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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-11-30
HilY FEAR DEATHS CALF
Philosopher Regards Passing Away as
Only Natural and Good+ears
the Unnatural.

They were discussing death, a little
group Of men, all Of them in the best
of health and the glory of living. Men
of the world, In sense, and enjoying
life to its utmost, the subject of death
was introduced by the announcement
that widely-known man with whom
all Of them had been acquainted had
passed away
One of the party, according to the
Columbus (O.) Dispatch. said he hated
to think Of death. that he was actually
afraid to think of 1t. He so loved life
that death seemed terrible enemy,
and he would like to escape It But
the philosopher Of the party-only he
was not known as philosopher until
he delivered his little parchment
said he could not understand such an
attitude toward death.
II am not afraid Of anything that b
natural" he said. ''It is the unnatural
that alarms me. It.would be unnatural
to live forever, and would hate to be
sentenced to such punishment. But
death is natural I am not afraid Of 1t.
Billions Of people have died; they are
dying every day. Little children have
died and old men and women, and the
birds and beasts oil pass away, and the
fishes in the streams, and every living
thing upon the earth Is to die. Why,
then, should great hulk of q chap
like myself, one who has had and is
having his time, why should I fear
death2"
Not afraid Of that which Is natural?
# only all Of US could understand that
the natural Is good and the unnatural
bad, what splendid world 1t would
be for everything and everybody.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-11-30
Advice In Securing Riches.

Frederick Weyerhaeuser, Americas
enc time lumber king, who died a null
umillionaire, once gave the following
rules on how to get rich: "Mase up
Jour mind to work at something real
y worthy Of work and work hard. The
surest way to make money is to save
money and to use what you have.
Don't be afraid of long hours or con-
slant attention to your work. Work
can be made Joy, an economy. a
pleasure, II you combine an object
worth while with the determined am
bition to win. Any young man can
get rich, can succeed, II he saves, II he
has definite and honest purpose and
h 30 filed with the purpose that work
ceases to be hardship and becomes q
privilege"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-11-30
CURIOUS LEGACIES ARE LEFT
Man Wills Wife a Farthlng, I'd 30
Forwarded to Her In IA Tn.
stamped Envelope.

A gentleman lately left 1.-THE large
oaken walking-stick, with silver head
bearing verses abiding to 1t having
been a sapling grown from an acorn
planted on my great-grandfather'
wedding day." to his nephew, and to
his sister "the damask tablecloth with
figures and armorial bearings com.
memorating the marriage Of Louis ".
Of France"
A liverpool lady. who died lately,
ieft to her nephew-nephews seem to
be specially favored-her doormats,
except parlor mats and the oilcloth in
the hall Perhaps she feared he might
sell the oilcloth and go in for riotous
living ON the proceeds.
The will Of an eccentric lady con-
tanned the following clause: "As to my
sisters, nieces, nephew, brother-in-law,
cousin, nothing shall come from me
to them but bag Of sand to rub them
selves with. None deserve even q good
BY. do not recognize a single one Of
them" Dear old thing! Meanest Of
all, however, was the man who left
his wife q farthing, with directions
that it should be forwarded to her In
an unstamped envelope !-Tit-Bits.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-11-30

The following excerpt from Burney's
History Of Music" published In 1776.
describing the first performance Of the
opera "Bernice" In 1850. indicates that
there Is nothing new under the sun"
even In sumptuous staging Of music
dramas.
There were choruses of 100 virgins.
100 soldiers, 100 horsemen In iron ar
NOR, forty comets on horses, SIX trun-
peters on horseback, six drummers, six
ensigns, six great flutes, six MINISTRIES
playing on Turkish flutes and six 9TH
ers on octave flutes, six pages, three
sergeants, six cimbalists, twelve hunts
men, twelve grooms, six coachmen for
trumpeters. six others for the process
sion, two lions led By two Turks, TIVE
. elephants led by two others, Bernice's
triumphal car drawn by four horses,
six other cars, with prisoners and
spof1s drawn by twelve horses and six
coaches for the procession.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-11-30
The Title "Eng:neer."

It Is unfortunate. according to the
Engineering Record. that in America
most people associate the word sci
gineer" with a man who runs an en-
CINE or a boiler Even the man who
operates the boilers of an apartment
building is called an engineer" al
though tie name is entirely mis-
homer when applied to him, He may
be good mechanic. but he is not al
engineer. The gray haired man who
drives the locomotive CT a transconti
mental limited and who holds the lives
Of hundreds of human beings Il his
care belongs to the very highest type
Of mechanic. but he is not an engineer.
except in the United States and Cana.
da. ALI foreign languages have words
that properly designate the work these
men are doing. In our country there
II no word to distinguish them from
the bridge builder, the sanitary expert,
etc.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-11-30
Flowers Of the States.

Twenty-six states of the Union have
adopted state flowers-offlcial or for
mally agreed upon emblems. Massa.
chusetts is not one of them, although
there is a sort of growing idea, amount
ing almost to common consent, that
the trailing arbutus is our state flower,
says the Boston Transcript. If it is,
we have that emblem in common with
the province Of Nova Scotia. Connect
cut has legally adopted flower, and
1t Is in many respects the finest pos
sessed by any state in the Union. 1t
Is the mountain laurel. There are
flowers more beautiful than our laurel
Of the woods, but its bloom is so easily
conventfonalized, so bright and SO dec
orative, that it is peculiarly fitted for
emblematic purposes.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-11-30
oults Different.

A tenant Of Lord Halkeston. a Judge
Of the Scotch court of sessions. once
waited on him with q woeful counte
nance and said: My lord, am come
to inform your lordship Of q sad mis-
fortune Ny Cow has sgcred one of
your lordship's cows. and fear 1t can
not live" well, then. Of course you
must pay for it" Indeed. my lord.
It was not my fault, and you know
| am but very poor man" II can't
help that The law says you must pay
for It. am not to lose my cow. am
IT. well, my lord. If 1t must be 90
| cannot say more But l forgot what
/ was saying. 1t was my mistake en-
tirely. l should have said 1t was your
lordship's cow that gored mine" "Oh
Is that It? That's quite different At
fair. Go along and don't trouble me
just now am very busy. Be Oh,
sayr-American Law Review
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-11-30
70 Be On nMe
Even the Biggest Men Of A0airs A.
ranos ThsIf sasinsSo 81 Punckw
allty q eafo Guido.

b
i A young Kentuckian Lost Z big for
tune by being 20 minutes late In keep
ing business engagement according
TO the Christian Herald.
| The cheerless old fellow with the
,scythe always gets all that is coming
10 him. And there is many bad scar
ION our fortunes where he has had to
prod us up to the mark.
Time is cheap and we are apt I'd
think We can fitch 1t az we will. But
1t Is always ourselves we rob, not
time.
Maybe you can waste your own time
by being late in keeping engagements
and feel that the loss. II any. Is your
own affair. But 1t also Is the affair 81
the man you keep waiting. You waste
his time, too. II your time Is worth
less, maybe his Is not. He may con-
clude that his time Is worth moro to
him than you are.
In many cases 1t may not matter
much. But one never knows until az.
terward whether 1t matters or not.
And through false politeness We are
usually assured that It does not mat.
ter even when 1t does.
Only the idle and careless, whose
time is Of the least value, can afford to
waste it by looseness In keeping en-
gagements.
1t may be hard to acquire the fixed
habit Of always being on time. but It
can be done. and It Is worth while 70
do 1t.
Great business men have this habit
Men Of great affairs, whose time ie
most completely taken up, are usually
on time. 1t is they who know best the
value Of time and the Importance Of
saving 1t by being prompt
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-11-30
Tha Ola General Muster.

Um1r TIM Gu nhlfftf6 system tfsst
prevailed about seventy years ago the
st2fes w6N divided into districts. each
onS having q company to which all
men Of soldier age were required to
belong and give few days each year
t6n1iiekr$ dir
EvArS year there would be gen
eral muster" at which the various com
panies would gather and under the
Command Of plumsd and bespansled
oficer would perform the various evo-
lutions and go through the manual OF
arms that would strike with awe the
SURROUNDING crowd OF women and chill
dren gathered to witness the heroic
displays Of fathers and brothers.
: These general musters were great
events In the times Of our GRANDPA
fhers. They were social as we'll as
military and often adorned with feasts
Of warlike Provender In one Of his
speeches Tom Corwin told Of general
muster In which the brave militiamen.
with bayonet and sword, charged on
pfc Of watermelons and cut the red
hearts out of the enemy.-Columbus
I Journal
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-11-30

In the days of wooden war vessels
two frigates, or line-of-battle ships,
might be lashed together and fire shot
into each others interiors for an in
definite period. When Paul Jones was
summoned to surrender he replied that
he had not yet begun to fight. At a
distance Of eight miles there would not
be much conversation between hostile
commanders. even by signals, and aft
er vessel is hit there isn't much CUES
don as to its future. A vessel may be
injured by gunhre and get away, but
II floating steel fort IS hit below the
armor belt by torpedo or has its deck
penetrated by fifteen inch shell
which meets expectations in the
promptness of its explosions it does not
remain in sight many minutes. and the
crew can't hoat around On spars until
they are picked up, for there are No
spars In ten minutes the formidable
warshtp goes under and carries every.
body on board Philadelphia Record.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-11-30
Nitiai.T ETrusl Isa.W

4 hAy,an gentleman We're standaAe
before Z picture by Mlllais callet.
trust Me-" In which an e.ierly squire
eonffonts bis daughter. who holds
letter behind her back
The picture admits Of more explana-
lions than one. for Mr.. Millais had
that rare faculty Of putting blended
expressions into his faces which puz
ale us, as the expressions Of real
faces do.
But the one this gentleman was over
heard giving his companion is as new,
we are bound to say, to.thc painter
as to our readers. "You see,' he said,
"she has got letter In her hand
which she Is keeping back from the
man in the red coat. Well, he Is the
postman and has just given her the
letter. l SUPPOSE it's from abroad.
She hasn't the money to pay the post
age, SO she says, Trust me-"
The explanation was given with per
feet gravity and in apparent good
faithA-London Mail.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-11-30
Devil Worship In rlbit.

The religion inculcated By Buddna
had certain cardinal points-the en-
enlargement Of the ascedc life, the
maintenance Of virtue, the exhortadon
to persons of all castles and both sexes
to aim at deliverance from the evils OF
existence and, lastly, the attainment OF
Nirvana.
But in Tibet Buddhism has been
grated on to the earlier devil worship
Of the people, and religion has been
evolved better expressed as Lamaism.
or modified devil worship, 20 that In
addition to the Buddhas and Bod1sats
there have also come to be tutelary
and guardian deities Of Z terrifying
and malignant aspect whose duty 1t Is
to defend the faith and the faithful
people from external attack. These
deities are depicted In grotesque and
terrible forms In all the monasteries.
generally In violently colored nesco
paintings at the entrance. - National
Geographic Magazine.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-11-30
Ancient English Tree,

There grows in the beautiful garden
Of the dowager counties Of Derby, in
England, an ancient oak tree which r.
said to be the oldest one in England.
The size Of the trunk Of this veneer
able oak testifies to its antiquity, but
on stone seat by its side is more d,
rect evidence. The seat bears tablet
recording that Wilberforce wrote n
his diary In 17SS that he well remem.
bered, after a conversation with Pitt,
and before descending int the Vale Of
Keston, sitting at the foot Of IAN old
tree" and resolving to give notice In
the house Of commons that he would
move the abolition Of the slave trade.
The tree in question, which was
therefore good age 100 years ago, Is
carefully preserved with zinc plates
where the damp might gather, and the
branches are held up with iron bars.
but 1t bears goodly crop Of leaves.
and seems good for many years q LIE.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-11-30
difference In complexions.

The difference in the compilations OF
people is due to the varying amounts
of pigment or coloring materials In
the cells Of the skin. Very light PEG
pie have very little pigment: very dark
people. those with dark eyes and black
hair. have a great deal of this coloring
material in their cells. A great many
people are neither light nor very dark
They have less than the dark complex
toned people and more than the light
eomplexiened people. When the haiF
turns gray It u because the pigment
has disappeared Asthis Is due to the
loss Of this coloring material. dark com
plexioned people turn gray sooner than
tight cenplexioned- people. The struc-
turs of the skin showing how these
cer are made in layers can be seen By
examining the skin with q microscope
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-11-30
/ rs
Beino Ones Self.

We owe it to mankind to give eur.
selves as we are to earth's aggregate
of attainment and experience. We are
Indeed to raise ourselves to our Nth
power Of existence and achievement,
but that highest power must still be
our own, individually expressed Even
though our best be poorer than some
one else's Indifferent medium, It will
be thousand times better for us and
for all, that humanity get each unde-.
rived and incommunicable self rather
than that it receive an imperfect and
disappointing duplicate Of another.
And let US remember, also, both for
our comfort and our inspiration, that
he who gives his utmost is at the last
analysis rendering . greater service
than he who, though seemingly be-
slowing much, gives but fractios Of
his possible being and doing to his
fellow men.-Philip Burroughs S6eag.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-11-30
Time to Work Hard.

When fortune begins to smile upon
you is the time you will have to
spunk mp most. Then it is that most
folks begin to take 1t easy-and fail.
Getting into the public eye Is chal-
tenge to make good. There are thou
sands Of others In the same business.
You must surpass them or remain one
Of the crowd. If the place you occupy
gets crowded you must spunk up
little more. Put on little more steam,
a little more brains and push are
needed. Maybe the other fellow is at
his limit now. Keep on pushing to the
front. The courage with which you
strive viii receive its reward. Work
with brain and hand and the victory
Is bound to be yours.-Pennsylvania
Grit.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-11-30
Assist Youna 20 s<ay.

There IL no panacea that will Gurs
the yearning for city life Evidenced BY
the country boys and girls Of today,
but there are certain conditions which
If established will add materially to
the attractiveness of life tn tho couu-,
Try. and should therefore prevent them
from focking to the cities merely 70
avoid life on the farm.
1t is'Snot to be expected that every
person reared on . farm will desire to
follow farming as Q life work. nor 10
It necessarily desirable that all shoul.
do so. Many of the, boys win feel
calling to one or another Of the pro
fessions, and It is probable that II n
lowed to follow their bent, they win
be far more successful and. contente1
than II persuaded to stay with the
farm. The problem II not to force
the boy or girl to remain on the farm.
but to assist them In every war n
making an intelligent choice. Their
choice cannot possibly be intelligent
unless they are familiar with fasm ~
pndsg ~ beqB epadif1anA. rs -
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-11-30


A BAEHad house in. the summer - 3
derry ssifhace. and no one unless mis-
name be Shadrach or Meshacb or
Abednego. could live within its four
walls with comfort, and vet the natives
have made. brave attempt to over
come the difficulties of their situation.
Deep in the ground they have built eel
lars, OF serdabs, and these serve as
cooling chambers The cellars are
kept pretty dark. "The light enters
says one who has lived there. through
small windows. or openings, where. in.
stead of glass, is placed lattice OF
palm filed with q prickly camel's
thorn. Several times day the occu.
pants sprinkle water = these thorns,
and the moisture. cools The hot wind MS
1t passes through the rooms and gives
comparatively refreshing breeze
But toward night these cellars become
unbearably close. and then the entire
city mounts to the fiat roofs where il
dimes and sleeps. boston Transcript.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-11-30
Curious Tjmekeepers.

To ascertain the time at night, the
Apache Indians employed a gourd on
which the stars Of the heavens were
marked. As the consultations rose in
the sky, the Indian referred to his
gourd and found out the hour. By
turning the gourd around he could tell
the order in which the constellation
might be expected to appear.
The hill people of Assam reckon
time and distance by the number of
guilds Of betel-nuts chewed. 1t will be
remembered how, according to Wash
ington Irving, the Dutch colonial as
sembly was invariably dismissed at
the last puff of the third pipe of to.
bacco Of Gov. Wouter Van Twiller.
A Montagnis Indian of Canada will
set up q tall stick in the snow when
travelling ahead Of friends who are to
follow. He marks with his foot the
line of shadow cast, and by the change
In the angle Of the shadow the on-com-
Ing party can tell, on arriving at the
spot, about how far ahead the leader
Is
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-11-30

Paste This on the Family Tool Ghost.
The idea Of this cabinet Is to furnish
amusement to the family when they
have scratched up all the furniture and
done all the damage elsewhere they
can think Of; therefore
! Do not replace or put back anything
that You take out Of these drawers.
Try, II possible, to select and remove
from this cabinet some article or tool
that Is absolutely Indispensable, leav-
ing Il preferably out In the back yard.
II you have anything hanging about
your rosm that 4 Of no earthly MSS
you, might store It IN one oe thsse
drawers.
Remember that the main idea Of hev-
ing tAas cabinet On the premise. y
esa1uauy to MI itMtth utterly useasss
thingA
And remove from II At the sans time
IN Tie useful thihSs.
Patience! Kee1 n II and you ar0
bound to succeed.ELife.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-11-30
phiIsdeIphis'. Bio cleek

The center Of the dial Of the cleek -
Phnadelphia's city hall tswer Is 36i
feet ~ inches from the ground level.
The length Of the minute hand Is 10
feet 8 inches. The weight Of the hand
is 225 pounds. The weight of the dial
fame with glass is dve and one-half
tons. The clock is equipped with a
pneumatically operated thermostat for
controlling an electric governor pro
vided to protect it from extremes Of
temperature. The steel pendulums are
inclosed In cast iron cases to protect
them from magnetic infiuences.-Phila-
delphia Press.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-11-30
1aIlah Rookh- Centenary

n the war holding back any poem
comparable with 'Lallah Rookh," the
publication Of which WIS delayed BY
the Waterloo campaign, and took place
Just q century agof
Perhaps few read the famous ORR
entail romance nowadays, but Moore's
reputation when he wrote 1t was such
that he was able to sell It when he
had scarce put pen to paper. Murray
offered 1000 guineas for It but the
poets friends thought this too little.
and approached Longman. STIMULATING
that the price should be mot less than
the largest amount ever paid for q
poem" '.That," said Longman, twas
the 5000 paid for 'Rokeby,'" and on
that basis q bargain was struck, the
publishers only stipulation being that
4oore's poem should be equal to
SCOTS In length. Even 30, Longman
had the best Of the bargain. Seven
large editions were sold within year.
and Z quarter Of a century later Long.
mans still regarded 'Lallah Rookh" a.
.tAs cream II eopyrishta r--Nanchse
~ 0one1leoe
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-11-30
Eoelsd III. subiac.a.

King Erricus of Sweden publicly con
fessed that he was a sorcerer and ma
gician. He was the owner Of an Ell
chanted cap. which he pretended EN-
abled him to control the spirits anc
change the direction of the winds al
pleasure. So firmly did his subjects
believe in the supernatural powers Of
their ruler that when a storm aross
they would exclair1, "Ah, the king Il
again wearing the magic capy
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-11-30
a..
Caught Him Both Ways.

Il ask you to pay me this BILL" sale
tailor to waggish debtor.
"Do you owe anybody anythingY
asked the wag.
mo, SIR" replied the tailor.
"Then you can afford to wait" And
sR he walked.
"A day or two afterward the tailor
called again. Our wag was not at his
wits end, 80, turning to his creditor
he said:
Are you In debt to anybodyT
yes. sir, / am sorry to say am
swell, why don't you lay?"
II haven't got the money" replied
the tailor. with woebegone counte
nance.
That's Just my case, my dear sir.
am glad to perceive that you can M
preciate my position / always It
spected your Judgment. sir. Give M
your hand. sir. London Mail
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-11-30
French praperY.

The French are pastmasters IN the
art Of draping fabrics. A Parisienne
has truthfully said that French taste
is distinctly feminine and as clear az
the Gallo language itself, says an e1-
change. It possesses the genius OF
curves, the secret Of what is graceful
and the intuition of what brings about
harmony. These characteristics are
all. to be found in French art, French
industries and French c>eations.
1t is in France that we flnd the
work of the most skilful hands, the
Eost artistic jewelry, the richest
clothes and the most beautiful hats. In
foreign countries the idea Of ugliness
or bad taste is never associated with
the women Of France.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-11-30
fsats II Endurance.
mkt r t. HER 81 kuimihs skH SS66fl

Rsate u Endurance.
wHkk & Is HmmH * human SSd6f
aneel
4 bomb throwle has hurled bombs
continuously for forty-one houFss
Thsre are numeroua striking and
moee peeceful rscdkd breaking feetA
4 club swinging chsmpdon once swung
his clubs for forty-six hours without {
moments rest
A young Bxixton athlete once swmf
I blacksmlth's hammer for twelve
hours on end. Then this same modern
Samson belabered q punching bag cor
tinpously Tor fifteen hours at the aver
age rate Of 145 punches . minutes.
A few years ago two renchmen
walked round and round billiard a
Bile, playing game after game ana COW
ering sixty miles for twenty-four con-
secutive hours.
A band Of change ringers once rang
the bells Of st. Martins, Birmingham,
for eight hours without pausing. Iii
A certain Polish lady danced, WIZ
only momentary rests, for thlrty-four
hours, while an italian dancer danced
for fourteen hours at the rate OF eight
cen waltzes an hour.-London Stray
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