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independence.

Almost the best defence, at least one of
the strongest safeguards of morality, is
the feeling of independence. If the world
thinks that to be right which you think to
be wrong, follow your own opinion. ard
preserve your self-respect. Consider that
you would rather be honorable and de-
spised. than honored and despicable II
the world holds you in light esteem, be-
cause it misunderstands your character,
every mark Of disrespect which it bestows
upon you is certificate of the beauty and
excellence of those virtues in which it err
roneously supposes you to be deficient
But if the world, while it knows your
character, disesteems you, because the
principles that regulate your conduct are
above the received standard of morality,
and it is incapable of approaching them.
retire within your own bosom and enjoy
that serene consciousness of rectituue,
which can sustain, undisturb ID, the hoa rse
clamor Or popular invective.
He who has the fortitude and the con-
stancy to do this, and to go on steadily in.
the path of duty visible to his eyes alone,
experiences not merely that tranquil salts
faction which sense of obligation full
filed brings always with it, but loftier
nobler, prouder pleasure, even the most
exalted of which our nature is the suscep-
tible, that unalloyed felicity which is the
prerogative of integrity invisible amid al
lurements or peril. The stern and solemn
joy which bore the martyrs and heroes
triumphant and exultiug through their
trials, which supported them, gave them
the victory over shame and anguish. and
death itself, is the due reward Of original
and peculiar virtue-of virtue manifested
in spite of temptation-in spite of what is
still harder to be resisted, ridicule, OPP
probuium, and scorn
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1869-11-11

Here is stray waif we find floating
about unclaimed, which is as full Of truth
as any paragraph Of its length ever writ
ten:
How little we dream, when present, how
much we miss those we love when
absent. We miss them not alone because
we love them. but because, from constant
association, they become almost a part of
our being, and when they are gone, we
feel that some part of ourself is away. and
90 where We will, or do as we may, we
know there is something left out, some
thing not with u.s. Oh! how We should
cherish the dear loved ones while they are
near us, that they may know we feel their
worth and their presence. The heart
cannot beat on and be satisfied, unless
there is some other heart whose every
systole and diastole is in perfect accord
with it, and when there are two such
hearts, separation is temporary death. As
we'll might we hope to reflect without a
brain, or locomote without limbs. as to be
happy when those from whom our happi-
ness Is reflected are distant.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1869-11-11
Selfft~ 8eaaimg.
Romance of Real Life.


About ten years ago, says the Rich
mond Enquirer, young man named
Quackenbush left his home in Warwick,
Orange county. Va. with a drove Of cat
tie for New York city. He arrived at his
destination, sold his cattle, and from that
time up to last Saturday his relatives lost
all trace of him. On Saturday a man
of about eighty years arrived at Warwick,
bringing intelligence of the missing young
man. 1t seems that Quackenbash was
robbed in New York city after selling his
cattle. and in desperation at his loss he
shipped for California. He went to the
mines and formed an association with two
young men to care for each other in sick
ness and during life. and to share each
others fortune. in case of death. When
the gold fever broke out in Australia, the
trio went thither and labored together
with success last year, however, MIR.
Quackenbush' associates died. and as their
heir, under the agreement. he found him
self possessed of about $35, 900. He de-
t,rmined to return to bis early home, and,
gathering up his treasures. sailed for
Liverpool. There he was taken sick and
died last spring The aged messenger
referred to was stopping at the same house
with Quackenbush, and as he intended to
come to this country as soon as he could
arrange his affairs, to him was intrusted
the duty Of informing the relatives of Mr..
Quackenbush in Warwick He was re-
ceived there at first with suspicion, but
he produced satisfactory references. and
the family have taken steps to recover the
fortune which awaits them in England.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1869-11-11
A Duel Balloons.

The quarrel was between NJ. D. Grand
pre- and NJ le Pique, and the combat came
of at, OR perhaps We should say above,
Paris, in May. 1908. Being both men
of elevated minds, they agreed to fight in
balloons and in ORDER to give time for
their preparation, it was determined that
the duel should take place on that day
month. Accordingly, 'on the Sd Of May.
the parties met at field adjoining the
Tuilsries, where their respective balloons
we're ready to receive them. Each atten-
ded by second. assembled his car. loaded
with blunderbusses. as pistols could not
be expected to be efficient in their proba-
bic situations. A great multitude attend
ed, hearing of the balloons, bat little
dreaming of their purpose the Parisians
merely looked for the novelty of balloon
race. At uine o'clock the cords were cut
and the balloons assembled majestically
amids the shouts of the spectators. The
wind was moderate, blowing from the
northwest, and they kept as far as could
be judged, within eighty yards Of each
other. When they had mounted to the
height of above nine hun lred yards, NJ
lie Pique fired his piece Intellectually
almost Immediately afterwards the fire
was returned by M. Grandpre, and pea
ertrated his adversary's balloon, the con.
sequence of which was rapid descent, and
M. lie Pique and his second were both
dashed to pieces on a housestps, over
which the balloon fell. The victorious
Grandpre then mounted aloft in the grand
est style, and descended safe with his sec
ond, about seven leagues from the spot o
ascension. - Chambers journal
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1869-11-11

ELEGANCE DOES Nor MAKE A HOME
I never saw garment too fine for man
or maid there never was chair too good
for cobbler, or cooper, or king to sit in j;
never a home too fine to shelter the hu.
man head These elements about US, the
gorgeous sky, the imperial sun, are not
too good for the human race. Elegance
fits man. But do we not value these tools
of housekeeping little more than they are
worth, and sometimes mortgage home
for the mahogany we would bring into it?
| had rather eat my dinner off the head of
barrel, or dress after the fashion of John
the Baptist in the wilderness, Or sit on
block all my life, than consume all my
self before I got to home, and take so
much pains with the outside that the in
side was as hollow as an empty nut.
Beauty is great thing, but beauty of
garments, house and furniture is very
tawdry ornament compared with domestic
love. All the elegance in the world will
not make home, and I would give more
for spoonful of real love than for whole
ship-loads of furniture and all the gorge
oueness that all the upholsterers in the
world could gather together.-4heodore
Parker.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1869-11-11
sinxuIarittes IF the Chinese.

The Chinese of San Francisco are
very singular set of beings. Almost dali
ly something new and curious turns up
about them. In their quarters where
they reside they are seldom idle; but are
always to be seen making slippers. boots.
clothing, cigars, cutting up pork. packing.
cooking. smoking. They take an ordi-
nary room and put floor through its cen
tire. making two stories Of it-one above
the other. Eleven China men will make
cigars in a room 6 feet by 10. They
sell hogs weighing $50 pounds each.
roasted whole. Pork is their principle
article of animal food. They eat every
thing of the creature inside ana out, and
bis hoofs too. At their theatres the wo-
men sit by themselves in the galleries,
smoke cigars and nurse babies. The male
auditors, the actors and musicians. all
smoke necessarily. The orchestra con-
sists of gongs, cymbals, parchments
stretched across sticks, half globe drums,
and steel triangles.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1869-11-11

PARALLEL OF THE SEXES There is an
admirable partition of qualities between
the sexes, which the great Author of b.
ing has distributed to sach with wisdom
which calls for our admiration. Man is
daring and con6dent-woman is difhdent
and unassuming. Man is great in action
woman in suffering. Man shines abroad
= woman at home. Man talks to con-
vince woman to persuade. Man has a
rugged heart-woman soft and tender
one Man prevents misery-woman re-
lieves it. Man has science-woman taste
Man has Judgment woman senslblllty.
Man is being of justice-woman OF
mercy.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1869-11-11
WOODSTOCK VIRGINIA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER IL, 1862
Bishop Doggett.

A writer for the Baltimore Episcopal
Methodist thus sketches our good Bishop !:
''St. Paul upon Mars Hill was not more
polished and polite. nor before Agrippa
more courtly and grand. With his order
Of mind and long habits of study, all Of
his productions are fifty joined together
and compacted by that which every joint
supplieth.' and made luminous and elo-
quent by the light and life Of intellectual
fervor, and chaste and elegant in the Sc
lection and connection Of language. equally
when dropping from the pen and the pull
pit. He is Chesterfield in politeness,
without the cold fromalities of convention
al propriety.
Gas al advocate at the bar, he bears
the strongest resemblance to Rufus Cboate;
and as an orator on popular occasions he
is about equally removed from Edward
Everett and Mr.. Webster While he was
an editor of the Quarterly Review he gave
proof of his fine litarary discrimination
and bis superior skill in the proper sphere
of literary criticism. and won for himself
distinction in the proper use of the Eng
lish language, as a vehicle Of thought, that
should make him the Joseph Addison of
American Methodist literature while his
pulpit efforts have in them finished die
ton, choice rhetoric, an earnest utter
ance. and kindling power and pathos.
that approach nearer what We conceive of
the eloquent Apollos than any other apes
tie. With a inely strung constitution,
and highly toned temperature. and with
the nervous fHids near the surface, he il
keenly alive to all his surroundings, and
marvellously sensitive to each shifting
scene upon the Methodist drama. He
lives in the sensation and puts himself in
sympathy with the good"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1869-11-11

The Rev. Henry Ward Beecher, who
was very little moved by any atrocity
whatever while he was upon the war path.
has recently been to Gettysburg, and is
much shocked at the condition in which
he found the remains of the Confederate
dead. The shallow graves accorded them,
when they fell, have been disturbed either
by the ruthlessness of man, or by the
warning elements. and the bones of the
slain lie scattered upon the hillsides The
South would gladly, even in the midst of
her unparalleled mirery. nave cared for
the relics of those who died in her defence
but the loyal people of the North refused
their discomftted antagonists the privilege
of giving decent burial to their brethren.
Time has now done its worst. The grave
has in one sense given up its dead. and it
would scarcely be possible for pious hands
to collect the CHASTITY remains Of the Con
Tolerate braves who stormed the heights
of Gettysburg and laid down their lives in
that heroic endeavor. If the ploughshare
now scatters all that is left of them as i;
turns furrow after fur:ow, the shame and
the disgrace must abide forever with the
North To the dead it matters nothing
History will one day tell their story Alright
Their duty WAS CALAMITY done. Their
glory is imperishab!e. What boots it to
them, then, that their ashes be strewn
upon the waters or given to the winds of
Heaven! Millions of men hold their names
in loving remembrance Generations to
come will be inspired by their example
And in His own good time. when earthly
things are passing sway forever, the Pro-
violence which rules over all will, we are
touchingly told. take into His own tender
care the poor dust which the malice Of man
has used so desp:tefully .-Balt Gazette.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1869-11-11
Sf1eet gnstry.
OH!BE NOT FIRST.

OH!BE NOT FIRST.
Oh, be not the first to discover
A blot on the name of friend,
A flaw in the faith Of lover Z
Whose heart may prove true in the end
We none Of as know one another,
And oft in error we fall.
Then We should speak kind Of brother,
Or speak not Of him At all.
A smile or q sigh may awaken
Suspicious most false and untrue;
And thus our belief may be shaken
In hearts that are honest and true.
How often the light smile Of gladness
Is worn by the friends that We meet,
To cover soul full of sadness
Too proud to acknowls dgs defeat.
How often the sigh of detection
Is heard from the hypocrite's breast,
Ts parody truth and affection,
Or lull suspicion to rest.
How eften the friends we hold dear 1t,
The noblest emotions conceal,
Have hearts the purest, sincerest,
And secrets they cannot reveal.
I'll leave base minds to harbor suspicion
And small ones to trace my defects.
Nine shall be nobler ambition,
For base is the mind that suspects.
We none of us know ons another,
And oft into error we fall i:
Then We should speak kind of q brother,
Or speak not of him at ALL
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1869-11-11

The COMING WonAN.-Dr. Fowler, at
Wesley Chapel, Cincinnati, described
the coming voting and Office holding
politicians "a short hard, short
dressed, wiry faced. hook nosed. cross
eyed, razor chinned, cracked voiced, gim-
let Of woman, standing on stump. with
her fore fingers working like patent
toothpick, haranguing crowd about
woman's wrongs II made him shiver."
How lovely!
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1869-11-11
The Local PapeP.

The following tribute to the local pa
per from the Chicago Republican. contains
so much truth that We transfer it to our
columns and commend it to the careful con-
sideration of our business men and those
interested in cur city What tells SO
readily the standard ola town or city as
the appearances of its paper ? And its
youth or its age can as well be determined
by the observing as by personal notice.
The enterprise of its citizens is depicted
by its advertisements, their liberality by
the looks of the paper Some papers show
good, solid, healthy foundation, Pile
thoric purses, and a we'll. TODD appear
ance generally others show a striving to
contend with the grasping thousands
around them, trying hard to wrench cut
an existence from the close listed COM
munity around them. An occasional
meteoric display in its columns Of edito-
rials, show what it can do if it had the
means, but it cannot continue in the ex-
pensive work until support comes, which
ought to be readily granted. Take your
home paper; it gives you more news of
immediate interest than New York or other
papers, it talks for you when other local
ties belle you, it stands up for your rights;
you always have champion in your home
paper, and those who stand up for you,
should certainly be sustained Your in
terests are kindred and equal, and you
must rise or fall together. Therefore it
is to your interest to support your home
paper, not grudgingly, but in liberal
spirit as pleasure, not as disagreed
bic duty but as an investment that will
amply pay the expenditure.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1869-11-11
2eetry.
AUTUMN.

Another tenant Of the year arrives.
Elected Summer sadly moves away,
And Autumn, with an aspect Of decay,
His windy chariot through the forest drives,
And, despot in that leafy realm, deprives
The moaning trees OF all their choice array.
Forced like unwilling children to obey
The tyrant terror Of their simple lives
Again great-coats are worn, again we barn
The cheerful produce Of the gloomy mine,
Again to whist and oysters we return,
By artificial light again we dine
For now we've reached that period of the year,
When comes October and October beer.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1869-11-11

Few are probably aware of the fate Of
Lord Byron's heart. After his death at
Missalonghi, in 1922. his body was
embalmed and sent to England. but the
heart was begged and obtained BY tho
Greeks, who enclosed it in silver case.
Four years later. after the protracted siege
Of Missolonghi, sallying party, carrying
the relic with them, cut way with great
sacri6c of life through the Turkish lines
but the heart Vas lost in crossing the
m.rshes.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1869-11-11
HOTEL;
J.P. HEIRONIMUS, PROPRIETOR.

Having leased for term Of years the TAf-
LOR HOTEL PROPERTY, long and favor
ably known to the travelling public, and hay
ING cleansed the house and refurnished it with
comfortable Bedding, Furniture, &C.. offer
to my friends and the travelling public the
comforts of HOME. With competent assist
ants, and polite and attentive servants, think
I can safely guarantee satisfaction to my
guests. 1t shall be my endeavor to restore
the Taylor Hotel to its former reputation as
the best conducted and most comfortable
public house in the Valley.
confidently appeal to the public for
generous patronage.
nov26. SO aa4 J. P. HEIRONlMUS.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1869-11-11

A patent has recently been granted for
a method of refreshing horses while in
harness, which consists in making the bit
hollow and having preforations in it. A
rubber tube extends from one side of the
biz to the carriage and by pressing a
rubber bag which contains water the
driver is enabled to refresh horses when
ever he chooses without stopping. For
saddle horses the water bag is suspended
from the horses neck, or upon the pun
mel of the saddle.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1869-11-11

HOLINESS is the beauty of God impress
ed upon the soul, and the impression is
everlasting. Other beauty is but faded
flower; time will plough up deep burrows
upon the fairest face but this will be
fresh to eternity.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1869-11-11
NATIONAL HOTEL.
~ WOODSTOCK, VIRGINIA {.
C. NEEB, PRoPRIBToR.

HAVING leased and refurniseed the National
Hotel, in Woodstock, l respectfully solicit
share of the patronage of both the local and
travelling public
This is one of the largest and most com
pletely furnished houses in the Valley of Vir-
ginia, and is situated in one of the most health
full, picturesque and convenient locations in
the valley, and will be a pleasant retreat du-
ring the summer months.
My Table will be furnished with the very
best Of the market, and accommodating SER
wants will be employed. The Bar will be
supplied with The choicest wines and liquors.
An experienced ostler will be in attendance at
all times. [Aprll Is, '68'-t
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1869-11-11

Make good use of time if thou lowest
eternity. Yesterday cannot be recalled,
to morrow cannot be secured. The day
only is thine, which. if oucs lost. is lost
fer ever.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1869-11-11

Special Notices inserted at 20 cents per line.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1869-01-14
Victoria's Wages.

TO correct misaDpretensions as to
Queen Flctorlae income, an English pa
per explains how the 1885, 000 peranIum,
established by law as her income, Is ex-
pended Many people have an idea that
this sum is actually paid to the queen ev-
cry wear. Such is not the case The civil
list is divided into six classes. Chass 1,
really represents the anountof money
paid to her Majesty for her private use.
This amount is $4,000, which is PAYABLE
in monthly installments 30 long as her
Majesty lives. Glass ,, which appropri-
ates e13i,260, is for the payment of her
Majosty's houseold, ana disbursed by the
official called the Paymaster of the House
hold. Glass 8, appropriates e172,50 for
the expenses of the household. The mum
Der of court officials is so great, and the
cost of maintaining the royal kitchen
giving balls and receptions, a keeping up
the royal stables, is so large that these two
snmS are easily absorbed. The amount OF
class is small, and its purposesare almost
entirely charitable. Nine thousand
pounds is devoted to grants to distressed
literary men or women, or to the needy
relations of deceased military or naval
officers, and to special service" such. fol-
instance, as the award made to the officer
who first landed in England with the
Abyssinian dispatches from Gen. Napier
The sum of $4,000 is distributed in geuer-
| al aims, and further sum of 81 800 is
devoted to the payment of pensions tc
distressed ladies
| The upshot of the whole matter seems
~ %11a+ 4hn ~
ECO, 900, or 100000, ayear, and her living
for nothing,about $500, 900 being annually
Expended simply to give ecEot to royalty
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1869-01-14
a Courageous Women.

The Milwaukee Wisconsin, states the fol-
rowling case of Mrs. Thurston, who recover
ed her son, six years old from drowning:
The boy was sent out of the house bv his
mother to empty pail of slops. He was
gone but few moments before q fayorite
dog came rushing in, acting in most sin
guIar manner. The dog was ordered out.
BUT would not go, and cut up such curious
antics that Mrs. Thurston started for the
door, the dog proceeding. The dog ran to
the we'll few yards from the house, and the
mother was startled toind the boy missing
from the yard, and his empty pail lying near
the well. Fastening to the spot she found
that the little fellow had fallen in and was
now fioundering in the water twenty feet
down. The mother cried for help, ana ere it
came she went down, clinging to the we'll
rope, and Selling her boy, held him above the
water until assistance came, when both were
taken out with no little difficulty. The bow
had nearly persisted with the cold The mother
exhibited bravery and heroism worthy OF
all credit, while the dog who gave notice OF
danger certainly comes in for his share OF
| thanks.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1869-01-14
THURSDAY. JANUARY IA, 1869.
Local Legislation.

At the commencement of every session
of the Legislature disposition seems tc
be evinced to avoid local legislation,a and
thus render the session short Unques-
tionably it is the wish of the people OF
the state that the session which COM
menced yesterday, shall be as brief as may
be consistent with the interests Of the peo-
pie. Short sessions are almost invariably
promised at the outset, but always fail OF
fulfilment We have a constitutional pro
vision, authorizing the Legislature to CON
fer upon county boards the power OF al
most all needful local legislation. In ac-
cordance with this provision, the Legisla-
turs years ago, passed general laws, pro
Viding for the transaction of local leglsla-
ton in the counties Notwithstanding
this provision, every session of the Legis-
lature after resisting thelmportunities for
local enactments during the first week or
two, throws the door wide open for ali
sorts of local business. Every man who
has some local measure which he wishes
to have accomplished by sanction of law,
is sure to go to Madison to get it done,
simply because he expects to, obtain il on
better terms, to suit his private interests,
than by applying to the local authorities.
in this way schemes Of individual specu.
lation are accomplished, and unfair adyan-
tage given. Our local county boards, are
presumed to be better informed, as to the
merits Of any privilege asked for WITHIN
the county limits, than the Legislature at
Madison. If our Legislature would only
for once, shut out local business, which the
constitution and laws contemplate should
be tranacted at home and confne its bus
mess to matters Of general legislation, all
the needful enactments might be acc I'M
plished in four or five weeks.