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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1871-05-25
Alderney Cattle.

James Edgerton, of Ta-wa-wa-Stock
Farm, GAINESVILLE, Ohio. writes the
Chica. Live Stock Journal, that in the
summer of 1867. be purchased in New
England, al AlLerney COW aud bull calf.
The COW, then in calf. had twins-one
Of zach sex. lie sold the male, and kept
the female calf until she was two. years
and four months old. when, finding she
would not breed, he butchered her:.f The
four quarters weighed 423 pounds, and
the beef was pronounced by butchers who
examined it as excelling anything they
ever saw. After ceiling ono hind quarter
and saving half of the other, lie. got 60
pounds of rendered tallow. - He learns
that in Baltimore market; s.eers' Of this
breed command more per pound than
those of other breeds. -With the butter
producing qualities of his COW he is emil
nently plea.ed. Her milk mixed with
that of others improves the butter very
much. The cream should be about FIVE
degrees warmer winter or summer, than
that Of common cows, in order to gather
well in churning. His experience at fairs
has faen much the same as Suel Fosters,
~ stated in the January number of the
journal, except in this country they are
put in special class. He is, on the,
whole, we'll satisfied with this class Of
stock. -EE.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1871-05-25
: white v ashins Trees.

Don't whitewash the bark upon the
bodies of fruit AID ornamental trees We
are at loss to know for what purpo e.
some persons thus coat the bark Of fruit
and shade trees about their prem Uses with
lime, utess it is to make them look nice.
1t certainly does'theni more harm than
good, as it serves to obstruct the rcspira-'
tory organs, and in measure prevents q
thrifty growth. Should the bark. become
diseased and rough, or covered with MOI
scrape it thoroughly with hoe or scra-
per of some suitable description after
which wash thoroughly with q strong
solution Of soap and water. If this 10
done properly every season. it will rove
a great benefit, by destroying the insects
which prey upon the bark. and otherwise
healthy : CONDITION thereof,
and Increasing the vigot and vitality Of
the tree.-Farn Journal. - -
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1871-05-25
A Musical and PHYSICAL Prodigy.

The Hillsboro On. c. Recorder says !:
There is a negro named Jim Satter6eld
in Person county who is natural born
musician. He eau play on any instru-
rnent from banjo up. and after hearing
any piece Of music the first time can play
it off accurately without single false
note. He stopped one day and listened
to lady music teacher perform on the
piano-it was the first time Jim had
ever seen an Instrument Of the sort-but
as soon as II lady got up he sat down to
it and beat her all hollow playing Oh it.
The appearance Of this negro is singu-
larly attractive as his musical genius is
wonderful. His hair is perfectly white
and woody, though he Is not, more than
twenty years old. and curls on his head,
his eyes are nearly white and his eye
brows quite so-he can hardly see, at all
in daytime, but sees we'll at night. His
skin is white, and he is commonly called
white negro Jim belonged to Sat
ters6eld, of Person. before he was freed.
Jim is the only Albino we know Of in this
part Of the country The poor fellow is
gradually losing bis hearing; pity that
one SO gifted with a natural ear should
have it shut up from the rich melodies
that once delighted him.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1871-05-25

and practical wisdom would make them
conspicuous in any community in the
world Very nearly $4,000 are paid
out annually for wages alone, being
largely over 81 900 per day.
We have already stated in the Enquirer
tina. the Tredegar Works are shipping
spokes to Cincinnati for the Mississippi
and Ohio railroad. and that they have a
contract for the bridges on the Chesa-
peake and Ohio railroad beyond the White
Sulphur.
When the projected bridge to connect
the Tredegar W It'll the Danville railroad
shall have been finished. great trouble in
the transportation of cars &c, will be
avoided
The example of these works ought to
stimulate capitalists to the erection Of
other large establishments here. Rich
mond is to be made great by manufac-
lures. and the sooner we begin on a
large scale the better. A sermon nigh,
oe probably preached every month to
cur business mer and money citizens from
the text. "Look at Philadelphia T! What
made her what she is3'-Richmond En-
quirer.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1871-05-25

SPRING.

sofi shadows ripping on the tender grass,
Soft sunlight glinting on the fresh green
leaves,
Soft winds that Grip the waters as they pass,
Ssft chirp the birds beneath the cottage
caves,
Soft sudden sounds in the cool woodland
shades
| Of tiny rustling feet and glancing wing,
Soft opening blossoms ON the sweeping glades
Soft CLEANS on breezy uplands-that is
Spring.
The bright beck danced down the sloping
plains,
Under the willows where tho woodbines
creep;
The violets purple all the leafy lanes,
And from their sheltered nests the snow
drops peep
The primrose CLEANS like moonlight from
tie bed
Over the messy banks the bluebells ring |;
The fresh ferns, crushed beneath the careless
tread,
Sigh in forgiving sweetness-that lie Spring,
fresh and happy youth, obey her voice,
Feel her soft charm run thrilling through
the blood;
With waking earth let waking hearts rejoice,
And own the goddess Of the world and
wood
Soft shrness, like the pale buds si.ken
sheath,
Round the pure fancies of sweet youth will
cling
But color, life, and strength all Turk beneath,
And love and flowers both blossom In the
Spring.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1871-05-25

CLOVER AS A SHADE.-There is proba-
bly, no other plant in the world of such
value to the farmer for this purpose. It
furnishes the most perfect protection to
the soil during the fierce drying heats Of
summer. Being constantly deciduous
plant. its leavea are perpetually falling,
and soon form delicate covering for the
entire soil. sufficient thick for shade, and
easily penetrated at all points by the air,
which is the great carrier to the worn out
soil of those atmospheric elements that are
to enrich it. In this way the clover plant
not only contributes directly to the ferti-
lizing Of the soil, by giving its OWE sub
stance to ii, bat it furnishes a protective
covering to the entire ground, which
encourages and stimulates those chemical
processes by which the, the hungry and
exhauatea soil is recupefated from the
vast supplies of nutriment that are held
in the atmosphere. 1t becomes to farmreF
the most valuable fertilizer III the world.
as it inparts fertility to the entire soil.-
Southern FARMER. q. ]. +f''-'''7-' -
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1871-05-25

A gentleman. who had carefully train
ed up his servant in the way he should 60,
SO that when his was present he mi ght
not depart from it, sent him, with box
ticket for the theatre, to the house of a
young lady. The servant returned when
the gentleman and wife we're at the table
at dinuer. He had of course. been told
in giving answers to certain kinds Of mes
sages, to substitute the masculine for the
feminine in speaking of the lady.
Did you see him?' said the gentleman.
Yes, sir, he said he would wait for
you, sir.'
'What was he doing?' asked the wife
carelessly.
Putting on his bonnet and shawl,
ma am" aid the idiot.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1871-05-25
RInc Yitroll for seed wheat,

s. Chamberlain, Allegheny, Pa. wrote
that several years ago a person told me to
make solution of white 1itrol, at the
rate ofous pound OF vitrof to ten bushels
of wheat; wash the wheat, and then put
it in the solutieni and let it soak twelve
or fifteen hours; and take it out and put
it into bags that have been washed sin .
anJ.smut grain has been in. I have
blue vitrol instead of white because I
had not the--white. and have not been
able TO fad head Of smut in my wheat.
The grain SO prepared will grow as dry
seed wheat.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1871-05-25

A SINGULAR 'TAIL.'-Recently love-
sick swain was paying court to his dulcina.
Sue had struggled him into the parlor,
aud the darkness only served to conceal
her bushes, while John told the story
of bis love. The muttered words reach
ed the parental ear, and coming suddenly
into the room he demanded to know OF
Mary who it was she had with her.
It's the cat, was the mumbling reply.
Drive it out of here,' Numbered puter-
fam,ltus. Scat screamed Mary, and then
soto roce: John meaow little John
set up woful yowl.
That cats got a cold,' remarked
the parent. John yowled louder than
eve-. 'Coufound it, bring a light. aud
scare the thing out This was too much,
and John made leap for the window,
carrying glass aud frame with him.
Thunder! ,ohot cotr said the parent,
contemplating the ruin after the light was
brought; Il never saw anything like it
'and confound it, its taI IS nsaae out of
LroadclotA. as he viewed a futtering
remnant hanging from the window.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1871-05-25

A SINGULAR DIVORCE CAsE.-In the
second Chancery Court yesterday, the
divorce case of Adolrh Berton vs.. Cath
crime Berton was called for trial, when
it was ascertained that the plai tiff was
but sixteen years of age. while but four.
teen summers had passed over the child
bride. AS minors can neither sue or
be sued, the lawyers conducting the case
were for while considerably puzzled IS
to how it should De managed. In vain
they ransacked numerous authorities for
a precedent; nothing similar could be
found 10 any of them, until at last, in
sheer despair, they threw the case upon
the Court. which finally appointed next
friend for the plaintiff and guardian
ad 'tten, for the defendant, after which
the case proceeded on trial.-lNemphis
Avalanche, Moy ID.
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Extrayaxance in Women.

extravaganza IN women.
BE determined aud you'll get it" said
one lady to another the other day in
regard to buying an elegant set of fur
ui,ure for her drawing rooms. The lady
had been purchasing the most beautiful
carpets you ever saw, and now she was
telling her friend how msch she wanted
an entire set of new furniture to match
them.
Is this the way that many of the women
4 the present day are running their hus'
bands |. this the example they are set
ting their daughters, while training them
in their turn 10 become wives Is it this
that causes so many family embarrass-
ments, so many business failures
This is a very serious evil. 1t is the
chief reason why SO many young men are
afraid to marry. They are attracted to
the lovely young ladies they meet in
society but they see them dressed like
queens, living iu homes filled with every
luxury and they are too proud to ask
them to share their small income and
commence married life in a simple, un-
ostentatious style and wait patiently for an
honest man to acquire slowly an honest
fortune.
Take young Doctor, for in.tance. we'll
born, highly educated, ski!lful in his pro-
fession, but just beginning his practice,
with DO pay from the poor, and little from
the rich how can he possibly start in
life with wife Evidently he cannot ;
he must 20 without one until he has
earned enough to begin in style, 1t is
the same with young lawyer, and with
most of young men these all must wait
uutll they are able to have snowy we'd
ding take the fashionable wedding tour
: aud then keep house in style to which
the fair one has been accustomed in her
fathers abode.
Now there are young ladies who. per-
haps. would say they are willing to deny
themselves their accustomed home luxures
for the sake of a faithful. loving husband
but those who would seek such, are afraid
to trust them. They SO little know and
understand what it is to economize in
personal and domestic expenditures, that
it would be dangerous to try them. The
wise young man is fearful he would be
brought into perplexity.
How shall this state of affairs be re-
medied ? Lynchburg Ne~s.
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Success IN LIrE,-The great secret Of

SUCCESS IN L1rE.-The great secret Of
success in life consists il bending all
your efforts to whatever you happen to en-
gage in Don t let your fckleness lead
you to slight your present occupation,
and think lightly of 1t, hoping something
better W i'll tnrn up by-and-by. The way
to get along in the world is to make every
step one that is ahead, and each to follow
its predecessor. For fully fifty per cent.
of the effort of the world is absolute ly
wasted in indirect diffuse, indefinite labor.
Young men start in life without purpose
or point, casting a thought neither o:
their fitness nor unGtness for par ticular
calling now doing this, then that; on
the right (Which is wrong) or left; the
next backwards, and then, not going at
all. which is. perhaps. as bad as the
whole combined. The right line in life
leads straight ahead.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1871-05-25
Home and its Queen.

There is probably not an unperverted
man or woman living who does not feel
that the sweetest onsolation and the best
rewards of life are found in the loves and
delights of home There are few who do
not feel themselves indebted to the infiu-
ences that clustered around their cradles
for whatever of good there may be IN their
characters and conditions.
Home. based upon christian marriage,
is SO evidently an institution of God, that
a man must become profane before he
can deny it. Wherever it is plant
there stands a bulwark of the State.
Wherever it is pure and true to Christian
idea, there lives an institution conserva-
tive of all the nooler interests Of society.
Of this realai woman is the Queen. 1t
takes its cue and hue from her. If she
is in the best sense womanly-if she is
true and tender. loving and heroic, pa
tient and self-devoted-she consciously
or unconsciously organizes and puts into
operation set of influences that do more
to mold the destiny of the nation than
any man, unclowned by power of elo-
quence, can possibly effect The men of
the nation are what their mothers made
them. as a rule and the voice which
those men speak in the expression of their
power is the voice of the woman who
bore and bred them.
There can DO no substitute for this.
There is no possible way in which the
the women of the nation can organize
their influence and power that will tell
SD bene6cently upon society and the
State. Neither woman nor the nation
can afford to have home demoralized or
in any way detericrated BY the loss of her
influence there. AS nation we rise or
fall as the character Of our home, pre-
sided over by woman, rises or falls !; and
the best guagc o our best prosperity is
to be found in the measure by which these
homes fnd multiplication in the land.
In true marriage, aud the struggle after
the highes. ordeal of home. is to be found
in the solution of more of the ug ly prob
lens that con front the present generation
moral, social and political-than We
have place to enumerate.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1871-05-25

l FEEL IT Pull In the dcepning twi-
light Of a summer evening, pastor call
el at the residence Of one of his par
ishioners, and found seated in the doorway
little boy with both hands extended
upNald, holding line. What are you
doing here. my little friend?' inquired the
minister Flying my kite. SIR was the
prompt reply. Flying your kite! ex-
claimed the pastor. 1 can see no kite
you can see none.' 4 cannot see it, but |
know its there. for I feel 1t pull.
A few years back the angels came and
bore far above US out of our sight. one
that was very dear to us all. The at
tachment of our heart was not broken.
The connecting ties were heightened, not
broken. We loved her while here, we love
her still She loved US while in the flesh.
We are sure that she loves US none the
less in her new condition. Rising high
er and higher and still higher in the
heaven of heavens, we feel by her iufu-
ence She is with Christ, and attracted
by gentle influence we are tending toward
her peaceful home. with the prospect of
the same glorious companionship.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1871-05-25

Tue TREDEGAR Iron WoRKs-RIcH.
MoND VA.-These historic Iron Works.
which did such an immense and famous
service during the war in supplying the
arm les and forts Of the Confederacy W ith
artillery pieces of the most improved
patterns, and which since its close,
has so strikingly illustrated that in no
city on the continent can great mechan-
ical and manufacturing enterprises be e.
tablished with better prospects of success
than in Richmond and no where are me-
chapics of worth aud intelligence aprreci-
ated iu higher degree than in th is same
beautiful city on the James
The TreGegaf enjoys the advantage Of
being supplied with water-power from
the James, with which the machinery is
operated. It's rotl mills con tain twenty
FIVE pudding furnaces. fourteen relocating
furnaces, four trains of fning rolls and
one for forge train.
The establishment can turn out 35O
tons of Railroad iron per week, or so
tons of spikes, &C., per day.
The foundry has three air furnaces and
three cupolas, with a daily capacity OF
eighty. tons. Here are made car wheels ,
bridge castings, SC. Two of the air
furnaces are equal to, the demands of the
heaviest work, aud enable fifty tors OF
iron to be melted into single mass.
The car factory turns out eighteen
freight cars per week, which arc sold to
the various railroads south and west of
Richmond. Then in the blacksmith
shop are thirty FORCES, which are kept
busy finishing cars
In machinery the owners of the Tired
egar keep pace with all the, Improvement
Of the day. Knowing they can only COM
pete successfully with the North by hav-
ing machinery Of equal excellence with
Northern. manufacturers. The result IS.
that whatever il made at these works,
from a spike .ioa,car, 10 equal TO the
best. made anywhere else. :. y
The estab lishment uses about ~ ,OUU
tons Of coal annually. and gives employ.
men, 10 .pesrly reightl,shundred men,
amcnE whom are mechanics whose skil
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Ho,r no Kprp CuJrnprN HuAyruv

How TO KEEP CHILDREN HHALTHY.-
Queen Victoria's children were not fed
with dainties, and they were raised
according to the wisest judgment of the
best physicians the kingdom afforded.
Their food was bread, milk, cheese,
butter. eggs and fresh meat. Give q
little girl plenty of exercise in the open
air, let her 60 to bed early aud have
abundance of sleep. and she will take her
porringer of bread and milk with eager
ness; and, what is more, her complexion
will lose that salow faint, her cheeks wi II
become rosy and her eyes bright.
Girl, do you hear that?
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1871-05-25

A Hoosier having learned somewhere
that the best method of egress from this
life was to shut ones self up and burn
charcoal; he was found the other day Sit
ting in the centre of ten arce lot, near
very comfortable fire of that material.
AS he had put the bars up, he didn't see
why the thing didn t operate.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1871-05-25

j A little 9ill, who loves to pray; one
night vas very tired and sleepy, and was
getting into. her bed without saying her
prayers. But her mamma told her to
kneel down first to,pray. So she folded
her little hands, and saids = =
Please. God, remember what little
Polly said last night. she's so tired to.
night. Amenv
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azlsAz7zssk1lszls - -

TRUST. This little fellew, said Mar
tin Luthor of a bird going to rooss. has
chosen shelter, and is quickly rocking
himself to sleep without care for to-mor-
rows lodging camly holding by his
little twig. and leaving God alone to think
Of him.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1871-05-25

]. "A Geneva lady. whose husband had to
60 to the lodge every night because he
was on an important committee, followed
him to masquerade balf'th other night,
and led him home by the ear. fhis item
isgoing to open the eyes of lots of wo-
men. 50
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1871-05-25
CuRE FOR Hollow HoRN.-Here is

CURE FOR Hollow HoRN.-Here is my
remedy OF each, ginger, pepper and
allspiee (ground.) one table spoonful,
given in dough ball. Pull out the
tongue, and put in the mouth and let go
the tongue. Give once d day for three
days, then skip three until nine doses
have been given.-O. Ne,eeU in Rural
~. Yorker.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1871-05-25

At a'juvenils party. in Lowellf'one
little fchow rejoicing 10 the splenaor of
his new CLOTHES. sidled yup TO another,
with the triumphant remark: -
You amt dressed as we'll as am
Well rctorted the other, i can lick
you anyhow -
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1871-05-25

TE GORGE Il. LEWIS,
" Formerly Of Harrisonburg, Va,
PRACTICAL WATCH MAKER s. JEWELER,
has permanently located in Woodstock, and
would say to the citizens of the place and OF
Shenandoah county that he is prepared TO re-
pair
WATCHES, CLOCKS AND JEWELRf.
in the best manner, and will warrant the
same to give
ENTIRE S1TYSF4 TTIOf
Solid gold and silver Jcwelry mad- t. or
der, and at
REASON ABLE RATES.
He hopes by strict attention to business
to merit q share of the Public patronage,
His shop will be found on Main street ad-
joining DR.. Borum's residence, and few
d ors below Welsh'3 Hotel.
Mar. lily.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1871-05-25

Two Indiana boys, half brothers, got
into dispute while playing eroquet on
the Sd instant, and one struck the other
on the head with his mallet, fracturing
his skull and fatally injuring him. The
murderer fed.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1871-05-25

The pitiable plea of the defendan
10 a breach o. promise cause in Iowa5
is that he was in earnest about marrying
tie girl until he got that rheumatism
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1871-05-25

A brick fell from a scah6old' the other:
day on the head of passing neg 0. F,ng
dem dere peanut shells anoder way up
dere, won't yer, was the darkey's advice,
AZ he scratched his wool
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1871-05-25

A. woman who never owned a Bible
supposed she was quoting it wheh she
greeted her son, who came home to keep
Thanksgiving. in the following words !:
Here comes the fatted calf.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1871-05-25

An advocate Of female suffrage in Mich
igan has advanced practical arguments in
support Of her opinioa BIZ giving simulta-
neous birth to FIVE daughters.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1871-05-25

VALLEY WOODEN FACTORY,
v NEAR MIDDLETOWN va.
am now prepared to sell for cash or exchange
for wool, or produce, coverlids, carpetings Cas-
liners, old fashioned Casinetts, GA and q Filled
Linsey, Beaver Cloths,
: a. PLAIDS, PLAIN FLANNELS.
rates, and all kinds of wOcien goods usually
made in other Manufactures. Pulling and Dress
ing and, Dying of Cloths &C., done in the best
manner, and wool cardng promptly executed.
Call and examine.
TIP. MATHEWS,
may Il, lS,O-tf. MIddletown, Va.
Otd Commonwealth please copy.