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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-03-30
Will the Parallel Hold Good in 1888 ?

We find a curious little tabular
circulation floating around among
our exchanges, which is worth
noting as a strong Illustration OF
the law of condolences. we
should be glad to give its author
credit for ITS ingenuity, did we
know his name. The history OF
past Presidential contests show
three historic parallels, in which the
same candidates we're competitors,
the man who was successful in the
first contest being defeated by his
competitor in the next round be-
tween the two. These three par
allels are as follows:
In 1896 Adams defeated jefferson, and
IN $500 Jefferson defeated Adams.
In 1921 John Q. Adams defeated Jack
son, and in ISIS Jackson defeated John a.
Adams.
In 1-36 Van Buren defeated Harrison,
and in 1910 Harrison defeated Van Buren,.
The fourth instance may be re-
garded as half completed. In 1884
Cleveland defeated Blaine. Should
the coming contest develop the I'M
expected result of Blaine being the
standard bearer of the Republican
party, despite his positive declina-
ton, we might look to find the
0uartette of instances run thus:
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-03-30
Mary Had a Little Lamb.

Revised version for The Irish World
Mary had little lamb,
It's fleece was white as snow
Ard built a little Tariff pen,
To keep it safe, you know.
But Roger Mills, he came along,
An ugly boy was he,
And tried to smash the Tariff pen
To let the lamb 20 free.
And in the night an English wolf
As silent as a clam,
Came proving round the Tariff pen
To kill the little lamb.
But Mary had an uncle bold,
Aud Sam it was bis name,
He heard a noise round Mays fold
And stralghtway there he came.
And as he ran with all his might,
A scootin' from the hills,
The English wolf came full in sight
And naughty Roger Mills.
ola. ha," cried Sam, 81 have ye now,
Yes, pesky English crew,
And by Columbia : land l sWOw
III make il hot for you"
The wolf he growled-his tail he slippe,
Between each trembling ham,
And off both he and Roger skipped
Away from Nary's lamb.
But Uncle Sam was all too quick,
Although they swiftly fed,
He damned the wolf with his big stick,
And knocked him DER the head.
So then he took that Roger Q
Across his brawny knee,
And then the way the splinters few
Was pitiful to see.
The hungry wolf he kicked until
lie He'd across the brine,
And said want mo- British swill
Nor Free-Trade stuff in mine.
A. l.. MORRISON.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-03-30
ANOTHER MARVEL.
A RIVAL TO THE TELEPHONE
FOUND AT LAST.

Professor Gray announces that
he has perfected an invention
which, in many cases, will super.
sede the use Of the telephone. He
calls hisnew Invention the "telauto.
graph" "By my invention" be
writes, "you can sit down in your
office and take a pencil in your
hand, write a message to me, and
as your pencil moves a pencil here
in my laboratory moves simulta-
neOusly, and forms the same letters
and words IN the same way. What
you write in Chicago Is instantly
reproduced at the designated point
in fac-simile. YOn may write in
any language, use a cOhe or cipher
no matter, fac smile Is produced
where designated. fyOu wish to
draw a picture, the same picture is
reproduced where desired. The
artist of your newspaper can, by
this device, telegraph bis picture,
of railway wreck or other Oc-
currence just as a reporter tele-
graphs his description in words"
The two pencils-the one in the
Office Of the writer, the other at the
Office where the message is deliver
od-mOve spontaneously, and there
is no reason, he says, "why a cir
cuit OF five hundred miles cannot be
worked as one Of ten miles" The
process presupposes, as in the case
Of the telephone, that the instru-
ments shall be alike at both ends
Of the line, and that they shall be
brought into connection with each
other. "When one person wishes
to communicate with another by
the telautOgraph be pushes a but.
ton, which rings an annunciatOr In
the exchange, or IN the Office Of the
person with whom he wishes to
converse. Then the first man
takes his writing pencil from its
holder-and this may be pen or
pencll-and writes his message on
paper. AS he writes so writes the
pencil at the other end of the
wire" The instrument, we are
told, will not cost more than fifteen
or twenty dollars, and it Is claimed
that this form OF correspondence
the handwriting being an exact
fac-simile of the person at each
end of the wire-wiIl admit of con.
fdential communications, and will
obviate possible misunderstanding
which may arise when conversing
through the telephone.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-03-30
Deaf When Not on His Engine

Some time ago an engineer on t. J
Miami railroad was suspended be-
cause after being examined by DR..
Clark, he was found to be quite
deaf. The engineer claimed that
at the time he could hear every.
thing while running his engine,
but the doctor found that In still
room he could not hear an ordinary
conversation a foot away. The en-
gineer lives at Cincinnati, and re-
celved treatment in that city for
his disease, but without any special
benefit. After being suspended
eight months the engineer again
came to DR.. Clark and insisted that
lie could hear perfectly while on a
moving engine. The doctor thought
he would test the case, and, &C.
complaining the man to Cincinnati,
made a number of experiments with
him on engines. The result was
that the doctor found that the en-
gineer was not only telling the
truth in regard to the matter, but
also that the deaf man could hear
low remarks and whispers on a
moving engine that even DR..
Clark's keen ear failed to catch. -
The engineer was reinstated to his
former place.-COlumbus Journal.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-03-30
1t Won't Do At All.
New York SUM-

1t won't DO at all, Mr.. Mills,
And surely you know that 1t won't;
There's a measure that certainly kills,
And then there's measure that don't
Of course you've right TO your choice,
And maybe it might be the same,
Although the great popular voice
Were filed to the muzzle with blame.
In line with the message, you say J
If so, It's a pity, that's all
The message won't help in the day
When Democrats stumble and fall
The stones of free trade that you throw
Have hit something moro than log;
Quite funny the sport is 10 you,
But can't you consider the frog :
To tic down your party TO that
If such IS your wish, it is vain
Would be but to crush very fat
Its hopes in the coming campaign.
Yes, Texas is with you, no doubt,
But Texas, though big, is 80 small
Down, down, with New York put to ront
Come Cleveland and free trade and all
1t won't do at all, Mr.. Mills!
Your scheme of free wOOllons and such
May not be the worst Of all bills,
Ard vet it is vastly too much.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-03-30
Capt. BIankenshlp's will.

The will of the late Capt. r. E.
Blankenship, of Richmond, Va,
who was killed whilst crossing a
railroad track in that city last week,
has been admitted to probate. 1t
was written in 1877, and reads az
follows: "ShOuld any misfortune
at any time befall me, | wish my
wife placed in entire charge Of my
estate, and retain it during her
natural life without security or
other legal forms. am in the full
possession of my health and mind
at this writing, and believe that L
am at peace with all men," The
estate, including $4,000 life in
surance, is estimated at nearly
100000.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-03-30
Late Chief Justice Waite.
Washington Star. i

Speculation as to the successor
of Chief Justice Waite is INDUCED
in by most of the people at the
Capitol.
Minister Phelps has been highly
commended, but he is sixty-four
years of age and It is not believed
the President will want a man that
old.
Secretary Bayard IS sixty, but il
is said be has grown too deaf for
service on the bench.
Secretary Endlcott is thought to
be beyond the age limit.
Secretary Villas is regarded az
standing fair chance, as he is
known to be a favorite of the Presi-
dent, and some democrats think
Postmaster.General Dickinson
would fill the place admirably.
The many democratic admirers
OF First Assistant Postmaster
General Stevenson maintain his
selection would give better salts.
faction to the party than that OF
any other man.
Attorney General Garland is
spoken of in some quarters as
probably the coming man.
Representative Collins, of Massa-
chusetts, has many democratic
friends who would be delighted
with his appointment.
1t is the general opinion that the
President will not be in a hurry to
make the appointment ; that he
will take all the time necessary to
carefully consider and compare the
claims of all who may be presented
to him.
NEW YORK SEEMS TO HAVE NO
CANDIDATE.
A New York man who has the
best sources of information said, in
speaking of the vacancy of Chief
Justice Waite's death: 81 dOn't
think there is anything in the talk
about ex-senator Herman for the
place. | am certain that he has
never thought about himself in
connection with the Supreme
Bench, nor has the probability of
his being offered a place on that
bench been discussed by his friends.
You know the ex-senator is a
pretty old man. He is seventy
two. | can't think OF any New
York man who would be generally
regarded as peculiarly fitted for
the Chief Justiceship. In fact, |
can think OF no one in the country
whom a general consensus of
opinion will at once fix on as the
man for the place. Judge A.
Ruger and Judge Earle, of the
New York bench, are good men,
but don't know how the bar
would feel on the question ct TAX
ing them from New York and Vir.
gina them qere."
Until q Chief Justice shall be APP
pointed, Justice Miller will be
Acting Chief, and his official title
is Senior Associate Justice. All
writs and other papers are thus
signed by him.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-03-30
Won't Insure Cleveland.

WASHINGTON, DC, March H.
President Clevel and's application
for a life policy has been rejected
by leading New York company.
The exact reason has not yet
been made public. About all that
can be learned is that the President
wished to take out a 100000 policy,
and entered into negotiations with
the agent here. The medical ex.
aminer put the distinguished appli-
cant through the usual searching
ordeal, and reported that he could
not recommend the risk. The
agent therefore declined to insure
the President. The medical ex.
aminer declines to say in what way
the President is of unsound health.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-03-30
THE BLAIR BILL.

When Speaker Carlisle was in.
cuhatinG the committees of the
hOnse Of representatives, it was
repeatedly asserted by different
correspondents in Washington that
the committee on education would
be constructed with a special view
to adverse action on the Blair bill.
One correspondent went so far as
to assert that Mr.. Carlisle had in
timated, If not expressed, his anx-
iety. to so arrange the committee
that the "death' of the Blair bill
might be a foregOne conclusion,
though apparently the measure
should receive far consideration.
We would fain have believed that
these statements were mere vagar-
les, but time has proved that they
we're not. Only few days ago
the Washington correspondent of
the New York Herald sent the fol-
lowing to his paper:
"The Blair educational bill Is
practically dead. The house com.
mittee, to which it was referred
after its passage by the senate, is
almost squarely committed against
it. One of the members of the
committee facetiously remarked to-
day that they were considering the
bill carefully in sections. "If we
have good luck" he continued, tive
may finish it by the close of the
session, but there is no assurance
even of that" The probabilities
are that the committee will never
report the bill to the house."
1t would be interesting to know
who this facetious committeeman
is. The committee has thirteen
members, of whom eight are demo
Gratis. These eight democrats
represent Georgia, New York,
Texas, Kentucky, Pennsylvania,
Illinois, Alabama and Delaware.
-Four of the seven are from the
south which will be more particu-
larry benefited, if the bill should
become a law. The feeling of the
southern people is overwhelmingly
in favor of the passage of this
measure, yet, if what the Herald
correspondent says, be true, these
southern members must lend their
aid to the smothering process.
What the outcome might be if
the bill should come into the house
whether it would be defeated, or
passed, or postponed-matters not;
the people who are interested in Its
passage have a right to demand
that it shall have fair hearing,
and that all its good points shall
be shown in full and free dis
cussiOn. If the bill be faulty, let 1t
be amended; If it be entirely bad,
kill it in an open and square man
ner, but let there be no such
cowardly, sneaking, underhanded
business as smothering the bill in
committee. If, however, the bill is
so meritoriOus that the house would
be sure to pass it, then its adyer-
saries have still less the right to
withhold it from the house. "Falr
play is the American shibboleth.
If majority of the committee on
education is determined to ignore
it, and to pigeon-hole the bill, then
the friends of the measure IN the
house should move without delay
to have the bill taken from the
committee, or to have 1t reported
on a certain date, and thus give 1t
a clear field and a fair fight for its
life.-Indcr Appeal.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-03-30

Malone, he (Wise) will get badly
left. Malone is stronger to-day
with the Republicans than at any
period Of his lie. The convention
will sustain Mahone's unit rule If
he insists upon it. ! favor it,
When delegates are not instructed
the majority should rule. do not
think Virginia should be promi-
nent in naming the candidate for
president"
Mr.. BOwden had not seen Mr..
Wise's address. Do not believe
there is any rupture between Ma
hone and Wise, because Of their
close relations, which are more
like father and son than contend.
ing politicians. 1t would take
more than the present political sit
uatlon to sever their friendship.
Mr.. Sherman is my first choice,
because | believe he is the strong.
est and most available Of all nam.
ed candidates, and because Vir
GINA Republicans would have a
staunch friend in him if elected, as
he will be, if nominated, and |
think he will be. Am not so wed.
ded to Sherman IA to he unwilling
to leave it to states that can cast a
Republican majority. am in
favor of the unit rule, but question
the propriety of instructing the
delegation. believe in the old
aphorism that Sin unity there is
strength and in the majority rul
ing the delegation.
Mr.. Bowen doubted if there was
now or wonld be any rupture be.
tween Wise and Malone, although
he had not read the formers letter /;
but would do so the first OppOrtuni.
ty. He was an Out.and.Out Sher.
man man, now that Blaine had de.
clined. Malone was az strong as
ever in the Ninth district. lie
said that Colonel PendletOn and
Frank Blair were not for Malone,
but they were about the only ones
who were not for the general, aud
that they, too, would soon be in
line he thought. He was for an
unpledged delegation and the unit
rule, though possibly it might be
well, for the sake OF harmony, not
to enforce the unit rnle.
Mr.. John II. Brown, of the Dan
vile district, said: "Blaine, if NOM
mated, would be elected and would
get the vote OF Virginia. He be-
lieved Virginia would send an I'M
pledged delegation that would 90
for the man that was most accepta-
ble TO the states that could be look.
ed to, to elect the president. lie
had just returned from his district
where there was great dissatlsfac-
ton caused by the hard times
The people charge mp the tight times
to Democracy. He thought any
good Republican could be elected.
He thought if the twenty-four del
egates should divide on the candi-
date that the majority should con.
troll. Blaine had weakened him
self by his letter. He hoped for
Republican unity, and doubted If
there was any rupture between
Wise and Malone. Had not read
Wise's letter but would do so as
soon "a he retured from church."
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-03-30
AWFUL DEATH.
MISS LAURA CALVERT ROASTED TO
DEATH IN BENZINE FLAMES.

MISS LAURA CALVERT ROASTED TO
DEATH IN BENZINE FLAMES.
At 2 o'clock Yesterday afternoon
Miss Laura Calvert, who was land.
lady on a pile drivers train was
fatally burned in her sleeping car
while on the Lone Oak siding on
the st. Louis, Arkansas and Texas
railway on the east side of the
river five miles from Waco. APP
pearances justify the conclusion
that the young lady filed her
stove with wood and after soaking
the fuel with benzlne applied q
match and was instantly enwrap-
ped in flames seven times heated.
She shrieked once-only once
and that shrek pierced the ears OF
two young men who were in the
bunk car. They flew TO her aid
bursting in the door which Miss
Calvert had fastened on the inside;
they smothered the flames which
enyeloped her, shooting above her
head out at the vent IN the roof
One OF these young men was named
]. Il. Moore the name OF the other
the reporter did not learn. They
acted bravely and promptly, but
too late. Swift winged help, hOred
on the gale and riding faster than
the particles Of light travel, could
not have saved her when she was
soaked in the benzine and burning.
The young man renamed with the
dying girl and Zeke Givens, who
resides near. mounted his horse
and rode to Waco IN wild gallOp.
He got DIR. A. NJ. Curtis and to-
gether gaIloped back. DR.. Curtis
sought 10 allay the pain. That
was all he could do. Miss Calvert
was literally roasted. The flesh
was falling from her bones aud she
was shriveled up as flower when
the prairie burns. Her agony was
very great but she only moaned as
she lay and when the little clock
the trainmen used chimed s O'Clock
her liberated spirit winged its way
to the God who pitied her anguish
and received her spirit as part Of
the Kingdom of Heaven. Miss
Laura was a sister of w. Calvert,
the foreman, and vas his house
keeper. Mr.. Calvert was absent at
Tyler getting plliDg which his gang
we're using IN making a bridge on
the Tehuacana. y wired message
brought him in and the train was
pulled TO Waco to-day. Mr.. j. &.
Fall took a beautiful pail and
dra2ed the remains and Justice
Sleeper made an inquest. The re.
mains were sent to Virginia tos-
burial in the family lot, and this
young lady who dreamed pretty
dreams of pioneer life ia Texas
will soon be sleeping in the blue
and misty Valley Of the Sbenan.
doah, where her little sister will
plant flowers on her grave Waco,
Times.
The remains of Miss Calvert
reached this city yesterday noon,
and will be Inferred in the family
burial ground near Blue Ridge
in Bedford county, to.
morrow at 2 o'clock p. N. The
unfortunate young lady VAS aniece
Of Mrs. Eliza Calvert Oi this city.
She also leaves relatives in Bed
ford county. Miss Calvert went to
Texas with her brother from
Ohio, and had been in her new
home but a short while.-RdnOte
TIMES.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-03-30
Praise for Mr.. Allison.

From the st. Paul Pioneer Press.l
His special fitness to act as a
leader is cOnspicuOusly shown in
his own state, where the party, di.
yided into factions and so torn by
internal discOrds that it's magnl6-
cent majority has been greatly re-
duced, still owns its allegiance TO
him, and cOnlides its fortunes to
him without a dissenting voice
The qualities which his experience,
his record, and his place IN the pO.
litical world exemplify are those
qualities which are especially val.
liable in the contest for which the
nation is now preparing. The peo-
pie want a safe man, a cOnserva.
tive man, clean man, and a man
able to hold his own in a multitude
Of advisers, and a confusion of
counsel. Mr.. Allison's qualifca-
tons are such as to take him at
once from the list of local favOrites,
aud rank him among those to whom
the eyes Of the party at large are
turned, and from whom their choice
will be made.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-03-30

Not only is wool put on the free
list in the Mills Bill but every
article produced on the farm is
treated IN the same way. 1t may
be supposed that the importation
OF vegetables like potatoes is not
likely to follow to any great degree,
but this is mistake. There were
imported into America during 1856
1,945,O2S bushels OF potatoes, fol-
which $3.50, 292 were paid to foreign
farmers and importers. And this
when a duty of fifteen cents pei
bushel was imposed. But new that
even that protection is removed
farmers can guess as well as Others
where the impOrtatIOns will reach
This bill should be called a bill
for the protection of foreign farmers
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-03-30

framed it intended TO deprive the
American people of the natural adj
vantages and resources of the coun-
try until wages shall have been re-
duced to the level of foreign com
peting wages, or that they did not
comprehend what they we're doing.
The latter is probably the plain
tru.n.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-03-30

A New Yorker found among his
papers what he supposed was a lot
of worthless South Carolina bonds,
They proved to be worth par, and
he received S2S, 800, with S2l 900
accumulated interest.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-03-30

Francis Murphy, the great tenn
perance advocate, wants a law
passed makingIt a crime for a man
20 treat or TO be treated. Upon
this subject NIr. M1rphy said in
Buffalo at is an awful thing for a
man to say nowhen he has not been
weaned. Look at the effect on a
baby that has been on a bottle for
two years, when you undertake to
wean it. What, think you, must
it be with a man who has been on
a bottle for 20 years !"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-03-30

Stranger things than this have
happened, and while the candidacy
of Mr.. Blaine seems impracticable
Just now, who knows what changes
may occur by the time the Chicago
convention meets?
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-03-30

Two young men who gathered
up a wagon load of fat-irons in
BlOOmlngdale, Ind, several weeks
ago, with the avOwed intention OF
nickel.plating them, have not since
been seen.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-03-30
So the Immigrants Say.
New Orleans Picaynne.

notwithstanding thel abor strikes,
indications of discomfort, the con
dition of laborers in this country is
better than anywhere else in the
world.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-03-30

The Michigan adventists are
fully persuaded that the world will
come to an end during the coming
summer, and are making theirprep-
arations accordingly.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-03-30

Senator Palmer, of Michigan, mas
the paturetion of being the finest
lingOist in the Upper House Of
Congress. He can make a speech
in English, French or Spanish.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-03-30
Fearful Concession by a Mugwump
Boston Herald

The Republican party has better
hopes of victory today than it has
had at any time since public atten.
ton was turned to the next Presi'
dency.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-03-30

Marion Harland says that the
coming woman will have her own
bank account. Bachelors would
like to know at what time she is
due here,
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-03-30
They Are Waiting Till Next Year
Chicago Herald.

A Western editor complains that
there is altogether too much talk
about reduction of the tariff. He
should 90 to Washington, where
he will hear none.