Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1873-01-25
For The Register.
LETTER FROM CHARLESTOWN.
January 18th. 1873.

such protracted cold weather say those
who can go as far back in the calendar
and call up the winter of that year. As
for myself ] am short of memory ana
cannot speak so particularly: IhouSh
| believe it. In the flight of the decades
Providence has so ordered that Just inns
kind of winter occurs mt eS'aoAiSi'"
intervals. II is needtul for the rec"Pel
ration of the ground, the purlhcatioh OF
the atmosphere to Kill off certain de,
strrctive insects. and all for the good OF
man who lives from the ground, breaths
IN fine mir. and drinks in the water. etc.
lis believe, the conclusion OF the
,.bomical scientist that drouth must
,,ravail IT certain fixed intervals i'll the
MASSAGE Of the years, for the renovation
md notification OF the earth, the air and
wafer. the clements that contribute so
much to mans support and being i'll his
material character SO. we conclude
that whatever Is, is right" so far at
least rs it pertains to the weather, the
seasons and things over which We have
no control.
| have been led to ask, how does it
come that only FIVE days in the week
are TO he employed in school work, ma
king it an exception to the rule in eve
~ other vocation The merchant, the
mechanic, the farmer claim six days for
labor, but the teacher and his pupils are
let oil with five. Now don't institute
the inquiry TO eff, ct a change or refor
nation oh no, | am too much
pleased with the arrangement. would
not disturb it. Not l. feel like say
mo every returning Friday evening.
blessed be the man who first invented
L" He was a benetactGr of his species
surely aud his name should not perish.
Can any one tell his name Or how
lid the custom obtain ? Perhaps some
scholastic scientist can unravel the mys-
terry. 1t is possible it was established
an Difference to the intellectual work
which is done If am rot mistaken
the Bible saws too much study is wea-
riuesS to the flesh And lest the young
int liect should hurt itself 10y study it is
given an extra day to rest. But the
boys Oh ''''' T'.''E Gay nus M ,ll
more l'e'I'5" - E'''o! .'. ,I. 'f $500
Low 'o' ,'I'i . '',s,'', 49, I I'', i;I.o
" to hurt any of mine. Here perhaps
is a safe landing place in this inyestiga-
';''' - an ',oo' - '''' N',','' I So.
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it@' '"S '"" ''''' S''%'''7 49,
>h"o'3 DS '@Avu /" CNN'N9 inns ""i' V'7',
custom ms OBTAINED ana Ia? @s9"i'i','
i"c lcrw o! meAofa".c il"' lm-' eau !
oe changed 3 ana II me elioH was
made me NAo,e q young amer ia
North ana ooujA. "ouiQ flse ]" Feoei
lion. 10 avert - terrible 4 calamity
We will stick TO the Old custom that ms
come down to Us from ume mhhleiloC
fIa, around when @athtr 30 many Ul
our ooy-Hoo" pleasures an" %nl: :
might nave saved some % Us rom DI"'n
eve s'l' 'tNe pIei'''GI'i' cA,i"S IIS'ieu
the Eght that mas Subsequent! snow"
SO ofIGAUE.
Oid H4rG 'n''S mas come AGAIN ne
j. an ugly fellow ana WonId be capllal
subject Tor q successful cartoon ne
usually puts IN his appearance at !iiS
perIod every year 9o0U' tlilS pa '! .
ir time ana on 10 "He opening spring
money, from some cause: %e!' scare
business Is dui! ana 'NG Pi'en Is ie" ~
all classes. his peculiar f4!sIS IL mo
notary matters ooEohs A!o3e III aSii0"i
tural communities sHch a. yours anu
ours, where the staple cereals are t"IDW !,
into market IL the Summer ana EaH'
and not AT m2hulac'"IIIS points WIZ
money Is dealt ana EechI! OF hl""'''5
rs the ease may be- the year round
The hue and cry now are hard tunes,
money scarce, never felt such strin-
gcncy, etc. Perhaps 1t Is well. w ere
men ALWAYS plcthoric Of money they
would doubtless be proiligate, and be
guilty Of many presrmptuous siEs The
enb and flow 10 which they are subject
belrs 70 restrain the rampant part of
+5eir natures and bcocts the wholesome
practices of economy and temperate
living. The stress that seems now to
he upon trade and business among us,
: IN mn wise =, ilI-omen 10 our town.
Th. slinbt ,clinse will BASS bv and the
FIJI 5isI If ministry ard thrift appear.
Sncb seems 70 he the faith of gentlemen
,r,m abroad Two new stores with us
This week One q dry goods and gro
cor, tho otbar - drnT and medicine