Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1891-09-18
NEWS AND COMMENT.

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with the Democratic nomination tor the
house of delegates in Albemarle county.
The California man who suicided by
means Of dynamite bomb was doubtless
actuated by desire to make his exit with
rush.
Jerry Simpson says that Springer is
the second choice of Alliance members OF
the House for Speaker. Poor Springer
What has he done to Jerry 7
The German Presidential boom seems
to have struck a snag, or it may be that
1t is temporarily lost in the shadow OF
His immensely, Grover c.
A leading Democratic newspaper prints
n half.column editorial beaded; Tin
plate as a demoralizer" That is more
damaging confession than we expected so
soon.
The Democrats OF Frederick county
nominated John A. Miller for the House
of Delegates and instructed him to vote
for Hon. John W. Daniel for United
States Senator.
The Medical Society of Virginia meets
in annual session at Lynchburg, October
6 to 10. The membership of the Society
embraces about one thousand or more Of
physicians in this State in good repute'
Frank Brown, the Democratic candi-
date for governor of Maryland, has &C
cepted the challenge of Colonel Van Mort,
the Republican candidate, to plowine
match in order to decide who is entitled
to the farmer vote of Maryland.
To Judge FROM the appearances the Re
publicans never had better chance for
carrying New York than they have this
year; the party is thoroughly united
while the Democrats are split into several
fighting factions.
Governor Mckinney, Of Virginia, has
been invited to speak at Democratic
gathering at Columbus, O., October o.,
which is to be known as tue Governors
Meeting" All the Democratic Governors
are invited to attend.
A dispatch from Washington to the
Philadelphia Record says Miss Mosby has
dismissed Jas. w. Miller and the engage
ment Is at end. A critical examination
of his lengthy defence failed to satisfy
the lady of his innocence of the crime for
which he was convicted.
The government authorities at West
Point and Annapolis reject more applicants
for cadetships on account of the cigarette
habit and its result than from any other
cause. Ambitious boys. who plide them
selves Oh their physical strength and de-
velopment, should put this In their pipe
and smoke it.
After everybody has tired of guessing
the name of the next Secretary OF War
the President will take up the question
and decide upon the man, and there is
not the slightest reason to believe that he
will make a mistake or that he Will lind
it necessary to ask the assistance of the
opposition press in making the selection.
Under the new Republican tariff act
Brazil bought American food and manu-
features of twice the value in July this
year that she did in July 1890. Ameri-
can industries were 100000 richer in a
single month, without increased cost or
competition to any American worker OF
consumer. This kind of tariff is not a
tax.
A carload Of wheat arrived at Roanoke
Thursday morning from Stuart's Draft,
In Augusta county. By 6 O'Clock that
evening the car had been unloaded, load
ed again with -four, most of which was
made of the wheat it contained in the
morning, and by o'clock the car was
moved to the main track and started for
Southwestern Virginia, to be delivered to
merchants IN that section.-Stannton Yin
dictator.
The visitors who attend the Southern
Exposition will have the pleasure of see
ing Uncle jeremiah Rusk, the practical
Secretary OF Agriculture for the United
States. He has consented to be present
during the Exposition and deliver an ad-
dress. Every one in the South has heard
of Uncle jeremiah and the seeds he
sends ont, and they have become to feel
that they know him almost as well as
they do neighbor Jones.
An epidemic of typhoid fever is pre-
yailing in various parts Of West Virginia.
1t is said that there are $50 cases Of 1t in
Wheeling, with many deaths, while at
Parkersburg, Fairmont and other places
the disease has many victims. Impure
drinking water OF other local causes are
responsible for the scourge, so it well be-
hooyes our people TO see that cleanliness
prevails and that disinfectants are liber-
ally used.
A preacher recently said that a news
paper that told the truth could not be a
pecuniary success, and the Gallatin Dem
ocrat remarks: The minister who will
tell at all times and under any circum-
stances the truth about his members, alive
or dead, might net occupy the pulpit
more than one Sunday, and 10 some cases
might fud it convenient to leave town.
The press and the pulpit go hand in hand
with the whitewash brush and pleasant
words, magnifying little virtues into big
ones. The pulpit, the press and the
gravestone are the great saint M king tri-
umvirate.
1t is pleasing news to learn tua. Post
master General Wsnsmsker's experiment
of extending tho free delivery Of mail
matter to small towns is likely to prove
successful. At some OF the places where
experimental service is being tried the
increase in revenues has been consider
ably more than enough to meet the in
creased expenditure, and at all there has
hesn an ,ncrease and Mr.. Wansmaker is