Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1886-01-29

million. The st. Cloud Hotel was
badly damaged, and many stores
were burned out.
The Cincinnati theatres have
abolished Sunday performances.
Perhaps, there is no need Of them
as long as Mr.. Sam. Jones remains
in that city
A man named KaricOf, Tip
pecanoe county Ind, has brought
suit for a divorce from his wife be-
cause she persists in sleeping up
side down,-that is, with feet on
the pillow.
A man in Michigan has buried
six wives, and has married
seventh. Mrs. Walker, who died
this week in Titusville, Pa, was
six times a widow. This is a great
country for matrimony.
1t is reported that the friends OF
General Il. L. ROsser, now residing
in Charlottesville, for the removal
of whose disabilities a bill has
already been introduced in Con
gress, will urge his appointment to
the now vacant Austrian mission.
The Judiciary salary bill ha
pissed the United States Senate.
1t gives all the United States Dis
trict judges $1,000 year and
PROHIBITS them from appointing
their relatives to the Office in their
courts.
Their are five senators Of foreign
birth-Beck is Scotch Jones, of
Nevada, is English Fair, Steward
and Jones, OF Florida, are of Irish
birth. There are twelve represen-
tatives of foeign blrth-fve from
Ireland, one each from England,
Scotland, Norway, Germany, Hun
garg; two others are of Bavarian
birth.
Recent statistics show that dur
ing the year Of 1885 not more than
one half the quantity of distilled
spirits were used as 1S40,-ij years.
ago; but that the use of wine and
beer, more moderate beverages,
have largely increased. In 1910
the average amount consumed was
p gallons for each man, woman
and child, whilst in 1885, the aver.
age was II gallons.
Girls beware of the dashing
young man with the fancy name.
Miss Nettie Dorsey, a bell of South
Bend, Indiana, married high.ton.
cd but unknown young man nam.
ell George Washington Harry
Claire, and she discovered the day
after the wedding that he was a
theft and a forger and had another
family besides.
The freezing of the orange crop IN
Florida is no joking matter. 1t
means loss of over two million
dollars, aud is a much greater fin
aucial injury TO that state than the
total loss Of the peach crop wonld
be to Maryland. Especially will
damage be felt by the new North
ern settlers, who had invested
their all in groves from whic h
they expected to realize handsom e.
ly.
That is a most unusual case that
comes from Missouri. Seven broth
ers made the acquiring of money
their sole aim in life. They work
ed hard and saved every possible
cent. a tempter came and per-
saaded them TO invest all their
savings in bogus silver mine.
They did so, and, of course, lost
their money. The result drove
them to insanity, and they are now
in lunatie asylum. Mammon is a
dangerous god to serve. His best
wOrsbippers are fools.
Little Greece is still spelling for
a hgh'. To Judge from its proud,
defiant attitude, one almost i'm
AGNES that it is still the courageous
lace which in ancient times held
mountain passes against armies
that counted up as superior in
numbers as the rebels in the Sou
dan dispatches of the British
officers, but it is now far different
people. IL is the home of politics
aud politicians. of intrigues and
petty squabbles, Of perpetual lazi-
ness and unceasing gossip. 1t Is
not a fighting nation.
II should be borne in mind that
as the cold weather continues, there
Is still much suffering among the
poor of the city, and to enable the
police to go on with their good work
of relieving the distressed and
afflicted, further contributions
must be constantly made by the
charitable. Money, clothing, fuel
or food may be sent TO the Marsh.
ais Office or to any one of the sta.
ton houses, with the certainty that
the distribution to the needy and
derserving will be made promptly
and judiciously:
The Hon. Samuel j. Tilden is
defendant in a suit brought Satur.
day in the United States Circuit
Court of New York by Samuel