davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1889-06-21
Poultry Manure.

1t is not necessary to call at
tention of the farmers TO the fact
that poultry manure is one of the
best fertilizers in existence. Yet,
Notwithstanding, rather than clean
out the foul. houses, the farmers
will let it 90 to waste. We save
every bit Of it-can't afford to let
il 90 to waste. A barrel of it,,
mixed with muck or leaf mold, is
said to be sufficient to manure half
an acre of corn. The dung con.
tains silica, and phosphate and
carbonate of lime. 1t can be
spread evenly oyer the dung pile,
and then turned over, adding
valuable strength. Clean out every
day, thereby saving a valuable
fertilizer and lnsuring health to
your fowls.
Keep houses clean. Take up
dropplngs regularly, put in barrels
and boxes, and keep dry until used.
1t IS better than guano, and far
cheaper.
A good way to save all the
properties of droppings is to daily
throw earth over the previous
nights droppings. Then once a
week remove to barrels or boxes
You thus compost as gathered and
saved. Droppings thus saved
may not be worth their weight in
gold, but will save the money
spent tor the same quantity OF
guanO.-SOuthern Farmer.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1889-06-21
He Is Waiting for the Kiss.

One of the prettiest girls in
Macon, Ga, offered TO kiss a
married man II he wOuId run one
mile and then swim across the
Ocmulgee. AS the said married
man had not kissed a pretty girl
in 20 years, he agreed to carry out
his part OF the performance. Ac-
cordlngly he repaired to the park
and made the circuit of the mile
track in just II minutes. He then
proceeded to the Ocmulgee, divest-
ed himself OF raiment and plunged
into the muddy stream, leaving his
clothes on the bank until his re-
turn. Now, here IS where the fan
comes IN. While he was on his
return trip some miscreant took his
clothes, but left his hat and
umbrella. IL was early In the day,
and as no one was near he could
not procure another suit. His only
resource was to secrete himself In
the bushes until nIghtfall, and then
try TO get home without detection.
In this he succeeded, and now he
N~alts his reward,
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1889-06-21
To Paint Cur Navy White.

The vessels of the United States
navy are hereafter to be painted
white. The order was received
Wednes day at the Brooklyn navy
yard, and every one who heard the
news was delighted to think that
at last the American navy was to
have a distinct color of Its own
The cause of the order has been
the satisfaction arising from paint
ing the Boston aud yorktown
white. The new order reads In
substance that, in future, when
iron and steel vessels are TO be
painted, the hull above the water.
line on the outside and all paint
work on the inside shall be paint
ed white. The masts, yards, head
booms, doubllngs Of masts and
tunnels shall be painted a straw.
yellow color, the paint for which is
to be prepared by the bureau Of
construction and repair. With q
view to economy the other vessels
of the new navy not now painted
white will not be painted until
their present coat OF black becomes
shabby. It has been found that
iron and steel vessels when paint
ed black have been unnecessarily
hot, and to do away with this dis.
comfort, as we'll as to improve the
looks of the vessel, white has been
decided upon as the color for the
navy. Especially is this color
considered a seryiceable one when
cruisers are doing duty in tropical
climates. The coat OF white will do
much to prevent the ABSORPTION, Of
he at that these vessels are liable
to, and thereby greatly increase
the comfort of officers and crew
and improve the sanitary condition
of the vessel.-Nep YorL 7imeS.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1889-06-21

"What in thndner and blazes
are you talking aboutp rOared Mr..
Bowser, as he sat up in bed.
"Pn talking sense to the baby"
"NOt by a iugfuI you amt"
"Then you try it,"
"l'll try it by wrlnging bis neck
if he doesn't shut off steam He's
bowling out of spitel'
"Then warn him that you may
be compelled TO inllict due chas.
tlsement, but do it calmly and
dramatically"
~ ~
That's what Mr.. BOwser said as
he jumped out of bed and disap-
peared into the spare room, and
that was the last saw OF him IN.
ill mornlng.-DetrOit Free Press.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1889-06-21
ONE OF THE OLD SCHOOL.
A MISSISSIPPI GAMBLER OF THE
DAYS BEFORE THE WAR.

A MISSISSIPPI GAMBLER OF THE
DAYS BEFORE THE WAR.
George II. DevOl is here and he
has been In the city for several
days. To the younger generation
his ma mels not familiar, but the
olde r people will recognize it as the
name Of one of the most famous
gamblers that ever stocked a deck
or stole a card. Before the war
there was not q man on the Missis.
slppi who didn't know DevOl as
one of the most daring sharpers
that worked on the lower river
boats, and his face was as familiar
to the plan tiers in the olden days,
when every river steamer was a
gambling hell, as the names of the
boats themselves. lie has reform
ed now ; the tiger has drawn in bis
claws. DevOul has been an Ob.
ject of much interest ever since he
has been in the city, for his wonder
fol record makes him an interest.
ing charac ter. He has had bis
throat cut, been shot four times,
shot at ten times that often and
had any number of chair breadth
escapes" He was stan ding on the
corner OF Sixth and Olive streets
the other day tai king to an old
steamboat captain who had known
him since 1889. Me citing this old
acquaintance threw him into a rem
inlscent mood and and he began
to talk about old times.
"They're gone," he said "gone
for good, and the Lord knows we'll
never see such glorious days in
this country again as we had be.
fore the war. Why, sill, everybody
was rich IN those days and happy,
too. And down South Why, the
planters had more money than they
knew what to do with. Many a
time I've seen IA planter take his
family, his wife and daughters
down to New Orleans aud spend
500, 900 on diamonds. And what
days for gamblers those were
Well never have another harvest
time. Lord, how those planters
used to play. They'd take $4,000
or 10000 bales of cotton to New
Orleans and sell 'en and when they
come back they'd play poker all
the way home. They didn't care
for money when they were playing
among themselves, and some peO.
pie have an exaggerated idea about
the games, though, and, my boy.
when some old.timer tells you about
$4,000 and $50, 900 beng put mp at
one crack tell him he's iar,Iand If
he wants to fight send him to
men-St. Louis Post. Dispatch.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1889-06-21
The Latest Fad.

A tall, slender yonng woman
fitted along one OF the uptown
streets yesterday, wearing rather
curious ornament. Around her
trim little waist was clasped a
huge dog collar, perfect IN every
detail down to the plate for the
name. 4 mischievious newsboy
looked at it with open eyes, and
then yelled, "Say, where's de
chain ~ to the amusement of sew.
eral pasSersby. By careful inquiry,
discovered that it was the new
est "fadp for girls with slender
waists to wear the dog collar for
a belt, and that run on the ar
ticle was threatened.-N. Y. Star.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1889-06-21
Care Of Young Turkeys.

The best feed for young turkeys
and ducks is yolks of hard.bOiled
eggs, and after they are several
days Old the whites may be added.
Continue this two or three weeks,
occasionally chopping onions fine,
and sometimes sprinkling the
boiled eggs with black pepper ;
then give rice-a teacupful with
enough milk 10 just cover it, and
boil slowly until the milk is evapO-
rated. Put in enough more to
cover the rice again, so that when
boiled down the second time 1t
will be soft # pressed between the
fingers. Milk must not be used
too freely, as it will get too soft
and the grams will adhere to.
gether. Stir frequently when
boiling. DO not use water with
the rice, as it forms a paste, and
the chicks cannot swallow it.
In cold, damp weather a half
teaspOonful Of cayenne pepper in
pint of flour, worked with lard
enough to make it stick together,
will protect them from diarrhe a..
This amount of food Is sufficient
for two meals for seventy.fve
chicks. GIVE all food in shallow
tin.pans. Boiled milk and water,
with a little lime water IN each Oo-
casionally, is the best drink until
the chicks are two or three months
old, when lOppered and buttermIlk
may take the place of boiled milk.
Turkeys like best to rOOst on trees,
and in their absence artificial roots
may be made by planting long
fOrked locust poles and having
others cross the forks. They take
70 this kind of roost readily, as
they require plenty of room.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1889-06-21
EVOLUTION OF A PUZZLE.
4 STUDENT OF PSYCHOLOGY RE-
sPONsIBLE FOR "PlGS IN
CLOVER"

Emil Charles Pfeiffer, OF Cam
bridge, states that a student Of
physiological psychology named
Martenfeldt is the culprit who is
responsible for the "Pigs IN
Glover" atrocity. Martenfeldt had
been making researches in some
determinations OF the sensltivenesS
of the tactile sense under the d.
rectlOn of the great Helmholtz,
aud found that the ability to bal
ance a marble on a perfectly
smooth piece of plate glass
depended upon the delicacy
of what is known as the reaction
time that is, depends upon the
qulckness of the nerve current IN
receiving the impression that the
marble will roll, sending the i'm
preston to the controlling organs
IN the cerebellum that contract or
relax the muscles of the arm, and
the degree OF responsiveness in
the neqyous end organs OF the In
gers which hold the piece OF glass.
Martenteldt found that II he plac.
ed the marble in the centre OF the
plate and marked four or FIVE spots
on the edges OF the plate, and then
asked the subject with which lie
experimental 10 tip the plate so
that the marble would run across
a particular spot, a considerable
time elapsed before the subject
could determine how to tip the
plate to make marble roll as re-
quired. When Martenfeldt com.
plicated the apparatus and placed
rings OF pasteooard ABOUT the
centre of the plate, with holes for
the marble to run through, the
average results OF his experiments
gave a remarkable psychological
law, which was that the "reaction
time" depended upon the size Of
the circles Of psstebosrd, which
made an impression upon the field
of vision of the retins, and was In
direct proportion to the diameters
OF the circles expressed in milli-
metres. he sent one Of his plates
to DR.. Herman Meyer, Of Phila-
delphia, where it was seen by O. NJ.
Crandell, the toy deviser.-The
Doctor.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1889-06-21
As yet we hear but little com.
plant of the potato beetle. Warm,
dry weather will bring him out.
Their business booming.

Probably no one thing has cans.
ed such a general revival Of trade
at the drug stores as their
giving away to their customers Of
30 many free trial bottles OF DR.
Kings New Discovery for Con
sumption. Their trade is simply
enormous in this very valuable ar.
ticle from the fact that it always
cures and never dissppoints.-
Coughs, Colds, Asthma, Bronchitis,
Group, and all throat aud lung dis
eases quickly cured. You can test
it before buying by getting trial
bottle free, large size 81. Every
bottle warranted by b. Schmitt, OF
Woodstock, and L. II. JordOn, OF
Mt. Jackson.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1889-06-21
Cure Of Cancer and Ulcers.

Judge II. G. McLenden writes to
the Swift Secifc Co. "About
three years ago Jerry Bradley had
a cancerous sore on his face, near
the right eye. Il caused him a
great deal of pain, and he lost the
sight of the eye, but was finally
cured by the use Of Swift's Specific.
This case is we'll known IN Wilkes
county, Ga, where he lived"
Mr.. l.. Cox, of Arkabutla, Tate
Co., Miss, writes: 81 suffered q
great deal from old ulcers for years.
Your medicine was recommended,
and after using six bottles was com.
pletely cured. Your medicine does
even more than you claim for It,
| have known 1t to cure cases which
were thought hopeless
Mrs. A. NJ. Goldsmith, No. GA
Warren Street, Brooklyn, N. Y,
writes: 81 commenced using s. s.
s. about three years ago. l had
suffered much with a sore throat
for over a year. | used q great
many other remedies with no good
results. Ny little girl, also had
sore fingers; it commenced from the
quick, and then the nails would
come off. We dOctored her for
over two years, and when | began
using s. s. 3. thought / would
see what it would do for her. /
am thankful to say that 1t entirely
cured her. 1t is the best remedy
know of for her blood. | really
believe it was the means of saving
my life. The doctor told me had
a throat disease similar to General
Grants. ! cheerfully recommend
1t to all suffering from dlsordered
blood.
Treatise on Blood and Skin Dis.
eases mailed free.
THE SWIFT SPECIFIC Co.,
Drawer 3, Atlanta. Ga.
III
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1889-06-21

The Volumes Of the Weekly begin with
the first Number for January Of each year.
When no time is mentioned, subscriptions
will begin with the Number current at
time of receipt Of order.
Bound Volumes of Harper's Weekly,
three years back, in neat cloth binding,
will be sent by mail, postage paid, or BY
express, free of expense provided the
freight does not exceed one dollar per
yolume), for 81 0Oper volume.
Cloth Cases, for each volume, suitable
for binding, will be sent by mail, postpaid,
on receipt of 81 90 each.
Remittanoes should be made by Post
Office Money Order or Draft, to avoid
chance of loss.
Newspapers re not to copy this adyer-
tisement without the express order Of
Harper & Brothers.
Address Harperrothes Il BIN. Y.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1889-06-21
ONE W0MAN'S LOYALTY.
AN INCIDENT THAT INCREASES
OUR RESPECT FOR HUMAN
NATURE.

/
| we'll remember visit to the
New Hampshire State prison at
Concord which | made Il few years
ago IN com pan} with several
friends. One little incident Of that
visit made vivid impression on
my mind. In the horse ears with
us, on our way to the prison, sat a
quiet, sad faced little woman. She
was neatly and plainly dressed
and had certain air OF refinement
about her which showed her to be
a lady. She came into the prison
guard room with us and was at
once show to the warden's pr
vate office. A moment later as |
stood looking out through heavy
barred windows, across the stone.
paved prison yard at the plain,
gloomy.lOoking stone buildings
containing the work shops, The
door OF one of them opened and an
officer holding in his hand heavy
revolver stood out upon the granite
steps. A moment later tall,
finely built map, clad in the black
and red suit Of the prison, passed
out in front of him. Az he came
slowly across the prison yard saw
that his face was a handsome and
intelligent one. There was some
thing IN his appearance and bear.
Ing which, despite his prison garb,
proclaimed the training and the
instincts of a gentleman. | watch
ed him as he came up the steps to
the guard room, and a moment
later through the partly open door
Of the warden's office, ! saw him
clasp to his heart the little woman
who had been a fellow. passenger
and VINO threw herself into his
arms with a passionate love. Then
the door was closed TO shut out
from curious eyes all further sight
of that interview. | looked again
across the prison yard, but there
was a mist before my eyes that
seemed to shut off everything
Later | learned that the man was
a forger. ale came from good
ia mily, l believe, 'said the guard
in a nswer to my inquiries. THAT
little woman is his wife. She has
been as true as steel to him through
it all. He's one Of the best behaved
men in the p rison and will get con-
time off his sentence on
that account. He has two years
more.D Somehow | couldn't help
feeling that when that man came
out from prison he would 90 to
that little won an, and, with her
help, lead an honorable life. Any
community which would dellber-
ately add one pang to those already
endured by that woman would be
worse than heathen.-Augusfd
Journal.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1889-06-21
1889.
Harper's Weekly
ILLUSTRATED.

Iarpers Weekly has well established
place as the leading illustrated newspaper
in America. The fairness of its editorial
comments on current politics has earned
for It the respect and confidence of an i'm.
partial readers, and the variety and ex-
cellence of its literary contents, which in
clude serial and short stories by the best
and most popular writers, fit it 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 its features IIarper's
Weekly is admirably adapted to be- a vel
come guest n every household.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1889-06-21
1889.
Harper's Magazine
ILLUSTRATED.

Harper's Magazine is an organ Of pro-
1ressiy We thought and movement in every
denartment oflife. Besides other attrac-
tions, it will contain, during the coming
year, important articles, superDly, Illus
trated, on the Great West articles on
American and foreign industry beauti-
fully illustrated papers on Scotland, Nor
way. Switzerland, Algiers, and the West
Indies; new novels by William Black and
W.D. Howels; novelties, each complete
in single number, by Henry James, Lat
cadio Hearn, and Amelie Riyes; short
stories by Miss Woolson and other popular
writers and illustrated papers Of special
artistic and literary interest. The Edito-
rial Departments are conducted by George
William Curtis, William Dean Howells'
and Charles Dudley Warner.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1889-06-21
Alexandria Gazette
ESTABLISHED 1900.

Its cOntiguity to Washington gives il
an early precedence over all the journals
of the State in intelligence Of the opera
tons of the General Government. The
proceedings of Congress are reported and
all matters of interest 10 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 conoisely and com,
pletely 1t gives tho news Of the world.
In its Commercial columns the people
know they may depend upon the Gazette.
ATEs OF SUBSCRIPTION
DAMY-One year % six months SO
three months $3.50; one month so cents
TRI-WEEKLY-- One year 81 SIX months
81 three months 81,
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1889-06-21
rV-CLUB PREMIUMS FOR 1855
FINEST EVER OFFERED
Terms, Always I'm Advance,
$500 "a Year.

, Copies foI $3.50 With the elegant book
"Cnoice Gems or a
> 4.5O large steel-engrsying.
"Ihe Wreath OF Immorteles," as preml-
um Tor getting up the club.
4 Copies for s64O With anextra copy OF
the Magazine for 1858,
b 900 as premium, 10 the
person getting up the club.
, Copies for $500 With both an extra
copy Of the Magazine
" 1850 for less, and the large
steel-engraving, or the book, "Choice
Gems" to the person getting up the club.
For Larger Clubs Still Greater Induce
ments
Address, postpaid,
CHARLES J. PETERSON,
3O6 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, Pa,
Specimens sent gratis, if written for, to
get M clubs with.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1889-06-21
Y-MAKlNG AND CARE OF
MEADOWS.

In making hay, farmers are apt
to become too much hurried with
drawing in, so that they do not
give the hay time enough to cure
aud sweat; hence 1t becomes NOW.
burnt, musty and discolored. II
has been my observation that the
best way TO harvest hay Is to cut
early, so as to secure a good green
color. Let the hay lie and have
plenty time to dry use the tedder,
and then rake and cock it. Load
ing from the windrow is q bad
practice. The hay may appear dry
after tue hot rays of the sun have
poured upon it FIVE or six hours,
bat it is so only on the outside. 1t
should be cooked up and have
time to sweat before it is put In
larger masses. The markets de-
mand hay of good color, and it
pays well to use extra efforts to
secure such. Hay that is cut early
will bring two dollars per ton more
than that cut later and allowed to
become yellowish.
Though hay-making IS important,
the care of the meadow is equally,
if not more so. 1t is best TO seed
with fall crops, at the time OF
sowing or in the ensuing spring
DO not pasture much and if the
meadow is seeded to timothy, don't
pasture at all, OF the meadow will
soon "run out Pasturlng will
cause June grass to start, and
there will soon he no timothy. l
know of meadows ten ID twelve
years old that yielded from one
and.a-halt to two tons pere acre
last year. They we're never pas
tured, last spring we're narrowed,
and where thin, new seed was
sOwn. Every two or three years
a quantity of phosphate was sown,
at the rate of a few dollars worth
per acre. This enriches the land,
and gives a good growth Of grass.
Ii the fall Is wet, there Will be
quite a growth after cutting. In
the spring, where this autumn
growth dried, it is burnt over
This warns the ground, and gets
rid of the old dead grass, which
would otherwise be raked up, and
spoil the sale OF the hay. The
ashes act as a fertilizer.
l nave Deen speaking Oh uuotny
meadows. With clover a good
crop of seed can often be secured
as a second crop after haying. AS
to which is the better. clover or
timothy, 1t depends upon the soil,
etc. Timothy brings the best price
the cOarser aud longer the better
while clover makes the best
pasture. 1t is better to put hay in
barns or sheds than in stacks, as
stacked hay is liable TO become
dusty. There cannot be too much
care taken in raising aud harvest
ing hay. Human beings want
their food to be we'll prepared, and
so also do the dumb beasts
american Agriculturist.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1889-06-21
HARPER'S PERIODICALS.
Per Year:

Postage Free to all subscribers IN the
United States or Canada, or Mexico.
The volumes of the Magazine begin
with the Number for June and December
of each year. When no time is specihed'
subscriptions will begin with the Number
current at time Of receipt Of order.
Bound Volumes Of Harper's Magazine,
for three years back, in neat cloth binding,
will DO sent by mail, postpaid, on receipt
Of $500 per volume. Cloth Cases, for
binding, 50 cents each-by mail, postpaid.
Index to Harpor's Magazine, Alphabet
cal, Analytical, and Classified, for Volumes
to 20, inclusive, from June, 1850, to
June, 1885, one VOL, svo, Cloth, $500.
Remittances should be made by Post
Office Money Order or Draft, to avoid
chance Of loss.
Newspapers are not to copy this adyer.
tisemont without the express order Of
Harper s. Brothers.
Address HarDer & Brothers, n. l.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1889-06-21
Terms: Postage Prepaid
$500 Per Year.
Vol. X. begins November /. 1881

Vol. n. begins November /. 1851.
Specimen copy sent on receipt Of two
cent stamp
Single Numbers, Five Cents each.
Remittances should be made by post
Office money order or draft, TO avoid
chance OF loss.
Newspapers are not to copy this adveF-
tlsement wharf the express order of
Harper & Brothers
Address HARPER Il BROTHERS. N.y.