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Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1870-05-14
Read The following certificate Of DR.. n. II.
Stabler, = Practical Chemist Of Alexandra =
Examination Of Cr;staiIiZed Oil.
ALEXANDRIA, Va,

May ), l-GS.
Specific Gravity, 0,Gs5. boiling Point lGioF
This IS one Of the products OF the dI,iillaton
OF Petroleum, Bnuminous Coal, &c II -
composed of Carbon and II hydrogen, resembling
ordinary Coal Gas IN composition. 1t Is inla-
mable at the usual temperature Of the air but
is not more dangerou. 10 use than Coal Gas.
Like other combustabe bodies u is liable To-
communicate fire by careless handling Like
Coal Gas rs YaPor can be made to explode by
mixing with larger volume Of air. This is
not liable TO occur az ii Is about two and one
half times Heavier than air and occupies The
heaviest space in Tie Lamp, pushing the air
out before It. K. il. STABLER.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1870-05-14
lost Dificult Forms Of Chronic

-
during the las, sixty years So highly indeed
is 1t esteemld, that Tue demand IS constantly
increasing not only at home, Int we are daily
receiving applications for il from The most re-
mote sections Of the country-NorIh, East,
South and West. To NEE! this demand as
well as 10 prevent the puhlic from being fmpo-
sed upon, we have determined to pot this Pre-
pa-ation in such a form thath may be within
reach Of every body every where. df '''''
Other Preparations, far IN fcrfer 10 he gen''-
inc, having been put out BY certain PaFles. have
beenl mistaken by some for.,ur own, and as a
matter Of urse The old Preparation OF ID.
Fahrney s Son has been made TO suffer some
in reputation, therefore, 10 prevent this ;,isake,
as well as 10 met the increasing demand mem
toned above, we have concluded to send the
medicine on, in its present form. Not recon-
M nding il 10 cure all di-eases the human body
is heir to, but as a Family Medicine, and for
all diseases originating from Impure Blood and
Disordered Liver, it has no equal; and will cure
the follow ing Diseases
Scrolula. Cu,aneous Diseases. Erysipclas,
Boils, Sore Eyes, ScaIj Head, Pimples on The
Face, letter Affections, Old aud Stubborn u
GERS. Rheumatic Affections, by pep.ia, Cos
liveness, Sick Headache, Iaundi c, Salt Rheum,
GENERAL Deolily, MercuTiai tiseh>eS, roui
Stomach, together wi h all Other Disorders afl.
sing from Impure Blood and Disordercd Liver,
&c, SC.
Prepared by
DRS. D FAHRNEY & SON,
Boons5oro', Md,
e And DR.. p. D. FAHENEY,
t.. Keedysvile, Nd.
a. Sold by oil Druggists and Merchants
generally.
All genuine is signed thus ID. FAilRNEY
g. SON.
GT Be sure 10 ask for Drs. d. fahrnsy d
Sons Preparation.
February 10, 1870 6m
De- For sale by Henry Billings, Shep-
herdstown
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1870-05-14

TIE Agricultural Department consists of the
L BUCKEYE REAPER AND MOWER.
the best mschine in use, sole agent 70. Jsffer.
son County. Tom Telegraph Fodder Gutter.
The Celebrated Willoughby Gum Spring Grain
Drill. Hickok Cider Mill and Corn Sbellrr.
The Hardware Department consists of Iron.
Steel, Horse and Mule Shoes, Horse Mails.
imported and American Cutlery, Chains, Ira.
Gss' hams, Iroweis, Nails, Spikes, Locks,
hinges, Bolts FILES, Chissels, Levels, Planes,
Wrenches, Hoes, Mill Saws, Cross scnti sawsi
Hand Saws, Tenant Saws, WJb SAWS ,l.o The
ORIENTAL BASE BURNING STOVE.
Thankful for past favors, | solicit a continue.
"on oil same. T. SHaFER.
shePherdstown, September u, 1869! >tJ
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1870-05-14

Use this OIL with The proper Burner, which
are brakes PIienl Crystal Burner, Light
House Burner, R.tchct Burner. and IT will
give entire satI-f c,ion. The Comet Burner
may also be used, b, soldering tie wick lube,
which will cost ) cents, but It is not recon-
mended for this Oil.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1870-05-14

Crysinllizcd Oh has been successfully intro
duced in New y FORK, Penny wanna, OHIO, yir-
GINS, aud recent, IN New Jersey, and not a
single instance has been known IN ~hIeh it did
not give perfect satisfaction, after having useu
II Sufficiently long to appreciate rs properties.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1870-05-14
Ayers
Hair Vigor,
For restoring Gray Hair 10
its natural Vitality and Color.

A dressing which
is at once agreeable,
healthy, and effectual
for preserving the
hair. Faded or gray
hair IS soon restored
to its original color
Nth the gloss and
freshness Of youth.
Thin hair is thick
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1870-05-14

wB LAUcK,s BOOK & EMOTION STORE,
KEEPS constantly on hand a complete Stock
n of Books, Stationery. Fancy Goods, Toys,
Notions, Wall Paper. Window Shades, all Inc
latest Newspapers, Periodicals ano AaSat game
Subscriptions received Tor the same az gu"
lers prices. ALL Goods sold CHEAP Tor
CASH. Subscriptions required to- be paid IN
advance. ~ E..sE-.-.H - ~
Persons patronizing my establishment WI
receive particular attention, and every pains
will be taken to accommodate them. Every
article re CURED bv my customers, and those
who favor me with call, if not on hand, WILL
be furnished at the shortest notice.
Nov. 90 1866. ~
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1870-05-14

ened, falling hair checked, and bald
ness often, though not always, cured
by its use. Nothing can restore the
hair where the follicles are destroyed,
or the glands atrophied and decayed.
But such as remain can be saved for
usefulness by this application. Instead
of fouling the hair with a pasty sedi-
ment, it will keepit clean and vigorous.
Its occasional use will prevent the hair
from turning gray or falling off, and
consequently prevent badness. Free
from those deleterious substances which
make some preparations dangerous and
injurious to the hair, the Vigor can
only benefit but not harm it. If wanted
merely for q
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1870-05-14

The undersigned sVsils himself Of Iii. means
OF informing the citizen, Of Jefferson County.
That he has recently purchased the exclusive
Right OF Jefferson County for the manufactuer
and sale Of this justly Celebrated Oh, aud is
now prepared 10 furnish, and fill all orders for
the same, al the shortest notice, and on salts.
factory terms. To The merchants and dealers
IN the County. / will furnish The Oil at fac,o-
~ prices, delivered in any part of the County
Tree Of charge. will also keep on hand
supply OF lie improved Burners, Chimneys,
&C., and viii furnish them TO the trade at New
York PrIees, adding transportation 81 .s 50
srrv d Irrl.fH
eGs All orders for Oh and Burners will
receive prompt personal sl,en,ion, 5'' ,
s"fss r. 8. NJ. HOFFMAN.
l1shePtF FdsioUn. Apth 0, ifs7o , ~
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1870-05-14
fsrIpIENT CONSUMPTION.

Baltimore. Md, Nov. 30. 1869.
For several years have be:n troubled With
a severe cough, caused by neglected cold,
which became worse from cold or exposure;
relieved me Of Cough and nervous prostralion.
CHAS. j.. BEUCHEY,37 \. Gilmore Street.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1870-05-14

CRYSTALLIZED OIL is manufactured from
dstrIlatIon Of Petroleum, by a scientific
chemical process, which renders II .mphaii.
cally Non-Explosive, will not smoke the Lamp
ChimneyS, and 50 complete in IL combination
that II vii not ,oii the most delicate fabrics ),
silks, saiirs, clothing, carpets, sc.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1870-05-14
Celebrated Paisnf Grcommodntiuo

Hpecfdfies,
one Of the best and latest inventions Of The .,e
beng 80 constructed that the wearer can
change The glasses without trouble, both for
vie"ing far and near objects For persons
who require two different kind Of Spectac'cs
Tor seeing far and near. this article will be a
saving Of great expense. g.t .r..
~ The finest quality Of DOUBLE con-
NEA and Coucave Convex Lenses will be fur
ni,hed with each frame sold. Eight.day CIocGs
with double winding Spring and Walnut
Frame for 81. Also fine assortment Of
CALENDER J CLOCKS,
warranted to prove satisfactory. These clock,
Indicate accurately the minute, The hour. the
day Of the week, the day Of the month and tho
month.
~ HAIR JEwELRY made TO order AZ
short notice. His Stock comprises large a.
sortment Of ZINE Jewelry, Fancy Goods, S,er-
ling Silver and Plated Ware Of every variety
and DESCRIPTION.
All GoodSwsrsnted az represented.
IL Watches, Clocks and JcweIry carefully
repaired and all work warranted for one wear.
Rene moer the place, sign of the BIG SPECKS
~ Vest Washington Street, doors east Of
The HagerstoWn Bank. AZ G d. KELLER.
Hagerstown, December IL, 1869. Iy
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1870-05-14
DRs. D. lAHRIEY & SONS
CELEBRATED
Nv" PREP ARA'TlON
FOR
Cleansing the Blood

a., The long and farorably known Preparation
of Drs. ID. Fahrney & Son, for CLEANSING
THE BLOOD, needs at this day no recon-
menda,ion at our hands, lis virtues having been
established by the thousand. Of cases where 1t
has given relief IN the 'rF ID 1.. 1872
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@.a.;a

lie has Just returned from the Eastern cities
with con plere and magnificent assortment Of
good., selected especially for the Holiday trade
and Bridal presents.
Ladies Gold Watches from s2j 10 500
Gents Cold Watches from 90 10 $50
Wslrham Silver Watches from II 10 -
Elc,n Silver Wstche- from 70 10 50
Lepinc aud Patent Levers 10 10 20
BY special arrangements he is enabled 10
sell TEA AID TABLE SPOONS and FORKS,
with ~ per cent heavier plate than the usual
STANDARD, Tor the same amount Of money for
which The Inferior article Is sold by other deal
trs. lie is sole agent Of Washington County
for the
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1870-05-14
&c, &c, nc. AIso
House Furnishing Goods

House L furnishing -ooouS r
,' in great variety, such as .r- OIL
Tin, Copper and Sheei-Iron Ware, Block Tin
and jaranncd Ware, Flat Iron, Coffee
Mills, Timed Sauce Pans, Preser-
wing Kettles, Baking Pans,
Spoons, Forks, Lamps,
Walters, Buckets,
Tin Cups, &c.
Particular attention viii be given TO .#
TIN ROOFING AND SCOUTING,
and all work will be done al the lowest rates
and in manner warranted TO give perfect sal
islaction.
lie all furnish if desired "Rohrer's lmpro-
we'd Spout Brackets" ior supporting Spouis on
Cutters under the caves OF buildings, either
metal or wood.
REPAIRING OF every kind executed ut
ShoIt potice.
A large lot Of FRUIT CANS also on hand
AID for sale cheap. -
I5. Country Produce, Copper, Brass and
Lead, " i'll he taken in exchange for work and
all kinds Of Ware.
The patronage Of the public IS respectfully
solicited, feeling assured that Satisfaction can
be rendered. "A. A. COON
Shepherdsiown, Jan. 20, 1870. II
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1870-05-14

CO For sale by Fl. VI. Billings and DR.. Ma
eruder, shepherds,own, March Sly
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NATIONAL
INSURANCE COMPLY,
WHEELING, w. VA.
CAPT. h.
100000.

OFFICE:
26 Monroe St., next door to LIST N. Bank.
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THE GREAT ATTRACTION.

DufHeld'. Depot, September II, 1869. II
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1870-07-01
Chinese ARrIcnltnral Hints.


1. RULES for gathering seed among the
standing grain.--Having selected the
choice and bright heads of grain, pluck
and suspend them in dry place Till the
next seeding time, then shell and wash
the seed; put 1t into water, when the
heavy kernels will sink, and the light will
rise to the surface, and may be skinned
off and cast away.
2. In the twelfth month, place the seed
in large, earthen vessel, fill II with pure
water OF melted snow, and cover the
same with earth. When the seed has
sprouted, sow broadcast, or in drills
thus, you will avoid the breeding of
worms
3. To determine whether the coming
year will be good or bad, take one measure
Of seed In the beginning of the winter
season, and measure il carefully; then
place 1t In an earthen vessel, and put 1t in
dark place, and leave it for fifty days |;
then measure 1t again. If then 1t fills the
measure fuller than before, the season will
be good; If less than before, the season
will be bad.
the grass Tin order TO destroy both the
seeds and roots of grass and weeds, } plow,
then SOW to seSGmuna ian oily grain), for
one year. This is for the purpose Of de.
stroying more thoroughly the roots of the
wild grasses.
8. In the neighborhood of good flowers
and good grain SesGmtLn1 must not be
planted, for it will destroy their roots
also. The process by VIII III 1t does this,
is, by the dew or iSin falling upon it, run.
ming down the leaves and stalks. thus car
rying poison with 1t into the ground, to
affect the roots of whatever plant it may
come In contact with.
@. Seeds of flowers and fruits must, in
like manner, be selected from the best
trees, and from those which bear the finest
fruits and flowers, and which are free
from all diseases. Let these seeds be care
fully cleansed, dried, and stored in glass
bottles or secure vessels, and laid up high
from the ground in dry places, so as to
avoid damp and mold. They should be
accurately labelled and dated, so as to
avoid the mixing of fruits and flowers,
and also, so as to avoid the liability OF
planting seed which is more than a year
old.
Z. In planting the seeds of flowers and
fruits, let there be no fear of too high
ground, nor fear of two much hoeing
and spading. But observe the season for
planting which is prescribed in the ap.
proved treatises on the subject In plant
ing, put the fruit stones into the ground
the right side up. Some seed needs to be
soaked before planting-some not. In
sowing seed, observe that some, which
are large, will bear a considerable depth
of earth, while small seeds must not be
buried deep. They may be covered with
mixture of ashes and earth, so as to kill
tt C worms. After the sprouts have ap.
peared, some may be watered, and some
not; you must discriminate. II, after
three or five days, there is no rain, they
must be artificially watered-but with dis
| cTetiOn - ODerI1n6 H0nfbIv
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1870-07-01
About Milking.

FIVE per cent, and perhaps ten, can be
added to the amount of milk obtained
from the cows of this country, II the fol-
lowing rules are inexorably followed:
1st. Never hurry COWS, in driving to
and from the pasture.
I'd. Milk as near at equal intervals as
possible. Half-past five in the morning
and six at night are good hours.
3D.. Be especially tender Of the COW at
milking time.
4th. When seated, draw the milk as
rapidly as possible, being certain to al
ways get It all.
9th. Never talk or think of anything
beside what you are doing while milking
9th Offer some caress, and always a
soothing word, when you approach cow
and when you leave her. The better she
loves you, the more free and complete
will be her abcndon as you sit at her
side.
We append the not uncommon prac-
tice:
let. Let some boy turn the cows away,
and get them, who is fond OF throwing
stones and switching the hind ones every
chance he gets.
I'd. Milk early in the morning and late
at night, dividing the day into two por-
tions, one of fifteen hours and the other
nine.
Sd. Whack the COW over the back with
the stool, or speak sharply to her If she
does not so" or "hoist."
4th. Milk slowly and carelessly, and
stop at the first Stacking of the fluid.
9th. Talk and laugh, and perhaps squirt
milk at companion mixers, when seated
at the COW.
9th Keep the animal in tremble all
the time you are milking, and when done
give her vigorous klck.-Hsdrh and
HO1ns
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1870-07-01
Have Plants Intelligence9

If the oyster fastened on the rock can
feel, why not the rose or the convolvulus,
or the great oak tree that is fast rooted in
the ground? OF the glow of the sun
shine, or the freshness of the rain and the
air, are they not pleased recipients? Who
can tell? Or who shall deny, and give
good reason for his incredulity? Who,
however learned he may be, can decide
where animal life ends, and where vege-
table life begins? What, for instance, is
sponge? And if, as Liuneus saws
plants have no feeling, what makes the
mimosa, or sensitive plant, shrink so tim.
idly from the slightest touch, and appar.
emily with such pain or terror from a
ruder blow? Whether am scientifically
and philosophically right or wrong, l take
pleasure in believing that the possession
OF lie In however infinitesimal degree,
presupposes in its possessor, whether
animal or vegetable, faculty of sen! alton
that administers to its happiness, and that
may consequently administer to its suffer
ing. FOR, pleasure and pain are twins,
and the one is not attainable without
uaolllty TO the other. The idea is not new
TO poetry, though not accepted by science.
1t blooms and sparkles in the graceful
mythology of Rome; as all who remem.
Der the Dryads and Hamadryads; the
loves of Apollo for Laura, Daphne and
Acantha or who at school or college
have pored over the metaphors of Ovid,
will readily admit. The Oriental poets of
India and Persia delighted to animate the
flowers and trees, and, according to Hafiz,
the rose appreciates the tender melodies
OF her love, the nightingale. Greek su-
perstition endowed the Atropa Mandra-
CORA with all the sensations of an animal,
and believed that it shrieked with pain
when its roots were wrested from the
ground.
Science may laugh at all such notions,
but science, though very great and
learned lady, does not yet know every.
thing. Her elder sister, poetry, often
sees further and deeper into things than
she does. Did not Shakespeare, in the
Tempest, I" foreshadow the possibility of
the electric telegraph more than two hun.
dred years before Wheatstone? Did not
DR.. Erasmus Darwin, long il advance of
James Watt and Robert Stephenson, pre-.
dict the steamship and the locomotive /?
DID not Coleridge, in the "Ancient Mari
ner," explain the m0dus Operandi of the
then unsuspected atmospheric railway p
Scientific American
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1870-07-01
The Mystery Of Sleep.

WHAT are the differences between
sleeping and wa,tingP What is the pc
culiar nature of that mysterious condi.
ton which we call sleepP These are
questions long and earnestly asked, but
never answered. There Is something
about this phenomenon that seems to defy
investigation. The distinctions between
the sleeping ard waking state are, save
few external differences, as entirely un-
recognized to day as they were ages ago.
Sit by the cradle of child, and watch
1t as 1t sinks into quiet slumber. The
muscles gradually relax the eyelids fall; /;
and voluntary motion ceases. The
breathing is slower, as is also the action
of the heart. The temperature of the
body is slightly depressed; and state OF
apparent -unconsciousness accompanies
the physical changes specified. That is
all we can see, and yet it seems hard to
believe these things are all that constitute
sleep. If so, sleep might be accurately
defined as simple cessation OF
volition, or the action of the will,
go that thought and motion of all muscles
except those of the vital organs is impos-
sible. But little thought will show that
cessation of will Is only one of the mani
festations of sleep, and that the will may
ohu uOOo Ohiy ibohJ eS"oS w
act, retaining command of the voluntary
muscles, and giving rise to the phenome-
non of somnambUlism At times also the
mind becomes active in sleep, and often
reasons with surprising conference, and
dreams, more or less approximating to
realities of waking hours, are produced.
But the mystery of mysteries pertain
ing to sleep, is the fact that that it reno
Yates the system from fatigue. And after
all, this is no greater mystery than fa-
tigue itself. What is fatigue? In what
state of mind or body, or of both, does it
consist, arehuestions the answers to which
still puzzle the profoundest Psychologists.
The periodicity of the desire for sleep
is another popularity which is still in
volved in mystery. Why is it that dark
ness, monotonous noises, the fixing of the
eyes upon some stationary objGct, all favor
the approach of sleepP On all these
points there is still no certain light Upon
respiration, digestion, circulation, repro
duction, and assimilation, some accurate
knowledge exists, but of sleep almost
nothing. This function, which influences
more or less every other, and which has
been aptly described as ga partial death
from which springs fresher life" is ap-
parently no less remote from present
means of scientific investigation than the
greatest mystery of all, life itself-Scien-
tifc american.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1870-07-01
Horse Gears.

THERE is a great deal in gearing horse
or mule so as to enable the animal to work
easy, and to use certain amount of power
with comparatively small animal force.
Much depends on long or short leverage.
The draft may be too high or too low /;
the one will draw too heavy on the top of
the neck; the other will choke the animal.
The collar may be too large or too small,
either of which will cause sore shoulders.
A tender.mouthed horse should have a
large smooth bit, and not be reined up
too tight, or the mouth will become so
sore as to lose its sensitlveness to gentle
draw Of the rein. Every part OF the har-
ness should be as complete a fit as dan.
dys coat, touching everywhere and pinch
ing nowhere.
The harness should be kept clean and
soft, There are several preparations made
aud sold for this purpose, but the misfor.
tune is, they are TOO little used. The
money paid Tor, and labor spent in using,
is not spent in vain. When the harness
gets wet, as IL sometimes will, by being
caught out in the rain, straighten it out
TO dry before it is hung up, or it will curl
out OF shape II should be put through a
course of gfeasing and handling before
using again. Examine the face of the