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PICTURES BY TELEGRAPH.
4 Device Invented by an Electrical EK-
pert In New York.

pert In New York.
A New York inventor has perfected a
device for transmitting pictures by
means of electricity, like the telegraph,
from one point to another
For years scientists and electricians
have devoted great deal Of their time
10 trying to perfect some such method.
The result Of IL successful elimination
TO these experiments would have mil
lions in it, The royalties obtained from
newspapers alone would make the IN.
yentor's fortune in the first decade OF
its use, and its gradual adoption for
other uses would follow. Thomas
o Brien, an electrical expert Of New
York. has worked out a plan which
seems to him to be entirely feasible, and
he will in the near future demonstrate
its practicability or its reverse by trial
The scheme provides for two disks
carrying needlelike points, situated IN
different parts Of the circuit One OF
these disks will be at each end OF the
line, and the principle upon which the
points will work and be located is anal
ogous to the interrupting points on the
receiving and sending instruments Of
the telegraph. The disks will be caused
to move spontaneously by nsof cleo
trio connections to the same circuit The
negative, which contains the picture to
be set, is specially prepared. The gela'
tin film is a nonconductor, and this
will be mounted on some substance
which is a conductor.
As every one knows who is familiar
with the rudiments Of photography, the
action of the chemicals used in the de-
velopment of a sensitive plate after ex-
posure either tears away entirely or re-
duccs 10 an impcrceptible thinness the
film in places wherein the positive pic
ture is heavy and shadows appear.
Where the high lights arc the film is the
thickest
Therefore, with the negative film
mounted ON a copper base. the electric
current would be interrupted where the
film is thick. and where by the process
of development it has been removed
the current would pass through to the
copper and become a record and pass
ing over the wire be recorded at the
other end.
These disks will revolve at the rate Of
900 revolutions a minute by means
of mechanism impelled by electricity.
The negative will be given a lateral
motion Of about six inches in one min
ute, and it will be seen that, should
there be six points on the disk, 1000
lines will have been copied during the
minute and recorded at the other end Of
the circuit. This would mean that
COPY had been obtained containing lines
finer than 100 to the inch, which is made
much finer than the lines Of an engrav.
ing. The synchronism Of the disks could
be regulated by means Of small induc-
ton coils, which would be influenced
by small electro magnets specially con-
uected with each other and placed
around the periphery of the fywheel,
governing the motion Of the disks in
such manner that the impulse given
the wheel would coincide with the in
terruptions of the circuit taking place
within O certain time,-NeW York
Journal
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preparins For the ParI. Fair.

Every European power having Off
cially promised to be represented at the
exhibition of 1900, the period Of active
preparation may be said to have begun.
That which chiefly occupies public at
tention in Paris just now is the compe-
tition for the designs Of the two build
ings intended to replace the Palais de
l'Industrie. The public will be admitted
to see these, and the verdict of tine jury
may be expected soon.
The two palaces" will be on the
right and left Of the road from the
Champs Elysees to the new InYalides
bridge over the Seine. They will be
utilized during the run Of the exhibition
as art galleries and afterward for the
purposes Of annual salons, horse shows
and other fetes or exhibitions now held
in the Palais de l'Industrie.
The 90 designs are worthy Of minute
inspection. Unfortunately the fault Of
being purely monumental, with only
secondary attention to the detail Of edi.
fees intended for tens of thousands Of
daily visitors, underlies each design.
The choice of the jury will probably be
made among the following:
NJ Girault has in the main followed
the original design of the Palais de
pIndustrie, with great Improvements in
view of the Salon and Concours Hip
pique. NJ. Esquie has, on the other
hand, taken the central cuIola of the
Champ de Mars as his starting point
NM. Deglane and Binet include a tri-
umphal avenue Of statuary in their plan,
which is more grandiose than practical.
NM Mewes, Gautier and Hermant's
designs are full of beauty and rather
startling originality. Prizes Of from
1000 to $4,000 francs viii be awarded
TO the five most successful competitors
Paris Letter in London Chronicle.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-11-20
The Gar as an Autocrat.

The Wiener Tagblatt. an influential
Austrian journal, has found an extraor-
binary reason for praising the demeanor
Of the car He actually allowed Nine.
Faure and Nine. Brisson, who are not
even hofahg, to dine at the same table
with himself and the czarina. Such a
concession to republican principles
would, the journalist continues, be abb
soutely impossible in Vienna, where,
though a low born man might be ad-
mitted to the emperor's table, his wife
never could be. The fact is correct and
was once the occasion of q curious scene
at the Hofburg when the emperor had to
exert his personal authority to obtain
partners for his promier's daughter, but
our contemporary surely mistakes the
feeling of the car. In his mind, as in
that Of every true autocrat there is no
rank except that derived from his favor.
His notice, in fact, as Nicholas l once
openly said, Of itself confers rank. The
well born in Russia have social adj
vantages, as everywhere else, but Peter
the Greats ablest minister was cook
or su,ler, and the tradition has never
been forgotten. In Russia, as in every
oriental country without exception, all
careers are as open as in the United
States. London Spectator.
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UniversIty Careers,

Tho entrance Of women on university
careers. either in existing institutions
or, as the number Of claimants increases,
in special colleges Of their own. is not
a sign of disintegration, but Of growth.
Our century is not one Of vassalage. Its
tendencies arc along the line Of indi-
vidual development There is no danger
in woman's intellectual activity if the
spiritual balance wheels are not disturb
ed. And the increasing list of women
teachers in the higher fields Of science,
Rrt, literature, philology, is no sign Of
danger, but Of the dawn Of a newer and
better day, Jewish Messenger.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-11-20

President Seth Low Of Columbia col,
lege was valedictorian of his class at the
Brooklyn Polytechnic. On class day,
the exercises being over, his speech spo-
ken and his diploma in his overocat
pocket, he stepped out Of the building
to walk home. An old man passing,
seeing the lights and the people, accost-
ed him. "And what is this building,
my SOM" THE Polytechnic institute,
sir. "Do you 20 therel" Young Seth
drew himself up proudly and looked for
an instant at the quostioner. Then he
answered, 81 did once. San Francis
co Argonaut
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-11-20
The Potato.

The Irish Gardeners association has
determined to celebrate The tercentenary
of the introduction Of the potato in Ire
land BY holding a conference and ar
ranging an exhibition of potatoes IN
Dublin in November. The first potatoes
introduced in Europe were planted in
Ireland in 1895 by Sir Walter Raleigh
In the garden attached to bis residence,
Myrtle villa, Youghal, County Cork.
The exact spot is shown to visitors
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TRYING TO DODGE THE REAL ISSUE
Presidential Candidate Dryan Appeals to
National Prejudice In order to Create
sympathy For the silverites.

Presidential Candidate Dryan Appeals to
National Prejudice In order to Create
Sympathy For the silverites.
In the speech which gained him the
Democratic nomination for president
the Hon. ". J. Bryan Of Nebraska said
in reference to what he termed 1.-THE
great. paramount issue" my friends
we shall declare that this nation is able
TO logislate for its own people on every
question without waiting for the aid or
consent Of any other nation on earth,
aud upon that issue we expect to carry
every single state in this Union"
If this means anything it means that
the paramount issue" on which the
silyerite campaign is to be fought snot
free silver at l6 to !, but the question
whether this country is able to legislaie
for its own people On this issue there
can be no dispute. Of course the United
States can legislate without the aid OF
consent Of any other country. No adyo
cate of sound money will for a moment
deny Mr.. Bryan's assertion, nor has any
one ever done so. If congress chooses to
pass law that the tides shall never
rise more than four feet along any part
of our scacoast, it has perfect right to
do so If the United States wishes 10
enact legislation forbidding the Russian
thistle to grow, it is able to do so with
out the consent Of any other nation. II
congress chooses to fix the price Of sugar
at 4 cents per pound, it can legislate to
that effect without any aid from the
hated British or Frenchman. There is
no doubt about our ability 10 legislate
on every question without asking any
body's consent
But if congress passes foolish laws
will they have any effect? That IS the
real issue Can the price Of such a com
modify as sugar be fixed by our laws:
Certainly not Equally impossible would
it be to fix the price Of silver at 10 to ]
of gold. No believer in sound money
thinks or says that we cannot pass
free and unlimited l6 to | coinage law.
They do say, and all the experience OF
mankind proves that they are right, that
under such a law this country cannot
alone maintain the value Of silver at
the present ratio.
Mr. Bryan's attempt to run away
from the question as to our. ability to
raise the value Of all the worlds silver
without the agreement (not the consent,
as he states it) Of the great commercial
nations shows the weakness Of the sill
YER cause. Confusing the ability to leg
islate, which nobody denies, with the
ability to control values by legislation
may do for a stump speech. 1t Will not
deceive the American people, who know
well enough that our laws cannot fix
the value Of silver or of any other labor
product
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The SOUTH. Iron.

II looks very much as if the south
would soon be furnishing o very large
part Of the pig iron demanded by the
markets Of the world. The fact that
Birmingham. Ala. is sending pig iron
to England and other countries shows
that at least In that city iron can be
made more cheaply than elsewhere in
the world. We have no doubt that the
south is on the eve Of a great industrial
development She will DO the scene Of
great industrial activity rs soon as the
silver question Is settled. -Sayannah
(GA Newa
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-11-20
Relief in SIX Hours.

Distressing kidney and Bladder diseases
relieved in six .honrs by the NEW Great
South American Kidney Cure" This new
remedy is great surprise or account OF
its exceeding promptress IN relieving
pain in the bladder, kidneys, back and
., cry part OF the urinary passes IN male
or female. II relieves. II relieves re-
tention Of water and pain 10 passing u
almost Immediately. II you want quicd
relief and cure this Is your remedy. Sob
by F. r. IRWIN, Druggist Woodstock
Va. nov. 5o-1yr
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The Star Slrlns.

The late Alvan Clark Of ambridge-
port, Mass, discovered in 1862 that the
star Sirius had a far less brilliant com
panion. Continued observation for near
ly 30 years proved that this second body
revolyed around the first one in an clip
teal orbit, at a distance nearly as great
rs the planet Neptune from the sun.
But in 1890 the companion disappeared
from view, having reached a point in
its track so nearly in line with Sirius
that its faint light was overwhelmed by
the dazzling effulgence Of the dogstar.
During the last six years it has Travelled
far enough to become visible once more.
DR.. T. J. J. See Of the University Of
Chicago temporarily at the Lowell OBJ
servatory, Flagstaff, A. T., rediscovered
the satellite on the other side Of its pri-
mary a few weeks ago. The period re;
quired foI one complete revolution IS
now estimated to be about % years -
New York Tribune,
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-11-20

extending out toward outer planets,
and if they move in these orbits we
could never see them. The orbits which
they have are, however. small ones in
comparison with these, and the velocity
which they had with reference to the
sun must, Schiapareli declares, have
been very low. So that they have always
been, practically, members of the solar
system. New York Sun.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-11-20

Two fashionable hairdressers are au-
thority for the statement that peroxide
male blends can be found in this town.
The number of men who indulge in this
habit is not large, but, judging from
the increased sale of bleaching fluids to
men. it promises to spread. York
Letter.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-11-20
Rheumatism.

Is blood disease and onlya blood rene
dy can cure it. So many people make
the mistake of taking remedies which
at best are only tonics and cannot posi-
bly, reach their trouble. Mr.. Asa Smith,
Greencastle, Indiana, says: "For years
have suffered with Sciatic Rheuma-
tism, which the best physicians were I'M
able to relieve. l took many patent
medicines but they did not seem to
reach my trouble. I gradually grew
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-11-20

CONNECTIONS.
Train 408 connects az Harper's Perry with
Fast Limited Express trains leaving at $40
2. m. arriving az Cincinnati al 145 a. n and 40
st. Louis at 800 pm. and connects az Viewer
ton with train arriving at HagerstOwn 40
235 p. m. and az Washington Junction with
train arriving at Frederick AZ 2:20 p. m.
Train 40 connects with fast yestibuled
trains at Harper's Ferry az 9:l4 3. m. for
Chicago; iV2l p. m. for Pittrburg and Us a.
m. for Cincinnati and -. Louis Arrive at
Pittsburg az 6:j5 a. m. Chicago az 900 p. M.
Cincinnati AT $50 p. m. and 81. Louis az 1l2 a.
m. Parlor cars on trains Nos 4Oo and iO5 be-
tween StauntOn and Baltimore.
Pullman Palace Sleeping cars run through
TO Cincinnati. ST. Louis. Chicago and Pitts
burg. on all express trains.
For rates. tickets. baggage checks apply
10 any Office Of the B. q o. K. r.. or 20 &. h.
Dudrow travelling passenger agent Winches-
ter. Va,
CHAs. q SCULL, ". VI. GREENE.
Gen. Pass. Agt. Gen Man
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-11-20
Ono Of pIsmarek.. Prs.epts.

Prince Bismarck ON his last birthday
received a handsomely carved oaken
chest divided into Ave compartments,
each representing enc Of the FIVE di-
visions Of the world. The chest con-
faiDs newspapers from every known
quarter OF the earth mentioning Bis
marck's eightieth birthday. The collec.
ton contains 200 papers. Fortythree
living languages aud several dead ones
are represented
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-11-20

worse until / was I'M
able to take my food
or handle myself in
any way; I was abso-
lutely helpless. Three
bottles of S.S.S. re-
lieved me so that l
was soon able to move
my right arm; before
long 1 could walk
across the room, and
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soUTHwARD. Alb 405 443
CONNECTIONS.

40 MIXED TRAINS SOUTH.
Leave Woodstock Sunday at 1885 p. m. arrive
at Harrisonburg at 3OOp.m.
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Portrait Painting.

The modern practice of having por-
traits Of individuals seems to have
sprung up naturally enough with the
popularity of easel pictures, and this
again was much influenced by the in
PRODUCTION of oil painting. Whether
Antonello Of Messina really acquired
the art from the Van Eycks or from Lu-
cas- of Leyden, as some have conjectured.
is very doubtful, but it was certainly
he who introduced the new art process
into Venice, whence it spread all over
Italy.
We have now come to the full devel-
opment Of the art of painting that sprang
M toward the close of the fifteenth CEN
fury, and which was chiefly embodied
In four great men--Leonardo, Raphael,
Michael Angelo and Titan. All of these
were great portrait painters in the true
sense of the term, with the exception of
Michael Angelo, who seldom conde-
scended to easel pictures and who never
worked in oil.
The great advance made by the siK-
teenth century painters over the pre-
raphaelites was in the much fuller
utilization Of the resources Of chiaros.
euro. Up to this time the colors used
were mostly clear and light. and only
so much shading was introduced as was
necessary TO give relief to the figures
The value of shadow in itself was hardly
appreciated--in fact, the whole concep-
ton of painting was to show everything
as far as possible in full light
The great innovator in this matter
was Leonardo Being, as he was, as
much man of science as painter, the
problems Of light and shade interested
him in both capacities, and he investi-
gated them in something Of the modern
spirit BY the aid of the knowledge thus
acquired he succeeded in giving to his
figures o roundness and a relief that had
been hitherto unknown In fact, he car
ried it so far that they arc sometimes
overmodeled. Nineteenth Century.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-11-20
A Real Blood Remedy.

S.S.S. cures Scrofula, Cancer, Eczema,
and any form of blood troubles. If you
have blood disease, take blood medi-
cine-S.S.S. (gHaJ aRfced purely aegeta-
table, is exclusively for the blood and
is recommended for nothing else. 1t
forces out the poison matter permanent
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NoRTHwARp. 40s 40 A.;
Pass Pass Mix

40 MIXED TRAIN NORTH.
Leave Woodstock at $40 a. m. arrived al
Harper's Ferry at 5.l4 p. m. On Sunday
leave WoOdstockat Ppm,
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-11-20

when I had finished one dozen bottles
was cured completely and ain as well as
ever. | now weigh 100"
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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-07-17
Vanderbilt Rested Easy.

NEW YORK, July 17.-At $3.50
O'Clock this morning the physician
in attendance upon Cornelius Van
derbilt, ST., posted the following
bulletin: "Mr. Vanderbilt passed
a very quiet night and is much re-
freshed by sleep. He is better
than he was yesterday morning"
Drs. Jas. w. McLane and HI.
Mex. Toombley, the latter brother
in-law of Cornelius Vanderbilt,
left at 10:40 o'clock today. DR..
McLane is authority for the state
ment that Mr.. Vanderbilt, though
critically i'll, is in no immediate
danger Of death. Another con-
sultation of the physicians will be
held this evening, when another
bulletin will be issued.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-07-17
The Bermuda at it Again.

NEW YORK, July II. - The
Herald this morning says: Much
activity has been observed at
Cuban headquarters during the
last three days due to- the prepare
tion for an expedition which is to
sail very soon on board the steam
or Bermuda. The steamers ma
chinery has been all overhauled at
Philadelphia and her power has
been increased. The expedition
which has been ordered to leave
Philadelphia on the Bermuda will
be led by Col. Cabrera, an old
veteran of the ten years war. Cap
tain John O'Brien will have charge
of the vessel. Twenty cases of
rifles and nearly two hundred
hermitcally sealed cans of car
tridges have been sent to Phila-
delphia within the last three
days, but these are not one quar-
ter of the war material which will
be shipped or has been shipped on
board the steamer.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-07-17
Fiend Murderer Convicted.

CINCINNATI, July ia Brook
vile (Ky.) special says: "Robert
Lsughlin was convicted today OF
murder and sentenced to death.
Lsughlin was a farmer near Au.
gusts. His niece, aged 20 years,
lived with him and cared for his
invalid wife. They oil slept in one
room. Laughlin came home drunk
last February and tried to outrage
his niece. His invalid wife came
to the relief Of the niece. Laugh
lin, in the struggle, killed them
both, and to hide his crime he set
fire to the house. The bodies were
both burned. Laughlin was ar
rested and taken to Mayesville to
escape lynching."
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-07-17
Eclipse Sta kes.

LONDON, July 17.-At Sandowne
park today the Eclipse stakes were
won by Mr.. Leopold De Roth
,schild's bay colt. st. Fruisquin,
other starters being Labrador, Re-
greet and Troon. The race was
witnessed by large crowd, among
which were many notable MEM
bers of the aristocracy, including
the Prince OF Wales, his future
sen.in-law, Prince Charles, of Dem
mark, and Prince Christian. AL
though the field was the smallest
ever started in the race for this
famous stake, the reputation of the
horses gave promise of plenty of
interest. Regret came in second
and Troon third. The conditions
of the race is as follows: The re-
newal OF the Eclipse stakes Of TO-
600 sovereigns, the second horse
to receive 500 sovereigns, the NOM
inator of the winner 500 sovereigns
and the third 100 Isovereigns, out
of the stakes for three and four
year-olds, distance about one and
miles.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-07-17
TRIBUTES TO RUSSELL.
DEMOCRATIC AND REPUBLICAN
REGRETS.
Some Expressions as to the Death and
Character of Ex-Governor Russell.
\ Speak Very Highly of Him.

SPRINGFIELD, Mass, July IT,
The Union publishes today the fol-
lowing tributes to the memory of
Ex-Governor Russell:
"Gov. Russell had secured
high place in the estimation of his
countrymen by his just conduct
and especially by his opposition
in the wave of opulism in his
party, and his death is sincerely
mourned by vast numbers.
"W. E. Villas,
madison, Wis.,"
ain Gov. Russell's death, the ma
tion has lost an honored de-
fender, his state an honored citi-
zen and his party an honored op-
ponent Of wrong.
"RoswELL P. FLOWER"
"The death of Gov. Russell Is q
great shock to me, and the news
will be received through the coun.
try with profound sorrow. No
man of his age has made as
prominent mark and given
such promise of his useful
ness. Although differing from
him in political belief, 1 have al
ways admired his honest char
acter and his high.tone in all mat
tiers, and had hope for his great use
for years. His father and myself
were from manhood warm friends
and political associates in the old
Wing party, and my relations with
his family have always been of
warm friendship. l do not know
the particulars Of his death, and
can only say that the people Of the
republic can i'll spare such man
and need many more.
"HENRY l.. HAYES"