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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-11-30
LAUGHED TO SEE GOLD TEETH
Tartars INDUCED In Peculiar Antics
to Induce Artist to Display HE
Decorated Grinder&

The artist who accompanied George
KEENAN, through Russia tells an anus
ing story about an encounter with .
party of tourists, who seemed very
curious about the artists pictures. As
the Tartars were armed to the teeth.
the artist thought it best to be amia-
BILE and smiled broad and propitiatory
smile upon the party. Whereupon tia
entire party smiled broadly in return
and showed great interest in him. He
smiled again. more broadly still;
whereupon the Tartars came around in
front of him and began to go through
the most extraordinary antics, laugh
ing still.
The artist gathered somehow that
he was expected to laugh, too, and
proceeded to crafty their evident
wish. The more he laughed the more
they laughed, and several big Tartars
came around in front of him and lay
down on the ground, rolling and tum-
bling. The artist laughed until his
Jaws almost cracked. The thing final
" became a little alarming, and call
ing his factotum and Interpreter, the
artist babe him find out Of the head
man of the Tartar party what these
extraordinary antics were all about.
His excellency," said the Tartar,
In explanation, smiled upon US, and
showed US something which we never
saw before-teeth made partly Of gold.
And as the men Of my tribe saw that
his golden teeth were only to be seen
when he laughed. they took all pos
sible ways to make him laugh. and
when they rolled on the ground before
him, it was only the better to see into
his mouth and behold the golden
teeth"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-11-30
BUYS GLASSES FOR BULLDOG
Brings Tears to Pets Eyes and
Takes Him to OculIst.

One Of the newest features Of the
high cost of living investigation by
federal agents has just been revealed
by United States District Attorney
Cline Of Chicago. He told the follow
ing story:
Il dropped into an oculist's couple
of days ago with friend who had
broken his glasses. We found that
gentleman, Immediately clad, care
fully fitting pair Of glasses on the
pug nose Of bulldog with undershot
Jaw and handy legs.
"Well, we had to wait. A lady, in
handsome furs, held the bulldog by the
chain. When the job was done she led
1t away. I asked the oculist:
"How do you test the vision Of a
dogs eyes? He replied: 7 didn't test
it for vision. You see 1t was like this
the lady had her dog out motoring.
They were riding rather fast and the
air was cold.
"'She noticed that a little drop Of
moisture gathered in the dogs eye. It
trickled down his cheek. The lady de-
cided that something must be done. So
she brought him to me-the glasses
are to protect his eyes when he goes
motoring
allow much did she pay for those
glasses? asked.
"'Eight dollars the oculist replied"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-11-30
Canturino Gorillas.

1t is said that ne gorilla has ever
been captured alive after he is full
grown. Gorillas fear nothing. Even
when MORALLY wounded they show an
agility. strength and ferocity which Ia
astonishing. A traveller stated that 1t
would take $50 men to hold down q
gorilla with any degree of safety. On
the other hand, all other apes are easy
to capture. The usual method Is for
a trapper to seat himself where he Is
certain to be observed by these crea-
lures and pretend to drink from bot
tie of crude spirits. When he is sure
that he has been observed, he leaves
the bottle and goes away. The mo-
ment his back is turned the monkeys
rush to appease their curiosity con-
corning the contents Of the bottle.
They like the taste Of the spirits and
quarrel among themselves for 1t till
the bottle has been emptied. They are
soon overcome by the intodcant. and
the trapper returns and gathers them
MP.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-11-30
HAD SEEN HIS FACE BEFORE
Nurse Who Was Formerly Militant
suffragette Learns Her Soldier Pa
tlent Wao Former Policeman.

The day approaches when in recog-
milton Of the women's generosity in
giving their men for the war the men
are asked to give women hereabouts
the vote, says q British correspond.
ent. Nothing could be more timely,
therefore, than to recall the story of
what happened In that hospital of
our British allies on the coast Of Nor
mandy. A kind nurse was bending
over the pillow Of a wounded man
a big corporal Of the Grenadier
Guards. She was dear old lady, the
nurse, one who had in her time en-
joyed a full share as a militant suffra-
gette. In fact, she had led more than
one furious assault on the houses of
parliament. Yet here she was Law
fishing the treasures of her sympathy
upon the country's mere fighting men.
"It's odd" she said. ''Your face, my
good man, isn't bit strange to me. I
can't get rid Of the idea that I've seen
you many times before"
II can't deny 1t, ma'am," sighed the
wounded corporal, struggling with a
visible embarrassment. "You have
seen my face before. But can't we let
bygones be bygones? It's true, HI
used to be policeman. But that was
before the war, ma'am."
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-11-30
MAJORITY OF us ARE BoREs
Many People Give Preference to Dis
cussion Of Own Affairs Rather
Than to Other Fellows.

The Irish World gives the first test
of bore, presumably for readers to
try on themselves, in these words:
Do you monopolize the conversation
wherever you 60 with breathless &C
counts of your own affairs2
II let alone long enough the major
ity Of us do. Our own affairs are so
much more interesting than the other
persons. It takes some wisdom and
considerable culture to subordinate the
self.
Under this definition, the baby is
sometimes bore, but we forgive him
for we know that he has neither the
wisdom nor the culture to set his lit
tie self to one side. It should not be
expected of him.
But there is about the baby none Of
the subtle deceitfulneSS of the old,
practiced bore who deity turns the
conversation to his own exploits and
affairs. Baby simply takes Of the
muller from his personal self. The
entire households attention turns ut
OuSc " Ills dAtlA 81 44C AAOAOPOAAACS Sh0
conversation with his breathless ac-
count of his hunger or Of his connec-
ton with the open safety pin-and
that is all there is to it.
The growing child frankly finds him.
self the most interesting person in the
world, and we forgive him to some ex-
tent and attempt to show him that he
must conceal his personal liking for
himself. Some Of US may recall the
story of the little boy who had been q
delighted listener while his mother e.
real bore) told the neighbors Of his
cute little manners and ways. When
she branched off to some other SUBJ
ject. the little boy listened while IN
manifest uneasiness till the converse
ton Jagged the merest trifle. Then
he broke in with his perfectly natural
request:
Say, ma, let's talk some more aboss
me-"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-11-30
Filipino Working Girl.

At Bokod Filipino girl with two
years training can earn Is cents
day weaving pillow covers table run
ners, or dress material, says the Chris
tan Herald. The food she eats costs
5 cents a day. She not only earns
money for herself and family In add
ton to taking q complete academic
course, but one-half the proceeds from
her labor, turned into the school fund.
has already provided the school with
a fine photograph. good collection Of
records, and the instruments for ten
piece stringed orchestra, which turns
out music that would compare well
with the best that graduates from
New England finishing school could do.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-11-30
BuiIdino Concrete shlpa.

Concrete ships will displace the
wooden-walled Norwegian barque, it
Is reported, the first Norwegian con-
crete ship having been launched at
the Porsgrund Cement Works, In the
presence of the prime minister, NJ.
Knudsen. The ship is built en- an en-
tirely new system, with the bottom
upwards, in which extraordinary posi-.
ton the launching took place on a
sort Of underlying sledge, which glided
out with the ship. When the water
was reached the hull became detached
from the sledge and gradually sank
up to a certain point, then subsequent,
ly slowly righted itself. The ship,
which is of 200 tons burden. was built
In three weeks, but the next will only
require about half that time as the
original frame will be used for each
subsequent ship of the same size. The
casting of the ship, when the frame Ii
completed will this time take only two
days. It is intended to start the whole
sale building Of iron and concrete
ships Of 200, 500 and 1000 tons. A
1yOOO-ton ship will be completed in slx
WeekA
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-11-30
Al Circus RInas Same Size.

Railway tickets are the same siEo
a eveR Britain and the continent and
Ameriea-vix., two and oneQuafter
lnches-and have been 30 for the last
80 years. This surely indicates Q
world wide tendency to standardize
: Every builders ladder is built to
scale, and the freman's ladder IL on
the scale Of the seaman's run up tho
eatlines, not the bricklayer's trudge up
the wooden rungs. But perhaps the
greatest triumph Of standardizing Ia
that of the circus. London Tt-Bits
says: There are big and little circuses
In the world. but the ring 10 always
Of the same diameter, for the bare
back rider has discovered the exact
angle at which he can square the cir
Gle. No matter vhether 1t be q ring
cut in tho turf - . luxuriousiy ap
pointed theatsr. the circus ring never
sariesA fso4 /
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-11-30
Germany Short Of Food.

The real food situation In Germany
II the important puzzle Of the war.
The United States food administration
has got hold Of some figures on the
standard German ration for noncom-
batants, which seem to indicate that
the Teutons are In desperate straits.
Figured In calories, the food value Of
this ration Is only 10000. This Is not
sufficient nourishment to keep q man
Of 40 pounds from losing weight
steadily, even II he does nothing but
lie on his back for "a hours a day. II
he has work to do, he will eat up his
fat and then his muscular tissue, so
much the faster. If the figures re-
ceived by the food administration are
correct and are not supplemented by
other rations not mentioned, the civil
ian population Of Germany must inev-
ltably be weakening fast.-Exchange.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-11-30
Our Other Selves.

The old Hebrew sage declared.
sWisdom comsth from the opportunity
Of leisure" It does not mean that .
wise man must belong to what No call
the leisure classes. It means that Il
one has only . little free time at his
disposal, he must use that time for the
refreshment Of his hidden selves says
8. NJ Crothers in the Atlantic. y he
cannot have q sabbath rest Of tweaty-
four hours, he must learn to sancdfy
little sabbaths, 1t may be OF ten MIN
utes' length. In them he shall do NO
manner Of work. It Ii not enough that
the self that works and receives wages
shall be recognized and protected; the
world must be made safe for our other
selves. Does not the Declaration Of
Independence say that every man has
an inalienabls right to the pursuit =
happinesss -4a..
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-11-30
BIG WATERFALL IN ICELAND
DettIfoss Most Striking, Larger Than
Any In Europe-ScenIc Wonder Of
the Frigld Country.

Dettlfoss, by far the most striking
of the Iceland waterfalls, and larger
than any in Europe, is well worth q
visit, but it involves some very lone
rides. The writer, says the Christian
Science Monitor, starting from the
northern part of Husavik, took over
two days to reach it, stopping at night
at two farmhouses on the way, and
making detour to see the wonderful
volcanic valley Of Ashbyrgl. The jour-
ney westward to Myvatn from the fall
over desert land, occupied about ten
hours.
The fall lies on the Jokullsa, a gla-
cfal river that rises in the vatnajo-
kull range in the south, and flowing
northward, falls into the Arctic sea.
Parallel to the river lies a deep rift
like dried-up river bed; and this has
to be crossed before the traveller can
stand on the brink Of the chasm where
the river takes Its leap 200 feet down.
There is curious crack in mid-stream
and over It the sundered waters are
hurled In wild confusion, again min
Cling and losing themselves in clouds
Of spray. The columnar basalt on the
far side can be discerned through the
mist, every pillar tipped with moss,
while the near side is also green and
velvety. The walls Of the ravine be-
ing perpendicular, to descend is i'm
possible, and the binding spray pre-
vents long stay near the fall, which
Is best seen at point lower down
the river. The upper fall, a quarter
Of an hours walk higher up, with if
teen feet Of a drop, seems a mere cas-
cade after the principal one.
The whole region bears witness to
the "strife Of nature" On the far
side Of the river stretches a desert
marked with dull red cinder heaps,
and crater vents like huge black caul-
.drons. snow-capped hills closing In the
weird landscape. From the cavernous
depths in the foreground rises the
ceaseless moan Of the waterfall, 30 re-
mote from human habitation, and I'M
pressive In its loneliness.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-11-30
Ridhfa Of Man.

The superstitious awe. the enslaving
reverence, that formerly surrounded
afluence, Is passing away in all coun-
tries, and leaving the possessor of
property to the convulsion Of acci-
dents. When wealth and splendor. In
stead Of fascinating the multitude, ex-
cite emotions Of disgust when, instead
Of drawing forth admiration, it Is be-
held as an insult upon wretchedness
when the ostentatious appearance II
makes serves to call the right Of It in
question. the case Of property becomes
critical, and 1t Is only in . system of
justice that the possessor can contem-
plAte securty-Thomas PainA
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-11-30
Photograph Frames.

For framing single photograph fos
Che wall, q novel idea Is to place It In
the upper part Of moderately larr(
mat. When the picture is in sepia, thl
mat should be In tan or brown, thu
frame brown or gold. When the photo
graph Is gray the mat should be also
with q gray or gold frame. A widS
gray frame sometimes takes the place
Of a mat.
The back board may be covered with
q harmonious plain material; a wirs
easel may be bought for trifle and at
tached to the back through a slit made
Just to At its clamp. The back is In.
Guided in the gimp binding at the sides
and bottom; the top IT, left open for the
insertion Of the picture.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-11-30
The Tactfui Writer.

When writing to those away from
home or distant relatives or friends
go to 1t that your letter fairly sparkles
with cheer and good news. Bring 0
smile to the readers lips and mako
hin or her long to be with you to
share the happy joys you tell about.
These are the kind Of letters that
- straight to the hearts Of those who
receive them. The vast majority Of
- have q full measure Of cares and re.
possibilities to contend with, but
every one Of US can often think a hap.
py thought or speak q good word and
We should in all fairness pass 1t on
Exchange -.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-11-30
NatuSaf Liberty.

The natural liberty Of man, ~ en-
terins into society, IL abridged - re-
strained, 50 far only ~ il necessary
for the great end Of society, the best
good Of the whole. In the state q ma
ture every man IL. under God. Judge
and sole Judge Of his own rights and
Of the injuries done him. By entering
Into society b agrees to an arbiter or
Indifferent Judge between him and his
neighbers; but he no more renounces
his original right than by taking
cause out Of the ordinary course Of
law, and leaving the decision to ref.
erees or Indifferent srbitrators In the
last case he must pay the referees for
time and trouble. He should also be
willing to pay his just quota for the
support Of government, the law and
the Constitution.-Samuel Adams.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-11-30
Strict Prohibition Law.

Under the act Of congress organic
Ing the territory Of Alaska, the legis-
lature meets every two years. 1t did
not meet in 1919 but the legislature Of
1915 passed law providing for pop
ular vote on the liquor question in No
vember, 1915. At that election the
people voted by a large majority that
from and after January 1, 1918, spir-
itous liquors should not be manufac-
tured, sold, transported or given away
anywhere within the territory. The
prohibition law thus to be established
by popular vote, notes an exchange,
probably will be the most stringent OF
any In the United States.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-11-30
Church Directory.

METHODIST EPISCOPAL SOUTH.
Every Sunday at Ii A. M. an GOO
p. M. REV. j. r. JAG )Bs.
PRESBYTERIAN.
Woodstock-Every Sunday Ii A
NJ. and 1880 P M. except End Sunday
Nit. Jackson-SecondS Sunday II A
NJ. and 500 P. NJ,
REV. J. MCMUR Ray.
Paste
LUTHERAN. u.
Every Sunday II A. M an 730
M. REV. s. w. KUHNS, aston.
Second Sunday, IL A. M. and 7.3O
P M. REV. J. D. HAMAKER
BECKFORD PARISH
PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL
Emmanuel Church, Wood took
First, Third and Fifth Sundays at IL
a. m. Sunday school every sunday
at 9. 80 g.. m.
st. Andrews Church, Mt. Jackson
Second and Fourth Sun lays at
1915 a. m.
MALCOLM s. TAYLOR, Rector
REFORMED
St. PauPs Woodstock-2nd and 4th
Sundays A. M. Every Sunday nigh,
Calvary-1st ami 3rd Sund TVS A M
REV. W. b. CAUSEY, Pastt /.
Services will beheld at the follwine
places:
WHITE CHAPEL
Preaching every LIST Sunday l0:3t
q. m. 3rd Sunday 7:45 p. m.
Sunday school, every Sunday 9:3'
q. m. Epworth League, every Wed
nesday 7:45 p. m.
| OAK LEVEL
Preaching I'd Sunday 1890 q. m.
4th Sunday 1870 p. m. Sunday schoo
every Sunday $50 .. m.
SLATE HILL
Preaching Bird Sunday 1890 .. m.
ELMER P. SLOANE, P. G.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-11-30

Gen. George w. Goethals was lunch
ing In New York recently with a man
who complained about his brothers
extravaganza.
"His latest extravaganza II horses"
said the complainant. he bought a
pair of coach horses last week for
se,OOO."
"Humph!" said General 0oethals.
"What did you pay for your touring
CARP
"Er-ten thousand dollars"
"Wel," said the general, don't crit
tcize the team in your brothers eye
till you've cast the motor out Of your
own"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-11-30
Learn to Listen.

Men Hike tbs girl who can chatter.
but they love the gin who can listen
There are 20 fsw Of "a who learn this
In early youth. But a We get older
We realize that people IN general would
rather talk to q good listener than 10
BE- entertained BY the most brilliant
eoavessationalfst IN the world
II you are not popular with men and
with women. make up your mind to
ind out why you are NOT. Study your.
self and try to realise II you are dis
loyal unsympathetic. opinionated or
Soa1aAeExchangA
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-11-30
First Use Of lingo.

George Jacob Holyoake, the apostle
Of cooperation, was the first to make
use Of the nickname lingo In refer
ence to wrong kind Of patriotism In
a letter which he wrote about the Dis
raelian Chauvinists in 1873, observes
the Argonaut. Nobody yet knows for
certain where the word came from, or
what was Its original meaning. Mot
teux, In his ssv0teenth century trans
lation Of Rabel2ts, gave par Disu" al
by Hngo:" It II some peoples opin'
ion that lingo IL the Basque for God,
and that the word made Its way into
the English language through the
medium Of Basque sailors.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-11-30
DRY. Hot Atmosphere.

Dryness combined with high temper
AZURE Is commonly deemed injurious.
notes an exchange. This Is the COM
ibination found In desert climates and
I'm many artihcially heated dwellings
in northern climates In winter. The
dry, hot atmosphere induces restless
mes and nervous" feelings as well as
drying and irritation of the skin and
mucous membranes. Susceptibility to
colds is said to be increased in indool
jewellers In a hot, dry atmosphere, al
Though q similar effect does not seem
Ito be associated with the ariosV -
desert climates.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-11-30
SOUTHERN RAILWAY
sly S 7 EN-
Schedule between ashington, Alex
andria, Woodstock and Harrisonburg.
Schedule figures published only as
information mot Guaranteed.

/ lQIOrm8tlOQ MOI 1udFdutocUs
WESTBOUND-- from Woodstock.
No. 23-Daily except Sunday, sos
a. N. Local for Barrisonburg. Ar
rive Harrisonburg $50. q. m.
ANo. 49-Daily- 1885 p. IN. LocaI
for Harrisonburg. Arrive Harrison
burg 2:30 p. m. Buffet Parlor Car.
No. II = Daily except Sunday
-S:34 p. III. Local for Harrlsonburg.
Arrive Harrlsonburg l0:1U p. N.
Parlor Car.
EASTBOUND-fro Woodstock.
No. IL Daily except Sunday-6:30
a. m. Limited for Alexandria and
Washington. Connecting at Manas-
sSs for Warrenton and points South
Arrive Washington 1850 a. N. Buffet
Parlor Car.
mo 28-Daily-4:40 p. II. Local
for Alexandria and Washington.
Arrive Washington 9:15 p. N. Buffet
Farlor Car.
No. "a Daily except Sunday, 6:55
o. N. Local from Harrisonburg to
Strasburg. Arrive Strasburg 1880
p. m.
4 b DEBUTTS, Division Passenger
Agent, No. 705 18th ST., W.,
Washington, ID g.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-11-30

French army veterinarians hs =,
oand by close observation that CT
tain horses fall most unaccoantabl,
III when In bombarded regionA They
lie down and Seem ~ weak and nerv
GUS that they cannot n0vs. Lates
when taken 10 the vstsfinasy camp
In the rear they rseevsr In . ~ 1ay,
and are normal vstsrinarians aD9,
nat aAammins aDena - hsoD =
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-11-30
WILLING to HeAR


miss willing" began the young
man, as he wiped the cold perspiration
from his brow, 'are you fond Of sto-
RESP
III they are new, Mr.. Woodby," re-
piled the fair maid, II simply dote on
them"
But the one was going to tell you
Miss Willing, is not new" said the
young man. ut is, might say, Miss
tWilling-or; Clara-the old, old story,
but"
"Oh, never mind, George" she inter
irupted. "Even II 1t is chestnut, I'm
isure never heard 1t. Go on, pleasel'
ETit-Bits.
coaversatlonal Diplomacy.
who IL your favorite composery
swasner," replied Mr.. Cumrox.
You must be a student Of muster
sNo. mention Wagner for the sakl
Of relieving myself Of conversational
strain. r. the other man doesn't Nh
Wasnae, ~ went want 70 hsa1 ~
NJ another word
al Il - doeor
sHsln Ulne - - N ~ hzE1nG
oee -AH - ---ss.>----s..--
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-11-30

Put YOUR savings il the Saving.
Department of the Shenandoah Val
Icy Loan. and Trust Co., Woodstock
Va, at 3 per cent compound interest
Amounts of s1.O0 and upwards re
ceived. The only savings institu'
ton in the county for the accomuls'
ton of the small savings of laboring
men, women. and children.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-11-30
The Crucial Moment

Then" said the young man with O
tragic air, as he was leaving the room.
"this Is your final decisionr
1T is, Mr.. Carrots" replied the
young girl firmly.
'Then," he replied, his voice betrar
ing an unnatural cafmnesS "there Is
but one thing more to add"
Yes" she questioned sweetly.
TT Is this-shall I return those
white satin suspenders by mail, or will
you have them nowr
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-11-30
ch,reee g shlpbuIIdsrs.

Chinese ship yards may Dossiply
yet build ships for the United statses
q hey are already building them ~
Nuropean ewnsrA Hongkone y 80
10 b enjoying . shipbuiNins 49,
q IN unprecedented scale. one -
being prepared - baild stsamshs
N q 1aSoe tsas. TIE h1ee -
p1ayoA, ineau1ing forenn, = ~ 60
80 thsnGA ~ vA1te ~ o1D0D
- Apln1s1l 49, xs....s !,
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-11-30

Invest you money In the per cent
certificates OF the Shen. Valley Loan
u Trust Co., Woodstock, Va. Sc
curity unquestioned. Interest pay
able semi-annualiy, and Certificates
redeemable any time after six months
no short notice.