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Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1876-02-12

THE BETTER HALF or GREAT MAN.
To promote her husbands interest,
Mrs. benjamin Franklin tended his
shop, while she bought rags, scwed
pamphlets, fUlde'i newspapers and sold
the few articles in which he dealt such
as inks, papers, Ianpblacks aud station
cry. At The came time she was an eI.
celIent housekceper, aud besides being
ecOnomica! herself, taught her careless,
disorderly husband 10 he economical
also.
Sometimes Franklin was clothed from
head TO foot in garments which his wife
had both woven aud made and for y
long time she performed al. the work ~
servant. Nevertheless, she knew how
TO be liberal at the proper times. Frank
i'm tells us that for several years after
his marriage, his breakfast was compt.s-
ed Of bread aud milk they ate out IT
two-penny earlhen vessel. with pew.
ter spoon; bot one morning Oh going
down TO breakfast, be- found upon ,b.
table beautiful china bowl. from which
his bread aud milk was stcan,ing, with
silver spoon by its side. When he cx.
pressed his asIOnishment at this unwont.
ed splrndor Mrs. Franklin only observ.
ed, that she thought her husband DE-.
served silver spoon as much AZ any Of
bis neighbors.
Franklin prospercd in his business,
until he became the most famous editor,
and the most fourisbing printer in
America, which gave him the pleasure
OF relieving bis wife from the care of
business, aud enabled him 70 provide
for her aspacious and weIl-farnished
abode. Size adorned high Station, ~
well as she bore lonely one, and she
presided at ner h1sbandss liberal table n
gracefully as whes he ate bis breakfast
Of bread and milk from st~e-pensy
bowl. ~
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1876-02-12

WONDERFUL WHEAT CoUNTRY.-We
have been in the habit Of supposing
that the Wallamet Valley was the
greatest wheat-growing country on the
habitable globe, and have felt like i'll
dulging in An indefinite amount of
vain GLORIOUS boasting over the record
of fields producing fifty bushels or more
to the acre, and whole farms averaging
thir,y-fve or forty bushels. But our
beautiful valley and our farmers must
look TO their laurels henceforth. From
a gentleman of undoubted veracity,
carefuluess and accuracy. we receive
some information concerning wheat
raising in Eastern Washington Terri
tory which surpasses the best showing
we remember TO have seen in this part
of the country. ..z
&. Maier, living near the base of the
Blue Mountains, in Walla Walla Val
lev, in 1878, raised on sixty-acre field
1920 bushels of wheat, an average of
81 bushels to the acre and in 1875,
from sixty-acre tract, 1920 bushels, or
81. bushels to the acre.
Mr.. Masterson, residing four miles
south of Walla Walfa, raised on ten
acres $50 bushels-S5 bushels to the
acre.
MIR. Kennedy, whose farm is on Dry
Creek. six miles from Walla Walla,
harvested 5,252 bushels from $50 acres
As5 bushels average !; aud this was
volunteer crop-that is, the second crop
from one sowing. 70 - -
80 These crops, says our informant,
were produced on ordinary wheat land:
land that is considered good, 'but no
better than hundreds of thousands OF
acres now lying vacant in Walla Walla
and Whitman counties especially
north of Snake River, where there lsa
country vast enought to produce more
than 25,OO0,OO0 bashels per, .annnm,
and where failure ofcrops has never
been known Portland Oregon'an.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1876-02-12

Do EVERYTHING WELI--1t is the re-
suit of practical every day experience
that study attention to matters of detail
lies at the root of human progress, and
that diligence, above all, is the mother
of good luck. Accuracy also is of much
importance, and invariably a mark of
good training in man; accuracy in OBJ
servation, accuracy in speech, accuracy
in the transactions of affairs What is
done in business must be done well, for
it is better to accomplish perfectly a
small amount of work than;o half do ten
times as much. Yet, in business affairs,
it is the manner, in which even shall
matters are transacted that often dc
cides men for and against you. With
virtue, capacity and good conduct in
other respects, the person who is habit
ualy inaccurate cannot be trusted, his
work has 10 be gone over again, and
he thus causes annoyance, ye1ation and
trouble.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1876-02-12
REMEMBER THY MOTHER.

Lead thy mother tenderly sa
Down life's steep decline;
Once her arm was thy support
Now she leans on thine.
See upon her loving face '..
Those deep lines of care;
Think-it was her toll for thee =
Left that record there.
Ne'er forget her tireless watch p.
Kept by day and night, y.t
Taking from her step the grace,
From her eye the light.
Cherish well her faithful heart, "
Which through weary years,
Echoed with its sympathy
All thy smiles and tears.
Thank God for thy mothers love,
Guard the priceless boon, ..
For the parting hour
Cometh all too soon.
When thy grateful tenderness
Loses power to save,
Earth will hold no dearer spot
Than thy mothers grave!
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1876-02-12

GOLDEN WoRDs-The habit of look
ing on the bright side is invaluable.
Men and women who are eyermcre reck-
oning up what they want rather than
what they have-counting the difficult
ties in the way, instead Of contriving
means to overcome them-are almost
certain to live on corn bread, fat pork,
and salt fish, aud sink to unmarked
graves. The world is sure TO smile upon
q man who seems to be successful, but
let him 90 about with crestfallen air,
aud the very dogs in the streets will set
upon him. We must all have losses.
Late frosts will nip the fruit in the bud,
banks will break, Investments will prove
worthless, valuable horses will die, and
china vases will break, but all these ca
lamities do not come together. The
wise course to pursue, when one plan
fails is TO form another; when one prop
is knocked from under us, to fill its
place with substitute, and evermore
count what is left rather than what is
taken. When the final reckoning is
made, if it appears that we have not
lost the consciousness OF our internal
rec,ilude; Z we have kept charity to-
ward ali men; il by the various discipline
of life we have been freed from follies
and confirmed in virtues, whatever we
have lost, the great balance sheet will
be In your fayor-Rur0l New Yorker.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1876-02-12

CAPTAIN BoYroN.-Paul Boyton,
whose great feat of crossing the En-
glish Channel in his aquatic dress, has
given him a worldwide reputation,
gave an exhibition in the North River,
of Jersey City, on Thursday last.
Eucased in his lifesaving dress, he
walked amid large crowd of specta-
tors to the Cunard dock, where he en-
tered the water at three o'clock. he
showed the different modes of locomo
ton in the water, with and without a
propelling paddle-salling, floating and
standing upright. He bore flag, to
indicate the locality of the tloater to
passing ships, showed the methods of
sending dispatches by carrier-pigeons,
formed 4 raft from the debris OF 4
wreck, mailing it together piece by
piece, made signals of distress, fshed,
cooked his dinner on the wly-formed
raft, smoked and read, shot fowling-
piece with great rapidity in opposite
directions threw up night signals,
rockets, and fired signal shells illus
trated the manner of saving man who
had fallen overheard, and finally blew
up very successfully model OF an
enemys ship, to the stern OF which he
affixed a torpedo
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1876-02-12

DARING BANK RoBBERr.-At North
ampton, Mass, on Tuesday night,
seven disguised men broke into the
house of John Whittlesey, cashier OF
the Northampton National Bank.
secured Mr. Whittlesey and family,
robbed him of a gold watch and what
money he had, took the keys of the
bank, and leaving one of their number
az guard, six went to the bank to plum
der it. When there they broke open
the combination safe and carried of
securities amounting to $4,000, and
S11l, ,250 in United States bonds and
other available assets. At the latest
adYices no information had been re-
eeived of the robbers. bat it is thought
that they viii not attempt to negotiate
their plunder. hut viii wait 10 make =
compromise.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1876-02-12

THE WRECK.

"Ah, what a pity! The fine ship
which has gone so safely through so
many storms has been dashed upon the
rocks at last !" The old sailor drew his
hand across his eyes as he spoke, to
wipe away a falling tear.
Never mind, Jack !" said his more
cheerful companion. Il would not cry
over wrecked ship!'
SAY, but when that ship has been
ones home, and, said the honest old
tar, show can one help crying
Very true. 1t is always sad to look
upon a wreck; but when it is home
that is broken up, the loss touches the
heart.
/ saw young man in the street the
other day walking with unsteady steps.
His face was flushed, his eyes were dull
and heavy, his hair was in sad disorder.
/ paused to look at him, and my heart
was filled with grief. All, what wreck
was there! 1t was not only a home
that was broken mp, but it seemed likely
TO involve the loss of a soul.
Sam Wilson was handsome, high
spirited boy. l knew him well. He
had fine mind and a kind heart. His
frame was strong and his health good.
But learned to taste that drink which
crazes the brain; then he learned to love
it. All, the boy was ruined strait upon
the rocks, though he did not know it.
And now in his early manhood, with a
fair young wife who loves him, with
a dear little babe of whom he should
take tender care, he reels through the
streets common drunkard. An, what
a wreck
And many such there are. We meet
with them every day. Is it not fear
full thought! Mind, soul, health, peace
all lost in a common ruin And for
what! For the sake of brief pleasure,
soon to become vile habit, a Jcprayed
taste.
Boys, when any one tries to tempt
You to touch that sparkling wine, tell
ing il is manly to take your glass OF
wine like gentleman, think OF Sam
Wilson and les it alone. Do not sec how
near the brakers you can go and not be
dashed upon them. Steer clear OF them
altogether, and you will be safe.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1876-02-12

NEGRO SERMON. -"Oh, belubbed bred
dren and sistern, de time am cum for us
all to go. De carf am rolin round for
de last time, and de unbelievin sinners
am rollin off OBJ it like maggots rollin of
a dead boss de lass great sheep sherin
time am arri5, and dc Lord hab mercy
on your dirty brack wool, for de debil
will SINCE it up like a coon's tail on
coal oh fah. Oh, den, dar will be bier
rim and BLOWN oh dar sinful nose, de
lams will bleat arter de yew, and de
yews will bleat ar:er de ram, and de
ram will try to but his brains out back
wards, for at dat awful moment he
won't know his odder end from his
fodder end, but de good shall go up wild
mo in my good ascension spirits.
Dem spirits am in de trowserloon pock
ct ub my coat tail it amt dem kind OBJ
ardent spirits dat some OBJ you bad mig
gahs imbibe from your nasty brack jugs,
but breddsrn, it am ginivine hebbenly
balloon spirits, called elick.ochol-hydro-
gin. and we'll all take pull Oh it. and
dat pull will take us up, fab proof to
plory, and we'll soar from dis combuted
and corrupted arth as turkey huzzards
soar from do stinksn carron. Amen
hsh "
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1876-02-12
Here is a Centennial contrast. First,
IS poor Richard had il in l77G.

Farmer at the plow,
Wife milking tile COW,
Daughter spinning yarn,
Son threshing in the barn,
All happy to charm.
And now for the modern improve
meut in 1876.
Farmer gone to see a show,
Daughter at the piano,
Madam gaily dressed in satin,
And all the boys learning latin,
With a mortgage on the farm.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1876-02-12

Centennial STaTlsrIcs-Odr repub-
lie commenced in l776, 100 years ago,
with thirteen States aud S15,6l5 square
miles of territory, which was occupied
by about 5000, 900 of civilized human
beings. 1t has now population OF 49,
100000, who occupy tbirty-seven States
and nine Territories, which embrace
over 100000 Of square miles. II has
$4,000 miles of railroads, more than suf-
ficient to reach twice and half round
the globe The value Of its annual ag,i-
cultural productions is %, 800, 900, 900
and its gold mines are capable Of pro
ducing $4,000, 900 year II has over
1000 cotton factorie-, $50 daily news
papers, 1900 weeklies, and 625 month
ly publicatioDs.-Nsw York Herald.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1876-02-12
A Soldier and a Gentleman.

The Rome (Ga) Courier prints The
following curious story, which the edi-
tor says has never before been publish
ed:
"While Pickett's division was before
Newburn, General Pickett received, by
flag of truce, letter from gentleman
in Boston, accompanied by package
containing $4,000, in which the writer
stated that he had brother, Federal
officer, in the Libby prison; that his
brother was former comrade of Pickett
in the Mexican war, and appealed to
him BY the friendship of their old days,
to forward the money to his brother
The appeal touched the generous heart
of the brave old soldier, and he dis
patched an orderly with the money to
the officer. The orderly, tempted by
the unusual sight OF so much green
backs, basely deserted to the lines and
escaped with the booty. AS soon as
Pickett heard Of the desertion he I'M
mediately went to Richmond, and by
mortgage upon his Turkey Island pre-
perty succeeded in borrowing $4,000,
which he carried to the prisoner with
an explanation of aud an apology for
the delay. The officer. when he learn
ed by what means the General had
raised the money, declined TO accept
one thousand dollars of il ; but with
that nice sense of honor which distin-
guished the true Southern gentleman,
General Pick, tt compelled him to do so.
The two soldiers then talked over the
brave old days of the past, when to-
gether they roughed under the same
flag, and as the conversation ripened
into friendly confidence, the prisoner
frankly told the General that his object
was TO escape, it possible, and that he
intended using some Of the money he
had paid him in the effort. The Gener-
al checked him at once by telling him
that he could not receive his confidence
in such matters That the money was
his own, aad that he had a right to use
it as he pleased but it would be imprep-
er for him 10 become party to his
plans. He then left. The prisoner did
escape. The war ended disastrously to
the South, and General Picketts estate
was sold to satisfy the mortgage which
lie had executed to pay Federal pris-
oner in his hands the money which had
been stolen from him 10y the connivauce
of the enemy. Would it not be better
for Blaine to hunt up such acts as these
than to gloat 50 fiendishly over Anlsr-
oonyilla
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1876-02-12

A Marble firm agent, soliciting orders
for tombs;ones in Alameda county, Cal,
was recently badly sold by man who
directed him TO a woman who had just
lost her husband bat when be got
there and found she had just lost him
by his running off with another woman
he thonght himself lucky that he got
off with as much OF his hair as he did.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1876-02-12

A REMARKABLE REQUEST FROM A
CoRpsE.-A remarkable escape from
burial alive happened in the town Of
Bradford, n. H., recently. The facts
of the case are as follows: A lady in
the above town had been sick for some
time, and to all appearance had died,
and arrangements were accordingly
made fol the funeral to take. place on
the third day after her supposed de.
cease. The preparations for burial had
progressed so far that on the day OF the
funeral the lady was placed in coffin,
when it was observed that one Of her
ewes was partly opened. Nothing, how
ever, was thought of it, as it was sup
posed to be the result of muscular con-
traction, and the arrangements for bur
ial were all completed, when the suppos-
ed corpse astonished the attendants by
asking to be placed on her side. The
house of mourning was suddenly turned
into one OF JOY, and at last accounts the
lady was doing finely, with every pros
pect of complete recovery.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1876-02-12

Hugh Blair Grigsby viii delivers
speech at Hsmpden Sidney College in
June next. nj The onc-hundrdth supi.
yersary Of that institution. Mr. q. will
give full history OF the college sipcs
its foundation.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1876-02-12

A company is about starring a great
farming enterprise ia the foot hills be-
tween Marysyille and Smartsville, Cal.
where they have in body l,700 acres
of land. Orcasrds of orange trees,
English walnuts, almonds, and pecans
will be laid out, and much ground
devoted to wheat, clorer, alfalfa, and
sheep raising -
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1876-02-12

UNrLEAsANT Pa PASsENGERs.-A French
iourDal states that merchant vessel ar
rived at Marseilles lately, laden with
sugar, from Batavia. While in the act
of unloading the workmen suddenly
lett their task, and, rushing up to the
deck, gasped ont inarticuate words.
Among the hampers they had found
three immense boa constructors. These
reptiles seemed to wake from state of
lethargy, and advanced toward the ter
tilted men, who had only just time to
hoist themselves on deck and close the
hatches. The captain was, of course,
obliged to suspend the operation OF un-
loading and to look for the means Of
getting rid of these strange passengers.
Two pigeons were poisoned with strycE-
nine aud dropped into the hold. They
were deyoured at once, but only two Ut
the serpents died. The third reptile
has not been seen again, and it is with
the greatest trouble that the captain
can get men TO assist him in unloading.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1876-02-12

De CoNsrIrUrIoN.-On the morning Of
the Missouri election the editor OF the
Columbia Herald overheard the follow
ing darkies' dialogue:
"Well, Josir, how's YOU gwine to
vote p
"Vote? how's l gwine to vote' |
dunno what you tslkin bout, rggarl"
Il axed you how's you gwinC 10 vote
on de constitution
"De constitution What constitu-
tion ?"
"Well, l declah, you's de biggest
fool niggar | ebber did gee means
de const tuition of lie United States ob
Missouri de commonwelf ob all NV us
one and not to be cep'rated; de land
oh Abraham Linkin, Moses and de
patrsarches. and dc hundred dozen mo
whose names | dun forgot-who suffer.
ed triberations and def, radder dan see
de poor niggar pine under de'mo!u-
ments oh equality, and died, yes, sab.
died TO make de niggar cattle ob cir
cumstances and voter IL de polls"
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1876-02-12
BALTIMORE
LOCK HOSPITAL,
DIR. JOHNSTON.

PHYSICIAN of this celebrated Institu-
/ ton, has discovered the most certain,
speedy, pleasant, and effectual remedy in
the world for all .1---.,.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1876-02-12
omce..So. South Frederick ST.,

BALTIMORE, MARYLAND,
left hand side going from Baltimore Street,
a few doors from the corner. Fail not TO
observe name and number.
N No letters received unless postpaid
and contains stamp TO be used in the
Persons writing should state age, and
sol.d portion OF advertisement describing
symptoms.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1876-02-12

SOOut uldhiuS ooth SpuS 'hSSs s"iS WIZ
ter. IT you can make one end meat and
the other bread you will be doing well.
The present is to be wonderful year.
We are to have the centennial, 366 days
in the year, 53 Sundays, the Presiden-
tial election, and the girls making love
to the young men, and won't it be
graud' ....
Gen. Longstreet is now engaged in
the vain attempt to regain his lost repu-
tation by publishing letters in the New
Orleans Republican, written after. the
Gettysburg battle, in which he says if
his plans had been adopted the result of
that battle would have been different
A Wisconsin editor illustrates the
prevailing extravagancs of the present
day by calling attention to the costly
baby carriage in use now, while when
he was baby, they hauled him around
by the hair OF his head. a..l...
Anybody can soil the reputation OF
any individual, however pure and chaste,
by uttering a suspicion that enemies
will believe, and friends never hear of.
A puff of the idle wind can take mil
lioulof the seeds of thistles, and do
work of mischief which the husband.
man must labor long to undo. Such
are the seeds of slander, SO easily sown,
SO difficult to gather up, and yet so per-
picious in their fruits. -'''
An Osceola (Pa-) woman went out to
hunt up her drunken husband and found
him living in the gutter. She gave him
several raps with piece of. board be-
fore she discovered that she was cor
'rrecting another womans husband. She
takes q no pleasure in having the subject
mentioned now.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1876-10-11
PATENT APPLICATIONS
Application for Patent
TO
TEE WIDE wEsT nTfMr
No. 35S.
Us. LAND OFFICE.

Us. LAND OFFICE.
NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN Iaar
~ the Adams Ilil Consolidated n Via
Company, whose Iostofli &C address il Jug
Franci &C, Cal %fornia, by It's duly nutbor;,aaaa
agent, d. Powell, has this day filed H. an
L 4 .stiGn for a natentfor 800 linear fc t Of tbs
wide West mine or VEIN bearing silvas'
with surface ground 20 feet in width. sitn.,a'
lying ant being in Eureka Mining ais IT,
county Of Eureka and State of Ney,d, ~
knowna and designated by the field notes s =
official ni&t IN fie in this office as lot No. i%a
unsurveycd lands. !"
The exterior boundaries Of said lot No N,
being as follows, to-wit: iV'
Variation l64 Dig east; commencing a,
post marked No. ], L. 5. Survey Yo. IN,
whence the flagstaff IN the town OF FureIs,
beors n 81 Dig A. "a 4 1914 feet: the biebvas,s.
point IN Ruby Hill No. ] bears S do e + : !
LEI It: the lawton shaft Of the lsureks e.
soiidated Mining Company bears II do On .-
k4,70l II, and the Wide West shaft bears Y Y
II Dig " COS r; thence running, first conrso
) ojt3 Dig " 200 II to post marked No2Ts q
Survey No. 105; thence. second course N a.
dgW scott, to post marked No. 3. u. s. Surya,s
No. l05; thence, third course. n S6L dp p 30
II 10 post marked No. 4, u. S. Survey No. I0S.
aud thence. fourth course. : 81 de- n Sod q,
to post 70; /, to place OF beginning. contain
This claiin is bounded on the south bv tbs
Als hama claim.
Tho location of this mine is duly recorded
in tho Recorders Office of Eureka Ninine
district, in book II Of page 49,.
Any aud all persons claiming adversely any
portion Of said Wide Vest mine or said min.
ing ground as hercinbefore described, arc re-.
CURED to file their adverse claim with thu
Register of the United States Land Office, at
Eureka. in the State of Nevada, during the
sixty days period Of publication hereof. or
they will be barred by virtue of tho proyis.
ions of tho Statute.
spl0-60i ID. b. IMMEL, Register.