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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1881-07-27
The Fatal Door.

The Chevalier Gerard de Kampls,
was a very rich and very proud man.
Soon after the completion of his magnl-
fce6t castle he wished 10 have hOnse
warming. and acc ordingly all his great
ueighbors were Invited to a great FEAST
At the conclusion Of a sumptuous repss'
his guests made speech after speech, In
which the host was lauded to the skies,
and told that he was the most fortunate
man alive. AS the Cbevalier loved
aattery, we can imagine how proud and
delighted he was.
One among the guests, however, SAID
moth ing for time. When each man
had made bis speech, he uttered the
following singular observation upon the
happiness OF the host:
Sir knight, in order that ysur happI-
ness should be complete you require Dut
one thing. but this is a very important
itsm.
And what thing Ia thatS' demanded d
the knight, opening wide his eyes.
One OF your door, must be walled up'
replied the guest.
At this strange rejOinder several OF
the guests began to laugh, aud Gerard
himself looked as much as to say, This
man has gone madp Wishing, however,
to have the clue to tue enigma, he con-
tinued:
But which door do you meanT
Il mean that through which you VIII
one day be carried TO your grave, re-
piled The other.
The words struck both guests and
hast and made the latter reject most
seriously. The proud man remembered
the vanity Of all earthly things, ana
from thenceforlh, he no longer thought
only Of the porlshablc treasures he had
once rlorIed in. lie was conpieteiy
altered aud III ade goo use ofhls rich
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1881-07-27

That was capital thing which eccur-
red the other day at Knoxville in a
discussion on the new version. 1t is
vouched for by gentleman ofthat city.
In the course of a conversation our
informer remarked that he was very
sorry that the translators had, in the
new version of the New TestimeRt, left
out the doxOlogy Of the Lsrd's Prayer.
WE'LL said the other gentleman. 4 am
ssrry they have left out the doxologY +.
L always did thing that Praise God
from whom all blessings fow,' the
sweetest hymn in the language.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1881-07-27

The Chicago Inter. Ocean tells sin
gular story Of a man who became a
begger by falling asleep in the street
with his hat in his hand. On awaking
he fsuad it contained dollar in small
change. AS he was sick and destitute
concluded that begging was geod
business, and he went lnte it systsmat-
icaIly. In six years he received $780,
900, and with that he dropped the basl-
ness, speculated in Western lands and is
now a millionaire.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1881-07-27
Civilized Indians,

The Indian girl who becomes educa.
ted seldom marrles an Indian. She
prefers white man. If she marries an
Indian she will become common s1uaw
and his servant. The half-breads in the
Nation are looked up TO. They control
the ether Indiaus. as the muatto con.
trolls :he full black. SO the educated
Indian girl (and there are hundreds Of
college graduates in the Nation) mar
ried a white that her children may be
hali'breeds. 1t is really unpopular to
be .ull-blooded Indian, and the popu-
larity OF the pure IudIan is gradually
fading out of the race. You would be
astonished 10 see how white the Creeks
and The Cherokees are getting through
mlscegenatlon. Real full-bloods are
hald to lind among the Cherokees:
The question was put by teacher to
a class of young Indian girls about 10
graduate from Cherokee seminary.
whom would you prefer to mar
ry@
we perfer to marry a white mau,'
they all answered.
They said this because they knew In
dian husbands would drag them back to
semibarbarism again.
Right over there said Mr.. Roberts.
the editor Of the Indian Journal, as we
bassed Eufaula, in the Indian Nation.
lie the bones Of a plucky man-Watt
Grayson. Have you ever heard of
Ihin!'
i don't think l haYe,' said.
We'll. Wett Grayson was one of the
richest Indians we had in the Nation.
he had seven thousand head of cattle.
Some thieves in Arkansas suspected
that he had meuey in his house. 1t
was in 1874. So one day iour men
came TO call on him. They pretended
to be cattle buyers. Watt entertained
them, took them through his rancho.
and gave them the best beds he had.
The next day they departed, saying
they would return with the money from
Fort Smith to ply tor one thousand
head OF cattle which they had bargained
for. That night the same four men re-
turned. all masked. They !put pistol
10 Watts head, drove his wife and chill
dren into a room, and demanded his
money. Watt refused to tell them
where It was. Then they put rope
around bis neck and hung him up a
minute Or two. Letting him down.
they again demanded his money. Again
Watt refused. Then they hung him up
sgaIn-this time too long, for when
they took him down, he was dead. They
then went and got his wife, showed
her dead husband to her, and deman.
ded that she should tell where her
husbands money was. This she refus-
ed to do. Then they said, Wen hang
you till you're dead, like your husband,
fyeu don't tell u.s. and they procee-
ded to put the rope around her neck.
They pulled her up TO the limb ola tree
once-twice ; but each time she refused
TO tell. The last time. they said they
would Kill he, sure enough, and drew
her up with jerk.
Don't kill herv said Watt, whom
they thought to be dead. Il love her
more than myself or the money. I'll tell
You where it is.
Leading them to the kitchen, Watt
raised board, and there was s2i, 900.
The thieves took il and were never found
Watt Grayson's widow now lives on
the ranch. She is well of, and has two
or three thousand head Of cattle. She
has put up the costliest monument 10
her husband In the Natisn, aud he de-
serves it-a man who wouldn't sell bis
wife for s2l ,OO0.'
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1881-07-27

station about Twelve miles above, where
he was ~ lg his addresses to some
lady. T officer made an arrange
ment by which the agent agreed to
telegraph him at the upper station
whenever the mythical Sam Jones
should board the train. OF course the
agent could be trusted to keep the
secret, as that Was a part Of his busi-
ness, though he was far from suspect
ing the importance of the case. Hay'
ing done all he could, the detective took
the cars to the station above, where he
spent several days IN lcuuging about
and smoking bad cigars while waiting
for the dispatch. At the end Of three
days 1t camo.
-:
Jones has just boarded the train; sits
in last car man with him; nobody else
in the car. -, AGENT
The officer had just enough time in
which to complete his arrangements
1t vas a warm, sultry day; even for
that season, and as the little locomotive
came wheeling into the depot, with
two rickety cars behind 1t, there were
five passengers waiting at the depot
apparently to get on boatd, but as the
cars slowed up sue Of these men, with
a Winchester rife at full cock, stationed
himself near the side window, assum
ing such a position that neither Of the
two young men, who sat in their shirt"
sleeves, noticed him.
The next minute TIVE ether men,
fully armed, boared the rear platform
and entered The door; at the same in
slant the detective and friend entered
the front door and moved carelessly
down the aisle in the direction CT the
two passengers. The latter glanced up
sharply, but saw nsthing to cause mis-
giving. and continued talking. The
next moment the officer reached = point
in the aisle directly opposite the couple.
Stopping suddenly, he exclaimed;
How are you, John Wesley Hardin"
As quick as lightning the desperate
threw bis hand back to his hip 10 draw
his revolver. AS he did so enc of these
behind him grasped his arm and the
fight began. The two strong men
precipitated themselves upon Hardin,
who, though disarmed, fought like a
wild cat. They got him down in the
isle. where they finally oyerpowered
and put the nlppsrs on him While
they were doing this the other two
officers were engaged il deadly strug-
gle with the other dssperado, VINO
showed an overweeniug ambition to
mingle in the business. The snly way
convenient to dissuade him was 10
shoot him dead, which was done. AL
this time the other friend held mis- po'
si;ion on the outside with his cooked
Winchester, rather more than willing
10 fire if only suitable pretext should
present itself.
Hardin was taken back to Texas,
.ried, found guilty, and sentenced to
twenty-five years imprisonment. lie
IS now in the State penitenhary at
where l saw him three years
lgo. He told me he was suffering
rom a wound in his side. but is not
hope that he will be pardoned
,y the Governor after serving few
more years. Judging from the fashion
n Texas, this hope ia likely to be
.ratifed, though the crimes he has
committed could not be expiated by a
lozen such worthless lives as bis.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1881-07-27
P O ETIC A L.
HAVE YOU FORGOTTEN ?


Have you forgotten the roses that twined
Lovingly over the low cottage door?
The pansiss and pinks. and petunias that lined
The old.fs. hion ID borders with ivy run Ger?
Have you forgotten this stroamiet that dance
Merrily down through the pink and White
meadows,
While Ger its bosom the white bubbles glanced,
Now in the sunlight and now in the shadowsf
Have you forgotten the sunlight that crept
Stealthily in at the wide open door,
The bird at the window, the kitten that slept
With its paws on your lap and its head on the
floor?
Have you forgotten the moon and the Fountain
The copse and the grove, where the swing used
to Do,
The view to the southwark, the glimpse of the
mountain,
Thslong grassy land and the old trysting trees?
No, no, life's tort 1ous pathway will never
Lead us again to behold them, and yet,
The light Of our childhood will lnger forever,
The scenes of our youth we can never forget.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1881-07-27

A christian is al@ays on the perch
or on the wing; he Is always repeSlng
in God, or in nj sAt after Him; and the
latter is as good an evidence Of religion
As the former; for delight is not only a
psrt OF complacency and affection, but
also fear, complaint desire-fear ofloslns
the object; complaint OF eur enjoying
so little of it; desire to attain and feel
moro.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1881-07-27
The heetest mare of her day. sad

Senator Butler.
Yes replied Senator Beck. BY
and-sy We started home, and as we tro.-
ted leisurels back we met the team that
had first passed US, and whlcs we SUBJ
'equently passed en the lightnlng's
wings. Then l knew why everybody
stared at the mare.'
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1881-07-27
xorARIEs PUBLIC.
JUSTICES OF THE PEACE.

DAVIS D1sr.-Dr G. A. Brown, obed Funk and
Jas. b. Jackson. -, r,.coroi. cno,vder
Whitaker. - Dr.-.,r s.r;ctlor
Levi H. Culers. oA.u 1ornes
Coffman, Samuel Rinker. ,,,.,oo 1.oor
AsHBY.-Saml. Eamman, Samuel Aihgree' 'Sco'
LTE.NChristian Shirley, D. P. zirkle, John NJ
Pence.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1881-07-27

what have you TO remark about my
singing p asked an irate vocalist.
Nothing replied spectator; 1t II
not remarkable"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1881-07-27

A poor widow woman was relating to
her neighbor how tond her husband was
of having a good fire /: how busy be
would make hlmselfin fixing /. 80 that
it usuld barn. 'Ah, psor dear man y
she continued 4; Il hope he has gone
to a place where they keep coed
fires, ..
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1881-07-27

A West Virginia man, when he comes
down stairs taking four steps at a time
and his wife after him, generally r.
marks that he 'came down by the Pan
Handle Route
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1881-07-27

When the convict was taken ths 10
Blacksnith's to remove bis chains, he
observed I'll guess I'll have some chain
lightning.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1881-07-27
cAuaHT AT LAST.

In a adesultory talk with the station
agent, Who was also. the telegraphist,
near by, the officer learned that Sam
Jones was accustomed once or twice a
week to take the cars aud ride to a
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1881-07-27
A Man Who Shoots.

DARING DEEDS OF JOHN WESLEY
HARDIN, THE TEXAN PREACHER S
SON.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1881-07-27

caught and Punished at Last
The Career Of q man who
Did net ValRe Life In the
Least.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1881-07-27

When a watch runs dswn its affairs
have to be wound up.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1881-07-27
SHENANDOAH HERALD
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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1881-07-27

oftwo women, choose the one that
will have you.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1881-07-27
Steam Saw Mill For Sale.

good Sc horse power STEAM SAW MI, MIL, III
tss,,e Fngine. Almost easily moved As any d o.
.a ....li rails. II has capacity OF emitting looOu
sest ner day when well manned. 10 Is now "a 1s
5erhboSh6bd that win fut-ish custom sawlng 70,
the lumber ..,.t..r,.
h"' MN LEMUEL ENsWlLER,
Jshs /, ,s1--2 -2nao. pd. S MI. 'schsons 'ss
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1881-07-27

A handful of trade is equal ls hand.
ful Of geld.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-03-10

Germantown Telegraph.
1t is not true, SO far as we know and be-
lievc, as is frequently claimed, thata great
many of our intelligent farmers or farm
ers' boys get ''disgustcd'' with farm life
and 20 INTO other occupations. That some
do there is no doubt. but these are more
than made up 10y others from other pur-
suits, who go to their vacated places The
continued discussions we read in the pa
pcrs as TO why our boys leave the farm, "
always appeared to us uncalled for. 1t is
by no means uncommon that boys show
no interest in their parents pursuits.
There seems to lie q natural disposition
in children to try something else and this
is as true perhaps among farmers sons as
Of any other persons sons, and no more.
OF course people who arc always in the
country and know little else than Of farm
life arc apt to imagine that city life has
some pleasures of which they are de-
privcd. And it may he SO. But then
people do not enjoy them much who
live there. 1t becomes a mere routine of
fashion in which they come to do things,
not because they take pleasure in them,
but because they must. They come to
look upon these things as a bore, and on
the country as the great heaven Of this
world and many Il man in the city tolls
a whole year Increasingly for no other OBJ
ject than that he may enjoy little of the
country ut some time in the summer sea-
son or at some time in his life to have a
little country home. True many of these
people go to watering places, or some
other fashionable spot, and go over again
the fashionable follics of city life. But
the natural love of the country is ut the
bottom Of it ali. Ifti.e mere pleasures of
city life were all, they could get the whole
in or near the city, but the charms of the
ride TO the destination. the rural aspects
of the spot selected. in short the change
from city to something like the country,
is, We repeat, at the bottom Of it all.
Who would hot be in the country to
enjoy the cool breezes, and the healthful
odors from wood and field, is the burden
of the sony with every city paper when
June comes round, and no tune is moro
enjoyed by the general reader. 1t only
remains for those who are on the land to
understand the advantages of their posi-
tion and the disadvantages Of ono they
sometimes envy, to make them not only
satisfied with their lot, but actually tempt
ed to thank heaven they arc not rs other
men.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-03-10
what Becomes ofthe Soapsto ne.

The Times, of Bethlehem, Pa, is anx-
ious to know what is done with the SOAP
stone which is largely quarried and ground
at Easton. The industry has lately 70
ceived a wonderful impetus and the
mills are running day and night. The
product is shipped to New York; thence
where? TT Is claimed to be used in
in paper pulp. 1t may be-" the
Times says, s'to some extent. It is
alleged to be used In hatter's felt. Per-
haps SO but where is 30 largo an amount
disposed Of? Soapstone. or steatite, is .
combination OF silica and magnesia. It is
soft and greasy and hence it is sometimes
called lardstone. From its adaptability to
making vessels, in some sections it is
called pot rock. When ground, it y
soft, smooth, greasy, and almost
impalpable powder. No one who
has seen it in its ground state will
question its almost diamond value for
adulteration. Candies, sugars, flour, but
ter, it is alleged, can be adulterated to the
extent of 20 to 25 per cent. without any
chance of detection
Fortunately detection in such cases is
not at all difficult. Dissolve the suspect
ed sugar or candy tho insoluble mineral
will remain. Burn sample of suspected
-four an excess of ash will betray the
cheat. Melting and filtering will do the
same for suspected lard or butter.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-03-10
Wfgwam and his Gate.

Boston Post.
Mr.. Wigwam is a farmer, and recently
one of those agents that infest the country
came along and tucked off upon him an
automatic gate. The gate was so ar
ranged that the weight of person ap.
proaching it would cause it to rise, and
when they had passed under 1t, down it
come. This gate was painted red, and the
day it was put in position. a cross bull,
owned by Mr. Wigwam, discovered it. A
bull somehow has a rooted antipathy for
that hue, and this animal no sooner dis
covered the gate than it made rush to
gore it, OF course, as the bull approached
the gate, his weight caused it to rise, and he
passed under it, and his failure to hit any
thing solid, seemed to affect him about as
it does a man to 60 up dark stairway,
and when he had reached the top, think
there is one step more, and step for it, and
bring his foot down so hard that it makes
the sole tinglc as if slapped by shinglc,
and leaves the print Of the boot Oh the
floor.
When the bull recovered a little and
looked back and saw the gate, which had
come down in its original position, he
couldn't quite understand how he got past
it, and what had happened, and he stood
and thrashed himself with his tail, and
thought of it for minute and then tried it
again. Same result Bull more puzzled
than ever and awful mad. Another trial.
But only succeeds in roofing his nose into
the ground. Bull almost deliriOus with
rage. Wigwam. who is watching him
from the house, in same condition with
laughter. The bull evidently made up his
mind to hit that gatc or die in the attempt
and he tried the thing seven times more,
and yet the gate stood there. every time,
when he looked back. Then having
wrenched himself and scraped the hide of
his nose, and got quite out of breath, the
animal became discouraged and drew aside
and merely watched the gate.
But Wigwam hadn't had enough Of the
fun. He took mirror, and went out and
climbed upon the gate and caught the sun
light on the mirror, and flashed it in the
bulls eyes to madden him. 1t did. The
bull rushed once more at the gate. Wig
wan expected the gate to rise up with him
and let the bull pass. But his weight
held the gate down. The bull hit the
gate square. Wigwam was knocked
forty feet, and got his eyes and mouth
full of dirt, and was badly skinned. The
mirror was shattered. And the bull
caught his horns and one foot in the gate,
which broke from its fastenings, and he
went madly careering about with it, strug-
Cling to release himself, and Wigwam
didn't dare 90 to his rescue, and was too
much hurt to do anything, anyway, and
finally the bull. after tearing up. every
thing in his reach, threw himself and
broke his neck. Loss. $500.
Wiswam lays all tine blame on the gate
agent, which, perhaps, is natural.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-03-10
Blackberries and Easpberries.
Germantown TcleSrah.

OcTulhutOWH 1cicSTHn.
These are getting to be a general and pro,
fitable crop to raise for market, and our
farmers, and those who only have few
acres of land to grow them on, are begin
ming to understand the raising Of them in
the way that money can be made quite
thoroughly. There is nothing pleases US
more il passing through our markets than
the display of these fruits, as well as
other small fruits that are now 50 abund-
antly finding their way into our great city
marts. 1t is true, that the very choicest
kinds are not always the most profitable,
because they are the most difficult to pro
duce, on the ground that they require
winter protection but then mOneyed peo-
pie, with whom our city abounds, never
object to paying whatever may be the
ruling price for choice fruit or products of
any kind.
We donbt if the blackberry is grown to
as great an extent now as it was ten or
twelve years ago; the reason of which
may be that it is attended with more labor
and labor, too, Of Il not very pleasant kind,
from the many long, sharp thorns with
which the bush is armed. Raspberries.
on the other hand. have little objections
on this score, and are in Il great many re-
spects much easier to cultivate. 4 peck
of the latter, too, can he gathered to a
quart of the blackberry. With the black
berry it is almost next to impossible 20
select the ripe ones and unless they are
ripe, the fruit is anything but pa'atable.
Still, it can be raised and marketed with
profit. as it is q great favorite with many.
who will pay almost any price for it more
over, thera is scarcely any fruit to be pre-
ferred to fully rip, blackberry as large
as pigeons egg.
Both the raspberry and tho blackberry
require loose, rich, moist soil, and do
not Object to a little shade. They should
be planted shallow, but firmly set and
staked, and after the years sprouting is
high enough. not to be interfered With,
muiching IS Of grea: service, and should
be iibcrally applied every year; and al
most any trash will do for this. or course
it can be applied when new beds are set
out, but not to heavily as to obstruct the
growth of the sprouts Raspberry canes
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-03-10

ESTATE OF EDW. A. SENER, LATE or
u the City of Lancaster, Pa. deceased
Letters Of administration on said estate hav-
ing been granted to tie undersigned, all per-
sons indebted thereto are requested to make
immediate payment, and those having claims
or demands against the same, will present
them without delay to the undersigned.
REBECCA SENER
Administl atrix,
or to q. Sener q SOns Lumber and Coal Deal.
ers, n. L. Corner Prince and walnut Streets
Lancaster, Pa. jan-2S6tdOaw