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Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1869-04-24
NEW YORKER.

NEYMOUR & MORGAN'S NEW YORK
- COMBINED REAPER AND MOWER,
which we can safely recommend to the farmers
the best that has ever been offered. We
challenge competition, and would advise oil
persons 10 want Of good Machine 10 exam.
inc and give II trial be fore purchasing.
The Reaper can be seen al all times ht our
place Of business.
WYSONG & CUTTINGS,
Sole Agents.
Dufields Depot, April II, 1863.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1869-04-24
$4,000 Shingles

April 24-3I JOHN MARSHALL.
ERENCH Mustard in jars. for sale q.
L Billings Drug Store.
NURSING Bottles, for sale at
~ Billings Drug Store.
UUBBELLS Bitter Wine OF Irou,at
Ill Billings Drug Store.
IF you hav'nl much money you can boy
j Coat at Licklider's Cheap Clothing
House, for 8 25. Pants for the ssue. and
vest for almos, nothing. Come and see.
april "a Lloyd LickGder.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1869-04-24

t. Fine lNsURANcC.-We are glad TO
observe that the Valley Fire Insurance
Company, Of Yves, Va, ian advertise.
ment of which can be seen in another
column have at last been properly or.
canned and is IN regular working order.
With such men as lhOseS hacing control Of
the affairs, The Company cannot help but.
Prove success. 1t is based upon a solid
and substantial foundation, ard We COM
mend it TO the public al large,
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1869-04-24
NOtice.

9RHE Supervisors OF the County of JEFF
( ferson will meet at CH.9RLES-
TOH.N, Yves, Va. on MONDAY The
oath dsy Of MAY, 1869. for the purpose
of settling with the Township and Coun-
ty Officers whose accounts are 10 be set
tied with said Board.
JOHN d. STALEY,
President.
Nj. L. lNGLEs. Clerk.
April "a. 1869. 4w
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1869-04-24

Dry Goods. Notions. H.rlware. Boots.
Shoes, Has. Caps. Groceries,
aud every class Of Goods usually kept an
country store. They have been bought with
care at the lowest Cash prIcc', the advantage ~
which We viii give To our customers. Our
motto is ''QuiCk Sales and Small Profits" We
have determined not TO keep goods upon tie
shelves 10 IOoP at, IT requires too much capt.!
10 do so. Persons looking to their interest
would do well 10 give Va a call, examine our
Stock and satisfy themselves before purchas-
ing elsewhere. We have determined 10 keep
up the reputation for Cheap Goods 1T the Old
Hunter Stand.
We keep constantly on hand Hawks best
Family Flour
All kinds of Produce taken 10 exchange fer
Goods, aud the highest Cash prices paid Tor
Wheat, Rye, Oats aud Corn.
WYSONG 3 Cuttings.
April l., 1869 II
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NEW SADLER SHOP
ELK BRANCH.

PilE services Of a competent and expe
i rIenced work man hes been engaged,
and we propose 10 conduct the bu.ine.s
in all It's branches. We guarantee wo,l.
to be we'll done and OF good nsteris!
Orders for Brides. Collars, Harness
Saddles. &C., solicited. Especial alien,
ton given to all kinds OF repairing. Pfi.
ces moderate. J. S. MELVIN.
April "a, 1869. #
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1869-04-24

H% SAVINGS BANK.-We are pleased
30 state that steps are taken by several Of
our leading ciGzens TO have established q
Savings Bank in our town. and that 8
certificate Of incorporation has been issued
out VI The Secretary Of States office, for
she ssne to David Bllmyer. B. F. Harri-
son. j. P. A. Enller. William Righ,s,ine,
James Ii. Shepherd. John ID. Stsley and
George VI. Bellzhoover. under the name
of "The Jefferson Savings Bank" Thy
set forth in their application Iha, they de-
sire TO form the association "lor the pur-
pose Of inresImen, and ssfekeeP:ng Of
such money SIS may proceed from The III
dusuy and economy of the ciIiEens Of the
town and country; 20 receive transient de.
posts and conduct such other financial
operations By Jiscounlug notes drafts end
bills Of exchange as may AID the prospect
ty Of lie community" The principal
office is,to be kept a, this town. and the
charter il 10 eXpiFe April LIST. 1889. Sew
snieen hundred and fifty dollars have been
subscribed to The capital stock, On which
the required per cent has been paid in.
The privilege OF Increasing the capital TO
one hundred thousand dollars i. asked and
granted said additional stock to be diyi-
dad into shares of twenty dollars each.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1869-04-24

%. The Corner Stone Of the NJ. T..
Church South, al BejingtoH, (the Lics)
BeIke'ey counly, w. Va, will be laid 4,
with appropriate ceremonies, on Monday
the l71h of May next. Addresses will be
delivered by ministers from abroad. The
1lsrtInsburg Lodge OF Mssons are to per.
form he ceremony, and they will invite
the Masons Of Chsrics,own, Shepherds,
Inwn. Winchester, Brucelown. Smith.
field, Bunker Hill, aad iIedgesv!IIe, TO be
present. Also the Mssons of Hsgers,own.
Sharlsbrrg. Boonsboro'. Md. The Odd
Fellows OF Hehgesyile will lake psJl. aud
!qv!e Ihc Odd Fellows OF The above
named places TO Join them, aud also the
ODD Fellows Of Cearsrrlng, Nd. Rev.
a. ". Nelson. Of Baltimore. and perhaps
Rev. Nelson Head will be Iresen. All
aho ministers of this district IN connection
Yi!h ,hs Meth odisl Church, South. and
she ministers OF al! other denominations
sre cordially invi:ed 10 be present. Ii is
the pnrpose 20 secure the grove around
tie Sulphu. Spring for DInner. Horse
feed WI be furnished at reasonable
price, so TIA, man aud baasl can be fed.
AZ cGorl will be made 10 secure the ser.
wees OF the Martinsburg Bsud-if that
rsnHoi be had. then some Other will be
present. On the whole. The occasion
omises t. c me of inter 8 aud will
doubtless attract large crowd Of visitors.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1869-04-24

At J. S. Fleming's Cheap Cash
NTORE you can ge, the best Tobacco
y and Cigars, writing Paper and Envel-
opes, Paper Collars. and a foil stock OF
Shoe Findings. april "a
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BLACKSMITHING.
THE OLD HUNTER STAND
Duf1icld's Depot.

Evu The undersigned having just re-
rs TUNED from the East, they are now
- prepared 10 offer TO The Public n
% large aud well selected assortment
Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1869-12-16
American SILK Manufactures.
The extent Of the manufacture of si]

The extent of the manufacture of silk
in this country is not generally known.
Many otherwise intelligent persons are
unaware that any silk is produced here,
aud others again think its manufacture
is pretty much confined to France
This is great mistake. In 1855 there
were 10000 English silk-looms, con-
suming 5,500.OOO pounds of silk, and
producing goods worth s45, 900, ,000.-
Besides this. in 1860, England i'm
ported from France silk goods Of the
value Of Gl,3O2,6l2. In 1866 it had in
creased to 96,694,394. The United
States at present import raw silk to the
amount OF &c, 900, cooper annum, and the
value of silk goods made in the Uni
ted States may be taken at $40, 900, 900.
The great silk centre is Paterson, n. j.,
where there are now sixteen factories.
The capital invested amounts to g..
900, 600. In Philadelphia there are
twenty factories, employing four hund-
red men and fifteen hundred girls and
women. The capital invested is esti-
mated at S1,5OO,000. In the city of
New York there are seven or eight
thousand hands employed in making
trimmings, weaving ribbons and dress
goods, the invested capital being s2,-
100000. Besides these, there are fac
tories at Yonkers, Schoharie, Hartford,
Willimantic, aud at Northampton and
Florence in Massachusetts.
Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1869-12-16

The following "Vinegar Story is vouched
for BY the Christian Witness, illustrating the
kind Of liberality that sometimes prevails
among church parishioners:
"Mr. - is still living?"
80! yes; one of the best men in the parish;
not very liberal, but o good man and very
rich"
"What does he do for your support7'
swell, not much, but he pays his pew rent"
"Does he sell vinegar now?"
"Oh. yes; he has one Of the largest or
chards in the parish and is so conscientious
that his cider is all made into vinegar"
"Does he give you any of his vinegarT
s.Not he'
So it was in my day. His vinegar was
made to sell. When his daughter sickened
and died. wentthere almost every day, about
five miles off. When she died she had great
funeral, and sat up most OF the night to write
funeral sermon. l called the next day
Then few days after went, and thought 1
would carry my vinegar jug, which just then
happened to be empty. The jug was filled.
did not like to take it away without offering
to pay for it, and so l said, as meekly as pos
sitle. "What shall pay your
"Well, said the parishioner, ~ generally
charge twenty-five cents gallon, but seeing
as how you have been so kind to me in
trouble, ETC., l won: charge you but twenty
cents"
At this time had eleven children and was
living on salary Of six hundred dollars per
annum.
Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1869-12-16

Mr.. A. .. Burnell, who visited this
State last August, communicated the
fopowlng to the Danville, N. Y, Ad-
veftiser:
ave found Iowa all our fancy
painted her-two hundred miles from
north to south, three hundred miles
from east to west, and containing four
hundred square miles more than our
own Empire State. Iowa has a wealth
of arabic land, OF which she may well
boast, and she doesn't fail to do her
share of boasting. The State is
bounded on the east, south and west
by the Mississippi, Missouri, Big Sioux
rivers, and on the north by Minnesota,
which was once included within it's ter
ritorial borders. A large part of Iowa
is rolling prairie land barren of trees,
but with rich productive soil. Nei.
thcr ak nor stump puller is required
by the tarmer-he can run out the lines
OF his farm in the morning and com.
mcnce plowing in the afternoon. The
prairies resemble the long swclls of the
sea, and a drive OF many miles over
them reveals an ever changing horizon
and scenes of landscape beauty which
cannot be adequately described TO the
eastern man whose vision has always
been bounded by the near rising screen
of pastured hill or wooded slope. The
prairie is now covered with thick
carpeting Of coarse grass which makes
good pasturage but has sombre look;
earlier in the season, with its bright
garniture of jessamines, honeysuckles,
wild roses and violets, these same prai-
ries are one vast flower garden, the very
"Gatcs Ajar," from whence comes the
breath OF Eden and happy glimpse
OF that Beautiful Land where the flow.
ers arc ever blooming" All summer
long the ''sweet winds Of the southland
west gratefully cool the heated brow
but alas! in winter the poetry OF prai-
rie life is quickly dispeliel by the bel
low OF the great north and northwest
winds which can take the hair off
Scotch terrier in five minutes and chill
stout John Falstaff to the marrow in
ten"
Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1869-12-16
Reciprocity With Canada.

a reciprocity treaty, similar to the
one made IN 1854 with Canada, and
terminated at the instance of our
Government in 1864, is now being
urged upon the President. But it is
understood that he is opposed to such
q treaty, and has refused to have any
consultation on the subject with the
Canadian agent, Mr.. Rose, who is now
in Washington urging forward the
matter. There is also another Canadian
agent, Mr.. Audln, in Washington, rep
resenting the anti-reciprocity element
Of his country, and seems to have the
inside track. It is claimed, under the
late treaty, that Canada prospercd and
grew rich off of trade, but since its
suspension her trade has languished
under commercial depression.
The tory part of Canada, who were
against us during the late rebellion, are
anxious for a renewal of the treaty, and
the party who desire annexation to
this country are against it, thinking
that continuance Of depression will
drive the tories into an alliance for an
nexation. -[Des Moincs Bulletin.
Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1869-12-16
A Miracle Of Honesty.

At party one evening, several con
tested the honor Of having lone the
most extraordinary thing. A rever.
enc gentleman was appointed Judge Of
their rcspo i've pretentions.
One produced his tailor's bill with a
receipt attached to it. A buzz went
round the room that this could not be
outdone, when
A second proved that he had just
arrested his tailor for money that was
lent him.
The palm Is his, was the cry, when
the third put in Ills claim.
"Gcntlemen." said he, II cannot
boast of the fcats Of my predecessors,
but have rctuned to the owners tw o
umbrellas that they left at my house.
I'll hear no more, cried the arbitra-
tor This is the very acme of honesty
of which l never knew one capable
The prlze--
Hold--cried another, I have done
still more.
Impossible, cried the whole compa-
ny. Let us see.
Itook my county paper twenty years,
and have paid for it every year in ad-
vance.
He took the prize.
Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1869-12-16

We have all heard of Sir Boyle Roche 3
blunders. Dickens gives an account of some
OF those which, happily, are preserved In one
of his speeches he said:
'Sir. ! would give up halfway, the whole
OF the Constitution, to preserve the remain-
der"
This, however, was parliamentary.
Hearing that Admiral Howe was in quest
of the French. he remarked, somewhat pleas.
antly, that the Admiral would "sweep the
French fleet off the face Of the earth."
By-ani-bye came dangerous times Of disaf-
fcction. and honest mems lives were insecure
Sir Boyle writes from the country to friend
in the capital this discouraging view Of his
position:
"You may judge" he says, 'of our state
when tell you that write this with . sword
in one hand and pistol in the o,her.''
On one occasion when the famous letters 10
the Public Advertiser were attracting univer-
| sal attention. Sir Boyle was heard to complain
bitterly of the attacks of q certain anonymous
writer called Junus. He it was who recount
ed that marvellous performance in gymnastics,
when, in tumult of loyalty, he "stood pros
trate at the feet of his sovereign" lie it was
who denounced in withering language the
apostate politician who ''turned his back upon
himself" lie it was who introduced to the
public notice the ingenious yet particularly
confused metaphor Of the rat:
''Sir." he said, addressing the Speaker Of
the Irish House, 81 smell rat. see him
floating in the air; but, mark me, l shall yet
nip him in the bud"
There was the famous speech which con.
founded generations:
Il don't sec, Mr.. Speaker, why We should
put ourselves out Of the way to serve posterity.
What has ever postcri,y done for us?'
He Was little disconccr.ed by the burst Of
laughter that followed, and proceeded to ex-
plain his meaning
''By postcrity, sir, do not mean cur anees-
tors, bit those who come Immediately after
them"
His invitation to tho noblcman on lis tr:v-
els vas hospitable and well meant, but equiv
ocal
"I hope, ny lord, il ever you conc within
mile Of ay house, you'll stcy there all night.
lie it was who stood for the prefer iimcn>
sions Of the wine bottl,, and proposed ta Pa--
liament that it shculd te radc compulsory
that every "pin: tcttlc should contain quart
Very pleasant, aad yet perfectly Ineligible
was his meaning-though it unhappily took
the fatal bovine shapc-in his reauke to the
shoemaker when getting shoes for his equity
limbs.
II told you to make one larger than the
ether, and instead Of that You have made one
smaller than the other-the opposite"
Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1869-12-16

CoFFrE AND OysrERs-The plan pro.
posed by Miss Lizzie NJ. Boynton at
the Cleveland Convention, that when
"the women can't argue men into the
notion of giving them suffrage, that
they try the effect Of fragrant cup OF
coffee and dish of oysters is not a
new one, but practice that obtained
as long ago as the good old times when
Adam found himself all alone in the
garden of Eden. It is stated by a
writer az old aud about as reliable as
Josephus, and who was no doubt per.
fectly acquainted with the facts in the
case, that when Satan first spied created
man lying prone in that very nice gar
den, before the breath of lite was
breathed into his nostrils, he sounded
his head, his breast, and Ather portions
OF his frame, but found all solid aud
perfect. No where could he touch a
weak spot, until he tapped the stom-
ach; that was hollow-and the Devil
arrayed his campaignaccordingly. We
know that the apple brought Adam
over to Old Harry's platform. If an
apple could lead the oldest man into
evil ways, how can oysters and coffee
prove otherwise than potent III leading
the men OF tins period into paths OF
pleasantness, peace and woman suf-
frage?-( State Register.
Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1869-12-16
E D i G A 10 N A L .
CONDUCTED BY
j. r. STEWART

The FOLLOWING questions are handed in for
this week. We ask teachers to send solu-
tions:
a. Suppose fly to get on a wheel at the
ground, Immediately under the center, and
remain there till the wheel has moved for.
ward one entire revolution. Through how
much space has the fly passed, the wheel be-
ing inches in diameter.
5. Divide $40 between A and D, 50 that AS
share shall be to BIS share az b.. share ia 10
$40.
We object to any affidavit being offered
which has not direct bearing on the case.
To be corrected.
Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1869-12-16

JOSH BILLINGS SAYs.-A distrikt skoolma St
er: who duz a square job and takes hiz Goldfish
bowls reverently, il better man to>day tew
hav lieing aroand loose than Solomon would
be arrayed in all ov hiz glory.
Solomon wuz better OF writing proverbs and
managing large family, than he would be
tew navigat district skoolhous
Emmy man who haz kept a distrikt skool for
ten years, and boarded around the naber>
hood, ought tew be made q mager- -gineral, and
hav penshun far the rest ov hiz natral days,
and hoss and waggin tew do hiz going
around in.
Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1869-12-16
The Supervisor System.

The subject OF modifying the pres.
ent system of county government, at
the next meeting Of the legislature, has
been discussed in several papers OF late,
and it is certain the matter will come
up at the ensuing session. 1t is not
proposed to go back to the odious one
man power and hardly to the
Commissioners system, but to
SO change the present order as to base
township representation OH population
TO make the matter clear We will take
two or three cases.
In our own county, for example,
Fairvicw township, which includes
Anamosa, has, by last springs census,
population of 3,040, and an assessed
valuation of S555, ,26U. She has thus
e.sixth, very nearly, Of the popula-
ton Of tie county and close on one
ninth the assessed valuation, and yet
has only one.sixteenth the representa-.
ton. Scott county contains fifteen
townships. Davenport, its capital, has
a population of 10000 or more than
two-thirds the entire population of
the county, and has more than half
the assessed valuation. The city
elects four Supervisors and the rest of
the county fourteen. 1t IS nearly
the same with Dubuque, Burlington,
etc. The change sought tor will be to
base representation more nearly ON
population. AS 1t now stands a town.
ship of fifty inhabitants has an equal
power in the Board OF Supervisors
with township OF five thousand
The whole subject will be freely talk
ed over at Des Moines next winter
AS things look, the proposal will be to
make 200 or 2OOO or some other figure
the basis of representation in the
Board OF Superyisors.-[Anamos Eu-
reka.
Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1869-12-16

Spring, without perceiving that nine .tentbs
OF the trouble could have been prevented by .
competent presiding officer. Yet Mrs. II. u.
Stanton Is woman Of unquestioned ability,
and has been steadily attending conventions
for twenty years. 1t is for the sake Of women
themselves that we wish to see this want Of
thoroughness corrected. "Young men cxhort
to be sober>minded," saith the Scripture.
"Young women exhort to be business ss-minded," "
say we.
Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1869-12-16
VOL. ILL.,.
Stlett Ygoetrp.
WOu1dm'e You Like ia KnOyv9

"OuIOn'S You Like to Know
ny JOHN q. SAKE.
l know q girl with teeth Of pearl,
And shoulders white as snow;
She lives, ah well
must not tell
Wouldn't you like to know!
Her sunny hair is wondrous fair,
And wavy in its flow;
Who made II less
One little tress-
Wouldn't you like to know?
Her eyes are blue celestial hue y
And dazzling in their glow;
On whom they beam
With melting gleam-
Wouldn't you like to know?
Her lips are red and finely wed,
Like roses ere they blow;
What lover sips
Those dewy lips
Wouldn't you like TO know!
Her fingers are like lilies fair,
When lillles fairest grow;
Whose hand they press
With fond caress-
Wouldn't you like to know?
Her foot is small and has q fall
Like snow fakes on the snow;
But where it goes
Beneath the rose
Wouldn't you like TO know?
She has o name, the sweetest name
That language can bestow;
'Twould break the spell
If | should tell
Wouldn't you like to know!
Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1869-12-16
Marriage Formula. Among the
Dutch.

(You will.please join your right hands.)
You promise now, you good maa dere
Vot sthands upon de floor,
To dake dis woman for your vrow,
And lub her ebermore;l
Dat you will feed her veil on sourkrout,
Beans, buttermilk and cheese,
And in all tings 10 lend your aid
Vot will promote her case?
Yah!
Yes; and you, goet woman, too
Do you pledge your word dis day,
Dat you will dake dis husband here,
And NIT him always stay?
Dat you will bed and board nit him,
Wash, iron and mend his clothes;
Laugh ven he smiles, weep ven he sighs,
And share his joys and woes?
-Yahl
Veil, den, mitin desc sacred wall,
Nit joy and not NIT grief,
do pronounce you man and wife
Won name. Won home, Won beef.
publish now desc sacred bonds,
Desc matrimonial ties
Before mine Got, mine vrow-mineself,
And all desc gazing eyes.
And now, you bridegroom standing dere,
Tllnot let 60 your collar,
Until you dellme von ding more,
And dat ish; aver ish mine dollar?r