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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-06-05
= REV TRICK 10 LEARN.
FuyItug Topsalls Done Away With on
Ship with Progressive Owners.

Fuyltug Topsalls Done Away With on
Ship with Progressive Owners.
All the inroads made By steam on
the business cf pushing vessels along,
of which the wind had monopoly not
so many years ago, have not stopped the
spirit Ct invention from finding out
new ways Of doing things in connection
with sailing ships. To the eye Of the
ordinary "lardlubber" the rigging Of
ship is a fearfully and wonderfully tan
plod mess Of ropes and lines, but to the
sailor. whose business it is to know all
about the ropes and things, the maze
and the various parts which compose 1t
are the embodiment Of symmetry and
the perfection # order As the shipwas
rugged and the sails handled in the days
Of long ago, SO are the processes carried
out today, and if it is hard to teach an
cd dog new tricks, it is still harder TO
get the regulation "barnacle back, "
who was brought up on salt horse and
lime Juice. with an occasional taste Of
a ropes end by the way Of dessert, TO
adopt any Of the new tangled ideas
which are constantly cropping up III
matters maritime. For this reason,
while inventors are not slow to offer
improvements, it is sometimes difficult
to get them adopted TO a sufficient ex-
tent TO insure a realization Of the for
tune which is ever hid ut the foot Of the
inventors rainbow.
This fact is exemplificd by the fuss
which has been made over the arrival
at San Francisco Of a vessel with an
entirely new scheme Of handling her
topsails. The old plan Of furling the
sail by lowering the upper topsail yard,
while the leechlines, clewlincs and
buntlines gathered the sail as close to
the yard as possible is done away with
by this new method In place Of having
"bunt gaskot' gathering as much Of
the sail as It could hold at the mast,
the remainder being strung out on the
ward and held in place by winding the
whole sail into a big "bmt gaskct, y
the yard is left bare save for the tout
QluiS iI l4l' ltil'o lNAt W At''N ti4' s's'4A
when it is needed.
The sail on this progressive ship Is
furled by hauling to the center Of the
yard from each yardarm, the top and
bottom Of the sail travelling together.
This is accomplished by railways on the
upper aud lower topsail yards These
consist Of T irons bolted to the yards,
are fitted on the fore side, and serve in
the place Of jackstays. On these rail
ways are placed roller hanks, to which
the top and bottom IF the sail are Sc
cured. The sail is taken in by lines
leading through blocks at the mast, and
set by outhauls running through blocks
at the ends Of the yards. Reefs in the
sail are taken vertically amidships, the
slack sail being on the forward side,
thus preventing Tapping.
One advantage of the new rig, it Is
said, is that two men can handle the
sail, as there is no yard to hoist and
lower, although it would seem that
when the expansion and contraction Of
canvas under climatic influence are con-
sidered the raising or lowering Of the
yard few inches would be advisable.
New York Tribune.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-06-05
THE GREAT ENGLISH DICTIONARY.
Heavy Expenses Tha. Threaten n suspen-
sion Of work.


uo,vv rvc.,sos rba. Threaten a suspen-
sion Of work.
or.sis o,,no,,s f. hqvo arisen in the
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work have now been devoted 10 It's pun
LEGATION, and the question has ARISEN
VII it bo necoss...F G. stop the enter
mr. r'ho foil w .,yc lineof the stu
alton +, printed in the London Daily
Chronicle Of Anil %:
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n.cti.r,rv a., .'.,,l aboratc scale hi.hcr-
frl.--odt;I,,., means q certainty.
Gov raj vslr3 the work has been
co,ricl ~, # Li,.h prossure. csDcriallv
~ tho donortr,ent nrder DR. Nurrav's
r1,.soral control Vet. despite this fact.
tl,oc.I,f DL-suot hon reached. and
tboroh + has bc,1 comrlctcl bv Nr.
1Io,,,-- R~,dfev u not vet finished
tbet i f, saw. since 1854 only four let
tors If ,h. olnbab.t and portions # two
o,hors b,vo L.on sottled with AT this
80 e ,.,,,c,ross t. i hard n SEQ how we
o,r o,,,oct ,l,o l,st npmbor of the die
- ,,ndor Quarter If a century
honco
Meanwhile the Great expense to the
Oxford University nross continues. and
II l. ouito within the bounds Of posi-
hilitv fLat a stonnape NAV take place.
Mncb os this w6nld be REGRETTED. il is
dorbtfnl ,vb,tbor sucb a course would
49, -, r~.fo,.,llo f., tbo continuance #
.Lo ',,,l. 49,, I,o.,,..,d inco,.-,loto limos
That some ,rb,.. of cur5.'lment has
bccn moot,d is evident from thercccnt
oction e tbe Clarendon press delegates.
who have offered "A few suggestions to
the workers. Their recommendation
mint T., the need If moro concise treat
ment in all the depar,m.nts-as. for
instance. the elimination Of much Of
Mo ctv,,ologicol matter usually insert.
Cd in some cases ms much "a, one-half
tbe onantitv boinr REGARDED as unncc-
essarv The definitions. too. ;hcy would
have in much less prcfusion, and when
we notice the immense amount Of sub
division in the treatment Of the com.
moncr words Of the language (the word
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-06-05
FIRST PATRIOT KILLED.
Diary Of the Daughter Of John Hicks Dis
covered In Minneapolis.

There lives today in this city a grand
son of John Hicks, the first man killed
in the war OF the Revolution, and one Of
the FIRST minute men awakened form his
sleep by the warning given by Paul Re-
we're on the night of the latter's famous
ride. This grandson of John Hicks,
George Pierce Hicks, lives with his SON
in-law, Holman r. Drew, at Girard and
Summit avenues, and is now in his
eighty eighth year, though still erect
and in full possession Of all his facul-
ties. A reporter called on Mr.. Hicks and
found him very pleasant, white haired
old gentleman, who was pleased to give
the reporter all the information he
could. He produced voluminous diary,
kept by his mother, and which contained
much information Of value concerning
the times immediately succeeding the
great war. At one point in the diary the
connection of Mr.. Hicks grandfather.
John Hicks, with the incident of Paul
Revere's ride is related. The Hicks of
Revolutionary times was one of the first
minute men to be awakened by that IA
NOUS messenger. With the others he
sprang into his clothes, took up his gun
and ran to guard the bridge at Lexing-
ton. He was the first man killed and Is
none other than the person immortalized
by Longfellow in his poem, Paul Re
yere's Ride, thusi
4 Ill d 1.aI
Who at the bridge would be first to fall,
Who that day would DO lying dead
Pierced by British musket ball.
Zacariah Hicks was a son of that John
Hicks and an uncle TO the present George
Hicks. At the time Of the breaking out
of the Revolution he was just IS years
old. He, too, took up arms with the
revolutionists and did valiant service
for his country he also fought at the
famous battle Of Lexington, where his
father died. He was af,erward promoted
to the position Of marshal and entered
Boston with General Washington, when
the great leader was escorted into that
city in 1889.
An interesting historical note is made
10 the effect that Revere was a copper
founder, and in the scrapbook, supple
mentary TO the diary. is a reproduction
of newspaper cut made by Revere, rep
resenting the massacre Of the patriots III
Boston by the British soldiers in 100.
1t is very creditable piece Of WORK,
surprisingly so went the incipient con-
dition of the art Of making newspaper
cuts at that time is taken into consider
alton. Minneapolis Tribune.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-06-05
ReIlet IN SIX Hours.

DISTRESSING Kidney and Bladder diseases
relieved in SIX hours by the New Grea;
scuth American Kidney Cure" This new
remedy is great surprise on account OF
It's exceeding promptness 10 relieving
pain in the bladder, kidneys, back AMI
every part of the urinary passes in male
or female. 1t relieves. IL relieves re-
t-uuon Of water and pain in passing it
Amost Immediately. II you want quick
relief and cure this IS your remedy. Sold
by +. X. IRNIS, Druggist Woodstock
Va. nov. 30 -1yr.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-06-05
Rednoed Rates 10 Washington

The Young Peoples Society Of Chris
ian Eniravor viii hold their ANNA
Neeung in Washington, d. C, July Z to
18Th.
For this occasion the B. & y. R R.
Co. Will sell tickets, from all points on IT.
lines, East of the Ohio River 10 Washing
ton, at one single fare for the roun trip,
July to : inclusive; valid for return
passage until July Is. inclusive, With The
priyi eye Of an additional extension until
July 81 by deposltiug tickets with Joint
Agent at Washinton.
Tickets will tl,o be on ale at stations
OF AID connecting lines.
Delegates shon not lose sight of the
TACT that all B & o. trains run via WASH
ington.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-06-05

Flossie was being urged to get
up one cold morning, and did not
respond quickly to her mothers
suggestion Of a sponge bath You
do as VI like, mamma she said,
and let me do as ike. You like
to be cold AMI clean, and | like to
he warm and dirty
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-06-05

Abel Hermant, the author Of La
Meute," a successful new play in Paris,
has had lively literary career First
he wrote a story Of college life, which
was publicly burned by the students Of
the Ecole Normale Then he wrote a
story Of military life. which was burned
in the presence Of the regiment by its
indignant colonel, while in due course
all the officers challenged the novelist.
And already the new play has provoked
q duel with the Prince de Sagan.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-06-05
er.ase.t swindIe Of the csntnrr.

Tho free and unlimited coinage Of
silver is the greatest political swindle
OF the century, for it gives 20 the
wealthy the power to double their
wealth and leaves to the poor man
nothing but silver dollars really worth
only 90 cents each. -Bucyrus Journal.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-06-05


Train lOs connects az Iiarper's Ferry With
Fast Limited Express trains leaving al l:l5
p. m. arriving Columbus az 30 A. VI ana
m. next morning: with train leaving at 5;l9 p.
m arriving az Cincinnati at 40 a. m. ana al
81 Louis at 600 p m. ard connects az NeNer-
ton with ain arriving az HageHtoWn ar
2:l3 D. m. and az Washir gtOn Junction Win
train arriving az Frederick az 30 =. m:
Train $50 connects with fast NestlDuled
trains at Harper's Ferry az @ii ?. M. Tor
m for Cincinnati and ST. Louis. Arrive az
Pittsburg AT $50 a. m. Chicago az 300 ?, No.
Cincinnati at sop. m. and -. Louis az az a.
m ParlOr cars on trains Nos. 40 ana 80 De-
tween StauntOn and Baltimore.
Pullman Palace Sleeping ears run through
70 Cincinnati. It. Louis. Chicago ana fltts-
burg. on all express trains.
For rates. tickets. baggage checks Apply
70 any Office of the Is. 4 o. X. r., or % &. +.
Dudrow travelling passenger agent Minches-
ter. Va. or 70 G. T. Hammond. city ticket
agent. StaunrOn. Va.
CHAs. % SCULL. ". VI. bhktSt.
Gen. Pass. Agt. Oen Nan
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-06-05

(Which is your umbrella, sahg' ask
I'd the doorkeeper OF the club as Tenspot
was about to leave.
1.-The best one you have left, replied
Tenspot Detroit Free Press
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-06-05

Even the best jokes are serious some
times, ard an astonishing number Of
things that were jokes once become, as
they grow old, the most common occur
rences of everyday life. Now, here's a
case in point:
Years ago a professional humorist
met an idea, which he apprehended,
and in due time he wove it into shape
to this effect:
Young wife-Oh. Edward, I knew you were
so fond Of Welsh rabbits
Young Husband (apprehensively)-Nes, my
dearf
Young wifo-Woll. Just rs soon as you had
gone this morning made two, and they have
been on the ice all day, and Jane shall bring
them Immediately.
This was called "Jugged Hare, OF
"Rabbit Pie" or "Out Of the Warren, "
or "A Pleasure In Store For Edward, "
or something else equally appropriate,
and when the professional humorist fin
ished the joke he fondly imagined 1.-THE
price thereof in his pocket. Little did
he think that the joke would ever come
true.
But it has come. 1t is arrived, as the
French say, attended by these dainty
lines:
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-06-05

Sing n song OF silver,
Fiat money, too,
Populists want boyh Kinds
Neither worth a sou.
Every man with savings
Sees them melt away,
And Of all debts only
The Devil Is 10 pay.
Sing n song Of silver,
a song is all it's worth,
Greedy silver barons
Thought they owned the earth,
But the honest people
D0wned sixteen 70 one,
And the silver shoutcrs
Now are on the run.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-06-05
Sing a song Of silver.

Sing a song Of silver,
Poorest kind Of money,
Dollars worth but fifty cents
Wouldn't they look funnyf
When the silverites get in
Prices will be high,
Everybody kicking then
When they go 70 buy.
Sing r. song Of silver,
Thirty-two 10 one,
Piled up in the treasury,
What is 10 be done
With the useless mctalf
Isn't Uncle Sam
Just q little bit ashamed
O. the silver shamf
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-06-05
Heat II,
Then eat it:
Hard 70 beat Il.

A Boston man has invented ready
made Welsh rabbit which he calls by a
niaae that isn't "sad- We-Are," though
it's not so far away from that He rec
ommends it highly.-New York Sun.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-06-05

4oOMIxED TRAIN NORTH.
Leave Woodstock at 80 a. m. arrived at
Harper's Ferry at 5.lf p. m. On sunday
leave WoofstOcka az : . p. m,
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-06-05
CONNECTIONS.

40 MIXED TRAINS SOUTH.
Leave Woodstock sunday at 1875 p. m. arrive
az Harrisonburg at 30Op. m.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1896-07-09
Popular Daily Excursions to Chicago
and the East.

The Union Pacific is the only line run
ming upholstered Pullman tourist sleeping
cars from California and Nevada .to Chi
caso without changing every day in the
year. Through Pullman double drawing
room >leepers and dining rcom cars to
hicago daily without change on The
Overland FLYER" Only one change to
New York and Boston. ime from Ne
vada to hicago only e~l,reeSdays.
Steamship tickets on saie to and from
all points in Europe.
For full particulars. tickets and sleep
lg car acco modations, call Or address D
W Hitchcock, General Agent, No. I
Montgomery street, San Francisco, Cal
or W. D. Phillips, Agent s. P. Co.. Reno
Nevada,
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1896-07-09
Official Route to Democratic Ma
tionai Convention, Chicago

The Central Pacific, Union Pacific, and
Chicago and Northwestern line has been
selected as the official route for the Cali
tnrnia delegates to the Democratic Nation
al Convention at Chicago, opening July J.
Special rates for the round trip, only sage
California and return. tickets on sale
June 80 and July /.
The only line running Pullman draw,
ing-room sleepers and dining-c0rs Sar
Francisco to Chicago daily without chang,
and free composite buffet smoking ant
library cars. Time to Chicago 81 days
Ticket and >le~epins-car reservations a
general ticket office, No, l Montgomer,
street. d. W. Hitchcock. general agent
San Francisco.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1896-07-09
Summons.

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Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1896-07-09
ITEM

Bar silver, .6S3.
The linimept Of the century is Trih.
Good for man good for horse;
Trib.
The finest line of sterling silver ever of
cred in Nevada at Golden'~ ~Jewelr, Store.
Will Wilson return lfrO Il ope
Valley yesterday. He reports the
fishing good. He will return this
supplies for the Winston
combination. Tom Tenant also goes
Jay White and rS0i Snmmerfield
who recently came in from Hawth-
orne on bicycles left for the lake yes,
terday.
A new and improved bed lounge is
attracting a good deal Of attention al
George kitzmeyer's Furniture Store
and well it might, as it is way ahead
Of the old style in every respect Geo
kitznever is wide awake to all i'm,
provpments aud is the first one to of
er them to the public and is always
the first one to reduce prices. ml2n
1t i authorativclv that P;erpont Morgan
conspicuous in the late bond deals, har
recently been to Europe to secure funds t.
carry or a political campaign in America,
for the gold power Of course.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1896-07-09
Fireworks.

Call at Gee Kings and examine his
large stock of fashionable goods.
Prices vers reasonable. Just received
a large stock If fireworks. These
goods are guaIanteel the newest made
and best quality. Large size. Place
ceivinR goods in season. Two blocks
below the Briggs House, near White
House. til
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1896-07-09
Collection Agency.

The Interstate Commercial and Co.lec-
ton Agency (incorporated) is he recog
nized reliable and established agency OF
the CITY of Sacramento, has attorneys a
all prominent points in and out of tht
State. Your membership is solicited
We will also collect on commits
sion. Office, go Fifth Street Sacramento
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1896-07-09
Carpets and Furniture.

Downey is now selling all kinds Of
carpets at San Francisco prices freight
added. You can't call for anything
in his line, carpets, furniture or brio
time rates.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1896-07-09
School ApportIonment.

The school apportionment shows
7sS children in Ormsby county entitled
t school privileges with an appor-
tionment of 3d. 1879 IS for that purpose.
1t stands fourth in the list.
The herald., 1896-12-13

apply to the field which is so ably filed
by his paper, but is true throughout the
arid regions generally. Being in touch
with the irrigation problem in it's prac-
tical application to horticulture by rea-
son of his residence in Southern Cali
fornia where it has reached it's highest
perfection, he has ever been a warm
champion of irrigation development and
the reclamation of the arid west. Com
mencing with the second congress, held
in Los Angeles, he has been a delegate
to every meeting of that body. To the
Denver congress he was chosen is one of
the delegates at large TO represent Cali
fornia by Republican governor, and
to the Albuquerque congress he was
again sent as delegate at large by a
Democratic governor
At the Albuquerque congress he
was again chosen secretary of the ma
tional executive committee by ma
Jority that must have been gratifying
to himself as we'll as to his friends, the
vote being 81 to 3d.
The herald., 1896-12-13

than the Hon. E r. Moses, cha irman of
the national executive committee. II it
can be said that Pinkerton detective
that E. r. Moses never rests when irri-
cation demands work and attention.
Since his election as chairman he has
been particularly active in pushing the
cause of irrigation at the national cap
ital, being in constant correspondence
with senators and congressman, and al
SO other departments of the government
The exploitation of water sources and
supplies and their development in the
subhumid states has specially occupied
his best energies, and a we'll need Of
praise is his due for work accomplished
in that direction. Outside of his inter-
est in irrigation and irrigation develop
ment, Mr.. Moses is recognized as one
of the leading business men of the Sun
flower state, being actively engaged in
mercantile pursuits, besides having
large landed interests. His home is at
Great Bend.
Lionel A. Sheldon.-No man has been
more closely identified with the irriga-
tion question, as applied to the arid
west, than eX-Gov. Lionel A. Sheldon of
Los Angeles, Cal. At the Los Angeles
congress, in 1898, it was his parliament
tary hand that was the main force, both
in committee and on the floor of the con-
gress. Unfortunately for the Denver
meeting, Gov. Sheldon could not be pres
ent, but at Albuquerque he was found IN
the front ranks, working for the subju-
cation of the Great American desert"
The herald., 1896-12-13
NOTED THEosoPH1sT COMING.
Stands Close to the Leaders of the
Movement.

James NJ. Pryse, one of the noted
theosophists of the country, and an in
defatiga BILE worker for the cause is ex-
pected in Los Angeles within a few
weeks, being now on his way to the
coast via the southern route. Mr.. Pryse
is visiting the various branches in the
southern states en- route stopping few
days with each, and in this way his
journey is more prolonged than origi-
nally intended. for there is much de-
mand for his services, both as an or
ganizer of branches and as a teacher Of
the system of thought which is now at
tracing the attention of thinkers every
where. Mr.. Pryse has been very closely
identified with the theosophical move
most ever since the organization of the
society, having been at headquarters in
New York for the past ten years, with
hardly a weeks vacations during the
whole time. While here he will deliver
number of lectures on the general sub
ject of theosophy. as well as some more
particularly devoted to the great Cru
sade Around the World' which the
theosophists are now carrying on, and
the school for the Revival of the Lost
Mysteries of Antiquity" which is to be
established on this coast Immediately
upon the return of the crusaders next
spring. In this school is to be taught
the science of the SOUL and prepara-
tion will here be given to those who are
fitted for initiation into the Mysteries. ;"
Mr. Pryse stood close to the great the
osophist William Q. Judge, during the
lifetime of the latter and is now in the
inner councils of Katharine A. Tingley
the occult successor of Judge and the
''outer head of the Esoteric school
Mrs. Tingley is described as a second
Blavatsky, and in all points wonder
full woman. She will visit Los Angeles
at the head of the party of crusaders in
the spring. They are now in India, and
will come to this country by way of Aus
tralia, China, Japan, and the Sandwich
Islands
The herald., 1896-12-13

city assessor having reported to the
committee that the statements con-
tanned in said petition are correct, we
recommend that the petition be granted,
and that upon the filing of a proper de-
mand drawn upon the tax fund Of 1896
81 the sum of $3.50 be returned to the
petitioner.
In the matter of petition No. 1875, from
A. r. White, asking q return to him OF
the sum of $1.62, on account Of taxes paid
on personal property for the year 1885,
81, as shown by assessment No. 500 w,
when no such property existed at the
time of making the assessment, the city
assessor having reported to this commit
tee that the statements contained in
said petition are correct, we recommend
that the same be granted, and that upon
the filing of a proper demand drawn upon
the tax fund of 1896-97 the sum of $1.62
be returned to the petitioner.
In the matter of petition No. 1918, from
A. Elliott, asking a return Of the sum of
$1I70, on account of taxes paid on i'm
provements on lots 10 and II, block To-
of the Wolfskill Orchard tract, for the
year 1S96-97, the said amount being in
excess Of the Improvements owned at
the time of making the assessment, the
city assessor having reported to this
committee that the statements contained
therein are correct, we recommend that
the petition be granted, and that upon
the filing of a proper demand drawn up
on the tax fund of 1861, the sum of
$11.70 be returned to the petitioner.