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Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1873-04-05
GREAT EXCITEMENT
AT
J. NJ. COOKS
Store and Tinpare Establishment.
THE STAR STILL SHINES in ALL IT
BRILLIANCY-CAL AND SEE II.

THE STAR STILL SHINES in ALL IT
KRIlLIAN AND SEE IT.
rINHE undersigned takes special pains 10 H.
form the public generally thai he mas just
received large lot OF superior SIOl ES oi
The most improved patterns. The Castings IN
Stoves from Philadelphia being oil superior
quality 10 any in the country, therefore DO not
need so much repairing, but III case they DO
need repairing, odd plates can be had al any
time. as keep large assortment OF odd Cast
;nrs of all kinds on hand for repairing. Per-
sons buying Stoves from me can have The plates
renewed at any time.
| will also furnish
TIN AND SHEET IRON WARE
If Wholesale s.d retail prices. Of my own
,,,nuf,clure. al The lowest Cash prices, aud
delivered free of cnarg7. l also manufacture
and keep Oh hand Tinware OF every description
mad. (run good Tin, such as handsome Cham
Der Sets, Japanned and Painted Ware, and
House Furnishing Goods 10 great variety.
CUCUMBER PUMPS,
of the latest Improvement, are kept on hand
and viii be put ia al the shortest nOlce anu al
reasonable rates, and warranted 10 give sails
faction. The following certificate, among ma
Nv, will recommend these Pumps
uARpEK's FERKY, Feb. 5, 1871.
This is TO certify that Mr.. j. NJ. Cook Pia-
cea In my Well oi ~ feet, one OF his Cucum-
Der Pumps, and which works like a charm, snd
I ,ay,,, all those who like cheap aud durable
Pumps to procure one irom Mr.. Cook;
JAS. Il. REED.
also pay special attention 10
ROOFING AND SCOUTING,
and will guarantee all work i'll this line that
may DC entrusted to me-
LIGHTNING RODS
will slso be erected and repaired promptly up
ON information, at the lowest rates.
insure the public that viii work none out
a., -, ,arsr,al ,u The most work maulke aud
substantial manner, and will insure Satisfaction,
m Goods As well ~ prices. All ask is = call
iron, the public. and ieel assured satisfaction
will be rendered.
Old Iron, Copper, Brass, Pewter and Lead
will be taken ia exchange Tor "oIA.
J. Vi. COON
Sbenherhstown, Oct. 5, 1872 ~
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T. T. GROVE.
Selling Off at Cost !

IN looking over our town and County papers
| | find many Merchants advertise cheap
Goods" each one saying "here Is tie place 10
buy Cheap Goods" That Will all do well
enough in its place. To put stop TO TINS Try
ing to humbug The people, would say 10 all,
to The rich, 10 the poor, 10 The white 10 the
black. to the old, aud 10 the young, that VIII
sell nv goods at NETT COST. Can any one
sell cheaper than tbs. II lhey can AN Cut oil
the ring. So now Is The time 10 save money,
and now is the time 10 make money. SO lei
ever, body rush TO +. r. Groves store 10 Sc
cure bargains, whilst they are going oil, Tor
such bargains will not last long. So come al
once. Many persons are induced to buy al
places where they can get creoit for thirty or
sixty days, and they pay 25 or 30 per cent
more for goods than +. 4. Grove asks you.
Save your money aGd go to +. T. Groves
where such bargains never were offered 10 any
people before. call especial attention TO my
stock of BOOTS and SHOES, Hats and Caps,
Notions, &C., Ladies Buttoned Caters, Ladies
Gum Shoes, / aides Gum Saddles, Gentlemeh's
Gum Shoes ! have on hand about % dozen
canned Tomatoes for sale, The largest stock OF
Queenswa1e ever offered to the public.
| also offer my entire Stock OF Dry Goods
and general MerchandIze at Wildwood, Clarke
County, Va, also the Store property.
The whole Of these cheap goods can be had
of +. 7. GROVE,
NoyI8 Shepherdstown, W. Va.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1873-04-05
Happy Christmas
MERRY NEW YEAR
TO ALL.

Go to Rentch's Family Grocery
for your Christmas Supplies!
III E offer the following al smsll Pnh .
LII for The Cash: tirseo and Roasted
Coffees. Bro IN End White SuRs-. ea-'
Syrups, New Orleans Moissse'. r'cksls'
Canned Fruils. Jellie-. Crsnbe'rie-. Ut
ron, Rai.lns. Frgs, Nuts. Pruns'. Dhec
Peaches and Apples. IIomiay. Besrs
p. a.. Corn. Polstoes. Family Flour.
Buck wheat Meal. Com Meal. Crackers
of Ill kinds. Spices. Nations. Queens.
ware, Glassware. Stone and Wooden
Ware. Candies of al kInds, Mince Meat
ready for use. Come one. come ell. and
get your ,upplies.
DEC 81 = II
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MANHOOD:
HOW Lost HOW Restored !


-sI.s, Just published, new edition, oil
sssssa DS. CULvERwEIL's CtLEBRArED
SELM& ESSAY on the radical cure with
out med.cine) of Spermatorrhoea, or Seminal
Weakness, involuntary Seminal Losses, lmpo-
tency, Mentaland Physical lncApacit>, lmped-
iments TO Marriage, etc also Consumption,
Epilepsy, and Fits, induced by seii-InduIgence
or sexual extravaganza.
Price. in sealed envelope, only cents.
The celebrated author, III This admirable es-
sa,. clearly demonstrates, FROM thirty years
successful practice, that the alarming conse-
ouences of self-abuse may be radically cured
without the dangerous use of internal medicine
or the application Of the knife; pointing out
mode OF cure at once simple, certain and ell
ceclual, BY meas of which every sufferer no
matter what hi, condition may be, may cure
himself cheaply, privately and radically.
AZ This Lecture should be IN the hands oil
every youth aud every man IN the land.
Sen, under seal, M plain envelope to any
address, postpaid, on receipt OF sn cents, or
~ o postage stsmps. .
Also, DR.. Culverwell's Marriage Guide"
price so cents.
Address the publishers.
CIlkS. J. C. KLINE s. CO.,
1877 Bo"ery, New York.
Post Office Box 4,5S6.
Jan25 u
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LIGHTNING RODS,
TAKE NOTICE.

PNllE undersigned ha'ing waited long
/ and patiently Tor settlement, OF &C
counts. hopes and expects all who ore
,ndt bled TO him 10 seille the same With
the closing year. Ia fact my pec"nary
engage,pen,s will not admit Of my giving
longer indulgence, and those who do not
settle willingly aud promptly will De
pressed go To do.
include in ,he above those who are
indie bted by noe as we'll as open account
Respectfully.
- .ANrs ]. s. MELVIN.
Duffields, Dec. IA. 1872. II
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DORTE MONNAIES. Money Bouks.
| Jet JeSelry. Tortoise SJell Sleeve
Buttons. Pearl Sleeve Buttons, Lead
Pencils, Stationary, foIlet Soaps. Spi-
ces, Pepper. Coal OIL. at
H. N. BILLINGS
Jan Is Drug Store.
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1
~

Large and magnificent Stock Of Dry Goods
opened at l.. f ETClElSON'S, consisting in
part as follows: Silk Poplins, Valencia Pop
Inns, SILK Pangales, Empress Cloths, Satins,
Mohars, Black Alpacas, Caiicoes, and such
stock of Goods as
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1873-04-05
TO THE PUBLIC .!
GREAT BARGAINS
AT TIE
MERCHANT TAILORING
Establishment.

THE undersigned have Just received from the
/ Eastern markets one of the LARGEST.
CHEAPEST aud BEST STOCkSO GOODS
ever brought TO TINS market.
The Stock consists III part of superior French
and English Cloths Of all cGlor>, Casmcrcs aud
Vest,ngs,and other goods which they Will sell oy
the ,ar or make up 20 order. They also 10
yite attention to their Stock of
READY-MADE CLOTHING,
A FINE AND LARGE ASSORTMENT Or
FASHIONABLE HATS.
NOTIONS, and Shirts, Collars, Neck Ties
5usperders, Iandkerchcis, &c., which They
will sell cheap for cash.
All Goods purchased elsewhere will be cut
and manufactured 10 Urde: at short notice and
u lit guaranteed.
We are also agents for the celebrated No.
Family Empire Sewing Machines.
5. p. HI MRiCKHOUSE,
JAS. ). RIGHTS TINE.
Oct 10 II
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ENTLER HOTEL,


ShfpherdstO,On, J.Gsrson Co., ". ia.
uAVlNG leased she Enter Hotel 1t ''
~ now open Tor The sccOmmois'i0n oil
The Public.
The Table will be bountIfully suppl
ed with all The luxuIies aud subslanIisls
,bs, the city and country ms' kess Afford.
The Bar Will be supplied with choice
Liquors.
None but pol,e and attentive servants
will be employed, and nothing shsil be
leiu undone that will contribute 10 The
comlor, and pleasure OF guests.
The Stable will be attended by an eX-
peIleuced Osler.
EDWIN BOWEN,
Late Of Wsr,en County. Va.
Nov 9 u
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,>ELLOC charcoal l. zence-. .,
IS n. NJ. Billings Drug Store.
"A LARGE Stuck oil Ribbons a"e Z ''
a cy Goods al
;uos,2 Richard g. Uelshaas.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1873-04-05

EED'S American Dressing. for I'm.
IL isbinp Boots and Shoes, the best ar
lice in the market. for sale BY
nov % HeChan + Yoatz.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1873-04-05

liz Undersigned always leeps OF hand and
los sale, every description Of
COOKING STOVES,
Tor either wood or coal, together with gener-
al assortment of Heating Stoves, farlor Stoves
Ranges, Furnaces, Gfales, &C., &C.,
HOUSE FURNISHING GOODS
an great variety such as Tin, Copper and
Sheet lion Ware, block Tin and Japanned
Ware, Flat Irons, Coffee Mills, Timed Sauce
Pans, Preserving Kettles, Baking Pans, Spoons
FORKS, Lamps, Walters, Buckets, Tin Cups,
&c, &c. Particular attention will be given 10
TIN ROOFING AND SCOUTING
which will be done III the best and most dura-
bie manner, in town or country, al the short
est LOiIce. REPAIRING viii also be done
at short Lotice and in the best manner. Gu
ct RBER PUMPS, the best in use, will be
PUT az, al low rates. lie will also give aiten-
lIoi! 10 putting up
LIGHTNING RODS,
and repairing the same, when called upon.
From my long experience IN the business as
Practical Timer, and determined 10 work
none but the best uaierlal, and close aiieh-
lsOn TO business, and strict desire 10 please,
l hope 10 receive liberal share of patronage
Ny prices will be lower than any other es-
adjustment III the county Give NE call
nnd you viii certainly be pleased.
y. B.-Copper, Brass and Lead will be Ia
Ken in eXchaDge for work and all kinds Of
Ware. &c. MARTEN.
ShePherdstowu, June :, 1872. ~
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tiATlN.Ef6ts Starch tor 'ai- by
y II. r. Lemfn.
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J. II. SHEPHERD. l. l. ChAFLlNE'
COAL AND LUMBER.

THE undersigned having leased The Saw
L Mil property belonging to The Estate
of the sle 4. d. Shepherd. Jr deceas'
ed. a, Srepherds'own. are prepared to 90
SAVING on short nolIce, and lniend to
keep constantly on hand good assert
menl of Pine and Oak Lumber.
We have also opeoed COAL YARD
a, the same place, and have now on hand
a large supply Of COAL which we are
ready TO deliver any where in town on
short notice. Cumberland Cosl-Lump
and Fine, and Run OF the Nine. Also
Anthracite Coal OF different grades ; a
No. quality Of Ly kens' Valley.
We solicit The patronage of The public,
and are ready TO fill promptly o'deFs tor
any Thing in The Coal and Lumber line,
on liberal terms. cash on delivery.
SHEPHERD & CHAPLlNE.
Shepherdslow lee I ly
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Oct 10
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Ia ID Y
LOST
III Err

Favors to all alike. Our NOTION Depart.
ment is now complete, where you can get eve
rythipg usually kept in FIRST Glass Store. Ii
YOU should not see what you want III the
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1873-01-24
THE a. ~ RR.sTRST CRE.UJ.v.sL
TRI.SL O.r RRCOR

In the whole history OF criminal Juris-
prudence there has never probably been
anything equal to the gigantic trial which
was concluded at Moscow, in Russia, on
the 2lst of November, and in which were
arraigned five hundred prisoners, upward
of two hundred of whom were convicted,
and sentenced to cruel penalties. Among
the accused were persons Of every station
in life-gray- haired men and youths, men
and women among the latter some high
ly accomplished and prepossessng In ap-
pearance. All the prisoners were charged
with one of the gravest offenses in the Grim
inal code of Russia-that of counterfeiting.
That code says: "The person that coun-
terfeits the coin or currency of the Imperial
Government shall suffer DEATH" Notwth-
standing this rigorous provision, Russia
has been flooded for many years past with
well executed counterfeits of the Govern
ment treasury notes. The prompt execu-
ton of several who were caught in passing
the spurious currency did not check the
evil, and for the last three years ii became
so great that the Minister of Finance was
almost in despair. Offers of the largest re-
wards did not lead to the detection of the
guilty parties. Changes in the appearance
of the treasury notes did not do much good
either, for so vast is the extent of the Rus
sian Empire that 1t takes the Imperial Gov
ernment siX months to communicate its de-
crees to the remotest parts of country.
AT length, in last July curious accident
gave the Government the long looked-for
clue, which led to the discovery of an asso-
citation of criminals of both sexes, banded
together for tho purpose of circulating the
spurious currency, and which extended
from the bleak and frozen shores of the
White Sea to the Volga and the Black Sea.
In the course of the two following months,
three thousand men and women were ar
rested. but after preliminary examlna-
tion twenty I've hundred of them were dis
charged, and about five hundred were
held for trial, Among the latter were six
Frenchmen, of st. Petersburg. who had
been caught printing the counter - Eotes,
and comparatively large number OF wo-
men. The prisoners were all conveyed to
Moscow, whore they were confined in the
vast vaults underneath the Kremlin Pal
acc' Nri"i'ha i"" III huSsla ls DarDarouS
at the best, and the male prisoners were
herded together like so many hogs. They
received the coarsest of fare, and straw was
their only couch. The women were treat
ed but little better.
On the Goth OF October the trial was open-
ed in the large hall of the Kremlln, which
holds near FIVE thousand persons. The
proceedings were protracted for a month,
and tho prosecution succeeded in establish
| ing the guilt of over one-thrd of the accus-
ed. Two hundred and three OF them were
found guilty, among them about fity wo-
men. Sentence of death was passed upon
the six French printers, and the other con-
victed parties were condemned to hard la
! Dor in the gold mines OF the Ural Noun
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1873-01-24
IMPORTANT RAILROAD IMPROVEMENT.

IMPORTANT RAILROAD IMPROVEMENTS.
Two very important railroad movements
are on foot, which show how the solution
of the question of cheaper freight transpor-
tation will ultimately be secured, without
any governmental interference with prl-
vate enterprise. The New York Central
Railroad Company proposes to lay, in adj
dtion to its present double track, two addi-
tional tracks; thus making four tracks,
two of which will be devoted to passenger
travel exclusively, and two exclusively for
freight. With these facilities the Central
will become In part freight railroad, and
the saving in both time and expense In tho
moving of freights will sooner or later, In
proportion to the activity of competition,
be felt in comparatly ely lower rates, and
a larger freight movement. or equal Inn
portance is the proposed change in the Erie
gauge, by which the cost of operating that
road will be greatly reduced, and its op-
portunities of successful competition with
the Central materially improved. In a few
years, at the furthest, this line, and the
Pennsylvania Central, must follow the ex-
ample of the n. Y. Central in quadrupling
their track accommodations and with the
completion of roads now In progress, and
the construction of others proposed, thero
Is no reason to fear that the facilities of
transportation will not be ample to meet
all the requirements of commerce, and the
competition of new and old lines sufficient
ly active to insure the adoption of the low
est tariffs at which freight can be probably
moved under the most economical and pru-
dent system of frailway mansgement.-Iron
AOe
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1873-01-24
VENTRILoQUIsM EASILY LEARNED. -

VENTRILoQUIsM EASILY LEARNED.-Ac-
cording to a writer in the Chicago Advance,
the ventrloquist's art is as easy to learn as
falling off log. He maintains there is no
difficulty in acquiring the power. In the
first place, he says, speak any word or SEN
tence in your own natural tone; then open
the mouth and fix your jaws fast, as though
trying to hinder any one from opening
them further or shutting them draw the
tongue back in ball; speak the same
words, and the sound, instead of being
formed In the mouth, will be formed in the
pharynx. Great attention must be paid to
holding the jaws rigid. The sound will
then be found to initiate voice from the
other side OF a door when 1t is closed, or un-
der floor. or through wall. To initiate
a sound behind a door partly open, the
voice must not be altered from the origin
al note or pitch, but be made in another
part of the mouth. This is done by clos
ing the lips tight and drawing one corner
OF the mouth downwards, or towards the
ear. Then let the lips open at that corner
only, the other part to remain closed. Next,
breathe, as II we're. the words out of the
orifice formed. Do not speak the words
distinctly, but expel the breath in short
puffs at each word, and as loud as possible.
BY so doing, you call the illusion in the
minds of the listeners that they hear the
same voice which they heard when the
door was closed, but more distinctly and
nearer. ON account of the door being open.
The voice must always be used when the
ventriloquist wishes 1t to appear that the
sound comes through an obstacle, but from
some one close at hand
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"Be calm, dear lriend," she said fearful


ooh, Emily, you are all that have len !
Oh, Emily, if dared TO love YOU" He
paused and his body shook like leaf
Again he spoke: EMILY, next TO her
loved you. May II"
ayes, Tom," and thus they we're betroth-
ed in the presence OF death.
Five years had passed since the night
when Emily gave Tom her promise at the
bedside of his dead mother. Very long
and weary had been those years; many
heartaches, some doubts, and many fears
had come and gone, only to come and go
again. Emily was now twenty-three years
old, and look ed upon by the villagers as
an old maid, not that she was less attrac-
tive, but because she had refused so many
lovers, some distinguished, some rich.
"My child, my dear Emily" said her ia
ther one evening, when they were sitting
on the piazza, in the very same place where
she had first seen her only accepted lover,
"I think you have done your duty in wait
ing. Your life is your own, and from the
fact that you have not heard from Tom for
two years, II is not likely that you will ey-
or hear from him again."
"Don't, father Oh, please don'tp' sad
Emily shudderingly.
"My precious daughter, would not pain
you for the world. 1t Is only my love for
you that causes me to speak thus. You
proved to me that Tom was good, else
would not have consented to the engage
m,nt. lie went away to make his fortune,
taking with him his little sister. 1t Is sad
to think of anything having happened to
him, but time and silence indicate some
thing"
"He will come back, father," she replied,
a far-off, dreamy look In her eyes. "Tom
will come back"
The old gentleman shook his head, and
rising, went into the house. He felt that
his daughter was throwing her life away I;
and such noble life as hers II made him
unspeakably sad.
Still time went on and ak months pass
ed, but Emily only grew stronger in her be-
lief that Tom would come back. at Is a
monomania with her." the villagers said,
and with grief, for it was dreadful to see
the iarest flower thus wither. But one
morning Emily came down stairs singing
and looking like her former self; and her
parents wondered. for Of late she had been
pensi We and restless. The day drew to a
close, and Just at twilight carriage dashed
up to the door, and Immediately there a.
lighted tall, noble-looking man, who pres
emily assisted a very beautiful young girl
to alight. Together they came up the steps
and into the house. Emily, standing in the
parlor, pressed her hands to her heart and
grew faint with anticipation. Presently
the door opened, and the gentleman enter
ed.
AT last, my darling he said, kissing
her pale face and smoothing her hair. "At
last o, how have prayed for this hour.
I've been far away Emily. In foreign
lands, but the star of home has always
shone bright. knew you would be true,
Emily, for God gave you to me when he
took my mother"
"And I knew you would come back
dearest
Six weeks later Emily became Mrs. Will
son, and happier home than theirs does
not exist Little Alice lives with them yet,
but ere long she, too, will have home OF
her own.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1873-01-24

RAILROAD PRoaREss.-The number of
miles of railroad completed in the United
States In the year 1872 was not quite 80
large as in 1871, but larger than for any
previous year. The figures were 651l miles
In 1872, 7459 in 1871, GAS miles in 1870, 4g77
miles in 1859, 3O33 miles In 1868, 2O27 miles
In 1867. Previous to 1867 the number of
miles built exceeded two thousand miles
in only four instances, namely: In 1858,
1855, 1857 and 1858. The increase in rail-
road miles never reached thousand year
until lS49, when 1t was 1869 miles. 1t has
never been inside of thousand since ex-
cept in the years of the war, 1851, 1862 and
1864. In 1853 the number slightly exceeded
a thousand. The first railroads were built
in 1880, date within the memory of many
men who are still hale and hearty, and who
voted for Jackson, who was then President
The number of miles of completed rail-
roads in the country at the end of 1872 was
was 81 1863, and the investment which they
represent is about SO 800, ,OO0, 900, or nearly
twice as much as the interest bearing ma
tional debt. The 65l1 miles built during
the last year cost 1924 900 900, or about $685.
900 mile, which is large average. The
increase in the cost of building railroads IL
partly due to the advanced price of labor
and material, Iron is very high, and per-
haps as much to the profits of construction,
which the Credit Mobilier illustrated by its
operations. A good mahy old railroads
have been greatly improved during the
year, and this would probably bring the
railroad investments Of the year up to about
five hundred million dollars, an enormous
outlay, which will greatly aid in develop
ing the resources of the country. OF the
new railroads built during the year 1862
miles were in New England 1920 in the
Middle States 1875 in the Southern States;
1905 in the interior, including the Western
and Northwestern States, and $40 miles in
the Pacific States. 1t Is rather more salts
factory. on the whole, If we do have rail-
road rings and swindles on a colossal scale,
to spend our money in increasing the bust
ness facilities of the country, rather than in
supporting standing armies and making
war against our neighbors.-Boston Herald.