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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-05-25
The Unrepresented.


Al a recent meeting Of the Woman's
Suffrage league Mrs. Lille Devereux
Blake, the indefatigable speaker made
the important address Of the evening
and delivered as it was, in simple con-
yersational manner, touched by much
humor. IL was really quite effective In
ulain fashion Mrs. Blake catalogued the
practical grievances Of the nonvoting
woman. They had to make their hyings
like men In many cases, and offices they
could I'LL equally well were closed to
them. When they were permitted to do
the same work as men, they received
less pay, although frequently admit
ted 10 Be the superior employees. Wom-
en- teachers. however capable, received
less than men. In the Washington de-
partments they had no salaried equality
with the men, although constantly
found more efficient Here in New Yor'-
q shopgirl got IS week where13, l6i
rot siO, and she herself had --------
same half paid girl teach
his business. Why wasa'
women couldn't vote
The legislo-
shown the -.
by wome million
aver be I N, and it wo.
tion vi horne in upon the,
snd . ,'s5cqt representation W.
s.-----,; unjust Many persons Mrs -
LID urged taat woman's place ,ras nas !.
nome shslfslly agreed Win 'e ss was 2 2
vas wa. but in far asvotino was s,,s.s co,,
% eelned one might az well saw tbat u - ~ Uo,,
vOuia not vote because Be had bns,,,a.l s ,.al
- ms once as that woma, could oa,.ss, not -
-. - Decause she had duties in tbs mn NM ~
ms.,,o;. S s;oung should not clash with d do !.
nroo-s. any more than with business
o. ss ~ - Mrs; Blake dwelt fayorabIS ,lSfS
~ = tos :. large advent Of Fashionable wom' s
= .1s eaase =0aE York Le!ts-. |" '''''
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-05-25
To Prevent the Ravages OF the
Cabbage Worm.

AS the cabbage worm frequently
proves very destructive, We here
with give a remedy that experience
has proved to be efficAcions
Dissolve one pound of alum IN
any convenient quantity OF rsln'
water by means of heat, then add
a sufficient quantity of cold rain
water to bring the mixture up tc
three gallons. Apply OF this solu
ton to the cabbage as occasion
may require, preferably late in the
evening. The alum tans the hides
of the worms, causing death With
ont injury to the plants. The So
luton is also believed to be equally
good for preventing the rayaees ol
insects on other plants, such as
melon vines, &c.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-05-25
Made II Useful,

'Hollo, Timmins!' said the In
ventol's friend. "Have yeu done
anything with your flying machine
yeti'
Yes"
"Any thing practical"
"Eminently practical. Part oi
it used for kindling, aud by put
ting rockers on the rest I made il
into a first class cradle for the
twins" w ashington Star.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-05-25

sue lay she saw Darlington stand
Ing in the doorway between the
sitting room and his bed room.
"Mr. Darlington Can get any
thing for your she SAID, starting
mp in alarm.
He did not rePly, but walked
slowly, without turning bis head,
straight across the room to the
window, oyer which a heavy pair
of curtains hung.
"Nlr. Carrlngtor," she sald again.
Bat he did not answer. And
then she understood that lie was
asleep.
For a moment, in her half.awak- =
ened state, she could not think of
the right thingto do. SIZE watched
him pull one of the curtains aside.
The light from a gas lamp IN the
street below fell full upon his face.
And by the light she saw that his
hands were pulling and tagging at
something upon the back oil his
head. He was trying to take off
the bandage from his eyes. In
another moment, if he succeeded,
the glare of the gas lamp would
meet them aud eytinguish forever
the feeble gllmmer of sight. Her
senses hSif dazed with fatigue and
sleep, Marion, in that instant OF
startled comprehension, saw but
one thing, that Lewis Darlington
would be blind, and being blind
Her heart gave a great leap OF
exultation. Motionless she sat,
watching him as he still fumbled
with the baudage.
"The lover Is always seIdsb, es
pecia'ly if 1t be a woman"
The words broke in a hash across
her mind-the last sentence she
had taken down from CarIington's
lips.
In an instant she was by his
side, wide awake, every nerve
tlngling with shame.
"COme-come with me-" she
whispered in bis ear, lying her
hand upon his arm and gently
drawing him away from the win
dow.
With a sigh he turned, and suf-
fered himself to be led back to his
room. For a minute or two Marion
watched him as he settled again
into a peaceful sleep. Then she
bent down and hastily touched his
forehead with her lips, and return
ed to her soft. But not to sleep,
She was crying, first because she
was wicked enough to be tempted,
and then because she was not
wicked enough to yield to tempta-
tion.
The next morning Lewis Csr.
rington, knowing nothing OF his
narrow escape during the night,
was waiting for his eyes to be nn-
covered. The doctor had just
arrived when the servant opened
the door and whispered something
to Marion. Without replying Ma
rion left the room and ran down
stairs. Nora Thu-ston was there.
"Come up,' said Marion "You
are Just In time. / think he can
see you"
They wentup the stairs together.
"Go in there, dear-quietly. Que
moment" Marion took the girls
face between her hands and kissed
her.
"Oh, is my hat straightl Do L
look all right! l want to look nice
if he does see me-"
"Yes, yes. Be quick"
Marion stood by the door listen
ing. There was silence for some
moments. Then she heard the
doctors voice. "Welip
"Nora-ab! it is good to see your
A few moments atter@ard the
doctor came lnto the sitting room
"What, nurse! Broken down,
ehi" For Marion was lying upon
the sofa, her face hidden in the
cushions.
"Oh, l am gladl am glad" she
sobbed. "Ol. G ID, make me glad~
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-05-25
A LITTLE SONG.

A little cot in little spot
Which little heaven has sent;
A little way from that cot each day;
A song to sing and word TO say;
A little winter, a little May,
And heart content-content
A little wife and little life
In love and duty spent;
A song and sigh as the years 60 by;
A grave, perhaps where the violets lie;
But heaven on earth and heaven OF
high,
And heart content-c content!
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-05-25

Passenger say, conductor,
there's an old gentleman falling of
the bus. Conductor-Thaps all
right; he's paid bis fare.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-05-25
SISTER MARION.

bill her lover with her own hand
rather than see him happy with
another woman"
The man in the corner by the fire
dictated these words slowly and
carefully; and the girl at the table
wrote them down. Then there was
silence and the girl looked across
at the man expectantly.
SIS it getting dark" he asked,
after few minutes.
For Lewis Darlington had been
blind tor nearly six months. That
was why lie had engaged Marion
Norman as his secretary.
ayes, l can scarcely see," an
swered the girl. "Shall l light
the lamp.
"No, l am tired" answered Car.
rington. "Let us stop now and
talk.
Marion put together the sheets
in their proper order, tidled up the
table, and came over to the fire,
by which she stood, leaning against
the mantelplece and watching her
companion.
She was no Older than Caring.
ton, thiIty.fve or thereabouts; but
she looked older than he did. A
woman who has lived her life out
of the sunShine-which IS love-
fades early. For the sunshine is
good, even thongb it scorch at
times.
"Is that true, do you thlnki"
asked Darlington, lifting his head.
Marion blusbed a little, and
then she remembered that the eyes
that met her own could see moth
ing.
els what true =
"That sentence about love and
selflshness. Men know so little of
women"
Marion Norman sat down IN
chair by the fire and leaned her
chin upon her hand as she watched
Darlington.
IL hardly know she replied,
slowly. "Ihope not. 1 think-ro.
Indeed, I am sure OF it."
"How do yoa knoW7' asked
Darlington quickly. "Ah! forgive
me. l should not have asked that"
In their four months daily com.
panionsblp, begun as matter of
business, they had grown into the
habit OF talking over many things
together; and Marion looked for.
ward to the ten minutes or so be-
tween :he close of work and her
departure as the pleasantest time
of the day. She turned her ey es
from Carrington's face to the fire.
eyes, l have had my romance"
she replied. Aud then she told
him the story. 1t was a poor, feeble
little romance, dead almost before
it was born, ten years ago, when
Marion was a nurse at the London
Hospital. Merely young doctor
who vas poor, few flowers and a
note, which Marion still kept in her
work box, though she did not tell
Darlington that. Some girls would
scarcely have noticed it at the time
and would have forgotten all about
it In a fortnight, Bat Marion
cherished its memory, for it stood
between her and the certainty that
she had found favor in the eyes of
man.
"You know l lost more than my
sight when my eyes went SAID
Darlington, after a parse. "That
is why / am so anxious about tire
operation next week"
.'Yesi You mean"
"I was just engaged. And her
people would not let her marry
blind man. They we're quite right
weren't they 2"
"And shep
"She cried and obeyed her peo-
Pile"
"lfI had been she-r Marion
began quickly.
"Well? ?"
Nothing. Only | never had
any people"
''You were nurse once, Miss
Norman, we're you not - said Car.
ringtOn presently.
"Yes. Yet it is still strange to
hear myself called Miss Norman. l
was Sister Marion until a year ago.
But my health broke down and l
had to giveit up."
"Would you mind very much
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-05-25

An opinion formed by woman
is inaexible. The fact is not half
30 stubporn,-George Meredith.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-05-25

"Ah! You would like me to-
"I must haye a nuTse, and
would rather have someone
know"
His hand went out in the vagu,
way peculiar to the blind. Marior
met it and held it a moment IN hel
own.
81 will come," she said quietly
Marion rose to 90.
"Aud when-when it is all oyer
you won't require me any more,
she SAID with laugh that only
just escaped being a Sigh.
"Say, rather, wheD 1t Is ali Oyer
shall be able to see yOu," sait
CarrlngtOn. "Y0u remember
though we have grown to know one
another so well, | haye never seen
you"
There was a small pier glass ovel
the mantlepiece, and Marion was
face to face with her own reflection
She had known all her life that she
was plain. But now, in the light
of a new hope that bad dawned in
the past month, she appeared
palmer and mole commonplace e
than ever.
"If he never saw me perhaps
The thought had forced itself more
than once in her mind, but she had
beaten it back and prayed that
Lewis Darlington might s9e again.
Marion went her way home, and
and climbed up three flights of
stairs to her room. 1t looked dark
and cold-almost as cold as the
streets outside where the sleet was
falling. She lit the gas stove and
made herself cup OF tea. Then
she looked up the nurses clothes
which she used to wear. The
aprons wanted a stitch here and
there. This occupied her for some
time. By eight o'clock all was fin.
ished The sleet was still beating
against the window. Even if she
had anywhere to go she could not
have gone. But it was having no.
where to 60 that made her feel so
lonely. There was nothing to do
but sit still and think. Marion
was generally too busy for this,
but tonight shecouId not help thiLk
ing a little bitterly Of the loveless
life she led. And then she fell to
wondering what that other one was
like. OF course she was pretty.
There was photograph o! a girl
upon Carrlngton'e mantelpiece,
with "Nora ThnrstOn scrawled
across the foot. Doubtless that
was she.
"My, if | might be just little
beautiful, inst for a little whilelr
she sighed to herself. Then, re-
flecting that the wish was absurd,
she had her supper--a couple OF
biscuits and a glass of milk-and
went to bed.
There ale two kinds Of women
those who offer sacrifice and those
who demand 1t. The latter must
have something to lean upon; the
former must have some to support,
somebody to feed on tondly or con-
vert. 1t may be husband, it may
be a curate or a cat or cannibal.
Now Marion Norman was one Uf
the women who long vaguely for
for someone for whose sake they
shall have right to sacrifice
themselves.
A fortnight had passed, and the
operation was over. For some days
Lewis Darlington had lain upon his
sofa in q darkpnpd room with a
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-05-25

a fortnight had passed, and the
operation was over. For some days
Lewis Darlington had lain upon his
sofa in a darkened room with a
bandage across his eyes and a
terrible dread at bis heart. He was
waiting for the removal Of the
bandage to know whether he was
to see or be blind for the rest of his
life. Marion had been with him
all the time, waiting upon him and
reading to him. She had not been
so happy for years. For Lewis
Darlington depended entirely upon
her. Every day she had teen down
stairs to answer the inquiries Of a
fair.haired glrl. 1t was the GIRL
whose photograph stood upon the
mantIepiece. Every day she bad
been able to tell her that Lewis was
getting on well, aud that there was
every hope that he would see as
soon as his eyes were slr)ng enough
to bear the light.
The evening before the day On
which the question was to be de
cIded, Carriugten was restless and
nervous. Marion read aloud to
him TO keep bis thoughts from the
morrow. Bat she saw his fingers
twitch upon the arm of his chair ,
and knew OF what he was thinking
At 10 o'clock she insisted on his
going TO bed. But tor more tn an
an hour Marion, who was listening
by his half open door, heard him
tossing from side TO side. She had
decl ded to give him soothing
draught when his breathing became
more regular, and at last settled
down into the rbytL mic respiration
of the sleeper. So Marion lay down
on the sofa in the sitting room.
She bad been asleep, as it seem
ed, but a little while when some.
thing awoke her, and from where
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-05-12

SCOTCH home rule makes progress.
The adoption by the British Com.
mons of Sir George Trevclyan's rcso-
luton providing for the reference Of
all purely Scottish measures to com.
mittec consisting Of the sevcnty.twO
Scotch and fifteen English members
Is long step forward. 1t was fol-.
lowed up by the introduction Of the
local government bill for Scotland,
which, as soon as II has passed the
second reading, will be referred to
this committee Of eighty.sevcn for
report. The report will doubtless he
adopted. The full House will thus
be saved the wearisome committee
debates. and the Scotch members will
trim and shape the measures to suit
themselves. The Tories bitterly op.
posed Trcvelyan's resolution, because
they fully understand that II Scottish
measures are to be referred to q com.
mittee Of Scotch members, Irish
measures must from the very logic OF
things be referred to the Irish mem.
bers. who are more radical even than
the Scotch members, and who now
stand eighty.four Liberals to nine
teen Tories What chance would the
Irish Tory landlords stand II an Irish
committee should have the shaping
Of an Irish land bill, for instance:
No wonder the Torres stand ayhast.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-05-12

FEW of the people who read or talk
about artificial irrigation in the Uni
ted States have any idea of the great
value which the introduction of the
process has given to lands In Austria.
liza. In 1889 one company contracted
with the Victorian Government to
expend 5000, 900 in five years on irri.
cation works for the development of
rich but arid tract of land. In four
years the company has cxpe AIDED
more than double that sum. At a
place called Mildura there are 5000
people, 1900 acres of land have
been sold, and 1000 are under cul.
tivation. Most of the settlers take
the land on time payments at from
800 to $3.50 per acre and pay for the
water In addition. These valuations
are far In excess OF any figures named
for artitcially irrigated lands in this
country, but II they can be realized
In Australia the improvement of land
to be sold at agues high by compari.
son with those paid for ordinary farm
lands ought to he possible here. Tn.
doubtedly the time Is coming when
the systematic distribution Of water
to the thirsty soil In sufficient but
not excessive quantity, and just ut
the times when II will do most good,
will be resorted to extensively, even
outside OF the arid regions. because
Of the vastly superior results over
those obtained by ordinary haphazard
methods Of cultivation.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-05-12

Lord & Thomas, the newspaper
advertisers, are out with this card:
IT, does make one dull to work nj.
ways, play never. That's as true
about grown.up John as 1t Is about
schO0lbOy Jack.
So, during this sunny summer
weather, we're going to devote five
and 0ne.half week days to toil-the
other halliday to taking things easy.
'Twixt May / and Sept. We shall
shut down our desks ut l o'clock every
Saturday afternoon and go strolling,
fishing, visiting-anywhere SO it's
away from the Office.
Monday morning will find US men,
tally and physically invigorated-full
OF new ideas. BY the way, did you
ever get the benefit OF our advertis'
ing ideas? We're the leading--but
then we started out to tell you about
our afternoon off," SO you wOuldn t
come around when were 0ut-that's
all
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-05-12

"WnEN ] was In America" says q
writer In the Nineteenth Century, II
was touched by the sacrifcial life of
u mother Girls do not always marry
early there. They like a good time,
and their mothers cannot bear to
part from them, say from Is to %.
But when they marry, they put on
heavier chains than any English
mother does, whose love expresses It.
self differently American devotion
to the children Is q religion. The
husband never dreams of demurring
to wife and family quitting him for
months at time, and sending him
to live at his club. II the babies
health or entertainment seems to call
for II. The mother nurses them Ia
sickness, gives up her likes and dis
likes, her accomplishments, her
amusements, her husband, keeps up
or drops circle ut the bidding OF
the irresponsible small things; she Ia
never divided from her young ones,
sometimes not night or day, till they
are we'll on in their teens: she IL
nurse maid, governess, sister, all In
one, and 1t wears her Out-sOmctimcs
Injuries them-this long subsection.
In England, we used to have SINH
lar subjec:ion; but 1t was Of the child
to the mother. English mothers do
not think they ought to rank second
In their own house, except to their
husbands, and husbands are not al.
ways aware how much Of self.abne.
cation that involves; the wife her,
self hardly knows She writes foI
him, intrigues for him, gives up hcI
music, gives up her painting, hcI
reading; she cannot do all, and hlh-
band and house must come first.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-05-12
livery and undertaking Establishment

livery and undertaking esta blishment
west OF New York. The firm Is
Hursen Bros. & Costello Qncor.
porated), with two elegant large
stores located at 974 to 97s West
Lake street, and 1865 West. Madison.
Take NJ. J. Costello, associated with
the two brothers p. J. and NJ. J.
Hursen. who are we'll AMI favorably
known on the West Side and
throughout the city, they make
strong team, and they have the
cream Of the West Side business.
They carry the largest and best stock
OF goods In their line In the city.
Connected with their stores they
own the finest livery and boarding
stables In Chicago, and the convey.
ances they turn out to funerals are
the talk OF the West Side. Mr.. Cos.
tcllo and p. J. Hursen look after the
Lake street store, and the great es'
tablishmen: on West Madison street,
which Is certainly the finest and
best equipped undertaking store
west a: New York, Is In, charge OF
genial NJ. J. Hursen, who Ia making
great record for himself In tho
West End, and there certainly Is ne
place centrally located In the heart
Of the city that can compare will
Hursen Bros. & Costello's plant u,
1866 West Madison street.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-05-12
put flag together II furnished with
the material. ] know whereof /

put flag together II furnished with
the material. ! know whereof 1
speak, for I have seen II tried.
However, this Ia away over and
above politics, and there should TO
an immediate and intelligent move.
ment toward the powers that Ike for
a postage stamp that will not only
carry the letter intrustcd TO its trans.
porting influence, but carry as we'll
the message OF freedom and union
which is written all over the nag."
OF course the change would lessen
the prominence. SO to speak, OF the
late George Washington, but he
could be substituted for one OF the
gentlemen whose visages adOrn
stamps OF other denominations. His
present brickdust physiognomy Is
certainly not delightful 10 aesthetics.
The flag would be very much better
from their standpoint, and, indeed,
from almost every standpoint. Since
the Columbian stamps were intro.
duced the country has been edu.
Gated away from Mr.. Washington as
q letter.carrier.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-05-12

A SUGGESTION that seems to me 1t
consideration has been made by a
New YORK man. lie says very truy
that the 2-cent postage stamp Is hot
precisely a thing OF beauty and Il 1T
almost any design that might be sub.
stituted for 1t would have to be re-
garded as an Improvement His idea
is to cngraye upon the stamp that is
most commonly used Of all the issues
miniature representation OF the
United States flag, the stars and
stripes. These are some OF his argu-
ments: "The bright colOrs OF the
flag on every letter that went about
the country would be a pleasure to
the eye and a rcvivifier OF patriotism,
while the stamp would be an edu'
Gator, for there are thousands OF
right respectable intelligent people
In this country to-day who couldn't
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-05-12

tics interfere with business, no man
IL Chicago has ever been more ready
70 respond to the calls Of his party
with time, means and enthusiasm.
He Is one of the most agreeable
men that can be found In days
Journey. and has wide circle Of ac-
quaintances, but he is seen at his
best only by those who meet him at
his pleasant home, 10 Pleasant street,
In the company OF his wife and only
child, bright young lady Is years OF
age.
Martin Becker Is man who has
never been known to resort to petty
trickery to gain trade, and is just as
we'll pleased to see his competitors in
business succeed as he is TO succeed
himself. This spirit, together with
his generous heart, better known by
those who have had occasion TO ask
and have been the recipient OF his
charity, Is the keynote Of the success
OF Chicago's popular clothing mer-
chant.
-
Aid. Ehlert, OF the Twentieth
Ward, who was so alert in looking
out for trolley wires on Southport,
Fullerton, Webster. and Garfield ave-
nues, Is 10 lie presented with dia.
mond star for his alertness.
Mr.. S. W. Riderburg's boom for
the nomination OF County Clerk has
grown apace until he is now far in
the lead ard the most formidable
candidate mentioned for the place.
IL will be deserved promotion for
splendid services long and faithfully
2eslOrmed. His nationality are u
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-05-12

Dir. CHARLES FORBES. who Is a
member Of the Rochester, N. Y,
Pathological Society, as well as Of a
church Of that city, found upon ex.
aiming the dregs Of u communion
cup enough microbes to comm unicatC
twenty different kinds OF disease, and
upon this showing, two thousand
small glass cups have been purchased
for individual use In that church.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-05-12
TIIH CHICAGO EAGLE.

When she has brought up all the chill.
dren, she thinks her toll may be
lightened. The girls can take some
of the housekeeping, the Toys GIN lift
the strain on the family purse"