Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1875-09-25


gone to bed.
The bots IN horses may be cured, it is
said upon the authority of the Agricul-
tural Department at Washington, by
strong infusion of tanzy. Tie herb is
bruised, little water added, and the
juice squeezed out.
A man in Colorado put his hand into
a box containing hay and was bitten by
a rattlesnake. He drank fonr bottles OF
whiskey and-died. The question is
which killed him, the whiskey or the
snake?
An Indiana man has invented pat
ent hymn book folder, but what is more
needed is patent Bible holder. Some
persons have never learned to hold BIZ
BILE and never will.
You had better come in and pay your
subscription. 1t has been due so long
that Won doubtless think we have for
gotten it, but you were never more mis-
taken in your life, and We are now after
that money with all our might.
The whole number of failures in the
country so far this year, is estimated at
SAT- with liabilities amounting to $74,-
940,S60.
Horses in the neighborhood of Col
umbia Furnace, Shenandoah County,
are dying OF a catarrhal affections. MIR.
Housenfeck lost team of four horses,
and Wisler & Co. shot several OF their
mules in order to arrest the disease
among their stock.
Hon. Carl Schurz will make nine
speeches in Ohio during this campaign,
in favor of a sound currency. The first
will be made in Cincinnati Sept. 9th.
The Page (Va) Courier has heard Of
a farmer offering to sell 100 barrels OF
corn, as soon as ripe, at $3.50, and
thinks 50 will be the ruling price in
that vicinity.
The loss of property in Texas caus-
ed by the storm, has been very great.
The country west of Brashear is under
water for eighteen miles. Brashear
City has four feet of water in the
streets.
A fatal horse disease has made its ap-
pearance along the Peninsula of Mary
land and Delaware, which is proving
serious to the farmers, whose aggregate
losses are estimated at $4,000.
A snow storm prevailed or Mount
Washington, n. H., Saturday. No
trains or stages were run on the noun
tain in consequent. Twelve inches OF
snow fell at River du Soup, Canada, Oh
Saturday. and much damage was done
to fruit and ornamental trees.
At the sales of short,horn cattle now
going on at various points throughout
the west, fancy COWS bring $4,000,
$4,000, $500 and $4,000, according to
pedigree and appearance, and the poor
est bring from 1925 to $50 each.
A broken-hearted widow, who re-
Gently lost her husband, has dyed her
lap-dog black, while waiting for the
fall styles in mourning goods to be an-
nounced.
Josh Billings remarks The only
way TO git thru this world and escape
censure and abuse is to take sum back
road. You kant travel the main turn
pike and do it.
A Maine woman declared that her
sister was run over by a railroad train,
and the next morning learned that she
had twins.
Mrs. White, of Marlboro, n. III. a
widow lady, while temporarily insane,
last evening cut the throat of Mrs.
Gerould, lady visiting her, and after
wards cut her own throat with scythe.
Neither are expected to recover.
The signal service reports that three
inches of snow had fallen at Colorado
Springs, G. r., since Monday afternoon.
Snow was still falling there Wednesday
morning.
Col. John A. Joyce, ex revenue
agent, has been arrested at ST. Louis
for conspiring to defraud the govern
ment.
A Kentucky postofiice paying sala-
ny of S23 per year, is sought after by
fourteen different men. They don't
want the money, but are after the big
feeling which every postmaster has.
Kate Stanton refuses to wear a pull
back but she always was stuck-up
creature and when she gets to heaven
she won't be more than half satisfied.
A Canadian priest has given notice
that he will refuse the sacrament TO
those wearing low-necked dresses or
pull-back skirts
1t must make a woman feel mean 10
take poison, write two or three farewell
letters, upbraid her husband, and then
be saved by stomach pump.
Within few days a serious disease
has broken out among the horses in the
many public and private stables
throughout the city of New York. 1t
borders OIL the nature of the famous
epizootic, which two years ago carried
off so many valuable animals in all
parts of the country.
TwENrr-TmRD SESSION OF ROANOKE
CoLLEGE.-Roanoke College opened its