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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1877-01-18

a man, returning from a powerful
sermon, highly commended it to some );
and, being demanded what he remem-
bered Of it, answered:
"Only that | heard 1t, and it made
me resolve to live better; and so by
Gods grace will"
There is a short story, to the plw-
pose, Of one who complained to a holy,
aged man that he was discouraged from
reading the Scriptures because he could
fasten nothing upon his memory.
The hermit babe him take an earth
en- pitcher and fill it with water. He
then bade him empty it again, and
wipe It clean, that nothing should re-
main in it. This being done Now"
said he, "though there be nothing of
the water remaining in it, yet the
pitcher is cleaner than it was before !;
so, though thy memory retain nothing
Of the Word thou readest, yet thy
heart is cleaner for its very passage
through"
To the above may be added the fol-
lowing Of later date
What sermon we had last Sun
day." said poor woman, who kept a
small shop to neighbor.
''What was it ahout?" inquired a
friend.
II don't remember" she replied.
well, butrwhat tie text?"
II cannot quite think, +" she answered;
'sbut know that when / got home ]
took and burnt up my bad bushel."
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1877-01-18
a Local Returning Board.

They were playing poker, and Pomp
held a full hand. His eyes glistened
with conscious triumph as he put up a
ten cent ante & gazed at his partner
expectantly.
y raises dat ten cents, remarked
Pete.
i goes quarter more, insinuated
Pomp.
I stand you and raises anuder quar-
ter" replied Pete.
Il continue on de war path and hops
down de last thirty cents" answered
Pomp, placing six nickles on the table.
Il kivers de pile and calls YOU" re-
marked Pete.
Full hand" said Pomp, turning his
card. what you got?"
"a pair, and de game am undecided. y
Whats dat? Undecided? Dis YER
chile takes de pile"
Not by long chalk. Dis case will
now be referred to de return board,
who will examine into the particulars.
Darts plenty more good cards in de
pack, and why didn't get EN-? Oars
been intimidation and fraud, and mean
while de returnin' board takes possess
sion Oh de spoils," and Pete reached
out his hands.
Then the other side denied the right
OF the board to NEEDLE. and when the
reporter left the horrible demon of civil
war was dancing wild dance in the
neighborhood, and a policeman was
marching up to mediate with club.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1877-01-18
4 Sidewalk Explosion.

AS two ladies were passing down J..
street, last evening, one Of them stepped
upon piece Of apple pairing, in sec
ond her feet flew from beneath her and
she assumed a sitting position upon the
sidewalk. but just as she struck there
was loud eXplosion-something like
the noise made by bursting a paper bag.
Several persons in the vicinity fastened
to ascertain what the trouble was, but
by that time the lady had scrambled to
her feet and was anxlously examining
her wardrobe.
What could have caused that noise 2"
our reporter inquired Of friend, as the
ladies moved hastily away, evidently
unhurt; ''did you hear any one shoot -
''Shoot?" laughingly inquired the
person inquired of, who had been
married; why no 1 suppose her dress
got tangled about her feet, and she sat
down on her India rubber bustle!"
The reporter took walk on his met
aphorical ear, bordering in his mind
how true it is that the longer you live
the more you fad out.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1877-01-18

No sooner are the magic words spoken
by which couple are really engaged
to be married, then their behavior affords
the idle spectator much food for anus
ing reflection and not their behavior
only but that of the family toward
them. If they enter room together
every one flies from it as if they had the
smallpox Ifyou come upon them in
the library alone you may not so much
as pause a moment. The gentleman
does not always enjoy these conditions,
but prefers to be eccasionly one of the
party Of three or four. But he is bound
to one and the one only, and 1t is sad
to see him sometimes when stampede
takes place at his coming, as he hope
lessly looks after the retreating figures.
Hardly less trying is the fate of the
lover who finds himself taken as a
brother by the whole family at once,
who has to kiss all his new sisters and
submit to the same familiarity, and even
the lectures which their real brothers
bear so badly. In some houses, another
kind of trial awaits the happy pair
They are never left alone together.
Perhaps, much as they may dislike it,
the mother is wise in this. Those
stolen kisses are very sweet, those
squeezes of the hand at parting, those
brief glances, those chance meetings
which have about them so much Of "a
delightful naughty flavor. But in any
and all of these cases. it is relief to all
when the engagement comes to an end,
and the prose of matrimony COM
mences.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1877-01-18
Died in the Streets.

Its my Fannie! my poor cold
baby" said Julia Deems to a New
York police officer late at night. The
officer was patrolling his beat when he
saw, under the hickering lamp, a woman
sitting on the curbstone, rocking and
caressing a bundle which she held in
her hands The remnant Of an old
straw bonnet covered her head and the
faded ribbons auttered in the cold wind,
while her scanty and torn clothing at
times were blown aside exposing her
naked arms and neck. She shiyered,
and her teeth Chartered as the piercing
wind swept down the street, ard then
she wept and muttered over again
My poorcold-darling; my poor little
baby" The officer took the bundle
from the unfortunate woman and I'M
wrapped it, and then discovered that
the child had frozen to death on the
breast Of its mother,
The unfortunate mother was taken to
the police station, and there gave her
name as Julia Deems, twenty-eisht
years old. The dead child, she said,
was but six months old. She had a
drunken husband who Ill treated, halt
starved, and abused her. Hunger had
driven Mrs. Deems into the streets to
beg. Want Of food dried up the source
Of nourishnent for her child. Men and
women had passed and repassed and
heard her appeals, not for herself, but
for her child, but not one had needed
her duplication for charity. While she
Rugged her offspring to her breast its
sobs were quoted as it grew chilled and
cold. The sympathizing officers yainly
tried to comfort the woman, but she
sank to the floor when her dead child
was taken from her.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1877-01-18
What a War WOnld Be,

The Chicago Tribune discusses the
unpleasant theme of a war for the
settlement Of a Presidential election,
and asks what sort OF war it would be.
This is its answer to its own question
The people who engage in such war
must enroll themselves in two organiza-
tons OF rifle clubs all over the country.
Every ward in every city viii have its
opposing organizations. The men who,
during the recent campaign, carried
banners and torches. and hurrahed for
Hayes and Tilden. would furnish the
staple Of these clubs. The farmers
would enroll themselves in rival shot
gun organizations, and these clubs,
Indian fashion, would seek out each
other, killing, burning, and plundering.
It would ofnecessity be war ofmassa-
ere, determination. rapine and conha-
grafton. In the large cities these armed
mobs would destroy property and lay
them in ashes. Mills, granar;es and
warehouses, containing the very means
Of subsistence, would be burned. Rail-
roads would be broken and telegraph
lines severed. Banks would be robbed
and private houses plundered. The
governments funds would be stolen
from revenue offices and custom houses.
Police would be disbanded and criminals
turned loose to prey upon society. All
over the United States one class Of
citizens would be arrayed against the
other-fathers against sons, brothers
against brothers, friends against friends,
and members Of churches against each
other, as in the South American re-
public.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1877-01-18

The women wanted to 90 to the pub
lie house for him; but the blacksmith's
wife was courageous woman, and,
besides, she thought it was most likely
a false alarm.
NAY, nay," said she, "last time l
went for him there got a fine affront.
IN come with you," said she. sI'n
take the poker and we have got our
tongues to raise the town with, I
suppose" So they marched to the
toll-bar. When they got near it, they
saw something that staggered this
heroine. There was actually a man
half in and half out of the window.
This brought the blacksmith's wife to a
standstill, and the timid pair inaplored
her to 60 back to the village. 'Nay,n
said she, "what for? see but one, and
-hark! it Is my belief that the dog is
holding him." However, she thought
it safest to be on the same side with the
dog. She made her way into the
-kitciet, oilcwcsfh by tise~etascr IN os-asatl
there a sight met her eyes that changed
her feelings, both toward the robber and
toward each other. The great mastif
had pinned man by the throat and was
pulling at him, to draw him through the
window, with fierce but muffied snarls.
The mans weight alone prevented it.
The window was like a picture frame
and III that frame there glared, with
lolling tongue and starting eyes, the
white-face of the village blacksmith,
their courageous friends villalnous
husband. They uttered an appalling
scream and the wife flew upon the dog
and choked him with her two hands.
He held and growled and tore until he
was all but throttled himself, then he
let go and the man fell. But what
struck the ground outside, Ike lump
Of lead, was. in truth, lump Of clay ;.
the man was quite dead, and fearfuny
torn about the throat. So dida comedy
end in an appalling and most piteous
tragedy not that the scoundrel himself
deserved any pity, but his poor, brave,
honest wife. to whom he had not dared
to confde the villainly he had meditated.
The outlines Of this true story were
in several journals. l have put the
disiointed particulars together as well
as could. [ have tried hard to learn
the name Of the village, and what
became of this poor widow, but have
failed hitherto should these lines meet
the eye Of any one who can tell me. I
hope they will without delay.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1877-01-18

GENESEE FALLS FUN.-Sergeant
Bates is said to be in abject poverty in
Bloomington, Illinois. Hooray for
Bloomington, Illinois.
If there must be wah to the knife,
you fellows must furnish the knife, and
likewise the material to put it in.
WAS that thunder 20 said Fernando
Wood, yesterday. sob, no." said Sam
Cox with cheerful confidence, ''it's
merely brother Cronin blowing his
nose" HIM" said Fernando absent
ly, another country heard FROM"
II wish I were you about two hours, "
she said with great tenderness. "And
why. my DEAR he asked with consider
able interest. Because" she said,
toying affectionately with his watch
chain, because then I would buy my
wife a new set CT frs.',
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1877-01-18

A CUNNING Fox.-A farmer Of
York, Pa, recently set trap to catch
cunning fox which had been annoying
him considerably by its midnight visits
among the poultry. AT fourteen sue
cessive visits to it he found the trap
sprung, stick of wood between its jaws,
and the bait eaten up. The circum-
stance, so often repeated, surprised him.
There were no other tracks to be seen
but his own and those Of the fox, and
who sprung the trap was a question that
puzzled HIM sorely. By continuing to
rebait his trap he hoped to catch the
author Of the mischief. On the fifteenth
night he found fine old fox hung to II
by the nose, and in his mouth was a
stick Of wood.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1877-01-18

A negro having been brought up
before magistrate, and convicted of
pilfering, the magistrate began to
demonstrate, "Do you know how to
read ?" Eyes, massa-Ettle." "Well,
don't you ever make use Of the Bible ?"
Eyes, massa, strap him razor on him
sometimeS.o
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1877-01-18

Leaning over the gate last week,
says ''Hohokus," l saw approaching
pretty girl that had not seen before in
three years. 1 exclaimed:
We'll, Mollie, I'm 50 glad to see
you that I've halfa mind to embrace
you"
Drawing herself up to full height, the
ready answer was 'sSlr, ss1S'sQ take
me for an opportunitys"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1877-01-18

Three-year-old happened to have
want to be attended to just as his
mother was busy with the baby. Get
away I can't be bothered with you
now" ''Wbat did you have so many
children for if you can't bother with
'em?" he unexpectedly inquired
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1877-01-18

Who goes borrowin,' goes q
sorrowin.' More often it is 'the other
way up Who goes lendin' too often
goes a sorrowin,' while who goes a
borrowin' not unfrequently goes on his
way rejoicing at his dexterity.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1877-01-18

When Longfellow, the poet. was
introduced to Mr.. Longworth, some one
noticed the similarity of the first sylla-
BILE of the names. Eyes" said the
poet, 'but in this case 1 fear Pope's
hne will apply, "Worth makes the man
the want of it the fellow"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1877-01-18

In town in Massachusetts there are
three churches, the minister of each of
which rejoices in the name of Wright.
One lives in the upper port of town,
one in the lower, and the third at the
mills so the people have dubbed them
as ''Upwright," DOWNRIGHT" and
sNlillwright."
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1877-01-18
WINTER sose.

summer joys are DER.
Flow'rsts bloom no more;
wintry winds sre sweeping;
Through the snow-dIifts psspins,
Cheerful evergreen
Rarely now La seen.
Now mol lumed throng
Charms the woods with song.
Ice-bound trees are glittering;
Merry snow-birds twittering,
Fondiy strive to cheer
Scenes so cold and drear.
Winter, still see
Many charms in thee;
Love thy chilly greeting,
Snow-storms hercely beating,
And the dear delights
OF the long, long nights.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1877-01-18

An old minister once said to q young
preacher who was complaining of
small congregation: ITS as Large
congregation, perhaps, as you will want
to account for at the day of judgment"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1877-01-18

The human heart is like a mills.one
in mill when you put wheat under it,
it turns and grinds, and bruises the
wheat into -four; if you put no wheat in
it it still grinds on, but then it is itself
if orinds. and it slowly wears away.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1877-01-18

A girl in South Bend, Indiana, had
an attack of Mysteries which the DOCTORS
couldn't manage, but her lover was
called and at the first touch of his hand
she recovered.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1877-01-18

Young lady Cat the post ofice),-"If
don't get letter by this mail, want
to know what he was doing Sunday,
that's ALL"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1877-01-18

Boston Joke: The following con-
versation took place recently in a hotel:
Waiter" Eyes, sir" What's
this? ITS bean soup, SIR" mo
matter what it has been, the question is
what is If now?O
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1877-01-18

A prisoner in a petty court was asked
by the Judge if be had any counsel.
Yes" he said, II had engaged an old
bald-headed fellow to defend me, but 1
don't see him around, and l rather
guess he's out for drink"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1877-01-18

a clergyman in northern Indiana as
cended the pulpit the other Sunday and
said: mo man can serve the Lord
while he has the jumping toothaehe. l
therefore dismiss the congregation"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1877-01-18

''Tite boots" says Josh Billings, sis
a luxury, in that they make a man
forget all his other miseries."
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1877-01-18

o, George, your sister is nice girl,
but she does dress her head up so? Yes,
said George; but it is the fashion;
there's nothing in it, you know.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1877-01-18
Just For Fun.

No man has been matriculated in
the art of life till he has been well
tempted.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1877-01-18

Women charm, as general thing, in
proportion as they are good. A plain
face with heart behind it Is worth a
world of beauty. Men who have tried
both uniformly agree to this.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1877-01-18

This Hampton and Chamberlain
business makes it more expensive for
the Governor of North Carolina to
speak to the Governor of South Carolina
than it used to be.N
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1877-01-18
1t the Polls.

A correspondent Of the London
Times, who was sufficiently interested in
the details Of the election to go to the
polling places in New York city and
take notes during the day, recounts this
incident: A voter insisted, in spite Of
all circumstances, on challenging the
others vote, on the ground that he had
been betting about the result of the
elections. He had, however, very
easy remedy; he had only to periure
himself, and swear on TIE Bible that he
had not betted. All the same, he
evidently did not like the process, and
took the Bible with a somewhat anxious
face and unsteady hand, asif he were
unpleasantly in the dark aboutits natural
properties, and did not know whether it
might not be so constructed as to ex-
plode when touched by his lying lips.
The man was not only perjuring HIM
self, but knew that everybody present
knew he was perjuring himself. How
ever, anything was better than losing
his vote, and so he took the oath in the
prescribed form, and then, as he went
out, relieved his feelings by yolley Of
oaths of a less unfamiliar kind, mingled
with threats of what he would do to his
challenger il he ever caught him alone.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1877-01-18

Every man ought to have wife. If
a alan is happily married, that one rib
is worth all the other bones in the body.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1877-01-18
f. nftisal.
~---------%-~-o.--eo-o~o-o-~4--o
CAQ CEyCNESS.

0 God, forgive the yesrs and years
Of worldly pride and hopes and fears;
Forgive, and blot them from Thy book,
Ths sins on which mourn to lock.
Forgive the lack of service done
For Thee, thro' life, from life begun;
Forgive the vain desires to be
All else but that desired by Thee,
Forgive the love Of human praise,
The first false step in crooked ways,
The choice of evil and the night,
The heart close shut against tho light
Forgive the love that could endure
No cost to bless the sad aud poor;
Forgive, and give me grace to see
The life laid down in love for me.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1877-01-18

A hesitating, tardy, or grum yielding
to the wishes of another always CRATES
upon loving heart.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1877-01-18

A California paper having obtained
new subscriber, records the startling
fact in half-colrlmn article headed
Still Another! Our Course Endorsed by
the People?'
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1877-01-18

"Young man." said he solemnly,
Pm sorry to see you smoking tobacco; !"
and the young man assured him that he
wasn't, that it was Connecticut cigar.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1877-01-18

us it becoming to me ?'' asked she,
as she paraded in the costume Of one
hundred years ago, before the man who
is her husband. Eyes, my dear, "
said he meekly. Don't you wish
could dress this way all the time" she
asked. mo, my DEAR" he answered
''but wish you had lived when that
was the style"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1877-01-18

To have ideas is to gather flowers.
TO think is to weave them into gar
lands.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1877-01-18

.'Pa,o asked an uptown boy, what
is meant by Paradise 2" Paradise, my
son." replied the father gloomily-
paradise is the latter part of next
Summer, when your mother goes on a
visit to your grandfather"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1877-01-18

In Scotch Office the following notice
is posted where itcan be seen by each
caller: shut the door, and when you
have done talking on business serve
your mouth the same way A writer
thus. improves upon the notice: Keep
your mouth shut when you read, when
you write, when you listen, when you
are in pain, When you are walking, when
you are running, and by all means
when you are angry. The habit is
difficult to acquire, but improved health
is worth taking trouble about.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1877-01-18
BOOTS, SHOES, N0TI0hS.s2T.,

good spool cotton cents, Clark O.
n. I. 6 ceuts, Pins cents, Cassimeres,
Dress Goods Trimmings, Laces,
Hosiery and everything. ata deter-
mined to sell 20 per cent less thar any
House in the Valley.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1877-01-18

Tomorrow is the day on which idle
men work and fools reform.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1877-01-18
THEN COME f!

for the storm is here, come and see
for yourselves how desperation among
some, will in others inspire vigor and
success,
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1877-01-18

Prospect. Globe, Everett, and Bristol
Prints, @ cents per yard, Amoskeg,
Lee and Belmont, @ 6 cents. All
the Best
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1877-01-18
BRANDS OF ALPACA,

finished Prints, Synpsons'smoaraing,
&C., at s cents Cotton cloth from
4 cents per yard up to 10 cents.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1877-01-18

The women wanted to go to the pub
lie house for him; but the blacksmith's
wife was courageous woman, and,
besides, she thought it was most likely
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-01-28

Payne, Phelps, Phillips, Mo-; Pierce.
Piper, Platt Potter. Powelli
Rea, Reagan. Reilly, Jno. Reilly. j. B.;
Rice, Riddle, Robbins, n. c.; Robbins
Pa. Roberts. Ross, n. j.; Sampson,
Savage, Sayler, Scales, Schleicher,
Seele. Shcakley, Southland, Sparks,
Springer, stanton, Strait. Stenger, Stew
enson, Stone, Swami, Tarbox, Teese,
Terry, Thompson, Thomas, Tbrockmor-
ton. Townsend. "a, Tucker, Turney,
Vance, y. c.; Waddell, Walker, N. Y. ;
Walker, Va; Walsh, walling, Ward,
Warner, Warren, wattcrson, Wells, Mo-;
Wells, Miss. (; whitehouse, Whitthorne,
wike. Willard, Williams. A. s.. Mich;
Williams, Del. civilians, WIS. Del; willis,
welshire, Wilson, la; w God, N. Y; Yeate,
Ioung-191.
| Nays-Baker. Ind; Baker, n. V;
Ballon, Banks, Blackburn, Blair, Brad
ford, Brown, HAS. Burchard, Ill. Butts,
Caldwell, Ala. Cannon, Carr, Caswell
Cate, Conger, Groups, Danford, Deni
son, Dobbins, Dunnell, Durham. Evans
Eames, Ely, Forney, Fort, Freeman
Frye, Garfield, Hale, HARRISON, Hendee
Henderson, Hoge, Ilubbell, Hurd, llurl
but, Lyman, Jones, Ky. ;Joyce, kasson
kimball, Knott, Iapha, Lawrence
Lynch. Magoon, Milliken, Mills, Monroe
Nash, O'Ncil, Parker, Page
Plaisted, Poppleton, Pratt. Pur
man, Rainey, Robinson. Rusk, Sin
gleton, Sinnickson, Slemons. Smalls
Smith, Pa; Smith, Ga: Stowell, Thorn
burgh, Townsend, n. Y; TUFTS, Val
Worries, Vance, o., Wall, WaIdron
Wallace. Pa; White, Whitney, Williams
n. y: Williams, Wis; Williams, Ala.
Wood, Pa: WOODBURY., Woodworth-SG