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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1899-10-27
BLIND ARE COMPETENT.
Professor Evans Says They Csn Held
Positions ns OrEnnists.

"Simply because 3 man Is blind. II
does not follow that be Is rs ignorant
in all else as be is powerless In sight
This remark was made by Professor
Thomas s. Evans. the blind musician
who is a familiar parsonage on the
crowded streets Of the city. He Is no
ticeable from the fact that he can. and
does. 20 from one end OF the city to
the other, when occasion requires
without assistance OF any kind.
There seems to be feeling that te
cause Of one being afflicted with blind
ness he cannot hold Il permanent posi-
ton. This Is a wrong impression
continued Professor Evans IL have
held a position as organist Ia church
and believe that ! gays good salts
faction, and am sure | can do II
again. should | be permitted to give a
good trial in any church"
Professor Evans Is an accomplished
musician and a composer OF merit. Be.
sides this. he does a great deal OF
elduEtllSllC MDlh. III DOAh NRFANishNf'
he is ably assisted by his wife. who
also copies all the musical manuscripts
that he turns out for the publishers,
and reads the compositions Of others,
as we'll as the news OF the day, to him.
They live very happily At s3l7 Law
renee street.
Some Of the musical compositions OF
Professor Evans which have gained
much popularity are: The Twenty
third Psalm" Saviour, Source Of EY-
cry Blessing" silent Love" Loves
Dream" Highland Park Schott'sche'
and several others. In teaching muse,
he has had a great deal Of signal sue
cess. and as he gets right down TO the
rudiments Of melody, his pupils never
leave his hands without possessing
some practical knowledge Of the pro-
fession. In many cases they graduate
very highly accomplIshed.-Pittsburg
Press.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1899-10-27

The Rev G. +. Howell. a Methodist
minister Of Brooklyn. tells this story
on himself: He made an address at
recent conference and noticed report
er energetIcally taking shorthand
notes. When Mr.. Howell left ths ros
trum, the reporter said to him:
Bishop, think have made a good
story of your talk this morning for my
paper"
''That's very NICE" replied Mr.. How
ell. although am not bishop"
The young man nearly tainted as lie
gasped, what, aren't you Bishop So
and-sO7"
Upon learning his mistake" contin'
ued Mr.. Howell. "he turned on bis hecl
and with a rapid jerk tore the careful
ly prepared leaves Of characters from
his notebook, and | can't say that
blame him very much for easing his
mind a bit-for this he did when he
thought was out Of earshot."
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1899-10-27
TO RESIST EARTHQUAKES.
An American Designed Palace For
JaDan's Crown Prince.

An American Designed Palace For
Japan's Crown Prince.
The building plan Of the earthquake
proof palace for the crown prince Of
Japan shows that the japanese archi-
tects have finally given over their ideas
lin favor Of those which were first Illus
trated here. Formerly the japanese be-
lieyed that the lighter the fabric Of the
building the more easily II would ride
the ground swell OF a tremblor, and
they stuck to the engaging fantasy, de-
spite PROSTATE bamboo walls and fall
ing tiles. for many years after better
methods had been demonstrated. At
one time there was a disposition 10
adopt Professor Mines advice and rest
all structures on cannon balls deposit
ed in a socket in stone foundations. the
idea beinx that the balls would move
under the shack Of the earthquake and
relieve the strain upon the house. But
the advice never became popular, and
now the japanese have come 10 the
point, In their most significant build
ing, Of depending upon the cagelike
structure OF steel, Of which The Chron-
lcle edifice was the earliest type In this
city.
'rhe palace will not. Of course be
high and narrow like the modern Office
building and will not need much Of the
lnthrust which gives such structures
their peculiar shape. But the principle
OF knitting the whole mass together.
not only with sides and door aud roof
supports OF structural steel. but with
longitudinal and horizontal braces Of
the same material, has been chosen.
and as n result the young crown prince
will have the safest residence in bis
earthquake smitten empire. Ii Is be-
lleyed that a building like this will
withstand any seismic CONFUSION
which is not accompanied by n subsi-
dence of the earth. In that respect the
new palace may have as lucky his
tory as Japan's ancient bronze idol
Dalbutsu, which has passed through
innumerable earthquakes. and has
twice had its wooden temple swept
from over its head by tidal waves, and
yet, owing to Its great weight and So
lidity. has come through the expert
ences undisturbed. - San Francisco
Chronicle,
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non.t put the Church 20 shame.


Why should the church leave hcl
high place and come down into the
arena, where she will be put TO shame
DO men come to church for petty pleas
ures fit only for children or for th'
satisfaction Of their souls and the con
firmation Of their faith! Would Chris
tianity have begun to exist II the apos
ties had been pleasing preachers anC
bright men," and had given them
selves to "socials" and sales anc
"talksT The church triumphed by bel
faith, her holiness, her courage, and by
these high virtues she must stand IL
this age also. She Is the witness t
immortality. the spiritual home o'
souls, the servant of the poor, the pro
tector Of the friendless. and II she sinks
into a place OF second rate entertain
nent then ii were better that her his
tory should close, for without bel
spiritual visions and austere Ideals the
church is not worth preserying.-lar
Maclaren in Ladies' Home Journal.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1899-10-27

Professor Frank Rees Of Columbia
university. who holds the chair of as
tronomy there, was a visitor recently
at a county fair, where he soon made
himself quite popular While resting
In a refreshment tent he overheard wo-
men discussing him.
$50 he's an astronomer | wonder
how it pays| said one.
"Pretty WELL" said another. "He tells
fortunes from the stars at 30 cents
apiece"
"That isn't ALL" said a third. "He
makes almanacs. with jokes and ad
vice to take pills in the spring. and the
druggists pay him as much as $50 for
them"
The professor arose and 6ed.-Phila.
delphia Post.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1899-10-27
She LOOlsH Not Innn Sin.

For the last three years Miss Sarah
Cunningham Of Vancouver. b. c., has
hlindfolded her eyes whenever she
steps outside the door OF the little cot
tage in which she lives all alone. She Is
a woman about 40 years old. For years
her conscience was troubled by the
sights Of sin and immortality every
where visible as she walked the streets
Of Vancouver. Finally she decided that
she could stand it no longer II she
could not put stop to the wlckedness
which oppressed her. she could at least
shut out the outside world. Conse-
quently. she bandaged her eyes. Since
that day. in 1896 her eyes have never
looked upon the earth. As result she
reports that she is becoming cheerful.
The bright side Of life now occupies
her mind. and, though she Is aware Of
the fact that there is still sin in the
world, it does not trouble her as II for
merly did.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1899-10-27
NOTHING GOODS EVERLOsT
Gods World Keyed TO Happiness.
Vice Waning and Virtue Waxing.

GODS world Keyed TO happiness.
Vice Waning and Virtue Waxing.
"rhe story Of arts that have been
lost, and inventions that have been for
gotten. and knowledges that have been
consumed by fame. all these are idle
talk" writes Rev. Newell Dwight Hill
lis. d. D., Of "The Secrets OF a Happy
Life" In The Ladies' Home Journal.
"The time was when Wendell Phil
lips thought the huge stones in the
temple OF Diana demanded the steam
engine. Wider knowledge hath taught
us that the pyramids can be accounted
for by one despot and thousand
slaves. Man can forget whore be saw
the poison ivy, but not where he found
the clustering vine. Men have forgot
ten how to make thumbscrews and in
struments Of torture. once be has
made a book. a loom or an engine he
can never forget the art. Yea. the very
scavenger, emptyng bushel OF chaf
and one grain Of whear-into the streets,
will find that mother earth will search
out that grain. shelter lis root in the
soil beneath and its plant in fhc sun
above. and make the chat and hl,h 10
change their form and lend crimson
hues to bud and fruit.
Therefore. open thy hand. o publ
cist. knowing that thy handful Of today
will have increased tomorrow and will
seed the world with haryests. open up
thy spring IN the desert. for. though an
enemy stop up the fountain with
stones, he cannot stay the spring bub-
bling from the heart OF Gods earth.
Plant vine and tree for weary mans
shade aud shelter. for the enemy. sharp
ening his knife TO destroy. shall be
made a servant to cut away the dead
branches from the tree that shall heal
the nations. For this is Gods world. lt
is keyed to happiness, not to misery.
Vices are waning, and virtues are wax
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1899-10-27

William Elliott Gritis. a writer on
Chinese matters. says; III Christian
missions in China advance in the next
80 years I'm the same ratio rs in the
past 80 years. there will be at the end
Of that time 2G0OO0OO Of communi.
oants and a Christian community OF
1OO.OOO.OOO people, one-fourth Of the
Chinese nation"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1899-10-27

In an interview with representative
Of the London Daily Chronicle Mr.
Dunno told a story about the evening
paper in which Mr. DoOley first made
his appearance-an i'll fated sheet
which the gods loved One day, just
before the end. a funeral passed the
office with a band playing the dead
march from saul" The editor and
Mr.. Dunno watched it with emotion
and fear.
"Can II be-" they whispered, "OuI
subscribarT'-BO BOOkman.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1899-10-27
FALL MILLINERY GOODS

Hammond's Millinery is now open
with shoice selection Of tie latest
and most fashionable Millinery Goods,
ot all kind..
Prices reasonable. Miss IIollaway,
an excellent trimmer is now with rs
and will make every effort to please
you. sep. 29-
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1899-10-27

In remote parts Of Scotland the old
CovenanterS' love for long services on
the bare hillside still fingers. At Ding
wall recent communion service in the
open air lasted from 10 n. ID. until 4 p
m. without exhausting the staying pow
er OF the congregation.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1899-10-27
Here. a Hopeful Nditor.

II this item sells 10 or 20 pigs for J.
A. Liebler. we get one OF the pigs. All
OF you who want pigs just confer a
fa cor on The News and buy OF Jake.
Don't buy 'em all-leave one for u.s.
Caledonia (MichJ News,
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1899-10-27
MILLINERY GOODS.
HATS I BONNETS AND TRIM
MINGS.

Miss Rebecca Rinker has now on
hand a full stock OF millinery goods.
An experienced trimmer will give
the ladies' satisfaction.
oct e-tf.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1899-10-27
Jesus Alone.

II you have lived much by the wa
ter. you notice also that If any one is
going out to the rescue Of the drown
ing he must be Independent, self reli-
ant. able to 20 alone. There may be
a time when he must spring out to
save one. and he cannot get lifeboat,
and if he goes out and has not strength
enough to bear himself up and bear
another up he Will sink. and instead Of
dragging one corpse out Of the billOws
you will have two to drag out. When
Christ sprang out into the sea TO de-
liver us. he had no life buoy. His
Father did not help him. Alone In the
wine press. alone In the pang, alone In
the darkness. alone on the mountain.
alone in the seal Oh. If he saves us he
shall have all the credit, for there
was none to help" no oar. no wing, no
ladder, When Nathaniel Lyon fell in
the battle charge In front Of his troops.
he had n whole army to cheer him.
When Marshal Ney sprang into the
contest and plunged in the spurs till
the horses hanks spurted blood, all
France applahded him. But Jesus
alonel "Of the people there was none
to help" "All forsook him and fed
Oh, II was not notilla that sailed
down and saved us Ii WIS not a clus
ter Of gondolas that came over the
wave. # was one person, independent
and alone. spreading ont his hands
among us rs swimmer spreadeth
forth his hands to swim,"
Behold. then. the spectacle OF q
drowning soul aud Christ the swim
mer. believe it was in 1913 when
there were six English soldiers Of the
Fifth fuslleers who were hanging TO
capslzed boat-a boat that had been
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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1899-10-27

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marked upon the manuscript, advertise.
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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1899-10-27
Most Bnleful Word.
lCopvrieht. Louis Klopsch. lS00.l

In order to understand the full force
Of this figure, you need to realize that
our race Is in n sinking condition. You
sometimes hear people talking Of what
they consider the M o beautiful words
In OuH language. One man says II Is
"hOrae," another man says II Is the
word "mother," another says it Is the
word Jesus" but | tell you the bitter
est word in all or language, the word
most angry and baleful, the word sat
urated with the most trouble, the word
that accounts for all the loaths0meness
and the paEg and the outrage and the
narrowing. and that word Is Sin
You spell it with three letters. and yet
those three letters describe the cgcum-
ference and pierce the diameter Of ev-
erything bad in the universe. Sin Is
sibilant word. You cannot pronounce
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it without giving the siss Of the flame
or the hiss of the serpent. Sin! And
then if you add three letters to that
word it describes every one of us by
! nature-snner We have outraged the
law of God, not occasionally, or now
and then, but pcrpetually. The Bible
declares it. IIark. 1t thunders two
claps: "The heart is deceitful above
all thins9 and desperately wicked"
"The soul that sinneth, it shall die"
What the Bible says our own con-
science aliirms.
After Judge Morgan had sentenced
Lady Jane Grey to death his conscience
troubled him so much for the deed that
he became insane, and all through his
insanity he kept saying: Take her
away from me. Lady Jane Grey! Take
her away, Lady Jane Greyw 1t was
the voice of conscience. And no man
ever does anything wrong, however
great or small. but his conscience
brings that matter before him, and at
every step of his misbchavior it says.
"Wrong. wrong" Sin is a leprOsy: sin
is a paralysis; sin is a consumption;
sin is pollution; sin is death. Give it
a fair chance. and II will swamp you
and me. body. mind and soul, forever
In this world it only gives a faint inti-
nation Of its virulence. You see pa
tient in the first stages of typhoid fe-
yer. The check is somewhat flushed.
the hands somewhat hot, preceded by
a slight chill why" you say. "ty-
ph0id fever does not seem TO be much
of a disease" But wait until the pa
tient has been six weeks under 1t, and
all his energies have been wrung out,
and he is TOO weak to lift his little
finger, and his intellect gone, then you
see the full havoc of the disease Now,
sin in this world is m ailment which
is only in its first stages. but let 1t get
under full sway, and it is an all con
sumlng typhoid Oh. if we could see
our unpardoned sins rs God sees them
our teeth would chatter and our knees
would knock together, and our respira
tion would be chokcd, and our hear; |
would break If your sins are unforgiy !
en-, they are bearing down on You. and |
you are sinking sinking away from
happiness. sinking away from God |
sinking away from everything that is |
good and blessed.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1899-10-27
LAY HOLD OF CHRIST.
REV. DR.. TALMAGE POINTS THE WAY
TO SALVATION.

Shows the HclpfuIDess of Religion
In Fighting Life's BattIe-Be Bold
For the Right and Trust In the Son
of God.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1899-10-27
Don't Struggle.

l have sometimes thought what n
spectacle the ocean bed will present
when In the last day the water Is all
drawn off. II will be line OF wrecks
from beach to beach. There Is where
the harpooners went down. There ia
where the line Of battle ships went
down. There is where the merchant
men went down. There Is where the
steamers went down. a long line Of
wrecks from beach TO beach. What a
spectacle I'm the last day. when the
water Is drawn of! But, oh, how
much more solemn II we had an eye
to see the spiritual wrecks ana- the
places where they founderedl You
would find thousands along our roads
and streets. Christ came down In their
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1899-10-27

Then what do Ne wanj: \ swim
mer-a strong swimmer swif
swimmer. And blessed l.' God. il in.
text we have him announced. "llc sha.
spread forth his bands iu the m.A>i O.
them, as he that swimmcth SlrcirAet'
forth his Lands TO swim" loi LaF
noticed that when "A swimmer goes O.
rescue any one he puts III his heavy ap
parel He must not have any such ia
pediment about him If he Is going 90 Il,
this great deed. And when Christ Sipp
ped forth to save us ne shook OH On,
sandals Of heaven. and his feet wer,
free. and then he stepped down int
the wave of cur transCrcssiOnS. and II
came up over his wounded feet. and ii
came above the spear stab i'm his sid,
aye. it dashed to the laceraied tom
pie the high wafer mark of anguish
Then. rising above the flood. I'll,
stretched forth his hands in the midst
of them. as he that swimmeth spread
eth forth his hands to swim"
If you have ever watched a swim
mcr, you notice that his whole body is
brought into play. The arms are hex.
ed. the hands drive the water back.
the knees are active. the head is
thrown back TO escape strangulation
the whole body is in propulsion. And
when Christ sprang into the deep t.
save us he threw his entire nature into
it-all his gOdhcad. his omniSricuce. his
goodness. his love. his omnip0tencc.
head. heart. eyes. hands. feet We
were far out on the sea aud so deep
down In the waves and so far out from
the shore that nothing short Of an en-.
tire God could save us. Christ leaprd
out for our rescue. saying. "Lo, / come
to do thy viii" and all the surgos Il
human and satanic hate beat against
him. and those who watched him from
the gates Of heaven feared he would
20 down under the waves and instead
of saving others would himself perish;
but, putting his breast to the foam
and shaking the surf from his locks he
came on and on until he is now within
the reach of every one here. eye ON
niscent, heart infinite. arm omnipo-
tent. mighty to save. even unto the
uttermost.
Oh. it was not half God that tram
pied down believing Genncsaret: Il
was not a quarter OF n God that mas
tered the demons Of Gadara; il was not
two-thlrds Of God that lifted mp Laz
arus into the arms Of his overioyed
sisters; it was not a fragment Of God
who offered pardon and peace to all
the race. No. lLis mighty swimmer
threw his grandeur, his glory. his
might. his wisdom. his omnipotence
and his eternity into this one act. II
took both hands Of God to save us
both feet. How do prove it? On the
cross were not both hands nailed? On
the cross were not both feet spikedf
His entire nature involved in our re-
Jesus Alone.
II you have lived much by the wa
ter. you notice also that If any one is
going out to the rescue Of the drown.
ing he must be Independent, self rell-
ant able IN On alone There may be
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1899-04-14
MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS.
Chicago, white tn. Republicans
score = Victory in ~. Louis.

Chicago, Aprii 5.-Carter n. ilarri-
son Was reelected mayor OF Chicago
yesterday by a total vote of l46,9ii,
against l07 ,30i for Xina Il. Garter, the
republican candidate. and i5.50i for
John y. Altgcld. the independent dem.
ocratic candidate. lIarrison's plural..
~, $3.50.
In the last mayoralty election Har
r.son was elected by a vote of $4,000
against 59.342 for Sears. the regula,
republican nominee, and 69,637 foi
Harlan. the independent republican.
The democrats have elected their
candidates for the town officers in the
rorth and west towns, the repubi-
cans carrying the south town, al
though the final count may take this
from them. The returns at midnight,
however, indicate that they have a safe
majority.
The vote from the wards shows. as
far as il has been counted, that the
republicans have elected Ii aldermen
and the democrats nine.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1899-04-14
THE MICHIGAN ELECTIONS.
Revised nomciai Estimates show
Very Little General Political
thnnge-De mocratic Gains.

Detroit, Mich. April 5.Reyiscd es
Inmates of the elction results, bassd
on incomplete returns from nearly all
counties in Michigan, place Judge
Grants plurality for supreme court
justice at $4,000 in round numbers. lie
has probably run but little behind the
republican candidates for university
regents. In Detroit. Judge Grant ran
heavily behind his ticket and lost the
city by nearly 1000. and the county Dy
5000. The union labor movement
against Grant, however. had gained
little impetus in the smaller cities, and
he nearly held his own through the
state at large. Fully two-thrds Of .hc
circuit judges elected in the SO judicial
districts OF the state are republicans.
Detroit and the other larger cities Of
the state. with the Pingree feature
eliminated from the contests. show
democratic gains. Otherwise II . state
shows little general political cna ngc.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1899-04-14
THE ELECTIONS IN OHIO.
The Defeat of Mayor McI<isson In
Cleveland Alleged 20 be Due
10 Factionalism.

Cleveland. O.. April 5.-Mayor Me-
Kisson has made the following signed
statement concerning his defeat:
THE Hanna boilers and corporation
influences, through lavish use of
money. elected Farley. and Deceased
the head OF the republican ticket. This
is all care 10 say at present.
"ROBEKr T.. McklSSON."
Mayor-clcct Farlty, in an interview,
said:
My election simply means that the
people of Cleveland want honest gov
eminent; that they are tired of Me-
Wisconsin, and are opposed to piIlage
and blackmail."
Congressman Burton. who supported
Mckisson, said:
The defeat of Mr. Mckisson can be
attributed TO a fractional fight in our
party OF course the charges of cor
ruption had much to do with it. but
after all factonalism did the work
''What is the cause of factionalism ."
was asked
"Oh. there can be but one thing. arS
that is the Columbus episode of year
ago. Mr. Mckisson made the mistake
OF his life in trying TO thwart the will
of his party"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1899-04-14
BANK ROBBERS CHECKMATED.
4 Weii-pinnn~d and Executed Plot
Fails to Realize Great IA
pcctntions.

Montgomery City, Mo. April -
Wednesday night four men tried TO
rob the bank at Wellsvlle. small
town nine miles west of here. Con-
rae Mentz. the night watch. was at the
depot waiting for the train. when he
was accosted by a man claiming 10
be tramp. and who wanted to sleep
in the calaboose. MenJz agreed TO ac-
commodate him, but whea they reacn
the door of the cooler three other men
stepped out of the shadow. seized,
bound and gagged the night watch
ana locked him in. After leaving the
culaboose the men proceeded up the
street and met Sam knipfcll, whom
they proceeded To beat into insensibil.
ity.
The night watch saws il was three
O'Clock when he heard m explosion
which proved TO be the report mad,
when the vault door was blown open
After getting into the vault they wen
unable 10 get into the safe. and SO
cured nothing. No clew to robbers.