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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1895-01-18
M A R K e. S
WOODSTOCK, Va, Jan. II
LiHa Stock Markets.
BALTIMORE. Jan. 10, 1895.

BALTIMORE. Jan. 10, 1895.
Beef Cattle. There was but little T
any difference either IN the quality of the
offerings as conpared with those of last
week or the prices obtained. The quality
was fully as good as that Of last weeks
offerings, and values compared well with
those obtained then. A number of
prime punches were sold to our home
dealers. Qnstations ranged from 81 to
SI.75 per 100 lbs-mOst sales at 3ta41 cts.
per 10.
Pr.css Of beet cattle this week ranged a.
fellows: Beeves 4sa4f cts. those gen-
orally rated first quality 4ia4t cts.
medium or good fair quality 3ia4f cts.
and ordinary thin steers, oxen and cows
2a3t cts. per 10.
OF tho cattle received LILO head came
frsm Virginia.
Mich Cows.-There is fair trade re-
ported and the number of the offerings IS
IuHc Client for the demand, with no change
in values since last week, w: Common
TO fair COWS 20as35, and a few extra $40
per head.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1895-01-18
YOU lie
under a mistake If you think YOU
eau DO without
STATIONERY.

Look over our stock and you will
1nd it comp lete.
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Pencil Tablets l. ,. 3. and Sc.
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Legal Cap Tablets p. 50. 60. and 75c.
Notes Receipts and Drafts Toe.
Bill and Statement Tablets lOc.
Composition Books 3.5. 10. and 25c.
Envelopes ?. Sos. and lOc per pck,
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BlottingPaper Large sheets 5c.per Sheet
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Slate Pencils lc. per box.
STATE ana DlackDOdlu LldNCi9 u.s.
Inks 2.and Sc per bottle.
Best1n4 in large bottles 30 to Is per bt.
Mucilage 3 to I5c. per bottle.
Pass Books and memorandum books
to 75c.
Penholders AMI oens to l6c.
Blank and account Books Of all kinds
sc 10 $500.
Envelopes $50 in box p to 75c erboX.
Paper per roam Is. 81 p to 2.O).
Drawing crayons for map drawing y
col Tors l0c'
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what YOU want call IN an | we are
sure to have it.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1895-01-18
Dissolution Notice.

WOODSTOCK, Dec. Gath, 1894.
The partnership heretofore existing be-
tween the undersigned, in the STEEL root
ing business, has been this day dissolved
by mutual consent. AL claims due them
are payable to L. W. Brown momber or
the firm who takes the Indebtedness Of tn
drm aud Will continue to do business 10
the old stand.
Nv. siGER,
L. w. BROWN,
ian. 4-3t. B. E. SAGER,
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1895-01-18
RA1TIMoRE. Jan. Il.

Swine-The receipts for the week
number almost as many as the previous
week, but the Offeriugs in the yards this
morning are not heavy, the supply being
reported as light and the demand fair"
Values show slight fractional improve
ment over .hose ruling last week. Good
to prime hogs are quoted at 4.75aN 80
per 100 lbs gross; Western hogs at at the
latter price. Common to fair 4.27aS4 ~
and roughs 3.OOa$S 70 per 100 los gross
Sheep and Lambs.-Trade IS slow.
Sheep sell at about the same prices az
last week, and good lambs are shade
higher, Sheep sell at 2a3t cents Lamb'
3sSIl5 and few PRIME shade higher
Calves.-Veals are slower than last
week, and are quoted 5a53 cents per ID
for good to prime.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-09-12
MARY's CHOICE.

That which Jesus calls "that good par"
must be Of priceless value. IL treasure well
worth obtaining ia this changing pcrishing
world for It Is to ho enduring, lit shall not
be taken away But few tricf words wcro
spoken IN regard to Mary'- choice. and vet
how much thcy convey. She sat at Jesus
feet and heard his words. Whiln reading;
that touching narrative of the two sisters, the
one humbly sitting at the Masters feet, drink
ins ia th" graciou. words that fell from his,
hp- the other troubled and anxious about
the car"' and various duties Of life. could
hut cNclHlu, 60 how many troubled Mat
thd7 thrrr arc nowadays, aud how few
Mary- that have chosen that good part"
IpJ' {" contemplate this touching scene and
recall those gentle, chiding words "Nlartha,
Martha. thou art careful and troubled about
many things l. thcrc not volume Of
love and interest expressed IN these few
words And may not the Martini of today
learn wisdom from them and scr, In Jesus
that friend who can bc touched with the feel
iugS OF our lnilrmitics, "thut good part
which shall not hc taken away The
Saviour looked with love and pity upon the
troubled Martha. for he realized that She was
not only numbered with many cares. but shc
was also anxious for his personal comfort
The thoughts and purpose Of her heart wcro
a. open 10 him rs wera those of tho gentle,
loving Mary; aud while one revealed caro-
and anxiety for the perishng things
OF this life tho other told Of perfect
lovo and trust in her adored Lord ;
OF enrnc,t longing for the knowledge Of the
truth, of dcop humility, Of self-forgctting de-
votion, of that quiet courage which fears
neither ridicule nor opposition. Like the
favored Mary, we may not literally sit at the
Masters feet, yet hc is speaking 10 every
humble child Of God, in aud by his Word.
We may choose the world with all its vanities
which perish with tho using, or We may
choose Christ IA our portion. both for time
and eternity. Then let " seek To bee enabled
10 turn from the entircmcnt Of sin and vanity
IN whatever form these may come, and choo.i
our place ~ lowly humble followers OF tn :
dear Saviour, nOurlshed by his love, chccrcd
by his council, aud approved by the drynu
"Well done. e.-SARAu l.. OyERMAS in Eestl.
tuition.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-09-12
Tomatoes Scarce.

Tomatoes are very scarce In the North and
arc In great demand for canning.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-09-12
RELIGIOUS READING.
rnE srrnrMr vfcrnRY.

Tho highest and proudest achievement OF
man is the conquest OF himself In this il
"tho promise and potency of all higher and
wider mastery. Other achievements arc
made easy 10y this primal one, and in failure
here victory beyond is made we'll nigh i'm
possible. Many a man has taken a city who
was unable 10 subduc his own passions. ap-
petites and ambitions. Ii Is the proud claim
that Alexander conquered the world but he
was never able, oven by the mastery instruc-
tions Of Aristotle. to bring into obedience tho
son of Philip What the armies Of tie world
could not do this Imperial Macedonian did
himsclf-worled the ruin of tho man and his
kingdom. Perfect conquest is perhaps seen
only In the Son ot man. OF the men who
have walked In Lis steps, John Wesley stands
prc-cminent In all history we hardly find
another man so completely under sclf-con-
troll. Every passion aud appetite was obcdi-
ent To the demands of duty he came not 10
do his own WILL hut tho will of the master
who had sent him. Above almost any other
man he ate and drank and slept and studied
10y rue he measured OF his duties ns he
would have measured 50 many yards uf
cloth. With high regard for others he had
no compassion on himself: he was voluntari-
" harnessed to the work. and kept ut it dav
IN and day out Some Of the old monks
gained marvellous conquest over the human
nature III them. but this was not 50 remark
able In the cloistcr as it was To- keep IL up for
life OF 30 years In tho world, where there
were many obstacles to srlf-control. Though
stumbling over the three kingdoms, amid all
sorts OF accidents his life ran with the rogu-
larity OF an eight-day clock. The times of
rising and setting were rs exact IA tho
almanac. Early to bed and early TO rise
was liulo nursery rule he observed to the
end of life. OF lost time ho absolutely knew
nothing he had not waste moment. sleep
ing IA we'll as waking hours were at his COM
mnnd. When cighty-tyo he wrote In his
journal 81 do not remember the time when
on retiring To rcst | have not been at once
lost In slEnber. For fifteen years have not
lain awake at night for fifteen minutes" At
four hy the clock he Invariably arose lie
retired Tor sleep, not 10 talk or think. The
weakness Of most men /, their defective self
control There ar" giants able to control
tho world about them If they could only 10Y
any means get a firm grip ON themselves.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-09-12

beautiful drinking fountain. costing
$500, has been presented to the city Of Ath-
ems, Ohio, by the Y. W. c. T, Z.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-09-12
LIVING BACKWARDS.

Strange ~ II may seem, there IL sense In
which living back wards IL the truest COndi.
tion Of spiritual progress. Not in the sense
OF backslidinS by any means, for that IL u
very different thing but IN the SENSE OF get.
ting bnck ~ much rs We may 10 tho far-a.
way, sweet simplicity, and trustiulncss, aud
purity Of thought, ana singlcness Of purpose,
Of childhood. For childhood IL that first
fair spiritual estate into which We come, II.
Wordsworth beautifully SAYS, "traing
clouds Of glory from heaven which 1t our
home
the more childlike we can become, as we
grow in years. the more Christliko we shall
be. Except ye become IA one Of these little
ones ye cannot enter into the kingdom of
heaven, sad the Master Himself 1t is tho
bab - who arc the ilrst.born Of the angels
Who Is not moved 10 sweeter, purer. holier
thought In the, companionship of an inno-
cent child Thoro Is something cyangeliZing
In tho very presence of children. We cannot
but feel that they are better and purer than
we; that something OF heavens holiness stlll
clings about them like sweet odOr. How
often child In camp Of rough miners or
backwoodsmen Will change tho whole char
acter Of tho men and the place, rs surely and
sweetly as II an angel had come down among
them And we all know how II child in II
home is like the very sunshine of God for
purifying and redcemlng all with whom II
comes in contact.
How greatly 10 be desired, then, Is child
likenessl Would we might all get back to it,
spiritually, and dwell in 1t eycrmore! As We
grow older, shall we not try 10 regAin some
thing OF the guielessness, the universal love,
the purity the faith Of chidhoodI 1t is not
worth while TO try to"live backwards" in this
sense-gettnG nearer the heart Of God, COM
ing closer TO the fellowship of the children Of
light, seeing with unclOuled eyes, thinking
with unsullied minds, putting white hands 10
lflEl oil
something good aud loyable aud worthy OF
belief
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-09-12

There is only one practical remedy for the
deadly sln of anxiety, aud that IL take short
views. Faith is content 10 live "from hand
to mouth, enjoying each blessing from God
aS 1t comes. This peryerse spirit Of worry
runs OIL ana gathers soms anticipated troub-
les and throws them into the cup Of mercies
and turns them to vinegar. A beareaved
pa.ent sits down by the new made grave of
beloved child and sorrowfully says to her
SELF 'Well, | have only ono more left, and
ono OF these days he may go oil 10 live in a
homo OF his own, or he may be taken away ;
and II he dies my house will be dosoate; my
heart broken" Now who gave that weep
ing mother permission to use the word "if?"
Is not her trial sore enough now, without
overlooking 1t with an imaginary trial? And
II her strength breaks down 1t viii be simply
because she Is not satisfied with letting God
a1iiict her she tortures herself with imagined
afiictions OF her own. If she could but take
short view, she would see living child yet
spared to her, to be loved and enjoyed and
lived for. Then instead of having two sor-
rows, she would have one great possession to
set over against great loss; her duty to the
living would DO not only relief to her an
guish, but the best tribute she could pay to
the departed. d.-Theodors l.. Cuyer. d. ID.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-09-12
TEMrrEGNIcE YEws AN Norrq.

A beautiful drinking fountain. costing
$500 has been presented to the city Of Ath-
ems, Ohio, by the Y. W. c. 7, U.
The amount OF New England rum sent
from the port of Boston 10 Africa has de.
creased In two years from 1925, ,22G gallons
to 5Gl ,2G5
Begiums revenue from the drink habit
has grown In forty years from 1000, 900 to
5000 900 francs, crime increasing 200 per
cent. at the same time, and insanity l2s per
cent.
"Dcy IL n mighty good temperance scr-
mon IN freight train,' says Uncle Nose.
"No matter how much de ears dcy gets load-
ed, de ingine what docs de work gifts long
strictly on water"
Seven Pines, near Richmond, Va, is II pros
hibiton town, each purchaser of II lot being
required to sign an article forfeting tho I'll
tie II liquor is ever sold ON the premises
Special rates are also given to total abstain-
ers.
Another ban has been put upon the liquor
traffic by the decision Of the Junior Order Of
American Mechanics In Omaha, that no ono
connected with the sale OF liquors as II boy
eragu shall hereafter be admitted to mcm-
bership in that order.
When the Shah2ada was the guest Of the
Prince Of Wales at Marlborough House, two
Afghan cooks We're assiduOus in seeing that
the Shad2ada's food contained no intoXi-
cants, for, being Mohammcdan, tho Prince
Is prohibited from touching spirits,
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-09-12
HURLED THE GLASS,

Louis Celia, an Italian saloonst, Mt Broad
way and Gliiln street, quarreled with his
wife on account of domestic differences,
about midnight, Friday, and she hurled sew
eral beer glasses in close proximity 10 his
head. One OF them struck him over the left
eye, and the physicians at the hospital,
where he was taken in Patrol 2, say they
cannot save his eye. He refused to cause
his wife's arrest.-Cincinnati Post.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-09-12
cnKIsr is our LIFE.

Christ is our life In heaven he ever
liyeth to pray. Hi. liNe in Us Is an ever pray
ing life, IL we will but trust him for H. Christ
teaches us to pray, not only by example,
by instruction. BY command, by promises,
but by showing us himself, the ever living
intercessor, as our life. II Is when we O..
lieye this and go and abide in him for our
prayer life, too that cur fears Of not being
abls 10 pray ariaht will vanish and we shall
ioyiully and triumphantly trust our Lord to
teach us to pray, 10 be himself the life and
the power OF our prayer. Andrew Murray,
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-09-12
mo WOMEN PRISONERS IN THE PENS. f"

One Of the first results of the effort at sun.
day closing OF saloons in New York, under
the regime OF Mayor Strong and President
Roosevelt, Is thus chronicled by the Daily
News OF that city "For the first time in the
history OF the Jefferson Market court there
We're no women prisoners In the pen to-day.
The number Of male prisoners for violating
the excise law was unusually small, there
being but eighteen In the pen. As q rule
son Market court on Monday morning"
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-09-12

Death Ike this external existence Of which
It is result, Is only an appearance. Our
earth-clotnes and our graYo-r,othes are woven
OF the same tissues. Tho spiritual man casts
aside his cerements, and wears his outer
garment loosely, walking through all worlds
clad in spiritual rament-in the "fne linen,
olean and white" OF holy character the
righteousness OF Christ. Lucy Larcom, In
"rhe unseen Friend"
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-09-12

had, tho other dag, lesson on the word
faithful precious saint, though under the
strain Of recent crushing bereavement, was
bravely doing her duty ia presiding at an all
day meeting. | was impressed with her
clearness OF expression, cheerful readiness
and tact and thoughtful presentation of such
topics rs came up And yet she stole away
to tell me, with quiveung lips, that In this
sorrow she felt the foundations shaken and
greatly feared that she was not receiving
Alright this lesson from her Father In heaven,
She was, nevertheless, faithful IN her service
In Ills Kingdom, and she was crowned by
Him though the clouds about her were hiding
the shining Of His grace. We SAW II and clt
1t. She was faithful and had laid self down
for minlstering to her Lord.
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1895-02-15
LA N D SEES.

LAND PATENTS secured for settlers in
tho shortest possible time.
CONTESTED CASES.
Contested cases intslligenlly and
skillfully handled.
OLD CLAIMS AND DISPUTES.
Old claims and disputes speedily
settled.
CONTESTS
between individuals having conflicting
clsims under the agricultural land laws,
and those between claimants under the
MINERAL LAWS and agricultural claim
ants: and also between claimants under
any Of the public land laws and The
Railroad Companies and their grantees,
and the States and their grantees under
the swAMrLAxD AND scHooL-LANp
GRANTS.
Specially made OF aecanng patsets IL
the shortest Feasible time for ssttlsrs
who have fully osnpl.sd With the lava
under which their entries were made.
and Who are annoyed and worried by d
lays in the issue of their patents. caused
by rRiFiLno IxsEoULAsITiEs which con
b easily aud speedily removed.
Advice also given Ia oil matters rslst-
ing to tho public lands, especially on
points arising under the new laws which
have bsn recently passed providing for
the disposal Of the public domain.
II you want your land patent In .
hurry III you sant your land business,
or any character, attended To by skillfui
and competent attorneys, aud promptly
disposed Of, write to
PRESS CLAIMS COMPANY,
JOHN WEDDEssuRx. Gsa'i. Msna~sv
p o. Box SsS. Washington. d. O.
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1895-02-15
BEATTY'S 0RGANS,.sss.a e Rsss :: 3,
Cat'ls PRE-. Address DANIEL 7. HsAffI
Washington. N. ].
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The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1895-02-15
ALWAYS A REASON WHY.


This has been year OF wonderful
growth for The Lincoln State Journal.
Its aggressive methods have pushed il
to the front. One thing that accounts
for this 10 The Journals principles. 1t
is republican, true and blue. but first Of
all 1t is a great newspaper and considers
news the most essential feature. II priuts
more state telegraph news than either Of
the Omaha papers. The business inter
ests Of the state recognize In The Journ-
81 the only stale paper which is standing
up for tho welfare Of Nebraska. You
can see how The Journal 10 growing in
your own town. II is gaming in every
other Town in the state just ss much
The reduced price is only SO cents per
month without Sunday, or 65 cents per
month With Sunday. This also accounts
for the big growth. The Semi. Weekly
Journal has the largest circulation OF any
Nebraska paper. It has completely
ront-d its old-fsshioned Once-a.week
rivals. 1t is being sent from now until
January LIST, 1885, for Sl0O. This carries
readers through the coming legislature
and through the next presidential cam
paign. l, gives readers two complete
papers each week for the price Of one.
Gov. Furnas 10 form editor, and I. L.
Lyman, poultry editor. II is published
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1895-02-15
BEATTVs ORGANISER; T.. 2, az: IT,.
iogus; Address O. call o. DAxrH. =. BEATTY
n slulsIxIl N A fsrus, sIllssl

The Burlington Routes Personally
conducted Excursions 10 the Pacific
Coast are just the thing for people Of
moderate means. Chesp-respectabls--
neutrality-suspicious.. From Oma.
ha aud Lincoln every THURSDAY. Through
to Los Angeles and San Francisco with.
out charge. Experienced Exours,on
Managern aud uniformed Pullman pert
crs In charge. Second.class tickets 40
copied. Cars arc carpeted aud aphol-
stored and have spring sests and backs,
mattresses, blankets, curtains, pillows,
towels. etc. Only - for double birth
wido enough and big enough for two.
The route u over the "Scenic Line OF
the World" through Denver, Sal, Lake
CITY aud sacramento. All the wonder
ful osnops and peaks Of the Rocky Noun.
'ains are passed during the day.
II you arc going west you should ~
rangs to join ono Of these excursions
They are the best, the very best, across
the continent. Information and advsr.
Using natter on application to the local
agent or BY sddrsssing, J. FRANCIS,
g. p. 4 Omaha, Nsb.
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1895-02-15
no felsDe vIIxlY sllDs.
And book containing all the Nasty
Letters for One Dollar.


And book containing all the NasbS
Letters for One Dollar.
In snswsr to general demand from
oil parts Of tho United States, the To-
Iedo Blade has published In one volume
cloth bound, all Of the "Nasby I.stters'
ever written by the late d. X. Locke
emitting perhaps few unimportant let
ters on local or forgotten topics. Only
. few Of those letters were ever published
in book form. Everybody has read some
oi them, but who has read all OF them I
The book contains over 600 largo pages
aud nil tue N,.sby letter. written dur
ing = period Of twenty-five years; also q
portrait Of u. X. Locke from bis lasi
photograph. Il would coll a ono dollar
or more, but will never 10 placed on
saie. One hundred thousand copies are
now bcin. printed and bound, and one
copy will Ia sent portpnid by mail irss
u every person who this winter rsmits
ono dollar for the Weekly Blade ous
year Everybody invited 70 send for q
specimen copy OF the Weekly Blade
which will give full description Of the
hook "rhc Nasty Letters"
Ths Toledo Weekly Blade 10 the besl
and most popular weekly Newspaper
published In this country. II has III,
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paper, and goes to every state, tcrritor,
and nearly every county u the Union
Only one dollar = year. including thu
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The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1895-02-15

Burlington Route Day Coaches, Omaha
and Lincoln to Billings daily.
Al Scenic Route, the New Line tskea
high rank.
Tho rich iarms Of sastsrn and central
Nsbrasks; the more sparssly settled
country that lies between Raveaa and
the boundary line separating Nsbraska
and South Dakota, the oanons, peaks
and swelling meadow lands of the Black
Hills, the wonderful "Devils Tower" the
irrigated distnots Of northern Wyoming;
Custer Battlefield tho picturesque wind
iDgs ct tho Little Big Horn; the glorious
valleys Of the great Grow Indian Rssss.
walton ALI these arc seen from the ca
window.
Foil Information relative 70 the train
service, ratss OF other features Of the
New Short Line will b gladly furnished
upon application TO !. Francis, g. P. A.
Burlington Route, Omaha, Nsb.