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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1912-09-20

regular prices of the newspaper concern
ed in this contest. No one connected
with this publication will be allowed to
become a candidate in this contest or
work for contestants.
Votes after being voted cannot be
transferred to another. Be sure you
know whom you are going to vote for
I before coming to the BALLOT box,
as the editor or no other person posi-
lively will not give you any information
on the subject.
For the first thirty days the paper will
run 25-vote coupon which can be voted
free for any lady contestant.
Contest TO run no less than 80 days
Closing of contest will be announced 25
days in advance of closing. The right
to postpone date of closing is reserved
if sufficient cause should occur.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1912-09-20
paradoxicai Display.

Miss Mary Garden. at dinner at
Sherry's in New York. said of beau
tfUl girl who was wearing one of the
ultra-decollete dinner gowns Of the
1912 season;
When you see pretty girl IN such
a low cut gown as that you have =
remarkable paradox before you-tha
paradox Of a person who displays
simultaneously very bad taste and
vary good form"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1912-09-20
Harrisonburg, VA So q /

Harrisonburg, VA Souhi
ern Railway engine struck COW
at BeverleY's Mill, knocking TIE
animal 80 feet from the track.
over a felce ard into big swing
IN a yard. Trainmen declare
that. .theeco@ lodged squarely be-
tw cen the. ropes Of the swing and
was held fast as the big swing
oscilated back-and forth.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1912-09-20

1. ANNoUNCEMENT.-The Piano
and Popular Ladies Voting Contest will
be conducted fairly and honestly on
business principles strictly, with justice
and fairaess 10 all concerned. With the
above principles, it will be an assured
success
2. PRIZEs-The capital prize viii be
an Ohepneyer & Sons Piano. Also
other yaJuable. prizes to the amount Of
many dol airs which are announced here
}witil.
B. CANDIDATEs.- Young. Ladies in
/ this and adjoining towns are eligible to
enter the contest and the party receiving
the largest number IF votes shall re-
ceive the beautiful $500 Obefmeyer &
Sons Piano and additional premiums
will be distributed in accordance with
the contestants standing at the final
co INT.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1912-09-20
THE MEN WHO SUCCEED

as heads Of large enterprises are mtn
OF great energy Success, today, de-
mands health. To all is to fail. II 5
utter folly for "a man to endure weak
run-down, half alive condition when
Electric Bitsers will put him right OF
his feet in short order. -Four lot
ties did me more-real good than any
other medicine never took" writes
Chas. 3. Allen, Sylvaiia, Ga. "Afief
years of suffering with rheumatis m,
liver trout Bile, stomach disorders, and
deraneed kidneys, / am ain. thanks
to Electric Biuers, sound and well. -
Try Them, Only so cents at Walton &
SmoOt.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1912-09-20
Harrisonburg,

Long, of Lacey Spring, has a
monstrosity in the shape of a
Rhode Island red roster, whose
legs are twice as long as those
of the ordinary chicken. The
freak. whick is normal in every
Other respect, is unable to aeach
the ground with its mouth and
has to sit down to eat.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1912-09-20
I DASHED TO DEATH In NEW
JERSEY

The death list in the motorcy-
Gle disaster at the Vailsburg me-
tordrome on Sunday was increas-
ed to seven, the latest victim be-
ing MILAN Barnet, aged "a years
of Newark, and some of the
others who were injured are ex-
pected TO die before night.
Eddie Hash, of Waco, Texas,
holder of several worlds records
for motorcycle racing, plunged
over the rail of the course at the
Newark m6tordrome into a crowd
late Sunday afternoon, causing
the death of six persons, incluG-
ing himself, while six are dying
and thirteen are badly injured.
The only two of the six dead
positively identified up to late
hour were Hash and Albright,
Denver motorcyclist who was
riding third IN the race. The
other dead were boys and young
men among the spectators.
Five thousand spectators were
witnessing the finish of ami! e
free-for-all race when the daring
Texas rider, doing % miles an
hour, took his fateful plunge.
He was riding high on the bank
Of the track when the wheel OF
the heavy machine swerved an
struck the upper rail. He was
pitched headfirst so feet in TIL,
air, and must have been instant
ly killed in the collision. His
body was shapeless from broken
tones when it was picked up al
sost at the feet of his wife, seat
ed among men and boys in the
ched. -~--
sectafors injured were
pen and boys who were
over the rail yelling en-
cement to the riders vk.t
-sha came tearing into them
.Dotne OF the spectators were hurl'
ed high into the air and landed
in the laps of those seated be
hind. A scene of panic among
the spectators followed TRAGEDY
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1912-09-20

A New Jersey woman, to lget
rid of Hies, got them drunk on
whisky. She says that sac went
on the principle that a drunk
fly was like drunken man
easy to handle.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1912-09-20

T. L. Rarks, Murrayyille, Ga,
Route 1, issin his BIRD year, and was
recently cured OF q bad kidney and
bladder trouble. BE says nlmseif:
81 have suffered with my kidneys.
NV back ached and ] Was ANNOYED
with bladder Irregularities. | caa
trn,hfully say, one Soc bottle OF Fole.
Kidney Pills cured me entirely"
They contain no habit forming drugs.
Schmitt's Drug store.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1912-09-20

II you knew Of the real vslue o.
~. mherlain,s Imminent for lame
hack. soreness Of the muscles, spraans
Ana rheumatic pains, you would never
vIsh 70 be without il. For sale ~
All Dealers.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-03-14

brother. the Daylight from Alaska,
had taken his place. The threatened
inundation of fat had subsidized. and
all his old-time Indian leanness and
litheness of muscle had returned So,
likewise, did the old slight hollows in
his cheeks come back. For him they
indicated the pink Of physical condi-
ton. He became the acknowledged
strong man of Sonoma Valley, the
heaviest litter and hardest winded
among husky race of farmer folk.
At first, when In Heed Of ready cash.
he had followed Ferguson's example
of working at days labor; but he was
not long In gravitating to, form OF
work that was more stimulating and
more satisfying. and that allowed him
even more time for Dede and the
ranch and the perpetual riding through
the hills. Having been challenged by
the blacksmith, In a spirit of banter
to attempt the breaking of certain
incorrigible colt, he succeeded so sig
nally as to earn quite reputation as
horse-breaker. And soon he was
able to earn whatever money he de-
sired at this. to him. agreeable work.
/ His life was eminently wholesome
and natural. Early to bed. he slept
like an infant and was up with the
dawn Always with something to do,
and with a thousand little things that
enticed but did not clamor, he was
himself never overdone. Nevertheless,
there were times when both he and
Dede was not above confessing tired
ness at bedtime after seventy or eighty
miles in the saddle. Sometimes. when
he had accumulated a little money.
and when the season favored, they
would mount their horses, with sad
dle-bags behind. and ride away over
the wall of the valley and down into
the other valleys
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-03-14

extravaganza of a Yankee screw-driv-
err. and his glee in the marvellous lit
tie mechanism was so keen that Dede
conceived fortnight great idea. For
six months she saved her egg-money,
which was hers by right OF allotment.
and on his birthday presented him
with turning lathe of wonderful sim
plicity and multifarious efficiencies.
And their mutual delight in the lathe.
which was his, was only equalled by
their delight in Mab's first foal. which
was Dede's special private property.
Daylight had made no assertion of
total abstinence, though he had not
taken a drink for months after the
day he resolved to let his business go
to smash. Soon he proved himself
strong enough to dare to take a
drink without taking a second. On
the other hand, with his coming to
live in the country, had passed all de-
sire and need for drink. He felt no
yearning for it. and even forgot that
1t existed. Yet he refused to be
afraid of 1t, and in town. on occasion,
when invited by the storekeeper,
would reply: "All right, son. If my
taking a drink will make you happy,
here goes. Whisky for mine"
But such a drink begat no desire
for second. 1t made no impression.
He was too profoundly strong to be
effected by a thimbleful. AS he had
prophesied to Dede, Burning Daylight,
the city financier. had died a quick
death on the ranch. and his younger
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-03-14
Too Thin.

1.-THE greatest curiosity ever came
across in the course of a long expe-
rience." said the first broker, lis a
man who comes into our Office every
day, watches the ticker like hawk
for five hours, and pays cash for
everything he buys"
81 can beat that by mile" replied
the second broker. "A man came into
our place while ago and started to
trade actively in Reading and Union
on a five-point margin. He had $4,000
when he began. In six months he
had $4,000 Then do you know what
he did? He put his money into first
mortgage bonds-and quit"
The first broker looked almost
dazed 81 hate to do It," he muir
INJURED, "but I've just got to. You're
a liar!"-Puck.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-03-14

One day, stopping to mail letter
at the Glen Ellen postoffice, they were
hailed by the blacksmith
Say. Daylight" he said, "a young
fellow named Slosson sends you his
regards. He came through in an auto
on the way to Santa Rosa. He wanted
to know If you didn't live hereabouts,
but the crowd with him was in hur-
ry. So he sent you his regards and
said to tell you he'd taken you ad-
vice and was still going on breaking
his own record"
Daylight had long since told Dede
of the incident.
"Slosson?" he meditated, "Slosson?
That must be the hammer-thrower.
He put my hand down twice, the
young scamp" He turned suddenly
to Dede Say. it's only twelve miles
to Santa Rosa, and the horses are
fresh"
She OWNED what was in his mind,
of which his twinkling eyes and sheep
ish, boyish grin gave sufficient adver-
tisement, and she smiled and nodded
acquiescense.
Wen cut across by Bennett Val,
ley" he said. Its nearer that way"
There was little difficulty. once in
Santa Rosa, Of finding Slosson. He
and his party had registered at the
OberlIn Hotel. and Daylight encoun'
tered the young hammer-thrower him
self in the office
Look here, son" Daylight announc'
ed. as soon as he had introduced Dede,
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-03-14

Elan Harnlsh. known all through Alas
ka as Burning Daylight" celebrates his
Both birthday with a crowd OF miners az
the Circle City Tlvoli. The dance leads
is staked. Harnlsh loses his money and
his mine but wins the mail contract. He
starts on his mail trip with dogs ana
sledge. telling his friends that ne VIII De
in the big Yukon gold strike at the start
Burning Daylight makes sensationaHy
rapid run across country with the mail.
appears at the Tlvoli and is now ready
to Join his friends In a dash to the new
gold fields. Deciding that gold will be
found in the up-river district Harnlsn
buys two tons Of flour. which he declares
will be worth It's weight In gold, but
when he arrives with his flour he finds
the big fiat desolate. comrade discov-
ers gold and Daylight reaps a rich har-
vest He goes to Dawson, becomes the
most prominent figure in the klondlke
and defeats a combination of capitalists
in a vast mining deal He returns 70
civilization, and, amid the bewildering
complications Of high finance. Daylight
eleven millions in a manipulated scheme
He goes to New York and confronting
his dlsloyal partners with revolver ne
threatens to kill them II his money Is NOT
stealIngs and Harnish goes back to San
Francisco where he meets his rate In
Dede Mason. pretty stenographer: he
makes large investments and gets Into the
political ring. For a rest he goes to the
country. Daylight gets deeper into nigh
finance in San Francisco, but often the
longing for the simple life nearly over
comes him. Dede Mason buys horse and
Daylight meets her in her saddle, trips
One day he asks Dede to go with him
on one more ride. his purpose being to
ask her to marry him and they canter
away. she trying to analyze her feelings
Dede tells Daylight that her happiness
could not lie with a money manipulation
Daylight undertakes to build up a great
Industrial community. He Is insistent
that she marry him and yet hopes to win
her Daylight falls back into his old
drinking ways. There is a furry In the
money market. but Daylight tells Dede
that he is going TO work on ranch and
prove to her that he has reformed.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-03-14

putting in draintile, the Joy Of the
achievement was ever with him. He
never worked in 1t and found the soil
unpacked and tractable without ex-
periencing the thrill of accomplish
ment.
There was the matter of the pIumb-
Ing. He was enabled to purchase the
materials through lucky sale OF a
number of his hair bridles9 The work
he did himself, though more than once
he was forced TO call In Dede to hold
tight with pipe-wrench. And In the
end, when the bath-tub and the sta
tionary tubs were installed and in
working order, he could scarcely tear
himself away from the contemplation
of what his hands had wrought. The
first evening, missing him, Dede
sought and found him, lamp In hand,
staring with silent glee at the tubs.
He rubbed his hand over their smooth
wooden lips and laughed aloud, and
was as shame-faced as any boy when
she caught him thus secretly exulting
In his own prowess.
1t was this adventure in woodwork
ing and plumbing that brought about
the building Of the little workshop,
where he slowly gathered collection
of loved tools. And he. who In the
old days, out of his millions, could
purchase Immediately whatever he
might desire. learned the new joy of
the possession that follows upon rigid
economy and desire long delayed. He
waited three months before daring the
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-03-14
MUSIC AS CURATIVE AGENT
Singing Teaches Correct Breathing
and Lively Waltzes Have Good Ef.
fects on MeIancholla Patients.

Two English physicians Of promt-
nence have recently asserted that the
exercise given to the lungs In singing
is valuable In the prevention and cure
of diseases of those organs. They
consider that increased professional
recognition should be extended to this
special therapeutic agency. as advis-
able in cases where pulmonary con-
sumption is feared.
Singing involves correct nasal
breathing. and this means that the
air admitted to the lungs is prac-
tically germ free, and also the ade-
quate development of the upper por-
tons of the respiratory passages. An
other effect is the maintenance of the
elasticity and proper expansion OF the
chest The necessary breathing exer-
cises mean increased functional &C.
tivity Of the lungs. Then. there is
the improved oxygenation OF the
blood, which singing necessarily pro-
notes.
AS we know. most singers and also
those musicians who perform on wind
instruments are a healthy looking lot.
Not many years from now music will
be recognized as a most valuable cur
alive agent, especially in cases OF in
sanity or morbidity. What tired. over.
wrought, distressed man or woman
does not know the value OF music
How many beautiful stories could be
told of the power Of music to sustain
and restrain?
One of the greatest scientists living
has testified that he was once kept
from thoughts of despair and suicide
by suddenly hearing In the next house
someone playing Rubenstein's Melody
in F.
In the Croydon Mental hospital
London, waltz INDEPENDENTLY the
bright, musical comedy pieces-is
used in effecting cure for melan
cholia patients.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-03-14
FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY
Where the Winters Are Cold and the
Shows Deep.

Writing from the vicinity David
Harutn made famous, man says that
he was an habitual coffee drinker, and,
although he knew 1t was doing him
harm, was too obstinate to give 1t up,
till all at once he went to pieces with
nervousness and insomnia, loss Of ap-
petite, weakness, and generally
used-up feeling, which practically UNI
fitted him for his arduous occupation,
and kept him on a couch at home
when his duty did not call him out.
while in this condition Grape
Nuts food was suggested to me, and
began to use it. Although it was in
the middle Of winter, and the Their
mometer was often below zero, almost
my entire living for about six weeks
Of severe exposure was on Grape-Nuts
food with little bread and butter and
a cup Of hot water, till was wise
enough to make Postum my table bev-
erage.
after the first two weeks / began
to feel better and during the whole
winter never lost trip on my mail
route, frequently being on the road
or hours at time.
1.-THE constant marvel to me was
how a person could do the amount Of
work and endure the fatigue and hard
ship as l did, on so small an amount
of food. But l found my new rations
so perfectly satisfactory that 1 have
continued them-using both Postum
and Grape-Nuts at every meal, and
often they comprise my entire meal.
"All my nervousness, irritability and
insomnia have disappeared and healthy,
natural sleep has come back to me.
But what has been perhaps the great
est surprise to me is the fact that
with the benefit to my general health
has come a remarkable improvement
in my eye-sight.
IF a good appetite, good digestion,
good eye-sight, strong nerves and an
active brain are to be desired, can,
say from my own experience, use
Grape-Nuts and Postum" Name given
by Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich.
Read the little book, The Road to
Wellville," in pkgs. There's a reason"
Ever read the above letter. A ntkY
one appears from time to time. Thet
are genuine. true, and fall of human
Interest. rsa ts'dst y slfstrss.-t =
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-03-14
HUIIzNP or "ZhIE CHI Or /AF MN"
HNz//E EHIYG" %hHR71V EDEW"E|C

| I've come to go you another 1utter
at that hand game. Here's a likely
place"
Slosson smiled and accepted. The
two men faced each other. the elbows
of their right arms on the counter, the
hands clasped. Slosson's hand quick
ly forced backward and down.
You're the first man that ever sue
ceeded in doing It," he said. Let's
try 1t again"
Sure" Daylight answered. And
don't forget, son, that you're the first
man that put mine down. That's why
| lit out after you today"
Again they clasped hands, and
again Slosson's hand went down. lie
was a broad-shouldered. heavy-mus'
cled young giant. at least half head
taller than Daylight. and he frankly
expressed his chagrin and asked for a
third trial. This time he steeled him
self to the effort, and for a moment
the issue was in doubt. With flushed
face and set teeth he met the others
strength till his cracking muscles
failed him. The air exploded sharply
from his tensed lungs, as he relaxed
in surrender. and the hand dropped
Imply down.
You're too many for me-" he con-
fessed. II onlyShope you'll keep out
Of the hammer-throwing game"
Daylight laughed and shook his
head.
I'VE might compromise. and each
stay in his own class. You stick to
hammer-throwing, and I'll go on turn
ing down hands"
But Slosson refused to accept de-
feat.
Say" he called out, as Daylight
and Dede, astride their horses, were
preparing to depart. "Say-do you
mind If l look you up next year? I'd
like to tackle you again"
Sure, son. You're welcome to a
futter any time. Though | give you
fair warning that you'll have to 60
some. You'll have to train up, for I'm
blowing and chopping wood and break
ing colts these days"
Now and again, on the way home
Dede could hear her big boy-husband
chuckling gleefully. AS they halted
their horses on the top of the divide
out of Bennett Valley. in order to
watch the sunset, he ranged alongside
and slipped his arm around her waist
Little woman" he said, you're
sure responsible for 1t ALL And leave
1t to you, If all the money in creation
is worth as much as one arm like that
when it's got a sweet little woman
like this to go around"
Daylight's steadfast contention wai
that his wife should not become cook
waitress, and chambermaid because
she did not happen to possess a house
hold of servants. On the other hand
chaflng-dish suppers In the big living
room for their camping guests were 6
common happening, at which times
Daylight allotted them their chores
and saw that they were performed
For one who stopped only for the
night 1t was different. Likewise Il
was different with her brother, bach
from Germany, and again able to ST
a horse. On his vacations he became
the third In the family, and to hin
was given the building Of the fires
the sweeping, and the washing Of the
dishes.
CTo BE CONTINUED)
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-03-14
Perverslty of Nature

His father was busy and had eau
toned him not to ask foolish ques-
tions, so he said to the boy when he
came into the room:
AS long as this isn't fool question,
what is it,"
And this is what the boy PROFOUND
ed:
when you've sore throat, dad.
and it hurts you to swallow, why do
you want to swallow all the time?"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-03-14
MAKING Good.

Sire" expostulated Nero's conf
Dental adviser, what do you propose
to do to rehabilitate this burning city
of Rome so that its inhabitants will
not hold the devastating conflagrat;on
against you?"
"Oh, fiddle!" retorted Nero.
Which he did.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-03-14
Awful.
as my hat on straight"
mo. One eye shows. Life.

To Dyspeptics Others have found
steady course of Garfield Tea pleasant
means of regaining health. Why not you!
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-03-14
The Club at Midnioht.

INC SIup at "IuH'9Ht'
"He is model husband"
who says SOP"
"He does. He told me so at the
club at midnight last night"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-03-14

A vain woman would rather hear
her complexion praised then her ysr-
tues.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-02-26
Easy to Find Out

Does your father object 10 kiss
ing?"
IL don't know. Shall I tell him that
you would like to kiss him?"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-02-26
They All Do.

An enthusiastic citizen, on the verge
OF a trip to Europe. was rejoicing over
the fact and descanting on the pleas
ures to come:
How delightful 1t will be-" said he
to his wife, ito tread the bounding
billow and inhale the invigorating
oxygen of the sea! The sea! The
boundless seal | long to see 1t! To
breathe in, great draughts of lifegiv-
ing air. shall want to stand every
moment of the voyage on the prov
of the steamer within my mouth open"
You probably viii, dear" inter
rupted his wife, encduragingly. that's
the way all ocean travellers do
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-02-26
Tact

A miner got killed, and a tactful
associate was delegated to break the
new TO the widow.
So the tactful fellow called at her
house and said:
with your golden hair. blue eyes
and pink,and-white complexion, ma'am.
you'd break every heart In town II
you wore widows weeds"
The young woman laughed and
blushed for pleasure.
"Oh, go on" said she.
And you are o widow, too," said
the tactful miner quickly, selling his
chance. "Bill's legs and arms was
Just blown of in an explosion. But
by Jimminy, ma'am, amt you goin' to
look good in black, thought"