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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1874-02-12

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The United States Senate has new
accession in the election by the Missis.
sippi lie gislature of another oolored
Senator. 1t is worthy that while
Northern politicians of the Radical
type manifest great joy over the cleo
ton of colored man to office in the
Southern States, uot a single Northern
State has ever elected coIored man to
represent it at Washington.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1874-02-12

The wrecks Oh An erican vessel or Il
vessels bound to and from ports in the
United States, reported during January
numbered thirty eight, their aggregate
value, exclusive of cargoes, being esti-
mated at S924,O0o. There We're three
steamers six ships, seven banks, two
briggs and twenty scbooners lost during
the month.
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COMMISSIONERS SALE
OF A
y aluable Farm
IN SHENANDOAH 60, Vi.
l.. 1rtpiet ST.. Comptt. u.s. aaron C.
Ketler's AdmT. &c. Defts.

Il. Iftp'et ST.. COmpt. u.s. aaron G..
hetter's Adrnr. &c. Defts,
pursuant to a decree of the Circuit Conrt If
J. Shenandoah County. pronounced at RI a
| tie Dec. Term of said court in the foreooino
cause depending therein, we will sell at nublic
auction, to the hig hest bidder in front of th q
court mouse In the town of Woodstock, Shen-
andoah county Va. on
81 TURDA 7, FEB. 28th. 1874.
the valuable farm of which Aaron G.. Keller
decd died seized, Containing lS2 Acres. 2
roo9s ana 10 poles, provided the W idow of A
U. Keller decd. prior to day of sale in writin o
consents to take a sum of money in lieu of her
dover, which we are informed she is WILLING
to DO otherwise W Ill sell said farm. less Il
acres roods and 36 poles, which has been
assig Led to said widow as her dover in 50 ID
farm. Said real estate is situated in said
county, within several miles of the vale y
turnpike and the W. Il p. r. R.. and adioins
the lands belonging to the heirs of isaac
Newland deed. Joseph Tisnger and Others,
ductive upland in the Valley of Va. There is
a large two
STORY DWELLING HOUSE.
! u small two storv house with one story WING
attached thereto and large and co!nmodi ous
Darn ana otner necessary out-b Iildiuus upon
| 1t. 1here is also one of the finest apple
orchards on 1t in said county containin o
! several hundred trees, all OF which are fruit
bearing There is supposed to be about 70 rty
| acres In timber the ost of which is heavily
| tlmbeFed, with pine and oak II, mber suitable
| tor lumber and rails There is'a we'll OF water
| In the yard and ponds which supply an al un-
dance OF water for live stock. Persons de-
| srous OF investiF Z in real estate may do we'll
/ to examine the farm advertised bel re pur-
| chasing elsewhere.
TERMS OF SALE:
Sufficient cash in hand to paw costs of salt
and sale ESTIMATED at $3.50, J and the residue
OF the purchase money in three equa annual
| inSta lin nts, all bearing interest from day OF
sale Bonds with good pc fsonai security will
be required for the first deferred payment and
bonds for the other deferred payments of pur-
chase money ana deed of .rusion the pro-
perry as additional security Tor the payment
OF all the deferred payments of the purchase
money. Sale will take place al | O'CLOCK
will be published on day of sa le
MARK BIRD,
w. I. WILLIAMS,
ID. H WALTON,
Feb. st d s. Com'rs.
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no place ike home! A Virginfsn
writing from Texas, SAYS: ssrhis is not
the country for me; and my desire is
to return to Virginia, the lanl Of my
lirii. Il is ql;i!e evident he las not
been made GoveifeH or senator.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1874-02-12
PUBLIC SALE
OF VALUABLE
REAL ESTATE Il!

WE~lLL SELL AT PUBLIC SALE, on
FRIDAY, FEB. 2oth, 1874.
On the premises. the TRACT OF LAND,
known as The LlNEW EAVER FARM, Sitna-
ted in the neighborhood of Saumsvie, four
ana hall miles from Woodstock the county
seat OF Shenandoah county, and two miles
rom the depot at Maurertown on tue b. o.
K. r., and
CONTAINING 1877 J ACRES,
The land is otexoe llentq quality, and prod u es
W eat, corn, oats, rye, &C., equal to any la nd
adjoining. There are.
TWO GOOD DWELLING HOUSES.
and running water through portion of it,
and Sc vera good ponds on the farm. The
land Is OF good .lmeston quality, and can be
cultivated by improved machinery The land
is convenient to stores, churches, school
houses, depots and the Valley Pike
TERMS or SAFE:
One fourth cash. and the balance in two
equal yments, in one and two years,wlth
interest from day of sale; tn e purchaser giving
good personal security, and a lien upon the
and reserved.
Sale will take place at o'clock P. NJ.
VIM. H. RlFFEY,
HARVEY SMOOT,
Feb. Std Admrrs Of jacob Riffey, deed
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II Office.

\ OF Z f.
|, Geo. e. Hamm III, a resident of tho
County of Shenandoah in the State of
Virginia, hereby give notice, tn at | shall
apply to the Commissioner of Pensions at
Washington D. c. to issue to me. Geo. G.,
Hamman a certificate military. bounty
Land warrant for Eighty Acres, in lieu of
Land Warrant No. l2O30, and issued under
the act OF Congress, passed the Sd day of
March 1900, and that said Land Warrant
was issued to Jesse Wammick resident
OF the County of Shenandoah, State of
Virginia, and sold to me, Geo. c. Hamman'
by John j. Grandstaff as Sheriff and com,
mlttee Administrator OF said Jesse
Wammick decd. on the 9th dav of Anr,t
1861, fora valuable consideration, and that
|, Geo; Z. Hamman never sold, assigned
nor voluntarily parted with my roht to
he warrant In question. and that the said
Land Warrant above referred to has heen
lost or mlslaid. Given under nv hand
this sth day of Jany. 1874.
lar S-6w.,
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APPLETON'S
AMERICAN CfCIOpElI.

Entirely rewritten by the ablest writer's on
every subject. Printed from new tyne. and
illustratcd with Several Thousand Engra
vlngs and Maps.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1874-02-12

THE COMPREHENSIVE heretofore ex-
listing under the firm name of WIT
MER & SLA MAKER is this dav dissoly-
ed by mutual consent. Either member of
the firm is authorized to On the firm
name in settlement. All parties indebted
are requested to make prompt payment,
as it is important to close the business 1T
once. Thanking our friends and the pub
tic generally for the very liberal patronage
extended to us in the past, we most re-
spectfully ask continuance of the same
to our SUCCESSORS.
WILMER & SLAYMAKER.
NOTICE-Having purchased the entire
~ stock of goods of Witer Il Slaymaker,
we shall continue business at the old
stand. D. T. WILMER s. co.
feb. 27-tf
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20 010 sH NGLES Wanted.
cOsOOO by 5. A. DAME

DOR SALEi
A No. Store Stand with First Class
stock of Goods and situated in fine bust
ness locality. Terms moderate. For fur
Their information apply to the editor of the
Shen ahcoah Herald. Jan Sth-4t.
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The enquirer southerner., 1874-11-20
A Matrimonial Lecture.

After having been married some
weeks, it came into the head of y
young husband one Sunday, when
he had but little to occupy his mind,
to suggest to his wife that they
should plainly and honestly state
the faults that each had discovered
in the other sinceBthey had been
man and wife. After some hesita-
tion the wife agreed to the PROPOSE
tion, but stipulated that the rehear-
sal should be made in all sincerity
and with an honest view to the bet>
tering of each other, as otherwise
it would be of no use to speak Of
the faults to which marriage had
opened their eyes. The husband
was of the same mind, and his wife
asked him to begin with her faults.
He was somewhat reluctant, but
his wife insisted that he was the
first to propose the matter, and as
he was at the head of the house it
was his place to take the lead.
Thus urged, he began the recital.
He said:
"My dear, one of the first faults
l observed in you after we began
keeping house was that you good
deal neglected the tinware. You
didn't keep it secured as bright as
it should be. My mother always
took great pride in her tinware and
kept it as bright as a dollar" d."
Il am glad that you have men,
toned it, dear" said the wife, blush
ing little; thereafter you shall see
no speck on cup or pan. Pray
proceed"
i have often observed, said the
husband, "that you often use your
dish>rags long time without wash
ing them, and then finally throw
them away. Now, when at home
remember that my mother always
used to wash out her dish-rags when
she was done using them, and then
hang them up where they would
dry, ready for the next time she
would need them
Blushing as before, the young
wife promised to amend this fanlr,
The husband continued with q
most formidable list of similar
faults, many more than We have
space to enumerate, when he declar'
ed that he could think of nothins
more that Was worthy Of mention
The enquirer southerner., 1874-11-20
Determined to Get an Answer.

A tall, portly, dignifed citizen
of the Quaker persuasion, we'll
known in Philadelphia, arrived in
New York the other day, and hav-
ing no baggage but light travel
ing satchel, was utterly oblivious to
the appeals of the hackmen as he
emerged from the railway station.
'Fee-thavanoo hotel! Fifth
avenoo-goln' ritup. Fifth ave,
noo?'
Broadbrim stalked right on, with
out word. Another knight of the
whip charged down upon him.
st. Nicholas hotel! St. Nich>
olas hotel coach ? This way for
the St. Nicholas =
No response from the passenger,
and not a muscle moved at this ap~
peal. Then there was a rush of
half a dozen.
Kerridge, sir kerridge? Want
ee ride up?'
'Winsur House! Who's going
up to the Winsur p
'Astor House, sir 2
sBreevort House? Breevort 2
Metropolitan Hotel y Right
down Broadway ERE you are !;
kerridge, sir ?
The traveller loomed up like a
ten>pin among vinegar cruets, and
with face as placid as pan of
milk, was calmly and silently mov~
ing away from the crowd of jarvies,
who looked after him with some-
thing like amazement, when a sud,
den thought seemed to strike one,
who, running after him, seized hold
of one of the handles of his travels
ing bag
Deaf and Dumb Asylum, sir
Going right up
This was too much. Dignity
relaxed into a laugh, and the
driver got fare for down<town
hotel.
The enquirer southerner., 1874-11-20
A Curious Incident of the War.

During the greater part of the
war I lived in Richmond. AS Gala
mites, increased 1 could. not help
observing the growth of something
akin to superstition. In the pre-
sence of evils which human power
seemed wholly unable to avert, the
recurrence of this trace of aboriginal
fetishism was but natural: Impor-
tance was attached to portents; and
people, watched the skies with ab.
sorbing interest. 1t was remeR~
bered that the comet of. 1861 ap-
peared; from Gen. Beauregard's
headquarters, to hang just over
what was afterwsrd the field of bat.
tie. The "Battle Rainbow" which
appeared a day or two before the
seven days fighting around Rich
mond, was made the theme of John
R. Thompson's verse An aurora
of CHASTITY luridness flushed the
skies in the direction Of Fredricks>
burg night or two previous to the
great battle which occurred in aud
near that town. A spell of aesper>
ately bad weather marked the fall
of Donelson and of Roanoke Island,
and there were not wanting those
who believed that bright skies were
auspicious for the Confederate arms,
while lowering heavens betokened
victories for the banners of the
Union.
What struck me most was not
the continual temperance of the
"reliable gentleman" ofthe news
paper reporters, who was for ever
coming down the Central Railroad
last evening with pleasing intelli'
gence for the authorities in Rich
mond, but the almost invariable
occurrence of rumors of great vic,
tories Immediately before sigma
defeats. A lapse of ten years has
clouded my memory not little, but
I am unable now to recall q single
important Confederate repulse which
was not preceded by this ominou'
symptom. / am sure it occurred
just before Antietam, and agair
just before Gettysburg and it con
tinued until the final catastrophe a
Appomstox. can never forge
that at Danville, some twenty-fou
hours before the news of Genera
Lees surrender reached US, repor
The enquirer southerner., 1874-11-20
Buried Alive in a Birds Nest.

There is a bird in New Guinea
called the Hegapodius, which in the
size of its eggs and its manner Of
Matching them, must he considered
extraordinary. 1t is not larger
than one of our ordinary fowls, but
its eggs are three inches long by
two and q half in diameter. 1t
does not attempt to sit On them. a
colony of birds lay their eggs
together in a large mound, in the
hottest part of the year from Sep
tember to March, and leave them
to be hatched by the sun. The
mound is made of sand, loose earth
sticks and leaves, which latter by
their decay increase the heat. The
mounds are wonderfully large being
ten feet high and about sixty feet
in circumference at the base. The
young birds come out at g hole in
the top. The mother birds wait on
the trees around till their chicks are
hatched and then each leads off her
own brood. How each knows its
own is mistery. The eggs are
mech relishcd by the natives, but
not at all by Europeans. A native
of Cape York ventured one day in
to nest of eggs, and while he was
exploring the hidden riches of the
large mound the upper part fell in
and he was smothered. He was
afterward found in the very act of
diggin-buried alive in a bird s
nest.
The enquirer southerner., 1874-11-20
The Earth's Heat.

Mr.. Henry Howorth lately dis
cussed the question, "Does the
earth receive any heat from the
sun p and comes to the conclusion
that it does not. That is the earth
receives heat from the sun, but it
gives out more than it receives end
if it did not receive any at all, it
would still maintain itself and its
atmosphere at the present temper
ature. Thus, though we are within
the influence of an external heats
giving body, the heat we feel and
experiment with is really derived
from the earth itself. Mr.. Ho>
worth's reasoning is as follows -
He thinks the earth is contracting
in its equatorial regions, and ex-
panding in its polar dimension.
Contraction, according to a known
law, produces heat, and expansion
consumes it, which accounts for the
hot climate of the equator and the
cold at the poles. AS a whole the
earth is a shrinking mass, and
therefore it is a heat producing
agent. Whatever heat it receives
from the sun tends to expand it,
and really results in smaller
amount of contraction, and conse>
quently in lessened production Of
heat from itself. The only effect
of the suns action is to prolong the
earth's activity as source of heat
by diminishing the ratio of contrac'
tion. Having brought the argu'
ment to this point" says Mr.. Ho.
worth, 81 am constrained to 20 q
step further, and to say that if the
earth be independent of the sun fol
its heat--that if independently o
the sun altogether it is throwing
out an amount of heat equivalent t.
the amount of its contraction, it ii
unnecessary and unphilosophical t.
postulate the sun as a source Q
heat, and that we are bound, para
doxical as it may seem, to conclud
that the earth does not receive an,
heat directly from the SUM-" Blu
though the sun is in his opinion No
a furnace from which we directl
receive our heat, it is che ultimat
cause of it. The power which pre-
duces the heat-giving contraction
the gravitating force, and this W
derive from the sun. Mr.. He
worth's philosophy therefore
The enquirer southerner., 1874-11-20
Prevalent Mistakes.

We desire to call the attention Of
our readers to the following preva-
lent mistakes:
1t is a mistake to suppose that
the subscription price of a news
paper is clear gain to the publish
er.
1t is a mistake to suppose that
he gets his white paper for moth
ing.
1t is mistake to suppose it is
printed without cost.
1t is mistake to suppose that he
can live bodily by faith.
1t is a mistake to suppose that
it is an easy thing to please every
body.
It is mistake to suppose that
paper is not worth buying which
contains only what We know al
ready.
1t is a mistake to suppose that
money due paper would be as good
to us year hence as now.
1t is a mistake to believe that
we wouldn't be thankful for what
is due US and new subscribers.
The enquirer southerner., 1874-11-20

Now said he, my dear, you be-
gin and tell me all the faults you
have observed in me since we have
been married
The young housewife sat in sis
lence; her face flushed to the tenn
Piles, and q great lump came in her
throat, which she seemed to be
striving hard to swallow.
Proceed, my dear; tell me all the
faults you have observed in me,
sparing none! a
Arising suddenly from her seat,
the little wife burst into tears, and
throwing both arms about her hus-
bands neck, cried:
MY dear husband, you have not
fault in the world. If you have
even one, my eyes have been SO
blinded by my love for you that as
long as we have been married 1 have
never once observed it. in my eyes
you are perfect. and all that you
do seems to me to be done in the
best manner and just what should
be DONE
But, my DEAR said the husband,
his face rcddening and his voice
growing husky with emotion, :just
think; / have gone and found all
manner of fault with you. Now
do tell me some of my faults; l
know I have many ten times as
you ever had or ever will have. Let
me hear them Indeed, husband,
it is as I tell you; you have not a
single fault that I can see. What
ever you do seems right in my eyes;
and now that I know what good
for>nothing little wretch l am, I
shall at once begin the work of rea
form and try to make myself more
worthy Of you
'NoRsence, my dear, you know
sometimes 1 60 away and leave you
without any wood cut; I stay up>
town when ought to be at home;
I spend my money for drinks and
cigars when I ought to bring it homa
to you; =
No, you don't, cried his wife;
you do nothing Of the kind. ]
like to see yon enjoy yourself;
should be unhappy were you to dc
otherwise than just exactly as you
do
God bless you, little wife = cried
the now thoroughly subjugoted hus.
band; from this moment you have
not fault in the world! Indeed
you never had fault; I was but
Joking, don't remember a word ]
said! and he kissed away the tears
that still trembled in the little wo-
mans eyes.
Never again did the husband scru
tlnize the tinware nor examine the
dish-rag-ncver 80 much as men
tion one of the faults he had enum-
Grated; but soon after the neighbol
women were wont to say:
1t Is wonderful how neat Mrs
keeps everything about hel
house. Her tinware is always as
bright as a new dollar; and I d.
believe she not only washes bu
irons her dish-rags! And the
neighbor men we're heard to say
What steady fellow M-ha'
got to be Of late; he don't spend
dime where he used to spent
dollars, and cant never be kept
from home half an hour when ht
is not at work. He seems almost
to worship his Wife
The enquirer southerner., 1874-11-20

land, in very small quantity; yet it
is contained in grain, in the bones
Of animals, in dairy produce, and in
every species of produce disposed of
by the farmer. We have shown in
another place that an enormous
quantity of this substance is annu~
ally taken out of the soil of this
country, that it is essential to pay
proper attention to its restoration,
and that thousands of farms have
been reduced to a state bordering
on barrenness by the ruinous sys>
tenn hitherto pursued.
That the system of agriculture
followed in many parts of the coun>
try has reduced the fertility of the
soil to a very low condition is made
plain by the modern practice of ap-
plying artificial manures. Under
our direction, an application of two
hundred pounds per statute acre of
the manure now commanly sold at
six shillings per hundred-weight un
der the name Of superphosphate Of
lime, containing forty-eight pounds
of phosphate of lime, increased the
yield of turnips on poor, light land
by nine tons. We have seen SINH
lar results on poor, light land on
the chalk formation in Wiltshire
1t will then be asked, how comes it
that oar soil has not been reduced to
a state of absolute sterihty, if it has
been for ages subjected to the pro
cess of exhaustion We have describ-
ed? The answer is, that the total
quantity of its constituents sold of
in any one year is very small; in
some cases there has been a coun>
ter. process of restoration, in the
application Of seaweed, cf fish and
and other substances; and plant
food has been liberated by the wear
ing down of the stones and particles
of the soil. When the quantity ot
matter liberated in this way equalec
sold off, the farmer did net expert
enee any deficiency in his crops
When the demand on the soil ex
ceeded the quantity of plant fooc
liberated he rested his land. Some
time it was lef. to cover itself with
natural herbage; sometimes it wa
rested fer a year and fallowed
which meant that it was during thi
year repeatedly plowed and harrow
ed, to promote the action of air ane
moisture in liberating its constitu
ents. It is to be remembered, too
! that one Of the leading features 0
mordern agriculture if the liberia
use of artificial or purchased manu-
res; and that in great many in
stances the farmer has seen the ne
cessity Of using mari and compost
of various kinds.
The lamentable consequence
likely to arise from neglect of tn
great law of exhaustion, which W
have endeavored to expound, hav
been brought home to US by tn
Irish famine. 1t is a matter o
scientific certainty that the fearfu
havoc committed by the potato dis
ease in Ireland was largely OWN!
} to the circumstance that her sol
had been reduced by the continue
growth Of the potato crop, and Q
other crops, without an adequat
return in the form of manure
From the Introduction to Irish Far
ming, by Thos. Baldwin, II. r. !
a.