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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1907-01-11
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Tibbie was ScC.ch lass, hardwork-
Ing and comeEy. She ruled over g
grateful and suppressed family Of New
Englanders for eight years, and then
announced her intention Of marrying
within six weeks.
Il supp )se it is Rab whom you mean
TO marry. TibbeE" asked her nominal
mistress. referring TO tall. mild faced
young So)tchman who had spent more
or less time in Tibbie's spotless kitchen
for the last three years.
"lt is announced Tibbie cilmly
Here he's been coming and sitting wi
me all these times and never a word o.
merging. SO at long last | said tC
him. III you've no mind TO TAX me, Rab
ye can tist say so, and I'll spend nae
more on bright ribbons to sit up wi
ye, but I'll TAX my money to buy one
Of those talking machines that plays
tunes, after I've paid for a strip o
new oilcloth to cover the floor where
you've worn out the old one. and then
I'll takSmy releegious books and settle
down In quiet'
"Rabbie was so concerned at my
drear prospects and the thoughts o
my savings he said he would haze mf
whenever | got ready"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1907-01-11
The RhfnOeerOs Bird.

Among the birds not commonly found
Is the rhinoceros bird. from the Trans
vaal. Buffet pikker is its Dutch name.
Its habits are rema rkable and its plum
age unusual. Small fiocks accompany
most of the large antelOpes, the buffa-
loes and the rhinoceroses in South AZ
rica and run all over the creatures
bodies, picking OF flies and insects.
When an enemy approaches the buffet
pikkers sit In line with heads raised
on the back Of the animal they are at
tending, like sparrows on roof ridge,
and signal "the enemy in sight" The
plumage is curiously close, uniform and
compact, so much so that the bird has
an artificial look. as If covered with
painted satin and not with feathers.
The general tint Of the body is CHINA
mon brown, with yellow beak and legs,
giving the color effect Of a brown and
yellow iris.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1907-01-11
Moon Heat.

Many peop.e suppose that moonlight
possesses great potency and has a Won
..erful influence on or over animate
md inanimate things on our planet
Such persons should remember that
moonlight is only reflected sunlight
and that the quality and quantity Of
the light thus reflected are not what Is
generally imagined. In fact, IL is q
truth which has often been demonstrat-
ed by the speculative astronomers that
1t would take G1S,O00 full moons to
afford an amount of light equal TO that
emitted by the sun. and, furthermore,
there is only sky space for 10000 such
disks. Some heat comes from moon
light. However, II is in quantities so
small that it cannot be measured by
ordinary instruments. Flammarion
says that the amount of heat emitted
by full moon while at It's zenith can
not be more than one eighty-thou-
sandth Of the amount that the sun sup
plies when standing on the meridian
on a favorable day in July. Such be-
ing the case. 1t Is really surprising
that intelligent people should consider
that the moon has such a wonderful
Influence over terrestrial affairs.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1907-01-11
A good Horse. Color.

A good horse cannot be q bad color.
II Is said. 1t Is certain that Derby
winners are not drawn from certain
colors. Has a gray ever won the race.
or a dun or a skewbald or n piebald
Has there ever been q thoroughbred Of
the latter type? Quite black thorough
breds are rare, white still more so.
gray uncommon even among the less
exalted OF public performers. The
"Stud Book" would not bear out these
statements where colors uncommon on
the race course are described. The ex-
planation is, Of course, that The horse
is there described as he appeared as q
foal. An owner Of bay thoroughbred
looked up the Stud Book" to find his
purchase pictured as a chestnut and
complained TO the men OF whom he
had bought the horse. The former
owner assured him that the descrip-
ton was correct at the time II was en-
tered. Other owners. less certain as 10
what color may appear when the first
coat has been cast, have before now
made such singular entries as gray,
roam or chestnut."-St. James Gazette.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1907-01-11
Our Foolish AIph n bet.

Why, think of it! We've not even a
reputable alphabet. The letters are al
tangled up J Is ] when 1t isn't Y, and
more than half the time Y is doing
duty for l. S is sometimes Z, G is j
and poor c is always either or X.
We've got four distinct ways to ex-
press the y sound-gn, pm, KIN and n;
four ways 10 write the terminal sylla-
BILE "er''-er. ar. o. and ir; five ways to
sound the letters "0ugh"-uff, awf. ow,
90 and o. AId there are no rules.
Each of the myriad cases must be sep
arately hammered into students
head. And th.s is work for babes!-
Mary Bronson HART in Woman's Home
Companion.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1907-01-11
Joiln Obeyed.

Mrs. L. was very stern woman,
who demanded instant and unques-
;lonlng obedience from her children,
SAYS Chums. One afternoon as she
was working in her sewing room a
,torm came up, and she sent her son
John to close the trap leading to the
fat roof of the house.
But, mother said John.
John, told you to shut the trap
Eyes, but, mother
John, shut that trap!'
"All right, mother, If you say So
lut''-
"JOhn.v ..
John slowly climbed the stairs and
shut the trap. The afternoon went by,
and tile storm howled and ragged. Two
hours later the family gathered for
tea. and when the meal was half over
Aunt Mary, who was staying with
Mrs. f., had not appeared. Mrs. f.
started an investigation. She did not
have to ask many questions. John an
swered the first one.
"Please, mother. she Is up on the
roof"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1907-01-11
a Leonard Collar,

~ leopard collar" he said. taking up
a dog collar studded with sharp spikes
three inches long. Fitting the collar on
his dog, he resumed: This piece Of
armor-for that Is what it is-lllus-
trates an oddity of the Himalayas-
namely, the fondness Of the Hima-
layan leopard for dog flesh. In the
Hlmalayas last year | found that all
dogs wore these murderous looking
spiked collars. The explanation was
that the Hlmalayan leopards conducted
an unceaslng dog hunt. and that In at
tacking a dog they always fell upon his
neck. This collar with It's sharp spikes
Is a great protection. 1t has saved
many a dog from a hungry leopard
Often in the Himalayas a dog comes
trotting home safe and sound, though
with smears of blood and yellow hairs
upon his collar spikes"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1907-01-11
IncOnYenienflY Toll.

The mayor OF one OF the communes
OF Augcrs had ordered Il gamekeeper
and butcher to take a madman named
Legrand TO the ST. Gemines lunatle
asylum. On the way the gamekeeper
noticed that their charge was In one OF
his lucid intervals and concluded that
he would never consent TO be handed
over TO the authorities. 1t was decided,
therefore. 10 make him drunk, and all
three adjourned to the nearest inn. Le-
grand took his liquor kindly. So did the
others. And when the trio arrived az
the asylum the governor could not
make head or tail Of their story. He
therefore wired to the mayor, asking
him which was the man who was TO
be detained. The mayor replied Le-
grand, but the telegraphlst spelled 1t in
two words, lie grand tthe tall one).
The governor, on examining the three
men, saw that one was much taller
than the others, so he promptly clapped
him into a strait walstcoast and sent
the other two away. 1t was three days
later before the error was discovered.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1907-01-11
Bismarck E.OrgnYe.

Bismarck could forgive, but he
wished to do it after proper sOlicita-
ton. At the beginning Of the Danish
war Field Marshal Wrangel, who was
Mt the head Of the Prussian troops, was
exceedingly annoyed at one point to
be telegraphed not TO advance farther,
and he returned n message telling
King William that these diplOmatists
who spoil the most successful opera
tions deserve the gallows." After that
Bismarck ignored him completely, and
one day they met at the kings table,
where IL was especially awkward to
preserve a coldneSS. Wrangel called
everybody "du," and presently he
turned to Bismarck. who was seated
next him. and said, MY son, canst
thou not forgct?" No" was the curt
reply. After a pause Wrangel began
again. "Aly son. canst thou not for
give?" with all my heart" said Bis
marck, and the breach was healed.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1907-01-11
Sufficiently Identified.

She walked into a branch bank on
upper Broadway and pushed a check
through the paying tellers window.
"You will have to be identified" said
he. II don't know you, madam"
You don't, eh?" said the woman,
with fire In her eye. Aren't you the
father of the Smith family that has u
fat In the Pileremin apartmentsT
yes"
well, am the red headed janItress
that your wife's always complaining
about When you left home this morn
ing | heard you say: Emily. If our
children get fighting with that old fury
in the basement don't quarrel with her.
Wait TIL | get home and let me talk
with her Now, If you think you can
get the best Of an argument with
Here's your money. madam" said
the paying teller And she took It and
went.-Everybody's Magazine.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1907-01-11
Schnapps Tobacco is Made ENTIRELY from Flue Cured
Tobacco Grown in the Piedmont Country.
The Imitation Brands Have Schnapps
Quality Only On the Outside
OF the Plug

claimed to be "just as good" as
Schnapps, but there is only one gen
uine Schnapps. Be sure the letters
on the tag, and stamped on the plug
under the tag spell S-C-H-N-A-P-P-S
and then you have 1.-THE most
wholesome tobacco produced, with
just enough sweetening to preserve
the mild, juicy, stimulating quality OF
the leaf tobacco. Expert tests prove
that this fue cured tobacco, grown
in the famous Piedmont region, re-
quires and takes less sweetening than
any other and has wholesome,
stimulating, satisfying effect on
chewers. 80
If the tobacco you are chewing
don't satisfy you more than the mere
habit of cxpectorating, stop fooling
yourself and chew Schnapps tobacco.
Schnapps is like the tobacco chewers
formerly bought costing from 75c.
to $I.oo per pound; Schnapps IS
sold at soc. per pound, in SC. cuts.
strictly Ioc. and I5c. plugs.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1907-01-11

Hundreds of imitation brands are
on sale that look like Schnapps to-
bacco. The outside of the imitation
plugs of tobacco is fiue cured the same
as Schnapps, but the inside is filled
with cheap, fimsy, heavily sweetened
air cured tobacco. One chew OF
Schnapps will satisfy tobacco hunger
longer than two chews of such to-
bacco. The color, size and shape
of the tags, plugs and packages OF
certain imitation brands of tobacco
have been made so much like
Schnapps that they have often been
accepted by buyers under the belief
that they were getting Schnapps.
Sufficient proof has been secured
to establish the fact that certain
brands are infringements and in vio-
lation of the trade mark laws, yet the
trade will continue to be imposed
upon by these infringers until the suit
already entered and now pending to
protect Schnapps is decided. A
great many of these limitations are
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1907-01-11
where LincoIa Put the whetstone.

A soldier at whose house when a boy
Lincoln paused In his tramps in ILL.,
nois and who lent him a milestone TO
sharpen his jackknife met him during
the war in Washington. Lincoln re-
membered the incident and spoke of
the use OF the whetstone.
"Ya-a-s," drawled out the old soldier,
whatever did you do with the whet-
stone? | never could find It. We
lowed mebbe you took II along with
you" NO, no! / put 1t on top OF the
gatepost - that high one" "Mebbe
you did. Nobody else could have reach
ed ii, and none OF US ever thought to
look there for it" There 1t was found
where 1t was placed fifteen years be-
fore. The soldier reported the fact to
the president.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1907-01-11

The island Of Sardinia Is hotbed of
violence. The "Granary of Rome" re-
slsts the softening influences of civili-
zatlon and remains with many Of the
peculiarities which distinguished it In
the middle Of the last century. 'In the
country" writes a traveller Of that
time, 1.-THE men are clothed in goatskins,
one before and another behind, with
out breeches, shoes or stockings, and
wooden or skin cap on the head. The
women have no other hablliments than
a long woolen gown and a woolen cap.
The peasants always go armed to de-
fend themselves from one another, for
they are all robbers and assassins, so
that travelling in the interior is extreme
ly unsafe without an escort, and it Is
even dangerous for ships to send their
people on shore for water unless they
are we'll armed In short, the Sardes
are the Malays of the Mediterranean"
London Chronicle.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1907-01-11
Why He Wanted n Piss.

When Jim Fisk was in his glory as
a railroad magnate one day he was
greatly annoyed by people asking for
passes over his road for all sorts Of
reasons he was we'll worked up when
a seedy looking individual asked for IA
pass and asked sharply, ION what
grounds do you ask for passT
The applicant replied, Because
do not want to pay my fare"
Fisk called a clerk and said to him:
"Giye this man a pass TO anywhere
and return. He is the first man that
has told the truth tOdaE"-Boston Her
aid
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1907-01-11
Uninue Rninmal<ing

One Of the oldest rainmaklng plants
Is the invention Of native Of one OF
the Indian provinces. By means Of a
rocket he sends more than mile into
the air a reservoir Of ether attached to
a parachute. This, being released al
the highest point. floats gently back to
earth, the condensation being caused
by the evaporation OF the ether. 1t Is
said to be decidedly efiicaclous even
where there Is scarcely a trace Of
cloud
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1907-01-11
NnfurnI Fitness

"My friend" said the man who was
getting out OF the BARRIERS chair with
a slasbed cheek. you have enlightened
my mind on a point that has hitherto
been q mystery"
What is that. sirT
For the first time | understand why
In former times the village barber was
also expected to be the town surgeon"
Washington Star.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1907-01-11
A Sad Picture.

At Varzln once. after sitting for some
time sunk In profound reflection. Bis
marck lamented that he had derived
but small pleasure or satisfaction from
his political activity. but, on the other
hand, much yexatiOn. anxiety and trou-
BILE. He had. he said, made no one
happy by II, neither himself. his family
nor any one else. but probably" he
continued. many unhappy. Had 1t not
been for me there would have been
three great wars the less. the lives Of
10000 men would not have been sac
rificed and many parents, brothers. sis
tiers and widows would not now be
mourners. "Bismarck's Table Talk"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1907-01-11
Names md the Law.

Speaking generally, the law OF Eng
land allows a person TO assume and
use any name. provided its use is not
calculated to deceive or infict pecuni-
arg loss. SO the court Of appeals laid
down the law In Dockrell against Dou-
gall, and this attitude Of the law, the
Law Journal remarks. Is characteristic
Of our British love OF liberty. French
law is much more strict. It forbids any
citizen to bear any name other than
that which is expressed in the registry
Of his birth or TO add any surname to
his proper name. German law Is the
same, only 1t goes little further In
imposing a penalty on any one giving
false name to an official.-Dundee
Advertiser.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1907-01-11
Lord IIcIVin's Bravery.

Lord Kelvin once performed Il daring
experiment before Il class OF students.
In the course Of his lecture he said that
while voltage of 1900 or 50 would be
fatal to n man Il voltage OF some 3O0,-
coo would be harmless. lie was going
to give practical illustration Oh him
self. but the students cried out, TRY ii
OH a dog" Lord Kelvin east Il losk OF
reproach at his class. Didn't / figure
1t out myself" he said quietly. Us he
walked TO the apparatus and safely
turned the tremendous voltage into
himself
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1907-01-11
Guns.

The Germans were the inventors o.
the first gun. About 1873 Schwartz,
4 German machinist. manufactured nu-
merous crude guns which were brought
into use by the Venetians in 1882 II
Is a strange fact that cannon were
made before small firearms. At Am
berg there is still a piece Of ordnance
marked with the date 1903. Cannon
were first used In war at the battle of
Creey. In 1916. IL was not until 1544,
however, that they were made In Eng
. loRd
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1907-01-11
rnri... sctn..,lhnna ,lnr,.et

There is n curious old market real
Paris in which everything is sold a.
second hand. Working girls can a
themselves out there from head to foot
As writer says. Mimi can sell hcl
Old felt hat Gul buy straw one. eS
chang her Old CreS' for new ouC
and. IL she likes. buy steak and q
salad for hc: G.nacr. paper bag OF
fried potatoes. sweets aad some 1Ow-
ers for her window. Democracy is king
here. and no more attention Is paid 70
the Millionaire whJ l.; looking for some.
thing marvellous which he may pick NJ
cheap than 20 t.le Ilan with the wooden
leg who wants q new LETT boot in eX.
change for GozcI Sardine tins, five
gloves AMI n stocking"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1907-01-11
Cut IL.

"Yes," said the college student, dad
go: the idea that ] was cutting up toe
much. and so he cut In and threatened
TO cut down my allowance unless
took a brace. felt all cut up at first
but didn't want my allowance cut
off or cut into just for little funny
business. and so cut it out" And
the listening foreigner remarked
what did the young man sayT-Som.
eryille Journal.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1907-01-11
Chinese Cologne.

The Chinese ladies have an odd kind
of cologne-that Is to say, they con-
stantly have upon their person small
bag OF sweet smelling gum similar to
that which WIS used by the ancient
Egyptian women. Numerous costly
jars recently unearthed at Pyramida
contain tie cosmetics and perfumes
which were used by Egyptian prin-
cesses, all Of which bear resemblance
to those in vogue today among Chinese
ladies Of the highest rank.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1907-01-11
Shooting Down the Alps on Skees.

The quest for a moral is provoked by
a long list OF skeeiDk accidents In the
Alps. In itself the exercise can hardly
be considered more perilOus than skat-
Ing. though the proportion OF sprained
ankles and twisted tendons is higher.
but when the skeer skees a distance
from his base and ventures upon un-
familiar ground there are at least
three ways in which calamity is liable
to befall him. On glacier he may
break through the snow bridge which
he Is trying TO shoot and be buried in 4
crevasse. On the hillside he may skee
violently down a steep place and. un-
able to arrest his pace, end by skeeing
over precipice. Almost anywhere,
unless he knows the signs, he may skee
in the tracks OF an avalanche and be
overwhelmed. Examples Of each Of
these several kinds Of disaster have
lately been presented. and each Of the
disasters conveys a warning Of which
amateur skeers, whose name nowadays
IS legion, would do we'll to take
careful note.-London Graphic.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1907-01-11

A professor at one Of the Australian
universities recently Informed his class
that "the darkest hour in the day is in
the middle OF the night at 3 o'clock In
the morning" On another occasion the
same professor made his apology for
the lntrlcacies Of statement by add
Ing. Il can't give you an easier expla-
nation without making II more diff
cult"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1907-01-11
Color and Aroma of Coffee.

There are two things which people
imagine are guides to the goodness OF
coffee which are really of no conse
Quence whatever. They are the color
Of the decoction and the aroma Of the
coffee when ground or as it escapes
from the pot IN drawing. The color Is
due almost entirely to the roasting
This is true also OF tea. The finest
coffees and teas. when properly roast
ed and prepared, to give out their
finest havors Will color the water but
little. The real essences which give
the flavor have practically no color.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1907-01-11

On the edge Of small river In Coun-
ty Cavan, Ireland, Is a stone with this
inscription: when this stone is out
of sight ii Is not safe to ford the river" &"
But this is even surpassed by the IA
nous post erected some years ago by
the surveyors Of the Kent England
roads: This is the bride path TO Fa-
yersham. II you can't read this you
had better keep TO tho main road"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1907-01-11
COIdIy Described.

80 you don't envy any of the world s
men of geniusT
NO" answered Mr.. Cumrox. 81 ad-
mlre them, but / don't envy 'em. A
genius Is a man who gets monument
after he's dead instead OF three square
meals a day while he's living Wash
ington Star.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1907-01-11
WpIi Turned.

How old are your asked the insur
ance agent Of the lady.
Ii was thOughtless OF him, and he.
indignant "Sirl" brought him straight
way to his senses.
"Of course. you will understand" be
went on. that we have 10 be careful
about making contracts. | merely
wished 10 assure myself that you are
legally OF age"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1907-01-11
Equally IEnOra mt.

The author of "reminiscences Of
Country Politician" once asked a Ia
borer In an English village how old he
was.
81 be Just the same age as the
queen" he said. 1T be either fort.
night older or fortnight younger.
don't rightly know which, and don't
suppose her knows either"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1907-01-11

Redwood forests are practically un
harmed by forest fires, and It is. com
mon practice for the lumbermen TO fell
the trees and peel the bark from them
and when the dry season Is on set fire
to the felled timber and burn the
branches and bark and other wrcckaGc
without practical injury to The saw
logs. which procedure would mean dis
aster TO any other wood. Re lwo)d
contains no resin Or turpca;inc Of any
kind. and. owing 10 It's great resistant
qualities in severe climatic conditions,
is free from cracking or decay. where
cindcrS might lodge Gnl s.crt fires.
When burning. it Is easily cXtinguishel
with n small quantity " water. II has
the appearance # hIrni cork and j.
harder 70 ignite second time than 81
first.-Scientifc American.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1907-01-11
Breaking IL Gently.

Captain OF Steamer-Madam, Ii gives
me great pain to be obliged to tell you
that your little boys hat has blown
overheard. Fond Mother-Why, l
thought II was tied on with n string!
Captain-Yes. That was just the
trouble. The string did not break.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1907-01-11

Divorces are easy to obtain In Tur-
key, and q husband aud wife may re-
ulauy three times. III they wish to
marry fourth time. the woman must
60 through the formallty OF marrying
another man and then Of being d.
,orced. This custom has given rise to
curious professionalism OF proxy
husbands. Such men are generally
blind and have no hesitancy In reIIn-
gushing their brides for money con-
siierati0n.