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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-08-26
WILLARD HOUSE,
Mt. JACKSON. VIRGINIA,
JOHNSON & HOTEL,
OWNERS AND PROPRIEToRs.

This was formerly the well-known Farra
House, but has been thoroughly rebuilt
and remodeled from top to bottom, and IS
now one of the most comfortable as well
as handsomest hotels in the Valley OF Vlr-
GINA. 1t has been newly furnished IN
every room, and has all the modern con-
veniences. The table will always be sup
piled with all the substantials and deli
cacies that has given Virginia a world
wide reputation for good living. CONNER
cial men will find special accommodations.
All necessary livery accommodations con-
nected.
The Bar always supplied with the pur-
est and best liquors, wines, beer, &c.
Il Terms 81 90 per day.
Aug. Ill VI.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-08-26
A Million Friends.

A friend IN need is friend indeed, and
not less than one million people have
found Just such a friend in DR.. Kings New
Discovery for Consumption, Coughs, and
Colds. If you have never used this Great
Cough Medicine, one trial will convince
you that 1t has wonderful curative powers
in all disease of Throat, Chest and Lungs.
Each bottle is guaranteed to do all that is
claimed or money will be refunded. Trial
bottles free at B. Schmitt's Woodstock,
and C. p. Hisey's drug store, Edinburg.
Large bottles SOC. and Sl.00.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-08-26
A Mother Kills Her Daughter.

n u1OJlCA IAAlho 44CA DcbllS uJCIs
MRS. ELIZABETH HICKS. INSTALLING HER
CHILD FOR THIEF, SHOOTS HER
THROUGH THE HEART.
RIcnMOND, VA, August 20.-A shooting,
by mistake, horrible In its consequences
occurred here about 2 O'Clock this morning.
On the outskirts of the city, near tie
Male Orphan Asylum, lives Mrs Elizabeth
Hicks, a widow lady, with her SIXTEEN
year-old daughter Carrie. Her only other
child. bow Of ten, is an inmate of the
orpl an asylum. A few nights ago thieves
stole some of Mrs. Hicks chickens.
When she was aroused this morning by a
noise in her back ward she very naturally
concluded that the rogues were about
again. Armed with a 3S-caliber revolver
she went into room adjoining her bed
chamber, and taking position by a
window where she could watch the yard,
awaited developments. It was not long
before she heard li.ht fOOtstep behind
her and saw a figure in the room. Without
a word Mrs Hicks fired, and instantly
there was scream which continues to
ring in the ears OF the poor wOman-"Oh
mother you have killed me-" said the
daughter. who was shot near the heart.
Carrie had followed her mother into be
room and the latter in her excitement
mistook her for a thief. The girl died in
a few minutes. Mrs. Hicks is now nearly
crazy and has to be guarded TO prevent
her killing herself. Mrs Hicks is a highly
respected lady and she and her daughter
both belonged to Grace Episcopal church.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-08-26
A somewhat sinpnlar marriage occurre

A somewhat singular marriage occurred
at Bolivar, Mo-, on Tuesday, of last week
Col. Torvell the Texas giant, z feet {
inches in height, was united in wedlock
to Henrietta Mority, pretty little midget
who is just % inches high. This was
case where extremes met, as the groom
was more than four times as tall as the
bride.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-08-26
Rhenmatism Cured in a pay

"Mystic Cure" for Rheumatism and Neu
ralgia radically cures in to 3 days. 1t
action upon the system is remarkable ant
mysterious. 1t removes at once the cause
and the disease Immediately disappears
The first dose greatly benefits. 20 cents
Sold by f. X. IRWIN Druggist, Woodstock
Jan. l6-Smo.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-08-26

Ripans Tabules: one gives relief.
Ripans Tabules: pleasant laxative.
Ripans Tabules for torpid liver.
Ripans Tabulcs cure bad breath.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-08-26

"The use Of 'Castoria Is so universal ana
its merits 40 we'll known that It seems work
OF supererogation 70 endorse IL. Few are the
intelligent families who do not keep Castoria
within easy reach"
New York City.
Late Pastor Bloomingdale Reformed Church.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-08-26

State Senator EcholI, of Stanton,
ventured out too far from shore az At
antic City the other day aud was in
serious danger WHOM he was rescued by
the life guard.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-08-26

"Castoria is 80 wen adapted to children that
recommend itas superior to any prescription
known 10 me-" II. A. ARCHER, N. D.,
III So. oxford St., Brooklyn, \. Y.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-08-26

"For several years have O.. '',irnae "a
vour sCastoria. and shall always. ntlhne 70
DO so as it has invariably prodIeel ceneiic'@'
results"
EDwI. F. PARDZE. II. d.,
.Tbe Winthrop. is5th Street and eth Ave,
New York City
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-08-26
for Infants and Children.

Castoria cures Collie, Constipation,
Sour Stomach, DiarrhRa. Eructatlon, =,
Kills Worms. gives sleep, and promotes ID
gestion,
without injurious medication
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-08-26
Baltimore Ono RAILROAD SCHEDULE
IN EFFECT NAY %. 1892, UNTIL FURTHER
SOUTHBOUND.

Additional Woodstock 10 and 10 10
als 525
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-08-26

TIE crsyrArR COMPANY n MURRAY STREET Ni'w YORK
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-08-26

MRS ELIZABETH HICKS, INSTALLING HER
CHILD FOR THIEF, SHOOTS HER
THROUGH THE HEART.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-21
SCIENTIFIC WAITS.

Chronographs are now being made that
are capable of measuring to the ten-thou-
sandth part of second.
Very acceptable mirrors are now made
of wood in Germany The wood is treated
to chemical bath, after which it may be
polished to shine like silver.
The smallest wire in the world is made
at Providence. The smallest size yet made
has diameter of .0G2 of an inch, and of
this wire it takes sixteen miles in length
to weigh a pound.
Careful Investigations show that in ordi-
nary flames charged with common salt the
yellowness is due to too free metallic
sodium and not to the undecomposed mole
cules of chloride of sodium.
Among the instrumental resources of the
Johns Hopkins university is thermome-
ter valued at $4,000. The graduations on
the scale are so fine that a magnifying
glass is required to read them.
To say that Venus and Jupiter came in
conjunction is that Venus, in running her
orbits, swings into the line of sight from
the earth to Jupiter. Jupiter is really
1.400 times as large as Venus, and their
distance apart is more than 400, 600, 600
miles.
If it were possible to rise above the at
mosphere which surrounds the earth the
sun would look like sharply defined bah
of fire, while everything else would be
wrapped in total darkness. There could
be no diffusion of light without an atmos-
phere or some similar medium for the sun s
rays to act upon.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-21
a Long Ride.

Major YasItmasa Fukushima, military
sttache of the japanese legation in Ber-
lin, is about 10 start out on a horseback
ride from the German capital to Toxic.
Exclusive of waterways, which he viii
have to travel by boat. he estimates that
he will cover about 10000 miles. He
expects to ride six days in every seven,
and to cover about thirty to thirty-five
miles day on the average. His trip,
with due allowance for unforeseen de-
lays, will last about fifteen months, and
during it he will suffer the intense cold
of two winters and the correspondingly
intense heat of summer.
Major YasumaSa Fukushina in his
great fur coat weighs 154 pounds; his
extra clothing, twenty-five pounds, and
his arms. tools, ETC., thirty-three pounds.
The total weight for his horse, there
fore, viii be PIP pounds. The way OF
horse and rider will be from Berlin to
ST. Petersburg via Warsaw and Kowno;
from st. Petersburg to Moscow, Kasan,
Omsk, Se1aipalatinsk; through Mongolia
via Kobdo, Cljassutai, the northern part
of the Cobb desert, Kiachta to Siberia;
and from Irkutsk to Vladivostock, along
the road on the left bank of the Amur
and the right bank of the Ussuri. Then
he will proceed to Manchuria and
China. From Peking he will ride to
Shanghai, will sail over the Chinese sea
to Nagasaki, and will ride thence to his
home in Tokio.-New York Sun.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-21
WAfSIDE GLeANINGS.

Edwin Arnold has called Madison, Wis
the Venice of America.
Fifty-one metals are now known to exist
Four hunG,ed years ago only seven wert
known.
Seventy-s;x cardinals have died within
the last fourteen years, since the presen.
pope began his reign The entire college
only contains sixty nine members.
The winter season in Russia comes on %
suddenly that while the first part of No
vember may be as balmy as springtime
twenty four hours later everything Is
frozen solid and there is no relaxation oi
the cold until spring.
There is an immense garden in China
that embraces an area of $4,000 square
miles. 1t is all meadow land, and is filled
with lakes, ponds and canals. Altogether
it is as large as the states of New York and
Pennsylvania combined.
The seven wonders of America are classed
as follows: Niagara falls, Yellowstone
park, Mammoth cave, the Canyons and
Garden of the Gods, Colorado; the giant
trees, California; the natural bridge. Vir.
ginia, and the Yosemite valley.
. The difference IN length or the cables IN
the East river bridge, Brooklyn, when the
thermometer registers zero and when it
registers 100 degs. above is 2 feet and
inches. The difference in the rope which
hauls the cars is feet and inches
1t is stated that there are more priests,
monks and nuns in Jerusalem. in proper.
tion to the population, than in any other
city in the world. They belong to every
nation of Europe and many of Asia, and
are of every creed, form of worship and
dress.
The bronze statue of Liberty which has
crowned the dome OF the Capitol building
at Washington for the past twenty nine
years is 10 feet inches high and weighs
149S5 pounds. The figure was cast in five
sections, the heaviest being 4,740 pounds
weight.
The irregularity of Names coast line is
indicated by the fact that a Lubbock man
who bought a horse in Eastport was
obliged to drive the animal more than
forty miles to reach his home, although
the two towns are only three miles apart
in straight line.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-21
A Gift Repaid.

DIR. A. Billhardt, of Sanduskv, o.,
many years ago, while in Philadelphia
one evening. walking through a well
known quarter of that city, was stopped
by pale faced gentleman who begged
piteously for assistance. His story of
wrongs and misfortune was so plausible
that the doctor handed him the amount
asked for and was on the point of con-
tinuing his walk when the stranger
stopped him again, asked his name and
address, promising ti1at when fortune
smiled upon him he should be well re-
membered. se9 ~ i
Recently, upon opening small pack
age directed TO him from Mellmore, a
mining town in South America, the doc
tor found glistening in downy bit of
cotton brilliant scintillating with all
the colors of the rainbow. Inclosed
with the gem was card reading:
DIR. A. Billhardt:
DEAR SIR-Several years ago met you in
the streets of Philadelphia. ! was starving
and asked you for bread; you gave it to me.
For your kindness ] return you a stone. 1t is
of great value, but nothing, assure you. in
comparison to the gratitude feel for the kind
ness you extended. BARON INo Rosa.
That the doctor was amazed goes with
out saying, and no wonder. The. gem
weighs twenty carats and its value is
estimated at $S,000.-Cor Chicago Inter
Ocean.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-21
pROuTh AND FAMINE.

SAN ANTONIO, Tex, April 20.-For three
years the counties of Starr, Hidaigo, Por-
ticas. Zapata, Mexico and Duval have
been subjected to drouth of such sever
ity as to render the production of the nee
esaries of life impossible, The season for
planting has passed and the early crops
having been killed by frost, there Is no
hope for relief unless summer rains should
secures late fall CROP The loss of stock,
the depreciation in the value of all kinds
of property, the inability of the ranchmen
to procure money for the payment OF
taxes, the prevalence of smallpox through
II section extending from San Ignacio, IN
Zapata county, to Rio Grande Clty, IN
Starr county, and the baleful effects OF the
Cara revolution combined, have produced
destitution hitherto unknown. Some OF the
people are using the fresh meat OF cattle
who have died from disease or starvation.
and others are drying the flesh for future
use. The losses on cattle, the principal IN
dustry of this section, are estimated ar 81
per cent, and in Nueces county alone Co.,
900 head have died.
The famine district contains popula-
tion estimated at 49, 600 to 10000 people.
Probably one-fourth of this number re-
Quire assistance while the resources OF the
balance of the population are only ade-
quate to maintain themselves and faml-
lies The people have appealed to the state
in vain. and another appeal is published,
signed by leading citizens and addressed
to the public, asking for contributions Of
corn and other supplies, TO be addressed to
the central committee of Starr county,
care of 3. Munroe, county Judge.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-21
A SENATORIAL HuMRuG.

WASHINGTON, April 20.-The Post says
that this incident occurred on the very
day the vote was taken by the senate
which deposed Executive Clerk Young on
the charge. of betraying private proceed
ings: A certain western senator left the exc
cutive session and, in the lobby, gave to a
correspondent the proceedings which oc-
Cured Inside the closed doors with refer
ence TO a nomination in which he was in
tere ested. When he bad concluded, he
said: NOW if there is nothing more, |
must go in and vote against Young"
What" exclaimed the correspondent,
''you certainly don't intend to declare
Young guilty of betraying secrets after
what you have just done"
"Well,n said the senator, ''the case is
this: Young is nothing to me, and the
committee on foreign relations want his
head. am going to stand by the COM
mittee; for they can do me favors during
the years am in the senate"
The senator re-entered the chamber and
actually voted to depose MIR. Young.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-21
To Ward OF Disease.

Ws can all recall some kindly grand
mother OF old times, who, as she tied
her gold beads around the neck Of a
grandchild, who like Leah was tender
eyed" half apologetically explained the
exceptional favor. The beads, you
know, viii be good for Helen's eyes.
A dignItcIi gentleman, man dlsun-
guisked IN great public matters, only 4
few days ago twirled an iron rlRg
around his finger. and In explanation
said, That's for rheumatism. New
York Tribune.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-21
CROWN AND SCEPTER.
The king of Greece speaks twelve

The king of Greece speaks twelve Ian
guages.
Prince Luitpold, regent of Bavaria, is an
expert ethnologist and owns one of the
most complete and extensive collections Of
beetles, etc, in Europe.
The German emperor showed his con-
tempt for danger by smoking a cigarette
as he rode on horseback through the streets
where the riots had taken place.
When absorbed in thought the emperor
of Austria puffs out his cheeks, the czar
runs his fingers through his hair or lays
his hand fat on the top of his head, and
the khedive taps impaticntly with his left
foot.
The Empress Frederick cares only to
have intellectual people about her, ard in
consequence Schloss krohnber (Cronbcrg
is likely to become IL time the center Of
the artistic and intellectual life in Ger
many.
Grand Duke Paul of Russia carries
his bed about with MIN when he travels,
not as in the case OF Queen Victoria be
cause she prefers it 10 others, but because
he is so tall that he cannot sleep IL bed
stead OF ordinary proportions
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-21
AN IMMORAL CLUB.

MONTREAL, April 2O-The city of ST
Johns, Quebec, is in an excited state over
the arrest of four citizeus-Jules Quesnot,
Joseph Prairie, l.. A. Cenest and III. Bros
sard-by officers of the Canadian secret
formed for immoral practices, similar to
the Cleveland street scandal of London.
Three of the prisoners were brought before
a magistrate and were admitted to bail
The other prisoner is still under arrest
The club was denounced from the pulpit
by the cure of st. Johns. which led to
the authorities engaging services of secret
service. Besides the above, who are prom
inent citizens, a large number of other ar
rests are expected, AS there are twenty-five
members in the club.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-21
WESTERN CANES
HE BEALS KIpNApERs

KANSAS CITY, April 20-Lizzie Dennis
and Malvla Sipole, two Of the kidnapers
who stole Banker Beals' child last winter
and held him for ransom. had their trial
IN The Criminal court today Both pleaded
guilty and begged for mercy. Judge
White sentenced the woman to two wears
In the penItentlsry and gave Sipole four
years During the proceedings each pris-
oner made confession, giving the details
OF the crime as printed in the newspapers
at the time. They both stated that Rob-
ertson, Denver lawyer, with whom both
had previously been Implicated in minor
crimes, planned the kidnapping and re-
whole amount, and leaving them 10 shlft
for themselves
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-21
A Giddr girl of sereasr.

Mary 4. Liyermore. who has recently
passed her seventeen birthday, attended
oct long ago little gathering Of people
where DR.. Holmes ard Whittier wers
present The conversation turned upon
ages, and the two great poets having
confessed 10 their eighfieth birthdays,
Mrs. LiveTmore announced her ap-
preaching seventeen. when Ar. Whit
sier repliesi, ..Cie: tree along. get thee
along: thou AT but siddy girl "-Bos-
soa Letter.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-21
THE COLLAPSE OF A ROTTEN TEN
EMENT

With crumbliug foundation and shaky,
bulging walls is not more certainly to be
looked for than the sudden giving way OF
a constitution sapped by overWork, unre
mitting anxiety or exposure to hardship
aud malign climatic influences. Against
the disastrous effects of each and all of
these Hostetter's Stomach Bitters is an
effectual safeguard IG fortifies the
system against them by infusng into
it fresh vigor begotten of renewed and
complete digestion and assimilation of the
food, and it's consequent reparative action
upon the exhausted tissues and impover-
ished circulation, No preparative tor the
undergoing, without injury, of an unu-
sual amount of bodily or mental work,
no means Of averting malarial infection,
or disorders born OF bad diet and impure
water equals this superlaUively fine de-
fensive invigorant. Take it for dyspepsia,
constipation, biliousness, rheumatism,
kidney trouble, la grippe.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-21
PENSION OFFICE SCANDALS.

WASHINGTON, April 2O-Wilham T.
Ford was again examined by the Raum
committee today in relation to the testi-
mony of Mrs. Caddie l.. Wright, who
charged him, in effect, with making
improper proposals 10 her, and with perse-
cutting her because she rejected his ad-
vances. He denied that he had offered by
word or action any insult to her or to any
other woman.
James Dugan denied the accuracy of
the statement heretofore made that he
(the witness) was clerk for Representa-
tive Hallowell and charged a considera-
tion for pension cases examined.
1t transpired during the investigation
that Assistant Secretary Bussey pre-
vented the witness reinstatement in
the pension office when he was dis
charged. The witness evidently felt very
sore over General Bussey's action and
Louisiana for $500. 600 and paid it at the
rate of Is cents on the dollar He also said
that General Bussey, instead of being
assistant secretary of the interior depart
ment. should be wearing prison stripes at
Baton Rouge, and characterized him as
''an Internal Scoundrein
Harvey Maddox clerk for Representa-
tives Cochran, Fellows, English. Byrnes
and Harter, testified that he had examined
claims for all those persons and for their
constituents. He had with Mr.. Harter'
assentl called up cases in other districts on
Mr.. Harter's slips; but the privilege of ex-
amining them was denied him, as the
practice had beer discontinued. As soon
rs Mr.. Harter learned that the practice
had been stopped by the pension office he
(Mr. Harter) instructed the witness 20 dis
continue using his slips and to refund the
money, which he did in two cases
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-21
Typewritine in London,

Across the water typewriting is being
elevated to place among the arts. A
typewriting sat home" was recently
given in London by two women who ex-
eel in the profession q. A magic Ian
tern provided with exhibition slides
illustrative of the twin occupations,
shorthand and typewriting, and duly
explained by an expert was the feature
of the ''at home" The beauty of the
work shown drew EXPLANATIONS of sur
prised pleasure from the assembly. A
sea piece and representation of the
Pantheon at Rome was considered es-
pecially fine.--Now YORK Times.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-21
Doctors? Pshaw! Take BEECHAM's PILLS.
THE ROTHSCHlLOS ROBBED.

BERLIN, April 20.-A most decided sem
sation was caused on the bourse here to-
day by report that Herr Jaeder, chief
cashier for the great banking house of the
Rothschilds at Frankfort, was defaulter.
According to this report Jaeder had sue
ceeded in defrauding his employers of over
one million marks. Inquiries revealed
the fact that Jaeder had held the position
of chief cashier for fifteen years. Some
time ago he was missing from his post,
and as time elapsed and he did not appear
a partial examination of his books was
made. This resulted in the discovery that
he is an absconder. The examination of
the books has not yet been concluded, and
the exact amount of the defalcation is
therefore not known.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-21
FIGS AND THI5TLES.
Small evils hatch quickly.

The way to, get good is 10 do good.
Pride's next door neighbor is shame.
Lore speaks the mother tongue OF every-
body.
Darkness cannot put out light. AL
it can Go is 70 make it brighter.
The gold handle on an umbrella is not
admired when IL is raining hard.
If the devil couldn', find sny good peo-
pie for stool pigeons his traps would stay
empty.
There are some people VINO think the
music never amounts 20 much except when
they play first fiddle.
II everybcdy's children were as good O.
their neighbors think they ought 70 be ths
sun would never set-Raul's Horn.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-21
THE WHEAT PROSPECT.

CHICAGO April 2O-This weeks Farm
er's Review will say that spring work is
in full blast in most of the states covered
by the report, though in some of the
northern states work has been greatly de-
layed by rain. In Missouri % per cent of
the correspondents report the condition of
winter wheat good; 45 per cent report it as
fair and the remainder as bad. In Kansas
40 per cent report the condition good; "a
per cent report the outlook rs fair, and the
rest poor In Iowa, Nebraska, Minnesota
and the Dskotas not enough winter wheat
is reported to cut any figure in the local
report,