Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1874-04-18
Editorial Breyities.

| It il stated that the heart of man
weighs about nine ounces, that OF wo
man about eight As their age increases
q mans heart grows heavier and the
woman's lighter-some girls lose theirs
at sixteen.
Two babies were shipped several
hundred miles by express in Oregon
recently, aud arrived at their destination
all right; but the express agent was al
most worn out telegraphing, ahead fol
milk, shingles for spanking, and other
purposes.
Sunday, the 26th inst, is the o5th
anniversary of the institution OF Odd
Fellowship in the United States.
Col. Joseph Mayo, State treasurer OF
Virginia, has been adjudged lunalic
and sent to an asylum for treatment
Two wedding fees Of a thousand dol
largs each, have just been given in wes'
tern New York. That region must be
the pastors paradise.
The election in Connecticut on Mon
day last resulted in democratic victo-
ry. Charles r. Ingersoll, dem, was
elected Governor The Senate elected,
stands Is democrats to republicans,
and the House Is heavily democratic.
The Legislature will elect a United
States Senator in place of Hon. VIM.
a. Buckingham, whose term expires in
March, 1875, and of course, good
democrat will be elected.
farewell, Susan-you have driven
me to the grave" wrote John Larch, OF
Alabama, four years ago, and left the
note on the river bank. He was arrest
ed the other day in Cincinnati, living
with another woman.
A prescription sent to drug store In
a western town containing a postscript
for the guidance of the druggist, stated
that it was intended for the "releef of
the Kaulick."
A man named Dennison engaged in
q Quarrel with another named Downey,
at Silas city, California, on Monday last
when Downey shot Dennison, who died
in a few minutes. Jealousy and an
April fool joke led to the fatal quarrel.
General Imboden discovered, while
operating in West Virginia during the
war, tract of land containing large
growth of black walnut and other
woods. A company has now been form
ed to cut and snip these woods to mar
ket.
Rev. Stuart Robinson, D. D., has
been delivering discourses before the
Young Mems Christian Association OF
Cincinnati. His subject was 'Modern
Researches in Egypt and Assyria, and
the papers are filed with eulogies upon
his efforts.
George Gregg alias E. L. Never, has
been swindling the citizens of Madison
county. He claimed to be member Of
Masonic Lodge Of Georgetown, also a
lawyer from Georgia. He has been ar
rested in Richmond for obtaining money
under false pretences and sent to prison
for ninety days.
Mrs. Gilmer, widow of Ex-Governor
Gilmer, Died al Charlottesville On Friday
last. .rs
Senator Chandler has occupied one
of the Michigan chairs in the United
States Senate for over seventeen years.
The Carlisle papers still insist that
they have a hen in that town which
lays black eggs Shepherdstown has
black hen that lays white eggs.
The inhationists in Congress have
triumphed and the 4O0,OoO,0O0 legal
tender bill is awaiting the signature or
the President to become law. 1t is
expected free banking law will follow.
Thirty car loads of live stock passed
Winchester, the Times states, on Mon
day night last from the Upper Valley,
the largest shipment ever made at one
time.
The ladies of Leavenworth have in
circulation pledge Of which the fol-
lowing is the gist 'ln consideration
of our said husbands and fatherssigning
the pledge to abstain from the use OF
intoxicating drinks, we do hereby
pledge ourselves to henceforth and for
ever, wear no more wool, fax, jute,
horsehair, thread, or any other thing on
our heads, except the hair that grows
there, and use no more newspapers ex-
cept as men use the same.
The Baltimore American has advanc-
ed the rates of its subscription charges.
II is now mailed to subscribers at s12
per annum. The American is one OF
the best newspapers in the country.
J.R. Breckenridge, son of the late
DIR. r. ]. Breckenridge, of KY, was
shot and killed at Lebanon in that State
last week, by j. L. Anderson, son OF
DIR. ]. M. Anderson, Mayor of Lebanon.
It is said that although there are 1920
shades of kid gloves this season no wo-
man can find q pair to suit her without
visiting at least eighteen shops.
THOUSANDS OF PROMISING
YOUTHS, of both sexes, 60 down to
uutimely, graves, from general debility
and weakness, who might be saved by
fortifying their systems with Iron. The
Peruvian Syrup is an Iron Tonic pre-
pared expressly to supply this vita!iz-
ing element, and is the only preparation
of iron that will assimilate at once with
the blood. sa
WE ARE CONFIDENT that no
case of cough, colds, hoarseness or In