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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-01-27

its travels through the different mills.
As it lies in huge heap upon the floor
it looks like a bank Of shiny black sand.
The powder is now shovelea into bags
with a wooden scoop, the bags are
loaded upon a wagon aud drawn
to the "drying' house, to be thor
ouehly dried. Here it is spread out,
in wooden frames about three feet long
by fifteen inches wide, with canvas bot
toms, to the depth OF an inch or so.
After all the days charge is thus prepared
and the frames placed il racks, leaving
a space between each for the circulation
of air, the room Is closed tightly and hot
air from a furnace in another building g
short distance away is turned in. The
temperature in the room soon becomes
as high as is consistent with safety, and
is kept at this point until the powder is
perfectly dry. The process Of powder
making is now completed and all that
remains to be done is to take it to the
packing house, where it is run through
a series of sieves Of different sizes, which
separates the various sizes and drops
them into bins from which it is put into
cans, kegs or barrels as required, and
stored in the magazine or shipped di-
rectIy to its destination.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-01-27
Nose and Throat.

In a recent lecture before tue Chem.
lists Assistants Association, London, by
William Hill, MD, London, the throat
was described in detail, and the phaIynI
and the larynx pointed out as the two
most important parts. The nose hss a
very important connection with the
throat aud its disorders. 1t contains
series Of bones called the turbinated
bones, which expose large surface OF
warm blood, and cause the air inhaled
to be warmed ready for the lungs; more.
over, the ella Of the nose cause the Sc
cretion to move and reject the solid par
ticles it has collected. The nose is the
proper organ for breathin5, no. the
mouth. The larynx, which IS the air
passage, is bounded at its upper ex
tremity by the vocal cords, and has,
therefore, the double function ofbreath
ing and phonation. The epiglottis, by
altering its form, causes the food to pass
down the pharynx, and keeps it from
the larynx. In speaking OF proper
breathing, the author pointed ont that
diaphragmatic breathing was the proper
method, and not c.avicular. It was re.
ported that Rubini had broken hi'
c.avicie during singing, bT persisting 10
this method of breathing. Throat dis
eases are often caused by germs, by in-
halation Of sewer gas, etc. Fortunately,
there are other organisms in the throat
always ready to attack these germs. The
throat was well provided with tonsils,
both faucal and linguaI. Tie tonsiI'
produce phagocytes or leucooytes, am~
bold corpusc.es which actually swallow
up tue germs. Why, then. should ton
siis be cut outl Because, when they be.
come enlarged and horny, they lose this
function, and by removing the horny
surface, the newly exposed portion can
90 on producing the corpuscles. The
decay OF teeth is largely due to germs
This shows the importance Of keeping
the teeth in order. Obstruction in ths
nose is the cause OF many throat dis
orders. People liable to throat disorders
should be very chary Of eating piquaa'
or hot dishes. Irritating remedies, too
such as cayenne aud Except in spec.a T.
cases. tannin lozenges or nitrate Of sill
yer, should be avoided. Hot tea, too
is bad. Scientific American.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-01-27
Sou1h and West.

WILLIAM ROACH was nominated for
United States Senator by the Democrats
caucus at Bsnarc-. North Dakota, ana
Walter N. Muir by the Popuist caucus
TEAMS and wagons crossed the Mississippi
River on the ics bridge az s. Louis, 10.
The ice is 50 thicltlaCi wil' support team
AMI wagon OF several tons weight
SENATOR CUsH'IAS K. DAVIS, was re-
electel by the joint session Of the Minnesota
legislature at st. Paul.
AT Atlanta, Ca. Sheriff J. 3. Hewsll. o.,
Fayette County. shot an instantly kllle 1
j. y. AcEaclern, prominent citizen ot the
same county. Ilere had been Oat blo)t
between tie mea for soma tima, growing
out o, ths recent comfy elections.
SENATOR BATES was reelected by the
Legislature o. leal3siss az Sasayile.
The haal lsone steamer. Guilng Star,
which is surrounded bg ice az Harris Limit
Ing. a few miles from NV Malrld No,
VIII prove a to-al loss. She IS ylluel a. $50 70
GO and her cargo at 5000.
The two houses Of the Cali.orlia Lsyis,a-
ture In Joint session ~ Sacramento elected
Ste0hen N. White de noerau Jaitet States
Senator 70 succeed Charles y. FELTON, Re
publicanl. White rscsivsl sixty-one yo,ss,
winning MS victory by one. Ilis vote was
given by Kerns, P0pulist elected fro lbs
Angels, the hone OF w mite.
NATHAN RANzY was h1ngei at Helena
Ark., Ior the murder o. Prime. Mallory.
The Illinois Supreme Cur. reverse th e
vsriic, OF tle lower c)ufcs In the Conn
cases. ani granted q new trial 70 Cougaiin,
the survivng c0nvic-
A BRIDGE over tbs Wabash River az Peru.
Ind. collapsed, prec.piarin5 a tram inD
the river: two psopl. we're kl.sI am seYe1
severely injuge
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-01-27
Ususei Common Sense.

Don't let circumstances get the better
Of your spirits till the pantry is empty
and the last dollar gone. SO long a
your family has an income Of any sor
that holds want at distance keep hear
and thank God; take good care Of wha
YOU have and never taste bltters till yot
have to. There is a certain gay defiance
of i'll fortune that is good if you can JON
to i that matching Of yourself agans
small resources which finds real triumph
in extracting the best from them. II yot
have only $40 or Sl5 week income
and can live on S., you are in luck
That is more than half the families
Massachusetts, have TO live on, more tina.
most clerks and book keepers, teacher
and country ministers and farmers have
to say nothing of widows and lon
womcns households.
Find every way to make much OF little
make the bali answer for our usual waste
ful way Of managing the whole. Tn,
common way an American family "sayes'
IS by going without everything it want
for the sake Of necessaries. have know
people 90 without meat tlree days in
week who always paid seventeen cents 3
pound for mutton to the butcher cart a
at the door when they could buy as gooc
Tor six cents at the market in town. anc
their boys went 10 town every day
That isn't my notion OF economy. The
same people will keep fire in the on
room only to "saye the fue" aud burr
more coal there than would heat the
house it used in furnace. -Chicag'
No,vs Record
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-01-27
The Biggest of hailslsnes.

A Gay Hill Texas letter to the Cal
weston News, describing a recent hail
storm at that place, says
A few minutes after the rain COM
mencei small hailstones fell, and each
moment larger ones fell than the preced.
ING, until they reached the size of small
hen eggs. After falling for about fifteen
minutes the hail and rain ceased fol
probably two minutes. Thea it com.
meaced again to rain heavily and con-
tiuued probably ten minutes, with
higher wind, and it was during this in.
teryal that the wonderfully large hail.
stones fell.
THIS remarkable hail fell in large
lumps, ranging from three to six inches
in diameter. I heard Of one piece,
eight inches in diameter, which weighed
four poun5s. They were, as a rule,
spherical in form, but some we're some
what fat, and nearly all were covered
with oval knobs. They fell in small
areas about two feet apart, while ia
other places, only one would fall in q
space twenty feet square. The average
under my observation was about ons
hails,one to every three feet square.
The earth was thoroughly saturated
with water, and some Of the large pieces
penetrated the ground in soft places
about three inches.
I gathered about a 5ushel OF the
iar5ea, pieces after the rain ceased, aud
in a very little while I placed them in a
sack, which put IN box and packed
nay around without special care. Some
OF the pieces l exhibited in Brenham,
for the reason that preferred to give
ocular demonstration in proof Of the
statement made in relation to the size
Of the hail. After forty.two hours sey
eral Of the pieces were seven inches in
circumference. At this dite eleven
days after it felD a5ou; Il quart Of the
bail remains. It's density Is 50 great
that believe it will keep should you
wish a sample. a most remarkable fact
in connection with these large haiIstones
is that some Of them have PARTICLES of
dirt in the centre. Tle question is,
how did they get therei
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-01-27
A Plate Of Pineapple

Cutting a pineapple the other day,
writes Belle P. Drury, some one warned
ne TO be careful to wipe my knife, "as
the outside skin is supposed to be poison
Gus" l have not been able to verify
the suggestion, but in the attempt to do
so became much interested in the history
of this remarkable fruit-which is really
a hower-a "sorosis," formed by the
colyces and bracts of close spike of
fowers, becoming succulent and COM
bined. The tuft Of tal. leaves at the top
OF the fruit is capable of becoming a
new plant. One realizes what luxury
this fruit is wnen the fact is recalled that
unless the suckers are left attached each
plant produces but a single fruit, and IS
then thrown away as worthless; also
that it requires great care and many
months to perfect the succulent, richly
periumed fruit. Some fifty kinds are
cultivated. The first attempt was made
in Holland. England began its culture
in 1775, and in 1777 the King of
Sardinia sent his gardener to England to
find out the best method of its cultiva.
ton. The United States has not been
very successful in growing It, as there is
so much competition with fruit brought
from the West Indies, noted for the pro-
duction of piueapples This fruit is
native OF Brazil aud other tropical parts
OF the world; is biennial, and for a
fine specimen the praise OF an old priest
describing it was not too enthusiastic
when he said. "rhe gods might luxuri.
ate upon it, aud it should be only
gathered by the hand of Venus" II
pineapple essence is desired it is much
the better way to extract the juice and
bottle aud seal while hot, as the essence
manufactured by the chemist, with
briyric, ether, alcohol, etc, is not coed,
especially when old, although it strongly
resembles pineapple essence in favor
New York Tribune.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-01-27

FOarY-yINE soldiers lost their lives by the
burning Of a railway train in Russia.
GRvAr suffering from the COLI is reporte
throu lout EIrons.
A DEFICIENCY o. 500 0))is stated to exist
IN tue Roms l.tliyl branch OF the Baaca
NaDoi. the CASHIER has been arrested AMI
a director has absc)ntsl. L. was reported
fnat the a5se5niing director recently bought
a ticket to tas Unltel states.
TIE Insanta Isabella has withdrawn her
provisional promise to open the Chiclgo
Columbian Exhibition, as Il she did 50 she
would be obliged 70 visit a.so CUBA and
Porto Rico, wlers yellow fever generally
prevails.
TEE Kheiivs os { gypt yielded 70 ths
Eu2hsl demand TOR the dismissal ot bis new
Ministry. aud promised to appoint hisz
Pacha President OF the Council.
since tue outbreak Of cholera in the Nett
lebea luuatic Asylum at Berlin, Germany,
twenty-sight persons have been stricken
vita che disease. Thirteen Of those attacked
have died.
IN consequence o. the vote Of want ofcon-
fdencs m the GJvernusnt passs1 oy the
Victorian Parliament tAe Ministry HANDED
their resignations 10 the Earl Of hopetoan,
the Governor o. th- coiJuys
THs French Ambassador in London sent
Lori Rose5ery note saying that France
coulI not remain Indifferent TO an act tend
ing u infringe on the Kheiiye's independ-
ence; two companies OF British troops have
been oriered 20 Egypt.
A LARGE body OF unemployed working
men m Brussels. Belgium, were charged and
disDersel by gen iarmes as they were enter
tng the bourse; many were hurt.
THE report that there has been roson-
citation between ex-king Milan, o. Servia,
aud Queen Natalie has been officially con-
drme1.
A PROCESSION Of unemployed men In
Amster am becime riotous aud was dis
psrsed by the police after sharp fight; all
the evening the police were busy scattering
disorierly crowds.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-01-27

A Liverpool merchant lately gave the
university ia that city a clock i,tel with
all the modern Improvements, inciuiiag
a chime that strikes the quarters. The
generosity Of the gift is seen to be less
worthy Of admiration when i. is known
that thc woT6houso hospital, where there
are generally thousand patients, is i'm
mediately beneath the clock. An Alder
man has found it such a nuisance on his
own account (he says nothing about
the poor wretches in the work
house, that he has made formal COM
plant to the vestry Of the persecution
which the gift mas brought upon him.
He would 60 to bel at ten o'clock,
aud he woald hear the machine in
the tower toll on, eleven, twelve, one,
two, tayce, four, an ! SO on, ani besides
tha, every quarter o, an hour would
come the d.ng-jOag OF caines. Tas
Alderman, TO say nothing Of the work
house victims, seems to have a case, aai
the Boston Transcript hopes that ne will
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-01-27
THERE COMES A DAY.

There comes a day when shall sadly miss
thee,
A-wandering through earth's byways all
alone.
Oh, how these quiv'ring lips will long to
kiss thee,
Ny own Ny ownl
Oh. night of darkness, where no bird is sing
ing,
Shall [, like Hagqr, sit where blessings
fail?,
Hark far amid the shadows, hope upspring-
Like nightingale,
Marbles Of stars, which DER US brightly
cleaning
Shine on the path of Lowell on earth have
met?
Long as creations spheres are softly beam
Wen not forget,
Perhaps 'tis who shall be quiet sleeping,
Nor wake at tender touch or word of
thine
Almost thy tears would set my soul a-weep-
ing,
On, love of mine!
The worlds well lost, cry, may but greet
thee,
Heavens light, itself, were dimmed we're
| alone;
Somewhere somehow, know that l shall
)ueet thee,
Ny own My own!
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-01-27
THE NEWS EPIT0MIZED.
Eastern and NIIddIe states.

Az Trenton George 7. Werts was inau :.
urated Governor Of New jersey.
THE long-continued c)ld spell was broken,
the thermometer showing a marked rise ia
temperature in the East
IT is announced that Monsignor Satolli is
toresidefn New York.
The steamship City Of Atlanta, OF the Old
Dominion line, caught fire ot her winter
dock in the East River. AMI burned 70 the
waters edge IN mistrssn, New YORK City,
making a magnificent spectacle. Loss,
about $4,000.
The debate between representatives, Of
Harvard and Yale ar Cambridge Mass,
was won by Harvard.
The Chesapeake and Ohio express train
crashed into the rear enl Of tne Newark
local train on the Pennsylvania road, at the
coal shoot on the mea lows, midway between
Marion and Harrison, in New Jersey. Two
persons were killet AMI ten passengers were
injured.
JUSTICE BARTLETT, Of the Supreme Court
in Brooklyn. IN refusing the application for
a man Janus % c)mDe! NJ. Gleason 70 turn
over the Mayors Office OF Long Island City
TO SIR. Sanford, SAYS that neither man IS
Mayor. ami tnaC President ClaYen. Of the
Aldermen, should act until Mr. Sanford can
qualify.
HUGH F DEMPSEY, District Master
Workman Oi the Knights OF Labor, was
found guilty as indicted in the trial Of the
homestead lPenn9 poisoning case.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-01-27

serve, her fresh born shame soS coz
aciousness Of the love she had shown him,
melted away Of sudden, with little
cry, and she was fast locked in his arms.
"Oh, Vincent she so5bed like a
tired child, 81 thought you did not care
for me"
'NIina-NIina! Had I the right to
care or to show it thenl'
at was your pride. II was not 50
proud" she blushed and hung her head.
81 am not so proud now"
"Minaw The pressure grew tighter
still.
"Poor papal" lower, with her face
buried on his shoulder. 'Is it very
wrong, yincentl I can't greye as I
should, because"-a little squeeze-"I
have you now. New York Mercury
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-01-27
Lsiiers Paisnl On a Beauty Device.

The Patent Office has granted a pat
ont on a device worthy Of the ancient
Greeks. It is a system Of inger-tapering
and joint-reducing bands. The idea i
to make thimble-shapei bands Of thir
and plant aluminium in sets of yariou.
sizes to lit the fingers and thumbs, and,
by wearing them at night, gradually pro
duco the slender aud tapering digits SC
much admired by the fashionable half o.
the world. The aluminium bands arc
provided with rings, which are crog ded
down on the outside, so as to compress
The fingers aud drive the blood back &c
any desired state Of diminutiveness. The
letters patent do not state whether the
use Of the new device is attended yi2e
pain or not.-Globe- Democrat.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-01-27

Geor .e Gould. at twenty-eight, is the
Youngest American wao has inherited an
estate that gives employment to 100, 900
men, declares the New York Press.
The three successive Astors have eacn
been over forty belore they inherited
their fathers fortunes. William II.
Vanderbilt was nearly city, and his sous
were forty-tNo AMI thir5y-six whea he
died. The Ro.hscailis are all long
lived race, aai no Que Of the II has ever
reached toe family control at 50 youth
full an age. TIE second Rothsohlld was
thirsy.niue when he became heai Of the
house. Though Mayer Rolhschild, the
founder OF the English banking house,
made his greatest coup at thirtY-three,
he was succeeded by his son at the a Sc
Of twenty eight, the only one Of the
family who mas had great responsibilities
before he reached thirty. Under the
svstem Of allied branches, however. bs-
gan by the founder of the house, tae
Rothschild policy has always been un Ter
the control of men near fifty, and this
has been the rule in ths two Or three
English ducal fortunes which turn S5J,-
OOO, 900. Ten years unler Jay Gould
and the control of 500, 900, 900 are,
however, enough to sober any man and
make him old before his time, aud no
one looks on George Gould as youthful.
His instincts are conservative. He will
probably leave to Jay Gould, Jr., some
time a much greater fortune than he now
inherits from Jay Gould the first.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-01-27
Washington.

THE Secretary o., the Treasury sent % the
House q communication from Secretary
Noble, sub hitting an es-tults ot ap2r))r.-
alton oi y. 3]5. SD TOR deficiencies ia the ap-
preparation for army AM navy pensions Tor
the present fiscal year. This is IN al iit.91
to the original estimate 0t slo,jJs,6!L
Bora Houses o. Congress aijJurnsl IN
meiiatsiy atter conyenng oIt o, resosc- -
the late ex-Prssideat Hayes.
THE President made tue following nom'n-
stion.: EliiaI ". Ha..ori mis- Priva,s
Secretary, OF lniiana. % be Paymas-er,
with the ran1 o. Major; Sidney /. Wilson
Of DisTic- Ok Columbia, Pension Agen, 40
Washington. D. G.
THg National Board OF Trade endel ia
annual session az Washington.
ALL the Government departments were
closet for the day on account OF the funeral
OF the ate ex-Prssident Hayes.
The Deficiency Appropriation blu was
reportel 70 tho House. lC cacriss 81, J,sf,-
437, OF whica Sli i49, AZ Is Appropriated Tor
pen sl0ns.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-01-27

"Electric railways will safely convey
passengers at the rate ofl50 miles an hour
at an early day, said Professor William
D. Marks, Superintendent of the Edison
Electric Light Company, and it now
seems, to the Boston Transcript, that
his prediction is about to materiahze,
both in this country aud abroad.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-01-27

It was a rainy, dreary afternoon, and
Vincent Dilkley had gone up to the
beautiful country house, now inexpressi.
bly, dismal and soon to be the Wiltons
no longer.
II was the first time he had seen Nina
since her fathers death. She came
toward him across the long room il
silence, coldly aud with downcast lids.
Her black dress made her seem very
frall and young, but her eyes had become
a woman's. She gave him her baud dis
family.
Then, under his strong pressure, she
at last looked up, and all her new re-
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-01-27

The famous Oaks plantation in South
Carolina has been sold for the phosphate
deposits on it for $4,000. 1t plays a
conspicuous part recalls the Atlanta
Constitution, IN several Of Simms's
novels, and Mlrion aud his men were
often encamped there. One Of the great
attractions of the old plantation is long
avenue Of ancient oak trees as gnarled
and rugged as the typical oaks Of the
D0ets.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-01-27

vincent Dllkley was a bauusOnle
face. All tire Dilkleys bad been hand
some. Ms, Barbara herself, in her
youth, had been well nigh a beauty.
And even now she had a fair, nobly
womanly presence, upon which years Of
physical suffering had set a peculiar
stamp Of Ienunciation, even Of spiritual
exaliaGon.
"Vincent," she said, and with the
delcacy of a reticent woman and one
who respects the reticence Of others, q
sensitive color mounted to her pale
cheeks, 'is-is anything the matter"
Vincent Dill,ley started from abstrac-
ton. He changed color also, though
very slowly, under the loving scrutiny OF
these clear blue eyes.
mo, Barbara, nothing" he said, a
little hastily, but there was wealth Of
affection in the glance that rested on her
for a moment.
Then he was gone and Miss Dilkley
stood there an instant, looking after him,
her idol, her boy, yet the strong staff Of
her always ailing life. He had denied
that ought was amiss with him. Well,
that was his right. But Miss Barbara's
heart was heavy as she walked back to
the little cottage.
"Ol course, he knows the Wiltons are
coming out in few days" she mused.
They are getting the house in order. "
The cottage vas smothered iu clam
bering roses at this time Of year. 1t was
a pretty place "for wretch Of a poor
man." Vincent hal sometimes said, with
a bitter laugh.
'Why were you not vouchsafed man
for brother, Bab who could make his
mark in the world and give you all you
should have? instead Of a good-lor-
nothing dreamer, poor drawing master,
an impotent manufacturer Of unstable
pictures, who will be a pauper and keep
you one to his dying dayl'
Then noticing the pain on Barbara :
sweet face ne would stop abruptly and
laugh.
"Neyer mind me, Bah You see I'm
a good-for. nothing-as l say
But it was unlike Vincent TO be bitter
it WAS only Tecsntly-only recently
that he had changed.
And meantime Vincent Dilkley was
plodding through the various stages Of
his days druigery in the heat and dust
of the city. The schools were about to
close and the drain upon his attention
and time, patience and nerves was heav-
ier now than ever.
It was toward the middle Of the after
noon when he ascended the steps Of a
large house on the upper part Of Madi-
son avenue. It had temporarily par
italy d-manted appearance, as though
in anticipation of an early vacancy.
Lowered awnings tempered the light.
There was a cool fragrance Of flowers in
the rooms which Dilkley entered, some.
what dazzled by the glare outside.
A girl had been standing near one Of
the windows. She wore a soft, pale
blue dress drawn in by satin ribbon
that bound her round young waist.
Her golden hair made nimbus about her
head.
"fYou are late, " she said, half appeal
ingly. she had put out a slim, high
bred little hand, but Vincent Dilkley
had not seemed to see it.
81 was detained" he said briefly.
He began settling her drawing board
aud pencils.
"Are you quite ready to begin, Mss
Wilton, be asked tremendously. He
had glanced about the room.
"Ah, Miss Hersy is not chsperoning
mc - day." said the young girl petu-
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-01-27

Miss Ella Knowles will not be Attor-
noy-General OF Montana, after oil, au-
nounces the St. Louis Sayings, but
the horrid man who opposed her will not
be able to boast OF much Of a plurality.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-01-27

The united wealth OF Whittier and
Tennyson was S41S,OOO, which, the
Boston Transcript thinks, is pretty good
for pOets.