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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-07-27
In Ap pie Blossom Season.

Just quaint OLD house, brON n
and weather stained, with tall
chimueyS, around which the swal-
lows darted and flew, and under
the wide spreading caves built
their nests free from molestaion.
\ creeping rose, with glimpse OF
morning glOries lntertwined, elm
bed over tue roof of Tie veranda
and Up, up, over the windows,
whose ledger rested almost upon
the steep roof. There was a wide
lawn IN front and at the sides Of
the house, where great trees sway
ed their yielding branches, whose
gIistenlng leaves rustled together
in the cool morning breeze OF early
Summer. OFF yonder, whore the
tall mountains tOweIel skyward, a
river ran at their feet, sheen Of
gold in the sunlight, and a ribbon
of silver in the moonlight; and to
the light, with no dividing fence
he ween, lay the fragrant old or
chlrd.
Early summer, yet here the
apple blossoms had just begun
to shower pink aud white petals
upon the dewy grasses, seeming
like tinted snow flakes, save for
their perfume, which f1Oated out
gratefully, to be caught by the
breeze aud carried away, away,
until they greeted the nostrils aud
almost intoxicated the senses OF
one who sat in little white boat
at the riyer's brink, safely con.
cealed from sight by friendly
trees.
1t VAS unusually quiet at the old
house this morning, save from the
twitteriug OF the birds, for the
voice of it's own song bird was
hushed. The sweet singer. Cath
crime Creme, the only child Of old
Doctor John and his wife, was 60
Ing away from father and mother
and all that the old home held
dear. Here she was born, here
she had been reared, aud her life
had been one long holiday until
recently, when the beautiful, dark
eyed girl had taken it upon her,
Self to fall in love with the son oil
her fathers former rival and llle-
long enemy.
Rexford Bay liss, like Catherine
Graeme, was an only Child. He
was a tall, stalwart fellow, with
tawDy hair and mustache, and
possessed a pair of laughing blue
ewes and a fun-lOying disposition.
Catherine was inclined to be
grave.
"It is not bad enough for him to
be the son of my enemy" said
Doctor Graeme, when he learnI q
of the Intimacy existing within
the young people, "but the fellow
is Iazy-actually lazy! Why dou't
YOU speak-say sometihg, Margle!
You know that you do not approve
of the rascal any more than | do!
exclaimed the doctor.
Ole Is hardly arascal, father"
his wife answered gently.
The fact of it was, she really
I liked the light-hearted, laughing
eyed young fellow, although she
honestly disIlked his father, and
she could not help sympathlzlng
with her only daughter. She re-
membered her youth, and was sur
prised that her husband seemed
to have forgotten his. And ah, be
was a wild young fellow, and theirs
was runaway match, which for
tunateIy ended happily, not accord
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-07-27
BE KIND.

Be kind to thy father, for when thou vert
young
Who loved thee so fondly as hei
lie caught the first action that fell from
thy tongue
And Joined in thy innocent slee.
Be kind to thy father, for now he is old;
His locks intermingle with gray;
His footsteps are qeebe; once fearless and
bold,
Thy father Is passing away.
Be kind to thy N, ther, for, 10! on her
brow
May traces of sorrow be seen.
U5, well mayst thou cherish and comfort
her now,
For loving aud kind hath she been.
Remeinb, r thy mother; for thee sha will
pray
As long as God giveth her breath;
With accents OF Kindness then cheer her
lone way,
Fen to the dark valley of death.
Be kind to thy brother; his heart will
have dearth
1t The smile of lhy joy be withdrawn.
The flowers of feeling will fade at their
birth
II the dew of affection be gone.
Be kind to thy brother; wherever you are
The love of brother shall be
An ornament purer and richer by far
Than pearls from the depths ofth sea.
BE kind to thy sister; not many may
know
The depth Of true slsterly love.
The wealth of the ocean lies tathoms
below
The surface that sparklos above.
Thy Kindness shall bring to thee many
sweet hours
Aud blessings thy pathway to crown;
Affection shall waye thee q garland of
fl f)weIs
More precious thau wealth or renown.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-07-27
MILITARY BRUTALITY.
The Poet HeIseI and an Old Man Cut Down
By Austrian Officers.


In Germany and Austria every week
brings with it instances Of military bru-
tality toward civilians. Most Of these
Instances are forgotten after the publica-
tion of few indignant paragraphs in
the Radical journals and Radical or So
cial Democratic Interpolation in parlis-
ment. One that occurred at Riys, on
Lago di Garda, two weeks ago, however,
was so remarkable for such exceptional
brutality that it has had more serious
consequences.
Carl Heigel, the German poet, was sit
ting with friend at table in the great
concert garden in Riva. His friend was
S5 years old and somewhat decrepit. AT
the next table sat several officers Of the
imperial chasseurs, who are garrisoned
at Riva. Heigel's friend, who had been
wearied by rather long walk, fell asleep,
and the officers began to poke fun at
him. They were so loud that they woke
the old man up. When no heard them
cracking jokes at his expense, ne re-
marked to Heigel:
"Persons who make fun Of an old man
can hardly be gentlemen, even if they do
wear uniforms"
Heigel nodded assent. All the officers
heard the remark and saw the nod. One
of them sprang up, faced Heigel and
ordered him and the old man to leave
the garden. Heigel's answer was a stun
ming open hand blow which sent the
officer reeling back on the table.
Then followed scene with features
painfully familiar to persons who have
lived in Germany or Austria. The Off
GERS drew their swords and started for
ward TO run through the two unarmed
men. The old man fell at the first onset,
but Heigel stood his ground, dealing
blows right and left until cut down.
Blood was flowing from three wounds
In his head and he lay half unconscious.
A young lieutenant aimed a sword
blow at him, but the bandmaster, Bru-
nelli. who had hastened from the plat
form, caught the sword with his baton
and pushed the lieutenant back. Sever
al other men gathered in front Of Heigel
and his companion and threatened to
make short work of the officers in case
another blow should be struck. A crowd
invaded the garden, began jostling the
officers and demanded that they be dis
armed and punished then and there.
The police were obliged to interfere to
save the officers from violence, although
no policeman had found time to inter-
fere when Heigel and his companion
were beaten down.
Heigel has received calls daily in his
sickroom from all the most conspicuous
persons in Riva, excepting, of course, the
military. The city officials have called
upon him to apologize for the attack in
the garden. Throughout the whole dis
trict round Riva there was unanimous
demand for the punishment of the Off
GERS concerned in the fight. A high rail-
way official who was with them in the
garden was discharged. A lieutenant
colonel, who struck down Heigers COM
panion, was called a coward by cap
tain in his own regiment In the duel
which followed both officers were wound
ed. The rest OF the officers will be tried
by court martial.
Heigel and his friend are recovering
slowly.-New York Sun.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-07-27
PROVIDENCE NOT so CHEAP.

happened 10 be the only pas.
senger in the stage, and as we
reached the hallway house and
were waiting for dinner and a
change of horses l noticed two
men consulting together III sus-
piciOus manner. OAe # them
finally mounted and IO;o eff !
caught the eother exchanging winks
with the landlord, says the New
York Recorder 1t struck me that
the driver would I've able to explain,
and | wens out to where he sat
smoking aud told hin what ! had
seen.
"Y.e s." be camly replied, when
l had finished.
"rve got an idea that she fellow
who rode away is going to stop The
STAGE
$50 haye l."
"And this other hap and the
landlord are IN with himi'
81 expect they are
"But what are we gong to do
about iii' | demanded, PROV Ckcd
at his GOODNESS.
81 dunno" he placldly replied.
"If 60 on the man Will ROB me.
I'll leave my mOney here, the land
lord will beat me out Of it. If [
trust It to you-"DJn'5 do l.! |
never could stand tempta,lonW
well, this is q hIce country, i
must say! l think I'll take the
back track on foot.
mo use. The other robber has
just started of to intercept you if
you try Il ~
"But if Pm robbed, Pll hO'd the
stage compay responsible. The
agreements that | shall be carried
safely through"
"Onless prevented by some act
of Providence,7 he chuckled.
"And do You call a hold up an
act OF PROV idence -
Mcbbe. How much money ar
you worrying OyeIs"
"AbOut $l2."
"rwelve dollar! 0 .ly $19l Hold
on a minutcw
lie went IN aud had confa5
with the landlord, and while The
horses were being hi;ched up the
landlord fred a rifle out Of the back
door. | think it was a slgual, for
we passed down the road and saw
nothing OF tie robbor. | was up
with the driver, Out he was sulky
and silent, anu dIdh't ntter a word
until we were driving into E k
City. Then he solemnly observed:
"S:ranger, reckon you ar not
much acquainted with the ways OF
Providence out in this kentry."
WhyY7
"Bekase you seemed to fggcr
that she was jest low down huff to
spend $40 wuth of time to rob a
blamed galoot of S12. Dunno what
sort of Providence yOn hev IN the
East, but ours out yerO wOuldn't
stop a stage and rattle a red headed
tenderfoot around FIR less than
$50, and don't you rsit nv
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-07-27
The Way Out.

An amusing story is told about the
construction of telegraph line from
Bagdad, in Asia Minor, to the Persian
capital Of Teheran. The frontier line
between Turkey and Persia was so in
defnable that tract Of no less than Il
miles Of land over which the telegraph
would have to be carried was in dispute,
each Of the two countries claiming the
right to its possession. Now, the engi-
neering stores supplied to the Turkish
government differed from those supplied
to the Persian government. The former
had wooden telegraph poles; the latter
iron ones. The Persian government in
their jealous hatred of the Turks, fear
ed that if wooden poles were erected
across the disputed territory, posterity
would regard them as proof that the ter
ritory was Turkish. On the other hand,
the Turks objected to iron poles being
used lest in the far future they should
be adduced by Persia as evidence that
the land was hers. The way the super
intendent Of the work contrived to get
out of the difficulty did credit to his in
genuity and resource. He set up first a
wooden pole, then an iron one, then an.
other wooden, then an iron again, and
so on, alternating wood and iron for
the whole II miles. Bow Bells.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-07-27
Barred.

The shrek OF tue drowning girl
aoated across the ripping waves.
"Can no one save me?' she cried
despairingy.
The man who stood Oh lie edge
of the bee;liug crAg rade II speak
ing trumpet Of his hand.
Il hud,' he sho tied back ~ con-
considerably as possible, "that
there ate no gentlemen here who
are not either married or engaged,
aud you know very well what the
custom is 10 a case of rescuing
young ladies from awattry grave"
Tue logic of he situation was
apparent.
Presently the OCEAN closel over
b Dad, and all wai still.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-07-27
Roman Coin. Found In Ma.hon.Iana.

Roman coins have been discovered in
King Solomon's mines A Mashona ma
tive, grubbing about near the famous
Zimbabwe ruins, came upon eight coins,
all in a fair state Of preservation, which
are undoubtedly Roman. One OF the
coins bears the legend Constantine
Cas." How on earth did they get
therel There are plenty Of theories as TO
who those ancient gold seekers were
who left the massive circular walls and
solid conical towers, the temple for
tresses Of Mashonaland. In fact, every
man is at liberty to make his own theo.
ry, but nobody has made one yet which
could comfortably bring in Roman coins
and Constantius Ces. Perhaps Mr..
Theodore Bent dropped them on his re.
cent excursion. Roman coins are the
sort Of thing an antiquarian might carry
about with him, and while jolting about
In Mashonaland man might drop any
thing. Westminster Gazette. -,
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-07-27
Tn. Joan Of Arc Craze In France.

An enterprising manager OF small
provincial travelling company in France
has been reaping golden harvest out OF
the present excitement about Joan OF
Arc by playing an old piece Of which
the Maid Of Domremy is the central fg-
ure, in places round about Orleans The
popular enthusiasm, however, has had
its inconveniences for one member at
least Of the company, and that is the
actor who had to play the part OF Cau-
chon, by whom the maid was condemn
ed. Not content with Kissing the
wretched man outside the theater. the
populace have pursued him into the
streets. He has been positively afraid
to venture abroad, for his appearance In
public has been the signal not only for
boots and yells, but for yolleys Of stones.
The unfortunate man has been obliged
10 call the attention Of the police to the
matter In some Of the towns visited by.
the company. -LQpdon News
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-07-27
. THE SILENT CRANK.
A Typo That the Foreign Critic VIII Not
Be Able to Understand.

Be Able to Understand.
There is one type Of American citizen
which it Is certain no foreign critic will
ever be able to understand. 1t does not
make much difference who the critic
may be, when he confronts the type OK
silent and suffering baseball crank he
will be at sea. 1t is type that is IA
miliar to all the attendants at the ball
games and to the many men who are ac-
quainted with the world Of sports. The
howling dervish sort Of crank is known
to all men, but the silent and suffering
one usually battles analysis In the ma
jority Of instances he is man Of ma.
ture years who has secured an important
place in the financial or commercial
world His passion for baseball is thing
that passes all understanding. He is on
hand at the games whenever it is posi-
bic, but always takes retiring and
unobtrusive seat, where he sits with an
outward air Of boredom and indiffer-
ence, but really suffering from emotions
that are violent and tempestuous. 1t is
only when he grits his teeth, drives his
nails into the palms Of his hands or sud-
denly lets out blood curdling scream
that the spectator gets any idea Of the
emotions which are aroused by the play
ing. At other times the tremor Of his
eyelids or the fierce fashion in which he
bites his lips as he watches the game in
dicate how closely he participates in the
fortunes Of the home team.
There is one instance Of banker Of
sedate mien, with white mutton chop
whiskers and a SNUG exterior, who,
when spoken to on the question Of base
ball, smiles, shrugs his shoulders and
refuses to be drawn into a discussion
Yet at dinner at night he is wildly jubi-
liant or immoderately depressed, accord
ing to the results Of the days game.
He has not missed game this year, eI-
cept on Tuesdays and Fridays, when he
is compelled TO be present at board
meetings He is only one Of literally
hundreds Of men who are known 10 the
frequenters Of the ball grounds, and who
are wound up in the national game toa
degree Of absorption that even the devo-
tees Of racing could not riyaL-New
York Sun
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-07-27

When a man becomes lndii1e-
rent 10 women, 10 children and
young people, he may know that he
is superannuated AM has wit
drawn from whatsoever is sweet.
est and purest IN human exis.
tence.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-07-27
a., atone. Hail Dozen Of tho Other.

There are two points up the Hudson
from New York which do not stand
well in the opinion Of all people. One is
at West Point-it is the United States
Military academy, and there be those
who say that the first year there for a
cadet is something terrific. The other is
at Sing Sing and there be those who
say that life in the penitentiary is not
as desirable as it might be, though 1t
might be much worse. Not long ago a
youth, on his way to West Point to try
for admission, met another youth on the
train who had been there year and
quit The young fellows chatted along
about baseball and that sort Of thing as
a starter, and finally the ex-cadet made
an inquiry Of personal character.
"By the way" he said. where are
you going2 Up to the CatskillsI Fine
place up there to spend the summer. "
"No," responded the other, I'm 60
ing to West Point.
For the summer?"
"No, as a cadet"
The ex-cadet gasped.
"Jee-rusalem, man, >" he exclaimed,
"you don't know a good thing when
you see it. Why didn't you get Of at
Sing Singr'-Detroit Free Press
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-07-27

Nodd-"My father.ir-law and l
have bought a horse and carriage
together"
TOdd-"How do you manage
about dividing up the expenses"
Nodd-"Easy enough. He keeps
the horse aud l keep the car
rage"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-07-27

Crest aud change are good for
people," said the vile, as she rose
in the night to rife her husbands
pockets. "Pve had a rest, end
now / thlDk I'll haye a little
change
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-07-27

Penelope-Why dond't yon play
foot ballf
Hory-OI. I'm not tough enough
to be on the team.
Penelope Bat, you'd make a
nice soft football.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-07-27

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ments will be published until forbidden
and charged accordingly.
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Advertising Rates.

Advertisements will be inserted at one
dollar per square of ten lines or less, for
the first insertion, and 30 cents for each
subsequent insertion.
wQuarterly or yearly advertisements
by contract.
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at. JACOBS OIL p.,; :axa i'., /. ;,
BURNS, BRUISES, ScALDS.
CUTS AND WOUNDS.

SUMMER SNOW for 90 vears IN,
one hardy peach; comes ty1s from
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est. Stands 6 to 10 deg. more cold
IMAM others; 36-yr.-old trees sill
Dcdr-6EAn WHEN OTHERS FAIL
II interested In Trees, Fruits
Roses, Ornamentals, sCrifc for or
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APolnter-Wheat 50c. bn. apples
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OLD OAK PROCESS Whole Root
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CHOW -One customer nlanted
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THE FERTILIZER INDUSTRY.
It Is an indispensable Adjunct to succ...
ful Farming

1t Is an Indispensable Adjunct to succe.s-
ful Farming.
1 hesitate about discussing the nece.-
sity OF the fertilizer industry, but there
may be some who, while admitting the
general proposition that a restitution
OF the elements of plant food should
accompany the steady depletion which
continued cropping entails, have not
considered the extent of the drain
that enormous waste which even now
the utmost energies of the trade in COM
mercial natures can not compensate
for. Centuries of harvesting in the
ancient grain-producing countries Of
the world have reduced the original
stock OF assimilable phosphoric acid to
. point where the cereals NAV NO
longer be probably cultivated. A
natural refrigeration. if possible. in
wolves cycles OF time Nations recover
from the effects of disastrous and
'angninary warfare, but no human on |
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A GREAT DIFFERENCE.
A.ssSie or No Similarity Between N,~n&
Hawks and Whip-poor-wt,I.

-'esie or No Similarity Between N,rbs
Hawks and whip-poor-wilIs.
upon comparing . night hawk with
whip-poor-willw we find that. apart
from the very well defined difference
these birds exhibit in their Internal
structure, and in the general tone and
markings of their plumage. there !. 20 !.
few external striking features that
ought to enable any person to distin.
guish one from the other at the most
casual glance
refer especially to the long. CON.
spicuous bristles projecting from about
the mouth of the whip-poor-will
character almost entirely absent in the
night hawk Further, the tail of the
former Is very much rounded. with ;ts
Tour middle feathers like those of the
back, the three outer ones. ON either
side. having their terminal feather,
white. In the night hawk the last
mentioned portions are black, and the
form OF the tail is very different Our
night hawk also has distinctive white
patch on the outer aspect of each WING.
which is not present in the whip-poor.
Will Again, the habits of these two
birds are by no means similar. Tho
whip-poor-will, with rare exceptions |
and under certain circumstances, is
active and feeding from dark until dav.
light, and sleeps on the ground in the
forest all day, the very reverse of this
being the case with the night hawk.
In some localities the latter is known
by the name of the ''bull bat" the first
word undoubtedly having reference to
the booming noise it emits during its
plunging freaks through the air, in
which it INDUCES while out abroad for
food. Audubon and Wilson disagreed
on the score as to how this noise was
produced by the bird, the former claim
ing that it was performed bv the
wings and the latter that it was
doubtless produced by the sudden ex-
pansion OF his capacious mouth,
I'm inclined to the opinion of Audubon
n this matter.-Dr. r. w. Shufeldt In
Popular Science.