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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-11-27
The Real Effort.

at is very hard said the girl with
the new suit. for a girl not to appear
to be trying to attract attention"
"It is a great deal harder" asserts
the girl with the red trimmed hat, "for
her to attract attention and give the
OF not trying TO make an
effort to have 1t appear that she is not
trying TO attract tion."-Judge.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-11-27
A Battered Legend.

A hotel In Switzerland bore on one
of its walls the time honored inscrip-
ton. "Hospes, salvev C"Welcome. stran-
gerr'j After rebuilding the legend had
to be restored, but the painter. who
must have had some experience as a
traveller, made a very slight alteration
in one of the words and caused 1t to
read, "Hospes, solver Pay. stranger!o
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-11-27
On the IIiDh Seaa

AT the bow Of the steamer sit The two
happy young people.
How sweet 1t seems tonight" sighs
the girl. How sweetly solemn is the
view spread before us! Even the sea
seems to be sleeping as it lies so placid
ly ahead Of the boat
"Yes. love-" agrees the young man
'It IS asleep In front OF the boat, but
II is wake behind. Judge.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-11-27

A country woman remarked TO her
neighbor during conversation on their
return from market. How is ii. Mary,
that you have been married four times,
and I've never been married at all, ana
I'm much handsomer than your
AYE. TO be sure" returned Mary,
but IL amt handsomeness that does
II, Sarah. It's the come hithcr' in yoE
eve" " f
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-11-27
Fetched EN-.

"Hello, Miggles. How are you get
ting along with that suit OF yours
against the railroad on account OF per-
sOnal injuriesY
81 brought 'em to time. old man.
brought 'em to timer
what, Did you get the $4,000 you
sued forT"
"No; we sort o'-er-compromised on
the amount. They offered me $50
cash. and took 'em up so blamed quick
IL made their heads swim. ! got II.
too by Georgew-Chicago Tribune.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-11-27
& Rinfd n hhnfarinn.

A Canadian university man is enliv-
enlng his home circle with the follow
ing story: He was touring in Scotland
last summer. One Sunday morning he
put his little hammer in his pocket (he
is an amateur geologiso and, strolling
out upon the hills. began to chip or
such specimens Of rock as interested
him. \ native passing 10y looked on
with a frown. "Sir." he said. do ye
ken yer breakln' more than stones
there?" "Breakin' the Sabbath, ehF
said the young Canadian, with a laugh,
and, to appease the Scot, he put away
the hammer and walked a little way
with him. i turn of the road revealed
the ruins of a castle. What castle Is
that?" said the stranger. Its moo the
day." was the severe reply, ito be
speirin' sic things. London Outlook.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-11-27

After years of study devoted to tho
topic Professor Alfred Newton OF Cam
bridge stated that without doubt bird
migration l. the greatest mystery In the
entire animal kingdom. "a mystery he
added, "that can b. no more explained
by the modern man Of science than by
the simple minded savage of antiquity"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-11-27
A Life Saver.

"You seem to have a great liking for
large words"
"Well. sur" answered Mr.. Erastus
Pinkley. 81 once knowed man whose
life were saved by big word. He
once told me dat preyaricated. an by
de time ! foun' out what dat word
meant It were too late foh me to hit
him."-New Yorker.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-11-27
Tao ,Iu,h For Him.

Voltaire could not speak much Eng
lish. The reason why he refused 10
study the language is this: II was
drilled into him that plague was
pronounced "plaig,' which be thought
very pretty and acceptable But right
on top of it he was introduced TO
"ague." which his teacher said must
be called "a-gue." Finding 1t impos-
sible 10 recoaci,a the difference. he
went off into d philosophical tantrum
and dropped the study
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-11-27
Inst 0ne Trlu.

what? Going out again tonightT
began Mrs. Nagg.
ooh. no: just this once" replied her
husband. with aggravatIng cheerful
ness. 1T will be too late when ! get
back to 60 out again. n."-Philadelphia
Ledger.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-11-27

A little community of colored people
In Alabama had raised the money to
build new church. and the dedication
was to take pace the next day. Where
ere you going tomorrow" the school
teacher asked one young girl. Smiling
radiantly. she answered. ''Tze going to
the degradation Of our churchr'
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-11-27
r,,. n.,r Girl Friends

Miss Utaplace-I had my pictures
taken last week. aud today got some
of them. They are just as natural as
life.
Miss Parcavenuc-My. but you bear
UP cheerfulIy under misfortune. Aren't
YOU going TO even bring suit or any
thing?-Baltimor American.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-11-27

Old Lawyer-wby do you feel that
your client will lose his cnsef Have
you exhausted every means at your dis-
posal to-
Young Lawyer--No. but have sx-
hausted oil the means at his disposal
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-11-27

"T'li match pennies with you." said
the hungry man In the boarding house
dining room. Ito decide whether you
take my share OF beef or take yours.
"No. thank YOU" replied the other
hungry one. Il never play for small
atoakan
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-11-27

Cook-Yesl my mistress Is prima
donna and horrible creature. She
treats me like the dirt beneath her feet.
but revenge myself by opening the
drawing room window when she is not
at home and by bowling with ali my
might. so that the neighbOrs may think
her voice Is cracked. -Fliegende Bat
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-11-27
Cufe Hnr.

Widow Eames-IIow would my little
Johnny like q new papa?
Johnny (aged fivel-Oh, you needn't
shove the 'sponsibility on me. ma. II
isn't new papa for me. but a new
husband for yourself. that you are
thinking about.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-11-27
RnxzleI.

Miss Sarah reads "'Rev. Mr.. Mari
gold taken TO the hospital. victim OF
locomotor ataxia.' How dreadful.
wonder whether the poor man was run
aver or whether the thing blew up with
himY'-Iiarper's Monthly.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-11-27
His Question.

IL want to ask one more ques.ion.'
said little Frank rs he was being put
to bed.
"Well." acquiesced the tired woman.
when the holes come In stockings.
what becomes OF the piece OF stocking
that was there before the hole Gamer
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-11-27

A sudanese baby when dressed mp In
its best clothes Is probably the most
uncomfortable infant In the world. The
coat or outer garment which fashion
dictates should be- worn reaches TO Its
very heels. Ii Is of heavy velvet, hang
Ing in many folds. This In turn Is
adorned with countless buttoue and
bangles Of brass, considerably adding
= its vsixbt. lts eap g tprn 2 8 tee
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-11-27

The miln who IS always talking about
how mucn work he does should remem-
Der that some people work so hard that
they don't have time TO tell about it
Atchison Globe.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-11-27
No Annoyance.

The wife OF a well known landlord
I'm Ireland once received a letter from
disaffected tenant warning her that
her husband would certainly be shot.
but that nothing would be done to In
jure or annoy her,"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-11-27

Bixter-Y You have heard Of man
biting off his nose TO spite his facef
YarIcy-Yes. but never have seen 1t
done. have known man to kick one
OF his hands out of doors, however.
Boston Transcript.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-11-27
Nofhinr Homemade.

Mrs. Gaddie-I see you're going In
for society. Has your daughter made
her debut yet?
Mrs. Nuritch-weil. should say not.
She got all them things made to order
ia Paris.-PhiladelphI Press.
An old Hunters Advice.
Here is the advice an old hunter
gives to those who may come IN un-
expected contact with bad animals:
.Tf you are cornered by snake
stand motionless and he Will never
bite.
IF a vicious dog attacks you show
him a knife or some similar instru-
ment, and be will keep out 1 reach.
A dog can never learn the deadliness
OF a revolver or a gun, but unless he
has the rabies he knows how to re-
spect knife.
IF a swarm Of wild bees attacks you
stand motionless and let out all your
breath. Then only few of the swarm
will sting"
This advice should be reversed at
sea. A man who is swimming In shark
infested waters is safe as long as he
kicks about and makes great deal OF
noise. The shark is too timid to APP
proach anything that looks as II 1t
meant to fight.
"what would You do in case you
were cornered by 4 cinnamon heex =
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-11-27
The Days.

The days are ever divine. They come
and go like muffied and yelled figures
sent from a distant friendly party. but
they say nothing, and II we do not use
the gifts they bring they carry them
as silently away.-Emerson.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-11-27

Love Is blind" he complained.
THAT ought not to worry you.' she
said encouragingly. because we have
eyes only for each other. milwaukee
I~u-nai
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-11-27

T can't understaD'." said Uncle
Eben. "how II is dat some folks kin be
too proud to work an at de same time
humble enough to let de family give
em board an lodgin' free. ee."-Washing-
ton STIR.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-11-27

How do they get on togetherT
"Famously. They quarrel con:lnua
ly, and their qrarrels all get into III
aewspapers."-Life.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-11-27
Drinking.

Drink to me only with thine eyes
inc sang beneath her easement
81 wonder II need my glassesF
pondered tie maiden rs she attired her
self 10 90 down Puck.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-11-27

"Tm going TO tell him what think
Of him." said TIE aney mar. What
10 you think OF itf"
II think was the reply. r<E1&
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-11-27
The Broken Engagement.

Isabel Weren't you congenialf
Arabelia-Not at all. He made me
Jealous. and couldn't make him Jea-
ous.-Detroit Free Press.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-11-27

The range Of hearing In adults unde
ffty-five years OF age Is approximatel.
10000 10 $4,000 vibrations per second.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-11-27

az was well; would be better; here
iie.v is the epltaph on tombstone In
England.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-11-27
You're discontented."

You're discontented."
"Yes."
"WhyT
"Well, I've noticed that the content
"a man doesn't often get ahead In this
world."-Chicago Post.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-11-27

,.QVerlising Rates

A0V isemeuts viii so Il. -rted
st oae ollar PR square oi zen nee
~ less for Lhe iirst lusgIuoj. and %
crEls Tor each sgbseq cent lnser.ion.
lS~ Quarterly OF yeaIly adloc-
;tsemeaIs tJ conLlAet. =
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1903-01-30
Family Poison Book.

at would be an excellent idea for
every family to have little book Civ
ing briefly prompt antidotes for vari-
GUS poisons," said prominent New
York doctor. physicians know that
there are scores of cases of accidental
poisoning never heard outside of the
family concerned. I've had several
cases of poisoning by an accidental
dose of chloroform and aconite lini-
ment that almost everyone keeps and
one woman gave her child muriatic
acid that was kept for cleaning the
marbles. Prompt action is the great
thing in cases of poisoning" contin-
ued the doctor. by the time one can
get help from doctor or druggist it
is often too late to save the patient.
A few antidotes for the common poi
sons would be easy to learn. Still, if
there was such book l suppose most
persons would be too much excitedt TO
use it in time of emergency MY.
Times
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1903-01-30
King PennilpSs.

Wealthy as King Edward of Eng.
land is, he found himself without
money the other day, and at a mo.
ment when he needed it badly. The
queen and he were attending divine
service in st. Paul's cathedral, and
In DUG course the poorbox was hand
ed to them. The king thereupon put
his hand in his vest pocket for some
money, but found none, and, though
he searched pocket after pocket, he
was unable to produce a single penny
Much discounted, he turned to the
queen, probably with the intention of
asking for her purse, but he was too
late, for the official with the box had
passed on. After the service the king
mentioned the incident to the bishop
of London. who had officiated, and
said that he would be obliged to ask
him for a small loan, adding, hui
morously: ''It is not the first time
1 have borrowed money" IN. Y
Herald.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1903-01-30
THE wELL-DREssED WOMAN.
A Popular Fancy Of Smart Dresserl
Ia the One Idea In Color of
Costumes.

| The smart girl is showing decid-
ed preference for gray this winter
steel-gray, not the perishable silver
shade. Her covert-cloth coat, with
its strapped or slot seams, is no long
err in tan; it is now made up in steel
gray. Gray squirrel is the fur of
the moment, and squirrel fur and
orange velvet is the smartest of COM
binations, says Woman's Home Com.
panion.
The one-color idea is another fad
of the smart girl. Whatever color
she selects for her very own, she is
careful to see that suggestion OF
it is visible in every costume she
wears. If gray is the color she
chooses, she will not only have her
calling-costume of gray, her rain
coat gray, her furs and velvet jacket
the same shade, but she will be par.
ticular to have even her dress aces
series in gray, too.
For the smart girl who affects gray
there is new style of umbrella. 1t
is made -ofadark gray silk, with Dor
der of lighter shade of gray. The
handle is gun-metal, and in place of
the usual tassel there is a small gun
metal trinket suspended by a short
chain passing through the hole in the
handle. This. too, is gun-metal. 1t
looks like an oval-shaped case, and
when opened it may contain either a
bit of a mirror, coin-purse or a
poWder-box.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1903-01-30
PLENTY OF LEMON JUICE.
% Taken In Abundance 1t Ia n Sure
Cure for That Terrible
Rheumatism.

The idea of treating rheumatism
with lemon juice appears to have had
its rise in Germany. The method con-
sists in swallowing the juice of one
lemon on the first day, of two on the
second day, and SO on progressive up
to IS lemons. When this limit is
reached the number of lemons is pro-
excessively diminished, says the New
York Herald.
Mr.. Desplats, of Lille, has recently
adopted this treatment with some of
his patients who suffered from articu-
lar rheumatism. In one case the pa
tient was able to drop the treatment
at three lemons. In another he sue
ceeded in effecting a cure at 25 lemons
SO complete and so persistent that at
the end of ten months the patient had
not once had an attack, whereas pre-
viously he had suffered periodically
every month. The third case was one
of ankylosis, so bad that the patient
could not dress himself without help.
To-day he has almost entirely recov-
cred the use of his limbs, and is free
1IOu pdlu
M. Desplats has also tried this mode
of treatment on patient suffering
from attacks of rheumatism accom-
panied by disease of the heart, for
which all means adopted had proved
merely palliative. After few days
the patient experienced manifest re-
! lief of the articular symptoms, but
he also experienced pain in the upper
right side of the thorax, the pain be-
ing extremely great and tenacious.
In another case there was the same
| improvement, though in less marked
degree, and the pain in the thorax
made it's appearance at the end
of the treatments. A third case
gave the same results. Another pa
tient suffering from rheumatism that
had proved refractory to salicylate
and to thyroid when treated with cit
ric acid in doses of from two to ten
grammes daily improved considera-
bly,.
Whatever Interpretation may be
| placed on the action of lemons in gem
eral and citric acid in particular, these
results are, beyond question, interest
| ing to chronicle.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1903-01-30
WILL PROTECT speNGEs.
Device by Which Divers Could Stay
n Long Time Under Water Sup
pressed In Levant.

The sponge diver of the Levant will
now have a new lease of life. The
'skafander" has been suppressed by
Samos, Crete, Cyprus, Tunis and
Egypt. Turkey and Greece have de-
eided to follow suit. The 'skafander"
is an apparatus which enables a
diver to remain under water for an
] hour or SO, in submarine garb, at a
depth of ten or Is fathoms. 1t has
been suppressed because the diver
sweeps the bottom clean of sponges
large and small, and destroys the
seeds and germs. The law has
simply put the finishing touches on
this class of diver, however, as near
ly all of his kind ultimately perish
from palsy of the lower ex$remities,
etc. Very few sponges have been
produced of late, because of such
devastation, but they will now have
chance to grow, says the New
York Tribune.
G. Bic Ravndal, United States con-
sui at Beirut, Syria, has been making
Investigations of the sponge fisher
les, and has sent some results and
photographs on which to base a de-
scription. In addition to the SKA
, fander" the natives resort to har-
pooning, primitive diving and dredg-
ing. The diver uses a wooden or
zinc cone, shaped like a water bucket,
open at the top and having a glass
Thra,,~h fhi. tel
escope he surveys the bottom at
depths up to $50 feet, and locates the
sponges desired. The diver then
plunges, and is carried to the bot
tom by heavy stone slab, or sink
er, which he holds in his hands, at
tached to cord. He hastily grasps
as many sponges as possible, and
places them in a net around his
neck. Signaling by means of his
cord, he is quickly yanked to the sur
face. 1t is largely question of yank
the stone yanks him down and his
associates yank him up. AT greater
depths along the coasts of Asia
Minor, dredging is resorted to, es-
pecially in winter, when the storms
have torn away the seaweed and left
freer access to the sponges. Syrian
waters grow the finest qualities OF
sponges. The Mediterranean also
produces the cheapest varieties, but
none like those found off Florida
and Cuba. The Syrian product Is
gathered and conveyed to Tripoli and
Latakia, where it is disposed of at
sponge auctions for shipment to the
commercial capitals of the world.
New York invests about half mil
lion dollars annually in sponges. The
trade has been generally wrested
from Smyrna and Trieste by London
and Piraeus. The industry has been
nearly ruined by use of the "ska,
fander," but is expected to revive I'M
der the suppression now being en-
forced.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1903-01-30
SCHOOL AND CHURCH.

Rev. Henry T. Drumgoole, at meet
ing held in Philadelphia, was elected
president of the American Catholic
Historical society.
The law of Christian economies is
that every man should seek the well
fare of his brother, the law of pagan
economics is every man for himself
Rev. DR.. Bradford
The New York board of education
evidently believes in the power of il
lustration in the teaching of geography
and allied studies, and for that purpose
purchased recently slides and projec-
ton apparatus to the amount of $780,
$50.
"Are you aware" asks a gentleman
in personal letter written from Aus
tria, what fad it is nowadays upon
the continent to study English?"
Teachers of English are very much in
demand in the large cities of Europe
and the number of those competent to
teach is scarcely adequate.
The janitors of New York and Brook
Ign have been the subject of legisla-
ton on the part of the school board re-
Gently, among other rules for their
government being those requiring
them to be married at the time of
appointment; they must live within
500 yards of the school buildings, and
their assistants must be able to read
and write. Janitors will be under the
direction of the principals of schools.
DR.. Milburn, the blind chaplain of the
United States senate, who has re-
signed, being now in his eightieth year,
once said to senator: "Never allow
session to be opened without prayer
having been first offered. If you do
my boys, you will be sure to get into
trouble" The same senator recalls
that on the day of the Tillman-Mc-
Laurin fracas DR.. Milburn was too ill
to attend and the session was opened
without prayer. The venerable chap.
lain devoutly believes that the trouble
resulted from that omission.
President Woodrow Wilson, in re-
cent address before the New Jersey
high school teachers association.
said: "The present age is breeding
self-consciousness and egotism in men
because we insist upon spelling them,
making them think that their work is
done. Apropos of this proclivity,
could name 20 popular authors who are
utterly spoiled; their work is not worth
the paper it is written on. Egotism is
kind of intellectual provincialism
that leads one to suppose that the
world Is contained in himself. When
man goes to college we take him out
of himself and make him know the
breadth and varity of the world-to
know how small he really is.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1903-01-30
FOR THIRTY-NINE CENTS.
How q Washington Man Was Made q
Lawyer without Much
Formally.

A local business man who was once
the representative of one of the big
mercantile agencies tells story of
how he became a member of the bar
in the state of Virginia number of
years ago says the Washington Star
He had occasion to go to one OF the
inland counties of the state to make
an examination of the county records
in order to ascertain the standing in
the county of number of country
merchants. Upon reaching the rail-
road station he found it necessary to
drive a distance of ten miles or more
over a road which was mere apol-
ogy for highway. Reaching the
county seat he went to the clerks office
look over the records as he had done
in many other places without any OBJ
lection being offered. While he was
still on his first book, he was asked
by one of the clerks If he was mem
Der of the bar.
Not in Virginia" he answered, in o
tone indicating that he was member
of the bar elsewhere.
"I'm sorry" said the young man,
shut in this county it is against the
rules for anybody other than law
yer to handle the books
1t was explained to the clerk that
the legal talent in the firms employ
could not be found, and as the law
yer lived more than two miles away,
he would not have time to get him I'M
less he missed the next train.
"There will be no trouble in arrang-
ing the matter" the clerk informed
the Washingtonian.
Entering private room, the oath
subscribed to by attorneys was admin
istered, and certificate showing the
stranger was full-fedged lawyer was
handed over to him.
what shall 1 do now?" the clerk
was asked
PAY the fee" he answered.
| "What is the amount?"
/ 'Thirty-nine CENTS" was the clerks
prompt response.
The money was paid and the man
from Washington returned home and
told how he became a lawyer for the
small sum of 80 cents.