Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1886-06-25
VIM. G. Eskridge. of Stanton,

best ticket the Democrats can
nominate in 1883 is the following
For president, Mrs. Grover Cleve-
land for vice president, Mr..
Grover Cleveland. Platform-ln
union there is strength.
An esteemed contemporary, in a
list of facts and inquiries for the
curious, asks this question "Why
does the lonely woodpecker, when
he goes to drink, stop several times
on his way and look around before
he takes his draught 2" He has
probably told Mrs. Woodpecker
that he never drinks, and be doesn't
want to be caught.
Snow then look cheerful, if you
want a good picture" said the Photo
grapher.
"Cheerful the ID. How can a
democrat look cheerful with Cleve-
land mOnkeying around with his
new wife and Radicals still holding
ofices-and a first class chance OF
the old party going out for another
twenty-five years !-SOuthmest Re-
publican.
Gov. Lee has made requisitiOn
on the Governor of Kentucky for
the arrest of John n. French for
completely in a murder committed
in Pulaski county in 1872. David
French, another party to the same
murder, was arrested in the same
State several years ago on a requisi'
ton from Gov. Cameron, and Is
now serving a term in the State
penitentiary.
The ravages of what was sup
posed to be fly in the wheat fields
of Queen Anne's and Kent counties
Nd, are now thought to be due to
English sparrows. These birds
have been known to commit serious
depredations in wheat fields, and
as they have multiplied very rapidly
in recent years, it is more than
probable that they are the authors
of the mischief.
Brother Sam Jones is having a
hard time of it in Indianapolis. The
Baptist preachers are going for him
in language even more emphatic
than that which be used against
base ball and progressive euchre.
Brother Jones calls these Baptists
GLARS and they refer to his "men-
dacity" and his "cOarse and con-
temptible vituperation.' Truly,
this is a wicked world, and it is
hard for brethren to dwell together
in harmony.
\ smart Cleveland editor made
fun of a tender girl graduates
essay at Norwalk and bet new
spring hat that she couldn't bake a
loaf Of bread. The scribbler's eyes
popped out of his cheeks when he
received box of delicious bread
and cake baked by the aforesaid
girl named May Williams, as duly
sworn to before a notary public.
The rash quill driver could do moth.
ing but lavish a months wages in
a fine spring hat and send it to the
winner.
We sometimes wonder what has
become of all those fellows, who
before the election, we're going to
see TO the repeal of the "infernap
revenue laws, if they got into
power. We suspect they got an
Office by the change around, and
they now find that their venom
was not so much against thesystem
as against the fellows who were
running it; and they now believe
that under their own management,
internal revenue may become a
very good thing.-HighIdRd Re
cOrder.
\ curious phase of the Mormon
is revealed by the letter
to Governor West. The slgners
declare of the forty-nine MOrmons |
now imprisoned all but tour had |
plural wives for thirty-fve years |
prior to the passage Of the Ed
mnnds law. Before making any
promise to obey this law in the
future they want to know if
hey are expected to repudi-
tie all of their wives but
he first, and to confess that the
majority of their children are lille.
Ultimate. They declare they will
iuiier perpetual Imprisonment rath-
II than "be guilty of such per6dy."
1t is generally believed that the
free Trade funeral of last Thurs
lay will lead to an early adjourn.
nent of Congress. The leading
MEMBERS Of both parties in the
louise argne that the 10Th Of July
will end the session but a resolu-
ion TO adjourn July 3 has already
zen sent to the Committee on
suIes. 1t appears that the apprO.
'riation bills will consume every
lay now left, and that as soon as
hey can be delivered to the vari-
'us cabinet bureaus the Democratic
House will go home as pail bearers
o the dead Blair Bill.
\ pet black squirrel owned in
savannah, Ca, was left at home
While its mistress went away for a