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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1897-04-23

In every city the aldermen and mayor,
or burgomaster, are Of high social re-
pute, elected to office because Of special
fitness for the branch Of public affairs
they are chosen to manage. Said one,
with horror and shame, I'VE hear that
in America aldermen are sometimes
thieves!" The first alderman Of public
instruction" TO whom l presented my
credentials in a Brussels commune
proved TO be barrister Of note, author
Of several well known law treatises. In
another commune the alderman Of pub
lie instruction is professor at the normal
school, progressive and public spirited.
The alderman responsible for the Client
schools fills also the chair Of political
economy at the university, keeps in
touch with the methods Of other nations,
reads the reports Of the United States
department Of labor, and, much to my
surprise. identified me at once from
having seen my name in one Of those
volumes.
The faculty OF the university at Liege
has more than one representative in tho
'college" Of aldermen--a suggestive
title, losing none Of its dignity when
applied TO the body Of brilliant men
who administer civic affairs with scru.
pulous fidelity ON broad, wise lines. -
Glare de Graffenried in Harper's Maya.
zine
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1897-04-23
A Chicago Shirt.

That portion of Chicago's population
which is particular about the way it
dresses-and there is such a portion,
whatever the jealous residents Of other
towns may pretend to thinks just
now in state of intense but pleasu1able
excitement This emotion results from
the fact that in one of that city's most
fashionable stores there has been placed
on sale full line Of shirts so construct
ed as to be exactly what the elegant
youth of Chicago have long demanded
in vain. 1t is a shirt planned on wholly
new principles, and the inventor claims
for it the merit of preserving an appear
ance Of immaculateness for an almost
indefinite period. Other shirts must be
sent to the laundry every few months,
but this one is subject to no such neces-
sity, and the consequent economy i'll
money and trouble will be almost be-
yond the power of figures to express.
The greater part Of the new garment
is much like similar sections Of its pred
ecessors. 1t is upon the exposed front
that Chicagos benefactor has expended
all the power Of his genius. Indeed 1t
is simply a front that he has produced,
and yet it is by no means "dicky' for
which he demands admiration and pat
ronage. The 'dicky" has been tried III
Chicago and found wanting. The new
device is disk Of stiff linen, revolving
on gold stud and divided into four Y
shaped segments Of equal size and off
ferent colors. Each segment Is large
enough to more than fill the space left
open by reasonably high waistccat,
and is therefore shirt for all practical
purposcs-as practical purposes in the
shirt lire are understood IN Chicago.
When one quarter Of the disk has served
the purpose OF beauty and protection to
the woa1er's satisfaction, all be has TO
do is to turn the next quarter into view,
and. behold, he is started anew On So
cial rounds and can face the world with
confidence Of his power to undergo Sc
verest scrutiny. Again and once again
may he repeat this operation, and after
tbat-well, after that he will be an old
man with little regard for appearances
and none for criticism. New York
Times
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1897-04-23
Famous Holders of Two omces.

Governor and Mayor Pingree Of Mich
iean ought 70 have told the court that
John Marshall of Virginia, who is said
to have nodded the constitution Of the
United States into its present form,
served in the dual capacity Of secretary
Of state in the cabinet Of John Adams
and chief justice Of the supreme court OF
the United States from Jan. to March
/. 1901, and he ought to have known II
there was anything wrong about It,
Furthermore, John Jay. who was the
first chief justice Of the supreme court
of the United States, not only held that
Office and the position of secretary OF for
eiyn affairs simultaneously for SIX
months or more but served as envoy ex-
traordinary to the court Of ST. James for
a year while be wore the robes Of chief
Justice Oliver Ellsworth was chief JUS
tice Of the United States and minister to
France at the same time, and he was
considered correct man in his day. -
Chicago Record.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1897-04-23

Now we are as blind to the real ma
ture and aspect Of many of our national
and domestic customs as we are to the
real nature and aspect of ourselves and
think the view we hold Of them must be
accepted by others. 1t needed, for in
stance, the calm, serene gaze OF an East
Indian teacher to show us that there
might le other ways Of regarding many
of our most cherished beliefs And IT
has needed the warning cry of many a
bird lover bewailing the loss Of our
featherod songsters to force Us to look,
from another side, at our idle custom OF
wearing dead birds as personal adorn-
mcnts.
And now that /, for one, am con-
WINGED OF the wrong of 1t, true to my
inherited instincts rs a human being
who can look but in one direction, can
no longer see anything but cruelty in a
slaughtered bird or a fluffy aigret, even
when on the head Cf the daintiest wom-
an may chance TO know. | see only
the barbarity, the wanton destruction
of life, the cruelty Of practice which the
fashion has eItailed Beauty has fed
from the spectacle.
We're we to hear Of heather tribe
indulging a like misunderstanding hu-
man bodies with dead animals, we
would describe 1t in that case-how our
pulpits would ringl And how we would
beg, too, for means to 20 and reform the
savagcs mt oncol
We have many societies for the Guilt
vaum Of those special virtues which
ought TO be taken for granted in Chris
tians. OIintaiists sometimes smile at
cur necessity for them. But certainly
we all must welcome every evidence Of
activity in that one organized for the
protection Of birds and applaud the at
titude taken by many Of our women OF
fashion in their condemnation Of the
banoful practice. Cruelty, like slavery,
does not injuie the oppressed alone, but
harms as Wei the masterful willing to
profit ly its exercise. -Harper's Bazaar.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1897-04-23
The Governors Wonderful Hat.

The governor Of Missouri is wearing
most outrageous hat 1t was given to
him by Adjutant General NJ Fred Bell,
who has excellent taste in everything
except hats The governor perhaps
wouldn't wear it at all if it hadn' been
presented to him by so good and loyal a
friend as General Bell. If a casual ac-
quaintanCc had sent it to him, Governor
stephens would doubtless have viewed
the gift with suspicion and stored II
away from public gaze, and if 1t had
come from political enemy he certainly
would have sent il back by the first
train. Tho bat is of such gigantic pro
portions that the governor seems to
staggoT under it as he walks. It's crown
j. luiltu upon The plans and specifications
Of q mountain peak, and when 1t Is
crushed in the center it has the appear
ancc of an extinct volcano. And yet
Governor Stephens seems actually proud
Of the hat IL probably cost more than
any other hat in Missouri, and must
have been made tooIder jefferson City
is wondering how long the governor is
going TO wear the hat.-LebanOn (Mo. }
Rustic.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1897-04-23
The Jetties of Galveston.

'There is not in all the world any
thing in the way Of harbOr improve
ments at all to be compared with the
great work Of jetty construction that
the United states engineers have just
completed at Galveston said Con-
gresham Hawley, who halls from that
city and is also the only Republican in
the Texas delegation Mr.. Hawley, who
is one of the leading business men Of the
Island City, was telling some friends
about the results of Uncle Sam 5 mu-
nificent expenditure for deep water at
his home.
There are two jetties," said be;
zone seven miles in length and the 9th
er five, and the distance between them
clear out TO the open sea is about Z, 900
feet. They are built Of sandstone and
granite in the most thorough and sub
stantial way, and they will stand as an
everlasting monument to the skill and
wisdom Of the engineers. They are an
unqualified success. We have now 20
feet Of water on the bar, and in a year 5
time can count on 80 feet, for the work
Of securing goes on constantly.
THE practical benefits Of deep water
are shown by the fact that in 1896 the
value Of exports from Galveston harbor
was 60 per cent greater than for any
year in its past history, despite the low
average Of prices of all kinds of prod
uots do not believe, i'll view of the
great tributary country behind it, that
it is the view Of an enthusiast or vision
airy when the prediction is made that
ere many years Galveston will be one Of
the greatest marts Of commerce III the
United States From this time forward
there is no limit 70 the expansion of her
shipping interests, for with ample sea
room and depth Of water she can accom-
MEDIATE the merchant craft of all coun-
tries Washington Post.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1897-04-23

In farming district in Louisiana a
candidate once made very sensible
talk to some Of his disconnected constt-
uents. He told them that itwas hard to
draw the line between the rich and the
Door. "You call the Blanks rich poo
pie" he said, but they are simply
we'll TO do farmers Over yonGcr IN the
rjver bottom, they would be regarded
AS men Of very moderate means. But
the big planters Of the bottom lands
even when they are out Of debt, are poor
men by the side Of the great merchants,
manufacturers and general operators IN
the cities. You think youIsel Ives poor,
but there are men who look upon YOU
as people in easy circumstances. You
are foolish TO array the man with two
horses against the man who has only
one.
He then told the following story:
lone day farmer rode into little
country town in a state adjoining Lou
isiana and got into talk with some
friends at a store where he bad gone TO
make some purchases. We'll, john
said one, how are you getting along
What. me: Oh, tolerably well-just
the same, just like always do And
all the neighbors out your way. how
are they getting along Wei, they re
lust the same, too-just like | am. We
never allow any difference cut our
way. You know No: Vel, how 90
Won manage that" Well, whenever we
notice any fellow getting ahead, you
know, we Just 20 to see him, and we
stay with him until we eat him back. ~
There are many such communities.
When people see thcir ncighhcrs getting
ahead, they swarm around tbcm and
"eat them back. Atlanta Constltu-
fiOu.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1897-04-23
AbOIOiinable
Catarph.

II is not reasonable to expect to be
cured of any disease, no matter how
constant and persevering the treat
ment, when that treatment is alto
gether misdirected, and can not posi-
bly, reach the trouble.
This explains why those afflicted
with catarrh meet with 50 much dis
enlargement. Though they faithfully
take the usual treatment consisting of
sprays, washes, etc, and pass through
the summer without much discomfort,
as soon as cold weather returns, they
find themselves more firmly in the grip
of the disease than ever. Such results
could hardly be expected if the proper
treatment had been given.
Any one who has had experience
with catarrh will readily admit that it
Is one of the most obstinate of diseases;
it is easy to see, therefore, that it is
deep-seated, and that no remedy which
merely reaches the surface can have
the slightest effect upon it. The only
known cure for catarrh is 4 real blood
remedy, one which gets at the seat of
the disease-the cause of the trouble
and forces it from the system. Such a
remedy is S. S. S. (Swift's Specifcl.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1897-04-23
The Baltimore Weekly sun.

The Weekly sun publishes an the news of
each week, giving complete accounts Of all
events Of tercst throughout the world As
an Agricultural. paper The weekly sun is un-
surpassed. 10 Is edited by writers OF practical
experience. who know what farming means
aud what farmers want in an agricultural
journal. IL contains regular reports Of the
work of the Agricultural experiment stations
throughout the country, of the proceedings
Of farmers c,0os and Institutes. and the dis
cussiog of new methods and ideas IN agrf-
culture. Its Markets Reports, Poultry De-
dartment and Veterinary column are particn-
larry valuable to couptry realers, Every Is
sue contains stories, Poems. Household and
Puzzle columns, a variety OF interesting and
Instructive selected matter and other features
which make il a welcome visitor in city and
country homes alike.
One dollar year Inducements 10 getterS-
up Of clubs for the Weekly sun. Both the
Daily and Weekly sunmailed free Of postage
IN the United States. Canada aud Mexico
Payments invariably in advance. Address
A. S. ABELL Company.
Publishers and Proprietors.
Rff1mors, Nd.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1897-04-23

Local papers say that the cnterprising
hunters near the boundary line have a
way Of taking advantage Of both the
Maine and the New Hampshire laws
and so get double bounty upon every
bear they kill New Hampshire pays so
much for each pair Of ears, while Maine
keeps tally by the nose. 1t Is not likely
that the bear hunters in question ara
much struck with the Arguments Of those
who urge that there should he uniform
legislation upon a matter Of this kind.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1897-04-23

Mr.. H. P. Cook, of % Walker street,
Atlanta, Ga, suffered intensely from
catarrh. He says:
Il at first thought had Only a bad
cold, and didn't give much atten-
ton TO the distractions III my nose
and throat. This soon became notice
able, and began to so inconvenience
me, that applied for treatment and
was given the usual local applications
ofsprays. washes, etc. The immediate
effect Of the treatment was 20 relieve
me, but only for a short time after ap-
plication, and could easily see that
the disease was growing worse stead
lily, and seemed TO grow deeper toward
my lungs; my nose and throat were
constantly choked up, 50 that l was
all the time hawking and splitting, and
10 add TO it all, the disease became
very offensive. I was unable to obtain
much sleep, being compelled to get up
constantly during the night 70 clear
my throat and keep from choking.
II tried various treatments without
relief, as none of the medicines seemed
10 reach the disease. Finally. some
one recommended S. s. s., and before
had finished one bottle, felt better.
continued the medicine, and it cured
me permanently. Truly believe S.S.S.
is the only cure for catarrh, the most
abominable of all diseases"
S. :. S. is unlike all other blood
remedies, because it is more than a
mere tonic, and goes directly to the
seat of all blood diseases. and cures the
most aggravated cases Of Cancer, Ca
tarrh. Rheumatism, Eczema. ScrOfula,
Contagious Blood Poison, etc. :. >. ).
:, tho orf,. bfood remedy Guaranteed
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1897-04-23
1897. THE sun. 1897.
BALTIMORE, ND.
THE PAPER OF TIRE People
For THE PEOPLE ANp WITH THE PEOPLE.

HONEST ~ MOTIVE.
FEARLESS Is EXPRESSION.
~OUNDIN PRfNCIpLE.
UNswERvING rs ITS ALLEGIANCE
RIGHT THEORIES AND
RIGHT Practices.
The sun Publishes all the Ncws all the
Time. but il does not allow its columns 20 be-
degraded by uncioan. immoral or purely
sensational matter.
Edtorally. The sun IS the consistent and
unchanging champion and defender of popu-
lar rights against political machines ana mo-
uopoliOs of every character. Independent in all
things. extreme in none. II is for good laws.
good government and good order.
BY mail Fifty Gents month, Six Dollars a
year.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1897-04-23

Train, l3.l4.9 aud 35 daily except
Sunday.
CAD Trains. o. Local Freight and Pass
enger,. leaves Manassas. Tuesday
Thursday aud Saturday. Leave, llar-
ri-ouburg. Monday Wednesdays and
Fridays.
Forratos. tickets and baggage checks
.apply 10 amy ollre of the southern
Railway. or 10 l.. =. Brown. Gen. Ast.
1900 Pcnua. Ave Washington d. c.
W. H. GREEN. JWCULP. W.A.rURK.
Gen. Slnr IrffI. Man. ~. z. 4.
Washington. ID. a..
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1897-04-23

The first exports Of cheese from the
United states are believed to have been
about 1926. when Harry Burrell Of Her
kimcr county, n. Y, opened a regular
cheese trade with England.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1897-04-23

It is expected that 1000 Waldenses
from the Alpine valleys will arrive in
Tennessee this spring TO join the colony
of $50 that established itself near Nor
canton in 1888 The first colony that
came 90 this country settled III Burke
county. y. c.. IN 1898. Under the lead
elship Of Dr. Toofilo Gai and the Rev.
G. 4. Iron. the colonisis purchased sew
cral thousand acres Of land and obtained
a period Of 30 years in which to pay for
il. Since then they have succeeded far
beyond their expectations and have ne
gotiatod for 10000 acres just across in
Tennessee. which viii be filed by the
newcomers. They have also secured OPP
lions on many thousands Of acres OF con-
uguous mountain lands, which will be
purchased in case the immigration war
rants it. Valdese Is the principal town
Of the Waldcnses in the Tennessee noun
tains and is ten miles from Morganton-
New York Tribune.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1897-04-23
Purely Vegetable.

Books on blood and skin diseases
will be mailed free 70 any address, by
SWIFT SPECIFIC Co., Atlanta, Ca
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1897-04-23

1T is customary TO remember the
waiter, sir, " said the waiter, as the guest
was about to take his leave without fee
ing him.
"Oh, rest easy" said the guest. 4
shall not forget you. Next time come
| shall have another waiter, or | lunch
elsewhere. "-Philadelphia Press.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1897-04-23

Cumso-Why don't Mr.. Gilgal and
Miss Porkasic get married:
Cawkr-Shyuess on 10th sides
How 90 you make tina, out!'
"Shc j. d shy little thing by nature,
and he is shy Of cash. Detroit Free
Press
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1897-04-23

Train sos and go connects rIfn Southern e
r. al Harrisonhurg at 800 H. ia.Hul 3ai l. m
FOR stm.burg junction an4 llarper .ry
Division.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1897-02-25
Receivers Appointed.

Messrs. w. l.. Mecher and G.
S erman were appointed by the
Chancery Court, Judge Mcconnell.
Tuesday to act as receivers tor the
Valley Coal & Iron Co
for sixty days.
The outlook for Sequachee is
very dismal indeed, The hotel
was to have been covered ir this
spring but frightened by a techni-
cality the projectors have aband'
oned the enterprise. Nothing will
be done for perhaps years, as this
suit will be prolonged Indefinitely,
and even if sale Of the property
should take place it wjII be at such
low figure as to be practically
worthless as far as any Of the pres
ent bondh0lders are concerned.
Moreovefit it would also knock out
the stock held by the stockholders
and thus some of these who have
been most energetic and friendly
to the interests Of the town would
be deprived of even the mere bit o
paper that represented their inter
ests. 1t is very dismal outlook
a. y way that you take it, and W.
can see nothing to encourage. AT
ter wears Of waiting the bottom
seems to have been knocked out o
the whole concern ar far as furthe
development is concerned.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1897-02-25
So many gobllns Yon shall see.

So many goblns you shall see.
In the morning, the Yule log,
which had bdrned until Twelfth
Night, or Old Christmas, was relight-
ed;
Kindle the Christmas brand, and then
Till sunset let it burn,
When quench'd, then lay it up again
Till Christmas next return.
Part must be kept wherewith to teend
The Christmas log next year,
And where It's safely kept, the fend
Can do no mischief there.
In Scotland, where the time is of
some official Importance as the chief
quarter day, great fires called the
"CandIemass beese" -gHmmerings
from the ashes Of the long extinct
worship Of Baal-were lighted on the
hllltops, and woe betide that neigh
borhood where for any reason the
fire di0 not burn the lIvelong night
CandIemass is one of the few fes-
tivals of the church of which Puri-
tanism has left no tradition is popular
parlance, This may be because it is
noteworthy ''observation day. and
in every northern land there cluster
about it proved predictions OF
the duration Of winter. 1t is the one
day Of the year when the sun is un-
welcome. A German proverb de
clares the shepherd would rather see
the wolf in his fold than the sur on
Candlemas Day. The story OF The
bear who rouses himself from his
long slumber, and comes out of his
hole, returning to sleep six weeks
longer if he sees his shadow, is told
of the woodchuck Cor groundhog)
and IN many countries, of the badger
and other alternating animals.
A Scotch saw runs thus:
If Cahdleman be dry and fair,
The half o winter to come and
mar.
If Candl emas be wet and foul
The half O. winters game at Yule,
! It's substance is embodied III our
own saying-"Half your wood and
half your hay on Candlemas Day." a
practical measure Of the winter store
The general meteorological truths
crystallized in these proverbs, many
of them hoary with the rime Of ages,
are obvious to one who studies the
"skiey Influences" and they may thus
tend to preserve something of oul
vanishing freside lore.
If, as has been well said, popular
customs contain the germs of history
1t is equally true that the current be
hefs and even the superstitions of &
people are the seedfelds Of philoso
ply and of sociology, from whict
may be reaped rich harvest.-Nev
: York Evening Post
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1897-02-25
Without A Rival.

Asa positive cure for rsprains, bruises,
and pains of all kinds, Salvation Oil
has no equal. Mrs. Frank Juif, 5l8
Gratiot Ave-, Detroit, Mich, writes
81 used Salvation Oil in my family
and can say it has no rival as lini-
ment; it certainly cures pains. 1
sprained my ankle and it cured me
aud since then have always used it
for any pains and bruises" Salvation
Oils sold for only 25 cents. No other
remedy will do the work as promptly.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1897-02-25
Snow in the Northwest.

The Milwaukee company began
again Wednesday morning to open
up their road north west and
south. The road west and north
was completely blocked yesterday
and both trains in those directions
wer" abandoned, the officials con,
sidering it safer to Keep Their trains
crew and passengers here than to
run the risk of leaving them out on
the prairie all night Early today
trains and snow plows were sent
west and it is thought that no diff
Guilty Will he experienced in send-
ing trains through tonight. The
passenger train which arrived from
the south yesterday afternoon was
turned back Wednesday, but did
not leave town until afternoon on
account of a freight train being
stuck in the snow near Ethan =
Mitchell, S. D., Capital
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1897-02-25

Mr.. w. A. Mauzy, Of Victoria, was
in town Friday and kindly handed
us the full and complete history of
Candlemas, or Ground Hog Day, to
date. Other sections are requested
to let us hear from them in order
that the question of the date of this
memorable occasion may be fully set.
tied. We print the article in full
and think it contains some very IN
terestlng reading.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1897-02-25
Resolution of svmpathv.

At regular meeting FeO. IL. 1897.
of Post SO, G. A, r., the following
resolution was unanimously adop
ted.
WHEREAS our ranks are again
broken by the death of our COM
rade, William 7 Mosgroye, it is
RESOLVED, That we extend our
sympathy and coincidence to his
widow and surviving children.
THOMAS H. HILL,
JOSEPH GREEN. Com.
NICHOLAS FULFUR.