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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-06-19
What Is Your Aim?

1t depends chiefly whether you arr
working for the worlds praise or the
worlds good, how its commendation
or it's condemnation Is given. But If
you will work for the praise of that
inner spirit, which, for lack Of bet
ter name, we call conscience, no pain
shall be felt at what the world does
or says. In truth, if you have high
and good purpose and honestly try to
attain it, you must apparently fail, in
some measure, because all strength is
founded on unseen supports, and the
highest tower is that whose base ex-
tends the farthest underground. But
mere failure should be the last thing
to daunt you. Remember how. the
oyster mends it's wounded she'll
with pearl!-The Optimist.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-06-19
Poetic Heredity-

OF poetic families the Coleridges,
like the Tennysons. are hard to beat.
The author of "Christobel'' had a
daughter and two sons-all poets The
arst. Sara, wrote lyrics which, ac-
cording to DR.. Ga:nett, entitle her ito
rank high amon~ English poetesses.
The eldest son. Hartley, in the same
critics opinion. was a sonneteer
among the most perfect in the lam
suage." Derwent. the other son, wrote
SEINE very beautiful verses In Knigli y
Quarterly Magazine of 1922 and else
where. Derwent's son, Mr.. Ernest
Hartley Coleridge. is the author of q
volume of poems. The Hon. Stephen
Coleridge has several volumes to his
credit as poet. and everybody who is
a verse lover knows of the late Mary
Z. Coleridge. whose beautiful gift ap-
peared through a volume of poems in
1907. And there is an E. P. Coleridge,
who has rescued certain TRANSACTIONS
of the classics from NATURALIZATION
Chronicle
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-06-19
Palestine's Water Bottles.

OF all the queer Sights to be seen In
the ancient city of Hebron. Palestine.
lone is more interesting than the wa
ter makers market" where the goat
skin water bottles are made and sold
By the thousand yearly Lying upon
the ground in rows may be seen + :
tween two hundred and three hundred
goatskins awaiting purchasers. Esot
skin Is inflated, either with water OF
atr, 20 that the buyer may know it is
perfectly water tight. The majoritI
Of the skins used come from Arabia.
while large number are received
from the Lebanons. They are brought
70 Hebron by the camel caravans and
are purchased by the tanneries and
turned into bottles. They pass through
many processes. and a tanner will
spend week upon a single skin before
It is rendered water tight and service
able. From Hebron these odd bot
les are sent to all parts of the east,
thousands going down into Egypt and
the Sudan every year.-Argonaut
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-06-19
NOT WORRIED BY CAPTIVITY
Porpoises in New York Aquarium
Seem by Their Antics to Be
Enjoying Themselves.

The five big porpoises at the aqua
rum dash about In their pool and
sometimes jump oat of the water,
scattering spray in all directions when
they come down, relates the New York
Times Sometimes they expel the air
from their lungs when their heads are
an inch or two below the surface,
and then they seem to be spouting
Suspended over the center of the
porpoise pools, about four feet above
the water, was circle of incandes-
cent electric lamps In their splash
ing about in the pool the porpoises
often splashed water up on this light
fixture, and every now and then a
dash of water would work through
joint or an open space somewhere,
short circuit the wires and put out
light. After number of the lights
had been put out in this manner this
fixture was taken out and another sub
stituted.
The new fixture is ten feet above
the surface of the water, where the
spray thrown by the porpofses in their
antics can scarcely reach It. Under
the old fixture there had been placed
a netting to soften the light, which
it had been thought might be too
bright for the porpoises, unaccustomed
to electric lights in their natural sur
roundings; under the new and higher
fixture there has been placed a white
translucent shade to make the light
still softer.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-06-19
Maine Man Tires of Dixie.

H. Francis Thewson, who
comes from Masardis, Aroostook
County, Me-. is a Yankee and
proud of it. He does not like
New York because, according to
his complaint, it has become
Dixieized until it might as well
be in the suburbs of Charleston,
S. e.
Mr.. Thewson expressed his
views last evening in the lobby
Of the Breslin after he had been
requested to leave Dixie room of
the hotel. He had Missed when
the orchestra PLAYED Dixie, "
while every one else in the room
cheered.
/ have never got mad Mr..
Thewson said, because the
South is on the same map with
Maine, but | don t want to go to
tues, nth, and it makes me mad
to have the South TANNED down
my throat every time l turn
around in New York.
! arrived here this morning
on pleasure trip. | thought d
like TO see the big city and tell
the folks about it when | GO back
| started out tonight to take in
the restaurants. | hadn been
in the first one ten minutes when
the band struck up Dixie" and
every body shouted and yelled. l
left and went to- another place.
The cabaret people there sang a
bunch of songs with Dixie" IN
every other line-and | left. I've
been to dozen places tonight
and | haven't heard anything
but 'Dixie-I Wanna Go Back
To Dixie, Take Me Back To
Dixie How l Love My Dear
Old Dixie, I Wish l Were In
Dixie and such stuff. II they
are all so crazy, about Dixie why
don't they go there p
AS he left the hotel, Mr..
Thewson said that he was going
to a restaurant where there was
no orchestra.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-06-19
Lost Benefactress.

Many years ago every Christmas
sve, there came to the workhouse In
Tanner street. Bermondsey, rich
woman. She drove up in her car
rage to the workhouse, and the car
riage was filled with Christmas gifts
for the paupers. The woman came
for five years; then a Christmas eve
arrived and the inmates waited for
her in vain.
The years passed, and then, when
Christmas eve came around. the ma
tron. who was distributing some small
presents to the old women in one of
the wards said: To-day some kind
friend has sent these. But we still
remember the good fairy who came
for 30 many years on Christmas eve
and was 30 generous to US. won
der why she has given up coming. Per-
haps she is dead"-The Referee.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-06-19
True Worth Of Man.

Proverbs says, by the blessing OF
the upright the city is exalted" A
good, true, righteous man is benefit
to city. His own personality may be
worth thousands to community. 1t
is not the man who is rich that adds
to the welfare Of city. He may own
banks, factories, stores and palatial
homes, and yet prove dead weight
to a town. The second part of the
verse we quoted, tells this. 1t says.
but it is overthrow by the mouth of
the wicked" 1t is what man is for
true worth, for integrity, for nobility
of purpose that constitutes his citizen
ship, for good or bad. Where mans
ideals are loose, his character de-
PRAYED, he does not render real serv-
ice to a community whatever his
wealth may be. Water seeks its own
level" and the level of community
is it's citizenship, and to that level the
community may go. Factories. rail
ways, architecture, schoolhouses
churches, will not of themselves exalt
a city. 1t takes virtue, integrity, dill
gence to do that.-Ohio State Journal.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-06-19
oot New, From Home.

There are eighteen consulates In New
York, representing that number Of
Central and South American countries
where Spanish is spoken. This does
not include Spain. The "compatriote"
In hard luck" with little knowRdge
Of the geography of those countries can
operate among all of them, In each con-
sulate representing himself native o
the country to whose representative he
applies for aid One of these beggars,
q negro, unfoIded a sad tale to a con-
sui general The official asked the Wis.
TOR from what part Of his own coun-
try he came The negro was not well
posted ON his geography. for he men,
Toned the name of the capital and
added that he had sailed from there
for this country. The capital happens
to be 5000 feet up in the mountains.
The consul general smiled then gave
the mendicant quarter. saying: That
Is for the valuable information that
eur country has advanced to the stage
where they sail ocean vessels from the
mountain tops. 1t has been a long
time since ] was home. and | really
didn't know it."-New York Tribune.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-06-19
Cutting Out a Meal.

Physicians are commonly advising
patients whose troubles arise from
overeating-and these are legion-tO
cut out one meal, preferably break
fast The London Lancet remarks that
the reason for this is that after a
nights sleep the bodily strength, nerv-
GUS and muscular, is at its highest, and
work can be carried on without food.
The machine is running strongly and
no fuel is required for the time being"
Men engaged in literary or intellectual
work can often do their very best In
the early morning before breakfast.
The Lancet deprecates the heavy
breakfast and advocates the coffee
and rolls" which are all that is eaten
for breakfast on the continent of Eu-
rope. especially for men whose work
is Of the brain rather than of the mus
cles. These men. 1t says. should 'rele-
gate anything approaching a hearty
meal to the period of relaxation, the
evening"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-06-19
WhistIer's Criticism.

Dante Gabriel Rossetti cnce showed
Whistler a sketch and asked bis opin-
ION.
ut has its good points, Rossetti. .
said Whistler go ahead with it by
all means"
Later he inquired how it was getting
along. Cali right" answered Rossetti
cheerfully. 1--WE ordered a stunning
frame for It."
In due time the canvas appeared at
Rossetti's house, beautifully framed.
you've done nothing to it since ]
saw 1t, have you?" said Whistler.
MOO" replied Rossetti, but I've
written sonnet on the subject, II
you'd like to hear 1t"
He recited some lines of peculiar ten
derness
"Rossetti," said Whistler, as the reel
tation ended. take out the picture and
frame the sonnet"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-06-19
MUST TAKE AWAY SOUVENIR
What London Hotel Managers Think
Of Americans Who Have the
"CoIIectinq" Craze.

Small articles, such as spoons,
ash trays and other little things TAX
en- from the big London hotels by
American visitors as souvenirs of
their visits amount in value. in the
course of year to about 100000"
This statement, says the New York
Times, was made by the manager OF
one of the largest hotels in London.
THE souvenir-collecting craze of
American visitors to London" said
the manager of another hotel which
is eh4 resort of many Americans every
year. lis a weakness which is not
regarded too seriously by the proprie-
tors. No one thing really valuable
- taken, q course, and the article
taken il almost always some little
thing bearing the crest or the name
OF the establishment. Here is list
OF the things which are priced by
Americans and which are regularly
and with quite innocent intention-ap-
propriated as souvenirs of stay at
big London hotel: Silver plated
coffee spoons, china ashtrays, silver
plated menu stands, card trays, silver
plated knives and forks, towels, dress
ing table trinkets, pin cushions and
small pieces of table furniture. All
these, Of course, bear the name and
the crest of the hotel"
Another hotel keeper told good
story of one American who wanted a
plate bearing the name and crest Of
the place. Il am willing to pay for
this plate" said the American, "but if
pa won't take my money. we'll. l
s1s1a ! shall take the plate all the
same" He paid for it-12 cents. 1t
appeared that he had been collecting
plates from all the famous hotels in
the country-not always paying for
them, he admitted-and he proposed
giving . dinner to his friends on his
rsAnr7 - America at which every
s,sest would have his food served on
different plates collected from the
famous English hotels.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-06-19
The Unexpected,

Laboucheres gift of repartee is Illus
rrated in Thorold's Life of Henry La
bouchere."
"Labby." only six years old. had just
gone to a private school Before
breakfast, the morning after his ar
rival. the new boys We're placed IN a
row and asked whether they had all
washed their teeth One by one they
all answered in the affirmative, until
the turn of Henry came. No. he
said firmly And pray why no. :?
wound up the master indignantly. after
q long lecture on the enormity of the
crime of neglecting the cleanliness Vt
the teeth. Because | haven't got al
smiled Henry suddenly.
And he showed his toothless gums
he was just changing his baby teeth
to the discounted moralist.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-06-19
etSinisx Was Defiant.

A story is told of an alteration Be.
tween Wilhelm Steinitz and Gustave
Epstein. The latter was one of the
most influential and richest bankers In
Vienna and was very fond of a game
Of chess. When Steinitz was young
man he used to play frequently at the
Vienna Chess club and on one occasion
engaged the famous banker. The game
became very complicated, and Steinit2
studied the board longer than usual
His opponent grew impatient and at
last drawled out sarcastically, ''WenY
SteinitZ silently continued the game
and after a time it went in his favor
The banker then began to think deeply
taking considerable time before NOV
ing piece. Steinitz could not resist
the temptation to utter a long drawn
out "Well?" Sir. don't forget who
you are and who ami roared Epstein
angrily Steinitz Immediately retorted
ION the bourse you are Epstein and
am Steinitz; over the board l am Ep
stein and you are Steinitzw
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-06-19
longevity Duo to Onions.

ntons are the cause Of the good
health and long life of the French peo-
ple," remarked Oliver Holmes Of New
York, an American who has lived Y
Paris for many years. at the Sho7
ham. Il have tried to study the FrenA
people in the years have lived among
them, and l have come to the conclu-
sion that the strong-smelling onion is
the cause Of their good health. The
rrenctfslive out of doors as much as
they can. They take their meals on
verandas and In the gardens when
ever the weather is favorable, and al
ways seek the fresh air in the day
0me. At night they retire to their
rooms, close their windows, and sleep
IN apartments where there is no air.
II b eoatrary, of course, to the Ems
hsA and American idea, but no one
ian deny that the Frenchman Odlaas.
n b . healthy person.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-06-19
Courtesy.

do you know" said caller at
the Dispatch Office, Il have never
come into the business or editorial
rooms here to ask a question that
I have not been kindly and cour-
teously answered" That is COM
pliment which all the members of the
force appreciate and hope they will
always merit. But we wonder if a
part of the compliment is not due to
the man himself who gave it. Did
lot his manner and speech invite the
sort of reply he received? Do we not
all help to make the treatment that
we get at the hands Of others? Ger
tainly we do. The world about US Is
in large measure what we make 1t.
We have friends If we are friendly;
we find enemies If we are hostile
Columbus Dispatch.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-06-19
DANCING Birds.

One of the many strange sights o.
the plains of southern Africa is par
y of Waiting ostriches Their euee
antics have been described tbAs:
when thete are a number Of tbeir
they viii start of in the morning ans
after running few hundred yuryls vii
stop and with raised wings will whir
rapidly round till they are stupefed q
perhaps break leg The males pos,
also before fighting and to make thei
court They kneel on their ankles
opening their wings and bnhncing
themselves alternately forward anC
backward or to one side or the other
while the neck is stretched on leve
with the back and the head strikes th'
s3des. now on the right. now on tn,
left. while the feathers are hristline
The birds appear at this time SO al
sorbed in their occupation as to forge
all that is going on around them an,
can be approached and caught Til
male alone utters a cry. which soun;,,
much like an effort TO speak with t.,
mouth shut tight"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-06-19
Take Plenty of Time to Eat.


There is saying that rapid eat
ing is slow suicide" If you have
formed the habit of a'iGg too rapidly
you are most likely suffering from in
digestion or conslipiii n, which viii
result eventually 10 serious illness
unless CORE cted. Digestion begins
n he mouth Food should be thor
ough'y masticaied and insalivated
Then when Aoii have a fuliness Of the
stomach or feel dull and stupid after
eating. take I, ne of Chamberlain
Tablets. Many CIV re cases Of stomach
trouble and constipation have been
cured by the use of these tablets
They are easy to take and most agree
aole in effect. Sold by all Dealers.
adv
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-06-19
The Art Of READING L sftsrs,

Ny dear, old grandfather. who wrg1
oil his own letters in a hand which
down to the day of his death. was al
most plain enough for blind man 4
sead. taught me never TO attempt b
answer letter without placing it be
fore me and reviewing it scrupulously
paragraph by paragraph. Hundreds
Of times have | devoutly blessed hi,
memory for that lesson in the common
sense of correspondence Whenev.
iured by the pcllnell spirit of the az
! stray from his prccepts I rue it. an
1 can feel the EilSh of shame owe
spread my face as | follow a first ie
ter of response with So ond. rcnd,
al Necessary b. the tplated Dissolve
Of point left uncovered Tie G
copybork legend. Haste breeds ca
leSSncSS," is rs true rs ii WIS in T.
days when good penmHnship and GO
morals went hand in hand in the trai
ing of youth If sanlbang and Gnr
burly have given Its coup de grace
the once gentle art of writing letter
Is not that all the more reason wh'
before 1t is too late we should resrn'
the half dead art of readiag them
Atlantic.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-06-19

Summer Conferences, Black Mount.
ain, N. c., and Ridgecrest, N. c..
June 18th to August 9th.
Summer School, University of Vir-
ginia, Charlottesville, Va, June 23d
to August 5tb.
Summer School of the South, Uni
versity Got Tennessee, Knoxville
Tenn, June 23rd to July 3lst.
Peabody College Summer tSchoo'
Nashville, Tenn, June 25th to August
9Th
Summer Conference, Wayesville
IN. c., Lake Junalusla), N. c., July
18th to August 25th, 1914.
Account the above Summer Con.
ferences and Summer Schools the
Southern Railway will have "ou1 sale
at principal points in Virginia, in.
Guiding Washington, Sd. c., greatly
reduced round trip fair tickets with
liberal limits. Splendid through
train service and sleeping cars. For
| detailed information consult Agents
or write G. M. Vestbury, A. G. A..
Washington, d. C.
Low WEEK END AND SUNDAY Elk
CURSRION TRAIN via Southern Rail.
way every Saturday and Sunday from
Washington, D. c., and Alexandria,
Va, on sale to October 4th, 1914, to
Hacrisouburg, Somerset, Warrentor
and intermediate stations with fina
return limit to Tuesday following date
OF sale. Similar tickets will be or
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, 1914-06-19
Human Purchase in Africa.

Lecturing on his African expert
ences, traveller says he once saw a
native sold as a slave for seven goats,
which in open market fetched $1.44
apiece. AS values 60 in some parts Of
Africa, the price was high, for with
In few hundred miles of the equa-
tor wives are transferred for less.
Marriage, of course, is by barter, and
the indemnity demanded by a father
for the loss of a daughter used to be
$40 from the bridegroom. Today it
has risen to about S., but the scale of
values is shown by the fact that a
native will gladly give his labor for a
week in return for an empty medicine
bottle with a metal screw stopper.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-06-19
The High C..

The famous composer and the noted
tenor were standing by the rail Of the
ship looking out upon the tumblins
waters.
YES" the composer was saying.
you took that high @ perfectly"
IF don't feel better In the morn
Ing" replied the tenor weakly, "the
high sea Is going to take me-"
And he staggered toward his cabin
New York Sun.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-06-19
SOUTHERN RAILWAY.
Premier Carrier OF the South

Premier Carrier oil the South
Schedule between Washington, Alex
| andria. Woodstock and Harrisonburg
In Effect Jan. IS. 1911
N Following schedule figures
published only as Information anG
| are not guaranteed.
INSTRUMENTATION Woodstock.
No I73 Mixed-Except Sunday
7:O1 ;. IN Local for Barrisonburg
Arrive Harrisolburg 1918. a. m.
M. 49-Daji y-1:l0 p. m. Local
TOR Harrisonburg. Arrive Harrison
burg 2:55 o. m Buffet Parlor Car.
No l3 Except Sunday-7:29 p. m
Limited for Harrisopburg, stopping
at Edinbnrg. Mt. jackson, New Mar
ket and Broadway Arrive Harrison
burg 900 p. m. Buffet Parlor Car.
No III = Daily = S:55 p. III.
Local for Harrisonburg. Arrive
Harrisonburg 1925 p. N.
EASTBOUND-fr Woodstock.
No. '4-Except Sunday-8:OO a. m.
Limited for Ale7andria and Washing
ton. Arrive Washington 1855 q. m.
Buffet Pal lor Car.
No. Is -Daily-4:26 p. IL. Local
for Alexandria and Washington.
Arrive Washington 9:l5 p. m. Buffet
arlor Car.
No 2lo = Daily sos D. m.
Local from Rarrisonburg to Stras-
burg Arrive Strasburg 8:45 p. m.
Nos. ID and IA connects at Manas-
sa- 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 2l7 and Is in connection with
Main Line TT ain No. 10 between
Orange and Manassas affords good
service from Richmond via G. & O.
Railway and Gordonsr lie
E h. CoAPMAN, Vice-President and
Cen I Manager.
S b. HAEDWTCK. Passenger TrafAc
Mansa4er.
II. F. CARY, General Passenger Agt.
L. S. BROWN, General Agent, Wash
ington, d. c.
c. W. WEsTBURY, Asst. Gen. Agent,
Washington, d. G.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-06-19
Business.

The rival moving picture magnates
stood on the corner and watched the
hurrying stream of men, women and
children. each one capable Of squander-
ing an indefinite number of five-cent
pieces upon the movies.
What a stroke of business it would
have been, Sam" said the tall magnate
to the fat one, what smashing stroke
II there had been somebody to take .
film when God created the world"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-06-19
Cha m berIain'S Collie. ChClerai and
kDiarrhoea Remedy.

Every family without exception
should keep this preparation at hand
during the hot weather of the summer
ilonths. Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera
and Diarrhoea Remedy is worth many
times its cost when reeded ard is al
most certain to be needed before the
summer is over. 1t has nc superior
for the purposes for which it is in
tended. Buy it now. For sale by all
Dealers. adv:
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-06-19

Put your savings in the Savings
Department of the Shenandoah Val
ley Loan and Trust Co., Woodstock,
Va. a. per cent compound interest.
Amounts of $1.OO and upwards re
ceived. The only savings institu-
ton in the county for the accomuls-
ton of the small savings of laboring
men, women, and children.