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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1891-02-27
An Inuenious LiQht.

The Mining and Scientific Press sug-
gests this plan to obtain a light instantly
and without danger OF setting thihgs on
fire: Take long vial of the clearest
glass, put into it piece Of PHOSPHORUS
about the size of pea. Upon this pour
some pure olive oil heated to the boiling
point, the bottle to be filled one-third
full; then cork tightly. To use the
light, remove the cork, allow the air to
enter and then recork. The whole empty
space in the bottle will become luminous,
aud the light obtained will be good one.
As soon as the light becomes dim its
power can be increased by opening the
bottle and allowing fresh supply OF air
to enter. In cold weather it is some-
times necessary to heat the vial between
the hands to increase the fuidity o! the
oil, and one bottle will last all winter.
This ingenious contrivance can be carried
in the pocket, and is used by watchmen
of Paris in all magazines where explo-
sives or in6sinmable materials are
stored.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1891-02-27
THE NEWs EPIToMIzED.
Eastern and Middle States.

isdsfcfH anu Otdtc8s
MUcs damage has been done by foods 10
Pennsylvania.
EDWIN s. STUART Republican, has bee3
elected Mayor OF Philadelphia, Penn, de-
featiug Albert II. Ladner Democrap by an
estimated majority Of 4O,09.
john JACOB AsTcR. the millionaire Of
New York, anil Miss Ava Willing, OF Phila-
delphia, were married at the brides home.
Their bridal presents were valued at 2,00o,-
CO.,
TaHEE explosions causei by water break
ing the pipes ot natural gas occurred-two
in Pittsburg, Penn, and one in Allegheny,
Penn. Several persons were injured and
much property was destroyed.
MRS. JULIA DOUGLASS HYDE died recent
y at Bangor, dc, aged ninety-eight yearS.
TIE American Loan aud Trust Company,
Of New York CITY, closed its doors. The un-
expected presentation OF three checks from
savings banks sggregating $500 precip;-
tated the collapse. there being no cash to pay
tnem. Its affairs were taken possession OF
by Superintendent Charles NJ. Preston, OK
the State Banking Department
The new steamer Hayel, Of the North
German Lloyd line, raa down the bark
=. - 80 tie in New York harSor aud two boys
were drowI.e ~.
THE recent heavy raiaas IA p IN Penhfqlfy .yania'
together with overlowing underground
springs, flooded the bituminous mines in the
East Broad Top region and the whole
Robertsdale district collieries are now idle.
Over 500 men are temporarily deprived OF
work.
THE Carlisle Penny Indian School has
just received eighteen Sioux children from
Pine Ridge Agency. Ten o; these are girls;
one, Julia Two Elks is a thirtsenyear-oid
daughter Of the Caief American Horse, who
on MS visit TO Washington objecssd to East
ern Indian schools
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1891-02-27
Secret Of q Successful Photographer.

"The secret of a successful photo
graphic" " said one who knows, sis in
making pictures that hotter the subject
No person wishes to have a picture
which accurately represents him as he
appears to other people on the street.
Each man or woman has q certain mental
impression of his Or her appearance. 1t
may, and probably does, differ from the
reality, but in order to please him his
photograph must not show the crook in
his nose, or the slight squint in his eye.
at is the same feeling which prompts
the tired shop girl to look in a certain
window on Broadway which tints the
worn face with a rosy color, and the
shop girl goes on her way happy. 1t is
curious, but true, that glance in the
mirror does not give the same impress
sion as does look at a well-executed
photograph. This is because of the skill
used by a competent photographer in
the posing of his subjects. In every
mans face, no matter how homely he
may be, there are indications of beauty
if the face is looked at from the right
angle to bring out the good points. This
fact is so well understood by actresses
and professional people that the happiest
results are always attained in their
photographs. "-Nep York Journal.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1891-02-27
The Work ef the Snow.

SLOW has several curious methods OF
extending the sphere of its hostile iutiu-
ence. The comparatively light SHOWS
which fall in our latitude are of minor
Importance, since they readily yield to
the early spring sunbeams. They are in
some degree beneficial to the fertile sur
face and protective to its more tender
annual plants, while their only impor-
tant adverse effect is the dangerous flood
ing of the rivers, due to their rapid
melting. But the deep and persistent
SHOWS of northern regions are far more
exhaustive of solar heat, ana reduce the
agricultural season of those regions to a
dangerously short period. In their
melting, also, the surface air is chilled,
and winds from the north convey this
chilled air far to the south, thus spread
ing widely over the warmer zones the
frost-inducing influence Of the melting
SHOWS.
We have seen how the tropic heats are
carried toward the poles by winds aud
waters. The frigid cold is carried to-
ward the tropics by the same agencies
chilled winds and cold ocean currents.
1t is carried by another agent of great
importance, the direct creep of the snow
itself toward the lower latitudet. This
agency has oncc-perhaps many times
produced an extraordinary effect upon
the surface of the earth, one far surpass-
ing that of volcanic explosions and lava
outhows IN its adverse influence. At
present this glacial action is greatly re-
duced, but is still Of much Importance.
Popular Science Monthly.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1891-02-27
WASHINGTON.

MARCUS A. SMITH. Dslegats from Ari-
iona. slipped and fell on the marble iioor OF
the Riggs House and broke the small bone OF
his right leg.
SENATOR QUAY. Of Pennsylvania, lett
Washington for trip lasting about SIX
weeks or two months, 20 the east and west
coasts Of Florida. he is in i'll health, and
goes South by the advice Of his physician.
, SPEAKER REED was conhne1 20 his rooms
Mt his hotel by a severe cold Tor several
days. Fo' this reason the House was
compelled 10 elect Speaker pro tempore'
Mr.. Payson, Of Illinois, was selected.
THE annual Assay Commission, appointed
Inv the President 70 test the coinage reserved
at the mints during the calendar year Io5J,
completed their labors in Philadelphia ana
found all the coins reserved far within the
limit of tolerance as to weight and nneness,
and they reported the test satisfactory.
TIE credentials Of Mr. Vance, OF North
Carolina. for his new Senatorial term, oc-
ginning March 4th next, were presented Dy
Mr. Ransom and placed on file.
SENATOR INGALLS,, Of Kansas has re-
sioned formally the Office Of President pro
tempore of the Senate which he mas hcia
now for almost four years.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1891-02-27
Rissk Work Above the Clouds.

Almost everyone Is iaGI!1na.s. win 'ne
duties and the functions Of the Observers
of the Signal Service. But on Mount
Washington their duties are peculiar.
Seven observations must be made daily.
The recording sheet Of the thermometer
must be changed at noon. Three of the
seven observations must be forwarded In
telegraphic cipher to the Boston station.
Houtine Office work-letters received
and sent-must have attention between
times, and several blank forms must be
filled with statistics. The battery and
the wire of the telegraph plant must re-
ceive careful attention, and the matter
of repairs is no iuconsiderable one. The
station on Mount Washington Is the
bleakest, and, with one exception, the
coolest in the service. Threo to four
men, including a cook, are usually there,
with one cat and one dog. Life would
be very hard 10 bear there were it not foi
the click click click of the telegraph
instrument, which is the active connect
ing link with the world-thc mains stay
and hope OF these recluses. And then
hirtations with the worlds operators is >
necessity. A regular CONSERVATION oc-
ours in camp when storm breaks the
wires and connection is lost. In such
cases the observers risk their lives in
storm and cold in search for the break,
rather than be without the assurance OF
safety which the click seems to impart.
The men live on as good food as can be.
The larder is supplied in September, and
the Refrigerator Ghc top story of the
observatory, is stocked at the same time.
Meat and poultry are placed there al
ready frozen, and they do not thaw
"during the season." The water-supply
comes from the frost feathers. Care is
taken that two or three barrels OF these
are stored in the back shed always, and
a boilerful Of them in half-melted condi-
ton is ever upon the cook-stove. A
water famine has been known to occur,
when, from the oversight OF the cook the
supply of frost-fcathers has been allowed
to 90 down, or "poor weather for frost
feathers came along. A drink of this
ali healing feather water can always be
found on the stove, icy cold, if the cook
attends to his duty.-Sertbner.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1891-02-27

According to Farm, FHld and StocEmaa,
bv a recent decision of a United States
District Court, capital punishment is
practically abolished by United States
statute passed a few years ago. This
gives the condemned in all capital casel
not only a right to appeal at all times to
the United States Supreme Court, but
requires that such appeal shall be granted.
All that a murderer under sentence of
death has to do is 10 get some lawyer to
make the requisite motion and repeat the
same, thus securing a stay of proceed.
jurs from time to time until lie dies OF
old age. "Ot course" adds this jO =
nal, "such use of the statute was never
intended by those who framed it. We
arc sometimes told that it is necessary to
lave a good many lawyers as Legislators,
so that thc Jaws should be put in proper
form. But it would rather seem neces.
sary to bave as lawmakers men who
have practical common sense, and with
it good comprehension Of the English
language and the meaning Of words aud
phrases"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1891-02-27
Snnth and West.

TIE steamer Thomas Sherlock collided
with floating pier at Cincinnati, Ohio and
Immediately sank. Mrs Mclean. Of Pitts
burg. was crushed TO death and many Of the
crew perishei.
THE ammonia tank in the ice factory in
Suffolk, Va exploded, killing the Superin-
tsndent, Thomas B. Baldwin, and fatally in
iuring two coiored men.
TELLER RITTER, OF the First National
Bank. Evansville, Ind. has bean arrested
and held in bonds for trial on charge OF
misappropriating $4,000.
JUsT as the St. Louis express was pulling
out of Bald Knob Junction, Ark passsn-
ger named J. w Graeter, Of Vincennes,
Ind, deliberately shot lsidor NsYer, drum
mer. The murderer next turned his weapon
on f. w. Leach, the Pullman conductor.
Both men were instantly killed. Graeter
then threw his weapon out OF the car VIM
dow. The shooting was wholly unproyokef,
and it is quite evident the fellow Is crazy.
The .Etna Coal Company, OF Chattanooga,
Tenn, made al assignment. Liabilities
100000.
D. GOOD aud Forl johnson had te-'ibls
mtting duel at Blufton. Ala. Gooi eus
Iohnson's left eye out with a hatchet and
mt into the bones of his face several times,
Johnson cut Goods throat with a knife.
Both were fatally injured TAey were drunk
and alone.
A FIRE in Wadesboro, n. C., town OF
l500inhabitants, destroyed the largest por-
ion Of the business center Of the place.
SUPERVISOR ". W. HASDLEY, Of the
Louisville and Nashville Railroad. was run
,vor and instantly killed by passing switch
engine while crossing the track at New,
Decatur, Ala.
THE legality Of the election Of Rev. ".
KYLE as Senator for South Dakota Is to be;
questioned, as he received only seyentj pil,
sotes. and a majority Of the Legislature is
sighty-fve.
FARMER JoHNsoXs two little childrel
we're burned 70 death and his house consumed
near Monticello, Wis, during his absence.
PATRICK RYAN had his brains beaten ont.
bv Lee and Stewart Nottingham in Baxter
County. W. Va One of the brothers he'll
RYAN while the oshsr smashed his head with
a stone.
JACKSON PARK is 70 be the site for the
Worlds Fair in Chicago, H., the lake 'front.'
having been abandoned.
JoHN D. Knox & Co. investment bank
srs. of Topeka. Kan. have assigned. The
liabilities viii reach $780, 900.
A CARELESS wiper L. the roundhouss OF.
the Cypress yards of the Missouri Pacific
Railway in Kansas City. Kan, set fire to a
bunch Of oily waste. The roundhouse and
eighteen engines were destroyed. The total
loss is estimated ct Sl75,OJo
PROFESSOR ALEXANDER WNcHELL died
Of maady Of the heart few days ago at
Ann Arbor, Mich. lie was one Of the most
eminent and progressive American geoio-
gists. -.
DIR. H. W. ROGERS was installed as Prssi-
dent of the Northwestern University OF CHI
cago, III.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1891-02-27
The werId's Deepest Lake.

The deepest lake in the world is Lake
Bsikal, in Siberia; its area of over 5000
square miles makes it about equal to Eric
in superficial extent; its enormous depth
of between 1000 and 4500 feet makes
the volume of its water almost equal to
that Of Lake Superior; although its sur
face is 1850 feet above the sea level, its
bottom is nearly 5000 feet below It.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1891-02-27
Birds Scared by Machinery.

What nextl The time has now ar
rived when even the humble devices Of
boys IN arresting the depredation' of
birds among the crops, to say nothing OF
the inanimate but fearful searecrow fnt-
tering on broomstick, is to be sup
planted by machinery. Marx Lcne En-
press tells that a contrivance has just been
invented by Mr.. William Burgess, of
Malvern Wells, Worcestershire, England,
entitled the Automatic Alarm Gun, !"
which discharges loud report at regular
intervals or any given time.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1891-02-27

Large families arc at premium in
Quebec, Canada. In that province,
chronicles the Chicago Hsrali, the happy
father OF family Of twelve living chill
dren is entitled to 100 acres of crown
land and 1908 heads of families last year
satisfied the Government that they had
complied with the necessary conditions
and were rewarded accordingly. Evil
deutly Malthusian bOgies are at a dis
count in the province of old Quebec.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1891-02-27

speak nor move until saw you come IN.
Did you really mean it, Aunt Baggl Can
I have Eric2 And may he come herei
Oh, you are the sweetest, dearest, darling.
est aunt in nj! the world?"
After all, what could one refuse to \
girl who, to all intents and purposes,
was Just risen from the dead9 Aunt
Bagg felt the difficulties of her position
and surrendered.
Mr.. Eric Townsend arrived the next
day, and luckily Glanced to find favor in
Miss Bagg's eyes. She interested herself
at once in getting Il go06&d pos4siiHHaa po5sitiHa for
him, as impecuniosity proved to be his
worst failing, and Chatty declared that
she was guardian angel.
"And now, my DEAR" said Aunt BaGg
to Coraline, "since your cousin is settled,
IFS high time for me to be looking ont
70: you. 1 don't see why you shouldn'.
be married, too"
"I'm sure; aunt, never thought Of
such thing" said Caroline, blushing.
"Then it's high time you should be
thinking" said Miss Bagg; "Oue old
maid is enough in the family"
And so contagious was Chatty's ex-
ample that within the year pretty Cora.
line was married to the young minister OF
the nearest church.
"Two responsibilities of my hands," "
said Miss Bagg. "But it does seem
rather lonesome here without them. -
Saturday Might.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1891-02-27
A CUP of Chocolate.

To the uniformed q cup Of chocolate
might well seem q modern luxury; that
it IS m ancient American beverage, the
plant from which it is produced az indi-
Qouous TO our continent rs is the tea
plant to China and the coffee plant to
Arabia, will, without doubt, be q mat
ter of surprise to many.
The Aztecs drank q beverage made
from the seeds-or "benns,' Ns they are
now called-their method Of preparing
them for ,isc being very much upon the
same principle that is now used in the
great modern manufactures.
The first step in this procedure is the
roasting Of the bean. This loosens the
shell, which becomes easily detachable
from kernel, the part that is used.
The roasted kernels are next ground.
Upon the same fiat stones upon which
their maze was pulverlzed, the ancient
Aztecs ground the roasted seeds of the
chocolate. In those days this delicate
liquid was served in chocolate vase, the
chocolate mixed with water and certain
spices being placed within it, and then
beaten to froth or foam ~ a mallet-
like beater called a stirrer. 1t is said
that the peculiar noise made by the brisk
stirring gaveit the name of choeolate-a
word the noise is supposed to have re-
sembled.
In those days the greater delicacy,
cocoa, was altogether unknown. This
last is made by extracting the rich oil
from the seeds which are roasted, ground
and pressed TO exude the oil. The
pressed cakes are again ground, sifted,
and are then ready for use.
Chocolate and cocoa are both nutri'
tious, palatabe and harmless. Detroit
Free Press.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1891-02-27

Speaking Of American riches, the New
York World has been saying that not
greater than the wealth Of America was
the tabled wealth of the Indies. There
arc 1000 Americans worth $1,000, 00C
OF more. There are at least five Amcri.
cans richer than Cresus of song and
story. The wealth Of the Duke of West.
minister, whose fortune is the greatest in
Europe, is at a careful estimate $50, ,000,.
600, and it is the accumulation of long
ancestry. Most of the American for.
tunes are the accumulation of a single
generation. The aggregate wealth Of
the Rothschilds reaches nearly Sl,000,-
600, 900, but it is distributed among so
many that no individual Rothschild is
worth over $40, 100000. The Wander
bilt family wealth foots up nearly $780,.
600, 900, and is held in comparatively
few hands. There are scores of Ameri-
cans who arc richer than any ruling
monarch of the eastern hemisphere. The
incomes of many monarchs are large, but
they are derived from the civil lists OF
the countries over which they hold sway,
and do not represent the accretions of
their own fortunes. As a people the
Americans are the richest in the world.
Money is more easily acquired here than
anywhere else, and it is likewise more
literally spent. What are considered
moderate fortunes here are in other lards
regarded as stupendous aggregations of
wealth. There are no such opportuni-
ties of making money in other countries
as in this, and therefore it may be ex-
pected that the number of American mil
hoDaires will be multiplied and the for
tunes of the present milionaires doubled,
tripled and quadrupled within the next
two decades.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1891-02-27


parties descend there with tents aud camp
for days at a time. 1t is a world Of iti
Own.
But no camera or pen can convey an
adequate conception of what Captain
Dutton happily calls great innovation
in the modern ideas OF scenery. To tho
eye educated to any other it may be
shocking, grotesque, incomprehensible
but "those who have long and carefully
studied the Grand Canon of the Colorado
do not hesitate for a moment to pro.
nouuce it by far the most sublime Of all
earthly spectacles."
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1891-02-27
THE TWO MYSTERIES.

We know what it is, dear, this sleep so deep
and still;
The folded hands, the awful calm, the cheek
SO pa,e and chill,
The lids that will not lift again, though we
may call and call,
The strange white solitude of peace that set
ties over all.
We know what it means, dear, this desolatc
heartpain.
The dread to take our daily way, an1 walk in
it again,
We know not towhat sphere tho loved who
leave us 90.
Nor why we're left to wander still, nor why
we do not know.
But this we know: our loved and lost, if they
should come this day,
Should come and ask us. What is lifes not
one of MS could say.
Life isa mystery as deep as death can ever
be;
Yet OBJ, how sweet it is to us; this life we live
and see
Then might they say, those vanished ones,
and blessed is the thought.
So death is sweet to us, beloved, though we
may tell you naught
We may not tell tito the quick, this mystery
of death;
Ye may not tell it if ye would, the mystery
of breath.
The child that enters life comes not with
knowledge or intent;
SO those who enter death must 90 as little
children sent.
Nothing is known, but believe that God is
overhead;
And as life is to the living, so death is to the
dead.
Mary Ndpes Dodge, in Boston Transcript
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1891-02-27
Cody Servants Of Supreme Justices,

Each of the justices of the United
States Supreme Court is allotted a body
servant, who is paid out of the contingent
fund Of the court. These servants re.
port promptly every morning at nine at
the residences Of the justices, whom they
attend constantly during the day. They
shave the justices, do their errands, and
occasionally act as coachmen for them.
Each justice is also fuTnished with
private secretary. - 0AicsSs Times.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1891-02-27
A Ra,tIesnaks Skin NecktIe.

Frank NJ. Follett, of Salt Lake City,
Utah, sent a novel gift to gentleman
in Cincinnati. It is necktie, made in
the Teck scarf pattern, the material
used being the skin of a rattiesnske.
The skin has been carefully dressed, aud
is as soft and as plant as the silk facing
beneath. "The tie is really pretty one,
despite tho queer stuff of which il is
made, aud its ornamental appearance is
,nly heightened by the addition Of a
cltstes Of six rsttles as a scarf pin"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1891-02-27

The Emperor of China is an euterpris-
ing you0g maD, notes the Boston Tran
script. He wants to travel and see the
world; he wishes TO wear the clothes of
the dominant race, and he would like to
introduce modern farming utensils into
China. They think him almost light
beaded in the scdate ana thoughtful
Celes ial Empire.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1891-02-27
on.,lr,i g Ills EeaoL

SQUIRE Evensole -"Good day, jasper:
They tell me you are preaching agaio;
Jasper Hits a fac, boss; deed hit
am. I'm 1aboratin' on the sublec' O
'tarnal punishment.
Squire Indeed And what's
your idea of eternal punjshment-do
yo1 believe in itg"
Jasper -" Mos suthngly l does,
Sluar. but hoP radicum idees on de
marter. be.iebes eb'ry sinner gwiue
cit 'tarnal punishment fc' time, bnt
DON speck Lit ewine las forebber.1
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1891-02-27

A correspondent Of the Pun Nal
EEuglaudl Gazette notes the following
coincidence: Winter of 1S90-91, re.
markably severe, with heavy snowfall.
Winter of IsSO-Sl, remarkably severe,
with heavy snowfall. Winter Of 1870
II remarkably severe, with heavy snow
fall. Winter OF 1S6O-61 remarkably
severe, with heavy snowfall.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1891-02-27

The criminal statistics OF several civil.
lied nations, cited By the New York
Voice, prove that in new colonies the FIRE.
quency of murder is apt to increase,
while theft and suicide decrease. In
other words, peril, insecurity and sudden
changes Of fortune all constitute o less
potent temptation to self-destruction than
the tedium Of settled communities alone.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1891-02-27
Foreign.

A CONSPIRACY 70 murder the principal
members of the Argentine Government was
discovered at Buenos Ayres.
Two HUNDRED Chinese persisted oy tne
burning Of a steamer at Wuhu, China.
SMALLpoxprevails in Belfast IRELAND, =,
an alarming extent. The municipal authori-
ties are doing their utmost to cheek the
spread of the disease.
FIFTY well-known French artists VIII send
pictures TO the Berlin Exhibition for the nrs'
time since the Franco-PruSsian War.
The Egyptian revenue for the past year
was S5S, 80, ZOO, and is the largest ever col
lacfad