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The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1899-09-01
School Shoes.

We show an excellent line
of School Shoes, in both the
cheaper and better grades, and
YOU will do well To examine
them.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-12-03
BRIEF SKETCHES OF THE NEW C0MERS
interesting Facts About Some Of the Men Who tor
Three Months Have in Their Hands
the Destiny OF the State.

cc,,irc session They will be cordially
n,.,, ODD thoi- ,,.ort,
"''.''''' q" '''''''''''' ''''
in the interest OF their CONSTITUENTS viii
be- watched with interest by the people Of
,t,t~ roeoe.tivo dietricts
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'HO''"H EDNA AMI q" Oi'i'i-''''
George Edward MurreiI, one OF the
Bedford county house delegates. was
,..... r,...,tt,,r,. Va g., 1900 b,t I'm 1872
90
move" INTO h'uioro county WIG" ''''
since Deen hiS nome Ni'er course '
tha public schools Of his county and ma
five CITY ne settled down on his farm
-. ,.....u. ~. , o. ,.,, t.,..-,o OIL,
o.
active factor in the development Oh '"e
agricultural interests of his county and
state In 1859 he married Miss Mildred
p, l..t..1
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-12-03
MIR. JoHN r. HoRsLEY.

The Appomattox and Campbell fioater
house district VIII DE represented by Mr..
john Rolfe Horsiey. of the former county.
Mr. H0rslcy was born in AppomattoN
lr l>6S His father. who located i'm the
county i'm 1859 for the practice OF medi-
cine. was Or W. y. Horsley. who served
during the war between states at captain
OF Company J. of the Forty-ninth Nir-
gIuia Regiment. Young Horsley was
educated In his own county and at the
Bldcksburg Agricultural and Mechanical
College NOW the Virginia Polytechnic
Institute where boz completed the course
az the age of tWeny-0ne.
Mr. Horslcy after graduating settled at
mis- farm I'm Appom1ttoX. SIX years ago
Dee was appointed county supervisor and
Doe discharged the duties of that position
with great credit lie IS regarded as
man OF fine sense and literary attain
meuts and is We'll known for his cool
courage manlinoss and high character.
HON j. 5. MUSGRAVE.
T. S. Musgrave. who Will represent
southampton county tn the House. was
born ana raised I'm Southampton county.
.- ihirty-four years of age. Wei known.
and popular with all classes. lie re
ccvcd q good education az the Virginia
Polytechnic Institute and took a nne
stand az college. graduating as senior ca
oct captain of the corps. Becoming of
age NE commenced farming and is now
ono OF The largest land owners and most
succ ssful farmers in his native county.
lie loves his profession and is keenly
alive Go every idea that IS conducive 10
the Interest Of the agricultural classes Of
the state.
He has been chairman OF the Board OF
Supervisors OF his county for several
terms and is known TO DE shrewd and
sapacious IN handling the affairs OF his
county.
Mr. Musgrave was nominated by pri-
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-12-03

I....uuc party. Ie is the present
j cnlm of the Sixth Congressional
/ repIes ntatou ON the State Committee.
Alr Glass has been hon1rcl several times
I by being made a presidential e'actor and
! has attended the recent national Demo
cratic conventions.
He wie,ds a vigorous and graceful pen.
and arlenuv champions Whatever cause
his strong convictions incline him 10.
he knows DIS profession tl1rouchly and
has % surprisingly accurate fund of in-
formation on public que tons. His equip
mcut for his newspaper work is boz line
with that which fits for legislative dis
cus-ion and action.
TILE BEDFORD SENATOR
Mr.. Graham clayton, The Senatorial
member for the county of Bedford, is
% lawyer. vino. although i5 or 81 years DID,
never became identified with politics in
tha capacity of q candidate unUl teW
Years AGO. when he ran Tor The office ot
Comm1aHcl 'ths Attorney f0r b Iflrd. Ho
was elected 10 that office two terms ago,
reelected at the expiration of bis first
tcrm. Ie IS now serving DIS second
t.m Ills opponent i0r Clmm0nwel
Auome, WAS Alr. 3D. e.. L0WerN who
was "a member Of the la-t Iee allure.
and who also ran in the senatorial race
IN which Mr. clayton has recent. boon
successful
Mr clayton a highly regarded as "a
straightforward h.eh-miuded tri tiau
man. ilts 'HliIt "7 It"f i'' ".''
concu-lvcly demonstrated. and DIS rrar-
rce amounts annually t0 con det1n.e
item.
M- Clay tor also pas p'h'I'nl .'.
literature. although h.- 'I''..7 D."
fe.d of ende1Nor nave he'N Di''r '' 1853
u.eiIah.'.
I1s friends or iA5 gentleman '-.-
that he VIII become fecoil Yea ll..'.
in the legislature and thtt h.' a'.'i.i.'
V.l boz OF heneht To me comm 0''.i'
with whose government NJ becomes 30
closely Identified
AN EA-MEMBER OF HOUSE
r-...f, fl.-,. r,.r,..-.t-. member to
-....-t tf.,.r4r.4 rfy and county n
-,.. fl.... WAS horn in CuIuarer cuun-
t, ru., al r.s Al fh. aee ID. -etente.n
Ia was among the FIRST l0 volunteer n
la. Confederate service. THE youth fought
l.-ogeh9rt the four years of conflict
AMI ,..rr5. received M tho battle of G.t-
f,.br-1 attest his presence n that AWFUL
...uobtar
~ urr,a has ALWAYS taken M active
mani I'm raries I'm Alexandria ne is
credited .u.rh having redeemed OBJ. county
nom Rerabli.an control ana DDS exer-
lions wer. potent n securing The sol ni.l
-r.+rro or -.ads I'M TINT county. It. was
-.i.f..t.3 Oh, criticism -.u. fIna ago r8r
b.. connection with The Ros-.yn charter.
Inf h. VIGOROUSLY maintained th.n. as Doe
Goae now. that INCORPORATION or the town
would enable tr. most thorough control
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-12-03

Mr.. Z. J. Harvey. OF Stuart. the Dem
ocrat'c representative in the State Sem
ate in the district composed of Patrick.
Grayson and Carroll counties, is a man
who will make his mark in the tegisia-
ture. lie is not only man Of ability. but
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-12-03

Mr. IT, G.. Clement who lives in the
Cauands neighborhood. IS a member of
the Putsyvana delegation elected for
tae next legislature. lie is not so young
as some others who viii have seat
jn the assembly. but his ripe experience
viii make up for whatever he may want
in the way OF of youthful energy and
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-12-03

THEY COME FROM ALL OVER THE STATE.
Several Of Them Are NotCabIy Young Men, Full Of
Promise and Ambition to Please
Their Constituents

subs qucnt death of h.s father I'm May,
1895. rendered a change of plans neces-
slry. and On November lss6. he located at
Louisa Courthouse. Pie now resides there
with two OF his sisters iu a beautiful
home erected by him. Mr. Shelton is a
talented and ambitious young lawyer
and the esteem in which DE Is p sld by the
people OF bis county ls well attested by
the large majority of votes he received
IN the nominating convention. receiving
thirty-s.X ont OF the fJrty-siN votes.
although De- was opposed by two OF Toe
LEADING and best Known cirizcus OF the
county.
Sir Shelton is also an inventor having
patented % Turbine WateruAee which .s
mo-" very generally h use. he Us U"'
married ana is 20 te'.7 '''.
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ana Is d man Oh "''..l5. l'' VIZ ' ''''-
y 'iHlih-'i7h "''''s'l i' ''..
WILLIAM STANDS.
Mr. William Shands is name wei
known throIgh0ut the eastern portion Of
The state. Tno bearer fit is SON of
Gen. 81. B Sh-rds and tre ,w0 ave ass
ciatcd m tha practice of aw az Court.
land. Everybody who knows ANYTHING
about the pre- emit legislative campo .en
Us familiar with VIM. Stands entry into
the political arena of DIS section. ln
the Senatorial District composed Of SOUTH
ampton .s.e ot Wight and Nlnsomond.
ono of the m.s- spirited contests OF the
campaign was wa-ed. COL r. E Boy
Dim. who stands high in the party and
has Bran favored with legislative hon
or- several times m succession was. ace
cordur 20 the decision of Che Democrat
b. state Committee. the regular nom-
rcc. Put the independent candidacy o.
1l- shtuds was s1ccessiuL
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The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-02-09
oLU MAHOGANY DISEASE.
II negins with n chest of Drawers
and Makes Trouble For Families.

ana Makes Trouble For Families.
"A friend of mine who has been too
busy with the problem Of ways and means
60 pay much attention to the adornment
OF his house asked me yesterday to select
Tor him good piece Of colonial mahog-
any as he wanted to have one such piece
in his house and | declined 60 do so until
| b7e explained TO him the cost, said a
scenic artist whose house is one of the
show places in town near New York
II knew that his furniture was oak and
upholstered stuff, and that Just so sure rs
he placed with 1t good example of old
mahogany his troubles would begin The
mahogany would kill his oak, and in
course of time it would mean the refur
uishing of his house.
His was a case of ignorance being
bliss, and did not propose TO upset his
household | have seen the old mahogany
disease work its way into many house
holds, and in many eases the results have
been disastrous Talk about having a
mortgage on your house, why, that is
nothing compared TO the annoyance of
finding that you have a lot Of modern oak
furniture on your hands too good to throw
away when you have once begun TO col
lect old pieces 1t has taken me nearly
ten years to live down a collection of oak
furniture which l made i'm st. Louis and
which has hung over me like the shadow
Of great sorrow. l was boarding in St
Louis and doing work on a big produc-
tion, when my wife and decided that we
didn't like boarding and that we would
try housekeeping l had no time TO spend
in looking for house, so we took the first
one that we could find We spent Just
one afternoon in furnishing it completely
dishes, draperies rugs carpets and an
outfit Of very new oak furniture. The re
suit was just what might have been eX
pected Our house looked like a Grand
Rapids showroom. We moved to New
York, leaving behind as much Of our oak
furniture as we could, but when we got
settled here we found around us lot Of
it which was too good to give away and
which we could not sell
Il had picked up by this time few old
pieces of mahogany, and the more |
studied them the more l despised my oak
Then l built my house, and l was forced
to move some of those pieces into it, l
have been crowding them out by degrees
ever since, however, and now haven't got
one modern oak piece left In the mean
time l have watched friends struggle with
their modern furniture after they had
picked up an old piece or two, and their
troubles have been like mine When my
friend asked me yesterday to select an old
piece for him, l told him what have told
you, and l said that if after thinking it
over for "A week he still wanted to make
the plunge / would help him. He will
probably want to begin on an old chest of
drawers, for that is usually the opening
wedge, and then old andirons, tables with
claw feet and corner cabinets will follow,
concluding with chairs, and the latter
will keep him poor for the rest Of his life.
It's like the opium habit, and you can't
shake it off New York sun
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-02-09

A BILL of much importance to the
citizens Of boroughs aud townships
was introduced in the House at Har-
risburg yesterday, by Representative
Jeffries, Of Chester. The measure
provides for the election of two tri-
ennial assessors in townships and
boroughs which are now or may here
after be divided into wards" and
gives the Court power TO appoint in
cases Of vacancy. The bill, in the
opinion of many, should become a
law 1t would do away with ward
assessors, and instead Of Shenandoah
having five assessors, as now, under
the provisions of the bill there would
be but two, elected by the concurrent
votes Of the people at large There
is no question but that such a system
would result in a more equitable
assessment, and give greater satis-
faction
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-02-09

There appears to be no limitation to
the industrial uses of oottonseed oil, and
these of course are multiplied by the con
stantly developing improvements made in
the refining processes. A marked advance
in this last respect is that the yellow oil
resulting from the first refining process,
through treatment with alkaline solu
tions, is now further purified by heating
and filtration; then the white oil of com
meroe is obtained,by shaking the yellow
oil with 2 to 3 per cent of fuller's earth.
In purifying the yellow oil about 20 per
cent of it is separated in the form of
stearin, and the latter is employed in
making candles, etc.
From the soap stock that comes from
cottonseed oil there is likewise made a
peculiar kind of wash powder. The soap
itself made from the oil is used extensively
by the wooden mills of this and other
countries, and it has been found to be of
special value in washing woolen goods
which does not injure them nor cause
them to shrink. After ALL however, not
much more than one-third of the cotton
seed supply is at present used for manu-
featuring oil and similar products.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-02-09
CORNISH cave JEWELLERS.
Women GO to sleep Standing on the
sinntiuG Rocks.

Nr0plc in the habit of frcqucntlng the
o. re of Whitcslnd bay, between Lcoc and
Lowudrrry IRE familiar with the sight
of two women moving about among the
rocks exposed at low tide They are
slclliish gUtherers who live I'm o small
cave lit Tie To- the west of Sc0ton. Any
one who examines tho place must wonder
how two huWuu being, can exist there.
Along one side is strip of sand and
from th0t the floor slopes upward at an
angle of ubIut $50 degrees Whether by
years OF practice the women have attained
such perfection iu the art of balancing
their bodies that they go to sleep ON the
sllntnZ rock without fear of falling. or
whether they rest ON tho snnd twct when
/ suw 10 from "a late Storm, ] was not in
formed, but Sc is evident that they know
no comfort at any time When / came
suddenly upon the cave one morning in
October the smoldering ashes of drift
wood fire kettle. % teapot and two cups
were dotted about just inside Farther
up the floor their "cupbolrds IA couple
of iron hOilCrs-wcrc standing, and in "a
niche near the fire was "a pipe, short, dark
and odOrOus.
The women who have made this their
dwelling place are Irish widows, "born in
Ireland and married i'm Ireland" as one
of them said They are between 30 and
go years old and for tho last 30 years
have managed To gain sustcnance by
gathering lhupot- week after week and
taking them to Plymouth Whom the sea
is rough, they obtain few or no fish, hut
under favorable circumstances the two
sometimes get Il shillings week between
them In fine weather, when from Rame
head to Looc island the sea lies calm and
glstening under summer sky, this
smoke blacbcnud cave is an uninviting
hovcl, and i'm the winter, especially when
there is q gale from the southeast, the wo-
men must Dee blown almost out of the hol-
low or frozen 20 death. On some such oc-
aasions they .a forced to leave the cave,
and then they 20 to a disused pig sty near
by.
In talking with them while they dex-
terOusly chirpcd limpets from the weed
mantled rocks / mildly remarked that
warehouses were now made very cOmfoI t.
able Immediately the younger woman
stool erect and with something akin to
pride and determination exclaimed in Il
voice more than tinctured by the Irish
patois, "Never, sir, win us 20 to the
worllhouse while us can get as much as
ono crust i'm "a hours. Hitherto / bad
seen her only in a STOPPING attitude, and
I was surprised now to see how tall wo-
man she was and what strength of charac-
ter was indicated by her features As she
stood there among the seaweed with feet
and legs bare and her hair confined by a
handkerchief, beating the palm of one
hand with the knuckles of the other to
emphasize her words, il dawned upon me
that 1 had named the thing against which
those two women have fought grimly for
more than a quarter of century Pitts
burg Dispatch.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-02-09
DREAMED rAe IDEA.
The Sewing Machine Needle Was In-
vented In sleep.

We owe the invention of the sewing
machine TO Elias Howe, an American me
chanc as you all know. He had a large
family to care for and could give only his
odd moments TO the construction Of his
machine. But while laboring for daily
bread for himself and his family he was
constantly thinking out his invention.
He got on quite well until he came TO
the making of needle; then he was mt a
standstlll, for he could not discover whore
the eye Of the needle should be placed At
first he thought that a needle fashioned
after the ordinary needle for hand sewing
mi ght be all right, but after much expert
menting he found that it would not do
He.was greatly perplexed. The needle
question absorbed his thoughts by day,
and at night he dreamed about needles
One night he dreamed that he was In a
far distant country that was ruled over
by savage king The king ordered him
to construct "a sewing machine, and, not
daring to disobey orders, he at once set to
work All went well until he came to
the location of the needles eye; then his
troubles began
The king grew impatient and finally
gave the inventor just "a hours in which
to complete the machine and told him he
must forfeit his life if he failed to finish
the task He worked harder than ever,
you may be sure, but found that he could
not invent proper needle and had to
give it up.
just as the kings warriors were about
to take him away to execute him he
noticed that the spears they carried were
pierced near the head Like an inspira.
tion the solution of the needle problem
came to him, and while imploring the
savage king for a little more time he
awoke.
Although it was but O'Clock in the
morning, Mr., Howe arose at once and
went TO his workshop, and by O'Clock he
had modelled "a needle for his sewing ma
chine with an eye at the point. Thus was
the perpexing problem solved New
York Telegram
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-02-09
Women Should Know It.

Many women suffer untold agony and
misery because the nature of their disease is
not correctly understood They have been
led to believe that womb trouble or female
weakness of some sort is responsible for the
many ills that beset womankind.
Neuralgia, nervousness, headache, putty
or dark circles under the eyes, rheumatism, a
dragging pain or dull ache in the back, weak
ness or bearing down sensation, Profuse or
scanty supply of urine with strong odor,
frequent desire to pass it with scalding or
burning sensation, sediment in it sfer stand
ing in bottle or common glass for twenty four
hours, are signs of kidney and bladder trouble.
The above symptoms are often attributed
| by the patient herself or by her physician tc
female weakness or womb trouble. Hence, SO
many fail to obtain relief, because they are
treating, not the disease itself, but a reflection
of the primary cause, which is kidney trouble.
In fact, women as well as men are made
miserable with kidney and bladder trouble
and both need the same remedy.
DIR. kilmer's Swamp-Root is the great dis
covery of the eminent kidney and bladder
specialist, and is easy to get at any drug store
for fifty cents or one dollar.
To prove its wonderful merits you may
have a sample bottle and book telling all
about it, both sent absolutely free by mail.
Kindly mention Shenandoah HERALD and
send your address to DR., Kimer & Co.,
Binghamtou, n. Y.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-02-09

doctors care for almost five years anc
none of them did me any good hearc
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remedy through friends and ] thought i
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did and must truly say it has done fol
me world of good. cannot say toe
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for nobody but God knows how much
good it has done for me-"
People may we'll have confidence in DIR.
Greene's Nervura, for it is the prescrip.
tion of the famous DIR. Greene, IS West
I4th ST., New York City, who can be con-
suite d without charge at any time, either
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The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-02-09
ROMANCE OF ALUMINIUM.
How IA Roman Artincer Startled IT,
berIma nnd Lost His Hemd.


In Nature Iistoriarum," where ref
erence is made to an incident in Roman
history which up to the time of Sainte-
Claire Deville has been overlooked by
scientists for many centuries, says Alumi-
mum, it is related by Pliny (23 A. d. to
40 A. d. that during the reign Of the
Emperor Tiberius (ll b. c. to 81 A. D.
a certain worker in metals (Faber) ap-
peared at the palace and showed a beauti-
ful cup composed Of a brilliant white
metal that shone like silver
When the artihcer was presenting it to
the emperor, he purposely dropped it on
the floor of the chamber. The goblet was
so bruised by the fall that it seemed to be
irretneyably injured but the workman
took his hammer and in the presence Of
the court repaired the damage without
delay 1t was evident that this metal was
not silver though it had almost the same
brilliancy, besides being much more due
tile and considerably lighter
The emperor questioned the arti1cer
closely and learned from him that he had
extracted the metal from an argillaceous
earth probably the clay known TO mod
ern chemists as alumina. Iiberius then
asked if any one besides himself knew the
process and received the proud reply that
the secret was known only TO himself and
Jupiter This answer was sufficient The
emperor had reflected that If it were pos
sible 10 obtain this metal from so common
a substance as clay the value Of gold and
silver would be greatly reduced, so he de-
termined to avert such a lamentable
catastrophe. He caused the workshops Of
the discoverer to bu wholly destroyed, and
the luckless artificer was seized and de-
capitated, so that his secret might perish
with him.
NJ Sainte-Claire Deyille had no doubt
that this metal was aluminium, and he
asserted that the WantOn cruelty of
Tiberius had deprived the world Of this
valuable metal, which remained un-
known for Is centuries The extracting
of aluminium discovered by the Roman
craftsman in the first century Of the
Christian era, thus became one Of the lost
arts