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Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1859-10-01
Influence Of the Moon on Pants

l. Vines if pruned when the moon is
increasing in light, viii shoot out, spread
and grow fast, particularly if done IN the
second quarter-because as The light OF
the moon increases, SO does The sap The
tree.
2. Vines, if pruned when the moon is
decreasing in light, will not grow nor
spread so fasi-parlicularIy if be done
during The last quarter, because the sap de-
creases with the ligh,.
3. Timber cut down when lhe moon is
increasing will soon become rotten, parlic.
ularly if she be in her second quarter.
4. Timber cut down when the moon is
decreasing, will last for years, and the
more durable it will be cut down during
the last quarter.
5. Peas sown during the moons in
crease will bloom 10 the last, and will b'
full and rich in flavor; still more certain i
sown during the second quarter.
6. Peas sown when the moon is de
creasng in light will be just in The oPPo
site condition.
7. The age TO which a pomegranat'
will live depends on the moons age at INT
time Of pIaEIing, it will live just as man!
years as the moon was days old.
s. Plants and shrubs shoot up AM
take little roots. planted when the moo'
is decreasing in light, and in the zodlacs
signs, Gcmini, Libra Aquarlus.
9. If plants when in the signs Taurus
Virgo, or Capriconus, they take dee
roofs and do not grow tall.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1859-10-01
wouldn't Marry a Mechanic.

A Young man commenced visiting
Young woman and appeared 10 be well
pleased. One evening he called when II
was quite late, which led the girl TO en-
uuire where he had been.
81 had TO work tonight"
"Do you work for living ?! inquired
the asionished girl.
"Certamly," replied he, 81 am me-
chanic."
"Mv brother does not work, and dis
like the name Of mechanic y and she turn
ed up her pretty nose.
That was the last time the mechanic
visited the faslidious young woman. lie
is now a wealthy man, and has one OF The
bes, women for wife. The young wo-
man who dl,Iiked the name of mechanic
is now the wife of a miserable fool-a reg
ular yagrant about grog shoPs-and she
poor miserable woman is obliged 10 take
in washing 10 support herself AMI chiI.
dren.
Ye who dislike the name of mechanic,
beware how you treat young men who
work for a living. Far better discard the
welIfed paUper, with his rings, Jcwelry
and brszenness, and take TO your alice
tons the caIlous-banded intelligent and III
dustrious mechanic. Thousands have
bitterly regretted their folly, who have
turned their backs TO honest industry. A
few years of bitter experience have taugh
them a severe lesson. In this country
no man or woman should be respected, II
our way Of thinking who will not worE
bodily and mentally, and who curl thel
lips contempluously if they are introdu
ced to man who is obliged TO work for
living.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1859-10-01
DueIs in Germany.

The German students though so phleg'
matte, are great dueIllsts. At HeIdLeburg
several duelS in one morning IS not sur
prising, They are not such encounters
however, as we have in America-there
are no pistols and no corPses on the
ground. A writer from the town gives a
description Of The sly lie Of fighting
The combalants are well protected from
injury, save their heads, which are bare.
Their rghl arm is wound with cloth until
il is as big as a mans thigh and too heavy
10 hold II is supported, when not fight
ing, by the seconds. The neck IS also
wound with cloths 10 the ears TO protect
The iugulars. The swords are about four
feet long, three-fourIhS of an inch wide,
blunt pointed, with rough edge, being
regular fencing swords. If al IS ready
they begin, and endeavor TO cut each other
ONLY on The head or face. II the swords
are bent or broken, the parties are stopped
by the seconds, who examine the wounds,
sew them up II necessary, stralghlen the
swords, and the fighting re-commences.
For fifteen minutes this continues, unless
one Of the parties gives out, or they de-
clare lbeir revenge satisfied. Now and
then an ear or nose is cut off, and al
ways more or less sIsshes are given across
the scalp, forehead or face. These marks
are regarded as honorable distinctions,
giving evidence ofbraVery on the part OF
the bearer. That morning saw 10 less
tran eight dues. Al l0l all was finish
ed, the cut heads bound up, the parties
satisfied, sufficient lager beer drank, when
all returned to Heidleburg. The police
knev fuIl well when they saw so many
s,uden,s what had occurred; but, as a
German woman said TO me, they "put
their hands before their eyes when tie
students GO over the river" Seven hun
dred students could over-power the police
in case they we're inclined and hence the
dusling is allowed.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1859-10-01
MeaIfh il not all.

Are YOU rich man or woman ! Or,
in other words, have You thousands Of dol
lars safely invested, drawing al interest
more than sufficient for all your necess-
ties or wishes And having all this, are
you satisfied, contented, joyful Is your
home pleasant, cheerful, tidy and comlor.
table If not, why do you rush and
scramble 10 accumulate wealth, 10 the
utter exclusion Of every rational healIhiul
recreation and enjoyment. Suppose you
do not make money quite so fast, and
while you are making il you allow your
family and yourself to enjoy life while il
passes away ? What if you should relax
occasionally from your business, and
spend few days with family and friends
take a shor: trip away from your cares,
leaving them all behind-iake your wife,
or friend what would you lose by ii ?
Whatif you 60 back and forth from
your business, day after day, for years,
with knit brows and fofbIdding mein, and
meanwhile your fortune swells higher and
'higher-whaI have you gained From
whom or for what are you thus sacrIhcing
al the noblest interest, the truest happl-
ness of which human beings are capable
1t is well 10 acquire an independence
good TO have an abundance Of wherewlthaI
TO eat and drink and wear, but 10 have
these must we give up everything else
Our cattle and horses have all of these
and are conlented, but you nor your chill
dren will be satisfied with nero creature
comforts. The soul, the mind, the heart,
must be fed, supplied and nOurished, as
well as the body. Did you ever think OF
that? O, remember tha, when You have
clothed and sheltered and fed these i'm
morials inirusted TO your care and gui-
dance, you have not done aL-there yet
remains the most glorious part of your
work unfinished.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1859-10-01
HOMEWARD BOUND.

Out on an ocean all boundless We ride,
We're hOmewaId bound, &c.
Tossed on the waves Of rough restless
tide,
We're homew ard bound, &c.
Far from the safe quiet tharbor we ve rode
Seeking our fathers celestial abode,
Promise Of which on us each he bestowed
We're homeward bound, &c.
Wildly the storm sweeps us on as itroars
We're homeward bound, &c.
Look, yonder lie the bright heavenly
shores.
We're homeward bound, &c.
Steady, o Pilot, stand firm al the wheel,
steady we soon shall outweather the gale
. how we ny meath the loud creaking sail.
We're homeward bound, &c.
Wen tell the world as we journey along.
We're hOmeward bound, &c.
Fry 10 persuade them 10 enter our throng
We're homeward bound, &c.
Come trembling sinners, forlorn and op-
pressed
JOIN in our number, o come and be blest,
Journey with US TO tue mansions Of rest.
We're home ward bound, &c.
Into the harbor of heaven We now glide.
We're home at last, Home al last.
Softly we drift on the brigh, silver tide.
We're homeward bound, &c.
Glory 10 God all our dangers are DER,
We stand secure on the glorifed shore
Glory TO God we will shout evermore.
We're home atlast, Home a,last
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1859-10-01
Death

The article on "Death" in the New
CyclopeJa has The following:
"As life approaches extinction, lnsensI'
bility supervenes-a numbness and dIsPo-
sition to repose, which DO not admit OF the
idea Of suffering. Even in those cases
where the activity of the mind remains 10
the last, and where nervous senslblIlty
would seem to continue, II s surprising
how often there has been observed state
Of happy feeling on the approach OF death.
If had strength enough TO hold pen,
would write how easy and how delight
fol il is to die were the words OF the eel
ebrated William Hunter, during his last
moments.
"Monlague, in one OF his essays, de-
scribes an accident which left him so
senseless, that he vas taken up for dead
On being restored, however, he says
'Me-thought my life only hung upon my
lips, and | shut my eyes TO help trust II
out, and took pleasure in languiohing
and letting myself GO A writer in the
Quarterly Review records that a gentle
man who had been rescued from drown
ing declared that he had not experienced
The slightest feeling of sufocaliOn. The
stream was transparent, the day brilliant,
and as he stood upright he could see the
sun shining through the waller, with a
dreamy consciousness that his eyes were
about TO be closed on it forever. Yet he
neither feared his fate nor wished 10 avert.
A sleepy sensation, which sooIhed and
gratified him, made luxurious bed OF a
walerY grave"
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1859-10-01
HOM to get HappY.

The happiest man in this world is. the
man of moderate desires. Wealth is an
envable thing; so is distinction; so is
power; so is learning-so are all com
binej. But he who enjoys each or al
Of these, and still vainly desires more, is
not happy. He is no, contenled; and
disconlent is inlelicity. On the contrary
he who has little, yet wants less, is rich,
for he has more than he needs, whether it
be houses or honors, public eclat or Pri-
vate eDjoyments. the result is still the
same. Then what follows :! This prin-
cipal, viz diminish your wants, and you
propor!ionately increase your means OF
gratifying them This is easier than ac-
quiring property, YET in effect il places
YOU in the position Of one worth millions.
~. 7. Mercury.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1859-10-01

ing worth several millions of dollars. He
Owned seYeral hundred negroes, and in
Fayeue County alone, five hundred broad
acres Of the sol belonged TO him. The
Paducah Herald remarks Of Mr.. Wick
life, that as Iaborer he was noled for
his failhfuness, his industry, and the a.
mount Of work which he could pc form.
Allhe whip-saw he was urequaIled, and
on many occasions lie cut down the tim
her aud spill, out five hundred rails day.
In The palmiest days Of his popularity and
wealth lie never ceased 10 boast Of his
achievements as laborer. lie studied
law, while laborer, at night, by the light
of the fire and when first admitted 10 the
bar he gave but small promise of attain
ing the position which he afterwards
won. But industry and perseverance
never fail Of success. and it was verified
in a sigma manner in the case of Mr..
Wickhne. Time very soon dOmonstra-
ted that his studies had developed a very
high order Of genius. Of which his friends
had no, conceived him possessed, and
which only needed culture 10 place him
al the head Of The bar in kentucky. He
was truly great man and in every res
pect was better man than the world gave
him crediI for being. He had bitter enc
mics, who did him great injustice, but he
had many warm friends.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1859-10-01
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The Kentucky millionaire.

The late Robert Wickliie was one OF
the mos, extraordinary men this country
has ever produced. A native of Virgin.
ia, he emigrated 10 KenIucky when a
yOuth-poOr unletlered-and at first earn
ed his bread as day laborer, his compen-
sarion for each day being only The Paltry
sum of fifty cents. And yet this poor
working youth. became an eminent
LAWYER and Statesman. and when he died.
he was the richest man in Kentucky, be-
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1859-10-01
Riot at a Circus in Patterson, N, J.

Riot at CIRCUS Ill Id'ASiSo"' Az "
A dreadful rio, occurred at Len,'s cir
Gus, in Patterson. n, j., on Friday night
last. 1t appears that the seats and all
available places were occupied, and the
proprietors deemed il advisable TO close
the doors. "A gang of loafers and row.
dies, about seventy-ive strong, broke
through The tent, and in their scramble for
seats caused the uPrigh,s 10 give way,
bringing down a mass Of people with
crash, but foriunately y no person was dan
gerousIy injured. After this the rowdIes
became so outrageous in their behavior
that the performance had TO be postponed.
This afforded fresh pretext for a scene
Of lawicssness, and Prelence that they wan
ted their money back, an attack was made
on the tent and property of The company.
The dressing-ient was entirely cut 10 pie
ces, the trunks and boxes were broken
open, and much Of the clothing and ward
robes of the company stolen. A portion ot
the tent was let down for the exit OF the
audience, and women went screaming over
the fields, some of them almost frantic.
while the actors themselves and members
of the troupe rode of 10 their hotel. leav-
ing their property 10 be protected by tho
regular authorities.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1859-10-01

More people die annually from want
of sufficient bran-work than from an eX-
cess Of it. Good health of BODY and mind
depends on each having lis full share OF
exercise and work, and ii would seem
from history that we can better afford the
body 10 be in state of ldssitude than al
low the intellectual powers TO lie dormant.
There may be physical cause for this,
from the fact that much thought induces a
temperate life but the exceptions TO such
rule would be found so enormous as to
show that il was not the only secret. We
are rather inclined TO think shat the most
general rule and the one capable Of the
broadest application, by which to attain to
that great desideratum, "a green old age, "
is 10 give the mind full play-to expand
the powers of thought by reading and
observation, and 10 Danish the fear OF
death, resulting fsom IN exhausted "knOw-
ledge box" We have shown TO what
ages the old philosophers lived, and many
modern ones have been equally long-lived.
Calico and Roger Bacon both lived to
rs, Button died al 81. Goethe and West
vere 50, franklin and Herchel lived 10
81, and Newton and Voltare did not fin
ish their labors until S5. The astronomer
HALEY was sc al his decease, and Sir
Hans Soane was 90. Michael Angelo
and Titan, the great masters OF art, lived
TO SO. These, surely, are instances
enough TO stimulate the individual who
wishes to live long. not to forget 10 culll'
vate The intellectual faculties and imagna.
ton, while he is attending TO the Physl-
cal aids of exercise, cleanliness and tenn
perance. We all think too much Of the
body and neglect the Iigher and dIvlner
part within us We cleanse the temple and
adorn lis pillars, but we forget that the
d"ellsr therein also requires attention
and care Scientific american.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1859-10-01

SALE OF VIRGINIA WATERING PLACES.
The Fauqulre While sulphur Spring
were sold last week. Seven hundred
acres Of land attached TO The properly were
sold 10 Col. WIN. J. Green for S2l per
acre. The remaining portion OF 4IO acres,
and buildings included were sold TO Mr..
Huggln. Of this County, for $4,000.
The watering places known as the Rock
bridge Baths, 10 Rockbridge county, was
sold TO Mr.. Mann, TOR $4,000. The
Cold Sulphur Springs, in the sane county,
were also exposed for sale, but bid in By
The proprelors al S20,O 900.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1859-10-01

The other Gay an Idshman, late from
Erin's fair turf, while at work in a stone
quarry near The city, found a skunk under
lai stone which he was raising. Catch
ing glimpse Of the animal, he stopped
IlIng, and called 10 companion 10 hold
the slone while lie got the kitten, as he
called 1t, out, and not kill the poor thing.
jamie came, held up the slone, while Pat
rick got down on his knees, reached bis
hand under, and pulled out the animal.
Handling it lilhe too rough for ordinary
occasions, he all Of a sudden let go,tprang
up, and with one hand TO his nose sang
oul-"HowIy mither! and 'chat has
That cat been eating 10 gire IL such q
bad breath ?"
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1859-10-01

"Thou must sleep !" Ay, well twas
spoken
Long to sleep shall be thy lot;
But that sIumter will be broken
Ere thy name shall be forgot.
Time shall yet avenge thy story,
Dark with fate, but "cOnqueEing
pain
Pain that dignifes its glory
Then thou hads't mot lived in vain :"
Not in vain-for though thou sleepeth
But with passing ages now,
Yet the hearts thy numbers sweepelh,
Swayed by thee, to thee must bow
Not in vain /; Time cannot sunder
Thoughts on that unrvsled scroll,
Piled pyramid Of wonder,
To appall or shake tho soul.
Thus arrayed in naked grandeur,
Great even in its mortal shrou1
Cold in agony and danger,
Thine had borne, but had not bowed.
Did no. mind which once arrayed thee,
In unfathomed thoughts rebel,
'Gainsl world that had betrayed thee !
Few had borne lis scorns as well.
Yet for this, reviled and hated
Their revenge but paid in scorn,
Thine has ceased, and vengeance stated
But for this "shal they not mourn =
He whose birth was in manger,
l. beneath bat one in heaven
Once betrayed, but now tn avenger,
Yet, like Him, thou hast forgiven.
They have mourned, but could not banisI
From their sight thar guilty tree
Shall thy wrongs, remaining, vanish
While that page is left Of thee d?
But the brow Of God was Ger thee;
Bent above an erring child
And, like thine, his woes before thee,
Were that he was thus reviled.f
Few that bitter cup have tested
Few shall drink its dregs again
Few shall feel thy joys but wasted
None shall taste thy proheEed pain
Thou must sleep when living give'h
Every hour of life 10 know,
Time can give, nor joys that liveth,
Nor can add another woe.
The last words of Lord Byron.
t The comparison here | admit to be
strong one, but cannot deem it profanity, as i
cNalrs the subject Of this poem, while it doe
not detract from II i'm to whom he is compared
The comparison is IN suffering, not in virtues