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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-08-14
SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY

Summer Conferences, Black Mount.
ain, N. c., and Ridgecrest, N. c.,
June Ilth to August 9th.
Summer Conference, Wayesville.
N. c., Lake JunalusIa), N. C., J1ly
18th to August 18th, 1914.
Account the above Summer Con-
ferences and Summer Schools the
Southern Railway will have on sale
at principal points in Virginia, in
Guiding Washington, D. c., greatly
reduced round trip fair tickets with
liberal limits Splendid through
train service and sleeping cars. For
detailed information consult Agents
or write c. M. Vestbury, A. G. A..
shington, d. G.
Low WEEK END AND SUNDAY Fx-
cURSRIoN TRAIN via Southern Rail-
way every Saturday and Sunday from
w arlington, D. c., and Alexandria.
Va, on sale to October Ash. 1914. tn
crisonburg, Somerset, Warre,,ton
and intermediate stations with final
return limit TO Tuesday followipp date
of sale. Similar tickets will be on
sale from Harrisonburg, Somerset
Warrenton and intermediate stations
to Alexandria and Washington every
Saturday and Sunday.
For detailed information, schedule
etc., consult Agents or write C. W
Westbury, Asst. Gen. Agent.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-08-14
How BraziIians BAD Wild EoseA.

From 1.-THE Log of a Rolling Stone"
by Henry Arthur Rroome, comes the
Following curious mode of bagging wild
fowl in Brazil by way Of economizins
ammunition:
THE expedient is to get hold Of q
very large pumpkin and, after scoop
Ing out the meat and seeds inside, to
cut two little eyeholes in it and then
place 1t on the hunters head. He then
wadeS through the Sedge and flags into
deeper water up to his neck. where the
wild fowl are feeding. who gather that
1t is merely pumpkin innocently
floating on the surface The hunter
then soon gets into the midst Of his
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 birG
after another is only diving for foo
the hunter gets a waistful in no tim,
and returns well satisfied to thu
shore"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-08-14
N@ 4 e6mnjhia QuehelaA.

No. Al.
nen William R. Hearst bought the
oia New York Journal one of his man.
"sing editors, Julius Chambers, inyit-
W hearst to dinner with him.
Aney Went to downtown French
restaurant Chambers had ordered tie
alnner. which was good one, and
1ieais' and he had a pleasant time.
n.ons toward the close of the meal
Onahioers said: Now, Mr. Hearst,
an solhg TO give you a treat. l have
"fuered something you probably never
nave eaten or seen"
chambers nodded to the waiter, who
drought In some French artichokes.
ou see,' explained Chambers,
aese are great delicacy. You pull
VI the leaves and dip the ends IN
Tue sauce and eat the ends only"
hearst smiled a little and followed
airec'ions AS they progressed Cham,
oers SAID complacently: pretty good.
en-. | don't suppose you ever saw an
artichoke before
Well Hearst replied, 81 can't 60 so
Lar as that You see. Chambers, we
nau foo acres of them growing the
'as' tilhe was out at our California
rahch' Saturday Evening Post.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-08-14
Sreet Fens.

The great objection To the steel pen
when II first came into general Use
was its stiffness There wus not that
give" and spring in the metal ven
which characterized the old fashioned
goose quill pen
This was rrmedied however by the
side splits which we seq In pens Today.
and for many years the method OF slit
ting tie pens by means OF press WAS
kept >;>eret by those famous penmak-
ers. t;i,l"tt and Mason
Briefly. the method OF manufacture
II steel pen to-day may he described
10 follows: The blanks are pierced
and the slits cut. after which the pen
requires to be Softrned ny annealing.
Then they are raised and hardened
secured with acid rulored. vanished
pnd dried girls afterward looking over
Che pens throwing aside the fnulty
ones and packing the good ones into
boxes ready for sale
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-08-14
Tiny German States.

While II is well known that some Ut
the German states nre of iiilipitian
size. few persons are aware tina, II II
quite possible to visit seven of them.
including two kingdoms. two dncties
and three prlncipalities In I'D easy
walk of -four and half hours
good walker. starting from Stein
bach. In Bavaria. will arrive In half an
hour al I.fchtentanne. which Is stu
ated in Sake Meiuingen. Thence the
road pseeeeds In one and one-half
hours to Rauschsngesees Renss. Elder
Branch), after which in few minutes
Gieima, IN Schwarzburg Rudolstadt Is
reached
Half an hours walk brings the pedes-
TRAN to Aitengesees (Reuss, Younger
Branch, An hour farther on lies
Drognitz, on Prussian soil. and the last
stage Is another hours stroll. 6nishing
up at Saalthal. SaxeAltepburg.-Har
GERS Weekly
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-08-14
Fam In the Eiob.eentb Century.


A letter i'll the London Spectator
dated May. I'LL, gives most interest
Ing description of an academy where
'adies could be drilled in the proper
use OF their fans and initiated into the
mysteries of ''the angry futter, the
modest futter, the timorous flutter, the
confused hutter. the merry futter and
the amorous 1utter" In the eighteenth
century at dancing assemblies in Lon
ooh' Bath and other places of fashion
able resort gentlemen chose their part
ners by lottery of the fan" 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 1t belonged becoming his allotted
partner for the evening OF course
such custom entailed a great study
OF FANS on the part of the gentlemen.
boswell Steele and Pope found some
tnlng 10 say about the fan, and Guy,
enlarging UPON the efforts of his prede-
cessors, wrote long poem in praise of
the ian, attributing its invention to
Venus.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-08-14
fldsiltv.


Thomas Nelson Page. describing Il
Washington the devotion of the oil
time Virginia slave, said:
''They tell story about certalu
Chandler Moulton and his servant
Tom.
1T was in the days Of dueling, and
young Marse Chan had reached the age
when he should learn to handle duel
ing pistol Accordingly every morn
ing old Tom would load up pair OF
pistols, and, crouching behind a ston'
wall, he would spring up suddenly
shout, Now, then, Marse Chan, one
two, free. fret and he'd bob dow
again before the youth could hit him
but Marse Chan improved rapid!
After weeks practice he could pu'
4 hole through old Toms hat at ever.
shot. This hugely delighted the faith
full body servant
keep on. Marse Chan! Keep on
he chuckled. And If We kin git dt
hand up leetle mite quicker. in an
other week yell be hittin' me In the
shoulder, mahk my wordsr New
York Tribune.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-08-14
7. E ROGERS, Farmer K
George County, Opposes
Prohibition:

because if any control of the
liquor question is just and right,
Local Option, which seeks to obtain
the consent of the governed in each
community, must be the just and right
way under ouI form Of government. |
am utterly opposed to Statewide pro-
klUltion a. proposed under the so
called enab ing act, because it is
manifestly unjust AID unfair in that
it takes the dry counties of the Stale
which have exercised the privilege OF
Local Option in voting dry to force
dry, wet communities which have not
exercised the privilege of Local OPP
ton when at the same time, if any
dry counties vote wet, it is not per-
mitted license to sell as it has voted.
Because it is not square deal, a
piece OF sneak thief legislation thrust
through time serving Leglslatul e,
bulldozed and intimidated by an army
400 strong of clerical hypocrites who
marched to the Capitol and harangued
a multitude there while the question
was pending IN the legislature
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-08-14
vVhan Macaulay Was Boy.

At one period Vi his BOY hood Macan
lays fancy was much exercised BY the
threats and terr0rs Of the taw. He
had a little plot OF ground at the bacs
Of the house marked out as his own
BY s row OF oyster shells, which a
maid one day threw away as rubbish
He went straight to the drawing ROOM
where his mother was entertaining
some visitors. walked into the circle
and said very soleInniy. Cursed De
sally. for It Is written. Cursed is hs
that removetb bis neighbor's land
mark. From g. o. Trevelyan's Life
Of Macaulav
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-08-14
xcn,uard or Entreaty.

Speaking Of epitaphs. there is in a,
old Kentucky cemetery II tombstone H.
scribed to the memory of one Sarai
Cole. long known to her husband an,
the other citizens Of her community
Aunt Sally" During her life Their,
were floating rumors to the effect tina
she kept Uncle John" her husband. ir
that somewhat circumscribed space
known to the knowing as under hei
thumb" In any event. his fellow
townsmen like to tell that it was or
the 31st of May that Uncle Johns mar
Bile memorial was erected. bearing the
inscription, Sleep on. Aunt Sally. til
the resurrection morn and that II
was on the LIST of June that Uncle
John was married to Miss vi Davis
the village smaker.-EXchange
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-08-14

C. M. McCLAIN, Lawyer,
Justice of the Peace anc
Farmer, Greenfield, Nelson.
County, Is Opposed to Prohi-
bition for These Reasos:
First Because | think it would he
an invasion upon the fundaments
principles of Local Self Goverument
"Second. Because think the liz OF
traffic would be carried on more ex
tensively and illicitly than under th,
present temperance laws, and by !;
rude class of citizens, which woult
cause trouble, distress and distur-
b nee in communities where peace ard
harm ony O, ex st.
"Tbird. Because I believe it to be
undemocratical in the extreme"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-08-14
WEotS ~ neo,

Marx TwaN wrote neafly all BIZ
later looks III bed: So persistent a
.sluggard'' was he that he had spe
cially coDtrived bed desk fitted up
that he could write without trouble OF
exertion while propped luxuriously
among his pillows. He used to aver
that most of his best thoughts came ia
him in bed and that the trouble and
worry Of getting up. shaving and
dressing dispersed them all and left
him in no mood for commencing his
literary labors He was of opinion
that bed was the very best place FOL
the author. and he acted upon his b.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-08-14
7. HENRY CRUISE, Justice of
Peace, Snake Greek, Carroll
County, Writes:

II am opposed to Statewide prohi
bition because it carries with it a fea
ture of oppression, and does not di-
minish crime or stop drunkenness. Il t
does not add anything to the cause of
ts nperance.
Il endorse Local Option because il
gives to each county and community
the right 10 control the sale of liquor
The law, in connection with Local OPP
ton, if strictly enforced, is sufficien,
to hold in check the illegal sale of in
toxicants. In my humble judgement
Statewide prohibition will take from
oar State a considerable revenue, and
increase the burden of taxation. This
matter should be duly considered by
the good citizens of the country -
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-08-14
Church Directory.

Church Directory.
METHODIST EPISCOPAL SOUTH.
Every Sunday at II A. M ana o'oo
F. NJ. REV. j. r. JACOBS.
Pastor
PRESBYTERIAN.
Woodstock Every. Sunday II "A
NJ. and 500 p. M, except ma ounoA }
Mt. Jactson-Second Sunday IL "A.
NJ. and 7.30 p. NJ.
New Market-2nd Sunday at p. m
REV. J. A. MCMURRAf,
Pastor.
LUTHERAN.
Every Sunday II A. M. ana o.oo
Pm. REV. S. w. KUHNs' as'o'
CHRISTIAN.
Second Sunday, II A. NJ anu ''"o
p NJ. KEW d. ~
EPISCOPAL.
Services il the Episcopal ohu',n
every first and bird Sundays a"
A. NJ. aud 500 i. NJ
REV. G. B. PALMER Rector
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-08-14
J. W. BORUM, Farmer, Burke
vile. R. F. D. No. 2, Notto-
way, county, Says:

my experience is that prohibition
does not prohibit. 1t will take The
liquor business from the hands OF re-
sponsible men and place it in the
hands of irrespon sible people who
will have no respect for law or order.
1t Will cause loss of revenue TO the
State and will throw the traffic into
other States. l am in favor, of each
locality settling the matter for thtm-
selves, without outside interference.
Local Self Government is satisfactory
men
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-08-14
WILLIAM F. JAWS, Farmer,
New Point, Mathews County,
Thus Gives His Reasons for
Opposing Prohibition:

because | am Democrat and be-
lieve in the principles of a true De-
mocracy, and | believe in Local Gov.
ernment, not only in the sale of liquor,
but in various other matters as the
same laws do not suit every part Of
the State. [ would not vote for the
sale Or manufacture of liquor in my
county, and think if any other part
of The State should vote and give a
majority to force il upon is against
our will it would be an imposition;
therefore, if vote to prohibit the sale
of liquor in sections where the PEG
pie desire it, that would be an i'm
position and undemocratic."
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-08-14
uo,., =. Book. into Li.erature.

Frederic Harrison was close friend
ef George Eliot. and she often asked
his advice in regard to points Of law
that came up in the course OF her sto
ries. She particularly needed legal al
vice in a vital part of Felix Holt.
for. conscientious worker as she was
and as all really great artists are. sho
was not content to make guess.
Mr.. Harrison listened as gravely to
the presentation Of her problem as II
It concerned real individuals. The next
day he sent her carefully aud con
ctsely worded opinion. which sue used
In her book Just as he wrote 1t. In the
story it Is ascribed to 1.-The attorney
general" and is referred to as "fina
authority
Mr.. Harrison was both surprised
end pleased to see his own words use0
He expected that the novelist woul.
wish to express his legal opinion in he'
swn language. Thanks to Georg,
Eliot" he said with smile, 81 have
written something that will live for
ever in English literature"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-08-14
anrtvtnn thA esana,

feather-Have you looked DIP the
meaning Of the word imbibes. Fanny 2
Fanny-Yes. ma'am. Teacher-Well,
what does 1t mean? Fanny-To take
In. Teacher-Yes. Now give a sem
tence using the word. Fanny-My
aunt imbibes boarders. = Philadelphia
Ledger
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-08-14
We'd liz Statiaf ary.

High class wedding invitations ana
announcements, also engraved visit
ing cards made oy the well known on.
srayers Harcourt and Compsuy OF
louisville, Ky. Orders taken at tho
taken at the Herald Office.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-08-14
Your Own Strength.

We accompany the youth with SYM
pathy and manifold old sayings Of the
wise to the gate of the arena. but 1t Is
certain that not by strength of ours
nor by the old sayings. but only on
strength of his own. unknown to us or
20 any. he must stand or fall.-Emer.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-08-14
c. P. NOLAN, Farmer, Elams-
VILE Patric County, Is Op-
posed to Prohibition for These

THAT the interest of the people in
different parts OF The State is so di-
versiied that each locality should be
allowed to control its own local af-
fairs: that Statewide prohibition
would be forcible Imperialism and
contrary to the principles of the
American people. and would be de-
trimental to the State mentally, NOR
ally and financially; that it would
substitute blockade distilleries in the
place of licensed distilleries, blind
tigers for decent saloons, increase the
burden OF taxation, cause money to be
spent outside of the State that would
otherwise be kept in the State; that
ire use OF Intoxicating liquors can
only be controlled or reduced by
moral persuasion and not by stall
wartism.'
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-08-14

Its long, branching roots penetrate far
down, push and crowd the earth this way
| and that, and thus constitute a gigantic
subsoiier. These become an immense mag
, azine Of fertility. As soon as cut, they be-
gin to decay and liberate the vast reser-
voir of fertifizing matter below the pillow,
to come"
Alfalfa seed sown during August or Sep
| TENDER will yield four to six cuttings next
season. Frequent cuttings thicken out the
stalk and makes it stool out and grow off
better.
Alfalfa ranks higher than Timothy in
ieeding value In fact, it might be termed
both corn and hay. as it is almost a COM
plete food. Experiment stations place the
feeding value of Alfalfa hay at $50 per ton,
as against Timothy hay at So per ton.
YIELD on good land, 6 to 16 tons of SPLEEN
dld nay pear year, shows what a valuable
crop it is. Lands in the Western States
that are well set in Alfalfa sell readily ut
from 500 to $500 per acre. The acreage of
Alfalfa is increasing very largely all over
the Middle and Southern States; our farm
valuable crop it is. Alfalfa will succeed
ana DO well on any good loamy, we'll
drained soil, but the land must be well and
thoroughly, prepared for best results.
1t should never be used for pasture; it
Is too valuable as a hay producer to risk
injury from stock. A heavy application of
lime is of decided beneft-2.O00 to 5000
pounds per acre. Alfalfa is usually sown
broadcast at the rate of 20 to 30 pounds to
the acre. Our Alfalfa seed is the high
grade, strong terminating seed of the best
and cleanest quality possible to procure
We offer American Dry Land Non-Irri-
gated Alfalfa Seed, BOlgianO's "Gold"
Brand Fancy, 99.7S per cent. pure.
If you want the best feId seeds of any
kind, always insist on getting Bolgiano's
Gold" Brand Standard Clovers and
Grasses. Cow Peas, Winter vetch, Timothy
Seed, Red Glover, Crimson Clover, Al
ssyke, Red Top or Herds Grass, Orchard
Grass, Winter Oats, Tall Mead Oats Grass
Essex Rape. all varieties Of Turnip Seed,
including Cow Horn, Southern Seven Top,
ieloW Globe, etc; Cabbage, Kale Spin
aeh, Winter Radish. If your local mer-
chant does not sell Bolgfano's Big Crop
seeds. drop us postal and we will tell
you where you can get them.
write for our Wholesale Summer and
Tall Catalogue for Market Gardeners.
Farmers and Truckers.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-08-14
T. ]. TAYLOR, Physician, Ken
bridge, Luenbur2 county,
Says:

THAT over one-half of the counties
in Virginia draw more money out of
the treasury of the Stale than they
pay in. What is to become of the
deficit?
81 am not willing to be taxed to
make it up, and extra taxation is the
only means by which il can be made
up. The States which have already
abolished Local Option for Statewide
prohibition, finding that prohibition
does not prohibit, would be glad to
return to Local Option. Alabama
was one of those that returned to
Local Option"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-08-14
To Our Subscribers.

The date Of the expiration OF your
Inscription will be found on every
opy Of the Shenandoah Herald.
Please remit without waiting for
statement to be sent from this Office.
'y-so doing you will greatly oblige
The HERALD PUBS
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-08-14
N. F. SMITH, Prominent Con-
tractor of Berrvville, Clarke
county, Opposes Prohibition.

because Statewide prohibition will
cause a great quantity of Virginia's
mouey to be sent out of the State for
liquor when it might be spent in the
State and Virginia's money kept in
Virginia.
Because Statewide prohibition will
cut down the revenue of the State and
cause this loss to be made up by rails
ing taxes on the necessities Of life
Because Statewide prohibition will
not prohibit the sale of liquor in the
State, but will cause it to be sold
Illegally, and in manner and in
places which make it immossible to
regulate and control"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-08-14

J. BOLGIANO & SON
Cersiui Sesd Growsrs and Impestsss
Frat. Litht q Ellieott Strss1s
1918 Baltimore, Md. 1914
Feb II ~
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-08-14
G. BECKWITH, Pr ON i e n t
Farmer of Passapatanzy, King
GEORGE County, Saws.

george county, Says:
State wide prohibition is against
the fundamental principles of democ-
racy of Self-Government. Having
been commercial traveller for many
years, and during number of years
travelled in Kansas, Iowa, North and
South Dakota, | have found the pro-
hlbltion law dead letter in many
communities where the people were in
favor of license. Local Option is the
only way to control the liquor ques-
ton"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-08-14
Leading Citizens VIII Vote To
Retain Laca! Se!EGuvernmtn!
F Farmers, Business and Professional Men Stale for
Publication Their Reasons for Opposing State
Wide PrOhibit:0n---Lack of Space Permits
Publication of Only a Few of the Hundreds
OfLetters From Every County i'm the State

H. C. EETHILLF, Well Known
Attorney, Tappahannock, Es-
sex County, Opposes Prohibi-
ton Because:
because am Democrat in poll
tics and prircipe ard believe that
Local Seif-Government in such mat
t4rs as the liquor traffic is the only
fair way to deal with the problem. |
consider that the people of Essex have
40 more right to say that Richmond
shall not issue license than the peo-
pie of Richmond have to say that the
people OF Essex county shall issue
license to self liquor
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-08-14
For Sale

MODERN DWELLING in Wood
stock. all convenlences- Els ctric light,
bath splendid location, Terms TO
suit. Bargain for quick hnyers.
BRUMBACK q ALLEN,
Real Estate Agents,
May Oft. Woodstock, Va.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-08-14
W. T. GUILD, a Wel-lKnown
Merchant of Glenlyn, Giles

County, Writes:
Il believe ir Local Self Govern
ment, and Statewide prohibition
would destroy Local Self-G Government.
Il think the people of each district
should have the right to say what
should and what should not sold
in their locality
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-11-19
HELP THEP00R
BUY A TICKET
To CONCERT
THE BENEVOLENT SOCIETY HAVE
SECURED THE CREAM OF LOCAL
TALENT AND A GOOD PROGRAM
WILL BE RENDERED..

The benevolent society has secured
the cream of the local musical talent
for their entertainment next Tuesday
night and the affair promises to be
most successful from an artistic and
financial standpoint.
Every musician and music teacher
in the city have volunteered to give
their services and the best in their
repertoire for the occasion and every
woman in the benevolent society is
working overtime urging the public to
buy tickets.
Any one doubling the necessity of
this organization has but to sit for an
hour in the office of the propation Of
ficer and hear the pleas for help and
they will be convinced that they are
not at all conversant with the facts
.and city have no levy for this purpose
and it is up to the people to do it them
selves. The officers of the benevo-
lent society are tired of begging and
they are determined to use the talent
of Ardmores musicians to secure the
necessary funds this winter to aid
them in their work
This is the first of a series of con
certs and entertainments to be given
this winter for the benefit of the poor
and every man in the city is expected
to buy a ticket for himself and others
to every one of them. The date of the
second entertainment will be announc-
ed later