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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1915-01-15
The New Mohairs.

Motoring frocks of new, soft mo
hair weaves are much fancied for
wear under heavy. fur-lined motor
coats. Such frock of plum colored
chiffon mohair, with underskirt an6
sleeves of black satin, and satir
sash weighted with black silk tassels
is very attractive. The new mohairs
come in supple. manageable weavef
and in rich. distinctive shades. among
which green is especially favored by
well dressed women.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1915-01-15
CT IPrER Ill-co,Inued.

Meanwhile Judge Ogander was
looking bout HEM for IRIS. Yardley
The quiff1gure of squt little body
blocked b a certain doorway.
81 mioking for MrsY ardley." he
Veutured
The lille figure turned he was con.
scious o.wo very piereig eyes being
raised tais, and heard shaking ac.
cents, wsch yet were ID the accents
OF weaess. the surpsed ejacula-
ton:
"JudgOstrander!"
Next mute they we together in
a smallpom, with thsioor shut be.
hind tint The enera and decision
Of this tie of a womai were surpris-
ing
Il wagoing-to you-in the morn
ing" . painted in tr excitement.
ITO apgize." she ! pectfully fin
ished.
Thersaid he, "it Jas your child
who Wis . my house tday?"
She Ided. Her lfge head was
somewhdisproportiold to her short
and stof body. But hr glance and
Hannerere not unphsing. There
was a ment of silene which she
hasteneo break.
''Pegds very youns It was not
her fauIShe is so youg she doesn't
know we she went. fhe was found
Ioiteriniround the fidge-a dan
gerous &c for a cid, but we've
been vebusy all day land she was
found tie and taken along by-by
the ott person. l ope that you
WILL exc it, sir"
What had to say cme with a de-
cfded aptness.
"Who the woman, Mrs. Yardley i?
Mats It I have com to learn, and
net 30 lplain of you child"
The aver struck hin very strange.
IL. thouhe saw noting to lead him
TO distrher candor.
II doKnow, Judge Cstrander. She
calls hilf Averill, bu that doesn't
make isure Of her. You wonder
haat Ipuld keep a lodger about
whom ave any douits, but there
are tiuwhen Mr.. Yadley uses his
aWn 1u ent, and this is one of the
times le woman pays well and
promptIshe added in a lower tone.
3Hertus? Is she maid. wife or
widow?
"Oh, says she is a widow. and
l see 81 reason to believe her."
A sli grimness In her manner,
the sma possible edge to her voice,
led thege to remark:
"PreS
Note girl, sir. She's old
enoughshow fade; but l don't be-
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1915-01-15

ened to much and can well listen to
little more"
Judge. she is of very affectionate
nature, and her appreciation of your
sons virtues is very great. Though
her conception of yourself is naturally
very vague one, it is only to be
expected that she should wonder how
you could live so long without a visit
from Oliver"
His lips took strange twist. There
was self-contempt in 1t, and some
other very peculiar and contradictory
emotion. But when this semblance Of
smile had passed 1t was no longer
divers father she saw before her. but
the county's judge. Even his tone
partook of the change as he dryly re-
marked:
What you have told me concerning
your daughter and my son is very in
teresting. But 1t was not for the
simple purpose of informing me that
this untoward engagement was at an
end that you came to Shelby. You
have another purpose. What is it?
can remain with you just five min
utes longer"
Five minutes! 1t only takes one to
kill hope. but five are far too few
for the reconstruction of one But
she gave no sign of her secret doubts,
as she plunged at once into her sub
ject.
81 will be BRIEF" said she: "as brief
as any mother can be who is pleading
for her daughters life as well as hap.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1915-01-15
Social Insurance in Germany.

German statistics show that just be-
fore the war 14,5OO,O0O persons were
protected by compulsory sickness in
surance, 24,600,OOO by compulsory ac-
cident insurance. and 100000 by
old age and invalidity insurance, ex-
elusive Of several millions Of salaried
employees who were brought under
compulsory insurance by recent legis-
lation. This gives rough idea of the
all around security enjoyed by the
average German workman in practical
" all industries and many Of the
trades OF the empire.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1915-01-15
SYNOPSIS

A curios crowd of nehbors invade
the myst9ous home of Jlise Ostrander
county Jdge and eccentrl recluse. fol-
Lowing a Feiled woman n has gained
entrance hrough the gau of the high
double bFriers surroundg the place
The woma has disappearebut the Judge
ia found a cataleptic he. Bella, his
servant. apears In a dyincondition and
dies. TIL Judge awaken Miss Weeks
explains him what has blurred during
his seizui. He secretly iscovers the
wtereabots of the yelled pman. Leav-
ing his Ghrded house at ght, he goes
through park Hollow ID ne Claymore
Inn to WI her.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1915-01-15
By ANNA KATHARINE GREEN
(copyrisht. 1914. by Dodd. Mead & compa.v,


Ing. Besides. have had great loss
today. My man. Bella" Then with
his former abruptness: Have you no
idea who this Mrs. Averill is, or why
! she broke into my house?"
There's but one explanation. sir.
I've been thinking about it ever since
got wind of where she took nv
Peggy. The woman is not responsible.
She has some sort of mania. WHY
else should she go into strange gate
just because she saw 1t open?"
You speak of her as a stranger.
Are you quite sure that she is a
stranger to Shelby? You have not
been so very many years here. and
her constant wearing of veil indoors
and out is very suspicious
so I'm beginning to think. And
there is something else, judge, which
makes me suspect you may be quite
correct about her not being an entire
stranger here. She knows this house
too we'll"
The judge started. The strength of
his self-oontrol had relaxed bit, and
he showed in the look he cast about
him what it had cost him to enter
these doors.
1T is not the same, of course" con-
tinued Mrs. Yardley, affected In pc
culiar way by the glimpse she had
caught of the others emotion, unnatu-
raj and incomprehensible as it ap-
peared to her. THE place has been
greatly changed, but there is a Ger
tain portion of the old house left
which only person who knew 1t as it
originally was would be apt to find;
and yesterday. on going into one of
these remote rooms l came upon her
sitting in one of the windows looking
out. How she got there or why she
went l cannot tell you. She didn't
choose to tell me, and I didn't ask
But I've not felt real easy about her
since"
Excuse me, Mrs. Yardley, it may
be matter Of no moment, but do you
mind telling me where this room ISL"
ITS on the top floor, sir; and it
looks out over the ravine. Perhaps
she was spying out the path to your
house."
The judges face hardened He felt
baflled and greatly disturbed; but he
spoke kindly enough when he again
addressed Mrs. Yardley:
SI ionnranf no u1,r AP fh{o
woman's personality and Of her rea-
sons for intruding into my presence
this morning. But there is something
so peculiar about this presumptuous
attempt of hers at an interview that
| feel impelled to inquire into it more
fully, even IL / have to approach the
only source of information capable
of giving me what want-that is, her
self. Mrs. Yardley, will you procure
me an immediate interview with this
woman? am sure that you can be
relied upon to do this and to do it
with caution. You have the counte-
nance Of woman unusually discreet"
The subtle ffattery did its work.
She was not blind to the fact that he
had introduced it for that very pur-
pose. but it was not in her nature to
Withstand any appeal from so exalted
a source. however made. Lifting her
eyes fearlessly to his. she responded
earnestly:
81 am proud to serve you. will
see what can do. Will you wait
here?"
Judge Ostrander had just time to
brace himself to meet the unknown
when the door fell back and the wom-
an of the morning appeared in the
opening.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1915-01-15
Population Of india.

The population Of British India is
given as 221, 085,1S2. The figures are
for some ten years ago. and It wUsild
not be FAR out of the way to put the
present population at 235.00O.000. One
Of the Indian princes recently de-
clared that IL called upon India could
furnish an army OF between seven and
ten millions OF men
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1915-01-15

over the hands. The skirt is circular
and has border of the fur at the ex.
treme edge of the hem This is
practical suit. which would do service
on many occasions Washington Star
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1915-01-15
Snap Fastener Era.

This seems assuredly the era of the
snap fastener for all the new blouses
and many of the seasons tailleurs
close with these easily adjusted. con-
venient little affairs.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1915-01-15

fieve tia man would mind that. She
has ga way, that even women
feel. may judge, sir, IL we, old
stagera the business, have been
willlngltake her in and keep her.
at anyice--a woman who won't
show l'Rce except to me, and who
will ndRye her room without her
veil amen only for walks In places
where one else wants to go-she
must home queer sort Of charm
to oveIe all scruples. But she's
gone tyr today. She shall leave
the ir5morrow. ! promise you
that. shatever Samuel says. But
elf doblt down; you look tired.
Judge. here anything you would
ntef call Samuel7"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1915-01-15

Charming in its simplicity is this
cape coat of moritox babyIamb. The
rolling collar, silk braid agraffes and
jaunty style of coat are borrowed from
the military capes worn by officers.
The sleeves are loose and baggy so
as not to crush the delicate tulle
sleeves Of the frock. They show
fiarine cuff. A tasseI-weighted sash
adds grace to the coat, and the cor
sage of blue flowers is novel addl-
tlon.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1915-01-15
White Velvet Hats.

White panne velvet hats, trimmed
with ostrich plumes, are among the
latest models.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-02-19
Resistance by Air.

The effects of air resistance are web
shown in the twelve and half miles
Simplon tunnel, where An exception
ally high amount of energy is required
for running the electric trains. The
tunnel, which is fifteen feet wide and
eighteen feet high, with a sectional
area of 250 square feet, has venti-
lating current of $3.50 feet cubic of all
per second, maintained by two large
blast fans at the Brigue end and tive
exhaust fans at Iselle. Trains going
with this current encounter less re
siStance than in open air up to fifteen
and half miles an hour, but at higher
speeds or in the opposite direction the
resistance is much greater than out
side. Moving by gravity down the
seven per one thousand maximum gra.
dent, train, even though going with
the current, cannot exceed thirty-fvs
miles an hour on account of the brak.
ing by the air.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-02-19
Madeatx of Bach.

From the time when Bach was so
fortunate as to receive the appointment
OF organist at Arnstadt, with an an.
nuai salary of SO to $50, his desires
were apparently fulfilled. He sought
for no higher post, and only when
new one was offered him did he &C.
cept it thankfully as a gift of Provi.
dence. In every new position it was
his only aspiration to do his duty faith
fully, and accordingly be made his
gifts serve his place, so that as an or
ganist he composed organ pieces; as
the Weimar chapelmaster psalms and
sacred cantatas and chamber music and
as the musical director Of the st. Thorn
as school his great polyphonic. difficult
vocal works. Kings and princes not
tnfreQuently commanded him to play
to them. He did their will modestly
and. fully satisfied. returned to his
simple home. He must have known
that be was the greatest organ vir-
tnosO in the world. and at that time a
great master of this instrument was
well rewarded He was highly esteem.
ed in France. England and Holland,
but was never known to express the
wish Of setting his foot on foreign soil
Johann Friedrich Rochlitz.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-02-19

While there have been many discus.
sions as to the relative value Of the
different branches of an army, there
is no doubt, according to a writer in
the Scientific American, but that it is
the infantry that wins battles.
While it is probable the success q
a battle will depend to a large extent
on the support of the field artillery;
it is certain that the principal and
most important arm is the infantry,
which in practically every case must
decide the final issue. The cavalry
may be the first to be drawn into a
battle and the artillery may destroy
the enemy's artillery, but a battle il
never won until the infantry has driv.
en- back the enemy's lines.
The usual mode Of advancing for
the infantry is to deploy them in line
with long interval between each SOL
der. This naturally is for the pur
pose Of offering a smaller target fol-
the enemy. 1t makes it more diff
cult, however, for the leaders to keep
as good control over the men, and fol-
that reason one of the objects of field
artillery is to make the enemy's troops
deplOy early.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-02-19
Pretty Bad,

The barber was very busy, and the
shop was full of men waiting for him
to practice his tonsorial art upon their
heads and faces
One man, Mr. Blank, became tired
Of waiting for his turn to come and
started to irave Although his beard
had come Out pretty heavy. he thought
no one would notice 1t and that he
could come back the next morning
when Hughes, the barber, was not SO
very busy. The barber. not wishing
a customer to go away unattended to-
accosted him by saying. You're not
leavin' us, is you. Mr.. Blank?"
Mr.. Blank felt of his face and re-
piled. why. | don't need shave, do
l Hughes?"
Hughes thereupon looked his Gus
toner over critically and an- wered
him assuredly: "No, youse dou need
a shave. All youse needs is haircut
on de face" -National Monthly.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-02-19
Old Turkish Customs,

As long ago as 1913 Coryate visited
Constantinople and has left a minute
account of its manners and customs
Among other matters he notes that 1T
is the custom that whatsoever any fire
ariseth in the city to hang up him In
whose house it beginneth, as now a
cook in whose house it begun was
hanged up presently after the fire ceas
ed" The Turks themselves, it appears
were models of good breeding. "The
Turk doth never at the saluting Of hie
friend at any time Of the day or when
he drinketh to him at dinner or suppel
put off his turban, as we Christians do
our hats one to another, but boweth
his head and putteth his right hand
upon his breast, so that he utterly dis
fiketh the fashion that is used amona
Us of putting off our hats. Therefore
when he wisheth any i'll to his enemy
he prayeth God to send him no m0J
rest than Christians hat"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-02-19
A Mulberry Tree leqend.

The mulberry, ''wisest of trees" as
Pliny termed it, really likes" London
and fruits profusely even in the
grounds of the Charterhouse, at murky
Smithfeld. London mulberry trees are
mainly derived from a fad of James l.
who wanted to found a silk growing
industry. With the proverbial folly Of
a pedant, the British Solomon intro
duced the black mulberry, disliked by
silkworms, instead Of the white vari-
ETY., which forms their food. The black
mulberry had been planted by Cardi-
nal Pole at Lambeth in 1866, and there
We're still older specimens in the gar
den of Syon House. According to a
pretty Greek legend. all mulberries
were originally white, but mulberry
tree was growing beside "Ninnys
tomb when Pyramus and Thisbe died
there, and the blood of the lovers
turned the fruit to its present color.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-02-19
Ocean Cables-

The diameter of the Atlantic cable
varies according to the depth of the
water, the character of the bottom on
which it lies and the probabilities Of
interference from anchors. 1t is small
est in midocean depths. There is lit
tie or no movement at the bottom. and
it is important that the cable should
not have great weight A heavy ca
Bile in deep water would be difficult to
bring up for repairs if such were need
ed. In the shallow water a heavier
type of cable Is used. The types are
known as shore end" intermediate"
and deep sea-" The diameters of the
commercial cables are: Shore end, two
and three-Quarter inches; intermediate,
one and three quarter inches; deep sea,
one inch.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-02-19
impertinence of Genius.

DR.. Johnson once called upon David
Garrick in London and was shown into
his study. Unfortunately. a door being
open, he strayed into an adjoining
room, which contained the novels and
lighter works which had been pre-
scented as tributes to the highly adj
mired actor Johnson first read a bill
from one and then another and threw
them down, strewing the floor with
the expensive volumes. Garrick wat
angry at finding Johnson there and
said, This is private cabinet, and nc
company is admitted here"
But" said Johnson. with imperti
nent GOODNESS, 81 was determined t.
examine your valuables, which I find
consist of three sorts-stuff, trash and
nonsense"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-02-19
The illcher EQUITY.

Bismarck used to delight in telling
the story of how, when fornging for
food with two companions in an almost
deserted village he came upon mas
from whom he procured five eggs. In
able to divide FIVE among three, he
began by swallowing two; then, call
Ing his companions, shared the three
remaining eggs with them-a truly Bis
MARKHAM idea Of an eQuable division.
Pail Mall OasettA
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-02-19
Motherlsnd.

1t is a suggestive fact, and one well
worth noting-although we have no
recollection of having ever heard at
tention called directly to it-that Brit
ons are the only people in the world
who speak of the home of their race az
the motheriand The Jews were and
are. the Children of Israel" Pales-
tine was and is. to them always the
Land of Our Fathers" Rome was
"Patria" to her citizens. France is la
Patrie" to her sons and daughters
Germany is distinctively "the father
land" to all its people. The same is
true Of every existing nation of impor
lance, so far as we are aware. Even
the national hymn of the United States
appeals to Our Fathers God" Brit.
aims children reverentiy think and
speak Of their motherland.-Halfa
Chronicle,
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-02-19
Church Directory.

METHODIST EPISCOPAL SOUTH.
Every Sunday at Ii A. Nj. and 1;3(
P. NJ. Rev. j. r. JACOBS
Pastor
PRESBYTERIAN.
Woodstock-Every Sunday IL, A
NJ. and 1880 p. NJ, except End Sunday
Mt. Jackson-Second Sunday liza.
M. and 7.30 P. M.
New Market-2nd Sunday at 3 p. m.
REV. j. A. MCMURRAY,
Pastor.
LUTHERAN.
Every Sunday II A. NJ. and 7.3O
Pm. REV. S. w. KUHNs, Pastor.
CHRISTIAN.
Second Sunday, II A. M. and 7.3O
P Nj. Rev. J. D. HAMAKER.
EPISCOPAL.
There will be services in the Epis-
copal Church every Sunday morning
at II o'clock-until flu, Tier notice.
REV. G. B. PALMER Rector.
RFTCTFp-
St Paul's Woodstock-2d and 4th
Sundays-A.M NJ. Every Sunday night
Calvary-1st and Bird Sundays 4 NJ.
Rev. NJ. NJ. NOACKER, Pastor.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-02-19
He Was Acquainted,

The visitor to the links at Hayseed-
on-the-Mud had had the oldest caddie
In the district allotted to him as his
beast of burden
well" said the visitor, "as you have
been living in the neighborhood so
many years suppose you know all the
ms and outs of this place"
"Oh, yes, sir-at least, / am quite
familiar with the INNS" replied the
caddy.-London Telegraph.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-02-19
Gaelic

Gaelic is the language of the high
ianEsrs OF Scotland. The name belongs
and the Isle of Man, but these have
other names more commonly applied
TO them-Irish and Mainland the
term Gaelic is usually reserved fol
that spoken in Scotland. The three
languages werc originally one ane
now stand in much the same relation
b each other that broad Scotch doS
to kings English.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-02-19
WEsTBOUND-from Woodstock

INSTRUMENTATION Woodstock
No D Daily-6:09 a. m. Local
for Barrisonburg. Arrive Harrison
burg 80. a. N.
No. 4o-Daiiy-12:56 D. m. Local
for Harrisoub burg. Arrive Harrison
burg $50 p. m. Buffet Parlor Car.
No. FL = Daily - $40 p. III.
Local for Harrisonburg Arrive
HSrrisonburg 1918 p. m.
EASTBOUND-from Woodstock.
No. IA Daily 1850 a. M.
Lnmited for Alexandria and Washing
ton. Arrive Washington 1850 a. m.
Buffet Parlor Car.
No. Is -Daily-4:26 p. III. Local
for Alexandria and ashington.
Arrive Washington 9:t5 p. M. Buffet
Farlor Car.
No. "a Daily 6:55 D. m.
Local from Harrisonburg to Stras-
burg. Arrive Strasburg 7:30 D. m.
No. IA connects at Manassas with
Main Line Fast Mail Train No 43 for
principal point South.
E. H. CHAPMAN, Vice-President and
Gener al Manager.
S H. HARDwICK. Passenger Traffic
Manager.
H. f. CARY, General Passenger Agt.
G. W. " ESTBURY, Gen. Agent,
ashinEtOn,.D G.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-02-19
Orioin of a Word.

Few words have so remarkable his
tory as the word bankrupt" The
money lenders Of Genoa, Venice and
Florence had benches or stalls in the
bourse, or exchange, in former times
At these benches they conducted theil
business. When any Of them became
fnsolvent his bench or bank was bro
ken, because he had no further use
for it, and the name banko rotto, OF
broken bench. was given to him. When
the word first came into use in Eng
land it was nearer the Italian than II
now is, being "bankerout' instead Of
bankrupt.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-02-19
A Bold Monarch.

Charles TX. of France was bold
enough to interfere with the attire OF
the women of his realm. In 1851 he
forbade the ladies to use any bands
of embroidery stitchings or fxings OF
silk, excepting only bordering the
width of a finger or at the most two
borderings with chain stitchings."
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-02-19

Put your savings in the Savings
Department of the Shenandoah Val
ley Loan and Trust Co., Woodstock,
Va, at per cent compound interest.
Amounts of S1.00 and upwards re.
ceived. The only savings institu-
ton in the county for the accomula-
ton of the small savings of laboring
men, women, and children.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-02-19
The Absentminded Beouar.

Teacher-What did the handwriting
on the wall say? Johnny-You have
been weighed in the balance and found
wanting. Teacher-And what does that
mean? Johnny-That he forgot to drop
a penny in the weighing machine slot
Philadelphia Ledger
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-02-19
TO Persons Who Wish to Drive

Having enlarged my Livery by add
ing number of riding and driving
horses and a number of EASY riding
rubber tire buggies. we are in posi-
ton to put out teams to order having
81 vehicles in all making a complete
livery equipment We know we can
please you.
nov-S-tf j. Z. BEMIS, PrOpr.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-02-19
One Casa.

Can you give me a single instance
where the less was made to contain
the greaterT'
"Oh, yes. I've seen a big woman
make herself small enough to go
through her husbands pockets."-Bal
tmore American.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-02-19

Invest you money IN the per cent
Certificates of the Shen. Valley Loan
& Trust Co., Woodstock, Va. Sc
curity unquestioned. Interest pay
able semi-annually, and Certificates
redeemable any time after six months
20 short police.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-02-19
In the Same Boat.

AS a general thing. when young
man is unable to give girl all the
luxuries to which she feels entitled
he is In the same boat with her father
Galveston News.