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, 1886-05-29

Mr.. b. f. Butler, trying n case in the
United States court in Philadelphia, is
thus photographed by The Times of that
city; He has grown more portly of late
years and his girth now exceeds the long
est sword belt The bald expansc Of his
No. S head has broadened a trifle, but the
outlying fringe of gray hair is us long aud
rs thick as ever. In his buttonhole he
wore n yellow rose, and when he left the
room to return to the Continental he
j|auntily perched on his head the dingy
SLOUGH hat, far more aged in its appear
change.
, 1886-05-29

Mr.. Coldcash-Say, have you heard the
news
Smithers-No. what is itf
Coldcash-Why, the Argentine bank has
gone up.
Smithers-Oh, the scoundrels' | might
have known such a r~ascally set OF bank
directors would rob the depositors,
Coldcash-Why did you have any
money In III
Every cent l made over to
my wife before | failed the first time.
Oh, the scoundrelsl-Chicago Rambler.
, 1886-05-29

THE United States district court at San
Antonio, Tex, confirms tae right and
power OF Judge advocates to detain, and,
if necessary, incarcerate any witness, sold
Ter or civilian, who is needed in deciding
a court martial case, and who the judge
advocate has reason to believe is unwilling
to appear or testify.
, 1886-05-29

Many years ago, while in Russia, List
was commanded TO play before the late
Alexander II. at the palace OF Peterhol.
During the performance, whilst List was
in the act OF improvising some sublime
melody, his majesty held converse with
the empress and other members OF the
imperial family, this in n sufficiently loud
tone to irritate In no small degree the
nerves Of the great master. Liszt sud
denly stopped, and the emperor, noticing
the general silence, requested the execn.
tant to 20 on. l.iszt rose from his seat,
and, making a profound bow 10 the EN-.
peror, said; "Sirc, when kings speak all
should be silent The car was quick to
catch a witty sally. felt the sting, and the
great musician was handed his passport
the following morning. the nearing OF
which implied a courteous request tc
cross the frontier OF nce.-MaN O'Rcll IL
Chicago Times.
A well authenticated case OF leprosy ha.
-.L les 80
, 1886-05-29

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, 1886-05-29

Without our hopes, without fears,
Without the home that plighted love
endears.
Without the smile for plighted beauty
won,
Oh what were MANI n world without a
sun. Campbell.
, 1886-05-29

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OF action. has been attained in the famous
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Figs. Its pleasant taste and beneficial eff
ieots have rendered it immensely popular.
Large bottles for sale by W. n. Hunt,
1919 Eddy street.
, 1886-05-29

An Albany, Ga. lady says hat during
the war she paid $50 for one spool of
thread. $500 for n pound OF tea and gave
800 for "A simple Bingham dress. -Phila-
delnhia Call
, 1886-05-29
THE NECESSITY
For tho spcC1RIiets
DR.. WAGNER & co

We offer no apology for d~eyoting so much time
and attention 10 TINS much neglected class of
disease believing that no condition OF humanity
IS Too wretched {" merit the sympathy and best
services OF the profession to Which we belong
rs many are Innocent sufferers, and that
Tue physician who dev.tes himself
70 relieving the afflicted and saving
tnein from worse than death. Is no less a
than the surgeon or physician who by close APP
pllcatlon ex GELS In any other branch OF his pro-
iiesslon Aud. fortunately for humanity. the day
Is dnwning when the false pili.nthrophy that
condemned the victims OF folly or crime, like
the l.pers under the Jewish law. to die uncared
for, has passed AWAY.
, 1886-05-29

The marriage and death rate In London
last year We're the lowest on record, and
the birth rate the lowest since 1854.
, 1886-05-29

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, 1886-05-29

For others sake:
For strength to bear is found in duty done,
And he is blest indeed who learns to make
The joy Of others cure his own heartache.
Marie Upham Drake.
, 1886-05-29

Sampson brought down the house, but
nobody called for an encore. Texas SIT
, 1886-05-29

When all our hopes are gone,
well our hands must still keep toiling
, 1886-05-29

If you want an elegant custom suit GU
short notice. 20 TO b. Hellman.
, 1886-05-29

The Usher in Trial BY jury is Mr.. A.
ID. Sanders. Tuesday evening, June !
, 1886-05-29
BRlLLlANTS.

The mind doth shape itself to its own wants
And can bear all things.-Joanna Bailey.
To mt the mennest flower that blows can
give
tears. Wordsworth.
, 1886-05-29

Courtesy of Hyo. Archives g. H
, 1886-05-29
YOUNG ME
M~IDDLE-AGED ME N.

There are many men Of the age Of 80 to 60 who
are Troubled with too frequent excavations Of
the bladder, onen accompanied by Il slight
sinarting or burning sensation and Il weakening
account for On examining the urinary deposits
4 ropy edlment Will often be found. and seine
times small particles OF aibuinen will appear. or
Tile color VIII be of akin OF milkish hue, again
changing 10 Il dark and torpid appearance.
There are many men whO die of this dificulty
ignorant OF The cause. which Is the second stage
OF seminal weakness. DIR. Wagner will guaran-
Zee a cure Ia all such cases and IA healthy restora.
tlon OF The genlto-urinary organs, Consultation
Tree. Thorough examination and advice. IS 90.
Sec the Doctors additional advertisement IN
the Denver Daily News and Tribune Republl-
can
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DIR. WAGNER & co.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1886-08-20
DON'T 60 TO LAW.

Comparatively few intelligent
people voluntarily 90 tOlaw. Look
over the list of plaintiffs in the
courts. Their names too often
suggest ignorance, and ignorance
is the parent of prejudice, hate and
revenge. Women, too, are known
TO seek n lawyer or justice in order
to secure compensation for partly
real or fancied wrongs. These peo-
pie imagine the law to be weapon
of revenge and destruction which
they can WELD at their own pleas
ure like a club, for the injury OF
any one who excites their ire
But .juries are proverbially hard
hearted, and seldom give the plain
tiff encouragement in such cases.
LAWYERS and clergymen seldom
ever go to law; neither DOCTORS
teachers, scholars and other classes
of intelligent, well.infOrmed men.
They avoid strife, seek to settle
unavoidable difficulties and mis-
understandings amicably, and to
live at peace with their neighbors'
They know that the game OF law is
highly favored with trickery-that
the scales of Justice are liable to be
weighted with prejudice, passion OF
gold, and that the cause which has
righteousness on its side is often
the one 10 fall. OF course, when a
man is prosecuted he must defend
himself, and there are also issues
in business which must receive q
definition from the courts before
they cen be clearly understood
but the person who goes to law 'ol
revenge or speculation is u fool
Even success, problematical as II
is. seldom compensates them fol
the original cost, and never for the
mental wear and tear to which they
are subject. Beside, th csc who e
TO law out of revenge for n fancled
or even a real personal injury, arr
sure to suffer in character an'
Danish respect in their immediate
neighborhoods, and people learn tC
look upon them as possessing SOM
disagreeable traits that it will b'
we'll for them to shun, 10y letting
them alone. Worse than this, Their
is likely to spring up a suspicion
that truth and justice are not al
together on their side.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1886-08-20
Keen a Maxim En-.

Abijah Jones is a horny handed
apriculturist, and hard cidar is the
only stimulating beverage with
which he is at all familiar lie was
recently visited by a young and
somewhat dissolute city relative,
and, in company with the latter,
stopped the other evening at we'll
known hostelry. The evening was
cool, and the city relative lost no
time in conducting Abiiah to the
barrOOm.
"What will you haveP he asked.
oval" replied Abjah, slowly, 81
do not know much about such
things ; | guess III hev whatever
you do" .,
an have a whisky punch" said
the city relative; and two glasses
of the lnsldlOuS mixture were Sooi
placed before them. Abijah swal
lowed his at a draught, and a look
of infinite satisfaction stole ovel
his weather. beaten features.
"What do you call them thlngsF
he said, leaning over the bar anC
addressing the bar.keeper.
"Whiskey punches" replied th'
bar.keeper.
"All right" said Abiiah, noddlnl
and smacking his lips, "keep
maxim EN-" And the barkeepe
did as he was bid, until-well Abb
iah had o new experience.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1886-08-20
Sam lnnpS' Riches.

From one Of His Recent Sermons
Ten years ago I was poor and
the devil tempted me. l was poor
then. They say that | am rich
now that / own three splendid
plantations in Georgia. When
man has nothing else to do he sits
down and lies about Sam Jones. l
was born poor and was raised poor.
The other day l marshaled my as
sets-my plunder-and at a FAIR
valuation, when the amount was
divided by the number of years l
have been preaching, | have clear
ed Just 5000 a year. Talmage gets
$4,000 year Tor preaching fifty
sermons a year in his tabernacle,
while | work like a street-car mule
for 5000 a year. Why don't some
of them Jump on him, and leave
Door little me alone | could have
made $500 for every night ] am
here by entering into contracts Tor
lecturing, and anyone who believes
I am getting $500 night here
must be pretty credulous. II l
was looking for money wouldn't
be at the Loveland Camp Grounds.
As long as / stay on the right side
of God | don't care about the
money. "You got $4,000 for your
work in Chicago and $4,000 in
Cincinnati" If you believe that
YOU are credulous old gump. |
was dog poor, and there is a good
deal in that expression. When a
fellow is moved around by the con-
ference all that he has to do is to
pack up his blacking brush, whistle
to his dog and 60. | was mighty
Door, and the devil came to me and
said "You are poor ard IN debt.
1t will take you years to pay the
debts off, / have seen the day
when | only had one coat, and
that had holes in it, and my wife
didn't have a good dress. And
the hardest thing was to hear some
of my old church members say, 81
would have more confidence in
Jones if he would pay his debts
and had the only coat ! owned
on my back, and had paid $3.50 on
a debt the day before. | would
rather have had a dirk plunged in
my back. But, thank God, paid
a., my debts, one hundred cents on the
dollar, and was just as good mar
, before paid them as | was after
ward, for my purposes were good
: If any of you here are living in
, luxury and riding in your carriages
and are in debt, YOU had better al
least get down and walk with your
+ creditors. I'd rather walk to heay
Ell than ride to hell.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1886-08-20
RIng that Chestnut Gong.
from the Chicago News.

From the Chicago News
"One day about two weeks ago."
said Mr.. John T. Sullivan, 81 was
on a ferryboat crossing over from
Detroit. We had just cast of the
ropes when an Irishman rushed
through the gate, threw down his
money, and waved his hat.
"Howld on! how'd onw he shout
ed.
slump! jump we shouted.
"The boat was barely three feet
from the dock, aud he could have
stepped across the chasm. lie
stepped back, took a run, and made
an awkward leap. lie made it, but
he landed on a banana peel which
Law on the deck, and before he
stopped rolling he was in the for
ward part of the boat. When he
got off and brushed off his clothes
the boat was fifty feet from the
shore. Looking at the stretch OF
water he slapped his thigh and ex
claimed, proudly: "BegOrra' wha'
a len "
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1886-08-20
THE GIRL WITH THE CALICO DRESS.

Pye been a wild rover In many cline,
And many's the fair girl I've met;
And many's the dear one I've wooed IN my
time,
With tresses blonde, brown, and bru-
nette;
Some stout and some slender, some short
and some tall,
All with charms that ne'er could e1-
press,
But the fairest, the sweetest, the dearest
ola
Is the girl with the calico dress.
In the home of the homeless-all praise to
its name
Ah me, III not forget it soon,
I've sung with the deaf and the blind anu
the lame
omany dull plaintive tune;
The old Song Of Sore and Sorrow "~a
mine
With none TO relieve my distress,
Oh YES, there was one, she's being d.
vine
Though she wore striped calico drsS''
When you are stricken with wasting 0is'
ease
And death has nigh claimed you his own
When. like a bird DER the bright summer
seas,
Life's pleasures forever seem nown
When the friends you have trusted forget
and deceive
And leave You in pain and distress,
The one to assist you, to sOOthe and relieve,
Is the girl with the calico dress.
How the hearts of her poor weary patients
rejoice
A softly her footsteps draw near;
There's solace and hope in her smile and
her voice
That makes her most welcome and dear
Ah! You who would pierce her with 'Af'
casm's barbed dart
Revile not, but praise her anu plosS
You know not how warm and how kind II
the heart
Inside Of that calico dress.
Often IN fancy see her and think
He who wins her affectionsis blest
And, being close to the hydrant, her hsal'f
now l drink
In bumper of Michigan's best
In kindness don't ask me to speak Gil
feel
OF the truth you've notion l guess
Well, God forgive me--feel tempted u
steal
nov -ChicsgO Hera'd
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1886-08-20

THIRST IN HoT WEATHER.-We
venture to hope that those who are
zcalously urging the policy of re-
fusing 10 quench their thirst in this
hot weather because shrinking
makes people more thirsty" will Ire
consider their policy from the physi'
ological standpoint, and that they
will recognize that to thirst and
drink, and perspire and drink again,
are the natural steps in a process
by which nature strives to maintain
the integrity of those organic
changes which the external heat
has u tendency TO impede. The
natural and true policy is TO sup
ply an adequate quantity of fluid
without excess. Therefore, do not
abstain from drinking, but drink
slowly, so as to allow time for the
voice of nature to cry "enongh."
There is no drink so good as pure
water. For the sake of flavor, and
because the vegetable acids are
useful, a dash of lemon juice may be
added with advantage. The skin
should be kept fairly cool, so that
sufficient quantity of the fluid
taken may pass off by the Kidneys.
London Lancet.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1886-08-20
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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1886-08-20

"Mamma, what are you looking
for p asked little Mamie Flaplack
of her mother, the widow Flap
jack,
"Tm looking for my wedding
ring. I've hunted for it high and
low. | wouldn't lose it for any
thing"
81 wouldn't bother about it, nam
ma. Ifit comes to the worst you
can get married again. That's
what Pm going to do when l am a
dow.p-TerdS Sytings.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1886-08-20
Pluck and Prayer.
BY JOSEPHINE POLLARD.

NY JOSEPHINE POLLARD.
There want any use o'frett'ng'
And told Obadiah 30,
For il we couldn't hold on TO things
We'd Jest got to let them go.
There were lots OF folks thatd suffer
Along with the rest of us,
And it didn't seem to be worth our while
To make such a dreffie fuss.
To be sure, the barn was most empty,
An corn an pertaters scs'ce,
An not much ofanything plenty and cheap
But water an apple-sass
But then. as told Obadiah,
1t want any use to groan,
For flesh an blood conduit stan it, an he
Was nothing but skin an bone
But, laws, IL you'd only beerd him
At any hour of the night,
A prayin' out in that closet there.
'Twould have set you crazy quite.
patched the knees Of those trousers
With cloth that was no ways thin
But IT seemed as if the pieces wore out
As fast as l set 'em in.
To me he said mighty little
OF the thorny way we trod'
But at last dozen times day
He talked il over with God.
Down on his knees in that closet
The most of his time was passed
For Obadiah knew how to pray
Much better than how to fast.
But am that way contrary
That if things don't 20 Just rignt.
feel like rollin' my sleeves up high
An getting ready to fight.
An the giants slew that winter
ant goin' to talk about;
An / didn't even complain to God,
Though think he found it out.
With the point of a cambric needle
I druv' the wolf from the door,
For knew that we needn't starVe TO dsnti
Or DO lazy because We were poor.
An Obadiah he wondered,
An kept me patchin his knees,
An thought it strange how the meal hsl'
out,
An stranger we didn't freeze.
But / said to myself in whispers,
God know where his gift descends;
. An 'tisn't always that faith gets down
As far as the finger ends.
An would not have no one reckon
Ny Obadiah shirk;
For some, you know, have the gift TO pra!
An others the gift to work.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1886-08-20
THE FIRST DARK HORSE.

James X. Polk was the first "dark
horse chosen by a National con-
vention. He had not sought the
nomination for the Presidency, and
his warmest admirers had little hope
that he would make an available
candidate. The Democratic con
yention met at Baltimore, May "a,
1874. The two prominent candi-
dates before the convention were
Lewis Cass, of Michigan, and Mar
tin Van Buren, of New York.
The supporters of these two candl'
dates were so bitterly opposed that
il was ont of the question that eth
er could consent to support the
other on any conditions. Besides,
there was a minority made up OF
Southern delegates who would not
support Cass, and who had been
made bitter opponents OF Van Bu-
rem, by his recently-declared oppo-
sition to the annexation OF Texas.
These, working with the Cass sup
porters, as soon as the convention
was organized, brought up a reso-
luton adopting the two.thirds rule
for the government of the conven-
tion. This was warmly debated,
as it plainly meant defeat OF Mr.
Van Buren,, but was finally passed
on the second day of the conven-
ton. The balloting then began,
and the vote of the convention had
been taken seven times before Mr.
Polk's name was brought forward.
On the eighth ballot he received
forty.four votes. The ninth ballot
was taken amid a scene which has
been repeated many times since
that day in National conventions
and is now known as ga stampede"
Delegation after delegation changed
its vote, and when the result was
announced it was found that James
X. Polk, of Tennessee, had received
nearly the entire vote of the con-
vention. Amid wild confusion and
huzzas, the choice was made unanl-
nous. 1t is noteworthy that the
announcement of this nomination
was the first general message sent
over the first telegraph in this coun'
fry the line from Baltimore to Bos
| ton. which had but just been com
pleted. Mr.. Polk accepted the un'
| looked for honor that had been be
slowed upon him with the express
|
stimulation that he should not be
| candidate of the party for re'elec
ton. In his letter of acceptance he
said that he had not sought the
office. nor should he feel at liberty
TO decline it If conferred upon him
but that, if elected, he should sen
ter upon the high and solemn du
ties of the Office with the settled
purpose not to be candidate fol
reelection" By this determine
ton, he said, he put upon himself
a salutary restraint and gave tC
| his party the opportunity to make
| free selection of his successor. II
NAV be said that the general sue
cess of Mr.. Polk's administration
far surpassed the popular apprecla
ton of his ability, and had he no
been pledged to decline reelection
he would probably have been ont
of the strongest candidates OF hi
marty in 1S4S.-Inter ocean.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1886-08-20
SHE CAN'T DO OTHERWISE.

The Winchester Times states in
a few words the determination OF
the people of Virginia to stand mp
for the Riddleberger settlement. It
says:
"The State of Virginia has
mapped out a certain course in re-
gard to her State debt, which she
intends TO pursue. From this
course she is not to be swerved by
trifling verdicts rendered against
her officers in chance cases. 1t the
fight against her coupon-holders is
to be a Kilkenny-ca affair, then her
cOupon.holders will be one of the
cats, even il she has to be the other.
But the result of the coupon liti-
CATION since the adoption Of the
Riddleberger bill shows what the
invitable result must be.
"Three hundred and fifty thou
sand dollars IN coupons say have
gotten into the Treasury; Sj,OOO,-
900 say have been kept out. Now
which is playing the losing game,
the bond-hOlders or the State! BE.
sides, year by year the day is ap-
preaching when the principal Of the
bond.holders will be at the mercy
of the State.D
We showed a day or two ago that
it was not at all certain that Nir-
ginia could afford to pay as much
as the Riddleberger bill offers to
pay. 1t would be to risk bank
ruptcy to attempt to pay a million
of dollars a year to be sent at once
to England. The General Assem-
bly, will not dare to try such an ex-
pertinent. Virginia has made her
last offer."-Rich. Dispatch Aug.
9th, 1886.
The Richmond Dispatch, be it
known, has been and is now the or
gan of Bourbon Democracy in Vir.
ginia.
How long has it been since it
counseled democratic Ostracism for
simple opposition to the McCulloch
Bill which fastened the "cut worm
of the Treasury" upon u.s.
How long has 1T been since the
Bourbons generally denounced Re
adiusters individually and COllec-
lively, as thieves and robbers for
their support of the Riddleberger
Bill!
The Richmond Dispatch tells us
now, whilst the state is afflicted
with continuous Bourbon rule,
"that it il not all certain that Nir.
| ginia can afford to pay as much as
the Riddleberger Bill offers to pay ,
| &c. The Bourbon sham again ex-
poses itself to the public gaze vol
unfairly.
alt runs with the hare and il
holds with the hounds"
It was honest yesterday, it Is
thief to-day in denunciation or adj
miration of the very same Riddle
berger Bill.
This is Democracy of today
| Shenandoah Press.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1886-08-20

Love me, love, but breathe it low,
Soft az summer weather
If you love me, tell me %,
As We SIT together.
Sweet and still 30 roses blow
Love me, love, bHt bresthe il low.
Tell me only with Jour eyes,
Words are cheap as water
II you love me- looks and sighs
Tell my mothers daughter
More than ell the weFld may know
Love me, love, and breathe ii low.
Words for others, storm and snow,
Wind and changeful weather.
Let the shallow waters flow
Foaming on together
But love Is still and deep, and oh !
Love me, love, but breathe 1t low.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1886-08-20

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