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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-01-05
THE NlMBLE ELEPHANT.
lie Ventures in Places Which Would PIT
10 MuIoa.

lie Ventures in Places Which Would PuT'
zle Mules.
It is a remarkable thing that ele-
phants are able to make their way up
and down mountains and through a
country Of steep cliffs where mules
would not dare to venture, and even
where men find passage difficult.
Their tracks have been found upon
the very summit Of mountains over
:. 900 feet high. In these journeys
an elephant is often compelled to de-
scend hills and mountain sides which
are almost precipitous. This is the
way in which it is done: The ele-
phant's first maneuver is to kneel
down close to the declivity. One fore
leg is then cautiously placed over the
edge and a short way down the slope,
and if he finds there is no good spot
for a firm fOothold, he speedily forms
one by stamping into the soil ii 1t is
moist, or kicking out footing II 1t
ls dry. When he is sure of good
Toothold the other fore leg is brought
aown in the same way. Then be per-
forms the same work over again with
mis- feet, bringing both fore legs a lit
tie in advance of the first fOOthOlds
This leaves good sure places all made
and ready for the hind feet. Now,
bracing himself by his huge, strong
fore legs, he draws his hind legs
Rr;t one and then the other carefully
over the edge, where they occupy the
FIST places made by the fore feet.
yhis is the way the huge animal pro-
reeds all the way down, zigZag, kneel-
Ing every time with the two hind
Iegs, while he makes fOOthOlds with
us fore feet. In this way the seen
ter of gravity" is preserved and the
huge beast prevented from topping
over on bis nose.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-01-05

A medical paper has taken up the
cudgels against unnecessary city
noises. 1t declares steam whistles,
factory bells, the shouts of the hawk.
ers aud the rest to be disease-produc.
ing, and It presents some startling
figures to prove it, 1t argues that as
an environment these noises must
breed a race mentally stupid or
hyperesthetically morbid" How
ever that may be, everybody knows
that the noises OF a great city are a
nuisance, and that the greater part
of them are unnecessary. There is
not the slightest occasion for all the
steam whistles on all the factories to
screech four times a day. The cry
Of the hawker is an impertinence
aud a breach OF the peace. If none
Of the hawkers were permitted to
yell, each would sell as much as he
does now. Nine-tenths of all the
piano pounding done In any city
ought to be suppressed by a society
for the prevention OF cruelty to
everybody. The love of noise is a
savage instinct. With every step in
civilization we more and more object
to harsh, strong, unnecessary sound.
But while we subdue our voices and
muffle our floors with padded carpets,
we have done next to nothing toward
protecting ourselves against the I'm,
necessary noises made by other PEG.
pie. In this matter there is a great
work for the City improvement So
ciety to do. 1t will secure the abo.
litiOn Of bells and steam whistles
and put a gag into the mouth Of the
street vendor, and 1t will render a
blessed service TO all sorts and con.
ditions Of civilized men. If it will
reduce the sum total of pianoforte
playing-but that must 60 over for
the millennium.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-01-05

renderIy 10 fake care ot'us as the captain
took care OF the drowning crow and the
passengers. And may we come into the
harbor with as little physical pain and with
as bright a hope as he had, and II it should
happen 10 be Christmas morning when tho
presents are being distributed and we ars
celebrating the birth OF Him who came to
save our shpwrecked world, all the better
for what graader, brighter Christmas present
could we have than heaven?
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-01-05
Charcoal az a Deodorizer.

II housekeepers better understood
the nature of charcoal there would be
great deal of it employed about kitch,
ems and in cupbOard5 where food ia
kept. There is no more powerful de.
OdOrizer in the world than charcoal.
A few Jumps Of it, each the size of an
egg, laid in a cupboard, will effectually
prevent that dinner-room smell which
many persons find very offensive.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-01-05

A SAN DIEGO woman's adoption Of
the Greek costume is so sincere that
she goes barefoot She is said 10
have pretty pink feet, which is merely
a pleasant incident. BY the time she
has stubbed a toe and acquired a
stone bruise and stepped on a tack
she will modify her views.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-01-05

HICKs-Joye. l came near giving
you one of Mr.. BartOn's cards instead
of my own. C8,ar-Dat's all right,
sab. Eff yo' SEN up Mr.. Barton's
card. Miss Polly shO' to come down.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-01-05

A CoUGH, Colo or SORE THRoAr should
not be neglected BROwS's BRoNcHINL
TROcnEs are a simple remedy, and give
PROMPT relief. q cents box.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-01-05
How's This

We offer One Hundred Dollars reward FOR
any case OF catarrh that cannot be cured BY
taking Halls Catarrh Curs.
+. J. CHENEY & Co, Props, Toledo, o.,
We, the undersigned. have known Z; j..
Cheney for the last - years, and believe him
perfectly honorable in all business transac-
lions, and financially able 10 carry out any OBJ
legations made by their firm.
WEST q TRUAx, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo,
o.
WALDINo. KrSNAN g. MARTIN, Wholesale
Druggists, Toledo, o.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally, act
ing directly upon the blood and mucous sur
faces Of the system. Testimonials sent free.
Price 75c. per bottle. Sold BY all druggists.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-01-05

Ladies' needing q tonic, or children who
want building up should take Browns Iron
Bitters. II Is pleasant TO take, cures Malaria
Indigestion. 9iliousness and Liver Complaints
aakes the Blood rich and pure.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-01-05

Many persons are broken down from over.
work OF household cares. Browns Iron Bit
ters rebuilfs the system, aids digestion, re-
moves excess OF bile, ard cures malaria
splendid ionic for women and children
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-01-05

A writer avs: 1--WE count our mercies
one by one our troubles six at time. A
like industry in gathering pour reasons for
gratitude, would make US happy all the day
lone. ~
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-01-05

Choose rather TO punish your appetitcs
than to be punished by them.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-01-05

A man is strong when he admits to himself
bis own weakness.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-01-05

Beware OF the man or woman whom a
child will not love.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-01-05

Beechams Pills instead OF sloshy minera
waters. Beecham's-no others. 5 cts. a box
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-01-05
"MOTHERS'
FRIEND"
MAKES Child BIRTH EASY.

Colvin, La, Dec. 2, 1sse-My wife used
MOTHERS FRIEND before her third
and says she would not be
without it for hundreds of dollars.
DOCK MILLS.
Sent By express on receipt of price. $50 per bot
lie. Book 10 Mothers mailed free.
5RsOFIEL0 REGULATOR CO.,
,oe a.Ix az AL osvaasrs. ATLANTA. GA
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-01-05

A hobby Is the medium between passion
and q monomania.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-01-05

joys are our wings sorrows ous spurs.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-08-30
CAR STOVE MUST co.
Another Railroad to Heat Its Cars by
Steam-An Easy Thing to Doc

Z a.t-
BaitImors, August es.-;Next winter
,k6 passenger coaches. Of the Baltimore
ana Ohio railroad company will be
Seated by steam. This win be obeying
the edict Of the Maryland legislature
forbidding the use of the car stove.
sejaeh has in the past been the cause
OF s6 many holocausts.
The law was FIRST adopted several
years ago. but the railroad companies
uiiA each recurring session succeeded
IN having the time Cor It's operation
postb6ned. principally on, the ground
that the experiments in the direction
OF. heating by means other than the
car stove hadsnot progressed. sufficiently
ito Justify the large expenditure incident
to the change whereby every car would
haye TO be equipped. ..s ~
The last legislature, however, did not
extend the time. and the law was In
force the 1st. Of July. TO meet the re.
EqulreHenta or this law the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad company has Just lei
contract for the heating Of 500 Of Its
cars. sphe system Of heating by steam
win be- used, -
A pipe carries the steam from the
locomotiEe to- each coash! Pipes run
around the sides Of the cars near the
floor, and have loups under each seat
The principle is the same as in the
aiy,h M I,aatin0 FOR korfuoc f'H
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-08-30
AcrrvIrY AT MARE 1sLAND.I
pushing Work on the Vessels at the
Navy-YArd. .,'''-

". d.. o.. .
san Francisco. August 29N7At the
present time there is more activity at
the Mare Island navy-yard fi1an has
been noted In years. Fully 900 saen are
employed in the different slara. and
there are strong Indications TIL me
force will reach 1000 and over h1fore
long. The Increased force Is slaztiseiy
due to the vast amount OF wofk mat
Is to be performed on the diaeuanf sss-
sels now lying at the naval rendezvous.
The Thetis Is in the dock, being over
hauled from stem to stern. and the
Bennington and Philadelphia are also
to 90 on the blocks as soon as tho dry
dock Is cleared. The crew OF the Ben
nington will be transferred to the PEN
sacola, while the vessel is undergoing
repairs. There is much work to be
done. The Boston lies alongside the
quays, and force of men have the
work well in hand. Throughout the va
rious shops, work Of all kinds issstead-
fly pushed. The work on the monitor
Monadnoclx is one OF the big Jobs. on
hand. Repairs on the Hartford have
not yet commenced. and 1t is not de-
finitely known when the keel Of the new
tug will be laid. An appropriation has
been made AT the present time there
is no available tug to do the work neces-
-sary. although the officials struggle
along as Best they can with the limited
appliances on hand.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-08-30
SOUTH IN GOOD sIrAFI.
1t Has Not Suffered Like the North
During the Past Eighteen Months.

Baltimore, August 29.--The Mbpufac-
.arersh Record. reviewing the Business
conditions OF the South for the week,
says:
Reports from all parts Of the South
show a steady tendencys tpWards ipp-
proxement in business clt6les, Net earh-
ings Of Southern railroads are showing
an Increase over the cotresPgldlhg time
last year. II MiIN
The banks clearings for the week
ended August were ss,pbE t4bt larger
than for the same week IN 1898. every
Southern city but two hAn0Dtiifs a large
gain, The stockholdsrS 5fFa leading
New England cotton mill having voted
70 spend 100000 In building a new
cotton mill in the south, several other
New, England companies are expected
to follow suit. The purchase OF several
other roads during the week by the
Southern Railroad Company In carry
ing out its great consolidation plans.
emphasizes the influence this must
have, as vast sums will have to be ex-
pended In betterments. Moreover the
financial powers, the greatest in Amer
lea, backing this gigantic reorganiza-
tion work, must exert strong efforts to
turn capital and population south in
order to increase The value Of their rail-
way property. sslii,
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-08-30
KILLED
Chinese aEe ietSriOus in Land
Battle With Japanese.
coREANs oFFER .AssIsTANos.
Taeoma's Great Fair Was FORMALLY
Opened to the World Yester-
bay Morning.


fAEu0%AA4tNNA - - 80
shanghai, August 2s.-The aative press
Y Il received information OF a reported
hattie between the Chinese and Japan-
ese troops on August 18th. According 70
these reports. 5000, Chinese troops at
lacked thS Japanese forces, which were
detaiIed Ii guard the Ping Nang passes
IN Northwest Corea. and eventually sue
ceeded in driving the Japanese from
their positions. A large number u
Corenns ,fiocked 10 the Chinese standard
BEGGING for arms and asking for per-
mission to form an advance guard OF
re chinese forces moving against the
Jananese. August a according to re-
norts. the Chinese were reinforced pS
1 600 troops from VI CHOW, and the day
Following they attacked the Japanese
lines at Chung Ho. and the japanese
retreated. August 16. the Chinese army
were further reinforced by $4,000 fresh
troops, and August 18th. attacked the
Japanese, who are said to have lost
4 600 men and heavy baggage. The
chinese on August 18th advanced %
Haang chow, and passing too near the
Tatung river, thirteen Japanese war
shius opened fire upon them. inatctine
q loss OF several hundred men.
At ebb tide the same day, three Jap
hnese war ships found themselves
...,,,..d,a ara wore afterwa rds severely
damaged by FIRE from the Chinese ar
tillery in ambush. The bulk Of the Jap;
anese forces retreated southward and
were pursued by the Chinese cavalry
until night stopped the latter's advance
General Yeh. the Chinese command
er made detonr and attacked the Jap
.Anese in the rear. completely routins
them and capturing Haang Chow.
The general news received here does
|hdf confirm these reports Of the native
,....,.r,, a.. -sf- s5eT.s' 'ftsN -f-lt 49, :.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-08-30
THE MARYHBBSD DEAD
Services in Their Memory Held
.s. at Ocosta Yesterday.
LATE TELEcRAHIc sRI
BRIEFS.
ft
Condition Of the Southern States
Said Never TO Have Been SO
Prosperous.
Aasoclated Press

ocosta, wash, 2uguat 4 20 Funeral
services in memory OF the commander
and four Of the crew OF the coast sur
lvev steamer Macarthur. recently drown
ed ON North Beach, l5 miles north OF
cray's Harbor., were held in the Pres
byterian church OF Ocosta Sunday morn
ing. The Macarthur has made her
headquarters at Ocosta ever since com
ing to this part Of the coast, about
six months ago. Citizeps ofgall classes,
who have been saddened BY the ca
tastrophe, attended this memorial SER
vice. The crew of the Macarthur march
ed in body to the church. and occu-
pied the front seats as inourners for
! their dead comrades soisuddenly called
away. Ensign Eaton, now in command
OF the Macarthur, who has, not. yet full
ly recovered from his injuries received
one week ago while searching for the
bodies OF his late commander and the
sailors who were in the whaleboat al
the dime It capslzed. was also present
The solemn and appropriate funeral
service Of the Presbyterian church was
read by Rev, J. R. Thompson d. D.,
pastor at large Of the Presbyterian
church. who preached. an appropriate
sermon. The preacher srecent personal
experience in escaping from death by
drowning In the surf by almost o mira
Gle. added force to his REMARKS
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-08-30
THE FAIR oPDNED.
Tacoma's Exhibition Declared Opened
to the World. .a-s

Tacoma, August 2s.- Shortly after
noon today. Senator watson 6. Squire
touched the electric buttonin the build
Ing Of manufactures ana liberal arts,
thataset in motion all the nlacbinery Of
tho fair. There were no other exercises
on the grounds, The great event cf the
day. aside from pressing the button.
was a street parade. which was a pile
long. and was notable for its many
unique features. Thousands from all
parts of the northwest were present
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-08-30
YOUNG woMAN
Do You Chew Gum?--1f You DO, See
+ What May Become OF You--It Killed
's,f This Girl,

Baltimore. Md. August 2O.--Miss Mary
Brown, daughter OF T. J. Atnes Brown,
Of Princess Anne. Maryland, died from
an operation performed for appendi-
citis. About ten days ago Miss Brown,
who had always been very hearty
girl, accidentally swallowed a. piece OF
chewing gum. She thought nothing OF
II, being assured by companions who
said they had often swallowed bits of
gum. 1t was several days beiore she
became al. and then it wax hot Thought
for an ,iuetant that the supposed harm-
less gum was the cause. She rapidly
became worse. and physicians were
summoned from Baltimore and Phila-
deiphia for consultation with the town
doctors. A prominent surgeon perform
cd an operation. and a small piece OF
gum was found in the appendix. The
young woman never rallied, and died
last night.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-08-30

wayne, Indiana. This deal puts the
'Fort Wayne company In control OF
|bAtents which 1t Is said are being In
hinged by other electric manufactur-
efs. and the Fort Wayne company viii,
il is said. Immediately begin an active
nfht upon all who are reported as In
Ringing its patents. =.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-08-30
ABOUT KANsAs CORN.
wHl Run from Nothing, in the Western
Part Of state to 50 Bushels IN Eastern.


Atchlson. Kan. August s.-Fhe Mis-
souri, Pacific crop bulletin issued yes
terday. makes the following estimates
Of the corn along It's lines In Northern
Kansas and Nebraska
Kansas City to Atchison. so percent
Of a full crop; Atchison to Hiawatha.
50 per cent: Hiawatha to Auburn. 80
per cent: Auburn to Omaha. 10 per cent;
Lincoln and Ciede branches, 10 per
cent. excepting bottom land, where It
is 50 per cent; -AtchIson to Muscotah,
50 per cent; Whiting to centralia. 80
per cent; centralia to Blue Rapids. 20
per cent. Wateryiile 70 oreenIeaf. %
Der cent West from Greenieaf the
yield Is gradually diminished until it
amounts to nothing whatever in some
spots along the west end Of the road.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-08-30
lTHE Old STORY.

LOS Angeles, August ss-- sensation
was caused IN social circles as weIl as
sporting circles in Ahis city this after
noon, whenaJ. r WiIlitte. the Santa
Ana millionaire. aud owner Of the fa-
nous pacing stallion silkwood and other
racers. applied for a license to marry
Miss Eureka RupeI, Of New York VIII
let's Is 70 years old. and his bride is
%. Miss Rupel Is a very handsome
woman. and well connected in New
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-08-30
CAN m nIa TRUE?


philadelphia. As9nst %. "a letter re-
ceived yesterday hN William X. Ins
gram. a native Of BIuehelds. conveys
some interesting "details. among. them
the fact that not only were the natives
driven out of BIueAelds. but Uncle
Sans marines likewise, the latter re-
tiring to the Columbia ard Marblehead.
leaving only British marinesito protect
foreign interests in the, town.
The date is four days later than the
invasion Of the town by the Nicara-
guans.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-08-30
a FIGHTING PREACHER.

Decatur, ILL.,. August 20.--Rev. A. Q.
Gharrett. minister Of the United
Brethren church, was arrested ON
state warrant for threatening to cut
chauncey Turpin's head off with corn
knife. Turpin had bought the property
Gharrett occupied, and the minister re-
fuses to vacate. He drove TurpIn on
the place. The trial viii be held on
Monday
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-08-30
TRYING TO MAKE AN ELECTRICAL
COMBINE.

Baltimore. August zS.--The Manufac-
turers' Record this week will announce
the close OF big deal which promises
to have an Important influence upon
electrical operations in this country.
The Wenstr0m Electric Company. OF
baltimore, which has a capital stock Of
81 900 900, has sold out TO the Fort
Wayne Electric corporation. OF Fort
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-08-30
GinDY WILLIAM.


~ penstve PazH Beeutys
New York. ngust lin connection
with thesnDnored u srce proccedings
Of AfFs.sW *. vanasIbilt, the CONNER
ciai Advertiser says tsis afternoon that
iinmediateix after the running Of the
Grand ,Pfixs de Paris June II. Wander
bllt was introduced to Nellie Neustret-
ter. a woman well known in Paris for
her beauty, and was so facinated that
he openly presented her with the 10000
francs he had won on the race He
fitted up, magnifIcent establishment
fer'her fr Paris. and subsequently gave
her his residence in Deanyiile. with the
servants who wore the same livery
as that, worn by Mrs. yanderbilt's SER
wants. It Is alleged that some time
ago Vanderbilt agreed to-settle upon
his wife, sl0.OOO.ooo.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-08-30
NoTARiEs FoR oRBaoN

Salem, Or, August -Not8riai APP
polntments BY the governor today were:
Charles A. Petram and r. I. Eaton OF
Crook county: Jay saitzman. Burnt
Ranch. Crook county "A. J. Sherwood,
CoQuille: J. Dougherty. The Dallesi
w. 4. Pillman. Dayton. John Pringle,
VeFnonia; and J. h.. Wise. Perrydale.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-08-30
m W
A NEW YORK FIRT.

New York. August PA fire occurred
this morning in six story building on
Iiiverton street. occupied as Q Jewish
synagogue school and sweat shops -Four
men perlshed.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-08-30
B1cYcLIsr MoHrALLY HURT.

? Creston.- Ia. Augvst-29.---While riding
a bicycle at Masaena Wednesday night.
Arthur Bennett came IN collision with
a. team. The tongue Of the wagon
strack him IN the stomach. He cannot
live
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-08-30

mission completed the examination OF
witnesses today Tomorrow an oppor-
Itunity will be given for the introduc-
tlon Of rebuttal evidence. but It is
probable no more testimony viii be
heard.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-08-30
CLUB HOUSE, BURNED.

Z Chicago. August 29.--The grand stand
and club house Of the Chicago baseball
park were burned this afternoon. The
fire was lncendiary.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-08-30
THE COLONEL Is IN IN

Richmond, August 20.--W. c. Owens.
candidate for congress against I,reckln-
Hdge. was hanged In efiigy here last
night.