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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-03-02
Washington.

The President sent 70 Congress another
batch OF Hawaiian correspondence. Il in
cuded President Dole's letter 10 Mr.. Willis.
already published. and Mr.. Willis's reply,
with several other communications.
JOIN L. McALEE was confirmed by the
Senate Associate Justice Of the Supreme
Court OF Oklahoma.
The Court Of Claims at Washington hand
ed down a decision in the famous ship Tom
case. making awards in forty-two claims and
dismissng three others. These claims wera
among the oldest and most important OF the
French spoliation claims.
ATTORNEY GENERAL OLYEY has rendered an
opinion that silver certificates are not law
efu money within the meaning OF the acts
Of February %. 1878. and June %. 1870.
The President made the following nomina.
tions Deos P. Phelps. Of Illinois, to be As
sistant Treasurer OF the United States ar
Chicago James W. Hunter. Of Illinois. to be
Collector Of Internal Revenue for the Fifth
District OF Illinois Martin J. Russell. o. Ill
inols. TO be Collector OF Customs for the Dis
i-ict OF Chicago Frank G. Hoyne, OF Illinois.
TO be Appraiser OF Merchandise in the Dis
trict OF Chicago.
ANOTHER new warship mas been added 20
the White Squadron. Tne Government ac-
cepted the Olympia in San Francisco.
The President made the following noni-
nations for United States Marshais FranS
P. Bradley. Southern District OF Iowa VIII
ian ucDermott. District OF Montana John
2. Hunter, District OF South Carolina.
ALL the executive departments at Wash
ington closed in honor OF Washington's
Birthday. though Congress remained in ses-
sion. The DistrcssNational Guard plradet
through the snow aud slush. Patriotic ser
vices were held by various organizations. A
portrait Of the late Caroline Scott Harrison,
the wife Of the ex-President. was unveiled.
COMMISSIONER MILLER. OF the Internal Rev
enue Bureau, has decided 10 issue new
series of internal revenue stamps to take the
place OF those now in use. The new stamps
will be smaller in size, more artistic In hnish,
and different in color from the old ones.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-03-02
South and West.

CHRIS EVANS the bandit. AMI his plrtnAr.
Edward Morrell, have been captured ia VS.
ALA. Cal.
Or seven young colored men who were
fishing on the banks OF a stream at Houma,
La, near a draining machine. three we're in-
stantly killed by the explosion Of the boiler.
THE postofnee at Woodlawn. suburb Of
Birmingham. Ala. was blown up and s14.-
900 worth Of property burned. II is sup.
posed TO have been done by robbers with
dynamite. All the postofice money and
stamps were either stolen or burned.
VIRGNIA's oyster navy sank one pirate
schooner from Maryland and captured two.
sHERIFF WHITE arrested Governor Hogg
OF Texas, for alleged violation Of the State
game law while in Nacogdcches County A
few days ago. The Governor gave the re-
guired bail.
AHoRRIBLE accident occurred at Campu.
La. Five people were killed outright and R
number OF others vera injured. The boiler
in the oil mill of Freeman & Hayne exploded
The building in which the oil mill was To-
Gated was totally demolished.
THIEVES overpowered a Chicago capital
ist on a street car and stole S25, 900.
GOVERNOR McKISLEY vas the orator Of tho
Washington Birthday exercises Of the Union
League OF Chicago. Ex-Ninister Stevens
Senator Lodge and other prominent men
spoke al the annual banquet OF the Rspubli-
can Club OF Michigan in Detroit. A tablet
was unveiled at Baltimore on the spot where
the Continental Congress met in that CITY.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-03-02
A Double.RatlOned Soldier.

Tho Regiment Of Belgian Grena-
diers can boast, the Belgian News
says, of possessing on its muster roll
the tallest soldier in Belgium. His
name is Charles Louis Becsus, he IS
twenty-one years Of age, was farm
laborer before joining the army, and
is a native of Humdelgem, village IN
West Flanders. His exact height Is
one metre ninety-seven centimetres
Csix feet six and a half inches). He
comes of a family of giants and giant
esses. but his mother is only OF
ordinary stature. His father is two
metres high (six feet eight inches).
OF his eleven brothers and sisters, the
shortest measures one metre ninety
two centimetres. No boot to tt him
could be found in the regimental
clothing depot. He is allowed double
rstions on the recommendation OF his
colonel.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-03-02
TIL NEWS EPITOMIzED.
Eastern and Middle states.

THE Democrats at Trenton. \. J.. decided
70 institute quo warranto proceedings
against the Republican Senate.
GALUsHAA. Grow. Republican. was electe1
Congressman-at-Large from Pennsylvania
by plurality estimated at 10000.
PRESIDENT ELdoT's report for 1928 to
the Board OF Oyerseers OF Harvard Uniyer-
sty launched boldly into what Is perhaps the
most complete and exhaustive consideration
OF athletics that has yet been made. He Ia
opposed TO college football unless the rules
are amended and strictly enforced. There
should be no Freshmen intercollegiate
matches or races. One sport the same year is
enough for any student. All contests should
occur on college grounds.
OFFICIAL returns from every county in
Pennsylvania except six allegheny, Arn-
strong, Erie. Fayette. Washington and
Westmoreland), and the latest estimates
from those counties, show plurality Of
1SO.339 for Galusha A. Grow. Republican,
for Congressmsn-at-Large.
TIE Right Rev Michael Tierney was con-
secrated Bishop Of Hartford. Conn.
COMMANDER EDWARD T. WOODWARD.
United States Navy. died at Saratoga. y. y.
He saw much service in the Gulf Squadron
during the war, and later in the Pacific. He
was retired about two years ago.
ALL hope Of finding the entombe Gaylori
PENN miners alive has been abandoned.
They leave eleven widows AMI forty-three
orphans destitute.
WAsHTNGTON's BIRTHDAY was quietly cele-
brated in New York the Sons OF the Reyolu-
tion. the Southern Society and the Society
OF the Cincinnati held their annual dinners.
ORIENTAL colonies in New York celebrated
tho birthday OF Abdul Hamid, Sultan OF
Turkey.
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Saved HIS Father From jail.

Little Davie Connolly, the sweet
voiced lad who Is known all over the
Pacific coast, sang his father out OF
jail in the Spokane Police Court Da-
yid Connolly, Sr., had been arrested
for being drunk, and hal been fined
3 and costs by in lge Miller. Then
Davie appeared. Inspector Cough was
an admirer Of the lad, and 50 was
Prosecutor Plattor.
At their request the little fellow
sang in a voice of affecting sweet
ness, Kiss and Let's Make Up. y
Judge Miller listened, and when he
had concluded asked his name.
"Davie Con nelly" said the lad.
"Why -ahem-who's your father"
asked the Judge, with a suspicion Of
tenderness in his voice.
"Why, he's the man you just sent
to Jail, said the little fellow.
Il think We had better let the father
90 for the boys sake said Mr.. Plat
tor.
Sing Ny Mothers Picture, o." 6ug-
gestei Inspector Cough, and the boy
sang with tender emotion the appeal
of the child not 10 sell his mothers
portrait. 1t was sweet pathetic re-
frain that brought emotions to the
heart.
"Does your father get drunk often?'
asked the Judge rs he looked sympe-
thetically at the little singer,
"No, sir; this is the first time in a
year, he replied. ''And, Judge, il
YOU will let him 60, I'll have work at
the Louvre next week, and bring you
the money for his fine. -
"You-whv, what do you earn|
Seventeen dollars and half
week, replied Davie, and in another
minute it was arranged, and the parent
was allowed to go.-Portland Oregon
ION
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A Chinese Baby.

"The other day, said Congress
man 40 n Washington Post reporter
"mv wife was passing by one OF the
locations of the Orient. 1t was a
bright. warm, baimy day, almost Ike
GUNNER. in truth. Ont in the front
vord was one Of the ladies' OF the
bouse. resplendent in comphcate"
silks. and with her blue-black hair
thrust full of gold pins and ornaments
- Tho ouise of miniature fans. But
what caught the feminine eye oi my
wife WAS the baby this daughter Of
+bo sun bore in her arms. 1t had
block eyes and black hair, and looked
like little splinter Of ASIA. Oh
course. nv wife paused. No woman
an earth could have done less. A new
baby is always a subject of breathless
interest to all women. But add to 1t
tbe fact that it is Of another and far
of race and the natural feminine
trasports rise almost to frenzy. 30
Of course. NY wife came to dead
halt She smiled at the lady OF the
teo fields. and was smiled at softly IN
return. Then she looked at the In
fsnt. The gratified guardian, possibly
its mother, approached so as to treat
nv wife to a fuller opportunity.
"sHow old is it? interrogated my
wife. who has ever had consuming
thirst for data of that sort.
" Eight mont, replied the tea lady
with an accent.
is it a boy or a girl?' continued
NV wife, pursuing her regular system
"'Allee samee likee ma, replied
the other in pleased, bashful way.
The census being now complete my
wife rendered her congratulations and
left the princess of fans and the little
nrince to continue their afternoon.
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A Remarkable Story.

heard last summer a true story,
which seemed to me worthy the ear Of
St. Nicholas. 1t was narrated by Il
clergyman to a group of young folks
on hotel piazza. shall not tell his
name because [ know the story b-tfer
than the historian.
Several years ago this gentleman
was living in the German capital with
his family. There were many new
sights and sounds to interest the Amer
ican family, but nothing more fascin-
ating than the colony of white storks
which settled on the adjacent house
tops and made bird village Of the
nestled chimney-stacks.
The birds had such an air Of pro-
prietorship and general coziness, that
some member of the family insisted
that that particular part of the city
was the regular summer home Of these
tourists, who returned TO their old
quarters each season, in human fashion.
This idea was not accepted as fact. and
there we're many speculations ms to
some possible means Of testing the
theory. Not being up in the stork lam
guage, no one could ask questions and
get answers, neither could any mortal
remember the fine points OF stork
physiognomy from year to year.
A plan was finally decided upon, and
one particularly aristocratic monarch
of-all-I- survey looking bird was en-
ticed by good dinner into the gar
den. There a silver ring was placed
about his leg, on which was engraved
Berlin, 1888. He then flew back TO
his favorite chimney, and ere long ne
Joined the passing hocks that were con-
stantly leaving for the south. Many
thought followed the feathered fuSi-
tive during the long winter, and at tho
first sign Of spring eager eyes wvtched
for the return Of the travellers. After
many days, a distant line OF storks'
far mp in the blue, came into vleW'
Over the clergyman's house several de-
tsched themselves from the sky cara
van and hovered around the dwelling
A tempting feast was prepared' ana
presently the weary pilgrims flew down
into the yard Friendly eyes watched
eve~v movement with joyous welcome.
Imagine the surprise when one Of the
flock was seen to have two silver rings
upon its legs
Behold the old ring was back again.
and accompanying it another which
read: "lndia sends greeting to Ber-
lin. Harry Fem, in St. Nicholas
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-03-02
A Mndsrn Robinson Crusoe.

The Yomiuri tells us OF Mr.. Wada
Heihachi of Tokushima-ken, who Is
likely to have very poor time OF 1t
this winter. He started last summer
with the intention of settling in Hok-
kaido, but on arriving at Hakodate
persuaded the captain of H. l. J. M.
s Iwaki to take him on a surveying
expedition to the Kuriles, and to leave
him on an uninhabited island quite to
the north of the Kuriles. Here he de-
termined to settle, in spite of all ex-
postulations. As he had only few
thin clothes and three sacks of cleaned
rice il is feared that he will fare very
badly. in spite Of his intention of SUBJ
sisting mainly on seaweed and fish.
The man-of-war's men built him q
small hut before they left him for his
winters adventure. Japan Mail
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-03-02
IN Accident Of Wild Beast Life.

An interesting incident of wild beast
life was witnessed by hunter in Aso-
tin County, Washington, recently. A
deer came bounding down tho steep
side Of bare, rocky hill on the edge
of the Snake River, just above the
mouth of the Grande Ronde, closely
followed by big mountain lion. The
buck plunged hesdlong into the river
and swan for dear life toward the
farther shore. The big cat stopped
short at the waters edge, put its paw
angrily but gingerly into the water,
and then drew back and watched the
deer gain the opposite bank in safety
and disappear in the woods. With a
disappointed snarl the lion bounded
away. Chicago Herald.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-03-02
Arctic and Antarctic.

Mr.. Seebohm has vivldly pictured
the onrush Of summer in the arctic,
but how different in the antarctic.
Thera, there is eternal winter, and the
snow never melts. As far north as man
has travelled, he has found reindeer and
hare basking in the sun, and country
brilliant with rich fora; within the
antarctic circle no plant is to be found.
Long shall I remember the beauties
of these icebound scenes, the grandeur
and the silence. Ones feelings can
not be expressed, ones thoughts can
not be fathomed, as one stands alone
during the night watches on deserted
deck, while the sun skirts the horizon
and paints the world with color, and
the white ice floats in the calm, black
waters Westminster Gazette.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-03-02
Paris 10 Lose Her Walls.

The walls of Paris are about to dis
appear, the Government having intro
duced bill for the demolition of the
mural defences of the capital. No
other large city in Europe is now sur
rounded by wall, and as the wall
around Paris occupies space OF no
less than u, 100000 square yards, or
one-eighth of the total area of the cap
ital, the State will derive an immense
profit from its removal and the sale OF
the ground which it occupied. New
York Times.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-03-02
Erannrated Swsel PoIa!oes.

Few people know how easily sweet
potatoes can be dried, even in the sun,
and how handy aid useful the dried
potatoes are. At best sweet potatoes
are troublesome crop to keep, but
when dried or cured in an evaporstor
they are really no trouble to keep and
are always at hand for use on the table
at short notice. They should be sliced
and then evaporated. Then to use
them they are soaked to restore the
evaporated moisture and then baked
in pans as the fresh ones often are.
They are an admirable article for pud-
dings and pies. For this purpose it
would be better to grind them into
meal and put up in packages with di-
rections for making puddings. Put
up in this way it ought not to be
much trouble to create a market for
the dried sweet potatoes. IL an evap-
Grating plant would but undertake the
putting up of the sweet potato meal
in packages the article would sell well.
Grocerymen are slow to take hold OF
such products in the crude evaporated
state, but in such packages, with few
attractive handbills and n lot OF recipes
for making the many delicious prepa'
rations that can be made from sweet
potatoes, market could soon be made
for product that eastern North Caro-
lima can supply in limitless quantities
Who will start the enterprise Amer
ican Farmer.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-03-02

KAISER WILHELM, OF Germany. went from
Berlin 10 Friedrichsruh TO return Prince Bis
marcks visit. The meeting between the En-
neror and the ex-Chancellor was cordial AMI
even affectionate.
FREScH troops shelled the village OF Mia.
fume. in Timbuctoo, Africa, and killed 100
warriors.
TEg German Bundrsrath has ratified the
the Russo-German commercial treaty.
BOMB left in a Paris hotel exploded and
injured Three persons.
By order Of Emperor william, o. Germany,
the thirty victims OF the Bradenburg disaster
were buried with the same honors accorded
TO so iiers killed in battle.
OK motion OF Mr.. Gladstone the Employ
ers' Liability bill was Withdrawn In the House
OF Commons. and many were disappointed
bS the mlldness OF structures on the House OF
Lords.
THy Vice President OF the Italian Cham
ber was compelled to suspend the sitting on
account OF the disorder among the Deputies
over the Slcilian riots question.
AT the bull fighting festivities at Moneto
Mexico. Jose Bsrreva, matador, was killed.
GUATEMALA has suspended payment on its
external debt, owing to the decline OF silver.
TIE Hawaiian Provisional Government has
aroused much hostility by its course In CIV
ing all vacancies TO its own members the
japanese and Chinese are angry AMI densnt
over proposals against them.
IT is said that the British Parliament will
he dissolved within thirty days, and that Mr.
Gladstone will probably not stand for re-
election.
PRESIDENT PE1xoro, OF Brazil, sent to the
American Legation in Rio Washington
han was hit by shot from the forts at Rio, but
was not badly injured.
THE Archbishop OF Rio de Jsneiro ordered
week OF fasting and prayer for the cessation
OF war and OF yellow fever. Peixoto OBJ
served washington's Birthday by officially
extending his compliments to all Americans.
The United States steamship Detroit is on
the heels OF the Aquidaban and Republics
to sac their expected battle with the
Nictheroy.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-03-02

u say nothing o. the dangers Of loss
by accident or otherwise.
1t is simply astonishing to contem-
plate the immense proportions to
which this stamp business of Uncle
Sans has grown. During the past
year he sent out to his 10000 post
masters nearly four billions of stamped
pieces of paper. This number IS too
large for comprehension. If they had
all been stamps of the Columbian
style they would have been sufficient
to make single ribbon more than
70, 900 miles in length, or enough to
wrap around this old globe Of ours
three times. That number of postal
cards would put paper girdle about
the earth more than dozen times.
A curious feature about the Colum-
bian series is found in the fact that it
comprises stamps of much higher
denominations than does the old series.
The highest denomination of the old
style ordinary postage stamp IS ninety
cents. whereas the Columbian series
runs up to five dollars. There cannot
be much practical use for this stamp,
except for sale to collectors and posi-
bly, for the payment of postage on
heavy packages of foreign mail matter.
There is one stamp in the old serieS
which is not for sale at any price to
anybody, and never passes into the
hands of the public except by accl-
dent.
This is the newspaper and periodical
stamp. Postage upon mail matter OF
this class Is paid at pound rates in
money at the Office Of mailing, and the
stamps which are used as evidence of
the payment never pass into the hands
of the publisher, but are cancelled by
the postmaster and are by him for
warded as vouchers to the department.
Washington Star
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-03-02

Before Princess May became the
bride of the Duke Of York she had an
ardent admirer in the person of an err
rand boy. He wrote her letter de-
claring his affection, and the Princess
promptly'hauded the epistle over to
her father. The Duke of Teck sent
for the young lover and told him it
was unmanly conduct to propose to a
girl unless he was prepared to support
her in the style to which she was ac-
customed Whereupon the lad with
drew his suit. Chicago Herald.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-03-02

could speak his language, but NJ last
we found it was Wendish from the bor-
ders of Saxony and Bohemia, and ono
of the doctors here got him a book in
it. by which he could study English.
You will see by the sketches. "
The next one represented the man
with the book in his hand.
The next showed the man in train,
and then on board steamer, and then
in another train.
Jcanie dropped the papers.
"He is gone" she said, with little
weak cry. ooh, why have 1 got any
better?"
"There is another picture, - said the
nurse and she unrolled it for the
trembling girl.
The man had arrived at the little VII
laqe Jeanie remembered in the first
sketch. then the interior Of a house
WAS shown. q coffin lay in the middle
of the room, an old woman, two girls,
and three men knelt around it.
"His father is dead" said JEANNE,
and she turned to the next, The man
was at the hospital door.
ooh, he is coming back y she cried
''See, this is the last, said the
nurse. and as she held it up she
laughed. 1t was the man on one knee
before n girl--Jeanie in her out
rageous hat; but there was in little
sketch, up in the right-hand corner
as if it waG yet in the distance the
same little village with the pine for
ests around, the two figures, the man
and Jeanie, walking arm and arm up
the village street.
The nurse held her sides for laugh
ing.
ats the funniest thing l ever saw
in nv life" she said.
Jeanie gathered her papers together
with some dignity.
81 don call it funny, she sad. Il
I think it was just the incest thing
that ever was done to any girl. y
"My loofel - said voice at her side'
and there was the man. Jeanie gave
little cry.
"My loofe,' snid the man again;
"it is my first Engleesh to you and 1t
will be nv last. Ny loofcl"
And Jeanie, with MI the dreams OF
her girlhood back upon her. put her
arms around his neck, and sobbine,
said: "And ] don't even know your
name. but I don't care for anything IN
the world but you. New York Tr'-
b,1np
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THE LABOR WORLD.
RUSSIA has railway schools.

Russia has railway schools.
ONO miners accepted n cut
CHICAGO is 10 have a labor church.
GERMANS navy employs 1881 men.
TYPE machines are used by 1S2 papers.
THERE are 1000 Brotherhood dremen.
France mas 1000. 900 vineyard workers.
GREAT BarrArN has 2O5. 900 union miners.
FoRrY-NrNE cities have an eight-hour law.
AxArrvE painter in India earns forty cents
q day.
THE Brotherhood Firemen's treasury has
e45. 900
HousEs FOR working people in Germany
rent for $25 70 si5 year.
LOON rrxEss recently held National con
vention at Mansfield, r. |.
Or the 81. 900 men employed on the Great
Lakes, 50, 900 are unorganzed.
ESGLrsa labor unions distributed ~ 900,
900 TO the unemployed in ysnr.
LOUISVILLE (Ky.) streets will be repaired
TO create work for the unemployed.
DESvER's Trades Assembly has asked the
people to boycott Chinese launtries.
BRorHERaooD trainmen have distributed
over 81, ,OOO, 900 in benefits to members.
The American Railway Union has for It's
object the organization Of all railroad work
er5 in one union.
Providence Or. I) wo-sted weavers are
being discharged for refusing TO run two
looms. They say It means cut in wages Of
thirty-three per cent.
A PAIR of gloves plsses through nearly 200
bands from the moment tdat the skin leaves
the dressers hands till the time when the
gloves are purchased.
THE Capital Granite Company. OF Mont
pslier, one Of the largest granite-cuttInS
concerns in Vermont, started work after n
long idleness. and other concerns will follow.
TIE roofing syndicate oil st. Louis notified
its hands that the wages Of foremen would
be reduced from s2.75 day TO 1920, oof-
ers from $3.50 to 81 20 and helpers and drlv-
ers to 81
TIE manager Of the Cripple Creek lCol)
mines was driven from town by the miners.
He was charged with endeavoring to increase
the days work from eight to nine hours. The
union has 1000 members.
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Vienna Food Exposition.

An exposition is to be opened In Vienna,
Austria. about the end OF April, devoted 10
exhibits In connection with food, army and
navy supplies, and transport, together with
a sneciai exhibit In connection with sport.
II will be held In the Prater grounds, and In
the Rotunds, which was built for the iSse''
national Exposition.