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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1913-05-30
A Trick With Numbers.

Choose any four consecutive num-
hers. as so. 81. 50 and SO. Multiply
them together, and the product may be
divided by "a. This will be found to
hold true for any four consecutive
numbers we may choose unless one Of
the numbers is "a or multiple OF "A.
such as 4S. ~. 96. etc In the same
way any FIVE consecutive numbers null
tiplied together may be divided by 100
unless one of the numbers Is l20 or
multiple Of 100 Exchange.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1913-05-30
To Entertain Children.

Several young mothers with small
children, who do not keep maids, are
following a novel plan of entertain
ment for the children and relief for
themselves Each Wednesday after
noon one of the mothers takes all of
the children to entertain for the aft
ernocn, which leaves the other moth
ers for that afternoon free for so
cial duties, matinee, shopping, or any
other pleasure or duty, and as it is
only once in four weeks that each
mother has all the children, it does
not become tiresome. The children
call it their party day, and most thor
oughly enjoy 1t. They usually make
q kindergarten afternoon of it, though
each mother follows her own inclina-
ton as to that. Simple refresh
ments are served, and the plan has
proved a great success.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1913-05-30
Profitable SwIndle Ended.

A curious fact about London sand
wichmen has been revealed in the
working Of the insurance act. The act
has spoiled little game which cer-
tain sandwichmen used to play with
great profit. A man would hire him
self to one employer and go off with
the boards. But he would merely de-
post them in some secret corner and
then 60 and offer himself to another
employer. In some cases this could
be worked several times over without
detection. In the evening the man
would deliver up the boards in the
order in which he had received them.
But the working Of the insurance act
gave the show away, for these plural
lists had to have an insurance card
for each employer.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1913-05-30
r.,,v snort on the Thames.

Snort on the Thames IN Lonuons
early days was more exciung .nan
boat racing. In the twelftn centuiy'
for instance, the young "bloods GU
loved a kind of tilt the bucket pas
time and delighted the spectators
Thus william Fitz-Stephens. CLERK "
Thomas a Beckett, on the rules Oh .ne
game: "In the Easter holidays 'hey
play at a game resembling na'a
engagement. A target Is hxeo 10 a
tree trunk. which is fixed in the mlaole
of the river, and In the PROV OF qua.
driven along by oars young uian
who is in it strikes the target "i.n
his lance. If in hitting 1t ne DreaAS
his lance and keeps his posltion un'
moved he gains his point ana attains
his desire, but If his lance De no,
shriyen he Is tumbled into the river
II is comforting to learn. however
that the rules then allowed bis frienos
to pick him up.-London Spectator.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1913-05-30

On March 81. lS49. the pilotboat
Coquetta cruising off Cape May. dis
covered a capsized schooner floating
bottom up. A boarding party put OF
to the wreck. and some Of the crew
climbed up on the rounded bottom
Suddenly rappings were heard on the
inside Evidently some one was i'm
prisoned In the hold Saws and axes
were brought. and Aele was cut In
the schooner's bottom. But the At
tempt at rescue brought swift disas
ter. The Imprisoned air that had sus-
tanned the eaptives rushed out and
the schooner began to sink rapidly. Al
the water rosa on the inside one o.
the doomed sailors struggled neal
enough to the hole to cry ont that
they were ave In all. one forward and
four aft The capsizsd vessel was the
Russell. and they had been prtsenes.
for dve dayA Then the water reach
ID his lips. and the would be rescuerz
scrambled into their yawi Is the Rus
sell sank. carrying the Eve men dow
With her.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1913-05-30
Tomorrow.

, Little Gertrude Of five summers nao
been living with her grandparents TOT
some time. One morning she asked
permission to go and spend the day AZ
the house of a friend, when grandma.
refusing to let her go that day. con-
soled her by saying that she could 30
tomorrow. The next morning found
Gertrude up bright and early. happy
in the expectation Of the PROMISED
visit. Shortly after breakfast she re-
minded grandma of her promise. when
she was again told that she would De
obliged to postpone her visit until to
morrow. Looking up quickly. her black
eyes flashing with disappointment, sne
said:
"Well, grandma, thought today was
tomorrow; you said it was yesterday.
National Monthly.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1913-05-30
A, Ancient Blast From Turkey.

The Corriere della Sera reproouce'
the text of a quaint document preserv.
ed In the state archives at vienna -
is the declaration of war sent by SUI
tan Mehemet ". to the Emperor Lev
pold in 1882. BE it known TO you
the successor Of the Caesars, 70 VIC
king of Poland and to your allies tnat
Mehemet, the glorious and omnipoteh.
emperor of the east and the west
is about to invade your paltry terri
tories. We shall bring 1,3OOooO SOL
diers, on horse and foot. to crush you
utterly and lay waste to all your w.
mains. We command you to await oul
coming in your residence in VIENNA
where it is our intention to have you
beheaded." The rest Of the mlsslVs
is devoted to a TRADE against John so
bieskit, who is promised lingering
death, preceded by elaborate ana hof
rible tortures.-LondOn Chronicle.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1913-05-30
SPIES HELP 70 WELLINGTON
Archkist u French War ONCE says
apanist, ohicers Betrayed tho
Great Napoleon.

An interesting statement was MADE
not long ago before the French Acad-
emile des Sciences Morales ct Poll
tiques, by M. Bonnal. archivist to the
French war Office. According to M
Bonnal, Dumouriez, coached" Yelling
ton from 1908 to 1874. and the latter
often reaped the benefit Of betrayala
by aristocratie French officers wns
had relatives In London.
NJ. Bonnal goes to the archives OF
the Spanish war Office, there to hunt
up confessions by Spanish officers IN
the service Of King Joseph Bonaparte
Of their own treason-some Of these
confessions recorded as early as 1910
under Ferdinand VII. Without any
sort Of shame they acknowledge then
that they betrayed Joseph to secret
agents Of Wellington.
In q time Of universal scare. Well
tmgton saw more clearly than anyone
this was his great merit-that Ma
poieon was fast using up the military
resources Of France. and, indeed. al
but its soil climate and genius, 'ane
firing out the latter. He managed L
keep Spain IN open sore In the enc
| my'S flank, and thus left hopes to tn
continental courts for the downfall o
the Corsioan II they could eoaleso'
against him.
|. N. Bonnal says that plans dictates
By Napoleon for his brother King 'o
seph's guidance were found by guerril
las and passed on to Wellington. Th
idea Of the lines Of Torres Vedras u
defend Lisbon has been placed to tn
credit Of that renowned captain. Thei
real author IL now discovered in tn
French Colonel Vincent, who knew tn
country and had served as . militar
engineer under Junot and Dupont. Hi
plans to fortify the Torres Vedra
hills vese stolen and sent to Wellinl
ton.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1913-05-30
BLESSING Of contentment.

Charles Teller, the Inventor Of cold
storage, was banqueted in Paris at
the age Of eighty-hve years.
Teller" said a New York CORE
spondent, has now been granted a
pension, but up to now he was poor
almost to the starvation point. He
could not even afford cold storage
food.
Il interviewed him on his poverty,
and he lit up the interview with an
epigram.
II was never really unhappy he
said, for learned the lesson of con
tsntment Contentment. you know. is
being satisfied with what you haven't
got"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1913-05-30
Annual Reunion, United Ccnfeder
ate Veterans, Chattanooga,
Tenn. Nav 27.20. 1913.

Account above occasion Southerr
Railway will sell greatly reduced
round trip fare tickets from principa'
points in Virginia, including Wash
ington. D. c.. to Chattanooga, Tenn.
on May oath, 10Th, 26th, 9th. 2Sth
final limit to reach original startiu,
point returning June 9Th, 1913 E.
tension of final limit granted to Jun.
25th. Specially arranged side trip
arranged from Chattanooga to poiat
In Alabama, Florida. Georgia, North
and South Carolina, Tennessee. Lou
isiana, Mississippi and Kentucky.
An excellent opportunity to trave
through 1.-THE Land OF the Sky" Yves
tern North Carolina Mountains
scenery most attractive at this time o
the year. For full particulars, fares
etc., call on nearest Asen
or write L. s. Brown, Gen. Agt., 70f
18th St., N. W., Washington, d. c
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1913-05-30
Whita and Black Lies.

what" queried the young man. is
the difference between white lies and
black lies?
"wbfte lies" answered the h>me
grown philosopher. ''are the kline we
tell. Black lies are the kind we hear.
Chicago News.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1913-05-30

TODAY'S MAGAZINE is the larges,
and best edited magazine published
SOC. per year. Five cents per copy a,
all newsdealers. Every lady who ap.
preciates a good magazine should
send for a free sample copy and
premium catalogue. Address ToDAY's
MAGAZINE, Canton, Ohio.
Feb. 2S-tf.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1913-05-30
Money to Loan, Stop Paying Rent

We lend money to buy or build
homes, Or to pay off mortgages any
where 10 the United States, only per
cent. simple annual interest. We
give you ten years to repay loan, at
rate of IS per month on each $1,000
borrowed. We will show you that il
is cheaper to own your own home than
to pay rent. Write for full informa
ton free. M. DAVIDSON,
Hotel Hoffman,
Woodstock, Va
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1913-05-30

Traveler-Will there be time to get
drink, guard? Guard-Yes. sir; plenty
O. time, sir. Traveler-What guarah-
tee have l that the train won't go
without me? Guard (generous1y}-Weil'
sir. I'll go an have one with YOU
Sydney Bulletin.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1913-05-30

History of Rockingham county by
DR.. John M. Waylan, Phi. D. Pro
lessor of History, State Normal
School, Harrlsonburg, Va, Member
of Virginia Historical Society.
American Historical Association.
Pennsylvania. German Society, &c.
Author OF Political Opinion OF
Thomas Jefferaon." 1.-THE German
Element in the Shenandoah Valley
etc. For sale at the Herald office.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1913-05-30
He Sense Of Humer.

Don't some OF the decorations on
women's hats amuse youT
yes. The plumes especially tickle
me very mnch. Woman's Home Com
panion.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1913-05-30
DISAPPOINTED.

"What makes Willoughby look %
Woebegone? Disappointed In lover
yes"
"Who got the girlf,
HE did, Birmingham Age Herald
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1913-05-30

e b generally the Idle who complaiD
fhey cannot 0nd t1me to do that whieb
~ 6hnV ~ U1sA-xneeoc1k
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1913-05-30
Useful Pets In the Orient.

When first took up my residence
IN Singapore one Of the strangest
things l saw was q number OF lizards
that crawled about the walls, says the
London Telegraph. My first few days
were spent in one of the largest and
most up to date hotels. and though,
it strange that such things SHOULD b.
allowed the run Of the house."
On making inquiries, learned tina
these little animals were called "chi
haks." and are necessity In ever,
house, az they do no harm to anythinY
or anybody except the numerous In
sects mosquitoes includedj that al
tropical countries are plagued with
The chihak is treated with the greas
est respect, and some Of them ar
quite tame. There Is one little felloy
always on our dining table, and a,
other can always be found under fei
low boarder's inkstand The boardei
being a Draw Scot" has christene
his little friend Wee Jock"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1913-05-30
He look the Coat.

Chester Thomas. colored. was being
tried before Judge Amber on the
charge of stealing an overcoat. He
began:
Il was walking down Charp street
when q man l never saw befo' comes
up and says. Here. Teller, is a good
overcoat.' takes the coat from him"
Judge Amber interrupted. saying:
Thomas. you do not think I am
going to believe any such tale as that =!
II you had pleaded guilty and made
an honest statement might have been
considerable"
Thomas shouted:
IT that's the case. Judge, took the
coat"
He was paroied.-Baltimore Dis
patch to New York World.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1913-05-30
kerChevaI's History of the
Valley.

A few copies of Kercheval's 81 History
OF the Valley for sale at the HERALD
Office. Price $500.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1913-05-30
,NGINE AND SAW MILL
FOR SALE.

A good Fifteen Horse Power Frick
Traction Engine and Saw Mill for
sale cheap to quick buyer.
q. TAYLOR,
Apr. 25-4t. DERRICK, Va.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-09-25

could not marry him for love, as
most women marry, and he had no
money with which to tempt her, and
SO she turned her back upon her one
and only chance.
This may seem to be wandering
far from the subject, which is that
of Matilda's fatness. But what /
want to say is this: When next you
see Matilda waddling along don't
laugh at her. Know that she has
as fine sensibilities as though they
were encased in a delicate and fra
gile form. And know that the
chances are that Matilda has all the
longing for the clasp of baby hands
and the pressure of baby lips that
the average, normal woman pos
sesses.
Instead of which, she is a fat old
maid, who shakes like a bowlful of
jelly when she walks, and who has
more than her allotment of chins.
But don't lose sight of the fact that
her form may be the outward mani
festation of a big heart, and ample
affection, and a large charity.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-09-25
LONGEVITY.

Witout intending to start a run on
the marriage license office, nor with
malice toward restaurants and board
ing houses, but merely to make facts
and figures public, the census bu-
reau's latest observations should and
must be recorded. Wherefore:
Uncle Sans statistics are out with
printed mortuary tables showing that
married people actually do live long
er than those who try to squirm
through in a state of single blessed
'ness-or whichever the
point of view.
No less an authority than DR..
Trask, assistant surgeon general of
the United States, vouches for the
truth of these figures: In an observ-
alton embracing 3S per cent of the
population it was found there were
"a deaths in each 10000 unmarried
males between the ages of Is and 40.
as against 81 deaths in the ranks
of the unmarried. And it was worse
between the ages Of As and ga, where
it was shown that 33 unmarried men
died to every 20 that were married
The same ratios hold good with wom-
en-, despite the dangers of mother
hood.
Dr. Trask, evidently married man
himself, succinctly sums up the reas-
ons when he says: Regular living
with something to live for, does it. 4"
If there is any moral to this it
must be that friend wife's cooking is
pretty good after all, and the inclina-
ton which fills the married mans
breast to spend his nights at home
instead of holding up bar or hold
ing down a poker table is an excel
lent and healthy one that makes for
longevity. So far as the ladies are
concerned, their department is above
reproach anyway, so the greater NOR
tality among the spinsters must be
due wholly to a vast grief over an
unrequited love.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-09-25
A CHIP OFF THE OLD BLOCK.

The rich daughter of old Lucius
Tuttle, longtime railroad monarch
of New Hampshire, the man whom
Winston Churchill so ably embalmed
in fiction-has gone to the trouble
to explain why she recently married
the chap who used to be her fathers
chauffeur.
Bless her heart, she needn't have
done it. There wasn't a thing about
the match that was a particle of the
public's business, beyond their get
ting spliced in the way the law re-
quired.
But now that she's told about it,
the subject is open for discussion;
and all we have to say is that we
admire her pluck.
Hubby's name is Brown, an hon
orable, wholesome name; and by all
accounts he fits it. He was poor and
honest; she not very handsome, but
rich, sensible and loving. She suited
him and he suited here, and so they
were married, which in these circum-
stances was the thing to do. Some
of the folks in swelldom profess to
be shocked and say they're going to
turn up their noses at the chauffeur
husband if he gets in their way.
But if he's what she says he is, he
won't give 'em the chance, having
more interesting and important uses
for his time.
Pa Lucius was a plain homespun
in his day, before he got tangled in
his millions. You can't imagine that
old man letting anybody else pick a
life partner for him. And we'll bet
that, no matter what the swells may
say, down in his heart he's right
proud of the daughter who followed
the promptings of her affection in
spite of snobbery's sneers.
The best wish we can offer Bride
groom Brown is that he may forever
steer clear of the society" which
thinks that because ne worked he
must be ignoble
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-09-25
SENn-WEEKLY OREGON JOURNAL
and
SENfI-WEEKLY ASHLAND TIDINGS
BOTH ONE YEAR FOR S2.75.

This special bargain offer lasts
until November only.
The SemiWeekly Journal is not
only an up-to-date newspaper, with
full telegraphic reports from Oregon,
Washington and Idaho, and the
world at large. but has features of
interest to every member of the fam
lily.
The Oregon Journal is issued
every Tuesday and Friday and the
Tidings is issued every Monday and
Thursday, so the service is almost
equal to any daily. The Tidings
gives yon all the home news and the
Semi-Weekly Journal all the world
news.
To get this bargain you must sub
scribe before November s..
Applies alike to all old as we'll as
new subscribers.
Payment strictly in advance.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-09-25
THE PUZZLE OF THE AGES,

That prince of philosophers, Neg
Cochran, challenges a discussion
when he writes:
1--WE say, for the sake of. some
thing to say, that women are strange
creatures and that men can't under
stand them; but they are no stranger
than men,"
To be sure, Shakespeare wrote:
What a piece of work is man!
How noble in reason! How infinite
in faculty; in form and moving how
express and admirable; in action how
like an angel; in apprehension how
like god! The beauty of the world!
The paragon of animals!"
But Shakespeare used a poets
license. Matter-of-fact folk know
that the ordinary, two-legged, up
standing man is very simple fell
low, composed mostly of appetites
which, being appeased, leave him do
cile and as easily managed as a tame
bear led around by chain.
Not easily understood? Why, he's
as plain as the nose on your face
Take the frank impulses of healthy
boy. add to them the sophisticatior
of experience and the added passions
of maturity, and you have mar
down pat. Strange? Complex;
Why, the realms of animated crea.
tion contain nothing simpler.
But woman, uncertain, coy and
hard to please" the puzzle of the
ages, where is the sage that dare
, affirm he comprehends her?
Man was made when Nature was
But an apprentice, but woman when
she
Was skillful mistress of her art. -
We don't believe for a minute that
Neg Cochran understands her.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-09-25
FRIENDS OF BIRDS vICTORs.

For five hours the democratic SEN
ators fought out the question of
whether or not the plumage of wild
birds should be permitted to be i'm
ported into the United States. The
senate committee had agreed to a
modification of the drastic prohibit
fion OF the house. This modification
was denounced by the Audubon So
ciety and other lovers of birds,
anxious to stop their slaughter, as
tending to make the house provision
absolutely ineffective.
The fight for the house provisions
was led by Senators Lane and Cham
berlain of Oregon. The caucus final
Iy decided to stand by the commit
tee. The two Oregon senator's bolt
ed, and others supported them.
Party managers then found the spirit
of insurgency too strong, and the
house paragraph was adopted. This
absolutely prohibits the importation
of the plumage of wild birds except
for scientific and educational pur-
poses.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-09-25
Guide Leaves Caves.

Superintendent Macduff of the
Siskiyou national forest has returned
from the Oregon caves, where he
inspected the work done during the
summer The season at the caves
closed on the 18th and r. w. Row.
ley, the guide who has been stationed
there during the summer, has left,
though he would still be available
for the guidance of parties by maxi
ing special arrangements. Author
ity from the government is now be-
ing sought by Mr.. Rowley to have
the more tortuous passages blasted
out so that the hardships of sight
seeing in the caves will be lessened.
While the government guide has
left the caves, visitors can still see
much of the underground wonders,
as arrows are painted on the walls
pointing the direction in and out.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-09-25
TIME FOR A CHANGE.

Everyone now admits that the
trouble with the tariff laws of the
nation has been that for the past
sixty years they have been drafted
and the terms dictated by the great
manufacturers associations. Lead
ers of all parties are now waking to
realization of the fact that a man
who benefits directly by the tariff
is not to be trusted to say just how
much he will take out of the pockets
of the consumer. The same thing is
true of the currency system. Since
the days Of the elder Belmont a lit
tie clique of eastern bankers dictated
every change in the currency laws of
the United States. The result has
been unsatisfactory to everyone.
There is no more sense in permitting
the bankers association to dictate
the currency laws than there would
be to continue to permit the manu-
facturers to dictate the tariff laws.