Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1891-07-24
NEWS AND COMMENT.

The condition of Mr.. Blaine's health
seems just at this time to worry the DEM
ocratic and mugwump press more than
ANYTHING else. Has the fact that next
wear is Presidential year anything to do
with thisi
The Georgia editor who said: "a paper
cannot live where town council STICKS
its official notices on trees and the mer-
chants do their advertising on paper
sacks.r made bulls eye and rang the bell
of truth.
Congressman Tom Watson, of Georgia,
who has been one of the most successful
lawyers in that State, has publicly an
noupced that she will never again be iden-
titled with a profession which is against
the public good"
The Georgia State Legislature has pass
ed a bill disqualifying drunken doctors
from practclng. A method ofindictment
has been framed, and upon conviction of
drunkenness the accused is made SUBJECT
TO a heavy pesalty if he should attempt
to practice again.
A case of which attracts attention IN
medical circles Is reported from Lamar
Ark. Mrs. Eliza Ryan, a widow, eign'y
wears old. who has been totally blind for
thirty years, had tooth pulled from the
upper jaw. The root of the tooth was
nearly an inch in length. When IL was
extracted Mrs. Ryan complained OF in
tense pain in her eyes, and later cried out
that she could see plainly, her sight hay
ing been restored.
The Virginia Senate committee on
criminal expenses have agreed on Dill
which will be recommended to the general
Assembly. This measure enlarges the
mower of justices of the peace and is in
tended to do away with the expenses OF
grand juries to some extent. The Senate
committee will ask the House committee
to meet them in joint session in Richmond
on August 9th.
Secretary Foster has made many new
friends by declining to be bulldozed by
Powderly and the Executive committee OF
the Knights of Labor. Right or wrong
no organization has any right to dictate
10 the head of department what ne shall
or shall not do, and the great mass OF the
ueople may be relied upon to back up the
man who has the nerve to resent any at
tempt to dictate to him, no matter who
makes it.
The reciprocity treaty between Spain
and the United States will be officially
promulated August l and 60 into effect IN
September. 1t is understood that the
chief obstacle to the success was that
Spain insisted that Cuban tobacco should
be admitted to this country free, but when
convinced by Mr.. Foster, special envoy OF
the United States, that his countrymen
would never consent to that proposition
Spain yielded and the treaty was con
cluded.
Jerry Simpson making third party
speeches in New York and Ohio is a yer!
different individual, in the eyes of Demo
Gratis, from Jerry Simpson making thirc
party speeches in Georgia. It's all yer!
nice to have the Farmers Alliance in tn
Republican States go into the third part.
movement, but 1t is rank treason for sucl
a thing to be even talked about in tn
Democratic South. Republican member
of the Alliance are not as blind as som
of the Southern Democrats believe then
to be. as will be seen before long.
Difficulty has been experienced IN Sc
curing eligibles for the Railway Mail Ser
vice for the Southwestern section of Vii
ginia. Special railway mail examination
will, therefore, be held at Lynchburg, Va.
and Knoxville, Tenn, on August II, com
menciDg at a. m. Application blank
and instructions may be obtained by ad
dressing the United States Civil Seryic
Commission, Washington, D. c. ApplI
cations should be promptly filed. Cit
zens of the United States, between th
ages of eighteen and thlrty-fye, are eigl
BILE.
The Richmond Dispatch says: 1t seem
to be fact that the Olcott Committee
will return here with another proposition
for the settlement of the public debt.
They have bad ample time in which tC
consult the British bondholders, and o
course have done so.
The idea prevalent here is that the!
will now offer to take from the Stat
what our legislative committee proposed
to Messrs. Thornton and Braithwaite.
They ought to be prompt in doing what
ever they mean to do. The longer the!
wait the worse it will be for them. Th
people are becoming very impatient.
The Sioux City Qowa) Journal asks it
readers, without distinctions as to party
race or previous condition of opinion ant
prejudice, to be candid with themselve
on the question of prices. Let them sa.
out of their knowledge and actual ex
perience whether the prices of the man
ufactures which they have bought ar
higher now than they were a year ago
Take no mans word for II
Forget what partisan papers say abou
prices oa one side or the other. Do no
even ask the merchants, for they nigh
be swayed by partisan purpose in respond
ing to inquiry. Trust no mans mer
statement. You know wha
You paid year ago for the very sam
things. You have an account book, an'
your memory will supply the figures.
Free Sugar.