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Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1873-12-20

Senator Davis is a member of the
Committee on Claims and also of that
on Transportation Routes to the Sea
board. Senator Boarman is Chairman
of the Committee on Territories.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1873-12-20

James w. Day, of Martinsburg, has
been appointed Route Agent between
Grafton and Wheeling, vice II. c. Half
ner, declined, at a salary of $500 per
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1873-12-20

DYSPEPSIA is A HYDRA
HEADED MONSTER, from which
nearly all ''the ills the human flesh is
heir to" originate. The Peruvian Syrup,
a protected solution of the protoxide of
Iron, is a long-tried and well-established
remedy for this distressing complaint; it
has cured thousands when other RENE
dies have failed.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1873-12-20

A RENARKABLg WoNAx-Says the
Asbeville (N. C.j Citizen recently I:
Miss Hettie Massie, OF Madison county,
died few days ago, aged 65 years.
She was born without limbs (anns or
legs,) was Of more than ordinary intel
lect and energy; could sweep the floor
as well and quickly as any one; could
write well and read fuently. At an
early age she became a member Of tho
Baptist church, and continued devout
Christion to her death. She was the
daughter Of Miss - Massey. ller
faher's nam. was Thos Revis. By his
Legitimate wife he had II chiidren, anil
by Miss Massey the same nuIDbcr-34
in all lie raised the two families, aud
all became good, sober, industrious citi-
zens. At his death, Cat 20 years,) he
left each child good farm The two
families always maintained the greatest
harmony Of feelings"
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1873-12-20

A FAMILY ScALPED.-The Dallas
(Texas) Herald tells the following live
ly story =
a whole family was suddenly made
bald-headed the other night in this city
by their hair catching fire from acandle.
The father had brought home a curious
toy which was taken TO the table for q
closer examination Of It's character, and
all leaning over to Inspect it, the hair
of the mother igniied and with electric
suddenness communicated with the hair
of the Others. In less time than it takes
to write it, family of six were made
bald headed by fire, and with the dam
ages that fire did on the outside Of their
heads, it was much better than having
fire OIL the inside Of their heads.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1873-12-20

President German, of the c. & q.
Canal, has promised TO do al be can
for the benefit Of The Western SIaryIasl
Railroad at Williainspors.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1873-12-20
JOHN l.. RICHARD. JOHN F. wELsHANs.
FALL AND WINTER
OF
l'S53-9A.

THE undersigned hove just returned
/ from The eastern Cities, with large
and well selected stock Of
Dry Goods, Notions, and Mile
merry, bought during PANIC, and
will be sold at PANIC PRICES.
We name in part az follows:
DRY GGODS-Empress Cloths, Rcpps,
Cashmere, Tycoon aepp' Pacific POpln'' Al
DOMESTIC GOODS-Beached and Un-
bleached Sheetings, Muslins, Shifting Stripes,
Canton Flannels, Bed Tick, Table Diaper,
Prints Gngham, FIannels, &c., &c.
MEMS AND BOYS WEAR-Cloths. Cas-
smcres, Doeskins, Linsey, Corduroy, Beaver
tine, &c., &c.
WHITE GOODS-Plain and Plaid Jaco-
nets, Namsooks, French Muslin, Irish Linen,
Cotton and Linen Diapers, Napkins, SC, &c.
MOURNING GOODS-Australian Crepes,
Empress Cloth, Wool DeLaine, Samise Cloth,
Crepe Wells, Crepe Collars, &c, &C.
NOTl0NS-LadieS Merino Vests, Gents
Understirts, Hosiery. Gloves, l1adk(s, ,Corsetts,
Collars, Combs, Tooth and Hair Brushes, Soap,
Fancy Jewelry, Ruflins and Trimmings, &c.
MILLINERY GOODS-Hats, Bonnets,
Frames, Feathers, Flowers, Ribbons, Orna-
ments, &C., &c.
We are also constantly receiving during the
season, all the novelties in Hats, &c, which
we are prepared to trim at short notice.
We would call particular attention to our
stock of FUNERAL GOODS, Of which we
have always on hand large stock, and all or
ders will receive special and prompt attention.
In CARPETS, FLOOR AND TABLE
OILCLOTHS. we have good assortment at
very low, prices. Also SHAWLS, BLANK
ETS, &C., &c.
AZ Remember, we consider it no trouble
to show goods, and would respectfully ask an
examination Of our stock before purchasing
elsewhere.
IS' Thankful for the liberal share of pat
ronage we have received in the past, we solic-
it continuation Of the same which we hope to
merit by close attention to business and
CHEAP GOODS.
TERMS CASH!
RICHARD & WELSHANS.
November6, 1873. If
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1873-12-20

There has been a heavy snow storm
in California, something unusual IL, tl,at
latitude.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1873-12-20

John Surratt is teaching writing
school in Maryland village. t.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1873-12-20

Tweed was a bankrupt chairmaker
ten years ago.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1873-12-20
DIR. A. TINSlEY

YlAS removed his Office in the corner
Z room Of the dwelling owned by Mrs.
5nlis Shee,z. on German Street, aud ad-
ioining ]. S. Braeoniet's Law Othce.
Residence 81 Mrs. Van Swesringsns.
A.. srch
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-07-17
Star-GaZers.

IT frequently happens that practical
jokers start street crowds simply for their
private amusement, and the effect invaria-
bly, proves successful. A case in point
happened yesterday in Broadway, near
Union Square. Two gentlemen, well
known in New York, were recently con-
versing on the subject of curiosity as an
universal trait, when one, a wag in his
way, offered to bet a supper that he could
keep crowd all day on the opposite side
of the street on any clear day The wager
was accepted, the terms being that the
crowd should remain in full force from
ten in the morning until four in the after
noon.
Yesterday morning the practical joker
stationed himself at the street corner at
the hour specified, and at once apparently
became interested in gazing at the clear
blue sky overhead He had remained
thus employed scarcely three minutes be-
fore four or five other men were standing
quietly by his side, all gazing wisely into
the heavens. Finally, one of them ven
tured the inquiry, what he was looking at
"Why, at that star there" the joker re-
piled, at the same time pointing to the
sky near the sun.
II don't see it." remarked the victim;
whereabouts is it?'
Fright up there,''s was the response.
"It's very brigE and beautiful"
"Oh, | see It." exclaimed a third person.
''How singular it looks"
The trap being thus sprung, the crowd
Immediately became augmented, for all
were curious to see the daylight star,
which of course was invisible. Finding
that the imagination of several people led
them to believe that they actually did see
the star, the practical joker quietly with
drew and joined his friend, to witness the
progress Of the experiment.
Hour after hour passed, and still the
crowd continued to stand at the corner,
looking for the star, their individuality
constantly changing like the figures in a
Kaleidoscope. Few went away without
becoming convinced that there was really
a star to be seen, and even the gentleman
who bad accepted the novel wager was
bitten by the common curiosity, and
though he knew the joke, Joined the group
to look for himself He in turn saw the
star, after gazing at the sun until he really
could not see at all. So the fun progressed
until the close of the day, the originator
of the joke winning his wager by the
crowd being kept until near sunset
There are a good many star gazers in
this world, as every one knows, but it sell
dom happens that they prove useful or
profitable to themselves or anybody else
But two gentlemen had very jolly supper
last night at the expense Of a star-gazer-
Ne5o York Times.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-07-17

An Associated Press dispatch Of the Sth says
the Washington Republican had stated author
ltatlvely that recent special dispatch to a
Chicago paper that the Administration didnot
desire the success of General Butler in Massa-
chusetts, in the Governorship contest, was I'M
true In every particular
General Brinkerhoff, Chairman Of the OHIO
Liberal Republican State Central Committee,
has issued call for Peoples Convention to
be held at Columbus Oh the 30th of July.
A recent dispatch says that the New York
Democratic State Convention will be held,
probably at Syracuse, in the latter part of
September, and the Liberal Republican Con-
vention on the same day, it is understood, will
lndorse the Democratic nominees.
Judge Carpenter, of South Carolina, has
granted temporary injunction restraining
any and all fiscal officers of that State from
levylng or collecting any tax for the purpose
of paying interest upon the State bonds known
as "conversion bonds,' amounting to over
81, ooO,OO
The Attorney General has decided that the
Is per cent. increase of compensation Of the
employees of the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives, as provided by the act of March ),
1878, applies only to those employed during
the Forty second Congress, and does not apply
to those whose employment in that capacity
commenced after the 4th of March, 1873 1a
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-07-17

and the stove whisked out as if if had
been paper. Huge trees were not onlv
torn from their roots, but We're carried
through the air a great distance. Five
hundred of these fallen trees were count
ed. and so many more remained THAI the
tas k was abandoned. a cow was literally
pounded to pieces, having been blown
AGAINST so many distractions with such
force. A boy was picked up by the wind
and carried 300 feet through the air. Two
horses were killed. 4 large tree to
which was tied team of horses. was
snapped off just above the therein and
carried over the horses and came crash.
ing down upon the wagon, smashing if to
atoms, but with no injury whatever to the
horses Sheep and cows. were carried
long distances through the air and thrown
TO the ground with great force. Balls of
electric fire flew around the heads Of the
party, and during the storm not one en-
tertained any hopes of ever seeing Nil
waukee again.
The Richmond Va) Wig says that
Just before recent severe storm, Mrs
Meuikin, of Staunton, with two or three
servants, was gathering cherries. When
the storm came up, she ordered the color
ed boy, about ten years ofage, who was in
the tree, to come down He started, saw
ing, well, my bucket is full" when the
flash came. The boy was instantly killed
in the position he stood, his face and one
side being burned to crisp, and the arm
on which he held the bucket torn open to
the bone. His clothing was almost en-
tirely burned off. A hog under the tree was
killed. Mrs Merrikin was stunned, and
the flame seemed to those standing bv ia
run over her clothing and circle around a
ring she wore on her finger Mr.. Merri-
kin, who was some distance off, saw the
smoke from the boys clothing ascending
from the tree. When he arrived he found
the little fellows body hanging naked in
the tree, in exactly the same position in
which he had been killed, with one arm
hooked over a limb, and the bucket hang
ing from the other, with the cherries still
in it. 1t is remarkable fact that Mrs
NJ heard no noise at all, and saw no
flame, while to those around and here in
StauntOn the crash was terrible.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-07-17

Reports from Memphis, Nashville and other
places on the 10th, show that the cholera had
almost entirely disappeared.
From June to July 2, the total number OF
deaths reported in Nashville from cholera was
647. OF these, ga were white and 4o3 color
ed There were, of course, some cases not re-
ported The american thinks the whole num-
Der would foot up not less than 100. Inc
highest number in any one day was 72, on the
Goth of June
The Bureau of Agriculture has given orders
for the purchase of 400 bushels of Gillian
wheat, and the same quantity Of French
wheat for the purpose of meeting requests
from various parts of the country. BY the
first of August it is expected that the Bureau
will be able to meet all requests for wheat, but
srpplies of other cereals will not be furnished
Gil september.
The Chicago Journal of the 10th says the
Western crop reports, except from those
localities which had been recently devastated
by storm and flood, were generally favorable
The Journal thinks the loss of field and garden
or ps, farm buildings, timber, ETC., through
out the Northwest, by the recent extreme
storms, may be safely estimated at between
SO, 900, 600 and 3oo0,0 900.
In Milwaukee, a few nights ago, little
child of Mr.. Mosier was burned to death by
the explosion of kerosene lamp. The
parents had retired, leaving the lamp burning
near the child's crib.
The Military Commission for the trial of
the Modocs implicated in the massacre of
General Candy and the Peace Commissioners
concluded its labors on the 9th. The evidence
for the prosecution is said to have been OF the
most positive character, leaving no doubt of
the guilt of the prisoners
The Grand Jury has found three bills of
| indictment against the four seconds in the
recent Mordeca- McCarty duel, at Richmond,
Va, for the willful and malicious murder of
Mordecai
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-07-17
A Theory for the Distant Future.

THE time is coming when there will be
no more shipwrecks, when ocean steamers
will not sink or disappear, and when
coasters need no longer fear the dread lee
shore. 1t will not be this year or next,
but it some time will be, if we can credit
a recent article by Prof Winchell, of
Michigan. 1t appears-or rather it is,
though it does not yet appear-that the
waters of the earth are drying up. The
earth is cooling, the water works its way
deeper and deeper into the crust each year,
and in the course Of time it will all be
soaked up without evaporation; ocean and
atmosphere alike will be drawn into the
cold embrace of the earth, which will be
left a frozen desert, floating through space
throughout all time, like an empty ship
in the Arctic seas. His theory is that as
order came out of chaos by the cooling of
the exterior Of the melted masses, so this
same process is to continue to the end. He
finds confirmation for this in the present
condition Of the moon, which undoubted-
ly once was what the earth is, but it has
gradually cooled off to be "a fossil world
an ancient cinder suspended in the
heavens, once the seat of all the varied
and intense activities which now
characterize the surface of our earth,
bub III pitotHt pcIio d Itd1lU Oh
silence and stagnation." Other
heavenly bodies show other stages of
the process. Saturn in its ring condition
is the freshest; then Jupiter, where watery
mists are beginning to gather in vapor-
Gus envelope, producing rain; then the
earth, as it is; and then Mars, which is en-
tering upon the decline of the organic
phase and where rains are infrequent and
cold is encroaching. Last Of all is the
earth's moon, as already described. The
reason why the moon has become desert
before the earth is, that it is forty-nine
times smaller, and hence cools forty-nine
times quicker. If any one, therefore, can
just find when the moon began to cool and
how long time the operation occupied, he
can make an easy calculation as to the
length OF our future and the value of 900
years leases. The theory does not pre-
cisely accord with the idea that we are to
be destroyed by heat, unless that be inter
preted in the negative sense of DESTROYING
US by leaving us, and the present condi-
tlon OF the Atlantic Ocean, or even nearer
home, OF Connecticut River, does not seem
to imply imminent danger of lack of
water Still with such prospect, even in
the remote future, men can laugh at the
raging Waters-especially since many of
them, forestalling the disappearance, have
already adopted a substitute for it as an
article of consumption and daily need
Hartford Coura,t
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-07-17
FACTS AND FIGURES.

A sow at Weyanwega, WIS, gave
birth to SO pigs, the other day.
Persia contains 64S,O00 square miles
and 10 GOO. 600 inhabitants. 1t is, there
fore, nine times as large as New England.
Ninety years ago, Conway, n: H.,
had population of 1900. Now IL mas
1900 eighty of whom are over ~ years o.
age.
An express train of nine cars recently
ran from Meriden, Conn, to the junction
near New Haven, distance OF seventeen
miles, in twenty-three minutes. lhls Is
said to be the fastest railroad tlme on
record, when the weight OF the tram Is
considered. -
Illinois has 6,526 miles of railway
service, the largest amount OF any or the
United States. Ohio is next, with 49,"
miles, and New York is third, Massa-
chusetts has about 1, 700 miles. None OF
the other New England States have as
many as 900 miles. The total railway
service of the country is 63,514 miles, an
increase of 5,G03 miles during the past
year.
The fastest time ever made by morse
flesh anywhere in the world, so far as the
records show, was made at a running race
at tHC Ol1lCi W. iio't'0
scored only minutes and seconds. me
best time made by the winners was 1:43,
and the poorest 4G1a This is almost
equal to railroad speed. AT this rate the
horses of the Pacific slope will soon get
up reputation. The winning horses, in
order of merit, were Thad Stevens, Thorn
hill, and Flaherty. One ofthe contestants
bore the odd appellation of Twenty Cents,
but seems to have broken down under 1t.
California possesses two wonderful
gold mines-the Belcher and the Crown
Point-which in the last eighteen months.
have paid their stockholders the goodly
sum of 81 100000. The June dividend
of Crown Point was paid recently and
amounted to 100000 Since January
last this mine and the Belcher mine have
paid five monthly dividends, the totals Of
the former amounting to $3,432 900, and
and those of the latter to $3,10O,00O. Bel
cher has 104 900 shares and Crown Point
100000 shares, and since January l Of the
present year the former has paid stock
holders S33 per share on their invest
mentS.
The total number of subordinate
oranges Of the Order of Patrons of Hus-
bandry, on June %, was 4,227, distributed
or 70
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-07-17
The Mother as a Barber.

You can always tell boy whose
mother cuts his hair Not because the
edge of it looks as if it had been chewed
off by an abs nt-minded horse, but you
tell it by the way he stops on the street,
and wriggles his shoulders. When a
fond mother has to cut her boys hair, she
is careful to guard against any annoyance
and muss by laying sheet on the carpet.
1t has never yet occurred to her to sit
him on a bare floor, and put the sheet
around his neck. Then she draws the
front hair over his eyes, appears to be
surcharged with electric needles, and that
which is silently dropping down under
his shirtband appears to be on fire. She
has unconsciously continued to push his
head forward until his nose presses his
breast, and is too busily engaged to notice
the snuffiing sound that is becoming
alarmingly frequent. In the meantime
he is seized with an irresistible desire to
blow his nose, but recollects that his
handkerchief is in the other room. Then
fly lights on his nose, and does it so I'M
eXpectedly that he involuntarily lodges,
and catches the points Of the shears III
his left ear. At this he commences to
cry and wish he was man. But ais
mother doesn't notice him. She merely
hits him On the other ear, to inspire him
with confidence, and goes on with the
work. When she is through she holds
his jacket collar from his neck, and with
her mouth blows the short bits Of hair
from the top of his head down his back.
He calls her attention to this fact, but she
looks for a new place on his head and
hits him there, and asks him why he
didn't use his handkerchief. Then he
takes his awfully disfigured head to the
mirror and looks at it, and, young as he
is, shudders as he thinks of what the
boys on the street will say.-Danbury
Nasro
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-07-17

A recent dispatch says that violent type OF
cholera had appeared in Breslau, Germany.
There had been eighteen cases, fourteen PROV
ing fatal In Lauterburg, thirty four miles
northeast of Strasbourg there were eight cases,
four of which proved fatal
It was reported from Berlin on the 18th thaS
Bismarck was about to retire permanently
from the Prussian Cabinet. He would retain
the German CHARACTERISTIC.
A marriage has finally been arranged be-
tween the Duke of Edinburgh and the Grand
Duchess Maria Alexandrowna, only daughter
Of the Emperor of Russia. The Duke thus
foregoes the right of succession to the Duchy
of SAKE Coburg, which fact involves important
political considerations.
A Berlin dispatch of the 18th announces that
the cholera had appeared at various places in
Germany, and number of cases had occurred
in Ratisbon, Bavaria.
1t was reported at Bayonne, France, on the
18th. that the Carlist Chief Saballs, with 5000
men, had surprised 1000 Republicans under
Gen. Cabrinety, near Ripall; that Cabrinety
was killed, one-half Of the command taken
prisoners, and all his artillery captured.
According to the statements of passengers
on board the recently wrecked steamship City
of Washington, the loss of the steamer is due
to the criminal carelessness of the officers and
crew. 1t is almost certain that had the acct
dent occurred at night at least one hundred
lives would have been lost.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-07-17
Tricks on Farmers.

Three or four weeks ago two men trav-
eled through Wayne County pretending
that they wanted to establish township
libraries, which were to be kept at some
farmers house, and the books loaned out
free of cost. Calling upon a wealthy
farmer they would ask if he would take
charge of the library. If he would, they
asked him to write his name on piece Of
paper which was 'to be sent into Detroit
10 the County Auditors" The fellows
then cut the sheet into slips, turned them
over and wrote note Of hand on the
other side, leaving the farmers name to
back it. They served half dozen or
more farmers this way, writing notes of
$50 or $50, to run thirty days, and sign
ing any name they pleased, so long as the
note had good Endorsement. Two of
these notes were shaved in Detroit, and
their worthlessness was not aScertained
until yesterday. The fellows are doubt
less making like tour through some
other portion Of the State at the present
time. People cannot be too careful how
they put their signatures to paper-De-
t10t Free Press
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-07-17
POLITICAL.

The committee appointed by the Trustees of
the Howard University to examine into the al
legged financial acknowledgement of that institu-
ton, and of General Towards connection
Herewith, have made a report, showing the
University to be in sound financial condition.
and entirely exculpating General Howard from
the charges made against him.
A dispatch from Des Moines says ethe anti
monopoly party in Iowa are going forward to
make nominations for State and County
officers
A recent Washington dispatch says
that the deficit charged against Jacob
Thompson, Secretary of the Interior I'M
der Buchanan's Administration, is ex-
planned by the statement that that
amount OF Indian trust bonds was distracted
by one Goddard Bailey, a clerk in the Depart
ment OF the Interior. The deficit, though
charged to Thompson's account, is carried
from year to year in the accounts of the secre-
tary Of the Interior.