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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1889-10-11
Woman.

Truly it has been said woman in
her sphere is an angel, ont OF it q
iend incarnatc. Woman, so long
ss she is pure and holy, ls one of
the furest of Gods creation, and
vice versa.
What in this life is nObler than
a pure and holy woman
Her price is above rubies. How
like a minlstering angel she is
when in hours of trial and need
she soOthes your pam or drives
away your sorrow
Constant Till death she blindly
clngs 10 the man she loves, willing
to deny herself any pleasure to
CRAFTY his slightest whim, yet how
little is she appreciated by him!
There is a time in the course OF
most mems lives when they bow
before her shrine, and should not
she and t he fates be propitiOus, he
will swear that the whole sex are
false, yet what would he be with
out her.
Woman's refining influence is
needed upon mans ruder nature.
She has it IN her power to mould,
in great measure, the characters
Of the men with whom she has
daily intercourse. and if she at.
tcmpts to 10 so she is responsible
for many trinmphs and failures.
Mothers, sisters, wives, sweet.
hearts, you have it in your power
to help those with whom you as.
sociate to good and true life.
1t has been unwisely said that a
woman can make what she will oil
a man, but the fallacy of that idea
has been proven over aud over
again of those who have the sense
10 see the failure of excellent wives,
mothers and sisters to Influence IN
the slightest degree men "who love
darkness rather than light"
But every sesd sOwn may, per-
haps, bring forth fruit, therefore
think we'll before you speak or act
for you know not how 8 single ac.
ton may result. BE careful that
you Cause not you weak brother to
offend, for morally he is the weak
or vessel.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1889-10-11
Marriages and Marriage Fees.

An article narratlng some anec'
dotes told By clergymen respecting
marriage ceremonies, contains the
following:
81 remember hearing from a gen
tleman in Connecticut" said the
minister, "that he had married a
very wealthy couple, and at the
conclusion of the ceremony the
groom, placing his fingers IN his
vest pocket, TOOK out a paper PACK
ct and quietly handed it to him.
He put it in his pocket, and when
he reached home opened II, and
found it was II paper Of che wing
tobacco. The bride and groom left
for Europe that evening. Upon
their return, two months atterward
the gentleman called on the min
lister and asked if he had not made
some mistake. An explanation
followed, and the gentleman hand
ed the minister 5000 as his fee"
"Do you ever have any strange
experience Of that nature ~
81 performed the ceremony in one
Of the most elegant homes in this
city not long since, The groom
sIipded an envelope into my hand.
When | opened it, upon my arrival
home, love-letter from the pro.
spective bride to the prospective
Bridegroom. | returned the letter,
aud then got the envelope that
was intended for me-"
"Some strange cases must come
under your your notice p
eyes. When | was IN New York
a native of Bohemia came to me
and said that parhaps he would
want me to perform the marriage
ceremony for him the next day. a
number OF woman from his country
the next day, and he intended to
90 down and pick out 4 wife. Next
morning he appeared again.
"WeIl,' I asked, did you make
your choice p"
| don't be sure yet awhile, he re-
piled, 81 hired two and took the m
to mine store"
That evening he came around
and got married.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1889-10-11
POETIC JUSTICE

Saws the New YorkSun There
was curious scene on the New
York and Long Branch road. A
human wreck, shattered by drink,
but well dressed, and having some
thing about him that suggested
his being tailor, got on the cars
at West End with woman, who,
like himself, had the complexion
aud bleariness of tIppler. Hardly
had the pair seated themselves
when a Young man confronted
them with a demand for what was
owing to him. The drunken tailor
took a fat roll of bills ont of his
pocket and handed them to the
woman. "There,n SAID he, W have
no, got red cent. She's got all
lhcge is between us, and it's hers,
and you cannot get penny OF it,"
The claimant had to leave when
the cars started, but he went away
The the angriest man any one saw
that day. The drunken swindler
chucSled with delight. But not
for long. Presently the woman left
his SIDE aud went across the aisle
and sat beside a third man, whom
no one in the car had suspected of
having anything to do with the
precious PAIR.
"What are you sitting with him
for ? the drunken wretch called to
her.
"Because Pve left you and / am
going with him. I'm sick and tired
OF You. TVe worked aud toiled for
you and endured your drunken
ways aud impolite cOndact roars
from the plssen gers for just as
many ycaIS as mean to. At last
| have got money instead of abuse
ont of YOU, and now say good
by to ,ou. I'm going with jim"
The long journey seemed quickly
made for all the passengers be-
cause of the battle of words that
grew out Of this situation. The
tailor pleaded for his money, say.
ing that it Jim could stand such a
woman he would have trouble
enough without he, the husband,
making him any more. Tne wo.
man gave her husbands money to
Jim to keep. Tne husband threat
encd her arrest, but this did not
Tighten her.
"You've got some silver IN your
pocket said she, "and AZ long as
you've got that you'll do nothing
TIL it's gone for run. The man
called "Jim" said nothing. He
looked, however, like a man who
found everything goinlng as he
wants il.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1889-10-11
EARNING HIS COLLEGE COURSE.

Speaking of snObblshness, the
listnsr is glad to have the occasion
10 note case Of old-iashiOned
manly absence Of that unpleasant
quality. Spending a Sunday re-
Gently with friend in a very de.
lightful summer resort not lar
away, where a good many pleas
ant cottages have been built on a
cliff commanding a fine view Of the
summer sea, the listener happened
to be sitting on the veranda with
his friend az a milkman's wagon
drew up IN the street. The milk
man, a sturdy young fellow OF
pleasant face, dismOunted, rang "a
bell by way of warning TO the
maids of the vicinity to get their
pitchers ready, and then started
around with his cans and his pint
measure. Aa he passed around to
the back door Of the cottage, the
listeners friend saluted him as
one gentleman salutes another
And when the milkman had gone
other said:
"That young man Is a member
of the class OF 100 at Harvard Col
lege."
"Indeed7
ayes. He is carrying himself
through entirely by his own exer'
tions, and he takes this way OF
helping himself out. | dare say he
makes enough money selling milk
at a good figure to the people here
IN the summer time TO pay tho
greater part Of his expenses
for the remainder Of the year at
Cambridge"
"DOes he water his milk y
"NOt perceptibly. II is very
good milk, and | have no doubt he
is as honest as the business allows
There was young man in the
house who belongs to the class be.
low the miIkman's IN college, and
he testified TO the excellent stand
ing of the young man at llaryard.
Such an incident 5 one OF a good
many which 90 to prove that ilar-
ward men are by no means all idle
swels. Perhaps there is not near
ly 50 large a proportion OF students
at Harvard who earn money in the
summer time by table waiting at
the mountain and seaside resorts
as at Dartmouth or Amherst, but
there are certainly good many
men there who earn every cent OF
their college eXpenses.-B0Stoa
Transcript.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1889-10-11
Seal Skin sacques, $I.OO Each

This is a great offer. Just I'm.
agine the army of ladies that viii
besleke the store until the last
sacque is gone-If the bargain IS
ever offered. Bnt how much more
wonderful an opportunity is that
presented to every suffering wo.
man by the proprietors of DIR.
Pierce's Favorite Prescription
This remedy is a guaranteed cure
for all those distressing ailments
peculiar to the weaker sex. 1t is
guaranteed that If it does not effect
a cure money will be refunded. 1t
is carefully compounded by an ex.
perienced aud sklIlfuI physician,
and adapted to woman's delicate
organization. It is purely vege-
table 10 its composition aud per.
fectly harmless in its effects in any
condition of the system, and is sold
under positire guarantee of salts
faction Ia every case, or money
paid for il refunded.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1889-10-11
Don't Crowd Your Boy.

A wise father gives this sage all
vice: "Mg boys are all ont in the
world and doing we'll, thank God,
but sympathize with the anxietics
of fathers who have yet to see bow
their boys will pan ont. Nv plan
always was TO encourage the boys
in all possible ways. Remember
that all boys are not equally smart.
Don't expect too much. DON'T
crowd your boy. Above all don't
be forever comparing him mlayOr-
ably with some other boy, your
neighbOr's son. That sort OF thing
break a boys spirit, destroys his
pride, and he may lose nll ambition.
Protect him build him mp on his
weak spots let him feel that you
are back OF him; that, while yon
expect him to plunge in and swim
for himself, still you haze got a
long pole that you will reach out to
him in case he needs it. Don't
hurry him If he IS a little bit slower
than some boys. Precocious boys
are not always nor often the most
successful men when they come to
the mature stage Of life. Don't let
| your boy get the idea that money
IS the sole end and aim Of existence.
But teach him thrift, and by adding
something to his saving bank ac-
count, say s5 to every $50 he saves
himself, teach him from the start
to realize the value for rainy day
of a dollar laid by"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1889-10-11
Her Pet Pug Dog.

A funny incident happened 70.
Gently on the Providence Division
OF the Old Colony railway, says
the Boston Transcript. A large,
.boned, good.Datured man en-
tered the car as the train held up
at the ROxbury station. The car
was crowded and people we're
standing. The new conner stopped
suddenly beside a seat which was
buried IN a novel, and beside her
reposed pet pug dog. The other
passengers had stood from Boston
to this point without protesting,
hut the latest arrival took in the
situation at glance and said
mildly:
"NIss, would like 10 sit down,
if you please"
The young woman looked up
dreamIly from the book and repli.
ed with dignity.
"The seat is engaged"
"By the dogf"
"Yes.o
HAS the dog a ticket"
No answer.
Oh, Pm sorry he hasn't a ticket,
because I'll have to bounce him
off the tram"
And without a moments hesita.
tion the dog was lifted by the nape
OF the neck to the window and
dropped to the ground and the
vacant seat was taken by the
stranger.
The young woman was para
lyzed for a mOmeut.
The train was only moving slow.
ly as it lett Roxbury, and the pug
was not harmed, scampering of
for dear life. His mistress, as
soon as she gasped the situation,
screamed to the approaching con.
ductOr to stop the engine so that
sue might recover her pet. The
conductor was soou informed as
to the cause of the sensation, and
quietly told the young woman that
she might get off at the next sta.
ton if she wished to and huUt for
the dog. She did 80, to the delight
OF the crowded car.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1889-10-11
GREAT REJOICING.

In times past many remarkable
events must have escaped general
attention ; but in these days the
newspaper reporter IS everywhere
at once, as it we're. One Of these
busy and useful public servants,
connected with the New York Dis
patch, recently rescued from OBJ
livion a scene, "a thrilling Incl
dent" he calls it, of which but for
his timely appearance, the world
might never haye heard.
A brAwny man, clad in a hlue
shirt and Oyerbalis. aud with a
dinner pail m his hand, walked
,lJwly down an east side street one
evening laSi week. lie srrmcd 10
be thinking oi something pleasant.
for. ~ lr walkrd, h, emlled and
muttered 10 himself Near tie
middle OF the block he paused, for
right before him was a group OF
children standing in front of a
tenement house. The children
were evidently waiting for him, for
they broke out at once, "Here he
conesr and began to dance and
caper like mad.
A broad grin broke over the iace
Of the workman, but when he tried
to move on the children fiOcked
around him 80 that he was com
PEELED to stop. The door of the
house opened, aud young woman
came out, leading a little boy by
the hanu. Tue children with one
voice exclaimed, "Ah ~ and the
boy ran to the man and was quick.
y seized 10 his arms and repeated
ly kissed.
The crowd had By this time
grown very large, and women and
children, in a babel Of voices,
shouted themselves hOarse.
Finally the boy and the man
went into the house and TIE crowd
began to scatter. Still lingering
the scribe essayed again to learn
what the matter was. Seeing
little girl come out OF the door, he
went to her and inquired
"Sissy, what is the matter here -
son. sue said, "dOn't you know
Johnny Green has just got on his
first pair Of pants ?"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1889-10-11
He Didn't Pronounce II That Way

An old fellow from the country,
who has plenty of money invested,
some of it in an uptown hotel of
the family sort, was approached on
the first day of opening 1t by a
natty young man with q debOnair
smile.
"IIave you any rooms en- suite ~
he asked.
"Any what 7" inquired the new
landlord.
"ROOms en- suite.D
"See here, young man, how
many of them are you !" asked the
granger.
Just me and Mamie-I mean
nv wife. We've haven't been
married long. She sent me around
to see If you had any suites"
"WelI, you go home and tell her
TO come right along. We've got
plenty of rooms, and when you
and she are in them they'll be too
sweet for anything. If we haven't
got rooms in sweets we'll have
sweets in rooms. Come again,
Young feller.D-Nep York Neros.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1889-10-11
Newly Married Couples.

Now, wouldn't 1t be a grand
thing to get married, if the honey
moon could only last through life |!
1t is really refreshing to notice one
Of our new couples and fear them
talk. George William Henry re-
turns to the house after au absence
# just one honr and a quarter,
when Susanna Jane bounds with
elastic juveniIIty to meet him, and
with impassioned love chidings,
exclaims:
"Here comes my sweet! Now,
why have you been away from me
such a long time ?" puts up her
pouting cherry lips for a smacs.)
"Oh! my darling Maria Jane!
| was unavoidably detained by a
gentleman, but | was thinking OF
you all the time, love-" "a good
squeeze.)
"Oh! that horrId old man to
keep my precious from his little
dove.p (Another squeeze0 and
her pretty little head leans contid.
ingly on his manly bosom-"happy
as a blg sun flower"
Let's go in, my deary-my sweet
ly smlling-I fear you will take
cold. "a warm summer night.)
Bless my darling sugar plumb l
could eat you up body and soul
graciOusly." (Another smack as
they walk in.)
Two or three years later, George
William sits moody, melancholy
and forIOrD, curslng, perhaps, the
date OF his birth, and anon mutters
in audible W ords, "FOol that was,
why | did not eat that giIl when |
felt 80 much like ItP
But this is not true of all couples.
With some the honeymoon does
last through life, and might last
longer than it does with all, if they
would take a little pains to make 1t
last and wouldn't it be well for
all old couples the revive theirs
occasionallyi Try it and make
each other happy again. Let US
know how it works.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1889-10-11
This is a Florida Story.

a farmer while COW hunting near
Sampson Lake saw a big flock OF
buzzards, among which, judging
from the birds strange behavior,
something OF interest must be 60.
ing on. The buzzsrds were gath.
cred around large dead alligator
and one of them had got his loot
fastened in the carcassin some way
and was unable TO tree himself.
Finally his comrades bit the cap.
tive's loot of, which caused its
over to scream piteously, but re-
leased him. Upon examination
the farmer found that the stomach
Of the carcass contained huge
alligator turtle, which had swallow
ed while the saurian was alive. A
hole Just big ennogh for the turtles
head had been made in the gators
hide by the birds, by which the
turtle had been able to capture its
unsuspecting victim. Although
crushed out OF all shape by the
gators teeth, the turtle had lost
nothing Of the pugnaclty peculiar
TO is kind.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1889-10-11
PATENTS

obtained fQ new Inventions. or for i'm
proyerlentdn old ones, Caveats Infringe
msnts, Trad Marks and all patent Dusi
ness promptly attended to.
INVENTIONS THAT HAVE BEEN
REJECTEDnay still. in most cases, DO
patented by u. Being opposite the u. 3.
Patent Office and, engaged in Patent
business excluively, We can secure pat
snts in less tim than those who are 70
mote from Was ingtOn.
When inventrs send model OF sketch
we make search the Patent Office, and
advise as to il patentability, free OF
charge. COrreoondence confidential !
fees reasonable, and no charge unless
patent is obtaine.
We refer by srmission to the City
Postmaster, and tdbe Superintendent o.
the Post Office Mosy Order Division ID
Washington. Fc special references
circular, advice, tens, &c, address
A. SNOW & CO.,
Opposite Paent Ofis Washington, d. {
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1889-10-11
Merit Wins.

We desire to say to our citizens
that for years we have been selling
DR.. Kings New Discovery for Con
sumption,D DIR. Kings New Lite Pills,
Bucklen's Arnica Salve and Elec-
trio Bitters, and have never
handled remedies that sell as well
or that have given such universal
satisfaction. We do not hesitate
to guarantee them every time, and
We stand ready to refund the pur-
chase price, if satisfactory results
do not follow their use. These
remedies have won their great pop
ularity purely on their merits. b.
Schmitt, Drugstore, Woodstock, or
L. H. Jcrdan's, Mt. Jackson.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1889-10-11
FOR BACHELORS ONLY.
Select the girl.

Select the girl.
Agree with the girls father in
politics and the mother in religion.
lfyOu have a rival keep an eye
on him.; If he is a wIdower keep
two eyes on him.
Don't put too mach sweet stuff
on paper. If you do you will hear
it read in after years, when your
wife has some especial purpose IN
inllictlng upon yon the sryerest
punishment known to married
man.
Gro home at q reasonable hOlr in
the evening. Don't wliC till the
girl has to throw her whole soul
into yawh thLt she cdu't cover
with both hands. 4 littlr Ihllg
like thai might cln+e cJDln'NS at
the very begllnlng Of the game.
If, on the occasion of you first
call, the girl upon whom you have
your young affections looks like an
iceberg and acts like cold wave,
take your leave early and stay
away. Woman i'm her hOlr of
freeze is uncertain, coy, aud hard
to please.
In cold weather finish saying
COOL night in the house. Don't
stretch il all the way TO the front
gate, aud thus lay the foundation
for futdre asthma, bronchchitis,
neuralgia and chronic catarrh to
help you to worry the girl to death
after she has married.
Don't lie about your financial
condition. It is very annoying to
a bride who has pictured life Of
ease in her ancestral halls to learn
too late that you expect her to ask
a bald.headed parent who has been
uniformly kind to her to take you
in out of the cold.
If you sit down on some mo.
lasses candy that little Willie has
lett on the chair, while wearing
your new summer trousrs Tor the
first time, smile sweetly and re.
laark that you don't mind sitting
down on molasses candy at all, and
the "boys will be boys" Reserve
your true feelings for future refer.
ence.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1889-10-11

OefOfe ne lelJ Jne Orig, htuouBu H'
had no recollection of the act.
In the cooks galley | found ev-
erything in good order, and when
looked over the stores IN the
pantry everything smelled and
tasted as wholesome as if only q
week out OF the warehouse. Within
an hour from the time I boarded
her | was eating a breakfast pre-
pared in the galley and was feeling
quite at home. When | had salts
fed my hunger ! opened mp the
matches and the cabin skylight ana
then turned 10 and cleared Tho
deck OF much of the litter. When
things looked u blt more trim !
went down and got the chart show
ing the Snnda Islands, and. afiera
little calculation, ] located my po-
sition as beng on The west side Of
Lombak Island. II WAS not The
main island, exactly, but one lying
so close to 1t that It went by the
same name aud was separated OILY
by half a mile of shallow water.
Lombak proper was inhabited, but
for many years past the western
end of the island had been avoided
on account of plague starting
there and sweeping of hundreds
of natives.
1t seemed strange that some OF
the trading craft had not entered
the strait aud caught sight OF the
brig, and stranger yet how the
craft got in there. The chart made
it palmer. a westerly gale Great
ed a strong current through the
straits, and one which made its In
fluence felt several miles off the
coast. In ordinary weather, with
ordinary depth Of water, the chan
mel was dangerous to any sort OF
craft, many lodges and bars being
shown. I suppose the big sails
helped her along, and she got just
the right slant at the proper time
to carry her into the bay and beach
herself. The spot was sheltered by
the trees, and one would have had
to be very close to see her.
| got hold of the manifest and
also inspected the hold, aud found
she had a valuable cargo, and one
which had not been damaged $40
worth. There were four or five
steam engines, great lot Of agTl-
cultural tools, furniture in the
rough, woodenware of all sorts,
scores of cases of boots and shoes
and dry goods, and enough, IN fact,
to make mp cargo valued at t2r
600. The brig was as dry IA a
bone, and after little ventilation
and dlslnlectlng she smelled as
sweet as a peach. ! was a week
aboard of her before decided what
to do. The small boat was in good
condition, and l took on water and
provisions, and one morning ran
down the straits to the north for
the Flor es seas, feeling quite sure
of meeting some British vessel
before crossing to BOrneO. ! had
scarcely left my island behind when
saw II. NJ. S. the Dragon bound
to the east, and by mid-aiternoon
was aboard of her. After sending
me back with a guard to hold the
the brig, she returned to Snrabara,
on the north coast Of Java, and ie-
ported to the consul, and wirhn a
month everything had been rcmoy-
ed from the old Ben Hammond and
she was left to decay. Her cargo
insurance had been paid but every
thing was recovered in such fine
order that the loss was triiiing.-
NeU York San.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1889-10-11
VOL. 50.
THE YEARS.

Ye gray, bent, melancholy years,
Drunk with the wine of bitter tears,
And laden sore with pallid fears
What gifts found ye of joy or mirth
Were worth the mighty throes OF birth
Ye met the phantom. miscalled Love
A thing that wears a mask above
Its hideous face; the name thereof
Is Lust, that changes full as soon
As doth the tickle, changeful moon.
Ye heard tho voice Of Hope grow dumb,
And felt the heart Of Faith grow numb;
And Honor, lost beneath the slum
OF Pride and Passion, cried in vain
For succor from her shameful pain.
Ye travelled through the fiery mist,
Where demon miseries spat and hissed,
And tears for smiles have been your grlst;
Ye stopped, and. melancholy years,
What marvel ye are bowed with fears
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1889-10-11

b "Do you see that gentleman I"
eyes," she wrote a great society
novel last year" "You don't tell
me is he writing another one !"
"Oh, no; he is selling chewing gam
now"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1889-10-11
He Was a Parent and Knew.

"You advertised for boyY
"Yes. Do YOU want a place"
ayes. slr."
"Do you listle r.
mo, sir"
"DO you carve Your name on
desks and benches y
"No, sir"
"Do you play ball during Office
hour r.
"Oh no, sirl Never"
"I'm sOrry. You won't do. |
wanted boy, and individuals who
do not behave az ! have indicated
are not bOys."-Hdrper's BdsW.