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action of Liver and Kidneys restore YOUR VITALITY
and give renewed health and strength Such
medicine you will find in Electric Bitters and
only 90 cents bottle at Jas. p Hoffecker's Drug
store.
Smyrna times., 1888-08-08

A partial test of the Standard
Oil COmpany's pipe line, which has
been completed between Lima and
Chicago, has been made with satisfac-
tory results.
Smyrna times., 1888-08-08

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keepers and Ovcr-worlIcd women generaily,
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Smyrna times., 1888-08-08

Ayers SaTsaparilla is designed for those who
need a medicine to purify their blood. No other
preparation so well meets this want. It increases
the appetite and rejuvenates the whole system
Its record. for forty years, is one Of constant
triumph over disease
Smyrna times., 1888-08-08

The Baltimore and Ohio determined
to Immediately complete the eonnec-
ton between the Philadelphia exten-
sion and Staten Island.
Smyrna times., 1888-08-08
GOSSIP

It matters but little where you live,
In county, or city, or town,
I'd Ike to ask you if you ever tried
To rl;n a rumor down?
The sailing is easy enough at first.
You smile as you onward go;
But all at once, at a certain point,
Nobody seems to know
New Orleans Picayune.
Smyrna times., 1888-08-08

An Illinois town has a campaign or
ganization called the Terra Firma
Club. T. expects to carry the earth.
Smyrna times., 1888-08-08

Reports of the injury done to vege-
tation by grasshOppers still come from
parts of Minnesota.
Smyrna times., 1888-08-08

Talk is cheap. unless you have just
eaten philopena with young lady
friend.
Smyrna times., 1888-08-08

Charity, like the upper crust of an
apple pie, covers q multitude of
"skins.ai
Smyrna times., 1888-08-08
Furniture of all kinds.

Parlor and Chamber Suits. Bureaus. Bedsteads
Chairs, Lounges, Tables Stands Mattresses Spring
Beds and every thing in the Furniture Line guar
anteed at or less than City prices for the same
quality Of goods. jan 5.tf
Smyrna times., 1888-08-08

The man who INNS for train and
catches it may be said to have run
of luck"
Smyrna times., 1888-08-08
A PEACEMAKER.

The mountaineer of Tennessee is a
curious combination lie is ignorant but
courteous; unlearned, but sharp; poverty
poor, but open handed. suspicious and
cunning, yet scOrning any unfair advan-
tage lie is shiftless, but virtuous; most
always sinner as the word goes, vet
holding to some of the commandments
with grip more tenacious than a Chris
tian's | have eaten his hoe cake and pos
sum. slept before his rude fireplace.
walked and hunted with him. studied
him from all sides. and yet he is as much
of an enigma as the day first saw him.
One evening, after hard days climb
in the mountains beyond Athens. came
upon log cabin near the road. l said
evening, because everything after 70 is
evening in the south 1t was about 5
o'clock in the afternoon. A man sat on a
log at the door smoking and whiting,
three children were playing about, and a
woman sat on the door sill with elbows
on her knees and her face in her hands.
AS came near the man looked up and said:
"Iowdy, stranger?"
The woman slowly lifted a face the color
of suntlower, gazed at me for half a
minute and then added:
"Howdy?"
The children sat down on the log in a
bashful way, each sucking a finger. and
the father pocketed his knife, knocked the
ashes from his pipe and continued:
Make yerself right to hum, stranger.
Children, bring the gourd. and you, Jen,
hunt up bite to eat"
| explained that all asked was a drink
of water and some information about the
route, but he spoke up with considerable
energy:
you must stop with us tonight.
There's no other place for ten miles whar'
they are fixed to take you in
| demurred and he insisted, and
finally sat down beside him. We had
scarcely begun a conversation when the
woman looked up and drawled
Say. Hi.
''WhatY
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-08-03
Things we Have Tried.
,riculturaI Editor Inde1-AppeaI.

Agricultural Editor Index-Appeal.
Put up seed pease and beans in
bottles, with several small pieces
OF gum camphor, and bugs will not
harm them.
Put away blankets and wOolens
with bags Of smoking tobacco, or
tobacco of any sort, distributed
among them, and moths will not
modest the goods. We prefer to-
bscco in bags because it prevents
trash and imparts an agreeable
smell.
Eggs covered with meal or meal
bran, will keep fresh much longer.
They should be kept in cool place.
The meal can be fed to some ami
mails afterwards.
Hard cider turns vinegar sooner
ana makes better vinegar, II put
into cask lately containing win
egar.
In making VINE from black
berries or hucklebeTrles, two
pounds OF sugar is enough at first.
Add a halfpound to the gallon
after fermentation and when about
10 hottie finally.
In making wine, do not stop
bottle or cask tight. They will
not stay stopped if you do. Tie
cloth over the bottles, or nail it
over the bung. hole of the cask, and
80 let it remain till cool weather.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-08-03
Fruit Preserved Without Sugar.

One of the newest California
methods of preserving fruit whole
and without sugar is as follows {:
Fill clean, perfectly dry fruit jars
with fresh, sound fruit; add moth
ing, not even water. Be sure that
the fruit is closely packed in. Wrap
a little hay or cloth around each
jar, and stand them in a pan or a
boiler of cold water. Let the
water reach not quite to the shout.
der of the jar. Bring the water to
boil over a moderate fire, and
then boil gently for ten minutes.
Seal the jars and replace, setting
them upside down in the water
Boil fifteen minutes longer. Take
pan and all off the fire, and let the
Jars cool in the water. 1t the fruit
shrinks too rapidly, less time may
be allowed to the boiling. This Is
a recipe every housekeeper will re-
quire to test 10 small quan titles to
become familiar Rith the necessary
length of time for different fruits
before using it extensively.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-08-03
Alexandria Gazette.
ESTABLISHED 1900.

Its contiguity to Washington gives it
an early precedence over all the Journals
Of the State in intelligence of the opera
tions Of the General Government. The
proceedings Of Congress are reported and
all matters of interest TO Virginia given
in detail. From the State Capital receives
early and accurate accounts of all the
operations of the State government.
Especial attention Is devoted to the
news of Virginia, and concisely and COM
pletely it gives the news Of the world.
In its Commercial columns the people
know they may depend upon the Gazette
DATES OF SUBSCRIPTION.
DAnY-One year Sc six months SO
three months $3.50; ono month so cents
TRI-WEEKLY--0ne year 81 SIX months
81 three months 81.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-08-03

"What kind OF a boy does a
business man wanti" repeated a
shrewd, practical man of many
concerns, the other day. "Well, 1
will tell you. In the first place, he
wants boy who doesn't know too
much business men generally like
to run their own business, and pre-.
fer some one who will listen to
their way, rather than try to teach
them new kinks; secondly, they
want a prompt bOy-one who I'M
derstands seven o'clock as exactly
seven, not ten minutes past third,
an industrious boy, who is not
afraid to put in little extra work
in case Of need; fourth, an honest
hos honest in bis service, as well
as in the matter of dollars and
cents; and fifth, a good -natured
boy, who will keep his temper even
if his employer loses his own, now
and them
"But you haven't said a word
about his being smart I" was sug-
gested.
"Well, to tell the TRUTH" was the
rather hesitatiag answer, "that's
about the last thing we worry over.
The fact is, if a boy is modest,
prompt, pleasant, Industrious, and
honest, he's about as smart as we
care about generally-and that's a
fact -
SO you see how it is, boys; and
perhaps some Of you who are not
so brilliant, may take courage and
cultivate these qualities which shall
make you acceptable to business
men though you may never shine
10 the world of letters.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-08-03
THE MARRIED MAN.

Adown the street the married man,
Starts of with hurried tread.
But from the door a wifely voice
Calls, Don't forget the bread"
lie smiles and mods, and turns to go.
The careless married man,
When loud the servant calls, ooh
You haven't got the can"
lie mods again in fretful style,
But pulleth down his hat;
And low his sister, with a smile,
Cries, "Won't you bring my hat =
"Oh, yes" he shouts, and truth to tell
He need not shout so loud;
But shrill his son, with stunning yell,
'eIheatre tickets for the crowd p
His daughter from the window high
Estops him with her call;
She wants a fan, pair Of gloves,
And a new pink parasol.
He hears no more far down the stree
His echoing footsteps fly;
And all day long in measure fleet,
lie huns, "Sweet buy and buy"
But when the evening respite brings,
And his days toll is done,
Though told to get a hundred things,
lie hasn't got one.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-08-03
FARM and HOUSEHOLD.
FENCES.

In the new order of things fences
are rapidly disappearing from the
land. This much improves the APP
pearance of city and town streets,
and is a change in the right direc.
ton, and should be regarded as
such.
Fences cannot be dispensed with
upon farms, however. They are
needed as a matter of protection
against animals that are allowed
to teed along the wayside without
proper oversight on the part Of
owners, and they 'are needed to
keep animals in one field without
allowing them to run into another.
1t is important that a fence
should be continuous, and that
when ii is varied by gate or pair
of bars that this device be in per
feet order, aud serve the same pur-
pose as the fence itself.
In some parts of the farm,
swampy or woody sections, brush
fence answers the requirements
Occasionally stones may be utilized,
but the fence best adapted for
general use is that made of rails
The wire fence is often cheap and
useful, bat this can apply chiefly
to that which lacks the barbs. or
all instruments of torture there
can be nothing to exceed the
barbed fence. 1t is a decided
fence, and serves to keep cattle IN
and troublesome creatures out, and
It is a safeguard against all human
intruders, but it is also the means
by which many innocent creatures
suffer. If were only a protec-
ton against thieves and meddle-
some persons, it might be regarded
as an excellent system of fencing,
but carefully considered it seems
impossible to regard it else than a
barbarity. 1t is a common oc-
currence for an animal to 90 up to
the fence to scratch his back, and
thus lacerate the flesh terribly
More innocent creatures are hurt
ignorantly by coming in contact
with these "barbarous fences" than
human msrauders are injured
Fences are still needed in the coun-
try, but simply as effective barriers,
never as an instrument of torture.
Mass. PlOughmGH.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-08-03
Good Rules for Farming.
.grieultural Edltor Index.AppeaL

Agricultural Editor Index-AppeaL
l. Ditch your lands to thorough
drainage if the natural drainage is
not sufficient. Cut bitches deep,
and largest at the lower end.
2. Manure early and often. Make
the land rich, and it will enrichen
you. Keep manure near the sur
face.
3. Plow deep at first, but in sum-
mer cultivate shallow, and use the
cultivator with light hoes and
scraper often.
4. Use none but the best, light
est, and most effective implements.
Take care of them and keep them
in good order. But don't invest
too much in expensive machinery.
.. Give good distance to corn,
cotton, TOBACCO, &C, one way.
Crops generally are too crowded.
6. Apply mari or lime every
tenth year or Oftener, and make
frequent use of ashes and plaster.
z. Rely on the pillow mainly for
cultiyatIng crops. One man and
good pillow team is worth five with
the hoe. Horse power is cheaper
than man power.
8. Give crops frequent cultiva-
ton in the early stage. Don't LET
q crust form or grass grow too
soon.
o. Till none but level land. Put
the rolling and billy parts OF the
farm in orchard or grass.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-08-03

"The most wonderful instance OF
doing things in a hurry says Eli
Perkins, "was when my uncle Con
slider Perkins courted the Widow
Jenkins up in Connecticut.
"IIow quick was the courtshlp 2"
"Well, my Uncle Consider can
tered his horse over to the widows
farm before breakfast one morning,
hustled into the house and gasped:
"Widder jenkins, Pm a man of
business. | am worth S10,SOO, and
want you for wife. | give you
just three minutes to answer"
81 don't want ten seconds, old
man." she replied as she shook out
the dish cloth. "I'm a woman of
business, worth $4,000, and |
wouldn't marry you ifyou were the
last man on earth | give you tour
seconds to gltw
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ThG Century Magazine

With the November, 1887, issue THE
CENTURY commences it's thirty-flih vol
Gme with n regular circulation of almost
100000. The War Papers and the Life of
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years, and given the necessary survey Of
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Under the caption
LINCOLN IN THE VAR,
the writers now enter on the more i'm
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early years Of the War and President Lin
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SUPPLEMENTARY VAR PAPERS,
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ST. NICHOLAS
For Young Folks.

CINCE its first issue, in 1873, this maya
- zine has maintained. with undisputed
recognition, the position IL took at the
beginning,-that of being the most excel
lent juvenile periodical ever printed. The
best known names in literature were on
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Bryant, Longfellow, Thomas Hughes,
George MacDonald, Bret Harte, Bayard
Taylor, Frances lIodgson 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 "tho worlds child maga-
zine"
THE EDITOR, NARY M1PES DODGE,
author Of CLANS Brnker; 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
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thousands Of homes on both sides of the
water knowledge and delight.
ST. NICHOLAS IN ENGLAND.
II is not alone in America that ST.
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THE COMING YEAR Of ST. NICHOLAS.
The fifteenth year begins with the num-
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A lady's Gratitude.
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Personal.

Mr.. n. III. Frohlchstein, of Mo
bile, Ala, writes: | take great
pleasure 10 recommending DIR.
Kings New Discovery foI Con
sumption, having used it for a Sc
we're attack of Bronchitis and Ca
tarrh. 1t gave me instant relief
and entirely cured me and / have
not been afflicted since. also beg
to state that / had tried other rem
edies with no good result. Have
also used Electric BltteTs and DR..
Kings New Life Pills, both of
which | can recommend.
DR.. Kings New Discovery for
Consumption, Coughs and Colds, is
sold on a positive guarantee. Trial
bottles free at b. Schmitt's drug
store.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-08-03
WOnderfuIlCures.

w. ID. HOyt & Co., wholesale and
retail druggists of Rome, Ga, say {:
We have been selling DR.. Kings
New Discovery, Electric Bitters and
Bucklen's Arnica Salve for four
years. Have never handled RENE.
dies that sell as well, or give such
universal satisfaction. There have
been some wonderful cures effected
by these medicines in this city,
Several cases of pronounced Con-
sumption have been entirely cured
by use of few bottles of DR.. Kings
New Discovery, taken in connection
with Electric Bitters. We guaran.
tee them always. Sold by b.
Schmitt.
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SOME QUEER VERDICTS.
RENDERED BY JURIES WHO DID
NOT KNOW WHAT WAS En- SCTED
OF THEM.
From the Detroit Free Press.

From the Detroit Free Press.
The duties of those who serve on
coroner's juries do not ordinarily
suggest anything very funny, and
yet some laughable results come
from their work, particularly if
they do not exactly understand
what was expected of them.
An amusing story is told OF a
verdict brought by western jury
impaneled to inquire into the cause
OF the death of n man supposed to
have committed suicide. The YER
dict was brief and to the point, the
foreman saying simply:
awe, the jury, find the deceased
guilty as charged"
Another jury examined a great
many witnesses in the case of a
man run over by q railroad engine.
The verdict was:
ave find him to have come to
death by being cut in two by a
railroad engine. whereby he could
not breathe, hence he choked to
death"
A coroner's Jury in the back
woods of Missouri heard all the ey-
idence in the case of a man killed
by a runaway team, and brought
in the following verdict:
"The jury finds the deceased to
have come to his death at the
hands of runaway team, the horses
therefore beng blameless, they be-
ing frightened by a dog"
1t is told of little old German
that he sat stolldly and stupidity
on a coroner's Jury and listened to
all the evidence, after which he
walked over toward the corpse
with some degree Of curiosity. Lift
ing the cloth, he startled back,
turned to the other jurymen in
amazement and alright, and cried
out:
"Mine Colt, shentlemen, dot man
IS dead n
A jury in a Missouri rural COM
munity deliberated three hours over
the corpse of woman burned by
the explosion of a kerosene lamp.
The following verdict was then an
nounced in writing:
"Resolved, That the diseased
was burnt to death. The joory."
A man supposed to be a tramp
was found dead IN the woods ont
west. A jury inquired into the
cause OF his death, and reported as
follows:
"The jury does noe find that the
dead man has been foully dealt
with, and is of the opinion that he
died simply because his time had
come and there was no getting out
of it,"