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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-01-15
Oldest Houss Now StandInJ IN America
Guilford, Conn, claims tho honor OF
having within It's limits the Oldest house
in America. The Old Stone House is

said to have been built in 1889 by the
Rev. Henry Whitfield, one OF the original
settlers Of Guilforl, for the accomno1a-
ton of his family and as fortiicltio1
for the protection o tn, inhabitants
against the indians. 1t occupies rising
ground overlooking the south part Of the
village and commands fine prospect OF
Long Island Sound. 1t is said the first
marriage in the town was celebrated in
it. The contracting parties were the
Rev. Joha Higginson AMI Sarah Wait.
field, aud the wedding table VAS Furnished
with those substantial luxnries, pork and
peas.
According to tradition the stone Of
which the house is built was brought By
the Indians on haad-barrows from the
rocks about eighty rods east OF the house,
and an ancient causeway across swamp
is shown as the path employed for this
purpose. The house consists of two
stories and an attic. The walls are three
feet thick. In the recesseS of the
windows are broa seats. At the south
west corner Of the seconi story there .
originally a singular embrasure COM
handing the approach from the south
and west. 1t was about a foos wide,
with a stone flooring, and was evidently
made for defensive purposes. In the
attic there were two recesses, AL at the
end OF the wing by the chimney in the
second story was recess, all evidently
inten led as places of come ,lmelt. Tue
house was kept in its original form until
1868, when itunlerwent such renovation
as changed its Appearance and internal
arrange nent to great extent.
The beams are of oak, and the floors,
doors and window slsh were originally
of oak aud the window pale' were dia-
mond shape. When the house was re-
paired in 1858 it was necessary t. re-
move some of the oaken tim5ers, anl Shc
present stair rail and baluster: were
made from one of them.
The house is owned by Mrs. Sarah B.
Cone, of Stockbridgc, Mass, a native
AMI 70. many years resident Of Gull
ford. The present occupant is Mr.. F.
S. HILL, VIII snperinten Is the farm.
Indian relics are frequently foull on
this land, and not long since number
of stone arrow hea /; an Il stone m )rtar
pestle were uneArthed when blowing
Neo York Press.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-01-15

sCLPaATE OF AMMONIA AS PLANT FOOD.
Sulphate OF ammonia is of special IN
terest to the agriculturist, as with the
exception of Peruvian guauo it is the
only commercial source Of ammonia
within the farmers reach. 1t is prepared
from the ammcniacal water, which is OBJ
tanned in TIE manufacture of gas from
coal.
Tho sulphatc, not being complete
manure, is seldom, If ever apple | alone,
not even when in a course OF rotation 1t
follows phosphate manure. 1t is very
useful when employed as an adjunct to
the slow-acting manures, it increases the
the vigor Of the plants aud enables them
10 take up more Of the other kinds of
food, in a given time, than they would
or could otherwise do.
Sulphate of ammonia may be applied,
either as a top dressing, or, 1t may be
worked in the soil just previous to the
seeding of crop. 1t is usually applied
at the rate of 100 to 125 pounds per acre.
Many farmers mix the sulphate with
three or four times its bulk Of loan in
order to insure A more even distribution.
Sulphate of ammonia is most largely
employed on grain crops. Progressive
farmers also use light dressings of the
sulphatc with fine effect on their grass
lauds. not only after the growth is we'll
started in the spring, but again after
moving. Some farmers claim that it
pays to top-dress mangolds and similar
crops with sulphate. Messrs. Lanes aud
Gilbert, in their famous field expert
ments, proved the efficiency Of sulphate
of ammonia as an adjunct Of slow acting
manures and in inviting plants to utilize
quickly and more fully the manures
within their reach. Their most rote-
worthy results were gained when the
sulphate was applied to land that had
been previously enriched for several
years by the accumulation of min
eral and other mauuriug. The largest
crops were obtained when mineral and
nitrogeuized manures were employed to-
gether. -NeD York World.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-01-15
There shall I battle ny weary soul
In seas Of heavenly rest,
And not a wave OF trouble roJ
Across nv peaceful breast,


Sunrise But not like one OF those morn
ings after you had gone to bed late or did
not sleep well, and you get up chilled and
yawning and the morning bath is repul-
sion and you feel like saying to the morning
sun shining into your winiOw, IL do not see
what you find to smile about; your bright
ness is to me a mockery." But the thrush
of the next world will be morning after
sound sleep, sleep that nothing can dis
turb. aud YOU will rise, the sunshine in your
faces: and in your first morning In heaven
you will wade down into the sea OF glass,
mingled with fire. the foam on fire
with a solendor you never saw on earth, AMI
the rolhng waves are doxologies, and the
rocks of that shore are golden and the
pebbles of that beach are pearl, and the skies
that arch the scsne are commlngliny OIL
all the colors that st. Jehu saw on the wall
or heaven-the crimson ami the blue. and
the saffron, aud the orange AMI the purple,
aud the gold, aud the green wrought on
those skies in shape of garla1ds, Of banners
of ladders, of chariots, of crown :, of thrones
What a sunrisel Doyou not feel its warmth
on your faces? Scoville McC ullum, the dying
boy o. our Sunday school, uttered what shaI
be the peroratiol of this sermon, Throw
back the shutters ami let the sun inT An,
so the shadow of Ahaz's sundial turns froI
sunset to sunrise.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-01-15
Deafness Can't be Cared

By local applications, as they capnot reach the
diseased portion OF the ear. There is only one
way to cure deafness. and that is by constitu-
ional remedies Deafness is caused by an in
famed condition of the mucous lining Of tho
Eustachian Tube. When this tube gets In
lamed you have rumbling sound or impeI-
iect hearing, and when 1t is entirely closed,
ieafness is the result. and unless the infam-
nation can b. taken out and this tube re-
'tored to its FORMAL condition, hearing will DO
destroyed forever. nine cases out of ten arc
LGmed condition Of the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any
Ease Of deafness lceused by catarrh) that we
iannot cure by taking Halls Catarrh Cure.
;end for circulars, free.
-. CHENEY g. Co.. Toledo. o.
Sold by Druggists, zoe.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-01-15
The Most Pheasant WAY

or preventing the grippe, colds, headaches.
and fevers is to use the liquid laxative rem
ody. Syrup Of Figs, Whenever tho sytem
needs gentle, yet cffec I've cleansing. To
be benef el one must got the true 70 red y
manufactured by tho California Fig Sy rup
Co. only. For sac by al dru;gis in 5Oc.
and 81 bottles.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-01-15

Iehanon. over Mount Washington. over
the Sierra Nevadas, and mid-Atiantic, tne
morning after a departef storm Wnen tue
pillows were liquid Alps and liquid Sierra
Eevadas but the sunrise OF thu soul Is more
effu,gent AMI more transporting, 1t bathes
ell the heights OF the soul. AMI illuminss an
the depths OF tue soul, and whslms all tne
faculties, all the aspirations, all ths amoi-
tions. ali the hopes with light that sick
ness cannot e.lipse or death extinguish,
or eternity do anything but augment ana
magnify. preach the sunrise. AS l look
M that retrozrade movement OF the shadow
on Ahaz's dial, | renemcer that 1t was
sign that Hezekah was going TO get wen
and ha rot well. So have to tell all you
y-ho arc nv the grace of God having your
iav turned from decline toward night to
assent toward morning, that you are gong
10 get well, well Of all your sins. well oil all
your sorrows, well OF oil your earthly dis
dresses. Sunrlsel
But. SAYS one all that you say may Do
trus but that does not hinder tho horrors OF
dissolution. WHY, you who are the Lords
are not going to die. All that the grave
pets of YOU as compared with your CHIEF,
your immortal nature, is as the clippings OF
your finger nails as compared with your
whole BODY. As you run the scissors along
the e1ge OF your thumb nail and cut OH tnat
which is 10 use but rather q hin1rance, you
do not mourn over toe departure or that
fragment which flies away. Death will be
only the scssoring off Of that which
could be of no use, and the soul hS,
no funeral over that which would De
an awful ruisancs If we could not
ret rid Of it. This body as it now il
what a failure it would make Of heaven il
cur departing soul had to he burdensi with
it in the next world. While others there go
ten thousand mi IS a minute we would take
about an hour to walk four miles, and while
our neizabor immortals coul see hundred
miles we could sea only ten miles, and the
aeetest aud the healthiest Of our bodies II
seen there would make it necessary 70 open
in heaven an asylum for cripples. No. MOI
one OF the best possible thin IS that VIII hap
pen to us will BE- the slougniny of OF this
body when we have no more use for It IN It's
present state. When it shall come up in Its
resIrrected form we will be very glad to get
il back again, but not as it Is now with ITS
limitations ami bedwarfments innumeraole.
Sunrisel
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-01-15

IN your Back Aches. or you are all worn out,
rood for thing. ii IS general debility.
Brown Iron Is tiers " II cure you. m IKE son
strong. Gle 'nse your liver, and give a z ,od APP
petite-tOnes the nerves
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-01-15

Browns Iron Ri tiers cures Dyspepsia, Mala-
ria. Biliousnsss and General Debility. Gives
Strength, aids Diges ion, tones the nerves
rreates appetite. The best tonic for Nursing
Mothers. weak women and children.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-01-15

FITS Stopped free by DE-. KLISE's GREAT
NERVE REsToRER. No fits after first lly's
nse. Marvellous cures. Treatise and 5. II. ii
bottleiree. DR.. Kline, 93lArch st.. Paila., Pa
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-01-15

For Throat Diseases and Coughs use
BRowN's BRONCHIAL TRoCHEs. Like all
rt'Hy god things. they are initiated. The
Q 'iuine are sold only IN JOrts.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-01-15

Three experts are now in this country
studying our railroad system on behalf
OF the French Government.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-01-15

A Birmingham (rnglond) man COLLEGE,
$4,000 pennies during his lifetime.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-01-15

There are six schools in ireland where
Irish is taught.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-01-15

II is said that four.i:ths Of Gil the hail
forms occur in the daytime.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-01-15
IFS an Insult

ItS lW Heo",~~
to your intelligence, but some un'
scripulous dealers try it. For IN.
stance you're suffering from some
Skin, Scalp or Scrofulous aif s,
or are feeling "run down ana
used-up." There's torpid liver,
impure blood, and all that may come
from Il. You've decided, wisely,
that DR.. Pierce's Golden Mcdicai
Discovery is the medicine to nelp
ven. You know that it's gnardr,-
tec5 to do SO, as no other blood
purifier ia.
If it doesn't benefit or cure, you
get your money back.
But what is best for you to take
isn't always best for the dealer
to sell. He offers something else
that's "just as good" is it likely!
If the makers Of a medicine can't
trust it, can you?
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-01-15

In Southern Europe $500 Orang have
been licked from one tree.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-01-15

One of two things has to happen.
You're cured of Catarrh, or you're
paid $500 cash. That's what Is
promised by the proprietOrs OF Ut.
Sage's Catarrh Remedy. BY its
mild, soothing, cleansing, and heal.
ing properties, it cures tho worst
coqol
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-01-15

1fafl,ct@dwith sor- eyesu8s DrIs,ac Thomp.
cons Eye alter. Dru ggistssell atsj; p r bottle
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-01-15

DR.. SWANS Pastries CWt &2qle weaknesses
hi.r-1aDle secure crrpnicr |bation. sam
pies free. DR.. Swan, DeaverfAin, WIS.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-01-15

The human heart. in a lifetime of eighty
Tea S. beats sC0, 5000 times.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-01-15

The Br'ganza diamond, the largest in ihc
world, weighs 1888 cJrats.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-01-15

Berlin, Germany, ha. 80 mile. of streets.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-01-15

There are over 1000 brasi bands in the
Salvation Army.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-01-15

DON'T fool with Indigestion nor WIZ, =
81 ordered liver, but tax Bcecham fIS
Tor irmediatc relic. . cents u LOx.
The Shah of Persia las tobacco pipe
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-01-15
Z arm L and

In s. Oak; fine rich soil and such land as VIII ne
worth s9l an acre inside OF five years eau now be
bought for g. 20 s. an acre. For special bargains
write 10 CIIAS l.. HYDE, Pierre, s. Oak.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-01-27
An Editor Pro Tenn.

A drummer for a certain paper mil
met a sentimental young woman on &
Grand Trunk train going up to Port
Huron, and it was not long before his
modest diffidence so impressed her that
she let him sit beside her and divide the
charming landscape with her through
the same window After delightful
talk of half an hour he began TO refer
TO himself and his labor.
"What business are you inT abe in
quired naively.
THE newspaper business he said.
"Oh," she twittered, chow lovely II
must be to be an editor. 50 much intel
Egence is required. Such intellect. Such
a comprehensive breadth Of knowledge
So much of all that develops 3 mans
brain and makes him equally a scientist,
teacher, poet. artist. politician and states
man. l arm sure"-and, on, how softlT
sweet her eyes turned upon hlIn--"I ana
sure could love an editor"
Then the modest, difident drummer
kicked his sample case under his seat
and didn't tell her any better.-DetrOt
Free Press.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-01-27

most overcome by the weight of the
cross as he was carrying it to the place
of execution, stopped before the shop of
a cobbler, and rested his hand against
the wall of the building. This enraged
the cobbler. whose name was Ahasuerus,
to such an extent that he threw last at
the Man of Sorrows. crying to him: ''Get
off! Away with your Jesus rebuked
him. saying, Il go and go quickly; but
command thee to wander over the earth
until the Judgment day" This last
legend is the one given by Paul Won
Eitzen, bishop of Schleswig. in the year
1547
a third legend says that Ahasuerus
had been detailed to bring Jesus into the
judgment hall of PLATE, and that he
was rushing our Lord along at swift
gait when Jesus complained of weari-
ness and requested to sit down on o
stone by the wayside This request was
refused by the heartless wretch. who ex-
claimed: Move on, Jesus, move oni
Thou shalt not rest" Jesus replied, Il
go my way unto everlasting rest. but
thou shalt go away and never rest until
return to earth again. st. Louis Re
public.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-01-27
Work Done by InvaIids.

Have you ever thought that much Of
the useful work of the world is done by
people comparatively invalids? Richard
Baxter. by reason of his disease, all his
days sitting III the door of the tomb, vet
writing more than hundred volumes,
and sending out an influence for God
that will endure as long as the Saints
Everlasting Rest. Edward Payson,
never knowing well day. yet how he
preached. and how he wrote, helping
thousands of souls like himself "to swim
in a sea of gloryr' And Robert Nc
Cheyne, a walking skeleton, yet you
know what he did in Dundee, and how
he shook Scotland with zeal for God
Philip Doddrldge, advised by his
friends, because of his illness, not to
enter the ministry, yet you know what
he did for the Rise and Progress of Re
GgiOn" in the church and in the world.
Wherefore was told by his doctors that
he could not live fortnight, yet at that
very time entering upon philanthropic
enterprises that demanded the greatest
endurance and persistence. Robert
Hall, suffering excruciations, so that
often in his pulpit while preaching he
would stop and lie down on a sofa, then
getting up again to preach about heaven
until the glories Of the Celestial City
dropped on the multitude, doing more
work perhaps than almost any well man
in his day.-Rev. T. De Witt Talmage.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-01-27
The worlds Largest Telegraph ONCE.


The biggest telegraph Office in the
world is that of London. 1t is located
in the general postotiice building and is
not accessible to the general public. 1t
contains more than 5000 operators. and
its batteries are supplied by plant of
10000 cells, or enough to make three
solid glass rows of cells from the Cap
itol TO the White House. This office
does more business than any office in the
United States. 1t dispatches its business
much quicker and more quietly than our
Offices do.
Of these 5000 operators about 1000
are women. They have a room to them
selves, and do their work with Ameri-
can Morse instruments with registers
and paper reels. In the other parts of
the office all sorts of instruments are
used, and the Hughes printing instru-
ments are the most popular. In the big
telegraph operating room of Paris 1000
operators are at work Nearly one-half
of these are women. The day operators
work only seven hours, while the night
operators work ten hours, but they get
bigger pay than those who work during
the day.-London Cor. Pittsburg Dis
patch.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-01-27

Statistics gathered By the United State
government show that the enlisted sol
dlers o. the United States army vary II
height from Enazn az q feet inches
70 q maximum Of s feet ~ inches Ths
giant Of ths army - serving IN the De-
partmeTIt u Arzozz and the dwarf IL
the Department q TIE Missouri L.
weight tbs range - even greater thar.
II Is n height. tie minimum bs5zg nine
ty-sevsn pounes ana tire r1axInzm %
the Average throughout 'se army beng
I5S}S, &Id tee average height fee; E
fEaches- me yOspzess soldier enlisted l.
sixteen gea-s - aEs. sae Oldest ssas-
81. tie svsraSe being ass9zt thirty year
St LolLa Ea.s- alse
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-01-27
A Horrid Man

In debate on the woman question a
horrid man said: NO man in his senses
loves pesticoated philosopher or wants
to have anything to do with her. Iwould
as soon hug grizzly bear as to touch
such woman, and | would as soon go
on a stroll locking arms with locomo-
tive as to try to keep company with such
q woman" And it never occurred to
the old porcupine that all the women
Just as soon ne would too.-New York
SIM
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-01-27
Statistics About the Lakes

The following figures obtained from
reliable sources show the mean level of
the lake surfaces above the mean tide at
New York and their maximum depths,
respectively: Lake Ontario, 24661 feet,
73S feet deep; Lake Erie, 572.66 feet and
210 feet deep; Lake Michigan, ISL %
feet, $40 feet deep; Lake Huron, ISL. %
feet, $50 feet deep; Lake Superior, 601. rs
feet, zoos feet deep. The deepest water
runs very fairly in mid lake through
out the chain.
The area of water surface in square
miles according to Crossman's delinea-
ton is as follows: Lake Superior, 81, 200,
Lake Huron, 23,800; Lake Michigan,
% $50; Lake Erie, $3.50; Lake Ontario.
7,240, or a total area of 1850 square
miles.-Maine Record.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-01-27
EXCEEDINGLY EMBARRASSING.
Perplexity of Polite Man Who Los
His Equilibrium in a Street Car.

| Perplexity of a Polite Man Who Lost
] His Equilibrium in a Street Car.
i took them for newly married cou-
| pie. Certainly if she had been married
very long she would have known bet
| ter.
They got on south bound Clark
street car at Goethe street. She was
slender and graceful, and had large,
/ fetching dark eyes. He was extremely
polite. He helped her on the car very
tenderly, and after riding two blocks he
jumped up the instant very fieshy old
lady entered the car and offered her his
seat, with low bow-a sure indication
that he was just married and doing it
| for effect.
Then he hung on a strap and bent
down and kept up the conversation.
which seemed largely made up of irrele-
want remarks and highly relevant
chances. Presently he discovered that
he could stoop lower if he let go the
strap.
He had just availed himself Of this
discovery when the train swooped around
the curve at Illinois street. He flung up
his arms, made one frantic, Intellectual
grab for the strap. swayed gracefully
half around, and sprawled out over the
fat old lady's lap as the car stopped.
His pink and white cheeks turned scar
lei. He scrambled half way to his feet
and began, Il beg
Just as he was in the act Of re-estab-
Ecl,inor bjc I l1-i,1r O.,
ously uttering the apology, the car gave
the sharp jerk and quick, strong pull Of
starting. He clutched the incorporeal
air and went down with the words on
his lips-fat, full length on the beastly,
muddy floor. twas too bad, but every
body laughed.
Yes, she laughed. She put her slim,
black gloved hand, with film of scent
ed handkerchief in it, up to her mouth
and her black eyes danced at him.
He got up, scowled very darkly at the
gentleman who had said "Whoop-e-ep'
as he went down, and washed patch of
mud off his coat sleeve. Then he looked
at her laughing eyes. For an instant he
tried to look amused; then he straight
ened his face out severely and went over
and locked ont of the door.
AS he started into the tunnel he looked
around. The handkerchief was still at
her mouth and her body swayed slightly
as from repressed emotion. A deep,
straight line came into his forehead
and he stepped a little farther away.
Half way through the tunnel he looked
around again. The instant she met his
eye she dropped the handkerchief to her
mouth just in time to suppress a ripple
of laughter. He went out on the plat
form and banged the door behind him.
At Madison street he opened the door
and stood stiff as statue until she
walked out She looked over her shout
der into his face as she passed him, but
there was an irrepressible twinkle in her
eyes, and he stepped to the ground afte
her without unbending.-Chicago News.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-01-27
Hard on Cambridge.

This is a short story that Cambridge
people may not find exactly humorous.
1t is told, however, concerning bright
youngster who lived among them for his
nine short summers, and by reason of
the cultured atmosphere he breathed
and the experimental systems he was
brought up on ought either to have
been dead or one of their own. But he
defied both these fates and in due course
received his reward by moving into Bos-
ton. Here he at once found congenial
companions and no doubt began to
contract those unfortunate habits of
speech that indirectly led to this tale.
One day his papa heard him using Ian
guage that no nice little boy, especially
university town boy, is supposed to
know the meaning of.
Teddy" said his stern parent, 'fnever
say that again; it's swearing, and God
will hear you and be very much dis
pleased"
"Well, I'll go down cellar" said the
youngster defantly, ''then / guess he
can't her me-"
Eyes, he cam" insisted the devout
man.
as he in the attic too?"
"Yes."
"Then," announced the youngster,
with the triumphant air of one who set
ties the question, "Fll go to Cam bridge,
for I'm sure he's not there. Boston
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