Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-03-10

John G.. Webb and Madison Bever, who
have been doodipg West Virginia with
counterfeit coins, have been captured.
Their "lactory" is at Bellyille, near
Parkersbafg, and the officers have a big
haul Of bogus coins.
Rain or storm, fail OF snow, the letter
carrier must be out toiling along the
slushy streets. His duty compels him to
face the pitiless storm, and rheumatism is
frequently tie result of such exposure.
This, however. may be readily cured by
salvation Oil, the best of liniments.
The boys that went to Washington 10
the Inauguration give very gloomy &C
counts of the weather and the suffering
Of the soldiers in line. 1t is very nice to
play soldier in pretty weather, but to en-
dure tho hardships ola soldiers life for
only one day is more than they could
stand. Old soldiers who, bare-footed,
marched through the snow and blvOuaced
among the pines are almost moved 10
tears by the recital Of the excruciating
sufferings of our citizen soldiers.
Splendid for a cough. Mrs. Kate
Kidney, % Lewis ST.. San Francisco, Cal,
writes from the Golden City: II have
been using DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup for
nearly five years and have always found
it splendid remedy for cough. am
never without bottle IN the house"
Subscribers living at a distance to
whom we have repeatedly sent statements
of their Indebtedness to the HERALD ale
once more requested to send US the
amount they owe. At the small sub
script1on ratio of one dollar year we
cannot furnish them the paper on time
and wait until eternity for the money as
some of them seem to expect. Send it at
once or we will be forced to resort to
other methods. We are heartily sick Of
dunning you through the paper.
The agent of the party who gobbles up
all the mail contracts has been through
the Valley endeavoring to get parties to
take the contracts off of lis hands. The
best plan for our people to pursue is to
let these parties severely alone. Let
those " 10 desire to carry the mail put in
their bids at living prices, and if some
foreign SPECTATOR underbids them, let
him have the work done at loss to him
self Working for nothing for the sake
of work never pays any one. Determine
upon fair price for the work and stick
to it and in the end sou will succeed.
After many persistent efforts Mrs. Nc
Cam, Of this place, succeeded in getting
one Of her hens to set, last week. The
news was most grateful to our manager
and foreman for they bad already antlci-
pated the joys which are produced by the
SAVIOR Of fued spring chicken-but alas
some miscreant, who had no regard for
the seventh commandment, stole eggs
and chicken, and converted the proceeds
thereof to their own use. Boys who make
money iE this way have a fine prospect Of
entering state institution at Richmond
Please remember that next Monday is
court-day. Read carefully, aud prayer
fully, ifyou choose, the subjoined para
graph now going the rounds Of the press
and be goverped thereby:
"What shall 1t profit the country editor
if he shall gain the applause of the whole
world and lose that dollar you owe him
for subscription For all is vanity save
the dollar Yea, verify, man shall not
live by bread alone, but it is very essen
tisl that he have little bread, and where
withal shall young man buy bread il
the dollar is withholdeni Brethren, think
on these things."