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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-02-23
The Only Yearly Paper.

Tho Eskimo Bulletin is the most
unique newspaper in the world, and is
the only journal published within the
Arctic circle. til printed at Cape
Prince of Wales, Alaska, ir latitude
ffty-four degrees forty minutes, and
is issued only once q year.
The Bulletin is a small sheet, 12xS
inches, printed on one side only, Of
STIFF, white paper. 1t is printed by
the photograph process, which is
simply a method Of multiplying copies
of writing. The writing is first made
on paper with prepared inb, and is
then impressed upon gelatine.
As there is practically but one mail
to and from Cape Prince of Wales
dnrlng the year, one issue of the paper
during the year is quite sufficient.
This curious little paper contains
variety of news, arranged under the
different heads. In mirthful imitation
Of the daily papers in other localities
it triumphantly carries at the head OF
its columns the legend, Largest
circulation in the Arctic" and also
the additional boast Of "Only yearly
paper in the world.
The headings are Local Items,
"Rural Notes, Society, ""Fashiou,
"Morriaqe Notices. Whisky in the
Arctic" is the heading over an editorial
Every scrap of news is like breath
from the far North. As space j.
scauty, condensation is fine art with
the editor. lie displays quite a fund
of humor, too, and there is a strain Of
gentle playfulness in nearly every
thing he writes.
A few lines tell OF n feat that must
have been both dangerous and diff
cult A midwinter mail was carried
from Point Hope to St. Michael's,
distance Of 700 miles, on dog and deer
elel. The name of the hardy mail
carrier is not even mentioned Think
of travelling 700 miles over the Ice AMI
snow Of an Arctic winter merely TO
carry the mail! Those people must
hunger for news.
In his solitary editorial the editor
makes q spirited protest against the
sale Of liquor TO Indians. Directly
underneath this vigorous passage are
the following significant items Of
news
'Eiuk-suL shot and killed Tu2i
zins-ya-tok last fall. Roth were
drunk.
The Bulletin mas two illustrations,
one of the school-house and the other
Of a scene ON Bering Strait The
heading is also decorated with a draw
ing of an Eskimos head.
NJ. Thornton, tho missionary
teacher at Cape Prince Of Wales, has
made a profound study Of the Eskimo
Language, and is engaged in COM
piling dictionary OF the Aieut
tongue. During the progress Of his
studies he has made a singular dis
coyery The Greek anil Sanseript
were the only languages heretofore
known to have throo numbers
singular, plural and dual. Mr. Thorn
ton has discovered that the Aleut
language also has three numbers.
This he regards as a discovery (which
philosophers may we'll take note, as
the origin Of the Eskimo has been the
subject of much discussion and specu
lation. Boston Journal
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-02-23

and I am going to have just about haIt
Of all that You have, including half OF
your mustache, which, ] will admit, il
perfectly splendid one With this
approached him, at the same time
drawing from my pocket my pair OF
shears.
"'All right, 20 ahead, Doc he said,
trembling from head to foot; 'but, as
yer love yer fcllow-man what has go'
er wife and family ter support don't
wisgle me cr that poison will work.
'I do not think I ever collected a
long-standing bill from rich but for
getrul patient with one.half the salts
faction that enjoyed in clipping of
hall the hair and hall the mustachc OF
that man who but a few moments be-
fore had been threatening to gouge
ont my eyes. laughed, l sang, }
danced jig, and then rolling the hair
up in a wad I showed il in my pocket
I finished off the remainder Of the
champagne. Then I walked to the
window and threw it open. We were
in room on the third floor, and the
window opened on fire escape thai
reached almost to the ground. ]
lifted one leg over the sill quite non.
chalantly"
"Bat say, my dear Doctor - inter
ruptcd the Colonel again, you were
not playing far. You were in reality
using weapon, and mighty danger
ous one. Thepoor fellow had no show
at ALL"
"Wmt a moment, replied the Doc
tor. 'You wish me to be too abrupt
Bat, to continue, when the fellow saw
me do this he uttered a howl Of terror.
eyer amt a-goin' ter leave me-
Doc; yer ain, a-5oin' ter leave me
here ter dye, are ycr?'
'..You are in no danger, / an
swered. 'Good-evening.
d" But the poison he asked.
"'You have taken no poison, re-
piled. While you have been with me
this evening you have swallowed moth
ing more harmful than champagne =
At first ho did not seem to compre-
hend. Iut in moment me bounded
from his chair with an oath and made
for me. dcpartcl.'
"Bpi, my dear Doctor. ASKED the
Professor. how did you manage 70
make your escape from him.
"Wcll, answered the Doctor, drgt
Iv. 81 took advantage of one of t8a
componsations ~ nature. a s.nail IAN
can skip down fre-oscapc much more
quickly than q large man. Besides !
bad u start I'm focl. was bowling
away in a cnb that had previously
engaged, before he was halfway
down.
but, 7 asked, "havo you never
been troubled by him since; Has Inc
never hunted you up"
81 have reason to believe he has
not, answered the Doctor. ''ln iact
if he had am afraid 1 would no. be
here tonight to tell the story. -
Frank Lcslies Weekly.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-02-23

men thanks 10 prOVldenl auu ee
ceased unclel, asked the Doctor for
a story. None Of Us had ever heard
the Doctor tell a story, SO we mentally
concluded that Duferin had made q
mistake It was quite surprising 10
the rest Of MS, too, for DufTerin was
the most careful and conscientious ex-
tractor Of stories, "reminiscences, and
personal experiences in the club. The
Colonel raised his fine gray eyebrows
rather inquiringly the Professor
coughed slightly, and | must confess
that I frowned distinctly at Dufferin
was surprised at his calmness. If the
Doctor bored us Dufferin would fall in
our estimation to an extent that neith-
er he nor any Of US cared to contcm-
plate. It was quite critical state Of
affairs.
The Doctor was gazing blanlly into
the fire. He was the iolliest listener
in the world, and young in spite Of
his sixty years. But he was quite a
neophyte at storytelling, and he
looked simply ridiculous, half-lost rs
he was in the capacious seat and dark
shadows of the great club-chair. We
held our breath, and, for one, | am
sure ] trembled with apprehension.
The Doctor peered around from
either arm of his chair and glanced
carefully NJ the room.
81 observe said he with a calmness
that restored our confidence to slight
extent, "that you are all large men
save myself. Therefore | will make a
confession rather than tell a story.
1 would not dare to touch upon the
subject if there were another moderate
sized man present, for he might be
sufficiently lar. than myself. Yes !;
it is a confession. For all / know, l
once committed an act that might
have put me behind prison bars for a
good long period.
"You none Of YOU know the extent
to which a small man suffers from his
physical inferiority I'll wager that
Napoleon envicd Murat's immense
size, in spite of the fact that the lat
ter was merely one Of the Emperor S
humblest tools. 1t is the same with
all Of u.s. We all know that we have
three or four times the brain power
that you big meu haye-'hem, don't
shoot, gentlemen-but there Is no use
in concealing, or st least in denying
the fact that We small men envy YOU
large ones IN the possession of that
tho Professor would call your kinetic
energy your mass multiplied by the
square of your velocity. As ] have
grown, I will not say old but older, for
still consider myself standing on the
threshold of life, have begun to ap-
preciate the compensations Of nature,
and now can look at a large man, as
he lumbers up the street, or flops into
a chair like an overgrown bag Of malt,
with feeling akin to pity. But IN
nv youth, or rather in my mewling
infancy (say when was about twenty
five years of age) my disparity in size
caused me the keenest modification.
This modification would result in ft
of anger when some well-meaning
small man would refer to the story of
David aud Goliath and point with
pride to the fact that small men usu
ally got there just the same. / have
never had any respect for this David.
That business of using slung-shot
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-02-23
PLANTING BOMBS,
Scheme of Property Owners to Pre-
vent Railroad Building.

IT. NJ. Flagler, owner OF the Royal
Ponciana Hotel. on Lake Worth, Florida Is
building a railroad to the hotel, cutting
through mony OF the prettiest places on the
Indian River.
Thirty Of the property owners, It is sald;
have placed dynamite along the proposed
route OF the railway through their lands'
The bombs are placed so that they VIII ea-
plode at the stroke OF the spade.
James Holmes, banker, OF Jansen, RIA;
and J. Y. wooten, tax collector, OF SteVaI'
Comfy. have been arrested for completely IN
the dynamite Not.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-02-23
A solid Granite Tunnel.

A tunnel nearly two miles long, cue
through solid granite, has recently Dssn
completed at Hagerman Pass, Co. IL piercss
the divide OF the continent. II cost Sl,V9J,-
600 and twenty human lives.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-02-23
The Doctors Confession,
BY THOMAS WINTHROP HALL.

. were sittin g
around the fire
in the reading
room Of the club,
W len Duh'erin,
whose only occu-
patton il life is
extracting good
stories from other
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-02-23
8trenandna1 gerald.
Advertising Rates:

Advertisements will be inserted at one
dollar per square Of ten lines or less, for
the first insertion, and 80 cents for each
subsequent insertion.
W~Quarterly or yearly advertisements
by contract.
w.Unless the number of insertions
be marked upon the manuscript, adver-
tisements will be published until for
bidden, and charged accordingly.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1894-11-23
Free Competition.

The editor of the Courier, st. Louis,
appears to be possessed of crotchet on
competition which reigns supreme-lord
of all it surveys, so to speak. In defend
ing this origin of shoddy and all manner
of adulteration and fa1sehood in trade,
the Courier says Freedom has gone
where men may not do whatever they
will, so long as they infringe not the
rights of othes." But the naked fact is
that competition does not stop at the line
of right" but boldly crosses over to the
destruction of every competitor by what
ever means, no matter how foul, it can
command. The history of competition is
a page of unending, truceless conquest
and destruction of its rivals. This warfare
RACES till Gree competition" is lost and
the trust is crowned despot of the realm
of trade. Conditions are entirely changed
when the competition of manual labor
enjoyed clear field; then there was
fair show for something approaching
Gree competition" But since the era of
wealth multiplying machinery free com,
petition has become an iridescent dream.
The corporation combines capital and
becomes the owner of machinery that
works with almost human intelligence,
doing the labor of thousands of men,
What chance has free competition in this
battle of giants which fight each other
till nearly exhausted, when a truce is
formed and the trust appears.
The Courier offers the single tax as the
remedy, but fails to point out how that
would insure Gree competition" i'll place
of the battle royal competition as now
existing. The single tax would doubtless
rip up some hoary evils which, like the
Old Man of the Sea, are fastened on the
shoulders of society, but how under exist
ing conditions it could create that Altru-
rian peace the Courier dreams of is a
thing invisible.
The socialists say the Cooperative
Commonwealth is the solution to the
problem, and when met with the objection
that the individual is swallowed up in
society by socialism, the answer comes
back, small cooperative enterprises do
not extinguish personality but are a fra
ternal help, and if controlled by natural
law why would increasing the numbers
even 10 including a whole nation alter
the result? Neither scheme has ever had
trial on national scale except so far as
old Lycurgus tried socialism, and the old
Greeks experience proves nothing for
our time. Our present lop-sided social
problem has got to be adjusted some how
or like the unbalanced fly wheel its own
momentum will solve it with smash.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1894-11-23
The Money Monopoly.

When free traders free land, free COM
petition, free thinkers, ct. al. advance as
far on the line of free things as free
money they will have reached the root of
monopoly. Behind every monopoly on
earth stands the monopoly of money,
using every form Of monopoly as its in
vestment to bleed industry. 1t OWNS the
land and uses rent as one of its smoking
tubes. Free the land and it will lay its
tentacle with increased vigor on the land
user.
1t stands at the door of the treasure
house of the railroad and bankrupts the
railroad, reorganizes it, recapitalizes it.,
and when the favorable time comes
wrecks it again.
1t stands behind the telegraph monop-
oily, holds its stock and bonds and dictates
the words it writes for the press.
1t owns the daily press, compels it to
publish falsehood for the people and
withhold the truth.
1t stands behind every manufacturing
corporation and company, draws interest
from their capital, their employees, their
products and the people who consume the
products If competition reduces the
income of the money monopoly from
manufacturers the order for trust is
given, competition is stopped and despotic
control of market and price is established,
and all industry can create of wealth
above bare living is drawn into its insa-
table NAV.
It holds cinch on all the mineral lands
in the country, demands a bonus on out
put, freight on transportation, share of
the dealers profit and interest on the
whole.
It has invested its stolen treasure in all
the idle land in town and country, holds
it out of use, sells to the highest bidder,
and then draws from him his earnings in
interest.
1t has seized the government, filled
Congress with its agents and attorneys,
and having beggared the industries of the
nation and filled the land with idle lab
orers, is now commanding bonds to be
issued for the investment of its idle sur
plus money, that it may hold a mortgage
on every dollars worth of property in the
country and collect interest on these
forced obligations at the point of the
bayonet if such injustice and tyranny is
resisted. And this is the monopoly of
money. Silent as death in its approach !;
invisible as spirit to its victims.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1894-11-23
A Reply to lone Interested. "

MIR. EDITOR There are a few mis-
takes i'll that most interesting article by
zone Interested" in the columns of the
MIDLAND Nov. cd, which we will endeav-
or to correct.
cone Interested" just go back with me
six or seven years, if you please, instead
of four, as you say, when Mitchell Hanna
taught at Monroe school. Are you there,
back in the year 1886? If so, you will
see there is no school in Colora all pupils
must come out to Monroe, thus the school
is enlarged by almost fifty pupils. You
stated that when Mitchell Hanna taught
there he had from so to 80 pupils enrolled
Now the question is, how can you expect
the school to be as large now as it was
then with all Colora joined in? Most of
the pupils who did attend Monroe at that
time, from Harrisville and east and south,
have since become of such an age as not
to attend school, either at Colora or
Monroe, and there are 70 little ones to
take their places, excepting those who
are attending regularly each day. The
school at present numbers 81 pupils. If
there are any more in the neighborhood,
we would be delighted if cone Interested"
would kindly look them up and see that
they are properly sent to school, or per-
haps the zone Interested had better
call at said school and inform the present
teacher who the little ones are; she
would consider it quite favor, and most
of the neighborhood would be most as
suredly affected with pleasure.
AS to the changing of teachers, that
remains for the Board of Trustees to de-
terlnine and if they and the patrons wish
to retain a teacher, self interested per-
son should not interfere.
WEST NOTTINGHAM.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1894-11-23
Two Valuable Friends.

l. A physician cannot be always
had. Rheumatism, Neuralgia,
Sprains, Bruises and Burns occur
often and sometimes when least ex-
pected. Keep handy the friend of
many households and the destroyer
of all pain, the famous Red Flag
Oil, % cents.
2. Many precious life could be
saved that is being racked to death
with that terrible cough. Secure
a good nights rest by investing %
cents for a bottle of Pan-Tina, the
great remedy for Coughs, Colds and
Consumption. Bottles of Pan Tina
sold at i. T. Reynolds Drug Store.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1894-11-23
The Referendum.

The subject of direct legislation,
or referring all laws to the people
before they can become operative,
for confirmation or rejection as in
Switzerland, is being agitated in
this country. On this subject Mr..
w. d. McCracken has published in
the Arena his observation of Swiss
politics. He found, he says, the
effects of the Referendum to be
admirable. Jobbery and eXtrav-
agance are unknown, and politics,
as there is no money in it, has
ceased to be a trade. The men
elected to office are taken from the
ranks ofthe citizens, and are chosen
because of their fitness for the work
The people take an intelligent in
terest in every kind of local and
federal legislation and have a full
sense of their political lespOn-
sibility. The mass of useless or
evil laws which legislatures in other
countries pass with little considera-
ton, and which have constantly to
be repealed, are in Switzerland not
passed at all.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1894-11-23

Since November Is, the date of
the circular issued by Secretary
Carlisle G days. inviting bids for the
new fifty million bond loan, the Trea-
sury had lost by the exchange of
gold for treasury notes and United
States notes 81, 755,O00 in gold.
That's just it! The banks hand in
notes and get the gold with which
to buy the bonds, and the gold
reserve is no better off. What a
RANK SWINDLE this thing isl
Phila.' Item.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1894-11-23

entler sex, every one of whom should subscribe to
)cmorest's Magazine. If You are unacquainted with
is merits, send for specimen copy free, and
tou will admit that seeing these THUMBS has put
in the way of saving money by finding in one
Magazine everything TO satisfy the literary wants Of
he whole family,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1894-11-23
A Hard Fight.

The combined forces of the
weather during the winter season
are exerted to destroy health.
Coughs and colds attack us, which,
if neglected, result in pneumonia
and consumption; these diseases
usually result seriously. Send for
Pan-Tina, the great cough and CON
sumption cure, and save doctor bills.
Bottles of Pan-Tina sold at E. Il.
Reynolds drug store.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1894-11-23
As the election returns come in officiallz

AS the election returns come in officially
the source of the great republican wave is
becoming manifest. The gold bug ele-
ment of the democrat party went in a
body to the republicans, and it has gone
to stay, this insures the destruction of
that party permanently. Without that
element it can never rally and its true
men will inevitably go to the peoples
party. There are already but two parties
in the field, the gold bug party and the
Peoples party.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1894-11-23

For pain i'll the side or chest there is
nothing so good as piece of flannel
dampened with Chamberlain Pain Balm
and bound on over the seat Of pain. 1t
affords prompt and permanent relief and
if used in time will often prevent cold
from resulting in pneumonia. This same
treatment is sure cure for lame back
For sale by E. 7. Reynolds.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1894-11-23

The story that Cleveland is
writing a message on finance is
enough to make a horse laugh.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-12-15
CONDENSED TELEGRAMS.

NEAR Buchanan, Ca, on the Sth three
masked men attempted to kill and rob
Buck Summerlin, aged "A, who had
money at his house. The old man
fought with knife and killed one Of
his assailants. lie was shot, however,
and will die.
NEARLY 700, ,OOO,O 900 people were carried
on American steamers during the last
fiscal year and only 255 lives lost OF
which but 96 we're passengers.
PRospEoToRs in the Wichita noun
tains found behind barricade Of rocks
the skeletons OF four men lying where
they fell while making q last fight
against the Indians who undoubtedly
surrounded them. fi--
THE city council Of Dixon, ILL.,, has
passed an ordinance prohibiting the
sale OF cigarettes in any way in that
city, also the holding Of lotteries, raffies,
games Of chance and the Offering OF
prizes at church fairs. st.
THE house of representatives Of Geor-
ria on the 7th passed resolution au-
thorizing q complete exhibit Of the
resources OF the State Of Georgia at the
Otton States and International EXPOSE
tion, to be held in Atlanta in the fs1I OF
1895. rt- t-.rs
Two masked men forced an entrance
into the house of Thomas Ellington at
Springfield, KY, and in the presence OF
his wife and five children shot him dead
The annual Northern swarm OF tramps
are now pouring over the prairies OF
Texas and filling villages, towns ana
cities with their unwelcome presence 3
THE estimated expenses Of the State
government Of Texas for the two years
are s5,25l, 900, and receipts from aii
sources So, s8S, $50, which will leave 9 de-
aclency of over sl,Sooooo. There is a
deficiency Of nearly SSoo,ooo already
piled up, and 1t is very certain that
when the legislature meets next montn
state taxes will have to be increased. :
TIE farmers OF York County, s. O''
are at high pitch Of excitement over
scheme Of John r. Roddey, New YORK
cotton broker, to organize the cotton
nroducers OF the South into . gigantic
rust.
AT New Orleans on the sth telegraph
w,re parted and fell on trolley wire
;nst as gentleman was crossing Canal
street. the main thoroughfare OF the
city The wire caught him about the
throat and roasted him to death, people
fearing to attempt rescue.