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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-03-24
a caxss Of Xnrest.

Undoubtedly for everything there is
IN ample cavse. Far be 1t from the
likes Of me to knock on natvre's laws
Byt why do modern architects ASSUME
that u is v and carve in stone tina,
palpable and bold absvrdity? The Ian
gvage vsed to be so poor. SO terribly
in debt, that it coyld not afford I
to grace the alphabet
Bvt now that we possess the q with
soft and graceful cvrve, of vnexcelled
docility and willingness TO serve, VIII:
do they carve Vnitcd States and pvblit
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 Y impresses some Of VS.
cheap and gavdy blvff. which parvenvs
may pvll in place Of more substantial
stvff. bvt people who are fashioned owl
of vnpretentiovs dvst view all svch of
lection with an vnassvmed Disgust
Svch exhibitions always make me
very glvm and blve Now. honest In
jvn. don't they have the same effect or
yov?-Printer's Ink
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-03-24
the ARMY TITLE ORIGINS
Nance o. ofliciai Positions Go Back
to Crock and Roman Days-Some
Curious Derivatives.

An article on the origin of the names
OF weapons of war has led us to specu-
late idly on the origin Of rank in the
army, with more or less interesting re-
suits.
We find that private" comes from
the Latin "privatus," meaning de-
prived. Probably that's because the
humble private is deprived of the priv
ileges Of his officers; or maybe it is
because he is deprived Of his freedom.
At any rate the Latin term is prettier
than the Greek. The Greek private
soldier was called "idiotes'' and he
was supposed to be SO ignorant that
we derive the word idiot" from him.
Corporal" is corrupted from cap
oral" and its root Is the same as that
of captain" from "caput." head. The
corporal is q sort Of head private, in
theory. A sergeant is higher rank, but
the derivation of his title is lower; for
sergeant" is from the low Latin "serv-
iens," meaning a servant.
Captain" we have considered; it's
C6I ilCI III Ii ID V0PitoA hA0 ~ 40 tAuS
in the Spanish. Lieutenant" is 30
cum tenens"-one who takes another's
place. The old English form was
'1ieftenaunt," and from that pronuncia-
ton "leftenant" still fingers in Eng
land. Major" is simply the Latin
word for greater" and mayor" is on
ly another form Of the word in diff
ferent application. Colonel" is from
the Italian "colonnella," meaning lit
tie column. How the little col.
umn or regiment, gave its name
to the commander thereof is some
what uncertain. Cadet" Is On inter
esting word It comes from the Gas
con "capdet" and means a little cap
tain, or the youthful member Of a
head family" cleveland Plain Deal
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-03-24
GETTING Into q Scrape.

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 they
came home covered with mud. and as
this frequently occurred after they had
been imbibing bit they were said to
have ''got into scrape." Some Cam
bridge students took up this expires
sion. and thus it came to be applied TIC
people who had got into difficulties OF
various sorts.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-03-24
Thu Sun In Wintar.

In winter we are 100000 miles near
er the sun than in summer Some
may think that If this statement is
true we ought to 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 SUMS rays are more
vertical than In winter; hence the days
are warmer.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-03-24
City Men Better pexeIopsd.

City men are better developed than
country men, according to the report
Of a German army surgeon, who bases
his statement on the result Of the ex.
animation c. 10000 soldiers. He says
the farmers were inferior in carriage
and In development Of bone and mus.
Gle, and that he found among them
more cases of curvature of the spine,
fiat-foot and varicose veins than
among the city men.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-03-24
sherman,s Phrase Indorsed,

General Sherman's epigram, War
Is hell" has an apt paraphrase in a
personal letter recently received from
surgeon Of the British forces in
Flanders: This war, as see it here,
in the trenches" he says. may be
summed up in three words-mud,
blood and blasphemy." The atmos-
phere Of Flanders, it will be remem-
bered by readers of "Tristram
Shandy." is conducive to. profanity
Our armies swore terribly in Elan.
ders," said Uncle Toby.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-03-24
EreezinQ Water.

Water contracts Until il is re,.ncpt'
. degrees and then expands III!
reeZes The expansion of fruZeu
or Is because the ice crystals iii ;
loosely than the paiti les %: watei j.,
sine cu5i,. inches nf wafer will
ONE. when frozen Ten ei:bir III,
ice
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-03-24
Uses and Abuses of Fertilizers
RoThAMsTED EXPERIMENT STATION AND FERTILIZERS.

8 RoThAMsTED EXPERIMENT STATION FERTILIZERS.
The Third Of Articles
The Rothamsted
into the laws
out plan OF farm by which soil fertility could be maintained
at minimum
The Rothamsted 1897
Bennett wes began experiments his private He
fertilizer Manufacture certain sense as he % discovered s a. process
for bone into the suphurc acid
he managed for about thirty
agricultural
% no vn % IN @ sas John M large
parts of the civilized world board
Twenty Experiment. on Same P,o..
Among many other things that
animal manures determine
crop the investigator wished
to work Small plots would be for the
animal and series
throughout entire while
were Continued for TWENTY YEARS. and @ results me same experiments
the following
pounds a
@ 5 sssS ss; $:s'; "a
s sss ds eans 81, % the as
Larger Yields Were Always Obtained.
land 1ns @ p ped Hn 2 the sss s a o
% there doubt
10 900 %
lime
Of
Plot
Plot
Plot
In in
substantial fertilizers
that remained unmanured.
The object giving the above information bring
farm crops subject old farm Of education aad
Rothamsted
that salts and e mineral when applied together
naure
o applied with
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-03-24
Fish Ealled "a Rasnnnd.

For some hours the angler had sat
on the river bank. patiently waiting,
always waiting.
A stranger to the place had been
watching him for some time. At last
ie went up to the old man and asked
usually:
How are the fish in these parts p
The old fisherman related his hook,
brew II back into the water and then
urned calmly to his questioner.
Well" he replied grimly, II really
ant say. I've dropped them q line
very day for nearly q week now, and
We had no reply yet"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-03-24
EnoIisb Women "Man. car..

Woman tram conductors have now
appeared on the electric cars Of the
Leeds (England Corporation tram
ways. The first corps, composed o
20 young women dressed in blu,
serge tunics and skirts with red fac
ihgs and wearing uniform caps, ha.
proved satisfactory, and it Is stated
that the number to be employed ma.
reach 200. The rate Of pay proposed
Is the same as that of the men.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-03-24
Seeing Around Corners.

There are many insects which hav
u very much larger field of vision tha
we have. This is due to the create
cOncavity OF their eyes. enabling then
to see around the corner SO to sraa'
behind and at the sides This Geyt
opment in man would have its obit-
tionabIe points, but also its good oii .
not the least of which mighI leo =
detection Of pickp,n'kets- & haD.y
Ionruai
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-03-24
An Oversight.

What do you think Of his nerve
exclaimed the old man, who vas motto
riously tricky in business. HE Gale.
me barefaced robber"
"Oh. WE'LL replied the man VIII
knew him, probably in his excitemen
he didn't notice your mustache."-Nev
York Globe.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-03-24
ShippIno Industry Worried

shipping INDUSTRY WofTieo.
Lake Superior shipping interests de-
,lare that they will never be able to
move the 100000 tons of iron ore
1t which the demands Of next years
teel contracts have been estimated.
The big Minnesota mines are ct the
'eight Of their prosperity along with
he rest OF the steel industry.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-03-24
Economy Urged.

Economy has become q word OF
unusual interest In the last year,
though naturally to a less extent in
the United States than in Europe. Our
training has not fitted US to appreciate
is dignity and cultural worth in both
theory and practice."-American Cook
cry Magazine.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-03-24
But None For Him.

ANY letters for meY
What name?
Jason Howiet"
"Um-m-m. Nope"
That's strange
Expecting any?"
ing the other day tibet there was enough
letters sent through the postoffics las
year to give every man. woman ant
child twenty three each, an l thought
I'd come in for my share "-Pittsburgi
Chronicle-Telegraph.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-03-24
Robins Peculiar Affection.

A robin which Edward Beltraado .
Red Lion (Pa.) shoemaker, sa@e ed from
cat has developed such an affection
for its rescuer that when other robins
in the vicinity migrated 1t remained
behind
Although the bird was never Gagged
1t does not stray far from the shoe
makers shop. coming there at inter
walls during the day and sleeping in
the shop every night.-New York
World.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-03-24
Take Places Of Soldiers.

Berlin has five schools where WON
en- are taught the art of conducting a
street car through the crowded thor
oughfares. Each week between 200
md 400 woman conductors are gradu-
ited to take the places Of men called
to the front.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-03-24
Busy Official.

In = recent examination paper for .
10Y clerks post was this question:
IT the premier and all the members
# the cabinet should die, who would
.f1ciate?"
Robert. . boy ~ fourteen, thought
'or time. trying IN vain to recall who
anne next In succession. At last I
Apply inspiration came to him, and be
answered:
IL admfnnnne.-Ek2nnl
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-03-24
Another Reason.

They call her the human graphic
phone"
''Just because she buzzes bitT'
Its on account of the airs she put
On."-Louisville Courier Journal.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-03-24
irarninn Dli;Iinn

BILL Wheic~ youI brother,
Jill-Ch his cu'' ntnwn ;r:,rn'h
ill
'Ah. Is ne g.:i.i:: Il: I'. il So '!iti
No. a dentist Yslkc"S Sia;n--
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-03-24
Great knowledua.

Does he know anything about {;
carr"
II. certainly does. He knows hoy
TO s-ai it after 1t gets woro out
Puck.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-03-24
Ani6r.., rnrnna,..

Artificial turquoise is made In Eu
rupe ~ scaling ivory which shows p.
grain IN Z saturated solution Of am
mon1Acal copper oxide until the q.
0Eun shoAe = reachea
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-03-24
lee-Breaker Of Value.

An ice-breaking steamer built II
Sweden for the Russian government
aas cut its way through ice fields g.
FEET thick. It Ii now of great value i,
keeping the harbors open for war sup
plies,
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-03-24
That Wsddinu Ess.

Mrs. Benham- Did you pay the MN
tster In cash? Benham Yes. fool thas
was. II | hadn't could havs
stopped payment on the check. New
York Globe.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-03-24

Drought Affects Ostrich Feathers.
Largely because Of the grea:
drought In Africa. the supply Of os
trich feathers is smaller In quantit,
and inferior In grade.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-03-24
Anatomical.

Ske sang softly leaning in the cradl-
Of MS arm. her hands In his, theil
hearts In each others harAs.-JacI
.ondon's Martin Eden"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-03-24

BE of good cheer .irm' death
know Of certainty that 10 ev;l
happen to Il good man. either il irs
after death Plato
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-03-24
Eama.

vigwag -T,on'f you ever long fc.
f~np7 Hal nrpe-Oh. don't know
Esme ml!y .,.ak.s It that much hartie'
foT r,a u lodge your creditoes-Phil
ade4saia Recoesi
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-03-24
Carrots Fed Cows to Colo, M.

Car1fiiS a.e some, INES Ted !
ne cows butter A-:ia l. nN );
when yellow. bit "n.y In nv
ne matter from the c"w'> tit
snd reside
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-03-24

without kind Offices and useful serv
ices, wherever the power and oppoi
tunity occur. love would De a hollow
pretense.-Coleridge
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-03-24
Mot Eoe Liz aus;nss.

But they say" remarked the rstro
'he has a good head for business
NONSENSE" replied the barber
why, he's absolutely bald"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-03-24

Our chief want IN lffe h somebody
who shall nakf as do what We can
5his Is the ss+vH~ ~ . ftlsaA-um~
son
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-03-24
APPLE DUMPLiNG-sAKED.
APPLE SALAD.

+ Scoop out the center of eight red
+ apples with q vegetable scoop. Mix
+ with equal parts of finely chopped
I. celery and boiled dressing. Fill
I. apple shells and serve on bed of
!. curled celery. To make boiled
: dressing take 8 tablespooCfuls of
+ butter. / teaspoonful of salt, tea
!. spoonful of mustard. 4 cupful of
: hot vinegar. u teaspoonful of pa
I. prika, / cupful of milk, egg yolks.
= Cream butter, add seasoning and
, hot milk: pour on to the egg yolks.
= Cook in double boiler until thick.
7 add vinegar, strain and serve.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-03-24
APPLE PUDDING A LA ZOU-
AVE.

Pare four good sized apples and
; CRATE them into pint 0. milk
= Add one-fourth pound Of almonds.
blanched and chopped; one-fourth
= of grated nutmeg and the yolks
) of three eggs beaten with on=-half
, cupful of sugar. Stir until sugar
, is dissolved and bake IN Il mild oven
, until the custard is set Feat the
. whites % the eggs to a s,in froth
, Add three tabl~spoontuls OF pow
: dered sugar Beat q gain Until fine
, and dry. Spread this yer the tc9
, Of the pudding, dust thickly with
powdered sugar uni put in oven q
; few minutes to brown Serve cold.
: [Conrl.ta copy Of 30 apple recipes
can be ohia ned free by a-o,,'in.
, TO the secretary Of the Virginia
State Horticultural society. Wit
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APPLES WITH BOILED RICE.

Z apples. ta5lespoonfuls of pow
? dered sugar L cunful Of water.
z juice of y lc-lca. heaping table
3 spoonful cf butter
Z Pare, core AMI quarter apples.
Z Place in earthen baking dsh IN s.n-
Z gle layer Sprinkle with powdered
: su,-sr and lemon Juice Adj water
2 and the butter divided into small
? - T-5e in " oven. bast-
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Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-29
DANNY GOT LATE START New Haven Has Good Chances Next
 Season.

The New Haven team in the East ern league, guided by Danny Murphy of this city, and Connie Mack's right hand man, started altogether too late in the season to show winning form. This was due to the fact that when other Eastern league managers had their players in camp, Manager Dan ny Murphy's only material was franchise. Danny had to go out and get team. The New England league material had been pretty well picked over by the clubs on the other end of the circuit. Even the available players from the Colonial league and major league ~castoffs had been gob- bled up by the other Eastern league clubs. Murphy picked up a few play CTS, and then was obliged to get a club together from the youngsters who reported at the Rock of their own accord and kindly offered their ser vices. He opened the season with a bunch of fifth-raters, and naturally found the going pretty hard. From time to time Murphy got hold of a good player and worked hard to teach baseball to his crew of youngsters. It was well into August before he really got the Murlins to going, and when they did hit their stride they looked like champions.
 The first real turn for the better came when the Shannon twins jump ed the club. Here were two boys who liclIl DSSIl IOOhCu over Dy some DIE league scouts, and whose heads were altogether too large for Class D base ball. They gummed up plays, fell down in the pinches and hindered the progress of the New Haven club. When they jumped-and they couldn't have thought of anything more bene- ffcial to President Collins and Mana ger Murphy-Lou Courtney was placed at short. Bill Nutte- sent to center, Red Whalen assigned to third base and Reed of Hartford hired for right field This was the making of the Murlins, and from then on they played mighty fine ball and won a big percentage of their games.
 The New Haven team, as it stands today, is by no means a weak outfit. Danny Murphy has worked wonders with the squad. It plays better in- side ball than any club in the league, and as a defensive club shines.
 New Haven loses Catcher Mickey Devine and Pitcher Rube Bressler at the close of the season. Devine goes to the Boston Braves and BressIer back to Connie Mack. But to date none of the other members of the club have been chosen for major league duty. This gives Manager Murphy a:
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-29
BILL KLEIN FIRST
 UMPIRED AT NEW LONDON
Peer of Arbitrators Had Quite a ses-
 sion With the WhaIers in 1902.

No noted parsonage in sports ever went into a contest for the first or any other time under more trying cir cumstances than did William J. KIem. the peer of uTnpires. He began life with a battle.
 In 1902 Klem was employed by a Bridge building concern in Pennsyl- Van1a- He was a time-keeper, and in spare moments he umpired ball games. He got to be pretty good at it. There were calls for his services from oth- CT than local teams. He liked the work. and in that same year when a chance came to branch out as an un- pire he accepted it. He "arbitrated'' his first professional game at New London in 1902.
 The New London club was playing Bridgeport, and hesrivaIry was sharp, not to say acute. New London was ahead, 1 to 0. in the sixth inning. when there came a play at second base in which K1em called a New London runner out.
 The. New London captain rushed LID to Klem and declared that the Bridge port fielder had dropped the ball. The bleacf1ers set up an indignant howl to the same effect. The captain pro- longed his wrangling and Klem drew his Watch-something he never does nowadays, for he has learned how to handle situations without that.
 Get batter up there or I'll for felt the gaue!" exclaimed Klem.
 See those boys up there,'' the cap tain retorted.; pointing to sthe bleach CTS. You don't dare to sforfeit!"
 Twenty seconds to get 8 batter up
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-29

Brooklyn. ". r, Sept -es.-Philaael- phia overwhelmed Brooklyn today by e score of to in the first game Of their final aertes, the result of which may prove a decisive factor in the National League pennant race. By lyn's lead to less than half game. The contest which was w1tnessed by 6 big crowd was ans sarratto exhibition. Both teams made costly errors and brilliant plays.
 Alexander was on the mound for Philadelphia and although he was not at his best. he outpitched Cheney. who started for Brooklyn and who was wild and ineffective. A one- handed catch by Paskert was the field ing feature. Luderus and Daubert led at the bat.
 Philadelphia gained the lead by scoring three runs in the second. Cra- vath walked, Luderus doubled aEd Cravath scored on Niehofrs out. Lu- derus scored when Cheney threw wild on Killifer' 8 lbunt. Alexander brought in his battery mate with a sacrifice fly.
 Brooklyn came back with one run in its half of the third. Myers got the first hit off Alexander after two were out, went to second on Daubert's sin gle and scored when Niehoff misjudg- ed a fly by Stenge1. Cheney had a wild streak in the fourth and Phila- delphta annexed four moro runs. Lu- derus singled and Niehoff walked and both advanced on wild throw by Cheney. Coombs went into the box for Brooklyn and issued a pass to Killifer. Wheat permitted a single by Alexander to get through him and Lu- derus. Niehoff and Killifer scored while Alexander went to third, SCOT ing on a single by Paskert.
 Fighting gamely, the league leaders obtained two runs in the fifth on sin gles by Olson and. Miller, a base on balls to Coombs. a tumble by Ban croft and Daubert's out. Paslzert robbed Olson of an apparent home
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-29
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL
MARKET REMAINS ACTIVE.
United States Steel Furnished 20 Per
 Gent. of the Dealings.

New York, Sept. 23.-Resumption of leaders, probably United States Steel was the most noteworthy feature of today's market, in which trading for the twentieth successive full session extended well over one million shares, approximately 1850, 900. Of this total, United States Steel furnished not less than 20 per cent, fluctuating between 115 IA and 11S 3-8 and closing at 11S 1-4, a net gain of : points.
 Its chief rival was Republic Iron and Steel, which has been conspicu- ously strong of recent weeks, and to- day made an extreme rise of points to S2, a new record. Earnings of the company are so large as to leave ltt,e doubt of the payment of remaining back dividends on the preferred stock, leaving the way open for dividends on the common.
 Coppers were among the other strong shares, Inspiration making a new maximum at So 5-S, with heavy dealings in Kennecott and Anaconda~ Failure of the Inspiration directors to increase the prevailing rate of divi- dend had no material effect.
 Motor shares and allied issues were mainly at higher prices General Mo- tors repeating it's recent record price of 761, with unusual activity in Willys- Overland, Studebaker and Wells. Shipping shares were reaction dry dlIef edTly strength, put sugars yielded none of their advantage, South Porto Rico rising 6 points.
 Equipments and munitions were sub ject to varying changes, Bethlehem Steel gaining almost 70 points, with an additional 4 1-4 for General Flee tric, which reports credit with an in creased or extra dividend disburse- ment at an early date. American Can Texas Company and some of the new ly listed utilities, such as Ohio Gas and Columbia Gas, were higher by one to two points.
 All the strength shown by rails was dissipated before midday, after which those issues forfeited much or all of their gains, Reading and Union Pacific denoting pressure or liquidation.
 Bonds were strong, with special ac- tivity in international issues. Total sales, par value, were $6,875, 900.
 United States bonds were unchanged on call