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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-09-15

now forming a part Of Duluth. The
oil man and the boys worked to-
gether on a farm and between them
ran little saw mill in spring before
farm work had commenced. In the
winter the boys went to school.
Leonidas at 16 put pack on his back
and walked to Minneapolis, where he
went to work in a shingle mill After
the war he worked in saw mill and
as a sailor on the lakes. Alfred
Merritt was driving team in the
lumber woods when 10 years old. In
1865 he shipped as a sailor, Will h
work he kept at until he went in
with his brother Lon" to explore the
lumber regions He worked at what
ever he could find to do until he
saved enough money for a trip into
the wood.
These two brothers are to-day Vice
President and President Of the Du-
luth. Me.aba and Northern Railroad,
besides owning the major part OF the
stock OF most OF the big iron mines
on the range. Cassius c. Merritt,
Treasurer of the railroad, taught
school for a while, ran a lumber scOw.
clerked in a grocery store, cut cord
woo in Pokegema Bay, Wis. worked
on a farm and 'cruised" for pine tim
Der until 1882, when he went into
the pinelands business for himself
The early lives Of these brothers
are a sample OF those OF the others,
all but one Of whom are in the same
line Of business-pine and iron lands.
The one exception, Lucien F., is
pastor Of a Methodist Church at
Duluth. The Merritt boys kept their
eyes open for iron ore. They spent
years looking for it, and they found
It. Then they pre-empted or bought
the land where it was Their conf
dence begot faith in men who had
money and they organized mining
companies to get out the ore. The
railway wds built. This was only
five years ago, and at that time the
Merritt boys were in debt. To-day
they are worth $3.50, 200, 600. They
are Just completing enormous docks
at Duluth, and are engaged building
terminal track which will render
them practically independent Of other
railways in the shipment Of their ore.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-09-15
HOW MILK IS RUINED.

Fully one-third as much milk Is
ruined by untidy dairymen as IL used
economically. This wastage IS caused
by uncleanliness that is the result OF
incidence. This habit of Incidence IS
responsible for dirty cans and filthy
utensils. Milk placed in such recep-
tacles becomes tainted, and resulting
cream is soured to bitterness. Churn-
ing such stuff results in loss of tenn
per and time, as the product is only
fit for the swill barrel. Scrupulous
cleanliness, if not an infallIble remedy
against loss in dairying, is a great con-
server of its profits. Without it skill
cannot accomplish results that prop
erly belong to and are due it. Wash,
scour, clean and dry in the sun every
utensil used in the dairy that the
product may be healthy and whole
some. In this way this waste of good
milk can be stopped. It's stoPpage
means profit to the dairyman. -Ameri-
can Dairyman.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-09-15

Apple Punch-Quarter and core
twelve tart apples Do not pare cover
with one gallon Of water, bring to boil
ing point, and cook without stirring
for twenty minutes, add one tumbler
of ounce Jelly, strain through cheese
cloth, add one pound of sugar, juice OF
six lemons and one pound of white
grapes cut into halves. Serve in punch
glasses.
Hominy Flourendine-Line n deep
pie dish with a good short paste, cover
the bottom with washed currants, or
"Sultanas Beat two eggs without
separating, add quarter cup sugar. To
one cup hot boiled hominy grits add
two tablespoonfuls butter, then add
eggs and half pint milk. Flavor with
teaspoonful vanilla, pour in pie dish
and bake in a quick oven thirty mill
utes.
Eggplant Fritter--Pare the egg
plant. and cut into slices about one
inch thick, sprinkle with salt and pep
per. Beat two eggs without separat-
ing. add to them one cup OF milk,
half teaspoonful salt, and one cup
flour. Beat we'll, add one level tea
spoonful Of baking powder, beat again.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-09-15
Floral Emblems.

An ingenious person has been pom
dering the subject Of floral badges,
aud makes these suggestions, to
which we add others Of our own TO
carry out the idea.
For the First Lord OF the Admiral.
ty, docks; for a doctor, cyclamen and
self-heal; for an ocGlist, eyebright
and iris; for a tailor, Dutchman's
breech2s; for a broker, stocks and
bull-rush; for a philosopher, sage;
for a cook, butter-and-eggs; for a
land agent, groundsel; for butcher,
lambkll; for policeman, beet; for a
shepherd, phlOx; for musician,
thyme; for an acrobat, capers; for a
jockey, speedwell; for woodcutter,
bareback; for a newspaper hum )rist,
chestnut; for a shoemaker, lady's-
slipper; for an honest man, lilac; and
for a rogue. hemp.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-09-15
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 It's 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 70 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 we'll informed, you viii not
accept any substitute if offered
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-09-15
Has a Diagnosing watch.

There is an old woman at Pitts
burgh named Mrs. Schwartz, the
number and value Of whose patients
are the envy Of all the doctors Of the
plac,. She is the only one Of her
school. The result OF her success
lies in the possession of diagnosing
watch. This is her own construction
after years Of labor and at a large
sum Of money. This watch. says the
New York Evening Sun, has been
made according To some principle OF
anatomy that she has discovered.
The right hand, it appears, is pos
seSSed Of five veins, In the left hand
there are seven. The mechanism Of
the watch is so delicately adjusted
that, placedten the wrist it is az
fected by each one OF these veins. A
disturbance in any one Of these
veins, if the watch is placed
on the wrist, is pointed
out by the figures on the watch.
Such disturbance indicates some dis
ease according to the vein affected.
The disease being thus identified, it
IS treated with herbs and lotions Of
the old wOman's manufacture. There
is no disease this old lady who is an
educated woman with several learned
diplomas from the old country, is
afraid to tackle. Her method is TO
rub the afflicted part with lotion
and say: In so many days this or
that will be. " All the evidence goes
10 show that she is remarkably sue.
ceSsfuL Physicians who have taken
note Of this say that it is merely an
example Of the power Of suggestion
and but another curious example Of
the mental vagaries so conspicuous
in the art of healing in this last dc.
cade Of the century. ell.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-09-15
where Women Come From.

Woman's first appearance has been
a fruitful subject for the legend mon
gers. The PheDician myth Of crea-
ton is found in the story Of Pygma-
lion and Gaatea. There the first
woman was carved out Of ivory and
then endowed with life by AphrO-
dite.
The Greek theory OF the creation
Of woman according to Heslod was
that Zeus, as a cruel Jest, ordered
Vulcan to make woman out OF clay,
and then induced the various gods
and goddesses to invest the clay doll
with all their worst qualities, the re-
suit being a lovely thing with the
witchery Of mien, refined craft, eager
passion, love OF dress, treacherous
manner and shameless mind.
The Scandlnayians say that as
Odin, Will and We, the three sons OF
Dor, were walking along the sea
beach they found two sticks Of wood,
one Of ash and one Of elm. Sitting
down, the gods shaped man and
woman out Of these sticks, whiting
the woman from the elm and calling
her Emia.
One OF the strangest of stories
touching the origin Of woman is told
by the Madagascarenes. In so far as
the creation OF man goes, the legend
Is not unlike that related by Moses,
only that the fall came before Eve
arrived. After the man had eaten
the forbidden fruit he became affiict-
ed with a boil on the leg, out OF
which, when it burst, came a beauti-
full girl. The mans first thought was
to throw her to the pigs; but he was
commanded by a voice from heaven
to let her play among the diggings
until she was Of manageable age,
then to make her his wife. He did
so, called her BabOura, and she be.
came the mother OF all races Of men.
The American Indian myths rcla-
tive to Adam and Eve are numerous
and entertaining. Some traditions
trace back our first parents to white
and red maize, another is that man,
searching for a wife, was given the
daughter of the king Of muskrats,
who, being dipped into the waters Of
a neighboring lake, became woman.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-09-15
A Kings Dreadful Deed.

Not long ago there was terrible ex-
ritement at the royal court Of An
nam. The King, ThanhTai, who Is
COW IA years old, was missing! Ell.
quette requires that the Annamese
King shall never leave the royal
grounds. He is kingly prisoner.
And that the King should not only
be absent from the palace, but that
no one should know where he was,
constituted an event OF such direful
>Onsequence that the whole court
was in dismay.
But the young potentate was not
hard to find. Though he was a king,
he was boy; and 1t is natural for a
boy, when he has some money In his
pocket, to want to go cut and
spend 1t.
That was exactly what the King OF
AMMAN had done. Entirely alone,
be had started on shopping" expe-
dltion through the streets OF Hue.
OF course no one knew him, because
be had never shown his face in pub
lie. He was simply boy, like any
other boy; and this was exactly what
be wanted.
But be was treated with great re-
spect by the shOpkeepers, because he
seemed to have plenty of money.
Curiously enough, the thing which
seemed to attract him most was
head-shearing machine, or hair-clip-
per, and when the frightened mobiles
of The court discovered him at last,
it was with this singular implement
In his possession. No doubt he in
tended to amuse himself by shearlng
the heads of all his dependents.
In fact, he had already begun an
attempt TO experiment with ii on the
heads OF several small street boys
who were proving rebellious subjects,
when the cOurtiers approached him,
proStrating themselves upon the
ground and making alarmed Outcries.
Thanh-Tal was restored TO the
palace, but the aged regents of the
kingdom at once sent in their resig-
nations. They coIld no longer serve
a monarch who had so diSgraced him.
self. 1t was with the utmost diff
Guilty that NJ. de LaDeSSan, the
French resident and real ruler OF the
country, could restore peace aud Or
der at the court.
The King no longer goes out shop
ping, but he retains his hair-clipper
as a souvenir Of happy day Of free
dom with the street boys. Youths
Companion.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-09-15
Practical Jokes.

Innocent and hilarious fun is all
right when it is not carried beyond
the bonds of respect for the feelings
of others, but when it oversteps this
limit and disregards personal rights,
comfort, and even safety, it is time TO
call halt. The practical Joker is,
under almost all circumstances, an I'M
mitigated nuisance. So long as he gets
his little joke on somebody, nothing
more is required. Whether it, agree
able or taken in good part, matters
not in the least If the victim is
merely angry, the joker puts on Il
most contemptuously lofty air and
calls upon the members of the COM
munity to observe the surliness of the
individual who can't take joke.
That it was only intended as such APP
pears to cover not only multitude of
sins but multitude of idiotic per-
formances that nobody sut himself or
those of his ilk seem able and willing
to appreciate. If there are serious or
possibly fatal consequences there are
tears, protestations, any amount of
affected grief and regret-'so sorry,
but hadn't the least idea that anything
wrong would come of it"
The recent drowning Of a promising
young girl who was put under water
for a joke, the disfguring for life of R
young man by the explosion of cart
ridge, when somebody didn't mean
anything, and scores of like instances
conclusively prove that human nature
has some alarmingly weak spots iu it
and that there are yet in the world,
i'll spite of all the newspapers and
other enlightening influences, very
many extremely foolish persons, and
that there is still great need of radical
reform in many of the current ideas
of what is meant by having good
time.
Nothing should be looked upon as
pleasure that gives pain or anxiety to
other people. Sensational scases, the
idea of q gigantic hoax, the notion
that to get ahead of somebody else it
is necessary or proper to do something
to mislead, is one Of the whims that it
would be an excellent thing to breed
out of humanity by easy and per
suasive measures if possible, if not, by
the most vigorous and pcrcmptory
treatment.
There is plenty of rational amuse-
ment to be had in the world without
resorting to such R very questionable
form Of entertainment as the practical
Joke. The Ledger.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-09-15
FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.
GRASS AND EXERCISE ON PIGS.

The effect of exercise on the econ
omy of food fed to fattening pigs and
the economy of feeding grass with
grains for fattening pigs are consid-
cred in the May bulletin of the Utah
Experiment Station. The results show
that exercise for a growing pig is de-
sirable for the purpose of inducing
large consumption. No pronounced
advantage was shown in favor of grass
feeding to pigs. When pigs have grain
enough they do not consume much
grass. To make grazing successful,
it will have to occur with a limited
amount Of grain, thus compelling the
pigs to rely upon the grass for their
support.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-09-15
Art OF Calico Printing.

The art of oalico printing was intro
duced into Europe about the Seven
teenth Century, although it is believed
to have been known in India and Egypt
as early as the First and Second Cen
turtles. In this early period the print
ing was done by means Of blocks, on
which the designs to be transferred to
the cloth had been engraved in relief.
These were dipped into dye stuff and
then pressed upon the material by
hand. Later, presses for this block
printing were invented, and the use OF
several was introduced, 50 engraved as
to fill up each others vacancies, and
thus several colors were put into the
pattern. About 1770 copper plate
printing was invented in England. BY
this method the design was cut into
mates. the color filled into the sunken
parts of the engraving, and the cloths
were printed by being pressed upon it.
This invention finally led to the intro
duction of cylinder printing, the
method now in use. The cylinders are
of copper, and the design is engraved
upon their surface. A separate cylin-
der is required for each color or shade
of color to be used in printing the
cloth. and in fine and intricate designs
as many as twenty cylinders are some
times used. These are set in n strong
frame against the face of large cen
trail drum made of iron and covered
with wooden cloth in several folds, be-
tween which and the cylinders the
calico is printed as it passes. The
color is spread upon the cylinders as
they revolye by contact with another
roller, which dips into n trough con-
tanning the coloring matter properly
thickened This roller is made of an
absorbent, elastic material, similar to
the roller used in linking printing
press. Each cylinder thus receives its
proper color and imparts it in reyolv-
ing to the calico, pressed between its
face and that Of the fixed drum A
sharp blade of metal pressing against
the copper cylinder removes all super
huous matter from its surface, so that
only the design cut in the metal is inn
printed in clear outline upon the cloth.
The employment of number of rollers
to make one design is attended with
much difficulty, as in passing under
them the cloth is in much danger of
being displaced and the regularity OF
the print destroyed As the cloth
leaves the printing machine it is drawn
over rollers through hot air cham
Der, by which it is thoroughly dried
and the colors become fully set. New
York Dispatch.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-09-15
"The Lost Chord"

A touching life story is told in con-
ncction with this popular song Only
a few months after Sir Arthur Sulli-
van had accepted an important posi-.
ton in a school for muse, his brother
Frederick, an actor Of note, fell
fatally i'll. For nearly three weeks
the young composer watched by the
sick man bedside night and day.
One evening, when tn end was rap.
Idly approaching, the sufferer had
for time sunk into a peaceful eep,
and as his faithful attendant was sit
ting az usual by the bedside it
CHANGED that he took up some verses
of the late Miss Adelaide Proctor,
with which he had some years pre-.
viously been much impressed. Now
in the stiffness of the night he read
Il em over again, and almost as he
did so he conceived their musical
equivalent A sheet OF music paper
was at hand, and he began to write.
Slowly the music grew and took
shape until, becoming absorbed in it,
he determined to finish the song,
thinking that even If in the cold
light Of day it should appear worth.
less il would at least have helped to
pass the weary hours, aud so he went
on till the last bar was added. Thus
was composed a song, the sale OF
which up to the present time has exa
cceded a quarter Of a million OF
copies.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-09-15

Cut each slice of eggplant into quar-
tiers, dip in the batter and fry in smok
ing hot fat.
Jellied cken-Boil the fowl until
il will slip easily from the bones LET
the water be reduced to about one pint
in boiling; pick the meat from the
bones in good-sized pieces, taking out
all the gristle, fat and bones place in
a wet mold; skim the fat from the
liquor; little butter; pepper and
salt to the taste, and one-half ounce OF
gelatine. When this dissolves, pour
it hot over the chicken. The liquor
must be seasoned pretty high, for the
chicken absorbs.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-09-15
Eunny's Blun er.

Bunny is the cutest little snow
white rabbit you ever saw. He is
quite tame, and he blinks at you very
wisely with his queer pink eyes. He
is very fond OF his little mistress,
she is so good to him. He always
wants to be with her, and he will fol-
low her every opportunity he gets
One morning little Mistress Mary and
her mamma we're going to ride to
town in the street cars TO do some
shopping. Mary said good-by to
Bunny and left him, as she thought,
securely shut up in his little house;
but just as she and her mamma were
seated in the car, who do you suppose
jumped in after them? Why, Mr..
Bunny, TO be sure And he was as
alarmed as his little mistress was
surprised. for when the car began TO
move, Mr.. Bunny wanted to get of.
He had never been in a car before,
and the motion frightened him. He
ran up and down the car and no one
could catch him. There was a great
deal OF laughing and talking at the
sight of him; and the conductor had
to stop the car and let Mistress Mary
and her mamma get off and take
their mischieyOus pet back home.
This they did, and l can assure you
that when they left the house again
Mr.. Bunny was shut up so securely
that he had no chance Of getting out
and trying to steal ride to town.
The Nursery.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-09-15
STRENGTHENING Machines.

So many trials of strengthening ma
chimes have resulted in failure that the
belief has become fixed that shearing
by machinery is entirely impracticable.
This idea seems TO be a mistaken one,
as machines operated by horse power
are in successful operation in England
and in Australia. 1t is said that a
flock of 200 sheep will warrant the
purchase of one of these machines.
New York World.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-09-15
How,s This !!

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for
any case Of Catarrh that cannot be cured BY
Halls Catarrn Cure.
+. CHENEY & Co, Props. Toledo, 0.
We, the undersigned, have known I. }. Che
ney FOR the last 10 years, and believe him per-
fectly honorable IN all business transactions
and iinanc ally abla 10 carry out any oOlga-
ton made by their firm.
WEST q TRUAx, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo,
Ohio.
WALpfNG, KtHxAN e. MARVIN, Wholesale
Druggists, Toledo, Ohio.
Halls Catarrh Cure IS taken internally, act
fn1 directly upon the blood AMI mucous sur
faces OF the system. Price, 75c. per bottle. sold
BY all Druggists. Testimonials free.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-09-15

There is no truth in the old adage,
ga pint's q pound the world around. .
A pint of coffee weighs twelve ounces,
a pint of -four one-half of pound and
n pint of graduated sugar fourteen
ounces.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-09-15

Malaria cured and eradicated from the sys-
tenn by Browns Iron Bitters which enr ches
the blood, tones the nerves, aids digest on;
Acts lika n charm on persons In general III
health, giving new energy aud strength.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-09-15
THEY STRUCK 1T RICH.
Six Men Who In Five Years Have Made
SISO,OOO,OOO.

Napoleon Bonaparte, Lucien, Le-
9nidas, Alfred, Lewis, Cassius, An
1rus. These historic names denote
Individually and respectively the
seven sons OF old Lewis II. Merritt,
who, in 1850, left his home in On
Dndaga County, n. Y, and moving
out to the head Of Lake Superior
with his family settled in a little
village then known as OneOta, but
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-09-15

For Dyspepsia, Indigestion and Stomach dis
orders, use Browns Iron Bitters-the Best
Tonic. IL rebuilds the Blood and strengthens
the muscles. A splendid medicine for weak
and debilitated persons.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-09-15
About Bacteria.

Bacteria are simply microscopic
plants OF varying size and shapes,
some of them being so small that
Is, 900 laid end to end would not
make a row more than an inch ia loug
Some are fat, others round or oval,
aud still others are rod shaped. The
oldest form OF all is that OF the one
that is the exact counterpart OF cork.
screw. In all cases they are so mi.
mute that one needs a powerful MI
Gro scope in order to study them, and
in no case can they be perceived with
the unaided eye alone.
No sympathy Is felt for the man who Is a
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-09-15

A NEW YORK policeman has re-
signed because the commissioners
wanted him to sacrifice about six
inches of his mustache.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-09-15

Traces OF prehistoric city have been dis
covered not far from Zanzibar, in Africa.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-09-15
We Cure Rupture.

At the beginning Of the Christian era the
relative values Of gold to silver were as one
TO niue.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-09-15

The Nations richest in horses are the
Argentine Republic and Uruguay.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-09-15

There are in the world 261 blind csylums
and trimming schools, with II, $50 inmates.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-09-15

The Colossus of Rhodes VS. cast in over
100 pieces and fitted to ether