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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-05-03

In these days Of high prices it may
be useful to housewives TO learn how to
make a delicious, nourIShing soup, 4
quart of which may be made for 4
nominal cost This is n PURGE OF pea
nut butter or cream of peanut soup.
1t can also be made in less than ten
minutes, thereby costing very little for
fuel.
The ingredients are three cupfuls
of milk, a cupful Of boiling water, half
a cupful Of peanut butter a teaspoon
full of salt, half feaspa 5Hnl Of nut
meg, a tablespoonful OF cornstarch, a
dash of pepper AM a tablespoonful of
cut parsley.
While the milk is heating mix the
peanut butter with the boiling water
and work it smooth. Then add to the
boiling milk. Nix she cornstareh with
a little cold milk and add to the hot
milk. ADD the salt, pepper and nutmeg
Boil for three minutes and sprinkle
with parsley. Serve wish little crack
ers.-Washington Star.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-05-03
Sprouts After 1000 Years.

At the Zensui Temple, Iwane village,
Koga-gun, Shiga Prefecture, a very an
Gent wooden idol of Vaisravana was
opened four years ago and some rice
that had reposed therein fully ten CEN
turtles was removed and planted. The
seeds terminated and the rice grown
therefrom appears to be similar In all
respects to that of the present day.
The yield was large and the crop for
next year from this seed is expected
to be excellent.
Vaisravana is the God Of Treasure.
When the statue was repaired bag Of
coarse f1axen textile was exhumed con-
tanning rice seeds, with a piece Of pa
per bearing the following inscription.
In Chinese: ''This image has been en-
graved for the peace of the world. II
any one Of later generations opens 1t,
he should put in new Seeds" The
Tokyo Academy Of Fine Art pro-
nounces the image and its contents of
great antiquity-at least 1000 years
old.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-05-03
Sunlight Distressing.

In addition to the wind there Is an
other popularity of the inland ice
which adds to the difficulties to be
encountered in the Arctic. That Is the
extreme intensity of the sunlight,
which can be realized only by those
who have experienced It. During the
summer months the sun shines az
brightly there In clear weather as any,
where further south, and this contin-
uous brilliancy is intensified a hun
dredfold by the reflection from endless
fields of glistening. sparkling snow,
unrelieved by single object. The
strongest eyes can stand such a blind
ing glare only a few hours without
protection. We always wore heavy
smoked glasses, and when In camp
found 1t impossible to sleep without
still further protecting the eyes by
tying a narrow band Of fur about them
to exclude the light. Only when a
storm is brewing does this intense
light become subdued. At such times,
however, the sky and snow take on a
peculiar gray, Opaque light, which Ii
even more trying than the sunlight
Century Magazine.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-05-03
HALFWAY WORK DEGRADING
Should Confess Our Poverty or ParsI-
mony, But Not Belle Our Human
Intellect, Says Writer.

We are, none of US, wrote Ruskin.
so good architects as to be able to
work habitually beneath cur strengths
and yet there is not a building that
know of, lately raised, wherein 1t is
not sufficiently evident that neither
architect nor builder has done his
best. 1t is the especial characteristic
Of modern work. All old work nearly
has been hard work. 1t may be the
hard work of children, of barbarianA
Of rustics; but 1t is always their ut
most. Let US have done with this kind
Of work at once; cast off every temp
tatiOn to 1t; do not let US degrade our
selves voluntarily, and then mutter
and mourn over our shortcomings let
us confess our poverty or our parsi-
mony, but not belle our human intel
lect. 1t is not a question of doing
more, but of doing better. Do not let
US boss our roofs with wretched, half
worked, blunt-edged rosete9; do not
let us flank our gates with rigid imita-
tons Of medieval statuary. Such
things are mere insults to common
sense, and only unfit US for feeling the
nobility Of their prototypes,
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-05-03
Ever See 2 ninroraks

The dingonek Is a huge, uncisssified
aquatic monster, says the Wide World
Magazine. 1t resembles In many Of Its
characteristics the extinct dinosaur, a
huge reptile Of the Mesozoic period, fos-
sils Of which have been discovered by
psychologists in the sandstone strata
both Of the African and American con-
tinents. 1t lives IN Lake Victoria Ny
ANA and its numerous tributaries and
there is no record of the monster hay
Ing been seen in any other part of the
world. Whether II is g descendant of
one Of the huge prehistoric saurians
that has by process Of adaptation
living as 1t does In impenetrable re-
gions far away from the encroachfrents
Of civilized man-continued with but
slight notifications through prodigious
ages to the present time, or whether 1t
Is an unclassified reptile or amphibian,
1t is equally impossible to say, as no
specimen exists either Of Its bones or
Of its skin. That this monster does ex-
list, however, there can be no particle
Of doubt, as the testimony of authori-
tative eyewitnesses cannot be reason
ably discreditef
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-05-03
SET AN EXAMPLE OF HONESTY
Street Car Passenger Left Fare With
Woman Who Took Advantage OF
Opportunity to Be Dishonest.

The man In the corner seat looked
worried. AT last ne spoke.
MADAM" he said, will you kindly
take this nickel and give it TO the con-
ductor when he comes around? have
been trying to catch his eye, but he ap
parently does not see me. Will you see
that he gets it?"
The woman sat bewildered in the
presence of such extraordinary hon.
esty, but she good-naturedly accepted
the trust. After the man left the car,
she, too, attempted to establish line
of communication with the conductor,
but failed. She was nearing her own
destination, but conscience forbade
her leaving the car until her neigh
boris fare had been paid. Before that
feat was accomplished she had been
carried four blocks past her street.
When she finally got home her temper
was slightly damaged.
"But you shouldn't have been so ae-
commodating, said her husband. you
should have got off at your corner"
"But how could TT the woman ar
gued. "With that mans honesty be-
fore me as an example Of right living
simply had to turn his nickel over to
the conductor"
Maybe you are right" said the man
admiringly. "Women. certainly do have
fine notions about these things. But
Il Is too bad. You had to walk back. /"
"Oh, no. didn't walk" she said. ~
rode"
"And that cost you another nickel"
mo, 1t didn't" she said. 1.-The con-
ductor never even looked my way
when ne came through, ana l got off
without having to pay"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-05-03
Gifted Writers lndoIenr

De Quincy has called Coleridge sa
uian OF Infinite title pages" and he
says he heard Coleridge admit that a
list OF the books he meditated but
never executed would fill a large vol.
une. In this respect the two opium
eaters were rivals. Perhaps their for
unity In projects was due, as Coleridge
fancied, to an overactivity of tbonobt
modified by constitutional in5ol.
ence," and had nothing TO do with
opium. On the other hand. De ouin-
cey believed that his opium eating nra.
vented him from writing the book he
intended to make his life work. the
SLOW and elaborate result of years Of
.oii' 10 which he had presumed to
give the title of an unfinished WORK NJ
opanoza's, viz, De lamentations Hu-
mani Intellectus'" In later MOOD he
devised "Prolegomena to All Fnture
systems of Political Economy and
made arrangements with a PROVINCIAL
printer for its production. but its an
thor never even got as far as the nre-
face. '1Ae PAe
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-05-03
Orioin Of Blizzard.

Blizzard is undoubtedly a word Of
American origin, but 1t Is much older
than suggested. In Amersham (Eng.)
churchyard today there is a tomb Of
the BLIZZARD family and people of that
name still reside in the village of Chal-
font st. Giles. A man of this name ac-
companied William Penn to the new
world. This BLIZZARD, 1t is said, devel
oped very unsociable habits and set
tied far away from his fellows in the
remote Northwest. Now a northwest
ern snowstorm is the most disagreeable
thing there is about the whole climate,
and Mr.. BLIZZARD, being so unpleasant a
person to his neighbors, his name was
adopted to describe the Objectionable
type of weather which blew from his
direction.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-05-03

There Is no such thing as q less OF
matter or force The SO cailoa con
servation" Of matter and its forces vas
demonstrated years ago by Jo1de and
other scientists. When, for instance,
q thing burns up, as we say, the sub
stances that give out tie light and
heat are changed, not destroyed. The
wood or whatever the substance hap
pens to be becomes ashes and gas. and
If we could gather up all the products
Of the burning We should find that they
had not lost a particle of their weight
and that the form of them only was
changed. The eternity OF matter was
a teaching Of the Old Greek philiso-
piers, or of some Of them at least and
the modern teaching of the conserya-
ton or fndestructibility of the stuff OF
the universe would seem to corroborate
the ancient ide@
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-05-03
United States Presidential Elections.

united SIdIeS FTeSioentIdi 6IeCIIonUs
The following is brief description
of the composition and functions a
the electoral college of the United
States: On presidential election day,
which occurs on the Tuesday after the
first Monday in November, instead Of
voting directly for the president and
vice president, the qualified voters OF
each state vote for as many electors
as the state has senators and repre-.
sentatives in congress-. The electors
thus chosen constitute the electoral col.
tege. These electors meet In their re.
spective states on the second Monday
In January following, and vote by bal.
lot for the two offices. Three lists Of
the persons voted for, and the number
of votes received by each are certified
and signed by all the electors and then
sealed. On the second Wednesday of
February the lists are opened by the
president of the senate in the pres,
ence of the two houses of congress,
The votes are then counted, and the
winning candidates declared duly elect,
ed. The names of the presidential
candidates do not appear on the ballot
used at the election Of the members Of
the electoral college.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-05-03
ALL MADE EQUAL BY DEATH
No Democracy Ever Conceived 70 at
All Comparable to That OF
the Tomb.

In the democracy Of the dead all men
at last are equal. There Is neither
rank nor station nor prerogative In the
republic of the grave. At this fatal
threshold the philosopher ceases to be
wise, and the song Of the poet Is ST.
lent. Dives relinquishes his millions
and Lazarus his rags. The poor man
Is as rich as the richest, and the rich
man is as poor as the pauper. The
creditor loses his usury and the debtor
Is acquitted of his obligation. There
the proud man surrenders his digni-
ties, the politician his honors. the
wording his pleasures; the invalid
needs no physician, and the laborer
rests from unrequited toll.
Here, at last, Is natures final de-
cree in equity. The wrongs of time
are redressed. Injustice Is expiated,
the irony of fate is refuted; the un-
equal distribution of wealth, honor, ca
pacity, pleasure and opportunity which
makes life such a cruel and inexplic-
able tragedy, ceases in the realm OF
death. The strongest there has no su-
premacy, and the weakest needs no
defense. The mightiest captain sue
cumbs to that invincible adversary
who disarms alike the victor and the
vanquished.-John ]. Ingalls,.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-05-03
1alIah Rookh" Centenary.

II the war holding back any poem
comparable with "Lallah Rookh." the
publication Of which was delayed by
the Waterloo campaign. and took place
Just . century agof
Perhaps few read the famous Orb
entail romance nowadays, but Moore's
reputation when he wrote It was such
hat he was able to sell II when he
had scarce put pen to paper. Murray
offered 1000 guineas for It 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 q
poem THAT" said Longman, was
the 5000 paid for Rokeby,'" and on
that basis Z bargain was struck, the
publisher's only stipulation being that
Aoore's poem should be equal t.
SCOTS In length. Even so, L0ngman
had the best Of the bargain. Seven
large editions were sold within year.
md . quarter Of I century later Long
manD st1n regarded TaIlah Rookhr -
- Us1n = 1lUVuGA - -afanehee-
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-05-03
Was Equal to the Emergency.

It was in a Sunday school on the
East side of New York that q new In.
depreciation Of Moses flight from
Egypt into the Promised Land was
given. The exponent of the old, old
story had told of Moses leadership and
of the attempt Of the Egyptians to
wrest back their slaves from the fast.
moving Moses. "But wasn't 1t wrong
for him to take away the Israelites
from the Egyptians" asked one little
fellow, when they wuz under contract
TO work for them?" The speaker saw
he must temporize. This was a com.
munity where unions thrived, and the
sacredness of ones bond mustn't be
attacked. "Oh, that was all right" he
explained. ''Moses gave them q check
on the bank of the Red sea-"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-05-03
Cash Value of Success.

while do not think that success is
measured by money, says writer In
the American MAGAZINE. .'an estimate
of success cannot be disassociatei from
the cash value that is put on our work.
1t is the only factor of happiness that,
granting material necessities, has to be
reckoned in dollars.
Success Is a variant, and it is I'M
possible to state 1T in a money limit. I
know the she S5.60o that is my ia
tGars e rs I'm ~ states attorney
bri'l &, illln a recognition or
his ahil;ty that the same salary made
in, another way would not have,
know HAT the small checks some
times receive for my-own work bring
q glow that really isn't in the checks
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-05-03
Great Wheat Stocks
Isolated.

It's the shortage in ships that
Is putting the Allies and the
United States on wheat rations.
Great stocks of wheat are iso-
lated In India, and Australia. At
great sacrifice in ship space and
use the Allies are forced to Sc
cure some wheat from Argentina.
On January l, Australia had
stored 1OO.OOO,OOO bushels of
wheat that was ready for ex-
port-but there were no ships.
Then came the new crop with
an exportable surplus of 10000
600 bushels. Now Australia has
approxima tely 1S0,000,000 BUSH
els waiting for ships
India, at the same time, had
70,0O0,O00 bushels of wheat
stored for export During April
100000 bushels more out Of
the new crop will be added to
the pile.
Argentina closed the last ship
ping season with 100000
bushels Of wheat left in the
stock available for export. The
new crop will add 135,000,000 to
the left over.
1t is not a problem that the
wheat does not exist in the
world-it is entirely problem
of shipping, which has thrown on
America the obligation Of divid-
ing our stock with the Allies.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-05-03
Most Popular War Cry,

The most popular war cry Is "Hur.
rah!" an exclamation Of indefinite
origin. 1t is found In various forms in
Swedish and Danish (hurra), German
(hurrah), French (houra), Russian
(ura). Some connect 1t with such
words as hurry" "whirl;" the mean
Ing would then be "haste," to encour.
age speed or onset In battle. The
Russian soldiers adopted 'hurrah" In
the War Of Liberation (1812-18), and
since then 1t has become q favorite
battle cry all over Europe. It seems,
however, that the word Is pure Sla.
yonian, for it Is commonly heard from
the coast Of Dalmatia to Behring strait,
where any of the Slavic population
within the limits are called o. b glve
proof ct courage and valoe.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-05-03
ALLIED FOOD SHIPMENTS
REACH LARGE TOTAL

A general idea of the quantity of
food sent to European allies by the
United States from July 1, 1914, to
January l, 1918. is given by figures
just announced by the q. S. Food Ad-
ministration. In that period the Unit
ed States has furnished complete year
~ rations for 57,10O,933 people. In
addition there was enough extra pro-
TEN to supply this portion of the diet
for 10, 1914. $40 additional men.
The total export of wheat and wheat
-four to the three principal allies is
equivalent to about 3S4 100000 bushels.
Pork exports for the 31a years amount
ed to almost 2,000,O00,000 pounds. Ex-
ports of fresh beef totaled 443, 4S4 400
pounds, The amount of food exported
to Russia is negligible compared with
that sent to the western allies.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-05-03
Help for Bronchial
Trouble and Cough

"1oisy's Honey ara Far Oeupsun1
acts more like . food tAan . ao61e1no.s
Nj. viii g. Richmond. Ingisweed.
Calf. says:-T wish to rocomnen3
Foley's Honey and Tar Compound q e
has greatly benefited me for broucAisi
trouble and cough. It acts % vel n
harmony with nature that Il II mere
like food than medicine"
Foley's Honey and Tar Compound hnD
a wonderfully quick way Of socthin9
and healing the raw tickling surface 81
The throat and bronchial tubes. Il
eases the tightness over the choot.
raises the phlegm easily. and helps Che
stubborn racking cough that II % u.
hausting and weakening.
It Is the best medicine you can hoy.
ana better than anything you can make.
whooping cough. IL eripps ana bros.
c shI. coughs. ho.rssnsss tickiIng
It contains no opiate6. ana 10 accopfal3S
to the most sensitive stQqAoh
XXX II 1VuEy uoog = = -
WALTON = sl6oOr
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-05-03
LARGE Feet and Bad Couch,

Muggins was the possessor Of very
large feet and very bad cough. He
entered boot shop and the young as
sistant turned the shop upside down
10 find something to at his "out size"
Maggins had just tried on the fortieth
pair when he started coughing.
IT'S nasty cough you've got" said
the assistant.
Yes gasped Muggins. Doctor
says I've one foot in the grave now
II shouldn't WORK." said the asslst-
ant. you'll never ct the other n;
It's too Ais."
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-05-03
Won He Lost xas,A

Assxtraordinary watch story = tsGd
By q Welsh campaignef home on leavu
from African battle6elds. When be
was b German Wet Africa he lost !
wrisflet witch II was mot very valu.
able. 30 be did not worry lot abcus Il
But many months later, when q -
live service IN German East A1fico. II
took . aharo n rams foe . wutcA n
won, an1 - ID amasomant fuun1 -
. - - - g. -
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-05-03
New Metal In use.

Thermostatic metal, a new material
IL adapted for such uses as recording
temperature changes and giving auto
matte temperature control. 1t is made
Of strips Of two strong. non-corrosive
metals. Of widely different expansion
on heating. These are welded togeth-
er, and any change Of temperature
causes the compound strip to bend.
When a piece four inches long five
sixteenth inch wide and one-tenth
inch thick was raised 100 degrees
Fahrenheit, a force Of "A ounces was
necessary TO overcome the bending
tendency and keep the strip straight
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-05-03

4 Turco-Tartar preverb throws 4
strong light On the question of the
amount of veracity TO be looked for In
Official documents ny g-ieItals. The
proverb rsgs as follows: He who
speaks the truth wiz be expelled from
nine villages"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-05-03
Precse IIahtlnn

Add Immensely to the attract,v,
cess OF your homo by diffusing thu
lights instead of focusing them On
One point. Eye strain will be relieves
Ano shadows and outlines will be sofs
ened. especially when amber light,
are used. The new indirect lightiue
axtures are replacing old-fashionec
ones. making the lighting problem
more artistic and less expensive.
Much the same effect may be pro
duced with less expense by frosted
ouios and globes. There are various
types OF this indirect lighting suitable
for al rooms. FROM the kitchen to
the parlor. and 1t is to be recommend
q = blessing to the busy eyes en-
~ tense nsrves Of tnsiay
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-05-03
Went Further.

Didn't tell you that when yce
met man In hard luck you ought to
greet him with smilef' said the wise
and good counselor
Yes replied the fiinty souled per
son. Il went even further than thAt
] gave him the grand laugh"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-05-03
Method OF Calculation OF Selling
Price For Virginia Wheat Mill
By-Producta
Use o, Cement

Cement was first put on the market
In England. It was still being impert-
ed into this country in 1878. Il vas at
this time that the use Of Portland e.
ment in the United States came into
commercial prominence. Whea the
product was first placed on the mar
ket in competition with that which was
being imported from England an1 Ger
many, a good price was demanded
However. production IN excess q de
mand soon resulted and II prsve1 . BIZ
factor In the price cutting that fol
lowed.
Sailors joke.
A naval officer told sea story at
banquet.
Sailors have q strong sense Of h.
NOR" he said. "A certain young sailo
was just back from nine-months
cruise. He celebrated his return 10 a
great many bars. and when the last
bar closed he danced down the street
with his pockets filled with bottles Of
beer, and waving q bottle In either
hand above his head.
Boys he said. ITS disgraesful
what I'm going to say for . sailor, but
it's the truth have . horFee =
s&Sv
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-05-03
ONLY AMERICA CAN HELP.

+ ION your side are boundless
( supplies of men, food. and mate
rial; on this side boundless de-
mand for their help.
"Our men are war-weary and
their nerves have been strained
K by more than three years Of
hard, relentless toll.
"our position is critical, par
ticuIarIy until the next harvest,
but the United States can save
US.
"You Americans have the men,
the skill, and the material to
save the allied cause"
/ SIR JOSEPH MAcLAY.
British Shipping Controller