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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-06-23
hospitaIity In Greece.

Hospitality as understood In the
west is not characteristic OF the
Greeks, who in their own country rare
ly invite friends to their tables. In
her Greece of the Hellenes" Miss
Lucy Garnets relates how on one oc
casion she and a friend were invited
into the suburbs Of Greece by Gre
clan lady who was giving birthda.
tea to her young son. and his play
mates. MY share Of the entertain
ment." says Miss Garnets, "consiste'
in watching the little lions feed. f.
neither a cup of tea nor slice OF ii
birthday cake came my way or tn,
way of my companion, whose hospital
fty the hostess herself frequently en-
joyed." This apparent niggardliness
is. 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, 1916-06-23
Open-Air Court Of Justice.

The capital of Montenegro consists
81 one long street, in which stands
he Tree of Justice, under which the
king dispenses law and equity in true
patriarchal style. No stranger could
pick out his majesty or his family
from the rest Of the crowd. In daily
life the Montenegrins are eminently
republican. A group of three or four
may be ;een smoking pipes round a
able, or enjoying an evening stroll,
all dressed alike, with an arsenal OF
knives and pistols in their belts, and
the universal "strouka," or oat's-hair
blanket, over their shoulders. One is,
perhaps, the minister of war, the sec
ond tailor, the third farmer, the
fourth the president of the senate and
he fifth the minister of finance.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-06-23
All the Sauna.

One-Of course. they are nice tc
have, but they are Q lot Of trouble
just the same
Two with sigh)-Yes, they are.
One-Cost q bunch Of money, too.
Two-You're right-they do.
One-Tisnt the first expense ons
minds-but the upkeep Is fierce.
Two-Don't l know It? "o
One-AIways something wrong with
the blamed things and when there ID
nobody but q specialist can tell what
it is.
Two-That's true. --.
One-Still, after !o-ye had one OF
two Of them you ce-1n't get along
without them. 70 a ssss
Two (brightening)-Thats what
think. People envy you. too. i-''' z
One-Yes, still it's an endless
worry keeping them looking trim, and
shining. And gasoline and tires are
going up
Two-Gasoline and tires! Great
heavens, man! I thought you were
talking about babies!-Judge.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-06-23
HOT WAFER BED Is REsTFUl
-Four Houra' sleep In Bathtub Said u
Be Equal to Eight Of Usual
Kind.

Sleeping In a bath tub full OF water
kept at blood temperature is claimed
By some physicians to give the re-
quired amount of rest in half the time
that sleeping in a bed requires. Pop
ular Science Monthly says In other
words, four hours sleep in bathtub
filed with water at the proper tenn
perature- and always maintained at
that temperature-will result in the
exact amount of restfulness that eight
hours in bed will give.
The explanation is that warm water
completely relaxes the nerves, which
ordinary sleep does not necessarily do.
The most difficult part of this treat
ment is in maintaining the water at q
constant temperature, and for the
purpose of accomplishing the result =
middle western manufacturer has re-
Gently brought out on the market q
thermostatic water-control apparatus,
which, as its name implies. maintains
the water at any desired temperature.
In practice, the patient climbs into
a bath tub filled with water, his head
protruding through hole in q rubber
blanket, which is strapped around the
edges of the tub. Water constantly
flows in at one end Of the tub and
out at the other.
For the harried business man, who
complains that his working day Is too
short such q sleeping couch as this
should have a distinct appeal He
should be willing to rest four hours at
least,
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-06-23


i The later psetraitn q Hir John tn.
Alel, tho famous caftponist Of London
Punch, show him wearing full beard
md mustache. but bis most familiar
appearance was with, q mustache only,
! long and curly specimen, worthy Of
,nc of Ouida's guanssmen. The stsry
u how he came to grow It u interest.
ing
After the Crimean war the return II
she soldiers with full boards started .
fashion against which three Punch art
lists protested. One day. being out on
horseback together. they soleinnly halt.
sd ut crossroads and swore on thet
iplifted hunting crops never to wear
nair ON lip or chin, Tenniei was one
4 the party. Leechs another and B. T.
a'ritchett tlIs third.
!.cech alone remained true to the
row. .Pritchett went to Skye. and on
,is return with mustache called %
rennieI. He thrust his head In at the
. artoonist's door aud dumbly waited
You scoundrel.:' was Tennlel's excls
nation. ',Fhen I. too. mustr' And be
lid.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-06-23
Early Breaking Down,

Apparently the most significant
result Of the various changes in our
living habits is found in our declining
power to resist the strain OF life on
the heart, arteries, kidneys and the
nervous and digestive systems, re-
marks Science. Compared with past
decades, the increase in mortality
from the early breaking down Of
these organs is very marked The
records of the last census show that
the increase continues in the younger
as well as the older age groups. This
points to the shortening Of the valu.
able productive period Of life. These
indications are vel attc..c1. They
cannot be disposed OF by the easy
process of denying the statistics with
out investigation. Nor can the extra
ordinary increase in cancer be ex-
planned in this convenient way. The
early breaking down of these impor-
tant organs points to decline in the
vitality Of our people in the mature
and most useful period of their lives,
end presents phase of the problem
meriting the most careful study and
consideration.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-06-23
GOVERNMENT SELLS COAL
Two Big Fuel Stations In Panama Zone
Have Thriving Business With
Passing Steamers.

At the rate of $4,000 tons trip two
big golfers are now carrying coal to
the government coal plant at Cristo-
bal. Canal Zone. The Golfers are the
Achilles and the Ulysses They are
500 feet long and 80 fest beam, the
largest coal carriers SO far constructed
here.
The golfers start from Norfolk with
their cargoes. They are fast twin
screw vessels and make the passage
to Cristobal in about five days. Each
Is expected to make twenty trips q
year and accordingly they will carry
240,000 tons each to the government
coaling stations.
The Achilles and Ulysses were built
by the Maryland Steel company at
Sparrows Point, Md, at a cost Of
about 100000 each. They are com.
manded by former captains of Panama
liners.
There are two government coal
plants at Panama. one at Cristobal
and the other at Balboa. The larger,
at Cristobal, is capable Of holding
10000 tons, not including a reserve
store of 10000 tons for the use Of the
navy. Government agents say that
they will always be able to sell fuel to
merchant ships at q cheaper rate than
private concerns.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-06-23
A WomAu'o Leisure.

We are caught between, an old tn,
dition Of married life. which insists
that a woman's time 10 fully oeeu-
pied, and the new facts Of married
life, which belly the tradition. II We
could forget the tradition and look
at the facts, our whole attitude
would change. As 1t Is, this large
margin of time, continually and In
creasingly ours, is, as it were theore-
tically nonexistent. 1t has not yet
received official recognition. There
fore. being treated as something con-
tingent and accidental instead of
something expected and calculable, il
has no dignity, no Conference in its
uses. 1t is like the reading done In q
doctors Office while we wait. We are
like children who receive frequent but
undesirable gifts of probationary, yet
are given no stated allowance. The
money is spent as 1t comes-casually
without special plan. It is the rare
child who will make such accidental
fortune serve any large ends. So II
has been with women's time. Having
no theoretic leisure and much actual
leisure, they have filed 1t with what.
ever chances to importune most In,
sistently.-Atlantic Monthly.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-06-23
HOW 70 40 iNjOkEb PERSONS
Rules That Are Worth Admitting 70
the Scrap Book or Keeping Al
ways in the Memory.

The patient should be made as com.
Portable as possible in . safe place.
He should be insured plenty Of fresh
air.
Do not try to do too much: keep
cool.
Do not let the injured person know
1t, if his condition is serious.
Hot coffee or hot tea, or even hot
water, is q better stimulant than
whisky. In summer q glass Of cold
water may be best. Remember there
is some shock with even the slightest
injury.
II the patient vomits. turn him to
one side; keep the head low.
Supply external heat IL the patient
is cold and clammy an 5szsf
Clothing should be cut away. Do
not tear or pull It on. f
Do not touch an open wound with
the fingers or with anything not sur
gically clean.
Never wash away blood clots; bind
them up. Open and bleeding wounds
should be covered with . piece Of
sterile gauze or freshly Numbered
linen. ti7@'4i s@'s II
When 4 physicians services aEsaaD-
parently needed, promptness in get
ting one there is the most important
f1rst-aid measure.-Dr. J. J. Murphy,
Minnesota.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-06-23

Composers have not scorned wfltins
airs to suit the style Of particular sing
efs. thus. as Francis Rogers remarks,
'storing up for the usual voices of sub
sequent generations much travail and
sorrow" Mendelssohn crowded Hear
Ye. Israel" with high sharps t.
give Jenny Lind. whom he adored.
chance to display the particular beauty
Of her voice In that region. with the
result that that air has been a sore
trial to most sopranos ever since
Faure, the famous French baritone
also had Il particularly facile and mel
low high sharp. and many parts
were written especially to give him Z
chance to exhibit 1t to the gasping nut
ntude. But in most baritone voices
this r sharp Is the very limit Of the
upper range. and. although It may have
both power and brilliance. 1t seldom
possesses either mellowness yr facil
tty: consequently all the roles written
Tor Faurse (Meyerbeer's ''Dinorah." for
sinstance) are particular tying for the
ordinary baritone.-ArgoAaut
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-06-23
Pigeons Learn TO Swim.

The swimming of blue pigeons-the
familiar domestic birds-is the re
markable sight reported to Dutch
natural history Journal. Some month";
ago one of the doves was thrown into
the water in a flight and rescued by
human aid, and since then they have
become more familiar with the water
Pieces of bread noticed in shallow
places evidently tempted them at first
Gaining courage. they soon learned to
swim, and Just before making his
report the observer saw two Of them
sailing around like gulls few yards.
from his house. When they tired O..
H. tsth they guistl1 dew ont a The
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-06-23
STRANGE FASHION FREAKS
Women's Styles Follow Stage Fads Or
National Observation-Disclosures Helped
Ono Young Lady.

In nine cases out of ten fashions
are born, not made, and they can Of
ten be traced to the influence OF pass
ing events. It would seem that the
short, full skirts which are now In
vogue originated with the Russian bal.
let which has been SO popular of late.
in the same way as the tight skirts fol-
lowed the craze for oriental plays and
dances. Following up the Russian in
fluence. the Paris fashion experts In
troduced the Cossack coat and high
Cossack boots.
Dress experts keep changing the
fashions. as it were, in self-defense.
At one time elaborately-worked and
hand embroidered blouses were the
vogue. Then machines were SO per-
fected that machine embroidered
blouses outrivaled the hand work. and
fashion experts retaliated by design
ing blouses as plain as they could be
made.
The fashion for uncurled feathers
was the result Of wet day. Curled
ostrich feathers were on every hat.
when, at some fashionable function.
the rain descended in torrents and ev-
cry feather was soon absolutely
straight. Milliners, always alert for
an idea, we're struck with the appear
ance of these feathers, and uncur|ed
ostrich plumes became the demand.
The fashion for wearing ribbons in
termingled with curls piled on the top
of the head originated in the reign OF
Louis XIV of France. A certain Mile
Fontange was out hunting with the
king and court, when branch Of q
tree caught her hair and pulled 1t
down. With quick resourcefulness, she
leaned down, pulled off her ribbon gar
ter, and twisted up her hair with it.
The king, noticing the pretty effect,
compl.mented her on her charming
couture, and from that moment the
"fontange," as it was termed, became
the rage.
1t cannot be denied that most of the
more extreme fashions originate with
the stage, but the most lasting fash
ions are due to royalty. The vogue
for black and white, which has not yet
died out, was the result of the death
of King Edward
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-06-23
enormous Rainfall IN Hawaii.

The rainfall On the island of Hawai-
ruries greatly. ranging from the enor
nous downpOur Of 353 inches yea
in the upper Waipio valley to twent,
inches on some of the slopes Of Huala
mi. The only surface streams on til.
island are found along the northeast
coast between iIilo and kohala. Wa.
pho river. according to the United
States geological survey. is the larges
stream on the island and has been part
lytdeveioped for irrigation. At Kapo
he, on the east point of the island
warm water flows from seams in thu
rocks. These warm springs flow into
=, pool about 100 feet long, Is feet wild,
and, 20 feet deep. The pool is entirely
surrounded by rocks. and its color va
Hes In shade from a beautiful blue t
tiolet. Waiapele. or Green lake. is !
body Of fresh water in the pit Of al
old crater near Kapoho. This lake GOV
ers an area of about Eve acres and Il
fed BY springs below the surface. 4
pumping plant takes water from THU
lake for domestic use and for rriGs
-
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-06-23
WEARING Shabby CIothes

It's a great thing to wear shabby
clothes and an old hat. Some of the
Lest things have ever known. like
these experiences Of the streets, have
resulted from coming up to life from
underneath. of being taken for less
than am rather than for more than
am. ~ SEA t4- ras--, f-5.-. y.
I did not always believe in this doc
trine. For mary years-the years be
fore was rightly born into this ailur
ting world-I tried quite the opposite
course was constantly attempting tt
come down to life from above. Instead
Of being content to carry through life
sufficiently wonderful being named
David Grayson. l tried desperately ,ts
set up and support sort Of DUNN,
creature which SO clad. SO housed. e,
ED. should appear to be what
thought David Grayson ought to mp
GEAR In the eyes Of the world. Oh,
spent quite lifetime trying TO satisf,
,ther peopfe!-David Grayson in Amer
AZ Magazine.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-06-23
He OUGHT 10 Know.

Lady-i should like, to 'i6Ok at q dat
~hich ace Is for lin this building.
y,ut no ono has answered my bell.
Man-I'll show It to you. Right thu
say. mum.
well. this II something Ike It. The
rooms viii suit. I'm sure. What con
u d janitor have they her~r' As1a s.7
1.-The very best IN the city. num-.
"obligingr' .4 4.
'The kiudest hearted gentleman +
, ~ found anywhere. mum"
"Hones&s''
~As the day Il long. num-
= rs u attentive to his dutiesr,
: Hes 5ust werkin' himself to dsa4A
mum. Always thinkin' up some Asv
thing 70 make FOLKS comfortable"
= "Well, Edeelare! ! wouldn't loo thil
Cat for The world. Where - the 5aK3
sos nowT 49, = .s-
TN hit4 mum."-Kansas CITY stas
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-06-23
DESERVED TO KEEP HIS LIFE
Hunted Boar Showed Much Clever
ness In Making His Escape When
Hard Pressed BY Pursuef.

The boar is a terrible enemy, md
also an alarmingly agile one. An Eng
lish sportsman tells Of . splendid -.
cape made by one Of these creatures
In India. .4tsp .
This boar, which had been hard
pressed, galloped into a nullah, . very
sharp, deep cut, more like Q narrow
chasm than q ravine. Down this, along
the bottom Of it, he raced, followed
by man on a swift horse. Ae Ell
The banks on each side overhanging
the boar were six feet or more n
height Suddenly the creature turned
sharp corner, which hid him from
view. Then, by q tremendous effort
he scaled the bank and gained the top
He turned short around, leaped the
entire width of the nullah, and landed
safely on the other side, clearing both
horse and rider as he jumped, save for
the mans pith helmet which he
knocked Off He had escaped BY Q
narrow margin.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-06-23

4 caves u VnrssE a.
undoubtedly for everything there D
az a,r,lo ra~sc For w 1t from the
i isatvre's laws
..u architects assvme
IS and carve in stone that
pal,,able and bold absvrdity2 The Ian
gvage vsed to be SO poor, so terribly
in debt, that 1t covld not afford q D
to grace the alphabet
Bvt now that we possess the o with
soft and graceful cvrve. of vnexcelled
docility and willingness to serve. why
do they carve vnited States and pvblic
school and svch and make the English
language look as fvnny as the Dvtch,
with restaurant and Pullman car and
university and other marks of edvca
tional perversity?
That V impresses some OF VS. -
cheap and gavdy blvff, which parvenvs
may pvll in place of more substantial
stvff, bvt people who are fashioned ovt
of vnpretentiovs dvst view all svch at
lection with an vnassvmed Disgust
Svch exhibitions always make mt
very glvm and blve. Now. honest In
jvn, don't they have the same effect on
yov?Printers Ink.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-06-23

Many years ago the wild deer that
roamed through the forests of England
used to dig holes in the earth with
their forefeet. They paved it out
sometimes to the depth Of several
inches, sometimes a foot or more
These holes were called 'scrapes.' and
travellers at dusk or night or those who
were careless about their footing often
tumbled into them. They were laugh
ed at for their heedlessness when thel
came home covered with mud. and as
this frequently occurred after they had
been imbibing bit they were said &c
have got into a scrape." Some Cam
bridge students took up this expires
sion. and thus It came to be applied to
people who had got into difficulties OF
various sorts
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-06-23
Bishop OudIev's Story.

The Lexington Herald retells the
story first recounted by Bishop Dud-
ley, Of sainted memory, of the prayer
Of the river captain for family which
had lost it's all during one of the foods
Of the Mississippi river. AS Bishop
Dudley recounted the incident q meet
ing was held to take up collection
for the destitute family. An old-time
captain of a Mississippi steamer was
called upon to pray. He prayed:
"'Oh, Lord. we beg you care for this
destitute family; Lord, send to them
clothes to cover them, and provisions
to feed them; send them . barrel Of
-four. and barrel OF neal and bar
rel Of potatoes, and q barrel Of onions,
and a barrel of salt, end,s barrel Of
pepper. Oh, shucks. Lord, that's too
blame much pepper"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-06-23
Duck Flew Away From War Zone.

During the first week Of December
q hunter, several miles east of Henry.
eta, Okla, shot and killed Harle-
quin duck, a rare species in this part
Of the Southwest. Attracted by the
birds beauty of plumage and mark
ings, the hunter carefully scrutinized
his trophy, on one leg Of which he
found a metal band marked "24 Ber-
lin Zoo" The duck was mounted by
Guthrie taxidermist, and is now the
property Of Mr.. Walter Wilson Of the
First National bank of Henryetta. The
probable route of migration of this
duck is regarded as Of interest to or
nithclogists. Crossing the northern
Atlantic in its fight from Germany,
the duck reached the shores of Amer
lea, and then proceeded far inland on
it's southwark flight. Naturally, the
noise and disturbance Of war in Eu-
rope is attributed as a possible reason
for the ducks long journey to a new
land. 1t is hardly thought that the
voyager came across Asia by way OF
Boring sea.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-06-23
French Colonial Possessions.

The French possession of Indo-C China
comprises the colony of Cochin-C China,
the protectorates Of Cambodia. AMMAN,
Tonkin and Laos, ard the territory OF
hwong- Chow-Wan, leased from China
an area embracing approximately
$4,000 square miles. The population
Is estimated at 100000. of which
about $4,000 are Europeans, the rest
being natives, savage tribesmen, Chi.
nese, Malays, and Hindoos. The prin.
cipal city as well as the principal port
OF entry is Saigon, Cochin-China
There are now 1873 miles of railroaT
operated in Indo-China.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-06-23
His Preearlou, Condition,

Il overheard someone saying thax
youI nephew, Emmett Uckles, is lying
In . critical condition. What IL the
nature of his complaint"
He isn't making any" replied
Uncle Fogy. 1T is his wife who Is
doing the complaining. You see, En-
NETT went to Kansas City not long
ago to buy goods, and few days after
his return there came dainty note
signed Your Little SUNSHINE It fell
into his wife's hands, and he has been
lying ever since. should call his con
6ition middlin' critical, too, for don't
see how in tunket he Is going to
salsify his way out of it"-Kansas
City Star.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-06-23
SEEING Around Corners.

There are many insects which have
very much larger field of vision than
We have. This is due to the greater
concavity of their eyes. enabling them
10 see around the corner. SO to speak
behind and at the Sides This devel
opment In man would have its objec
uonable points, but also its good ones
cot the least of which might be the
detection Of pickpockets.--Ch ambers'
Journal
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-06-23
The Sun In Writer

In winter we are 100000 miles near
er the sun than in summer Some
may think that If this statement is
true we ought 10 have warmer wealth
er in winter than IN summer. but il
must be remembered that the heat We
receive from the sun depends very
much upon the direction of its rays
In summer the suns rays are more
vertical than in winter; hence the days
are warmer.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-06-23
- - = = = =
Fish Failed e RoeooNA

For some hours the angler hal -
on the river bank. patiently Visiting
always waiting. s.a -f~sfs .
A stranger to the place had been
watching him for some time. At last
Ee went up to the old man and asked
casually: "a ef.
How are the fish In these parts r
The old fisherman rebated bis hook,
threw IL back into the water and then
turned calmly to his questioner.
Well he replied grimly, Il really
can't say. I've dropped them line
every day for nearly a week now. and
I've had no reply yet"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-06-23
How Smoking Injuries Health.

Laboratory work at the Paris Medi.
cal college indicates that tobacco
smoking does injure the heart, but
not, as generally supposed, on account
of the nicotine present. Tobacco with
various proportions Of nicotine was
used in the tests, and the effect on the
heart was the same. Oak leaves were
found to produce very much the same
result as tobacco, and the conclusion
reached was that the harmful effects
are due to products Of combustion con.
tanned in smoke of widely different
origin