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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-17
POgTMASTERS HAVE A HEARING.

Washington. Jan. I6-Speaker Crisp's absence
from the Capitol to-day was an embarrassment to
a number OF postmasiers who had hoped to have
a hearing By the Committee Rules. The dele
CATION OF posimasters included Mr. Dayton. OF New
York; Mr. Sullivan OF Brooklyn Mr.. Carr. or PhlIa-
delphia Mr. Hesing. OF Chicago: Mr.. Wile' or
Washington Mr. Covendy. OF Boston. ana several
others MIR. Hesing has been In the city several
days. Their purpose was TO urge the committee
10 set aside day for the consideration OF the Dunphy
bill. which provides for the cassincatoh OF ce'N'
in nrst and second class postOfiices a..
Finding 4; impossible to obtain Il meeting OF ,le
full Committee on Rules they laid their Views De.
fore Mr.. Cultivate OF Oho ana M Ca.c Ing MAJ VI
jorty Of the Committee on Rules. ~ was l"pia
scented by them that the present so-caIcd ~ n
ton of posoffice clerks was unsatisfactory. ihr
pendinp bill would result better service ana
would keep the best In the Government en-
ploy and better grade Of men wouid 'ahe inc
They were assured by Mr.. Outhwaite that inen
arguments would be laid before the fuil comm. 49,,
and that earnest effort would be na tn, ~
the matter the consideration which they desired
Before leaving the Capitol the delegation nad q
conference with Mr.. SaycTs. chairman OF the houSe
Appropriate lions Committee.
FOR THE STREET RAILWAY MAI. SERVICE
Washington. Jan I6.-it s. the Intention OF Inc
Postofce Department eventually to estapis" III al
the larger clties railway mail routes on me various
street systems for the delivery OF mail matter MOI
only In the heart OF these cities. bu' among tue
suburban places Along the line OF the roaas D
readily as the transportation or the ina'is ny "'
railways.
tablished on surface roads which have proven .
beneft to citizens and the department, as soon as
practicable. Will establish others. the expenses o,
which viii he met by the fund used Tor railway
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1895-11-01
A Message Astray.

y young lady Orgduist in Mol =
treal was anxious to make a good
impression on visiting clergy man
one Sunday. Her organ was
pumped by somewhat self.willed
old sextOn, who had his own ideas
as to how long an organ voluntary
should last, and would shut of the
wind when he thought there had
been enough.
On this particular Sunday the
organist thought she would fore
stall any such accident by writing
an appeal to tue sexton. The old
man received the note, and sup.
posed 1t was foe the minister. In
spite OF her frantic beekOniugs, he
went straight to the pulpit with
the note; and the asiOnisLed
preacher read this message:
'ObIige me this morning 10y blow
ing away till | give you the sigual
to stop. Miss ELLEN.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1895-11-01
He Was Earning Big Money

How much you say de fine wuz
bOssP asked a hard.fdced negro
who had been On\ic,ed of gam b.
ling, as he peeped from behind the
bars in the window of the prisoners
room in the city court.
Fifty dollars ald c,stS,' [ re .
piled.
How much is dem cOSisf
about twenty-five do lars
'DeD dat ud be seventy.f' dol
larsP
Yes!
AN eff doln pay hit, how lJug
[ gotter wukP
six months
'Shew, white man, you kLows
Pa gwine ter wuck it OUT he cried,
am, turning toward his wife on
tue outside, he sad: Honey, you
60 on hUme an tell de chlllul I'll
Oe dar IN six munse time. You
knows pm gwlneter wnck, Ven |
kin make seveuty-d' dollars an my
rhshuns in six nunse time; c"rse l
is Gj leng home, ole 'Omdn, an
tell dc chillum wat | dun tOle you
DO lt.'-Att.anta JOurn 4.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1895-11-01

in his own thoughts, that an i'm
patient step began to reSound
through the house, and a sarcas
tic voice was projected into the
cleaning;
jim Carroll, air you comlu'
with that woOd,or air you a-gOin' t.
stay all nlghP
The sound awakened him as
from "A trance, and he started so
violently that the sticks of wood
fell from his arms. Some strange
emotion seized him at the noise
made 10y the falling wood. He
pulled his hat down over bis
brOws, gave one glance back oyer
his shoulder, scaled the fence and
fed wildly down the slope of the
bill under the thick shadows of
lie trees.
1t was a long time before he
could convince himself that he
was not pursued. The ru>tling OF
The leaves behind him lent wings
TO his fset. A dOz N times he felt
uineryy's hand on his coat collar,
and he knew that iflt were there
he would have 10 choice but to so
back. Sdch time was never made
since the days OF Tam O'Shanter.
Ov,r fallen tree trunks, around
npturued roots, yaultlng over
guleS, dOdglug low hanging
limbs. dragging himself free from
the embrace of too affectiOnate
briars, away he went down the
hill, pursued by the avenging
shadows Of Wnervy.
Atthe foot of the slope, where
the hill aud valley met, he emerg.
ed into the road. 1t was Qnite
dark, and the tear ofpurSuit haun.
t,d him no !onger-that is, not to-
any great extent. He didn't ran
now; he only walked rapidly. He
cIrIied his hat in his han1, and
his perSpiring brow wit h
his handkerchief, and remarked in
an amazed underStOne:
By Ned!'
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1895-11-01
This IS for Drinking Men.

From the ShepherdstOwn Register,
LII view OF tle fact Shepherds.
town is now dry, aud liquor is a
little hard to get hold Of, the follow
ing state nent of a prominent resi-.
of Buff 40 n. Y, may be Of inter
est. 1t Is told by the Buffalo
Courier:
'Oue day two months after had
signed tine pledge, | had craving
for drink OF whiSkey so strong
that | could zee nothing else but
duDks about me, and felt as if |
must at least take one drink. |
told friend Of my state OF mind
He said, You need not drink. |
can tell of a substitute that will
stop your discomfort. Get bow OF
ice water and a raw potato, peel i
and cut down one end fit 10 a size
convenient to take in the mouth.
Dip the potato in the ice water
and suck It every time yOu think
you must have whiskeyj 1 did
as Le advised. ] took the bowl OF
Ice water aud the potato aud placed
them on table at the head Of ny
bed and would Dip The potato in
the water and place it between my
lips every few minutes, till went
to sleep. 1 woke free from anl
desire to driLk whiskey, and have
been free from it ever sine. Thaj
one treatment eradiclted my cray
ing for whls.ey Tor all the time
that has since ella Jsed.'
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1895-11-01

The fur years were past-the
'plain fghtin" was over. Apo
mattOx was "A recent memory, and
along all the roadways lralIed dus-
ty and foIIorn 6gures, their faces
turned toward whatever region
they had once called home. Two
men limped painfully down the
valley to the little town lying
peacefdl and serene in the evening
light as though there h d been no
such thug aS war in all the would.
Purple shadows Of clouds drilted
across the distant hills, aud along
a strip Of white rOid on the out.
skirts Of the town company Of
small boys with paper caps and
wooden guns were playing soldier.
Now, Iim,' urged Sic, 5eseechy
ingIy, 'don't go back on Your word.
Renem ber what You promised,
Jlm. Don't ye go am let Mlneryy
git the start Of you ag'In. Jest
think how You fit into the war, an
stan mp Tor your rights
Il lowed I would, Sile,' replied
Jim, but there was a fatering in
his tone as he glanced up the hill
toward the cabin, where a thread
OF Llue smoke curled softly up in
to the evening air.
'Now, jim, eff you give down I'll
be plum ashamed O'ye, that's what
will. If you let MIneryy get the
start o you onct more it's gOodby
10 your chances. An a man that
Fl like you did. too
I'il take keer. Sile,' said the
hero OF battle and scout. 'Tm a.
goin' into store a minute to bny
something, an then I'm a-goiDg'
up home.'
Minervy had the supper nearly
res dy in the little cabin on the hill.
She was in a hurry, because every.
thing must be cleared away before
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1895-11-01

dark. Candles were too scarce to
be wasted, aud the tall woman in
the hOmespun dress had learned
all there was to be learned in the
way of pinchiug economies. She
had set the yellow platter of corn
ponc' oD the table and was turning
back again when a figure in the
doorway startled her.
'Nineryy, here's the wood you
sent ne after said the meek little
man, and be went across the room
aud laid the armful of wood beside
the hearth. CAN here's that thread
an them piepans.'
a grim humOr in the utterance
struck her, and she fell back into a
chair, laughing and crying at the
same time, and clapping her worn;
brown hands.
We'll, you waited for 'em to
grow, l reckon, she calculated lie.
tween sObs. But it doh'L make no
dlff'runce, jim. Pm dOne scOIdin'
the rest . my life. Slppel's ready,
jim. Pan glad you got home in
time for supper
AnG &hlle she cried, the 'GraveSt
man WHO Gt in the war wiped
away the tears from her face with
hand as tender as though 1t had
never handled a gun or been
blackenod by pOSder.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1895-11-01
'I}y NtO!'

In the little town vacant store
building was thrOnged with men,
many of whom had just enlisted
as volunteers, and mauy others had
come TO LOOK Oh, filed with curlos-
lty, but not Ovei flowing with
patriotism. The war was but
few months Old, and old vague
rumorS OF 1t I'D penetrated to
those remote districts. This was
the first comp any Of volunteers TO
90 from this section, and it WAS
made up wholly Of those more dar-
ing spirits who were willing to risk
any thing iu the mere love of ad-
venture.
y commDtion Tack by the door
told Of IA new arrival, and the crowd
willingly made way Tor him.
A little man, rumpled aa to hair
an tatiered as to garments, Strug-
ged into the clear Spacl IN front
of the enrolling officer alA said:
IF he co. p'ny amt made up
yet yOu kin put me IN
Everybody knew him, and every
BODY laughed. The laugh was a
CHEEKY Que, bumming with amuse-
meut, and 1t filed the room aud
extended out into the street.
How'd you manage TO git of
from Miuervy, JImP asked tall
fellow who was going to stay at
home, presumably because he
couldn't git of from the wife over
whom ne dOmineered.'
Does Mlnervy know you're oulP
shouted another jetlingly.
'Jist thiull of il, bOls,' drawled
a third. 'Think o Jun Carroll
i'nin' the Smithyille Tigers! He's
a whale OF tiger, amt heP
'Never mind interrupted tbe en-
rolling officer gIimly. Hell make
as good food for pOader as any of
YOU
With which cheerful suggestion
Jim CIrroll was duly enrolled as
a prlya'e IN the SmithylIle Tigers,
and by dawn the next morning lie
company was on the read, march
ing gasly off to the tune Of The
Gih Left Behind Me-
About mouth later one Cf the
Tigers, S,le Colburn, remarked in
a general way TO several of the
others:
wall, boys, ful's Pm concerned,
you kin leave of laughin' at jim
Carroll an pokih' fun at i'm. jim,
he never grOwls at the marcbiu',
nor The weather, nor DOtbin' else,
an lie does mOTt'n his sheer O the
work, SoU all know that blamed
well. An he sleeps on the grOun'
without any kiver SOS to give me
bis eKtry blaukit all O. last week, f,
when | want feelin' so mighty
vigrls. I'll bet they wouldn'J none
O. the rest o you done ~
'Jes' wait till battle comes up
said long Ben Finks scornfuIly.
sYou won't never hear of Jim Car
roll again after the fust gun fires.
He'll pitch oct a.Iunnin', an hel,
be a.rnnnln' yit when the trumpit
sounds tor the mtrlennium.'
Within three days there was a
battle; a battle for which some OF
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1895-11-01
HASTE NOT, REST NOT.

Without hasttl without res!
Bind the motto to thy heart,
Bear it with thee as a spell,
Storm OF sunshine, guard 1t well
Heed not flowers that round thee bloom
Bear it onward to the tOml!
Haste not Let no thoughtless deed
Mar for aye the spirits speed!
Ponder well, and know the right.
Onward, then, with all thy might!
Haste not! Years can ne'er atone
For one reckless action done.
Best not. Life is sweeping by.
Go and dars before you die.
Something mighty aud sublime
Leave behind to conquer tlm :
Glorious tits to live for aye
Haste not! Rest mott Calmly walt;
Meekly bear the storm of fate;
Duty be thy polar gaide-
Do the right whate'er betlde!
Haste not. Rest not! Conflicts past,
God shall crown thy works at last.
Anonymous Translation From Goethe.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1895-11-01

OIucTS nau aWdlJcu WIFI uTcdu
The weak little man who had fec
from Minervy found himself, will
the other Tigers, and din. gray
c)ated ranks beyond charging NJ
a bill, IN the face Of battery tha
plOwed through their ranks and
laid rows of slaughtered men along
The slope behind them, but sill
they roshed on, their faces Sc
grimly. jim Carroll was one 9
the first to leap upon a smoking
cannon and snatch away the fuse
and then on in the pursuit. as the
enemy retreated, stubboruly fight
ing their way inch by inch.
The next day something happen
ed. jim Carroll was offered promo,
tlOn for bravery on the field OF
battle.
'I'm much obliged,' he said,
fumbling with his hat In an EN-
barraSied manner, 50 1t if II5 all
the same to you, I'll rather not. III
lots ruther do jest PLAIN hghtln'.'
so jim Carroll was lett to do
plain fghtin', and there Is no deny
ing that he did it well. 1t came to
be acknowledged as a settled tact
lha6 the little man whom Mlnervy
lad ruled with a rod of iron did
not know what fear was. TIe first
guns Of battle fred him. as the
sound Of the trumpet reused the
biblical warhOrse. HeruShed Into
a charge with head up and eyes
flashing His only trouble was
that lie could not bear to retreat,
and when the exisencies of battle
demanded retreat he yielded
with he most ludicrJuS unwilling
ness.
His snptrior officers found him
out, and when tnele was a difficult
or dangerous mission jim Carroll
was the man to be sent upon It.
The meek little man with timid
and appealing look made more
than one journey into the enemy s
lines. and returned with informa.
ton which no Que else could have
gained. Long and lonely jOlrneys,
through sections briStlng with
dangers, fell to his share, aud he
was freQuen ly placed where moth.
ing but quick thought and ready
Wit could save him. No ote had
ever suspected him Of having
either resource, bat lie came ont of
every difficulty uHscathed an" re.
ported at headquarters with the
old meekneSs and genteness.
'Tnat jim Carroll is a caution ,
remarked Sile CJlburn to a crowd
Of bis native villagers, when hr
was taking little furlOugh on &C
co mt Of bullet through his lung.
'Irs my belief that jim CarrolrS
the brAvest man that's fit into the
war. Why, wien our Colonel went
down in that last battle, what does
Jim do but run tight back int the
face of The enemy, grab a loose
horse, git our Colonel onto i'm an
come a.briugin' I'm away, cool as
cucumber. The enemy yelled like
mad when they seen it, au' lie
could a got permOlior then ah'
thar ct he'd "a had it. But he said
no, | thank you, jim did. He
SAID he'd lots rutber do plain
hghtiu''
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1895-11-01
A Lion to Fight.

Sometimes the audience came TO see
a race, sometimes to see gladiators fight
each other, until the people, compass
sionate for the fallen, turned their
thumbs up as an appeal that the van
quished be spared, and sometimes the
combat was with wild beasts.
To an amphitheatrical audience Paul
refers when he says, "We are compassed
about with SO great cloud Of wit
nesses.
The fact is, that every Christian man
has a lion to fight. Yours is a bad tenn
per. The gates Of the arena have been
opened, and this tiger has come out to
destroy your soul. 1t has lacerated you
with many a wound. You have been
thrown by it time and again, but i'll the
strength of God you have arisen to drive
it back. 1 verify believe you will con-
quer. I think that the temptation is
getting weaker and weaker. You have
given it so many wounds that the pros
pect is that it will die, and you shall be
victor, through Christ. Courage, broth
er Do not let the sands Of the arena
drink the blood Of your soul
Your lion is the passion for strong
drink. You may have contended against
it 20 years, but it is strong Of body and
thirsty of tongue. You have tried to
fight it back with broken bottle or empty
wine flask. Nay, that is not the weapon
With one horrible roar he will seize
thee by the throat and rend thee limb
from limb. Take this weapon, sharp
and keen-reach up and get it from
Gods armory. The sword Of the Spirit.
With that thou mayest drive him back
and conquer
But why specify when every man and
woman has a lion to fightG If there b'
one here who has no besetting sin, lei
him speak out, for him have offended
If you have not fonght the lion, 1t is be
cause you have let the lion eat you up
This very moment the contest goes on
The Trajan celebration, where lO,OO'
eladiators fought and ] 900 wild beast
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1895-11-01

But here pause, overwhelmed with
the majesty and the joy Of the scenel
Gallery of the king Gallery of angels J
Gallery Of prophets and apostles Gal
lery Of martyrs Gallery Of saints Gal
lery of friends and kindred Oh, majes-
tic circles of light and love! Throngel J
Throngsl Throngs How shall we stand
the gaze Of the universe? Myriads OK
eyes beaming on us Myriads Of hearts
beating in sympathy FOX usl How
shall we ever dare to sin againf How
shall we ever become discouraged again!
How shall we ever feel lonely again!
With God form and angels for us, and
prophets and apostles for us, and the
great setIs Of the ages for us, and our
olorified kindred for us, shall we give
up the fight and dieg No, Son Of God,
who didst die to save rs No, ye angels,
whose wings are spread forth to shelter
us. No, ye prophets and apostles, whose
warnings startle us. No, ye loved ones,
whose arms are .outstretched to receive
continued on A fasc)
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1895-11-01

Convey thy love to friend as an
arrow to the mark, to stick there;
not as ball against the wall, to
rebound back to thee.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1895-11-01

tg~Unless the number oT.lrferticreb
marked upon the manuscript, advertise
ments will be published until forbidden
and CHARGED accordingly. -.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1895-11-01
SHENANDOAH nErALr
Advertising Rates.

Advertisements will be inserted at CT
dollar per square OF ten lines or less, foi
the first insertion, and 80 cents tor ssch
subsequent insertion.
HQuarterly or yearly advertisements
by contract.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-03-21
HOW he WAS ACCEPTED.
~-ss JUDGED II p New Way TO Win =
49, woman.

Aha
The New Orleans Picayune has '.
interesting story Of two literary celeb
rifles In q recent issue. Tholate Prof.
Aytoun was uncommonly difldent
when making proposals Of marriage to
Miss Jane Emily Wilson, who after
ward became his wife. The lady re-
minded him TINT before she should give
her absolute consent 1t would be neces-
sary to obtain her fathers approval.
"You must speak for me-" sald tho
sutton, ''for could not summon cour-
age to speak to tho professor on the
subject
Papa Is In the library" said tho
lady.
Then you had better go to him"
said the sutton, "and ! will wait your
return
The lady proceeded to the library, and
taking her father aifactioaatoly by the
hand mentioned that the professor had
asked her hand in marriage. She add
ed; "Shall accept bis offer, papa'
lie Is SO difldent that he won't speak
to you about it himself"
"Then we must deal tenderly with
his feelings said the hearty old
CHRISTOPHER I'm write my reply on a
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-03-21
why THE TRAMP WEPr.
But the Lady Who Dropped the RsttlA
Said Never u Word.

put tho Lady Who Dropped the Hattla
Said Never u Word
a large crowd Of spectators, the mp.
jority o. sS, i,m we're women, yerq
standing in front Of show window o.
Broadway one day, says New York
exchange, Watching the movements 81
q muscular young man, who Yps busuy
engaged In demonstrating the laefM|
qualities Of a new exercising apparetua.
While the eyes Of the crowd were
axcd on the graceful bendings and
twistings Of the exhibitor, there wsa I
sharp report, as though something
fragile had fallen upon the sidewalk.
The woman from whose hand the plAkr
ago had fallen, and who was picture
Of responsibility, stopped and picked
up the paper, which was dripping wet,
and, casting one desparing glance at
IT, dropped It quietly In tho gutter and
fastened up Broadway, as though she
had an important engagement which
demanded her immediate attention.
In the meantime the contents Of the
package had been spreading psV TIE
sidewalk, and as the odor Of good Old
rye insinpated itself into the nostrlls u
the crowd broad grin spread ever tho
faces Of everyone except an 9!d tramp
who sat down on the edge Of the gutt6r
and wept bitterly ut the and sight Of
snch n waste Of good material.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-03-21

Americans who have exercised them.
selves about the restricted freedom Of
persons living In Russia will naturally
be surprised to learn how much free.
dom and power women enjoy In the
land OF the czar. In some parts Of
Russia women are not only members Of
school boards, but also serve as princi-
pals Of warehouses; and poor guardians.
For instance, In one small province last
year there were forty-Ave women In Of
flee as superintendent Of warehouses;,
one hundred and twenty-five as poor
law guardians, and two hundred and
eighty-three as members OF school
boards. In Finland the women do .
great part Of the work that In other
countries is left to the men. Most Of
the Oldest and best orchards there
were planted and cared for by women,
and the author and publisher Of the
first Finnish work on pomology was .
woman. Throughout Finland women
are regularly engaged in agricultural
labor
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-03-21
OMAHA PLATFORM.
Minnesota PopuiIsts Say They VIII NOT DE-
ssert the Principles In It.


ssert the Principles In II.
ST. PAUL, Mimi, March l0.-Ignatius
Donnelly and Sydney NJ, Owen, popu.
list leaders in this state, make official
declaration that the peoples party In
Minnesota will not join the free silver
coinage party. Mr.. Donnelly says
1.-THE idea Of our party deserving the
principles laid down in the Omaha
platform and conscnting to be the
tail to an exclusive free silver party 10
absurd. The peoples party has other
fully important plans for the ameliora.
ton Of the condition Of mankind II
the silver men are in earnest In their
move let them join our party. We have
always favored the free coinage OF
silver, but we have other plans In view
which we cannot abandon. Had the
silver men stood by our party IN
the last election we would have carried
Colorado, Montana, Washington, Idaho,
Wyoming and perhaps other states
Instead Of doing this they said that
the republican party in those states
was in favor Of the free coinage OF
silver and that therefore II was good
enough for them. II that Is so, l do
not SEQ why the same party Is not
good enough for them still"