Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1891-09-04
NEWS AND COMMENT.

Mrs. Parnell does her husbands type.
writing. She knows his weak spot ana
doesn't propose to take any chances.
Governor Campbell and Hon. William
Mckinley are to meet in joint discussion
at Ada, Ohio, on day to be named here
after.
Hollius' Female Institute, one of the
finest female colleges III the south, STU
ated in Roanoke county, about seven
miles from the city, was totally destroyed
by fire on Sunday night.
Oh no. the OHIO Republicans are not
enthusiastically supporting Mckinley IL
is pertinent sign of republican disatfec-
ton that 10000 of them turned out 10
hear their candidate speak at his open
ing meeting.
Within the few months since the last
election for Congressman four OF the sue
cessful candidates have died-Messrs.
Spinola, of New York; Houck, OF len
nessee; Ford of Michigan, and Gamble, OF
South Dakota.
The two Tillmaus, Governor aod Con-
gresham. are waging relentless war
against the sub treasury scheme In SOuth
Carolina. They are backed by Senator
NJ. C, Butler. All three are now on the
stump attending the Alliance pic-nlcs
which are Low going on all through the
State.
A plan to take Jack Wren, cOlored, who
shot Conductor Galloway, from jail at
Wytheville, Friday night and lynch him,
was frustrated by Gen. James A. Walker,
who, learning of the intended lynching,
summoned a posse of men and guarded
tho Jail until the militia could be summon
ed.
Two boys who were playing with the
three Hamilton children at trenton, ONO,
last Friday week, have confessed that
they locked the three little ones in the
chest where they were afterwards found
dead. They were playing Jail. After
locking the chest they we're called to sup
per and forgot all about it.
The Democratic Senatorial Convention
for this county and Page, which was held
in New Market on Thursday OF last week,
nominated Mr.. NJ. L. Walton, of this
place, for the Senate by acclamation, there
being no opposition. Immediately after
the Senatorial Convention adjourned the
Shenandoah County Convention met and
unanimously nominated Hon. 2. w. Ma
gruder for the House of Delegates.
According to the new constitution OF
Kentucky verdict can be rendered by
three fourths of jury, so that hereafter
unanimous verdict will not be required
to convict man in that State. This is a
vast improvement on the present jury
system, and if adopted by all the States
there would be a great deal less differ
ence between law and justices in this
country than there IS now.
The new reciprocity treaty with San
Domingo went into effect Tuesday. San
Domingo Is not a very wealthy country,
but 1t manages to buy a good many manu-
featured goods in the course Of a year aud
its trade is worth developing We sold
its people 1926 81 worth of American
products last year. Reciprocity will en-
able us to increase that amount and to do
it without delay.
An exchange says: Just what the Dem
ocrats are saying now of the tln-p.at9 In
dustry, they said twenty years ago OF
the steel rail, pottery, glass and cutlery
manufactures, and now these are among
cur greatest industries. We lead the
world to day in steel rails, and our plate
glass and pottery cannot be beaten by
any other country in the world. They
are all trophies OF the Republican policy
of protection.
The remark of Miss Willard, of the WO-
mans National Temperance Union, that
the corset, or the pinched waist it makes,
has "caused more deaths than whisky"
gives, it is to be feared, to drinkers of
intoxicants retOrt that they will be
quick to use. "What if do get drunk ?"
the topper will say to his corseted wife and
daughters; what if l do It's not as
deathly as the waist pinchers You all
wear. Miss Willard, who knows all about
whiskey and corsets, says so, and I'll tie
to her p The corset must 60.
The Republican tariff bill was designed
to stimulate American industries by check
ing imports from competing countries, and
encourage our own trade with those coun
tries, whose products do not compete with
ours. Is this new tariff, which has now
been in force less than year, fulfilling
expectation The government statement
of foreign commerce just issued shows
that we sold to other nations about S.
100000 worth more of our products in
July, 1891, than in July, 1890, and in the
same period we bought 100000 less
from Other nations.
The Baltimore Sun wisely remarks on
drunkenness. 1t says "Much has been
said about the use of chloride of gold as
means of curing the drinking habit, but
most competent physicians are of opinion
that will-pOwer is the only reliable means.
Many drugs have been used at different
times to aid the inebriate. Bromide of
potassium has had its day. Every old
timer, indeed, has his recipe for cOncoct-
ing drink that will eifectually kill the
taste for alcoholic stinulsnts. They are
all ineffective, and have been practically
discarded. There is disposition to invent
new specifics, but, after all, the only rem
edy is in the man himself Chloride of
gold will not create an aversion to q mint
juleD, and Mr.. Nea. Dow, of Maine, has
found. after many years of experience,
that prohibition does not prohibit. What
is wanted is simply that the man thirst
ing for stimuant shall say to himself,
Il WON'T and stick to it. Nothing can
take the place of wlll-pOwer or oust ii
from its rightful sovereignty" The Sun
then goes on to say that the incorporate
drinker is growing more and more OdiOus
every year. There is nothing like Sc
much drinking as formerly, according &c
the Sun and the authorities it quotes.