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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-06-05
HANDICAP OF THE TROPICS
Those Forests Frequently Cannot Be-
Cleared In the Short Dry Sea-
con That Prevails.

In the true tropical forest, agricul-
ture is practically out of the question,
writes Ellsworth Huntington in the
Tale Review. Even for the white
man it is difficult to clear the ground
and for the sluggish son Of the tropics
1t Is almost impossible. Not that he
cannot cut the trees, although this
is a slow process where the huge
trunks throw out buttresses five to
ten feet in radius, but that having cut
them he cannot dispose of them The
primary reason for the existence Of
the genuine tropical forest is that
rain falls abundantly at practically
all seasons. There may be, and usu-
ally is, short dry season when the
sun is farthest from the zenith New.
drought is not absolute. When the
trees are felled the only way of get
ting rid of them is by burning I'm
der the ardent tropical sun most trees
will become dry enough to burn
In two or three weeks. If they do
not become ready to burn during the
dry season, it is useless to think of
such thing later. They will rot
away, to be sure, and disappear with
in a few seasons, but this is of little
use, for meanwhile a new growth has
quickly sprouted. In the tropical
rain forests, bushes will grow to 4
height of ten or twenty feet in sin
gle year. Indeed, in the short space
of two months SO much heritage
will spring up that piece of forest
which has been cut cannot be burned,
even though the trees have become
dry.
This is no theory, but actual fact.
In the spring of 1913, in a part Of
Guatemala, where the forest is by no
means of the densest kind and where
a considerable number Of coffee plan
tations exist, l saw this happen. The
trees had been cut. but so many show
ers fell during the nominal dry season
that the branches did not become dry
enough to burn and consequently
many people were unable to plant
crops.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-06-05
Justly INDIGNANT.

It is unsafe to speak of any
trait of a mountaineer as charac-
teristic, especially SO if an out
slider makes the observation.
Often when you think the noun
taineer is in earnest, he is merely
fooling; and when he seems to be
highly humorous, he is in deadly
earnest. But no matter what
a mountain mans confessed de-
linquencies are, he will never
admit that he is not as good as
any man who walks in shoe
leather And he is very senSi-
tive to the slightest implication
that he is not entirely honest.
Tom Wade, with aload of cross
ties, met Black Jim Hicks (to
distinguish him from Red Jim
Hicks) returning from Windy
Gap on horseback with a fifty
pound sack Of flour.
Hello, Jimr Wade drew up to
rest his horses a spell. No.
buying your flour at theGap, are
your Windy Gap was sixteen
miles from Hicks's home, while
there was big country store at
Beaver Dam, only two miles from
his cabin.
Yep
Why, l thought you did all
your trading with Simmons down
at the Dam
Used to; but 1 quit him cold
'Whatswas the matter?'
Treated me mean-dirty
meaav Hicks's face showed
smouldering indignation.
How was that?'
Well, BLACK Jim slipped
tired leg across, the horses
shoulder, and sat sideways,-'I
bought a side of meat from him,
and with it waitin' for me to pay
it, he-he dunued me-
'Dunned you?' in surprise.
There is no worse word in the
mountains than 'dunned.'
Yep. Dunned me week before
last; and l amt never goin' to
trade another nickel's worth with
kim
ll.'-Wade seemed at loss
to understand this strange con-
duct of the storekeeper at Beaver
Dam,-'when did YOU get the
side of meat, Jim?'
Last spring a year ago. >
The Youths Companion.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-06-05
Highest Point In United States.

Mount Whitney, the highest point
in the United States, is not an isolated
mountain peak like Mount Shasta or
Mount Rainier, but is the Hottest point
in the great California crest or enor
nous sawtooth ridge of the Sierra Ne
vada, including many eminences al
most as high. Mount Whitney il
1851 feet above sea level. Among
those Of slightly lesser height are
Mount Russell, less than a mile dis
tant, 14,190 feet; Mount Williamson,
14,3S4 feet; Mount Muir. 14,025 feet;
Mount Langley, 1902 feet; Mount
Barnard, 14,003 feet, and Mount Tyn-
dali, 14,025 feet The most distant of
these is less than six miles away.
By strange freak of nature the
lowest point of dry land in the United
States is less than eighty miles from
the highest. The lowest point is in
Death valley and is ZIG feet below
sea level 1t is said that from this
point Mount Whitney can be easily
seen on a clear day.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-06-05
Tobacco for Hiccouuhs,

In a Russian medical journal DIR.
G. Tatevosoff draws attention to the
excellent service which may be OBJ
tanned from the ordinary snuff tobac-
co as a means Of cutting short hic-
coughs. He relates an instructive case
of a patient with some chronic chest
disease, accompanied by violent cough
attacks, in which the latter used to
be followed by extremely obstinate
hiccoughs.
The common remedies Qncluding
cocaine) failing to exercise any con-
trolling influence on the most distress
ing symptoms, DR.. Tatevosoff at last
decided to give trial to the said old
fashioned popular means. making the
patient on each occasion thoroughly
snuff into his nose a pinchful of the
powder until the appearance of live
ly sneezing. From the first treatment
the effect was truly brilliant, the hic-
cough subsiding as If by magic.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-06-05
LOYALTY THE WAY OF HONOR
Aims and Ambitions Of Employer, and
His interests, Should Be Those
Of Employe.

The test Of loyalty Is. after all, the
test of honor. A young man who fails
to keep faith with his employer sac
rihces his own personal integrity.
No excuse may serve to Justify dis
loyalty. Even though your employer
break faith with you-as sometimes
may, but seldom does, really happen
your attempt to get even" by betray-
ing him does not strike as hard blow
to him as 1t does to you. You may
quit his employ or you may call him
to account, but by being false to the
trust he imposes In you you take upon
yourself the same brand and help mat
tiers not one bit. In STOPPING to petty
revenge" you stoop to dishonor
The moment you enter a mans en-
p1oy you accept-or should accept
the unwritten laws of business, one Of
which, and chief among which, is 10y
atty to his business interests. His
business secrets whether divulged to
you or discovered by you, are to be
held inviolate. The trust and faith
ne places IN you ID TO De sacreQly
guarded-more sacredly guarded than
you would guard your own. His am
billions, his interests and his policies
should become yours.
No word of disparagement or care
less criticism or mockery should pass
your lips. You should be as loyal to
him behind his back as you are be-
fore his face. You should boost him
and not knock
Be sure that he knows what you say
and what you do. His watchful eye
is upon you when you least expect
his vigilance. But do not be true to
him because you suspect his espion-
age-rather because it is the way to
honor" philadelphia Ledger.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-06-05
POWell'S Fort.

Mrs. James Lichliter celebrated
her Sind birthday anniversary on
Tuesday, June End, by entertaining
a number of her friends at an old
time quilting. They all reported a
tine time and at an late hour they
all departed for their homes wishing
her many more happy birthdays and
that it would come oftener. Those
present were Mrs. Louisa Shifflett,
Mrs. Hannah Keller, Mrs. Catherine
Shipe, Mrs. Hettie Hutchinson, Mrs.
Pearl Lichliter and Miss Minerva
Lichliter.
Mr.. Samuel Shipe is very much
improved at this time.
Miss Mary Lichliter spent the
first of the week with her brother,
Mr.. c. B. Lichliter.
Mrs. Z. Taylor is visiting friends
at Woodstock and Strasburg.
Mr.. Ash Lichliter spent last Sat
urday at Charles Town, w. Va.
Mrs. Samuel Shifflett has been
very much indisposed.
MIR. James Munich has his new
barn completed.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-06-05
In the Honeymoon Days.

George had been married only a
month when his wife made her first
batch of biscuits.
Eat all you want Of them" she
said when he sat down to dinner,
There's plenty"
So George let her see him eat one.
1t was the bravest thing he had done
SO far in his life, for he was not
hungry anyway.
"Well?" she said. "Wen?"
Great" said George Immediately
He had to let her see him eat four
more before she was satisfied, and
he couldn't manage to drop more
than half of each one under the
table.
Great" he said manfully after
each.
That night he thought he was going
to die.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-06-05
Take Plenty of Time to Eat.

There is saying that rapid eat
ing is slow suicide" If you have
formed the habit of eating too rapidly
you are most likely suffering from in
digestion or constipation, which will
result eventually in serious illness
unless corrected. Digestion begins
in the mouth. Food should be thor
oughly masticated and insalivated.
Then when you have fullness OF the
stomach or feel dull and stun id after
eating. take one of Cnamberlaln's
Tablets. Many severe cases of stomach
trouble and constipation have been
cured By the use of these tablets.
They are easy to take and most agree
able in effect. Sold by all Dealers.
adv
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-06-05
Difficult Task Which Is
Being Worked Out Well.

From the Richmond Times Dispatch.
That is very difficult task now be-
ing attempted by the United States
government, under direction of the
Solicitors Office and Forest Service,
Bureau of the Department of Agri-
culture, in having made map of the
original grants to mountain lands in
the State of Virginia, for the purpose
of locating overlaps and effectively
running down titles to the lands be-
ing purchased by the government for
reservations under the Weeks fores-
try law. The work of identifying and
copying approximately 10, 900 gra nts,
which vary in size from a fraction of
an acre to 1000 and $4,000 acres,
from the records of the State Land
Office here is now nearing completion,
and already great many of these
grants have been plated and placed
on the map. The four areas in the
State embrace lands in seventeen
doah, Rockingham. Augusta, Fred
erick, Warren, Bath, Botetourt,
Rock bridge, Bedford, Amherst, Nell
son and Albemarle, aid Highland,
Pendletoa, Hardy and Hampshire
Counties, of West Virginia.
This undertaking is the outgrowth
of many unsuccessful attempts to
show clear title to lands being pur-
chased, free from overlaps and con-
hicting claims, but owing to the
numerous divisions and transfers of
this mountain land, at one time re-
garded as of practically no value, it
has become obvions to the officials in
charge that the preparation of this
map, showing location of original
grants, is the only method by which
record examiner can, after examina-
ton of the title to a particular tract
offered for sale TO the government,
safely certify chat there are no over
laps or conflicting claims. 1t has
been argued by many that such an ac-
complishment is an impossibility, but
knowledge of what has already been
accomplished ia this connection
should be sufficient to convince the
most doubtful.
NJ. A. Price. of New Market, Va
who has for some time been an en-
ploye OF the Forcst Service and has
had an opportunity to obtain va!u-
able information in regard to the
location on the ground, and having
become very familiar with La
part of this land, has been sent he
for the purpose of identifying he
grants, copies of which are desired.
The copying of the grants has been
done nnder the supervision of c. B.
Wilson, of the solicitors Office.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-06-05
On the high cliff the girl Stood

On the high cliff the girl Stood
straining her eyes frantically for
glimpse of the quickly sinking
vessel. The first life-boat which
had withstood the rush of sea-
men reached the beach. She
heard the words 1.-The Palatine,"
and then 1t seemed as though
everything, even to the cold
dashing waves, burned her very
soul. "All but the captains; he
went down with the vessel"
There came a long cry; it grew
fainter and fainter. She listeued
a cold fear clutching her heart.
That was his voice. She knew
it ! Man the lifeboat, came a
stern order from some one of the
crew. and instantly every oar in
the boat was taken up by a ski
full and willing hand. One long
push from the men on the shore
and it swung out on huge wave.
Another long wailing cry from
the voice she had first heard. 1t
seemed an hour, and then there
was a triumphant shout, a pro-
longed cheer. and she knew the
life-boat was headed for the
beach.
She rushed down from the cliff,
and ran, stumbling on the boul-
ders and bruising her feet with
every step. The men were in the
water to their waists tngaing
with all their might and soon the
boat was safe.
'Oh, Dave" she cried, thank
God, you're safer' Then she
started back in horror. 1t was
not David Roberts; he had gone
down brayely with his ship.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-06-05
Lobster Killed cormorant.

The lobster won in a fight with a
cormorant, resulting in the death OF
the bird, which was seen by crowds
at Dollymount, near Dublin The cor
morant dived into the sea and rose
with a lobster in it's beak. A moment
later 1t descended. Tapping It's wings,
and began striking it's head against a
rock. Rising again, it struggled in the
air until exhausted, and then dropped
dead on the beach. The lobster was
found with its claw embedded in the
cormorant's tongue, the birds death
being due to suffocatiOn.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-06-05
Lucky Choice,

my husband is most inveterate
reader" exclaimed Mrs. Knox with a
slight tone of ennui He reads I'M
til dawn every morning. Why, last
night / found him asleep with his
nose in ". VS. Eyes!"
Perhaps" commented her hus-
bands bookish friend, you should be
thankful you did not find him with
his nose In The Inside of the Cupl'"
Kansas City Star
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-06-05
Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy.

Every family without exception
should keep this preparation at hand
during the hot weather of the summer
months. Chamberlain Collie, Cholera
and Diarrhoea Remedy is worth many
times it's cost when needed and is al
most certain to be needed before the
summer is over. 1t has no superior
for the purposes for which it is in
tended. Buy it now. For sale by all
Dealers. adv:
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-06-05
WHY WEAK LUNGS?

The toll of tuberculosis is claiming
more than $50 victims every day in the
United States, yet few realize their grave
condition until the critical period arrives.
Overwork, worry, weakness after SICK
ness. catarrh, bronchitis, tender threats
all exert the weakening influence that
invites consumption.
TO guard against consumption, thou
sands Of people take Scott $ Emulsion aitsr
meals because its rich medicinal nourish-
ment strengthens the lungs, puts vigor IN
the blood, and upbuilds strength to resist
tuberculosis. SCOTS Emulsion is nature
strength builder, Refuse substitutes.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-06-05

WESTBOUND-fro Woodstock.
No l73-Mixed-Except Sunday
7:O1 a. m. Local for Harrisonburg.
Arrive Harrisonburg 1915. a. m.
No. 40-DaiIy-1:10 p. m. Local
for Harrisonburg. Arrive Harrison
burg 2:55 p. m. Buffet Parlor Car.
No. 13-Except Sunday-7:29 p. m.
Limited for Harrisonburg, stopping
at Edinburg, Mt. Jackson, New Mar
ket and Broadway. Arrive Harrison
burg 900 p. m. Buffet Parlor Car.
No. III = Daily = $3.50 p. NJ.
Local for Harrisonburg. Arrive
HSrrisonburg 1925 p. m.
EASTBOUND-fro Woodstock.
No. l4-Except Sunday-S:00 a. m.
L,mited for Alexandria and Washing
ton. Arrive Washington 1855 a. m.
Buffet Parlor Car.
NO 70 -Daily-4:26 p. III. Local
for Alexandria and Washington.
Arrive Washington 9:l5 p. m. Buffet
I-arlor Car.
No. 216 - Daily sos D. m.
burg. Arrive Strasburg 8:45 p. m.
NOS. ID anu IT COuuoCtS DIV MdudS-
sas with Nos. 113 and ia to and from
Warrenton.
No. IA connects at Manassas with
Main Line Fast Mail Train No. 43 for
principal point South.
Trains 217 and Is in connection with
Main Line Train No. 10 between
Orange and Manassas affords good
service from Richmond via G. & o.
Railway and Gordonsv lie.
Gener al Manager.
S H. HARDwICK. Passenger Traffic
Manager.
H. F. CARY, General Passenger Agt.
L. S. BROWN, General Agent, Wash
ington, D. G.
C. W. WEsTBURY, Asst. Gen. Agent,
Washington, d. G.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-06-05
THE WRECK OF THE PALATINE

LII tHC COttdSC IDS SioSh OIL ~
II in a hesitating and diffident
way. The girl, reused from her
reveries by the sound, counted
the strokes abstractedly, then
again rested her dark head
against the door Jam and lit into
the profound mysteries of the
night.
She thought she had never
known a night so perfect and
still, strange and wonderful
night, with singularly luminous
atmosphere. 1t was as it the
world stood holding its breath,
listening for the whisper of some
secret. But all the world must
know her secret. Everything
spoke it and had all these things
been silent her heart would have
betrayed it by its loud beatings.
Inyoluntarily her gaze sought
the house upon the hill-as how
many times that day had it not!
It seemed but a minute, when
there was a single stroke; it was
half past eleven. She arose, and
with a last lingering glance to-
ward the house on the hill, she
turned into the cottage, passing
through It's small, neat dining
room to the kitchen.
In half an hour Ezra Reed
would want his coffee, ere going
at midnight to relieve her father
in the tower of the lighthouse.
Twelve o'clock struck and the
assistant keeper responded in
stantly to the knock upon his
door. He assembled the long
winding flight of iron stairs and
could scarcely have been gone
three minutes before she heard
the sound of footsteps descend
ing the steps Of the spiral stair
case.
He had perhaps no more than
reached the door when the storm
broke out. "A ship on the reefs
and it looks like the Palatine, "
said young Reed in excited tones,
The girl turned pale, Was not
Dave Roberts, who lived in the
house on the hill, in the Pala-
tine?
To windward the water was
almost without ripple, but the
breeze was visiting through the
rigging of the doomed ship
and the sea was working itself
into a fury.
Gradually, almost impercepti-
bly,, the ship keeled over with the
| force of the wind, and by that
time there was raging gale
She careened more and more
There was trembling and Their
then the ship giving a tremen'
dous shiver like the death-shaks
of whale in agony, careenet
over still farther till tons of water
poured oyer the taffrail.
The fog dropped like a stage
curtain on a marine tableau. The
life-boats were being lowered
and some of the men jumped
| verboard into one of the heaviest
lit capsized, and soon they were
struggling in the water. Another
one was lowered; that capsized
The third was lowered, and thi!
time the men were STAYED with |
heavy arm, and were made to g
by one. The fourth was lowered
This started for shore safely ant
| there was but one soul left OF
board. There had not been roon
for another one, and he had give
his life to save the crew.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-06-05

Put your savings in the Savings
Department of the Shenandoah Val
ley Loan and Trust Co., Woodstock,
Va. IA. ) per cent compound interest.
Amounts of S1.OO and upwards re.
ceivea. The only savings institu-
ton In the county for the accomula-
ton of the small savings of laboring
men, women, and children.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-06-05
If | KNEW.

If kew the box where the smiles
were kept,
No matter how large the key
Or strong the bolt, 1 would try so
hard
'Twould open, I know, for me.
Then, over the land and the sea,
broadcast,
I'd scatter the smiles to play,
So that careworn people might hold
them fast
For many and many day.
If I knew box that was large enough
To hold all the frowns meet,
l would like 10 gather them every
one,
From nursery, school and street;
Then, folding and holding. I'd pack
them in,
And, turning the monster key,
I'd hire giant to drop the box
To the depths of the deep, deep sea.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-06-05

O. L. Sheetz & Co., having bought
out the livery business of Frank Rush
and stocked up with good horses and
up to date rigs, are prepared to give
good service and prompt attention to
ali calls. They solicit your patron
aoe. Come to see them on court day,
and be convinced that your horse will
he we'll cared for. o. L. Sheetz q
20
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-06-05
Cart Keep It Secret.

The splendid work of Chamberlain
Tablets 10 daily becoming more wide
.ly known. No such grand, remedy
for stomach and liver troubles have
ever been known. For sale by all
DeAlers. adv
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-06-05
Confederate Veteran,
Nashville. Tenn.

Every family in the South should
.,,hscr;be for the Confederate Veteran.
Sand postal for sample copy. Sub
scrintion, d per year. The Veteran
;sofage-twenty-oner years eld--and
-. had . .lareer circulation for .
longer time than any monthly ever
Ia In the South. A years subscrip-
t ~ vim ~ ohenandoah Herald for
q 81.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-06-05
TO Persons Who Wish to Drive

Having enlarged my Livery by add
ing a number of riding and driving
horses and number of easy riding
rubber tire buggies, we are in posi-
ton to put out teams to order having
80 vehicles in all making a complete
livery equipment We know we can
please you.
nov-6-tf j. f.. BEMIS, Propr.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-06-05

Invest you money In the per cent
Certificates of the Shen. Valley Loan
s. Trust Co., Woodstock, Va. Sc
curity unquestioned. Interest pay
able semi annually, and Certificates
redeemable any time after six months
70 short police. &x
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-06-05
Fought Duel to the Death.

An unusual duel has been fought at
Malaga by two young men named We
reretto and Martoreli, who were both
In love with the same girl. They de-
cided to solve the question Of which
should win her by duel "a lou-
trance" the survivor taking the lady.
To avoid interference they locked
themselves up in a room. There they
opened fire on one another with their
revolvers, and, having emptied them,
continued the battle with their knives.
Eventually, when the neighbors broke
In the door. they found both comba-
tants lying on the floor, and having
the most terrible wounds. One was
already dead. and the other II not
expected to ivA
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-06-05
THURSDAY JUNE 4. 1914.
MOOL. WANTED

The highest price paid for wool de-
livered at the Store OF Kniesley
Brothers, In Woodstock.
p \ YATES 4 SON.
Apr. 3--tf.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-06-05
I'm surprised to see you. Why

I'm surprised to see you. Why
haven't you gone to Mexico?'
Why should l go to MexicoY
TO assist in whipping the
Mexicans. You've been an en-
thusiastic advocate of war
I'D go, only l think it's no
more than fair to let our trained
soldiers and sailors have chance
to show what they can do before
the rest of us butt in. There's
no use humiliating the brave
boys, you know
An angry mother had her
little son by the hand and held a
menacing cane.
I'll teach you to tie kettle
to the cats tail!' said the mother.
1t wasn't our cat,' said the
boy.
No, it wasn't, but it was our
kettle, SAID the mother.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-06-05
SOUTHERN RAILWAY.

Premier Carrier oil the South.
Schedule between Washington, Alex
andria, Woodstock and Harrisonburg.
In Effect Jan. IS, 1911
N. B.-Following schedule figures
published only as information and
are not guaranteed.