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Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1878-02-09
SPECIAL 2sGgsG83,
The Parent ofInsomnia.

The parent of insomnia or weakness is
In nine cases out of ten dyspepte sto-
mach. Good digestion gives sound sleep,
indigestion interferes with it. The brain
and stomach sympathi.e. One of the
prominent symptoms of weak state of
the gastric organs is a disturbance of the
great nerve entrespOt, the brain. Invig-
crate the stomach and you restore cquilib-
rum TO the great contre. A most reliable
medicine for the purpose is Hostetter S
Stomach Bitters, which is far preferable
, to mineral sedatives and powerful mar
cOtics which, though they may for time
exert soporiic influence upon the brain
soon cease to act, and invariably injure
| the tone of the stomach. The Bitters, on
the contrary restore activity to the opera,
! tons of that all important organ, and
| their beneficent influence is reflected III
sound sleep and Il tranquil state of the
! nervous System. \ wholesome impetus
is likewise given to the action of the liver
/ and bowels by its use.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1878-02-09
NEW DEPARTURE &!
GREAT REDUCTION
home made BOOTS and SHOES.

no THE public In order to accom-
L modate all who wish to have good sub
stantial HOMEMADE BOOTS AND
SHOES almost as cheap as they can buy
eastern work, | have determined TO make
them as low as you can get them any
where. In order TO do this | will be COM
PEELED to sell for CASH or such PRO
DUCE as can use. My object is to give
employment to our own mechanics and TO
keep our home trade.
Please call and examine goods and
prices. am satisfied you will leave your
orders. All kinds of work on hand or
made to order at short notice. Satisfac-
ton guaranteed.
Z. ST. also keep on hand the celebrated
Winchester Shoes.
j. S. FLEMING.
Feb. ., 1878. II
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PIKE's TooTHACHd DROPS cure in one
minute.

THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF SUFFERERS
from Rheumatism and Govt who cannot
believe in modes of cure that are unat-
tended with great expense and elaborate
preparation. 1t takes long time to con-
vince them that The simplest mode to OBJ
tain rclicfis often the best, and that few
pennies spent on Il cake Of GLEEN's SUI
PuUR SOAP, and the triflng labor Of pro-
curing warm water, will furnish medi-
Gated bath which will afford permanent
cure. Sold by all druggists. Price 23c.
per cake. Box % ca&eSJ 75c., sent by
mail, prepaid, on receipt of price. c. n.
CRgrTENToN, Proprietor, Sixth avenue,
New York.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1878-02-09
SETTLE UP !!
Nov. 3, 1877.

4 LII persons knowing themselves in
ii debted to us will please call and settle
the same by cash or note. Otherwise
their accounts will be placed il the hands
of an officer for collection.
HERR & ENTLER.
Feb. ., 1873. If
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1878-02-09
BOTTOM ROCK PRICES.

HAVING concluded to leave here, and
IL not wishing to remove our Goods, we
are selling our stock of DRY GOODS,
HARDWARE, NOTIONS, &C.,
AT COST FOR CASH!
Call and get bargains. Groceries Of
the best quality at lowest figures-come
and see
HERR & ENTLER.
Feb. .. 1873. II
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1878-02-09
FOR SALE.

sINCLAIR'S FODDER AND STRAW
CUTTER.
IT AyING had practical experience with
llnearly all the leading straw and fodder
Cutters, 1 unhesitatingly pronounce Sin
clair's the best for service and durability
at factory prices, by
J. S. MELVIN.
Jaa- %, L8zs- u
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1878-02-09
NEW GOODS.

7 HAVE lately received q nice line Of
i prints, Brown d Bleached Musllns Can
ton Flannels, Batting, Cotton &c. Latest
style Of young mems Hats, TO which In
wife their attention. Special inducements
offered In Mems and Boys Boots, Leather
and Rubber, stock large.
j. 5. MELVIN.
Jan. 26, 1873. n
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Sellisa g Off
Cost FOR CASH T!
&&sg@ 81 ~. -
NOW FOR BARGAINS

HAVING determined to close out my
III STOCK OF GOODS by he first Of
April, in order to quit business, will
sell my entire stock of BOOTS, SHOES,
HATS, CAPS, NOTIONS, &C., AT COST
FOR CASH. ifany one desires 10 go in
to business will sell my entire stock 10
such an one 1T the lowest figures. This
Is an excellent stand for business, and
bargain can be had.
Ny stock OF Boots and Shoes are Balti-
more made and OF the very best quality.
Ny books are ready for settlement, and
those indebted are urged to call and
square up At once.
Now is the time for Bargains. Call at
Moulder'S Old Stand.
ISAAC W. CHAPLINE.
January 3, 1873. Il
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1878-02-09

TOR the cheapest and best GROCER
L les in town 20 To John G.. UnSeld's,
who can supply YOU with a flesh and
choice lot OF Sugars, Teas, CoilteS, New
Crop Orleans Syrup, MolaSSes, &C., also
Oranges, Lemons, COcoanuls, Currants,
Dates, Citron, Figs, RaismS, CranberricS,
Preserved Ginger, JelieS and Pickles,
Candies of all sOrts-thc finest lot offered
in this market.
CANNED GOODS.
TOMATOES, PEACHES, OYSTERS,
LOBSrERS and SARDINES, all for sale
cheap, ut JOHN q. CNSELD'S.
Jan II II
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1878-02-09
A CARD.

S this is the time of the year at which
4 most persons subscribe for their Pa
pers and Magazines, l respectfully call
your attention TO the fact that you can get
any Paper or Magazine published, from
me at the PUBLISHERS price. Dom send
your money away FROM your own town
when you can get just what you want and
at the same prices you have to pay else
where. Hoping you will favor me, and
thus encourage home institution, am
Yours, &C.,
JAMES Z. BARSHART.
January ), 1873. II
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1878-02-09
~ TIE PUBLIC!

WE the undersigned beg leave TO in
w form you thar we have associated
ourselves together In the Mercantile bus
mess ut KNOXVILLE, aud have re-
turned from the city with a fill line Of
Goods which we have now opened and
invite your examination. We propose to
sell Goods upon the closest living profit
for the cash or trade, excepting only
those who deal regularly aud pay prompt
ly, upon thirty, sixty aud ninety days
time. We cannot do business upon the
old system of twelve months time. Both
duty and interest 10 ourselves, as well rs
our customers, forbid 1t. We hope, by
strict attention 10 business, an earnest
desire 10 please and give satisfaction, to
merit and receive your support.
All kinds of marketing, including corn,
received in exchange for goods.
Respectfully.
MELVIN & STRIDER.
Unionville, Nov.3, 1917. II
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1878-02-09
JEW ELRY JEW ELRY ! 4!

TOR handsome jewelry go to j. ). Flem-
i ing's. he has fine assortment of Breast
Pins, Earrings, Collar Buttons, Cuf But
tons and Shirt Studs. Call and see them.
J. ). FLEMING.
Jan. &c, 1873. IT
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1878-02-09
On Tuesday, 18th of Februar
VIC BAODD MAAhSS,

one of them with foal, = COLTS, l SOW,
| Shoat, Horse Wagon, horse Plow,
Unum,) 2Double Shovel do, / Single
Shovel do, sets Wagon Goars, lot Plow
Gears, Single and Double Trees, Grain
Cradle, ShOvels and Forks, lot Of Car
peutcr Tools, i y Cut Saw, Grain Ladders,
&c, &c. Household and Kitchen Furni-
tnre, Bedsteads, Bureaus, Safes, Stove 5,
Chairs, Tables, Carpets, l - Gallon Cop
per Kettle, large Iron do, small cop
per do, Washing Machine aud Ringer, 10
bushels Seed Potatoes, Tin, Stone, Earth
Ell and Wooden Ware and many other ar
ticlcS too numerous 10 mention.
TERMS-A credit of six months will
be given on all sums of SO and upwards,
the purchaser giving note and approved
security, notes to bear interest from date,
but ifpaid promptly when due interest
RENTED. Sums under $40 cash, and no
property to be removed until settled for.
Sale 10 commence ut 10 y. VI. The above
property is sold to satisfy Taxes aud
claims in my hands.
W. \. MORGAN, ID. 5.
The sale of the above property meets my
approval. W. >. MAGklD DER
Geo. McGlincy, Auctioneer.
Feb. 2, 1873. wv
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1878-02-09

pjANDS Retail price 5000 only $3.50.
L u NDo Parlor Organs, price 1913
only sl05. Paper free. ID. +. Beatty,
Washington, y. j.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1878-02-09
4 Good Mich Cows,

one of which is fresh; > Brood Sows; 6
Fattening Hogs, l 4 horse Wagon and
Bed, Spring Wagon, Drill, with guano
attachment, Horse Rake, Wagon and
Plow Gears, Barshear, Double and Single
Shovel Plows, pair Shelyiugs, l Teic-
graph Cutting Box, Corn Barrel, pair
StretcherS, Mauls, Shovcls, w edges, RahcS
! Harrow Grain Grad and many other
farming utensils. Also lot Of Household
and Kitchen Furniture, consisting in Bed
steadS, Sofas, Tables, Chairs, | Cooking
Stove and fixtures, complete, Template
Stove, Looking Glasses, Stands, Tubs,
Buckets, Dishes, Pots, Barrels, Boxes, ,
barrels Cider Vinegar, Potatoes, and many
ether articles. Also So acres OF Wheat i'll
the ground.
TkRMS-A credit of Seven months will
be gwen on all sums of $l0and upwards,
note and approved security will be re-
quircd, notes to bear interest from date,
but if paid promptly when due the inter-
est will be released; sums under so cash
will be required. Sale to commence at 10
o'clock, \. NJ.
WIN. III. BANE.
L. Howard. AuCtiOneer.
Feb. ,, 1873. Wv
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1878-02-09
The standard remedies for a

Hills HAIR AND WIIISXEE DYE, Black oil
Brown, soc.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1878-02-09
PUBLIC SALE.

THE undersigne ed intending to remove
West. will sell at Public Sale, at his
residence on the farm of Rein Cross,
known as the 'Orndortf farm, on the road
leading TO Martinsburg, from Shepherds
town, on Rocky Marsh,
On Wednesday, February 18th.
1873, the following personal property, viz:
FIVE HEAD OF
w Or k Ii OrS e S,
TWO COLTS, l three and the other one
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1878-02-09
PUBLIC SALE.

7 will sell at Public Sale on the farm of
L w. :. Magruder, 3 l-2 miles South OF
Shepherdstown on the Smithtield Turn
nike
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-05-25
MEMPHIS TENN SATURDAY EVENING MAY 25 1875

marks Of the captain having been
repeated by his brother officers to
the husband, the latter laid the
matter before the court of honor of
his regiment, and with the sanction
Of this tribunal duel between the
officers was arranged.
The lieutenant, being the injured
man and the challeger, demanded
that the duel should be fought with
pistols, the first shots to be fred at
fifteen PAGES distance, the opponents
being then at liberty to advance to
within five PAGES of one another,
and the firing to be continued until
one or other Of the opponents
should be so severely wounded as to
be unable to fire any longer The
meeting took place in an open space
in wood. AT the first exchange
of shots the bullet of the lieuten.
ant grazed but did not seriously in
iure the captain; and at the fourth
round the latter shot his adversary
through the right lung and heart.
The deceased officer, who was only
twenty-nine years of age, was buried
with military honors.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-05-25
"LifIIe Classics"
=. -. ILL.,


1t was long about the kalends OF
May when Ooriolanus went into
the hall-closet at the head of the
stairs, and brought forth a pair of
his last summer trousers. The
mailed hands that, "like an eagle
in dove.cote, futtered the Velsces
in Corioli," dropped with a gesture
o! despair when he beheld a yawn-
ing postern gate in the raiment,
where breach or fissure there should
have been none. To him, his true
and honorable wife, the fair Vir-
gilia:
"Now the gods crown thee, Co.
riolanus, what appears to be the
tronble with you?'
"Now the gods mend these trou-
sers, 0 my gracious silence" re.
piled Coriolanus. "See what a
rent this enyious tooth of time has
made"
Virgilia dropped her tender.
Dreaming eyes, and drew a heavy
sigh, as she turned and dived
mournfully into the rag-bag to
hunt for patch.
" My lord and husband" she
said, wearily dragging up bits of
red flannel, tufts of raw cotton,
scraps of calico, tags of carpet-ragS,
and finding nothing that would
match the lavender trousers any
nearer than a slab of seal-brown
empress cloth, "Pve patched these
trousers till my eyes and fingers
ache at the sight of them. | would
the immortal gods would send ON
Rome and to our house the one un-
ending blessing of eternal peace"
Coriolanus looked at her steadily
for a moment, but couldn't tell from
her unrippled face whether she
meant 1t or not.
" And |, too, thou noble sister of
Publicsla,D he said 81, too, thou
moon Of Rome, for my great soul,
to fear invnlnerable, is weary of the
restless god Of war;"
Virgilia dropped the rag-bag and
looked up at him quickly, but he
never smiled.
"Keno~ she said.
"Put it there" he said; and then
they both promised they would
never behave SO like mouthing par
agraphers again.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-05-25
A MIGHTY NAN.
The Herculean Hunter OF the Great
American Plains.
St. Louis Evening Post.l

St. Louis Evening Post.l
About three miles down the Hi
nois shore, near the little town O
Cahokia, lives a very queer Indian,
who has a history as remarkable a,
it is romatic. He is full-bloodeC
Cherokee, and according to his own
assertions is over one hundred years
old. His name is John Meehoo
and he was born in the county Of
jefferson, Miss, where his tribe re.
sided over century ago, and from
which region they were transported
to the Indian Territory. John, OF
the "Big Indian" as he is famili-
arly termed, is an extraordinary
person in appearance, being six feet
four inches in height, weighing
about one hundred and ninety
pounds, and in spite of his age is
erect and comparatively robust
His hair is now perfectly snow
white; he has but a few teeth left,
and within the last two or three
years he has grown somewhat bald.
lie is fisherman and frog hunter
by profession, and has a wife about
sixty years of age, French woman,
who does not speak English. His
first wife was an Indian half.breed,
by whom he had two children, both
living in the vicinity of Oahokia,
and hunters and sportsmen by vo-
cation.
At the age of seventeen Meehoo
had already become noted for his
physical strength aud gre t powers
of endurance. Unfortunately he
became involved in quarrel with
the chief Of the Cherokees, Mahan.
atal, and slew him. Meehoo, while
making an effort to flee, was appre-
hended by his tribe, and, after a
trial according to the forms COM
mon to the Cherokees, he was con-
demned to be burnt at the stake,
but during his short confinement,
preparatory to his undergoing this
terrible penalty, he escaped. He
went to the northern part of the
territory Of Mississippi, where he
joined the Ohickasaws. Here, too,
his belligerent disposition broke out
again, and he killed two of the
Ohoctaw chiefs and made captive a
woman Of the tribe, with whom he
fed. His life since then has been
a series Of wandering from one
State to another. From Mississippi
he proceeded to Louisiana, from
thence to Texas, and from Texas to
Missouri, and for the last fifty years
he has been living in the vicinity OF
st. Louis, where hehas followed the
precarious ayocation Of frog hunt
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-05-25
The Friend Of his Youth.

Detroit Free Press
Beverly Smith walked out of eel
No. 6, with the greatest promptness,
and as he ranged before the desk
and smiled, he said:
Well, this is, indeed, a surprise
Why, | hadn't the remotest idea OF
finding you here Shake, old fel-
low ~
His honor wouldn't.
Don't you remember your old
schoolmate Bey Smith ?" inquired
the prisoner. "Don't you remem-
ber how we use to steal melons to,
gether-how We both went over the
milldam in an old boat-how we
read novels under the lee-side OF
haystacks?"
A strange light crept into his
honor's egeS as he replied:
"Ah | remember you nowl So
you IRE Bey Smith ?"
" | AMI am. Thought you'd
remember me. I'm awful glad to
see you, Judge. Are you well?"
"Quite well, thank you."
An awkward silence followed.
MIR. Smith heard the boys chuck.
ling, and he at length said:
"Glad to hear it-yes-yes. |
should like to call on you and talk
over old times"
Beverly Smith ~ said the court
in voice resembling the distant
explosion of a coal cart, "you are
now about to call on the superin-
tendent Of the house of correction,
there to remain for ninety long
days"
What Sentence an old COM
panion~
"All the same, Beverly-all the
same. The friends of nv child
hood are few in number. They are
falling down stairs, being drowned,
blown up and run over, and Pm
going to put you where you are safe
from accidentw
"Don't, judgep
But | Wilt prize you, Beverly
When night comes l want to know
that you are out Of the wet, and
when morning dawns want to feel
that you are safe from the clutch
of ice wagons. The sentence is re.
corded"
" Judge, I-I-don't think l ever
knew your stammered Beverly, but
there was light in the window for
him.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-05-25
NO IA

wind up its affairs. Suits were in
stituted against the sureties on
their bond, and are still pending.
Yesterday the assignee presented a
petition asking permission to COM
promise with the bondsman for the
sum of $4,000, stating that it is ex.
tremely doubtful whether even this
small amount can be collected bv
legal process. One of the bonds
men has gone through bankruptcy,
another has all his property in his
wife's name, two are execution
proof, and the rest are worth moth
ing. Five years ago these bonds
men were considered to be worth
over a million, and were all active
business men.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-05-25
Tho Germnn Method

When an officer in the German
army makes scandalous remarks
about a comrades wife-somethiug
of that sort was done at a post on
the upper Mississippi not long ago
--tbere is no military trial, but
merely a duel in the forest. A
captain in the Sixty-fourth Prus-
sian regiment had been paying
marked attention to the young wife
Of the lieutenant and adiutant, and
had allowed himself to speak pub
licly in a cynical manner Of his in.
timaey With her Some of the re.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-05-25
'ittsourg fOst.
A MOTHERS RETR0sPRCr.

| sit alone in the twilight time,
The saddest hour that heart can know;
When over the din Of the world a chime
Comes ba'k Of tho long ago.
gaze with tears on each relic there,
That cradle sad in its emptine.s,
That mOcks with the thought Of a childish
Or a mothers tenderness.
For no fair child when the day is done
Lays on its pillow a weary head,
i can count those birdlings one BY one,
And some are living and some are dead
But all have flown from the safe home nest;
with tear wet crosses know that some
Have longed once more in its peace TO rest;
wait but they do not come.
All, one sleeps under that hillside lone,
And one sleeps under the starlit tide;
Why should / wait for those dear ones flown
Forever more from the hearthstCne's side,
But one sailed east, and one sailed west,
And one in Heaven keeps watch for me
J. know for il died on my mourning Sreast
babe, from all sorrow free.
For the last that nestled its golden heal
In that Grad ihere, W ait and pray;
Better know had crowned il dead
With thankful heart in it's life's first day;
Bu some sweet heur from the moi town
A woman grown tired of self and sins,
AheN tut uOA e'ot1 " Alh tOlNdgb Brown
And shall lift the latch and enter in,
/ shall not see If her face is worn
Nor chide. for know what tho hour shall
bring
When mothers heart gree.s her youngest
born
| shall clasp her close to me, and sing
A lullaby that she used to know,
And the dim blue eyes shall close in sleep;
| shall rock this cradle 70 and fro;
She'll dream Of her childhood, and wake and
weep.
sit and watch in the old home-nest,
Who Knows when the children here shall
come,
For one sailed east. and one sailed west,
And ones in the towns wild hum.
But this know though the hour be late
when they tire Of the paths Of self aod sin,
| They shall hUmeward turn, so sit and wait
I'LL they lift the latch and enter in.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-05-25

fayorite mode of running out
horses is thus described Two of
the gang enter a settlement where
there are good horses, and hire
themselves out as farm hands, and
go to work. After working while
they leave the neighborhood, or go
to work for parties owning good
horses. BY this means they learn
the habits of the owners, and the
location of the coveted horses.
Within a few days after they leave
place or neighborhood a raid is
made upon the stables, and the
coveted horse disappears. The
thieves seldom run their stock to
towns or stations where railroad or
telegraph lines can reach them.
They run their stock over lines sell
dom travelled, and as the gang is
very large the same men seldom 90
more than one or two stages before
changing horses, and return to the
neighborhood OF the theft to take
notes and spread false reports to
mislead pursuit. Lawrence relates
one instance Of one horse stolen in
Fremont county, Iowa, passing
through nineteen hands, all of them
members of the gang, before it was
sold in Sherman, Texas. In some
places in Western Missouri, Arkan-
sas and Iowa, and in Eastern Kan
sas, there are farms kept open for
the especial benefit of the gang.
These are generally in quite remote
districts, far from the main roads,
and where horses can be fed, doc
tored and disguised for safe sale.
HoRsE-THIEvING PROFITABLE.
Notwithstanding the zeal with
which Western farmers endeayor
to suppress this vice, the number of
horse thieves is rapidly on the in
crease. OF the 157 horses stolen
in Kansas more than one hundred
were stolen by boys under twenty
three years of age. OF the l40
horses stolen within the last eight
months in Western Missouri more
than two-thirds OF the number were
stolen by young men. But while
young men do the stealing, older
men do the ooncealing and the
trading. The records Of the past
year show that more than half of
the horse thieves caught in this re-
gion were men of mature age.
Farmers and others who have lost
valuable horses in this region of
country are, many of them, blame
able with criminal neglect. They
seldom give proper description OF
the stolen horses to the officials.
Not one farmer out of dozen
knows how to describe lost horse,
aud few offer reward large enough
to justify pursuit or capture. A
liberal estimate of the number OF
stolen horses recovered in this re.
gion is one out of two. With q
good detective force and a thorough
organization among the farmers
horse-stealing would become dan
gerous, Improbable, and so cease