Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1889-01-18
ORIGINAL AND BORROWED.


all contagious or infectious diseases
There are nine cables connecting
Europe and America, which use
oye 100, 600 miles of wire.
The Lamont baby IS said 10
resemble the Presidents present
idea of civil service reform in that
it is a very little Que.
The great Russian railroad which
is TO be built across North ASA
will be four thousand miles long
What a splendid stretch Of ties Tor
a stranded actor
Crows have become so abundant
IN Maine that the legislature Is
asked to offer a reward for them
Evidently, Maine politicians have
not been dining much on the BIRD
Last Monday was a great day
for this country. Benjamin Harrl'
son, of Indiana, was elected presi'
dent of the United States. Inc
Electoral College met on that day.
The Cincinnati Enquirer sagely
remarks "Andrew Jackson made
his own cabinet Although Gen.
Harrison has had any number oil
offers of help, he seems to be dong
the same thing.
Mr.. Harrison now carries S4O'-
900 life insurance. Mr.. Cleveland
tried TO insure his Office for four
years on it's equivalent of $780,
600. but no one won Id take the
risk. The $4,000 premium was a
dead loss.
The new government cruiser the
VeSavius, which is 70 carry dyha'
mite guns, has proven herself to be
the fastest war ship that floats.
On her trial trip she made speed
rate of 22.9j knots per hour, which
is equal to about &c miles per hour.
The Sultan of Turkey has ex-
perlenced an attack of PATRIOTISM
Knowing that his feet ought to be
stronger, and knowing also that the
national exchequer is empty, he
has resolved to build a new IRON
clad and pay for it out OF his own
private purse.
London Truth has been discuss
ing the question whether 1t IS
preferable 10 "damn" a thing or to
let it ego hang;' in other words,
whether one or both or neither OF
the expressions is ''swear word"
It concludes that neither involves
swearing, the mantle of charity
being thrown over "damn" be
cause of its Latin significance,
condemn" To say "damn It"
simply means "let it be condemn
ed.7 There is no doubt that Truth,
in taking this ground, is supplying
long felt want. But 1t does not
make profanity polite.
All indications point TO the fact
that the inauguration of President
Harrison will eclipse that of any
other President in point Of display
and the number of men in line
From all over the country ap-
plications are rolling in on the
committee Tor places in tue parade,
and it is safe to say that the ave
nue. will look more gorgeous on
the 4th of next March than 1t ever
has before in the history of the
oldest inhabitant. The inaugural
committee is doing splendid work
and the members may feel justly
proud OF their magnificent work.
W.. Gazette.
The Buffalo man who won a
sweet glrl by writing numerous
love letters to her on five dollar
bills has started a fashion that
will make conrtiDg harder than
ever. Not only will the dear
creatures refuse TO return such
mlsslves in case of a quarrel, but
they will insist on bills OF larger
denomination being used. The
world will seem but dreary place
10 a man who has been using five
dollar bills as stationery for his
love letters, when he gets a note
like this from the adored object
"Another young gentleman j.
writing to me on ten dollar bills
Unless you employ twenty dollar
bills, all is over between u.s."
Saws the New York Medical
Journal "In an experimental
observation of thirty-eight boys OF
all classes of society and OF aver
age health who had been using
tobacco for periods ranging from
two months to two years, twenty
seven showed severe injury 70
the constitution and insufficient
growth; tbirty.twO showed the
existence of irregularity Of the
hearts action, disordered stom
aehs, coughs and craving fol
alcohol; thirteen had intermittency
of the pulse aud one had cOnsump
ton. After they had abandoned
the use OF tobacco within six
months one halt were free from all
their former symptoms, and the
remainder had recovered by the
end of the year"
The Democrats of West Virginia
are having deservedly unhappy
time in attempting to iuggle the