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yTyHE most valuable Of ali dIsihfseI
III tants known-preventive Of COZ
tagious and mias,natic diseases.
will ..cause all kinds of vsrmin to
leave the premises.
For sale by
= LEE & PARKER.
Sept. 10, 1872, 22-tf
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PAY YOUR DEBTS
AND
SAVE TROUBLE AND COSTS.

EOHN KNOX would inform his
% friends who are indebted to him,
either by note or account, to pay at
once. as he is obliged to close his old
business.
He will buy Cotton from them and
pay the highest price for it. MORE
than than they can get anywhere
else. The claims against such, who
refuse to do SO, will be placed in the
hands of his Attorney for collection,
which will enlarge the sum of their
debts. Therefore fail not to come
and pay, AT LAWSON"S OLD
STAND, where you also can buy the
best
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NOTICE.

Just think Of it, q man 80 years old
by paying sl7.55 yearly can secure
$4,000 worth Of Insurance in the
Universal"
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l have also on hand large supply o
Boots, Shoes, Hats and Caps, all slzc
and styles-even
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HAVE

for my motto "Quick Sales and
Light Profits" l also wish it under
stood that | have not
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sEEfANGE1OF sCEDULE.
1 On and after Thursday September the
5th, 1877, the Passenger trains on this
Road will be run as follows, daily, Sun
aays excepted:
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Last Notice.

7 MUST close up my old business:
/ All persons indebted to me pre-
vious to 1st January, 1872, will find
it to their advantage to pay up iy
the 18th November, as after that
time longer indulgence WILL NOT
be given.
NJ. G. TAGGART.
Sept. Is, 1879, 24tf
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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1872-04-04
Sha rDen the Hoe.

AS dull as hoe is: an old favorits
comparison, and it seems cruel to rob It
Of its aforetime poetry. But free use
Of Tile or grindstonc is as rough on the
comparison as the keen hoe is on tho
weeds. We have seen hoes that were
worn out. never having been sharpened
berau. sharp hoe soon wears out !.
although the extra labor needed in day
TO destroy the weeds and move the soil
with dull implement, would equal the
the cost of a new hoe. Certainly it is
poor economy to save the wear, of the
hoe, Of necessity only half-killing the
weeds, and making heavy toll of other.
wise light work. :
A file, even and old fle, cleaned With
some diluted acid, will answer every
purpose, or a grindstone if one has no
file. Never mind if stones do DUB, .aor
gravel sharp hoe carefully used will
accomplish more than the noisy grubbing
of a dull one. We take plea sure in See
ing the hoe daily narrow up ana the
corners gradually round Of, for honora-
bic age and constant service benefit IS the
hoe. making the blade thinner and small :
er. Sharpen the hoe then-frst, to saTef
hard labor second. to do heater, 81. amer
work /; third. to keep it brighter finally
to have the pleasure Of seeing it grow
old in the service
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Hens in Place of Dogs.

There is hardly family that does not
throw away enough table scraps to feed
at least half-a-dozen hens-and many that
keep nu isance in the shape oil a dog.
tina. does no good, but costs more than
dozen good hens, complain that they
cannot afford to keep hens. One dog ia
neghborhood is generally greater
trouble to the neighbors than flock Of
hens would be for if hens are we'll feed
At home they will rarely go away. But
who ever saw dog that was not a pet
running across the newly made garden.
and sticking his nose into everything?
kill off the ours and give the food to the
hens, and you will find pleasure as we'll
as profit in SO doing. We wish there
was tax of one hundred dollars on everv
dog in the country. Those that are Of
value as watch dogs could be retai lined.
while the host of snarling dirty ours
would give place to some more useful
and less troublesome pst.-Poultrx
Standard.
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1t is great nj sake to suppose tha,
money spent in reasonably improving the
appearance of place, is thrown away
1t may be doubted whether there 10 anv
naorc direct method 10 increase its pecuni-
AIRY value. Certainly its mark=t value
will depend very much upon its outwar,t
appearance. Tasteful and well-painted'
buildings, we'll arranged gardens with
neat fences. shade trees properly disposed
good farm fences and clearly kept field.
will set off farm to great advantage aud
make an amazing difference when it comes
t., be sold. And even lift not be sold,
these things will add amazingly to the
enjoyment of its possessor. if he be not
blind to everything bnt the dollar. Ev-
cry man. too, owes it to the Community
in which he lives to contribute to gen
eral reputation and to public enjoyment
by all making his surroundings as attrac-
tive as possible. There is such thing
as paying too much attention to outside
and to show, but there is reason in all
things, and measure Of time and atten-
ton aud expense should be devoted by
every one to making his farm and bis
home more attractive every year that be
lives.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1872-04-04

TALKING Durcn TO RANDoLpu For
ney in his Recollections, tells the follow
ing story of John Randolph, in which he
didn't have the laugh en- his side !:
"After one Of John Randolph's peculiar
speeches. which he interlarded with
copious quotations in Latin and Greek
dremer rose, and in strain Of well
acted indignation. poured forth a torrent
of Pennsylvania Dutch upon the head OF
the amazed and startled Randolph His
violent g calculations, his loud and bois-
ferrous tones, his defiant manner, were not
more annoying to the imperious South
erner than the fact that he could not
understand word that was spoken.
And when honest George took his seat.
covered with preparation, Randolph rose
aud begged the honorable gentleman
from Pennsylvania to enlightsn the House
and the country by trauslatiug what he
had just uttered. Kremer retorted as
Il have only to say to my
friends from Eirg mia that when he
translates the dead languages which he is
constantly using for the benefit of us
country members. into something like
English. will be equally liberal in
translatiug my living Pennsylvania
Dutch into something that The House
can understand The laugh was com
pletely against Randolph.
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Value OF Old Bones.

a great deal. but nole too much, has
been written concerning the value fbones
for fertllizlng. For this purpose a fair
estimate places their worth at FIVE cents
per pounds. But to obtain this profit
from them their preparation must involve
as little labor as possible. The best plan
with the small annual accommodations 9 a
careful farmer is to break them in cast
iron through with heavy pestle hung
from sprlng-pole and worked by hand.
Break the bones fine and put them in old
casks IN alternate layers with fresh horse
manure and keep saturated with liquid,
cover the top with an inch depth of gyp.
sum or six inches Of fee muck. Fermen.
alton will reduce the bones to comm inu..
cd or trablo state, and the free ammon la
that would otherwise escape will be
caught and fixed by the top layer of
plaster or muck. This will form an
extremely rich fertilizer. which should
be intimately mingled with from four to
e'ght times its weight OF dry earth be-
fore being applied to- the soil. II win
be found excellent either for corn in the
All, garden vegetables, or as top dressing
Tor wheat and another. grain--crops for
VIII ch its large proportion of phosphorus
acls peculiarly adaptsit.
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"The Vanities" of Mon a rchs.

The King of Sweden is said to be an
excellent loeksmith, and to devote much
time 10 The Improvement of that branch
OF mech mic. The King Of Portugal ex-
GELS a, turner of wood aud ivory. The
members Of the royal house of Hohenzel
lern--p possibly with a view tosome future
Contingency have all been trained up to
,ome useful art. The present crown
o ince is said to be an expe t bookilpd,r,
aud his vile an accomplished minia'u,c
painter The Queen Of Holland is q
poetess but poetry isean inspira i'm and
not an art. Louis Napoleon and Queen.
Victoria have beth essayed t, write books
The wife of Prince of Wales is super
musician and has but few qsa among
amateurs as pianist. The Czlrina Of
Russia paints miniatures we'll The
Queeuof elsium is horse. trainer and
fearless rider, whilcsthe Queen o Den
mark is great housekeepcr and one Of
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1872-04-04

THE SECOND COMMANDMENT NOT Coop
For CAR RlDE.-The New York cor
respondent OF the Boston Journal tells
the following story
A we'll known doctor Of divinity was
riding the other day in street car in
company with a friend. He is positive
man. resents an Insult quite vehemcntly
Earnestly engaged in conversation be
handed the conductor a ticket as he came
to collect the fare The conductor did
not move on. As he remained studying
the ticket, the doctors attention was at
tracted toward the official, who seemed
TO be bioh ~ interested in the car ticket
He read it. SIN lied shook his head, and
finally said to the doctor:
This may be all very well, but the tick
ct is MT good on the lin" -'N hats e
r ason it, net good. / should like,to know!'
said the doctor, "it's one of your own
tickets; | bought it this morning" IL
guess not. said the con ductor. The al
tercation drew the attention of all the
passengers. ''This is very good advice
but it will not pass you over this line;''
and the conductor read !: ''Thou sha 1t
not take TIE name of the Lord thy God
in vain." An explosion followed amid
which the doctor paid his, faro and left
the car He has concluded to keep bis
religious cards in one pocket and ear
tickets ia another.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1872-04-04
Another Cats invitation.

A reliable gentleman tells Of his ex-
perience with cat which had been lett
for few weeks at his house, during the
absence Of it's owner. He had not espec-
tally noticed her condition, but had a
few times broken "house rules" and fed
tho cat at the table during meal times.
Que morning she came and rubbed
against him at breakfast time, and finally
touched his hand with her paw. He fed
her us before, when she left the room.
but soon returned. Without looking ut
her he scratched down to caress her,
when she gently laid wee kitten in his
hand which she had brought from the
cellar. She seemed greatly pleased at
his attention 10 her little one, and invited
him as well as she could to the cel liar,
where he found Two others. On his re
turn to the dining room she tried to fol-
low him, but be shut her in the celleI.
\ day or two after the mother cat was
charged with abandoning her offspring
and leaving than to starve They were
found nearly dead. and we're Immediately
killed. But an Investigation soon showed
the canse OF her unnatural action. By
some failure of natures process she had
had not been furnished witt the material
1ourishment for he young. aud. know ng
this she carried the tten TO the dining.
room as the best method That she hal
OF asking that her little fla uily might be
otherwise provided Tor. Her experimeh,
failed. but the charge tina, she was g
cruel mother was withdrawn.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1872-04-04
Mis- &c I a 70 G O u s.
When Do Men Die =?

Medical experience proves that, in
chron ic diseases, the greater number of
deaths occur just before dawn. This is
eminently tru' of brain diseases. and Of
all those related cases where death results
from an exhaustion ofthe vital power,
through overwcrk, excessive excitement
or nervous p'osira,ion. 1t is at the hour
Of 5 O'Clock in the morning that the life
force is at its lowest ebh. and sucrumbs
mot readily to the assault Ct epilel sy. or
paralysis, or of the fatal lethargy that
comes in those wildly beautiful picture
dreams, for which medical science has as
yet found no name, and of which it has
taken no sufficient coenizance. Nine
teuths of these who die in this way ex.
pi'e in their sleep In many such cases
if a friend were at hand to waken the
sleeper when the attack comes on. or it
he were to be awakened by some ac-
ciden'al noise. he might by the use of a
few simple precautions, prolong bis life
for many years, for the shock which
proves fa'sl to the man wrapped in deep
sleep, when the system is passive ana re
laxed, would be VIGOROUSLY repel ed
were it armed with all its waking en-
ergies. Men who do brain work, and
who are on the shady side of forty.
should be on their guard against this
insidious enemy. They should beware
of five o'clock in the morning. for it is
a pe'ilous h.ur Do you find yourself
unable to sleep, when yoa retire for the
night. exhausted with the days work ?
Do you, in vain. turn from one side to
the ether Does your brain persist in
working when you would fain have it
rest ? Do old saws, and scraps of rhyme
repeat themselves in sour memory in
w.arisome iteration. defyine your utmost
efforts to silence them Then, I say to
you beware You will be sure to sleep
at last. 1t is only question of time
for, toon or late, nature will assert her
rights.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1872-04-04
SleepjDg Together.

The laws Of Lite says: more quar-.
rels arise between brothers, between Sis
ters. between girls. between schoolgirls.
between clerks in stores. between appren-
tees, between hired men, between llus-
hands and wives. owing to electrical
changes, through which their nervous
systems GO. by lodging together night af
ter night under the same bedc lothes. than
by any other disturbing cause. There is
nothing that will derange the nervous
system Of person who is eliminate in
uervons force like lying al uightin bed
with another person who is almast alb
sorbent in nervous force. The absorbsr
will go to sleep and rest. while the elm
inator i'll be tossing and tumblipg, rest
less and nervous, and wake up in the
moroing fretfal. peevisb and discouraged.
No two persons, no ma tier who they are,
SHOULD ha5i,uaHy sleep together. One
will thrive and one viii lose This is the
law, and in MARI ed life it is defed al
most universally"
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DarwinIan Detective.

A remarkable story comes from Bonn
hay which suggests the p.npriety Of EN-
ploying monk 'ys as pulice detectives.
A Madrasman making journey. took
with him some money and jewels. and a
pet monkey. He was. waylaid, robbed
aud murdered and buried by party Of
Of assassins. The monkey Witnessed the
whole affair from a tree top. aud soon as
the villains had departed be wen to the
nearest police officers station. attracted
his attention by his signs and croans, and
fiually led him to the grave ef his mas
ter. He then enabled The officer to re-
cover the stolen property from the place
where il had been concealed and then
went 10 the bazaar and picked out tie
mnrlerers one by one, holding them fast
by the leg until secured. They have
confessed the crime. and are held for til
at
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1872-04-04

A decidedly new sensation is prom ised
US on the 18th Of next August. The ia
nous Mr.. Planta.nour. Pro fessor of As
tronomy at Geneva, has discovered new
comet. which it is declared exceeds in
SIZE any similar meteor hitherto known Of
BY the elaborate calculation of this learn
ed observer. the new comet is dar hi
directly toward our globe with prod'gious
velocity. and will C, me in contact with
it on the 18th day of August, as aforesaid.
The apprrach of'hls terrific object will
be heraldea by an extraord mary degree
of heat; and the catastrophe cannot posi-
bly, be avoided unless by DETECTION. not
now TO be obnvstieated, produced by the
comet irpineing on the attractive scope
of some heavenly body We believe that
this alarming prophecy corresponds with
one of DR.. Cummings more recent an
nouncement,; and. if so, science and re-
ligion--or one eeaentric representative of
twill Tor once and uneqnivoca lily be in
accord. The Inhabitants Of the earth
vii have at leas. this consolation that
after The Plantamour comet comes with
in range Of telescope observation. and
becomes visible to the naked eye. there
will yet be long time for them to sci
their houses in order and prepare for tie
eternal smash" that must eusue.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1872-04-04

He WAS SoRRy.-During the Clay and
Polk campaign. the admiration of the
Hon. Waiter Brooke, of NJ Mississippi, for
the great Kentuckian. led him to bet a
pair of matched horses. all the stock he
had, gu the result: and this, though a
strict member of the Presbyterian church.
Of course he lost, and of course be was
''chnrched' for gaming "All we ask
OF you, Mr. Brooke" said the minister
during the trinl is to acknowledge thar
you are sorry, and promise to sin no
more.
Sorry 2 asked Mr.. Brooke. rising
from MS seat with an air of injured in
nocence, Sorry My dear brother. when
| think of those beautiel bays, gone
from my gaze forever, l can truly say
with my hand upon my heart, that ne
transaction of my life gives me more
genuine sorrow than this
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1872-04-04
Early Tomatoes.

One Of on, exchanges thus tells now to
get carly tomatoes:
The Spring is now approaching. and
We recommend to our lady readers to
plaut few early tomato seeds in flower
pots. They will bring on plants ready
to set out in she open air after danger of
frost il over. A half-dozen good stron
plauts, started early. will yield many a
good dish of fruit long before it can be
procured. from plants taken from a hot
bed in Spring In starting the plants
thus early some care is required in pinch
ing off the leading shoots, as we'll as side
branches, in order to make them grow
slocky aud bloom early. The plants
should also be allowed plenty of room.
and only one grcwn in pot. II is =
very easy ma tier to obtaiu tomatoes early
if enc starts 10 iiEne.',
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1872-04-04

ST.. HsLENA The island of St. Hele.
Ia, where the first Napoleon suffered exile
and unfmely death. appears to have
reached the climax Of a ing series of mis-
fortunes. In July the island was almost
literally washed away by foods. Five
hundred of the inhabitants were swept
out oftl,eir houses, and lost everything
they possessed; the roads were destroyed
the arabl, land changed into deep gulch~
es. aud the whole island rendered uE in
habi'able. 1t is thought the inhab itants
will be compelled to leave the island alto
gether. and permit it to become desc
late rock in the ocean.
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RnetifaI.
TnEoLD MANS DREAM.


Oh, for one hour of youthful joy,
Drive lack my twentieth spring;
: I'd rather laugh bright haired boy
Than reign bearded king.
One moment let my life blood stream
From boyhood's fount offlame
Give me one giddy, recling dream
Of life, all love and fame
My listening angel heard theprayer,
And calmly smiling said
"If but touch thy silver'a hair,
Thy hasty wish hath Sped
But is there nothing in'thy track
10 bill thee fondly stay.
While the swift seasons hurry back
To find the wished for day !!
All, truest soul of womankind |
Without thee what were life ?
One bliss 1 cannot leave behind
IL tuhC-HJ-- picClOuN-Wll0
The angel took sapphire pen
And wrote in rainbow dew;
1.-THE man would be boy again,
And be a husband tool
And is there nothing yet unsaid
Before the change appears?
Remember all their gifts have fled
With these dissolving years.
Why, yes, Tor memory wsuld recall
My fond paternal joys.
I could not bear to leave Them all,
I'll take-my-girls-and--boys.
The smiling angel dropped his pen,
why this will never do,
The man would be boy again,
And be father too y
And SO laugh 'd-my laughter woke
The household with its noise
And wrote my dream when morning bro
To please the gray hard boys.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1872-04-04

A Clergyman had a fondness for long
words, aud undertook to instruct his
church officers in the use Of them. One
night. as they were about to leave the
ves,ry, John asked the minister if ho
should put out the caudles. i'-
Put out! Say extinguish," answer
ed the clergyman. 49,
AN, said John, ,sdoes extinguish
always stand for pat out. =
always" replied the minister.
Next Sunday it happened that dog
began to bark in the church. Johu
arose in his seat and solemnly gave The
order Some one please extinguish
that dog"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1872-04-04
A Strange Nurae.

I have heard from persons who have
lived much il Ceylon, that woman liv.
ing with her two iu fants on the seashore
in company with an elephant, having
temporarily to leave her CHI ildren has been
seen to consign them to its care with as
much confidence as that with which la
dy IN our country would leave to the
charge of a confidential nurse. All she
does is. wish sugar-cane to describe a
large circle round them in sand, and
ultimate to the elephant after her own
fashion her X ish tina they shou Id DOT be
allowed during her absence to stray be-
You'd the line. and she leaves them with
out fear. certain that they will not be
suffered to break bounds. l think Bish
op Heber mentions .ometimes such an an
ecdote in his published Journal. and that
an elephant. under similar um>tances
was seen extended TO his full length on
tie sand, apparently. asleep, the little
ones playing aroand him without fear;
but. that the moment they overstepped
the prescribed line the guardian would
show he was wide awake by stretching
forth his probocis and gently drawing
them back with in the prescribed bounds.
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ng.11, 1877
READ THlSl

DON'T READ THlsl
Unless you wish to buy your
sEGAS DIR &c J. X y
The Mandatory and save sh per cent
We have the largest ssgar Mandatory II
the State of Virginia, and are prepared 10
furnish segars lower than ,hey can be ooogh'
in New York or Baltimore.
" Also keep constantly on hand a well Sc
,ected stock of Leaf and Manufactured To-
bacco, Snuff, Pipes, &c.
All goods warranted to be as represented
STEINER & YOHE,
No. 40 King Street,
Dec. a-1y AieAahoii%'
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TO EVERY ONE

Knowing himself indebted TO the SUBJ
scriber, call in and see him, settle your ac-
counts without delay. He needs the none,
n nav his debts. All who disregard this no.
tice, may expectto find this claim in an Of
fc or hand. after waiting reasonable time
Take due notice ana govern Tcprss lyss 80
,ssraia$sf HDAR6ALI
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rAKEPARTICULAR NOTICE.

Dr.. addresses all those who Lave Injured
themselves bv improper indulgence and solitary
habits, which ruin both body and m mo, uniting
shem for either business stndy, society or mar
mage. ,o.o,,
effects produced BY the early habits OF youth,
viz; Weakness of the Back ana iines' pains IN
fhe head dirnness of sight, loss OF muscn ar
nswer, palpataton of the heart, Dyspepsia, ner-
You. Ir. liability, Derangement Of the digestive
fun etions. General deb ihty, symptoms 81 coz
NENTALLY.-Thefe fearful effects on the mind
sremuch to be dreaded. Loss of memory,
Confusion ofideas, Depression of spirits, Evil
Forebodings, Aversion % society, seif-Dls-
sust, Love of solitude, TimidIty, &C. are some
Thousands of persons of all ages can now
ndge what is the cause of their declng, health
losing their vigor becoming weak, pale ner-
vous and emaeiated hav ing singular appear.
see about the eyes, sough and symptoms OF
SonsamStion-