Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1877-06-30
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Editorial lBrevitics.


estate for settling it but now they allow
The widow enough for funeral expenses.
Don't, when in church, chew tobacco
and spit over the floor You would not
90 that in your own house, and should
not do SO in the house you ought to re-
spect even more.
There is n man in this place who says
he has not been TO church for so long
that he does not remember whether they
knock at the door or not, when they
want 10 go in.
An unmarried but not young woman
in Chicago has father who will not al
low her 10 change lS45 to 1855 in
the record of her birth in the Bible; and
she turns pale with fright every time
Ter lover goes near the sacred volume
as il lies on the parlor table.
The Departsment of Agriculture re
ports that during the last twelve months
tour millions of swine have pcrished in
this country through disease. The loss
is more than s20,010,00O.
In St. Louis last week Mrs. Dean,
wife OF Anthony Dean, gave birth 10
four children-,hree boys and one girl.
During one of the Boston tabernacle
meetings some one asked Mr.. Moody,
"can man use tobacco and be Chris
tian?" His reply, "Yes, filthy one"
elected general laugh.
Rev. S H. McGehee, pastor of the
Christian Church at Ashton, H., is now
on trial, charged with having poisoned
his wife with arsenic in February last.
An express train in Russia, carrying
G,00O,0O0 of ronbles, not only failed,
the other DAY, to reach its destination,
but has altogether disappeared, without
leaving the slightest traces atfording a
clue rs 10 what has become Of IL.
If the editor of country newspaper
could get verbal promises discounted at
bank rates he would be on intimate
terms with the whole Kothschild family
inside of two days.
The South Carolina House has refus-
ed TO pass bill iorbidding the inter
marriage of whites and blacks. This is
supposed TO he part OF the policy OF
''concilation" which proposes 20 do
away with the "color line"
An Illinois youth invested 81 80 in n
New York firm to discover SLOW TO ap
pear well in society" The recipe which
he received by return mail was short,
simple, and easily understood: always
keep your nose clean, and do not suck
more than one finger at time.
The Galveston (Texas) News states
that fully 100000 buffalo arc killed
upon the plains in that State each year
for their hides alone. The meat, which
is stated TO be better than beet, is cast
away, and is food for wolves and buz.
yards
A man could stand the flies aud never
lose his temper, If they would only bo
content TO be buried where they fall,
but when fly as big as grain OF cof-
fee falls OH its back on slab OF butter,
turns over and crawls out, and goes
limping across the plate, Struggling aud
wadng through everything il can lind,
and finally cremates itself IN bath OF
hot coffee, good gracious but IL does
make a Christian mad.
An honest Dntchman, who always
paid all debts regularly every month,
was heard recently to remark: "IIones
ty ish der best policy, but IL keeps a
man tam poor.
A train OF cars on a Florida railroad
passed a man on horseback, and there
was a great hurrabing among the pas
sengers until they discovered that the
horse was tied to fence.
II has been decided that .he consoli-
dated pension agency for Virginia,
West Virginia, North Carolina aud
Tennessee shall be at Knoxville, Tenn,
instead Of at Richmond, as heretofore
provided.
Just now away down in the corner
of many woman's heart turks this
sentiment: "No bonnet, no church.
DishearteuiDg reports come from Cal
ifornia of prevailing drought, which
threatens 10 make the wheat crop al
most a total failure and reduce nine
tenths OF the farmers TO bankruptcy.
Sitting Bull is now between the Wood
Mountains and Fort Walsh, with $50
lodges. lie intends 10 settle quietly in
Canadian territory. lie shows many
trophies, in cludng arms and wagons,
the complete outfit Of Clusters Party.
He jnslities hostilities on the ground Of
hostiities on the ground Of the violation
Of the treaty respecting the Black Hills.
Gen. Charles Frederick Hennirgsen,
"a soldier of fortune" who has served
in several European revolutions. ia the
Nicaraguan flbustering expeditions, aed
on the the Confederate side in the late
civil war, died ia w ashington city,
Thursday.
Mr.. J. Harvey Leach, worthy citizen
of Monroe county, whs hal been To
Baltimore with lot of hogs, was rob
bed or tricked ont Of $500 at Gordons-
vile, Va, while on bis way home OH
"Wednesday week.
Do not stupcfy your Baby with Opium
or Morphia mixtures, but use DIR. Bulls
Baby Syrup which is always safe and
reliable and never disappoints. % cents.
A fire occurred at 81 Johns, New
Brunswick, Wednesday, destroying ten
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