Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1885-09-11

]. w. & n. L. SNYDER, Publishers,
snrpnERpsrowm, WEST VIRGINIA.
Friday, September N. 1855.
WILL some one please tell John Sher-
man that the war is over and that ex-
rebels won't bite?
@ Or 10 sitt
The druggist who didn't know 1t was
poison seems to be trying to catch up
with the fellow who didn't know 1t was
loaded.
THE Kilmarnock Museum at Edin-
burgh has purchased the original man
uscript of Burns "Tam O'Shanter."
The price paid was $l.l75.
The country will be glad to know
that there is a watchdog at the Treas
ury that really watches. Judge Dur
ham is his name, and as Comptroller he
Ia a terror to rascals.
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Texas is great State, and they do
many things on large scale there. For
instance. It has been discovered that
S24, OOO, 900 worth of school lands have
been stolen from the State.
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"A MARYLAND farmer has pet crow
which will tear up novels and open BIZ
bles ready for reading. Unfortunately,
however, for his moral character. the
crow also has another habit Of stealing
gold watches.
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The President has returned home to
the White House robust and invigorated
by his vacation and rest. The office
seeker who listens with the best grace
to Mr.. Cleyeland's fish stories will stand
the best show. r "s .tt
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GEN. D. III. HILL will deliver the an
nusl address before the Virginia Divis-
ion Of the Confederate Association OF
the Army Of Northern Virginia. on the
the 22d of next month, at Richmond.
His subject will be "The Confederate
Soldier in the Ranks. ....... .r,
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A DECISION has just been rendered by
the Treasury officials to the effect that a
certain army officer who gave a junket-
ing party recently must pay for IL him.
self-much to the surprise of the officer.
Junkets will become decidedly unpopu-
lar if the junketers have to foot the bills.
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The administration has been quick 10
cancel appointments when 1t has been
discovered that the appointees were not
fit for the places. We agree with an
exchange that thinks that even more
speed may be used in removing unit
persons appointed by former admins
trations.
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DAN RICE, the old circus clown, has
set up a claim for all the land on which
stands the city Of Galveston, Texas, and
says he has papers to prove his owner
ship. Dan declares that this is no joke,
and we feel sure that by the time he 10
done with the law and the lawyers he
will be fully convinced 1t is not.
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GENERAL BEAUREGARD and General
Jubal Early are paid 5000 year each
by the Louisiana Lottery Company for
watching the wheel turn once month
and giving their names as advertise
ments. This is pretty small piece of
business for two great men to be in, and
the sooner they get out of 1t the better.
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Mr.. EVERETT w. BEDINGER announ-
ced in its last issue that he had severed
his connection with the Charlestown
Democrat. We are sorry that Mr.. Bed
niger did not stick to the ranks of the
journalists, for we believe he would
have made n first class knight of the
quill. His successor as editor was not
named, but his initials are thought to be
James NJ. Mason.
PETER AMEs, of Belmont, Me-, had
tooth extracted the other day, and the
roots were found to have been In con-
tact with metal. Ames had been wound
ed in the face at Spottsylvania, Va, in
the war and the bullet was never ex-
tracted. More teeth were drawn, q part
OF the cheek bone removed, aud an iron
grape shot, Weighing one ounce, was
taken out, after being imbedded there
twenty-one years.
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The bill of Uadertsxer Merritt. of
New York, for attending the Grant fu-
neral, just rendered, is much smaller
in amount than was anticipated. The
exact figures are sl4 1875. This in