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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-02-14

The provision Of amusements for the
British privates. such as cricket and foot
ball, rarely enlisted the solicitude OF the
officers, and the soldier, when of duty,
finding at hand no particular ""rrr- s.en
wnicn was harmless. was indirectly
driven to that which was vicioua he
therefore frequently betook himself to
the free and easy" entertainments Of
robber prblicans. whose gratis provision
Of stupid and coarse fun was recouped
by heavy expenditure in drink, or to
some even more disreputable resort The
pleasure Of gardening was cold shout
dered, for gardens are inevitably attend
ed with weeds. and weeds refuse to
grow symmetrically, so a casual blade
of grass was expelled as an irregular in
truder.
In 1861 l furtively pottered with a
few mignonette seeds along the outside
edging of my hut, and was Immediately
called to order by the quartermaster
generals department Illuminating
through my colonel. That fine old hero
of Meanee and .Inkerman, Sir John
Pennefather, never relaxed his efforts to
preserve the parade plains in the Alder
shot camp in their spotless sand and
gravel dreariness, and when his success
sor, Sir James Scarlet, suffered some
vagrant heather TO obtrude its purple
blossoms, poor Sir John fguratively
wept at the dissertation. 1.-THE sight
quite pains me" he exclaimed in pite-
GUS tones and with averted eyes. Black
woods Magazine.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-02-14

, OF late that only four large cities had on
Jan. more than 1000 population to an
acre Of park area within their municipal
limits. OF these four cities, one, Cleve-
land, has already acquired additional
park land; another, indianapolis, has
large park for the use Of its inhabitants
little beyond the city line and,
third, Brooklyn, has a commission, au-
thorized by an act Of the legislature in
1892 to acquire land for park purposes
By the annexation of the former county
towns Of Kings county which are now
an integral part Of the city of Brooklyn
100 additional acres have been added to
the former $50 Of park land, exclusive
Of either the Ocean or the Eastern park
way. The area of Prospect park is $40
acres, and Brooklyn has, besides. half
a dozen small parks, of which Washing
ton park is the largest. The city Of New
ark is behind other American munich
palities in park area, deficiency which,
1t is said, the Trenton legislature at this
years session will be asked to correct by
the appointment OF a commission with
authority to buy additional land.
One legislative condition which is IA
vorable to the extension of park areas in
American cities is the practice Of pro- !
viding for purchases by the issuance Of
bonds to be paid at a future date, and
only the annual interest on which is to
be met from the proceeds Of taxation.
By this means park lands may be secur-
ed without additional burdens upon the
taxpayers Of any city, and taxpayers, it
is we'll known, are not at all reluctant |
to incur obligations which others will
liquidate All over the United States,
in the west as we'll as in the south,
where the facilities for parkmaking are
perhaps better than anywhere else, the
size and number of parks are being in
creased and the landscape beauties Of
parks developed and extended. New |
York Sun.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-02-14
TIGHTENING SHORT LossTERs.
A Maine Yankees Scheme Of Providing
Them with Iron Jib Blooms.


Them with Iron Jib Blooms.
There is down east fisherman who
recently evolved a brainy scheme for
making Holsters grow rapidly, and to
this man the almond eyed Celestial"
will have to tip his hat in future.
Captain J. R. Mcdonald of the
schooner Morning Light arrived at this
port Sunday night with $500 Holsters.
During the recent trip Of the schooner
the captain put into the little fishing
hamlet Of South Addison to see if any
of the inhabitants had any Holsters to
dispose Of. He found a man named
Crowley, who had several hundred for
sale, and a trade was Immediately
agreed upon. Captain Mcdonald laid
his schooner alongside Of Crowley S lob
ster cars, and the transfer Of Holsters
began. The purchaser noticed that the
Holsters were not any too large, so he
thought it might be a good plan to
measure one.
Possibly many Of The Argus readers
are not familiar with the methods en-
ployed in measuring Holsters, SO a few
words of explanation on this point may
not be amiSs. At one end Of a lobster
body is a little pointed projection which
the fishermen call "jibboom. L." In
measuring a lobster the Stance is taken
from the end Of the "jibboom" to the
tip Of his tail. If it is 1019 inches or
over, the lobster is o. K. If it is even
sixteenth Of an inch less than this, the
lobster is all wrong-in the state Of
Maine-and it is apt to prove very ex-
pensive for any man being found with
many of them in his possession.
Captain Mcdonald picked up one Of
the wriggling crutaceans and applied
his measuring stick, when, greatly to
his surprise, the lobster's 'jibboom"
began to disapnesr Inside Of his she'll
On making closer examination Cap,
tain Mcdonald found this particular
Holsters jibboom was made Of metal.
On pulling it from the she'll he discoY-
cred that it consisted of a piece Of a
rusty iron nail filed down TO point,
and as the Holsters were green the de-
ception would only be discovered by
close scrutiny. OF course the object of
the trick was at once apparent, being
simply to make the lobster l01s inches
long.
On examining 40 of the Holsters
which had been placed on board the
schooner, Captain Mcdonald found ten
Of them with Iron constitutions, SC
to speak, and no promptly threw them
overheard
A man with ingenuity enough to
make such an alteration on lobster as
just related, should never waste his
time in little down cast fishing ham,
let. He ought to 60 to Chicago, where |
be could find a broader field for his tai
snts.-Eastern Argus.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-02-14
What is

Castsria "a Dr. saRlue Pitchers prescription Tor Infants
and Children. contains neither Opium morphine ROT
etAcr Narcotic substance. 1t is q harmless suosu'
e. Ts,-c,ie I,rops Soothing syrups, and Castor OIL
!. "a pleasant Its guarantee is thirty years use by
millions OF Mothers Castora destroys Worms and alays
fsyerishncss Castora prevents vomiting Sour curd'
cnrcs Diarrhcea and Wind Collie. Castora rehcVoS
tecthng troubles constipation ana ha'"iehcy'
Castoria MSS initiates the food regulates Tue S'oa'
and bowels giving healthy and natural sleep. Oas'
-. :. a. Thulrcp,s Panacca-thc Mothers Friend.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-02-14
INCREASING PARK AREAS.
Extension In Size and Number Of the Pleas
ure Grounds Of American Cities.


Extension In Size and Number of the Pleas
ure Grounds Of American Cities.
At the time Of the acquisition Of the
new and extensive parks in the annexed
district provided for by an act Of the
Legislature in 1884 and legally acquired
and paid for in 1881 New York city
had only 1904 acres Of park land. COM
pared with an area Of 5000 acres in
Philadelphia and 5000 in Chicago,
among American cities, and 5000 acres
in Berlin, 5000 in Vienna, %, 900 in
London and l72, 900 in Paris. The insult
fcieDcy Of New York's park area had
led to the appointment Of a special COM
mission for the acquisition of new park
lands, and these were acquired to the
extent of $500 additional acres, at
total cost to the city Of $4,000, 900, or
elusive Of the sums paid for the smaller
parks in the more thickly populated
parts Of the town, tho last Of these sites
being at Mulberry bend and Corlears
Hook. With these acquisitions the park
area OF New YORK is o, IVA acres.
A similar increase In the park area Of
other American cities has been noticed
recently. Chicago has four parks Of more
than 200 acres each-Jackson park, the
site Of the Worlds fair; Washington
park, not very far from iii Lincoln park,
In the north end Of town, and Humboldt
park, on the West Side. Cleveland has in
q short time increased its park urea
from 200 to 300 acres by the purchase
Of land for small parks in six districts
Of town. St. Louis has park area Of
2.i00 acres. San Francisco I ,l90, and
Philadelphia 3.i75. The park area Of
Baltimore, which was 700 acres seven
years ago. is now oil, including Druid
Hill park, one Of tho finest In the Unised
States. The extension Of the park sys-
tenn In American cities has been so rand |
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-02-14

peht9r mounted one OF the beams and
shouted: "Now Altogether Lift or
diei 70, heavel" And with united
effort that almost burst the blood YES
sells, the great beam went to its place
and wild huzza was heard. That IS
the way 1t sometimes seems in the
churches. Temples of righteousness are
to be reared, but there is halt, stop,
a catch somewhere. A few are lifting
all they can, but we want more hands
at this raising, and more hearts, more
Christian men to help-aye, more Chris
tan women to re enforce If the work
fail, it means the death of many souls.
All together, men and women Of God
Lift or diel The top stone must come to
its place with shoutings Of grace, grace
unto it." God is ready to do his part;
are we ready to do our part2 There lie
work not only for the knee of prayer,
but for the shoulder Of upheaval
Good News
And now Iwould like to see this hour
that which have never seen, but hope
TO sea whole audience saved under
one flash of the Eternal Spirit. Before
you 20 out of any of these doors enter
the door Of mercy, Father and mother,
come in and bring your children with
You. Newly married folks. consecrate
your lifetime to God, and be married
for eternity as we'll as time. Young
man, you will want God before you get
through this world, and you want him
now. Young woman, without God this
is q hard world for women. One and
all, wherever you sit or stand, lift my
voice so that you can hear it, out in the
corridors and ON the street, and say, in
the words of the Mediterranean ship
captain, "Call upon thy God, If so be
that God will think upon us, that we
perish not" Oh, what news to tell,
what news to relate to your old father
and mother, what news to telegraph
vour friends on the other side Of the
mountains, what news with which TO
thrill your loved ones in heaven 1t was
Of such news that a man read in a noon
day meeting in Philadelphia. He arose,
and unrolling a manuscript read;
Where'er we meet, you always say
whats the newsf What's the newsl
Pray what's the order Of the dayf
What's the newsi What's the newsf"
Oh, have got good news to tell
Ny Saviour hath done all things well,
And triumphed over death and hell
That's the newsl That's the newsl
The Lamb was slain on Calvary
That's the news That's the newsl
To set world OF sinners free
That's the rewsl That's the news
The Lord has pardoned all my sin
That's the newsl That's the newsl
feel the witness now within
That's the newsl That's the newsl
And since he took my sins away.
And taught mo how TO watch and pray,
I'm happy now from day to day
That's the news That's the news
And Christ the Lord can save you, too
That's the newsl That's the newsl
Your sinful heart he can renew
That's the news That's the newsl
This moment, If for sins you grieye,
This moment II you do believe
full acQuittal you'll receive
That's the news That's the newell
And now, II any one should say.
Whats the newsf What's the newsf'
Oh, tell him you've begun 10 pray
That's the newsl That's the newsl
That you have Joined the conquering band,
And now with 10Y at Gods command
You're marching 70 the better land
That's the newsl That's the news!
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-02-14

IRAN 4G5 connects at ;5aIrors rerry
with Fast Limit'd Express trans lesv
ing at LIS and PitistuIg at {. 80 p. III
and Chicago at ii 90 a. ~. moTnipg
with train leaving at . - = NJ, arfising
al ChiDciunaii al - a. ID , -. Louis at
o 70 p: M and cotutet. a. -Rsy.rtsn
AT sri1r1Tg NJ Tl--stoTn 81
. i5 ?. n..a~d al Washington Jur,tlou
mn lain aniiig 10 Fnta'ek at
? % p N.
I'sin i44 oln,ds win ia,t rati.
buled ilsius 81 Hslu's IAN ne.ss
M f"i CiIesgo, 1921 b.. for Pits
bug, AID 46 a. a.. TO-! C'pcinrsi. and
OF. Lou.s. Arrive at Piitsiuig ai655 a.
10; Chicago at 900 p H.; Circ,uustl at
o'So ?. m, ard St..L uisat Iran.
Pollman Palace sleuirg oa!s nm
Ihreneh 10 Cincinnati, st Loris, Chicago
Sne f'tishuFg, on sltxpess rain.
FOR rEtes, tickets, lagtsCe thecks.
apply TO am siiee OF The B&U Z. III
Or to c Z Dncrow, travelling Isssrge.
sgent, Winchester, Va,
ShAS. o. SCULL. h B.CAyPBELL,
Gen. Pass Ag. Cen. Nan.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-02-14
THE KEY DID FIT.
And the Result Gave Its Owner Consider
able Uneasinesa.

And the Result Gave Its Owner Consider
able Uneasinesa.
The narration Of several experiences
Of travel led one Of the Americans in
the smoking room Of the steamer to tell
this story:
"There is in Hanover, as some Of
you know" he began, "a beautiful gar
den, Herrenhausen, on which the kings
Of Hanover, when there were kings of
Hanover, lavished much attention.
Some years ago visited Herrenhausen
with my wife and children and some
persons whose acquaintance we had
made on the steamer. It was a beautiful
day in summer, and we all felt in the
highest spirits. 1t happened that at the
hotel some one had told me of the stat
ne Of former margarine Of Hanover
which was soon to be unveiled in Her
renhausen. 1t was to stand in a she'll
shaped structure, the whole of which was
boarded over at that time.
when our party reached the shedlike
affair, began to tell what it was there
for, who the margarine was and so on,
pretending a vast knowledge Of the
whole business. One Of my children
then wanted to know if we couldn't see
the statue. In joking way said Ger.
tainly, and going up to the gate Of the
shed drew bunch of keys from my
pocket. did it as if were going to
open the lock and actually put o key |
into it, taking the first that came to
hand. l turned the key to carry out the
joke and was astonished beyond measure
to find the lock yield and the door open.
my little daughter clapped her hands
and exclaimed, oh, papa's opened the
door, and rushed in to see the statue
The others followed. while for mo-
ment was too dazed to say a word. be-
gan to feel more or less alarm. had
head great deal about the strictness Of
German enforcement Of law and knew
that technically had committed bur-
glary. The question also arose in my
mind whether could not be hauled up
for leze majesty and sent to prison for
six months AT tbSaene.time it would
have been embarrassing aHdhumj Nating
to confess to my ohild5an that l had
made a mistake and had " right in I
there.
1.-The statue was covered with cloth,
and SO ! managed to hustle the party
put of the shed after a short time. One
IF the laborers CHANGED to pass. and he
was evidently surprised to see us In
here. he must have taken me for the
sculptor or something Of the kind and
lid not summon policeman. was in
he greatest trepidatiou until I relocked
he door and finally went away with my
amily and friends There were probas
'ly a million chances to one that my key {
vouldn't Ct that particular lock, but I
haven't liked to be too practical in my 9
okes since that time. n-Philadelphia /
-edger q
4
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Free Coinage Means Silver MonometallIsm

Free Coinage Means Silver Monometallism
A stork which had a nodding ac-
.quaintance with a crane who lived in
the same marsh asked one day, Neigh
Dor Crane, do you always stand on one
legi" The crane thoughtfully swallow
ed frog which it had impaled a mo,
ment before, and, after some reflection,
replied. mo; / always stand on the
other. "
The pretonse that free coinage would
establish financial system resting on
two distinct standards Of value has been
abandoned by nearly all silyerites and
Populists They admit that free silver
at l6 to would shift our currency
from a gold to a silver basis, and that
we should have monometallism as GER
tainly as we have now. The only differ
ence would be that, instead of standing
on the gold leg, which has been used
for GO years, the country would try to
balance itself on an unsafe silver leg
But the wise American bird replies to
the pleading of the silver mine owners
that their cheap metal be tried; "No,
thank youl l always stand on the
other. "
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-02-14
Castoria.

"Casto,.'a IS - well adapted to children that
rccomia. IL it as superior to any prescription
Known 20 NE"
I'll So. oxford St. Brooklyn, n. 7.
"Our physicians in the children's depart
ment have spoken highly OF their expert
ence in their outside practice with Castoria
and although wo only have among our
medical supplies what is known as regular
products, yet wo arc free TO confess that the
merits Of Castoria has won US to look with
favor upon It,"
UNITED dosPIT4L AsD DIsrENsAEY,
Boston, MasS
ALIEN c. SMITH, Pres,
,~rav Street. New York City.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-02-14
EXPENSIVE cRsENsAcKs.
They Have Been Condemned By Ali me
Eminent FInanciorA

Eminent FinancicrA
The elementary principles Of national
finance are so little understood that SEQ.
Rotary Carlisle's proposition to retire
the noninterest bearing greenbacks sven
ut the expense Of issuing interest bear
ing bonds is treated by prominent pa
per In this city as something ridiculous,
the credit for which belongs exclusive,
ly to the statesman from Kentucky. No
other man would have the nerve to
claim 1t.
Yet in q review article, already no
ticed in these columns. that is set forth
Is the idea Of N. Leroy. Beanlieu, and
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-02-14
Ksnef IN SIX Hours.

Disness,s Kidney ami Bladder disease'
-xrs,sysd in ak honrs by the "New Great
.asuts km.nsan kidney Care" Thi' new
nnsty il q great sursr 81 on account oil
~ sxcstdiDg proInPtpr0s 10 relieving
main 10 the Bladder, .idnsys, back an1
y cry part Of the urinary rsssrs 10 male
W female. II rolleVs,. II relieves re-
&atiss of water and pain In passing ID
Z, .sst Immediately. II you want quick
diI.f and curs this - your remedy. Sold
81 r. r. IRrIN, Druggist Woodstock,
G. nov. 30 1vr.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-02-14
Castoria.

-Castoria is IN excellent medicine for chill
,ren. Mothers have repeatedly told PC OF ils
rod effect upon their children"
DR. G. c. OsGoop.
!. well, Mass.
~castoria &c the best remedy fos children OF
which I ain acquainted. Hope the day Is lot
fer distant when mothers willconsider there
interest OF their children, and use Castoria IN
e,eod Of the squack uostrums which are
destroying their loved ones, by forcing opium,
.nerphine, soothing syrup and other hurtful
agents down their Threats, thereby sending
diem 70 premature grages."
Dr. J. F. KIScHELoE,
Conway, Ark.
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chrI.tmn. In a rorelrn Iand.

The great hall was gay with holly an,
Christmas green's. It was showing out
side for the first time that year, and tn,
hinge fireplace was full Of logs blazing
and swapping in a splendidly Cheerful
way. Dinner was to be earlier than usu
al. A great festivity was going on in
the servants hall, and when Warford
went cut with Lady Mary to cut the
great Christmas pasty and have hi
health drunk. Betty and Edith wei
too. and everybody stood up and cheer,
and cried: Merry Christmas Merr
Christmas, and God bless you 70 In tb
most hearty fashion. It seemed as il al
the holly In the Danesly woods had beer
brought in--as If Christmas had neyel
been SO warm and friendly and generous
In great house before. Christmas eve
bad begun, and cast its lovely charm
and enchantment over everybody's heart,
Old dislikes were forgotten between tn
guests. AT Christmas time it is easy
say kind words that are bard to say
the rest Of the year; at Christmas Y
one loves his neighbor and thinks
Of him. Christmas love aud &c
come and Gil the heart wbe
beckons them or not Be-
some lonely Christna'R..o,d /. q. Ar.
life. as all the rest Of a., ,..d .na
perhaps for this reason sccouat .f.r.w
great day at DaneAE snt. the same
company, in such spnn. roo sold 10
heartedness of the oa. All the fsrmss
a kind of raj 4 Mechanical
her young heart. EyN '''u'
and charming -~Sa-
b. Nicholas
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4Iy MIXED TRAn's SOUTH
Leave Woodstock Sunday st II IS p N
ar i've at lisrrisonburg at 3 % pun.
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4 VALUABLE FARh
For Sale.

. Twill dispo,e Of the jos. bsphis farm.
10 ~h lie, rr Ia part. P"rt'@S wishing 10
psrchAs- will please address me
J. l.. 1SNAN
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fUS l4G
SObTIiBOUND MAIL. ! Pa,

400 MISED TRAINS NORTH
Leave Woodstock at9 40 an. arrive at
Harpsl's Ferry at IL p m. On SnrGay
leave Woodstock att q pm.
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rr r4.,- comnapv II Murray Street. York City.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-05-14
FIRST TROLLEY PARTY
Over the East Lake lne-Special Guests 0 MT, Robert C, Jemison Enjoy Rich, :.
 Rare Treat.

At 9:30 o'clock a beautiful new trolley car of the Birmingham Railway and Electric company, known as the Royal Red" built expressly for trolley parties on the East Lake line, left the corner of Nineteenth street and First avenue for East Lake on it's first trial trip
 On board the car as guests of General Manager Robert c. Jemison were MT. F. M. Jackson, manager of the Standard Coal company, Brookwood pr. Eugene F. Smith, state. -geologist, Tuskaloosa, MT. N. F. Barker, president First Ma tional bank; Gen. and Mrs. Ru- fus N. Rhodes, Mir and Mrs John Bowron, Col A. M. Shook president Birmingham Railway and Electric company; P. G. Shook. Superin- tendent J. B. MeCary and wife. Mrs. R c. Jemison, MT. and Mrs. w. A. Walker Col. R. H. Pearson, MT. G. P. McCor- mack of the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad company and Messrs. H. M. Wilson and J. Asa Rountree of the State Herald
 With but one or two delays the beauti- full car made the run to the lake, where halt was made and a visit to the pavil- ion indu1ged, where the party were re- band and refreshments served by Mine Host Morton.
 The return to the city was without special incident and the Iarty was landed safe at 11:30 o'clock, just two hours being spent most delightfully."- by those who were fortunate enough to par ticipate.
 Many complimentary words were said for Colonel Jemison and his excellent company and many were the wishes of happy financial success for it for many long years to come.