Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1880-02-28
SHEPHERDSTOWN JEFFERSON COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA. SATURDAY. FEB e.
Editorial Brevitics.


he was dead she missed the familiar
sound and couldn't go to sleep, so
she hired a servant TO turn an old coffee
mill by her bedside Till she went TO sleep
every night.
why did General Washington cross
the Deleware on the Ice during the storm
of an awful night ? asked teacher of
her young class in history. i reckon
piped small voice in answer, 1t was
because he wanted TO get on the other
side.
Gen. Bragg, the Wisconsin Con-
gresham, says that the Germans OF
that State are positive and uncompro-
missing in their opposition TO GRANT,
and should the cx-PreSident be nomlna-.
ted for third term he has no doubt
that the electoral vote of Wisconsin will
be cast for the Democratic candidate.
Il wish l had your head, said lady
one day to gentleman who had solved
for her a knotty point. And | wish |
had your heart, was the reply. We'll
said she, since your head aud my hear,
can agree, do not see why they should
not go into partnership And they did,
And now Joseph Cook is accused of
plagiarism. lie SAID that the aggrega
tion OF bioplaslie germs, evidence an
irresistible tendenco TO correlate the
molecules in inverse ratio 20 the caplli-
AIRY process of differentiation. Aud a
lightning rod agent saws that's just
what he gave the farmers as reason
why they should have thier buildings
robbed.
Hayes is preparing a special message
to Congress on the subject OF Lesseps
inter oceanic canal across the lsthmus
of Panama. 1t is understood that he
will oppose that project; on the ground
that it is 4 violation OF the Monroe
doctrine Of this country, 10 the effect
that no European power shall interfere
in the affairs of this continent, with the
object vi gaining a toolhold here for It's
own national advantage.
Hayes and Secretary Sherman are
both reported as suffering with severe
ch;Ils since the Harrisburg convention.
With full possession OF Government pa
lronage the administration candidate for
President had no friends, aud the Penn
sylvania Republicans did not even pay
him the compliment OF the slightest
recognition for his connection with IL
nancial success. This cold chill will
necessarily send him South TO the con
genial cline of Louisiana, South Carroll
ma and Florida, which heretofore baye
impaired vigor and life TO both the chief
and his subordinate.
Hon. A. Z Borie, Ex-Secretary OF
the Navy under President Grant, died
in Philadelphia last week. lie joined
General Grant at Paris and Travelled
with him ard his party around the
world.
Ex-Governor Swan Of Maryland, has
made a marriage settlement with his
wife, from whom he was recently sep
dratcd, giving her one-half OF bis estate.
TIE Cumberland News, republican,
notes the leading editorial of the New
| York Times on Gov Hamilton, of Ma
ryland, and thinks it looks now very
much as if the Governor will be the
democratic dark horse for the preslden'
cy.
An editors business is TO write edito.
rials, grind out poetry, sort and rewr'te
communications, listen TO all kinds OF
complaints, offer advice on all subjects
from prescribing for baby with the
collie to specie resumption, keep waste
basket, steal matter, fight other peoples
battles, take beans, pumpkins aud green
wood, when he can get them on sub,
scription, work eighteen hours out ol
twenty. y.four, always be in a good
humor aud witty, be alike impervious
TO flat,ery and censure, and be criticised
aud damned by every nincompoop who
didn't like ''his paper" Finally TO
wear out in the service, and at last 10
hear the pleasing plaadit, "Tis enough;
come up higher