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Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1855-10-13
HATS AND G APP S

Ready made coats, summer cloth, striped ant
brown linen, which we will sell very cheap.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1855-10-13
Boots and Shoes.

Ladies fine morocco boots ladies' thick and thin
sole morocco, Kid and patent leather walking
shoes, black and coIored half and whole lasting
CATERS, misses thick and thin soed shoes, and
large lot of chi drens morocco and fancy shoes
mems and boys patent & enameled leather, dres-
sed goat and CalC-skln shoes.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1855-10-13

Palm leaf, german straw, guiaquill, canton, eng
sh braid, seal coOred, white and black mems d
boys sloucbes, stiff brm do, high crown white
and pearl do, fashionable silk hats, mems and
boys blue fancy and black cloth caps.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1855-10-13
MILLINERY.

The undersigned being practical Mil
liner will be prepared 10 manufacture eve
rv description of Bonnets, Head-dresses
and Dress Caps, after the latest fashions
and upon pleasing terms, and fatters her
self she will be able to please the most
fasiidious in this department of the bust
ness. | will at all seasons have the latest
STYLES and patterns Of Bonnets as well as
free and complete assortment OF Ribbons
Flowers, Bonnet Plumes, Bonnet Silks,
Salins, and every other article necessary
for the manufacture or repair OF Bonnets.
Bleaching, Altering and Refuing done at
short notice and on pleasing terms:
Mrs. l.. BAKER.
Shepherdstown, September %, 1855.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1855-10-13
NEW STORE & NEW
GOODS !

THE undersigned respectfully begs leave
/ to announce to the citizens of Shep-
herdslown and vicinity, that she intends
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1855-10-13
Ribbons,

of every description, such as gimps, braids, rib.
bons, fringes Of all colors, a variety of dress,
glass and silk buttons, all coIors.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1855-10-13
GLOVES.
TOBACCO.

Gravely brand. Geo. W. Calls fine cut for chew
ing, Scaarlaui Smoking, and 100 Spanish
EheToois
The Shasta courier., 1855-11-03
REDUCTION IN PRICES!
RAIL R 0 AD H0 USE.

NOS. 46 and 4s COMMERCIAL street. and
1N 81, Clay street, San Francisco.
The stranger will easily distinguish this Ho-
tel, by-observing the Cupnlo and Town Clock.
which are visible from all parts Of the city, and
from The balcony of which most beautiful view
of the City. Bay, and surrounding country can
ALWAYS be obtained No other Hotel in the city
possesses the same advantages.
This Hotel is first-class house, fre-proof
throughout. lighted by gas. water and al mod
ern improvements in every story; situated III
the most central part of The city. il is the most
cleanly and best kept hotel on the Pacific. Meals
at all hours from 5 A.. NJ to ! | r. NJ, aud cooked
to order; single or d"nbIe rooms with with
out board. Ladies' Ordinary, second story.
A great reduction in prices, to keep pace with
the times enables the visitor to live better
aud more economically at the Rail Road Hotel
,han elsewhere; see Bin of Fare in Golden Era,
and observe the variety Of food and moderation
of charges.
The visitor is also entitled TO the inspection
Of numerous large and beautiful views along The
Panama Railroad. Chagres River. and great At
lauic and Pacific Railroad.
No runners attached TO This Establishment, as
its proprietors depend upon its own merits.
HALEY & THOMPSON.
o20-3m lroprietors.
The Shasta courier., 1855-11-03

How MAN FEELS WITH HIS HEAD oFF.-It
is considered on all sides that the body does not
feel one instant after decapItation for the brain
being the seat of sensation to the whole frame
through the Medium of the spinal marrow every
part of The body beneath the joint at which the
latter may be divided. mnsr be deprived of feel
ing. But it by no means follows that the head
is deprived of sensation Immediately after de-
capiIaion. nor that ii may not retain its con-
seriousness. and, like the head OF the Irish knight.
who as killed by Saladn in the Holy War; get
up and declare that il never was cut off by so
sweet n cimiiar before-nor like that of the as
sassin Legare, swear roundly at the execuiioner
Tor not keeping a keener axe; but it is qnte
possible that it may be troubled with very Sc
rious reflections npon the irrevocabiliiy OF its
fate. and tho awfulness of its deprivation. In
support OF this unpleasant theory many facts are
addnced. with grave vouchers for their anthem
ITCHY. Among others is the unfortunate Queen
of Scots whose lips continued to move in
prayer for at least quarter nf an hour after the
execuiioner had performed his duties. Windt
states that having pnt his mouth to the ear of a
decapiated criminals head, and calling him by
name. the eyes turned TO the side from whence
the voice came: and this fact is attes,ed 10y Fon-
tennello. Mogore. Gullo,ine. Nanch and Adini.
On the word murder being called in the case
of a criminal executed for that crime in Cob
leniz. the halfclosed eyes opened wide with an
expression OF reproach those who stood
around.
The Shasta courier., 1855-11-03

ONE OF SYDNEY SMITHS EPIsrLEs.-"My dear
Lady Grey, I'm seeing my handwriting again
soon you will say that your attack upon me
FOR my indspostion TO letter writing, has been
more successful than you wished ii to be; but
| cannot help saying word about war.
For Gods sake do not drag me into aother
war; am worn down and worn out with cru
sading and defending Europe, and p, o,ectrg g
mankind; l must think little of myself. | am
sorry for Spaniards-I am sorry for the Greeks
Il deplore the fate of the Jews; the people of
the Sandwich Islands groaning under the
most detestable tyranny; Bagdad is oppressed
| do not like the present state of the Delta-Th-
bet is not comfortable. Am to fight for all
these people. The world is bursting with sin
and sorrow. Am | to be champion of the Deca-
logue, and to be eternally raising fleets and ar
mics to make all men good and happyl We
have Just done saving Europe, and am afraid
the consequence will be, that shall cut each
others throats. No war. dear Lady Grey no
eloquence; but apathy, selhshness. common
sense, arithmetic! | beseech you. secure Lord
Greys sword and pistols, as the housekeeper
did Don Qnixote's armor. If there is another
war, life will not be worth having. | will go
to war with the King OF Denmark if he is i'm
pertinent 10 you. or does any injury to Howick
but for no other cause.
MAY The vengeance Of heaven overtake oil
the Legitimates of erona but, in the present
state of rent and taxes they must he left to the
vengeance of Heaven. / allow fighting in such
canse 10 be luxury; but the business of a
prudent, sensible man, is to guard aguinst lux
ury."
The Shasta courier., 1855-11-03
win sebassopeI Fnlls

Tho London Times of September LIST, thus
gloomiy speaks of the present prospect Of rea-
lizing the truhfulness of the announcement made
about one year since by Louis Napoleon, viz:
"Sebastopol has falen:"
"But we do earnestly entreat attention to the
position Of our army before Sebastopo. and to
the very strong tendency that is manifesiing it.
sell to repeat over again the tragedy of last year.
in the same place. by The same actors, but most
assuredly not with the same excuse. nor with
the same impuniy. 1t now only wants fort
night 10 complete The period of year since onr
army landed in the Crimea. and there are al
ready striking circumstances of parallelism be-
tween the two cases. Then now, ex-
| pec;ed to terminate the operations before the
approach of winter and men destined to perish
| in the frozen treuches, in the muddy tent. or
the crowded hospitals were deceiving them
selves with visions of home of comfortable
quarters on the shores of The Bosphnrns. Then.
as now, confident. and justly confident IN our
strength, and sure that could overJ0wer
whatever might meet in the field, we look ed
| forward TO the fall of Sebasiopol affair OF
weeks instead of wears, and intent the fair
prospects ofihe present, left the future. with It's
fears and its possibilities. to take care of itself.
We are not going to recapiiulaie the miserable
history of last autumn and winter, but assnredly
| he would be bold who would cantem-
plate unmoved the possibility of "a recurrence oi
even small portion OF the caanlities of lasl
year. In that supposition is involved. not the
fate Of armies or Of ministries. but OF The form
of government established in these islands; aud
| ii our appreheusions futile. at any rate
have the excuse of the immense importance OF
I The stake at issue for expressing them. We on
! y rus, that by so doing way enable those
| Who profit by our warning. To reproach us with
its iuiiiiy, for it is bnt Il riiSerae consolation
TO see onr predictions verified when ihey are
anticipaiions Of evil
The Shasta courier., 1855-11-03

ENGLISH MorALiTY.-The Goodwood races
have come oT this week in the Duke n Rict-
mond's park. The cup taken yesterday by
Baron Rohschilds "Baroncino."-a French
bred horse. 1t is reported that the baron wins
e30 600 on this race. Horse racius i. favor-
iie amusement Of the nobility-most of whom
enter the horses in their own names and bet
heavily on them. The betting is frequently
made year ahead, and sometimes on horses
before they are born. If Mrs. Beechrr Stowe
had investi gated the moral character of the no
biliy and lower classes, while in England, |
think she might have written irue tale on her
return home, which would have eclirsed Uncle
Toms Cabin, in showing the shocking i,nmor-
ality and depravity under free British instiiu-
tions. 1t is said fifteen ont Of twenty of the
Dukes of England openly violate their mar
riage vows. and common report says the great
duke" had half dozen .'cher amies-' mp to The
day of his death. 1t is said there are so 600
common prostitutes in London. and as many
more kept misiresses. The Times is filed with
tie most hooking and Disgusting police reports
some of which would not be admitted. even
in the New York Herald. There is ore this
week which is TO" disgusting for human ears
London Correspondent Boston Posi-.
The Shasta courier., 1855-11-03
Love md Rattie,uaixes

We were sitting in the office of the clerk of
the county court when man came limping in
whose entire 'togery" plainly indicated that he
hailed from The rural districts His foot was
bonnd up with many cloths. aud looked. so huge
was it's proportions like the inverted end Of n
hominy mortar. AS soon as he had entered, he
sbruptly broke forth with The remark:
"Gen,lemen l have been bitten by rattle
snake"
An involuntary shudder passed through the
whole crowd but he resumed:
"'Taiut mnch the matter now twas awfuly
swell'd al first. in fact, so big couldn't get in
10 horse trough
We looked al his huge pedal extremity, and
fanced it resenibled the base OF one OF the pill
lars uf the court house.
But said he, Il got ii in good cause.
ont OF The prairie in the Eellnoy with the
splendidest specimen of a Sucker gal that ever
millted cow or waded Cohokia She is a
screamer, and no mistake, and as fat as any heif
er III paster Presently | heerd a noise, and
l know'd that noise soon heerd II, too
Says I. Betsy stand back till brain that inter-
nal varmint" She know'd what il was too
and didn't stop 10 ak no questions. cause she
was barefooted. don't know how it was gem
tlemen, but got the heroics. aud determined
- immortalIze myselfright thar. in Beisy's pres
ence, by pinuing that raitlsnakes 5 head with the
heel of my boot into the rich sie of Eellnoy. /
uTdW Il ei-Hl on nun. Win MS IOfhey tongue
likin' ont of his mouth. and the rartles on his
tail shverin' like sourd tull of heans with the
egy. and shot my light foot at his head bnt it
snapped. missed the mark. and my old brosau
went plump within six inches of his head
Them scroo' snakes ant idle, they're hair-trg-
ger animals, and go off insianter; so, before
could draw my foot. he whacted it right into
my little toe. through the cowhide boot, twice
BY thunder it sung. and know'd if somethn'
want done, would soon be funeral.
Betsy it in ap instant, and said, "Jake
are ynn bitl" Aiut though says | am bios
soming for the tomb id fast ! fell right over /;
she caught me in her arms and laid me on the
grass and had my boot off in jiffy. She was
gal that know'd something about medicine in
the way of roots and YARDS, and in less than no
time she had some gymsum leaves and other ve-
getahle truck and commenced binding 'em on
INV Toe.
II tell you what it is. gentle men," said he,
" as s""n as her hand iouehed my foot (for
had no socks on) felt like was a telegraph
pole aud that The battery had busted. the streaks
went all over me. and felt good and tickled
that langhed right ont. | thought Betsy never
looked so purity as when shc was doing up my
foot. Byme by we got up 10 go home and my
foot was so sore. | had to lean on her. and what a
lear-G thought she was melting away under
me, so fired queer did feel. wished rat
tlesnake would bite me on The other foot. so she
would have To bind it up too. and tote me-
The Shasta courier., 1855-11-03

EATING AND DRIsKiSs.-If yon wish. said
sydney Smith, for anything like happiness in
the nth act OF life. eat and drink about one hall
what you would eat and drink. Did ever tell
You my calculation about eating and drinking !
Having ascertained the weight of what could
hve upon, so as to preserve health and strength
and what did live upon, found that between
ten and seventy years of age. had eaten and
drunk ioriy four-horse wagon loads of meat and
dnnk. more than would have preserved me in
iiie and health. The value of this mass Of nour.
shment ! considered to be worth f7 900. /,
occurred to me that must. by my voracity.
have starved to death fully hundred persons
The Shasta courier., 1855-11-03

a" SEEING THE Ltoxs."-Formerly there was
menagerie in the Tower Of London. in which
lions were kept: il was discontinued aboni forty
years ago. During these times Of comparative
simplicity. when stranger visited ihr meiroP-
oils for the first time, it usual to take him
the Tower and show him the lions, as one oil The
Chief sights ami on he strangers return to the
country. il was usual 10 ask him whether he had
seen the lions Nowadays, when Londoner
visits the country for the first time he is taken
by his friends to see the most remarkable objects
Of the place, which by analogy are called 1.-The
lions" One constantly hears the expression,
/" We have been lionizing." or seeing the
lions;" but thousands who make use of it are
So says the London Notes and Queries.
The Shasta courier., 1855-11-03
Iunch,s E den.

Oh. wish | WAS in Eden,
Where all tue btastesses is feedin',
the pigs ami cows and losses;
An The long Tale bull wot tOsses
The Bulldog and the Rabbit,
acaus il is his habit;
vIrre Li~n~ Tigers. monkees,
And them long cared things called Donkey
Meat all together day lee.
Mitu Crock-dyles sll skaley.
Where sl,arrus on The bn,his
sing In II ere mates the ihrushis,
an' Haw ks and Litrel Rens
Wawks aboni like Coks and Ems,
One looking at The luther
for all lie World like Brniher.
Where no quarreln' is or Phytin-
IFS true woi ime rltin'.
o. for II walk at even,
sonewlere abont 6 orr,
When The Snn be swoin TO bed,
With his face all tyre red.
o. Tor Tue grapes and reesins
Wet ripeus nj all seesins;
The appels nn' The Plumbs
As big as my two ihnns;
the haprecocks and peechis,
W"r's all within our reechis.
An monght pick and eat.
payin' notbn' for the treat.
D. for the pooiy fouers
that blossoms at all ours,
So That largest Bokay
Yew may gather any day
of any floner that bose.
from cole flower 10 Rose.
The Shasta courier., 1855-11-03
n Tho Chicago Press tells the following

a Tho Chicago Press tells the following
story:
" lady was evening in her drawing
room alone. when the only inmate Of the house
brhher, who had been beiraying tendency
TO unsoundness OF mind, entered with carving
knife in his hand and. shutting The door. came
up 10 her aud said; Margaret. an odd idea has
occurred TO me. | wish to paint the head of
John the Baptist. and hink yours might make
an excellent study for it, So. if you please.
will cut off your head The lady looked nj
her broiher's eye, and seeing token of jest.
concluded that he meant To do as he said. There
was an opeu window and balcony by her side
with street in front. but a moment satisfied
her that safety did not lie in that way So. put
ting on smiling countenancc, she said with the
greatest apparent cordiality: THAT is strange
idea, George; but would il not be a pity to
spoil this new lace tippet have got onl Twill
just step to my room and put it or and be with
you again III half minute. Without waiting to
give him time 10 consider, she stepped ligh ly
across the floor and passed out. In another mo-
ment she was safe in her room. whence she cas-
ily gave the alarm and returned, when the mad
man was secured" $3.50
The Shasta courier., 1855-11-03
Very fsr3cl.

Two Dutch neishbors in Pennsyl lvauis. were
proverbially steady, stupid, and honest: they
had carried on their transactions with nei shbors
and each other for wears. the system, Of ready
pay in cash barter bur AT last hard times
came aud they were obliged to resort 10 keeping
accounts.
One day they met for settlement. and after
much hard labor and figuring it was made ap-
parent that Hauns owed Yawkub. twenty dol
lars
Well, Yawkob how musht settle him
now Use got moneysh."
Yaw yaw. neber mind dat We settle it
NIT notesh." said Yawkob, who prided himself
on being posted up in the ways of doing bus-
ness al the store.
O! yaw nit notesh Veil den, you writes de
notesh.
Dat ish no; right said Yawkob you owesl,
de noneyest, you writes the notesh, signs i'm
dat'sh de way.
So Hauns set about it and produced the fol
lowing:
ain Wastmorand kounty, owsh Yawknb
dwoniy iollers for settle Up wen Hash 10
moneysh do Pay him.
Sign, yawkub."
To which document Yawkob. the creditor az
fixed his signature.
Then arose all unforeseen difficulty; which Of
the two ought to keep the note
1t was finally decided that Hauns should keep
it-for how else would he know how much 20
pay Yawkob In due time, when Hauns The
debtor, got The money, he paid up aud this
raised another puzzl!ng question. and ended in
conclusion that Yawkob must take the note in
his keeping. so that he would know that Hauns
had paid the money.
The Shasta courier., 1855-11-03
YE THAT SUFF E R--REAn
= DOCTOR PAREIRA,s

The GREAl ITALIAN REMEDY,
For the certain and speedy cure Of diseases of
uahout any injurious effects to the
system. anychonge Of diet.
H never has fniIed--It cnnnet fnil 10 Cnrc
"HIS INVALUABLE SPECIFIC, FIRST
i introduced into Pisa some Jytiy gear. sine.
soon became so well known as certain cu,,
that in every town and city, not only on the
Continent, but in Great Britain, the demand for
itwas so great, it merits so astounding, that in
less than cne year from its introduction il had
supplanted all other remedies. The Medical
Faculty Of the principal cities of Europe were
compelled to acknowledge its wonderful master,
over disease. Proprietors of other Medicine
Jealous of its sway, vainly endeavored 10 stay lu
onward progress. Like grass before the mower,
their efforts fell to the gronnd; and like fire on
the prairies, sweeping all before it, its onward
march became triumphant. 1t stood forth upon
its own merits; discerning public saw, tried
and were convinced of its magical virtues The
massive fortune acquired by DIR. Parera from
the sale Of il during the six years he prepared it,
alone bore witness to its miraculous merits. At
the decease of the Doctor, the recipe was be.
uueaihed To his son. who has lately introduced
the remedy into the United States. The number
of cures il has already made are astonishing
Thousands and tens OF thousands can bear te,ti.
mony to its efficacy.
All who use il, il will Cure,
With sairty. speed and certainty no other med.
icine has ever possessed
Resort quack Nostrums.
Use a remedy that has been tried for the pas,
ftiy gears and was never known 10 fail
THIS GREAT REMEDY is
WARRANTED PURELY VEGETABLE.
Beware of Counferfeifs.
The extensive sale of this wonderful medi.
cine has already caused some person or persons
to palm OH upon the unsuspecting spurious
compound closely resembling the orieinal. Be
particular to buy none without The written sig.
nature .of A. PAREIRA, NJ. D., on the outside
wrapper OF each bottle. All others are counter.
felt, and their compounders will be punished
with the utmost igor of the law.
Price, Three Dollars per bottle. For sale BY
D. BABcocK, sole Agent for California. Oregon
and the Sandwich Islands, To whom all order,
must be addressed. A liberal discount made to
wholesale dealers.
D. BABCOCK Wholesale Druggist, II Dayi,
street, between Clay and Washington streets
List of Agents Throughout the State.
RHODES & DEBNAM, Main ssreet, one door
of Hunter street. Agent at Stockton.
RICE, COFFIN & Co., Druggist Marysville.
II BRuNTLR. Tuolume Drug Store Sonora
BENZ SHURrLErF, Shasta Drug Store, Shasta.
CHILD & WoRTnEN, Placerville Drug Store,
Placervile.
JUSTIN GATES. JR., Sacramento City.
DIR K w CARR, Downieyie.
DIR JoHS LARK, Nevada.
DR. w Ii CATLiFF, Yreka
Dr. WINs1oN. Los Angeles.
WHAI.EY & MoRsE. San Diego.
GEORGE STORY, Portland, O Il. sep-2o-3m
The Shasta courier., 1855-11-03

The POSSIBLE VARIETIES IN WHIsT.--Our
readers have heard Of the old lady who had
played cards for twenty years without having a
trump. She had always misdealt when it was
her deal. We have met persons who were
afraid 10 play whist too often, lest they should
exhaust the number of possible games.
Mr.. Galloway, however. in his treatise on
Probability. has IA crurnh of comfort for the old
ndy and for those prudent economists. Ii ap-
pears that if 1000 900 900 persons, about the
population OF the earth. were to deal The cards
necessarily, night and day for l00. 600 600 years
at the rate of deal for each pers"n a minute,
and even il each of these deals were essentially
different, they would not have exhausted one
one-hundreo- rhuusandih part of the number OF
essentially different ways in which the 81 cards
can be distributed between four players.-Bos-
ton Daily Adr.
The Shasta courier., 1855-11-03


u We observe in The Chicago letter list Of
iast week. the name of Joseph King. Here, we
smagne, is the effect of IL.
In The advertised Delivery" Jo.' s nose goes
blindly pokins, 81
And ne asks EN- for the letter; the clerk, 70
most provoking.
lncreduously answers, Surely, sir. you must
be Jo-Krse - 's-s.s -.
The Shasta courier., 1855-11-03

Ey- One of the specimens of Young America
who has been employed for the lasl six months
in nursing the nasant down on his upper lip. aud
finally succeeded in making some SNOW thereof.
went into barbvr's shop Ia be shaved. The
bat the muslache aud imperial. sr7" Sbrewd
barber; he had secured customer by his veil
timed iatterv
The Shasta courier., 1855-11-03

FLtAs, BEpsuGs, &c.-A writer in the Gar
ueners Chronicle recommends the use OF oil of
wormwood to keep off the insects above named
Put few drops handkerchief or piece of
folded muslin, and put it in the bed haunted by
tne enemy Neither of these tribes can bear
wormwood, and the hint is especially recon-
mended TO travellers who are liable to fall among
the iopors of blood.