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The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-12-11
..Thcrc We're Giants I'm Those days"

In answer to nm advertisement for
900 men six feet or upward in height to
appear in the play of 'Julins Caesar
more than 500 applicants beseiged the
stage door of Booths Theatre yes
terdav. They began assembling AS early
as eight o'clock, and attracted no small
share of attention from the residents of
the neighborhood. The door leading to
the family circle and the stage was open
ed shortly..before ten'o clock, and the Co
lossal applicants Tor supernumerrry fame
were obliged to pass in Indian file be,
fore the critical eyes of MeSsrs. Tooker and
Vincent, the business and stage managers.
Those of them who were Judged to be
six feet in height ana over were pass,
ed along the passage III the direction OF
the stage, while others who failed TO
come up to the specified measurement
were picked out OF tho ranks and sent
away. After about $50 of the
tallest men had been selected the doors
were closed and the successful giants,
headed by the police officers, were march
ed on the stage and drawn up in lines
facing the auditorium They presented
a very respectable appearance. After
being engaged they passed through the
Twenty-third door, and were received by
a crowd of small boys who lined the
curb and greeted the men with jokes.
". !. Times, Sth.
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JAPANESE WOMEN.
Customs Falling into Disusc

~ -
The japanese women are usually small
and dumpy, but are often very beautiful,
with small hands and are exceedingly
neat in dress and couture. Their hair Is
not,as is generally supposed, atrue black,
but IL is very dark brown; and in some
instances is pronounced red. Its black
ness, AID unfortunately. coarsencss also,
is promoted by the custom Ofshaving the
heads of children from their birth. 1t Is
made to appear very black and glossy by
the use of ungucnts and bandoline
made from II mucilaginous plant. Like
the other sex land this custom Is Jul
versal among the people of every age
in Japan, they battle daily in hot water,
public bath only costing half a cent
Since 1868 the Government has prohib-
tied the promiscuous bathing Of both SEX
cs formerly common. The women above
twenty years old, from time immemorlai,
have blackeaed their teeth with mix.
ture of gall and powdered ironi but the
Empress does not, and many ladies are
now abandoning the fashion. The
former custom of married women shay,
ing oil their eyebrows is also falling into
disuse. The peculiar style of couture at
once distinguishes Japenese maiden, wife
widow or prostitute. All women are care
tully educated in household duties but
the lower Glasses acquire very little book
learning, though nearly all women can
read and write. The young ladies of the
HIGHER class devote much time to fancy
work, their bright colored robes beng
embroidered with gay silks and gold.
They are carefully taught from various
books devoted to the duties of n wife,
mother, housekeeper The three principal
duties set forth in largo volume emit
tied. "Womaps Great Study are:
|. Obedient to parents when child.
.. Obedient to her husband when wife.
3 Obedient to her eldest son when u
widow. Half their education is in books
of etiquette. There is no distinction
made between politencss and morals.
Lying, cheating, dcceiying, slandering,
and like vices are simply mot polite,
and arenot permissible, Girls thIs scru.
pulously brought up make the best OF
women and of wives. The now constant
" charging intercourse between Japan
and the Western powers leads TO the
hope that some of the refnements OF
japanese civilization will eventually
reach other countries.
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which the wayward currents would dash
them. While there are many times vast
and powerful eddes, which give objects
floating upon them a fearful spiral mo-
ton, there is nothing like vortex pro-
duced by subtersnean discharge of the
water; although the tumbling and boil
ing character of the spiral current may
submerge temporarily objects drifting
on the surface. No doubt in the course
of time the action of the water has tend
ed to level down the bed Of the rocks,
some of which we may presume, showed
themselves above the surface, This may
have been the mselstrom much more
terrific than it is now, and better justified
the ancient fable AS it is, IN ordinary
times, ard in favorable weather, the
fishermen do not hesitate to seek for fares
throughout these waters, which to stran'
gers are suggestive of the most terrible
danger.-"A .S,tmmer in Nor0aH 'y mr.
Canton. ........
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FROM RICHIE.
Hard Timcs-Thc CrOps-Adytcc to
Tobncco Producers.
RlTcnIE COUNTY, w. VA.

RlTcnIE COUNTY, w. VA, Dec 6.
Editors of the Register:
Not having seen anything in the HEG-
lister from this county for some time, |
thought ] would write you few lines,
concerning mattUrs and things IN tins
county. Times are very hard here, some
of us not having seen a greenback for
so long that we would be afraid to receive
one, for fear of some trick being played
upon US.
Wheat looks well. The corn crop is
about all gathered. A larger crop was
raised this season. than has been raised IN
this county Tor years. Several large crops
of tobacco were planted last season,
which Welded about one-halt a crop.
Very few crops have been sold, on
account of the unrcasonably low prices
offered by SPECTATORS, and would just
say here, to the producers, "hold on to
your tobacco, and not sell to those tricky,
wirc-working spectators. for about one
half its value; they will be glad TO get
it yet, and pay you your own price. The
Eastern spectators recently held meet
ING. and contracted with our merchants
for all the tobacco they can buy at high
figures, therefore don't get scared too
soon, and give your tobacco to the first
speculator that comes along. | believe
it is pretty generally understood IN this
part of the country, that tobacco.growers
will nod on to their crop, unless they
can realize from eight to ten dollars per
hundred. hope every county in the
State Will come to the same wise conclu-
lion y.
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The Maeistron, ns Ills.

Nearly midway in London straight, a
huge naked rock, which might fairly be
called an island, lifts itself above the
waters breasting the conflicting currents
caused by the winds and tides, Between
this rock and the cape on Muskong is
the famous maestrom, which fertile
lmag,nations clothe with many terrors.
lis geographical position is such as to
expose 1t to the fierce tidal currents, and
when these are assisted by high eastcrly
winds, they, no doubt terrific. The bot
tom OF the strait is strewn with immense
boulders, which are so arranged as to
give the current spiral motion, directed
towards the isolated rocks from the north
ern side, which is much increased in
times of high tides and storms, when it
whirls quite around the island rock.
Then it is when it becomes really diff
cult for boats and vessels without steam
power, to keep clear Of the rocks against
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RATES OF ADVERTISING
THE DAILY REGISTER.

one Squares inch space.
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Two times. D Three months. II W
one week .........-. 2 50 one year.......: p w
One square changeable once week s5O.
Special Notices Is per cent additional.
Advertisements TO occupy fixed places -
per cent additional.
Cuts will be charged double for space
occupied.
Double column advertisements, ~ per
cent additional.
Local Notices Ii cents per line-bm no
l0cal notice WiH De Inserted for less than ONE
DOLLAR.
All advertisements, except for establish
ed business houses, must be paid for in ad-
vance.
All bills due on the first appearance OF
the advertisement.
Bills with regular advertisers rendered
quarterly.
Yearly advertisers Will be confined 10
their legitimate business, and all auVer-
tiScmentS not connected with IL Will De
charged for at our regular rates.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-12-11

OUR citizens will besomewhat surpris-
cd to learn that Cole Younger, the no.
torious outlaw and Desperate, who is
supposed to have been connected with
the bank robbery at this place during tie
summer, and who is at the head ola gang
who have been successfully operating
throughout the West and South for the
past ten years, was in our city four DAYS
of last week. The boldness of the man
Is evinced in the fact that he visited the
very place where he is suspected of com
hitting one of the most daring robberies
that was ever perpetratcd in this coun-
try. He doubtless was here for the pur
p, Sc of assisting, IN some way, his asso'
ciate who is now awaiting trial at Bar
louisville. The letter which We publish
below was written by him to Mr.. Oncy,
cas- bier of tho bank, and postmarked
Maysville, by:
Ky Noy % 1873.
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ae'heeliug &eelster.
Terms, by Mail, in Advance
DAJI,Y REGISTER.

One vear'...,........sS OO Three months..2 w
Six months. 1 W One month. 70
TRI-WEEKLY REGISTER.
Published every Tuesday, Thursday and
Saturday.
one CODY, yr..a w one copy mos.s2 W
WEEKLY REGISTER.
one copy, yr..s2 10 Five copies, yrs 9 W
one copV X mos % Ten cOpies,l VI. 500
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Cleveland & Pittsburgh R. R

CONDENSED TIME CARD.
-sE,--l IT Hats ~
E es r
NN AND AFTER NON. p. 1875, TRAINS
" NIL guu Daily, except sunday as iGl-
low, VIZ.
AC,pN'u NsiL. EMPRESS.
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TRAVELLERS GUIDE.

St.ubenvillc Accommodation
- a. M: departs 900 p. III. This tram
during the day passes backward and for
ward between Martins Ferry and Be!lalre,
stopping when required at Sherman
House, Ftnaville, West Wheeling and
Gravel AM
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OFFICE PEABODY INSURANCE Co.,

DFFIVE ThNBVDl IN9U IsF.HT- = VT
Wheeling, W. Va, April ,, 1879.
TIME CHARTER of The FIRE AND
Marine Insurance Company OF Wheel
ing, expired April |, 1873, and its uneXpir-
ed fire business has been reinSured by the
Peabody Insurance Company OF Wheel
ing, w. Va, as shown by the Resolution
ana certificate annexed hereto. All claims
for loss or damage that may occur after II
O'Clock NJ, April ], 1875, under any hre
policy issued by the Fire and Marine In
surance Company, and in force, Will be
adjusted and settled by the Peabody In
surance Cor uany. .,
j. V. l.. RODGERS,
Secretary.
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Mr. L. Oncy Esq.
or Huntington

1JtdI on ~
ha, been said about your bank ROBBERY
and who committed the decd now
write to You, to ask you please write a
Il full description OF the Robers-and
when and how it was donc-also
tell about the man who was killed at
pine hill. Please give me full dis
criptiou of him, and what
me said before he died
also plcese tell all about the man who
was captured in icntess county--ten'
nc.see-Glvc full description of him,
and what has become OF him, L want to
know, rs l am said to be ore ofthe band,
| was IN your town for several days,
but was afraid to ask to see the pris-
ner-ir he WAS in your town prison
Please write full history-to the Louis
Vile CorUio-,IunwoL and l will write,
you AL about the whole thing.
Y
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Bank Of the Ohio Valley.
Successor To
THE FIRST NATIONAL BAN n
OF WHEELING.

This Bank Is Organized and prepared 10
transact the business of banking In all It's
details.
IL succeeds the First National Bank of
Wheeling; Is owned by the same share
holders, and Is under the same manage
ment. "a
BY carefully regarding the interests OF its
correspondents and depositors, and by
prompt and faithful execution Of their
wishes, 1t hopes TO merit their esteem and
confidence.
Notes and Bills discounted.
Collections made on all points through
out the United States.
Deposit accounts subject to check at
sight, received from banks, bankers, firms,
corporations and individuals.
Certificates of deposit issued payable on
demand, or at fixed dates.
Interest allowed on special deposits.
DIRECTORS: ...
JOHN X. BOTSFoRD WIN. b. SIMPSON.
JACOB s. RHODES, WIN. a. TURNER,
GEORGE ADAMS, JOHN l.. HoBBS,
GEO. w. FRANZHEIM, JONI +. WILSON,
HENRY NJ. HARPER. myZl
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-12-11

The man who with reward of thous-
auds OF dollars offered for him dead or
alive, will SO coolly and deliberately visit
the very place where he is wanted, may
well he considered the most daring robber
and outlaw Of the present age.--Hmting-
tan Commercial.
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BESTBOUND TRAINS.

sos. =. and = daily, except Sunday
No.Iu daily.
East bound trains make connections at
Baltimore with trains for Philadelphia,
Nv York and Boston. At Washington
CIV Tor All points South.
West bound trains make direct connec-
tilus for AN points West and Northwest.
Pullman Palace Cars on all night trains.
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TRANSPORTATION.
Baltimore & Ohio r. r. Co.

laE s7ss;s...Sssfis
OS ANp AFT r Fr,i Nov i hM tBn * 5 dsI,
~. Wlry.ing time:
EAST BOUND TRAINS
Mol No No 3 No 7.
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BAN KS.
CAPITAL, s25O,OOO

JOHN X. BOTSFORD, President,
GEO. ADAMS, Wee President.
NJ. A. CHANDLER, Cashier.
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TINORE DIVISION.
EASr-LEAVEs wEST-LEAVF-S.
wheeling Washington Pa,
daily at :JiA. ri. daily at....5 40 \. NJ.
wheeling Washington, Pa,
daily at...4:25 p. NJ daily at......l % y. M.
'Suuiuvs excepted. Sundays excepted.
Tickets to all principal points can be
.rlrurcL al the ticket Office at the Depot.
THOS. X. SHARP,
Master OF Transportation.
RT DENRltS, General Agent, Wheel
M. Jul'
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-05-01
How "a PasIaa Would Have
Managed i'm BROOKLYN.

In the correspondence of the
alta Californian from Constanti-
nopIe the following story is found
A certain Pashd in high position
had wife, only one. to whom he
had always been an indulgent and
loving husband. They had no
child; but still he kept faithful to
his promise to never take another
wife. One day while he was out
one Of his servants came and told
him to go home and enter the
house by a way open only to
the servants. He did so, and
went to his chamber to find it
locked. With one blow it was
open, and his dishonor was only
too apparent. He was armed, but
he made no use of his pistol or
sabre. He simply addressed the
man, who was trembling with
fear, and the Pasha demanded
five francs. The man paid it and
gladly left. The Pasha addressed
no word of reproach to his wife,
but left the room, and command
ed banquet to be served that
night, but only for himself and
wife. He remained alone till
then. His wife had always eaten
with him and been his compan-
ion. instead of his plaything. He
had always honored her above all
the women in the world, and she
was treated by him in every re-
spect not only as an equal, but a
superior being. The banquet was
spread. He went and gave his
arm to his wife and conducted her
to the table, placed her as usual
and took his seat opposite. He
smiled on her and talked as usual;
but before he had eaten anything
he had taken the five-franc piece
and laid it on the table before her
and between them For six
months he ate every meal with
her and slept by her side, but al
ways with that five-franc between
them. Where he had bought her
one elegant dress before he now
gave her three. Where he had
been kind before, he was ten-fold
kinder in manner, and he allowed
her perfect liberty Of action. Yet
every day and every night, like
an accusing angel, was that piece
of money laid between them. She
could not eat, though pressed
most affectionately, with that ST.
lent accuser there; she could not
sleep, though the best physicians
tried their skill, with that spectre
beside her; and so, when six
months were passed, one day the
wasted skeleton body of the wo-
man was found on the divan.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-05-01
Hams CatechisEsa.

We find itoud by der book dot
Adam Il forgot his oder name) was
the fiIstest man.
Eve was der nexed. Won tay
dey got drubbed erboud eading
some gwinces and vos kicked oud
of der garden.
Cain and Ale, vos de firstest
childred. Cain got mad and put a
head on his brud er, and den lite
oud' He vos Won tam pad boy.
Yonah vas a fishmaker. Won
tay he gone to der goospoDt to
cotch shrimps, und ven he vot
looking for bait he walked righs
away ov whales mout in. But
der whales make him boody quick
walk out again. He vOs too strong
nit der fish's stumix.
Solomon knew more as every
pody. He don wood cut a little poy
in bieces TO seddle 4 disturbance
nit two gals. He said it vos pet
Ter to gone der whole hogor none.
Sans son Il don't hear his mud
der's name) YES de strongest. He
vos a bruiser. He got tighten NIT
a dosent fellows, uud he clean out
nit a chackass' bone.
Yobe vos der pashentest man.
You could still pick pins in him all
tay und he w0uldn boiler.
Merdoeslem vos der oldest grand
ladder we 70 de- times. He
could toll you all aoDud id.
Lazarus vos de- poor man. Dey
don't give no free lunches in dose
times, ind he was Away skirm-
iu' about for crumbs.
Yosepth's pig brudders got yell
lous of him because he wore d
~hpodded goat, uud sold him for
twenty tollar, Und after avile Civ
um some roasdingear and made it
all righd.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-05-01
Onice-seeking and Farming.

Hon. Albert q. Brown, oil Mis-
sissippi, recently wrote a letter to
Young friend, wherein he la
ments that he ever made politi-
cal speech or held an Office. Ex-
Governor Brown was for thirty
three years, previous to 1865, con-
tinually in high official and politi-
cal station; and would therefore
seem to have had as extensive and
favorable an experience as any OF
his contemporaries aud associates.
We quote as follows:
"True, as you say, / held many
Offices" indeed, / may say that /
never knew defeat in any of my
aspirations. And it is just be-
cause had success which people
call wonderful, that / feel compe-
tent to administer a word Of eau
ton to the young men ofthis gen
Grafton. My young fri nd do not
be deceived by the glitter of Office.
| am now past my three-score
years, and am fast trevling into
the ten. j have had almost every
office in the gift Of the people, and
/ can truly say with the preacher,
1t is all vanity and vexation Of
spirit
Looking back over a long, and /
hope not unsuccessful life, | can say
with clear conscience, my great
est regret is, that / ever made a
political speech or held an office.
There is fascination ola serpent,
or TO change the figure, it IS the
ignis fatu,ts which will coax you
on to inevitable ruin. / speak Of
that which i do know If my
young friend will be governed by
my advice, ] have this to say, after
ali my success as a public man,
now when my head is poisoning
for the grave, / feel that it would
have been better for me if | hgd
followed the occupation Of my
father, and been a farmer.
1.-THE mechanical arts are all hon
orable. To be a blacksmith, q car
penter, or an artisan of any kind,
is no discredit to any man. Bet
ter that than be jackley lawyer,
quack doctor, counterhopper,
or worse still, a wretched seeker
after office.
"Of all pursuits in life that of q
farmer is the most respectable.
1t may have its trials and its disap-
pointments; so do all others. The
mechanic may lose the wages OF
his labor, the professional man his
fees, the editor may weep over de-
linquent subscribers; but the hon
cry, industrious farmer is morally
certain of a fair return for his la
Dor.
True, Paul may plant and
Apollos water, but God mus. give
the increase But where is the
faithful cultivator of the soil, Gods
heritage to man, who ever yet
suffered for bread?
ALLOW me again to caution
nay young friends against the be-
quilting influence of Office, and to
advise them most earnestly to
stick to mother EARTH"
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-05-01
Beauty OfJeWesseg.

1t is related that Chateaubriand,
on returning from his Eastern ira
wells, was asked il he could assign
reason why the women of the
Jewish race were so much handso-
mer than the men, when he gave
the following: 'Jewesses,' he
said, "haveescaped the curse which
alighted upon their husbands, ia
Tiers, and sons Not a Jewess was
10 be seen among the crowd of
priests and rabble who insulted the
Son of God, sc0ur ed Him, crown
ed Him with thorns, and subjected
Him To infamy and the agony of
the cross. The women Of Judea
believed in the Saviour, and assist
ed and soorhed Him under Attic
ton. A woman OF Bethany pour
ed on His head precious ointment,
which she kept in aiabaster vases.
The sinner Amounted His feet with
periumed oil, and wiped them
with her hair. Christ, on his part,
extended mercy 10 the Jewesses.
lie raised from the dead the son
of the widow, Main, and Martha's
brother, Lazarus. He cured Sim
on's mother-in-law and the wom-
an who touched His garment. To
the Samaritan woman He was a
spring of living water, and COM
passionate judge to the woman of
adultery. The daughter of Jerusa-
lem wept over him the holy wo-
men accompanied Him to Calvary
brought Him balm and spices
weeping, saw Him at the sepul-
chre. 'Women!why weepest thou?'
His first appearance after the Res
direction was to Mary Magdalen.
He said to her, 'Maryv At the
sound of His voice Mary Magda-
lens eyes were opened and she an
swered, 'Master!' The reflection
of some beautiful ray must have
rested on the brow of Jewesses.
/. ;
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-05-01

The people of Martinsburg ought
to take some decisive steps towards
securing the establishment of fur
naces and other facilities for devel-
oping the mineral interests of Berke-
ley county. 1t is idle to expect per-
sons from abroad to furnish capital
and beg people for permission to as
sist them in furthering their local
interests. The people of Stanton,
are taking the proper view of the
subject, and are moving in the right
direction. A meeting of the business
men and capitalists was held last
week, at which a committee was APP
pointed at a previous meeting to con-
slider the cost and facilities for estab-
fishing furnace there, made a report
showing that every citizen was favor
able to such an enterprise. 1t is
known that the country around
abounds in rich ores, and fuel is easy
of access at reduced rates of trans
portation. 1t is understood that the
ground for the furnace will be dom
ated to any company that may be
formed, and experts state that the
iron can be made at a remarkably
small cost.