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The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1885-08-15

In Suffers Mill-race lay the sand,
The yellow, shining grains,
That sent thrill throughout the land
From the coast across the plains.
And all Atlantics seaboard rose
With shouts of "Virgin Gold?"
Fearless of fevers and of foes
Or deadly heat and cold.
And swept to the Pacific slopes
In quest Of sudden wealth;
The young aglow with buoyant hopes,
The aged with greedy stealth.
They came, the Men of Forty-nine,
Those stalwart pioneers.
From the Palmetto and the Pine
To where the Redwood rears.
They came with cradle and with tent,
An army strong and bold,
Their sight on the Serras bent
In the reckless race of old.
They came all bearded as the pard,
Bronzed by the FURNISHED sun,
With Colt and Bowie for their guard,
And the rich field was won.
Along the Sacramento's shore
Ran rivulets of life,
All eager for the precious ore
In Mammon-mines of strife.
While mother, sister, sweetheart, bride
Fell on their knees to pray
That naught of evil should betide
Their loved-Ones leagues away.
Hail to the Men of Forty-nine
Who braved the stormy Horn
That honor might be yours and mine
And millions, yet unborn!
For straightway Frisco reared its crest
Close by the Golden Gate,
The Empire City of the West
Built by the hand of Fate.
From he Washington Republic.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1885-08-15
For ali who Die.

The following poem was regarded by
Edgar A. Poe as most beautiful and
touching of its kind in English language:
1t hath been said for all who die
There is a tear,
Some paining, bleeding heart to sigh
Der every bier;
But in that hour of pain and dread
Who will draw near
Around my humble couch and shed
One farewell tear?
Who'll watch the fast departing ray
In deep despair.
And soothe the spirit on its way
With holy prayer?
What mourner round my couch will come
In words of woe
And follow me to my long home
Solemn and slow z?
When lying on my earthly bed
In Icy sleep
Who then by pure affection led
Will come and weepP
By the pale moon implant the rose
Upon my breast
And bid il cheer my dark repose,
My lonely rest
Could but know when am sleeping
Low in the ground
One faithful heart would then be keeping
Watch all around,
As if some gem lay shrined beneath
That old sod's gloom,
Twould mitigate the pangs of death
And light the tomb.
Yes, in that hour if could feel
From halls of glee
And beauty's pressure one would steal
In secrecy
And come and sit or stand by me
In nights deep noon,
Oh, l would ask of memory
No other boon.
But ah, a lonlier fate is mine
A deeper woe.
From all I've loved in youths sweet time
soon must go,
Draw round me my pale robes of white,
In dark spot
To sleep through deaths long dreamless
night,
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1885-08-15
FORTESCUE'S SORE THROAT.

1t was a delightful morning in
early spring; a gentle wind caress-
ed the tender leaves which had
burst forth in the night a bird
twittered now and again with that
peculiar clearness of sound that on
ly the first birds of the season seem
to possess, and the sun had sent his
heralds of the dawn far in advance
long lines of yellow, purple and
crimson, with tender pink and blue
still higher in the sky.
Mr.. Fortescue had risen early on
purpose to feast his eyes and mind
on the beauty of the landscape, and
stood lost in thought at his dressing
room window. A plain business
man, throughgoing man, his
neighbois called Ned Fortescue (;
but he had an artists eye and a
keen poetic instinct.
But suddenly his face clouded-
he had heard Il sound that he un-
derstood only too well. A harm
less noise you would have thought
it-merely slight jar of iron
against wood as Mrs. Fortescue
turned the bed-key.
"She's taking down our bed, as
I'm alive !" soliloquized Mr.. Fortes-
cue. "That means house-cleaning,
and no peace for a week at least.
What can be done? Is there no
way out of it? I'm sure every car
pet in the house was lifted last fall. "
The husband stood looking out of
the window, but no longer needing
the sunrise-he was revolving a
plan. "I'll risk it ~ he said at last,
and proceeded to hunt up some
strips of flannel. Just as he was
swathing his thoat in long strip of
red flannel Mr.. Fortescue came to
the door.
"I've taken the bed down, Ned,
and shall set to work at once. Hear
the birds it's high time we were
house-cleanind. But, my dear Ned
what is the matter ? Don't tell me
you've sore throat !"
Mr.. Fortescue nodded, pointed to
his throat, and shook his head, as
if solemnly to indicate that speech
was an impossible.
"Dear me! how unfortunate.
can't possibly clean house with you
illw
Mr.. Fortescue turned Suddenly tc
the window lest his delight should
betray him.
"We must send for Dr. Hortcn,
continued his wife. "and you mus
not leave these rooms. ! don't wish
to alarm you, my dear, but you
know, diphtheria is so catching ant
the children
For moment our hero wavered
he had not any idea of being quar-
antined. Besides, the doctor woulC
see through his deception. If only
his wife had held her tongue for ,
few minutes he would have confes
sed his wickedness thrown himsel
upon her mercy; but she, foolisl
woman did not know when to keel
still, "I'll tell you Ned, what II
do" She went on, "with it's no
clear diphtheria, I'll just run Of
with the children up to Aunt Maria
and then, if you are not better, II
leave them there and come back
To be sure, l want to nurse you"
Here was a respite No house
cleaning, and house all to himsel
at that loveliest time of the yea
Annie was q slave TO her house an,
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1885-08-15

Hind8O Weayers.

In Hindoostan, which is suppos-
ed to be the original birthplace of
the loom, the natives still employ
this useful machine in its most
primitive form. Sometimes two
trees growing near together form
their standing frame. Usually palms
are selected on account of their
straight, slender trunks, and a few
of bamboo with some pieces of cord
complete the simple apparatus. The
weaver makes four stakes of bamboo
to support his warp, and a sufficient
number of pegs to fix his head
ropes securely, and thus equipped
will shake his turbaned head dis
dainfully at the bare mention of for
eign innovations.
Sometimes loom is suspended
from the rafters of room in the
dwelling, or shanty near by that
is kept for the purpose. Then the
machine will be composed of a
number of stakes fixed a few feet
apart for the entire length of the
building, or perhaps in front of it,
for a distance of thirty or forty
yards, and the thread is carried be-
tween the stakes by the Wrappers
running round and round them
with their spindles till the work is
done. The warp is dressed with
congey, or rice-water to serve as
starch, and the weaving is almost as
simple an operation as the prepara-
ton of the ward.
The operator sits with his legs in
hole in the ground, and keeps his
toes busy in regulating the cords
attached to the work upon which he
is engaged. A machine of this sort,
with all the requisite apparatus,
costs only rupee and a half, or
about sixty-eight cents of our
money. Yet by the aid of so sim
pie contrivance, these Hindoo
weavers produce not only the re-
nowned Cashmere shawls that have
in almost every land been regarded
as among the specialties of costly
and beautiful attire, but also the
lovely India silks and muslins so
highly priced, even in Europe, for
that wonderful fineness and smooth
ness of texture that no other nation
has been able to produce. The most
skilful limitations of the shawls have
been made in France, but even the
very best are readily distinguished
by experts from the genuine India
article, of which they are too clumsy
an imitation to meet with ready
purchasers,-Fanny Roper Feudge,
in Illustrated Chr. Weekly.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1885-08-15

A woman cured her husband of
staying out late at night by going to
the door when he came home, and
whispering through the key-hole,
as that you, Willie p" Her hus-
hands name is John, and he stays
at home every night now,
"Oh, DEAR" yawned a little boy
after he had returned from church.
81 don't wonder the world is so full
of wickedness. "Why SOP" asked
the astonished mother. "Cause God
picked out such tedious day for
Sunday"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-05-15

A young man applied to one Of our mer-
chants lately for a situation and was asked
if he thought he could make a salesman.
Replying af6mahvely, he was asked,
Well, suppose you were waiting on that
man and his wife over at the counter, what
would you do first 2 i should hold up the
best piece Of goods in the stock aud ask
thelnau If he didn't think 1t was becom-
ing to lis daughters style Of beauty. -
well what then ? ooh, nothing The
woman would take care Of the rest OF IT,
Young man, don't want you for a clerk I;
l want you for partner, but unfortunate
ly have no vacancy, and such a genius
as yours is toobfiliant and comprehensive
for such limited establishment as mine'
said the merchant, and the young man
went away sorrowfully rejecting upon the
buffstings inflicted upon genius By cfnel
world. I vite
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-05-15

COMMISSIONERS OFFICE,
u Woodstock, Va, April 2Q,llSS5
To James II. Rodeffer, p. W. N'gcder,
n,yid Giuook, p. j. Frayel, K. II Ca
bn.n. W. II. Bargelt and b. Schlitt,
late mayor and couucilmeu Of tue twn
of Woodstock, Va, .---.. -. ComDts.n
AND Ell.
Mann Almond aud others reversioner in
the commons of the town Of Noodsock,
NA,..--.-.-..- - s''ielta.
You arc hereby notified thai ! hay fix
Cd mon the Bird day Of june next between
the hours Of 6 o'clock, A. NJ. and 9 O'clock,
p. NJ. at my Office, to proceed to NAB the
inouiry rsauired to be made under te act
| ~ tho general assembly entitled an Act
N ALL the commons in the town OF yood =.
tool VA. approved March 10, 1910 aud
! the act ainendatory thereof with refeence
| 3, fLe distrfbution Of the funds aising
IRON. ,he said sale aud report in Ration
! thereto. and any other matter maydeem
pertinent or any Interested parry my de
sire as reqnred to be taken by the 6crees
! ofsbennndoah Circuit Court rendoed Oh
| tbe 18th daT OF Dec. 1916 and llth .ay Of
! Anril. 1885, In asuit In chancery depndng
lJ1rseid oonrt between james Il. Rdefer,
mavor Nc. eompIalD.. Mann
Almond, &c, dci(s, and if fT6fi' q cause
the taking Of said account shall not he
commenced, or having been coihmenced
should not be completed on that day, the
taking of the same will he adjourned from
dnv to day, or from place to place, until
the same arc taken aud completed.
Given ander my hand as Commissioner
in ohancery Of tho said court, Mt my Office
in said county the day and year first
Aforesaid -
Z. +. STICKLEY.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-05-15


A REFORMED CHURCH ORGANIZED AT
MreJ AcKsos,--DiYi ssFyiGgsYyf special
interes, to many persons rsslaerhs'of Mt.
Jackson and SiGtiiy, Eete bield in the
Union Church, of that place, on Sunday,
MAY 10th. The occasion was the organi-
zation Of Rei.rmed church, The services
began on Sunday evening, May Sd, the
pastor, Rev. Geo. A. Whitmore, officiating.
This was followed by services on wednes
day and Thursday evenings, and on Friday
afternoon and evening, the sermons being
preached by Rev. S.A WhitmoEe, Of VIM
chester, Va. with . good asfepdancea t -
these services. On Sunday afternoon at
3 O'clock services were again held, Rev
A. X. Kline Of Woodstock, assisting the
pastor in the services, and Rev. Vim. F.
Lichliter, of LANCASTER, Pa pre- aching the
sermon. After the seryices bad closed the
members forming the organization remain
cd aud decided on the name Of their
church. adopted constitution, and select
"A the officers. In the evening the organ
fization was formally effected. The open
I ing service was conducted by Rev. CIV.
Summey; Rev. VIM. f. LichliteF preached
/ the serInon then the pastor announced
the names Of the persons entering and
forming the original members Of the or
ganization, tventy-three in all who rose
and by a standing vote ratified the action
taken at the afternoon meeting. The title
sof their church is, The Evangelical Re
formed Church Of Mt. jackson, Va The
pastor then ordained and installed the
oflioers-Isaac Foltz, Elder Joseph II.
Tisinger and John II. Heller, Deacons.-
| An address TO the officers was made by
Rev. A. K. Kline; and one TO the people
I on their duty TO the officers was delivered
By Rev. c. ". Summey. Then followed
the interesting ssrvios receiving twOPer-
sons into connection with tho church by
baptism aud confirmation. Tho pastor
then announced that 10 two, weeks in the
morning, the Holy Communion would be
administered, the Rev. Dr. Calendar as
sisting him. With The singing Of by MI
and doxology :, and the benedictioh by the
pastor, these interesting and important
! services closed.
Noticeable at these services was the
singing of the choir, but few new organi-
zations having so many good voices that
by previous training are able to render
acceptable service in the ministry Of
praise. The presence Of friends from
Grace church, st. Johns church, aud
Woodstock, attested the interest in this
new church organized under such favorable
auspices. The pastor and people are t.
DO congratulated on the encouraging be-
ginning they have made, aud the promise
of the future. May the Evangelical Re
formed Church Of Mt. Jackson grow aD'
prosper TO the glory Of God and the spirit
-ual good of the Community. ,essff
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-05-15

I A DISTRESSING ACc1DENT.-0n Tuesday
morning most distressing accident oe-
cured near the arch bridge, where the
Mddebrook road passes Under the c. x
o. road. Jno. H. Plunkett, Esq, was
drfsing into town in his buggy, and just
as be emerged from the arch a train on the
railroad started and frightened bis
horse, which ran and jumped over n COW
lying in the street. Mr.. Plunkett was
proba ~ sta1JiVg onlhis feet IN the efidSs
to hold the horse, aud AZ the buggy came
, in con TACT " ith lhe COW WA thrown some
eight feet in the air, falling violently for
ward, bis headstrking a stone withterrfic
force. lie remained in an UNCONSCIOUS
condition, despite the utmost eIertIon Of
| the physicians, until about two o'clock
! yesterday morning when ho expired
The deceased was about fifty years Of age,
and one Of the best men and citizens Of
| Stanton. ...-...... Last Sunday morning
while Carter Mare, col, and hisiwife were
Intending clreh, thief effected an ep-
trance into hs house by unlocking the
door with false key. After ransacking
all Of the drawers in the house, and Sc
curing gold watch and three rings, the
thief made his departure, leaving every
thing in confusion. No clue to the robber
has been obtained. Valley Virginian,
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-05-15

MFssRs. RDIrORs :-m the year 1850
Mr.. NJ. N. Moore (then only q boy by
some means lost valuable English lever
silver watch belonging 20 his father, Mr..
Samuel Moore The watch was thought
10 have been lost in an orchard, on the
Moore estate, Quicksburg, Va. Repeated
searches were made, but without any trace
of the missing favOrite. Years came and
vent. and time wrought changes until the
,rbntion Of fathers watch became rare
and passing. The 6eld and fields around
were titled repeatedly and lowing herds
were fed thereon. Farm hands IN goodly
number passed and repassed, the spots,
where it was thought 10 be, and where II
really was On the 18th inst. Jno Willis,
a colored man. found the watch in field
some distance from that in which it was
supposed to be. MIA. y GrandstaH pre-
sented it to Mr.. Samuel Moore, jr., who AT
once recognized it as his fathers long lost
watch. lie Immediately bore It to bis
mother who, with exclamation, repeated
her recognition. The watch is uninjured
save the winding chain, which is broken
and few indentures in the cases.
Willis was paid a handsome reward, and
the old watch was again, after lG years
absence, greeted by the Moore family as Z
pleasant reminder of other days, and Will
! be kept while they live.
JNO BUsHROD BRADY.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-05-15

~ Woodstock, Va, Aprit27, lss5.
To Nordyke & Marmon CO., Conplanants,
joseph Vincent and Johu r. Boclm, trad
ing A. Vincent & Bochm, Dctendauis.
You are hereby notified tbat have fixed
upon the 4th DAY OF June next, between
TIE hours Of c o'clock, A. ~, and {. O'Clock,
! r, ~, il fair, il not, on tho next lar day
| thereafter Sunday exoeptcd) TO take and
settle Mt NY Office, IA aecQunt .
l.t OF the real estate OF which SAD
| Vincent B Bochm are seized and possessed,
its actual and annual value, how held and
how charged by ycndoTs' lien ~ otherwise.
"a. Audit al liens biudiug said real
estate in tbe,order Of their priority, aud
81. Any other matter deemed pertinent
or that any party in interest may -eqniFel
reanirsd 10 Re taken by the decree oil
! Shenandoah Circuit Court rendered on the
18th day Of April looS, in suit IN chan
ocry depending in said court between
Nordyke Il Marnon Cox ComplaiDapts aud
Vincent b Boehm, DefeudRta, and II from
any cause the taking of said accounts shall
moi be commenced, OF having been com
meneed should not be cOmpleted on that
faay. the taking Of thr Same will be adj
| jeurned from day 10 day, ordTom place ~
Iplaee, until the same are taken aud com
pleted. Given nnderny hand as Cqmmis-
tsioner In Chancefy Of the sad court ,at NY
oflco in said county the day aud year hrs'
\ Aforesaid. |. HIrEBlRD, Comr. ipChy
-Bornm, p. 81 % .f May i-4w' ,
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-05-15
What VIII surely Do n.

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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-05-15

A ntIs girl living in town occasionally
visits her grandmother not far away. Re
turning from visit ~ her grandmother a
few days since, She said I'm 50 glad,
mamma. don't live all the time at grand
mas Mamma Why, my dearF Little
girl: why, it must be so dull there with
ont ma
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-05-15
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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-05-15

The English sparrows gives tAe gar
deuers a great deal Of trouble at this sea
son by cutting the young cabbage plants
all to pieces. Scare crows have no effect
upon them. The imprudent little for
eigners alight, and peck away at the plants
right before the gardeners eyes
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-05-15

FDINBURG DoTsl-Since our former ar
ticle we are pleased to note snbstaD tlal
fence. replacing the one decayed and
hroken down at the railroad side Of the
cemetery. Pie cattle can no longer dep
rebate. but other improv enents might be
suggested, in the way OF identifying, do
Our town shows quite an entertaining
appearance with two cornet bands to
cniiven us couple nights Of each week.
Would be pleased to have them parade the
streets occasionally. Come out boys
The paint shops are completed, being
100 feet long and 80 wide. We notice IN
them & or 1Gof the Canada plows complete,
This plow when once introduced, will, we
think. be tho plow Several threshers are
also about ready for the brush. If it were
not for the ubiquitous mo Ambulance,
we might know more Of which to write.
Judging by the rush we see to tho frm
Of Hisey / Boehm, our lady friends, Laura
and Viekie. are having rushing time
Pity the buying is altogether, or entirely,
monopohzed by the fair sex, for the beau
VIC know, would also like to be waited up
on. We assume to know several young
ladies who, il not soon caught, we shall
number in the list Of old maids; OF this
we shall be sorry, for they are good girls.
We are having brick yard under way
a much-needed enterprise in our growing
town. Hickman K Fadely are the pro
prietors. Success ought be theirs.
On Sunday last large number Of per
sons assembled at the school house over
the river, east Of Ednburg about miles
10 hear a sermon by Rev. hr. Barney, Of
the Christian Church, and witness the
baptism by immersion ofthirteen converts
| The number Of persOnspresent was far tOt
large for the capacity Of the building IN
which the service was held. The person'
immersed were, George Wolyerton, Wesley
Baker and wife, Joseph Rush and wife
Abram Baker and wife, John Carper and
wife, Mrs. Jerry Tharpe, Mrs. Georg'
| Shihlett. and Miss Rebecca and Susan Rey
nsrd. May they all live in Grace is thu
| wisb OF JAY Beg.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-05-15

4 few days ago two men engaged in
peeling bark for Mr. Chas. IcPP, met with
a severe accident by tree failing on
them, one had his skull fractured and
the other one WAS badly hurt, but both
are at this writing doing well. We did
not learn their names.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-05-15
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