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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-09-02
The Washington Monument Moves.

Washington monument moves, big
and heavy as It is. Custodian Hawkins,
in charge OF the shaft, recently made an
interesting explanation Of the situation
He took from his desk some rolls Of
drawing paper. Each sheet had on it
circle of about ten inches diameter and
divided by cross lines into quadrauts.
Down in the southwest quadrant there
was a succession of pencil lines like a
thin cobweb, interpreted with small red
figures. "That," said he, Elsa chart OF
the movement Of the monument for the
month. The figures are the dates and
the lines show the direction. Inside the
shaft there are two plumb lines. One in
the north gives the inclination OF the
monument to the east or west, aud one
in the west gives the movement to the
north or south. The lines are heavy
wires, both enclosed in metal castings to
keep them from being disturbed by any
outside influence. The weights are large
pieces of lead, immersed in thin oil to
keep them steady against any minor vi
bration. The movement Of the shaft is
really so minute as to be unperceivable
by the naked eye, and there are two
telescopes, with slow-moving screws,
that can be brought to bear on each
plumb line, so that the variations OF the
line along the scale behind it can be
read to the one-thousandth OF an inch.
This circle in which the chart OF the
shafts daily movement is plotted IS equal
TO tenth of an Inch on the pluub-liue
scale, being enlarged in this way to make
the movement visible. The shaft has a
slow and tolcrably regular yearly move
ment, which seldom exceeds one-hun-
dredth of an inch. 1t travels round in a
circle, and now it is down in the south
west. Then there is also daily move
ment, and in the daily movement, too,
of the shaft there is also a somewhat cir
cular movement, swinging around from
day to day between one onG-thou'andth
and one one-hundredth OF an inch each
way. A strong, steady wind has some
minute effect upon the inclination Of the
shaft, but the principal movement comes
from the effect of the suns heat upon the
stone. Boston Transcript.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-09-02
Liquehed Air.

Professor Dewar, in lecturing before
the Royal Institution, London, handed
around to the audience an entirely new
thing In the way of tipples, in the shape
Of rlaret glasses filled with lique6ed air.
The boiling point of liquid air is lS5
degrees Of Centigrade, or ten degrees
lower than that OF oxygen. After
liquefying oxygen, Professor Dewar said
that It is not true, as has been sup
posed, that the oxygen in the air lique-
fies before the other elements in air; on
the contrary, the air lique6es as air, and
and is not resolved into its elements be-
fore liquefying. II this globe were
cooled down to 200 degrees below the
zero of Centigrade It would be covered
with sea of lique fed gas thirty-five
feet deep, Of which about seven feet
would be liquid oxygen. New Yorb
Commercial Advertiser,
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-09-02

ahead, leaving jim with the engine. Tie
looked scared all over. But l tell you
we hadn't gone five rods before we
stopped in horror.
"There at our feet lay black chasm,
filed with the roar OF the river, as
swollen with the spring rains it dashed
down toward the lake. The bridge was
washed awayl
"Only few splinters of wood and
twisted iron cluug to the abutment,
while now, far out over the blackness,
that awful black figure OF woman
danced again on the thin air, relieved
against the shaft Of light that the head
light threw.
at was fingiug its arms about as il
in wild glee.
"The conductor stared at the chasm
and then at me.
"'Was that the thing you saw when
you stopped the trainl he asked.
"'Yes.'
"'Well, it's something more than
luck that saved us tonight, Frank.
awe went back slowly to the train,
feeling very queer, and thankful, too,
can assure you. Several of the pas
seugers had come running forward by
this time. Among them was young
fellow from Chicago, about eighteen
years old, who was smarter than the
whole of us. as it turned out.
"When this boy saw the Won in
Black, he turned and looked at the
locomotive headlight. Then he ran up
toward it. l looked at it as he did so.
l saw peculiar spot on the glass.
"'There's your woman in blackP said
the Chicago boy.
"And there it was, sure enough-that
same moth miller that you see there in
that frame. He was clinging to the in
side of the glass. As l tapped on th,
glass, the creature flew back and lighted
on the reflector.
"That's the whole story, sir. The
moth, by huttering on the glass just in
front of the electric illuminator, had pro-
duced a great black shadow, like that Of
a cloaked woman, on the darkness in
front of US; and when he Topped his
wings in his vain attempt to sail olt
through the glass, he gave his mysteri-
ous shadow tae look of waving its arms
wildly.
"Then when he few back out Of the
direct shine of the light, the figure dis
appeared, Of course.
ave never knew just how he got in
there, but no doubt it happened when
jim went to fix the light at the pump
ing station.
"Auyhow, he saved our lives by scar
inc us with tha. Women in Black.
$50 you see why keep the moth in
the frame. It's to remind me Of the
way we were saved that night. Yes, you
might call it accidental, but call it
provideutial."
"All aboard" called the conductor OF
the limited, coming out Of the telegraph
office with q paper in his hand.
jim, the fireman, ran and jumped into
the cab as stepped down to go back to
my car.-Youth's Companion.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-09-02
Prince Edward Island is Fertile.

Prince Edward Island is fertile
throughout, except for few bogs and
swamFs, composed of soft, spongy turf.
The soil is composed of rich lager Of
vegetable matter on a stiff clay and sand
stone, and is we'll watered. The prin-
cipal crops are wheat, oats, barley,
potatoes and turnips, of which oats and
potatoes are largely exported. Wheat
yields eighteen to thirty bushels, oats
twenty-five to seventy bushels per acre,
and barley makes a good crop.--Amsri-
can Agriculturist.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-09-02

Martian geograpby-or, let us say, geol-
ogy with aerology-we might almost be
tempted to find in the present prevalence
of tint belonging to one of the earlier
of our terrestrial formations an argument
in favor Of the theory that Mars passed
through fewer stages Of development
during its lifc-bearing condition than our
earth. and that thus the latter formations
of our earth's surface are wanting
in the surface of Mars. Accord.
ing to my fathers theory, ave
may therefore well believe that the
ruddiness of the soil of Mars is due to
the same general cause as the ruddiness
of our red sandstone-the general preva-
lence of certain organisms; but neither
the actual character of this particular
formation nor its position in the terres.
trial series OF strata can be safely predi-
Gated OF the ruddy formation constitut-
ing the chief part or the land surface of
Mars" 1t has been usual to ascribe the
ruddy light of Mars to an extensive and
dense atmosphere, owing to a strange
mistake made by the early astronomers,
who assigned to the atmosphere depth
of many hundreds of miles. They in
ferred this from the fact that the stars
seemed to disappear from view at some
considerable distance from the planet;
but from more careful observations made
by Sir J. South and other observers, it
has been proved abundantly that the
atmosphere Of Mars has no such depth as
Cassini and others Of the earliest tele-
scopists imagined. The spectroscope,
that invaluable aid with the telescope in
the study of astronomy, has revealed the
existence OF water on Mars, and OF a
stable atmosphere, in which the vapor OF
water rises. II the air we're formed oil
other gases, the spectrocope would prob.
ably reveal their existence, which has
not happened. Thus the fundamental
characteristics of our earth are found in
Mars, added greatly to the interest in its
study by terrestrial observers.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-09-02
OUR ONLY DAY.

Were this our only day,
Did not our yesterdays and morrows give
To hope and memory their interplay,
How should we bear to liveg
Not merely what we are,
But what we were and what we are In he
Make up our life-tle far days each a star,
The near days nebule.
At once woul love forget
It's keen pursuits and coy delays Of bliss
And its delicious pangs Of fond regret.
Were there no day but this.
And who to win frien',
Would to the secrets of his heart invite
A fellowship that should begin and end
Between a night and night?
Who, too, would pause to prate
OF insult, or remember slight or scorn,
Who would this night lie down to sleep with
hate,
Were there to be no morn?
Who would take heed to wrong,
To misery's complaint or pitys call,
The long wall of the weak against the strong,
If this one day were all?
And what were wealth with shame,
The vanity Of Office. pride of caste,
The why sparkle of the bubble fame,
II this day were the last?
Ay, what were all days worth
Were there no looking backward or before
If every human life that drops to earth
Were lost for evermore!
But each day is link
OF days that pass and never pass away;
For memory and hops-to live 20 think
Each is our only day.
Coates Kinney, in Harper's Magazine.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-09-02
South and West.

JUDGE A. P. MCCORMICK, Of the United
States Circuit Court. has rendered an i'm
portant decision, declaring tho Texas Rail-
way Commission Act unconstitutional. Tho
decision declares that Railroad Commis-
sioners may not fix rates for freight or pass
enqers which shall be binding upon CON-
panies, but that such power shall reside only
in courts.
JUDGE TAYLOR, at indianapolis, ap-
pointed James f. Bailey receiver for the
Order known as the Iron Hall, with bond
of 81. 900. 900. The Order has a large mum.
Der OF members all over the country, and
the Supreme officials are charged with mis-
management.
A ofourBuRsr at Knoxville Va, de-
stroyed sl00 600 worth OF property.
WHILE Mrs. John Greenbaum, a farmers
wife. was picking blaczberries near Detroit,
Mich. her one .year-old baby, who was ly-
ing in a shawl under tree, was killed BY
lynx.
THOMAS Smith shot and killed bis wife in
Denver. Col. and then committed SUICIDE.
The two had been separated for some time.
THE Rev. John D. Jacobs, pastor OF the
First Methodist Episcopal Church at Weoo
CITY. No. was drowned while fishing IN the
liver near his nome.
J. s. HAMILTON, Deputy United States
Marshal. was a anbu shed aul fatally shot on
Long Creek. near Crocksttsyille, ny, py
moonshiners.
GERTRUDE CARMo while making balloon
ascension at the Exposition Grounds De-
troit, fell 300 feet an was instantly killed.
GENERAL. BIDwELL, Of California, Pro-
bibition nomines for President, has pno-
ushed his letter OF acceptance, in wfich ne
discusses the principles Of his party.
T1E Kentucky legislature has convened
a, snecial extra session at Frankfort IN ac-
cordanes with the proclamation issued oy
Governor Brown. The necessities which, IN
the ooinion of the Governor, exist Tor tins
extraordinary proceeding are the questlonei
validity of the new election law, the reve-
rna law. the Worlds Fair Appropriation
biIl and other important measures passed az
the last session.
THE GOO convicts forcibly sent back to
Noshville Tenn. from Oliver Springs,
Tracy City ami lnman by free miners nave
hsen formally returned 20 these oranch
prisons % They will be protected by nuner-
Gus guards.
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAs from all parts OF
.ha country ATTENDED the annual convention
in Kansas City.
Tur Idaho Democratic State Convention
et Boise City nominated John NJ. Burke i0r
Governor.
ALAReR number Of al litioual miners en-
oaged in the rscent attack on stockades oc-
eenSied by convicts have been captured py
Tennessee troops.
II I SsrvELY has been nominated Tor
Governor by the Washington Democratic
state Convention at Olympia.
n u MONROE. of Coal Creek, Tenn,
u, d, nNnyiT, tho miners in the attack on the
,tocSadss has been held for trial without
hail on the charge Of murder, melting 10
riot aud releasing convlcts.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-09-02
He Feels the Coming Storm.

There is man in Springfield, Ohio
named Burnett, who is said to feel th'
approach OF q storm some hours before
it arrives. Recently just before tor
nado struck the city, Burnett declared
that 1t was coming, an1 that 1t would be
specially violent, doing considerable
damage. He claims to have predicted
many other stOrms.--New Orleans Plea
yune.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-09-02
POPULAR SCIENCE.

living year than an octogenarian.
The blood in a human body makes the
round Grip Of the veins in twenty-five
seconds.
Two of the best conservatories in the
world are to be found in London and in
the Jardin des Plantes, Paris.
England's new magazine rife, tried
against the Martini Henri, has shown a
superiority in target shooting Of about
fifteen per cent.
At a public entertainment in Paris,
recently, young man was hyPDotized.
Two days elapsed before he was restored
to consciousness.
A bit OF steel was removed from the
cerebellum of a patient at Bellevue Hos
pital, New York City, so quickly aud
painlessly that the patient laughed aloud
Wneu luC OpeIdIlOh was Ofet'
The latest mineral development in
Arizona is deposit of black onyx. 1t
is as black as jet, exceedingly hard and
takes a fue polish. The ledge is situated
in the Grand canon and is said to be very
extensive.
A correspondent Of Invention suggests
repeated examinations of the sea water
as a precaution for vessels during fog.
Approach to land, rocks or icebergs
would be indicated by increasing tur-
bidity OF the water.
The EgyptolOgists are continually
making fresh acquisitions Of knowledge.
A valuable find of skeletons belongingto
the fourth dynasty was recently made in
Egypt. This is the earliest known data
of Egyptian remains.
A rag Of light, which would travel
around the earth in about one. eighth OF
a second takes more than four hours to
come from Neptune. For Alpha Cen
tauri, the nearest fixed star, light makes
the journey in five and half years.
DR.. Leviseur, who has made special
study of the removal OF superiuous
hairs by electricity, is of the opinion
that the best results are obtained by al
lowing the patient herself to close and
interrupt the current by pressure on the
electrode attached to tae positive pole.
A National Photographic survey has
been suggested to the Photographic
Society of Great Britain by W. J.
Harrison, who has given an account Of
a local photo-survey of Warwickshirc
already in progress. The idea is to
secure the cooperation of all photog-
raphers in the preparation OF pictorial
record of the present condition OF the
country.
All the fungus diseases ofplaut', such
as mildew, scab, blight, rust, rot, ETC.,
arc contagious. The contagion is carried
from year to year in the diseased parts,
be II leaf. fruit or branch. The presence
of any of this diseased material IN the
orchard or vineyard increases the chance
Of the appearance aud spread of the dis
ease another year. Nothing is 50 de-
structive to the fungus spores as fire, and
all affected plants, or parts of plants,
should be cut out aud burned.
Electricity is making great progress 10
Japan. Toxic has an electrical society
having over a thousand members aud
Nippon is forming an electric light
association. There are 1914 telegraph
offices in the country and telephone
exchange in Toxic having 1000 sub
scribers connects with a long distance
line to Osaka, distance Of about 35J
miles. There are twelve electric light
ing stations in the country at present
and two electric roads under considera-
tiOn,
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-09-02
Foreign.

CANADA will spend a million dollars IN
for;ifying British Co!umoi,.
HEAVY thunder storms Ia the south ot
England have ravagei thu fruit crops:
Persons, horses AMI cittle have been kiiie1
by lightning.
HoN. JoHS MORLEY. c. ief Secretary ior
Jreland whose seat for Newcastle IN the
House OF Commons became vacant upon nis
taking Office, has been reelected by an IN
creased majority.
AsrArrc cholera has entered England.
GENERAL URDAxErA has declared him
self Dictator OF Venezuela, formed Caoi,
net dissolved Congress. and arrested ssvera'
Senators.
AN explosion stopped up coal m,ne N
GIamorganshire. Wales, fire follower anu
about i50 miners were entom5ed with very
little prospect OF apv gettipz 'pf a'iSe'
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-09-02

There are said to be over 400 fertilizer
factories in the United States, which
produce more than $40, 900, 900 worth
of fertilizers annually. Less than half
century ago a fertilizer factory had not
been heard Of.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-09-02
'WaahinQfOu.

TIE Treasury Department has Issued or
ders 10 immigration inspsctors prohl biting
Indians coming from British Co.umoia
under contract to pick hops ia the State OF
Washington.
THE State Department has been informet
" the Consul Of Teaeran that there heve
been IS, 900 delths from cholera In Pe-sia.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-09-02

RAVELING recent
Ily from Chicago to
New York, l found
in the morning, upon
crawling out of my
berth, that tho train
was standing stock
still. The porter
told me that it had
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-09-02
THE WOMAN In BLACK.

BY FREDERIC P. POTTER.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1892-11-03
THE FORCE BILL STILL AN
ISSUE

81 give notice now that | shall
continue to press my Force Bill.
and | intend to pass it before Id e,
too. shall pass the Force Bill vet
-yo1 see if | DON'T John |. Dav
export, United States Supervisor of
election ia New York City, and
author of the Lodge Force Bill.
III believe my Democrats friends
say that there is a Force Bill issue
in this campaign. | don't think
there is, but think there ought to
be. This is the most important
question in this campaign, and |
would a good deal rather have negro
domination In the South than the
domination that prevails there at the
present tine" -Ex.Senator John G >
Ingalls, Of Kansas 10 speech at
Topeka, Oct. 9, 1892.
of the Democrats had never been
allowed to regain control of the State
Governments of the South, Northern
capital would never have embarked
IN the develoDement of Southern coal
and iron; and the surest and speed
lest way to put stop to this con-
potion from men who are our politi-
cal enmies, as we'll as our commercial
rivals, Is to cairv through and inforce
measure like the Lodge Eiectio u
law.
And if We can once more get them
into the condition they were before
1876 we won't hear any more about
cheap iron and cheap cotton goods
from the South. They will have
other things to think about" Edit.
orial in the Philadelphia Press, edited
by one Of President Harrison's
closest friends Hon. Emory Smith
late Munster to Russia.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1892-11-03
Supervisors Have 10 Right to Exam
inc Registration Books.
Section 2O29 of the Revised Stat

Section 2029 OF the Revised Stat
utes of the United States relative
to supervisors OF elections, says:
"The supervisors of election ap-
pointed for any county or parish IN
any Congressional district at the
instance of the citizens, as provided
IN section two thousand and eleven
POLL shall have no authority 10
make arrests, or to perform othe"
duties than to be ID the immediate
presen ace of the officer holding the
election. and 10 witness all thelt
proceedings including the counting
of the votes and the return thereof
Attorney General Davidson gave
his official opinion Tuesday con
strung this section, in which be
saws that United States supervisors
have no right under this section TO
examine registration books, make
challenges, receive or deposit bal
lots, make arrests, or do anything
except ao.tneSs the proceedings of
the ballot boxes.
This opinion is official and au-
thortative and is worth much at
this particular time.
Mr.. r. @. Reid, who was arrested
and carried to Raleigh Monday
proved at the hearing before Shat.
fer in Raleigh by the evidence OF
G. w. Shearin and the colored man
Robertson, on whose testimony Mr.
Reid was arrested, that when they
demanded the books he told them
they could not have them, but went
with them to Capt Grizzard who
advised that they had no right to
them. They were not satisfied and
Mr.. Reid proposed that they write
to Shatfer at Raleigh stating
these facts and ask his advice.
And yet Shaffer sent the Mar.
shall and had Mr.. Reid arrested.
Mr.. Reid has sued Shaffer for
$4,000 and Shaffer Will be fur.
Their attended to by legal proceed
ings.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1892-11-03
Withdrawing for Democracy
Oct. 25rd 1892.

The true patriots in the Thl- a
party who have been nominated for
office, seeing the State endangered
oy the possibility of republican rule.
are withdrawing ID favor Of the
Democratic party. They are dong
it IN the western part Of the State
even wnere republican rule would
not be so odious as here
A telegram from Winston to Il e
Richmond Despatch October % b,
says:
"A. j. PriDgle, Tbird-party can,
didste for the lower house Of the
State Legislature in Stokes county,
has retired, With al the Ihir3-parts
county candidates, thus assuring
Democratic success. This action
was taken at the request Of thirty
five If the most Influential Third
party meD il the county,
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1892-11-03
HERE IS THE PROOF.

In last weeks iseue of HE DEMO
Graf mention was made OF meet
ing OF culored people on October Fl,
at Mary's chapel, colored church q
few miles from town, at watch meet
ing J. A. White, Third party csndi-
date for the Legislature, spoke to
them. THE DEMOCRAT said that
Mr.. White called upon his "colored
lady friends" to see that their hus-
bands vote.
We understand that Mr.. White
says it is misrepresentation, that
be did not use the expression "colored
lady friends" and that be has been
saying that this paper reported him
incorrectly.
We printed it last week, and we
print it now,.that Mr.. White did call
upon the women present to see that
their husbands vote, and he used The
expression Tiny colored lady friends
II this paper needs any backing fol
the truth Of what 1t says, it can be
found in the following sworn test.
mony of a number,of as good citizens
as there are in Halifax county who
were preseLt and heard DIR. W hlte:
swoRN TESTIMONY.
WHEREAS, The Scotland Neck
DEMOCRAT in its issue OF October
9th, 1892, Published statement
that j. A. White. Third party candi.
date for the Legislature from Halifax
county, 10 a speech to the colored
people at Mary's chapel on October
21st, 1892, appealed to the women
there to see that their husbands vote,
and addressed them as "my colored
lady frends'; and whereas, it is ru-
mored that White says it is mis-
representation;
We, the undersigned. testify that
we were present and heard his words.
and that the report in The DEMO.
Graf was entirely correct.
II. z. BIGGs.
A. G.. PETERSON
(Slgned.) A. 5. DUNN.
w. Fl KITCHIN.
J. FRANK BRINKLEY.
NoRFLEET SMITH.
Sworn to and subscribed before
me this day, October 31st, 1892.
J. A. PERRY, J. 2.