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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1890-12-05
Everything Else Failed.

| am now % years old, and from the
time l was seven years of age until 1885
suffered with a severe case of ScrOfula. DuI
ing this time / took every known remedy,
but &c no purpose. Ny father took me tc
North Carolina, where l was put UndeI
the treatment of an eminent physician
The medicines given me had only a tenn
porary effect, for shortly after my return
the Scrofula broke out in more malig-
nant form, and was worse off than eyer
before. In-1S55 l discontinued taking all
o:ber medicines and commenced taking
S. fits Specific Is. S. S. took number
OF bottles and it cured me. have been
free from Scrofula from that time until
now. T. A. SIZEMORE, Piedmont, S. c.
RESTORED HER HEALTH.
For % years suffered from Boils, Fry
sipeIas. and other blood affections; taking
during that time great quantities of diff
ferent medicines without deriving any
perceptible relief. Friends induced me
to try Swift's Specific Is. S. ST. 1t i'm
proved me from the start, and after tax
ing several bottles restored my health as
far as / could hope for at my age, which
is now rs years.
MRS. S. NJ. LUCAS,
Bowling Green, Ky.
Treatise on Blood and Skin Diseases
mailed free.
SWIFT SPECIFIC, Co., Atlanta, Ga.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1890-12-05
His Goodness Amid Danger AS
tonished the Court.

"For cool self-possession the descend
ant of Ham is hard to discount" This
trait of the negro was illustrated in re-
cent trial IN Irontown, Mo-, of man
named Chambers for shooting another
man. The most important witness was
Frank Jenkins. negro, who was white
washing a chicken coop only few feet
away when the quarrel took place. When
the lie vas given defendant went for his
gun.
"What did you do thcni' asked the
cross-examiner.
Witness.-I Jas went on withdrawing
de chicken coop.
Cross Examiner-But when the de-
PENDANT appeared with his gun and it
looked as if some one was going to get
hurt, then what did you do 7
Wltness.-I kept on withdrawing de
chicken coop.
Cross -Examiner.-When the shot was
fired what did you COT
Witness kept right on withdrawing.
1t was uOne of my business, and whah |
cum from, in Kaintuck, learned not to
interfere with two white gentlemen oc-
cupied in settling a question of honah. /
jes' turned up one corner Of de coop and
kept on withdrawing.
Cross Examiner.-Did you do anything
when they removed the body
Witness - Yes, sab kept on whtewash-
ing dat chicken coop.
Even the justice was moved to smile by
this uncommon display of disposition to
attend strictly to ones own business
Tie ArgOndut.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1890-12-05
The Governors Doings.

Gov. Mckinney on Friday committed
the sentence of Joe Hill, who was con-
victed in Pittsylvania County Court of
assault, fined 500 and sent to Jail for six
months. HIS freedom is to be granted
him when he pays the fine in lawful
money.
The sentence of Green Smith, found
guilty in the same county III October of
interference with an officer was also COM
muted Oh the same conditions He was
sentenced to Jail for three months and
fined SIS.
Rewards were offered by the Executive
for Powell and Stephen Marcum, wanted
for murder in Lee county, and for Ezekiel
Smith who killed Peter Harvey in the
same county.
The Governor Monday pardoned Z. l..
Hopkins, of Lynchburg, convicted of
perjury and sentenced to two years in the
penitentiary.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1890-12-05
Interesting Statistics.

The Alexandra Gazette says: The
United States has paid Oft 1898, COG, goo OF
its debt since leo or more than One-half.
The nation now owes 1923, 100000, or less
than the sum paid off in ten years.
The different States Of the Union now
owe S1s2, 200, 900. Since 1850 they have
paid off S72 100000, or more than one
third of what they owed ten years ago.
Nearly two-thlrds OF all the slate pro-
duced IL this country comes from Penn
sylyania. Nearly all the employees are
Welsh or of Welsh descent.
In nine Southern States the production
OF pig-iron in 1890 was 40520 per cent
greater than 10 1So0 Pennsylvania
turns ont 40 per cent, or nearly half of
tic total production of the whole country,
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1890-12-05
The Canning Industry and the
New Tariff.

Now, there is can of peaches. The
tin in the can weighs about a quarter of
a pound. If the increased duty on tin is
added to the price, which hasn't been
done yet, the tin in the can will cost three
tenths of cent more than formerly, or
about three and a-half cents dUzen cans.
But 10 prepare that can of peaches re-
qured half pound of sugar, the duty oil
which will be reduced two and a-hllf
cents a pound on April 1st, 1891. Next
season, therefore, 1t will cost two and
wc-tenths cents less to furnish the tin
and the sugar in can Of peaches than
now, as the result of the Tariff legislation.
The free trade organs say nothing about
this. 1t does not snit their purpose,
which is to deceive.-CIcrelaHd Leader.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1890-12-05
Senator Hampton Shot.

COLUMBIA, S. c., Nov. GA telegram
received here tonight states that Senator
Wade Hampton while ont cunning on his
favorite hunting grounds in Washington
county, Miss, was accidentally shot by
his son, McDullle Hampton. The son, it
seems fired toward his father and wound
ed him in the head, one of the shot strk-
ing his eye. His injuries, however, are
not believed to be serious and it is not
thought likely that he will lose his eye
sight. The accident happened in the
same locality where the senator few
years ago lost one of his legs.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1890-12-05
The Seal of the Confederate
States.

The great seal of the Confederate States
IS now IN the office of the South Carolina
secretary of State. The seal and its press
are of silver, having been made Of that
metal because it is not effected by climate
and moisture. The hand is ivory and the
seal itself bears a likeness of Washington,
modelled after the equestrian statue in
Richmond, a wreath composed of leaves
and flowers of the staple crops of the
South. and inscription "The Confe1er-
ate States of America, % February, 1862"
and the motto, doe Vindice." The seal
and press were made in England at cost
of about 5000, and reached Richmond
just about the time of the evacuation in
1865, so that no official use was ever
made Of il.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1890-12-05
EURE KA OUSE,
JOS. F. HOLTZM4N, Proprietor
EDINBURG, VA.

This new and commodious hotel is now
open for the reception Of guests. Every
thing is new from bas ,nent 20 attic, and
was built with view to making it one Of
the most comfortable and attractive hotels
in the Valley. The rooms are fitted up
with all modern improvements in fnrni'
ture. The Office and dining room are
handsome, large and comfortable.
No pains or expense will be spared 10
furnish the table with all that can tempt
the appetite and give perfect satisfaction.
Charges will be very Moderate, and
guests can rest assured that all will lie
done to make their stay comfortable and
enjoyable.
A first-class livery is attached 20 tie
hotel. LDec. To- ~ H.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1890-12-05

Whereas the undersigned purchased at
tax sale made by Geo. w. kooniz,
Treasurer Of Shenandoah County, Oct. 9,
1883, a tract of land belonging to the
estate of Thomas Nicholas, containing .
acres. situated in said County, and 1T APP
pearing by affidavit filed that some of the
heirs are not residents of the said County
of Shenandoah, and to all the said heirs
who are residents of the County,
Notice is hereby given that shall pro,
coed to have the land above described
surveyed on the 30th day OF Dec. 1890.
A. J. NICHOLAS.
Nov. %. At
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1890-12-05
She Conldn,t DO That.

Eve may have been savage scold,
And wearied Adam with her jaw,
But you may wager she ne'er told
Him she'd Ego home and live with ma.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1890-12-05
TERMS Onsthlrd Cash balance in one and two years.

These lots lie on principal business and residence Streets The prop
old and surrounded by the aEd OF other strong
companies the most valuable property in Salem The Norfolk and
Western and the Dummy Line to Roanoke through and nave
their passenger stations it, Streets have been graded aud macad
amzed, and the town water system extended through Them
Salem has made rapid and substantial progress in year than
any other Virginia 30 houses have been built about 0OU,
600 spent buildings and improvements the population has doubled
the business posoe and telegraph Office increased 500
per cent.
The Furnace the factories operation, of erection
actually secured will employ several thousand hands, and the
present population will be doubled in another Negotiations are
in progress to secure other large plants.
The Baltimore and Ohio aud Roanoke and Southern will be
built to Salem making it an important railway csnisr
Salem bound be great iron and steel and general
featuring and commercial city and Salem and Roanoke now rapidly
growing together will be the industrial center of Vgnahe gate
way great iron and coal region of Southwest Virginia.
large and quick prof the tin TO invest it Salem
the "Queen City of the Southwest"
ENORMOUS PROFITS ARE BEING MADE IN REAL ESTATE
For maps, pamphlet Of 80 pages, &C., address
J. wv. r. ALLEMONG, President,
Salem, Virgini A..
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1890-12-05
for Infants and Children.

"Castoria Is so well adapted to children that
recommend 1t as superior to any prescription
known TO me-" IL 4. ARCHER, n D.,
III 50. Oxford St., Brooklyn, N. Y.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1890-12-05

Castoria cures Collie, Constipation,
Sour Stomach, DiarrhGa. kructatlon, .,
Kills Worms, gives sleep, and pronno1es o.
gestiOn,
without injurious medication.
The CESTAuR COMPANY, n Murray Street, n. Y
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1890-12-05

of price. DR.. HUxPHREYS HLsuLI- az pageal
richly bound 10 cloth and gold. mailed free
Humphreys' u edicine Co. 100 Fulton 81. Z.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1890-12-05

Book of particulars sent FREE. b. NJ,
wOOLLEY, NJ. d. Atlanta, Ca Office
104t Whiteall st. 6-6-1yT
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1890-12-05

Treatise on Blood and Skin Diseases
mailed free.
SWIFT SPECIFIC, Co., Atlanta, Ga.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-06-26
rHE SYNDICATE sWINDLEs.

The character of some Of the transactions
in which the all-devouring British svndi-
cate is reported to be absorbing the indus
tries of the country is illustrated by the
prospectus of a Southern town-site corpora
ton, which, according to Its prospectus, out
of an original cost OF $S50,000 wiz realize
SIC. 900. 600 by the sale OF city lots, s1,0OO,-
600 by the sale of lumber, and will
still have lett eiron works returning a per-
maneut income of S340, ,0OO." The inquisi-
tive New York Commercial Bulletin took
the trouble to turn to the American Iron
and Steel Associations directory of iron
works and found the establishment yielding
This pripcely income to consist of charcoal
furnace built in 1925. consisting OF 'one
stack 81 by 9H ,eet, annual capacity 1000
net tons; will not be operated till railroad
is built to the furnace" and then will not
be worth operating till it is rebuilt
IF the prospectuses Vi the syndlcates are
taken az authority, the American property
owners who throw such chances OF making
enormous SUNS into ~ hands OF British
syndieates, appear 10 be extraordinarily
foolish people But little investigation In
cases OF this sort show the fools are the Brit
ish victims who sessln these palpably ybaited
hooks. This less = Is emphasized BY the
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-06-26
PERSONALS.

MRS. FRANK LEsLIE's lecture tour will be.
| gin in October.
THE chef de cuisine in charge of Queen Vic
toria's table is a Mohammedan.
THE President will leave Washington on Sat.
urday for Cape May, where he will remain un-
til Tuesday.
GEORGE FRANCIS TRAIN will publish pa
per at Tacoma, Wash. called Trains Round
the World Educator.
EMPEROR WILLIAM has had an electric rail.
way built for bringing dishes from the kitchen
into the state dining room.
MRS. CLEVELAND succeeded in landing her
first bluetish at Marion, Mass, Tuesday even
ing. 1t was beauty, and weighed four
pounds.
M RS. AMELIA E. BARR the we1l-known nov-
elist. lives hermit sort of life on the summit
of the Storm King Mountain on the Hudson.
She goes to Europe soon to gather the mate
rial for a new novel, which will deal with the
subject of Calvinism.
LITTLE MABEL STEVENSON. the New Y ork
girl, has captured English swells with her imi-
tatiOns of birds. She has been quite as much
the rage In fashionable drawing rooms in Lon
don as Carmencita has been in New York. This
week she will twitter for the Prince and
Princess of Wales.
COLONEL CHARLES b. TAPPEN, Of New
York, who is 95 years old. started last week on
a trip to California. He is father of f. H Tap
pen, President of the Gallatin National Bank.
MRS GRADY, widow Of the late Henry w.
Grady, of Georgia, and her daughter are at
Greenbrier White Sulphur.
Mr.. LEANDER ]. MCCORMICK, the million
aire agricultural implement manufacturer, has
sold out his large plant at Chicago for over So
OOO OO0 and retired from business He is a
tive Of Rockbridge county, Va, and has been
on a visit near the old homestead near Ra-
phine in that county, for several weeks. He is
experimenting the erection of nine shafts,
which he is placing over the graves Of his an
cestors, buried at Old Providence Church. 1t
is stated that some of the most valued and
highly-prized ornaments in his palatial parlor
at Chicago are cooking utensils used by his
grandmother at the old home in Rockbridge.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-06-26
PROFESSIONS OF THE PLATFORM.

The platform adopted by the Republican
Convention was about what was to be ex-
pected from that body. The exigencies of
politics have of late years reduced such
professions of party principles to mini
mum of value. The platform put forth
Yesterday will not make any forcible
impression on the politics of the
State, either by the introduction
of any new ideas into politics or
the declaration of principles, which are
likely to impose any restraint on party
action in the future.
Nevertheless the platform has two special
features. One is the Endorsement of Sem
ator Quay, the other the congratulation of
New York upon having adopted ballot re-
form, and the pledge that it will be taken
up by the Pennsylvania Legislature. Of
course, it was to be expected that conven-
ton which does the Senator's bidding in
the nomination of his candidate would
reply to the Islander" episodes in portion
of the press by general Endorsement. The
personal attacks upon Mr.. Quav relating to
alleged events long past have not, however,
to any great extent been made an issue in
Pennsylvania politics, so that it might have
been as we'll for the convention to confne
its proof of allegiance to the simple but
sufficient significant act of nominating the
Senator's candidate. The rather qualified
Endorsement of Senator Cameron, in con-
trast with the glowing panegyric on Senator
Quay, shows upon whose shoulders the un-
divided mantle of power rests.
As to the ballot reform plank. the discov-
cry that the convention is q reform body is
not more pleasant than surprising. OF course
such a platform pledge costs no more than
the one made in 1888 for corporate regula-
ton, which remains to this day wholly un-
fulfilled. With Delamater leading the ticket
corporate regulation and the restraint of
monopolies would be out of place in the
platform; but ballot reform is an indefinite
sort of pledge, which can be fulfilled by al
most any sort of legislation in the future.
The fact is that platform of this sort
means nothing, and carries no weight The
ticket will stand or fall by the character OF
the men on it, and by the pnblic records of
those who stand behind it. One public act
of the candidate will count for more IN the
coming campaign than reams of platform
professions
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-06-26
UNAVOIDABLE PnBLIcITY.

It is authoritatively stated on behalf of
Mrs. Harrison. with regard to her residence
at Cape May, that her ''greatest desire is to
live as privately as possible and occupy the
same position in the little community as
that of the other cottagers, and the idea of
being at all conspicuous is thoroughly dis
tasteful to her." The wish is an entirely
commendable one; but the difficulty of at
tanning it appears in the TACT that the great
est activity in bringing the Presidential
residence there to public notice has been
shown in the advertisements of the real es-
tate syndicate. whose members made the
present OF the seaside cottage. The order of
nature prescribes that when gilt is made
for the purpose OF advertising watering
place the givers shall make as much Of tine
advertisement as possible. As no one sup
poses that this cottage would have been
presented to Mrs. Harrison if she had re-
mained in the private but respectable POSI-
tion occupied at indianapolis. it follows
that the booming Of Cape May Point IN
connection with the Presidential cottage
there must continue. Is hot the real estate
boomer worthy of his profit, and the adver-
tiser of his full-page display with all the
pictures thereof?
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-06-26
PROVISION FOR IMPRISONED MINERS.

While the public is awaiting with keen
interest the outcome of the heroic effort to
rescue the imprisoned miners at Dunbar, the
consideration of precautions to increase the
chances OF life in the case of mine casualties
is given additional pertinence.
The precautions laid down by law In the
way of mine inspection, ventilation and the
use of safety lamps are we'll known, and
when faith ully carried out do a great deal
TO diminish the frequency of such tragedies
as took place last week at Dunbar. But
sometimes single act of neglect renders all
these suggestions futile, and then such sit
uation as the present one conironts the min
ers. A very pertinent suggestion of pre-
caution for the relief of imprisoned miners
is that food should be stored in the remoter
parts OF each mine for the use of miners who
may be imprisoned by any of the accidents
to which the miners are subject.
The suggestion is one that can be carried
into effect easily and at slight expense. 1t
would cost very little to store in the remoter
chambers of each mine a stock of canned
meats, ship biscuit and other imperishable
articles of food, which might permit i'm
prisoned miners to sustain lie long after
hope would have become extinct without
such provision. 1t would be the general
hope that no mischances would require the
use of such store; but if they ca.he the
presence of food for the imprisoned miners
would we'll repay the expense. There is not
a man now who does not feel that if such
store of food were in the hands of the i'm
prisoned Hill Farm miners, the cost of pro-
yiding the food for the entire mining re-
gion would be fully repaid.
Calanities like the present one should
enforce the lessen of provision against the
recurrence. This is one of the means by
which their horrors can be lessened. 1t
should be generally adopted.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-06-26

heroic intention to disprove the proverb
that figures do not lie. Its statements Of
alleged fact are as follows:
Blythe House committee. in arranging the sugar
duties, the refiners' trust was granted free raw
materials and protective dutyof l6 per cent.
After a conference with the representatives of
the trust this protection was increased to 40
per cent, and thus the bill was sent to the Sen
ate. There the agents of the trust followed it,
and secured a change, which gives protected
tariff on refined sugars of so per cent.
As the first sugar schedule of the McKin-
ley bill put an ad valorem duty on refined
sugar of just per cent it follows that the
esteemed Courier Jonrnal has drawn upon
its prolific Imagination for the remaining
IL per cent of its first statement. The Nc
Kinley bill, as it passed the House, levied
a specific duty on refined sugar of four-tenths
of cent per pound, while the Senate bill
makes the duty si1-tenths of cent per pound.
The Courier Journals assertion that these
are respectively 40 and so per cent protcc-
tion, there ore, comprises the assertion that
the import value of refined sugars is cent
per pound-at which price it would be
fortune to any enterprising man to buy
few cargoes OF sugar.
1t is to be noted that our esteemed cotem-
porary fails to remark that on the same
basis for calculating percentages which ap-
plies to Republican tariff measures, the
proportion of the duty levied on refined
sugar by the Mills bill was exactly $50 per
cent
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-06-26
A HEROINE WITH HER HOE
Dispatches Ferocious Panther In the
WiIds of Tcxns.

Dispatches Ferocious Panther In the
WiIds of Texas.
HAROLD, TEX, June 25-The wife of
Morris Kapper, a ranchman, owning an ex-
tensive place near here, had yesterday an ad-
venture with large female panther, in which
the lady succeeded in killing the animal with
hoe. Her husband had requested her on
leaving the house at dinner to send him some
medicine which he was taking at regular inter-
vals when these intervals occurred, which she
did, dspatching her son, boy of or 10, to his
father, who was employed in his vegetable gar
den, situated about 300 feet from the house.
Her second child, little girl of g. begged sew
eral times to go instead of her brother so in
the cool of the evening Mrs. Kapper, to gratify
the child, sent her instead with the medicine.
The mother afterward, following the TRAIL
which was perfectly distinct, soon came upon a
panther dragging the child by its little dress
along the ground, but the weight prevented
the animal from going faster than a walk; SO,
without lis detecting her, she ran back and
caught up the hoe that her husband had left in
the garden and returned. The panther had then
dropped the child, but was still standing over
it, and on seeing Mrs. Kapper began to snarl
showing its pointed teeth.
She ran up to it, when 1t again seized its prey
in its teeth, but the heroic lady tore her child
from its grasp and putting it behind her met
the panther as it ru shed at her. infuriated by
the loss of its booty. with a blow of the hoe
which, missing the head, yet severed its left
ear from it. The panther paused in its attack
on her, and began to try and reach the wound
earth. Mrs. Kapper then brought the hoe
down on its head with such force as to crash lIs
skull, and the next moment the animal lay
dead at her feet.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-06-26
WISDOM FROM CANADA.

Some of the speeches made at the Sunday
School Convention are we'll worth reading.
A Canadian clergyman made an adroit and
sensible address yesterday. The Rev. DR..
John Potts, of Toronto, to whom we allude,
expressed a warm regard for this country
that certainly finds hearty echo here. There
are many reasons why Canada and the
United States should sympathize more with
each other than any other two countries.
The destiny of the two powers on this conti-
nent must be largely the same. Some day they
will be united I'VE do not doubt. There is
no need to hurry or worry about it; Cana
da will come in out of the cold when she
gets ready. We shall be glad to annex DR..
Potts, of Toronto. His remarks as to the
probability and desirability of an organic
union of the churches were also emlnently
sensible. We are glad to believe that
through the Sunday schools and by other
avenues the churches are coming closer to-
gether. Christianity wins by the concen-
tration of her forces