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Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1888-06-08

THE WAGES OF FARM LABORERS
The MAY report of the Department
of Agriculture contains some interest
ing facts in regard to the wages of
farm labor, the comparative labor
supply, &c The report says the wages
of farm labor are almost identical
with those of three years ago. The
average wages per month in Mary
land for 1888 are put at SlS.4S; in Nir-
ginia at 1882, and in West Virginia,
1874. The average wages in the
Territories and on the Pacific slope
are nearly or quite double the Mary
land figures. All the Eastern and
Middle States, except Delaware, are
considerably above the Maryland
average. The average day wages in
harvest in Maryland are S1.15 with
board, and without board $1.46; in
Virginia, S1.30 and $1.10. Average
day wages in transient service other
than harvesting: In Maryland, 90 cents
without board, and Ga cents with
board; Virginia, 70 cents and 80 cents:
West Virginia, So cents and GO cents.
The average in all wages is higher
than for any year since 1875. There
is said to be a sufficiency of farm labor
as whole, but there are localities in
every State where scarcity exists.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1888-06-08

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad.
The following is the time Of trains stopping
mt Shenandoah Junction:
EAST-BOUND.
No. l-Chicago express. i.2l n m.
No. liG.-Way Freight, passenger car attach
ed, 6.35 II. m.
No. 66.-Baltimore and Piedmont accommo
dation, 1852 a. m.
No. 2.-Fast Express for Washington and Bal
timore stops on signal. 1910 p. IN.
No. 3S.-Martinsburg accommodation and
Washingt'n and Baltimore Express
5.57 p. m.
WEST-BOUND.
No. REORGANIZATION, 7.2l a. M.
No, 6j.-Baltimore and Piedmont accommo-
dHtion. il.3l Il. m.
No. l.-Cincinnati ana st. Louis limited eX-
press. ~ p. IN.
No. li7-Way Freight passenger car attach
ed, sos p. III.
No. 3-Chicago express.
For information, tickets. &C., call on j. :.
FLEMING, Shepherdstown, Agent for Il. & o
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1888-06-08
PAnu AND HoIrsEHoID.

Our FARMER BoYs.-There is fire.
uuently recurring complaint from the
! farm. reached through the agricul-
tural press, of the reluctance of boys
to remain in farming pursuits, indeed
sometimes even to enter on such a
life. What is the cause of this restless
spirit? Are country employments
odious in themselves? 1t is appalling
to note the young lives wrecked in
cities: youths who strain every nerve
and use every means to attain pro
fession. who Just reach the Threshold
and then succumb, worn out In nina
and crushed in body Of the vast
multitudes who year after year leave
their country homes TO seek fortune
in cities, how many succeed? me
percentage is very small even of those
who find moderate amount OF success
Some lack ability. others endurance
and many do not possess sufficient
strength.
From these remarks it must not be
inferred that dull and weakly boys
are bv nature best fitted TO remain In
the country and become farmers.
The ablest men mentally are none too
enlightened, none too capable 10
cone with the many difficult problems
of agriculture. To-day the land ques-
ton holds the attention of Europe,
and with our abundance of territory,
as vet sparsely populated, we are not
many generations distant from scarcl-
tv of land and its inevitable dlfiicul-
ties. The hardest part of farm lie Is
IFS seeming monotony. We advisedly
use the word seeming because farm life
is more varied than is professional or
mechanical life. The four seasons
bring to the farmer varied occupa-
tons and varied pleasures The Jour
nalist. the lawyer, the doctor, In thelr
callings know no seasons: three nun
dred and sixtv-fve days annually are
the working days of those who toll In
the paths of the higher professions
Artisans and mechanics enjoy rest on
one day in the week. Railroad EN-
ployees generally obtain two, some
times three, Sundays rest out of ten
months of the year During the fierce
heat of summer the public will travel
and the railroad men, from the tiny
newsboy TO the general superinten-
dent, must be at their posts.
Our counsel to boys is, before you
decide to leave the farm for other
work. seek information, and make as
sure as you can that you are more
fitted for city than for country life.
To the farmers we would say, if your
bows are well treated they will recog-
nize it; if your boys are overworked,
poorly clothed badly fed, and boor-
ishlv treated, make haste to change
and mend your ways. A bad employer
gets an unwilling service. The best
tempered boy can be made sullen;
the most ambitious can be discour-
aged. When boy is old enough to
work for his father, and when his
work is satisfactory, he earns his pay
as fully as though he was hired out
slider.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1888-06-08

Additional trains leave Hagerstown for
Waynes5OrO. Chambersburg, ShippenSburg,
nj l5 II o. II. m, and 80 p. m. Returning
arrive Hagerstown0 GOA. M, and 3jandG %
p. m.
Trains marked Daily. All other daily eX-
ccpt sunday.
New York and Philadelphia passengers
change nj Union Station, Baltimore.
Ask for ticket via Western Maryland Rail-
road.
J. ". HOOD, General Manager.
j.. II. GRISwOLD. Genl Passenger Agent.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-03-21
PlTH AND POINT.

Tact is not talent but it is often
the best substitute for it.
1t is far better to find out one OF
your own weaknesses than ton of your
neighbours.
fine manners are like personal
beauty-a letter Of credit every where.
DR. BortoI.
No ono thoroughly and lovingly
acquainted with the literature Of his
language can regard proprioty in its
Us. with contempt.
Men slow to do you q favor are
quick enough when thoy have favors
to ask. 1t is way they have of MAX
ing up time. N O. Pcayune.
Take care always to form your
establishment so much within your
income rs to leave suffi cicnt sum for
unexpected contingencies - Chester
field.
Sometimes it is hard to tell wheth-
er y man is firm in principle or simply
obstin ate, but the man himself never
expresses, any doubt. Of Ed.
ucateon.
You see. the trouble with '.suc.
cess that is too dearly bought is that
you have got to go on associating with
yourself after you have attained it. -
Rochester Union.
From an old bachelors album:
'lts too soon to marry when one is
young. and too late when ono is old.
The interval may protitably be de-
voted to reflection"
-''Strange." said r ochefoucauld,
that we can always remember the
smallest thing that has happened to
ourselves. and yet not recollect how
often we have repeated it to the same
person."
In peace patriotism really consists
only in this, that every one sweeps
before his own door, minds his own
business. also learns his own lesson,
that it may be we'll with him in his
own house. Goethe.
1t seems to be pretty lonely tray.
cling on the road to wealth nowadays,
that is. beyond the third and fourtl
milestones. The start is crowded
one. but few prove stayers. and the
ranks rapidly thin out.
That which lays man open to an
enemy. and that which strips him Of
n friend. equally attacks him in all
those interests that are capable OF
being weakened by the one and sup
ported by the other.-South
The world breaks the hearts O.
its best benefactors, and then, afte,
many days, builds them sepulchers.
If you would raise the age in which
you live. you must live above it. and
to live above it is to be misunder
stood, perhaps prosecuted.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-03-21
A Notable Fact.

1t Is universally conceded that, notwlth-
standing the advent of old and new lines
to the field of competition for passenger
tr ,ttic between st. Paul and Minneapu lis
and Milwaukee and Chicago, the Chicago,
Milwaukee u st. Paul railway maintains
its pre- eminent position as the leading line,
and carries the bulk of the business be-
tween thes points. It is not hard to &C.
count for this, when we consider that it
was the first in the field, and gained its
popularity by long years of frst-class SER
vice. 1t has kept up to the tim by adopt
ing all moderu improvements in equip.
ment and methods, and it's route being
alo' g the banks of the Mississippi, through
the finest farming country, the most popu-
lous and prosperous towns and vi lagos, it
offers to its patrons the very best service
their money can buy.
Its dining cars are celebrated throughout
the length and bredth of the land as being
the finest in the world. Its sleeping cars
are the best belonging to the Pullman COM
pany, being marvels Of elegance. comfort
and luxury; its day coaches are the best
made, and its employees, by long. continued
service in their respective capacities, are
experts-courteous and accommodating to
all.
It is not at all strange, therefore, that an
intel igent and discriminating travelling
public should almost exclusively patronize
this great MISUNDERSTANDING.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-03-21
WANTED A THUMPER.
An Old Man in Search OF Science Finds
What He Sought.

An Old Man In Search OF Science Finds
What He Sought.
A farmer about fifty years old yes.
terday stopped number of people on
Monroe avenue to inquire his way to
gymnasium. and he was finally
asked if he was going to take lessons
in boxing.
mo. not exactly" he replied, "but
l want to see a thumper:
He was directed to the right place,
and after looking the establishment
over he said to the proprietor:
Il live out here about fourteen
miles. I've got hired man who has
got so sassy that can hardly live
with him. He's too big to lick with a
CAD. and I've got to cuff him up to
peak. want to take lesson with
the gloves, and when I go home I'll
astonish John Henry with a bit OF
science"
One of the boxers about the place
said he'd give lesson for dollar.
and the old man peeled down to his
undcrshirt and put on the gloves. He
was shown how to pose and how tc
hold his guard, and then warned to
lOok out for himself
You play you are John Henry, the
hired man." he said.
''All right
you've been fooling your time
away, and I've called you lazy
coyote"
Exactly"
''You have sassed me back, and !
go for you like this-and this!''
And the old man struck right and
left and followed the boxer around the
ring: He was doing noble work when
something shot over his guard and hit
his chin, and he went over like a loe
and laid there until they threw water
on him. Then he sat up, looked
about in a dazed way, and feebly in
quired:
"What was it?''
John Henry hit you"
He did, eh? Then that settles it.
Here's your dollar young man. and
here's the gloves. If I'm liable to get
such a lick as that Pm going home IT,
tell the hired man he can boss the whole
ranch and be-hanged to him!"
trOlt Free Press.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-03-21
HOME AND FARM.

+. Sweet potatoes require nearly
twice the time that Irish potalo es do
either to bake or boil. w..
Ham Bolos: Take ono-half n cup
OF bread crumbs and mix with two
beaten eggs; chop fine pint of ham
bits. mixing all together; form in boles
and dry.
Baked Cabbage: Fill pudding
dish with boiled. sliced or minced cab
bagc, and pour over it two well-boaten
eggs added to milk enough to cover
it,; sprinkle with cracker dust and
bake.
Rye Dropcal>cs: Two cups of sour
milk, one well-bcaton egg, one tea
spoon of soda dissolved in boiling
water and enough rye meal to make Il
batter. Mix together the milk. meal
and egg, ad the soda and beat thor
oughly; bake Immediately ON hot
grid'le. or in gem pans.
For dining rooms square of in =
grain carpet over stained floor is
very convenient and nice looking.
Convenient because the carpet being
smooth and light. it can be frequently
lifted and cleaned, thereby getting rid
of dust, which is an abomination in
any room. but more espe cially so in II
dining-room.
Breakfast Bacon: Remove the
rind and cut up several slices of
breakfast bacon. scatter in the frying
pan and fry gently. Bat up six eggs,
adding to them salt and pepper, pour
over the bacon. let SGT nicely and
turn over with knife; have ready
slices Of dried toast on which to lay
the bacon and eggs. pour over little
vinegar and eggs; serve very hot
with capers finely chopped.
Tile draining is practically as CT
fectual in making land porous as
trcnching or digging it all over two
feet deep. The latter system is Who'll
ly impracticable so far as profitable
farming is concerned. but drainage
will not do away with the necessity
of thorough culture. The best way TO
dry q spring bottom cellar will be to
have good drain from tho cellar
Then see that the drip from the caves
does not soak in. and carry off the
surplus water from about the house
by surface drains. If the cellar is
springy, put in a blind stone drain 1T
some little distance from the house to
cut off the source of the water, if YOU
know where it is. -Farn1 and Home.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-03-21
Why Women Are Nervous.

Prof Redom, the eminent German
hygienist. declared in recent lecture
that the nervousness of women is gen.
orally owing to tw0 defects-anm IN ia,
caused by the silly notion that a hearty
appetite is unfeminine, and fresh-air
starvation, accompanied by lack Of
exercise. To their fondness for fresh
air, their open windows at night, and
their constant exercise, he attributes
the greater beauty of the English
women. 1.-The beauty Of the German
women" he says, lilies in their ia "a.
with it's changing and amiable ex.
preston. The beauty of the English
lies in the whole body and in thei,
health. German women,' he add
''are martyrs to an unnatural state OF
civilization, and if they would onl,
initiate the English, hys'eria would
diminish i'll frequency lhilaaek,Aio
call. -.a s:..
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-03-21
THE OUTGROWTII OF A
4 Boon
| To WOMEN.

"worn out" run down." debilitated
teachers, milliners, dressmakers, seam
Ing mothers, and feeble women generally,
DR.. Pierces Favorite Prescription is the
greatest earthly boon, being unequaled as
an appetizing cordial and restorative tonic.
1t promotes digestion aud assimilation OF
food, cures nausea, weakness of stomach,
Indigestion, bloating and quotations OF gas.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-03-21
The locomotive engineer breads q mis-,
placed switch; children don't
An Extraordinary Phenomenon

No other to- m tina the above would ap-
ply to the woman who could sea her outh-
full beauty fading away without a pang of
turely old and haggard because of functual
arrangement. What pity tn It all such
do not know that DR.. Pierce's Favorite Pre-
scription will restore their organs to a nor
NAL state, and make. them youthful and
beautiful ono more! For the ills to which
the daughters of Eve ire peculiarly liable
the ''Perscription" is a sovereign remedy.
IL is the only medi inc sold by druggists
under positive guarantee from the manu-
facturers that it will give satisfaction in
every case, or money will be returned. See
guarantee on bottle wrapper.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-03-21
Special Half-Fare Land Excursions.

Special Half-Fare Land ExCursiOns.
To prominent points in Northwestern
Iowa, Southwestern Minnesota Nebraska
and Dakota, will be run by the Chicago, st.
Paul, Minneapolis q Omaha Railway, March
10th, April Sd and gath, May Sth and 22d,
June 9Th and 18th. Tickets will be sold at
ONE FARE FOR ROUND TRIP, and will be good
to return within thirty days from date of
sale.
For full information as to Stations at
which Tickets will be sold, and to what
particular points in above States as we'll as
to certain points in Kansas, Southwest Mis-.
souri, and Texas. Address,
T. w. TEAsDALE,
Gen. Passenger Agent,
st. Paul, MINI.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-03-21
T. WRONG DISEA<

RSnS as%s1 s 5s s M
S %$ y $ @ & @ & r. @ $ ~ ant ss@
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-03-21
You often hear q woman say: -I'nere's no
use talking" but she doesn't think SO Just
kho same ~ = z'ss'-. -"fFf - ri
Stoves That Filter tho Blood.

This rough smile describes the kidneys
pretty accurately, or rather indicates their
Junction., which is to separate from the vital
impurities. If their activity ceases, they
arc liable to diseases which prove fatal.
hostetter's Stomach Bitters gives their &C
ton the requisite impulse without irritating
them: They also benefit by It's invigorating
ei1ects upon the system at large. Malarial
ana nervous complaints, rheumatism and
blllousness are subjugated by the Bitters.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-03-21

WHEN the average tthce goes out to seek
the man it never needs to carry lantern.
kentucky State Journal
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-03-21

The man who married his ideal for his
first wife is looking about for woman tor
his secOnd-B0StOn Commonwealth
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-03-21
1 VOICE
| From California.

have had none Of these: I also had womb co
before had taken your 'Favorite Prescript
could walk all the city wth mSs, me-
your medicine, and now feel smarter than fe
physicians tcld me that So9d not be
for me, and may God bless you in your good y
Later. she writes: 4" 1t is now four years siI
vorite Prescription, and 1 nave nao no TEL
trouble I had then"
Well as Ever was.-Mrs JOHN STE
Falls, Wis.,. writes: ST wish to inform you tn
ever was. for which thank your medicines:
of the Favorite Prescription and one bottle
and four bottles of the Pellets' All of the (
disappeared. do all my own work am able
day. My friends tell me never looked so well
~ Favorsse Prescription T. Sold by d.
0ver!. Large Bottles 500. sio for $500.
e. Send ten cents in stamps for DR.. Pierce
Treatise ll6Q pages, paper covers) on Diseases
ADDRESS y worlds Dispensary nedic'
=. xy:s l:;.t, Sc No. 663 Main Sire
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-03-21

The first of the family circle the we'd
ding ring.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1888-04-17
OBITUARY.

Miss MAMIE T.. CURLEE died Of con-
sumption at the home of her brother, Jas,
r. Curlee, on March %, 1888. She was
born September 16. 1861, hence at the time
of her deccase she was in the twenty
seventh year of her age. Sho Joined the
NJ. e. Church at Greenbrier in July, 1879,
thus entering the Masters vineyard not
at the eleventh hour, but in the early morn,
thereby expressing her willingness to bear
the cheat and burden of the day" After
having joined the church, she devoted her
time and energies to the cultivation Of
those virtues and attributes that 60 to
make up truly Christian character to her
possession, Of which all who know her
will readily testify. Although Young, she
Womans Missionary Society, and her last
earthly business transaction was in con-
nection with that Society. It seems hard
to us that when, by the mystic hand Of
death, youths pearly dew-drop is changed
to tear, yet God in the intinitude of His
wisdom knows what is best for lis, and it
Is but plain duty for us to submit to His
will. Although Nannie's voice is hushed
In tho deliberations Of the Weman's Mis-
sionary Society; although her scat in the
Sabbath-school Is vacant; her pow in tho
church empty, yet we rest assured that
hey place in heaven IS filed II.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1888-04-17
FOR CLERK or COURT.

The many friends Of Mr.. r. III. JEN-
NINGS announce him as a candidate for
Clerk Of Court-subject to the action of
the Democratic primary.
Tho many friends of Capt, j. LEWIS
WARDLAW hereby announce him as q
candidate for tho Office Of Clerk Of the
Court Capt. Wardlaw is well known in
form the duties Of tho office. This nomi-
nation is subject to the action of the Dem.
ocratic primary. ~
We arc authorized to present Mr.. w. II.
KERR as q candidate for re- election to the
Office OF Clerk of the Court This nomi-
nation is made subject to the action of the
Democratic primary.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1888-04-17
SUIT FOR LIBEL.
McCrady VS.. Robertson. Tho Status OF tho
Case.

McCrady VS., Robertson-.T Tho Status OF tho
Case.
ESPECIAL TO THE NEWS AND HERALD.)
COLUMBIA, s.. c., April 16, 1885,
The case of Edward McCrady, Jr., VS..
Thos. G. Robertson commenced hero
this morning, Judge Kershaw prosid-
ing. A jury was impaueled with 1T
tie difficulty, withP. g. Lorick, fore
man. Leroy T. Youmans, H. A. M.
Smith and Oh. r. Miles appeared for
the plaintiff, and w. III. Lyles and
j. 7. Sloan, Jr., for defendant. The
complaint was read and answer made.
Hon. Chas. f. Miles made the open
ing speech foreshadowing plaintiff Is
theory of the case. Judge Wallace,
Mr.. Pelzer and Col. j. r. Sloan wero
examined up to the timo of this dis
patch.
Tho despatch above refers to tho
celebrated case of McCrady Vs. Rob-
crtson. Gen. Edward McCrady cn-
tered suit against Mr.. Il. G. Robert
son, former citizen Of this town for
libel to the amount Of 100000. Mr..
Robertson publicly preferred charges
against Gen. McCrady Of professional
misconduct in certain land transac-
tions in Chester county. Upon these
charges Gen. McCrady enters suit.
The above despatch shows the status
Of the case at the time of going to
press. We will keep onr readers in-
formed as to the. developments.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1888-04-17
T. CHESNUT REVILL.

cotton thinned to stand and of q
healthy appearance, if the seasons
were favorable during July and
August, he always made aigood CROP"
In reciting tho above facts from
observation, don't wish to be under
stood as advising farmers to wait and
plant all their cotton late as there is
oftentimes danger, if dry weather
ensues, if not properly preparing the
land to plant and of getting stand,
but, should any Of them bo delayed
in planting beyond their desires, not
to be discouraged. Ihave thought the
best plan to pursue is to plant the land
that has the most vegetable matter first
and lot the oldest and worn be tho
last, and to commence it about the Goth
of April, rs the fertilizers are general.
ly placed in the furrow under tho cot
ton on such land, which greatly accel-
crates both growth of stalk and fruit
age. J. NJ. G.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1888-04-17
WINNSBOHO TO THE FRONT
LIGHT-RUNN1NG-
poMBsrro SEWING MACHINE
THE STAR 1H1TLE1DS I'LL OTHERS, AND WHY DOES
LEAD?

warrant every Machine for six years, this
being long enough to warrant anything
Yet this is not the last of the star for it
lasts q lifetime. Remember that we trade
for old machines OF can repair them for
you. Now you can save from $40 to $40.
Give me a trial and be convinced, for If
your machine gets out Of fix am able to
fix 1t. Our terms are tho easiest ever
known.
Wc also sell Organs and Pianos on easy
terms, and we deliver all in your house.
So send in your orders at once. must
say that am pleased with the trade that
| have had since | have been here, for
have sold twenty Machines in about eight
weeks aud the trade still increases.
Now don't go and be fooled by a 81 900
reward l worked for this reward two
years ago, but mover got it.; so bring in
your Davis, Mr.. Boag Here is your man.
Probably / will get it this time. Now
come right in with your Davis. am not
the man to be blutfcd. need that thou
sand dollars. Address all orders to j.
CHESNUT REVILL, Winnsboro, S. c.,
and you shall have the star that leads
them all.