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 New Orleans, December 5.-After . rise of 1ac pound in the first ha.a o4 ...s
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-06
Liverpool Cotton
Spot Cotton

SpOt COttOn New Orleans, December 5--Spot cotton quiet 12 points off. Sales on the spot, 62o: to arrive, 475. Low mddling, 2Sc; middling. 2S.SSc: good msddling, 293Sc. Re- ceipts, 9271; stock. 316. 446
 New York December 5.-Spot cotton quiet; middling, 29.S5c.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-10-19
|BuNYAN AND HIS GREAT WORK
spilorimss Progress" Wac First Printed
About q Decade Before the
Authors Death.

The first edition of 'The Pilgrims
Progress was printed In 1878, Just a
decade before the death Of the author.
John Bunyan, who breathed his lact In
the home of London grocer 22S years
ago. The first edition was "Printei If
Nath. Ponder. at the Peacock in the
Poultry, 1875" and second editioa
was necessary the same year. Ten
editions were printed before Bunyan
died, and the book enjoyed a huge
popularity among the lowly and hum
BILE Of England and Scotland, but was
sneered at by the educated classes.
Bunyan was very proud Of the fact
that his work was greatly admired by
New Englanders and by the French
Huguenots. For more than a century
''Pilgrim's Progress" had no standing
In literary circles. "All the numerous
editions" said Macaulay, were evil
IDENTIFY meant for the cottage and the
servants hall, as the paper, the print
ing and the plates were Of the mean.
est description" In his youth Bunyan
was a tinker, and far from pious. e. 1t
Is recorded that a woman, whose char
acter was such as to make her an au-
thority on profanity, declared that he
was ''the ungodliest fellow for swear.
ing she had ever heard in all her life,
and that it made her tremble to hear
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-10-19
MACAW PRICED FAMILY PET
Crippled Bird Highly Esteemed by IT.
Owners Despite UnconquerahIe
Propensity for Mischief.


An old reader sends the following to
the editor of London Tit-Bits:
"We possess macaw which came
to us eight years ago. About four
years ago something came along and
injured one leg, which since then
has been wholly paralyzed and is
tucked up under his wing, no use at
all to him. About three years ago
our pet came in one night with his
eye protruding from its socket. After
q little careful attention the place
healed, but he only possesses one eye
and one leg and is still going strong.
''By the way, have termed the,
macaw as he, on account of having
,christened him Robert; but, to our
surprise, about six months ago he
laid four eggs, but has not laid any
since. We do not keep Robert in q
cage, as he is thirty-eight inches
long from his beak to his tail-tip.
Robert is the only pet we possess,
and is mauled and played with like
kitten. In the daytime Robert flies
away and comes home to roost in the
evening. He has most lovely plum
age of azure blue and golden yellow.
"Robert is great pet of every
ones. except when he goes out on
washing days and starts to take out
the clothes pegs at one end Of the
line and finishes at the other. Then
he gets some blessings, but takes it all
as q joke, and perches in the nearest
and safest place and laughs and talks
while the angry women peg on the
clothes again."
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-10-19
The Iatchstrjno Ia Out

The saying The latchstring is out"
signifies hospitality. 1t Is standing
invitation to visit the party who uses
it. In early times throughout New
England ard other parts of the coun-
try the houses We're built Of logs. and
the door fas:euincs were simply a
wooden latch OH the inside of the door,
which fell into notchcd stick In the
doorpost. TIE simple continuance was
owing to the fact that nails and Iron
were hard Ia get On the inside the
latch was lifted by the hand easily. but
to lift 1t from the outside hole wa-
bored In the door, which was made
slabs, and string passed through
which was fastened TO the latch BY
pulling the sizing the latch was lifted
and the door opened To lock the >or
the string was drawn inside so that y
person on the outside could not use 1t
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-10-19
WRONG IDEA ABOUT ECLIPSE
Many Had Peculiar DeIusion That IL
Would Be Visible From Only
One Certain Spot.

The Manchester Guardian. in Eng
land, makes itself responsible for the
following story: Not long ago, when,
In the usual order of events, there was
an eclipse of the moon-visible at
Greenwich-a man whose work
brought him daily into Manchester
was seen going home about two hours
earlier than usual. Upon being asked
by one Of his train companions to &C.
count for the sudden break in his rou.
tine, he replied that he had to be back
in the city before nine o'clock, because
he had read in his morning paper that
the eclipse of the moon would be Wis
ible from Albert Square from about
that time onward, and he was not 60.
ing to miss the opportunity, as 1t was
a fine night. He lived in the country!
The story recalls the famous incident
connected with Dean Swift, when his
word was law in Dublin, some two
hundred years ago. The dean had an
ncunced that there would be an eclipse
of the sun on a certain day, at a GER
tain time, visible from his house.
Some time before the appointed hour,
large crowds Of people flocked from
all parts of the city and congregated
around the deans house, much to his
annoyance. So much, indeed, did 1t
trouble him, that he finally sent out
word to the waiting multitude that the
eclipse had been postponed, and would
not take place for some time. The
people at once returned to their homes,
disappointed, but unquestioninG-
Christian Science Monitor.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-10-19
DIET AND cHILDREN's TEETH
Modified Cows Milk 10 Best Artificial
.Food-vegetables, Fruit and
Meat Necessary

I Decayed teeth are found In from SO
to 95 per cent Of school children.
Children who are fed exclusively at
the breast for the first six months of
life have decayed teeth in about 40
per cent; those fed on cows' milk in
about the same proportion, while
those fed on sweetened condensed milk
show It in about 20 per cent.
DR.. Joseph Durand says in the Jour-
nal Of the American Medical Associa-
ton that II an infant cannot be nursed
by its mother 1t must be fed on cows
milk properly modified, and that very
early In Its career--about the sixth
nonth-this must be supplemented
with vegetables, fruit and meat. As
soon as itS teeth begin to come It must
have food that will exercise the teeth
and taws-tough meat, bacon rind,
bard crusts, apples, celery. etc. And
the meal should always end with
some fbrUus, preferably acid food
such 0s salad or fruit as these pro 4
sshe . fow e highly elkallpe saltyn
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-10-19
Have You a Oodce Miniature?

There are today very large number
of homes i'll America where the most
treasured pos sion is small old fash
Toned miniature. painted some time be-
tween the years 1928 and 1870, most
likely, and which bears in tiny, unos.
tentatious lettering the name Of the
artist. 81. Dodge" If the miniature
be that Of bona fide ancestor and not
that of the bought variety its posses
sion is better than D. A. R. pin, for
In practically every instance it is all
the proof necessary that the family an
cestor was somebody. For the artist
who painted these pictures did the
most mastery work, and his patrons
represented the statesmen and lead
ers Of their time Henry Clay, An
drew Jackson, James X. Folk. Andrew
johnson. Aaron Burr-men famous
throughout the nation-sat to the paint
er whose art was devoted to the tiny
miniature portraits on lvory.-Ex
change.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-10-19
British Kings Armory.

King George has many almost price
less treasures in his Buckingham pal
ace, but none of them all can compare
in romantic interest with the small
armory of swords and daggers present
ed to his father by a hundred of the
princes and mobiles of India, as tokens
of their devotion to his throne, says
London Tit-Bits.
Il send my most spnS6ials blade"
wrote the maharajah Of MyBore, "as a
tribute to the great lesson we have
learned from English civilization
namely, that the pen is mightier than
the sword" and similar messages &C
companied each gift, as evidence Of
the loyalty which the native princes
of India have so magnifcently demon.
strated In the great war.
OF all these weapons-swords and
scimitars, tulwars and daggers, their
hits and scabbards ablaze with en-
crusted jewels-there Is not one that
has not long and romantic history
Many of them have done deadly work
In hundred battles through many Gen.
turtles; not few were welded by our
own knights in the crusades; all, had
they tongues, could tell stories more
strange and thrilling than almost any
In fiction.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-10-19
Dents In Wood Furniture.

When wood Il badly denied or
scratched It IL often a problem to
know how to get rid Of the marks.
This Il quite easy II the following
plan. suggested by the Scientific Amer
lean. Is adopted. First Of all fold a
piece Of blotting paper at least four
times, then saturate with water, f1nal-
" allowing the superfiuous moisture to
drip away. Now heat fatiron until
1t is about the warmth required for
laundry work. Place the damp blot
ting paper over the dent and press
firmly with the iron. As soon as the
paper dries examine the mark. 1t
VIII then be found that the cavity has
llled up to surprising extent Where
The dent is very deep second or even
4 third application on the lines fndi-
Gated might be tried. Sooner or later
even serious depressions can be drawn
up. and most people who have not
tried this plan viii be surprised at the
result Of the treatment Repolishing
win clear away even the slight marks
that might finally remain.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-10-19
Shotquns In War.

That shotguns should be largely uti-
lized In modern warfare is the conten-
ton Of q number Of military experts.
It is pointed ont that such guns would
be particularly useful to sentries at
night time, as an intruder might more
easily be crippled and captured by q
spreading charge Of heavy shot than by
a single bullet. Moreover. a person
moving quickly might often be missed
by a shot from a rifle, whereas snap
rhot from shotgun In semidarkness
could hardly fail to find Its object.
In the trenches shotguns could be
used with success. A shotgun loaded
With about forty-eight grains Of pow
der and one and a half ounces Of big
shot, with about twenty-five pellets,
would be of much more value than the
rife, as during night attack, either
for attack or defense In semidarkness,
a single charge would hardly fail to in
fict serious wounds on one or more OF
the enemy.-Exchange.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-10-19

Civilians have all h.nds Of trouble
when visiting a military camp, because
they Invariably attempt to pass the
flag waving at re&imentul or brigade
headquarters without paying 1t any
more. recognition than they would an
ice wagon ora garbage can. But in
such places they are compelled to ex-
tend proper courtesy to the flag of
their country There is always hawk
~ 81 !" lionel rooJting III the black
T., ,...' u his tent just behind the col
ors, and wee to the soldier Oh guard If
a. j., civilian go past without sa-
iuting.
When a civilian starts to pass the
colors without removing dis hat the
sentry, knowing that tee regimental
hawk Is glaring balefully at him,
swoops down on the surprised civilian
and sternly says, Take of your hat"
Women, of coulee,, cannot tale of
their hats to the colGrs. but as they
pass the cclors. or the colors are car
ried by them, they can at least stop
talking and keep their eyes fastened on
Old Glory. 30 Herald.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-10-19
HANDY MAN BEST HUSBAND
Incident Showing How the Useful
Husband Is Right on b..
the Job.

Men who can turn their hands to
any sort OF job that needs doing are
very useful as husbands. Mr.. Pickles
was one of these useful gentlemen. His
Rmiable wife asked him to hang q pic
ture she had purchased for the parlor,
and he said that he would do 1t 'in q
jiffy."
"You must get me the cord and a
picture hook" he said to his wife, land
tell the servant girl to run down into
the cellar and bring up the stepladder
and carry it into the parlor, and
where's those two little screw thinga.
majigs that go into the back of the
frame at the sides to put the cord
through?
"Look them up for me; and shall
require the gimlet to bore little hole
for the screws. Somebody get the
gimlet, or, maybe I can drive them in
with a hammer. Johnny, you run
down into the cellar and get the ham,
mer. Perhaps a chair would be better
than the stepladder.
Somebody 60 out into the kitchen
and get me chair. don't want to
stand on one Of the parlor chairs. Got
that cord? Just measure of about the
right length and fasten it to those lit
tie things at the side.
There, now; there's your picture
hung up, and no fuss about It. The
difference between US men and you
women is that, when we have any.
thing to do we do 1t and don't talk
al day about tt"-Pittsburgh Chroni.
Gle Telegraph. 1
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-10-19
A Chinesu Hmo,

At Looping Hsien is statue draped
In full dress of mandarin the pu
ting or police MASTERY named Chin,
who gave his life for the people. An
exile who was In the camp at Jao-
chow and who owed the hsien district
magistrate) a grudge. rode a black
horse to Looping and, having killed the
hsien, got back for the Jaochow roll
call next morning. AS the murderer
could not be found orders came from
the capital that large number of the
people should be killed. To prevent
this slaughter Of innocent folk the pu
ting, a good old man. said he stabbed
the hsien after a few words over the
vine cups. and he was consequently
beheaded. No resident of the district
would deal the fatal blow, but an itin-
Grant cobbler or bamboo worker did 1t
for q reward Of 40 taels. Tradition
adds that he was struck dead by light
ming after leaving the execution ground
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-10-19
The Swiss Admiral.

"As much business as Swiss admi-
raj" is term sometimes used satirical-
IL. But the little inland nation actual
" had an admiral once. He was an
Englishman, too, Colonel Williams,
who Joined the Swiss colors In 1898
This Colonel Williams got together a
small fleet on Lake Zurich and was or.
dered to oppose the French army. which
was preparing to attack the Austrians
and Russians massed near by.
The French attacked their allied foes
and routed them. Admiral Williams
calmly watched the battle that was In
progress on land. Then, enraged at bis
own inaction, he discharged his crews,
scuttled his vessels and went back to
England
Switzerland now has one armored
boat on Lake Lucerne, but its COM
mander Is only captsin.-Kansas City
Star
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-10-19
whst Ar Ysu Werths

Have you any ideai Did you Osss
capitalize your wages and figure 1t
out3 This Is the way to ascertain how
much your labor 10 really worth.
For instance, . man who has saved
$4,000 and Invested it at s per cent re
ceives an annual income Of $1.0Oc .
year. or about $40 Q week.
The clerk IN the Office or tire work
man In the factory who ge.s $50 q
week therefore receives the income at
5 per cent on an investment Of 5000.
He is a $4,000 man-that Is, he Il
getting az much week by week as the
man with $4,000 who depends solely
upon the income from his investments
and who does not work for a living.
Tie man who earns $40 week has
about the same income as the investor
with $4,000 put out at interest at 5
per cent.
So labor Is capital It has market
value. It can be called q commodity
because 1t can be sold by Its owner the
same as any other possession he may
have.-John A. Sleicher In Leslie's.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-10-19
Fortress. si.c,ee. e!oomI

The fortress c. St. Peter and st. Paul
Is the gloomiest Of bastiles 1t stands
on the bank OF the Neya in Petrograd.
opposite what was the Winter palace
of Russ.a's masters. 1t is a veritable
temple OF silence, such rs Carlyle sigh
ed for In vain. Prince Krapotkin, who
spent many weary months within its
walls, tells how the officers moved
about with silent tread The floor of
his cell was covered with felt, and he
found that though tle walls had the
appearance CT Icing paper the paper
was only pasted on canvas, behind
which was q wire grating packed with
layers Of felt. Erapotkin measured
his cell and found that ten steps from
one corner to the otter repeated 100
times was two-th;rlls Of a mile He
desired to walk FIVE miles day and
accomplished his task walking rapidly
to the corners. but turning slowly to
avoid dizziness.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-10-19
Quick Hitting.

DR.. White was once a champion box
or in Philadelphia. One day he asked
q big teamster to move his wagon for
ward about two yards, but the team
ster, instead Of doing that, called the
physician a wicked name.
Like flash White knocked him fat
In the gutter, and of course the team
ster had him arrested. Magistrate
Devlin heard the case, and the In
jured man complained bitterly that
Dr. White had struck him so quickly
he had no time to defend himself.
We'll" said the hardheaded mags-
trnte. what did you expect him to do
send you a postal card to tell you
he intended to knock you DOWN.
The doctor was discharged without
a ine.-Philadelp Ledger.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-10-19
Successful Trapplna.

Whenever I catch an animal that
leaves natural odor in the vicinity l
am almost sure to get another in the
same place. An animal will come a
long distance to investigate scent of
Its own kind. One should be very care
ful not to leave human odor Of any
kind when killing a trapped animal
since this will brighten away another
FUR bearer who has come to find the
cause of the scent
Few trappers stop to think how keen
" sensitive is the nose Of a game or
fur bearing animal. Just suppose that
you could smell as many things as you
can see. Cover carefully every human
odor on the trap line and you have half
caught your animal Then use some
good scent to tickle his sensitive nose
and you will win.
One OF the best single drugs that can
be used to allure a fur bearer is oil of
anise. Oil Of lavender, asafetida, rho
dunn and peppermint are often used
together In manufactured bats. I think
the most dependable scent bait that ]
have used is fish oil.-F. E Brimmer In
Orange Judd Farmer.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-10-19
Tennvson's TactIessness,

Several stories are told Of Tennyson's
thoughtless speeches. What fish Is
this?" he once asked his hostess where
he was dining. whiting she re-
Piled ''The meanest fish there is"
he remarked. quite unconscious that
he could have wounded any ones feel
lngs.
Yet his kindness of heart was such
that when his partridge was after
ward given him almost raw he ate
steadily through it for fear bis hostess
might be vexed.
On one occasion Tennyson was very
rude to Mrs. Brotherton. neighbor at
Freshwater The next day he came to
her house with a great cabbage under
each arm.
II heard you like these, SOL brought
them" he said genially. 1t was bis
idea Of a peace offering.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-10-19
Doing IL tha R.aa. Way.

For eve.. right way 10 % thl.
there are niaety-::l:.o VIC. ways.
Take the er.erc3;,y sing me ter
loading scSa. Il cRca CT putting It /
storage houses. The difference t.
tween any ono CT thc aiaety-n
wrong was ard the o2e light way
sufficient reason fer tie worlds hi
gest sugar company to Issue u boo
about II.
An amateur wouldn't dream ther
could be So much sc!e2ce il r, Hing l.
barrels OF sugar il tox car. d
this little book, filled with diagram
Is q school Of inst-u, ton fer all e..
ployees. There they learn to do !
the right wa and to avoid tie ninct,y
nine wrong oNes.
The fellow who learns to load suga
the right way soon ends out that IT,
thing contains higher mathematics
chemistry and finance.
The American people eat just abou
their own weight in sugar in a year
and even the tiniest saving on eac,
pound achieved by this scientific han
ding is quite enough to lay all salarle
and leave a snug margin to boot.-Gi
rard In Philadelphia Ledger.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-10-19
Keep, Milk From BOILING oxsr.


Among the various devices which are
intended to prevent milk from boiling
over we noticed one which solves the
problem In very simple way. says the
Scientific American. 1t consists of
straight tube Of say two or three
inches in diameter at the top and ex.
banding somewhat toward the bottom.
where It is provided with fiaring and
cup shaped end Of rather 'large dame
ter, the whole being somewhat of
trumpet shape. Out Of the lower part
are cut. say four suitable openings. and
We set the device upright In the vessel
with the small end just out Of the
liquid. Should the milk tend to boil
violently this action commences at the
bottom, and the liquid Is forced up the
tube. then falls upon the surface again,
20 that the boiling action win continue
In this way and the milk has no ten.
dency to leave the vessel
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-10-19
Salt and 1eothsru.hs.,

Our dentist tells i1s very interest.
ing thing. Ordinary salt is one OF
the best methods for stefilizing tooth.
brushes that are known. But not only
because 1t sterilizes Is it SO excellent,
but because it has the effect Of soften.
ing the bristles and making them ex.
pand in a way. One Of the troubles SO
frequently met with is that the bristlea
come out and are swallowed. causing
appendicitis. The salt causes the bris-
ties to swell and SO remain in the
brush. This may be but another OF
the several million theories. It is i'm.
portant, however, that bristles do cause
appendicitis.-New York Globe.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-10-19
Such ls Fame.

I was talking Of famous mems
doubles one day to a girl had met at
the seaside, and asked her to gaze in
my face and to say whom she thought
l resembled the most. Now, fancy
myself that look more or less Ikea
second Lord Kitchener; so informed
her that she'd probably guess if made
an attempt at assisting her.
First, his fame is in everyone's
mouth" I began; there's a handle at
tached to his name. He is rarely up
set, an all-round sort Of man-now,
perhaps, you know who I mean"
"Wait a bit" she replied; there's
a handle, you say" and she gave her
plump shoulders a shrug. Hes In
everyone's mouth. I've got it, hooray!
Yes, of course, why, you do look like
mug l"-London Tit-Bits.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-10-19
Paper From Wood Pulp.

The idea Of making paper from woot
originated in Germany in the earl,
forties with Gottfried Keller, traditio
having It that be in turn received hi
inspiration from wasps' nest. Kellc.
elaborated with a manufa cturer O
machinery, Heinrich Voelter, in who's,
name the patents were executed.
1t was not until 1896 that the pos
sibilities Of this invention in this coun
try We're. recognized, when Albrech
and Rudolf Pagenstecher induced the.
cousin, Alberto Pagensteo her. to bull,
a mill in this country and financed Il:
purchase OF machinery and the build
ing OF q mil.
The choice of location fell to Curtis
vile, now .nterlaken, Mass, where til,
outlet Of Stockbridge bowl seemed tt
supply an adequate amount Of power
The mill was built and ON March I,
1867, the first GROUND wood pulp wa>
produced--New York Globe.