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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1890-06-06
THE CLOUD BURST.
FULLER PARTICULARS OK TIE DE
STUCTION OF THE VILLAGE
OF LOVELAND.

MISSOURI VALLEY, a., June g.
Another account of the clOnd burst
at 1oveland says: The village OF
Loveland, eight miles from here.
was almost totally destrO, vel sat
urday night by cloud busrt. The
town is located on COyer river, and
to the east is a gully which gradu
ally increases IN width as Ut con
tlnues westward. The cloud burst
occurred mile or two mp This gully
and its force WAS terrific. As 1t
made It's way toward the village IL
swept everything before it, leaving
hardly a home in the town.
The amount of water which so
suddenly poured out upon the AN.
fortunate village was estimated
anywhere FROM three or ten feet
according to locality.
TIE house of Luke Sayles, "A short
distance from the river, was the
scene of the direst mlshap OF ALL
The family, consisting OF Mr. Sayles'
his wife and son, the latter a young
man OF 22, we're driven out Of the
house by the flood, Finding escape
cut off IN front, they left the house
hand in hand by the back door.
10 the back yard there is quite a
downvard slone from the front 10
back, and the currant was so swift
that they were swept of their feet
and lost their holds upon each
other. The old man and his son
caught hold of a clump OF bushes
past which they were swept by the
torrent and managed to save them
selves. Mrs. SayIes, however, was
carried by this slender refuge, and
lost amid the mad waves. No
other lives were lost.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1890-06-06
An Aged Pedestrian and His Wheel
Barrow.

CUMBERLAND, Nd, May a.
Harrison Warner, the pedestrian
vino started from McConnellsville,
Ohio, his home, one month ago
with his red wheelbarrow, arrived
in this city this afternoon at one
o'clock and was received by large
crowd at the "Narrows.' lie was
conducted to Baltimore street,
where another large gathering
greeted HIN. Mr. Warner is in his
S9th year and a hale, and hearty
gent eman, He bad travelled 275
miles in seventeen days Of actual
trave'. He will start on his tramp
fer Baltimore tomorrow morning,
where he will visit his aunt, Mrs.
Ell zabeth Sands, residing at No.
1903 Division street, who IS 1O2
years old. "COme on HARRISON"
she wrote him, "and l will get up
real COOL dinner for your The
old gentleman says he expects
attend the worlds fair with his
wheelbarrow in 1898 at Chicago. A
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1890-06-06
THE SPRING TONIC.

Camp, saw her he told the two
veterans to show her the two flag s.
They did so and as she tenderly
handled them, tears filed her eyes
and she remarked, "these are the
same hl!s my dead brother de
fended.'
The unwilling OF the monument
was the browning event Of the day.
AS old Joe Johnston jerked the
cord the canvass fell, a wild rebel
veil was heard which was soon
drowned IN the tremendous cheers
that arose from over fifty thousand
Threats. Then the roar of the ar
tillery and the sound of musketry
was heard. The days of the war
we're vivldly recalled. The scene
was beyond description. The field
around the monument looked like
a battlefield, and the sham battle
made the old soldiers think Of the
DAYS of First Manassas, Games Mill,
Seven Pines and all the other bat
ties of the war. VOlley after yOlley
was fred. The cannonading was
kept up for some time. Cavalrymen
charged, fell back and charged
again. Old soldiers we're thrilled
with emotion, aud young soldiers
never saw the like before. Tears
rolled down the cheeks of Governor
Jackson, OF Maryland; General
Joseph r. Anderson kept his hand
kerchief to his eyes; Wade Hamp.
ton was heard 10 exclaim, THAT
sounds familiar" Indeed, all the
distinguished soldiers on the plat
form, Johnny Reb," of Vmelia,
being in the crowd, declared that
the scene Immediately following
the unwilling was one they would
never witness again.
After General Johnston had un-
yelled the statue, he raised his hat
IN reverence to the figure OF his
old commander, and tears cOursed
down the Oil hero's cheeks.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1890-06-06
PURIFIES THE BLOOD.
LET cur FARMERS READ.

-t,
those o. our farmer liienuS ""o
are CRU nbliug about the hard
fimps ana WHO ale I'm Danger OF
,.l.i,r +.e mi.taI,a of thinking
..7, ,;,;...c .s.,,rs i dne
''' 10 ''''N ~" " 49, ~
To Wo.ecii'I' Sno' Il 'e'' ''' 'o'
low.n! from "a COMMUNICATION IN
tie L3aI0R DUy NeirS II shows
.,i..,r.,,I M .t,.rs stand in
r ;,;a
'''' ''''' '''- '"'''' "
the N"r' SAYS;
I have recently had occasion TO
br moving ahout iu the "a Lricnltur.
MI distress %! Lincolnshire. and
ann inclined to think thar nDboly
could I'D that with eyes AMI ears
.on,n without nov ana again stop.
.nino 10 as', hinselt "vhatis going
fo be the end of All lbi, ?"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1890-06-06
The Best Result,

Every Ingredient employed in
producing Hoods Sarsaparilla Is
strictly pure, aud is the best of its
kind it is possible to bay. All the
roots and herbs are carefully Sc
lected, personally examined, and
only the best retained. SO that
from the time of purchase until
Hoods Sarsarparilla is prepared,
everything IS carefully watched with
a view to attaining the best result.
why tion'tyOu try it?
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1890-06-06

4 lev years ago u select commit
tee of the British parliament, after
careful investigation, enumerated
fOrty-tWO articles of hard are and
machinery 10 the selling of which
Americans had largely superseded
English manufacturers IN certain
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1890-06-06

The total amount of business
failures in the United States from
January to date is 4,767, against
i. Oh IN a like portion of 1889.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1890-06-06

The Confederate edition OF the
Richmond State was 20 pages
the largest ever published in Viz
GINA.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1890-06-06

For health and happiness, the
boon of all mankind, take Simmons
Liver Regulator.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1890-06-06

On men and women old and young, the
spring weather brings that weak, tired feeling.
You hardly have energy enough to get out Of
bedin the morning to face the duties Of the day.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1890-06-06
JOHNSTON'S NOLANDINE.

NOR TWENTY-FIVE years in constant and successful
testimonials tell the story Of its conquest diseases
have been great sufferer from blood poison which
received bottle of NOLANDINE from friend began usi
world-WM. NJ TERRY, Tayorsyille Hanover county, Va.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1890-06-06

many an old veteran by their no.
BILE military bearing.
1t was difficult even to get a full
list of the generals who were in the
big crowd upon the platform. Ro5.
ser was there and so was James a.
Walker. Rooney Lee with his
wife and two boys were accorded
the best seats. Longstreet was the
last to arrive upon the platform,
but when he did come he received
a warm greeting. Gen. b. ID. Fry,
who was with Robert Il. Lee IN
Mexico, was also on the platform
with several old army friends. Col.
Charles Marshall, who delivered
the grafton at the cornerstone lag.
ing, was on hand to witness the IN.
yelling, and no man listened more
attentively to the orator Of the day
than did the orator from Baltimore.
A feature of the parade was an
exhibition OF Confederate battle
flags. Twenty could be counted at
one time and two that seemed most
tattered were borne. by two old
soldiers who we're in Pegram's bat.
TALON. Union flags and Confeder.
ate flags waved together in the
breeze aud sometimes were carried
by the same standard bearers. The
wife of Col. Macintosh, OF Mary.
land, was on the platform with the
venerable DIR. Mlnnigerode. The
lamented Pegram was her brother
and when Major Brander, of Lee
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1890-06-06

". L. YOSt has been elected
Mayor of Wytheville.
The Portland daily press., 1890-07-04
Tho Annaricnn Girl

The sins which American girls commit In
European eyes are the sins against public
manners, like loud talking and laughing
in the hotel rarlor in the sale mQRger Of
a watering-place, in the casino at Monte
Carlo, in their attitude and manner at a
cafe in Paris, and so on. In the matter Of
dress an American girl rises to the situation
at once She Is very rarely, II ever, badly
dressed. Given such an amount Of pretti-
ness as she has, such quickness Of eye, and
so long purse, Paris dresses her fdCtF,
and she wears her clothes like a queen, or
as queens but seldom do.
1t Is astonishing, when one sees such taste
In one direction, that one can see such limita-
tions OF taste in the matter OF manners; but
it is quite evident that some young American
girls think, II the outside Of the cup and
platter Is clean, It Is no matter about the In
side. They neglect their speech, which " a
matter of vital Importance. For where
we live, whether In Yorkshire or Rome,
Oria or Paris. there are such things as
tivated and agreeable voice, correct
nuneiation aud pretty accent. No one
SO dependent upon this charm as woman.
1t has made many plain woman attractive
this gift Of speech. And the Venus Of
Milo would become fright II she could
open that glorious mouth OF hers, and II
from Ii should issue an uncultivated voice,
saying short" for "heart," mormon" for
mamma" OF, defiling her classic features
for the moment, she should give an unmusic-
al cackle and launch into slang 1t will not
help the American girl to say "she don't
care"
She does care. There Is a native born
Amercon aristOcraey, to which all should
aspire to belong. The original and beautiful
American women have a vivacity and wit
which the older civilizations have lost She
should never lose her originality. But she
should study to be low voiced, sweet-yoiced,
calm, quiet and thOrOughbTed.-Mrs John
Sherwood in North American Review for
luna
The Portland daily press., 1890-07-04
PRICE 81 A YEAR. WHEN PAID IN ADVANCE So.

way to open or close the valves excent nv
means Oh levers operated by the hand. He
set up large engine at one of the mines
and boy was hired to work these valve lev,
ers although this was not hard work vet IN
required his constant attention. AS he was
working these levers. he saw that parts ~
the engine moved in the right direction. and
at the exact time that he had to open or close
the valves. He procured strong cord and
made one end last to the proper part OF the
engine, and the other end to the valve lever;
the boy had the satisfaction Of seeing the en-
CINE move off with perfect regularity Of
motion. A short time after the foreman
came around and found the boy playing
marbles at the door Looking at the engine
he soon saw the ingenuity Of the boy, and
also the advantages Of so great an invention.
Mr.. Watts then carried out this boys inven-
tive genius in practical form, and made the
steam engine perfect automatic working
machine.
The power loom is the invention Of farm
err boy. who had never seen or heard Of such
a thing. He Whitfield out one with his Jack
knife, and after be had got 1t all done, he,
with great enthusiasm, showed 1t to his
father, who at once kicked IL all TO pieces,
saying he would have no boy about him that
would spend his time on such foolish things.
The boy gathered up the pieces and laid
them way. Soon after this his father
bound out as an apprentice to blacksmith,
about twelve miles from home. The boy
was ucABhleu az llt lutd OF learning u LIduo,
and he soon found that his new master was
kind and took lively interest in him. He
had made loom out OF what was left Of the
one his father had broken up, which he
showed to his master. The blacksmith saw
he had no common boy as an apprentice.
and that the invention was a valuable one.
He Immediately had loom constructed
under the supervision Of the boy; II worked
to their perfect satisfaction, and the black
smith furnished the means TO manufacture
the looms, the boy to receive one-hah the
profits. In about year the blacksmith
at his house at a given lime, and should
bring with him a wealthy gentleman, who
was the inventor Of the celebrated power
loom. You may be able to judge Of the as
constituent at the old home when his son
was presented to him as the inventor. who
told MIN that his loom was the same as the
model that he had kicked to pieces but a
wear before
The Portland daily press., 1890-07-04
A Word to Crumblers.

Everything goes wrong with some because
they make it. They never have any pleasure,
because they never get ready to enjoy 1t.
Everything is out Of humor. and so are the
people. Something is wrong all the time,
and the wrong is with them. Their lots are
harder then falls to other moTtals their
home Is the worstof anybOdy's they have more
trouble than anybody else they are never so
happy as when they grumble; and If every
thing worked to their satisfaction they would
still grumble because there was nothing for
them to grumble about. The grumbler Is
violator Of Gods law and sinner against
the peace and harmony Of society.
While we are perfectly willing the grum-
bier should go to heaven at death, everybody
is heartily glad to get rid Of him ON earth.
Don't torment yourselves with borrowed
troubles. Don't wait for happiness. Go to
work and make it. Adopt the true philosO-
ply of life. Take things as they come. II
there is no bright side brush up one OF the
dark ones. Don't hang down your
heads or lips. Nothing is 50 bad but Il
might have been worse 1T Is a long lane
that has no turning" "Ifs always morning
somewhere in the world.a' Every eloud mas mas
night Is that which PROCEEDS day" -.
Form the habit of thinking how mueh tueLe
is to cheer you, even when there may %
much to depress. Cultivate what u warm
and genial not the repulsye, tne sui sum anu
the remorse. Smile, and all nature VIII smile
with YOU: the air will seem more painly, the
sky more clear, the grass VIII VIII nave oaignter
green, the trees rlch9I ~ 6rd suo uoWeIs
1 . s,-aetiv and the sun, noon and stars
LII o1nesr more beautiful.-Ashland, Ky,
The Portland daily press., 1890-07-04
Keep stu.

In one of DR.. Burton's Yale lectures the
following advice was given to the young
ministers: "When trouble is brewing, keep
still When SANDER is getting on its legs.
keep still. When your feelings are hurt.
keep still. till you recover FROM your ex-
citement at any rate. Things look differ
emily through an unagitated eye. In a COM
motion once, wrote a letter and sent 1t,
and wished had not. In my latter years
/ had another cOmmOtiOn, and wrote a long
letter, but life had rubbed little sense into
me, and kept the letter in my pocket
against the day when / could look 1t over
without agitation and without tears. | was
glad | did. Silence is the most massive
thing conceivable sometimes. 1t Is strength
in its very grandeur. 1t is like a regiment
ordered to stand still in the mid-fury Of
battle. To plunge in were twice as easy.
The tongue has unsettled more ministers
than small salaries ever did, or lack Of
ability"
The Portland daily press., 1890-07-04

to show your audience that the string Is
really cut, but to their surprise, after you
shut the sticks together again you pull the
string back and forth again as freely as ever.
The secret Of the whole affair is this In
stead of running directly across through the
tops Of the sticks the string runs down
through grooves in each stick to the lower
end, then across so near the hinge that it is
not noticed-Fig. shows the direction of the
groove. To make, take for each stick two
pieces of soft wood, three inches long, one
inch wide and enc half inch thick. One
side Of each piece must be smoothed care
fully so the two pieces will fit together nice
ly. On the smooth side of each cut two grooy-
es, as in the dotted lines in Fig 2, exactly
opposite each other, and about an. eighth OF
an inch deep. These grooves must be smooth
so the string will run easily in them, and the
curves must not be too sharp. When the
grooves are finished glue the two pieces to-
gether so the grooves will come exactly OPP
posite each other. DO the other in the same
way and before gluing on the hinge cut a
little nick on the inside of each exactly OPP
The Portland daily press., 1890-07-04

posite the hole where the string enters on
the outside. In these glue little bits of
string as as in the illustration, to make it ap-
pear as if the string had really been cut off.
After your cloth hinge is put on the puzzle
is complete. If turning lathe is handy the
pillars can be turned to any fancy design,
only the ends must be left square. good
finish for the puzzle as well as for all of the
conjuror's apparatus Is a coat of black paint.
Get cents worth Of lampblacS at the paint
store and mix little with some shellac var
nish. This makes a good black paint for
such work as it dries quickly. After it is
dry. take some gold paint or in fact any coli
ored paint will do as well, and with small
brush cover the whole surface over with odd
looking characters, taking Chinese tea
chest covering for an example. ms gives
professional look to the apparatus, and In
the case of a piece where there are secret
springs or holes, aids to disguise them.
Boy inventors.
Some of the most important inventions,
says the Western Export Journal, have been
the work of boys. The invention of the
valve motion to steam engine was made by
boy. Watts left the engine in very incom-
plete condition, from the fact that he had no
The Portland daily press., 1890-07-04
OUR BOYS.
RuInhIa RInMlnR.

We are all Of us familiar with the ordinary
bubble, and we have probably all had a thy
with long clay pipe and basin of suds,
and succeeded more or less-prineipally less
in setting four-inch balloons afoat over
some quiet neighborhood.
1t is possible that few Of us have filed
such soap balloons with hydrogen, and by
applying light to them, have caused an ex-
plosion in mid-air. But how many of us
have tried to attach car to our bubbles?
This can be done easily after a little prac-
tice. Get an ounce Of glass tube from the
nearest druggist, and cut out Of thin paper
whatever your fancy leads you to fix to the
balloon.
As something out Of the ordinary lines, we
give tire exact size Of aeronaut we recently
dispatched on a cruise. d is small disk Of
paper-proper size; F is fine thread-prop-
The Portland daily press., 1890-07-04
Care of the EYES.

It is important for every member OF the
family that due care should be exercised
with regard to the eyes. Children should
early be taught the necessity Of certain sim
,'a rules touch ing the use Of the eyes, az
yhabit is fixed parents should $erv
caYefn,,v -f5r4ete that their requiregl6Sts are
Needed 1t is be tier to have 20 artificial
light in sleeping-Tooms, vus as such light is
often a necessity. it should be so shielded as
not to fall directly, in never so small beam
Of unshaded light, upon the eyes Of any
sleeper. Neither should sunlight be allow
ed to shine through window upon the bed,
either directly or by reflection. II let the
sun shine into my face to waken me-" says
the reader. Yes, but did the reader ever
think why it Weakened him ?Simply by means
of a nervous shock through the unopened
long suffering. Where it is a necessity to
sleep during the daylight hours, as Is so Of
ten the case in the multifold diversities OF
labor in a city. the room should not be dark
eued, unless absolutely necessary. To close
the shutters and draw the shades so as to
shut out direct light will usually be sufficient
and ON waking the change to the strong
midday light will not be so great and trying
to the eye.
In general way, IL may be said that what
ever pains the healthful eye is dangerous,
and should be avoided. This includes, es-
pecially, the reading of very fine or poor
print; especially when the attempt Is made
on railroad train or other conveyance,
where the vibration Of the vehicle constant
ly changes the forsus, and makes 1t difficult
to follow the lines. Reading at twilight, or
by any other Imperfect illumination, and tax
ing the eye "just little longer" after the
aching muscles have entered their protest
against the abuse of their functions, should
not be attempted. No matter how absorbing
the story, or how important the task, neither
canin value compare with the health and
strength of the vision.
In reading or writing the light should
come oblquely from the side, fall upon the
surface of the paper so as to fully illumine Il,
with the reflection passing away at an angle
and without striking the reader In the face,
since the reflection from the white paper Is
almost as trying as direct light shining into
the eyes. Let the eyes rest as soon as u be-
gins to feel weary, aud nothing will help the
matter more than some gentle physical exer-
else. The sight should never be taxed dur
ing general weakness Of the frame or incon-
Yalescence. The nerves and muscles OF the
eye share the general debility, and may be
OYertaxed.-GOod Housekeeping.
The Portland daily press., 1890-07-04

er length; below it is the
paper figure, cut out of
brown paper. To make the
experiment a success, it is
as well to remember the
conditions. The bubb | @
rises because the air it con-
tains Is lighter than that
which surrounds it,; 1t floats
when the air is of the same
temperature, 1t falls when
the air within is colder than
the air without
The air In the bubble comes
hot from the lungs, and the
greater the difference in
heat between that air and
the air you breathe. the
higher will the bubble go.
In sort, to have bubbles in
perfection, you should blow
them in an ice room. As
it Is not every one that can
obtain the use Of a IN e a (
storage safe for bubble
blowing, let us make our
FIRST experiment in a cool
rOOm.
The Portland daily press., 1890-07-04
A QUARREL.

There's knowing little pTOverb
From the sunny land OF Spain;
But in Northland, as in Southland,
Is its meaning clear and plain.
Look it up within your heart;
Neither lose nor lend it;
Two 1t takes to make quarrel;
One can always end it..
Try it well In every way,
Still you'll find it true.
In fight without foe
Pray what could you do?
III the wrath is yours alone,
Soon you will expend 1t,
Two it takes to make a quarrel;
One can always end 1t.
Let's suppose that both are wrOth,
And the strife begun,
II one voice shall cry for "Peace,"
Soon 1t will be done.
If but one shall span the breach,
He will quickly mend it.
Two it takes to make a quarrel;
One can always end it.
-Treasure-Trove.
The Portland daily press., 1890-07-04
THE POETS APOLOGY.
BY ANDREW LANG.

No, the Muse has gone away,
Does not haunt me much today.
Everything she had to say
Has been saidl
Twas not much at any time
All that she could hitch in rhyme,
Never was the Muse sublime
Who has fed!
ANY one who takes her in
May observe she's rather thin;
Little more than bone and skin
Is the Muse;
Scanty sacrifice she won
When her very best she'd done,
And at her they poked their fun,
In Reviews.
"Rhymes," In truth, fare stubbon things"
And to Rhyme she chung, and cllngs,
But whatever song she sings
Scarcely sells.
III her tone be grave, they say
"Gtve us something rather CAV"
IL she's skittish, then they pray
Something elsel"
So she's cut the whole concern
Lutte and Tyre. and Torch and Urn,
Thoughts that breathe and words that burn.
Joy or woes.
For ParnasSus Is "tOo Steep"
And the only Muse / keep,
And that keeps me, writes heap,
But-it'S Preset
-Murray's Magazine.