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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-10-30

The annexation of Cuba to the
United States is becoming more
and more popular in Cuba if we
may believe the representations OF
various Cuban associations in the
island and in this country. 1t is
said that the Spanish portion of
the population recognize Spain's
inability to hold the island much
longer and prefer union with
this rather than a European coun-
try. But perhaps the most cOgent
reasons for the popularity of such
a union in Cuba arise from COM
mercial causes. 1t is commonly
believed there, and nos without
reason, that the immediate result
of such a change would be an enor'
nous increase in the values Of prop
erty and a rapid commercial
growth and general development
We believe it is among the things
predostined that this country shall
absorb everything this side of the
Isthmus of Panama, including the
islands of the caribbean.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-10-30
Making a Lining by Writing Advertisements,

In the back room of a Third
avenue lodging house there lives
talented young man who ekes out
slender livelihood by writing adj.
vertisements for business house
proprietOrs lack the ability to at
tract attention by their own print
ed announcements.
Business is dull said he the
other day, 'very dull. don't be.
lieve / have ever had as hard a
time as at present. At first, when
the merchants went into this illus.
trated advertising business, | had
my hands full. | wrote verses,
dialogues, and occasionally drew a
clever sketch. This paid very
handsomely, but after while the
large advertisers determined to
take the business entirely into their
own hands. They employed their
writer's, who devote their whole
time to originating new schemes in
advertising. Then the funny men
Oh the daily papers and the comic
artists went into the business, until
now there is hardly a living in it,
'Why don't you 80 into news.
paper work 2 asked the reporter.
MY work pays better if can
only get enough of it. For poem
praising Biggs's hair dye get S2j,
and an experienced man can reel
off hair dye verses by the yard.
For funny little dialogue describ.
ing the efforts of Mr.. Snuggings to
buy Simpsons tooth wash | get
$40, and if you ever wrote tooth
dialogues you would never want to
do any other kind of work. But
the trouble is you can't sell your
work. Now, | have piled away in
this drawer forty-seven hair dye
poems-each a ShakeSpearean gen
twenty-five soap dialogues that
would make a rival soap boiler
split his sides with laughter, and
numberless paragraphs and sketch
es upon miscellaneous articles OF
domestic use. At first when q
merchant wouldn't buy my article
| threatened to change the rhyme
and work in the name of his rival
This usually fetched him, but now
there are so many houses adver
tising this way that they don't carC
for competition. The worst part
of the business, though, is its un
reliability. A good many lirm'
will hire you to write them an ad
vertisement, and when you submit
| it they steal the idea and reject thu
article. They use the former and
you get no pay for it.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-10-30
The Telephone Girl.

When Pityboy called up the tel
ephone girl the other evening, to
inform the undertaken that the
coffin furnished for his wife was too
short, she was trying to flirt with a
telegraph operator across the street,
and did not like to be disturbed,
so she answered shortly, and rang
the hell in PitybOy's ear; but he
was in no frame Of mind for abusing
her. as he had been at other times,
so he meekly said, "Oh I" and then
asked to be connected with No. 4l3,
when the conversation ran as fol-
lows:
"Hello ~
"Hello u
is this Burydeep, the underta-
kerr
Yes
Il am Pityboy. The coffin you
sent down this morning for my
wife, is too short
is that so? How much too
short is itp
About an inch
Il can fix that all right
'How will you do itT
Here the girl switched on a cabl-
netmaker, who was directing a law
yer how to make new Office desk
sit level on an uneven floor, and
the conversation was continued as
follows:
That is the easiest thing to do
in Bloomington
'Yes, perhaps it is; but how are
you going to do it,
saw about an inch OF each OF
the two feet Pityboy hung up
the receiver and sent the offending
coffin back, and then went to anoth-
er undertaken, and the telephone
girl looks innocent and inoffensive
when she meets that undertaken,
who lost a job through her mis-
chief.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-10-30
A FREAK OF VEGETATION.

In the mountains Of Venezuela
grows a remarkable tree. IL is
found in rocky places, at heights OF
about half mile. 1t is stupid
looking tree enough at first sight.
1t is lofty and slender, and has stiff
leaves, that grow foot or more IL
length. 1t looks much Of the time
as if it were dead. In those regions
there is a wet and dry season and
during many months at a time Rot
a shower washes its leaves. lt
bears very small, insignificant look
ing flowers.
What is 1t good for, this tall,
slim trunk, with the dull, deadlock
ing branches 1t is the milk tree,
the famous 'palo de vaca,' which
Humboldt describes. He first
brought it into notice. 1t is an
evergreen. Its sap is delicious
fluid resembling the finest Jersey
milk, only sweeter and richer than
even that. When the negroes are
thirsty they cut into the side Of the
trunk as one would bore intO ma
pie for sugar water, and the milk
gushes forth in great stream. 1t
is both food and drink, SO rich is it.
After a little time it grows thick
and yellow, and a cream rises to
the top. 1t has fragrant odor.
When COW tree is tapped the ma
tives hasten from all quarters with
their bowls to catch the flow Of
milk. The fluid is white. Sunrise
is the best time to tap the tree, for
then the sap flows most abundant
ly. The tree gets its morning milk
ing like COW.
Humboldt was much surprised
at discovering the COW tree and
finding that It's milk was palatable
and nutritious. His knowledge OF
botany had taught him that most
milky vegetable fluids are bitter
and burning to the taste. Some OF
them are poisonous. But here was
one milky sap that put even his
great learning at fault.
Attempts have been made to cul-
tivate the COW tree and make it
grow in other localities than where
it is found naturally, but in vain.
AS soon as it is removed from its
native mountains it dies. The Ven
ezuelan government experimental
with it without success. But
South American labor is prOyer.
bially shiftless. Perhaps il some
live Yankee would try to acclimate
the COW tree in our southern States
he might succeed finally.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-10-30
The Country Newspaper.

The Springfield Union, speaking
Of the local newspaper, says;
"a somewhat intimate associa-
tion for few days, with conduc-
tors of country newspapers in all
parts of Massachusetts,, fully con-
firms what the late Charles w.
Slack often and sincerely affirmed,
that the village journal is a power
in the community that has never
been sufficiently appreciated. In
these days Of the wide circulation
of city dailies, containing all the
general news of the world, the
country paper must cOnhne itself
largely to local matters. Frequent
ly its reports seem trivial, as COM
pared with the matters that inter-
est city people, but there is wide
difference between city and coun-
try communities. Even in Spring
field we are becoming so metro
politan that we are liable not to
know our nearest neighbors, for in-
terests are so diversified that we
are seldom brought together. But
in the country towns the population
is more fixed and consolidated. In
terests become more common.
Acquaintance and friendship have
opportunity to ripen and little So
cial matters grow into considera-
BILE Importance. 1t is fortunate
that the daily papers cannot sup
plant the country weeklies in the
purveyance of local news. They
gather the most important items,
but are obliged to omit hundreds of
matters of interest to the local COM
munity, but not to the general pub
lie.
'There is no better guidebook
for a country town than its local
newspaper. A glance at it almost
any week is sure to reveal whether
the town is a dead-and-alive place,
or a bustling, enterprising COM
munity. The local business men
use it to communicate with the
people, and the papers minute
accounts Of local happenings
keeps live an interest in divers
matters Of home growth and I'M
provement, which could not
otherwise be fOstered. The coun.
try weekly should be we'll sustained
wherever it is established. 1t is o
public benefit as certainly as any
business enterprise in the place.
There may be weeks in the year
when the reader thinks his paper
dull, but that is not always lthe
editors fault. There may be
weeks in the year when a single
copy may be worth whole years
subscription.'
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-10-30

room, it's loss had not occurred to
them.
Before winter set IN, uncle
Reuel's property was distributed
according to terms Of his last will,
and Philip and Lulu were conf
dently planning the improvements
to be made in the spring.
The Tracys were disappointed,
but relinquished their claims with
out trouble.
Philip shudders when he recalls
the terrible feeling he experienced
while the tree was falling, and
sometimes feels uneasy abont what
he deems his own remote RESPONSE
bility for the tramp's death.
1T was providential, assures
Lulu, when he mentions 1t. 1T
could not have been otherwise.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-10-30
'TWERE VAIN.

Think not to please all men, strive as you
will
'Twere vain, impossible for there remain
eth still
The man who naught can please OF satisfy
BY noble effort OF by full endeavor,
BY warmest impulse, in no way whatever
Ofsuch as he, set heart and mind at ease
Go on thy way, and take no heed of these,
For so twill be forever.
Let not thy soul be troubled that they say
He might have done this thing, or that, a
better way.
Mayhap thy way is best, how can they
know or see
With thine own eyes, what seemeth best
to thee
Check the quick tear that steals into thine
eye
Because one rudely speaks; keep back
the sigh
Nor pale thee so;
For they will call it weakness who stand
by;
Though well know
II tells no weakness on thy earnest part,
Nor loss Of manhood 'Tis only that thou
art
Too eager for approval; and that what
thou do
Should please all others as itpleaseth you
No more than this thou askest of Just
praise,
So willing thou TO do thy best always.
But thou must quaff all dregs of bitterness
Before thy soul can know supreme success
Dora FredHey.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-10-30
SHENANDOAH HERALD
ADVERTISING RATES.
UNPLEASANT FOR THE LADIES.

What d. you suppose we do TO
fashionable women in the streets of
New York 7 Spit on them. That
is the literal fact. Everybody
suffers the same outrage; but it is
particularly atrocious when the
victims are dainty wearers of sus-
ceptible fnery. Through four
avenues extend the parallel lines
of elevated railroads. Two Of the
routes are in the streets crowded
by shoppers.
During at least eight months OF
the year the cars that roll over the
heads of the multitude of women
have open windows. Not half OF
the male passengers expectorate
through the windows-perhaps not
more than 10 per cent.-but the
spitters are not numerous enough
to be aboard every train, and
damaging proportion OF them eject
a ruinous quality of tobacco juice,
which may drop on velvet that
cost $50 a yard, or on a bonnet
worth dollars per square inch. The
nuisance is so common that strang-
ers wonder at what they construe
as a fear on the part of women that
the elevated structure will fall on
them, so quickly do they dart un-
der it when a train is coming.
But for the palpable evidence il
would be hard to conceive of men
so hoggish as to make a spittoon
of a thronged street. Jay Gould
is the neatest of men in his person.
al habits. He rides between his
home and his office daily on the
Sixth avenue road, and the reck-
less splitting has annoyed him ex-
cessively. He is far too shy con-
stitutionally to say anything to an
offender, bat have repeatedly
seen him betray the utmost disgust.
On inquiry at the central Office OF
the company, in which Gould is a
controlling owner, was told that
the millionaire had often spoken on
the subject, and that much con-
sultation had been bestowed on
the problem of how to abate the
practice. Ii had almost been de-
clded to compel the train men to
watch for the culprits and per-
emptorlly shut their windows; and
Gould favored this extreme measure
but the superintendent deemed it
impracticable.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-10-30
when Day Meets Night.

Out to the west the spent day kisses night
And with one parting glow of passion
dies
In gold and red a woman's wistful eyes
Look ont across the hills, band of light
Plays on her parted hair, there softly
dwells,
And throws a glory DER her girlish
dream
The sheep slow nestle down beside the
stream
And cattle wander with their tinklIng
bells.
The clouds, sun-Aush'd, cling round the
days decline;
The woman's eyes grow tender; shadows
creep;
Gold turns TO gray sharp dividing line
Parts earth and heaven. Adown the wes-
tern height
The calm cold dark has kiss'd the day 10
sleep;
The wistful eyes look out across the night
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-10-30
His First and Last Cigar.

A small boy pulled at big cigar,
His eyes bulged out aud his cheeks sank
IN,
He gulped rank fumes with his lips ajar,
While muscles shook in his youthful
chin
His gills were green, but be smole SMILE
And sat up high on the farmysrd stile,
And cooked bis hat DER his CLASSY eye,
Then wunk a wink at a COW near by.
The earth swan round, but the stile stood
still,
The trees rose up and the kid crawled
down.
He groaned aloud, for he felt so i'll,
And knew that cigar had "done him
brown )"
His head was light, and bis feet like lead
His cheeks grew white az linen spread
While he weakly gasped as he gazed afar
FIf I live, this here's my last cigar"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-10-30

The peanut crop of 1870 was
3, $4,000 bushels, of which Virgin
ia raised 100000, Tennessee l.
25O,OOO, and North Carolina SOO'
900. The estimated crop Of 1856
is 9, 100000 bushels, parceled as
follows: Virginia, 1,50O,OOO; Ten
nessee, 100000; and North Caro-
lima 100000. The decline in prices
last spring led the farmers to shut
down in production, and the
acreage this year has been deceras-
ed. The season, too, has been less
favorable than last year, and the
yield per acre is not so large.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-10-30
Excitement In Texas.

Great excitement has been caused
in the vicinity of Paris, Tex, by
the remarkable recovery Of Mr.. j.
Il. Corley, who was 80 helpless he
could not turn in bed, or raise his
head everybody said he was dying
of Consumption. A trial bottle OF
DIR. Kings New Discovery was
sent him. Finding relief, be
bought large bottle and a box OF
DR.. Kings New life Pills; by the
time he bad taken two boxes oI
Pills and two bottles of the Dis.
covery, he was we'll and had gained
in flesh thirty six pounds.
Trial Bottle of this Great Dis
covery for Consumption free at B.
Schmitt's.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-10-30
DR. B. F. MAPHIS & BRO.
- -Dentists ts.-

OyFIcEs Woodstock and sAumsvllle, virginia
In woodstock, st and 90 weeks OF each inoh'n'
In saumsvile "a and4t weeks. .-
rrhose IN need OF arst class Dentistry 81 modef-
ate prices vii DO well 70 call ..- m
IN 80 al ARTIFICIAL teeth from 500 70 tlIOO'
S75. 90 and 5000. .,o.oo euv.-
aIlipss from 75c. 70 $500. $1,000
s.1l.ioid com6lnation, Ceeloid and Rubber pistes;
Csold and Porcelain riyoting, clasps, &C., specls
..,sntlonI grxen 10 nlling and preserving the hA-
s1 ...st snd eorrectlng the Irregularities
An WORK uArrAnted nrst class.
~ Teeth 1trActed absolutely "i'houi pam y
~ .ss Of Nitrous oxide Gas
March le.--u.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-10-30
What Can be Done.

By trying again and keep up
courage many things seemingly
impossible may be attained. Hun
dreds of hopeless cases of Kidney
and Liver Complaint have been
cured by Electric Bitters, after
everything else had been tried in
vain. SO, don't think there IS no
cure for you, but try Electric Bit
ters. There is 10 medicine 80 safe,
so pure, and so perfect a Blood
Purifier. Electric Bitters will cure
Dyspepsia, Diabetes and all Dis
eases of the Kidneys. Invaluable
in affections of Stomach and Liver,
aud overcome all Urinary Diff
culties.
Large bottles only 80 cts. at b
Schmitt's.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-10-30

Tommy; exclaimed Mrs. Fogg,
don't you know it's Sunday Don't
you know that it is naughty to
make a kite to dayp
But, my dear interposed Fsgg,
don't you see he is maxi ng it with
q religious paperp
SOh = said Mrs. f., Il didn't no'
tice that .u
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-10-30
In the FireIight.

The fire upon the hearth is low,
And there is stiffness everywhere
Like troubled spirits, here and there
The freight shadows futtering 60
And as the shadows round me creep,
A childish treble breaks the gloom,
And softly from the further room
Comes "Now / Jay me down to sleep
And. somehow, with that little prayer
And that sweet treble in my ears
My thought goes back to distant year.
And fingers with that dear one there;
And as hear the child's amen,
Nv mothers faith comes back to me
Crouched at her side ] seem to be,
And mother holds my hands again.
Oh. for an hour in that dear place
Oh, for the peace in that dear time,
Oh. for a childish trust sublime.
Oh, for a glimpse of mothers face
Yet. as the shadows round me creep,
lido not seem to be alone
Sweet magic of that treble tone
And Now lay me down to sleep "
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-10-30

A lady visiting large city at
tended a fashionable church, and,
through the carelessness Of an
usher, was shown into a private
pew. Very soon a fashionable
family came in, led by very pom.
looking old gentleman, who
stared angrily at the offending
stranger in his pew. The lady,
greatly embarrassed, arose and
said G--I-beg your pardon, GirI
do you ocoupew this pieii
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-10-30

An elastic step, buOyant spirits,
and clear complexion, are among
the many desirable results of pure
blood. The possessor of healthy
blood has his faculties at command,
and enjoys a clear aud quick per-
ception, which is impossible when
the blood is heavy and sluggished
with impurities. Ayers Sarsapa-
rllla is the best blood purifier and
yitalizer known.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-10-30

In Pittsburg the Philadelphia
Westinghouse Natural Gas Compa.
ny is supplying over 10000 dwell.
ings with natural gas, compared
with GAO a month ago, GO glass fac.
tories, "a rolling mills, and 40 9th
er industrial works, besides SO mis-
cellaneous establishments, and the
cry is still for mere, with which re.
quest the company is complying as
rapidly as it can. 1t is estimated
that at the present time from 5000
to 10000 tons of coal daily are dis
placed,
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-10-30
The Harness-Maker's WOOing.

al never went to school, Miss Mary,
And sew I'm not horse collar,
But am as harnessed as the day,
And not strapped for a dollar
She guessed bis spur-pOse, and at once
Said TO the harness-maker;
"You show no traces of a Ounce
In being heart-breaker."
Then he got harness knees. Sighed he !;
"Your sweet words stirrup in me
A hope that you my bride be
0 try bit to win me-
80. no surcingle will l stay,
Ere do that, dear Walter"
"Tben, darling, won't you name the day
To meet me at the halter =
No maiden hames the day." she said,
A blushing in her beauty,
"But if you're hitching soon to wed,
You'll buckle to that duty"
"Tn name tomorrow, then, he cried,
"Lest saddle be our marriage"
"And. if it reins," the maiden sighed,
"whip better have a carriage
H. c. Dodge.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-10-30
ReIuked.

Once, on a summer day,
Far from the beaten way,
Some fairy bade me stray
Cupid, mayhap.
Under a leafy tree,
Whom should / chance to see
Whom, but my Rosalie,
Taking a napi
There in a lovely nook,
Screened from intruder's look,
Near her neglected book,
slumbering she lay.
What could a fellow doi
Tell me, sir, wouldn't you
Kneel and take one or two
Kisses away
All, but / broke the spelll
Opened her eyes, and-well,
COuld / do else than tell
How it was broke
Humbly for grace plead
sternly she shook her head
"Couldn't you watt" she said,
"Tin l awokei p
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-10-30

A sleeping car porter is reported
to have shot a man on a Western
railway train. There is nothing ex-
traordinary about this. Some men
have to be killed before they will
submit to be robbed.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-10-30

A health journal says that peo.
pie ought to take three-quarters Of
an hour for didner. This is well II
there is enough dinner to hold out
so long. The penalty for hurrying
meals, as most people do, is a
grevious attack of dyspepsia. In
such a case You will have to resort
to Browns Iron Bitters for cure,
as did Mr.. J.R Pinkston, Shorters
Depot, Ala, who writes, | found
relief in Browns Iron Bitters after
years OF suffering from dyspepsia
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-10-30

Iffeeling old-renew your youth
full vigor by using Ayers Sarsapa-
rills. 1t will vitalizs the blood,
recruit the wasting energies, aud
build up the system.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-10-30
gSo. L. KELLEl

nR. T. +. LOCKE,
IL SURGEON DENTIST.
OFFICE: Main St., opp. the Court House.
WOODSTOCK, VIRGINIA.
Artificial teeth inserted in any manner
desired. Careful attention given 10 NIL
ing and extracting. Parents should BRING
their children and have their teetn e4,
ammed, and procure information that Will
be of great value in after life.
All work guaranteed. Prices moderate
July 10, Sly
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-10-30
DR A. MA RTIN,
SURGEON DENTIST,

Respectfully informs the public that
he has resumed the practice OF his pro-
ssslon orders left. at the store OF /. u
Fravel, in Woodstock. willTeceive pro-
mpt attention
Jan. 18th II.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1885-04-02
SCROFULA.

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