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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-10-01
BAsEBALL-sPoRTs OF ALL KINDS BOXING

gan pennant winner. 1t was plain
grit, a couple of tons of sheer fighting
and some rafting good consistent
baseball. No manager ever faced a
sitter field than did Carrigan.
Our crumpIed White Sox, REIN
forced by the meteoric Collins at sec
and, and with chucking staff reck-
oned to be the class of the circuit,
started well and set the pace until
June. When they had been squelched
a new ogre rose to confront the Bos-
ton mentor-the Tigers. And it was
some ogre. Cobb was playing the
best baseball of his career. Crawford
was smuggling with all his old-time
power; Veach was playing like a
fiend. And Jennings had an inf1eld.
ALI this array of power was backed
up with a fair pitching staff.
Boston has worked its way into the
big tilt through the classiest field that
ever represented Ban Johnson's loop
The Phillies have won pennant
from a field that probably is the
weakest that ever represented the
National circuit, and that's taking no
credit away from Pat Moran, either,
because he deserves all the roses that
be SHE'D at his head.
Both faVorites in. the National
league dropped by the wayside
Giants never were in the hunt, and
the Braves, handicapped by injuries
and suspensions, put up game but
futile fight. Brooklyn threatened for
a while, but their opposition was not
of the steady variety.
PhiIIies displayed flash to take
the lead early in the season, but since
then have played fifty-fifty ball. be-
ieving their enemies didn't have the
stuff for a squirt that would overtake
them. They were right, for had either
the Braves or Superbas possessed a
drive of any power at all the Phils
could have been unseated at almost
any stage of the race.
And because of this-because Bill
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-10-01
RESULTS YESTERDAY

National League. - Cincinnati 3;
Chicago 2; Pittsburgh 6, st. Louis s.;
Boston 8, Philadelphia 2; New York
2, Brooklyn 0.
American League.-st. Louis 8, De-
troit 2; Philadelphia 4, Washington 3.
Federal League. - Pittsburgh 8,
Chicago 4; st. Louis 4, Kansas City q;
Buffalo 8, Brooklyn 2; Newark 3, Bal
timore 1; Newark 5, Baltimore 1.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-06-18
White Book Issued
Now by United States.

Washington, June MANY
requests have been received by
the State Department for what
has come to be known popularity
as the white book" OF the
United States. 1t is the first
volume of series of papers and
notes comprising diplomatic cor
respondence with belligerent
governments relating to neutral
rights and commerce. In it is
printed the text of all kilograms
which have passed between the
United States aud foreign gov
ernments since the outbreak of
the war and general correspon-
dence with reference to destraint
on commerce including the notes
exchanged between the United
States and the allies and Ger
many.
AS the correspondence devel-
ops, additional volumes will be
issued, or the present number
revised.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-06-18
SOME OTHER MANS PARCEL
commuter Made Profitable Exchange,
but Probably Man Who Got tho
Cat Was Peeved.

A man once lived In Montclair, N
j., whose wife had pet cat. On a
wintry day the cat died So wintry
was the day that the cat could not be
buried. for the ground was frozen
hard.
To get rid of the body the man de-
termined to bring it with him when
he went to New York to business. So
he wrapped 1t up neatly in brown pa
per, and on getting into his train,1 put
it gently on the hatrack, with the Arm
intention Of forgetting all about it.
When he reached the terminus he
walked rapidly out of the train, but
was barely on the platform when q
kindly old gentleman overlook him.
"YouF parcel, think, SIR" said he
pleasantly. and the man from Mont.
clair thanked him most politely.
All day long the parcel containing
tbs dead cat lay in his office. In the
evening he took 1t home, placing 1t
again in the hatrack and again care
fully forgetting 1t. But again fellow
passenger warned him of his careless
ness. Finally he reached home in q
not very pleasant frame of mind, and
flung the irksome parcel on the kitch-
II table.
Later on the wife entered the kitch-
en-. The parcel aroused her curiosity.
for her husband had said nothing
about his failure to bury the cat. She
opened 1t, and discovered three ten
derlOin steaks!
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-06-18
Couldn't Face Failure.

In 1882 James Price, distinguished
amateur chemist and fellow of the
British Royal society, announced that
he had succeeded in inventing a meth
cd of converting mercury and other in
ferior metals into gold and silver. He
conducted series of experiments in
the presence of a number Of men At
rank and science which were apparent
ly successful. Some Of the gold thus
produced was presented to the king
and the University of oxford, hearing
of this Immediately conferred on Price
the honorary degree of NJ. D. But a
fierce controversy arose, and he was
requested to prove the truth of his
discovery before the Royal society. He
assented. and on the appointed day the
critics assembled at his house. He
received them cordially, and then, step
ping to one side. he swallowed flask
of laurel water and died in few mo-
ments. He had. it is thought, made a
mistake in his experiments and had
not the moral courage to own it-Lon
don Standard.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-06-18
FOUGHT HIS OWN BATTLES
Such Progress as Man Has Made He
Has LaboriousIy Carved Out
for Himself.

1t has become a bromidian COM
mon-place to say that man can do ev-
erything he has to, supply each need
he feels and meet every emergency
that arises with some expedient or
Yankee trick. And there is some war
rant for such boastfulpess, for every
thing that man enjoys or employs he
has made for himself out Of such raw
material as he found to hand. All
that he knows he has learned for him.
self. No one ever gave him any In
formation of the slightest value which
contributed to his material welfare or
the comfort of his life. The lower
animals furnished him certain hints
Some of them burrowed to escape the
cold, climbed trees to elude their enc
mics, lined their abodes with moss and
floss for warmth and laid up food
that man is and has he made himself.
All that he does he found the way Of
doing. He was an orphan child. ig.
norant of every branch of useful
knowledge, set adrift in trying en-
vironment to perish or provide for
himself as best he could. II anybody
deserves an iron cross or other hon
orary decoration, 1t is man-resolute,
resourceful, self-reliant homo sapiens
for he is self-made and has done q
very creditable job OF 1t, considering
that he had to battle with his environ
ment for everything worth while
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-06-18
IN THE cossAck COUNTRY
American Traveller Writes Of Life a
He Saw II Among Primitive Rus.
sian Tribes.

tramped through several hundred
miles of Cossack country last sum
mer. and l have very bright i'm
preston Of the people. They have a
considerable quantity of land. The
government pursues a set policy OF
giving the Cossacks land, space
wherein to live well and multiply
The whole Of Central Asia and Tur
kestan is preferably settled by Cos
sacks. The Russian government
trains the men for two or three years
and when the time Of training has
been run through the authorities pro.
pose to them that they settle down
near the place where they have been
encamped. Land will be given them
free. They can bring their sweet.
hearts and their wives. The docile
Kirghiz and Chinese and other abo-
rhymes can be practically forced to
build houses for them and dig out
irrigation canals and plant poplars
and willows. A company of Cossacks
accepts the government proposal, and
SO a new station is marked on the
map. A church Is built. A horizontal
bar and a wooden horse and a greasy
pole are put up. A vodka shop is
supplied. And that constitutes Cos
sack civilization. (Now the vodka
shops are all closed, and there is talk
Of reopening them as schools.)
The talk and the songs and the life
of the station are all military. The
talk Is of battles lately and battles
long ago, and the battles Of the fu-
ture; the songs are recruiting songs
and war songs; the life is ever with
the gun On Observation-Disclosures Ora
ham, in the Atlantic. r.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-06-18
GalIoWs Work.

A curious note in "Pepys' Diary" re
fers to the appropriately of hangme1
In those days. Commissioner Petr
who had travelled. told Pepys "hoW
despicable a a thing it is to be hang
man in Poland, although it is a place
Of credit. and that in his time there
were some repairs to be made of ths
gallows there. which was very fine. o.
stone. but nobody could be got to memo
it till the burgomaster or mayor Of the
town. with all the companies Of those
trades which are necessary to be useG
about those repairs. did go in theil
habits with flags in solemn procession
10 the place, and there the burgomas
ter did give the first blow with the
hammer upon the wooden work anG
the rest of the masters of the compa
MES upon the works belonging to theil
trades that SO workmen might not bt
ashamed to be employed upon doing
Of the gallows work"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-06-18
Odd Items From Everywhere.

A clock made entirely of straw
and willow switches has been
completed recently in Switzer-
land. The chimes are made of
straw put through a special pro-
cess to give a ringing sound.
Not a bit of metal was used in
the unique clock.
Figures compiled by the Aus
tro-Hungariap and German con-
sulates in New York show that
$4,000 reservists of their Cum
tries who registered for service
are unable to obtain transporta-
ton.
Fire. losses and the expense of
fire prevention cost the United
States each year more than the
total value of its production of
gold, silver, copper and petro-
leum.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-06-18
Uses Bat to Best BURGLAR.

A baseball bat was used by John
Kearney Of West Philadelphia, to sub
due burglar who attacked him in the
cellar of his home. After pummeling
the intruder until he howled for mercy
Kearney turned him over to the po-
lice. ~.
Kearney awakened before daylight
and smelled gas. After careful daylight
examination of the rooms of the first
floor, he made his way to the cellar.
At the bottom of the stairs a man
jumped on Kearney's shoulders and a
struggle followed. Jars OF raspberry
jam, tomatoes, pickles, and other pre-
serves were smashed during the COM
bat. At last one of Kearney's hands
closed on baseball bat as the two
men rolled about the hoor.
Wrenching himself loose. he swung
the bat against the burglars head and
repeated the operation until the man
cried enough"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-06-18

M many people know how the ~
6 the far north gets air when the Arc
bc ocean Is entirely covered with many
beet of ice.
) The small spotted seal. which is Z
hair seal and not fur bearer. is thu
hardy dweller of the northern waters
Under his tough. thick skin be has ar
inch, or more OF blIbber. When the
ice closes UP the open water in the
Arctic the seal selects spot and be
Yins to drill hole to the surface by
pressing his warm nose against the
Ice. Nobody knows how many hour
It takes him to accomplish his task
but he manages it, and. although hs
Is obliged to work most of the time be
cause the surface of the hole is con
tiI,ially freezing. be keeps it open a
winter dnd obtains air Seals ha>.
',eeu known ~ drill in this name:
shrough fifty feet OF solid ice. Whetl,
er or not they take turns in the slow
,lrilling is not positively known. 1t il
At these seal holes that the pola,
beaI seeks food in the winter and there
the Eskimo waits. spear in hand. fO'
bis weekly supply of meat.-Youth's
Companion.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-06-18
"SIeepinu" Bullets,

The distance which a bullet travels
Is divided into three parts. The first
distance the bullet travels In wabbly
manner. either up and down or side
wise; the middle distance 1t sleeps
or moves ON an exact plane, and the
third distance, being partly spent, II
wobbles in serpentine movement
again. When the bullet sleeps" 1t
cuts a clean hole through the part OF
the body hit. but when it is on the
nrst or final distance it tears jagged
hole and moves either up or down and
b likely to remain in the body. When
the battle range is regulated in such
q manner that the line Of soldiers is
exposed to the range of the sleeping
bullets there is less work for the am
bulance corps.-Chicago Tribune.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-06-18
Fascinated by His Model.

The weekly meeting Of the Married
Ladies' Society For the Better Control
and Guidance Of Husbands had just
been called to order by the president.
Members will now tell their trou
bles, one at time" said the chair.
A meek looking little woman stood
up in a far corner Of the room.
My husband" she Quayered, ''is IL
love with his model
The buzz of gossip suddenly ceased
and all eyes were turned upon the
speaker.
But your husband is not an artist,
argued the president. HE runs ar
iron foundry. doesn't hep
"Yes'm," said the meek lady, "but
all the same he loves his model. YOU
see, he's a self made man."--LondOE
Standard.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-06-18
Genuine Wit,

Benjamin Moore. the second bishop
Of New York was man noted in his
day for his ready VITA quality that
bis wife apparently shared with him.
A dinner was given by some one OF
Gouverneur Morris friends when be
was about to depart for Europe. Bish.
op Moore and his wife were of the
party. In the course of the converse.
ton Mr.. Morris observed that since he
was going abroad he had made his
will and. turning to Bishop Moore, said
to him:
"My reverend friend, I have be
Queathed to you my complete stock OF
tmpudence."
Bishop Moore replied; "Sir, you are
not only very kind, but you are very
generous. You have left me by fal
the largest portion of your estate"
Mrs. Moore Immediately added, my
dear, you have come into possession Of
your Inheritance remarkably SOON
Youths Companion.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-06-18
swattIno the FIy In Korea.

The Japanese administration in
Korea has been making strenuous en-
deavors to stamp out the houseiy and
its attendant Ills, according to an off,
cial report received here. The Ameri-
can slogan of Swat the Fly" was not
considered sufficiently forcible to
stimulate the oriental Imagination, so
the administration hit upon the idea
Of buying flies from the populace, U.S.
ing the slogan, Sell the Fly" The off,
cial report, which is headlined "Purt
chase Of Flies from Natives by Gov
eminent Officials.' does not state the
price paid, or the result Of the cru
SADIE.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-06-18
Coats the MONKEYS Wear.


Have you ever wondered why nearly
al the monkeys which accompany the
foreign organ boys should be dressed
In red coat, with sort Of jockey
cap?
The explanation is very simple. This
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
ly 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 Is
cut Out.-Philadelphia Inquirer.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-06-18
In Aonor 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, 1915-06-18
Better Kind Of DIshpan,

At last man has invented better
kind of dishpan, says the Philadelphia
Ledger. How very long we have used
either high. round pan or low oval
one, neither of which was the shape or
size of the sink. But we have now a
vast mprovement-namel square
dishpan made of very heavy retinned
ware. It is much more like the shape
of the sink, and, in addition, has the
peculiar feature of little plug at the
bottom with piece of wire netting SO
that the plug need only be drawn out
when the dishwater needs to be
changed. In this way. the water is
strained and food particles prevented
from going down the sink.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-06-18
Solves Secret of Aaes.

A New York mar advertised the 9TH
er day for red-haired girls. and WON
an writer asked him why he preferred
girls with red hair. Surely they are
not prettier." she ventured to remark,
land the ages have not proved them
better or brighter. In fact. they are
noted for their tempers" "Well, it's
this way explained the employer.
"There are SO many brunettes and
blondes. and when you have red
haired girl in your office you feel as
though you had a girl who is just
a little different from the common run
Something exclusive" But are they
different" asked the woman. "No,
said the man. But you always feel
they are going to be-" So the secret
of the ages Is solved.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-06-18

"Why are you crying SO bitterly, lit.
tie man?" asked the kind hearted old
lady as she patted the fearful young.
ster on his head.
bill Jones hit me on the nose." was
the boys reply.
did he hurt you muchT'
Nav; be didn't hurt me at all. but
be ran away before ! could hit hiall
6acx. "-Richmond Times Aislnfch.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-06-18
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
acQuaintances. 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 beginning. That is
why every family should be supplied
with a reliable cough medicine-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. II con-
tains no harmful ingredients. 1t ID
healing. soothing. efficient and pleas-
ing.
walton 4 SMOOT
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-06-18
An Ancient Phrase.

The frequently quoted II do not pin
my faith upon your sleeve" is traced
In sentiment to feudal times. when the
partisans of leader used to wear bis
badge pinned upon their sleeves. Some.
times these badges were changed for
specific purposes, and persons learned
to doubt; hence the phrase, "You wear
the badge, but do not intend to pin
my faith on your sleeve. New York
American.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-06-18
Chesterfield outdone.

Wonderful" said Dubbson. enthusi-
astically. as he gazed at the new Carr
away baby.
do you wonder I am proud of him?''
said Mrs. Garraway.
mo, madam, l do not" said Dubb.
son. Indeed. realize more than ever
now the truth Of the old saying that
Q woman's browning glory is her heiys
Judge. -
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-06-18
RAPID PROGRESS OF SURGERY
Remarkable Years Ago Now 4
Matter Of Course.

War will lose half its terrors II sur
gerry continues to make the rapid
progress Of the past few years, for
arms and legs will be replaced by
new ones when necessary, remarks
London Answers.
A millionaire lost an ear In an &C.
cident, and offered $1,000 to anyone
who would supply the missing article.
A man agreed; the patients were
placed side by side for II days, which
completed the grating process.
In another case q whole finger Is
said to have been transferred from
one woman to another. the hands be-
ing bound together for 20 days. The
fee was $500. but the new finger was
somewhat shorter than the original
member.
America is the home Of remarkable
surgical operations. and 1t was at st.
Johns hospital, New York, that Q
man, whose face had been badly in
jured In machinery. was supplied with
new nose and mouth, both quite
serviceable. The operation was .
lengthy one; grated muscles and skin
formed the mouth, and by careful and
skillful operations the little finger
replaced the nose,
British surgeons can be quite a.
clever when necessity arises. A man
was badly wounded in South Africa,
and lost most of his ribs, which were
replaced by steel Jacket which al.
lowed him to do light work. Then
Q London HOSPITAL took him in hand
and provided him with set OF silver
ribs.
A small boy had what amounted to
hole in his skull, caused by q fall
when very young The London sur
geons replaced this by a piece of
his shin bone. and the operation
proved successful.
Wounds from bullets and knives in
hearts have been sewn up; a weak
aorta was strengthened by a silver
spring being placed in 1t at the weak
point: a pigs eyelid replaced one
which had been removed; a broken
back has been set; and the story goes
that blind man was made to see by
transpiapttng the cornea.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-06-18
Pardonable Ignorance,

The Kansas City Girl-Don't you
have any jitneys here?
The Cleveland Girl-What are they?
The K. c. Girl-Why, they're five
cent automobiles.
The Cleveland dirl-Oh, yes, know
the kind. Our next door neighbor has
one and they joke him SO much about
it that he only brings it out after dark
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-06-18
Mo- Late Hour. rhere.

Guest-What possessed you to move
away of here to the extreme edge Of
Pie city?
Hostile trolley cars stop running
at 10 p. m.
what of that?"
"Wait till you see my pretty daugh
tsrs"-New York Weekly.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-06-18

Pu' YOUR savings in the Savings
Deps .ment of the Shenandoah Val
ley oan and Trust Co., Woodstock,
Va, at per cent compound interest.
Amounts of s1.O0 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.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-06-18
strano. Symphony.

A certain clergyman was the guest
Of the Rev. Edward Everett Hale over
night In the morning be came down
stairs with look Of pleased surprise
on his face
sWhat delightful custom you have
here" be said. "of Ginning the bells Al
midnight! l got up and leaned ont OF
the window to listen. 1t was a pretty
air they played. although | did not rec
ognize It"
ssrhis." said Dr. Hale, telling the
story afterward. was the first time
ever heard Of Gre alarm being taken
for Z symphony."-St Joseph News
Pres.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-06-18

Il understand that you are q great
peace advocate, M. Dolan?"
Il am that" answered Mr.. Rafferty,.
"An' might inquire what you're 60
Ing to do to preserve peace?'
Il don't have to do anything. Man
an boy I've met about everybody
that thinks he's q fighter in this neigh
borhood. There's none Of 'em that
won't admit I'm the best man, @
what's there q quarrel About5s