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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-01-09
ye a Panic?
a question which

a question WHICH
a cautious journal avoids answer
ing afIirmatively until it becomes a
public duty. In our humble judg-
ment we have reached a crisis
when the people generally should
be warned, aud, if possible, cOun-
seled.
The report of the Secretary OF
the Treasury for the month of
December and his explanation Of
it have elected comment from high
sources which lifts the curtain and
exhibits thescene as 1t is. For the
first time in a series Of yeare the
revenues of the government are
insufficient for a month, and we
are told that for December the
public debt was increased $6il,-
10000. Secretary McCollOch says
cuisines depression has oc
casioned this falling off in the
revenues of the government. Bust
ness depression means the with
drawal of active capital from bust
ness pursuits and the enforced
idleness of millions Of men without
means to buy what is produced.
The country gets these things as it
gets the fashiOns-after the cities.
There is now scarcely a country
community that is not feeling the
pressure. Money is withdrawn to
be boarded "till the clouds roll
by AS soon as confidence is re-
stored ease will come again. In
the mean time creditors will be
urgent and debtors oppressed.
It is not worth our while to in.
ouire whether capitalists are wait
inc TO see the effect of a change of
government after one party has
had their confidence for twenty
| four years. That may or may not
be the cause. Many causes may
combine. Ii is not our purpose to
teach a political lesson from this
state of affairs. Every man must
draw his own differences. Time
will develop the true cause or
causes.
Our purpose is to counsel
patience and kind indulgence. 1t
would be casting pearl before
swine to address this to the
Shylocks who crave panics for their
personal profit as money lenders.
But creditors should be as lenient
as possible. If property or per
sOnal security shall depreciate for
while, we know by experience
that it will rally again. Men who
made contracts expecting to con.
duct business by bank or other
loans, now find themselves unable
to make such negotiations as they
had reason to believe they could.
Moreover, our greatest staple,
wheat, has been produced this year
at loss. All these things plead
for Indulgence. \ short time will
bridge over this trouble as it has
done others equally serious. Blu
the time of righting may be post
poned, the crisis greatly intensi-
fed by unnecessary oppression and
destruction of clever business men.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-01-09

WE could fill these columns
many, times with such extracts as
the few which appear elsewhere on
the subject of the tariff and its agi-
tation. 1t is heart-rending to think
of our two millions of wOrkmen
being ont of employment this
winter because of the ranting of
fanatics and the power of British
gold. Yet such is the fact. These
millions are without means to buy
the necessaries of life and conse-
Quently the hOme.market is de-
pressed correspondingly. All are
losers alike. When the consumer
is out Of employment, the producer
suffers from reductions in price Of
what he produces. Money, the
most sensitive of all, is withdrawn
from loan and other investment,
debtors become oppressed, property
goes down in value and interest
rates alone increase. 1t is to be
hoped Cleveland's administration
will be such as TO restore conf.
dence and revive industries.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-01-09
Tariff Agitation Must Cease.

New York, December 23.-Alr.
Robert Blissert, the founder of the
Central Labor Union and one of
most influential workers in the
cause of labor, was asked today
his opinion Of the present depres-
sion and said within the last few
days | have learned from eX.MayOr
Poverty, Scranton, Pa, who is the
grand master workman Of the
Knights of Labor, that there are
100000 persons in this country
out of employment, aud who de-
pend upon their earnings for
livelihood. | do not want to pre-
dict trouble, but something must
be done at once, or it is hard to
tell where it will end. 1t is but
natural to suppose that these peo-
pie cannot stand such a condition
of things for any prolonged period,
| attribute the present condition OF
affairs to the timidity of capital be-
cause of the tariff agitation. One
of the influences that has done
more harm than any other in the
past three years is the effort TO pop
ularlze Free Trade in this country
That agitation is most pernicious.
Working-men and business men
too, should unite to resist the in
huence of political demagogues who
are trying to give us over to Free
Trade doctrines, for they only in
timidate,the capitalists of this coun-
try and encourage those of Eng
land. Resolutions are being adopt
ed by all labor organizations
urging Congress to cause the agl-
tation at least for the present and
let the tariff alone for one session.
Besides that, there is too much leg
islative interference with the in
dustries of the country, and 1t
should be stopped. Over 100, 900
copies of these resolutions will be in
the hands of labor unions in Penn
sylvania and the East generally
within week. They have been
adopted by nearly all in this State"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-01-09

The cloven foot will poke itself
out. An occasional bourbon paper
tries to poke from at the l6 days
fight against McCollOch. They
love the corruption of their state
legislature and hate those who
overthrow his power here notwith-
standing their espousal of his
cause. RIddleberger knew he
could not get vote but his own.
But he had plenty of encourage
ment to punish the corruptionist
till he squealed.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-01-09
animal on inSI
put on flesh anle Lawyers.

contains ~ have you a right to
and ,h;s = copies money when
osb in CON" your carer You are
in tho so.Lswer no. -
crow,h q wish to call your at
Scient % this fact. I. has long
tbo :. the custom for local papers to
charge from $500 to $3.50 for
legal notices growing out of suits,
Administrations, guardianships,
- &c. Nearly year ago the HERALD
announced that it would treat such
matter as it does all other tran
eslent advertisements, and It's
schedule of rates stands at the
head of its columns. This is but
inst on our part. We claim moth
iSg more for it.
- BY these rates administrators,
commissioners who take accounts,
and all who participate in the set
Element of the estates of the
dead have legal advertising
done at one-third to one-half the
amount paid to other journals.
That which cost $500 we insert for
10 30 and that which cost g. 80 We
insert for $500 to $500 according
TO space Of display and other
matter.
The HERALD has 400 more sub
scribers than it had a year ago, and
we honestly believe a bona fide
circulation equal to any three
papers in the county. We will
certainly count against any two OF
the largest circulation.
What right, then, has an attOr-
ney,, commissioner, or clerk to take
double the money from the family
ofadead man to give to paper OF
half the circulation or judge to
decree that they shall do sol
We. admit that these gentlemen
have a right to do as they please
with their own-to pay any price
they please to anybody for any
proper purpose. But in these
matters they are spending other
peoples money. They are throw
ing away the money of the dead
left for the support of widows and
orphans. In a word, they violate
the oaths they take when they
qualify to execute their respective
offices with fidelity.
We have heard said in extenua-
ton that the HERALD exacts cash.
This is incorrect. We only ask
pay out Of what is retained to
"pay costs of snit and SALE &c
Advertising is part of the costs.
This is all We ask.
We say this in no unkindness,
but to prepare the way for future
investigation and treatment of this
subject.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-01-09

The consolidation of the whole
Dauville system Of Railroads in
Virginia resulted last week in the
election of Mr.. A. s. Buford,
president of the Richmond and
Danville road, to the presidency of
the consolidated roads, and the
retirement Of Mr.. Barbour to a
place IN the directory. The New
York interests control in all the
roads, aud they seem TO prefer Mr..
Buford, doubtless because he gives
all oi his time 10 the business of
the company, while Mr.: Barbour,
as member of congress and chair
man Of political party, must
make a "livy" Of his days.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-01-09

ANOTHER scythe that cuts both
ways is the proposed investigation
by a congressional committee into
the conduct of supervisors of cleo
ton in Ohio. A case has already
been tried in court which establishes
that scores of democrats put on
badges and played supervisors and
deputy marshals just as the regular
appointees did, although each
party had an equal number Of the
latter. In Cincinnati the evidence
against one, Mullen, was so con
yincing that he was of the self
appointed vino imprisoned $50
voters, mostly colored, IN one single
pen, on election day, that by adj
vice of his own counsel he pleaded
guilty and craved the mercy of tho
court. The Judge reversed sentence.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-01-09
Governor CIeveIand's Letter

1t is diplomatic in the sense in
which Talleyrand said that words
were given to us to conceal our
IDEAS 1t is diplomatic too Ill
the sense Ia which politicians years
ago used phases which were really
meaningless in themselves, but
were intended to convey much
meaning, at Albany, the capital OF
New York, and at Washington
when the united word of New
York Democracy and Virginia
Democracy meant the will Of the
Democratic party Of the country.
Governor Cleveland appears to
have proGted by his experience in
Albany where the old Regency
used to have absolute sway in
Democratic councils. Whether he
wrote the letter to the Civil Service
RelOrmers OF whether Mr.. Dan
Manning wrote it, or some OF the
gentlemen about Albany who
" write with caSe,' the letter is
written with a fair statement of the
signer purpose TO turn out Re
publican onice-holders when he can,
and to give good reasons to his
party associates for not doing so
when he can find no reasonable
excuse for trying 1t on.
OF the school Of politics in which
President elect Cleveland has had
his brief political training, Albany
has always been the capital and
Mecca. Martin Van Buren, was its
ablest and most successful exem-
plar in the politics Of forty years
ago, and Samuel j. Tildcn within
the last decade Governor Cleve-
land, on the subject ofCiyil Service
Reform, comes very near duplicat-
ing what AN eminent Nirginian
said Of Mr.. Van Buren, on the
slavery question:
ole wired IN ami wired out;
" Leaving bodyal in doubt;
"Whether the snake that made the track,
"Was coming South or going back
President-elcct Clcveland's pres
ent purpose is plainly enough to
show that he has an idea Of " How
not to do it, His letter is not
bad, when one comes to think of
platitudes that politicians employ.
While 81 is meaningless enough to
give no eNtrayagant hope to Re-
publican Office holders, it is also
unsatisfactory to Democratic aspi-
rants, to Federal Office, and that
covers a multitude OF people. OF
all Delphic utteranceS it is the
most Delphic. Whom il will please
or displease most is one Of the
things that we shall have to wait
to see disclosed. Republicans will
not be greatly disappointed if the
new President shall remove them
by wholesale, and Democrats will
be Disguised if the President shall
fail to give "a " tickct-oflcavc" to
all olice.holders Of Republican
proclivi,icS.
Tae situation is extremely inter
eating, and Tor the timc.bcing calls
for a suspension OF judgment, and
for much patience on the part Of
both alarmed oilicc holders and
cxpcotAut Office seekers.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-01-09

Tue five session legislature,
after getting away with over a
million Vt surplus left in their
change, quit Richmond without ap-
prORristing for gas in the Cover
nors bpuse aud capitol grounds.
The result is the darkness makes
the square unsafe aud tho gates
have to. be locked az night warn
ing. Such littleness will be APP
previjted ut its true value.
CemsrOl is the FIRST Governor
who. has received such treatment,
bat be srows exactly how to mrte
out vi,s contempt il deserves. He
will quit his Office With a general
acclaim of well done, while few
bOurl'pns Of the FIVE session legis-
latuT gil aad their way back to
the sapitel.i .foflar.-
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-01-09

1saUout to build an elegant house
i'm Washington. we counsel him
TO pause in his mad career. This
is one OF the objectionable sins in
a Presidential candidate.
~
The young lady, who is the as
sistant in tho llERALD'S Washing
ton correspondence, sends the
following, which she says expresses
her views as to the complaint OF
Congressman Hewitt about the dog
that has lately murdered his sleep
4 CONGRESSMAN'S CURSE.
Ie: dogs delight to bark and bite,
But not near Abram Hewitt
One Kaiser's cur doth murder sleep,
And dearly he shall rue 1t.
That secret, black and midnight dog,
With righteous wrath doth fill him,
lie swears by Act of congress he.
Will catch the cur and kill him.
But Kaiser dearly loves his dog,
And sorely he is puzzled.
We give him, gratis, this advice:
Go get A. Hewitt, muzzled
VALLEY.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-01-09
1855.
Harper Bazaar
- 49, ~--.---. . 1870
ILLUSTRATED

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that combines the choicest literature and the
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unequAled. Its literary merit Is Of the highest
excellence, aud the unique character Of its hume
rous pictures has won for l. tho name Of the
American Punch.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-01-09
COMMISSIONERS SALE
OF VALUABLE
REAL ESTATE.

Pursuant to decree of the Circuit Court
of shenandoah County, rendered at ITS
September term ls32, in the chancery
cause of Mech Hopkins use of Luther
Mech vs. David J.. Zrklo, the undersigned
special commissioner, will proceed to
sell ON
SATURDAY, JAN. oath, 1885.
at MOORE'S STORE, the B acres Of land
belonging to David =. Zrkle subject to
the wfes dover This tract of land adj
Joins tho lands of John CARRIER John
Showalter and others, good dwelling
house and all of the conyeniences are up
on said tract
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-01-09
Governor Cleveland And The
Civil Service Act.
He VIII Enforce II.

New YORK, December 10
The following correspondence re-
lating to the subject of removals
and appointment under President
Cleveland's administration is pub
1iuhn1
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-01-09

The Volumes Of the Bazaar begin with the FIRST
Number for January Of each year. when no
time is mentioned, Il will be understood that tho
subseriber wishes 10 commence with the Number
near after the receipt Of order.
The last Five Annual Volumes Of IIarpers Ba
EAr In neat cloth binding, will be sent by mall
postage paid. or by express. free Of expense pro.
ylded the freight does not exceed one dollar per
volume, for g. 90 per volume.
Cloth Gases Tor each volume. Suitable for bind
Ing, will be sent by mail, postpaid, on receipt Of
81 Oh each.
Romttancea should be made by POST ONCE
Money order or Draft, TO avoid chance Of loss.
Newspapers are not 10 copy this advertisement
without the express order Of Harper Brothers
Address, HARPER BROTHERS,,
New York
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-01-09
JERSEY HELPERS.

To make room for further arrivals | will
sell a few choice Jersey Hcifers at reasona-
bic prices all sired by Cosmo from first
class butter cows. Some of them have
been bred by Rex.
FRANK KING,
Jan. 9,-3t. Van Buren, Furnace.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-01-09

IT would be wonderful if we did
not get the periodical bourbon lie
on the rounds. The latest is of a
conference held by Cameron, Lewis,
Riddleberger and Others to devise
means to overwhelm Malone. No
l,'n,eh conference was ever held or
noAt;gosted. But the strangest of
p To- 3hat the thing did not start.
n Alexandria Gazette.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-01-09

SOUTHERN Democrats cannot
help a kindly feeling for the mug.
wump-even if they do despise
him. He saved their stake in a
freeze-out game when they were
down to their last chip.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-01-09
MANS
OR GAMIZlT

Is the most complies work Of tho Creator,
and when this complicated structure, so
exQui-itely wrought. is disturbed By dis
ease. the most efficient aid should be
sought from the most skilled physician
for the human body Is TOO precious 10 be
neglected. 10 becomes the que ton, then :
"What physician shall be employed =
DR.. OSCAR JouANNTsEN. Of tie Uniycr-
sity of Berlin, Germany, has made life
long study of ailments Of the Nervous aud
Genito-Urinary System.
his REMEDIES CURE
Any Debility or Derangcment of the Ner-
yous System, including Spermatthorea,
Gonorrhea, Syphilis, Structure, Impo-
tence, etc, etc.
BECAUSE you may have been cheated
and fooled by QUAcGs, who claim TO cure
this class of disorders do not hesitate to
give Dr. JOhannescns method . fair trial
before your ease becomes chronic aud in
durable.
~ FREE. II
A valuable treatise, explanatory of Dr..
Johanncsous system, will be sent by mail,
post paid and securely sealed from obser-
walton, To ans sufferer addressing his sole
authorized agent for tho United States
and Canada.
HENRY YOGELER,
40 South Street, New York.
II Complicated symptoms treated
from Or. Johannr.cn's Special Prescrip-
ton, under advice Of duly qualified con-
suiting physician.
All correspondence held as strictly con.
fdcntial, and advice by mail free Of
charge. ~
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-01-09
William Potts, Secretary
Executive Committee.

MR.. CLEVELANDS REPLY.
ALBANY, December %, 1881.
To tie Hon. Geo. William Curtis, Presi-
dcm, etc..
Dear Sir,-Your communication
on behalf of the National Civil
Service Reform League has been
received. That a practical reform
in the Civil Service is demanded
is abundantly established by the
fact that a statute referred to III
your communication to secure such
result has been passed in Con
gress with the assent of both pollt-
ical parties, and by the further
fact that sentiment is generally
prevalent among patriotic people
calling for the fair and honest en-
forccment of the law which has
been thus enacted. / regard my
self pledged to this, because my
conception OF true Democratic
faith and public duty require that
this and all other statutes should
be in good faith and without eva
sion enforced, and because in many
utterances made prior to my cleo
ton as President, approved by the
party to which | belong and which
/ have no disposition to disclalm,
| have in effect promised the people
that this should be done. | am
not unmindful of the fact to which
YOU refer to, that many OF our
citizens fear that the recent party
change in the National Executive
may demonstrate that the abuses
which have grown up in the Civil
Service are ineradicable. i know
that they are deeply rooted, and
that the spoils system has been
supposed to be intimately related
to success in the maintenance OF
party organization, and ! am not
sure that all those who propose to
be the friends of this reform will
stand firmly among its advocates
when they find it Obstructing their
way to patronage and place.
But, fully approaching the trust
committed to my charge, no such
consideration shall cause relaxa-
ton on my part of an earnest eff
fort to enforce this law. There
is a class of government positions
which are not within the letter of
the Civil.Service statute, but which
are 30 disconnected with the policy
of an administration that the re-
moval there from of present in
cumbents, in my opinion, should
not be made during the terms for
which they were appointed solely
on partizan grounds, and for the
purpose of putting in their places
those who are in political accord
with the appointing power
But many nov holding such
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-01-09

sctf4tor 4Ianiar, one Of the ablest
of thelsoathefn senators has given
il as his conclusion that 10 ex-
Confederates should be put in the
cabin6t.t We do not hear Of the
bourlkss press abusing Mr.. Lamar
for this. For our part We do not
agresiwith him, or any other per
sons views ,.gainst ex'Confeder-
,ates holding any Office, but we do
! lh .. ~ a'ivws szsasSf.slege to de-
that the wafer does not rea or N
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-01-09
To all Concerned.

TNhe Shenandoah HERLD Office having
changed hands, the business will be al
once settled up by the undersigned. Sub
scriptions and advertisements will be charg.
ed to this date. | will remain at the
Herald Office for limited time for tn,
purpose of attending to this business, and
request all parties interested to call as soon
as convenient
TOTTN II CRARITT
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-01-09
WALNUT LUMBER.

To NJ l.. Stalmaker, unless you appear
within ten days and fulfill your contract
in regard to walnut lumber, now on my
farm, near Round HILL shall sell the
same NJ soon thereafter ~ possible.
Jan. 9,-2w, JOHN L. CORP.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-01-09
ESTRAY NOTICE.

Taken up by John w. George on bis
land, near Columbia Furnace, one pale
red hotter with star in forehead supposed
to be about eighteen months old, valued
at $500.
The owner will please come toward and
pay costs and take away his property,
otherwise II will DO disposed Of according
TO law. f.n JOHN w. GEORGE.