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Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1873-06-28

THE GALLONS IN MARYLANp.-There
are now persons in Maryland who
have been convicted of murder III the
first degree; of whom four have been
sentenced to death on the gallows and
three are awaiting sentence. Thos. X.
Hollohan and Joshua Nicholson, cot
victed of the murder of Mrs. Lampley,
sentenced to be, hung on Friday, August
lst, in Baltimore; Albert Saunders, col
ored, for killing Burdell, the clock ped
der in Calvert county, to be hung July
llth,at Prince Frederick; Thomas Jack
son, convicted of arson and the murder
of Schofeld, in ST. Mary's county, to be
hung July lIth, at Lconardtown; Josh
ua Nicholson, the accomplish of llollo-
han, is to be hung on the same Sallows,
on the same day, with Hollohan; Levin
Palmer, colorcd, convicted of rape in
Baltimore county, and James West.
colorcd. convicted of the murder OF his
paramount, Anna Gibson, arc now await
ing sentence.
THE SISTER or PoE.-Says the Rich
mond mig, the only sister of Edgar
Allen Poe, Miss Rosa Poe, is now i'll
Norfolk, and is coming to Richmond.
She is quite old and feeble, and in dcs
titutc circumstances The "Raycn
should feed her-we mean the admirers
of that perfect and beautiful poem should
raise the means to pension the only sis
ter of its builder. 1t would be the best
monument that could be raised to his
genius. Miss Poe has resided until re
Gently in Matthews county. The Uhig
trusts that when she reaches Richmond
some effort will be made to recognize
the real worth of the brother by an act
of Kindness to the sister.
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EXTRA OFFER :!
Second Annual Distribution |!

yRHE Chrome "Cu,v" Elessn,s Fra
] med aud share IN the Distribution
OF $3.50 Premiums. amounting to sil.'
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PRESCRIPTIONS pul ap al all bpurs
4 at Dr. UagTudeT'1 Drug SIore.
U0APS Of different grades at
y Dr. Jiogrnder's Dug Sore.
DLACK and Green Tea. for sale 8,
ID DR.. KagTudeT's Drug Store
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WANTED f!

QNY amount Of WOOL for which
"a vii pay the Toll market price in cash
or trade. By 3. MELVIN.
D0lHelds. May 81 n.
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Jane IA
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1873-06-28

jane 81. 1873.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1873-06-28
ORDINANCE.

June 81
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-12-19
PLAIN DIET.

10 reading George Macdonald sworks, ,pArtieu
larry Robert Falconer and Ronald Bannerrnan'
Boyaood, We have been struck with the extrem,
simplicity and even poverty of the household ar.
rangements particularly those of the table, de-
scrlbed as existing among Scottish people, even
Oft better class, and quite removed from
poverty. Porrldge and oat-cake seem to be the
staple food and luxuries beyond these are
neither expected nor desired. Robert Falconers
grandmother ia described as exceptionally dain-
". for having her oat-cake made with cream.
though she, like the others, seems to have eat
en- without butter or any relish.
In the lately issued Autobiography of Th,,nas
Guthrie, that worthy and genial divine describes
the fare of the students of the University of
Edlnburg at the time when he was college stu
dent there as being of the same Spartan Sim
plcity This ordinary fare, he says, was tea
once day, oatmsal porridge twice, and for din
ner "caller hsrrin," and potatoes. Butcher
meat was rarity, which he does not remember
tasting more than twice during his first session
At College. Yet DR.. Guthrie's father was no
poVerty-stricken peasant but bank agent and
Provost of his borough.
Fancy an American family, not to say board
ing school or college, counting itself well of
while confined to this sort Of commons Yet
il natives Vt eeid "rd rooat Scotland Iva .ra
thrive on such food, something little approxi-
mating to it's simplicity would probably not
hurk ua
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-12-19
CrowdiaR In Palace Cars

From the following extract from the San
Francisco Chronicle 1t would seem that the steam
railroad companies are about to begin packing
their passengers after the manner of street
lines
THE great claim of the Pullman Palace Car
Company upon the public has been the luxurious
accommodation it afforded to travellers, and the
Union Pacific Railroad Company made one of
its prime Inducements OF trAns-continental travel
the fact that on its trains were the palatial cars
NOW, however. the railroad company has come
TO the conclusion that two much comfort is af-
forded to travellers. MIR. Sckles the Super
intendent OF the railroad company, insists
that the Company is not bound to haul the
Pullman cars unless their occupants paw at
least one railroad fare for every
berth occupied by them. It came to the know.
ledge OF MIR. Sicklss that one passenger who had
one railroad ticket was allowed to appropriate
whole section, and that drawing rooms on cars
had frequently been appropriated to single in
dividuais. MIR. Sickels informed Mr. Bennett,
who represents the Pullman Company at Omaha
that no sleepiDg car can go over the road unless
the diagram is first exhibited to him. and shows
tnat the car is necessary to accommodate passen-
gers A conflict eneued, which will probably
nave to be settled in the courts. Meantime an
arrangement has been made by which the rail-
road company assigns accommo lations in the
palace cars, while the Pullman Company takes
the money. Passengers are consequently slowed
more closely than heretofore.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-12-19
KettIotiruu,a.

An attempt is being made in some circles to
transplant to this country the English institution
Of the "kettledrum," not the barbarous instru-
ment, hut an afternoon tea-psrty, the main OBJ.
ject of which, beyond mullins and young hyson,
is the encouragement Of hirtations and tete.a.
tetes. To insure due privacy to these, a small
silver kettledrum must decorate the tea board
upon which it is the duty of any minated guest
to perform drumming solo, nnder cover Of
which tender words can How freely and uncheck
ed, So reports fashionable intelligence.
That kettledrum busnessis is one that we have
often seen performed by the piano in evening
parties. As soon as anyone begins to play, con
versation is apt to spring up with great brisk
ness, to the satisfaction of all but the pianist
b far, no doubt the thing will work; but as
Filtration Exchange" the kettledrum, theugl
perhaps acceptable to very young people. leavei
older ones as far to seek as ever for anything
that may truly be called the Pleasures of socie
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-12-19
The nTneadn mIziuE Of ourth street.

The City Council, last evening, annulled the
contract with Qugley & Bro. for the mscada-
mzing of Fourth Street. from the Chrstisna to
tion of the Street Committee, sanctioned by the
contractors themselves. BY the terms of the
contract the work was to have been completed
by November LIST, but the contractors were
bAckened q month by the failure Of the citv to
have the machinery in readiness; 30 the work
should have been approaching completion at
this time. But instead Of this the street has not
been completed as far as Poplar, only about half
the distance, and the work performed is not in
accordance with the contract. In some places
the street is an inch, in others two inches
below the gradei but TO guard against just
such contingencies as this the Street Committee
have reserved, under the contract, 20 per cent.
of the amount due. The contractors will, there
fore be required to bring the street to it's prop
or grade whore deficient, and to complete the
work to Poplar street before they will be re-
leased and paid in full for the performance OF
tha work that far, They have, however, agreed
to do these things
The city will now undertake to do the work
itself. under the supervision nf the Street Com
mittee. Proposals will be invited for the per-
formance Of the work by piecemeal, and the
contract for the preparation of the stone will be
given out shortly. The Street Committee are
perfectly satisfied with the superior qualities Of
the macadam road, as displayed even in Fourth
street. new as it is, and will lose no opportunity
to press forward the work in the full belief that
this is the needed pavement for our city streets.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-12-19

the State. according to the above estimate. q :
2ag 2T7 centals etill available for export, which
will require fully 70 chips additional to carry il
away. We have nov available for the purpose
enough to take million centals.
The Three Brothsrs' took TO France
cargo OF e07 900 oentals. worth $500 600 that
is. she carried in her hold the wheat grown on
seven thousand acres. We will soon have the
finest ships in the world engaged in the trade,
aHd the day is probably not far distant when
large and powerful steamers shall begin to COM
pete with the sailing vessels for this rapidly
growing trade, which, ere long will Se the great
est between distant nations in any single article
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-12-19
RELHIsgToE. DkL.
Friday Afternoon. Dec, 10.
SACRIFICES TO The mOlscH OF rouL AM


Some human sacrifice is generally required
before the public can be wrought up to be In
earnest about the rectifying of any long estab.
lshed evil. The hygisnic reformers who have
been preaching to US so leng about the necessi
V OF proper ventilation and plenty Of fresh all
have had their arguments enforced by 9 recent
catastrophe which will, no doubt be hsnceforth
used for illustration, along with the inevitable
Black Hole Of Calcutta.
In Oakland, Pennsylvania, whole room full
Of children in q public school were nearly as.
phy1iated by the escape Of coal-gas into their
hl-ventilated school room. twenty-five children
we're taken out unconscious, and several are
still suffering. it is said, fromthe effects of the
poisoned air. The teacher was "astonished to
soc the children falling from their seats. -
though she herself, afterwards, became Affected
by the gas.
1t is matter of course that those with small
sr lung cavities should be more severely and
speedily affected by the air poison 1t is for this
reason, no doubt, that delicate looking women
are the very people most apt to open the VIA
dows in cara on cold days, letting in streams Of
frosty air, to the great discomfort of stout and
warmly clothed male passengers about them
1t is not that they love warmth less, but fresh
cir more.
Ii things ever get so far that, some day,
when the car-atmosphere is q few degrees
thicker and heavier, and more saturated with
undesirable odors than usual, the men shall
like that Pennsylvania teacher, be " astonished
to see" the women all dropping to the floor like
dead flies in winter, then, after that. some real
y efficient method of ventilation for railway
carriages will perhaps be invented
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-12-19
tn. Wheat Irnds Of CalllornIn,

Tho San Francisco Morning Cal has an article
on the wheat trade of that country, from which
We extract as follows.
Throughout California, the area sown with
wheat in 1571-72 exceeded one million two hum
DIRE Thousand acres and in iS72-73 was about
million and half. This year 1t will be much
larger, and, balancing the various statements,
il is safe to assume that there will be at least two
million acres under wheat The rain has come
opportunely, and emboldened by their success
in the last two seasons, we may expect that
the farmers throughout the State will set to
work more vigorously than ever. II tho wealth
or proves favorable, there will be as estimated
by reliable men, a total yield next year of forty
million bu'hels, or twenty-four million centals
more than double that of last year, and fifty
per cent more than that OF the previous one
The yield of 1S7l-72, was fourteen millions and
half Of centals. and that OF last year has been
estimated at ten millious centals, OF which six
millions would be available for export Already,
to the 30th of November, we have sent 1ls car
goes to England. carrying $3.50 723 centals, and
worth 81 1886, l0O-ratheT more than that OF 1871
"a WAS WORTH though there was 81 Mt off in that
season 6l3, 434 more centals. There remains Ia
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-12-19
"Ussd Up.,

What is the precise meaning of this familia
phrase VIII n employedto to signify au unnatural con
di'ion of body and mind? 1t means exhaust on
sngHor, want OF vital energy mental apathy-a Dit
sble state OF physical and mental help essness, The
best and in fact the only perfectly reliable pan aces
FORA 'used up system is tLat most popular and
potent CT medi inal simuants, Hostette Is stomast
bters' NO matter whether the heath has been
Broken down by exc ssive lsbor over siudg. an IN
seluorious atmosph're. anxiety, irreRull rites In
ule d,ssipatiOn, or tny other cause, This powerful
hhu pleas MT vegetable restOrat We will soon re-.
craft the dr. opirR emerge nature, festlri 2 the
ihtgrlty or th- nerves, and re-estal lshiug that
IahcIioh IL regularity which IL essential to ami nal
sRon anc mop fu' frame of mind AS cure for
deonty N a Its varied manifest ations Hcstetters s
sIomaeh Bitter is uhapproached by any tonic in
the fRdtsrid meilcd. ~ -
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-12-19
SpEfIaI Nptiffa.
Facta for Inc Paonlo

As the virtues OF medicines can only ba asoer.
tained BY careful observation it is to be regretted
that many OF the Drugs still prescribed by some
physicians should retain 3 place in our Materia
Aediea. As an instance Of this, that vile drrR
balsam Copaiba, furnishes an example bout thu
year 1880, the Spani rds in the island Of San Do.
mingo having become afIilcted with certsin com.
paintS thought, according to the prevailing notion
at that time that the remedy might be found where
the disease originated. Under this impression Bal.
sam Copaiba came into use, but never has a nan.
seating drug done more injury, for 1t not only
changes the nature Of the disease to more dread
fu state than the original but it ruins the tone Of
the stomach aud brings on Dyspepsia in It's worst
forms. To avoid this drug and It's fleets the sA-
MARiTANs GIFT. purely v'ee able Remedy, is
within the reach of all Only ten pills to be taken,
and will cure every ime in from two TO four dayG
Male packages, 81; female, 50.
Sold by L. BriDghurst Co., sixth and Market;
=. McInsl, second and Market, Wilmington. Del.
and by Druggists generally. ietT.1y
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-12-19
II L II Il . Nj A.
AWARDED BY TIE
American Institute,


Embrodering and Fluting Machines,
ait ia ingenious and will meet The wants OF every
matrOB in the land"
EXHIBITION OF 1873.
John e, Gavit, Rec. Secy, F. A. Barnard, Pres.
Samuel D. Tilman, Core ponding SecV
NEW YORK, NOvem1er 20, 1879.
This simple and Ingenious Machine is as useful as
the Sewing Machine, and Is fast becoming popular
with ladies' in the plac4 OF expensive neede-wOrk,
IT'S work being mucn more handsome, requiring less
time and not one tenth Of the expense No lady y's
toilet is now complete without 1t. A Machine with
n trated circular and fu Instructions sent on re-
ceipt OF 90 or nnlshed In silver plate for $k75
Address, TIE MCKEE MANUFACTURING CO.,
500 Broadway, New York.
AGENTS WANTED,
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-12-19
Eohtar,a orlplnnl Pomnda,

For BARRIERS use the cheapest and best in the mar.
ket, together with n1e line of barhera soaps,
brushes, combs, onges, pO Sders and BARRIERS sup
plies generally at the very lowest cash Prices CAL
anu see at FOSTERS DhUG sTORE,
Front and West Streets
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-12-19
Or. casvIn's sIixlr of Tar.

Ia re commended by regular Medical practitioners
tnd speedy cure guaranteed for Olds, Cough y,
Cauar h, Asthma Bronchitis, Spitiing blood, Con-
tumpuou anu vii Pulmonary ,mpalnts. Scrofula
Erysipelas Dyspepsia Ann GOut DJ JsenterY ChOL
era-murbus Cholera and all liver and bowel com.
plaiGta Kidney diseases and all affections OF the
UrinRl orgAns-r n iectly harm ess-fret from Mime
raj or Alcoholic prope ties-pleasant to lake and
never known TO all Price $l.U0 per hottle. rUll
particulars with medical testimony and certificates
cent on application. Address L. r. HYDE CO.,
1875 Seventh avenue. New York.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-12-19
Heart laeases a specialrN.

Iuin hereafter make speci9lty uf tn treatment
Il HI art d aease ard Kidney and Dr0I sicA Al, c.
tions, and be consulted 8t all mes al my uiiice
Front and West str, etc.
Mr.. C, FOSTER NJ D.
Also, on hand full and complete assortment OF
Tru-see, Brac s. supporters, Suspensories and
Syringes Tor Females.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-12-19
The Now RemedY Tor Rup,ure.

most important Invention Sold by the Elastic
Truss Co.. NO 6,S B oadwIy N. Y. city. IL retains
Rupture absolute ly In and cOmiorL, night aud
day at all times, and under ali Circuu Btancs with
out any exception whatever IN any case, and should
be taken of during the short time requisite
effect permanent cure. Sent by mail. Circulars
free. Any Druggist Physician WI order TINS new
Truss for you without charge.
mY1S, cod, II eow,1yw
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-12-19
Tho ChIlIv aIaa,a OF Au,,,r,r

The Chilly Blasts Of Autumn
Remind US o making suitable preparations for the
Approaching Season when Gu aneOus Affst tlonR in.
crsss@ and multiply, when rough face .happed
nahds. cracked lips, 90, are the common lnheri-
lance or all. Appropriate and seas nable infOTma.
ron for those asnnled viii an i,r table hi fiimrd
or excoriratfd q nuiu OF the skin Is the snumer :
dies: 'S'e
Bringhurst's Medicated Cocoa Butter.
Flower seen ed Gly ceTine.
nre Gycerine.
0lycerine Cream,
" Cold cream.
Camrhor Ice and Glycorine.
Hose Lip aalye
Engllsh Glycerine Jelly
earg's Perlumtd GyceIiHe
sererson's Calphor Ice with Glycerine,
boNtna
Amandine.
Among the very best Soaps for winter use we
Nigh. class ~ W
sstS. PISe,s solidiaed Giycerine Soap X alycerins
Colsates Tran parent
lndextcal Oat Meal and
Pure White isti Soap
fure Olivr- Pa m S0ap
Low SONS King ish u ycer ne Soap.
eargs Liquid GlycsTine soap.
stubborn Cutaneons Affections, az Tett nc. are
often relieved by one OF the following Soaps;
sasWe rs Jumper Tar Soap
ColRaie's Medi inal Tar soap
Caiyerts CtrJolic Toilet Soap
hrdi 81 SOAP
Constantlne'1 Pine Tar SOAP
llislnfecting (CarboiC) Soap
Pecks CarOOllc soap
All the foregoing rlicles with manv othera of tho
same clAss, for sale by
r. BtuNGHURsT CO., Apothecaries.
COZ. Sixth and Market streets
Wilmington Del
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-12-19
cow Is the seaaon

u URNITURE XMAS PRESENTS, G0lJIDACo
deu lmln d % sci their rutnitlre at q, \
furniture at lrss han the price o. Uouag urni-
a .ai1 olneT a'icles ~ surprising pri es sucn as
sVu ~ best hdlr' l9th Oiied Wa nut e ofa1 NJ SIS
20; Al wool any color. erry or Ken .Yant
SnI 80 8 al tl9 bOi l,bfu Hate 9th Terry o Rep OH d
Whlnst fHflur Arm CnHitt, s. IS: 100 on d = elnnt
s- haino SUI es, Tennessee aud LIspun MlrDle
US; 2JJ lta ian Marble Oiled Waaut Ctamher
suites suites Sd 5li geo Elegant OILED Wa nut farlor
Satin, from Sos 'A'A' oea'ei vi
N. Z Cor. NINTH ana MAhnEI 1VIvSv,
81 and N. SECOND Street.
Cor 5RC0ND and SPhuCS 6 Streets,
1875 MARKET St DepuG and Mandatory, 242
and 244 S Second Street. Philadelphia
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-12-19
on the BreakfaQt.

Luncheon, dinner and supper table, LEA Il PER
RIMS Worcestershire Sauce IL Indispensable.
JOHN DUNCAN's SONS, New York,
oct.lb-lyeod Agents Tor the United Statea
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-12-19
CHRISTMAS GOODS
Fine Exrracfa

FI09 ENtfaCtB
For the handkerchief, at the Delaware Avenue Drug
store; also, Liquid kennet and havOring extracts
for cooking. kssence Jamaca Cling r. Citrate OF
Magnesia, &c. Gum Camphor 50 cents per pound
W. #. ALRICHS, Druggist.
800 Delaware avenue. topposite the Bantist Church.
PTaIt8 Astral Oil
For sale in any quantity the very lowest market
rater. Author "a agents for Delaware.
c. FOSTER APOTbECARY,
Front ard IVES, Sta
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-12-19
Luat Racalvad and nnanaa

JUST Received and opsned
tnll and excellent assortment Of periumerles
ava fancy goods sui able ter The hordsys
large st ck Of nrsG-Cass buvkskIu ri yea cha
mons 8, fit ger co 8. etc., tic
frehh aud large SO, ,k't No. | sage sweet ma
Jone ihyme, pure grounn BLACK and ca enne pepper
ehoice ass IN of Havana and other cigars.
togeth with the different brands of lne chi and
che wing tonac Os Wv "A4N
complete assortment OF fancy soaps, hand sa-
poho' mar OIL, re'toratives, pom des hair Overs
tooth powders, htir brush e1tnna. ac
nhe selection OF necktits, liars. ems, etc, at
FUSfkt' Is DRUG SNRE
Fro It and " est strrrta
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-12-19
The BeckwIth sac Portable Sowing
Machine

On 30 days trial: many advantages over all Salts
faction guaranteed, OF S2J refunded. Sent complete
with fun directions Beckwlth sewing Machine
Company, Se2 Broadway New York,
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-01-20

The Ice company on Prosser Creek
are actively at work storing Ice. They
have two acres OF old Ice yet to harvest
which will average eleven inches in
thickness. Their facilities for storing
ice arc admirable. The ice, after be-
Ing cut In the pond, Is floated to the
dam, and from thence 1t slides down
an incline in n sort of open tlume
which Is about 90 inches wide. The
bottom Of the .flume consists OF two
boards, six inches wide, and on each
of these boards Is fastened a strip OF
half-round iron. the oval side being
uppermost, so that the blocks OF Ice In
sliding over them meets with less fric-
ton. The grade Is about fifteen Inches
to the rod, and the Ice Is propelled BY
Its own gravity to any part OF tile Ice
house desired. and scarcely any hand
ling is required. There Is descent
sufficient from the dam to carry the
ice to the highest portion Of the Ice
house. The company had about thirty
men employed yesterday and to-day,
and can store from 800 to 1000 tons In
ten hours. An acre Of ice eleven inches
thick will furnish In round numbers,
1000 tons OF ice.-Truckee Republican.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-01-20
Curious Cure for Coughs.

The gaseous smoke which arises from
the gas works during the manufactur.
ing OF gas has medicinal qualities that
are largely appreciated by certain
classes Of people In this city. and
strange as It may seem, the popularity
of the medicine Is on the increase. The
fumes are credited with speedy cures
of whooplng cough, including, In sew
eral Instances, very obstinate cases.
The San Francisco Gas Works have
finally become a regular resort for
people afflicted with the coughs, Tor
whose comfort and convenience the
company have erected several roomy
benches. Adults upon whom the
cough has q disastrous effect, and little
children, who cough and laugh and
cough again, and only seem annoyed
when whooping, may be seen sitting
side by side on these benches and In
haling the fumes. Thus the exhaia-
lions that are not kindly regarded by
healthy persons become a blessing to
the sick.-S. F.. Bulletin.