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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-09-18
Too
Much Knife !

The use of the surgeons knife is be-
coming so general, resulting fatally
in such a large number OF cases, as to
occasion general alarm. The press al
most daily announces the death OF some
unfortunate whose system could not
Withstand the shock of an operation,
and whose life was cruelty sacrificed to
the keen blade of the surgeon.
OF course, in some instances an
operation is necessary, and is the
only means OF saving life, but such cases
are exceedingly rare. So many deaths
occur under these conditions, however,
that the public is beginning to realize
that the doctors are too hasty in resort
ing to the knife, and if such a state of
affairs continues, there will before long
be general uprising against such meas
ures. It is but reasonable to believe
that the majority of operations are
unnecessary, but when the fatal mistake
is discovered too late, only the doctors
ever know of their error, and though a
precious life is given up, the public IS
assured that death would have resulted
in spite of the operation, and who is
ever the wiser?
The folly Of resorting to the knife in
cases of cancer, is demonstrated every
time it is undertaken. The disease is
in the blood and the cancer or sore is
but the outward manifestation of a
terrible condition Of the entire circula-
ton. To cut out this sore, therefore,
does not in any way effect the disease,
and it can easily be seen that the only
correct treatment is to get at the seat of
the disease, and purify the blood; the
sore will then heal up naturally. S.S.S.
is the most powerful blood remedy made,
and is the only cure for cancer.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-09-18
Senator Lyman Trumbull.

An inventory Of the estate Of the late
Lyman Trumbull, taken in probate pro-
ceedings, shows that it amounted TO
$l79, 600. The probate invoice affords
obvious proof that every dollar in value
Of this great statesmans property was
absolutely clean. Not dollar had the
faint Of abuse from perverted official
influence or loose professional practices.
LYMAN Trumbulls official life extended
over a period Of 40 years. He was a
member Of the United States senate IS
years. The amount of the estate left by
him is absolute proof Of his purity in
public life. 1t is no greater III amount
than should be accumulated during a
long professional career by any man
with ordinary economy and thrift and
sagacious limited investments. This
evidence of the purity Of his character
was not needed by those who were IA
miliar with his long and distinguished
career. But it is refreshing to find cir
cumstantial evidence so obvious Of a
great and pure example. Chicago
Chronicle.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-09-18
Getting Rich In Their Minds.

The silverites who are dreaming Of
great wealth to be had for everybody
through the simple process Of calling 90
cents a dollar shodld wake up long
enough to ask themselves this question
IF a dollars worth Of property
means a certain quantity of labor prod.
ucts, would there be any more of these
products for the meu who want them IL
we say that the same amount Of proper
ty is worth 81? In other words, does an
increase in the prices Of goods mean an
increased quantity of goods1"
BY the time they have thought out an
answer to this question the victims Of
the 10 to delusion will be able to see
that, though they might legislate that
every dollars worth Of products should
be worth 100 times as much, the only
change would be in the minds Of the
men who made the law. Dreams Of
great riches are mighty poor substitutes
for solid labor products.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-09-18

A curious discovery has been made by
the workmen engaged upon the restora-
ton of Peterboro cathedral. Under
the southern leg of the parvise, or libra
", within the west front Of the cathe-
dral, a number of blocks Of nodded
marble have been found, which on be-
ing put together make portion Of a
huge basin between 20 and 30 feet in
circumference. 1t has apparently Sc
ries of small basins or hollows running
around it, united to each other, but not
extending to the center. 1t is expected
that further fragments will be found
which may cast additional light upon
it's origin. The fragments were cast
into the foundations, where they were
discovered by the fourteenth century
builders. A conjecture has been made
by Mr.. Irvine, the clerk of the works,
that it may be the bottom basin Of an
ancient fountain from the clOisters,
which. having become broken, probably
from frost, the fractured materials were
put into the foundations, where they
were found. London News
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-09-18
A Free Silver Fraud.

The free coinage press has for several
months past been publishing an article
said to have been taken from the Lon
don Financial News Of March 10, in
which the prediction was made that If
the United States adopted free silver
Great Britain would lose all her trade
with South America, India, China and
Japan. The pretended quotation also
declared that this trade which Great
Britain would lose would all 90 to the
United States.
In its issue Of Ang. - The Financial
News pronounces the alleged extract to
be forgery and declares positively that
nothing of the kind was ever printed
in its columns. An examination Of a file
Of the paper shows that its statement Is
true.
Will the silverite newspapers which
have been publishing this fake argu-
nent for free coinage please explain to
their readers that they were misled by
Tome INSCRIPTIONS forger3
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-09-18
WHO is TO BLAMEl
The Free Silver Wolf says That the Sound
Money Lamb Is Disturbing Business.

The Free Silver Wolf says That the Sound
Money Lamb Is Disturbing Business.
The wolf in the fable blamed the
lamb for stirring up the bed Of the
stream and making the water muddy.
"But, " said the lamb, 1.-THE water runs
from you toward me. l could not have
disturbed your drinking. "Oh, well, "
the wolf rejoined, IF you did not, your
grandfather did. And he straightway
dined on young mutton.
The silverite wolves who are bowling
calamity and threatening to overthrow
our sound financial system pretend to
find an excuse for their l6 to l schemes
in the unsettled condition Of business.
Because loans are being called in and
capital is timidly waiting the result Of
the elections, the advocates Of free coin
age say, in the words Of their pTesiden-
tial candidate, you are interfering
with business. " All unfavorabe indica-
lions in trade and industry they loudly
ascribe to the gold standard, and the
manufacturers who are forced to limit
their output by reason Of the refusal Of
merchants to buy while there is so much
uncertainty about prices are accused Of
being goldbugs who are purposely max
ing hard times.
1t should be easy for all intelligent
voters to see through the hypocrisy Of
the silverite claims. Nothing can be
more certain than that instead Of being
due to the gold standard any financial
stringency which may now exist is al
most entirely caused by the agitation
for a debased currency. With large
number Of Office seeking politicians 60
ing up and down the country shouting
for cheap dollars, and promising to cut
the measure of values in two if they
gain control Of the government, how
can business be good? A tight money
market simply means that the owners
of capital are unwilling to make loans.
Does any reasonable man expect that
the threat of enabling borrowers to pay
their debts in 90 cent dollars is going
to encourage investors to part with their
capital? On the contrary, is it not self
evident that the clamor for a debt re-
pudiation policy is the real source Of
business depression?
SO long as there remains any doubt
as to the future financial basis Of our
great industrial and mercantile opera
tions so long will there be anxiety and
fear in the commercial world. Distrust
will continue to breed failures; capital
will be scarce and interest high; debts
will be hard to collect, and investors
will hesitate to engage in productive in
dustries. This condition of affairs can
only be remedied. in so far as our money
standard is concerned, by an emphatic
declaration at the polls against free sill
yer and all other cheap money fallacies.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-09-18
Even If it were true that free COMA

Even if it were true that free coinage
at l6 to 1 would raise the price Of sill
yer, how would that benefit the great
majority Of the American peoplel Not
one person in a thousand owns silver
mine or has silver bullion for which he
wants a higher price. But everybody
wants to buy silver in the form Of man.
ufactured articles of use or ornament,
and therefore wants it to be as cheap as
possible. A scheme for making glass
ware or hardware dearer would not re-
ceive much favor from the consumers Of
those goods. Is it at all likely that the
consumers Of silver manufactures are
anxious to pay more for themS
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-09-18

There is one modern philosopher who
appears to me to have given MS salts
factory formula Of the ludicrous. That
philosopher is SchopeDhauer, unques-
tionably one Of the most profound aud
penetrating intellects of this century,
however we may account of his system
as a whole. One of his cardinal doc
trines is that all abstract knowledge
SPRINGS from knowledge Of perception
and obtains its whole value from its re-
lation to perception. And upon this
doctrine he hangs his theory Of the lu-
dicrous. "The source Of the ludicrous, !"
he teaches, sis always the paradoxical
and therefore unexpected subsumption
of an object under a conception which
in other respects is different from it. "
Or, as he elsewhere in his great work
writes more at large;
1.-The cause Of laughter. in every case,
is simply the sudden perception OF the
incongruity between a concept and the
real objects which by means of 1t we
have thought in a certain association,
and laughter itself is the expression Of
this iucongruity. Now, incongruity &C.
ours in this way: We have thought Of
two or more real objects by means Of
one concept and have passed Oh the
identity Of the concept to the objects
1t then becomes stIikingly apparent,
from the discrepancy of the objects,
in other respects, that the concept ap-
plies to them only from one point Of
view. 1t occurs quite as often, however,
that the incongruity between a single
real object and the concept under which
from one point Of view, it has rightly
been subsumed is suddenly felt. Now,
the more correct the subsumption OF
such objects under q concept may be
from one point of v4ew and the greater
and more glaring their incongruity from
another point of view, the stronger is
the ludicrous effect which is produced
by this contrast. All laughter there
fore, springs up on occasion of para
doxical and unexpected subsumption,
whether this is expressed in words or
actions. "-Fortnightly Review.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-09-18

How do you find business? If you
want TO borrow money, are you not told
that this free silver racket is soaring in
vestors? Don't manufacturers complain
that they have difficulty in getting loans
with which to buy raw material, pay
wages and carry stocks of goods9 Isn't
the uncertainty about the money in
which loans will be repaid playing the
dickens with credits and confidence
among business men7
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-09-18
This Is a Hammer.
This Is an Anvil.

If you lay a gold dollar ON the anvil
and hammer it out of shape, it is still
worth 81.
If you do a silver dollar the came
way, you hammer 46 cents out of it,
and 1t is worth its bullion value only,
or 81 cents.
Gold loses coin shape, yet loses no
value But silver loses coin shape and
loses nearly half its value. Is il wise to
drive from the United States this gold
Of fixed value by introducing the free
coinage of inferior silver and make
yourself the prey Of brokers?
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-09-18

Let us all be thankful that the fnan-
cial question has at last been finally
settled.
II is so easy that anybody might have
done il.
All that is needed is that the govern
ment Of the United States shall agree to
pay 81. 30 to any one who will bring it
so cents worth of silver.
II this is done, our financial troubles
will Immediately disappear. Prices will
advance. Wages will go up. Everybody
will have plenty Of money. We shall
have at once the only perfect financial
monetary system known in history.
The age Of miracles Is not past
New York World.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-09-18

To submit TO an operation, IS to volun-
tarily endanger ones life, without the
slightest hope of being benefited.
Mr.. William Walpole, is a wealthy
planter residing at Walshtown, South
Dakota, and is well known all over the
state. Under date OF January goth, 1896,
he writes; "About three years ago, there
came under my left eye a little blotch
about the size of a small pea. It grew
rapidly, and for the past year, shooting
pains ran in every direction. l became
alarmed and consulted a good doctor,
who pronounced it cancer, and said that
it must be cut out. This l would not
consent to, having little faith in the in
discriminate use of the knife, though I
was alarmed at my condition. Reading
of the many cures made by S.S.S., l
determined to give that mediciuea trial,
and after I had taken it a few days, the
cancer became irritated and began TO dis
charge. This after awhile ceased, leaving
a small scab, which finally dropped off,
and only a healthy looking little
scar remained to mark the place where
the destroyer had held full sway Words
are inadequate to express my gratitude to
the great DAObA pun AASli ~ ~ % ohNA
write this hoping that itmay bethemeans
of leading other sufferers to cure"
Cancer is not incurable, but the only
means of curing it is to rid the blood Of
the disease. S.S.S. never fails to do
this, but it is the only remedy to be re-
lied upon. It is guaranteed purely
vegetable, and cures Cancer, Scrofula,
Eczema, Catarrh, Rheumatism and any
other disease of the blood. Other blood
diseases often develop into such alarm,
ing conditions that the doctors think an
operation necessary. Scrofula, for in
stance, often diseases the glands of the
neck to such an extent that an operation
is looked upon as absolutely the only
relief. This is also grave error, as the
disease is in the blood and real blood
remedy is the only cure.
An operation never did cure a blood
disease. Beware of the knifel
Send for our books on cancer and
blood diseases, mailed free. Swift Spe-
ci6c Company, Atlanta, Georgia.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-09-18

Professor Edouard Suess, the leading
bimetallist Of Austria, states briefly but
with great force the. objections TO free
coinage by this country alone. The 70.
suit would be, he says, the loss of all
your (our) gold. and the obligation to
buy in England the gold necessary TO
meet your (our) obligations in foreign
countries" He declares that lone ma
ton alone is too weak to take such a
step, which must lead to a financial
and perhaps an economical crisis.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-09-18


Train f0s connects at Harper's Ferry with
Fast Limited Express trains leaving az $40
p m. arriving at Cincinnati al 7.i5 a. n. and at
1t. Louis AT 500 pm. and connects al Viewer
ton with [ ain arriving az HagerstOwn at
2:35 p. m. and az Washir gtOn Junction with
train arriving at Frederick az 2:20 p. m.
Train ii0 connects with fast yestibuled
trains at Harper's Ferry az 944 p. m. for
Chicago; iv:2l p. m. for Pittrburg. and lis a..
m. for Cincinnati and ~. Louis. Arrive at
Pittsburg az 6;5j a. m. Chicago at 800 p. NJ.
Cincinnati at 5;30p. m. and st. Louis at 1:l2 a.
m. ParlOr cars on trains Nos. iOs and 4O5 be-
tween StauntOn and Baltimore.
Pullman Palace Sleeping cars run through
to Cincinnati. 81. Louis. Chicago and Pitts
burg. on all express trans.
For rates. tickets. baggage checks apply
10 any Office OF the b. a q. X. r.. or 20 c. +.
Dudrow travelling passenger agent Winches-
ter. Va.
CHAs. o SCULL, ". NJ. GREENE.
Gen. Pass. Agt. Gen Man
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-09-18
R.Ilef ln Six dours.

DISTRESSING kidney aud Bladder diseases
relieved in six hours by the New Grea,
Scnth American Kidney Cure" This new
remedy Is great surprise on account OF
It's exceeding promptncss 10 relieving
pain in the bladder, kidneys, back AMI
., cry part OF the urinary passes iu male
or female. Ii relieves. IL relieves re-.
tention Of water and pain in passing Il
slmost Immediately. Il yen want quick
relief and cure this IS your remedy. Sold
by +. r. IRWIN, Druggist Woodstock
Va. nov. 30-lyr.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-09-18

the other beach by the clapping OF all
heavens cymbals, while those who pur-
sued us and derided us and tried TO de-
stroy us will go down under the sea,
and all that will be left of them will be
cast high and dry upon the beach, the
splinteled wheel of chariot, or thrust
out from the foam, the breathless nos
tril of q riderless charger
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-09-18

II the fact that some farmers are poor
is used to Justify the confscation Of the
property of creditors, would not the pow
erty Of the Coxey armies Of tramps and
unemployed workers justify them in de-
manding n share Of the property owned
by the farmers2
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-09-18

| bold sound. stable currency TO be
among the greatest encouragements to
industry and business generally and an
unsound and huctuating--now expand.
ing and now contracting, so that no
honest man can tell what to do-as
among the greatest discouragemeDta -
John @. Calhoun, 1888.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-09-18
rhrill,. sarInc. womb shrink.


The savings bank deposits Of the
United States amount to 81, 500, 900, 600
on a gold basis.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-09-18
SOUTHWARK. 4l3 400 f43


40 MIXED TRAISs SOUTH.
Leave Woodstock Sunday at 1885 p. m. arrive
AZ Harrisonburg at 300p.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-09-18

40 MIXED TRAIN NORTH.
Leave Woodstock at $40 a. m. arrived al
Harpers Ferry at 5.l4 p. m. On Sunday
leave WOodstOckat ~ p. m.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-09-18

Under free coinage they would shrink
in actual value to about $500, 600, coo.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-09-18
EX-SECRETARY
SCHURZ.
SHOWS CLEARLY THAT FREE SILVER
WOULD MEAN RUIN TO INDUSTRY.

Threat to Put the United States on the
Silver Basis Would Cause Business Stag
nation-Mr. Bryan's Scheme to Throw
the Country Into Fits So That He Can
Try His sixteen to One Quack Medicine
Evil Effects of the Free Coinage Agita-
ton Already Manifest.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-09-18

and we can, both in price aud Quaiity,
successfully compete With anything now
IN the market. 1t is possible that you
may not
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-06-04
LEBECk } CORN.
NICHOLSON.

Miss Emma Harding visited her sis
ter, Mrs. William F. Hallstead, Of
Scranton. on Tuesday.
Miss Cassie Burns, Of Hallstead, is
the guest Of Miss Vida Johnson.
Miss Genevieve Bacon went to Fos-
ter yesterday, where she has class in
music.
The young people Of this place had
an informal dance at the opera house
Tuesday evening.
l.. A. Bingham, an old resident of
this place. now Of Binghamton, was
shaking hands with his many friends
yesterday.
Ogden Harding, of Binghamton,
played with the Railroad Young Mems
Christian association team here yes
terday.
Miss Una Titus Is visiting her cousin,
Mrs. Paul Sherwood, Of Wilkes-Ba
Mrs. George Hemingher. Of Weather
ly, Is visiting her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Oscar Williams.
The ball game here Tuesday between
Nicholson and the Binghamton Rail-
road Young Mems Christian association
teams was witnessed by goodly num-
Der on the grounds, bsides an unknown
quantity. probably about half as many
more. in the road running along on the
bluff just back Of the grounds. The re.
suit Of the game was to 18 In favor OF
Binghamton.
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UPHOLSTER FURNITURE
Clean Carpets,
RenoVate Feathers,
Make Over Mattresses,
Make and Repair Springs
Sell Iron Beds,
Make Fine Mattresses
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May II. 1896.


Train leaves Scranton for PhiladelphIa
7.45 q. m, l2.06. 1.20. go. AL (Black Dla.
mOnd EXpress) and l.SS D. m, via D., L.
4 w. Il. r., 500. sos, lilo a. m. and l.so
y. IN. '.'.''
Leave Scranton for Plttston and wilkes.
a. M. $40, 600, S52 p. m.
Leave Scranton for White Haven. Ha-
zleton. Pottsville and all points on the
Beaver Meadow and Pottsville branches.
via D. H. r. r. at 6.45. 7.l5 a. m. 1908.
l.s0. 2.S. Al p. M. via d. l. w. r. r.
Leave Scranton Tor Bethlehem. H. Easton.
Reading. Harrisburg and all intermediate
points, via d. & H. r. r. 6.45, 7.45 a. m.
l205. l.20. 2S0. AL (Black Diamond Ex-
press). lips p. M. via D.. L. & w. r. H..
~ Iesvs s seTsnson sS f. m Tor nShsnmock INK p me-
intermiate points. via D. & H. r. R., s;45
9. m, l2.0o and 11.35 p. M. via D.. L. q W..
II: r.. sos 9.66 a. m, l.S0 p. m
Leave Scranton for Rochester. Buffalo,
pNias vest s yis 5; PeE0s sass R sss ana M. a.
l26. 3S3 (Black Diamond Express), $50.
11.3S p. m, via D., L. & w. r. r. and Pitts.
ton Junction. sos. 9.65 a. M, 1.30. $50 p. m.
For Elmira and the west. via Salamanca.
VIA VIA B. B. l. 4 r. Il R. R. H. s So p nj s isos a 2 s g.
Pullman parlor and sleeping or t. Y.
chair cars on all trains between L. h b
Junction or Wilkes-Barre and New York
philadelphia. Buffalo. and suspsnsioa
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CHAS; 8. LEE. Gen. Pass, Agt.. Phi1a. p
A: w. .NONNEMACHER, Asst. Gen
Pass. Agt.. South Bethlehem, Pa.
Scranton ONCE. 500 Lackawanna avenuaS
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Del, Lack. and Western,

Effect Monday, June !, 1896.
Trains leave Scranton a. follows: Exf
i.!o. $50 5.l5. 500 and s.55 a. M; l.lo amp
Express for Easton, Trenton, Phil,ta.
phia and the South. 5.l6. 500 and s.55 a. m;
1.10 and 33s p. m.
Washington and way stations, 400 p. m.
Tobyhanna accommodation, $40 p. M.
Express for Binghamton. Osweso. ".
mira. Corning. Bath. Dansyille. Mouns
l.49 p. M. making close connections at
Buffalo to all points In the West, North.
west and Southwest.
Bath accommodation. 9.15 q. -.
Binghamton and way stations. 100 p. m.
Nicholson accommodation. 400 and 6l9
'Binghamton and Elmira express SIS p. m.
Express for Cortland, Syracuse, Oswego,
Utica and Richfield Springs. 2.s5 a. m. and
ithaca 2.a5 and Bath els a. m. and 10
For Northumberland. Pittston. wilkes.
Barre, Plymouth. Bloomsbury and Dan.
VILE, making close connections at North.
cumberland and Williamsport, Harrisburg.
Baltimore. Washington and the South.
tions, 600, 9.55 a. m. and l.55 and 800 p. m.
Nanticoke and intermediate stations.
s0S and 1l.2O a. m. Plymouth and inter.
mediate stations, $40 and 8.7 y. m.
pullman parlor and sleeping coaches on
all express trains.
For detailed Information, pocket time
tables. etc. apply to M. L. Smith. city
ticket office, 32S Lackawanna avenue, or
depot ticket office.