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The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1918-04-26

FrIend-Why do you make that pa
tient wait two hours every day In the
anteroom7
DoctOr-He needs rest and that IN
the only way | can compel him 10 take
it.-Boston Evening Transcript.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1918-04-26
ALIENS FOOT-EASE DOES IT

when your shoes pinch or your corns and bum
ions ache get Aliens Foot Ease, the antise ptio
powder 20 be ohaken into shoes and sprink ed In
the foot bath. Givos instant relief 20 Tired Ach-
ting. Swollen, Tender feet. over 100. 900 packages
are being used By the troops mt the front. sold
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1918-04-26

Here Is the official yeOwOmen'S cos
June of the United States navy, worn
oy Mrs. Ethel Z. Allocate of WASH
lngtOn, a yeOman of the third class.
It is of blue serge with the regulation
navy buttons, and white cotton gloves
are a part of the uniform. The coat
may be removed indoors. revealing a
shirtwaist. On the hatband is the in
,cription NAVAL Reserve Force"
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1918-04-26

An Embryo HuMoeisA
Ina certain family two Of the help
bear the name Of Bertha. AS one
works upstairs and the other In the
laundry. the youthful SON Of the house
has suggested that the girls be known
- upper and lower Bertha.-Boston
Transcript.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1918-04-26

BELIEF that there are MS good Ash
In the sea ar ever were cnught IL poor
consolation when we've lost our bait.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1918-04-26

Doctor. my son is getting to be a
confirmed night owl. He's all for a
aight life. He didn't use to be this
way"
ssHas he had a recent shOck?''
mot that know Of. What are you
irving at?'
Il thought maybe somebody had
scared the daylights out Of him."
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1918-04-26
Back on the front line, after .
stay in rest biIIets, Empey gets .
shock when a German bullet cuts
down his first friend Of the
trenches. He tells the story in
the next installment.
(TO BE CONTINUED
New Type Of vampire"


Arrest at the instance of an arTny
officer of young woman who had
committed bigamy in order to secure
the allowance granted to soldiers de-
pendents gives color to the warning
issued against this new type Of 'vam-
pre-" notes the Omaha Bee. Young
soldiers are picked out by these wom-
en- and deliberately led into marriage,
the one purpose being to secure money
from the government. The game Is
not new one, nor does 1T exhibit
much modification In its details. It is
reported from some Of the Southern
army camps that as many as three
and four soldiers have been welded
to the same woman. The young men
who are away from home for the FIRST
time, wearing their cOuntry's uniform.
should be warned that marriage II not
merely an enlistment for the war, and
therefore to be approached very seri-
ously. Romance Is part Of a soldiers
life, but It may have consequences
that will embarrass him In after
years. The vampire" Is one Of his
chiefest dangers, and one against
whom It is difficult to guard.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1918-04-26

The great artesian basin OF AustFa-
IA measures $4,000 square miles in
xxtent and II said to BE- the largest
xn<vn In the world. comprising $4,000
square, miles In Queensland. $1,000 In
New South Wales. and 2O000 In the
l0rthern territory.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1918-04-26

Where Aooeher-ln-laW 10 0oes.
The Chinese mother-in-law Is arbi'
trnry and aufocratic and IL absolute
ruler over the women Of her house
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1918-04-26
EMPEY TAKES HIS FIRST TURN ON THE FIRING STEP OF
THE TRENCH WHILE BULLETS WIFI OVERHEAD.


American living City,
the British After
a London
where he first hears the sound of big
the
the fontline
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1918-04-26

The highest temperature ever
reached by man Is 9.40O degrees
Fahrenheit. This was produced by
two English experimenters. Sir Andrew
Noble and Sir f. Abel. asserts a stien-
fist. This was done by exploding cor
dite in a durable steel cylinder. This
was due to the suddenness OF the reac-
ton, and. although Of momentary dur
alton, 1t was an interesting scientific
achievement. nevertheless. With IT,,
aid OF cortlite Sir william Crookes was
able to make small diamonds. Profess
sor Molssan. who has produced dia.
monds. can heat his electric furnace
to 6.0O0 degrees.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1918-04-26

! she-I zee the Russian Moslems
AVE declared for the abolition q
Do1ygnmy-
He Oh. -elI. ycu can expect every
~ 70 - gallant a. war' tlme. Jo1ge.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-03-15
URGE USE OF wild FOOD"
Woman Food Experts 3tart Country.
Wide Campaign to Teach British
Housewives Economy.

Woman food experts have started a
countrywide campaign to teach British
housewives what food economy means
and how to use the neglected resources
In England's wild food" The women
have started a campaign after the
fashion Of an electioneering tour In the
United States. They are making
speeches in theaters, public halls and
from soapboxes on street corners.
The possibilities Of wild food" are
declared by one expert to be so great
that country people and the inhabitants
Of small towns can supply two-thirds
of their needs for at least three-Quar-
ters Of the year from fields, woods and
streams Of their immediate neighbor-
hood. This expert declares that there
are more than 26O kinds Of food in the
British Isles which nature produces I'M
assisted. They include birds and their
eggs, edible frogs, fishes, mollusks
some insects and insect products
such as honey Of hiatt dozen species
Of Wild bees-various crustaceans,
more than thirty vegetables, salad
plants and herbs, the same number of
flowers and fruits, seven species Of sea-
weeds and nearly fifty esculent fungi.
The campaign Is under the direction
Of Mrs. G. B. Peel and Mrs. Pember
Reeves, directors Of the Women's Serv-
Ice In the Ministry Of Food. The speak
ers are picked volunteers and receive
special instructions before starting OF
tour.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-03-15
Witty Is a Guinea Hen?

Whoever designed the guinea hen
and composed the music for her vo-
cal organs must have used a rasp for
the tuning fork. Guinea hens and their
husbands are alike In appearance :;
when you've seen one you've seen the
other. Their plumage is Of one and
the same piece of goods like the
Quakers'., If ever you have INDUCED
In filing the teeth Of cross-cut saw
you've heard the synonym of her mel
ody. Nature produced this variety
OF fowl and the farmer who gives her
board and lodging is no good Chris
tan. say this because any man
who sells you guinea hen as youth
full and tender, has designed to skin
you. l have q dim recollection of
tasting one many years ago, and 1 will
say this-the gravy was quite ten
der. @f1
A group Of guineas running to keep
out Of harms way, resembles a streak
OF ten-cent calico of somber hue, with
polkadots. The, guinea hen lays a
very small egg with spots on it sim
liar to those we see at cheap gro-
Gerry stores In fly time.
The eggs have no rating in the COM
mercial world. They are used exclu-
sively for Matching more trouble
1m, In Cartoons Magazine.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-03-15
PULLED THEIR COLLARS OFF
II Paris Women Wore Too Large
Neck Piece Other Women Forctbly
Removed Them.

In Paris, at one time, the people
dropped their extravaganza, and III
a woman ventured to wear too large
a collar, the other women would pull
it Off" Henry Villas he did with
everything he set his mind to-inter'
fered with the dress of his subjects to
some purpose and brought forward an
act against wearing costly apparel.
A few years later the law became
more stringent still. Philip and Mary
compelled attention not only by fines
but went so far as to send offenders to
prison. Elizabeth saw that the PEG
pie were reckless with their money,
and caused an act to be passed which
declared that anyone who sold foreign
apparel to persons having less than
$1,000 year in land or fees, except
for ready money, should forfeit every
penny of the price.
Ladies wore hoods, hats and caps OF
svery conceivable shape They were
careful as to their hair, and they had s
fine assortment of wigs at hand. ELF
abeth herself sometimes wore red hair
and then reverted to black for q
change. 1t so happened that trade In
the cap line fell off considerably be
cause caps went out of fashion.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-03-15
MULE MISSED HER TOBACCO
remperamentaI Mountain Canary Nol
Blamed for Planting Hoofs IN Back
Of Her Only Friend.

Thinking the animal made a mistake
In not knowing whom she was kicking
or it was his fault because he forgot
to give her the usual chew of tobacco,
Fred Wales of Grass Valley, CAL, who
carried his arm in sling for some
time as the result of kick from Bes-
sic, excuses his partner Of fourteen
years for injuring him.
The mule is known to every EN-.
ployee Of the mine, $50 in all, and
while there is no affection for her
among 449 of them, they all have a
wholesome respect for her in spite Of
her contrary disposition. It is mine
classic that she kicks the airpipe two
feet above her for exercise.
With Fred Wales, however, It Is DIFF
ferent. He has worked with Bessie
for fourteen years and has become at
tached to the animal. He excuses her
vagaries as an indulgent mother con-
dones the actions Of spoiled child.
1t is merely a matter Of tempera-
ment, he says, and the other men dc
not understand her. His faith was
shaken temporarily. but not for long
In the physicians office he took Of
tense at a suggestion that the mule
should be killed on account Of hel
yiciousness and rushed to her defense
at was perhaps my fault; 1t certain
ly was not hers. Bessie either did moi
know who it was when she kicked OF
1 had forgotten to give her the usua
chew of tobacco. I am willing to taxi
all the blame"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-03-15
FLOATING Islands.

Many floating islands have at various
periods been found voyaging on the
Atlantic. These islands were original
ly part of the low lying river banks,
which broke away under stress Of
storm or flood and floated out to sea-
The Orinoco, the Amazon, the La Plata
and other tropical rivers often send
forth such pieces Of their shores. Some
of the bits of land are Of large size
and carry animals, insects and vegeta-
ton, even at times including trees, the
roots Of which serve to hold the land
intact, while their branches and leaves
serve as sails for the wind. Generally
the waves break up these islands short
! ly after they put to sea, but sometimes,
under favorable conditions, they travel
long distances.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-03-15
Quick HITTING.

Or. White was once 4 champion box
er IN Philadelphia. One day he asked
q big teamster to move his wagon for
ward about two yards. but the team
ster. instead Of doing that called the
physician q wicked name.
Like = dash White knocked him fat
IN ths gutter, and Of course the team
stes hal him arrested Magistrate
Dsviin Heard the case, and the in
5urea IN complained bitterly that
Or. white had struck him so quickly
he had no time to defend himself.
We'll" said the hardheaded magis
trate. what did You expect him to dc
send yen a postal card to tell you
be intended to knock you DOWN."
The doctor was discharged without
q ane.-PhiiAdelphia Ledger.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-03-15
A Chinese Hero,

At Looping Hsien is a statue draped
In full dress Of mandarin the pu
ting or police MASTERY named Chin.
who gave his life for the people. An
exile who was in the camp at Jao-
chow and who owed the hsien district
magistrate) a grudge. rode black
uorse to Looping and. having killed the
hsien. got back for the Jaochow roll
call next morning. AS the murderer
could not be found orders came from
the capital that large number of the
people should be killed. To prevent
this slaughter of innocent folk the pu
ting. a good old man, said he stabbed
The hsien after few words over the
wine cups. and he was consequently
beheaded. No resident Of the district
would deal the fatal blow, but an ftin.
Grant cobbler or bamboo worker did 1t
for a reward Of 40 taels. Tradition
adds that he was struck dead by light
ming after leaving the execution ground
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-03-15
United States Presidential Elections,

The following is a brief description
Of the composition and functions OF
the electoral college of the United
States: On presidential election day
which occurs Oh 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
iege. 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, 1918-03-15
Don't Naulset the Teeth,

The teeth are an important factor In
maintaining health. Poor, irregular.
decayed teeth cause foul breath and
do not permit the thorough mastica'
ton Of food. This creates intestinal
disorders. caused by Jumps Of partly
masticated food lying and fermenting
in the stomach.
ALI food must be in liquid state
before 1t can pass into the intestinal
tract, so If this task be continually i'm
posed on the stomach 1t produces dis
treSs. tEfa
The mouth is indicative Of charac-
ter and as expressive as the eye. Re.
fined and particular people do not neg.
lect the appearance Of the teeth.
A reasonable amount Of care, q good
dentifrice and fairly stiff brush-all
these give pearly teeth, a clean, sweet
breath, ruby lips and a feeling Of per
feet cleanliness.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-03-15
For the Simple Life.

AZ race, we are constantly dying
before our time, and very often lead
ING forlorn lives, making those around
- miserable, simply because we are
olsobeying the simple laws of life, and
among other things poisoning ourselves
with bacterial infections, thus causing
this very condition of auto-intoxica-
ton. writes DR.. w. 81. Vail, In Chris
h0n Herald.
Our plea, first, last and all the time,
y Tor the simple life, which is not
eecessarily a vegetarian diet, only It,
% happens that the vegetable kingdom
supplies the best articles Of diet, I'M
our estimation. AS we have said, add,
milk and eggs to the vegetables and
you have the perfect diet. ELIMINATED
he food stimulants. for they crea. /, an;
artificial appetite, thus leading people!
- eat more than the system can apAI
peupriate. and causing auto-intoxicm,|
~ With IT. deadly results.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-03-15
Andover Students shs,osboo,.r.


Two years ago Andover academy IL
stalled five targets In the basement O,
one Of its buildings, and these range,
nave since been In constant use durins
the free hours Of the school Ever
before war was declared some 4O(
boys were taking part in military train.
Ing In place of the required gymnasium
work, and the members of the athletic
teams participated in this, though al
lowed at that time also to continue
with their special athletic training. Al
the present time military training II
foremost. 1t is interesting to note rwe
things IN this connection. One IL tina,
very few of the boys at Andoyer-
notably the younger ones-are prevent.
ed from taking part In the military
drill, which now has full sway, on nc.
count Of the objection of parents, The
other is that Andover, in SO far az rias
shooting alone d concerned, anticipet
ed the general war preparatory move
ment IN schools and colleges By CO
siderable time
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-03-15
Tennyson's Tactlessness.

Several stories are told Of Tennyson's
thoughtless speeches. What fish Is
this?" be once asked his hostess where
he was dining. whiting" she re-
piled. 1.-The meanest fish there Ii"
he remarked. quite unconscious that
he could have wounded any ones feel
ings.
Yet his kindness of heart was such
that when his partridge was after
ward given him almost raw he ate
steadily through it for fear bis hostess
might be veXed.
On one occasion Tennyson was very
rude to Mrs. Brotherton, a neighbor at
Freshwater The next day he came to
her house with great cabbage under
each arm.
81 heard you like these. so l brought
them" he said genially. 1t was bis
idea of peace offering.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-03-15

IN the WOman's Home Companion Q
writer says:
''Most people stand somewhat In awe
Of walters, find. They tip more than
they can afford because they. do not
want to seem like 'piker' In the wait
er's eyes. Well, | am done worrying
about what walters are thinking about
me. / make it point now to let them
worry about what l think about them.
In the first Joy of finding that l could
get my rights by standing up for them
I kicked to the captain Of dining
car about the conduct Of a waiter and
later sent back some unripe fruit with
perfect composure. The captain cor
rected the waiter. The undpe fruit was
removed from my bill. 1t wasn't a
bit of trouble / didn't even raise my
voice. But there was no mistake about
what l meant.
"Since then walters have had no ter
rors for me- When l don't get the
treatment l ought to have call the
captain, or the head waiter, and ask
what is the matter. He does the rest.
And tip regularly, but not lavishly."
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-03-15
pents In Mood Furniture.

WHEN wood II badly denied q
scratched It Is often problem to
know how to get rid of the marks.
This Is quite easy II the following
plan by the Scientific Amer.
ican, Is aented First of al fold a
piece Of hlatting paper at ieast four
tines then SatHrate with water. final
u allowing he superhuous moisture to
drip away. Now heat fatiron until
It Is about the warmth required for
laundry work. Place the damp blot
ding paper over the dent and press
FIRMLY with the iron. As soon as the
paper dries examine the mark 1t
vim then be found that the cavity has
flled up to a surprising extent Where
the dent is very deep second or even
third application on the lines indi-
Gated might be tried. Sooner or later
even serious depressions can be drawn
up. and most people who have not
tried this plan will be surprised at the
result of the treatment Repolishins
VIM clear away even the slight marks
that might finally remain.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-03-15
President Fillmore.

Present day passion for setting unap-
preciated historical characters In new
light has now reached President NIL
lard Fillmore. A symposium BY six
teen American publishers says of him:
He abolished debt imprisonment and
religious test oaths for witnesses In
court. He fostered new postage rates
and induced congress to make an ap-
preparation for testing the electric tel
egraph. He sent Perry on his famous
expedition to Japan, with instructions
for action that won the "open door
and laid the foundation for American
japanese friendship. In his retirement
as a citizen of Buffalo Fillmore laid
the foundations Of most Of its present
cultural institutions. Always he was
an opponent Of war and constructive
statesman. But he lacked those quail
ties as a man and those ambitions as
a politician which might have made
him popular while he lived and read
about today.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-03-15
ASSIST GOVERNMENT BY
ORDERING ALL YooH
FARM SUPPLIES Now

The great need of the railroads Just :.
IN. oars and more cars-that 1t
n NOW care "a for normal traffic and assure
, 1he extra . burden of troop and NUM- mi.
t tne NOV Movements. But it cannot get
. nore cars over night, or tomorrow.
t nr ,be next day. Thus 1t must try
70 70 make its cars carry more-make
ono ~ car do the work which two cars
Ala before the war. This is where you
can help.
when q dealer gets an order for
farm supplies. machinery, feed or coal.
w. holds If until he gets more to go
with tiff he has time. If you get your
orders mi in early this year, you will make
the dealer happy, facilitate Transporter
ton, aid the government and help
Yourself by insuring delivery before
the time when goods are needed.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-03-15
Was Equal to the EMERGENCY.

1t was in 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, 1918-03-15
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 it 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 (1S12-13), and
since then 1t has become q favorite
battle cry all over Europe. It seems,
however, that the word is pure Sla-
vonian, for it Is commonly heard from
the coast Of Dalmatia to Behring strait,
where any Of the Slavic population
within the limits are called on % dive
proof Of courage and valof.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-03-15
What to do svhen
Backache comes on

81 found immediate relief In the use
o. Foley Kidney Pills, have recom-
mended them, and do not know of a
single instance when they failed to
give relief"
e. U. Landrun, travelling salesman.
writes from San Angelo, Texas: priv.
ing over rough roads and in all kinds
OF weather gave me acute pains in the
back ana l suffered greatly. I found
relieI N the use of Foley Kidney Pills,
and before the first bottle was used.
the pain in my back had entirely disap.
peared and have had no recurrence Of
those pains which frequently amounted
to almost neuralgia proportions"
When backache comes on, and it
seems as if you can't stand the pain
and pressure in your back, you Will find
quick and. grateful relief comes with
the use OF Foley Kidney Pills. They
stiff aching joints and muscles, and
clear the poisons out Of your system
by helping your kidneys and bladder ia
normal healthy action.
AZ AT TON 4. ENTnDT
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-03-15
2 = y
Tho Fertile Rock.

Gibraltar is often called a barrer
rock, yet 1t has 456 species Of indigo
nous Towering plants. Castor oil plants
daturas and daphnes attain the dig
nifty at trees and geraniums and hello
tropes the proportions of hedges
These floral delights often conceal can
non and other ornaments. The few
snakes that are found are small and
harmless. Lizards several inches Ions
arr often seen.