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Mower County transcript., 1871-07-27
NAhING FI-V or KR DARWIN
AGAIN.

Tho wits find in Mr.. Darwin's theories per-
petual source OF fun. One Of the poets OF the
London Sn,fUpr now writes "The LYNN OF the
Ancient Mana Song after Sunset" ending
thus
My palace was built in the frondage that swung to
the hrccz>s OF spring;
I sold my soul into bondage to prophet or
preacher or king.
knew not the path of your reasons, to sunder the
thing from the thought,
But laughed in the light Of the seasons, the Joys
that the summer time brought
Though yOn search ont the will OF the wind and
the conscience of cousonnte spheres,
Have you skill to recover and find tho sense that
was quick in mine ears?
Your arts and your music. grant, were unknown
at the Caturbino date;
But where Is tho charm of the chant that sang III
the trees to my mate!
To your food you take fire and strange tools, you
men of all creatures alone
Alas, the faint hearted and fools, did they never
crack nuts with q stone!
You cape at your kindred in cages with most In
suppOrtabe airs,
And dream that by process Of ages your wisdom
Is greater than theirs
The secret of stars in their courses the weight of
the suns in your scale
Their systems and orbits and forces-you may have
them for aught they avail.
You may tell which is the quickest and slowest,
why one thing and all things are thus;
Yet man is of all things the lowest-for man is q
civilized cuss
Mower County transcript., 1871-07-27

feet deep Dr. Slack, However, au emin-
cnt fish culturist in the ncighborhood, who
had travelled in Egypt, and had observed
the mode Of managing sturgeon attached
to boats on the Nile, ovcrcamc the dtli-
Guilty. He had two large hollow floats
made in the shape Of swans, and painted
white to resemble these birds. To each of
these floats cord of three feet was attach
ed and fastened into the rings on the pole
to which the traces were made fast; the
wooden swan thus serving an ornament
as we'll as useful purpose. To create the
delusion that the boat is drawn by swans,
a pair of gay rcigns reach from the bird
like floats to the bow. The boat is shaped
like a shell, and Col. Sitgreaves, sitting
in the stern with his trident, which he fire.
quently carries, is no bad re presentation of
Neptune. His Palinurus, Sammy Phillippi,
who keeps fast tcam is as skillful i'll di-
recting the course of the aqueous steeds as
he is in driving his pair upon the road
1t will thus be seen that pisciculturc
will not only increase our supply of animal
food. but that we may eventually use the
larger denizens of the water for purposes
Of lOcOmOtiOn.
Mower County transcript., 1871-07-27
Home Manufacture

Two old plowmen down East were tell
ing tough stories of their exploits in break
ing up new ground. The linen was taken
Off the bush in this yarn:
"'Twas up in Dixmont twenty-seven
years ago this spring, was plowing in
stump ground with team of nine pair of
cattle for Sol Cunningham; we were 60
ing along, maxim not very smooth work
among rocks and stumps; we'll, one day
the pint O the plow struck fair against a
sound stump four foot through, split it
square across the heart, and l was follerin
the plow through when the thought flash,
Ell through my mind that the pcsky stump
might snap together and pinch my toes, SO
jest gripped the plow- handles firm and
swung my feet up out o the way and the
stump sprung back and catchcd the slack
of my pant ,lonne. That brought every
thing up stapdin' Well, frightened my
hold, and jim Swithin, he and Sol was
irivin', they spoke to the cate and We
srakcd that stump right out by the roots
and it had awful long ones"
1T must a ben stranin' on your sus
pendcrs," said the other.
"My wife knit them"
Mower County transcript., 1871-07-27
The Uses Of Glycerine.

As means of keeping the skin moist
glycerine is uneQualed, and there is no
better preventive Of chapped hands, and
no better application to hands that are
chapped. 1t renders the skin soft, tlcxi-
bic, clear, and white, and is said, though
with how much truth We do not know, to
prevent freckles. AS an article for use in
the nursery glycerine is invaluable. 1t is
altogether the best application for chafed
surfaces, though many ladies have been
disappointed in its use from not having
followed certain directions, which will be
hereafter noted. 1t never. becomes rancid
like oil, nor does it turn sour, like vegeta-
be or sugary solutions. This is due in
large measure to the fact that it does not
absorb ANYTHING from the air, nor does it
even permit the access Of air, to anything
! immersed in it. This popularity Of gly-
cerine has caused it to be quite extensively
used in the preservation of fruits and veg
etablcs Another application of glycerine,
| which falls in the same category, is its
value when mixed with cements We all
know the difficulty Of causing labels and
similar objects to stick to glass or highly
vanished articles when the latter are ex-
posed to the continued drying action a
very warm ROOM The gum or paste dries
up aud cracks off, thus produciI 6 very
serious annoyance. One or two drops Of
! elyccrinc, in small bottle Of mucilags
will entirely prevent this result. We
must beware, however, of adding too much
Civ ycerine, or the cement will fail to harden
at all.
The property which has caused most
annoyance in the use of glycerine is it's
strong affinity for water. Although gly-
cerine has pleasant, sweetish taste, yet
the first sensation that is felt when it is
applied to the tongue is one of pain and
burning. This is caused by the fact that
the glycerine absorbs all the moisture from
the surface that it touches and thus dries
it up and parchcs the nerves. Ignorant of
this fact, nurses and mothers have applied
pure glycerine to- the chating skin of in.
fants, and produced great pain. The gly-
cerine ought to have been first mixed with
an equal bulk of water, or at least with so
much as would remove its burning action
on the sense Of taste. This being done it
may be applied to most tender surfaces
without producing injury, and as it does
not dry up, virtually maintains the parts
in constantly moist condition, excluding
the air and promoting the healing process.
We may hint to the ladies that small
quantity poured into the shaving cups of
their husbands, brothers. or friends will
prove pleasant addition, preventing en-
tirely any possibility Of the lather drying
j: or hardening.-Ha7per's Baser.
Mower County transcript., 1871-07-27
THE BISHFUL LOVER.

BY A. A, DAYTON.
All, WE'LL John came to night. and stood
For full al hour beside the bars;
And we two watched, between the trees,
The glimmcr of the moon and stars.
John acted very strange, think
wish knew the reason why;
really thought he meant to say
Something tonight besides good-by.
Johns coming here quite often now;
I'm sure don't know why he should
Although my sister Jenny says
It's talked about the neighborhood
That he is making love to me-
The strangest thing ever heard;
For If it's true how strange it is
That John hus never said word.
All. WE'LL Ishouldn't care 20 much
If John himself had told me so:
For then he m ght have said 1t all
Upon his own account, You know.
But he's SO bashfnl, believe
He'd never dare to speak out plain.
hope he'll muster courage up.
And try it when he comes again.
1t cannot he that I'm to blame
I'm sure I've helped him all could:
I've always met him at the bars,
And talked "a any woman would
That had lover whom she liked,
And waited with her heart aglOW
For him to break the subject first,
And then how quick she'd let him know
But John. he keeps a-coming still,
just Us he has for twelve months past;
I've thought sometimes 1t looked as though
I'd have to speak myself at last.
I'm bound that he shall know the truth,
And now, resolved, cannot wait
For him to find it out himself;
And 30, next time, I'll try my fate.
Mower County transcript., 1871-07-27
A Key to q Persons Name.
BY the accompanying table Of letters
the name of person, or any word, ma,
be found out in the following manner:

Let the person whose name you wish to
know inform you in which of the up
right columns Inc first letter Of his name
is contained. II it be found in but one
column, it is the top letter; if it occurs in
more than one, it is fund by adding the
alphabetical numbers of the top letters of
these columns, and the sum will he the
number Of the letter sought. by taking
one letter at time, in this way,
the whole can he ascertaincd. For exam.
Pile, take the word Jane: J is found in the
Two Two columns commencing with B and II,
which are the second and eighth letters
Gown the alphabet; their sum ten, and
inc tenth letter down the alphabet is },
the letter sought. The next letter, A, ap-
pears IN but one column, it stands at the
| top - seen in the columns headed B,
d, and H; these are the second, fourth,
ana eighth letters of the alphabet, which,
added, give the fourteenth, or N, and so
on. The use Of this table will excite no
little curiosity among those unacquaintcd
with the foregoing explanation.
Mower County transcript., 1871-07-27
TO-lsy.

"To-day!" A small word, and appa.
rently of but little meaning; but how the
ages agOne or those of the future would
grasp at it! We who are enjoying all it's
blessings, with its few trifiing disadvan.
tags, know not the priceless value of the
day in which we live. Mankind views
Time as it does gallery of choice treas
ures-from the threshold. We always re-
member our feelings when we first look
on entering, or when last we gaze on de-
parting. All the joys of examing each
treasure, or gazing on each curiosity, are
swallowed up in the other great waves Of
feeling. Mankind truly lives only in the
cradle and the grave: The lives, the loves,
and the blisses are less acute than the
prophecy and the memory. How import
ant, then, that we justify the prophecy of
the past, and ask for the memory Of the
future! The world is brighter or darker
in view of the life of every nation; and
within that nation, of every individual.
Each person lives, not alone for himself,
but for the world. Though not possessed
of the genius of a Shakespeare, the states
manship Of Washington, nor the angel
hood OF a Nightingale, to electrify the ad
miration of the world, there are subtler
modes Of moving the world; there are
more invisible chords that vibrlte till
they awake the symphonies Of the worlds
great heart. The air is full of the latter,
and they run from each human soul all
through the great soul Of the universe.
Aud the touch that moves them is the
magnetic throb of the human heart. Be
the thoughts, the aspirations and the lives
good or evil. just so they affect the great
center of all life; even as the barometer
feels and notes the changes in the
atmosphere, and indicates ihe same upon
its face. Should every man, woman. and
child, act, only for one year, up to their
highest realization of right, justice, and
religion. how wonderful would be the re-
suit! And the only way to inaugurate
such movement is for each person to
wait not long for his or her neighbor, but
to act Immediately, act independently,
and trus; to the future for the fruit; and
it will be ripe and wholesome. Yesterday
may serve for vantage ground, but not
for a model: tomorrow may be needed,
but not worshipped; to-day is the reality
demanding all our hopes and labors; our
strivings, successes, and failures; our
laughter and sorrow. All these things are
the material with which the structure of
to-day is reared; be they noble, high, and
holy, the building will be graceful and at
tractive in its proportions; be they base,
grOveling and sensual, it will be lost il
the dirt and ruin of its age, or, if left, will
be perpetual monument of disgrace. O
man, realize the importance of to day, and
that your every action goes to decorate or
mutilate the grand structure now building
around you. Each thought, each hope,
each aspiration, helps mold niche, or
carve cornice, or shape pedestal. How
important, then, that you live up to the
demand of the age, and to the standard
built up by your own enlightened mind
and iudgmentl-Neao Era.
Mower County transcript., 1871-07-27

A vERpANr young man in Maine visited
Portland the other day for the first time,
and in his meandcrings around town to
see the sights, Wandered into an engine
house, After gazing at the steamer some
time, he turned inquiringly to one of the
boys and said: Say, mister, is that a
brass band9' And being answered in>the
negative, and told what it was, he contin-
ucd: Well, what do you do with it! l
should like to scSit work, but I've sot my
mind ON q brass band and thought this
was it,"
Mower County transcript., 1871-07-27
NUMBER 16.
Youths Department.
q SONG FOR BOYS.

WHEN life is full of health and glee,
Work thou as busy a. a bee!
And take this gentle hint from me;
Be careful of your money!
Be careful Of your money, boys
Be tArernl of your money;
You'll And I: true that friends are few
When you are sLOrt Of money.
But do not shut sweet Mercy's doors
When Sorrow pleads or Want implores;
To help to heal Miefortune's sores,
Be careful OF your money!
BE careful of your money, boys
Be careful Of your money;
To help the poor who seek your door,
Be careful Of your money!
Mower County transcript., 1871-07-27
: Poetry.
A DAY IN EARLY III YTI1NE.

snA1r. watery clouds begin to rise. before the mid
And headed drops on water jas forctcl an earl!
The. .housc-dog seeks his favorc grass while com
Ing down the lane,
And trcetOAtls III the poplar Dousk 3 0le ptophs@J
Ing rain.
Tho quail since early morning hou rs has pipod n'
song, ''MOre weti" ,,,,,.,
And cuck"os iu the maple grove arc S"S'"s
"cuckoO" yct.
The mower drops his scythe, and wipes 'h' '"os'
from on cc,st mn prey hay ready for the
NOV.
po Hi.rur-- up Oiu Gray!
And james may leave of spreading swsths, and
tumble up the hay"
A dark cloud with its watery folds now mcets the
And mnttcrin=s indis.incl are heard along the
soon John comes hurryine to tho field, with "0et
The sawast form oi Farmer Day Is al most lost 10
sight.
Tho hay goes on the rick so fast that John cries
And let mo Ia; the corners ont and bind them 1t
J. &the top'"
~Be quick then, for the shower is nighH'twln
never do to let
This clover hay SO sweet aud dry, be spoilt by get-
ting wet"
And standing in the grateful shade beneath the
The farmer fsRS'i wires the sweat again from OF bis
heated brow.
Ono load is safely In tho barn, and ono upon the
While Just across tho meadow lot comes on tho
drifting rain.
A large drop falls upon tho hat, another on tho
hand,
And now tho tempest wildly breaks upon the
thirsty land.
The other load Is II, hurrah! and, ranged along
Ths ma and boys ie stretched at ease, tupsn the
i lnew-mown hay.
The sun In splendor breaks again upon the waiting
eye,
And 10! Il painted bow appears and spans the
eastern sky.
And Farmer Dry in evening prayer thanks God
with hearty praise
For vernal sun. and summer rain, and plentcOus
harvest days. -Our lOunI FOIAS.
Mower County transcript., 1871-07-27

THERE are about 5000 telegraph clerks
and 5000 messengers employed ia the
London post Office.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1871-09-02
EXuberant Health

Is blessing youchsaied to few. Even those
who have been favored by naiuIe with strong
constituents and vigorous frames are apt 10
neglect tbe precautions Necessary 10 preserve
these precious endowments. Indeed, as a rule,
the more healthy aud robust i man is, the
more liberties he is inclined to take with his
own physique. 1t is some consolation to the
naturally weak and feeble 10 know that they
can be so invigora,ed and built up, by proper
use OF the means which science has placed al
their disposal as 10 have much bett9r chance
OF long life, and exemptions from disease and
pain, then the most athletic Of their fellows
VINO are foolish enough 10 suppose themselves
invunerable, aud act accordingly.
1t Is not 10 much to say what more than half
the people Of the civilized world need All occa-
slonedal tonic, TO enable them 10 support the
strain upon their bodies and minds, which the
fast life Of this restless age occasions. 10 fact,
, pure, wholesome, uneXcting tonic Is the
grand desideratum ef the busy millions, and
they have the article in Hoste,ter'a Stomach
Bitters. 1t is stauina medicine, i. e. it ia
parts permanent strength Is weak Sysidms ann
lnyIgorales delicate constitutions. It's reputa-
ton ard its sales have steadily Increased
Competitive preparations have been introduced
ad HbitLm, and as far as the public Is concern
ed, al nauSeunl, in the hope oil rlyalIng II; OUT
they have all either persisted in the attempt,
or been left far in the rear. 1t has Teen The
glea mid cal success of the present century,
aud ii is quite certain that,Do proprietary med
cne IN TINS country is as widely known, or "a
generally used. Ten lightning presses, running
acessantIy Sundays ezcepted,) the whole year
though barely supply the demand for the Illus
trated lmanac, III which the nature and uses
Of the preparation are sat forth, the circula-
ton now being hyer eightmilions a year.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1871-09-02
FOR SALE,
VALUABLE
Wi Err Oh 4 n I VI IL L
AND
SAW MILL.

WHAT Valuable Merchant Mil, with
( The Saw MIL attached, long and a..
worldly known as "BlLLMYER S
MILL" situate on Vanmetre's Marsh
Run, bold aud never failing ,tream, )
miles North. west OF Suephe!dstown, Is
now offered for sale privately. There
is 3 ACRES OF land Of unsurpassed Ter
llilv. on which there is large STONE
HOUSE. garden and necessary cut
buildings belonging Ia tie same. lie
location Of tins properly is within B miles
of The G.. d o Canal, and convenIen, to
the B. & o. Railroad. and situated as II
IS in tie midst Of The finest grain growing
sections OF BERKELEY and Jefferson Coun-
lies, makes it very desirable.
A further description Is deemed unne-
cesssrv. as persons wishing 10 purchase
are invited to examine for themselves.
For further infofmation apply TO the
undersigned IN Shepnerds'own or to Mr..
Juwsyne Coontz near the Mills.
G.. d. McGLlNCI.
August -. 1871. Il
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1871-09-02
TO TILE PUBLIC !.
GREAT BARGAINS
AT TIE
MERCHANT TAILORING
Establishment,

THE undersigned have Just received from the
| Eastern markets one Of the LARGEST.
CHEAPEST and BEST STOCKS OF GOODS
ever brought to tbs market
The Stock consists 10 part Of superior French
and English Cloths OF al cclgrs, Cd.imeres and
Ves,luEs and other good which they Will sell by
the war; or make W to order. They also ~
ylte attention 10 their stock Of
READY-IADE CLOTHING,
a FINE AND LARGE ASSORTMENT OF
FASHIONABLE HATS.
NOTIONS, and Shirts, Collars, Neck Ties,
Suspenders, tlshdksrohie!s, &c., which they
will sell cheap for cash.
All Good. purchased elsewhere will be cut
and manufactured 10 order at short notice and
4 ft guaranteed.
We are also agents Tor the celebrated No.
Family Empire Sewing Machines.
s p. HUNRICKHOUSE
JAS. 5. RIGHTSTINE.
ShepherdstowD, april % gtst If
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1871-09-02
STAUNTON
FEMALE SEMINARY.

THE Second Session Of tbs Institution will
open on Wednesday The 18th Of September
next
The aim Of this Scnool is TO furnish a Semi
nary of high grade for the education of the
daughters Of the Lutheran Church. A. well as
others who may desire to ENJOY lt' ad'anta-
ges.
1t, Faculty OF gEN TEACHERS embraces n
m ong IlS number a. aOis instructors a. are to
be found ~ any similar Institution.
The entire expenses OF a pupil for Board,
Tuition IN the English, Scientific, AID Latin
course, iucludng furnished room, fuel, lights,
aud washing, Tor the scholastic year, "!Ii be
$24j. Extra studies reasonable.
cttcrs addressed to REV J. l.. MILLER,
Principal, or Prof. l.. Lou., ldc, Supe,Iutcn-
dent OF Music Department, viii receive prompt
attention. july 42-ti
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1871-09-02

There is a tree in the county of
Botetourt, Virginia, the leaves of which
if bruised and mixed with sugar, will
kill flies, bees, wasps, hornets and yellow
jackets, In general appearance 1t some
what resembles a walnut tree, though
the leaves are larger 1t was planted
many years ago by an old settler who
is long since dead, and it is not known
where he obtained it, or what its name
is. There is probably not another in
this country.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1871-09-02
SCHOOL.

MRS. LILLY p LEE, with an able
NJ and competent assistant. vii resume
her school on the | llh oil September next.
TERMS.
Primary branches per session OF five
months, SIS 90
Senior branches per session Of five
months, SIS. 90
French. German. Latin and Music exrs
Boarding Tor Young Isdle. can be had
win the Principal. For further partlcu
lars address HE Principal
MRS. LILLY p. LEE.
ShePherdsIo" ". Va.
july Il. 1871. 3n
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1871-09-02
WOOL WANTED!

THE undersigned, Agent, for large Manu-
L featuring Company, is prepared 10 pay the
highest price for W ocl III cash, delivered 10
ShePherdstown. Persons selling their Wool
will be furnished all kinds of Factory Goods
next fail at manufacturing prices.
d. 5. RENTCH, Agent.
April %, 1871. Il
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1871-09-02
SELECT SCHOOL
FOR BOYS,
SHEPNERDSTOU'N. ". II.


Building fOrmerl! occupied by Mr.. McMugEan.
EOU RISE Of instruction VIII embrace Ing
y lsu, Latin and Mathematics. The >chola,-
TIC year Will be divided into two sessions of
twenty weeks eacn, The first session beginning
on The Pad Monday in September. Kales Of
tuition viii range from $50 10 So per Aunum,
payable quarterly IN advance.
Scholars in primary English viii be received
al S2i per aauum. y LIBERAL reduction viii
be made IN favor of those entering two or
more scholars,
1t may be remarked that it is the desire Of
the undersigned, whilst enteayortuG 10 afford
an institution acceptable to the IuieiiIgcn! peo-
pie OF tins community, To oder sufficient IN
ducemcnis 10 receive patronage from ~5road,
to The end that 4 permanent institution for tie
education of youth may be established IN this
excellent locality. y the eXI-euCie> Of the
school require II lie viii be properly assisted m
the discharge Of H. duties. For further par
tlcu.ars address
JOHN :. GROVE,
At SharpsbUrg, Nd,
Or ShepherdstoWn
July j. Il
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1871-09-02

Alarming reports are received from
every portion of Mississippi, North
Louisiana and West Alabama of depre-
dations on cotton by the army worm,
and the boil worm. There is great an
xiety among the planters, as picking
has scarcely commenced, and the fear is
that the early appearance of the worm
will necessarily cut short the crop.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1871-09-02
DRESS GOODS AT COST !

BAKERS Fan Mill, Scully's Improved
y Cider Mil, for sale by
Nc Cmdy g. Duke
INSURE Your House,, Barns, and
L Contents in the Peibo1y.'
Lee, Zinie g. Co., .4gents.
A LARGE supply of Whi'ewash brush
Il es just received at
Billings Dug Store.
4 SPLENDID 10, of Wos,ennom and
Il Rogers Razors and Scissors al
Billings Drug Store.
OAK HALL is now being tePIenshed
" with fresh stock OF Clothing. Has
for men and boys. Shoes, Notions and
Gents Furnishing Goods; new styles pa.
per Golfers Call and examine stock.
aug Il Lioyd LickHder,
4 NEW 10, Of Pocket Cotery and Pts.
Il tolls at Billings Drug Store.
nESSlCATED COcoanut, al
y Billing Drug Store.
f1ALl. on McCurdy 4 Duke, Charles.
" town. for the Best Cook Stoves.
Aug y t.