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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-04-28
Advantages OF Good Roads.

A country without roads will remain
undeveloped, its hidden treasures stored
away.
Where poor roads prevail everything
else is very apt to be poor, the horse,
farmer. and merchant.
II two horses hau, tho load Of four
one wagon haul the load oi two, one set
Of harness haul the load Of two, ono
driver serve for two. and SIX miles n
stead OF three be male per hour, the ag-
gregate saving would double the net
income Of the average farmer This
desideratum can only be accomplished
by tho means Of good public roa Is.
Tho effect of good public roads upon
land value is 20 increase the value Of
such lands.
Experience has shown that the value
OF ground is in direct ratio 10 the good
condition OF the streets o. roads which
traverse them.
A road system is The means OF facil-
Eating intercourse.
INSTRUMENTATION is tho backbone
OF business. Good public roads are The
primary necessities Of civilized lifo and
national prosperity.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-04-28
NO MORE DRINKS FOR HIM.
A BIbulOus Husband Cured by a Crooked
Mirror.


Mirror.
A st. Paul lady has made temper
ate man OF her husband in a novel way.
For two or three years he was a good
deal OIL lark. Night after night he
came home saturated. At length one
night he reached home so drunk that he
went to bed with his boots on. She re-
solved now to euro him at any cost, and
coon had her plans laid. The next
night he arrived home very drunk. The
following morning he arose and looked
in the large mirror in his room. His
mouth was drawn out Of shape, one
cheek was a good deal higher than the
other, and both were swollen; one eye
was popping out OF his head, and the
other was sunken and drawn 10 twice
its natural length; one ear sat on his
neck and the other was split and stood
almost on top OF his head.
Such hellish picture as that | never
saw before, muttered he.
Then he looked at the mirror to see
that It was the same he had always
used. II was the same frame, and, as
1t was built in the wall it could not
have been changed He called his wife
Ahto Nhb iNOhs
For Gods sake, Mary, what's the
matter with that mirror" he said
Why nothing that know Of, dear.
Just look in H. See
She looked in it, and declared that
she didn't see anything the matter with
It,
MY Gcd, I've got EN-, shouted no
Send for q doctorl'
The doctor arrived, pronounced il a
clear case, and prescribed. The hCs.
band was placed in his wife bed in an
other room, and lay there a day or two
Before the physician permitted him TO
be out again he pledged her he would
never drink again.
This was five years ago, and he has
kept his pledge faithfully. But it is
doubtful If he knows that the mirror
which frightened him so was an imper.
feet glass, which had been put in the
frame in place OF the plate glass, and
that while he was lying n his wife's
bedroom the plate glass was restored
to it's place.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-04-28
For Girls.

Any girl Of Il who is not defOrmed
can make herself attractive and even
beautiful il she will, says a we'll
known New York physician. A light
course OF gymnastics and plenty Of
outdoor exercise will make the figure
round and elastic and develop the
limbs. Tight shoes, cOrsets, heavy
wells and late hours must be dis
carded, and every effort made TO
avoid excuses and live in rational
manner Those having a thick, oily
skin, broken by pimpleS or come
dOnes or black-headed worms, there
is no other alternative but careful
diet, If they would have it grow
smooth and fne-grained. But little
butter must be eaten, and no fat
meat, and the food consist for the
most part Of vegetables and fruit. A
tablespoonful Of sulphur in honey
taken every other morning for week,
then omitted three mornings and
taken again, will clear the COM
plexiOn in a couple of months, but
will probably make the black specks
more numerous for week or two. A
mixture of powdered sulphur in
diluted glycerine, rubbed on at night
with the other treatment, will soon
cause them to disappear. Wash off
carefully in the morning with soap
and water, in which there is little
ammonia. After this, II the face
seems oily, wash it at night with
spirits OF camphor, reduced with half
as much glycerine and few drops Of
ammonia. In the morning, bathe
the face as before in water with
ammonia in it, and after wiping 1t
carefully, sponge it over with cam
phor and water, and In a short time
the fairness of your complexion will
delight you and surprise your friends.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-04-28
FEMININE EVEN IN PRRF:,,

One humorous incident connected
with the fire is told me by a member of
Engine %. He was with few members
of that company attempting to save a
screaming young lady who was hanging
from the third story of the Ames build
ing. At the risk of their own lives they
finally placed a ladder on the burning
building, aud one man took the young
lady from her perilou' position aud
placed her safely on the ground. In
stead of running as fast as she could for
her life she carefully took hold OF her
skirts and lifted them so as not to wet
them, and slowly picked her way among
the debris and on to the opposite side
walk, where she disappeared. Boston
Record.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-04-28
An Able Dreamer.

A Georgia mau dreamed that some one
stole his watch from his trunk. He saw
the robber in his dream. On awakening
he found his watch gone. He went to
town aud soon saw aud recognized the
thief that he had seen ia his dream, whose
arrest followed, aud the watch was
found on his person,-New York Ad-
ycrtiser.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-04-28
KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and improvement and
tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, who live bet.
ter than others and enjoy life more, with
less expenditure, by more promptly
adapting the worlds best products to
the needs Of physical being, will attest
the value to health Of the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced in the
remedy, Syrup Of Figs.
Its excellence is due to its presenting
in the form most acceptable and pleas
ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties of perfect lax
alive; effectually cleansing the system,
dispelling colds, headaches and fevers
and permanently curing constipation:
1t has given satisfaction to millions and
met with the approval of the medical
profession, because it acts on the Kid
news. Liver and Bowels without weak
ening them and it is perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup of Figs is for sale by all drug
gists in SOC and 81 bottles, but it is man.
ufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup Of Figs,
and being well informed, you will not
accept any substitute if offered.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-04-28
Cruel and Treacaerous a gnan..

OF all the races with which the En-
glsh have come in close contact the
Afghans are the most unciv.lized in
nature and grain They are fierce,
bloodthirsty, fanatical, and treaeherous;
their good qualities are Of the element
airy, domestic kind, and their highest
virtue Is courage, which they possess in
conspicuous degree. They are un-
civilized in the sense that they are with
out any national cohesion or response
bility. Each man Is Independent OF his
fellows, and rejects the authority OF
even tribal chiefs No doubt thee are
in every clan or tribe men Of promi'
nence for their wealth or prOwcss or
cunning, who command a certain fol
lowing. But their influence is personal
and temporary, and van'shes az quickly
as It has sprung up. In some quiet
Utopia. where the individual might be
allowed to develop in peace, this in
tense individuality might be no d.sad-
vantage. Eut it Is otherwise in coun-
try liko Afghanistan. torn with intes'
tine discord and jealousy regarded by
powerful neighbors. The FortnightlY
po.-iorv
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-04-28

Johnny Gibbs is a youthful philos-
opher. He believes that life would
be simpljded if people would be con-
tent to do one thing at time.
The other day Johnny was hard at
work with paper and pencil. His
mother looked over his shoulder
why, Johnny she exclaimed,
your spelling is perfectly dreadful
Look at that sitting in chare. I'm
ashamed Of YOU
But, mamma" said the little boy,
reassuringly, "this isn't spelling
lesson. It's a composition"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-04-28

made medicine for Coughs,
Bronchitis and other dis
eases of the Throat and
Lungs. Like other so called
Patent Medicines, it is well
advertised, and having merit
il has attained a wide sale
under the name of PisO's
Cure for Consumption.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-04-28
DON'T WASTE.

A penny saved is a penny earned.
There is no need of wasting, as is usually
done, good sized piece of gimp or any
trimming that ravels in the cutting.
Measure Off the amount required for the
collar or sleeves, or whatever, when near
enough to the seam to insure making no
mistake by allowing too much or too
little. Allow then just enough to turn
in the raw edge, put a pin in, and on
each side Of the pin tightly twist a few
strands of strong thread or silk Of the
same color rs the trimming. Then fas-
ten the ends of the thread, carefully
withdraw the pin aud cut the trimming.
Not only does thus winding prevent any
waste, but it also prevents the loose ends
working out from where they are turned
nder.-New York World
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-04-28

beeen the great
stumbling block to
progress in the past,
and like any hidden
foe it has been more
powerful because 1t
has not been recOg-
nized by the inyen-
tors of the world.
They have spent
their time in i'm
pr Ov ing the MA
chine, searching for
a lighter metal or a
more compact motor,
or more efficient
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-04-28
THE SKYCYCLE.

A Massachusetts, Yankee T links lie Can
Soar Aloft.
Charles +. Duryea, Of Springfield.
Mass, is the inventor Of the Skycycle.
1t consists of a framework carrying
large sails like sheets. forming a
bird-shaped plane about thirty feet
from tip to tip by ten feet from front
to rear. 1t is provided with a rudder
at the rear for steering and balanc-
ing, and at the front with a propeller
for impelling it forward through the
air. The rudder is controlled by a
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-04-28

handle bar in the hands Of the rider
the propeller driven by crankS and
gearing, 50 as to Use to the best adj
vantage the strong leg muscles Of the
rider 1t is extremely simple, not
costly 10 build nor likely to get out
Of order. 1t will be as closely a
practicable large, soaring bird. the
soaring being chosen as the model Of
a flying machine, because it is more
difficult to initiate the tapping move
mentS OF the supporting surface than
it is to hold them rigid anu supply
the driving power by screw prOpel-
Ter. Further, the most graceful and
largest birds are SOarers, while the
smaller birds do not soar as a rule.
which would seem to be hint that
even Nature found it more cOnyen.
lent for her large birds not to flap 1t
contains little that is new or has not
been proposed heretofore, but careful
experiments and much study have
led to the belief that it is sufficient
for its purpose.
The great step, and the next one to
be taken, is that of acquiring the
ability to use the machine. This has
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-04-28
LADIES' COLUMN
-nw TO FRINGE A rRcza.

How to fringe a circle is question
that has troubled many fair head since
round doilies and centrepieces came 70
be used. This difficulty, like many
others, is very easy to overcnue once
you have learned tbs way. Out out your
circle and haste an inch or an inch and
half from the edge very exact line all
the way round. Stitch on the machine,
following the basted line, then 90 ahead
and do your ravelling and you will find
that the difficulty has completely van
ished.-New York Telegram.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-04-28
But one in thousand. The figure one.

II your Back Aches. or you are all worn ont,
good for nothing IL Is general debility.
Browns Iron B.tters will cure you, make you
strong, cleanse your liver, and give you good
appetite tones the nerves
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-04-28

storage battery, regardless of the fact
that almost any well-designed ma
chine would fly If properly managed.
The inventor suggests that schools be
established for the teaching Of aero
nautS
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-04-28
now THE HAWAIIAN WOMEN DRESS.


The almost universal garment of the
Hawaiian women is long, colored cot.
ton gown, resembling Smother Hub
bard" which was improvised by the first
missionaries to the islands as a temporary
resource, and has remained in vogue ever
since. But for the inherent grace of the
Ganaka damsels, these elongated meal
ha9s would destroy all signs of sym
metry in their figures; yet despite the
disadvantage to their appearance, these
charming daughters Of the tropics man
age to leave an impression of graceful
ness and dccorum upon the visitor, not
excelled by the bellies of more highly
civilized centers. -Demorest.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-04-28

PAUSE. win find In Il 4 healing, soothing tonic.
Tho hichest recommendation from rromi-
ncnt physicians and those who havo tried Il.
write for book ssro Ncricn." i11iica free. Sold
~ 81 duicgis,s. BRknrfEsp EEcU-kToE Co.,
If;puctcrs, Atlanta, Ca,
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-04-28

For impure or tn n Blood, Weakness. Mala-
ria. Neura ga, Indigestion and BiliousneSs,
take Browns Iron bitt 'rs-it gives strength,
making old rsons feel young-and young
persons strong; pleasant to take.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-04-28

A wonderful stomach cOrrector- Beechams
pills. Beecham's-no others. = cents a box.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-04-28


II Is now a "Nostrum,"
though at first II was COM
pounded after a prescription
by a regular physician, with
no idea that II would ever
90 on the market as aproprie-
tary medicine. But after
compounding that prescrip-
ton over a thousand times in
one year, we named it "Piso's
Cure for Consumption" and
began advertising 1t in a
small way. A medicine
known all over the world Is
the result.
Why is It not just as good
as though costing fifty cents
TO a dollar for a prescription
and an equal sum TO have II
put up at a drug store2
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-04-28

II you can be silent keep silent.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-04-28

Love is the unknowable.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-04-28

The downright fool doesn't now it.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1893-11-23
A Household Treasure.

D. W. Fuller, of Canajoharie, N. Y, says
that he always keeps DR.. Kings New Dis
covery in the house and his family has al
ways found the very best results follow its
use that he wonld not be without it, if pro-
durable. G.. A. Dykeman, druggist, Catskill,
n. y, says that DR.. Kings New Discovery
is undoubtedly the best cough remedy that
he has used it in his family for eight years,
and it has never failed to do all that Is
claimed for it. Why not try a remedy SO
long tried and tested Trial bottles free at
r. Blacknall & >on's drug store. Regular
size SOC. and $1.00
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1893-11-23
THE FARMERS MISTAKE.

THE GLOBE has always insisted that
II the farmers of North Carolina would
not depend on tobacco to buy everything
thew needed, but would raise a diversity
of crops-something which could be
utilized at home and with which the
middle man had less to do, his bank &C.
count at the end of the year would be
far more satisfactory.
This theory was strengthened to DAY
by a practical illustration Of what could
be done if only the farmers had the con-
idence in other products that they have
in tobacco, and would expend- half the
time and labor which they waste upon
the cultivation OF this now improbable
weed, in experimenting along other
lines.
The object lesson referred 10 was pre-
sented by Mr.. WESLEY LAWS, who lives
in Person county in the neighborhood
of Hurdles Mill. On one acre Of ground
Mr.. LAWS this year raised 1900 bushels
of turnips, some of them weighing eight
and nine pounds, and averaging five.
When asked how he managed to have
such an extraordinary yield, he explained
that the land was only average, and that
his fertilizers cost him not over two dol
lars. He simply sowed the field broad
cast, and nature, which is always boun-
tiful in this climate if given a half show,
did the rest.
Surprising that Mr.. LAWS gets only
twenty-cents a bushel for his turnips,
and they retail readily at fifty, the acre
would yield $24O, which, counting the
time and labor, beats tobacco raising all
to pieces.
And what Mr. LAWS has done any
| North Carolina farmer can do, if he car
| only be persuaded to get out of the ole
| rut in which his father and his grand
| father before him have worn away their
lives and which will keep him poor al
ways.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1893-11-23
ANOTHER OBJECTION.
ways.

MIR. SIMS, of Durham, who is holding
down a job in Washington, has the right
idea, according to our Washington cor
respondent, about the pension business,
though he doesn't go quite far enough.
He proposes that North Carolina offer
the government a site and building ma
~terials for a home for the pensioners, and
that all of them who are willing to enter
it be received as inmates. The defect
about the proposition is this that the
matter Of entering the home is left OPP
tional with the pensioner. He should be
compelled to enter it or accept as the
alternative the discontinuance of his pen
sion. 1t has been suggested by some one
that it would be less expensive to board
the pensioners at hotels than to continue
to support them on the present basis, but
the plan proposed by Mr.. SIMS, with the
amendment we offer, is a manifest i'm
provement upon the hotel scheme. The
cost would be less and, locating them all
in one enclosure, their social advantages
"Oulu w AOG(C OoO fSA
To board the pensioners at hotels would
be more expensive than the present rob
berry. The real pensioner, the man who
deserves the pension, never gets over
eight dollars a month-unless he lost a
limb, and he could not get accommodate
tions at a soup house for that sum espe,
cially if he happened to have a wife. The
big fellows. fellows like COMMISSIONER
BLACK and others who receive one hun
dred dollars a month and fifty and along
there, would take to the woods, and drop
their pensions. But in the meantime
hotel men would be getting richer and
the government poorer.
The only solution of the pension prob,
lem is found in the democratic platform
and that is TO purge the rolls. Wipe out
the frauds, and it is admitted on all sides
that there are millions spent on frauds
and then pay the deserving his pension
and do it cheerfuily. That is the only
way to do the business, with due defer.
ence to the esteemed Observer and Colo
MEL SIMS.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1893-11-23
JUST 1T.
x

A boy was killed in Michigan, while
playing football, and another was paral-
W ed while engaged in the brutal game
in Pennington, Conn on Monday. Two
deaths from the same cause were re-
corded last week. Scarcely a week
passes without one or more of such cas-
~uslties. Do We really need 10 have this
game played any longer? Every legis!a-
ture in the land ought 10 pass a law pro.
hibiling it. 1t does more harm than
prize fighting, not only so far as the loss
OF life is concerned, but also because of
the deterioration OF the morals OF the
participants. Ii has simply Come 10 be
u rough, vicious struggle for supremacy,
in which the biggest and strongest bully
wins II has ceased to be an amusement
New York Advertiser.
The GLOBE does not favor the abso-
lutte routing of the great game of foot.
ball. The way football was once played,
no deaths resulted, and instead OF being
a brutal and murderous undertaking, it
! was manly sport and healthful exercise
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1893-11-23
A Prize Number.

The December New Peterson is in
many respects. ahead Of all former
months, excellent as those issues have
been. The illustrations are more numer-
Gus and better than ever, and a glimpse
of the contents is enough to make n
want to read from the first page to the
last. The opening article, "The Land Of
the Liberator, by M Mccarthy -O'Leary,
is a sketch of Irish life and scenery, writ
ten in the most captivating manner and
illustrated by a series Of admirable pho
]togravures. Gigs From Thistles," by
Lucy II. Hooper, is a beautiful story and
possesses an additional interest from the
fact that it is the last written by the
gifted authorizes only a few months be-
fore her death. "Puss in Boots" by
Agnes Reptiles, is in that popular wri-
ter's best vein, and the illustrations are
worthy of the sketch. "POcahontas,"
by Alexander Brown, is an exceedingly
interesting paper by Virginia's noted his
torian. Under the Southern Cross" is
another charming paper profusely Illus
trated with excellent photographers
"Helen," by NJ. G. McClelland, is an in
tense as it is realistic THE Latest
Man in the Settlement" by Herbert
Bashford, will make the older Western
authors look to their laurels. The
Fireside" contains par ers by Minot j.
Savage and other distinguished essayists.
The book reviews, by Robert G.. '.
Meyers, are the best We have seen among
the months magazines. At its reduced
price-$1.OO a year-The New Peteason
is certainly the cheapest and best maya
zine in the world. Send 5 cents for a
sample company. Address the Peterson
Magazine company, Philadelphia, Pa.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1893-11-23
Eaz = 81 k0TioIksEsstern R.R.
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Schedule in Effect April |, 1892.
URBAN DIVISION.
LEAVE n. c.

LEAVE DURHAM \. {.
$40 D. m.-naily for Lynchburg and Way
Stations. Arrive LynchOurg 1:55 p. N. All
trains. Durham Division. arrive and depart
from Union station. Lynchburg.
Trains arrive at Durham from Lynchburg
Trains II and - have coach bet Reen Durham
and south Boston. Leaves Durham $50 "a. m;
arrives Durham 5:15 p. N Daily except Sun
wINSTON-sALEM DIVISION.
Leaves w~inston-Salem 1:50 p. m. daily ar
rive at Roanoke 100 u. N.
MAIN LINE-WEST BOUND.
LEAVE GEOGRAPHICALLY.
$50 D.. m. for Roanoke. Radford. Pulaski,
Bristol and ali points south, via f. T. V. & e.,
K. r., also for Bluetield, Ohio Extension.
Leave Biuedeld 6:l0 a. III. daily for kenOva and
ParlOr Car to Roanoke. Pullman
Sleeper Roanoke to Memphis VIA hnOkNllIe
7:25 a. M. for Roanoke. Radford. Pulaski,
Bristol also for Bluetield, POcahOntas, Elk
| horn and stations Clinch Valley Division also
for louisville and stations l.. y N. *. Il. VIA
| Norton. Pullman Sleeper Lynchburg to Louis
vile via Norton. CONNECTS at Roanoke .;So a.
m. with WashingtOna and Chattanooga Limited.
Pullman Sleeper Roanoke 10 Nashville, Mem
phis and New Orleans. Dining Car attached
2:35 p. H.. daily; for Roanoke, ana interLne,
Roanoke
EAST-BOUND-LEAVE INTERCHANGEABLE.
--9:l5 a. m. for Richmond. petersburg anu MOI
folk arrives Petersburg at l:25 p. m. connect
| ing with Richmond and petersburg railroad,
rrIiving in Richmond at 2:l5 p. M. Arrive
Norfolk 600 p. m.
1850 o. M. Arrive Petersburg Ais a. m.
connecting with N.& P. X. k. daily; arrive
Richmond 1:41 a. ~; arrive Norfolk I:U a. IN
Pullman Palace Sleeper to Norfolk.
Also Pullman Palace Sleeper between
| Lynchburg aid Richmond. o
This car will be ready at Lynchburg at 9:U
D. m. tor reception of passengers.
Pos o.. IN. for RichmOnl. Petersburg and Nor
folk arrive Richmond $50 =. M; Norfolk 9%
F'puilnan Psrlor Buffet Car to Norfolk.
w. b. BEVILL.
9. P. s. =. Agent, Roanoke. Va.