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Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1872-06-29

CuR1osIrr.-We have a tour-legged
Young chicken in town. Can the vii
Transport PILOT man heat that Ii so,
.'show up. "-ShspherdstO~n Register,
Now, look here, friend John,we cant
expect to be able to compete with your
folks in the chicken business too 1t
was the best we could do to find that
biz fish, and if we are expected to raise
five legged chickens yet, we cave in at
once.-HiAamspot Piio'.
sW~ That's right, friend McCardell,
When you can't "come to time" sur
render like a gentleman.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1872-06-29

BE- We find the following eases
from this Circuit, on the Docket OF the
Court of Appeals, for the July session F;
Hczeklah Rhoderick vs. Is. Il Q. Il.
Il. Co., Jefferson Farmers Bank of
Va. VS.. Thos. II. Willis, ct. Al, do; ).
IL. Martin VS.. J. l.. +. Combs, Berkeley;
Jacob Peacemaker vs. Angus W. Nc
Donald, Hampshire John Crazy, ct,
al. vs.. Joseph Myers, ct. al, Jefferson F.;
W. G. Butler vs.. Is. +. Harrison, do;
i. W. Pilzer, admir-. ct. al, Us. John
Burns, CT. a., Berkeley.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1872-06-29

to- New Market, VA, PoLrrEcH
NC INsrITUTE-W have received from
Prof Benton, the accomplished Prlnci-
pal Of this school, the catalogue for the
present year. The Polytechnic is IN &
founshiug condition and Justly ranks
among the best institutions in the coqn-
try. A number of young men are edu-
Gated free of charge, and We are inform,
ed by Prot Benton that free tuition Will
be given to jefferson youth, tue appll-
cant to be not less than II years Of age,
and be able to pass satisfactory exam
iuation il arithmetic, grammar and &c
oErarhy. Application for the position
can be made through the Register OF
ficc
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1872-06-29

To DISCOVER SPURIOUS GEEENBACTa
or national bank notes divide the last
two figures of the number Of the bill by
four, and if one remain the letter on the
genuine will be a il two remains 1t
will be b if three, c; and should there
be no remainder the letter will he d.
BE- Any one who relics upon this
test will soon find that there are more
counterfeit than genuine notes in circu-
lation Try it and see.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1872-06-29

D. 3. Cady arrived at Omaha on the
2lst inst, with the following parties
from Virginia and Maryland, who in
tend to locate in Nebraska : +. Shaw
and wife, of Martinsburg; ID. {. Pew, Of
Pctaluma; W. II. II. Flick, Of Frank
lin; \. J. Schindeil, Of lIagcrstown; j.
W. Shagcr AMI w n. Mccormick, Of
Cumhnrlanl
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1872-06-29

aG7" HANDsoME NEHICLE.-Ne were
shown last week, SAYS the NpirH, at the
Coach Factory Of Mcssrs. Stump q
Hawks, one Of the most handsome eehi-
clcs we have ever seen-a Jump-5eat
Carriage, built at this establishment for
Mr. Shepherd Orndorf, Of Shepherds
town. This carriage Is truly model
al beauty, comfort and utility; and
speaks well for the sorl turned out at
th:5 establishment, which is far superior
70 that of many similar manufactures,
aal we venture to assert inferior to
none.
AR. Towncr Schley, Of this vicinity,
has had buggy remodled and recon
structed, and reprinted. at the Coach
Factory of Messrs Stump & Hawks,
who understand their business thor
oughly.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1872-06-29

~ Godey's Lady's Book for July is
already at hand. II is generally ahead
of its contemporaries, not only in point
of time, but everything else. $500 a
wear is all that is asked for it. L, A.
Godey, Philadelphia.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1872-06-29

aE5- Rev J, c. We're, Of Burkitts
vile, Principal ofthe Female Seminary,
viii preach in the Lutheran Church Of
this town, on Sunday morning next,
9Th Of July.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1872-06-29

A Dire 'Giui railroad catastrophe ocrurr-
ed al b, llevflle, Outaflo, on the 22ud
instant. The engine Jumped he track
killing nearly ali IN TIE forward cars
The baggage car remained on the track :,
mlescopln. the smoking and second class
care, leaving them or the top OF the Ell.
CINE exposed 10 the escaping steam.
Nine persons were killed and sixIv.hve
wounded, many OF whom have since died.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1872-06-29

s@" Harvard College has conferred
tho degree of L L d., upon Gen. Grant.
Goodness gracious What next?
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1872-06-29

Gy+ SEVERE AcClDENr.-On Wtdnea-
day evening last. whilst harvesting near
town, Ashby Daniels, eyed about 20
years, engaged in gathering shesvas after
Mr.. CLANCY. the cradler, accidentally
stumbled and fell upon the scYlhe, as the
cradle had been drawn back 10 make an
other sweep, and sustained very severe
cut across his nose. DR., Msnning was
called 70: and dressed The wound.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1872-06-29

The Monroe County Register, says
that Mr.. c. NJ. Waters, late Of the
Clarksburg, CIV. NaD Conservative,
was married on the 9Th instant, 80 Miss
Mary i. Garlic daughter of the Hon.
John ). Garlic. Nj Waters goes to
Lcwistown, Pa, to take charge Of the
Sentinel newspaper.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1872-06-29

fr New BUILDING Our towns get
ting to be ION The city order" in erecting
buildings UiIh rapidly. Mir. jacob
Wmlermoyer moved frame building
ffcn tie lower portion OF town, on We'd
nesdsy af.ertGon last. and within cou-
pie hoUrs, II was erected upon the lawn
run, opposite the Cour. House. The
work wss spPerIntended by Mr.. G. W.
HaWn who cannot be excelleI in his line
OF business. In this building Mr.. ".
will deal out 10 his numerous customers.
every Wednesday and Saturday morn.
logs, teef, veal. ran, lamb, sheep mea,
and mo'on.' Jake is an enlerprising
citizen.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1872-06-29

By consultation of representative
journalists from various parts of the
country, it has been decided to hold at
Baltimore, on the 9th of July next, a
national reunion of members of the edi-
torial brotherhood, and of the represen-
tative printers ofthe country who favor
the liberal movement begun at Cincin-
cinnati.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1872-06-29

The Congressional Convention for
the Third District was held at Char
lesion on Thursday Of last week, and
nominated Frank Hereford, the present
incumbent, by acclamation for Con
rcrnsu
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1872-06-29
CANCERS CURED.

DIR. dE8ERN CLAFLlN'S INFI3MARH
ESTABLISHED soil 1873 Wabash Avenue,
s.u.. OF l., Street. Chicago. Ill.,. sucoeb!uL
!, treats Cancers. without KNIFE OF scriou. pam.
~ the shortest time imaginable. The Doctor
vii be at the White Sulphur Springs, Wcs,
Virginia, July lOsh, an rema.n ali August l>t,
1872.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1872-06-29

I5 In our notice OF the Centennial cele-
bralion, says the Marrinsburg Era. we mad
vertentiy omitted mention oil tue Shepherds
town Brass Band, which headed the process
sion through the streets Of the city. This was
the hrst appearance Of the Band in public, 1t
having bean but recently organized, and it
discoursed music equal to The best OF Them. II
IS credi. 10 its town.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1872-06-29

Arrangements are being made for a
national encampm mt of members of
the Grand Army OF the Republic and
other participants in the battle Of Get
tysburg, on the field ofthat great strug-
gle, during the first four days of next
month. On the lst of July monu-
ment erected to the memory Of Major
John f. Reynolds is to be unveiled and
dedicated.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1872-06-29

GENTS VhNrED.-Agcnts make NOR.
! money @, vor, for ~ Jhan n onyIuIng the.
Business usal aud prfmauenL Particulars '"c.
q. Stnson y Co, Fine Art Publishers, Por..
laat. Maine.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1872-06-29

1SY- OFFICERs.-The following are
the officers elect OF Potomac Council,
No. 2, Friends Of Temperance, for the
ensuing term =
REV. J. HAWKINS-P.
REV. \. \. =. NEEL-A,
REV. IT. OCKERMAN-Chaplain.
c. \. LICKLIDER-S.
". II. SrALEY-F. 5.
WM. MEIS-T.
y. l.. RENTCH-C.
JOHN HARRISON--A. c.
EDGAR HILL. S.
ALLEN ENILFR-O. 5.
CT. BUTLER-ExP =,
The installation will take place at
their Hall on Tuesday evening next, by
C. y. McGlincy, ID. V. p, assisted by
G.. i. Lickider, q. {.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1872-06-29

~ I he following is list Of letters re-
maiaing in the Pcs, Office, a; ShePherdstown,
June - -
u. J Avis, SallIc II. Bane, Geo. X. Biser,
George VI. Boswell, Mrs. ". K. Chspline, ".
b. Cost, George c. Dunlap, Mss a. Dudly,
Joseph Eokles, Goo W. Fay, Milton Firar, Jno.
Gochanar, Mrs. Charles Hu!ett, y. ). ?.
Higgins, Maggie L. Kaadler, W. II. Travers,
Nm. Caden Byers, Ella ByeTs, Wine Llretle,
John Laurie, Mrs. Sarah Morrison, +. NJ. Mil
Ter, ., Jno. E. McCreary, Mary f. Miller, Ann
f. McEndree, Margaret McCauIy,J. c. Shaw,
William Snyder, Chas. Shepherd, John Todd,
Mrs. Mary J. Underdonk, John Wolfe.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1872-06-29

e. LOOKS WELL Ihe Reformed
Parsonage, formerly known as he Schin-
der properly, hss recently been Eenova-
ted snj repsnled, BON inside and out
side. The painting and pencII.ng was
done bv Mr.. Jacob Ferrels and his son
Charley, /; is"done hrowo," and looks
handsome. Rev Mr. Rossller, tie pas
Tor, has taken up his abode in the prem,
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1872-06-29

Do not suier your LUNGS to become di..
ea.eL hy allowing cold to become seated.
Thousands have died Premature Desths-iLe
Victims Of COn>umPuon-6y neg.ecuus
Geld.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1872-06-29

~ DEATH on TIE CANAL.-Qn
" cdnesday evening last, we learn, that
Mr.. Chas. Stewards Hancock, Md, died
Of hemorrhage Of the lungs, on his boat,
on the Z. 81 o. Canal, at the Lock, OPP
pos;te this town. His family was with
him upon the boat at the time Of his
death. DR.. Tiusley of this town was
sent for, but before he arrived the vital
spark had fed. His age was about So
wears. His remains We're taken back
10 Hancock for iuterment.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1872-10-24
Sea Sickness,

If naval nausea were inevitable, like
death, the common lot of all mankind,
you might bear it without grumbling,
though you might not like it. What
makes you savage is, that some people
are never sea-sick at all. Nor can you
guess, before trial, who enjoys this
blessed immunity. People who can
waltz all night without giddiness, or
swing and see-sa all day without feel
ing sick, or ride in a close carriage with
their backs to the horses, may count on
tolerable chance of freedom. Sey,
strength, and fiorid health, are no GER
tain guarantees. A frail, thin, delicate
looking girl will delight to ride on the
dancing waves, while her rdddy cousin,
lad of fourteen stone, will beg for his
life to be set on shore. A great lady
who kept yacht, was said, when her
husband did not please her, to propose
trip to sea for the benefit of his health
and the correction of his disobedience.
Crazy folk are reputed to defy the
stomach-searching movements of the
sea, making one ask which is the worse
of the two, the bodily or the mental
ailment. Physicians who have tried the
experiment, in the hope of curing a
crack-brained patient, have brought
horrible sufferings on themselves, while
their invalids enjoyed perfect ease and
comfort. There is legend of doctor
who excursioned, Ia Cook, an insane
party out to sea in the hope of curing
them by marine emetic. They were
not i'll, but the doctor was; so, for fear
of catching the disease, they threw the
doctor overheard. Age may have some
thing to do with liability to the visi-
tation. Young people, as they grow up,
often get over the qualms brought on
by riding backward in a coach. We
knew person, capital sailor from his
boyhood upward, obliged to desist from
taking runs out to sea soon after passing
three-score years and ten.. The stomach
had no longer the same powers of resis-
tance. On long voyage, some recover
from sickness after couple of days
others ina week, others never, SO long
as they remain at sea.-AU the Yea1
Round
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1872-10-24
Legalized Slavery.

That portion of the fair sex who clam
or so loudly for their rights, should be
thankful that they did not exist several
hundred years ago. 1t was not until the
tenth century that women obtained the
privilege of choosing or refusing their
husbands. Often they were betrothed,
as children, the bridegroom's pledge of
marriage being accompanied by "se-
curity," or "wed," whence comes the
word. Part of the wed always consisted
of ring, placed upon the maiden's right
hand, and there religiously kept until
transferred to the other hand at the later
nuptials. Then, also, were repeated the
marriage VOWS and other ceremonies,
out of which those now prevailing have
grown. The bride was taken for fair
er, for fouler, for better, for worse, for
richer, for poorer" and promised to be
buxom and bonny" to her future hus-
band. At the end of the final ceremony,
the father. of the bride gave to his new
son one of his daughters shoes, in token
of the transfer of authority which he
effected, and the bride was at once made
to feel the change by tap or blow on
the head given with the shoe. Rather
a forcible earnest of future happiness,
one would imagine. However, the hus-
band took an oath to use his wife well.
If he failed to do so, she might leave
MIN, but by law he was allowed consid-
erable license. He was bound in honor
"to bestow on his wife and his appren-
tices moderate castigation." We have
nothing to show the exact amount of
castlgatioH held moderate by the Anglo
Saxons; but one old Welsh law decided
that three blows with a broomstick on
"any part of the person, except the
head" is fair allowance, and another
provides that the stick be no longer than
the husbands arm, nor thicker than his
middle finger. Prior to the seventh
century a wife might at any time be re-
pudiated on proof of her being either
barren, deformed, silly, passionate, luxu-
rious, rude, habitually drunk, glutton-
GUS, very garrulous, quarrelsome, or abu-
sive.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1872-10-24
LaplS LaZuli.

This mineral, which is called azure
stone by the vulgar, is of a magnificent
blue color, sometimes spangled with
beautiful gold spots, from flakes of sui
phuret of iron throughout its mass. 1t
occurs in shapeless blocks, or rounded
pebbles, or, at times, in prismatic forms,
having four sides, obliquely set. 1t is of
a compact grain, Opaque and hard; will
cut glass, and strike fire from the steel.
1t is found principally in Persia and in
the neighborhood of Lake Baikal, in
Siberia, and is highly priced for jewelrt
and ornamental work. The purest
specimens are reserved to cut for gems,
and to make those rare Florentine mo-
saics, so much admired. A quality less
rich goes to the decoration of the houses
of the wealthy. The halls of the Orlotf
Palace, at st. Petersburgh, are papered
throughout with lapis-lazuli from the
Grand -Bankharrie. The coloring MAJ
ter of this stone gives that beautiful
blue which is called ultra IN arine, not
because it is beyond a sky-blue, but that
it was wrought from beyond the sea,
namely, the Lepant. 1t is procured in
sort of soap making process, by the
use of chemical agents. Exposed to a
strong fire, the mineral mass melts to a
yellowish- black paste. Simply calcined,
it is deprived of its color by strong
chemicals, and leaves a pot of jelly.
There exist some massive fragments of
lazulits, but the mineral is usually COM
bined with foreign matters, so that a
specimen quite pure and bulky attains
a high price. The French treasury has
a magnificent lazulite cup, shaped like a
sea-shell, and worth two hundred thou
sand francs, or forty thousand dollars.
There is also a bowl, or hand-dish,
valued at sixteen thousand dollars, which
were cheap if it gave French rulers
clean hands; and there, too, you may see
a sabre, with lazulite hilt, worth twelve
thousand dollars, the gift of Tippoo Saib
to Louis XVI; and thee chaplets, of a
thousand francs each, on whose beads of
lazuli the royal nobs said their prayers
lazily-when the Red Republicans were
not after them.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1872-10-24
An Insect Samson.

In proportion to its size, the strength
of the beetle is enormous. A well known
entomologist gives an instance of its
power He says, "This insect has Just
astonished me by its vast strength of
body. Every one who has taken the
common beetle in his hands knows that
its limbs, if not remarkable for agility
are very powerful but / was not pre-
pared for so Samsonian feat as that
have just witnessed. When the insect
was brought to me, having no box i'm
mediately at hand, was at loss where
to put it till l could kill it; but quart
bottle full of milk being on the table,
placed the beetle for the present under
that, the hollow in the bottom allowing
him room to stand upright. Presently,
to my surprise, the bottle began to move
slowly and glide along the smooth table,
propelled by the muscular power of the
imprisoned insect, and continued to
perambulate the surface, to the aston
ishment of all who witnessed it. The
weight of the bottle and its contents
could not have been less than three
pounds and half, while that of the
beetle was about half an ounce, so that
it really moved weight one hundred
and twelve times its own. A better
notion than figures can convey will be
obtained of this fact by supposing lad
of fifteen to be imprisoned under the
bell of st. Pauls, which weighs twelve
thousand pounds, and to move it to and
fro upon smooth pavement by pushing
within"
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1872-10-24
Coffee Growing.

Not many years will elapse before
California will become one Of the coffee
growing countries of the world. The
Sancelito HeraId states that party of
Costa Ricans, with former President
of that country at their head, have pur-
chased a tract of land near San Rafael,
and among other employments designa-
ted to be followed by the colony is that
of raising coffee. Coming from coun-
try where coffee is raised with success,
these Central Americans ought to know
some of the requisites of country for
the business. Whether San Rafael is
the spot to inaugurate the new enter
prise is doubtful until demonstration
has determined the question, but that
there are portions Of the State in which
coffee can be grown, has long been be-
heved. The Southern part of the State
has many localities where the expert
ment may be tried with high hopes of
success. Still, it is not impossible that
San Rafael and other places in the mid
die regions of the State, may be adapted
to coffee culture. A few years since,
the general idea was adverse to the pos
sibility of growing oranges in any but
the southern portions of the State but
actual demonstrations have proven that
they can be cultivated as far North as
Chico, and in several of the gorges in
the Sierra Nevadas. The capacities OF
the country are growing upon us year
after year, and the apparently bold ex-
pertinent of growing coffee near San
Rafael may be based on superior judg,
ment.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1872-10-24

with look of feigned surprise, "why, l
am not worth money. What put that
in your headP / am sure l never gave
you to understand any such thing"
"Not worth money! gasped Zenas
Mahan; "do you mean to say 1 have
married penniless wymanF Z"
"Pretty nearly so," replied Effie.
"Pray, tell me-" continued her hus-
band, with remarkable co9lness, chow
did the report get abroad that you were
wealthy"
"Why, you see," answered Efie,
"when we first got the news of Uncle
Saurs death we thought he had left me
his fortune, but, unfortunately, he gave
it all to my cousin, who bears the same
name as myself"
"And he left you nothing?"
40, yes, he did"
"Well, what was it you inherited 7"
al can't help laughing when tell
you. Uncle Saul was an eccentric man
he bequeathed me his whislIey-jug."
"His w-h-i-s-k-e-y-jug" gasped her
husband. "And 1 have married a wo-
man whose sole possession is whiskey-
jug|
From that moment Zenas Mahan be-
gan to stay out late at nights and have
urgent business in a neighboring city.
He couldn't bear the mischievous look
in the eyes of Jack Starbuck when they
met. Jack frankly told Zenas he didn't
bear him any ill will for cutting him
out" while zenas, with equal frankness,
told him that he wished to heavens he
hadn't succeeded.
Jack Starbuck married Mary Know
ell, and was quite happy and prospered
abundantly. Zenas Mahan moved away
from Barrenville, and the last heard of
him was that his wife and himself were
occupying different houses.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1872-10-24
Growth of British India.

More and more every year does the
East call upon the West to witness its
rapid growth and crescent prosperity.
The maxim that Westward the star of
empire takes its way" must find its limit
merce at least would, in no long time,
once more find its seat in what we are
won't to regard as the far Orient. Asia
and the Australasiau islands seem deter
mined to preve that they do not propose
to yield as yet to young republics in the
setting sun. The progress of China and
japan in modern arts and ideas is fact
which thrusts itself upon us with every
mail which reaches us from those an
tigue lands; and the splendid results of
British enterprise in India are appear
ing Just at time when people are be-
ginning to doubt whether the British
dominion over India has not entered
upon its period of decay. India has. in
recent years, begun to add new sources
of wealth to the worlds commerce.
Camels'- hair shawls and Golconda dia-
monds, beautifully worked fabrics and
delicious fruits and spices, treasures of
temples and of mines, no longer consti-
tute even her chief claim to the admir-
ing consideration of mankind. In the
cultivation of coffee she is beginning to
rival Java, Mocha. and Jamaica; in that
of tea, China in that of cotton, our
own Southern States; in that of silk
and its manufacture, Lyons and Hong
Kong. Her exports of teas, which are
grown along the mountain-slopes of
Kangra and Looshai, have increased ten
told in as many years, and have now
reached value of some So, 500,0 900; the
exports of silk have doubled in the same
period, and the same may be said of cot
ton, dyes, and coffee, while the exports
of hides and skins have tripled. Fifty
million dollars worth of opium is sent
from Bengal and Bombay annually
and the increased value of the sugar, the
wool, the seeds, of jute and its manufac-
tured products, proves that the advance
continues to be made along {" the whole
line" The total of Indian exports, which
was S175,000,000 in 1862, reached $780,
100000 in 1871. The English claim that
this material improvement in their splen-
did Oriental possession has been accom-
panied by corresponding economic,
sanitary, and moral improvement, ol
which rose -colored impression is given
by the reports of the Indian Govern
ment. The building of canals has, it is
said, in measure checked the ravages
of fever, which finds congenial home
in a country at once hot and moist, and
amid slovenly race; and the cultiva-
ton of the cinchona- plant, which is re-
garded as the best febrifuge, has been
directly encouraged by the authorities
The building of railways and the estab.
lishment of schools are now occupying
the attention of the viceregal govern.
ment, and much is hoped from these
agents of civilization.