The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1895-02-13
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sickness will follow this excessive =
Constitutions weakened by insut +ha,
food and clothing will give way u. -
trial to which they are put. TIM
have the aid of the generous
small sum of money may enable a mother
to save child, or enable her to obtain
such comforts as she needs to continue
her work for the support of her little
ones. Certainly no mother worthy of
the name should be compelled to see her
children shiver for want OF clothing or
hear them sob for bread. Lend a hand
Do it quickly,
The post Office officials announce that
the new rates for foreign postage and
registry has gone into effect. The rate on
letters to all parts of the world except
Canada and Mexico is now five cents per
ounce. The rate to Canada and Mexico
remains the same as domestic rates.
Pos stal cards to all parts of the world cost
two cents. The fee for registering letter
is now eight cents instead Of ten as here
tofore. Printed matter sent to foreign
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Wishing for half holiday early last
week the scholars in one of the schools at
Ringtown took advantage of the teachers
absence from the room and opened all the
windows and packed the thermometer in
pail of ice. When the teacher returned
to the room everything was in order, but
the scholars complained of the bitterly
cold weather. Glancing at the ther
mometer, which had frozen down to Is
degrees above zero, the teacher immedi
ately dismissed the pupils for the day.
or all employed men Of whom we have
knowledge there are none who have a
harder time of 1t than the motormen on
the trolley cars. They are so exposed to
wind, snow and rain that scarcely any
portion of their bodies is protected, and
when moving against wind and storm as
they have been compelled to do during
the late intensely inclement weather, the
wonder is that some of them did not
perish. Notwithstanding this terrible
exposure they are compelled to keep a
constant sharp lookout for obstacles in
buHlT way lOI pdSbCnkCIS WIN ucbiTt "
get aboard the car, for persons who are in
danger of being run over, for wagons and
other vehicles ahead of them on the
tracks, and in addition pay attention to
the conductors signals for stopping and
starting. 1t is cold, comtortless calling
laden with heavy responsibility, and
naturally has the sympathy OF all kind
hearted people, in fact of everybody
Their narrow quarters should be Vesti
buled,
Sleighers say the sleighing was neve
finer. 1t is difficult to understand how i
could we'll be any better. Those who Low
that kind of outdoor recreation-an
nearly all young people, especially tn
ladies, do-hAve had fine opportunities 70
indulgence. The piercing temperatur
has thus far not appeared to have de
tered any who had sleighs and horses, o
offers of rides, from Drawing the frigit
elements.
The plumber at this particular junctur
has plenty of employment The frost ha
played havoc with scores of water pipes
and from the frozen condition presentet
by the roof spouts there is harvest O
employment on hand and in prospect fo
them. 1t is thus again demonstrated tbs
there is no such thing as an unmitigate
evil, and that what is one mans poison
another mans meat.
The intensely cold weather has had yer
serious effects upon the oyster busin IS
While there is not famine of bivalve
they have become so scarce that unlei
. there is speedy change in the tempe
ature, prices will have to be material
: advanced.