Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1867-06-06

arguments. We quote again
Mere acts Of common humanity and
charity cannot be considered as involving
the party in participation in the rebellion.
So, too, are forced contributions by the
rebel authorities, or the compulsory pay
ment of taxes in aid Of the rebel cause
But wherever an act is done voluntarily
in aid of the rebel cause, it would involve
the person. and it must work Disqualified
ton under this law Voluntary contribu-
tons in furtherance of the rebellion, or
subscriptions to the rebel loans, and even
organized contributions of food, clothing,
or necessary supplies, except Of a strictly
sanitary character, are to be classed with
acts which disqualify''
But it must always be remembered that
none of these acts DISTINGUISHES man un-
less before the war he had as an officer ia
ken the oath to support the Constitution of
the United States.
Perhaps the most important and decisive
feature of Mr.. SrANBERY's opinion is the
declaration that the registers are bound to
accept every mans oath as true. If he
swears he is qualified to vote, why, then,
he is qualified, and his name must be re-
gistered We quote:
cit is impossible to resist the conclusion
that the oath itself is the sole and only test
Of the qualf cations of the applicant.
When, therefore, person applies to the
board for registration, the power of the
board is confined to the administration Of
the prescribed oath, and if the applicant
takes that oath, his name must 60 on the
register. The board cannot enter upon
the inquiry whether he has sworn truly or
falsely. That inquiry must be reserved
for the court which may afterwards have
jurisdiction to try him on the Indictment
for perjury"
Such is the the substance of this long
opinion. The registering officers will profit
BIZ it, we trust We see but little that is OBJ
iectionable in it, It's faults are want of
c1earness Of statement, the omission to set
tie some points atall, and halfway deci-
sion upon others. We leave it with the
readers. -Richmond Dispotch.
How TO ADVERTISE. There are always
two ways of doing a thing, and good
thing in itself may be turned from its pur-
pose by the mode in which it is applied.
For want Of experience and judgment
some modes Of advertising are nearly as
bad as none at all, and therefore knowl-
edge of the places and papers in which a
business man is going to advertise, is Of
as much consequence to him as the adver-
tisements themselves. It may be laid
down as an indisputable fact that the mon
ey spent in judicious advertising bust
ness man, invariably yields him fourfold,
sooner or later, and in numerous instances
one hundred or one thousand-fold. Some
advertise for short time after they COM
mence business, and think it is sufficient;
others intermit advertising after they have
established Furnishing business by its
aid. This is a great mistake. From the
moment house ceases to advertise, how
ever large reputation, for changes are SO
rapid in this country, and the public
mind is so constantly occupied by new as
pirants for its favor and its attention, that
to be out Of the papers where everybody
seeks for information on every subject, is
to be forgotten. The press is daily more
and more becoming necessity, and its
usefulness as an advertising medium is as
constantly increasing. No man is wise,
or just to himself who undertakes to DO
business without availing himself of its
advantages.
SQUEEZING GALS HAND.-The Pike
county Gill;, Democrat is responsible for
the following:
AT a dance the other night not thou
sand miles from Pittsfeld, two chaps got
struck with the same gal. She, not will
ing to show special favor to either, de-
clined dancing and seated herself in the
back part Of the room. Being chilly, the
fair maiden wore large shawl, and one
of her admirers concluded to slip his hand
under the shawl, and try what effect
squeezing her hand would have. He
went for it and succeeded Lord how
happy be was. He squeezed, and she
squeezed. He felt glorious all over, and
she evidently felt glorious too. After
quite joyful time spent in this way, the
lady threw back her shawl, and revealed
to little crowd standing near, our two
youths squeezing one another's hands
most lovingly. It don't do to say
tsqueeze" to either of them since.
The Few WHO MAKE MoNEY-A letter
from the Commissioner of Internal Reve-
nue., published in Mr.. Atkinsons panph-
let on the subject Of revenue. states that
out of the whole population of tho United
States only 100000 persons paid tax
upon incomes,-in other words, that out
of the thirty five millions Of our people,
less than half a million have incomes of
more than $500 year. Those who have
less than that evidently need it all to live
on, and thus spend all they earn. The
great mass of the people, therefore, pay
taxes only indirectly, through the duties
or the impost imposed on the articles they
consume; and if these are increased, their
wages must be increased also, else they
cannot live. aIse@A
The stringent hquoc law in Massachu-
sets appears to be anything but success
in Boston. The amount Of drunkenness
is the same as ever. and liquor can be, OBJ
tanned by some means or other by every