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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-10-10
WEBER ! WEBER

| Oh yes we were there and also the Weber | Piano. It took first premium in sharp competl- | tion with Mason & Hamlin, Smith American, Hal | lett & Davis and Baus. No use denying 1t, gentle | Alas, for shattered hopes and prospects blasted | Even whole stores imported and goods ordered
 expressly for the Watertown Fair failed to accom- plish the desired result. Instead the plainest l ion, Why is this? Simply because Weber Pianos ] are made from the Musicians standpoint and | through constant and faithful effort, aiming al ways at perfection they have long Slnce been P iano manufactured containing a soul" By l their peculiar construction quality Of tone Is | secured embodying not only great power, but 1 the sympathetic pure and rich tone, especially
 ment the choice of the highest musical talent in | the world.
 | No effort is made by this company to secure
 new patent devices, which are often introduced | in Pianos entirely as an experiment without the slightest intention expectation of lmproT- | ing the quality of the same but instead Is made | in accordance with the Weber idea, viz Fer, lection of the original plan of constructor iala d own by the late Albert Weber ST, ana !alth- fully carried out by his successors III buslness'
 Agents lies to the contrary no twithstanding. This decision effectually silences the Whl.lns | of opposition dealers, who, not having Il nIsC-
 class Piano to offer you take every occasion pos sible to claim that because General Washington States and the Weber Piano cease to contnlue III the onward march of progress. Be not uecelVeu Weber Piano is a thoroughly safe investment Sound gold dollar; Secure as a government bond; And is for sale by
 B. SHONlNGER & CO. . I6I Bank Street.
 GEO. l.. PELHAM. Manager.
 General State Agents for Conn.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-10-10

13 East Main Street,
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-11-16
A Fearful Fall.

Monday morning Mrs. Cary Left.
wich, residing near the corner of
Twelfth and Wise streets, while at.
tempting to place box on some
planklng covering TIL top of a dis
used well, broke through the
planking, which was decayed. and
fell into the water at the bottom, a
distance Of seveuty.6ve feet. The
water was sufficiently deep TO
break the force OF tie fall, aud
the only injuries she received we're
severe bruises about the head aud
face breating thrOsgh the covering .
After che had been IN the water
about ten minutes her cries at
tracted tue attention of several
gentlemen, whc quickly lowered a
bucket on the end OF strong
rope. Mrs. Lettwich got in the
bucket, fastened the rope about her
waist, aud was brought sa fely to
the surface. Womahlike, after
going through the dangerous part
OF the adventure with great courage
and presence of mind. as soon as
she was rescued she tainted. Her
attending physician SAID the bruise
on the head was painful, bat he
hoped not serlOqs.-LyachbWrg
ViTginidn.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-11-16
Frank James a Clothing House
Clerk.

Frank James, the ex. bandit, has
reformed his evil ways and is a
clerk in a clothing store in Dallas
Texas. lie attends strictly to bus.
mess and his notorlety brings much
custom 10 the house. His manner
ia said to be courteous and suave,
yet there IS certain firmness and
decision in his tones when he as.
sures a customer that garment
Is perfect tit, which leaves moth
ing to do but to settle with the
cashier.
A timid countrymsn was in the
store the other day to buy a suit
for himself, and James waited on
him. The countryman knew who
be was and was visibly disturbed.
He sized him up shyly and took
furtiYe observations to determine
if he had his "weepons" with him.
"Here is a coat | think will fit
YOU" said Frank, hauling one out
of a big pile by the collar, in a
manner suggestive OF a road agent
jerking a hesitating passenger out
of a stage coach.
"Ain't it a little-just a little
short in the back ~
Frank turned a glittering eye on
the customer, and he FASTENED to
say; 81 reckon it'll do, after all.
P'raps the style Is short this fall
How about psntsl"
The pants we're produced.
"They seem a little loud" re.
marked the customer, timidly, as
he surveyed the pattern in large,
guady checks.
"There are louder checks than
that said Frank, significantly, as
he made motion suggestive OF
swapping a revolver.
"Oh, that's no objection, no OBJ
lection at ALL" said the timid man.
81 like checks, so roll 'em up
What's the bin ir-Terds Svtings.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-11-16
Live Stock Notes.

Horses that have been clipped
must be kept carefully blanketed
when left standing in the cold or
storm. All mud and dirt must be
cleaned from their legs and feet
locks at night. Neglect of this Is a
prolific source Of scratches.
The harness should be kept well
oiled and clean. They should never
be hung in proximity to the stalls.
The ammOniacal gas uses mp
leather more rapidly than hard
work with decent care. The short
oYer-check is a barbarism which
no humane person will inalct on
his horse. 1t keeps the head and
neck in tiresome aud constrained
position, until it becomes absolute
torture for the ong.suffering horse.
Cows should not be allowed to
stroll over miry pastures, cutting
the wet, soft turf with their hOOfs.
4 yard for exercise on sunny days,
warm shelter at night and plenty
Of good wholesome food will show
in the pail now and hereafter.
SWINE which are to be slaughter
ell this year should be pushed as
rapidly as possible without cloying.
Every pound Of corn or other
fattening food now will make a
great deal more pork than If fed
after cold weather arrives.-Ame7-
can A0riculturist.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-11-16
Don't Want any More Yankees.

81 don't want to see any more
Yankees come down into this
country" remarked a jolly, good
natUred Georgian to US a few days
ago.
"Why 7"
"Because they are taking the
bread out of my mouth"
GLOW ~
"Well, there was Yankee came
down here few moths ago and
set up a little one-horse machine,
and is making lots of money making
stuff that | could have made just
as WE'LL"
"Well, then, why didn't you do
it ?"
"Never thought of it until the
other fellow had done it," be laugh.
ed a good-natured laugh, which
gave him away so far as his enmity
Of Yankees was concerned.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-11-16
WISE WORDS.

Calamity is mans true touch
stone.
Fear is the tax that conscience
pays to guilt.
He who fears to undertake Is
already defeated.
Everything good IN man leans
on what is higher.
The reward of one duty done is
the power to fulfill another.
A grave, wherever found, preach
es a short, pithy sermon to the
soul.
No pleasure is comparable to the
standing upon the vantage ground
of truth.
The poorest education that
teaches self control is better than
the best that neglects 1t.
There is no fit search after truth
which does not, first of all, begin
to live the truth which it knows.
Purity of heart is that quick
and sensitive delicacy to which
even the very thought of sin is
offensive.
Unless we can cast OIL the preju'
does of the man and become as
children, docile, and unperverted,
we need meyer hope to enter the
temple OF philosophy.
Nothing IS so narrowing, con-
tracing, hardening, as always to
be moving 10 the same groove,
with no thought beyond what we
Immediately see and hear close
around us.
No congress, nor mob, nor guillo-
tine, nor fire, nor all together, can
avail to cut out, burn or destroy
the offence of superiority in per-
sons. The superiority in him is
iuferiOrlty in me.
Outward things don't give, they
draw out. You find IN them what
you bring to them. A cathedral
makes only the devotional feel de-
votional. Scenery refnes only
the fine minded.
How mankind defers from day to
day the best it can do, and the
most beautiful things it can enjoy,
without thinking that some day
must be the last one, aud that lost
time is lost eternity
Shallow things are capable only
of the mystery of darkness. The
most genuine and profound things
you may bring forth into the fullest
| light, and let the sunshine batter
them through and through.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-11-16
Worth knOwIDR.

Mr.. W.. ii. Morgan, merchant,
Lake City, Fla, was taken with a
severe Cold, attended with a dis.
tressing Cough and running into
Consumptionin Its first stages. He
tried many sO.called popular cOngh
remedies and steadily grew worse.
Was reduced in flesh, had difficulty
10 breathing and was unable to
sleep. Finally tried DR.. Kings
New Discovery for Consumption
and found immediate relief, and af-
ter using about a half dozen bottles
found himself well and has had no
return of the disease. No other
remedy can show so grand a record
of cures. as DR.. Kings New DiscOv.
cry for Consumption. Guaranteed
to do just what is claimed for it.
Trial bottle free at b. Schmitt's
drug store.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-11-16
VALUABLE SUGGESTIONS.
From the Home Journal

Lamp wicks should he changed
often enough to insure having a
good light. If they seem clOgged
they may be washed in strong suds
and put into the lamps again.
To take spots of paint from wood,
lay a thick coating of lime and
soda mixed over it, letting it stay
twenty-fOur hours, then wash of
with warm water, and the spots
will disappear.
Coffee pounded in a mortar and
rOa, ted on an iron plate, sugar
burned on hot Goals and vinegar
boiled with myrrh and sprinkled
on the floor and furniture Of a sick
room are excellent deodorlzers.
In beating cake beat from the
mixing bowl with a wooden spoon,
bringing it up full and high with
each stroke, and as soon as the
ingredients are fairly and smooth
ly mixed stop beating, or yourcake
will be tough,
A dark carpet often looks dusty
so soon after it has been swept that
YOU know il does not need sweep.
ing again, so wet a cloth or sponge,
wiring 1t almost dry and wipe of
the dust. A few drops of ammonia
in the water will brighten the
cOlOrs.
To keep cut flowers fresh, in the
evening lay them in shallow pan
or bowl, with their stems in a very
little water, and cover the dis with
a damp towel, one Just wrung out
of water. In the morning the
flowers can be arranged in vases
for the day. The stems can be
slightly cut from day to day
Flowers treated in this manner can
be kept from one to two weeks, and
sometimes even longer.
Potato water cleans silks of any
kind or color, says a housewife.
For every quart of water to be
used in washing a dress, for in
stance, pare and crate one large
potato. Put the grated potatoes
into the water, which must be soft
water and cold ; let stand two days
without being disturbed in any
way; then very carefully pour oa
the clear liquor from a sediment
into a large, convenient vessel,
into which dip the pieces Of silk up
and down. OF course, the silk
must not be creased by wrlnging
1t; let 1t hang and drip nearly dry.
then lay it fat on the table and
wipe il first on one side aud then
on the other. If necessary to press
it, do so between flannel with a
moderate iron.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-11-16
SOME ADVICE TO WIVES.

at is true that husbands require
advice, perhaps even more than
wives, and that it requires two to
make a happy home, but it would
be absurd to address husbands in
a book written for gIrls and wo,
men. Toyou, then, Mrs. Wife, and
rot to your husband, | direct these
remarks" says the author OF "How
to be Happy, though Married. in
his new book, "The Five Talents OF
Woman"
"And first DO as kind and court
eous to your husband as you were
when he was your lover. Then
you use to look up to him do not
now look down upon him.
"Remember that yon are married
to a man, and not to q good; be
prepared for imperfections.
"Once in a while let your hus-
band have the last word ; it Will
CRAFTY him, and be no particular
loss to you.
"Let him know more than you do
once in a while; 1t keeps up his
self respect, and you are none
the worse for admitting that you are
OF actually infallible.
"Be companion to your hus'
band, if he is a wise man; and il
he is not, try to make him become
your companion. Raise his stand
ard, do not let him lower yours.
"Eyen If your husband has nc
heart, he IS sure to have stomach
80 be careful to lubrica.e the mar
riage yoke with wel.-cooked din
ners.
"Don't be always teasing him fol
money, and keep the household ex
penses we'll within your allowance
"Respect your husbands rela
tions, especially his mother. She
is none the less his mother because
che is your mother.in.law; sht
loved him before You did"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-11-16
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Per Year;

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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-11-16
A Real Joke.

An exchange says there are no
jokes. no real jokes, in the columns
of the paragraphere nowadays -
nere is one:
"Then you reject me :"
81 do
"Wlll you give me a reason y
YES. Papa says you are rich.'
81 am not rich. l am poor. If
you married me We would have TO
struggle hard to ilve.'
care you telling me the truth -
81 am. Can you doubt mei"
"Come to my arms, Henry. |
thought you we're rich and | have
sworn never to marry a rich man !"
Boston Courier.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-11-16
1888. -c.-ri-
Harper's Weekly
ILLUSTRATED.

Harper's Weekly has well.estsbliShed
place ~ the leading illustrated newspaper
h America. The fairness OF It's editorial
conlmsntg on current politics has earned
for II the respect and confidence OF All i'm
partial readers, and the variety and ex-
cellence Of its literary contents, which in
olude serial and short stories by the best
and most popular writers, fit il for the
perusal Of the people Of the widest range
of tastes and pursuits. Supplements are
frequently provided, and no expense is
spared TO bring the highest order Of arts
tic ability TO bear upon the illustration of
the changeful phases Of home and foreign
history. In all it's features Harpers
Weekly is admirably adapted to be well
come guest n every household,
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-11-16
MANASSAS BRANCH.

WARRESToN-Tra and So connect daily to and from
franklin junction 80 p M arrive ROCKY S
Orange Gusvle SO M 80 p m and
Sunday Returning leave Godonsve
Orange 20 daily and IL daily except
Sunday
SeepingCar Service
Pullman Buffet Ss between New YORK aud Atlanta
Pullman SeeIers between Washington and Mont
gomy, andW Washington and Augusta via Danviue
between Washington and LOUISVILLE
andC Charlottesville and Cincinnati ~.
p
Pullman Buffet eepes between Washington and New
Lynchburg and Kenneaw Route
stations For
mation applyto anya o the
j. s. B. THOMPSON, d. P. A., Alexandria, Va
TAYLOR Washington d.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-11-16
Picked OYSTERS,

Rinse the oysters in their liquor,
strain it upon, them, aud let them
come to a boil take them out of
the liquor to cool. Prepare cider
vinegar by boiling it with peppers,
a little salt, mace, cloves, and
nutmeg, and when cold pour it
over the oysters, and keep them in
a covered stone jar.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-11-16
How a Woman Tries on Shoes.

When a woman has a new pair
of shoes sent home she performs al.
together different from a man. She
meyer shoves her toes into them
and hauls until she IS red in the
face and all out Of breath, and then
goes stamping and kicking around,
but pulls them on part way careful.
ly,twitches them Off again to take a
last look, and sees If she has got
the right one, pulls them on again,
looks at them dreamily says they
are just right, then takes another
look, stops suddenly to smooth ont
a wrinkle, twists around ana sur.
veys them sideways, exclaims -
"Mercy, how loose they are,' looks
at them again square in front,
works her foot around 30 they won't
hurt her quite 80 much, takes them
off, looks at the heel, the bottom,
and the inside, puts them on again,
walks up and down the room once
or twice, remarks to her better halt
that she won't have them at any
price, tits down the mirror so she
can see how they look from that
way, backs off, steps up again,
takes thirty or forty farewell looks,
says they make her feet awful big
aud never will do in the world, puts
them on and off three or four times
more, asks her husband what he
thinks about it, and then pays no
attention to what he says, goes
through it all again, and finally
says she will take them. It's very
simple.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-11-16
Wanted to Know All About 1t.
Frnm the Chioaro Tribune.

From the Chicago Tribune.
"Papa, how do you nail cam
paign liep
"With the hammer of truth, my
son. Don't bother me-"
And the editor smiled sardon-
ically and resumed work on the
leading article in which he was
pulverizing a loathsome contempt
rary.
"What do you nail it to, papa y
"To-to the bulletin of public
eXecration. Can't you run out and
play, Sohnnyi ~
Johnny was silent TOR a few mo-
ments.
"Papa, what sort of nail do
You use 2"
"The nail of-Confound the boy.
Don't you see lam busy ~
"Doesn'tthe nail sometimes bend
papa?' inquired Johnny, after a
thoughtful pause.
"For heavens sake. Johnny,
shut upT
Silence again relgned. The edl
tor paused q moment to give his
beastly contemporary the finishing
stroke in terms at once dignifiec
and polished, yet bitterly sarcastic
aud crushing, and the work re
quired some thought.
"Papa, what do you do when thu
hammer misses the nail and mash
es your thumb, kerchunk p
Exit johnny, accompanied by
shower of ink-stands, paste cups
paper.weights, and language Who'll
ly unsuitable for publication.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-11-16
4 lannon's Troy IN. W singer r

A famous Troy IN. Y singer re-
Gently committed suicide with a
revolver. a consciousness of failing
power induced the mad act. The
echo of one of his recent vocal
efforts came back to him with an
effect too over towering.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-11-16
From Or. W, p. Harrison.

NASHVILLE, TENN, May 2, 1888,
Il have used Swift's Specific in
my family for some time, and be.
lieve it to be an excellent remedy
for all Impurities of the blood. In
my own case, | believe that | have
warded of severe attack of
rheumatism in the shoulder by a
timely resort to this efficient RENE
dy. In all cases where a perma-
nent relief is sought this medicine
commends itself fora constitutional
treatment that thoroughly eradi'
Gates the seeds of disease from the
system. w. L. HARRISON.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-11-16
He Knew the Word to Draw
Sympathy,

Tramp-Couldn't yez help poor
man, sor, who's just atther gettin'
over a bad sickness
Agent of the Society tor the Pre-.
yention Of Cruelty to Vice-H'm
What was the matter, my poor
fellow?
Tramp-Sure, it's on the Oisland
Owe been, sor, for three months
back, recoverin' from the effects sy
an attack av kleptomanial-Life.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-11-16

According TO a curious old mar
riage cuStOm,rstill prevalent in
Brittany, the bridegroom, immedI.
ately after the priest has welded
the couple, strikes his wife in the
face saying, "This is how you will
fare if you make me angry" and
then, kissing her, he says, Sand
this is how you will fare If you
treat me well.r
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-11-16

1t does not require great learn.
ing to be a Christian and to be
convinced of the truth of the Bible.
1t requires an honest heart and
a willingness to obey God.-A.
Barnes.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-11-16
Gems.

One cup and a half of corn meal,
the same of flour, the same OF
milk, two well-beaten eggs, piece
of butter the size OF an egg, and
melt it, a little salt, add two tea
spoonfuls of baking powder with a
little of the -four, butter them gem
pans well, fill two.thlrds full, bake
10 a quick oven about thirty min-
utes, serve hot. They are very
nice.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-11-16
Corn Meal Pan Cakes.

One pint of fine corn meal, tour
tablespoonful of wheat -four, one
quart OF milk, three eggs, pinch of
salt. Mix the meal and -four with
the milk, beat the eggs very light
and add them. Bake on a hot
eriddle and serve hot with fresh
butter.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-11-16
COops for Poultry.

Mr.. a. +. Hunter, upon the sub
iect OF cOops and pens, gives his
views of the same in the Ne,c Eng.
ldad Farmer, as follows: 10
There are great varieties of coops
for sheltering broods OF chickens.
A small dry goods box makes an
excellent shelter, tough barrel
ditto, and both of these have
wooden floors which some consider
an advantage. Iuse a floorless
coop made like a steep roof. ID
These l build of half.inch match.
ed pine, cutting it twenty inches
long and using three six.inch-wide
pieces for each roof. The back is
boarded up tight except two inch
square holes in the gable for venUi-
lation. The front is very open,
and for a door l put a stout board
up, held IN place by a stone. A
better finish would be given to 1t
by a sliding or hinged door, but
the board and stone answer every
purpose. l make sections Of light
fencing half a lath high and twelve
feet long, the laths beng nailed to
inch.square stuff, usually common
Turing split in halves. The spaces
between the laths should be less
than an inch or the little scamps
will slip through. Four sections
Of this fence, tied securely at the
tops of the corners with stout
marlne and small stakes driven
into the ground to hold the bot
toms Of the corners, makes snug
pen tor a brood.
The coop put in the northern
halt of the pen and always facing
south so as to get the warm sun.
shine. Such a pen gives A square
eet Of grass, which will serve a
very young brood for a week
and can easily be moved its
width 10 fresh grass when
they have trampled the first.
There are great advantages in
pens like this. 1t is safe from
hawks, as a hawk has to swoOp
dOwnwards and along the ground
tor its prey, and cannot dive into a
small pen. 1t is greatly safer from
cats than when CHICKS are running
at large, and skunks cannot get
into it.
The greatest advantage, how.
ever, IS that one can keep fifteen or
twenty such families within a small
space, placing them twenty-five or
thirty feet apart, and as the chicks
have 10 be ted five times a day, no
uncomfortable amount OF travel
can be saved by this arrangement.
II but Two or three broods are
raised in season they can have
ireer range.
When the chicks are two weeks
old or thereabouts l put coop.
pen in front Of the coop, which
keeps the hen confined bat lets the
chicks run at large, aud take away
the fence. This cOOp-pe is made
the length of a lath and the
shape of the coop, to which it will
fit closely. A hen will usually
wean her chicks by the time they
are four or five weeks old. Ny
hens frequently begin to lay before
they weau their broods, whereupon
they are returned to The laying
pens.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-11-16

Preacher Jim Gooseberry-"De
collection will now be tux up. l
jls' want to express it upon you,
dat de wataws OBJ Salvation am
free; but | am de hydrant, an you
got to pay fo' de hydrant,"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-11-16

Out in California they wrap
fruit trees with cloth to keep them
from being sunburned. The next
thing we know they will be put
ting wells on the oranges to keep
off freckles. - Burlington Free
Press.