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Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1917-09-12
One on the Doctor.

The following anecdote is carefully
preserved by a family whose Scotch
ancestors took a rise out Of the lex1-
~cographer:
Hostess-Doctor johnson, what do
you think of our Scotch broth?
Doctor Johnson-Madam, in my
opinion it's only fit for pigs.
Hostess-Then have some more.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1917-09-12
Most PRESSING Need,

Edith had been i'll and mother had
been coaxing her to eat.
"Will you have IN orange, dear?"
"No."
won't you have some ice cream?"
mo, no."
The questioning continued. Finally
a weary Iilllt voice rtt"d: I'll tell yon
what | will have, MOTHER
"What, d%arling?" eagerly.
"a rest"
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1917-09-12
CRISIS OF
W0MAN'S LIFE
Change Safely Passed by
Taking Lydia E. Pinkhan's
Vegetable Compound.
Wagner, Okla--'1 never get tired
of praising Lydia E. Pinkham's Veoe-

table Compound
. because during
Change of Life I
was in bed two
years and had two
operations, but all
the doctors and op-
erations did me no
good, and I would
have been in nv
grave today had It
not been for Lydia
=. Pinkham's Veg
mr. Hv~
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1917-09-12
Broken Heart Cure.

He-I understand you have been at
tending an ambulance class. Can you
tell me what is the best thing to do for
a broken heart?
She-Oh, yes. Bind up the broken
portion with a gold band, battle in
orange-blossom water and apply plenty
Of raw rice. Guaranteed to ge we'll in
a month.-Pearson's Weekly.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1917-09-12
InyariabEe Rule.

When fifteen people go picnick1ng
with fifteen lunch baskets the n pas
ket that gets lost always contains the
salt.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1917-09-12

success of the negligee, and it should
play its gay role supported by pretty
slippers and silk stockings. A cap of
net and lace and ribbon belongs in this
dainty company. One may spend much
or little money on an outfit for restful
hours at home. with good results either
way.
Fine colored voiles or thin wash
silks will make lovely negligees at
small cost if pretty colors are chosen
and wolfe is very durable.
There are some new boudoir caps, in
spired by the Chinese hat, made of
satin ribbon and lace. The Dutch
cap is also a candidate for the favor
of those who are looking for some
thing new, but none of them are an i'm
provement upon the plain caps. A
band of white ribbon edged with lace
and finished with a small bow and a
cluster of flowers is a successful sub
Stitute for a can.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1917-09-12

Granulated Eyelids, Sites, Infamed Eyes
relieved over night by Roman Eye Balsam.
One trial proves its merit. Adv.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1917-09-12
ELIXIR BABEK WORTH T WEIGHT

IN GOLD IN H PHILIPPINES.
ST contracted malaria in 1895, and after a
Washington physician, your Elixir Babek
entirely cured me. On arriving here I came
down with tropical malaria-the worst form
and sent home for Babek. Again 1t
proved its value-It is worth its weight in
gold here" Brasie O'Hagan, Troop e, 9Th
o. S. Cavalry, Balayan, Philippines.
Elixir Babek, so cents, all druggists or by
Parcel Post, prepaid, from Kloczewski d Co..
Washington, D. g.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1917-09-12

Because mackerel travel in schools
il is proposed to have a bond issue 10
LniId q few schools for them.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1917-09-12

sisS Murine is for Tired Ewes,
Red Eyes Sore Eyes -
Gro UualJ1o Doe%,

- GRADUATED Byelids. Rests
: Refreshes- Restores. Murine is a Favorite :
: Treatment for Eyes that feel dry and smart. :
: Give your Eyes as much of your loving care :
: as your Teeth and with the same regularity. :
: CARE FOR THEM. YOU CANNOT BUY NEW EYES Z
z Sold at Drug and Optical Stores or by Mail. :
Ask Murine Eye Remedy Co.. Chicago for Free Book :
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1917-09-12

Openings sometimes come to men
and oysters when least expected,
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1917-09-12

If a mar has money to burn the rest
Of Us try to make light Of his fortune.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1917-09-12

A new gasoline stove folds up into
a tiny box for transportation.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-11-09
MONKEYS LOVE FOR YOUNG
Mothers Practically Devote Entire
Lives to Their Babies and Fond
ness Knows No Bounds.

Monkeys are born in almost as help.
less condition as are human beings,
For the first fortnight after birth they
pass their time in being nursed, in
sleeping and In looking about them.
During the whole of this time the care
and attention of the mother are most
exemplary. The slightest sound or
movement excites her immediate no
tice, and, with her baby In her arms,
she skillfully evades any approaching
danger by the most adroit maneuvers.
At the end of the first fortnight the
little one begins to get about by itself,
but always under its mothers watch
full care. She frequently attempts to
teach 1t to do for itself, but never for
gets her solicitude for its safety, and
at the earliest fntimation of danger
seizes it in her arms and seeks place
of refuge. When about six weeks old
the baby begins to need more substan.
tial nourishment than milk and is
taught to provide for itself The moth.
ers fondness for her offspring con-
tinues; she devotes all her time 70 its
comfort and education. and, should it
meet with an untimely end, her grief
Is so intense as frequently to cause her
own death.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-11-09
CRUEL JOKE ON A SQUIRREL
Naturalist Replaces Nuts With Stones
-Repents When He Sees Hungry
Frlsky Dig Snow Away.

.dost squirrels keep two or more
stores Of food. Rev. ]. G. Wood, the
naturalist, tells Of friend who found
one Of these reserve stores, which q
squirrel had provided for an emergency
and. In a moment of thoughtlessness,
the man determined to play joke on
the squirrel. He accordingly replaced
the nuts by small, round stones and
carefully concealed all evidences Of
bis visit.
One cold day in winter he passed the
spot and found that the squirrel had
called there short time previously.
This he knew by the fact that ten
inches of snow had been scratched
from the top Of the hole, outside Of
which the stones had been cast by the
disappointed animal.
This struck the joker with remorse.
He said: II never felt the folly Of
practical Joking so much in my life.
Fancy the poor little fellow, nipped
with cold, and scanty food, but, fore
seeing long winter, resolved to econ
omize his little hoard as much as pos
sible. Fancy him at last determined
to break this-perhaps his last-mag-
azine, and cheerfully brushing away
the snow, fully confident that a good
meal awaited him as the reward Of his
cold job. and after all finding nothing
but stones. I never felt more mean
and ashamed in my life"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-11-09
Ancient Enqiish Tree,

There grows in the beautiful garden
of the dowager counties of Derby, in
England, an ancient oak tree which Is
said to be the oldest one in England.
The size Of the trunk Of this veneer
able oak testifles to its antiquity, but
on q stone seat by its side is more d.
rect evidence. The seat bears tablet
recording that Wilberforce wrote in
his diary in 1888 that he well remem-
bered, after conversation with Pitt,
and before descending int the Vale of
Keston, sitting at the foot of IAN old
tree" and resolving to give notice In
the house of commons that he would
move the abolition of the slave trade.
The tree in question, which was
therefore good age 100 years ago, is
carefully preserved with zinc plates
where the damp might gather, and the
branches are held up with iron bars,
but it bears a goodly crop Of leaves,
and seems good for many years Of life.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-11-09
A Boz. Eor Rariax.

*Barley IS strangely neglected b.. the
cook of today. says writer in ths
Wo1nan's Home Companion. AS it
contains more starch and sugar and
less gluten than wheat, it might well
take the place of the potato on our ia
bles and this with benefit tc purse and
health.
zone cup Of barley will swell to five
times its original size when cooked,
and its uses are wonderfully varied.
"As Breakfast dish with sugar and
cream 1t is rich and satisfying: for
dinner, as a garnish for meat Or with
rich meat gravy, it makes a savory
entree; at tea time cold stcameJ barley
cut in slices and brow nel III hot a,:tter.
then served with maple sirup. is deli
cious.
Combined with dried or fresh fruits
1t makes as wholesome desserts 90 rice.
Indeed, there is no way iii which rice
may be prepared in which barley can
not be cooked with jest as coed re.
suits. Barley requires a long ur.o 70
cook properly, bnt now we have tIla
cereal cooker and the fireless cooker
and with them the opportunity to have
the perfect cereal
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-11-09
WHY FEAR DEATHS CALF
Philosopher Regards Passing Away ~
Only Natural and Good-Feara
the Unnatural.

They were discussing death, little
group Of men, all of them in the best
Of health and the glory of living. Men
OF the world, In sense, and enjoying
life to Its utmost, the subject Of death
was introduced by the announcement
that widely-known man with whom
all Of them had been acquainted had
passed away
One of the party, according to the
Columbus CO.. Dispatch, said he hated
to think Of death, that he was actually
afraid to think Of it. He so loved life
that death seemed a terrible enemy,
and he would like to escape it. But
the philosopher Of the party-only he
was not known as philosopher until
he delivered his little preachment-
said he could not understand such an
Attitude toward death.
Il am not afraid Of anything that is
natural" he said. ut is the unnatural
that alarms me. It would be unnatural
to live forever, and would hate to be
sentenced to such punishment. But
death Is natural /; I am not afraid Of 1t.
Billions Of people have died; they are
dying every day. Little children have
died and old men and women, and the
birds and beasts all pass away, and the
fishes In the streams, and every living
thing upon the earth is to die. Why,
then, should a great hulk of chap
like myself, one who has had and is
having his time, why should I fear
death?"
Not afraid Of that which Is natural?
If only all Of us could understand that
the natural is good and the unnatural
bad, what a splendid world 1t would
be for everything and everybody.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-11-09
Queer Use For CarcIita

Some years ago Lord Haldane star.
tied the house of commons when re-
plying to Il remark made By another
member as to the danger attached to
the use Of cordite by saying that he
himself possessed a walking stick
made Of cordite which he sometimes
brought down to the house and left in
the clOakroom. An uneasy look stole
over the faces of the members present,
but In a scientific and highly technical
speech his lordship explained that
cordite was perfectly innocent sub
stance until brought into contact with
dangerous allies, and without certain
Ingredients necessary to convert It into
an explosive it might be handled with
1mpunity. At the same time it was
noticed that Lord Haldane's stick was,
given wide berth when it was seen in5
the cloakroom.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-11-09
Antiquity Of Nursery RHYMES.

''Sing a Song of Sixpence" is as old
as the sixteenth century. three
Blind Mice" is found in a music book
dated 1909. 'The Frog and the Mouse"
was licensed in 1850. Three Children
Sliding on the Ice" dates from 1889.
London Bridge Is Falling Down" is Of
"unfathomable" antiquity. "Boys and
Girls Come Out to Play" is certainly
rs old as the reign Of Charles the Sec
ond, as is alss Lucy Locket Lost Her
Pocket" to the tune Of which the
American song, yankee Doodle"
was written. PUSSY Cat, Where
Have You Been" Is one Of the
age of Queen Bess. Little jack
Horner" is older than the seven
teenth century. "The Old Woman
Tossed in a Blanket is of the reign
Of James the Second, to which mon
arch 1t Is said to allude.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-11-09

Twenty-six states Of the Union have
adopted state flowers-off1cial or for
mally agreed upon emblems. Massa.
chusetts Is not one Of them, although
there Is sort Of growing idea, amount
ing almost to common consent, that
the trailing arbutus is our state flower,
says the Boston TRANSCRIPT. If 1t is,
we have that emblem in common with
the province Of Nova Scotia. Connecti-
cut has legally adopted flower, and
1t is in many respects the finest pos
sessed by any state In the Union It
Is the mountain laurel. There are
flowers more beautiful than our laurel
Of the woods, but its bloom is 90 easily
conventionalized, so bright and 50 dec
orative, that 1t Is peculiarly fitted fol
emblematic purposes.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-11-09
IMPORTANT TO BE ON TIME
Even the Biggest Men Of Affairs Ar
range Their Business on Punctu.
atty as Safe Guide.

A young Kentuckian lost a big for
tune by being 20 minutes late In keep.
ing business engagement, according
to the Christian Herald.
The cherries old fellow with the
scythe always gets all that is coming
to him. And there Is many bad scar
on our fortunes where he has had to
prod us up to the mark.
Time is cheap and we are apt to
think we can fitch it as we will. But
1t Is always ourselves we rob, not
time.
Maybe you can waste your own time
by being late in keeping engagements
and feel that the loss, If any, is your
own affair. But it also is the affair Of
the man you keep waiting. You waste
his time, too. If your time Is worth
less, maybe his is not. He may con-
clude that his time is worth more to
him than you are.
In many cases 1t may not matter
much. But one never knows until af-
terward whether 1t matters or not.
And through false politeness we are
usually assured that it does not mat
ter even when 1t does.
Only the idle and careless, whose
time is Of the least value, can afford to
waste it by looseness in keeping en-
gagements.
1t may be hard to acquire the fixed
habit of always being on time, but it
can be done, and it Is worth while to
do 1t.
Great business men have this habit.
Men of great affairs, whose time is
most completely taken up, are usually
on time. 1t is they who know best the
value of time and the Importance Of
saving it by being prompt.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-11-09

When fortune begins to smile upon
you IL the time you will have to
spunk up most Then 1t Il that most
folks begin to take 1t easy-and fall
Getting into the public eye II q chal-
lenge to make good. There are thou
sands Of others In the same business
You must surpass them or remain one
Of the crowd. II the place you occupy
gets crowded you must spunk up a
little more. Put on little more steam,
a little more brains and push are
needed. Maybe the other fellow is at
his limit now. Keep on pushing to the
front. The courage with which you
strive will receive its reward. Work
with brain and hand and the victory
Is bound to be yours.-Pennsylvania
Grit.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-11-09
Curious 1imekeepera.

To ascertain the time at night, the
Apache Indians employed q gourd on
which the stars of the heavens were
marked. As the conscientious rose In
the sky, the Indian referred to his
gourd and found out the hour. By
turning the gourd around he could tell
the order in which the constellation
might be expected to appear.
The hill people Of Assam reckon
time and distance by the number of
guilds of betel-nuts chewed. 1t will be
remembered how, according to Wash
ington Irving, the Dutch colonial as
sembly was invariably dismissed at
the last puff of the third pipe Of to-
bacco Of Gov. Wouter Van Twiller.
A Montagnis Indian Of Canada will
set up a tall stick in the snow when
travelling ahead Of friends who are to
follow. He marks with his foot the
line Of shadow cast, and by the change
In the angle Of the shadow the on-com-
ing party can tell, on arriving at the
spot about how far ahead the leader
is
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-11-09
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 l yearly killed a pheasant, bar
rister and solicitor with one shot,
Quite lately one Judge tried a motor
accident case on the very spot on
which it had occurred, and few years
ago case concerning "ancient lights"
was decided under a tree in heavy
storm.
Not long since a chancery judge
heard an application in the waiting
rooms Of railway station.
A woman charged with stealing was
tried by 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, 1917-11-09
lslIah Roo<h" Centenary.

Is the war holding back any poem
comparable with Lallah Rookh." the
publication Of which was delayed by
the Waterloo campaign, and took place
4nst a century ago?
Perhaps few read the famous ORR
entail romance nowadays, but Moore's
reputation when he wrote It was such
that he was able 30 sell It when he
had scarce put pen to paper. Murray
offered 1000 guineas for II, but the
poets friends thought this too little,
and approached Longman, stipulating
that the price should be mot less than
the largest amount ever paid for a
poem" THAT" said Longman, was
the 5000 paid for 'Rokeby,'" and on
that basis bargain was struck, the
publishers only stipulation being that
Moore's poem should be equal to
SCOTS In length. Even SO, Longman
had the best of the bargain. Seven
large editions were sold within year,
and q quarter of a century later Long,
mans still regarded "Lallah Rookh" as
"the cream Of copyrights. "-Manches-
tar Guardian,
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-11-09
BREEDING DOGS WITH WOLVES
Dar>~In's Belief Was That Domestic
CANNES Represent Several Races
Of the Wild Animal,

In 1.-THE Origin of the Species" Oar.
win expressed the opinion that the dog
was originally descended from the
wolf. He was inclined to think that
In different parts Of the globe man
had tanned the particular species of
wolf which would be found there, and
that our domestic dogs, therefore, rep
resent not one but several races Of the
wild animal, writes r. B. Townshend
In the Westminster Gazette. It has
long been known that dog and wolf
viii interbreed freely. Button, for
example, tells US that he made such
a cross successfully. Indeed, In Rus
STA the Tsars long kept up a fierce
pack Of hounds for wolf hunting In
which a strong strain Of wolf was
evident. Unfortunately, a few years
ago the little daughter of huntsman.
crossing their kennel alone, stumbled
and fell, and the savage brutes set
upon her and devoured her On the
spot. The indignant tsar had the
whole pack destroyed.
1'SA III 4AuSlduu luc CIUSS VIII tll0
wolf has been resorted to for otter
hounds in order to increase the cour-
age and strength of jaw Of the dogs.
But as the first cross proved rather
too wild and uncertain In temper for
safe handling, the masters Of otter
hounds have always crossed back
again and again to the dog till there
remained perhaps only one sixty
fourth Of wolf blood, or even less.
This fact establishes the fertility Of
the hybrid between the wolf and the
dog when bred back to one Of the
original parents, but so far there has
been no evidence to show how far the
hybrids would be fertile when bred
together continuously. Recently, how
ever, In the present century. this has
been tested by DR.. Alaric Benin Of
the Stockholm geological gardens,
who has given q brief account Of the
results obtained by him.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-11-09
CURIOUS LEGACIES ARE LEFT
Man Wills Wife q Farthlng, 70 30
Forwarded to Her In an UNI
stamped Envelope.

A gentleman lately left 'the large
oaken walking-stick, with silver head
bearing verses abiding to it having
been a sapling grown from an acorn
planted on my great-grandfather' s
wedding day." to his nephew, and to
his sister "the damask tablecloth with
figures and armorial bearings COM
memorating the marriage Of Louis ".
Of France"
A Liverpool lady, who died lately,
left to her nephew-nephews seem to
be specially favored-her doormats,
except parlor mats and the oilcloth in
the hall. Perhaps she feared he might
sell the oilcloth and go in for riotous
living on the proceeds.
The will of an eccentric lady con-
tanned the following clause: "As to my
sisters, nieces, nephew, brother-in-law,
cousin, nothing shall come from me
to them but bag of sand to rub them
selves with. None deserve even a good
by. I do not recognize single one of
them" Dear old thing! Meanest Of
all, however, was the man who left
his wife q farthing, with directions
that 1t should be forwarded to her In
an unstamped envelope !-Tit-Bits
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-11-09
Counting Up to "Boomfit."

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 time, and as the
sheep went through they counted
them, making q 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, boomfit.'
"Boomfit" was fifteen; when they
reached it they made a notch In the
stick and began the strange chant all
over again.-YOuth's Companion.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-11-09
aelno Ones Self.

We owe 1t to mankind to give our
selves as we are to earth's aggregate
of attainment and experience. We are
indeed to raise ourselves to our Nth
power Of existence and achievement,
but that highest power must still be
our own, individually expressed. Even
though our best be poorer than some
one else's Indifferent medium, 1t will
be a thousand times better for us and
for all. that humanity get each unde-
rived and incommunicable self rather
than that 1t receive an imperfect and
disappointing duplicate Of another.
And let us remember, also, both for
our comfort and our inspiration, that
he who gives his utmost is at the last
analysis rendering greater service
than he who, though seemingly be-
slowing much, gives but a fraction OF
his possible being and doing to his
fellow men.-Philip Burroughs Strong.