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A Pathetic Death Scene.

al have seen a great IN any men killed"
said Burke Mcmahon to the writer. 81
was with Thomas at Chickamauga when
his corps stood like rock the brunt
the Confederate attack, aud with Grant
when he hurled his columns at the
heights Of Vicksburg. / have seen
commanding officers torn to pieces with
a shell and beardless boys dead on the
battlefield with their mothers picture
pressed to their cold lips, but I never
had anything affect me like the death OF
couple of young railroad men in
Texas seven or eight years ago. was
riding on the engine of a fast passenger
train, aud at Waco the engineer got
orders to look out for brakeman who
was missing from the freight we were
following. He was supposed to have
fallen between the cars OF his train.
MY brother is braking on that train; l
wonder if it can be he r said the fire.
man. 'l'lI keep up steam while you
stand on the pilot aud watch out re.
plied the engineer. The fireman took
his post in front and we pulled out. We
had Just got we'll under way when the
fireman gave the signal to stop. The
engineer applied the air brakes. They
failed to respond and we were on a down
yrade and could not stop. The missing
brakeman was lying on the track, badly
mangled, but conscious. He raised his
hand and franticIlly signallei the
train, but the great iron machine went
pluuging down upon him at rate Of
twenty miles an hour. The fireman cast
one despairing look at the engineer,
then sprang in front OF the pilot and
hurled his wounded brother of the
track. But he was not quick enough 10
save himself. The engine caught HIM
and crushed both legs at the hips. As
we picked him up he said, with quiet
SMILE Its no use, boys; I'm done for
But I saved Ned We laid them down
in the baggage car side by side. Ned
put ont feeble hand and clasped thai
of his brother. I've got my time, ole
fellow he said. Here, too, Ned; we'll
make the run to the next world to-
eether, was the response, and holding
each other by the hand they died with
out another word. st. Louis Globe
Democrat.
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Foreign.

Alt. the Greek representatives IN Rou-
,,ania have heen ordered to leave their posts
On account of the seizure by Rounania OF
Grsst nerchanvs fortune. Toe Roumanian
dinlomatic representatives In Greece nave
also been withdrawn.
FIVE miners and three would-oe rescuer'
ware sufYocated in the Palermo Italy sui
phur mines.
TEE Wahehe triba in East Africa, at
tackled the German station at hpwapwa
Killing the Arab Governor, two uerman'
and two British Indians. Many OF the %
tenders of the station were wounded
Tur French Chamber OF Deputies was
onanen after the recess; the Govern neat
,rss questioned in regard 70 the Carmaqt
labor troubles. It was decided TO setue Tue
strikes by arbitration.
Eo,,prrry workmen were buried by tn
o.r;ng in OF a sewer in Hamburg, Germany
two were sufiocated.
Foua natives and fourteen Turkish sol
diers were killed in riots in Crete
THOMAS NELL, an American, was ioun'
,,,iItv nj the murder of Matilda clover, y
london. England, and was sentencei 70 o
hanged.
Gpr.T damage was done by floods IN Sai
d;nis. at Elmas 100 buildings fell undel
mined by water: there were seFe'a' "'00'
on the Spanish coast
A REVOLUTIONARY outbreak IN Sansas
dai Estero. Argeatine Republic, resulted
a desperate conflict, in which the reSos
t;onists were successful. Five men "e
killed and nine wounded.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-10-28
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

There are no days like the good old days 3
The days when we were youthful, e
When humankind were pure Of mind
And speech and deeds were truthful; SI
Before a love for sordid
Became mans ruling passion. :
And before each dame and maid became
Slave to the tryant fashion,
There are no girls like the good old girls
: Against the world I'd stake 'emi
AS buxom and smart aud clean of heart
As the Lord knew how to make 'eml
They were rich In spirit and common sense,
A piety all supportin';
They could bake ami brew, ami had taught
school, too,
And they made the ikeliest courtin'l
There are no boys like the good old boys
When we were boys together
When the grass was sweet to the brown
bare feet
That dimpled the laughing heather;
When the pewee sung to the summer dawn
OF the bse in the billowy clover
Or down by the mill the whip-poor-will
Echoed his night song over.
There is no love like the good old love-
The love that mother gave US!
We are old, old men, yet we pine again
For that precious grace-God save u.s.
So we dream and dream of the good old
times,
And our hearts grow tenderer, fonder,
AS those dear old dreams bring soothing
CLEANS
or heaven away off yonder
Eugene Field, in Chicago News Record. 4
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-10-28
Mans Vocabulary.

"Do you know that the average man
has only about two thousand words at
the end of his tongue, the meaning OF
which he is familiar With" said the pro-
fessor to q Mail and Expressman. "It
is one of the simple things, and the
simple things puzzle US. Now, of all
the brilliant men, Shakespeare is said to
have had the richest vocabulary used by
any EngIishman or writer OF his age or
since. In his writings he employed
5000 different words.
"Milton could pick out from 5000,
but the average man who graduates high
in university rarely has vocabulary Of
mere than three or four thousand words
at command. The ordinary person can
get along very comfortable with 500
words, and in many parts OF our COM
munity among the poor and ignorant
classes a knowledge of 200 words, or
less, is sufficient to carry man through
life.
"Tnis only refers to the needs Of con-
versation, but to be able to write news
papers and well-written books, and to
understand and appreciate them, mau
must know at least two thousand words.
Among our bright men who have a q ow
of language that is wonderful are Will
lam NJ. Evarts, Chauncey NJ. Depew,
and several lawyers Of prominence at the
New York Bar"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-10-28
Profits In Authorship.

Though still proverbially uncertain,
the rewards of authorship have OF late
shown gratifying tendency to in
crease.
General Grants "Memoirs, for in
stauce, have brought his family nearly
$500. 900 in royalties. The largest SUN
paid for a single novel is said to have
been 800, O0O to Aiphouse Daudet for
"Sappao, >" published in 1884.
And only $4,000 was received by
Victor Hugo FOR Lies Misersb,e',
which was published in ten languages.
Lord Beaconsfeld obtained So ,OOO
each for "Endymion" aud "Lothair,
George Eliot received S40,O for
"Middlemarcb, ard Charles Dickens
$50, 500 for Edwin brood. boston
Globe.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-10-28
The Kina Of the AmaZons.

King Behanzin is described as fifty
years of age, Of medium height aud in
clued to corpuIency, with ine black
eyes and gisteuing teeth, majestic
manner and simple habits. He is cal
culated to impress all who come in con-
tact with him. He has two palaces, one
at Abomey and the other at the foot OF a
delicious green hill near Kama. AT home
he is guarded aud waited upon by thous-
ands of female adherents, each of whom
has her special Office. Guards OF ANA
IONS are stationed outside each of his
apartments. II he wishes to smoke the
Queen Dada hands him his pipe, an
other partner of his joys aud sorrows
brings him a brazier, and third ap-
proaches humbly with the imperial spit
toou. Then the griots, or royal musl-
clans, fll the palace with melody.
Should the royal temper not be attuned
to music, the skfoIos are at once sum-
moned. These are the native trouba'
dours, and Joe MilIers, who recite the
sagas of Dahomeyan history aud pro-
pound the well.worn National riddles
or crack the familiar National jokes.
The King is said to have immense
wealth. A Paris correspondent says
that it is believed on good grounds that
treasure, the accumulation OF upward OF
centuries, is buried in A5oney. Allow
ing largely for exsggerAtious, this treas
iure, the writer declares, is said to be
worth a sum equivalent to 500, ,OO0, OOJ.
II is known that the successive Kings o J
Dahomey have buried vast quantities OF
bullion within the prec nets OF the pal
ace in number Of large pits, ten OF
more of which are said to contain gold
and silver to the amount of several mil
lions OF dollars each. New York Re-
corder,
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-10-28

Everything about rattlesEake keeps
cool in time of dazS~e except its tail.
That gets rattled. -siftings.
she-"Why DO so many men tell
liesl" He-"Because so many women
believe them. New York Herald.
"This thing is worth looking lnto,'
murmured the pretty girl as she stood in
front Of her mirror. Chicago Tribune.
81 have a right to be tired" said the
matchmaker. 81 have been working
over time all my life. ."-Washington
Star.
When you say man is as honest as
the day is long, you don't necessarily i'm
ply that he is a thief at night. Buffalo
Express.
There are plain tires, cushion tires and
pneumatic tires; but the most common
bicycle tire is the one acquired by riding
it.-Puck.
"Wbat are you doingl" asked the con-
vict OF the reporter, who was writing
up the penitentiary. ~ am taking
notes." "Humphi That's what brought
me here. ."-Washington Star.
When a young man pawns his winter
overcoat to obtain bouquet for young
lady friend it is no sign that he is very
much in love. He may be just an ordi'
nury fool.-Somerville Journal.
He-"When a girl yawns | take it as
hint to 60, no matter how early the
hour" She-"rve wondered how you
managed to make so many calls in an
evening. New York Herald.
Every mau whose babies arc grown
ND men and women makes the claim
that he took all the care Of them when
they we're little, and his wife can't con-
vince him he didn't.-Atchison Globe.
An Innutritious Diet: "Why, Ard
uppe, how awfully thin you're looking"
"Yes, old fellow. You see, my present
diet is a trihe lowering" "What sre
you living onl" my wife'' relations"
Funny Folks.
Whenever a woman sees hack going
along with trunk piled on it she says;
"WelI, Pm glad that's not going to my
house" People pretend to like COM
psny great deal better than they really
do.-Atchison Globe.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-10-28
The Hindoos Knew Vaccination.

At meeting of the chronological
Society DR.. Pringle quoted remarkable
passage from an ancient Hindoo work
which showed that true vaccination was
known aud practiced in India centuries
before the birth of Jenner "The small
pox produced from the udder oil the
cow will be Of the same mild nature as
the original disease. " The Pock
should be of good color, filled with a
red. clear liquid aad surrounded by a
circle of red. There will only be
slight fever Of one, two or three days,
but no fear need be entertained OF small
pox so long as life endures." Pasieurs
attenuation OF virus by successive cul-
lures has been applied 10 Iudis for hun
dreds of years to inoculations with va
rious lymph, which the document in
question directed to be taken from "the
most favorable cases, and he has seen
series of such selected inoculations in
which there was no general eruption, and
the local eruption aud the local phe-
nomena were scarcely distinguishable
from those of vaccinations. American
Analysis
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-10-28
Countries without Papers.

While the number Of newspapers anC
other periodicAls has been rapidly 10
creasing in nearly all lands, there ar
still. according to writer in FranI
Leslies Illustrated, some countries tba'
are without journal or publication o
any sort. Among them are AighanIs'an
Abyssinia. Bcloochistan, Dahomey, Oar
foor, Nubia, Saccatoo, Waoay, Zanzibar
srunis, and Patagonia. With th. exceP
ton of the last named, all these coun'
tres are in Africa. There is still hope
for an enterprising journalist in tha
region, for even the zulus had for two
years or more journal IN their ow'
vemaeuiar.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-10-28
Turtle Catches a Hawk.

A gentleman who lives in this State,
up the Ooastanaula River, told Of Pc
culiar occurrence up in his vicinity the
other day. He was fishing in the river
when he saw a great red-tailed hawk
fly down and light by the edge of the
stream. It was sand bar aud
the hawk waded out few feet in
the shallow water. He then observed
the hawk engaged in a fearful struggle
hs if held by something, and with great
effort the bird rose and flew out in the
feld, carrying with it large water tur-
tie which it had attacked, but which, in.
stead of being caught, had clutched one
of the hawks feet in its powerful mouth
and held on. Out in the field the hawk
tried in vain to get away from the turtle,
but could not. When it became too
fatigued to fly the man went out and
killed both with hickory club.-At
lauta (Ga.) journal.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-10-28
WaahfnQfOn.

BARON FAvA. the Italian Minister at
washington, announced that King Humoert
Of Italy has nominated Professor Russo, the
SCULPTOR Of the Columbus monument
chevalier.
CABINET officers, members Of the Supreme
Court and the Diplomatic Corp; startei Tor
Chicago from Washington on special trains.
THE annual report Of General John M
schoaeld Major-Gsusral commanding the
United States Army, has bsen sent to Sc
retary Elkins.
UNITED STATES MINISTER TO VENEz
uEIA ScRuGGs has formally recognized Uen-
eral Crespo's Government.
TIE President received the following DIS,
match from Secretary of State Foster, dated
Chicago: "By the direction OF the German
Emneror. the Charge d Affaires express 70
voui this, the 2lst day Of October,
devoted TO the universal celeora'
ton OF the four hundredth anniver
sary of the discovery Of America, bis I'm
perial Majesty's most sincere congratulations
and wishes for the welfare OF the country
7 have conveyed to the Charge your deep
appreciation Of the imperial message tn's
morning"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-10-28
The Foot Follows the Hand.

An intellectual amusement recently
devised in Boston consists 10 writing a
capital d on a sheet Of paper while
standing at table, aud trying to make
the right foot swing in the opposite
direction from that which the pencil is
following on the paper. No one, so far
as heard from, has been able to perform
the feat. Yor get your foot swinging
nicely in the opposite direction from that
in which you know you are going to
make the big loop Of the d, and firmly
resolve that you will keep it going the
same way while sou are writing bus az
soon as you get started on the letter,
will you mill you, your foot turns aud
goes the other way. New York Tribune
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PROMINENT PEOPLE.

JAMES G. BLAINE now tips the scales az
l63 pounds
JrsrIcE LAMAR, OF the United States Su-
preme Court. is almost a chrome inVsuo'
Tuv Earl Of Duuraven. it Is announced,
,,iIl ha fine next challenger for the A'neri-
can cup.
Rvv DR HoFFMAN, vino owns the Hon
man House, New YORK CITY, Is tue r'0"'''
clergyman in the world.
KAISER WILLIAM, OF Germany, Is opiy
thirty-swo years old, thousa a"7'''
father of seven children.
PREstpENr MCLEOD insists that every lee-
ter received at the Reading Raiirosd oui;S
shall be answered on the day Oh i1s arrival
MISS LOUISE IMoGES GUISEY has been
voted 800 by the aldermen OF Boston LOT
noem in commsmcration OF General "iihau
T. Sherman.
ourvy REGENT CHRISTINA, Of Spain hss
consented TO stand as goimotnsr OF eue
daughter born a short time ago 70 tns i'"'s'
rial House Of Germany.
DEWrrrE, the new.y appoiutsi RUSSIAN
Minister of Finance, was ttteen years ago
a nere village station master on tue ra'ros"
line from Kieff 70 Odessa.
THE Car OF R1ssia has recsatly iouoi
TINA 70 b,come interestei Ia tina .me ..
criczet ami has oryaniz,i t~o e'e'en'
amony the young men o. his cour1
JULES VERNE. the Frenca novelist 50 Tar
from being an athlete, as hs has oesn ca'1a. -.
Il : cr1nnIe and hmps sadly. This z tns
rasult OF shot from tbs revolver IN
insane nephew.
roucHrsG feature OF the Tennyson ru'
neral in westminster Abbey, London, Was
the many floral tributes from 'ag ,sb ~.
dead poet was held,
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-10-28
South and West.

GovERSoR HUMPHREY. of Kansas, sent a
letter TO Major.General Nelson A. Miles, Oh
the United States Army, ut Chicago, re.
questing that company OF United states
cavalry be sent TO the Southern Kansas
border for the protection Of citizens from
the remnant OF the Dalton gang.
FIRE started in Englewood, a suburb OF
Chicago, Ill, and did damage to the extent
Of $4,000. One woman was killed by
Jumping from a third-story window In
hotel. Bodies Of some OF the guests were
supposed TO be still under the debris
RALEIGH, n. c.. was one hundred years
old a few days ago, and shs celebrated the
centennial by an elaborate street pageant:
The city was decorated in her centennial
colors Of orange and red and with a pro-
fusion of National flags.
IN the Colby Mine. in Bessemer, Mich,
when the dag shift was goiug down, the
cage containing nineteen men broke away
and fell over seven hundred feet. One man
was instantly killed and the Others all ha1
legs broken. Four were fatally hurt.
The Republicans aud Peoples Party have
agreed upon fusion in Louisiana,
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About Printers Marks.

The interrogation mark or ''poInt ~
was originally 20" aud an so, th'
the latter placed under the former They
were simply the first and last letters
of the Latin word "questio." so' too
with the sign of exclamation or inte'lec'
ton o.. In its original purity it was =
combination of sH" and so, the lattel
underneath as in the question mark.
The two stood for $40" the Latin ex
.clsmatiou of joy. The paragraph mark
"T'' is a Greek ''p,' the initial OF the
word paragraph. The early printers EN-
iployed a dagger d to show that wore
or sentence was objectionable and should
be cut out.
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THE NEWS EPITOMIzED.
Eastern and Middle states.

NOMINATIONS for municipal oticss
were made In New YORK City. Tamnany
Hall nominated Thomas F. Gilroy fos
Mayor, the Republicans nominated Eiwln
Einstein, and the County Democracy nom;'
mated John Quinn. Full local tickets were
pu. in the field, but toe ju iicial can1i fate'
are the same in each instancs. Nav York
Democracy indorsed the rammany ticket.
The long distance telephone lins between
New York City ami Chicago, ILL.,, has bsen
formally opened by Mayors Grant AMI
Washburne exchanging greetings by wire.
The New York Yacht Club accepted
Lord Dunraven's challenge 10 sail a race
for the Americas cup.
Ex-SEoRETARY REDFIELD PRocT OR was
formerly elected by the Vermont Legis-
lature to succeed Mr.. Edmunis in the
United States Senate.
ENGINEER PATRICK LAvEy was standiny
with his engine on the frog. near Waveriy,
N. Y, when a yard engine in charge OF J.Gor-
man came up tne main line with box car
in front ami smashed into Laven's engine.
Laven and bis fireman were killed, AMI Ed
ward Passnore, a brakeman, was struck by
a caboose aud killed.
Ex- ATTORNEY ENERAL WAYNE Nc
VEAGH addressed mass meeting OF Demo-
crats at Cooper Union, New York City
Ex-Governor Foraker, Of Ohio. addressed a
Republican meeting in Brooklyn.
SIX HUNDRED school children were seated
on temporary seats fifteen feet high at West
Winsted, rehearsing for the Columbus Day
celebration when the structure collapsed and
800 fell TO the floor. Many got broken
limbs, but none wero killed.
AGAIN the Inman line steamship City OF
Paris makes good her claim to supremacy
over the grsyhouuds Of tae ocean. Ameri-
cas- adopted liner has just beaten her own
record, which was the worlds record, max
ing the voyage from Queenstown 70 New
York in Ave days fourteen hours and
twenty-four minutes and performing the
feat OF sailing so miles in each whole day OF
the voyage and on ons day sailing $50 miles,
the greatest distance ever sailed in twenty
four hours.
CHARLES BuRXHALrER & Co., wholesale
grocers, Of New York City, have failed,
with liabilities Of over 5000
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-10-28
A "6iut OF Occurrences.

In the first issue Of Public Occur.
rences, a primitive New York newspaper
OF two centuries ago, price four cents,
the editor announced that it would sp.
pear whenever any "glut OF occurrences
should happen" and would contain "an
account of any considerable events that
come under our notice" The quaint,
old fashioned phrase, "a glut Of occur
rences, /" is much better fitted to modern
times than to the sleepy twilight of the
seventeenth century. New York Press
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-10-28

dressed, and she was doubly careful low
that the confinement to the house gave
her an excuse for invalidish costumes.
The sottest of white, knit shawls was al
ways draped over the white, embroidered
wrapper, aud the snowy hair smoothly
folded upon pretty lace caps. Herman
Rayne had allowed his charge an ample
income, and Lottie conscientiously de-
voted it to the invalid's sole use.
"March was nearly over when Miss
Henderson died. The day after the
funeral was writing TO Herman Rayne
when DR.. Gardiner came into my office.
"I am writing to Rayne,' said.
Have you any messageF
"sNone. You are telling him Of Miss
Henderson's deathl'
"'Yes, and think now he ought to
do something for Lottie. OF course, as
her nominal occupation is gone, she can
not stay where she is
"'No. have just left her. You
must have seen, long ago, that 1 loved
her.
"I suspected it,
"sTwice before l have asked her to
be my wife, but she thought her duty
compelled her to devote her life to her
aunt. That duty over, she confe'se'
now that she loves me-
"' i am heartily glad, said.
Thanks was the quick, cordial
reply. you are her best friend, l know.
But'-and he smiled-'you need not
send that letter all the way to Paris,
merely to come back. Have my nine
wears abroad entirely changed me, Uncle
Robertl'
"Aud then | recognized him.
Herman Rayner cried. 4 have
been sure before this that you and | had
met somewhere before, but l did not
place you. Queer, too, for l knew your
mothers name was Gardiner and yours
Herman Gardiner Rayne. Well, well, it
is all as my old friend would have it
Does Lottie knOwP
"T told her to-day. We will walk
over to the church this afternoon, Uucle
Robert. Will you be there, to give the
bride away! I must return to Paris for
few months; so that will be our we'd
ding trip.
"And that, continued the old lawyer,
'explains why l say l aatter myself that
the old house is so improved. Herman
Rayne asked me to make it home for
them when they should return to Poole
vile, and they reside here most OF the
time. Sometimes they spend few win
ter weeks in Philadelphia, but their
work is here"
"Tbeir woikl"
eyes, they ale no drones in the
worlds hive. Herman Rtyne devotcs
himself to his profession aud the study
of diseases caused by want and the reme-
dies as far as science will aid them. His
wife Is his earnest, efficient helpmcet,
and their large wealth flows freely IN all
charitable work. They have no chill
dren. aud devote their time and money
to the poor and suffering. POolevillo
will probably have hospital on the site
of the Rayne estate, when the hands
now governing it are still and cold"
The old lawyer paused moment, aud
then added:
'It was all we'll for Lottie. But l
still say that Paul Rhyme showed a cul-
pable neglect when he failed to make
will, and that all men so situated should
think seriously of the responsibility they
shirk By leaving such a duty toe long
neglected. New York Ledger.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-10-28

Chesford Bridge, over the Avon, IN
Englani, on the road between Leaning
ton and KeniIworth, is being replaced
by the County Council The bridge
dates from before the reign Of Edward
l., and its two old arches will be in.
corporated in the new bridge.