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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-09-24
What IS o S" Means


In talking with the wireless operator
many ship passengers ask the meaning
of the three letters used in the distress
signal. IS o S." There seems to be
a general opinion that the letters are
the abbreviation Of three separate
words with definite meaning. Per-
sons of an imaginative trend will tell
you that the letters stand for Save
our ship" Send out succor," "Sink or
swim or some such meaning. The
letters signify nothing but that ship
Is in distress and in need of assistance
The call is used by all nations as a
universal code, so that any wireless
operator, regardless of the language
he speaks. can Immediately intercept
the call Ct distress. Inasmuch as the
call is in use by all countries, it can
be seen that the signal can have No
meaning in any language. The cher
acter of the code makes 1t a call that
can be picked out easily from other
signals. being composed of three dots,
three dashes. three dots.-Ocean Wire
less News.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-09-24
The Way to Boston.

Earlier in the day he had been six
teen miles from Boston. He was now
only eleven miles away. The condition
of his pockets was such that there was
no way for him to reach the city with
out further wear on his shoes. Several
automobiles had rushed past him to-
ward the city. but although he had
looked at them appealingly. the drivers
had made no sign that they were will
ling to help the footsore pedestrian.
He grew little bitter as he put one
foot up and the other foot down on the
dusty road. Finally he was hailed by
the driver Of car that bore a Penn
sylvania license number.
Hey, there. do you know the way to
BostonT
Eyes, do. Just follow me. am 60
ing there"
The driver grinned. The tramper
reached Boston In twenty minutes.-
Youths Companion.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-09-24
The Irishran Scored.

Tht duke of Connaught tells a good
story against himself Some years
ago when he was raised to the posi-
ton of Northumberland of the
First Rifle brigade, the late Queen
Victoria commanded that he should
only be saluted as a regimental off,
Ger, and not as a member of the royal
family.
On one occasion, however, an Irish
sentry, seeing the duke and duchess
approaching, turned out the guard
and gave the royal salute
The duke was much annoyed and
proceeded to give the sergeant in
charge piece of his mind.
But the quick-witted Irishman was
equal to the occasion.
The guard, sorr," he said In the
richest brogue, lis for her royal high
ness, who, as a member of the royal
family, is entitled to it,"
After that the duke could say moth.
ing.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-09-24
Fatalities Among the Wounded.

A report to the army commission.
made by the director of the medical
department at the ministry Of war in
France, discloses the wonderful re-
suits achieved by modern surgery,
The wounded, between September
is and November 80, numbered $780,
900, approximately. Fifty-four and one
half per cent of them returned to the
firing line. Twenty-four and one-half
per cent were sent out on furlough
during convalescence and have since
returned to the front. Seventeen per
cent are still in hospital, to complete
their recovery. One and forty-eight
hundredths per cent are unfit for fur
ther service. Two and forty-eight
hundredths per cent died from the
effects of their Injuries.
The mortality would probably fall
as low as one Der cent if the wound
ed could be received from the battle
lines with less delay and there were
enough professional surgeons to treat
them all.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-09-24
Bunvon and His Book.

The imperishable allegory ON which
Bunyan's claim to immortality chiefly
rests, the Pilgrims Progress was at
least planned in Jail. and probably the
first part was written there His-"Grace
Astounding" holy City" "Kesurrec.
ton of the Dead" with other treatises
and tracts. were also composed In the
den where he languished twelve years
He obtained his full release through the
Intervention of the QuakerS and his
name is included in the general pardon
passed by the king in council in behalf
Of the prisoners OF that persuasion
bearing date Of Sept. Is. 1912. Bun
yam will perhaps always hold rank an
one Of the first among religious writer's
IN the English language.-Case and
Comment.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-09-24
Found, a Volunteer,

A certain member of the municipal
court of Paris has been tireless in his
activities in behalf of the less for
tunate inhabitants of his arrondisse-
ment or ward. He makes a tour each
morning of the streets of his crowded
quarter of the town to see what peo-
pie in trouble he can help. He directs
also soup kitchen. The other day
he learned that the cook was gone.
In spite Of his somewhat advanced age
this valuable assistant had enlisted in
the army-or married a wife or some
thing-anyw ay, he had vanished. The
councilman secured the town for a
substitute. In vain. Never mind. the
poor folks must not lack their soup.
The next morning found, in place
OF the departed artist behind the
steaming pots. the councilman himself
officiating as chef and connecting bean
porridgs of the best municipal brew
New York Evening Post.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-09-24
Mystery of Precious Stones.

In all the infinite production Of the
laboratory Of our mainly ugly earth
nothing is more beautiful, nothing more
craved. and yet really nothing more
useless from the viewpoinA Of practi-
cal and plain common sense than
what are called precious stones, the
diamond being chiefest of them all.
In what one of the earth's geologic ages
they were made, and by what process
remains a mystery which has not been
fathomed by scientists who have de-
vo.ed much time to attempts at solu-
ton, though such great chemists as
Moissan of Paris and Crooks of Eng.
land have actually produced minute
particles of the diamond by certain
treatment of carbon to incense heat
and its subsection to immense pres.
sure.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-09-24

Il was the custom of the Aztecs %
keep their accounts by means OF
strings. The numbers were indicated
By knots. A single knot vas ten. two
single knots twenty, and so on. The
hundreds were indicated by double
Knots. The color Of the string indi-
Gated what the numbers referred to.
Soldiers were red, gold yellow. silver
white and corn green. This metbod 4
still In use on the sierras Of the Argen
tina, where the herdsmen keep tale Of
their charges in a similar way. Sey.
sfal strands depend from one, the first
- these strands being reserved for
bulls, the next for cows, the milk and
dry being differentiated; the next fos
sheep. and 20 on. Knots were proba-
bly, among the first methods of man t.
Eecord ngures-the knot or the mark On
bit OF stick. In the English hop gar
lens the tallyman generally the local
schoolmaster) goes around with the
tally and its mark. and the most civil
HEED Chicagoan still ties knot in his
handkerchief when be 10 asked ITO b
sure to remember. Chicago NewA
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-09-24
EXAMPLE SET BY TEACHER
Responsibility of Those IN Charge OF
the Youth Of the Country is
Great One.

Few teachers realize the extent to
which theiI students, whether in the
primary grades or the university, are
following their examples. It is re-
lated of William R. Harper, well-re-
membered president of Chicago uni
versity, that he was brought to real
ization of his responsibility In the
following manner:
When he was afflicted with cancer
and knew that there was nothing be-
fore him but a hopeless, lingering
illness, he decided that the best thing
to do was to take things into his own
hands and end it ALL He confided his
decision to a friend of his, man who
had a broader vision on this point
than the great president himself He
referred President Harper to the
many students who had been under
his influence and said, Among all
crisis similar to the one which you
face now Many will reach the deci.
sion which you have reached, for they
will think, 1t is all right; Prexy did
it. Doctor Harper saw his respon-
sibility at once and said, I'll stick
it out" What a great thing 1t would
be if all teachers were willing to bear
as much as this, in order that their
lives might be better examples for
those who may come under their in
fiuence.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-09-24

1ho Victoria cross had it, origin b
H. CTimean war and was primarily In
tended to be conferred upon Junior
oommissioned officers and the rank and
Ne. Neither rank. length Of service.
wounds nor any circumstance whatso
swer can qualify for this noble badge
oave personal act of signal bravery
Doffogmed In the presence Of the en-
my. The decoration was instituted by
QUeen Victoria In 1856 the prince con
Bort being. It - said. its originator and
1he designer Of the insignia Of II. Each
Nictoeia cross is made from bronze
M6teh once formed part Of some Rus
I'm guns captured during the Crimean
mar, and, although the medal itself Il
0hihdcally worth only shout four
Dsnce halfpenny, number Of them
Aavo been sold at sales for f100 and
~. The winning Of the Victoria
0use carries an annuity Of FLO. which
Uay b. fncreased to ESQ, payable quar-.
opR1y. 70 III except Officers. but in.
S1n1lng thoee who have risen from tn
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-09-24
Florence NIahtlncale,a stain.

The Lady With the Lamp" statue
Of Florence Nightingale, has been IN.
yelled without ceremonial, in Water
loo place, London. The statue stands
high on red and gray granite pedaa.
al, and makes q notable and an an.
propriate addition to Waterloo n,ace
BY its side. fully harmonizing with it
IN general outline. is that Of Sidney
Herbert. The effective background
for both is the crimean memorial. The
sculptor portrayed his subject in q
sympathetic pose. standing in the yo.
luminous skirt Of the early Victorian
period, with the lamp borne IN the
right hand. This statue of "The I.adv
With the Lamp" is the first puhl,.
statue OF woman in London other
than those Of royal ladies'.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-09-24
Naval War At snithsad. 1s4s.


Actral naval warfare has been wit
aessed Dy king Of England at Spit.
head. In July. 1915. Henry VIII.
watched from Southsea castle the at
tack by the French feet upon the Eng.
fish feet which was to have gons
against the French shores The two
days Of skirmishing had no decisive re-
suit. but the English feet suffered one
great loss The Mary Rose. the pride
Of the navy. four castled sixty gun
ship Of 600 tons. overweighted by the
ordnance. suddenly heeled over at
Spithead in consequence. says Raleigh.
of "a little sway in casting the ship
about. her ports being within sixteen
inches of the water" Some 600 men
went down with her-about 100 fewer
than those lost with the Royal George
237 years later.-London Graphic.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-09-24
Verboten Worda-

Berlin police headquarters have is
sued a list Of foreign words, hitherto
in common use in Germany, which It
is no longer permissible to employ in
police reports or letters. The list in
cludes: Bonbonniere, cafe. confec-
ton. cravat. expedition. garage, vesti.
bule, chic, commission, elegant. ex.
port. institute, portiere, equipage.
manufacturer, modiste, product, res.
taurant and jeweler.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-09-24
Greatly Reduced Excursion Fares
to Niagara Falls and Return

Southern Railway will have on
81 at Principal points IN Virginia
special round trip excursion fare
tickets to Niagara Falls, July %, %,
August 5, ~ 10, 26, Sept. End, 9, l6,
B, 80, Oct ! ard ii, bearing final re-
turn limit of Is days For detailed
ino frmation as to fares, sche dulles.
c.. consult Agents or writes C. w.
Westbury, Gen Agt. Washington.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-09-24
Ancient Astronomv.

A most interesting discovery n
Egypt has been made, where an OBJ
servatory has been found at Meroe al
the bottom Of well in an under
ground bathing establishment, the ad-
vantage Of such an observatory being
that the stars could be seen by day AZ
well as by night This observatory, 1t
"a claimed, was evidently copy Of the
famous observatory at Assuan, where
the circumference Of the earth was
6rst determined-a work which was
said to have been done at the bottom
Of the well. The chamber in which the
Astronomers instruments were placed
was Ideally fitted for its purpose. Only
q strip of sky was observable On one
ct the stucco walls the astronomer has
left q record of his calculations.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-09-24

86utleMaH-tO tle uest OF our Eec.
election. q retired linen draper-went
into school one day with the intention
Of putting the fifth standard through
their facings in the geography Of Eu-
rope. He began. What is the capital
Of 'Olland?" Capital H." was the
crushing rejoinder from the smart boy
of the class. The ex-linen draper did
not pursue his geographical inquiries
further-Cornhill Magazine.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-09-24
Church Directory.

METHODIST EPISCOPAL SOUTH.
Every Sunday at II A. NJ. and 500
2. Nj. REV. ). r. JACOBS.
.PastorI
PRESBYTERIAN.
Woodstock Every Sunday IL A
N. and 500 P. NJ, except End Sunda,
Mt. Jactson-Second Sunday IL A
NJ. and 7.30 P. NJ.
New Market-2nd SUNDAY at 3p. m.
REV. J. A. MCMURRAY.
Paste,
LUTHERAN.
Every Sunday II An and 7.30
2. NJ. Rev. s. w. KUHNs, Pastor.
CHRISTIAN.
Second Sunday, II A. NJ. and !. 30
? M. REV. j. D. HAMAKER
EPISCOPAL.
There will be services in the EMS.
copal Church every Sunday morning
1T IL o'clOck-until fui Their nOtice.
Rev. G. B. PALMER. Rector.
REFORMED
st. Paul's Woodstock-2d and 4th
Sundays Am. Every Sunday night
Calvsry-1st and 3rd Sundays A NJ
REV n n. Re cKH, Pastor.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-09-24
Difficult Trading.

The trade between India and Tibet
has to be carried through lofty pass
es between 14,0OO and $4,000 feet high
most of which are practically impassa-
BILE during seasons of heavy rain and
snow Sheep and also crosses between
yaks and ordinary cattle are used as
beasts of burden. The most important
route into Tibet from India Is from
Siliguri near Darjeeling In northern
Bengal. and across the small frontier
state of Skkim to Gyantse and Yatung
in Tibet. the two leading trade marts
authorized by the existing convention
The other chief means Of access to
Tibet are from Almora. In the north
ern part Of the united provinces, and
from Simla over the Simla-T road
to Gartok in western Tibet. which Is
at about 1920 feet elevation above the
sea.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-09-24
Chesterfield outdon.

Wonderful" said Dubbson, enthusi
astically. as he gazed at the new Carr
away baby.
DO you wonder am proud Of him."
said Mrs. Garraway.
No, madam, do not" said Dubb.
son. Indeed. Irealize more than ever
now the truth of the lid saying that
. woman's crowning glory is her heie.s
-yu1go.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-09-24
Cut This Out
It's Worth Money


Cut out this advertisement. enclose
3 cents to Foley 4 Co., 1855 .Shemeld
Ave. Chicago. H. writing your name
Dnd address clearly. You will re-
esive In return . trial package con
tanning:
~ FoIey's Honey and Tar Com
oend. the standard family remed
33f coughs, colds, Group, whoopinf
1ough, tightness and soreness L.
hest grippe and bronchial coughs.
CD Foley Kidney Pills, for over
worked 4nd dfsordered kidneys ana
61addsr ailments, pain IN sides and
back due to Kidney Trouble. sore
muscles. sti6 joints, backache and
fhoumotfem.
~ Foley csthaftic Tablets, {
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~ yhody With s1u6G1sh bswels
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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-09-24
colored Diamonds.

Diamonds are in many colors. such
as black, blue. red. pink. green and
yellow. Black diamonds are extremely
rare and come from Borneo The Duke
Of Richmond owns one big black dia
mond that for centuries did duty as
the eye OF an Indian idol.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-09-24
Not So Bad az Painted

With all the millions spent bv
Uncle Sam in the construction of the
Panama canal there has been but one
charge Of graft. 1t concerned a slight
fraud In the matter Of purchasing To-
bacco. Graft in this country is NOT
SO bad as 1t is painted in the Euro.
pean journals.-Detroit News
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-09-24
Credit.

Credit.
Credit Is an estimate of your capac>
ity to worry about paying your bills
which is held about you by lot OF
total strangers Credit Is also belief
held Of your ability to pay for some
thing long after you have ceased to de-
rive any benefit from it. Credit Is like.
wise gauge of your willingness to
deceive yourself into the belief that
you can afford to buy something be-
cause you cannot pay cash for it. II
everybody paid cash there would be
no bond issue. no huge clerical forces,
no national debts, no armies or mill
tary systems. no schools such as exist
today. no war. no degenerate fashions
nothing but plain. everyday living
Credit enables everybody to live 6c
titious existence. Nothing exceeds like
credit-Life.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-09-24

Two petrifed skeletons-one Of :
man OF giant stature and one other ~
= woman. much smaller-were found
m cavern blasted out Of solid blue
rock In Hutton (Pa.) hillside -
Quarrymen. Geolcgists Who have s..
smined the sksletoas say thsv -
ane0 bs1sas = : presisenrIc -
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-09-24
To Our Subscribers.

The date of the expiration of your
subscription will be found on every
copy OF the Shenandoah Herald.
Please remit without waiting for
statement to be sent from this office.
By so doing you will greatly oblige
THE HERALD PUBS.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-09-24
Think stranaara srina Disease.

mink strangers Bring OfseaeS.
The inha bitants of St Kilda. Ike
those Of Niue. regard the landing O.,
strangers as fraught with danger tt
their health. John Sands. who thirt!
odd years ago spent some months in 81
Ktlda, writes that the most extraof
binary complaint that visits the isla ne
is called the strangers cold. The m
dves firmly believe that the arrival o,
boat communicates this disease
They say that the illness is more SO
we're when the ship or boat comes frou
Harris and that they suffer less wher
the vessel comes from Glasgow o,
London. 1t is curious that every ont
caught this distemper when an Aus
TRAN vessel visited the island during
my stay there. Not one St Kildan es
capped. The symptoms are a sever
headache and pain and stiffness in the
muscles Of .he jaw. deep rough cough
and rapid pulse."-London Chronicle
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-09-24
dffeA, 10 Al Il
WOODSTOCK, VIRGINIA.
FRIDAY. sEpLHasRkh the cut Ut

"A those
FRIDAY. SEPLhNREh the ut
charmingly-saL
he devours with.
NEARLY A ut q word, without
" a71reciating. as Il
boiled cab
-les along
From the Woodstock for his
March 3, 1919. .ough IN the
l a.. Ibecile to per.
JEsfere With your meals
ntaitn Heaven. which created
vic.dals and inspires cooks, never In
tended it. l, Gudule, say So"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-09-24
seIf-Lluhtino Clears.

The German military authorities ana
the German postal authorities have
authorized the transmission by parcel
equipped with special chemical prep
aration that enables the smoker to
light them without the aid of matches.
, The chemical preparation is applied
to the end of cigars, and is ignited BY
rubbing 1t against hard substance.
like the ordinary match, but it cannot
ignite automatically. The chemicals
used, it is said, do not affect the d.
vor of the cigar
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-09-24
I sIlo URcED ACT oE cHARiTs
eutehers Of French Town sas~ Damage
to Their Interests In CRIT Of Phil
anthropist.

A little drama portraying the con-
Met of patriotism with private inter
ests is now In action, says LIE Cri de
Paris, on little island In the Seine.
opposite Maisons-Lafltte. Monsieur
Leigh, well-known turfman. who un-
a recently has been an American, but
now naturalized Frenchman.
rounding the cape of sixty years" has
been raising some fine pigs on his lit
tie island-hsndso high-bred, black
porkers, which came to him by express
from the Ivory coast. Filled with the
eclat of patriotism and bexevolence,
Monsieur Leigh said to the mayor OF
Maisons: Monsieur, you have public
souphouses for the unfortunate. l Will
give you for soup pig each week I'M
til the end of hostilities."
A fine pig is worth from one hum
dred to one hundred and fifty francs
and his was handsome present, ana
the donor was warmly thanked for hiS
generosity.
Then 1t was that the pork butchers
Of the village INTERVIEWED: This AMI
NAL" they said, that Leigh gives for
nothing, the mayor had bought, per
haps from u.s. Well cease to furnish
meats to that man Leigh. Well boy
colt the Leigh pigs"
M. Leigh came back at them. He
said to the Drummer of the village1
Announce everywhere that I will SCI
up . pork butcher myself in the mar
ket place, and will sell my pigs to the
public at 80 per cent less than these
envious fellows"
NJ. Leigh did as he said. Each mar
ket day there is a rush Of the poptr
lation to the stand of his pork butcher,
which has become the object Of gen
eral favor Following this the philanr
thropist has been receiving many lee'
tiers, some Of them threatening to burn
his stables, And" says LIE Cri, this
Is how human nature recompenses oae
who proposed to do good with his owo
money"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-09-11

their advent 1t is rather common, we
note, where the highway and track
cross naturally on q slant and tho
crossing is changed to an undcrpass for
the tunncl-likc passage to be put III at
right angles with the embankment. This
necessitates two short, quick turns, one
aft either exit There is no straight
vision through the opening Us there
would have been had the the natural
course of the highway been preserved
in constructing the underpass. 1t is
not easy to hear the warning horn of
an approaching motor ear OF the other
side, if sounded. Freqently there is a
very narrow space in the underpass it
self. making it difficult especially
where there are grades up or down, for
cars to pass. AS nearby illustrations
of underpasses subject to criticism OF
this kline we cite those at North Roy
alton and South Royalton. The for
mer is especially dangerous. Some PEG
pie question whether, all considered
there has been any real Improvement
in safety by the elimination eff grade
crossings and the substitution of under
passes of this kind. Instead of MAX
ing the crooked path straight, iii no.
few eases they make the straight
path crooked and, with the increasing
use of motor vehicles, decidedly dan
gerous.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-09-11

James f. J. Archibald, the American
newspaper correspondent who was caught
with compromising German and Austrian
correspondence in his possession, is in an
embarrassing predicameut. England, hay
ing taken away the papers in his posses
sion, does not care to prosecute him. He
cant 90 on to Germany, where the feel
ing against him for being caught is in
tense. He will probably come back to his
native country, where he is looked upon
with contempt. Explanations are very
difficult He was either engaged in a
Ireprehensible work or was a very gulHBIe
Iperson.