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Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1872-05-11
J. G.. W..

Ea3- CrRE FoE CANCER.-Mr John
Lock, Sr.. Of Vaudeville, Clarke COun-
ty, Va, writes to the editor Of the
Charicstown SpuHgiYing the efollowing
cure for canccr:--
! had a canccrOus wart on my thumb,
by which | suffered untold pain for
over two wears, in which time applied
to several prominent physicians, and
tried all their remedies with no effect.
| then applied to Mr.. John CofiInan,
living near Jordans White Sulphur
Springs, who heard proposed to cure
cancers. and obtained remedies Of him
by which, in two applications, was
enabled TO lift the cancer from my thumb
with the roots attached, and IN three
months the cancer wart was entirely
cured, and my hand a. useful as ever
II is now about year since il was cured,
and there Is no prospect Of a return Of
it whatever. ] send you this cO'nmuni-
cation, and you can publish it if you
think it worth room III your columns.
Having been benefited myself by Mr.
CofisIan, feel it duty TO let it be
known to the public thot lie has cured 4
caIceTous warJ.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1872-05-11
VEGETABLE PLANTS
FOR SALE.

pABBAGES-Esrly York, Oxharl,
" Wnnestad;. Jersey, Wakefield, Yel-
low Savoy.
Early Tomsloes-rrophi, Tildon, Large
Red, Fugee Island.
Beels-EarIy Red, Turnip.
Peppers-Bell or Oxhsr,, S Sweel, ,Squssh.
Egg PIanl-Lsrge Purple.
Celery-Dwarf, large White Solid.
Sweet Pola,oe Sels-Red and Yellow.
Grape Roots-Choice lot cheap.
A choice lot Of Dallla bulbs.
The above can be gotten al The proper
seasons.
J. M. STONEBRAKER.
March 80 II
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1872-05-11
II arch 80

OUY your Queensware OF
DUY your Lamps. Lamp Chimneys and
~ Coal Oil of A. Harris.
DUY your Table and Pocket Cutlery
% of A. Harris.
PURCHASE your Cold Water Soap,
Z Bsbbn's Soap and Fancy Toilet
Soaps of A. Harris.
ROOMS. Baskets, Wash Tubs, Wash
% Boards, Water Buckets, Clothes Pins
&C.. for sale by A Harris.
IF you wan. a good Umbrella, call al
4 the store OF A. Harris.
q FINE lot OF Cheming and Smoking
X Tobacco, Pipes and Cigars, for sale
cheap, by A. Harris.
DROWN Sugars for sale al 10 and II!
~ cents, by A. Harris.
DOASTED and Green Coffees for sale
a by A. Harris.
Z AIDES. Gents and Cbildren's Hose
~ al the store Of A Harms.
IF you wan, good Collars and Cuho
buy them Of A. Harris.
A CHEAP lot OF Glassware for sale by
n A. Harris.
CUGARS, Coftees, Teas, Rice, Syr-
- ups. Mackerel, Uominy, Bacon. Lard
&c. for sale by A. Harris.
GALL for anything you wan, IN the
u Grocery or Notion line, and you will
be sure and get Bargains. as will
not be undersold. Call and examine my
stock and see what Bars aims | offer.
march 23 A. Harris.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1872-05-11
r 0 T He P j BLIC!
GREAT BARGAINS !
4 SPLENDID ASSORTMENT OF
SPRING AND SUMNER GOODS.

CONSISTING Of Clothes and Csssi.
u meres, Dolly Warden Grenadines,
PopIlns, Prques, Prints Of the latest
style. A fine stock of Ladies and Chll'
dren's SHOES. A fine stock Of GRO-
CERES. consisting Of Sugars. Coffees,
Teas, &c, also Tobacco and SnufS Of
the finest brands.
L. E. ErClllSON.
April l3 II
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1872-05-11
VALUABLE MUSIC BOOKS
MAILED, POSTPAID, ON RECEIPT OF MARKED
PRICE.

Peters Eclectic Piano School (l00th edition)
s3 %
Worrall,s Guitar School 81
Peters Melodeod School 80
Ne Plus Ultra Gee- Book 30
Song Echo. Containing over 100 beautiful
Songs 40
Peters PaElor Companion, for Flute and
Violin 2UO
Peters Paror Companion, for Flute,
Violin, aud Piano 3 w
Peters Nav and Improved Violin Method 10
Wimme.sled's Violin Instructor IS
Wellcr's Flute without Master 10
New Years Eve. A Can,ata for Children 90
Shining Lights. A Collection OF Sacred
Songs w
Magic Circle. Easy Piano Music 900
Address j. L. PETERS, 500 Broadway,
New York. Send 30 cents Tor u sample copy
of Peters Musical Monthly, and you will get at
least 81 worth of Music. March 3O-2m
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1872-05-11

lIi t. have removed Our Hardware from
VI Mmn Street to our Ware House in
the rear of The Court House. Have now
our Hardware, Agricultural Implements
and Machinery, Timing Establishment,
Seeds. Gusno, &c &c, and indeed ev-
ery lhlog a farmer wants, all IN toe same
building.
McCURDY & DUKE.
CharlestOwn, March 2. 1872. #
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1872-05-11
GREAT EXCITEMENT
J. M. COOKS

THE STAR STILL SHINES IN ALL IT'S
BRILLIANCl-CALL AND SEE IT.
THE undersigned takes special pains to IN
| form the public generally that he has just
received large lot of superior STON rs OF
the most improved patterns. The Castings IN
Stoves from Philadelphia being OF superior
quality to any in the country, therefore do not
need so much repairing, but IN case they do
need repairing, odd plates can be had al any
time, as keep large assortment OF odd Cast
ngs of all kinds on hand for repairing. Per
sons buying Stoves from me can have tue plates
renewed at any time.
| will also furnish
TIN AND SHEET IRON WARE
at wholesale and retail prices, of my own
manufacture, at the lowest Cash prices, and
delivered free of cnargs. | also manufacture
and keep on hand Tiuware of every description
made from good lin, such as handsome Cham
Der Sets, JapanneI and Painted Ware, and
House Furnishing Goods in great variety.
CUCUMBER PUMPS,
ot the latest Improvement, are kept on hand
and will be put in at the shortest notice and at
reasonable rates, and warranted to give salts
faction. The following certificate, among ma
nv, will recommend these Pumps
IIARPERs FERRY, Feb. s, 1871.
This is to certify that Mr.. j. NJ. Cook Pla-
ced in my Well of 40 feet, one Of his Cucum-
Der Pumps and which works like charm, and
| advise all those who like cheap and durable
Pumps 10 procure one from Mr.. Cook.
JAS. L. REED.
also pay special attention 10
ROOFING AND SCOUTING,
o,d will ouar,ntpe all work iR this line that
may be entrusted to me.
LIGHTNING RODS
will also be erected and repaired promptly up
on information, at the lowest rates.
| insure the public that | Will work none but
the best material IN the most workmanlIke and
substantial manner, and will insure satisfaction
in roods as well as prices. All | ask is call
from the public, and feel assured satisfaction
will be rendered.
Old Iron, Copper, Brass, Pewter and Lead,
will be taken IN exchange for work.
j. VI. COOK.
Shepherdstown, April l3, 1872 ly
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1872-05-11
NOTICE.

9NIlE annual meeting Of the SIockhold.
( ers OF the Jefferson Savings Bank
will take place al the Bank IN SheP-
herdstown. on the 18Th day Of May, al
| o'clock. p. NJ and Immediately there
after an election W Il be h,lG for Drec-
tors Tor the ensuing year.
BY order of the Board.
h. F. HARRISON, Treasurer.
April 27 81
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1872-05-11
I'll OR OT C H-BRID STOCK
FOR SALE.

., AN breeding, and have for Ss!e,
Z THOROUGH BRED BERKSHIRE
"'GS. My pre.enI Stock is bred from
.,e Imported Stock OF the late George
rauerson. of Springfield, Md also one
thoroughbred Devon Bull Cali bred
tron the celebra ell Paterson Devon herd.
T.rns made known upon application.
+. II. NYSONG.
April 8, 1871. "
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1872-05-11
II. DRrsroR. B.r. mARHi'oN. 52HS II. TITLE
R E AL / s I A L b
AGENTS.

TIE undersigned viii attend to the kea5 S. rs
tate Business IN ALI llS , bNANGhES. y Is.
win buy and sell Lands IN JeT1ISon a''I o,io,
,.-n,.ti.s on commission. Persons hd''ns
ad ~ Town Property 10 sell, will consult
'ajr 'ir ,ntsres, by placing them in our hands at
"'e,. ..a GaT advertisement NO SALE, no
nSy 1's All business pertaining to lands atten-
d.d to. titles examined and taxes paid "he"
requested. .,13. = our hand,
have tbe superior advantage Of the succts''ul
,.ynerisuce Of j. IL. Brstcr, OF MarHnS0uf 3
.hose facilities for advertising N The Nof"
,re eguaI to one Thousand newspapers
S2 Office M Jefferson Savings Bank IN
Shephcrdstown. ,nD,S%N AIStes' y1TT1E
ShepherdstOwn, W. Va
Jan -
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1872-05-11

The CAUSE OF TEMPERANCE finds
some Of It's most insidious and danger
ous foes in the many so-called "tonics'
and "appetizers," made Of cheap whisky
and refuse liquors, finished up to suit
deprayed appetites, under the name Of
medicines. DR.. WALKEE's CALIFORNIA
VINEGAR BITTERs are none Of these.
They are not beverage, but genuine
medicine, purely vegetable. prepared
from California herbs by regular ply
sician. For all diseases of the stomach,
liver, kidneys. bladder, skin and blood,
they are an infallible and uDriyallrd
remedy.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1872-05-11

The Fifth Maryland Regiment has
accepted an invitation, and will encamp
at the Hagerstown Fair Grounds four
or five days during the month ofJuiy.
Pay up your ducs at this Office i'm
mediately.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1872-05-11

7nlIE Celebrated Excelsior Cook Stove
< for sale by II. L ""''e"
.u3HEELING Cook Stoves for sale
5ii by H. {. .Narien
z lion bv H. C. Hartem.
9nIN and Sheet Iron Ware OF my own
I manufacture, made out OF the best
ma,eriol, for sale by II. {. -Harie"'
PARTICULAR attention paid +" kool-
X iop and Spoutng, and all kinds OF
J5 Work. in town or country, IN my
ofbn.,re.s H. c. Mu'ten.
7lVERY Thing belonging to well
z, furnished lin aad Stove House kept
pn had aud tor sale by
H. C. 1iarfsn.
Snepherds'own.
Nav 7,lS7I.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1872-02-17
How to choose a Husband.

Some one has written an essay, Civ
ing instruction how to choose a hus-
band. The writer treats the subject
just as if he thought choosing a hus-
band was just as cold blooded mat
ter as buying horse. And it may be
so with many people. Undoubtedly
there are mothers who calculate on
the Marriage of their daughters mere
ly with an eye tie external advantages
Ito wealth, and what is called station
in life--with as little sentiment as they
would experience in buying a clock.
And there are daughters, who enter
tain similar views.
But these are exceptional cases.
The great majority of marriages are
determined almost solely by love,
and frequently the parties would find
it as difficult as anybody else to ae-
count for their love for each other.
And when this love. this sentiment
of extreme and exclusive devotion to
another, is once experienced, it is very
apt to obtain its object. Opposition,
from any source, is generally found,
IN the end, to be vain. and worse than
useless. A few speculative marriages
marriages of convenience and Of
calculation-take place. But, in the
main, Love, and Love only, is the
great matchmaker. So 1T has always
been; SO it will ever be.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1872-02-17

The eracles advised them to choose a
king. They were to note the first
man who passed the temple of Jupiter
driving an ox-cart. This person, the
oracles assured them, was destined TO
become their ruler According all
rushed to the temple. .Gordius Short
" passed, driving his ox-cart. The
assemblage hailed him as their So
vereign, aud he thus became King OF
Phrygia.
AS absurd as this may appear at a
glance it has many parallels in his
tory. The popular caprice has fire.
ouently conferred honor and power
upon persons of obscure birth, from a
motive no more national than the one
indicated above. During a sedition in
Florence, in the middle ages, a wool
comber was made chief magistrate OF
the republic, simply because he picked
up a national flag and waved it over
the heads of the multitude.
To commemorate this remarkable
elevation to a throne, Gordius dedl-
Gated his ox-cart in the temple OF Jul
piter to regal majesty. He fastened
a knot to the team of the cart, so
dexterously involved and peFplexed,
that the oracles promised the domin-
ion of the world to the man who conld
unite it. The untying of it probably
was impossible, as both ends We're
woven together. Great numbers tried
to unite it and failed. At length
Alexander the Great came and after
repeated and fruitless efforts, ne drew
his sword and cut it. Thus resulted
the saying, "Cutting the Gordian
knot"
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1872-02-17
The Origin of an Old PrOYerh.

About the year 1000 B. c., there
lived in the country of Phrygia, in
Asia Minor, peasant by the name of
Gordius, who, while blowing in his
field one day, noticed an eagle alight
upon his yoke of oxen, where it re-
manned all the day. Gordius became
very much alarmed at this. Others
believed it to be q prodigy, and pre-
vailed upon Gepdius to consult the
soothsayers of Telmessus, a city in
Lydia, which country in those days
was famous for the science of augury.
As he came into the city he was met
by a very beautiful young woman.
He related to her the cause of his COM
ing to Lydia, upon which she assured
him that the prodigy indicated his ele-
walton to a throne. As an evidence
of her faith in her Interpretation of
this extraordinary women. she offered
TO become his wife. Although Cor
dius had doubts as to the verifcation
of the prediction, he very willingly
embraced this opportunity, and they
became man and wife.
Not long after this occurrence, Sc
dition broke out among the country
men, who were at the time without
ruler. They finally appealed to the
urat Is - t..:e@nS to stop this anarchy.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1872-02-17
How to Get On in the World.

A working man some time ago pub
ished his own biography, one OF the
most. interesting little volumes that
has appeared during the present cen
tury. 1t is as follows. 81 1t may to
some appear like vanity i'll me to write
that | now do, but / should not give
my life truly if l omitted it. When
filing a cart with earth on a farm, l
never stopped work because my side
of the cart might be heaped up before
the other side, at which was another
workman. / pushed over what | had
heaped up, to help him so doubtless
he did to me, when he was first and |
was last. When | have filed my col
umns of a newspaper with matter for
which l was to be paid, | never step
ped if | thought the subject required
more explanation, because there was
no contract for more payment, or no
possibility of obtaining more. When
/ have lived i'll barrack room have
stopped work, taken baby from u
soldier wife, when she had to work,
and nursed it for her, or gone for war
ter for her, or cleaned another mans
accoutrements, though it was no part
of my duty to do so.
"Nhen / had been engaged in poll
teal literature and travelling for a
newspaper, l have gone many miles
out of my road to ascertain a local
fact, or to pursue subject to its min
utest details, if it appeared that the
public were ,unacquainted with the
facts of the case and this, when | had
work, was the most pleasant and pro
|. fitable. When | have wanted work,
| have accepted it at any wages
| could get, at a pillow, in farm
draining, stone-quarrying, break
ing stones, at wood-cutting or
soldier. In London / have groomed
claimants horse and cleaned out u
stable for sixpence. have since tried
literature, and have done as much
writing for ten shillings as l have
readily obtained both sought for and
otfered-ten guineas for.
g But if | had not been contented
to begin at the beginning, and accept
ten shillings, | should not have arisen
to guineas. | have lost nothing by
working, whateverI have been doing,
with spade or pen-I have been my
own helper. Are you prepared to imi-
tate? Humility is always the attend
ant of sense, folly alone was proud.
A wise divine, when preaching to the
youths of his congregation, was wont
to say :. Beware of being golden
apprentices, silver journeymen and
copper masters The only cure
for pride is sense; and the only path
to promotion is condescension. What
multitudes have been ruined by the
pride of their hearts!n Here is testi-
mony worth treasuling in mind by
every body.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1872-02-17
Post-omce Notice.
DoSALDsoNvILLE, La,
1o-1

DoSALDsoNvILLE, La, .
September, 1871.
Mails ArriVe-From New Orleans ON
Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and
Sunday mornings.
From Thibodaux Monday and Thursday
at o'clock p. NJ
From ST. Franeisville Sunday, Tuesday
and Thursday.
Mails are CfOsed-For New Orleans
on Sunday at IL o'clock NJ, and at six o'clock
PM;
On Tuesday at three O'clock P. NJ;
On Wednesday at s o'clock p. NJ;
On Thursday at IL NJ.
For Thibodaux on Monday and Thursday
at P. NJ.
For st. Francisville Monday, Tuesday,
Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 2. NJ.
Postofice will be open every day from
A., NJ. to, 5 P. NJ, except on Sunday, when it
will be closed at IL o'clock NJ.
No letters viii be registered on Sunday
after 8 o'clock A. NJ.
The postotfice rules will be strictly exeeu-
ted by its officers.
P. LANDRY, Postmaster.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1872-02-17
loualosonbllle Gbief,
Her First Car Ride,
From Harper's Magazine. ]


Miss Prudence Pettingill, at the
mature age of sixty-one, made her
mind to visit New York, for the first
time in her life. She had never seen
u railroad, as such things had been
unknown III Aroostook County until
this summer, and the ancient farm
house in which she lived was seven
miles from the station. So she sits
calmly upon a seat placed on the great
wooden platform which surrounds the
country depot, and gazes with amaze
ment upon the train which arrives,
pauses a few moments to take on pas
sengers, and then proceeds upon it's
journey. The stati0n-masteri nterro-
gates the old lady, who sits placidly
watching the departing train.
why did you not get on, if you
wished to go to New York ~
" Git on n says the old lady" git
on | thought the whole eonsarn
went p
Having explained to her that the
platform was stationary, the man
kindly advised her to wait for the ex-
press train, into which. he escorts the
maiden, and finds for her IL seat by
the side of a benevolent old gentle
man. Clutching fast hold of the seat
in front of her, she is at first very
much alarmed at the speed at which
they are going, but gradually becomes
calm and much interested in the sur
roundings. The old gentleman an
swered her many inquiries very civil
ly, and, among other things, tries to
explain the use of the telegraph wires,
and tells her that messages are sent
over them at much greater rate of
speed than they are travelling.
Wa'al, wa'al," says the old lady,
'1you don't ketch me ridin' on 'em,
for this is, as fast as | want to go any
how" She had seen so many wonder
full things that she makes up her mind
at last not to be astonished at any
thing, and when the train dashes into
the one which had preceded it, owing
to misplaced switch, and the poor
old lady is thrown to the end of the
car among heap Of broken seats, she
supposes it to be the ordinary manner
OF stopping, and quietly remarks !:
You fetch up rather sudden, don't
yOu?" Being provided with seat in
the forward car, which was uninjured,
she arrives without further accident
at her journeys end, and is surroun-
ded by eager crowd of hackmen, and
listens in wonder to their oft repeated
call OF Hack hack, !" Grasping her
umbrella in one hand and her band
box in the other, she locks down into
the face Of the loudest driver with the
compassionate inquiry. "Air you in
pain ~ From the consequence of his
wrath she is rescued and carried safe
~ home by her nephew, who has come
to- the depot to look for her.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1872-02-17
Confessions Of a Meddling Hus.
band.

1t was about the buekwheat cakes.
told Maria any fool could beat her
making those cakes, and she said I
had better try it. So | did. / emptied
the batter all out of the pitcher one
evening, and set the cakes myself. /
got the flour and the salt and the wa
ter and warmed by the paste, put in a
liberal quantity of eggs and shorten
ing. I shortened with tallow from
roast beef, because | could not find
any lard. The batter did not look
right. | lighted my pipe and ponder
ed-yeast-yeast, to be sure. | had
forgotten the yeast. Invent and woke
up the baker and got six cents worth
of yeast. set the pitcher behind the
sitting-room stove, and prepared to
enjoy my triumph /; but didn't. That
was yeast strong enough to raise the
dead the batter was running all over
the carpet. | scraped it up and put it
into another dish. Then | got a fire
in the kitchen and put on the griddle.
The first lot of cakes stuck to the grid
die. The second dittoed, only more.
thfi id CdLAc uOWll anu asked what was
burning. She advised me to grease
the griddle. did it. One end of the
griddle got too hot, and l dropped the
thing on my tenderest corn while try
ing to turn around. Finally the cakes
We're ready for breakfast, and Maria
got the other things ready. We sat
down. My cakes did not have exact
~ the right flavor. took one mouth
full and it satisfied me. lost my ap-
petite at once. Maria would not let
me put one on her plate. | think those
cakes may be reckoned dead loss.
The cat would not eat them. The dog
ran off and stayed three days after one
was offered him. The hens won't go
within ten feet of them. threw them
into the back yard, andsthere has not
been a pig ON the premises since.
eat what is put before me now, and do
not allude to my mothers system OF
cooking.