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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1874-06-11

:. Mrs. Sarah f. Moftett, of New Market,
widow of the late Geo. Moffett, who went
TO Florida in November last for her health
died on the Goth ult. Her remai,,s we've
brought back to New Market fo9 inter-
ment, i'll accordance with her wisl.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1874-06-11

TIE FeTMViG21 Syrasl,, @ Protect
e3 Solution Of the PTotoride of.
fr0;es IS So combined as to Rotte
TIE character of tt,a aJin,e,st. as
easily djOcstetj ard ysSineI0tets
1:;5N the btood as the simplest
FOOD. 1T Increases the gMo1stity
u Natures OlCn TitGIi.iaag
agent, Iron an the blood, onG
cf1res "0 thoWSGnd ills" simply
0g Tohissg ss2,, Is,Uig Grating G7as
lNitalisimg the System. Tie eae-
ffchcd AID vit05ise0 blood per-
r,aeates -eve''y part of the body,
repairing damages md aUdStes
searching oaIt morbid secre-
lions, ana leaving nothing for
disease to feed xposa.
TITS. is the secret Of the sc3,e.5
Ge;Tfse sacceSs of tRiS remedy ass
caring Dyspepsia, Liver Co1n-
plant, Dropsy, Chronic Diar-
rhoea, Boils, Nervous Affections,
Chills and Fcvers, Humors,
Loss of Constitutional Vigor,
Diseases of the Kidneys and
Bladder, Female Complaints,
ana G1 diseases originating i21
a bad state cf'st!se blood, or &C.
ceaiep0ae1e6 Or debility or u 1oao
state of the system. Being free
from -AtcohoJ, ia tssSy form, its
elae3'gi@ing effects are not foE-
losCed by corresponding Teoc-
ton, bast ore permanent, i,1faS-
sing strength, Uigor, and netu
life a9,to 0t parts Of Tie SYSTEM,
and tatitdisag at.p az, I"ois Com
Thousands haze been cEnnget2
Oy the asse Of t9is remedy, from
s0e0hc, sickJy, SUFFERING crea-
tasa'es, to strong, healthy, ard
happy men and aOo,ne,S: and
a9ecstic1s cannot reasonably hes
st0te to 0jce 1t q trial. =
See that each bottle has PERIL
WAN SYRUP 6gos0,a i,s the glass;
Pamphlets Free. :
SETH W. FOWLE 4 SONS, Proprietora,
No. Milton Place, Boston.
SOLD BY DRUGGISTS GENERALLg.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1874-06-11

We surrender our space this week in or
der 10 publish the able opinion OF Judge
" ate upon the Bankrupt law. Our read
cts will find it interesting.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1874-06-11

The court house pavement has been very
much improved by changing the curb
stones anI lelaying a part OF the brick.
Mr.. VIM. Lowry did the work i'll his usual
iy good style.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1874-06-11

The treasurer OF Virginia VIII be pre-
pared, on the list Of July next, to pay
two per cent, interest on the public
debt. This is about. as. much . rs has
been paid at amy oic time sjgae tie
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1874-06-11

The splendid farm of Jno. N. Meade
Esq. near Newtown, has been sold to Jas.
Garrett, of Ohio for 1900, equivalent to
cash, being a fraction over SIT per acre.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1874-06-11

An Ice Cream and Strawberry Festival
Tor the benefit OF the Presbyterian Sunday
school was held in Strasburg yesterday.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1874-06-11

SAM U Ell w. THOMAS
"arrcns Faithful Delegate to t he Gen. ASSEMBLY,
DIED SEPTEMBER %, 1873"
All will have an opportunity of seeing
IT IN few-days placed over his grave in
Mt. Prospect Cemetery Vu,7en Sent.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1874-06-11

Fine rains have visited portions OF this
county. In some sections, however, there
has been no rain fer weeks.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1874-06-11

Mr.. Price Sites killed large black bear
in Rockingham county on Tuesday 18th
lllt.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1874-06-11

Mr. +. Reynolds has sold his interest i'll
the Old Commonwealth to Mr.. c. il
Nanderford his late partner. The paper
will in future be conducted by Mr..
Nanderfow. We wish him abundant
success, and all advance paying subscri-
hers,
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1874-06-11
nar5 sd.

The Com'rs Sale of Real estate of j. H.
Rice, Esq, heretofore advertised in
this paper, came off on 23d-ult. Col. Jno.
L. Brock became the purchaser at $34 IL
per acre-aggregate, $4,000. There were
4S0 acres and it is an admirable farm with
fine improvements and veil watered.-
t'nIicU
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1874-06-11

new butcher shop has been opened in
this place in rear of The Engine House.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1874-06-11

The Rockingham "Register" brags OF
COW which yields -twenty-one pounds OF
butter per week. She is not fresh nor we'll
ted
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1874-06-11
TOWN AND COUNTY AFFAIRS

Rev. w. 5. Bowman OF Charleston, :.
s., Will preach in the Lutheran church, IN
this Place, the. Bird Sabbath of this month
at 10 O'Clock A. M.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1874-06-11

A notice OF new advertisements publish
ed this week will appear in our next issue.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1874-06-11

Accident.
On Sunday last, the wife of Mr.. Lemuel
EmsN iller was thrown from horse, near
Mt. Jackson, and had her. arm broken.
DR.. Jordan rendered the necessary sur
gical attention. We are gratitied to state
that she is doing we'll,
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1874-06-11

The Glover has improved but the crop
VIII not be an average one.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1874-06-11

While Mr.. Cheney Smith, of Powell's
Fort, was blowing, last Thursday, the
tightening struck the pillow beam. Killed
one horse and injured the other. Mr.
Smith escaped uninjured, but very much
frightened and shocked.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1874-06-11
Quarterly Meeting,

%Va1IeTly WeeCInE.
The leAt Quarterly Meeting for Wood
stock circuit will be elG at EdinburS, on
Saturday and SUNDAY, July 4lh and 9th,
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1874-06-11

The Wheat Is still looking well. and the
prospect tor heavy crop is very tlattering.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1874-06-11

We are sure that the many, relations and
friends of j. Russell Richards, eldest SON
of Maj. J. r. Richards, of this county, will
be glad to know that he has successfully
passed all his examinations prior TO his adj
mission into the Military Academy at
West Point as the cadet there from this
Congressional district Warren Sent.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1874-06-11

IINNE TRIPLE PLATE WAVE.
L Spoon Holders, Goblets, Cups, Batter
's.isiies CT stets :. also Bletanna COD ee and
tca Pts .at s4,L,l1M BY
i. W BANNER
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1874-06-11
1925, 900 in GIFTS
Will be distributed as follows:
$4,000

5,7a7. ,se,.. ST so, 000
porators at the prices a1ove named if the drawer shal
so desire, and the Cash be promptly paid by the
treasurer on the day specified
Bear in mind that no ticket is recoa nized at the
drawing unless the coupon bearing tie duplicate
number has been returned to the secretary With he
price-one dollar.
The distribution of gifts will commence 10 days
after drawing and continue months, if necessary
to complete it.
Postoffce order, Express or Draft solvent Bank.
The proportion pfEifts to the number of tickets
is 1f sa sd 0a make the o veSt
small legitimate profit fer the purpose set forth,
and not to offer grand lotteryswi ~
The Corporators J ]. Stoneburner; John A.
Prescott, Dr. P. Belew Josep h Conner, j. d. Mill
gan, Jssles \. swann and George W. Koonsz.
President. d. W. PRESCOTT; Treasurer, JOHN A.
SAuM; Secretlrg, j. q. MIILIaAS.
Address all COMMUNICATION to the secretary at
Edinburgh, Shenandoah county, Virginia.
REFERENCES. s..
The management. respectfully refer to Tie fol-
lowing gentielnen for any testimony to the char
all obligations. Hon. John L. Harris, NJ. G., Har-
risonpurg, W.; Pr: 5. H ,Mofatt s. Senator, Do
Gen; James H Williams Member hegisre Win
lature lit. JACKSON, Virginia, General q. s. Meem
State Senator Mt. jackson, Virginia. Judge; H. G..
legislature Do; Judge George ,E1. State Treas
urer, Fdingurgh, Va: N. K. Trout, Esq Mayor of
siaunton Va; Moses Walton, Esq Prest. Shenasioah
County Bank, Woodatock Va, j, G. Meem, Esq Prest
New Market Bank Of Virginia New Market, Va.
All erders.for tickets addressed the secretary al
Edipkurg Va. will receive PROMPT attention.
Co-respoId dents should write their address in full
in the most iegible hand to avoid mistakes.
AGEN rs WANTED IN EVERY CITY,
Town, Village and Ncighborhood
The drawing will take place in grove pear Ed
inhurg on the day above named
may 2S--3mo.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1874-06-11
GRAND GIFT
Q Q n G E. e IT
$1,000. 90 for Sl.00.

=. 5JJUUI5VU TOT 7E5I.UO' -
The Valley Educational Society, composed of men
the highest personal character, will hold Garnd f
Concert at Edinburg, Shenandoah county, virginis
on the
Fifteenth Day of Sept. 1874,
at which time and place, they will distribute Five
Thousand, Seven Hundred and Sixty-Seven Gifts to
Ticket Holders. The nett proceeds to be applied to
building more Public School Houses for said
town 70 tickets will he sold
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1874-06-11

Burglary.
We have still to chronicle another case
OF burglary in this county. On Tuesday
night OF last week widow Brumback's
house, near the Old Forge, was entered
by a burglar, through the kitchen door.
He carried a trunk to the read about 100
yards distant where it was broken open
and rified Of the clothing it contained,
together with Sl35 in money belonging to
I DR.. Biumback. The burglar stopped at a
neighbours house, Mr.. fitcock, where he
traded a pair of socks with the Dr's name
on them for his breakfast, Mr.: ritcock
describes hbn'as man about 30 years OF
age, dark eyes and dark complexion. He
has a foreign accent Win. Nc,5s.
--"s. --- -;
Troy, NY, June IA heavy storm
OF thunder, lightning and rain visited
this place this afternoon. One span of
Of the new iron bridge across the Hud-
son<to West Troy was either. blown
down or struck by lightning, and fall
ing into the river sank four canal boats
lying at the dock under it; in which
were fifteen persons, all OF whom are
supposed to have escaped. The boats
were loaded with iron ore The span
of the bridge was 240 feet long. Loss
$4,000.
1T is reported in Utica, N. Y, hat
twenty persons were drowned while
sailing and fishing OH Oneida lake, and
and seyes- persons on the Onondaga
lake. One. OF the most terrific thHnder
storms ever known prevailed in that vi
cinity on this afternoon and evening
The telegraph wires were blown down
between Utica and Syracuse.
Terrific thunder storms, with damage
to property and loss of life, are fepor
ted from Syracuse, New York, and 9th
er points.
IN Philadelphia, last Wednesday,
Col. Thomas a. Scott was elected to
the Presidency of the Pennsylvania
Railroad, and Mr. George -. Roberts
promotcd:to the first Vice Presidency
Peter II. Watson, president of the
Erie railroad, has privately announced
bis utcnlionto retire from that office
Sofllct ilrit. early IN ttiIy
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1874-06-11
Notice No. 4.

All accounts are nos due and immedi.
ate payment is desired. Wheat corn an,
rye will be taken in payment, but no oh
lection fis.,.e to greenGacks. Give atten
ton to this notice and obligc.
S. A. BANNER
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1874-06-11
Mscel'aneoass9 Adverjsemeats.
VALUABLE PROPERTY
PUBLIC SALE!

The subscriber will offer for sale at pub
lie aution, If not sold privately before th. t
time, on the premises on -
Tuesday, June % 1, 1874.
a valuable farm situated one and Il half
miles southwest of Woodstock, the county
seat OF Shenandoah, and near the line OF
the b. & O. Railroad. and
CONTAINING ABOUT 105 ACRES,
more or less. The Improvements consist
of an excellent
TWO STORY DWELLING HOUSE,
containing six rooms, a good Icc-house,
Dairy, Stabling and 'hetessaTy out build
ings, There are upon the place all ex-
sallaot
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1874-06-11
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MARRIED.
DIED.

On the 5th inst, Miss Virginia Hughes, daughter
of R. c. Hughes, ofthis place, aged about Is years.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1874-09-25

| full eagerness, and approaching AS if tt
meet rather than avoid the impending blow
Gin the pillar-box where the rubbish is
put"
you've spoilt nay whole life, Thomas, u
said Bygrave hoarsely. ''What dye think
you deserve ~
"Killin', Sit, killin'," responded Thorn
as, with a sob, but with al honest, earn
est, fearless look into his masters face
''that's what DIES rve."
''Then consider yourself killed, my boy"
rejoined Bygrave, with sad smile, I'M
clenching his fist, and laying his hand on
the boys shoulder. ut was more my fault
than yours. 1t never occurred to me that
anybody could mistake one for the other
but [ ought to have recollected that you
were quite a stranger, and might never
have seen what the street orderly bias
were used for. And, when come to think
Of it, they are rather like the letter-box IS.
It's all right, Thomas; you may go.''
And, signing heavily, Bygrave sat down
,and Wept. DON'T think it humanity or un-
philosophical of him. He had, at any rate,
just behaved as philosophically toward
Thomas as the great Sir Isaac toward
Diamond
But it must be acknowledged that "the
wrong pillar-box" has established curious
relations between three people, who are
liable to meet pretty frequently in society
-ChdnJer's J0annal.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1874-09-25
Poetry.
ssTOO LAYE.ss

ssTOO LATE
Late late so late g.!
And dark the night and chill,
Late, late so late
But we can enter still.
Too late too late
We cannot enter now.
No light had We;
For that, we do repent;
And learning this, -
And learning this,
The Bridegroom will reent
Too late ! too late
Ye cannot enter now.
No light, so late
Yet dark and chill the night.
o, let us in,
That we may find the light.
Too late too late .
Ye cannot enter now.
Have we not heard
The Bridegroom is so sweet?
O, let us in,
That we way kiss His feet.
Too late too late
No no
Ye cannot enter now !
-TENNYsoN.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1874-09-25

RABBITs.-A young apple orchard can be
best protected from the ravages of rabbits
in the winter by rubbing blood on the bark
OF the trunk. The rabbits will avoid it,
1t is easy done with a piece of raw liver
Country Gentleman.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1874-09-25

In digging tree always turn the side Of
the spade toward the stem of the tree, and
LIT out the earth carefully, and the small
ed uninjured. l,
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1874-09-25
WATCHES, CLOCKS AND JEWELR
a. q CON -,

Successor to Cone and Hanger,
OLD STAND, MAIN ST., STAUNTON, VA
have on hand large Stock of the above
Goods. and am constantly receiving additions
thereto. Also, fine Sterling Silver Ware, thu
celebrated Rogers Plated Ware, Knives, Forks
Spoons, Casters, Ice Pitchers, &c. am agen
for the
DIAMOND SPECTACLES & EYE GLASSES
in fine Gold, Steel, Shell and Rubber Frames
Recommended by Opticians.
All kinds of Repairing neatly done by myself
and warranted. A. A. CONE.
my 29.ly
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1874-09-25

PREVENTION OF HOG CHoLERA.-The
Rural World says that one of the largest
hog breeders in Missouri, who frequently
has several hundred head at once, never
has any sick. He gives them salt, just as
he does other stock. In cooking food for
hogs-which he does in a large wooden
boiler holding thirty OF forty bushels-he
has the Goals and ashes thrown in the boil
CT and boiled with the food. Te also
sometimes puts in salt and sulphur. His
hogs eat burnt charcoal as freely as they
do corn. They are sheltered from the cold
and storms by movable sheds. Occasion
ally he dissolYes operas (sulphate of irony
in water and mixes it with their food
This destroys internal worms and is also
tonic. Hogs are subject to colds and pneu-
monia as human beings. The internal Or
gans of the hog more closely resemble
those of man than any other animal.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1874-09-25
All Goods Delivered Free.
CANNED FRUIT

&C., &C, sc.
which am selling at the forrest cash rates.
~ Special attention 10 the purchase Of
Flour for Family use. l guarantee euefy
barrel s@a
MIR. }. S. GILLIAN. formerly J. S.
Gillian Il Co., and recently with j. W. Todd Il
Co. is with me, and will be pleased to see all
his old friends and patrons.
Remember the place tor the cheapest Grocer
les, anGs call on
Aug l4-6m U. A. RlCHARDSON.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1874-09-25
FARM AND FIRESlDE.

PLAN TO PRESERVE BUTTER.-The
Live Stock Journal has got hold OF the
following. which is not new, but it is
sure thing: ''Many ways have been pro-
posed to keep butter, but we think that OF
suspending it in brine the most certain
Our inquirer in that case would have to
select such butter as is satisfactory to him
in market, and put it into new packages,
Use a good tapering oak tub with head
in each end. Take out the largest head,
having packed your butter in cambria
sack Of the shape of your tub, only two
inches smaller, put it in the tub and re-
place the head, 50 as to be vuite brine
tight Now through a hole in the head,
pour the strongest brine to fill plug, and
on turning the tub upon the large end the
butter will float entirely in the brine and
thus be excluded from the air, and pre-
served for any length of time. This may
also be done in common butter pail, by
putting small block of oak wood on the
under side of the cover, so as to sink the
sack of butter under the brine in the pail.
The first method of floating the butter in
the tub is an excellent way of putting up
for a distant market"
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1874-09-25

HORSES MANE FALLING OUL-The
shedding Of hair from horses name and
tai can lie pre- eujed bywasulng the parts
affectod u few times in carbo'ic soapsuds.
Or a wash Of lald sd, one pint, and aqua
ammonia, 3ne gill. well mixed and rubbed in
will prevent the falling of the hair. We
have found it effectual.- Country Gentle
man.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1874-09-25

EXPOSING POTATOES TO THE SUM-
is great mistake in handling potatoes
to allow them to be exposed to the sun, es-
pecially when tender. In digging, have
baskets of convenient size at hand, and as
fast as you can dig, put in barrels and cover
up; transfer them fresh to market, or to
room where they may be emptied upon a
floor to dry i'll the shade. Potatoes ex-
posed to a hot sun, when packed in bar
rels and shipped, will speck and rot; often
times the shipper will loose an entire ship
ment; and besides, the consumer will fnd
such potatoes stale and frequent7y 5inged
with bitter taste.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1874-09-25

PROTECTING HORSES FROM FLIEs.-A
French pharmaceutical chemist has dis
covered a way to protect horses from the
attacks of flies, according to London
medical paper. His invention consists in
rubbing the horses, especially on the parts
most subject to attack, with little con-
centrated oil of laurel. There is not the
slightest dhuger in its use, and the cost is
said to be very small. Another repellant
suggested by the same person is solution
of sixty grammes lone pound and five
ounces avoirdupois) of assafetida in two
gallons of water and one of vinegar. If
horses be well washed with this, not fly
will settle upon them, as the strong odor
OF the assaf9tida drives the flies away
This drug has no deleterious qualities as
an external application, and may be used
unhesitatingly by horsemen.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1874-09-25

constituent of Thomas, started off on a
sudden to Jericho.
Let us return to Mrs. Twillett. She had
just strength enough left to tear open the
blood-red letter and read as follows:
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1874-09-25

KEEP THE FARM AND HOME TIDY
Somebody, we know not who, wrote, years
ago, the following good advice. Like
other good things it comes to the surface
occasionally and will bear repeating:
If you get moment to spare, spruce up
put the gate on it's hinges, put little
paint on the picket fence you built last
year, trim up the door yard, make it coy
and inviting. Do not say you can find no
time to attend to these things. The fact
is, you have no right to De slovenly. 1t
can do you no good, but on the contrary,
it will mar your peace, wound your self
respect and impair your credit. Then, by
all means, spruce up a little, at odd times,
and at even times too, for that matter. 1t
will make you feel vastly better, and may
be, trihe proud of your pretty homestead.
Your wife and children will be made hap
pier for it your neighbors will be enrich
ed, beautifed and blessed by it. And your
farm will be worth more money in the
market and of greater value to you at
home, if you spruce up little now and
then.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1874-09-25

To keep cabbage through the winter,
pack in sawdust in the barn and allow the
whole to freeze, the sawdust being such a
non-conductor of heat that once it be-
comes frozen through it will not thaw out
until well into April, and cabbage will
come out almost as nice as when put in.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1874-01-08

ed by the free use of whisky. Sheer
fright had got the better of the mans
brute courage, and brought him to the
brink of death. Hab Sans, as already
hinted, had reasons of his own for pre-
serving his equanimity of mind through
out .hc fearful ordeal. A little after sun.
set the previous evening, when the rat
tlesnakes had retired for the night, he
took the precaution of stufiug number
of the dens in that part of the prairie
agreed upon for the rendevouz With a
sort of weed that is most noxious to the
snakes, rendering them torpid for many
hours, and unable to crawl or strike
This is how Yankee ingenuity triumphed
over brute strength, and Bendbow was
ever afterwards obliged to knock undor to
Habakuk Sans, when personal fortitude
was the subject in hand.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1874-01-08
The Prairie Duel.

Fifteen ycara ago, when the Great West
seemed to be much further west than it
does in these days of railroads. that "belt
all creation" remote patch, or corner Of
one Of the prairies, was counted by the
fow hunters and settlers occupying it as
district in itself, and they called it Little
Elk Prairie. Among the half wild char
acters who had built for themselves novels
of drift wood and brush on this bit Of
rolling plain, was a huge, huiking fellow,
of mixed French Canadian, Indian and
negro blood, whose name was Bcndbow La
val A complete savage in appearance,
his clothing, whether in summer or win
ter never consisted of more than two gar.
ments-a ragged shirt and trowsers, the
material of which was rendered problemat-
ical by age aud dirt. The mass of woolly,
iron gray hair by which his head was
matched, was crowned by something that
had once been portion of hat; and his
immense stockingess feet were thrust in
to rude cowskin shoes, with holes cut in
them to accommodate certain peculiarities
Of shape and pedal excrescence. From
his huge size and muscular development,
Laval was more than match for any one
of the dwcllcrs of Little Elk Prairie,
none of whom were "chickens." as re-
CARDS physical strength. Entirely devoid
of education--for he did not know one
letter of the alphabet from another-ne
vcrthcless, the great coarse fellow had q
sort of chiyalry about him which might or
might not have been derived from, his
French blood. His appreciation of the
benefits and etiquette Of dueling was in