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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1897-10-01
GILDED YOUTH IN THE PIT.
Chicago's Board of Trade Astonished At
the Operations of Young Letter.

Gnt OptThtloub VI
Most conspicuous of all men in Chi
cago who made money out of the recent
rise in wheat was young Joseph Letter.
son Of the millionaire Levi q. Letter
and brother-in-law of George Curzon,
British undersecretary of state for for
eign affairs He is credited with having
made anywhere from 5000, 900 to
81, 900, 900 out of the rise. His appear
ance as a dealer on the Chicago board Of
trade was a surprise to all sorts and
conditions Of men in the Windy City.
Heretofore Joseph Letter has been
looked upon as simply society man
He has devoted himself assiduouhy to
society in Washington, New York and
Chicago, and it was the last thing the
brokers expected to see him jump into
the arena Of trade. 1t was thought that
the Letters had forsaken trade forever,
and Joseph was expected to spend money
rather than make it.
last winter Mr.. Letter chartered q
yacht and went cruising around the
West Indies He is well known in Lon
don, where he has been on visits to his
sister and was supposed to be a harm
less gilded youth. All Of a sudden he
broke forth upoI the Chicago board Of
trade and before the old stagers real
lied what was going on had wrested a
fortune from the fray. When the word
went around that Letter was in heavy
on the bull side, the knowing ones
said: Il guess not. The wheat pit has
no attractions for Levi 2. Letter. "
When they were informed that it was
Joseph who was Sin, " the board was
so astonished that it nearly suspended
business to get its breath again.
1t seems that Mr.. Letter has been
specializing in the wheat market for six
months, but only his brokers knew Of
it, These brokers were called the "Al-
len Greer crowd. " II was known that
they were acting for somebody with
plenty of money, but no one suspected
that it was for Joseph Letter. Suddenly
be burst upon them-this young man
whom they had considered merely a
dancing man"-and he calmly walked
off with the spoils Of war. Evidently
he will inherit something more than his
fathers money-to wit, his business
ability. This winter Joseph can buy a
steam yacht Of his own to go cruising
in, if he cares to, instead Of chartering
from somebody else. He belongs to the
Larchmont Yacht club. New York
Press.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1897-10-01
nOMMISsIONER,S OFFICE.

~ Woodstock, Va, Sept. sth, 1897
G. l.. SmOUt, administrator II y :
Smoot. decd, X. j. W4lksc and + "
Allen admr. OF JEo l. Pi'msn, decd AUD
...... Thompson ...-.. Bland, partDer'
'radink under the hrm name aud style OF
Thompson & Band, who sue fnr them
selves and all other lien creditors of A
r HolingswOrtb, --.-.----- Complts.
against In ChnncrrY
A. r. hollingsrorth, Shenandoah
County Building aud Loan Association,
VI. l.. Walton, trustee, and Mary Z
HO;ingswOrth,. .......-, .-...--.-,U etfs.
Complainants AID ID, PENDANTS IN tb'
above named cause. aud the lien cred
tors Of A X Hollinesworth, are hereby
potihed that have fixed upOn Wrdnes-
day the 18th, day OF October. lsH. II fair.
t not on the next fair day 'relftr
Sunday el 90 Jted) at my Office in Wood
stock, "a between the bours Of 900 a.
m. ard 600 p. m to take, state and re-
port
Ist. A statement of the amount Of rea'
estate descended to Mary A. HrllIug' -
worth from her father, aud IN ~h 9h b T
husband, A X HOllingsworth ht+a pres
ant estate for bis life, with the ANNA
value thereof.
2ud. A list of all liens biidilg said
life estate.
Sd Any other matter deemed partI
mont or that an; party 10 inter 81 NAV
reqnne-r qnired by the de Zee Of the
Circuit Court Of Shenandoah County en-
rolled In the above namei canse on the
oh d-y of Sep'smb r. 1897, at which
time you are required - attend.
Given under my hand a. Commissioner
ia ChAneery Of said Court, at nv ffice.
IN sad county, the day aud year hc-t
aforesaid.
W b. MILEY,
sept. l7-tw. Comr. ~ Chsncery,
Walton / VAItOn. n. q.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1897-10-01
VrIRCINIA TOWlr.

In the Clerk, Office OF the Cir
cult Court Of Shenandoah County, on
the 9th day OF Sept. 1897. NAVIGATION
Joseph Y. Snyder's Admr. De Complts
vsl-ln Chancery.
Israel Aliens Admr. &c Dcfts.
The object Of this suit is to settle the
accounts Of the personal representatives
OF Israel Allen. decd. and Amanda
Allen. decd. definitely and accurately
determine the interest Of Joseph Y.
snyder therein. that the extent Of Flora
V. Snydcr's claim and ownership. "a Il
the same. may be decided aud determin-
ell by the Court and that thu re,iiut due
to the estate of Joseph Y. Snyder, com
ing into the hands Of hi, administrator
be likewise ascertaiued and determined,
aud that the defendants, Lee Long and
Amanda V. Long his wife. and l.. A.
Snyder, in his own right aud As admin
istrator Of Israel Allen, decd, anC
Amanda Allen. decd. Dee required "a
pay to COmplainants the several sum.
due them respectively.
1t appearing by affidavit filed tina
the defendant Monroe Alien il not ar
inhabitant of this State-lt is ordered
That he do appear here within fiftecT
days after dine publication hereof. ant
do what is necessary to protect, that
copy Of this order be published H. som,
newspaper printed in shenandoah
County. once a week for four successive
weeks. and copy posted at the from
door OF the Court House Of said County
on the first day ofthe heXt County Court
GEO. ". MILEY. C. c. C. :. .
\ Copy Test
GEO. W. WILEY. c. @. c. :. C
Barton and Boyd, pa. sept. l1---4v
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1897-10-01
Inherited
Taiint.

Here is case of inherited blood faint
which resulted in what threatened to be
a complete wreck of an innocent young
life. The most serious feature OF being
afflicted with a blood disease is the fact
that innocent posterity must suffer. The
man or woman with the slightest faint
in the blood forces the undesirable leg
acy of impurity upon their children
whose veins flow with the impure inner
itance which hsndicaps them in the race
OF life.
No child who has trace of bad blood
can be healthy or strong, and those pre-
disposed to Scrofula are liable to great
deal of sickness, because their constitu-
tons are weak and cannot withstand the
many dangers which beset the path of
childhood. Medical statistics show that
amajority of lung troubles result directly
from Scrofuia, so that child afflicted
with this disease is likely to fall vic
tim to dreaded consumption.
Mr.. w. A. Clayton, of Addie, n. c.,
believes S.S.S. is the only blood remedy
which can have any effect whatever
upon obstinate cases. He says:
my three-year-old boy had the worst
case of Scrofula ever heard of. He
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1897-10-01
Singing Among the Greeks.

Our present system of public instruc-
ton is not SO modern as some would
have us believe. Sparta had her state
superintendent, who, if distant report
is to be trusted, was an educational
despot. But while he welded his walk
ing stick freely during official visits
and encouraged his subordinates to ply
the rod on all occasions, he was as dill
gent promoter Of music as is any hui
name and progressive educator Of our
era AS a result the little Laced9mo-
mans sang blithely, no matter what tor
ment was going on under their tunics.
And all over Greece, in those dim days,
were schools ranging from infant
grades instructed under Arcadian hedges
to university extension schemes harbOr-
ed in buildings uniquely termed places
of leisure" The infants were drilled in
their alpha beta gsmmas, the Older
boys were taught poetry and gymnas-
tics, with something Of arithmetic,
geometry and drawing, and adults spent
their leisure with rhetoricians and sOph-
lists, paying handsomely for the priv
ilege. But music was a sine qua non Of
Grecian life, i'll school and in sport i'll
battle and in burial The epic and ele-
giac chantings at festivals, the calm
speculations of Pythagoras as to the
music OF the spheres, the choral out
burst Of 1.-THE great fifth century, =" the
martial odes of TyrtGus and Pindar,
all show the national love for melody
of voice as we'll as for high and harmo-
Nous thought. An old time Greek set
down amid the strident metallic voices
of our occidental world would feel that
the furies had seized either upon him
or the continent he was visiting. Ger
trude E. Wall in Lippincott's.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1897-10-01
Ouakers and the Inner Light.

The Society of Friends, commonly
called Quakers, stands before the world
as an example Of people that for sue
cessive generations have believed and
trusted in the guidance Of an inner wis
dom. 1t is not presumptuous to say that
they are generally distinguished for in
tegrity, worth and serene, successful
lives, which bring forth the fruit OF
practical righteousness. 1t should be
profitable to examine the principle upon
which such lives and characters have
been built and to discover how to apply
this principle universally and to inter
pref it metaphysically.
George Fox, who lived in England
from 1924 to 1891, was the first apostle
Of the inner light He was man whose
faith in what he believed to be God
appointed mission-with lionlike cOur-
age, adamantine will and sacred self
confidence "-endured to the end OF
calumny and persecution. In an age OF
Journalism and priestly intervention
there was need to bring men back to
the knowledge of the living God, the
indwelling Christ he says: when
became II years Of age, ! knew pure
ness and righteousness, for, while l was
child / was taught how to walk TO be
kept pure The Lord taught me to be
faithful in all things and TO act faith
fully in two ways-inwardly TO Goo
and outwardly TO man. "
Out of en- intense and abundant ex-
perience Fox and the early Friends
recognized the inner light as the guild
ance Of the Conforter-that true light,
the light which lighteth every man
that cometh into the world" and dis
pels the darkness Of falsehOod and err
ror Metaphysical Magazine.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1897-10-01

Here the minister looked at the lady
from above the rim of his spectacles,
and, with q humorous twinkle in his
eyes. asked her what the service was
She copiously explained it. And do
you know what the law says ON the sub
ject?" he inquired when she paused to
draw breath "Oh, of course do, but
then you know that the law has often
been disregarded. and besides. YOU
81 am very sorry to have to refuse
you anything, exclaimed the minister,
laughingly interrupting, but you might
Just as well ask for the moon. 1t is alb
solutely impossible If the law were
the embodiment of injustice, it must be
administered till it is changed by par
lament But won't you listen to
reason and argument" mo, madam,
it is useless am very sorry, but the
law must take its course. The lady
rose in dudgeon and left in haste, and
her Georges anticipated delight lost
its raison d'etre She is not likely to
interrupt his luncheon again in the
hope Of inducing him to suspend the
law for her son. Contemporary Re-
view
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1897-10-01
An Important Omission.

Mr.. Lander, III bis entertaining book,
1.-THE Land of the Morning Calm.
tells this story Of the eminent Prince
Min of Korea, WHO induced Mr. Landol
to paint bis portrait The artist titus
describes the scene:
For three houIs he sat motionless
and SPECIFICS, like statue.
1T is finished, finally said, and
ne sprang up in a childike fashion and
came over to look at the work. His de-
light was Lnbounded, and he seized my
hand and shook it most enthusiastic
ally.
After this be suddenly became grave,
stared at the canvas and then looked at
the back Of it, He seemed Mortified
what is it," inquired Of his royal
highness
"You have not put in my jade deco
ration" said be. almost in despair.
had of course painted his portrait
full face. and, as the Koreans have the
strange notion Of wearing their decora-
tons in the shape Of a small button Of
jade, gold, silver or amber behind the
left ear, these, of course. did not appear
thereon No explanation Of the theory
o. European art would satisfy the sit
ter, so to pacify him executed d rapid
,ketch Of his profile, bringing in the
ornament.
THAT is all very we'll" he said,
"but where Is the other eye?"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1897-10-01
CONNIsSIONER,s OFFICE.

y Woodstock, Va, Sept. Sth, 1927.
Geo. r. Geary aud II. IS Chapman,
partners trading under the tirm name and
style OF Geo f. Gesry " Co ...Complts
against In Chaucery.
jeremiah Glen, William Bauserman,
Mary + Bausrrman. Shenandoah COuD g.
Building aud LOAN Association Il corp
ratedl aud NJ L Walton, trus. 80. Drits.
Complainauts and Defendants IN ihe
above named canse, aud the creditors OF
Irremidh Glenn. are hrrrhy 'uDtii.l thar
have fixed upon Thn's ay, OCTOBER ih,
18th. l-g7. II not on the next fair da5
thereafter Sunday excrp'ed) At mg Off c-
10 Woodstock, Yirg MA. bstVorn fht
hours OF $50 m. and $40 p 10. 10 take.
state and report,
ii. The real estate If hich jeremiah
Glen - seiz 81, sud its actual aud auuua
galue.
end The liens binding the sad =, a
stale, whether by Judgment or other
Wi-s. according to their priority.
3 H. Az other matter the parties Ia
interest may rtqGlre, or the Commissioned
may thiuk proper -rq i'r-i by tle de
rree Of the circnlt court Of SneEanlO th
comfy enrolled ia The a.. v, named
sause on The 4 day of 5 September, 1897
AT which time Aon are req1ired 10 attend.
GIVEN uudrr my hani A. C'uri-'ipnrr
IN ChAncery of sad court, ~ my he. Ia
said County, The day and yrar Il 81 afore
said.
". .. MILEY.
sept. l7-4v. Conn ~ Chy
T. :, rav-navr p. q.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1897-10-01
Meat and Bread For InvalIds.

In connection with a meat diet, one
Of the most noted physicians has
achieved immense success. His treat
ment consists, first, in prescribing the
drinking of hot water an hour before
meals; second, in restricting the pa.
tient to lean beef This is scraped OF
minced, aud then either brOiled or fried
in very hot pan until the red color has
disappeared. Ii is eaten with modicum
Of salt aud butter and is almost always
followed by great improvement, If moi
convalescence.
Obviously this easily digested and
nutritious dish, unmixed with any
other. yields the greatest amount OF
nourishment with the least expenditure
of vital force To this end the destruc'
ton Of tough connective tissue greatly
tends
The invalid should be wary Of bread.
To eat it rapidly. so that every cell il
not submitted to the proper chemical
action of saliva, is one Of the causes Of
indigestion. The same may be said con-
corning all preparations that are not
predigested-of buckwheat, oats, white
-four, corn and rye. In other words, all
starch digestion begins in the mouth.
Toast is recommended because in ii
starch is partially changed into one
form of sugar, and when toast is said
toast is meant, not bread brown on the
outside, while damp and sticky within.
Otherwise it is better to eat the bread
cold.
To have a conception Of the action OF
new bread one has only to roll bit Of
fresh loaf between the fingers The
result is a soft. doughty ball, about as
impervious to the digestive juices as
piece of india rubber New York
Ledger
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was given many blood remedies without
relief, and treated by the best doctors.
He seemed to get worse all the while,
however, and the disease finally resulted
in curvature OF the spine, making him
utterly helpless.
"The bad sores on his neck increased
in size, and were a source of constant
pain. He was in this pitiful condition
for two years, when some one recon-
mended S.S.S., stating that it had cured
some of the worst cases of blood diseases.
AS soon as his system was under the ef-
feet of the medicine, the sores began to
get better, and in eight days were COM
pletely healed. Before long he could
walk on crutches, and was improving
every day. In three months he threw
aside his crutches, for he had no further
use for them the dreadful disease had
been eliminated entirely from his sys-
tenn, and he was restored to perfect
health. The cure was a permanent one,
as no sign OF the disease has returned
for ten years.
SIS. is a real blood remedy, and
promptly reaches all deep-seated and
obstinate blood diseases, it matters not
what other treatment has failed. 1t is
the only remedy which acts on the cor
rect principle of forcing the disease from
the system and getting rid of it perma-
nently.
S. S. S. is a sure cure for Scrofula,
Cancer, Catarrh, Eczema, Rheumatism,
letter. and all other blood diseases. II is
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1897-10-01
Myfriends were RIGHT. both Of them.

Myfriends were right, both of them,
and also wrong The cars visit has
done no good to the monarchical cause,
but it is not certain, either, that it will
do good to the republic. A republican
regime is a regime of labor, not of fes-
tivities; Of reason and forethought, not
of enthusiasm and vivid impressions. 1t
must lock to itself for stability, and in
this stability it must find its strength.
The capital Of republic cannot be-
come the favorite resort of kings and
emperors without an influence being ex-
erted on public manners and habits by
the fact. A people which has main
tanned the republican form of govern
ment perseveringly through innumer-
able dangers and difficulties does not
certainly revert to the principle of he
redity, but it is always confronted by
this temptation-to abdicate the liber-
ties of which it is every citizens duty
to avail himself into the hands Of
chiefs. Pierre de Copbertin in Century
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1897-10-01
CARPETS For saie-The oblisinE Abba

One day strangers came to the house
Of hospitable Abba. They were kindly
received, seated at sumptuous table,
and the softest carpets were spread out
for them to sleep on. However, before
the morning dawned they rose noise
lessly, rolled up the carpets and carried
them of. In the course Of the day Abba
went out and beheld in the market place
his guests Of last night, each with par
Gel under his arm. AS soon as they saw
him they came up to him, apologized
for having been obliged by pressing
business to leave his house before he
was up and asked him if he could not
offer them an acceptable price for the
carpets they had for sale. Abba looked
at the goods and offered for them GER
tain sum. THAT is too little" said the
strangers Excuse me-" said Abba,
cit is the exact amount they have cost
me- - From Talmud. in Menorah
Monthly.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1897-10-01

MIXED Trains sOuthbOund- Leaves WIZ
chester M b a. m. and IS a. m. Arrive al
Ntusnurg Junction at q y a. M. and 10 20 pm
Mixed Trains NOrthbound-leayes WIN
9nester ai % p. M. and II ~ p. m. Arrive 40
Harpers Ferry at - p. m. and 22a.m.
CONNECTIONS
, lrain in- connects at Harper's Ferry wiz
fast limited Express tninsIeayinQ al II y
a. m. ami ~ p. M arriving az Chica9O at 20
a. M and j. 40 noon. and with train leaving
al u p m. arriving at Cincinnati a
40 a. M ana az II. Louis M 900 y m. and coz
n'cts a. " eaNeron at II 30 arrive AT Hagen
Town II ~ Mashif gtOn Junction with train
afrlNin4 AZ Frederick atl:55 p. m.
IRAN 80 cOnnccte with fast yestibuled
Trans al Harper's Ferry az ga .. m. for
Ohieago; ios2l p. m. for Pittsburg. and l2:3 q
~ n" r cincinnati and -. Louis. Arrive 4
rllsDurg al 900 a. m. Chicago at q:45 J.. ~,
.lhclhiatl al 5OOp. m. and st. Louis AT t9) q.
m.
Pullman Palace Sleeping cars run through
20 lhclLhau 81. Louis. Chicago and Pitts
ourk' on all express trains
TOT idlc-, tickets. baggage checks apply
90 any once OF the L. * q. r. r.. or 70 {. z
ter. Va.
Martin W. NJ. GREESA
Gen. Pass. Agt Ger
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1897-10-01
RandoIph-MacOn System
.fnndsvsd Colleges and Academies,

WIN. W. SMITH, A, MILL. D., Chancellor,
!. Randolph-Nscon College. Ashland, Va. for
men.
2. Randolph Macon woomen's College, Lynch
burg, Va.
3. Randolph Macon Academy, Front Royal,
Va. for boys.
4. Randolph Macon Institute. Danyille, Va.
for girls.
For Catalogues, &c, address Registrsr AT
each place, or Chancellor Smith, FrOLt Royal
Va. State age OF son or daughter.
July l6-mo.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1897-10-01
Another Webster.

Relic hunters in the cemetery OF
West Hartford. Conn, formerly known
as the Old Burying Ground, have
Clipped many pieces from a gravestone
there bearing the inscription, Noah
Webster, Esq. Their belief is, OF
course, that it marks the grave OF the
famous photographer. A member OF
the cemetery committee has found it
Necessary to erect the following sign
This is not the grave Of the dictionary
man. 4" The body Of the photographer is
buried in Grove Street cemetery, New
Haven
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1897-10-01
THE DREADED CONSUME
TON CAN BE CURED
:. 4. SlocHn, N. c., the Grert Chemist and
Scientist W II Send, Free TO the Afiii1ted,
Three Bottles Of His Newly Discovered
Remedies TO Cure Consumption

ana All Lung lkOuDltss
Confident that he has discovered a
reliable cure for consumption and all
bronchial, throat and lung diseases.
general decline and weakness, loss Of
flesh and all conditions OF wasting and
to make its merits known, he will send
free three bottles to any reader OF the
HERALD who may be suffering.
Already this new scientific course OF
apparently hopeless eases.
The Doctor considers it his religious
duty--a duty which he owes to human
ity--to donate his infailible cure.
lie has proved the dreaded consump-
ton to be a durable disease beyond any
doubt, and has on file in his American
aud European laboratories testimonials
an experience from those benefited and
fured, in all parts Of the world.
Don't delay until it is too late Con-
sumption uninterrupted, means speedy
and certain death. Address 7. A SlOcum
VI. c., % Pine street New York. and
when writing the Doctor please give eX-
pres. aud postofiice address, and also
mention reading this article in the HER
AID
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1897-10-01

An apiculturist Of Westphalia made
bet that ~ bees, released at a dis
lance Of three miles from the hives al
the same time as ~ pigeons, would
travel over the ground as quickly as the
birds. The first bee entered the hive a
quarter Of a minute before the first
pigeon reached its columbary
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1897-10-01

One day we were at luncheon, al
though it was 6:l5 p. III. when lady
was announced and ushered in at once.
She was apparently an old friend Of the
family, and she opened fire without los
ing a moment. ia so glad, NJ. Rail-,
that you are primo minister of Greece,
and my George, won't he be delighted
tool You remember him, don't you: He
is at the front, you know. working won
ders Now, want you to do him lit
tie service. You can do it with stroke
of the pen, you know, and we shall al
be- so grateful "
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1897-10-01
Long Arctic NIghts.

In the long arctic nights there is q
constant difficulty in keeping awake.
Greedy had to make very strict rules to
keep his men awake. Beds were not al
lowed to be made, and the men were
compelled 10 get up and move about