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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-08-04
The German Officer In Society.

The social position Of the German
officers is the most coveted in Ger
many. This is not merely because asa
rule German officers spring from an
cient or noble families, or that Their
regimentnl messes are very pNternally
managed, so as to exclude undesirable
elements. He is recognized, over and
above that, as of n superior training
intellectually, as n hard worker, and
one to whom the Nation looks for de-
fence in case Of war. A foreign inva-
sion is at all times so present to the
mind of the German thnt the army
never for moment loses its great sig
nifcance to the people With rs our
men are so far away on the outskirts
of civilization that we scarcely hear ot
them. and many an American has
grown to manhood without being able
TO describe the uniform Of the Ameri-
can army. The German officer always
wears his uniform, and wherever he
moves represents the majesty Of the
law as we'll as the National power. II
n landlord wishes to recommend ms
beer room to you, he can say nothing
higher than that it is frequented by
officers. A theater in which officers
do not appear is considered TO have
sunk below the level of good society
Officers at German dinners and balls
are much coveted, for the officer Is
assumed TO have good breeding, andto
be in oil respects a cultivated man.
During tho great military operations
in the autumn, officers ire quartered
upon the proprietors OF the neighbor-
hood and far from this being regard
ed as nuisance, those who have oti-
GERS billeted upon them consider the
circumstance rather agreeable than
otherwise. When parades and reviews
are the order of the day, wnen traffic
is blocked upon the streets, the friend
ship Of an officer is more than sentl-
mental pleasure, for he can take you
through all the lines which the police
hold against the great army of citizens
An officer can go anywhere III uniform
and enjoys social advantages from the
very moment Of putting on his shout
der straps which men i'll other walks
of life do not attain until they hayo
distinguished themselves very much
indeed 1t is in Germany a great
thing to go to court, and very few
ever succeed in entering that charmed
circle excepting through the army. An
officer goes to court, as matter OF
course, although if his wife is not OF
certain rank she may be excluded In
England pretty much everybody goes
to court who chooses to incur the cx-
pense of the court dress, and all
Americans that come to London aro
presented to the Queen if they choose.
-Harper's Magazine.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-08-04
The Court Riuhl for Once.

The following will doubtless call to
the mind of some Of the Yindicator
readers an incident that occurred III
the judicial district away back IN tho
ffties A certain lawyer came nto
court one day in a very decided siato
Of intoxication. Aware of his condi-
tion he rather brusquely told Judge
tba, he desired continuance Of his
case.
"Why so?" asked his Honor.
"Well. ! do not know that there 10
any particular reason" responded the
bewildered counsel.
"Mr. -" said the Judge, eyeins
him severely, "it is the opinion OF the
Court that you are inebriated."
"Your Honor, answered the lawyer,
81 have pleaded in this court for many
vears and this is the first time ha 70
heard your Honor render Il correct de-
cision. [ an drunk. Liberty Texas
Yindicator
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-08-04
Foreign.

G1ApsroSFs financial clause 10 the Home
Rule bill fixing Ireland's contribution 10 the
Imperial Exchequer at one-third OF her
revenue was adopted by the British House
of Commons.
TIE French Government gave notice tothe
Powers OF its intention to blockade the coast
of Siam VI. Pavie. the French Minister. gave
notice OF his intention to haul down the
French flag and leave Bangkok.
FIFTY deaths daily are reported in st.
Louis Senegal. The disease also prevails IN
Naples and vicinity. in Italy, and in Smyrna,
Asia Minor.
N. PAyIE. the French Minister-Resldent.
left Bangkok Sir Edward Grey, the Parlla-
mentary Secretary Of the British Foreign
Office assured the House OF Commons that
England would protect her subjects IN sam.
THE Spanish steamer San Juan, loaded
with Kerosene for Annoy and Manila, was de
stroyed of Hon.; Kong by fire. Out oil 2oO
people on board, only twenty-nine were
saved.
A NEW treaty OF annexation 10 the United
States has been prepared by the Provisional
Government in Hawaii.
TIE steamship Pearl was run into and
amt nv an unknown steamship on the Irish
coast. Seven people were drowned.
THE reyolutionists OF Nicaragua have
captured the city Of Managua, the capital OF
the Republic.
TIE Victoria court-martial rendered YER
dict that yice-Admiral Tryon was responsi-
bic for the loss Of the flagship, and exoner-
ated Captain Bourke and the other surviving
officers.
GREAT excitement attended the enforce
ment Of the closure on the Home Rule bill In
the House OF Commons blows we're struck
and the utmost disorder prevailed all the
clauses except the fifteenth and sixteenth
were adopted and the bill reported from COM
rnittee
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-08-04
WaShin0tOn.

TRuE bills were found by the Washington
Grand Jury charging Colonel Ainsworth and
the engineer, superintendent and contractor
OF the Ford's Theatre building with man
slaughter.
CONTROLLER EcKLEs received dispatch
stating that Cashier Lomax, Of the First Ma
tional Bank OF Vernon, Texas. which failed
few days before, had committed suicide by
shooting himself.
The Navy Department has transferred TO
Admiral Kaznakoff, commanding the Rus
sian feet now in American waters. the elec-
tric launch or gig recently built for the ar
mored cruiser New York.
POSTMASTER DAYTON visited Westinghouse
make an effort to secure an additional allow
ance for the conduct OF the New YORK Post
office. After two-hOur conferences win
First Assistant Postmaster-G Jones he
succeeded in obtaining an allowance OF
$50, 700.
THE Russian Legation in Washington Will
soon be raised to an Embassy.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-08-04

the range Of this little spot of neutral
color, and only the tops of the trees
sometimes catch the reflected light
from the illuminated dome of the Ad-
ministration Building at night At
the north end of the island stands the
little japanese settlement with its
quaint buildings, every view of which
forms on interesting picture. The
queer gate and high gate-posts have
bronze tops and red bronze hinges and
fastenings.
The weary sight-seer who rests on
the bench just outside this queer gate
can easily imagine himself in Japan,
and expect at any moment to sec Jap
anese giants, ogres, dragons and many
fairies come from the wild rice grow
ing on the other side of the slender
bamboo fence. Then, too, he will see
the brave dog, Shippeitaro, known rs
Okuchishiniin, the large-mouth god,
who is famous the world over for hav-
ing killed many dragon cats in the
forests of Japan and to have saved the
lives of many beautiful Japanese
maidens.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-08-04
SOuth and West.

FIFTEEN persons, including eight Federal
employees were indicted in Oregon fctsmug-
Cling Cinnamon and opium into the United
States.
A FIRE in the Transportation Building at
the Worlds Fair caused furry Of excite
ment.
TEE Wisconsin Marine and Fire Insurance
Company Bank Of Milwaukee Wis, failed f,
two banks in indianapolis, Ind. and three
in Louisville, KY. also closed their doors.
GENERAL. ST. CLAIR. Worlds Fair Com
missioner from West Virginia, tried 70 enter
the Worlds Fair grounds without HIS badge
and was badly bruised in an encounter with
three gatemen.
Az Italian, Daniel Arata. a saloon keeper,
was taken from the jail at Denver, Col, by
a mob Of citizens estimated TO number fif-
teen thousand persons and hanged 10 the
nearest tree. where his body was riddled
with bullets. Arata had killed an old Grand
Army veteran named Benjamin c. Light
foot.
MAGGIE TAYLOR. Lulu Johnson. Marian
Smith and Nellie Patrick were drowned In
the Wicomico River. near Patricks Landing
Nd. by the capsizing OF a sailboat.
ARRIVALS at San Antonio report heavy
fall OF snow in Brewster County, Texas. 400
miles west of there. That section has an
elevation OF from 1000 to 6000 feet above the
sea level. but snow in midsummer was never
before known there IL is a stock-raising
country. and grass will be greatly benefited
by the snow.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-08-04
A Fire Heroine and a Bicycle.

My bicycle friend tells me this story,
which may yet be done in song like
Paul Revere's ride: Not long ago Miss
Mabel Stone lived with her parents at
the family homestead about two miles
from Westboro. The folks were
aroused one night about IL o'clock to
find the house afre. Knowing there
was no assistance to be had in the
neighborhood, Miss Stone mounted
her wheel and, in the darkness of the
night, hurried to Westboro and
aroused the fire department. Although
the firemen arrived too late to save the
house, they succeeded in saving the
adjoining buildings and valuable live
stock. - Boston Globe.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-08-04

earth and l want to show it to you.
He led the way to an instrument at the
rear of the store, on which was a news
paper. On the paper had been placed
a bunch of sweet peas. AT least a
thousand dead flies we're lying on the
paper in the immediate vicinity or in
the bunch of flowers. 81 threw these
here by chance" he continued, "and
in about ten minutes / happened to
notice that every fly that alighted on
the flowers died in very short time.
Even as he spoke a number of the in
sects which had stopped to suck the
deadly sweet had toppled over dead.
They alighted with their usual buzz,
stopped momentarily, quiyered in
their legs, tapped their wings weakly
several times and then gave up the
ghost. Courier journal.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-08-04
THE NEWS EPITOMIzED.
Eastern and Middle States.

MrcE damage 70 gardens and farm crops
was done by storm in New England
THyRE have been some remarkable varis-
tions of temperature in Maine. On one day
the mercury was ninety-six degrees IN the
shade There was also hail storm Al DeA-
ter which damaged crops, furnished sno"
enough for a snowballing match, ana sent
the temperature down from ninety-eignt de-
grees 10 ffty-six degrees. In Bangor tnere
was decided snow furry, and the weather
was as cold as in October.
The silver mems meeting at the Filth Ave
nue. Hotel. New York City, ended In bois-
ferrous row. Speeches were interrupted, and
a war OF words caused for two hours. Inc
electric lights were finally turned out amid
the utmost confusion. The delegates TO the
Chicago Convention, however, were ap-
pointed.
The Erie Railway was placed in the HANDS
of John King and J. G. Mccullough as Re
ceivers the appointment being made by
Judge Lacombe. OF the United States Circuit
Court. New York City, on the application ot
Trenor L. PARK, holder OF first and second
mortgage bonds. He stated In his complaint
that the 1000. 900 Of floating debt en-
barrased the company so that 1t was In dan
ger Of defaulting on its bonds, and many
creditors threatened actions.
OFFICERS from the Russian man-of-war,
Nicholai /. visited Camp Werts. Sea Glrt,
where the New Jersey National Guard was
encamped
SEVERE electric storms did damage in
various places in the New England and Mid
die States. One man was killed and sew
eral injured at Coney Island, New York.
man was killed on staten Island. and man
severely injured at Nyack, by lightning
THREE Of the Russian men-of-wdr sailed
from New York for Newport, r. /.
The Nawab Of Ranpur arrived in New
York. He rules 100000 people. has an In
come of 81. 800 900, and when he returns to
India he is to be married.
f. s. FRANcIs. ex-Cashier Of the Plttsfeld
Mass. National Bank, has committed sui
eide.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-08-04

The busy scenes of the day have be-
gun. The click of the turnstiles be-
comes more rapid. The park is now
a blaze of light and excitement; the
ever-moying mass of human color sub
dues the dazzling white Of the many
buildings.
The wooded island is the only quiet
spot on the grounds. Even the great
search lights are placed in position
so high that they cannot come within
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-08-04
the north.

outside. and the horses may be graz
ing somewhere among the trees. In
side are all the comforts Of n home to
the hunter. Here beside a log fire In
the large open fireplace is the guardian
Of the camp, Mr.. e. Hopper. He Is
here from the northern hunting
grounds to take care of the camp for
the Boone and Crockett Club, the
builders.
"Come in and warm" is his first
greeting. "Yes, this is just the way
we live on a hunting trip. Here is
everything we need-all OF our sad
dies. guns, furs and cots. l sleep hero
inst as do at camp, and when the
door is closed can imagine myself in
the wilds of the North. Now md
then you hear the honk OF a Canadian
wild goose just outside on the lagoon,
and some have built their nests right
back of this camp near the water
Then there are the gulls and different
wild ducks. These all add to the de-
ception, and I almost expect any mo-
ment to see n big bear rub his nose W
against the window over there.
"At night comes the hoot OF little
owl which built its nest right ont OF
that door bit. Yes, I have seen its
nest, but I amt told any one Of it,
"There are some mighty hunters in
the Boone Club. There are among
them Charles Deering, Albert Bier
stadt, S. w. Buchsnnon, John Z. Bux-
ton, of England; James K. Morton,
John J. Pierrepoint and many others.
This is a beautiful spot, and see
many of my friends among the wild
birds right around here, though some
are strange to me and 1 do not under
stand their notes. Chicago Record.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-08-04
Editors in Germany.

The editors Of morning papers in
Germany leave their Offices at 3
o'clock. and the papers are ON the
press at IL o'clock. BY IL o'clock
even the printers have gone home, and
when General Won Molke died at IL
o'clock at night there was only one
Berlin newspaper that had line
about il in its issue next morning.
Expert editorsreceiye aboutS2O q week
there, and priRers from IS to $40.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-08-04
TESTS WITH EMMENSITE.
IL is Said 10 be Even More Efficient
Than Melinite.

The ordnance officers OF the United states
Army are making some interesting tests oil
high explosives at Sandy Hook, \. J. Shells
filled with gun cotton and with emmensts
were fired from the tweIve-inch mortars-
The purpose was 10 demonstrate ina, ,ins tn,s
could be done without danger oil explosion
in tho gun. and the tests were convincing
upon that point .s,,n,
The ommensite shell carried bursting
charge OF eighty-seven pounds, ana u 'hs
further trials that will be MADE 70 hn' =
proper fuse are successful tne ALull ,', an
Navy will have secured an eAp;osne s..,, .s'
more efficient than the iame1 meiin''7 VI '"'
French artillery.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-08-04

leading to the west and to his own re-
treat and cot for the day.
His coming to quarters was the sig
nal that the new day had come, and
the even tread Of the day guards soon
sounded along the smooth paths, as
column after column marched to the
day stations.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-08-04

TIVE people OF Berlin do not mean TO allow
people 10 suffer for lack oil due preparae'osn, !,
10 meet disease in the coming summe.L
money. carefully spent, can accompllsn 'n"
desirable end. The authorizes naso X
propriated no less than u. ls',D ~ ~. ,s,,, M
lrns,ptenanee OF hospitals and for gaonc
",i,' h~giene IN the coming year-1ndthe city hss
phenomenally clean streets.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-08-04

echoing hsll Lilias LeIeune lay, her
hands interlocked under her head, the
gorgeous, striped Afghans making q
proper setting to her girlish beauty,
while Lilias Leieune, the elder, her
forty-year-old maiden aunt, sat at the
other end of the place, arranging long
stemmed roses in a quaint Omarl vase,
with dragon handles, and throat
splashed with the delicious blue tint so
dear to connoisseurs.
Lilias-'LiD," they called her, to
distinguish her from Miss Leieune, the
elder-was a rosebud of seventeen.
Miss Lilias, on the contrary, was a
rose in full bloom.
Il do think, said Lii, smothering
an incipient yawn, "that Colonel
Mainwaring was the handsomest man
here last night, for all of his five-and-
forty years.
Lilios shrugged her shoulders.
you young people are so intoler-
ant" said she. "You talk Of Colonel
Mainwaring as if he were n second
Methuselahl"
But fve-and-forty - it's almost
fftv,o said Lii. "Some people are
horrid at fifty. He isn't, though. l
wonder. Aunt Lilias, why he never
married."
Miss Lejeune rose.
81 haven't half enough Of these
Glory Of Dion roses" said she. 81
must 60 down and gather some more.
"But it's 50 warm" pleaded Lill.
'It's shady down in the rose gar
den"
Lill looked sleepily after the light,
retreating figure.
"I wonder if it's true, said she,
"that Colonel Mainwaring was In love
with Aunt Lilias years and years ago
before he went to India? How funny
10 think that there we're love and lovers
twenty years ago! But Colonel Main
waring will make e royal lover for
somebody vet. I-am-nOt-certain
but that-I'll try-for him-mysef.
And Lill driited into dimpled slum-
Der.
While Lilias Lejeune, clipping away
among the glossy lesved vines with her
rose scissors, was utterly reckless
whether she cut flowers, stems or stalks.
''Why does he come back here 10
haunt me?" she asked herself, with
restlessly shining eyes. "1had schooled
myself to forget him. Why did he not
stay where he was? One thing is very
certain: He shall not again have the
chance to iilt me.
just then a little whoolly-pated PIC
aninny came running to her.
"Please, Miss Lilias, he cried, "Miss
Daily Warden wants to see youl Miss
Daily she's pow'ful bad to-day" "
Lilias gave little shudder.
Dallette Warden was the overseer
daughter, a woman of about her age,
who was dying of consumption. She
did not like Daily, and never had liked
her, but how was it possible to refuse
a dying request like this?
.I.will come, she answered, shortly.
Daily sat propped up among her Pill
lows, her pallid face lighted up with
the shine of her great fevered eyes.
She had once been very pretty she
had an interesting countenance still
''It's very condescending of Miss
Leieune to come to visit thepoor over
seer's daughter, said she ironically
But Liliss ignored the tone.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-08-04
WOODED ISLAND.
THE ONLY QUIET SPOT ON THE
WORLDS FAIR GROUNDS.
a Dream of Old Japan-The Typi-
cal Home of the Hunter
and Haunt of the
Pelican.

HE golden crown
of the Administra-
tion Building had
just caught the
shimmering rays Of
the morning sun,
which was not yet
above the horizon.
There was n faint
hoo-hool hoo-hoo !
away to the north.
Then all was quiet.
The sound came
from a little owl
which had built
his nest in a Sc
cluded spot on the
wooded island. 1t
was his last hoot
for the night, and
as he nestled into
his snug retreat a
sleepy guard went
over the bridge
leading from the
south. He h a d
often heard the
owl durin 6 h j s
lonely walks at
night, but could
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-08-04

living green and rose color and intense
violet, but changing and shifting in
shapes as well as in colors while tn
spectacle lasts. The smaller jets b,
come at lest a ring of sheayes in blind.
ing white, while the central shaft of
water goes through all the hues Of the
electric spectrum, and finally j. shot
up in pure white geyser to It's Mt
most height Of something like hun
dred feet and the wonderful show Is
over.
The SHOW is over, but the crowd does
not disperse. The rings of living light
still surround the basin. the terraces
of light define the building at the back,
the red torches still glare and wave
above them, and over them again the
diadem of light still stands in steady
Iustre. the band is still blaring from
the stand, and the PROFESSIONALISM the
gondolas are joining the refrain OF ITS
melodies. Not until the hour of clos
ing approaches does the crowd assem-
bled upon the plaza begin to make ITS
wav homeward, leaving a spectacle
such As not one of those who compose
it has ever seen before, and rs not one
of them can ever forget. New York
Times.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-08-04

Making a Fly.Trap Out OF a Piano.
"Come inside q minute" said
Fourth avenue dealer in pianos. 81
have discovered the greatest hy-trap on
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-08-04

The Indian tea crop for 1929 was
11s, 6S7, 900 pounds, as compared with
100, 900, 600 pounds for the 1922
season, and 115, 00O, 900 pounds for the
1S90.91 season.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-08-04

1HE latest official figures obtainable show
that the area devoted to hay cultivation In
the United States is 3s,591, ,e0S acres, the an
nuai crop amounting to 46,643,0s4 tons,
amounting In value to s40s. 439, sos. This Is
far In excess OF any other crop.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-08-04

never see him, and so this morning he
again looked for the only disturber OF
the wooded island, but with no better
success. He cast sleepy blinks at the
trees and then crossed over the bridge
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-08-04

Z was the morning
after the party.
Outside the mag
nolia blooms rus
tied softly in the
breeze, an 4 t h c
murmur Of til c
Okeechee Rive =
kept up its soft
monotone.
Within the great
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-08-04

Paris is advocating hesh-colored
suede gloves for evening wear in place
of the pure white so long worn.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-08-04
The Tiger-Skin's Secret

pY HELEN FORREST GRAVES.
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1893-09-21
The Anniversary.

As stated in our last issue the Sabbath
school held its anniversary last Sunday
There were as visitors from Salt I1aD e
Geo. Goddard and Geo. Reynolds and
from Provo Lars Eegertson, A. L. Doth
and w. s. Rawlins, and quite number
from American Fork.
The opening address by Mr.. John
Smith was well ren Tered, and appropri-
ate for the occasion, and was we'll worth
the effort put forth to learn and deliver
it, showing plainly that the young men
Of our city only need to apply themselves
to any subject and they can soon become
the masters Of the same.
The program was good one and was
carried out in every instance but one.
The reviewing of the classes showed
that some good and efficient work had
been done by the teachers and in the
main nm improvement on 30 many
Rotations which have been the rule
heretofore.
There was not as much singing az on
former occasions but was nevertheless
good selection, both the opening and
closing peices as well as the songs. On
such occasions plenty of singing is al.
ways in taste and is never found TO be
wearysome. The primary children
made good hit in the song sung by
them they having kept such good time.
So did the several classes Of little girls
aud the two little girls who sang togeth-
er did nicely.
The S. s. band did much better in the
afternoon than in the morning, their
instruments being little out Of tune in
the morning. But VIC cannot lay any
blame TO the boys for we suppose they
had tuned up alright before the exercises
began and they had no idea that the
heat OF the house had stretched the
strings. Eever mind boys we all learn
by experience and you were in good tune
when you played last.
The little speeches which were sand
wiched between were all quite pithy
and encouraging.
The closing address by Miss Eva
Brown deserves mention as being fine
Sc. ection.