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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1897-10-15
RovRl Theafricals.

Miss Anna l.. Bicknell writes Of
"Marie Antoinette as Dauphine" in
The Century. Miss Bicknell says;
The enthusiastic reception which the
young couple had met from the Parl-
slams led them to return to Paris and APP
pear at the opera and theaters, where
they were always well received. But
the young members of the royal family,
encouraged by the free use OF these
pleasures, took a strong fancy to see the
public masked ball at the Opera. Every
precaution being taken as to the man
ner in which they were surrounded, 50
as to obyiate the evident drawbacks to
such an amusement, the king consented
to the freak, which was much enjoyed.
Unfortunately this was the beginning
Of the excessive liking shown at later
period by Marie Antoinette for such di-
versions
Theatricals also became a passion.
The young princes and princesses got
up charades and even plays i'll their pri-
vate apartments, with only the dauphin
as spectator, and so far there was no
harm. Inc dauphin, seeing how much
all this was enjoyed, established small
theater in his apartments where short,
amusing plays were performed by pro-
fessional actors. These, too, were re-
ceived with delight. There were, how
ever, balls given in the palace which
the dauphine liked sufficiently to re-
main till o'clock in the morning. She
then heard mass and went to bed till 2
o'clock in the afternoon On such occa-
lions it may be supposed that the liter
AIRY interviews with the able were omit
Il
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OoNuISSIONER,s OFFICE.

- Woodstock, Va, Sept. 18th. 1897.
To Frank 4 Shaver Waller +. shaver
snd John L. Shaver Complts ". Sam'l
Ia. rshaver and L. b. Shaver, exr5. OF
Genge SLAYER. decd. anu IA their own
right Gro. II Shaver jr, Mary S1ayef,
Sar h. Funk, John FutA, Million II
haver, Emma Shumate aud James W.
>humafe. John ". Spiggle, Hannah y.
Early. Geo MYERS. and Joseph llaur =.
admir-. Of jacob II. Haun. decd. Detis.
Yon are hereby notified that | haye
liked upon the 10Th day OF October next,
netwse en- the hours Of O'Clock. a. ~, and
Is O'Clock. D NJ, TO take aud settle, at my
office, the accounts OF
l. So. Shaver and +. 3. Shaver eyrs
Of George Shaver, decd, and in making
rhe settlement the comr, shall take as The
basis OF his settlement the exparte set
cement made by SAID exors. as pima
facie correct rs made before the comr OF
accounts. aud modify the same only IN 50
far as the proofs and proceeding Will re
efficient to change said settlement as 10
the items of surcharge and fal-iiicat'on
.et ont in the bill and EXHIBITS; but the
comr. hall treat said eXOarte settlement
as conclusive 10 all respects in so far a.
The said acts are not surcharged and
'asified.
. To report any other matter the COM
missioner may deem pertinent or thar
any party in interest may require and
evidence may be produced before him,
reanlred to bee taken by the decree OF
Shenandoah Circuit Court rendered on
he 7ih day Of Sept 1897, in suit DO
ehauceiy depending in said court between
F. Z. Shaver, &c complts. aud Grorg"
Sbaver's. exors &c. detfs. and II from
my cause the taking OF sad accounts
ia u not be commenced, or baving beei
commenced should no. be completed Oh
that da-, the iakipg OF the same Viii be
adjourned from day 10 day, or iio d place
70 place, until the sawe are taken ana
completed.
Given IN err my hand as Commissioner
10 ckaneery Of said court, az my 'ffiee ~
ssid county the day and year first aioie
said.
T.. +. STlCKELH,
sept. i7-lx. Comr IN Chy'
T. ). Tayenner. p. q.
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Not to BE Cheated.

Time WAS when there was only one
chaise in the town of Mechanic Falls,
and that one belonged to an old man OF
somewhat eccenricWays.
One day a young man wanted to hire
the chaise TO take his best girl to ride.
The owner agreed, but nothing was said
about the price Toward nightfall the
young man brought the chaise back.
How much is the DAMAGE he asked.
"Where'd ye go:" returned the old
man
The young man named the place.
"How far do you call thatf'
Twelve miles. -
Nope" said the old man, "it's only
ten.
81 tell you it's l2 good long miles,
and I've been over it times enough to
know"
Him, Travelled the road before you
was out of dresses | tell ye tain { but
ten miles. "
Both Of them were losing their tenn
pers rapidly
Never mind how far it is, " cried
the young man "You tell me how
much l owe you, and III pay you and
get out. "
Catching his breath, the old man
thundered: Young teller, We don't owe
me cent, but by mighty. I'll be durn-
ed ef you're a-goin to cheat me on the
distance. "-Lewlston Journal
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Miss Braddon's Double Handedness.

To have two different kinds of hand
writing is curious The Academy says:
Miss Braddon has two distinct hand
writings, one for correspondence and
the ordinary business Of life and the
other for her novels This latter is a
backward hand, smaller, neater and
clearer than the other The neatness Of
her manuscript is an important point
in Miss Braddon's eyes, and it makes
her unhappy to produce an unsightly
page. She makes very few corrections
sometimes, indeed, scarcely one III a
page. With all this, the speed at which
she writes is considerable When things
90 well with her, she produces ON an
average three closely written pages OF
manuscript-that is, say, about 1000
words-in an hour.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1897-10-15

oalrassed among nionarchs? A sOngster
yourself, why be embarrassed amid glo-
rified songsters? Go in and dine
All the shocks Of corn coming in in
their season. Oh, yes, in their season.
Not one of you having died too soon, or
having died too late, or having died at
haphazard Planted at Just the right
time Plowed at just the right time
Cut down at Just the right time. Husk-
ed at Just the right time Garnered at
Just the right time Coming in in your
season.
Oh, wish that the billions Of bush
els of corn now in the fields or on the
way to the seaboard might be a type Of
the grand yield of honor and glory and
immortality when all the shocks come
in
| do not know how you are consti-
tuted, but | am so constituted that there
is nothing that so awakens reminis-
cences i'll me as the odors Of a corntield
when | cross it at this time Of year
after the corn has been cut and it stands
in shocks And so l have thought it
might be practically useful for us today
TO cross the cornfeld, and have thought
perhaps there might be some reminis-
cence reused i'll our soul that might he
salutary and might be saving In Swe-
den a prima donna, while her house in
the city was being repaired, took
house in the country for temporary resi-
dence, and she brought out her great
array of Jewels to show friend who
wished to see them. One night after
displaying these jewels and leaving
them ON the table, and all her friends
had gone, and the servants had gone
one summer night--she sat thinking
and looking into mirror just III front
Of her chair, when she saw in that mir
ror the face Of a robber looking III at
the window behind her and gazing at
those jewels She was in great fright,
but sat still, and hardly knowing why
she did 50 she began to sing an old nurs-
cry song, her fears making the pathos
Of the song more telling.
Suddenly she noticed while looking
at the mirror that abe robbers face had
gone from the window, and it did not
come back. A few days after the prima
donna received a letter from the robber,
saying Il heard that the jewels were
to be out that night, and l came to take
them at whatever hazard, but when l
heard you sing that nursery song with
which my mother so often sang me TO
sleep l could not stand it and fed,
and | have resolved upon a new and an
honest life. "
Oh, my friends, there are jewels IN
peril richer than those which lay upon
that table that night. They are the
levels of the immortal soul Would
God that some song rolling up out OF
the deserted nursery of your childhood
or some song rolling up out Of the corn
fields, the song Of the huskers 20 or 40
years ago, might turn all our feet out OF
the paths of sin into the paths Of right
eousness. Would God that those memo
ries waited in on odor or song might
start US this moment with swift feet to-
ward that blessed place where so many
Of our loved ones have already preceded
us, las a shock of corn cometh in IN
his season. "
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The Discovery of Porcelain.

Notwithstanding the fact that great
many people have spent their entire
lives in pursuing the elusive phantom
of the philosopher stone and the Sc
cret of perpetual motion, which might
have been employed to much better pur-
pose, yet these pursuits have occasional
ly proved of great benefit to mankind
The art of making porcelain was ia
miliar to the Chinese and japanese for
ages, but it was not made in Europe
until the early part Of the eighteenth
century. when John Bottger, German
from schlajz, in Voigtland, invented
the art Bottgcr was apprenticed to a
Berlin apothecary, where he fell in
with an alchemist, who, in consequence
Of some services which Bottger had done
for him, offered to teach him the art of
making gold. The young apprentice,
thinking his fortune was as good as
made, promptly ran away from his
master into SaxOny, in tho year 100.
He was pursued, but found protection
in that country, where the people who
befriended him urged him to give
specimen Of his new found skill.
The poor fellow had, however, been
grossly imposed upon, and the secret
from which he had hoped so much
proved yalucless, lie still believed IN
the possibility of making gold and
worked at the matter incessantly 1t so
happened that having mixed number
Of different kinds Of earth together for
the purpose Of making durable cruel
bles, in the course of baking them no
accidentally stumbled upon the art OF
making porcelain and suddenly found
himself transformed from poor alchem-
ist into a prosperous potter This first
porcelain was manufactured in Dresden
in 1906 and was brownish red in color,
having been made chiefly of a brown
clay. -Harper's Round Table.
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WAS IT BARNATo's HoODoof
About New Houses Making
Short Lives.

5nOIb LANCDs
Barney Barnato had the superstition
common with certain class OF people
that if he built new house for himself
he would not live long afterward. In
johannesburg he was constantly
threatening" to build, buying sites
for houses and then putting off the day
of beginning. When he built his big
house in Park lane, London, he started
OFT on a trip to Africa before it was
ready for occupancy and on his return
voyage fulfilled the measure OF his su-
perstition about new houses by jumping
overheard. The usual superstition is
that a man dies short time after be
moves into his new house, but Barney
did not live to enjoy the great and pc
culiar house in Park lane even a little
while. The house has been sold to Sir
Edward Sasson for $500, 600. IL cost
Barnato twice that sum. He paid $780,
600 for the site alone
When Barnato began building it, Al
fred de Rothschild interfered TO preserve
the view from the windows Of the cele-
brated white drawing room" Of his
house in Seymour place and generally
considered the building an eyesore.
When Barnato died, it was rumored
that Rothschild would buy the house
and pull it down, but he did not In
building the Park lane house Barnato
carried out his own ideas of comfort
and gave the best part of the building
to himself and his family, providing for
guests in less desirable rooms. He rele-
gated all guest chambers to the third
floor and had his own rooms on the sec
Ond floor
Sir Edward Sasson, the new proprie-
tor Of the house, is a prominent MEM
Der of the Spanish and Portuguese jew
ish colony in London and is rich "be-
yond the dreams Of ayarice " He be-
longs TO the same class as Disrach and
by reason Of his birth and education
will fill the Park lane house with a
very different company from that which
would have clustered around poor Bar
ney. New York Press.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1897-10-15
All who are afflicted with
Cc~ofria E~zep,a Tefter

Scrofula, Eczema, letter,
Cancer, Carbuncles, Rheumatism,
Contagious Blood Poison,
Catarrh, or any other form of blood
troubles, will find in S. $. S. prompt
and permanent cure; it matters not
how deep seated the disease, or what
other treatment has failed. Carbuncles
are the result of an impoverished con-
dition Of the blood, causing d depressed
vitality and such low state of health
that it is difficult for the system to with
stand even the mildest illness.
Mr.. Joseph c. Mygatt, of No. 400 Han.
cock Ave, Athens, Ga, says: " con-
tracted blood poison from dye, which
developed such alarming symptoms,
that my life was almost despaired of.
At one time there were fourteen car
buncles on my body, and my suffering
was such that for months was unable
to do any work. The best physician
in our city treated me constantly, but
his efforts were of no avail, my condi-
ton growing worse all the while.
rs. S. S. was recommended, and after
I had taken the first bottle, an inn
provement was noticed. grew better
every day, and after taking six bottles
was entirely cured. The carbuncles
all disappeared, leaving my skin per-
fectly clear, and have never had one
since"
There is not d disease of the blood,
it matters not how severe, which S.
S. S. will not cure. 1t is guaranteed
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1897-10-15
THE DREADED CONSUME
TON CAN BE CURED
T. 4. Slocum, VI. C.. the Grert Chemist and
Scientist W II Send, Free to the Aiiiilted,
Three Bottles of His Newly Discovered
Remedies 10 Cure Consumption

ana All Lung linublfNs
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 cases.
The Doctor considers it his religious
duty---a duty which he owes to human
ity---to donate hi. infailible cure.
He 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 benoiitted 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., 9S Pine street New York. and
when writing the Doctor please give eN-
press and postoflice address, and also
mention reading this article in the HER
AID
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1897-10-15

Asleeper is one who sleeps. A sleeper
is that in which the sleeper sleeps j
sleeper is that on which the sleeper
which carries the sleeper while ne
sleeps runs. Therefore, while the sleep
er sleeps in the sleeper, the sleeper car
ries the sleeper over the sleeper under
the sleeper until the sleeper which car
ries the sleeper jumps off the sleeper
and wakes the sleeper in the sleeper by
striking the sleeper under the sleeper,
and there is no longer any sleeper sleep
ing in the sleeper Of the sleeper
Worthington's Magazine.
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Rndrard Kinlinr Imnenitent.

Lady Marjorie Gordon, daughter Of
Lord Aberdeen, is the editor OF Wee
Willie Wrinkle, a juvenile magazine,
and has just received from Mr. KiplinS
the following skit for her publication:
There was once "a small boy Of Quebec
Who was buried in snow TO The neck
When asked. Are you frizF =
He replied. Eyes | Is,
But we don't call this cold in Quebec"
From which it would appear that the
9utcry in Canada concerning "Our Lady
of the Shows" has had no effect on Dir.
Kipling. w xtminster Gazette.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1897-10-15

Compliment That Cost Barrei OF Appieh.
A Stafford Springs man will probably
use discretion hereafter in distributing
compliments. He had been collecting
rents among the Italian tenemcnts, and
at one house he commented to the
housewife on her baby Ina joking way
he told the woman he would give her
rooster for the baby She did rot seem
then to be impressed with the offer, but
a few days deliberati0n and probable
consultation with her husband had an
other effect, for on the following Sun
day she appeared at the man 5 house and
offered the rahy, at the same time de-
manding the rooster ltrequired a great
amount of argument and explanation TO-
convince the woman that there was no
market for her child even at such a rea-
eonable price, and she could not be per-
suaded to take it home again until she
had been promised a barrel Of apples -
Rockville Conn. Journal
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1897-10-15

Mixed Trains SOuthbOund- Leaves Win
chester al D. a. m. and IS a. m. Arrive a
strasburg Junction no 8 y a. m. and 10 % D. 10.
Mixed Trains Northbound-Leayes VIM
chester at 3 p. M. and II a D. m. arrive at
Harper's Ferry ara 20 p. 10. and ! Gam.
CONNECTIONS.
IRAN f1 connect, al Iilif er's Ferry Wih
fdst Limited Express trains leaving az II y
a. IN. anu ~ ,. M. arriving az Chicago at 90
a. 10. ana T. ~ noon. and with train leaving
at II p. m. arriving az Cincinnati az
80 a. M. ana az 81. Louis az 600 p m and con
meets az beaverton at II 40 arrive at Hagem-
town II 80 Mashir gt0n Junction with train
arriving an Frederick atl.ij p. M.
Train il6 connects with fast yostibuleS
trains &C Harpcr's Ferry az 9:if p. m. for
chicago; iu;2l ,. m. for Pitfsburg. and l2:0 q -.
n Tor cincinnati and 81. Louis Arrive at
Fittsourp at 900 a. NJ. Chicago at 9:l5 p. m.
cincinnati az sop. m. and st. Louis at $50 a.
m.
Pullman Palace Sleeping cars run through
20 cincinnati. ~. Louis. Chicago ard Pits
uuIE' ON an express trains.
for idtes. tickets. baggage checks apply
10 any ONCE Of the Z. 4 o. Il. r.. or 10 c. r.
Dudilo" travelling passenger agent Winches-
3 Martin WN GREENE.
Gen. Pass. Agt. Gez
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1897-10-15
q Curious study.

An index of first lines is sometimes a
curious study Of Authorizations. There IS
o hymnbook used in the Methodist
churches Of this vicinity in which the
index of first lines has been made mp
with such economy Of typographical
space that words are cut in two without
the slightest reference 10 syllables 50
that one finds such gems as The follow
ing;
We journey through a vale Of TO
What glory giids the sacred pa
o thou to whom In ancient tim
Only waiting till the shad
Boston Transcript
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Purely Vegetable

and is a real blood remedy for real
blood troubles, promptly reaching the
seat of the disease, and forcing it out
permanently.
Books on cancer, and blood and skin
diseases mailed free to any address.
Swift Specific Co., Atlanta, Ga.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1897-10-15
RandOIph-MacOn System
Of Endowed Colleges and Academies

OF Endowed Colleges and Academies
WIN. ". SMITH, A, I'LL. D., Chancellor.
1. Randolph Macon College. Ashland, Va. for
men.
?. Randolph Macon woomen's College, Lynch
burg. Va.
3. Randolph Macon Academy, Front Royal,
Va. for boys.
4. Randolph Macon Institute, Danville. Va.
for girls.
For Catalogues, &c, address Rcgistrar az
each place. or Chancellor Smith. Front Royal
Va. State age of son or daughter
july l5-2mO.
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Away!

The Cylinder Roasting auu baK'HH
Pan.
Saves - me and trouble Fowls and
other meats cooked 10y This process re-
tain all their natural favor, strength
and nutriment. consequently are Pala
table. tender and healthy.
lie Roast Is revolYed through the
Juices While cooking Will either sell
th IN or give one to each customer pnf-
chasing $780, 90 either 10 cash or trade.
Deal with Us and secure one. Don't let
this chance pass you.
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IA
CaPbunCleS!

It's the same story. The experience
of all sufferers with blood diseases is
identical. First the doctors are con-
suited, and their prescription of potash
and mercury is taken faithfully, but
without result. Months pass, and the
mercurial dose Is continued, until
finally, his condition being no better,
or often worse, the patient becomes
discouraged and decides to change
treatment.
Patent medicines are then taken,
but until the right one is found the
results are the same. S. ). >. IS the
only blood remedy on the market
which is guaranteed purely vegetable.
1t is the only one that contains no
mercury, no potash, or other mineral,
and therefore is the only one that
promptly gets at the bottom OF all
blood diseases and cures permanently.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1897-10-15

Train ~ connects with Southern ke
H. az Strlsburg Junction az y 80 for Har-
rIslnllr II anl pnlnfs on NalleY Rlilrnld.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1897-10-15

Trdn i03 connects with Southern X
r. az HarrisOnburg nc ZOO a. m. for Strlsburg
function and Harpers Ferry division.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1897-10-15
and ST. LOUIS RAIL WAY

TO SEE 1rI~
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. Daily except sunday.

Lv. Harrisonhurg
SfauurOn
AR. Lexington
Middletown transcript., 1897-03-13
"REPEATING."

Few persons appreciate the vast harm
that may be doue by repeating to one
person a derogatory remark made
about her by another. To rehearse a
kind or complimentary comment can
seldom have an unfortunate effect-in-
deed it may do good. But IL a speech
contains even the suggestion Of fault
finding or disapproyal, it should never
be told. 1t is little matter that kind
les many fires of angry feeling. 1t irks
one unspeakably to know that his ac-
tions have been adversely commented
upon by third person, and behind his
back, when he cannot defend himself.
None of us has the gift to see oursel-
YES as others see US. and we like to de-
ceive ourselves into the notion that all
our friends approve Of what we do.
Moreover, a comparatively innocent re-
mark assumes gigantic proportions to
our disordered imaginations when we
receive it second hand. One good man
resolved long ago never to repeat to an
acquaintance anything that had been
said of him unless it would have the
tendency to make him feel better satis-
with himself, and with the person who
spoke.