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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-02-13
WASN'T ENTITLED TO MEDAL
President of Antl-cruelty Society
Made Decision Positively Brutal
In Its Frankness.

Mrs. Waldorf Astor at the port of
New York declared the other day that
she never wore aigrettes or the feath-
ers of song birds, or the plumes of
anything that flies. Yet she was wear
ing sables at the time; her boots were
OF calfskin; her gloves were kid, and
she would go to the Ritz-CarIton for
luncheon and swallow tiny. living oys-
tiers, afterward eating young trout,
outlets of lamb, grilled quail. and so
forth and SO on. Oh, consistency"
The speaker was DR.. L. G. Wither-
spoon. the San Francisco dietician.
He continued:
Man is cruel toward the animals.
There is no denying it. And hence
Mrs. Waldorf Astor is rather foolish
to prate of her kindness as regards
aigrettes when, on her behalf, we
slaughter daily birds and sheep, sables
and seals, fish and kids.
Eyes, as the world Is constituted,
any talk Of kindness toward animals
strikes me as absurd-reminds me, In
fact, of the Anti-Cruelty Society Of
Nola Chucky.
"A man with big club appeared at
the annual convention Of this society
and demanded the annual medal, or
first prize.
"fWhat Kindness the president
asked him, what kindness have YOU
shown, my man, toward the lower
animals that entities you to our
medal?'
wal, yer honor said the man, I
spared the life of bar. l might "a
killed him with this here club. But l
let him off,
Where was this bear?" the presi-
dent asked. Where was he, and what
had he done to your
"'He'd killed my wife, the man re-
piled.
'''Ho, ho!' cried the president. And
you demand our gold medal? My
friend, you've been sufficiently re-
warded already"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-02-13


If an individual were under
the delusion that the supply Of
air was limited, and that be
must breathe very sparingly and
subsist on the minimum of oxy.
gen day that he might thereby
save and economist on it so that
1T should last a lifetime, it could
hardly be more idle than the
prevailing idea that one must
hoard by aud save. and LAY by
as provision for future years.
The one best provision for the
future is the best possible use #
the present. Lillian Whiting.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-02-13
Keep the Air Fresh.

Nothing causes ehills more than hot.
stuffy rooms. We often hear people
complaining that they took cold when
they came out into the night air. YET
it was not the night air which did the
mischief, but the poisonous atmos-
phere in the room itself. due to the ac-
cumulated exhalations of many lungs.
etc. Had the apartment been well VEN
tilated the so called chill would never
have occurred.-From Nervous Break
downs"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-02-13
Confederate Veteran,
Nashville. Tenn

Every family in the South should
subscribe for the Confederate Veteran
Send postal for sample copy. Sub
scription, 81 per year. The Veteran
is of age-twentY years cid and
has had larger circulation for a
longer time than any smonthly ever
had in the South. A years subscri p.
ton with the Shenandoah Herald for
sl.50.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-02-13

Put your savings in the Savings
Department of the Shenandoah Val
ley Loan and Trust Co., Woodstock,
Va. at 3 per cent compound interest.
Amounts of S1.00 and upwards re-.
ceived. 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, 1914-02-13

studied, and how long she'd been
at it just two years and what all
how much fun it was
L felt the need OF something OF
| the sort When Pm out in company
sit still and envy every one, most
of the time! 1t seems that Pm tn
only person on earth who HASN'T a
single accomplishment And after
talking with the GIRL who knew
gymnastic dancing | could see my
self calmly smiling at all my new
hosts of friends while they begged
me to dance for them | could G
myself, after much coaxing, rising
languidly and, amid a breathless
hush, plrouetting into wonderful
dance!
Il could see club women begging
me, as a favor to help them enter
tain! I could see myself doing
innumerable dances with wonderful
men escorting me, throughout all
the rest of my lie.
Well, of course, I couldn't start
i5ht in pirouetting in grace 'ul
mazes. had to begin with the
groundwork That girl had to, too,
when she began 1t sounded all
right. | thought I could hastily
brush over the necessary founda
lions. and hasten onward to the
heights.
'l'm stiil Fastening, but the
heights have gone up 90 high in the
meantime that I've given up even
wanting to get therel Do you know,
in order to dance, you have to be
able to swing Indian clubs to music,
just as fast as you can go--whether
your head gets IN the wav or not
makes no difference-until it's Just
as simple to you as swinging your
arm over boat
Thus far | can manage TO ora u
the club 6rml ] and put it back Of
my head every ether count without
numbering my neighbor and |
consider that this degree of dexter
ity is quite an achievement.
Then you have to he able to bend
toward, with your knees straigh ,
and touch your hands TO the floor
Now, the tips Of my fingers come
almost within a foot of the floor
when Pm most apprecia i've of The
early martyrs who h, d their muse es
drawn 5ut as far as possible Unless
l fall, | taar my hands will never
touch the fool!
Then you have to stand facing
front, and at signal turn so
that just the half of you from
your waist up is facing back! l
know it sounds impossible, but
it's required and that's all there
is to it. You just have to. 1t
isn't the only absolutely imposs.l
BILE thing that I'm forced to do.
But, anyway, I've paid my
tuition, and they say it's beauti-
flying, so I'm making it my am
bition now to grow beautiful!
oh, yes-I didn't tell you that
The reason I've relinquished the
dream of dancing is that | dis
covered that my graceful adj
wiser studied every day of her
two years, all day long! l have
been trying to learn in one hour
week, at night! l suppose now.
IT | fail to grow graceful, FL
find that it's because l should
have begun trying as an infant,
before my bones hardened. But
as long as they keep the bitter
truth from me, l shall continue
to hope!
You asked me little while
ago, said the bookkeeper, if l
noticed difference in you. l
had noticed it before you spoke.
| thought it was rheumatism. ;
Chicago Dolly News.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-02-13

andria, Woodstock and Harrisonburg
In Effect Jan. IS, 1911.
N. B.-Following schedule figures
published only as Information and
are not guaranteed.
WESTBOUND-from Woodstock.
No. 173-Mixed-Except Sunday
7:01 a. m. Local for Barrisonburg
Arrive Harrisonburg 1915. q. m.
No. Daiiy-1:10 p. m. Local
for Harrisonburg. Arrive Harrison
burg 2:55 p. m. Buffet Parlor Car.
No. l3-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 = 1855 p. m.
Local for Harrisonburg. Arrive
HSrrisonburg 1925 p. m.
EASTBOUND-from Woodstock.
No. '4-Except Sunday-8:OO q. m.
LAmited for Alexandria and Washing
ton. Arrive Washington HISS q. m.
Buffet Parlor Car.
No. % -Daily-4:26 p. m. Local
for Alexandria and Washington.
Arrive Washington 9:l5 p. m. Buffet
Farlor Car.
No. 2l6 - Daily sos o. m.
Local from Harrisonburg to Stras-
burg. Arrive Strasburg 8:45 D. m.
Nos. Ii and IA connects at Manas-
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 PIT and Is in connection with
Main Line Train No. 10 between
Orange and Manassas affords good
service from Richmond via c. & O.,
Railway and Gordonsville.
E. n. COAPMAN, Vice-President and
Genera al Manager.
S Fl. HARDwICK, Passenger Traffic
Manager.
81. 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, 1914-02-13
Don't You Relieve II

Some say that chronic constipation
canHt be cured. Don't you believe
1t. Chamberlain Tablets have cured
others-why not you? Give them a
trial. They cost only quarter. For
sale by All Dealers. adv.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-02-13
COMMUNITY BREEDING.

| Dalrying l believe is coming
industry in Shenandoah county,
| therefore / think this a fitting
time to say a few things in a
general way, especially about
community breeding.
/ 1t is a we'll known fact that if
a whole county or community
will be interested in many in
stances two-fold. There are
many reasons for this, chief of
which are:
l. It raises the general stan
dard of the stock mongrel scrub
stuff is eliminated.
! 2. Buyers are attracted because
they can get CARROTS of the breed
they want.
3. The community becomes
widely known because of the uni
formity and excellence OF its live
stock.
4. Because of these things
prices go up.
Dairying is almost sure to pre-
ponderate over beef raising in the
Valley, because of the availa bill
ty of good markets. It always
happens and is natural law of
economics, that beef raising on
larger scale preponderates over
dalrying on the frontier and it is
showed further back, dairying
increases and beetraising de-
creases. This happens because
more food can be produced per
acre through dairying than
through the beef industry at the
same time it is far from my OBJ
jeCt to decry beefraising, for
there is always a place for it,
even in the most densely popu-
lated countries, and again if a
man has reputation eSta blished
with some breed, it will proba-
bly, be wise for him to stick to it.
Ali Of us are bound to have
some, personal preference. Asl
dairying increases in this county
some will prefer Jerseys, others
Holsteins, etc. However, we are
comparatively new in the busi-
ness, so | think it would be wise
for us, speaking largely, to throw
aside personal preferences, and
start with one breed. 1t will
most certainly pay. Holsteins
seem to have a foothold here
they have large capacity for
rough feed and are heavy pro-
ducers, so | think it the breed to
encourage.
If this be done, which is al
ready the case at Strasburg, We
have chance to exercise
the community breeding idea.
This simply means for a COM
munlnty to form sort of or
gauization, and then to buy four
five good sires. The organiza-
ton may then form four or five
groups as the case may be, and
each group take a bull, at the
end of two years, the sires can
be moved around. In this way
each sire will do for eight or ten
years and this makes the ulti-
mate cost very small.
1t is generally recognized
among dairy men, that the sire
is the biggest half of the herd,
from progeny standpoint. 1T
is thus very important that con-
siderable attention should be de-
voted to his selection.
Unless a man has considerable
money, or lacking this. consider
able experience, it is usually
better to grade up the breed by
use of the pure bred dairy sire,
for the first few years, in prefer
ence to starting right in with
all pure breds.
r. N. MARTIN,
County Demonstration Agent.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-02-13

Invest you money In the per cent
certificates of the Shen. Valley Loan
& Trust Co., Woodstock, Va. Sc
curity unquestioned. Interest pay
able semi annually, and Certificates
redeemable any time after six months
20 short notice
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-02-13
Safe For Babies. Effective For
0rOwn.UDs

That's Foley's Honey and Tar Com
pound. 1t has the confidence of your
druggist. who knows it will give you
satisfaction. W. w. Nessmith.
.Statesboro, Ga, says:-"I have used
Oley's honey and Tar Compound in
Aeh family and have sold il Ia nv
90 and IL never fails TO cure. Re-
> substitute. Walton & Smoot.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-02-13
kerCheval's History of the
Valley.

A few copies of Kercheval's History
of the Valley for sale at the HERALD
Office. Price $500.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-02-13
Barber Shop.
Court ST., WOODSTOCK Va.
Warden Fravel, Propr.

Shave. go. 10 Haircut. Is
SINCE. -. IL Shampoo. Is
Facial Massage. Is
Tonic Rub. 49,. S and 10
Shaving Corpse. 100
Shave away from shop %
Haircut /" 30
Haircut and shave away from shop 80
~ Prompt attention given to al
customsers.
A shar Of the vublic patronage
solicited
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-02-13
TO Persons Who Wish to Drive

Having enlarged my Livery by add
ing number of riding and driving
horses and a number of easy riding
rubber tire buggies, we are in posi-
tipn to put out teams to order having
AZ vehicles in all making a complete
livery equipment We know we can
please you.
nov -6-tf j. e. BEMIS, PrOpr.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-02-13
Horse Blankets and Robes.

Horse Blankets and Robes are now
sold at very low prices. II you want
one, call at once, - they are bar
gains. J. A Dysart 4 Co.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-02-13
SOUTHERN RAILWAY.

Premier Carrier Of 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.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-18
KNIGHTS OF THE GARTER
TO "DEGRADE" KAISER
Name to Be Expunged From Roll of
Historic Order.

LONDON, Sept. N-Some time during
the coming fortnight somewhat painful
ceremony which happily Is Of rare oc-
currence, will take place privately in st.
Georges Chapel. This will be the re-
moval of the banners and other insignia
OF certain knights Of the Garter and the
formal pronouncement by the Garter
King E-at-Arms that their owners are de
graded and ''Ho longer fitted TO be in
c.uded among the honorable company Of
Knights"
The people who will be so described are
the Kaiser, the Austrian Emperor, Prince
Henry Of Prussia. the Grand Duke of
HeSse and the Crown Prince OF Ger
many.
Two other Knights Of the Garter whose
positions are at present giving rise TO
much consideration are the King of Wur.
ttemberg and the Duke OF Saxe-Coburg
Gotha. They, too, may eventually suffer
"degratlon,' though the probability of
the latter being so treated is rather re-
mote. As is we'll knokn. the Duke Is
British by birth and education and also
bears the British title Of Duke OF Albany
AS yet doubt exists as to whether lie
aas actually taken the field against us
and unless it is cOncusively proved that
he fought against the British tFoops II
i7 generally understood that he will be
allowed 10 retain his Garter KniEhthood
II IS interesting 10 recall that the last
occasion when degradation ceremony
was performed was when the then Car
OF Russia was removed from the list of
knghts after the outbreak of the Grim.
can War.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-18
ARMED MEN FORCE
WOMAN TO HELP IN
$4,000 ROBBERY
Surrenders Combination to
Safe When They Threaten
to Use Explosive-Take
Her $4,000 Earnings.

KANKAKEE, ILL.,, Sept. 1S.--Five armed
robbers entered the home of Mrs. Nellie
Clark early today and escaped with money
and jewels valued at more than $4,000.
Armed posses in automobiles and blood
hounds are hunting the thieves.
The robbers bound and gagged the
hcusekeeper. Marjorie Miller. Mrs. Clark.
hearing the noise, locked herself in a
room on the second floor. but the rob-
bers entered the room, using a skeleton
key. AS they came in Mrs. Clark offered
them $50, saying, This is all | have
The robbers took the money and ordered
her to open a small iron safe standing
in the room. She refused, but when they
produced nitroglycerln and a fuse to
blow it open she gave them the COM
blnation.
While three robbers were emptying the
safe OF its contents, including diamond
rings. lavallieros, bracelets and pins, the
other two forced Mrs Clark to give them
the diamond earrings she was wearing,
threatening to cut off her ears If she
did not comply. The earrings are worth
Ell coo
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-18
FOOTBALL GIVES RELIEF
TO ENGLAND'S SORROWS
Managers Decide to Continue Game
During Winter Months.
LONDON. Semi. Is.

LONDON, Sept. IS
Football and its relations TO the war
continues 10 be the subject OF earnest
discussion both in England and in Scot
land Despite the recent statement OF
Lord Roberts that this is no time for
games" the trend OF opinion among
football managers is that il would be
unwise rather than the contrary. to
abandon this scheduled winter sport.
J. McReuna, Liverpool. presided over
q meeting of the management commit
tee of the English Football League in
London yesterday. At this great crisis
IN the history Of the British nation. he
said, they desired 10 make the following
public pronouncement;
When scores OF thousands have
gone, and scores Of thousands must
follow, there will be millions of peo-
pie who must remain behind. and
In other ways lend all possible aid.
In considering the course 20 be
adopted with reference TO our great
winter game, we are not unmindful
of the days OF deep sorrow now with
us and yet 10 come, days when the
dark clouds that surround us will
oppress and appall us. To sit and
moan is 10 aggraYate the nations
sorrow.
Any national sport which can mini
fnize the GRIEF, help the nation 70
bear it's sorrows relieve the oppres-
sion of CONTINUOUS strain and save
the people at home from panic and
undue depression, Is a great national
asset which can render lasting serv-
tee 10 the people.
We, therefore, without the slightest
reservation appeal 10 the clubs. the
press and the public that our great
winter game should pursue it's usual
course. Especially do We appeal 10
the press that the same prominence
and publicity should be given to the
reports of the game as OF old
II is reported and the committees were
Eratifed TO hear that several clubs and
their players had arranged 10 make spe-
cial weekly contributions 10 the war
funds. In some instances percenta ges
Of gates and percentage uf wages We're
being contributed, The committee heart
lily commended such actions
They further recommended each club
to arrange for their players to undergo
special military drill, and arrange for
the provision Of a miniature rife range
10 provide ample shooting practice.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-18
SER VANS ABANDON
SEMLIN, PURSUING
NEW CAMPAIGN PLAN
Concentration Against Bos-
MIA Capital Progresses as
Austriians Suffer Heavy
Losses.
NISIJ, S,ft, Is,

NISH, SIJt. Is.
Austrian troops have retaken Semiin
without opposition, according to an Of
fetal announcement made here today
1t was stated that this development would
have no effect on the servian campaign
however.
The Wolff Telegraph Bureau, the Gee-
man semi-official news agency, reports
that the Austrians have resumed the
offensive in the south ana are advancing
against the Servians.
In pursuance with the general plan to
concentrate the Servian attack on Bosnia
and not to move into Clavonia, the entire
Servian army has been withdrawn from
Semlin. The .Nustrians have reoccupled
the town but have made no effort to cross
into Servia.
The advance of the combined Servian-
Montenegrin armies on Savrajcvo is re-
ported as progressing uninteTuptedly. the
Austrian opposition crumpling in front of
the determined attacks of the combined
armies.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-18
REPULSE OF GERMANS
FORET0LD BY MONK
Documents of 1900 Prophesied Con-
flict With "Black Eagle"

1l1CL Win BLACK Eagle.
PARIS, Sept. 1S.The Figaro continues
today the Latin prophecy, dated in 1900.
which was written by an unknown
author and transcribed by the Monk
Johannes. Previous excerpts prophesied
the coming of "Antichrist' as a mon
arch, son of Luther, with the motto
God With U.s."
The instalment printed today contains
these verses:
Versicle 49, "Antichrist will manifest
himself about the year 2000. His army
will surpass the imagination for number
and will have Christians but the de-
tenders of the Lamb will have Moham-
medans and savages.''
Fersicle 20. 1.-The Black Eagle Ger
many) will hurl himself upon the Cock
(F'rance) who will lose many feathers,
but whose spur will strike hcroically.
He would soon be exhausted without
the aid Of the Leopard (England)."
Nersicle q. THE Black Eagle will
come from the land of Luther and will
surprise the Cock and invade half of
the Cocks land
sia) will come from the north and will
surprise the Black Eagle and the other
eagle (Austria) and will invade Anti
christ's country completely"
Nersicle %. THE Black Eagle will be
forced to abandon the Cock to fight the
White Eagle. Tho Cock will pursue the
Black Eagle into Antichrst's country"
Versicle "a. Previous battles will be
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-18
COOL LOGIC MARKS
BELGIAN ATTITUDE
TOWARD GERMANY
Treaties in Ink Violated.
Must Be Rewritten in
Blood, So Plucky Little
Kingdom Fights Against
Great Odds.

ANTWERP, sept. CBy Courier to os-
tend and Mail to New York,
The little Belgian soldier who climbed
into the compartment was dead tired; he
trailed his rifle behind him. threw himself
into the seat and fell sound asleep. He
WAS ready to talk when he awoke All
hour later
YES. l was up all night with German
prisoners" he said 1T was bad job.
There were cnly sixteen OF US to handle
200 Germans. We lad four hoxcars, and
We put . prisoners In one end of the
car and - at the other. and then four
OF Us with rifles sat guard by the cardoor
we rode u,c hours that way, and !
expected every minute that the whole %
Germans in the car would jump on US
four aud kill US. -Four to 81. that's hearr
odds But we have to do it. You see
there aren't enough soldiers In Belgium
To do all the work, so we have TO make
cut the best we can
That's the plucky little Belgian soldier
ali over In the first place he's different
from most soldiers because he is willing
TO fight when he knows he's going to
lose.
we have to make out the best we
can" is his motto In the second place,
he's a common sense little fellow. Even
while he's lighting he's doing 1t coolly,
and there is no blind hatred in his heart
that causes him to waste any effort. He
gets down to the why and whcrefore OF
things.
II really felt sorry for those German
prisoners" said comrade Of the first
soldier. They we're all decent fellows.
They told me their officers had fooled
~ nH3
French money on the German frontier
aud then yelled to them: ON to France
They went on for three days and got to
Llege before they know they were in
Belgium instead of France.
I've didn't want to hurt Belgium,
they told us, because we're from Alsace-
Lorraine ourselves
You see," continued the logical little
Belgian, 'it wasn't their fault, so We
couldn't be mad at them"
That is the Belgian idea-cool logic.
why did you fight the Germans a
high Government official was asked.
Because civilization cant exist with
out treaties and II is the duty that
nation owes to civilization TO fight TO the
death when written treaties are broken"
was the reply. 1T must be a rulc among
nations that to break a treaty means to
fight. The Germans broke the neutrality
with Belgium and we had to fight"
But did you expect to whip the Ger
mans"
--i}ffow coulo we? We knew that hordes
Of Germans would follow the first comers.
but VIC had no right to worry about who
would be whipped: all NC had to do was
10 fight, and We've done il the best We
could
1t has been a cool-headed. logical mat
ter with the Begians. from the start.
Treaties are made with ink; they're
broken with blood, and just as naturally
and coolly as the Belgian diplomats used
Ink in signing the treaties with Germany,
SO the Belgian soldiers have used their
blood in trying to maintain the agree
rents.