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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-12-08
Profitable Pebbles,

The flint pebble industry gives oc-
tpation to many women and children
fJng the French coast lying between
uavre and Dieppe. The pebbles col
lected In and near Havre are selected
for their spherical shape and are used
exclusively for pulverizing IN certain
Industries, particularly in the manu-
!lcture of cement and in copper mines,
being employed in the interior Of large
tlinders. In the cement industry the
slow turning of the pebbles produces
a powder which becomes an ingredient
Of the cement, while In the copper In
dustry the metal is freed of all impuri-
ties by the grinding operation. The
same kind of pebbles is used for crush
ing purposes in the manufacture Of
paint. Another important use Of flint
pebbles is In the manufacture of porce-
lain, the pebbles for this purpose be-
ing found between Fecamp and Calais
Philadelphia Press.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-12-08
USED 70 LIFE Of HARDsHIPs |
People u AlasBa Make Light d Dssds
That Seem Little Leo than
Marvellous.

Alasfans, probably Ike other pho
aser peoples. are 70 much accustomed
to perils and hardships Of various
kinds that many deeds Of reckless
hardihood pass practically unnoticed
which In the States would receive
much acclaim. A case In point was
the act Of Miss Ella Fleming last Feb
ruary in risking her life upon the
treacherous seas Of Prince William
Sound while searching for her father.
w. H. Fleming. the owner Of Fleming
Island, and her sweetheart. Harry
Jones, the latter we'll known among
western college men as . former star
Of the Washington university football
team. Fleming, accompanied by
Jones, left Fleming Island in power
boat to deliver two blue foxes to Guy
Whitehead. owner of . big fox ranch
on knights Island. The engine broke
down and q high wind carried away
their only sail. The boat finally drift
ed on to the rocks of Montague Island
where the men lived on clans for two
days until they succeeded in improvis-
ing boat from the wreckage and drift
..:::-asber found upon the beach. Their
only tool was q Jack knife. Nails,
which were driven with stones, were
secured by burning them from the
wrecked timbers of the power boat,
while sea grass was used for caulking.
With this boat they reached Green
Island after rowing II hours.
In the meantime Miss Fleming be-
came alarmed at their failure to return
and despite the high wind and heavy
sea then running launched q small row.
boat and started In search, finally
landing at La Touche, Is miles away,
from which point rescue party went
out and found the shipwrecked marin.
ORB. How the young woman survived
IL the wonder Of seamen. Upon ar
rival at La Touche her clothing was
20 heavily coated with ice and frozen
80 solidly to the seat Of the rowboat
that an ak had to be used to cut It
loose before she could be lifted from
the boat.
Upon hearing Of the safety Of her fl
Their and flance she promptly tainted.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-12-08
Warning to Kickers.

A sad-eyed mule stood in the rain,
tired was he and sick, but proffered
sympathy gave him pain, and against
it he did kick. A cat came up to share
his woes, with new and gentle purr.
She was transformed from head to
toes into fiddle strings and fur. A
yellow dog next offered up himself
these woes to share. Soon sausage
meat, a la pup, was flying through the
air. Then little Jack, the farmers
son, attempted, to his sorrow, under
shelter the mule to run. His funeral
Is tomorrow. An awful roar, blind
ing flash; he hadn't time to duck it;
so the mule 50 rude and rash finally
kicked the bucket.AIndianapolis Star.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-12-08
The Elrst Bomb.


The bomb came into being during the
6oublous times In France toward the
close Of the eighteenth century. I1
inventor was q French fanatic named
Chevalier, who had conceived such an
intense hatred Of Napoleon that he de-
termined to kill him.
Being employed at 4 government
small arms factory, he had gained some
knowledge Of explosives, and with this
knowledge hs managed to construct Q
bomb out Of q barrel, which be nlled
with mixture Of powder, bullets, bro
ken glass and white arsenic.
Cheyaliers idea was for the bomb
to explode under Napoleon's carriage o.
L passed through tho streets Of Paris.
4 miscalculation, however, caused Il to
80 OF few seconds too soon.
Had Chevalier succeeded IN hls Oh
Jet the whole history Of EUROPE would
Of course have been chaneDd-PeAr.
sons Weekly.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-12-08
An invisible Clock.

: public clock which can be heard.
bat not seen, Is one Of LondOn's Gu
rious possessions 1t Is In the tower
Of st. Mary Abbet's church, Kensing-
and is the only pubic clock In
tile immediate neighborhood. 1t chimes
the quarters and the hours, but COM
mits itself no further. 1t has no dial,
no hands, no outward and visible sign
of any kind to show that it is clock.
This eceentricity, it is explained, Is
the result of two causes-one aesthet-
ic, the other financial. When the tow
er was built In 1870 a clock was sug-
gested as an afterthOught, but the
architect protested that it would mean
lie addition Of fifteen feet to the tow
r and the ruin of its cherished proper
,. MS. A second point was that the
lurch, having but slender funds.
could not afford a clock with dial. A
compromise was arrived at by install
e the works of Ginning clock in the
.lfry without dial or hands.-Pear-
MS
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-12-08
Value of Breathing Rightly.

Thomas Kane, Chicago business
man, tells how he regained his health
after nervous breakdown when he
was forty-eight. He says:
"Just three things are absolute ne
cessities for the smooth running and
longevity Of these human machines of
ours: They are pure air, pure water
and plain food. Food alone has a
price. Both air and water are Gods
free gifts. And yet not one person in
10000 breathes enough pure dry dir ;
not one in a thousand drinks enough
pure water, and nearly all of US eat toe
much."-American Magazine.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-12-08
ln,tealona Il Rusala.

The flrst great invasion Of Russia
was that OF. the Huns, q race Of fierce
and warlike Asiaties. who swept over
eastern Europe In the fourth century.
In the thirteenth century the golden
horde of Tartars captured Russia. and
from 1888 to 1462 tie country was un
der the yoke of tae glxols In 1895
Tamerlane invaaes! NJ sia. but retired
In 1862 the 49, grained the as
tendency, and Ivan ia. tthe Greatt
:. unded the present monarchy and
Introduced firearms and cannon into
l.uSsia.
In 1479 there was another great in.
vasion OF Tartars, but they were driv'
en- out. In 1913 the present royal fam
lily, the Romanoffs, gained the throne.
In 100 the Swedes invaded Russia.
bat after several Victories they were
routed.
The last great invasion Of Russia
$ that Of Napoleon. His disastrous
retreat from Russia, In which most Of
his army was destroyed, marked the
leginning Of the end of his power
st. Louis Post Dispatch.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-12-08
The Creator Courage.

Men have offered up their fvss b
ne thousands upon the field Of hattie.
but in the struggle for existence woman
Is continually offering up her life, for
man. If there is mission Of mercy 10
perform she undertakes It II there y
suffering or distress to succor her WI.
ling hand is always ready. II wretch
edness and misery need a comforter
she is present The faintest whisper Of
pain brings her as a pilgrim to its
couch, and In the chamber Of death
she takes her place. assuaging the
hopeless sufferer with the comforting
assurance that there Is home beyond
the grave free from the agony Of petn.
She suffers herself without a murmuf
or complaint, and the man that would
tn the slightest degree add to 1t and In
crease the anguish that 1t is her lot b
bear is beneath the level Of the brutA
II she should happen to possess do
fects and faults. which every human
being has In "a greater or less degree,
let him compare them with her virtues,
and especially with his vices. and ev-
cry impulse of his better being viii
prompt him to overlook them and make
due allowance therefOr.-lsidOr Ray.
DER
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-12-08
rhs ear Of pianx.iu,.r

A cunningly constructed prison cav
ern, consisting Of large chamber con.
nected with one of smaller dimensions
situated near Syracuse, Italy, has gone
into legendary history with the title
Of the Ear Of Dionysius."
The smaller chamber was unknown
to the prisoners kept In this under
ground dungeon, and the tyrant by
whose name 1t is known had a habit
Of secreting himself there to listen to
the conversation Of the convicts, who
were mostly political offenders.
An ingenious device constructed at
the smaller end Of the larger chamber
transmitted the sounds through the
partition, thus enabling the suspicious
ruler to hear even the whispered con-
versations Of his suspects
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-12-08
Relaium,s Postmsn.

A Belgian who has money owing to
him often hands the account to his
postman, who passes It through the Of.
Zee. to be presented to the debtor IN
whatever locality the latter may ~
aide, and If payment b made the
creditor receives 1t fror ~ postman
on the following day. WA but q tn
ding deduction for commission.
As to newspapers, almost all regular
subscribers to a journal pay theig
money to q postman, and tive or three
days before the subscription expires
that official presents the notice for the
renewal Of the subscription during .
fresh term.
All this makes Of the Belgian post
man a kind Of ambulating general
agency and bank Of deposit, and the
man is obliged to have desk slune
In front of him and to carry a locked
and chained portfolio under bis arm
for valuables, but he gets through bis
work satisfactorily, because his rounds
Ale shcrt : Pearson'a Weekly.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-12-08
The Country Weeker,

DR.. Horace Leavenworth Hall, the
pioneer Of the children's country
week movement in the West, said
the other day in Denver:
'"The examples of slum children's ig-
norance are as incredible as they are
innumerable.
"a farmers wife pointed out to a
slum urchin a flock of birds wing
ing their way across the evening
sky.
"'Oh, look at the pretty birdsv she
said.
"'Poor thingsp said the urchin.
Poor little things! They haven't got
no cages, have theyT"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-12-08
FORTY MINUTES FOR READING
Everyone Should Economic Time So
- to Take q Systematic
Course Of Reading.

The question Of what and when to
read, and more than all, how to read,
Is most important to every one. There
are no exceptions to this among those
who are old enough to read anything;
they must all read something If they
want to keep above ground among live
people: the question is one of choice.
The habit of reading is worth great
deal; that Of thoughtful reading 10
worth more. By it one gains informa-
ton, discipline, power; and 1t is power
we are all struggling for. There arc
thousands of girls aimlessly frittering
away golden opportunities. Some are
doing 1t unconsciously, never realizing
seriously the Importance of thought
full course Of reading, and SO, their
earlier years wasted, they will find
their later years pOverty-stricken in
mind and morals. Ones earlier years
are seedtime for harvests Of rich and
precious enjoyment in the autumn Of
life.
Nearly every one can SO economic
time as to give 40 minutes day on an
average to systematic course Of read
ing. Many girl who pretends to be a
busy person wastes more than that
amount daily. And many read that
much time and more, whose reading
does not count much. because it is at
random without aim or direction. It
is not wise to spend time and strength
in this way, it weakens rather than
builds up. Life is too important and
serious to fritter it away in aimless
and Indifferent reading. We need the
help of the best minds and thoughts In
all departments of life and labor
Treasure Trove.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-12-08

Funny eW00 N ADVERTISEMENTS
Laushabls ekr0{o in Illustrated adveE.
xsemepts are often apparent to The
thinking man. h makes one wonder
Why the designeFr Of the ads. don't get
heir information frst hand from some
sne who really knows. Accuracy. even
h Advertisements, has the same At
traction It has anywhere elsa
For instance. when the seltser bottle
In an electrical sign on Broadway =
llling the empty glass the level de-
Dcends ~ fast IN the bottle as 1t rises
b the glass. yet tho bottle Is i've times
10 big. Il couldn't possibly be. accord
ing to physics.
stu worse ID . picture Of piano
with a pair Of hands striking certain
keys. Fortunate It = indeed that that
piano can't sound, for the particular
keys struck would be jangiing dis
cord. Why couldn't the artist have
gone to Z musician for q pleasing
chord among the infinite offerings Of
nusic2-Wau Street Journal
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-12-08
Electricity vs.. courtshia.

A prominent resident at East MIR
street In Muncie was much vexed By
the repeated thefts of electric light
bulbs from his porch. One night h
kept watch and caught well-knowr
young man unscrewing the bulb froGu
its socket.
The young man begged for lenlty,
and said the light interfered with Ais
courtship Of young woman acrcss
the street. The prominent resident
thereafter did not turn on the veranda
light, and he was rewarded soon b.
the announcement of an engagement,
followed by June wedding.-lndiah-
apolis News.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-12-08
Hospitality In cr,,o,.

Hospitality as understood in the
west is not characteristic Of the
Greeks, who in their own country rare
" invite friends to their tables. In
her Greece Of the Hellenes" Miss
Lucy Garnets relates how on one oc-
casion she and friend were invited
into the suburbs Of Greece by Z Gre
clan lady who was giving a birthday
tea to her young SON and his play
mates. my share Of the entertain.
ment" says Miss Garnets, consisted
In watching the little lions feed, for
neither cup Of tea nor slice OF the
birthday cake came my way or the
way Of my companion, whose hospital
ity the hostess herself frequently en.
joyed" This apparent niggardlinesS
IL, Of course, entirely due to the Gus
tom Of the country. The writer adds
that the same hostess on coming to
England entertained like the average
Briton.-LOndon Chronicle.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-12-08
For Group = Mothers
Always Keep this Handy

The day Of the Group scare Il over
for thos8 parents Who wisely keep
xoleys Money ana Tar Compound IN
tbs homo ready for instant use.
W. C. Allen, Boseley, No., writes: 81
have raised a family Of four children,
and have used Foley's Honey and Tar
Compound with all Of them. / find It
the best Group and cough medicine l
have ever used and have used it for
eight or ten years. and can recommend
Il for Group"
II toward nightfall the little ones
grow hoarse or croupy. If their breath
ing becomes wheezy and stuffy. give
them Foley's Honey and Tar COMPOUND
promptly and 1t win ward on an attack
OF Group. 4
II you are awakened by the hoarse
brassy cough that means cIoup, give
Foley's Honey and Tar Compound at
once. 1t VIII ease the little sufferers
quickly, cut the thick choking phlegm,'
and e6on they will have easy breathing
and peacefu1 quiet sleep.
WALTON. : sNooT
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-12-08
Surely sometnlna wrono.

did you get anything unusual out
of that prima donna?" asked the city
editor.
"An extraordinary person." said the
reporter. "She declared that her rival,
Nine. Topknote, in Boheme' last night,
Is the best Mimi she has ever heard
sing the role, and that the tenor In
tOnight's bill is perfect gentleman"
"Give us about q column Of that stuff
for the first page" advised the city ed
ftor, "and hang round back of the
scenes for the rest Of the engagement.
There must be something wrong with
that opera company"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-12-08
SCOT His Goat"

Scribb and his wife were going to
the theater.
"Win you please 60 upstairs and get
my goats on the dressing table" asked
Mrs. Scribb.
''Your goats?" queried the puzzled
Scribb. what new-fangled idea have
you women got now7"
'T1l show you!" snapped the wife.
Are those what you mean? Why,
call those kids"
Il used to-" replied Mrs. Scribb, ''but
they are getting SO old am ashamed
to call them by that name any longer"
He took the hint.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-12-08

Musical authorities seem agreed tina.
when used in q proper way the drum
= thoroughly musical The common
snare or side drum is freely used In
musical competition A large numbas
Of drummers performing simultaneous
y out Of doors produce good music. Ii
this connection Berliox. the composer
pointed out that . sound that was IN
significant when heard singIy. such q
the clink Of one o. two muskets a
shoulder arms or the thud A. the butt
comes to the ground at ground arn,a
becomes brilliant and attractive u
pefformed By . thousand men togethes
-HxchanoA
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-12-08
wanssd % oct Even.

Ward was six when baby brother
arrived. He was proud Of the fns
family specimsn, but whom 1t came to
- his steady Job to rock the baby
whom mother was busy It often inter.
fsrsd with the more serious business
Of playing. Or day he was heard to
remark: 10. I just hope We have
one moe b6hy 70 this Kid Win know
What = - - havo = rook him.e
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-12-08
Business instinct.

Mays mother found her busily en-
gagged In cutting up potatoes. why.
Mary" said the astonished mother.
what are you doing that forr
Pausing a moment In her task, Mary
looked up and replied, Il heard the
man over at the store say that there
was money in potatoes this year, man.
ma, and / was just looking for some"
New York Times.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-12-08
OF Uncertain Gender.

"George Buker HIS had the misfor-
tune to lose the valuable bay horse
that has long been familiar sight on
the streets of our village. He died
last Friday night, and the Buker fam.
fly was very sorry to lose her, as they
had become very fond of it."-Jimtown
Herald.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-12-08

0VOeofuOH FVV 'V"Sss S's'-ss
Every Scotsman II q French citizen,
with all the rights and privileges OF
such, II he chooses to claim them. In
other words, every Scotsman born In
Scotland u also q Frenchman and b
thus possessed Of two nationalities,
surely a unique position.
After his coronation at Rheims in
1879 Charles VII. promulgated a de-
cree that, In return for the assistance
rendered by the Scottish soldiers to
Joan Of Arc, who defeated the Eng
lish and made his coronation possible,
Scotsmen were for all time to be con-
sidered free citizens Of France.-Lon-
don Answers.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-12-08
Steep FARMING.

A slope In the valley Of the Ollan-
taytambo. Peru. with an angle Of about
Is degrees, or sleeper than the roofs
Of most houses, u covered with trans
verse ridges, showing that the entire
surface was cultivated in former times.
Parts Of the same slope are still Guilt
vated.-National Geographic Magazine.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-12-08
Makinos Of an Artist.

He who works with his hands only
u q mechanic; he who works with
hand and head II an artisan, and he
who works with hands, head and heart
ID an artist.-Rushu. T
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-12-08

Jack-My stenographer was foreve,
making mistakes. had to discharge
her to keep her from marrying me-
Town Topics
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-12-08

Il y manly Is love ones country; /
= eeollke = Deye ~ WorId.-J. "
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-12-08
What would he give
Tor the coffee YOU serve7

Like a million otherwom-
En-. sou can serve coffee that
he would give most anything
&C. have coffee which starts
the day right" for all.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-12-08

Everyone loves the rich
favor of Arbuckles' Coffee.
Of all the coffees in America
today, it is by far the most
popular)
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-12-08

One woman says: my
husband used to swallow his
coffee and hurry of. Now we
have Arbuckles' and you'd
think it was Sunday the way
helingers over his breakfast"
Until you try Arbuckles'
you viii never know what
a difference good coffee can
make in your home.
La croÌnica. (San Francisco, Calif.) 1914-1917, 1916-10-08
mo ESTAMOS TRATANDO POLL
TICA INTERIOR"

Don Venustiano Carranza, en- su caracter
de Primer Jefe del grupo carrancista, diri-
gio una circular a los Gobernadores militia
res que estan bajo su mando asegurandoles
que las negociaciones emprendidas en- New
London, por conducto de los representan-
ties del Gobierno de Facto y los del Go
bierno americana, no Sc r~eterian a los
asuntos interiores de Mexico.
FL motive de la expedition de esta cir
cular, sc fundaba EN- Ell hecho de que la
opinion publica, expresada en- c%orrlllos y
concentrates privados, pues EN- la prensa no
puede reflejarse por falta de libertad, cri-
tico con mucha rudeza que los asuntos in
teriores de Mexico fueran objeto de dlscu-
sion por extranjeros, y este con la voluntad
del senior Carranza.
Tambien la falta de legalidad de tales
negociaciones fue criticada rudamente en-
Mexico Y hasta Sc lego a asegurar que al
gunos de los subordinados del senior Ca
rranza Sc declararian en- rebellion 81 con-
tinuaban las conferencias.
La Circular la expidio ell senior Carranza
a todos sus Gobernadores y en- ella les ase-
gura que la independence de Mexico no
sufrira con las negociaciones que Sc estan
llevando a efecto.
La croÌnica. (San Francisco, Calif.) 1914-1917, 1916-10-08
La GUERILLA Mexicana

paulatinamente hacia ell Este, por medic
de una serie de emigraciones de raza. Los
Anglo Sajones repiten esos mismos mo-
vimientos. Hemos circundado ell globo.
Hemos 1legado al Pacifico y no podemos
ir mas 1ejos. Asi es que nos volvemos
hacia Sur. Seremos lanzados hacia Mexico
por la preston hacia Ell Oeste. Y en- este
case es justo y propio que sigamos ha-
ciendo preston. Es una ley de vital i'm
portancia que los productos de la TERRA
esten destinados a aquellos que sepan
aprovecharlos. Los indios no usaban 10
que tenian, y por este perdieron sus tierras
y seran eliminados. Ell mundo necesita a
Mexico y los mexicanos seran arrojados
de el."
Mas ha preocupado a dichos p~oliticos
esta declaration que la presencia de los
soldados americanos que commando ell Ge-
neral Pershing en- el territorio mexicano
del Estado de chihuahua.
La croÌnica. (San Francisco, Calif.) 1914-1917, 1916-10-08
VILLA PREPARE UN ATAQUE

Ell General Pershing, Comandante en-
Jefe de la Expedition Punitiva que Sc en-
cuentra en- Mexico, ha recibido informacio-
mes precisas de que Francisco Villa Sc en-
cuentra en- ell Canon de Santa Clara al
frente de seiscientos hombres preparando
un ataque sobre las poblaciones de Mani
quipa, Cruces y Bachiniva.
FL mismo General Pershing opina que de
las historias que circular en- todas parties
sobre ell famoso guerrillero chihuahuense,
es la de su presencia en- Santa Clara la mas
admissible.
Sc tienen informaciones ~ciertas de que
varios emisarios de Villa Sc encuentran
trabajando en- la %frontera mexicana-ameri-
cana para cooperar en- ell ataque que inten-
tara Ell guerrillero contra Cruces, que esta
a solo a treinta millas del lugar donde Sc
encuentran acampadas las fuerzas de FL
Vale, terreno ocupado por la expedition
p~unitiva.