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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1898-02-04
Evolution of n Hero.

Ex-County Attorney W. b. Allin told
this war story: 1t was just before the
battle of Murfreesboro that detachment
of Morgan's command was guarding a
mountain pass few miles from Brady
Vile, Tenn. 4 portion Of the valley
leading 10 the pass was densely wooded
and swampy. The mGrshy ground
abounded in bullirogs Of huge proper
tons and the trees afforded myriads Of
owls Of immense size roosting place.
Among the soldiers was a stripping from
near Stanford by the name of Spreeler.
1t was gloomy, wild and windy night
that Spreeler was called upon to do
guard duty. Along about o'clock,
when the sky was Of lesden hue and
the wind sighed ftfully through the
trees, an owl on a nearby limb hooted
"Who-whO-whO are you?"
"John Spreeler" exclaimed the SEN
tinel, trembling in his boots.
Just at that moment bull frog in
deep bass tones seemed to say;
Sur-sur-surround him.
I'm be darned if you do, exclaimed
Spreeler as he fired his musket aud
broke for camp, which had been thrown
into the widest confusion by the alarm,
it being thought that the enemy was at
lacking the outposts. When the true
state of affairs was understood, the 9TH
ers made life burden for John until
the battle of Murfreesboro. when the
Lincoln county stripping was promoted
for conspicuous bravery. He was after
ward assigned to Bragg's army and died
like a hero at the battle above the
clouds" while in the forefront Of the
charge and trying to spike an enemy's
cannon. -Harrodsburg (Ky.) Democrat.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1898-02-04
EfIOREST PUBLISHING co.
40 Fifth Ave-, \. Y. City.
For Years 1t Sounded Warning to Mary
land Mountain MOOnshlners.

land Mountain mOOnsnlntTss
There is an old battered tin horn in
the possession Of an ancient colored man
at Dalton. Ga, around which are asso-
ciated memories of many deeds of VIC
lence.
In antebellum days the horn was the
property Of Colonel Ben Longbridge,
wealthy planter of Murray county. II
was originally used TO summon his
many slaves to work and to meals, and
its welcome note at sunset was the sig
cal for them to rest from the day la
Oors.
After the war the horn became sepa-
rated from the L0ngbridge family, and
from that time until few months ago
was the period Of its stirring history.
Murray county has for years been a
stronghold Of the moonshiners. " Time
after time the revenue officers made des-
perate raids on the illicit distillers,
killing and being killed, yet never en-
tirely subduing the stubborn mountain
GERS. The mellow note Of the old tin
horn would Away warn the whisky
rebels of the approach Of their enemies,
and many mans death has it presaged.
The moonshiners would station a
lusty lunged sentinel on some promi-
nent mountain rock which commanded
view of the valley below, and the
slightest symptom in the lower detiles
was sufficient to send the bass echoes OF
the old horn flying and the moonshiners
themselves flying to their improyised
fortresses. armed to the teeth and ready
TO take and risk life for what they con-
sidered their rights and in defense Of
their hearthstones. To the revenues -
il ALWAYS bore a dismal information
that from the next crag or bramble they
might expect Staying yolley from
their hidden foes.
The venerable horn is a special re-
minder of a notorious gang which ter
rorized the country up to within year
ago. It was used to rally the forces II
the gang and was often the preface to
bloody conflict between them and the
laws representatives.
When the gang was finally disposed
of, the horn passed into the possession
Of old Uncle Isaac, a typical "befo, de
wah" negro, and the old man often
brings it out and recounts its interest
ing history. Baltimore sun.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1898-02-04

When his company left Philadelphia
TO play in Boston, everybody but Mr..
Barrymore succeeded in getting lower
sleeping berth. Some of the other men,
bers Of the company thought 1t good
Joke, and one by one they approached
him and inquired why it was that he
seemed to prefer an upper berth At
last Mr.. Barrymore grew weary OF the
questioning and began to explain.
"I'll tell why" said he. when l
first began to travel, years ago, the
wheel Of car on a train passing Us few
of and killed a man in lower No. ).
The chap over him never got scratch.
Later on fellow threw rock at the
car, and it entered the window Of lower
No. 4 and broke the sleeper's thigh
man over him never woke up. Again, a
car 1 was ON ran over lot Of dynamite
man in lower No. was blown mp
with the floor and killed, but the one
over him didn't even know that any
thing had happened. Last, but not
least
WHAT" inquired Stephen Grattan.
81 always undress, same as at a ho-
tel. There's no telling when an accident
may come. In case the car goes off the
upper berth is apt to close up, and you
are thus secure from the gaze Of the yul-
gar public until the porter can put up a
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1898-02-04
A Horse That climbs Trees.

Dan Berry, the well known horse
owner of this city, has made a great hit
in purchasing an ordinary looking nag
in the southern part Of the state. Ii APP
pears that the owner was glad to get rid
Of it and thought he was doing smart
thing in working it off on Dan. but the
latter is going to turn the deal to his
own account, for the animal is Won
der 1t is nothing more or less than a
climbing horse
1t was foaled in the woods Of an un-
settled part of Brown county. and for
six months afterward it neyer saw hu-
man being. During that period 1t learn
ed TO climb trees with the agility Of a
squirrel and when it was first discov-
cred it lay sleeping in the branches Of a
large oak The horse was taken home
and broken to drive. and now i'll every
other respect it is a well behaved ami
NAL except when it takes notion to
climb tree. and no matter whether
hitched up or not up the tree it goes,
buggy and all.
A few days after coming here the
horse was hired by John Peterson and
John Heller for a drive into the cOun-
try. The drivers were passing through
a large woods when the horse suddenly
took notion to climb tree, and up it
went with the buggy and men. The
latter fell out, but the horse went on up
into the tree. carrying the buggy with it.
For three hours the boys tried to coax
it down, but it staid up until its desire
was satisfied. The buggy was badly
broken, and the boys came back with
the horse, but left the fragments of the
vehicle behind them. MIR. Berry will
sell the horse to a circus.-Chicago
Chronicle.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1898-02-04
Eriendlv Attention.

True friendship has broadening in
fuence and takes small account Of
things which might serve to weaken the
charms Of mere acquaintance.
"Are you habitually lame, or is your
limp caused by some temporary trou.
ble?" inquired the lawyer in a case Of
assault and battery, addressing a wit
ness for the defendant. The man bore
every indication on his face and person
of having been in some recent catas-
trophe which the lawyer hoped to prove
was the particular ARRAY then before
the court
"Oh, DIN DO all right in a day or
tvol" said the witness cheerfully. 1T
was jist a friend of mine kicked me the
other evening and Oi'm bit stiff in
the j'ints, that's ali. Youths Com
nauiOn
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1898-02-04

questioned on the subject, "and the dog
was apparently quietly doing ON my
mothers lap, and it startled us all con-
siderably as it bounded up and down
the room with frantic snaps and snarls.
My mother was very much alarmed and
cried out: What does he see? What
does he see? convinced that the dogs
anger was directed at something unseen
by us My brother and l soothed her as
well as we could, though ourselves con-
siderably puzzled at the behavior of an
ordinarily quiet and well conducted
pet. Yes, the incident occurred at the
very hour of my fathers death. Lon
don Mail.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1898-02-04
A Curious Blunder.

A curious blunder is to be found in
the second volume of NJ. Pierre La
rousse's "Grand Dictionnaire Universal
du XIXe Steele" recently published
in Paris. In a sketch Of Browning this
statement is made, 1.-The best critics
say that the genius Of Browning had
more kinship with that Of his American
contemporaries, Emerton, Wendell,
Holmes and Bigelow, than with any
English poet.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1898-02-04
Theory and Practice

Nine. Tweedledce principal OF great
dramatic school)-I was so sorry could
not be present at your debut last night
Did you follow my advice and hold your
mowers in check during the earlier acts
so as to reserve yourself for the grand
climax in the fourth act!
New Society Ac;ress-Y-e-s'
Mime. Tim so gladl And didn I
the audience go perfectly wild over that
grand climacteric scene in the fourth
act?
New Actress (sadly)-They went be-
fore the fourth act-all of them.
York Weekly.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1898-02-04

tent alongside tho track and get Your
clothes there and help yon to dress.
Modesty is my chief reason, but as all
you fellows broke your nccks to get
lower berths Of course can't expect
you to understand or appreciate it. -
New York Telegram.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1898-02-04

Trains 10, "A, 0 and SO daily exec
Sunday.
For rates, tickets and baggage chez =
apply to any Office Of the Souihri %
Railway, or to l.. 5. Brown, Gen. A. D..
1900 Penna. Ave. Washington ID. c
W. II. GREEN. IN. CULP. W.A.TUkk
Gen. Supt. Tram" Man. 6. L.
WaShinltOn. ID. z.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1898-02-04
= Daily except sunday.


Mixed Trains S0uthbOund- Leaves win
chester al 81 "a. m. and - q. m. Arrive a
Strasburg Junction AZ 3 u a. m. and 10 IS a. M
Mixed Trains Northbound Leaves Win'
chester az q p. m. and II 30 p. m. arrive al
Harper's Ferry ara 20 p. m. and 20 IN.
CONNECTIONS
Train . connects az Harper's Ferry wish
Fast Limited Express trains leaving at Y al
a. m. ana ni p. m. arriving az Chicago az ~
a. m. and II ODD noon. and with train leaving
at II p. M. arriving az Cincinnati al
40 a. m. ana az ~. Louis az 500 p m. and con
meets az beaverton at II 40 arrive az Hagers-
town T. 80 Washir gtOn Junction with train
arriving az Frederick atl;55 p. m.
Train as connects with fast vestibulsd
trains ar Harper's Ferry at 9.ff p. m. for
chicago; iU.2l ?. m. for Pittsburg and l25s
m. Tor Cincinnati and ST. Louis Arrive at
PlttsDurg at 800 a. m. Chicago az 94j p. m,
cincinnati az 5:OOp. m. and 81. Louis at $50 a.
m.
Pullman Palace Sleeping cars run through
to Cincinnati, 81. Louis. Chicago and Pitts
burg. on all express trains.
FOR rates. tickets. baggage checks apply
70 any Office Of the Z. x o. K. r., or 10 {.
Dudrow travelling passenger agent Winches-
ter. Va.
B Martin W.M. GREExF.
Gen.ass. Agt. 6eE
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1898-02-04

Here is a conundrum: An Irishman,
a Frenchman and an American were
waiting for a street car together. Soon
one appeared in the distance. he Is
coming" said the Irishmon. "She IS
coming" said the Frenchman. 1T IS
coming" said the American. when
was right? Most people answer, why
the American, of course" But, no; the
Irishman was right. 1t was a mail car.
New York Tribune.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1898-02-04
1898. THE SUN. 1898.
BALTIMORE, ND.
The PAPER OF THE PEOPLE
FORTHE PEOPLE AND WITa THE PEOPLE.

HONEST IN MOTIVE.
FEARLESS IA EXPRESSION.
SOUND IN PRINCIPLE.
TNSwERvISG IN ITS ALLEGIANCE TO
RIGHT THEORIES AND
RIGHT PRACTICES.
The Sun Publishes all the News all the
Time. but it does not allow its columns 10 be
degraded by unclean, immoral or purely
sensational matter.
Editorally. The Sun is the consistent and
unchanging champion and defender OF pOpu-
lar rights against political machines and mo-
uopolies of every character. Independent in all
things. extreme in none. IL IL for good laws.
good government and good order
By mail Fifty Cents month"; SIX Dollars a
vcar
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1898-02-04

indiscriminate use of the knife. Read
ing of the many cures made by 5. S.
S., determined to give that medicine
a trial, and after had taken it few
days, the cancer became irritated and
began to discharge. This after awhile
ceased, leaving a small scab, which
finally dropped off, and only healthy
little scar remained to mark the place
where the destroyer had held full sway.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1898-02-04
STORE ROOM
AND
DWELLING FOR SALE.

A splendid piece Of property al
Luke, consisting of Store Room .:
feet. one Of the best stands in the con
dwelling house with ten rooms, basen
and cellar, and all necessary out bI
ings. good garden. fine water. with
acres of land. Churches and So
house within few yards Of dwell
The store-room is about As yards (
the dwelling. This is a chance Of -
time. For particulars call on or ado
HERALD Office, Woodstock, Va.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1898-02-04
A Perfect Newspaper.

To publish ALL THE NEWS promptly ana
gnd succinctly and in the most readable
form. without eisiOn or partisan bias; 10
discuss It's significance with frankness, to
keen An OPEN EYE FOR PUBLIC
ABUSES. TO give besides complete record
Of current thought. tancies and discotelles
in Iii departments OF human activity in its
DAILY EDITIONS Of from 10 to IA PAG IS
and to provide the whole for it, patrons Al
al the nominal price OF ONE CENI-that
was from the Outset. and VIII continue 70 DC
the aim Of THE RECORD
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1898-02-04
A SINGLE STANDARD

only is possible. whethsr as test or excel
ence i'm journalism. or Tor the Ineasurement
of quantities time or values: ana
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1898-02-04

Train T., ! connects with Southern
r. al Strasburg junction AZ Il 80 and 8
D. m for HarrisOnburg.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1898-02-04
The
Philadelphia
Record

after a career OF nearly twenty years Of un-
Interrupted growth is justified in claiming
that the standard first established by lt'
founders is the ole true test OF
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1898-02-04

Mrs whito-Does your daughter
speak French fiuently nowf
Mrs. Brown-Well. she speaks some
thing fiuently, and it doesn't sound at
all like English, so perhaps 1t may be
French. Journal
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1898-02-04
The Baltimore Weekly sun.

The Weekly sun publishes all the news OF
each week. giving complete accounts Of all
events Of interest throughout the world. As
an Agricultural paper The weekly sun is un
surpassed Ii il edited by writers OF practical
experience who know what farming means
and 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 clubs and institutes. and the dis
sussiOn OF new methods and ideas IN agri-
culture It's Markets Reports, Poultry De-
partment and Veterinary column are partlcn-
larly valuable 10 country readers. Every is-
sue contains Stories. Poems. Household ana
Puzzle columns. a variety Of interesting and
instructive selected matter and other features
which make ii a welcome visitor in cry and
country homes alike.
Que dollar year. inducements TO getters
I'D N clubs for the Weekly sun. Both the
Daily and Weekly sun mailed free Of postage
In the United States Canada and Mexico
Payments Invariably in advance. Address
4. S.ABELL Company.
Publishers and Propretor.
fsa ltpmOre. Md
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1898-02-04

Witness its unrivaled average daily circuia-
tion exceeding 10000 copies, and an average
exceeding l2OO 90 copies for its sunday
editions. whiic limitations Of its plan OF
publication in every important city OF the
OF the country testify to the truth Of the
assertion that in the quantity and quality
OF its contents. and in the price AZ which II
i -old The Record" has established the
standard by which excellence in Journalism
must he measured
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1898-02-04

There are two interesting instances OF
the effect Of water upon the human sys-
tenn. In the Alps and the Pyrenees there
is race Of people who are old men az
Is years of age and who die at 80 TINS
being entirely due to their drinking
lime water. The Chinese, ON the other
hand, drink nothing but rainwater' ana
rs nation their longevity is provsrbiai'
--Philadelphia Record.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1898-02-04

Triin 2 connects with Southern z
r. at HarrisOnburg at 200 a. m. for Strasburg
junction and Harpers Ferry Division.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1898-02-04

size of a small pea.
Itgrew rapidly, and
shooting pains ran
in every direction.
/ became alarmed
and cons ute d a
good doctor, who
pronounced it cam
scer, and said that it
must be cut out.
This I would not
consent to, having
little faith in the
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1898-02-04
Too
Much Knife !

The use of the surgeons knife is be-
coming so general, resulting fatally
in such a large number of cases, as to-
occasion general alarm.
Mr.. William Walpole, of Walshtown,
South Dakota, writes; "a bout
three years ago, there came under
my left eye a little blotch about the
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1898-02-04
The Pioneer

one cent morning newspaper in the lnlted
states. The Record" still LEADS WHERE
D HERS FOLLOW.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1898-02-04

Home Office. Woodstock, Va.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-11-06
LITERARY NOTES.
Gossip Of Literary Men and Things.

A partial program of Scribner's Mag
azine for 1899 includes a series of arti-
cles on the Spanish war by Col Theo-
dore Roosevelt; Robert Louis Steven
sons letters to Edmund Gosse, William
Archer, Henry James, j. NJ Barrie and
others; Senator Hoar'S "reminiscences,
dealing with the great public men and
events of the past half century; a short
serial love story of New Orleans, by
George w. Gable. entitled THE Ento-
mologst;" four short stories by Joel
Chandler Harris; Mrs. John Drew's re-
miniscences, a series of essays by Rob
ert Grant, and short stories by Rudyard
Kipling and A. T. Quiller-Couch.
The Macmillan Company have in pre-
paration beautiful edition of Gran
ford with 40 Illustrations in color pro-
duced by a new process, which is eX-
pected to be both novel and startling in
its results.
1t is said that a copy of DR.. Busch's
Bismarck was bound especially for pre-
sentation to the emperor of Germany,
but that on reflection it was thought
best not to send it.
1t is announced that George Gissing,
whose recent study of Dickens has been
pronounced on all sides to be a master
" work, viii annotate a new edition to
be published by Methuen & Co
'Tattle Tales of Cupid by Paul Lei
cester Ford will be published by
Messrs. Dodd, Mead 81 Co. this month.
Among the features of the Atlantic
Monthly for 1899 will be a series of
papers by Jacob Riis. Mrs. Julia Ward
HoWe's "reminiscences, covering the
period from 1929 to 1885, will also APP
pear, with series of articles on edu-
cational matters by Prof. James of
Harvard University and the correspon-
dence of Sidney Lanier and Bayard
Taylor.
A new volume of 'Meditations" by
Cardinal Wiseman is announced in
London. These have remained in
manuscript since the cardinals death,
more than thirty years ago
One of the first pieces of literary work
done by Col. Roosevelt since the war
is Characteristic introduction to
"Pepys' Ghost by Edwin Emerson,
who, it will be remembered, was the
hero of a most exciting trip across
Porto Rico last June. 1t promises to
be one of the cIeverest volumes of the
year, and will be published late in No
vember by Richard G. Badger & Co.
1t is announced that the love letters
of Robert Browning and Elizabeth
Barrett Browning will be published
G. P. Putnam's Sons announce for
immediate publication a volume by the
Hon. Robert p. Porter, which will be
issued under the title of Industrial
Cuba" A study of present commercial
and industrial conditions, with sugges-
tions as to the opportunities presented
in the island for American capital, en-
terprise and labor. In connection with
his service as special commissioner of
the United States to Cuba and Porto
Rico, Mr.. Porter has had exceptional
facilities for collecting trustworthy in
formation on the subject matters con-
sidered in his book.
+. Little Brown & Co. will issue this
fall ''Sielanka and Other Stories" by
Henryk Sienkewicz: 'Exotics and Re
trospectives," by Lafcadio Hearn; a
new edition of Francis Parkmans
works; and Memoirs of Alphonse Dau-
det," by Leon Daudet
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-11-06
THE WORCESTER SPY. SUNDAY NOVEMBER G. 1893.

Nicholson and his engravings, illustra-
ted with reduced facsimies of some of
Mr. Nichols work; and George M.
Hyde discourses on Arthur w. Pinero
and his art. There are also shorter
papers on Stephene Mallarne, Kip
ling's latest book, rare books, the Lon
don letter, the usual number of book
reviews and the entertaining chit-chat
of "The Rambler" with numerous new
portraits and Illustrations.
Fifteen charming pictures adorn the
current issue of "Our Little Ones and
the Nursery" while a number of pretty
stories for the littlest ones will be found
interesting and instructive. 1t will help
many a mother to provide healthful
amusement for her children.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-11-06
YELLoM IAUNpTcE ] CURED.

Suffering humanity should be supplied
with every means possible for it's relief
1t is with pleasure we publish the fol-
lowing: This is TO certify that was
a terrible sufferer from Yeli1w Jalln-
dice for over six months, and was treat
ed by some of the best physicians in
our city and all to no avail DR. Bell
our druggist, recommended Electric BIZ.
ters; and after taking two bottles, / was
entirely cured. / now take great pleas
ure in recommending them to any per
son suffering from this terrible malady.
/ am gratefully yours, M. A. Hogarty.
Lexington, Ky" Sold by Bush & ca.
druggists.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-11-06

At all events, he has taken the subject
of friendship, about which the pagans
thought and wrote so much, and has
treated it in a modern, helpful and sug-
gestive manner. His theory with re-
gard to the decline of friendship among
us is that marriage supplies the need
of friendship, and that from religion
the heart of man receives a satisfac-
ton that makes him less dependent on
human intercourse.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-11-06
THE MONTHS MAGAZINE,
Contents d some leading perIoaIsaIs

CONTENTS OF Some Leading PeFlodlca1s
David Star Jordan, the distinguished
scientist and government commissioner
to Alaska, opens the November At
lantic by giving the results of his off
cia1 experience and scientific observa-
alton of the many errors of our man
agement in Alaska In 1.-THE Intellec-
tual Movement in the West" Hamilton
w Mabie shows the nature, rise and
extension Of our educational institu-
tons Under the title Of THE Navy in
the War With Spain" Professor Ira
Nelson Hollis takes up the lessons TO be
derived from the action Of our navy
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-11-06
NEW BOOKS RECEIVED.

AMERICAN BOOK COMPANY = NEW
YORK, CINCINNATI. CHICAGO.
"Outdoor Studies; A Reading Book of
Nature Study" BY James G. Needham
Eclectic School Readings)
''The story of the English BY II. A.
Guerber. Eclectic School Readings0