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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-10-16
HELD TO BELONG TO GREECE
American Citizen Forced Into Army
Service, and the United States
Can Do Nothing.

Arthur B. Cooke, United States con-
sui at Patras, in Greece, describes the
duties of his Office in the Youths Com
panion. He has disposed of several
cases of would-be emigrants, who, for
one reason or another, would not be
allowed to enter the United States.
THE next applicant was a Greek,
who told a touching story. He had
gone to America years before; and
become citizen under the law; had
married there, and was bringing up
a family of good Americans. Bust
ness had brought him on a trip to
Greece, and the mother country had
laid hands on him for her army. He
was distracted, and came hoping that
the stars and stripes could shield him
from Turkish bullets.
Unfortunately, the consul could
not help him.
What, exclaims the American
reader Does not the flag protect our
citizens at all times and in all places?"
theoretically, yes. Practically, no.
THE man had been Greek before he
became an American, and the king OF
the Hellenes does not recognize the
right of his subjects to doff thei:
fealty without his consent In default
of any treaty to the contrary the max
i'm applies that possession is nine
points of the law. And so the king
got his soldier
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-10-16
Tiger GOES ON WATER CART


No wonder there's a smile on the
face of the tiger. Milk punches never
grew in its habitat as they are grow
ing in the Central park menagerie
and SO Dick, the big Siberian tiger.
has lost his moroseness and regrets
for Is years behind the bars, says the
New York Tribune.
It's true that Dick is doomed -
wake up from his dream of This II
the Life" Milk punches come high.
especially when they have to be built
for tiger-size capacities. "Bill' Sny-
der, head keeper, believes it is time
for Dick to pick up big knuckle bones
and start all over again where No
left of when he became i'll few days
ago.
Dick is In the hospital because Of
a .sshoe boil" sore on one of his
shoulders brought out by rubbing
against the floor of the cage. 1t was
SO sore that Snyder had great diff
Guilty in holding the tiger with ropes
while he bathed 1t with antiseptic.
Then as a bracer a milk punch was
given to Dick and several more 1t
different times since the boil showed
up.
However, "Bilp' insists he is respoA
sible for the moral future of Dick, sc
the milk punch diet is OF. Not ever
grape Juice will be substituted to t.
per off. The tiger will be moved
back to his regular cage.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-10-16
Really Seemed in Earnest.

AS Tige, the dog who belonged to
the Sphinx household, was finally de
tached from the trousers leg by Mr..
Spink's vigorous efforts, the victim
of the onslaught began to express his
mind with unlimited freedom.
THAT is fine pup of dog to have
running around loose! /" But Mr..
Sphinx broke in before he had time to
further relieve his feelings.
Hes only playful, that's ALL" in.
sisted the master Of the dog, and the
same time pressing something into the
iceman's hand.
The man glanced at the wad OF
green and then, as he inclosed it safe
ly in an inner pocket, his expression
softened remarkably.
81 guess / can take little fun as
we'll as the next felLer," he said, dryly.
But till you explained it 1 had no
ton that the dog was in earnest when
he bit that piece out O. my pants. -
Iippincott's.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-10-16
PoRcELAINs OF RARE VALUE
Chelsea IL Consider red the Most vaiu.
able, and Is Easily the, Most
Highly Priced.

The Chelsea is amongst the most
precious of the early English porce-
latns, and as much as $4,000 has been
paid for a really fine Chelsea vase OF
the fourth period. There are. how
ever. many forgeries. The origin OF
the famous Chelsea factory has been
the subject of much speculation. but
nothing is proved save that it was at
work in 1745. The earliest authent-
Gated specimen is milk jug of the
well-known goat and bee pattern,
bearing the incised legend, Chelsea,
1745." In 1884 the factory was dis
mantled and the plant and workmen
were removed to Derby. The Chelsea
porcelain may be grouped in I've
chronological divisions: Period THE
earliest, bearing a triangle mark In
eised, with Chelsea above, the ware
being described as of creamy paste,
rot unlike ST. Cloud porcelain. with
satfny texture very transparent body
often distorted in baking, and fire.
quently left white. Period II-thickly
made, but of well composed paste OF
sandy texture with a thick unctuous
glaze of creamy tint, the mark being
an embossed anchor, sometimes out
lined in red and applied on small
oval pad. Period Unusually marked
with an anchor in red. is a strength
ened form of the second class, which
It supplanted by its more practicable
nature. Period " Q759-70)-paste
more settled In character, ware whittier
and has lost much of the soft creamy
appearance of the previous periods
Period v (1770-84)-this was the start
Of the Derby Chelsea period, The
marks which were no asubt common
to both the Derby and Chelsea fac
tories consisted Of a combination o,
the Derby D. and the Chelsea ancho.
across the letter, an anchor crowned,
and crowned D. though the old Chel-
se4 anchor probably continued il use
for at least part of the period.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-10-16
Wearing Shabby Clothes.

It's great thing to wear shabby
.Iothes aad an old hat. Some Of the
best things | have ever known. like
these experiences of the streets, have
resulted from coming up to life from
underneath, of being taken for less
than | am ratEes thaa Tor more than
anu.
did not always believe In this doc
thine For many years-the years be-
'ore ! WIS rightly holn into this allur-
ing world tried quite the opposite
course. | was constantly attempting to
come down to life from above. Instead
Of being content to carry through life
a sufficiently wonderful being named
David Grayson, | tried desperately to
set up and support a sort of dummy
creature which so clad. so housed, SO
fed. should aprear to be what |
thought David GraySOn ought to APP
pear in the eyes If the world. Oh, ]
spent quite iIse;iHP irving to satisfy
other people.-pavid Grayson IN Amer
ican Magazine
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-10-16
BRIDGES BUILT OF BAMBOO
Experiments Have Shown That Type
Of Construction Is Easily Built
and Durable.

IN Dutch Java the government en-.
gfneers have constructed road
bridge. more than hundred feet long.
With central span of over sixty feet.
entirely ef bamboo. The roadbed is
composed of bamboo mating, which is
covered with layer Of dry earth In
profile the bridge resembles a steel
structure, but all the members are
bamboo rods. 1t is estimated that
such q bridge should be COED for ten
Or fifteen years.
There are two kinds of bamboo used
In building and cabinet making In the
East-one having solid and the other
hollow stems. The solid, seen in Jap
anese furniture, is much smaller than
the hollow, but both belong to the
same species, In the construction of
bamboo houses ne nails are used The
parts are bound together with lash.
mss formed from the skin of the BAN
boo ttself,-Popular Electricity.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-10-16
Louis the Maon,ficsnt.

As soon as he rose he was dressed ny
his valet in coat of bille cloth. Two
little epaulets of gold cord We're sewetl
TO the cloth Under the coat was y
white WaiStruat. y III. II WIS almost 81
tirely hidden hy the ribbons and Wild
sashes of bis orders. His saith.
breecheS ended in a pair OF nigh boots
or CATERS st red ve.vet which ,airt
above the knees and we're mute suppl,
than leather. for tie ina kn..Ss ~
leather Oh legs that. We're often painful
from govt would have created toe
much friction he n,.tdt' IL great poin
of these boots He thought that thr'
made him look ike ii general ready IL
ans mnment 10 spring Elnal horse
though this WIS = ianYsicai iiill"ssihi
III for him sluce he WIS much TOO ii'
and TOO infirnI He used powder witt
q glew 90 hiding tie white locks o
age. and this gave his 'nnpiexi"n HI
,,,,peavat,t ot youth From The Rt'
urn of Louis ii III.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-10-16
One Voice Musio,

Composers have not scOrned writing
airs to suit the style Of particular sing
ers, thus, as Francis Rogers remarks,
storing up for the usual voices Of sub
sequent generations much travail and
sorrow" Mendelssohn crowded Hear
Ye, Israel" with high F sharps to
give Jenny Lind. whom he adored.
chance to display the particular beauty
Of her voice in that region, with the
result that that air has been sore
trial to most sopranos ever since.
Faure, the famous French baritone,
also had d particularly facile and mel
low high F sharp, and many parts
were written especially to give him
chance to exhibit it to the gasping mul-
titude. But in most baritone voices
this F sharp is the very limit of the
upper range. and, although it may have
both power and brilliance. 1t seldom
possesses either mellownesS or facil-
.ty: consequently all the roles written
for Faurse sAIeyerbeer's "Dinorah," for
.nstancel are particular trying for the
,,rdinary b;ritcae. -Afgopapt
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-10-16
Old Roman Weddings.

Marriage in ancient Rome was
matter which was very often arranged
by the parents of the bride and groom.
and in those cases the bride and bride
groom were herded to the altar early.
before they had chance to grow up
and become stiff necked and stubborn.
The average age of the Roman youth
who married at his fathers behest
was eighteen or twenty and of the
girls thirteen to fifteen. 1t must be
remembered. of course. that, like all
the children Of southern countries.
boys and girls were more mature at
an early age in Rome than in the coun-
tries to the north. There were two
forms of marriage ceremony which
might be performed-one. the "manus"
service. by which the bride gave all
her possessions to the groom. and the
other, without ''manus." in which the
wife retained everything except what
was specific part of her doWrY.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-10-16
He Beat THE Postoffice.

The French postutfice once found II
self bested by man who refused t"
pay an excess fee He was condemn
ed to pay the amonpf ip dispute and a
heavy fine besides He declDred that
the authorities would not extract 4
aeptime from him and set about has
ing bis revenge. He bought plot of
ground In the French Alps. twenty
seven kilomeiers from the posIptfice
and there built hut In this he in
stalled an CID shepherd. in whose name
be subscribed to the Petit Journal. tn
deliver which it was necessary 10 en-
gage q special postman. there being no
other ha bitation within wide circuit
After a time the authorities prevailed
% Gardin to withdraw his shepherd
whereupOp they withdrew their claim
and paid him a small indemnity ST
Joseph News Press.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-10-16
Mexiean "Puchero."


When things are at their best In
Mexico first rate feeding is to be had.
When shch an expert as George Au-
gustus Sala describes anything as "a
grand dish there can be no doubt
about it. and that is bow he speaks o.
the "puchero"-the literal meaning OF
which is .pipkin.' There is beef in it
boiled beef-the French bouiili. in
fact There is bacon. There are gar
banzos broad beans, and charming LII
tie black buildings and cabbage ana
delicate morsels Of fried banana. 1t is
very wholesome apd very filling. ana
there is no use In yoIr COMPLAINING
that an odor of garlic peryades it. be
cause the room and the tablecioth and
your next neighbor are all equally
redolent of the omnipresent ago. Their"
is proyerb which | may translate
thus.
He who iets puchero pass
Is either in love or asleep. or an ass
-Loudnn Chronicle.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-10-16
Out Il ..t:a.ts.s

Many people. unless actually familiar
with the ways and customs Of the ma
i've Of India. have little idea as to how
superstitious many OF these people are.
especially with regard to their caste
system.
In this district. not very long ago
c0olie while passing through the jun
gle was suddenly attacked and, most
severely mauled by bear His com
rades, however. although the. Knew
thar few miles distant there was
well equipped hospital, conveyed MN
to village close by. where he WAS
kept without medical assistance of any
kind and In blazing sun for three
days.
When eventually brought into the
hospital the mans plight may be net
Ter imagined than described The sur
geon and his assistants managed to
keep him alive. but his face is so dis
figured that he is known in the dis
irict as the ''reache walah" (beai
man, The most extraordinary thing
about this case is that the unfortunate
person was during the time he lay in
hospital considered by the fraternity
o be unclean. with the result that his
own wife was. through attending to his
requirements. thrown out of caste
India Gazette.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-10-16
INT TWO SPIES,

Count Zeppelin, the German
.eronaut, who saw servlce IN our
own Civil War, tells an amusing
a..t codote of army life in '63 in his
commissioners, which appeared in
D + Glei Berlin magazine. Two
spies had been captured on tn
banks Of the Rappahannock One
was a Yankee, and The other Of
Gelman biz tn. They were con-
demned to be hanged to the branch
OF a trce hat projected out over
the river, 81 ice such death won d
rave their executioners the trouble
of hulying them. 1t would merely
be necessary to saw away the
nrarch al d let thu two bodies d op
intGt LIE water.
The Yankees turn came first.
He still had five dollar bill in biz
pocket, and he press I'd it into the
hangman's hand with the whispered
soros, For heavens :. sake, use a
frayed rope!'
The hangman did so. As soon
as the Yankee was strung up, the
rotten rope broke. and the con-
demned man fell into the water. He
was a good swimmer, aud so he
managed to reach the opposite bank,
which was within the lines of his
own srmy.
The German, when he saw what
had happened, turned to the bal e.
man with voice tn t trehbled
with fear. "PotztausenGr' he
C led Il beg OF you use stlo..ger
rope, fol cannot sw;n
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-10-16

Finesse Ii one OF those wonderful
French words which seem to mean 80
much and yet. when one hunts them
right down to their fundamental es
sence. turn out to mean really nothing
so very much at all.
The word tinesse as originally intro
duced into this country meant the
maneuver In whist by which you take
q trick from your opponents With a
card lower than your highest-a card
inferior also to one possessed by your
opponents.
Speaking generally. without chasing
the word too near its lair. fnesse
means the art of doing things niftily-l
find it necessary TO refer constantly
to American slang in order to get the
best definition for subtle French ex-
pressions.
Now there is. sisters and brethren.
an old saying which saith that 1t isn't
SO much what you do as how yon do
it. The thing has tang of the south
about it. and suspect that it really
isn't much older than the Louisiana
purchase: but be that as ii may. to lift
an expression from the newspaper
editorial writer's finesSe has TO do with
how you do things George Vaux Ba
con in Green Book Magazine.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-10-16

The city of Paris has large and
varied plantations just outside the for
tifica tons, where flowers. exotic shrubs
and trees are raised. One hundred and
thirteen hothouses for plants, EXOTIC
shrubs and flowers are heated from
one central heating plant, distributing
hot water through nine and one half
mile system of pipes. The object of
this central heating organization is not,
as the head gardener explains. with
view Of eeopoMy. In fact snch a
system is far more costly than separate
installations for each group Of hot
honses. but is thus arranged to avoid
the existence Of q series of unsightly
chimneys which would destray the ar
istic effect of the grounds. which are
more or less public resort and show
place
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-10-16
wavIavino Mendelssohn.

After the London performance OF "St.
Paul. by the Sacred Harmonic society
at Exeter hall in 1887 Mendelssohn's
coach was waylaid at midnight on his
way to Dover. but instead OF being
robbed the composer was presented
with a silver snuffbox BY group OF
deyotees. He had behaved with charm
ing grace In an awkward incident.
The London performance in question
was to have been conducted by him
But the Birmingham festival was just
due, and he was the great attraction
there In the same oratorio. 1t was felt
that his appearance as conductor in
London at that juncture would detract
from the importance of his visit to
Birmingham. Mendelssohn saw the
point and Cancelled his London en-
gagement. But he attended the per-
Torrance and was so winning to all
observation-disclosures. performers. Off
cials-that he turned disappointment
into a scene Of wild enthusiasm.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-10-16

Lecturine Il, I'll. i,uynl Photograph
society reports the Dundee Advertise
4 Radcliffe ilugnln"p sail that on on
night III isrifieh EHsi Africa ne SD"
fwelye lions anu succeeded III ppot"
graphing ten of them He set M three
cameras near j rarcass, fonneetlns
Them g.isi, aashlieht apparatus He
watched through The night Ia hlqint
place. and VIXEN IL ION appeared D.
dressed Il button which opened thu
shutters OF all three cameras and ig
nited the fash nnwdei lmmediafeiI
after the flash the lions ran OF. grow.
ing. and il was then necessary for TIT
photographer to go out With hanc
lamp and then reset the iDStrpments
Until man had done that be nevel
knew what darkness was. Lions al
night. said Mr.. Duguore. went by ir
troops of any number from three Of
four up to thirty or forty.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-10-16
/ TRAVELLING BIRDS NEST.

An Ulster County New York;
farmer tells of a robin that built its
nest of straw and mud on the wood
en- framework OF farm wager, IN
der the middle Of the box. The
wagon was standing idle in tie shed
at the side OF a barn.
As the nest was hidden by the
" gon box, the farmer did not no.
tice it, and On Satur lay morning
he hitched a tenn to the wagon and
rove from his home to Livingston
Manor, railway to@r some seven
miles away. While on he road
the farmer noticed a robin tn I
flattered arxinusly fro pot to p
f The fences, and kept abreast ct
the wagon, or little ahead of it,
all The way to town. When the
g mar reached the town, he drOvs
under the hotel shed, f,d his horse i,
and ale his own dinner. When he
was ready to take the road again,
lie noticed another robin, as he
s pposed, fu.ter from under t e
wagon uttering such cries as hlrd
m kts when danger threatens its
nest or its young. The robin ac-
c,mpani,. d him All tie way HON .
and never let the W gon get out OF
its sight for moment.
A few days later, the farmer
again drove the same wagon to tue
railway village. Once more he
no ticed the friendly robin. When
he reached the hotel shed, he saw
that as soon as he pulled up. his
horses the robin flew under tie
wagon Accordingly he quietly
looked undern6 ath the box. Tie e
sat the robin on her nest.
Back at his home again, tht
fan er pushed the wagon into q
corner OF The shed. and since he had
| another wagon that he could USE,
I.e did not compel the robin to
make another fonrtesn- mile trip to
guard her nest. 1t is pleasant to
| add that the brave little bird duly
Matched her eggs and reared a
lamily of thee little robins.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-10-16
Strongest Of Woods.

Tests made by officials of the Aust--.
liam government Of the many valuable
hardwoods native to that country hav
demonstrated the extraordinary prof.
critics of yate, believed to be the strong.
est of all known woods. Its average
tensile strength is $4,000 pounds to the
square inch, equaling that of good cast
iron. But many specimens are mucl
stronger, and one was tested up to
TN tons to the square inch, which
is equal to the tensile strength ="
wrought iron. The sawed timber G.
7ate Is probably the strongest in tn
world. The tree grows to a maximum
height of 100 feet, and has sometimes
3 diameter Of 21a or even three feet
Popular Electricity.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-10-16
Reduced Round Trip Fairs to
State And County fairS

Account the following Fairs South,
ern Railway will sell greatly reduced
reund "trip fare tickets from all princi-
pal stations.
Albemaile County Fair, Charlottes-
vile. Va, Oct. 2lst to 23rd, 1913.
Consult nearest ticket agent for de-
.ailed Information relative to fares
schedules, etc /, or write G. w. West
bury. Agt., 705 18th ST., N W., Wash
ingtOn, ID. G..
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-10-16
Put His Foot In II.

Recently Jones attended fashion
able ball. Durins the e-- -
-.y yvuns woman dressed In
soft flmy white, and wearing the
cutest little slippers that ever encased
a dainty foot. Instantly the jones eye
dropped in that direction.
Pardon me-" apologized Jones.
olushing, ''it was very rude OF me,
know. but couldn't help noticing your
slipper"
Il see,' smiled the young woman.
good naturally. What do you think
of them?"
What do / think OF them? ex-
claimed Jones, with large emphasis;
they are simply immense! "-Pls-+
burgh Chronicle Telegraph
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-10-16
Peeraaes Lacking In Permanence.

British peerages have little of the
permanence of pyramids. Forty years
ago a careful calculation was made
which showed that of 217 peerages
created during the preceding As years
only 1873 remained upon the rolls OF
the Plantagenet peerages only IA sur
yived; of the Tudor, IL; of the Stuart,
As. During the reign of George III
more than 400 peers were created, of
which in 1875, 270 had disappeared.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-10-16
Ina DISCOURAGED Poet.

"Everything seems to be going
wropgv' sighed the poet Il asked the
paid at my lodgings this morning what
had become of the paper that I'd left
lying on my desk
"'Oh. SIR said she, I thought 1t was
waste paper. and | threw 1t in the
waste paper basket
"'No.' said |. it wasn't waste paper
I hadn't written anything on = .e<'
Youths Comnenior.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-10-16
Church Directory.
METHODIST EPISCOPAL SOUT

METHODIST EPISCOPAL SOUTH.
Every Sunday at IL A. NJ. and 500
P. NJ. Rev. j. r. JACOBS.
Pastor
PRESBYTERIAN.
Woodstock-Every.. Sunday Ii A
NJ. and 1870 p. M, except End Sunday
Mt. Jackson-SecondS Sunday liza.
NJ. and 100 P. M.
New Market-2nd Sunday at 3 D. m,
REV. j. A. MCMURRAY,
Pastor.
LUTHERAN.
Every Sunday II a. M. and T.30
2. M. Rev. S. w. KUHNS, Pastor.
CHRISTIAN.
Second Sunday, IL A. M. and I 80
2 Nj. Rev. J. D. HAMAKER.
EPISCOPAL.
Services il the Episcopal Church
every first and third Sundays, at IL
A. NJ. and 1870 P. M.
REV. G. B. PAI.MRE. Rector.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-10-16
Words and Deeds.

An eminent bishop WIS advocating
q more liberal lOosening of the purse
strings. and during a sermon one day
told his congregation that at one time
he sent an article to a paper. in which
he said. I'VE pray too loud and work
too LITTLE
. The Intelligent compositor did 4
most satisfying JOB, and when it ap
peared 1t read;
We bray too loud and work too lit
tie"
81 let it go at that said the bishop.
THE fact is. believe the printer was
right, and / never yentured to correct
National Monthly.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-10-16
To Destroy Flies.

II kerosene and water be put into
sprinkling pot and all outhouses, dust
pans, etc, places where flies breed
and increase In thousands, be
sprinkled carefully with the mixture
occasionally during the summer
months. the eggs will be destroyed
and the household be spared an intol-
cradle nuisance and q real danger.