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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-02-08
The CeoIooists' Clock.

The fossil shells of the early inver-
tebrates are always of great impor-
lance to biologists, for they indicate
the period in which the rock beds that
contain them were formed-in other
words, the age of the rock. Every
fossilliferous rock bed contains char
acteristic forms, or groups of forms,
that determine the period in which it
was mud or sand. The economic i'm
portance of geology has been repeated
ly shown. In the earlier exploitation
of anthracite coal, thousands of dol
lars were wasted searching for coal
beds in New York until the geologist
of the state showed that the beds in
that state could not contain coal,
since the fossils showed that they be-
longed to the Devonian age, whereas
the Pennsylvania anthracite coal
beds are of the Carboniferous age, a
much later period. That. discovery
stopped the useless expenditure. The
study of the animal and plant remains
that are embedded in the rocks has
thus become an important part of &c
ology, and although the specialists en-
gagged in the study are few, their work
IS of the highest Importance.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-02-08
THIS SEAL HAD CURIOSITY
Mammal Get Into Trouble Throu0il
Nosing Around Too Promiscuous-
iy Among Strangers.

Seals are very plentiful among the
Orkneys, and are sometimes caught
when asleep ON the skerries. They are
attracted by musical sounds, and at
one time a considerable number were
said to make their appearance in the
bay of Hoy when the bell of the parish
church close by was rung.
Seals are usually much on their
guard against the approach of men,
but when unmolested frequently come
close to boats or people ashore. An
instance of this occurred recently Oft
yawls were at paddock fishing, writer
in the Edinburgh Scotsman says.
A seal made it's appearance, and
showed great curiosity as to what was
going on. 1t swan repeatedly between
two boats a short distance apart, and
ultimately devoted its attention to one
of them, diving under the boat and
coming up first on one side and then
on the other. At last it made a spring
at fish which was being hauled out
Of the water on a hand line. 1t failed
to get a proper hold, but the fish was
thrown back to afford another chance,
which the seal quickly seized. 1t kept
so near that eventually one of the fish
ermen got hold of its tail, and by the
assistance of another it was taken into
the boat.
1t was a young one, about three feet
in length. 1t did not seem to appreciate
its new quarters. and made strenuous
efforts to escape, but was kept pris-
oner until the fishing ceased, and then
taken ashore. Subsequently the seal
was restored to its native element,
which it seemed to appreciate all the
more after its detention.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-02-08
Some Geographical Doubles.

Accidental doubles of geography ar
very curious. There are the two total
~ unconnected GGlicias, the one IL
ustria-Hungary ard the one in Spain
3 to the Carpathians. the doubling
occurs between the ancient and th,
modern aliases. On the map of tn,
incients we find people named Carp
IN the north of what Is Row Hungary
md north Of them the carpatus noun
aims. But "Carpathian in vergil
lorace and Ovid means sometime
ute different. The Carpathian SET
y"s the sea between Rhodes and
'rete, from the island Of Carpat,ius
low Scarpanto. and the "Ca-pat,lial
I'D man" was lroteus who iivcl ana
40 doubt practiceJ his quick chang
.ricks there. London Spectator.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-02-08
How Houses Explode.

The most remarkable phenomenon
connected with tornadoes is the ex-
ploSion of houses, which literally
burst, scattering their fragments in all
directions. Sometimes substantial
dwellings are carried high into the air
and then explode. It is now UNDER
stood that this is due to the fact that
the funnel cloud" (revolving at a rate
of at least 500 miles an hour) has a
vacuum inside. Thus it sucks up
everything in it's path, even emptying
wells. 1t sucks all the air from around
house over which it passes. and the
house Ga vacuum being thus created
outside of it, promptly explodes, ow-
ing to the pressure Of the air, at 80
pounds to the square inch, from with
in. The house, in a word, is trans
formed into a bomb.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-02-08
Powerful Aero Engines.

In testing an airplane engine Of 200
horse power Detroit company mount.
ed 1t upon heavy motor truck, and
the aerial propeller sent the truck fiv.
Ing along a boulevard at the rate of
more than 40 miles an hour. This was
speed that the truck could not be.
gin to develop under its own motive
power, and the method furnished q bet.
ter practical test of the 12-cylinder
airplane engine than was possible In
the testing laboratory or in any sta.
donary trial on blocks. As an add.
donal test the rear wheels of the
two-ton truck were locked, so that they
could not revolve, and in this condition
1t was driven across a ball park BY the
airplane engine and propeller through
heavy drifts of snow and over Ice. The
motor weighs 800 pounds and develops
power sufficient to drive a 12-passen.
ger airplane at 40 miles an hour
Popular Mechanics Magazine.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-02-08
The Clever Brahman.

Speaking of the great power the
Brahmans in In,iia possess in localiz-
ing thought, prominent Brahman
once said: I'VE would consider game
of chess as played in this country mere
child's play. An ordinary Brahmar
chess player could carry on three OF
four games at time without incon
yenience. The usual game played by
the Brahmans consists in checkmating
with one pawn designated when the
play begins. have seen a man Per
form a long problem in multiplication
and division, at the same time noting
the various sounds and discussions go
ing on about him in the room. have
seen a man compose triple acrOstiC
in Sanskrit in given meter, at the
same time having three well versed
men trying to overthrow him in his
argument on religion"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-02-08
new METHODS OF FIGHTING
Modern Warfare Is Carried On Under
Water, Under Ground and In
the Clouds.

'Digging In" has a new and impor.
tant significance and the fantastic le-
gend Of Darius Green is long forgotten
in the light Of practical achievement
by the bird-man of today. The cavalry
of the earth has been supplanted By
the cavalry Of the air. The actual
fighting Of modern warfare is conduct.
ed under water, under ground and far
up among the clouds.
Yes, there have been drastic changes
In military tactics and military equip
~ment since the old days when we used
to drill in the armory over the grocery
store In the little old home town.
What we tried so hard to learn of mil.
itary lore in those days would be
classed as low comedy by recruiting
officer of this changeful period. But,
all the same, one can't help wishing
that one were somewhere In France at
this minute with good old Company G,
-th regiment, of the National
Guard, and we'd make q reasonable
wager that, of the survivors Of that CT
ganization, if given an opportunity to
go, there wouldn't be a Stacker in the
bunch.-EXchange.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-02-08
NO EXCUSE FOR ANY WASTE
uneaten Cereal and Stale Bread May
Be Used to Advantage by House.
wife, Say Experts.
Do you know

OO sOu huOM
That every bit of uneaten cereal can
be used to thicken soups, stews or
gravies?
That stale bread can be used as the
basis for many attractive meat dishes,
hot breads and desserts?
That every ounce of skim milk or
whole milk contains valuable nourish-
ment?
Government food experts are asking
these questions of all housewives.
Use every drop of milk to drink or
TO add nourishment to cereals, soups,
sauces and other foods, they urge. If
you do not want milk to sour, keep it
cool, clean and covered continually.
Remember, too, that sour milk, butter
milk and sour cream are valuable in
cookery, so do not waste any. Sour
milk and buttermilk can be used with
soda in making hot breads, or sour
milk can be turned easily into cottage
cheese, cream cheese, or clabber. Sour
cream is a good shortening in making
cakes and cookies and useful for salad
dressing and gravies for meat.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-02-08
CRUEL JOKE ON A SQUIRREL
Naturalist Replaces Nuts With Stones
-Repents When He Sees Hungry
Frisky Dig Snow Away.

dost squirrels keep two or more
srores 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 a joke on
the squirrel. He accordingly replaced
the nuts by small, round stones and
carefully concealed all evidences of
his visit.
One cold day in winter he passed the
spot and found that the squirrel had
called there a 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 a long winter, resolved to econ
omize his little hoard as much ~ pos.
sible. Fancy him at last determined
to break this-perhaps his last-mag-
azine, and cheerfully brushing away
the snow, fully confident that q good
meal awaited him as the reward Of his
cold job, and after all finding nothing
but stones. / never felt moro mean
ana Aanamed In m7 ,.1A-
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-02-08
Arcients Used Few Adiectives.

The plethora of adjcctives in modern
literature contrasts with the abstinence
f tie anc.ents in this respect. A con-
tributor to the Italian review. Minerva,
with time to spare, has made a count
If substantives and adjectives in the
work, of Vergil. Dante and Leonardo.
In the. second book Of the "Aeneid,"
which contains tie fall of Troy, there
are 1887 nouns and $50 adjectives. In
Dante's "Divina Commedia." out Of the
6.215 adjectives which it contains only
seventeen are in the superlative. These
are facts from which the tyro in litera-
ture may well draw a moral.--Chris
tian Science Monitor
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-02-08

I.sa, ( ii $ - i've u TO our
good resolutions we oil know from
experience, but fact that we do not,
as a rule, take into consideration is
that moral inertia is as much respon-
sible for this condition as is tempta-
ton in its varied forms. Granted that
we have the desire to lead good lives
and that we prefer that our thoughts
should run in clean, clear channels
rather than in muddy, murky ones we
do not always have the moral strength
necessary to put these desires into eff
feet, observes the Charleston News
and Courier. We believe, perhaps, that
we are stronger than we really are and
that although we may already be
launched upon dangerous sea we eau
make safe haven at will. That we
often misjudge our power of accom-
plishment in this direction, however,
is not to be denied as circumstances
demonstrate when we make the at
tempt to seek refuge from the dangers
that threaten US. On the other hand,
we can gather strength from our trials
and unhappy experience If we will.
Notwithstanding the blows they deal
and the Encouragement they prompt,
Others have accomplished the feat in
the past and still others will accom-
plish it in the future, and these
thoughts alone should encourage those
of us at the present who are stagger-
ing under heavy burdens and fighting
unhappy handicaps to make winning
race.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-02-08
EARkEN ISLAND OLD SEIZE
Ancient Manners Ar. Stli! Observed
and Historic Costumes Are Worn
by the Inhabitants.

Marker island is bit of the old Hob
land, an inlet lying in the Zuyder Zee
net far from Edam, of cheese fame
Holland is rapidly becoming modern
lied nowadays; the blue bloom Of
the canal boatmen has gone the way
Of the wooden shoe, well toward 0b
livion, although the latter, 1t Is said,
Is becoming increasingly popular with
the price of leather soaring, writes
Niksah. The Dutch are rapidly aban-
doning the old ways that endeared
them to the artists Of bygone genera
lions, so that any spot where the tradi.
uonal customs are still preserved is
worthy Of note as living museum OF
history.
Such q spot is Marker island, where
old manners are still followed and the
old costumes still worn. Separated by
only a narrow channel from the pro
gressive mainland, it is none the less
Fifty years behind the times. 1t seems
to be characteristic Of small ISLANDS
that they progress much more slowly
than mainland whence their people
came. Thus in the Arran islands of
the coast of Ireland the old Irish
tongue is still spoken; in the Hebrides
men still live as they lived In the days
of Scott, and on Marker island the
men still go down to the fishing boats
in boomers and wooden shoes.
The dark blue bloomer L. the mark
of the married man, while the single
men wear white-a somewhat illogical
arrangement in view Of the facilities
for laundry work that married men
ought to have. The women wear the
old-time costumes and carry their
knitting about with them on the streets
Every one Of the houses Is exceeding
ly small and almost unbelievably clean.
There are not more than 800 people all
told in this little colony of fishermen
Marker is quaint and old-fashioned,
but 1t lacks the touch Of self-uncon-
seriousness to make it perfect. In all
the little shops you can purchase pic
ture postal cards depicting scenes that
are quaint and typical" And when
a region begins to realize that 1t is
picturesque it has taken the first step
on the road to the commonplace.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-02-08
Discoveries in Palestine.

The discoveries which the British
and Indian troops are making in Pales
tine of old churches and their sacred
dust have reminded one of the soldiers
of Sir Henry Layard's description of
the excavators at Nimroud. When the
first of the enormous figures began to
appear above the earth Arabs raced to
m-"Hasten, o Bey, for they have
found NimrOud himself. Wallah, It is
wonderful; we have seen 1t with our
eyes. There is no God but God |" And
they hied them In terror to their tents,
The Anzacs were filled with different
emotions, for like all the forces their
ranks are furnished with highly edu.
Gated as well as men Of the old typ Of
pri~stn>
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-02-08
Love Hides the Scars.

Love covers q multitude of sins"
When scar cannot be taken away,
the next kind office is to hide it. Love
is never so blind as when it is to spy
faults; it is like the painter who, in
drawing the picture of a friend, hav-
ing blemish in one eye, would pic
ture only the other side of his face.
1t is a noble and great thing to cover
the blemishes and to excuse the fail
ings of friend; to draw q curtain
before his stains, and display his per-
fections; to bury his weaknesses in
silence, but to proclaim his virtues
from the housetops.-Exchange.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-02-08

GOUW6VUWVf1F
Two points which aItInrt lie q

Two points WHICH aItIhft lie attens
t'..n Of travellers il. Sweden are the
III. i..,,.s Aoaesfy ai"l irlthfnmess
az the inha ,liiants. When asking for
places at theater. for instance. the
ticket clerk never fails to inform the
applicant if owing to a crowded state
of the house better position would
be secured with cheaper ticket than
the one asked for. Again, when par.
cells are taken by steamer from Stock
holm to country places in the neigh
borhood they are just placed on to the
quay. where they frequently remain
half a da; without being claimed. 1t
never seems to occur to any one that
they could possibly be taken by any
body but their rishtful owners. On n
canal trip Of any length little book
lies in the saloon of the steamer. i'll
which each passenger keeps his Own
account of the number of meals. cot
fees. ETC., he takes during the journey.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-02-08
ADVANTAGES of Motors In Cities.


According to the estimates of trade
journal fifteen thousand horses, valued
at 100000, died in New York city
last year, and the loss of services, vet
Urinary fees and other incidentals per-
tanning to those that fell i'll or were
Injured, amounted to as mcuh more,
A motor truck can be repaired or re-
built. 1t possesses some value when
out of order and it eats nothing when
laid up for repairs; bat dead horse
costs more to remove than it is worth.
A motor truck can be operated twep-
ty-four hours a day and occupies less
space when not running than does
team of horses and wagon. This
item of space is important In large
city, though it is not considered in the
country.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-02-08
Snubbed the Composer.

Gustav Mailer had a queer expert
ence In Munich one day for which bill
name was partly responsible. His new
symphony was being rehearsed, and b,
took advantage Of an hours intermis
sion to get some fresh air. ION return
ing to the building" says a Munich pa
per, "he lost his way and tried tt
reach the hall through a corridor II
which plasterers were at work. Yor
cannot pass through here he was told
But 1 am Mailer (Mahler is the Ger
man for painter) You look it. was
the unsympathetic reply Of the mar
who blocked his way. We are moi
ready for the painters yet, so run on.
And the composer. realizing that argu
ment would be useless, plunged int
the labyrinth and finally reached his
destination"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-02-08
Trial bv Ordeal in EarIv DAYS


Trial by ordeal goes back to ear
lest days, and in the Book Of Mum.
bers there is a case recorded of a
Hebrew woman having been required
to submit to test. Among the Hin
dus the ordeal has been practiced By
fire, by water, by poison or drinking
water in which deities had been
washed. by chewing rice, by hot oil,
by red-hot iron, and by drawing two
images out of jar. Livingstone de-
scribed the practice as being common
among all negro races north of the
Zambesi, the natives having the great
est faith in it's efficacy. And it has not
always failed, or the trepidation Of
the criminal before the dreaded ordeal
has frequently betrayed him.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-02-08
Value q Dairy csw.

r II. Washburn. in the Lipplncua
Farm Manual, Productive Dairying,'
predicts that In short time the Unitet
States Will be largely devoted to dairy
products, instead Of beef production
For he tells Us the food value produced
By May Rflma, the Guernsey COW,
equaled In one year that Of 80 steer
weighing 500 pounds apiece. It would
take, he assures u.s. eight acres Of
good wheat land to produce IN equa'
food value to the years production Of
Duchess Skylark Ormsby, and this IL
coming to be typical Of the value o
tie dairy COW. Now the COW does THU
~ working oyer hay, corn, ensflage
ana various rough or by-producf
mains,
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-02-08
LIVER DIDN'T ACT
DIGESTION WAS BAD
Says IS year Old Kentucky Lady, Who Tells How She Was Relieved
After Few Doses ef BackDtausht

Meadorsvil1e, Ky.-Mrs. Cynthia
Higginbotham, of this town, says: cat
my age, which is IS, the liver does
not act so we'll as when young. A few
years ago, my stomach was all out of
fix. I was constipated. my liver
didn't act My digestion was bad, and
it took so little to upset me. My ap-
petite was gone. I was very weak :.
I decided I would give Black.
Draught thorough trial as knew it
was highly recommended for this
trouble. I began takn it. felt
better after a few doses. My appetite
improved and I became stronger. Ny
bowels acted naturally and the least
trouble was soon lighted with . lev
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-02-08
Trapped!

Witness-He looked me straight in
the eye and
Lawyer-There, sir. you've fatty
contradicted your former statement.
How so?'
"You said before that he bent his
gaze on you. VIII you please explain
how he could look you straight in the
eye with bent gazeY"
Witness collapses.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-02-08
Such 10 Fame.

I was talking Of famous mems
doubles one day to girl I had met at
the seaside, and I asked her to gaze in
my face and to say whom she thought
l resembled the most. Now, I fancy
myself that look more or less like a
second Lord Kitchener: so informed
her that she'd probably guess If made
an attempt at assisting her.
"First his fame is In everyone's
mouth" began; there's handle at.
tached to his name. He is rarely up
set an all-round sort Of man-now,
perhaps, you know who I mean"
"Wait bit" she replied; there's
handle, you say" and she gave her
plump shoulders a shrug. "He's In
everyone's mouth. I've got 1t, hooray
Yes, Of course, why, you do look like
mug F-London Tit-Bits.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-02-08
Matter If 1aata

Now comes leaned man, q doctor
who says there Is no reason on earti
why people should not eat bugs. Well
this is free country, doc, and JUS
to show you that our heart Is rtght
we hereby notify you that you art
welcome to our share Of potato bug
md buffalo moths If the per capita sup
ply does not satisfy your appetite
P. S.-Would you advise eating then
with sugar and cream or salt and vine
gar?-Ohio State Journal.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-02-08
Fooled His sabiecta

King Erricus of SHeden publicly con
fessed that he was soreerar and ma
gician. He was tic owner Of an On
chanted cap. which he pretended en-
abled him 70 control the spirits an,
change the direction OF the winds a
pleasure. So firmly did his subject,
believe In the supernatural powers q
their ruler that vlcn ! :i.orEl ar0si
they would exclaiia, ".ih, tile king i,
again wearing the magic capr'
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-02-08
Magnetic Pole Moves penduIumwise.

NdShChiS HiSfCS
The magnetic pole does not, as has
generally been believed, move in a cir
Gle around the geographic pole, but
oscillates exclusively on the Pacific
ocean side. This has just been proved
by Emile Belot, who has presented to
the French Academic des Sciences a
curve representing the motion of the
magnetic pole since the year 1541.
The motion of the magnetic pole is
almost spiral, but its speed varies.
From 1880 to 1865 it averaged u kilo-
meters year. For the last 100 years
1t has averaged only 8 kilometers a
year. NJ. Belot likens it to the oscilla-
ton of pendulum, which slows up
as it approaches the ends of its swing.
The period of it's swing is about 800
years.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-02-08
What's gone and what's past help
should be past grief.-Shakespeare.
Caught Hin, Goth Way

Sae9i'e TEihl CoIa ways.
Il ask you to pay me this bill" sail
tailor to waggish debtor
do you owe anybody anything?'
asked the wag.
mo, sir" replied the tailor.
Then you can afford to wait" Ant
of he walked.
A day or two afterward the tailo
allied again. Our wag was not at hi.
wits end. so. turning TO his creditor
re said:
Are you in debt TO anybodyT'
Yes. sir. am sorry TO say am"
well. why don't you pav?'
81 haven't got the money" replieo
he tailor. with a woebegone cornte
nance
That's just my case. my dear sir.
IN glad to perceive thst you can al
,reciate my position. / always It
,pected your judgment. sir. Give IA.
orr hand, si-."-Loadon Mail.