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The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1872-03-06
A stranse Retaliation

Mr.. Frank Garfield, who was killed
on Friday last, was betrothsi to
youas laly ofthi' town AMI WIS to
have married. 10 two months. On Fri.
when the train passed here On Us way
west, the young lady saw him and had
some conversation with him, and that
evening was in unusr lily lish; spirits.
The next morniu, at the breakfast Ia
bic her appearance was 50 much the
reverse Of tho evening previous that it
attracted the attention Of her mother,
whJ asked h or tho cause Of her appar-
ant trouble. The young lady there
upon related TO her mother that she
had dreamed that her lover had fallen
under the cars and hal been so seri'
ously injured that he died in shout two
hours. She told the circumstances as
she had seen in her dream, how he
had fallen and the car wheel had ter
ribly manglei his left les and his lett
arm, aud that he had lived in erea,
agony for about two hours. Her story
was generally discredited by her mo-
ther, who enieavored TO persuade her
that there WAS nothing in u dream
but to no purp,se-shs ould moi
drive it from her mind
About noon q sister Of tho youu,
man who hal met so errble q death
came to the honse Of tho young lady
and said she had bad news for her. She
then related tho circumstances Of he'
brothers death, corresponding in dctai
with the dream as told by tho young la
dy some hours before.
Nevar before has such q rsmarka-
BILE case Of premouition come under ou
personal knowledge, aud sll tho cir
oumstances can DO vouched for
Jdmestown On. W Journal.
The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1872-03-06
Wore beautiful Than tbsl
Tie Hidden Talent.

In = napkin smooth and while,
Hidden from all mortal sight,
My one talent lies TO night.
Mino 10 hoard, or mine to use;
MINI 10 keep. or mine 10 lose;
May | not do what choose
Al. the git was only lent,
With the Giycrs own intent.
Thai it should he wisely spent.
And know lie VIII demand
Every farlh'ng at my hand,
When in his preseusc stand.
What will he my grief and shame,
When | hear my humble name,
And cannot repay Ills claim
One poor talent-nothing more
All the years thar have gone DER
Have not added 10 the store.
Some will double what they hold.
Others add TO it ten foli,
And pay back the shining gold.
Would That I had ioilcd like them !
All my slO,h | now condemn;
Gully fears my soul erwhelm.
Lord. oh teach me what TO do
Make me faithful, make me true,
And the sacred trust renew.
Help me, ere too late 1t be,
Something yet to 10 for Thee,
Thou who hast done all for me.
The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1872-03-06
eOulSin't sec II.

4 day OF two since, man not over
aud above familiar with the dark ways
Of eIosraphing, went Into one Of tho
Offices with despatch, which ho insist
ed upon having sent of Immediately.
The operator alcommo lated him, and
then hung the dispatch on q hook -
Tho man hung around some time, ovi.
iently un,ari,iicI At last his patienca
was exhausted, and ho bclche1 out
"Ain't you going to send that dis
patch 7"
The operator politely Informed him
that he had sent it,
NO yer aiu't' replied the indignant
man "thero it is now on tho hook"
And now they tel US Con. Wash
ington, TO whilo away tn, tedious
winter hours at Valley Forg', playol |
penny anty' with tho chaplain. Thus
title by little they are chipping off
the pertections Of our great model.
How sad to be convinced that G, w.
was only man after all
The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1872-03-06

WoMAN's RIGHTs.-A long Dosei,
thin shanked, old maid appeared at
the door Of a farmers house 10 Iowa
tho other day, AMI wanted the farmers
wife to subscribe to some womans
newspaper and sign a petition for we.
mans suffrage.
Tho wife call0l
Charles, Tom, Jane, Richard, La
cy." aud was soon surrounded by .
crowd of rosy checked children. Shs
,urncd to her visitor and s'id
"Ilave you any of these p
NO" was the sharp reply.
"Then," ropIiedt hc buxom wifo,
"go and get a fow, aud afterwards
come to me about wonan's rights ifyou
feel like it,
The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1872-03-06

II will couseut to oil you dssire,"
said young lady to her lover, "op
condition that you will give mo what
yoa have not, what you never can
have, und yet what you can give"
What did she ask for? 4 husband.
The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1872-03-06

Josh Billings says; II don't rsck-
oleckt now ov ever hcaring ov two
dogs fshtins, unless there was q man
or two around"
The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1872-03-06
q dV ei.tdsR Esass5.
One column one year
Onr.half colnnin- nue 4

One column one year Seo "a
One.ha column. Que yesr. 10 q
One-fourth column. one year. tboo
One square no lines) one insertion rs.
Every additional insertion so
Professional and Business cards q
not more than fve lines. per year. zoe
Auditor, Executor, Administrator
and Assignes Notices 40
Editorial notices per line rs.
All advertisements for q shorter pei1os
than one year are payable at the tin.
they are ordered, and IL not paid the pee
son ordering them will be held responsible
for the money.
The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1872-03-06
For she stood silent by.


For she stood silent by.
watched the lovely evening fade away,
A mist waslightly drawn ecross the stars.
She broke my quiet dream-.l heard her
"Bchoid your prison bars
"Earth's gladness shall not satisfy yoni
soul.
This beauty Of the earth in which you
live;
The crowning grace thai sanclihes the
whole,
That alone can give"
heard, and sbrupk awny from her afraid {;
But still she held me, and would still
abide,
Youths bounding pulses slackened and
obeyed.
with slowly cbbing tide.
"Look ihou beyond the evening star" she
said.
beyond the changing splondors Of the
day,
Accept the pain, the weariness, the dread,
Accept, aud bid me stay
| turned and clasped her close with sudden
strength,
And slowly, swceily, became aware.
Within my arms Gods angels stood NJ
lvng,h.
Whitc-robcd and calm and fair.
And now look beyond the evening star.
Beyond the changing splendors OF the
day,
the pain lie sends more precious
More beautiful than they,
The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1872-03-06

I NJ. LINN, A. II. DILL
~ (Succossors to J. r. n J. NJ. Linn,)
ATTORNEYS AT LAW, Lewisburg, Pa.
Offer their professional services 10 the
public. Collections and all other pro-
fessional business entrusted to their care
will ceiveprompt attention. Jan. 9, '67n
The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1872-03-06

saw The west wind loose its clou llets white,
In aocks careering through the April sky;
| could not sing, though JOY was at its
The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1872-03-06
- e lie ct Poe try
sorrow.
Sorrow

Upon my lips che laid her touch divine,
And merry speech and careless laughter
died;
She fixed her melancholy eyes on mine,
And would not be denied.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1872-05-02
a grlcultu1al and domestic.
How to Set Cabbage Plants.

The cabbage Is plant that needs to be
frequently worked. either with the hoe Of
plOw and in transplanting,, they should
be SO set as to facilitate the afterworking.
Our experience with them has been
limited to garden culture, though On
pretty large scale aud we have long
practiced plan of setting. that renders
the after working with hoe q verya
quick operation. We irst. riaca11s, IA
sDuna in bods. as i0t co(lg0 plabting.
aud in dry weather with the garden line
mark the row distinctly SO that the plants
may be set in perfectly straight lines,
which adds greatly to the fine appearance
OF the crop in the garden. This row 10
marked out, not on the top of the bed,
but on the side of it. and as near the.
bottom, or the water furrow, as it can be,
not to have water stand oracollsct about
the plants when they are set.
We prefer rainy spell for setting
plants. and the operation is performed
III the usua! manner with short pointed
stick for dibble.
"A soon as the rain is over, and the
SOIL ory enough. the plants are carefully,
but lightly hoed over and We find fire..
quent stirring of the soil, while the dew
is on, early IN the morning, very promo.
tive of quick, vigorous growth By
reason of the plants being set low down
on the side of the bed, with the ridge Of
earth in between every two rows, the
hrst three or four workings are very
quickly done by merely drawing down
part of the bed and pulling the fresh
earth up around the roots The opera
ton is much more quick than when the
plants are set on level ground, Or on top
of the beds, as is the practice Of many
persons. A chief advantage OF this
me'hod, also is that when the earth is
finally worked down to level, as it is
then found to be deeply set in the ground.
which is very necessary. if the cabbages
are expected to make firm heads.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1872-05-02
Preparing a Seed Bed.

A correspondent Of Rural home writes:
As the season for sowing tobacco seed will
soon come, will give you the process
pursued for preparing the seed-bed,
which by the way 1 find suits admirably
for other Vegetables which are usually
transplanted. A piece Of rich soil is
selected convenient to timber land, FROM
which the brush is cleared. The entire
surface of the bed is covered it'll brush
and refuse wood. and burned off. heat
ing the ground sufficiently to kill all
other kinds Of vegetation. The ground
is dug up with hoe or spade to the
depth Of four inches, thoroughly pulver-
lied, and the seed sown at the rate Of
one-half ounce to twenty square yards.
and covered with some brush to keep the
sun from affecting it too severely until
the plants are about Que inch high, or
until the second leaves begin to appear.
Sow as soon as the ground gets settled.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1872-05-02


How Coal WAS DIacovERHD IN PEsssrI-
vAN1A.-1t CHANGED one day that In con.
structing lime kiln. Col. Geo. Shoe.
maker, who lived on the Schuylkill River
used some Of the black stones that were
lying about the place. Mine Got! mine
Got :: der stones be all on fire p excla;m
cd the astonished Da'chman, when the
rich glow of the anthracite met his esze
The neighbors. who, of course were lew
and far between. we're. after much ado.
assembled to witness the marvel This
happened in 1912. Shortly after, mine
host loaded Pennsylvania team with th,
black stones and journeyed slowly to
Philadelphia, distance Of ninety tire.
miles. There Unforeseen difficu ties wer.
presented. The CRATES and stoves then
IN use were not constructed to. facilitate
the combustion of anthracite, and burn
It would not. After many in effectual
efforts to ignite the product it was thrown
aside as worthless. and our & discounted
German. who had beguiled his toilson
way to the metropolis, With dreams Of
'ngots. returned to digest his disappoiut
msnt IN his mountain solitude.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1872-05-02
How the World Judges Christians.

There are persons who wou ID Judge of
Christians as men would Judge Of apples.
who should enter an orchard and %
STOPPING along upon the ground in search
OF them. He picks one up, a bard.
green. thing. no bigger than a walnut.
He bites It I; it Fuckers up his mouth aud
sets bis teeth on edge. .Ha he SAYS
throwing the uutimel y fruit away, Il hear
'aem speak ofapples as being So delici-
GUS am sure don't think much OF
this one.
He picks up another which looks
yellow. There is whole il it. but he
dou't know what it means. SO he bites
into it and 6nds worm.
Bah apples delicious, indeed he
cries 10 disgust; and then picks 10 a
third, which is crushed by his touch, for
it is rotten So he condemns annie.
because he has looked for them upon the
ground instead of the trees above bead
where they hang ripe, jucey and luscious
Chief treasure of autumn.
So men judge Christians, so long as
they take for fair samples those that lie
rotten on the ground.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1872-05-02
narrowing Corn.

A correspondent of the Western Far
naer gives the following description OF
how he harrows bis coru:'
Il commence just before tho corn
comes up and continue as needed, to
keep soil loose and weeds out of sight.
until it is SO tall the barrow will break
it off if used. There is nothing SO need.
full to secure crop Of corn, with OUT
short seasons. as frequent stirring of the
soil when it is ln:its FIRST stages of growth.
aud no tool will do this so cheaply or
so thoroughly in the hill asa rightly
constructed harrow. harrow back aud
forth I'LL I have my Hand as 1 desire.
If the corn is rowed both ways of the
field, the second narrowing should
cross the first. the third she second, and
so on. / have not had failure in four
years with Bent corn On my white, hca.
w, cold soil.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1872-05-02
Got her aiLast.

fafson W was the Congregations al
minlste at 4 two or three oenora.
lions asa. On one occasion be va,
eailea on to mary rustic couple accord
:ng to his custom, be began with Please
JOIN your right hands, Thereupon the
groom with his right hand takes the
orideS's left. Please JON your right
hands The groom, a little onfused,
lets 60 his grasp, and with his left
hand takes the brides right. Your right
hands please join your right hands ?
Inc groom thinks moment, lets 90 his
grasp again. and turning around, seizes
the bride with ooth hands, her right
with his left, her left With bis right and
exclaims
Nov Pvs got her,
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1872-05-02

An IRoN FAMINE FEARED w ith every
furnace iu blast, and importations large.
the United States is threatened with an
iron famine. Since January /. Ameri-
can pig No I has advanced from S36aS7
to $50a52per tor, rails from $40 to $85,
anu bair iron from $50 5Uas7 So to
Sl03a105. In imported iron the rise is
proportiouate. English rails having ad-
vanced silce the beginning of the year
from $5S to $70aS75. gold. old rails
from $50 to $52a5S, and scrap iron from
$42a43 to $62a65. The reason is, an
enormous increase in consumption; and
production has not kept pace with it,
because the necessity for new iron was
not felt until surplus stocks were ex-
hausted. Last year the consumption in
the United States was about 100000
tons, of which we produced about 2,000.-
600 tons aud imported the rest OF the
consumption last year, one-half was used
in railroads. We have now 60. 900 miles
ofrailroad in operation. to keep which in
repair will require. in addition to old
rails.rerollsd, three tons to the mile. or
say 100000 tons. East year We built'
about 200 miles Of now road. IF we
built as much this year. We shall require
Of new rails about eighty-sighs tons to
TO she mile, or GIG 00O tous To this
may be added Cor bolts, spikes, joints.
switches. and the like, say ten tons to tbs
mile. or 70. 600 tons. The capacity Of
the furnaces, po* in operation is 2,0O0,-
600 tons. to which may be added $780,
600 tons as the probable product Of new
furnaces now building IN. y. Eo--
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1872-05-02

AN INDIGNANT ORCHESTRA CoNDucroR.
-Wbeu We FIRST became acquainted with
Simmer he was the leader of the orches
ira at one of the theaters.--And while be
was acting in that eapaei'y :hey got up
some kind of a fairy spectacle, for which
Skinner provided choice music He was
particularly proud efan overture a:rung
edeBy himself 1t was copied out b.
hand. and it hsppened most unfortunate
ly that the copies were not finished in
time for rehearsal, and SO Skinner had TO
take the chances of The musicians getting
it right on the first attempt in the
presence Of the audience.
A couple of hours before the theatre
opened Skinner went around and placed
the music upon the stands Of the 0rches
ira. Ten minutes afterwards. when
Skinner had gone away. friend of his
named Brown came in and saw the music
and for the sake of playing little joke
on Skinner he gathered up all that music
aud replaced it with an old To-. of sheets
containing fragmeutary music Of abou'
twenty different kinds, which he found
iu closet in the orchestra room. A tter
awhile the audience assembled. Skinner
brought in his musicians. touk his place.
aud whispered to the players to exercise
exceeding care. Then Skinner gave a
couple of tads with his baton, aud the
orchestra went into action in furious
earnest. 1t was awful. There was a
mos Tri6c disoord. with six or seven
dif1sebt kinds of time, twenty varieties
of tunes. and such japgling. and
footing. and scrapiug. that all the women
10 the audience jumped to their feet and
screamed. The first viuliuist exerted
himself to saw out a passage flor
'Martha ; the man with the flute strain
ed himself until he was red in the face
over an air from ..Stabat Mater : the
doublebass man engaged in futile effor'
to interpret the Last Rose of Summer !
the clariouet shrieked out the Little
Brown jug ) Will. the drummer, finding
that he could not play the Faust march,
hammered away at random. Skinner
was wild with amusement aud rage. He
looked cross-eyed for a moment at the
trombone man. who was attacking See.
the Conquering Hero Comes with in
tense esrnestness, and then, throwing
down his baton. be gave one feroelous
yell, and lesped upon the trombone man
with murder in his eye. They had it
out right there in the orchestra, and it
lasted just FIVE rtiinu,es, amid the cheers
Of the audience, until Skinner. having
j'mmed one leg through the drum. and
torn away quarter Of . mile OF fodie
esrings with his fist. landed the tronl-
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1872-05-02
True Balance.

A minister who. after hard days labor
was enjoying tea dinner kent in.
cessantly prasing the ham, and stating
that 'Mrs.fDuulop at home was as fond
OF ham as be was,' when the mistress
kindly offered 10 send her the present Of
one. Its unco kin'o' We, unco kin &:
but III 20 put ye tae the trouble o. send.
ing II, I'll just TAX it hame on the
horse afore me- When. on leaving, he
mounted. and the ham was put into a
sack, some difficulty was experienced il
getting it to lie properly. His inventive
genius soon cut the Gordiau knot. 4
think, mistress, cheese in the ither
end wad make grand balance The
hit was Immediately acted on and, like
another John Gilpin, be moved agay
with bis balance true
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1872-05-02

Although almost ever since agriculture
has been prscticed, and We believe il
ever since the creation of the world.
SCOT has been known to be valuable
manure. and yet in the 18th century
there are hundreds OF farmers who cannot
be pursuaded to believe this. 1t is real
" as valuable as gusno Take a hogs
head OF W alter, and dissolve in it twelve
quarts Of SCOT. and you will have a splen-
aid liquid manure for plants. Apply to
the roots Of course, and then watch s..the
results.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1872-05-02
VIRGINIA TELEGRAPH COMPANY

VIRGINIA TELEGRAPH COMPANY
v ALEXANDRIA VA,
Stockholders in this Company will please take
notice that the following acting agents are the
only authorized persons to make collections OF
money for this Company viz.
MOSES WALTON Director Woodstock.
COL. G. W. MURPHY Agent Mt. Jackson.
CAPT. G. SAMUELS " 8. Front Royal.
A. B.. TRICK Director Harrisonburg.
RORT. BEVERLEY President, Plains.
VIM. Il. TAMS Agent Stanton.
When they collect, they will also furnish the
party paying them, with q certificate of Stock
Money paid to any other persons except myself
will not be recognized.
GEORGE C. WEDDERBCRN
Secretary and Treasurer.
Harrisonburg Register please copy.
Feb 23-tf
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1872-05-02
A Dialogue IN Cha ! lesion g. G.

Legislator Gust arrived from the couu-
Try to the city on his way to the Capi,al)
Cory mighty, Massa John, is dat your
| is berry glad to see you. How all de
tambly dot
Gentlemau-Quite well; but Joe, wha,
has brought you to the cityf
Legisla,or-Why. I is deleoted--for
what to de Legislature.
Gentlsman-Wby. Joe, what are you
going to do there?
Legislator-Why, to tell you de Gods
.rutes ! gwipe srtsr dat six dollars q
day.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1872-05-02
aCERTAIN DISEASE

When the misguided and imprudentvotary OF
Measure ,tliilt he has lnb ibed the seeds Of
fhi painful disease, il too often hapi ems that CD
ill-uimed sense OF shame or drtad o.
discovery listers aim from applying TO those
who. from education and respectfully. can
alone befriend him. He falls into the hands of
ignorant and designing pretenders, who incapa-
BE of curing. fitch his pesunlary substance,
keep him tritiing month alter month, or as long
"a the smallest fee can be obtained, and in des
nsir leave him with ruined health to sigh owe
Els calling disappointment; or, by the use Of tina
deadly poison. Mercury, cause the constitution
al SYMPTOMS of this borrid disease 10 make theft
sppearanee such as liberated sore THROAT, dis
eased nose, snootu nal pain in the bead anr
limbs dimness ofsight, deafness, nodes ON tn
shin bones and arms biotches on the head, facd
and extremi ties, progressing With frlghttul r p
idity, till at last the palate OF the mouth or h
bones of ire nose fall in. and The victim Of b
awful disease becomes horrid object of m
laiseration TIL death put period TO his dread
shl sufferings, by sending him to that undscover
ed country froui whence no traveller returns.
To such, therefore, DR.. johnson otfe IS The
n1ost certain, speedy, pleasant and edectual rem
sdy in the world.
OFFICE, 7 SOUTH FREDERICK ST.,
Left hand side going from BALTIMORE street,
few doors from the corner. Fail MOTTO OBSERVE
name and number
wss- No letters received unless postpaid and con-
tanning stamy to be used ON the reply. Per-
sons writing SHOULD state age, and send portion
of advel tisement describing symptoms.
The Doctors DIPLOMA hangs in his Office.
ENDORSEMENT OF THE PRESS.
The many thousands cured at this establishment
within the last twenty years, and the numerous
important surgical operations performed by Dr..
Johnston, witnessed by the reporters of the Sun
and many other papers, notices of which have
appeared again before the publice, besides his
standing as gentleman Of character and re-
pnnsi bility, is a sufficient guarantee to tho
al uasRAsss SPEEDILY CURED.
sazf-ft
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1872-05-02
HON'T READ THIS!

HON'T READ THIS!
Unless you wish to buy your
SEC A SR D Il E c 7 K .
The Mandatory and save IS per cent.
We have the largest Segar Mandatory il
the State of Virginia, and are prepared to
furnish segars lower than they can be bought
in New York or Baltimore.
Also keep constantly on hand we'll Sc
lected stock of Leaf and Manufactured To-
bacco, Snuff, Pipes, sc.
All goods warranted to be as represented.
STEINER s. YOHE,
Nc. 80 King Street.
Dec. sly Alexandria. Va.