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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1895-07-05
An Important Suggestion.

MR.. EDITOR -
l notice that you have
been calling the attention of your coun
cl 10 the Importance of having clean
wells and pure water. This Is all very
well, but are you not aware that wells IN
towns of the size of Woodstock, should
not be thought of at this day? Have you
no progressive citizens in UoodstOcki A
town that can obtain an abundant sup
ply of pure mountain water, at a dis
lance of 81 miles, with sufficient eleya-
tion to run into town without engines or
machinery of any kind, should be
ashamed to dig wells and DO dependent
solely upon the supplies of one hundred
years ago. There is scarcely town OF
its size in The Valley OF Virginia that can
get a supply of first class good pure
mountain water so cheaply as WOodst )ck'
and yet you lay still and tcish that Your
town might grow like other enterprising
towns Get your people interested and l
will show you where you can get the
water. A FRIEND OF WOODSTOCK.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1895-07-05

The preliminary trial of the negro
brute, Henry Robinson, who recently a =
tempted to assault Miss Maggie Nolls, a
yOung and most highly respected LADY of
near Berryville, Clarke county, Va, was
b. Id IN the Berry vile Jail before Justice
Hardesty, IN FRIDAY evening. Two grown
sisters and the father of the young lady
testified to having teen Robinson near
the barn but a short time before the
assault was made. Miss Maggie Nolls,
though still suffering from the terrible
shock, positively identified Robinson as
the man who sprang at her. striking her
on the head With a istlck and knocking
her down. She regalned her feet quick ly,
and in the struggle with the iend Der
clothing was almost torn from Der holy.
Her shoes were even torn from her feet IN
her desperate fl hit to save her honor.
She finally broke lose from him and ran
screaming for help. As she fell oyer the
fence the unspeakable devil threw sew
eral rocks at her, and then ran away
when he found help was coming. Miss
Nolls was found lying unconconscIous
where she had fullen over the fence. The
negro was sent on to the grand jury.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1895-07-05
New Pastr V Cookbook.

Miss L. A. Willis, Principal Baltimore
Cooking School has compiled New
Pastry Cook Book, which is being dis
tributed to tho patrons Of the well known
Rnmiord's Yeast Pow der. Send one label
from the bottom Of bottle of Rumford
Yeast Powder to the Rumford Chemical
Works, Providence, r. l., copy will be
sent free.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1895-07-05
Kasp Your Eye on This.

nSr IL YOU DO NOT WISH TO
CONTINUE TAXING THE HERALD
AFTER YOUR SUBSCRIPTION EXPIRES
REFUSE TO TAKE IT FROM THE POST
OFFICE AND REQUEST THE POST
MASTER TO so INFORM US. II WILL .
NOT COST YOU A CENT.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1895-07-05

English Spawn LinIment removes All
Hard, Soft or Callonsed Lumps aud
Blemishes from horses, Blood Spayins,
Curbs, Splints, Sweeney, Ring-booe
Stiles. SpralDs, all Swollen Throatsi
Coughs, etc. Save $50 by use of one bot.
tie. Warranted the most wonderful
BlemIsh Cure ever known. Sold by +. X
Twin Dru ggist, Woodstock, Va.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1895-07-05
Ahrertising Isales.

Advertisements viii be inserted at one
dollar per square of ten lines or less io'
the first insertion, and 80 cents t'r eacn
snhseanent insertion
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1895-07-05

Itch on human, mango on horses, dog
and al stock, cured in 30 mnntes by
Woolford's Sanitary Lotion. This never
fa's. Sold by +. r. IRWIN Druggist,
Woodstock Va.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1895-07-05

When Baby was sick, We gave her 7Castoria.
When she was a Child, she cried for Castoria.
wher she became Miss, she chung to Castoria.
When she had Children she gave them Castoria-
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-02-14
Beer and Money ia Politics

In 1882 Mr.. Gladstone wrote letter
10 friend who had sent him congrat-
ulations on the completion Of a half
century since he was first elected to
Parliament. In the letter, which has
Just been published for the first time,
Mr.. Gladstone recalls some of the in
cidents of his first election canvas.
There seems to have been very lit
tie effort to convince the minds of the
electors, and great effort to influence
them through their stomachs. lnnum-
erable glasses of beer and wine played
an important part in giving the great
statesman of to-day his first start in
public life.
No man has dome more than he to
put a stop to the wholesale bribery and
corruption which were once the most
prominent features of an English elec-
ton. To-day, if the giving of single
glass Of beer to voter is traced to the
authorized agent of a candidate, that
candidate not only is compelled to suf-
fer the loss of his seat in Parliament t.
but he cannot again be candidate
within a certain term of years.
Electoral corruption is one Of the
greatest evils that can exist in free
government. a monarchy which
stands because the people will that it
shall stand, is better government
than Republic in which the power Of
one party or the other to purchase
votes determines which Of the two shall
rue.-Y Youth's Companion.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-02-14
The JaSuar.

The lordly Jaguar is the king Of all
the American Felida, and right
proud are we to have him for fel-
low countryman-provided he does
not make himself too numerous! Of
all the great cats now living, he Is
second in size only to the lion ana
the Bengal tiger. South OF the
United States he is universally called
ell Tigre {tee gree), which Is simply
the Spanish for tiger. Ee has the
big chest and loins, thick neck, big
arms and legs, and bullet head OF a
heavy weight prize fighter, ciothed
in the most gors seous skin ever given
to any animal of the cat family. He
is the most stocky in build Of all the
cats, being very different In shape
from the more little and fat bodied
lion, tiger, and puma.
But it is his glorious colors that
first attract the beholder's attention,
and hold 1t longest On ground color
of rich golden yellow, which Is darkest
on the back and shoulders and grows
paler as it. descends to the legs, are
arranged with regular irregularity
large rosettes OF black and brown,
These rosettes are the prominent dis,
tinguishlng character Of the Jaguar,
by which any ch Id can recogniZe hin
instantly wherever found The head,
top Of the back, base OF the tail.
lower joints Of the legs, and the feet
are plentifully besprinkled with
round black spots, not rosettes.
Ordinarily the eyes are light yellow,
to match the body color, but -B(seH
the animal becomes enraged. they
turn the color of green fire, and then
it is high time to get out Of the way.
The Jaguar Is an edition de luxe.
bound in blacK and gold-St Nicb
01as
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-02-14
Our Navy Worth All 1t Cost.

The rise Of the United States
Navy from a collection Of few anti
ouated aud useless vessels dozen
years ago to the position OF the fifth
in rank among the great navies OF
the world, shows the wonderful re.
Operative power possessedeby a great
and prosperous nation. Not only has
the United States now several Of the
largest, handsomest, and most GER
fectly armored and best equipped
men-of-war afoat, but she has butt
them, practically, entirely from her
own resources and by her own labor.
While the achievement has been an
expensive one it is worth all it cost,
for it has not only given us a begin
ming of navy of which we need nc
longer be ashamed, but 1T has also
put US in possession Of the facilities
for the construction at any time OF
vessels equal to any made in the
world, fact which in the case Of
actual or threatened hostilities woul!
be Of inestimab.e value.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-02-14
Lover and Piano.

81 would like another room, land
ord" said a mild young man at the
Office counter Of a private hotel accord
ing to the Detroit Free Press.
"What's the matter naw?' asked the
Andlo-d, "anybody committed suicide
next door?".
"Worse than that" said the mild
Joung man; "the next room is the par
for of a suite occupied by widow and
her daughter"
Exactly; you've hit it right the first
ime."
"The daughter has piano"
"Well, do yon object to the piano"
"Not in the least; but wait a mo.
ment. The young lady also has a
lover"
"Ohw said the landlord, "is be the
,bstacle?"
"Let me state the case plainly. He
bought her new waltz, which they
practise together every evening, but
they will never learn it, neverp and
the mild young man sighed.
"Why? Too dificult?"
"Too difficult? No, sir; it's too easy,
it's called the Kiss Waltz and at the
end Of every bar 1 hear him say, Now
we kiss or she suggests, Here is more
kissing Now, what I want to know
is, why don't they give up either the
music or the kissing? It's the COM
,ination that's killing me by inches"
The landlord told him that No l3
was the only room vacant, but he said
bed take the chances, and moved in.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-02-14
Russian Courts:

In the poorer parts Of Russia justice
Is administered in primitive yet ef-
fective fasion, says recent writer who
had the fortune to be present at a sit
ting of one Of the peasant courts in q
Government of Central Russia. The
Judges, chosen from the peasants, were
unlettered. The session was held IN a
log cabin-a small, low room. A pic
ture of the Emporer decorated the
wall, and as in every Russie:l house, in
the corner hung the holy eikons. Three
Judges and a scribe were present. The
day was Sunday, day of idleneSs for
the peasantry. The hall, the judges,
and the public all had an air of simple
dignity, almost of rude majesty.
Two cases were tried. Parties ant
witnesses, as they entered, bowed low
to the holy images. The judges spoke
and questioned by turns, or all at once,
each loudly expressing his opinion. l
admired the patient persistence with
which they tried to bring the litigants
to an amicabie understanding. One
case was characteristic.
A woman, a large, robust virago
complained of having been beaten by
man. The mans defence was that
the woman had struck him first.
Plaintiff and defendant stood before
the judges volubly pleading each his
or her case and appealing to their wit
nesses at their sides.
"Varvara Petrova," declared one wit
1ess for the defendant, "has said that
with a yedro of vodka she was sure Of
winning her case."'
This statement did not appear to as
tonish or scandaliZe the court. The
Judges gravely nodded their heads, and
after brief rebuke went on with the
case.
"Come to terms; make up between
you," they repeated over and over, try
Ing to get the parties themselves to
suggest a sentence, instead Of pro-
nouncing on3ex cathedra.
"Well, now, Varvara Petroya," SAID
,ne Of the judges, at last, show much
indemnity do you want?"
"Three roubles."
"Ah, three roubles! That's too
much. You won't get that" muttered
the Judge. Then turning to the de-
PENDANT, "And you, how much are you
willing to give herT'
Nothing" replied the man.
"Ah, again muttered the Judge,
"that's not enough. How much will
you give herr"
"Well, then, one rouble."
zone rouble and shtof?" inter.
uted the woman.
"Shtofs and whisky are not to be
mentioned here" remarked one Of the
Judges, whose austerity may have been
increasedby our presence. "Ont Of
here you may drink all you want, but
that has nothing to do with the de.
cisions we render here"
The woman, on this, looked resigned
the scribe read the sentence, the two
litigants bowed in acquiescence, then
again to the holy images. and with
dreT with their friends and relatives
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-02-14
One Of Holmes Letters.

DIR. Edward Everett Hale sends to
the Writer a merry letter addressed to
him by Oliver Wendell Holmes in
1869. 1t describes that always inter
esting production, "The Great Unwrit'
ten Article:"
81 shall keep your note as q reminder
that I hope some time or other to take
up the pen, which I have not cared to
NEEDLE with often of late. In the
meantime you may be assured that
nothing one commits to paper is ever
half 80 good as his great 'Unwrit
ten Article
"Like an Easter egg, that unmatched
production-its unbroken shell, l mean
is stained-by the reader-that-is-to-
be's imagination, I mean-with every
brilliant hue of promise. Break it and
you have the usual albuminous con-
tents; keep it whole and you can feast
your eyes on its gorgeous color and
your mind with the thought that il
carries the possibility Of Phoenix.
"Say, then, thatyou have the promise
of an article from one of the most
etceterable and etcerated of our native
writer's, and it will be like signed
check with the amount left blank.
"Prophets and priests may desire it
long and die without the sight, but
will die saying, when The great un.
written article does come, then you
will seep and so turn their faces to the
wall.
"Let US leave it unwritten, then, TO,
the present, and think how much more
precious is an infinite series Of unde.
fined expectations than any paltry per
formance or transient fruition."
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-02-14
THE LAST BUCcANEER.

Tho winds vere yelling, the waves were swell
Ing,
The sky was black and drear,
When the crew with eyes OF fame brought the
ship without name
Alongside the last Buccsnoer.
Whence f'es your sloop full sail before so aerce
bale
When all Others drive bare on the seas?
Say. come ye from the shore OF the holy Saliva
dor
Or the gull Of the rich Caribbees?
nFrcn shore no search hath found, from G
gulf no line can sound.
without rudder or needle we steer;
Above, below our bark die the sea-foWl ana 1n'
shark,
Aswe fly by the last Buccaneer.
Tonight shall be heard on the rocks OF Cape
de Verde
A loud crash and louder roar;
And tomorrow shall the deep. with heavy
moaning, sweep
The corpses and wreck to the shore"
The stately ship OF Clyde securely now maJ
ride
IN the breath OF the citron shades:
And Scverl.'s towering mast securely now hiei
fast
Through the sea of the balmy Trades.
From St. Jago's wealthy port, from Ha7annah't
The seaman goes forth without fear;
For since that stormy night not mortal hatt
had sight
CT the fas Of the last Buccaneer.
Lord Macaulay.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-02-14
Observation-Disclosures,
Tho Post to Which q rrenrnmaa ~
Been Appointed.

Tho Post to Which a rrencnman -
Been Appointed.
To those who are aware of the prob.
cheney and courage shown By French
sportsmen in their pursuit Of big car
nivora, it will be no surprise to learn
that the Governor Of the Straits OF Set
Elements has just selected citizen OF
that aspiring nation, NJ. De Nanceurt
by name, to fill the post Of tiger-slayer-
in-chief at Singapore. It appears that
M. De Nancourt has killed 500 tigers
with his own rife, against bag OF
only 400 made by Maj. Gen. Probyn
the wen-known English shikarri. Some
Of our Partisan contemporaries claim
credit for the French nation as supply.
ing an Official akin to their own Grand
Louvetier for employment in British
colony.
we are reminded by our friend.
across the channel that until NJ. Du
Chaillu encountered and slew the gorru-
la we know nothing as to the existence
and habits of that formidable monster
| and that the greatest Of our living
| hunters, Mr.. Selous, is of French orr
gin. If, says the London Daily Tele'
graph, NJ. De Nancourt is able to keeE
down the number Of tigers haunting
| the jungles and woods of Singapore
and taking toll of the native inhabit'
ants, neither the latter nor any othel
| British subject will take any exception
to his nationality.
| The great bulk of the popululation
| Of Singamore, numbering altogether
| nearly 100000 souls, are Chinese and
| S1alays, who, like the natives Of India
look to white shikaris to rid them Of
| dangerous and savage beasts of prey,
In the meantime the importance Of
Singapore and Of the other dependen'
| cies Of Great Britain in its neighbor'
| hood demands that what is called 'the
scourge Of the colony"-the tiger
! should be kept within reasonable linn
it's.
We hear, therefore, with satisfaction
that tiger~slayer-in-chief to the Gov
ernor of the Straits Settlements has
| been appointed for this purpose. The
commerce Of the colony have been in
| creased enormously within the last few
years, justifying the acumen and fore
sight Of Sir Stanford Rafles, whose
| early death at the age of AZ was Sc
we're loss to this nation.
The harbor Of Singapore is one Of the
finest and busiest in the world, being
| the point Of call fer vessels trading be-
1 tween Europe and the East, and be-
tween Europe, India, and Austria
| For its defense several batteries have
lately been constructed at the cost o1
the colony, which the home government
has undertaken to supply with big
guns. Singapore Is just the spot upon
which, in the event of sudden war,
bold enemy would attempt to pounce
Under these circumstances we hope
there is no truth in he allegation that
| the big guns promised by the British
Government have not yet left the coun
trV.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-02-14
q DOGS CHARITY.
Remarkable Case Of Hounds Friendly
Solicitude.

Remarkable Case Of Hounds Friendly
Solicitude.
Late in the afternoon Of 8 raw day
IN November, as a doctor allghted
from his carriage at the door OF his
stable, after a long drive over FROST
bound roads, he was somewhat started
by the sudden appearance Of a hound,
which trotted up to him without
ceremony, and, seiZing him by the
skirt of his long driving coat, en-
leavored to pull him in the direction
If a shed adjoining the stable. The
loctor demonstrated rather vigor-
ously, whereat the dog Immediately
released his hold, but instead of rum
aing away retreated in good order
towards the shed, whence he pres
entity reappeared and tugged at the
coat as before.
Having freed the horse from the
shafts Of his buggy. the doctor went
into the house for lantern; as he
came out the houEd again approached
and repeated his previous perform
ances. This time, greatly to the
creatures delight the doctor fol-
lowed him into the shed; and there,
in a remote corner, stretched at full
length on his side, and evidently IN
condition of exhaustion, lay what is
known as a s'coach dog"-a short
haired animal Of medium size, whose
ia thickly covered with small black
and white spots.
By the light Of the lantern the
doctor looked the poor fellow over
carefully, and soon found the cause
If his breakdown in torn and bleed
ing feet that made travel impossible.
Here was charity case indeed; and
to such appeals OF charity the
physician is ever ready to respond.
A comfortable bed Of straw and
good supper were quickly provided
for the sufferer. His feet were then
sleansed, anoiuted with a soothing
ointment and wrapped in bandages,
the hound looking on meanwhile
with every manifestation Of interest
and pleasure. He was invited by the
hospital doctor to spend the night
with his canine friend, but he de-
,lined the invitation. Having seen
his companion properly cared for, he
hurried away as if on important Dusl-
ness but when the doctor went to
the stable next morning he found the
faithful creature at the stable door
waiting for admission.
When he was permitted to enter,
he went straight to the patient and
wish I could report word for word
what passed between the two. |
have no doubt the hound inquired
into his friends condition, congratu-
.ated him on having found an asylum
IN his extremity, and, in reply to eX-
oressions OF gratitude and obligation,
protested that he had done no more
than any self-respecting dog would
10 under the same circumstances.
he remained about the stable for
haitian hour and then left Our
Animal Friends.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-02-14
Ho Carried the Basket.

Men who have been married ten OF
6 dozen years are too seldom famous
for extreme courtesy 10 their bitter
halves; but sometimes they are, never
theless, very "thoughtful."
That was the case with Mr.. Silas
Perkins, who took his wife with him to
the Pike County Fair. Mrs. Perkins
had on her arm basket containing the
dinner and supper for the pair.
The crowd grew dense, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Perkins began to be jostled good
deal.
"Here, give me that basket, sairey,'
said Mr.. Perkins.
That's reel kind of you, silas," sale
drs.P Perkins, giving up the basket.
"Kind of mep' exclaimed Mr.. Per
zins, resenting the insinuation. "Goshl
was afraid you'd git lost!"
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-02-14
Learning by Sight.

Danton, the celebrated caricaturist,
had wonderful power Of modelling
from memory. After one long look at
ais subject, he could 60 to his studio
and make bust quite perfect in its
resemblance.
One day a young man came to him,
saying that his sister was i'll and about
TO die, and that, although the family
wished her bust modelled, they dared
not excite her by mentioning 1t.
Would he undertake to reproduce her
features after seeing her once? Dan
ton agreed, and next day the brother
Informed his sister that he intended to
present her with some jewels, and that
4 young man would bring some specl'
uens for her approval.
Danton brought in the jewels, and,
going home, modelled bust of strik-
Inc resemblance. Next year an old
gentleman, the father Of the young
woman, came to order a bust OF the
brother, who also had died. This, too
vas marvellous success.
The result of such planning, how
ever, was not always as satisfactory te
lis patrons as in these cases. A gen.
heman who could not persuade his wife
70 sit asked Danton to enter a certain
unlDus one day, and Tx in his mem
y the features Of the lady opposite
IN.
He did so, modelled beautiful bust,
nd sent it horse. 1t proved, however
to be, not the mistress, but the maid
who had also taken the trip IN the
,mnibus.- Youths Companion.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-02-14
raR MAKING OF coRKScREWS
An Industry Which the Hard Times oos'
Not Seem to Eject.


Not Seem to Eject.
Hard times have made no difference
with the corkscrew. More Of them
than ever before were turned OUT
during the past year Newark Is the
BIRTHPLACE OF most Of the cor&screws
Of the world. When it is stated that
one FIRM in that city alone made 1oo,-
900, 900 corkscrews last year the 81 Q
and Importance of the industry Will
be understood. The average length
Of the corkscrew is three inches. II
the corkscrews turned on the marKeG
by that firm in 1893 could be laid
length to length they would have ex-
tended from New York to San Fran
cisco, would have spanned the broad
Pacific ocean and reached halfl way
across the kingdom Of Japan.
| It required nearly 100 men simply
TO twist the screws for the 160, 00O,-
oO0. These men worked full time,
too, and every day OF the year ex-
cept Sundays and holidays. 1t tooE
a number more hands to make the
! wooden and other styles OF handles
[ There are nearly fifty varieties OF
corkscrews in the market
The query has been raised as u
what becomes Of all the corkscreWs
OF course, loss and breakage cuts
quite figure. Large New York res
| taurants, like Delnonico's, Hoffman,
House and Hotel Brunswick, buy
corkscrews direct from the Newark
makers, and they get hundreds at
a time. 1t Is NO unusual thing for
big hardware houses in Boston. New
York, Philadelphia Washington ana
the large western cities to order ~
900 cork-pullers at time. II the
corkscrew is good barometer OF in-
TEMPERANCE, the Prohibitionists have
| cause for alarm. II one firm dnds
a market for l60, 900, 900 year, how
many bottles do these corkscreWs
help uncork? Certainly on an aver
age, one corkscrew will open at least
a dozen bottles before Its working
| days are over. II this Is good reason.
ing, then the Newark firm referred
to furnished material last year fot
the imbibing Of oyer !, e2o, 600, 0W
Of one sort or another.