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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-03-06
COMMISSIONERS OFFICE,

" Woodstock, Va, March ), 1895.
To w. Frank Smith and - Prince,
partners trading as Smith & Prince
and all other creditors Of J. p. Zirkle
d Co... Complainants,
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-03-06

As to the fights of the future,
the. is little dOubt-they will be
over the tariff aud the silver qucs'
ton. While sitting in the Riggs
House Senator Tom Bowen, OF Col
orado, three weeks ago, said to a
number of journalists, the Demo
cratic party cannot agree on either
one of two political lssues-one the
tariff and the other the silver ques-
ton, and before Cleveland shall
have been in Office month he VIII
find himself between two hostile
camps in his own party Senator
Bowen proved himself a prophet
for Mr.. Cleveland emphasized the
breach in his party before his IN
anguration by his letter upon the
silver question. Ideas will enter a
GOOD deal into the shaping oteveIts
during the next four years-much
more than they have during the
period when 'war-records,' real or
manufactured by newspapers, were
the stock and staple of trade III
political literature in at least one
half of the country.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-03-06

The new President, a friend tells
me-a friend whom have known
in Buffalo, New York City, and
Louisville, Kentucky, whom [ met
by accident in the surging crowd
OH Pennsylvania Avenue, not an
hour since he had left Mr.. Cleve-
land on yesterday, says he will be
a success. Il have played marbles
with him., said he, 'and | have
watched his growth through youth
and manhood, and | want nothing
of him save his continued friend
ship, but you are going to find IN
him a sensible and sturdy Execu-
tive 'Glad to hear it, and hope 1t
is so,' was my response which was
expressive of neither dlstrnst or
confidence as to the sanSulne
prophecy. Cleveland has organ
lied a Cabinet well calculated to
satisfy the Democratic party and
his Solid South, and it will be
practical enough in the matter of
the patronage to satisfy everybody
except the Democratic boys, like
the representatives of Tammany
who ale here in force. They tell
the Southern boys that fine words
butter no parsnips,' and that they
dealt with Cleveland as Governor
of New York for two years past
They ought to know. SO boys,
be patlent and burst no valves by
over.confdent expectation.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-03-06
Did you Sup

pose Mustang Liniment only good
for .horsesl 1t is for inhamma-
ton Of all flesh.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-03-06

Vice President Hendricks mar
rOwly escaped collision on the
- b. & D. X. r., between Grafton
. and Parkersburg. The engineers
> managed to stop the trains SO
se'that they came together with only
enough Of a shock to awake the
81 occupants of the sleepers. Mr.
Hendricks was riding in the
Superintendent Car. The Super
u intendent was on the train and
instantly discharged the crew
OF the freight train, which was
running out Of time.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-03-06
Cream of Current Comment al
the National Capitol.
Compiled for the HERALD.


WASHINGTON, March 4, 1885.
While the great political transfer
goes on to-day, and magnificent
pageantry is participated in 10y Re
publicansas heartilyas Democrats.
all concentrating a great nation
al event, and when Pennsylvania
Avenue is thrOnged with gazers at
the show and pomp, there are PEG
pie rejoicing over the friendlness
of the intercourse between the
thousands of visitors of both par
ties. Sensible peOplel Sensible
American people A great country
is their possession, with liberal and
popular institutions, under whose
benefcent influences men and wo-
men are happier than under any
system of government ever devised
by mans wisdom. Cleveland is
President and all good Americans
bow to the omnipotent popular
voice that so elevated him.
-
Illustrative of the great good Will,
after much disputation, which
George Eliot names in one of her
novels as the road to the ascertain
ment of truth, and which tells the
story of our political contests, are
now pleasant incidents. Republl-
can politicians of distinction are
here to honor the occasion of inau'
gurating our American President,
whose election they strOve to defeat,
and whose administration they ex-
pect to antagonize in the political
struggles of the next four years.
The largest feature of the military
parade is the Pennsylvania militia
organized by regiments, and, as a
Philadelphia journalist tells me,
three.fourths of them are Republi-
can in political sentiment.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-03-06
Gearing AMI. Pul1eYs
Cast or Cut Gearing,

spur or beveb from any size to twenty
feet, Of almost any desired face or pitch.
Their Hangers and Pillow Box patterns
will be Unsurpassed. Mar. Git
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-03-06
ANNIVERSARIES OFFICr.

P. ". MAGRUDEg
w. L X. pa. Feb. 20,-iw.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-03-06

In the opinion Of the Kansas col
ored preacher the earth was created
atmidnight, so thatno one should see
What ]. was made Of IfsOme new
light theological refOrmer would
only take hold of this theory and
oil remodel it into good constructive
90 phraseOlogy, it might do service in
distinguishing the real doctrine of
3, tae creation from the popular no.
tom of Il.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-10-09
FROM THE CAPITOL.

THE secretary of the treasury has
made an order changing the hour for
the purchase of silver on Tuesdays and
fridays from 9 to P. NJ, in order to
enable the business to be compl eted the
same day.
BIDS have been op. ned at the Treasury
Department for iron work on the post
office at Peoria, Ill. The lowest bid was
that of the Marshall Foundry Company,
at $12 COL. Bids were also opened for
stone and brick work at the postoffice
at Minneapolis. M. A. McGowan was
the lowest bidder for brick work, at $11,-
900, a>d the Minneapolis Stone Com
pany for stone work, at $16, 900.
STATEMENTS prepared at the Treasury
Department show that the amount of
silver dollars put into circulation direct
ly from the mints during the past two
or three months is nearly double the
amount similarly coined during the
corresponding period of last year. The
issue from the mints during the week
ended Sept. 26 WAS $73S.517, as $455, ,S95
issued during the corresponding period
of last year.
THE Secretary of the Treasury has
instructed the collector of customs at
NtW L OIh hU lShut pdp6IS "
the steamship City of Mexico, plying
between that port and Honduras, which
vessel has been under surveillance for
several wesks because of suspension,
she being fitted out for tilibustring ex-
pedition against Honduras. The action
of the secretary was taken with the APP
proval Of the secretary of state based on
report from the collector of customs
at New York of no evidence or intent
on the part of the owners or officers of
| the steamer to violate the neutrality
law.
THE Postmaster General is about to
issue an additional circular of instruc-
tions to Postmasters where the special
delivery service has been established
Among other things the circular will
advise postmaster re- to impress upon the
senders of letters bearing the official
delivery stamp the necessity of an &C,
curate address, giving the names OF
streets and numbers of houses where
ever practicable, or failing in that res
pect, an indication of tho business OF
the person addressed.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-10-09

tor. The wardrobe prevented a com.
plete ascent and the cable breke from
the strain. The cage fell. McKillopp
| died from his in njuries. and Fosters con-
diticn Is preparious. s
As Sherman Nooks was riding in a
wagon at Marshaltown, Iowa, a jolt
threw him out. His left leg was caught
between the spokes of the hind wheel
and wound around the hub. The leg
was crushed to pulp between the
ankle and the knee, the knee cap torn
off, and the thigh bone forced through
the flesh two inches or more just above
the knee. Death is almost certain 10
result.
ABOUT three o'clock Wednesday
morning the roof of the Washington
house at Lafayette, Ind, caught fire
from a defective flue. The boarders es-
capped without injury. The roof was
entirely destroyed. Loss, about 81 600;
insured in the Phoenix and Home COM
panies. During the fire one of the fire.
men named Mccoy was knocked from
ladder and sustained serious Injuries.
CHRISTINE LAGRANGE, young
woman, committed suicide by poison at
Neenah, Wis, Saturday morning. In
her dying moments she confessed that
on Friday night, while driving home
from a dance with John kerwin, aged
81, he dragged her from the buggy and
violated her person, and that she could
not outIive the disgrace. Kerwin was
arrested at Menasha Monday and taken
to Oshkosh, where the examining JUS
tice held him in Sc 600 bonds, which he
has been unable to procure.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-10-09

the South Foreland Lights. As soon
as the balloon touched the water the
car sank, and it was feared the oceu>
pants were lost. as the balloon went
over on her side and rolled about a
great deal on the water. But the men
were soon seen clinging to the ropes
and signaling for assistance.
Although the tide was setting in
the opposite direction, the balloon was
impelled through the water BY the
wind at great rate, and the tug
gained on them very slowly. The
men were seen to be in very exhaus-
ted state When the tag reached
within half a mile of them a galley,
manned by some travellers by whom
the balloon had been sighted, Shot out
OF St. Margaret's Bay, and succeeded
in getting to the balloon as she was
drifting by, the tug being then within
half a mile of them. Lines were
thrown to the seronauts, and they
were hauled into the galley with great
difficulty. They were very much ex.
hausted, ard were taken ashore at
once, where restoratives were admins
istered. The accident is attributed to
Captain Dale losing control Of the
valve at the top of the balloon. TAe
balloon had evidently lost a large
quantity of gas, as it partly collapsed
on the tug coming up to it. Prepa1-
ations were made by the captain of
the tug to secure the balloon, but it
suddenly rose from the water soon
after 1T was released from its imnedi
ment, assembled to great height, and
drlfted away over the cliffs in the di-
rection of Ramsgate.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-10-09
Didn't Quite Understand.
San Francisco Chronicle

Shoemaking and business laever
seem to go together. Did your ever
notice that even a big shoemaker, with
a big store i mean a practical shoe
maker-Rever gives you change from
a drawer when you pay his account
He always takes it from his pscket. A
shoemaker never seems TO keep ao-
counts. He puts the money you pay
aim into his pocket and always counts
it two or three times over, and tries II
with his teeth before he says it is all
right. a fellow ordered from small
working shoemaker, the other day. a
pair OF boots. He went in 70 pay for
them. They were 81.
"Well," said the customer. Il wani
you to mend these others. What will
you charge7"
Two dollars and half"
"All right" said the customer. as
joke; "s2 so from 81 leaves s4.5o.
Here you are
Tina. is all right" said the shoe.
makPr.
Next morning the customer found
the shoemaker sitting on the steps OF
his office when he went to business.
He was distressed, but polite.
II lay awake all night thinking
that thing out Seems t. me you've
made q mistake don't quite under
stand it yet You forgot when you
paid me that I am the shoemaker and
yOu own the boots
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-10-09
The Situation He WassFit For.
Boston Courier.

Boston Courier.
Keeper of Intelligence Office = You
say you desire sitnation2
Applicant Yes, sir.
K o. /. O.-What can you doa
Al have no trade, but | am will
ing to do almost anything
K. o. |. O.-WAat have you been
doing lately?
A. Working in a dynamlte fac
tory.
K, O. I. O.-Dangcrous work sup
poser
Avery dangerous; but l did not
leave it on that account, but because
the work gave out. I'm not afraid Of
anything.
20. I. O.-You ain't, eh. You
aia't afraid of being pounded half to
death, cuffed, kicked, execrated,
knocked down, rolled in the mud, be-
ing made football Of, or anything OF
that kind2
A.-Certainly not.
Z. o. I. O.-AI right, / will try
and get you a position as baseball
umpire.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-10-09
Drinking Habits Changing.
Philadelphia Record.

A proof of the great cnange in tho
drinking habits of the people it is
shown by the official statistics that the
consumption of ardent spirits in the
country during the first decade of this
century averaged four and half gal
Ions annually to each head of the
population. The consumption OF
spirits for drink has gradually declin-
ed from that time. until now it does
not much exceed one gallon an
nually for each inhabitant. The total
amount of spirits produced IN the
country and imported for consump-
ton III 1860 was SO, 969, 551 gallons
From this must be deduSted an export
of 8, GOA, 0S7 gallons, which leaves Sc,
1854, 564 gallons for domestic copsump-
ton. If 35, ,000,0 gallons be deduct
ed for use in the arts and manufac-
lures. there remained 61 364, ,5G4 gal
Ions for consumption for drink. In
1884 the total amount of liquors re-
tailed for domestic consumption and
imported was 6,S07, 474 gallons. If
IL per cent. be deducted for the arts
and manufactures, 60, $50, COS gallons
remain for drink. In other words,
81, 443, 321 inhabitants of the United
States consumed in 1860 more spirits
for drink than So, 5,G00, 600 inhabitants
consumed for drink in 1884. While
the consumption of whiskey is stead
lily declining, the use of beer aud light
wines is increasing.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-10-09

The size of elephants is commo~ly
over estimated. Their stature is al
most always exaggerated i'll those
countries where they are found Wild.
Even European travellers of Sc.enti
iic training have made notable mis-
takes in this resp Ct African ele~
plants which Major Denhsm, one Of
the early explorers, supposed to be
sixteen feet high proved To be less
than ten feet when killed. In G 'ylon
the native elephants, which formerly
thought to be larger than the African
animal, is rarely taller than nine
feet; and Sir Emerson Tennet says
the largest specimens on that island
do not ACREAGE more than eight feet
Out Of LOO elephants from which
the tallest were selected and measur-
ed with care, on one occasion in India
there was not one whose height equal
ed eleven feet
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-10-09

A COMMITTEE OF OF German scien-
lists appointed some time since 10 in
vestigate the action of gaslight upon
the eyes recommended shades and
bell glasses Of translucent glass por
celain; on the other hand, they dis
approve of opaque metallic shades,
the effect of using the latter being
that the eyes, though themselves in
shade, gsZe upon a strongly illum-
mated surfacs aud becoms dazaled
and over stimulated. On account of
the large quantity of heat evolved by
gas the burrer should not be too near
the heads of persons in the room, as
such heat may be the cause of head
ache, and even congestion of the
brain. When there is any specially
irritating condition of the eyes, a
dark blue glass is advantageous. On
the whole, the results of investigation
hsve proved that gaslight has no de.
leterious effect upon the eyes, provid.
ed they are su fficiently protected
from its direct action.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-10-09
TELEGRAPHIC.
GENERAL NOTES.

The postmaster General has decided
that no special delivery of mail shall be
made on Sunday.
THE public debt, less cash in the treas
ury, is $1,460, ,934.27 The net decrease
during September was about $780,
600
STREE CAR drivers and conductors in
st. Louis have demanded reduction
of working hours from fifteen to twelve
daily.
a DESTRUCTIVE hailstorm occurred in
Dinwiddie County, Virginia, involving
a heavy less in the cotton, tobacco, and
peanut crop.
THE wage differences between the
window glass manufactures of Pitts
burg and the workmen have been salts
factorily settled.
THE German steamer Werra, from
Brennan, which arrived at New York
Saturday, brought the largest cargo of
gold that has come to this country from
Europe for some months-$1, $50, 900.
A FALLING meteor in the Pittsburg
Pa) district Saturday night emitted a
half dozen explosions, which caused
CONSERVATION, some persons believing
tHc deLOHdIlOub WGTS tl5 IcsilL vi Ill
earthquake shock.
The contest for the league baseball
championship was virtually settled
Wednesday in favor of the Chicago club
which defeated the New York team by
a score of 2 to in the presence OF II eco
people.
The aerolite which caused the loud
detonations in wtstern Pennsy lvania on
Saturday last, fell upon farm near the
West Virginia line. The stone, which
is more than thirty-five feet square, has
been visited by large numbers of peo-
pie
TIE Boston police are investigating
what is believed to be another river
murder mystery. Is is stated that
corpno was thrown into the river from
a wagon at Eaneuil depot Monday
night. Blood marks were found in the
vicinity.
GIUSEPPE LOMBARD former resident
of Milwaukee, at New York Tuesday
converted his property in 10 a draft for
90, 500 francs, and was about to swallow
the paper when arrested for insanity.
He believed thieves coveted his possess
ions.
In 1881 Paul Broder, a wealthy col
lege professor of Beloit, Wis died from
what was supposed to be the effects of
falling down stars. Recently friends
took the matter up, and coroner's in
quest was held at JaHesville, the jury
Thursday returning verdict that Pro-
fessor Broder had been murdered.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-10-09
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A Model Of Eads' Ship KailMay.
New York Tribune

In the Offices Of the Tehuantepec
Ship Railway company, on the seven
th floor of the Mutual Life insurance
Building, James b. Eads recently Ex-
hiblted maps and diagrams descript
i've Of his ship rail way before party
of interested men, who were
taken to the basement Of the build
ing, where complete working mod
ell or the railway was shown. A wood
en- ship. about three feet long was
floated from tank representing the
sea level uD0n pontoon which may
be lowered or elevated by hydraulic
action; the pontoon was then lifted
till the section representing the per-
manent lard railway. Using the
hands af his assistants in place OF
locomotives, Mr. Eads had the ship,
which rested on a.cradle running on
wheels, run off the pontoon upon the
land road, A large circular tank was
at the other end to illustrate iiov
curves ia the line of the railway were
TO be rendered unnecessary. In this
was a large floating turntable, con :
sisting of a pontoon SO constructed
that after the ship had been run in its
cradle upon the rails laid upon the
center, the water could be extracted
by pump from compartments 10 It's
side and the pontoon swung in any
position TO unite the rails with the
land railway branching Oft at any
angle desired.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-10-09
Too Late.

Two lightning rods agents, eacn
driving his respective team, met on
the highway in Indiana one day this
summer, and the first inquired
Where are you from, and what
sort of rod are you putting up2"
"From Chicago, and it's the copper~
tip" was the answer.
"Ahl Which way now2'
aOut to Six mile Corners
"Mabe you are going out TO see the
Widow Smith and solicit an order2'
'That's me, exactly
Then you may turn around. |
went out and married the widow nv
self yesterday, and can assure you
that no Chicago house can get any
Tightening rods in on US over the
Cleveland duplex, carbon-tipped elec-
trio catcher which | have the honor of
putting up at seventeen cents per
foot y
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-10-09
GOLDANDsILyER UNDER GROUND

The product of the mines of Boliyis
is estimated at 16, ,o0o. 900 ounces.
The Bolivian government leyies 8
tax of .wo-thirds for each ounce of sill
yer mined.
The ore output OF Lsadyille 70,
July reached 1000 tons a day for
every working day,
The payroll of the Comstock mines
for the month of July was rot far
from S115, 600
The output of the mineral products
of the United States in 1884 was valued
at S40S. 1Q4, 620.
From the s24, 600, 900 Of silver annu
ally coined by the United States MINIS
the Government derives profit OF
nearly 81, 600, 900.
The Silver King Mine, of Arizona,
has paid, since 1879, 81, 500, 900 IN divi
dends and has produced something
like S., 400, 900 in silver.
The total value of all minerals
raised in the United Kingdom in 1884
is reported at eel, 2S2. OPS at the mines,
as against S64, 6S5, S34 in 1888.
OF gold and silver the Mint autori>
ties estimate the production in the
United States in 1884 at $3e, 500, 900 in
gold and $4S 500, 900 silver Coming
rate); total, SO, 900, 600.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-10-09
The worlds Champion.

Mr. Edward Harlan. the great oars
man. and until his recent contest with
Beech in Australia, the champion of
the world, may certainly be looked up
on as an authority in everything affect
ing athletic sports Before leaving
Australia for this country, he wrote .
letter in which he stated that he had
used st. Jacobs Oil with the most bene-
fetal results. He found it . reliable
remedy for muscular pains in the arms
and limbs, and from his personal ex-
perience took great pleasure in recon-
mending it. No stronger proof of the
truth of what is claimed for Sc. Jacobs
Oil could be furnished than this, and Il
will undoubtedly carry great weight
with all thoughtful and intelligent peo-
Pile.