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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-03-16

While I am well rooted in my French
and Latin soil, l have travelled fal
through the world, and one may be
neve me when say that have found
no city that more resembles Paris In
its ways and the characteristics Of its
inhabitants than New York. Even
London, admirable as 1t is, is more
apart. This Is not to say that New
York is not profoundly original, but
that between 1t and Paris there art
parallel originalities. The gayety OF the
streets; already certain aspects Of pic
turesque antiquity: the atmosphere OF
welcoming; the vivacious spirit. cordia
hospitality and disinterested enthusi
asm for talent, merit or novelty; a Ger
tain Quickness to adopt and to discard
ideas, art movements and people; |.
restlessness at times too feverish; i;
love of pleasure, elegance and luxury
a tendency to respond instantly and
one man to any great and internationa
event-all this is what makes Of Pari
and New York, each In its own partici
lar way, with its little faults and gran,
qualities, the two most sympathetic
the most electric" cities Of the ci,
ilized world.-Jules Bots in Century
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-03-16
An Ant That Snina

The spinning ant ia found in India,
In Ceylon, in the islands Of Malacca
and in Australia. This ant weaves it,
nest between two leaves Of a tree,
preferably the mango. 1t begins to
build or to weave by drawing TIVE
leaves together. To do this 1t runs q
line Of its working material-material
similar to the spiders thread-the
length Of the leaf and around 1t. While
at work 1t clings to the leaf with its
nails and at the same time draws on
the leaf nearest to it with its mandi.
bles. Sometimes the two leaves suit
able for nest building are too far apart;
then the builder calls In It's fellow
ants. and they help to form q chain.
Each ant clings to the waist of its
netghbor by its mandibles. Thus en-.
chained, they work to build the nest
Of their comrade :
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-03-16
The First Atlas.

The first modern atlas was the work
Of Abraham Ortelius. a Dutch geogra-
pher. who died 51s years ago. His
monumental treatise, entitled The
atrum Orbis Terrarum," was first pub
hshed at Antwerp In 1870 and was re-
vised and reissued five times during
the authors lifetime. 1t was a folio
volume containing nearly a hue bred
maps, representing the different eoun-
tries and continents as they were then
known. Although this atlas was j
momentons achievement, yet brigh:
schoolboy today could draw maps from
memory with a better approximation
to correctness. Even England and
Scotland appear in this pioneer volume
with amazing distortions of coast line
and relative area, and many other
maps In the volume bear only a slight
resemblance to those Of today.-New
York World.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-03-16
The Art Of OptimIan,.

Live In the active voice intent on
what you can Go rather than Oh what
happens to you; in the Indicative mood,
oncerned with facts as they are rather
han as they might be: In the present
tense. concentrated ON the duty In
hand without regard for the past or
worry about the future: In the first
.'erson. criticising yourself rather than
condemning others; In the Singular
number. seeking the approval Of your
own conscience rather than popularity
with the many Whoever lives the life
of such unselish devotion to the good
Of others and Of all nni lives 1t in the
active voice. indicative mood. present
tense. first person. singular number. is
bound to find his life full and rich and
glad and free-is bound. IN other words.
% be an optimist.-William De Witt
HYDE
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-03-16
How Leaves Purify Air,

It has been calculated that single
rec is able through its leaves to purify
the air from the carbonic acid arising
from the respiration of considerable
number of men. perhaps dozen or
even more. The volume of carbonic
acid exhaled by human being In the
course of twenty-four hours Is put at
about 100 gallons. but by Boussin
gault's estimate a single yard Of leat
surface. counting both the upper and
the under side Of the leaves, can. In
favorable circumstances. decompose at
least a gallon Of carbonic acid day
One hundred square yards of leaf sur
face then would suffice to keep the
air pure for one man. but the leaves
Of tree Of moderate size present a
surface Of many hundred square
yards. All other forms of vegetable
life act similarly In abstracting the
noxious carbonic acid from the atmos-
phere.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-03-16
The Great Secret.

The regulation OF our time Is more
important than the effort to get mon.
ey. When We know how to regulate
our time enough money will always
come. Earning a living is only a mat
ter Of learning how to spend ones
time. And singular as this may seem
it is not the time spent in earning q
living that counts SO much as the time
spent when we are not earning 1t. II
is what you do when you don't have
to do anything that tells in the long
run.
When. therefore. you are not bus,
trying to make both ends meet spend
your time in associating with million
aires and people who have nothing t.
do but spend enormous incomes You'll
be a millionaire yourself before you
know it. If you want to catch q dis
ease always expose yourself to It,
Life.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-03-16
cns View of the Study OF Latin.


II one does not study things because
they train the mind" why. then,
should one study them? The answer
Is extraordinarily simple. One studies
things because they serve purpose.
do not say. mark you. useful pur-
pose, but a purpose-a valid purpose. a
genuine purpose. not make believe
purpose.
Mental discipline Is not valid or
genuine purpose-it's make believe.
Meanwhile the number Of purposes. OF
genuine. valid purposes. is simply In
finite. Learning to read vergil is. Of
course, Just as valid a purpose as learn
Ing to play symphony or learning to
bake pumpkin pie. The test Is. how
ever, not. Did the student get mental
discipline? but Can he read and en-
Joy Vergil? Can he play the symphony!
Will some one eat the pie?
And because people rarely care to
read Vergil, because almost none Of
the thousands who study Latin ever
can or do read Vergil. therefore. in so
far as they are concerned. studying
Latin has no purpose and cannot be
defended as mental discipline.-Abra
Nm Flexner In Atlantic Monthly.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-03-16
Justice White q Great Walker


Chief Justice White could give the
noted Edward Payson Weston a good
handicap and beat him in walking
match. Mr.. White brims over witt
good nature. says Elisha Hanson In
Cartoons Magazine, and he ID vel
come visitor on any street which be
picks for bis rambles about Washing
ton. He probably knows more women
and children in the poorer sections, be
tween the capitol and the exclusive
northwest Of the city. than any othel
Washingtonian. frequently he Is seer
trudging along in the midst Of lot Of
urchins, none Of whom shows the slight
est regard for the great dignity Of hi
office. but who bask equally under the
radiance Of his beaming smiles.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-03-16
FIRST THOUGHTS OF MEDICINE
TIilers Of the Soil Believed to Have
Originated Primal Ideas That
Have Grown.

It IL Of romance that the primal b s
bandman or shepherd conceived of a
philosophy Of medicine while plying
spade or keeping the flocks; that, till.
ing and sowing in the ground, or sit
ting at q mountains foot, a keeper
and commander Of poor beasts" man
became contemplative of the universe
that framed his small body and, by
consequence, thought upon his own
body that held his spirit.
Analog1es were suggested; Of earth
and dust with flesh, Of stones and
rocks with bones.
Then came considerations of the
constitution and process Of greater ma
ture and the application Of both to hui
man and lesser nature.
As men perceived the action of the
four primary elements In the body of
the world and marked that 1t was By
their proportionable agreement that
harmony prevailed therein, SO they i'm
agined that the four elemental quail.
ties, VIZ, heat, cold, dryness, mois.
ture, were to be recognized and
brought into harmony In their human
bOdie9
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-03-16
lmmiurants and the Birth Rate

The figures given out by the censI
bureau showing what is described as ii
astonishingly higher birth rate anon:
foreign born Americans than anon;
native Americans are perhaps not s,
astonishing after all.
It Is common knowledge that the
families Of foreign born parents ar,
larger than purely American families
1t is safe to say that they have beer
for many years, though the figures nov
published are the first ever made b!
the national government but person.
who are distinctly American In thei,
feeling, habits. prejudices, customs and
thinking continue to govern America
and lead the American people
That the more rapid increase Of the
elements brought into the population
by recent immigration will have tend
ency to unamericanize America Is al
assumption that lacks support in ma
ttonal experience. Our experience Is
that America makes Americans Of Eu
ropeans.-St Louis Republic.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-03-16
Fighting Elephants.

Rounding up elephants is In prog
ress in several places in India. At
Sukna nine elephants have been cap
tured and one Of them, q huge beast
refused to eat In captivity. Six were
sent on to Chalsa where one of them
charged the other elephants, and
bowling over one Of them, killed the
mahout. The other day q tusker
charged the only camping ground In
the Tendu forest, but fortunately Q
European assistant prevented panic
Not long ago Q herd took possession
Of the short branch line from Patti
guri to Ramshahi. The driver did
his best to brighten them OF, but at
the last moment one Of the animals
made for the engine and damaged II
slightly, though It was itself thrown
OF the line, and IL believed to have
broken a lar
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-03-16
Feat of n Baseball Pitchor.

Just one pitcher in the history OF
'aseball-that Is. a hurler who was
working in a league Of recognized
standing and Chassis credited Will
oitching two complete games In sue
ession wherein the opposing batsmel
allied to register base hit. A bl:
ritcher sailing under the name O
Gene Wright. who hurled for the Day
.on club OF the Western association
Jack In 1901. on Sept of that season
pitched no hit. no run game agains'
Columbus. He followed up this fea
" turning the same trick against tn,
rand Rapids team on Sept 4.-NeO
York Sun
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-03-16

Efforts Of the dominion government
to propagate render in the Peace river
and Great Slave lake districts In north
western Canada have proved unsuc-
eessful, according to . recent report
On the subject OF the original herd
Of 80. which were sent from Labrador
In 1911, there 10 now but one survivor.
The chief difficulty was the bull flies
OF the north which drove the reindeer
frantic In the summer. The result was
that they stampeded through the
strongest Enclosures their keepers
could build and were lost, or shot by
the Indians. Reindeer have thrived
In Alaska, but apparently the Peace
river country and valley Of the Mao
kenzie were not suitable for them. La
ter an effort may be made to introduce
them in the Yukon, where there seems
to be no reason why they should not
succeed.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-03-16
That indefinite Article,

The rule dealing with the indefinite
article preceding words commencing
with ~" (when pronounced '.yu') does
not appear to be an adamantine one.
Like Macaulay, with his fondness for
AN" university, many Of our best
writer's and speakers prefer to ignore
the rule and back their fancy in this
little question Of euphony. As for the
man in the street, the matter has long
ago been settled In favor of "a" In all
cases where the initial ~" has the
'Ju" sound, partly no doubt because
such phrases as IAN united people" do
not come trippingly OF the tongue and
have an old fashioned. pedantic flavor
And there are sensitive ears that will
prefer "a unique" to the more studied
an unique. London Chronicle.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-03-16

Curtain Of the reservation indiana
stin cling to the calendar Of their an
cestors. The Indian method was to
compute time by sleeps and moons.
4 sleep u twenty-four hours, and a
moon ID . month. There Is also a
midmoon, where the sun Is ct II
o'clock meridian. This hour is indi-
Gated by pointing overhead.
When an Indian pointed quarter way
up the sky he meant o'clock: when
be pointed quarter way down he meant
8 o'clock. Sunrise was the eastern
horizon and sunset the western.
When there was a moon the time
was indicated In the same way as by
the sun. Were an Indian asked the
distance to a certain place or how far
he had come he would say so many
sleeps. or days travel A sleep. as
describing distance, was about thirty
1--WE miles when walking deliberately
or from fifty to seventy-fve miles If
going In haste with a message.-Phil-
adeiphia Inquirer.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-03-16
calsndars Of the Axtsc,,

Calendars are probably the oldest
form Of literature In the world. The
cards which appear by the millions In
all civilized countries nowadays have
their counterpart among the most an.
Gent known races. The Axtecs. for ex.
ample, were well supplied with icalen.
dars, and several Of them have been
preserved to this day. They were pub.
'ished In stone and set up In public
n1acea
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-03-16
slept rwenty-ssvsn menth..

The curious case Of q singer. thirty
one years old. who has been in a state
Of lethargy for n months. has been
described to the Medical and Surgical
society Of Bordeaux, France, by Pro-
fessor Berger.
The patient was among the troops
mobilised for the battle Of the Marne.
He disappeared. but was found shortly
afterward in Brittany, since which
time he has been sleeping. eyelids
closed, respiration regular, but pulse
rapid. he II sensitive to excitement.
and It u possible to administer liquid
food.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-03-16
Electricity VI. ceurtshtaI

4 prominent resident at East NH
street In Nuncte was much vexed By
the repeated thefts Of electric Mgh,
bulbs from his porch. One night h
kept watch and caught q well-knewn
young man unscrewing the bulb from
its socket.
The young man begged for lsaity.
and said the light interfered With III
courtship Of young woman Across
the street The prominent resident
thereafter did not turn on tho veranda
light, and he was rewarded soon b.
the announcement Of an engagemsnt,
followed by . June wedding.-lndiaA-
apolis News.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-03-16
Tibet.

Tibet is all mountains and valleys
There Is scarcely plain worthy Of the
anne. The mountain passes are at a
Ugh altitude and crossed only with
,reat difficulty. The valleys are wei
populated, but the cities are small anu
he houses crude buildings Of mud
walls. The streets. are narrow and
!irty. Northern Tibet is peopled large
Y by nomad tribes, while in the soutl
here is a mure settled population
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-03-16
Wanted to Get Even

Ward was six when baby brother
arrived. He was proud Of the flns
family specimen, but when it came to
be his steady Job to rock the baby
when mother was busy 1t often inter
fered with the more serious business
Of playing. One day he was heard to
remark: Gee, l Just hope we have
one moro baby SO this kid will know
What It Il to have to rock him"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-03-16
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. I miles from Fishers Hill and Il
miles from Capon Road. Some good
timber. This 10 Q bargain II interest.
cd. Write p. O. BOX 273,
Price %, 900.
Apr N-N Woodstock, Va.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-03-16
1imsa Chance.

Il see that Fiji Flubdub. the actress
is so temperamental that she swoon.
at the odor Of tuberoses. So her man
agement has to watch her constantly
"Um! Time brings great changes.
knew her once She was raised IL
4 block next to gas house" Eek
change.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-03-16
Tho Qptimistio Xisxx.

The Rising Young Artist-All that
have accomplished In art ! owe to tn
struggle for the necessaries Of life. Thu
Cartoonist- the way to look q
tiff the cost Of living goes higl
enough you'll be greater than Michel
angelo.-Art Young in Masses.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-03-16
CAUGHT Him.

A small boy whose record for de
pertinent at school had always stOOi
at hundred came home one day re
Gently with his standing reduced t.
ninetyeight.
What have you been doing, m,
son?' asked his doting mother.
Been doing?" replied the young
hopeful. Been doing just as hav,
been doing all along, only the teacher
caught me this time. "-Philadelphis
Inquirer.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-03-16
fOR..SALE

MY seven room dwelling, two
squares from Court House, fronting
100 feet on Church Street, up.to-oate
In all it, appointments, with water,
eiectrie ltghts, bath room and large
cemens cellar, also Gem snt walk-ways
very productive garden, and q variety
OF select fruits. The dwelling 10 new,
architecture, 6rst-clsss, making Il
warm In winter and cool in summer.
Possession given April LIST. Price
reasonable. Apply ~ once to:
Ach 10-H w. N. CALVEKTi
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-03-16
Don,x Do Il Till Th.v .

Don't Do Il Till They Are Rsesiptsd.
How to cut your grocery, meat and
coal bills in half:
Use an ordinary pair Of scissors
Louisville Herald.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-03-16
Laymen's Missionary Movem:n1

SOUTHERN PRES BYTERIAN CHURCH
NEW ORLEANS, LA. MARCH
1915, 1917,
Account this meeting Southern Rail
way will have on sale at W &shing ton,
d. c., and principal stations In vir-
ginia reduced round trip fare tickets
March II, IL and 18th, bearing final
return limit Of March 2lst. Consult
Agents for details or write R. b
DeButts, Div. Pass. Agent, Wash
iugton, D. G.
Feb. 9-5t.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-03-16

The actress You were talking about
Is crazy over free notices."
II should say SO. Even when she
goes to lunch the first thing she orders
is q puff. Baltimore American.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-03-16

Dorothy always begins a novel IN
the middle"
whats that forY'
"Why. then she has two problems
to be excited overflow the story will
end and how it will begin"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-03-16

~Casey do be a great fighter.
"He h thot. Yisterdah he wakes -
miles to Nck Z mon. -
.An' did he walk back, too. ] dunAor
sNo; ~ was carried back "-C'svs'
aand Leader.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-03-16
Woodstock
malrbIeWorks
WOODSTOCK, VA.
Monuments, Tennis and all kinds
Of Cemetery kork.
Lowest prices in the Valley. Give
- . call. e. y. SNYDER
To Our Subscribers.

The date Of the expiration of youl
subscription will be found on every
copy of the Shenandoah Herald.
Please remit without waiting for
statement 10 be sent from this Office.
By:so doing you will greatly oblieg
TIE HERA Id PUBS.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-03-16
When to Take Chamberlain Tablets
r@,, fnal I,,11 ..~H nkrDsl 81.

When you feel dull and stupid after
eating.
When constipated or bilious.
When you have sick headache.
Wien you have sour stomach.
When you belch after eating.
When you have indigestion.
When nervous or Respondent.
When you have no relish for your
meals.
When your liver is torpid.
Obtainable evervhere. adv.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-03-16

No who frosty psaisss ~ hs1eaAa
= Vuschass ard b whe hssH enumse'
49, ~ fnultp q vAat - means q
IN may 1T W RsEtaprAlp WITH -
|lDU-Lavpt3s lat !,
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-03-16
Barber Shop.
Court ST., WOODSTOCK Va.
Warden Fravel, Propr.

Shave. 10 Haircut. Is
Stnge...... IL Shampoo. 10
Facial Mssssge....., -
Tonic Rub. 49,. and 10
Shaving Corpse. i.U0
Shave away frem shop %
Haircut I" 81
Haircut and shave away from shop 81
~ Prompt attention given TO al
customsePs.
A sham Of ths.. vublie patronage
solicited,
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-03-16
One Reassn.

Shell wonder why men lie 30. He
Because their wives are so blamed In
quisitive.-Boston Transcript. -
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-03-16

Men will wrangle for religion, writt
for 1t, fight for 1t. die for it-anythins
but live for it.-COlt0n.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-03-16

Invest you w0ney in the per cent
Certificates OF the Shen. Valley Loan
& Trust Co., Woodstock, Va. Sc
curity unqusstioned. Interest pay
sble semi-snnaAlly, and Certificates
redeemable any time after six months
NO short notice.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-03-16

Put your savings il the SavinR'
Department of the Shenandoah Val
Icy Loan. and Trust Co., Woodstock
Va, at 3 per cent compound interest
Amounts Of 800 and upwards re
ceived. The only savings institu
ton in the county for the accomuIA
ton OF The small savings of lsborin.
men, women, and children.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-03-16
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