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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1913-08-01
BIRD FRIENDS OF GARDENER
But for Their Consumption Of insects
Cultivation Would Be Practically
Impossible.

Mr.. Treadwell, Of the Boston So
ciety Of Natural History, reports that
he gave young robin sixty-eight
angle or earth worms in one day. A
young crow will eat twice its weight
of cut-worms day. Think what this
means to the gardener. Gould We
grow anything at all without the help
of the birds?" exclaimed a gardener
when told Of It,
In the crop Of night-hawk were
found 500 mosquitoes. That bird did
the duty Of ten score screens. Think
of the discomfort. to say nothing Of
the disease, he prevented
In view OF these facts. one ID a
most willing to accApt the statement
of a wellknown French scientist who
has asserted that without birds to
check the ravages Of insects human
life would vanish from this planet In
the space Of nine years. But for the
vegetation the insects would perish;
but for the insects the birds would
perish; and but for the birds vegeta
ton would be destroyed. Nature has.
therefore. formed a delicate balance
Of power which cannot be disturbed
without bringing great loss and un.
happiness to the world.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1913-08-01
ONE IDEA OF PHILANTHROPY
Carmen sylvia Says II she Had {
Million She Would Build Vast
Cathedral.

What curious ideas some people
have on the subject Of philanthropy.
Carmen Sylvia, queen Of Roumania. il
the latest to answer that ancient
question, What would you do If you
we're millionaire?" She would build
a vast cathedral with chapels in 1t
for every religion, and abe would also
build an art school. AS it is only .
very small minority of people who
ever go to church or chapel, and those
Mat do go are usually Of the more
comfortable classes, 1t is to be feared
that Carmen Sylva's million would not
go very far to lessen human misery.
Most people have asked themselves
what they would do II they were mill
lionaires, but the wiser among them
have contented themselves with say
ing what they would not do. A reso-
luton to give nothing to any religious
or charitable Organizations. with .
very few exceptions is q fairly safe
one. since both religion and charity
are incompatible with organization
The greatest delight Of wealth is in
its opportunities for individual and
beneicent contact with ones fellow
men. for there can be little true char
ity without individual contact between
giver and receiver. Among the
schemes for spending a million we
should be disposed to place that Of
Carmen Sylvia at the bottom OF the
list-and then some.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1913-08-01
NO GAY WIDOWS LIVE HERE
When Husband Dies In Madagascar
His Wife Is Subjected to Many
Cruel Treatments.

There are no gay widows in NADIA
gascar-not, at least. for one year
after the husband has died In NADIA
gascar, on the death Of any man OF
position, on the day Of the funeral the
wife is placed in the house dressed all
n her best clothes and wearing her
silver ornaments, of which in general
she possesses q considerable quantity.
There she remains until the rest OF
the house have returned from the tn
neral.
As soon as her relatives return they
begin to revile her in most abusive
language and tell her that It Is her
fault that she has been stronger than
her husband and that she Is really the
cause of his death. They proceed to
tear the ornaments from her ears and
neck and arms and give her a cloth
and a spoon with a broken handle and
dish with the foot broken OF. Her
hair II disheveled and she Is covered
With a coarse mat, under which she
remains all day long and can only
leave at night. And she may not speak
to snyone who goes into the house.
Neither is she allowed to wash her
face or hands. but only the tips Of
her fingers.
All this the Madagascar widow en-
dures for year, or at least for eight
months, and even when this Is over
her time for mourning Is not ended
for a considerable period.
The last straw consists Of the fact
that she is not allowed to go home to
her own relations until she has been
first divorced by her husbandb family.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1913-08-01
Constantine the Great.

Constantine l., known in history az
Constantine the Great, was born A. D.
2SS. at ancient Naissus, modern Nish.
in what is now Servia. He had an
eventful life. one story being that
while on a march at the head of his
army he was SO impressed by the
vision Of flaming cross in the sky
at MONDAY that he was converted to
Christianity. adopting for his motto
In hoe signo vinces" (By this sign
shalt thou conquer). He became EN-.
peror Of Rome In 306 A. D.. and wheth-
er a Christian or not he was a great
ruler. treated the Christians literally.
made Christianity the state religion.
and received Christian baptism short.
~ before his death. It was he who.
In S32 A. D., removed the seat of en-
pire from Rome to the east and found
ed Constantinople, to which he gave
his name. Constantinepolts. city OF
Constantine. His liberality toward
the Christians did not extend to Jews,
FOR he issued an edict imposing the
leath penalty on those who embraced
the Jewish faith, and another order
ing the death penalty for any Jew who
should marry Christian.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1913-08-01
HuSsiA's REAL FELLOW PERIL
c~iftinq Sands Make Desert Of 1000
Acres of Fertile Farm Lands
Every Year.

THE great enemy comes from the
,sst. Our yellow peril does not ap-
near In human shape. 1t comes In a
much more dangerous and insinuating
,orm than Mongol invasion. Slowly
INIT surely 1t is advancing upon US and
it's vanguard has already reached the
gates of Kieff."
Thus spoke some years ago, Vladt
mir Solovitch, the well-known Russian
scientist. who forAsaw the danger to
Russian agriculture Of the drifting
masses of sand which are being stead.
. ily blown across some Of the most
fertile parts of Southern Russia
The urgent nature Of the danger Il
once more emphasized by General
Mistchenko, the commander-in-chief
Of the Don Cossacks, who has made
4 report to the ST. Petersburg govern
meut In which he points out that
every year 1000 square miles of fertile
land In the Don Province and 1900
SQUARE miles In the government OF
Astrakhan are being swallowed up by
the invader and rendered unit for
cultivation.
During the past year, the Drifting
| masses have done the greatest damage
within living memory. One large agri.
I cultural colony in the Don region has
had to emigrate IN westward direc
ton for the fourth time in fifty years
General Mistchenko urgently advo
| Gates afforestation as the only way
to stem the spread Of the sand plague
The cost, it is figured, would only
amount to a fraction Of the $760.00C
which is now lost every year to Rus
! sian agriculture.-New York Gun.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1913-08-01
PIerpont Morean's Fairy Palace.

Pierpont Morgan's wonderful house
IN Princes Gate differed little on the
outside from Its neighbors, merely two
houses rolled into one, but its interior
suggested nothing so much as the fairy
palace Of Aladdin. In the hall spring
was pressed and part of one of the
walls fell away" In the approved
style. You walked down into base
ment, which at first sight resembled
nothing so much as one of the lowel
decks on large liner. Ranged along
the walls we're what appeared to be
number Of safes, but they were really
doors opening into small rooms, into
each Of which a particular portion Of
Mr.. Morgan's collection had beer
brought There were rooms for Eng
lish silver, for porcelain and fol half
dozen other objects dart No one whC
was ever fortunate enough to be shown
round by Mr.. Morgan himself can for
get the experimentation Bvsta n-i-4'
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1913-08-01
ALL FOR THE SAKE OF BETSY
When Col. ]. J. Astor Jeopardixed
Hio Yacht and Passengers
for a Dog.

Some years ago Col. J. J. Aston and
his yacht Nourmahal and his son,
Vincent. we're 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. Il
was a 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 waa
tn very large pink letters and the
rest waa comparatively modest type.
When the Nourmahal was reported
lost the papers began to talk about
sending out searching expeditions
The government dispatched cruises
TO search for Aston. Now Richard
Barry tells the story Of that episode
for the first time. "Astor was very
fond Of his pet dog" says Barry. 1.-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
TIL take Betsy off and give her q
run 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 to stretch
her ieRa Ttnaln tAAA
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1913-08-01
Mercury Poisoning.

II would suggest" says a doctor
shat, whenever persons are found t.
have swallowed bichloride of mercury
several eggs be forced down thei
Threats. The albumen in the eggs vii
form a chemical compound with thu
mercury, which will be insoluble. TheI
the poison will pass out through thu
intestines or be vomited by the vic
tim. 1t is always good thing t.
pump out the stomach first or to In
duce vomiting Many times 1t Is neces
sary to act quickly If the life Of thu
person is to be saved, and it take'
time for a physician to arrive on thu
scene. Bichloride of mercury will no
produce painless death. 1t is poi
son that paralyzes the liver. 1t eat
through the walls Of the stomach, AM
the victim generally dies in grea
agony" - Des Moines Register ant
Leader.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1913-08-01
Gloves.

The origin of gloves ia very ancient
Some authorities assert that they were
known In Bible times, from references
made to shoes" which were though,
to be identical with gloves The first
clear account of gloves comes, how.
ever, from Xenophon This writer
speaks Of the Persians wearing gloves
on their hands to protect them from
the cold. Homer describes Laertes
working in his garden with gloves
upon his hands to protect them from
the thorns, and Varro mentions this
apparel as being worn by the Romans
Gloves have been tokens of solemn and
important things from the ninth cen
fury. They were adopted as rite OF
the church, and later the transferring
Of lands or titles was always attended
with the presentation Of gloves. Ii
the eleventh century the method Of
challenging to single combat by throw
ing down q glove was instituted, ant
this custom still remains in some coun
tries
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1913-08-01
INVENTOR Of CORN BROOM
Levl Dickinson, Native Of Connecticut,
fs the Man to Be Accorded
the Honor.

although It is not generaliy
known" said manufacturer OF
brooms, ''the house broom, such as
the housewife uses. is comparatively
q recent invention. dating back to
1786. Before that time husk brooms
were used to sweep out the ovens and
splinter brooms. made of birch. were
used for everyday use. The present
broom industry might be said to have
had its beginning in Connecticut IN
1856, when Levi Dickinson, native
of Weatherfield. went to Hadley car
rying with him q new kind OF corn
seed which he showed his friends, say
ing that when full grown 1t would
mako better brooms than ever had
been made The Hadley women
laughed at him, but despite this, DICK
inson was not discouraged, but har-
vested his first crop of broom corn.
managed to scrape the seed from the
brush with q knife and hoe. after
which he made his brooms. He made
the complete broom. including the
handles, and grew his own fax for the
Irvine. the whole costing him little.
Believing. that his neighbors would re-
fuse to buy the new kind OF broom.
Dickinson in 1898 peddled his brooms
in williamsburg, Ashfield and Con-
way. The next year he carried them
to Afttsbdrg. The new brooms took.
for as soon as housewives found now
much better they were over the old
husk or birch broom they would buy
no other. Other men went into the
business and new industry was born
in Hadley. Dickinson lived until 1S45.
long enough to see the Hadley or corn
broom In use all over the country
and the same broom. with improve
menta. is still in USE"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1913-08-01
Two Strehuout lixea.

Clovis Hughes, the French Journalist,
poet and duelist, filed his fifty-five
years Of life with sufficient excitement
to make him worthy of special men
ton. One Of his claims to distinction
was that he had engaged in a French
duel which resulted fatally-for the
other man. He was a tempestuoua
radical and was once suspended FROM
the chamber Of deputies for insulting
remarks to the president, which did
not at all curb him. He wrote a mum.
Der Of novels, poems and plays in
which he sought to spread socialistic
propaganda, and he wrote preten
hous five act drama in verse called
lie Sommeil de Danton' C'"The Sleer
of Danton'). which was produced al
the Opera Comique His wife contrib
uted her share Of excitement by killing
a public official In the palace Of justice
because of an alleged insult Before
she was tried she wrote and acted "La
Vegeance de Nine. Clovis Hughes
The play depicted her sensational act
and represented her as triumphantly
exonerated by the court When hel
trial came the court did as predicted
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1913-08-01
Doctor Could Not Forete,l Future.

When David Lloyd-George was q
year old his life nearly ended. He
was seized with Group one winters
night at Haverfordwest where his par.
ents lived, and his mother had to hur-
ry through the snow to find a doctor.
The physician arrived when the batl
was almost at his last gasp and barely
succeeded in pulling him through thu
attack. Many years later at Cardiff
the same doctor came up to the pres.
ent chancellor Of the exchequer, at
ter a meeting. and told him Of this in
cident, adding that as he went home
that winters night he had wondered
whether it had been really worth
while to save the baby's life. since
there was no prospect before the baby
but the life Of an agricultural laborer.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1913-08-01
HE FOLLOWED HER ORDERS
Nurse Finds That Chinese Are Literal,
but Experiment. Proves /.
Costly. !

i've always heard that the Chinese
were literal" said trained nurse.
Last week l satisfied myself on that
subject. As l was hurrying on for 81
few days rest made up two brown
paper parcels, which happened to bel
about the same size In one was al
bunch of collars and cuffs for the!
Chinese laundry. was to leave thisl
on my way out
The other package contained 81
yard of blue velvet and two hand
some feather ornaments. My milh-
ner was to call for these and have
my hat ready for me on my return.
Starch! Stiffi' said to the
Chinaman as pointed to my package
and hurried out. Four days later. on
my return, I stopped on the way from
the station, presented my check, paid
A cents, and came home with my
package.
There was my millinery payceI
still uncalled fori decided to fasten
the trimmings on another hat and
opened the paper, only to have tall
out my collars and cuffs, which I
thought had been at the laundry.
Naturally. It took but q few min
utes to open the package I'd just
brought from the laundry. Yes. the
Chinese are literal! My velvet and
my two feathers were starched as sttd
and ironed as smooth as though they'd
been the shiniest Of hneni They
were ruined past hopei
II took them to Mr.. Lamdryman.
He shook his head sadly but firmly.
"'You say. "Starchi Starch stiff"
he repeated My "A cents was gone
and my velvet and feathers ruined.
But had fully proved that the Chi
nese are literali"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1913-08-01

Metals sufIe1 from contagious dis
eases analogous 10 those living be
ings. Among these diseases one OF the
most striking is that called tin pest. :
Sometimes q block. plate. or model
Of tin attacked by this disease crum
bles and falls into dust, and sometimes
warty. protuberances appear on the
surface Of the metal. Various Other
metals suffer from disease that man
TESTS itself by Q spontaneous recrys
utilization. The most remarkable
cases occur with lead and hard-drawn
brass. These diseases are not due. as
has been thought. simply to moisture.
Temperature plays part In produc.
ing them. The most extraordinary
fact. perhaps, is that the 'tin pest" is
capable Of spreading by contagion.-
Harper's Weekly.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1913-08-01

United States Consul Hanna a
cAefsstswn, New daianA, presents the
following - / SURF exemption from
damage M cockreaeAss. wood eats
and other destructive insects. He
savs that books painted with eosh'
pound oonsfsting Of onehah ounce
Of corrosive sabhmata. one ounce &
oarboltc aodd and two pints Of methyl
eted sp4z4ts every hrSs "a sf1 months
IRE essmpt hom the Savases Of veH
ms4, vAskA~ u ths TROPICS or In
sooa9 edmstsR 70 make the formula
Mapoughh e0eot1ve. hs says that ths
boolEs GhoeM b painted all ever the
1nhsAAa vha 1ossA and inside thor
WGAA - - saaa a 10Th back And
ADUe apsVEA ~ DAT WITH tAis trso$
nsn4 - noA valuable asehiyes ssa
y Aee = good nsaAittaA
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1913-08-01
A Rouoh Ina

Can you build me q piano and
leave the bark on the woodf"
! II guess 3d." opined the plano man.
Il want 1t for my hunting lodge
We rough It up there. you know"
Gentleman Farmer.
The farmer who once welcomed the
HShtning rod operator as q friend of
mankind is moving to town now, and
languidly supervising the filling OF his
acres from an automobile. One Of
these vicarious husbandmen, estab-
hshed In an Indiana county seat,
found 1t difficult to employ his newly
acquired leisure. The automobile
had not proved itself a toy of unal-
'loyed delight and the feet that had
followed unwearied the hayrake and
,plow faltered upon the treads of the
mechanical piano. He began to alter
nate motor flights with more deliber-
ate drives behind a handsome team Of
blacks- The eyes Of the town under.
tater fell in mortal envy upon that
;teA1h and he sought to buy it. The
tired husbandman felt that here, In
deed, was an opportunity to find light
|gent1emanly occupation, while at the
same time enjoying the felicities Of
urban life. 70 he consented to the use
OF his horses, tut with the distinct
understanding that he should be per
united to drive the hearse.-N ereditb
JefcAolGpn n The Atlantic.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1913-08-01
Ideas In HEATING,

A church is successfully heated In
Nuremburg by large number Of
small units. A long tube heater IL
placed near the floor in front Of the
seat and along the back Of the follow
ing pew. which acts as foot warmer.
The electric heating tube II a three
inch iron pipe which contains small
er tube wound with resistance wire.
At each pew II switch for cuttipg
out the heater. and al the separate
wires from the heaters run to con-
nection boxes placed 1t different
points under the door. A perforated
hon apok ret runs a1oag shove each
hnAaA m clmuA - . 0un11ng -
p1lyee 11D - - 1aaQA - 1sD
441Eb4
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1913-08-01

,@--~urss coast, ana betsy began to
howl for a frolic. The captain pro
tested that the coast line was insult
GENTLY charted, and that the Nourma-
hal was in-danger of being wrecked II
he was obliged to run in too near.
mo matter said Astor. Betsy
isn't happy
80 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 on. But he didn't care. He
was fond Of Betsy-and Betsy had
her run"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1913-08-01
AwI.e Child Know. n, Own Fat

A'Wise Child Knows Ne Own Father
In Portland, Ore. there is q certain
well-known automobile man who has
a very bright and charming little
daughter, aged five Little Dorothy
rides about with papa quite bit, but
1t has never occurred to the fond
father that she was absorbing any
thing but fine quality Of fresh air
and sunshine. However. one after
noon Dorothy went with mamma to q
matinee performance OF the comic
opera variety. During the initial
features Of the performance she sat
quietly by her mother. apparently
rather bored. but when the ballet ap-
peared-girls in sparkling waists.
gauzy skirts. and cleaning tights
Dorothy came to life She gazed at
the spectacle with intense interest
for few minutes. then. turning to
her mother, exclaimed: "Oh. my, how
papa would enjoy thisi"-Life.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1913-08-01
Late Trial for Witchcraft.

A trial for witchcraft and sorcery
occurred In England in 1881. This
was the trial Of the F1etchers. who
we're famous clairvoyants. crystal
gazers and mesmeristsEwho gave
seances to which the whole fashion
able world flocked. They induced
Mrs. Hart Davis to give them jew
ielry and lace to the value Of 10000.
and when proceedings were taken
against them fed to America The
husband managed to escape arrest.
but Mrs. Fletcher was brought back
to England. indicted under the old
statute of witchcraft and sorcery. and
sentenced to IL months Imprisonment
with hard labor.-London Chronicle.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1913-08-01
storekeepers In Difficulties.

A number OF shopkeepeN Wers
summoned at the Grimsby police court
recently for contravening the ciosins
order under the shops act. Thsy com
planned that they had difficulty In un.
Outstanding What they could and
could not sell One of the defendants
admitted selling soap to man who
vas very dirty. Thinking cleanliness
sas next to godlinese. let him have
! packet said the defenda&t-LoH
3nn Nail
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1913-08-01
Huge Electric Furnaces.

II Il expected that the electrical Tn
nzces Of the American Iron and Steel
company, at Lebanon. Pa win be In
full operation IN the course Of year.
The furnaces VIII be Of from 20 to Is
tons capacity, and be the largest plant
pant Of the kind in the country. There
viii also be standard blooming and
billet mills, with an annual capacity
Of 80, 900 tons.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1913-08-01
Ona Good Point

laws delay. It Is a good thing some
times"
I'D like to know how"
people who foolishly apply for .
divorce think better OF II and make
up." ~
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1913-08-01
More Convenient.

Does a certain sublimated and oh
jective altruism ever move your"
no: we generally Use n couple of
big motor trucks.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1913-08-01
Decorations.

"Why do you think so much of heins
decorated? 1t doesn't give you ability
mo, but it makes people think |
have some "-f'ele Meia
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1913-08-01
The Crisis.

Randall When did he first amount
to anything? Rogers When he first
realized that he didn't amount to any
thing. - Life.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1913-08-01

Hs Was the Hungry Ono.
Whats the trouble at your housef"
Hunger strike for . new bonnet :,
your wife refuses 10 ea&fs
NO, he setqs4 q qa0R. i
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1913-08-28

b i u
Methodist Church Preaching
first, second and third Sundays
each month II a. m. and TOO p. M.
Sunday school 10 a. m. every Sab
bath. Epworth League 700 p.
m. every Sunday, Mid-week
prayer service 7:00p. m. every
Thursday. Woman's missionary
society 8 p. m. Monday after each
first Sunday. Ladies' Bible study
class 4 p. m. every Monday.
Public invited and strangers well
omed. w. A. WIER.