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The citizen., 1896-09-18
HOG LOUISE AND EGGS.

uiOSene sus in six gallons strong soap
A Nv was applied with force pump.
IN Uuch OF 13 small pigs were secured
The small inclosure. One man worked
bein pump while another sprayed, care
ouass s taken to thoroughly wet the fore
WIZ ts and the inside of the ears
Fort ene lice are more abundant.
Thu = pigs were treated In this way.
pren.soie mnoie time required, including the
''satlon Of tkh emulsion, did not ex-
The citizen., 1896-09-18
NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS.

The Tax Books are now ready and the Col
lector would call the attention of the Taxpay
ers for 1895 to Section 46, Article 81, Revised
Code of Maryland:
"All persons who shall pay their State Taxes
on or before the first day of September of the
year for which they were levied, shall be en-
amount of said taxes; all that shall pay the
same on or before the first day of October, of
the said year, shall be entitled to a deduction
of four per centum; and all that shall pay the
same on or before the first day of November
of said year shall be entitled to deduction OF
three per centum.n
j. WILLIAM BAUGHMAN.
june 26-t oct 3d. Collector.
The citizen., 1896-09-18
THE FARM KITCHEN.
1t Is an Easy Task to Provide 1t with
Running Water.

Many country homes are situated up
on slopes, with the well on the higher
land above the house. But with such an
advantageous situation of the water
supply, there are few families that take
advantage of natures willingness to
pump water into the kitchen sink for
them. The accompanying illustration
The citizen., 1896-09-18
BRACING THE GATE.

Right and Wrong Ways Explained In
Word and Picture.
The two plans shown below are sub
mitted by A. II. W., who wants to know
which is the best way to hang gate.
No. is by far the better method, since
it is push brace and the work that it
The citizen., 1896-09-18

A man who staples fence to growing
trees belongs to that class of farmers
who leave a machine in the field where
they last used it. Drive a staple in par
slIel with the rrain OF wood
The citizen., 1896-09-18
How to XIII Ponltrx Lice.

If chickens trail their wings or be-
come droopy, look for lice, dip your
fingers in kerosene oil and rub it on the
tops of their heads. Tobacco leaves or
tobacco in most any form placed in the
bottom of the nest of sitting hen keeps
the lice away. A remedy for ice-in-
Tested henhouse is burning sulphur in it.
The house must be tight and all ven
tilators closed; then put pound of sui
phur on some live coa4s. and close the
door tightly, and leave it closed for an
hour or more. Of course, yourself and
hens should be on the outside, in the
meanwhile.
The citizen., 1896-09-18
EREsH COW FOR SALE.
WANTED

A Man with small Family to run Grist ana
: - LEVI PRICE.
Green Valley Mills. r. o.. Hyatlstown,
1Ef Monfx d ~ i A. "a
The citizen., 1896-09-18

We have constantly on hand all goods. from
the cheapest to the best, and will always sell
less than city prices. A full line OF
HARM SADDLES. BRIDLES. COL
LARS, WHIPS, BRUSHES, BITS,
LAP kOBES. HORSE BLANK
E7S. FLY NETS:
In fact everything kept I'm a nrst class Harness
store. Repairing neatly done NJ short notice
and low prices. Call and see us sell
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-07-03
Genuine and Spurious Hay Fever

What a superlative comfort it is to
learn from the manual Of the United
States Hay Fever association for 1896
that there is q spurious disease of hay
fever as well as the real thing itself.
The victim, whether he be one of June,
of July, of August. Of September, or Of
all summer long, may now be content,
no matter what his physical agonies, in
the thought that his hay fever may after
all be but the shadow Of curse. He
may punctuate every sneeze, every head
achy spasm, every cough, with happy
relief born of the idea. "Hal hal It's
only spurious hay fever how glad |
amp
To all others hay fever may seem
more or less Of a joke, but to him to
whom the summer is nothing but one
long drawn out and never ending nasal
Utilization the fever born Of flowers and
hay and other botanical products is
more than serious. 1t is appalling.
Hence the reason for the existence Of
this association, whose president says
in his latest address: Don't wait at
home until hay fever comes on before
going away. This is the important
don't" And as a supplement to this
advice q list of over 100 exempt"
places are given. ranging from Califor-
MIA to Nova Scotia, where the weary
sneezer may find relief from his ex-
hausting sneezes The White mountains
are the nearest haven Of relief here
about, barring the dark and deep blue
ocean. which is recommended as an in
fallible deterrent. Transcript
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-07-03

The trick Of saying that the 16 to
ratio is not material, which appeared as
an afterthought shortly before Altgeld
made his Chicago speech, will not go.
The l6 to l formula is in ali the silver
platforms, with one or two very recent
exceptions, and now it will not down
at the bidding Of any silrerite conjurer.
The plan Of leaving the question Of
ratio to congress will not deceive any
honest money man nor will it satisfy
any silverite who is in dead earnest. To
drop the 16 to / formula would offend
the silverite rank and file and send
them over in a body to the separate sill
yer party or the Populists, while it
would not satisfy any sound money
man. A platform demanding free coin
ago at 30 to or any other ratio would
not satisfy any honest money man.
The Chicago convention must say
either l6 to l or gold standard. There
is no middle ground, for neither free
silyerites nor sound money men can by
any possibility be induced 20 stand on
such uncertain ground.
This money question has been vexing
the business public, holding all indus
tries in terror and suppressing all enter
prise altogether too long. 1t is high time
to have it settled and settled with such
profound thud that no demagogue
will think Of bringing it out again with
intent to befuddle and befool the people
for whole half century to come. 1t is
time for this generation to have done
with this distracting lunacy and settle
down to solid business Chicago Chron-
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they died.
There is in forest in Germany a
place they call the "deer leap'-two
crags about IS feet apart, between them
a fearful chasm. This is called the
"deer leap" because once hunter was
on the track Of a deer 1t came to one
of these crags. There was no escape for
it from the pursuit of the hunter, and
in utter despair it gathered itself up
and in the death agony attempted to
jump across. OF course it fell, and was
dashed on the rocks far beneath. Here
is path to heaven. 1t is plain, it is
safe. Jesus marks it out for every man
to walk in. But here is a man who
says; II won't walk in that path. l
will take my own way" He comes on
until he confronts the chasm that di-
yides his soul from heaven. Now his
last hour has come, and he resolves that
be will leap that chasm, from the
heights of earth to the heights Of heav-
en- Stand back now, and give him full
swing, for no soul ever did that sue
cessfully. Let him try. jump jump
He misses the mark, and he goes down,
depth below depth, destroyed without
remedy" Men, angels, devils, what
shall we call that place Of awful catas'
trophe? Let it be known forever as the
sinners death leap.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-07-03

Minnesota Democrats declared un-
equiyocally for the gold standard. They
did so unexpectedly. The big deiega-
tions from Minneapolis and Duluth were
pledged for l6 to /, and it was taken
for granted that the country delegations
would favor silver. Why did they vote
for gold:
Several reasons have been suggested.
The one most often met with is that the
farmers are composed largely Of honest
and intelligent Scandinavians and Ger
mans who cannot be caught with free
silver sophistry. As over 70 per cent Of
Minnesota's population is foreign born,
this answer may be partly true. A more
reasonable explanation, however, is
found in the reported statement that a
large portion Of the farm mortgages in
Minnesota are made payable in gold
coin Of the United States Of the present
standard Of weight and fneness." Be-
ing compelled to pay their debts in gold
the farmers wish TO receive as good
money when they sell their products.
The fact that far larger portion Of
mortgages will contain the gold clause
next November than now may spoil
many votes for the l6 to scheme.
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WHICH SIDE ARE YOU ON
some Test Questions For Undecided Vot-

Are you opposed to a sudden contrac-
ton in the volume of money now in
use? A free coinage law would immedi-
ately drive out of circulation over $780,
900, 900 in gold
Do you believe i'll a stable measure Of
values which shall be fair to both debtor
and creditor? The l6 to scheme would
put this country on fuctuating silver
basis.
Have you money in the bank or loaned
ont to any one? Free silver would cut
the value Of your savings i'll two.
Are you prepared to abandon the
monetary standard which is used by all
the great commercial nations Of the
world and adopt that Of India, China
ard other cheap labor countries: If not,
you should protest against free silver.
Do you believe that common honesty
demands that debts contracted in 100
cent dollars should be paid in money
worth as much as that which was Dor
rowed? Free coinage means the repudia-
ton Of one-half of all obligations.
Do you know Of any way in which
men who are now poor can get rich hon
estly, except by hard work? If not you
should condemn the quacks who are
promising the people to make them all
rich by legislation which will debase
the currency.
Would you like to see capital album
dant and interest low: Money IS far
more plentiful and interest rates are
lower in gold standard nations than IN
the silver using countries
Do You consider it important to the
interests Of trade and industry that there
should be no uncertainty i'll regard to
the basis Of the country finances? Then
you must oppose the scnseless agitation
which is checking the investment OF
capital and depressing business.
Would you like to see the purchasing
power Of the workingman's wages cut
down one-half by a currency law which
should declare that 90 cents worth of
silver was a dollar" Under free coin
age this country would have silver mono
metallism, with doubled prices for ev-
ervthing the workers buy.
Are you willing to bring on a finan-
cial panic, caused by the calling in of
loans through fears Of free silver repu-
diation, merely for the sake Of trying
cheap money experiments which have
always resulted III disaster? If not, and
if you want an honest dollar and pros
peritv, You should work and vote against
all attempts to debase the currency
Whidden Graham.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-07-03
ITO Old Hiram In Heaven"

The encyclopedias Of Music and Must
Clans" edited by John Denison Champ
lin and William Foster Apthorp (New
York, 1890, volume 8, page 1867, gives
the following particulars regarding the
music of 1.-The Star Spangled Banner
1.-The tune of 'Anacreon in Heaven
was composed by John Stafford Smith,
between 1910 and 1875, to words by
Ralph Tomlinson. president Of the Ana
creontic society, which held its meetings
at the Crown and Anchor tavern IN the
Strand, London. This tune was pub
lished by Longman & Broderip lion
dom, and in the fifth book Of 'Canzo-
nets, Catches. Canons and Glees,
Sprightly and Plaintive, by John Stat
ford Smith. "
The Paris correspondent Of the New
York Tribune in a letter which appeared
in that journal on Sept. %, 1889, says;
"In prowling around the London an
tiduarian resorts l was fortunately able
to find original editions of the drinking
song which became The Star Spangled
Banner. 1t is entitled TO Anacreon in
Heaven, and is one of those bombastic,
inflated, and metaphorical songs which
were in vogue during the last century.
That it was very popular in London is
proved by the fact that Braham made 1t
one of his repertory of songs, and have
also a coTg dated 1902, in which it is
changed into Masonic ode, beginning
TO Old Hiram in Heaven, and cele-
brating Hiram Abiff, architect Of the
temple at Jerusalem. A bacchanalian
ditty, Masonic ode, a national anthem
these were the promotions Of The
Star Spangled Banner. IA. E. G. in
New York Sun.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-07-03
MiLLET AND MlLLAlS.
A London Critic Contrasts the Two--sir
Johns Last Pictures.

A London Critic Contrasts the Two--Sir
Johns Last Pictures.
Passing from Millet to Millais, 1
wonder which, were choice offered me,
l should choose to be? Should l be
tempted to choose in the race for i'm
mortal glory the eight or ten beautiful
pictures which Sir John painted in his
youth, or should l choose the life work,
so deep and simple and strong in its I'M
wavering faith, of ]. F. Millet?
If the "St. Agnes Eve, T." Autumn
Leaves" and "Ophelia" were destroyed,
the world would lose perhaps the three
most beautiful pictures painted this
century. but were the work of J. F.
Millet destroyed, the world would lose
not only some inexpressibly beautiful
pictures, but perception, for j. f.
Millet invented new perception Of life,
new state of conscience-almost a
new morality.
shall be told that this is contra
diction to all have previously written
l do not think so, but an explanation
would lead me far from the subject Of
this article.
return hurriedly to Sir John. His
pictures emphasize that lack of continu-
ity which makes his artistic career
without parallel i'll his own or any 9th
er time. This year he has again revert
ed to good painting.
The picture entitled "a Forerunner'
is an academy figure, marvelously well
drawn and painted. From the point Of
view of a life study it could not be bet
tered, but it is no more than a life
study. The landscape at the back is so
beautiful that it recalls his early man
ner. To praise more is impossible. The
top branches of the trees vanishing into
the rich sky are very beautiful, and
show Sir John in possession Of all his
old power over the material In the
next room there is portrait Of little
boy, which, if he had forgotten the
"Girlhood Of st. Theresa" and some
other works, we should not recognize as
his Then in the large room Sir John
shows fine portrait Of Lady Tweed
dale. 1t is not exciting. We have seen
it all before. 1t does not thrill us. But
we can admire without thrills, grayer
and more subdued admiration, but none
the less sincere. George Moore in the
London Chronicle.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-07-03

Here is a Characteristic French story:
Some months ago Mime. Meta Of Paris
came into respectable sum Of money.
She took little heed for the morrow,
and was wont to declare that when her
last penny came she would solve the
difficulty by taking her own life. With
this end in view she bought a gorgeous
funeral robe and a highly ornament
ed and padded coffin, which she placed
in her bedroom She next sent for the
leader Of the local town band and hand
ed him over fair sum Of money on
condition that he should head her fu-
neral procession, and she furthermore
drew up a programme Of popular and
joyous tunes to be played by his orches-
ira on that occasion. a few weeks ago,
when only a franc or two Of her little
fortune remained the widow, deter
mined on ending all worldly troubles,
bought some charcoal, shut herself up
in her room and was found dead next
morning. Principally obedient to orders
the town band appeared at the hour OF
the funeral and saluted the corpse with
gay hunting chorus. The funeral pro
cession then moved off at a quick pace,
to the accompaniment Of lively march.
Four times was the cortege pulled up en-
route for the cemetery, and at the last
halt the band broke forth with the
sprightliest dance music, like strains
accompanying the lowering Of the coffin
into the grave. Philadelphia Press
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There will be millions Of mad farm
ers, workingmen, clerks and professional
men when they 90 to draw their little
savings ont of bank after we have gone,
or decided to go, to a silver basis, should
we foolishly decide to go there via the
l6 to / short line The 4, 87j, 5l9 depos-
itors, who have 81, $40, 597 023 in saw
ings banks, would all suddenly conclude
TO Withdraw their savings and to con-
vert them into gold before we should
drop to the silver basis. Only a small
percentage could obtain their deposits
before the doors of the banks would
close. The great majority of depositors
would have to wait until we had actu-
ally reached a silver basis before they
could withdraw their deposits and this
picture shows the kind Of money they
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-07-03
DISHONESTY NEVER PAYS.
Free Coinage Would Hurt Debtors as Well
as Creditors.

"He needs a long spoon who would
SUD with the devil' is a good old Span
ish proverb. 1t is one which should be
remembered by all the voters who have
been deluded into favoring the free sill
yer plan for robbing creditors by cutting
the value Of the dollar in two.
1t is unfortunately true that the clear
est proof of the dishonesty Of a scheme
which would enable men who have bor-
rowed 100 cent dollars to pay back the
loan in 80 cent dollars does not cause
the men who favor it to abandon their
agitation. There was a time when the
people had only 10 be shown that GER
tain policy was dishonest and immoral
to secure its prompt condemnation. But
through a shortsighted and foolish self
ishness, which seems to have blighted
their moral sense, a large number OF
persons now openly declare their will
ingness to repudiate debts. Free silver
will cheat creditors?" they say. Then
all the more reason why we should
have it"
Such men can only be reached in one
way. This is by showing them that
stealing from creditors is exactly like
stealing from any other property owner,
and that if this country once inaugu-
rates a policy Of confscating one-half Of
the property Of some men, 1t will not be
long before all property rights will be
assailed. How will this suit the great
majority Of the American people, who
all have some property and are trying to
get more? Are they ready to start in
robbing on wholesale scale by debasing
the currency?
Even if one-half Of the debts in this
country We're wiped out it by no means
follows that debtors would be benefited.
The paralysis Of industry which would
follow the withdrawal Of capital would
cause such suffering and loss to ali classes
that debtors as we'll as creditors would
be involved in the common ruin. When
the men who paid their debts in cheap
silver went to borrow more money, they
would find that no one would lend, un-
less at very high interest rates, sufficient
to cover the risk Of another reputation
scheme. Thus III the end the men who
had hoped to profit by dishonesty would
find themselves still poorer than they
are now The attempt to cheat the devil
by robbing people Of their property with
10 to / law, instead Of stealing it
openly, is a miserable trick. His satanic
majesty cannot be fooled in that way.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-07-03

1t is commonly supposed that drunk
enness is rife in Ireland and the people
consequently idle and unfit for work
In this respect happily there has been o
great change. The Illicit manufacture
Of the poisonous "potheen" is strictly
repressed by the police and the people
cannot afford to buy whisky. The drink
ing Of tea which is much too strong-in
fact, boiled--is said to cause more de-
struction 20 health in Ireland than does
whisky. The increase Of insanity has
even been attributed to this immoderate
tea drinking, and the price paid for tea
is much higher than its true value. -
Blackwood's Magazine.
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Train 40s connects at Harper's Ferry with
Fast Limited Express trains leaving at l:l3
p. m. arriving Columbus az $50 a. m and
Pitsburg at s:g5 p. IN .. and Chicago at 1900 a.
m. next morning: with train leaving at 5:l9 p,
m arriving az Cincinnati at 1:45 a. m. and at
St Louis az 500 p m. ard connects at Viewer
ton with ain arriving at HaRerst) a;
2:l3 p. m. and at Washington Junction with
train arriving at Frederick at 2s20 p. m.
Train 40 connects with fast yestibuled
trains at Harper's Ferry AZ pa p. m. Tor
Chicago: iv.2l p. m. for Pittrburg and l46 a.
m. for Cincinnati and It. Louis. Arrive at
Pittsburg at $50 a. m. Chicago at 300 ?. m.
Gin ,innati at $50 Up. m. and ST. Louis AZ 1:l2 a.
m. ParlOr cars on trains Nos 4Os and 405 te-
tween StauntOn and Baltimore.
Pullman Palace sleeping cars run through
10 Cincinnati st. Louis. Chicago and Pitts
burg. on all express trains.
For rates. tickets. baggage checks apply
to any Office Of the b. & .. X. r.. or 10 c. f.
DudrOw travelling passenger agent Winches-
ter. Va or 10 c. T. Hammond. city ticket
agent StauntOn. Va.
CHAs. D SCULL, NJ. NJ GREESE.
Gen. Pass. Agt. Gen Man
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An Inverting stereoscOpe Invented.

An inverting stereoscope has been in
troduced by the we'll known Partisan
makers, the Compton General de Pho
tographie, of 81 Rue Saint Roche, Paris.
Amateur photographers know that when
they make positives for the stereoscope
the right image must be put on the left
hand and the left on the right hand
but the new instrument Of NM Car
pentier and Gramont allows the effect
Of relief to be seen without necessitating
this inversion. London Globe.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-07-03
Iecend of the Wandering jew.


In eastern Europe and western Asia
the inhabitants Of the different coun-
tries have their various versions Of the
story Of the Wandering jew One Of the
most interesting Of these is the Bulgar-
ian Legend of the Cursed Cobbler. "
1t is as follows: At about the time Of
the crucifxion a shoemaker named
Ahasnerus set up a shop in Jerusalem
on the street leading from the Judgment
hall to Colgotha, the place Of execu-
ton. Day after day the sandal maker s
labors were interrupted by gangs o.
hooting hoodlums following some
wretch to his death which was soon to
occur on the bloody slopes Of the very
appropriately named Place Of Skull "
One fine day an immense crowd seemed
to be working its way toward the place
of execution. Inquiring the cause, he
soon learned that Jesus was to be cruel
fed that day. Soon the procession came
in sight, Jesus bearing the cross
BY the time the cobbler's shop had
been reached Jesus was perfectly ex-
hausted, and begged to be allowed to
place the cross against the building and
to rest himself on the steps But Alas
nerus drove him away with terrible
curses, and would not even permit him
to lay the awful burden in the street
before the shop As Jesus turned to
press on ne turned to the shoemaker
and calmly said, Il soon shall cease my
journey and lay this burden aside for
ever, but thou shalt wander over the
earth until come again. " The aston
ished jew stood like one turned to stone
until the crowd had passed out Of sight,
and the streets We're silent and empty
Then. driven by terror and remorse, ne
looked his door and began that endless
trampwhich the master has said shonld
last until the Judgment day. st. Louis
Republic.
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Prince Victor Napoleon.

Prince Victor Napoleon inherited TO-
600 francs year from his father His
aunt, the Princess Mathilde Bonaparte,
gives him an income of 90, 600 francs
and the ex-empress the sum Of 30, 600
francs yearly. But as both these royal
ladies are fond Of France, and like to
live there part of the year, they give
their sums on the condition that the
prince does not use any Of it for polit-
cal agitation.