Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-08-21
THOUGHTS, SELECT AND OHIGISAl.

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this week. After a while we may
look to see the writer's of spring
poetry elevated to something by
their fellow citizens.
The excellent nominations the
Republicans continue to make Tor
both branches OF the Legislature
are in the right direction. "A good
cause, with good men, is assured OF
victory.
One OF our exchanges, in speak
ing of the advantages of hedges as
fencing, says: cit has no posts to
rot, is takes up little room, it lasts
Tor generations, it is an ornament
TO any farm, it is mule high, Dull
strong, and pig tight"
We admire the good sense OF the
New Hampshire girls. A roman
tic maiden in that State had
passionate desire to be married IN
a cave. There being no cave handy,
she compromised by having the
knot tied ia the cellar.
The members of colored Bap-
fist congregation in Louisville
have called for the resignation OF
their pastor because he does not
shout enough for them. lie was
altogether too slow in getting up
steam, and had no campmeetlng
qualities whatever.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. W. Drake, Just
married, have settled in Moss coun-
ty, Kansas. The bride is forty
inches high and weighs go pounds,
and the groom is fOrty-eight inches
high and weighs seventy-hve
pounds
While Gov. Gray, of Indiana,
was driving with his family near
Indianapolis Sunday night some
one fired shot through the car
rage, the ball passing in close
proximity to the Governor. 1t Is
not known whether the shot was
fred at random or with murderous
intent.
The soldiers monument at Az
lanta is to have statues OF Grant,
Lee, Johnston and Sherman around
the base of the column. Near the
top will be two soldiers, the blue
and the gray, clasping hands, and
above the globe that crowns the
summit will be the Goddess OF
LiOerty. The structure will be $50
feet in height and will cost
100000.
The old Ewell mansion, built oil
brick brought from England, with
walls two feet thick and containing
twenty rooms, is still in existence
near the historic battle ground OF
Manassas, in Prince William coun-
ty. Gen. George Washington,
Thomas jefferson and other illus
triOus people bad been guests OF
It's original owner, and in one OF
its rooms the Rev. Mason Locke
Weems wrote the first history of
Washington, in which he created
the SO celebrated cherry and little
Ratchet yarn.
Over year ago a sailor belong
ing to an English vessel at Port
Royal, Jamaica, disappeared, and
a few days afterward a shark was
caught with his tobacco box in its
stomach. IL was sent to his wife
as an incOntrovertible witness of
his horrible end, and she mourned
over it until be dropped in to see
her the other day. He had desert
eel, be explained, and had lost his
box overheard in getting into the
boat to go ashore.
a tenderfoot who was recently
in Helena, MOn., was being shaved
BY a barber who was the Mayor
of the town. After lis honor had
performed the job, the tenderfOot
thOughtit would be funny to re-
mark that he would now 90 out
and look for an alderman to black
his boots. But this was too much
for civic pride. An informal vigi-
lance committee was promptly or
gauized aud the unlucky humOrist
was hunted out of the town. Al
dermen are impOrtent beings even
in the West.
The remarkable growth of Texas
is again illustrated by the returns
of "a recent census of Abeline,
one of its frontier towns. In 1881
Abeline bad population of 500;
ROW it has population OF $500,
and il growing more rapidly than
at any time in it's history. 1t has
two national banks, nearly fifty
stores, two fine hotels, courthouse
which cost 100000, and $4,000
opera house. The common council |
has let the contract for water
works. 1t has two separate tele-
phone companies. Business lots
are selling from $500 to $500 per
lot. The wool shipments from
Absline last year aggregated $780,
900 pounds, whilst for six months
Of this year they are 100000.
The cattle shipments for last year
md this YEAR have been very