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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-03-30
Beauty Of Penney Ivania

In one respect only Pennsylvania d
unchanged and Interchangeable. Mer
have dealt harshly and shamefully by
her. but nature has crowned her with
beauty. Her founder, knowing moth
Ing Of bis broad tracts, save that they
were forest lands. gave to the new
province the pretty name of Sylvania
and charles H., always. postmaster
of words, prefixed the Penn, for which
pleasant conceit every sou and daugh.
ter Of the state owes him grateful
thought. Thus the word Pennsylvania
perpetuates history, honors noble
name and symbolizes the loneliness of
the land, land of woods and waters,
hills and valleys, fat, farms and rocky
solitudes. The shrieking engine that
drags its trainload of passenger
through the valley Of the Juniata
across ridge after ridge of the Allie.
ghenies, past the Tuscarora gap and
the succession of narrews-Long Mar.
rows Jacks Narrows. Packsaddle
Narrows-has trayersed a country Sc,
widely and nobly beautiful that, in Eu
rope, 1t would attract the tourists OF
the world--Agnes Repplier in Ameri
can Magazine. : ~H"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-03-30
Making Permanent sods Pay.
ssrurki.h won,,...,r,

-
Turkish women are to be counted
among the most Industrious on earth
They do a vast amount Of work. They
make carpets, screens for doors, work
bags, horse clothing and blankets. a
Turkish girl makes all the kibitka OF
tent carpets, and other household req.
nisites before she is married. II she
gets married without completing the
task 1t is expected that she will. by
her own labor. refund the money which
her parents have given her as a dcwryl
This usually consists Of = hundred
sheep and d certain amount Of money.
which the bride groom phys to the par.
ents Of the bride. He also treats his
friends to q succession of horse races
and other sports An important part
Is to decorate camel. with the hand
soonest trappings, which, are sent to
the brides tent. On this she goes forth
to receive coneratulatjoas OF relatives
and fffends. It Il ON TIM she e car
ried away BY the. female relatives q
the bridegroom. She and her attend
ants feign to fesiSt the act ~ throwing
raw oata Ct 'She 6thw w6hen
y}ss4t s7$tf = Il 5sts ~ sA.f<t-s
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-03-30
Il o,,s Z. Il, eaatisd;

A Bagdad house in the summer 10 q
fiery furnace, and no one. unless his
name be Shadrach or Meshach or
Abednego, could live within its four
walls with comfort. and yet the natives
have made brave attempt to over
come the iifficulties Of their situation.
Deep in the ground they have built'cei-
lars, or eserdabs, land 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 a lattice OF
palm filed with prickly cameis
thorn. Several times day the occu
pants sprinkle water q these thorns
and, the moisture Goods the hot wind as
1t passes through the rooms and gives
q comparatively refreshing breeze
But toward night these cellars become
unbearably close. and then, the entire
city mounts to the. fiat roofs where II
dimes and sleeps. Boston Transcript
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-03-30
seBUILDING RUNDOWN FARMS

Many farmer coming into Virginia
or Maryland from the high-priced land
sections OF the middle West, has made
lhe mistake of putting oil his money
into large tract Of cheap land, with
but reservfng enough for adequate de-
velopment.
When q man sells his high-prced
farm at $3.50 per acre and comes to
the Southeast to purchase land at $50
to $50 per acre the temptation Is
strong to load up on acreage to the
limit.
The Southeast has many wonderful
bargains in cheap lands-bargains
which cannot be duplicated In any 9th
er section of the country-but the new
conner should remember that his $40
land needs rebuilding. The wise pur-
chaser will set aside $40 to $40 for
each acre for improvements and soil
building. If this plan is followed, at
the end Of year or two his land will
be equal to any 500 land in produc-
tive powers and he will have reaped q
big profit.
On the other hand the farmer who
plunges in acreage and limits himself
so that he cannot buy fertilizers and
lime and turn under green manure
crops, will find his production small
and his overhead charges 30 large that
he Is financially unable to take q sim
gle step In the direction of soil i'm
provement.
1t is matter Of regret that this lat.
ter method has sometimes caused dis
satisfaction among newcomers and
much care should be taken to point out
the proper method Of attacking the
problem Of rebuilding our southeast.
ern land.-O. NJ. Kile.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-03-30

b the battle Of Friedland, on 1uns
r. 1907. there was 4 young Lieutenant
T. Napoleon's army named Schramm.
When the victorious general was riding
ever the battlefield that evening 10
espe upon the eighteen-year-old officer
lying Oh the ground MORALLY wounded
and weeping bitterly.
''Why dc you weepf' asked Napo
icon as he rode by. ~
Because Dust die before I can
0ecOme a captain" the youth com.
planned ale
The words Of the dying lieutenant
softeas the emperor.s heart. my
,on. ! shall gladly fulfill your wish"
he said. 81 hereby advance you to the
renk OF captain"
Tie unexpected promotion actually
saved the boys life. He recovered
Later on be fought most valiantly for
the cause of Napoleon, and by the
time of the battle of Waterloo he had
already become a general. He out
lived his last moments on the field
Of Friedland by more than seventy
years.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-03-30
Mystery In Unclaimed. Nevel.

An unclaimed" novel il, the latest
mystery Of the London literary world.
Some time ago an anonymous manu-.
script was left with prominent pub
fishing concern. which decided, In due
course, to publish the same. Upor
inquiry 1t was discovered that the
author had not troubled to leave either
name or address when he handed In
his MS. Now all sorts Of romantic
conjectures have been made In con-
nection with Anonymous identity
and ultimate fate-without naturally,
hurting the books chances when. Il ~
vears shortly.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-03-30
B 1871 % . ~
Sitting on a Tack.

A thing Is tragic or humorous &C
cording to the point. of view The
man, who sits onsa tacls does not share
the onlookers' amusement In fact, BIZ
is not only pained at his own misfor
tune, but he is panied because he oe
casioned some one else to find. de
gree of pleasure In his unseemly plight
Now, it IS perfectly safe. to make this
positive statement in this connections
the person who. witnessed the other's
unfortunate encounter. with the tack
never deliberately sits an the same
tack himself. Indeed, he is. particu
larry cautious about sitting down any
where soon thereafter without looking
for tack. sa't4 ttsf =
Nor IL this IN Indictment Of tacks.
Tacks serve a, very real and useful
purpose IN tfis- World, But they have
their place, which is not In localities
where they may be sat William
@. Lengel In Hoggson Magazine.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-03-30
GROWING CROPS WITHOUT
POTASH

The high price Of potaHh has, -
many cases, rendered farmers skepti.
cal as to the possibility Of turning .
profit from its use. On the other hand,
demand for potash on the part Of p.
tato and truck growers has been great.
er than the supply. In some cases
growers have even considefed givino
up the production Of certain crops b..
cause Of their inability to obtain what
they consider to be sufficient potaaA
. That crops can be successfully grown
without potash has been shown in ~
cent experiments Of the Maine expeae
ment station. In 1915 potatoes grown
without potash averaged no barfs1D
per acre. With eight per cent potaaA
u. the fsrtiliser the average wuo II
,bsrrelA The use Of potash was ~
markedly profitable.
II 1910 the same .experimene q,
ton had two demonstration 90 a
land unfertiiized for two years, 81
he other on land which had had q ~
potash fertilizer for several years. n
nrst experiment gave 1O4 barrels ~
acre without potash In the fertill1ut,
and 154 barrels where Tires pr CO.
potash was included In the feft111Dee,
Potash, even at present-day prics4 was
enormously profitable. Tho pooqoo
crop, however. was profitable OV1n
where no potash was used.
The second experiment OF 101o Wa
ON land where a seven per cent potash
fertilizer had been used the two years
previously. The no-fertilizef crop was
10 barrels per acre. Eight pef eunt
potash In the fertilizer gave ~ ~.
fels. Indications are that fheeu 10
2 considerable residue Of pot6sA = -
eoQ which was still avallabIe ~ ~
needs ef the crop.
n Ma2 1Anunk- aner1uena nnuGnnn
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-03-30

Wien the government was moved T.
Washington in 1900 1t WAS far from
icing satisfactory place of residence.
The city was laid out In the wilder.
ness. They took to the woods Tor :
capital city. 1t was the drst time that
{ government had actually gone Into
the wiids and selected site for cap
iiaI and laid ont its city on well de
tined -pinn. As bexutifuf u We consid.
or Washington today. the minister
from Portugal. the Able Corea, who
was considered one Of t. greatssa
wits Of his time and who In 1916 called
4 "the city Of magnificent distances"
% named II purely In derision. n that
lby thass was little but distance in
- city. A. late as 1912 Charles Dick.
60, AFTER bis visit, wrote that ''tts
t6ests begin IN nothing and lead ne
where. L Fishback In No
1oasl NAoaxine.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-03-30

The Let's are branch Of the Lithu'
anian nation, Slavonic division, and
dwellers in the. Baltic provinces Of
Russia. Lithuania was at one time Z
great kingdom, later a part Of the Pc
lish nation and now embodied in Rus
STA and Prussia. The Let's, subdi.
vision Of the Lithuanian people, al
present number more than 1000, 600
They are of average height, well built
but seldom very tall The finely cut
features, fair hair, blue eyes and deli
cate skins, are characteristics that dis
tinguish Lett from Pole or a Rus
sian.-Philadelphia Press. ~,
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-03-30
Jos. Ney & Sons G.
.s.%S = s~-> lisa \~-->--~
The Fashion Shop
HarriiSSjonburg, Virginia.

.-, nrI1cu out experiments Of tins
kind on the typical sandy soils Of that
state. In one case yield of 400 bush
els Of potatoes per acre was obtained
with fertilizer containing two per cent
potash. Incidentally, however, this
was In a region where ten per cent
potash fertilizers had been largely
used in preceding years.
7 S.. B. HASKELL.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-03-30
A Tartar Proverb.

A Turco-Tartar proverb throws a
strong light on the question Of the
amount of veracity to be looked for In
official documents by orientals. The
proverb runs as follows: HE who
speaks the truth viii be expelled from
nine villages .ai,s ss,'-.e.u asrts. 3"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-03-30
naat 2 .
CompuIsion.

"If that bad boy insists on carrying Z
chip on his shoulder you shouldn't no
tice him"
II didn't replied the, square hwed
youngster, 80 long as he kept it on his
shoulder. but w hen he took it off and
hit me in the eye with it 1 had to do
Observation-Disclosures Star.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-03-30
Heer'F.sar..

Maud-What makes you so awfully
nervous, dear? ..,,.s
Clara-Why, Fred s to have an In
terview with papa this afternoon.
"Oh! And are you afraid your ia
ther win not give his consent p"
mo; fear Fred won't show up"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-03-30

4rs. Houck-l can read you iiks Z
book. George Hourk-Then wish
you'd do more re.iding and ~ ques
tsonfng. Town Topics.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-03-30
Fol. Cro..2;,---Nofhers--
| AlaOays Keep Eis Handy

= 1hes day Of the Group scare is over
4t?.s Ahoss parents who. wisely keep
Toley,s Honey and Tar Compound IN
the home fSady for instant use.
Mrs. Chas. Reitz Aliens Mills. Pa,
writes: 'Ithaye used F9leys Honey and
and would not be. without it,. 1t has
saved me many q doctors bill for colds
and Group" .ss ~ tss' ~ so,et.. isis.lst
II toward nightfall the litta .onas
grow hUafse and croupy. IL their breath
! Ing becomes. wheezy and, stuffy, give
them Foley's Honey and Tar Compound.
Many . careful mother has been able IS
ward Of an attack of spasmodic Group
by its timely use.
II you are awakened by the 'hoarse
brassy cough that means. Group, give
Foley's Honey and Tar Compound ct
once. It wilf ease sheslittle sufferers
quickly, cut the thick choking phie4n
and ,peace6ll oaa.et. Eaeep.s -
jHkkzvery User 70 Friend.
49, ~ MALIoN.d SEot 7 ~.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-03-30

French army veterinarians have
lOund By close observation that Ger
tain horses fail most unaccountably
III when In b0mbarded regions. They
lie down and seem so weak and hefv-
Gus that they cannot move. Later
when taken to the veterinary camp
In the rear they recover in . fsw days
and are normal veterinariaaD oGUoet
hat shammins among var eonD =
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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-03-30

cesrees Fed csws 10 ceier Mill.
C1rots are sometimes fed to colo.
- cows butter. MIX b not richer
Ween yellow. but only has more color
- natter from the cows feed.-Farm
oo0 Hlruside.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-03-30

Young Mamma What shall We call
eqb1 Ditto Rapa4cofee. becanae ID
koape NJ awake AZ night Phiisdei-
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-03-30

s------....ss. II
.slla. 4. xe h.'p Him Que
sa,.ae 81 a Y lNanz ~ sIrlest,r. ,......
syDsef - Judge ~ = lltie.ns ssl,s'
+sms = ydablousi stsrtns<ur . -. y
rase. thst l Ecuid advtss ...W 'hss'
i hHyer.4-Ra'xnklx.s n :. ~ e -
50. IS, 4 s.,-----.-sl 81 -.Le
!, Probably tssses..
=. g 81. s.' be Sxesssxs,,b,...
~ = = ou ~ Y ;sssszras<I Or s: !.
I,sraoecty sllr ~ tlise.n ~ e8 ~,
aais&% B !. 81 -
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-03-30

y When land is cropped permanently
to grass, yields are usually, lower thar
IA rotation niowtngs. The Held becomes
rootbound, and fertility sometimes be.
comes so low that 4theacrop is often moi
worth the cutting. Weeds displaee the
grasses, and the quality Of the. CROP
becomes so poor that 1t ranks. a.
rstock hay"-hot because It is, espe.
cially good for Feeding to stock, but
because 1t has no other possible use
This condition shows a neglect of the
fundamental ; principle underlying
Quality-that good feeding Is neces.
sary for good Quality products.
!. q Making Permanent asods Pay.
i. Permanent,smowings can be kept
productive almost indedhitely., The
experiences Of numbers OF farmers, as
well as the published records OF our
experiment stations. demonstrate this,
Annual top-dressing with a complete
fertilizer or barnyard manure is q
necessity isec "tA sssss~'t ,"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-03-30
USING FERTILIZERS
7 on the GRASS CROP

..n., ,.- - Fertilizers carry
SUPPLY PLANT the three pian.'
- .rcnn 49, food constituents
-. 4 OF ammonia, phos-
phoric acid and potash. Fertilizer may
be applied directly to the grass crop.
or to other crops in the rotation. The
effect differs only in degree. - 90
Feeding the Previous Crop.
Wherever a short rotation Is fol
lowed. that is, grass once in every
three or four years., farmers have
found 1t profitable to fertilize grass
through the medium Of the preceding
crop. IN Virginia, some growers put
an extra amount Of fertilizer on the
tobacco crop. turn a profit from this
through increased yields, and a. still
further profit from the larger, grass
crop which, follows. Potato farmers
10 Aroostook county. Maine, carry out
the same, idea. using from 1900 to
1900 pounds OF fertilizer. on potatoes
and but little on the. oats and grass
crops. y, Likewise the. dairy farmers
In Massachusetts and Connecticut
have found. In. . short rotation. that
the cheapest way to, get q good grass
crop, Is ..tos fertilise heavily the crops
Immediately preceding. Experiment
station results show that these expe'
riences Of practical farmers are sup
ported by the results Of scientific
tests, Sss.fN = as N a ia
The Pennsylvania experiment sta
tion, on some Of Its rotation plots
seeds down the grass and clover witt
the wheat crop. The wheat crop II
heavily fertifized, the grass crop 1:
not. Over q long period Of years tht
hay crop following the fertilizet
wheat had yielded nearly ton high
er than the hay crop following unfer
tilised wheat.
The Ohio experiment station Is fol
lowing f1ve-year rotation-corn, oats
wheat, grass and clover. The corn
oats and wheat are fertilized:' tn
grass crop is not. AS a result o
nearly 20 'teafs work this station
has found an increase Of 1880 pound
bf clover and 700 pounds Of timoth!
fsecond year hay) when sown in fer
dlized wheat "a compared with tn
same seed mixture when sown in un
fertillzed wheat
The Virginia experiment station
Found In one case that 1000 pounds O
complete fertilizer per acre applied Il
tobacco, increased the succeeding ha.
crop by more than two tons per acre
and the year following gave still fur
ther increase Of II bushels In tn
| corn crop. a4stts e 81 ss''s-' ..,;.
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S14.95

The feature price of the season on
the goods offered in the beautiful
Spring Styles, every concei vable ma.
terial and weave of cloth combined
with the most attractive colors make
these suits the most desirable tpur-
chase OF particular people. 49,
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-03-30
Beautiful Silk Shirtwaist For One Gent
SITS

New Spring Taffeta Silk and Silk
Papliu dresses, made over the newest
models, plated and semi-plaited, and
are in all the fashionable shades.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-03-30
Profitable Hay.

One Of the best ways of getting a
large hay crop is to use a liberal
amount of, plantfood. on. the money
crops, or the grain crops, In the rota-
ton. This plantfood may be either
manure or ferdlisers- but should usu-
ally include both. sa .,,w si@t
l. Fall Seeding Without Nurse Crop.
Where grass follows grass, or where
grain crop is not included In the 70
tation. fertilizer must be applied at
the time Of seeding down. Use 200 to
800 pounds per acre Of a fertilizer
analysing two to three per cent ammo
mia, eight to ten per cent phosphoric
acid. and when possible four to five
per cent potash. Clay soils require
less potash than .loams;a sandy and
clay soils, more nitrogen This formu-
ia furnishes nitrogen enough to start
the crop, but leaves no surplus to be
lost by teaching. It gets the mineral
slements-potash and phosphoric acid
so distributed through the soils as
to be Of the greatest value, yet 1t Is
not so costly as TO be prohibitive.
Larger quantities, must be used, how.
ever, when Il is expected to keep the
field in grass foe number Of years.
How and When to Top.Dress.
Just as the grass Ii turning green in
the spring. apply fertilizer analysing
from six to eight per. cent available nj
trogen and three to- five per cent phos-
phoric acid and as much potash as can
be economically purchased. On muck
soils more potash Is necessary. and
pn sandy soils more phosphoric acid.
Amounts Profitable to Apply.
This fertilizer gives the grass a
good start makes II grow rapidly dur
Ing the season when there Is plenty
Of water available, and gives a worth
while increase in the crop. If hay
Is usually worth $40 to $40 a ton in
the barn, 200 pounds Of the above fer.
tilizer may be used. II 1t Is worth
SIS in the barn. 800 pounds gives a
higher, acre. profit. Finally, II The
farmer is so located that his hay Ia
worth $18 or over. he can well afford
to, use 400 to 500 pounds. Of this fer
tilizer, and make the hay crop the
most profitable crop on his farm. 1t
will then give more dollars for less
labor than any other crop which he
can produee.s . =" ''''s
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-03-30
1915

Crepe de Chine dresses trimmed N
Georgette Crepe, with sleeves OF coloi :
|fngs to blend. e-..,..#. t.'
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-03-30
City Of Magnificent Distances.

the sh.okaf suil tranq1illy pulling ct
his pipe and holding the horse.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-03-30

rsesss eoass.' $50 @s-s4sst -. !
ss~iss ~ ssss.s
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-01-06
PRICES HAMMERED Down
Stock Market Subjected to
IBearish Caprices of
Traders.

New York, Jan. 5.--Thc market was
again subjected almost entirely to the
caprices of professional traders today,
that faction awaiting itself of various
Developments and complications>to de-
press prices of leading stocks from 3
to 6 cents. Extensive short covering
contributed to irregular and for the
most part normal rallies at the close.
Following the usual custom, United
states Steel was again the storm GEN.
ter that stock recording an extreme
decline of 2 5-s points at 100 3-S and q
net loss of R. Steel again furnished
q preponderant share of the days
business, far outstripping the COM
bined dealings in coppers, rails and the
active specialties.
Rails were Inclined to ADVANCE UNI
til heavy selling in other quarters
created general irregulality.. Canadian
Pacific was most heavy of the high.
grade transportation stocks.
Equipments and munitions kept pace
with steel. Bethlehem Steel losing IS
points.
Iotal safes amounted to 96O, 900
shares.
: Increased firmness in sterling and a
further shading of marks were the only
changes recorded in foreign remit
tances. Domestic money rates were
unaltered with a very light inquiry
over the week end.
Additional weakness in traction is.
sues featured the irregular mad mar
row bond market. Total sales par
value, s5,040,0O0.
United States 3's advanced Is per
cent and Panama 3s / per cent on
call.
Paper and Metals.
Mercantile paper, per cent Bar
silver, 1915.
Time loans easy. so and 90 DAYS. az
@$1s: six months, 31sm3A.
Call money steady. High, 2h. low.
2; ruling rate, 2is; last loan, 2h:
closing bid. "a: offered at ok,
Copper nominal: electrolytic. first.
second and third quarters, s2sm32.5O.
Lead, s7.40@7.50. Spelter weak.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-01-06

off a little today, making the weeks
decline 10015 on all but Gamers, cut
tiers. bulls and veal calves. A run of
$500. mostly common to medium stuff
came near enough to meeting packer
deands to enable a fresh cut today on
about everything above the cutter
class.
Hogs-The heaviest run since early
in December was received in the yards
mere today. Estimated receipts were
1920. which increased the weelk to-
tai to approximately $500. compa red
with 23,50o during the same days a
week ago.
Sheep-A nominal supply of sheep
and lambs was offered on this market
again today. There was not any more
stuff than packers actually needed and
the contributions were moved to their
property lists quickly.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-01-06

Boston, Jan. 5.--Harry H. Frazee,
president of the Boston American
league baseball club. announced tonight
that John ]. Jack) Barry had ac-
cepted the management of the team.
The contract will he drawn up tomor-
row. Its duration has not been fixed
but Mr. F'razee said that he would let
Barry sign for any number of Years
within reason" and that he would be
the sole manager with the privilege of
choosing his own assistants.
Before announcing his acceptance,