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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1878-01-19

iN bic late Hartford lecture. SIR
Howells told tho romance az Gibbon p
life. While n young man he loved Is
young Swiss Girl. lut bad o little
spirit that De- 0bcytd when hls father
told him not to marry hcr lf lived
to sec her become the wife of Nerkhr-
the great Prime Minister of inuis XVI
and The mother of Mme. Dc -taeI
Gibbon spent Dis time while in France
in hanging around the house 81 Dis far-
mer love, and admiring thc harrincss be-
bad lacked the maniiness o. achieve for
himself"
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1878-01-19

-iyariAu. ain'tit that when "a man
give. his ulfe dime t0 buy "a box of
haiplus. or gum ring Coz thc baby, it
iooas about seven Shines o. hig "a when
De planu 3 down Cor a httlo bitters for
the stamachs sake.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1878-01-19

THE tree ovorthrown by the wind had
more branches than roots.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-10-17

The tide flats at Puget Sound pro-
duce enormous crops. An item Of
correspondence from that section gives
the following results Of the thrcsh-
ING of this years crops:
Except where the salt water over
flowed during the high tides of last
winter, the cat crop will average
seventy bushels to the acre. Mr.
Horace Brewster this year maintains
his reputation as the chief of the
Swinomish farmers. On some of his
lanl his oats threShed from 81 to l2O
bushels to the acre-high figures, but
correct. He had 800 acres under oats
and his recei pts were tritie over
10000 bushels. This, in connection
with the 24,0O0 bushels raised bv his
sons on their 500 acres, Will make a
totalitv of 10000 bushels ON S00acrcs,
equalling an average Of 81 bushels to
the acre. Mr.. Samuel Calhoun will
average - bushels to his immense
acreage, while Mr. Sullivan and Il. G..
White will do fully as well.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-10-17

The Seattle Tribune, in giving an
account of the lime business on the
Sound, speaks on the prominent pro-
ductive resources Of that part of the
Territory, and the report is truly en-
couragng, all must admit. 1t says
that attention was first directed to-
ward Puget Sound onl y as the source
of lumber supply for the Pacific coast,
and as competitor i'll the markets
of this product we have driven all
others to the wall. More recently our
coal mining interests came into gen
eral notice and have rapidly grown in
Importance until at length Puget
Sound produced Goals are prominently
leading oilin the markets Of the coast,
and attention is being generally di-
rected toward this section as the one
great source of coal supply. Our
agricultural interests are being rap
idly developed and already our hops
and grain (oats especially have be
come an important factor in the San
Francisco market. Our fisheries are
beginning to rank first in prominence
among those on the coast. Lastly
our attention is being directed to our
great limestone deposits from which,
not many years hence, the entire Pa
ciic coast market is likely to draw its
supply.
Lime burning was first commenced
here few years ago as an expert
ment, on San Jaun and Orcas Islands,
and has proved in every way most
successful. On the former island the
stone deposits are sufficiently eXton-
sive to afford a source of supply for
the entire Pacific coast for hundreds
OF years to come.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-10-17

The Olympia Co'o'ier says that the
PuyalIup valley has been overrun
with a class of tramps, who because
they could not secure employment to
suit them, have endeavored to destroy
all the property they could. They do
not want work as common laborers
but demand appointment as bosses in
the hop yards, and other positions of
trust and large wages. Several at
tcmpts have been made to burn hop
kilns and outhouses. Recently two
barns belonging to Mr.. Kelly were
fired in the same way and burned to
the ground with 800 bushels of grain.
y man-one of this gang of tramps-
who is supposed to have been the in
.ccndiary was tracked from the vicin-
ity of the fire to small cabin near by
and arrested. When he saw the
party in pursuit Of him he took oil
his shoes and threw them into the
bushes, thus hoping to escape identi-
tication. Every hop grower in the
valley has found it necessary to en-
ploy watchmen to guard his promises
during the night. 1t is a pity that
some of the scoundrels cannot be
caught in the act and shot down ike
wild beasts.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-10-17

|. Any person who takes paper regularly
from the post-oliicc, whether directed in his
name or another's, or whether he has sub
scrbcd or not-is responsible for payment.
:. If IL person orders his paper discontinued,
he must pay all arrears, or the publisher may
continue to send it until payment Is made, and
then collect the whole amount, whether the
paper is taken from the Office or not.
). The courts have decided that refusing to
take newspapers and periodicals from the post,
Office, or removing and leaving them uncalicd
for, is prma lacia evidence of intentional
fraud.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-10-17

The settlers in kittitaSs Valley have
made a wagon road, a distance of 30
miles, toward the Columbia, and five
miles remain yet to be made before
wagons can run to Priests Rapids
Spery and McCorkle are preparing
for the construction of a wharf and
warehouse at the Priests Rapids land
ing
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-10-17

Gen. Brisbin estimates that there
are now 92,S29 Indians on reserva-
tions in Dakota, Nebraska, Iowa,
Wisconsin, Minnesota, Michigan, Wy
omiur. Montana, Idaho, Oregon and
Washington. They occupy -, ,151, 1,953
acres of land, which he would open
to settlement by removing the Indi-
ans to permanent Indian Territory
north Of Mo. and Columbia rivers.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-10-17

Low WArER-Last year, when the
water in the Columbia was as low as
it is at the present, the boats stopped
running; but this year they continue
at all hazards In fact they have to.
The shipment Of wheat from this
country has only fairly begun. The
boats are not able to take the grain
as fast as the Valley railroad company
delivers It at the river, hence they
have to go slow. The new wharf
boat, an immense structure, facilitates
shipments to a great extent. The old
wharl-boat is the repository Of over
one hundred tons of freight, destined
for the upper country, which must be
transported overland if the river does
not rise soon, but the indications are
that it will, in which case the steamer
Northwest will soon get away with it.
-Uu'I U'Hl Il'Wrim0p.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-10-17

James NJ Coleman. the real owner
Of the Seattle railroad, has been sued
in the King county district court and
Judgment entered against him for
$4,000. The plaintiff in the suit is
Henry L. Ne,ler. one of the largest
property holders in Seattle. China
men employed on eroad have brought
suit to recover $4,000 back wages.
These suits SHOW that the financial con
dition of the Seattle railroad company
is anything bat hat,ering.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-10-17

y number Of citizens of Olympia
are agitating the formation of com
pany to engage extensively in the cul-
tivation Of cnuberries Thereare two
or three cranberry marshes or beds un-
der cultivation near that city
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-10-17
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The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-10-17

Oregon has received from Paris a
gold medal for wheat and a silver
medal for salmon. 1t Will never be
known till the Judgment Day how
much of that wheat and salmon came
from this Territory.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-10-17

Dyking TO a large extent is being done on
the Samish flats McTaggart takes the Lead
dykiug J3O acres. The Samish has proved 10
hc equal to thc Swnomish flats by equalng
them iu production-70 bushels per acre on
all dvkcd land
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-10-17

Since the first of last month the Sc
attic Coal Co, has shipped from Seat
tie 1922 tons Of coal TO san Francisco.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-10-17

The recent estimate Of Mr.. Caird,
a leading grain statistician, is that
Great Britain willrequire l04,000,00O
bushels of wheat to meet her dehci-
ency. This wheat will most of it,
be derived from the United States
and Russia.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-10-17

SINCE the commencement Of the
fishing season, up to September Sth,
nearly two hundred thousand cases
of salmon were shipped from the CO.
lumbia river; eleven thousand and
eight hundred eases from British
Columbia, thirteen hundred cases
from Rogue river, and over twenty
two thousand cases from Sacramento
river.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-10-17

The Atlanta ConstiWtioa, being
mystiicd about that Massachusetts
convention. SAYS:
1--WE don't know whether the Dem
ocrats have swallowed Butler or
whether Butler has gulped down the
Democracy. From either point Of
view il is perfectly ofIal."
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1878-01-16

DICKENS LITTLE FOLKS.-Nothing
has given the writings Of Charles Dick
ems so strong hold upon the hearts OF
parents as the well-known excellence OF
his portrayal Of children and their IN
terests. These delineations having re-
ceivcd the approval Of readers of mature
age, it seemed worthy effort to make
the young also participants in the en-
ioyment of these classic fictions.
With this view, the different child
characters have been detached from the
large mass Of matter with which they
were originally connected, and presen-
ted IN the authors own language, to a
new class of readers, to whom the little
volumes will, we doubt not, be as at
tractive as the larger originals have so
long proven to the general public.
A series of twelve volumes has been
prepared, presenting, among others, the
following characters 'Little Paul, !"
from Dombey & Son; "Smike," from
Nicholas Nickleby Little Nell"
from The Old Curiosity Shop; THE
Child Wife" from David Copperfield,
&C., &c.
"A new edition Of the first volume OF
this series, Little Paul." from Dombey
s. Son, has just been issued, Illustrated
by barley, and attractively bound. The
other volumes will follow at short
intervals.
For sale by all booksellers, or sent
postpaid for al.O0 by the Publisher.
JOHN R. ANDERSON, Hartford, Conn.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1878-01-16

A GENTLE HINT.-In our style Of eli
mate, with its sudden changes of tenn
perature, rain, wind and sunshine often
iutermingle in a single day.-it is no
wonder that our children, friends and
relatives are so frequently taken from
us by neglected colds, half the
deaths resulting directly from this
cause. A bottle Of Boschee' S, German
Syrup kept about your home Tor imme-
Hate use will prevent serious sickness,
large doctors bill, and perhaps
death By the use OF three or four do
ses. For curing Consumption, Hem
orrhages. Pneumonia, Severe Coughs,
Cronp or any disease Of the Throat or
Lungs, its success is simply wonderful,
as your druggist will tell you. German
Syrup is now sold in every town and
village on this continent. Sample
bottles for trial, loo; regular size, Zoe
For sale by DIR. D. ID. Carter d B.
Schmitt, Woodstock Va.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1878-01-16

The new volume of the Living Age.
The new year of LittelPs Living Age
opens with the number for the week
ending January 9Th.
Owing to the recent establishment OF
important periodicals abroad-notably
The Nineteenth Century in England
and to the simultaneous improvement
of others,.a fresh impetus has been CIV
en- to foreign periodical literature; the
ablest living thinkers and writer's being
enlisted in its service to an extent here
tofore probably unequalled. The Liv-
ing Age presents with satisfactory COM
pleteness what is most valuable in this
literature. The publishers already
announce for early numbers of the new
year, articles by Louis Kossuth, eX-
Governor of Hungry Con the Turkish
Question:, Prof. Max Miller, Prof.
Goodwin Smith, the Duke Of Argyll, 1T.
Hon. w. E. Gladstone Con Courses Of
Regillous Thought), Richard A. Proc
tor, Prof. Owen and others (Studies in
Science), Frances Power Cobbe, Alfred
Russell Wallace, Prof. j. G. Blackie,
Edward A. Freeman, Matthew Arnold,
J. Leslie Stephen, John Ruskin. and
other eminent writer's.
In the department of fiction the best
foreign authors will be represented in
serial and short stories. The publica-
ton of new story by William Black is
to be begun IN January, from advance
sheets, and other attractions will fol-
low. The volumes of this standard
weekly magazine for the new year
therefore promise to surpass even the
previous ones in interest, and in i'm
portance to American readers.
The beginning Of a new volume is a
favorable time for new subscriptions,
and the publishers still present to new
subscribers for 1878 the last seven num-
bcrs Of 1877, which contain the first
instruments Of fine new German serial,
translated for The Living Age; also a
serial story by Miss Thackeray, and the
usual large amount of other valuable
matter. For fifty-two numbers OF
sixty-four large pages each (or more
than .hrce thousand pages YEAR, the
subscription price (aS) is low; while for
slO.50 the publishers offer to send any
one of the American 81 mOnthlies or
weeklies with The Living Age for q
year, both postpaid. L1TTELL " GAY,
Boston, are the publishers.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1878-01-16

TREES ALONG THE RIvER.-We
published last week an article upon this
subject copied from the Shenandoah
Valley by request. Ithas attracted at
tention upon the part Of many of our
river farmers. As far as We have
learned, the sentiment in this section is
unanimously in favor Of having trees.
When VIC have large floods, they may
in some places Obstruct the free passage
of water, but at every rise Of the river,
il the trees were removed, the banks
would be washed and the loss to many
of the farmers would be greater than
that caused by the flood. 1t is SUBJ
iect to which we have given no atteD-
ton and merely report the arguments
advocated BY interested parties. Any
effort to have the trees cut down. would
be streuously opposed, and it is doubt
full whether so costly IN experiment al
that suggested by the correspondent o.
the Valley would be prudent.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1878-01-16

wished that they were all in a much
warmer place. The mercury stood at
fifteen degrees below zero. A happy
suggestion seemed at that moment to
be whispered in my ear. filled the
stove loosely with pieces OF paper,
shavings and two small pieces of pine,
applied the match and, in few mom-
ents, had a rousing fire. I told Marian
that they were all safe now, and when
she beard the cracking fire, anxiety left
her countenance and she slept peace
fully. About 81 A. NJ, Marian came
rushing into the room, and with tears
streaming down her cheeks, exclaimed
most sorrowiully, "they are all gone"
who's gone" said 1. They are all
Dead" she remarked and her feelings
over came her entirely. jumped up,
badly frightened and quietly asked
who's dead?" 1.-THE last one of my
fowers." she replied. .
1t was hard, but felt resigned at once.
l never carried that mass ofboxes, kegs,
broken pitchers, old spittoons, quart
cups, tin cans, sc. out into the yard so
cheerfully as Il did that morning. Ny
health has improved ever since and /
feel as if some heavy burden had been
removed. Hereafter l shall most per-
sistently insist upon Marian combining
her efforts at fora culture to holly
hooks, sunfowers, and violets.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1878-01-16
lFor the Shenandoah Herald.N

Isee in your last issue notice that
many Of the land owners along the
North Fork of the Shenandoah River,
advocated law beng passed, making it
compulsory to cut down all trees, ex-
cept corner trees, along the banks Of
the river, to prevent overflow. The re-
suit would be that fully one-half the
farms on the North Fork OF the Shenan-
doah River would be ruined. Men of
experience, who have noticed for years,
the advantage resulting from having
trees are decidedly in favor Of them
Trees prevent great deal ofdrift pass
ing over the farms. l have had thirty
years experience. L have cut some
trees where l thought the banks were
least liable to be washed, and am fully
convinced that if had cut all Of them,
my river bottom would not now be
worth five dollars per'acre. Ifthe trees
were cut down, half the river farms be-
tween Edinburg and Strasburg would be
washed away. M F
/ hope no one will advocate such an
idea. l appea! to the river farms to
petition the Legislature not to pass any
such absured law. To tax q mans land
and thea compel him to ruin his land
would be cruel and unkind. Hany man
desires to cut the trees on his river bank,
let him do so, but do not compel those
who know it would injurc their farms.
to pursue a policy so injurious to their
interests. RIVER FARMER.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1878-01-16

PLANTER e. FARNER.-We feel that
we have been remiss in our duty for not
calling the attention Of our agricultural
reader more frequently to the Planter
and Farmer, published by l.. II. Dickin-
son, Richmond, Va. We have no hesi-
tation in saying, it is one Of the best
agricultural monthlies published. Why
our Farmers subscribe for northern ag-
ricultural papers when they can get
the Planter and Farmer, published. in
our own State is uaaccountable to us.
The January number Of the Planteriis
an excellent number. Subscription
one year $500.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1878-01-16
MYSTERIOUS DIsA PPEARANCE.-

MYSTERIOUS DIsA PPEARANCE.-
"Dr. A. c. DemouX, Of Woodstock
Va.," about medium height, dark hair
and whiskers, supposed to be dyed, and
wearing a handsome gold watch and
chain, registered at the Bedford House
in the village Of Liberty. Va, on the
18th December, having among his
baggage a valuable set Of surgical in
struments. He had a large roll OF
greenbacks, and spent money freely.
Or the GOTH he went to r. Chapman's a
few miles from the village, to a social
gathering, and the next day started
back on foot to the hotel He was
seen within mile and half Of town,
and talked with by VIM. and John
Voolfolk, who were out hunting, but
was never seen afterwards. His bagg-
age remains at the hotel.
DR.. Demoux, spent few weeks in
this place, last summer but was not a
resident ofthe town or county.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1878-01-16
For SICK OR NERVOUS HEADACHE,

For SICK OR NERVOUS HEADACHE,
costive habit, inactive liver, and to ward
off malarial fevers "Dr. Swayne's Tan
and Sarsapar.lla Pills" are very effec-
tive. They act gently, without any
gripping or unpleasant sensation what
ever, leaving no bad effects, as is the
case with blue-mass or calomel. Pre-
pared only by DR.. Swsync & Son, Phil
adclphia, and sold at rs cents a box by
Dr.D. d. Carter, Woodstock, Va, and
all leading druggists, ask your druggist
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1878-01-16
AxvON TROUBLED WITH A COUGH

ANY ONE TROUBLED WITH A COUGH
OR COLD, throat, breast, or lung trou-
bic, will avoid much suffering and risk
by the timely use of "Dr. Swayne's
Compound Syrup of Wild Cherry" an
old and well attested remedy. For weak
lungs, bronchitis, nervous debility, it is
unequalled as tonic. Being the favor
lite prescription of one Of Philadelphia's
most eminent physicians, it can be relied
on. Sold by leading druggists. In
Woodstock, at the drugstore of DIR. d.
ID. Carter.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1878-01-16

INTERESTING DECIsIoN.-Thc Su-
preme Court Of Appeals of Virginia has
decided that no city council has the
right to grant citizens of a town leave to
build steps or porches TO extend over a
part of sidewalks. The court decides
that public streets are not the property
Of the municipality, but Of the public
at large" This decision suggests the
Importance Of parties keeping porches,
steps, &c, on their own land. A few
dissatisfied parties could create a great
deal Of trouble, besides nothing adds
more to the beauty Of town thar
streets clean of all kinds Of distractions.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1878-01-16

THE OGDEN FREEMAN.-Thc Og-
den Freeman for January LIST, was a
very convenient copy. 1t consisted Of
twelve pages, well filled with interest
ing reading matter and so arranged that
a whole family could read at the same
time. 1t is a we'll conducted paper,
published by Mr.. & Mrs. Freeman.
We feel a special pride in the Free
man." as one of the accomplished edi-
tors is from this county, and is a
daughter of DR.. Thos. ]. Miller, OIL
Strasburg.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1878-01-16

PARALYsIs.-Mrs. Elizabeth Robin
son of this place, eldest daughter of
Col. II. st. G.. Albert, was stricken
with paralysis last Thursday afternoon.
She had been in the kitchen and came
to the door Of an adjoining room VIII ere
her daughter was sitting and exclaimed,
Il am paralized" and fell to the floor.
She is in a very critical condition and
but slight hopes are entertained Of her
recovery.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1878-01-16

The thanks Of myself and family arc
due, and arc hereby rendered, to VIM.
Fravel of the Mt. Calvary congregation,
to Daniel o. Bowman and Mrs. Il.
VIII Of the Woodstock congregation,
and to q number of the members Of the
congregation worshipping at st. Johns
chapel, near Toms Brook, for theiI
kind rembrance Of MS during the holi-
daysia the shape Of gifts.
G.. ii. MARTIN,
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1878-01-16

Godey's Magazine for February has
been received, II is beautifully lllustra'
ted with steel engraving and fashion
plates. 1t contains a number OF inter
esting articles. Published by Cooley S
Book Pub. Co. Philadelphia Pa, at So
O0per annum.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1878-01-16
MARRIED

At Hagerstown, Nd, on the 10th Of January, by
Rev. s. W. Owen, Mr.. Geo. W. Moreland, and Miss
Virginia s. TamkiD.
Near Timbervile, Rockingham county Va.
December goth, 1877, by Rev. J. S. Bsnnick, Mr.
John Branner and Miss Eleonors Neff- The former
Of Shenandoah and the latter Of Rockingham Va
At his residence, Forestville, Shenandoah Va,
Zee. 27th, 1877, by same, Mr.. Thomas Fry, and
Miss Mary Penny wit-both of Shenandoah Co.
Near Orkney Springs. Shenandoah county, Va ,
Dec 25th, by same, Mr.. Philip W. Baker, and Miss
Ruhana Tussing-both Of shenandoah county.
On the 14lh inst at the brides home, near
Lebanon Church, by Rev. VIM. Rusmiselle, Nr.
Charles snspp TO Miss Ellen Moore Headly-all Of
this county.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1878-01-16

You have no occasion to suffer with
colds or cough when you can get a bottle
of DR.. Harper & Co.'S. cough syrup at
B. Schmitt's-don't delay butgo at once
and buy bottle. Give it to your chill
dren for whooping cough, it is pleasant
to take, for Group it stands second to
none.