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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1907-04-12
Foo and Sound.

In a fog at sea the toll Of a II
buoy is singularly grave and sole II.
well matched by the weird note OF a
whistllng buoy. Unfortunately [
value of both Is lessened In foggy
weather from there being but little
motion Of ,he sea. Nothing, too, Is
more difficult than to distinguish In q
fog the direction from which a sound
comes. This is In part due doubtless
to the interference offered TO the
straight course of the waves carrying
the sound, but also probably to the
absence of the normal, although un-
suspected. coordination Of eye and
ear In locating the origin OF sound.
The assistance of the eye en- sea and
land Is inst.nctlvely given TO the ear
in many different ways. In fog
the ear has only itself to trust to-
London Spectator.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1907-04-12

"I wonder why ii Is" remarked one
of the two men who had Just lunched
turning TO speak t. tie other, that
they always Lave pretty cashiers Of
these restaurant"
But the pretty ca"h,e-, thDu"h she
blushed and s:nilel, did not fail 10 dc
tect the Canadian quarter lie threw
down in payment of his check.-Chl
cago Tribune.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1907-04-12
Rapid Growth.

The most remarkable instance OF
rapid growth was recorded by the
French academy In 1920. 1t was a
boy six years Of age five feet six inches
In height. At the age Of five his voice
changed; at six his beard had grown
and he appeared a man of thirty. He
possessed great physical strength and
could easily lift to his shoulders and
carry bags Of grains weighing 200
pounds. His decline was as rapid as
his growth. At eight his hair anC
beard were gray, at ten he tottered
In his walk, his teeth fell out and his
hands became palsied; at twelve he
died with every outward sign Of ex-
treme old age.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1907-04-12
Describing a Railroad.

The Pail Mall Gazette in 1890 asked
it's readers to name the worst railway
In England. And one English kicker
answered thus: "Sir-The Southeastern
railway is the very worst railway In
the world. The engines are asthmatic.
Its lamps are trimmed by foolish yir-
gins. Its fares are excessive. Its car
riages let in the snow In winter and
are furnaces In summer. It's motto Is
unpunctuality. It's principal station Is
approached through the neck of bot
tie. 1t ruins the temper, destroys the
digestion and enables one to realize the
horrors OF Dante's Inferno | am,
sir, yours Obedlently, the Worm Who
Turns"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1907-04-12
Gettinu Round II.

A famous mountaineer said OF noun
tain climbing ut dinner in Brooklyn:
Peaks that seem inaccessible may
be climbed by turns and twists. Noun.
tain climbing is question Of getting
around the bad places. Getting around
your difficulty that Is the secret OF
mountain climbing. Liszt. the great
musician. had the ability to get around
things; hence | an sure he'd have
made a good mounta!necr. Once at Il
dinner LISTS hostess cried In horrl.
fed voice that there were thirteen at
table.
Don't let tat alarm you, madam
sail List. wi:h reassuring smile,
I'll eat for two"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1907-04-12
A SIur on a Great State.

1t Is told OF the Right Rev. Daniel 3.
Tuttle, ID. d., LII. d., who had been
attending an important conference at
Lambeth palace. London, that during
a very formal function he and his wife
were loudly announced as "the bishop
Of Misery and Mrs. Tuttle|-Harper $
Weekly.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1907-04-12
Noncommittal.

Guilty or not guilty"
"Yes," responded the man at the bar
whats thatT queried the court
sharply.
"You asked whether | was guilty OF
not guilty. and Of course I am. OF the
two conditions | could not well escape
both"
"But which are your
"Aw, go on. judge! What's the jury
forY'-Philadelphia Ledger.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1907-04-12
Points of Law.

81 object to that question, your hon
orr exclaimed the attorney for the de
fendant.
ION the ground that 1t Is imperti
nent. lmmaterial and Irrelevant. l pre-
sumeT'
"Only the first, your honor It's &C
tually lmpudent Why, an answer t
that question would give my ellen
dead away"
Naturally so delicate q poi1f had Il
be taken under Observation-Disclosures
phia Ledger.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1907-04-12
To the Public.

Having purchased the Hotel Holtz-
man livery stables 1 am now prepared
to furnish good teams at reasonable
prices. The stable is well equipped
and special attention will be paid to
the wants of travelling men. Court
day trade especially solicited and a
good feed for your horse guaranteed.
For prompt service and good teams.
Call TO see me. G. L. JAMES,
Hotel Hoffman,
WOdctOoL Vo
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1907-04-12
Cash Better Than Lima.

"Have you few moments TO spare?'
Young man." said the capitalist se-
verely, my time is worth S100 an
hour, but I'll give you ten minutes"
"If it's all the same to you" thought
fully replied the visitor. II believe
would rather take II in cash.'-Ex-
change.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1907-04-12
Out For the Dust.

Eva-Have you decided TO accept the
young man. Katharine? Katharine
No. At present | look upon him mere
as q pack of cards. EVA pack OF
cards? Katharine-Yes. II he has the
long green | shall make deal. Eva
And II he has not? Katharine-Then
shall cut him.-Chicago News.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1907-04-12
How We Do Change.

"Ahaw exclaimed Mr.. Jellus. been
treasuring another mans picture all
these years. ehY"
"Not exactly" answered his better
half. That's n picture Of you. dear,
taken when you had hair."-Lousville
Courier-Journal.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1907-04-12
MARKETS.
Woodstock, Va, Apilr II 1907.
LIVE STOCK MARKETS.

Sales DAYS for Live Stock are as follows:
Mondays-;jheep, Hogs and Cattle,
Tuesdays-Cattle.
[All Live Stock sold gross weight
BALTIMORE, Apr. 6.
Hogs Receipts for the week ended AT no N
today were II o. head, against l2.eos had last
week Eair supply today ana mOoeI ate demand
Quote: Westerns, $7.a TO $7.3s; Others, SEQ to
7.rs: roughs, Is 90 10 6 90.
Sheep and Ismbs-Receipts for the week
ended at noon 10 today were Io7 head,
against 4,oso head last week. Light supply
and fair demand. Quote Sheep, $3.50
10 6. CO. spring Lambs. $osctoTa.s
Calves Receipts Cor the week eLled at
noon today were head, s47 against soo hes
last week. Pair supply today and market
firm. Quote: Common 20 best, - 10 20.
Baltimore. April 9,
Cattle-Receipts for the week ended az
noon today were 7.ss3 head, against ass head
last week; z6 car loads on II market. Quote:
Steers, good 10 choice butchers, &. 90 10 S. Sc,
others, $37s tO<43S Cows, $rsoto f3.9o; bulls
$a.so to 3, IS: Heiters, g TO tao stOcsers and
feeders. $500 to s. TO- fresh cows s1S to sS
der head.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1907-04-12
Evrosed liz Hand.

Mrs. POtts-I can't see why you al
ways stay late at your office these
nights. don't see that you gain any
thing " It. lac: Potts (abSeltm'nd-
edly)-That's 50. b;:t won't always be
n locer. Luck will change.-Cathoiic
Standard and Times.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1907-04-12
A Good Small Farm for Sale.

Containing r616 acres of land near Fairview
Va, adjoining the lands Of Sam1 HepneI anC
w A, Sager on which is good house of five
rooms. cistern, wash house and smoke house
so full bearing apple trees, IS damsons anc
plenty of smaller fruits and fine never fail
ing spring of fine water near house, wei
fenced with wire and rails, convenient e
churches, schools, post Office and stores. Ap
Dlv to l. N DAVIS q co.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1907-04-12
Our Nearest Approach.

"Have you any decorations in Amer
ica like the Victoria cross, for exam
pleT
"Er-er-well. I think perhaps the
double cross Is our nearest approach
to it."-New Orleans Times-Democrat.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1907-04-12
m Oh. Woozv Mississippi,

A humorist has said 1.-The Misslsslp-
pi river is so crooked in places that a
steamer going south has been known
to meet itself coming north. giving
passing signals and narrowly escaping
collision with itself."-Detroit Free
Press.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1907-04-12
HE Own pertyait

NJ. Misfit (savlgelvl-Before ] mar
rled you, was there any doGdering idiot
gone on you? Mrs. Misft-There was
one. Mr.. Misft-I wish TO goodness
you'd married him. Mrs. Misfit-I did.
illustrated Bits.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1907-04-12

The following epi.aph Is copied from
a tomb in the vicinity Of Port Royal.
jamaica: Here lieth the body Of
Louis Caldy. Esq, native OF Mont
pellIer. In France. which country he
left on account Of the revocation. He
was swallowed up by the earthquake
which occurred at that place in 1862,
but by the great providence Of God
was, by second shock. lung into the
sea, where he continued swimming un-
Ill rescued by a boat and lived forty
years afterward."
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1907-04-12
DIR. w. A. COYNER
Veterinary SURGEON.
Graduate Ontario Veterinary College,
Toronto, Canada.
Calls Promptly Answered both ln
City, County and State.
Special Attention to Dis,
eases of Cattle.

OFFICE: SAaER's LIVERY, WIN.
CHESTER, Va. can be reached by phone,
DR.. Coyner's Tonic powders, Blisters
Linsments, and Lotions. for scratches
Gaulds, &C., can be had at Walton q
Shoots Drug Store.
Will answer ell letters in reference u
any Of the above medicines.
aept. 92-h,
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1907-04-12
Very Decollete.

"Poor chap. Everything he earns
goes on his wife's back"
"Well II you'd seen her at the opera
you wouldn't think he earned much
Bohemian.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1907-04-12

The charity That opens It's hand and
closes it's mCut,l is the best klnd.-Ter-
voJ Fro~N 1'-ancorint
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1907-04-12
a Curious Epitaph.

How poor are they that have not pa
tience!-Shakespea
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1907-04-12

ado Mr.. and Mrs. Henpeck live mp
pityr -
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1907-04-12
Shenardoh Herald
Advertising Rates

Advertisements will be insert
ed at one dollar per square of
ten lines or less, for the first in.
sertIoD, and 50 cents for each
subsequent insertion.
~ Quarterly or yearly ad,er.
tlsements by contract
~ Unless the number Of inser
tions is marked upon the mana,
script, advertisements will be pub.
lished MIL foiliffsi srd lsIle
accordingly
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1907-04-12

SCHNAPPS has been advertised in this
paper so that every chewer has had an
opportunity to get acquainted with the
facts and know that drugs are not used
to produce the cheering quality found IN
the famous Piedmont country fiue-cured
tobaccos, and that SCHNAPPS is what he
ought to chew. Still there are chcwers
who accept other and cheaper tobaccos
that do not give the same pleasure.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-03-09
LIVING BY MUSIC.
Advantage of Bcing Able to Play at
Least Two instruments.

Advantage OF 6ci1g Able to Play at
Least Two instruments.
A member of musical organization
who takes special pride in his skill as
a tuba player is also an accomplished
violinist
Every practical musician" lie says,
"whO expects to make his living at
the business ought to play at least two
inStrumentS-oA brass and tie other
string. 1t often happens that man
playing two Instruments can secure
an engagement where he who plays
but one would be left unemployed dur
ing part Of the time Travelling com
panies who take their musicians along
often insist on their doubling up-that
is, playing brass in a street parade or
in front Of tie theater and a string in
strument in the orchestra. In tie good
old summer time the demand is for
brass. III the winter strings are in re-
quest, So IT the change OF season many
cornet ana horn players put away theiI
brass instruments, take up their fiddles
and their bows and play at balls and
dances III the winter long
Besides this. there is another thing
to be considered Every cOrnct and
horn player must look forward to the
time when his lip gives out After
years of horn playing the OvertaXed
muscles of the lips become relaxed.
They are strained from the constant
demands made upon them b. holding
them in a certain position. Sometimes
a player retains his embOuchure for
life, sometimes it gives out suddenly,
sometimes there is a gradual deteriora-
ton in strength Of muscle and he finds
himself playing worse than lie did be-
fore and Is compelled to realize the
fact that his lip is giving way. The
inirmity is a kind Of paralysis Of the
lip, somewhat resembling the scrive-
ner's cramp. which attacks the fingers
Of the bookkeeper The lips remain
otherwise in good order" Cleveland
Plain Dealer
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-03-09

and expire this month. He can sell
this land cheaper now this month,
than it can be bought for from the
owners after the options have ex-
pired.
I will be at the Wright house II
Lancaster for few days, and want
to tell everyone who is interested
what the land in that section Of
Texas will produce. A car of men
from vicinity leave here Tuesday,
March 18th, with me.
l have samples of corn and wheat
grown there, but if you will 90 to
Texas, you can see the grain as il
comes from the threshing machine.
as threshing machines are in ODer-
alton there now. [ want to get 2
car load of Grant county men To-
leave here Tuesday. March 18th. L
want you to talk with farmers
there, farmers who are raising 10
bushels of hard wheat per acre, 40
to so bushels Of shelled corn, and
4 tons OF alfalfa to the acre. I want
you to see the orchards and fruit
there. as good as the orchards Of
California will produce. The water
is as good as can be found any
where, and you don't have to 90
more than 40 to so feet for it. The
round trip rate, which I think IN
cludes sleeper both ways, will be
$27 80, and I am authorized to make
the following proposition:
If you will call at the Wright
house, I will tell you ali know
about these lands. and if you con
clude to 60 down there the 18th on
made by me. will
deposit $27. so the amount Of your
railroad fare, III the Union State
bank IN Lancaster, to be paid to
you by the bank if you find thpt
have misrepresented in any particu-
lar. I may go further than this
after talking with you, and Preserve
the right to reject any application
for space in the car, as | want only
responsible men, men who would
buy if suited. You may want 60
know whether l am responsible or
not, SO 1 refer you to Richard Meyer
and John S. Wright of Lancaster.
Call, write or telephone for fur
Their particulars, as early as Tuesday
March 18th, if convenient.
Truly yours,
CHAS. +. HELLE.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-03-09
An Alarm Clock For a Cent.

1--WE got the best alarm clock in the
business, and Uncle Sam provides it
for me- said West Philadelphia bust
ness man Of irregular hours yesterday.
1.-TWO or three days of each week I
have TO rise early Our postman al
ways rings our dOOrbell good and hard
when he leaves any mail. He comes
along regularly as clockwOrk at 8 a. M.
but does not always leave mail for me,
and consequently the doOrbell does not
always ring. When / want to get up
/ just buy a post card in the afternoon
and mail it to myself. 1t has never
failed to arrive in the early mail. ac-
companied, of course, by the ringing Of
the bell by the postman. Talk about a
cheap system. | can make the most
important kind of an appointment for
the morning and fill it by the extra eX-
penditure Of single penny. '-Phila-
delphia Record.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-03-09
SOME NEW YORK FlRSTS.

Christmas day first became a legal
holiday in 1861.
The first law proclaimed in New
York related to the Sabbath q64O.
The first surveyor was 1912 Andres
Hudde. He received a salary of $50 a
year C$400).
The first official interpreter was
George Baxter, appointed in 1912 at a
salary of $50 guilders per annum.
The first court Of Justice was estab-
lished in 1917. presided over by Judge
Van Dncklagen. the first judge in
New York
The first lot of ground sold was to
Anthony Won Fees in 1912. It was
80 feet front by 10 feet deep and was
sold for $500, 1t was located where
Bridge street now is.
The first public house was built in
1912 at the company's expense. 1t was
a clumsy looking tavern, located at the
northeast corner of Pearl street and
Coenties slip New York Herald.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-03-09
A Parable.

Once Upon a Time there was Fair
Young Girl with soft, white hands and
a Swans Neck She was born to be a
Princes Bride, but unfortunately there
were no Princes near where she lived.
Also her Parents were poor. This
Sweet Young Thing liked fine clothes,
but didn't like work. So when q Young
Man Of Common Blood offered her his
hand in marriage she cried him yea.
She thought she was gong to live on
Easy Street. with nothing to do but
kiss her husband goodby in the morn
inc and watch for his return at night.
Five years later she had two children
to take care of; her soft white hands
were red; her sylph-lille form was
bulky. She worked eighteen hours a
day washing, ironing and sewing, with
no relief in sight
BY that time she began to wish that
she had learned stenography and re-
NAMED single.
Moral-PeopIe who don't like work
shouldn't marry for a home.-Detroit
Free Press
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-03-09
Texas.

We, the undersigned, members
Of party Of twenty people who
left hlkhorn. Wis. Feb. 10, 1907
for trip to the South Plains of the
Panhandle in Texas, as the guests
of Henry Russell, for the purpose
of examining his lands and Investi-
eating his entire proposition, state
without hesitation that we found
each and every statement Mr.
Russell made to us concerning the
lands, to be absolutely true, and
further state, that the land, the
water, the climate, and the people
who reside there, constitute the
best proposition for land investment
we have ever seen, as evidenced by
sales made on this trip, aggregating
nearly 800, 600.
Geo. L. Knapp, ST, Philip E.
Baer, Elvin Voss. John Gressm mann,
Geo. Potter, Louis Graft, L. R.
Whitmore, Henry Mckay, Silas
Minshall, Elkhorn, Wis; w. G.
Hyslop A. B. Peterson, Blau, Wis;
John Best. q. e. Mower, B. r.
Falls, Wis. Herman Schulz, Alema
Center, Wis; John Babler, Hum
berd, Wis.
The foregoing letter was received
By me yesterday. and accompany
ing it was a letter from Mr.. Russell,
stating that he was enr0ute for
Texas with a party Of - more Elk
horn people who became interested
through reports given by the men
whose names are above subscribed,
who went to Texas, saw, and were
convinced, that the South Plains Of
the Panhandle in Texas, had soil,
richer in productiveness, than any
other section, Of any other state in
the union. One of these men, Mr..
John Babler, was for years a farmer,
three years ago he sold a $50, 900
farm in Jackson county, and opened
bank at HUNDRED, Clark, county,
Wis. Mr.. Babler has made two
trips to Texas, and has bought 5
sections of land, 5000 acres, and is
going to move there and again en-
gage in farming. W. G. Hyslop is
president of the bank of Blair, Wis :,
and purchased a section of land
last month. John Best who lives
at Black River Falls, land who is
my uncle) thought we'll enough Of
the country to buy a section.
am here in the interest of Mr..
Russell who has options on over
100000 acres Of land in Hale and
Lubbock counties, many of his OPP
tons were taken over a year ago,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-03-09
Character RuiIdinn.

What is the object Of education? -
it to teach a child or man to know
something that III did not know or to
be something that lie was not: Is It.
in other words, an intellectual Or s
moral process? The safest answer is
Is say that il is both But there is
growing suspicion among those who
have studied the question most deeply
that orr schools are not so successful
Is they might be on the side Of charac
ter building.--I ondon Chronicle
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-03-09
Charles Kinnslev.

It has been said that KingsIeys fame
as poet is not SO wide as it deserves
to be. Whatever truth there may be
in this assertion there can be no doubt
regarding his right to a place in the
front rank Of nineteenth century novel
lists. Kingsley's "Alton Locke" the
Chartist novel, in which he eclipsed
even Dickens in his vivid picture Of
the life of the poorer classes, some
what Outshone his later works, but
even these betray indications on every
page of having emanated from mas
ter mind As preacher Kingsley was
simple and earnest, and no less so
when he preached at Westminster
than when he addressed his village
congregation at Eversey. - London
Standard.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-03-09

Z Iitors east end west are paying
tribute to Senator John G. Spoon
er's greatness as a man and states
man. The leading newspapers of
the country are united in the opinion
chat the United States has lost the
service of man who will be sad Y
missed when matters of national
Importance are subject Of discus
sion. 1t has even been suggested
by some that Senator Spooner may
be induced to enter the cabinet after
several years spent in legal practice.
Tt is suggested that as secretary of
state orsattorney general his peer
would sbe hard to find. Stepping
Gown as he does at the zenith of
LIS glory. Mr.. Spooner leaves be-
hiRd himl a record which hOnors
bimself,i the state he represented
and the voters who elected him.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-03-09
THE FUN BEGINS.

Scarcely was the news Of Senator
SpOoner's resignation heralded
throughout the country befol e
candidates for his position isprapg
up like mushrooms after a spring
shower, Congressman, former o flee
holders. governors, It. govern ors,
state senators, all sprang into
prominence as possibilities for the
Once Of United States Senator.
Then came the dispute as to when
tbeIegislature could act upon the
question. Legal lights serving their
state at 50 much per opinion differ
ed. Some 'said IN May. after the
Office became vacant; soma said at
once, and as yet no definite opinion
mas been given Meanwhile, the
candidates and their friends are
making reaiy for the campaign.
Esoh. jenkins and Cooper are said
to be hurting from Washington,
Stephenson from Marinette can
direct his followers, Senator Hatten
N 4 Chicago hotel is being implored
to return and announce his plans.
1t. Governor COnnor Is reticent,
Governor Davidson has closed his
square jaws on all talk. Former
Secretary of State Houser says he
Will not be a candidate. Mr.. Ler-
root is waiting for word from
Washington with anxiety and the
legislators in general are as busy
as bees in a clover field discussing
the situation. The fun has begun.
The merry, merry contest will go
on. Plans will be laid and wilt
miscarry. New lines of defense
will be created only to be beaten
down and while this is goingsOn the
real work Of the legislature, the
making of laws, will be sacrificed or
hurried oyer and sighted. The
real alignment has not come. It
Will develop in a few days, but at
present it IS ev5rybody's battle with
hOnors thus far,ever.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-03-09

This is the era of the young man.
See themIrush into the limelight of
publicity seeking Office. No matter
what the office is or the responsible
ty, the young man of today feels
himself equipped to serve the public
for a consideration.