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Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1873-10-25
Ghosts of Great Men at the Capitol.

The State has done few things to help
Richmond or to make it attractive as
the metropolitan city. Miserable jeal-
ousy of country-memberS, and indltfer-
ence and timidity of town members OF
the Legislature combined, have locked
the Treasury vaults against any but the
most meagre expenditures of money for
the improvements of the grounds and
buildings of the State. The Capitol
building is of fair design as to the exte-
rior, and has an imposing look, but in
side is badly arranged. The most at
tractive room in it is that of the State
Library, which contains a vast number
of books. Recently the work of collect
ing within its walls the portraits of all
the great Virginians, was commenced
and already large number have been
obtained. The library room stands Op-
.posite the section of the capital in
which was the Confederate Senate
chamber, and directly over the room
used rs the hall of the Confederate
House of Representatives, In this Ii
brary the committees met and debated
and drafted their resolves. Here grand
schemes were planned that came to
naught. The actors of the great drama
Of the war are gone from these precincts;
most of them buried beneath the ruins
of the fallen temple of Southern inde-
pendence they attempted to build. |
can imagine | see their faces now as /
gaze down through these galleries to
the wide rotunda below. William l..
Yancv, with his beardleSs sallow face.
toiling up the tortuous stairs, assisted
bv a cane, the lines Of his mouth drawn
down as if contracted in paroNysm of
bodily and mental agony. Il. NJ: I.
Hunter, man Of colossal mind, OF large
and graceful frame, quiet but impressive
in appearance, always the centre of 4
circle of distinguished Contcdcrates.
Alexander II. stephens, weird and wo-
manly looking, gliding through the halls
like spectre swaddled in great over
coat; frail body in perpetual struggle
for mastery with great mind. William
Porcher Miles, the month"; piece of Pres
ident Davis, small and 1.-THE, hair and
beard iron gray, indicative of mental
strength; an eye that, aroused cleaned,
ike panther $ in the dark. Albert c.
Brown, immense in frame, swarthy of
face, always prepared to submit new
measures to prop the fallen fortunes of
the Coniedcracy. Lewis I. Wigiall,
the man of bronze, who never despaired
of the cause, but would fight on, fight
ever! SO they pass; we shall not in our
day look upon their like again.-Cm-
cinndii COmmercim
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1873-10-25
IF A MAN WANTS A BOTTLE

IF A MAN WANTS A BOTTLE
OF WHISKEY, let him buy. it and
take it home like man, and not sneak
home with bottle of 'Bitters," or
Cordial" and pretend that it is medi-
cine. If he wants tonic that is some
thing better than a temporary stimu-
liant, he should get bottle of Peruvian
Syrup, (an Iron Tonic,) that will vital
ize the blood and give durable strength
to the system.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1873-10-25
NEW VOL. 9---N0. l6.
SHERMAN ON LINCOLN.

In his response TO n toast at the din
ner of the Army of the Cumberland at
Pittsburgh, Pa, Gen. Sherman said {:
"There are thousand episodes l
might relate tonight. but | will contine
myself to or two and one is little
thing which happened in the early part
of the war, when | was member of
the Army of the Potomac, for you know
l fought and was whipped at Bull Run.
We had fallen back to the Potomac,
and my line was between Georgetown
and old Fort Corcoran. One day Twas
out inspecting a block-house on my
line. when | saw carriage approach
inc. drawn by two old hack horses, and
I guessed at once that Lincoln was
coming So cut across and stood by
the roadside as he came up. In answer
TO my salute, he said, ''Col. Sherman p
Il am that person." said. Il am out
seeing some of the boys said the Pres
ident, sis this your brigade Z" | rePN..
ed that it was. and he said that les
would be pleased to visit them ~
would show the way. | escorted llw
and Mr.. Seward, who sat by his s,ie,ItQ
the nearest camp. sending soldlef an
advance 10 warn the commands okSuO
approach of the President, and esuse
the assembly to be beaten. sh0Qq
along up the hill Gen. Mcdowell WA
remember the road by which we en3fp
ascend), we talked of Bull RN4
othec matters of military inteIts,
Mr.. Line In asked il h might N.Y.
speech to the boys. said | 49,
consider it favor if he would, n y
insisted he would discourage the vck
ing which was becoming so unpleasaS
" common among the soldiers. had
the Ist Regiment drawn up in line, and,
halting his carriage, Lincoln rose and
spoke. Gentlemen, have heard Clay
in his palmicSt days have hear!
Crittendon with his kecneSt satire
have heard the best orators, and have
marked them well but | never heard
man who spoke To the hearts of men
as Lincoln spoke 10 the hearts of the
men who stood before him. ! rcmcm-
Der almost every word he said lie adj
dressed them rs children, and said those
were sad days, but better were coming;
that the rain had fallen, but the skies
would soon bc clear; they should not
be discouraged, but think of the TO-
morrow which awaited them, having
faith in the nation and final success,
which would come as surely rs there
was God in heaven. That speech
reached all hearts, and was worth its
weight in diamonds
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1873-10-25

FRIENDS AND FRlENDsluP.-Get not
your friends by brave compliments, but
by giving them sensible tokens of your
love. 1t is well worth while to learn
how to with the heart of a man the
right way. We are not to number our
friends by the visits that are made us.
and not to confound the decencies Of
ceremony and commerce with the offices
of united affections.
A friendship that makes the least
noise is very often the most useful; for
which reason / should prefer prudent
friend to a Jealous one.
To be influenced by FASHION for the
same pursuits, and to lave similar dis
likes is the natural ground work of last
ing friendship.
A man that hath friends must show
himself friendly; and there is friend
that sticketh closer than brother.
There is nothing that is meritorlous
but virtue and friendship, and indeed,
friendship is but part of virtue.
Life is to be fortified by many friend
ships. To love and to be loved is the
greatest happiness Of existence.
Old friends are the best. King James
used to call for his old shoes; they were
easier for his feet.
Difficulty is not so great TO die for a
friend as TO find friend worth dying for.
What friendship will not continue to
the end that is begun for all end.
Kindred weaknesses induce friendship
as often as kindred virtues.
A friend should bear with his friends
infrmities.
Friendship is made fast by interviewer
benefits.
Sudden friendship, sure repentance.
Faithful are the wounds of friends.
Friendship is full of dregs.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1873-10-25

WoMAx's DEvoTIoN.-In Tuolumne
county, California, Henry Pooley was
married on the 23d of September to
Miss Catharine Oates Of Cornwall, Eng
land. 1t was quite an example Of wo-
mans constancy and devotion. The
bride had not seen her lover for eight
wears. She travelled at least three thou
sand miles to be married After thi-
slight mishap, it might have been pre-
sumed it would not have daunted her.
In fact they did not. When but few
miles renamed, the stage upset, and a
DELAY of several bours followed. The
brave girl reached her destination at
midnight, and there in the strange place
she found Der lover and the minister
waiting at the Sonora Hotel. To un-
pack her trunk, don her bridal robes,
and listen to the ceremony which made
her a wife, were the incidents of but a
few moments
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1873-10-25
SENTIMENTAL REFLECTIONS.

All too soon thy pleasure
Giveth place to i'll;
All too soon the tailor
Sendeth in his bill.
All too soon thou hopest
Love, from idle glance
All too soon thy loved one
Wisheth thee in France
All too soon thou joyest
In thy manhoods noon
Hair and hope alike forsake thee
All too soon.
All too late thou lowest
When thy youth has flown
All too late thou cursest
Having been done brown
All too late for crying
When the milk is split;
All too late thine idols
Turn out copper gilt;
All too late thou reeleSt
Homeward to thy mate
''Tompkins," says she sternly, ''you are
Much too late !"
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1873-10-25

a Kiss FOLLOWED BY 4 PIsroL..-Tho
Worcester Gazette gives the details Of
the tragedy that occurred in that city
on Sunday, in which a jealous husband
was shot by his wife For some time
past Enock Hill, the victim Of the say
age assault, and his wife have lived un-
happily together. Sunday Mrs. Hill
went TO New Worcester 10 visit her pa
rents. her husband leaving her 10 make
the call along and promising to meet
her there in the evening OF condition
that she would watch for his coming at
the window. After meeting his wife in
accordance with their agreement, they
started toward home. Their couversa-
ton soon grew animated and mutual
recriminations were fully INDUCED in.
Their talk continued ill-natured until
they had arrived within but a short dis
tance Of their home, when Mrs Hill
asked her husband 10 take her suDshade,
and having given it TO him she put her
hand IN her pocket, took out a pocket
pistol, unDoticed by him, and said, LET
me kiss you" As she said this she
reached her arm around him and with
the pistol but few inches from bis
back fired the ball in his left side. Both
the husband and wife were industrious
and intelligent people, and bore excel
lent regulations in the community in
which they lived. The shot has not
proved fatal as yet, bat fears are enter
tanned that the man cannot recover, as
the ball has probably reached the left
lung, beyond the reach Of probing.
Mrs, Hill was arraigbed on Monday,
and pleading not guiIsD she was held
in $4,000, for examination on the 7th
proxiuo
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1873-10-25

You may depend upon it that he is a
good man whose intimate friends are
all good.
Persian ladies call European ladys
dress trousers with one leg"
An Iowa clergyman who had do
nation party lately, has beans enough
to last thirty-seyen years
Pay up your dues at this Office and be
happy
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1873-10-25

During the financial troubles in Chi
cago a young lady having $50, in one
of the banks, rushed trantically to one
of the directors, and asked him If she
could not draw her money.
81 am very sorry, madam, said he,
"but l can't help you to it just now.
''But l must have it immediately, she
returned, passionately. "Its all l have
in the world"
"Well, my madam, you mrst have
patience as well as the rest.
"But mine is an urgent case, and l
can't wait, because
"Well, because what ?
"Because," said she with a smile on
her lip and tear in her eye, .because
I'm going to be married, and I've got
to get some things. The man I'm 60
ing to marry has not cent to pay the
minister, and he has only one leg, and
so I've got to see to everything myself.
The benevolent director dove into his
pocket and produced his private purse,
out of which he paid her the amount,
and she went on her way rejoicing.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1873-10-25

RpICULoUs MUss.-A keokuk lady,
while engaged III the pursuit Of her do
mestic duties, encountered a mouse in
her -four barrel. Now, most ladies un-
der similar circumstances would have
uttered few feminine shrieks, and then
sought safety in the gaTet But this
one possesses more than the ordinary
degree of female courage. She sum
moned the. hired man. and told him to
get the shotgun, call the bull dog, and
station himself at a convenient distance.
Then she climbed half way up the stairs
and commenced to punch the -four bar
rel vigorously with pole. Presently
the mouse made his appearance and
started across the floor The bull dog
at once went in pursuit. The man fired
and the dog dropped dead. The lady
tainted and fell down stairs, and the
hired man, thinking that she was killed,
and fearing that he would be arrested
for murder, lit out, and has not been
seen since. The mouse cscaped.-Er.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1873-10-25


ENOCH MORGANS' SONS
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Cor Windows is better than Whiting or Water.
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ENOCH MORGAN'S SONS,
30 Park Place, N. I.
or 90 Lombard Street, Baltimore.
June IA, 1873.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1873-10-25

4 Successful FARMER.-Mr. T. G.
Baytop, of Gloucester, gives the public
the benefit of his farming on a small
scale. and.wc recommend his example
to those along the Potomac and else
where where communication Is available
with our northern cities. On two and
a quarter acres in peas and potatoes,
Mr.. Baytop picked 81 barrels Of peas,
which he sold in Baltimore for 1866,
and to his ncighbors 2S or go worth,
realizing 1915 in all for peas. Six bar
rels of potatoes sent TO Baltimore at S5
each. realized $50. The expenses were
S2i for three bushels of peas, s2i for
six hundred pounds of Peruvian guano.
1915 for nine bushels of salt, bought
from packing houses in Baltimore, 81
for hire of hands to manure and prepare
the land, $3.50 for picking 81 barrels
of peas, $500 for 81 barrels, $50 for
thirty barrel covers (guano bags mostly,
S27. 80 for freight on 81 barrels Of peas,
s2.4O for freight on barrels of pota-
toes, say - for whlrfage, and s2S CON
ullSslO1N III lBhlAillplNs Wives hfiPHbN
Of expenses, s15S65. deducted from
SlOj leaves a net profit Of S24I3j. On
the 18th of June the same land was
planted in Simply prolific corn, and Mr..
Baytop expects TO make 20 barrels on
the lot lie paid $3.50 for wedding
and 81 for laying out with hoe, doing
his own blowing, planting and running
through with a cultiyator, which was
all the work the peas received. Be
sides, he has over two tons of pca-yines,
which make as good feed or better than
the same weight Of hay. Additional 10
all this, he has now fine growth Of
black pea vines growing on the land,
which he intends following in before tho
frost can hurt them. They should be
sowed by every farmer They are bet
ter for light lands than clover and you
receive the benefit from them much
sooner. Pretty good return on two
and a quarter acres.-ftederick,C"rg
Herald.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1873-10-25

LARGE SALE OF LANp.-ln Logan
county, West Virginia, Col. Anthony
Lawson. formerly of that county, but
now of Wythcville, Virginia, recently
made an immense sale of coal and tim
Der lands. The amount was 175,000
acres, and the purchasers Messrs. Dun
lap, Crawford IL Co, of Pittsburgh.
We did not learn the price paid. The
timber and coal lands in that county are
fast appreciating in value and are being
rapidly bought up by foreign capitalists.
The Guyandotte and its tributaries
make the lands accessible and marketa-
bic. An unusual activity i'll such in
vestments is springing mp and every
where are there signs of prosperity, and
a new era is beginning TO dawn upon
the condition OF matters generally. The
people are cheerful and confident Of a
great and effective development of the
rich resources that lie locked up i'll their
mountains.- Charleston Courier.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1873-10-25
proxIno.

TIE PRIEST AND SWEETEST Con. Lry.
Err Or is Hazard & Caswell's, made ON
the seashore, from fresh, selected livers,
by CAswEL, HAzAED & Co., New
York. 1t is absolutely pure and s,osef.
Patients who have once taken it prefer
to all others. Physicians have decided
it superior to any of the other oils in
market
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1873-10-25
DR.. A. TINSLEY

WAS removed his Office 10 the corner
I1 room Of the dwelling owned by Mrs.
Julia Sheeiz. on German Street, apc ad'
Joining S. Braeonier's Law Office.
Residence at Mrs. Van Swesrlngen's.
March |
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1873-10-25
Flu II NITU Il E I!
FURNITURE
KING STR Z E II " 0. 2.
CHEAP SIDE.
under the Register Office.

Il 1 " " y 4 II Il II " ". z.
CHEAP SIDE.
tUnder the Register Office.
" We have just received
Js5s the largest and most ele-
S-..----SS CANT assorimen, Of FUR.
III n NITukE S,IIt.s.,.'. eve. broosa'
-EASD ting Of handsome Psrlor,
Dining Room ana Chamber Sets of every
variety; Chairs, Tables. Marble Top,
Extension and Leaf; Rocking Chairs. all
styles; Cribs; Children's Table and
Rocking Chsirs; Towel Racks; Hat
Racks; Mattresses; Side Boards; Safes;
and in fac, everything TO be found in a
first-clqss Furniture Establishment all Of
which We will sell very low for cash.
will order anything persons may
wish, as am constantly replenlshlng
my stock. | hope all in need of any-
thing in my line will call, as am deter
mined to sell as cheap as they can be
bought in the city.
hope by prOmP'ness and attention TO
business 10 receive a large patronage.
Nj. J. LATIMER.
Sent % II
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1873-10-25
II II U s Il E e. s
WIy u
NMMM
OF A VALUABLE
Jefferson Farm,

yNHE undersigned Trustees, will by vir-
4 tue Of two srPerste deeds Of trust, ex.
ecuted by John M. Enple and wife, one
for the benefit OF George Licklider. dated
the 18th day of December, 1870. 10 Sc.
cure the said LickIider in the SUN of two
thousand two hundred and siXtyone
dollars, and ibe in,erest then due, and
the accruing interest on the same, and the
other for the benefit Of Joseph Engle,
dated The 9th day of April, 1872, to se-
cure the said Engle in the sum Of une
thousand dollars, Nth the interest on the
same and accruing on the same, offer for
sale TO The highest bidder, a, Dufhelds
Depot, on the B. & .. Railroad, in JEFF
ferson County, W. Va,
On Saturday, the Goth day of
September, 1873,
that VERY VALUABLE and highly
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1873-02-20
A Strange Woman.

The following is from the Lancaster
Pa) Enquirer, which vouches for its
entire correctness
Tn one of the rural districts of this
county lives a woman aged 65 years,
who for the past five years has been
an invalid, and whose present condi-
ton is most remarkable. During her
previous life she has borne by no
means an enviable reputation, and
strange stories are rife in the com
,munity concerning her former life
The most current of these is one to the
effect that, years ago, she, with the
aid Of her brother and mother. in
order to conceal the birth of q child,
roasted it alive in an oven. This and
many others are circulated and gain
credence from her present condition.
More than year ago, after being 4
helpless invalid for about four years,
she arose one day in her bed, and in a
firm voice ''In this condition must
remain for a thousand years though
there come famine and starvation, yet
will neither live nor die With a
spasmodic twitch and conyulsive
movement, her limbs were doubled
up in the most intricate manner, and
she sank back upon the bed. where
she has since remained speechless and
unable to move. Whether her silence
is to be attributed to a visitation
Of Providence orstubbornness is
not known Her appearance is
described by visitors as fearful
to behold. Her limbs are twist
ed about her in wonderful man
ncr, and her facial expression is al
most dcmoniacal She refuses to take
food in the presence of others, but as
soon as they leave the room deyours
with the greatest ayidity whatever is
set lbeiorc her. What renders her
case still more remarkable are the
facts that her brother years ago, com
mitted suicide. and that her motho,
fingered u helpless invalid for nearly
thirty years.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1873-02-20

The ONE IDEA MAN.-The one idea
man is like the merino ram, he shuts
up both eyes and goze for things in.
kontinently.
An misses Of course, ottener than
he hits, but don't kno the difference.
He never haz but one noshun in hiz
he'd to once, and that noshen IL Just M
apt few be wrong az right.
Yu kant konvince him that he IL
wrong emmy more than yu kan u hor.
net.
One idea men hay produced sum
good results in this world but the
crate trubble generally IL that their
one idea IL sum phoolish noshun that
nobody considers consequence enuff
tew dispute.
One idea men are their own wust
enemys, and thare IL but one kure for
them, and that IL tew agre with them.
Ifyou think just az they do, they
will soon want tew think sum other
way, and that lets two ideas git into
their he'd, which makes them perhaps
endurable.