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The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-02-19
OLD AGE
Depends Not Upon Years, but Upon
 Vital Force.

In New Haven lately there has been a good deal of discussion in regard to old people. Some at fifty call them selves old, and really appear so, while others at seventy years seem active, vigorous and young.
 It is not years but it is loss of vital force that makes a person old. Weak ened digestion, thin blood and poor cir culation soon start functional powers and vitality on the wane, and then the symptoms of old age quickly appear
 Our well-known druggist, MT. Will liam H. Hull, says "that old feeling may be warded off, and we wish every person in New Haven who feels old, whether they are so in years or not, would try the great discovery, Vinol. We know that it has vital principles which will in a natural manner strentghen digestion, send rich, red blood coursing through the veins, and give new life and strength to every or gan of the body, and this is what makes the old feel young again.
 Mrs. H. w. Avery says:
 At the age Of e1ghty-nlne felt the need of a tonic, something to strength en and build me up. For some time l have been taking Vinol, and I have found that it brings vigor and renewed vitality to the aged as nothing else will"
 Vinol repairs worn tissues, checks the natural decline and replaces weak ness with strength. It is an ideal body builder for old folks.
 We promise you that Vinol is, first of all, agreeable, because it contains no fishy oil. Second that it is a gen. uine cod liver medicine, containing all the medicinal curatives and strength making clements taken direct from fresh cod livers; and third, We will re- turn your money if it does not do ex- actly what we claim for it" HuT's Corner Drug Store,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-02-19
CHURCH IS To BuILD.
St. Mary's to Erect New Rector

St. Mary's to Erect New Rectory in
 Hillhouse Avenue.
 Bishop Tierney has given Father Haegans pastor of St Mary's church, permission to build a new rectory on the lot south of the church in Hill house avenue. No plans have as yet been made. as the permission for the improvement has just been granted. The present rectory Is too small for the needs of the church.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-02-19
VICTORIA corRr. O. c. s.

VICIURIA CUURI, Q. G, s.
 Victoria court, Order of the Golden Sceptre, will give whist in the lodge room over Music hall, Court street, this afternoon, :
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-02-19

it's grand chorus and ballet, with the
 Court of the Golden Mountains, must be seen to be appreciated. Matinees are given daily.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1906-06-01
Beau OF Fort Sheridan.

Once q man who had the reputation
Of never having been beaten for the
position Of orderly came from another
regiment. Private Haarscher and the
newcomer, as luck would have 1t, were
detailed for guard the same day. The
whole garrison turned out to see which
one the adjutant would pick for the
coveted place. To all outward signs
there was no difference In the neatness
and soldierly appearance of the two
men.
The officer spent about twenty min
utes examining the rifles, belts, car
fridge boxes and brasseS Of the two
,oldiers. There was absolutely nothing
10 choose between them In point OF
neatness of appearance. Finally, as
last resort, the adjutant unbuttoned
the blouse Of the new claimant for or
derly honors. He found q somewhat
faded but absolutely clean undershlrt
The officer passed to HaarScher and
undid three buttons of his blouse.
Haarscher had on brand new suit or
silk underwear that must have cost
him a months pay 1t was the other
man on that day who walked past post
in the hot sun, while Haarscher did
"lolling duty" in the shade in front OF
the commandant's quarters. He was
Frenchman through and through, and
he was more proud Of 1t than OF any
thing else save the American citizen
ship which he had won by enlisting un-
der the American hag.-Chicago Post.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1906-06-01
WrnnriY Named Pests.

The origin of the so called San Jose
scale is not certainly known, but 1t Is
reasonably sure that 1t was brought
from China about 1870 on some plants
imported by James Lick and placed on
his property in the Santa Clara valley.
By 1850 1t had come to be recognized
as a serious pest and in that year was
found near San Jose and described by
Professor Comstock, who named IL
Aspidiotus perniclosus." That name
being too hard for most of us. the pest
has become known the world over as
the San Jose scale from the place
where 1t was first found by Professor
Comstock, very much to the disgust OF
the people Of that city and vicinity,
who do not suffer from it in any appre-
ciable degree.-San Francisco Chroni-
ala
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1906-06-01
Tho Ancfeuts and Medicine.

A roll of papyrus acquired Dy III
Ebers in the vicinity OF Thebes, Egypt
in the winter OF 1872, from an Aral
who made ancient grave robbing q
business, after investigation and trans
lation was deposited In the library o.
the University OF Leipsic. The scrip
of this papyrus is hleratic. The date
of 1t is said 10 be over 1000 years ago
1t Is a comprehensive treatise on medl
cine. Diseases Of the abdomen, Int
chest. the heart, the eyes, the ears. and
so on, are carefully arranged and de
scribed In manner that would com
mand respect at the present day. Fol
instance. of the heart the papyrus clas
sIfies the troubles rs fatty degenera
ton. dilatlon. carditis. angina, OF
spasm; hypertrophy enlargement
thrombosis plugglng) and dropsy. Ol
medicines over 100 different substances
are enumerated. and they are pre-
scrlbed In pills. in tablets, in capsules
In decoctions. powders. inhalatlons, 10
tlons. ointments and plasters.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1906-06-01
GoIdsmith's SNOWY Clothes.

Goldsmith was ladicrOusly fond o.
snowy clothes. When he sought to
take orders in Ireland he tried TO daz
zle his bishop by Il pair of scarlet
breeches. While stu,yil5 mel.c!ne Il
EdiEjurch Le wore RE! - blle
satin" fine SKY blue shalloon'' an1
silver hat lace Before Johnson. Hoy-
nolds and Carried be strTt-ef about
Dragging of his hlc9- co!orHd coat.
anl when his reputation had been
made ly L.s two p~'"c.ral oc.A5 hc
bla-el fo:ttl 81 pur.ie Xix small clothes
scarlet rrc~ic,at and q PHYSICIANS S
wig. He carried = ro.A heaCed cane,
and a sword hing hy h.s side, Il weaD-
on so Gisrroportioned - LIS Giminuti'e
stature that coEcomj who passed
him In tie strand called ont to bis
companion to "iCJI n t,at ~ with Il
lone pin st1ck ticcd. n it."-Slrtorial
ART Journal
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1906-06-01
Taklng No Chances.

A Glasgow steamer was laboring In q
heavy sea. the waves sometimes sweep
Ing her decks, but the officers had as
sured the passengers that there was nc
danger. and all seemed reasonably
calm with the exception Of one meek
appearing little man, who every Few
minutes would approach an officer and
anxiously inquire If he thought the snip
would founder.
mo. / tell your one Of them finally
exclaimed, with impatience. What Is
the matter with you? Look at those
other people--they are not scared to
DEATH"
"Oh, I'm not scared the man re
piled. But, If the ship was going to
founder, l wanted to know a little
ahead Of time"
ooh. Wanted TO tell your friends
goodby and all thatT'
"Well, not exactly" the man said
hesitatingly. "The fact IS, my mother
in-law is along with me. and If the shil
was quite sure to sink wanted to say o
few things to her."-Harper's Weekly.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1906-06-01
The Web Of Venice.

In Venice one is as il caught In az
immense network. or spiders web,
which. as one walks in its midst, seems
to tighten the closer about one. The
streets narrow overhead, push outward
with beams and stone balconies and
many turning angles; seem TO loosen
their hold for moment where bridge
crosses q narrow canal between high
walls and over dark water and then
tighten again in close lanes where the
smells of the shops meet and fume
about ones face. The lanes are busy
with men in rough clothes and with
women in shawls, bareheaded and with
great soft bushes Of hair, who come
and go quietly, slipping past one anoth-
er In these narrow spaces, where there
Is hardly room to pass, as the gondolas
slip past one another in the narrow
canals. The road is difficult to find.
for Single wrong turning may lead
one to the other end Of Venice. This
movement. the tangles Of the way, the
continual arresting Of ones attention
by some window, doorway or balcony
put strain upon ones eyes and begin
after q time to tire and stupefy the
brain. There is no more bewilderiaS
city, and as night comes on the be-
wilderment grows almost dlsquieting.
Arthur Symons In Scribner's
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1906-06-01
Sherandoh Herald
Advertising Rates

ADV elements will be inserted
at one ollar per square Of ten hnes
or less for the first insertion and 80
cents Tor each subsequent insertion.
S Quarterly or yearly adssr.
tsements by contract.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1906-06-01
Woodcraft.

Woodcraft holds the key to natures
storehouse. A camper should know for
himself how TO outfit, how to select
and make a camp, how to WELD an ak
and make proper fires, how to cook,
wash, mend; how to travel without los
ing his course or what to do when he
has lost It: how to trail, hunt, shoot,
fish, dress game. manage boat or ca
noe and how to extemp0rize such make
shifts as may be needed In wilderness
faring. And he should know these
things as he does the way to bis
mouth. Then he is truly woodsman,
sure to do promptly the right thing at
the right time, whatever befalls. Such
q man has an honest pride In his own
resourcefulness, q sense of reserve
force, a doughty self reliance that Is
good to feel. His is the confidence OF
the lone sailOrman who whistles as he
puts his tiny bark out to sea.-Out-
doors
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1906-06-01
Hnppfest People In Europe.

If II be In harmony with ones sur
roundings to work and 10 thrive little
and to rear children. TO have liberty
and security and be tolerant ana self
respecting constitute any measure or
happiness, then the Swiss are by all
odds the happiest people In Europe.
Such, / think, is the judgment Of all
observers that have been much among
them. You can test 1t by simple ref
erence. From every other nation In
Europe there Is emigration; from Swift
zerland little or none. At all times
about 100000 Swiss are In foreign
countries learning languages or meth
DDS of combining travel with work,
but they come home, always they come
home. The typical Swiss never thinks
Of making permanent residence out
side of Switzerland, or, II once think
Ing So he changes his mind when he
makes trial thereof.-Everybody's Mag
aZine.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1906-06-01
A Bret Uarte Joke.

Sam Davis Of Nevada once made q
wager that he could successfully imi-
tate the style of any living or dead
poet and do it 50 thoroughly that the
difference was not disccrnib!c and that
the public, the press and the critics
would not detect the fraud. AS re-
suit he wrote "Binley and 4G," to which
he signed L. Bret IIarte's name. The
fake was put out in publication
known as the Open Letter. 1t describ-
ed nm engineer who took his train
through a snowstorm in the Sicrras, dy-
ing at his post. From the Atlantic to
,he Pacific the poem was copied
,.'Blnley and 4G'' was given full page
In Leslie's Weekly. with portrait of
Bret Harte, and described as 1.-THE best
short poem Of the decade" 1t was
many years before Mr.. Ilarte denied
its authorship. The poem has since
been incorporated In several books of
popular recitatiOnS, Notwithstanding
Binley freezes to death beside a roar
ing locomotive furnace, with 1jO
pounds Of steam up and two cords of
wood within reach.-Success Magazine
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1906-06-01
un~ lie hercd II.

When they met on Chestnut stree'
after some months In which they hadn't
seen each other the one chap told The
other ne had taken a little house In
Germantown and was there with bis
larcs. penates and coal bill. Come III
and see me some evenlng-any even
ing. We're rarely out, you know, and
then. we have telephone, so you car
let us know when you're coming"
II suppose your name Is In the tele
phone directory" queried the other
"Well, no, not yet, as we've just go'
the telephone, but our number isis
really it's funny. but just this minute
| can't-its something like Ding Il
all. it's strange | forget that number
for just on purpose | multiplied 1t by
two and divided the result by four, s,
as to enable me TO remember 1t, an1
can't recall the first thing about X
Ever know the like? I'll write you the
number Philadelphia Record.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1906-06-01
Too Late.

MADAM" said the grateful census
enumerator. you have replied courte-
ously and kindly TO all my questions.
Unlike nearly every person | have met
since | began this work, you have not
treated me as IL were an enemy and
an intruder. You have answered salts
factorily all the questions as TO age,
physical condition and ownership OF
property. Your conduct meets my
hearty approval not only as govern
ment officer, but as citizen, and, with
your permission, will ask you ques'
ton not down In my list. Are you
engaged to be married to anybodyT
II am, sir" replied the handsome
widow. blushing and smiling.
II feared so,' said the census taker,
with sigh. And he put on his hat
and went out into the cold world again,
his faith I'm human nature restored. bur
bis heart broken.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1906-06-01
Professional Fees.

1t Is sometimes claimed that the sur
geon or the physician is the only man
who is paid for his mistakes. but that
Is clearly untrue. Lawyers receive fees
for the cases that they lose, and other
men are not "docked" whenever they
fall short Of complete success. The
truth is that the idea of human COM
pensatlon is based upon intelligent,
honest effort and reputed skill. IL all
fees and salaries were contingent upon
absolute perfection in the task under
taken they would have to be increased
many times over, since absolute per-
fection or complete success Is very
rare In any line Of activity.-Chicago
Chronicle.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1906-06-01
When Lowell Wns Suspended

A biography Of James Russell Lowell
says OF famous incident Of the poet
college life: Throughout his senior
year his unexcused absences from reel
tatlons and chapel exercises increase
in number until they reached n totaI
that even now Is startling TO an aca
demically trained reader. Finally, sc
the story runs, there came character
istic ebullition during one OF his infre
Quent appearances at evening prayers
that brought matters to n head. Hav
ing been elected in the morning poet
Of his class. Lowell had spent the day
In ambrosial jubilation. At prayers
that evening. being still jubilant. he
arose in his seat and bowed low to tho
right and to the left. Coming at the
end of long career of consistent neGli'
gence. this breach OF decorum was moi
10 be passed In silence" Lowell was
as a consequence suspended.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1906-06-01
.yananexc Swords.

Japanese swords are the finest"
said q swordmaker. They are inner
than the blades of Ferrara, OF Toledo
or of Damascus. The blades OF Fer
rara. of Toledo and of Damascus must
bend into a perfect circle without
breaking, and, q pillow Of down being
thrown In the air, they must cut II IN
two with one clean stroke, but the
Japanese blade must do all that and
more. The final test OF a japanese
blade Is its suspension, edge upward
beneath tree. 1t must hang beneath
the tree for twenty-four hours, and
every lIghtest leaf that falls upon its
edge must be severed neatly. one ran
ure and back 10 the forge goes the
Japanese blade again.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1906-06-01
A Few Efrnt Aid Hfnta.

The following first aid advice was
given at a meeting Of railway sur
geons:
Don't put your finger on an open
wound; don't put quid Of tobacco on
a wound, no matter how small it may
be; don't use cobwebs or hornets nest
to stop bleeding; don't dose the patient
with whisky, brandy, rum or gin; don't
bind or cover wound with a hand
kerchief or rag Of you cannot get a
first aid packet use clean old muslin
that has been dipped in boiling water
for a few minutes); don't sit patient
up when he Is very pale or weak; don't
wash a wound, and don't remove blood
clOts."
These hints are meant for public In
struction for those Of the laity who
may have occasion to extend first aid
In case of accidents.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1906-06-01
Fat md Lean Men.

Modern scientific investigation In n
medical way declares that the plump
man Is not necessarily the ''healthiest
or the best able TO resist disease. The
lean man not only enjoys greater re-
sIstance 10 weakness and debility, but
he is stronger in the performance or a
given task. In other words. large
fat deposit in the general tissue Is no
evidence OF good general nutrition.
The rich and girlish beauty of the
plump man. sometimes called Fatty.
NAV delight the eye. but when 1t comes
to walking downtown in the morning
or running four blocks to fire "Fat-
"" blows out a fuse and is sent to the
repair shop. while his lean brother Is
merely put in condition for the day
by this little burst of eXercise.-Minne-
apolis Journal.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1906-06-01
xtyoo,ou Tn Morocco,

All the life of woman in Morocco Is
really passed behind the walls OF us
prison-like houses. She sees notnihg'
knows nothing. Is wholly sunk In igno-
rance. She has no social life, no after
noon lat home" A writer says: "Most
of the ladies' calls are roof to roof Wis.
itations, and very nimble they are at
getting over the low partition walls
even dragging ladder up ana down
with them II there are high ones to lie
crossed. The reason is that the roofs'
or. rather, terraces, are especially re-
served for women folk. and men are
not even allowed to GO up except to do
repairs, when the neighboring houses
are duly warned"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1906-06-01
A Puzzling Trick.

Take a piece of writing paper about
three inches square and with a lead
pencil, the point Of which has been
dipped In water, draw circle, q
square, triangle or any other geo
metrical figure. Put the paper care
fully ON q pan of water. letting it float
and leaving the surface dry. Carefully
drop water on the surface Of the paper
until the space within the figure Is
filled. The moistened pencil lines vii
keep it from flowing outside the figure
Now place the point Of a pin over some
point in the figure near the edge. The
pin point must penetrate the surface
Of the water. but must not touch the
paper. At once the paper will float
around until the pin points directly to
the center of the figure. See If you
can find ont why 1t does this.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1906-06-01
PEDIGREE:

His siro Longward trotted in a.a7h on half
mile track.
By Onward, 7.zs, sire OF One Hundred and
eighty-four IN the 2. list; son of the great
George wilkes, as2 sire of Harry Wilkes,
aIsl9. etc.
Ist dam.-Henry Maid l1ut of the dam Of
Reality. 7.asl by Almont Sentinel. son OF
Sell, incl, ag34 lsire of Won Armin, a.r01fI full
brother 10 Volunteer [sire of ST. Julien, anil
End dam.-Etta Mambrino Idam Of Reality,
sasI by henry Mamb,ino, by Mambrino Chief,
sire of Lady Thou a.I0.
ard dam.-Molly by Aiexander's Abdallah,
sire ot oldsmith's Naid,aIG by Hamblcton'
ian, sire of Dexter, a.r74.
4th DAM By Cassius NJ. Clay, Jr', sire OF
the dan OF "a in the 2.3o list, etc.
sth dam.--By Imported Glencoe, sire of 2nd
dams of rs in >. go including Palo Alto, os34
George Wilkes by Hsmbletonian 10. Long
wards dam by Contractor, by Ajax, by Ham.
bletonian 10. Contractors dam by Handle
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1906-06-01
DESCRIPTION.

ONYCHA WILKES can speed better than
a two minute gait and is one Of the. fastest
Trotting Stations in the country. This is a
great opportunity for the breeders 10 get the
very finest, at the very lowest price. Look to
your interest and breed the kind that will al
ways sell and bring the highest prices, a word
to the wise, etc. lie is rich jet black, rs9i
hands high. weighs 100 lbs, with perfect con-
formation. His disposition is perfect. Sure
foal getter, and his cults ere the very finest
He sold for $500, cash, few years ago and
s., 600 has been refused for him. His breed
/ is of the best IN the v likes family. his grand
sire old Coward" heads the list OF Wilkes
sircs Of speed.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1906-06-01
Plaster Casts.

Those who lave plaster casts that
they wish to preserve may protect them
from dust by brushing them with a
preparation Of white wax and white
soap. half teaspoonful of each boil
ed with a quart of rain or other sof'
water. Use when cold, and when the!
are dried the casts may be wiped Wit
n damp cloth without injury. To hard
en- casts brush with strong solution
Of alum water and brush with white
wax dissolved in turpentine. Put the
cast in warm place to dry after usinf
the latter, and it will have a look no
unlike that OF old ivory.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1906-06-01
ChnnRfnr Serpents Into Rods.

The Egyptian cobra is not unlike its
Asiatic cousin except in the absence of
the curious spectacle-like mark which
distinguishes the latter. Although 1t Is
the most poisonous reptile known to
lnhabit northern Africa, ii IS the fa-
vorite among the snake charmers
These conjurers know how to render
this serpent rigidly unconscious by
pressing the nape of It's neck with a
finger. This act appears to throw the
reptile into catalepsy, in which he is as
stiff as an iron rod. Traces Of some
thing similar having been practiced IN
olden times may be found in the Bible,
where Aaron made serpent of his
rod or STAFF
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1906-06-01
4 VenOmOuS Snake.

The only sure way TO tell Il venomous
snake is to kill the reptile, open its
mouth with Il stick and look for the
hollow. curved fangs. When not in
use they are compressed against the
roof Of the mouth. beneath the reptiles
eyes. They are hinged. as you can see
if you pull them forward with a pen
Gil. The venom Is contained in a sack
hidden beneath the SKIN at the base OF
each fanC.-Field and Stream.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1906-06-01
Clothes and Conduct.

Every man and every woman feels
the influence OF clothes and appearance
upon conduct. You have heard of the
lonely man in the Australian bush VINO
always put on evening dress for din
ner so that he might remember he was
q gentleman. Addison could not write
his best unless he was well dressed.
Put a naughty girl into her best Sun
day clothes, and she will behave quite
nicely: put n blackguard into khaki
and he will be hero; put an omnibus
conductor into uniform, and he VIII
live up to his clothes. Indeed In
millennium OF free clothes of the latest
fashion we shall all be archangels'-
London Chronicle.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1906-06-01
Strange Pledges.

London pawnbrokers are frequently
asked to take strange things IN pawn
The other day a Holb0rn pawnDroKel
lent S1CO on fine horse, which one ol
his daughters rode until was re-
deemed. The same pawnbroker once
took In pledge medical chest OF POI,
sons that were strong enough TO XIII
loOO0 men. 1t was. however, a valua'
BILE deposit, as some OF the poisohs
were very rare. A Kensington tEng'
lanD pawnbroker about three weeks
ago lent a sam of money on NUMBER
of autographs of dead celebrities.