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ShriDer's Indian Verm;cuge.


SlNCE The Introduction of this beautiful Pro,
- narration it has been steadily advancing INTO
public favor It's astonishing efficacy in cNpcI
!nS worms mas *&+M&.A&*y won for it mtny
i,''h"N wherever il is known aud
."cS sPtahh us 10 ! praise To others.
50 that il is fast < !. heu,v irtrnL,
ccd to every !. DE, Troy . family in the
country rhe de- X mand for # il
becoming immense :. WORMS !. To make it ;. still Il
more worthy the y . preference al
'ehuS SHOWN IT, the "#"f%"**** Proprietor il
lu'tihg 1t up in much handsumer style than
formerly. 1t is now prepared with the greatest
care OF uniform strength, with plain directions, so
that any one can administer 1t.
II IS entirely TegetaJie-PerJscily Safe
md Harmless.
And has never been known to fail to expel womrs
where worms existed The Propretors boldly
assert that it is superior to any other preparation
in the world.
t.rAsk for SllRINER'S INDIAN YERM,
FlGE. and take no other
~ Price % Gents per Bottle
Prepared by 5. A F0CTZ 4 BRO
Westminster Nd.
For sale by DIR. H H. MITCHELL. Elkton,
and Druggists and Storekeepere everywhere
Nov p, lsG3-ly
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Thus striking At the roo, Of ti~ease, and
Irving !! from the $Js,e2r

mus 7'i'h'i'6 81 'ht Ip's' VI ll>t!tse, ana
| Irving !! from the $ys;e2r
C#DUp die of
| This @seasr is nnpJuced b. difficulty of
| hrya'h'S 'hri hSthns or whceIiug
| 1tttin. G. -n H. hGcy.rncl su',c ion
| Dc. u n..sl4' on..,r@ ~ .ta,t eli, lrcu Crgup
| !" "tlIi nroi "'r pt Group i his ,fripi
| properly u1ad, a.DI Da"i IA u,ne. tIolh.r.
"ho have cgoupv chll jroa should w,n.b
| aS first sboN IF the ,l.sptsc and ;,,y,, If ,hi.
HaeP tnls remedy at hand
| For cough after measles this Syrun is
most "Xceiient, Experience has proven that
| II Is equa!'cd by 30 other preparations S,yu,
| The price of the remedy Is sucb ps 10 9'"P
| place 1t within tho reach of all the poor as
well as The rich. and every person should
| have it.
| Every person should have it in the house 10
| II Is true and faithful friend to all who
| value health and wish TO secgre themselves
| against that most terrible disease con.umn "fed
| Ion 1t will be found the most useful rs
| wei as the cheapest family medicine in tho
| ""ril' Il has been used for the lost f,nr IN
| } ears with success without a parallel
Pr'co 40 vents per bottle or three bott1.s
Tor SllO time
Prepared by S A. FOIrTZ 4 ppo
| Westminster, M.
'nd Druggists and Srgrekeepers generally
| Nov IS, iob3--iy
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SOUND ARGUMENT ON
UNS0UND TEETH.

x MoNG the l. 'merou- inventions made and
perfected III TN country, ranks high tie
useful art OF Dentistry But why? Because
Teeth we Use to chew our food and tool. kept in
good order are always preferable 10 work with
On our teeth depends the shape of our mouths,
which should never he suffered to become un.
pleasant to behold
1t Is, to great extent, owing to the condition
of our teeth whether we enjoy an agreeable
breath or otherwise. 1t is oiren caused 10y the
impertecton Of o'i teeth when we fad it diff
cat :" aricuatc well. OF all the ornaments.
Dfa"titl! teeth ave the most useful; they nre II, I
re' 'iicd irI )HrlcuiM occasions or seasons. ua,
- ICED i':t' ctiIHm',y; and we should ihe.c
e .oct Z ca1iy indebted To the an of Dentistry.
N''N--'he best way al ploving to ne the COZ.
't'&t "l my aI%un ent, would be IL speedy az
pi,a;ion of all those in need of artificial teeth,
which will he furnished in the most approved
style. DIR. b. j. BiNG,
Jan ID ia. Elkton, Md
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Stores ono Giuucrr.

'INllE celebrated Royal Cook Store with
H. extended fire box for wood or Goa -
Owing I" the unprecedented p"pGiarit\ I"
Ihis Steve. we have been itin,cd TO oficr Il
with the utmost couii",u.r. those "'
waul a good hravS cast STOW O'., -. ..
immense number Of IHc iu,.t ut ..N.
seen sold we have uevri heard ri .,u-t..' "a.
pmiut Of DIur" to "peiht, t. cHtrc HIG>inr.
'ion, and We challenge the world Ia present.
any cooking stove that will do its work more
perfectly. For sale al City prices for cash,
by PRYOR u BRO,
Aug. |, 1863. Elkton, Nd
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D''"o'5 D.Ut'"'ty " Dfe"tHtNO, y
THHlS is no new remedy. 1t has been
L used for Il number of years in Maryland
and parts Of Pennsylvania. and ma. whet-
ever known, acqnirel an Unprecedented
reputation tor curing the various diseases
for which il T. recommended 10
=" "rar"n. : It's usefulness. md re-
t'h'" have been is cures. that il is fast
ru.ri-ri'rs every other remedy for those
disease, The afflicted can rely upon its
doing rs much Tor them, AMI ia many cases
more than any other remedy now before
the public q
II is recommended and prescribed in the
lractice OF Iarge NUN her of the most intel
iigent and able Ply sicInns of Maryland. 1t 4,
Is used and considered an indispensable
household remedy by large portion Of the
first families Of the state g
1t ~ used hy all classes of society. and the
universal opinion is that it is good TINS
>hEr'r Is rrrELY NEGErNGLE CoMrorNp. ,
II Is pleasant +" take aud never does INJURY "
but %" - =. r' purifying qn"'irs mas!
DO g""i under y circumstance A. elect
are truly wonderful, scotia ~ { lining uii
ailaying the mos violent Coughs purifying 81
Strengthening and inv'grra'ias the Mh,!e
system. calming and Sn"ihn: rnr .crves.
p, aiding and facilitating e1pc,forpti,n. nd
| healing the n
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ttIe0ifinal
sFRRfGEg'S
BiLSiMEG COUGH SYRUP.

For Coughs, Colds, Group, Whoop'ng
Cough, .dsthnpa, Bronchitis, Splitting
Blood, Pdtn md Weakness of the
Breast, Difficulty Of Breathing, SC.
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" I.s-I WI T Nv IT y Vt.
May II, lS64--@m Cecil county. Md
The Shasta courier., 1864-04-16
THE WHISTLE
BIZ ROBERT sroRY.


+" You have heard" said youth to his sweetheart,
who Stood
While he sat on the corn n-sheaf, at daylgbt's de.
cline,
''You have heard of the Danish boys whistle of
wood
Iwish that the Danish boys whistle were mine,''
"And what would you do with ts Tell me-" she
said,
While an arch smile played over her beautiful
= would blow it" he answered. " and then my
fair maid
Wound fly to my side, and would here take her
place"
ais that all you wish for, That NAV be vours
Without any magic, ,s'the maiden cried:
"A favor so slight ones good nature secures -
And she playfnlly seated herself by his side.
81 would blow it again said the youtb :. and The
charm
w would work so, that not even Modesty's check
"0uid De able a.. to keep from my peck your fine
She sHiled, and she laid her fine arm round his
neck.
:" Yet once more would l blow, and the music di.
yire
Would bring me- the third time. an exop;s;t,
You would lay your fine cheek to this brown on,
of mine,
And your lips, stealing past it, would give me ,
kiss
The maiden laughed out, in her innocent glee-
What fool of yourself, with the whistle, you't
For only consider, how silly 'twould be,
To sit there and whistle for-what you might
takel''
The Shasta courier., 1864-04-16
NUMBER I.
4 Snake Story.

OF all things in which one would look for
sagacity, snake is of the last, yet my story
is OF snake, and wise one. too. Men have
studied them unkindly since the creation,
when the Giver of life pronounced them the
most subtle of all the beasts of the field and
the consequence is that their wisdom and i'm
importance have been greatly overlooked and
derided. Dull and stupid as they apparent.
ly are, yet they far excel, in Intelligence and
something like reason in emergencies, many
animals supposed to be akin to man in the
nobler attributes of physical life, as l shall
prove.
| got interested in the study of serpents
down IN Arkansas, where spent most Of last
year. | don tknow why. but was constant
ly watching them. and constantly testing their
sagacity, by placing them in new situations,
and surrounding them with novel expedients.
Of all kinds. | experimental most with rat
tlesnakes and copperheads.
One afternoon | seated myself on little
knoll in the woods to smoke and read. flor
always had Il book or newspaper with me,)
and had been enjoying myself for some time,
when espied copperhead making for a
hole within ten feet of where sat. Gfcourse
threw down my book and cigar, and pro-
ceeded TO try a new experiment. AS soon as
the hole; tut ] canght his tail, as he got
nearly in, and jerked him some twenty feet
| backward. He threw himself into ceii in
no time, and waited for me to pitch in. But
| concluded to let him try the hole again.
After n while he started for it. stopping
when stirred to coil himself up: but. as I
kept pretty quiet, he recovered confidence,
| and went in. Again jerked him out No
sooner did he touch the ground than he made
| another grand rash for the hole. ia a straight
line for my legs! But that didn't work, for
| got out of the way, and gave him another
fiirt
This time he lay still awhile appearing to
reflect on the course to be taken After a
time he tried it again, though rather slowly
After getting his head little way in, he
stopped, and wiggled his tail as if on purpose
for me TO grab it. | did so and 1aicker
than flash he drew his head out and came
within about quarter of an inch of striking
me in the face. However, Ijerked him quite
a distance, and resolved to look out next time.
Well, he tried the same game again, but it
wouldn's work; | was too quick for him.
This time he lay in coil perhaps without
stirring. At last. however, he tried it once
more. He advanced to within five feet of the
hole very slowly, coiled again, and then, by
Heavens! he got the start of me by one of
the cutest tricks you ever heard of
Low was it?" we all exclaimed, in q
breath.
Why. said the narrator, sinking his voice
to the acme of solemnity, and looking as hon.
est and sober as man could look, g why, he
just turned his head toward nay hand, and
~ent dozen that hole tail first! | saw the ras-
calls eyes twinkle as he did it, too, as saSch
as to say. What DO you think of that, shT
and since then have believed that snakes
have souls ~
The Shasta courier., 1864-04-16

WAsHoE WILD CATs-A GREAT MORAL
Snow.-The Territorial Enterprise gives the
following first rate notice of new brokers'
Office in Virginia: Charles r. Luddington
has gone into the show business. He has
fitted up-at great costa magnificent show
window, or cage. in which. from the rising
of the sun to the shutting off the gas be dill
gently exhibits the great moral and instruct
i've wildcat-show. He has at least hundred
varieties eff the . ''critter," all il this beauti-
full glass cage. He has 'em of all colors-
black. red, green. blue, yellow purple and
variegated, and is always ready to stir them
up for the edifcation of visitors. Some few
are of nature so ferocious that few brokers
brokers are his principal yisitors--care to
touch them, knowing by sad experience how
liable they are to be bitten; others. by
proper course of treatment. have become
quite tame, and may be safely handled. even
though these have occasionally been known
to suddenly relapse into wildness. when there
is always sure to be some one bitten. This
great moral show is to be seen every day on
c street, few doors south of the Enterprise
building-all for nothing. Walk up, my
little dears. and view this unparalleled col
lection of Yashoe Wild cats He is of :. nature
different from all ott er mammals of the ge-
nus Felis. witch must be fed every day. The
Vashoe hanimal takes food honly vonce in
thirty DAYS, and then of honly vone kind, in
witch he is peculiar: but, my little dears. he
lives haltogether on assessments, for witch
he hungereth. at stated times, hexceedingiy.'
The Shasta courier., 1864-04-16
Free Passage TO America.

We confess we were not prepared to hear
some of our law guardians come out in the
style they did on the subject of free passage
to Irish male emigrants to Federal America
There can be no mistaking Mr.. Atkinson's
language. and we fear there can be no gain
saying it, for his intercourse with the class
from which the emigrants are drawn is ex-
tensive, and he should know all that occurs
amongst them. This guardian saws that there
Is free passage to America for every young
man that chooses to accept one-that on pay
ment of sixpence he RECEIVES a ticket from the
Federal agent, which on presenting at Gal
way, Liverpool, or other Trans Atlantic
packet stations, secures him a free passage to
New York. or other ports in the Federal
States. And this explicit statement exactly
corresponds With the report and impressions
afroad-th4t Federal agents have been OBJ
tanned IN All parts of the country, who, on
payment Of sixpence. secure passages for ev
cry likely fellow whom they can get to ac-
cept their offers. In some localities people
have gone so far as to name the agents, aud
IN Ballina one has been pointed out to us who
is reputed to have any number of free pas
sages at his disposal, but who uses the pre-
caution, when accepting an offer, of obtain.
ing small pecunlary acknowled gment that
the passage is not wholly n gift. Under
these circumstances it is not wonderful that,
even at this most inclenent season of the
year, we should see numb bers of youths of the
country moving off in the direction of our
seaports and sailing for America. The exc
dus for the present year has already begun
The ears for Sligo, the day or two preceding
the sailing of the Liverpool boats, are usual
ly full of emigrapts. Fhe conveyances to
Galway on the evening of the sailing of the
American packets are likewise full of emf
grants of this class Numbers also 60 to
Derry, Cork, and to Liverpool by Dublin
BY one way or another by the Galway or
other means. the young men are moving off
Enabled to do so by the free passages given
by the Federal Government, by remittance or
passage tickets from friends in America. or
by what they can make Of the residue of their
at home-so it is that the exodus
has begun this year again, and in volume
large enough to startle men of property and
well wishers of the country but as yet incon
compared to the dimensions it will
attain as the season advances. Tyyalcley
Ireland Herald.
The Shasta courier., 1864-04-16
LADY kIsslNG.-A lady writing to al

LADY kIsslNG.-A lady writing to an
Eastern paper says:
Among the lesser evils of life kissing is ne
Of the disagreeables. Two ladies meet, kiss,
and are having a nice chat; in GENES third
lady in haste. warm kissing. chats few
minutes, more kissing she leaves First and
second ladies regretting so short stay with
them. Third lady is gone but not forgotten.
First lady. I'm so glad to be rid of such a
nuisance, and always glad whez she is gone. !"
Second lady. . never did like her; what an
abominable breath always smells like on
ions" The number thirds pecnliarities and
character are dissected in manner that
would do credit to an anatomist. A kiss be-
tween mother and daughter. brother and
sister. is chaste and sacred emblem of true
friendship, also kiss between two real
friends. Such kisses like, but to kiss lips
that you know have been stained By false
hood or gossip is very revolving to my feel
ings, and such lips are kissed daily in the
present silly fashion. Lips kiss you that
would curse you. if swearing was fashionable
among ladies. | haEe been trying to save my
kisses for my husband, if providence and the
war ever intend that / shall have one. which
| think is extremely doubtful. as aul begin
ming to fear that such a thing has never been
born. Wish men would get to kissing when
they meet, so as to disgust us as much as we
have disguised them.
The Shasta courier., 1864-04-16

UsFs OF IcE.-We copy the following val
liable suggestions, (says the Repository, J
from Halls Journal Of Health. They should
be remembered and followed Ice is too of.
ten the cause of serious and sometimes fatal
injury-aDd at the same time Improperly ap-
nlied, a valuable and eficous remedy. We
insert them for the benefit of our readers:
In health, no one ought to drink ice water !:
it has oceasioned fatal inflammation of the
stomach and bowels. and sometimes sudden
death. The temptation to drink it is very
great in summer: to use IL at all with anv
safety, the person should take but a single
swallow at time, take the glass from the
lips for half a mil ute. and then another swal-
low and so on. 1t will be found that in this
way it becomes disagreeable after a few
mouthfuls. On the other hand, ice may be
taken as freely as possible, not Only without
injury but with the most striking advantage
in dangerous forms of disease
IF broken to the size of s Eea or bean and
swallowed as practicable without much chew
ing or crushing between the teeth, it will Of
ten be Efficient in checking various kinds of
darrhoea, and has cured violent cases of As
iatic cholera
A kind of cushion of powdered ice being
kept to the entire scalp. has alayed violent
Inflammation of the brain. and arrested fear
ful eonyuis-o -ons induced by too much blood
there.
Water as cold as ice applied freely to the
throat. neck and chest with sponge or cloth
often affords an almost miraculous relief for
Groups and if this be followed by drinking
copiously of the same ice cold element the
wetted parts wiped dry and the child wrapped
up we'll in the bed clothes. it falls into de-
lightfui and life giving slumber.
All infamations, internal and external, are
promptly subdued by the application of ice
or ice water. because it is converted into
steam. and rapidly conveys away the extra
heat, aLd also diminishes the quantity of
blood In the vessels Of the heart.
A piece Of ice laid on the wrist will often
arrest violent bleeding of the nose.
To drink any ice cold liquid at meals re
tards digestion, chills the body, and has been
known to induce the most dangerous internal
congestion.
The Shasta courier., 1864-04-16

The AMERICAN EAGLE.-The following in
ciden: is related in recent lecture by A. L.
Stone, pastor of the Park street Church, Bos.
ton:
In the early part of the gar. there stood
on Shackleford Island. high dag staff, from
which foated the national banner. Ofcourse
the secessonists soon tore it down. But there
still surmounted the national eagle. This
was too loyal for the traitors. and after time
they succeeded in getting it down. or break
ing it off. Their work was hardly finished
when 10 the air quivered with rush of
lordy wings and a majestic eagle swept down
and lighted on the staff. In few minutes
the marksmen sent bullet after bullet at the
royal bird. In vain. His piercing eye look
ed at them defiant; he rose, circled round Q
few feet, and settled again on his perch. At
length, struck with awe, they ceased to fire,
and soon the imperial bird. soaring bun
dred feet higher, lighted on the top of lofty
pine The simbol Of liberty may be desscra-
ted and profaned liberty itself may be the
target of treason arm, but above the smoke,
and the din, the strife and hate, she will soar
unharmed with a broader sweep, and up to a
lordlier height in the serene blue of heaven,
The Shasta courier., 1864-04-16
A wAss1ncros letter saws the House had

a WAs6InGTos letter says the House had
good joke. and the joke soon turned into 9
general roar of laughter, when Mr.. Schenck,
of Ohio, introduced series of resolutions
which everybody voted for, the concluding
one of which was that the causes of the Re
bellion should be put down. The Republi-
cans all voted for it, on the yeas and pays,
because slavery, in their eyes, is the cause Of
the Rebellion the Democrats all, because in
their eyes sbolitionism was the cause of the
Rebellion. The unanimous vote, with the
opposite definition given to the causes, crs'
ated universal merriment..
The Shasta courier., 1864-04-16
A Chinese Crucifxion.

The following account of recent crucifx-
ION IN China, interesting, because of its re-
semblance to those mantioned in Scripture,
Is by Mr.. James Jones, of Annoy, who wit
messed the execution on the 2sth of October !:
The vletim was we'll known thief. whose
principal offence was that of stealing young
girls and selling them for prostitutes. On
his trial before his judge, he refused to Grim
mate himself, although repeatedly scourged
until bis back was raw. If female witness
fails t9Glve satisfactory evidence in court
OF justice, she is beaten with leather straps
across tbe mouth. His wife, desirous of spar
ing her husband, refused to give evidence,
but after two or three applications of the
strap, $ler courage gave way. She confessed
his guilt, at the same time admitting that two
hundred dollars of the money so derived was
hidden in the sea near the beach, Officers
were sent to search, and fining the dollars in
the place indicated, the prisoner was sentenced
to capitation-deemed by the Chinese. the
most severe of punishments-be they
imagine that if man leaves this world minus
any Of his members, he appears in the same
condition. in the next. The eulprit therefore
PRAYED to be cruci6ed instead of being be-
headed. The cross was of the Latin FORM
the foot being inserted in a stout plank, and
the criminal, standing on board, had nails
driven through his feet, his hands stretched
and nailed to the crossbeam His legs were
fastened to the cross with an iron chain, and
his arms bound with cords. and on the cord
round the waist was inserted piece of wood
on which was written his name and offence );
a similar piece on his right arm contained his
extraordinarily. to remain on the cross
night and day until he died; another on his
left arm had the name of the Judge, with his
to the cross inside the Yanum, in the pres
ence of the magistrate. and then carried by
four coolies to one of the principal thorough
fares leading from the city, where he was left
during the day, but removed ~ night inside
the prison for fear of his friends attempting
to rescue him, and again carried forth at
daylight, in charge of two soldiers. He was
cr,lcifed at noon on Wednesday, and M.
Jones conversed with him at fve in the even
ing. He complained of pain in the chest,
and thirst. On Thursday he slept for some
hours. No one was allowed to supply him
with food or drink, and daring the day there
was quite a fair in front Of the cross, people
being attracted from 2 distance, and the
sweetmeat venders driving large trade. On
Saturday he was still alive, when the Taotai
to the wretch's suferings, and he immediate
iy gave orders that vinegar should be admin
istered, which he expected would produce
mnedi' tie death, but the result was other
wise, and at sunset two soldiers with stout
bamboos broke both his legs, and then stran-
g.ed him.
The Shasta courier., 1864-04-16
MIsEIIEs OF WORKING GIRLs.-A New
York letter says:

MlsEGIEs OF WORKING GIRLs.-A New
York letter says:
" The late movement in regard to the in
crease OF working woman's wages has brought
some very terrible things to light. One poor
girl has been living for months on dry bread
and salt Two others bring story which re-
fleets no credit on our police force. Cut of
from society and homeless, they applied at
station house for lodging. which is supplied
to homeless wanderers nightly. The Sleep
ing places are all full, but policeman in.
formed them that he would allow them a
place to rest. They accompanied him to a
dweliing in-street. where, according to their
statement, he told them they would find COM
Portable quarters. The girls put perfect faith
in his advice, and would have remained un-
der the roof to which he conducted them had
not the mistress of the place, whom the girls
describe as an old woman dressed in velvet
and covered with jewelry. herself met them
at the door. warned them that it was house
of dsrepute and bid them depart unless they
desired to lead life of infamy, The giris,
being virtuous, FED at once, and sat up all
night before the IRE in the public room ofths
station house, whence they were directed iR
the NOR. ing, by some good Samaritan to the
rooms of the Protective Society. where they
were cared for. Such stories reach the ears
of the Directress of the Society every day."