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Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1907-12-05

A good drug business il Mexico,
No. Failing health reason for
ssllipe fnaulreat MESSAGE Office.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1907-12-05

w. NJ. Mongler, northeast of
Mexico, is new reader of the
MESSAGE.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1907-02-15
Tho Most Desolate Spot.

Perhaps the most desolate spot on
earth Is tiny storm swept islet In
Bering sea nearly midway between
Alaska and Siberia. Nearly fifty miles
from the nearest land. Kings island Is
barren rock, so steep that no beach
landing can be found. Here on the
southern side. perched like nests above
the roaring surf and secured 10 the
rocks by walrus thongs. are the skin
dwellings of the walrus hunters. Here
the sun is never shining, the sea never
smooth. Cold, chilly fogs enshroud the
place in summer, while the frequent
and furious gales that sweep through
Bering strait at all seasons render the
narrow summit uninhabitable. Ice
locked during nine months Of the year,
the natives depend entirely upon the
seal. walrus and whale as a means of
existence. During the brief summer q
stray whaler may visit the island for
couple of hours. but this is the sole
communication with the outer world.
The Kings islanders are closely allied
to the Alaskan Eskimos. They are q
fine, hardy race. Injured to daily dan
gers and privations, and are reckoned
the best and bravest sailors in Bering
sea. Their boats Of walrus hide will
carry from twenty to thirty persons in
q mountainous sea.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1907-02-15
Illnstrious Shoemakers.

Shoemaking is a calling which has
given the world some very great men.
One authority asserts that the major
lty OF cobblers have exceptional brains.
that their attitude when STOPPING over
their work tends TO n cranial develop
ment in the part where the intellectual
faculties are seated. Some one has
written a book on llustrious shoemak-
ers. In it are Sir Cloudesley Shower,
Clifford the Terrible, Bloomfield, author
OF the well known Farmers Boy;
Carey, the orientallst; Admiral Myngs,
George Fox, founder OF the Society OF
Friends; John Kitto, the Biblical schol'
ar. and Sturgeon, the electrician. The
list OF lllustrious shoemakers runs into
scores
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1907-02-15
The Kindness cf the Poor.

The old adage that Tie poor are the
best friends OF the poor was instanced
in the story of n chambermaid, who Is
a young widow with two children to
support. After a lingering sickness the
younger of the children died, and. the
young mothers bank account having
been depleted from defraying the ex-
penses of the weeks Of medicine and
doctors visits. she was obliged to con
tract debt at the undertaker's. After
that she paid small monthly install
ment until the bill was half settled
when one day there came through the
mail q receipt for the remainder. The
receipt was accompanied by badly
written and blotted note from a scrub
woman in a large uptown hotel, who
knew Of the trouble knew the family
and the circumstances and in her note
explained that she had no family mol
near relatives and that she earned
enough TO support herself and that she
wanted to use this surplus money fol
the little mother, who needed all that
she could make extra to support the
remaining child. As scrubwomen re
ceive only 30 or ID cents n day, one
will readily appreciate the spirit which
moved one kind soul to help another
IN dlstress.-Leslie's Weekly.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1907-02-15
Pawnshop Art Sales,

"One Of the most Indefatlgable paint
ers in Philadelphia has almost exclu-
sively pawnshop trade" said pawn
broker the other day while discussing
the many tricks of his business. He
has been working this market" he con-
tinued, "for almost four years. l be-
Eeve was his first customer. He was
reduced to the point where bis only
capital was a lot OF pictures that he
could not sell. In his extremity he
came TO me. l advanced him q little
money ON several pictures, which l
was lucky enough to sell. The funny
part of it was that the man himself
couldn't sell a picture to save his soul.
He finally realized that he was def
cient In business ideas and confined
himself strictly to painting pictures
while l attended to tile sales. At last
he got other customers in my line, and
today he actually makes a living from
the pawnshOp trade" - Philadelphia
Record.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1907-02-15
Dehorning a RhiHocsros.

A rhinoceros which lived in the Lon.
don zoo was troubled ty its horn
which grew down in front of its mouth,
so that only with difficulty could it eat
or drink. To save its lie the keeper
decided on amputatiOn. The horn Of a
rhinocerOs is not Il horn at all. but an
accumulation OF hair and skin which
has hardened and become cemented To-
gether by some gIhnmy substance. The
owner OF this one had a very touchy
temper and was not easily approached.
Its keeper, however, decided to try
what he could do. For some days it re
quired all his skill to persuade the
beast to come to the front of the Gag
and put its horn through. Then fol
some days he strOked the horn. much to
the animals disgust 1T first. although
later it seemed to like it. When it
found he meant no harm It let him take
the horn in his left hand and then with
the right initiate the motion Of saw
across It, When this had been done
some time and the rhinoceros no longer
minded 1t. a piece of wood was held in
the right hand. and at last, when even
this no longer worried the animal. a
real saw was brought in and the horn
cut off without the slightest remon-
strance from the owner Of il.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1907-02-15
Outcome Always Game.
No. 7

4 Philad6lphian WAS praiSing for E!'
learning ana uprightness the late
Judge VI. Russell Thayer. He quoted
the moving passage from Judge Thay
er's will, Owing to the fact that al
most my entire life has been pc 'sed II
the public service OF the United States
and Of the state Of Pennsylvania,
have but n small estate to leave to my
dear children and wife"
Judge Thayer," he continued, "was
a very honorable man. First as a law
yer, afterward as a judge, he treated
all with whom he had dealings with
the greatest fairness. Once, years ago
after he had served me well In a diff
ficult case, | demonstrated with him
about the smallness Of his fee.
"'Well,' he said, smiling and smell,
ing the flower in his buttonhole, L, you
know, am not that type Of lawyer
whose client once said:
"'"I never was entirely ruined but
twlce-once when l lost a lawsuit and
once when l gained one."' "'"-Wash'
ingtOn Star.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1907-02-15
How He Got Even.

During civil war times Gilman Fay,
n local character known by all as
GIL being in need OF groceries and
household necessities. went TO the gen.
eral store in Fayville. kept at that
time by Colonel Dexter Fay, to make
his purchases. The amount was 6S
cents. and Mr.. Fay rendered the clerk
n one dollar bill. Change being scarce
I'm the store. rs was often the case dur
ing these strenuous times, the clerk
passed him some slips of paper with
figures on them to equal the amount OF
change due. Gil looked at the slip,
then at the clerk, and slowly said,
"What's all this?' "Why. that is what
we are giving for change now. When
you get one dollars worth, we will re-
deem them." replied the clerk, and
Gil went out. \ day or two after
this occurrence Gil went to the
store again for some tobacco. The
clerk passed out the plug, and Gil
put his hand in his pocket. pulled out
a handful Of pumpkin seeds and hand
ed them to the clerk, saying: These
are what am using for change now.
When you get a dollars worth, L will
redeem hem."-Boston Herald.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1907-02-15
What Words Can Do.

ANY one who swears," declared the
bishop of Carlisle, "manifests the beg
garliness of his vocabulary" ." The Con-
cord Patriot puts it in this fashion:
people swear because they do not
know the possibilities Of plain Eng
lIsh or have not the skill to manipulate
It so that 1t will yield the amount OF
fire they want You can do almost
anything with common words. No
matter how tame and lifeless they
look standing in stupid rows as II
they didn't know enough to come IN
when Il rained, they can be made TO
dance like imps, to frolic like fairies,
to float angelwlse on light wings, to
glow like fire spirits. They can do
things that make the ordinary bits OF
profanity look like feeble scarecrows
stiffened up with fence stake. The
cure for profanity-reformers and edu-
Gators please make a note-is merely
wit enough to handle your words so
that swearing will seem like baby tax
In comparison"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1907-02-15
When Blondin Was Afraid.

One Of Blondln's favorite jokes was
TO offer to carry some distinguished
spectator across the rope with him on
his back. Everybody naturally refus-
ed. and the great equilibrist, with a
genial smile, would say, 81 am sorry
you are afraid | should drop you.
But he was hoist once with his own
petard.
He was exhibiting In Paris and was
about TO cross the Seine on his rope
Cham, the great caricaturist, had come
to make a sketch. Blondin. recognizing
him. at once invited him to cross with
him.
with pleasure" replied Cham, "bu'
on one condition"
"And that is queried Blondin.
THAT | shall carry you on my back,
answered Cham.
"Not If l know myself" answered
Blondin.
"Ah." trlumphantly exclaimed Cham
this time, NJ. Blondin, 1t Is you who
are afraid
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1907-02-15
Strange Fuels.

81 have eaten mutton cooked on a
fire Of broken mummy" said the sail
or. 1T was in Egypt, and the mummy
was stolen out Of q tomb. Them ma
tives Is always stealin' mummies.
They sell them In pieces to tourists,
and what pieces they can't dispose OF
otherwise they throw into the bin for
fuel. Mummy burns like tinder, but
It's a CHASTITY fuel. 1t is as ghasty a
fuel as the shoe lasts what they burn
In the shoemakin' town OF Lynn, where
the old fashioned and discarded lasts
glowin' In the CRATES look to you like
amputated human Trllbles. l been In
tannery towns where the fuel IS leath-
er chips. This fuel smells and smokes.
1t cllnkers, too, formin' itself into big
solid chunks what have TO be broke up
with the poker every little while. In
British Columbia, where fish Is as plen'
tiful as air, they burn dried fish when
there's no wood handy. The oil In the
fish causes them TO burn well, but the
smell of this fish fuel amt to no white
mans taste"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1907-02-15

Pellisson. the famous French hiStO-
rian. was frightfully ugly. one day as
he was walking down the street A
beautiful lady took him by the hand
and conducted him intO 4 house close
by. Dazzled by the lady'S charms and
fattering himself that this adventure
could not possibly entail any unpleas-
ant consequences. he had not tho
strength to offer any resistance. Ills
fair captor introduced him to the mas
ter Of the house. saying:
Line for line. exactly Ike this
whereupon she took her departure.
PelllSson. Oh recovering from his as
tonishment, demanded an explanation.
The master Of the house. AFTER su1CrT
apologies, confessed that he was Il
painter.
II have undertaken" he added. TO
supply the lady with a picture Of the
Temptation In the Wilderness We
have been debating for a couple Of
/ hours as to the mode Of representing
the tempter, and she ended by saying
that she wished me to take YOU for 4
model."-Revue Anecdotique.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1907-02-15

4 man suspected Of treason in Mo-
rocco was punished by having the
flesh Of his hand sliced. the wound
filed with salt and the whole hand
sewed up in leather. 1t is common
belief that this punishment causes
modification to set in and that the
hand decomposes. but such Is not the
case, for by the time the leather wears
off the hand is healed. the result being
that the hand is rendered useless and
remains closed forever. 1t is a punish
ment not often In use, but is some
times done in cases of murder or con-
slant theft. as, without in any way In
turing the health Of the man, it pre-
vents his committing the crime a sec
ond time or for the hundredth time.
as the case may be. 1t is a punish
ment that cannot be applied except by
the suItan's orders.-Blackwood's Mag
a1ipp
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1907-02-15
The Berry He Was.

When Bishop Berry of the Mcthodis
Episcopal church was young preach
er he once gave lecture in rura
community. Wishing to be witty, h'
announced to his audience that he was
a berry and called upon them to state
what kind OF berry. Nearly every Der
nv known in the vicinity was guessed
and the speaker refused to share th'
qualities OF any Of those named. "A
last an old lady who was not sympa
thetic with the seeming levity OF tht
lecturer. arose ana exclaimed in
soueaky vo!ce: Il know what kind Of
berry you are. YoI are gooseberrI
and a very green one at that. Go oil
with the lecture" And the lecturer die
quickly. Christian Work.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1907-02-15
a Pluff With a Cork Lea.

Cork legs are not bad in their way,
said the man who had one. Some
people are rather sensitive about theirs
but I'm not. I even have a little fun
with il sometimes was in the smok'
er of a railroad train the other day
talking with three other men while we
puffed away at our cigars when the
conversation turned on stoicism. Ev'
ery man had an incident to relate
about some acquaintance's remarkable
ability to bear extreme pain without
n murmur. When the third man had
finished his yarn | mentioned casually
that | rather prided myself on my abll
ity to put up with good deal OF pain
without making a squeal. TO Illus
trate.' said, and then opened my pen
knife and slowly forced the point oi
its long. keen blade into my leg just
above the knee, at the same time smil
ing pleasantly. One man tainted, an
other became deathly pale. and The
third got up and hastily left the car. =
New York Press.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1907-02-15
The JUDGE Sinred Too.

Writ Gerrare. in his volume or
Greater Russia" says that in the
cars country one may not call an
other a fool There is a Scriptural in
junction against that. and it IS conse
Quently a legal Offense too. Not Ions
ago a "vint" player called bis partner
a fool for needlessly trumpng theil
trick. The offended man brought his
accuser before the court. The culpri'
pleaded provocation and, knowing thai
the Judge was a passionate follower Of
the national game. explained the mat
ter in detail. The judge became Inter
ested and got excited as the particular
Of the play were given. 81 took the
trick with my queen. and, instead OF
throwing away, my partner played The
king shouted the accuser. THE fool!
said the judge. Then he hastily dis
missed the case.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1907-02-15
Women as Walkers.

Even the athletic girls and women
of today can hardly make any ad-
vance upon the record OF Mary Lamb
who wrote to Miss Wordsworth tDotn
women being between fifty and sixty
years old: You say you can walk
fifteen miles with ease. That Is ex'
actly my stint" She then speaks pity
ingly OF n delicate woman who couio
accomplish "only four or five miles ev
ery third or fourth day, keeping very
nIiiet between.'
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1907-02-15
Stories OF Brahms.

Many stories are told OF how the com
poser Brahms treated pianists an
singers who were eager to get his crit
cism. If one Of these aspirantS for III
favor was fortunate enough To iind hi
at home and be received. HraLms' fir
concern WAS 10 seat himself on the Il
OF his piano. position from which l.
rightly deemed few would have the 1,
merity to oIst him. If th.s failed. !
nad recourse To the statement That Ia
instrument was out Of tune. "Oh. th2
does rot matter" remarked ONe cJu'
ageous individual. perhaps not to yol
but Il does To me" replied the mastei
On one occasion he was just leavlL
his house when long haired youtl
with a bundle Of music under his arm
hailed him wAh. can yoI tell IL
where DR.. Brahms Iiycs:" certainly.
answered The master il tn most ami;
BILE manner. "in tbs hose. up thrc
flights" And, SO saying. he hurrie
away
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1907-02-15
Gre en-. Ids Glaciers.

Nearly all the Greenland glaciers and
tongues from the internal Ice cap ter
inmate in We. zeal faces from 100 to
1000 feet high, presenting facilities for
investigation. The vertical faces reveal
pronounced stratification on the basal
Ice. even earth materials in the bases
carried by the ice being arranged In
layers. Fine Nominations were seen
twelve or twenty to an inch. The lay
ers are sometimes twisted and CON
torted and even showed" over each
other. The glacier movement at the
Ice border Is a foot per day to a foot
per week.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1907-02-15
The Sum of Genius.

Men give me some credit for genius.
All the genius that have lies just in
this: When have a subject In hand, l
study it profoundly. Day and night 1t
Is before me- explore IL In all It's
bearings. My mind becomes pervaded
with Ii. Then the effort which make
IS what people are pleased to call the
fruit OF genius. 1t is the fruit OF labor
and of acknowledgements Hamilton.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1907-02-15
Rocks That Float In Water.

A geologist who Is well up In MS
business can name dozen or twenty
different specimens Of rocks and min
erals that have less specific gravity
than water and which will, II tossed
into that element, float on the surface.
Hubelite is one Of the best known rep
resentatives OF that class. The common
pumlce stone is another example Inc
rock with the very least specific grav'
ity known Is damari, a substance
found in an extinct volcano In Damara'
land. It's atomic weight Is ., or exact
ly one-half that OF hydrogen.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1907-02-15
Force Of Example.

"Talk about the instinct Of the lower
orders! / built little two sto.y house
for our parrot not long ago, and the
very next morning after put her in 1t
she looked out of the window and
greeted me In a very profane fashion"
"Wby should she do thatT
complaining about the house,
fancy"
But why should she swear at your
"Took me for the janitor, no doubt
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1907-02-15
Emergency Foods.

According TO Dr. Robert Hutchinson
of London, If at any time meat is no.
available, bread, sugar and eggs VIII
make IA very respectable support Tor
the body" Sugar is an exceedingly
valuable article Of food as source o.
energy. the unfortunate thing about II
being that it contains no nitroSenous
matter. Bread, however, does contain
some: hence ii balances UP well when
combined with sugar. In times oi
scarcity of food bread and molasses Is
not a half bad d'"t-at least 1t can bt
relied on to keep the body up to faii
state Of efficiency.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1907-02-15
Shoppinq.

There is nothing finer for the temper
than a new hat no balm for hurt feel
ings like a fresh gewgaw. Ordering
new frocks takes woman out or her.
self. Cut woman OFF her shopping,
and the result may be disastrous.-Lor-
don World.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1907-02-15

II Is a curious fact that the shells Of
certain animals. such as cephalopods,
brachipods and some bivalves. are
commonly marked by retrogressive
changes as age advances. THE old
man returns to second childhood In
mind and body" states well known
scientist ut Washington. "and the
shell Of the cephalopod has In old age.
however distinct and highly ornament
al the adult very close resemblance TO
Its own young"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1907-02-15
Nos to &c Fc3ied.

"Ie wanted me % order basket OF
champqcne." declared Indignant Mr
Nuritch
Well"
Il may be ignorant. but know that
chamDagne cones ia bottles. WASH
ington Herald
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1907-02-15
The Polish He Needed.

"I stopped down the street said the
man who prided himself on being
blunt. Ito get Il polish on my shoes"
Don't you think" asked his sarcas-
tic companion, that you began at the
wrong endY-Baltimor American.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1907-02-15
His First Love Affair.

Mrs. Rose-Did your husband ever
have more than one love affair? Mrs.
Pose-Oh, only one, | believe! Mrs.
Rose-And that was when he fell in
love with yOl? Mrs. Pose-Oh. dear
no, He had fallen in love with him
self long before he had met me.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1907-02-15
Art Of READING.

To get the best out of reading we
must begin early and work hard. IL Is
an art like music or painting and de
mands its stern apprenticeship. 1t re-
mains true that a man who knows only
his own tongue does not know that
Christian World.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1907-02-15
As Usual.

Friend-You took your son into your
establishment some months ago 10
teach him the business, | understand
How did it turn out?-Business Man
success. He's teach
ing me nOw.-Chicago Journal.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1907-02-15
The Treaeherors Lioness.

"Lionesses are far more dangerous
than lions said an animal trainer
Their temperS &:e more uncertain
They are more treacherOus. They are
more willy. II lion is in bad hu
NOR. he shows H. He gr0wls and
snarls and laSheS his sides. You know
what is in the wind and prepare ac
cordngly. But a lioness in a bad hu
NOR is as aaectiOnatc as Il girl. She
brushes. .purring. against your leg. anC
she minds you with the joyous alac
rity Of n good fox terrier. Then, as
soon as your back Is turned, whiz-1
yellow streak shoots through the air
and you are on your back, and she Is
at your throat. With all the cat tribe
II is the same. Whenever you hear OF
a trainer mauled or mangled. be sure
it was female. not male. cat tina
did the deed"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1907-02-15
Wonde

She-What interested you most In
your travels. major? Major-Well. the
mummy of queen I saw in Egypt
It's wonderful how they could make a
woman dry up and stay that way
philadelphia Inquirer.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1907-02-15
Women In Medicine.

First Lady DOctor-He is sleeping
now and is certainly recovering. lie
proposed to Ire this morning. Secohd
Lady Doctor-InGeed. He was proDa-
bly, deliriOus. Boston Transcript.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1907-02-15

A fool can talk without knowing
what he ought to say. but wise man
silence Is due to his knowing what he
ought not to say.-Chicago News.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1907-02-15
DR.. w. A. COYNER
Veterinary SURGEON.
Graduate Ontario Veterinary College,
Toronto. Canada.
Calls Promptly Answered both iF
City, County and State.
Special Attention to Dis
eases of Cattle.

OFFICE: SAeRa's LIVERY, WIN.
CHESTER, VA. can be reached by phone
DIR. Coyner's Tonic powders, Blisters
Linsments, and Lotions. Tor scratches
Gaulds, &C., can be had ct Walton q
Smoot's Drug Store.
Will answer oil letters In reference Z
sny of the above medicines.
Sept- ST.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1907-02-15
Shenandoh Herald
Advertising Rates

Advertisements will be insert.
ed at one dollar per 'quare OF
ten lines or less, for the first in
sertIon, and 80 cents for each
subsequent insertion.
81 Quarterly or yearly acser-
tisements BY contrsct-.
- Unless the number OF inser'
tions is marked upon the manu'
script, advertisements will be pub.
lished until forbidden aud charge
accordingly
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1907-02-15

A man is ncyc- 50 on trial as IN the
moment OF excessive GOOD fortune
Wallace
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1907-02-15

A coward never forgave: 1t Is not his
-a4.... Ern..nh n-ns.n.lN