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Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1870-04-23

Why is ops dollar grsesbsck bencr
Than silver doIlsr. When you fold !,
you double il. and when you open it ycu
find it increases.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1870-04-23
TERMS OF THIS PAPER.
THE SIIEPHERDSTOWN REGISTER

at $3.50 per aunum in advance, or if paid with
IN two months after the date of subsc cription;
il not paid within two months So will be
charged. These terms will be strictly ad-
hCTed to- I-- +.
ADyERTisrMENTs Of one square or less, for
thee insertions or less 80, aud 80 cents per
square for each additional insertion. Larger
ones in the same proportion. The space Of
u lines will constitute SQUARE.
a liberal deduction will be made from the
above rates, on yearly advertisements.
II the number of insertions be not marked
on the advertisement, when sent in, II will be
published and charged accordingly.
Jon PRINriNG Will be executed with neat
ness and despatch
All JOB Work and Advertisements must be
paid for when handed in.
All personal communications will be charged
for a, the rate Of 50 cents per square, l2 lines,
for one Insertion.
To avoid any misunderstanding on the part
oC TIE Annual Advertisers, it is proper to state
distinctly that their privilege only extends to
their own immediate business Real Estate, Le-
cal aud I'll other advertisements sent by them
TO be an additional charge, and no variation.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1870-04-23
VIII You Take A Sheep.

An old farmer about the time that the
temperance reform was beginning to exert
q hes,hful influence in The country, said
TO bis hired man
jonathan did not think 10 mention
to you when hired you that think Of
trying 20 do my work this year without
rum. How much more mus, give you
TO DO .wllhoui l'
"Oh don'l care much about it )" said
Jonathan, you may give me what you
please"
"Well," said the farmer, II will give
you sheep in the fall if you will do
without"
"Agreed," .sid Jonsthan.
The oldest con then said
Father, will you give me sheep TOO
if DO without rum :"
"Yes Marshall, you shall have sheep
if you do without
The youngest son, a stripping, then
said
Father will you give me sheep il l
do without p
Yes Chsndler,you shall have a sheep
sl.o il you will do without rum"
Presently Chandler spoke again:
Father hsdn't you better take sheep
tho p
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1870-04-23

A CHAPLAIS. We notice thai tie
California Legislation, ore particular a. t.
who prsys for them. and there 10 lsdom
10 this prudence. For instance, recently
The Rev. w. 7. Lucky. principal Of tie
Calilornis State Normal School and chap
lain of The San Quentin peniicniisry, Wa.
on a visit 10 Sacramento. and being IN tho
Senate chamber one morning al The open
ing OF The session. he was requested 10
open The proceedings by prayer, end did
so in the following manner:
"OS, Lord. We pray Thee that Thy
mercies may DO extended 10 these poor
men. who have been sent here from all
paris OF The State. convicted Of ,atiou,
crimes sed ml.demesnors have mercy
upon them, We beseech rhee. while ,hey
are here serving ou, the times fr which
they were sent and when they have sev-
ec aud are dismissed from these walls,
may ihey return to their homes better
men. and in lime may they become USE
lul and upngb. citizens and honorable
members Of society. Amen.
II 10 said that II would be hard 10 De.
scribe the scene which followed.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1870-04-23

Ii is said thai The widow OF Sronewsll
Jackson is about!o re,msIry.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1870-04-23

SORRY FOR HIN A rich man, in a
costly csrrIsge, by careless driving,
brought his carriage against The wagon Of
q isbOrer. II wss The rich Dsn's fault
hat the two vehicles came in collision.
The lsborer's wagon was heavily loaded,
bu, he gave more than half the road. The
man in the carriage abused bin sadly.
while they were exwics,ing the vehicles.
When he had driven on, the companion
Of the lshorer said, Il should not have
taken his sbuse as patiently as you did,"
Poor fellow, | am sorry for him, said
the lsborer.
Poor heis worth half million, and
is laying more every day.
lie is no, laying anything in heaven,
and an afraid re never will. He slo
be pltied!'
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1870-04-23

"WoxAN's RlGHTs. "a writer sn
s~er. the question "Wha, are Woman.
Rights = thus:
The rishr TO wake when other, sleep;
The riglt 10 watch, The right 10 weep;
The right to comfort in distress,
The right 10 soothe, The right 10 bless
The riehi TO clothe and feed The poor
Tire night 10 teach them 10 endure;
The rlgh, 10 dry the orphans tear (;
The right the Widows heart 10 cheer;
The rish, when other friends have flown
And |, # the sufferer all alone,
To kDeel th!, dying couch beside,
And meekIy point 10 him who died 4;
The right happy home 10 make
10 any cline for Jesus sake:
Rights such as these are all we crave
Until our Ia,i-a peaceful grave.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1870-04-23
ALL THE YEAR
ROUND.

THE subscriber h,, for some time past tried
i To establish in this part Of the country,
REGIIIAR GROCERY STORE.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1870-04-23
4 Small Lot
Fire and Fall Back !

Shephcrdstown, Feb. 10 II
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1870-08-26

Ma. EDITOR Il saw in your last
sue where you propose TO REFUGE
the price of your valuable paper to
Two Dollars to clubs Of twenty FIVE,
money sent in advance. |, for one,
have gone 10 work for the rumber,
and l think it very likely to succeed.
Some of our people are so stingy that
they even ask me to take produce for
thei: subscriptions, and let me say to
you that We have as good land and
as good men, as pretty young ladies,
and as many babies as any locality
10 The county OF Giles, and all they
need in the world is to convince them
that they must pstronize their home
paper. Our town is situated on the
Florence road, four miles west Of
Prospect Station, on the n. & D. r
K in healthy, rich cou"try, wn e
cur people are all good divers and a
reading people. Th4re are two store
houses, occupied by Messrs. Hardy
i Smith, who, by their clever little
Rupe clerkiag for them, sell about
ten tb0usand a year, with a hand
some prof.; the other by w. j.
Parks d. Co. who have long, gang
Cling sort Of clerk called Long
Tom" sell the same, if noe more than
fifteen thousand. There are also two
retail groceries, one owned by West
Inmap, The other by MilI (Big Mars
as he is called. A good Church,
Mas mic hall and a good school.
tsught by Prof. Meadows, two doc
tors, and still why Is it 50 few take
the CITIZEN. Respectfully,
BETHEL.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1870-08-26
TIE NAN
Condensed News.

The Paris Journals OF the % ] say
dispatch has ben received from
Bazqine in which the Marshal de-
clares his intention of remaining near
Metz. without giving fuller explana.
ton. The dispatch admits that his
communicates were at one time en-
dangered. but are now secure. The
general headquarters of the French
army on Sunday night were few
miles west of Rheims.
From London dispatches of the
% /, from German sources. We gath
er the loIIow ofth military situation:
The twelve Prussian Corps are
now between MeIz and Thionville.
and the reserves are TO keep up the
Communication between Prince Fred
erick Charles and steinmetz. The
fortress Of Metz is enclosed on all
sides. Communication b.twe en-,
Cnalous and Paris is cut of. TIC
headquarters Of the Crown Prince.
are at Barbecue McMahou and
Failley are still retreating to cover
Paris. Il was reported on The %
that the Crown Prince has with
drawn his advance on Paris, and has
gone to the support Of the Prussian
armies west Of Me,z. the position of
the latter being threatened with a
formidable attack from B4zaine, who,
it is said, has been reinforced ty
Mention. The Opinion Rationale,
under the caption Of Keep Cool, "
predicts defeat OF Prussiaus as a re-
sui; of the pending combiua ion l.;
is almost certain an interposi;ion Of
the great powers of Europs in the
Franco Prussian question, will take
place within a few days. The bonn
bardment of foul has comm need
The Emperor's headqua fters were at
Rheims. and Mem hons at Cain
cclIas.
A depatch from London on the
24.h says it is reported that there
was another engagement Sunday re-
suItin favorably TO the French.
The following is the very latest
from the seat Of war -
Metz is entirely Isolated. The
Prussians are storing on the vest ia
lha, vicinity. McMahon is strongly
posted on the plains Be ore Chaions
with heavy detachment at ST Meut-
baud, Eerdun aad Rheims, He has
l75. 600 men uLder his command.
aud is well supplied with food aud
ammunition for ar.Illeiy.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1870-08-26
District Meetings.

We hardly think il necessary to
remird the voters of The different dis
tricts OF Giles county that tomorrow
week is the day upon which they al e
to meet and select delegates 10 the
County Convention which assemblies
in Pulaski on tbs Monday following
for the purpose of electing delegates
to a Gubernatorial and Congressional
Convention. We believe our people
are fully alive to the importance Of
the subject and will act prom hy
and decidedly.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1870-08-26
No ointment.

Gen. JNo c. BRowN, our candi-
date for Governor, in assuming tbo
Chair as President of the late Con-
s.i,utional Convention, uttered the
f.llnWing noble aud pf9io'io senti-
ment:---
Let rs raise ourselves above the passions
and prejud.cos of the hour, - dare to hc
just and generous. regardless Of the kagnpta-
tons prompting a contrary course. We can
not, We must not, be uumindtuI Of the great
changes that have impressed themselves up
on our history. Let Ip- accept the sitna-
ton, and not scoI, to after circumstance
which have passed hey ond our control"
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1870-08-26
Sensible.

The Humboldt Indsx, in noticing
that several editors 9 State bave
been called upon to - for tie Leg
islature, makes the following pointed
and sensible remarks:--
Goodness knows we have need OF
someoody in that body y no has Some
sense abou! news paper advertising
SOMEBODY who will blot out OF tn
statute book the presumptuous, silly
act requiring newspapers 10 publish
legal advertising a price that would
stGrYe a church mouse, and instead
authorizs it to be done in the paper
having the largest circu lation. and
paying for it the price that the pub
lisher charges other people. The In
dex will never support any man for
| the Legislature 10 the future who is
sApch al egregious ass as to suppose
lat we can be compelled to work in
I~eAat way"
The last paragraph speaks f3r US.
We would like TO know how the as :
! Pirants for the Legislature aud Senate
ia this county and district stand up
on this question.
It is believed to be a certainty that
Gen. Brown can carry larger Con-
servatiVe vote in East Tennessee than
anv man in the Safe. A private
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1870-08-26
Sinking Slowly


Diseases that progress rapidly to 4 crisis
are not the only ones to be dreaded Cenk-
err or dry rot does notb blast a tree so sudden
~ as a stroke oflghtning. jhai.uuIoss ares
ted, it destroys it as -certsS Apd Ia like
manner chronic debility, although it docs
not kill with the swiftness ofyelIow fever, is
as sure to sap the springs of life eventually
as any acute disease, if not checked by in
MIGRATING medication. There issometling
ineXpres~ibly touching in the spectacle Of
premature decay. Larguor pal o. cmacia-
ton, depression ofspirits, end a dlstaste for
eXertion. are its ordinary symptoms and
they should be promptly met by tonic treat
ment. The best invgorant and exhilarant
that can be administered in case of this
kind is uostetter's Stomach Bitters. The
stimulating principle of the preparation
rous the dormant energies CT the system,
aud the strengthening and regulating prop
critics give Il permanent ard hcalthful i'm
pulse to the vital forces thus brought into
play. The appetite Is re awakened. the
process of ges.ion and assimilation are
quickened, the quality of the blood improv-
cd, the secrcucns become mole natural, and
every organ u at contributes to the nourisL-
mcntof the body uudergocs salutarS change.
BY these means the repair OF The physical
structure is effected and its health and yigor
restored. In no class of diseases has the be-
ncfcent operation Of the Bitters heon more
marked and striking than III those; cEarac-
tcrized by general debility and nervous pros
tration. Ladies affected with these ailments
find in this most wholesome ofall tonics and
correetives the safest and suIest means Of
relief. 1t is strong TO restore and Poweriess
to iniure StcL is the uniform testimony
Of ''v.5u Is Of Witnesses"
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1870-08-26
Impacsibie.

The road Just the other side OF
Alex. Carter's. within one mile Of
town, right now in August, is al
most impossible. Horses go into the
mud up 10 the neck, and wagons and
buggies are stuck there daily. Fiue
inducements for people out ia that
direction to trade, with Pulaski. Just
keep quie: smaih inactive. Pu-
laski bg Is men, and you will see
the trad8 OF the western portion of
the county slipped from you and go
ing to stations on the rail DAD north
and south Of you The people econp
buiid -turnpikes. bat in tie name of
decency they ought to Put a Bottom
to that road.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1870-08-26


The Democratic Conservative Party
Many of our cotem poraries are still
Cling about the name by which
we ought to designate that grea; par
ty IN Tennessee and in the Soul,
whr;h opposes R4 dicalism. Some
in sist that it should be called the
Democratic party. becauee that is
the name Of the party, aud the only
- party in the North opposed to Radi-
Ecalisrl. and that, as they have per-
feet Organization there and are fight
ing our common enemy, We should
range ourselves under their banner
8 and adopt their party name. Upon
the other hand there are those who
assert that the d mOcracy of the
North and the opponents of Radical
ism 10 the South hold few or no prin-
ciples 10 common, and are actuated
In their contests against that party
by totally different feelings. Now.
without expressing an opinion as to
The correctness of either Of these
views, we would It mind our coiem-
Poraries that previous to the late war
che Republican, or. as it is now call
I ed, the Radical. party had 10 "Iocal
habitation" in the South, but was
C ,afued exclusively to the North and
FVas the great party in that sec
iio1 which opposed the Democracy.
The opposition party in the South
was composed of that political ele-
N ut which constituted the old Wing
party, and Which, after that party
name ceased TO exist, was called a,
different times the Know Nothing -
party, tho Constitutional Union"
party, and which. as we;GlI knew,
had no sympathy with the Radical
party Of the North. But the eyents
Of the war established the Radical
party in the SoIth, and, though small
St first, it grew into a powerful or
gtuizetion by The help Of bayoDets,
aud by the absorption into its ranks
Of the needy, the adventurous and the
uuprincipled OF both the old parties,
drawn thilker By the opportunities
offered Of plundering the people
In order 10 defeat this party in the
last election, as we'll IS 10 all the
elections held in Tennessee since the
war cl1sed, those who called them
& Ives Democrats and those VINO cali
ed themselves Conservatives united
-'ormed a fusioE--and by their
m5iued strength, exsrted together
as enc party, we gained the great
!ilierl victory last summer. NJ CON-
sentative or Democrat stopped tn II
to irqnire the name OF tie party " ilh
which he was acting. Neither eIe-
III nj composing the party considered
self the mere atty Of the other. but
Zach re ,arded itse.f and regarded the
other as part and parcel of the s,nle
pH.Iy Iuasmuch. then, as our party
was formed by tusion of the two old
Iariies. let Us call j! by that name
which exactly EXPOSES its compost
tion-the D-mocratic and Couserva-
tive PITY.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1870-08-26

CN8 HUNDRED DOLL AIS

That one tablespoonful of ENGLISH FE-
MALE BITr@R$ contains as much medic
inal properties as one bottle OF any of the
pleasantly tartcd common advertised bitters
of tie DAY The medical profession to de-
eide question Be it understood that En-
gIisn Female Bitters Is not a beverage. but
Is n powerful Iron and Vegetable Tonic com
Liued. curiL z long standing chronic fem ale
conplaints-in every direction.
Pnt up inIarge bottles at $3.50 per bottle,
or six bottles for $500, and sold By drug
sists and merchant every where.
J. P. DR0MG00LE & CO.,
ProPrictors, Memphis. Tenn.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1870-08-26

Empty Bittcrs Bottles, of various styles,
can be found around almost every dwelling
and cabin thr ughout the land. Their tusto
is pleasant, and are advertised 70 cure almost
every disease, while the manufacturers knew
thay possess no medicinal properties what
ever. Ihey are 50 many DISCUSSES for eX-
ccedingly ommon beverages which do not,
nor cannot possibly cure any one.
Beware Of these pleasant biJters in q~art
bottles. they con ain sting for your vIt,tI>,
and lie who buys them carries ''toPer's''
grog into his mouse. One man who knows
notlir about medicine, says his big bottles
of common stuff will cure chills and lever,
rheumatism a2d consumption; another,
whose bottle is very fancy cures all inpur-
tiles of the blood, makes oil 1 men young,
casts out devils, restor-s 81 ght to the blind,
and numerous other miracles; while yet an
other, who presuTnes every man a drunkard,
proposes to c; re collie, iEgrowing nails. vel
low fever. heart disease ana love-sick mai
dcns We know they make no such cures,
VIC know the people It large are deceived
and swindled, and as we desire to ventiIate
these common humbugs, make the following
challenge TO one and al
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1870-08-26
ENGLISH FEMALE BITPBRs,

The only aoknowle oed Uterine Tonic and
Femal Regulator known, viii cure all these
complaints above mentioned in an incGedi-
bly, short time. The BItter> at once arouses.
strengthens and restores the womb TO is
natural condition, removing distractions,
relieving pain and regulating the moH thly
PERIOD. Wonder stands pale, feeble and
lunguid girl, Just bu sting into womanbood !;
she IS the pride Of all. bat bark she silently
steals pickle, eats chalk, ora slate pencil;
10 appetite for food; Size Turns with du,l
eye and seeks solitude; her eye no longer
49,; her merry laurhis no longer heard
ringing through the air; she InoIes about
with b.oodless lips nd gums, with head
ache, palpiJauon, constipation, swimming
oftac head, cold feet and hands, melancholy !;
SIZE has coated tongue, offensive breath,
ina q host ofcvIls to numerous % mention.
" hen 4 eglected all these symptoms be
come aggravated, there is sick stomach.
heartburn, a dar line settles under the eyes,
the legs and ankles are swo en- tie hair los
cs its gloss and falls oil, there is bTittleucss
nd splitting I T the finger nails, swollen abb
dCmen, extreme nervousness, f etfainc>S.
pains and aches, dry cough, Hysterical Fits.
rupiL prOstrutiOn, epilepsy and death Ii
You OF any ofyour friends are thus afflicted,
send al once for bottle Of English Female
Bittcrs ana be cured. Its effects are magic
in such coETlaints Surely n mother WIN
delay OF post 2one this duty until
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1870-08-26
PHOTOGRAPHIC.

d. l. GREGORY, formerly with c.
$. judd, of ShelbyvilIe, has taken an inter
est in the gallery orc. a. Han. of this place,
and is prepa red to make all kinds of pic
lures known to the art. Give them call.
.-l iuy1-tf
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1870-08-26

BLOOMIN YOUNG GIRL s.

NildIe-aced matrons, those ut the critical
Terioa. and the aged grandmother. are all
oUIeC~5y the use of our English Female Bit
now prescribed and used by physicians
- over the country.
Ifvou ave troubled with Falling Of the
Womb, attended with 4 sense ofwcigit and
bearing down pain in the back and SIDE and
other attendant evils. English Female Bit
tiers viii give entire relief.
Those at the turn OF life, =" mothers after
confinement, and all others male or female
who are conyalesccnts from any Protr0cted
or facilitating complaint, who gain strength
slowly, ard y hose digestion is slow and i'm
perfect, Will find these Btters the very
thing their system demands. 1t gives a
powerful appetite, aids and assists diges-
lion, arouses the liver, strengthens mehtul-
~ and physically, and fills the whole sys-
TEN with. pure crimson blood coursing
through its channels.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1870-08-26
M0uaaY, Aug 2oL}. 1870,

sell atpublic sale to the highest bidder on
the premises, on a credit of & y months,
with Interest, the tract Of az acres of land
mentioned in the pleadings belonging to j
d Terry, situated in the II.h civil district OF
Giles county, on the waters Of Blue creek,
adjoining the lands Of Robt CaIuthers, Dog
EFT and others | .
Notes with approved security required and
lien retained. aug5 "A. con c Is m.
Mary c uammonds ct ais vs. James jam
moudS ct ais. .-r
DURSUANTt to p decree of the Chancery
1 Court at Pulaski in the above cause, l
viii. ON ------- -
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1870-08-26
"Barret.'s'' hsrmlcss a. water.

Crop reports from the South are
generally encouraging. though the
late rains have caused soma shedding
of cotton. The unfavorabl4 reports
given by some Of tie country papers
ara pat out with the idea that they
will influence higher prices for cot
ten, which is al vanity.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1870-08-26

L R Meadows VS. Elizabeth Coleman ct ais.
I n this cause it appear to the satisfaction
j ofthe Clerk d Master from atiidavits filed
that the defendants, Elizabeth Coleman,
Daniel Coleman, Martha Coleman, Eliza
Thatch. RUbbin Coleman and Frank Cole
man are uon-rc>idcutS Of the State Of Tenn
esscc, so that the ordinary process CT This
court caunot be served on them: On motion
it is therefore ordered that publicati on DC
made for four weeks in succession in the Pu-
laski Citizen. newspaper published in the
defendants to be and appear ON tic first day
of the next term Of the Chunccry curt, to
he held Jor tie county of GILES at the cci.rt
house in Pulaski on the lst Monday in Sep
TENDER next and answer compluiuauts hill,
or the same VIII be Ia ken for confessed as to
them and set tor hearing ex- partc.
aUg5 y. cox, c d m,
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1870-08-26

DRCMGOOLB & cos BUCHU

The hest and cheapest combination for all
affections of the Kidneys and Bladder ever
offered to the pubic. 1t is prepared by reg
u.ar physicians and used by the pretess ion.
Price 81, or Xix bot: IS for So; Sold by
druggists and merchants every where.
J. P. DR0MG00LE s CO.,
juE l5-ly Memphis; Tenn.