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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1870-12-15
Iron Around Peach Trees.

At recent meeting of the American In
stitute Farmers Club, Ar. Wagner, vino
lives on Long Island Sound about fifty
miles east Of New York, exhibited some
pruning from his orchard to illustrate the
effect of putting iron around trees. He
took an old place with twenty trees in
the orchard. full of dead limbs, with vel
low leaves, and the crotch oozing thick
gum. He gave the earth a good top
dress ing of old iron, breaking up old
ploHs and scattering the fragments. Tbs
effect has been marvellous. The trees
have renewed their youth, and now look
strong and thrifty. The bark is tight
and leaves are green, asd the borer has
disappeared, He thinks the slab of iron
furnaces, ground up and spread on Or
chards will prove very valuable fertilizer
for fruit trees of all kinds. ,
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1870-12-15
Dogs Socially Considered.

Il think says d.. John Brown. of
Edinburgh, who of all pross writer's has
written with the most hearty and de-
lightful appreciation of dogs L think
every family should have deg It is
like having perpetual baby it is ths
plaything and crony of the whole house );
it keeps them all young he tells no tales,
betrays no secrets, never, sulks, asks no
troublesome questions never gets u debt,
never comes down late to breakfast is al
ways ready for a bit of fun. lies in wait
for it, and you may. if choleric, to your
relief, kick him instead of some cne else,
who would not take it so meekly; and,
moreover, would certainly not, as lie does,
ask your pardon for being kicked
Next to merry child, we do not know
so good and healthful companion for a
melancholic man as dog. He does not
call oyer tie roll of your ails, with do
lorous information, nursing and petting
them by recital, nor does he anger YOU hy
combating your splenetic fancies lie
just ignores them SO ;nnocenty that YOU
ignore them too.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1870-12-15
NO. II.

consistent with our duty, and must prove
injurious I have all the required forms
for taking the census, and will be glad to
furnish them, together with any desired
information, to the clerks Of boards that
have not yet reported to me.
In conclusion allow nae to say that I
have too much faith in the intelligence
and high sense of the duty Of Frederick
county, to believe that they will hesitate
to accept for their honest and hard work
ing yet needy citizens, the boon of edusa-
ton now preferred TO them. We have
borne ourselves bravely in too many hard
fought battles not to be able generously
and successfully to combat our predjudi-
ces.
Very respectfully,
A. NJ. SMITH,
County Sup't. Pebble Schools,
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1870-12-15

INTERESTING INCIDENT On yesterday
Bishop Pierce presented to the Conference
a pretty little boy, four or five yeas of age,
tue son of Rev. Mr.. Allan. superintendent
of the China Mission. He was born in q
ear Oft land, aud only recently arrived in
this country, in company with Lis mother
He was received by the Conference rising.
The Bishop took him on his lap. and said
he would inaugurate him in the duties of
Bishop, and hoped that he would be- one
some day in China, as his father Intended
to spend the remainder Of his days there.
Lyaehbmy Tiryiuian. ~
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1870-12-15

MINcE Pies. -The following recipe for
mince pies, which are now in season, is
confidently recommended after using
many years:
Boil a fresh beef tongue tender, let it
get cold, then chop it fine with one pound
of suet, one half peck Of apples, two
pounds of currants, picked and washed
very carefully one pound citron sliced.
half an ounce Of each powdered cloves,
allspice, cinnamon and ginger; three
pihts of sweet cider, one pint of Maderie
wine, half pint Of brandy, with enough
sugar to sweeten to your taste. This will
make large jar full.-Germsantowa TEL
eg'odh.
UTILITY OF SNow.-A New Haven man
advises people to use snow hereafter III
stead of ice, for refrigerating purposes in
summer. Provide, says he, square box
say II to Is inches SOU are, fill it with
pure snow, stamping it together with a
smooth block Of convenient FORM Have
the box made very little taper, just the
slightest flare toward tho open side On
emptying it you will have block of snow
sufficiently solidifed and ready, after one
real cold night, for packing into your ice
box. II says this will keep as long as
ice, win, of course, 70 cheaper, and will
bs cleaner and pursr.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1870-12-15

To Roast A TURKBY.-It should first
be 'killed''-at least two days in ad-'
vance Make force meat of grated
bread crumbs, pepper, salt. sweet MARIO
ram. minced suet, and beaten yok 3of
egg. Chop the liver, gizzard and heart
for the gravy. Stuff the craa and the
body. and sew up the openings. Dredge
with -four, and put the bird into the
bake pan, with the bottom well covered
with water. Basic every half hour with
butter.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1870-12-15

Snow PLANr'-Along the Sierra Neva>
da, close to the line of snow, a plant
grows of size varying from an inch to two
inches in thickness, and beighth to the
Dimensions of the largest cabbage. It is
known as the snow cactus. ana depends
for moisture upon the melting snow. It
has been recently proposed to treat tho
plant as table vegetable, and it is said
that boiled and served up like asparagus.
this cactus is found equally succulens aad
satisfactory.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1870-12-15

A PREVENTIVE OF GApEs.--T. S. Gold
said at recent agricultural meeting, that
be had word to say in favor of salt as a
cure and preventive Of cape in chickens.
Had tried it successfully and knew its
value. 4 tablespoonful OF salt with two
quarts of Indian meal, was about the
right proportion"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1870-12-15

LTNIMENT FOR ANIMALS -An excellent
liniment for wounds, bruises, sprians,
and swellings may be made as follows:
A pint Of good vinegar, a pint of soft
soap, a handful Of salt, and a tablespoon
of saltpetfe. Xix thoroughly aud bottle
for use. This is very ei1icac iious, and is
cheaply and easily prepared.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1870-12-15
Seieet 2uetru.
THE EXILE.

FROM THE PERSIAN OF KERNANI.
In Farsistan the violet spreads
Itsleaves to the rival sky
ask how far is the Tigris food
And the vine that grows thereby!
Except the amber morning wind
Not one salutes me here
There is no lover in all Bagdad
To offer the exile cheer.
know that thou, amber morning wind
Ger Kernan's meadow blowest,
And thou, heart-warming nightingale
by fathers orchard knowest.
The merchant hath stuffs Of price
And gems from the seawashed strand,
And princes offer me grace,
Tie stay in the Syrian land.
But what is gold for, but for gifts?
And dark without love is the day;
And all that see in Bagdad
Is the Tigris to float me away.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1870-12-15
Applying for a School

A gentleman from Swampville was tell
ing how many different occupations he
had attempted. Among others he had
tried school teaching.
"Hov long did you teach?' ask by
stander.
oval, I didn't teach long that is
on ly soent to teach"
"Did you hire out p
oval, didn't hire out; only rent to
hire out"
"Why did you give it up?"
"Wal, give it up for reasons or nuth-
err. You see, [ travelled into a deestrict
and inquired for trustees. Somebody
said Mr.. Snickles was the man I wanted
to see. So l found Mr.. Snickles-nam-
ed my objec, introducing myself-and
asked him what he thought about lettin
me try my luck with the big boys and un-
ruly gals in the deestrict He wanted to
know if l really considered myself capa-
Bile; and told him [ wouldn't mind his
asking me few easy questions in 'rith-
mstic and Biography, OR show my hand
writing He said no, never mind. he
could tell a good teacher by his gait
Let me see you walk off little way
said he, and [ can tell jis's wells I'd
heard you examined said he. He sot in
the door as be spoke, and I thought he
looked little skittish; but I was consid'-
rable frustrated, and walked on as smart
as [ knowed how He said he'd tell me
when to stop, so I KEEP on till 1 thought
I'd gone far enough-then s'pected s'tbing
was to pay, and looked round Huy, the
door scas shet, and Snichzes acas gone.
Did you 60 back"
Wal, mol didn't 60 back
"Did you apply for another school?
" Wal, no I didn't apply for another
school" said gentleman from Swampville.
Il rather judged my appearance was a,
gainst me. IN. Y Teacher.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1870-12-15

The Toledo Blade eulogizing toe Re-
publican party, says: The best blood, cul-
ture and character Of the nation is in ito
ranks 1t would have been nearer the
truth to say. the best blood of the nation
is on its skirts -
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1870-12-15
Remarkable Discovery.

By many it has been held as theory
that the Yuma desert was once an ocean
bed. At intervals pools of salt water
lave stood for a while in the NJ idss of the
surrounding waste of sand, disappearing
only to rise again in the same or other
localities. 4 short time since one Of
these saline lakes disappeared aud a par
ty of Indians reported the scovery of
a ''big ship" left by the receding waters,
4 party Of American at once proceeded
to the spot and found imbedded in the
sands the wreck of large vessel. Near
ly one-third of the forward part of the
ship or bark is plainly visible. The
stump of the bow-sprit remains, and
portions Of the timbers Of teak are per-
feet. The wreck is located forty miles
north of the San Bernardiue and Fort
Yuma road, and thirty miles west of Los
Palmos. we'll known watering place on
the desert. The road across the desert
has been travelled for more than a hun
dred years The history Of the Inflated
vessel can never be known, but the dis
covery of its deeaying timbers, in the
midst of what has long been desert, will
furnish Swans with food for discussion,
and may perhaps furnish important aid
in elucidation of questions of science.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1870-12-15
gostry.
DON'T LEAVE THE FARM.

Come boys have something to tell you.
Come near; would whisper it low
You are thinking of leaving the homestead
Don't be in a hrrrJsto go!
The city has many attractions,
But think Of the vices an sins;
When once in the vortex of fashion,
How soon the course downward begins.
You talk of the mines Of Aus tralia-
They're wealthy in gold without doubt !;
Bu' ali there is gold on the farm boys,
Ifyou'll only shovel it out.
The mercantile trade is a hazard,
The goods are first high and then low;
Better risk the old farm awhile longer
Don't be in a hurryto go.
The great busy West has inducements,
And SO has the busiest mart,
But wealth is not made in day, boys
Don't be in a hurry to start
The bankers and brokers are wealth
They take in their thousand or So
All think of the frauds and deceptons-
Don't be in hurry to 60.
The farm is the safest and surest,
The orchards are loaded to>day,
You are free as the air Of the mountains,
And monarchs of all you survey.
Better stay on the farm awhile longer,
Though the profits come in rather slow
Remember, you've nothing to risk boys
Don't be in a hurry to go.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1870-12-15

WIVES OF FOREIGN MINISTER'S The
American female element will preponder-
ate next winter in the foreign circles al
Washington. The new French ministers
wife, Madame Treilhard, was Miss Hof-
man, of New York city. The bride Of
the Spanish minister is Mi.s Terry, q
New York Cuban. The wife of tie
attache to the Austrian legation was a
Mrs Griffin, and widow of brilliant
American general. The wife of the Mex
lean minister was Miss Smith of Wash.
ing ton, and that Of the Danish represen-
tative, Miss Zabriskie, of New Jersey
The acting Brazilian envoy, Mr.. Fleury,
is also married to an American lady, and
the late italian Minister Cerruti has be-
come the husband of Miss Neyes, of New
York city, while Mrs. LIE Strange Of the
British leg alton, was Miss Austin, of
Boston
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1870-12-15
o Observation-Disclosures
Rates ofAdyertisin &

Transient advertising Inserted at The rate of 81
per square, (ten lines of this type. The rates of
three months and upwards, will be found in the
following table:
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1870-12-15
F0H ALE
$50. 900 FRIJIT TREES.

Having been engaged in growing Fruit and
Frait Trees for more than 20 years we congratu-
late ourselves that we havess good Selection
as .any,in the United states. and better adapted
to our soil and climate. We have now from
10000 to $4,000 trees in Orchard Culture, we
cut our Crafts off of own trees in Bearing, SO
we know what we doing. Greenmount MUIR
series, near S rasburg, Virginia.
S. STICKLEY CO., Proprietors.
NAV. 5.-6m
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1870-12-15

FROM THE PERSIAN OF KERNANI.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1870-12-15

nov. 10
Wilmington journal., 1870-01-07
Why Hosr was Rejected.

The Washington correspondent of the
Baltimore Gazette says:
There is a world of twaddle about the
rejection of Mr. Hoar. 1 told your readers
many months ago that it was arranged,
when Boutwell, was made Secretary of the
Treasury, between Wilson and Sumner on
the one part, and Ulysses Simpson Grant
and the Attorney General on the other,
that Hoar was TO be disposed OF in due
time on the Supreme Bench. Senators
knew of such arrangement" but were
not consulted upon this, and upon many
other matters The evirtualreiection of Hoar
is therefore but the beginning of flat trea-
son .4gainsU the overshadowing influence
of Massachusetts,. l do not claim to be pos
sessed Of a drop of the yellow water" or
a Granch OF the ''singing tree" but there
is speaking bird " which occasionally
WHISPERS in my ear very curious facts-no
less true than interesting. In tho discus
sion in secret session upon Hoar's nomi-
nation, l know that Carpenter handled the
pedant and the shoemaker of the Bay
State without gloves, and ventilated their
pretension and presumption in no meas
ured terms. Many other Western mem
bers followed suit. Wherefore the Demo
cratic Senators, in solid phalanx, voted
against assent TO the nomination, I know
very we'll but had they been we'll posted
in time, | am persuaded their action would
have been otherwise. It is never wise
policy to help Western politicians out of
their partisan difficulties. While they
implicitly follow Massachusetts motions" p"
they should be compelled to let Massachu-
setts men lead them. The result has been
| that Sumner, for the nonce, is much chap
fallen by his ignominous defeat. But he
will be thus goaded on in the invention of
new atrocities against the liberties of the
States and the people, where he can at
pleasure use the lash upon the backs of
refractory nineompoops.
In the meantime, i hear Mr.. HOar is not
disposed tostnrn the left cheek, after being
smitten upon the right. If he shall be
brought, however, to resign, I learn now,
that the Carpenter wing of the party will
insist upon a Western man, perhaps Car
penter himself, or, it may be, Wilson, of
Iowa.
Wilmington journal., 1870-01-07
jeff. Davis AY Alabama,

The distinguished gentleman and hon
ored representative of the "lost cause
came up from Memphis on tho train which
reached here at ! p. m. to-day. He was
on his way to visit Hon. &. q. Clay. Jr.,
at his plantation (where he now resides)
near Gurleysville, thirty miles east of
Huntsville. 1t is hoped that he will find
it convenient before his return to Memphis
to visit our city, where he will be sure to
receive hearty welcome.
4 gentleman who was on the train with
Mr.. Davis relates the following affecting
incident An Irish widow, who had two
children with her, walked mp to the ex-
President and asked, 'Is this Mr.. Jeffer
son Davis ?" Eyes, madam" " he replied.
swell sir I lost my husband in the cnuse
which you espoused-and" land giving
him hearty shake of the hand. with tho
tears trickling down her cheeks) II feel
just like L WAS meeting with my fnther. -
She gave the name Of her deceased hus-
band, and Mr.. Davis recollected him as
the gallant major of q Confederate bat
terry. She said she had been broken up
by Wilson's raid, and was now trying to
get back with her children 20 her old home
in georgia. The ex.President and other
gentlemen were moved to tears by the af-
fecting incident, and contributed money
to help her on her way.
Huntsville Democrat.
Wilmington journal., 1870-01-07

We have had glowing accounts lately of
the admirable qualities of the Chinese as
house servants, but there seems to be
an diverse side to the picture. The New
York Mail prints the following extract of a
letter from u lady who recently went to
San Francisco, in which this matter is
treated:
l must tell you about the Cinnamon. -
They are very numerous, very industrious
and very avaricious. They will leave you
at any moment if they are offered twenty
five cents more than you are giving them !;
no matter what you are doing; whether
you arc sick or have O house full of COM
pany is all the same to them. My sister
had q splendid servant; he was a frst-rate
cook, and perfectly neat. Some one offer
ed him more wages and off he went. She
demonstrated with him, but it was no use.
"Me get you one better good boy as me-"
he said, and that was all he would do.
Another lady had one that she would
not part with at any price. as he under
stood housekeeping thoroughly. All at
once, while child was ILL., he said he must
go home to China, but he brought another
man $50 better as me-" He sailed last
Wednesday, and on Tuesday night the
family was robbed Of all the silver. They
think it was arranged between him and
the boy, but cannot prove it.
Some of the Cinnamon are very apt to
learn; show them once and they do not re-
quire second telling, but q great many
are very stupid and dirty. Servants are
worse here than in New York, and that is
entirely unnecessary. Everybody COM
plains OF servants, and change from white
to Chinese, and from Chinese to white
again, without bettering themselves.
Wilmington journal., 1870-01-07

fantas l. IN costume, Rrotesqur In manner,
a,.i. civilized, IuWa-hrd ignrr3rt. b 49,
ed, selfish, base. cruel, swaggering, plan
tation burning 8 mi-devis. aud il is de-
voutly to be hoped that an all-wise Provi
dence will permit them to go on eating
ZACH other up until there isn't enough left
of the last ragamuffin of the lot to hold an
inquest over. Amen.
Now, there you have a sober, quiet
opinion of the idolized Cuban "patriot,"
and his cause, and one which is impartial
and full of charity. havc read about the
Cuban "patriot" and the Cuban "oppres-
sor," and the ghastly atrocities which they
are pleased to call warfare" till L seem
almost to have got enough. Everybody
knows that the Cuban "oppressor" is
very devil incarnate; and if thorougly i'm
partial newspaper accounts Of tho do1ngs
in Cuba were furnished us, everybody
would see that the Cuban "patriot" is an
other devil incarnato just exactly like him.
They are the same breed, the same color,
they speak the same language and dishon-
or the same religion, and verify their ln-
stlncts are precisely aud universally the
same. L do not love the Cuban patriot or
the Cuban oppressor either, and I never
want to SEQ our Government recognize"
anything of theirs but their respective
cOrpSes.
Wilmington journal., 1870-01-07
An Incident of the Late WAR

A clergyman of Lexington, Virginia,
who served as q chaplain in the Confede-
rate army, from the beginning to the end
of the late civil war, sends US an account
Of the following strange incident, which,
he assures us may be depended on as
strictly true
Among the Confederates wounded at
the battle Of Antietam, who fell into the
hands of the Union forces, was a young
private Of good family named r, from
the mountain region Of Virginia. He was
a boy at school when the war broke out,
and abandoned his studies to shoulder
musket in the army of General Lee. He
was shot through the lungs at Antietam,
and, after lying for long time on the
| field, was carried to Union Hospital, and
| tendcrly cared for by Maryland surgeon
| attached to the Northern army, under
whose skillful treatment the young Viz
| Rinian soon became convaleecent The
Marylander conceived a strong liking for
| his patient, and, procuring his release OH
parole, took him to his own house, where
| he remained in comfort and security until
he was exchanged, when he returned to
| the Confederate army.
Sometime later IN the war, the Mary
| land surgeon, while with his regiment in
| Virginia, got separated from his comrades,
and being cut Off from joining them by
Earlys cavalry, took to the woods to avoid
capture, ana wandered tor several DAYS
among the fosests and mountains, until he
became utterly exhausted with fatigue and
hunger. In this desperate strait he re-
solved to apply for help at the first house
he should come to, even at the risk of
being arrested and consigned to rebel
prison. He soon reached the dwelling of
the better class, in which he found at
home an intelligent looking lady snd sew
eral small children.
he made himself known as q surgeon in
the Union army, and asked fcr food and
shelter. The lady replied that a Federal
surgeon had been very kind to her son
while prisoner of war, and for his sake
she would do what she could for the stran-
ger. This remark led to mutual inquiries
aud explanations, from which the Mary
lander learned that the house to which be
had thus accidentally wandered was the
home of young F., his patient from the
field OF Antietan It may easily be i'm
agined that he was warmly welcomed to
its hospitalities, and provided in due time
with the means of regaining the Union
lines in safety.-Appleton'S Journal
Wilmington journal., 1870-01-07
Ta tie Probate Court--DupGin County,


lsa8c 3. Kelly, Plaintiff. ! Or6ar for
G5d{HSt o--;ao h,
p..-IiIt Hill, Executor Of Thomas T3,i;Co tjC,
Hi, Deceased, Defendant.
gs THE ABOVE ACTION IT APPEARING
Z tom the affidavit Of Isaac Il. Kelly:
/. That SpaiEOt Hill cannot, after due dill
"ar"a. found IN the State
ii J tIai Il cause Of action exists against said
,...i:ht Hill
ii That Sraignt Hill IS not d resident Of this
&.@ts, Dat has property therein.
I. t- o,GeJeJ
Z T.at service CT tho eumm00s be made by
UlL-cation IN the Wilmington . celdy Journal
4 week for s15 Toast Elk weeks successivcly,
wing tho said Spaight Hill to appear before
t..a Probate Court Of eaid county OF DupIin on
Do. before tho Zith day of January, 1870, and
r!pW ca7se 1Ey h0 should be removed from his
ol.Icc OF Executor, or judgment of removal will
te pronounced against him.
u That : C8;y OF the suC1nl0la and complaint
in tr- actiOa bo forthwith deposited III the Post
Office Jy the -aid Plaintiff directed to the sGid
Defendant DIT his usual place OF residence, if the
sam Go known to Aid Plaintiff. and said sum
1uoas shall be doomed to have been served at the
expiration Of tu8 term OF publication prescribed
by talz order.
... Given ilnder my hand and seal OF
Seal. Office at kenansyiie, December 9TH,
-.-'.. 1869
J. \. GCUTHERLAND,
Probate Judge of Dupiin county.
,fff. II 45 W6W