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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1874-03-12
mhs Danbusy Ice MaA.


And now there is to be ice how
earnestly and vigorously have the ice
men and coal dealers prayed for this
''snap," and how long it had been in
coming. You could tell either one Of
these worthless wherever you might
meet him. Such intense gloom on the
human face divine could indicate bat
| one train Of thought, but one aspila
ton, hut enc great sorrow, and al
these co'ha be entertained by Lut ORG
class OF people, aud they either interest
ed in coal OF ice. We will never know
perhaps, the depth Of despair into
which these people have been plunged
by this capriciors winter, but the AZ
nails of our asvlums for the insane VII
| furnish some clew. Que OF them
wrote us Thursday, asking five believ-
ed in the existence Of a Supreme Being
Monday he came through the keen and
biting frost to assure US personally that
he had no doubt of it. Another
sought by many well known articles
to temp zero to hump itself-such as
leaving q new pailfull Of water on the
stoop, neglectiag to shut off the pipe
water at night, emitting to renew the
coal in the stove before going to bed,
OF to put bis stockings under the pillow
to keep them warm, leaving of his
fannels, and doing OF leaving undone
other things of like nature. As 3
last resort he appeared the other day
in a suit Of linen clothes, with a straw
hat on his head. and palm leaf in his
hand. But the ''snap" is here at last,
catching the pond and the impoyerish-
ed by The throat with an ugly grip.
The ice man is satisfied. He would be
in his element were it not frozen up so
tightly, but he is elated, and coming
out from the gloom which has engul>
ted him like fog, he sees that 1t has
been hard winter, and while he turns
backhandsprings out of gratitude to
heaven for his deliverance, thinks Of
the poor and hopes friends will be rails
ed up for them. And now the poor
swoop down on the coal-dealer for a
donation from his stock knowing tbst
the coal which pinches their souls but
enlarges bis pockets; but none are 50
poor as to swoop down on the iee~deal-
er for his donation from hi stocl And
so he thinks of the poor and advise
heaven to bless them. DGn5t.1y
NeacS.
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social ostracis,n.

A strange story comes to us from
the capital OF Mississippi, which is to
the effect that Mrs. Ames, the wife of
Governor Ames and daughter Of Beast
Butler, is beginning 10 practice that
ostracism against which the radicals of
the country have so savagely inveighed,
1t is positively asserted that Mrs. Ames
has lost all appetite for practical social
equality, and is preparing to vacate the
Executive Mansion, and seek refuge in
family where ladies Of color cannot
come. 1t is a case OF social ostracism,
not or the part of the Southern people,
bat by Mrs. Butler Ames and her ILL.,
iputian appendage, that demands in
yestigation at the hands Of social
equality, negro wogshipping Congress.
Shall the pet theory fall III th2 'ouse
Of It's friends Perish the 5i,ua Int /;
'Sumer arise If Massachusetts falls
now in the persons of her favored
children her social hobby is forever
squelehed Lynch. Republican,.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1874-03-12
A Weria Of Miracles.

A Kentucky correspondent tells the
following story of the Rev Green Clay
Smith, forlnly a general in the national
army, a member of Congress, and now
an excellent aud active Baptist minis :
ter. The Concord churches are mostly
in "sweet Owen" where everybody is
born a Baptist and ''rebel' SO called
Among the visiting ministers was bro
Their Smith, who was appointed to
preach at the stand. Among his
auditors was one eyed, staunch ad
hcrent of the lost cause, who became
exceedingly interested in the earnest
discourse to which he was listening.
At it's close he walked up to the prea-
cher. and eying him very leisurely from
head to foot, the following converse
ton ensued:
"They tell me you were Yankee
general ~,eh?"
eyes, sir. l was
"And member of the Yankee Con
gress?'
Yes
Snow converted :"
81 hope So"
| "And preacher :"
| eyes.
"Well, well !" exclaimed tn, aston
ished Owenite, lifting up his hand il
his amazement, 81 declare, the days O
miracles amt past yeti"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1874-03-12

The political condition of the South
has stimulated the Atlanta Constitution
to the invention Of the word '.iumble
ment, /" which may be useful, though
awful to look at
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1874-03-12

"Come to his death while being the
on the head with long handled stew
pan in the hands Of his wife," was the
verdict in a case in Illinois.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1874-03-12
SHENANDOAH HERALD,
ADVERTISING aArS;

Advertisements viii be inserted OF ozie Detas re1
quare ten lines or less, for the first insertion ala
SO cents for each subsequent insertion
Unless the number OF insertions he n.arLsa aeo1
the manuscript it will be published until forbid
and charged accordingly.
Nos.eea in the local column VIII rs inserted al
double the advertiser rates.
Advertisements for three months or longer *
be inserted tlower rates
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TIE GOLDEN SIDE.

TIE GOLDEN SIDE.
There is many a rose in the road OF lie,
If We would only stop to take .;
And many a tone from the better land,
If the querulous heart would make 1t,
To the sunny soul that is full of hope,
And whose beautiful trust meier fa1leth,
The grass is green and the flowers are bright,
Though the winter storm preva1eth
Better to hope, though the clouds hang low,
And to keep the eyes still! lifted;
For the sweet blue sky will still peep through
When the ominous clouds rifted!
There was never night without day,
Or an evening without morning.
And the darkest hour, the proyerb goes,
Is the hour before the dawning.
The is many gem in the path of life,
Which we pass in our idle pleasure
That is richer far than the jewelied crown,
Or the nliser's boarded treasu er;
II may be the love of little child,
Or mothers prayer to heaven,
Or only beggars grateful thanks
For cup of water given.
Better to weave in the bed of life
n bright and golden filling,
And to do Gods will with ready heart
And hands that ready and willing,
Than to snap the dalicate, minute threads
Ofour curious lives asunder,
And then blame Heaven for the tangled ends;
And sit and greive, and wonder.
The Presbyterian.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1874-03-12

A few days ago a very handsome
lady entered dry goods house and
inquired for ''beau." The polite
clerk threw himself back and remarked
that he was at her service. Yes; but [
want a buff. not a green one" was the
reply. The young man ! went on
measuring goods immediately.
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SEkMESE Twins.
A CURIOUS ACCOUNT TWENTy-sIx YEARS
AGO.

Since the remarkable discovery made
by the physicians at the autopsy upon
the bodies of the Twins in Philadel-'
phia, that they could not have been
separated in life without causing the
death of both, public interest in all that
pertains to their lives and history has
been upon the increase. Many reada~
bic accounts have been given to the
public regarding the early history Of
the wonderful pair, but the following
account of a visit to their home twenty
six years ago, and, among other things,
the speculations INDUCED in at that
time relative to their separation, is pc"
culiarly interesting The queer de-
tails of this visit are given in an ex~
ceedingly racy and truthful manner,
and came from a copy of the RdndoPh
Herald, printed in Ashborough, n. G.,
on the 12tho of April, 1913, and recent
ly republisled in the Coewier-Joeuaa1
of Louisville. 1t is dated Trap Hill,
Wilkes county, N. c., january 5, 1S4s,
and originally appeared in The South
ermer The correspondent, who is Of
the feminine gender, says:
l now proceed to fill my engage
ment to the readers of the So,tther2ser.
Mr.. James S. Grant, at whose house |
was entertained for several days, &C
companied ME to this notable place,
''Trap HILL" TRAP Hill" is two miles
from the residence of the family Of
Eng, or, as he is now called Eng
Buncker. The name of Buncker was
conferred upon the Twins by a judge
of the Superior Court of North Caro-
lina in order, understood, to enable
them the better to transact any legal
business which might be necessary.
At TRAP Hill" Mr.. G. and myself I'M
derstood that the Twins were at their
new place in Surry county, and forty
miles distant from Trap Hill" But
learning that Mrs Sarah Buncker (he
wife Of Eng was at home, we deter
mined to spend night at her house,
and see if the wife of one of the TWINS
was just like other ladies' We arrived
at her house just before dark Mrs.
Eng is about .26 years old, and as
round and as plump as a churn. Her
maiden name was sarah Lates Mrs.
Eng is a real specimen of a mountain
lady. Her person is portly, 'and her
countenance quite pleasant. Her con,
versational powers are above medioc-
rity. Her mother, Mrs. Lates, died a
year ago, weighing 900 pounds. Mrs.
Eng has been married five years, and
has three children, viz Catherine Mar
SELLS, aged 4 years Julian, aged 5
years, and Decatur, aged years.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1874-03-12

IAxks W CARR, c. BOYD BARREr
Alexandria, Va. Loudoun. Cow
kNlTY HOTEL,
~ C12SER CAMERON AND ROYAL Srs.
ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA..
CARR & BARRETT Propre tors.
--O:--
THE. HOTEL COACHES
viii run in connection with all the trains and Steam
oats Bar and Billiard Room attached. Sep 23-tf-
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1874-03-12

~ ALEXANDRIA, VA.
JAMES NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. PROPRIETOR.
Is frs-claSs hotel, in every respect: The citizens
OF the valley having bushes in Alexandria Washing
ton and travellers going North South will fnd this
an agreeable resting place the route does not
require the early start by several hours from Wash
In gton or Baltimore. Cars and Steamboats, leave AL
szandria FOR Washington and return every hour from
a. ID. to ~ P. II. Jan. TT
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1874-03-12

Why is minister near the eud of
bis sermon like ragged mchin? Be
cause he's toward his close.
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THE BIG BEDSTEAD.

We were, on arriving, shown into
the bedroom of Mrs. Eng, (there being
no fire in the parlor, and the weather
exceedingly cold) where we saw herself
and the three children all comfortably
seated around the fire. The first i'm
portant object that arrested my atten-
ton was the 'big bedstead" and the
'sbig feather bed" They were to me
objects of great curiosity, and | could
not keep my eyes from them. Finally,
my curiosity (or | belong to the family
of old Eve) rose so high that l was
compelled to ask Mrs. Eng what use
they made of that ''big beadstead and
bed" She replied as follows: Sour
family is quite big when the Twins and
my sister and her children all come to
see me, and the Twins made the 'big
bedstead, for nothing shorter would
do for all IN lis" | blushed a little,
and then resumed: 'syou are quite a
loving family, l added7" eyes" said
she, its obliged to be so; tor each on
us has to sleep on the off side Of the
Twins, and them six children all put
together it takes mighty ''big .fxin'
for all on us, you know q" | told her l
did not know it !; but if she said SO il
must be correct. Here my attention
was arrested by the light of the 'big
candle and / remarked s'You have
also candle to correspond with the
'.big be,isteal. Yes" said Mrs. Eng
....ws must bai4 all big fxins here.
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The Dreaded Sound.

The fact that kissing is reckoned le-
Ultimate at the theatres has led men to
choose them as the place for expressing
their public dislikes in times of great
excitement Shakspeare's Cardinal VOL
sey was Kissed at the time Of the papal
aggression, but the hiss was not meant
for the actor but for Cardinal Wiseman.
Kisses are directed at unpopular persons
who come as spectators, and not az ac-
tors. Sir William Knighton says that
George VI. always entered the theatre
with an excessive dread Of being saluted
with this mark of public disapprobation.
If he heard one single hiss, although 1t
were Immediately drowned in general
and tumultuous applause, he went home
wretched, and would lie awake all night
thinking of that one ugly note, and not
of the thousand agreeable ones.
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Happy Children Make Happy Men

All dissonance of character has its
real foundation in these early impress
sions. The happiness of children de-
pends much on their being as little as
possible interfered with in their little
idys. How quickly do their good incli-
cations unfold themselves How open
are they to every humane and gentle
feeling! Harsh and erroneous treat,
ment acts in the very opposite way; it
shuts them up. 1t is not the ideas, L
believe, that one learns, which really
work on the character, but those which
one makes his own, because the imme-
diate bearing on our disposition is what
makes them really important. Right
ideas, therefore, may engage the imagi-
nation whose creations become hereby
only more harmonious. But every
fancy does not act and create in the
same degree. It is that alone which
points ont to the teachers the different
treatment that is necessary.
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The Legend of a Missouri Cave

AAV ACS0AN VI d 04AoSOu44 SdSG,
4 writer in the st. Louis Republican
says: con the dividing ridge separating
the waters of the Meramee from the
Missouri, III 1'ranklin county, is a cave,
m4iE- J. = .IAeF4f ibIa Fr~-s. a traEieaevant,
which occurred in the early part of the
century. The mouth of the cave is
funnel shaped, and about eighteen
feet deep. A horizontal passage leads
off in southwest direction to dis
tance of two hundred and sixty feet,
when an enlarged chamber suddenly
terminates in an abrupt chasm Of un-
known depth. Early in the present
century a hunter from st. Louis, named
LabadIe, connected with the families of
that name identified with the history of
this city, went out to Frank kiln county,
then mostly a wilderness, in pursuit of
game. lie had his son, small lad,
with him. They got on the trail of
bear, which they followed until the ami
nal took refuge in the cave. Nothing
daunted, Mr.. Labadie followed the
bear into its hiding-place and never
came ont alive. The boy heard the re-
port of a gun and then all was silent.
He watched and waited at the mouth Of
the cave for his fathers return, but he
came not back. The boy remained near
the cave all day and night, and then
gave up his father for lost. With his
hatched he 'blazed the trees around
the spot, in order identify the place,
and then returned home. Whether
search was made or not is not known,
but the hunter, it is certain, was given
up for lost, and his remains were allow
ed to rest in their rock bound tomb.
Time rolled on, and about twenty years
ago, when the engineers were laying out
the track of the Pacific railroad, which
passed the cave, they had the curiosity
there found the bones of bear and a
skeleton of O human being lying close
together. Not only this, but they also
found an old musket- barrel, half-eaten
by the rust, and small quantity Of old
French and S0auish coin. All these
pointed to the old hunter
Labadie as the person whose skeleton
was thus revealed to the gaze Of the
explorers, and whose tragic history was
by tradition. The trees were
also examined. and the old scars caused
by the hatchet of young La0adie were
distinctly traced. 'Labadie Greek and
'Labadie Station preserve the name OF :
the daring hunter who lost his life in
the vicinity"
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Sagacity of Birds in Choosing their
Nesting places.

The saeacity of birds in choosing as
sites for their nests localities where
they will be secure against the attacks
of their enemies is well illustrated by
several examples given by Mr.. Belt.
" On the savannahs," says he, "between
Acoyapo and Nancital, there is a shrub,
with sharp curved prickles, called Vicnd
paraca (come here by the Spanlards,
because it is difficult to extricate oneself
from its hold when the d ess is caught
as one part is cleared another will be
entangled. A yellow and brown fly
catcher builds its nest in these bushes,
and generally places it alongside that OF
a banded wasp, so that with the prlckles
and the wasps it is we'll guarded. The
author, however, witnessed the death Of
one of the birds from the very means it
had chosen for the protection Of It's
young. DartiDg hurriedly out of its
domed nest, it was caught inst under its
bill by one of the curved, hook-like
thsrns, and trying to extricate itself got
further entangled. It's futtering dis
turbed the wasps, who few down upon
it, and in less than a minute stung it to
death.
The different species of orioles Of
tropical America choose high, smooth
barked trees, standing apart from
others, from which to hang their pen
dulous nests. Monkeys cannot get at
them from the tops of other trees, aad
any predatory mammal attempting to
ascend the smooth trunks would be
greatly exposed to the attacks of the
birds, armed as they are with strong,
sharp-pointed beaks. A small parrot
builds constantly on the plains, in a
hole made in the nests Of the termites,
and several other birds hang their nests
from the exJremities of the branches OF
the bulls-hOrn thorn.
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Gardens of the Olden Time.

A writer on life IN this country IN the
last century, says: "The present gen
Grafton is scarcely aware Of how little
their forefathers knew of many vege-
tables. fruits, and flowers which are
now seen to be so abundant. These
have been successfully increased among
rs by 80 many gardeners, florists, etc.
Tomatoes, orchra, and artichOkeB were
first encouraged by the French emil
grants, and had but very slow favor
from ourselves. Afterwards came in
caulifowers, head salad, egg plants,
oyster plants, canteleupes, mercer, and
foxite potatoes, rhubarbs, sweet corn,
etc. The seed of the Canteleupe was
brought to this country from Tripoli,
and distributed by Col. James Barron.
Formerly VIC had only few fox and
other grapes we have since several for
eign varieties, and have discovered and
prOpagated among ourselves the Cataw-
ba and Isabella. Once we had only one
sort of small strawberries, and now we
have many kinds and large. We had
only the small blue plum, and row we
have them and cages of great size. We
have greater varieties of pears, peaches,
apflcOtS, ana apples. IH0 P0@CH09 WIZ
wholly unmolested by the worms. Our
former garden flowers and strawberries
we're confined to Iilacs, roses, snow
balls, lilies, pinks, and some tulips.
The Jerusalem cherry was plant once
most admired, and now scarcely seen.
Now we have greatly increased our gar
den embellishments by such new things
as altheas, seringas, cocoras, geranlums,
verbenas, and numerous new varieties
of roses, including ehampigneas and
cluster roses, with many new beauties
in the class of tulips and other dubious
roots. In olden time, the small flower
bed stood solitary and alone, in most
family gardens, and :unfowers, and
gay and rank hollyhocks and other an
nual productions, we're the chief article:
for greater display. Morning glorie'
and the gourd vine were the annual de
pendence for cases of required shade.
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FROM WASHINGTON.
Amendments Proposed 10 Il eyenUe Laws
relief for the OvcrflOyved, Etc, #

Amendments Proposed TO evenue Laws
Relief for the Overlooked, Etc. #
A bill las been introduced in the
house to- appropriate $3.50. 900 for the
trelief Of the Mississippi o.gerfi5wed. ,
The house committee on ways and
means have made alterations and addi-
tions to the tariff bill. Various amend
ments to the internal revenue laws are
appended, among them the following :
Each collector is to appoint as many
deputies as he may think proper, under
certain regulations. Provision is made
for the redemption of revenue docu-
mentary stamps, the use OF which were
rendered r. unnecessary, Oy the fePeal OF
Inc LAX lof Che payment DI TI WLlcH sun
stamps were proFlGe4. Lney are u pe
redeemed before Oct' I't next BANK
chech7' orall8' ana vouchers IoI 'Ic
PuSine9I oI any sun "l i1oH'S' "l"'-
ever or""h upon any O"nk or Iru7'
company are 10 pay TAX oI Two Gen'N'
Amehdnents are mace oy Thich Drew
el7 are c'litu "hoIe9"io anu ieI%II ''c'l-
fIS III haIt lIquo IHAte"'t "4 peinG
ciasseo WIN spirit IieaIeF7. IleaFy pen
ai'ieS are prescribe" ioT p4tuh8 10
CASKS DaFIel8 or kegs n'IF ,"ptI oeufliIR
SiLnliC"4e OF 'he olIIc1aI stamp 40
ma9h' lnal' or ma na8h Sh&II De Icrmeh!eu
e1oelV III u'St:II'.5F, i"a,cLi 4, ni"I'I'4c-
t1fFrS are required 10 ktep Ihtlr DookS
open 1or lnSPectlon' ana 20 marx on ,he
OoX or package the number OF matches
contained thereln' ;Ne8iect 10 90 50
SuoJectS Ihen 10 pehal'l'S' 0,ale p3hk9
are 70 pay TAX OF ten per cenF' on tnFIf
circulating notes also any person, 1ifm
or aSSoc!a'lmh' VINO issues Eo'eS oihcf
una Innn 'iIoSeol nalIoD3I II, DanhS' 81 70 pIY IHc
same rate OF tax. The bll! aOoIlshes
5afff1di' p5aaffed q IL aGc:0Tdanc6 with a standard
formula, or physicians prescription.
ANY farmer or planter may sell at the
place of production tobacco of his own
growth, at retail, directly to the con-
sumera, to an amount not exceeding one
hundred dollars per annnm.
The PENNSYLVANIA delegation in con-
orpss have been notified of the adoption
bv the PENNSYLVANIA legis ature of
Joint resolution opposing any cancella-
zion of thn CONTRACT made by the post
roaetor General with the Pacific Mail
steamship companv for additional mail
services between San Francisco and
China, as it would cripple if not break
m the iron shin building Industry in
this country.
The committee on ways and means
have nv a vote of eight against two,
eTnressed tn meelves opposed to the
restoration of the ten per cent taken off
the rate Of dntv on certain articles in
the second section of tariff act Of June
e 1872 This section relates mainly
to manufacturers Of cotton, wool, iron
and Steel
Tho oor,noittaa on ways and means
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J U N e.


June to-day mas DeeE 'AiOIHd'uB
81 tue beauty ol her mar
The fragrance oi htI Ire7Hcs
And the GFeehhfF7 ~ L'E garment
Lies about us everywhere
go,
There haFi D4TH1 hI"d'H "u"r
From facl bnd the sun uhiock7'
ihrre lS ialo rosy RaTlhH1
all along the brooks meander
f3leans The purple Of the phIOE.
3=
npc vvr1Id think that, late last evening,
yg,ilc tho skv hung ralrn and blue.
A sudden Wind had shaken
Al Ihe F'a,S il 'l'If,''Io eiiI9usa'
Ana haiheu 'hH hi''iIHB iiieoAO"n
IN shower "i k'I"'n oe"'
o-,,
for the Du'ieTC"ps are uoa,InE
III ABOUT you, aa J0u PaST
Are one lush mud golden mlss,
And the dandeiOu blossoms
Are ike gems among the grass.
Where the books with silver music
Through the vale uelodious flow,