Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1871-01-07
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BADEN BADEN. !
December 8.h, 1870
DEAN SIR | intended writing 10 you
before, bu, since my arrival in Europe, |
have been so much occupied with bust
mess, that up TO This time have been una
Bile 10 do go. Ileh New York on only
few hours notice. received a lele-
prsm from our house in London a! five
and half o'clock in The evening end leit
per steamer next morning. renamed
IN London only few days: 10 arrange
some business matters. then came TO Ger.
many. | arrived here hom Leipzig in
Ssxnny, last night. am staying with
our senior partner al his villa, which Is
! one of the most beautiful as well as the
most elegant places | have ever seen.
The grounds are very large. The house
is furnished in exquisite taste. Since
my arrival here my time has been spent
in most delightful manner. After
breakfast we drove around Baden. which
is very beautiful place. |, IS the great
watering place OF Europe. In summer
It's cro~drd with people from all parts
of the globe, but a, This season very dull.
There are quite number Of Russian and
English families staying here. slsoa lev
burg. one OF the best fortified towns the
! French had, but as you are aware, the
Russians bombardsd and captured il
some time since. IL is about three hours
ride from here by rail. We expect each
day 10 receive tie news OF the surrender
! Of Paris. | DO not think The city can
hold on, much longer, at this time they
ore very short of provisions. The only
fresh meat The army now has is horse
flesh. On Wednesday the French msde
a desperate sor,ie from Paris. and allemp.
ted 10 Gu, their way through the rtus.
sian lines. bu. unfortunately we've unsuc
ces.ful. their loss in killed, wounded and
prisoners were very heavy. finally they
were driven back under The projection Of
their guns around the city. In this en-
gagement the PIussisn loss was greater
than The French
Paris has within here walls an army
five hundred thousand. The prussians
hive about The same number encircling
the city. Ii would seem The French
ought 10 be tired Of the war. since they
have never eainei single battle but SUI
tered defeat after defeat. There are a,
this lime in Germany sbou. 100000
French persons, almost all The large ci-
lies are filled with Them. A few days
ago saw abou. 20 ZOO in DRESDEN.
The Prussisns have a very large army.
splendidly EQUIPPED and well fed. They
seem determined TO subdue the French
nation. To give you an idea OF the
magnitude of the resources to carry on
this war. will briefly stase villa, ] wit
messed in Berlin, whilst there, visited
the mandatory OF the army stores.
There they employ abou, 1000 men and
women, in preparing ssusages and rsIions
OF bread and vegetables. They send of
daily to the armies around Paris about
$50, 600 pounds Of these sausages and
abou. 250. 900 mea. and vegetable raiions,
besides about 100 oxens are daily slsugh.
tered and cen, off. The works cover
six acres OF ground. There arc similar
establishment, at Frsnkfor, and Msyence.
The Prusslans have destroyed everything
possible on their march to Paris, and for
twenty miles around The city they have
laid waste the entire county. Woods.
which for time out OF mind, have been The
delight of The French people are burned
down remorsele.sIy. The old oaks tina.
once afforded shade to the inhabitants OF
Paris while seeking recreation on gala
days and holidays now lie PROSTATE one
upon another or have been consumed,
in cooking The rude soldiers dinner.
The grand bouevards have been de-
.noyed forever. Stumps now mark The
lines that we're once stately avenues.
Beautiful and costly boudoirs once occu.
pied by young and lovely women are now
filled by German soldiers. The saloons
tina. were once grscrd by tho elite Of the
French nation ale nov used by these
same hordes a. cooking and eating spsrt-
ments. The magnificent balconies once
the pride Of every Frenchmen are now
turned into I.aundries and any houses for
for This same Prussian soldefy. This
war reminds one very foIcible Of our
own. at least as far as The wilful destruc-
uon OF properly goes. Ii possible tie
! Prussisns are more fiendish ,hss were, The
Yankees. You well remember " ha, dev.
lis the Dutch in The yankee army so
you can form some idea of what they are
doing in France.
WASr W SLEEP Opium or NOR
phine is usually prescribed as a soporific.
Both are violent remedies. and re act viO-
lensy: producing nausea. headache and
prostrsuon. They are often given when
they are mol needed; and not unfr, queni-
" they increase ,he irritation Of the brain
instead of soothing il. Probably IN sew
enly i've cases Out Of a hundred in which
they are administered. Plantation Bit
tiers given in moderate doses and st pro-
per intervals. would have the desired
effect. Persons who find il difficult TO
compose their minds Ia .leep aller laying
down at nishi. or whose SAUNDERS are dis-
turbs.. by bad dreams. or are too brie! 10
afford due nourishmeni, are advised 10 Try
the Plantation Biners as an anodyne;
for this comprehensive medicine 10 not