Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1878-03-23
Editorial Brevities.

est ana fnOSL Tespeoteu e'''@e"' va
crick county, Virginia, was thrown from
a horse on Friday last and received in
ternal injuries, which caused his death
on Monday last. He was 10 the SSrd
year of his age.
The State geologist of Georgia as
serts that It's gold region is richer than
that OF California, aud says that its
yield must soon become enormous.
Four sisters at Paulet, VT, we're mar
ried il one day recently, and all started
off together fox their wedding trip.
The election in New Hampshire took
place on last Tuesday, and as usual the
Republican ticket has been successful.
Prescott, the Republican candidate for
J governor, has about 1900 majority.
Alexander II. Stephens has introdu-
ced bill in Congress 10 pay 100000
to Josephine Suftrynski Jaroski, She
is the sole heir aud descendant of Count
Casimia Pulaski, who served as Briga-
dier-General in the Revolution, and was
killed at the siege of Savannah in 1879.
The basis of this bill is Pulaski's unpaid
pay and pension.
Be constant in what is good, but be-
ware of being obstinate in anything
that is evil; constancy is virture, but OBJ
sinacy is sin.
Labor without ceasing to do all the
good in your power, while time is al
lowed you, for the night will come when
no man can work.
1t is said that the white of an egg
given in sweetened water is cure for
Group. The remedy is to be repeated
till cure is effected.
There is now some talk of opening a
contest over the A. T. Stewart estate.
This, with the Vanderbilt, Lord, ard
similar eases knock the bottom out of
the line and ''man wants but little here
below"
DIR. Mary Walkers desire 10 be made
a policeman, in order to gather in the
Washington youth who treat her paula-
looms wilE disrespect, is entirely natu-
raj, but we submit that much easier
mode of avoiding the persecution OF
which she complains would be to re-
sumo the ordinary attire Of her sex.
The late DR.. VIM. Z. Mupsey went
TO an old field school in Bland county,
Va, four months. This WAS all the
scholastic training he ever had. lie
had to work hard every day to support
his mother and family, yet he got AN
education, aud was a man honored Of
all
Three hundred colonists, bound for
Kansas from the Cumberland Valley,
passed through Harrisburg, Pa, Mon
day. A party OF fifty persons left Potts
town, Pa, Tuesday, for the same State,
where they intend TO settle.
The Wheeling Standard says the Bal
timore and Ohio Railroad Company
talk of removing the shops in Wheeling
to Grafton, West Virginia.
Robert Boone, for many years en-
ployed as a light conductor on the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad, died at
Buckeystown, Md, Thursday, of pneu-
monia.
Hon. Geo. A. Pearrc left Cumberland
Monday last for Jacksonville, Fla,
where he will join his son, VIM. Pearre,
who has been sojournng there for sew
eral weeks, and then return home by
way of New Orleans and Cincinnati.
There are hard time in Spain. One
hundred and nineteen factories have
been closed and 5000 workruen thrown
out of employment.
After several years delay, Gen. o. o.
Howard was brought to trial, in Wash
ington City On Monday, on charge Of
having detrauded the Government out |
of $50, 464 60. while acting as commits
sioner of the Freedmen's Bureau. But |
little testimony was needed TO show that
the General had nothing TO do with the
money, and the court directed verdict |
OF acquittal.
Immigration into Kansas still conlin.
ues undated, and the various land Off
ces ale overlooking with homestead and
pre- emption entries. Twelve thousand |
acres were taken at Larned land Office
in one day last week. -Four full passen-
ger trains, consisting of thirty coaches,
and containing 1.5D0 people, passed
over the road to Southwest Kansas
Wednesday.
The pensioners of the war of 1912,
who, under the &C. just passed by Con-
gress. have been restored 10 the pension |
rolls, will be paid only from the date Of |
the passage OF the act, it not being ret
roactire.
The religious observance of Sunday
practically ends at noon 10 Sau Fran
cisco. In the afternoon the law permits |
all public amusements, and race courses, |
theatres, and other resorts 10 be open.
Sunday evening sermons are called lee
lures there.
In consequence Of the recent fire at
Hot Springs, Ark, the people are ask
Ing for aid 10 clo,ne aud teed those who !
were rendered helpless by the conhagra-
ton.
Last year was the best year farmers
ever had in the United States, and thus
far the prospects for good wheat crop
this year is very fa,tering. Farmers
are beginning to pillow for corn aud
oats.
Ten years ago Mrs. Nicholas Weiss
died at Fort Wayne, Ind, and was bur-
led near the city. She was portly
woman, weighing about 200 pounds.