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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1876-12-21
Fae Drunkar4's Baby,

The Richmond 4dvocute tells a
a touching story Of little girl, just
three years old, and endowed with
unusual sprighiIiness and Lowell; mess
both of person and disposition, who
had been SO terrified by the drunken
ness OF her father, that she cried out
to a friend who was taking leave of
her mother, 80 p'ease take NE home
with yon, and hide me so papa can't
find me- What world is ooi.t ,,iued
N the plant of this poor babe! And
what a,ragedy in home life it reveals.
Tpe most loving thing in all The
world, the most confding, end the
most innocent in its helplcssness, is
made to turn in an agony of
appyel ens;or from the one on whose
bosom size should naturally rest in
perfect trusttulness, sure OF his protect
ing love. Rum had converted him
into al object of fear, almost Of
aversion. o Rum, who can tell the
pititul scenes for which thou art
re-ponsible-the love thou hast
quenched, the hopes thea hast wreck
ed, the nearts lhon hast broken, the
homes thou hast desolated. the graves
thou hast Ding! Think Of these baby
hands raised in piteous appeal, fathers
who are drunkards, and they must
strike like rods of iron on your hearts.
Think Of these quivering baby lips
and over~tiowing baby eyes. ye who
sell that which makes drunken fathers
and causes all this woe, and be
warned, lest in the last great day
many women and little children shall
say 10 you, "We owe the untold
vretoht dness and agony of our lives
to you; cur blood be upon your
skirts !"-Ir !eHigeacer,
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1876-12-21
Idle Werts.

| A Christian should be on tie watch
that in the daily discourse OF life, and
in its hours of relaxation, all do not
run to waste and emptiness, but, tl,at
there be ever a mixture of words
wherewith one may edify another, and
Of sound speech that cannot be con-
| demned.. II is well to go into society
with recollected frame, and mental
PRAYER that God would keep the door
OF our lips s5e'1sf
+ 1t may be thought that undue i'm
portance is given to our words. A
word What is it IA mere breath Of
utteIance, often without. much of
thought or deliberate purpose! why
should it be laid up against as. and
our .iernal Judgment r"st upon j.?
Because it is not the light thing that
is supposed. Words indicate our own
character, and that they help to form
the character of others We Judge
our fellow men by their words, why
should not God do same? If one
is habitually frothy and trifiIre in
conversation, we would not entfust
any very grave business TO him; we
say, ale may be capable, but l don't
like His talk" And so of a swearrr
or foul-mouthed person; and, Oh tAe
other hand, of one who speaks judici~
ously aud to the purpose. We refuse
or choose them by their words, aaasa
single word has often let us into the
characler Of a man so that We think
that We cannot be mistaken in hin
and employ or reject him tor nothing
else. Very likely We are often mis-
AIKEN in such judgments, out ii is one
OF the means we have of estimating
character, and all use it. God never
errs' in judging, and why should lie
not use the same means? Words are
the indie Of thoughts. There can be
little danger Of mistake IN saying that
man who swears, is not religious,
that the whole tone OF speech i'll
another indicates true picty.
Aud, besides, words te4a. 10, form
character, They have their intlueDce
tor good or fer evil. See that young
man pouring into the ears ola COM
..a..i4.,, ,o,.,Ath tIa.-h a.l,..sla@.- MT
to hear will 1t not leave It's bad
effects. Or the boy who, amid a
group Of boys, takes Gods name IN
vain, vii. he not have admirers and
initial oSirs? Or the slanderer, does he
not smite and blight with his tonere?
What wound Is there that rankles
more shan some evil word. thai has
been uttered against us? Or what
orieves MS more than some we have
spokena If we could have the privi-
lege of taking back all that we have
ever said amlss, who would not eager
" catch at the offer? But they are
gone TO Judgment beyond our recall,
and by them we are to be justified or
condemned by The Cod who has not
forgotten t:,5;t {, one Of them. Mi!Iiens have
gone forth from our lips since the days
Of our infancy, and who can bear the
trial Of them.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1876-12-21
An Affeeiin Anesdsfe,

On one of the many bridges in
Gheat stand two large brazen images
OF father and son. who obtained this
this distinguished mark Of the admi-
ration of their fellow citizens by the
! followi''g incidents:
Both the father. and the sou were.
tor some offenee against The Stat,
condemned to die. Some favorable
circumstances appearing on the side
of the son, he was granted a remission
OF his sentence, under certain pro
vision; in short he vas offered n
pardon, on most cruel and barbar
Gus eonditiop-namely, that he would
become the ezeeutioner Of his father i!
lie at first resolateiy refused to- = pre-
serve his life by means so fatal and
de:estable. This is not to be wondered
at; for let us hope, for the honor OF
our nature, that there are very few
sons who would not have spurned
with abbofrence lite sustained on a
condition so horrid and unnatural
The son, though long iniexible, was
at length overcome by the tears and
entreatIes OF ! fond father, VINO re-
presents to bin that, at all events,
his 1.-THE fatber's) life was forfeited
and. that it would be the greatest
possible consolation for him in his last
moments that in death he was an in
s'rument of his ason's preservation.-
The youth consented to adopt the
horrible means of recoyering bis life
and liberty, he lifted the axe = but, as
it was about to fall, his arm sunk
nergeless, and the axe drcpped from
his hand! Had he as many lives as
hairs, he could have yield them all,
one after another rather than again
conceive, much less perpetuate, such
an act. Life, liberty, everything
vanished before the dearer interests
of final affection he fell upon his
tathers neck, and embracing him,
triumphan,lv exclaimed
My father! We die together !' and
1kep called for another expcutioner to
fulfill the sentence of the law.
Hard must their hearts indeed be
oereft Of every sentiment Of virtue,
every sensation of hn.na,iru--..l,..
could stand insensible spectators of
such a scene. A sudden peal of
involuntary applause, mixed with
means and signs, rent the air. The
execution was suspended and, on a
SIMPLE report OF the transaction 10 the
authorities, both were pardoned.-
High rewards and honors were con>
terred on the sou; aud finally these
two admirable brszen images were
raised to commemorate a transaction
So honorable to human nature, and
transmit 1t to the instruction and emu
la'ion Of positerity The statue repre-
SCENTS the son il the very act oflettng
fall The axe
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1876-12-21
War! WAR L!

A young man must have. life and
energy IN this advanced age Of stern
unyielding and untiinchipg Battle.
Like a crew Of a sinking craft in mid
ocean, struggling for life with the
searging, sea and sshowling waves
threatening destruction, he must
eight. TO keep aAoat With sundying
pluck or, else go down in the rnaelS
storm. I have, determined to out live
this storm and in order that. the
people may fully understand my mean
ing T, place before them an array of
prices that will convince every zone
that / mean Business in positive
earnest. a6a s=a,e 'H'''
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1876-12-21
She Wouldn't speak TO Him.

When a young Chicago man came
down stairs the other morning Ne res
membered that bis wife, a'ho was
preparing break fast, had not spoken
to him when she got up, aud so he
cheeriully said ''God moriihg, little
lady"
Not word, came in reply
''Good morning. said he, again, IN
a higher key, thinking that she might
not have beard him before.
"Um-'m-1n," was all that es-
capped from her sealed lips, as she kept
on with the work.
"Why under the sun don't you ans
syer met he exclaimed, in surprise;
swhat's the matter? What have |
done to offend you y
"Um-'m-'m,' was still tle only
sound elected.
"Look here y then exclaimed the
husband, as he Jumped UP and knock
ed over cup Of coffee; 4 don't
swallow a mouthful of this breakfast
until Won tell me what's the matter"
"What's the matter? echoed she,
suddenly turning upon him with
flashing eyes Aud then. she Ions
Timed: "John Adell Smithson. the
next time that / dream | see YOU k,ss<
inc another woman, IL wtlIleaYe
this house-bon hoo!'
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1876-12-21

Poli,eneas, j! not godliness, is next
to it therefore let us be polite IF
we cannot be as polite as We would
like 10 be, let US be as polite as we
can. The man who will not be poll t
is dt neither for the church nor thu,
world let him dwell apart among the
tombs. Do our best, and we shall
all probably in some respects be
disagreeable to our warmest friends.
The least we can do is to make
oursels es as tolvrable as possible.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1876-12-21

First boy with basket: Is 1t here
We gifts yer coal, Jimmy z Second Dcy
9Th basket: 'Yis; it's here me
sisters Twin out this winter, ana She
laves our coal nu' livery day Il is
handler than yoin to lot OF barrels
before vez cit yer basket full.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1876-12-21

She was langnisbing upon a sofa,
watching him aetotionately as he
skipped hriskly about the room,
putting things to order. Finally she
said, in a low, sweet tone Of voice,
George, darling, don, believe you
viii eyer be . great man" "@hy SO,
loye?9 be asked, wheeling a chair
ronud on one oflts legs ana gracefully
sroking it with a dustcs: "llecause
great men always have such lazy,
good-for nothing wives.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1876-12-21

Said an old nanste a young game
ster DO you want me to tell you
the bes' throw you can make with
those ulce Yes, was me 2ager reply.
Throw them away, qaietll sad the
IL n. on
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1876-12-21

Marie! what's that strange noise at
The front gate? Cats, sir Cats Well
when was young cats oicn't Wear
stove pipe hats and smoke cigars ?
Thin.s are changed, sir.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1876-12-21

shaye not, my son, given Nn1
every advantage u yes; but |
couldn't think Of taking advantage OK
yon. father.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1876-12-21

An odd bit ol dialogue occurs in a
French novel: w here is y'ug hus
bands' ashel gentlemsn. IL.
went to buy a cigar replies The laly,
Has he been gone long? Eighteen
years. Gle is quite right remqre>
the gentleman, pnilosophlcally; h
wants to choose good one
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1876-12-21

getang rather monotouous; |. was
E3nolined to be very sleepy; but i,
wouldn't do, 10 ylel.1 10 the blandish-
rnents Of Morpheus. But py patiencs
was not destined to go entirely
4 unrewarded just as I was about to
give up in utter despair, there was a
hatter Of garments on my ear; the
SCUM Of Ethel sweet, familiar voice.
| sim SO sorry I lost that memo
Eandum, Robert p
''lt isn't of any consequence, Ethel,
will make j, all straight. Let me
! see," said Robert, Relatively, "you
want it lined with crimson silk, with
crimson cord and tassele: When do
you want it finished?''
by Thursday its Herbert's birth
day" ''''
/ "l,think can promise it to you by
that time; was sorry to disappo;.t
you bef9re, but we really hadn't bit
OF anything in the store that was at
all appropriate. This material is
elegant" .-.. ts @'
''Beaaliful !" calculated Ethel. 'How
! pleased Herbert will be!
II there had been crack in tie
bottom of that wardrobe, | most
assaredly would have fallen through
it, so exceedingly small did | feel.
by the way, Ethel, i'll which
direction are you going %
''Home," she replied.
"Then I'll escor. You; just wait
half a second ag,I I get ,nyhat."
The blood in my veins seemed
tarned for a second to Ice, and then
again TO fire. What blockhead /
was not TO foresee this emergency! l
held my qFealh and, chung desperately
to The inner ha.'dle of the wardrobe,
as felt Robert Clarhs touch qpon
the cater door
"Why,'' soliloqaized that young
gent!ema3, ''ah hat Oh eaEih ais the
door handle? 1t won't turn )" and he
gave it an energetic wrench, that
deiied al ny efforts e impede its
revolution.
The door stood opon, and there I
stood rcgea,ed, among the coats and
busters.
Eise'ig.s''- 0i"y'.'ate,., oIarg, stailng
at me in blank establishment. Il
should Ike to know how you came
here p
Ny feelings at that moment can he
better imagined than described. l
knew 'here Wax NJ alternative but TO
step bravely forward and face tie
music, " hich did accordingly But
| wasn't going 10 favor Clark with an
/ explanat!on, SO [ turned somewhat
sheepishly to Ethel, and, draw ing the
slip.of paper from my pocket. placed
it in her hand.
i found that on the parlor floor
last night, Ethel it excited my
curiosity, and fancied all sorts of
rlicnlpns things, aud came down
here to-
go bide in a war1role," mis-
chievously added Ethel. "Man's
cnrionsi:y, and mans jealousy I
didn't know that two such emotions
existed in the masculine mind"
Nov, Ethel I appealed, most
pitifully, at which that wretch, Clark,
broke out in q laugh which grate,
! hayshly upon every nerve.
Ethel, SEEM; my dismay, promised
! not to mention the incident again !;
and, thoneh she has long been my
own Ethel, have never heard her
allade in any way 80 my .jealouly.
| : .. ~s-------
Cross WoEDs. oh, said little
girl, bursting INTO tears upon hearlpg
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CRoss WoNDs. Oh said little
girl, bursting mtg tears upon heaylpg
Of the death Of a playmate, q did
not know that was the last time had
to speak kindly TO Amy
The ls@t time they were together
she had spoken GROSSLY to her, aud
she thought Of chat last cross word,
ahich nov lay heavy on her heart.
Speak kindly to yonr brothers and
sisters and school fellows, when you
are taking to them, lest it may be the
last time you may lave The opportani-.
". Gross words are very sorrowfnl
TO think of. Little children, love one
another.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1876-12-21
L AM DETER MIN ED

10 SCH at such prices that will pinch
my opposition who start the cry that
my goods must be ste len or thai am
about to fail, ge,ting up a rush and
reputation for me without the expense
Of advertising. So you see by a
jadicious system of management |
easily turn the enemies guns upon
their retreating line and pat them in
harness upon double duty.
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HEANslAND0AH HERALD
Adv = n 6 e.Aa,1.4s.

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Advertisement Is VIII Ssinserted at ons Io.iar
pei sqnare ofteu lines or less, forth fgs niger
sion, and 5oeentsfor each subsequent inser'ior.
Gnlessthe number ofinsertio1t l. ns,lt II
on the manuscript, Il WIKI BE Eubin he'd nnti
forbid and charged accordingly.
Notices in. the local colnn will bt inserted
re- -
doubfetae advertising rates.
Advertisements for three months longer
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Neey,' ! O1a'RIs F.,

Prospect, Globe, Everett, and Bristol
Prints, q scents per. yard, Amoskeg,
Lee and Belmont, O. 6 cents; All
the Best 4ls-
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yssS OLUTEOE.

The partnership of JNO. A. JAUN l. BRO
having been dissolved, the Hardware, Steve sna
Tin Business viii be continued at the same place b!
Jno A. sauln on his own account, ard he deslI ef
tn inform he public in general that for CASH on
dslirery he viii sell goods IN his line, Quality ecn
sidered for less money than they can be bought fol
in or out of the State.
Letters of enquiry cleerfully answered, and or
ssrs by mail prom pity executed at the Very loses
ices = JNO. A. sAgE, ~ g.
eJuueL5. 'T6-a Ed inburg, Va.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1876-12-21
COMET u,

for the storm is here, come and see
for yourselves how desperation among
some, will IL others inspire vigor and
success. ~ g&s ,s.-
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1876-12-21
BOOTS. SHOES, HOTi0AS.sc.

good spool cotton 3 cents. Clark's O.
n y. & cents, Pins s cents, Cassimeres,
Dress Goods. Trimmings, Laces,
Hosiery and everything. l am deter
mined to sell 20 per cent less than any
House in the Valley.
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ment this ,ime." would llava liked
to challenge Robert Clark to N ri |
combat on the instant. we're it not
that daels were entirely out Of fashion
What business had Ne to lay down
law to my E,hels BIT there wasno
sconsolation-Willie Newton was my
old friend; he would not see me
wronged, if he could help it, and I
promptly resolved to appeal to Willie
for aid and justice. I glaneed at my
watch; nine clock, too late to seek
out Mr.. Newton, who probably was
at bis country seat long before this
Sol lighted the a,as and sal down. to
chew the cud of my own bitter medi~
tations The more I meditated. on
my injuries, the more furious I be
came, until, as the clock chimed mid
nigh', Astook my final resolve. '.if
II will snot be made fool of will
cast her oaas unworthy Of my love,
but will first possess myself Of clue
to this mystery and accuse her boldly
to her face" VI t*5H..
So I went to bed, to dream! atfully
all night Of monster sheets Of phos-
phorescent paper, with ''R. G." dane
Ing in scarlet Gre all over their ex-
panse.
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BRANDS OF ALPACA,


finished Prints, Simpsons 'smourning,
&c, at cents Cotton cloth from
4 cents per yard up to 10 cents.
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LET THE BATTLE AXE
WHAT rs THE USE.

of wasting your money when you can
save il? ~z BIDS va q ''--
, 1876-02-12
Tnr walla Walla Union Gives tbe

THE Walla Walla Union gives the
following account of a citizen of Day
ton, named Doc Phelps, who allow
ed four innocent men to be tried and
punished for robbing the Canyon
City stage three years ago; when it
was he and three comrades, now in
California, who committed the rob-
berry. A strong suspicion has lately
turned toward Phelps, who has re-
Gently married an estimable girl, and
on his arrest he owned up to every
thing, turned States evidence, and
set the officers on the track of his ac-
completes. Among the men who
are thus unjustly punished is Mr.. F.
Tompkins, a man who at the time of
his arrest was worth $4,000 in stock
Much of this was spent in hts defense,
and the balance has been lost and
destroyed, until his wife and children
are now public charges, while the
husband and father wears striped
uniform and does a felon's work.
, 1876-02-12
The Skagit River.

For the PUGET SOUND WEEKLY ARsUs.l
EDITOR ARGUS: Desiring to call
the attention of the settlers in this
vicinity to few facts in relation to
their future welfare and the prosper
ity of the country, 1 beg a little space
in the columns of your valuable
paper, hoping the subject will meet
with the favorable consideration and
support of all those who have or may
desire an interest in this locality.
The Skagit is the largest river that
empties its waters into Puget Sound
and is navigable for more than fifty
miles up its streams. 1t runs through
a rich loan bottom averaging about
four miles wide, timbered with alder,
vine-maple, cottonwood, and an oc'
casional belt of spruce and cedar.
In this large area Of tillable land are
only about hundred settlers, and
all, with the exception of four, To-
Gated within eight miles up from the
Mouth of the river; there all roads
stop; there immigration ceases; and
whyP 1t is, because, at the end Of
the eighth mile is met the great
BUGBEAR of the country-the jam.
Now, the suggestion the writer
would wish to offer is, that in case
our Delegate to Congress should fail
in his endeavors to procure an ap-
preparation for its removal (such we
expect, being only another repetition
of the failure of bills introduced for
similar purposes on former occasions)
and rather than wait till the Terri
tory becomes State when such an
apportionment might be made, l
speak the sentiment of others on the
river when 1 say, LET US DO IT OUR
SELVES. The time occupied in cut
ting channel sufficiently wide for
steamboats, would not, we estimate,
exceed over two weeks, each land
owner on the river contributing that
amount of labor. The mode adopted
should be, saving the logs up at low
water and when the freshets come
run them out, for the drift is always
floating and would loosen up at high
water making it much easier to han
die. For this small amount of labor
the inconvenience of mile portages
would be avoided; an excellent tract
of country opened out for navigation.
The coal mine could be workedA.te
good advantage and all improved
lands would be greatly enhanced in
value by the upper valley settling
up and a ready market for all pro-
duce raised by direct steamboat nav
igation. Taking into consideration
the above facts the writer aeitates
this matter trusting to hear from
others, who, with him, have a com
mon interest in the growth and pros
perity ofthis country.
SETTLER.
Ci<oo-sk Eah JQHR
, 1876-02-12

AMONG the incidents or rather ac-
cidents attending steamship naviga-
ton, is the frequency with which the
propeller blades are broken. Not a
few of both the Pacific and Atlantic
steamships have been crippled in
this respect during the past year, and
more especially during the past
three months. The City Of Peking
and the City Of Toxic have both
been unlucky in this respect several
times, and the Kehilworth, on the
voyage from Queenstown to New
York few weeks ago, experienced
a like mishap. The Amerique,w (which
drifted at sea for a week or more,
also sustained an accident Of like
character. The liability to such ac-
cidents in Tmid ocean by which voy-
ages are delayed and imperifed,
should suggest that stronger materi-
al be used in the construction of pro-
pellers, and become a question with
shipbuilders how best to remedy the
difficulty.