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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1875-12-09

THE TEMPkR1NcE CAUsE.-He stood
on a chair on the Campus Nautilus il
the dusk of evening; and az a GROVE
gathered hc began
"Wltie is d strong drink is
raging. the told made cold water
Satan made whisky!"
(Pause).
'Let me tell you what I saw. Last
night saw a white headed old man al
a bar. / pleaded with him to come
away, but he was deaf to my words.
He filled glass with deadly liquor,
and as it went gurgling down his throat
1 said to him: ''Old man, thou art
doomed!" He laughed cynical laugh
and he cursed me-aye, cursed the man
who sought to save him!"
(Commotion in the crowd).
''This morning." continued the man,
Il was at the morgue, where the I'M.
known dead rest on the cold marble
slabs. l did not think that my words
Of the night before would come back
to me with such awful significance"
Crowd drew closer),
81 looked through the glass door,
and my hearers, what do you think l
saw on one of the cold slabs before
met"
"The old man. shouted twenty
voices in chorus.
"No, my friends, continued the man,
as he stepped down, Il didn't see a
blasted thing!"
Several men chased him, but he made
his escape.--Deuoit Free Press.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1875-12-09

"How is 1t" said woman to her
husBshd, shat you can't come hon :
nights in some kind of season 2" You
got me in the way of it" was his gen,
tie retort. Before we were married
you used to throwsyour arms about my
neck at three o'clock and say, Don't
60, darling, it is early yet but now If
l happen to stay out I'LL two it is ter
rible afail."
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1875-12-09
TEE FRUITS OF GOOD WORK.

About year ago the ladies of the
Dorcas Society at our Church made up
large quantity of shirts, trousers and
socks and boxed them up and sent
to a missionary station on the west
coast of Africa. A man named Ridley
went out with the boxes and stayed in
Africa for several months. When he
returned the Dorcas Society, of course,
was anxious to hear how its donation
was received, and Ridley, one evening,
met the members and told them about
it in little spescH. He said:
"Wsll, you know, we got the clothes
out there all right, and after a while
we distributed them Iamong some of
the natives in the neighborhood. We
thought may be it would attract them
TO the mission, but it didn't, and after
some time had elapsed, and not naS
tive came to church with those clothes
on, l went out on an exploring expedi
ton to find out about it. 1t seems
that ON the first day after the goods
were distributed one Of the chiefs att
tempted to mount a shirt. He didn't
exactly understand it, and he pushed
Ills legs through Tie arms and gathered
the tail up around his waist. He
couldn't make it stay up, however,
and they say he went around inquiring
in his native tongue what kind of an
idiot it was that constructed gar
ment that wouldn't hang on, and swear.
ing some ST the most awfuli heather
oaths- At last he let it drag. and that
night he got his legs tangled in it
somehow, and fell over precipice and
was killed.
"Another chief who got one on pro-
perly went padding around in the
dark, and the people, imsgining THAT
he was a ghost, sacrificed four babies
to the idol to keep off the evil spirit.
''And then, you know, those trous.
els you sent out : Well, they fitted one
pair on the idol, and then they stuffed
most of the rest with leaves and set
them up as kind of new tangles idols,
and began to worship them. They say
the services were very impressive.
Some of the women split a few pairs
in half and after sewing Dip the legs,
Used them to carry yams, in, and 1 saw
one chief with corduroy leg OH his
head as kihd Of heliaet.
81 think, though, the socks were
most popular. All the fighting men
went for them the first thing They
filled them with sand and used them as
boomeranges and wal, clubs. ! learned
that they were so much pleased with
the efficiency Of those socks that they
made raid on neighboring tribe on
purpose to try them, and they say that
they knocked about eighty women and
children on the head before they came
home. They asked me If l wouldn't
speak to you and get you to send out
few barrels more, to make them a little
stronger SOS they'd last longer, and |
said l would.
"This society's doihe a power of
good to those heather, and I've had no
doubt if you keep right along with the
work you will inaugurate a general
war all over the continent of Africa,
and give everybody ali idol of his own.
All they want is enough socks and
pants. I'll take them whei l go
again.
Then the Dorcas passed a resolution
declaring. that it would, perhaps, be
better to let the heather go naked and
give the clothes to the poor at home,
and l think myself that it is preferable.
Mac A0eler
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1875-12-09
my story, filing every one with horror
especially May Brodstone.

my story, filling every one with horror,
especially May Brodstone.
81 see it all !" exclaimed the captain
"The villain Last night our boats
separated in the darkness this mors
ming the one bearing Jacob KEEL and
the worst ofthe crew was missing. He
has, either steered the boat into a
different track, or paid the fellows to
desert us, fearful of the punishment that
might have, awaited him when we
touched land.
Whether this was so do not know,
for we never heard of Jacob KEEL again
That day We ~ers picked up by one
of Green's ships, homeward bound, and
in due time were landed in England,
wh.fc May and 1 were married, and
where we now reside for my wife
will not hear of crosafng the ocean
again, as she cannot torget-as Indeed
! cannot-that most terrible moment OF
my life.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1875-12-09

A hardware merchant. who oLserv-
ed boy looking sharply al some gar~
den tools, asked: Sub, If should
present you with a hoe, would you 90
home aud make a gardenf' mo, sif,"
promptly responded the boy; ia sell
it to the n.n living neAt door, aud buy
eolDe circus tickets.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1875-12-09

JUsr1cE AND MERcr.--The essence
Of justice is mercy. Making child
suffer for wrong doing is merciful to
the child. There is b mercy in letting
the child have its own will, plunging
headlong to destruction with the bits
in its mouth. There is no mercy to So
ciety nor to the criminal if the wrong
is not depressed and the right vindi
Gated. We injjire the culprit who
COMES tip to take his proper doom al
the bar of justice, if we do not make
him feel that he has done a wrong
thing. We may deliver his body from
prison, but at the expense of justice
nor to bis own injury.-EChapin'
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1875-12-09

Prosperity has its sweet uses as
well as adversely, for no sooner does h
man cdibe into little property than
be instantly learns tire number of his
friends; whereas, If he remained poor,
the chances are that 10 would havs
died III perfect ignorance Of the fact.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1875-12-09

A WISE CoNsc1EscE.--"My son
wouldn't steal peaches from MIR. Gam.
mons orchard, I hope?' "No, ma, ]
wasn't Ill that crowd the other night.
''Thats right, my boy. Keep out OF
bad company and you'll never dc
wrong. Let your conscience be your
guide in all things" and the fond
mother patted her sen approyingly on
the bead and went about her duties
with light heart Left to himself,
the noble boy soliloquized "You don't
catch me foolin around old Cannon
Ny conscience can guide me to lots
better orchards than bis, where there
amt no dog, nuther."
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1875-12-09

A whimsical comparison being made
betw cen clock and woman, Charles
For observed that he thought the
smile bad; ..'For," said he, u clock
serves to point ont The hours; and a
woman to make us forget them.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1875-12-09

Some people are too trusting for this
world. At regent trial the prisoner
entered plea of ''not guilty, when one
Of the jurymen put on his hat and
started for the door. The judge called
him back and informed him that he
couldn't leave until that case was tried.
''Trieda" queried tie Juror, why he
acknowledged that lie is not guilty,
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1875-12-09

Gov. Hartranft, of Pennsylvania, is
credited with doing away with the
idiotic custom of hanging inch OH
Fridays in that State. The propriety
of hanging Pennsylvanians every day
in The week should l6hg ago have .ssig>
gested this change.->[ Louisville cou-
rier Journal.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1875-12-09

IN NJ. REAM.
COMMISSION MERCHANT.
GIG Louisiana AIenue.
WASHINGTON, D. C. t
Sole Agent for G. Il. Dunlop & Col
Maximum Guano. Special attention paid
to filling orders for Salt, Plaster, &c
Consignments solicited of
FLOUR, GRAM PORK, BUTTER, EGGS
and all Kinds of produce. 1
Returns Promptly Rendered on ale.
Liberal htlvancements made on iii Con-
signments in Store. sd hs ~
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1875-12-09

An Edinburgh lover received the
following note, accompanied by bo-
quet of flowers, 'Dear--, l send
you bi the boy a bucket of tiours.
They is like my love for u. The night
shade menes kepe dark. The dog
fenel menes 1 am your slave. Rosis
red and posts pale, my love for YOU
shall never fale."
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1875-12-09

VTTIHES AND BRANDIEs.
1 have a large lit If H.. B. Bucks
WINES AND BRANDIES
which i'm selling 1t reduced rates.
DENNIS FEN TON
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-08-30
GOAL. WOOD AND
BUILDING NATKRIAI&

q ~: ss q ~ III; IA c' CO.,
FIJI. OAK and ElCKoRY wocD 4 e -. b
49, aud ~, ut; . s4 sssf SSS:. s9yss
md Domestic CkABNTS and CALOINED fLAe.
E6RS, md hen4Ln9 yearsy many ntllions os BAE.
eharecter n NJ itne With disDasoh end Sielity -
wnoleeeAs - sseoaas uP0a eaena Inst 80 ooGnps.
Central O@ee.So9 Loulntanz avenue sorsAv~a
Branch HaroEl.t e., bet. b And o ST.. so1fSsSSS
oet1l-ly WI. ouIuAxu-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-08-30

The Richmond Whi0 cautions southern
men who take seats In the next Congress tn
be moderate and temperate in manners, and
holds M TO them the examples OF Ransom,
Gordon, Lamar, and others.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-08-30
NAII1AASHH EIhi csshLAisSttss PPHfLLEH s.

Al general family phystc they are unriyaled, and
superior 70 patent pills generally In this: They are
contain no mercury other mineral substance, or
anything else Injurious. They combine these three
certainty Of ACTION Every dose prodaces It's egiti
mate result some OF the diseases In which they
cure are habitual cold nervous OF sick
heedacne Dyspepsia or indigestion, liver plaints
Thousands WHO have been relieved or cured will
cheerfuily testify to their general efficiency as thu
pill for the Million applicable alike to the WEAKLY or
robust, children adults. Price per box IS cents
WiD be sent By mail to any part Of the country on
receipt q price.
ARTHUR NATrANS, Druggist,
aug1O tr ID and D streets northwest
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-08-30

The protracted wet season seemed 10 cul-
inmate In this locality yesterday in a thun-
ier-storn of unusual severity and an ex-
traordluary if not unprecedented rain fall
The amount falling during the day being a
trifing fraction less than three inches. "A
fun account Of the effects OF the storm wall
he found elsewhere in tO-day's paper.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-08-30

The mizei position occupied by Senator
Thurman Oh the currency question in Ohio
calls 10 mind the case of young lady who
applied for the position Of teacher OF n coun-
try school In that state not many years ago.
Upon being inter- ogated by one OF the trus-
sCs for her views az to whether the earth was
-uUnd or fat, she replied. al will teach
ourd OF flat,.as the parents Prefer"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-08-30
Goals Goals Goals
WOOD: WOOD.

am now receiving all sizes Of the best grades
COAL,
Lee" "Wnkssbsrre" and "Loeust no1ntain'
Valley" To persons Who wish to take advantage Of
the low prices orders will be received this month q
yery small advance UPON the ORIGINAL cost (ov casa
am aleo onering It Low figures prime Hickory,
Oak and Pine WOOD, saved and spait any length OF
Yard and 0@cs, corner 6th and B streets south.
west; Branch Yard Ind O0loe, A street., betWoen a
and 81 northeast.
iyf-ns ~. III. MARLOW.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-08-30

CEe man at least has been male happy by
the failure % tie Bank OF California, which
MS name II Is McGarrahan. Mr.. Meg. who
claimant" OF some nine or ten years
'aGcins, mas always attributed his failure
secure the New Idria quicksilver property
the lLtiCsnce Of the Bank OF California, as
alced IN behalf Of the party IN possession
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-08-30
COAL AND WOOD.

{ oAL: GOAL y WOOD: WOOD :!
CHEApf CHEAP. FOR CASHs
THOUSANDS OF TONS ORDERED.
Arrh daily, cargoes of the best varieties Of all
Kids of COAL and WOOD,
Now is the time to buy
III you would save money get good article and ikN
ctisht, 5,240 pounds to the ton, call on the under
sighed before you buy.
two of the largest Whar ses in the District
aud all the facilities possible thereto annexed for
the delivery Of Coal direct from our vessels 70 the
Consumer, We can certainly offer special induce.
rpenfs. visit 20 our Wharyes and Depot will CON
vince one at gace ofoar unsu passed advantages.
Cord.
Good OAK WOOD delivered as low O. % to Q z
Per cord.
sir gle trial 10 sill that is necessary TO convince
the public of the above facts.
JOHNAON BROTHERS,
Main Once and Depot 1t Johnsop1 Wharves, 1ooe
OF Eth and 18th streets.
omoss- i2G9SS ts st 1sss aosssvss. .asm.so
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-08-30

IL is natural as well as proper that the
friends Of Mr.. RalstOn, the dead California
bank president, should try 10 make Il appear
That he came 10 his tragic end by accident
rather than by design. But IL viii be hard
to get the public to accept that view. Aside
from the character and temperament of the
man, il is against nature TO suppose that a
person who had just been disgracefully de
posed from the head OF one OF the greatest
moneyed institutions in the world would on
the instant go quietly from the scene of his
tate power and glory 10 indulge in the ques-
tlOnab!e end unusual luxury of an almost ice
cold sea bath fully two miles away. may
seem ungracious 10 keep the unpleasant
truth IN regard to Mr.. RalstoD's death alive
but there is an Obyious moral TO be drawn
from bis extraordinary career, including its
tragic close, that ought not to be lost to the
country.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-08-30


Baltimore had within her borders the other
DAY hat strange anomaly, a lawyer who
couldn't talk. he went about with a paper
addressed ITO whom IL may concern, )" which
read as follows:
Inc bearer, LAWYER by profess on, hay
ing lost the power of lis voice and becOuua
zeal, has been robbed, and being poor in con-
sequence and having n family to support
Hereby appeals for add
Ascertaining that the fellow boar,lei at A
MOTEL, ana was accustomed to unIoosen his
tongue and order costly fare, the police
arrested him. On being arraigned he place!
before TIC court an affidavit made before a
Justice OF the peace 10 the effect that ne had
been lawyer for sixteen years, that il is the
Tuie OF the legal profession 20 appeal 10 the
public iOr All, as being deaf and mute no,
only in securing public Office, but u sustain
the government and constitution; that law
yers hold their Office during life, and are
called upon 10 perform the most difficult ana
important business, AMI 20 mold the most
important Offices, 20 keep the government
n existence, and 20 defend the lghts of the
people, and That IS bat Just that the peonle
should help them. The judge real these
somewhat singular pleas, and in "A low tone
OF voice said mat no such sreciaI pleas
could be male t-fOre Justice q the peace
whereIIOn the deaf ami dumb r,Ian said: Il
know Lot what ~ law is IN this state bat
20 know - Here he stopped remember
ing That be cOC't not speak. The result was
That the ''teai an dumb tramp was sent uo
- vacrant-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-08-30

hGSoo u ihIce bCoTs from I'm street.
THIS Is TO GIVE NOTICE, That the subscriber
Il having obtained ron the Supreme Court Of the
District Of Columbia, holding Special Term. letters
N. EEELEB, late OF District Of Columbia, de-
ceased. all persons having claims against the
said deceased are hereby warned to exhibit the same
with the vouchers thereof, to the subscriber,
wise by law be excluded from all benefit Of the said
estate; Given under my hand, this 23th day OF AU
gust. LIS. MANY V. WHEELER,
angDnrsw Administrative.
IN THESUPREME COURT OF THE DISTRICT
OF tDLCM BIA.
Sp.re0S Ier0i. PTOcdfe fS.tftOH AUsaS 2h. ISIS
In the matter Il the viii # SUSANNaH MA
JOB. Application for letters testauientarY on the
estate Of SCanLeb MAJOR, Cf the District # COiGD
bia, has this dag been made BY Sarah E. MAJOR.
~ tbis court on TUESDAY, the lith day Of Sel-
tsmtsr next, at IL OclOck n. m, to show cause why
letters test airy the estate of the ad iecess
should nor is-ue prayed: PTorIisf, copy OF th,s
the Evening star Freyious to the said day. Test
sug:0 m-5t' A. WEBSTER, Register of wis.
SELBl Is MIXING BIG NOISE IN BOYS
- SCHOOL So It's, as well IN SHOES and sri,
HATS. Boy Cashmere JsC kets and Pants, MIN
s., scld at 81. Do, all WOOL, 81. worth tSTtS
GS Ssi iob, 81 ysiae So D 9 ss 1aiue en-.
wards. Youths Suits, SI0, worth SIS. Mems
Fss'lIns.s Suit, a. g. 20 IL SI9 to 30 Meas
thcse prices it viii cost more 20 have them made.
Gail az 1914 and 1916 Pennsylvania avenue and
be cOnviE ced. between 10Th and S,th Its. ang2S tr
CONOoRD GRAPES.
Receiving. daily, from Fairfax Co, Va, fresh
CONCORD GRAPES II D%pu g1 B9xes ,9 T., sale
augZ7-St Coz Penn. ave, opo Tetropolitso Hotel
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-08-30

DOGERT'S VEGETABLE COUGH SYRUP
- Wanted. z Gaze Of whoo g Ping Cough that cannot
SYRUP" 1t 10 Also the best in use for Coughs.
Colds, Hoarseness. Sore Throat Group, and al Bron
and wholesale by CHARLkS STOTf Co., and By
the proprietor, 319 G street northwest. novl4-ly
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-08-30


II The Oldest established Ladies PLY sIciaa,
HAS REMOVED
80 SARATOGA ST., NEAR CALVERT, BALrIMoRS.
Ladies desiring treatment Of any 2plaiat can
consult him with the utmost confidence.
Separate yooDs Jor lady patients. jyE PA
USATISrACTION," al PER BOTTLE Con.
- sAltstions free at DR.. DARBT'S, lis Al Sc,
COLONIZATION Buildine.D jyl-2m'
nR. AND MRS. wILSON-A thorough exps-
" rienced and scientific ladies' Ply sician and
Midwife Attend ladies At their homes, or pleasant
rooms and the best attention st the Doctor private
Park e.. near saratosa st., Baltimore. maysly
II ToRsthio institution. 5. street northwest,
cures al nervous and chronic diseases Of whatever
HALLS. and diseases Of Children 3 specislty. Gal.
Grating epd health eiying bsths knove 70 modern
DE-: kS =. From 1s!S BALTIMORE.
DAY and SATURDAY, from TO 81. m, in all
Diseases Of the Urinary Organs, Qonorrhea, elect,
reesny contTscted cured in to dsys
e e:sss AND &.
ont the use Of %s S SpsrmatOrrh@s, brought
memory and insanity, general debility, organic
Of consumptiop. indigestion, pellitation OF the
es q or
by newly discovered remedies. Gentlemen placing
Themselves in DR.. BIS hand can rely upon being
scientifically and honorably treated Refers TO the
Ing phSsicisns Of Baltimore once laS 10th street
northwest, from 9 to .. m. maf9-ly
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-08-30

sUMMER scuEpuGE-Jrsx g, .sss.
IRON WARRINGTON CITY.
!. N ., Baltimore ard Wny StatIo.s

fRoN WASHINGTON CITY
$50 q m, BsitiIaore, BlsdonslG rs sri Relay
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bsaisscTs asa WGg Sl1:tozI.-s En-, 80, S 90.
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FOR farther tn'oT-nstioa acrly q tire Baltimore
.ad ohio Ticket once, Washington Station, sEd
ass lennsyt snia avenue, Saere oTtnTs VII be
aksn Tor Bags e be checA 81 and received o.
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=. n. COLI, General Ticsct assrt.
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