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Hub of the Social unixsrss

we do not hesitate to call the Gov ent Garden Opera House the hub of the social universe" says the London Sphere we have been in the opera houses of Munich, Dresden, Milan, Der lin, Paris and Vienna, and there is nothing quite so impressive in any one of these as can be found at Covent Garden in the height of the season To visit Covent Garden Opera House in the season. is to know life at it's most magnetic point"
 BEWARE of OINTAGENTs for CAT ARRE
 THAT CONTAIN MERCURY,
 as mercury will surely destroy the sense of smell and completely derange the whole system when entering it through the mucous surfaces Such articles should never be used except on prescrip- ti0ns from reputable physieians, as the damage they will do tS ten fold to the good you can DOS sfbly derive from them. Halls CataFrh Cure, manufactured by F. J. Cheney & Co, Toledo, O., contains no mercury, and is taken internal ly, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. In buying Halls Ca tarFh Cure be sure you get the genuine. It is taken internally and made in Toledo, OhiO by F. ]. Cheney C co. Testimonials free.
 Sold by Druggists. Price, 75C. per bottle.
 Take HaIIs Family Pills for constipation.
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Ek kuSC0 O VI nCethAAOoo and broken down condition of the system. I read so
 much hofwhatLydia
 E. Pinkham's Veg etable Compound had done for other suffering women l felt sure it would help me, andImust say it did help me wonderfully. My pains all left me, ]
The Press., 1910-12-07
GOOD NEWS.
Many Stafford Springs Readers Have
 Heard It and Profted Thereby.

Many Stafford Springs Readers Have
 Heard It and Profted Thereby.
 Good news travels fast, and the thousands of bad back sufferers in Stafford Springs are glad to learn that prompt relief is within their reach. Many lame, weak and aching back is bad no more, thar kS to Doan 'e Kidney Pills. Our citizens are tell. iug the good news of their experience with the Old Quaker Remedy. Here is an example wolth reading:
 L D Gary, Main street, Stafford Springs. Conn, says: ''In view oi my experience with Doan's Kidney Pills, feel that cannot praise them too highly. suffered from backache and pains through my sides and loine fer so long Q time that I never ex. pected to be rid of the troubls. I also had backache quite often. Finally I procured Doan's Kidney Pills from Eaton E. Drug Store and the use of one box drove away my pains and aches. Doan 8 Kidney Pills are certainly 8 most rtliable and efficient kidney remedy ''
 For sale ny all dealers. Price 30 cents Foster -Milburn Go, Bpffalo. New York. sole agents for the Unite States
 Remember the Dame-Doan'A-an take no other
 Responsible men and women who would like to add $l0 to $95 or more weekly to their present income can find the oppor. tunity with long established New York City House: no stocks, bonds, lots oI fakes, but wonderful invention price $6.5O, which will interest everybody seen (thus securing their attention), and which is a household necessity and blessing As credit will be extended to agents, we must have references with application. G. P. O., Box 1873, New York City. 3W
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chess In Ancient ceyIon.

In ancient Ceylon the game of chess was played with local variations pc culiar enough to note. The king may not castle. but he Is permitted to jump like a knight till checked The pawns are exchangeable on the last row for the pieces on whose row they stand
 No man or boy is ever the slightest good in this world unless he has ambi- tion.-Lord Stanley
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Oamnhall,a Varnish staina are {

Oampbell's Varnish Stains are the original and only real Varnish Stains ever offered to housekeepers. They work lika colured varnisb, producing beautiful effects without obscurinR the grain of natural woods. Brown & LcvelI sell this line.
The Press., 1910-12-07
The Verdict,

"How did your act take amateur night?" .
 "Great! When I sang the first verse they yelled Fine" and when sang the next they yelled Imprisonment: Baltimore Sun.
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rha wbarafora.

"Why are you so sore on your con- gressman?"
 "When we called on him in Washing ton last session he made speech to us instead of taking us out to lunch."- Kansas City Journal.
The Press., 1910-12-07
The Inspiration.

'cThis is pretty good poem. You must have had some strong inspira- tOn."
 'I had. The editor promised me S1O" Louisville Courier-Journal
The Press., 1910-12-07

Heavy, impure blood makes a muddy, pimply complexion. headaches, nausea, indigestion. Thin blood makes you weak, pale, sickly Burdock's Blood BitteTs makes the blood rich, red, pure restores perfect health.
The Press., 1910-12-07
Grew Too Tall.


 "I recall a case of genuine bone headedness, mixed with enthusiasm. that cost great many people bunch of money" said an oil operator. Tt was during the time when big strike meant a drop in the price of oil. The foreman of drill crew had been in- structed by the employers to use a code in the event of oil being found. If 1t was a big flow he was to wire. Pine trees grow tall.' If, on the other hand. the flow was small, Pine trees grow small was to be the code mes- sage. The drill struck a gusher. and the following message was sent by the ivory topped individual: Pine trees grow tall as he'll. and she is flowing all over the derrickv Of course there were number of men about the ex' change who could understand teleg- raphy, and the consequence was that the price of oil dropped about $2 barrel in a few minutes. ."-Louisville Times.
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"Dr. Thomas Eclectic Oil is the best remedy for that often fatal disease-croup. Has been used with success in our family for eight years. ."-Mrs. l.. Whiteacre, Buffalo, N, Y,
The Press., 1910-12-07

Persevering mediocrity is much more respectable and unspeakably more useful than talented inconsistency
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WANTS HER
 LETTER
 PUBLISHED
For Benefit of Women who Suffer from Female Ills

Minneapolis, Minn.-"I was a great sufferer from female troubles which
The Press., 1910-12-07
Lured Into Bathing.

In a railway carriage chat the other day a London medical man told a good story which had come within his own experience. A mother was frequently bringing her child to him for treatment, but the doctor could discover nothing amiss except it's need of a good wash. She was certain the infant was suffering from some terri ble complaint and begged the doctor to do his best He prescribed daily wash with the water in which pota- toes had been peeled. Never sus- pecting that this was merely a ruse to get the child washed, the mother followed the instructions to the let ter. Rosy cheeks appeared, and a clean, healthy looking child gladdened the mothers heart. She sounded the doctors praises everywhere and ad- vised other mothers to test the effi- cacy of potato water. It never. oc- cured to her that precisely the same result would have followed the daily application of soap and water.
The Press., 1910-12-07
His Main Want.

Earnest but Prosy Street Corner Ora tori want land reform. want housing reform. want educational reform, ] want Bored Voice-Chloroform Manchester Guardian.
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You Must Read This if You Want the Benefit

J. W. Greer, Greenwood, La., suffered with a severe case of lumbago. "At times the pains were so intense I was forced to hypodermic injections for relief ,'' he says. "These attacks started with a slight pain in the small of my back which gradually became fairly paralyzing in eff feet. My attention was attracted to Flo. ley's Kidney Remedy, and am glad to say after using this wonderful medicine am no longer bothered in any way by my old enemy lumhago. A. Jacobsen.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-01-14

OST:-A small gold locket, mono
gram \. =. c. Reward if returne,
o Leader Office.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1910-10-07
A Very Big Clock.

The village clock, which because
Of its elevation, size, and isolation
seems to the town great thing. some
thing belonging to the whole COM
munity. something for boys and even
men to wonder at, exists by the hun
dred In metropolis, in church spires
and buildings, most OF them dwarfed
by surrounding skyscrapers OF mon
strous size. and practically none OF
them causing thrill. The city or Ne"
York, however, now has a real town
clock, clock that may be seen three
miles away. clock that looms up day
and night in the Metropolitan Tower
and stirs the busy worker as he hur'
ries on his way. Here are some OF the
facts about this clock: Twenty-six
feet across the face and BAG feet from
the sidewalk. Hands twelve and eight
feet long. Figures, four feet high.
One hundred and ninety-eight electric
lights in each dial, to say nothing OF
those In the hands. Above this clock
stretches a tower the tip of which Is
almost seven hundred feet from tho
ground. In comparison with this time
niece hundreds OF church clocks In
the same city are practically lost
Golfers.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1910-10-07
Air.Sprlnqs.

Mr.. Archibald Sharp described at
a recent meeting Of the Institution OF
Automobile Engineers in London his
system OF air-springs for road vehicles
AS applied to the saddle pillar OF a
bicycle. the apparatus consists essen
TALLY of vertical cylinder with pis
ton or plunger, made to work air-ughI
by a specially constructed "mitten'
and supporting the weight of the rider
The same device has been applied 70
motorcycles. and experiments nave
been made with light motor-car. Or
the front fork of heavy motorcycle
the life" Of the "mitten" covered
from 1000 to 5000 miles, but on
back spring fork 1t was only equiva
lent 10 900 miles. The effect of the
air-springs is described as luxuriously
comfortable.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1910-10-07
fortunately Situated.

Mrs. Hammond was willing to pay
a fair price for work, but she did not
intend 10 be cheated. IL should like to
know how 1t happens that your boy
Terry charges ME fifty cents for now
ing my lawn. when he does Mrs. Por'
ter's. and there is no reason why he
should be twice as long moving It,"
well, now, as to that, ma'am,' said
Mr.. Halloran. transferring his gaze TO
her gloves, you see Mrs. Porter's
house faces the baseball grounds, and
she hires Terry always OF Wednes'
day or a Saturday to come to her
place at one o'clock, ma'am, and the
game begins at half past two, dye
see? 'Twould be quare lad that
wouldn't hurry bit wild that chanst
TO his hand, now wouldn't it?"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1910-10-07
SelfQefendlnd Wheat.

A Belgian agriculturist, Monsieur
lie Breton, has recently made some
experiments with barbed wheat 10
determine the effectiveness or the de-
fense which It's barbs afford against
the ravages of graminiferous birds.
In the same field. near Antwerp, he
sowed some barked wheat and some
Japhet wheat, which is without oaros'
The Japhet variety grey rapidly, but
every head was despoiled by the
birds before the grain could ripen, but
the barbed variety was so well guard
ed by It's array OF miniature spears
that the attacks of the same birds
were completely defeated. and the
grain ripened in security. AT the same
time II was observed that the insec-
tiyorous birds were as busy capturing
their prey among the barbed heads as
among those that possessed no natu'
raj defenses.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1910-10-07
Industry AIDING Science.

The debt of industry TO science has
often. and very properly. been pro
claimed; but now the reverse is an
nounced. The National Electric Lamp
Association has established at Cleye
land a physical laboratory, which the
director, DR.. e. P. Hyde, declares has
for its object the development OF sci
ence rather than the Improvement OF
an Industrial commodity. In this re-
spect II differs from the many labora-
tories that have in recent years been
established in connection with large
manufacturing concerns. Among the
objects of research will be the laws OF
radiation and the radiant properties
of matter, and the effects of light and
its attendant phenomena on the eye.
the skin, and microscopic organisms.
A corps of investigators is being
formed
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1910-10-07
,,au.,c. Of Water on Cement.

Accidentally an interesting discov.
cry was made recently at Ashtabula
concerning the influence OF the COM
position Of particular waters on the
quality Of concrete. In preparing con-
crete, water which had been charged
by leakage from blast furnaces and
slags was employed, and the product
was found to be particularly good.
Analysis showed that the water con-
tanned an unusual quantity OF silicious
and limy constituents, chlorid OF sodi'
nm. nitrate Of sodium, thiosulphate OF
lime and of sodium. When compared
with concrete made with wates 4Qm
the Allegheny River, that formed n
the water just mentioned was pd
to possess a decidedly superioo -
or Of resistance. y
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1910-10-07
SOCIETY PLYING THE NEEDLE.
Most Feminine Of implements Comes
Into Fashion Again.

Those who are quick to observe
changes In the moods and tastes Of
society will tell you," says a writer
In the Lady's Pictorial, that the do
ing OF fine needlework is growing
into great favor with even the most
fashionable OF our mOndaines, whose
own fingers are producing work that
is fully equal 10 the best specimens OF
their much lauded and perhaps over
lauded grandmothers.
"a lady who has had the honor to
be the instructress Of royalty In this
craft says that hundreds come to her
for counsel where tens came but a
few years ago. The cause of this re-
version to the pursuits OF a more
placid age Is not difficult TO discover.
Such an occupation becomes virtually
a rest cure in this epoch Of rush and
motor cars, and that is why many OF
those who have been the most inde.
fatigable seekers after novelty and
excitement are now among the most
industrious Penelopes OF society.
"The rhythmic movement that ac-
companies the plying OF the needle Is
peculiarly soothing to the nerves, and
produces much the same effect as the
prayers Of the Orientals, with their
swayings to and fro and their appar-
emily vain repetitions. 1t is a mistake
to suppose that needlework is injuri-
Gus to the eyesight. Old needlewomen
rarely wear glasses"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1910-10-07
The Earth as a Bell.

Studies of the violent earthquake
which occurred in the Balkan PENN
sula April 4, 1904, made by Dr. Emilio
Oddone, professor in the University
Of Pavia, show that the shocks were
transmitted through the entire body Of
the earth, and were reflected from the
antipodes back 10 their place OF orr
gin In about 33 minutes. Comparing
the records Of other great earth
quakes, Doctor Oddone concludes that
the average time required for vibra-
ton to traverse the globe and return
by reflection is from 80 to 33 minutes.
The earth thus appears to be not al
together unlike great bell suspended
In space and vibrating throughout its
whole mass under strokes, which,
comparatively speaking, are no more
than the tapping Of finger-nail. Doc
tor Oddone calls attention TO the In
teresting coincidence between the
time taken for vibration to traverse
The globe and that required for light
to cross the diameter Of the earth's
orbit,
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1910-10-07
The Making Of Automobiles.

II appears that France, which few
years ago led the world in the manu-
faoture OF automobiles. Is relatively
dropping back, at least in the number
of machines produced. For instance.
In 1900 France manufactured lO.OSs
automobiles. England 2,4Sl. and Ger
many 2,3l2. In 1906 the figures for
the same countries were ressectiveiy
S. 900. $1,000 and $4,000. In the same
wear the United States. beginning with
a few hundred In 1902. leaped TO the
front producing $4,000 machines. s.
600 more than France. Italy and
Belgium have also made enormous
strides IN the last two or three years.
the figures for those countries in 1905
being respectively $4,000 and 10000.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1910-10-07
MlcrescoplcaI Tests of Metals.

More and more attention is paid to
the results OF microscopical examina-
ton Of iron, steel and other metals,
TO detect faults and structural pecu-
liarities. Special microscopes have
been devised for such purposes. Mr.,
Thomas Andrews. an English metal
lurgic engineer, reports the results OK
such an examination OF a fractured
boiler stay-boft from a British war
ship, and draws important conclu'
sions. The examination revealed
many minute flaws, chiefly composed
of microscopic segregations OF suphid
of manganese or sulphid OF iron. The
bolt had been subjected to a great
strain. and Mr.. Andrews believes that
q line OF weakness in the metal, ori-
einating at one or more OF the micro
flaws. promoted the final fracture.
But the bolt was a fair specimen OF
normal mild Siemens steel. and the
opinion is expressed that steel is not
as good material as the best wrought
iron for boiler stay-bolts.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1910-10-07
The Optical Lever.

The delicate measurements de-
manded by modern scientific processes
and machines have led to the inven-
ton OF many instruments OF precision
that surprise the uniDitiated by their
capabilities. which are often based
on extremely simply principles.
Among these is little apparatus re-
Gently put upon the market In
France for determining the thick
ness, or. one might say. lack OF thick
ness. of extremely thin plates, wires
and threads. The inventor likens Its
action to that OF lever In which a
ray OF light takes the place of the
beam. Essentially the apparatus
consists OF two carefully ground
plates In contact with one another,
the upper one being attached to a
movable arm. When an object Is
placed between the edges OF the
places the upper plate Is displayed a
little in level, and the effect OF this
displacement Is magnifed by a re-
fiected ray OF light which falls upon
a graduated scale. Thus the most
delicate measurements OF thickness
ara easily and quickly made
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1910-10-07
The Ants OF the HlmalaYas.

In the Himalayas, on the side fac
ing India, the limit Of perpetual snow
is about $500 feet higher than in
the Alps. One result OF this Is that
various forms of life are found in the
great Asian mountains at an eleya-
ton which seems extraordinary.
Among these are many species OF
ants. which have been particularly
studied by DR.. August Forel. Up to
nearly 10000 feet the ants are very
abundant, and even at the elevation
of $4,000 feet four species have been
found, and it Is believed that more
careful investigation would show
that they exist even at 10000 feet or
more. A unique fact, not found In
any other great mountain range, is
that the Himalayas possess an I'M
mense variety of local species OF ants.
Out of 10 forms recognized in the
Himalayas, 80 are peculiar to those
mountains.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1910-10-07
The Ennlishman In a Groove.

In England nine-tenths OF the lads
of the middle classes TOOK forward to
nothing more than seat at an Office
desk with a certain number OF shil'
lings a week for certain number o.
years. To attempt TO do anything
else would be to run the risk OF social
ostracism. A young man may loaf re-
specially on his family. But he must
on no account start business If II
involves selling anything or producins
anything with his hands. That wouio
be bad form. II would be getting out
side the groove. Thus for the grea'
mass of the people England holds No
romance. The lad who thinks ne
could do something is discouraged
Every class distinction is so definite
" marked. The whole weight OF pub
lie opinion Is against the smallest di
vergence from the ordinary rule.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1910-10-07
GREATER THAN NIAGARA
The Iauazu Waterfalls In South Amer
lea Leap 213 Feet.

Larger than Niagara is the cataract
of the Iguazu falls. almost at the In.
tersection of the three frontiers OF
Paraguay, Brazil and the Argentine
Republic. The river takes its name
from q Spanish word meaning great
waters.
About twelve miles from It's mouth
the bed drops suddenly down a rocky
perpendicular cliff some 2l3 feet high,
hence there Is a waterfall Of that
great height At this spot a delight
full little island, beautiful with vegeta-
ton. divides the river into two arms
so that the total width is about two
miles and a half. The Brazilian arm
OF the river forms tremendous horse.
shoe here and plunges into a great
chasm with a deafening roar. while
the arm on the Argentine side spreads
out in a sort OF amphitheatre form
and finishes with one grand leap a
little over 229 feet.
Below the island the two arms unite
and flow on into the Parana River.
From the Brazilian bank the specta-
tor, at height of 2S0 feet, gazes out
over two and half miles Of some OF
the widest and most fantastic water
scenery he can ever hope to see.
Waters stream, seethe, leap, bound.
froth and foam, throwing the sweat
of their agony high in the air and
writhing, twisting, screaming and
moaning, bear off to the Parana." Un-
der the blue vault of the sky this sea
of foam, of pearls. of iridescent dust
bathes the great background In a
shower Of beauty that all the more
adds to the riot of tropical hues al
ready there. When a high wind is
blowing the roar of the cataract can
be heard nearly twenty miles away.
A rough estimate of the horsepower
represented by the falls II 100000
Few sightseers ever catch a glimpse
of the great Iguazu falls, because ii
takes six days to make the picturesque
Journey of about 1880 miles from
Buenos Ayres amid the fair fertile
plains of Santa Fe and the savage
luxuriance of the virgin forest pass
Ing through the territory Of the mis-
sions and the ruins Of Jesuit churches
and converts.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1910-10-07
The Arch.

The consensus OF opinion among
the learned is to the effect that the
Arch was invented by the Romans.
Some claim that Archimedes Of Sicily
was the inventor, while there are
others who would make it to be OF
Etrurian origin. but there can be no
doubt about the fact that the Romans
were the first to apply the principle
to architecture. The earliest In
stance of its use is in the case OF the
Cloaca Maxims, or Great Sewer, OF
Rome. built about 5SS B. c. by the
first of the Tarquin line of kings. a
work which is regarded by the his
torians as being one Of the most stu
pendous monuments Of antiquity.
Built entirely without cement, 1t is
still doing duty after service OF AZ
most twenty-five centuries.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1910-10-07
FREAK RUBBER TREES.


Some years ago big planter in the
Congo abandoned rubber tract OF
several hundred miles which had be-
come infested with the parasite OF
The region. All the trees dropped and
died down TO the roots. only these
surviving. Part of the trunk under
the inner bark continued to yield the
rubber milk, as usual, but the fluid
was found to be thoroughly poisoned
and apparently useless. A visit to
the abandoned tract some years after
the blight had fallen showed, to the
amazement OF the owner, that the
trees had taken on new life. When
the milk was tested he found that II
made rubber of superior quality,
and now brings the highest price in
the market. Apparently nature had
revolted against the destructive In
sects and with their poison the trees
had inocnlated themselves against
further &. :ction of the kind.