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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1874-12-24
PRIVATE 70 YOUNG MEN.

1$OH Uo tOO SuNOSH nOOuI ~. Aduy
q girl has said mo" when she meant
..yes,' simply because her lover didn't
choose the right time and pop the CUES
ton gentle. rs fse -5'ot
Take dark night for it Have the
blinds closed, the curtains down, and
the lamp turned most out. Sit near
enough to her that you can hook your
little finger into hers. Wait until con
versation begins to flag, and then quiet
ly remark:
''Susie, l wan. to ask you somc-
thing" . e
She will fdgett sAfound little,
reply yes and after pause you can
add: 7a3 in W.. .t4
. ''Susie, my actions must have shown
that is you must have seem
mean you must he aware that ~ 20
Pause here for while, but keep
your little finger firmly locked. She
may cough and try to turn the subject
off by asking you how you liked the
circus, but she only does it to encour-
age you. After ten minutes you can
continue
Il was thinking as I came up the
path, toSniglit, that before went away
Iwould ask you-tlat is. would hroacl'
the subject nearest MY mean | would
know my -" ~.
Stop again and give her hand gen
tie squeeze. She may give you a
yank to get it away, or she may not;
in either ease it augurs we'll fol you. :
Wait about FIVE minutes and then go
on: -...
"'rhe past year has been a very
happy one to me. But | hope that
future years will be still happier. How
ever, that depends entirely on you.
I am here to night to know-that is,
to ask you--I mean / am here to night
to hear from your own lips the one
SWEET
Wait again. 1t isn't best to be too
rash about such things Give her plenty
of time to recover her composure, and
then put your hand on your heart and
continue
"Yes, l thought AS I was coming
through the gate to night how happy
had been, and said to myself that if
only knew you would consent to be my
that is, | said if only knew-if
was only certain that my heart had no,
deceived me and you were ready to
share -"
Hold on there's no hurry abou, it.
Give the wino a chance to sob and
moan around the gables. This will
make her lonesome and call W. all
the love in her heart. When she
begins to cough and grow restless, you
can 60 on. ......
"Betore | met you shis world was
desert to me. didn't take any pleas
ure in going black herrsing and steal
lag rsreripe peaches and it didn't mat
ter whether the san sh0ne ar not. But
what change in one shert yeaf! 1t
is for you to say whether my turare
shall be a prairie happiness or summer
ia low of Canada thist,es Speak, dear
est Susie, and say and say that that
Give her five minutes more by the
clock, and then adj:
''rhat you will be = that is, that YOU
will mean that you will be be
mine !" a..t. s.--
She will heave sigh, look up at the
clock anu over to the stove. and then
as she slides her head over on your
vest pocket, she will whisper:
You are just right. l will"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1874-12-24

A rich man, in answer to the ques'
ton how he became so very successful
recited the following story:
| will tell you how it was One day
when | was lad, party of girls and
boys We're going to pick blackberries
| wanted to go with them, but was
afraid father would not let me. When
| told him what was going on, and he
at once gave me permission to go with
them, | could hardly contain myself.
rushed into the kitchen, got = big
basket, and asked mother for aluncheon.
| had the basket on my arm, when my
father called me back. He took my
hand and said in very gentle voice:
Joseph, what are you going TO do!"
'To pick berries, replied. "Then,
Joseph, l want to tell you one thing.
1t is this: When you find pretty
good bush, do not leave it to seek a
better one. The other boys and girls
will run about, picking little here
and little there, wasting great deal
OF time. and getting few berries
( went and had a capital time But
it was just as my father said. No
sooner had one found good bush than
he called all the rest, and they left their
several places and ran Off to the newly
found treasure Not content more
than minute or two in one place, they
ramhled all over the whole pasture, got
very tired, aud at night had but few
berries Ny fathers words kept ring.
ing in my ears, and ''stuck to my
bush" When | had done with one
found another, and finished that; then
took another. When night caa,e had
Il large basket full of berries, more than
all the others put together, and was
not half 80 tired as they We're. went
home happy, But when l entered ]
fonnd that my father had been taken i'll.
He looked at my basket fall of ripe
blackberrles, and said, 'WeIl done,
Joseph. Was not right wien told
yoa to always stick to your bush!'
He died in a few days after, and
had 90 make my way in the world as
best | could. But my fathers words
sank deep into my mind, and l never
forgot the experience of the blackberry
party; stuck to my bush" When
had fair place, and was doing tolera
bic well, did not leave it and spend
weeks and months seeking one little
better. When ether young men said:
"Come with US, and we will make a
fortune in Il few weeks | shook my
head, and ''stuck to my bush" Present
ly my employers offered to take me
into business with them. | stayed with
the old house until the principals died,
and then | had everything I wanted. -
The habit Of sticking to my business
led people TO trust me, and gave me a
character | bwe all | have and am to
this motto: "Stick to your bush"
q
II iS prasup,o1 that e N {,e1,;o,obJ,
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1874-12-24

Douglas .Ierrold says in his Hedge
hog Letters" that Responsibility is all
very well for folks who can have if for
ready money; but to be obliged to run
IN debt for it is enough to break the
heart of an angel"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1874-12-24

We shall hail the day Of female suf-
tfage, for then the monotony OF seeing
rooster at the head Of every victorious
newspaper will be relieved by the occa
sional interspersion OF a hen.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1874-12-24


A man dressed in sailor costume was
up in our criminal conrt the other day
upon the charge of stealing pair Of
boots. As he had no counsel, the court
appointed q young lawyer to take charge
of his defence. The lawyer opened The
case with speech in which he alluded
to his client as "clild Of the sad seas
waves, nursing Of tie storm, whom
the pitiless pillows had cast a forlorn
and tlieudless wait upon the shores OF
time, after life spent in fierce and
heroic contest with raging elements. '
Then the defendant WAS put upon the
stand and the fact was revealed that he
was cook upon a Snyder county canal
boat. previous to which he had pedlled
clans in Wilmington The nursing Of
the storm il now in Jail tor sixty days.
Day.5ary Nsaos
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1874-12-24

1t is presumed that if fashionable
young lady were to be wrecked on a
lonely island and remain there for five
years she'd get along tolerable well as
long as she had anything to use for her
COMPLEXION.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1874-12-24

Girls, don't get np and get breakfast
III the mornings. A young lady at
TEN ted it one day last week and was
burned to death. Show this to your
max
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1874-12-24

l see the william in your face, sal,
Magistrate to aplisener. Your H a r.
re,orted the prisoner, that is srse. al
refs.t;sp,
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1874-12-24

A well dressed chap entered jew
eIry store and asked if he could see
those cups in the window. pointing a..
he spoke to some silver cups lined with
gold in the window.
"These, said the jeweler, handing
him one, are race cups
"Race cups! What are race cups :
"Why, replied the jeweler, they ARE
cups ordered to be made prizes for
the best racer.
swell, if that is so, suppose you and
race for this ono
With cup in hand, he started, tie
ieweler after him. He won the cup
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1874-12-24
REEN's MANSION HOUSE,
VI ALEXANDRA, VA.

" ALEXANDRA, VA.
JAMFs GREEN PRopRIEror.
Ia hrst-cass hotel. in every respect. The citizens
Of the valley having bushes in Alexandria Washing
ton and travellers going North or South, will ind this
a agreeable resting pace the route it does not
reouire the early start By several hours from Wash
astcn or Baltimore Cars and Steamboats, leave Al
szAndria for Washington and return every hour from
"a. II. " ~ P. M. 1an.'-n
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1874-12-24

T sEckrAM VIM. Il. vowIE. D. g. DEL AFI.AN
1oECKHAM. DELAPLAEE l. co.
ID GENERAL CCOMMISION ME CHANTS,
Agents for Sprague Mower Aud dealers in
YfGH SALT PLASTER, SEED, %ERTILIZER, Re
No. Is KIsG STRF TT
81 ALEXANDRIA, VA.
Particular attention paid to the &c ling Of Flou
Grain tic. Liberal ad gsnees made Flour &c, i
foD 15--t
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1874-12-24

Time is the only gift which God has
stinted us for He never entrt.sts Us
with a second moment ill he has taken
away the first, ard never leaves us GER
t~;a IF q third.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1874-12-24
SHENANDOAH HERALD
ADVERTISING Hawe

Advertisements WIN be inserted At cSe rr,s.~
sdare often Hs. Aes, for TIE fret a.e~.5cu soa
20 cents for eoch subsequent tnsertien
Unless the number Of irsserttors ha marked xpo
the manuscript. IL Will be pablashed unfit f~.,d
and argedaocord5ngiy.
Nos,csA IN thr local column WIZ lie Assstea at
doublethe advertising rates.
advertisements for three months or longer will
be inserted at lower rates.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1874-12-24

REFERENCES BY PERMISSION:
a Irck president and c. c. Strayer. Cashier
FIRST National Bank of Harrisonburg virginia
NJ la rvey Efingcr, Cashier of the First National
Bank, >taunton, Virginia. -
Col. Board Cashier First National Bank, Salem, Va
Major D. A. Jones. Abingdon, Virgins.
Hon ]. F. Lewis. United states Senate.
Hen John r. Harris, U. S. House of Representatives
Gen e. S. Meem President FirginiaState Senate.
hexis johnson Co., Bankers, Washington, D.. G.
mar. 26-lyr.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1874-12-24

Several months ago, a dist inguished
gentleman, in a great American city,
received the following communication
from prominent solicitor in London:
s.No. -OLp BhoAD STREET.
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Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1874-06-26

ton. He also fled a written protest
against the pardon signed by General
Quincy, the county treasurer; General
Worthington. the collector of the port,
and Mr. Bowen, the sheriff of Charles
ton. The Governor still urged the
solicitor to consent to the pardon, say
ing that he wished to grant it
to oblige George T. McIntire,
one of the State Senators, and publish
er of newspaper which every week
charged Moses with rape, seduction
and theft.
The solicitor still refused, when
Moses assured him that the party
would be much benefited by the par
don of Hernandez, and that if he were
allowed to go free, McIntire would
stop writing articles about him, and
would support him in the fall cam
paign. Major Buttz here intimated
tina. as McIntire had charged him i'll
open print with SO many terrible
crimes, it would not look well in the
eyes of the public to do anything at
his request. After some thought
Moses assented to this, and gave his
word of honor that he would not issue
the pardon. The solicitor, satisfied
with his promise, returned to Charles
ton, and two days afterward was as
tonished and mortified to receive the
announcement that Governor f. J.
Moses, Jr., of the State of South Caro-
lima, had pardoned Benjamin Herman
1ez, and ordered his release from the
penitentiary.
This IS not only proved to be true,
but few weeks subsequently McIn-
tires paper was suspended, and the
publisher was appointed to the fat
office of treasurer of Colleton county,
and received q commission as Majo
General in the State militia. In this
way the proper respect for the law is
| lost, and it is with the utmost difficult
ty that criminals can be made to fear
punishment. This is particularly the
case with the negro. Solicitor Buttz
assures your correspondent that he has
frequently been told by such persons
that it was useless to convict them, as
they would be pardoned 10y "Massa
Moses" sure. A premium is thus put
upon crime, and the "robber govern
Or" by the influence which he can ex.
ert with few unprincipled leaders
hopes to control the black vote of the
State, and secure his reelection to the
highest p sition in the gift of the PEG
pie of South Carolina.
The same correspondent says that i
is definitely settled that IF. j. Moses
Jr., will be candidate for reelection
on the Republican ticket for Governor
of the State of South Carolina, an6
there can be but little doubt of hi
success -
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1874-06-26


leans, was good in all respects; one of
those grand productions that are
rarely produced by any man, and are
never forgotten by those who hear
them.
The Literary Address, by DIR: Will
son, of Washington, ID. c., was IN the
full sense, literary address. Tt was
full of fine thought, elegant in compo-
sition, and sometimes thrilling eio-
quent.
The speaking of the young men was
good throughout.
Before presenting the Bibles to the
graduating class, the Bishop address
ed DIR. Craven, about as follows:
desire to express my qualification
and surprise. You have here better
College than even iyou think you have;
and like North Carolina, your are
quiet, you make very little pretention,
but you have a great scOme out"
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1874-06-26
STATE NEWS.

The Hillsboro Recorder says: Hon.
City this week in connection with his
duties as arbitrator in the Virginia and
Maryland Boundary case.
The Raleigh Sentinel says It is
stated that General Grant and family
will visit Greensboro, n. @. to-day to
attend the nuptial ceremonies of Miss
Jessie Dick, daughter of Judge Rob
ert 2. Dick and Robert nj. Marshal
of North Carolina.
The Charlotte Observer says: Re
ports from upper Iredell give good
reports of the wheat crop just harvest
ed. It is said that there has not been
such a crop since 1871. All over the
Western part of the State the growing
crop looks well and gives promise of a
fair yield.
The Newbernian says: David Hollo-
way, a colored man, died in this city
yesterday morning at 6 o'clock A. nj. -,
after an illness of three months. 1t is
highly probable that his death is the
result of morbid belief that he had a
frog in his stomach. During his i'll
ness he stated that he swallowed a
| frog about three months ego while
drinking water, anu this hallucination
| grew so strong upon him as to produce
serious illness, which eliminated in
his death yesterday. Drs. Bates,
Duffy, Attrnore and Meadows made al
autopsy of the body shortly after
death, and came to the conclusion that
Holloway died from valvuiar disease
of the heart.
The Lumberton Robesonian says
We regret very much to learn that the
dwelling house, kitchen and smoke
house belonging to Mr.. Atlas Atkin
son, in this county were consumed by
fire last Sunday. Everything was los
except few articles of bedding ani
wearing apparel. The fire was acct
dental and occurred on this wise Mr.
Atkinson, with his family had gone tC
church, leaving two negro women a
home to cook dinner. After the mea
had been cooked they went to the
house OF a neighbor, and the fire not
being eXtinguished, was scattered b!
the wind and ignited the kitchen, anC
the flames soon spread to the adj0in
ing houses. The loss IS heavy, ant
the deprivation is especially unfortu
nate at this season of the year.
The Robesonian says, The crop IL
this county is i'll a furnishing condi
ton. The season SO far has been good
and dry enough to keep down til,
grass. The cotton crop is also doing
finely. Our farmers are in good spirit
and if the season Will continue, boun
tiful harvest will be reaped. We thinl
enough corn is planted this year t.
supply the demand, and we hope tn,
amount of acreage will be increased
next year.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1874-06-26
THE CIVIL RIGHTS BILL

Some OF the Radical politicians O.
this section are endeavoring to ignore
the question Of Civil Rights. Ever
candidates for Office are as danab IS
oysters in regard to it. We suppose il
would be difficult to drag from Judge
Russell or Mr.. Sutton their approval
or disapproval of this bill, and yet
with their supporters it is the chief
! point Ia tie canvass. However, SO fan
as Judge Russell is concerned, his
opinion upon the particular bill COW
| pending i'll Congress is like Foot S
love, ''matter of no consequence.
He has already published to the ne
groes his views upon this subject, as
we have shown, and his decision upon
| questions arising under the act, when
it shall become lay, IS Qlready most
positively foreshadoEea.
However much our negro politicians
differ upon other subjects they agree
upon this. Regulars " and "Bolt-
ers" come together OF this plank.
Moore, the regular candidate for the
Senate, ana, Banks, the impudent and
Ignorant negro preacher, can,ziIste for
the House on the Boilers ticket, while
denouncing each other personally,
agree as to their IDEAS of Civil Rights.
Martin and Gerken, and Mann hob
mob with Burney and Banks, and Hill.
Yet the three white men have little
use for Summers Civil Rights bill,
while the three negroes regard it SIS
the cap-stone of their political free
dom.
Thus the whites continue to play
fast and loose with these ignorant and
eonfding negroes, holding out to them
the shadow Of their aspirations that
they may secure tie Substance of their
support.
Heaton and Manning are more
honest. They favor the Civil Rights
Bill, and their hold upon the support
Of the negroes will be in proportion to
the zeal with which they advocate its
passage upon the strulp.
In Brunswick county the Radicals
have formerly split upon this ques-
ton, the Civil Fighters carrying the
day and nominating the ticket. We
would suppose from the close and fire.
quent conferences and intimacy be-
tween Russell and Rosafy, the Civil |
Rights leader in Brunswick, that this |
learned (?) Judge was in favor Of that
wing, yet he is equally confidential |
With Canaday and Rice on this side Of |
the river, SO we are at fault. We guess !
from the facility with which Russell |
pays court to "Regulars" and "Bol-
Lers," Civil Fighters and anti-Civil
Fighters, Democrats and Radicals.
hat he wants to be Judge about this
time, and he wishes to make
.ools of confding Conservatives and
gnorant negroes alike. White men
We take twill desire to know his notions
If Civil Rights and the constitution
lhty OF the pending bill, while Greg
liars" are getting little anxious to
now how he is affected towards the
soiters. These are interesting ques-
ions for the CURIOUS.
In the meantime the Radicals r.
congress, with the aid of Cobb ana
thomas of this State, are hammer
ng away at the bill. They have
allied only by nine votes of Sc
uring two-thirds majority, and
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1874-06-26
uUnCE RUSSELL AND THE Me-
GKOES. Is HE AFRAID OF
THEM1

THEM
The Radical party in this judicial
District at the last Gubernatorial cleo
ton, polled II, $50 votes. The census
returns for the year 1870 show that
there were at that time 1889 negro
adults or voters in the District. AS the
negroes always vote the Radical ticket
solidly, it is apparent at glance that
they constitute the bulk OF that party
and that the Radical candidate VINO
may offend the negroes will speedily
come to grief.
In the knowledge of this fact is to
be found, we fear, the explanation OF
Judge Russell's extraordinary conduct
in going out of his way in the Opera
House opinion to deliver what he
called an oGiter dict,un about the civil
rights Of negroes. He was afraid TO
decide the case as became Judge ana
then to allow the decision to stand
upon its merits. He was obliged to
decide that the negroes had been
guilty of a violation of the law III at
tempting to enter by force into the
Opera House, but he was afraid to
stop there, for fear the negroes would
think he was opposed to their ENJOY
ment of civil rights. By way of apol-
ogy for his extraordinary obiter dict'fn'
as he called it, telling what his opinion
was about their civil rights, he says
expressly:
This much is said in reference to the
rights of the parties, lest the decision
of the cause shall be misunderstood.
Now the decision of the cause was
plainly and palpably against the ne
| groes. Everybody could see that ana
straightway, as if the Judge was afraid
the negroes would become angry with
him, he fastened to tell tEem in effect,
81 don't mean to say that you have no
right to go wherever white man
goes, but you must not attempt to dc
so by force and violence. Go to law,
every mothers son of you, go to law,
and L tell you now, beforehand, that
while [ am on the bench, your right tc
60 wherever the white man goes shall
be respected. Don't be mad with me
nv good colored friends who consti
tute nine-tenths of my party, do not,
pray you, get mad with me. Go tt
law, prove the place is q public place
subject to all the legal rules which ap
ply to all institutions in which the pub
| lie has an interest and which are es
tablished or permitted for the public
good, and that it is licensed under thu
laws of the State, and 1 will decide
that you are entitled to precisely the
same accommodations and the sam'
treatment, comfort, style and convent
ence as white men,
Not satisfied with thus going out o
his way to discuss the rights of tn
negroes when their wrongs was tn
only thing before the court, to proven
his decision from being nlisunder
stood to the disadvantage of the he
gro, he put it all down in writing,
thing he would not have done he said
"but for the apprehension that tn
ruling would be misunderstood or mis-
represented.
Verify Judge Russell has ten
der regard for the negroes AM
well he may. for he is the candidate O
party representing 1859 votes, no
more than one thousand of which al
white if the census returns be correct
Is Judge Russell afraid of the negr.
element Of his party? Is q Judge VIII
thus panders to any man or to any Sc
UCIICu
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1874-06-26

tbs Raleigh Sentinel says John
Blake, the negro who raped Miss
Haley yesterday, near Morrisville, we
are sorry to learn, has not yet been
captured. He is about % years old,
about as black as they generally get.
FIVE feet and half high, and at the
tl2-o o his leaving after the hellish
deed YVES done, elcd on no clothing be-
sides his pants and sliirt. Z 5garty of
twenty-five were hunting fol-! him all
day yesterday and last night in the
neighh orhood. 1t is highly probable
he Will be lost if they are so lucky as
to lag hands on his Internal carcass
Miss Haley, Is gems, had been to
church at Mount Hernon, aDo1t . miles
distant, after which she went to her
aunt's about two miles distant from
her home also, where she remained
oyer-nl ght, leasing there for her
home before sunrise .:y q common
neighborhood path through She woods.
When she had gotten etout half way
home, she was met by the seoundrel in
the path, and despite her cries and re-
sistance, the horrible deed was accom-
plished. The scene of the outrage
vas at least half a mile from the house
OF W. ii. Maroon, ESQ.,, the nearest
one to her, and who, Apon hsarinG her
loud cries, immediately ran to her re-
lief, but, unfortunately, arrived too
fate to secure the villain. Mr.. Mar
com net Blake in the path while on
his way 10 see What was the matter,
and asked him what ttlaL wollaa vas
crying and halloaing about2 He re-
piled that he didn't know. Tie woman
heard Mr.. Marcom's voice as he was
approaching, and thinking it was the
black fssc=l returning to repeat his
heliishness, with04t tQoi;ng back,
commenced to run froua hin, Iot stop-
ping until she reached home. Sic ia |
fespectable young lady, II years
Old: Blake has On uncle in this city |
and may be lurking around. He should |
pc caught if possible.