Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1889-08-09
0RIGINAL AND BORROWED.

Over 800 barrels of sweet pota'
toes arrived in Baltimore Wednes'
day of last week, from the Eastern
Shore Of Virginia.
There is to be no more prohibition
in Rhode Island The Legislature
adjourned last week after having
passed a license law, which goes in
10 immediate effect.
A Little girl in Preston County,
West Virginia vas recently pois'
oned NY eating Strawberries, and
now when she goes near or sees
them she goes into spasm.
\ diving woman was turned out
of her room in New York the other
day because she owed ten dollars
rent. Her husband was out OF a
lob, and the landlord would not
wait.
The flching of our marked copy
Of a Plttsburg paper desricrolng
the failure OF our Mayor to board a
train. establishes very clearly who
the "newspaper fend" was. Bot
the Mayor has been lett so long
that he is rather used 10 it, and
appears to like il.
William Mooney, of West Pike,
Pa, has a peculiar head OF hair
When a storm approaches every
hair in bis head stands out straight
and as he wears his bair very long
lie is quite a ridiculous sight. On
that account he never leaves the
house when it is cloudy.
John D. Nutting, while prospect
ing recently for garnet in the mount
aims near the county house IN War
rem County, y. Y, discovered ore
which he believed to be rich in sill
yer. He also stated that there
were traces of gold and copper IN
the ore. There was considerable
excitement over the discovery.
Thos. GLASGOW found an old army
revolver upon the battle field near
"Marye's Heights" Fredericksburg
Wednesday, which was supposed
10 be empty. While carelessly
handling it he caused it to dis
charge one OF the barrels,the bullet
entering his abdomen. No hopes
are entertained for his recovery.
4 special to the Ereaing WiScoa'
sin from Burlington Wis, says
Nine persons we're poisoned in
this city last night by eating dried
beef shipped TO local dealers by
a Chicago firm. Four of the vic
tins are previously i'll, while the
Others are on the road'tc recovery.
Cats and dogs which were give the
meat would not eat it.
The soap weed is now being uti-
lied for making soap for market.
4 factory has been started at
Wichita, Kan, where the weed
grows plentilully. The pioneers
of the plains discovered its use
forty years ago. The root, without
any manipulation, is an excellent
substitute for a bar of soap.
A stick OF dynamite was fed into
threshing machine near Ander-
son, Ind, ednesday. The ma
chine was blown to pieces,three men
torn to atoms, and two teams kill.
ei. Latest advices indicate that
the old Peanut Gang" feud had
recently been renewed, and that
some Of the parties had concealed
the dynamite in sheaf of wheat.
IL is now said that the average
J. Z. can send a man to Jail on a
postal card. A suit or two for
false Imprisonment Will turn the
attention of the j. P's to the form
books. They should feel that their
neglect gives trouble to courts,to
commonwealth attorneys and -
al the lawyers in a case. The e
is no excuse for not doing the pro-
paratorv work right. MayO's
Guide Is all.sufiiclent.
II the Democratic figuring be-
ween candidates for the nOmina-
ton next Wednesday IS as faTci-
ral ~ many other counties and
districts as IN this. there will be
many surprised faces among the
1900 delegates, and the still larger
number Of spectators, when ballot
ing is proceeding. The dispatches
sen. out have been so awkwardly
cooked that they cannot mislead a
novice in political packing.
"For the rain it raineth every
day. is likley 10 become a melan-
cnoly refrain heard all over the
country. Trans brought to a halt
d. cloud bursts overfOwing lakes
pounds and reservoirs; crops rot
ring in the fields; aIills stopped ,
aud rivers rising convey but faint
idea of the general devastation
that has been wrought over a wide
area. Neither have we the promise
of any cessation Of this unprece.
dented dOwDpour.
Servia is reported to be prepar.
ing tor war, all three OF her military
classes having been ordered ia
muster next Monday. The reason
pat forward is the alleged massing
of Bulgarian troops on the Servian
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