Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1869-10-16

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4. DonI co.Opers,e with hun IN any
efforI he nav make 10 advance the inter.
esls Of the Church.
5 Slly away from meeting when You
can po. sibly find an excuse.
6. Show to the world that you have no
interest in his welfare.
The above rules fsirhlully followed
will ruin the influence Of a1Y preacher,
especially if large number OF his parish
toner's follow them.
WoMAN's GRAvs.-l can pass by the
iomb OF q man with some hat ot calm IN.
difference; but when | survey the grave of
a female 8 SIGH ln,oluntarly escapes NE.
With the toly name OF woman, ! ,ssoci.
ate every soft, tender aud delicate afec-
ZION. | think OF her as Ihe young and
bsshiul virgin, with eyes sparkling. ~!
cheeks crimson with each lmpassioncd
feeling OF The heart: as The chssre and VIZ
tuous nation. tired with the iollles OF the
world. and preparing for 'he grave 10
which she must descend. d, there Is
something IN contemplating the character
of a woman, that raises the soul lar above
the level Of society. She is formed 10
sdorn and humsnlze mankind, 10 sooIhc
his cares and slrew his path with ilOwers.
In the hour oi distress she i The rock on
which he leans Tor support and when late
calls him from existence, her tears bcdew
his grave. Can YOU looS upon her t1mb
without emotion Man has always jus
lice done his memory; woman never.
The pages Ul history he open 10 one; but
tie meek and unohirusive cXrellcnclcs at
The other sleep with her unnoiced IN tho
grave. In her may have shOne Ihe gem
us of poet with the virtues OF a saint
She, too, may have passed along the s'cr.
lie path OF existence. and felt ior Others
as now feel for you -.uOrfimer.
DuN.-The word ''dun' is derived by
some from the French verb donner. mean
ing give by others from the old Saxon
word drmOn, 10 "clamor," but loih OF
those derivatons are wrong. The word
owes lis origin TO famous English ba.
liz named Joe Dunn. in tie time Of King
Henry VIII. who piled his hard trade OF
collecting doubtful debrs with remarkable
success. When every other resort had
failed, creditors would threaten 10 put
| Dunn on their debtors, and hence the
phrase Of duaning is common nova
days.
Five hundred millions in gold was the
r Il. 4
bic Friday. This amount OF gold. upon
a rough estimate, allowing sixteen dollars
10 an ounce, and sixteen ounces 10 tho
pound. and two thousand pounds to The
ton, and one ton 10 each cart would re-
quire thousand carts 10 move it; and al
lowing twenty leeI 10 each horse and car.
the string OF carts would be about tigh,
miles long. No wonder w all street col
Iapsed.
Some excitement has been created al
Columbus, Miss, by the appearance
there Of four immense insects, supposed
TO be Egyptian locusls. They were three
times as large as the common locu Is,
with large black eyes. legs Of erea,
strength. feaihered like Shanghai chick.
en-, tails similarly adorned, and hard
shell covering. The like Of them was
never seen before by tho Oldest inhabl-
ants.
A most horrible accident occurred al tho
fair grounds al Indianapolis. on Friday
last. About four o'clock. while the
grounds were covered with people, The
boiler attached 10 a twenty-five horse
power engine rdning portable saw mill
exploded. Al The time a saving Trial
was going on and large crowds were stan.
ding about the engine and machine. The
engine and sswmIll were torn 10 pieces
and fragments scattered, killing and
wounJlng psrson. IN all directions Nine
teen persons are known TO have been kill
ed, and about 100 seriously Injured.
The PfesbyIery Of the Chesspeske,
composed Of Dr.. Bullock AID Loievre's
churches. the Presbyterian Churches Of
Alexandra aud several counties Of VIZ.
ginis, met in Baltimore on Thursday. A
sermon was preached by the Rev. DR..
Pollock Of Virginia. The Presby,ery
was organized with the Modersior, DR..
Pollock, in the chair, and Dr.. John Pugh
OF WsTenion, Virginia, stated clerk. Mr..
Leftwich preach a, night. Aexandris.
Va, was fixed ss the place, and ihe We'd
nesdsy before The last Sabbath IN April.
1870, sI7i p. M, ss the time for holding
tho next stated session Of The Presbyiery.
! Among The lucky ones in The gold pan
/ ic OF las, week was Miss Pauline Mark
ham. On the day of the panic her bene-
fl took place at Tsnmsny, New York.
and friend told her week before that
/ be had sold . thousand shares Of Central
| New York short for her at l9G. be sup
posing that he would be able 70 clear
thousand dollars az present for the ben
eft. As il was. Central fell from 1916 10
/ I76, and the young lady received cheek
for $40 900 in boqoel.
Candidates are looming up in Virginia
for the vacant Jsdge.bip OF The U. s.
! Circuit Court Of the 9th Circuit. which
embraces the Stale Of Virginia and West
Virginis, North and Sgulh Csrolins, and
Maryland. The pay is $4,000 . year.
Gov. Wells wants it, so does Judge Un-
derwood. Swan OF Ksnsahs county.
likes n. and so does Judce G. n. Lee and