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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1891-02-06
How crocodiIes Trap Birds.

have watched upon many occasions
the stealthy advance OF a crocodile 10
capture small birds, when in flights oil
many thousands they have settled upon
Welding branches of dwarf willows
writes Sir Samuel Baker in "Wild Beasts
and Their Ways" The elastic bougns
bent down beneath the weight Of the in
Vulnerable Hock, aud the crocodile head
anneared above the surface at a distance,
sank below. and quickly reapeared (the
eyes and crown alone above the wa1er)
within ten wards of the unsuspecting
birds. all of whom were busily engaged
in twitterine excitement, quarreliug for
places and occasionally dipping their
beaks in the water when the bending
fwigs permitted them to drink. ln a
few moments after the disappearance OF
the wary eyes a tremendous splash was
accompanied by a pair of open jaws,
which swept the occupants of the lnweE
brO1ches into The greedy throat.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1891-02-06
Something About Gibraltar.

The popular idea about the rock Of
Gibraltar is that it is barren, solid mass
of granite rising perpendicularly from
the sea, but such is not altogether the
case. True, it rises abruptly, but it is
not barren.
At distance, when one is coming up
the straits, the Rock looms up through
the mists that always hang more or less
over the Mediterrean at this point, and
looks utterly devoid of vegetation. And
even when half mile away it seems
little more than moss covered.
But an agreeable surprise awaits the
traveller who disembarks.
After passing the gruf officers at the
gates of the landing pier and crossing the
yurious drawbridges and iron-barred
doors, one comes into a long, narrowed
street bordered on either side by flower
ing vines and few palms There are
abundant Give, palm and other trees,
some of which are towering and give
briliancy to the landscape that can only
be found in tropical or semi-tropicai
countries.
The population of this town is as vari-
ous and variegated as the fora, and all
races seem represented here. The streets
are Spanish in appearance, the houses
being white or colored light pink, yellow,
or blue. On the Alemeda dark-eyed
Andalusian women snare the hearts Of
red and blue coated British soldiers, who
with all their weapons go down before
the Spanish fan when welded by such
women.
Moors, grave of feature and dignifed,
with their red fezes and white gowns,
minglc with the greasy, ragged, dark
whiskered Spanish muleteers and fruit
sellers.
Now and again in the cool of the day
n white-helmeted officer may be seen
taking a constitutional on the calle, ac'
companied by his fair-haired English
wife, who presents a startling contrast to
the blue-black- haired Spanish maidens.
1t i, delightfully."- lazy place, but an
unfortunate one for artists, inasmuch as
fine of s125O is imposed, with impris-
onment included, for any lover of the
beautiful who is caught making any
paintings, notes or sketches of any kind
on the Rock.-Ne,o York Sun.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1891-02-06
How II Feels to be a Millionaire.

George NJ. Pullman, the possessor OF
fifty millions of dollars, recently said to
correspondent, when asked how 1t
feels to be millionaire: al have never
thought of that. But now that you men,
tion it, believe that am no better oil
certainly no happier-than was when
| didn't have a dollar to my name and
had to work from daylight until dark.
| wore a good suit Of clothing then, |
can only wear one suit now. l relished
three meals day then a good deal more
than do three meals day now. l had
fewer cares; slept better, and may
add, generally, that | believe was far
happier in those days than have been
many times since became millionaire.
And yet it is a comfortable feeling to be
rich. ."--Argonaut.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1891-02-06
PROMINENT PEOPLE,

K,vG KALAxAuA's name meant Day OF
Battle"
CHARLES STEWART PARNkLL Will Nis's
this country IN the spring.
HISTORIAN BANCROFT considered 25O wor~s
a good days WORK in composition.
PRFsIDENT Lyman J. GAGE, Of the Chit
capo Worlds Fair Board, has resigned.
John D. RocKEFsLLERs income is sos
per hour. day and night, Sundays inciuoei'
MRS. ABRAM S HEWITT heads an associa-
tion i'm New York to enable women 70 study
law.
KING HuwBERT. Of Italy. has often said:
81 should wish to be a journalist were hoo
a King"
THE only physician in the next United
stats Senate will be Dr. Gallinger, OF New
Hampshire.
GOVERNOR RUSSELL Of Massachusetts,
rides on horseback TO aud from tle Sua'7
House every day.
THy late Duke of Belford owned 5000
acres of land in Great Britain, inciullng
square mile Of London itself.
THr German Emperor's youngest son was
hantized recently IN Berlin, recelVlhs the
name OF Joachim Josef humoert'
pn,xcr BIsvARcKs present hobby, ac-
oording 10 an interviewer, Is little wren,
ssbich fiies about his room and eat out oL his
/ hand.
F,rcrpfcrAy THOMAS A. EDTsoN Is said to
: ,.oard his deafness as a blessing IL disguise.
, n enables him 10 think and plan IN perfect
| quiet.
Iris said Of Queen Victoria that no otner
woman in the world accepts and accom-
/ ,,lishes during every twenty-four hours 80
many tasks as does her Imperial Majesty.
Mas NAY FRENCH SHELDON, who IS 70
Lad an expedition to the Congo In Stanley
i foots,eps is a physician OF no mean ability,
and has also won reputation as an author
and sculptor.
Ar the very hour when her brother, Wal
ter A. Abel, was dying IN baltimore hs
/ sister Mary Abel, was taking the veil IN the
chanel OF the Convent Of the Visitation, ia
! Washington.
I.rrrTFNANr-C COMMANDER BERRY, who had
command Of the expedition sent out TO re-
lieye the Arctic explorer DE Long, Is now
stationed at Memphis, Tenn, in charge OF
the lighthouse district.
Jay GOULD goes to. bed every night at ten
O'Clock. does not drink tea or coffee, eats
with oreat regularity and takes admirable
care OF his health, but thepace OF wall street
has told upon him nevertheless.
DURING the forty nine years OF his llfe the
Prince of Wales has drawn Sl6,5O0OOO from
the public treasury Of Great Britain, am his
debts. il is said, now amount to about Sun
600 He continues to grow stout and gray
TIE fortune OF Nine Barrios, the widow
of the Central American Dictator, no"
amounts 70 s6.O00OOO. In addition to her
monetary possessions she has six children ana
is herself as fresh and youthfuilooking as a
young girl.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1891-02-06
THE NEWS EPITOMIZED,
Eastern aud Middle States.

IN the New York Assembly two resolu-
tlOnS were intrOduced-one denouncing the
Federal Elections bill and the other decar.
ing that in the event OF that bill becoming
law New York State would take no part in
the Worlfs Fair at Chicago.
THE first international convention of press
clubs of the United States met at Pittsburg,
Penn. The meeting was held in the Select
Council Chamber and prominent journalists
from all over the country were present The
Mayor delivered an address Of welcome.
AFTER several meetings at Meadville,
Penn, the creditors OF the Delamaters have
concluded to accept the proposition made by
the bankrupt bankers to pay fifty per cent.
to their creditors in two years time.
GEORGE H. ENGEMAN anl -four other
managers OF the Clifton IN. j. race-track
were fined and sentenced to State prison for
one year for allowing poolseling on their
track.
The report Of the House Committee on
Canvass OF the Votes in Connecticut was
presented, declaring that there was no cleo
ton OF STATE Officers Excerpt IN the case OF
Staub. Controller; a resolution 10 that effect
was adopted.
FREDERTcK STEIN. brother-in-law of the
present Mikado OF Japan, died few days
ago in the Charity Hospital on Blackwelfs
Island, New YORK City, Of a complication Of
diseases. He was forty-seven years Of age,
German by birth, and had a most roman
tic and checkered career.
OK the day after the accident one hundred
and six dead bodies were removed from the
mammoth shaft of the Frick g. Co. Coke
Company at Mount Pleasant Penn, as the
result OF the fire damp explosion. 1t was
then estimated that a total of Isl miners had
persisted.
A LARGE ladle of molten steel in the
Duquesna Steel Works was accidentally up
set and TIE contents poured out upon four
men, burning them to death. The Duquesne
steel Works are fifteen miles from Pitts
burg, Penn, up the Monongahela River.
ALBERT H. LADNoR, at present one Of the
city magistrates has been nominated for
Mayor by the Democratic City Convention
of Phila elphia, Penn.
DR.. JAMES R. MASON, OF ST. Johnsbury,
Vt, got verdict in Boston, Mass, against
the Boston and Maine Railroad Company of
Sl3, 500 for injuries sustained in a collision at
Passump;ic in January 1889.
BY the premature explosion Of blast at
the Bangor Excelsior Slate Company, Belvi-
dere, n. j., A. f. Rowland, Superintendent,
snd James Rowland, workman, were in
SANITY killed Both were married men and
leave families.
HUGHES and Buttner, the bogus divorce
lawyers Of New York City, were sentenced
to five AMI seven years Imprisonment re-
spectively.
WILLIAM W. KINGSLEY, one Of the Of
fcals in the Custom House in Richford,
, vt. recently com nitted suicide by hanging
in his barn Dependency was the cause.
The bill providing for Rapid Transit in
! New York City was passed by both Senate
and House at Albany, and sent to the
/ Governor for approval.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1891-02-06
Mans Face.
chewan.

The two sides OF the human face are
not exactly alike, and German biologist
asserts that the lack of symmetry is, as 6
rule, confined to the upper parts of the
face. In two cases out of five the eyes
are out of line, and seven persons out of
every ten have stronger sight in one eye
than in the other. Another singular fact
il that the right ear is almost univer.
sally shorter than the left, not only 9
little shorter, but enough to show ever
in inexact mssurement.--H. Louis r.
public.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1891-02-06
Foreign.

THE cashier and clerk Of the Peoples Bank
at tCsaba Hungary, committed suicide on the
discovery of extensive embezzlements com
United by them.
A YOUNG English woman suffering from
,onsumption. who was treated by the Koch
method in Berlin for two weeks, has since
then died at Cannes France, OF blood pol
soning.
THE French squandron cruising in the
waters Of New Zealand has been ordered TO
Chilli
SENIOR FELIPE PoEY, the Cuban philoso-
oaer and naturalist, Is dead. DE was born
in Havana in 1902.
DISPATCHES from Greece tell Of a horrible
disaster wrought by an avalanche. One OF
these huge masses OF snow, Ice ana earth
,ame rolling down from the mountains upon
he town OF Athamana, killing twenty-five
persons outright, injuring many Others anu
destroying eighty houses.
SOME election riots occurred at Galiegos,
Cpain. with fatal results. During the dis
srrbances three persons were snot anu
lllled.
IT is reported that Abdurrahman Khan,
lhe Ameer of Afghanistan, is dead
TIE great railroad strike in Scotland has
AT last COLLAPSED. and the leaders OF the
s-rijSers are treating with the officials OF the
! Jiferent companies with the view OF securing
for the men their former places.
ADvIcEs have reached Cairo, Egypt, Of
terrific storm at Massowah, which was sue
/ cseded by disastrous floods. Over 100 per
sons on the island of Massowah lost their
lives. and the loss 70 property Is something
enormous.
THROUGH the breaking OF Its tongue, a
sleigh in which were seated Thomas Ripley
/ and Ligatholder Steinthope was preclpitated
INFO the river Credit in Ontario, Canada.
Roth men were drowned.
TgE Scotch strikers have resumed Work
| on all the Scotch railroads, with the excep-
tion of the Caledonian Road.
CHARLES BRADLAUGH, Member OF the
/ Pritish Parliament for Northampton, who
lad been critically i'll for some tune past,
l died AT London. His end was quiet and
peaceful. He was born in 1888 lie was a
noted atheist.
EIGHT gypsies were buried IN su iden
snow rift in Moravie, and two died before
I reliaf reached them.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1891-02-06
CURIOUS FACTS

A beggars' journal has been started at
Paris.
Canes have gone out of fashion in
London.
A new map of China has been ordered
by the Emperor and the surveys have al
ready begun.
An enterprising New York undertaken
has made hit with tennis burial suits
for small boys.
Flutes found in the pyramids Of Egypt,
played 5000 years after burial, show that
the Egyptians had our scale.
Long coats came into fashion during
the reign of CharlesVII. Of France be-
cause His Majesty had pair of i'll shaped
legs.s,
1t is stated that while foreigners in
France number three per cent. OF the
population they are eleven per cent. of
the convict class.
Mention is made Of beets Of the 50
crop lately proved by table use to be
fresh as ever. They were kept buried in
dry sand in the cellar.
San Francisco is in a snowess region.
The snog that fell there in January,
1883, was the first that the people had
seen there for seventeen years.
A defaulting broker in Cincinnati,
Ohio, who escaped from constable, had
the impudence to telephone that fact to
the authorities and then left for parts
unknown.
A crap was caught in the harbor Of
Victoria, British Columbia, ths was
three feet six inches around the waist.
1t was presented to the Museum OF
Natural Scince.
A ieweler says that it is rare thing
for him to sell a solid gold watch-chain.
Everybody buys the plated article nova
days, even these people who are wei
able to afford the solid.
An interesting sight in some OF the
cemeteries Of Kansas is the pine-board
advertisements of undertakers and tomb
stone manufacturers tackled up on trees by
enterprising advertisers.
A bottle thrown into the Atlantic
November "A, 1887, from the Cepha
lonia, about 400 miles out from Boston,
recently washed ashore on a little islet in
the Caribbean Sea, $500 miles away.
Some years ago Lady Assington phil
anthropically sent twenty-four British
families to the Cape Colony in South
Africa, to found an improved colony.
She bought land for them, but the result
was a failure. The men would not
work.
A New jersey inventor has perfected
an ice locomotive to be used on ice fields.
1t is hung On runners, and its driving
wheels are cogged. It's inventor hopes
to get it INTO service with the ice
cutters aud to live to see it pulling trains
of ice-laden cars over the frozen surface
Of the Hudson.
Stanley says that certain portions oil
Africa will always be worthless on ac-
count of the ravages of the grasshoppers.
In one instance he saw column OF young
srasshoppers ten miles broad by thirty
( long marching down valley, and when
the grass was fired against them they
were thick enough to smother the
flames.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1891-02-06
Sympathetic Inks.

There are a number of colorless sub
stances that may be used as inks, which
are developed by the use Of heat only.
Onion juice is one; a weak solution oil
chloride of copper is another. We do
not know any sympathetic ink that Is
developed by the use of water only.
Chloride of mercury will turn black when
wetted with chloride Of tin. Nitrate oi
silver is developed by dipping the postal
in a solution of ammonia. A purple ink
is obtained by usiag chloride Of gold
and soaking in chloride Of tin Courier
JownaL
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1891-02-06

"'where did you get ltl' she asked
in astonishment.
""E big man div it to me, the little
one answered.
"'Oh, sir, do you know who it vast
the mother said, appealing to me. 1T
must be a mistake
'''Not bit of it, answered, almost
as delighted as the child, herself, lit wal
the President of this road; he could give
her thousand such pieces and never
feel it,"
My friends little Elsie had been sit
ting very quietly in his lap listening at
tcntively to his story, and now as he
paused eagerly.
"'Aud the little girl-did you ever
see her again, papaF
"'Yes, Pussie, think I've seen her
several times since ther... .hc-sa-;d, Nth a
merry twinkle in his eyes and a peculiar
smile under his heavy moustache. Il
think l see her now, catching up Elsie
and giving her hug and kiss, you're
the little girl, yourself, PussP
"'lIe, papar she cried, bounding to
her feet and catching her father by the
shoulders, 'and was the lady my
mammal
Just your mamma and no Que else,
was the reply, with smile at the child's
amazement. 'She used to ride fire.
qucntly on my car after that, and l al
ways carried pocket full of bonbons
for you, Pussie; we soon got to be
the best of friends and of course mamma
had to get acquainted little
with me on your account. Then learned
she had been widow for year and was
trying to support herself and two chill
dren by doing plain sewing, which hardly
gave her enough to keep soul and body
together. At last the baby died and
mamma had a long illness from the grief
and over-work: just then l received my
appointment to the Office with twice my
old salary, and finally persuaded nam
ma to let me take care of both of ycu;
though mamma says courted you In
stead of her, and married her so as to
get you"
caught the quick interchange OF
glances, the look of pride and affection
which took in wife and baby, and the
the happy content in the face Of the wife,
and felt sure there was room in my
friends heart for all his treasures.
"Wel, now that's a nice little story, "
Elsie cried dehghtedly, putting her
plump hands on either cheek and draw
ing her fathers face down until she
could kiss it, "and you're the darlingest
old papa in the whole worldw-Ne'o York
Post.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1891-02-06

esting examples Of high order of intelli.
gence. The parrot, the mino bird, the
bullfnch and raven possesses the initi-
ative faculty to a marvellous extent, and
it is difficult to believe that they do not
undertand what they say. The parrot
that shouted ''Lower awayw when the
crew of ship were hosting an old lady
aboard, and which resulted in d ousing
her beneath the waves, might have been
considered practical joker, but the
order was probably uttered by chance.
We also find greater constructive
and architectural ability among the birds
than in any animal, this being especially
shown in the case of the gardener bird,
about which but little is known.
When an Italian naturalist visi ted New
Guinea some years ago he heard accounts
IF bird that built a hut with all the
skill of a man and planted a garden
about it. It was considered a nativ .
exaggeration for some time; but one
day, while out hunting, the naturalist
stumbled upon clearing, ana there was
an illustration OF the truth of the story
related by the native. In the centre was
a little hut, built around a tree, while
about it was a plat of grass strewn with
flowers, shells and colored objects of
various kinds. Examination showed that
it was constructed in a methodical man
ner, tree being chosen, against which
selected twigs were leaned all around,
leaving on one side an opening. The
roof was interviewer with other twigs,
so that it was water-tight About the
door all refuse had been cleared away
and flowers scattered around. In short,
here was an attractive cabin with door
and garden, the latter being kept in
order every day.-Sdn Francisco Chron-
Ill
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1891-02-06
ADVERTISING RATES.

Twenty-frst Infantry. United States Army.
has been detailed by Secretary Proctor as
Professor Of Military Science at the Florida
Agricultural College, Lake City, Fla.
THE President gave reception and dinner
TO the Supreme Court Justices. Mrs. Mckee
took the place of Mrs. Harrison, who is suf-
fering from severe cold. Covers for forty
seven were laid.
ATTORNEY-GENERAL MILLER made his re.
ply in the Behring sea case before the United
States Supreme Court.
JOSEPH II. CHoATE concluded his argu.
ment before the Supreme Court in behalf OF
the British Government, the petitioners IN
the Behring Sea case.
THE Navy Department has been informed
that the trial OF the San Francisco was hign-
ly satisfactory and successful.
FOURTEEN Sioux Indians in charge OF
Special Agent Lewis have arrived IN wash
ington, and are guarded against interview
ers at their boarding houses.
SECRETARY WINDoM on the day before
his death sent TO the House OF Representa-
tives letter urging prompt action on the
bill providing for a new Mint building at
Philadelphia, Penn
The BODY Of Secretary Wniom was re-
move from the Fifth Avenue HoeeL New
York City, ami taken to Washington, flags
we're at half-mast and different bodies passed
resolutions of respect and sympathy. The
body was met at Washington by the Presi-
dent and Vice-President and the members Of
the Cabinet
BoTH branches Of Congress adjourned as a
marx of respect to Secretary Window, who
had been a member both Of the Senate and
the House.
THE Secretary Of the Interior has issued
IN order directing that all persons engaged
In quarrying stone on the Cherokee Strip be
removed therefrom as intruders. he has
further directed that all persons not having
proper authority be prevented from entering
the strip on any pretext whatever.
The Navy Department is informed that
the engines OF the gunboat Concord de-
veloped 34D4 so horse power on her recent
trial trip. being 1929 horse power IN excess
Of the contract requirements.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1891-02-06
The Dominion Of Canada.

The Dominion Of Canada embraces to-
day, under the Federal Government the
entire territory Of British North America,
including the islands, with the exception
of Newfoundland, which has so far pre-
ferred TO remain outside the confedera-
ton. This vast area is divided into
seven provinces and four territories.
The provinces are as follows, taken in
the order of their population and wealth;
Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, New
Brunswick, Manitoba, Prince Edward
Island aud British Columbia. The four
territories, which include vast areas of
prairialand IN the great Northwest, very
thinly populated, are Alberta, Assiniboia
East. Assiniboia West and Saskat-
chewan.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1891-02-06
Sixty the Average Age of Senators.

More than half of the constitutional
convention of 1887 were men who had
not reached the age of forty-fve, while
there are only seven men who are not
past forty-fvc among the eighty eight
members of the United States Senate to-
day, and four OF these come from
the younger States of the West where
there are fewer old men than in the East,
Maine and Vermont having, according to
the census returns of age, more than six
times as many males past the age OF
sixty proportionally as Colorado and the
DakOtas.
No less than thirty-scven of the eighty
eight Senators, or nearly half of all, are
past sixty, and nine Of them beyond
seventy, as three others will be within a
few months. Mr.. Morrill, has colleague
from Ohio who, like him, was born in
1910; two who were born in 1916, ana
three in 1918. Three Of these have, like
him, sought and obtained reflections
after they were past seventy. The aver
age age of all the Senators falls only
about year short of sixty.
In TIE Supreme Court the change has
been equally remarkable. Since Pierces
day but one man has been placed upon
this bench who had not passed the age oil
forty-hve, while of the twelve appointees
during the past two decades no less than
four were more than sixty when they
took their seats. OF the eight judges
left after Mr.. 1liller's death one is seventy
years old, one is seventy-four and one Is
asyenty-seven. Century.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1891-02-06
THE BROOKS SONG.

THE BROOKS SONG.
Through all the drifted SHOWS
That fill the woodland nook,
In liSping music flows
The dark, untitled brook.
While winding swift along
Upon It's icy way,
Its song is but the song
1t sang in rosy May.
All, happy brook, to sing,
While winter days depart,
The melody of spring
That ripples in its heart
r. K. Munkittrick, in HorpeT's Weekly.