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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-01-03
The Faust Legend.

Almost every renowned man OF an
tiquity in the middle ages was believed
to be attended by a spiritus familiaris,
and not few were suspected Of being
in direct league with the devil Proba-
bly, the dest legend Of which the Faust
legend is a continuous thread is that Of
Simon Magus, mentioned i'll the history
of the apostles.
According to Justin, he was a native
Of Clifton, a village in Samaria. He
was, no doubt, a man Of great intellec-
tual powers. He was the father Of the
school Of the Gnostics. 1t is also report
ed Of him that he could make himself
invisible, that he could pass through
flames unharmed, could transpose mat
ter, make gold and exercise demons-in
fact, he laid claim to all these powers
and his name lived in the mouths OF the
people as a sort Of Demiurg through
many centuries until some other miracle
working personality took his place at
the popular freside. Unusual accom-
plishments, great erudition, were at
tributed to the supernatural influence,
and the general disposition to supersti-
tious Assumption was strengthened on
the one hand by dogmatic affirmation
on the part Of the church Of the exist
ence Of a personal satan, with his nu-
merous household, and, on the other
hand, by incorporating the magic arts
among the practical sciences, Of which
astrology and alchemy occupied no mean
part. -Menorah.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-01-03

In recent after dinner speech Rider
Haggard mentioned two old literary CO.
medicines that had occurred in connec-
tion with his works.
One Of these concerned his invention
Of an incident ON the Tana river, where
q mission station was attacked by the
Nasal and the mission people were
killed Strange to say, after his imagi-
nary account had appeared, some mis-
sionaries did found a station on that
river, were attacked by the Nasal and
some Of them were killed.
In his book, 1.-THE People Of the
Mist" he had fixed upon an unknown
part Of Africa and had described re-
gion from his inner consciousness, and
only week before the speech was made
a company, in which the author is a di-
rector, had sent out orders to take pos
session of the very tract he had in
view, and so far as the reports Of the
native agents who had inspected it went
he believed his descriptions were fairly
correct.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-01-03
clanre. In the Art of War.

In his "Art Of Ware" Sir James
Turner (1GS3), alluding to the rapid
changes in weapons then going on, cites
Marshal MCnluc, whom he looks upon
as "an unquestionable author, " he men,
tioning in his commentaries that while
most Of the light armed French foot were
crossbowmen or arbalists in a company
at the beginning Of the reign Of Francis
l two-thirds Of them were arquebusiers
before its close. The arquebus, in its
turn, gave way to the musket, an i'm
provement upon it. This latter weapon,
so called from the Italian moschetto,
small falcon. required no rest, and
the match used for it in very short
time was discarded for the lock. "ln
medleys," says Sir James, "kniyes
whose blades are foot long and made
for both cutting and thrusting, having
the haft made so as to be able to fill the
bore Of the musket, will do more execu-
tion than sword or butt Of musket "
Here we have the bayonet, but it was a
very awkward weapon till, instead Of
being screwed into the barrel Of the
musket and thus impeding the firing OF
the piece, it was found that it was pos
sible to attach the bayonet outside the
barrel by means Of a ring and a spring,
leaving the piece free to be discharged
at any time.
We see in the British army regula-
tions for 1855 in the exercise for grena-
diers, "Draw your dagger, screw it in
to the muzzle Of your firelOck, recover
your arms, chargel'
The English are said to have thought
it not quite fair in the first action when
the improved bayonets were used
against them. There seemed something
uncanny in their adyersaries, the French,
having fixed bayonets and without stop
ping to unscrew these delivering their
fire. Gentleman s Magazine.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-01-03

two death warrants, and he Threw them
into the fire. Then said Sir John Coch-
rane: "To whom am indebted? Who
is this poor wayfarer that saved my life!
Who is it?"
Death Warrant From Heaven.
And the wayfarer pulled aside and
pulled Off the jerkin and the cloak and
the hat, and, lol it was Grizel, the
daughter Of Sir John Cochrane. ezra
cious heayenl !" he cried. "My child, my
savior, my own Grizell" But a moro
thrilling story. The death warrant had
come forth from the king Of heaven and
earth. The death warrant read, 1.-THE
soul that sinneth, it shall die. The
death warrant coming on the black
horse Of eternal night. We must die
We must diel But breasting the storm
and putting out through the darkness
was a disguised wayfarer who gripped
by the bride the oncoming doom and
flung it back, and put his wounded and
bleeding foot on the overthrown rider.
Meanwhile pardon flashed from the
throne, and, Go free Open the gate
Strike off the chain Go freel And to-
day your Liberated soul stands in the
presence of the disguised wayfarer, and
as he pulls of the disguise Of his earth
ly humiliation and the disguise Of his
thorns and the disguise Of the seamless
robe, you find he is bone Of your bone,
flesh of your flesh, your brother, your
Christ. your pardon, your eternal life.
Let all earth and heaven break forth in
vociferation. Victory through our Lord
Jesus Christ!
guilty, weak and helpless worm,
On thy kind arm fall;
Be thou my strength and righteousness,
Ny Jesus and my all.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-01-03
HAIR UNDER THE MICROSCOPE.
One of The Many Important FactorD In
Murder Cases.

In centuries past the human hair
played an important part in all judicial
proceedings. Those that were permitted
to wear beard and hair had rights that
could not be claimed by the shorn and
shaved When men made oath, they
touched their beard ard hair, and wom-
en- placed the finger tips Of the right
hand on their tresses.
Servants were obliged TO have their
hair cut, and if a freedman went into
slavery he had to divest himself Of his
hirsute sdornments. An adult adopted
by foster parents was obliged to have
his beard shaved and the shaving Of
beard and hair was a punishment in
flicted on criminals The jurisprudence
Of our ancestors dealt with punishment
"by skin and hair" for small oifenses
and "by neck and hand" for greater
crimes.
There has always been more or less
superstition about hair. Great strength
was implied by it, and wizards and
witches knew Of concoctions Of hair by
which they poisoned enemies. Cats haiI
was especially named in the category Of
poisonous hairs, and even at the begin
ming of the seventeenth century Paulus
Lacchias, famous physician, writes Of
the virulent poison Of the hair Of cats.
Among civilized people such supersti-
tious beliefs have gone out Of existence,
and only Malays give their enemies
tiger hairs in broth to kill them.
Hair today, however, is one Of the
important factors in deciding murder
cases, and the microscopic examination
Of hair, where it is found in criminal
cases under suspicious circumstances, is
invariable.
The first thing the coroner is called
upon to determine is whether the hail
is from man or beast. The microscope
determines this beyond peradventure.
Animal hair differs in construction from
that grown on a human head. In human
hair the upper skin is smooth and thin.
The circular section is comparatively
DADdlt ANt lulllE AID 4AAAA pau u NIN
hair shaft. 1t is striped in appearance
and carries the color matter. The tubu-
lar part is thin. extending to about one
fifth and certainly not more than to
ono-quarter Of the entire width Of the
hair
Animal hair also consists Of three
parts, but these are differently con-
structed, the tube often filling the en-
tire hair. The ends Of the hair must be
closely watched, and especially woman's
hair will be found ragged and torn 1T
the ends.
The hair from boards is usually the
thickest, its diameter being as much as
0.15 millimeters, while hair from female
heads ,an be as fine as a diameter Of 0.06
mill:meters would make it.-St Louis
Republic.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-01-03
speakinr From Experience.

Little Nan Of four summers, consid-
ering it her duty to entertain lady
who is waiting for mamma, enters into
conversation.
Nan-Have you any little girlsG
The Galleries, l have two.
Nan-D-do you ever have to whip
'em?
The Caller-Im afraid l have to
sometimes
Nan-What do you whip 'em WITH
The Caller (amused)-Oh, when
they've been very naughty, take my
slipper.
Nan (most feelingly as mamma en-
ters)-Y-yo-you ought to take hair
brush. Ny mamma does, and 81 hurts
awfully. -Pittsburg Bulletin
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-01-03
VARIABLE STARS.
New Ones Discovered by the Aid Of Pho
Biography.


Biography.
Of all the impressive mysteries which
astronomy presents to the student per-
haps none is more fascinating than that
Of the variable star. Why should one Of
these distant orbs within a few short
weeks, perhaps within few days, per-
ceptibly wane and wax in brilliancy
when compared with a neighbor Of sim
liar but permanent brightness?
In one particular class Of stars-those
Of the type to which Algol belongs-it
is now believed that the huctuation re-
suits from a partial eclipse, an adjacent
sphere, perhaps entirely dark, rotating
with the brighter one around a common
center. But this explanation does not
appear 20 fit many cases, and so far as
the majority Of these curious objects Is
concerned the problem is still unsolyed.
The variability Of a considerable
number of stars was first detected by
means of photography, and some rather
surprising discoveries Of this kind have
very recently been reported by Professor
S. L. Bailey, in charge Of the Harvard
station at Arequipa. Peru. Here and
there, scattered through the heavens,
there are certain misty patches which
are resolved by good telescope into
clusters Of distinct stars. Sometimes
these groups are globular in general
form and contain hundreds, even thou
sands, Of separate bodies. Very few yari
ables have ever been detected in these
aggregations hitherto, but now Professor
Bailey finds in comparing photographs
of the same region taken in succession
that a certain cluster in the constella-
tion Of Serpens and designated as No.
8 in Messier's list contains no less than
46 variables, and that another in Canes
Venatici (Nessier - contains 81 The
first of these two groups contains about
$50 stars altogether, and the latter one
about 200.
Professor Z. c. Pickering, director OF
Harvard's astronomical work, and Mrs.
Fleming. one Of his experts in Cam
bridge, have both examined the plates
from which Professor Bailey derived
his conclusions and have verified the
observations. AS yet no attempt has
been made to determine accurately the
period in which each of these stars
,,oesos from, ono ,naximum 70 another.
Special observation is necessary for that
purpose. But the degree Of variation,
so far as noted, amounts to half mag
nitude in some instances aud to about
two magnitudes in others. New York
Tribune
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-01-03
WHAT THE GRAND DUKE HEARD.
European Officers Discussed the Capturs
Of American Cities.

European Officers Discussed the Capturs
Of American Cities.
The Grand Duke Alexis was at Kiel
BE is a full Russian admiral now, and
the head Of the Russian navy. he was a
frequent visitor to the Americans, and,
like all the other notables, talked with
the utmost frankness TO our officers.
One day, watching the Columbia as
she rode the waves as lightly and with
the easy grace Of blue wing teal, the
grand duke said to captain I'm glad
you Americans are rebuilding your feet.
Do you know what most impressed me
when l visited your country? Let me
tell you. The first thing was your won
derful nstional wealth; the second, the
absolutely inadequate means at your dis
posal for national defense. You were
like drunken man with pockets full Of
money and two or three hungry ruffians
On the dark side of the street waiting
chance to attack him."
"Why, do you mean to say began
the somewhat startled captain, when
the Russian put his hand Oh the others
arm an6 said: "Twice in my career 1
have heard the project Of capturing one
or two Of your great cities and holding
them for ransom deliberately discussed
by officers Of European fleets whose
countries had hard work to make ends
meet. And they meant it too. l once
e..
to a conversation of this kind, in which
the officers Of four different fleets took
part, l said: Gentlemen, the United
States and Russia are friends. Should
she be unjustly attacked, Russia would
help to see that the wrong was righted.
Ab, 1 can't tell you where or who it
was. Come over to the Kurik 1.-THE Rus
sian flagship and have glass Of wine.
Washington Post.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-01-03
Inoculation For Yellow Fever.

At the meeting of the American Pub
lie Health association at Denver, DR..
Manuel Garmona Y Vale Of Mexico
read description Of his discovery Of a
certain cure for yellow fever, which he
has used successfully in hundreds OF
cases. His method is to make a subcu-
taneous injection in the cellular tissue
Of the arm Of a secretion taken from
yellow fever patient between the fourth
and fourteenth days Of the fever. This
effects cure, but the disease can be
guarded against in this way, just as
smallpox is guarded against by yaccina-
tion. Baltimore Sun.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-01-03
One of Her Majesty. coIlIe..

Among the colored collies the queens
fayorite is Darnley II. In color he is
black and sable, relieved by the snowi-
est Of collars and ruffs, white legs and
white tip to brush He was presented to
her majesty by the Rev. Hans Hainil-
ton. Darnley II is quite Of the latter
day stamp and type Of collie--a nice
long head with semierect ears--and one
Of the smartest Of his breed at Windsor.
Whenever the queen comes 10 the ken
nels, Darnley is asked for and brought
out to show himself, and, good dog, he
at once "grins" with delight and well
come. Westminster Gazette.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-01-03
Tha. Best Man In the world FOund.

He-singleton has been Tilted by that
Freeman girl. but he doesn't appear to
be very much cut up about it.
Wicks-Not at all Fact is, Single
ton is decidedly pulled up because SO
many women have refused him. He
thinks be must be the best man In the
world, whom all the girls declare they
would not marry.-Boston Transcript
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-01-03
AUTUMN SONG.
A song Of the reaping time,

A song Of the reaping time,
Of the feast days Of the year;
A song Of the grain and the VOL filed vain,
And the husking time that's near.
Here's hey, for merry romp
In the brown old fields and valesi
And no, for the mead where the cattle feedl
And no, for the autumn galesi
4 hunt through the tall, dim woods
For the fruit Of the oak and vine,
A peep at the nest Of the last redbreast
And a call where the chipmunks dine.
a smile in the morning skies,
And laugh in the streams that flow
AS they share their Joy with the girl and boy
That today may arambling go.
Frank Walcott Hutt in ST. Nicholas.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-01-03
horourhlr Human.

Bloozin- That street just below is
quite a thoroughfare, isn't iti
Blagzin-No; that's not a thorough
fare at alt but the crowd likes to use it
because there's a sign there that reads,
Private way-dangerous passage. -
Roxbury Gazette.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-01-03

There is a false modesty, which is
vanity false glory, which is leyity;
false grandeur, which is meanness; a
false virtue, which is hypocrisy, and
false wisdom, which is prudery. -Bru-
vpra
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-01-03

Poverty is very terrible, and some
times kills the very soul within us, but
it is the north wind that lashes men
into vikings; it is the soft, luscious
south wind which lulls them TO lotus
dreams. -Ouida.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-01-03

In every apartment the screen is abb
solutely necessary. 1t shuts off the ugly
heat, hides a bedroom door ard conceals
dressers, which in any apartment are so
hideous.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-01-03

He delighted with a new ply)-
Isn't it grand!
She docking at the heroine's drsH}-
Perfectly lovely II must have been
made by Worth. Spare Moments.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-01-03
How Tobacco I. Prepared.

The dried leaf has little Of the aroma
Of the manufactured tobacco This is de-
veloped by a kind Of fermentation to
which 1t is subjected in the warehouses
Of the manufacturers. Spokane Chron-
icle
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-01-03
A New Plague.

Just as the Georgia free silver peoqS
are in the midst of their calamity grosns
the price Of Gotten comes up to plsgus
them.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-01-03
Wood Bending.

In an account Of the wood bending in
dustry writer in The Woodworker re-
marks that comparatively few persons
outside the carriage and boat building
interests are aware Of its extent, and
but few realize that the carriages they
ride in are very LARGELY made Of such
wood-the fellies OF all their wheels
are bent and made in two parts-the
framework Of coaches and heavy car
riages is nearly all made Of bent stock,
and not only better made, but more
cheaply, and the frames Of pleasure
boats are bent, as also many Of the
frames OF the finest sailing yachts. Fur
niture, too, CT many kinds, has bent
frames, all the celebrated Thonet chairs,
for example, being made entirely Of
wood thus treated The object Of bend
ing is twofold-namely, saving Of time
and stock and stability and strength Of
the work when put together-this in
dependent Of beauty Of form, and bent
carriage shafts are almost, if not entire
", used now, instead Of the old style,
clumsy, sawed ones. Skill in manipu-
lating the material is very essential.
Simply the forms to bend on and the
steam box in which to soften the wood
do not alone insure success in the opera
tion-it is necessary to know perfectly
the stock to bend, it being SO variable
that no two pieces bend alike.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-01-03

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10 be uninterested although our own
house is in the confagration. Oh, wan
dering thoughts, disappear today Blot
ont this entire audience except Yourself
Your sin, is 1t pardoned? Your death,
is it provided for2 Your heaven, is 1t
secured? A mightisr earthquake than
that which demolished the Philippian
penitentiary will rumble about your
ears Tho foundations Of the earth Will
give way. The earth by one tremor will
fling all the American cities into the
dust. Cathedrals and palaces and pris.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-01-03

The Philippian Sheriff and His Burning
Ouestion-How Pardon FLASHES From the
Throne Of God to the Earnest Seeker
For 1t.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-04-24
rrass rsrmlns Land ynIa...

II Is quite interesting TO note the
values OF land az affected By the truck
gardens. Al the time OF the last gen
eral census there were In the United
States something over half a million
acres OF land devoted to market gar.
dening, or. IN common parlance. truck
farming. More than half Of all the
areas devoted 20 this branch OF farm
ing are found along the Atlantic sea-
board. They have been divided. ac-
cordlng TO their great centers. into Ave
chief districts. These are called the
New York and Philadelphia. the PENN
sular, Baltimore, Norfolk. South At
lantic. The value OF land varies great
ly
In the New York and Philadelphia
dIstrlct the land averages s22G.il and
value OF produce per acre IL little In
excess 81 sls5.
In the Peninsular district. which In
cludeA the eastern shore counties Of
Maryland and virginia. together with
the state OF Delaware. the value per
acre was only $3.50. and the value Of
the produce per acre was over 500.
In the Baltimore district the land
had an acre value Of $3.50 and the
product brought ilO2,
In the Norfolk district the land was
worth sl35.50 per acre and IN, income
per acre was si0i.
The South Atlantic district had a
per acre valuation OF only 1886. and
the receipts for truck were Sil9 per
acre.
by these results We see that the prof
lts do not lie entirely with tho mos,
expensive lanl In the suburbs Of the
great cltiea.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-04-24

Senator Proctor, formerly secro,ar,
of war. last week made some vcry Wig
orous remarks on the necessity Of
STRENGTHENING our coast doienEos. There
Is q feeling In the country that this h
a work that should be attended 10, and
that too without delay Noi that We are
In danger OF Immediate war. but the
very fact that our coast cities nre NO de-
fcnseloss might prove the occasion Of
a war when strong defenses would bring
peace. Any nation wishing TO punish
the United States for an alleged Injury
would figure cut that all they would
have 10 DO would be 10 send n fleet 10
some one OF our great cities aud demand
a mnsom. The senator also points out
that We should have proper defenses for
the sake Of our new and costly navy,
nn there might come a time when por-
ton OF our iieut. being suddenly out.
numbered aud out-classed would need
temporary hnrbor Of refuge 1, SHOULD
also De remembered that this moncy
viii not be thrown away, since n viii
all be spent at home anu give employ
lnenl 10 home labor.