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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-11-03

the mountain of the nineteenth OF John-ah
my terror comes into supernatural calm, for
the uproar Of the one mountain subsidies into
quiet and comes down into so deep silence
that can hear the other mountain speak
aye, can hear It whisper. "Ihe blood, the
blood, the blood that cleanseth fromall sin.
The survey expedition says that the Sinai
tic mountains have wadys or water COURSES
Alleyat and Ajelah emptying into Feiran.
But those streams are not navigable. No boat
put into these rocky streams could sail. But
I have to tell YOU this day that the boat OF
gospel rescue comes right up amid the wa
tercourses OF Sin1itic gloom and threat, ready
to take us of from under the shadows into
the calm sunlight of Gods pardon and into
the land OF peace.
Oh. ifyou could see that boat OF gospel res
cue coming this day you would feel as John
Gilmore In his book "The Storm Warriors,
says that a ships crew felt on the kentsh
Knock sands, off the coast OF England, when
they were being beaten to pieces and they all
felt they must die They had given up all
hope andevery moment washed of another
plant from the wreck, and they said, we
must die; we must DIE But after awhile
thew saw a Ramsgate lifeboat coming through
the breakers for them and the man standing
highest up on the wreck said Can it be?
II is. II is. il is. II Is Thank God 1t is the
Ramsgate lifeboat II is, it is, is, iii -
And the old Jack Tar, describing that life
boat TO his comrades after he got ashore.
said. ooh, my lads, what a beauty it did
seem. coming through the breakers that awful
day. May God, through the mercy in Jesus
Christ. take us all off the miserable wreck OF
our sin into the beautiful lifebOat OF the
t,OsDel
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-11-03

The row did not attract general a.
tention in the restaurant until the big
man with the red face threw OF his
coat, slammed his hat on the table and
shouted:
IF you're looking for trouble, you
bet We can get 1t right here, an
reckon can hand it TO We about as fast
a. We can take 1t away"
But I'm not looking for trouble, >
protested the small man, rather feebly.
Il don't want any trouble. rover
well, then, ye don't want to be
maxim no breaks at me" persisted the
big man walking around the table and
shaking his fist at the other, fer I'll
give We trouble an lots OF it.
But l don't want any, =
you don't! I've got good notion 70
give it TO We for luck.
any dear sir" insisted the little
man, mildly, Il certainly never meant
to give any offen5e. In fact, | am al
ways very careful not to become en-
gagged in any controversy. /"
1t was evident that he was becoming
somewhat excited himself now. 4
make It a study to avoid getting into
any SORT OF difficulty, and so would you
If you were in my place. I've just
served five years in prison for killing
man in Wisconsin, and don't want any
more OF II, truly don't"
And he looked up beseechingly at his
would-he antagonist, who seemed to re.
gard him In a new light, and agreed to
accept an apology.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-11-03
FARM AND GARDEN NOTES.

Sweet potatoes should be dug when
the ground is dry, if possible.
The common grasshopper Is one of
the best insect foods for fowls.
Table refuse, if scaIded, makes a
good meal for hungry chickens.
If turkeys are fed regularly in the
evening they will come home to roost
Clover is a grass that makes land
richer and better for having grown on
it.
An ill-ftting collar hurts a horse just
as much as an ill-ftting shoe hurts a
man.
Sweet potatoes keep better if they
are dug before the vines are killed by
frost
Almost all extracted honey will gran
ulate and become like sugar in cold
weather.
Granulatior Aot only improves the
appearance of honey, but makes it
purer sweet.
In order to retain its color and flavor
butter should be packed so as to ex-
clude the air.
Frames of combs that cannot be
made perfectly straight should be
melted into wax.
Weeds that are nearly matured should
be thrown in heaps and burned so rs to
destroy the seed.
The point is how to increase the
quality of your farm products without
increasing the cost.
One Of the great advantages of fall
planting is that more time is taken for
the work. and it is therefore more
thoroughly done
II you wish to keep poultry begin in
e small way and see how you succeed.
Later on you can go into the business
on a grand scale.
Count your chickens frequently and !
try TO find out the cause for so many |
being missing. Then applya remedy, |
if you can find one.
All hives and frames used oy the /
bees should be thoroughly cleaned up !
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-11-03
A CHEAP CISTFRN.

A Pennsylvania farmer tells the Ma
tional Stockman how he built a cheap
clstern. He struck a circle seven feet
in diameter and dug down three feet,
then another circle one foot less in
diameter and dug three feet farther
and broke down the sides to slope;
then with n five foot circle he went
another three feet and cut away again,
making the cistern in the form of a
Jug. The sides and bottom were
plastered with cement directly upon
the clay, and the top was arched over
with brick packed mp with sand and
cement, and tile was put in to serve
rs an overflow pipe about eighteen
inches from the top. As the average
diameter would be little more than
six feet, it would require nearly seven
barrels Of water for each foot in depth
below the overflow pipe, over fifty
barrels when the water was seven and
one-half feet deep.
His figures for the cost were: Two
days labor, 81 one-half day of mason,
81 two barrels of cement, 81. 50; 400
brick, 81. 40; total, $50. 1t has been
in use ten years and is as good as ever
excepting near the top, where he al
lowed it to freeze, and the cement
cracked and pulled of, which could
have been prevented by covering with
straw or other material.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-11-03
MILKING MACHINES.

There is no practical milking APP
paratus made or used at present All
attempts to make any such have failed.
The cows udder is hardly such n me-
chanical contrivance as to become a
machine to be manipulated by any
power except that of the hand of an
intelligent person. 1t will probably
be as easy to feed COWS by machinery
as to milk them in that way. The del
icate membrane that lines the milk
ducts cannot Withstand the rough
touch and usage of machine. In
certain cases, when the milk must be
drawn in some other than the usual
way, the silver milking tube is the best
substitute for the human hand. This
is first CREASED with vaseline or sweet
oil and then gently pushed into the
teat, after the milk has been started
by gentle rubbing of the udder. The
milk flows from the tube then until the
udder is exhausted New York Times
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-11-03
Those Wooden Nutmegs

There may possibly have been an
original incident among the many
peddlers from Connecticut, OF one
who cheated by selling wooden nut.
megs to his customers, but probably
not, says the Hartford Times. The
cost in time and labor, Of making
such artistic frauds would more than
balance the receipts Doubtless the
wooden nutmeg must go with the
Eastwood hams
ALI the same, the joke has served
the purpose of giving the old-time
tin peddlcrs and clock peddlers from
Connecticut a bad name for superior
cunning and trickishness. IL served
at least Que good purpose in giving
birth TO one OF the best toasts ever
offered at a dinner-old now and we'll
known but perfect in its way The
Nutmeg State: Where Can We Find
a GREATER"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-11-03
Electricity and Life.

Writing on ELECTRICITY and Life"
in the Humanitarian, Mr.. H. Newman
Lawrence comes to the following con-
illusions: ~ All the thousand and one
changes which take place in the st-uc-
ture of the living body, be they due to
the never-ceasing and involuntary pro-
cess of metabolism, or to the exercise
Of function, or to the effort of will,
partake of the nature of chemical
change. ~ All chemical changes are
accompanied by electrical manifesto
tions. (3) Without chemical change
and interchange life does not appear
to exist. a. Therefore, life is always
accompanied by the generation of cleo
tricity. Electrical energy, however,
is not the immediate source of the vi
tally of the body.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-11-03
Lord NOrburY.

While practic ng at the bar Toler
became master Of repartee. lie
acquired facility by constant practice,
as he never lost an opportunity OF
firing off joke, good bad, or indif'
ferent. When Lord Re1esiale, a
dull Sassenach, was made Lord Chan
cellor Of Ireland, he gave a dinner TO
the Irish bar, whose members he had
heard were extremely witty Being
totally guiltiess Of wit himself, he
determined TO be at least entertain
ing. Accordingly he related some OF
his hest bar stories, which, however,
were not up to the high standard OF
his audience.
At length skating became sub
ject of conversation, and his lord
ship said that in his boYhoOd all
danger was avoided for before they
began to skate they always put blown
bladders under their arms. so II the
ice happened to break they were
buOyant and saved.
"Ay, my lord" said TOler that's
what we call blather-amskate in
ireland. All the Year Round.
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at least once a year. This can usually
be done by changing them about.
RECIPES.

Potato Fritters- Mash smoothly six
medium-sized potatoes and form into
cakes. Beat until very light, with
two large spoonfuls of cream or milk,
three eggs. Dip the potato cakes in
to this, drop into boiling fat and fry
quickly.
Stewed Beets-AIix one tablespoon
full of butter with two of -four, and
add to half pint of boiling water /;
season with pepper and salt. Slice a
beet and add it to the sauce; stew for
an hour and a quarter. Pour over a
spoonful Of vinegar, and dish.
Sweet Sauce-Stir into a pint of
boiling water one-half cup of flour,
mixed smooth with little cold water,
one cup of graduated sugar, and two
teaspoonfuls Of salt. Boil five min
utes; add tablespoonful of butter,
turn into a sauce-boat and CRATE nut.
meg over the top.
Orange Layer Cake-Two cups su.
gar; two cups -four; one-half cup
water; yolks of five eggs, whites Of
three beaten to stiff froth; one tea
spoonful of baking powder; juice and
grated rind of one orange. Bake in
two tins. For filling, use: Whites OF
two eggs, one cup sugar, juice and
grated rind of one orange.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-11-03
The Insect World.

An English scientist is quoted as
authority for the statement that there
arc five times as many species of in
sects as there are species of all other
living things put together. The oak
tree alone supports $50 species of in
sects, and 200 kinds make their home
in the pines, Forty years ago Hum
boldt estimated that the number of
species preserved in collections was
between 100000 and 10000, but
scientific men now say that there must
be more than 100000, without taking
into account the parasite creatures.
or the 35, ZOO species in Europe, how
ever, not more than $500 are obnoxious
or destructive. There are more than
1JO, 900 kinds of beetles. New York
Advertiser.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-11-03
ALUMINIUM HORsEsHOEs.

The Smithsonian Institutions and the
Geological Survey at Washington have
received information of the discovery
of immense deposits of very rich ahlm-
mum ore in Alabama. This is so easily
worked as to give hope that the price
of aluminium will be greatly reduced.
This is of some interest to farmers, as
many tools can be made Of aluminium
to advantage, and particularly 1t has
been discovered that aluminium horse
shoes arc much superior to those made
of steel or iron. In making these the
aluminium is first cast in bars about
one-half inch square, then hammered
to make perfectly hard, and formed
into shoes. These, it is said, will not
wear smooth, and eau be reset several
times, lasting much longer than the
present style, and il is also claimed,
at the present price, shoes made OF it
will be cheaper in the long run than
those made Of steel or iron American
Farmer.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-11-03
Jedge Waxcm's Proyerbs.

Congress ought to git patent on
its Confidence RestOrer.
Hayseeds don't grow in the pollit'
ickle feed.
Congress never made law agin a
man eatin' with his knife.
A pOre Congressman is mltler on
the stump than be is in a Washing.
ton bOrdin house.
Nobody knows what the Lord does
with a statesman when He takes him
to his long home.
Amerikin polliticks may be a yard
wide. but it taIn't all wool down
South.
A little offs pays a big det some.
times.
Country pollIticks is cleaner than
city pollitickS, but it don't know 50
mulch.
Pollltishuns Is born, not made.
You can't stop some men from run.
min fer Office no mOrc'n you can stop
a hen rum settin'. Free Pres.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-11-03
THE INDIAN RUPEE.
This Coin Is Very Much to India Whist
the Dollar Is to Us,

Ahb - W w.
Since the suspension by the Indian
Government of the free coinage Of tho
rupee considerable attention has been
called to this often-heard-of but little
known coin Of the Orient. The rupee
IN India Is very much what the silver
dollar is to lis in America, says writer
In Harper's Weekly. 1t has this diff er-
ence, that while in India the rupee is O
current coin In active circulation, the
bright silver dollar with US finds its
representative in the dirty dollar bill.
1t is true that the Government OF In
dia issues from its treasury notes OF
values ranging from five rupees up
ward, but these have in no way super
seded the popularity of the rupee.
Every servant Of government, from the
young assistant magistrate to "the gen.
eral commanding, gets his pay in real
white metal.
But what is the value Of a rupee?
All, there's the rub" 1t depends en-
tirely whether you are Governor Gen
eral, or the private soldier, or merely
an officer Of the army, the magistrate
of district or some other ordinary
person. To his excellency the ViccrOy
and Governor General Of India the ru-
pee is worth exactly two shilling OF
English money, or 80 cents Of Ameri-
can. For by statute these extrsocdt-
nary persons get their rupee at par
value in England. But to ordinary be-
ings the case Is far otherwise. For the
past twenty years or moro tho depre-
citation OF the rupee has beon simply
alarming. At one time it's value was
beyond par, but gradually its worth de-
seconded with rapid strides, and some
time ago tie value OF the rupee was
fixed at one shilling and four-pence.
The great manipulation OF the rupee
in India is the mahajan, or native
banker. This man Of money does not
trade in stocks or gamble according to
the fashion Of these civilized days, but
he deals in intercst-such interest as
would have rejoiced the heart OF Shy
lock. As he takes no security, he con-
siders % per cent. very just demand.
The leading city bank Ct native town
usually consists of a table placed ut
the corner Of the street. upon which
the banker and his assistant arc seated
cross-legged ION Change, with piles Of
silver transacting the money dealings
Of the people. At sunset the piles Of
coin arc cleared away and placed in
deep recess within the bankers little
cell, ever which no or his assistant
sleeps the live!ong night. Sometimes
he Is killed and the money stolen, but
this seldom happens.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-11-03
How a Boston Man Saw a Sun Spot

How a Boston Man Saw a Sun Spot.
A Boston man living out in the
suburbs has discovered a fact that
may interest a good many persons.
What he found was That it is quite
possible to see the larger spots that
appear on the suns surface without
glass or lens OF any kind.
The shutters Of the Observers house
happened to be closed, and though
a tiny hole near the top Of them a
beam of sunlight found its way to
the floor. There it left an image,
clear and round, tinged at the cir
conference with a fringe Of blue and
orange. The whole appearance of the
beam as projected reminded the spec
tatOr OF the image of the sun taken.
on paper through telescope. and he
got a sheet Of white note paper in Or
der to test his surmise The result
confirmed it. A beautiful round i'm
age Of the sun fell on the paper, and
near the center thereof could be seen
a plush spot, which moved about
with the image whenever the paper
was shifted. The blush colOred OBJ
ject was a yeritable sun spot, and the
observer watched it by the simple
means described for several days I'M
til the revolution Of the sun had car
ried it out Of sight Boston Herald.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-11-03
A Si0uX Chiefs Funeral.

Probably never before have the
idolatrous and barbaric rites of say.
agery been so mingled with the highest
Christian ceremonies as they were al
the burial of Young Man-Afraid-of.
His-Horse, hereditary and supreme
chief of the great Sioux Nation, which
took place ten miles northeast of Pine
Ridge Agency some weeks ago. This
chieftain died suddenly of heart disease
at Newcastle, Wyoming, Friday, July
IA, 1898, while on his way to pay
visit to the Crow Indians in Montana.
The funeral occurred at his own camp
on the following Monday.
Tie body was placed in a casket anG
sent to Pine Rioye Agency. The camp
of the chief was about ten miles from
the agency, and here the Government
had created q big council chamber for
him. This was known as the chiefs
"Omaha, " and here were held dances,
councils and ceremonies OF oil kinds
To this "Omaha" the body was taken,
and there it lay in state. The whole
Nation assembled to do him honor,
and thousands of Indians were to be
seen grouped about the council cham
Der. The east and the north are the
sacred points of the compass to the red
men. and the door of the "Omaha"
was in the east side, while the casket
was placed on the north side of this
building. The women and professional
mourners began their bowling and
mourning early in the morning, and
at times the sound was almost deafen-
ing in its intensity Louder and
louder would the sounds grow, until
it seemed as if pandemonium had come
upon earth. Then the wailing would
die away and grow fainter, until but
a solitary voice would be heard, moan
ing and sobbing in the intensity Of
grief Then one after another would
join. until all would be at it again,
and so it went on as the hours passed
by.
This continued until late in the after
noon, when the Rev. Mr.. Snavely, the
Episcopal clergyman at the Agency,
appeared and prepared to conduct the
ceremonies of the church over the
body. The blue cloth robe Of state
which was worn on all occasions by
Young Man Afraid-o His-Horse was
laid in front of his casket, and in the
presence of thousands of mourning
Indians, the beautiful ritual Of the
church WAS read in Dakota language,
the clergyman being assisted in the
services by George Fire Thunder, an
Indian catechist of the church. While
these services were going on inside,
thousands of Indians we're crying and
moaning on the outside OF the
"Omaha. At the close of the relig-
ious services the Indian chiefs and
warriors assembled inside the
Omaha, and one by one they re-
counted the many brave acts of the
chieftain in which the reciter took
part. Minneapolis Journal.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-11-03
Smokeless Powder.

Every country has some form OF
smokeless powder. France clings to
melinite one Of the plcric forms OF
explosive. Germany has a powder
with which it IS well satisfied, and
Italy has still hopes OF balistite.
Cordite, besides being safe, gives the
very high initial velocity Of $500
feet per second to a prosectile, and
develops a maximum pressure within
the gun OF from fifteen 20 eighteen
tons per square inch. It is a very
powerful ammunition, ahead Of gun
powder
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-11-03
Some valuable Treaszrss.

Uncle Sam has some very valuable
traaeures OF gold in the National
Museum. They are of great worth
Intrinsically, apart from the historic
interest attaching TO them. Among
these are three massive caskets of
solid gold, each as big as a four
mound candy box. They were gifts
TO Gen. Grant from the cities of
London, Ayr and Glasgow, respect
lively, containing the freedom of
these towns. There is a gold card of
invitation to bali, which was seut
to tie hero OF AppomattOx by friends
in San Francisco. 1t was inclosed in
a silver envelope, with the address
engraved on the outside and an ordi-
nary 2-cent stamp affixed. Also
there is gold scimitar, sent by the
emperor of Morocco TO Thomas JEFF
ferson. as we'll as many gold-hilted
swords with solid gold scabbards.
Two of these were given to Gen.
Shields by the States of South Caro-
lima and Illinois as tokens of appre-
citation for services in the Mexican
war. Congress purchased them from
the Generals family for $4,000.
In the same collection is a gold
box set with a big n in diamonds,
which was presented by Napoleon
III. to Joseph Francis, the inventor
Of the life-saving car. There is also
a metal Of gold worth $1,000, which
was given by Congress to Francis in
recognition OF his service to human
ity. 1t is the most valuable medal
ever conferred by this Government
on an individual. Francis died
about six months ago, being long
past 90. Some time previously he
had surrendered these trophies to the
National Museum, and during the
last years Of his life he constantly
haunted that institution, keeping an
eye upon the case containing his god
box and medal, while watching with
gratifled interest the visitors who
paused to examine the mementOes OF
his achievement. All such treasures
at the museum, though apparently
protected only by glass, are in reality
connected with a system of burglar
alarms, so that nobody could touch a
single article without rOuSing the
whole building. Once a year all Of
them are cleaned, though their
brightness is but little dimmed, the
cases being air tight. There are ever
so many golden vauables besides
those mentioned, such as the big
chunks of gold in the form Of shoes
most commonly which serve fo1
coins in China, and japanese gold
coins as large as tea plates and bear
ing curious hieroglyphics. Chicago
Times.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-11-03
Cntnrrh Cannot Be Cured

With local applications, as they cannot reach
the seat Of the disease. Catarrn IS a blood or
disease, and in order TO cure
il YOU mus. take Internal remedies. Halls
Catarrh Cure is taken internally. and acts d.
rectly on the blood and mucous surface. Hall
Catarrh Cure is not Quack medicine. u was
prescribed by one OF the best physicians in this
country for years, and Is irregular prescription.
II Is composed OF tho best tones known. com
bned with the best blood purifiers, acting. di-
rectly on the mucous surfaces. The perfect
combination OF tao two ingredients IS what
tarrh. Send for testimonials free.
F. J. CHENEY q CO., Props, Toledo, ..
Sold by druggists, price 1jc.
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GnlIant Remark.

It is said that this IS not the age Of
chivalry. There is much evidence in
hand to prove that whether the DAYS
OF knight -crrancy have passed or not,
this certainly is an age OF gallantrU
There was much Of this quality for
instance. in the young man who had
but recently been married to your Q
girl, who. though short Of stature,
was a person of great beauty who IS
reported to have said, she would
have been taller but she is made Of
such precious materials that nature
could not AFFORD it"
This man would seem to have the
qualities of mind and disposition TO
make any woman happy if he does
not permit time to dim the lustre
thereof -Harper's Bazaar.