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Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1880-07-24

A LARGE and superior stock of Toilet
u Soaps just received by
BUTLER 81 AISQUITH.
DATENT MEDICINES ofevery descrip-
L ton. BUTLER & AISQUITH.
HEADQUARTERS for Lucas Liquid
IL Paints. Call and get Z Circular i'll
reference to their excellent quality.
BUTLER &c AISQUTrH.
A LARGE supply of Paper and Station
n cry Goods at very low prices.
BUTLER d AISQUlTH.
ANDRETII'S Garden Seeds in great
II variety. BUTLER II AISQUITH.
uAIR BRUSHES, Combs, Pcrfumery
IL and Toilet Goods. .--..------.
BUTLER & AISQUITH.
EVERYTHING usually kept in first
II class Drug Store cap be purchased
from us ut reasonable prices.
BUTLER IL AISQUFTH.
JITINDOW Glass. Putty and Neatsloot
w Oil. BUTLER & AISQUITH.
EDGERS, Day and Memorandum Books
II also Account, Letter and Note Paper,
Envelopes, Box Paper, sc. Stationery OF
all kind speciality.
BUTLER 81 AISQUrH.
4 LARGE stock OF Trusscs, Shoulder
n Braces and Abdominal Supporters at
very low prices. ,o,,,,,,
Charlcstown.
April. 3, 1880. u
TINESTlot Fishing Tackle ever brought
J. to Shepherdstown at @
" MAGRUDER'S
Drug Store.
DAMBOO Rods, selected long and firm
at MLGRUDER'S
Drug Store.
AUGUST Flower the great Dyspepsia
n Remedy. Sample bottle 10 cents, at
MAGRUDER'S
Drug Store.
nELL'S Corn Solvent never fails to re-
move corns: % cents per bottle at
MAGRUDER'S
Drug Store.
DULI.'S Diarrhca Curative, the best, for
ID sale at - cents per bottle at
MAGRUDER'S
Drug Store.
rNHE Best Insect Powder % cents per
L Gun at MAGRUDER'S
Drug Store.
rLARK'S Indelible Pencils, the bcst In
y usc. at MAGRUDER'S
Drug Store.
May Is, 1880. II
DRESBYTERIANH Hymn Books, for sale
/ by BAKER & MCMURRAN.
May 10, 1880. I'm
9 mn FISH HOOKS; silk, Linen. linen
L,UUU Sca-grass and Cotton Lines;
Reels, Rods, Bobs, Shakers, &C., &C., for
sale very cheap. ~
BAKER Il McMURRAN.
May Is, 1880. 3m
CTATIONERY-A new lot Of Paper,
y Envelopes, Inks, Pens, &c.
BAKER & MCMURRAN.
May 10, 1880. I'm
II KALSOMINE COLORS for inside walls.
~ Any shade can be had, and it can be
put OH as easily as whitewash. 1t is cheap,
beautiful anu durable. Get the best and
try it. BAKER & MCMURRAN.
May Is, 1880. I'm
II KALSOMINE RUSIIES.-Brushess sui
Atable for putting Oh Kalsomine Colors,
and for plasterer's finishing coat, and for
paper hangers work. Cheap and durable.
BAKER & MCMURRAN.
May Is, 1880. 2m
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1880-07-24


y Col. Alex. Mcclure. Of the Phihlel.
phia 1Imes, IL one Of tbe Oldest aud
most ssgscions Republican politicians
Of the country On the day of the nom.
nation at Cincinnati, he said editoriaIly
in his paper: "rhis day has cast dark
shadows across the path Of James A.!
| Garfield The nomination OF Winfield
Scott Hancock as his conpcfitorfor tho
highest civil trust Of thc'worid by ito
spontaneous acclaim Of united Denioc.'
racy forecasts o contest that, undctevenI
the most favorable circumstances for
Garfield, must be doubtful in It's issue,
and that gives moro than ever promise
ola sweeping Hancock victory IN every
Northern Siato." I'D ,LIisI 3Hlili
The Confedetates have cause 10 re:
member he Bncktails Of Pennsylvania,
who under Tie lead Of Hancock dill
such stubborn Gghtipg on so many Ii;sti
fought fields. IIancockis corps was Tho
hardest corps TO whip in The Army Of
the Potomac. We look for good acs
count from these soldiers in November
next. PeBnsyIyanis viii be the battle
ground of = the campaign. Let tho
Yucktails burnish up their arms Tor the
fray. The standard OF Hancock il la
the van, aud Pennsylvania must be re:
deemed.
Gen. Jas y. Weaver, GfecnbSck
candidate for President spent sunday
10 Chattanooga, Tenn. IN an inbyrw
he expressed perfect confidence ,in bis
ability to carry Alabama, Tennessee,
Texas, Mississippi, West Virginia, his
souri, aud Arkansas. zabn9h 30 slss
Now that KeafDey has been turned
down by the Democratic yotking,nen
Of California, II bcgips to, look ~
though Hancock and English wouW
sweep that State. Gaiiie!fs fecotd on
the Chinese question. too, has ti,fown
the weiteet sort of blanket on the re
publicans along tie paciic siope. .qii~
The Republiesn Congressional Com
miiiee, at conference held ia Wssi1
ington on Wednesday, decided to make
an active cainpiign 10 tie States a
Virginia, Norlll Carolina, floffaa and
Mississippi All the other Soihgprn
States the committee coDcede ~ tI.s
democracy, by default. ss "a, sad
It is estimated that the new census
report win give Baltimore popuIaii.n
o. $4,000. The population 10 1870
was 2G7, ,354. ..f, =, -
There Is great mortality Wnopg the
cattle Of Moninoutfi as:i OCEAN 'coan-
tjes, ~ > .of starvation Md tlsina, IN
consequence OF dropih AID cheat u
straGlivc ttest hres are repsrted, s~ssTr
ing over large iracis of .eoantry Which
escaped ii,e two previous iiicr, Much
alarm prevails fs'' ~
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1880-07-24

THE ARRIVAL or GEN. HANCOCK S
SoN-Gen. Hancock's only son, Rus
sell Hancock, aged 25, who manages a
plantation near Foyer's Point, Miss, ar
rived at Governors Island Sunday with
his wife, the daughter Of Mr. Nicholas
Gwynn, of New York, and his two chill
dren, to visit his father The children,
as they stood on the deck of tho little
steamer that runs to Governors Island,
caught sight of their grand father and
began TO. clap their hands in delight
and tu call him. Ger. Hancock was at
the moment talking to some copgratu-
latiug democrats, broke away, and run
ming to bis grandchildren elasped them
in his arms, while they pulled at his
mustache anh kissed him. He gave
his grand daughter q toss in the air,
and hastened along with her TO where
her grandmother was auIiously await
ing her.-N. T. Sun. .. r5.t ...-
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1880-07-24

A ToucuING IYcIDRYr.-Stonewall
Jackson's corps flag has recently been
unfurled in the bunting room Of tho
War Department at Washington. II is
stated that not long since Southcaner
called with two friends and asked to sco
it. 1t was handed TO him. In silence
he held IL for somo time, then on bis
knees he spread il on tho floor. When
one of his friends asked him what 10
what he was doing he ansmercd, tears
streaming from his eyes: "Can't fa-
thcr look at the SOD, or the son at lis
father! This fag my fatlicr held when
he fell upon the battle field; this nag
my brother hcld--he, too, died; | alec
carried IT," Whereupon he raised bis
hands TO heaven and poured out o most
fervcnt prayer. His friends bad bard
work to get him to give Up The a. &
A tattered end falling upon the noor.u
the officer in charge picked np The
piece and gave il to the man, and 90
departed. ' -
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1880-07-24

DR.. II. T. Courtney, veterinary sur
geon in Frederick City, Md, writes to
the Baltimore Sun that contagious
pleuro pneumonia is now in the vicinity
Of that place. lie says: al was called
upon June 26, to hold o post mortem
examination on better, the property
of Mr.. Wotman, which died Friday
evening. On opening this annual j
found tia clear case of lung plague.
The cavities OF the chest were full Of
muddy AuiG, in which pieces Of detasiI-
ed lung were floating; the right lung
partly diseased, bu: not adhering 70 the
sides. On examination of left lrng /
found that organ perfectly consolidated
into a hard mass. On making ap incis
ion through the lung found i to have
the appearance of marble and adheripg
10 the costal plcurea ot the ribs There
was also considerable quantities Of pur7
uleui, thick, offensive pns. There have
been other lots OF cattle diseased IN this
part of the county at yarions times and
locations, eae party having lost ! or l2
head in two months in tho past winter.
1t is very certain that contagious plep,
ro-pneumonia does exist and haseKisted
in Frederick copnty Tor some time
past. = - af.gek ssrresr 7IUtu 4 & frf
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1880-07-24
{l|Issa!aMGll ! Gll EslEsszziSs Ea
TRAINS GOING SOUTH.

CONNECTIONS.-Trsin No. l connects al
sberoudoah Junction with Baltimore ana ONO
I'm leaving New York l000P NJ, Philadelphia
iI$0P. NJ, baltimore 155 and 500 4. NJ, and
Washington 910 A. NJ. .,
Train No. 8 connects at Shenaneoan 'uhclion
", " washington 25 P. NJ, Baltimore 10 50 T. NJ.
Pbilaielphia $50 A NJ, New York so A; M:,
and leaves Charlestown after arrival OF faiti7 no
more and Ohio train, leaving New YORK e'S0 ~
g. NJ, Philadelphia ll.45 A. NJ, Baltimore 4'So
p. NJ, Washington 35 z. NJ.
yi,b baltimore and Ohio train castheund arriving
o. Washington O. As A. VI Baltimore lilo A; NJ,
priladelpLia sc L. ~, New York 1910 Z. NJ.
passengers from MartinsbuTg for any station
on Shenandoah Valley K. r., take train leaving
Mari'nsburg 9. 25 A NJ, and 10 r NJ.
passengers IRON ShepherdstoWn for Martins
burg take trains and 8.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-06-26
The Seventeen-Year Locust,


n. l. Tribune.
The seventeen-year locust is filling
the hills and rich bOttOm-lands Of
Western Pennsylvania and Virginia
with its droning thundeI, which is
almost deafening at noon on a sunny
day. The farmers have plenty of rea-
sonable theories to account for its
mysterious appearance and long alb
sence. 1t has, they say, to make a
journey to China and back, which
takes eight years each way; or it is
part of the Egyptian host, lost in
the Red Sea, which sill live in some
neither world, but are allowed every
seventeen years to revisit these Gimp
ses Of the moon, and cry on Phar-a-
oh Pharaoh to arouse the remOrse
Of their buried leaders or, il comes to
foretell war, as may be seen by the
most incredulOus i'm the w on it's
wing. But the sole outcome of all
impending disasters will be a down.
fall Of dead limbs in August. This
locust eats neither fruit nor vegetable,
50 far as can be discovered; il simply
riddles the green new wood of the
tapering limbs Of the trees to deposit
its eggs. If these branches are burn
ed and the ground ploughed up our
visitor will be longer in making his
journey from China or the Red Sea.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-06-26
Night Air.

An extra fallacy is the dread Of
night air. What air can we breathe
at night but night air? The choice is
between pure night air without and
foul air within. Most people prefer
the latter. An unaccountable choice.
What will they say if it is proved to
be true that fully one-half of all the
Diseases we suffer from are occasioned
by people sleeping with their win
dows shut? An opened window most
nights in the year can never hurt any
one. This is not to say that light is
not necessary for recovery. In great
cities night air is the best and purest
to be had in the twenty-four hours.
l could better understand shutting the
windows during the day than during
the night for the sake of the sick.
The absence of smoke, the quiet-all
tend to make the night the best time
for airing the patient. One of our
highest medical authorities on con-
sumption and and climate has told me
that the air in London is never SC
good as after ten o'clock at night.
Always air your room, then, from the
outside air if possible. Windows are
made to open, doors are made to shut
"a truth which seems extremely diff
ficult of apprehension. Every room
must be aired from withOut-every
passage from within. But the fewer
passages there are in a hospital the
better.-Florence Nightingale.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-06-26
TranspIanIInG Melons

Vines of the melon or cucum Der
famil Y are extremely difficult TO trans
plant but with due care il can be
safely and often advantageously done.
Last year some hills OF the long green
cucumber had ten to twenty plants
each, and as 1 wished few more hills
for late pickles | tried the experiment
of transplanting them. Thoroughly
soaking the hill with water to make
as much dirt as possible adhere to the
roots, / removed the plants carefully,
and shaded them several days,
removing the covering at night, and
wetting the leaves before putting it on
in the morning. The plants looked
rather sickly for day or two, but
after a weeks time began to grow,
and were soon far ahead Of the seeds
planted at the same timp. 1t will
sometimes happen that the entire hill
Of vines will be destroyed before the
owner is aware, and i'm such case if he
has superintendent plants in other hills
the transfer may be made. 1t will take
SEINE extra care to do this, and the
plan is not advisable except when
Unforeseen accidents render it necessa-
ry.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-06-26
The Effect of Coffee.

Who shall decide when doctors dis
agree? Much is said for and against
coffee. Doctors advise patients not to
use it, and yet freely use it themselves.
We suppose coffee, like many other
articles, has it's use and abuse.
DR.. Richars n, the eminent English
scientist, holds that strong coffee
taken in excess produces irritation OF
the stomach, as well as dyspepsia and
depression of spirits; but moderately
used he declares coffee to be an invig-
Grating, healthful and wholesome
drink, bringing the best energies into
play.
DR.. Book, of Leipsic, another cele-
brated scientist, says: 1.-THE nervous
ness and peevishpess of our times are
chiefly attributable to tea and coffee.
Tho digestive organs Of confirmed
coffee drinkers are in a state of chronic
derangment, which reacts on the
brain, producing fretful and lachro-
NOSE moods. Fine ladies addicted to
strong coffee have characteristic
temper, which might be described as
mania for acting the prosecuted
saint. Cocoa and chocolate are neu-
trail in their physic effects, are really
the most harmless Of our fashionable
drinks. ~
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-06-26
Firlling The Ground.

The advantage of "frming'' the
ground after planting in dry season
is strongly urged by Mr.. Peter Hen
derson. Speaking of the dry season
of 1878, he says that in spite of the
dryness the seeding Of celery, cabbage
and caulifiower, planted in over three
acres of ground, gave II full crop in
each case. His process is as follows;
After preparing the ground by
thorough manuring, blowing and
narrowing, lines are drawn with a
'marker" or "drag," nine inches apart,
and about two inches deep. The seed
are sown in thickly by hand, and af-
ter the man who sows them follows
another, who heavily treads on every
inch of the seed sown in the drills
with his feet. The ground is then
leveled by raking the rows length
wise, which covers the seed sufficient
ly. After the raking, roller is pass
ed over the ground, so as to further
firm and smooth the surface. In our
trial or experimental grounds, we
adopted the same practice with carrot,
cucumber, eggplant, endive, leek,
lettuce, millets of all kinds, okra, on
ions, paisley, parsnip, pepper, radish,
satisfy, spinach, clover and grass seeds
of all kinds, and in no one instance
did we fail to have a full and COM
plete termination. Had not this plan
been adopted in such dry season,
probably one half of them would have
never seen the light. OF course, in
field culture on n large scale, this
treading in with the feet might not
be practicable, but the roller at least
should be used.
The loss from the neglect of this
practice can hardly be estimated.
Tens of thousands of acres sown with
turnip seed fail from this cause annu-
ally. Our climate is peculiar, and
the mode CT practice perfectly safe in
Great Britain is destructive here.
With small seeds which can be sown
in fall or early spring-such as wheat,
rye, clover or the grasses-there is no
special necessity for this firming of
the soil over seeds, for at those sea-
sons the temperate is low, and the air
moist, so that the seeds will not per-
ish by drying, even if the soil is left
loose. 1t is in our hot, dry, tropical
summers that the necessity for such
protection after sowing is imperative.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-06-26
TRAP TO THE COUNTRY - TOMA.
TOES GROWING.

A few days ago, accompanied by
Capt. I. Sims, DR.. Subie. w. j. Stack
house and lady, we visited the place
of Mr. N. Piazza and Bros, about five
miles from here who are largely en-
gagged in the culture of grapes and
tomatoes.
Their place is beautifully located on
thebank Of Turkey creek "a clear stream
which wanders along just in front of
the house.
Although they pay some attention
to grapes, having five or six acres in
the fruit alone, we wish to call more
attention to their mode of raising
tomatoes for market. They have
about Two acres in this vegetable, and
their mode of pruning was introduced
here from Italy.
The tomatoes resembled Il beautiful
vineyard and the golden fruit hung as
thickly as clusters Of grapes. The
great benefit to be derived from this
system of pruning, is the ripeGing of
the fruit, nearly all at one time, hast
ening them into market early in the
season before prices go down.
All the laterals are taken out, and
and only one single plant allowed to
remain, which is trained to a stalk
and the top cut off leaving each plant
about two or three feet in height. The
secret of the system is that instead of
having 50 much superfuous foliage
taken up by the plant it is thrown
into the fruit.
The French adopt a similar plan,
but not 50 successfully as that of the
Italians. Messrs. Piazza Bros. will
net fully $3.50 per acre from this prun-
ing system which calls for a great
deal of perseverance and attention to
make it a success.
We learn that they expect to bring
over several Italians another year;
and embark more largely in this bust
ness when they seem to thoroughly
understand.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-06-26
The weather Prophets.

We give the prediction of Prof. Tice
and Mr.. VennOr. Our readers can
take their choice:
Tees prediction for June: 18th to
18th, b t, clear or fair; 18th to 22nd,
f b 7 t., clouding and threatening
weather, with severe storms in many
places 23d to 25th, r b TT, clear OF
fair; 24th to 29th, f b t, clouding
and threatening weather, with some
severe local storms 30th f t, clear
or fair. The warmer days will be
about I'd, 9th, 18th, 10Th and 25th.
The cooler days will be about 9Th,
18th, 10Th, 23d and 29th.
Mr.. Henry Vennor in his letter dat
ed at Montreal, May 18th, says:
/ believed that June will be an in
tensly hot month, on tho whole, but
the end of the present month, and
probably the first of June, fall-like
with frOsts again. July will be teI-
rible month for storms, with terms of
intense heat, but another fall-like re-
lap-e, with frosts, will i'm all llkeli-
hood occur a few days before the Goth.
i fear the storms of thunder and hail
will be of unusual severity during
July. | must claim the verification
Of my prediction relative to cold
wave of frOsts over large portion of
the United States between the 10th
and 18th of May. The relapse towards
the close of the present month will be
more severe than that just past.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-06-26

The "army bug'' has invaded New
Jersey again, after an interval of
twenty years, and is making havoc of
the grass and grain fields in the cas-
tern part of the State, The insects en-
ter field of grain or grass in solid
phaIanx, and do not leave it until they
have destroyed every green thing.
Many acres of timothy and rye have
been ruined. One instance is men
toned of their entering an eight-acre
lot of timothy, ready for harvesting,
and in twenty hours totally destroying
it. The advent of the pest was very
sudden, and the farmers did not at
first recognize it's character. Thus far
they have been unable to stay its raw
ages, and it is feared the great damage
to the crops caused by the prolonged
drought will be completed by this new
ScOurpe,
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-06-26
A Queer Little Beast.

The Norwegian lemming i, an
animal about the size Of mouse.
1t lives under the stones in the sum-
mer, under snow in the winter. IL
misses and bites. About once in ten
years they emigrate in large armies.
They march i'm q straight line. They
cross lakes and rivers. They go straight
through hay-stacks rather than 90
around. Nothing stops them-not
fire, cascades nor swamps. II a man
stands in the way, they will jump at
him as high as his knee. If struck,
they will turn around and bark and
bite like a dog. Foxes, Iynxes, owls,
hawks and weasels will follow them
and destroy large number Of them.
but it does not check them. They
continue their course until they reach
the sea, into which they plunge. as
persistent and progressive as ever.
until the waves drown and extermi-
nate them.-Florida Agricultural.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-06-26
OOSDUo7AD BY S. II. STACKHOUS
AN IMPORTANT SURVEY.

Congress has recently appropriated
$780, 900 for the geodetic survey Of tn
Atlantic and Gulf coasts. These in
designations not only include thu
Gulf coast but the Gulf stream, rs i
moves along from the mouth Of thu
Gulf to the Caribbean Sea.
The st. Louis Republican has al
elaborate article on the subject, which
speaks as follows of this important
survey "The exploration of the
Gulf of Mexico and its waters, ha;
long been great desideratum o
American geographers and climat-
ologists. The inland sea, opening
widely on its eastern side to receive
the enormous volume of the equatorial
water, is the climatic boiler for the
American continent. From its glow
ing bosom the sun evaporates almost
the entire quantity Of water which
supplies the rainfall for that part OF
the continentlying between the Rocky
Mountains and the Alleghenies, and
stretching from the Gulf to the crest
of the height of land or divide, which
crosses Manitoba, and is drained by
the Suscatwechan river. \ The
ocean, like man, has its changing
moods, and the eccentricities of the
current often play a decisive part in
producing the peculiar and protracted
spells of continental weather, the fore
casting of which is so important.
The unusual temperature of 1878 of
the Atlantic, west of Great Britain,
as determined by the Cunard steam
ship temperature observations, has
been assigned by Lockyer, Toynber,
and some OF the ablest scientists of
England as the efficient cause of the
long and disastrous cold winter and
spring of 1859, and there is reason to
believe that our recent mild winter
was indirectly due to the equatorial
Atlantic and Gulf water"
In proportion as scientific investiga-
ton progresses, in the same ratio will
the world become better acquainted
with the science of meteorology, which
has a great deal to do in understand
ing the laws Of health, aud also in
comprehending the change Of seasons,
wet and dry, cold and warm weather,
origin of storms, etc. Which enable
us to become better versed in the
science of agriculture.
Although the meteorological reports
Of the signal service corps have
wrought wonderful changes, we be-
lieve that still greater improvements
are to be made in the future, enabling
the mariner to lie in port while there
is cloudless sky, and cause the
farmer more accurately to understand
the changes of the seasons, and sow
and reap accordingly.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-06-26
New York "Drummers" and Country
Merchants.

Country merchants, though fully
cOncious of the attentions which await
them, are, however, hardly aware
that they are watched with an inces-
SAINT surveillance. The arrival of any
respectable merchant i'm New York
will be known within six hours by.
perhaps, three hundred drummers,
and these vigilant fellows will not lose
track Of him as long as he remains in
town. Those who sci this man goods
on credit take an immense interest in
his subsequent movements, and ques-
tons like these are agItated: "DOes he
speculate?' ''Is he living at fast
rate?'' Does he stick to. his business?''
etc. If a country merchant undertakes
to build costly house il will at once
impair his credit, unless he is known
to be rich. Generally speaking. a
married man is considered more
worthy Of credit than bachelor he
cause unmarried men are generally
restless and often fall into bad babits.
New York Letter to Utica Herald.