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Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1875-02-20
LIST OF GIFTS.


Whole Tickets 49, - 5000
Quarters 500
Fights or each Coupoun so
81 Tickets for -. 10000
The Montpelier Female Humane Asso-
citation, chartered by the Legislature Of
Virginia and the Circuit Court Of Orange
Co., proposes by . Grand Gift Concert 10
establish and endow q Home for the Old,
Infirn, and Destitute Ladies Of VirRjnis. "
at Montpelier, the former residencs Of
President James Madison.
Governors Office; Richmond. july 4. "a.
IL affords me pleasure to say that I avn
well acquainted with large majority Of
the Montpelier Female Humane Associa-
ton, who reside in the vicinity Of my
home, and attest their intelligence and
their worth and nigh reputation a. gentle
men, a. well IS the public confidence, In
hueuce and substantial means literally
represented among them.
JAMES L. KEEPER, Coz. Virginia.
Alexandra, Va, July 8, l67l.-S
I commend them ~ gents Of honor and
integrity, and fully entitled TO the conf
dence OF the public.
R.w. HU0HE4,
u. S.Judse Ess'n Dist. q Va.
Further references b. permirsioa: His
Excellsncy Gilbert O. Walker, Ix-Goy.
ernor Of Va; Hon. Robk. =. Wifhsrr.
Lisnt-Gov. Of VI. and u. D. Heusfor elect:
Senstors and Members Congress iron Va
Kcmiftanees for flcfefs may 6e mado bY
express prepaid, post-oAlce ,nous1-ordcR
On washingtqu, y. c: ~ registered lear.
For full paftzculsr5, ts(3moulals. -.
seed Tor Circular: A1dres.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1875-02-20
ssr NEW FALL AND WINTER

Ed NEW FALL AND WINTER
GOODS.-Rickard & Welshans have
received their Fall and Winter Stock of
Dry Goods. Notions, Millinery, Carpets,
&c, and invite all to call and examine
before purchasing, for they have bar
gains to offer. They consider it no
trouble to show goods.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1875-02-20
PUBLIC MEETING.

AT large meeting of citizens of JEFF
ferson county, held at the Court House.
on Tuesday February 10th, 1875, called
for the purpose of considering the pas
sage by the Legislature of bill to re-
move temporarily the Capitol to the
city of Wheeling, on motion, Maj. Jas.
Law Hooff was called to the Chair, and
II. n. Gallaher and Geo. w. Haines
were appointed Secretaries.
A Committee consisting of Messrs.
Isaac Fouke, Thomas Locke, VIM. E.
Anderson, Daniel Hefebower, VIM.
II. Travers, Geo. H. Turner, T. G.
Green, Garland Hurst and d. H. Cock
rill, was appointed to draft resolutions
expressive of the sense of the meeting.
The Committee reported the follow
ing resolutions, which were unanimous
ly adopted:
Resoiued, That we have heard with
deep regret that bill for the removal
Of the Capitol of the State, temporarily,
to Wheeling, has passed the Legisla-
ture of West Virginia, and awaits the
signature of the Governor to become a
law.
ResoIrsd, That in the opinion of this
meeting, it is the almost unanimous
judgment of the people of this county
that the bill referred to is proper sub
ject for the exercise of the veto power,
and that the Governor should be adj
vised, through their representatives in
the Legislature, to withhold his ap-
proval of the said bill.
RESOLVED, That the foregoing Reso-
lutions be telegraphed to our Senators
and Delegates in the Legislature.
RESOLVED, That the papers of the
county be requested to publish these
proceedings
On motion the meeting adjourned.
JAS. LAW HOOFF, Chairman.
H. +: n: &c GA II Secretaries.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1875-02-20
NJ EARN SoLp.-Messrs. +. Boyd

s9~ FARM SoLD.-Messrs. Z. Boyd
and C. j. Faulkner, Special Commits
missioners, sold on Tuesday of last
week, the farm of Jacob A. Small, de-
ceased, near Swan Pond, miles North
of this town, in Berkeley County, to
Robert x. Robinson, Esq, of Martins
burg, for S55 per acre
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1875-02-20
Centaur Liniments.

There is no pain which the
Centaur Liniments will not re-
lieyc, no swelling they will not
subdue, and no iameness which
they will not cure. This is
strong language, but il is true.
They have produced more
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1875-02-20

~ MAGISTRATE ELEcrED.-The
election of A. w. McCleary, Esq, to
the office OF president of the county
court, of Berkeley County, created a
magisterial vacancy in Opequon dis
trict. This vacancy was filled at the
last term OF that court by the appoint
ment OF John w. Hollida, Esq, Of
Scrabble; q most excellent selection.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1875-02-20
NEWSPAPERS !!

THE Baltimore Daily and Weekly Sun,
i the Baltimore Daily aud Weekly Ga
zette, the Baltimore Daily and Weekly
American, and apI other Baltimore, New
York or Philadelphia pspeu, q BARN
HABTb, ht Pubusber's prices. Suhecrtbe
with him and encourage home instttu-
ton. Febe-6
A SUPERIOR qasiny Of ioe Sus.s 81
n ". T. Lsmes'a.
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For The Register.
LINES TO MISS B.
BY "NEAO.

I've offered thee the noblest gift,
That man can to woman give,
I've tended thee the only thing
That can or will forever live.
I've offered thee faithful heart,
A love both strong and true,
A faithful heart, aud love as pure
AS heavens purest dew.
Then lady, scorn not to accept
This precious love of mine,
And all l ask or seek of thee
Is but a share Of thine.
And if another claims thy heart
Another kneels to thee,
Deal gently with my wasted love-
And send it back to ME.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1875-02-20

SHORT POSTPONEMENT--DAY FIX
ED-FULL DISTRIBUTION.
FIRST GRAND GIFT CONCERT.
Montpelier Female Humane Association.
AT ALEXANDRIA, VA.
MARCH %, 1875.
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THE oldest and best appointed institu-
l. ton for obtaining a Business Educs-
ton. For circulars address
z. DUFF Il SONS, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1875-02-20

p@ A HIr.-During the Senatorial
contest in progress at Charleston, W.
Va, the friends of the candidates one
night last week were in front OF the
Capitol building calling for their friends
who did not, however, respond. There
were cries for Rlfce, Camden, Walker,
Caperton, until, says the Kanawha
"Chronicis' there were cries for Maj.
Hotchkiss, of'Staunton, who was seen
by the crowd, whereupon that gentle
man responded as follows:
Conference.-The NO one will make
speech l will, and / will stop when l
get done. Citizens of West Virginia,
if you would all take the same interest
IN developing the resources of your
country by opening your rich mines,
cultivating the soil, improving your
stock and cultivating habits of industry,
that you take hunting public offices for
yourselves or friends you would soon
have one of the first and best States in
the Union.
The "Chronicls" says: 'The Major
bit the nail right on the head and bis
speech was we'll received"
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1875-02-20

sag YoUNo MSS CHRISTIAN Asso-
c1Ar1oN.-The District Convention OF
the Y. NJ. q. A, of the State of Mary
land, will meet in Frederick city, On
the 26tb, 27th and 2sth of the present
month, to discuss . number Of topics
pertaining to their work. .,Messrs- 6.
NJ. Beltzhooter, John Agliopby, Geo.
McGlinoy, and Edward Lieklider, are
appointed a:committee by the Associa-
ton of this town,Ito attend the Con-
vention at Frederick.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1875-04-01
COLD SPELLS.

The extraordinary numerous and Sc
we're " cold spells" or "cold waves, as
they are now coming to be called after
the manner of the Signal Office at Wash
ington, which have characterized the
present winter, give special interest to
the latest explanation of their origin, as
set forth by Prof. LOOMS in a recent pa
per before the American Academy of
Sciences. According to this theory, IL
regular periods of low temperature are
caused at all seasons land, of course, par
ticularly in the winter) by the descent of
cold air from the upper layers of the at
mosphere, rather than by currents of cold
air setting in from the north. In sum-
mer, during a thunderstorm, the tenn
perature often falls ten degrees in few
minutes without any north wind. The
descending currents result from the out
ward movement which generally takes
place from the center Of an area of high
barometer; and these Sudden gusts of
cold from, the higher atmospheric re-
gion" reveal connection between the
phenomena of the barometer and those
of the thermometer which throws new
light on meteorology.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1875-04-01
G0oD-FoR-NoTHING UoRKMEN.

The dull times bring out into bold re-
lief the fact that the mechanic who is
thoroughly master of his trade is better
off than most men who are dependent
on their labor for living, the thrifty
farmer perhaps excepted. 1t is a lesson
for parents to take to heart as they guide
their boys into avenues of self-support.
OF unskilled workmen the Chwchman
well says: The signs of distress among
the poor are more apparent than ever be-
fore. There is one cause for this In the
initiation of trade since the war, and the
demand for labor. Many men have
rushed into employments requiring little
skill, and others have been taken in de-
fault of skill by employers who regard
sighted and inefficient work as leading
all the quicker to new demands. To put
the thing in very plain English, good
for-nothing workmen have been en-
ployed to do good-for-nothing work, be-
cause the sooner that gives out the sooner
they Will be needed again. The conse-
quence has been great restlessness on the
part of the operative population, and
.multitudes left, by the stoppage of few
concerns, strangers in strange towns,
without resources and without friends
Unskilled labor always tends to pauper-
ism. 1t is regulated by no proper prin
ciples of supply and demand. In shoe.
making town there come about as many
shoemakers as the trade will maintain
In seaport the mechanics employed
about ships are in close ratio to the
activities of commerce. But unsl1ilIed
labor is ready to migrate anywhere In
search of paying job; is therefore rest
less, without home ties, home comforts,
or home responsibilities. When the
need of unskilled labor stops, no one
cares for the laborer. Skilled labor is
paid for in dull times, lest it be wanting
in busy times. The answer in the cate
chism, "To learn to labor" etc., ought
to be taught as something more than an
idle piece of repetition. We believe in
teaching children to read and write, but
there are other uses for their eyes and
their hands which they should be taught
also. This country is fast producing the
most inefficient and faulty set of
operatives the world has seen since the
Christian era. The pauper question is
best settled by settling the labor
question.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1875-04-01

Two German scientific men, Messrs,
Behum and Wagner have recently pub
lished the results of some very accurate
measurements that they have made re-
speeding the dimensions of the earth.
From these it appears that the length of
the polar axis is II, 712, 1876 meters, that
of the minimum equatorial diameter
which is situated 1O3 deg. IA min. east of
the meridian of Paris, or rs deg. 46 min.
west, is 12,752,701 meters, whilst the
maximum diameter at II deg. IA min
east, and 166 deg. 46 min. west, is H.
756, 58S meters. They estimate the total
surface CT the globe at 500, 940, 900 square
kilomesers, whilst its volume is equal to
1,O82, $50, 600, 900 cubic kilometers. The
circumference of the globe on its shortest
meridian is 10000, 800 meters, whilst
that of the longest is 40,069, 9O3 meters.
The oceans and glaciers occupy 375, 127,-
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1875-04-01

One tolerably good thing is reported
of that small section of the Modoc tribe
now ON tour throughout the country at
the expense of and for the profit of two
or three white nen. One of these In
dams recently taught several small boys
how to conduct themselves In church.
The Indians, it seems, took Lexington,
KY, in on their tour, and CHANGED to be
there on Sunday, when several of them
attended the Baptist Church to observe
the white mans way of propitiating the
Great Spirit and smoothing the path to
the happy hunting grounds. As a mat
ter of course, where the Indians were
there were the small boys also, and
company of the youth managed to Sc
cure seats directly in front of the noble
red men, where curiosity could be thor
oughly gratifed. When the sermon be-
gan the boys surned round and stared at
the Indians uninterruptedly, never flag
ging bit In the gaze of open-mouthed
wonder. The Indian, as rule, is sto-
ical, but he was not stoical enough to
endure the gimlet look of those boys,
which became, finally, uncomfortable.
One of the Modocs, forced to action,
leaned suddenly forward and seized a
boys head as though he wanted scalp,
Int he didn't make any atfempt tn So
cure that trophy. He simply twisted the
boys head around until it looked in the
direction of the minister, and at the
same time significant gesture to the
other boys caused them to look the same
way. Never did boys pay better atten-
ton to sermon than did those of Lex
ingtOn during the remainder of the exer-
cises, and the Modoc demonstrated that
he had in him big material for Sunday
school Superintendent.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1875-04-01
ORNAMENT and USE.

VISITING CARDS. fashion of hav-
ing coronets or coats-of-srms engraved
or visiting cards has become obsolete in
Paris, but there is a tendency to increase
the size of the cards, which are begin
ming to be a good deal used in lieu of
note paper when it is needful to write
only single sentence. Cards are, how
ever, frequently ornamented with mon
ogram.
A BEAUTIFUL ORNAMENT.-On a slen-
der, graceful bracket place fancy flow
er-pot. From this let woodbine of wax
seem to grow. The leaves may be green
or may have the beautiful scarlet hue
which the real woodbine assumes In
autumn. The vine trained along the
side or over the top of window or arch
way will bring an October glory into the
whole apartment. Wax in tints to simu-
late autumn leaves comes prepared in
boxes, and any one with care and slight
amount of skill can make these lovely
ornaments for winter rooms.
INDOOR ADJUSTMENTS. Cut two or
three leaves of red cabbage into small
pieces, then put them into basin and
pour a pint of boiling water ON them.
Let them stand one hour and then pour
off the water, which will be of fine blue
color, into q decanter. Then take four
wine-glasses and put into one six drops
of strong vinegar, into another six drops
of solution of soda, into third strong
solution of alum, and let the fourth re-
main empty. The glasses may be pre-
pared some time before, and the few
drops of colorless liquid that have been
placed in will not be noticed. Now fill
up the glasses from the decanter, and
the liquid poured into the glass contain
ing the vinegar will be transformed to a
beautiful red, that put into the glass
containing the soda will become a fine
green, and that poured into the empty
one will of course remain unchanged.
Now work another transformation by
adding little vinegar to the green liquid
and it viii Immediately change to red,
and add little solution of soda to the
red and it will assume fine green color.
The experiment not only amuses, but
shows the action of acids and alkalies ON
vegetable blues.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1875-04-01

Take fat-iron and heat it little on
the stove on this apply very little
pitch mot gas) tar heat the iron hot
enough to make good smoke. Then
let the patient take into his mouth the
small end of funnel, and have the
smoke blown through the funnel into his
mouth. Let the smoke be inhaled well
into the throat for few minutes five or
six times day. In very bad cases it
might be well to use it oftener. After
this, let the patient lie on his back; then
break up small pieces of ice and put
them into his mouth, and let them go as
far down to the roots of the tongue as
possible. When they have dissolved,
put in some more this viii keep down
the Observation-Disclosures American.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1875-04-01
THAT 4 CREOLE rs.

A correspondent writes to the Inter-
Ocean: "Before I came to New Or
leans had an idea that Creole was a
half-breed of some race-Cuban, or
French, or Spanish, didn't know which;
and 1 think many of the Northern people
have the same notion, and would be
grateful if / correct them before they
come down here and show their igno-
rance as did. A Creole is native of
Louisiana, as native of Indiana is a
Hoosier, and native of Ohio Buck
eye. They don't have dark, pensive
eyes and romantic hair, and they don't
sit on verandas, with their fist against
their cheek, and a shapely arm, bare to
the elbow, resting on the balustrade;
and they don't look off into the garden
of orange frees, and bananas, and droop-
ing palms, with alligators crawling over
the walks. It's a misrepresentation, this
idea; but I was sorry to have my ro-
nance shattered when found it out"
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1875-04-01
WHERE PERFUMES COME FROM

Our far readers may be interested to
learn where, for the most part, the
flowers grow, the sweet perfumes of
which are found in those pretty facons
ON their dressing tables. The chief
places of their growth are the south of
France and Piedmont, namely, Mont
peier, Grasse, Mines, Cannes, and
Nice; these two last especially are the
paradise of violets, and furnish a yearly
product of about 1000 pounds of violet
blossoms. Nice produces harvest of
10000 pounds of orange blossoms, and
Cannes as much again, and of finer
color; $50 pounds Of orange blossoms
yielding about two pounds of pure Neroli
oil. At Cannes the acacia thrives well
and produces yearly about 5000 pounds
of acacia blossoms. One great per-
fumery distillery at Cannes uses yearly
10000 pounds of orange blossoms,
100000 pounds of rose leaves, $4,000
pounds of jessamine blossoms, 10000
pounds of violets, and 5000 pounds of
tuberoses, together with great many
other sweet herbs. The extaction of
the ethereal oils, the small quantities of
which are mixed in the flowers with such
large quantities of other vegetable juices
that it requires about 600 pounds of rose
leaves to win one ounce of otto of roses,
demands very careful treatment. The
French, favored by their climate, are the
most active, although not always the
most careful, preparers of perfumes; half
of the world is furnished by this branch
of their industry.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1875-04-01

do. This cussed rain has e'en-a'most
done for it. already. 1t was pious and
peart spell back, but it's pretty well
spilled now, I'm afraid
cit was my old wrecker, carpenter,
and coffinmaker. He explained to me
that he'd started on time with the coffin,
and kept up till the storm come upon
him, and he was forced to rest awhile
under the overhanging rock. He thought,
very properly, that no better shelter
could be found than the coffin itself; and
he was right. We might both have crept
inside, and there would still have been
room for more.
"' Why on earth did you make it so
big!' 1 said. L don't want my poor
Jack to lie around loose in this way
GO Well, where's the odds 2 said the
accommodating artisan. You didn't
seem to spare the expense so thought
I'd leave plenty of elbow-room. We can
find suthin or other for ballast, reckon,
down below
"Poor Jack lies to this day in the
singular coffin thus provided for him, and
over him the arbutus blooms, and tender
violets, and all the dainty flowers dear to
a young girls fancy or an old woman's
love"
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1875-04-01
OYER THE RANGE.

HAlf sleeping, by the ERE I sit,
start, AID wake, il is so strange
To find myself alone, and Tom
Across the Range.
We brought him in with heavy feet
And eased him down from eye to eye
Though one spoke, there passed fear
That Tom must die.
He rallied when the sun was low,
And spoke, L thought the words were strange,
:" It's almost night, and must go
Across the Range"
..what, Tom - he smiled and nodded, "Yes
They've struck it rich there, Jim, you know
The parson told us you'll come soon -
Now Tom must co.
brought his sweetheart's pictured face,
Again, that smile, so sad and st, ange.
s.TeIl her. said he, " that Tom has gone
Across the Range
The last light fingered on the hill.
There's pass, somewhere then he said,
And lip, and eye, and hand were stiTl,
And Tom was dead.
Half sleeping, by the fire 1 sit
1 start and wake, il is so strange
To find myself alone, and Tom
Across the Range.
u. Harrison Mills.
DENVER. Colorado, 1ol4-
In early times in Colorado, 1t u4ed 60 y said o
dead miner that he had ''Gone over the Range"
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1875-04-01

$50 square klometers. The total num-
Der of inhabitants of the earth is est
mated at 1891, OOO,O 900; viz /: SOC, $50, 900
in Europe, $4,000, 1000 in Asia, 2O3, 3OO,-
600 in Africa, whilst the population of
America is 81, SAC, 900, andtha of Ocean
lea, 4,43S,0O0. The population of the
towns and cities exceeding 30, 900 inhab-
itants is 69,37S, 500; or about one-twen-
tieth part of the total population of the
globe, leaving nineteen-twentieths of the
inhabitants for the villages and smaller
towns.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1875-04-01
TO MY MOTHER.

The crimson sun is sinking,
And the Highland hills are blue,
And the silver lake is sleeping
AT the back of Ben-venue.
And weary miles between us,
And dreary leagues they be,
But my heart flies back untraveled,
Dear mother mine, to thee.
mind the time, dear mother,
When twas happiness alone
To sit and listen ever
To thy kind and gentle tone.
1 think of days forgotten,
As my fancies older grew,
How i had hayward changes,
And thy love no changing knew.
And failings aforementioned,
And faults all unredeemed.
Come thicker with my thinking,
And darker than they seemed.
How all thy fond affection
Seemed thing Of certain course,
A love that asked no love again,
Mine by some hidden force.
think how still thou lov'dst me,
How thy lip my brow hath kissed,
And my cheek, for all 1 hide it,
Is wet-and not with mist.
By the holy purple sunset,
And by Gods own golden sun,
1 sit slone-and wonder
For the little have done.
But that love-and lie cannot
Here in this quiet spot
Hath undeserved been often,
But never once forget.
So kneel to thee in spirit,
For thy blessing, mother true,
Where the silver lake is sleeping
At the back of Ben-yenue.