Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1890-11-21
CURRENT NEWS AND COMMENT

traders of Europe.-Spirit of the Valley.
"Glve me a story paper" said his wife
as he entered with a bundle of papers
al would, my dear, but there isn't Dem
ocratic sheet in the lot" he replied.
The new building for harmless male pa
TENTS of the Lunatic Asylum at Stanton
is now nearing completion. 1t will cost
about ST., 900.
1t is thought in New York that Gov
Hill will allow himself to slide into the
U. S. SenatOrship as an acquiescence to
tie "voice of the people"
Washington photographer has entered
SUIT against firm Of photographers in
Cincinnati for $4,000 damages for in
fringment of his copyright on photographs
of Mrs. Cleveland.
The November report of the Agricul-
tursl Department shows that the average
yield of corn in this country is smaller
than it has ever been except in 1881. Ihe
average yield Is 1919 bushels per acre.
Miss Mildred Lee of Lexington, having
declined to serve as a manager OF the
Worlds Fair from this State, Commission
ar Groner has nominated Mrs. John Ser
gent Wise.
Virginia has jumped from the seventeenth
TO the sixth place among thu iron pro-
ducing States of the union in the last ten
wears and there is no section of the coun-
try that is advancing more rapidly IN the
DEVELOPMENT Of its natural resources than
Virginia.
1t is said that many Republicans are
Just now finding comfort in the lines OF
the old hymn which reads ICED moves IN
mysterious way, HIS wonders to per
FORM and the lines still further on
"Behind frowning Providence. He hides
a smiling face. "-Spir;t Of the Valley.
Governor Mckinney has issued q proc
lamation calling upon the people of
Virginia to assemble in their respective
places of worship on Thursday, Novem-
Der 9th, and give thanks to the Almighty
for the blessings bestowed upon them
during the year.
Senator German, of Maryland, warns
his Democratic friends against undue
exaltstion over the result OF the late cleo
ton, telling them that he has carefully
studied the returns and find that the
Democratic maiorities are not the result
of an increased Democratic vote, bnt IN
almost every instance from the failure of
the Republicans to 90 to the polls.
Nellie Braham, the pretty and perfectly
formed 23-yesr-Old midget, just p inches
tall, is soon to wed leading society young
man, aged 81, of Paris, No, who Is SO tall
that as she walks beside him the feathers
on the most fashionable high bonnet she
can wear will j1st about reach mp to the
lid of the gentleman's eOat-tail.
In Norfolk, one night last week, Calvin
Etheridge, blind peddler, was found
lying in a yard in rear of the Farmers
Home. on Main street, having fallen from
a third story window and injured himself
fatally. In falling the unfortunate man
struck and crushed a stout wooden box
beneath the window. He died from his
injuries.
A vein of coal has been discovered on
the farm of Mr.. Richard Sweeney, near
Haymarket, in Fauquier county. The vein
of coal, which has been known for some
years to exist. is said to be quite large
one, and samples of it have been found
to be OF Al quality. The find is located
in the Bull Run mountains and is not far
from the village of Haymarket.
A lady called at one of our banks and
presented a check which she wished
cashed. As she was perfect stranger to
the paying teller, he said very politely
Madam, you will have to bring some
one to introduce you before we can cash
this check" Drawing herself up quite
haughtily she said freezingly: "But do
not wish to know you, sir "-RichmOnd
Dispatch.
1t 10 said that the railroad connecting
Harrisonburg, Va, on the Baltimore and
Ohio with the Norfolk and Western sys-
TEN will certainly be built at an early
day. The distance from HarrisonbOrg to
the Shenandoah Valley line Is only twelve
or thirteen miles. A railroad will also be
built from HsrrisOnburg to Raleigh
Springs, nine miles distant. Still another
road is to be built from that city to the
coal fields of West Virginia.
Brigadier General Ship, Superintend-
emit of the Virginia Military Institute, has
issued very stringent order to the ca
diets condemnatory of the practice of
fighting upon any pretext in the barracks
of that institution OF elsewhere, aud max
ing absolute dismissal the penalty Of all
engaged in such conduct IS principals OF
accessories. The order grew out of the
recent fatal boxing case which took place
IN that institution, and which resulted in
the death of young Taliaferro Of Norfolk
A Montgomery county Nd, Democrat
says:
al am disguised with the demaRogue
doings, of my party. They lied to the
people of our district, shamefully, about
The new tariff law. For instance, they |
predicted the ruin of the farmers because
an eighth of cent import duty was i'm
posed upon binder Irvine, hu: they failed |
to state tb1t the raw material for making
the Irvine was placed on the free list, the
result of which will be to lessen instead
of increasing the price Of binder twine
to the consumer. 1t was this very thing
hat defeated McCOmas."
That is a sample Of the Democratic
campaign.
The Washington correspondent OF the
Gazette of the 18th, says;
Intelligence here to-day from Kansas
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