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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-08-30
Three Month. wi.heu. Sun

In the valley of the Lyn in England
there Is quaint little hamlet called
Midlothian, where for three months tsr
the year the sun is not seen The clu>
ter Of houses forming the hamlet is SUI
rounded on all sides by bills 80 steea
and high that from November uutt
February the sun does not rise high
enough to be seen over their tons The
nrst appearance of the sun la eagerly
looked for, and as II is irsr seen on
Feb. IA the inha bitants call 4 tibet,
valentine If the day should ta tory.
or cloudy, so that Il cannot b.. s....,
there Is great disappointment For th,
nrst few days after the 18th IN, z,q s
only seen for very short time f,t B.,
the sun rises higher in the teavpns IRE
time 1t is in sight increases DALI mn
ITS height Is re-" ched. when il gr,.a,,.,.,.
begins to fade from view again 1o,if ,,
November II entirely vsni,hCe from
sight for another three months
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-08-30
A "Eridayn Shin.

A true story Is told Of a skeptcal
Massachusetts, captain who way back
In the early years Of the republic de-
termined to exhibit the fallacy Of the
Friday superstition. He contracted on
. certain Friday for the building Of
q ship, and 1t was arranged that the
keel Of this vessel was laid on Friday,
that she was launched on a Friday,
named Friday, commenced loading on
Friday and hauled into the stream
on the same day Of the week. To add
- possibilities Of disaster, a negro
cook named Friday was engaged, and,
thus fully freighted with the sinister
name, the Friday sailed on Friday,
bound to Z port I'm the West Indies.
From that day to this no tidings Of
Il u fatsd craft have bsen received
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-08-30
MongreIs for War Work.

The psychology of the dog in war is
subject to consider now that the
military demand for dogs in growing"
said Cleveland E. Ellis, of Raleigh.
n. c., recently. Dogs are Invaluable
In trench warfare. "They scent the
enemy's approach, carry messages and
locate the wounded. The thoroughbred
dog is usually good at one or two
things. The pedigreed prize-winning
dog is good to be looked upon, and not
much more.
But there is another dog. very
useful dog. and plenty Of him. This
is the stray dog Of the street, cur by
general rspute and miscellaneous By
hresdiQg" ;.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-08-30
SUGAR.

Our boys in the Army and Navy
need sugar The Allies need sugar.
We are going to send them all they
need. In the form most easy to ship.
Tat means, however, very definitely
that we at home must cut our use OF
sugar to the minimum, for there Will
not be enough for our soldiers and
the Allies unless we do. The mem
bership OF THE SAVE-A-SPOONFUL
F-SUGAR-LEAGUE must include
all patriotic Americans who, believing
.. IS the little things that count IN
this war, are acting on that
lee FL Government was not slow
-7 r=-- ma the value of small bits
-1- Is 10 saving either money
-r r for the good of democracy.
Just as little thrift stamps make war
savings stamps, SO the little spoonfuls
of sugar 20 to make the pounds need
ed for overseas supplies and for saw
ing our own fruit and vegetable crop.
1t is undoubtedly to be regretted
that q sugar shortage exists. That
however, is not one of the tragedies
OF the war, but merely one OF those
inconvenience which a little consid-
Grafton and resourcefulness will quick
ly help to lessen.
Sugar is available for all legitimate
requirements for the canning and pre-
serving OF fruits and vegetables but
re are three things which the
ge American housekeeper, accus-
90 to preserving a quantity of fruit
7r own home. should do to help in
gar conservation program:
Preserve a part Of the supply by
1ods requiring no sugar. 2. A
with a greatly reduced amount
OF sugar 8. A part by replacing
me Of the sugar ordinarily used with
c-ler sweeteners.
Honey may be used weight for
weight to replace a part or all Of the
sugar IN any given recipe except in
jflly making. Three-quarters OF cup
Of honey weighs about as much as a
cup of sugar.
Molasses and sorghum and other
grain syTups may be used as substi'
tutes for sugar with such strong flaw
ored fruits as plums or cranberries.
The flavor OF these sweeteners re-
mains prominent. Spices will, how
ever, aid in masking it,
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-08-30
GRAIN THREsHlNe DIVISION.

s. NJ White, of Texas. whe as AS.
slstant Chief of the Grain Threshing
Division Food Administration Grain
Corporation is now located at AZ
Broadway New York, and W. T. Rus
sell. one of the Divisions inspectors of
threshing machines, recently visited
Virginia.
Mr. White expressed himself as
greatly pleased with the work done In
Virginia in preventing waste of grain
through improper harvesting and
threshing practices and with the
splendid spirit of cooperation with
the Grain Threshing Division shown
b. local administrators, threshermen
and farmers
Mr.. Russell (who is an old Page
county boy. now living In Oklahoma,
made several blanket tests Of thresh-
ing machines IN operation IN Augusta
counte-the largest county in the
State IN area and in wheat production
Last year It's wheat crop was reported
as 1,700,000 this year 1t is estimated
at 100000, and a greatly increased
acreage is planned for 1918.
The Food ADMINISTRATORS official
test for clean threshing, such as Mr.
Russell is making, is a matter Of I'M
usual importance to grain growers
BY this rule any farmer can test the
work Of the threshing machine he has
hired
Tho test is made by directing the
STRAW blower against a blanket, sheet
or canvass during the time the weigh
ing device trips FIVE times, recording
two and one-half bushels. II over
one pint of wheat is winnowed from
the straw on the canvass, bad work
is Indicated One and one half pints
indie Gates a loss OF one per cent II
over three pints is found-which
means q two per cent loss-reason-
able time should be given TO correct
the bad operation and second test
should be made If improvement IS
not secured operations should be dis
continued until the avoidable waste Is
corrected
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-08-30
1913 MHEAr CROP.

FAIR PRICES FOR FEED AND
FLOUR have now been worked out
for practically every mill in the coun-
try, and can be ascertained from the
millers and local food administrators.
These Fair Price schedules are
based on carload quantities in bulk
a. mill door.
To ascertain fair delivered price, II
Is necessary to add to this schedule
price the following items: (See Spe-
cial License Regulations No II, p. 10.)
/ (b) Difsrential for less carload
sals-if shipment is less than
carload.
q (c) Freight
s. (d) Cost of sacks Oasis 2-9s ID,
cotton, purchased in 1000
lots. per Dbl. -FOUR; also any
charge for carriage, interest
actually earned. cost of feed
tax tags. or other charges,
If any These special charges,
when made, must be listed
separately and not "bulked"
into the selling price.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-08-30

IL 10 only during a conpara tiveIs
snort hme that the Japanese hav,
known glass as occidentals know IL
When the first railroads were b,lilt n,a
sengers In the coaches often put the,,
heads through the glass. surprising tbs
frames of the windows to be empt,
and the railroad company at length
pasted pictures on the glass to call at.
"nuon to the fact chat a solid sinh
stance was behind them. The nassa.
OF the Japanese today do not know
tne mirror AS 1t is known IL the ives,
Inc richer people have one mirror. in.
deed. but usually the glass used in RI.
mirror, sold to the po5uiace ia noe
auieksflVered. being merely well moi.
hhed, As for cut glass. 1t is practical.
Y unknown In the island. ana g,as.
drinking cups are rare-Harna,,.
Weekly.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-08-30
HE Criter;on

A New York society woman OF arm.
PC tendencies said of an argument a,
ART: "
we must not look at art too p.,
Wwiy. We must not be like ,hs 70
ooas LONDON wfgmaker. This wig
MAKER attended very wonderful srs.
night OF Trees Tree said to him arts,
the performance: 'e'
'tad you liked 1t, my boy. It's .
ane play. isn't it,
ITS magnificent the other .,.,
couldn't detect join between !.
.s ana forehead any where. n-E.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-08-30
Use of Bacon prippinqs

Bacon drippings make splendid shoft
ening for light, haky pie crust. I,
takes just little less Of the drippmgs
than of ordinary lard or vegetable
shortening. Use 1t for shortening h
spice cake, gingerbread or any dars
cake and note the delicious flaver.
Spread rye bread with thin Aysl
Of the pure drippings and sprinkis
little salt on IT. Add to this q thir
slice of any salt meat and yos VII
have a delicious and highly nutrition
sandwich. The European housewif,
has long made use OF such sandwiches
for the between meal snack for u0W
ing boys and girls.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-08-30
Compass of the Submarine.

A submarine uses the common man
netG compass to some extent :, !.
not very reliable, because 1t cannot h~
placed where 1t will be uninf,pano.S
oy the metal In the hull and macbinsrv
submarines rely chiefly on the pvre,
seope compass. This instrument. In.
vented only few years ago. no,nt.
true north. 1t is uninfiuenced by mac.
hetlc conditions. The presence Of iron
or steel does not disturb it. Its nr,n
clp,e is; A wheel suspended 80 that !,
Is rree to turn In any direction tons.
TO spin In the same direction In wb,cn
.nS earth turns. Its axis thsrefors
VIII taks . north and south directioo
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-08-30
What to do .vhen
Backache comes on


IT found immediate rslisf In the use
Of Foley xidnsy PMS, have recon-
nended thsms and do not know Of .
single instance when thsy failed 70
c. U. .Landrum. travelling salesman.
writes from San Angelo. Texas: "Driv-
ing over rough roads and in all kinds
of weather gave me acute pains in the
back and suffered greatly. found
relief in 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 IL 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 Pulls. They
stiff aching joints and muscles, and
clear the poisons out Of your system
by helping your kidneys and Bladder tn
normal healthy action.
WALTON 4 SMOOT
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-08-30
Thu Pxamx hippopotamuA

One Of the animals least known -
the outside world is the pygmy hippe
potamus Of West Africa.
This animal is just what it, Mama
implies, a pygmy hippopotamus. II Il
much smaller than the common hippo
potamus, being no larger than an orh.
nary or fair sized hog 1t differs some
what from the common hippo In the
character Of Its teeth, and instead 81
spending its time In the rivers and
lakes In large herds 1t wanders about
through the jungles singly or In pairs
much after the manner Of swine In
search Of mast.-London Spectatss.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-08-30
Pho,phorsscenee on the Moon,

Several European observers Of the
total lunar eclipse Of July 45, 1917,
have reported that the brightness Of the
lunar disk appeared much greater
around the Limb than near the center.
These observations lead NJ. A. Nodon
Of Bordeaux to revive a suggestion
that has sometimes been made to ac-
count for the brilliancy Of certain lu-
mar craters; viz, that the surface Of
the moon may possess luminosity Of
fits own in the nature Of phosphores-
eence. In that case, perspective would
increase the apparent luminosity to-
ward the lmb.-Scientiiic American.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-08-30
OF Course.

A young author said to William Dean
Howells at reception in the latter's
honor in Miami:
THAT was Astorbilt who Just asked
you for your autograph, sir. You don't
seem much impressed"
Il can never understand" said Mr.
Howells, why people should be i'm
pressed by miflionaires. My own ex-
perienee has been that whenever you
lunch with them they always let you
pay"
The young author laughed gaily.
'That, of course, is how they become
mlllionaires. isn't itT he said.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-08-30
FEDERAL FOOD ADMINISTRATION
FOR INFORMATION
AND RULINGS.

"The American people will gladly
any sacrifice in consumption
80 IN the production of foodstuffs
that will maintain the health, comfort
and courage Of the people OF the Al
HE'D countries. We are In fact eating
at the common table with them"
Presidents Message to the Confer
ence Of Allied Food Controllers In
London
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-08-30
How Friends ArN Mada.

Two women with babies In their
arms sat beside each other In a trolley
car.
First one baby mumbled something,
then the other until they became real
friendly. Then one mother told the
other how cute the babies got along
together.
Before the car had reached the des-
ttnation Of the first woman each had
Invited the other to caH-Newark N.
Gle
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-08-30
Helpful Shortcomings,

Your husband is quite trial"
Eyes, but his shortcomings are o.
full In a way. After viewing him 1t
close range our cook says she would
never risk getting married. And we'd
hate to lose her. that's q fact"-Ksa-
sas City Journal
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-08-30
A Caution.

Reginald love you, Madeline For
you would give up family, position,
wealth. Madeline = Hold. Reginald!
Giving up family Is all right I fain
would be spared mother-in-law.
Give up your position If you can gst
better one, but please hold q -
your wealth. We may need Il
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-08-30
$4,000, 900 bushels

Increase ........ $4,000, 900 bushels
OF these cereals our shipments of
the prime breadstuffs In the fiscal year
1918 to Allied destinations were:
Wheat 131, 000,0 900 bushels and of rye
1900 900 bushels, total of Ia 900,-
900 bushels.
The exports to Allied destinations
during the fiscal year 1861 were:
Wheat 135, 100000 bushels and rye
$500 100 bushels, a total of 137 100000
bushels. In addition some 100000
bushels of 1917 wheat are now III port
for Allied destinations or en- route
thereto. The total shipments to Allied
countries from our last harvest of
wheat will be therefore, about 141,000.-
600 bushels. or a total of 154 100000
bushels of prime breadstuffs. In ad-
dision to this we have shipped some
10000 900 bushels TO neutrals depend
ent upon US, and We have received
some imports from other quarters.
This accomplishment of our people
in this matter stands out even more
clearly if we bear in mind that we had
available in the fiscal year 1867
from net carry-over and as surplus
over our normal consumption about
200 600 900 bushels of wheat which we
were able to export that year without
trenching on our home loaf" Mr..
Hoover said. ST, last year, however,
owing to the lar e failure of the 1917
wheat crop, we had available from net
carry-Over and production and imports
only just about our normal consump-
ton Therefore our wheat shipments
to Allied destinations represent ap-
proximately savings from our own
wheat bread.
"These figures however, do not fully
convey the volume Of the effort and
sacrifice made during the past year
by the whole American people. De-
spite the ma gnificent effort of our agri-
cultural population In planting a much
increased acreage in 1917, not only was
there a very large failure in wheat,
but also the corn failed 10 mature prop
erly, and our corn is our dominant crop.
Il am sure" Mr.. Hoover wrote in
concluding his report, that all the
millions of our people, agricultural as
well as urban, who have contributed
TO these results should feel a very
definite satisfaction that in year Of
universal food shortages In the north,
ern hemisphere all of those people
joined together against Germany have
come through into sight of the coming
harvest not only with wealth and
strength fully maintained, but with
only temporary periods of hardship.
at is difficult to distinguish between
various sections of our people-the
homes, public eating places, food
trades, urban or agricultural popula-
tions-in assessing credit for these re-
suits, but no one will deny the domI-
nant part of the American women"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-08-30
OUR SAVED fO0U "
FED The ALLIES
Food Administrator Writes Presi-
dent America Conserved 141,-
100000 Bushels Wheat.
CREDIT DUE TO WOMEN.
Meat and Fat Shipments Increased by
s44, 100000 Pounds.

Conservation measures applied by
the American people enabled the Unit
ed States TO ship to the Allied peoples
and to our own forces overseas AL
OOO, 900 bushels of wheat and S44, 6OO,-
900 pounds of meat during the past
year, valued in all at 81, 4OO,OOOOOO.
This was accomplished in the face of
serious food shortage in this country,
bespeaking the wholeheartedness and
patriotism with which the American
people have met the food crisis abroad.
Food Administrator Hoover, in a let
ter TO President Wilson, explains how
the situation was met. The voluntary
conservation program fostered by the
Food Administration enabled the p1llng
I'D of the millions of bushels of wheat
during 1917-1S and the shipment of
meat during 1917-1S.
The total value of all food ship
ments TO Allied destinations amounted
to S1,400,000.000. all this food being
bought through or in collaboration
with the Food Administration. These
figures are all based on official reports
! and represent food exports for the
/ harvest year that closed June 80, 1918.
The shipments of meats and fats
| Gncluding meat products, dairy prod
! ucts. vegetable oils. etc., to Allied des-
tinations were as follows:
Fiscal year 1861. -. ., 1856, 800, 600 lbs.
! Fiscal year 1917-1S. ..3 oil, 100 900 lbs.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-08-30
rrus.

HE still has the first dollar he svsr
made"
well, that's better than owing now
to somebody the last dollar you ever
will make. Detroit Free Press
keeps MIX From Boiling Over.
Among the various devices which are
intended to prevent milk from boilil I
over we noticed one which solves the
problem In very simple way, says the
Scientific American. 1t consists Of .
straight tube Of say two or three
inches in diameter at the top and e4
banding somewhat toward the bottom
where it is provided with f1aring and
cup shaped end of rather large diane
ter, the whole being somewhat Of
trumpet shape. Out Of the lower part
are cut. say four suitable openings, and
we set the device upright In the vessel
with the small end just out of the
liquid. Should the milk tend to boil
violently this action commences at the
bottom, and the liquid Ia forced up the
tube, then falls upon the surface again,
20 that the boiling action will continue
In this way and the milk has no ten
danU to leave tn lossl
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-08-30

A hoarder is man who is more in
terested in getting his bite than In CIV
ing his bit. H
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-08-30
Why He Was Short.

This man says you owe him none.
Sain," said the Judge.
Oats right, judge, does"
swell, why don't you pay himf"
"Why, hain't got nothin' t pay htn
wiz, Judge"
swell. why haven't your"
ITO tell de homes truf, Judge
'spects my wife has felled down on de-
jobi"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-08-30
$4,000, lbs.

increase .........'. off,ooO,oOO lus.
Our slaughterable animals at the be-
ginning of the last fiscal year were not
appreciably larger than the year be-
fore and particularly in hogs; they
were probably less. The increase in
shipments is due to conservation ana
the extra weight Of animals added by
our farmers.
The full effect OF these efforts began
to bear their best results in the last
half of the fiscal year, when the ex-
ports to the Allies were 2,133, 100000
pounds, as against 1906, 100000 pounds
in the same period of the year before.
This compares with an average of
SO1, 100000 pounds of total exports for
the same half years in the three-year
pre-war period.
In cereals and cereal products re-
duced TO terms of cereal bushels our
shipments to Allied destinations have
been:
Fiscal year 1861. .259, 100000 bushels
Fiscal year 1917-1S. $40. 100000 bushels
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-08-30
No Wonder,

No Wonder.
81 called Smith hard name just
now"
~He doesn't seem to be displeased.'
sWhy should b BET I told him he
- . heie
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-08-30

~A r-~WR<
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1918-06-25
Protect the Eaby.

The season has arrived when babies
have begun to drink fly poison and
roll in sticky fly paper in intervals
of falling into carelessly placed tubs
Of water.
Families with babies have no bust
ness using fly poison. Little legs are
active, little hands reach for every
thing and little mouths think the
world was made to taste. Fly traps
and stick paper are safe, and they
will do as much as poison in eradicat-
ing flies. The baby who knocks down
a fly trap does no damage and if he
experiments with the sticky paper he
is only fit for the bath tub. But the
baby who drinks fly poison seldom
lives to profit by the experience.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1918-06-25
DO IT NOW.
Paris People Should Not Wait Until
It Is Too Late.

The appalling death-rate from kid
ney disease is due largely to the fact
that the little kidney troubles are
usually neglected until they become
serious. The slight symptoms often
give place to chronic disorders and
the sufferer may slip gradually into
some serious form of kidney COM
plant.
If you suffer from backache, head
aches, dizzy spells; if the kidney Sc
cretions are irregular of passage and
unnatural, do not delay. Help the
kidneys at once.
Doan's Kidney Pills are especially
for kidney disorders-they act where
others fail. Over one hundred thou
sand people have recommended them.
Here's a Paris case:
Mrs. Chas. McCord, S. Pleasant St.,
says: 81 have used Doan's Kidney
Pills at different times, getting them
from Oberdorfer's Drug Store and
have found them splendid medicine.
Whenever my kidneys have acted ir-
regularly or my back has been weak
and lame, 1 have found box or so of
Doan's Kidney Pills has been suf1ci-
ent to cure me of the attack"
Price Coo, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
Mrs. McCord had. Foster-Milburn
Co., Mfrs, Buffalo, N. Y. (adv)