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The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1876-03-16

Eos HeRATo-Lsst Thursday and Fsri.
day. awose quite a number ~ sfessksbesis
in this part, many lad piessan. rides and
expected tire happy sesson woufd Hast two
weeks at least, bar the snow Disappeared
and the sleighs had TO be az rest.
Hon Samuel CaidweH and daughter os
EadyyiHe started Friday morning IN :.
sfeigh.to the City OF Trees. to transact
business, and with the antfcfpatfon oy en-
jeying Pleasant ride throu~h the snow:
when they had come abons half way, the
horses got loose from the sleigh and wen,
infusl force tewarasthe city; leavfn~
Caldwell, .ianehter and thc'stefsh on the
r6sa. asa boat on the ocean wfthor, anv
force except the manual 20 convey thrn,
Ia 0skaleess. but Mr.. Calawen n,s.e
tracks after the horses and captured then,
during the day, ard returned home af,er ~
day,of troubEe and vexa.ion OF st;rfr
The sare day earfysins the sn,orninre a.
young man was seen in this Iors,,.v
going arouna throagh the snow. Will no
hat in his herd, trying 70 hire a sfeigh 10
convey the desire OF his ilcarf's 10 flst,s
leesafor some purpose or osher sfaigh
was procured, bat 20 the yoenIr- ni,,s,' as-5
tonishnient the youns Ii va,ras 40. ge,.F,-
and bad gore obout her sfsify asoyg 81,
reniarked, 1oupg man this isse..t,s vsar
but recoliect, iadies can leap htith yvSvs,
u Lyons pf cedartcwnShis, h-,s tr,;,-b,
s. stewards farnf.in Harrison lownxlIi,,s
>. Steward ard Thog Sacket hou~ht q
farm each IN Shelby ceursy ard wets to
their new homes last weef
Wm Batler has haa the chsrge OF an
the under gfound work OF tie Consoliaa-
tion Coal Co.'S works az this place Merit
reward her children
Peddiers has beer quite nunserous il,
this iecslitv lately. Theysare asiniarfs,us
tothee esufsf.y as the grasshoprrrs ar-r
These apeadiersn and 'bunt,serss 70
over the land and gather All the loosss
chance into their pockets then clear Ont
elsewhere they do neither pay taxes frsr,
pay the expenses of corporations nor
assist 20 btild railroads set We VIII i've
Them our niorevs and pefHaps tke fsstsryv
we give them, is due ~ tire sfsac t. osir
hosne Ingredients he csas,ItFs wntiEa
ret rf1 Of this tribe. WI vbffi.l rssss fselsr
50 much hcefnplainingkc cf gouF ll,,srs ufss1
otfr MISUNDERSTANDING eftv Tree
Nachsehsassk Iowa ass~hesh ls5s
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sxflAfN AwA7 rHE FFFEdr ~ Hts AM

EXPLAIN AWAT THE Effect or Hrs An
NESFY SPEECH,
both by denial and avoidance. but his
eH9Tts were unsuccessful.
Hoar was severe up5n Sunset Cox. He
sffsiehed him as having 6pp5sel the
Thirteenth Amendment, and for having
violated aH parliamentary law bv esIl;,e
Elaine byena, for which the CbnsA1A,s4A
Democrats had conferred upon him tbA
honor 6f Speaker pro tern. Cox attetobt
ed 3 reply, in which he 6t6a ha6rs de-
scehded 10 buffoonery; and characterize 4
Northern RepubIicans ~ phiIanthtopists
and statemAnt-skti6kefs who have dis
ttHbeA the nation with the cry Of
The hoblest place for man to die
Il where ne dies for man.
The Democrats became 80 frightened BY
the discussion that the bin was reconhnit.
ted to the Committee, and may never see
tfe Eight again.
The conservatives Democrats are noT
pleased with HHTs conduct. FEe Is a
thorn in their side. A very prominent
Southerh man, referring to Fiji, said To-
night "We have what We call 4 fool.
killer ii my district, and 7 wish we might
have him in the House.r
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saBcH 4, 1876, 9 a. m.

S,fNENN,it ACfO. y n. IT,
Board met as per sdjourbuent Mem-
al pre- sent
On motion the petition Of Mrs Phoebe
Qaaintsnce was granted and the tax On
let's ) and block - New Sharon, for
the gears 1877 4 and l875.was abate3.
FIte further discussion Of poor house
and farm was rad, md the Board ad-
journed until half past /
AFTERNOON
Board met AZ per Adjournment Mem
beTs- al present
TheafteYneon was spent in the exannin-
alton Of claims; Investigation Of accounts
OF Co treasurer and the purchase Of a
poor farm
Board adjourned until tomorrow morn
ING at e O'Clock
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4 FRONTIER WEDDING.

One day early last winter my husband
received summons to Buriaess settle
nent TO unite aa couple in the holy bonds
Of weeiloes. It vas especially requested
that his wife should ACCOMPANY him. as
he sheHld be expected TO remain all night
and 1artake of the festivities.
TWAS twenty miles to the settlement
and We reached the. log house Of Nr!
BHrt7, the father Of the expected bride
about noon 4 dozen tew.aeaded child
ren were at the door awaiting our arrival
and teleerahed the news instantly.
Marin narnal here's the elder and
his wouaani They're nothing but folks
She's got a mans hat on, With a turkey
wing n front aud his nose. Is inst ike
dads, crooked as u COW horn sauasht"
Alas for lr Aorrison,s aauiliaes nosc,
Of which he was little vaind
SAM" cried shriil female voice from
theinterierT of the cabin, run out and
grab aroester and III clap him into the
poti Sal, you quit that chusn and sweep
the fteor. Kick that corn dedeerg under
the bed Bill, you vine the taller ont of
that cheer for the elders wife. and be
snrv abeutit
Further remarks we're cut short by oar
entrance.
Mrs. Burke. in herrcaiiee shert Gown
and blue petticoat aud bare feet came 4 or
ward, wiping her faeeawith heraprong
How 10 YOU dos eider7 How dye do9
marmg Must exensea my head haia,t
had no chance 70 combit since last week.
Work must De did you know Powerful
sharp air, hain'tt is7t Saeeg there Bal
drive that iturkeyous of theebread troueh.
Sal, take the lady's things Sic riaht up
totheaife, marmi Hands coid2s Well
just run EN- through Bill shair--wea keen.
itlong on purposep
Bill presented his shaggy hair, bat I
declined with an aninveiuatary shudder.
''tawk, II f'shesain't actually shigerine,"
cried Mrs. Barkes Bring in some more.
wood. Here, tskeethis hot corn dedper
in your iap---fts ass good az a hot seae
stene
Afrightfut ssuail announced thesexes
cutionlof the rooster, ana shortly. after
hee was bouncing about in aafeursduars
Kettle, hung overthe fire. Sal retarnea
10 her churning, but the extraordinary
visitor must nave made her csreiess. fer,
sheaIpsee the churna and butter and but
termiik went swimming over the floor
''Grab the ladle, Bill cried Mrs.
Burke and help dipit up. Take keers
don't put that smart Of hair In. Strange.
how folks can beso nasty. Dick. do keen
ypurlfset out of thee buttern,iils, it won't
be lit fersthe hogs after the butter IL
gathered. Drvethat hen out, she's pick
ed una sight ofbufter already. Now
Sal try and -churn a. litsissmore kserfaI
il yer are geing tsrsbs spiieea ter morryy
yenecdn't run crazy ahont it,
You'd better drysup. remarked the.
bride.eiect, humping away at the churn.
BysthsstisneI got fairly warmed dinner
was ready, and yen mag be- sure that r
did notiniure myself bysover estiag.
Night cams on early. and after a. social
chat about theaevents of the morrow r
signifed anys,iesire 70 retire.
Sailightsd apitch knotand climbed al
ladder nlonsend Of thereen; but I hesi-
tated,
Z Come on sscricd "don't be afraid
BOYS duck your hasdss wtile.ths elders
wife goes upsto bed Now lock ksout for
thss loose boards. niarm; and mind. orl
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Proceedings Of tI,e Board of Supervisors
os ashssIts comfy, Iowa.
HApeH s. I81e

HARCH ., 1876.
Board met pursuant to adjournment.
mem bersall present, ". r Sches in the
chair
After the examination Of some claims
The Board adjourned until ! p. m.
One o'cl9cs o. m. Board met mem
bers al present
Ffe Board proceeded to the further
examination and allowances Of claims
The remainder Of the afternoon was
spent IN discussing matters in reiation to
Poor farm and hoase, after which the
Board adjourned until tomorrow morn
ing al 9 a. m. Attest.
Gro r Ross
auditor
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CITY DIRECTORY.
CHURCH DIRECTORY

BAPTIST CRCH.-Rav. H. R. MITCHELL.
ID pastor. Services az IG-. - H. AMI - 2
n >U1stay-sch0ol E-s H Prayer Meeting
Thursday evenings.
NJ Z CHCRCH-Eey- = 3. CLARK. pastor
VI. Services AZ t3>s 4. IL. and seven p N
SlIastsy-SeAooE 2 II Prayer MEETINGS thurs
day evenings
SAPS0N CdAEtTE--tN NJ e Rev - L - g. p
- FolGne pastor Services AZ La a t. AK 3
? IL SgEGEly-SChCCI IL . 2. n. Prayer meet
.ESs THURSDAY eyeEICEs.
s>f0Si REG ATp0NAL CEEU ECEI--Eev- J. e
y SN1WpEN. pastor Services at La-s 4 H.
and : ,. IL SJlEssIv-SChOoI aG E-ss III Prayer
meetings Es'zrsiaE evenings
IrLBSr PRES BYrEELAS CEtJ-E Es-Ef--Eav- r
4 :. >NQCGELASS. rsiSE1r- >'scI l@tsS 3E IL T. IL
ami ga 2. IL SyIltEtv-SChOCi 10 "a l. u.
fNU9EBERLAND PkESBY YTEEIAN CEC EGEI-
I Esv. 7. Z. LkSTEIi, assu.lr- Services q. p IL
I~PI>COPAI Gnu 81 J-RRv- JANIS ALLEN,
u rector. Services aC u-s A. H. ard - ?.
"a. >srl,tIv-SchCul H1 E--13 IL
Z NV EES z ESS'C IL LEfrT No regular Ssr-
l vices SIguirv-S,nOCI a5 g. II
9~sEtlEES,rLA y CEEC 81 -EE--EIer D. < Duncan.
\ Services AZ ulLs L. H. IZIG ?. IL S1It.ay
SCiD2Cl AZ 3's 2. IL. Prayer meetings NhILrst.Iy
evenings.
I ?, CEFC- RCE-Rav- r. A NcAyEAL. GUS
L .r5r- SERVICES ulLs i. IL. ?. =. S7IIt.Ly
>SAoui 8-s l. IL Pc-iyer ui'serlIZgs Thursday
evenings.
SECUND NJ (. CEU RCE--+,oiore,n Rev T
= : AarshaIl. pasJcr- SERVICES Luis I.
>r1ItiBy-SShUCI 3's 2. IL.
! FRIENDS JIEE.TTNlr.-g1u rsr anu szh lays Dt
= me week. dE ID l. H. On EsU ;iIy II : ?.
SssZ1'tifcl'Oi IuEuet;iu5eI after service On LsJ
-ay UiUrlJulc
7tA.EE5E }LlC CEIC a. -Eacher GT aEgSzx. ser
= wees tI.sJ >tlntlIy GE 4ACh munUiL.
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PRESfDEyFS.

The Following fable, prepared For ref
arence. shows fire political sentiments and
the date 6f the inauguration Of each
President, Gae length Of fine he lived AZ
fer That event and his age sc the time Of
his death
J.. George Washington, Ihdependent,
inaugurafed 1889 Eved 10 years age S.
2. John Adans, Independent, inaug,
ura6ed 1877 !; lived 20 years, a2ed 90.
3. Thomas gafFArson, Democrat, IN
angorsted 1901; lived 25 years; age SO.
4 James Madison, Democrat, inaug.
urated 1909 lived z7 yeays; a2ed s5.
5. James Monroe, Democrat, inauqu.
rated 1877 lived IL gears aged 49,.
8. John @. Adams, Whi2, inau2nrat
cd 1873 ived q gtsrs; a2ed 81
T.. Andrew Jackson, Democrat. inaug.
wated 1879 lived T6 years; aged rs.
8. Martin Van Buren Democrat, IN
angnrated 1897 lived p years; aged 50.
g. " RI FfarTison, Wing inaugnrat.
ed 1871 lived one month; aged SO.
10. John Tyler, Y. p, independent,
jnsugirtted 1871 lived 2i years; aged
n
H. James X. Polk Democrat inang
urated 1913, lived & years; aged ST
- zachary Taylor. Whig, inauguTat.
ed 30 lived l6 months; aqed SO.
I3 Aillsrd Fillmore, Y. P Tndepen.
dent. inauqnrated 1850 lived z4 years
dged ~
H. Franklin Pierce, Democrat inauq,
urated 1853 lived I8, years; aged S5
IS James Buchanan, Democrat. il.
augurated 1857 lived II years; aged ~
I6. Abraham h,ncoln, Republican
inaugnrated 1891 lived 4 years and IA
months; aged So
~. Andrew Johnson. Y. p, Fnde
pendent, inaugfated 1888; lived 10
years AGED 81.
. I8 General Grant, Republican, inaug
nrated 1850.
Tyler and Fillmore were elected Viec
Presidents as Wings and johnson rs
Republican. Their Independence" fol
lowed their inauguration as Presidents
Reo95lscon
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n.Rea g 1910

aEhF-'-fi 10 4 u
Board met a. per adiournaent. Aem-
beYs all present
Tire cemmittee on poor farm and house
make report as follows
Yonrr committee appointed to settle.
Whit w HIDE, steward Of the poor
farm for the year 1876 would report
thai We have DISCHARGED that duty, and
find balance in his hands OF s3T. n,
whieh sas Paid over to ms successor
We'aise find thar the stock, grain, inipIe-
lneats and loasehell goods were turned
over to his Successor az per inventories
on file ana amounting to 81 .0l4.60.
WIZ SfEwABq, $. Issowlfoa.
The saBject u the purchase Of q poor
farm wss taken uo and il was ordered
that the farm of Al N Coons6a bep,ir.
chased as aereed upsn in an article Of
agreement or c6ntraet) this DAY entered
into between the Board Of Supervisors for
Ashaska county and said Al. " Coenroa
And aitisfurther6raerea that w II Sehees
aseIairhaa of this Beard. be and Is here
by authorized and directed to carry ont the
provisions of said contract.
Ordered that the Auditor issue a var
rant on thepeeY farm fand inl,favorr OF
AZ I Csenroa for 81 0so. being a pay.
merit on the farm this day purchased of
said Ceenrel.
WHEREAS. an effort has been made to
make a final settlement Of accounts of the
county Treasurer for his last term %
Office, and atliserepaney. appears Of foarS
teen hundred and one and twenty-eieht
one4landreaths dollars which bss net
been adjusted il is the order Of the
Beard that said settlement be- postponed
till the first Monday iap April next al
which time said tressarer IS required 70
appear and makesfaal settlement
The Auditor will issue warrants on the
several funds in accordance with the fol-
i.,x,gz;,, - ot..,,,,s lisf
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I. D. %. ~.

l. o. .. z.
lAEASEA LODGE No. Il. T. o. o. F-Reg
II ular meeting sdEUr,liT evening Of each
Week br0Cazrs WISHING Ire eDrtl-lI-y invited
% Meet with -. e ZACH " G.
NJ NJ RICE. SEcy.
-tOSI3IERCLAL LODGE No E,2, L o. o F.
= Meets IN osi,.-tEtLCWs' Hal Exchange
oiOcz- every " Wednesday evening
FRANK KELLY. v q.
d. z. Miles. SsC.y-
DEACON LODGE. No. 3s4. l. o. o. F--Meets
ID every SaEIIrTi.Iy airhr.
J. W BOWEN " e.
: W JONES. Set'y-
NSEALOoSA ENCASEP9EENT No. Il l. o.
- o. F--Heers LsJ ant 3i N'1uG;IY uigtrs IN
each uOuGh. z. 8ACE P.
y T. Ross. scribe
ODD FELLOWS PROTECTIVE ASSiJCLA-
- ELON 0t OSil.IIOGsH.-1EzeEs regularly eve
~ 81 Thursday evening ! each uIonTh.
= l. kALaAGE. Pres.
z. 6A-E. Sec'Y-
Bl'erFrrsu vtiirilLE III eiry iuvtusft 10 meet
With IS.
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MASONIC.

T1RE-LUSIINAR LODGE. No. Is. l. T. & A. u.
L Stated communication Friday evening on
or before each fun moon
C. Fl. PHELPS, ". NJ
7. H GREEN, Sec'y.
HIRAM CHAPTER. No. 6--Stated commu-
moon. II. r hENDTG, II. P.
e BAKER. Sec'y.
nSEALOOSA COUNCIL r. & :. ", No. -
u Meets az Masonic Hail first Monday even
in- N each month e. n PHELPSrT- l. VI
E BAKER Recorter
DEP PAYENTS CONLNANDERY. & T. No. a.
IL stated communications second Tuesday
evening IN each month
H C. LEIGHTON, z C.
JOHN y HOFE9CtN- Recorder
NJ ASONTC PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATION OF
III CschALDOSA--Board meets first thursday
OF each month Membership fee 81 80
Il G. LEIGHTON, Pres
GEO P LEE Sec'y.
Transient brethren Of any degree invited 70
UeeC with Cs.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1876-01-06

She deScends the steps, with her
mamma and her lover, and is about as
cending with them into a carriage.
Mama bustles in and looks expecta ntly
from the cushions for her to follow.
She grasps the profered hand of her
lover, and essays to enter. But she
remains fixed to the curbstone. She
fingers she is embarrassed. Is it with
the consciousness that she is merely
prolonging that tender clasps All, no.
She struggles, she bushes, she looks
lmploringly from lover to mamma, and
from mamma to lover. A desperate
plunge; a sound of straining but she
cannot mount the steps She has tied
herself up so tight that the mysterious
machinery within her petticoats will
not work for upward movement. She
turns and trips away, all rosy with her
little shame, and disappearing through
the lower door, soon returns restored
to moderats capability of all the var
ieties OF locomotion. She is an eligi-
BILE member of woman's rights asso-
citation that claims for her and her sex
the rights of lawgivers. Three years
ago she would as soon have gone fer
drive in the uniform of sergeant of
dragons. Fact again; proyable in any
court in Christendom.-Gh Christmas Call
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1876-01-06
WALKING WITH GOD.

The difficulty which most people
have in religion is to bring the thought
Of God in their daily lives. His very
greatness makes it hard to connect
Him with homely, every day matters.
We get some sense of him in church,
or in the prayer~meeting, or in rare
hours of exalted feeling. But when
we 90 into the busy world, where
most of our life was spent, God fades
away into heaven that is father off
than the blue sky above our heads.
This is a great loss to us. It is neg
lect on our part of our highest oppor-
tunity. God walks with us, in closes,
nearness, at every moment. There is
in Him, if we would learn to take it,
a provision Of helpfulness, Of sy,npa.
thy, of sufficiency, for every step in the
whole round of our daily life.-The
very things that seem lnsignif cant and
without spiritual meaning are sci
around us by God as a part of GU,
education. And if we habitually re,
cognize HIS presence in them; all the
incidents of business and our house
hold care and daily work would be-
come threads of gold. holding us In
the sweetest and noblest friendship
with our Heavenly rather.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1876-01-06
AFRi1bb 70 SWEAR ALoNE-Th

AfRAID 70 SWEAR ALoN II b e
wicked practice of swearing, which is
so common as. to offend the ear in
every hotel, and almost in every street
is often mere bravado. Boys think it
sounds manly to be profane, and men
think it gives force and character to
their sayings. Unlike most other vice
it is done openly, and it is intended by
the swearer for other peoples ears.
s'I will give you ten dollars" said d
man to profane swearer, ''if you will
go into the village graveyard at twelve
o'clock to-night and swear the same
oaths you have just uttered, when you
are alone with God"
"Agreed, said the man, Gan easy
way to make ten dollars"
"Well, come tosmorrow and say you
have done it and you shall have the
money"
Midnight came. The man went
into the graveyard. It was night of
great darkness. AS he entered the
cemetery not sound vas heard all
was still as death. Then came the
gentleman's words to his mind. "Alone,
with GodF' rang in his ears. He did
not dare to utter am oath, bnt fled from
the place, crying: s'God be merciful
to ME sinner T.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1876-01-06

But know this: that however dark
may be your sin, however deep your
guilt, however INDUSTRIOUS your self
inflicted loss, however helpless your
mood, and gloomy your moral outlook
may be, restoration is possible to you
/ do not in saying this, give EXPIRES
sion to the hopefulness of nature. ]
speak by the authority OF the Scrip
lures, when proclaim such encourage
ment to you. No matter how com,
plete may be your failure, nor how
total your overthrow. No matter
where spiritually you may stand to-
day, nor how black and ugly the face
of the past Of it scowls at You through
your recollections you are not lost
you are not dn done you need not des-
pair. You have lived half your life,
and made failure oft. Well, live the
other half so as TO make success of it.
Thirty years are gone; there are thirty
which remain. Make resolution here
to~day. Change your course and be
gin anew. YOU say, 81 am so weak
shall not Be able to stand" / say in re-
ply; you shall be helped; yoa shall be
strengthened you shall be held up.
Yea. ifyou cannot walk, you shall be
lifted in the very arms of God and car
lisd.-LW. H, H. Murray.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1876-01-06
a TOUCHING INCIDENT.

Not many years since certain miners.
working far underground, came upon
the body of poor fellow who had per-
ished i'd the suffocating pit forty years
before. Some chemical agent to which
the body had been subjected AN agent
prepared i'll the laboratory of nature
had efectually arrested the progress of
decay. They brought it up to the SUR
face, and for a while, till thoroughly
exposed to the atmosphere, it lay the
image of a fine, sturdy young man.
No commissions had passed over the
face in death; the features were tran
qull, and the hair was as black as Jet
No one recognized the faee A gen
Grafton had grown up since the miner
went down into the shaft for the last
time. But tottering old woman who
had hurried from her cottage at hear
ing the news, came up, and she knew
the face, which through all these long
years she had not forgotten. The miner
was to have been her husband on the
day after that on which he died. There
were no dry eyes when the gray headed
old pilgrim cast herself upon the youth
full cotpse, and poured into his deaf ear
many words of endearment unused for
forty years. 1t was a touching con-
trast-the one so old, the other so
young. They had been young these
long years ago, but time had gone on
with the living and stood still with the
dead,
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1876-01-06

''The Union must be preserved" ex
claims the Washington Chronicle.
Whenever negro thief happens to be
peppered with squirrel-shot while in
the act of plundering a henroost. the
Chronicle begins to tremble for the
safety of the Union.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1876-01-06

There was ludicrously sudden
descent from the sublime to the ridicu-
lous when a clergyman preaching on
the ministry of Angels" suddenly OBJ.
served, 81 hear whisper" The change
of tone started one of the deacons who
sat below, in drowsy mood, and
springing to his feet, he cried, 'It's the
boys in the gallery"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1876-01-06

A Springfield gentleman concluded
to have bath the other evening, and
in the dark got hold of a chunck of
stove backing by mistake for the soap.
A more polished man than he W as has
never been seen in the whole State of
Massachusetts.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1876-01-06

A voter on the train to Weymouth,
Tuesday, when asked by the conductor
for his ticket, said : II have (hic) made
a d-r-e.f-f-u mistake; voted my (hic)
railroad ticket stead of the (hic) demo-
cratic ticket"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1876-01-06

A: Woodward, treasurer Of Shelby
county, Tenn, who defaulted in the sum
OF $77,5OO, fed to New York, thence
to Mexico, finally to California, was ar
rested in San Francisco and
sent East in charge ola Tennessee sher-
ifY, who was looking for BIN!
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1876-01-06

"To You enjoy going to church
now?" asked lady of Mrs, Parting
ton. ola, me, do" SAID Mrs Par
tington, Nothing does me so much
good as to get up early Sunday morn
ing and go to church and hear popu-
lous minister dispense with the gospel. ;"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1876-01-06

A man would have reached in Vir.
ginia City the other day, had not a
rock struck him between the shoulders.
This is the nearest thing to Sunday
services they have had there in five
years.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1876-01-06

The Maryland grangers, in session at
Frederick City, installed the officers OF
the. State Grange, and agreed upon a
petition TO the Legislature for a tax of l
dollar on each dog in the State. The
next anntial meeting ofthe State Grange
will be held at Annapolis.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1876-01-06

A man was sentenced to be hung
was visited by his wife, who said: "My
dear, would you like the children to
see you executed9" 'tNo," replied he,
'Thats just like you" said she syou
never wanted the children to have any
ENJOYMENT
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1876-01-06

A meek>faced, humble~looking indi-
vidual, in attempting to traverse a bit
OF banana peel, lately, sat down violent.
ly on the sidewalk, and merely remark
ed "Grace, mercy and peace !"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1876-01-06

"Here's your money, boy, and now
tell me why Your rascally master wrote
eighteen letters about that cor temptibIe
sum-" Gin sure, sir, can't say but
If you'll excuse me, sir, l sort o reckon
twas because seventeen didn't fetch it."