Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-12-09


ships to the U. s. Military Academy at
West Point. Among others is q vacancy
in this Congressional district.
Postmaster General Wanamaker thinks
there 10 Imminent danger Of cholera In
this country next year, and that nothing
less than complete exclusion of !immi-
grants for at least one year will keep eff
the scourge.
The Fredericksburg Free Lance says:
"Coi. John r. Popham, now signs his
same 81. r. Popham Salt River" 1t is
said If the election had resulted different
" il would have been -. r. Popham,
Colon"
The Talley TTginiGR, published at
Clifton Forge, has again changed hands.
C. Collins Taylor and D. S. Elchelberger
will now run the paper under the firm
name of Taylor & Eiehelberger, editors
and prOpnetors.
The peanut privilege at the Worlds
Fair has been sold for $4,000 and the
chewing gum privilege for $4,000. 1t
will require a whole army of farmers and
school girls to make these two invest
nents pay very heavy dividends. Doubt
less they will pay, however.
Alta meeting of the members of the
Winchester bar last week bon. K. ].
Barton offered resolution indorsing Mr.
f. E. Byrd for the district attorneyship
for the western district Of Virginia, which
was unanimously adopted.
A gentleman from Hsrrisonburg prom
ised his wife that if Cleveland was elected
he would stop drinking and would take a
course at Kelley Institute, in HagerstowD.
He is now fulfilling his obligation and
will graduate from the institution IN
few weeks cured man.
Mr.. Jay Gould. the great railroad ard
telegraph msgnate, and one of the
wealthiest men in this country, whose
sudden and serious illness was reported
the latter part of last week. died at
his home in New York city, on Friday
morning at 9 o'clock. His immense for
tune 10 estimated at from $50 900, 900 to
tl00, 900 900.
Miss Wilkins's new novel, Jane Field,
has just been brought out in book form
by Harper & Brothers The story is
dramatic and intensely interesting from
beginning to end, and will serve to enhanoe
the 40 thor's already worldwide repu-
tation. The volume is illustrated with a
number of characteristic pictures By W.
T. Smedley.
The report of the superintendent OF the
Western LuDstic asylum at Stanton has
Just been printed. 1t shows that the instl-
tuition is in good condition, and during the
year many improvements to building were
made. There ara now in the asylum
Coz inmates; l61 were admitted during
the year 81 were discharged as recovered,
Is a. improved, 2 as unimproved and AZ
died. OF those admitted % were persons
who had once been in the asylum.
Durh am O.. CO. Sun When a man is
through with bis days work and is
ntting down resting in bis home, be
cannot read the advertisements on the
fences, and the bills and circulars that
were left on bis door step during the day
have blown away or been destroyed. he
calls for the payer, and there he finds
the merchants announcement, and with
nothing to bother bis mind, he reads 1t
carefully.
Harper & Brothers have Just published
Mary f. Wilkins's new novel, Jane Field,
illustrated by W. T. Smedley; collect
ion of short stories, Christmas Every Day,
by William Dean Howtlls, handsomely
illustrated; The Midnight Warning, and
Other Stories, by E. H. House; and The
Moon Prince, and Other Stories, by r. h.
Munkittrick, with illustrations by T. Van
Beck. The three books last naned are
designed for young readers.
From birth a boy can own property
Mt seven, he Is, if intelligent, answerable
for crime; at fourteen, he If necessary,
eaa choose his own guardian and could
contract marriage; at fourteen be IS
punishable for q mlsdemeanor; at eigh-
teen be is qualified for military service;
1t twsnty.one he may declare himself
independent of bis father, aud then old
enough to vote at twenty-five be is
eligible to congress; at thirty to the
United States senate; at thirty'hve TO
the presidency, and forty five is exempt
from military service.
There is a bright girl in Buffalo. She is
an ardent Republican, and like many OF
that party. was confident of President
reelection. She made a bet
with q Democrat. The bet was a peculiar
one. aud had she not been so very con-
ident it would not have been made. by
,bs agreement the Democrat, in the event
Of Clsvelsnd's election, was to have
kiss. The morning after election. the
Democrat was on hand to collect his bet.
Bot the Buffalo girl was one too many
'or him. She looked up at him roguishly
md said: "why, Mr.. l., ] gave the
stakes to Mr.. G-to hold. You'll
ave 10 see him." The bet had not been
collected at last accounts.
Interesting.
"Wbsn a patient complains Of bad