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The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1912-01-18
WHEN THE DITCH COMES THRU

When first I saw Milk River Valley,
! was very much impressed,
With conditions principally,
The Reclamation project ('jest'O
Soon hastenel to a dealer with investment in view,
10 get rich alluvia bottom before the ditch
thru.
Wonder bound, stood and listened,
10 the tales of untold wealth,
That to the settler, destined
Greater than could gain by stealth;
So L took quarter section, broke land, built
cabin, too
Then waited IN waiting till the ditch thru
Then wrote my sweetheart Anna,
Set forth the joys of country life,
Asked her to to Montana,
10 come and be rancler's wife;
She answered sweetly. '"This I'll do
I'll go when the ditch comes thru"
The season passed, crop would grow,
Then came winters sleet and storms;
Raging blizzards and drifting snow;'
But me these did not alarm,
For my faith was firm, thought knew,
Next year the ditch would thru.
Sometimes envied the poor drylander,
For they would at least get back their seed;
While allow my stock to wander,
cannot grow enough for feed.
Oh yes it's tough l tell to you
But just wait till the ditch comes thru.
Years have passed and still I'm hopeful
That my troubles soon will cease,
Oh, that time, won't it be joyful?
When crops will grow and dun's will cease;
tell the duns, this now I'll do
Pay you when the ditch comes thru.
Gee, I'm getting tired waiting
For that longtime promised land;
My strength is gone; my frame is wasting,
AS I toll amidst the sand;
Twenty was when first l started, I'm close
[eghty-two,
Yet I'm hopeful and I'm waiting till the ditch thru
Yes, I'm getting old and Feeble
Gone is hope, and youth, and pride;
l want to ask while I'm able,
10 be buried on that steep hillside.
Where can see, if Gabriel and his angel crew,
Will arrive before the ditch comes thru.
Ha! they prate of Reclamation
And renewing of the soil,
Can they reclaim my wasted manhood?
And years I've spent in frutess toll?
know their answer I'll tell it you,
It's WAIT, till the ditch comes thru.
Can they give me back my sweetheart,
OF the days of long gonel years?
Tho full of hope twas hard to part;
Oh. those were bitter parting tears.
Yes while she lived she yet true
And I'll meet her yet ere the ditch comes thru.
On the day of Resurrection,
If resurrect they will;
In this valley of stagnation,
Where in the summers heat we grill
will ask the Grand Recorder
When he assigns me what to do,
To be and watch and tell when the ditch comes
thru.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1912-11-15
MARRIED AND DIDN'T KNOW 1T
New Indian Agent Got Into Predica-
ment Through Ignorance OF
Native Custom.

On the old Rosebud Indian reserva-
ton, in South Dakota, they still
laugh over the peculiar predicament
into which a new Indian agent once
got himself.
The agent, an unqualified tender.
foot" was inspecting an Indian school.
Noticing that as soon as he entered
the room every girl present brought
her hair forward over her face, he
asked the teacher to tell them to
throw it back so that he might see
their faces But this they refused to
do, until, after much urging, one girl
did finally uncover her face.
After school was over, the agent
wondered at the strange actions Of the
girl who had uncovered her face. She
followed him to his house, entered
after him, and set about getting his
dinner. AS he spoke no Sioux, and
she no English, he could get no ex-
PLANTATION from her.
Finally, to his relief, the teacher
rode MP. Shaking with laughter. he
asked the agent how he liked his new
wife! Then the latter understood
what he had done. In certain tribes
of the Sioux Indians all man needs
do in order to get a wife is to induce
a girl to uncover her face. The agent
had proposed in the usual way-and
been accepted.
In vain did the agent plead that he
already had wife in the east; there
| was only one way to get out Of 1t.
1t cost him the equivalent Of fourteen
ponies to persuade the Indian girls
| father to take her back again.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1912-11-15
ALL FOR THE SAKE OF BETSY
When Col. J. J. Astor Jeopardlzed
His Yacht and Passengers
for Dog.

Some years ago Col. J. J. Astor and
his yacht Nourmahal and his SON.
Vincent, were reported lost at sea-
the New York correspondent of the
Cincinnati Times-Star recalls. Every
one got excited about it-especially
in New York newspaper offices. It
was New York newspaper, you may
remember. which ran this headline
over the story of the wreck Of the
Titanic: "Col. John Jacob Aston Lost
at Sea; Two Thousand Others Also
Drowned"
The Astor part of the headline was
in very large pink letters and the
rest was comparatively modest type.
When the Nourmahal was reported
lost the papers began to talk about
sending out searching expeditions.
The government dispatched cruiser
to search for Astor. Now Richard
Barry tells the story of that episode
for the first time. "Astor was very
fond Of his pet dog" says Barry. ''The
pet dog hated the sea. The second
day out on the cruise the dog began
to NOPE. Astor told the captain of
the yacht to point her nose for shore,
I'll take Betsy off and give her q
rum said the master of millions.
"They landed that day on the
Caroline shore and Betsy got her run.
But one run wasn't enough for her.
Each day, as they voyaged south,
Betsy was taken on land tc{NNretch
her legs. Finally they wer Pr the
Honduras coast. and Betsy IN to
howl for a frolic. The o.ptatn pro-
tested that the coast linefwas INSULT
GENTLY charted, and that the Nourma-
hal was in danger Of being wrecked II
he was obliged to run in too near.
"'No matter said Aston. Betsy
isn't happy
$50 they put in, and shelved the
Nourmahal on a rock, and every one
north of Panama became violently ex-
cited because it wasn't possible to
hear from the Astors, and 1t cost the
yacht owner a good many dollars to
get her off, But he didn't care He
was fond of Betsy-and Betsy had
her run"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1912-11-15
State Healed Financially

Richmond, Va, Nov. 5.-That the
commonwealth OF Virginia was never
in such a prosperous condition
financially in its history as 1t finds
itself at the end of the fiscal year,
October /, 1912, was conclustveiy
shown in the annual report OF Second
Auditor Roswell c. Page, which ne
submitted to Governor Mann this
week.
Standing out in bod relief as one
of the most gratifying features OF the
report will be the fact that.the century
act of 1892 was anticipated to the ex
tent of 81, 912, 400. That act required
a certain amount-one-half per cent
on century bonds and the same
amount on ;Riddleberger bonds' be
paid annually, beginning March l.
1910, and the figures given by Auol-
tor Page show by what leaps ala
bounds the state anticipated the re-
quirements.
The report Will show that there are
now outstanding s97S,975 l3 OF the
loans made from the literary fund 70
the school district boards of the state
and gives thssvery hopeful statement
that during the last twelve months
there was paid to the state on &C.
count of the school loans Sl9, o47 IL OF
of the principal and s2S, q in IN
interest. which, OF course, means IN
terest upon the whole loan. Audi
tor Page also shows that the retired
teachers fund holds $50. TOO OF IN
vested funds, an increase OF Ss,4oo
over the holdings of 1911.
The report will give very sasls-
factory statements regarding the
Miller fund and the sinking fund.- ou'
most satisfactory Of all the gratifying
intelligence that the states debt mas
been reduced in the past year to S3io'-
sic. 65-something for Virginia TO De
proud of.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1912-11-15

DR.. Paul Walt Ell, of Riga
Russia, predicted at Chicago,
as. week, that the next great
feat of chemistry will be the
making of eggs from air. He
said: Prof. Berthsen, of Ger
many, has already succeeded in
making the simple compound
nitrogen and hydogen. This
shows that We will be able to
n axe more complex compounds
An egg is complex compound
OF nitrogen, OXYGEN, sulphur land
hydrogee.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1912-11-15
The Woodstock Normal Training
High School Opens Monday,
SeDtember 9th,

This school offers two courses: tie
regular high school course and the
normal training course. The former
prepares for college; the latter for
teaching. These courses are of equal
rank, each requiring twenty units for
graduation. Students entering either
course will be given reasonable credit
for high school work done elsewhere.
Graduates in the normal training de-
partment will receive certificate good
for three years. With satisfactory
experience and the examination on the
History of Education, this certificate
may later be extended from time to
time for periods of FIVE years, making
it practically life certificate.
For further information, write
c. V. SHOEMAKER, Principal,
or MARY ". BLANCHAD, Director,
aug-30-tf
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1912-11-15
An Irishman passed a shop

An Irishman passed a shop
where a notice was displayed
saying that ever ything was sold
by the yard. Thinking to play
a Joke on the shopman; he enter
ed and asked for a yard of milk.
The shopman, not in the least
taken aback, dipped his finger
in a bowl of milk and drew a
line a yard long on the counter.
Pat, not wishing to be caught in
his own trap, asked the price.
Sixpence," said the shopman.
All right, sor. Roll it up;
I'll take it,"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1912-11-15

We also handle other UP-TODATE Implements, The On
taro Grain Festilzer Drill, Double Dice Harrows, Land
Rollers Full and Complete Lime Listers, Ober Swifts
and Roysters Fertilizers and Grain Seeds. We will treat
your ght. SHENAN DOAH FAKEkS UNlON.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1912-11-15
Foley
Kidney
Pills

Invest you money In the per cent
certificates of the Shen. Valley Loan
h Trust Co., Woodstock, Va. Sc
able semi-annually, and Certificates
redeemable any time after six months
no short notice.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1912-11-15

A six-year-old boy who was
rescued from drowning, was ask.
ed how he managed to keep afloat
till help reached him. just
KEPT my mouth shut and worked
my hands," was his reply.
People who can do these two
things, generally do manage to
keep afloat.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1912-11-15

Mrs. Matte Gamil, Chatham Hill,
Va, says:-'I want to advise all who
read this not to be without Foley's
Honey and Tar Compound in their
homes. My little girl was taken one
night with a severe attack OF Group,
but few doses promptly given her OF
Foley's Honey and Tar Compound re-
liesed her and she went quietly TO
Sleep" Schmitt's Drug Store.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1912-11-15
FLAGGED TRAIN WITH SHIRT.

FLAGGED IRAIN WITH Sd IKT.
Tearing his shirt from his back an
Ohio man tagged train and saved it
from {. wreck, but Ii L. Aston, RAJ
leigh, N. G., once prevented wreck
tn Electric Bitters. Il was in d
rrible plight when l began to use
them," he writes, my stomach, head
back and kidneys we're all badly at.
cted and my liver was in bad condi-
ton, bat four bottles of Electric Bit
ters made me feel like new man A
trial will convince you of their atch-
less merit for any stomach, liver or
kidney trouble. Price SOC at Walton
& SmOOt.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1912-11-15
ONLY 4 FIRE HERO

blu. e crowd cheered, as, with burn
ed hands, he held 10 small round
box, "Fellows!'' he shouted, ",his
Buck ems Arnica Salve | hold, has
every thing best for burns. Right !!
also for coils, ulcers, sores, pinples,
eczema, cuts, sp:ains. bruises Suresi
pile cure. 1t subdues Inflammation,
Il Is pain. Only 25c at Walton &
SmOOt.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1912-11-15

That's a terrible noise in the
nursery. Mollie," said her mis-
trtss. What is the matter?
Can't you keep the baby quiet p
"Surc. num-" replied Mollie,
Il can't keep him quiet unless [
let him make noiS."
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1912-11-15
CIDER and APPLE BUTTER

Ny cider and apple butter factory
will be operated Tuesday and We'd
nesday of each week, until the winter
apples come in, when I will run three
or four days each week.
Watch the advertisement in the
HERALD for any change.
A fine lot of barrels for sale.
Terms-Positively cash. no credit
will be given. / 81. HARRIS. aug -3O-t
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1912-11-15

Chas. Sable, 80 Cooke St, Roches-
t.r, N. Y, reports the result of his
t,king Foley Kidney Pills for his at
ac't of kidney and bladder trouble
81 must speak a good word of Foley
Hi iney Pills which used for severe
case of kidney and bladder trouble.
,ey gave me prompt relief and re-
com mend them at every opportunity.
S5nmitt's Drug Store.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1912-11-15
WANTED /!

To borrow $500. 90 or $4,000. 90 first
class security. Apply IT this Office.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1912-11-15
PORTO RICO,S NEW WONDER.

From far away Porto Rico come re-
norts of a wonderful new discovery
that is believed will vastly bened. the
neonle. Ramon T. Marchan, OF Bar
relooeta, writes "Dr. Kings New Dis
covery is doing splendid work here.
II cured me about five times OF terrible
coughs and colds, also my brother OF
a severe cold in his chest and more
than 20 others, who used it on my
advice We hope this great medicine
will yet be SOLD in every drug stove 10
Porto Rico" For throat and lungs
troubles it has no equal. A trial WI
convince you of It's merit. Que and
Sl.OO. Trial bottle free. Guaranteed
by Walton & SmOot.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1912-11-15

Hotel Elkton, of Elkton, Rocking
ham county, was sold Friday by the
Elkton Improvement Company to d.
C. Graham, of Bridgewster. and DR..
". A. Gordon, of Elkton, for sl0,-
900.
Evening star., 1912-11-10
TOURNAMENT WELL FILLED.
Capital City Club Attracts Large
Number of PLAYERS,

The special tournament rates granted
to checker players by the Capital City
Club has attracted a large number of
players to the tournament. Following is
a list of those who have announced their
intention Of participating in the general
tournament:
W. Blount, ]. c. Reagan, Thomas 3.
Kelley. John J. Lyons. William Gross.
r. G. Spiker, George r. Payne, William
F. Yates and j. Corners.
Charles A. Farquhar, w. B. Mundelle,
c. A. Weiss. G. A. Pumphrey. V. D. Gross
and H. r. Solomon are probable entries
in the championship checker tourney.
Checker players who wish to enter the
general tourney will be admitted on the
payment of 30 cents per month dues.
Many of the local checker experts are not
able to visit the club .often and do not
feel justified in maintaining a full men,
bership and the club has decided to offer
them this opportunity to get into the
game at a reasonable rate. Entries are
now being made and play will commence
soon.
A chess tourney arranged in two divi-
sions is scheduled to commence Tuesday
night. Eighteen players have entered
and in all games the opening known as
the Two knights defense will be used.
The class A players are not partlcipat-
ing in this event, preferring to conserve
their energy for the club championship
tourney. which the committee has de-
cided not to start until about January l.
The names of those who viii play in
the Two knights tourney follow:
Division A-Moikow, Webster. Roberts, Nal
com Peet Weeks. kistler. Mundelie. Wooiton.
Division B-Whitehorn, Purcell Kenney. Rob-
bins Rogers, Murphy. Stackhouse, Donaldson,
Baird.
division A plays Thursday night of each week
and division Tuesday nights.
Evening star., 1912-11-10
FIELD AND KENNEL
Count Whitestone's Descendants.

Over two years have passed since
Count Whitestone died, but II mas ohis
been within the past few weeks tnat
a record of his winning sons anu
daughters has been compiled II Is
incomplete, Of course. since many OF
his get are still in their prime. and
will be prominent factors In field trials
for several years to come. Up 10 the
present time sixty-five Of his get have
won in recognized field trials. and
among them they have won 1872 times
This record is far ahead OF any sire
In the past. and will probably never
be .approached in the future. Count
Whitestone's name first appeared as
winning sire In 1902. three Of his get
being placed In the trials Of that year,
and in the following year Pioneer.
generally conceded to be the best or
his sons began the splendid career that
was to culminate in his being crowned
national champion" in 1906. Each
wear added to Count Whitestone's fame.
He has sired four national champions
in Pioneer, Count Whitestone ii, Prince
whitestone and Commissioner. the win
ner in January last. His daughter,
La Besita, was the sensational Derby
winner of 1911. and since Master
Devereux. Benstone, Miss Hetty, Theo-
dore Whitestone. Paul Verdayne and
others or his descendants are In their
prime 1t requires no great stretch of
the imagination to predict that they
will place many more wins to the
credit OF this splendid dog. and the
writer will be greatly surprised If
these wins do not include bat least one
more championship.
Teasdale- Buckell, the we'll known Eng
lish authority on all subjects relating to
field dogs in the British Isles. is authority
for the statement that he once saw the
setter Sable Bondhu point stanchly a
pack" of grouse at a distance OF 400
yards. and has often seen him point at
200 yards Next.
The story is being told Of a wealthy
man who has recently built a palatlal
home near Sheridan Circle. that while on
a visit TO the gulf coast Of Texas last
winter he enjoyed some of the greatest
duck shooting he had ever known on one
of the ponds often found on the prairies
in that section. He was so enthusias-
tic over the sport that he commissioned
an agent to purchase the pond from the
ranch owner. The latter sent word that
the pond was in the center of a fourteen
lhundred-ac/ /npasIure. and the two would
Evening star., 1912-11-10
EASY FOR NOTRE DAME.
Scores AZ Points While St. Louis
Was Making 7.

ST. LOUIS, Mo, November 9.-Con-
sistent line smashes and brilliant end
runs by Berger and Eichenlaub, together
with the accuracy OF Capt. Dorais' toe,
gave Notre Dame a. points, while the
ST. Louis University eleven was able
to gather only today.
Three touchdowns and two kicked
goals in the first quarter started the
scoring for Notre Dame. Eichenlaub,
Berger and Pliska crossed the line, and
Dorais kicked the goals.
In the next period Dorais kicked a
goal from placement and 40 yards, and
drop-kicked another from the 25-yard
line. A touchdown by Eichenlaub and
a goal by Dorais added seven more. ST.
Louis scored a touchdown and kicked a
goal In this period.
Notre Dame scored it's last points in
the third period on touchdowns by
Berger and Pliska. and two kicked goals
by Dorais.
Evening star., 1912-11-10
LASKER IS KNOCKING
Try to Discredit New York
Havana Chess Tourney.
Mr.. FOX GOES TO BERLIN
Local Masters Absence Will Be Felt
in Chess Circles
Here.
Mr.. FOX GOES TO BERLIN

Some one in Germany who writes for
the same chess columns to which DR..
Lasker is a contributor is engaged in a
coming New York-Havana championship
tournament. The system employed is the
reverse or Chinese con- game of moe"
in rude. undiplomatic American.
knock" According to this inspired
scribe. 1t is doubtful If Schlechter, Tar
rasch. Maroczy, Bernstein and Vidmar
Will compete. AS letters of acceptance
have been received from all Of the invited
masters except Lasker himself Bern
stein and Vidmar, 1t is evident that these
foreign fairy tales are the inventions Of
some "close friend" of Lasker, put forth
IN the hope that some of the masters
invited may get "cold feet If they think
that any large proportion Of the worlds
best players may be absent from the
lineup.
The chess cafe. SO popular in Europe,
seems to have taken firm hold in New
York. Almost every restaurant on the
East Side has it's chess tables and the
Cafe des Beaux Arts has even gone so
far as to engage Jaffe to instruct and
entertain its patrons. There is always
something doing in these cafes, where
the invariable rule is to play for small
stake-1O cents Is the standard wager at
the Cafe Cosmopolitan, where half Of the
strongest players in New York have
been deyeloped-and where the visitor
can always find dozen opponents eager
for the fray.
Evening star., 1912-11-10
Inquisitive Fans.

Sporting Editor of The Star:
y man tries to steal second. The catcher
throws perfectly 10 second base and
would have caught the man stealing had
the second baseman held the ball. y
claims the second baseman gets the error.
b claims the base runner gets stolen
base and the baseman does not get an
error. Who is correct? j. LARK.
Either may be correct depending on
who is official scorer, as it is left entire
ly TO his judgment. 1t is not customary
to give the baSeman an error unless ne
makes the out and then drops the ball.
because good base runners often elude
being touched even when q perfect throw
beats them. In cases of doubt the base
runner is given the benefit OF the doubt
by most scorers.
Sporting Editor of The Star:
L. How Go Evers and Clcotte pronoun q
their names? >. Is Frank l.. Chances
right name lie Chance or La Chance. or
just Chance? ,. Did Rube Waddell play
with the Cubs years ago? II. +. +.
l. Pronounce Evers like the word ever
with an :" on it and Cicotte as IL
spelled seekott. . His right name is
Frank Leroy Chanpe. ;. Yes.
Sporting Editor of The Star:
If a pitcher starts to pitch a game and
is taken out in the second or third in
ming and the pitcher who relieves him
wins the game. does the pitcher that
started the game Scl circuit loi lIlt BdIHo
or discredit? FAN
Neither
Sporting Editor of The Star:
1. I'd like to know about something
that didn't happen. In recent SoX gama
in the ninth inning Easterly Went TO bat
for Cicotte and singled. In case they
hatted around who would have batted in
the pitchers place? =. How much money
did the losing players in the Philadelphia
series make? 3. Was Third Baseman
Boyle eligible? X T. u.
l. Unless Easteriy was taken out 10
let some one run for him he could bat
in the pitchers place again If run
ner was substituted for Easteriy, the
subrtInner could bat in Easterly's
place or the manager could put in any
other player who had not already been
in the game .. $50 each. 3. Yes. if he
was a member of the team previous to
August 81
Sporting Editor Star:
Will you please answer the following
questions: The correct score of tho
game of October 28,
1912 2-Wiether Jim Thorpe of the Car
Isle Indians missed two goals from
touchdown in said game. 3-The name
and address of the official scorer in said
game. L. ). -.
1-Carlisle. "a; Georgetown. 20.
2-One. d.
3-There is no such position.
Evening star., 1912-11-10
SYRACUSE BEATS LAFAYETTE.
Castle Scores Three Touchdowns and
Kicks -Four Goals.

EASTON, Pa. November 9.-Syracuse
bore down on Lafayette this afternoon
and when the final whistle was sounded
the score stood Syracuse. 80: Lafayette.
T. Castle OF Syracuse was big factor
In the game. scoring three touchdowns
and kicking four goals, making % points
for his team. The other touchdown was
made by Smith. Syracuse got two points
on safety. Lafayette started in strong.
scoring the first touchdown in the in
.itial period on a tumble of kicked ball.
Brown went over the line and Boyer
kicked the goal. After that the wearers
of the maroon and white were outclassed,
although they threatened another touch
down in the second period until for
ward pass went wrong. The lineup:
Evening star., 1912-11-10
cnortinr Editor Star:
HAPPY ST. JOHNS BOYS.
Stay-at-Homes Parade Annapolis
Streets Singing and Yelling.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ANNAPOLIS. Nd, November 9.-Ths
Cadet Corps of St Johns College went
wild with joy tonight upon learning OF
the triumph of the foot ball team in the
annual game with irginia Military In
stitute today. Forming i'm a body, the
students paraded through the streets OF
the city, singing songs and giving the
college yells. Little did local adherents
expect the team to win by such a decisive
margin ST. Johns Is now looking for
ward to glorious victory over their
rivals of Johns Hopkins in the annual
game next Saturday.