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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-02-09
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English Germans Buy Much OF the
Finest Goods Made in Cheyenne.
All over North America for many
years Cheyenne saddles have been
famous, and every equestrian, out
side of the United States cavalry
and of the northwest mounted police
OF Canada, has either had his horse
trlcked out with Cheyenne leather or
has wished he had. The fancy work
on saddles, holsters and stirrup hoods
that once made Mexican saddlery
famous and expensive long ago was
copied by the Cheyenne makers, who
kept up the fame and beauty OF
American horse trappings, but made
them So cheap as TO be within the
means of most horSemen. In the old
DAYS when Western cattle ranged all
over the plains and the cowboy was
in his glory, that queer citizen would
rather have a Cheyenne saddle than
best girl. In fact, to be without
Cheyenne saddle and a irSt-class re-
yOlver was to be no better than the
sheepherders of that era. when
reDorter of the New York Sun found
himself in Cheyenne the other day
the first places he looked for were the
saddle-makers' shops. He was sur
prised to find only one snowy, first
class store of the kind, and instead
OF there being a crowd In front Of 1t
there was no sign Of more business
than was going at the druggists
near by. or the statiOner'S over the
wav. In one way only did the re-
porter find his hopes rewarded; the
goods displayed in the windows were
beautiful and extraordinary. There
were the glorious heavy hand-stamped
saddles; there were the huge, cum
brous tapaderos; there were the
larlats or ropes" the magnificent
LIS that looked like Moorish art
outdOne, and there were the mule
SINNERS" and the fanciful spurs, and,
in short. the windows formed a mu-
scum OF things that a cowboy would
have pawned his soul to own. The
metal work was all such as cavalry
man once declared it, "the most ele-
CANT horse jewelry in creation. En-
CliShmen and Germans now buy the
fanceSt and the best trappings TO
send abroad to their homes Hand
stamped saddles cost from SS5 to SIS,
but s35 buys as god a one as mod
est man who knows good thing will
care to use. Cowgirl saddles were on
view-seven Of them-with rigging
for side seats and in stirrups made in
slipper shapes. 1t is not that there
are really half 4 dozen cOw-girls in
the word or half a dozen women like
the Colorado queen or the lady horse
breeder Of Wyoming, but there are
Western girls who have TO ride a
great deal, and they have fond faith
ers and brothers and still fOnder low
BIS: hence the manufacture of mag
nilcent side saddles all decked with
hand-stamped patterns and looking
q pretty as the richest BedOuin ever
dreamed Of horse gear being made.
There is still a good trade in cowboy
QUILTS that are ordered from Mon
tana, the Dakotas, Wyoming Colorado
and Texas, and similar goods go to
the horse ranches Of Nevada, Idaho
and Oregon. Moreover, as long as
men ride horses there will be trade
In fancy outfits for them.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-02-09
FEEDING WHEAT TO MICH COWS.

1t is claimed that many Pennsylvania
farmers are holding old wheat for
highe. prices. Also that the present
price of sixty-6ve cents per bushel is
ruinous because farmers should receive
from ninety cents to 81 per bushel to
make wheat growing pay. And again,
that wheat, oats and corn are about on
par, or worth, say, one cent per
pound. These conditions, it is ayerred,
have induced the farmers to "chop'
their wheat for feed. That word
"chop" is misleading, perhaps, because
it does not mean cut up, in and with
the straw, but having it ground coarse
1t would do the stock more good and
be in better shape for assimilation,
either for flesh or milk, to have it
ground almost as fine as for flour.
Wheat contains more starch III pro-
portion to bulk than corn. If one
splits kernel of corn lengthwise, he
can. with the naked eve. see a fair pic
ture of the elements, to wit: Starch,
oil and phosphate or the chit The
more oil the more fattening, while both
starch and oil favor the production OF
rich milk rs we'll as to increase the
quantity. Taking the three grains
mentioned in equalquantities, it would
constitute q very rich ration and should
be carefully given. There would be a
tendency to sickness or surfeit among
the cattle until they had become used
to it. Ii green food could be given it
would in a measure countcract that
tendency by keeping the bowels loose
Give salt regularly, at least once a day.
Give water freely, and if the excre-
ments are "redolent' with sourness
decrease the rations Immediately or
withhold the grain entirely. There IS
not so much danger with swine if fed
little and often. Ii cattle bloat, the
skilful use Of the trocar IS often the
best and safest cure.-St. Louis Re
public.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-02-09
Prompt Reply.

Some business is best done quickly
and with few words Other business,
OF a more delicate nature, is com
monty entered upon in a more leis-
urely manner. Now and then, how
ever, a man IS found who makes no
such distinction.
I Farmer Jones sought an interview
with Widow Brown. lie had long
prided himself upon his shOrt-hOrn
cattle; she was, in her way, as proud
Of her poultry and pigs.
Widow Brown said he, Il am a
man Of few words but much feeling.
l possess, as you know, between three
and four hundred head Of cattle. |
have saved up eight hundred dollars
or so. and I've a tidy and comfortable
home. l want YOU TO become my
wife. Now, Quick's the word with
me; l give YOU five minutes to de-
eide"
Farmer Jones, said Widow Brown,
II am a woman Of few wOrds-Ill say
nothing Of my feelings. l possess, as
YOU know, between three and four
hundred head Of poultry and about
ten score Of pigs. l have nigh twelve
hundred dollars we'll inyested-my
late husbands savings and my own
earnings. / tell you l wouldn't
marry sou If 1t were a choice between
that and going to the Scaffold. SharpS
my word and give you three min
utes to clear off my premises"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-02-09
An r.sr Electrical Experiment.

Take a glass, expose it to the fire
so that it shall be perfectly dry, and
place it upside down upon a table.
Aiterward take a tray, perfectly dry
and place it upon the glass in sucn
way that IT shall preserve its equlliO'
rum. Finally take a sheet of paper
slightly smaller than the tray heat
II. and rub it rapidly with brush,
it will become quickly electrified.
Then place it upon the tray. An
electrical machine will thus have
been constructed without any eX-
pensc. If the finger be brought neal
the tray, a spark will appear. This
spark will be so much brighter and
the series OF sparks will be so much
the longer in proportion as the glass
and tray atc dryer IT, while the
sparks are being drawn from the
tray. the room be darkened, these
sparks will appear extremely brill
INIT.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-02-09
ODD Way Of TELLING The Distance

never have any one ask Inc how
far it is to such and such a place with
out thinking of little incident which
occurred while l was down South in
the army under Fitzpatrick. We were
starting for Front Royal, when the
colonel sent me to ask man how far
it WAS to Front Royal. The old man
was leaning on fence when | an
preached him. When / asked him my
question he replied; ''Three runs, a
Jam and a right smart distance, ]
reckon" He said it in all seriousness.
We iourneyed on to Front Royal, and J.
found out the man had given ms the
RIGHT distance, only we did not under
stand him. The three runs we're three
streams, which we crossed; the Jam
was fork in the roads, and the fright
smart distance, reckon, was q mat
ter OF some miles. Hartford Conn.,
Post.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-02-09
An Educated Indians Reco!Ieclions.

DR.. Eastman, the Sioux Indian, in
his anto- biographical sketch, published
in St. Nicholas, says
Our wanderings from place to place
afforded us many pleasant experiences,
as well as many hardships and misfor-
tunes. We mad several narrow escapes
from death. There were times Of
plenty and times of scarcity. There
wero seasons Of happiness and seasons
sadness. In savage life the early spring
is the most trying time and almost all
the famines occurred at this period OF
the wear.
The Indians are a patient and clan
nish people; their love for one another
is stronger than that Of any civilized
people [ know. If this were not 50, /
believe there would have been tribes
of cannibals among them White peo-
pie have been known to kill and eat
tneir companions IN preference to
starving; but Indians-neyerl In
times Of famine the adults often de-
MED themselves a fair meal in order TO
make the food last as long as possible
for the children, who were not able to
bear hunger as well rs the old. As a
people they can go without food much
longer than any other nation.
once passed through one of these
hard springs when we had nothing to
eat for several days well remember
the six small birds which constituted
the breakfast for six families one morn
ing; and then we had no dinner or
supper to follow it. What a relief
that was to me although I had only r
small wing of small bird for my
share Soon after this, we came to a
region where bunaloes were pienty,
and we soon forgot all the suffering we
had just gone through.
Such was the Indians wild life !!
When game was plenty and the sun
shone graciously upon them they for
got the bitter experiences Of the win
ter before. Little preparation was
made for the future. They are chill
dren of Nature, and occasionally she
whips them with the lashes of expert
erce; yet they are forgetful and care
less. Much of their suffering might
have been prevented by little calcu-
lation. During the summer, when
nature was at her best and provided
abundantly for the savage. it seemed
to me that no life was happier than
his Food was free lodgings free
everything free All were alike rich
in the summer; and, again, all were
alike poor in the winter and early
spring. Their diseases were fewer,
and were not so destructive as now,
and the Indians health was generally
rood
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-02-09
RECIPES.

RECIPES.
Parsnip Fritters-Boil Il salted water
until tender; then tri9lthe parsnips
into neat strips Ct tbesize of cigar
cite. Dip in fsit<ef batter and fry in
deep fat vegyquickly. One egg, a
large tablespoonful of flour and milk
enough to reduce it to the consistency
of thick cream will fry quite dish Of
parsnips.
Roast Rabbit Wash and clean the
rabbit in much the same manner as
poultry. Then stuff it with sausage
meat snd a dressing made of parsley,
bread crumbs, or whatever you would
prepare for a turkey or chicken. Sew
the rabbit together, place strips of ba-
con over the back and bake in mod
crate oven, basting frequently. 1t
should be served with red currant Jelly
and nicely Drowned gravy.
Molasses Candy Dissolve half n
cup of sugar in a half cup of vinegar,
mix with a quart of molasses and boil,
stirring frequently until it hOrdens
when dropped in cold water. Then
add piece of butter the size of an
egg and teaspoonful of soda dissolved
in hot water. Stir and pour into
buttered dishes. When it cools little
either pull it with the tips of the
fingers until white or cut into squares.
Cabbage all Gratin-This favorite
way of cooking caulihower is also ex-
cellent for a rich buttery winter cab
bage. Boil in an abundance of salt
water. Make a cream sauce as directed
for creamed onions, and arrange the
cabbage in pudding dish, moistening
it freely with the sauce. Sprinkle the
top thickly with grated cheese, and
brown lightly in hot oven. Another
way is to mix the cheese with the
sauce, and cover with bread crumbs,
dotted with bits of butter.
Baked Celery-Take the best part
of head Of celery snd scrape and cut
into convenient pieces. Put salt into
a pan of boiling water, lay in the
celery and boil for ten minutes, keep
ing we'll skinned. Strain it and put
into a pan with half a pint Of hot
milk, salt, pepper, one ounce butter
and half ounce -four, well mixed to-
gether. Stew for ten minutes, then
lift the celery into creased pie dish,
pour over it the sauce and sprinkle
with brown bread crumbs. Bake six
or seven minutes.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-02-09

The young man was prematurely
gray and was not little proud Of it.
Looks quite poetic, don't you
think" he could not for ear asking
of the young woman be was calling
on.
ut does remind me OF certain
poem, l must admit "a d she.
"And what IOem is that"
"When the frost is on the pump
kin"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-02-09
FARM AND GARDEN NOTES.


The main force in the dairy is the
man or woman who superintends it.
Whenever the weather will permit
all house plants should be we'll aired
1t is said that a tree is not properly
set unless so solid you cannot pull it
up.
Give the eve hocks the best pastur-
age, particularly late in the fall AID
carly winter.
The churn should not be filed nearly
full Of cream. If it is butter will not
come quickly.
Scions for grating may be cut at
any time now when the temperature IS
above freezing.
ia purchasing breeding stock, buy
of reliable parties upon whose word
you can depend.
The currant needs a deep, rich soil,
rather moist, in order to make large
crops of choice fruit.
BY tramping down the snow around
the stems of the trees girdling by mice
may usually be prevented.
Make your hens thoroughly com
Portable and they will make you some
money and make you happy.
A good coat of whitewash with few
handfuls of wood ashes stirred in it is
a good remedy for bark lice.
The team kept in working trim
through the winter IS the hardest one
for the heavy summers work.
The man who begrudges ripe
cherry to a robin or catbird ought to
be at the mercy Of the insect tribe for
awhile.
ANY man can successfully wage
warfare against cleo by making cool
brand of clean butter and letting the
people know it.
Frostbitten hay and poor marsh hay
should not be fed to the COWS in large
quantities, as it will affect the quality
of the butter. A little marsh or salt
bav is good, and makes fine relish
for them.
In arranging an orchard it is a good
plan to plant the apple and cherry
trees on the outside Of the fruit gar
den. especially toward the prevailing
winds as a protection to the more deli
cate kinds.
1t is not what is eaten, but what IS
digested, that benefits and fattens the
animal. With balanced ration and
some bulky food it will eat more and
retain its appetite than when fed only
on fattening food.
Horses should always be fed =
limited amount Of hay. Beyond about
twenty pounds day hay is injurious.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-02-09
FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.
ECONOMY IN coon FARM BUILDINGS.

ECONOMY IL GOOD FARM BUILDINGS.
Good farming implies warm shelters
for stock in inclement weather. Warm
stables prevent loss of flesh and
vitality from cold or wet weather, and
at the same time enable the farmer 20
effect the greatest possible saving
&C cnimal excrements for manure.
Tie increased amount and value OF
the weddings of sheltered animals will
pay large interest on the cost of the
buildings. The saving in feed re-
quired for maintenance will go far
toward paying rent on the structures.
Good economy requires that the farm
buildings be built of sound, sub
stantial, durable materials, and that
they be well built. Then the cost of
repairs will be reduced to a minimum.
The farmers dwelling should also be
we'll built of the best materials, and
so conveniently arranged as to make
the homework as light as possible.
This is question OF economy as well
as a question of justice to the weaker
sex who are part Of the working force
of the farm. The farmers dwelling
should be well lighted, well ventilated
and well severed, so rs to preserve
the health and efficiency of its in
mates, and the idea of beauty should
have full effect in the location and
architecture Of the farm dwellings
and all of its environments, including
its ornamental grounds, kitchen and
fruit garden and orchard. American
Agriculturlst.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-02-09

An once-seeker applied to josiah
Quincy, ex-Asslstant Secretary OF
State. for a place in the State De
nartment. what did you tell Mr..
oulncy?" asked a Senator TO whom
the office-seeker, discouraged by his
lack of success, applied for assistance.
~ tod him God only knew what J
had done for the party at the last
election" replied the would-be Con
sui. "You did, eh?" said the Sena-
tor; swell, you might as well 80 back
home. Any man who tells Josiah
Quincy that God knows moe than ne
doe; will get no position in the State
Department"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-02-09
DON'T GARRY coUNTERFEITs.
It Is Contrary to Law and May Entail
Disagrceable Consequences.

It Is Contrary to Law and May Entail
Disagrceable Consequences
~ man better have a live rattle
snake in his pocket than a counter
felt dollar carried as a pocket piece,
said Inspector Lawrence of the
Treasury Department TO Minneap-
oils Journal man when talking about
the carrying Of coins OF bills when
one knows 20 be counterfeit.
a great many men do not know
the danger they run in this thing
he said. suppose, for instance, that
a man has a counterfeit dollar which
he has had for years-one that he has
picked up somewhere and carries as
rocket piece. lie goes into a store
one day. buys some article or other,
and gets lot Of silver coin in change.
lie goes from the store, say to a sd
loon, where he buys a drink, or to
some drug store to get something or
-Othcr-it matters not where he goes
provided there is one Of these smart
young fellows behind the counter
who is always ready to take some
body up on something or other
Paying for his purchase with one
Of the dollars the man behind the
bar. or the counter, as the case may
he. filings the dollar back with the re-
mark that il is counterfeit The
purchaser, somewhat ahashcd and
not liking the eying Of the crowd
around. begins to make excuses TO
the effect that he did not know 1t
was counterfe t, and so on, and the
clerk, who is anxious 70 make a re-
ord as a counterfeit detective, sud
denly calls in the police and the man
is arrested and searched. On his
person is found the other counterfeit
dollar, and the possession OF the two
dollars is prima facia evidence that
he intended to pass both of Them
and that man hasn't got enough
friends in the world to keep him out
Of the penitentiary. True, it looks
hard, but that man had NJ business
carrying around a counterfeit coin
for a pocket piece OF any other reason
1t is a plain violation Of the law t.
carry counterfeit money around with
you, something which many people
do not realize.
suppose happen to know that-a
man, cashier in one Of the banks
in Minneapolis or st. Paul, for in
stance, has a counterfeit $50 bill in
his possession | 90 into that bank,
call him by name and ask him for
that bill. lie says he hasn't got it.
But re DIN, you did have such a
bill Yesterday in your possession, for
] have the testimony Of two reputa-
bic men that they saw you show it
around to some parties. Now | want
that bill; you have no business with
it, He dcmurs and makes various
excuses and does not give me any
satisfaction. What do you suppose |
do? | 20 out and get search war
rant aud l 60 through every dollar
of money in that bank, dollar by
dollar or bill by bill, until l find
that counterfeit $50 bill aud then |
connscate it. There used to be no
law against this sort of thing, but
there is one now, and the public
generally ought to know the facts
in the case And formerly it was
not an ofIenSe to make the dies
which are used in counterfeiting-
ANYBODY could make them and any
body could have them in their pos
session so long rs they were not
used. but that has all been changed
now
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-02-09
HIGHEST Of all in Leavening PowerLatcst u S Govt Report
RlNa:.I!. B Bsk5s'.
ABSOLUTELY PURE

NEW York MERCURY: Swell mar
rIages are the order Of the times.
IN our earlier days brides we're espous-
ed under the sheltering parental roof,
but now the ceremony is performed
with royal pomp and circumstance in
churches. The more fashionable the
pace the more it IS sought by mar
riage contractors. The fact is, great
wedding displays are simply vulgar.
Marriage should be private and mex
spensiye and without Ostentation.
As matters now 60, the parties TO
marriage makes themselves show peo-
pie in the presenceof gaping, GOSSIP
ing audience. Displays are evidences
OF barbarism, ROT civilization.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-02-09

Thel,r,es, grower OF Grass and Clover Seed
I'm the world IS Salzsr, Ia Crosse, Wis over
81 hardy varieties, with lowest prices!
Special low freight to New YORK, Pa. and the
East
IFYou WILL CUT THIS OFT AND SEND IT with
llc hostage to tho John 4. Salzer seed Co.. Ia
Crosse, VS., you Will receive eleven packages
grass And clover sorts AID his mommJ farm
seed catalogue; IN Of COOL things tJr tbs f'r-
mer. the gardener ard the citizen.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-02-09
A Mean Trick on Bany.

Mr. Noopop-My baby cries all
night. / don't know what to do
with it. Mr.. Knowitt-I'll tell you
what l did. AS soon as our baby
commenced to cry, / used to turn on
all the gas That fooled him. lie
thought It was broad daylight.ard
went to sleep.-Life.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-02-09
Passing Of the Alligator.

The alligator is threatened with
speedy determination. lie grows slow
", but he grows as long as he lives,
and a twelve-fOoter is said to be about
Is years old Over ., 100000, accord
ing 10 an estimate from Florida,
have been killed in the last dozen
years.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-02-09
THE friend Of everybody is nobodys
frfond
An Important Difference.

To make it apparent 20 thou-and-.who think
themselves i'll, that they are not affected with
any disease. but that the system simply needs
cleansing is 20 bring comfort homo 20 their
hears. as a c0st.ye condition Is easily cured by
using Syrup Of Figs. Manufactured by the
California Fig SyrlpCo
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-02-09

BRAZIL Will greatly oblige the rest
Of the world by making up its mind
as to what Kind OF government it
wants and remaining in that fame Of
mind four or five consecutive weeks
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-02-09

Malaria cured and eradicated from the sys-
tenn by Browns Iron Bitters. VIII CHI enr ches
the blood, tones the nerves aids digest on.
Acts like a charm on persons In general ~
health, giving new energy aad strength
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-02-09

For Dyspepsia Indigestion and stomach DIS ais.
orders. use Browns Iron Bltters-the Best
Tonic It roouiIds tne 9II ns nc for weak
and debilitated persons.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-02-09

As A SIMPLE YET EFFECTIVE REMEDY TOT
Throat Affections. "BrOiriS Bl"H'hd. I'rLt,
stand first in public favor. They are ai,oil'e.y
uurivalled for the alienation OF all Throat IT.
ritations caused by Colds or Use of the voice.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-02-09

Tho Hawaiian dini,ulty-How TO pro-
nounce the Queens name
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-02-09
rE-sold By Druggist, 'je.

A miner may De cyerso We'll OH, out h'
cant help getting in hole occasionally
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-02-09
The youth OF the soul is everlasting.

Beecham's Pills with drink OF water morn.
incs. Beecham's- no others. p cents box.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-02-09

Ifaflicted with sore eyes use DR.. Isaac 1homp-
sons Eye-water Druggists sell At 2c.per bottle
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-02-09

Gold alleged with 20 per cent. OF
aluminium takes on a brilliant ruby
tint.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-02-09

TeacLer-What happened when
the man killed the goose that laid
the golden egg Dick HickS-His
goose was cooked.