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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1890-09-05
The Railroad EVANGELIST.

DOVER, n. j, Sept. las the
Easton mail train of the Delaware
Laokawanna and Western Rail
road was about to enter the station
at Waterloo at 2:30 o'clock this
afternoon the boiler of the engine
exploded with great violence. En-.
gineer Edward King, the we'll.
known railroad evangelist, had
some sort of warning, and jumped
from the cab Just In time to escape
injury. The fireman was blown
from the engine, but escaped with
slight injuries.
The explosion knocked a hole
six feet wide in the depot. The
bell was blown high in the air, and
in falling broke hole through the
root of the station.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1890-09-05
He FELL SIX STORIES.
A NEW YORK BABY EVIDENTLY
NOT BORN TO BE SMASHED.

A NEW YORK BABY EVIDENTLY
NOT BORN TO BE SMASHED.
Flye-year.old Charles Pines par
ents 1--we on the top floor OF the
SlX.Story rear tenement at IS
ChryStie street. The rear tene.
ment at - For syth street nearly
JONES this one. There is a space
between the buildings of about a
foot. About $50 on Saturday the
LITTLE boy went to the roof ct his
nome With his mother. He came
down with her. Eut turned and
went back. Before she missed
bin be had climbed over the low
coping that protects the edge of
The house and had fallen into the
tOOt.wlde space clear to the bottom
OF the Six-st0ry wall. The finding
OF him was described to a Sun re-
porter by a saloon keeper, who Oc-
cupIeS the ground floor of - For.
syth street.
"Nell, | dold you about dot be
said. dis vas a Saturday, you
know, und it vas a Hebrew neigh
borhood. Veil, efery body don't
work on Saturday, and all OF a
suddens dey hears a child cry.
Dey all runs and peeps into the
space between de buildings. 1t!
vas a strange child dey cries. Dey
lifts him by a window out, and
washes of de blood and puts some
good iiyuor on him, und his fider
comes ind takes him to a Decor
away. Dot vas all ind you gets
, our information from 10 Forsyth
street.
The only injuries which the
doctor could find on the chlld |
were a slight scalp wound and a
cut hiD.-N. J. Sun.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1890-09-05
Wreck on the B. G. O.

ELKrON, Md, Sept. This
morning about seven o'clock col.
llSSlOn occurred at Foy's Hill, about
two and "a half miles west of Leslie
station. on the Philadelphia division
of the Baltimore 81 Ohio Railroad.
Two passenger trans and a freight
tram were in the wreck, which was
"a bad one. a north bound freight
train had been moved to the south
bound track 10 allow north bound
passenger train to pass. \ south
bound passenger train arrived first,
aud the freight train, while being
moved back, was struck by the
passenger tram. Engineer Quay
baum jumped from his engine and
was badly hut. FOar cas- we're
deralled, aud travel was DELAY ed
for several hours. None of the
passengers were hurt. The pas.
senger engine and some of the
freight cars were damaged.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1890-09-05
A Wild Engines Rush Through
New Castle.

NEW CASTLE, Ind, Sept. a.
wild engine and car swept through
this city Yesterday on the Lake
Erie and Western road. The En-.
gineer had reversed the lever and
Jumped from the engine near here
to avoid collision with the morn.
in gpassenger train on the Pan
Handle at the junction no rth OF
this city. What might have been
a terrible accident was ayerted by
the car jumping the track and
bringing the engine to a standstill
only five minutes before the north
bound Lake Erie and Western pas.
senger train came along.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1890-09-05
Eta Simpson, of Moncton, n. B.,

Eta Simpson, of MOnctOn, n. B.,
aged seventeen years, went TO
sleep a week ago Sunday, and has
not yet awakened or taken any
nourlshment. Miss Simpson has
for some months had a mania for
eating brown paper, and would
consume a large bag, such as used
in grocery stores, at a single meal.
She has eaten scores Of brown pa
per bags, and it is supposed this
mania has something to do with
her illness. About a year ago she
slept for five days, but was awak.
ened while being bled by her medl.
cal attendant.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1890-09-05
BARBARA FRITCHIE.

''The march of the army of
Northern Virginia (Lee's army
through the streets of Frederick
on the invasion Of Maryland ia
September, 1861 was the occasion
OF scandalous invention in dero.
CATION OF it, honor which has gone
to the world as the ballad Of Bar.
bara Fritcbie. The point and the
patbOs OF this creation OF the ion.
agInatlOn is in the description of a
scene in which an aged and decrep-
1t woman, fred by patriotism and
nerved by a courage in which the
men were lacking, Haunted the flag
on the United States defiantly IN
face of the Confederate column as It
swept through Frederick; that, by
order Of StoDewall Jackson, a vol.
ley was fred at Der and the flag,
and then, seized by Sudden re.
morse, the ideal Confederate hero
passed on with heart wrung by
grief ana head bowed by shame for
the unnatural crime Of which he
had been guilty. IL transmits IN
smoOthe and melOdiOus verse the
explicit statement that one Of the
chief historical characters Of the
COnfederacy-he whom the love OF
his contemporaries and yeneratlOn
OF the good in the whole world
have singled out aud apotheosized
as the hero, the geuius. the martyr
OF the cause Of honor, chiyalry. and
patriotism that St0newaH Jack.
son ordered Confederate soldiers
TO fire on an old woman feebly
Haunting flag out of a CARROT win.
dow, and then, overwhelmed with
remorse and griet, hung his head
aud fed from the scene OF bis
shame. The function Of the singer
hast at all tines been akin TO that
of the prophet. While the latter
gave expression TO the will aud
purposes OF the gods. the former
moulded into words the hopes, the
memories, and the aspirations
OF races, Of people, and OF
nations. The real poet is under
obligations to both, for truth lives
and stirs the heart, and perpetl.
ates heroic deeds and the desire
to do them. Therefore there is no
excuse for this Islander and libel
on the Confederate cause, tue Con
federate soldier, and the CoHttder-
ate hero. Not only is every a.legA.
CATION 10 the fable Of Barbara
Frtchle false, but there never ex.
listed foundation for il.
81 was born IN Frederick, and
lived there until May, 1861, when
| joined the Confederate Army. [
had known Barbara FrItchle ali
my lie. At that tine she was
years old, aud had
been bed.Tidden for some time.
She never saw a Confederate sol
der, and probably not one olaU~
kind. Her house was ar the c0rus
Of Patrick street AID Town Cree
bridge, The troops marched b..
there during a portion OF the lOth
Of September. On that morning
General Jackson and his statt rode
ntO the town and paid visit 10
Mrs. Ross, the daughter of Cover
Tor Mcdowell, of Lexington, Va.
where Jackson lived, and whom be
knew well. After the VISIT Cd Mrs..
Ross at the parsonage, which was
leXC to the PGesby teriau church.
lud not on the same street. nor
lear Mrs. Fritchle's house, he role
It the head of bis stan by the
.Ourt house, down through the
ill alley some distance beyond
he Fritchie house. tie never
'assed it, and IN all probability
eyer saw it."-General Bradley
y. Johnson quoted in Baborfs
Magazine.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1890-09-05
You Take No Risk

In buying llOOd's Sarsapari,la, for
It IL every where recognized as the
standard bnildlng-up medicine and
blood purifier. 1t has won its way
to the trout by its own intrinsic
merit, and has the largest sale OF
any preparation of its kind. Any
honest druggist will confirm this
:, atement. If you decide to TAKE
Hoods SdrsapIriIla do not 20 IN.
duced 10 Ony any lhing else instead.
BE sure TO get Hoods.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1890-09-05

A Rocklaud, n. Y, paster has
been dIsm ssed because hs an.
nounced from his palpIt a game of
base bali for the benefit OF bis
church. IL is understood that he
has already received a call from
Chicago.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1890-09-05

A youngster fell from tram
making forty miles an hour near
Albin, ILL.,, and when the train load
of borrided passengers went back
to where it was expected 10 nnd
the maugIed rem aims, the baby SAT
laughing aud playing III tne
sand.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1890-09-05

A colOred woman in Black water
Dorchester county, named Nellie
Marine, aged ITO years, died a few
weeks ago.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1890-09-05

The great vegetable substitute
for pills IS Simmons Liver Regula-
tor.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1890-09-05

Corn is still firm, and is quoted
in Baltimore at 56 to 5Sc.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-06-28
Prehistoric America.

Facts bearing upon the prehistoric
condition of America are rapidly ac-
cumulating. which prove an antiquity
OF the human race on this continent
equal TO ilnot exceeding. that assigned
to man In the Old World. Implements
have been found in various parts OF
the United States the age OF which Is
estimated by different authorities at
from 1000 10 a hundred thousand years.
A finely wrought miniature image was
recently brought 10 light in boring for
an artesian we'll Mt Nampa. Ada Co.,
Idaho. IL was taken from the eleventh
distinct geological stratum pierced by
the boring close TO the twelfth stratum,
which is OF sandstone. IL Is apparent
ly modelled from stiff clay, and II bak-
cd at all in the fire. had been subjected
TO only n low degree OF heat The
bearing OF this discovery Is OF great
importance. III we arc compelled 10
ascribe TO the image such antiquity as
its geological situation indicates. IL
will go far to relieve the Calaveras
skull OF the obloquy which has rested
upon IL on account OF its advanced
stage OF development; for certainly the
brain that could have modelled 80
perfect form as this must have been
far removed from that OF the ape-lke
progenitor supposed by Darwin to be
the common ancestor Of us all. ---Ex-
chnnpa
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-06-28
The Dudes Muscle.

Cholly Liicwaite (member OF the
Hightone Athletic Association) -Aw.
! thay, doctah. I'm tewwibly afraid
there'th thomething the matter with
my arm I've been exerthithing with
the Indian clnbth for about six months.
an therein a gweat big lump on my
forearm. DO yon-can IL be an--an
abthethp
Doctor QeelIng his arm) My dear
young man. really
Cholly-O. what, for pty'th thakep
Doctor (grayely)-I really believe
you're actually getting "a little masclel
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-06-28
The Household.

Spruce pillows which have lost thei
fragrance may be renewed, 1t Is said.
by subiecting them for a short time to
steam. and drying them thoroughly.
A strip OF flannel or napkin wrung
out OF hot water applied round the
neck OF child that has Group will
usually bring relief in ten minutes
Rattan chairs that have become dis
colored may be made very pretty by a
coating OF black or golden brown
paint and finished with a handsome
cushion.
Take black court plaster, moisten
enough 10 make 1t stick. and mend
your silk umbrella by pressing IL on
the wrong side with warm iron over
n thin paper
One OF the best things TO cleanse the
scalp thoroughly is to dissolve one-half
tcaspoonful OF borax In quart OF
water and apply it. rubbing II in we'll.
Rinse thoroughly in clear water.
A fine furniture polish Is made by
the use OF the following recipe
Alcohol. half pint; resin. half an
ounce; gum shellac. halt an ounce a
few drops OF anaine brown. Let stand
over night and add three glIls OF raw
linseed oil and half "A pint OF spirits OF
turpentinc Shake well before using
Put on with cotton aannel. aud rub
dry with another cloth.
Dresses that are entirely good often
have the under part OF the sleeves worn
out ana II seems too bad to patch them.
80 the best thing is 10 take out the
sleeves AMI make new under4 Many
ladies. in buying dresses for themselves
or children. get enough extra for a
new pair OF sleeves aud TO allow for
mending. A three-corncred tear Ia
dress can be neatly darned with silk.
or ravelings OF the sumo color. II a
small piece OF the goods is placed
under the tear.
II the coffee Is not ground home
when needed IL must positively bo kept
In tight can Beat an egg thorough
~. and aid 10 II one tsacupful OF cold
water Wet the coffee thoroughly with
few tabIespoonfuls OF this mixture
aud add IL To the boiling water ten or
twelve minutes before needed. The
wator should have just come to the
boiling point; continued boiling Injuries
It's favor. After adding the coffee
draw the potnear the edge OF tho stove
where IL will be six or eight minute .
in coming 70 the boiling point As
sooa as II reaches this point remove il
10 the back OF the range.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-06-28
SQUEEMS GOT KICKED.
TROUBLES or A CONSCIENTIOUS
PHReNoLocisT.

because Ne Correctly Diagnosed Bumps
On = Cuslomsr's Head no Was walked
On and Kicked Dat
What Il was that induced Hiram
Bquecms to take up with phrenology as
a profession nobody ever knew with
that degree OF posItiveness which
amounts to certainty. Perhaps his
failure In everything else had as much
10 do with II ms anything. Really. there
was little left for him to go into
The great trouble with Professor
Squeems--everyb called him profes-
sor. no matter what business he was In
--wss his conscience. lie has constant
PUSHES OF conscience 10 the head. III he
could have siranglcd that inelastic. alb
normally large conscience OF bis he
would undoubtedly have been success
ful man. as the world goes. And II was
this heavy weight. hair-spring con.
science was always getting him into
some mess that left him even poorer
than before.
At last he studied phrenology TO q I'M
ish aud hung out his shIngle as phren-
ologist
The trouble with most phrenologists
is," remarked Professor Squeems con-
fidingly to n friend. that they are un-
scrupulous charlatans. They wrong
their patrons by giving them the most
iatterlng diagnoses OF their bumped
heads Such deception. while temper
arily faitering. is harmful In the end.
Now. suppose tell q. young man. just
10 please him, that he has concealed
somewhere about his person voice like
Nicolinis at its prime, What Ia the re-
sults The young man goes TO Europe.
trains his voice and comes back with .
musical education aud voicc-well, o
voice that wouldn't earn dollar week
yelling fish up dark alley.
II shall differ from other phrenolo-
gists lnasmnch shall tell the truth and
shame the devil-if he favors me with 0
call"
At last Professor Squeems has a Gus
toner. The phrenologist greets him
with the gentle effusiveness that 10 In
nate with him. The customer is n be-
nevolent looking gentleman. we'll dress
ed and smooth hammered. And what
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-06-28

Useful Information for the Busy Agri-
culturist
Train Your Colts but DO Not Break Thorn
Successful Men Como from tho Farms
Diseases In Cereal Crops Hints for the
Housewife.


The usefulness OF horse depends
upon It's early training. The first part
OF this training should be completed
before the colt Is year old. During
this early period its disposition is
formed. and It's future character is
fixed. Ii will be- docile. tractable and
gentle, precisely as it has been raised
during the first few months OF us life;
and whatever vices IL may develop in
the future will be due 10 errors made
now. The education OF the young colt
should be such rs 10 teach IL subsection
10 its owner from the first This Is
done by using IL TO the halter. TO lead.
and TO be tied up. and by the gentlest
treatment, iirmness. and force gen
tly used II needful. but punish
ment in anger is TO be strictly
avoided. II necessary light touch
may be given with a switch but
never SO hard as TO be painful. The
whip should be discarded in all cases.
A willful colt nay be brought TO sub
JI1biou iu othcE WHY'S. ~ may w
hampered by means Of straps and laid
down on "A bed OF straw. and then
handled gently until all fear Is allayed.
and in this manner IL may be taught
that its owner is its master. BY and
by IL may be used 20 the Bit. TO sad
die. and to carry light loads on its
back; TO carry child while IL is led
and thus 10 become familiar with It's
future work. A small light harness
should be kept where colts are reared.
and q light vehicle OF some kind TO
which light loads can be drawn ms
the young animal Is year old. Pa
tience and judicious teaching are all
that may be necessary To bring the
colt 10 its business when IL Is year
old. Such training displaces the usual
breaking by forcible and cruel treat
ment by which viciousness is develop
cd and horses are made fearful and are
terror stricken when anything unusual
happens afterwards.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-06-28

''doine chores" 10 produce that which
the mechanic win buy with the labor
OF eight hours or perhaps less time.
Particularly is this applicable In the
spring, when the character OF the work
10 be done Is different from that which
has been done during the winter. A
new set Of muscles Is brought into play
and although they feel strong and vig-
orous al the start they get tired and
sore, and the speed must slacken TO
give them a chance 10 recnperate. Do
not work yourselves or your teams so
as TO get "harness-chafed" and have TO
lie idle TO get over II. but take "a lesson
from the professional ball players. and
from those who train horses. Put
yourselves in training before you try
TO do all that you are capable Of Re-
member too. that four-fifths OF the far
mers and gardeners would accomplish
best results in the year IL they do not
try 10 do so much.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-06-28

OF all the diseases that affect the
cereal crops. the mildew and rust have
caused the greatest amount OF damage.
and brought forth moro comment from
the experiment stations. In studying
tho mildew and rust OF oats and wheat.
the greatest diversity OF opinion will
be found from competent authorities.
After all OF the facts have been gener-
allied. and the results OF experiments
have been carefully studied. the chief
causes in all cases will be attributed TO
certain conditions that can be reme-
died 10 large extent by the farmers.
la England and Sweden il Is still gem
orally believed that the rust and mil
dew on these cereal grains are caused
more or less by the barberry shrubs.
which grow there in great quantities.
These shrubs are nearly always
attacked by fungus resembling the
mildew, and it is supposed that they
communicate IL to the grains.
Although there may be some founda-
tion for this belief. and there seems TO
be no doubt OF II in the minds OF lead
ing European agriculturists, II is not
safe TO attribute the disease chiefly to
this cause.
The experiments in this country OF
recent years naturally lead us TO the
conclusion that the weather, soil, mode
OF culture and fertilizers have more TO
do In causing mildew and rust In the
cereal crops than anything else. Cold.
wet and sunless weather affects the
cereal crops very directly, aud will
frequently. II continued long enough.
induce mildew TO form on the grains.
unless other conditions are very un-
favorable for the formation OF this fun
gus on the stalks.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-06-28
still Higher.

Who ever cares from on the ground
TO pick the fallen peachi
And yet will climb and dangers bravo
For those beyond their reach
Down Ia the vale. we long TO see
The beauties up the hill;
Whom, toIling on, the spot we gain,
Unreachod find beauties stlll.
Then lido not az mountains base.
But early SOW your crop;
Aim for some goat; though hills arc steep,
There are prizes nj tho top
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-06-28


head for phrenologistl A head with
such bumps that IL seem 10 have gone TO
seed like an old potato.
The professor was charmed with his
subject ''Slt right down In my exam
ination chair, my bald-headed friend.
and will tell you all about yourself,
he said to his caller.
How much 10 your feey' inquired
the stranger. cautiously.
Two dollars for verbal diagnosis
with printed blank filled In with the
main points. but you don't need to pay
until after the examination. and then
only IL you are satisfied"
Tho terms were not TO be found fault
with. and the customer filled tho chair.
The professor passed bis fingers over
the customers head like barber making
the motions preliminary to dry sham
poo.
''Ahemr remarked the professor. In
qulrlngly. did get your manner
''Awks IL my name-J0hn =. Awks.'
"Wcll. Mr.. Awks. will now proceed
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-06-28

How Two Men Duped the Free
auenters OF a Saloon.

A we'll dressed stranger was sitting
in Woodward avenue saloon the
other day when a pish-Iooking fell
low came In and struck the place for
a quarter His request was coldly re-
ceived by all except the stranger. who
went down into his pockets. found
nothing. says the Detroit Free Press.
aud finally opened his wallet TO pull
out a bill and say:
IL have no change Here's a soc
bill which you can take to the bank
and get busted and I'll give you
quarter"
When tho tramp had gone with II
the half-dozen men in the place ex-
pressed their wonder and amazement
that man could be found green
enough 10 take such risk.
why he looked honest" protested
the greenhorn.
"Yes. but he's In Canada by this
time" laughed the crowd.
Don't you think he'll come back9"
why. OF course not Never heard
OF such thing before"
After being guyed for a quarter OF
an hour the stranger seemed TO get
nettled. and when they kept piling II
on he replied;
"Wcll, may be mistaken, but here's
fifty that says I'm not Wen give
him fifteen minutes more. and II he
does not return I'll lose an even hum
dred or win your money"
IL was quickly covered, and all sat
down TO wait Nor for long. however.
In about five minutes the tramp made
his appearance. said II lame leg had
bothered him about getting around.
and counted down $50 in small bills
and silver. The stranger gave him
his quarter. raked In his bet and leav-
ing half dollar on the bar for drinks
he said good-by and walked out Then
the men looked at each other in n
sheepish way for a long time before
one of them heavcd deep sigh and
said:
Gentlemen, they are partners, and
wo have been done up for ffty!"
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-06-28

MR. AWks VIGOROUS DinAlfhofAi~
getting on what Is technically known AZ
continuous jag. AS for tune. why
you couldn't play hand organ after o
years's instruction. You are so def
cient In judging form that IL would be
impossible. after the draw. for you &c
distinguish the difference between o
Dutch flush and an acc full on deuces.
Your bump OF acquisition looks like
the half OF an orange. Combativeness
Is finely developed and IL you only had
a little courage you would make an cx-
cellent third rate prize fighter That Is
the only pursuit for which you seem
fitted unless"
AS Mr.. Awks gave the poor professor
Of phrenology a final kick. which sent
him spinning under table. the angry
customer observed quietly; Il didn't
mind being insulted by that quack, but
l object 10 that massage treatment about
my lack Of courage. "-C Charles Ledercr.
in Chicago Herald