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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-04-14
When Honesty" Paid.

The secretary Of the New York
Prison association tells Of the answer
q thief gave to the question us hon
esty the best policy" 1t was in the
Elmira reformatory, where class was
undergoing instruction. A young
man asked permission to answer the
question. II believe honesty is the
best policy" said he, because OF =
case where I knew it to work that
way. See? There was two young
fellows in New York and they was
crooked, see? And they didn't sue
coed. They went to Philadelphia, and
they turned over a new leaf and
agreed to be square and honest. They
opened a clothing store, see? And
they prospered. They got everybody's
confidence, and they borrowed $780,
900 to enlarge their business, and
then they failed and got away with
every cent of the money, which they
never could have done if they hadn't
been honest. See?"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-04-14
To Reform Thermometer.

A sign Of progress is a bill intro
duced by a Pacific coast representa-
tive to substitute the Centigrade for
the Fahrenheit thermometer in gov
eminent publications. When Gabriel
Daniel Fahrenheit nearly 200 years
ago devised the scale which bears his
name 80 degrees below the freezing
point was the lowest temperature he
knew, so he called it zero. But his
graduation has been displaced in the
scientific world almost as completely
as his idea of the extreme of cold.
Scientists everywhere use the Cent?.
grade scale, and the Fahrenheit is in
popular use in English-speaking
countries only.
The Centigrade thermometer is
graduated in a simple and rational
way, the freezing point being marked
zero and the boiling point 100. The
movement for reform of the thermom
eter ought to go hand-in-hand with the
propaganda for universal adoption OF
the metric system of weights and
measures and for uniform decimal re-
lations of coinage in all nations
Newark Evening News.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-04-14
His shaves Stopped AIlmony.

Unable, he claims, to pay the all
mony awarded his wife because of ex-
penses attached to daily shaves, at.
tending the movies nightly and other
more or less princely Injuries, George
Lawson was arrested by Detective
Barnshaw on bench warrant issued
by Vice Chancellor Leaning and sent
to the county jail on contempt pro-
ceedings.
When his wife brought action for di.
vorce some time ago Lawson strenu-
ously objected to the amount of ali
mony imposed by the vice chancellor,
declaring that he was unable to pay,
as he required the ministrations of a
barber daily and seat at the movies
to settle his nerves after day of toll.
The vice chancellor told him to buy
a safety razor and drop the show pas
sion.-Atlantic City dispatch Philadel-
phia Record.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-04-14
"cirIs" at Aae Of Thirty-Five.

Cheer up, spinsters. You are still
young even if you're thirty-five and
melancholy. Shake the latter feeling
and laugh youthfully, for the members
of the Brick Presbyterian church have
solved the age problem for girls.
Yes, It's true, says New York cor.
respondent of the Pittsburgh Dispatch.
You are still a girl at thirty-fve. This
is the age limit they set for admis-
sion of boarders to the new William A.
Barbour Memorial Dr. .4itory for self
supporting young In Ace the young }
women. The age limit to the member
ship is one of the new laws laid down
for the management Of the new home
The building will be seven stories
high and will accommodate 120 youns
women as regular boarders-
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-04-14
URGE KINDNESS TO ANIMALS
Many Reasons Have Been Advanced
as to Why Cruelty Should
Be Avoided.

Here are some of the reasons why
we should do all we possibly can to
protect animals, says an exchange,
/. They are. humanity speaking,
dumb and defenseless.
2. They are especially liable To
cruel treatment.
3. They are the victims Of sciencA
sport, fashion, ignorance and preju
dice.
4. There 10 20 much suffering IN
this world that we ought to do every
thing We can to lessen, and not to in
crease Il.
s. It 10 cowardly and contemplate
to cause . living, sentient creature un
necessary or avoidable suffering.
6. The animals do 30 much for VI
In SO many ways, ministering to oul
needs, that they earn exemption fol
their various races from cruelty, sui
fering and Ill treatment.
Z. Selfish and callous disregard o.
their rights can only react disastrous
" upon the moral nature Of the hu
man family, and make other similal
evils appear excusable. It IL shor
step from cruelty to animals to cru
city to human beings. The parents
who train their children to be kind
considerate and thoughtful for the ami
mails are laying up treasures whicl
they themselves win reap when thos
children are crown up.
3. Al Jeremy Bentham. the grea
| Iurist, wrote Of the claims Of animals
The question II nOt-'Can they req
son. NOR can they talk but can the
GuHeers
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-04-14
Women and the Arts.

believe that woman loves the arts
better than does man She is better
ground for the development of a great
artist, fer she approaches art with
sympathy, while the great bulk of men
approach it with fear and dislike.
shrinking from the idea that it may
disturb their self-ccmplacency. The
prejudice goes so far that. while wom-
en- are attracted to artists as lovers.
men are generally afraid Of women
who practice the arts, or they dislike
them. 1t is not a question of sex, it
is a question of art.-W. L. George in
the Atlantic.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-04-14
snUf MEANT LIFE OR DEATH
Salvation Of Arctic Exploring Party
Depended on Accurate Aim Of
One Man.

After they had existed on the bar.
rem ice-bound Wrangel island for si1
months, the dozen survivors of the ILL.,
fated Karluk of Vilhjalmur Stefans-
sons arctic expedition, were rescued.
A small amount of seal oil and a few
fox carcasses were all that remained
of their food supply, writes Mr.. Burt
NJ. Mcconnell in Harper's Magazine.
Munro had only twelve cartridges left
with which to sustain himself and his
companions.
ION one occasion" said Munro,
latter our food supply had become ex-
hausted and we were wondering where
the next meal was coming from, saw
a seal out on the ice. I crept to
within hundred yards Of him be-
fore had to stop to steady my nerves.
My heart beat SO loudly that thought
the seal must surely hear it.
while I was resting the thought
came to me, IT you miss him, you will
starve'-for seals were very scarce,
and we had seen no other game in
seven days.
Il crept to an advantageous posi-
ton, set the hair trigger of my rifle,
and took deliberate aim. l think
held the gun sights on the head Of
that seal for at least two minutes, but
my hand was too unsteady to make
my aim certain. l lay down on the
ice to regain my composure, but the
thought that if l waited too long the
seal might disappear would not allow
me to rest.
Il aimed again, but my nervousness
again frustrated my aim. l kept say.
ing to myself through clenched teeth,
I'll get you!' and calling the seal all
sorts of names. 1 was cave man
for a few moments. When / had be-
come calmer, / fired. The seal gave
one shudder and lay still.
Il saw and killed only just one seal
after that; so the rescue party came
In the nick of time"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-04-14
His Sixteen Years.
Suffering NosO Ended

IT can say with the greatest Of
pleasure that Foley Kidney Pills were
the only thing that gave me relief
in sixteen years"
Mr.. G. W. Henderson Of Dingle.
Miss, says more than that, too. He
suffered with cystitis inflammation
of the bladder(. 1t went on until he
reached the point where he had dizzy,
weak spells, and sometimes he would
almost faint with pain. OF course,
he doctored. went OF to the mineral
springs and drank waters of rerent
kinds. which altogether cost MIN a
large sum of money. Still no per-
manent relief. Now comes friend
who recommends Foley Kidney Pills.
and after using half a dozen bottles.
his pains are all gone, he sleeps
soundly all night.
When kidney and bladder trouble
comes on you and you suffer the pains
and aches 1t causes, have irregular,
painful secretions and burning SEN
sation, take Foley's Kidney Pills at
once and you will echo Mr., Eepdey.
son~s sentiments.
WALTON & SHOOT
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-04-14
Pigeons Learn to Swim,

The swimming of blue pigeons-the
familiar domestic birds-is the re-
markable sight reported to a Dutch
natural history journal. Some months
ago one of the doves was thrown into
the water in 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 OF
the bath they quietly few out of the
water.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-04-14
Current for Heating Homes.

According to the Electrical World,
electric heating has been seriously
tried in a great many places in Nor
way, and reports made by royal COM
mission indicate that pleasant, even
temperature is possible with an ex-
penditure of from 80 watts to 35 watts
per cubic meter Of space-35 cubic
feet. This will keep the temperature
of a room at "a degrees Fahrenheit
with auxiliary heating when the ther.
mometer registers as low as from 10
to degrees Fahrenheit Under these
circumstances electric heating is as
sumed to be cheaper than other fuel
when the energy can be supplied at
81 to $s.25 per horse power per annun
on maximum demand. - Scientific
American.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-04-14
Pretty Bad.

The barber was very busy and the
chop was full of men waiting for him
to practice his tonsorial ART upon theil
beads and faces
One man, Mr. Blank. became tired
Of waiting for his turn to corne and
started to leave. Although his beard
bad come out pretty heavy. he thought
no one would notice 1t and that he
could come back the next morning
when Hughes, the barber, was not SO
very busy. The barber. not wishing
. customer TO go away unattended to,
accosted him by saying. You're not
leavin' US, Ii you. Mr. Blanky"
Mr.. Blank felt OF bis face and 70.
piled. Why. don't need a shave. dc
Hughes?"
Hughes thereupon looked his Gus
toner over critically and answered
him assuredly: mo, youse don't need
q shave All youse needs is haircut
On de face."-National Monthly.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-04-14

A western Judge, sitting In cham
bers, seeing from the plies Of papers
In the lawyers hands that the first
case was likely to be holly contested
asked, What is the amount in ques-
toni? Two dollars" said the plain
tins counsel. "I'll pay 1t. said tho
Judge, handing over the money. Cali
the next CASE
He had not the patience Of Sir VII
liam Grant, who. after listening for
two days to the arguments of counsel
as to the construction Of a certain
act, quietly observed when they hnd
done. THAT &c. - Ueen rspealed. !"
-ArgonauI
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-04-14
The Sinners of Cecilia

The Slippers OF CeCllld
These are the slippers OF satin viii
That Cecilia wore with her brocad'
gown,
In the far off days of long ago
To the Governors ball in Annap
oils town
Yellowed with age ard the dust o
years,
Long the time since her dainty fee
Have trod the stately minnet
With witching grace to measm Ell
sweet.
Grandmother, dear, of bygone day
Come from the long dead Past &c
And tell me just what they said and
did,
Those ladies and lords of high
degree.
Did the Governor whisper tale oil
love?
(You were fair. it's said, as a maio
may be)
Did you courtesy low and lend an ear,
Or toss your head right scornfuliy
Just slipper white in its satin sheen,
Telling a story of other days
OF beauty and youth, of life and love,
When hearts were won in the olGe n
ways.
Maria Briscoe Croke, in April
Southern Woman's Magazine.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-04-14


Roast Goose the New Years Dish.
Although there are few houses where
New Years day is observed with its
BID time hospitality. the day Is not
wholly divorced from the thought OF
good things to eat One of these Is
roast goose which is perhaps more
liked In England than America. But
even more Characteristic are those ad-
mirabie little cares which come from
Germany and ~hich are imported in
tin boxes. German cooks have made
them for centuries. have lavished their
time and energy on new designs and
new flavors. and the result is cake SO
excellent that 1t must always be the
special delight of the New Year feast.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-04-14

Put your savings in the Saving,
Depar tment of the Shenandoah Val
ley Loan and Trust Co., Woodstock
Va. at per cent compound interest
Amounts of $1.00 and upwards re
ceivea. The only savings institu
ton in the county for the accomuls
ton OF the small savings of laborinl
men, women, and children.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-04-14
Church Directory.

METHODIST EPISCOPAL SOUTH.
Every Sunday at Il A. M. and i:3o
p. NJ. REV. ). K. JAoons.
Pastor
PRESBYTERIAN.
WoodstocA--Ev Sunday II A
NJ. and 1880 P. NJ, except End Sunda,
Mt. JacLson-Second Sunday II a
M. and 7.30 p. NJ.
New Market-2pd Sunday ut 3 2. NJ,
REV. J. A. MCMURRAY.
Pastor
LUTHERAN.
Every SUNDAY II A. N and 7.30
p. NJ. Rev. S. w. KUHNS, Pastor
CHRISTIAN.
Second Sunday, II A. NJ. and 7.3e
p M, REV. j. ID. HAMAKFT
EPISCOPAL
There will be services in the Epis
copal Church every Sunday morning
at II o'ciock--until fui Their notice.
Rev. G. 3. PALMER, Rector.
REFORMED
st. Paul's Woodstock-2d and 4th
Sundays Am. Every Sunday night
Cxlvary-1st and 3rd SUNDAYS A NJ.
Rev NJ M. NOAcKER. Pastor.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-04-14
Hugh M. Carpenter,
UNDERTAKEN,
ST. LUKE, VIRGINIA

Having recent! purchased Joseph
M. Ryman's Undertaking Business.
consisting of full line of burial
goods. will coptinne the business
at the old stand Have had ten years
experience as an undertaken and ha W
engaged an expert e.nbalmer to do
that work when desired.
Low prices, prompt service and
courteous treatment to all.
Phone in residence.
Oct 29-5nos.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-04-14
SHENANDOAH htlfIl
ADVERTISING RAJ .

AEN BETIalNe RAJ K
Advertisements will be inaerted
Ut One Dollar per square Of ten
ines r less, for the first insertion
end so centsfor each ilt.stttnt
insertion.
~ Quarterly o. yearly advar.
hsements by eontr act.
~Unless the number OF inaer,
lions IL marked upon the manu-
script, advertisements WILDE pub.
lished untilforbidden and charged
accordingly.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-04-14

Invest you money In the per cent
Certificates OF the Shen. Valley Loan
& Trust Co., Woodstock, Va. Sc
curity unquestioned. Interest pay
able semi-annually, and Certificates
redeemable any time after six months
70 short notice.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-04-14

The woman who dresses to eX-
cite envy is spending too much
o. her clothes. -The Youth S
Companion.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-04-14

We are not in this world to do
what we wish, but to be willing
to do that which it is our duty
to do.-Gounod.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-04-14
Cheap Grazing Farm For Sale

800 acres, about 100 acres cleared
mostly in blue grass, 20 acre orchard
2, 3 and 4 years old OF improved fruit,
good large barn, good house, 3 good
wells on place. Fine place for poul-
try. miles from Fishers Hill and Il
miles from Capon Road. Some good
timber. This il . bargain If interest
ed. Write p. o. Box 273,
Price %, 900.
Apr DIT Woodstock, Va.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-04-14
To Our Subscribers.

The date of the expiration Of you,
subscription will be found on every
copy of the Shenandoah Herald.
Please remit without waiting for
statement to be sent from this office,
By 20 doing you will greatly obliee
IHE uEaAID PUu1.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-04-14
FOR SALE

Several good farms and town prop
ertis well located. II you want one
q Z bargain, call on. or wriee tos
W. ". LOGAN,
NJ 80. Woo1aosk ".
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-04-14
Barber Shop.
Court ST., WOODSTOCK Va.
Warden Fravel, Pr"pr-

Shave. .. 10 Haircut. Is
SINCE. 80. 10 Shampoo. Is
Facial Massage. 25 III
Tonic Rub. 49,. 6 and 10
Shaving Corpse. -. 100
Shave away from shop rs
Haircut 30
Haircut and shave away from shop 81
u Prompt attention given to a.
customsers.
A shan of the Vublic patropag.
solicited
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-04-14
I EMUFL BORDEN.

L Il. BRUMbACK,
ATTORNEY AND COUNSELOR
AT LAW.
Woodstock, Va.
OFFICE: In 'Lawers Row." former
occupie d by the late z. W. Magruder
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-04-14

" ALTON & SMonT
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1916-02-24

him from the feverish atmosphere of
society into the calm of soulful peace,
as If in some sylvan solitude. She had
only commonplace compliments for
the honor bestowed upon him, friendly
wishes for his success as an aspiring
war correspondent Yet present and
future were obscured to his mental
vision as he looked into her beautiful
eyes Their shrinking depths seemed
to work some alluring power he could
not analyze
A rose had fallen from her corsage.
He picked it up and placed it tenderly
between the leaves of a memorandum
book.
AN amulet" he said in a low, in
tense tone-"may keep it without of.
Tending your"
Her lips formed a voiceless assent.
She was all a-tremble. Her breath
came quickly. In rash impetuousness
he reached to take her hand
"All right. sister, it's getting late"
interviewed Dale. Thanks, Worden.
and again good luck go with you" and
the fairy vision vanished and the
words unspoken that meant happiness
unutterable
Better So" sadly soliloquized wor-
den as he reached home alone an hour
later. What can / offer that delicate
creature OF assurance of the luxury
she is born to? Again, why burden
her with a tie that may mean bereaye-
ment from the FIRST battle field? No
It It better as It is"
Six months TO the day and Ross
Worden. begrimed. footsore. limping
YEARLY, crossed a barren, desolate
stretch Of Belgian territory just az
dusk. He presented the appearance
OF some homeless refugee, war-driven
from shelter and security I'm the dis
lance in almost every direction the
glow OF camp fires showed. and ever
and anon bomb burst in midair
Half mile beyond the open
stretch was q ridge OF hills and be-.
You'd that Ross Worden. fresh from
the country OF the enemy. loaded met.
aphoricaliy with Information that
comprised the "war SCOOP" of the cen.
lury knew where the friendly army
ay Particularly ne scanned tho OBJ
ervatiou towers here and there dimly
,ut.ined against The fading evening
81 ono of them was a signal and tel
egapl tower For that he made. Gag
eriy as "a pilgrim for a mecca.
He hummed q gay tune as he toiled
onward 1t was one played that night
OF the loving-cup episode. lie thought
Of Nella. lie took from his pocket his
memorandum book. From between its
pages he tenderly lifted the rose. now
faded. TO his lips
An tor her sake was he glad that
striking out on an independent line,
De had penetrated to the very heart
o. The enemy's country, was returning
Win secret and exclusive information
which. blazoned forth 70 an interested
reading world. would signalize intrepid
EFFORTS and place him high among the
great war correspondents Of tho year
with almost q cheer Ross Worden
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1916-02-24
6sNMAiglFp@It
NNQQa@ b!
v ~ ST.
$300,0oO,ooo LOSS is SEEN
Two Million Miles of Unimproved
Highways in United States-Farm-
ers Blamed for Condition.

There are 6.5OO.O0O farmers in the
United States. the most OF whom raise
something for the market" says the
American Highway association.
They have been described by DR.. I.
n. Carver, the Harvard university ex-
pert in economies who was engaged
last year by the department of agri.
culture to draw plans for the organi.
cation of a rural community. as TEN.
peramentally an Independent. head.
strong. individualistic class, and.
therefore, difficult to organize. That
they are difficult to organize is evil
denced by the fact that there are
100000 miles of unimproved public
they must haul their products to mar
ket at loss of approximately $780,
100000 every year, or about the total
assessed value OF property, real and
personal, in South Carolina. That they
are independent of good roads to
their own great loss is evidenced by
the enormous waste OF both money
and muscle in trying to- do business
without good roads and their appar-
ent lack OF interest in compelling their
representatives in legislatures and
congress to provide highways for their
service.
Good roads are equally necessary
to both the production and distribu-
ton Of farm products They are pre-
requisite says Mr.. Houston, secre-
tary of agriculture in his last annual
report, not only to economical produc-
ton and distribution, but to the pro-
motion of the broader life OF commu-
mites. The great need, obviously, is
for roads which will get products from
the farm to the nearest railway sta,
ton, enabling the farmer to haul when
he cannot SOW or reap, and to haul at
a lower rate. to transport his children
to consolidated schools and to enjoy
comfortably his social enterprises
There can be, indeed, no such thing as
community life without good roads. To
assure such life there must be ease or
communication and transportation,
and, as Doctor Carver expressed it.
as the characteristic evils OF urban
life grow out of congestion, so do the
characteristic evils of rural life grow
out of isolation. Except for few rare
souls, isolation means stagnation
"As rule. town schools are better
than country schools because the
means of transportation, or the streets
and roads, are better in the towns
than in the country. On the so-called
great highway between Washington
and Richmond there is a stretch of
about fifteen miles on which in the
fall and winter farm wagons and auto
mobiles sink to the hubs and traffic is
practically impossible, and this high
way between the two capitals must be
judged by the soft and not the hard
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1916-02-24

The pannier drapery and the point
ed bodice, from the coquettish modes
of long ago, are plainly embodied in
the fascinating frock shown here. But
1t follows its pretty and frivolous fore
runner at a considerable and safe dis
lance and has adapted instead of
adopting the original that it compli-
ments so adroitly. The twentieth cen.
fury maid consents to the frivolity of
the seventeenth century gown but
stops at it's foolishness. She has fol-
lies of her own to deal with.
The gown pictured has a full under
skirt of georgette crepe on which a
little outline embroidery in gold ap-
pears at the front, and an underbodice
and three-Quarter length sleeves OF
the crepe. The overskirt, of lowered
taffeta. is cut longer than the under
skirt and caught up at two places at
each side. Wherever required it is
tackled to the underskirt and it hangs
straight and full at the back, covering
the crepe skirt completely.
The crepe underbodice is almost
square at the neck and finished with