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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-01-23

| Woodstock, Va, Jan. 49,
| The power of organized effort in
preventing forest fires is begin.
ming to be recognized by every.
one now days in this vicinity
says E. D. Clark, of Woodstock,
who is in charge of the lands be-
ing purchased by the Government
in the Potomac and Massanutten
Areas.
During the early part of the
year before the Government had
approved much land for purchase
there were a few fires which
burned over a considerable area
of mountain land. During the
| fall there was hardly a fire on
either the Massanutten or the
North Mountains and those which
did break out were promptly ex-
tinguished by the local men liv-
ing near.
There were reported in all to
the Woodstock Office during 1913
five fires on the Potomac or North
Mountain Area and nine on the
Massanutten. The estimated
acreage burned oyer on the North
Mountain was 5,185 acres OF
which only about AS acres were
at the time of the fires, approved
for purchase by the Government.
In the Massanutten fires burn
ed about three times as much
mountain land as in the Potomac
Area. Although $500 acres
burned over in this area, there
was fires on only ABOUT As acres
of land which at the time had
been approved for purchase by
the Government. The loss di-
rect and indirect from these fires
amounts to thousands of dollars
and falls not only upon the land
owners but on all classes of pee
pie.
Are not most people enthusi-
astic in giving the Government
the credit for keeping out fires ?"
was asked of Mr.. Clark. His re-
ply was that this might be 80
but that he believed the credit
belonged chiefly to the splendid
volunteer assistance of the local
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-01-23
Bank Deposit Tax Must Go.

1t is now certain that the Leg.
lslature will, early in the coming
session, pass an emergency act
removing the tax. State and To-
cal, from bank deposits Fully
IS per cent. of the members
elected to the General Assembly
have pledged themselves to vote
for the bill which will be intro
duced on the opening day of the
session.
Therefore bank deposits will
not be assessed nor taxed in 1914,
and there will be no occasion for
depositors to take their money
from the bank or send it out of
the State.
There will be little actual loss
either to the State or to the coun-
ties and cities, from the removal
of this tax for in the entire State
last year only 81, 100000 of bank
deposits was returned for taxa
ton, out of the $172.OO 900 on
deposit. However, in fear of be-
ing taxed, people last year sent
millions of dollars out of the
State, diverted millions of dol
lars more to other channels, and
in return the banks were forced
to call in loans in order to have
money on hand to maintain their
reserves, and much hardship was
to perfectly responsible
borrowers. Much of the money
sent away in previous years
never came back.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-01-23
MT. SOLON.

An oyster supper was held sew
eral nights ago at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. John Wilkin and a very
enjoyable evening was spent by all.
Among those present were D.
H. Benchoff and wife, David Feller
and wife, Otis Feller and family,
John Kavanaugh. wife and daughter,
Eva, John Wolverton and wife, Geo.
Wolverton and wife. Harry Spiker
and wife, Alden Wisman, wife and
little son, Alfred, Mrs. Julia Shank,
Misses Maude Feller, Beulah Riffey,
Carrie Painter, Mary Shank; Mes
srs. Glenn Feller, Lee Heishman,
Charles Kavanaugh, Frank Yew and
Elmer Feller.
Miss Minnie Getz, who has been
sick for some time is not much i'm
proved.
Miss Lizzie Walker spent the first
of the week with Ezra Windle and
family.
Mrs. Sarah Kavanaugh visited
Mrs. Samuel Plaugher, the first of
the week.
Miss Iona Heishman continues
about the same.
Miss Vista Plaugher is still con-
fined to the house with bad case
of sore throat.
Charles Plaugher. of St. Luke,
visited his brother. Samuel Plaugh-
er. the latter part of last week.
Mr.. Joseph Bauserman, Jr., and
family, of Toms Brook, spent the
first of the week with Mrs. Bauser-
mans parents. Mr.. and Mrs. ]. T.
Shank.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-01-23
MAURERTOWN

Miss Bessie Burford left for
home on Saturday at Lynchburg
after a visit of several months
with relatives here and other
points in the county.
Arthur Hiner, of Manassas
who was guest of the family of
DR.. D. L. Shaver, left for his
home Monday.
Rev. J. NJ. Murray, of Aleppo,
Pa. who conducted protracted
meeting at the Brethren church
for the past two weeks left for
his home Monday. There were
thirteen additions to the church.
Capt. VIM. A. Yew, a former
resident of our town arrived. here
on last Thursday to visit his
mother, Mrs. Ellen Yew, and
left Monday for Staunton to see
his sister, Mrs. George Keister,
was called to his home at Cum
berland by telegram on Tues.
day by the death of his father.
in-law.
Paul F. M. Shaver is still con.
fined to his room with the
humps.
Lemrel Yew, of Woodstock, i.
here with his mother, Mrs. Eller
Yew and sisters for visit of ;
| few days.
Cyrus Fetzer, the representa-
tive of the Virginia Nurseries i.
| in Warren county.
| Clarence Bemis will move t.
Virginia Strickler's farm a
Round Hill in few weeks.
| Grover Hickman, who is build
ing a dwelling house and bari
east of town, has both under
roof.
Mrs. Rebecca Hotel, of Zion
Church, is having the lumbe,
sawed for a barn.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-01-23

STATE OF VIRGINIA,
In the Clerks Office of the Circuit
Court OF Shenandoah county, to wit
A. F. Ludwig and wife, and
OsuCTS's. .SOIupi
VS.. In Chancery.
Charles E. Sine, and others, Defts
The object of this suit is to sell the
real estate of which Christina Miller
died seized and possessed, consisting
OF a tract of seven acres conveyed to
her by Jesse Newland by deed record
ed in the Clerks Office of Shenandoah
county in Deed Book, No. "a, page
1856, and to disburse the proceeds
thereof among those entitled thereto,
and for general relief.
1t appearing by affidavit that the
defendants Charles E. Sine, Clifford
Sine and Charles Sine are non-resi-
dents of this State, it is therefore or
dered that they appear within fifteen
days after due publication of this no.
tice and do what is necessary to pro-
tect their interests.
A Copy, Teste,
GEO. w. MILEY,
Jan. 23-4w D. Clerk
Williams & Bro. p. q.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-01-23
VIRGINIA.:

In the Clerks Office of the Circuit
Court of Shenandoah county, to-wit
Council of the Town of Wood
stock, ........... ....Complts.
vs. Ia Chancery.
Mann Almond and other Reversi-
nors in the Commons of the
town of Woodstock, Va. Defts.
The object of this suit is to sell the
remaining portion OF the Common,
unsold, of the town of Woodstock,
Shenandoah county, Virginia, with
a view to the conversion of the same
into money, to be used for the pro-
motion of the public interests of said
town, and for general relief.
Pursuant to Act of the General AS
sembly of Virginia, entitled San Act
to sell the Commons in the Town of
Woodstock, Shenandoah County,
Virginia" approved March Is. 1915,
the reversionary, interested as such
in said common, are ordered to APP
pear within fifteen DAYS after due
publication of this notice and do
what is necessary to protect their in
terests. Teste,
GEO. W. MILEY,
JAN CIV. D. Clerk.
Walton s. Walton, p. q.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-01-23
POWell'S Fort.

Miss Beulah Wisman, of St. Luke,
is visiting her uncle, VIM. Tampkin.
Jacob Coverstone, who is attend
ing school at Woodstock, is spend
ing the week with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Madison Coverstone.
Mrs, Emma Finks has rheuma-
tism and is not able to be about.
Frank Robinson and wife, and
William Tamkin spent Sunday at
]. R. O'Neals home.
Mrs. Maggie Coverstone and chill
dren spent the first of the week
with her parents,
Edward Coverstone and Sam
Glen attended the sale of Dan'l
Beatty near Middletown Tuesday.
Misses Della and Nora Tamkin
and Beulah Wisman spent the first
of the week with Miss Bessie Finks.
We regret to say there. were no
services Sunday at Trinity owing to
the illness of the pastor Rev. P. w.
Wisman.
Mrs. Mary O'Neal, is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Mollie Messick, of
Water Lick.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-01-23
NOW THE WEATHER BUREAU
FORECASTS STORMS, fROSTS
AND FLOODS.
Washington, D. {

Many people have an idea that
their is something mysterious
and occult about the work of the
Weather Bureau in forecasting
the coming of storms. frosts and
floods. Not few think that
the observers must necessarily
get their data by reading the
planets, the stars and the moon.
AS matter of fact the forecas-
ter of the Bureau foretells the
coming of disturbances in a bus
1nesslike way, very similar to
tat which a man who has Or
dered a shipment of goods would
estimate the date of its arrival.
Suppose a business man had
ordered a carload of pineapp1es
from the Hawaiian Islands. He
would know the average time it
would take the steamer to make
the trip to the Pacific port, the
average time for unloading and
loading into refrigera tor cars,
and the average days to be al
lowed these cars for their trip
across the continent to New
York. His estimate, however,
would be subject to error because
the steamship might be delayed
by fog, or the cars might meet
with an accident.
Storms, like pineapples, as
rule do not originate in the
United States. They come to us,
some from the PHILIPPINES, Japan,
Siberia, Alaska, Canada or the
Gulf of Mexico. The Weather
Bureau gets cable, telegraphic or
wireless notice of a foreign
storm. Station after station, or
vessel after vessel reports the
storms arrival in its neighbcr-
hood, so that the general direc-
ton and rate of progress can be
determined very early. In fact, J
the arrival of some storms can
be foretold ten days in advance.
The forecasters watch for the
region of low barometer which is
the storm center around which
the winds blow. This whirl or
eddy moves bodily forward with
the general eastward drift of
about $50 miles a day in our lati-
tudes. AS the lines of equal
pressure (isobars) around low
center crowd closer together, the
winds attending the storm in
crease in force. The forecaster
determines the direction of move
ment of the storm and its veloc-
ity.
When weather disturbances
are reported, the forecasters
know from experience about how
long it takes them to reach the
Atlantic Coast. For example, if
a storm coming from Siberia
drifts eastward around the North
Pole and reappears in Alaska, it t
should appear in Washington
and Oregon IN about two days
should Get to the Great Lakes in
six days and to the Atlantic
Coast in seven or eight days.
Unexpected conditions may de-
lay storms or divert them from
the straight track just as a re-
frig eraror car may be thrown off
its schedule or shipped by acct
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-01-23

Do you begin to cough at night, just
when you hope to sleep? Do YOU have
a tickling throat that keeps you
awake? just take Foley's Honey and
Tar Compound. 1t will check the
cough and stop the tickling sensation
at once. Does not upset the stomach,
is best for children and grown per.
sons. Walton & Smoot. adv
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-01-23
A Difference In working Hours

A mans working day is hours
His body organs must work perfectly
"a hours to keep him fit for s hours
work. Weak, sore. inactive kidneys
can not do it. They must be sound
and healthily active all the time.
Foley Kidney Pills will make them
so. Yon cannot take them into your
eystem without good results follow.
ing. Walton & SmOot. adv
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-01-23
Farm For sale.

156 acre farm for sale 120 acres in
a high state of guilty alton, good crop
ing and grazing land, watered by
creek and springs, all in grass, the
balance in fine saw timber, good
buildings and fe noes. mostly wire. 1
mile from deLot, mill, store, High
school and church. For particulars
address,
J. D. N. FUNK4OUSER,
Jan l6-pd Quicksburg, Va.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-01-23
MT. JACKSON.

MT. JACKSON.
Mr.. Henry Hite, aged 70 years
died at his home in this place
Sunday following long illness
Of Bright's disease.
He is survived by his widow who
was Miss Carrie Bird, sister of Mr..
P. M. S. Bird. one daughter. Miss
May Bird Hite and two sons, Mes
srs. Henry Hite, of Panama, and
Preston Hite depot agent at Front
Royal. Funeral services were held
Monday afternoon from the home
with interment in the Union GENE
terry.
MIR. Charles Brennan died at his
home on Main street Thursday night
of heart failure. For many years
Mr.. Brennan was a teacher of teleg-
raphy. Mr.. Brennan was SIS years
of age and unmarried, his only rela'
tive is one brother. Funeral ser
vices were held Saturday Afternoon
from his home by Rev. B. F. Copen
haver of the Lutheran church witt
burial in Union cemetery.
Robert Wilson aged IS years, +;
highly respected colored man. diet
suddenly Thursday afternoon Will
at his work.
Mrs. c. V. Shoemaker, of Wood
stock, was a visitor in town Tuesday
Mr.. ]. S. c. Murphy, of the Yves
tern Union Telegraph Company, o
Richmond, spent the weekend wit
his family in this place.
Miss Lydia Downey has returned
from a visit to her sister, Mrs
Baird, of Lynchburg.
Mr.. w. B. Allen, of Woodstock
was visitor in town Tuesday.
Mr.. Mark Fultz, of Hamburg, sus
tanned an attack of paralysis Mon
| day at his home and lies in a crit
cal condition with little hope of hi
recovery.
Mrs. Isaac Fultz is i'll at her HON
on Main street.
| Miss Alberta Roller is visitin
relatives in Washington.
DR.. J. l. Triplett and Mr.. L. Trip
lett, Jr., were called to Washingto
this week by the critical illness o
their sister, Mrs. Casper Craig.
Mr.. G. E. Thornberry, static
agent here, has returned from a visi
to relatives in relatives in Bluemont
Loudoun county.
Mr.. Elmer Williams, while return
ing from Harrisonburg, fell fror
the platform of the train and sus
tanned a fractured leg.
Mr.. R. N. lobe, of the firm O
Newman, lobe & Geary, of Wood
stock, was a business visitor in tow
this week.
Misses Lucy Jones and France
Fultz have returned from a visit t.
the formers brother in Cleveland
Ohio, where they spent the pas
month.
Mr.. Arthur Boyer, of Woodstock
was visitor in town this week.
Mrs. G. H. Shaffer, of~Harrison
burg. who has been visiting her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Marston
returned to her home Tuesday.
Mr.. Dolphy Fry has returned
from visit of several DAYS in Har
risonburg.
Mrs. Price Hall, of Harrisonburg
is visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Robert Fry.
Mrs. Sarah Cotton has returned
to her home in Baltimore, after at
tending the funeral of her brother
Mr.. Casper Funkhouser.
Miss May Bird Hite, of Washing.
ton, Messrs. Henry Hite, of Panama
and Preston Hite, of Front Royal
were called here by the death Of
their father.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-01-23
Poisoned Phone By Ocean Waves,

Atlantic City, Jan. 19.-The
poisoned telephone has put the
poisoned pen out of business as
dissemination of evil tidings, so
far as this city is concerned. A
woman with a voice like the rip
ping of honey on sugar biscuits
has been employing her time re-
Gently to the annoyance of hus-
bands and wives by calling up
some unsuspecting man or wo-
man and saying sweetly to this
effect:
Morning, dearie (if it's a wo-
NAM, this is Mabel. (Dearie
knows no Mabel, but has the
common fault and says, Hello,
dear, GO on.o Oh, do tell me,
dearie, who was it Henry (the
husband) was out to Hicks cafe
with last night. l didn't know
you had pretty niece like that.
What's that :? You're sure it
wasn't Henry. Well, I'm sorry,
but l can't be mistaken. | surely
saw him there with a very, very
pretty girl and they seemed so
intimate just wanted to know
who she was. Goodbye"
If it's a man who gets the tele-
phone call his wife is described
ashaving been seen in some place,
notorious or otherwise, with
a handsome stranger, the other
details being put in to suit.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-01-23
Chronic Constipation Cured.

give years ago had the worst
case of chronic constipation 1 ever
knew of, and Chamberlain's Tablets
cured me, F." writes S. F. Fish, Brock
Ign. Mich. For sale by All Dealers.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-01-23
CeamberIaln's Cough Remedy.

This remedy has no superior for
coughs and colds. 1t is pleasant to
take. 1t contains no opium or other
narcotic. 1t always cures. For sale
All Dealers.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-01-23

c. M. Goliaday had a very sick
horse last week. DR.. Beidler was
called and his medicine soon did its
work.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-01-23

STATE OF VIRGINIA,
In the Clerks Office of the Circuit
Court of Shenandoah county, to-wit !:
T. G. Locke. .Complt.
In assumpsit and
upon attachment.
Harry M. Estep.. ....... Deft.
The object of this suit is to recover
of the said Harry Nj. Estep, the de-
fendant, the sum of S4S.6S, with in
terest and costs, and to attach the
estate, real and personal of said de-
PENDANT, and particularly his one-haif
interest in that certain house and lot
situated in the town of Woodstock,
Va adjoining the lands of Samuel
Z. Lambert, Charles Mauck, and 9th
ers, conveyed to said Harry NJ. Estep
and VERNE Estep, his wife, by Charles
w. Goldman and wife by deed record
ed in the Clerks office of said court,
and for general relief.
1t appearing that the attachment
issued N this cause has been return
ed executed, and the defendant Harry
Nj. Fstep has not been served with a
copy thereof, or with the process in
this suit, and it appearing by affidavit
that the said defendant Harry NJ Estep
is a nonresident of the State of Vir-
gin1a, 1t is therefore ordered that the
said Harry M. Estep appear within
fifteen days after due publication of
this notice and do what is necessary to
protect his interests.
Copy, Teste.
GEO. W. MILEY,
j an. 23-4w D. Clerk. .
Tavenner 4 Bauserman, p. q.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-01-23
Mrs. Nancy Funk is quite i'll.

Mrs. Nancy Funk is quite i'll.
Mrs. c. B. Lichliter is still on the
sick list.
Chester Saum and Clarence Kibler
crossed the icy mountain last week
to visit Mrs. Emma Finks and
family and William Tamkin and
family.
George Bowers, of near Edinburg
is making brooms for Samuel Shipe.
Mr.. Bowers understands his bust
ness.
B. F. Golladay is still on the sick
list.
Glide Smith had a growth removed
from his eye lid by DR.. Smoot. It
was very painful. He is now getting
along nicely.
w. C. Shipe has sick boy. He
has been i'll for the past month with
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-01-23


fevTs He is improving very slowly.
7 las Baker is much pleased
will ,ir Christmas gift, little
girl.
y that John O'Neal has
sol attic. He has DO fine
ste market now.
sworth, of Edinburg
wa zion taking orders for
as called to Page
on death of his wife's
The Washington times., 1914-06-17
Open Air Photo Theater
In Downtown Section

An innovation in amusement en-
terprises is the establishment of In
open air photoplay theater in the
heart of the down town section. The
Central Park. which has Just been
opened on Ninth street. just north of
G street, is unique in several par
ticulars. Not only is IT an open-air
theater in the business section of the
city where land is so valuable tnat
il is almost worth its weight per
square inch in gold. but il is a most
attractively designed establishment
with unusually large proportions
Fifteen hundred people can be ac-
commodated in the auditorium, which
is open to tire skies and which pro-
vides regular theater seats instead
of benches as at other parks The
pictures shown are the best of the
principal film concerns. A specially
is being made of the music. Harris
orchestra provides a concert pro-
gram every evening.
The Washington times., 1914-06-17
Makes Her Living by
Being Struck by Autos

nsurance adjusters beware Here is
Grrl who makes her living by being
Pc ked down by automobiles. falling
-ront Of moving trains ana being
|lIrd BY the tenders of street cars
b. knows how to fall between the L
q as without touching the third rail
b can roll over and over on sub
ls platform with train laundering
!. with a realism mat fools even the
|cket chopper.
Her name is Jean De Kay, and size
moving picture actress She risks
p limbs and life almost dsilv for
ht cf the molten picture companies
New York. who require a neryy wo-
= q TO put the DIuch-desired punch of
Fsllsm into their pictures. Miss De
p recentlv was rcquisitioned to i'm
er-Orate Our Mutual Girl in an "ac-
nCcked down and thrown by a racing
- Do Kay wac taken to Sixty
r. street and Fifth avenue @ar;y in
b morning of Thursday June II.
fhsre cross was marked o. the
2 ement to point out to both the
b. Iffeur and 20 the actress the spot
b ere the "accident'. was to occur.
'ho racing car was placed about
uudred Yards from the spot and timed
0 that II would hit Miss De Kay at
b, exact moment she reached the point
5 eed upon. Four times both actress
% chauffeur rehearsed the little
- ma. Miss d.. Kay always stepping
5 he at the critical moment to let the
4 Tcar past. Slowly the girl walked
p into the street. The chauffeur
lr'1 down the avenue. Miss Kay
;lDed into the air as she was struck
n" ianGed full on the mud guard.
b avoiding 9oing under the v heels
. 20 INTACT cas-: her Off to one side
he sidewalk. Here the directors
2, her plans went astray. Miss De
: struck the curl and fell half on
J. sidewalk and half in the street
. md a severc shaking up and some
: bruises she apparently had sus-
; eu no i'll effects of her adventure.
yer an examination II was found
2N. ever. that rhe plucky actress had
aimed a broken rIp.
The Washington times., 1914-06-17
Dorothy cambridge, Mill,
tant
(Vitagraph.)

The theme Of this story gives am
opportunity for clever comedy.
Orothy. an English girl. absorbs
Nfragette literature under the tute-
..E re Of an old schoolmate, Phyllis.
re is engaged to Ernest, a member
parliament Her militant views
.spleases her father and mother,
8 nd when Ernest refuses to support
. lffrage in parliament she breaks
J or engagement with him. She
} romises to address a suffrage meet
<. and her father. learning OF 1t,
srks her in her room and takes
. way her clothes. She obtains a suit
' boys clothes and makes her way
'" the place OF meeting TO find il has
"een broken up by roughs. Phyllis
attacked by a tough, and Dorothy
. shes 10 her defense. Ernest. see
iaR a small. frail young man" being
s"l upon by the tough, Poes to his
rescue, and II is only when both are
rested and locked I'D in the same
I'll that he recognizes his former
.ancee. She is SO humiliated by her
Eperience that she readily agrees
TO torego militancy forever and 10
2 renewal Of the engagement so that
ne story ends in peace and happpi-
ress. The cast includes Dorothy
heliy. James Morrison, and others.
The Washington times., 1914-06-17
The Changeling.
Iubin.)

An exceedingly tragic story. with a
more or less somber theme. A
young doctor attending a rich woman
and a poor woman to whom sons
are born exchanges the rich wom-
ans dead child for the poor wom-
ans lusty infant. the poor woman
having failed to survive the birth OF
her child. After making the change
the doctor discovers the father Of
the child that lived Is a maniac. The
boy is reared in luxury. The doctor
marries and has a daughter She
meets the young man. they fall in
love, and elope. The doctor mas re-
fused sanction to the marriage be-
cause he recognizes symptoms Of in
herited mania in the boy. After the
elopement he invites the youth to
take a drive with him in his auto
mobile. The machine Is struck by
an express train and both are killed.
The cast for the play has some OF
the best of the Lubin people. Earle
Metcalfe is the doctor. 'Kempton
Greene is the young man. and Anna
Luther Is the girl.