Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1873-08-28

i the Agricultural CLASS. we 10 ilOU Ueliefe
in exclusive theoretical farming any more
than we do in what might be termed ex-
elusive practical farming. Every success
full farmer has found the advantage of ex-
perimenting,and by having an agricultural
paper he finds without loss Of time OF mate
rial the results Of thousands of experiments
which have been made by practical farmers
and can select such as in his judgment
| try where we. have ever natural advan-
| tage. Our soil is of the best quality; our
hills are covered with q variety of valu-
able timber, our mountains are pregnant
with rich ores, our streams afford the
| necessary power for extensive manufacture
ing, and Notwithstanding all these natural
advantages our people living in the midst
ofundeveloped wealth are comparatively
poor. Other sectionsfo- years pursued the
| policy which we are now pursuing, and
! became as poor asrWe are.
But they have made change and al
though they have not the natural advan-
| tages which we have, they are to-day a
wealthy people. The reason is plain,
| though we do not like to admit it. Our
people are neither travelling or reading
people. We scarcely know why 1t is that
our fertile lands give us a bare support
while poor lands in other sections render
their owners wealthy. II we would be
prosperous we must change and devote our
attention to the cultivation of more profta-
BILE crops than wheat and corn,> or by u
change in our mode of farming secure
larger crops. We have examined num-
Der of Agricultural papers, any one or even
all would prove good investment to the
practical farmer. Among this class of
publications are the American Farmer,
published i'll Baltimore, American Agri-
culturist, and Moore's Rural New Yorker,
in New York 81 e.imen copies ofwhich can
be seen at the Herald Office.
The o. s. A. Railroad from Straspurg "
Harrisopburg will be turned over to the
Baltimore and Ohio road next Sunday.
While we belive this change will be an
advantage to our people on account OF the
increased facilities which will be afforded
them, we cannot do otherwise than regret
that our communication with Alexandra
! will not be as direct as it has heretofore
| been. The business relations OF our people
| with the Alexandria merchants have been
of the most pleasant character. A NOR e
accommodating and gent!emanly class of
men than those who represent the bust
ness coanmun ity of Alexandria cannot be
| found in any city, and We certainly hope
| that the change in the road may make nc
change In the very pleasant business reia-
| lions which have SO long existed between
| this section and the city of Alexandra
We are not fully advised as to the changes
which will be madein the present employ
ees of the road. We should regret to iost
any of the conductors who have had charge
of the trains on the o. 4. 81 II. Road
Capt. Smith, and Capt. Gregg, are botl
: very pleasant gentlemen, always ready Il
contribute to the comfort Of passenger
and ever mindful Of the interest Of the com on
@, "o1A Known Ill tht
|
to another place. The same might be sale
Of other gentlemen who have been con
nected with the road and with whom ou
people have bscome acquainted.
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| STONY CREEK, SHENANDOAH Co., VA
Aug. 22d, 1873.
Dear sil-I wish to inform
you and the readers of your paper, that OF
last Tuesday there was enacted here OF
Stony Creek one of the most shameful anC
dlsgraceful scenes of this neighborhood.
An officer came out here from Wood.
stock, and summoned to his assistance
men Of like school with himself and pro
ceeded to the house of Emanuel Wilkin
with a wagon and hauled his house pro
perty out in the public road leading from
: Columbia Furnace to Edinburg, and there
left it, where it is to day friday They
also caught hold of Wilkins wife ant
! grown daughters, Lifted them on The
wagon and held them there and hauled
them out into the road too Now have
few questions to ass. Isa mans wife ant
daughters personal property Docs ou
Virginia law warrant such. procedure
Because man has. failed in business mus
his wife and daughters suffer such insults
and indignities at the hands of heartles
ruffians Other men owe money, some
have taken the benefit of the Homestead
law, some the benefit of the Bankrupt law
Yet we hear of none being treated as thi
helpless cripple. Is his case so aggravated
that such extreme and violent measure
are resorted to.
Have we all ona sudden dropped back
into the days Of barbarism. 1t seems tn
vulture is determined to deYour the lam
and suppose will succeed. Citizen.
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Middletown,- in consequence of tho rain,
weather during the first week Of tn
meeting, was protracted till last Monda,
morning. The crowd in attendance las
Sunday was very large. DR.. Rose
preached three sermons on Sunday to yer,
large congregations. About. seventy made
profession of religion during the meeting
On Monday tents were struck and tn
congregation. that had been on the cam
grounds for eleven days, returned to thei
homes .iil,fH
An Ugly Customer.
The Winchester News Of last week says
), Last Monday morning, Mr.. Henry Vance
young man living near Gravel Springs
in this county, was out hunting deer
Whilst watching deer crossing, he hear
q rustling in the bushes in his rear, an,