Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1891-08-21
NEWS AND COMMENT.

There is another "sure cure" for drunk
enness announced, but the trouble IN this
locality seems to be that the drunkards
don't want to be cured.
The Census Bureau has issued bulle-
tin showing that the total number Of
prisoners in the county jails on June l,
1890, was 1883.
A Maine farmer, who sent ten cents to
learn how to run a farm without being
troubled with potato bugs, get this reply
by postal card: "Plant frnit trees IN
stead of potatoes"
Mrs. James X. Polk, widow ofthe tenth
President of the United States, died at
7:3O o'clock Friday morning, at her home
in Nashville, Tenn. She would have
been lightweight years old next month.
There is no longer any doubt about
Gov. Pattison having a big Presidential
bee in his bonnet. He allowed himself to
be kissed by forty.fve-year old woman
at q county fair.-WdshingtOn Post.
The democratic convention of the 18th
Senatorial district, composed of the coun'
ties of Frederick, Clarke and Warren, met
at Front Royal on August 18th and unani-
mously re-nominated Mr.. Thos. W. Harri-
son, of Winchester, for the State Senate.
The Republican State Committee, OF
which Gen. Malone is Chairman, met at
his residence in Petersburg on Monday Of
last week. The Committee Will issue an
address advising the Republicans of the
State not to make any nominations for
candidates for the Legislature.
A dentists supply man in Philadelphia
estimates that in the teeth of the people
of that city there are four full tons of the
purest gold. Possibly the Philadelphians
have been trying to find safe substitute
for savings banks.
An Ohio woman has voice which, by
some peculiar quality, is reproduced in an
echo whenever she talks. 1t is great
accomplishment for woman to be able
to talk back at herself, and the dime
museums would doubtless pay we'll to put
this woman on exhibition.
Prof. n. K. Davis of the University Of
Virginia says it is sinful to pray for rain
as rain occurs according to the fixed laws
IL
the Lord to let it rain as it would be to
ask him to give US transit of Venus OF
the eclipse of the moon. Does the Pro
lessor think it sinful for Uncle Sam to
make it rain by exploding dynamite
bombs in the sky. thus changing the dix
ed laws of Nature" or does he think, ii
Uncle Sam succeeds in this experiment,
that he can change said laws and that
the Lord can't.-Page Courier.
The alleged friendship between Gov.
Hill and Mr.. Cleveland does not prevent
the friends of those gentlemen from rap
ping each other over the head inst as
often as the chance occurs, aud there are
reasons for the belief that each of the
gentlemen named has in his possession
long, keen knife which he proposes to use
upon the other next year, if 1T becomes
necessary. The knowledge of these facts
is the foundation of the German boom
his friends calculate that Cleveland and
Hill have killed each otters opportunities
and that both sides will suppot German
But will theyi
The VALLEY Tirginian says: "The bus
mess outlook for the fall IS very promis-
ing. From all the cen tiers of trade the
opinion is given out that active opera
tions IN all lines will commence in Octc'
Der, and that an extraordinary season Of
progress and prosperity will be expert
enced. The large crors of the United
States and the short crops IN Europe
promise good returns to the farmero
Money is neutrality-suspicious. is return
ing as there Is nothing serious to cause
distrust, and as soon as the summer re-
creation is over and business men have
resumed their relations to commercial
affairs, busy and prosperous time will
set in that will be felt all over the coun'
try"
The Eoglish newspapers are full Of
walls because of the trade lost to that
country and gained to the United States
through the Mckinley tariff law but the
Democratic newspapers of this country
still persist in their absurd efforts to con-
vince people against the evidence of their
own eyes, that the law is ipjuring the
United States. Prosperity was ever the
poison of the Democratic party and for
that reason its newspapers oppose every
thing calculated to make this country
more prosperous. On the contrary the
Republican party has ever thrived on
prosperity and has every reason for be-
lieving that the present wave of pros
perity will put it again in control of all
branches of the Government.
The verdict of the jury in the Baker
Gilmer case will receive the approval of
all men who set just value on the honor
and safety of society. The hanging Of DR..
Baker will be a salutary example and
warning to those base wretches who would
use q noble and honorable profession as
cloak to shield the indulgence of their
lust. Fortunately, there are but few such
men as Baker in the medical profession,
and those few should be exterminated as
speedily as possible. The relations OF the
physician to the family and to society are
the highest. closest and most sacred on
earth, not excepting those of the pulpit,
and nothing short of death is an adequate
punishment for the betrayal of that trust.
We do not stop to enquire whether DIR.
Baker was actually or technically guilty
of poisoning bis wife. AJury of his peers
has declared that he was. Bat the crime
that be committed against Mr. Gilmer,
against his profession and against society
is infinitely worse than the murder of has