Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1872-07-06
Editorial Brevities.

A modest young IauV at Ine Iaoie,
desiring the leg of chicken, said: "lll
take the part which ought to wear
drawers" A young gentleman opPo-
site. replied "I'll take the part which
ought to wear the hustle.
David Davis nominee of the Labor
Reform Convention, which assembled
in Columbus on the 22d of February
last, has written to the Chairman OF
said Convention Withdrawing his name
as candidate for the Presidency.
VIM. L. Clark, Assignee in Bank
ruptcy, sold publicly on Monday last
the farm of J. NJ. Campbell, four miles
southwest of Winchester, containing
36l acress, at $2S per acre, John q.
Miller, purchaser.
Mrs. Darlington says small po1 is
very lonesome disease.
Brigham Young announces his inten-
ton of not marrying any more. We
think he is too much married now.
An Evansville youth, on a salary of
nine dollars week, paid fifteen dollars
for boquet to throw at his lady love
at concert, and she went home with
another fellow. His boarding mistress
has Grape on the kitchen door over the
loss of the price Of weeks cruel.
Before hanging a man in Louisiana
they let from fifteen to forty newspaper
reporters interview him for three weeks.
The poor fellow is then not only will
ing but anxious to be hung.
An editor in Ohio says he was never
happy but once, and that was one warm
dav when he lay in the laps of two
blooming maidens, being famed by a
third, and kissed by all three.
Col Charles Marshalls life of General
Lee, it is expected, will soon be ready
to 90 in the hands Of the publisher.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company will issue Excursion Tickets
to Baltimore, from all Stations, from
July lst to July 10th inclusive and
good torreturn trip until the 10th July
one fare.
The sewing machine business must
be very brisk, Judging from the number
of wagons we see in town every day.
An old bachelor says : CATER all a
woman's heart is the sweetest thing in
the world; it's perfect honeycomb-
full of sells.
Josh Billings says that opera music
don't have any more effect on him than
castor oil would on craven image.
Hon. VIM. +. Hamilton and y. X.
Syester have both been invited to Polo
Illinois. Mr.. Hamilton to make Fourth
of July Grafton, and Maj. Syester to de-
fend man charged with murder.
The soldiers of Pickett's division who
fell in its desperate charge at Gettys-
burg are, it is said, to be placed in a
separate spot on Gettysburg Hill" in
Hollywood Cemetery near Richmond,
and monument will be erected in hon
or of their heroism.
The contractors have commenced re-
building the bridge across the Shenan,
doah river at Conrad's Store. This is
one ofthe most important bridges i'll
the Valley, connecting as it does, the
Page Valley with the main Valley.
The Masonic display at Harrisonburg,
on Monday was very fine, 4 large mum
Der of visiting brethren being present
Hon. r. 7. W. Duke, Of Albcmarle, de
livered the address.
Miss Virginia Hofmaster, on Thurs
day last, accidentally fell from q back
porch at the residence Of Mr.. Gustav
Brown, in Charlestown, one story 10 q
stone pavement below Although sutf
ering from severe contusions luckily nc
bones were broken.
The man with the iron jaw lives III
Taunton He takes thick flint glas:
tumbler and bites large pieces out of II
with perfect ease, and chews them &c
powder. Held not swallow them,
however, for fear OF having a pain i'll
his stomach.
Some say figures wont lie, but does
a fashionable woman's figure tell the
truth.