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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-05-22
An Exciting Ride on a Sturgeon


Among the mauy incidents OF
the oldru time that interests us
now. DIR. j r ssell Hawkins tells
u If one that happened in the
James river, at the tails OF Rich
mond. IN the year 1919. He assures
us that many ofihe leading citizens
of Rich nond at that time we're eve
witnesses to the fact, aud that he
had it straight from them.
1t was concerning Martin Haw'
kins, an uncle OF the doc or. THIS
uncle was gre hunter and hsh-
ernan. In those days james ilv'r
VAS well stocked with shad. In
MAY they cane up from the So,
and hundreds ot people fond ot the
snort would assemble on tie rocks
in midslream along the falls and
with dip nets would supply them
selves with all they wanttd Our
hero wasat his posi- watching TO-
catch. when along ca me an I'M
mense sturgeon and stopped 10
rnb his sides against tue rock, ac-
cordiug to the habit OF surgeons
when MIR. Hawkins concluded that
If he could ouly ger his hands into
the gill4 ~ thu monster he might
succeed in landing him. Accord
iugly he crept to the side of the
rock. stooped over, aud began rub
bing thr sides Of The fish near tn
tail, aud proceeded quietly nI
toward the head, until at last III
gills were reached. With a sud
den thrust the hands we're srn'
home to the very inner jaws OF th'
fan. when it gave lurch that
i.rked the fisherman from the rock
He fell astride the fsh's back, bn
his hands we're held as IN a wise
For a moment all was surprise an'
IN e.e.t, then both fish aud II e
sank in the deep roaring waters O
tne flood. Tuey thought ne va
lost. Bar after few seconds ms
and h>hermau came to the snrlac
about 100 yards down the rive an'
remained at the surface 100
eiongh to breathe, then san
.gain. A moment laier tney roS
again. and then again aud again a
the saters bOr,' them away Ine
passed under MAYO bridge, hhlt
mile from the starting point.
, People along the shore becam
excited aud gave chase as 0es
they could. In the meantime tb
6.h was being exhausted ana tu
r rider hal discovered it and beg 4
to Try to steer for a sand bar, the
r a little way below them. b
p reached this successfully. Al
\ here. after a struggle he drove hi
trophy ashore on the Cbesterhe
T side Of the river, aud on the o
. poslte side to the point OF startln
i. Redmond vas then a small to"
?. and IN n little time this strange "a
Y venture was known to every
r habitant. An ovation followe
The Ash, which measured ten fe
% and weighed 800 pOunls, vi
, serve / mp IN a manner to suit eve
. taste, aud the night tnat folIo"'
Il this episode WAS spent 10 high q
=, aud the distinguished adventn'
- Was ever after known as Mar
A., Hawkins, the sturgeon rider. In
- gentleman died in hls sevenl
=, third year at the residence ol
q friend, Daniel Barton, who liz
>, about ten miles west of the city
Richmond.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-05-22
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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-05-22

Teacher-Sam, who war oe
strongest man in de worli
Sim-JOnah, sab.
Teacher -Whs' makes yo' tiuk
dat, chilei
Sam-Kase, when de whale had
i'm down he couldn't hold I'm.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-05-22

WIckers-They tell me, pc
fessor, that yon have mastered all
the modern tongues.
Professor-All but two--my
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-05-22
WELL BORING.

lam prepa-ed to bore wells. After
ton wears experience, can guarantee my
work. -, vV.;.a An ,oe
/. II. HARRIS.
2Cs-5mo pd. Woodstesk' va
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-12-07
DEATH NOTICES.

BRITToN-In this city, suddenly. Dec. g.
William Brittol.
Funeral from his late residence, "a Vernon
street, Tuesday. Dee. =. ut eaO s. m. hsia-
tives and friends are invited 10 attend.
BURKE-In this city, Dec. s, Joseph q
Burke, aged 10 years.
HEDLY-In this city, Dec. O, Ellen Francis,
widow Of Isaac Hedly, aged 63 years.
JOYcE-In Johnston. Dec. 4. Michael Joyce,
aged % years. rN
MATTESON-In this city, Dec. 4, Lydia Il.
Matteson. widow OF Corey Matteson, aged
~ wears
FuneYal at her late residence 100 Doyle ave.
nue., Tuesday, at o'clock y. IN. Burial at
the convenience OF the family.
MAHER-m this city, Dee. 9, Edward p, son
OF Mary and Edward y. Mahcr, aged -
years, ii months and days,
MONROE-In this city, Dec. 4, Frank r., son
of Els II. and the late Walter s. Monroe,
aged IL years.
Fpnernl ut the residence of his mother. 20
Mitchell street, Tuesday, Dec. 4, mt 2 80 u. Ill.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend.
QUINTON-In this city, Dec 5, Louisa,
daughter of James and Celia A. Quinton,
aged Is years.
UPTON-In this city, Dee. s, Geneyiave, in
FAINT daughter Of William and Mary Upton,
aged 20 days.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-12-07
THE PAID CHOIR.
Unnecessary Economy In Church Music
aGricvous Mistake.

Unnecessary Economy In Church Music
aGrievous Mistake.
cit is very difficult for some very ex-
cellent and otherwise broad-minded
church people TO resiizs that good music
Is one OF the most powerful auxilinries to
successful church work." writes Edward
w. Box Ia the December Ladies Home
journal. Music naturally ap-
peais to a far larger number OF people
than preaching ever has or can, no mat.
tor how good lis quality.
church desirous of reaching the largest
number of people and doing the grcateit
amount Of good must adjust itself to pre-
vaiiing conditions. IL good music will
attract where other attractions fail, why
not employ this auxiliary But
good church music can rarely be had
from q volunteer choir. And / eay this
with all due respect to the thousands
who each Sunday throughout our coun-
try volunteer their services in divine song.
There gre innunerablo cases where a
paid choir IL out Of the question. j have
known of such Instances where the sing
ing by volunteer choirs was coed. But
they are the excep, ions; by no means the
rule. And It stands TO reason that this
should be so. Excellence In any kind OF
work calls for study and preparation.
To be good singer requires years OF
study and training. And years OF hard,
practical work must follow the study
period. The voice must be culti-
waited, 1t must be trained. And this calls
for infinite patience, time and money.
Trained voices naturally cannot be ex-
pected to give the results of all this with
out compensation. And the fact that
their services are asked by The church
and in the cnuse of religion does not
affect the justice of remuneration. Minis
ters and janitors are paid, and SO should
be-our church singers il they nave good
voices. Where church is able
To maintain paid-choir,- and =saeks]ie
economize with volunteer voices, there
is, in partic ulHr, a griovous mistake COM
mitted. Music hath charms, 1t has been
truly said. and II has to every one. A
church able TO spend something on its
music cannot afford to have aught but
the bcs, Ii is within its means to en-
pioy. Those who regulate tho affairs Of
our churches should bear this fact in
mind in connection with their approach-
ing Christmas festivities ana for their
regular services in the new year before
them. There would be far fewer empty
pews In some OF our churches during 1897
IL there were better voices in the choirs."
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-12-07
PUBLsC LIBRARY.


/ The number OF volumes issued during the
week ending ID cemb.r 4, 1896 is 200, daily
average of 45i
Among the additions 20 the library during
the past few weeks are Mercy Warren" by
Alice Brown, GOeO7,: Samuel Gorton," by
l. wis G. James, 9JsS. .32f; whitman, o Study =
by John Burroughs, 3Osl. i26; my Confden'
ccs," by Frederick Locker Lampson, 901i.s8;
!, "An Autobiography, by p. G.. Hamsrton,
coz! 25i: '"The Story of Ny Life" w. by A.
j. G. Hare, 9O7l 25i; Leaves from Juliana
Horatia Ewing's Cana-a Home" edited by
Elizabeth s. Tucker, SOi0lOs; "Was General
Thomts Slow at Nashvillcg" by II. " Boyn'
ton, .0sss. 100; Running The Blockade" by
Thom's f. Taylor, 2os5s. is9; ''The Beginning
OF a Nation" by Edward Eggleston, 2osi.g9; r
new edition OF Victor Duruy's History OF
France" ~, 2O@. l2Ob; "Coloaial Days in
old New York" by Alice Morse Earle,
SJ2l.l0G; Governments andParties in.Conti
mental Europe" 2v., by A. l.. Lowell,
s01G,30; "A Guide TO Chamonix and the
Range of Moct Blanc" by Z. whympor
4lGo12; The Great Rift Valley" by j. W
Gregory 1920; "Tho Fcasts of Autolycus,
by Mrs. Elizabeth r. Pcnrel, S0l5 39;
Workers on Their Industries" edited 10y f.
w. bt lOus cOtosof
chinory" 2v., by >. i. Thompson, 70a5lOc (;
PLANTS and Their Children" 10y Mrs viii
liam Starr Dana. G06.ll2; "Prirciples and
Practice OF Teaching" by James Johonnot
sG9l.l7s The Bible aud the Child" sos. (;
"The Shadow Christ. by q. s. Lee, 501 .lls;
with Open Face, or Jesus Mrrored in Matt
hew, Mark AM Luke" by Alexander b.
Bruce, 501. 10: Tommy -An7o and the Three
Hearts," by Mabel o. Wright, ls7l7o; TON
Sawyer Abroad, etc" by Samuel l.. Clemens
MARK Twain, lS1j.1i3 Sister Jane by
Joel Chandler Harris, l787.s3; Around the
Camp Fire" By Charles G.. ID. Roberts. 7t.2l0;
"Roderich Lohn," by Il. EclSstein, l1Gd.lj8;
"rhe Seats of the Mighty" by Gilbert Par
ker, 110S Isl; 'Iuann and Other Stories" by
H. de Balzac, ls00G55: Letters of Country
Vicar" by Mara Gordon Holmes, l70.2l7 F;
Adventures OF Roger L'Estange," by Domi-
nick Daily, ls08.l5s more Songs Fram Vag
abondia," by Bliss Carmen and Richard
Hovcy, 1880. 1872 "Socic y Pictures" A" drawn by
the late George Du Naurier 2v., GJ.l07: His
tory of Modern Painting" by r. Muthcr.
tran slated from the German, 3v., 0O655;
Colonial Architecture and Furniture" by +.
L. soderholts, 910 105, and Colonial Furni
,urc and Interiors" by N. w. Elwell, 97j.lOj.
Also the following added within weels:"r 6
Am,ricaa Commonw ealth." (abridged edit
ion), by James Bryce, sJ1s.53n; "Tho Ameri-
can Revolution" bv John FislSe illustrated
editon), 2v. 2OS5l54h Modern French Mas
tcrs," by John c. Van Dyke, ,90i.5: Tho Story
of the Mine" by Charles Fl. Shinn, 7722.3,
and Daddy Jake, tie Runaway" by Joel @.
La -ris, 1900 Ia.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-12-07

EDWARD PAysoy wEtToS -"PAysE'
WESTON is st;ll aiys and whnt is moro
be IS walking. o. rather he Is going TO
walk. IL was quarter OF century ago
when tha vcteinp pedestrian paced of his
IL miles 10 "a Consecutive hours and he
is gcing TO undertake TO repeat that feat
in New York .s a feature oi a public
teftinoaial in recognition OF "the
honesty, the temperance. tho courage ana
the skill which be has displayed 10 sth-
le,ics," New Workers OF prominence be-
iny behind the invitation. The vsteran
says for himself: "wEen WIS walking
my purpo'o wal TO dem % straie that tho
creates, physical endurance IL possible
without tho use OF scohclic or other arii-
rcisl siimrlnn,s. and en- proud CT the
TACT that religious and ecisnfihc authority
of rhe highest Standing uri;ed in as
knovlcd ying that fully established the
fact. On q strictly temperance diet.
repeatedly accomplished fests Ct endur-
snce which no athlete using stimulants
has ever equallec. Bot am row, as yon
ara vel aware, we'll into the 'sere aui
yellow leaf period 81 my l.ie. II {, pes--
iy a quarter Of century 'inoe made
public sispIay Of what powers ] poaSsrs.
Still, thanks to my devotion to the gre',
ef6ss OF temperance. 4 am hoirty ana TO-
bun." Many old Providence scquain,.
sncss will wish success to the veteran
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-12-07
Chlmmie radden is Coming.

Fresh from their triumphs in New York and
Boston, Charles Hopper and his company OF
comedians will De seen at the Providence
Opera House ON Thursday, Friday and Satur'
day next In the widely horalded American
dialect play, "Chimmie Fadden." The pieco
enjoyed tho remarkable good fortune OF so
impressing New YorlKers that it played in the
Metropolis TO the biggest kind of business all
last winter. It's recent career in Boston has
been quite as successful as Notwithstanding
the fact that the locale of the play is in New
York and that the characters are mostly mod
oled from types OF life belonging to the great
East Side, the scenes, incidents and people are
of a kind that belong to life in any large
city, The peculiar dialect of Chimmy
Fadden himself, which first made the
stories from which the play was drama
tized famous, is almost that Of any gamin
who lives in the slums OF big American
city. The sale OF seats and boxes for "Cmm-
mic Fadden" began this morning
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-12-07

"OUR PIG iron should 10 melted and
our cotton spun aud woven at home,
thus gisirg greater employment to labor
and esta hlishing home merkets Tor our
agricultural products," says Governor
JonSsTcS OF Al1tams, In bis message,
whica prompts tho Sun to oxclaim:
"IIas the Eagle OF Protection scse6med
SO loud OF 40 ubiqaitously as 1t screams
TODAY sincs the foundation of the govern
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-12-07
THE wroEEsoMENEss OF CAS-.

THE WliOLLSOMfN4sSS Or CA D.
II arpears ttat Inhalation in ar stmos-
phere laden with Illuminating gas is not
injurious 10 health ocspi;e the popular
conception 10 the contrary based upon
sickness and death resulting from essspss
ing gss. At least that is the testimony
CT several physicians. whom New York
Tribune reporter talked 10 on the srb-
jeet.
illuminating Gas Is q bad tmelllng and
a deadly thing but II is urged by the
physicians interviewed that in small
ell the bad smell end that neither gas
workers, ncr persona resident near gas
works, nor persons lodged In room
with leaking Jet are threatened with
any serious effects to health. "Ccntaet
with the atmosphere, said one physician
in speaking about Illuminating Gas,
"nea,rniizss IL, robs 1t of is deadly
properties TO a great eStont; and, al
though Ii is far from pleasant TO DC COM
pelloa to b5oathe air made heavy by
escs ring eas, and wnile IL may make
those WHO are unlccustomed TO II
slightly i'll for n short lime, there is moth
ing really dangerous q about H."
Ano.ner doctor declares that he ia sure
that people wno are troubled with
bronchial affections are positively bene-
n,ed by breathing the air TO which so
many PEOPLE object. IL is well known
that persons wbo suffer with spGsiomic
coughs are ssnt to tie gashouses and find
relief, and in those where the old
methods are still in vogue. where gis Is
made from coal, IL is ncthing unusual TO
fno children from remote parts Of the
city who are taken there to be cured OF
whooring cough. The gas Gets rs an
anResthotic TO soDio extent and serves TO
lesson the spasms. II this is true OF
acute cases IL is equally applicable to
chronic thToat affections.
All this can but b, comforting to re-
nina ourselves OF when we ''smell gas"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-12-07
THE PA TENT MEDICINE INDUSTRY

THE PA TENT MEDICINE INDUSTRY.
1t is estimated that 10, 600 men are en-
ployed in the $50 proprietary medicine
manufactures Of this country and that
more than $4,000, oo) year are paid out
in ra,ariea aud wages. New York city is
the chief centre of the industry, Lowell
the most notable for its size, and Provi-
dence Ia prominent on the list of the
patent modicins towns.
Doctors say that tho Industry thrives
chiefly because the American people
suffer from dyspepsi, and that most OF
tue medicines shit that disease In
some Hay though ths- patient -aasy think
he has something eise and tho clever
medicine man recommends bis product to
suit what the patient thinks he has.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-12-07
The Sporting Duchess.

''The Sporting Duchess" the great spectac-
rlar which ran last year for 300 nights at the
Academy of Music in New York, for 75 nights
in Philadelphia and for 90 nights in Bbston,
comes 20 the Providence Opera House ON Mon
day. December H. for an engagement OF one
week. The east Is probably the greatest that
has ever been seen in this city. IL contains
among its 200 members the names Of Agnes
Bsoth, Cora Tanner, Joseph Wheeloek. Elita
Proctor Otis, Harry Lacy, Louis Nassen, Har-
ry Gibbs, Il. A. Roberts, Beresford Webb,
Sara Converse. Adele Francis, T. ID. Walsh
and Annie Morton. The great Derby race
with its 20 race horses is one of the features.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-12-07
THE OFFICIAL FIGURES.

The official figures of the national cleo.
tion as compiled by tho canvnssing
boards OF the respective states are oil COM
pleted snd 1t appears that the MCKINLEY
and HoRART ticket received 1922, 124
votes; BRYAN, G,s9S,S57, LEvERINa, 1885,
4S3; PALMER and BUCRNER, 125, ,c37;
MATcHETT. i6. DIG and BENTLEY, 9,6G5,
the regular prohibition vote thus oeing
somewhat larger than the "Gold-Demo-
crat" vote and the Sccialist-Lnbor more
than the National, or boiling Prohibition
vote. The MCKINLEY plurality 10 623, ,sG7
ana the msjority over all, 3i7, ,666. In the
BRyAN vote Is included total Of 1921
cast for the Populist ticket, BRYAN and
WATSON, as well as the Popocra,ic ticket,
BRYAN and SEwAIL. The returns a
given lack the vote OF three counties in
North pakoIa and include the vote Of
New York state summed up from the
official county returns, the ofllcisl sum-
ming up of these by the State Board not
having been declared.
The vote In the electoral college, in
cluding South Dakota's will bo McKIN-
LEY, 276; BRYAN, III.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-12-07
vosBURG WILL REMAIN.

The rumpus which threatened the re-
moval of Mr.. Vosburgh from the posi-
tion OF official hsndicapper of the Jockey
Club, instigated by one or two trainers,
has ended in smoke. When a petition
was sent around for signatures asking the
Jockey Club to look into the matter, there
were only enough English names on the
list to start three e-handsd reel. Couse-
quently, this document was withh held from
the gaze Of tae running turf magnates.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-12-07

The Medical Record notes that since
refused to pay the bill OF the physicians,
who extracted the assassin's bullet from
his body, amounting to $4,000, he has
poid on attorney bill OF s26, 160 for taking
a will OF which no was executor through
tho probate court--"an automatic pro-
ceodisg requiring neither skill, groat
ability, learning nor judgment. The
California press was unan lmous in con.
demning tho physicians for rendering so
large bill and equally unanimous in con-
graduating The lawyer upon receiving a
handsome fee.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-12-07

Cur esteemed contemporary the Narrs-
gsrA,tt Herald IL pleased 10 observe that:
"The PROVIDENCE EVENING News is GER
tsinly takiIg front rank in Rhode
Isisnd journalism. AS a penny paper the
NEWS has not many equsls even in Now
Eng land, md tho demand for IL upon the
c,rs IL net Only increasing daily, but
down Eore in tue south county 1t Is
looked Upon as real estate"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-12-07
A FAST GAME.
The Grays Defeat The Witches IN Very
Lively Contest.

The Grays Defeat The Witches IN Very
Lively Contest.
At Infantry Hall, Saturday night, the
devotes OF the game OF polo were treated
to an interesting exhibition OF the roller
polo kind. II was fast, furious game.
Devoid of any real rough work, though
at times what appeared to be such, was
only justified, legitimate blocking, both
teams handied the ball In one OF the best
passing games seen here this season. The
Witches are good lot of players and
their position at present in the standing
is not permanent. The Grays just
escaped defeat Saturday night for the
sphere was in their cage twice during the
evening only to come out again, and
through the kind ctiices OF Fgrbush
they were given the game, he succeed
ing in baseing three fouls, the last one
coming when the score stood 3-3 in the
last Te-iod. Pierce was off the floor
twice during the 45-mipute play, olce
wi tn a broken skate and when Bartlett
stick accidently opened the cut on his
eye. Mul Smith also took a recess, Nc
Peck iillIng in very acceptably in both
instances. Menard still shows his weak
toward tho close. The game started
OFF with Hipson securing the rush and
working the nall toward the Grays end
with Menard ana Pierce close up, Hipson
getting good position mado an attempt
TO drive, but Pierce hooked the ball,
passed II down to Msnard on the side
who drove it home. The second goal
was taken by Canavan on passing by
Menard to McPeek to the centre in 6. IS.
These wero the only two goals credited
I In the period. The second period opened
with the score 20 in favor of the Grays,
Dut inside, OF 13 minutes the Witches
were In the van. The first goal secured
by Griffin was from the centre in $50 and
then tig Furbush took the next on
drive nearly the length OF the rink in
$40. In the last one Hipson got the
ball ana carried il all-reund the rink to
the side and shot IL In on Sword, but 1t
came out only to meet Griffin, who
landed it back again. Only one goal was
made in the last period Pierce making
nice ieft-nan6e1 back shot from the side,
which tied the game in the number OF
goals. The rest OF the time each team
tried hard to score but init" Sword aud
Heffernan were at their best and the
gong sounded with the score even. Salem
| lost goal on Furbush's fouls, giving
| Providence one the best of it.
Score--Providence, s; Salem, 2.
Fovidence--Pie 1r., Menard 2r.,
| Canavan c., Smith h. b., Sword g.
sslen--Hipson 1r., Griffin 2r., Bart
lett c., Furbush +. b., Heffernan =,
| Goal. Won by, Made by, Time
| 1-ProviGence, Menard, 90
| 2-Providepce. Canavan 80
j. Salem, Griffin, 20
| 4-Salem, Furbush, B 40
| 5-Sa,em, Griffin, 2 20
| 6-Providence. Pisrce, 80
Score-Provicence, 3; Salem. q Stops
| in goal-Sword, %; Hoffernan. 81; fouls,
Flrbush, 3; Smith i; referee, Keoush; |;
| timer, Rawson.