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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-06-15
Bullet-Proof Gia..

a new glass, transparent. tou.. -
strong, has all the advantaaea ana
none OF the defects of brittle ee an. ana
"'noOw glass, has been invented 's
A 70 caliber bullet cannon 49,.
IT, brick cannot shatter n s
man thrown against It under IN heavy
terrific momentum Of a collision al IN, .ne
NOT gather 1t, but would be th "ould
pack from 1t uninjured by fv,n .hrewn
because none would fly: slass
thrown against It win houra. s.one
Ike a golf ball. BACK
Inc secret of Its strength i. .
OF white. transparent celln,oss s sneee
v-one one-thousandth Of an ,n"a wen
which is placed between tro ~. =. mich.
glass. The glass and ce,,u nssses OF
simply welded together nndo o are
temperature and Tremendous usr high
tne resultant being a solid sta sssure
sesslng all the transparencsrn ees pos
pest plate glass. combirea v q the
strength Of a sheet Of metslSnn the
sdsaee Asuthly. -fopalas
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-06-15
Broke Rubber Monopol,

Tor many years the best rubber was
that which came from the banks OF
the Amazon. The people Of that coun-
try enjoyed a practical monopoly and
determined to keep it Not . rubber
seed would they let get out Of the
country, under heavy penalties BW
In 1876, by means Of generous pres
ents here and there, u ventnrescms
Englishman sailed out Of the Amazou
with 10000 rubber seeds, and that
was the start Of the great rubber
Plantations Of Ceylon and tho Malay
peninsula. It was % years after these
seeds left the Amazon before the first
plantation rubber was ready for the
market, and then the total was only
LIS tons. That was In 1906. Last
year it was close to a 100000 tsHs.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-06-15
pyssy I'm sau.s sslIs,H,sN

xoliceu8e4 1Snd HAften, VINO eAa
aevsr bssn Looked upon - Beau
brummsl WAS directed 70 follow .
couple Of pretty gypsy women to
So that they did not tell fortunes. He
followed the pair into . store, and
thought he detected them in making
an effort to do business when he spoke
70 them.
aOh. my dear little thing" cried one
Of the women, as she threw herself
IN his arms and chung to his neck and
kissed him fairly upon the lips. The
policeman's face was crimson - he
rushed back to city hall and do
clared that some other member Of ths
force would have to be assigned to
trail the women.-Bridgeton IN. j.
Dispatch Philadelphia Record.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-06-15
Matter Of Taste.

Now comes a learned man. dectp
who says there is 10 reason on cart
why people Should not eat bugs. Wei
this is a free country. doc, and jus
to show You that our heart Is rig;
we hereby notify you that you az
welcome TO our share of potato bus
md buffalo moths If the per capita SUI
ply does not satisfy Your appetite
2. S.-Would you advise eating theI
with sugar and cream or sat and viI.'
gar?-Ohio State Journal.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-06-15
In 4 Calmer Moment

The topic having turned to the sob.
ject Of regret, this story was recalled
By Senator Henry +. Hollis Of New
Hampshire:
A German named Adam became do
pressed over the wsbbly way In which
the world was moving. and In a hasty
moment jumped from the town wharf
into the river. The crowd on return
ing from the river after fruitless en-
deavor was met by party named
Jacob.
''Yat vas itT' queried Jacob, lookins
over the long-faced bunch. swat vas
all der troubles apout?"
adam" answered one Of the party.
ale just committed suicide by jump
ing into the river"
"Peor oldt Adam!" mournfully com.
mented jacob. HE be sorry for dat
Observation-Disclosures TeleGranh-
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-06-15
/ 80 lb,ll 3 IL Him e. m

4 "a 9 !! J.! ll!ss u III sksalFa slss.
fThs insapat Of tn4Aas On. Aea.ls "a
b happy Is enough ia maintain an ess
tabllshed environment,
"It differs vastly, and, with men pro-
crossing. It changes constantly. 1t Is
folly to set some particular amount,
Ike $1,000 income. That infers that
al men who earn less-perhaps 95 per
cant Of all families are necessarily un-
happy.
NEST successful men find happiness
al the way up. remember when $50
q month seemed a fortune to me.
distinctly remember that a roommate
receiving $500 yearly seemed pluto
crat.
II believe that I could have remain
ed happy on today's equivalent for
that $50 monthly. saved money then.
as always. and I started to build a
home.
II have been happy financially at ev-
cry step since. l remember when 1
first afforded a thirty-ave dollar fat.
It seemed mansion to me. When I
later afforded a 500 fat l remarked.
This is as fine home as any man
could ever want And meant It,"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-06-15
ssy.s,sisks,.,-.,--- $500


Many stories are told Of the jealousy
ana III feeling among musicians, so II
Is refreshing to note that at least one
genius did not fail in good natured ap-
probation Of fellow artist. 1t Is re-
ated how Rossini, walking one day on
he boulevard with the musician Bra.
"a, was greeted by Meyerbeer, who
anxiously inquired after the health Of
hisdear Rossini.
Bad" answered the latter. Fright
iul headaches, legs all wrong"
After few minutes conversa ton
Meyerbeer passed on. and Braga asked
he great composer how 1t happened
hat he had suddenly become 90 IN
veil.
Smilingly Rossini treasured his
'rlend. "Oh. I couldn't be better. I
merely wanted to please Meyerbeer.
he would so like to see me 60 10
<mashr"--St Louis Republic
His Sorrow.
you know that box Of cigars you
gave me on c.y birthday, deary' said
man to his wife.
Eyes"
well. took them down to thu
office. and sc:s.e one stole them"
"I'm awer,iy sorry"
80 EN- for the thiefi~ was the
ruel remark.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-06-15
An Emperor, como,;n.,.

Napoleon III. had his full share q
the Bonaparte wit. tinged with a kind
Iinsss all his own. At a ball at til
Tuiieries a middle aged officer and b;
iair partner came to grief. As th
mortified veteran scrambled to his fec
the emperor extended 4 hand TO hi,
and, farming to the lad. remarked:
Madame. this is the second time
nave seen the colonel fall. The frs
tune was on the battlefield Of Nj
geptA"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-06-15

Once there was a silly. chattering
old man In q Swiss hotel, who insist.
ed on taking large party Of helpless
persons on q glacier tied together
with = rope. while he headed the hap.
less bssd himself, waving IN Ice axe
and rscounting the incidents Of the
days when. a. he, said, he bonded
from peak to peak.
Hardly were the words out Of his
mouth when he fell into q shallow ad-
jaeent crevassa. and vas extricated By
the porter who had accompanied the
PROCESSION. not indeed 10 protect Il
but to carry humbly the provision for
the midday meal-New York Tele.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-06-15
Electricity We. CourtsssA

! prominent resident at East MN
street in Muncie was much vexed By
the repeated thefts Of electric light
bulbs from his porch. One night hs
kept watch and caught well-known
young man unscrewing the bulb fre0
its socket.
The young man begged for lsnity.
and said the light interfered With Ais
courtship Of young woman Acros
the street. The prominent residsut
thereafter did not turn on the veranda
light, and he was rewarded soon b.
the announcement Of an engagement,
followed by a June neutrality-suspicious.
spolis News.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-06-15
Well Answered.

Every small town has Its prvmineat
citizen who appears before the dN
fathers and talks right out In must-
m" Not every town, however, ~
among Its councillors q member With
sufficient moral backbone to answer
back, as did John Hammer Of West.
I'm town whose name Is Of no conse
euence. Concluding his arraignment
me prominent citizen hurled this thun
4erbolt at the board: I'D sooner pa,
up as candidate for lunatic asylum
than put up for the town council
wen, you'd stand q much better
s.ance OF getting In" dryly responded
H HammAe.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-06-15
The Scratched Bishop.

Talking Of printers blunders, Doctor
frodsham, lately Bishop Of North
Queensland, tells in his "reminiscences,
"A Bishops Pleasaunce." the follow.
Ing story:
"At one time In Queensland there
was a racehorse called His Lordship.
Two kilograms. one relating to me and
another to the quadruped, followed
each other without break In the col
umns Of local paper To the best
Of my memory the agglomerate para
graph read as follows: Bishop Frods'
ham is down with an attack OF fever
N Cairns. His lnrdship IL scratched
tor all even s."
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-06-15
ki-i,a and Omega.

In three places, in the book Of Rev
eladon, Alpha. the first letter Of the
Greek alphabet, and Omega, the last,
are referred to in the phrase. Il am
Alpha and Omega, the beginning and
the end" Both Greeks and Hebrews
employed the letters Of the alphabet
as numerals
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-06-15
AMUSING ERROR OF PRINTER
Lister Heads n Electric Company
Made to Read, "UnItsd states
Electric Lightning Company"

of Hiram Maxim. IN his rscsati,
published autobiography, says thss
when he organized the United State
Electric Lighting company its station
cry came from the printer with ths
head, "The United States Electri:
Lightning Company. Later, In Eng
land. he told Of this mistake to ON
phasize the importance of getting the
stationery for his new gun company
printed correctly. When the first sheets
came to him, however, the Ensllse
printers had made his concern appsae
a. THE Maxim Gum companys"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-06-15
Back to Her Tender Nears.

Boarder-This beef is very tougt
1t is evidently from an old COW. Mrs
Hashleigh-Let ME tell you, sir, thu
the tenderest bee ever ate WAS fron
ii COW fifteen OF twenty years OIL,
Boarder-That's es.;!r explained Til
,ow was so old sh4 vas childish.-Ch'
ago Tribune.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-06-15
Tho Cormoranf.

Milton mentioned the cormorant In
his poetical works and compared the
bird to Satan. The cormorant has q
habit. after diving, Of perching on a
tree or rock with outstretched wings
as though 1t were hanging itself out
to dry. 1t will remain motionless in
this attitude for a long time.
Cormorant fishing Is carried on By
certain classes Of tho japanese at
night. AID In. their boats they carry
brazfers with flaming wood dres to
attract the fish. It has been written
that the imperial household depart.
ment Of Japan, In order to protect
and add this old practice Of fishing.
pays q small yearly pension to the
professional fishers and allows them
free access to certain forests that they
may have wood to feed the nshius
fires In the braziers.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-06-15

No Better Than Father Used to Make.
Young Husband-Snll sitting up,
dear? You shouldn't have waited for
me. l was detained downtown by i'm
portant business, and Young Wife
Try some other excuse, George.
That's the kind father used to make
Chicago Tribune.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-06-15
Antiquity Of tho Bracelet.

Few wearers Of bracelets knew that
they were once used to distinguish the
insane. Before lunatics were confined
to asyiums they wore an armlet for
distinction. Bracelets for the arms
and anklets for the leSs-so frequently
mentioned as ornaments in the Bible
are still commonly worn by eastern
married women Of all ranks. They
were looked upon as capital means of
investing money, as they could not be
taken for debts of the husband.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-06-15

IL u told Of Mark Twain that durin.
conversation with a young lady o
on acquaintance he had occasion t.
mention the word drydock.
What Is drydock. Mr.. Clemens? ?
she asked.
"A thirsty physician" replied the hr
m0rist.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-06-15
A Woman and a Trunk.

Griggs- Weren't you surprised tha
The customs inspector didn't find thos
things you smuggled IN? Br.ggs-Ol
no. My wife slowed them away, 20
see She can pack things il a trup.
where she can't even find them her
self.-Exc hanee.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-06-15
Poetry.

"A famous educator says eYefyoooS
,ueht to read little poetry every
day"
81 agree with him. II most peops
would read poetry every day perhaps
there wouldn't be SO many trying F"
write t."-Birmingham Age-Herad-
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-06-15
Help for Bronchial
Trouble and Cough


xoAey0 Honey and Tar CompOund
ects more Ike . food than medjc1ae, !"
Mr.. Will G. Richmond, Inglewood.
Calf: says:-T wish to recommend
foIey.s Honey and Tar Compound as it
mas greatly benefited me for bronchial
trouble and cough. It acts SO we'll in
harmony with nature that It Is more
like = food than a medicine"
Foley's Honey and Tar Compound has
= s w6ndesrfniiy quick way Of soothing
the throat and bronchial tubes. Il
eases the tightness over the chest.
raises the phlegm easily. and helps the
stubborn racking cough that is SO ex-
hausting and weakening.
II is the best medicine you can buy.
ana better than anything you can make
Tor coughs, colds, spasmodic eroun
wnio o cough. Ia grippe and bron-
throat and stuffy wheexy breathinS.
Il contains no opiates, and is acceptahio
to the most sensitive stomach.
~ 4 SYeyy user II . friend.
WALTON & SHOOT
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-06-15

She-That is woman whom envy.
and, curious as 1t Eiay seem, she en-
yies me. He-IIow can that bef She
We wore beth after the same man.
- / mau1ed yon-Clnetrefp6 Btu
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-06-15
Three kinds of Man,

There are three kinds of men In the
werld-those tthe besD who make Jokes.
those who can enjoy jokes and those
(the worst kind) who attempt to ex-
plain jokes-G. X. Chesterton
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-06-15
Linen Breaches.

Linen breeches were worn by men
In 1491 B. c. They also at that pc
Rod wore embroidered coats, besides
bonnets "for glory and for beauty"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-06-15
A niriomsf-

Little Willie-Say. pa. what is dip
lomat? PA diplomat, my son, is
person who can prove a man a liar
without calling him one.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-06-15
Queen Elizabeth.

Among the objects Of interest exhib-
tied at the museum Of the Willis Archie
illogical society. at Salisbury, Eng
land, was a lock Of hair Of Queen
Elizabeth. which was found at Wilton
house. between the leaves Of copy Of
Tho Arcadia
The hair is light br OWN, approaching
to auburn, certainly not red. although
with reddish tinge.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-06-15
Genius and Mediocritv,

Corneille did not speak correctly the
language Of which he was such mas
ter Descartcs was silent In mixed
Ociety. Themistocles, when asked to
lay on lutte. said. Il cannot fiddle,
ut l can make Il little village !ato q
reat city" Addison was unable to
converse In company. vergil was heavy
eolloquially. La Fontaine was coarse
and stupid when surrounded by men,
The Countess of Pembroke had been
Hten heard to say of Chaucer that his
0ence was more agreeable to her than
Is conversation. Socrates, celebrated
Jr his written orations. was so timid
hat he never yentured to speak In
public. Hence it has been remarked,
"Mediocrity can talk; it Is for genius
to observe"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-06-15
seoreh Marks.

sometimes scorch marks may be r.
moved BY merely laying the dry ga
nent In the sunshine until the "a
taae Il White again. Il the stain +,
mains It may he dipped In soapsuds o.
some sfreaGfh aud placed In the ~
eeeis ssfi - Apsf \ 1saA
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-06-15
Huci, Needed.

"What do you think Of the Don
Worry club?"
rs all right Only wish some on
would start Don't Worry Other Pc,
Pile [ iSb. - Boston Transcript
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-06-15
., n. Distant Future.

The dressmaking art Will not naVs
reached Its highest degree OF perrec-
t,on until woman can change hsf
gown as quickly as she changes ~
Leader.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-06-15
MAKING Connection.

Making Connection.
Knicker Life IL hard Bocker-Yes
By the time your mother stops fortdG
ding you to eat jam the doctor beg1os
New Fort aux
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-06-15

The difficult part Of good temper con
sists In forbearance and accommoda
ton to the III humor of others.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-06-15
Easy Work

BE (bitterly,-l suppose yon cons
1t quite a triumph to make fool ..
mani She Oh. dear. no! A triun
- something done that was difficult
achievement
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-06-07
THE CHURCHES.
Methodist Church.

Sunday school ...... :9:45 a. III
Theme: Jesus the Master builder ;
Epworth League ........7 700 p. m
Evening service 500 p. M
Children's Day Program.
Remember that Thursday evening
June 9TH, at o'clock, we are to meet
our third quarterly conference. The
first half hour will be devotional in
character after which the business of
the quarterly conference will be
transacted Every member of the Of
fetal board is urged to be present,
and everybody else of the congrega-
ton is invited. Dr. shaw, our dis
trict superintendent, will be with us.
The Sunday evening service. as
Sunday school primary departdment.
mary department will be observed,
and in addition a Children's Day
program will be rendered. That
means a doubleheader of good things
so let all attend and let all remem-
Der that a special offering will be
taken,
Beginning with Monday evening
and lasting to some time Wednesday
evening, June II to Is, our district
EpWOrtn League convention VIII be
in session at Murray, Iowa. The out
standing fea tures OF the program will
be the devotional services which will
be conducted by Rev. William Hints
of Osceola, the evening address, Tues
day. June II, by DR.. j. W. Campbell
of Indianola, and the afternoon and
evening addresses Wednesday, June
IS, by Bishop Homer StuntZ Of Oma-
ha, Neb. Our Leon chapter Of the
League will be represented on the
program by Miss Cuba Hayes and by
our !pasteT. THE delegates are Miss
Dorothy Hoffman and MIR. Harold
Wright. Miss Ruth Shields is alter
nate
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-06-07
Soldiers of the Conmissary.

Boys and girls, have you Joined
sary, is the new title which Prof. @.
II. Benson of the U. S: department
of agriculture, has given to his army
Of boys and girls engaged in club
work, of which he is Uncle Sam S
leader.
100000 now comprise this army
and they are already working. at top
speed TO increase the worlds food
supply. Any boy or girl between 2
and 10 years OF age is eligible and
can become soldier in this great
army by joining one or more OF The
boys and girls clubs. If you are now
member of the corn club, feed lie
crop you harvest this fall to cat
Or pig and become member 81 the
baby beef or pig CLUB, and at The
same time increase your profits On
your corn crop. Get your eye en- a
calf this summer, one which is ::
good beef type, and by watching i
closely you can largely determ IL
what it will do this winter alorg :he
line OF economical and rapid gains
in weight.
Soldiers Of the commissary are not
of importance in time of war only,
farmers of tomorrow" Upon them
rests the responsibility of leadership
in agriculture, the worlds greatest
industry, of the next generation.
Anyone wishing to enroll in the cll,0
work can secure application cards
for membership, by writing to Neal
d. Campbell at Grand River, who is
leader of the baby beef and-pig clubs
of this county
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-06-07
THE STARS IN THE U. $. FLAG.
Each Has Its Place and Meaning
lowa's. Number is Twenty-Nine.

The Salem News prints the infor-
NATION respecting the flag that IS app
parently but little known. The News
says that correspondent being ask
ed question he couldn't answer
about the flag looked into the matter
and among other things discovered
the following:
Everybody knows that the nation S
flag contains forty-eight stars--one
for each state in the union-but few
understand Just how these stars are
arranged, or how you can locate the
star corresponding to a given state.
The arrangement of the stars in the
flag is carefully regulated by law
and executive order. The last eXecu-
tive order on the subject, issued on
Oct. 26, 1912, provided for forty
eight stars to be arranged in six horl-
zontal rows of eight stars each.
Starting in the upper left hand
corner and reading each row from
left to right as book is read, the
star corresponding to each state is
placed in the order of the states rati-
fication of the constitution and ad-
mission to the union. Thus, star No.
One in the upper left hand corner is
for Delaware, which was the first
state to ratify the constitution, on
Dec. I, 1887. Number Two is Penn
sylvania, number Three is New Jer-
sey and so on down to the newest
state Of Arizona, which is represent
ed by Star No. AS, in the lower left
hand corner.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-06-07
Find More Coal at Gainesville.

Most encouraging reports come
from the test drilling at the mine in
the effort of the company to find and
determine the extent and quality OF
the vein below the one now being
worked.
Two test holes have been sunk
which show two veins approximately
40 to 60 feet below the one now be-
ing worked. One is about % inches
thick and the other one about As
inches thick with a parting of about
two feet. The washings Of the lower
vein show much finer quality than
the one now worked and has a fine
solid roof above it.
This finding ii further test holes
show the coal bed extensive enough
puts the company in possession OF al
entirely new field which can he de-
veloped at comparatively little cost
by sinking the present shaft go to IS
feet deeper, which could be done
while work in the present vein was
going on as usual.
Those folks who have been afraid
that Gainesville would soon lose its
mining industry should take courage
as the prospects now are that the in
dustry will be more extensive and
important in year or two than ever
before. -Cainesville News.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-06-07
A Reply.

Van Vert, Iowa, June 2, 1917.
Editor Reporter: Allow me to say
a few words through your paper in
regard 10 an article from the Grand
River Local, which stated that the
attempted suicide Of lady at Grand
river, which said this subject had
been aired before saying it was Re
ligiOn that was the cause, leaving in
the minds of the people that it was
Pentecostal religion, which is abSo-
lutely untrue.
About two years ago there was a
denominatiOnal preacher held a
meeting at the little burg and was
reported to have written letters and
talked in way that was not becom-
ing to anybody, especially to a rev.
erend gentleman, which resulted in
the husband of the lady spoken OF in
this article to give the Rev. quite a
beating, SO the writer thinks that if
there was any hellishness about it,
it must have commenced about two
years ago.
The scriptures teach that salvation
gives sound mind, ii Tim, III
For Coda gave us not spirit of
fearfulness; but of power and love
and discipline So we think that
the Local has certainly got it wrong
for the'true religion of Jesus Christ
bring JOY and peace. The fruits Of
the spirit, in Galations 1922. The
works of the flesh, in Galations 5:19-
20. We hope the Local office will
look at the faults of others if there
be faults through Jesus blood and
see if they don't look different.
w. F. Burchett.