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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-10-19
ONE CAN Be TOO HUMBLE
Always Well to Remember the World
10 Apt to Take 4 Man at His
Own Value.

Humility is called virtue. Il is so
unless carried too far. A man is
usually taken at his own value. II he
makes too little of himself, he is like
~ to be thought of little worth. The
unduly humble man will lack the
strength Of character needed for sue
cess. BE will have little inflence in So
cfety and will not be fitted to hold re-
,sponsible positions. While too great.
opinion Of ones self stands In the way
lof progress, too great humility is.
worse. Conceit receives many knocks
In Life and may be taken out Of a
man; too much humility seldom re-,
.ceives tse needed encouragement. Con-;
iceit In child Is soon corrected, when.
he comes to mingling with other chill
idren in schools. Too great humility,
gives his schoolmates a chance to put
upon, him and treat him as an inferior
"A chance which will seldom be neg,
lected. A child may become crippled,
In spirit for life In this way. Even
teachers sometimes fail to see what is
the trouble with the child and to give
him the encouragement he needs. Be-
ware Of breaking down a child's self
confidence. Irreparable injury may
thus be done him. Train him to feel
that he is Of value and is able to do
what there is for him to do. Think
well Of yourself II you would have
others think well Of you.-Milwaukee
Journal.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-10-19
GOLF LINKS AS A LAW COURT
Some important Cases Have Been Set.
tied Far From the Recognized
Halls Of Justice.

The late Sir Thomas Bucknill, when
vacation Judge, once granted an in
junction on the golf links while actual
ly playing a round, relates Answers.
On another occasion he granted an
INDUCTION while out shooting. On the
case coming into court counsel said:
"Your lordship may recall the case"
Indeed do" replied the Judge, "be-
cause nearly killed a pheasant, bar
rister and a solicitor with one shot"
Quite lately one Judge tried motor
accident case on the very spot on
which 1t had occurred, and few years
ago a case concerning "ancient lights
was decided under tree in q heavy
storm.
Not long since chancery Judge
heard an application in the waiting
rooms Of railway station.
A woman charged with stealing was
tried by a magistrate in the streets Of
Hoole, and 1t will be remembered that
the late lord chief justice emulated
Sir Thomas Bucknill by deciding a
question in the Crippen case on the
golf links.
And, doubtless, other judges would
welcome the opportunity to do their
work far from the stuffy courts.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-10-19
SPORT ONLY FOR STRENUOUS
Happening DevIIfish Differs Some
what From Pastlme So Much Be-
loved by Ordinary Fishermen.

The extraordinary shape, huge size,
and vast power Of the big devilfish, or
manta, give him an evil reputation,
which is heightened by his black color
ing. A queer popularity of this col
oring is that the black pigment comes
off on anything touching it. Kneeling
ON one Of the devilfish when It was
drawn up on the sand arose with my
knee completely blackened. The skin
lis not only very tough, but is also very
rough, being covered, like that Of an
old shark. with dermal denticles which
scarify the skin II naked arm or leg
is drawn across It. The big mouth is
practically toothless, entirely so as re-
CARDS the upper Jaw. while the lower
jaw has a small dental plate which
differs in the two sexes. In spite Of
Its size the manta Is In no way dan
gerous to man unless attacked; but
when harpooned its furious energy,
tenacity Of life and enormous strength
render it formidable; for 1t can easily
smash or overturn a boat which is;
cluTsily handled, and II the ropes foul
an accident is apt to occur.-From
"Harpooning Devilfish," by Theodore
Roosevelt, In Scribner's Magazine.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-10-19
MAY HAVE BEEN INDIGESTION
indianapolis Man Is Puzzled Over Pc.
| cuIlar Action Of Hitherto Well
Behaved Automobile.

| The accustomed peace and quiet fn
the village Of Woodruff Place was
,harshly broken late the other evening
by disturbance that caused A. L.
Smith, living in the East drive, to won-
der what particular brand Of spooks
finds lodgment in the innards of motor
cars, says the Indianapolis News.
Smith put his car in the garage at a
decent and respectable hour, turned of
the lights, locked the door, hung the
key on the nail in the kitchen and went
to bed. But that motor car did not
seem to be fully satisfied. Perhaps
the heat and the stuffy garage had
something to do with It.
Whatever the nature Of the bug I'M
der its bonnet, the troubled soul Of
the automobile found voice along
about midnight. From the dark re-
cesses Of the garage rose a quavering
howl that put to shame all ROSTERS
within half mile. Slumbering neigh
bors turned over, muttered "What the
deuce? or other synonymous classical
references, and peered out Of the
bathroom windows, while Smith, trust
ty revolver in one hand and flashlight
in the other, padded cautiously garage
ward. Peering within, nothing ap-
peared, but the car still yelled Its head
off. Advancing boldly, he commanded,
"See here, now, that's enough Of this
nonsense" and stepped on the running
board, at which the car gave a final
.yelp and subsidized. "Now somebody
tell me what started it." said Smith
next morning, at the caucus Of neigh
bors in the alley. SOUNDED mighty
spoooky, anyway"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-10-19
TAKE CHANCES ON SUCCESS
Crews Of American Whaling Ships
Work on 4 Basis Of Cooperation,
and Profits Are Divided.

The business principles Of American
whaling are often mentioned as an ex.
cellent example Of industrial co-opera-
ton. A ship is stocked and equipped
by the owners, and the profits Of the
cruise are distributed in the ratio of
two-thirds to the capital invested and
one-third to labor. No member of the
crew receives wages or a guarantee Of
any sort, but to each is allotted a GER
tain share, termed the '1ay," of the
net results. In general. the captains
lay ranges from a fifteenth to an
eighth, according to his whaling rec
ord. The mate and three lower off,
GERS, the four boat-steerers or har-
pooners, the cooper, steward, cook,
carpenter, seamen and green hands re.
ceive proportionate shares, and so
down to the cabin boy, whose lay is In
the neighborhood Of one two-hun-
dredth, called the "long lay" Thus
the profit Of each individual depends
upon the success Of the cruise. Ships
have sometimes failed to pay for their
fitting out; on the other hand, the On
ward of New Bedford once returned
with catch worth at the prevailing
prices 1895, 900. of which the captains
lay was $4,000, and that of the least
member Of the crew about $780,
The Argonaut.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-10-19
Shall Il Be ~Lanaleys7"

As a tribute to the memory Of the
man who was first to discover, and
partly to apply, the rule in aero
states, to which the world is in
debted for the modern advance in avn
alton, it is proposed that the United
States government shall designate the
airplanes which 1t Is to send to Eu-
ropean battlefields "Langleys." Great
er recognition than his work has re-
ceived should certainly be given to the
modest professor, who, theoretically,
at least, proved 1t possible to navigate
the air with heavier-than-air machines.
But, then, there are the Wrights. No
injustice should be done the men who
put Professor Langley's theory into
practice. Would not "Langwrights" be
q better Christian Science
Monitor.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-10-19
Stocking the National Parks.

The United States is carrying on
very interesting work in exchanging
the wild animals of one region for those
of others-transplanti elk and deer
and Rocky mountain bighorns from
regions in the United States where
they are plentiful to others where, SC
far as known. they have not lived.
Some Of the animals are being shipped
long distances, says the Popular Sci.
ence Monthly.
Wyoming is full of elk. The herds
in the Jackson Hole country are the
largest of any Of North American wild
animals since the days of the countless
buffaloes. But the big Yosemite Ma.
tional park Of California, with its
three quarters Of million acres, I'm.
til recently had no elk, or at least only
a very few scattered specimens. But
the elk shipped in from Wyoming have
become very much at home and are
breeding and multiplying rapidly, add.
ing to the charm and picturesqueness
of this popular national playground. I
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-10-19
IDEAL METAL FOR MOTORS
Secret Of Material Which Has Made
German AirpIanes Superior to 9th
ere Has Been Discovered.

The United States government has
learned that the success Of the Ger
man airplanes Is largely attributable
to what Is known as kaiser zinn metal,
which is used for the motors. A
piece Of this metal was picked up by
a British soldier who brought down a
German taube. It interested him so
much that he subjected it to q scien-
tiflc test and discovered that it con-
sisted Of the following: Copper, 1.5S
parts; tin. 92.9S parts, and anthony,
ga parts.
This alloy, which is somewhat akin
to Britannia metal, was discovered by
the Germans about so years ago. They
first used it as a substitute for silver
in the making Of all kinds Of articles
for the dining table, never dreaming
that some day 1t would prove so serv-
iceable In military affairs. 1t is as
light as aluminium, has great tensile
strength and unusual resisting power.
A prominent American manufacturer
of motors has succeeded In duplicating
this alloy perfectly, and in a short
time several thousand motors made of
It win be ready for. use. 1t is claimed
that 1t can be turned out at small ex-
pensa
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-10-19
Use of Bacon Drippines.

Bacon drippings make splendid short
ening for light, faky pie crust. 1t
takes just little less of the drippings
than of ordinary lard or vegetable
shortening. Use it for shortening In
spice cake, gingerbread or any dark
cake and note the delicious flavor.
Spread rye bread with a thin layer
of the pure drippings and sprinkle a
little salt on 1t. Add to this a thin
slice of any salt meat and you will
have a delicious and highly nutritious
sandwich. The European housewife
has long made use of such sandwiches
for the between meal snack for grow
ing boys and girls.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-10-19
SAVING Care Aurochs,

Kartson, former master Of the hunt
for Emperor Nicholas, who now ad-
ministers the formerly imperial do
mains at Gatchina, the residence Of
the Dowager Empress Marie, has taken
measures to prevent the destruction of
seven surviving aurochs, the only Eu-
ropean bison now. known with certain
ty to exist In Russia. Until lately a
large herd was maintained In Nicholas
vast forest at Bieloviesh. White Rus
STA, ten from which were sent to
lGatchina before the war. When the
Germans occupied Bieloviesh they
killed and canned hundreds Of aurochs.
1t is not known II any survive at Bic
loviesh, but before the killing two
were presented to the Stockholm Skan-
sen park. After the revolution. the
Gatchina populace organized an au-
rochs' hunt, considering the beasts
'1mperial" and therefore fair game
They killed three. NJ. Kartsoffs meas
ures aim at preserving the remainder.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-10-19
WISDOM CAN COME TOO soon
Grave Error In Allowing Child to Be-
como Acquainted With knowledge
Of the Worlds Troubles.

Many children are made old In wis
dom and knowledge Of the worlds
troubles ere they are advanced enough
to see and understand the reason OF
these crosses, all this trouble and
grief. The consequence, then, IL an
embittered, soured life. They have
known no happy childhood's days; all
are sordid, black and unhappy memo
ries Of what should have been the hap.
piest, brightest years of their life.
Naturally as such girl grows up
she is old beyond her years, q regular
little old woman; and, In consequence
the heart Of a young child is not In
her, the games of frolic and innocent
youth are not entered into, not en-
joyed by her. The games Of other
children Of her own age seem frivolous
In her eyes; they are not palatable.
her tastes have grown too old, she u
constantly with her elders and her am.
billions lie in the same direction ~
theirs.
IL mothers and fathers were wise,
they would encourage their children
to remain as children, not make them
old beyond their years. A Cinderella
in every family is thing to be de-
plored; there should be no particular
slavery amongst brothers. All the chill.
dren of household should share and
share alike; the plain one should not
be kept in the background because
she is plain. No one should be con-
sidered the ugly duckling"; provid-
ed they are, they should not be made
to feel or realize this. In fact, any
counterbalancing good quality or tai
ent should be fostered, brought for
ward to make up to such a child.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-10-19
oueta. Quote and unquote.

"Why did It take so long to I'LL the
uuotasr' said William Hennessey Of
the fifth division, repeating question.
there's a lot Of reasons" he an
swered. "You've got to pay proper
respect to Washington by reading all
Of their orders. Listen to this one
about the examination Of teeth:
Repeat following telegram to local
boards at once: Period quote physical
regulations comma line seven from the
bottom substitute quote or unQuote for
quote and unQuote between quote side
unquote and unQuote two above I'M
quote period, in other words comma
man must have two teeth In opposition
on one side or the other."-Chicago
Herald
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-10-19
countina un to Maoomft y

A reader who was interested in the
Indian counting" that the Companion
told about on this page some months
ago, has found In the London Chroni-
Gle something about similar sort Of
counting that was long in use in q
retired part Of England. The Chron-
icle says:
The elder generation Of farmers in
one Of our northern dales used q
strange set Of numerals, especially
when counting sheep. They made q
gap in the wall just wide enough to
admit one sheep at a time, and as the
sheep went through they counted
them, making a notch in a stick at
every fifteen.
Phonetically the numerals sound
like "Yann, tame, tether, neither, pip.
sax, sane, caterer, wheeler, dick,
yann-er-dick, tane-er-dick, tether-er-
dick, mether-er-dick, boomflt."
'Boomflt" was fifteen; when they
reached it they made a notch In the
stick and began the strange chant all
over again.-Youths Companion.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-10-19
Love and MARRIAGE,

First love is very apt not to be the
lasting love" said DR. Antoinette Koni.
kOw. speaking at the Boston School Of
Social Science.
young lovers try to excuse all the
faults Of the loved one because they
are not in love with the individual, but
with love. Hence they may not choose
the partner with whom they will find
their happiness in later years. Many a
man AID woman is glad by middle age
that the first love was frustrated.
Marriage should be based on love
alone or it is immoral, and some change
is necessary if marriage is to be saved
from degradation. Real love always
makes people better. Romantic love is
the source of all the best things In life
the foundation of all the arts. And
individual happiness makes up the hap
piness of the race. Boston Post.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-10-19
kaffira In France.

Somewhere in France there is a
large camp Of Kaffirs," says a CORE
spondent Of the Spectator. "When T
first saw them, my British ignorance
and prejudice made me jump to the
conclusion that they were the scum
from the mines Of South Africa. To
my utter establishment, however, T
have since discovered that so per cent
Of these blacks (Basutos and Zulus)
are the product Of our mission schools.
"They are Christian men-have
their own native Padre-and thirty or
forty Of them knew all about Donald
Hankey, and were quite familiar with
his book. "A Student in Arms! There
may be white camps where the same
may be said Of them, but haven't
come across them yet"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-10-19
10 This the Modern Child?

The child has changed; 1t is no Ion
ger the creature that, pointing to IN
animal in the field, said: whats
that?'' and the reply being, "A COW,
asked "Why?" The child is perilous.
ly close to asking whether the animal
is canivorous or herbivorous.
That makes coercion very difficult.
But do not think that the modern
parent desires to coerce as much as
did his forebear. Rather, he desires to
develop the child's personality, and in
It's early years this leads to horrid re-
suits, to children being taught to see
the beautiful" as 'being made 10 real
lie the duties of q citizen"
We are In for a generation made up
half Of bulbous-headed, bespectacled
precocities, and half Of barbarians
who are realizing their personality"
by the continual use OF shall" and
"shan't. w. L. George, In Harper's
1aEazins
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-10-19
NAV Have Solved Old Problem.

A German scientist claims to have
solved the problem Of transmitting
photographs under the ocean by cable.
His process, If successful, represents
the solution Of an old problem. Photo
graphs have long been transmissible
by telegraph by the use Of selenium, a
metal whose electrical resistance va
ries With the intensity Of the light
striking 1t. But a similar process for
cable work has never been perfected
hitherto, because Of the extreme feeble
ness Of the electric current that must
pass through thousands Of miles OF
wire without a relay. The new process
Is said to make use Of the seaenium
principle and an elaborate system of
relays at each end.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-10-19
Words Which ha.. Strayed.

Hardly any words in the English lam
guage have strayed farther from their
original meaning than the terms of for
estry. Thus forest was originally a
great tract of country, which might In
clude woods, cultivated lands, pastures
and even towns and villages, all the
hunting rights over which were reserv-
ed to the monarch. A chase differed
from a forest mainly in the fact that
the hunting rights We're vested in a
subject instead of a king. A park was
a fenced preserve, either in or out of a
forest, while a warren was a piece of
waste ground over which the right to
hunt the hare, the rabbi and the fox,
the pheasant, the part. idge and the
woodcock had been granted by the
King.
In the same way the term afforesta
ton had nothing to do with the plant
ing of trees. 1t meant the subsection
Of any tract of country to the forest
laws-in other words, it was the set
ting aside of this tract as forest. A
forest might and commonly did include
vast estates of landowners and large
towns whose rights remained untouch-
ed except as to gaEe.-London Mail.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-10-19

When Lloyd George In England IN.
dertook to organize the ministry OF
munitions glazier began to stamp
out cartridge clips; manufacturer Of
music rolls used his equipment to make
gauges; a concern engaged before the
war in preparing infants food began
delivering plugs for shells; an adyer.'
Using agency manufactured shell adj
apters; watchnakcrs began adjusting
fuses; a manufacturer of baking ma
chinery became contractor for six
inch high explosive shells; a jewe'ry
house devoted itself exclusivcly &c
periscopes; phonograph concern scat
millions Of delicate she'll parts to tae
assembling stations; a firm which
made nothing but sheep Steering IA
chinery started turning out shell caScse
a cream separator factory manuflrt l.
ed shell primers. Among 9th .r.
ducers of finished shells were c4..5'r
makers, -four mills. tobacco man 81
turers, syphonmakers and the a8nu
facturers of sporting goods.-W orjG
Work
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-10-19
The Difference.

Major General addressing the men
before practicing an attack behind the
lines)-I want you to understand that
there is a difference between q re-
hearsal and the real thing. There are
three essential differences. First, the
absence Of the enemy. Now (turning
to the regimental sergeant majcr),
what is the second difference?
Sergeant Major-The absence Of the
general, sir.-London Tit-Bits.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-10-19
Warned by Electric Sirens.

In England many of the large man
ufacturing establishments employing
numerous hands make use Of electric
sirens for warning employees in the
event Of air raids. The sirens are de-
signed for use In connection with In
terror calling or alarm systems and
to supersede bells, gongs and other
signaling methods. They are capable
of operation in regular lighting cir
cults, and require little amperage.
These sirens are instantly responsive
to either button or self-operating mech
anism, and may be wired in series or
parallel as desired. Code signaling can
be readily obtained with these horns,
which, owing to their distinctive tone,
command instant MISUNDERSTANDING
American.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-10-19
slashes huss Alphabet

Russian Minister Of Education Man
uiloff Is ruthlessly cleansing the
Cyrillic alphabet Of superfuities. By
decree he has abolished the specific
Russian letter 'yat." confusion Of
which with Re" IL one Of the woes Of
schooling, abolished also the use in
Russian Of the Greek ''theta," former
~ used Unfortunately with "phi,"
and finally abolished the "haSd sign"
placed after consonants.
The reforms excite mixed feelings
Children and utilitarians rejoice, but
the novelist, Leonid Andreyef. says
that "such changes rob our classics Of
their traditional form and atmosphere
We feel we are reading dialect"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-10-19
Camphor Groves.

Camphor groves may some day be
as familiar to US as peach orchards
and orange groves. Agents Of the de-
partment of agriculture have found
that when planted in hedges Is feet
apart camphor trees will yield each
year about eight tons Of trimmings to
the acre, from which about 200 pounds
Of gum camphor can be distilled. At
present prices that means a profit OF
about $160 an acre. The camphQr
trees are harder than many Of our
fruit trees, but are suited only to the
southern half of our Countrywide
Youths Companion.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-10-19
Advantaoes Of Motors In cities.

Advantages Of Motors In Cities.
According to the estimates Of trade
journal fifteen thousand horses, valued
at 100000, died in New York city
last year, and the loss Of services, vet
Urinary fees and other incidentals per-
tanning to those that fell i'll or were
injured, amounted to as mcuh more.
A motor truck can be repaired or re-
built. It possesses some value when
out Of order and it eats nothing when
laid up for repairs; but a dead horse
costs more to remove than It Is worth.
A motor truck can be operated TWEEN
ty-four hours . day and occupies less
space when not running than does .
team Of horses and a wagon. This
item Of space IL important In . large
city, though It Is not considered In the
country.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-10-19
The Pygmy Hippopotamus.

One of the animals least known to
the outside world is the pygmy hippo
pOtamus of West Africa.
This animal is just what its name
implies, pygmy hippopotamus. 1t II
much smaller than the common hippo
potamus, being no larger than an ordi-
nary or fair sized hog 1t differs soma
what from the common hippo In the
character of its teeth, and instead Of
spending its time in the rivers and
lakes in large herds it wanders about
through the jungles singly or in pairs,
much after the manner of swine I'm
search of mast.-London Spectator.