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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1886-04-30
GOD RHOwtTA BEST.

Sometime, when all life's lessons have
been learned,
And sun and stars foreyermore have set,
The things which our weak judgments
here have spurned,
The things DER which we grieved with
lashes wet,
Will flash before us, out Of lifc's dark
night,
As stars shine NEST in deeper tints OF
blue;
And we shall see how all Gods plans were
right,
And how what seemed reproof was love
most true.
And we shall see how, while We frown and
sigh,
Gods plans 90 on as best for you and Inc
How. when we called, he needed not our
cry,
Because his wisdom to the end could see
And even as prudent parents disallow
Too much Of sweet to craving babybood,
So God, perhaps, is keeping from us now
LIES sweetest things because it seemeth
good.
And if, sometimes, commingled with life's
wine
We find the wormwood, and rebel and
shrink,
BE sure a wiser hand than yours or NINE
Pours ont this potion for our lips to
drink.
And if some friend we love is lying low,
When human kisses cannot reach his
face,
Oh. do not blame the loving Father so,
But wear your sorrows with obedient
grace!
And you shall shortly know that length
ened breath
Is not the sweetest gift God sends His
friend,
And that, sometimes, the sable pail Of
death
Conceals the fairest boon His love can
send.
five could push aiar the gates Of life
And stand within, and all Gods work
ings see,
We could interpret all this doubt and strife,
And for each mystery could find key.
But not to-day then be content, poor
heart
Gods plans, like lilies, pure and white
unfold;
We must not tear the close-shut leaves
apart;
Time will reveal the calyxes of gold.
And il, through patient toll, we reach the
land
Where tired feet with sandals loose, may
rest,
When we shall clearly know and under
stand,
think that we will say God knew the
best.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1886-04-30
The Disappointed.


There are songs enough for the hero,
Who dwells on the heights of fame
sing for the disappointed,
For those who missed their aim.
/ sing with fearful cadence
For one who stands in the dark,
And knows that his last, best arrow
Has bounded back from the mark.
sing for the breathless runner
The eager, anxious soul,
Who falls with his strength exhausted
Almost in sight of the goal
For the hearts that break in silence
With a sorrow all unknown;
For those who need companions,
Yet walk their ways alone.
There are songs enough for the lovers
Who share loves tender pain;
sing for the one whose passion
Is given and in vain.
For those whose spirit comrades
Have missed them on the way,
/ sing with heart o'eriiowing
This minor strain to-day.
And | know the solar system
Must somewhere keep in space
A prize fer that spent runner
Who barely lost the race
For the Plan would be imperfect
Unless it held some sphere
That paid for the toll and talent
Aud love that are wasted here
Ella Wheeler UiIoor.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1886-04-30
SHENANDOAH HERALD
ADVERTISING RATES.

OF our cordial companionship in
childhood, youth and early man.
hood; for the sake of the friend
wao still loves and honors you both,
/ asl, lhat you take each other by
,h,. band
As their iight hands met in Wig
oion, claep The hands of the Judge
c.aspcd them over and under. So
they stood for "A full half minute
which time the judge required for
regaining selfpossession Then, as
the hands were unjoined, he said;
"There is one other point yet to DO
attended to, the costs have not been
provided for; but there shall be no
dispute about that Mr.. Clerk" he
addressed that official, "you will
please foot up the costs accrued IN
this case and hand the footing TO
me. / shall pay them myself.'
As very serious or pathetic pas
sages are sometimes succeeded by
mirthful ones, so the scene, to this
time full Of pathos, now became a
decidedly humorous one, for in the
same instant plaintiff and defendant
pressed toward the clerk each clam
Oring that he himself should pay.
Such was their earnestness and
such the contrast from their recent
contention that the judge after a
quick glance at their faces, was
seized with a fit Of hearty laughter
in which the audience joined hearth
ly. When quiet was restored the
Judge said: "Well, let me, then,
settle this disputed point also. L
direct that the costs be equally
shared 10y plaintiff and defendant"
And so ended "The Line Fence
Suit"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1886-04-30
CHAPTER XIV.
MECHANIC ARTS.

AIA hANiA m
In giving a history of the state of
the mechanic arts, as they were ex'
ercised at an early period of the
settlement of this country, | shall
present a people, driven by neces-
sity to performworks of mechanic
al skill, far beyond what a person
enjoying all the advantages of civil
ization, would expect from popu-
lation placed in such destitute cir
cumstances.
My reader will naturally ask
where we're their mills for grinding
grain-where their tanners for max.
ing leather-where their smith shops
for making and repairing their
farming utensils? Who were their
carpenters, tailors, cabinet work
men, shOemakers and weavers :?
The answer is, those manufactures
did not exist, nor had they trades.
men who we're professedly such.-
Every family were under the neces-
sity of doing every thing for them
selves as well as they could.
The hominy blocks and hand
mills were in use in most of our
houses. The first was made Of q
large block of wood about three
feet long, with an excavation burned
in one end, wide at the top and
narrow at the bottom, so that the
action of the pestle on the bottom
threw the corn up to the sides to-
wards the top Of it, from whence it
continually fell down into the cen
tire. In consequence of this move
ment, the whole mass of the grain
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1886-04-30
How a Woman Saws a Board.

When q woman her home would decorate
She stops not at obstacles small or great,
But the funniest sight her trials afford
i when madam essays to saw a board.
With her knee on plank, and the plank
On a chair,
She poises her saw with knowing air;
Makes several wild rasps at the penciled
line,
Aud is OF with a whizz the reverse of fine.
With lips compressed she gets down to
work,
And crosses the timber jerkety-jerk
She can't keep the line, her knee slips
askew,
But she keeps to the work till the board
splits in two.
She has damaged the chair, she has ruined
the saw,
Her back is aching, her hands are raw,
And she finds, when she tries to fit her
prize,
It's an inch too short Of the requisite size.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1886-04-30
An Old CitizenSpeaks.

Mr.. j. VI. Norris, an old resident
of Rome, GA, says, that he had
been badly troubled with Kidney
Complaint for great many years
and with Eczema for three years;
at times could scarcely walk and
had tried many remedies without
benefit, until be began taking Elec-
trio Bitters aud amounting bis hands
aud feet with Bucklens Arnica
Salve. This treatment afforded
him great relief and he strongly
recommends Electric Bitters TO all
who suffer with Kidney Complaints
or need a Blood Purifier. Sold by
j. Schmitt.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1886-04-30
TAR. 3. f. MAPHIS & BRO.
-DentistS.-

OETiou. woodstock and saumsvile, virginia
In vood.tock. ist snd 81 weeks Of zach month,
I'm saumsvils ID and tth weeks
Tsose in need Of nrst class Dentistry a. tmoder-
ate priess. Wi do vel ts call.
Full seis Of Artihcial teeth from s. 0eto $500,
ts.W and t5e.oe
Pare gold flhsts from g. p TO 5000. silver
allisee frcm 7se. &c S5.eO
Artiacial tech put up on solid gold, Gold and
seoloid Combustion, Celieloid and Rubber plates
csld asd Porcelain rivOtinE. clasps, ks., special
attsntios gwen 10 nihns and presefviug tho Ia
sar.I t,.th. and correcting the irregularities.
All work warranted nrst class.
AZ Tssh extracted absolutely without pam uJ
he sac os Nitrous oxide Gas
Msw1 IL iS1-ff
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1886-04-30
Kate and Joe.

When Kate and Joe we're children small
And crept about the floor,
One little chair would hold them both,
With room enough for more.
Now Joe Is twenty, Kate eighteen,
Yet, strange as il may seem
saw the sight, the other night,
Myself, and twas no dream.
For, though they both had larger grown
Yet will take my oath
That ia the parlor, on that night,
One chair was holding both.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1886-04-30
Time.

Tbree.fold are the steps Of time
Slowly comes the future toward US,
Swift as an arrow has the present fed
Eternal still stands the past.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1886-04-30
,Br. .. WALKER
JSo. L. KELLER

nR. T. +. LOCKE,
IL SURGEON DENTIST.
OFFICE: Main ST., opp. the Court House,
WOODSTOCK, VIRGINIA.
Artificial teeth inserted in any manner
desired. Careful attention given 10 fill
ing and extracting. Parents should bring
their children and have their teeth ex-
smined, and procure information that will
be Of great value in after life
Win visit EdinbuTg regularly on the lst
and 3rd Tuesdays OF each month, at which
nIse can be found at the residence OF
lr. Jacob l.. Rinker.
All work guaranteed. Prices moderate
Ju1v 10 sly
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1886-04-30
nE A. MARTYR.
SURGEON SfIA DENTIST,

Respectfully informs the public that
he has resumed the practice Of his pro-
sssion s-ders left az the store OF L. j..
Fravel, IN WoOdstOcx. wil.Teceive pro-
mPt attention
Nav u. 's4-tf.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1886-04-30

n =. Send six cents for postage,
A UrlVu and receive free, costly
HHII. box Of goods which will help
Ia A4hO'yOu 10 more money right
away than anything else In this world.
All. of either sex, succeed from first
hour. The broad road to fortune opens
before the workers, Absolutely sure. At
once address, True a. Co., Augusta, Maine.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1886-04-30
Aner the Battle is Over.

The wisest statesmen that framed bill,
And the brsvest soldiers that carried a
gun,
And tho best commanders were not born
till
few years after the war was done.
They censure, condemn and pick out flaws,
With hindsight keen and Judgment rare
And it gives the startled reader pause
To think what they'd done If they'd been
there
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1886-04-30

We can't help wondering If it was right,
Aud Just what Providence did it for,
To send the bunglers TO win the fight,
And save the generals till after the war.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1886-04-30
(To BE CONTINUED }

a poor rifle-Picking a paupeTs
pocket.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1886-12-11
Keeping Moths ont of Carpets.

All around under the edges place
tarred paper, or le;'vy paper soak
ed with tallow; either will prevent
the insects from getting under
meath at the edges. Should they
gel beneath il or in IL heavy. thick
carpet, so that sweeping does not
dislodge them, then thoroughly
wet cloth, place il over the in
tested spots, and with - very hot
iron press heavily, so as to drive
the steam through the carpet. That
will destroy all eggs and larvae,
whether OF the moth or beetle
Should the carpets he badly in
vested, take them up, beat and
sweep them thoroughly, and before
relaying, scrub the floor with rot
water, taking care not to spare the
water in seams and crevices in the
floor. Then with Il brush, feather
or any other appropriate instru-
mcnt smear into all creviceS anil
under the baseboardS Kerosene or
benzine. This Will clean them out,
and then the weekly sweeping and
tarrcd paper will usually act us a
neutrality-suspicious..
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1886-12-11
Clover as Shade.

There is probably no other plant
in the world of such value to the
farmers for this purpose. 1t furn
isles the most perfect protection. to
the soil during the fierce dry heats
of the summer. Being decidunns
plant IFS leaves are perpetually fall
ing and soon form delicate cover
ing for shade. and easily penetrated
at all points by the air, which is
the great carriert to the w0rnoutSoils
of those atmospheric elements that
are to enrich il. In this way the
clover plant not only contributes
directly to the fertiizlng ofthe soil
by giving it's Own substance to it.
but it furnishes protective cover
ing to the entire ground, which en-
couragcs and stimulates those
chemical processes by which the
hungry and exhausted soil is recu
pcrated from the vast supplies of
nutrIment that are held in the
atmosphere. 1T becomes to the
farmers the most valuable fertilizer
in the world, as it imparts fertility
to the entire soil.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1886-12-11
The Eenefaotcrs OF the Race.

"Who are the benefactors of the
human race?" thundered the lect-
nrer, as he broughth his hand down
upon the desk with thump that
made a water spout rise out of the
pitcher; "wio are the henefactors
to thc human race, l aSk2"
~ guess Pm one Of 'em," said a
little sqaintcycd man, rising in a
back seat.
The lecturer was rather taken
aback, but after pause he HAN
aged to inquire:
..And what have you done-built
u railroad?"
"No, sir, rve invented Il bed bug
poison"
The lecturer smiled a sickly smile
and the audience roaietl with
laughter. Courier.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1886-12-11
So Sweet.

Two Of them meet on the street.
oh. Nellie. / am so glad to see
you! What have you been doing
all week."
"i've Leen reading justthe lowell
est novel. Its too sweet lorany
thing"
"Oh do tell NE about it!';
why there isayonng girl and 8
william, who is just perfectly, love
~, aud the voting girl is one OF
those creatures who is just too Az
sclic Tor anything, and she says
"A,aunt, william, avaunt, tempt ms
rot" to the william. But thevlllian
he docs just the SAME. And that's
us far as have got"
alt must be just lovely"
.Oh, it is. Well, good by, mus
go and finish that book. Pm JUS
ON llellles TO see how it comes Out
IUu must cUlhe and see me.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1886-12-11
The Inventor of the Thlmble.

l have heard with interest that
the thimble of plain sewing was in
vented in the year 1854 Ivy gal
liant Young Dutch goldsmith Of
Amsterdam, who devised the
.thumh bell"-for this was it's
original name-in order to protect
his sweetlieart's thumb tops when
she was engaged with a needle and
cotton. There are thumb thimbles
still, and sailors, | believe, always
wear them. The '.thnmh beiI' has,
as a lule, however, become a "fin.
ger bell" but in shape only little
change has taken place IN it since
the loving Hams placed the first
thimble on the thumb of his lady
lovp
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1886-12-11
4 delicate Hint.

"Mary, WHAT'S that piece you've
been playing Oh the piano every
nighttor the last three weeks?" in
Quned he old gentleman just as
Mary was timing up.
:.1llat is called tie 'Maiden'S
Prayer papa
.Maiden'S Prayer" lie repeat.
ed. "Well, look here, Mary"
:sWhatis it, pa2"
"According TO my experience in
the prayer business, every ellreg-
ulated prayer anght to have an
amen to it and"
But Mary had shut the piano and
was telling her mother abont how
cross papa was to-lay.--Merchant
Traveller.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1886-12-11
Farm and Garden Notes.

Onion seed sown now, and pro-
tected with litter during the win
ter, will give early onions next
spring.
AS soon as the cars have been
taken from the sweet corn the
stalks should be cut up and fed to
the COWS i'll as green condition IN
possible.
To kill moles an Illinois farmer
puts strycllnlne in pieces Of liver
the size of . hickory nut, placing
the pieces at different points in
their ruins.
Every dairymen shonld be pre-
pared to feed grass or green corn
fodder in the stable night and
morning rs soon as the pasture be
gins to fail.
A COW calving in tho fall, if'prop
erly fed and cared foI, will bring
more profit in Il year than if she
calves in May, if milk or butter is
TO be sold.
All things considered, the lar.
gcsI flow of milk is the most profit
able, unless it is secured at Toe
glea- expense. Reason must br
used here as i'll all other things.
Sheep will eat nearly all-kinds OF
weeds and be made t" do good
service in some fields. They
should, however, always be givtna
feed Of grain ut night.
Destroying d beetle is equal to
killing fifty grubs. When mead
ows become infested, it is well &c
turn in hogs and let them root
They will destroy thousands oil
grubS.
A few trees, evcrgrcens and flow
cring shrubs planted among the
hives help to remove the samencS>
OF the scene, and in summer give 81
grateful shade to the bees and
their keeper.
To protect watermelon plants
from bugs, Il South Carolina grow
el recommends charcoal dust OF
coal kiln dirt, lus;lnS about u PIN
over each hill when the plants are
young.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1886-12-11
0NANc0cK ACADEMY.
FRANK P. BRENT, Principal.
VIC. MARSHALL, Associate Prin'l.

The Tenth Session Eegins Sep
TENDER 18th and continues forty
weeks. Full corps Of skiltul and ex-
perienced Instructors.
Preparatory and Academic De
MISUNDERSTANDING all thebranches
of q liberal education, together
with q thorough course of book
keeping.
The Music Departmcnt,under the
direction of Mrs. L. Nj. Lawrence,
an accomplished aud experienced
teacher, offers special inducements
and attractions.
Terms lower than in any other
school of similar grade in Virginia.
For catalogue containing full par
ticulars, apply to
FRANK P. BRENT,
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1886-12-11

The undersigned has for sale a large
stock OF trees and plants. It's follows:
PEACH TREES embracing all the
APP IpFLE. PEAR. CHERRY, PLUM
and OUNCE TREES Of every kind
that are best adapted to the peninsula.
BLACKBERRY anil RASPBERRY
Large assortment of GRAPE VINE,
MY nursery is situated OH the line Of
the Great Peninsula Railroad, so that
there is no transferring of stock. 1t is
packed one day and in the hands OF my
Accomac friends thenpxt.
Mr.. John G.. Figgs of Keller, is my
agent for Accomac, to whom all commu
nications should be addressed.
CALEB BOGGS,
o0rton. Delaware.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1886-12-11
Everyday Hypocrisy.

What she says: 'l'm awfnlly
sorry Won must 60 soon, MIR. Long
wind. Why, it's only eleven O'Clock!
What's your hurly9 You don't
know how much have enjoyed
your visit"
What she meals: "Thank good.
ness, you're going ut last! If you
had stayed five minutes longer, |
think should have had an attack
of by sterics."
DILLHEAt)S.
ID LETTERHEADS,
STATEMENTS.
EN- VELOPES.
HANDBILI4S, &C
Neatly printed at this Office 10y a first
class artist-no amateur work.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-12-07
CITY sHERIFFs SALE.

FINDER and by virtue of fl. IA. issued
~ out of the City Court of Savannah, in ia
vOr of John 8. Schley VS.. Narcsse j. Meunier,
have this day levied upon the following de-
scrlbed property, namely:
All that lot Of lard No. six (6) and improve
mems situate in KiDgsvIlle, on the White
Bluff road, in Chatham county. Georgia,
about q quarter OF u mile south Of the ex-
tended limits Of the CITY of Savannah, con-
tanning II We % acres OF land, fronting 1872 feet
and inches on the White Bluf road, with a
depth of ,26S feet more or less, to It's western
boundary.
And will sell all the interest OF said N. j.
Minnier. defendant in Fl. IA, in the same as
held by him under a bond for titles. al public
outcry, before the Court House door in the
city of Savannah county of Chatham. State
of Georgia. on the FIRST TUESDAY IN DE-
CLIMBER, during the legal hours of sale.
Property pointed out by plaintiff attorney.
Terms cash; purchaser 10 pay for titles. Ten
ant and parties in interest notified.
This November Sth, 1885.
DAVID BAILEY,
Sheriff e.. G.. s.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-12-07
CHATHAM sHERIFF's SALE.

FINDER and by virtue OF A. IA. issued out
u of Chatham Superior Court ia favor VI
Frederick Koch vs. Orlando ii. Lufburrow
aud Mary g. Lufburrow, have levied upon
the life interest Of sud Orlando II. Lufbur-
row in the following described property, to .
wit: Lot number twelve I2) Brown ward,
with improvements; lot number ihrty-twO
1927 Brown ward with improvements; lot
number forty six 40 Jackson ward, with i'm =
provements: lot number thirty-two 1927 CO.
iumbia ward, with improvements. All OF
said lots Of land with the improvements
beng IN the CITY of Savannah, County Of
Chatham, and State OF Georgia. And | will
{ ffer the Lie interest OF the said Orlando II.
Lulburrow in the said above-descfibed prop
erty for sale at public cutlery before TIE Court
House door Of Chatham county, in TIE City ~
savannah. on the FIRST TUr SDAY in
JANUARY. 1887, dur ne the legal hours Il
sale, 10 satisfy SAID d. ia.
Terms cash, purchasers paying for titles.
JOHN n. ROMAN,
Z! On
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TeEal Sales.
Il SHERIFF,S SALE.

CITY COURT SHERIFE'S SALE.
TNDER and by virtue of Fl. IA. issued
u from the City Court of Savannah, in ia
vor of z. L. Neidlinger vs.. The Reppard
Land. Lumber and Saw mill Company of
Georgia l have levied on the following de-
scribed property, belonging to the defendant,
which can be found till day of sale at No. 70
Bay street, in savannah, in possession of
Norton Frierson, to wit:
ID One double FOLDING desk, ~ one desk
with glass case, ~ one clock. ~ one small
desk, ~ one desk, ID one large stationery
desk, u one water filter, y one de'k in room
No. 49, three, ~ table. ~ two chairs, III one
small table. a one amberg letter case, u one
letter press, ~ one Herring's safe, ~ one
hall safe. t5l five chairs. 81 three cfa re, and
u STOOL ID one water cooler. III one large
book case, drawer and glass, IN one carpet.
And will offer said property for sale be-
fore the Court House door Of Chatham ounty,
in Savannah on the FIR~T TUESDAY IN
JANUARY, 1887, during the legsl hours OF
sale. said property beng difficult and ex-
pensive to transport IL VIII remain where it
now is, without carrying and exposing the
same at the Court House door on the day Of
sale.
Terms cash; purchaser paying for papers.
Property pointed out by plaintiffs attor-
neys. DAVID BAILEY,
Sheriff City Court Savannah.
SAVANNAH GA. DeCe m Der 81 b, 1886.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-12-07
CITY SUEltlFr's y Ia.

TNUER apt by yirtNe OF d @ ia. issued cut
~ OF ihk cry CourT9f Savannah. 10 favor
Of william y, 1ewkihsleA J0hn ID MonseeB,
have levied on the 10 lowtnshlescr bed prop
cry. to-wit: The Improvements, consist D
OF a two-story frupcd dwelling nome On Lot
No. Z, {. }. HUNS sub-diTision Of Lots Nos.
10. 81, IS, 50 AID 20, IN ChOotaw ward. city Of
savannah, county Of Chatham. and State 81
Georgia, amt 1 viii sell the same at public
cutlery. before the Court House door. In the
city n savannah. county OF nathan. and
state OF Georgia, on the FIRST TUESDAY
sale.
Property pointed out by plaintiffs attor-
neys
Terms Cash; purchaser paying for papers.
Defendant notified.
DAVID BAILEY. SherG.
City Court ~ Savannah.
SAvANSAn. GA. Oanenb Der 9th. 1850.