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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-02-02
DIED OF LOVE.
A Travellers Pathetic account OF an Incl
dent In Bird Life.

dent In Bird Life.
DR.. Junker, scientific explorer,
travelled through Africa without
armed escorts, and accompanied only
by his native attendants and carriers.
He had brought from west Of the
Makua a pair of red-tailed gray par
rots. Their wings being clipped,
they were allowed to 60 about freely
IN the Enclosure; but the queen, who
was specially attached to DR.. Junker,
would perch half the day together
by his side.
Unfortunately the pair came to a
tragic end. The kingbrd had some
how fallen from the perch and re-
ceived internal injury. Seeing him
on the ground, bleeding at the beak,
! brought him to my couch and laid
him first on one side, then on the
other, TO give him little ease; but
sll to no purpose, and in about an
hour he lay dead, with Outstretched
wings.
Meanwhile, the queen parrot,
which had probably witnessed the
accident, came in and began to be-
have in a most extraordinary manner
First she initiated to the life all the
movements of her dying cOnsOrt;
then she crouched at some little dis
lance, changing her position when
ever he aid, signing, laying her head
now on one side, now on the other; IN
short, acting exactly as if she were
suffering from the same injury that
had befallen her mate.
kept my eyes riyeted on the IN
separable pair, and my amazement
soon changed to a feeling of deep
sympathy. The parOXysm Of impul-
sive imitation lasted long enough 10
produce a marked effect on the or
ganic functions OF the little creature
Her grief, or whatever ineXplicable
influence it may have been, caused
so profound a disturbance in the Sys-
tenn that the vital action suddenly
ceased while she was yet mourning
the loss Of her companion.
Without needing the risk, she had
drawn so near the fire that | was
obliged at last to move her to a place
OF safety. But the end was not al
ready at hand. She refused the
most tempting mOrSels, and within
twenty minutes of her partners
death she had breathed her last
gasp.
What are we to make from this far
from solitary case: By what name
shall we inscribe the puzzle? Imi-
tatlve impulse, instinct, heart
broken sorrow for the dear one
what shall we say caused the death OF
our little gray uarrot?
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-02-02
Seen in Coyion.

The dress of the women IS Slmost
identical with that of the men, though
sometimes varied by low whlte mus
lin bodice and string of coral re-
placed in the higher classes by spark
line cirelets of rubies or sapphires on
dusky necks and arms. Moormen'
descended from ancient Arab traders
who migrated hither from Red sea
norts. and distinguishable by their
voluminous red or white robes and TAIL
hats differing with tinsel, smoke their
narobilehs in dim arcsdes filled with
corceous silks and delicate embrod-
cries
Malavs with fiat Monaghan features
and dull.blue garb, drive brisk trade
in the artistically-woven cloth ana
cotton of their native peninsula
Stolid Bombay merchants and Keen
faced Jews with long, black rngletS
nreside over stores of shining gems
for This favored island, together with
tho pearl fisheries of the western
coast possess the further treasure OF
: inexhaustible sapphire mines ana the
minor wealth of tourmalines, moon
r stones. and garnets.
Z The rubies and emeralds OF Burmah
e and Siam, which appear plentiful as
9 the native Jewels, are received in eX-
g change for the splendid sapphires' and
g the rare specimens of alexandria and
iocinth obtained from the quarries OF
n Ratnapura, famous for unique crystal
\ 1izotions which rank amid the phe-
to ,omona of nature. The most valuable
It sonnbires are of q deep velyety blue
US unchanged by artificial light, but the
lg scale of color runs from palest azure
n 70 darkest indigo. Sapphires OF faint
mink hue are highly priced, and th'
Green sapphire has obtained well
deserved popularity, but gems 0
4 white and yellow lustre are compare
nix lively worthless. The semi-transpa
ny ny rent asterias. or star sapphire, OF blue
der gray tint, shows fye-pointed sta
ere radiating in fine white veins from II
,oy centre Of the stone.
10
md The abundant tourmallnes 8io
up with rich hues of straw color, ambe
not and brown, varied occasionally by
ma. brilliant green; gems of this color b
tho inc locally designated as green di
,hty monde, but the rare alexandrite' pa
beS green by day and changing to luStro
yor- crimson under artificial light, Is &
,le 9l most exquisite of Cinsaleso ie~e
ace Snorkling cinnamon stones, their I'll
the DIV brown shot with orange, are ~
1riSt local specialties, and the delic'
rom moonstone. so called from the azu
In, Inc crescent which shimmers through
opalescent pallor Of every perfect Sp
l5gt5 linen. is Indigenous to the island
glory The Cornhill Magazine.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-02-02
r,,ho Name of Alcohol.

The reservation Of the name OF
alcohol for the product Of the distll-
latiop OF wine is modern. Til the
end OF the eighteenth century the
word. of Arabic origin, signified any
principle attenuated by extreme pull
yerization or by sublimation. 1t was
apphed, for example, to the powder
NJ sulphuret Of anthony (koheuD'
which was used to blacken the eyes
and TO various other substances as
we'll as to spirits Of wine. No author
has been found Of the thirteenth
century. or even Of the fourteenth
century and later, who applied the
word alcohol to the product OF Tue
distillation Of wine.
The term spirit Of wine, or ardent
snirit. although more ancient was
not in use in TIN thirteenth century,
for the word spirit" was at tna'
time reserved for volatile agents IKE
mercury. sulphur, the sulphurets o
arsenic and sal ammoniac, whlcl
were capable Of acting on metals an,
modifying their color and properties
] The term cau-de-yie was given j
| the thirteenth and fourteenth centu
ries to thu elixir OF long life. III wa
ArnJud d Yilleneuye who e smP,Oyf
it Sr e first time to designat
tho " Cduct of the distillatlo
80 y,. But he used it not
\ snstiac name, but in order to mar
the assimi ati)n which he made Oh
witd the product Drawn from win
he elixir Of long life OF the a.
cient alchemists had nothing 10 COL
mon with our alcohol Confusion
thu two has led the h storlans
science into more than one error
II Popular Science Monthly
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-02-02
LADIES As PENwOl

About the beginning db+.
eenth century ladies wrd.o
round, open hand, not II
the Italian. AS the Gel -.
older, the light, angular ST n.y.
grandmothers and great gr, 70
came into vogue. Femiid-
writing was then painfully ..
individuality was almost
Latterly, however, our giris-
serted their independence il;
rection, as in so many other, q
civil service style is now mucI
Among ladies distinguished
beauty of their penmanss
Charlotte Bronte, who wrote
small, very delicate, and (
finished hand. Mrs. Hemans
a free, flowing style. Elijah
rett Browning's manuscript v
neat, and carefully punctua
writing being distinct and
though the letters were not We
Chambers Journal.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-02-02
KNOWLEDGE

Rr;nvs comfort and improvement . Snu
lends 70 personal enjoyment. ~ " bet.
rightly used. The many, VINO i've 18th 18th
ter than others and enjoy life more oD,o Tiiv
I ses 'D expenditure, by more P5Om uts y
. USSntinP the worlds best product, $50 70
a sS maos. Of physical being will , at.esi
tSe V ve,ne to health of the pure liqg tba
laxative principles embIaceu ~ WV
remedy, Syrup Of Figs, - rr..epting
= t tSs form form most acceptable and pleas,
snt ITO to the taste the refreshing ana s, 'I lax.
0 0tive eaectualy cleansing the sy ,oSops
S;snellinr colds, headaches ana t,, lvior
and permanently curing con i,;In. and
II has given satisfaction to m mn ',U"odical
met with the approval OF the .b IisI KID.
nrofession. because it acts on lee r, la,
news Liver and Bowels witn"ss .oo from
ening them and it is perfect! ii'' NV
e' Syruo of Figs is for sale by all o !,
v;sts in SOC and 81 bottles, but NJ u = Svr,,l
fractured by the California rig ., S syerl
Go ouIy whose name is printed on N Ever Eig,
nscIsge' also the name, Syrup o. OIL, ne 5o
and being well informed, yop Wa
sccent any substitute II obeieu'
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-02-02
Came Worth Hunting.

When a bull moose lies dead IN the
forest he looks like some strange .
ontodiluyian animal, with his square
prebonsile muAlc and horns spreading .
laterally-a popularity which ne
sberes with the prehistoric Irish elk
and the nearly extinct European elk
g LATER times. The huge form tells
Of strength and swiftness, and withal'
the still dangerous CLEAN OF the eye
o1ozad in its last stare, bias the
hunter pause and feel almost guilty OF
O crime in the destruction OF so mucA
that is grand and weird, feeling
vorv different from the sentiment sup
posed TO attend the slaughter OF "A deer.
But the triumph Of mastering the
wariest and bravest animal III tho
woods by fair still-hunting' and by
primlv sticking to the track Tor many
. weary mile, amply atoneS tor any
regrets.
One can form only very erroneous
idea of the true appearance OF "A moose
from the stuffed heads usually SEEN
Few. if any, taxidermists have ever
eoor o live moose, and with only the
loose hide to work on, they make a
monstrosity of it, giving him de-
cidedlv misshapen nose, and hlllnS
out 70 the utmost the immense nos
trils which in repose are IN col
, lapsed state. The ears come above IN
. horne not behind them, as is usual
the case in mounted specimens.
In the living animal the nose Is
, marvel of ugliness, and the surtac
\ covered by the olfactory nerves
V GREAT that it is doubtful whether ther
n g anv other animal whose sense
9 smell is so highly developed. Ink
Q most other denizens of the forest
n relies far more on its scent than @
l. its sight. The eyes are small al
" wicked. swapping and cleaning on t
10 slightest provocation, and betray
$, once the ugly character oil the
If owner.-Century.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-02-02
FASHION NOTES.

Fancy handles of fans are extern
sively adorned with gold heurdelis.
Velvet blouse waists, having sleeves
Of soft satin, plain or shaded, are new.
Betterave, or beetroot, is the most
fashionable Of the manypopular shades
in red.
Buttons made of silver quarters,
oxydized, form the decorations on n
curio fancier's coat.
Sealskin is totally ont Of favor this
season in Paris. Astrakhan and sable
are the furs most in fashion. Blue fox
and beaver are also used
Both the umbrella-skirted coats and
the princesse models in less expensive
shapes extend down to about the
middle Of the length Of the dress-skirt
Of the wearer.
Satins are exceedingly fashionable
and are just the thing for dressy cos
tunes made up in the quaint styles of
the Louis Philippe era. Black is by
far the most used.
One the prettiest enamels is a tiny
globe shaped lamp hung from an ex-
quisite little standard wrought iron.
The enamel is transparent, and the
lamp glows like jewel
--latest thing in silver-salad tongs.
A handle ending on one side in large
spoon, on the other in fork with
curved prongs. Useful but clumsy,
and requiring practice to manage
gracefully.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-02-02

Tho old saving; "a green Christmas
u,atos fat graveyard" is often verified ana
q further SAYS. that the year will bring 'o''n
much sickness. wherein pains ana "c"eo,
rbeumntic complaints, soreness OF joints ana
urbs will abound. In the olden times 'nero
zero few prcventivcs FOR pain, few cures 10,
oo,ol,ints 1t is not 50 now. Even ola
santa Claus has learned a thing or 'wo' i"
many a Christmas stocking was found a bot
uaofs St Jacobs Oil. the best known su'eS'
,emedy for all such troubles. All years n"Y avs
.hoir nronbrsies. AMI no year is without it'
record Of surprising cures wrought 0y '"'
wonderful medicine.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-02-02
Racieria in Animal Saliva.

The saliva Of dogs and cats IS es-
pecially rich in bacteria, that Of the
latter containing form which IS sell
dom observed and so fatal that rao-
bits and guinea pigs inoculated with VI,
it die in twenty-four hours Inc
dogs saliva contains all even create,
number of bacteria, plus occasional
eggs of intestinal worms and SO on
Those fond and loving women who arc
prone to waste their caresses upon i'l
dogs will be interested in this item -
Pharmaceutical Era.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-02-02
COMPETITIVE BEAUTY.

Mr.. Grant Allen says that th N,
twenty-five years have marked a whe
advance in the beauty of E G Sane
women. A quarter of a century this
he says, he travelled both in En- 70 t,
and in France, and, as becaitth,o
naturalist, took particular note o II
appearance of the girls. Very lfnee
he has been over the same grolrs
again, and reports that the FreSShbu,
women ere no prettier than they W Pa
but that among the damsels of m
middle class in England the improli;
meDt is unspeakable He finds tt '
the young English girls are bett,
grown than formerly, and have bettf
figures, better features, and mud
more intelligent faces than thel
mothers. Beauty lies so largely i'll tn
eve of the beholder that it is possibl
that some of the improvement Nj
Allen notes is due to a change in him
self. 1t is conceivable that his hear
warns more readily than it did t
British beauty, or that twenty-fv
years of ripening experience hav
brought him keener appreciation {
the fresh and simple charms of you'll
Yet he is by profession an observer {
natural phenomena, and should kno'
whereof he speaks 1t is probably tru
that English girls have grown HAND
somer, and the reason is not far to seel
The development of athletics he
doubtless had something to do with j
but it is safe enough to attribute Il
major part of the improvement TO II
effect of competition. For the la
two decades the American girl ht
VIGOROUSLY SET the pace for II
English moidens, who, it seems, ha'
made a gallant and not altogether II
successful effort to keep up with i
while the French women, being con
paratively free from American con
petition, show no appreciableprogres
So far as the English girls are col
cerned, what an excellent result tn
is, and how creditable to the nati'
grit which prompted them to do the
best instead Of settling hopeless,
down under Encouragement! III
American girl, it appears, is good fc
everybody, her rivals included.
Harper's Weekly.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-02-02
Indian Head.

I,djan Head is tract Of land in
,rbarIcs County. Maryland, about
twenty-six miles below washington,
IN the Potomac 1t is the naval
O Ord mar proving ground. 1t con-
sists of 500 acres OF land, Wnereou
have been placed magazines, instru'
nont non .es. and all the other neces-
aries for testing modern heavy guns
Indian Head was bought under C ao
laws Of March 3, 1887, and June 80
ISso and was first used in 1871 BE
tore IL was used naval guns were
tested at Annapolis Md.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-02-02
LADIES' Cd
she IS A STAT

cat East Peru, Me.
'''o" j ~" blumr
anu pi'''' gu 'nis ward,
WHO "''i' 0P WIN and a
brass shield, and on th,,.o
ton Agent. She has 80 -,
the station at East 4 p, .
time. She is attentive a..
The trainmen always nd ond
a pleasant word for heS nv o
drummer vainly attemt o
pirate q smile as the i.
past. IT'S needless to CO A.,
neatness of East Peru's S
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-02-02

Utah has 300, 900 acres Of arabic
lands. watered by 1000 miles Of can
ais. One canal, that Of Bear river,
cost ". 900. 900. The irrigated lands
nroduce annually 5000 600 bushels Of
grain. There are over 5000, 600 cat
tie. and the mines 10 twenty years
have produced sl50, 00o OOU in gold
and silvnr
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-02-02

we offer One Hundred Dollars Re cvSsd i 5,
We so oss ~ Catarrh that cannot be cureu W
Halls Catarrn Cure; co p-ons Toledo. o.
". r. ~ o. nndersiened, have known 7; ). Cne'
We foT tn me- Sst Is years and believe him Rs5
h feeyS honorable in all business anS o6Sa
and dnanc ally able to carry out A"' 0'''S
1 wns S'T TR RI Wholesale Druggists loieoo
v,,G enc. KrxvAx & MARvIS, Wholesale
Druggists, Toledo, 0h to3 internally. act
rs GatS Ip6n the the BLOC AMI mucous sur;
ing ape1 ths system. Price, 75c; per bottle sou
ace! b1 eli II druggists. Testimonials iree'
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-02-02
lust the Same NOW

IN the average ancient kom oman
mouse the fastening usually conslsse 81,
If holt placed at the base OF e ,.,
hair door, so that it might be pusncu
i i'' a socket made into sill to re-
ceiye IL.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-02-02
In BadgerdCn

Wisconsin rails every year sl05,-
600 600 worth of farm products The
oat crop is $4,000, 900 bushels; corn,
rs. 900, 900; wheat, 2l,OOO, 900; barley,
10000. 900. The live stock is valued
AZ $50, 900, 900. Over 10000 square
miles are un1erlaid by mineral de-
nnsItS.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-02-02
Colorado,s Contribution.

Colorado has 5000 900 acres under
artificial irrigation. The farm prod
nets exceed sl2, 900. 900 a year, there
are /, 500, 900 cattle, 1000, 900 sheep;
the coal field cover 10000 square
miles; the supplies Of marble, granite
and other building stone are mex
haustible
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-02-02

s,,o-tened 1t also promotes .n ~, - ~, child
sno I,nndauce Of nourishment for the cnna
Ms dora A. GUTHnIE Of oq Kiln Q ,sEiOs
Co.; ls Fsyorte Prescription was no almost no's
70 stand on my feet without suHslt, washing,
death. Now do al my ~ nyu5v for my family
cooking sfT ann s sou now than have been
Of s sE Years Your Fayots P1s.cT ~ q least
he s bes TO take before eonnem aere "a as little
il proved 50 with me; ns ~ did with my last
win ANY a. the heathIest we've got hhyS nm
s ana sne e.Seral to try 'Favorite PreecriPAou'
a uS q has proved good for them
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-02-02

o,nn Lbs. Oats From One Bus. seed.
,',.;' r,,,,s rl,,ble almost unheard-of, yield
,d5 ne ro,,orted 10 the John \. SazT seed o.
T Wa crosse ~ us, by Frank Winter OF Mon.
tana. who planted one bus c Of rest N ssms
ern oats carefully TILED and irrgstsfr rom none one
R aa oi' of Great Northern oats three hundred
IusheIs It's wonderful cat j. Yoy ". wit 10
CTT TINS our AND SIND IT with &C ioslaie ~
tbesbovc firm you will receive sampi paes SseS
of above oats and their mammoth iH''n a.
catalogue.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-02-02

SUDDEN onAseEs or W VI %aIs e fsTsil
Throat Diseases T9 eGas IS e TIC than sTSon
remedy toT Tocbes" Sold only In bores Price 20
rpnta.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-02-02
rbo youth Of Tho soul IS everlasting

Many persons are broken down from rom OT Bit
work or household cares, pa Al Sestion, re-
ters rebullis the S sy.iS sna " cures sIariS
moves "a Ionic 'onio for women and children
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-02-02

THE whole cost Of the Worlds Fair
wos s25.54O. 537.S5. The 50 cents
must represent the seasons nire %
one of the Plaisance Orchestras.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-02-02

Rroun'. Iron Bitters cures Dyspspsla' MAJ Mas.
ia Biliousness and General DEPUTY. 1sSes
Strength. n,V1 The best tonic for Nursing
S eTa,to-s sPpS eak women and children.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-02-02
cnn,d never shows a wrinkle.

,-onderful stomach corrector- i;s han
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-02-02

MANY a man looks up in the SKY
for work that God has put under his
feet.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-02-02

Tho Hawaiian dificulty-How to pro
nounce the Queens name.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-02-02
"Germ1f::::::l
heh
Syrup :.

1 simply state that alNsSS'et
fore in position to judg.beave
tried many Cough SyFDut for
ten years past have for nothing
equal to Boschee's Geh Syrup.
l have givenit to my bior Group
with the most satlsiad results.
Every mother Shouldn't. J. H.
HOBBS, Druggist = pstmaster,
Moffat, Texas. y sent facts,
living facts, Of tc Boschee's
| German Syrup give 9Th to the
body. Take no su1Ie. .
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-02-02
nnnTHERS

1n0 luuoc cyNh -
come mothers, should
know that Doctor
Pierce's Favorite Pre-
scription robs child
birth Of its fortunes,
terrors and dangers
to both mother and
child, by aiding nat
ure in preparing the
.system for par
tnrition. Thereby
Ulaborn and the
period Of conhn n,s
ment are greatly
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-02-02

Ireland has 156, 900 houses OF one
room each, $4,000 of two to four
rooms and 3O4, 900 Of five or more
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-02-02

tourths shut 1t is only just aiar' Boon "
will be shut. u. readv."
'Come, for all things things S wSo hi" has not felt
Have missed one mani Mno n"9 Iii him
now n,ur This is the hour of thy redemption
v,.,o e,od invites. how blest the day -
How sweet the gospels charming sounu'
Come sinner, haste, oh, haste awa3,
While yet pardonins Goa Is iou"''
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-02-02

SILK grown in twenty stales
while men who buy it groan In every
Stato
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-02-02
unr,a ThisI

A miner may be ever so well on, Gu' 1t
-, boIn caring in hole occasionally.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-02-02

Tho Golden -ule-Tho power OF money.