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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1909-07-09

During an inclement spell Of weather
a lady Of the order Of the newly rich
was so unfortunate as to contract a
painful affection of the throat, and she
accordingly accepted the advice of a
friend that she consult n great Lon
don specialist noted for his expensive
fees.
Your ailment Is not a serious one"
said the specialist after examination.
You'll soon be all right III Just in
dicate TO your family surgeon pre-
cisely where to touch your throat with
nitrate Of silver and / think that will
meet the case exactly"
"Oh. DOCTOR" protested the wealthy
matron In tone OF mingled surprise
and Indignation. do order him to use
nitrate of goldI Expense is a matter.
| assure you. quite immaterial to me-"
London Answers.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1909-07-09
Wasted All Three Wishes.

An Irish legend has II that good
fairy once visited an old couple and
promised them that any three wishes
they weuld make would be granted.
After racking their brains for some
time IN an cndeayor to discover what
they desired most The couple decided
10 VISIT the county fair to see II some
thing there would suggest what they
wanted. They did SO. aud, after RAM
bling around all day and not seeing
anything that exactly suited them. to-
ward evening they found themselves
before a display Of kitchen utensils.
Among them was soup ladle. cheap,
but likely to appeal TO woman. SO the
old woman In an absent moment said.
ooh, I wish l had one of those" and
Immediately she had It, The old man
was so enraged because his wife had
thoughtlessly thrown away one valua-
bic wish that be retorted. II wish that
was stuck down your throat" and i'm
mediately this was done. Thereupon
he was at once sorry at what he
wished. and the only thing left to do
was to wish the ladle out again. So
all three wishes went for naught
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1909-07-09
Ancient Greek TRAINING.

| 1ne manner In which the Athenian
brought up their children is worth re
membering. at seven years of age th,
Armenian lad entered the palestra
which was essentially a playground
All the first and better half of the da
was spent In gymnastics. dancing
games and play. In the Afternoon
there were singing. some writing. som
reading, all I'm the open air. and then
came long period OF play again. Such
was the schooling Of the Greek lad up
TO the age Of ten or eleven. and IL did
not differ essentially up to the age of
sixteen, except in the severity OF the
exercises. And yet the world has not
ceased to marvel at the results OF the
Greek education. Ii produced the
highest type Of man. physically and
Intellectually. that the world has ever
seen, which Galton says was as far In
advance Of the modern Engllshman as
the modern Englishman is In advance
or the native African. In physical
beauty. courage and patriotism. In
philosophy. literature. architecture and
art. the Greeks have been the unsur-
passed models Of the ages and are still
the inspiration Of our schools today.
But they placed the emphasis upon
hygiene. exercise. games and play.
which are too much neglected I'm these
City Star
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1909-07-09
Start!sd the raile,.

A Londtn tailor was once measIrDl
DR. ParkerH who had a quaint sense o
humor. for IN Overcoat. when sud
denly the doctor broke forth in mi.
most sepulclHal voice:
Can you measure the ineffable"
| The assistant looked up and saw thai
the doctor was extremely grave. HC
said:
81 beg your pardon. sir"
The doctor raised both his hands
with grand upward sweep and said
Can you mes sure the ineffable? Can
you comprehend the infnite?"
Well make you a nice coat. sir
returned e puzzled assistant. zap
ping the Doctors shin. he said:
That's about the lergth. SIR"
"Longerr' calculated the doctor in
determined tones.
There, sir?"
Longer" thundered the great man.
The tailor demonstrated. AS tech
nical professional he could give points
on tailoring to any preacher that ever
wore head.
"If you have It any longer. you
won't be able TO walk" he remarked
conclusively-
The doctor looked on him compass
sionately and, once more extending his
arms toward the skies, said confden-
TALLY:
81 don't want TO walks want to
soarr'
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1909-07-09
aelixi,,. Electrical Storms.

Owing TO the peculiar Typographical
formation Of Bolivia. electric s1d other
phenomena are Of constant occurrence,
the principal zone where such dis
tnrbances take place being the Alu.
planicie. or grand plateau As the at.
mosphere il heavily charged with elec-
tricity both In summer and winter.
dry or electric storms are of frequent
occurrence both on the plateau and In
the valleys Before the rainy season
sets In electrical accumulation becomes
considerable on the plateau region. Its
most violent manifestations taking
place towarf the eastern section of the
tablela nds. An electrical storm 10 these
regions Is always most Imposing
spectacle. "a the tremendous force Of
the wind. almost equal 10 hurricane.
and the heavy electrical accumulation
IN the clouds produce terrible aimos-
pheric expIc 'ions and violent detona-
tions. while he surface OF the ground
sparkIes and crackles.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1909-07-09
Anent Choosing a Wife.

Now comes the great question
that is agitating social Wash
ington. Erudite authors ant
ambitious newspa per-men art
contributing a symposium or
''how to choose a wife" The old
and yet ever new story of love
and love-making is always a
popular theme for discussion.
The conclusion was reached in
one corner of the press gallery,
during a special discussion of
this question, that mot one man
out 5000 who marry actually
chooses his wife" He thinks, it
is true, that he is conrting a girl,
while, as a matter of fact, it is
the girl who is courting him.
When he thinks he is claiming
her for his own, as a matter of
fact she is making him a captive
for life. Of conrSe, it was ad-
mitted, there was a sort of charm
in such captivity, even for the
most freedon-loving man, still
no amount of discussion appeared
to bring any real solution of the
way a wife, or the way wife
chooses a husband. In fact, this
complicated question promises to
take rank with the old query, |
How old is Ann?" the true
authorship of Amt 1t awful,
Mabel?" or the unanswerable
problem, who struck Billy |
2 Patterson"
1t has been suggested that ii
he government would take a
hand in the solution, as it does
n japan, it might be possible to
marry the right women to the
light men-train up a lady, fit
Ter in every way for wifehood,
hen shoot her home with a dis
,atch authorizing her to marry
ONE distinguished man, much
n the same way that these affairs
we're managed-in the days Of
he grand old Spartans. Joe
Gitchell Chapple, in the National
fagazine for July.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1909-07-09
Chinese FiliaI Piety.

The following Chinese story illus
trates the national regard for filial
piety; A man and his wife malrreated
the husbands mother. AS a punish
ment the scene of the act was openly
cursed, the active agents were put to
death, and the mother Of the wife was
bambooed, branded and eXiled for her
daughters crime. The house in which
the offenders lived was dug up from
the foundations. Moreover the SchOl-
ars of the district were lrecuded from
attending public examinations. and
even the magistrates We're deprived Of
their Offices These drastic measures
were designed to render the empire
flial.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1909-07-09
The kinu OF Instruments.

Restricted as Is Its range Of dynam-
les, the violin has had for its votaries
men Of such widely differing tempera-
ments as Paganini and Spohr, VII.
helmj and Sarasate. Joachim and
Ysaye. Its literature does not COM
pare with that of the piano, for which
Bach. Beethoven. Schumann, Chopin
and Brahms have written their choic-
est music, yet the Intimate nature OF
the violin. its capacity for passionate
emotion, crowns it-and not the organ
with its mechanical tonal effects-as
the king Of instruments. Nor does the
voice make the peculiarly poignant ap-
peal of the violin. Its lowest note Is
the G. below the treble clef and its top
note n mere squeak, but 1t seems In a
few octaves to have imprisoned within
its wooden walls miniature world OF
feeling Even In the hands Of q clum-
sy amateur II has the formidable pow
er OF giving pain. while In the grasp
Of master II Is capable OF rousing the
soul.-James Huneker In Everybody's
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1909-07-09
A Word Of Warning.

"You never proposed to her on you
kneesw cried the veteran married maj
In dismay.
Sure did: sure" the youth repeat
ed, glad, proud light shining in hi.
eyes.
"Well," said the veteran, you'll re
gret II about twice n week for the rest
OF your life. After you get married tn,
slightest argument. the first impatient
word. will cause your wife to say
You weren't like this when you went
down on your knees ana begged me
with tears in your eyes. TO marry you.
ITS pretty bad to have an angry
wife read ont your old love letters re
proachfully." said the veteran. but
that Is nothing to being reminded OF
ycur kneclng proposal every week till
you are n great-graudfather"
You proposed on your knees your
sClf?' the youth haZard'd.
But the veteran lrowned and made
no reply Angeles Times.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1909-07-09
The use of Iron.

Iron has been known to men for 6
very long time. In the time Of the AS
syrians II was extensively used, iror
saws. knives and other tools having
been found by Layard at NIneveh
Homer refers 10 the forging Of iron
while the hardening and tempering o.
steel appear to have been operations
In common use among the early
Greeks. The employment Of kind OF
bellows for the forging OF tools. pre-.
sumably of iron. hgurcs I'm Egyptian
sculpture OF 1900 B. c. Cast iron ap-
pears TO have been discovered abou;
$50 B. G. Through the agency Of the
Romans the manufacture Of iron was
introduced all oyer the then known
world and into those regions where 1t
had not been previously knowD.-New
York American.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1909-07-09
The Seven Wise Men Of Greece

The seven wise men Of Greece were
ThaIes Of Mi!ctus, Periandcr Of Cor
NTH, Cleobulus Of Lyndus. Chilon OF
Lacedaemon. Solon Of Athens, Bias Of
Prienne and PittaCus OF Mitylene.
Some fishermen Of Miletus sold a draft
of fishes to bystander. When the
net was drawn in IT contained a golden
tripod. and the purchaser claimed it
was his, while the fishermen contend
ed that they sold only the fish that
might be in the net. The dispute was
referred to the oracle Of Delphi. who
awarded the tripod to the wisest man
In Greece. Thereupon 1t was taken to
Thales, who declined ii and suggested
that 1t be given to Bias. He In turn
refused to accept 1t, and thus it was
successively declined by all the seven.
and they were thereafter known as the
seven wise men OF Greece.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1909-07-09
sunsss In 9Th. Red cltvr % s.v.,,.

Ine numerous entrances to the old
town OF Rothenburg are guarded by
beautiful vatchtowers, which are In
haD'ted by Impoverished old women.
who rent their airy lodgings for a
nominal sum. The red twinkle of
Their lamps high over the dusky streets
or kothenburg at nIght-for 1t is as
medlaeval In Its lighting as In many
other ways-is very charming In eff
rect The walls OF Rothenburg are a
constant delight to visitors, who, by
dint or much squeezing through mar
row passageways aud cropping In dark.
ness. are able to make circuit Of the
city. getting glimpses on the way
through loopholes of the green country
outside. Wondrous views Of the town
are also to be had from many Of the
distant hills. At sunset the sight OF
Its graceful towers and clutter of red
roof tops Is like a fair vision of ro-
nance. The city blazes for mo-
ment In a fiery mist. then suddenly
meIts. mjrage-likc. in the gathering
DUSK. leaving sense OF something
born Of dream. the illusion of an en-
chantcrs -Rothenburg Letter TO
Vogue
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1909-07-09
How Snakes Get Over Ground


Although the snake appears TO have
no legs or feet. ii may be said TO be
practically supplied with upward OF q
hundred pairs OF them. 10 fact. each
Joint Of the backbone bears pair OF
ribs. which are mobile and have their
points attached To the inner surface of
one OF the large transverse. platelike
scales which eIothe the undersurface
Of the body. Thus by the movements
Of the ribs attached to Ii each plate
can he drawn forward and It's margin
applied TO the ground. By the success
sive application Of these multItudinous
plates the body can be drawn forward
IN n straight line without It's being
thrown into undulations from side TO
side. But rapid movements are also ef-
fected by such fluctuations. and SER
pents can by pressure and appropriate
muscular action climb trees and some
times spring forward. They also swim
easily by lateral fiexures. but no ser
pents advance by vertical bendings Of
the body. though they are so often
drawn 10 such an attitude.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1909-07-09
Spontaneous Combustion.

Spontaneous combustion can only oc-
cur when oxidation causes the temper
ature to rise to the ignition point OF
the material. Spontaneous combustion
OF the human body is impossible on ac-
count Of the heat regulating effect Of
the - or so per cent of water contain
ed. The enormous heat necessary TO
dry the tissues sufficiently would de-
stroy life long before ignition could
take place. An old idea was that the
alcohol in confirmed drunkard might
promote combustion. but Liebig show
ed that even If the body could give off
indammable vapOr and this could be-
come isnited the body itself would
not be set on fire.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1909-07-09
Thought She Had Arr;v.d

Il have moved into perfect gem O.
an apartment on the sixth floor Of ON,
OF those new houses" said the woman
who paints china. land am reveIing Il
Its liberal supply Of fresh air and sun
light"
But don't you find the stairs an
oyerbalancing disadvantage asked
an acquaintance.
THE thought Of the coy quarters al
such moderate cost colOrs my climb
with the roseate hue Of optimism. 4"
laughed the artist. but one of my Gus.
toners, middle aged and filed with
good food and the Joy Of living, evi-
dently found 1t narrowing expert
ence.
lit seemed ages that waited in the
hall after the ringing Of the lower
bell. and upon hearing the labored
breathing Of my ascending visitor !
ran back for the smelling salts.
when i had administered all the
means OF .resuscitation at hand she
managed TO articulate between gasps:
al thought ST. Peter always opened
the door. New York Times.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1909-07-09

Make a compart with your soul to
take a vacation aud the way Is simple.
There are portions Of your time over
which you have control. Probably
your evenings and your Sundays are
your own. Set apart a month or so
Eliminate the. self assigned tasks for
those hours out OF business and give
yourself up to the pursuit Of pleasure.
Get Others to join you. Call vacation
club. Adopt q real vacation spirit and
20 In for god time. Resolve never
to speak OF work out OF business hours
but to ill to the full THAI time wnicn
Is your own with recreations &Ricn Q
most appeal to you. Did you ever sing :
Sing now. lid you ever psintf Paint
nox.. Remember nnfnre's gifts to you
and Ind crras!on to praise nature
.yithih = ii ~ vIthcut-k -kxchanges
~
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1909-07-09
GeographicaI KNOWLEDGE In 1902.

But'very little was known in REGARD
TO the extent Of the world I'm Aris
totle's day, I'm the fourth century be
fore Christ, and but very little more
was known about 1t 1.S00 years later
In the time Of Columbus. In 1900
years the world had in reality retro
graded rather than advanced. II was
the popular belief I'm the time Of Co
lumbus that the world was fat, though
many contemporary scholars thought
differently. The great civilizations OF
the world at that time we're grouped
around the Mediterranean sea. al
though England was considerable
power and the Scandlnavians were a
great maritime people. But Europeans
at that time knew but little Of Asia
and but little Of Africa. and America.
OF course, was undreamed OF. Even
after Columbus had discovered the lat
ter continent he was perfectly obliyi-
Gus Of the fact. He thought Haiti was
Cipango or Japan and for n long time
regarded Cuba rs a part Of the main
land Of Asia.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1909-07-09
THE WEATHER PROPHET S

knowledge has advanced 81
rapidly in nearly every branch o.
science that certain exceedingly
useful undertakings are now and
then mdae to suffer unjustly
through unfair comparison.
Il The Weather Bureau is case
in point. 1t has grown from the
smallest beginning TO a position
lin which It reaches and serves a
lgreat portion of the population,
and therefore is constantly IN the
public eye. It's work is scientific.
and consequently it is judged by
the standards of science, which
are exacting. Unsuccessful fore
casts call forth sharp criticism.
Many of those who speak
slightingly of the work of the
Weather Bureau are guilty of
false reasoning. Because they
know that meteorology is
science. That it never can be.
It is as sensible to deride the
practise of medicine on account
of the mistakes Of doctors as to
denounce the whole meteorolo-
gical service because a local pre-
diction fails of fulfilment.
The number of those who re-
ceive the daily bulletins of the
Weather Bureau, and the vastly |
greater numb Der who consult them,
those interested in shipping,
engineers, physicians, men of
science, commission merchants
and representatives of scores of
other occupations and interests.
These persons have learned that
in the main they can depend upon
the accuracy of the work of the
bureau.
Every new observation-Station
helps the accuracy of the daily
even though predictions
Of rain or snow can never be made
without the possibility OF error,
for precipitation depends upon
multiplicity of things.
The person Who makes the rash
statement that the weather pre-
lictionS are not right half the
ime" is recommended to keep a
liary of the weather for a period.
ay, of six months, and to paste
he daily weather forecast on the
corresponding page for COM
'arison.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1909-07-09
The Number z.

There are four cardinal points. -four
winds. four quarters of the moon. -four
seasons. four rules Of arithmetic, fouI
suits OF cards. four quarters to the
hour. four legs for furniture. most AMI
mails go on four legs. the dead are
placed between four planks. the pris
oners between four walls. We have
four incisor and four canine teeth, and
our forks have four prongs. All ami
mails when butchered are cut into four
quarters. The violin. greatest Of all
string instruments. has but four
strings. Four Of kind Is pretty
good hand at poker. even If they are
only fnurs.-Exchange.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1909-07-09
SCHOOLS.
STATE NORMAL SCHOOL.
HARRISONBURG, VA.

For the higher education of young
ladies and the professional training of
teachers. Location unsurpassed.
Modern dormitory. Tuition free. Liv-
ing expenses low. First year begins
September 2S, 1909 Send for free H.
lustrated announcement TO
JULIAN A. BURRUSS, Pres.
May 2S-3m Harrisonbur0 Va
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1909-07-09

Eight men were shot at lone,
Ore, in a battle between a
sheriff's posse and an alleged ex-
convict, who surrendered only
when his ammunition becam
exhausted.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1909-07-09
Her PROPOSAL.

you've been cCrrting me now for
number OF years. ,ieorge, remarked
a girl 10 young man. ''and | want TO
make little leap year proposal"
IL am not in a position to m-mar-
ry just yet" stammered the youth.
but
who said anything about mar
riage?" interrupted the girl II was
going 10 propose that you stop com
ing here and give somebody else n
chance. e."-PhiladeIphia Inquirer
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1909-07-09

The Tennessee Supreme Court
has ordered new trials for the
eight Night Riders convicted in
connection with the Reel Foot
Lake case on the ground Of
errors.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1909-07-09
Dressed For the Part.

"What subject have you taken foT
your address al the Civ l. club?'
"Woman's moral obligations as a
citizen"
what a lovely subject! And what
are you going to wearT'
THAT new gown brought home
with me from Paris. And just think
| had II so o'cver,. packed in with my
old clothes that the customs house in
spector never discovered II was there"
Baltimore American.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1909-07-09
Opposites.

Upgardson-lsn't Il lawsuit over a
patent right about the dullcSt thing
you ever saw?
Atom-Not always. ] attended n
trial Of that kind once that was too
funny for anything. \ tall lawyer
named Short was reading Il 5000 word
document lie called n brief.-Chi-
cago Tribune.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1909-07-09
Mans Suoerioritv.

Woman" exclaimed the suffragette.
SIS the equal OF man In every respect" ="
"Oh, | don't know" replied maa
in the audience: III takes a man t0
put an angleworm on a fShhoOk. -
Detroit Free Press.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1909-07-09
Spellinu.

On a member of parliament being
accused Of bad spelling Disraeli hu-
morously defended him by declaring
that IA man must be an IDIOT who
could not spell word more ways than
one"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1909-07-09
Perhaps.

"Who was It said that art was long"
81 don't remember now. but think
It must have been somebody who was
trying TO learn to fiddle."--Chicago
Record-Herald.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1909-07-09
Time and Life.

What we call time is but a single
sun ray thrown across the infinite void
Of eternity. and life IS but Il floating
flicker or mote that vanisheS even as
It becomes visible thereon Exchange
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1909-07-09
An Explanation.

"How In blazes cid the compositor
happen TO head my foreign travel let
ter with tho words Foreign DrivelT F"
II don't know Perhaps be read It,"
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1909-07-09
FOR SALE.

A good dwelling on North Main
street, (west side) with seven rooms
pantry and good cellar, electric lights
md pure mountain water la the house,
: n;c,dg5t 5Ox200 n. Price reasonable.
1,rs' to j. N. DAVIS q co,
HY Real Estate Agents,
Woodstock, Vs.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1909-07-09

Among all other vices there is none
I hate more than cr-elty. the extrem-
est Of all vices.-Monta.sne.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1909-07-09

Sales days for Live Stock are as follows:
Mondays-Sheep, Hogs and Cattle,
Tucsdays-Cattle.
1All Live Stock sold gross weight
Baltimore July s,
Cattle Receipts for the week ended at
noon today were 7,Is- head, against I,473 head
last week; 50 car loads on the market. Quote
Steers, good TO choice butchers, S 80 TO s6.7s,
others, $3.50 TO $sa5; Cows, <l'soto e. 90; Bulls
SAYS to $4 So Heifers, so TO <s.2s; fresh Cows,
Gas TO SO per head.
Hogs-Receipts for the week ended at noon
today were 1864 head, against o.ose aead last
week. Fair supply today and moderate demand
Quote: Westerns 1878 to $50 others, $500 to
$50 roughs, $6 90 to 90.
Sheep and Lamts-Recelpts for the week
ended at noon TO today were 1859 head
against a.o63 head last week. Light supply
and fair demand. Quote Lambs, 5000
to SIS: Sheep. $a.oo:to goo.
Calves-heceipts Tor the week enled at
noon today were head. 36, against los head
last week. Pair supply today and market
firm. Quote: Common to best, 81 90 TO IT'S.