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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-11-19
PALATIAL ABODE FOR CATS
House for Felines, In Connecticut, 10
Perfectly Appointed at Cost
Of $4,000.

A palace for cats, which with its
furnishings cost $4,000, is the re-
markable establishment erected by
Mrs. Clifford B. Harmon, daughter of
Commodore 3. c. Benedict, at Green.
witch, Conn. Mrs. Harmon is famous
as breeder of cats, especially An
goras and Persians, several Of her
pets having won the championship Of
America at different times.
To care for these blue-blooded and
aristocratic felines properly, as well as
to show them to the best advantage,
Mrs. Harmon decided that a special
building was needed. Accordingly she
gave instructions to her architect to
draw plans for what is undoubtedly
the most modern as we'll as the most
costly cattery in the world.
The establishment, which includes,
besides the kennels of the cats a ten.
room cottage and Office for those in
direct charge of the animals, covers
more than an acre. The main kennel
contains 20 pens for the cats, each
OF which is fitted up with every known
device that will add to the comfort
and health of its occupants. The par
titions separating the pens are of fine
woven wire on highly-polished hard
wood base, thus insuring plenty of
light and air. At convenient height
in each pen are several shelves upon
which the cats may climb. The pens
also contain dainty individual sleeping
baskets, and once a cat has been in
troduced to its own bed it never at.
tempts to use that belonging to an.
other one.
Even pampered and beribboned Per-
sian cats valued at thousand dollars
enjoy an occasional romp out of doors
as much as the most plebeian.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-11-19
SOUGHT ROOM IN TOWN JAIL
Weary Traveller Mistook Prison for
the Leading Hotel to Which He
Was Directed.

Marvin Charles of Buffalo Is q
stranger in Georgetown, and when he
got off the train at Georgetown about
eight o'clock at night he hardly knew
which way to turn from the depot He
was tired, hungry and dirty and he
wanted to hurry to hotel where he
could wash, get his supper and then
seek his room for sleep.
Charles inquired of the first man he
met as to where he could find hotel
The man described the big hotel of
the town, and told Charles to walk
down the main street to the big brick
house with porch on it.
Charles walked down until he came
to such a house and then walked in A
heavy-set man'in his shirt sleeves met
him and inquired his business, and
then nearly fell over when Charles
asked for room. He carefully ex-
planned to Charles that he was the
sheriff and that Charles had wandered
into the county Jail.
Charles walked another block and
arrived at the real hotel.-Georgetown
Oel) Dispatch to Philadelphia Rec
ord.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-11-19
Need for STRONGER Roads.

Motor trucks are now made of such
great capacity that they are proving
a serious strain on the roads and
highways, so that in many states
there are regulations controlling their
movement, limiting their speed and
weight. An experimental grooved
concrete track is being tried on =
long private right of way between
Pittsburg, Kan, and Fort Scott, Kan.
Trucks and cars desiring to use this
road can do so on paying small toll.
The road is fitted with cement or con-
crete tracks, twelve inches wide and
conceived so that the wheels of an au-
tomobile will stay in them. 1t is .
single-track line, with switches at GER
tain points, to allow machines to pass
each other. If this road Is successful
it will be extended to Kansas City.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-11-19
STREET LOST TO HISTORY
Main Thoroughfare Of Arras Reduced
to Utter Ruin by Guns Of.
German Invaders.

To the right of the town hail q
Arras, looking at it from the rear, We
saw curving double row of mounds
Of brick, stone and refuse. Under.
stand-these had no resemblance to
houses; they had no resemblance te
anything whatever except mounds Of
brick, stone and refuse. The sight Ct
them acutely tickled my curiosity.
What is this?"
1T is the principal business street
in Arras"
The mind could picture it at once
one of those narrow, winding streets
which in ancient cities perpetuate the
most ancient habits of the citizens,
maintaining their commercial pre-.
eminence in the face of all town plan.
ming; a street full of jewellers shops
and ornamented women, and correct
ness and the triumph of correctness;
street of the best shops, of high
rents, OF famous names, of picturesque
signs; a street where the wheels OF
traffic were continually interlocking-
but a street which would not under
any consideration have widened itself
by single foot, because it's narrow.
ness was part of its prestige. Well.
German gunnery has brought that
street to an end past all resuscitation.
1t may be rebuilt will never be the
same street.
What's the name of the street"
I asked.
None of the officers in the party
could recall the name Of the principal
business street in Arras, and there
was no citizen within hail. The very
name had gone, like the forms of the
houses. 1 have since searched for it
In guides, encyclopedias and plans;I
but 1t has escaped me-withdrawn and
lost for me, in the depths of history
Arnold Bennett, In Saturday Evening
Post.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-11-19
Airmen Are Sportsmen.

The fate of an airman who comes to
grief generally becomes known to his
comrades, and through them is COM
municated to his friends at home.
The explanation of this is that a prac-
tice has sprung up on both sides Of
dropping messages into the opposing
lines reporting exactly what has hap
pened to any flyer who has been
forced to descend. One of these mes
sages dropped in the British lines
showed an intimate knowledge of Lon
don. After mentioning that a par
ticular airman had been taken pris.
oner, but was uninjured, the message
continued: Hope the British avi-
ators are going strong. Give my re-
CARDS to Leicester square, dear Pic
cadilly, and Mayfair. Sorry can't
stay"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-11-19
MADE SMOKING A HARDSHIP
Foolish Competitions That Should
Have Disguised Genuine Lovers
Of the Seductive Weed.

At a smoking competition held re-
GENTLY at Brighton, England, the win.
ner kept an eighth of an ounce of to-
bacco alight for 103 minutes. There
was a severer test at Oxford in 1923
on scaffold over against the theater
Thomas Hearne described the scene:
THE conditions were that anyone
Imam or woman) that could smoak
out three ounces of tobacco first with.
out drinking or going off the stage
should have twelve shillings. Many
tried, and it was thought that jour
neyman taylour would have been vic
tor, he smoaking faster than. and be
ing many pipes before the rest; but at
last he was so sick that twas thought
ne would have died, and an old man
that had been soldier, and smoaked
gently, came off conqueror, smoak
ing the three ounces quite out"
In Derbyshire there was a club
where the qualification for member
ship was the ability to smoke up a
pound of shag tobacco at one sitting
A china pot served as pipe, and the
candidate smoked through the spout
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-11-19
Sea-WaIl Proved True.

The value and durability Of the
great sea-wall built at Galveston fol-
lowing the disaster of 1900 were amply
demonstrated on August II and IS,
when a storm probably equaling in
fury that which devastated the city Is
years ago, swept the harbor. Com
munication across the six-mile arm of
the sea between the Texas mainland
and Galveston Immediately was cut
off, the concrete causeway on which
the railroads enter the city having
been preached. The wind and sea
hurled themselves upon Galveston for
two days and nights. But the great
concrete sea-wall successfully resisted
the fury of the elements, although the
rain turned the streets into rivers.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-11-19
Beauty and Brains.

A pretty girl need not necessarily be
brainless, but somehow the combina
ton persists
Did you young fellows ever stop to
analyze any of your conversations
with that wide-eyed little blonde who
always wears pink silk blouses? No,
OF course you didn't-you hardly knew
what you were saying yourself.
Trouble with you is that you haven't
imagination enough to conceive of a
pretty girl who could bring up more
interesting talk topic than her own
sweet self.
You sort Of concede that a peach of
a girl is three-quarters mush, with a
heart of stone
OF course there is such q thing as
the pretty girl with brains, but she's
either married or else in love with
some cuss that doesn't appreciate her.
Judge.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-11-19
Was a HEAVY Loser.

Lew Shank and friend were play
ing pinochle at Shank's summer home
few nights ago and the game be-
came interesting much so they en-
gagged in some imaginary betting.
I'll bet one hundred dollars l win,'
declared Shank's friend, enthusiast
cally.
I'll Just make it five hundred dol
lars" replied Shank.
A few days later Shank's servant
girl quit and with some difficulty Mr..
and Mrs. Shank employed another.
Mother didn't want me to come"
said the new girl. 'The other girl
told mother you were running gam
bling house here and that Mr.. Shank
must have lost four or five hundred
dollars in one night. indianapolis
Star.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-11-19
KNOW WHERE TO FIND THEM
War Authorities Keep Effective Track
Of All the Soldiers Under
Their Control.

It Is doubtful whether any foreixn
war office follows with an accuracy
greater than that displayed by the
United States war department the
movements of its officers. The follow.
ing is an interesting case in point:
A young army officer who had seen
service in this country and in the
East was once with small scouting
party in Arizona. After two weeks in
the desert his squad came to the rail.
way near small station. Within ten
minutes telegram from Washington
was brought to him by the station
agent. 1t asked If the officer wished
to be transferred to one Of the new
artillery regiments then forming.
He answered by telegraph that he
would be glad to enter either of them.
Then with his squad he set OF again
across the desert.
1t was six days later when they
again struck the railway, this time
80 miles from the point at which they
had previously crossed it, but the Of
hcer's reply from the war department
was awaiting him. It had been tele
graphed to every station within two
hundred miles
A more striking instance Of accu
racy occurred after the same officers
transfer to the East He was travel
ing home on leave and, as the regula
lions require, had notified the depart
ment of the day, hour and probable
route of his journey. After he had
been on the train for eight hours at
a small station the conductor entered
with a telegram, asking If anyone OF
his name was on board. On opening
the telegram the officer found that il
ordered him to detached duty.
Exactness of detail could not be car
ried much further. The war depart.
ment knew the Whereabouts of a sec.
ond lieutenant even when he was tray.
cling on leave of absence.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-11-19
Church Directory,

METHODIST EPISCOPAL SOUTH.
Every Sunday at L, A. M. and 1:30
2. NJ. REV. ). r. JACOBS.
Pastor
PRESBYTERIAN.
Woodstock--Every Sunday II A
VI. and 1880 P. NJ, except End Sunda,
Mt Jackson-Second Sunday II A
M. and 100 P. M.
New Market-2ud Sunday at D. NJ,
REV. J. A. MCMURRAY.
Pastor
LUTHERAN.
Every Sunday II a. M and 7.3o
e. M. REV. S. w. KUHNS, Pastor.
CHRISTIAN.
Second Sunday, IL A. M. and 73
P: Nj. Rev. J. D. HAMAKEP
EPISCOPAL.
There will be services in the Epis.
copal Church every Sunday mornins
at II o'clock-until flu, Their notice.
REV. G. B. PALMER, Rector.
REFORMED
ST. Paul's Woodstock-2d and 4th
Sundays A NJ. Every Sunday nigh
Calvary-1st and 3rd SUNDAYS A NJ
Rev NJ M. NOACKER. Pastor
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-11-19
Coughs and Colds
Not to Be Neglected

Anyone will realize the seriousness
of neglecting a cold If he observes
results of such neglect among his
acquaintance. How often have you
heard, He caught cold, didn't do any,
thing for it and it turned into"-then
some dreaded disease is named:
Ordinary colds yield to prompt
treatment at the beginnings. That is
why every family should be.supplied
with reliable cough medi lne-one
that will heal raw and infiamed sur
faces. loosen the phlegm, allay irri-
tation, ease the hoarseness and stop
the tickling sensation in the throat
that does not permit one to sleep.
Foley's Honey and Tar Compound
Is invaluable for relief of coughs,
colds, Group, whooping cough, tick
ling in throat, tightness or soreness,
grippe or bronchial coughs. 1t con-
tains no harmful ingredients. 1t is
healing, soothing, efficient and pleas.
ing.
WALTOt &SMOOT
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-11-19
Peaches In EnnIand.

A long time ago someone said tina,
an Englishman eats peach as If he
were performing a religious ceremony.
No wonder! In the London market a
sale of a dozen peaches ranks as a
wholesale transaction. And the price!
The London Telegraph recently print.
ed an article on Cheap Fruit" in
which the statement occurs that
small samples" were worth two or
three shillings a dozen, but that the
best fruit could be bought at IL shil-
Hngs dozen. Think of paying a quar-
ter for single peach! But there were
some shops that cut the price, and
that would sell you a peach for three
pence-six cents.-Youth's Compan-
fcn
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-11-19
still Whales In the Ocean,

The catch of 400 whales on the Pa
cific coast of Washington, more than
ever before taken in that section in .
single season, is the report from a
whaling station in the Northwest.
This news comes only shortly after
the announcement that New Bedford
has permanently given up the indus
try ana turned her famous old vessels
to other uses. There are evidently
still whales in the seas, sperm whales.
too. for the report says that the pro-
portion of these taken was large"
Whaling, like most other industries, is
apparently susceptible to Improvement
through modern methods.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-11-19

WESTBOUND from Woodstock.
No 23-Daily -3:09 a. m. Local
for Barrisonburg. Arrive Harrison
burg $50. a. IN.
No. 40-Daiiy Y 1888 D. m. Local
for Harrisonburg. Arrive Harrison
ourg 2:30 p. IN. Buffet Parlor Car.
No. FL - Daily $40 D. III.
Local for Harrisonburg. Arrive
1Srrisonburg 1918 p. N.
EA STBOUND-from Woodstock.
No. IA Daily - $3.50 a. M.
Limited for Alexandria and Washing
Ion. Arrive Washington 1850 a. m.
Buffet Parlor Car.
No. % -DAily-4:26 p. III. Local
for Alexandria and Washington.
Arrive Washington 9:t5 p. N. Buffet
l1arlor Car.
No "a Daily 6:55 D. ~.
Local from Harrisonburg TO Stras-
5urg. Arrive Strasburg 1850 p. m.
e. n. CoAPMAN, v ice-President and
Gener al Manager.
w b TAYLOE, Passenger Traffic
Manager.
q. F. CARY. General Passenger Agt.
G. w. WEsTBURY, Gen. Agent,
Washington, d. G.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-11-19
Comrades Offered Sympathy.

A French soldier allowed to visit
Paris for a few days in order to see
his three motherless children has been
base enough to marry a widow with
three children of her own and so to
place himself beyond the reach of the
military law, which excuses from
service all fathers of six or more. And
now his comrades at the front have
sent him a letter of commiseration,
assuring him that should he at any
time feel the need of repose he may
remember that the trenches are al
ways open to him and that the COM
paratively peaceful tranquilities of
the firing line are always at his serv-
ice,
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-11-19
Movies RepIace Throne,

The spirits of China's dead emperors
must shiver as they pass over the
Forbidden City between the hours of
eight and midnight in the evening. An
extensive section of the "city" has
been opened as public park, in the
center of which stands an imperial
pavilion which has been given over to
modern moving picture show. Any
coolie who will pay the price of admis-
sion, few cents, may sit beneath the
caves of the pavilion which in recent
years contained throne. The dec
orations Of the great, heavy-roofed
buildings are continued in the style of
the late dynasty. dragons forming a
conspicuous part.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-11-19
Unable to Appreciate Silence.

Some people never learn to appreci
ate the beauty of silence. Perhaps it
is an appreciation that cannot be &C
quired. Perhaps it comes by nature.
Such people seem to believe that all
apparently human relations must ex
press themselves in speech. They
keep up an incessant chatter and they
try to make others chatter in return
They are among the most fatiguing in
fuences in the world. Often they are
tormented with personal curiosity
They ask searching questions, and il
they do not receive spontaneous and
full replies they become suspicious o,
hurt.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-11-19

4 recent speculation is that Cano-
pus, in the southern constellation Of
Argo, II the center Of the stellar uni
verse. Though second in apparent
brightness to Sirius, 1t is really much
larger, and il at the inconceivable
distance Of 4S9 light-years from US.
its volume Is estimated at 100000
times that Of our own sun, while its
brillianc!' Is supposed - be 4s.7os
times aSYrsat
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-11-19
Machine asre.k. Inv New Shoe.

Machine Breaks In" New Shoes.
A Milwaukee inventor has devised
machine which is intended to save
Us the pain and trouble OF breaking
In" new shoes. Leg-like levers, over
which an endless belt passes, have
suitable foot portions to receive the
shoes. When the machine Is in opera
ton the shoes are acted upon by .
walking movement exactly - u they
gse4 = 3 neeeoas fe4k 4
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-11-19
Kaiser Man Of Many Titles.

The kaiser is a man with many
titles, being an emperor, king,
eighteen times duke, twice a grand
duke, ten times count, fifteen times
q seigneur. three times margrave-
these add up to fifty, and he is one
or two other things, count-prince, and
30 forth, making his titles at least At.
ty-four.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-11-19
Shoe Making.

| respectfully announce to the PEG
pie of Woodstock and vicinity that |
have opened Shoemaker Shop, 10
the building next to the HERALD
Office, where l will be prepared to
make and repair shoes. Ladies shoes
a specially.
JNO. Fl. RICHARDS.
Aug. 20-3 mo.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-11-19
Beef Hides Wanted.

We are payin l6fc per pound for
GREEN BEEF HIDES. We are also
the largest CASH buyers in this Sec
tion OF the State of Beef Hides, Horse
Hides. Sheepskins, Calfskins, Tallow,
Rags, Bones, Iron, Copper. Brass
Bags. Furs, Wool, Ginseng. Gold
enseal etc. Nothing too large nor
too small Thousands of satisfied
ship pers boest the FAMOUS CID
HOUSE OF KLOTZ, because expert
ence has taught them that here they
always get square deal. For highest.
cash market prices, correct weights,
honest assortmeuts and immediate
returning. write for prices to
AMOS kLOTZ,
Staunton, Va.
Established 1900.
REFERENCE: Any Bank in Staunton,
Duns & Bradstreets.
Nov. 81 mo.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-11-19
Tax Notice.

Inc tax bills for Woodstock. Va,
UT sne year 1915, are now made ont
anu may be paid at Office OF Nj. w.
n agruder, Treasurer any time prior
20 January I, 1915, after which time
'ne law requires that same be turned
over TO Sergeant for collection with s
per cent added.
Respectfully.
M. w. MAGRUDER,
Sept. 24-td. Treasurer.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-11-19
SHENANDOAH HERALD


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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-11-19

Put your savings in the Saving
Depal tment of the Shenandoah Val
ley I oan and Trust Co., Woodstock,
Va, at ) per cent compound interest.
Amounts of s1.00 and upwards re-
ceivea. The only savings institu-
ton in the county for the accomuls-
ton of the small savings of laboring
men, women. and children.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-11-19

Invest you Woney In the per cent
certificates of the Shen. Valley Loan
x Trust Co., Woodstock, Va. Sc
surity unquestioned. Interest pay
able semi annually, and Certificates
redeemable any time after six months
Z short notice.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-11-19
Trespass Notice.

We notify all hunters not to tres.
pass on our lands with guns, dogs or
traps. II not needed the law must
take its course.
Sue C. and Carrie E. McInturff
Nov. 12-tf.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-11-19
Silk Finish Ice Cream

/ am prepared to furnish festivals,
or private families with ice.creau
which I guarantee. Give ms.a trial
l can furnish any quantity.
SAM. WALKER,
Woodstock, r. 2
June 11-fS mo.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-11-19

You viii meet your friends - The
NV Theatre where hey are showing
! speclal lot 81 excsllsps ph o-playss
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-11-19
Barber Shrp.
Court ST., WOODSTOCK VA.
Warden Fravel, Pirpr.

Shave. 80. 10 Haircut. Is
SINCE. 49,. IL Shampoo. Is
Facial Massage. 25
Tonic Rub. 80. and 10
Shaving Corpse. 100
Shave away from shop rs
Haircut - 4" 30
Haircut and shave away from shop sc
~ Prompt attention given to al
Gust itnSerS.
A shaW of the vublic patronage
sole ted
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-11-19
Hugh M. Carpenter,
UNDERTAKEN,
81. LUKE, VIRGINIA.

, having recently purchased Josenh
AZ. nyman's Undertaking Business
consisting of full line of hnr;ai
goods. will continue the hnsinass
- the old stand. Have had ten va.rs
experience as an underta ker and hs We
engaged an expert enbalmer 10 do
mat work when desired. " w
oon,, prices, prompt service and
Phone in residence.
Oct 29-5mos.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-11-19
Premier Carrier of the South.
Schedule between Washington, Alex
andria, Wood stock and darrisonburg
In Effect Arr. 25, 1915.
wEsTBoUND from Woodstock.

Schedule figures published only as
Inform alton MOI Guaranteed
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-11-19

Aug. 20-3 mo.
The log cabin Democrat., 1915-03-10
UNDER.

Health is reasonably good in this part of the county at present.
 Luther Cato has moved on the West Day place, where he will make a crop this year.
 Singing every other Sunday at the Needs Creek schoolhouse.
 he Union Valley basketball team Needs Creek team played on the lat ter's field Saturday, the score being IS to in favor of Needs Creek.
 Frank Hankins was united in mat trimony on Wednesday of last week to Miss Melissa James, eldest daugh- ter of Mir. and Mrs. l. J. James, at Linder. The ceremony was perform ed at Conway.
 There was singing at Cecil Love less Saturday night. Mel Brown went to Conway Saturday.
 March 10.
The log cabin Democrat., 1915-03-10
TO GIVE BOTH SIDES.

The adoption of the Condray road district law is the most important proposition that has confronted the voters of Faulkner county since it's organization. Earnestly believing that adoption of the act will be the greatest possible boon to the county, the Log Cabin Democrat desires at the same time to offer it's space to ar guments against as well as for the measure. A question of this impor- tance ought to be fairly and freely discussed and if the bill is an inqui-
 tious one it ought to be voted down.
 We desire, however, to caution our correspondents to make their argu