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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-12-01
Tonic Effect of Laughter.

We are not disposed To say anything
about the physiology of laughter, but
We are prepared 10 affirm that as a
tonic there IS nothing within the pos
sibilitics of human experience that can
match q good. hearty laugh. There is
something democratic about laugh
that makes it impossible To distinguish
whether 1t Is a prince or a plcbelan
who is moved 10 mcrrimcnt Hardly
greater tragedy could be pcrpctrated
than to wrcSt the power of song from
the birds, but that would be Il small
calamity compared with the lilching OF
laughter from life. If the conditions OF
this world could be such as 10 afford to
every human being the frequent en-
joymcnt of pure. hearty peal or
laughter. there would be no need that
other favOrs be conferred. This alone
would be ample testimony that happi-
ness was paramount In the lives OF
men.-BatimOre Herald.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-12-01
Fenst of Kisses.

Halmagen. in ROumania. possesses a
public festival which is probably
UNIQUE in the world. 1t is little town
Cf about 1.2O0 inhabitants. and on TIC
morning Of its annual fair day the
population from about eighty Villages
come trooping in in swarms. To then
90 out all the young women, married
or single, Of Halmagcn, each bearing q
small flower garland and vessel OF
wine. and all attended by their god
mothers. This last precautlon Is take
from motives Of Difference for Mrs
Grundy. As the visitors approach, til
young women offer to each taste o;
wine and--a kiss.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-12-01

An extraordinary event led Lassone,
physician to Louis XVI. of France. to
abandon his anatomical studies. While
selecting from among some dead bod
les a suitable subject for dissection he
imagined that one Of them showed
doubtful signs Of death and sought to
revive life which was perhaps not
extinguished His efforts were crown
ed with success. He cured the man
and as he was poor nouriShed and sup
ported him, but the idea OF having
been on the point Of committing Il
crime SO affected LasSOne that he felt
himself unable to pursue his accus
toned labors. and from that time for
ward the study Of natural history ana
chemistry took the place OF that OF
anatomy.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-12-01
y-hcn.LinccIn Had Few Friends.

In 1SGt Lincoln was OF all men the
least cGnneided by the Republicans
In congress. ON che OccaSlcn-un editor
visiting Washington asked Senator
Thaddeus S1ryens to Introduce him L
some members Of congress who were
favorable TO LircOlns reelection. ste
vens led HIN to the desk Of Mr.. ~.
mold of ILLINOIS. There" Sod he, l.
the only Lincoln member of cong-eS>
that | know" Stevens himself regard
ell Lincoln rs Incompetent and weak.
Henry wilson NfterwTd vice prcsi
dent spoke of him as p0itlcaliy'a fail
ure. Greeley had low opinion OF BIS
ability. His personal friends, such a.
Washburn. Raymond and ThurloW
Weed, believed his reelection an in'
possibility. Even Lincoln himself III
one time doubted It'll. T. Peck III
BOOkman.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-12-01

Crntyr.,s $50. ''
Bo,poruS. tie iy,~tu .o,e >.aga
flower with scarlet petai> and hea '-
gold. We call it the tulip. To him It
was the emblem Of love. In Persia,
parts of Asia and on the shores of the
Mediterranean the tulip grows wild.
Today tie tul.p beds near L-4rlem are
among the wonders OF that quaint
Dutch town. Though once the symbol
Of love. in our modern floral .angu~ -e
the tulip stands for inccnstancy. She
is called haunting AMI bold. Hood calls
ner "a saucy quean.'
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-12-01
A DinInmafic Answer.

Admiral Drake when lad at the be
ginning Of his first engagement was OBJ
served 10 shake and tremble very much
and. being rallied upon II, observed
with presence Of mind, or, at al
events, of humor, in which even Mel
son was lacking, "Nly flesh trembles al
the anticipation of the many and great
dangers into which my resolute and
nndaunted head will lead me-"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-12-01
4 Tempting Hint.

Energy" said the young man VINO
had been calling regularly for about a
year. energy and prolnpitude are
wanted nowadays
"Yes. indeed" replied the young lady
with meaning. "Just look ut young Mr.
Wilson. He only met Miss Anderson
two months ago, and now they are en-
gagged"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-12-01
ut.. md lsd IN, let.

'"IIamlet' was the first play Sir lien
ry Irving saw as boy. Samuel Phelps
was In the title role. Some time after-
ward Phelps was persuaded to listen
TO a recitation by Irving. anu aiter
praisIng the young man the celebrated
actor gave him this characteristic al
vice: Young man. have nothing to do
with the stage. 1t is bad profession.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-12-01
Truthful.

Excited Fisherman 60 country note
isn't bit Of tiShin
about here. Every brook has sig
warning people OF What do you mea
bv Turing anglers here with the prom.
ise Of fine fishing? Hotel keeper
lidn't say anything about fine fishing
4 YOU read my advertisement careful
y YOU will see that what | said was
Fishing unapproachab!e.' >"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-12-01
How m OrnnG Outang Travels.

1t IS a most interesting sight TO
watch an Orang Outang make its way
through the jungle. 1t walks slowly
along the larger branches In n semi
erect attitude, this being apparently
caused by the length of its arms and
tie shOrtness Of its legs. 1t invariably
selects those branches which intermin-
Gle with those Of a neighbOring tree.
on approaching which ii stretches out
its long arm and. grasping the bouShs
opposite. seems first TO shake them as
if to test their strength and then de
liberatciy swings itself across TO the
next branch which 1t walks along, as
before. 1t does not jump or spring, as
monkeys usually do. and never appears
10 hurry itself unless some real danger
presents. Yet. in spite of its apparent
" slow movements, 1t gets along far
quicker than person running through
the forest beneath.-POpular Magazine.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-12-01
Tho Wind Sail.

1t frequently happens that after dis
charging cargo Of particularly
malodorous nature it is necessary to
let the air reach certain parts OF the
hold OF Il vessel not served 10y the fXed
regulation ventilatOrs. To effect this
purpose a portable canvas venulator'
called a wind SAIL" is employed. 1t Is
cylindrical In shape and is kept in po-
sition by means of stays. When 1t Is
erected the air blows down 1t, and the
hold is soon pure once more.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-12-01
The Real.

The great actress brings dress over
from Paris. 1t costs her $1,000. She
has 70 have four maids to help her get
into IL When she comes out on the
stage the public at once exclaims IN
rapture:
"This is indeed realism.
What IS she representing! why, a
Sicilian peasant girl.-Puck.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-12-01
Naturally.

"What sort of people are these VINO
are continually seeking divorceT ask.
ed the reformer, with an agonlzeo
groaH.
Married people principally re
snondesl the cheerful idiot, with a
coarse gulfaw. - Louisville courier
Journal
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-12-01
T,iP SiCu.

AcamouS crauialoG.st St.oiinGthro1-1
a churchyarI found a -cayed.-G toss
ing up the earth in which there were
two or three skulls The cran.o.9giSt
took them W and. 2f,et considering
one a little time. sli3. "Ah, his IS the
skull IF a yhiloSco oler.' Very likely
your honor" replied the gIaved.EseT.
Sure. noticed it was QGe"Aat
cracl,pl -
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-12-01
Very Lively.

A London paper relates that crowd
of sightseers scurrying across the road
from the Strand caused partial block
I'm the traffic. The tagging Of particu-
larly pompous old gentleman reused
the ire of held up cabby. Now. then
hurry up there, can't yer?' he shouted
"Am ! not hurrying, cabmanT was
the mild expostulation.
"Urryin':" snorted cabby. with a
flick OF his whip. You're a-jumpIn
abouf like n bit o. stickin' plaster
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-12-01
His Regular Business.

Isn't ii taking your son n long tlme
TO get through college! 1t seems to me
this must be his sixth or seventh year.
1T Is. but going to college has be-
come his regular business. Why. the
team wouldn't stand any show without
him"-Chicago Record Herald.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-12-01
Coustderate.

swell. Tommy, are you very good t.
your little slsterT asked the friend OF
the family.
Sure" replied Tommy. Il eat all
the candy cause Ii makes her sicx. -
Philadelphia Record. --
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-12-01
lour DfsadynntaCes.

Look your disadvantages Squarely "a
the face and see what you can make
out of them. anu instead Of co.. 0.. .-
ing that you have not the rigat .o,., d. g
WI the tools you have. CO forwa ].
into Il new battle and on to victory 's
though there ncyor had been fai.ure
I'm all y0dY lie. -W0maI'S LIE
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-12-01
No Fire In Them.

Newitt-lt certainly is great estaD'
lishment. They're sticklers for system
there: everything in its right place.
Cassidy-Oh, Oi dtnno! Whin Oi wint
through there Oi seen lot o red buck
cts marked For Fire Only" an. fax,
thora WAS wather in thim.-Philadel-
phia Press.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-12-01
Uis Iuuncy IuSer Control.

She-SLppOSe were 10 die. wiia'
would YOU do? Hc--I should he almost
crazy. she Would you marry again
He-Well. would hardly lie as crazy
as that.--Judge
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-12-01
Misleading.

Tubbs-I fattcr myself that honesty
Is printed on my face. Grubbs-Well--
er-yes. perhaps-with some allowance
Cor typographical errors.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-12-01
Sudd

"This Is so sudden she murmured
weakly.
The messenger boy had answered her
call within five minutes Of her ringing
him up.-Baltimore American.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-12-01
Effective,

"What do you regard as the best
protection from burglarsT
"Well. | have found that being inde-
pendently poor is effective."-St. Louis
Post Dispatch.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-12-01
ChanuinU Fashions.

Father (meditating on times changes
All. yes. the fashion Of this world
passeth away. Daughter-lndeed II
does. papa. shall want a new nat
next week
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-12-01
An Anxinua Wife.

Lady-Do you think this medicine
would do my husband any good: Drug
gist-I'm sure 1t would, madam. Lady
Hum. What other kinds have you
gOt?-Exchange.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-12-01
4 Good Lesson,

spouter-Did you gain anything on
the horses last year? Sporter-Iep; l
gained enough experience to teach me
not to bet on them this year.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-12-01
NcursiGIlted.

II always said Bumpaye was near
sighted
"How's thatY'
"Oh. he can't even re- gl.ze his
own obligations"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-12-01

A clever woman once gave very
smart designation of secret as some
thing for one, enough for two nothing
for three.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-12-01
Mathematical.

Teacher-Now, Jane. how many IS
3X1, Jane-F'iye. Teacher-No; 5 \ ]
Il. Jane-Aw. g'wan. . II.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-12-01

""vc lost ri, faith i'm my w'tcl. -
Wat keen tine any more.
Then is uo- f3';' v9I want. but
works Cleveland Iealer.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-12-01

JOY meyer feasts so high rs when tie
first course Is mIsery.-SimmOns.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-12-01

Most If our misfOrtunes are more
snnuortable than the comments OF our
friends upon them.-A. Dumas.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-12-01
Sfingy.

"Mr Linger spends a great deal OF
time with you. Molly" said Miss Kit
tish to Miss Frocks.
"Yes. but that's all he does spend"
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1905-10-05
Weddlng-Clothcr,

The mother of the new Crown Prin.
cess Of German gave oiense in some
Quarters by ordering her daughters
trousseau from Paris instead of patron
1zlng German industries. It is not at
all strange that motherly pride should
get the best Of patriotism, and should
desire the girlish beauty to be set OFF
by dainty confections of French taste.
The Princess is probably more satisfied
with her wedding outfit than was her
husbands great-grandmother, Victoria
OF England
The story goes that when the eldest
daughter of Queen Victoria was be-
trothed TO the Grown Prince of Prussia,
she set about planning IN exquisite
trousseau. Specially designed lace and
trimmings were ordered and beautiful
e1nbroideries begun. f was to be 4
wardrobe fit, indeed. FOR princess.
But the royal mother was queen OF
her household no less than of the Bril-
ish nation. The dainty clothes were
not fashioned after her own ideas.
Every thing was countermanled, the
costly, fragile articles returned, tlu
airy. Frenehy fabrics rejectcd. A sold,
sensible and prcsaic wardrobe was Or
dered in its place, we'll made, ard
serviceable enough 70 lasta lifetime.
It is said that the princess, when
once out of sight of the ro-al and ma-
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1905-10-05
The Law of Sale.

A specialist who has made a study
Of the mental attitude of the consum-
er toward the advertisers formulates
what he calls the "law of sale" as fol-
lows: Attention, properly sustained.
changes to interest; interest, properly
augmented, changes to desire, and de-
sire, properly intensified, changes to
resolve to buy" Often the reader
passes through all these mental stages
in the perusal of a single advertise
ment; sometimes the cumulative pow
er of a series Of lads" is necessary to
bring him to the final attitude. In
either case the best means of attract
ing attention, arousing interest and
intensifying desire is the frst-class
newspaper which covers a field no
other medium can reach.-PhiladeL
phia Record.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1905-10-05
Lake That Stores Heat.

There is lake that stores the suns
ieat. at Medve, in northeastern Tran
sylvania. Thick beds of rock salt un-
derlie the district and similar forma.
!ion appears upon the surface in the
shape of mounds, some of them over
LOO feet in height. Amongst these the
lake rests at fully 1,500 feet above sea
level. Upon the surface it's water is
almost sweet, four inches below there
is twentieth of salt, at two feet there
is one-fifth and at five feet the water
is practically saturated with salt.
In September, after a summers sun.
shine the thermometer showed the
lakes waters to be $50 degrees four
feet down. Even by April, after
whole season of wintry weather, it
had only been reduced to so degrees.
Experiments have proved that this is
due to absorption and retention of the
suns heat by the salt-saturated solu.
tion.-Montreal Herald
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1905-10-05
ternal eye. had the whole substantial
and ugly outfit packed securely away.
and that she never wore one article Of
all that appare1.-Youth's Companion.
The Inclined Elevator.

The latest application of the in-
clined elevator, more commonly KNOWN
as the moving stairway, is found in q
freight elevator for carrying trunksI
mailbags and boxes between steam
ers and wharves. This elevator, which,
is practically gangplank and can be-
shifted about, contains within itself
the entire apparatus, including the
electric motor. Its floor, instead of
being composed Of planks. is q moV-
able platform i
There are only four such elevators
now in use in the world, and these
are all at Dover, England. Steamship
men at this port are considering its
use here.
Another use Of the inclined elevator
Is in stores, from ba cement to side
walk. On it men with hand trucks
and with rolling boxes or baskets are
carried, as well as merchandise.
Another novel use for the inclined
elevator has been found in England.
at seaside resorts on it's southern
coast. Here, in man. places, the
beach runs from high bluffs, from
which visitors; must descend by stairs
to reach the shore. At a number OF
these places inclined elevators have
been installed.-New York Sun.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1905-10-05

The progress of good road making
In the prairie West has encountered
peculiar conditions and some new
kinds have been developed states the
American Cultivator. First class road
material is sometimes not to be had at
reasonable cost But the resourceful
Westerners have found that in such
cases much may be accomplished by
the use of a split log drag just after
rains. The drag fills the ruts and
puddles, packs the soil which rapidly
dries out at the top, making smooth,
even cement-like surface. Eastern
farmers have plenty of good gravel
and are not likely to need such meth
DDS on the public roads. But on cart
roads over soft land where ruts and
mud cause trouble, the plan might be
worth a trial.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1905-10-05
Value Of System in Work.

It is wonderful to see how many
hours prompt people contrive to make
OF day; it is as though they picked
up the moments which the daWdlers
lost. And if you find yourself where
you have SO many things pressing
upon you that you hardly know how
to begin, take hold of the first one
that comes to hand, and you will find
the rest all fall in line and follow
after, like company of well-drilled
soldiers; and, though work may be
hard to meet when it charges in
squads, it is easily vanquished if you
can bring it into line-Exchange.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1905-10-05
, man who had been in the gold

A man who had been in the gold
rush of 40, had SUI vivea shipwreck
off South America, haa esraped by the
smallest possible margin from buTn-
ing hotel. and had lived to tell the
tale Of his escape from a serious m'ne
disaster, was finally l.lle.l the otter
day by a locomotive It was e',n-
ventional ending to romantic ex'.'f-
ence, comments the Boston Tran
script. I1e was walking che track
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1905-10-05

hood Of Man, the moral and spiritual
Leadership of Jesus, Salvation by
Character, inspired by love, the Prog
ress of Mankind onward and upward
forever-this is the faith Of essential
and spiritual Christianity; and some
day it will be accepted as the true liz
depreciation of the religion of Jesus.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1905-10-05

It is reported in German newspapers
that the Chinese Government has re-
Gently granted it's first patent. It is
for an electric lamp invented by a
native of Marking, who claims that he
has far outdone his foreign rivals.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1905-10-05

You cannot develop affection with
out heart athletics.
The world is no better for calling
its Father a force.
1t takes more than curiosity to make
good neighbor.
The people who shine as the stars
think only Of the Sun.
Dignity is a good thing in the mus
cum, but only Of place in the market.
It is little use coming to your senses
unless they send you to your Savior.
A mans piety is not established
by the police duty he does in the
church.
The world needs your witness as
well as your work.
Pardon alone purchases freedom
from punishment.
The worst habits, in our opinion.
are those for which we have no ap-
petite.
The book Of life will be good read
ing OF His Word is on the pages Of
memory.
The more Of the Heavenly Man
there is in us the higher will be our
manhood
Limitations lead to liberty.
Conceit conceals the Savior.
Selfishness destroys serenity.
Blgotry blasts many blessings.
Love calls no service degrading.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1905-10-05


We are accustomed to associate the
use Of horse-meat for human food
with long and desperate sieges, in
which ordinary food in sufficient quan-
titles cannot be obtained by the in
habitants Of the beleaguered city. But
within a few years past the relative
scarcity of cattle and the high price Of
meats in Germany have led to large
regular consumption of horse-meat in
some Of the chief cities of the empire.
The recent use of copper sulphate for
the disinfection of reservoirs and the
destruction of a1gae and noxious germs
in water has led to much discussion Of
the old idea that copper is dangerous to
health. DR.. George 7. Moore, of the
Department of Agriculture, maintains
that change has come over scientific
opinion on this subject Strange as it
may seem, he says, there is not an
authentic case Of copper poisoning on
record, either in this country or abroad.
a StereoScOplc S.ar chart is the Sue
cessful novelty OF T. =. Heath. the
English astronomer. The stars in a
given section of the heavens are drawn
from two points Of view that are sup
posed to be twenty-si eight years
apart, and under 9 large stereoscope
the double view gives 4 rough but very
instructive Impression Of the stars
fcai1g il space at an approximation
to their relative distances, instead Of
as points against the dark background
of the sky. This result is a most in.
teresting one.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1905-10-05
2Q,EifI[|AnlYAN|gs
@5!s'se:s

Much interest has been awakened
among naturalists by the discovery of
species of white or polar bear living
inland in the northwestern part of
British Columbia.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1905-10-05

While the making of artificial dia-
monds shows, at present, no sign Of
commercial Importance, the diamonds
produced being minute crystals and
fragments of hardly more than micro
scopic size, yet the subject continues
to attract the attention of chemists.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1905-10-05
RAMS HORN BLASTS,

waits for the one
king.
A man can be
sweet without be-
ing fresh.
The joy Of ser
vice is the secret
Of JOY.
Many who glory
in their titles have
no titles to glory.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1905-10-05

One of the consequences Of young
Alfonso's visit to England is the birth
of the 'hidalgo'' hat.