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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-01-29
Whalehoae.

Owing to a popular misconcepnon
tb,s substance, whose more appropri-
ME name is "baleen," has been called
.bone " while it really contains no bone
whatever in its composition. 1t resem-
bes rather a number of hardened hairs,
cemented together by a sort OF gum
Chemically it consists Of basis Of al
bumen hardened by phosphate OF lime'
the latter. however, in very small guam
tity. It takes the place of teeth in cer-
tain species of whales, especially the
Greenland and Southern whale.
A full.grown Greenland whale yields
about ton Of the substance. The
whaling vessels usually bring it in pieces
of ten or twelve blades each, but some'
times, if the voyage is long, the sailors
have time to strip of each blade anu
diyest it of its hairs. In preparing them
for use the blades are cleaned and SOFT
ened by boiling for about two hours;
while still hot they are fixed IN large
wooJen vices and shaved into the re-
quired sizes.
These slices OF stripes are dried smooth
bv stool scrapers aud polished with
either emery or dry quicklime. Besides
its original usage in stiiening the waists
of ladies' dresses whalebone or baleen IS
employed in making walking sticks,
snuff boxes, covering telescopes and
whip handles, and even making some
kids of artificial flowers. The hores
detached in slicing the blades arc used
instead Of bristles in cheap brushes and
sometimes Instead Of hair N stufing
mattresses.
In its old use as ribs for umbrellas it
has been superseded by the lighter and
more durable steel. Although the de-
mand on the importers each year hes been
growing steadily less its value has IN
creased. In 1873 there were 3S44
hundred weight, of value OF 1888, ,O9O;
while in 1877, though tho quantity was
only 1869 hundred weight, tho value
was Si14, 935.--S. Louis Post Dispatch.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-01-29
Snntli and West.

A WABASH train ran into sleighing party
OF twenty-one members OF the Clover Lear
Fishing Cluo, near Forest Park, No. Eight
we're killed AMI the rest more or less in
jurei.
SENATOR GoRaAy was re-electe1 10 the
United States Senate by the Marylauf
LEGISLATURE. Senator's Gorge AMI Walt
nall were also reTurnei by tae Mississippi
Legislature.
The Lou 'siana Republicans met in State
convention at New Orleans and namei
ticket headed by A. H. Leonard for Gov
ernor: they also declared for Harrison's re-
nomination.
MRS FREDERICK OLESoX AMI her two
year-old babe FredelIa were burned TO
death at Chicago ILL.,, in the fire which de-
stroyel their home.
THE inau yaratioa OF Governor Horace
Boies took place at DIS Moines, Iowa.
ROBIN W. CHRISTIAN was murdered with
an axe byhis insane son. aged twenty-five,
in Mcdowell County, Virginia.
OVER 300 miners from the disturbed terri
tory in Tennessee have gone 10 Arkansas IN
search Of work they could not get in Tennes-
see on account Of the convict lease system.
A FREIGHT train dashed into the rear OF
mixed train nsac Guthrie, Oklahoma. Mrs.
Jacob Smith, a passenger AMI Engineer
William ArZo were instantly killed.
CHARLES II. GIBSON was elected Unitei
States Senator in JOINT convention OF the
General Assembly OF Maryland, TO fill tde
unexoire term 0 aOout five years in placs
of the late Senator f. K. Wilson.
AT Camder, Ala, Robert Carter was
hanged for the murder of his wife. At Dali
las II. C.. Caroline Ship was executed for
mtanticide.
A RAYMOND and Whitcom5e special train
going West, aud passenger train going
East. col!idsi at Blus Water New Mexico.
-Four trainmen were killed.
Two Indians were recently kilsl near
Rat Portage MINI. by a moose WHICH they
had woundei A party OF hunters found
both the men ami animal dead The moose
was gigantic fe.low. standing fully ten
feet high TO the TOP Of the ant.ers.
Mss DELLA NICHOLSON. Of Franklin
County, Va, hanged herself TO the limb OF
tree near her none. Her sweetheart
Young man named Pinkhard. TOOK poison
soon after aud died. The young lady's
parents onjectel 70 the marriage OF their
daughter and Pinkhar!.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-01-29
CURIOUS FACTS.

London policemen never carry pistols.
Turniptown, Ga, has a gourd with 9
handle five feet long.
A Norfolk Wa.) woman has given
birth to nine sets OF twins.
Every year 1000 children are born in
the warehouses in London.
A recruiting sergeant says that few
men have legs of equal length.
There is a man seventy.seven years
old studying at Harvard College.
Dried fish was formerly and is still to
some extent medium of exchange in
Iceland.
A river of ink thatiis suitable for writ
ing with is one of the curiosities of
Algeria.
The London Gazstte is the oldest Eng
lsh paper. It was first published Nov.
ember Z, 1865.
The waters of the Indian Ocean now
flow over the site of old Calicut, the
place from which calico takes its name.
One of the Paris France restaurants
has INTRODUCED colored walters, all OF
whom, according to correspondent,
"speak excellent French"
The frog, owing to its peculiar con-
struction, cannot breathe with the mouth
open, aud would die from sufocation if
it were kept open forcibly.
Wild clover is said to be delicacy
among certain tribes of American Ia.
dians, who devour it with all the relish
that Frenchmaa does a salad.
A woman aud her two sons have just
matriculatel in the Kentucky Univer-
sity, aud expect to take tie entire col
lege course IN the same classes.
John Allen, colorel mal, who is
said to have had the biggest feet ever
seen in Iowa, died the other day at Fort
Dodge. He wore No. II shoes.
The Tasmaniau caves, of which there
are a large number, are lit in singular
manner. Millions of glow worms hang
ing to the walls and ceilings furnish the
illumination.
According to q Chinese paper, the
locusts have been doing terrible damage
in the province of Yangchow, but,
strangely enough, they have only eaten
reeds and leaves of trees and have left
the crops untouched.
The bog of Ailen, Ireland, Is the
largest unclaimed bog, covering nearly
quarter million acres. The heating
power of peat is about half that of coll,
and it forms a very valulblc article to
the poor Irish peasant.
The broken idol that stands at the
corner Of the plaza at GrAnada, Spain,
known as the Pielra de n Boca, or the
stone with the mouth, always has its
mouth stufIel with flowers whenever
revolution is pending, and during earth
quakes people have been caught wor-
Shipping it.
Many kinds of grass seed are used to
make -four for bread and mush Of excel
len. quality. Along the rivers in Colo
rado aud Arizona grass seeds are collect
ed in large quantities aul supply much
valued winter fool for the Indians.
They are ground into -four, mixed with
water into dough aud CAKES Of the lat
ter are baked in the hot sand.
The surface OF any given quantity OF
gold, according to the best authorities,
may be extended by the hammer 3lO,-
Sl4 times. The thickness Of the metal
thus extended appears to be no more
than the SIS, ,O?)th par; OF an ioch.
Eight ounces of this won ler;ul metal
would gild a silver wire OF sufficient
length to extenl entirely around the
Olobc.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-01-29
rAE OLD FASHIONED ROCKER.

She sat 10y the old fashioned rocker
And smiled as she sang to her boz.
No mother was ever so happy;
No mother so modest ami coy
As she of tn, old fashioned rocker
The light OF her home and its joy.
She met each new conner with sunshine,
Till house full OF boys aud girls
Grew out of the old fashioned rocker
She called them her dariings-Aer pesris--
And soothel them to rest on its bosom,
And toyei with their gathering curls
She sang TO them oft in toe 'arkneSs,
A song like the murmuring sea.
And with prayer to the Ether
That righteous they always might be
No breath from the sweet scented orchard
Was ever 50 sweet unto me.
She sang through the siege of the fever,
Sang while she rocSel the low bel;
And all asked at once for her soothing,
Her hand on each hot little heal;
Till the roses gave place 10 the lilies
1nSy bOid ner Tue OaDy was ueal'
Hushei were the song and the rocker;
Heavy her heart all the day,
Tears for the loved and the lost one
She knelt by the rocker to pray
That angels of Col from high heaven
Would chase the dark shadows away.
Back to the song and the rocker,
The song of the murmuring sea,
She went with her heart half bursting
To sing unto yoI AMI to M,
AS when sac ha suag to her baby
Ere its spirit from earth was set fre,.
Beaten and worn is the rocker
That cherished our gathering curls.
Silent tonight and forgotten
By all save tie mother of pearls
Who sang AMI rocsei in the darkness
To her house full OF boys and girls.
r. M Tost, in Columbia Herald.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-01-29
Foreign,

THERE has bean fighting at Kallasiash,
Persia, arising from revolt fomeo'e1 oy
Persian priests on the tobacco question. Til,
LOCAL troops were defeated by the insurgents,
cighty soldiers and 20) rebels being killel
aud more than one hundred wounded.
liz the French Chamber OF Deputies at
Paris Minister Constans struck Deputy IN
the face: in the resulting disorder there were
several personal encounters, aai at least
two duels were arranged.
The mail steamer John Elder was wrecxet
in the Straits Of Magellan: among her pas.
sengcrs were several refugees. who escaped
from VALPARAISO through the assistance OF
the American Legation. They will be re-
turned to Chile
Tue legislature Of Meniozl, Brazil, has
deposei the Governor of that province.
TaE United states gunboat Yorktown,
WITH the refugees on bosri, has sailed from
Valparaiso for CalIao. This is regarded as
sn Indication that affairs were quiet IN
Chile.
THE troubles In the Argentine Republic
between the Governor OK Meadozi and ths
Legislature have resulted In serious OUT
break. Many persons have been killed or
wounded. The National Government sent
commission, with full powers to restore or
der.
The French Government has accepted
Bulgarias note OF apology for the expulsion
of NJ. Chadourne.
AT Diep,,edalIe. IN the Department OF
Seine Inferieure Franco, an avalanche
crushed three buildings killed two women
and injured twenty persons
MINISTER BARRos LUco in reply to ques-
tions at Santiago said the trouble between
Chile and the United States was In fair
way OF amicable settlement.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-01-29

toqetber he tod me how he found
his wife. l will let Mr.. Fariow tell his
own story. for he can tell it better than
| could:
"You know my marriage all came out
of South American trip that l once
made. anl that is the interesting part OF
the littlc romance. was only twenty
one, and in the employ Of shipping
company in San Francisco. l had been
with taen abou. a year and half, and l
think tbey trusted me a good deal in
fact, they must have done so to have
sen. nc on the expedition they dia. A
CAPTAIN and his crew had run away with
ship that belonged to the company, and
they wanted me to catch him. lie bad
started with his booty toward Cape
Horn, and If he once fairly lett the South
American waters nc was pretty safe from
US. | boarded the swiitest schooner
that sailed ont of Frisco bay, and we
stretched every inca of canvas for the
south. The runaway had good two
6avs the start of US, aud was nearly as
good a sailer as we. But we resolved to
do our best and hope for luck. In any
kind OF an enterprise man may always
hope for luck, though he can't really
count on it. At any rate, it serves to
keep the courage up.
sin five days we sighted the islands
oil Colombia and stopped to make in-
ouiries. The vessel we were after had
been sighted two days and a half befOr C,
and was going straight for the Cape.
The news was not encouraging, but we
set off again, with two days and a half
instead of two days to gain. But we
still hoped for luck or some happy
thought. 1t was not luck but happy
thought that finally decided me to leave
the ship at Valparaiso and strike across
country TO Bucnos Ayres in the hope oi
heading off the robbers before they
cleared that port. Sailing round the
Cape knew to be hard work aud often
slow, and with good luck | could prob
ably catch the vessel, or at least have
gained in the chase.
"The trip across the Andes and the
vast plains beyond was memorable one
tome. 1t took a fortnight OF the hard
est trampiug and riding ever did in my
life. but | saw some things have never
seeu since, and never will again. The
u,idas that we started with were crusty,
malicious fellows, and made me wonder
every nigh. when l lay down to sleep
on the open ground whether l should
not wake up to lind my throat cut. For
tunately that never happened; but the
reason was that they had the better part
of my money before we set ou'. O:heT-
wise think my life would have been
held pretty cheap by life insurance
company.
SAT last the mountains were passed
and before us stretched broad, level,
grassy plain, and twenty miles away,
though the distance seemed much less,
lay city half the size OF Boston, bat
whose site was on no map in existence
and whose name probably not ten edu
Gated men in this country had evel
hes-d. Eut that was forty years ago
OF course things have changed since then
"Here my guides said they must leav'
me, and though entreated their com
pany to the city, they utterly refused.
therefore set out alone.
"You can imsgine my desolation a
Z beng left, even by the desperate blaOs
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-01-29
"GRACIOUSP
by A. s. CODY.

r. FARLOW was
a compact business
m a n, ri g h t,
shrewd, and kindly.
He had seen q good
deal OF life in his
cay, and it was not
Onplace life,
either. One even
ing as We sat cozlly
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-01-29

A sEwLr.ARsrvzD imnisrs1t fr5 Eu'
rope got sentence o. ninetses y,ars IN
New York penitentiary, berore 20 aad bs,n
In America forty -sight houra.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-01-29

The vineyards Of this country repre-
sent an investment of $50, ,oOc, 900 an,
over,
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1892-01-02
EDUCATIONAL.
An American Girl Succeeds in Getting
Permission to Attend Lectures
in Berlin University.

There are about 215 schoolhouses in
Philadelphia.
There are six schools in Ireland where
Irish is taught.
There are students from fifteen foreign
countries at Yale.
There are $50 students at Princeton
this year, against 85l last year.
There are eleven graduates Of Yale and
sixteen OF Harvard in Congress.
President Angel threatens to close the
University of Michigan if gambling is
not stopped.
The next contest between Harvard and
Yale is to be debating contest on some
question of public interest.
The next annual pay roll of the Off
GERS, professors and employees of the
University of Michigan amounts to $780,
600.
Officials of the Chicago University an
nounce that they will receive the sum of
$500,000 from the William B. Ogden es-
tate.
The authorities of Cavendish College,
Cam bridge, England, have determined
to close the doors of the institution after
truitless struggle of fifteen years.
The annual report of William B. Far
nam, Treasurer of Yale University,
shows that the University has received
$343, ,S94.91 in gifts during the last year.
The dedication of the new agricultural
and mechanical buildings and the open
ing of the new dairy school at the Uni
versity of Vermont, Burlington, took
place December l. The dairy school
opened with forty students.
Although German women have not as
yet succeeded in getting admitted to the
German universities, bright American
girl, Miss Gentry, has coaxed from the
surly authorities permission to attend
lectures in the Berlin University. This
ls the first time on record that the favor
has been granted to woman.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1892-01-02
WORLDS FAIR NOTES.
China Notifies the State Department
That She Will Take No Part in
the Wcrld's Fair.

The Paris manufacturers have shown
but little enthusiasm in the Chicago
Fair.
Among the exhibits to be made at the
worlds Fair by Paris jewelry estab-
llshment will be the extraordinary "blue
diamond" which is almost unique in
the world OF precious stones. and two Of
the Mazarin diamonds.
At recent meeting held under the
auspices of the merchants committee of
the dry-goods trade at New York reso-
luton was adopted favoring the passage
by the coming session of the Legislature
OF bill appropriating $500,01 to pro-
vide TOR New York exhibit at the
Worlds Fair in Chicago
Worlds Fair National Commissioner
Thomas B. Keogh of North Carolina has
been nominated by Director General
Davis as chief of the forestry division of
fair. Keogh is President of the Green's
boro and Norfolk Midland railway. He
served as Secretary of the National Re-
publican Committee when Don Cameron
was Chairman.
The Chinese Empire has officially no.
titled the State Department that il will
take no part in the Worlds Fair. The
Emperor's grounds for declining to send
an exhibit are that the United States are
discriminating against the citizens of the
empire, and that Chinese could not come
to the exposition without being put in
the humiliating attitude of needing a
special passport, to be granted bv spe-
cial act OF Congress. No objection is
made to Chinese merchants already in
the United States participating in the
exposition, but China as a country re-
fuses to take any part whatever in the
affair. Minister DENLY at China has in
formed the Secretary of State that, while
the Chinese government will make no
provision for official representation at
the Worlds Columbian Exposition, it
has, in order to facilitate exhibits bv
Chinese merchants and others, removed
the export duty on all articles exported
for the exhibition at Chicago.
At meeting of the Executive Com
mittee of the Washington Worlds Fair
Commission held in Spokane the other
day reports were read showing the work
we'll under way. The following appoint
ments were confirmed: Rev. Mvron
Eells of Skykomish, to be collector of
chronological exhibit; Mr.. Grant OF Clal-
lam county, collector of exhibit of ma
tive plants; Mrs. Alice Houghton of
Spokane, superintendent of woman's
department; Prof. Hendrix of Kirkland
superintendent of educational depart-
ment, and Edmond S. Meany as assist
ant to the Executive Commissioner. The
report of Percy w. Rochester, delegate
to Chicago, was very 1atterng TO the
State. The rejection by Chief Burnham
OF the plans selected for the state build
ing was discussed in secret session, end
it was decided to open communication
with MIR. Burnham to find out what mod
itications are necessary in order to have
the plans accepted. The next meeting
Will be held at Olympia ON January 10,
1892.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1892-01-02
sUBsCRTPrIoN RATES.

No paper will b sent to any address unleaa
paid for In advance.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-08-11
A Republican Wranrle.

There will be some lively bouts in the
republican caucuses throughout the coun-
ty over the states atsorneyship. The
two aspiring candidates are working like
beavers for the nomination. and at the
present time it looks like others fight
This will be the only interesting contest
on the ticket, as the other nominations
will be made by reclamation. If Brother
Kerr keeps up his present gait. however,
there is likely to be some friction when
instructions for csndinate for congress
come up. The select few are working
industriously to have their dsrk-lantern
scheme carried out.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-08-11
Making Up" with n Prince.

The following story would seem lncred-
IDLE if my father had not heard it from an
eyewitness. When Colonel LennoX after
ward Duke of Richmond, called out and
nearly shot the Duke of York, the indig-
nation of the royal family and their friends
was extreme. After a time, however, the
prince regent forgave the audacious duel
ist and quite Unexpectedly asked him to
dinner A large party was awaiting the
arrival of their royal host when, to their
amazement, Colonel LennoX was an
nounced.
Being received with silence and cold
looks he resolved to mark his sense of the
courtiers' disapprovaL So he laid down
two chairs side by side on the floor and
leaped over them. Being man of singu
lar activity, he repeated this little comedy
after laying third chair over the first
and again after laying a fourth on the
second and again after laying a fifth on he
summit. At this last jump, however his
foot caught the topmost chair and the pile
was scattered over the floor.
At this moment the prince entered he
seasonable athlete what on earth he was
about. Really, sir" replied the una
dashed visitor, lit is most unfortunate
No one spoke a word, and / had TO auuse
myself; but l sincerely hope that none of
your royal highness' chairs is broken"
The prince laughed, and the matter blew
over IN o one but a thorough gentleman"
said my father, who used to pronounce
this word with peculiar emphasis, and to
employ it in n somewhat narrowly eXclu-
sive sense, could have carried the affair
off as Colonel Lennox did. IL. Tolle
mache in Fortnightly Review.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-08-11
Barnum Not init

P. T. BarnIm has been looked upon in
his time as one of the most liberal ad-
vertisers. He took advantage of every
opportunity to advance his interests by
extensive advertising But, MY sakes
Barnum would never have dared 10 place,
or have placed on the elegant structure
now being erected by the Commercial club,
a poster announcing the advent of his cir
Gus, neither would he have dreamed OF u.s.
ing the exterior of the new Lombard build
ing to herald his coming 1t has, how
ever, remained for local manufacturer
to set the pace, as the following an
nouncement on immense CANVASS will
show not alone en- the Lombard build
ing, but also on the Commercial club
building: The rapidity with which this
building was raised is accounted for by
the fact that they used Climax baking
powder.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-08-11
Canoe REGATTA.

The Moline Canoe club has decided to
hold q conoe regatta on Saturday after
noon. Aug. 81. The regatta will be held
in the hsrbor at that city, and can be
witnessed from the lumber yards and
will be invited. and it is expected that
from IS to 30 canoes will participate
Prizes will be CD red for both sailing and
padding rsces, and the event will doubt
less prove of considerable interest.