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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1874-07-09

We had an excellent rain on last Satur-
dav night. After the long continued
drouth 1t was really refreshing and en-
couTaging: 1t was accompanied by light
ming and heavy thunder. but the wind
was hot high enough to cause injury. In
this immediate neighbori,ood, the rain
was much heavier than below or above
us. In Washington City the storm was
very severe. Many houses were unreofed
others blown down. The losses in some
sections OF the city were heavy:
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1874-07-09

The following is said to be good reci.
pc for fertilizer, and cheaper than the tisu-
al commercial feltilizers:
Bone dust Z bags 1877 lbs each.
Sulphate of soda, 3uO"
Muriate of Potash, 100
Refuse Salt, 3 bushels
Nitrate of Soda, 40 lbs.
Grolind Plaster, BARREL
The recipe was sent to the American
Farmer'iiy VIM. 5. Thompson, NJ. D.
A number of fires have broken out along
the track the railroad in this county.
In several instances they threatened to be
of serious character. DR.. Belew lost
some wheat last Saturday and Capt. Nc
'GilHlis, fencing and timber. The company
shoald certainly be required to take the
necessary precautions against accidents of
this Kind During THE Org weather which
prevailed previous to last Saturday, the
county was in constant danger of serious
contlagrstions. In Jefferson county, we
notice thst the company have employed
special watchmen to eXtIngnish fires, and
we think it absolutely necessary to the
safety Of the people of this Valley that the
necessary precautions be taken at tence.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1874-07-09

The American Sardine Co.'s Boneleas Sardines are
much better & less than half the cost of imported
Rardines
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1874-07-09
4 UcTIoNEER 4 CONSTABLE.

Isaac Painter. !, x.lsuurg W., will after
proID2 " 10 ali business entfustedt him
Jan X ~
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1874-09-10
The Press And The schools.
The Relation Of the Press to
the Free school OfIOWa.

Address before the bioa State Teach
ers' association, ut Des Moines, Sept.
3, 1874, by Walio M. Potter, Of Tie
Davenport Gazette.
In appearing before the Teachers
of Iowa to speak of the relation of
the Press to her Schools, l feel that
/ am hardly the one who should be
called upon to elucidate the theme.
My school days date far back in the
"long ago." and / have had so little
to do with schools, that / shrink
from making any crude suggestions
of mine before a body SO capable Of
criticising what may be said, and
whose members have doubtless an
ticipated all that am about to ut
ter. That you called upon me at all
shows that you regard the Press as
the natural auxiliary Of the schools,
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1874-09-10

Montgomery Blair was defeated in
the race for the Democratic nomina-
ton for Congress In the Hagerstown
District, Maryland, last week. The
Blair family are always ready for po-
litical race, but are VIGOROUSLY slow.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1874-09-10

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The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1874-02-11
THE MURDERED pEDDLER.

One Of the most striking cases ofpresencc
of mind and seis-possession Of which | have
any recollection came 10 light in trial
which took place some months since IN Ire
land. The story look like fiction, but |
have rsason 70 believe il quite true.
A woman Was travelling along road to
JOS her husband, who was engaged as a
Iesmsier in the army, and vas quartered
some twelve miles from Athlone She had
bot proceeded Car when she was joined BY a
peddler. who was going the same way.
They entered into conversation during
walk Of some hours. but as the day be-
gan 10 wane they agreed that they should
% for the nigh. at house Of enlertaih-
ment. aud pursue their pedestrian journey
the next day.
They reached an humble inn. situated 10
lonely spot b. the roadside. aud. iatigued
after long days walk. they were glad 70
iiad themselves under the shelter Of roof.
Having Refreshed themselves with a sub
siauiial snrper set bcfole them, they ex-
pressed wish = retire.
They ueie shown iuto the trayelers'room
aud went to rest into their respective beds.
The peddicr. before retiring had called
the landlord aside and given into his keep
lug the pack which he had unstrapped from
his back until The morning. telling him that
il contained considerable sum Of money
aud much valuable property.
They we're not long 10 bed before the
pcddler fell into a sound sleep. but the
pour woman. perhaps from oyer-fatigue OF
from thoughts of meeting her husband
next day. lay awake. a couple Of hours
might have passed. when she saw the door
slowly opcped and person enter bolding .
light, which he screeLed with bis hand.
She instantly recognized IN him one Of The
young men she had seen below, son Of the
landlord.
lie advanced with sicalihy steps 10 the
bedside Of The peddlcr and watched him for
noment lie then went out aud entered
saain with his brother and father, who held
In his hand large pewter basin.
They went on tiptOe to the bedside.
where the pcddlor lay ina deep sleep.
Ono Of the young men drew out knife.
and while the father held the basin 50 as 10
receive the blood be cut the poor victims
throat from ear TO ear.
A slight. half hubble groan. and all was
still, save The cautious movement OF the
party engaged in the fatal deed. They
had brought in with them large sack, IN
to which they thrust the unresisting body.
The poor woman lay silently 10 her bed,
fearing that her time would come next. She
heard low mutteriugs among the men, from
which she soon gathered that they should
murder her too. as they feared she might
have ID Ia her povcrto bciray them. 0u'
Of them said be was sure that she vas fasl
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1874-02-11
THE MYSTERIES OF THE SHAWL
TRADE.

A Paris letter says: Before leaving this
s.hject must relate cnrinus discovery
made Oh this occasion N. Guyctant took
me to some oreo of his first artists. who
works a. hame. IN the front room of d
modest apartment was the intelligent ar
tist worsing at his lathe, and in the
bsek room was bis wife working upon an
Indian shawl. A ine cashmere. worth
l.0OO francs. or. perhaps, sI.o0u il New
York. was cutinto strings or figures, and
on glancing at it | could not help crying.
Al how 10 the world did this 6ne shawl
get so badly damagcd9 Was j, eaten oy
the ra,sf' NJ. Gnyetant laughed. aid
then said: oh, ouvriere Monsieur. il Is
not damaged ut all /; am rcarrangine it,
Probably my lady readers will be as much
surprised as was 70 find that these costly
shawls arc purposely cut in pieces and
then sewn together again. The philoso-
ply oft i this: Some years the fashion il
for white figures running about in scrolls
Ms in cashmeres. aud sometimes for black.
Hence shawls with white ground figures are
cut when black sell hest. aud she black
cuttings sewn In. Sometimes, whena lot
Of shawls have been for many years on
hand. the disposition Of the figures are
changed 10 order 20 suit the prevailing
taste. Now. the work was done SO we'll
ttat could not distinguish the seams. but
Il seems 10 me that IL I we're 10 buy a
shawl worth Thousand dollars, I should
greatly prefer to have Il as il came from
the Indian loom. I was told that hund-
reds of these rcarranged shaws are annu-
ally sold to American ladies OF very large
prices. aud II those who have them End
that they come in pieces they will under.
stand the reason. They have only TO send
the shawl 20 some reeommodeuse. like The
person Of whom write. aud the work will
be elegantly done again. This industrious
artist and bis no less industrious wife earn
very handsome living from their eommou
labor.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1874-02-11
THE FIxED sTARs


Among tho we'll determined facts Of
Astronomical science, none are more start
ling than those which concern the fixegi
stars. These bodies. like our sun. are
self luminous and are in all probability
centres Of planetary system = but they are
situated at such enormous distances from
she earth that onlyin few cases, and BY
the most refned observations, have as
tronomers been able to detect any change
in their apparent positions due 10 the
motion of the earth. Nevertheless, it is
BY the measurement Of such cianges tiiat
the distance of some Of the fixed stars have
been determined. The stars having the
greatest apparent motion are inferred to be
the nearest to us and this has determined
the selection Of certain stars in preference
to others. in the efforts which have been
made to ascertain their distances. Ac-
cording to this rule. the star s'entauri,
whose distance was determined by Pro-
fessor Henderson. may be regarded as
nearest to the earth; aud yet that distance
is found to be more than two hundred
thousand times that Of the sun, or in round
numbers about ti0enty trillions of miles.
The human mind can, Of course, form no
conception Of such distance as this; but
pehaps we. may approach little nearer to
realization OF its magnitude when we reflect
that, since light travels at the rate. Of one
hundred and ninety-two thousand miles a
second. it would require three yet0s aud
q quarter for the light Of the nearest Exed
star TO come to the earth. This is the limit
for the brightest and nearest stars; but
what distances must We allow for those
innumerabls stars of the smaller uiagni-
tudes. which are barely disclosed by the
most powerful telescopes in the remote
regions Of the Milky Way? Among the
infinite number of such stars il is but
reasonable to conclude that there are many
invisible which are intrinsically as bright
as those which Immediately surround US.
Assuming this to be true. it Is easy to
prvye that some Of telescopic stars are
situated at such distances from MS that
their Eight requirs over tro thousand years
70 oaccomplsh its journey to ony own system.
From this It follows that when We note the
appearance ofsuch stars We are actually
reading their histury more tl9m t,co tioas-
aud years ago. An eye situated at stieh a
star, and gifted with sufficient power to dis
changes on the earth, would see the sur
face Of our planet as 1t was before the be-
ginning Of the Christian era. Startling rs
these conclusions appears. they are not to
be avoided without attribuiing an infe-
riority Of intrinsic illumiation 10 all the
stars Of the Milky Way-an alternative
much less IN harmony with astronomical
face connected with our siderial systems.
The inNtrinsic splendur Of the star C
Centauri has been found to be more than
twice that ofour sun; but how can we
imagine the splendor Of Sirius. which
shines with more than hundred aud forty
lines the suns intrinsic brilliancy!
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1874-02-11
THE CONFEDERATE SOLDIER

The New York SaR, edited by Mr..
james a. Dana, durirg the war the priu,
cipal assistant to Mr. SEWARD, and relied
upon by President LINCOLN in every great
emergency 10 which the Federal Cause was
placed during The war. in advocating a
reduction oi the standing army has the
following 10 say IN regard TO the subject,
in which is paid just compliment 70 the
Confederate Soldiers:
Ii the statistics Of desertion from the
United States army we're Published they
would present striking proof that our
military system is sham with sham that
the rauk and tile mostly enlist TO get food,
shelter aud clothing till they can find other
employment, or TO get carried at the pub
lie expense TO some distant poiut they wish
TO reach. Our excessive peace army Of
80. 900 mcn is not an army. Il is never
better than an unassimilated mass. one third
Of which is strange 10 the musket, and
nearly the whole Of which rups away and
diappears every four years. As . nucleus
for such an army as we put 10 tie field to
suppress tho rebellion il Is little better
than worthless. The men who enlist are
mostly Foreigners aud refugees from idle
ness, beggary, Or criminal justice. The
army Is their poor house Or hiding place.
They enter It 70 avoid starvation or arrest.
The quality IL the Confederate soIiers
efectually disposes Of the plea that it is
necessary to keep the regular army a. a
nuclens. Ga the Union side was the en-
tire rank aud Gle Of the old army. Of.hat
force The rebels had only officers Tie
confederate rank and Gle was composed
whully Of raw lnen. and, in the irst two
years Of the war. voulantcers. Yet what
m infantry they werel Those Of us who
saw them charge il line Of battle never
approach Confederate cemetery without
taking of our bats IN homage 10 the dcvo-
ted braves who ever walked straight into
the jaws Of death wilhon, blenching. Tho
explanation Of the extraordinary excellence
Of the rebel infantry is that i was made up
of American citiscus. The present army of
the United States is not such. Il h largely
composed Of unnnturalizcd foreigners. who
enlist as temporary refuge FROM material
ills.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1874-02-11

asleep. and there was no occasion to trou-
bic the,nselyes; but TO make sure Of this
being the case one came to her bedside with
the candle in bis hand aud the other with q
knife. She kept her ewes c.osed'asy If in
sleep, aud had such command over herself
is not to betray in her countenance any
sign that she was conscious Of what was go-
ing on. The candle was passed close ID
her eyes. the knife was drawn close to her
throat. she never winked or showed by any
movement Of her features or Of limb thai
she .appFehrnded danger. So the men
whispcresf'rtst SHE wAs 30 sorndly aslees
that nothing was to be feared from her, and
went out Of the room. removing the sack
which contained the body Of the murdered
man.
How long must that night Of horrors have
seemed to that poor lone woman! How
frightful were the stiffness and is dark
ness.
The presence Of mind which bad 80 as
tonishingly enabled her to act part ID
which she owed her life, sustained her
through the trying scenes which she had yet
to pass. She did not hurry from her room
at an unusually early hour. but waited un-
til she had heard all the family as;ir fol
some time She then went down and said she
had oversight herself. III consequences Of
being greatly tired. ~
She asked where the peddler was. and
was told that he was 10 too great hurry tq
wait for her. but that he left sixpence to
pay for herbreakfast.
She sat down composedly to that meal,
and forced berself to take with an apparent
appetite Of the food set before her.
She appeared unconscious Of tue eyes
which. with deep scanning. were fastened
upon her.
When the meal was over she took Leave
Of the family. and went on her way without
the least appearance of discomposure Of
mistrast. She had proceeded but short
way when she was joined by t~o stripping
looking women. Oae look wts sufficient q
convince her that they we're young men
and one thought to assure her that she was
yet in their power aud on the very verge Of
destruction.
They walked by her side, entered into
conversation. asked her where she was go
ing, and told her that their rad was The
same way they questioned beras to where
he had lodged the night before, and unde
miuute,inqniries about tho fsnniiy occupy
ing the wayside inn. liIIer answers were
quite unembaErassed, and she said the peo-
pie Of the house had appeared to be decent
and evil. and had treated her very well.
For twy hours the men continueduhy her
side consersing aud watching her with most
scrutinizing glanees at any change in heI
counienahce. aud asking questions which.
bad shc not been fully self possessed. might
hare put her Oh her guard. Il was not I'LL
her dreaded companions had left her, and
till she saw her husband coming along the
road to meet her that she lost her sclf.com-
lnand which she had so successfully cxer.
cised. and throwing herself into his arms,
fainted away.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1874-02-11

A man LEFT bony siecd on Main street
Saturday. and, coming back short time
afterwards. discovered that funsy youth
had placed card against the feshless ribs
bearing tho notice, Oats wantcd--inquire
Within
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1874-02-11

WHY HE Cor THE PLACE. "A
youtg man went into the Office Of one OF
the largest dry goods importing houses in
New York, aud asked for a situation. lie
was told to come again.
Going down Broadway that same after
noon, opposite the Astor House. an old ap-
pie wcttan trying to cross the street was
struck by stage. knocked down, aud her
basket Of apples seut scattering In the gut.
ter.
This young man stepped out from the
passing crowd, helped up the old lady. put
ler apples into her basket. and went on bis
way, forgetting the incident.
Whom he called sgain upCa the import
ers be was asked to name bis price. which
was accepted Immediately, aud be went
to work.
Nearly q year afterwari he was called
aside one day and asked il be remembered
assisting an old apple woman in Bioadway
TO pick up a basket ofapples, and much to
his sdrptise, learned why he obtained a
situation when more than one hundred
others were desiring the SINE place.
Young man. you little know who sees
your acts Of kindness. The eyeso Of others
see and admire what they will not take
the trouble % 90 themselves. .-AmeT1cua
Messenger.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1874-02-11
THE FINANCIAL PROBLEM.

correspondence OF tie New York World.
WASHINGTON, January 26. The bill
fxed upon BY the Banking and Currency
COMMITTEES is the measure introduced by
Mr.. Merriam. Of New York. very ehrly III
the session. With some slight alterations
and additions this measure Is oue which has
received 1 good deal of support III New
I York. sit proposes free banlsings and is
80 simple asstolbe best explaineas by CIV
ing The words Of the bill, which are assiol.
Ben sra#sd. III THAT alI tbs laws
and parts Of laws limiting the amount Of
National bank ejaculation be aud tho same
are hereby repealed. IT.
Section 2. That all National banks shalt
keep deposits Of United States notes in the
Treasury Of the United States equal to s
per ccntum Of their respective circulation,
to be held as special deposit for the re-
demption Of such circulation,
Section 3. That tie Secretary Of the
Treasury shall redeem in the city of New
York In United States notes all National
bank notes unassortrd when presented for
redemption in sums Of 81 900 or its mul-
tiple.~
Section 4. But the National bank notes
50 redeemed. shall be charged to the per
eentum deposit on account Of the respect
I've banks whose circulation is 40 redeemed.
and that said banks shall be notified the
first Of each month, or at.the discretion Of
the United States Treasurer. OF the a.
mount Of such redemption. when each
bank shall forthwith deposit with the u
nited States Treasurer United States notes
equal in amount to the circulation SO re.
deemed or forfeit its charter.
Section ). Tha: when said banks shall
have reimbursed the treasury for such re-
dcmptions. the circulation 50 redeemed or
new notes the same bank in place of
those found to be inutllated or badly worn
shall be forwarded to the respective banks.
Section 6. That all laws aud parts Of
laws requiring other bank reserves are
hereby repealed.
Section 7. That any National back de-.
ssiring to withdraw its circulation NAV
upon deposit Of United States noses in
sums Of not less than $40, 900 with the u
nited States Treasurer. withdraw pro-
portionate amount Of bonds pledged for
said circulation, aud that the treasurer
shall, upon redemption Of the circulation
Of such banks, cancel and destroy bonds e.
quail to the amount issued upon bonds
withdrawn.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1874-02-11

How TO MANAGE MrsTAKEs.-As q
minister and lawyer we're riding together.
said the minister to the lawyer:
Sir do you ever make mistakes 10 plead
ing?
Il do said the lawyer.
And what do you 20 with The mis-
takes I inquired the minister.
Why. sir. IL largo ones. mend them
IL small ones, let them 20. said The law
yer. And pray. sir continued he, sdo
yOu ever make mistakes in prsachings'
Yes. sir. | have.
'And what do you do With the mis-
takesY
Why, sir, 7 dispose Of them ia the
same manner you dol rectify the large
ones. and pass the small ones. Not long
since. continued he, .as was preaching !.
meant to observe that TIE devil was The
father ofiiars; but made mistake, and
said the father Of fasryn~. The mistake
was 50 snail that | let i co.
.,-ss~-@-s~-
Mrs. Southworth has doue nOyel for ey-
cry State in the Union. aud now proposes
70 do one for each Territory before she
dies. -
y, George, yorr sister isa nice Girl.
but she does dress her bead up 80. Yea
said George: but Il lis the fashion there's
nothing in Il, you know
Twenty Nashville ladies' detcrm-
iaei to practice 60 usmy; vowed not 10
wear anything more expensive than calico
dresses TO church and they stuck 70 u.
avnc u them have attended cLulca sim
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1874-02-11
FIRST INTRODUCTION.
Adam--Madam, I'm Adam,

Ese--Adam, I'm Madam.
No one oIjecting. they embrace. ]
I saw Esau kissing Kate;
The fact is. We all three slw;
Isaw Eau. he saw NE.
Aud she saw Iaw Esau.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1874-12-01
An Unfortunate Man.

A N. Y. paper gives biography of an
inventor, who has done more for the world
than the world has for him. After making
half dozen scientific improvements in
mechanics, any one Of which would have
made another mans fortune, he has gradu-,
aAy fallen TO the position Of tender of the
stage door in New York theatre. His
name is Freligh. When twenty years old
he invented diving dress for which he got
S6OO-about the only reward he ever ob-
tanned. He served his apprenticeship at
the Novelty iron works and afterward OBJ
tanned position as engineer of the Jersey
City ferry company at $500 year. For
inventing tho revolving CRATE for ferry
boats, the superintendent gave him pair
of patent leather boots; for inventing an
apparatus to heat water by waste steam
and save ten per cent. in fuel, he received
double barrel shot gun. When he built
model for Spanard, who wanted boat
of light draught and immense carrying
capacity to navigate the shadows Of the
Amazon, and was about to sign contract
to construct flotilla of such vessels, the
spaniard was murdered in cigar store /;
when, four years later, hc invented a "com-
bination guage" to indicate the action Of
the force-pump, the temperature Of the
water in tho shot well, and the density
of that in the boiler, scotchman stole his
discovery, and patented it in his own name;
when he compounded lubricator for To-
comolives, the general supply agent Of the
Erie railroad refused to accept it unless he
was paid bonus Of $4,000. And lastly,