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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-06-17
THE OLD sPEcKLED HEN.

John Highow lived not fifty miles from here,
Was large of heart and in his faith sincere
He was farmer very we'll TO do,
And had wife devoted, kini and true.
But yet one sin life's devious ways beset,
She was inclined TO worry and to fret,
Bout this or that. servants or hired men.
But just now bout poor old speckled hen
The rounding year hal on their efforts
smiled,
The great barn loft with sweetest hay was
piled.
The yellow pumpkins meath september's
skies
Had grown to more than their accustomed
sze
The honey bees had bouutsous sweets dis
titled.
And rip'ning apples all the orchard fille1
But in her heart there was no joyous song;
The hen with many speckles had gone
wrong.
The various crops in garden ami in field
Had given forth a more than generous yield,
The sheep and cattle both had multiplied,
And in the house aud barn were laid aslte
A good supply of all they made or grew
To meet their wants the coming winter
through.
Yet she could fni no comfort night or
day,
The spsoklei hen had laid her eggs away.
AMI so on, day whsl to her house there
cams
An agei frieni. we will not cal by name.
And frankly asked how they wsrs pros2'rin;
now,
Poor Mrs. Hishow knit her anxious brow,
And bowling down her discontentsi head,
Forgetting all the blessings round her
spread.
Declared that she was awfuly distressed,
The specSlei hen had gone aad hid her nest.
And so il is too many souls possess
The same great weakness that caused her
distress
The little ills that LIES pathway bssst
We magnify, and DER than fu ne ami fret.
With eyes downcssa AMI half respondent
tread,
We overlook the blessings round us spread
Tis true alike Of women AM Of men.
And every life has its old spectla1 hs1
Thomas F. Porter.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-06-17
Gibraltar Is Carefully GnarJoj.

1t is only recently that people have
been permitted to ascend the rock and
signal station at Gibraltar. Since
last November the British military, with
their families, and persons connected
with the British navy, have been per-
mitted to visit this fine lookout. The
privilege, however, has not been ex-
teaicd to the citizens OF Gibraltar nor
to strangers visiting the fortress, cir.
cumsiance which is generally resented,
particularly by the subjects Of the
Queen.-Chicago Herald.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-06-17
Brazilian Shopksepsrs.

Shopkeeping in Brazil is by no mean;
the pleasant occupation one may fni it
in New York. Everywhere in tnat
country you will fnd the merchants
blocking their own doorways, evoa dur
ing the busiest hours of the day, b5
standing in them, gazing into the stree,
not because they expect anything tc
happen, but merely from an cvergeenine
desire to see what other people are doing,
the same instinct which impels them a
the theatre TO turn their back upon the
high.priced performance and spend tn,
time staring at each other. II you insist
upon buying something aud succeed il
pinniug the unwilling shopkeeper behind
his counter you cannot infusc into him
any apparent interest either in yon
business or his. He treats you with 20
air that plainly says your patronage Il
nothing to him. In reply to yolr inquiry
for some desired article he is quite a;
likely t. say he has 1t not, though it may
be IN plain sight, and should you point
it out he will smile and elevate his eye.
brows as il to say, "What persistent
bores these foreigners are Or perhaps
if you ask for particular thing he will
direct you to the case or drawer where i
ought to be aud leave you TO search foi
yourself, while he hurries back to hi
street gazing and gossiping. No matter
how much or how frequently you buy,
there is never any discount. Washing
ington Star.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-06-17
Couldn't Get Iuursi to tn. Dans.r.

Some years ago NJ. Froule, Mr.. Tom
Hughes and Charles KingslcJ were At
the London Geological Gar lens, and
were looking at a cobra in glass Gaze.
They were trying the experiment oil
holding the thumb agains. the glass
without dInching. when the cobra
struck, feat which none OF them sue
ceeded in accomplishing. When the
creature raised his handsome heal with
expanded hood to strike, it was impos-
sible, although there was a stout plate of
glass between, to avoid sn involuatary
shrinking. New York Times.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-06-17
Foreign.

Tas Emperor William OF Germany re-
ceived tho Car of Russia at Kiel with elab.
crate ceremonies.
EIGHT persons were killed by lightning in
the Austrian APPS, They were in building
together when tns deadly bolt came. destroy.
ing the building and all who were in it.
A BERLIN newspaper statsi positively
that Enin Pacha, the African explorer, Is
dead, and that he succumbsd TO smallpox.
TIE New Oriental Bank in Lonion Eng
land. failed with liabilities OF more than
$50, 100000.
The Gar Of Russia returned TO Copen
hagen, Denmark, in his yacht the Polar
Star, from his visit 70 the German Kaiser al
Kiel.
THE United States Minister 10 Francs. T.
jefferson Coolidg', was presented 20 Presi.
dent Carnot at Paris. ami warmly greeted.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-06-17
CURIOUS FACTS.

daily.
The first trumpet was a sea shell, and
was used by the very old Nations.
The use Of English rape has. it is said,
been tried with su ccess for fattening
sheep in Wisconsin.
1t is said the street preachers in Lou
don are merely "bind' to have crowds
collect to give pickpockets opportunities.
1t is seriously proposed to purify the
Thames, in England, by importing a
school of crocodiles to act as river scav-
engers.
More men have died and are buried in
the Isthmus of Panama, along the line Of
the proposed canal, than on any equal
amount of territory in the world.
The largest woman in Maine is only
twenty eight years old aud weighs AIS
pounds. 1t is impossible for her TO
stand for more than a minute at time.
There are more beehives in the United
States where there are $500, OOU. than in
any other country. Greece, famous for
its love Of honey. has only 80, 900 hives.
Over 100000 pounds OF snails are
daily eaten by the Partisan lovers.ot such
dainties. The taste Of properly cooked
snail is said to resemble that of a mush-
room.
People in Japan are called by the fam
ily name first, the individual, or what
we should call the Christian name, next,
and then the honorifc, thus, "Smith
Peter Mr..
According to a law of nature, when
body is cooled it becomes heavier than
when it is hot. There is one exception
to the rule, however, aud that is in the
case of water.
A physician in Massachusetts, recently
treated a broken neck successfully. At
ter setting it he fixed it in its place by
an iron head piece and the patient now
seems to be as we'll as ever.
A recruiting circulac sent out by the
Scots Guards of the British army, states
that for two wears the inter-regimental
football cup has been won by the second
battalion, and concludes with, "Come
aud join the champions"
The method of skinnng a sable is to
draw the skin over the head without any
incision in the body. The feet and tail
are left as part of the fur. Every thrtieth
of an inch is valuable, for the average
length Of the animal is only twelve inches
and the tail about six inches.
Fifteen natives on the east coast of
Australia, suffering from fever, put them
selves in the hands of the Maori tohunga,
or doctor, who prescribed. After taking
his physic they we're told to go aud "sit
in the creek" until the tohuuga released
them. Thirteen out of the fifteen died.
The California vulture. the largest
bird, except the condor, which is found
on the continent, is vanishing, not from
intentional persecution, but from the
systematic poisoning Of sheep carcasses
for the destruction of wolves and CO.
votes, to which the great vuturc which
shares their feast also falls a victim.
Some citizens OF Olkesdale, Washing.
ton, annoyed by large mudhole in the
main street of the town, planted three
or four old hats and a pair of boots in
the center Of it and labeled them with
the names of the city council. But the
council retaliated by posting up a card
with the notice "Pay your taxes and
we will fll this hole"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-06-17
THE NEWS EPITOMIzED.
y Eastern and Middle States.

Ex-SEcRETARY BLAINE passed around
New York City on his way to Maine, where
he will spend the summer.
The burial Of the victims of the Oil Creek
Valley horror was begun at Oil City and
Titusyille. The catastrophe was largely due
to the same cause as brought about the
Johnstown food.
The flagship Philadephia. Of the North
Atlantic Station. with Rear-Admiral Cher
ardi on boarj. arrived at New York after a
cruise of seven months aud four days, during
which she covered 1900 miles.
HEAVY damage was dons by clouibursts
and landslides along the New York Central
Railroad and in the interior Of New York
State.
SIDNEY DILLON, the venerable President
ot the Union Pacific Railroad. who had been
III for two months died few days ago in
New York City. He was eighty years OF
age, having been born in Northampton, q
village Of Montgomery County, n. Y, in
1912.
BUFFALO, n. Y. was visited by the big
gest rainstorm Of which 1t has any record.
Much damage was done.
The Coronsr's Jury at Port Jervis. N. Y,
decided that the colored man Lewis was
banged by person or persons unknown 70
1t.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-06-17
Washington.

The President signst the bill granting
pension 10 ex-senator George W. Jones, Ot
Iowa, for services in the Indian war of 1914.
WILLIAM HOSEA BALLoU. Of New York,
has been requested by Sir Henry Ponsonby.
Her Majesty's Secretary TO placs before the
British Foreign Department. through off.
cial channels, the matter OF the cruelty 20
animals at sea. The State Department has
been advised of the fact and askei 10 for
ward the papers in the premises through
Minister Lincoln
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-06-17
The Doa Knew Where 10 lump,

A very knowing dog got into the train
which was coming down from up river,
at Great Works, Monday. The train
started up, aud the dog still stayed
aboard. The train began to move faster
aud faster, until it was going at the rate
of twenty miles an hour. The dog did
not dare to jump. The animal got OFT
on the lowest step. At last the train
reached a swamp. Hs then gave trs.
mendous leap aud landed in safety in the
soft mud and water. The dog was un.
injured aud ran back Bangor (Me.)
News.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-06-17

copying book to the envelope and the en-
velope, letter and all, with enclosures
marked, went into the letter box with a
regularity that nothing but the Office
clock could emulate, and even that, the
clerks said, was not as re yular as Peters,
for they claimed it was always fast in the
morning and mighty slow in pointing to
6 O'Clock.
1t is little wonder, then, that Peters
stood high in the confidence Of old man
Bentham. Bentham was Beatlan
Brothers & Co. There were no brothers
and no company-that was merely the
firm name-it was all Bentham. Perhaps
there once were brothers and perhaps
there was once a company, but that is
all ancient history, anyhow, and has
nothing to do with this strictly modern
story. And it did not interfere with
the fact that old Bentham's name was a
lovely thing to have az the bottom of a
large check.
The clerks never speculated on the
probable effect of love on Peters, because
il never occurred TO them that such
thing as Peters falling in love was with
in the bounds Of possibility Love, theg
argued, was not an article that can be
docketed aud ticketed and referred back
for further information, aud entered in
the day book and posted on the debit or
credit side of ledger, so what on earth
could Peters do with it it nc had it,
Manifestly nothing. II they had known
as much about human nature "a you or
/, they would have surmised that when
Peters did fall, it was time to stand from
under.
And who should Peters fall in love
with but the very woman Of all others
whom he ought never to have given a
thought to--in other words, pretty little
Miss Sadie Benthan, if you please. 1t
made Peters himself cold when he
thought OF il, for Inc knew he had just
as much chance Of getting the moon or
the laureateship as the consent of Old
Man Bentham. The clerks always said
that it was Miss Sadie who fell in love
with Peters, principally, suppose, be-
cause she should have known better, and
think myself there is something to be
said for that view Of the matter. Any
how she came to her fathers place OF
business very often and apparently very
unnecessarily, but the old man was al
vays pleased to see her, no matter how
busy be happened 20 be. At first she
rarely looked at Peters. but when she
did flash one of those quick glances Of
hers at him poor Peters thought no had
the fever aud ague. He understood the
symptoms later on.
don't know how things come to
climax; neither do the clerks, fer that
matter, although they pretended to. Be
sides they are divided in their opinions,
so | think their collective surmises
amount to but very little. Johnson claim
that it was done over the telephone,
while Farnam says she ca ne to the Office
one day, her father was no. there,
and proposed to Peters on the spot. One
shius the clerks are unanimous about.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-06-17

GORGE Peters was
a very, very method
ical person for so
young a man. When
a letter got into
Peters 5 hands it went
through a certain
routine and the an
swer departed from
him to the copying
book and from the
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-06-17

wedding to do with the company1 He is
taking the partner, not me. / can't take
Peters into partnership merely because he
chooses to get married"
"Oh, l thought that was customary, "
said Sadie.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-06-17

There was no elopement after all. The
clerks say that it was the conscientious
Peters that persuaded Sadie out of it.
But as the old man found he had to give
way, it came to nhc same thing.
"Sadie," the old man said, "I think
I'll change the name of the firm. I'll
retire and it will be after this 'Bentham,
Husband g. Co. '"-Detroit Free Press.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-06-17
WORLDS FAIR NOTES.

Pennsylvania intends to make horh-
cultural exhibit which will surpass anything
II the sort ever made.
ALL material for the Maryland building
will be taken to Chicago free Of cost by ta'
Baltimore 81 Ohio Railway.
MoRE than 5000 worth OF granite anil
,ther building material has been donate
for the Maine Worlds Fair building
AN exhibit from SyT o.
ing chiefly OF beautifr-
cries, has been rece
Lady Managers at
at the Exposition | "a sc
committee with b 4Ea E8
been selected az kE q
THE magnitS Ese SA5s AS
the Exposition 1.
fact that in the g
Dortation to Chica:
will aggregate fully
A. B. DE GUERyILLs,
stoned to 20 arouni the wsars.
illustrated lectures on the Exposition, n
written from Japan that 80 great Is the In
terest in the Fair that he rarely fails 70
talk 10 full houses
"rHE eighth aud greatest wonder OF the
world" is what the Worlrs Fair buildings
aud grounds, even in their present incom-
plete condition. are pronounced by MAJOR
WOODS, Executive Commissioner OF the Con-
uecticut Worlds Fair Board.
IN lighting the Worlds Fair 92G,2 incan.
descent lamps of l6-canile power each will
be used, according TO present estimates.
The contract for furnishing and maintain
ing these lights has Just been let 70 George
Westinghouse. Jr., for 1889 900
The Exposition is deriving quite revenue
from the visitors whose curiosity prompts
thea to see the grounds and the wondertut
buildings now approaching completion. An
admission OF twenty-five cents is charged,
and on single days the num0er OF visitors
has exceeded 1900.
THE California Bee Keepers Association
is preparing a notable exhibit for the tair.
Besides honey and bees, the exhibit will in
clude pressed flowers OF all the different
honey fora, specimens of the birds aud al
sects VIII ch are the enemies Of bees, models
ana photographs of apiaries, end novelties
in the shape OF production distinctive to
California, especially in the line of beeswax
and foundation.
JAMES DREDoE, Of the British royal com
mission, recently passed a vacation at
Venice. and in that ancient and historic city
found great interest shown in the Worlds
Fair particularly among the manufactur-
ers OF the exceptionally beautiful glassware
for which the city Is celebrated. In the
lace and embroidery industries also cirefni
preparations are being made 10 send splen.
did exhibit 10 the Fair.
The German Government Is willing to
loan a magnificent collection Of its works OF
art 10 the Worlds Fair. but the loan OF such
articles must be from the German Govern.
ment 10 tho Government OF the Unitet
States. The German Government proposes
TO deliver every article to the United States
Consul General In Berlin as the representa-
tive OF this Government and will look 70 70
for the careful transportation. safe protcc-
tion and certain retnrnof every such article,
Il Is believed that there will Be trouble n
inducing The Uaitei States % comply WA
fhe conditions sDoci66d. -. II.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-06-17
The CareleSsness of Peters.

CY LUKE SHARP.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-06-17
CITY Hall Notes.

More licenses for the sale of fireworks
have been granted this year than ever be-
fore. This is presumable because permis-
sion has been given for the sale of fire
crackers.
Deputy City Clerk Chevers has exc
cuted for the German Benevolent Society
of Oluepville an engrossed copy of its act
of incorporation. II Is very neatly and
handsomely done. 1t makes the third
copy requested by different German so
cietes.
The visitor in the city clerks Office is
now greeted with sweet singing by two
birds, which Mr.. Clark has recently pur-
chased.
Our ancestors in 1902 had probably just
got over the effects of the War for Inde-
pendence.
The city records were examined to-day
to see how the three hundredth anniver-
sary of the discovery OF America was OBJ
served in this city, but no trace OF a
celebration could be found. The perils
and privations of the war probably left
this city in common with other cities OF
the State, too peer to observe the anni'
versary.
However, in looking over the records
several things, which TO those of our day
would seem amusing, were found. Town
meetings were called by the beat OF the
drum. A resolution was passed by the
Town Council not recommending the in
PRODUCTION of an incubation Of the small
pox in this town" The study of the early
records Is very profitable.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-06-17
To-Day's Municipal Court.

The executor of the will of Jane l..
Beckwith settled his account. Balance in
hand, S2l, ,05S. 36, which was transferred to
the trustees under her will.
Henry Callahan was appointed guard
ian of the estate and person of John Con-
nors Of full age, bond, $4,000, and Ella
Murphy was named executrix of the will
Bernrrd Murphy, exempt from giving
bond.
The guardian of Susan M. Taylor, OF
full age, settled his account; balance In
hand, S16960.
Olney Arnold was appointed custodian
of the estate uf William q. Arnold, of
full age, bond $1,000
Appraisers were appointed OF the estate
of Charles 4. buchanan. minor.
Inventories were accepted as follows on
these estates: Mary Avery Smith,
g., ,79l.0 05; Mary j. Hickey, ct al, minors,
S35 each.
Henry Callaghan was appointed Gus
todian OF the estate OF John Connors. de-
ceased. bond $4,000.
s. ID. Robinson was named executor OF
the will of Nancy r. Robinson, exempt
from giving bond.
John Doran was appointed appraiser
of the estate OF John Il. Cuddy.
The estate Of Peter Cosgrive being in
solvent, John T.. Doran, John Il. Conley
and Michael Hayes were appointed COM
missioners To receive claims against the
estate.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-06-17
THE PEQUOT ASHORE.
The Fast Freioht Boat Is Again In
Trouble.

The dense gray fog which over-hung the
lower bay last night proved an obstacle
to the steamer Pequot of the Providence
Line, which left here yesterday evening
with the exceptionally heavy freight of
twenty car loads. The usual precautions
were taken by her officera; but when Off
Saunderstown on Narragansett bay she
ran aground and could not be gotten oil.
Capt. Williamson in the steamer Con,
necticut stopped near her this morning,
but as the tide was low could not APP
proach close enough To render any assist
ance He says the Pequot is lying easy on
a firm sandy bottom. So far as could be
ascertained no serious injuries had been
sustained aud the Pequot is not in imme-
diate danger.
Agent Williams dispatched the steam
tugs Eben Hodge aud Nat sutton with
the barge American Eagle early this
morning to tighten the stranded steamer
and make an attempt TO haul her oil at
high tide this afternoon. The Pequot
had recently resumed her place on the
line after being partially burned.
Inquiry at the Office of the Providence
Tow Boat Co., two Of whose steamers
were this morning despatched to the re-
lief of the Pequot, elected the informa-
tion that at 2 O'Clock this afternoon the
work of tightening the steamer was then
in progress and no attempt to haul her
off would be made until near midnight,
when the Pequot will be sufficiently
lightened and the tide high enough to
haul her of successful.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-06-17
CRUSHED BY AN ELEVATOR.
7. A. Derby. a Teamer, Was Caught and
Squeezed.

T. A. Derby. q Teamer, Was Caught and
Squeezed.
Theodore A. Derby: :teamer for ii. b.
Hunt g. Co., was badly crushed this
morning by the elevator in Shepard 6;
Co.'s store. Derby was loading some
goods onto his lowgear, and was in the
rear of the store OH Comfort street He
leaned over the gate at the elevator well,
and commenced n desultory conversation
with some one in the basement. Sudden
ly, and without any warning, the heavy
freight elevator swooped down on him,
catching his head and left shoulder in its
crushing embraces.
Derby cried for assistance aud the car
was stopped as soon as possible by the
clerks In the store When released from
his position the man was found to be
badly injured, his Lead which had been
horribly cut and crushed, bleeding pro-
fusely. His arm hung powerless by his
side aud, it was feared that 1t was
broken.
Instead Of sending for the ambulance.
as should have been done, the injured
man was loaded into an express wagon
and was driven TO the hospital, where mis-
wounds were dressed, after which he went
TO his home on Providence street, East
Providence
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-06-17
AN AGED WOMAN KILLED.
Her Nephew is Supposed to Have
Shot Her.
HE WAS HEIR TO HER PROPERTYs
Neighbors Saw Him Before the shots
Were Heard. But He Has Been Mis-
Ing since Her Bleeding Body Was
Found--Did He Commit Suicide?

HATFIELD, Mass, June 17.-Mrs. Mi
chael Larkin, a widow, was fatally shot
about 7 O'clock last evening. The man
supposed to have shot her IL missing. II
is thought that the murder resulted from
quarrel over property. The woman will
die.
Mrs. Larkin was 75 years old. Her hus-
band died several years ago and the old
woman had arranged to have her proper
ty at her death go to David Cahill, who
married her niece.
CnhilI and his wife lived on the farm
which he managed. Neighbors saw him
enter the woods about the time OF the
murder and think they heard shots after
ward. 30 the theory 10 that he killed the
old woman and committed suicide.
Mrs Cahill who was In another lroom,
says she heard firing after supper and
found her aunt sitting in q chair with
blood flowing from her head.
DIR. Seymour Of Northampton found
two bullet holes in the woman's head
above the left eye. The woman was
breathing at midnight, but cannot pos
sibly live. No revolver could be found.
The scene of the murder In about half .
mile from laurel Park, near the place
where Harriet Wheeler, Q colored woman,
was murdered IS years ago.