Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1889-04-19
ORIGINAL AND BORROWED,


erpool last Saturday for America,
making a total of $1,000 who have
sailed from that place during the
past week.
An excursion party of five hun
bred capitalists, manufacturers and
investors left Boston Wednesday
for Alabama and other Southern
States on a prospecting tour. The
excursionists will be rendered re-
ceptions in several of the leading
cities.
The Navy Department has re-
ceived a telegram from Lieut.. John
G. Wilson at Sydney, stating that
he had chartered the steamer
Rockton for the purpose OF trans
porting the shipwrecked sailors
from Samoa to the United States,
and will arrive here about
May 10th.
This is the Salem Times Registers
say: cit is our turn to ring in a
Chinese puzzle on the public. We
nate to do it, but here goes; 'lf a
delinquent and a half should come
up and pay a dollar and a half In a
yea and a half, an editor and a
half would then stand some chance
of getting a meal and a half &C.
casionally."
A pretty safe place to stay out
of lust now is the territory OF Oak
lahoma, if all the reports OF muir
derous boomers in the brush be
true. Between the greed OF the
men who are invading the district
by balloon, and the desperation OF
those already on the ground, 1t is
safe to predict considerable IN
pleasantness.
Passengers on the steamer Troplc
last Sunday, when the ship was
battling with the hurricane OIL
Cape Hatteras, were startled by a
huge ball of fire daItlng from the
sky towards the vessel. Ac-
cording to the captains report 1t
fell into the ocean only few yards
from the ship with terrible hiss
ing, and thousands of sparks fell IN
the wake of the "fire ball."
The steamship Danmark from
Csristiansand bound for New
York was seen April Stb, abandon
ed in mid.ocean. The Danmark
was a vessel of about 2,26O tons
and belonged to the Thingvalla
Line and she had about 700 persons
aboard when she left port. At
this time nothing definite has been
heard, but it is supposed that the
passengers and crew were taken
aboard another vessel.
The women of Oakland, Ind, or.
ganized a crusade against saloons.
They did not 60, as they once did,
in big bands to pray and sing in
the presence of grinning propri-
etor. They just divided into COM
munites to watch the saloons.
They sat about the bar in groups OF
four or five, taking the names OF
all customers. This course resulted
in 80 many indictments against
saloon. keepers that the shops are
closed. Women are learning.
Judge Brown in tho United
States district court, sitting at
Detroit, decides that "patent ap-
piled forn does not protect an in
ventor against rival manufacturers
prior to the granting Of the patent.
He holds that the court has no right
assume that a patent Will be
granted, and that the issuance OF
an Injunction would act to increase
the life of a patent beyond the
statutory term of seventeen years.
Washington Post.
The clearing and cultivation OF
the soil of Dakota will, in time,
put an end to such prairie fires as
those by which It has recently
been ravaged; but what can be
done about the sandy billiards
that have again been darkeDing
the skies and desOlating several
counties 2 We presume that even
they will yet be taken in hand
and that their force will be brok en-
or leessned by the planting OF trees
Every device of science must be
brought into play for the service
of the settlers who desire to till the
fertile lands OF Dakota.
The selection of Mr.. Blaine for
Secretary of State has been amply
rewarded by conduct OF that high
Office, although but little more than
q month has traDspired since be
took charge. His appointments
have been siDgulsTly clear and pop
ular. His whole conduct has been
on strict line With bis high char
acter and broad views, and is per-
vaded by such a spirit of fairness,
impartiality and concern for the
government and country, that crit
icism has been disarmed, and pub
Tic confidence inspired regardless
of Valley Virginian.
The Washington correspondent
of the Alexandra Gazette, says:
"Strange as it may seem, some OF