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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1913-10-03
Tho Billion aniae's Error.

There Is famous story Of maA.
Don Vihcente Of Aragon. that u told
by all writer's upon the art Of book
hunting This Don Vincents u called
by Andrew Lang the great pattern OF
bibhoclepts." To get the book b
covetsd he killed it, posseasos and ~
are to his house % - to cover up BIZ
crime. But the man wac at lat suo'
pected and the famous book found n
his possession to confirm the suspl-
cion- The case against him WGs q.
gued On TIE ground that there vas bot
one copy in the world Of the book found
In his possession. and its previous own
er was known 10 all. Don .vincsnto
had a cIeyer lawyer. who proved thai
another copy DID exist In The Louvre
and since there were two. he argued.
there might also b. mora and 20 Don
vincepte might have come honestly b.
bis. At this Don vineente gave q
great cry and said to The aicab0s: -Ah.
Senior AlcnIde. my error was clumsy
indeed! Ny copy was not uniQua"-
Fredsrick A. King In Hookman
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1913-10-03
rrsepina n. peaehetA

A heep.r awakened to the fact th2t
ID the silent watches of the tight some
of his phcnsants were being systematj-
cally puri1insxl Footprints were a.
ways discernihlc: but. ~ there was
nothing remarkable about any Of them.
they were OF 10 valne for detective
purposes. They served. however, ~
suggest \ plnn lie vent to the local
cot,i,ier and offered him q generous ~
ward for the performance Of q vesy
sinipl. task. When three suspected
persons sent their hOots for repairs.
thu. NATL. or tnrksts were to b piace0
In tls. s..t-s according to different d.
sigi,. wh..'i 'Ihs. k,~per would provide
The SDn Ut st. trispln agreed - to
proposal. aud " WIS t'arried Into e6oco
M opportunity offered. The result Wao
that n siMrse Of lrs.rb'ux was proved
against two %! tie three men through
the dlstin t1vp IMPRESSIONS made By
their knoss " Iil~ rt<e,ltlve sol The
eol,la.rs t.a,nivMne~ W the kespeE'e ~
tie scl,..,fs~ Was. of cuusse. kept et51co
secre&--tiiaxsuw HewA
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1913-10-03
The Girl Of tie Form.


r .i,.l Of the fArm-God bless nor
bless her Oh erful face,
A he song thai trips from her rosg
lips,
sue tolls with willing grace.
G. biess her bright eyes, smiling,
Agluw with wondrous charm,
And her voice. 30 sweet and cherry
God bless the girl Of the farm!
The girl OF the farm-God bless her
God bless her willing hands
The never shirk the hourly work
Which she good of the farm de-
mands.
In spite of the many duties
That tax her brain and her arm,
She still has time 10 BE- happy
This precious girl Of the farm.
The girl OF the farm-God bless her
God keep her loving heart
Free from the faiutest shade or tain
OF price and guile and art.
Make her TO triumph always
Ger sorrow and toll and harm,
Add ell the world Will love her.
As We love the girl OF the farm.
Farm Journa.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1913-10-03
Daredevil Photography.

A naval photographer gets many
duckings and. after time. takes them
a. a matter OF course. Being thrown
into the sea isn't considered by him
at all serious event. 1t Is during
battleship practice that he encounters
grave dangers. for much Of the work
done ut this time Is from the tops OF
the fighting masts. which are at an
elevation Of 100 feet above the sea.
Durin: different practices have taken
my position In these masts in order to
get detailed pictures. Once In these
basket-like tops the question is how to
stick" The gunfire photographs It.
self. I suppose you wonder what l
mean. but 1t is just this: Every time
the big twelve inch guns fire the aw-
full rOncussion they cause Invariably
gives the snap to the shutter OF the
camera. and the exposure Is made
e. Muller. Jr.. IN St. Nicholas.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1913-10-03
m M n E777Ia1 t7lf17

~ dear old grandfather. who wf6tS
Ill his own letters in hand which.
down to the day Of his death. was al
most plain enough for blind man t.
read, taught me never to attempt to
answer a letter without placing It be-
fore me and reviewing it scrupulously.
paragraph by paragraph. Hundreds
Of times have l devoutly blessed his
memory for that lesson In the common
sense OF correspondence. Whenever
lured by the pellmell spirit Of the age
I stray from his precepts rue It. and
I can feel the flush Of shame over
spread my face as follow drst let
/. ter Of response with second. render
ed necessary by the belated discovery
Of a point left uncovered. The old
copybook legend. Haste breeds care
lessness." Is as true as II was II the
days when good penmanshlp and good
morals went hand in hand In the train
ing Of youth. II slambang and hurry
burly have given Its coup de- grace to
the once gentle art Of writing letter.
n not that all the more reason why,
before It Is too late. we should rescue
the half dead art of reading themA
Atlantic.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1913-10-03

In MA When prssidco< Grsvy 1Dot
up his r,~A.4ne " Tive Eyses. ~ vae
eatignti,lx the shortage oz ACCOM-
modnti,ai In thr palace when ~ va
told that half VI ua,e VI the stOsiao Wa1
occupied by ~ gentleman. Who rs300
ID " leave. The gentleman bad oaan
rhurs Sor four " i've ysAsA
Grsvy went 70 aak- him psrDonAlly
what biz business was and harne<
that he WIS the tuios Of the chiidrea
Of a former president Marshal Mao
Mahou- ......,.i.l.
But the marshai ceased to b psea1
deat some years aga. rsmarked e
Grevy.
z That may be-" replied the gentle
!. oan. -But was. appointed Eiysal
|. tutor. The Elyses y stih here. and ~
IN J." as.. .u..s &.
Eventually. In order TO get rid Of thl
tutor. the ~ ssident had 70 give him Z
we'll paid t,b In ons VI tbs govern.
0ont Offices.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1913-10-03
"Callev West."

The phrase he knocked everything
galley west" IL credited to the Unitec
Sist,~s by Webster's Dictionary. 1t ha.
really n fur wider extent. and there l.
X, reason to credit 1t to this or an.
..i.rr nolid land. 1t had its beginning
III sailor English. essentially migra
sry dialect Of extent as wide Ak the
amending s@i. Galley west. or. In Its
full form. galley west and crooked
means higglety piggety. all in confu-
sion. 1t has the same sense Of dis
ordered direction as appears in other
ocutions In sailor English. such as
"raddy's hurricane-straight up and
down the mast"-and ''TOx COx's
traverse-twice around the scuttle butt
and once around the mast. st Louis
Times.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1913-10-03

One Of the many strange sights On
the plains Of southern Africa 10 Q par
u Of WALKING ostriches. Their queer
antics have been described thus:
"When there are number Of them
they will start OF In the morning and
a4ter running Z few hundred yards will
stop and with raised wings will whirl
rapidly round tillsthey are stupefied or
perhaps break a leg. The males pose
also before fighting and to make their
court. They kneel on their ankles.
opening their wings and balancing
themselves alternately forward and
backward or to one side or the other.
while the neck is stretched on 4 level
with the back and the head strikes the
sides. now on the right. now on the
left, while the feathers are bristlinR.
The birds appear ut this time SO alb
sorbed in their occupation as to forget
all that is going on around them and
can be approached and caught The
male alone utters a cry. which sounds
much like an effort to speak With the
mouth shut tight"
II Moved Or. johnson.
William Laws Serious Cali" was
the work that converted DR.. Johnson.
II became sort Of lax talker against
religion" said the snge Of Fleet street
to Boswell. "untdl went to Oxford.
where ] took up Laws Serious Call
expecting to ind 1t a dull book tas
such books generally are, and perhaps
% laugh at It But found Law quite
an overmatch for me. and this was the
drst occasion Of my thinking in earnest
Uf religion
Johnson once more pronounced tho
SERIOUS Call" to be the finest piecs
Of hortatory theology In any language. !"
Laws masterpiece has also been high.
ly praised not only BY Wesley and
WhiteHeld. but even by such avoved
enemies of Christian orthodoxy a. Glib
bon and the late Sir Leslie Stephen
Westminster Gazette.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1913-10-03
diam s,on1 IA sea-.

An Indian custom which adds pic;
turesque touch to the roadsides be-
tween Cuzco and Machu I'icchu. in
Peru. IN the presence of quaint signs
Indicating what is for sale In the In
dian huts. A small bunch of wheat or
barley tied on the end of a pole and
rturk ont In front Of the hut indicates
that there IL chicha ia native cOrn
Leer, for sale within. A bunch OF
flowers on the end Of n pole also ha'
the m,n,e Significance. A green w:eati
nie;.l,s that there Ia bread for sal.
bile u piece Of white cloth or white
PAPER waving In the breeze indicates
TINT thu wayfarer may here purchase
aenartlicnte. powerful white run
made Ut cane juice and containing Il
large percentage Ut raw aicOhOl.-Ar-
gon;:ut.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1913-10-03
Those Gift Cigars.

Hemmenhaw handed his best friend
q cigar.
slave q smoke" he said.
'Sure." said the friend.
There. I'm glad that's OF my mindr'
''Off your mind?"
yes That cigar IL the last OF box
my wife gave me. and will tell you
IN confidence | have been hundny them
out all day. You got the last Ha. bar
"Well. the laugh il on you"
ION me?"
Eyes. ! went with your wife TO picA
out those cigars. and they were the
very best ] could find In town"-Cleve
land Plain Dealer.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1913-10-03
Turkish Stampa

Because Of a passage In the Koran
f0rbidding the making OF images Turk
ish postage stamps have no picture. but
bear instead the sign manual of the
sultan. which Is. IN fact. an Impression
Of his imperial hand This signature
Is said to have had its origin with the
Sultan Murnd l.. who OIL completing n
treaty with the Italian republic OF ka
gusa in 1865 and being unable to sign
his name applied ink to his open hand
and stamped 1t upon the parchment
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1913-10-03
His Ignorance,

Il don't SUPPOSE you know what be
comes Of all the pinsI''
] II should say not. don't even
know what becomes Of all the battle
ships"- Birmingham Age-Herald.
Duyins Versus Observing.
To buy wisely has its true satisfac-
ton. but just buying" seems to have
irresistible attraction for the human
mind. We were spending a golden
hour. at the top Of great headland.
Far below the ses, showed opal color
aud violet light. The clny Of the cl!h
ranged In tone from black. through
red. blue and yellow. to creamy
white: patches Of sweet fern and dell
,.ute grasses grew ip he crannies. glow
Ing green. giving accent and harmony
to the whole. Far below. the line ut
the golden beach. the white curl 1t
the surf. were like poetry and music.
and yet among the people who jour
neyed that dry to enjoy fair place
only a few had time to 60 out on the
ellis and revel In color and beauty.
because Mt Il neat little stall there was
collection Of perishnble souvenirs for
sale. and SO great was the demand Tor
them that the buyers had NO time 10
feast their eyes elsewhere-a proof
that purchasing Ia more interesting to
the majority than observation-disclosures
beth C. Billings In Atlantic Monthly.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1913-10-03
Construction Of Pit SiIo.

For the farmer who can not
afford an expensive silo. the pit
will answer the purpose admir-
ably for the tenant Or farmer OF
moderate means who desires to
have on his farm silo in which
to store winter feed for the live
stock. An excellent pit silo can
he constructed with outlay of but
few dollars.
The pit silos that are now be-
ing used vary in diameter from
eight to sixteen feet in depth.
Silage is usually fed to COWS and
peef cattle at the rate OF froul
thirty to forty pounds per day,
therefore a COW or steer would
REQUIRE from three to four tons
of silage. A silo with a depth
Of twenty feet and diameter OF
eight feet would contain APP
proximately eighteen tons OF
silage, winch would feed through
the wiufer at leaet five head Of
livestock.
Tire ground in which a silo is
to be dug should first be given a
smooth surface, to facilitate the
walls being kept perpendicular.
The gound should be firm. For
a pit silo eight feet in diameter.
a perfect circle can be marked
off by driving a stake in the
center of the ground to be oc-
cupied. TO the top of this stake
afiix a board fully four feet in
length. At the far end OF the
board one large nail should he
driven, projecting through the
board, and then six inches closer
to the central stake a second nail
should be driven. By revolving
the stake two circles will be de-
scribed on the smooth surface of
the ground. The space between
the two circles should be dug out
to a depth of at least eighteen
inches. This Branch. six inches
wide and eighteen inches deep
should be filled with concrete. If
sand and cement is used to fill
the trench, the mixture should
be in the proportion of one part
cement to tour parts of sand. If
the sand contains coarse gravel
one part of cement and FIVE parts
of sand should be used. This
concrete curb should extend above
the ground a foot or two, to pro-
tect the silo from wash water.
When the concrete has settled
for twenty-four hours. excavation
of the inside of the pit can safe
ly be commenced.
The diameter of the pit, in
Guiding the coating of cement,
should be even at. every point
with the inside of the curb to
permit an even settling of the
silage. After the pit has been
dug to a depth of five feet the
walls should be carefully trimmed
and given coating of cement.
This coating should be at least
one inch thick. By coating the
walls of the pit as it is dug. nc
seaffoling will be necessary. An
ordinary block and tackle and
bucket can be used fot removing
dirt when the pit becomes too
deep for handling by shovel. A
cement flooring will serve to
make the pit air tight and keep
out seep water.--Bryan's, Com
mOner.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1913-10-03
FaIlPoultry Suggestions


Screened coal ashes are a good
thing for all poultry. A quantl-
ty should be accessible at all
times in box sheltered from
rain.
Don't forget the sand for ducks.
Besides a visible supply handy
at all times, their morning and
night mash should always con-
tain some.
Use liberal amount of slaked
lime on all old runs or yards be-
fore spading or blowing them
|up. 1t may save you serious
trouble and losses later on.
Provide ample roosting places
for the growing young stock
Beware of crowding. Nothing is
SO conducive to colds as the over
81 =
heating that comes of crowded
quarters.
If your poultry houses are cold
after thoroughly patching them
lup, give them a thorough coat.
ing of strong whitewash con.
tanning kerosine oil and some
Icarbolic acid. Give nest boxes,
roosts and dropping boards their
full share of it.
Weed out your stock. Kill ~
sell every old bird either a non.
producer or past its prime. Gull
out from the young stock all AN
promising pullets and all but the
most promising cockerels, Feed
is too valuable to waste it on
stock that cannot produce.
No better winter food for ponl.
try will be found than a mixture
of oats, rye rape, which will.
give succulence. tender. tooth
some feed the whole winter
through. The addition of little
crimson clover will add to the
protein element and help the soil
! At this season and especiall,
where no shelter Qike scratching
sheds is provided for poultry,
they will be exposed to sudden
shower or sudden changes in
temperature. and poultry may
get colds. If any it by sneezin G
try mixing half teaspoonfulf O!
camphor (spirits) in a tables
poonful Of granulated sugar ani
dissolve in tow or three gallons
of water. Give in drinking
vessels as indicated.
1t is we'll to remember winters
approach, and before cold wealth
Ter, there is usually the fall rains.
The wise poultryman will not be
contented with the house just
large enough for roosting and
nesting. At all seasons, but es.
pecially when is rains, there
should be a scratching shed-ju>t
an extension of the house-same
size or a little longer-and the
floor of this we'll covered with
straw, hay, leaves, any thorough.
ly dry litter, four to six inches
deep, and the grain feed fol-
morning can be scattered in this
at night, and rains won't affect
it.-Progressive Farmer.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1913-10-03
Quite MiIIina.

Kirby Stone-l hate to mention It
dear. lnlt must tell ypu that business
has ln,.n awfully poor lately. II you
could economics little In dresses
wear something palmer
Mrs. Stone-Certainly. dear: ! shall
order some palmer dresses tomorrow
Puck.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1913-10-03

1t won. be long until the San
Francisco Exposition opens, and
it is about time for you to open
a correspondence with your rela.
tives on the Atlantic Coast,
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1913-10-03
HE Protest.

The Dentist-I.et me see! Ill have
- treat four teeth-eight teeth-eight-
esn teeth
Mr.. PildO Hold on! Four teeth.
eight teeth. eighteen teeth: What do
you think ] ana comb! - London
telegraph.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1913-10-03

MrA Knagg-Talk OF conscience! l
don't believe you have any idea Of
what conscience L. Mr.. Knagg-Surs.
! do. Conscience - that inward moni-
tor that when you're wrong. prompts
you to think up aosexcuss for blaming
some one 0lsA-OeunseIOg.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1913-10-03

Some day Central America
will be erecting monuments to
the engineers who carried out
projects for. transportation and
sanitation as well rs to men who
were eminent in warfare
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1913-10-03

sDad BaSoa Fucash sSk you for my
and. father asked GwehdOlin.
% mo" replied Mr.. Cumrox. He call
"a to discuss a marriage settlement.
He didn't ask for your hand. He ask.
Cd for my pocketboot." - Washington
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1913-10-03
k..,;ca Th.m Down

6tenographer-What Is wrong. MI
0nmbattle? Mrs. Grimbattbe-Y You've
spelled Henry with a capital n
Don't you know that Henry Is Q mere
mans name ?ANew York Globe.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1913-10-03
For the Girle

The girl who Il as pretty a. pie
turs should never allow herself to 70
b a. Ugly trans Of mind.-Chicag'
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1913-10-03

sabine Home Rendered immortal 81
Post etiil Retains All Ii Fameve
Beauty.

A few verses written two thousand
years ago have rendered the little val.
Icy ct the Licenxa one Of the most
famous places within easy reach OF
Rome. Had Maeceaa been less gener.
Qua . patron. had he never given the
Sabine farm to Horace. had Horace
never told the world and his friends
how his days there were spent few
would now make the classical excuy.
sion into the Sabine hills though
time has not married their beauty.
The villa Of Horace has disappeared,
but the hills are ~ lovely - they
were in his day. Now. - then. II one
goes from Rome 10 Ttvoli. and thence
to vilovaro. there turning up the val
Iey OF the Lioensa and wandering On
By road. - one must since thsre II No
railway. he comes. some fow miles faF.
Their, to . great rock that springs ab-
ruptly from the lower slopes and tilts
over them ut an Interesting angie.
This Il tho citadel Horace had to
SCALE 70 roach his house, and marka,
Il 10 thought, the boundaries Of ~
earm- The only dfasrsnee u that ths
little village Of Roccagiovtus rises O
top. where Of Old stood tAe Temple q
vacunA, already h vutns vhAn- Hos.
ace eat under NJ shadow % vTitA .
his friend IN Rene. The little town
( had. done it, best to meet 81 classical
responsibilities. and has given The
name OF the temple 70 IT. piaxsA
Here still are the olives that pay
the Sabine farmers best. and the vines
that yied the yoegh little SABINE wine
that Horace has made more renowned
than many q Yarer vintage Here are
The hills whore hs wandered and the
woods that gave aeorns TO his ,hocks
and shade to him. Here are tie bah.
bling spring and the banks upon
which he rested during the hours ~
counted his happitst-the BandalusiaA
spring to which he promised immop
tally Ia his song. And - he prom
ised 20 he gave.f Not merely the
spring. but all that vask estate. whtch
the sattrists Of his time would ha*a
men believe was but - uaayd's hoA'
be has made immortal
Nov o>asassu csMsA .lgi-
without using tf,s scien10s touA
there ars two kinds Of deafness tAal
rrsxp VI M gradually. the hardening
" the Sardruin aud the running "a
10th conducive 10 less and leae ahntD
70 hear clearly. Many who are - a
nieted attribute the ailment 10 eatay5b'
al iDdUcaice Or increasing years and 4
nothing to remedy what they deem -
eurabIs. There II No Sc1ence % bacf.
ward ~ that which deals With disease
Of tbs eur. Auristy and ostol0gistl
have made some curative progress n
octOstosis. process Of boos foEmat3oG
in which ossiocatto0 takes place WITH.
II the Substance Of the cartilage EsU
cures have beea actually e6ectsd. and
. prominent medical authority states
that untii the csuss and cure Of rheu.
mat,sm are determined deafness vii
cOutinuA- The presence Of uric acN u
the system Is. according to this learned
man, the cause Of deafness either swifl
or progressive. Danish this blood allen
and the deaf will hear. 1t Is advisable
therefore. to watch out against thu
twinges Of govt and the rheumatic
stiffening Of the joints and muscles II
deafness II to be sidetracked.-Leslis'a
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1913-06-07
OPEN DOORS FOR THE COURTS

est Paul Pioneer IrcSS)
Secret proceedings in divorce cases other
suits the United Kingdom have effcctuaIIy
ended by q declaration of the lord chancellor SAID
chancellor:
Every court of justice in the land
open every subject the king,
has power to sit otherwise than
with open doors.
That is straightforward doctrine 1t has always
been the rule in England, but gradually secret
crept because opposed them. Now
n public way they been rebufed
courts England will be in fact what they
doctrine
A little OF that o talk Amer
ican judges would help lot in making people
confident o their
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1913-06-07
Ancient and Modern
BY WALT MASON

read a modern story of deeds in distant lands;
and every page glory. and swords in brutal
hands were whacking men to pieces: "confound.' l
said. tale; such waste Of elbow grease Is,
lnethinks. avail" said Dad. gentle die
tion: hv spend your hard earned cash modern
works o fiction all such STUFF is trash Why
read Of bloody nurther ana crimson til.
when such stuff takes You farther along the down
ward path? 60, read the grand old masters. They're
better for you. Jack, than patent sticking uasters
upon an aching back. The who reads poor
novels when there's much that's fine, is like
groVcis unIiGhtcncd mine. hes like
a cheap beach comber Who claws tho motjI.N rocI,-;
20, dusty Homer, read the stuff that knocks
/ dug up Homer straightuay. and he'd him in my
hand. and said: He is the gateway t. all tHtt
fine and grand His Wondrpus. mighty stor. shall
forget, for every page Has CORY and rocked
with blood ana sweat. Ills heroes swung their
bies and Drained their shrieking foes. ana soon
had wIies and other things like those. Hoaricd
the squrmin's Of men with broken limbs; I'm
keys hymns.