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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-08-02
Water Brooks.

There was a pool by which we
stopped one day to look at a great
dragon fly in golden mail lighting on
a lily pad. I suppose that he did not
live the season through, but his race
has not lost a scintilla of his radiance,
and there is a curious comfort In
thinking that even in days like these,
when mankind seems to have gone
mad, and "when but to think is to be
full of SORROW" have only to go to the
same pool to see a creature as beauti-
full, lighting on a lily pad as green,
floating on water as pure. Nor is this
mere sentimentality. To become aware
Of the fleeing permanency Of all these
bright short-lived things. their inces-
SAINT change with essential changeless-
ness, their passing beauties but per-
sistent, beauty, brings health to the
spirit Of man. After his wars and
revolutions he always returns to the
brooks, and is surprised but happy to
find them still dancing and singing
Robert NJ. Gay In the Atlantic Monthly.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-08-02
QUAINT LEGEND OF ALSaCE
Race OF Giants Who Saw Importance
to Them of the Food
Producers.

There is quaint old legend of Al
SAGE, recalls the Christian Science
Monitor. concerning family of giants
who, once upon time, lived in GER
tain castle in the old country. The
moral of the story seems appropriate
at time when the French minister Of
agriculture is making special effort to
encourage the cultivation of land.
The giants lived, says the legend,
far from the peasants of the plain,
and one day the daughter of the
house who, though quite a child, was
already 80 feet high, strolled toward
the plain and saw a laborer peacefully
blowing his field. She picked up the
peasant, the horse and the pillow, and
put them in her pinafore and returned
to the castle to show what she had
found to her father.
"What you think is but toy" SAID
the giant, sis what produces the food
which enables US to live. Put back
the laborer and his horse where you
found them" From that time on
ward, adds the tale, the peasants were
never molested by the giants.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-08-02
LIVED LONG IN WILD STATE
AiredaIe Dog for Several Yezrs Main
ta!ned Wild Predatory State In
the Yellowstone Park.

An instance Of d dogs retura TO the
savage state of his wolf ancestry
came to light In February ia the Vel
iowstone National park when Scout
Anderson's report Of trip Into the
Buffalo Fork country contained, under
the heading of predatory animals
killed, a mention of one mountain lion
one bobcat, four coyotes and an Aire-
dale dog.
This dog, which probably wandered
into the park from some farm or set
Element few miles over the border,
has been living in the Yellowstone IL
a wild state for several years.
Whether or not he fraternized with his
cousins the wolves and the coyotes
can not be known certainly. No doubt
he lived as they live, at the expense
CT young and weaker deer and elk, and
smaller prey. Probably he lived alone
against all animal kind as they wers
against him. There are well-authenti.
Gated instances OF dogs thus returning
to savage nature. 1t speaks well f0i
mis- Jendclty and strength that, alone
of his kind in country where ali
kinds of wild animals live still thei,
natural lives, he survived. He may
have been a dog Of good pedigree.
Anyway, the dog had been seen
intervals for several years and wa
officially classed among the animal
which, alone of all Yellowstone's an
mails, are sought and killed becaus
destructive of the harmless animas
which make Of this national park Ii,
best-populated wild-animal preserve il
the world.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-08-02
Pigeons Broke Up a Monopoly.

One Of the queer things about the
nutmeg is the romantic way In which
nature thwarted the Dutch attempt to
establish a complete monopoly of the
spice. They own the Banda islands,
where most Of the nutmeg trees grow,
and at one time they wanted to pre-
vent everyone else from raising the
spice. So to keep up prices and to
induce other planters on other Islands
to cut down their plantations the
Dutch at one time burned three piles
of nutmegs, each Of them said to have
been as big as an average church.
They induced other planters to Join
with them and It soon seemed as
though they were killing all competi-
ton.
Then nature took a hand in the
game. A large pigeon of the islands,
which was extremely fond of mace,
carried the seeds to all the surround
Ing lands, even to the mainland Of
Asia. Nutmeg trees began to grow
wild in numerous places and all danger
Of a monopoly was removed.-Boston
Post,
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-08-02
From Old Tins, 100000.

A conference, representative Of mu-
nicipal and other local authorities in
the Midlands, was held at Birmingham
recently by arrangement with the ma
tional war salvage council to consid-
er the question Of the utilization Of
waste.
The lord mayor Of Birmingham, who
presided, stated that In Birmingham
600 tons of old tins were collected an
nually by the refuse disposal depart
ment, and that the recovered tin was
sold at $500 ton. The sum Of $685.
600 was obtained from the sale. Of re-
covered waste paper. Food for poul-
try and pigs was made from material
from the corporation slaughter houses;
condemned fish and meat were con-
verified into valuable manures; fat was
utilized for soapmaking.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-08-02
Origin Claimed by Turks,

According to the Osmann historians,
the original Turk was a grandson of
Noah. Though there were only eight
people in the ark when 1t was first
doated, there were nine, 1t Is asserted,
when it landed at Mount Arrat. The
additional one was the eldest son of
Japhet, born during the flood. His
name was Turk. A descendant in the
fourth generation, one Alindje Khan.
had two sons (twins) who were named
Tartar-Khan and Mogul-Khan. Tartar
was the father of the Turks; Mogul
was the father Of the Mongols. Turks
and Mongols were thus closely related
by birth. and the wars which at once
broke out between them. and the rec
onciliations that speedily ensued, had
much of the nature Of family quarrels.
The Turks were the more frequently
triumphant, one Mongol throne after
another yielding to their arms. Not till
the Christian era was well advanced
did the chronological name Of these chill
dren Of Japhet appear In history.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-08-02
BUGS In France.

In the reign Of Louis-Philippe,
Monsieur Terrat had been charged
with the duty Of fighting bugs in the
barracks of Paris. 1t must be believed
that the result was satisfactory, since
by virtue of an order Of the general
inspector contracts were made in 1916
with Monsieur Terrat for the destruc-
ton of these frightful insects. Mon
sieur Terrat demanded 80 confines for
each sleeping room. In case the first
fight with the bugs was not decisive,
and If he should have to begin again
after some years, the second operation
should cost only so centimes a room.
Moreover, in these operations he de-
stroyed the insects in the arms-rack,
guard house, police quarters and
prisons. When he became old Mon
sieur Terrat offered to communicate
the secret to the state for an indem-
nifty. But this offer was not accepted.
The secret died with the proprietor.
And that is why the soldiers Of today
are yet struggling against the bug
LIE Cri de Paris.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-08-02
WARM WELCOME FOR TWINS
Their Arrival In an English Homo
Meant Two Extra Sugar Rations
for Family.

Capt. Norman Thwaites Of the Brit
ish intelligence department said the
other day:
'The sugar shortage is felt keenly
over the water. It's odd how you
miss your sugar over there. You long
for 1t as you'd long for tobacco.
"a Bayswater special constable hur-
rted home from his beat at the Mar
BILE Arch the other evening to be pres
ent on a very interesting occasion,
and, as he sat in his library in the
small hours, the nurse came to him
and said:
Its all right, SIR
'eThe Bayswater man swallowed; he
moistened his dry lips; then he asked:
rs 1t boyY
"Fhe nurse smiled soothingly.
"'One Of ems q boy. sir she said.
"And the Bayswater man, instead
Of turning pale or smothering an oath,
as he'd probably done in peace time,
uttered glad cry of joy.
"Thank heavenp. he exclaimed,
that gives US two extra sugar ra-
dons.'"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-08-02
SMALL SUM FOR CAMILLE
Alexandra Dumas Fills Received Only
$50 for Manuscript of Great
Story.

In the Hotel Drouot recently, the
library Of Jules Claretie, the eminent
French journalist, novelist, dramatic
author and former director Of the
Coincide Franchise, who died in 1916,
was sold. Among other gems, his col
lection Of books included the manu-
script of Alexandra Dumas Fills "Tale
Of Lottery" sixteen pages in all. pub
lished in 1851. The manuscript con-
tanned letter from Dumas to Jules
Claretie, informing the latter that for
these sixteen pages he was paid the
sum of $40.
Il was almost as much ashamed as
was pleased" writes Dumas, "to re-
ceive this amount. II was far more
than I was paid for my entire manu-
script of La Dame aux Comellias,
which sold to Michel Levy for the
sum Of $50.
This novel, which Michel Levy pur-
chased for $50, yielded the latter 800
eco. Long after he had signed It.
Dumas regretted this contract which
enriched his publisher at so Slight Il
profit TO himself.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-08-02
a Real Commitment.

Billy Sunday has had many compli-
ments, but the one he prizes most
dearly came to him, oddly enough,
from a criminals lips.
1t was in Philadelphia. Sunday had
visited Moyamensinog prison. There
he had talked with housebreaker so
convincingly that the man had prom
Used to lead, on his discharge, Chris
tan life.
This housebreaker, discussing SUM-
day with a guardian afterward, said !:
"He come in here, Sunday did, and
he fairly turned me inside out-made
me sick O. meself, that's what he done.
Oh, he's a winner. think he's one Of
us-one O. the gang-roformed, you
know"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-08-02
FIRST TEACHERS TO CHINA
Missionaries Followed the Close Of
the War With Great Britain
In 1895.

The first general attempt to intro
luce Christianity into China dates
from April p, 1845, when the Chinese
government, following the disastrous
war with Great Britain, granted per-
mission to foreigners to teach the
Christian religion. Missionaries from
many countries began Immediately to
flock TO China, but in most places the
white devils" We're received with hos
tility. The Emperor Taou-Kwang
who In the latter part of his reign
favored the introduction Of European
arts and religion, died In 1850, and
his son, Hieng-Fung, adopted reac-
tionary policy.
One Of the odd results Of the intro
duction of Christianity in China was
the appearance in 1851 Of a rebel lead
er who called himself Tien-teh, and
who announced himself as the restor-
err OF the worship Of the true god,
Shang-ti, and derived many of his dog
mas from the Bible. He called him
self the brother Of Jesus, the second
son of God and the monarch of all be-
meath the skies, and demanded uni
yersal submission. His insurgent fol-
lowers called themselves Taepings, or
Prince OF peace" but the title was
utterly belied by their atroci0us deeds.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-08-02
Two MistransIations,

To the Spectator thanks are due for
two enterprising mistranslations, one
belonging to the genus schoolboy howl
er. and the other resulting from an
attempt at French on the part Of a
mess sergeant.
The menu one day announced "im-
beetle roti" as the piece de resistance,
the riddle being solved by the appear
ance OF roast goose. 1t is just possible
that the sergeant nourished some re-
sentiment against that particular
goose, but 1t was generally thought
that the imbecile rod had resulted
from a half hour or so spent with a
dictionary.
The schoolboy added to the hilarity
of nations by rendering the Horatian
line: post equitem sedet atra Cura"
as: "After horse exercise the black
lady sits down with care."-Christan
Science Monitor.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-08-02
PecuIiaritles of Electric Ray.

The electric ray is species Of fish
found on the Pacific coast. It is known
from central California southwark te
Santa Barbara channel and is ver5
common IN Monterey bay. This fish il
provided with an electric organ com
posed Of hexagonal cells, reaching from
the skin of the upper surface to thai
of the lower, and situated at each side
Of the head and gill chambers. The
electricity discharged from this ray
has the properties Of other electricity
such as rendering an iron bar mag
netie. decompesing chemicals and pro
duoing a spark. says the American
Angler. Stories vary as TO the vol
ume Of the discharge. but even small
ray Is capable Of inflfcung considerable
pain. After a few discharges the fish
becomes exhausted and must rest be,
fore its electric organs are again 9une-
tional.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-08-02
Africa No Longer Isolated.

The ~war has from the first been
brought right home to Africa. The
four German colonies. over which the
war extended, have an area Of more
than four times as great as Germany;
and there has been long and hard
fighting In ell Of them except In Togo.
Outside and within these areas Of
actual warfare hive thousands of
whites who are intensely interested IN
the European struggle. Many Of these
whites, even In the depths Of Africa,
are receiving the essence Of the news
every day. Even the Sahara desert
Is now partly belted by telegraphie
line, French enterprise. with wire
less extension In TiIpbuctoo Thus this
once mysterious city of the Sudan is
now In touch with the great events
Of the day. The Belgian Congo is eff
ficiently served by the French cabs
to LibreyIlle and the land line .
Stanley Pool, where Hsvsga ton Of TIE
upper Congo begins. The aeEz Is,
then wired up the Congo to the mouth
Of the Congo. and then by wireless "a
STANLEY NallA $40 pnlIon abuvQ ~
Knn0k -
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-08-02
WHERE GREAT EMPEROR DIED
songwood, the Prison House Of Napo.I
leon, Is Maintained Much rs
He Knew 1t.

Longwood Old House, the prison
home Of Nepolenn, IS about four miles
from jamestown, the capital of st.
Helena, Dismally unattractive, the
place is In about the same condition
that 1t was in the emperor's time. A
low rambling one-storied farmhouse,
once the dwelling of q peasant farmer
Of the island, It is hard to connect the
place with the one-time master Of the
Tuileries and Versailles. But Long
wood has en- air Of romance and mys-
terry Of its own, for IT was the death
place Of Napoleon.
The house Is badly lighted and I'll
ventilated. The rooms are tiny and
musty. The so-called billiard room
could never have held even the small
est table and the players at the same
time. The reception room in , which
the emperor was moved when diving, is
the pleasantest spot in the place, for
1t boasts Of more than one window. It
was In the space between the t7vo win.
dows that the death bed was 1laced
Here today IS a bust Of the 81 peror
Visitors to L0ngwooG sign the lo.-1+
visitors book in this recepti1., f5on
while the aged guide tells the story
Napoleon's last days.
Above the first floor are the carr.
rooms, little more than cubhy clt.
where former statesmen and n
of France lived during their evf @.L.
their master. Outside is the ty gar
den and the emperor's favor arbor.
Here is the fishpool built b. mis- own
hands. At the foot Of the platesu Is
Geranium valley, and The en-peror
tomb. 1t was by Napoieon's or
quest that he was buried her. -..
famous willow tree OF fiction and his
tory still shadows the emperors tori
In 1858 Queen Victoria presented
Longwood to Napoleon III, Who re
stored the old place 10 the CO..
IN which the great emperor knew IL.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-08-02

How great have been the demands
upon the British merchant marine foI
the reservation Of ships for purely mil
itary purposes IL shown by the stalls
tics Of the flrst two and quar-
years Of war. During that time 5000
600 men were transported across the
seas and over a million sick and
wounded. OF supplies and explosives
100000 tons were carried. besides
10000 horses and mules, and Az
10000 gallons Of petrol. II the chan
mel tunnel had been built In the days
before the war, a vast amount OF
merchant tonnage. now employed on
transport service, would have been
available for the worlds commercial
sexvsee-Scientific American.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-08-02
CALLED HER Family
TO HER BEDSIDE
Six Yeas Ago. Thinking She Might DE- Says TEXAS Lady, But Now
She Is Well, Strong Woman and Praises Cardd Far
Her Recovery.
r. That was SIX years ago

the better. That was SIX years ago
and l am still here and am well
strong woman. and owe my life TO
Cardui. / had only taken half the
bottle when I began to feel better.
The misery in my side got less... ]
continued right on taking the Cardui
until l had taken three bottles and I
did not need any more for l was we'll
and never felt better In my iife... I
have never had any trouble from that
day to this"
Do you suffer from headache. back
ache, pains in sides, or other discom-
forts, each month"; Or do you feel
weak. nervous and fagged-out? II 30.
give Cardui. the voman's tonic. .
trial. J. II
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-08-02
Abhorred Red Tape.

"A swollen organization always
means inefficient administration" says
the air minister, as he surveys the
staff which he has taken over. How
did Napoleon manage his clerical staff
one wonders. According to Yelling
ton there were 1900 clerks in the
French war Office. Normally we had
60 clerks with the war secretary, 40
In the ordnance, and about so at the
horse guards. 'sThese $50 do the
work of the French, yet the French
clerks begin to write at six in the
morning. and ours go down at ten or
eleven" OF course the size Of the
armies differed also.-London Chroni.
-
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-08-02

Royss City, Tex.-Mrs. Mary Kill
man, Of this place, says; after the
birth Of my little girl. my side COM
menced to hurt me. had to 60 back
to bed. We called the doctor. He
treated mo. but got no better. !
got worse and worse until the misery
was unbearable. II was IN bed for
three months and suffered such agony
that I was just drawn up in knot.
told my husband II he would get
me bottle of Cardui would try IT,.
I commenced taking 1t, however, that
evening / called my family about
me-. for I knew I could not last
many days unless I had . change for
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-08-02
cIeaninn Fine Money.

A money laundry" Is to be installed
in the Minneapolis federal reserve
bank as a part Of the conservation
policy Of the times. From 100000
to SIC, OO0, 900 In torn and dirty federal
reserve bank notes IL now chopped up
annually and reissued. It Is proposed
to save large proportion Of this re-
issue by the chemical cleaning process
that win b. Installed.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-08-02
The ootImi.tlo v,e~s.

The Rising Young Artist-All that ]
have accomplished In art owe to the
struggle for the necessaries Of life. The
CartOonist- That's the way to look al
It'll the cost Of living goes high
enough you'n b greater than Michel
ange1oy-Art Young n Naesoa.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-08-02
For Sale or Rent.

- One OF the best located homes In
Woodstock, on Main and North High
streets, IA rooms. with all modern
equipments, large front yard, garden,
garage, chicken house and yard.
Easy terms. For particulars write
to BESSIE 81. WISMAN,
433 Bay ST., ST. PETERSBURG.
Mar. 15-tf Florida.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-08-02
Poor FInanelsf.

He-We'l have to give up our intend
ed summer trip. My account at the bank
Is already overdrawn.
She-Oh, John, ron are such 4
wretched financier. Why doA't you
keep your account In q hank that has
plenty Of moaeyi-Destea IfsnsziDk
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-08-02

Mn. Crosslsy was enjoying . sAop-
ping tour and was critically examining
various articles on the counter Of the
dry goods emporium.
what 10 this thing used forr' she
finally asked.
Il really don't know," answered the
clsrk. RI thiak It b inksndsA fer .
Christmas Eft"-AAspsrs NagaaaA
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-08-02
Vol. 100
Church Directory.

Church Directory.
METHODIST EPISCOPAL SOUTH.
Every Sunday at IL A. M. and 500
?. Nj. S. K. CoCKRELL,
Pastor
PRESBYTERIAN.
WoodstocA-Eyery Sunday Ii &
NJ. and 1880 P M. except2nd Sunday
Mt. Jackson-Second Sunday II. a
NJ.
Rev. J. + McMURRAY.
Paste
LUTHERAN.
Every. Sunday IL 4. ri and 7.3O
z. M. REV. S. w. kUHNs, Pastor.
CHRISTIAN.
Second Sunday, IL a. M. and e.0U
Z Nj. REV. J. D. aAMAKEK
BECKFORD PARISH
PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL
Emmanuel Church, Woodstock
First, Third and Fifth Sundays at ii
a. m. Sunday school every SUNDAY
at $50 a. N.
Sts AQQfcW 44ts oSA00i
Second and Fourth Sundays al
l0.45 q. m.
G. E. CLARKsoN, Minister.
REFORMED
st. Paul's Woodstock-2nd and 4th
a. M. Every Sunday nigh9
Calvary-1st AMI 5rd Sundays A M
REV. W. h. CAUSEY, Pastor.
Services will beheld at the follwing
places:
WHITE CHAPEL
Preaching every .lst Sunday i1;30
a. II. 3rd sunday $3.50 p. m.
Sunday school, every Sunday 1879
d. IN.
OAK LEVEL
Preaching I'd Sunday 1880 a. m.
lth Sunday $50 p. N. Sunday schoo4
every Sunday 1880 a. m.
G. E. KERCHEvAL, P. c.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-08-02

Say, old man." said the soulful
young man, what's the best way to
ind ont what a woman thinks Of your
''Marry her." replied Peckham prompt
h.-Catholic Standard and Times.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-08-02

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Our greatest glory b not In nsve1
fAllins, but n FisanG svey dine ~
A1-Rnoo0.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-08-02

krChevaIe's History of the
Valley.
A few copies of Kercheval's History
of the Valley for sale at the HERALD
Ofioe Price 900.
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Why Aa Waa Short

why tie was SnoF6
This man says you owe him money,
Han," said the Judge.
Oats right, Judge, does"
well, why don't you pay himr
why, I hainft got nothin' Z pay him
WV, Judge"
sWsll. why haven't your
~ tell Do homes truf. Judge,
'spects my WIFI has fealed down on Dc
jobr
No Wonder.
4 called Smith . hard name Just
now.s
60 Aoeeuft GoGm 70 - digpleased."
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