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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-06-19
SopoersauIt by Aeropiane.

Captain Aubry of the French army
accomplished a complete somersauit
while aboard an aeroplane high above
the earth II was returning after
thirty-five minute flight the captain
said. facing a wind of about twenty
two miles per hour. My altitude was
about 2, 500 feet At the moment of de-
scent series of violent gusts struck
the machine AS l dipped the nose of
the machine a couple of quick gusts
struck the top of the main planes and
placed me in vertical position. While
sndeavoring to manipulate the elevator
found the machine had taken me in a
perfectly vertical chute to less than
1900 feet. 1t here adopted a horizontal
attitude upside down and proceeded to
effect a tail first volplane." Continu-
Ing. he said: THE machine then grad
ually took up the vertical position
again. describing a gigantic s. wEls
doing so. Flattening out, flew to
spot about two miles distant"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-06-19
Fans In the Eiahteenth Century.

A letter i'll tine LONDON Spectator
dated May, I'LL. gives Il most interest,
ing description Of an academy whera
aides could be drilled i'll the proper
use Of their fans and initiated into the
mysteries of the angry fiutter. the
modest fiutter. the tipiorous tIutter. the
confused fiutter. the merry fUtter and
the amorous tlutter." In the eighteenth
century at dancing assemblies in Lon
don. Bath and other places Of fashion
able resort gentlemen chose their part,
ners by lottery Of the fam" The fans
of all the ladies' present were placed in
a hat. whence each gentleman had the
privilege Of selecting one the lady to
whom it belonged becoming his allotted
partner for the evening. OF course
such a custom entailed great study
of fans on the part OF the gentlemen
Boswell. Steele and Pope found some
thing to say about the fan. and Guy,
charging uson TIE efforts of his prede-
cessors. wrote lon% poem in praise of
the fan. attriimting its invention to
Venus
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-06-19
What Makes Flowers Hlus.

OF ali the many substances tfat ara
combined to make a flower. what IL
the particular one to which is due the
blue. red or yellow color: Why, for
example. are gentians blue and soses
red. and why has no enc ever seen
red gentian or Il blue roses The chem
ist can tell us. Taking the plants that
produce really blue not violet flow
ers. he considers Which of their con
stituents is peculiar to them. True
blue exists in yeronicas, saiviils. yer
henls, basil. solanum. penstenlon. ne
nopl.ila. conyolyulus. hor; &c. hounds
tongue and in all the orders allied h
the gentianaceae and solnpositae. ses'
never in lupins. vetches peas. gerani
ums. hollyhocks. prinilds. roses. bal
SANS, flax. etc Al. the blue produ;
ing plants just na,iied have Il tani.in ii
them which does hot exist in the 9th
ers This is called caffetannin. II Il
found in coffee. but not in tea. Tes
contains another form of tannin. which
s the same as that which makes cs
mellias red Exchange.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-06-19
Carina For His Health.

Not many people guard their health
so carefully as Sir Tatton Sykes. who
in winter wore five or siX coats when
out riding and shed sonlei of them as
he became warmer. Prince Poutiakine,
however. took even stronger precau'
tons against Illness. If there was
touch of cold in the air he had fires LII
In his grounds before yenturing to
stroll in them. His waistcoats Were
made in two separate pieces. joined at
the sides by buttons. so that he could
take them off or put on additional ones
without removing his coat. If caught
In a shower he sheltered himself with
an umbrella nearly two feet wide,
which came down below his waist and
was pierced with little windows. In
very hot weather the prince wore boots
coated with tin as protection against
mad dogs. and carried sponges soaked
with vinegar in his shirt front to ward
Off unpleasant smells. Manchester
Guardian.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-06-19
Glass Cuttina.

The layman who is introduced to tn
mysteries of cutting glass for the frs
time is amazed at the amount ct worn
that the workman does entirely by his
eye. The first stage of the bowl which
Is to be cut finds it in a perfectly plain
condition, not scratch upon it and
only a half dozen or more marks in red
chalk. which mean absolutely nothing
to the Impractical eye. But to the
work. man they mean the whole pat
tern. Perhaps the dish is salad bowl
The marks in chalk will run from the
edge, five intervals apart, down to the
center of the bowl at the bottom. In
one of the divisions of the bowl thus
marked there may be a little further
marking in the shape perhaps of dia
mond. This indicates the pattern into
which the bowl is to be cut, and 1t viii
be repeated in each of the five df'
sions. All the intricacieS of the desis
the workman has in his head. and the
develop on the glass in a way whic.
seems to the locker Oh absolutely MAJ
velous.-New York Times.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-06-19
save thA PAeIInasi

Among the innumerabIe eXpeuient8
that have been suggested to reduce
the cost of living, the use of potato
Feelings has not been sufficiently en-
phasized These humble and usually
despised parts of the potato are not
without value. Instead of throwing
them into the garbage can, the thrifty
housewife, if she lives in the country
and has a potato patch of her own,
might better put them into gunny
sack and hang them in q woodshed or
in some dry place where they will
not freeze If she does this she will
not have to buy seed potatoes next
spring, but can plant the Feelings,
which viii sprout and reward her with
as fine crop as she could get from
the potato itself, provided the "eye"
or bud is on the peeling.
Another and more general use for
the parings is as shavings or kindlings
with which to start the kitchen fire.
When dried thoroughly they are very
infiammable, and even when not quite
dry will burn as well as newspapers.
The five or ten cents a week spent for
kindltng wood might thus be saved.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-06-19
Seventeenth Century civiIity.

If the seventeenth century English
nan failed in his manners 1t was not
for want of instruction. THE Rnies
Of Civility," book published in 1919
contains the following hints on &o'
behavior: Being in discourse with
man. tits no less than ridiculous
pull him by the Buttons. to play WIZ
the Bandstrings, Belt or Cloak; OF Il
punch him now and then on the Stom
ach, It's a pleasant sight, and wei
worthy of laughter. to see him that -
so puncht. fall back. and retire: whilsf
the other. inseDsible of his absurdity
pursues and fesSes him into some
corner. where ,ie is at last glad to cry
quarter. before his comrade perceives
he is in danger And again: 1T ar
CUES neglect. and to undervalue
man, to sleep when he is discoursing
or reading; therefore good manners
command it to be forbid; besides.
something there may happen in the
act that may offend az snoring. sweat
ing. gasping or dribbling."
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-06-19
MOI 4 conpIets suenrlas.

When William Il Hearst bought the
cid New York Journal enc u III ''' 2
aging editors julius he
"a Hearst to dinner win1
They went TO dovasawn
restaurant. Chanbefs lad ordeEs
dinner. which was il good ore. M
Hearst and he had Il pleasant tilu.
Along toward the close Of the mesi
Chambers said: Nov, Sir Hearst
am going TO give YOU treat hay
ordered something yon pro5atly nets
have eaten or seen
Chambers nodded to tho waiter Wit
brought in some FrenaA ar.,'s
you see e1p:aitaa i a'er+
these are a great ds5s4e,t 1a' pa
off the leaves and div IT, rlltis =
the sence and eat the e':.ls
Hearst smiled . iiite :i.a 7 .a~.f
directions As they r. ~ GnaEl
bers said complacenliy 'lFr. -s44l
eh? don't suppose you ever saw n
artichoke before
We'll" Hearst replied. II cant 80 s.
far as that You see. Chanl'e-s. W.
had 100 acres Of them growing tn
last tiIae was out 1T orr Caiiforn!;
ranch Saturday Evening Post.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-06-19
RahY,s Scran Book.

Nowadays the fond mother begins
from almost the day of her baby's
birth to keep card book for its fu-
ture inspection. This needs must be
a large volume, for into it go all the
correspondence cards of congratula-
tons to the parents, the birth an
nouncements Of contemporary infants,
the visiting cards attached to flowers
and gifts, and all holiday picture cards.
IF the wee parsonage is a girl, Valen-
tines fill many leafs of her book. for
from the very first year Of her life
her adorers-women and men-send
these anonymous greetings. 1t takes
scarcely any time each week to keep
the baby's card book up to date, and
in mature years it will be sure to prove
volume Of extreme interest to its
owner.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-06-19
VIII Power of Scotch-Irish.

The outstanding trait Of the Scotch
Irish was will No other element was
so masterful and contentious. In a
petition directed against their immi-
grafton, the Quakers characterized
them as ''pernicious and pugnacious
people," who absolutely want to con-
troll the province themselves" The
stubbornness of their character is
probably responsible for the unex-
ampled losses in the battles of our
Civil war. They fought the Indians
fought the British with great unan-
unity in two wars, and we're in the
front rank in the CONQUEST of the
West. More than any other stock
has this tough, gritty breed, so lack
Ing in poetry and sc; sibility, nodded
our national character. If today a
losing college crew rows SO hard that
they have to be Ii ed from their
shells at the end of g boat race, it
is because the never say-die Scotch
Irish fighters and pioneers have been
the picturesque and glowing figures
in the imagination of American
youth.-From Origins of the Amer
lean People," by Prof Edward A. Ross
in Century
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-06-19

From ''The Log of Il Rolling Stone"
by Henry Arthur Rroome. comes the
following curious mode of ha4ging wild
FOWL in Brczii by way of economizing
ammunition:
''Tne eXpedient is to get hold Of
very large puInplsin and, after SCOOP
ing out the meat and seeds inside, to
cut two little eyehoes in it and thes
place it ON the hunters head He then
wades through the sedge and flags into
deeper water U-}to his neck, where the
wild fowl are feeding. who gather that
it is merely pumpkin innocently
floating on the surface The hunter
then soon gets into the midst of bis
quarry and. Selling them by the legs.
pulls them quietly under water, where
he tucks them under a belt fastened
round his waist. and as their compan-
ions presume that one unfortunate bird
after another is only diving for food
The hunter gets waistful in no time
and returns well satisfied to tbs
shore"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-06-19
COULDN'T MAKE THE TOUCa
Old Gentleman Would Put Up Vita
One Disappointment, But He Was
Not Looking for Another.

The young man had borrowed five
dollars from the rich old man, prom
Using to bring it back one week from
date The millionaire let him have
it, and at the promised time the bor-
rover brought it back.
Now, Mr. Bullion" said the young
man, I've been square with you in
Ibis matter, and want to borrow $50
for a fortnight
The old man shook his head.
Sorry" he said, but 1 can't let
you have it."
Why not?" and the young man was
greatly astonished.
Because you have disappointed me,
and I don't want to be disappointed
again.
The borrower was more surprised
than ever.
What do you mean by being disap-
pointed?" he asked.
This" explained the moneyed man.
I let you have that five dollars, not
expecting ever to get it again, and
did. Now, if 1 let you have $50
should expect to get it again, and
never would. No, sir" he added con
clusively, ''one disappointment is
enough. Good day!" And that ended
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-06-19
Moon Rlunders

The moon. it seems. is responsible
for more authors "howlers" even than
nightingales. Baroness Orczy in pet
ticoat Government draws a beautiful
picture of crescent moon rising over
the treetops in the far eastern sky at
II o'clock on June evening. The pic
ture is so nice that it is pity to de
Hroy it, but the invention is prepos
ferrous. Lucas Malet errs in similar
fashion in one of her novels. Miss
Stevens in THE Veil speaks of the
new moon being seen at sunset pray
ar. "a thin slip in the east A little
study would show that when the moon
Uses at sunset it must necessarily be
a full moon or nearly So In the same
book the full moon rises and sets again
within d period of two hours. whereas
the full moon is. of necessity. an all
night moon. Book News Monthly.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-06-19
The Bath as a Ionic.

The bath recommended by Uncle
sam TO the army boys as means OF
.nvigorating tired nerves and muscles
ind promoting an appetite after a hard
lays drill Immediately suggests itself
IS the very thing for women. 1t
should be preceded by brushing the
teeth and drinking half pint of cold
water. so that the body may be clean
within as well as without This done.
the body from head to waist is rapid
iy swabbed with a sponge. repeatedly
wrung out of cold water after which
it is vigorously rubbed with Turkish
towel This completed, the upper part
of the body is dressed and the lower
part is given the same treatment
Such a bath is equal to tonic.-Kan
sas Farmer.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-06-19
MAJ sfts haus4 svarrsns.

A police magistrate iii lsaris hfi;l s
queer experience not long ago whirs
began with an interview with an hys.
terical woman She rushed into h.
office, past the attendant and. inter
rupting conversation. threw a crun
pied letter on the officers desk ans
with pathetic gesture walled: Save
him. Save him!''
The official thought he had an in
sane person before him, but picked u
the paper. which looked like letter
1t began in letters larger than tbs
body of the document: You must die
Nothing will save you. You must die
HE has always been a good mar
and the little we owe we can pay a
any time" the woman said between
sobs. "and now there is conspiracy
against him.
While she was protesting the magiz
trate read the letter and, handing Il
back. said: Go home to your family
read the rest of this letter. 1t is lif'
Insurance advertisement"
The woman then told the magistrate
she could not read. that neighbol
had read for her. and so many people
were being killed. and she was 81
happy.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-06-19
sss Hundred Varieties 81 Msrois.

Although Vermont occupies only
small space on the map when com
pared with the great area of some OF
the other states of the Union. set its
mineral resources are very important.
This little state leads fine world III tile
production of marble and granite. ana
the deposits apparently are inexha,st-
ible The greatest center OF the mar
BILE industry of the world is in the VI
cinity of Rutland. Vt. particularly az
Proctor and West Rutland, While the
greatest center of the gla mite Industry
of the world is In and aroun" ire
and Hardwick. vt.
Although twentysix states II IN
marble, Vermont supplies abou =
cent of the finer grades suttau.e ior
monumental work and sta, Try. lis
state furnishes Al per cent - i .
building marble used in this @ f',.
and the demand for this kind of g
Is increasing. There are about Il IL
dred varieties of marble quarried in
Vermont. ranging from the purest
white, suitable for statuary, to jet
hlack.-Walter Fl. Crockett in National
Magazine.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-06-19
John sriob. and oue.n " .ori,.

In the Life of John BRIGHT" the
author relates that the great mans
krst visit to Queen Victoria was an
ordeal, but it passed of well. The
incident was described in k, ter from
Lord Granville TO Mr.. Gladstone in
which the writer says:
The beginning OF dinner was awful
the queen with a sick head he and
shy-Princess Louise whispering un.
inteliigiSly in my ear and Idly Cliff.
den shouting Intellectually into the stiIt
more impenetrable receptacle of. sound
belonging to Charles Gre. Bright
like war horse champing his bit and
dying to be at them At last an allu-
sion to children enabled me to tell
Bright to repeat to her a. .testy his
brothers observation, wv. -. con-
sidering what charming things. chill
dren We're. all the queel Old aea cane
from" This amused the a@aea, qn6
Invent az ncrrily.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-06-19
Corrected the Inspector.

In police court an inspector was
giving evidence of the arrest of the
prisoner. Il went to No. 81 he said
Importantly in a dignified staccato
fashion that came from long practice,
where | saw the prisoner in bed.
said. 1 have warrant for your ar
rest for burglariously entering the
premises at and so on. At the end
of the inspectors evidence the magis-
trate asked the prisoner, Any ques-
tions?' Yes. SIR" said the prisoner,
and he intimated that the inspector
had not given his evidence correctly.
I'm sure" he said. MIR Jackson" the
inspector. don't want to say only
what is true. Didn't you come to my
room" turning to the inspector. and
say, Now. then, Ginger, 'op out of it
I want yerT London Mail.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-06-19
Women ard Electricity,

IF women were not a force In ma
ture, blind in its strength and capri
cious in it's power, they would not be
mistreated,' says Joseph Conrad in
his latest novel, Chance" ''As it is
one can't help it. Man has
captured electricity, too. 1t lights
him on his way. 1t warns his home,
it will even cook his dinner for him
very much like a woman. But what
sort of conquest would you call it?
He knows nothing of it. He has got
to be mighty careful what he Is about
with his captive. And the greater the
demand he makes on it in the exulta-
ton of his pride the more likely it is
to turn on him and burn him to a Gin
der.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-06-19
Little Economies.

A postage stamp will purchase yos
the use of a dollar for 122 days. Three
stamps equal the interest on dollar
for one whole year. Little economies
rarely enter into the calculations of the
average man or woman - those who
earn from $500 to 5000 a year.
Men who smoke cigars easily con
sumo three a day. costing not under sc
cents-enough to pay for the use OF
s1,S25 for that day, If that S1.S25 were
put TO work in an intelligent way il
might help win bread for the rest OF
he family.
Mr.. Common Man might take les
son from Big Business in trivial econo
nies. AS FrankliH quoted:
penny saved Is twopence clear;
A pin days j groat year. Q
Philadelphia Ledger.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-06-19
ANYHOW, Ii Was Goino.

Six months ago Mildred noticed that
Helen had nice, long, curly hair. Next
time they met Helen's curls scarcely
reached her shoulder. And the next
time Helen's hair, or what was left of
it, had been cut Dutch style.
Last week they met again. Helen's
hair was now cropped short, boy
fashion.
why, Helen!" exclaimed Mildred,
81 see your hair is being cut off by de,
greesl"
Indeed not!" replied Helen. "My
mother cuts my hair"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-06-19
Don't Worry.

Don't worry" was the recipe for
long life recently given by an aged
physician who had preserved his youth.
Good advice. but impractical" you
say. But did you ever give it real
trial? A person can't stop worrying
uaerely by saying, Go to, now; 1 am
not going TO worry any more" The
more he thinks about stopping the
more impossible 1t is to stop.
There is way. though Don't con-
sciously try to stop worrying. but ges
Interested in something else.
If you have something to worry
about and give yourself the apportu.
nifty you will do lot of worrying. But
Ii you keep busy you won't give worry
chance. When a great sorro'g comes
person may simply abanG IL him
self to it by letting his other interests
lag. But by looking about for some
hing to absorb his attention he can
put himself in wholesome frame of
mind.
Worry can be fought the sG:ae way
Kansas City Star.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-06-19
viii Hold the MayoraIty.

A summons, by which it was sosGEa
to disqualify Alderman Henry O'Shsa
the lord mayor of Cork, from sitting
as a member Of tho city county, q
the ground that he is an alien, has
been dismissed by the Cork nsgis-
.trates Maurice Healy. M. p. who
prosecuted. said Mr.. O'Shea himself
had admitted that he was an Amori
can citizen. The defense pat In Q
certificate by the British cocsul at
New York to the effect that no such
name as Henry O'Shea" appeared a.
registered as an American citizan
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-06-19
Iron Mold Stains.

Iron mold stains spread in any fab
ric they come in contact with in the
wash. To remove them stretch the
stained part over d basin nearly full OF
boiling water so that the steam may
penetrate the fabric and apply with a
feather teaspoonful of salt dissolved
in dessertspoonful of lemon juice.
When the marks disappear dip the ma
terial we'll into the hot water; after
ward rinse very thoroughly IN cold
water EXCHANGE
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-06-19
For Sale by All Dealers
Engraving.

We are agents. for Harcourt
& Co., Stationers and manufacturing
engrayers. Orders for Engraved
cards, invitations, personal and
business stationary ETC., NAV be left
with us with the assurance that the
work when completed will mark the
user as correct" and meet every re
Quirement Of he md6t discriminatin
6astas. GhsnnndoGh Herah OMc
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-06-19
ONE TRIUMPH FOR AMERICA
Invention by OrviIIe Wright Notable
Addition to Devices for the
Safety of Aviators.

Despite the relatively poor showing
made during 1913 by American avia-
tors in comparison with the achieve
ments of the aviators of foreign coun-
tries, an American, Orville Wright
has been awarded the Collier priss
for the most valuable advance in tx
science of aviation during that ysSE
This award was the result of Mr.
Wright's invention of an automatic
stabilizing device. No definite design
for. this apparatus has yet been de-
ctded upon by Mr. Wright, but with
experimental applications of his prin-
etple he has made several remarkable
flights, with and without passengers.
Mr.. Wright thus describes his inven-
ton:
"The stabilizer consists of two parts
one controlled by pendulum for
maintaining the lateral balance; the
other controlled by vane for fore
and-aft balance. The power for warp
ing the wings and turning the elevator
Is furnished by a small windmill at
tached to the aeroplane, SO that tbs
stopping of the motor does net affect
the operation of the device"
In his experimental flights Mr.
Wright says that he kept his hands OF
the control and steering mechanss n
for nutes at a time.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-06-19
To Our Subscribers.

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Please remit without waiting for
TO be sent from this office.
i}y so dong you will greatly oblige
The PUBLISHER.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-06-19

This lady is worth 100000. Would
you like to See her photograph
Worth 100000 and compelled to ad-
vertise for husband? No, you needn't
show me her phiz | can imagine what
it must louisville COurier-Jour
nal