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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1895-04-19
Lebanon County English.

hCOduOn OO0hNJ
"Tbe most brautf.ll girl | ever
saw, either IN face or FORM said
the bachelor doctor, "was over Ia
the COOL old Pennsylvania Dutch
county Of Lebanon. | met her at
a part, and fell In love with hel
even before | knew that she wa
worth 100000 in her own right
and before | had been introduced
to her. The moment | saw her
resolved to Try 10 win her. l wa
dead gone. couldu't rest until
was introduced.
Gan embarrassing silence fol
lowed the introduction. had e1
pected a friend at the party ant
hadn't seen him. | broke tho em
barrassiug silence by asking m!
enslaver if she had noticed wbethri
he was present. A flush deepene'
her checks. HAr beautiful eye
grew brighter. Teeth of match
less white CLEANED between he
red lips as she opened them to re
nv. And this was what she said
"I haven't saw him yir. l gues
he hasu't come already"
That was good Lebanon count
English, bat somehow dldn't tr!
TO win the girl."-New York Sur
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1895-04-19
MARS TOMS GRAVE,

"I saw a pathetic instance at
Greensboro of a negTO's fl lelity,"
said W. l.. Williams, A travelling
man. "AbOut ten miles from the
town saw a grave with a marble
slab at Its head. Seated near it
was an old negro with bunch Of
flowers which he was placing over
the mound. | stopped my horse
and spoke to him.
Whose grave is that, uncleY
WM4rs' Toms, boss. Ize his
nigga
GOA, m. Y)u are no mans
nigger now. Didn't you know tn t
you were freei'
"DunuO muffin 'bou: dat, sab.
I'ze Mars Toms nigga, sab, an he's
waitin fob me suah up dab. These
hams done tote i'm irum dat place
dey call Shiloh, an he died while
wash a.tOtin i'm. Jest closed he
eyes an went ter sleep, An when |
comas ter cross de ribber Of jordan
he Jest hole ont his hans an he
tells de angel at de gate who | be,
An he let me in. | dreamed bout il
las night, boss.
al was interested in the old tel
low ami wanted to hear his story
The slash at the grave sold mt
that 1t was that OF Colonel L IN
Wlnn, killed at the battle OF Shiloh
and questioned the faithful negro
further:
"How old are you, nncleT
"'Most a hundred, reckon, sab.
"'Was you IN the warP
"'Went wifi Mars Tot, sab "
his nigga an he's in heabeu. l'ze
Jest a.waltn till desc ole bones
weary trabbling over de road, u
take me ter de ribber, when Mars
Tom'Il help his ole nigga ober'
"Were you with him when he
was killedp
"T Was right dar, boss. ID me
pick i'm up an tOted i'm ter da
place dey call CJrinth. Den
found a train, gotter de place deA
call Chattanooga. De neT' day we
wah In Atlanta. Mars Tom del
in his glory. Dis hea nigga lei
ter ten his body. Dry buried In
when I got I'm beab, an | dis nigga
lest lef ter ten his grabe all keel
de flowers hyah.
81 found upon inquiry that th
story was true, and for a quartz
OF century the faithful negro ha'
done nothing but attend the grav
of bis young master whose bod,
he brought from northern Missis
sippl to central GoorgIa."-Ciucin
uatl Enquire.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1895-04-19
VOL. 75.
A BACHELOR MAID.

Once there lived bachelor-maiden,
Years and years ago @
And her mind with truth was laden
But her heart was cold as snow,
For she thought with good old Plato,
She could live alone.
She smiled on many a suitOr,
B her heart was hard as stone.
Came bachelor-man a-suing
For her friendship true,
This, alas. was her undOing,
AS it might have been with you.
For her friendship still he sued her,
(Such simple thing9
Till before she knew, he woOed her
Wooed her with friendship-ring!
Now, although she's fond Of Plato,
Her cold hearts grown warm,
And her theories of living
Have imbibed a wOndrous charm,
For she says: "Tis human nature,
Spite Of Plato's pen,
Men were made for loving women,
Women made for loving men "
Kate Fields Washington.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1895-04-19

ance-it Is always worth a.man's
while to be just and fair, eyen to a
woman"
She paused again and contemDlat-
ed him With her big blue eyes, but
he said nothing. He was too be-
wlldered to even speak. 1t seem
ed to him that all the laws crea.
tion were reversed and the of whole
scheme of the universe turned up
side down.
There was a hitch in the system
somewhere. IL had failed.-Lol-
don Truth.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1895-04-19

An Irishman and a Freuchman
we're one day having a dispute
over The nationality oil a friend of
theirs.
IL sal,' said the Fr"nchm u,
"that if he was born in France, he
in a Frenchman."
"Begorra," said Pat, "If a cat
should have kittens in the oven,
would you call them blscuitsl"-
Fashions.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1895-04-19

Mr.. s .ffle-"Oh. l say, Miss
KITTY, your friend says 1 am a
gibberlng idOil; isn't that cruell'
Miss KItty-"TOo bad, too bad.
She should have thought before
she spoke. She knows the truth
is not at all times plessAnt."-
Detroit Free Press.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1895-04-19
"WISR I WAS IN DIXIE. /"

stratus OF tue lamOuS Odltio ulWh
of the ConfeJeracy, Dixie" writes
a G. Dlumbus (Ohlo) correspondent
OF tue York (Pa.) Gazette, and no
one lived IN this country during
war times who was not familiar
with its sentiment ami its music,
vet today there are veiy few peO
pie who know the name of the
writer OF this, one OF the most cele
brated songs IN history, or that hr
is now living and in his old age aud
Is dependent on the generosity If
others for support. Uncle Dau
Emmet, the old time minstrel, in
his day and generation one OF the
leading lights and greatest favor
ties on the American stage, the
author of this immortal song, is
today quietly spending the evening
OF bis life 10 the Tetirdcy of hum.
bic home in the outskirts of Mount
Vernon, Ohio.
here in this cuiet, little Ohio
city Uncle Dan was porn seventy
eight years ago, on October ~
1918. He was christened Dan el
Decatur + nmett by his parents,
who were Southern people. HIS
father marched to Mount Vernon
in 1912 from Detroit, being one of
body of sixCy Iifemen.
Young Emmett learned the
printers trade on the Mount Yer.
non G. zette, in three years rising
from the position OF "devlp to fore
man. lie was OF a rowing CiF-
position, however, and enlisted in
the United States Army. His
fither was dIspleased at this per-
formance and bad him discharged
for being under age.
Early IN bOyhoOd Dan displayed
dec ded musical talent. Before he
had reached the age of fifteen be
hal composed several quaint negro
melodies. He finally joined a
circus and Travelled with different
companies for eighteen years as a
band musician.
In 1859 he wrote his most fa'
nous song. He was then a mem
Der of Bryant Bros MINISTRIES, OF
New York. One night Jerry Bry
ant asked Dan to write him s
"hurrah walk around" That was
on Saturday night, and Mr.. Bryant
wanted the piece ready for Nor
day mornings rehearsal. The
song was written Sunday, rehears-
ed all day Monday aud sung that
evening. 1t proved to be a great
success tor several years, but
when the war broke ont the com
pany was forbidden to use II, and
the band was Missed when they
attempted to play it.
In the SDnth it was different. IT.
popularity rapidly increased unii
il became the war song OF the Con
federacy. All through the war
when two opposing armies, lay Ell
camped near each other and th'
Union bands would s'rike nj
"Yankee Doodle or "Star
Spangled Banner" the rebel bands
would always respond with th'
rollicking strains OF Dixie"
"DAm f nmeits FImOns Wall
Around has been revived by a New
| York road company this season
Uncle Dan wrote many negr'
melodies. jigs, leeI>, h)edowns an'
songs, but "Dixie" was his mos
famous composition. Among tn
most popu'ar OF his other songs WE
"DAn Tucker "O,d Aunt \ lily,
"iumbo, S ,und de Horn" 1T win
ODER de MJuntaiu," and "Tr
Gwine Home to Dixie"
The old man has appeared dur
ing the past year at several enter
tainments in Mount Vernon, an
is TRANQUILITY awaiting the fall {
the last drop scene.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1895-04-19

I'D 'es DR.. Motor, the apOthe-
cary, attend divine worship hereT
,sked the nervous new minister of
the deacon.
81 guess he dOe-!" said the
deacon with much enthusIas m /;
"wby, we call DIR. MOtter one of the
DiIlels of the church."
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1895-04-19

Twynn-People who are always.
preaching economy seem TO think that
the way to get rich is to make dollars
20 farther.
.Triplett--Isn't that the right way2
Twynn--Not at all. The secret OF
wealth Is to make them come faster. -
Detroit Free Prem
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1895-04-19

Ada-"I cau't Imagine how that
secret leaked outi'
Ida-"Nor !; Pm sure everyone
to whom | told 1t promised to say
nothing about it,"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1895-04-19
A Solitary Specimen.

"What IL his distinction in lltera
turei'
"Don't you known
"No. Never saw anything of BIZ
printed"
That just the point. He is the
only man who ever had u poem de-
chned- without thanks Wash
IngtOn Star.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1895-04-19
Your Attention |!

The cid man is still alive and can make
I'D farms new and new farms old. Ebes
I will d. by taking out an stamps on
your farms. Will also dig and clean your
wells and cisterDS Call on or address
A. NJ. EVANS,
AZ lily Edinburg Va.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1895-04-19

Men who keep within the pale
OF the law may be oafsIde the pale
of respect.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1895-04-19

That look flashed it. Lord
Dolly was only a man.
"Besstly shamew he sad hur.
riedly. "Cjme witbme. Nice and
quiet out on the verands. A fellow
can talk there, don'L you know.
Come along"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1895-04-19

TUnless the number Oh insertions be
marked upon the manuscript, advertise
ments will be published until forbidden,
and char ed accordingly.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1895-04-19
Abolition Of Death.

| proclaim the abolition OF death
The old antagonist is driven back into
mythology with all the lore about Styg
ian ferry and Charon with oar ana
boat. We shall have no more to do with
death than we have with the cloakroom
at a governors or presidents leVee'
We stop at such cloakroom and leave
IN charge Of tho servant our overcoat,
our overshoes, our outward apparel that
we may not be impeded in the brilliant
round Of the drawing room. Well, my
friends, when we go out Of this world
we are going to kings banquet and
to a reception Of monarohs, and at the
door Of the tomb we leave the cloak OF
flesh and the wrappings with which we
meet the storms of the world. At the
close of our earthly reception, under the
brush and broom Of the porter. the coat
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1895-04-19

Advertising Rates.

Advertisements will be inserted at ca /
dollar per square of ten lines or less, for
the first insertion, and so cents tor cash
subsequent insertion.
wQusrterly or yearly advertiseuoc .
by contract.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-03-21
FOREIGN NEWS,

The municipal franchise bill for Ireland
passed its second reading yesterday in the
House of Commons and was referred to grand
committee without division.
In the course of his remarks at the con.
sistory on Monday the Pope is said to have
declared that the present condition of the
Holy See is not conducive to the welfare of
the Italian nation.
The contending forces near Lima agreed to
an arnistice after Tuesdays fight, and hostili-
ties were not resumed yesterday. Stragglers
from the capital report that through the in
tervention of diplomats provisional govern
ment was formed.
A dispatch from Toxic announces that Ii
Hung Chang. accompanied by J. w. Foster,
ex-Secretsry of State of the United States, has
been received at Shimonoseki, Japan, by Mr..
Mutsu, Japanese minister of foreign affairs, and
is at length in communication with officials au.
thorized to discuss terms of peace. The con-
ditions of which Japan will consent to treat
appear to have been met in a most satisfac-
tory manner
Guillermon Moncada, the negro leader Of
an insurgent band in Cuba, surprised large
detachment of Spanish troops near Guanta-
homo recently and routed them, 200 Span
iards being killed and wounded. There was
but one white man in Moncads's detachment.
After the battle he ordered that man to leave
the camp, saying the whites had failed to free
Cubs in the last war, and that now independ-
ence would be secured by the negroes.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-03-21
The Remission of Sins.

To the Editor of the Alexandria Gazette:
The local which reports that Father
Payne compared the sacrifice of the
Mass with the Atonement, saying that
both were instituted for the same purpose
the remission of SINS" misconceives his idea;
for he taught, with the Catholic Church, that
there is no both about the matter; that the
blood of Christ alone taketh away sin, but
that the atonement made on the cross is iden-
teal with the sacrifice of the Mass and that
all the sacrifices of old, from that Of Abel to
that offered under the auspices Of the hacca-
bees in the last Jewish temple, were the fig
ures of the sacrifice Of the cross, which is,
sout of space and out of time" mysticaliy
identical with the Catholic sacrifice at the al
tar, the offering Of "the blood of the lamb
slain before the foundation of the world"
Father Payne teaches that when the God
man met his apostles on the night before
Good Friday, after he had supped, he insti-
tuted the unbloody sacrifice of the Mass, iden.
tical in essence with the bloody sacrifice of
the next day. Does anyone say this ID i'm
possible? l can only ask Carlyle to tell him
as he does in Sartor Resartus, 81 hinkest
thou it were impossible, unimaginable
Pierce through the Time-element, glance
into the Eternal Believe what thou fndest
written in the sanctuaries of mans soul, even
as all thinkers, in all ages, have devoutly
read it there, that Time and Space are not
God, but creations Of God; that with God, as
it is universal here, SO it is an everlasting
now" AMI
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-03-21
BALTIMORE CONFERENCE.

The T11th annual session Of the Bal
timore conference of the Methodist
Episcopal Church South will begin at
10 o'clock Wednesday morning, March
81, a t Mount Vernon Place church,
Washington, and continue in session for
one week. Bishop J. B. Cranberry, of
Baltimore, will preside.
The Baltimore conference is the old
est in the Methodist church, dating
hack in its history to 1854, when the
NJ. E. Church was organized in Balti-
more. Out of it nearly all the confer.
ences in both branches of Episcopal
Methodism have come, so that it is
properly called the mother of confer
ences." 1t is divided into eight dis
tricts, over each of which a presiding
elder sits. The conference has 200
clerical representatives, and each dis
trict is also permitted delegation of
four laymen in the annual conference.
An annual conference is not a lawmak-
ing body. 1t can only confer and car
~ out the measures for which it exists.
The number of years by which the pas
torate will expire by itself is four.
Rev. T. E. Carson, who has been the
efficient pastor of the NJ. E. Church
South, in this city, for the past four
years, will be transferred by reason of
expiration of his term, as was stated
yesterday.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-03-21
DEATH OF GEN. CooKE.-News has

DEATH OF GEN. CooKE.-News has
been received of the death in Detroit
of Gen. Philip st. George Cooke, the
father of the late Gen. John r. Cooke,
of Richmond, and of Mrs. J. E. B.
Stuart, of Staunton.
Gen. Cooke was born near Leesburg
June 10, 1909. He graduated from West
Point in 1929. During the civil war
Gen. Cooke was in the Federal army,
and was opposed by his own son and
Gen. Stuart. his son-in law, both of
whom were on the Confederate side.
This division between father and son
caused an enlargement which was not
healed until just before the latter's
death, about four years ago. About
that time Gen. Philip st. George Cooke
went to Richmond and perfect recon-
Citation took place.
The elder Cooke entered the Federal
army as lieutenant in the Sixth In
fantry. He commanded the regular
Federal cavalry of the army of the Po-
tomac during the late war.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-03-21
Deaths.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Mar. 2l:-Col.
Leroy Weaver, aged 81 years, died to-
day of bronchitis. With his death pass
ed away one of the quaintest charac-
tiers of the South. He was at one time
very wealthy but is said to have lost
the bulk of his immense fortune in the
days of reconstruction through the de-
falcations of the treasurer of Alabama
and the trustee of Selma county, upon
whose bonds he went. In 1877 Presi-
dent Grant appointed him Governor of
New Mexico, which Office he resigned
after three months. Col. Weaver attain
ed the rank of brevet colonel in diplo-
matte missions on which he was sent by
the Confederate government.
DR.. T. c. V. Barkley, an eminent
physician and surgeon, was found dead
in bed this morning.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-03-21
TO.DAY'S TELEGRAPHIC NEWS
Fearful Explosion in a Mine.

EVANSTON, Wyo., Mar. 2l.-A large
number of miners were killed and in.
jured by an explosion which occurred
at p. M, yesterday, in the Rocky
Mountain Coal and Iron Company's
mine at Red Canon. Fifteen bodies,
including that of the superintendent,
have been recovered, but some Of them
ere burned beyond recognition. 1t is
thought that between twenty and forty
miners were killed. All hope of rescu-
ing al ody alive has been given up.
About $50 men were employed in the
mine, but most ofthem had gone out; The
covering of the slope and the buildings
at the mouth were blown to atoms. The
mine was considered perfectly safe.
Owing to the uncertainty as to how
many of the $50 men in the workings.
had gone out for the day, the reports OF
the catastrophe range from 20 to nearly
100. 1t will take several days to reach
the entombed men.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-03-21
Fire i'm New Orleans.

New ORLEANS, Mar. 21.-At about
l o'clock this morning fire destroyed
Kern's coffin and box mandatory on
south Peters street, between Girod and
Lafayette streets. A high wind pre-
vailed and at about 3 o'clock sparks
guited number of uncovered bales OF
cotton lying in the yards of the inter
national cotton press, seven blocks dis
tant. The fremen worked hard, but
were unable to do more than to confine
the flames to the press yards, which
comprise an area oftwo squares. Near
ly 10000 bales of cotton were damaged
or destroyed. The loss is estimated at
over half million dollars.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-03-21
LoUDoUN NOTES.

MIR. A. ]. Bradfeld has resigned as
an officer in the Loudoun National
Bank.
Mr.. John 81. Burton, of Albemarle
county, and Miss Lottie r. Smith, Of
Loudoun county, were married on the
18th inst. at the residence of the bride,
at Lenah.
In the Justices court at Middleburg,
last Saturday, four cases were heard
for violation of the liquor license law.
Two were sent on to the county court
and two continued.
The Office of the clerk of the county
court of Loudoun was on Wednesday
morning the scene of very pleasant
though rather unusual event in that
particular locality. It was the mar
rage of Chas. w. Hill, of Allegheny,
Pa, and Miss Sarah E. Chamblin,
daughter of the late Ellzey Cham
bin, of Loudoun, Rev. DR.. Head per.
forming the ceremony.-Mirror.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-03-21
Foreign News.

LONDON, March 21.-A dispatch
from Shanghai says Japanese war YES
sells have been searching British aud
German merchantmen in the Gulf of
Pechili for contraband of war. The
cruiser 1F,olus has been ordered to lie
at Taku to protect British interests.
SHIMoNosEKI, March 21.-The nego-
tiations between the Chinese ENJOYS
and the japanese representatives begin
to day.
MADRID, Mar. 21.-It was officially
announced to day that boat belonging
to the missing cruiser Reina Regente
had been found on the beach near
Malaga.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-03-21
VIRGINIA NEWS.
The fall of snow was quite general
throughout the State yesterday.

The fall of snow was quite general
throughout the State yesterday.
Ten inches of snow fell at Petersburg
yesterday, followed by hail and rain.
Major ]. B. Mantor. formerly of
Berryville, died recently is hospital
at Argentine, Kan.
A new postoffice has been established
at Levy, Loudoun county, with James
A. Cooner as postmaster.
Mrs. Margaret Foote, widow of Fred
erick Foote, on Monday qualified as
executriX of the estate in the Fairfax
county court.
Rev. David P. Wills, one of the old
est members of the Virginia Conference,
Methodist Episcopal Church South,
died at his home in Portsmouth, yester-
day.
Mr.. Myron Johnson died in Toronto,
Canada, on the 10th instant, aged 64
years. He was at one time an es-
teemed citizen of Fredericksburg, but
left there prior to the war.
Lieut.. J. Glen Shafer was, in Rich
mond, last night elected captain of
Company B, of the Richmond Light In
fantry Blues Battalion. He succeeds
Capt. George Ainslie, resigned.
A colored woman died of smallpox at
Catlett's station few days ago. Two
other mild cases have been reported.
Prompt measures have been taken to
check the spread of the disease.
At Stafford Court House, yesterday,
the case against Willie Hunt, charged
with the murder of Peter Schooler was,
on motion of the Commonwealth, dis
missed on the ground that there was
not sufficient evidence to convict Hunt.
Robert II. Tredway, attorney, has in
stituted suit in the County Circuit
Court of Pittsylvania in favor of Will
liam Lewis, administrator, ys. Southern
Railway Company, for $4,000: Lewis
was killed by Southern train last year
near Whites.
The examination of candidates for
assistant and registered pharmacists be.
fore the members OF the State Board OF
Pharmacy was In progress in Richmond
yesterday, and it will probably be com;
pleted this evening. The result will
not likely be made known before Sat
urday evening.
General D. ]. Turner. jr., of the Vir-
GINA Brigade of Uniformed Pythians,
has appointed Mr.. Walter A. Edwards,
of Virginia Division, of Norfolk, as Ad-
iutant General on his staff, with rank
of Colonel, vice Col. Thomas H. Vir-
nelson, deceased. Mr.. Edwards &C
cepted the position.
At Stafford, yesterday, all the cases
against Morgan6eld and Scarcely were
continued until the next term Of the
court. The counsel for Morganfield,
who was recently convicted of having
robbed the express car at Aqua Creek
last October, will apply to the Circuit
Court for new trial.
The Warrenton Hunt had their first
meet of the season yesterday afternoon.
They had fine run from Fauquier
Springs to Lees Ridge, about seven
miles. The hunters, riders and hounds
were in fine form, and the run abound
ed in clever jumps. Messrs. A. w.
Peasants and w. West. of the Elk
Ridge Hunt, were guests of the War
renton Hunt. The English colony was
we'll represented by some fine mounts.
| The day was superb and the course of
the run in fine condition.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-03-21
FAuouIER NOTES.

Mr.. VIM. Merkey died at his home
near Calverton on Tuesday last after a
long illness.
Quite number of Pennsylvanians
are moving into the Bealeton neighbor-
hood, coming on their own account.
Mrs. Lee Stringfellow died recently
at her home at Norman, after few
days illness, in the 35th year of her
age.
The news from the smallpox at Cat
let's is highly encouraging, The time
is now past when there is reason to fear
another case.
Miss Pauline Pennington died at her
residence in Bristersburg last Monday
after long and painful illness, aged
about seventy years.-Warrenton Vir-
GiniQn.