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THE NEW FIRST READER.
Detroit Free Press.

Lesson I.-"This, my son, is
railroad ticket Office. Look we'll al
the man behind the window
"Did / ever see HIM in the dime
museum y
"Not as yet; he has been offered
a large salary for a months en-.
gagement, but has refused it,"
Glow did it happen that he got
employ ment here I"
Through influence. His friends
went to the president of the road
and told him that this man was
never known to return o civil
answer in his life. The president
was going to give the place to a
young man who was deaf and
dumb, but he took this one in
stead"
"And does it pain him to be
asked for information ~
"NOt now. 1t would be, but he
has got past that point. He SIMPLY
freezes his victims with a look and
lets its 60 at that
"WilI he ever be president Of thu
road {"
she wants to be, and that's whi
he has adopted this course. A
railroad employee who wants t
climb up must treat the travelling
public as dead beats and l0n'
women and cripples Az enemIe
who have sworn to take his life.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-08-31
ST. NICHOLAS
EnK YannR Folks.


ONCE its first issue. in 1873, this maya
y zine has maintained. with undisputed
recognition, the position II took at the
beginnng,-that Of being tho most excel
lent juvenile periodical ever printed. The
best known names in literature were on
its lists of contributors from the start
Bryant, Longfellow, Thomas Hughes.
George Macdonald, Bret Harte, Bayard
Taylor, Frances Hodgson Burnett, James
T. FIELDS, John G.. Whittier indeed the
list is so long that it would be easier to
tell the few authors of note who have not
contributed to "the worlds child maya
zine"
THE EDITOR, MARY MAPES DODGE,
author of CLANS Brinker; or, The Silver
Skates" and other popular books for
young folks,-and for grOwn-up folks
too, has a remarkable faculty for knowing
and entertaining children. Under her
skillful leadership ST. NICHOLAS brings to
thousands of homes on both sides Of the
water knowledge and delight.
ST. NICHOLAS IN ENGLAND.
It is not alone in America that ST.
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London Times says at is above anything
we produce In the same line" The Soot'-
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successfully compete with IT."
THE COMING YEAR Of ST. NICHOLAS.
The fifteenth year begins with the num-
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can announce Serial and Short Stories
by Mrs. Frances Hodgson Burnett, Frank
X. Stockton, II. II. Boyesen, Joel Chandler
Harris, J. r. Trowbridge, Col. Richard NJ.
Johnston, Louisa NJ. Alcott, Professor Al
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Enelia f. Barr. Frances Courtenay Bay
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Edmund Alton will write series OF pa
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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-08-31
Charles Wife.

A gentleman, accompanied by a
lady wearing a handsome dress
and bonnet, came out of a concert
hall one night TO find it raining,
while they we're without umbrella
or waterproof clothing.
"Why, Charles the lady CRIED
otis ralning~
$50 | see, said Charles, calmly
"Why, what shall we do"
81 rather think that.we shall have
to let it rain," replied the matter
of.fact husband.
Excited by the disaster awaiting
her garments, the lady amused thu
by.standers greatly by saying
"Why, Charles, how can we, wher
| have on this light dress ant
bonnet ?r-Youth's Companion.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-08-31
ANIMALS RUNNING AT LARGE.

Few objects are more to be pitied
than the highway cow. Her fare
is scanty, and her lot hardship and
abuse. She must steal or starve,
and her looks show that she is con-
scious of being a thief. Her owner
cars little for her, and by all others
she is hated. Her food and treat
ment being what they are, she can
not be profitable to anyone, and to
the owners of land in her vicinity
she is a source Of vexatiOn and
loss.
Why she exists no one can tell,
for if it were not for her three
fourths of the fencing now requir.
ed would not be needed, and this
saving would almost pay for a
good pasture for her, not to speak
OF the cessation OF damage W
crops. The principle which allows
her to exist is wrong 1t is contrary
to that which once prevailed in the
English law, it requires each land
holder to fence all other mems
ca ttle out, instead of his own ill.,
The law is wrong, not the high
way COW. Hence do not abuse her,
though she is exasperatiDg.
When she has eaten off all your
cabbage, OF destroyed bushels OF
your ripening wheat, do not put
the dog on her, and club her un-
mercifully when you get her IN a
corner. but make a sturdy resolve
that you will vote against animals
runninp nj large.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-08-31
FARM and HOUSEHOLD.
CRAMPS IN THE LEGS.

Many persons, OF both sexes, are
greatly troubled with cramps IN
one OF both their legs. Most peo-
pie jump out of bed lit nearly al
ways comes on either just after
going to bed or while undresslng)
and ask some one to rub the leg
l have known it to last tor hours,
till, in despair, they would send for
the family physician, and even
then it would be hours before the
spasm would cease.
There is nothing easier than to
make the cramp let go its hold,
and it can be accomplished with
out sending for doctor, who may
be tired and in need of good
nights rest. When l have a
patient who is subject to cramp, L
always advise him to provide him
self with a good strong cord. A
long garter will do if nothing else
is handy.
When the cramp comes on, take
the cord wind it around the leg
over the place that is cramped,
and take an end in each hand and
give it a sharp pull-One that will
hurt a little. Instantly the cramp
will cease and the sufferer can go
to bed assured that it will not come
on again that night. l have saved
myself many good nights rest
SIMPLY by posting my patients
subject to spasms of the leg, how
to use the cord as above. | have
never known it to fail, and L have
tired 1t after they had worked hall
the night, and tue patient was IN
the most intense agony. Even IN
such cases, at the first jerk OF the
cord all pain left.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-08-31
Boston Not His Center.

A party of summer tourists IN
the W hlte Mountains of New
Hampshire in their rambles the
other day came across an old her.
nit. lie gave the party informa-
ton concerning the mountains,
then asked them where they had
come from.
1--WE are from Boston," said one
of the party.
"Boston," said the man 81 never
heerd O that place. How fur is 1t
to Boston n
"About 200 miles, was the re-
ply.
"GoOd Lord " exclaimed the old
hermit. "How can ye bear to live
so fur off ir-DetrOit Free Press.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-08-31
Purify Your Blood.

Bodily and mental health de
ponds upon healthy condition Of
the blood. The blood, particularly
in the spring and summer months,
becomes clogged with impurities,
which poison it and generate dis
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Mr.. VIM. A. Siebold, with Geo
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may be afflicted as l was, to write
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neck; could not turn my head
without acute pain. After trying
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Now not a sign Of my affection can
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Mr.. NJ. s. Hamlin, Winston, N
G. writes: 81 use it every spring
1t always builds me up, giving me
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Mr.. @. Il. Mitchell, West 23d ST.
Ferry, New York, writes 81 weigh
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/ would not be without s. s. s. fol-
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Treatise on Blood and Skin Dis.
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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-08-31

Now that the warmest day OF
the season are upon as the lice will
breed so rapidly that only a few
DAYS are required to have even a
new poultry house Overrun with
mi lions Of the vermin, thus re-
ducing the hens 10 condition and
retarding them in the work of egg
prod action. The safest mode to
pursue is to use the kerosene oil
can vigorously. Saturate every
portion of the house and especially
the roosts. not forgetting the IN
der side, and repeat the work twice
a week, as a relaxation of effort
will increase the work in a short
time.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-08-31
The Old Lady Was Not Forgotten.

"Ethel," asked a Lewiston mother
of her daughter, as the fair young
girl sat down at a late breakfast in
her morning gown, "did George
leave any package for me last even
ing?' Ethel blushed and said
falteringly, "Why, no, mamma
What made you ask y ooh, moth
ing. | only heard him say at the
door as he said goodbye, "Now,
here is one more for your mother
and didn't know but it was that
pattern for lace lambrequlns that
his mother has promised me."-
Ethel said nothing.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-08-31

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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-08-31
Is Consumption IncurabIe ?

Read the following Mr.. G. II.
Morris, Newark, Ark, says "Was
down with Abscess of Lungs, and
friends and physicians pronounced
me an IDcurable COnsumptlve.-
Began taking DR.. Kings New
Discovery for Consumption, am
now on my third bottle, and able
to oversee the work on my farm. 1t
il the finest medicine ever made
Jesse Middlewart, Decatur, Ohio,
saws: "Had it not been for DR..
Kings New Discovery for Con.
sumption l would have died of
Lung Troubles. Was given up by
doctors. Am now in best of health"
Try it. Sample bottle free at B.
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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-08-31
DisiIIusl0n.

ais the editor in?" asked a
granger, as he peered cautiously
through the door of the sanctum.
eyes, sir" responded the man at
the desk.
"Kin you tell me where | kin see
him ~
81 am the editor"
"Gway."
"Certainly. Is there anything
can do for you Z"
"You don't mean to say that
you're the editor 2"
eyes, sir"
"Well, be darned. You don't
look any different from anybody
se.p-Merchant IrareIer.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-08-31
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Two old friends met. al

Two old friends met. "Let me
see,r said one. sit must be two
years since | saw you last, John
You were going into a jewelry
store to buy a diamond rlng.'
Eyes, remember" Sand where
are you going nOw?' "Pm going
into a grocery store to buy a
cod fish. p-Iime.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-08-31

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attached to the work of keeping
clean all sinks and waste pipes
No disagreeable Odor from these
should be allowed to exist for q
day. A sink or a pipe may be
made inodorOus by pouring down
it one gallon OF copperas dissolved
in four gallons of water, using one
fourth the quantity a day for four
days.
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1888.
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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-08-31

Most men call tretting a minor
fault-a foible and not a vice. But
there IS no vice, except 1t be drunk
enness, which can so utterly de-
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lone.
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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-08-31

Adam was not a pOlygamist, al.
though in his day he married all
the women in the world.
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1885.
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