Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1869-06-26
5rAitnriaI RreYities.

prove effective let The patient fill the
mouth with cold water and stand with The
back TO the FIRE until the water bolls. IL
is said 10 be a sure cure.
No fly will light on window which
has been washed with water IN which
little earIick has been boiled. Neither
will muske,o bite person who has been
eating onions.
On the 10Th inst, the burn belonging
10 Polly Solomon, residing few miles
from Harrisonburg was burned. together
with lis contents. The harm was fired
by an insane daughter of Mrs. Solomon.
There will De total eclipse Of the sun
on the 7lh of August 1t will be visible
throughout the United States. The
eclipse will last one hour and lhriy.fve
minutes, the middle being at e o'clock in
the evening.
Southeast Of and near Tere Haue,
Ind, there ate fifty acres Of strawberries,
yielding this season an average OF forty
bushels TO the acre. making total OF two
thousand bushels OF berries.
The ruin Of most men dates from some
idle hour. Occupations is. an armor to
the soul.
A New York correspondent, Of the
Cincinnati Gazette says: A movemen,
has been commenced among some dissat-
isfied Republicans for pressing Salmon
p. Chase Tor President in 1872, and with
a supposed intention Of coalescing with
the Democrats. Hugh Hastings, of the
Commercial Advertiser +; David Dudley
Field, Thomas G. Murphy, and George
Opdyke, are mentioned among The par
ties interested, and Two or three meetings
have been held 10 arrange plans.
Eminent New York and Philadel phia
physicians claim that the Dubois Missis-
quot Powder cures cancer. is adVer-
tsed in this issue.
TO show The success connected with
advertising, all tina, is necessary is 10 read
the history of Helmbold. the Great
Medicine Man." OF New York. When
Ielmbold commenced advertising he was
worth less than $4,000. He is now
worth $4,000, O0O. The first year IN
business he spent $1,000 in advertising.
He now spends 100000. The more
he spends in this direction, he says, the
more he makes.
Hon. Edward VI. Yerger, Of Jackson.
Mississippi. assassinaled Col. Joseph c.
Crane, Mayor of that city, recently, by
s,abbing him in the breast with bowie
knife. The difficulty originated by Yer
ger refusing to pay Crane his taxes. Yer
ger was member of Gen. Breckenridge
staff during The war, and Crane was
member oflhe staff Of Gen. Ames Of the
u. S. troops.
o. F. Preshery has been appointed Su-
pervisor of Internal Revenue for the dis
trio, embracing the States of Virginia and
West Virginia, in place OF Thos. K.
Laird, resigned.
A man who is too mean 10 advertise
farm land he wanted 10 sell, says the
Berkeley Union, pu, written notice in
one OF the hotels The other day. A man
who was inquiring for a small farm, was
referred TO the written notice. He rePl-
ed III can, buy land at fair price OF
any man who does his advertising in that
way. He'll steal the fence, the pump
handle, and barn doors before he gives up
possession.
Lebanon Royal Arch Chapter, No. Q, A. F.
s. A. NJ, al Martnsburg, at its last regular
conyocation, elected the following named gen
tlemen officers for the ensuing year: W. NJ.
Yancleyc, II. P; w. VI. Clark, X; l.. 4.
Luce, S.; II. H. Blackburn, G. H.; r. 6.
Lyle, p. S.; Henry Violet, NJ. 3rd "; James
A. Boyd, NJ. 2nd "; Frank Patterson, NJ. lst
"; b. G. Alburtis, Secretary; T. P. Hollis,
Treasurer; Joseph 5. Chambers, S. s D..
There is man in Chicago who has
vowed he would not shave until Douglass
was elected President. His beard is now
eight fee, long. That beats the longest
beard in Shepherdstown about 6 feet 9
inches.
A turpen,ine dealer in North Carolina,
having become exasPeraied q. bis own
two chlldren--a boy Of five and a girl Of
eigh,--dipped Them in .urpenIine, and set
fire TO their clothes and burned the chill
dren to death, for which the neighbors as.
sembled and dipped him in turpentine and
burn, him 10 death as lie had burnt his
children.
Cholera grape-shot-cherries and green ap-
plcs-havc made their appearance, and
i'gripe's compassion" is the order of the day.
1t was reserved for Frederick county (Va.)
board of registration to decide that a minister of
the Gospel is debarred from registratIsn on &C.
count of the oath taken when applying fer Ii
cense 10 solemize marriages. This was done
in the case of Rev. Noryal Wilson.
The Board of Supervisors Of Mason
county have ordered that their proceed
inps at every session be published in both
the papers Of Iha. county and they be
paid alveItisidg rates for it. A usl and
generous movement, and one thai should
be inflated by every Board in the State.
The Colt family, the heirs and representa-
,iyes OF the revolver inventor, this year return
an income Of about 50, O00, 000,and Mccormick,
the inventor of agricultural implements, returns
about $3.50 900 as the amount OF his income.
Abner c. Trundie, of Leesburg, was arrested
on Monday, BY military authority, and held 10
bail in the sum of $4,000, TO answer the charge,
at such time as Gen. Candy may designate, Of
having discharged from his employ two or three
negroes, because Of their int ntion TO vote the
radical ticket.
The Martinsburg .Nc,c Era says, bold at
tempt was made to rob DIR. Wm. Hunter, last
Friday night HIS chamber is front room on
the lower iloor. On the evening above men
tened. he retired with the window of his room