Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1880-02-21
COMMUNICATED.
SUCCESSFUL FARMING.

Mr. Editor-There appeared IN your
,.ner some two or three weeks ago, a
Communication from Col. John w.
Grsntham, reporting net profit of IA
nor cent. on his last years farming. 1t is
frue last year was an exceptionable favor
ohle year for farming, wages being low,
"nd season favorable. Col. Granthams
ronort however disclosed the fact that
h. was a novice in his new calling, for
he failed TO state the amount OF capital
he had invested in farming implements,
horses, sheep, hogs, &c: these in all
probability would amount to at least
twenty FIVE or thirty-three per cent. OF
the aggregate cost of his land; there
was also failure 10 state tie COST OIL
board, except meat and bread ana q
due allowance for his own and son s SER
vices: these additional items aPpre-
bend will reduce his profits say o per
cent Now suppose Col Gra"tha" 5 ;
land had cost $50 per acre, instead OF
s25, there would be lur'ner feo"'''0"
u | am nlessed to congratulate Col. &.
.n his success and can ouly regret
,bst more of us are not in his agreeable
category. There is another error which
hone the Col. will pardon me tor call,
mo his attention to, and that Is he Will
Inadvertently prompt the transportating
coonanies to arbitrarily make new
dsal so as to take their share of his
nro6ts and all of the mans whose land
cost ft.y dollars per acre; this know
the Col will regret most keenly, for he
ia liberal enough to wish Others to do
90 well az himself. i hope no one serl-
ously thinks that the Col. desired TO adj
yerlise bis land, his public spiriledness
NAV have induced him to believe he
would benefit his neignbors 10y his state
WANT FARMER.
TuE Colossal bronze STATUE OF
V,croRy which stands in the Park, at
lowell before the tomb OF the first
enljiers that fell in the revolution, Is a
LASTING aud beautiful tribute of art. 1t
is ore of the first objects sought by
strangers visiting our sister city, whlcn
indeed many visit, purposely to see TINS
elegant object of high art. 1t was OBJ
famed from the King of Bavaria by Dr.
&c. Aver, to whom His Majesty WIS
especially gracious in acknowledgment
Of what lis remedies are reputed to have
done for the suffering sick. 1t was do,
no,sd nv the Doctor TO the City Of
Lowell as a permanent and speaking en-
blsm of the victories both OF Science
and Arms.-Mgsrsiown { Hd) Press.
IxpIAS ExECUrIoN.-The hang
ing Of Swift Runner, an Indian murder
ar at For, Saska,chewan, Canada, was
IN = temperature of 40 degrees below
zero. 4 callows had oeen built out OF
doors. so that the Indians could see the
ovecuti0r; but when the officers and
prisoner arrived at the spot, 1t was
fonrd tha. most of the scatfo!d had been
psed for frewood by the halt.trozcn
crowd. Swift. Runner comPlacentiy
warmed himself at the fire while the
,,sllows was being repaired. when
everything else was ready the nervous
hanGman said he had forgotten to bring
q str,p 20 tie the prisoner arms aud
laos lie offered to save further trouble
by killing himself with tomahawk, But
his proposition was rejected, and he ate
a hearty NEIL of pemmican, with a
moose around his neck, while messen-
ger was fetching a strap. n priest at
tempted to give him spiritual consoIa-
ton, but he said that the white San
whisky had ruined him, and so he
conduit believe in the white mans God
lie preferred death dance by his own
people, and while they were performing
j, he was hanged.