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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-10-04
Hold No Grudoe.

Time brings many changes. Take
for instance the fellows who volun.
teered their services when war was
declared and who have since been pro-
NOTED to be commissioned officers,
Some Of these men toiled In shops and
Offices and had to toe the mark for
clerks or foremen to get fred. Then
came the draft and these same clerks
and foremen became doughboys and
now take orders from their former Of.
flee boys and employees. Some humor.
GUS stories have come to light from
the nearby environments, but let it be
said to the credit of the former Office
boys, they have not made life I'M
bearable for their superiors, although
they have had the opportunity to do
so. AS an Illustration Of this the 9th
er day doughboy was serving mess
to his top sergeant. AS he did SO he
spilled some dressing from the salad
The sergeant noticed this and smiled.
"Just about year ago I was serving
you with soup" said the sergeant, at the
same time mentioning the hotel where
he had worked as serving man. land
YOU gave me the devil because it was
cold. I'm not going to kick because
you spilled the dressing. I'm going to
treat you right" And that is the gen
eral spirit throughout the camps.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-10-04
Marketing the 1918 Wheat Crop.

The movement Of wheat to primary
markets between July LIST and August
%, 1918, was los 100000 bushels, more
than four times what II was during
the corresponding period In 1917. when
only 28,750,000 bushels were moved.
These enormous ,shipmsnts have made
1t difficult for wheat growers 10 secure
grain cars when desired, q condition
aggravated by the movement Of corr
and oats, also greater than last year.
In consequence, . large part Of ths
1918 wheat crop remains In the hands
Of the producers. and grain dealers
to reduce the price paid for wheat be-
low the farmers reasonable expectAr
tons.
Data il now being collected BY the
Food Administration upon which to
base conclusions as to what constitutes
a fair price in the different localities.
Farmers who are able to get carr
are protected because they can ship
directly to the Grain Corporation at
the nearest primary market Where
cars cannot be secured the producers
wisest course IL to store his wheat
until he can get fair price offered by
local operators. They Will not be con.
sidered unpatriotic II they hold their
wheat until either they are offered q
fair price or can secure q car In which
to make shipment to the Grain Cor.
poration.
THE Plan Of Wheat and Flour Con.
troll" an eight-page pamphlet issued
by the United States Food Administra.
ton, gives a clear statement Of its sub.
ject matter, and may be secured upon
application to the Grain Corporation,
AZ Broadway, New York.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-10-04
WAR HELPED ZINC INDUSTRY
Remarkable impetus Given 70 he
Mining and Refining Of the
Mineral iaiJapaa. "a.

The high-wats1 mark In the develr
opment Of zinc mining and refining In
Japan has been reached since the out.
break Of the present war. Zine was
first mined In I commercial way In
1897. but even a. late at 1911 the out
put was still only about 10000 tons.
The refining Of the ores was not start
ed ON large scale until 1a14.s The
rising quotations OF the.s metal In all
markets gave the industEy great i'm
petus In Japan, 20 that n il015 n 900
tons Of refined goods and In 1910 A.
600 tons were produced Il III tsu-
mated that the production ID 1917 to-
tailed some 66000 tons II IL said
that the. re6nertes ! can produce a
high - 10000 tonss . gear, but ~
this tnkes some 26000o tons Of zinc
ore the problem b14ore japan u to
obtain 2o0e00 tons see, ore in foreign
markets. as only 5000 tons ais mined
In Japan. In the past Japan has bopght
ore from China, Australinf md Rt1pil.
the greater part u The eres how16,
coming from Australia. sIeihD been
reported that Great Britain plaaD . Se-
finery in Australia IN oedsre - DsSdaes
zinc In that portion of hse emSas& n
true. this. It - sald. may forcs 5hpan
to seek bar raw material h ooa1o oeAoe
market
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-10-04
flsrssls shs aoT FRAGILE
Shofgss F1periv Cared Fer is Said .
Be Goed Tor a Hundred
Thousand Shots.

A question frequently asked is, How
Tong will my shotgun last" or How
many shots car fire from nav rifle or
revolver before it wears out?"
1t is impossible for anyone to say
just how long q irearn WIN last, be-
cause 1t Is impossible to tell before
hand what kind of care 1t is going to
get, and the care it receives makes all
the difference between a few hundred
shots and lifetime of faithful service.
Assuming that they are cleaned care
fully and consistently a good shotgun
will show practically no falling of In
pattern or penetration for probably
well over 100000 shots. A 22-caliber
rifle and a revolver are both good for
$4,000 or 10000 shots. A high-power
rifle is good for about 5000 to 5000
shots, usually the higher the velocity
the shorter the life of the barrel.
Judging from these facts it would
appear that the higher the pressure
developed by the explosion the more
wear on the barrel, for the shotgun de-
velops the least pressure and the high
power rifle the most.
A rather interesting sidelight on this
question of barrel life is a determine
ton of the actual length Of time to
which a good shotgun barrel is sub
jccted to the force and burning effect
Of the powder charge during its life
tine. If 100000 shots are fired from a
shotgun the inside of the barrel Is ac-
tually exposed to the flame of the
powder charge for about four minutes.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-10-04
HERE'S ANOTHER fRo0 STORY


This is the time Of the year when
fish stories are permissible, 50 the kali
ser's press agent cannot be blamed for
pulling that one about the frogs croak-
Ing in such deafening fashion that
they enabled the Germans to. bring up
their batteries without being discov-
cred by the allies.s Hank Newman, who
Invented the famous snapper elixir.
partly bears out the statement made
~ the Hun war correspondent He
Knows all the habits Of the Johnny
Crapauds and he declares that they can
make some noise when they begin to
croak. II don't know anything about
those bloodthirsty frogs Of the Chemin
des Danes. however" explained Mr..
Newman. "But down In Ozone Park.
where.I live, there is frog pond and
hundreds of them live quiet, peace
full life. Infact, the frogs down. my
way are musical, for they lull the ma
tive to Sleep. There is. one big fellow,
however, who has high pitched voice.
I named him Caruso because he war
bles louder than any In the flock. For
some time Caruso and me were quite
chummy. As soon as he heard my
alarm clock 60 off at FIVE in the morn
ing he would come to my window and
sing roundelay, which indicated that
he was hungry. That was when l
had daylight work. Now I'm On nights
and don't get to bed until three in the
morning. And for the past three weeks
Caruso and his rentire chorus made
sleep impossible for me, so found 1t
necessary to move far from the frog
pond."-New York Sun.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-10-04
Boring Pole Holes.

The tiresome and time consuming
work Of digging holes for telegraph
and electric service poles Is now at an
end. says Scientific American. At least
there has been evolved gasoline
driven earth-boring machine which
makes an average boring time per hole
of one and one-half to two minutes.
The equipment is mounted on horse
drawn truck and is operated by two
men. In ordinary soil 1t maintains an
average Of 100 holes per day, each
measuring five feet deep by "a inches
in diameter. The equipment consists
of truck, which carries a gasoline en-
CINE, driving mechanism and huge
auger which is slowly rotated and fed
downward. The augers are furnished
in sizes from 2 to "a inches.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-10-04
JUST SIMPLE. COMMON SENSE
Really Nothing to Be Alarmed About
When Speaker Uses Pretentlous
Word "PsyehoioQy."

One way to get an audience nowa1
days is to call the subject Of ones
talk Psychology" A EHaryard pro-
fessor recently amazed a>.eonvention
of clothing manufacturers and deals
ers by delivering an address upon this
topic. in which he laid dawn several
principles about the effect Of clothing
upon the wearer. and the surprise Of
his hearers was due to the discovery
that what the learned man had digni-
fed by a long word was nothing more
than what more commonly passes for
common sense. IA good many sof the
things he said were already known to
them, If they had stopped to think.
When he placed them under the head
of psychology they. sat mp and took
notice. says the Orssonian, lsss
He said. for example, that the we'll
dressed man IL 40 psfs centNmore EN-
Client than the, poorly dressed. man. He
said that clothes that do not. at pre-
vent the wearer. from doing bis best.
Cleanliness promotes self.reapect. Self.
respect Is contagious, Ike conAdenc4
The man who does not Ahiuk web q
himself Is unlikely to win !fheogood
opinion Of others. Comfortable cloths
Ing, made of good material, well BRUSH
ed, was the foundation Of the super
structure, he said. He was, talking to
hard headed business men. and they
believed him. because theirsnyn expe-
rienre showed his statements to be
true.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-10-04
HAD MODIFIED HIS DESIRE
After Experience In Airplans Man De.
clded He Would Prefer to Travel
to Heaven on Foot.

"Does 1t ever fall7" finally quivered
the novice as the airplane climbed
higher and still higher.
"Only when let It do So" answered
the airman. "Now and then I drop heI
backward. Here we go!"
On the backward descent, mile OF
more, the passenger chung to the pilot
with both arms and never breathed
At last the machine resumed It's hori.
zontal travelling.
"Great heavsnsl" gasped the novice
with relief. . ....... .... -..
"Say, look here; didn't you say you
wished to fit on high like a gliding
sunbeam7" complained the aviator.
"Yes," admitted the passenger.
"Then shut up. You're going to gel
your WISH" .-
Suddenly the airplane dived and
looped the loop, then Travelled upside
down.
"Hold fast"
"Wh-whatY'
Eve are going to. land"
Gently the airplane glided to earth
Released from his seat. the passenger
knelt and lifted both hands solemnly.
"Once I prayed to be an angel" he
said. "But 1t doesn't go any more I'M
less on foot."-New York Times.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-10-04

Moses Selig has been in business for
q long time but never until recently
had he received a purely business let
ter from a small granddaughter. The
letter was sent by his granddaughter.
Evelyn Hahn, who formerly lived In
Indianapolis, and was as follows:
dearest Grandpa This Is bust
ness note. am selling Thrift
Stamps and War Savings Stamps.
Please buy Of me, not for me, and help
me to receive q position In the army
Of thrift workers. Send me q check
II you will. payable to cash. and will
send you the stamps. You will oblige
and help me very much. Much love.
EVELYN"
It is needless to say that Mr.. Selig
regarded this as one Of the most i'm
portant business notes he ever re-
ceived.-Indianapoli News.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-10-04
YouNosTeR MAD RIGHT SPIRIT
Nswsboys Appreciation Of Work Of
"our Boys" q Valuable Object
Lesson In Patriotism.

Here is story told by an Indianapo-
lis woman:
The other evening as I was walk
ing over the long bridge that extends
back Of the Union station in Baltimore,
my eye, searching for something inter
esting, caught sight Of small news
boy-just little, dirty-faced chap
that one does not look at twice. What
especially drew my attention to him,
however, was something unusual in
the way he drew out one Of his papers,
folded it into very small compass, and
tossed 1t over the railing into the
freight yard below. My eyes involun-
tarily followed the direction Of the pa
per, and as I peered over the balus-
trade saw stirring scene, numbers
of big army trucks and scores Of our
boys bustling round busily and cheer
lily unloading and reloading them. One
Of the soldiers was in the act Of wav-
ing his hand in thanks to the boy
whose paper he had just picked up.
"NIuch interested, ! moved over to
the little fellow. Under cover Of buy
ing paper and getting change.I put
a casual question: How do you ex-
pect to get your money from that SOL
der down thereY My little friend
looked disguised. T. gave 1t to him! =
/, he instantly retorted. Then he turned
to gaze again on the fascinating scene
below, and added very softly: He's
dom more'n cents worth for u.s. -
Indianapolis News. .-.--
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-10-04
Hamilton Holt interviews Victor
Emmanuel at the Front, Where
He Lives Rugged Life
of a Soldier.
BY oARREr SMITH.

An alliance with Republican France
In the world war for Democracy is per-
fectly understandable to every citizen
Of the United States. In the case Of
our other chief Allies, however, there
are still left some old-fashioned Amer
leans, fed on the king-baiting school
histories Of generation ago, who are
a bit puzzled to find the country OF
George Washington lined up with the
"king-ridden" nations of Europe.
But the King Of Italy is not an old
fashioned King at all.
This view of Victor Emmanuel as a
royal democrat is strikingly interpret
ed by Hamilton Holt, editor of The
Independent, who has just returned
from Italy, where he had a most un-
usual interview with His Majesty.
Mr.. Holt went to Italy as the repre-
sentative of the Italy America So
ciety at the time of the celebration
Of the third anniversary of Italy's en-
trance into the war He was received
m Rome with much ceremony. 'o-
| FINALLY. after these formalities
we're over" Mr.. Holt told me, II was
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-10-04

It has been calculated that q stur,.
Zee Is able through It's leaves to purifv
me air from the carbonic acid ari.ins
from the respiration Of a consder.h,.
number of men, perhaps q dosen or
even more. The volume Of carbon,.
acid exhaled by human being IN the
course of twenty-four hours n put N
ABOUT 100 gallons. but By Roua.,,.
gault's estimate a single yard Of Leaf
SURFACE. counting both the upper and
.ne under side Of the leaves. can. Ia
favorable circumstances. decompo.e -
ieast gallon OF carbonic acid : A.,
One hundred square yards Of l.ef ~.
race then would suffice to keep IT,
air pure for one man, but IN. 49,.
OF tree OF moderate size pr.sent .
surface OF many hundred sousy.
yards. All other forms Of yeestsn,s
ire act similarly In abstractinr ~
no1ious carbonic acid IRON tn stm,.'
pAerA sA
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-10-04
AMOUNT OF FOOD NEEDED
Committee of Experts Has Decided
Just What Must Be Supplied to
the Average Man.

AS basis for calculating the amount
of food which must be provided for
the human system the interallied Scien-
tific food commission has found that
ali average man of 154 pounds working
ei hit hours day requires food having
an energy value of $500 calories.
The commission consists of repre-
sentatives of the United States, France.
1tsiy, Belgium and Great Britain. and
its purpose is to consider the food prob
len of the allies from a scientific point
o. view. and in agreement with the In
tc-aliied executives to make proposals
tc the allied governments.
The commission agreed that, in event
1t should become impossible to supply
ECO cal0ries of food, reduction OF
IL per cent could be suffered for some
title without injury to health. The
minimum ration Of fat for the aver
ave nan" was determined upon as two
a-1 aYt-, s..Ihs ounces day.
Inc commission recommended that q
.nif3rln average milling extraction OF
> Per cent for wheat be adopted
throughout the allied countries, but
5 extraction may vary from 80 per
70 sumner to 30 per cent In win
Cd.
The commission held sessions In
D,r IL
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-10-04

conducted up through the northern
provinces to the hills just behind the
battle line. We stopped at little
villa belonging to small wine
merchant, which had been requisi-
toned for government use There
were two or three sentinels about the
grounds and as many orderlles within.
That was all, no other evidence that
1t was a post Of any great Importance
An officer led me up to bed-chamber
on the third floor and knocked
Royal Headquarters Modest.
Inside l was cordially greeted by a
modest, ,middle-aged little man in a
plain uniform that could scarcely dis
tinguiSh from that of a common SOL
der, no epaulets. gold braid or medals,
nothing but ribbon showing years Of
service such as any soldier might wear
After a hearty handshake, he invited
me to be seated" kN u aF
That was the King Of italy AZ one
Yankee saw him. 81 =. ssr
There was not the slightest hint of
royal ceremony about our meeting"
declared Mr.. Holt. He simply ushered
me into his apartment and invited me
to sit down, as any private citizen
would receive another. And 1t was a
very simple little, apartment with no
hint Of luxury about It There was a
simple bed, washstand, bureau and
two or three little straight-back chairs
chairs that looked as though they
might be Of maple. remarked on the
simplicity OF his quarters and he said
they were much better than some he
had occupied
"1n Eve minutes time / had lost all
sense Of being In the presence Of roy
atty. You know that ordinarily court
etiquette demands that a'private citi-
ssn shall not speak to q king In the
course Of an interview except to an
swer His Majesty Before / realized
1t I had forYotten all about gthat con-
vention and we were chatting freely,
asking and answering questions back
and forth and actually swapping yarns
h epod yold Yankee fashion. He kept
me talking for nthree quarters of an
hour and, Of course, had nothing to
do with the length Of the call, as nat
urally followed custom to the extent
q waiting for him to terminate the
anterviewss The King speaks perfect
English. has q good sense Of humor,
enjoys telling a good story and enjoys
listening to one. In fact the only diff
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-10-04
And he German Dropped.

An American aviator. forced to land
within the German lines and taken
prisoner. returned a Jew days after
ward to American headquarters. safe
and sound. In his own machine.
The commanding German officer In
formed him they were after certain
Information and had decided to send
him up In his own machine accompa-
MED BY German officer, who would
shoot him II he deviated from orders.
He took his machine up, his German
companion sitting beside him with q
drawn revolver at his ribs.
He said: II determined that the Ger
man officer should never return, even
II II cost me my own life. was think
ing how could do II. when realized
that the man beside me was not
strapped in. looped the loop"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-10-04
Take Care of the Dishes.

Don't smash crockery; the govern.
Tnent Is cutting down on the manufac-
ture of ten principal clay products
from ID to to as high as so per cent.
The manufacturing program Of this
III sstry was ordered rearranged and
divided. placing it on the basis Of war
IN. Try.
H9e'tie crockery this Includes face
'f-es, common and paving brick, terra
cts roofing e, 9oor and wall tile
on sanltarF ware which were eur
'aiied :" p.s- cent. hollow tile, sewer
ripe and drain tile IS per cent, and
stone~are, with the exception Of chem.
'cn' stoneware; 16 per cent. Another
order curtaiis the output of enamel
wats 20 per cent.
This seton IS declared to be the fc~r.
r'innc, "a SIMILAR curtailment of prac.
fcaily ese-v Industry considered not
vital. Parts Of the plants affected will
be converted for war Industries. npS
men. materials and transportation win
lie made available for war production
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-10-04
DisdaIn western FInsry.

In reply to an inquiry from an
American firm as to the demand here
for lace goods and embroidefies. 1t
can be stated, reports the American
consul at Yokohama. that as the Japa-
nese women cling very tenaciously to
their style Of dress and as no use Is
made Of lace or embroideries either In
their dress or home furnishings, 1t Is
improbable that any considerable mar
ket can be developed. in Japan for
American-made lace goods or embroid-
cries. The demand would be limited
to the foreign residents here. who now
number about 5000, exclusive Of Chi
nese, and to such goods as are not be-
Ing manufactured in Japan.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-10-04
On. View Of the study Of Latia.


Il one does not study things becau,,
they train the mind" why. then.
should one study them? The answer
y extraordinarily simple. One studies
things because they serve a purpose
! do not say, mark you. q useful pur
pose. but a purpose valid purpose. \
genuine purpose. not Q make believe
purpose.
Mental discipline IL not a valid or
genuine purpose-it's a make believe
Meanwhile the number Of purposes. OF
genuine. valid purposes. Is simply In
Unite. Learning to read vergil L.. Of
course. just as valid purpose as learn
ing to play a symphony or learning to
bake pumpkin pie. The test Is. how.
ever. not, Did the student get menta,
discipline? but Can he read and an.
Joy vergil? Can he play the symphony,
VIII some one eat the pie!
And because people rarely carr q,
read Vergf. because almost mona ~
the thousands who study Latin eve,
can or do read vergil. therefore. In No
TAR as they are concerned STUDYING
Latin has no purpose and cannot b.
aefended as mental discipline.
am Fie1ner In Atlantic Monthly.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-10-04
$4,000 IN PRIZES FOR soXs' AND
olRLS CLUBS At VIRGINIA
STATE FAIR.

Tne Virginia State Fair Association
has just announced that 33,50o.oO in
casa prt.es will be offered TO Boys and
Girls Baby Beef Clubs, Corn Clubs.
Poultry Clubs. and Soy Bean Clubs.
This extremely liberal offer 10 the re-
suit Of tia iptsrest shown in the Boys
and Girls cluhs At fast years State
Fair. II = also partly due to the fact
that the young people of the State
re doing their part nobly on the farm
% ~ To- make up for the shortage of
.abor caused by the war. Where 80
many more young Americans arc inter.
estinE themselves in farming activities
1t means<a large increase ihsthe mum.
bers WHO will be in . position TO make
exhibits 1t the Fair. There Il every
indication that the Boys end Girls
Club exhibftsl win torn little fair all
"a themselves and Z highly cred,tah.s
and interesting one at that. The Cow
srnnnent 10 backing your Fair. Whas
are tew 0eiHOp - de-!
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-10-04
Surely Has Ozone His Btu

Il think this man is doing his Bit"
writes an army correspondent who
sends the following dispatch to the
Amy and Navy Journal:
George Borden. a negro, of Colds
Zorro, n. c., has furnished sons to the
war in the sum of nearly two squads.
He is the father of 35 children, p Of
them living and IA of them in the Unit
ed States army either In this country
or in France. .
He has been married three times
and on four occasions has been the
father of bankruptcies"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-10-04
. Record of 1917.

tI urges took q great toll
ut during 1917. Cholera pre-
IN southern Asia from Asiatic
TO the Philippines. striking
7''yr 81 200 in the Indian region there
3"ere ESQ cases in the Philippines and
Elyny deaths in Burmah. Bubonic
hague helted the tropical world from
Peru TO Hawaii and New Caledonia In
Rr' 4 India the largest mortality took
place here were 100000 cases, with
10000 deaths. The disease area ex-
tecdea $ far north as Egypt and Sen.
e~el. Yellow fever appeared In At
rica,' Mexico and South America. The
deaths were not above several hum
died.