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To Be Wound Up Every 1000 Years.

A clock, rivalling in mechanism
the celebrated Strasburg clock, has
recently been brought from Ger
many to New York, and is now in
a store in East Fourth street, near
the Bowery. 1t occupies a space
of two hundred cubic feet ; ITS
weight, fifteen hundred pounds,
and it has two hundred and sixty
five wheels. 1t is kept in motion
by one pendulum ana twelve
weights. OF the latter the first is
wound up every eight days, and
the last every two thousand years.
The dial plates indicate seconds,
minutes, hours, days, weeks,
months, yes rs, and leap year from
the year one to ten thousand. There
are besides I'D movable figures,
which appear at certain times.
Among them are representations
of old Father Time, the four ages
of man, Death, the guardian angel,
the twelveapOslles, the seven heath
en- deities, the twelve signs Of the
four seasons of the year, the four
phases of the moon, the globe, and
incidents IN the life of Christ.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-12-25
A WOMAN OF IMMENSE SIZE.


CENTREYILLE, December 90
twas to day whilepasslng through
the old Centreville Cemetery, trac-
ing the timeworn and weather
beaten incriptiOns upon some Of
the tombstones, that your cores
pendent came upon the grave of "A
cOlOIcd woman who has been burr
eel now for several years. She WAS
undoubtedly the largest woman on
the Eastern Shore, and in all pro-
liability, in the State. Years ago
the immense size of Charlotte be
gan to attract the attention of
travelling shOwmen, and they made
her numerous offers OF a good
salary ifshc would add her great
self to the list of their curiOslties.
But even the most munifcent of.
iers failed to awake her cupidity I;
or if they succeeded in this, her
love for the quietness of her native
home ruled supreme, and she in
dlgnantly repulsed all such efforts.
She was an excellent cook, being
the enviable pOssessOr of many of
those unwritten, but nevertheless
delicious, recipes for which the old
colorcd women Of the Peninsula
are noted. Consequently, she was
in great demand as a cheie. But
as her years advanced and her
stature and weight increased. the
majority of the kitchen doors grew
too small to admit the entrance of
her immense body. Her weight
was always matter upon which
she was very sensitive, and though
gentlemen i'll this town often prom
ised her quite large sumo of money
if she would consent to be weighed,
she invariably refused and so it
? got to be an old saying that the
weight Of Charlotte and the age of
a certain gentleman were the two
mysteries of Centreyille. Numer
Gus were the devices planned to
procure some accurate estimate of
her bulk, but ali were utter failures
until within a year or two of her
death. 1t was while a cOlored
campmeeting was in progress that
Charlotte fell a victim to the willy
snarcs Of her enemies. One fine
morning the colOred driver of the
team in which she, in company with
severar others, was being convey
ed to camp drove upon the scales
of a prominent coal and lumber
merchant Of this town, and before
the indignant woman could make
her escape the register upon the
beam had indicated her weight to
the fraction of a pound. Vt was 30
poudes. She never forgaye the
trespass upon her rights, and was
bitter to her dying day against the
instigators and projectors of the
plan. In height she stood about
six feet, and one instinctively made
plenty Of room for her on the pave
ment as she majestically strobe
through our shady and quiet streets.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-12-25
A Note Of Warning.

RICHMOND, VA, Dec. LIN
the Senate to-day IN speaking to
the resolution requesting Virginia's
representatives in Congress TO vote
for the repeal ofall internal revenue
tax laws of the United States, Mr..
Koiner said the financial future of
Virginia was environed with great
danger, and that there would be
needed this year extra appropria-
tons, amounting to S7OO,OOO, to
carry on the government. lie said
the statedemandcd that the United
States should relieve liquor and
tobacco from taxation. Virginia
could impose a tax on these artl-
cles for her own benefit. The state
is certainly to have trouble soon,
and without money from some
source she would be in a deplOrable
condition.
KOiner is chairman of the finance
committee, and this is the first note
of warning to the dominant party
as to the true state of affairs. The
resolution will be adopted by a
large majority.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-12-25
A Woman Cannot be laIIer.

FRANKFORT, KY, December Is.
Mrs. VI. G. Lucas was elected by
the vote Of Daviess county to the
Office of jailer, to succeed her hus.
band, who was killed by mob
while in the discharge Of his duty.
When she appeared before the
County Court to give bond for the
Office the judge refused to allow her
to qualify. \ writ of mdRdamuS
from the Circuit Court was applied
for, to compel the court to allow
her to qualify, but the motion was
denied. An appeal was then ia
ken to the Court Of Appeals. Yes
elday that court affirmed the de-
cison of the Circuit Court, that a
woman cannot legally hold the
Office OF county iailer.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-12-25

and as l said unto the Jews, With
er | 90, We cannot come so now L
say to YOU.
a new commandment | give I'M
to you, That We love one another;
as have loved you, that ye also
love one another.
BY this shall all men know that
We are my disciples, ifye have love
one to another.
Simon Peter said unto him, Lord,
whittier goest thou ? Jesus answer
ed him, Whittier l 90, thou canst
not follow me now; but thou shalt
follow me afterwards.
Peter said unto HIM, Lord, why
cannot | follow thee nOwf ! will
lay down my life for thy sake.
Jesus answered him, Wilt thou
lay down thy life for my sake 7
Verify, verify, | say unto thee, The
cock shall not crow, till thou hast
denied me thrice.
Cast thy bread upon the waters:
or thou shalt find it after many
days.
Give a portion to seven, and also
to eight for thou knOwest not
what evil shall be upon the earth.
If the clouds be full of rain, they
empty themselves upon the earth:
and if the tree fall toward the
north, in the place where the tree
falleth, there it shall be.
He that observeth the wind shall
not SOW and he that regardeth the
clouds shall not reap.
As thou knowest not what IS the
way of the spirit, nor how the
bones do gro,c in the womb Of her
that is with child: even so thou
knowest not the works of God who
maketh all.
In the morning SOW thy seed, land
in the evening withhold not thine
hand for thou knowest not wheth-
er shall prosper, either this or that,
or whether they both shall be alike
good.
Truly the light is sweet, and a
pleasant thing it is for the eyes to
behold the sun:
But if a man live many years,
and rejoice in them all #; yet let him
remember the days Of darkness ;
for they shall be many. All that
cOmeth is vanity.
Rejoice, o young man, in the
youth and let thy heart cheer thee
in the ways OF thy youth and walk
in the ways of thine heart, and
the sight of thine eyes but know
thou, that for all thee things God
will bring these into judgment.
Therefore remove sorrow from
thy heart, and put away evil from
thy flesh for childhood and youth
are vanity.
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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-12-25

Gen. w. G. Wickham has been
appointed to and accepted the posi-
ton of General Manager of the
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway, to
succeed Mr.. G.. w. Smith, resign
cd to accept the Office of Vice Presi
dent of the Atchison, Topeka and
Santa Fe Railroad. Technically,
the office of General Manager OF
the q. & 0. is abolished, and Gen.
Wickham, as Vice President of the
company, will discharge the duties
imposed on Mr.. Smith. Gen. w.
has had large experience in the
line of his new duties, and will
bring to his aid broad grasp and
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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-12-25

Gen. b. f. Butler and w. +.
Chandler, late Secretary of the
Navy, own a large tract Of land In
Fairfax county, assessed at S1O
per acre, and cOrporators in the
Great Falls Manufacturing Com
pany. Recently they rendered the
payment of the taxes levied against
their property in coupons which
were refused. They then announ'
ced that under the decision Of the
Courts the tender was legal, aud
that there could be no distress to
compel payment, other than in cou
pons. I'm view Of this position OF
the landowners, Mr.. Meredith in
troduced a resolution in the State
enale on the 10th repeating the
charter OF the Great Falls Manu-
featuring Company. This is the
Bourbon way of inviting capital
and immigration.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-12-25

PARIS, December 22.-The four
children from Newark, n. j., who
were recently bitten by mad dog
and inoculatcd last evening by NJ.
Pasteur, are to-day doing WE'LL
The children are staying at the Ho-
tel Sarbonnc, and will undergo a
regular course of treatment. No
opinion can yet be formed regard.
ing the ultimate development of
the virus.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-12-25
GEN. TOOHBS BURIED.

WAsHINGToN, GA, Dec. 1.-THE
funeral of Gen. Robert Toombs
took place here to-day in the Meth
odist Episcopal Church. The whole
town is in mourning. The church
was appropriately drapcd, On the
chancel rail was "A beautiful pillow
of flowers, which bore the letters
ar. r." in immortellcs. On one
side of the pulpit was another, bear
ing the word "rcst,' and opposite
this an exquisite floral anchor. The
casket war bronze with wrought
leaves of beautiful workmanship
ornamenting it. Gov. Mcdaniel
ana many prominent citizens of the
State were present. Selection from
the Scriptures were read by Rev.
w. II. Laprade, pastor Of the church
and prayers were offered 10y Revs.
S. 5. G.. IIillyer and j. ID. Brown.
The funeral discou"Ses were by
Revs. w. II. Lapradc and Bishop
Beckwith. They were frank and
straightforward, acknowledging
the frailties of Gen. TOombs, and
regretting the late date at which
he connected himself with the
church and his failure to use
his magnificent powers throughout
life on the side of religion. Gen.
Toombs joined the Methodist Fps
cOpal Church three years ago. His
integrity has never been questioned
his love for his wife was beautiful
in its unaffected sincerity and fer
vor and his home life was ire
proachable. This place, where he
has always lived, mOurns his death
like a great family, and old and
young, white and black, in one com
mon bereavement, followed to its
last resting place all that was NOR
tai of Georgia's greatest orator and
majestic intellect.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-12-25
CLIPPINGS

A diamond worth $4,000 was
found by boy near Atlanta.
Glasgow, Cambria county, is
without n liquor saloon.
In a Georgia jail a Seven-year
old boy is doing his twelfth sentence
for larceny.
4 recent Callstogl, Neb.. baby
weighed II pounds and measured
10 inches around the neck.
William Reynolds, a onr.armed
ex soldier, of Clarksfcld, Ohio, WAS
stabbed to death Saturday by his
son, in drunken quarrel.
When the late Governor Page, OF
Vermont, turned over and died, he
bad over 100000 insurance on his
life. His policies made quite a
volume, and the companies refused
to issue any more.
William Heath, who set fire TO
the mountains in Fran,lin county
in the spirit of fun, will nave TO I'M
dergo "A years imprisonment aud
pay 500 fine for his folly.
The salary Of the immediate de-
livery messenger at Mary syIlle
postonice amounted to scventy-two
cents last month. He asks to be
relieved by the first available Chin
aman.
A retail grocer of GAINESVILLE,
Ga, offers to allow any Of his Gus.
toners to eat anything they want
from his stock for a week for -
cents a day. One young man who
tried it has paid a s. doctors bill,
so far.
There lives near KokOma, Ind,
a family named Smith, in which
there have been eleven divorces.
The mother Of this family herself
contributed to three of these inter
esting little dramas.
Charles II. Tweed, who died at
Pittsburg, had peculiar eccentric
views. Among other things in his
will he said d" No flowers at the
funeral, Grape OH the door, nor
monument. nor stone to mark the
grave. The first is cheap respect,
the second heatheniSh, and the last
| cannot afford. What money
there is must be devoted to useful
purposes
Mr.. +. w: Rouse, a deaf mute
from Georgia, is now visiting
friends in IIagcrstown. lie is
GO years of age, and is one OF a
family of sixteen children, the eld-
est being seventy.eight and the
youngest forty-fve. His brothers
and sisters have families, and they
all reside in Texas. He has a
brother who is afflicted like him
self, also six cousins, one nephew,
and four nieces-making in all
thirteen deaf mntes who are relat-
ed. The family is remarkable
one for numbers, age, and aillic-
ton.
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Messrs. George Il. HOweth and
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spanking team of fully-developed
elks, worth 81, 800, aud capable OF
travelling one hundred miles a day.
The children thought Santa Claus
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Shenandoah Comfy Agricultural Society,
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