Sl.0 90 per square for
the first two insertions, and 25 cts. for every sub
sequent insertion; twelve lines or less constitute
a square. If the number of Insertions be not
marked on the advertisement, it will be published
until forbid. and charged accordingly. A liberal
deduction made to those who advertise their bust
ness by the year. The privilege of annual adver-
tisers extends only TO their immediate business.
Announcements Of candidates for office, 81 90
per month. to be paid in advance. .-.a
Communications, the effect of which is to pro-
mote private or individual interests, are matters
of charge, and are to be paid for at the rate OF
SO cts. per square.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1857-11-10
: In 1880, the Hospital of the Guard was

In 1880, the Hospital of the Guard was
on the point Of being attacked by the mob
the authorities were unable to check them,
when Larrey appeared; and said:
>"My friends, we have only sick people
here every good Frenchman ought to re-
spect this asylum" ~
The crowd instantly retreated, with a
round of applause to the gallant veteran.
He was an old man, still active and ener-
getic, however, and he felt that but few
years separated him from the tomb, when
the. irresistible desire seized upon him to re-
visit Africa, the scene of his earliest labors
The Government yielded to his request, and
he set out. His journey across the African
provinces was one continuous ovation, an
immense triumph; and his son, a sauant,
worthy of the great name he bears, witness
ed how his illustrious father was venerated
by the French army. The presentiment
entertained by everybody, as to the result
t Of climate and camp-life upon Larrey, soon
realized itself, and, on his return to France,
he fell victim to the illness incurred by
I his devotion. His remains were conveyed
to Paris. The Government Of July refus-
ed the tomb of the Invalides to the capture
fof Saint Helena, but the city of Paris spon-
taneously awarded place therein to the ci-
ttizen who had so we'll deserved Of his coun-
try. A crowd of soldiers, sargns, and peo-
pie, mingled in one mournful procession,
followed Larrey to his last resting place
His numerous works, conceived, as it were,
under the fire of the enemy, collected from
nature and enriched with ideas the most
rare, are mines Of information Of which
France may be proud Friend of the EN-
Iperor, philosopher, man of excessive ener-
gy, noble character, true heart; masculine
and imposing in appearance, even among
the greatest men Of the Empire, Larrey is
worthy Of Immortality Winter Sketches IN
the South of France and the Pyrences.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1857-11-10

Homer, in the Third Book of the Had, makes
Antenor thus describe the oratory of Menelaus
King of Sparta, and Ulysses, King of Ithica:
ssAntenor took the word and thus began:
Myself, O King! have seen that wondrous man;
When trusting Jove and hospitabie laws,
To Troy he came to plead the Grecian cause;
: (Great- -Mcnelaus urg II the same fs4assf)
My house was honor'd with each royal guest:
! knew their persons and admir'd their parts,
Both brave in arms, and both approved in arts.
Erect. the Spartan most engage our view;
Ulysses seated greater reverence drew.
When Atrous' son harangu'd d the listening train,
Just was his sense, and his expression plain,
His words succinct, yet full, withouta fault;
He spoke no more than just the thing he ought;
But when Ulysses rose, in thought profound,
His modest eyes he fixed upon the ground,
As one unskIl'd or dumb, he seem d to stand,
Nor raised his head, or stretch'd his scepter' d
hand,
But when he speaks, what elocution Aows
Soft as the 1eeces Of descending SHOWS,
The copious accents fall, with easy art;
Melting they fall, and sink into the heartl
Wondering we hear, and fx'd in deep surprise;
Our ears refute the censure Of our eyes.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1857-11-10
*Ulysses.
gelertm Mistellany.

LARREY, THE SOLDIER-SURGEON.
If there is any man of whom the Pyre-
nees may be proud to have given birth, it
is he who was pronounced by Napoleon [
to be the most honest man in his empire -
Endowed with noble heart, vast intelli-
gence, and vivid magination, Larrey was,
indeed, worthy of the friendship given to
him by the greatest man of modern times.
His name, too, holds an equally distinguished
position at the present day, not only among
men of science, but amongst all who are
benefactors Of humanity eff ever the ar
my raises column of gratitude" said Ma
poleon, cit owes one to Baron Larrey."- -
This debt has been paid. The Govern
ment, the army, all France, has joined in
the national labor of love, and the truthful
bronze now recalls to us the venerated traits
of him whom we may justly term the father
of French military surgery; for, from Am
brose Pare-of whose illustrious memories
but an incomplete fragment has been trans
mitted to us-up to the first revolution
medicine was in its infancy. In the first
days of the Republic everything had to be
done. It was necessary to create, to or
game, and the genius OF Larrey alone was
capable Of this immense undertaking. For
merly, our wounded soldiers were carried to
distance from the field of battle, to receive
the surgeons first attentions and many, too
many, alas died before they traversed the
route to the ambulances Larrey, seeing
the insuficiency and danger of this system,
at once ordered that the wounded soldier
should be cared for, even under the fire of
the enemy, and that the military surgeons
should share with their comrades the dan
gers of war. From this arose his system of
ambulance carriages, containing every ne
cessary provision for acting on the spot
From this time, too, the French army-sur-
geon. who had before been considered sort
Of accessory to the army, gained defnitively
his place Of honor on the field of battle
Larrey formed one of that phalanx of sovans
who accompanied Bonaparte to Egypt; he
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1857-11-10
geletten Naetry~
AUTUMN LEAVES.


Oh, autumn leaves!
Summers bright roses one by one have past;
= Gone is the beauty of the golden leaves;
Ye come at last,
Prophets of winter hours approaching fast.
Oh, autumn leaves!
Why look ye thus so brilliant in decay. !,
Why for the dying year when nature grieves.
Are ye so gay,
With richer hues than "graced her opening day?
Oh, autumn leaves! ..t....,-
Ye, as ye don your crimson robes Of mirth. r
While dull decay moment scarce reprieyes,
Your forms from earth .--
Yc tell US, happier far IS death than birth!
Oh, autumn leaves!
Like you the dying saint in spendor grows
With each faint pulse of life that feebly heaves
At evenings close.
His ey'ry grace with added glory gfoVss
Oh, autumn leaves!
Like you. he casts aside all bues of gk5om
And of his bright ming hope chaplet. .weaves
That o er his tomb,
Throws the glad promise of eternal bloom.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1857-11-10

When Sir Edward Landseer, the famous
animal painter, invited Sydney Smith to sit
for his portrait, the reverend joker replied
lis thy servant a dog, that he should do
this thing?" ."
Upon this celebrated painter of quadru-
peds being introduced to the young king of
Portugal, his majesty complimented the ar
tist in rather queer terms, saying: s...T
t'He was very glad to make his acquain-
tance, for he was very fond of 6easts!''
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1857-11-10
0u1nurnus,

A boy from the Ragged Mountains, Vir-.
ginia, met Professor B., and presented
his basket, with the following explanation
. eyer don't want any chesnuts, does
yer?'' ,.- ~ Il, p. .to.. ..rs
Chow do you know I do not want any,
my little man?" inquired the professor.
Il nary say yer don't, ak yer-does
yer 2" was the positive answer
This was more polite than the Quaker's
reply to one one who said to him: .'
''You don't want to buy any wood, do
you?'' =. as
''Friend, thee first tc1Iest lie, and then
thee askest question" -... -. ~..
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1857-11-10

taken to adopt such means as will tend to pre-
vent loss by the escape of liquid manure of
your stock, and to arrest the escape of the
gaseous portions Of it. By the form Of your
cattle yards, and judiciously arranged els
tern, you may effect the first, while by the
use of plaster sprinkled through and on your
manure piles, you may prevent the loss of
the latter, to very great extent.
The plan we here recommend may, and
probably will be objected to, upon the score
of labor and expense; but such objection
should not prevail, as every dollar judicious-
ly laid out in the accumulation of materials
susceptible of being converted into manure,
from ones farm, will not only bring back
interest, but compound interest, throug gh in
crease of products, and lasting Improvement
Of the soil on which the manure may be ap-
piled. It may be laid down as truth, that
a farmers profits may be graduated by the
quantity of manure he produces on his farm;
and it is equally truth, that by well di-
rected energy and industry there are few
farms on which sufficient quantity Of raw
materials might not be collected, which,
when added to and mixed with the manure
Of the stock, would 60 far to fertilize the
spring hoe crops. And surely, if such re-
suits proceed from the accumulation of ma
nure, no agriculturist should begrudge the
labor or expense it may cost, but, on the
contrary, make it heart-duty, as it GER
tainly is his interest, to devote full meas
ure of the time of his hands, in the collec-
tion of such materials as are convertible in
to manure for verify, manure is material
part Of the capital Of farmer.
FALL AND WINTER PLOUGHING.
All who may have stiff, adhesive clay
soils, if they are not what may be termed
net lands, should have them ploughed dur
ing the fall or acintcr. Care must be OBJ
served to plough them when they are Meth
er acet nor dry, but when they are in that
condition Of moderate moisture, when there
will be neither danger Of running into NOR
tar nor into indurated clods. BY exposure
to winter and early spring frosts, and to the
alterations of freezing and thawing, the
texture of stiff, clayey soils are measurably
broken down, become more friable, and
easier worked. Plough deeply. leave the
furrows Tapped. so as to leave the greatest
surface liable to the action of the atmos-
'phere; and next spring at the proper time
for such operations, roll, and then harrow
the ground; perform both operations tho
roughly and well, in order that as fine
tilth, or pulvcrization may be produced as
the nature of the land will admit of; and
here let us remark, that perfect preparation
of the soil performs most important part in
the production Of a crop.
CORN COBS.
AS ground corn eobs mixed with cut straw,
fodder, Or hay, make excellent food for your
stock, don't sell your corn on the ears, but
shell it before you sell it. Those who may
not have the convenience for grinding their
corn cobs, can render them good food for
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1857-11-10

An innocent young sportsman, in order
to shoot squirrel on the top of small
tree, climbed another close by; and on being
asked the reason Of so foolish freak, said:
''That he didn't want to strain bis gun by
long shoot
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1857-11-10

An honest farmer thus writes to the chair
man of an English agricultural society:
Gentlemen please put me down on your
list of cattle for bull''
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1857-11-10

+ The editor of newspaper down east has
been bled, to improve the circulation Of his
paper.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1857-11-10

An Irish counsel being questioned by a.
Judge, to know for whom he was concerned,
replied, Il am concerned, my lord, for the
plaintiff but am employed by the defend
ant" -.-..s :--
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1857-11-10

"Times are improving and men are get
ting on their legs again." said a gentleman
to his friend. 'sHow so 2" etWhy those who
used to ride down in their carriages now
walk " +-. az
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1857-11-10

Is them old fellows alive now said an ur-
chin to his teacher. What old fellows do
you mean, my dear? "Why Paul, and
Luke, and Deuteronomy, and them
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1857-11-10
agricultural,
From the American Farmer.
WORK FOR THE MONTH.
NOVEMBER.
FATTENING HOGS.

See to it that your hogs are regularly at
tep pded to, as we advised last month, as re-
g6larity in the times and manner of feeding
hsgs, is an important consideration in the
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1857-11-10

Tern1c US 70 impress upon your mind the
Importance to your interest, in pecuniary
poiIE of view, of collecting all the rough
mattials on your farm, and either covering g
you1 cattle yards with them, or forming
theY into compost heaps. In disposing Of
suci materials, whether in the cattle yards,