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The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1915-05-28
MILL AND STORE FOR SALE.

I will sell at Private Sale my Mill and
SO Acres of Land, Store Property,
known as Carrollton Station. The GO
mill has been recently remodeled, .M=A%G
and is in first-class condition. Apply to
ANDREW DRESCHLER,
may 21-8t* Carrollton, Md.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-09-10
LIKE A MOURNING DRAPERy
interested colored Spectators Brought
Facetious Remark From Member
Of Their Race,

The darby has sense Of humor
peculiarly his own, and he by no
means objects to joke with reference
to his color-provided he makes II
himself, according to story that was
told by Champ Clark.
There is darby in Missouri who
has acquired considerable renown in
his locality for his taste in landscape
gardening. He was employed in set.
ting out shrubs on the lawn Of his EN-,
ployer. The owner of the place was
nowhere to be seen, but number Of
the gardeners friends were leaning
comfortably on the fence at the foot
of the lawn, watching the operations
with absorbed interest Another
darby, who was driver for physician
living near looked curiously at this
row of spectators, and thus addressed
the doctor, who was getting into his
buggy:
'Doctah' Every solemnly), 'dere's
somebody dead at Mistah Jones,
shore
"Dead?' said the DOCTOR No such
thing, Tom. / should have heard Of
it If there had been any illness in the
family
"'Well, doctah.' said Tom, pointing
to a row sf sable individuals who
were hanging on the picket fence, EFF
dere amt nobody dead at Mistah
Jones, den what TO- is all dis heah
mournin' strung along de fencer
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-09-10
NEW METHODS IN WHALING
oId-F ashioned Harpoon Has Been Dis.
carded for the Most Modern Of
Deadly Weapons.

In early days the wooden sailing
ships engaged in the whaling indus
try In southern seas pursued only
right whales and sperm whales, or
cachalots. The so-called "finners,"
such as the blue whale, the largest
animal In the world; the finer whale;
the small fish whales and the hump
back, were all too active, and sank too
quickly when killed. But their turn
has now come, for the modern whale
gun is finely fashioned cannon, the
harpoon. carries a shell, and the body
Of the whale is kept afloat by initiating
II with air through pipes from the
engine room of the whaler. The rem
dering is now done in factory on
shore, or in . special large vessel
Moored IN the harbor. Besides the
whalebope, which no longer pays we'll
or at all, and the oil, which Is graded
into qualities as 1t comes from the
blubber. the fat of the tongue and kid
neys, the flesh and bones and the
refuse, there remain the dried flesh
and bones. which are now also put to
commercial use. The absolutely fresh
flesh is used to make whale-meat meal,
a nutritious and wholesome foodstuf
that Is largely fed to cattle From
the remaining flesh and about third
of the bones whale guano is made, and
from the bones alone bone meal. The
largest whaling business in the world
Is now conducted in the Falkland is
lands and their dependencies. The
season begins in November. and lasts
until the end Of April, and the aver
age production Of oil is nearly half .
million barrels; Of guano, 1878 tons.
The industry gives employment ia
about $500 men.-Youth's Companion
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-09-10
Fame u 3 Tailor.

The name of Captain Keayne has 8
secure niche In history as the foundp;
Of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery
company. He was 81 merchant tailor
and had been member of the Honora
BILE Artillery company Of London. and
his Boston company had to overcome
the opposition of Governor Winthrop
who feared the establishment OF Pre-
torian guard. Perhaps Eeayne would
have failed entirely had he not been
distinguished for his pieW and benev.
olence." In the practice Of his art as a
tailor he ran foul of theliaws for the
regulation of business and was fined
f200 by the great and general court for
exacting more than siXpence in the
shilling profit Oh foreigB goods. He
died In Boston March %, 1856. and his
will, in which was a Substantial be-
quest to Harvard. is one.of the longest
on recorc.-New York Sun.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-09-10
"Sjaepino" 0ujleta,

The distance which a bullet travels
= divided into three parts. The first
distance the bullet travels In q wabbly
manner. either up and down or side
wise: the middle distance it sleeps
or moves on an exact plane. and the
third distance. being partly spent. II
wobbles in a serpentins movement
again. When the bullet sleeps" it
cuts a clean hole through the part of
the body hit, but when 1t is ON the
drst or 8nal distance 1t tears a Jagged
hole and moves either up or down and
ID likely to remain In the body. When
the battle range is regulated in such
Q manner that the line of soldiers Ia
exposed to the range Of the sleeping
bullets there Is less work for the am
balance corps.-Chicago Tribune.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-09-10
How Labor Cost Comes In.

Labor plays larger part in the
conditions faced by the dress goods
selling agents than perhaps they are
sware. Some years back the mills
had no difficulty in selling cotton
worsteds in large quantities to the
cutters-up. With increasing labor
costs, however, the garment manu-.
facturers find that it does not pay
them to put what is high-priced work
manship into low-quality goods. The
results obtained, no matter how pro-
duction is speeded up, are not salts.
factory. The demand has therefors
shifted toward better fabrics that give
larger return In the manufactured
state. This goes long way toward
explaining the shifting of values up
ward and why 1t is no longer possible
to sell the amount of cheap goods that
was disposed Of in past years Will
little difficulty.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-09-10
A Dyak War Veil.

was anxious to hear a Dyak war
yell. and asked the rajah to get a ma
tive to give vent to one Vi these sounds
Of qualification. heard when heads are
taken by Dyaks without loss to them
selves. A curious falsetto sound is
sued from his lips. 1t went higher aad
higher. louder aud louder. something
between the growing Of q cock and the
whistle Of steam engine. and then it
died down into whisper. Two or
three times he repeated this perform
ance, which greatly infested me. 1t
was not 30 terrible as had imagined
It must be. but the rajahexplained that
when heard In chorus OF thousands
Of men, all yelling ut once, as he had
heard It after SUCCESSFUL skirmishes
with the pirates. it wasa most terribly
ing experience, and free the blood in
ones veins Wide Word Magazine.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-09-10
Famous Bridoe Builder

Gustav Lindenthal, who is building
the He'll Gate bridge at New York.
the greatest structure of the kind in
the world, which will have length of
three and one-half miles, is an Aus
trian by birth. He received his tech
nical education at Drunn and Vienna,
and before coming to this country in
1874 he 4ad had considerable practical
experience in railroad building. His
esst wsrk in the United States was
as. an assistant engineer on the force
constructing the Centennial exhibition
buildings. He became a citizen and
took up railroad building. Some of the
greatest bridges which he has built
span the Allegheny and Monongahela
rivers, though he has also spanned the
Mississippi and other streams Though
famed as bridge builder he prefers
to be known as a man who has hat
more to do with laying out railroad
routes,
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-09-10
INDIAN GAVE TOWN NAME
medicine Hat" in Canada Derived
Peculiar Cognomen From hsad.
dress of Chief.

Not many persons know what was
the origin of the strange name borne
by the Canadian city that Rudyard
Kipling once called the city born
lucky"
The word medicine means more to
an Indian than to us. We think of it
as meaning something nasty that is
good for US, but the Indian distin.
guishes as good medicine" and bad
medicine" anything that he fancies
will change his fortunes for better or
for worse. Imagine that Lo is hunting
antelope and meeting with no success.
Presently he finds an empty cartridge
shell or the top of tomato tin, aud
shortly afterward he gets shot at his
game Can he doubt that the piece Of
tin or the shell gave the luck? Not
he. He wears that fragment of toma.
to tin or empty shell about his neck
with his other jewelry, and it is good
medicine"
Several years ago there was Black
foot chief who lived in the vicinity of
Seven Persons river, where now stands
the city of Medicine Hat He and his
tribe were fond of hunting and of max
Ing war on their enemies, the Crees.
This chief always wore a headdress OF
feathers that he called his medicine
hat" for he thought that 1t brought
aim good fortune.
1t was dark day for the chief when
le last met the Crees at the place
where now stands the growing city.
He and his men fell upon the enemy
with great bravery, and even put them
to ignominious flight But Just then a
gust Of wind whirled out of the west.
caught the magic hat, and tossed it
into the swift-running Saskatchewan
river Instantly the poor chief lost
all confidence in himself and his cause
and with victory in his hand he fore
bore to grasp it, but fed over the
plains toward the Rockies, followed y
tribe.-Youth's Companion.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-09-10

Clarence King. the well known geo-
Ogist. was q man of nerve as well ~
genius. One summer be was with
government expedition In the far est,
and the men he was compelled to en-
ploy were, for the most part, rufians
and desperadoes. One night one OF
them deserted. and Mr.. King knew
that it meant stampede II the de-
serter were allowed to 60 unpublished
He chose companion. on whose
silence he could rely. overlook the de-
serter and landed him in convenient
fort. The runaway had subsisted for
three days on game. and bis white
horse was streaked with blood from
the game hung on the saddle. Mr.. King
and his companion rode back. leading
the crimson stained horse with all the
deserter's belongings and said nothing.
The men sent committee to ask what
had become Of the deserter. He u
gone. said Mr.. King impressively,
where anybody else who tries to de-
sert will go too" The committee re-
tired with a scared look. and there
were no more assertions that trip
Philadelphia Inquirer.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-09-10
FIRST OF LIES LESSONS
Finding and Filling Ones Place Per
haps the Most Essential Of All
That We Learn.

To find our niche and fill 1t is. per-
haps, the most essential of all life's
lessons. It sums up in a word not
only our duty to ourselves but to
others as well and embraces much
more than at first glance seems pos
sible. It Is lesson that is assigned
to us from the beginning, sometimes
long before our immature minds can
grasp its full meaning. but 1t is one
that lies ready at hand for our as
similation the moment we show evi.
dence Of our ability to take It in. OF
course there are many persons who
shrink from undertaking life's respon-
sibilities. who defer until the last the
acceptance Of certain duties which
must evidently come to them and
who. sometimes. enter upon these du-
ties unprepared for their proper dis
charge. 1t is So easy to drift from
day to day unhampered by the knowl.
edge that there is work for us to do:
30 long as we know that there IL some
one else upon whom we can depend
for our well-being, someone who
shoulders all necessary responsible.
ties. someone who INDUCES our whims
- lnncim nj NFufeefs ~ - lar -
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-09-10
History of Precious Stone.

The history Of the employment OF
diamonds and other precious stones
hanks back to the days of the gods and
goddesses whose worshiped efigies
were ornamented with them. East In.
dia was ages ago the great source of
supply. and many of the rarest stones
in existence were stolen from the eyes
and foreheads of the ancient gods of
tbct country. the thieves often being
Followed to the ends of the aerth and
murdered to regain the precious treas.
ure which was intimately associated
with the most sacred and mysterious
of oriental rites. The requirement OF
diamonds, especially, became q pas
sion with kings, queens and mobiles,
and Of the noveau richie; and in the
sacking of palaces aud temples in an
older day precious stones were always
regarded as the richest OF the loot
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-09-10
AUST TREAT PRISONERS WELL
National Codes Of Honor Lay Down
Conditions Under Which They Are
Held In Captivity.

In ancient times prisoners OF wal
we're killed, unless, Of course, the Del
ngerents found it more prontapie 70
exchange or Mberate them for ran
som. But today nations are bound TO
one another by a code OF honor whlcn
forbids inhuman treatment OF prison
ers.
Prisoners are subjected to no pun.
ishment in any form, neithe- must
they be placed in a convict prison.
although they may be detained IN
fortress. camp or town. A reasonable
supply OF nourishment must De pro
vided them by their captors, ana they
are regarded as being in the power OF
the government Of the captor, ana not
under the control of those who actual
ly capture them.
All personal belongings remain In
the custody Of the prisoner. put arms
horses and military papers can De con-
fscated, these constituting booty.
Governments can put their prisoners
Of war to work, but only such work
as accords with the prisoners rank
and capacity. Also the work must not
be excessive or relate to military mat
ters. and in all cases must the iapof
be paid for.
A prisoner always lives in hope OF
being exchanged for a prisoner OF has
own government. The exchange Ia ef-
fecteA m accordance with agreements
in which time, place and method OF ex'
change are fully detailed. This is gen
orally that Of strict equivalents, man
for man. rank for rank, disability for
disability.
Ar e1icer can obtain greater free
dom of movement or certain privileges
while being a prisoner Of war If he
makes out parole, written or verbal
promise. An officer giving his parole
pledges his honor to refrain from
particular course Of conduct, and II ne
makes q breach of this guaranty he
Is liable to the extreme penalty.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-09-10

Have you ever wondered why nearly
Al the monkeys which accompany the
foreign organ boys should be dressed
A-a red coat with sort Of Jockey
capt
The explanation h very simple. Thu
costume is no fancy one, but is an al
most exact copy Of the winter dress
worn by the organ boys fathers in the
distant valley Of Piedmont, where the
peasants usually wear red coat. rude
~ cut. with very stiff little tails. and
knickerbockers and jockey cap Of the
same color
These clothes are spun and woven
by the peasants and dyed red with the
madden which grows In the valleys
The long roots are boiled. then mixed
with alum and tartar, and the result is
q red dye. which. though not very
bright, does not fade. The monkeys
coats are made Of the bits which are
left over when the peasants coat Ii
nut out.-Philadelphia Inquirer.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-09-10
HAD SUPPLY OF NEUTRALITY
One Thing at Least on Which the Illus
trious Ruler Of Persia
Might Depend.

The illustrious controller Of the des-
TIMES Of Persia summoned his prime
adviser.
"Haflz," he said, what is this hear
concerning the war? Is there any
such a thing?"
The adviser bowed low.
"Illustrious," he replied. there La
something of that nature"
Does 1t affect US, HafizF'
mot yet, illustrious."
The controller of human destinies
was silent for moment.
"Hafz," he presently said. what
about our navy?"
I'VE have no navy"
Our army, our Notifications, our
heavy guns, our warplanes!"
Nothing doing, illustrious."
Then what do you adviser"
Neutrality, illustrious."
I'VE have some of that, have WEI"
"All we need"
Good" said the controller, and his
head dropped back on the nearest Per.
sian cushion.-Pittsburgh Chronicle
Telegraph.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-09-10


Beth sections are afterwards illisa
with molten lead, preparatory to the
bending stage, and it is this solid
stuffing which prevents the tube break
Ing in the process, and allows it to
keep its shape. The expert workman.
with the aid of formidable lever and
hammer, bends the bugle into the ia
miliar shape, the lead being subse-
quently melted out at a charcoal fur
mace. after which the instrument is
sent off to the polishers.
One of the most intricate parts Of
the bugle is the mouthpiece, which is
made of nickel silver and turned out
on a special lathe. With the mouth
piece fixed, tie instrument is ready
for the testing-room.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-09-10
Gallows Work.

A curious note in ''Pepys' Diary" re-
iers to the unpopularity Of hangmen
in those days. Commissioner Petit
who had travelled. told Pepys how
despicable a a thing it is to be hang
IN In Poland. although it is a place
redft, and that In his time there
:e some repairs to be made of the
lows there. which was very fine, Of
tone. but nobody could be got to mend
Al till the burgomaster or mayor Of the
town, with all the companies Of those
trades which are necessary to be used
about those repairs. did 60 In their
habits with flags in solemn procession
TO the place. and there the burgomas
ter did give the first blow with the
hammer upon the wooden work and
che rest of the masters OF the cOmpa-
MES upon the works belonging to then
trades that so workmen might not be
ashamed to be employed upon doing
Of the gallows work"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-09-10
Beating the Record.

A lot of people seem to put in q lot
of time thinking about whether their
lives are successful or failures. Usu-
ally they try to measure them by the
life and success of someone else, and
the result isn't often satisfactory.
They're bound to come to the conclu-
sion that there are some records they
can't equal. II they are beating some
other records the suspicion creeps in
that it isn't much credit, anyhow. OF
course the real trouble is that anybody
who's really making good always has
something better to do than cast up
the accounts of his own achievements
There's only one record to compare
yourself by, and that will never result
in self-satisfaction on the one hand
or Encouragement on the other; for
it's your own record.-Milwaukee Jour
nal.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-09-10
Ancestry of the Han

Darwin believed that our domestic
fowls are descended from the jungle
fowls OF India. AS other authorities
have sometimes disputed his view, the
statement Of Charles William Beebe,
curator of ornithology at the New
York geological park, is especially in.
teresting: After studying all four spe-
cies Of feral Gallus in their native
haunts as well as many examples OF
natural and artificial hybridizing and
reviewing the evidence from all points
OF view l can find no reason to at
tribute the ancestry of all varieties OF
our domestic fowls to other Aan ths
red jungle fowl of India"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-09-10

4 Aany people know how the 49,
Tue Tar north gets air when the Arc.
K ocean Is entirely covered with many
sset of ice.
The small spotted seal, which Is Z
ha1r seal and NOT a fur bearer, is the
hardy dwcIler of the northern waters.
Under his tough, thick skin he has IN
Aeh or more Of blubber. When ths
~ closes UP the open water in the
Arctic the seal selects spot and be-
oans to drill q hole to the surface By
pressing his warm nose against the
Tee. Nobody knows how many hours
Il takes him to accomplish his task.
but he manages 1t, and, although be
q obliged to work most of the time b
cause the surface Of the hole is cor
tiHually freezing. he keeps it open an
winter and obtains air. Seals have
been known to drill in this manner
through fifty feet of solid ice. Whetlt
u or not they take turns In the SLOW
drilling il not positively known. It Il
ct these seal holes" that the polar
bear seeks food In the winter and there
NE Eskimo waits, spear In hand. foR
~ weekly supply Of meat.-YOStks
Companion.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-09-10
In Honor Of Minerva.

The most notable festival at Athens
was In honor of Minerva. All classes
Of citizens on this particular day
marched In procession. The Oldest
went first then the young men. then
the children. the young women. the
matrons and the people Of the lower
orders. The most prominent object In
the parade was ship propelled by
hidden machinery and bearing at its
masthead the sacred banner Of the
goddess.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-09-10
Notice.

Advertisements are out for the sale
OF the Ritter farm aud personal prop
erty near Saumsville. 1t is expected
to sell on Saturday, August 2Sth, at
the home on the premises, the 40 acre
Ritter tract, the rs acres of timber
land. and the tract of IA acres ad.
joining the 40 acre tract.
At the same time, there will be sold
a large amount of personal property,
consisting of horses, Jersey cows,
hogs, wheat, corn, hav, straw, farm
ing implements, consisting of wagons,
carts, reapers, mowers, harrows, etc.
These are valuable lands. An ex.
animation by prospective buyers is
invited.
F. S TAVENNER,
Agent and Attorney IN Fact.
Aug. 9-4t
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-09-10

shaking hands bale Of
public
follow
of
the babies;
at whose loom nature and imperial
millions Strike
the history the
encourage
easily awaken the enargy of Indifference
6 no road to
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-09-10
Greatly Reduced Excursion Fares
to Niagara Falls and Return

Southern Railway will have on
sa at Principal points in Virginia
special round trip excursion fare
tickets to Niagara Falls, july %. 30
August 5, II, 10, 26, Sept. End, 9, l6,
-, 80, Oct 7 and IA, bearing final re-
turn limit of Is days For detailed
ioofrmation- as to fares, sche dulles.
etc.. consult A gents or writes C. w.
Westbury, Gen Agt. Washington.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-09-10
Where Art Ceases.

All art is a matter of nature a,
lie acted upon by man; a part taken
out OF Its accidental surroundings and
given artistic form. At either side of
the held OF true art is waste place,
where art ceases to have beauty. And
tne waste on the one side is reached
when the artist becomes so enamored
OF life that he forgets to interpret, to
give artistic form. and only brings
torth Photographic image; while the
waste on the other side is reached
"nen me artist perfects his form but
torgets to put life into it.-Sheldon
Cheney.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-09-10
The Green-Eyed Monster.

A dreadful beast is jealousy. Some
times it has beautiful look, dazzling
kind of fascination. like some glitter
ing reptile. This is because it is some
times associated with quite another
idea-the idea of love. OF course, zeal.
ousy and love have nothing to do with
each other. Love is a wish to give
Jealousy is the lowest form of selfish.
ness. So that when she plays with
Jealousy she is tempting a poisonous
bite from the deadly serpent.
She may think just to tease the ser.
pent. But when it is aroused the con.
sequences are often sad enough. One
alp from the serpent has been known
to kill love.