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The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1866-05-17
n.oFLAND,s eHnmAN HITTEus
rfe.rf1 30 WIN cure every case OF .fI~JI .
CHRONIC OR NERVOUS DEBILITY
- -. ..... -. ...... ...........n :

.Gs, AND DISEASES or THE KIDNEYS.
y observe the following symptoms resulting from
disorders OF the digestive organs:
Constipation, inward Piles, fulness OF Blood 70
tho Head, Acidty of the stomach, Nausea, Heart
burn, Disgust for Food, Fuiness or Weight IN the
Stomach Sour EructOns sinking or fluttering
I 1T the Pitof tbs stomach, swimming OF the ltean
Hurried and difficult Breathing. fluttcrinR at the
Heart, Choking or Snffooatng Sensations when IN
lying posture, Dihness OF Vision, Dots or Webs
before the sight Fever and Dull Pain In the Head,
Deficiency of Perspiration, y lellowncs of the skin
and Eyes Pain in the Side, Back, Chest, Limbs,
SC Sudden hushes of Heat, Turning In the Flesh,
Constant imaginings of Evil, and great Depression
REMEMBER! -. b.
That this Bitters is not ,Alcholic contains no Rum
or whisky and cannot make Drunkarls, but Is the
Best Tonic In the World
The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1866-05-17
FEVER AND AGUE AND CHILLS.
THE BEST REAEDY TO CURE,Is
DAVIS PAIN KILLER.

directions FOR ITS USE.-TAKE
three teaspoonsfnl tine Pain Kileri In about halt
pint of hot water wen sweetened with molasses, a
d. back and bowels with the medicine, at the same
time Repeat the dose in twenty minutes II the
lTst dose not stop the chill should IL produce
vomiting land lit probably will II the stomach Is
very fOnl take q little Pain Killer I'M cold water
sweetened with sugar after each spasm Perse~
veranee in the above treatment has cured many
severe and obstinate cases Of this disease.
r., Octa1 -daWtf OF lfsi-uf .''N'tN
The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1866-05-17
From the Rev Thos. ID. Winter, ID. D.. Pastor 6
q lf ~ kafi RoNbOrough Baptist Church.

Dear Sirt--I feel IL due to your excellent prepa-
ration, Hoohand's German Btters to add my tes-
timony To the deserved reputation ID has obtained
have for years at times, been troubled with great
advised by friend to. try bottle OF your German
Bitters I did so, and have experienced great and
unexpected relief; my health has been very ma
teraIly benefited. 1 confidently recommend tho
article where meot with cases similar TO my own,
and have been assured by many of their good ef-
feets. Respectfully, yours. #. WINTER,
trt ~ -rsfr,iI fefli Roxborough, Pa.
The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1866-05-17
From Rev. J; Newton Brown; p. p Editor Of the

From Rev J Newton Brown, u. ID. Editor of the
Encyclopedia of Religious knowledge and Chris
tiah Chronicle, Philadelphia.
Although not disposed TO favor or recommend
Patent Medicines In general, through distrust OF
their ingredients and effects yet know of no suf-
icient reasons why man may not testify TO the
benefits he believes himself to have received from
q any simple preparations, in the hope that he may
~ thus contribute to the bcneiitof others.
do this the more readily IL regard to lioofand's
German Bitters, preparedby nr. Y. NJ Jackson o
this city, because was prejudced against them fol
many years, under the impression that they wers
chiefly an alcoholic mixture. am indebted to my
friend, Robt Shoemaker, Esq 4, for hslremoval o.
this prejudice by proper tests and for encourage
ment to try them when suffering from great AM
long continued debility, The use of three bottles
Of these Bitters at the beginning of the present
year was followed by evident relief and restora
tion 10 degree Of bodily and mental yigor whici
had not felt for six months before, and had amos
despared of rcganng L therefore thank God
and ny friend for directing me to the use OF them
VIA J. NEWTON BROWN, Philadelphia.
The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1866-05-17
Roback's Bitters.

"a RObdcIe's Bttters.
They are better than all Pills, Powders, aud
other nauseous disagreeable compounds.
u .4. RObGcJs's ,Bitters.
They can be taken without regard 10 diet A
an appetizer they have no equal,
.. Robdcis's .Bitters.
They are prepared by an old aud skillful physi-
cian from well known vegetable remedies
RObdcIc's BitterS.
Wherever known they have become standa
family strengthing remedy. fa
RObacIs's Bitters.
Try one bottle and you will always use theW
and recommend them TO others.
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7entlevsR: have recently been laboring under
the distressing effects OF Indigestion, accompanied
by prostration of the nervous system Numer;
Gus remedies were recommended by friends, and
some OF them tested but without relief. Your
Hoonand's German Bitters were recommended by
persons who had tried them, and whose favorable
mention of these Bitters induced me to try them
l must confess that had an aversion TO Patent
Medicines from the "thOusand and One' quack
fsBittors ,whose only aim seems To be to palm on
sweetened and drugged liquor upon the community
in n sly way, and the tendency of which, fear, i
To make many aeoniirmed drIinlarL Upon learn
ing that yours was retlly ~ medicinal preparation
= took 1t with happy effect Its action, not only
upon the stomach but upon the nervous system
was prompt and gratifying. feel that have
derived great and permanent benefit from tho use
,I w. ID. sEIGFRIED, No! s5f fSh;ckamnxon st.
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N oTICE E .
ROAD NOTICE.

NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN THAT
on the first Monday In May, 1896, q petition win
be presented 10 the Commissioners Of Montgomery
county, asking change In the location Of the
County Road, leading from Liberty to Salem In
said county, SO as 10 place said road on the line
which divides sections 30 aud a3 In Madison town
ship throughout the entire length ofsaid sections
ent lies IN section ~ in said township north OF the
point where II leaves said section line.
apr T-4twl A PETITIONER
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1866-09-29
Affecting scene.

The Richmond Enquirer OF recent
dale has the following: An affecting
scene took place a few days. ago al The
police station, which melted more Than
one sle,n heart 10 tears. A young man
of nosl respectable connections had been
arrested for drunkenness and 'dIsOFdefly
conduct, and va, ravlng like manlac IN
biz cell, when his aged mother, aiilTed IN
widow 5 weeds, entered 'he ssanon house
and REQUESTED 10 be allowed an inierVlew.
The request was granIed, and she stood
face 10 face with her eIrlng son. lhe
turprise almost sObered h!m ior mo
mem, and hs greeted her with maudlin
tenderness, but the demon oil iniOXlcahoh
SOON broke forth in fresh rsvIngs. The
mother endUavOred 10 calm and soothe
him, bot without avah; his Gui!ed ear vas
deaf even TO The tones Of maternal love,
and retiring from the cell she sank INTO
seat while The sobs so long choked Gown
bust forth with passionate Tehemence Tor
her sOu-her fallen son, her fond hopes
and pride. lhs prop and stay OF. her Ola
age-Cor whom she would willing y have
laI6 down her lite For two hours her
uncomfortable agitation had Toll sway
md then, with an eQorl al calmDess she
departed. :,
Il, was scene which none could view
wiIhou, emotion. and spoke II thunder
tones of the evils OF strong drink. foT
your own sake, for your mothers sake
for Gods .ake, spurn the intoxicating
bowl. Il is lrsugh. with ruin 10 body
and soul; il is liquid fire, distilled dam
nation, the strongest weapon of oil the
devils potent engInery. Don'' drink
The ruby bowl may invite, but there Is
death in every sparkle; tears ard sIghs IN
every glowing drop. 1t will deprive yoo
OF health. fortune, reputation and honor
Don'I drink, boys!
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1866-09-29
A Grssshopper Plague in Kansas.

Thev Hide The San and Stop Rail
road IrainS.-Our western exchanges
are all more or less excited on The sub
iec, of grasshoppers, which are represen-
ted as numerous as locusts in EgypI d.
ring the reign of Pbarolh, some time
ago.
The Wyandon Gazette says that on
Cross Creek, between Topeka and Wa.
mego, they fill Ihe air like snow flakes IN
a winter 'orm. In Marshall county they
have made their appearance in myrlads,
doing immense injury 10 the crops and
grass. The insects are said 10 resemble
some what our common prairie gfasshoP-
per, with some characteristics OF the 10.
Gust. They are travelling east. and des
lroying everything vegetable along The
route.
The Kearney Herald says the whole
country, for miles sround, is filled with
grasshoppers. They are destroying the
crops-slsk and brsnch-wiih alarming
brevily. BY the last Of this week they
will have destroyed the last Vestige o!
cultivated yegilalion, and will then com
mence on prairie grass and sod Produc'
ton.
The Kansas City Journal is informed
by John r. Griffin, who has usI return
ed from Junction City, Kansas, that iha
section is oyeuun with grasshoPpers'
They come in swarms from Ihe west sc
lhick that the sun is hidden wherever they
appear. They arc faring sumP,uousIy
stripping corn-feIds and eating rp The
grass, weeds, and leaves on the trees
The Lawrence Tribune, we also notice
makes mention Of their advent, and say:
their rayages have SO far been confined 'C
tracks IL miles wide and 800 miles long
Some idea Of the vast quantity OF these
insects may be inferred from The fact o
their having cot on the railroad track o
The Union Pacific road in such number:
as 10 cause the wheels TO slip on the rails
The freight train due at Wyandoie even
ing before last was actually detained seV
ersl hours in consequence oi the grass
hoppeIs having taken possession OF III
road.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1866-09-29

wise than | did, during my official term I!
The Statute OF Virginia Prescrlbes The
oaths 10 be taken by all persons elected 10
office, and they are Ftrsi, the oath oi
fidelity TO the Commonwealth, and 10
support the constitution of the State.
Second, the anli.duelling oath and
Third, the oath TO perform faithfully the
dulles of his Office. He does not take an
oath TO suppor, the Constitution OF the
United States, or 10 execute The laws ot
The United States. This then was the
position occupied by the civil and other
officers OF the Stale al The time tue wal
broke oul, and spprehend it will be
readily conceded. thar those officers iul
filled their obligations, in adherlng 10 the
Commonwealth ard her fortunes, and
could not. under any circumstances. have
acted Otherwise, without dishonor and
eternal disgrace.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1866-09-29
VOItaire on Marriage,

Voltsire said The more married mer
you have, the fewer crimes !here will be
Marriages render man more vlriuoui
and more wise. An unmarried man il
but half of perfec, being, and it requires
lhe other half to make things right (; and
i, can no, be expected that in this iDper.
feet state he can keep The straight path ol
reciilude any more than boat with one
oar or a bird with one wing can keep a
s,raigt, course. In nine cases out OF ten,
where married mel become drunksrds,
or where they commit crimes against the
peace Of the community, The foundation of
these acts was laid while in single stale,
or where the vile IS, as is soDiImes the
case an unsuitable match. Marriage
changes ,be current of a mans feelings,
and gives bin centre FOR his thoughts.
his affections, and his acts. Here is q
hon.e for ;he entire man, and the counsel,
The affections, the example, and the inter.
est OF his "bel,eI-hsIf'' keep him from er.
ratio courses, and from falling into a
thousand temptations TO which he would
Otherwise be exposed. Therefore. the
friend 10 marriage is The friend 10 society
and TO his country. .ss...t
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1866-09-29
Attempt to Assassinate the President.

Ii is now definitely ascer,ained that the
ndignilies offered The President and suite
al Indianapolis were preconcerled by the
Radicals. and that il was their design TO
asssssina,e the President. General Grant
saw the frs, sho, fired. llcame from the
second story of building opposite where
The President was Iooming, struck q
Chinese lamp in front, entered the room
snG passed within three feet of General
Grants head. Gen. Grant says that he
believes il was deliberate attempt 10 as
sassinale the President. Admiral Farra-
%, and Gen. Grant were disgusted with
The whole exhibition, and did not hesi-
tate 10 characterize il in proper terms.
The radicals had determined TO gel Grant,
Fsrrsru, and Seward from the party, and
then drive President johnson and others
from the city. Gov. Morton, although
not present. was in the plot with about
fifty other State and Federal officials.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1866-09-29
Terrible Famine in British India.

The People Swept .4,cay by StarUa-
tion-Ihree thousand Deaths a
Ueek in Single DiStrict-.4tJul
Scenes Of Snterng.
The London Times has the following
from Calcutta, August
The famine is sore ir Orissa. In The
fifteen afflicted districts, but chiefly IN
the three districts of Orssa and the ad-
joining country OF Midnapore, 5000 are
daily fed by public charity. lfyon dou,
BILE lha, for the numbers led privaIel y and
chiefly Hindoos, yOn will be still within
The truth. Out Of Orsss and MIdnaPore,
half of The destitute are professional beg
gsrs {; in these provinces nearly all are
the laboring poor and the lower class ol
sgrlcuI,ursllsIs.
The largest number Of deaths from star
va,ion in Orissa and Mldnspore reported
in one week is 3, 500, and in HE SaDihal
country 1900. The average number oI
deaths reported TO The authorities during
the past elk weeks may be, and is by otll'
ClblS, tShch do uui iCss 'liah ~ioOO WV"
Add to these the deaths Witnessed by nc
human eye in The far interior, where all
has never penetrated, and you will have
By no means an exaggerated idea OF The
state oil Orssa and MidDapore. | vii
no, harrow the feelings Of yolr readers by
| the details Of cases whicn appear IN ih'
daily papers here, reported by eye VIII
nesses, Of NE jacksls ealing the corpse o
one wretch while they walt for his com
psnion who is dying. or OF Ihe child tsSeI
from the breast OF lis mother, who hs'
been dead two days. We know still les
of HE slate Of Canaan, the Madras dis
lie, Immediately 10 the south of OUSsa
The famine began in October.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1866-09-29
National Characteristics.

An Italian paper has The following:
Who is the hghles. msu IN The world
The Frenchmsn.
Who is the heaviest! The German.
Who is the most serious ! The Eng.
lishmsn.
Who is the most 1ivacious Z The
Swiss.
Who is, The proudest I The spanisrd.
Who is tho most humble The Rus.
sian.
Who is the mos, enierPrisiDg The
Pole.
Who is The l,zie:t1 The Turk.
Who is the widest awake The a.
merican.
Who i, The sIsspisst' The Hoien-
lot.
Who has all these vlrlUes and vices
mixed together: The Italian.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1866-09-29
ou,NEvER, NEVER FLIRT, GIRLS

Oh. never, never fIrt girls,
Don't play with human hearts
You say you mean in fun, girls,
To wound with Cupid's darts.
But they are cruel wounds, glrls'
Wounds that for life may hufi
Then heed wise old counsellor
Don't firt, dear girls, don't dirti
You say that men are hardy, g!ri'.
And really never feel;
But many an old bachelor
Hiss secret could reveal,
Ind tell OF happier days gone BY.
OF false girls, feelings hurt
Led now Condemns all womankind g; O
Don't flrt then, girls, don't aiEs'
There !, no real pleasure, girls.
10 striving TO excel
In such an ar. as flirting, girls,
Though you may do It we'll
But ifyou love, love truly, glrls'
But love not to your lurt,
Choose wisely, well and sen'ibly;
But, girls, oh never Girt.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1866-09-29
The Endurance of Soldiers.

AS proof of The powers of endurance
exhibited by HE Prusslan soldiers, II is
stated that The army under The commend
Of Gen. HarwaTh, consisting OF about
$4,000 men. performed The distance be-
iween Dresden and Vienna, which, as The
crow flies, in 400 miles, in % days
Stonewali Jackson and his men would
bavs though, that no marching al ALL
Mobile Register.
Early marched his army in 1864. GOO
miles IN 80 days, haltirg three. ionghl
Two pitched bauIes, aud all this on half
ralion'. with the troops broken down, by
the terrible campaign Of tie Wilderness
and around Richmond. The Prussians
averaged II miles per day on good; the
Conleteraies over 90. on bod roads,
Voltey Trginion. sale ID g 5.as
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1866-09-29
Eul0cy on Engineers.

"Brick Pomeroy, of The Lacrosse
democrat. thus discourseih concerning
The railroad engineers "The engineer
stands a. his post, his eye closely scan
ming the rails ahead 10 see that all are
rght-his hand boding on the iron bar
which stops. starts and regulates the mon.
ster that is obedieni TO the jghtess touch
of genius and skill. In the hollow Of
thai mans hand-in the glance Of his
eye-in the brain under the cap pulled SO
closely do"n-in The perfection OF his
knowledge, and The careful scrutiny ol
his mechanical eye are the lives OF men
and women, whose places on earth could
90. well be spared. See how steadily
the train runs 1t passes the mlle'posl'
and he next, and the next, on Tune, 10
Iminule. The engineer looks at the track
at The time table held in clamp before
Ihim-at the clock on the englne-ai the
steam eusge a, his left hand. lie touch
es the lever; we run faster or slower as
he wills. and The train stops at station al
Ter station TO The second. The fireman
opens the iron door by chain he swings
it back, and into The hot, roaring, sui-
locatrg, livid. pentup edition of Hades
the fuel is tossed, and "clank" goes The
door as The heat increases, and the steam
Is made by whose power ~e rush ahead
We love the engiBeef-'ihe monarch oil
the footbosrd - His hands are hard, his
pants soiled. bis face moist with sweat
but il is his care which bears thousands
IN safely, and his skill which makes u.
leel as safe on lhe COW catcher az 10 our
own sanctum.
God bless and preserve the engineer
On all the pages Of history there are nc
braver records than those made by rail
road engineers. We once heard the whs
lie Of all engineer al Des Jardin's Bridge
when with his hand on the screaming
whistle he sounded the alarm, and whls
tied himself down sixty feet into The mur
ky waters and into heaven; never desert
,ng bis post in The plunge which was ia
tai to sixty.lhree ou, OF eighty one souls
He vas found a. The bottom Of the river
his haud 6rmIy holding the lever-hi,
compressed lips telling the noble stcry o
his death. We have heard him time anc
again; We have stood by him on the en-
glne in the hour Of sudden danger. ant
seen how brave man would &C, wher
:, death reached ou, ila bony hand as WI
xhrled past the door of eternily,so wide
iy opened ,ha, we could almost hear III,
voices of those within. We have see:
r engineers in danger scores Of times, bu
we never yet saw one desert his pos,
=, 10 the noble ones who have died in ,hei
duty and their rlory-'o each one of thes
ue sound our whistle three times, "a!
hail ! thou noble man.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1866-09-29
Where the Waterfalls Come From.

gentleman in Waterbury, Conn. dis,
covered lha, somebody was robbing his
hoTse's tail of the means provided by na'
iure Tor protection from The assaults Of
The winged insects.and finally set watch
for the rogue. The expedienl was re-.
warded by catching young lady of pre-.
possessing appearance in lie act of strip.
ping the tail of lis hairy sPpendsgs. She
was arrested, but begged so hard that she
was let of. She gave as an excuse, thai
the outrageous price Of hair made il i'm.
possible for her 10 meet the demands OF
fashion. and she had 10 resort 10 this in.
gepious and novel way TO keep up sp-
pearanee. ssej, - oll01 ga o. .I'oR
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1866-09-29
GrotesuueIy Horrible Incident.

A correspondent OF the Springfield re
pubicdn. writing from San francisco,
furnishes The following incident, 80 hor-
rlbe IN lls details that ibe pen OF Haw.
thOrne might weave ii into romance
Com plant was made 10 the health OIL
fcer thai tie occupants Of handsome re-
sldence in one of our fashionable quarters
was creating nuisance by keeping the
corpse OF hls wife in tie building, TO The
great discomfort and i'll health Of the
neighborhood. 1t appears lha! The wife
of he person complained Of died about q
wear ago, when HE husband purchased a
metallic coffin, and placed the corpse in
one of The rooms OF his residence. Ii
was alleged more particularly thas'he day
previous TO The complaint be had taken
ibQ BODY from its coffin and washed 1t
with the garden hOae. afterwards repia-
chg it in The coffin, where al ihe Tune OF
the complaint, it sull remained. Sincere
ss was this evidence of undyIng and On
sl,erable affection, the spectacle oi that
stricken and incon.olabe wldower play
ing the garden hose upon the decomposed
remains OF his former partner seems 10
have been TOO much Tor his neighbOrS.
The health officer thought SO too, aud the
nuisance was Sba,ed. The whole pic.
,uIe with ils terrible mingling of the
ghsslly and ludlcrous, requires no com-
neni,"
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1866-09-29
ROnnets.
road

The Fall fashion Of this head gear is
piqusnt and striking. Moreover. il is
prelly and becoming, ss general rule. II
is a perfect god,end 10 the eO!BuerS. SO
small is The new style Of bonnet that eve-
rybody dressing en- RI gsur, no matter
what may be the abundance Of her own
hair, must re. enforce II with from FIVE 10
len dollars worth Of some one else's. So
great, indeed, already is the demand for
artificial hair, that large portion tof The
" ua,er.fSlIs rolls, frzes and olher sP2en-
dsges with which an unnatural crop oi
hair is initiated. are made of elk or wor-
sted-commonly termed mohaIr. PuT-
chase a siken cord al The upholsier's, and
it vii! DO seen that the silk is only twist
ed round the surfaCe-lhe cord is cotton.
Just go, because EugenIe's once msgDlh.
cent iresses are growing thin, every boGy
is wearing somebody else's halr, and a
big roll or pad Of goats wool or horse
hair is arfully covered on the outside
with The hair of some Normandy peasant
bride, who through the insuumeniailty OF
an memorable pair Of scissors has brought
10 her husband wedding portion. Save
waterfall curls, that cannot be made ex.
cept Of human hair, very large share OF
the other embellishments, rendered Imper.
alive to those who wear fashionable bon.
nets are the vsriest sham.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1866-09-29
Horrjhle Death.

In Richmond, on Wednesday, at Hsx-
all a. Crenshaws -four mill Mrs. Lille
Ann Harlow. wife Of Mr.. John p. Har-
low, the well know shipper and sob.su'
perin,endeRt Of the mills, had IN company
with two or three lady acquslniaDces. Wis
he'd The establishment 10 witness its ope.
ralions. and after passing through every
story reached he top floor Of lhe building
where few minutes were spent in view
ing The intricate machinery and surveying
the surrounding country from The lofty
height al which they were standing. On
turning 10 rerace their sIeps. Mrs. Hsr-
lows dress flirted against The revolving
cogs Of the ponderous "Coa1eyof,
which. almost az quick as thought, drag
ged her forward and into the machinery,
literally cutting her into fragments. The
body was severed entirely III Two across
lhe chest, both arms were cut of,
and other portions OF her person
were horribly smashed. One Of the
arms fell through 10 the story below,
while the ifeess trunk rolled over on the
floor and streams OF blood spirited from
them for several feet around. Mr.. Tay-
lor. standing near by, made every effor!
10 extricaie her, bu, finding himself en-
tangled was compelled to let 60 and tear
himself loose. The remains were placed
together, put into coffin and carried 10
her husbands residence, a Short distance
off