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4 rather singular rsorresp3nte1te Ia found
to exist between the grain product Of the
United States and the increase in the num-
ber ofmiles OF ofraiIroatts opened through tbs
country from year to wear. In 1855 the
grain crop reached ], l27 ,jne,, ,ls7 bHkheIs,
at which time there acre Y3 ,081 tnilea OF rail
road in 1879 the railroads had increased TO
s5,39l miles and the grain crop TO Z, ,43s .ss4,
81 bushels, tbus showing the mutnal de-
pendence Of the one upon the other. The
erons would be worthless without the roads
the roads would BE- useless witilbutrhe
crops. Grain is Mo longer left uNhalvestetl
or burned for flel, or cattle slaughtered fer
their hides and taiIo.s for want ofa market.
Therailro IDS htye been able to grtlualEY II :
duce thelr charges at the same time their net
profits were increasing, NJ for example eli
the Lake Shore Railroad the traffic has in
creased two hundred per cent. in the past
ten wears, while the freight charge per ton
has decreased fifty seven and oRe-thirtl per
cent, withan increase OF earnings of TWEEN
ty-two per cent. During the saHie period the
trffic on the New York Central Road has n
creased $50 per cent. the charge per ton has
decreaset! o. per cent. and the ear1liaga
increased 30 per cent.
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The whole regirrenf which had haa.,

The whole regiment, which had beel
: observing the conduct Of their superiors
] were questioning themselves as to what i
t all meant, but before any answer coult
come to them, the Major cried out;
s.rhe regiment viii form into line
| wheel into column and march back tt
quarters. The condemned man will be
remanded to his cell until further orders! Y!
i The men were noV, if possible, more as.
tonished than before, at this unlooked-fo1
series Of orders, and Edward Jameson,
awakened from his reyerie, knew not what
it all meant A few hours later the mys-
terry was revealed.
The Colonel had that morning commit
ted suicide in his room, by hanging him
self to one of the bedposts. On the table
was note addressed to Major Fitzclarence
in which he declared that EdWardJ ameson
had struck him to the earth, but that he
act was justified by the circumstances, and
requested him to get upza petition to the
| Commander-in-C Chief asking that the con-
demned be pardoned and promoted. He
regretted bis own conduct. He had acted
the part ofa william to- lady. He closed
his note by ordering, as #commandcrEof the
regiment, unlimited reprieve to the pris-
oner, and commencing his soul to God,
ending by praying for pardon for tire act.
of self-murder Which he had resolved
upon.
The evening OF the same day, carriage
again dashed VI TO tile barlack-gate, and
the lady who had appeared there before
ran up hreathlesslN to the sentinel, and
asked if the execution had taken place.
Upon being informed that it had been de-
laFed in consequence Of the request and
death of the Colonel, she exclaimed,
s'Thank God '" Then, staggering for
ward, she fell fainting at the soldiers
feet.
She was taken to the guard-house where,
on the removal Of her veil, the face of a
most lovely girl, Of about twenty years,
was revealed. She held in one of her
hands Il paper on which were several Off
cial seals. This Major Fitzclarence gently
took from her, and glancing at the super
scriptions, found it was a pardon from the |
Commander-in-C Chief, and bea1.ing the t
Queens signature, granting unconditional |
ac1uittance to Lord Edward jameson Nal
tour, otherwise known rs Edward Jane
SON.
Poor Edward was Immediately liberated |
When questioned as to his reasonsfor en-
tering the regiment as ali enlisted man, he T
answered that he did so in moment of
pique, and having gone so far, had further
resolved to continue in it until he had |
made himself thoroughly acquainted with
the duties of a soldier. OF the reason for
his assaulting Colonel Mapleson, heFwould /
give no information. It involved a lady,
and as he highly honored her, he preferred
death to revealing what had transpired.
subsequently,, Lord Maltour joined the
regiment as a commissioned officer, and t
was in his new station as much respected
and beloved by the men as he was when a
poor private.
1t has been said that he married the
beautiful girl who had interested herself
in his behalf at the Horse Guards, but |
of my own knowledge, youclf for
its trutlfulness.
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Lightning zsRad Trees.

Professor Coliadon, of Geneva, has made
Interesting observations on the course
of lightning when it strikes trees and
houses. He holds that the great discharg
es which injure trees and houses seldom or
never happen while the lightning has an
nnnbstrlcted colIrse-Wlich it has along
the thin upper branches Of trees, where
birds and their nests are often left quite
uninjured by its descent. But it is where
the electric current reaches the thick stem.
that the tree becomes a worse and worse.
conductor, and it is here, therefore, that
the tree is what's called struck. e., here
that the electricity, falling to find an nnob-
strueted passage to the earth, accumulates
| in masses. and gives out shocks that rend
the tree. And the same is true of houses
whose neutrality-suspicious. stop short Of
/ the ground. Professor Gollatlon has also
shown that the close ieigiborhood Of u
| pool Of Water is 4 great attraction to the
EseIeetrie current, and that the electricity
Eotten passes down i tree on i house tillit is
] near enough to dart straight across to the
/ water: and he thinks that where possible.
liglataiag-eofrIncfo should end II 4 aspfiilgg E s
o4 pool OF water. Professor Golladon be-
iieres that lightning tiestellds rather in 4
s11oWer--throngh i multitude ct vines, for
4 instance. i'll tlle same 9ineyars--tllall ii d
single main stream e. divides itself
,t u ,
among ali the upper hralcfies Of i tree.
and IS. received from Il hundred points 1t
once. instead Of, as has been usually sup
t posed, from one. Electricity is;l rain, .
llsiaahel of hi from 4 wide f;lce.
mot L issss:ilt rent
ile Princes ol u sttsfias. uoR III P;:1is,
III Of much sslriosit, ii social cir
SeIes. She is twenty Oh ears of ;tge,
and tr,.Is as haIlgt.tH rs h princes. ],
i since she Wss III infaIit almost she has
been 4 great stie SIci, fore point oI eti-
#asette. sHesis ne terror of fa.aisrti iers, and
tIeaareaIetlls proud IT TER position t'lft
I'll tiie est lileea isabella. Sir
il wears older than her brother, and laesI
I.iiets Il sls nas;sti md ii,ltis..sl
tII1as ii stf,r litsI
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pounds. This brought him to his senses.

pounds. This brought him TO his senses.
Seeking the plaintiff, he owned that he
behaved UNANIMOUSLY, but vowed that he
had loved her all the while and loved her
still, and prayed her to forgive and forget.
==st.My friends" said he, ''can make no
objection now; they cannot say you are
without II penny, since you have five
thousand pounds of your very own.
His pleading proved irresistible, and the
lady and money were soon his own again.
Marii;lcte made alnanfls for all
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yVEao Chilly Patterson was.

A correspondent of the Gainesville, Ga,
Registe1 who is writing a series of Ellis
torical Sketches, "reminiscences and Leg
ends" gives the following explanation as
20 the origin of the above query:
Many persons have heard the question,
sWho struck Billy Paterson 2" without
knowing the origin of it. I propose to en-
tighten them a little OH the subject. Viii
liam Patterson was a very wealthy trades
man or merchant of Baltimore, in the
State of Maryland
IN the early days of Franklin County he
bought up great many tracts of land in
the county, and spent a good portion Of bis
time in looking after his interests there
lie was said to be as strong as 4 bear and
as brave as lion; but, like all brave men,
he was lover Of peace, and indeed good
and pious man. Nevertheless, his wrath
could be excited to Il fighting pitch.
On one occasion, he attended public
gathering in the lower part of Franklin
County, at some district court-ground.
During the day the two opposing bullies
and their friends raised i row. and d gener-
al fight was the consequence At the be-
ginning of the aifray, and before the fight
ing began, Billy Patterson ran into the
crowd to persuade them not, to fight, but
to make peace and be friends. But his cf-
forts for peace We're unavailing, and while
making them, some one ot, the croWdin the
general melee, struck Billy Patterson a Sc
we're blow from behind. Billy at once be-
came fighting mad, and cried out at the
top of his voice:
ssWho struck Billy Patterson:''
No one could on would tell him who w;ls
the guilty party. He then proposed to
give any man Il hundred dollars who
would tell him "Who struck Billy Patter-
son. From one hundred dollars he rose
to one thousand dollars. But not one
thousand dollars would induce any man
ito tell linn .s.who struck Billy Patterson .
! And years afIerwarl, III his VIII, he relat-
/ ed the above facts, and bequeathed one
/ thousand dollars to be paid by his eSecu-
tors to the man that would tell 'swho
struck Billy Patterson.
His will is recorded in the ordinary of
/ flee at Gainesville, Franklin County, Ga,
/ and any one. curious about the matter can
there find and veryfy the preceding state
ments.
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HE Reckonaesa He EDid.

1t is not intended that some men sllul
marry peaceful. Bill Skittles lives in
South Arkansas. For the past six months
| he has been studying for the ministry,
and it occurred to Bill several days ago
that just before instituting Il revival il
would be- good idea to get married. He
mentioned the subject to young lady
and asked her to share his ministerial
melancholy and hilarity, but the young
lady said she had promised to marry Zeb
Monk, the professional well-cleaner of the
neighborhood.
80, WE'LL said the minister, Il am
pretty we'll acquainted with Zeh, and /
don't believe he'd kick.
The young lady finally agreed, and the
Wedding-day Wasfixed.
Grand preparations were made. The
girls brother had caught Il couple OF
'possums, and the old lady had baked an
immense sWeet-potato pic. The Justice
of the. Peace had arrived. The parties
took their places. The Justice proceeded
with the ceremony, when Zeb Monk walk
ed and demanded:
"Let up thar, boss. Say. cap'n, turn
that gal loose
~ reckon won't: replied Bill.
''Well, them said Zeb, drawing a re
yoIvcr. EI'll kinder resort to cxtremities. .
s.see here remarked Bill, 'arc You
in earnest about this thing:n
ri reckon | am.
ado yon mean hogs head and turnip
greens -
II reckon do.
'sRight down to corn bread and cab
bages:"
II reckon do.
swell. then, yoil cnl take the gal. 1t
was only sweet milk and pic with me; m
in fun. had Il pair Of trousers, and
didn't knowwllat to do with EN-. Come |
i little closer. Is it spareribs and back
bones:" ."
Il reckon it L.
s'Iilen | know the gals your'n;' and
With Il slight change in The license, the
marriage proeeeccd.-Lut'x Rocd (.Arh.)
Gazette.
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SviEsE Pigeons Nests.

one nes.ing Of wiId-pigeons is about the
same as another, and the first nest you
=come to like the million others iu the
vicinity. When these migratory birds
have mated. decided where to settle, and
st:tked OF ;ieir. cl;tfm. they proceed to
construct about the slightest nest that will
hold anB egg and 4 bird. Three sticks
and feather constitute about the inateri
ii, according to one authority. 'fhe teatll-
er is often wanting. hnt;l few more sticks
are generally added. The nest Is placed
in the crotch of the tree, en two torketl
branches, or anywhere else in the tree
where suitable support can be found.
Cedar. trees along the river bottoms seem
to be preferred, hnt when the nestings are
large, beech and other trees are occupied.
From half7;t-aozen to fifty or sixty nests
are built in i tree, and only one egg is
laid in each nest.
1Asaeceaote a oil. zprezisiene H.fRcoTa.
Tie Trenton nj Gazette says that
President Lincoln and secretary Stanton
rendered b. Rush PEln1ly, in person, 4
3Brigadi dier-generaI after he had recruit
ed 700 coloretl men il sixty hours for the
sIafeilces OF New Orleans, and that lie de-
=clinetl ii. the conversation between Mr.
1 Lincoln and the major being. 'Plumly,
s;sil Lincoln. stanton says YOU don't
want tie straps. No, sir. Afr. Presi-
4 dent. u knoW how q recruit men. butnot
I how to command them Well, said
] tic President, there's 4 good many men
] that know how to recruit men that don't
] know how to command 'em, but there, =
/ mighty few. that know it.
According 10 Humboldt, the Oldest town
III The world il I Yakltsk-5Qoo inhabitants
iii East ain Siberia Il is not only The
eldest. bilt probably the eoles.st Thc
ground remains always frozen 70 the depth
three hundred feet, kept in idids.aul-
4 liler, when It#thaWs three feet II the sur
tetI Ifefattire Tor the rear
2.7# degrees loi. ten days ~ August
ts,e 1herr,pn tel. :s higha as a5 degrees.
= from sotenlherta ta February tsle, temper
,ifirs remain between 20 degrees ID So dc
sfses l,elass zero. he river Lena fef
frssfet1 for nine months ia tlass vsfa f.
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'THne MDmDlac R1rOce~siap1as

Looking from our sanctum window, says
the Cincinnati Saturday Night, rs process
sion, with music and banners, is passing
along the street by the esplanade, we can
not help thinking, what would Il process
sion be without the attending escort OF
boys? Did you ever see Il procession with
no boys Leading the advance, or following
along the side of it? Never, unless it WAS
a funeral procession. But there is no pro-
cession that he doesn't take stock in. His
proudest position is right alongside OF the
from that gorgeous parsonage, or Il thump
from his big staff with the big gilded knob,
would be the greatest honor he could re-
ceiye. The next most desirable position is
next to the man WHO beats tl,e bass-drau1,
which he will hold for squares, at the i'm
minent risk of his brains being knocked
out by the big druln-stick. Aud you can t
tire the boys ont, either. a few may lag
along the line. clleerfully tripping upa SOL
dier now and then, but their places are
quickly filled upat the head ofthc column.
There they 90, some white, some black,
some barefooted, some without juckets, and
others barcieaded. They are irrepressi-
bic, and it doesn't do any good for the
marshal to shake his sword at them and
order them away; or for policemen to
threaten. They IRE the Eelf-appointed nd
vance guard Of the procession, and cannot
be discharged or dispersed.
rwsefm's Struggle With Germk "a aa
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,rwafH's Struggle with Gernas "a aa.

went often to look 1T the collection of
cuIiosities in Heidelberg Castle, and ONE
day ! surprised the keeper of ii with my
German. ! spoke entirely in that lam
guage. He was greatly interested, and
after had talked awhile he said my Ger
man was very rare, possibly unique" !"
and wanted to add it to his museum. II
he had known what 1t had cost me to ac-
uuirc INV art he would also have known
that il would break amy collector to buy it..
Surely there is not another language that
is so siipstod and systcInless, and so slip
perry and elusive to the grasp. One is
washed about in it hither and thitIler, in
the most helpless way: and when at last
he thinks lie has captured 81 rule which
offers firm ground TO take a rest on, amid
the general rage aud turmoil of the parts
of speech, he turns over the page and
reads, Let the pupil make careful note
of the following etceptious." He runs his
eye down, and finds that there are more
exceptions TO the rule than instances Of it.
So overheard he goes again to hunt for
another sAl;lr:lt. and to find another quick
sand. German books are easy enOugst TO
read When You hold tlle,n before the look
iny-9lass, or stand on your heatt--eo M to
reverse tn, constrlction.-"Ih Iht Tramp
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Hardly Prepare.i.-".A Are you prepared
for death z" the clergyman asked, With
tremor of emotion in his roice, as he toog
the sick woInan's hand in his es-1l. 4
shade Of patient thought crossed the inva-
lids face, and by-and-by she said she did
not hardly believe she sas; there was the
little bedroom CARPET 60 he taken up yet,
and the paint up stairs had hardly been
touched, and she did want TO put np new
curtains ii, the eliring-foom, but she
thought ii she didn't die until next Nom
tlay she would be about ~ near ready as .
woman with Il big family and no girl ever
ez pectesl to be. z. s.-That soisiaa got
we'll.
Compulsory Marriage -Chaka sas the.
Napoleon Of zu1uIard- He organized
compulsory marriages on ! grand scale,
having regiments Of young men and regi-
meFlts Oh r,arriageable girls. Sometimes
ac would order / regiment Of girls 70.
marry a regiment Of men. otea ! female
regiment objected and snutinie,f, and so
e;haka cut off their heads TO prevent their
example from spreading. and this vas the
last cheek his ayatenl encountered.
\ machine for making pies hsls @ latsl.y. lsIs.
been patented This, saya tt,s st;tes1tIiie l
American, taken ID eounertion still fhs.
natens substitute for esegss, will -
!. ne ~ for boarding Z house keeper
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The accused listened attentively and re-
speetfully TO the words Of the presiding Of
ficer. and then, after darling . quick, frey
glance 1T bis accuser, which all noticed, nc
replied, III the simplest manner possible:
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Il reckon II l".
s''lilen know the gals your'n;' and
with Il slight change in The license, the
marriage proeee,lcd.-Lut's Roch (-Arh.)
Gazette.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1880-03-24


throughout the season. These pal
atable. and healthful and therefore
desirable articles of food come at a
time when they are most enjoyed
and most needed. Nature demands,
and furnishes them almost for the
asking. 1t is a duty, and should be
"a pleasure to provide for succession
of them all through the summer. 1t
requires some labor, and care and
judgment, but the satisfaction
brought by their presence, to say
nothing OF their health-giving effects
provided always they are not used
injudiciously-amply repays for all
the time and labor required in rails
ing them.
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LOOK OUT FOR Your HORSES WHEN
THEY ARE SHAREHOLDERS found to
be persplring easily, especially if they
seem to be at all disturbed in their
breathing, should not be pushed. To
hurry horse in this condition is quite
likely to fasten lung difficulty upon
him. You will observe this by the
quickened breathing, after the horse
is put into his stall, especially If the
weather is cool, he is very likely to
have a chill. This is a congestive
stage, the blood leaving the surface
and concentrating upon the lungs,
bronchial tubes or throat, or upon all
three at once. This should be guard
ed against by rubbing the surface dry
as soon as the horse comes off his
drive on no account allowing him to
stand for one moment in draught OF
cold air. Rub him dry and blanket
him well, observing carefully whether
or not he stands with his back humps
ed up, and whether he eats his rations
or not. If he stands in the position
named and leaves his feed untouched,
then you have reason to anticipate.
Reaction will come of, and you are
liable TO have case of acute inflam-
nation of the throat, bronchia or
lungs, and to determine which, being
able at the same time to institute a
safe plan Of treatment, a competent
veterinary surgeon should be called.
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South Bound.

Mail Southwark, connects at Gordonsyille, with
cbes < ohio r. K. East and West. At Lyhch-
bnrg connects with Atlantic, Miss. ONO X. H.
,hrongh southwest Virginia, to Nashville. New
Orleans. Memphis, Little Rock and Texas-and Of
nanville with fsichmond & Danville Il. to south
and Southwest. ,...,,,. 4.
all points on Ches. & ohio aud at Dlnfhie, 10 all
,ha sonth and Southwest, including Florida
MINED TRAINS for Maine Line leave Ale1an-
dria daily, except sunday, 90 m and ~ W noon,
and returning arrive at Alexandria IL 10 III ana
80 p N. ~ ,,-,, 49,. ,v..h,,o,o, = 10 n
m and Alexandria 7 IS m daily, except sunday,
arrive at Strasburg at II 20 m, connecting win
ar valley Road East aud West. Leave Strssburg
. IN n no. arriving at Alexandria at 40 M
MIXED TRAIN FOR MANASSAS DlNlolON
Leaves Alexandria Tuesday, Thursday and satur
asv at 9 W a IN, and returns Monday wednesday
and Friday, at ? AZ p IN. n,.,.. o..
For Middleburg, daily connection at Plains sta
ton. ...,or =, naian,ana
For WARhENION, leave Washington at ~
H. and Is p NJ daily. -. u...hi,o
All trains make good connections, at Washing
ton To- and from North and West.
New orleans sleeper leaves Washington at ~
n m running through without change.
ON Exuress train, leaving Washington AT 10
~ M. Marks Adjustable Reclining Chair Car, with
s1tra charge only 81, through to DanNue, ceh-
Meeting to all South. 50 ,.,.,. -,
Fycursion tickets to Jacksonville, Florida, good
To return until May 10th, 1880, On sale at Mssnlhs
ION Alexandria, Charlottesville and Lynchburg.
through tickets very low to the South ana
Southwest, ~ npo,Dr-c q r.
Feb. z5,-u. D. Ne
-curDr1.E II FERRY VALLEY BRANCH
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and weight to have no superior as
a draft horse in the world. The
size has been increased from 1000
and 1900 pounds to 1900, 1900
1000 pounds while most OF the style
action and power of endurance and
their patient and kind disposition
nave been preserved. The Clydes-
dale or Scotch draft horse was
made in the same way, while he is
horse of fine action, and won.
derful power of endurance for a
horse Of his great weight. Less
care and caution has perhaps been
used in increasing his size and
weight not to impair his speed and
action, than in the Percheron or
Norman horse. In England 1000 is
considered fair load for one Of their
draft horses, while 5000 pounds
are often drawn on the steets of
Paris by the French draft horse.
Mr.. Dickinson. a noted breeder
both of running and draft horses in
England, and who, of course like all
other Engllshmen, thought they
had the best draft horses in the
world, was so much struck with the
superiority ofthe French draft horse
over the English, at the Intema-
tional Exposition in Paris in 1876,
that he bought Percheron stall
ion and took him to England. He
says that the draft horses in Paris
walked nirnbly along with twice
the load ofan English draft horse
at very slow pace. He says Of
the horse he took to England and
called Napoleon that he never had
so good, so quiet, SO powerful a
horse before. That he never got
stalled in the mud with any thing
''Nap" would not pull him out, that
his colts were strong, powerful
horses, remarkable for their kind,
gentle dispositions and never need.
ed any breaking. The Percheron,
or Norman, or Bolonais (all the
same horse is different from the
English draft horse. For with
great and immense substance he
Shows a dash of blood. The neck
is muscular and well turned, the
shoulders large and very Oblique
such III shape as would not be OBJ
iected to in a riding horse, Tie
bosom open, the fore legs magnif-
cent and very short with great bone
hard sinews, with little hair OF
them, feet perfect in shape an(
sound, his back short and rathet
dipped, round shaped ribs, large
loins, rather plain dropping hinC
quarters, very large thighs, low
down and tightly joined together
with powerful, clean hooks and very
short hind legs, well under him
This is pretty correct description
of a number one Percheron, Nor
man Or Bolonais draft horse. They
are all the same horse, They are
all the same breed but differently
named according to the province
from which they come.
AS 1 have leisure [ viii con
tinue this sketch until our people
have something like correct ide'
of the value OF this breed OF horses
GEO. CHRISTIAN
Warren Farm.