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

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the western world.
An, OUTkAGE.--On court-day, Monday
last, Woodstock had a remarkably fine
gathering of the representative, substan-
tial citizens Of Shenandoah. Busy with
their local matters and personal concerns,
nearly all the visitsrs,,to town that day
were complaining Of an outrage that gave
discomfoft,to them all. The outrage was
one Of many inflicted by the Baltimore Il
Ohio Railroad, upon the citizens of the
Yalley-a region which is not only an ar
tory butieg largely TO Che Rrospetity
of Baltimore and the Baltimore Ohio,
but one that has submitted uncOmplain-
ingly to wanton neglect Of its interests
and convenience 10y the corporation that
maKesit tributary to its bursting Golfers.
Common decency ought TO suggest to
the management of the Valley Branch Of
the Bal tmofe 4 Ohio better treatmset Of
the respcctaJ8s citizens ofA prosperous
region like this section, tlian % crowd
them, when coming to court, into filthy
cars like behring's in an over crowded bar
rel. The Baltimore & Ohio has anything
but savory reputation in the country for
-decency and liberality in its management,
bot its treatment Of the section Of Virginia
which is linatrsversss makes ~ eoatFest
its management elsewhere ALMOST respect
able. -
Does the B. L o. deliberately seek to
in6ame the already deep-seated OOnteinpt
Of this whole section of'the State into
bitter resentment Of its despicabls impo-
sItions 7 Atpreseut there Is rivalry be
tween the mean and parsimOnicus admin
istratiop sof the Valley branch and the
insolencs of some of its conductors.
A word TO the wise is general sufficient.
The bitter hostility of a whole tief Of
counties, embracing wealth and intelli-
gence, as well as public spirit. m9y III the
end prove too strong for even a bloated
corporation, selfish and stingy, and anna
bic only in contemplating its ,opplepee
e1tortsd from tlie puddle by selfish and
sbarhe4defyipg greed. UNiiW
Two EDINBURG HENs-Ben. Murray
comes to the front with bold defiance Of
Abe Miller as Z narrator Of heA-stOties.
Edinburg will not suffer by contrast with
Abe Miller's neighborhoOd ip the. matter
of 'poultry-production, II our. oesteeped
.friepd Mr.. Murray, reinforced by,the state
ments of other Sell-known citizens OF
Edinbprg, Fan be accepted as absolutely
and impartially time. - u = IA .
Believing in Ben Murray as we do, know
ing that his glowing Imagination, and fine
sense Of humor would never triumph over
bis love of truth, we deliberately record
as a fact, on Muusy's testimony, that
Edinburg has two hens either q which
will anywhere put to shame Abe hiller't
rat drowning hen, OF any of that stock
The Edinburg hens do something more
than merely drown the rats that would
destroy their offspring. They show high
aesthetic culture and, besides following
the maternal instinct TO protect theil
chickens, which is all that Col. Miller
claims for his stock, these Edinburg hen'
that Ben Murray enlogEes in rapturOuI
phrase, show wonderful instinct in art
One Of them, Mullins by name, sings by
request sometimes, but generally by way
Of compensation for food given her by hei
mistress, into whose lap she flies when sh'
Is hungry, ready with an AIR from any o
the operas. Being serious hen, Ben say
she prefers hymns OF grand operate an
thems. though she can give her audience
any Of the popular airs Of the day. 'swee
Bye-aud-Bye, G God Bye, Ny Lover, Coco
! Bye, and When the Robins Nest Again
are wen rendered by This wonderful Ed
inburg hen.
The other hens popularity is that sh'
will not lay an egg govt Of doors, and will "a.
in the house only when fruit dish Ia pro
vided for her Ben Murray says that Of
one occasion the hen heard him playful,
speak ofeggs az en-fruit,' and from tina
time on she has required a fruit dish II
which to deposit her eggs. One day sh
anplied for admission to the house and wa
unable to get in, because Of the sbseDc
Of all the members Of the bousehold. TIL
next day she came TO the house with I'll
usual announcement Of her readiness t
give the family some hen-fruit, aud CAV
them two eggs instead Of one, by way Z
compensation for the accidental failure 3
2 the previous days egg.cTop. -. (
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