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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-07-17
The Real CURRENCY coptraotionist..

While the silverites are bowling them
selves hoarse over "gold standard con-
traction of the currency" the people
who believe in a steadily expanding
volume of money should keep in mind
the fact that free coinage at l6 to 1
would be the greatest contraction meas
ure Of the age 1t would put the coun-
try on single silver standard, would
drive gold out of use, would brighten
investors into withdrawing loans,
would make it impossible for the gov
ernment to redeem its paper obligations
in coin Of any kind, would cause the
suspension of banks by creating panic
among depositors. and by establishing a
precedent for the repudiation Of debts
would greatly curtail the operations Of
our present credit system. If currency
contraction is an evil, the people who
favor expansion should vote to sustain
the present system Of geld and silver,
under which the volume Of money has
increased from SIS in 1878 to s23 at
the present time.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-07-17
HOW TO SETTLE IT.
Only One Way Out OF the Silver Question
Says Congressman Warner.

Only One Way Out of the Silver Question,
Says Congressman Warner.
Ex-Congressman John De Witt War
ner opposes ex-Congressman Richard p.
Bland in a discussion of the money
question in the New York Journal Of
July 1. Unlike many eastern men, MIR.
Warner has a high opinion Of the abil-
ity, character and motives Of the silver
people. He thinks that both the leaders
and those in the ranks of the 10 to
army are earnest, industrious, sober and
God fearing American citizens, who are
smarting under actual grievances as to
the real cause of which they are greatly
mistaken. We quote the following as
part of Mr.. Warmers views:
This proposed law to make people &C.
cept silver is not asked for by anybody
who wants silver. 1t is just because
people do not want silver and will not
take it unless compelled to do so that
our free silver friends want a law to
make them take it. The only people
who want the law are, therefore, not
those who want silver, but those who
want to get rid Of silver, or who, owing
gold and thinking they can buy silver
more cheaply, want to make their cred
itors take it instead. 1t may be said
that, rs to future matters, we could
make special contracts calling for gold.
That is just what they can do now In
regard to silver. As a matter Of fact, q
large and increasing proportion Of con-
tracts do provide specially for payment
in gold. 1t is significant that no one
hears of silver contracts. The reason Is
no one prefers silver except for the pur-
pose Of forcing it upon some one else.
The most serious feature Of the pres
ent situation is not so much the predica-
ment in which we find ourselves as the
apparent disposition in both parties not
to take the only way out, which, If ]
may suggest it, is to accept the situa-
ton that the commerce Of the world has
created for itself, to recognize its gen.
eral acceptance Of the gold standard,
and, leaving to commerce the things
that belong to commerce, to resist any
attempt at interference either by our
own government Independently or by
any combination between it and those
Of other nations.
Personally 1 believe gold to be far
superior to any other standard that is
even remotely practicable, but if our
commerce preferred silver l should con-
slider it measureless impertinence on the
part Of congress to interfere with that
preference. And so, certain as | am that
our commerce finds it more profitable
and natural to use gold as a standard, |
am all the more opposed to any attempt
by congress to interfere with the natural
course Of business. 49, Bad as would be
the effect Of free silver, more and more
of us are concluding that few years OF
apprehension and financial paralysis,
such az we have had, would be more
damaging than the actual experience Of
free coinage Of silver, a trial Of which
would at least establish certain facts
and destroy sundry delusions.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-07-17
Mrs. Hetty Green In Politics.

"Her whole nature has been revolu-
tionized," said a Washington hotel
keeper, speaking of Mrs. Hetty Green's
reported intention of spending 81, 000,-
900, or $50 much thereof as may be
necessary" TO elect her son governor OF
Texas.
81 never knew anybody TO loosen up
as Mrs. Green has Of late" continued
the boniface. "About Is months ago,
when she came on here, she haggled
with me over the price of one Of the
cheapest rooms in the house, and actu-
ally made me give her a reduction be-
cause she staid week. The next time
she came she had on the finest sort Of q
dress, such a one rs nobody had ever
seen her wear, and this time my house
was not good enough for her, so she
went to the highest priced place in town
and never asked the rate Her liberal
streak was late in developing, but If her
son does go into politics 1t will be q
fortunate thing for him that his mater
shanRed her system in the way OF things
pecuniary. Washington Post.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-07-17

companionship. We shall reign for ever
and ever. I think that banquet will
mean more to those who had it hard in
this world than to those who had it
easy. That banquet in David's palace
meant more to MephibosLeth than to
any one else, because he had been poor
and crippled and despised and rejected.
And That man who in this world is
blind will better appreciate the light of
heaven than we who in this world had
good eyosight. And that man who in
this world was deaf will better appreci-
ate the music of heaven than we who i'll
this world had good hearing. And
those will have higher appreciation of
the easy locomotion of that land who in
this world we're Mephibosheths.
Omy seal. what q magnificent Cos
pell It takes man so low down and
raises him SO hight What a gospel
Come now, who wants to be banqueted
and impalaced? AS when Wilberforce
was trying to get the emancipation
bill" through the British parliament
and all the British isles were anxious
TO hear of the passage Of that "emanci'
nation BIZ" when vessel was coming
into port ard the captain of the vessel
knew that the people were so anxious to
get the tidings, he stepped out ON the
PROV of the ship and shouted to the peo-
pie long before he got up to the dock
''Freel' and they cried IL. and they
shouted it, and they sang it all through
the land, Free, freel" So today l
would like to sound the news of your
present and your eternal emancipation
until the angels Of God lowering in the
air, and watchmen on the battlements,
and bellmen in the town cry it, shout
il, sing it, ring it, Free, free3 L
come out now as the messenger of the
palace to invite Mephibosheth to come
up. / am here today to tell you that
God has wealth of kindnessto bestow
upon you for his Sons sake. The doors
of the palace are open to receive you.
The cupbearers have already put the
chalices on the table, and the great,
loving, tender, sympathetic heart OF
God bends over you this moment, say
ing, "Is there any that is yet left of
the house Of Saul, that may show him
kindness for Jonathan's sake?"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-07-17
The Spanish Main.

We write and talk glibly enough OF
the Spanish main, but when did the
phrase first come into use and what vas
its exact geographical significance? The
prevalent idea, borrowed, we take 1t,
from the delightful romance Of west
ward, Hon. seems to be that the phrase
was in common use among tho Eliza
bethan sailors to signify that part Of
the great American continent On which
the Spaniards had effected settlement
when we first broke into the Caribbean
sea-that is to say, from Vera Cruz, in
the gulf of Mexico, to the delta of the
OrinOco But we cannot find that the
phrase was in use at that time. In the
pages Of Hakluyt we read Of the main,
of the firm land, which is, Of course,
a literal translation of the Spanish term
"tierra frma," Of the mainland coast,
of the coast Of the Indies or Of the
West Indies, but of the Spanish main
we have nowhere read.
Nor have we been able to find it in
the writers of the next century. Dam
pier does not use it, nor Lionel Wafer,
nor the translator of Exquemelin's de
Americaensche Zee-Roovers. 1t isnot
TO be found in Morgan's official reports
Of his buccaneering exploits, nor in
Ringrose's narrative, nor in Sharp's. In
the map engraved for Dampier "Voy-
ages" Q729), the term firm land is en-
ployed to designate the territory now
occupied by the republics of Venezuela
and Colombia. The original terra frma
of the Spaniards, according to Ulloa,
included only the provinces Of Veragua
Panama and Darien, with the City Of
Panama for its capital.
We may be i'll error. and certainly We
do not profess that our researches have
been exhaustive, but the earliest use we
have found of the term the Spanish
main is in 1.-THE Journal of Admiral
James," lately published by the Navy
Records society, where, on Nov. ~,
1879, the admiral notes that he "bore
away for Truxilio. ON the Spanish
main" Truxillo being the port Of Hon
duras. -Nacmillan' Magazine.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-07-17
Cancer
OF the Breast.

Mr.. A. H. Crausby Is one of the best
known and most highly respected citi-
zens of Memphis, and resides at 158
Kerr street in that city.
Some years ago his wife noticed a
small lump in her breast. She thought
nothing of it. but it increased in size
and soon broke through the
skin and commenced to discharge.
She was at once put under treatment
of the best physicians, but they very
soon found that they could do her no
good, and simply prescribed antiseptics
to keep the place clean. Both her
grandmother and aunt, by the way,
had died with cancer, and when APP
prised of this fact the doctors said that
they would not attempt to save her;
that she was incurable. Although the
cancer had by this time become deep
seated and her health very low, one of
the most noted specialists of New York
then treated her. After treating her
awhile, this doctor admitted that the
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-07-17

case was hopeless and further treat
ment useless. 1T is difficult to inn
agine how desp pendent we all became, "
said Mr.. Crausby, knowing that she
must die and unable to give her any
relief. l had spent over five hundred
dollars with the best medical skill to
be had, and felt that there was no
further hope.
zone day I happened to read an ad-
vertisement of S. 5. s., recommending
that remedy for cancer, and in view Of
the failure of the most eminent physi-
clans in the country, confess ! had
little faith left in any human agency.
However. purchased bottle of s SIS,
and TO my delight it seemed to benefit
her. After she had taken a couple Of
bottles the cancer began TO heal, and
astonishing as il may seem, few bot
ties more cured her entirely. You can
probably better understand how re-
markable this cure was when Iexplain
that the cancer had eaten two holes in
the breast two inches deep. These
healed up entirely. and although ten
years have elapsed, not sign of the
disease has ever returned. and we are
assured Of the permanence Of the cure,
which we at first doubted.
"As my wife inherited the cancer, I
certainly regard 5. S. s. as the most
wonderful remedy in the world. and it
is truly a Godsend to those afflicted
with this terrible disease. You may
be sure that I shall always be grateful
to tina. remedy, for without it my home
would now be desolate and my chill
dren motherless."
The above is but one of many re-
markable cures being daily made by
S. s. s. Cancer is becoming alarm
ingly prevalent, and manifests itself in
such variety of forms, that any lump,
sore or scab. it matters not how small,
which does not readily heal up and dis
appear may well be regarded with
suspicion. We will gladly send to any
address, full accounts of several other
cures fully as remarkable as this one.
For real blood troubles, S. S. s. has
no equal. It wipes out completely the
most obstinate cases of blood diseases,
which other remedies do not seem to
touch. S. S. S. gets at the root of the
disease, and forces il out permanently.
S. S. S. is guaranteed purely vegeta-
bic, and is 4 positive and permanent
cure for Scrofula, Eczema. Cancer,
Rheumatism and all traces of bad
blood. Our valuable books will be
mailed free to any address. Swift
Specific Co., Atlanta, Ga.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-07-17
The Monstrous Wrong.

The "monstrous wrong" for which
Governor Boies arraigns the Republic
ans is, the Philadelphia Telegraph says,
"the wrong Of giving the poor man the
best money in the world and assuring
him that what little property he may
possess or may acquire shall not be put
in jeopardy by the uncertainties Of a
shifting and questionable currency; the
wrong Of insisting that the dollar paid
to the wage Garner shall be worth 100
cents and shall not be cut down to 30
oents "
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-07-17
A Tallow Dip.

An Englishman and an American
girl at state ball were talking over
some of the people present, when the
former said: "That is Lord b. who has
Just passed. Have you met him!'
ayes, was the answer, land / thought
him extremely dull. "You surprise
me. He is one Of the most brilliant
lights of our service" "Reallyg' re-
turned the American girl. "Then it is
my turn to be surprised. His light flick
cred so when he talked with me that l
set him down as one Of your tallow dip
iomats. San Francisco Argonaut
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-07-17
She HAD Him Tber..

Petite Pushalong-You know the prov
erb. ma'am, "She tibet giveth 10 the
poor an unfortunit lendeth to the Lord?"
Mrs Sharpley--You are lover Of
proverbs. / see.
Petie-Yes, ma'am. Iwuz brought mp
on 'em.
Mrs. Sharpley--Then perhaps you are
familiar with the old sawf
Petie-What old saw, ma'am?
Mrs. Sharpley-The one behind the
woodhonse door.
But he was gone cleveland Plain
Dealer
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-07-17

The Baltimore Sun points out that
.'our good times have in the past al
ways been times when foreigners were
investing money freely among us. It
was not altogether or chiefly our own
savings that made business brisk. II
was the continued influx of foreign
gold. Now we are unfortunately isolat-
ed by the threat Of the silver basis and
shall be bottled up industrially if we
shall eves actually reach it Our theo-
rists kill the goose that laid the golden
egg"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-07-17


Train f0e connects ar Harper's Ferry with
Fast Limited Express trains leaving at lib
?. m. arriving Columbus az 800 Il. m and
Pittsburg az s:i5 p m. and Chicago at 100 a..
m. next morning. with train leaving at 5:l9 D.
M arriving az Cincinneti az 1:ij a. m. and at
Il. Louis az 500 pm. and connects al Viewer
ton with ain arriving 40 Hagcrtown at
2:l3 p. m. and az Washr gtOn Junction with
train arriving at Frederick az 2:20 y. m.
Train 40 connects with fast Vestibuled
trains at Harper's Ferry az g:44 y. m. tor
Chicago: iv:2l p. m. for Pitfrburg. and l:i6 a.
N. for Cincinnati and ~. Louis Arrive at
Pittsburg az 6all a. m. Chicago at 800 p. NJ
Cincinnati at sop m. and ST. Louis az 1:l2 a.
m. Parlor cars on trains Nos. 40S and 405 be-
tween StauntOn and Baltimore.
Pullman Palace Slec ping cars run through
70 Cincinnati. 81. Louis. Chicago and Pitts
burg. on all express trans
For rates tickets. baggage checks apply
70 any Office Of the -. & o. r. r.. or to z. +.
DudrOw travelling passenger agent Winches-
ter. Va. or to G. L. Hammond. city ticket
agent. Staunton. Va.
CHAs. o SCUIL, a. NJ GREENE
Gen. Pass. Agt. Gen Man
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-07-17
Only Sees One Side.

A silyerite newspaper says, "A bushel
Of potatoes, a dozen Of eggs and a pound
Of butter can be bought in many por.
lions Of the western reserve Of Ohio at
the present time for 80 cents" And
this fact is stated as reason for free sill
yer. Would the farmer be any better off
if he sold his 20 cents worth Of potatoes,
eggs and butter for 5S cents in coin
worth 80 cents on the dollar and had to
pay 81 in silver coin for every dollars
worth of value that he purchased at the
stores and in the markets:-Chicago
Chronicle.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-07-17
Rsllet IN SIX Hours.

Distressing Kidney and Bladder diseases
relieved in six hours by the New Gres:
South American Kidney Cure" This new
remedy is a great surprise on account OF
its exceeding promptness 10 relieving
pain in the bladder, kidneys, back 40
e, ely part Of the urinary passes Ia male
or female. II relieves. Il relieves re.
tention Of water and pain in passing Il
s1most Immediately. II you want quick
relief and cure this ~ yonr remedy. Sold
by +. K. IRWIN, DFuggl Woodstock,
Va. nov. 30-fyf.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-07-17

1.-THE south especially is interested in
the maintenance of a sound currency, "
the Charleston News dem. says 1.-THE
south more than any other section
should support the gold standard. The
south will suffer more than any other
part OF the country from frye silver coin
age. The north and east vsuobe able to
take care Of themselves ". ~ del.
uge comes e
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-07-17

40 MIXED TRAIss sOUTH.
Leave Woodstock sunday at 1895 p m. arrive
at Harrisonburg at 30Op.m.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-07-17

400 MIXED TRAIN NORTH.
Leave Woodstock at $40 a. m. arrived at
Harper's Ferry at 5.l4 p. m. On Sunday
leave WoOdstockat : q pm,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-06-19
wATERvlLLE.
Teacher and Pupil.

There has been no happier event in this
city for many day than that of the re-
ception rendered by the pupils of the
North and South Grammar schools to
their teachers at Thayer's hall. last even
ing Miss Soule. principal of the South
cipal of the North Grammar school. were
the happy recipients of the honOrs of the
evening Superintendent Waters was
present to add dignity to the occasion.
which will pass into history as one of the
happiest events i'm the lives of the parti-
cipants. The following programme was
carried out:
Day. Cora Crommett, Mabel Lacomb.
Mamie Vigue.
"A misunderstanding" Grace Brann
"A Picture, Louise Mccartney
"a Race for Life Carl Bryant
"Whistling i'm Heaven Cora Crommett
"Meddlesome Meg Mae Morrill,
Banjo Solo. Happy Thought Polka"
Maxim an Editor outen o Him
Grandmother Gray" Ethel Getchell
"A Complaint Latte Mathew
Oracle Brann. Frank Ph1lbrtck, Ii.
Hamlin Bryant
Song. THE Merry Hunter" Quintet
Hunting a Mailman Bertha F'lagg
Gertrude Weber
IA Race for Life Winnie Hamlin
Song. THE Field and Wood Quintet
"Whisperin Bill Daisy /. Day
"A Speckled Hen" Elsie Gaskin
Dafogue "a Morning CALI a''' 'a"'e"e
Mollie Caswell. Hattie Lane
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IN Railroad Circles.

Deering can boast Of the only three
track electric road In the State.
The Grand Trunk authorities at Ber-
lin. N. H.. will remove the old build
igs. build new passenger station.
reight house and sheds.
Harric T.. Bryant of Saco will run as
brakeman on the scoot train this sum-
ner and Manley G.. Tracy will take his
,lace at the Saco station as assistant
baggage master.
Several Of the Grand Trunk cars
iave issued from the shops resplen-
lent in their new coats OF green aud
gold They are fully ornament and
ook much like new Pullmans.
Mr. Job Sears. the c. =. r. baggage
master who was so badly injured in
he recent railway disaster near Me-
.antic. has gone to Montreal where he
will receive further treatment
Herbert SpraGue. one of the en-
)lCyes of the Maine Central at Iced s
junction. got three Of. his fingers
rushed Thursday. Henwent, at once
% the Lewiston hospital where two
we're amputated.
Railroad men who have been at
Nhitneyville for months, awaiting the
commencement of work on the Shore
Line. received word last week. that
heir services would not be needed, and
are now leaving town.
The annual spring cleaning of the O..
+. r. lines has just been finished and
he result is seen in a motley collection
If "culch" on the hospital tracn in the
yard at Portland. There are the rem
;iants of about ten cars. most of which
ire total wrecks.
A crew. of men commenced work
Monday at Old Town for the Bangor
& Aroostook railroad putting in new
overhead bridge on Wood. street 1t is
expected that this is only the com
nencement of many improvements the
g. & A will make in that city.
A lodge of the Order of Railway
Photographers was organized at Old
Town. Monday The new branch starts
with a charter membership of SO and
includes the train despatchers in Old
Town and from many of the stations
about Old Town on the line of the Maine
Central and b. & A. r. r.
A new form of signal register book
has just been adopted on the Maine
Central and will be used at stations
where such signal records are kept.
which is at functions and terminals
The new form differs from the old in
that two pages of the book are used
at a time, a large part of the right
hand page being given up to a space
for the conductors to write the cause
of the delay. in case their train ar
rives behind the scheduled time
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Manager Marston Of Fall River says
that Patterson, who played on Augusta.
is a great man. up there" he adds.
IF man makes an error or two he is
discharged Lewiston Journal. Do
you deny our right to do as we see fit ?
The Bangor Commercial Is booming
Wheeler as the star pitcher of the
league. Well. there's strapping big
Dutchman over In Fall River. town
about L. miles from New Bedford, whom
Wheeler can't pitch one side Of. Kloby
has little head, a little speed and more
than a few curves. He Is So far ahead
Of Wheeler that the Bangor Commercial
man has lost sight of him.-New Bed
ford Journal
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-06-19
Round. Rosy. Faces

Laughing eyes. frames full of vigor and
elasticity. are blessings attainable by the
cadaverous. the haggard and the dyspep-
tic who try that wisest of experiments
an experiment whose happy outcome is
certified to by myriads-viz., course of
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters PROMPTLY
begun and steadily pursued There is no
tonic comparable to 1t in efficacy none
more agreeable and speedily beneficial
The nervous and dyspeptic. sufferers
from malaria. rheumatism. constipation
biliousness and kidney troubles arc rap
idly aided by the Bittcrs and 1t is one of
the best means of counteracting the eff
tigue and exposure in wet or Indictment
weather. Persons of sedentary habits
find 1t a most useful vivifier and recti-
peratOr of exhausted energy Use II in
order to sleep well. eat heartily and di-
gest thoroughly. Physicians everywhere
speak In high terms Of 1t.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-06-19

At the late meeting at Lawrence.
MASS. the Maine bred PAGER Sandy
River Boy won third money and the
time was 2.251. 2.24A. 2.24A. What
makes the matter notable Is the fact
that Sandy River Boy was Just two
years. nine months and eight days old.
and was timed separately in 2.25%
2.291a. 2.26A. finishing a close second in
the first heat and only fraction of a
second behind the leader, the average
time of his heats being 2.27 Is. and he
made but one break in the race. He
was foaled in Phillips. Aug. 81. 1893.
and was got by Alclayone 222. owned
by my friend S. w. Parlin of the Horse
Breeder, and his dam was Pasumpsic
Maid. badly punched and crippled
mare of untraced breeding-Turf.
Farm and Home.