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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1872-12-05

A certain gent eman advertised for
a coachman, and among the applicants
who answered the call he found three
who evinced sufficient ktiowl ledge of
their Business to suit him, and
from these three he would select his
man. For the first best he took them
to point ON his premises where a
broad table of rock overlooked a deep
chasm.
GLOW near" said he, to Sawny
MLean ''could you drive a coach and
four to the edge Of that precipice with
out the danger of going OFF,"
Sawny measured the table. with his
eye, and looked down into the deep
chasm undatlnted.
81 could drive within foot of it sir,
was his emphatic answer
He next put the question to John
York.
"John looked, and answered, with
prompt assurance
81 could drive within ten inches OF
it, sir"
Next came Barney O'Toole, and he
was asked how near he could drive a
steady double-span to the edge Of the
precipice with the assurance Of safety.
"Bedad, yer honor said Barney,
after due consideration; 'them fellows
bate me inthirely. l shou d keep me
horses as far from such place as pos
sible!'
1t may be needless to add that
Barney O'Toole was the chosen coach
man.
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2oftifal.
TIE BRIDES FAREWELL.

The hour has come, the parting hour,
That bears me from my home,
On Bonded knees I've sought for power
To stem this grief alone.
And must each tie that fondly binds
Besevered now forever;
And moulder' meath oblivions shrine?
O, God forbid it ever.
But distance now ml,st hold each heart
In loves unyielding chain.
And hush with hope the tears that start,
And soothe the parting pain.
go to share the fate of one
On whom look with pride,
And God will deign to smile upon
A fond aud trusting Bride.
When far from dear and cherished ones,
III sit ne oft alone;
Memory DER the past will run
And watt me back to home.
I'll think me then of.hours gone by
OF childhoods sunny scenes,
How swift those golden years have fed
Like summers sunlit beams.
My girlhood days-they, too, are DER;
Each idle vision fled;
Still memory's richly laden store
Sweet recollections shed
Aholy sunshine DER the past;
And hopeful dream unfold
The happy influence that it cast
Around my Weakening soul.
But 10! the par thing hoar is here,
cannot linger now,
I'll strive to hide each rising fear,
And sothe my throbbing brow.
But parting throws saddening spell,
And calls the glistening tear;
And silently lisp farewell
To those hold so dear.
But hush my heart; cast out each thought
That whispers of regret,
Though fate has called on us to part.
Fond hearts will not forget
They will bear me in their evening prayer
To mercy's glittering throne;
And guarded safe ty angels care.
I'll dream NE oft of home.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1872-12-05
4 Mean Affair.

A rather contemplate trick, says the
Danbury Ne,cs, was played upon one of
our young clerks Sunday night He
bought a cut-glass bottle of cologne,
with glass stopper and pink ribbon,
to present to a young lady he is keeping
company with, but ON reaching the
house he felt little embarrassed for
fear there were members of the. family
present, and SO he left the beautiful gift
on the stoop and passed in. The move
ment was perceived by a graceless
brother Of the young lady, who appro-
priated the cologne to his own use, and
reflled the bottle with hartshorn from
the family jar, and then hung around to
observe the result In a little while the
young man slipped out on the stoop,
and securing the splendid gift, slipped
back again to the parlor, where, with a
few appropriate words, he pressed it
upon the blushing girl.
Like a faithful daughter she at once
hurried to her mother, and, and the old
lady was charmed. They didn't put up
scent stuff like that when she was a Cir;
it was kept in tea cup, and was held
together by samp es of all the family
hair. But she was very much pleased
with it. She drew out the stopper, laid
the petals of her nostrils oyer the
aperture, and fetched a pull at the CON
tents that fairly made them bubble. Then
she laid the bottle down, and picked up
a brass mounted fire shovel instead, and
said she, as soon as she could say any
thing "Where is that sinking brat ?"
And he, all unconscious of what had
happened, was in front of the mirror
adjusting his necktie and smiling at
himself. And here she found him, and
said to him: ''Oh, you are laughing at
the trick ON an old woman, are you,
wal eyed eper." And then she basted
him one on the ear. And he being by
nature more eloquent with his legs than
his tongue, fastened from there, howlind
like mad, and accompanied to the gate
by that brass-mounted shovel. He says
he would give everything on earth if he
could shake off the impression that a
mistake had been made
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1872-12-05
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No Brains.

Judge Ray, the temperance lecture,
10 one of his efforts, got off the follow
ing hard hit at moderate drinkers::'
"AA those who in youth acquired a
habit Of drinking whisky, at forty years
of age will be total abstainers Of drunk
ards. No person can use whiskey for
years with moderation. If there is a
person in the audience before me whose
experience disputes this, let him make
it known. | will account for it or &C
knowledge am mistaken.
A tall, large man arose, and folding
his arms across his breast said:
81 offer myself as one whose exper-
fence contradicts your statemants.
care you moderate drinker?' asked
the Judge.
II am,
"How, long have you drank in moder-
ton"
Forty wears"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1872-12-05

THE Internationally heat is the
best remedy. Apply warm poultice
or warm oil to the ear. Rub the back
OF the ear with warm laudanum. In
all cases keep the ear thoroughly cleans
ed. Re ief is often given by rubbing
the back of the ear with a little hartshorn
and water.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1872-12-05
Lime il, Crops.

There is said to be carried off from
the soil nine pounds of Inns in twenty
five bushels of oats, and fifteen pounds
in thirty eight bushels ofbarley. There
are thirty-five pounds of lime in two
tons of rye grass, one hundred and
twenty-six pounds in two tons of clio
yer, and one hundred and forty pounds
in twenty-five tons of turnips, and two
hundred and seventy pounds in nine
tons Of potatoes. Some soils contain
abundance of lime for thousand years,
while others require an occasional ap
plication of lime as a fertilizer.
Ps'y vorr subscription.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1872-12-05

Misfortunes never come singly. In
1865 the great plague which carried
off hundreds of thousands Of people,
broke out in London. In 1866 came
the great fire, which consumed 1900
houses. So, in the United States, with
in the last month, we have Rad, first,
the great horse plague. That was
followed by the reelection Of Grant as
President, and that, in turn, by this
stupendous calamity in Boston: What
have we done as q Nation that we
should be so severely chastened by
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. ;
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1872-12-05

Mock MINcE P1E.-One cup of raj
sins, one cup of currants, one cup of
syrup, three fourths of cup of vinegar,
one teaspoonful of allspice, one teaspoon
full of cinnamon, three cups of water
Bot all together, and when cold, add
three crackers rolled fine This will
make three pies
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1872-12-05

ADo bats ever fly in the day times''
asked a teacher OF his class in national
history.
eyes, sir" the boys replied
"What kind of bats?'' asked the as
tonished teacher.
"Brick- bats" yelled the boys.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1872-12-05
How Indians Catch Eagles.

The camp of Indians which we visi-
ted were chiefly engaged in catching
war eagles, to make head-dresses. The
eagles are brought alive into the camp
and, after some ceremony, the tails are
pulled out, and they are let go to grow
another tail for the next year. The
traps consist of hole in the ground
covered with sticks and grass. A dead
rabbit, fox or prairie chicken is tied to
the top; the eagle swoops down and
fastens his claws into it and tries to fly
away with it, but the Indian who is
concealed in the hole puts out his hand
catches the eagle by both legs, hauls
him into the hole and ties him. He
then fixes the top and waits for another
eagle. We saw one man there who
had caught six eagles in one day in this
way. They say if they do not hold fast
and do thir medicine properly the eagle
will get one of his claws loose and tear
their hands: Some have had their
hands ruined forever in this way. If a
hunter does not catch an eagle during
the day, he is obliged to moan and cry
all night we could hardly sleep with
the noise made at night by the I'M
successful thunderstorm Bufordletter.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1872-12-05
The Girdle Of the Earth.
(From the New York Observer.l

"I'll put a girdle round about the
earth in forty minutes
Said Mr.. Puck in Shakespeare's play
the Midsummer Nights Dream: and
his declared intention has remained, like
a dream, unsubstantial and unaccom-
plished. But the girdle is extending
now, and we may soon. see the day
when, its two ends will be united in a
complete magnetic circle around the
globe.
A few days ago, the morning paper
published Geographic dispatch which
came direct from Melbourne, in Austria
ia-an English city, lying in latitude
81 degs, and and 48 minis. south of the
equator, and in longitude IA degs and
SO Minis east of Greenwich. This tele-
gram came across the Australian. Con
tinent, under the Indian Ocean, through
the Sunda Islands to Hindostan, under
the Arabian Sea, up the Red Sea,
across the Isthmns of Suez, under. the
Mediterranean, across Western Europe
to London; under the Atlantic Ocean to
New York, whence it flashed across the
American Continent to San Francisco,
where it was published on. the same
| date that it brought from Melbourne;
sixteen thousand miles distant by its
| route. San Francisco lies in latitude 81
dogs. and AZ mins north of the equator,
and in longitude 1872 dogs. and 26 Minis.
west of Greenwich =, separated from
Melbourne by about three-fourths of the
elrths rcllmferance.
This Is the nrst Geographic message
that ever Travelled so great a distance
The magnetic line on which it travelled,
begins and ends on remote shores of the
Pacific Ocean, in Protestant countries,
in English speaking communities, and
is a type Of the enterprise of the Anglo
Saxon race.
The difference in mean time between
Melbourne and San Francisco, by the
present route of the telegraph line, is
about fifteen hours. If the forwarding
machinery We're perfect and expeditions
in its workings, such telegraph ought
to reach our Pacific coast within few
moments after its departure from Aus
tralia; which would be by our solar
time, nearly fifteen hours before it was
sent! AS if it was dispatched at 6
o'clock in the morning, from Melbourne,
it would reach San Francisco at three
o'clock in the afternoon of our previous
day. So slow is the sun!
And when tie girdle is completed
by telegraphic cable across the Pa
citic Ocean, a telegram, flying west
from Melbourne, encircling the earth,
will return to its startling point in
less time than Puck's 'forty minutes :"
Indeed, why will it not reach its origin
twenty four hours before it was written?
This will be bringing the ends of the
earth together in manner that de-
stroys ali time.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1872-12-05

1t is noble and great thing to dis
cover the blemishes and to excuse the
failings Of a friend; to draw a curtain
before his stains, and to disp ay his per-
fections to bury his weaknesses in
silence, but to proclaim his virtues upon
the house top.-Somhey.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1872-12-05

J. T, BECKHAM. wM. Il. FOWLE. D. S. DELAPLANE
DECKHAM, DEIAPLANE Il co.
ID GENERAL COMM SION MERCHANTS,
Agents for Sprague Mower. And dealers in
FISH, SALT, PLASTER, SEED, FFRTILIZER, &c
No. Is KING STREET,
ALEXANDRIA, VA.
Particular attention paid to the selling of Flour
Grain &C. Liberal advances made on Flour &C., in
store feb 15-tf
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1872-12-05
The Wrong Smell,


A high officer of the Sons of Temper
ance presenting himself with the smell
of gfog he had been drinking, at the
door of a Divisison' for admission, was
waited upon by an Irish sentinel, to
whom he gave the password, when the
following conversation ensued:
Sir" said he, land We are Mister
O'Wight the Grand Worthy Patriarch
of the State of Ohio, I do be after
belavin."
Eyes said he, you are perfectly
right my friend, but why do you ask
the question:"
'To tell ye the truth, then, sir, and
shame the deevil," said Pat, eye do be
having the right pass word for Son of
Temperance. entirely; but by the Holy
Virgin and the blessed Saint Patrick
we've got the wrong shmell!'
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1872-12-05

The residence of Blue Beard has
been discovered in some recent excava-
tions in Grenada In a subterranean
passage were found seven female skel-
etons. The owner ofthe house, Jew,
was widower at the time ofhis death.
having nine wives.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1872-12-05
All's for the Best"

Hard indeed is it to realize that we
are in the hands of One who orders
call for the best'-hard to think that
the darkness that lowers around us con-
ceels brighter. skies beyond-hard to
all the chilling blasts of adversely, with
the trusting, childlike, sublime faith
that ''all that is, is for the best"
Yet such a belief is, founded upon
the varied experience Of years of active
life.
Sometimes it seems that this cannot
be true, so dark rolls the clouds of ad-
versity above ones head-,and so
rough life's pathway-that not one ray
of'light cheers the dark way. Then it
is hard to realize that these sorrows
are but blessings in disguise. Yet we
live to see that the dark hours are but
the herald of brighter ones, and then
we thankfully acknowledge that these
trials were all for the best, and result
for our best good.
There is no cloud but has its "Sf7uer
lining" There is no sorrow of earth
but has It's hidden blessing.
We may not see it; it may almost
overwhelm us with bitter agony, and
we may be inclined to doubt Gods
goodness and mercy The blessing
may be beyond our ken, but as sure
as God liveth it is there, and we shall
live to see, oh! so plainly, that what
we thought was burden almost too
grievious to be borne, was "all for the
best"
Yes, all for the BEST no matter if
friends forsake and earthly blessings
seem Withdrawn.
Our Father watches over all, and
angels minister unto His children
Oh =! then let this sublime trust in Gods
goodness, ever sustain us in our darkest
hours, We caii bear all earths. trials
bravely, for we know that there is glo-
rious brightness beyond, where love,
purity and truth shall dispel al clouds
forever.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1872-12-05

WIN. BEN PRICE,
w SUCCESSOR TO PRICE CO.;
GENERAL J01It5T0N MERCHANTS,
THE SALE OF
FLOUR, GRAIN, AND ALL KINDS OF PRODUCE,
No. 933 LOUISIANA, AVE:
WASHINGTON.
E- Consignments solicited, and prompt returns
made apr lift.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1872-12-05

VUST RECEIVED AT THE DRUG
81 And VARIETY STORE an assortment O.!
Fresh CANDIES, COMMON
and FANCY, FIGS, KAlSINS,
CUKRANTS, ClTRON, LEMONS,
ORANGES, NUTS &C., &C., all as cheap as
he cheapest.
une 29-tf. B. SCHMITT.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1872-12-05

y Successor to Samuel Hartley,]
GENERAL COMMISSION MERCHANTS,
No. 10 UNION STREET,
Al EXAHDRA, VA.
-:G:-
E Particular attention paid to the selling of Flour,
GRAIN and all other kinds of Country Produce, and
filing orders for Groceries, Guano, Seed Plaster Fish
Salt, &C., at the lowest market rates.
s4- Agents for the Ground Top" Hydraulic Ce-
nent: July If
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1872-12-05

He COULDN'T DRINK VINE That
was noble youth who, Oh being urged
to take wine at the table of a famous
statesman in Washington, had the NOR
al courage to refuse. He was a poor
young man, just beginning the struggle
of life. He brought letters to the
great statesman, who kindly invited
him home to dinner
''Not take a glass of wine ?" said
the great statesman, In wonderment
and surprise.
'Not one simple glass of wine?" ech-
cod the statesman's beautiful and fas-
cinating wife, as she arose, glass in
hand, and with grace that would
have charmed an anchorite, endeavored
to press it upon him.
''No," said the heroic youth, reso-
lutely, gently repelling the profered
glass.
What a picture of moral grandeur
was that. A poor, friendless youth
refusing wine at the table Of a wealthy
and famous statesman, even though
proffered by the fair hands of beauti-
full 'ady
"No," said the noble young man, and
his voice trembled little and his cheek
flushed, II never drank wine, but (here
he Strengthened himself up and his
words grew frmer) if you've got lit
tie good old rye whisky 1 don't mind
trying a snifter p Saturday Night:
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1872-12-05

HooE JOHNSON,
IL Successor to Fowl Coz
GENERAL COMMISSION MERCHANTS;
For thesai ofevery description of
FLOUR, GRAIN. COUNTRY PRODUCE DC.
No. 2 PRINCE STREET,
ALEXANDRIA,
Consignments solicited. Bags furnished when order
ed. Agents New York Steamship Company. Goods
forwarded free of commission. june Il
JAMES W. MALLS. b. W. MALLS.
JAMES W. MALLS son, ~
DOORS, sAsE, BLINDS, PAINTS. HARDWARE,
Lead, Oils, Cement, caicined Plaster, &c.,
No. 1877 King Street,
ALEXANDRIA,
apr. ~, IT, Terms Cash.
NANNY BOISE
BALTIMORE, Nd.
This House having been thoroughly sefttad ard re-
furnished renders its accommodations second to
L the city. june II
JAASs W. CARR, C. SnYp SAkRgr.
Alexandria, Va. Loudoun Co. Va
CITf HOTEL.
y C0t7ER CAMRhoN AND ROYAL Srs.
ALEX tNDkiA, VIRGINIA
earn d BAL RET7 800 PROJECTORS
--G:-
THE HOTEL co ACHES
VIII run in connection with au the trains snd Steam
boats. Bar and Billiard Room attached. Sep 23-tf.
WELSH HOTEL,
w CHA WELSH, ..........: PIP oesI TOR.
MAIN TREET, WOODSTOCK. VA.
Always open for the reception Oh gucrts.-etab1o
supplied snd attentive Hostlers in attendance. BAR
well furnished with the best of liquors. Sept 23-f.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1872-12-05

DL,IN AND FRENCH CANDY. sco'ci
,nuff, Water Crackers, Indigo. Toul@ts
Aetchup and Tooth Brushes. tor sale by
IF. SHERRY.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1872-12-05

TAYLOR HOTEL,
MAIN STREET, WINCHESTER, VA.
This house favorably known to the travelling pub
lie he. recently been reftted and furnished in the most
approved style, making of the first class hotels in
the Valley Of Virginia. Nov. ST.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1872-12-05

EFFINGER HOUSE,
r. MAIN STREET, HARRIsCSBURG, VA.
j. P EFFINGER, ........... .... :.... .FoPRIEToR.
o. B. HILL, CHIEF CLERK
Onnibuses 10 and from the free. NJ. o. Crebils
Fine Livery is attached to this House. Feb. 15-tf
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" ALEXANDRIA. VA

U ALEXANDRIA, VA.
JAMES GREEN. PROPRIETOR.
Is rst-class hotel. il every respect. The citizens
CT the valley, having bushes III Alexandria Washing
ton and travellers going North South will find this
agreeable resting place the route, it does not
require the early by several hours from Wash
ington OF Baltimore. Cars and Steamboats, leave Al
sxsndrn for Washington and return every hour from
4 A. ii. to N P. M. Jan: TT
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stand beside the new Alled tomb
OF one whom my hearts throne had kept:
And freely weep for pang and gloom;
For Jesus wept.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1872-12-05

Iweep, though to His pledge I cling
To raise all who with him have slept;
He proposed Lazarus back to bring,
Yet Jesus wept.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1872-12-05

o Saviour, rs Thy boon and cure,
would the tears Thou stirr'st accept;
I weep with grief hallowed and pure;
For Jac,,o rrort
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-12-18
FORT ST. PHILIP CANAL BILL.

1t is discouraging incident Of party
warfare that a public officer can receive no
credit from his opponents for any good he
may do them. Perhaps the Republican
representatives in Congress from this State
deserve, therefore, more consideration for
their perseverance in rendering services.
rewarded alone by a sense Of duty per-
formed. These services are of a character
which ingratitude itself can not deny, ana
which even a patriotic antagonism should
he the first magnanimousIy to acknowl-
edge. AS most important service to
their constituents they have brought to
bear an influence which certainly could
ne. have been commanded by opposition
members. They have been the earnest
advocates Of amnesty and other co6ciIia-
tory legislation; Lave secured tie passage
Of the Texas Pacific railroad bill. the
modification Of the bonded import Inv;
have passed through the Senate twice a
postal appropriation for a mai! between
New Orleans and Mexico. with other
kindred measures Of Importance.
We have now to chronicle another at
Of disinterested devotion to the interests of
New Orleans on Tie part Of Hon. j. II.
Svpher, member OF Congress from the
first district 1T i a bill to provide for
the construction Of a ship canal near To.t
st. Philip, in the State Of Louisiana.
This bill, Of which we have received a |
copy, has been read twice and referred,
and, therefore, has fair prospect, from
its position on the calendar, Of being acted |
upon in both bodies. We must remind
the friends of the measure here and else.
where that the billwill not pass BY its own
but will require the support |
which the constituents can always afford |
to SIS Representative. It is quite e!abo'
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-12-18

accompanied by John Ray, Esq, e1-At-
torney General Belden, ex-Judge Duyig-
neaud, and a number of other old mem
I bers OF the bar, who appeared as his per-
sonaI and professional friends upon tn
occasion. Judge Abel ordered the COM
mission to be spread upon the minutes of
the court, at the same time expressing his
qualification that he was to be brought into
such close official connection with a
man whom he had known and respected
so long as he had Colonel Field Their
first acquaintance dated back more than
a quarter of century, and their inter
course had been uniformly pleasant To
this the Attorney General responded by
complimenting Judge Abel as an impair
tial and honest jurist, and one in whose
hands the interests committed to him by
the State were safe. After some further
interchange Of compliments, and few
suggestions i'll regard to old cases on the
docket, the interview terminated.
Judge Abel yesterday applied to Gov
ernor Pinchback for his commission,
which was readily given. Thus we under
stand that all the law officers elect of the
parish row hold commissions il proper
form, and are entitled to the obedience
and respect due to their respective po- |
siti0ns.