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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-11-02
OWE DEBT TO SERVIAN BARDS
Men Of Letters Have Kept Alive the
Spirit Of Liberty Which 10 the
country's Pride.

The schoolmaster as the citadel and
hope Of national aspirations is today
what he was hundred years ago,
when Korais laid the foundations Of
Greek independence by purging the
native tongue Of its barbartc infec-
lions and bringing 1t as near as pos
sible to the language of Pericles. It
may be the professional schoolmas-
tiers, or 1t may be the professors, writ.
erS, poets, who constitute themselves
the schoOlmasters Of nation. With
the hedge priests of ireland who kept
alive the national spirit under fierce
prosecutions stand the Servian barda
who, through the centuries. kept the
national soul alive under the despot.
ism Of the Turk AS applied to racial
awakenings, Faust's conclusion Is
wrong. In the beginning is not the
deed, but the word, the word that
often has to be taught to people that
has forgotten 1t, and even when half
learned falls upon their ears from an
ancient past as call to great deeds.
It Is the schoolmaster and the book
men who have stirred up and led rev.
olutions In our own day, the intellec
tuals in Russia, Nansen and Sigurd
lbsen in Norway, Braga in Portugal.
D'Annunzio and Martinetu in Italy.
and now Pearse and his predecessors
Of the Gaelic league In Ireland. Among
the Jews today the revival of national
aspirations expresses itself, in one
form through the rebirth Of the Ian.
guageof the Bible as a spoken tongue,
a parallel strangely akin to the Gaelic
renaissance.-NewY York Evening Post
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-11-02
FACE ONCE WAS EXPRESSIVE
In Modern Times, Says Writer, Gen
eral Aim Seems to Be to Conceal
Emotion OF Every Kind.

We are accustomed to the idea that
our facial expressions are keys to the
lives we lead, and that one who un-
derstands human nature may easily
read human faces. That this is rut
to large degree is unquestioned, fo'
we have only to look about us to judg,
for ourselves of the happiness or un
happiness Of those with whom we
happen to come in contact. Indeed
in the ages long since past, before
even spoken language permitted the
freer Interpretation Of mans emo
lions, the human countenance was
the chief means Of expressing, says
the Charleston News and Courier
One by one the great thoughts Of the
human race have been reproduced as
far as possible In the eyes and gen
eral expression of the face, now flash
ing out with startling significance
now shining with tranquil assurance
now displaying ugly lines and charac
teristics. As civilization advanced
however, and the means Of human
intercourse broadened and developed
the need for translating the innei
needs and energies into facial expires
sion lessened, until, unfortunately, /
is often difficult to read correctly thu
message Of the countenance.
Where In former days the natura
effort OF all human beings uncon
scious though 1t may have been
seemed to be to reveal their wishe:
openly upon their faces the genera
aim now is to conceal emotion Of ~
cry kind.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-11-02
MEANING OF s7,ooo,o00y0 900
Spent at Rate Of q Dollar Minutos &
Would Take 1888 Years to Dis
pose Of 10 Az.

Americas war loan Of $1,000, 0O0, 600
suPasses the powers Of the mind to
grasp, Thomas F. Logan writes in Les
fie'A Spent at the rate Of 81 minute
It would take 1888 years to dispose Of
the appropriation. Loaned out at 9 per
cent, $13 could be spent every second
for an indefinite period without touch
Ing the principal.
Converted into silver dollars, the
coined pieces laid end to end would
reach more than four times around the
earth at the equator. Piled on top Of
one anothes, these silver dollars would
extend nearly 600 miles IN the air.
Made into dollar bills. theg would
cover 26,eS6 acreA
The interest On the loan b greater
than the entire running expenses OF
the government less than half cen
fury ago, while the amount itself would
conduct the affairs Of the government
for fully seven years, on the basis Of
the annual expenditures Of the las
decade.
Another and more cheerful way q
looking at the situation is that, great
as the loan is, the wealth of the United
States is such that it amounts to TIT
lending out Of 81 out Of every $40 OF
our existing tangible resources. A
penny q day saved by every inhabitant
would cancel the principal within x
years.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-11-02
Devil Worship In Tibit.

The religion inculcated by Buddha
had certain cardinal points-the en-
couragement Of the ascedc life, the
maintenance Of virtue, the exhortation
to persons Of all castles and both sexes
to aim at deliverance from the evils OF
existence and, lastly. the attainment OF
Nirvana.
But in Tibet Buddhism has been
grated on to the earlier devil worship
Of the people, and religion has been
evolved better expressed as Lamaism,
or modified devil worship, so that In
addition to the Buddhas and Bodisats
there have also come to be tutelary
and guardian deities Of a terrifying
and malignant aspect whose duty 1t Is
to defend the faith and the faithful
people from external attack. These
deities are depicted in grotesque and
terrible forms In all the monasteries,
generally in violently colored fresco
paintings at the entrance. - National
Geographic Magazine.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-11-02
Children.

Children are God s own creation. And
Il would be wise to follow his own di-
rection about the growth Of our chill.
dren's mind toward freedom and light
The highest education is that which
does not merely give US information
but makes our life in harmony with al
existence.
Children are in love with life, and il
Is their first love. They are not borr
aseetics, fit to enter at once into the
monastic discipline of acquiring knowi
edge. At first they must gather knowi
edge through their love of life, ant
then they will renounce their lives t.
gain knowledge, and then again they
viii come back to their fuller lives witt
ripened wisdom.-Rab indranath Tagor
In Hearst's Magazine.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-11-02
Wall Balanced Dict.

One Of the most common faults of
the diet Is the-eating Of too much pro
tein foods. In excess this is hard for
the body to cxcrcta and is likely to de-
compose in tie iiitestines with the
formation of poisonous waste products
Green vegetables and raw fruit are
important elements Of the diet. There
is little energy In these foods. but they
supply mineral salts with the body
needs and curioCs substances called
vitamins, which are easily destroyed
by cooking.
One food expert has suggested rule
for securing we'll balanced Diet. l
Is: An ordinary family should spend
about as much for milk. vegetables
and fruits as for meats. fish and egg
and Us much for milk and eggs rs foI
meat and fish.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-11-02
Raahua 6utt.a aaup.

In these days of high prices IL may
be useful to housewives to learn how to
make a delicious, nourishing soup,
quart Of which may be made for q
nominal cost. This is PURGE Of pea
nut butter or cream of peanut soup.
It can also be made in less than ten
minutes, thereby costing very little for
fuel.
The ingredients are three cupfuls
Of milk, cupful Of boiling water, half
cupful Of peanut butter, teaspoon
full Of salt, half teaspOonful Of nut
meg, tablespoonful of cornstarch, a
dash Of pepper and a tablespoonful Of
cut parsley.
While the milk is heating mix the
peanut butter with the boiling water
and work it smooth, then add to tho
boiling milk. Mix the cornstarch with
little cold milk and add to the hot
milk. Add the salt, pepper and nutmeg.
Boil for three minutes and sprinkle
with parsley. Serve with little crack
ers.-Washington Star.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-11-02
Quite Different.

A tenant of Lord Halkeston, a Judge
of the Scotch court Of sessions, once
waited on him with q woeful counte-
nance and said: MY lord. am come
to inform your lordship Of sad mis-
fortune. My COW has gored one OF
your lordship's cows, and fear it can
not live" "Well, then. Of course you
must pay for It" Indeed. my lord
It was not my fault. and you know
/ am but a very poor man" Il can't
help that. The law says you must pay
for It. am not to lose my COW. am
IT.. We'll my lord, If it must be SO
l cannot say more. But l forgot what
| was saying. 1t was my mistake en-
tirely. / should have said 1t was your
lordship's COW that gored mine" "Oh,
is that it? That's quite different at.
fair. Go along and don't trouble me
just now I am very busy. Be on,
sayg-American Law Review
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-11-02
Madrid Il Not 40 Ancient

Madrid Is not city Of great an.
ttquity. Many efforts. It Il true. have
been made to trace tt history back
into classical times and even beyond,
but the first authentic mention Of the
town occurs In the Arab chronicles,
and this does not carry one back far
Their than the first half Of the tenth
century. The place was, OF course,
occupied by the Moors when they were
the dominant power Of Spain, but was
nnally taken from them By Alfonso
vi. In 1883 Henry ". used It a. q
hunting seat, but It did net attain any
Importance until the reign Of Charles
". who made 1t a place Of residence
and was wont to visit u occasionally.
Il was In the reign Of PAil1p n. Tat
at last It attained to the alsn1ey Of .
capital city. he created Il his capital
and unica corte. or only court in 1850.
and it has remained tho capital Of
Spain ever since In spiks Of occasional
efforts on the part Of sundry kings to
transfer the goyernment to valladsud
and Seville.-National Geegrapldc So
ciety Bulletin.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-11-02

tooto ~ TRIBUTARIES
What = the limit Of human endufs
ance7
4 bomb thrower has hurled bombs
continuously for forty-one hours.
There are numerous striking and
more peaceful record breaking feats.
4. club swinging champion once swung
his clubs for forty-six hours without .
moments rest.
A young Brixton athlete once swung
q. blacksnith's hammer for twelve
hours on end. Then this same modern
samson belabored punching bag con-
tinuousIy for fifteen hours at the aver
age rate Of 145 punches q minutes.
A fe2 years ago two renehmen
walked round. and round q billiard ta-
BILE, playing game after game and Gov
ering sixty miles for twenty-four con.
secutive hours.
A band Of change ringers once rang
the bells Of St. Martins Birmingham.
for eight hours without pausing.
A certain Polish lady danced, with
only momentary rests, for thirty-four
hours, while an italian dancer danced
for fourteen hours at the rate of eight
cen waltzes an hour.-London STRAY
Stories.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-11-02
n. Oh General MusA.r.

Under the old militia system that
PREVAILED about seventy years ago the
states were divided into districts, each
one having a company to which all
men Of soldier age were required to
belong and give a few days each year
to military drin.
3 Every year there would be "gen-
eral muster" at which the various com
panies would gather and under the
command Of plumed and bespangled
oficef would perform the various evo-
buttons and 60 through the manual OF
arms that would strike with awe the
!. surrounding crowd Of women and chill.
dren gathered to witness the heroic
displays Of fathers and brothers.
These general musters were great
events In the times Of our GRANDPA
theirs. They were social as well as
military and often adorned with feasts
Of warlike provender. In one Of his
speeches Tom Corwin told Of general
muster in which the brave militiamen
with bayonet and sword. charged or
q pile Of watermelons and cut the red
hearts out of the enemy.-Columbuf
Journal
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-11-02
Swapping Down the RUGS.

The press button system with which
we are familiar In gloves and garments
has been applied by European inven-
tor for fixing carpets, tapestry hang
ings and the like, says the Scientific
American. For instance a small spring
socket is inserted flush with the floor.
and the carpet carries a corresponding
projection, so that all that is needed
to lay a carpet or rug is to push the
Buttons into the sockets.
Again, the projections are mounted
along a stout tape band and the sock
cts on another, quite like the usual
pressure button. One tape is sewed
to the rug, and another can be tackled
down upon an already laid carpet, so
that the rug can be laid or removed
Instantly.
Hangings can be put on the walls In
the same way. Curtains or portieres
can also be mounted, and all such
material can be at once removed for
cleaning. In case of fire valuable
hangings can be saved.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-11-02
Nitro-Starch New Explosive.

Nitro-starch, more compact than the
allied nitro-cellulose or gun cotton,
seems to promise great efficiency as a
blasting explosive. The original dyna-
mite of Nobel was nitroglycerin alb
sorbed in kieselguhr, a siliceous infu-
serial earth, but sawdust mica and
other absorbents have been since used
and blasting gelatin and gelatin dy-
NANTES have been formed as jelly-like
masses by dissolving gun cotton in nj
troglycerin. Nitro-starch Is produced
by dissolving starch nitric acid In
q manner similar to the use Of cotton
and glycerin. Ease and cheapness Of
manufacture, convenience and safety
In use and great explosive power are
mentioned In its favor. and the ad-
vantages include non-liability to go
off except when exploded by cap.
giving off no bad fumes, non-freezing
quality, and a stability so great that
no change was seen after ten months
Of storage
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-11-02
Stranded tie Ira.

A Victoria CLERGY nau had an o.ars-
and pine tree IL his .,aEden CO
spring it was unt.,Cd l'iat the ccaa.s.
tree was d:oor.n.:, MD Oh C:gsi,
down lie foand hat t.is roofs If Il
pire, which stool; 81 So.,e d'sta.;t-
lad twisted around thn taproo; VI IL
orange tree a:.l we're strangjia. it t
death. TIE ".feuling roots ware IL,
twisted and L; away. and The dcoo.'
i;ig N!ant revived. TIE tree e"c:;t;,al!
G.ed. Then Oh t.s.riaA down at
greater depth tie clergy an !o'iad IL
pine had attached t'.e orange root Ion
e. down. AMI accomplished It's murder
ocs end.-LalslCA Graphic.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-11-02
Difference In Complexions.

The difference In the compilations OF
people is due to the varying amounts
Of pigment or coloring materials In
the cells Of the skin. Very light PEG
pie have very little pigment; very dark
people. those with dark eyes and black
hair, have a great deal Of this coloring
material in their cells A great many
people are neither light nor very dark
They have less than the dark complex.
toned people and more than the light
eomplexioned people. When the hair
turns gray It u because the pigment
has DISAPPEARED As this Il due to the
loss Of this coloring material. dark COM
plsxioned people turn gray sooner than
light complexioned people. The struc-
ture Of the skin showing how these
cell are made In layers can be seen By
examining the skin With a microscope
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-11-02
Yale's Famous '53.

The late George W. smalley be
ionged at Yale to the class Of '53
which included Isaac H. Bromley, the
brilliant journalist; Henry C. Robin
son. the leading Connecticut lawyer;
Gen. Edward Harland of Norwich, DIS
tinguished in the Civil war; Edmund
Clarence Stedman, the banker-poet:
George H. Watrous, president of the
New Haven road; Andrew D. White
former ambassador to Berlin and pres
ident Of Cornell; Senator Tom Plat
Of New York, Senator Randall E. Glib
son of Louisiana, Charlton T. Lewis.
prison reformer and insurance expert;
George Shiras, Jr., member of tie
United States Supreme court; Epis-
copal Bishop Davies Of Michigan, and
Wayne MacVeagh, leading lawyer
and in Garfleld's cabinet. This is quite
list for one Yale class to produce
Waterbury American.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-11-02

Royse City, Tex.-Mrs. Mary XII
man, of this place, says; AFTER the
birth of my little girl. my side COM
menced to hurt me. had to go back
to bed. We called the doctor. lie
treated me. but I got no better.
got worse and worse until the misery
was unbearable. II was in bed foi'
three months and suffered such agony
that was just drawn up in a knot.
told my husband if he would get
me bottle of Cardui I would try it..
l commenced taking it, however, that
evening I called my family about
me-. for I knew I could not last
many days unless I had change for
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-11-02
WOODEN BUGLE IS HISTORIC
instrument That It Is Alleged Was
Brought to America by the
Pilgrims.

Il. M. Bever, living near Hillsborc,
md, has bugle. said to have been
made in England early in the seven.
seenth century. according to an eS-
change. 1t is three feet long, made
If cedar wood in two sections which
are glued together. 1t is about three
inches In diameter at the base and
tapers uniformly to a point.
Around 1t are ten crude rings made
from sections Of q buffalo horn. 1t was
brought to America in 1920 by the Pill
grims, 1t IL believed. and tradition
says It was carried by the army Of
Miles Standish in the expedition
against the Indians. The earliest au-
thentic account of 1t dates back to
colonial days. II was used at the Bos-
ton tea party and was carried by the
minute men in the battle of Lexington
and Bunker Hill.
At Bunker Hill the instrument was
struck by q British musket ball and a
portion Of the end was torn away. 1t
was at the siege Of Yorktown and
helped to celebrate the surrender Of
Lord CORVALLIS in 1881.
After the war the old bugle was
handed down as an heirloom in the
Bever family. Mrs. Michael Bever.
the great-grandmother of the present
owner, died in Tazewell county, Illinois,
Is years ago, when she was one hun
bred and four years old. She came In
to possession Of the bugle when very
small girl, and later prepared his
tory Of it. Upon her death the old
heirloom was kept for time by 10
aeph Bever, an old tanner of Hillsboro
and It then passed into the hands Of
L. M. Cooper and wife of Waynetown
from whom R. NJ. Bever received II
Eve years ago.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-11-02
New York Stock EXCHANGE.

The record high price for a seat on
the New York Stock Exchange was
$4,000 in 1905 and again in 1906. In
1915 the highest price paid was $4,000,
the lowest 100000. In 1915 the high
est price was $4,000 and the lowest
$4,000. In 1914 the highest price was
$4,000; in 1918, $4,000; in 1912, STA
600; in 1911. $4,000; in 1910, S94. eco
and the same price in 1893. The low
est price in the last twenty-five years
was $4,000, paid in 1896.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-11-02
lie Fertile Enci.

Gibraltar is often caNed a barre.-
rock, yet it has i5j sYe":as OF indigo
nous Towering plants Castor Oil plants
daturas and GaphEes attain the di.
nifty Of trees and g2:aniuns and hello
tropes the proportions of hedges
These floral delights often conceal can
non and other armamen5s. The few
snakes that are found are small and
harmless. Lizards several inches long
are often seen.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-11-02
CALLED HER Family
TO Her BEDSIDE
Six Years Ago. Thinking She Might DE- Says iexa' lao'
She Is Well, Strong Woman and Praises Ia'0'' ~
Her Recovery.

the better. That was six years az"
and I am still here and am "eii'
strong woman, and I owe my NE 10
Cardui. 1 had only taken nan the
hottie when began to feel DETER
The misery in my side got less..'
continued right on taking the oaio1
until I had taken three bottles anc
did not need any more for was wen
and never felt better in my life.'' l
have never had any trouble from that
day to this"
Do you suffer from headache back
ache, pains in sides, OF other dlseom-
forts. each month? Or do you feel
weak. nervous and fagged-out? II So
give Cardui, the woman's tonic, a
trial
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-11-02


Miss Helen, the daughter Of the FAM
lily In which Jet black Maria Jackson
occasionally worked By the dag, had
been given beautiful cup and saucer
OF rare china. She showed Il 20 Marin
and said:
Il mean to put It away h my hope
box You know what that =, Aunt
Ma-ia7 It's the box . girl puts things
into in the hope that she viii some day
need them as bride"
Lawzy, chile, l knows al about dem
hope boxes. got one Of my own.
chile" :,
why, I thought yeu were already
married"
Il IL chile, an my hope box Il one
l u putin money into fhs' % I Kin
until has enough to pay 10 . divorce
ment from Pete Jaclrson. Moran one
kind Of hope box b mixed up with nat
rimony. NiA Hal6e---Nsw xeek'
sa.a.. ysszs135
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-11-02
r,,w p.v,1 o.rrl,h' Mad, II, F,revn.

rssw psvia 0arrlsk Made His Fortune
If David Garrick had had no more
than his salary as an actor he would
have had little to leave at his death.
He made his fortune as joint proprie-
tor. and for time as sole proprietor,
of Drury Lane theater, so that the
amount set down to himself as salary
was practically nominal When he re-
tired from the stage In 1776 he sold
half his share In the theater for 1885,
eco He was probably the only actor
who consistently made Shakespeare
pay. a.1, like Shakespeare, he was
actor, author and proprietor.
1t may be recalled that Garrick, who
had no enemies outside his own pro
fession. was the grandson of French
man exilcd at the revocation Of the
edict of Nantes and that his father
was q captain In the army.-London
Standard.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-11-02
YSu always mako mors ana bette.
friends ~ opening your heart tAaa b
eDen1ng your mouth.
Discovering q Star.


Long bad be worshipped her at a
distance, but his shyness prevented
him from proposing.
Then ons evening, for the sweet sake
q charity, a-ktheatt1cal performance
took place in which the charmer was
leading lady and more adorable than
evsr. Afterward the shy admirer drew
near, his love made valiant By the
sight Of her beauty.
Ton are the star of he evening.
b aid ~ they stood alone in a cor.
nes. (
Tea are the ilrst b tell me Co." said
ths damsel, with happy blush.
Them" he retorted promptly, may
I claim my reward as IN astronomer"
The lady looked puzzled.
What rewardf" she asked.
Why, the right to give my name to
the sfef have discosered," said the
young man. speaking boldly ct last
Chicago News
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-11-02
Fo,I;es o: Science.

The history Of icace has seve;
problems With men IN all ages more
or less have tried to solve. but which
have finally been given up by all. To
day they are called follies.
The usual list comprises the follow
ing: First. sQuar.ng the circle: second
duplication OF the cube; third. frisco
ton Of an angle; fourth, perpetual mo
ton; fifth, transmutatioa O. metals
sixth, fixation of mercury: seventh
elixir of life. Some lists PIT the phi
losopher's stone for the last three an,
then add astroiogy and mage to maxi
the seven.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-11-02
SaWse SaWoe.

Here Is the old King Richard II.
way Of making sausage: "Pyggs In
sawse savage" or pigs with sage
sauce. Take pyggs yskaldid (scald-
ed) and quarter them and seeth them
In water and salt: take them and let
them kele (cooD: take parsel parsley,
savage (sage) and grynde it with brede
and yolkes Of ayren (eggs) harde ysode
boileO; temper it with vinegar some
what thick. and lay. the pyggs In .
vessel and sewe onoward 0he sauce
over them, and serve 1t forth" ''Take
pyggs" Is pretty good. Size or number
seems Of no consequence.