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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1898-08-05
Great Britain's Navy,

In answer to the alarm raised by Lord
Charles Beresford in connection with
the relative strength of the British and
other European navies, the Westminster
Gazette publishes figures to show that
whatever may have been the case a
short time ago England will soon be i'll
a position 10 hold the sea even against
the combined navies Of France, Russia
and Germany The writer points ont
that ships built before 1850 are now of
very little account as fighting factors.
1t is shown also that between 1880 and
1890 Great Britain neglected her navy
to an astonishing degree. In that time
she built only 10 battleships and II
cruisers, against the % battleships and
10 cruisers launched in France, Ger
many and Russia.
1t is in the recent decade, however,
that she is making rapid strides in naval
power For these ten years, between
1890 and 1900, her building programme
includes 80 battleships and ~ cruisers,
against 81 cruisers of France, Germany
and Russia. In torpedo boats she is not
much richer than the three powers but
she possesses an enormous advantage III
torpedo boat destroyers.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1898-08-05
A STORY OF THE MYSTIC.
One Sister Takes Poison, and Her Twin,
Miles Away, Dies.

Students Of the curious will find lots
of material for investigation in the fol-
lowing queer story: Mary and Anna
Carter were twins. They were born in
Indiana in 1856. From infancy the girls
were inseparable companions, and as
they grew older a bond Of sympathy,
stronger than that usually existing be-
tween two sisters, was noticeable. If
Mary was sick, Anna was sure to feel
bad Matters went along in this way
until 1880, when Mary was married to
Alonzo Whittam and later removed to
Broome county, n. 7. Two years after
Anna was married to William Schnell
and took up her home at Cairo Ills.
The sisters correspondent frequently
but as family cares pressed their letters
grew infrequent, and when four years
ago Mrs Schnell moved to Oklahoma
they ceased entirely. The strange result
of the sympathetic bond which made
one sister feel i'll when the other was
sick did not end, however
One day in February last Mrs. Whit
tam, feeling unwell, took what she sup
posed was a dose of medicine her hus-
band had procured for her from ply
stefan in Binghamton, but which proved
to be tincture Of aconite that had been
set away and forgotten. Soon she began
to feel i'll, and her husband hastily pre-
pared antidotes, and a neighbOr was
sent for physician When the physi-
clan arrived, Mrs. Whittam was in a
comatose condition, and it was with
the greatest difficulty she was revived.
She recovered. however, and about a
month afterward received a letter from
Mr. Schnell, saying her sister was dead
and that death occurred in peculiar
manner
On the day in February that Mrs.
Whittam was taken sick Mrs. Schnell
fell suddenly and violently i'll. No cause
could be assigned and the physician
who was called pronounced all the
symptoms to be those Of poisoning. At
first it was suspected she had tried to
commit suicide, but this was disproyed.
Then suspicion centered on the husband,
but there was nothing to implicate him,
as their life had always been extremely
happy. A post norton examination re-
vealed the fact that the heart had been
strangely affected as in aconite poison
ing, but no poison could be found in the
system.
When Mrs. Whittam wrote an ac-
count Of her suffering, relatives con-
cluded that death was the result Of the
sympathetic bond existing since child
hood. Both had been affected alike, but
Mr. Whittam, knowing the cause Of the
difficulty, administered the proper anti
dotes and his efforts, seconded by those
of the physician, were successful, while
Mr. Schnell and the doctor, being in the
dark as to the cause Of the illness, could
not combat it successfully.
Somt persons in the Schnell neigh
borhood sill hold 70 the theory that the
woman died from heart disease, but the
majority believe her death was due to
an accident Chicago Inter Ocean.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1898-08-05
The Woes of Royalty.

An interesting writer has lately
pointed out that the children Of Prince
Arthur. the only son of the Duke Of
Connaught, who is himself the third
son of the queen, will no longer be
royal highnesses. " but merely mobiles,
and should these children have children
they will be obliged to content them
selves with the commonplace prefix
"Mr. 1t is this fact that has induced
the queen to issue letters patent. under
the seal. declaring that the children Of
the eldest son of the Prince of Wales
shall have, and at all times hold and
enjoy. the style, title or attribute Of
royal highness. Hitherto these chill
dren Of the Duke Of York had no right
TO being so termed. They were just
plain princes, and their children would
fare no better than their cousins Of Con-
naught.
This state Of affairs results from the
queen living TO see three generations Of
her direct heirs and it doubtless set her
to thinking how Grandpapa Wales
would like having an untitled great
grandson, with no place in the royal
procession. Until the issue Of these let
tiers patent, little Eddie, David and
Baby Victoria were nothing but COM
moners in the eyes of the law. 1t seems
odd to Americans that this decree Of the
queen should have lifted quite weight
from the Wales and Yorks' hearts, but
what say the Connaughts 10 being left
ont in the cold with their plain your
grace" and Mr." They haven't been
benefited and what is TO become TO
them 100 years hence?-Boston Herald.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1898-08-05
They Like Dewey.

A special correspondent Of the Balti-
more Sun in Manila writes thus: IL
have mentioned Admiral Dewey abili-
ty as an administrator and diplomat
While maintaining most vigorous
blockade, he willingly gave permission
to a delegation Of British and German
merchants to remove their families to
Cavite. He ordered that place to be
made sanitary, and placed Consul Will
liams in charge. The consequence is
that wealthy Manila families, like that
of the Cortes, have placed all their
houses in Cavite at Dewey's disposal.
He has made himself exceedingly popu.
lar among the British shipmasters In
stead of carrying on with the absolutism
of a conqueror, he has aided and facil'
itated their business so long as it did
not interfere with his duties. His praise
is sounded in every port i'll the far east,
and when he was in need Of coal these
shipmasters readily sold him 5000
tons, so that he was we'll supplied. "
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1898-08-05

Here is a story about Commodore
Schley that is told i'll Washington.
About the time that he was looking foI
a fleet the question of painting the ships
Of the navy war color was under sol
emn consideration by some Of the pre-
else officers in the big building. Assist
ant Secretary Roosevelt was bothered
daily by the question of tints submitted
to him by board on warship color,
when Schley remarked that he did not
care what color his ships were painted
SO long as he had ships
Paint them red, if you like, " said
be, "or paint them black, but let Tue
have them. Color is immaterial. "
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1898-08-05
AUSTRALIANS MONTE CARLO.
Remarkable Gambling Scheme That Is
Called the Tattersall's Sweep.

Remarkable Gambling scheme That is
Called the Tattersall's Sweep.
The Australian race lottery, in which
Mr. StOddart, captain Of the English
cricketers, won So, 500 the other day, is
one of the most extraordinary gambling
schemes in the world 1t is best known
as Tattersall's sweep" and has been
in existence for many years at the antip-
odes. The breath Of scandal has never
touched it, and the drawing" for the
bigger events are supervised by COM
mittee of leading citizens and pressmen
of the city in which it is at the time To-
Gated.
George Adams, the organizer, makes
it business to get up sweeps on all the
chief Australian races, and, owing to
the strong support he receives, is en-
abled to give prizes that even singly
would be taken as modest fortunes by
most people. 1t has been estimated that
during twelvemonth run 81, 500, 900 of
the public's money passes through Adj
ans hands.
Take the Melbourne cup, for instance.
On this race the big sweep is 100, 600
subscribers at So each, and the price for
drawing tine horse that wins the cup is
$3.50, 900. The holder of the second
horse ticket receives $37, 500, and $l2,
600 goes to the third horse ticket. In
addition, some thousands Of pounds are
distributed among those who get horses,
whether they start in the race or not,
and there are hundreds Of cash prizes,
ranging from $500 to the modest FLYER"
each. On this race ther2 will be other
sweeps at prices TO suit the most hum
bic contributor. Two consultations, as
they are termed, of 80, 600 atAhalf a
sovereign each. and one of 100, 900 at .
shillings each.
All through the year racing is going
on in Australia, where the horse is
idolized, and nearly every week there is
a sweep. AS mentioned previously, no
doubt has ever been cast on the honesty
of the organizer, who deducts 10 per
cent from all the winnings so as to re-
coup himself for his expenditure and
exertion.
He employs as many clerks as large
bank, spends thousands Of pounds an
nually in advertising and now holds in
his possession nearly e250, 600 worth Of
unclaimed prizes.
Legislation has time after time been
put into force TO wipe out "Tatter-
SAILS" but without success. The New
South Wales government by act Of par
lament drove Adams from Sydney, and
he without delay settled in Brisbane
After II months location there the
Queensland parliament did the same
thing. and Hobart was the next site re-
moved to and where the sweeps are
merrily conducted now under the patron
age in person of the prominent citizens
The Australian postal laws compel that
all letters containing value must be reg
istered, and it has been stated that Tat.
tersall's brings $50, 900 per annum in
revenue to the Golfers Of the colony
where its officers are. London Mail.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1898-08-05
Canning Sturgeon.

On the floor Of the big cannery the
sturgeon is great, inert mass OF fish.
The first operation Of the butchers is To
chop off the head and tail with an ak,
and for these free gifts Of nature the In
dians and Cinnamon are eagerly wait
ing aJ the door. The fins are cut off with
knife, and these are not allowed 70 80
10 waste. As the refuse is shovel1d
slong the planks to the river there is
little allowed to pass the coast native
and his cousin Of the braided hair.
Cinnamon potter around the place and
help to clear away the refuse for
the sake of what they can CLEAN and
have weakness for taking parts not in
tended for the river When such Mon
goliam tricks are discovered. they are
all driven out with more noise than
ceremony, but they take their expulsion
with oriental indifference and in a few
minutes are all back again. Victoria
Letter in Toronto Globe.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1898-08-05
A Big and Easy Fee.

A great corporation once desired a
legal opinion on a matter involving mil
lions Of dollars, for upon it practically
depended that corporation 5 very exist.
ence. They decided to refer the ques.
ton, which was wholly one Of the cor
rect Interpretation Of law, to William
VI. Evarts and to be guided by his opin
ion. Evarts' reputation and success are
wholly due to his remarkable knowl-
edge Of law and his power, which seems
almost like intuition, Of determining
just how the supreme court will decide
any question Of law When the attorney
for the great corporation put his ques-
ton, Evarts sat buried in thought for u
moment and then answered in one word,
Eyes. His bill for that one word was
$3.50, 600, aud the corporation paid it
without murmur. Eyarts' answer
proved to be correct.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1898-08-05

library, the hemisphere library, the
planetary library, the library Of the
dust, and all these library cases will DO
ouened, and all these scrolls unrolled,
and all these volumes unclasped, and as
easily as in your library or mine we
take up a book, blow the dust off Of it
and turn over its pages, so easily will
the Lord of the resurrection pick out of
this library of dust every volume of hui
man life and open it and read it and
display it, and the volume will be re-
bound, TO be set in the royal library Of
the King palace or in the prison library
of the self destroyed.
The Candle In the Window.
oh, this mighty literature of the
dust. 1t is not so wonderful, after all,
that Christ chose, instead of an ink
stand, the impressionable sand on the
floor of an ancient temple, and, instead
of hard pen, put forth his forefnger,
with the same kind Of nerve and muscle
aud bOne and flesh as that which makes
up our own forefnger, and wrote the
awful doom of hypocrisy, and full and
complete forgiveness for repentant sim
ners, even the worst. We talk about the
ocean of Christ mercy. Put four ships
upon that ocean and let them sail out
in opposite directions for a thousand
years, and see if they can find the shore
of the ocean of the divine mercy. Let
them sail to the north and the south
and the east and the west, and then aft
er the thousand years of voyage let
them come back and they will report,
mo shore, no shore to the ocean of
Gods mercy"
And now | can believe that which |
read, how that a mother kept burning a
candle in the window every night for
ten years, and one night, very late,
poor waif Of the street entered. The
aged woman said TO her. "Sit down by
the fire." and the stranger said, why
do you keep that light in the Window"
The aged woman said: THAT is to light
my hayward daughter when she re-
turns Since she went away, ten years
ago, my hair has turned white. Folks
blame me for worrying about her, but
you see / am her mother, and some
times, half q dozen times night, l
open the door and look out into the
darkness and cry. Lizzie, 'LizzieP But
l must not tell you any more about my
trouble, for 1 guess, from the way you
cry, you have Rouble enough of your
own. Why, how cold and sick you
seeml Oh. my, can it be? Yes, you are
Lizzie, my own lost child Thank God
that you are home again' And what a
time of rejoicing there was in that
house that night. And Christ again
stopped down, and i'll the ashes Of that
heart, now lighted up, not more by the
great blazing logs than by the JOY of a
reunited household, wrote the same lib
Grating words that had been written
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1898-08-05
The General Prayed,

The spirit with which some Of oul
fathers entered the Revolutionary wal
is well illustrated by an anecdotc told
Of General David Wooster by one VIII,
was present at the scene described. Thi'
officer was appointed to the command
Of a Connecticut regiment which as
sembled on New Haven green on a day
in June, li75, set for its departure fol
New York The anecdote is told in the
History Of Connecticut"
They were ready for march, with
their arms glittering and their KNAPP.
sacks on their backs. Colonel Wooster
had already dispatched a messenger foI
his minister the Rev. Jonathan Ed
wards, with a request that he would
meet the regiment and pray with them
before their departure. He then con-
Quoted his men in military order into
the meeting house and seated himself
in his own pew, awaiting the return OF
the messenger. He was speedily inform
ed that the minister was absent from
home.
Colonel Wooster Immediately step
ped into the deacon's seat in front Of
the pulpit and, calling his men to attend
to prayers, offered a humble petition
for his beloved country, for himself, for
the men under his immediate command
and for the success Of the cause in
which thn.- xH-oro pnpaUpd
His prayers were offered with the
fervent zeal Of an apostle and in such pa
thetic language that it drew tears from
many AN eye and affected many a heart
When he had closed, he left the house
with his men in the same order they
had entered it, and the regiment took
up its line Of march for New York
With such a prayer on his lips he en-
t,,.l th, D.v,1ptip,, -
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then there is a gurgle as of strangula-
ton, and all is still. Never mind. 1t is
only a woman too discouraged to live.
Let the mills of the cruel world grind
right on.
Literature Of the Dust.
But while | speak Of Christ of the
text, his stopping down writing in the
dust, do not think / underrate the liter
allure of the dust. 1t is the most tire
mendous of all literature. 1t is the
greatest of all Libraries. When Layard
exhumed Nineveh, he was only opening
the door of its mighty dust The exca-
vations of Pompeii have only been the
unclasping of the lids of volume of "a
nations dust When Admiral Farragut
and his friends visited that resurrected
city, the house of Balbo, who had been
one of its chief citizens in its prosperous
days, was opened, and a table was
spread in that house which 1910 years
had been buried by volcanic eruption,
and Farragut and his guests walked
over the exquisite mUsaics and under
the beautiful fresco, and it almost SEEM
ed like being entertained by those who
Is centuries ago had turned to dust.
Oh, this mighty literature of the
Dust Where are the remains Of Sen
nacherib and Attila and Epaminondas
and Tamerlane and Trajan and Philip
of Macedon and julius Caesar? Dust /!
Where are the heroes who fought on
both sides at Ch9ronea, at Hastings, at
Marathon, at Cressy, of the ITO, 900
men who fought at Agincourt, Of the
250, 900 men who faced death at Jena,
of the 400, 900 whose armor glittered in
the sun at Wagram, Of the 1000, 600
men under Darius at Arbela, of the
2,641, 600 men under Xerxes at Their
mopyla? Dust Where are the guests
who danced the floors Of the Alhambra
or the Persian palaces Of Ahasuerus?
Dust Where are the musicians who
played, or the orators who spoke, and
the sculptors who chiseled. and the
architects who built in all the centuries
except our own? Dust! Where are the
most of the books that once entranced
the world? Dust Pliny wrote 20 looks
of history. All lost. The most of Me-
handler writings lost. Of 1870 comedies
of Plautus, all gone but 90 Euripides
wrote 100 dramas all gone but 10.
Eschylus wrote 100 dramas, all gone
but seven. Varro wrote the labOriOus
biographies of 700 Romans, not frag-
ment left. Quintilian wrote his favorite
book on the corruption Of eloquence, all
lost. Thirty books of Tacitus lost. Dion
Cassius wrote so books, only 20 remain.
Berosius' history all lost. Where there
is one living book there are a thousand
dead books. The greatest library i'll the
world, that which has the widest
shelves and longest aisles and the most
multitudinous volumes and the vastest
wealth is the underground library. 1t
is the royal library, the continental
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1898-08-05

IL should be remembered that kissing
is an action which may be inspired by
several motives 1t may be love, it may
be wonder, it may be worship, 1t may
be habit or it may be the same feeling
as that which prompts a tourist &c
scratch his name on the top Of the pyra
mids. The board should consider winch
of these would operate when the object
is lO3.-London Telegraph.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1898-08-05
A Monte Carlo Tragedy.

Mr. Pope of Germany, with his wife
and friend, went to Monte Carlo re-
Gently to win a fortune on a sure sys-
tenn of betting devised by the friend.
They lost 81, 900, and determined to
commit suicide. The three sat on the
beach at Antilles then walked into the
water up to their necks; each held re-
volver and at q word from Pope held
it to his head and fired. The Poppes
were killed instantly, but the friend
survived long enough to tell the story.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1898-08-05
A Good Example.

A man in Connecticut, convicted Of
binding a woman by throwing yitriol
upon her for revenge, was sentenced to
prison for life. This is fitting penalty
for such an Offense, and few more
such sentences would have an apprecia-
BILE effect in lessening the number Of
this dastardly species of crime. -Balti
more American.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1898-08-05

more than i, 500 years ago Ia the dust
of the Jerusalem temple. Forgiveness
A word broad enough and high enough
to let pass through it all the armies Of
heaven, a million abreast, on white
horses. nostril to nostril, flank to flank.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1898-08-05
Wasted Efforts.

The people waste terrible portion Of
their lives in trying to be prettier than
the Lord ever intended them to be. -
Atchison Globe.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1898-08-05
WANTED~o
~BOYS and GIRLS

to represent us. We don't require a cent
of their money in advance fora $500
BOX Of our
KINGS Vegetable and Flower Seeds,
which is to be sold for us, and for the
little time necessary 10 sell the Seeds
we give a Nice NICKLF WATCH, Ste q
Winder and Stem Set, or a PHOTO.
OUTFIT COMPLETE. ANY bri; hit boy
or girl can sell the 60 papers Of Seeds in
a few hours time. II for any reason the
Seeds are rot sold at end Of 30 days, We
take the EEK.
Write. ostal to us, telling what
paper you s~% this in, and say you &C
cept the offer, and we will send the
Seeds Immediately. and give you star
in nice little business.
T. J. KING co.Fichmond.. Va
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1898-08-05

Trains l3. II, . and SO daily except
Sunday.
For rates, tickets and baggage checks
apply TO any Office OF the Southern
Railway, or 10 +. ). Brown, Gen. Agt.
1900 Penna. Ave. Washington d. c
". II. GREEN. J. VI. CULP. W.A.TURK
Gen. Supt. Traffic Man. q. 7.
Washington d. C.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1898-08-05

Everybody knows that Rheumatism
Is a diseased state OF the blood, and
only blood remedy is the only proper
treatment, but n remedy containing
potash and mercury only aggravates
the trouble.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1898-08-05

that there Is only one
cure for that painful dis
case. He says; Il was a
great sufferer from mus
cular Rheumatism for
two years. l could get
no per lament relief
from any medicine pre-
scribed by my physician.
I took about q dozen bot
ties OF your s. S. s.. and
now | am as well as |
ever was inmy life. lam
sure that your medicine
cured me. and | would
recommendit TO any one
a,aorfuV from any hlpOd
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1898-08-05
Crippled by
Rheumatism

Those who have Rheumatism find
themselves growing steadily worse all
the while. One reason of this is that
the remedies prescribed by the doctors
contain mercury and potash, which Ill
timately intensity the disease by caus-
Ing the joints to swell and stiffen
producing a severe aching of the bones
S. s. s. has been curing Rheumatism
for twenty years-even the worst cases
which seemed almost incurable.
Capt o. Z. Hughes, the popular railroad
conductor, Of Columbia, S. O., had an expert
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1898-08-05
4 SINGLE STANDARD

only is possible. whether as test Of excel
ence in Journalism. or Tor the measurement
of quantities. time or values: and
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1898-08-05

then there is a gurgle as OF strangula-
ton, and all is still. Never mind. 1t is
only woman too discouraged to live.
Let the mills of the cruel world grind
right on.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1898-08-05
The
Philadelphia
Record

ID after career Of nearly twenty years of I'M
interrupted growth Is justified in claiming
b that the standard first established by us
| | fnnnlnr-. Il the nIn frIIn fa.f of