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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-02-23
HBY All Means!"

I often wonder what we should see
II we could lift the parietal bones OF
our young people ard take peep at
their thoughts, as the Devil. on Two
sticks took off the roofs of the houses.
Ii thoughts were visible, we might
make some surprising discoveries
Once in a while the student, who usu-
ally talks about anything but his best
thoughts, speaks out with startling dis
thickness. "What right has he to
usurp the Office of providence" said
an intelligent and indignant boy to me
the other day, referring to a teacher
The teacher, feeling that said boy nee
ed sitting on" had, as is the way Of
conscientious teachers, promptly sat
on him. HE said" continued the stu
dent in tide of words that would not
be stemmed, that think I'm genius,
but am not. How. does he know? Stu
pider people than l have proved to
be geniuses. If think / am one, what
business is it of his? If l get any fun
out of 1t, it's a harmless obsessiOn
Isn't it better to have thought so and
been mistaken, than never to have
thought so at all?" l could only reply
heartily, 'By all means. Robert NJ
Gay, in the Atlantic.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-02-23
WISDOM CAN COME roo SOON
Grave Error In Allowing Child 70 Be.
come 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 ana
grief. The consequence, then, II 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 young child is not II
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 palatabie,
her tastes have grown too old, she fs
constantly with her elders and her am.
billions lie In the same direction as
theirs.
II mothers and fathers were wise
they would encourage their children
to remain as children, not make then
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 moi
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, an!
counterbalancing good quality or tai
ent should be fostered, brought for
ward to make up to such child.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-02-23
Duchesse and Anarchist.

Upon one occasion the Duchesse
Dues and Louise Michel met at the
bedside of a poor sick woman whom
they were mutually aiding. They met
here frequently for brief period The
woman died. Louise Michel who was
present at the death, wrote to the
duchesse: "Madame-Our poor friend is
dead. have looked among her few
belongings for souvenir for you.
Here is small piece of passementerie
done by her hands Accept it." A
few days afterward Nine. la Duchesse
dUzes, nee Mortemart, went to the
home of Louise Michel, the anarchist
"a bizarre abode at Levallois where
the poor found always both a good
word and piece Of bread-to thank
the red virgin" for her letter and her
gift. A friendship so was cemented
between the oddly assorted pair that
was later not without result in the
operation Of the most gigantic charity
Of the Duchesse d'Uzes-Boulangeris
-Harper's Bazaar.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-02-23


1.-THE first time l ever swallowed q
tack" said carpet layer, Il jumped
to my feet and TREMENDOUSLY asked the
way to the hospital.
"'What's the matterf my mate, an
old hand, asked.
".sPye swallowed . tack said l.
Good gracious. what will become Of
meY
1.-THE old hand sat back on the car
pet he was laying and laughed
"'Why. Kid said he. its nothing to
swallow a tack. Every professional
carpet layer swallows half dozen OF
SO daily. It's thing that causes nc
Inconvenience. II 1t did. I'd know It
bet I'VE swallowed q hundredweight
of lacks In my life
"And I'm sure" the carpet layer con-
cluded. my mate was telling the
truth, for since then I've swallowed
half hundrefweight myself" BE
gulped. Hang It," he said; there
goes one noww-New York Press
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-02-23
Is This the Modern Child?

The child has changed; it is no Ion
ger the creature that, pointing to an
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 I 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
its early years this leads to horrid re-
suits, to children being taught to see
the beautiful" as ''being made to real
lie the duties of 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'a
MAGAZINE
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-02-23

You must have courage. my boy. Ne
matter what band of circumstances ar
ray themselves against you, If your
purpose is right you will succeed Life
is 4 beautiful thing The chance t.
fight is a great blessing. No matter
how hard the situation may seem, keep
on doing right. brayely face the future,
set your standard high, work and wait
be patient and thankful, and you will
win. You may never be rich as the
world goes-not rich in money or rich
in power-but you may be rich in the
knowledge Of the truth that you have
made the best of your chance to be a
man. Don't set your standard by the
men who have achieved great wealth
That is nothing compared to the riches
that belong to him who has struggled
to enlarge and ennoble the circle OF
life in which he is cast.-Schoolma
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-02-23
He Left at Once.

He had been worshiping her for
months, but had never told her. and
she didn't want him to. He had come
often and stayed late-very iate-and
she could only sigh and hope. He was
going away the next day on holiday
and he thought the last night was the
time to spring the momentous ques-
ion. He kept it TO himself. however,
until the last thing. 1t was ll:3o by
the clock, and it was not very rapid
clock
Miss Mollie," he said TREMENDOUSLY,
81 am going away tomorrow.
"Are you?" she said with the thought
lessness of girlhood.
"Yes." he replied. Are you sorryF'
"Yes, very sorry" she murmured.
II thought you might go away this
evening"
Then be gazed at the clock wistfully
and said good night-Lcndon Scraps.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-02-23
PILGRIMS War Victims.

Mohammedans from the Malay ar
chipelago. who went on pilgrimage to
Mecca to worship at the shrine of the
prophet and thereby earn the title of
"hadn" which eonfers lifelong distinc-
ton and eternal bliss hereafter, are
destitute and stranded in Arabia.
They are the victims of the severance
of communications brought about by
the war. and representative of the
Dutch government is being dispatched
to the port OF Jeddah to superintend
their embarkation in special ships
which the authorities are solicitously
sending thither to convey these colon
ial subjects home. About 1900 such
pilgrims were similarly. repatriated
last year.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-02-23
The Berkeley campaniIe.


The erection of 300-foot campanile
at the University of California, at
Berkeley. Cal. has been delayed by
the lack of data on this character of
building. This project has been under
way for long time, and the unusual
nature of the work required that the
builders should study up previous ex-
periences of this kind and the result
was that designers and builders were
unable to find much that would be Of
value to tbom -.E thhc resent case.
The campanile has been completed at
last, and it is thought to be proof
against earthquake shock. 1t is Of
steel and REINFORCED concrete, with a
facing of granite. 1t is 303 feet high
and "a feet wide at the base.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-02-23
Animal and Plant LII, In Brine.


Just west Of Promontory Point sta
ton, Utah. is a pond cut OF from the
Great Salt lake by the railroad EN-
bankment. At times Of high water In
the lake this reservoirsfllls by percole
ton through the embankment, but dur
ing the summer, this water is concen-
trated to a brine by evaporation. The
deep pink color Of the brine is Phe-
nomenon that appears In salt ponds
generally when certain concentration
is reached. In the salt ponds of San
Francisco bay this color is due to .
certain bacillus which lives In satu-
rated brines and also In the heaps OF
salt as 1t Is piled for drainage an6
shipment. Prohibitive to life as such
an environment might be considered.
strong natural brines are. in fact, In
habited by a number Of minute organ
isms, animals as well as plants. The
pink color disappears In winter OF
when fresh water Is introduced into
the pond-United States Geologfcs'
Survey.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-02-23
ANCIENT TEMPLE GAVE NAME
Ammonia Was First Manufactured In
the Vicinity of the Oasis Of =
Jupiter Ammon.

The Libyan oasis OF Siwah Is identt
cal with the ancient oasis of Jupiter
Ammon, where. near the famous tenn
pie or oracle. the vehement odor" OF
Pliny. was first manufactured by .
process too inelegant for description
here.
Ammon, at first a pet deity of the
Pharaoh family circle. ultimately
eclipsed all the other deities of Egypt,
Libya and Ethiopia, becoming king
Of the gods" and his oracle in the
present oasis of Siwah achieved such
celebrity that Alexander the Great
considered It necessary to journey
thither after the battle of Issus in or.
der to be acknowledged the "son Of
God Ammon." The oracle fell into
disrepute under the Romans, and Pau
sanias reported 1t dumb A. d. 100. The
ruins Of the temple are to be seen to-
day two miles east Of the town Of
oiwah The senuats long dominated
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-02-23

VtteyU0 - OWSUI VIZ
Venomous snakes take the ploeo y
Wild beasts In Formosa,, and their -
tacks are formidable. says Japdnsse
traveller, who has just returned from
Z trip in the southern island. There n
. venomous snake on that island BY
the name of amagasahebi, SO called
from its umbrella-like head This
snake is generally found In watery
places, often In ditch flowing out OF
q kitchen. A maid working In kitch-
en- is not infreQuently startled at the
ugly appearance of the snake. The
animal makes peculiar poise by the
nimble movement Of its tongue. A
slight touch of its fangs Is fatal A
native Of the island was bitten by the
snake In the thumb. A doctor whe
treated the wound made a simple ap
plication. The man returned home
thinking the wound would soon be
cured, but to his CONSERVATION his arm
had swollen up. He soon lost sight ana
hearing. Next morning he YVES dead
East and West News.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-02-23
Fire superstitions.

eff a fire does not burn WELL" says
the old household superstition, "and
you want it to draw, you should set the
poker across the top bar of the CRATE.
This is supposed to placate the gnomes.
whom it was formerly believed We're
very jealous of the robbery Of their I'm
derground country of its coal treasures
and were very apt to take their venge-
ance out in preventing the fire from
burning. 1t was the mystic form OF
posed to drive them away Neverthe-
less it would not do to use the shovel
in this charm or the fire would be SUR
to go out.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-02-23
Increase silk Pnoduc4lon.

In German silk culture experiment.,
feeding with leaves Of . species Of
eomfrey Is expected to produce four q
i've crops Of cocoons year instead q
the one from mulberry leaves. Consul
G. A. Damn, however, forecasts the
failure Of the attempt to create q silh
industry for war invalids and crfppleA
on account of difficulties of spinning
and . cost Of the product likely to a.
eeed that of the imported NV nm,
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-02-23
Phonetic Stuff.

An Irish boy. during Scripture ex-
animation, was asked:
"What will become of the proud
MANI"
Hell be turned into an ANIMAL"
was the prompt reply.
IAN animal! What makes you say
that?" asked the puzzled teacher.
"Shure, sorr, the Bible says that he
that exalteth himself shall be haste |"
Philadelphia Public Ledger.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-02-23
Tho Power of the Whale,

If the whale knew its own power. 1t
could easily destroy all the machinery
which the art of man could devise for
catching him. 1t would only be neces-
sary for him to swim on the surface In
straight line in order to break the
thickest rope, but instead, on being
struck by the harpoon. he obeys nat
ural instinct, which. in this instance,
betrays him to his death. Not having
an air bladder, be can sink to the low
est depths Of the ocean. and, nista king
the harpoon for the teeth Of sword
fish or a shark, he instantly descends,
this being his manner of freeing him
self from these enemies, who cannot
bear the pressure of a deep ocean, and
from descending and ascending In
all space he thus puts himself in the
the whaler.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-02-23
How His place Wa. Filled.

Aiwell known divine whose theolog-
zeal discourses draw crowded houses
In all the principal cities accepted an
invitation to lecture In a small provin-
ctal town, but discovered afterward
that he had prior engagement on the
same date. He accordingly apologized
and offered to make good any loss the
society might incur through his delin-
quency.
A few days later he received letter
from the secretary assuring him that
no harm was done and inclosing a
handful which the divine is never
tired of reading to his amused friends.
"As the Rev. Mr. is unable to
give his advertised lecture on Con-
science" announced the bill. -four
members of the B. minstrel troupe
have kindly volunteered to perform in
stead a screamingly laughable farce
entitled -. Any person who has
bought q ticket for the other enter
tainment may have 1t transferred to
this on payment Of sixpence extra
London Taller.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-02-23
Lord carmichaePs Thrift.

Lord Carmichael, whose term of
Office as governor of Bengal expires,
and who will be succeeded by Lord
Ronaldshay, is Scotchman Of
methodical and economical habits.
When in Victoria, Australia, he was
known as the governor who was gen.
erous In large sums, but careful in
small. Speaking at dinner given In
his honor by his clansmen under the
Southern Cross, Lord Carmichael was
asked why he did not indulge In the
social virtue of a smoke. He replied !:
"Smokin', ladies and gentlemen, Is
unco expensive, and when try other
peoples tobacco, it disna draw"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-02-23
Harmless Joke.

Place spool of cotton in the in
side pocket of your coat and. having
threaded needle with the beginning
Of the cotton, pass the needle through
the front of the coat, unthread the
needle and leave about two inches Of
the cotton hanging as If 1t were only
stray. piece. The first person you
meet will be sure to pick it off you,
and his establishment when he finds
there is no end to it will give plenty
of innocent fun
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-02-23
Mystery In Unclaimed Novel.

An unclaimed" novel Is 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. Upon
inquiry It 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-wfthout, naturally,
hurting the books chances when It ap-
pears shortly.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-02-23
Biz Toad In Little Puddle.

Shortly after VIII Crooks, the labor
leader, was elected to parliament be
took his little daughter to Westmin'
ster. She was evidently awed at the
splendors round her, and maintained
a profound and wondering silence all
the time. Mr.. Crooks was much I'm
pressed.
WELL" said he to her at last, "whai
are you thinking SO deeply about
aeaY?'
4 was thinking. daddy" answered
the little girl, "that you're q big man
m our kitchen, but you aren't very
much here"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-02-23
Premonitlon.

The Colonel-So the bank refused to
cash that check gave you. Rastus.
Rastus-Yessah. Dat cashier man
dun hav' positively de most seeable
mind All ebah saw, sah...
The Colonel-How's that?
Rastus-Yessah. Jes' as soon as All
dun tell him whose check All had he
said it wus no good chen befo' he dun
look at It, sah.-New York Globe.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-02-23

<. f7anffv fratk TIE shell of the WneiAs
for Won will find it almost Impossible 10
extract the occupant alive other"ise'
and you will see what you may De pa
doned for supposing miniature iOo-
ster. hut which in reality belongs TO an
other distinct species-nameiy, the nel-
NIT crab, Pagurus bernhardus. "ne'n
er he has obtained occupancy by Iorce
Of arms or merely through decease %
the original tenant is moot point ps'
the first supposition is highly prooaoie'
as he is a most belligerent little GUS
toner.
An amusing. scene may be witnessed
by placing several hermit crabs depri'-
cd Of their shells in an ordinary soup
plate. with a little sea water and s. me
empty shells-fe;wer shells than craps'
The fighting and struggling to secure
houses is ludierous in tho extreme. one
may be seen almost successful In moor
ing himself within a shell, when. ny
the way, is effected by means OF .ne
shelly plates at the extremity OF MS
soft and twisted tail, when ano1her
seizes him by the nape of the neck. an
1t were, and be is dragged reiuctansiy
forth The evicter still holds him strus-
Cling at claws length. and NOT until ne
himself is safely ensconced does he re-
linquish his gfasp.IChambers' Journai
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-02-23
Municipal Bus Line.

San Francisco plans to be a pioneer
In the municipal operation Of motor
bus lines for street traffic. and before
the year is out expects to be running
them in connection with the munich
pal railways. The first will be across
Golden Gate park. Transfers will be
issued and accepted with the NUM-
cipal line. The city engineer reports
five buses can be operated at 10 cents
a mile and VIII pay because of the
increased traffic they will bring to the
municipal lines.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-02-23
The Gordt.n Knot.

The Gordian knot was said to have
been made Of thongs used as harness
to the wagon of Gordius, king OF
Phrygia. Whosoever loosened tbs knot,
the ends of which xere not discover
able, the oracle declared should be ruiz
er of Persia. Alexander the Great cut
away the knot with his sword until be
found the ends Of 1t, and thus, In q
military sense at least Interpreted the
oracle. $50 B. G.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-02-23
The Repeater.

Representative Campbell of Kansas
said in recent address in Leaven-
worth:
''The corrupt man is always a stu
pid, ignorant man.
"a corrupt voter was arrested once
In Wawa.
'Wot am arrested furT he asked.
"'You are charged said the officer,
with having voted eight times
Charged, hey?' muttered the pris-
oner. That's queer. I expected to be
paid for it. st. Louis Globe-Demo-
crat.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-02-23
His Hint.

Don't you want some needles,
dearY' queried Brown as he picked up
his shirt and glanced at the places
where the buttons should have been.
"Why, no." replied Mrs. Brown.
why do you ask?'
ooh, thought" said Brown trif1e
nervously. that probably your old
ones had become worn by much use"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-02-23
The Belief In a Devil.

=
A maidservant belonging to one OF
the women's colleges had been out
with her lover without leave from ner
mistress and was returning late along
my road. at the tep Of which lived the
lamented Professor Nettleship. NOW,
the latter had a large yellow dog that
took the usual canine delight In seeing
cats scatter and flee. and, the better TO
pounce on them when they were
stealthily crossing the street, he wouid
perch himself on the top OF the pro-
fessors garden wall, surrounded anu
half hidden in the foliage. As the tru-
ant maidservant passed beneath him
he caught sight of cat in the. miodie
of the road and, making spring at II
collided with her and knocked ner
down. She picked herself up and ran
screaming home, almost mad with ter
ror, because. as she said, the devil mao
Jumped on her back and thrown nef
down.-International Monthly.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-02-23
Unfair.

Don't you sometimes feel that
wealth is unfairly distributedf' asked
the social reformer.
II do" answered Senator Sorghum.
"Many is the dollar l have given
away in a campaign that didn't do me
a cents worth Of good. "-Washingto
Star.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-02-23

The Pioneer of Ahalabad tells
stories Of some Kindergarten" classes
In the English army. Among the deh-
nitions given In an examination IL one
Of a circle peculiarly happy, which
gives freshness to Euclid 1t II, "A
straight line which starts at certain
point and gets back to the same point
as quickly as possible"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-02-23

French army veterinarians kavs
found BY close observation that GER
tain horses fall most unaccountabIy
III when tn bombarded regions. They
lie down and seem so weak and nerv-
Gus th1t they cannot move. Lister
when takpn to the veterinary camp
81 ~ reer they recover In q few days
~ - nqemaL Veterinarians o11ert
NJ - ling among war 6sgDuD =
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-02-23
Cat and Squirrel Guard for Tree

Cat and Squirrel Guard for Trees.
1t is nothing more than wire net
with protruding points which expand
with the growth of the tree trunk. The
guard can be fitted to large and small
trees, and there is no animal of the
smaller class agile enough to climb
over it.-Popular Science Monthly.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-02-23
Hi. Charm Gone.

Phoebe-You would hardly know
Freddy since he got back from Monte
Carlo. He lost all his money there,
and Evelyn-Hardly know him!
Why, shan't know him at all!-Illus-
trated Bits.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-02-23
They Came Out, All Right

ivy N''S O~S M nsS"S
Mrs. Bensonhurst-Where have you
been, dear?
Mr.. Bensonhurst-Oh, I spent the
afternoon hunting.
"Any luckT
"Oh, my, yes. My experience today
reminded me Of that shaving-brush
you gave. me for my birthday"
"How so?"
"Oh, the hares came out In
lunches"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-02-23
A Fair jury.

In suit some years ago between IA
Their and son before an Indiana justics
of the peace the sextet comprising the
jury came in after three hours' delib.
GRAFTON with the following impartial
verdict: I'VE. the jury, agree to fnd
Judgment for neither plaintiff nor dc.
PENDANT and ind that each pay halt
the COSTS" 1t fs said the verdict struck
every one as being 30 unusually fail
that even the parties to the action
were satisled.-Case and Comment.