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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1906-03-23
Municipal Thrift.

On the way from one town on Cape
Cod to another a contributor to the
Boston Transcript came upon n charm
ing house by the roadside, which I'M
mediately claimed his attention. 1t
bore a fresh coat Of white paint, which
was we'll set of by green blinds. There
was 4 smooth piece Of lawn In front, q
group Of fine shade trees and ham,
mocks. piazza chairs. brilliant sofa pill
lows and all the adjuncts OF summer
comfort In luxurious profuslon.
Whose place is thisf' he demanded
Of the boy of twelve who accompanied
him as guide and adviser in general
"That there?" said the boy. "Oh, that
there's the poorhouse."
"The poorhouse!" the man exclaimed.
You seem to have luxurious paupers
in this town"
"Well. you see." was the explanation.
I'VE hain't got but one, n she's an old
woman, n the overseers they board
her out with one O. the neighbors n
let the poorhouse to some O. them Bos-
ton folks for the summer, n that pays
her keep"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1906-03-23
ConrfinG Cusfoms of Sin m

In Siam the lighting of a cigar indi-
Gates a betrothal. In that country q
person wishing to become engaged to
the girl Of his choice offers her Il flower
or takes a light from a cigar or ciga-
rette if she happens to have one in her
mouth, and thereupon, provided there
Is no impedlment. steps are ut once TAX
en- TO arrange for the payment Of the
dOwry. The families Of the bride and
bridegroom have each TO provide con-
siderable sum. In Calabria, as in
many parts Of India. lighted taper or
n lighted pipe betOkens the acceptance
Of the suitOr for the hand Of q lady In
marriage. In Siberia It Is the custom
that when a suitor has been accepted
by a girl she presents him with box
Of cigars and pair Of slippers as
sign that he is 10 be master In the
house
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1906-03-23
Thcr RnreI, Eel Trees.

Most @. the Spaniards dislike TO fell
trees or cut l:Te timber OF any sort,
and this fact perhaps accounts for the
giant trees Cf California. The Span
iarls two centuries ago pushed their
way through Mex go 10 Cali 'orlia. and,
save tn. cledrl., o. paths Arous4 tho
dense forests, not twig die their axes
chop down. Nor 90 the Spaniards
transplanted TO the new world ever
destroy timber. They continue to build
their houses OF stone and mortar, at
great expense of money and physical
exertion. when timber in abundance
surrounds them, out of which they
could cons truct log houses, as did other
pioneers, at a minimum Of cost and
labor. The Spaniard does not even feli
trees for firewood, but picks up dead
limbs as they fall to the ground or
pulls them from the trees with his
larlat.-London Express.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1906-03-23
Costliest Building In the Country.

Which is the costliest building Ia
America! Would you answer offhand
the New York state capitol at Albany:
Hardly. Your thoughts would turn
more likely to the national capitol at
Washington or to the Congressional IL
brary. But the New York state capitol
cost more than the national capitol
and the library Of congress together.
The Empire State capitol cost S24,-
100000, while the one at Washington,
two acres larger, cost only S12,OOO,OOO
and the Congressional library only ST.
100000. Our Empire State capitol cost
as much as the nation paid for all
Florida and the Philippines combined.
ellison Willets In Leslie's Weekly.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1906-03-23
How TO Roll Water,

To boil water would seem to be a
very simple thing, and yet the late
Charles DelmonlcO used to say that
very few people knew how TO do 1t.
1.-The secret is" he said, "in putting
good fresh water into clean kettle al
ready quite warm and setting the wa
ter TO boiling quickly and then taking
II right off for use IN tea, coffee or
other drinks before II Is spoiled. To let
II steam and simmer and evaporate un-
Ill the good water is In the atmosphere
and the lime and iron and dregs only
left In the kettle Is what makes a great
many people sick, and II Is worse than
no water at all" For water boiled like
this and favored with few drops OF
lemon Juice Mr.. DelmOnico Used 10
charge as much as for his best liquors.
and he often recommended 1t TO his
customers and friends who complained
of loss Of appetite. 1t Is worth trying.
Good Living.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1906-03-23

e Unless the number OF inser
tions is marked upon the manu-,
script, advertisements will be pub.
lished until forbidden and charge
accordingly
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1906-03-23
Ancicut Salads.

The lettuce WAS deemed by the an
clients the food of the dead because
when Adonis. the beloved Of Venus,
was mortally wounded by wild boar
the weeping goddess laid him upon a
bed of soft and tender lettuce. whose
milky juice possesses soothing and mar
cotic qualities. Lettuce was eaten by
the ancents at the close of their re-
pasts, as from its cooling qualities
it was considered an antidote to the
heating effects of wine. The bitter
herbs which the Jews ate at the pass
over were wild lettuce, succory, taDsy,
camomile and dandeliop, and this
same race are the inventors OF the sal
ad compounded of oil, vinegar. sugar,
salt and mustard to render the bitter
herbs palatable. The Irish two centu-
ries ago made their salads OF sorrel,
wood sOrrel and beet chopped with vim
egar, beer and little sugar, but no oil,
salt or mustard. Readers Of classic
history will remember how a lettuce
caused the cruel death Of Cambyses,
king Of Persia and Media, and OF his
consort, who was also his sister.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1906-03-23
Money ynIue OF st. Louis.

When Louis IN, the saint, surren-
dered with his whole forces TO the
Saracens at Mansura on the 9TH Of
April, 1850. 100000 golden bezants-
equal to half that number Of the lvres
Of the day-were demanded for his
freedom. But the Moslems came down
TO $4,000 beZants, and In the end by
surrendering Damletta Louis got Off
for 100000 marks-equal, roughly, TO
over 100000 Of today. These golden
beZants contained about 80 shlllings'
worth of our gold, but to go to market
with would buy then as much probably
as ~ sovereigns now would. Were
the scorner allowed to break forth here
he would probably tell how this high
priced and sanity carcass was treat
ed by his people when Louis died at
the siege OF Tunis, twenty years later
Being hard up for embalmers, they
had, according to the Journal Of Au
berry, to quarter and boil him down In
separate caldrons and so sent but his
n'hlted skeleton to France.-London
Chronicle.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1906-03-23
villages That Cut Corks.

Thousands OF men. women and chil
dren In the mountains Of Spain an
Portugal are employed in cutting cork
II Is Il domestic trade, and II occuple,
whole villages Agents from the fac
tories and export houses Of Seville and
Lisbon go through the mountain vii
lagos each year buying up the corks IL
enormous quantities. 1t Is not unusual
for an agent to purchase 100000 OF
one journey. The corks as purchased
In the native villages are of all sizes
and qualities. They are sorted In tho
cities and, after being packed, ore
shipped by the ton. Once here many
of them are recut by hand st the rate
of twenty gross a day. SO fastidious
are some bottlers that the cork I'm
porters have to keep IN their employ
ment several cork cutters to rccut such
corks as do not suit customers.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1906-03-23
Shenandoh Herald
Advertising Rates

ADV iisemente will be inserted
st one olar per square often Anes
or less for the first insp' ion and 50
cents Tor each subsequen. insertion.
EJ Quarterly or yesrly sdIar.
t;seuents by contract.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1906-03-23
Arabs and Portraits.

An artist who found il difficult to get
pictures OF Arabs In Morocco writes
..I once tried 10 sketch some Arabs IN
Algiers. They constantly evaded me-
and at last an old Moor, with whom
we were on the friendly terms produc-
ed by constant bargaining for embroid
cred rags, spoke 10 me on the matter
like a father. for my good. 1T Is not.
he said, that any harm will ensue to
those whose picture you make. 1t is
you yourself will suffer inconvenience
In the next world. Allah will say to
you: Following your own will and
pleasure, you have made those figures
l now command you give them souls.
And where. my friend, VIII you be
thenr"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1906-03-23
Tie n Lightning Calculator.

Multiplication Is the most important
OF the fundamental rules OF arithmetic.
In large accounting departments men
tai arithmetic is often used to very
large extent, and the one who cannot
perform this task without resorting to
figuring the long way on paper has
but q small chance Of gaining posi-
ton worth having Here is one little
lesson i'll lightning multiplication. Sup
posing you want to multiply % by 81.
First. multiply units by units, thus:
{ 3 are i, set down the 2 and car
" J. Multiply tens by units and units
by tens. adding the to carry to the
first product. then add the two prod
ucts together. thEs; x 3 are 20 and l
TO carry. u. and 3 are 24, and q
and "a are -. set down the 5 and carry
4. Now multiply the tens together and
add the YOU had to carry, thus: s )
are 10. and makes Al. Set this amount
down in the answer. and you will have
tie correct rcsult-4.452
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1906-03-23
Fraudulent Sweetbreads.

"a true sweetbread Is perhaps the
most healthy meat that can be eaten,"
said a doctor, but you are never able
to get 1t. The sweetbread proper Is the
pancreas, which Is one OF the most CT
fective agents I'm promoting digestion,
but the sweetbread Of trade Is usually
obtained from the throats OF cattle and
Is what Is called the thyroid gland.
This gland rests against the windpipe,
and. while its texture Is similar 10 that
Of the real sweetbread, ii has not the
same beneficial qualities. But some
butchers, in order to make money, pass
off the sallvary gland, that which fur
nishes the saliva, located In the cheeks,
for q sweetbread This Is the most in
ferior substitute Of all. The pancreas,
or real sweetbread, Is a most dainty
morsel 1t Is of triangular form. while
the sweetbreads obtained from the
throat are of an oval form. But what
Is the use Of making people dissatis-
fed? They have been eating thyroid
and sallvary glands for sweetbreads
for years and have been satisfied. But
then they have never tasted the real
thing."-Pittsburg Dispatch.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1906-03-23
T.kc. - LIZ Word.

Wheu RoSSetti was Il student or AZ
be one day happened TO go with some
fellow students to the east end Of Lon
don. There at wharfside inn he saw
an immense canvas on the barroom
wall. After laughing at 1t for some
time and thus provoking the innkeep-
er's wrath the following conversation
took place:
Where did you get that picture"
"Oh, never mind. young man, where
got itv'
"What price 90 you set on IT.
"More than you can afford"
Indeed said Rossetti. Now, how
muchY"
Three thousand pounds" replied the
innkeeper.
At this there was loud burst OF
laughter from the young artists.
"Do you know how much | would
give you for your $4,000 plctureT
How much?" asked the innkeeper.
Three pounds" said Rossetti.
Done" said the innkeeper promptly.
And to his amazement and amusement
Mr.. RoSsetti found himself the owner
OF the colossal daub.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1906-03-23
Tn "A shot Tower.

"It was strange experience" said
the huntSman. AS | aScended the
spiral stairs OF the tower | saw shot
falling, like rain. around me- The shot
tower was 200 feet high. At its base
there was q tank Of water for the shot
to drop into. II it fell on the earth,
you know, it would be fat instead Of
round. On top Of the tower was huge
boiler filed with molten lead. The
manager q I'd the lead into perco-
latOr, 4 kind Of stri:ner, and thence it
fell into the cistern OF cold water 200
feet below. II took it three seconds 10
fall. They made different sizes OF shot
on the tower ly using different percO-
Ia ,rs-biS holes for big shot. small
hoes f-r fuc shot, and 50 on. The wa
ter IA he cis,crn had 10 be changed
every AtdC w4le. 1t would have be-
come so hot otherwise that it would
have KEEP. tie shot Soft"-NeW Orleans
Tnues-Democrat.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1906-03-23
CnnfnRtnn and Infection.

The terms cOntagion and infection
are too often used promiscuously
though they are by no means synony-
nous. The dissemination Of mycotic
diseases takes place In different ways.
There are those which cannot be COM
municated from person to person. but
spread only by the mlcrobic cause In
vading the individual. To this class be-
long malarlal fevers produced by spas
modia. There are, secondly, those
which are not communicable from per-
son to person. but through extt nal car
riers only, such as soil, water, food,
air. clothing and utensils. To that class
belong yellow fever and Asiatlc chOl-
era. They are infectious. There are.
finally, those which may be transmitted
directly from person or IN" ectly
through carriers. To this cla .long
scarlet fever, measles. diphtl larl-
ola. influenza, erySlpeas and ella,
perhaps also whooping cough. They
are contagious and infectious.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1906-03-23

-Harper's Weekly.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1906-03-23

There Is 10 menace 10 vitality and TO
the sum and the value Of the products
of vital energy so continuously immi-
nent, SO insIdlous. so effectively active
as are the Invisible wastes Of the body.
The dead by the weapons Of the world S
battlenelds are few compared with
those whose lives have been either
blighted or prematurely ended because
of failure to maintain the body In a
correct relation TO the atmospheric
source OF abundant energy waiting to
he transformed into vital force and
who have died for want Of proper
breath. He who would live at his best
must breathe air ut its purest. There
IS no material necessity TO life greater
than that Of pure mir. There IS nothing
so priceless and yet so cOstless rs air.
There Is no financial investment which
does or can yield so sure and so large
returns as money wisely expended for
pure alr.-Professor S. II. Woodbridge
In Good Housekeeping.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1906-03-23

Ethnologlcally Great Britain Is mix
ture of many races. resulting from Il
succession Of invaslons. When the re
mans invaded Britain the inhabitants
were Celtic, mixed with an earlier
Euskarian non-Aryan element. They
continued TO be mainly so until the
fifth and sixth centuries. when the lev
ell parts Of the country were overrun
by German tribes. Then followed inva-
sions by the Danes and other Scandi-
navian tribes and lastly the Norman
conquest. The inhabitants OF England
and the lowlands OF Scotland, there
fore. sprang from an amalgamatlon OF
the original Celtic with German and
Scandinavian blood. Wales and the
highlands of Scotland are still lnhabit-
ed by descendants of the ancient Celtic
tribes. The people OF Ireland also are
OF Celtic origin, although there Is an
admixture Of many other races.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1906-03-23
Eolloyyed Instructions.

A lady going from home for the day
locked everything up carefully and for
the grocer's benefit left a card on the
back door.
"All out. Don't leave anything" II
read.
On her return she found her house
ransacked and all her choicest posse
sions gone. To the card on the door
was added, Thanks. We haven't left
ruuoh 4"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1906-03-23
STATE OF VIRGINIA, To-WIT:

Shenandoah Circuit Court, at rules held N
the Clerks Office o: said Court on the third
Monday in February, l9oo.
Catharine Hamrick, ,...............- Comp /
AGAINST IN ChdhSeIy'
H, w. Cofman, and other..---... Defendants
The object of this suit is to enforce Judgment
obtained by Catharine Hamrick in the Circuit
Court OF Shenandoah County against II. W.
Coffman and Daniel Cofman for the sum OF
s3S.64 with interest thereon from the ara oa'
of November l9or, till paid and sroi5Costs.
1t appearing by affidavit that the defendants
II. W. Coffman and Elizabeth Cofman are
non-residents of this State,-IT Is THEREFORE
ORDERED that they do appear, within fifteen
days after due publication of this notice. in the
Clerks Office of our said Court, and do what Is
necessary to protect their interests.
NJ wUNDER, CLERK.
Feb. "A. A.. Williams & Bro, p. q.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1906-03-23
Injurious to the Memory.

Besides inattentive reading there are
other things injurious to memory. One
Is the habit OF skimming over newspa
pers, all in n confused tumble. never t.
be thought OF again. thus diligently
cultivating habit of careless reading
hard to break. says Home Chat. An
other is the reading of trashy novels
Nothing Is so fatal to reading witt
profit as the habit Of running through
story after story and forgetting then
as soon as read
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1906-03-23
Valuable DesOIate Islands.

The most valuable desolate islands In
the world are the Liakovs. IN the Arc
tic ocean. off the mouth Of the Lena, In
Siberia. They are frost bound and ut
terly barren save for arctic moss, but
they contain such enormous quantities
of fossil ivory that they are exceeding
" valua le-in fact. although uninhab-
tied save for the ivory diggers and OF
themselves incapable of supportin
life, they produce revenue OF f1.OO0,'
600 q year.-LondOn Queen.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1906-03-23
Scotland Yard.

Scotland Yard. widely known as the
headquarters Of the London police. IS
a historical place. said to have been the
site OF Il palace where kings OF Scot
land We're received when they came II
London. 1t Is near the banqueting hal
whitehall The Scotch kings retained
possession OF it from go till the rebel
lion OF William of Scotland. Milton.
Sir Christopher Wren and other nota-
bles lived in Scotland Yc-l.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1906-03-23
The Art of Forgetting.

| have heard men and women say
II could he happy now If could only
forget the past" Be kind TO yourself
and forget It," DO not try to do so IL
a labOred. strenuous way, but gently
suggest to yourself dozen times
day II necessary that you are happy
In the eternal now" and not burdeneJ
down with disagrecable thoughts OF
the past. In learning the art OF for
getting" you will form the wholesome
habit OF remembering things wort.
knowing and thereby bring harmony
peace and contentEent into your life
NJ. ]. Lorlmer in Suggestion.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1906-03-23

A fourth class pOStmaSter-and he
doesn't live in Billville-sent the fol
lowing TO headquarters in Washing
ton:
"This vii make three times that I've
told you I'm laid up with n bad leg
havin' shot myself I'm the left leg-the
one that was wounded In the war
while | WIZ tryia' to kill a squirrel for
my breakfast. and | will not be be-
sides. don't git much holiday no
how."-Atlanta Constitution.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1906-03-23
Snow nt a ua,fpeary Pound.

Snow is sold in the north Of Sicily,
where IT fetches about a halfpenny
pound. Il IS a government monopoly,
and the prince Of Palermo derives the
greater part Of his income from IL. The
snow. which is gathered on the noun
tains In felt covered baskets, is widely
bought in the cities for refrigerating
purposes.-London Tit-Bits.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1906-03-23
Woman Was Made From nm Elm Stick

In the Scandinavian myth OF the ori'
gin Of woman Odin, VII and We, the
three sons Of Bor, were walking along
the sea beach when they found two
sticks OF wood, one Of ash and one OF
elm. Odin and his brothers were gods
of course, but the sight Of the stick
caused them to wish that they could
carve other gods from the inanlmate
wood. They forthwith set about the
task. with the result that they made Ii
living man out Of the ash stick and
female, being In godlike form, equally
as lively as the man, out Of the elm bill
lat
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1906-03-23
Suanicioua Directors.

"Our cashier seems to be q frugal
chap"
How so?"
always brings his lunch with him
and eats Ii at his desk"
Hum. That may be frugality and
II may he fear Of leaving his books
Better have him investigated at once.
philadelphia Bulletin.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1906-03-23
The Victoria Cross.

The intrinsic value of the Victoria
cross. the most highly priced decora
ton in army and navy, is about IL.
pence. 1t was instituted by royal
warrant on Jan. 20, 1856, as reward
of gallantry Of all ranks, and the hrs'
(of sixty-two crosses) was
made by the late Queen Victoria in per-
son on Friday, June %. 1851. 1t Is In
the shape of Maltese cross and Is
made to this day out of metal from old
Russian cannon captured at Sevasto-
pol.-St. James Gazette.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1906-03-23
naStic Folly.

You'd never think Kjones was from
the country. would you? His manner
is perfect and his dress fashionable
Eyes. but he gave himself dead away
on the street car today"
"HowY'
"Got up and gave his seat to a WON
ln."-Cleveland Leader.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1906-03-23
A BengaIese Peculiarly.

A doctor remarks: What strikes one
most at a Bengal hospital Is the lack OF
sense Of proportion In the estimation
of diseases. A man is gravely perturb
ed because he has not sneezed for
three months, but he Is comparatively
Indifferent to the fact that he exhibits
the early signs Of leprosy.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1906-03-23

"Why do you say "A blush crept over
the face Of the fair plaintiffY asks
the editor.
Because" explains the society edi-
tor, there was so much powder on her
face the blush had to creep or else 1t
would raise too much dust!'
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1906-03-23
A Maan IualnUaffOn

Miss Ingenue Aren't you nearly
ready to go to the ball? Miss Passay-
I haven't made up my mind to 90 yet
Miss Ingenue oh. do you have to
make that up too?-Cleveland Leader.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1906-03-23
Inflammation.

"what is a domestic animal, mann
mar" asSed the little boy.
"a domestic animal" replied nam
ma, with n scornful glance at papa
who was putting on his coat. rs one
who does rot spend all his time at ths
club."-Brooklyn Life.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1906-03-23
A Gnnh Rule.

When thou wishest to give thyself
delight think Of the excellencies OF
those who live with thee. For instance,
of the energy of one. the modesty OF
another. the liberal kindness Of third.
Marcus Aurelius.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1906-03-23
Tie Re.epblnnce.

"A wild goose has really some rea-
son to BE- classed in courage with the
eagle"
'sIn what respectT
"Tt Is sure to die game.'-Baltimore
American.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1906-03-23

Johnnie-what does that notice say
over there, mother7 Mother-It says,
mo dogs admitted" JohnnIe-But the
dogs can't read. can theyf How are
they 10 knnwf
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1906-03-23

It is While you are patiently toiling at
the little tasks OF life that the meaning
and shape OF the great whole OF life
dawns upon you. 1t Is while you are
resisting little temptations that you are
growing stronger.-Philllps Brooks.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1906-03-23
A Ruler.

SIngleton-Thats queer sign
"Wanted--A girl to feed ruling ma
chine" Wederly-Nothing queer about
that. Somebody wants nurse girl 10
look after the baby.