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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-11-22
FASTENED JOB FOR MINISTER
Youth Couldn't See Any Four Years
Counting If He Had to Visit
Girl on Horseback.

Cupid's wings were slightly scorched
when the request went forth to leave
our automobiles In our garages on Sun
day and thus aid In saving fuel. says
the Indianapolis News. But youth In
Sullivan county-Quite loyal to his
country and his sweetheart tore
membered the days Of his father and
acted accordingly. When o'clock came
he went to the family barn, ignored
the presence of his new roadster, took
down his fathers ancient saddle, put
it on one of the pillow horses and gal
lantly rode forth.
But not far did he ride. Either the
horse unaccustomed to a rider or the
youth to riding did something which
irritated the other, for soon the youth
was prone in the road and the horse
was galloping toward home.
After a while the young man got up
from his PROSTATE position. Dazedly he
looked around him. Then he talked to
himself: "My father" he said, assert
ed that that saddle took him to court
mother weekly for more than four
years. Well, for myself, I'll say there
was something radically wrong with
father. If had to ride on that saddle
four years to see Nellie-well. never
mind, I'll propose tonight"
He did and Cupid chalked up one
against Mr.. Garfield.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-11-22
HAD BEGINNING IN ROMANCE
Pretty Legendary Story Concerning
Tea That Dates Some 1000 Years
Before Christ.

The Chinese claim to be the first
users of tea as a drink, and how it
originated is told in pretty little
legend that dates back 1000 years be-
fore the coming of Christ.
A daughter of a then reigning SOW
ereign fell in love with a young noble
man, whose inferior birth excluded
him from marrying her. They man
aged to exchange glances. and he oc-
casionally gathered a few blossoms
and had them conveyed to her.
One day in the palace garden the
lovers met. and the young man en-
deavored to give her a few flowers !;
but so keen was the watchfulness of
her attendants that all she could grasp
was little twig with green leaves.
On reaching her room she put the
twig in water, and toward evening she
drank the water in which the twig
had been kept. So agreeable was the
taste that she even are the leaves
and the stalks. Every day afterward
she had punches of the tea tree
brought to her, which she treated In
the same way.
Imitation being the sincerest form
OF fattery, the ladies Of the court tried
the experiment, and with such pleas
Ing results that the custom spread
throughout the kingdom-and the
great Chinese tea industry became one
OF the greatest businesses In the
world.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-11-22

Some additional light is shed on the
German destruction of the magnificent
ediflce that has been described as
frozen music" In an interview that
Cardinal Lucon. archbishop Of Relms,
granted the editor Of Everybody's,
Howard Wheeler, who reports 1t in the
September number. "As you know
the archbishop told Mr.. Wheeler, 'the
Germans have stated that the French
army had been using the towers of
the cathedral for observation purposes
ind that guns had been concealed
there. The fact Is that the French
leaders. fearing that harm would come
to the cathedral, refraiRed at Ill times
from using It Tor any military pur-
poses whatever. When the lombard
ments We're commenced I immediately
wrote letter to the pope. IN which ]
eolemnly swore. on my honor % q
man and 40 Z prelate If the ehnft6.
that never had I abandoned my 8.
thedrai since ne beginning Of the var
ana tina. never at any time had IL been
nsed Tor military purposes All to no
avail. Tho bombardmaat stiIl coutin.
ues and at, regular intervals my Old
cathedral Is battered piscsmsal-and
= breaks nv Aaast."
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-11-22

II has been calculated that q single
rec is able through its leaves to purify
the air from the carbonic acid arising
from the respiration of a considerable
number Of men. perhaps a dozen or
even more. The volume Of carbonic
acid exhaled by human being In the
course of twenty-four hours Is put at
about 100 gallons. but by Boussin.
gault's estimate q single gard Of leaf
surface. counting both the upper and
the under side Of the leaves, can. In
favorable circumstances. decompose at
least a gallon Of cnrbonic acid a day.
One hundred square yards Of leaf sur.
face then would suffice to keep the
afr pure for one man. but the leaves
Of a tree OF moderate size present q
surface Of many hundred square
Yards. All other forms of vegetable
ife act similarly in abstracting the
aoxious carbonic acid from the atmos
ohere.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-11-22
FLED FROM ARMoRED CARS
Bedouins In Wild Confusion When
the British Forces Made Use
of Tanks" In Desert.

The appearance of armored cars In
the desert struck terror in Senussi
hearts, and the whole country was soon
covered with men and camels trek.
king off to the southwest. On getting
through the camp the cars went on in
dependently, shooting all loaded camels
and men within reach. Two Of these
camels carried mixed loads Of petrol
and high explosive shell. The per.
forated petrol cans caught fire, and the
shells exploded, which made the camp
followers fall on their knees, beat the
ground with their foreheads, and call
on Allah's aid.
1.-THE Turkish gunners stuck to their
guns like good men. When we passed
them without killing them they turned
round and continued firing at US, so
that we had to 90 back and finish
them," one of the officers told me. The
cars collected three mountain guns and
nine machine guns with quarter mil.
lion rounds of small-arm ammunition
and several boxes Of shell. Two Of
the cars stood by all night to protect
the captures, and the remainder re-
traced their tracks to Sollum, to find
our infantry in occupation. The Sc
nussi did not venture on Aziza again.
From "The Desert Campaigns" by
". T. Massey.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-11-22

,AYAs INDIANS BEFORE lNCAs
race That Has Long Since plsap.
psared Ranked With tho Aztecs
In Scale Of Civilization.

Prescott's Conquest Of Peru &C
counts for the popular belief that all
he people Of this country were In
..as. The truth is that the greatest
part of the textiles Of ancient Peru
oelongs to people that had passed
away before the Incas tribes reached
he coast. S4 ~
The Mayas were the ancient race
If Indians which settled IN the low
lands Of Guatemala in Central Amer
lea. They ranked with the Axtecs in
civilization. They excelled In sculp-
ture. cotton weaving and feather
work. About the sixth century they
are supposed to have disappeared
They left behind them cities like an
cient Quirigua, now a mass Of ruins
'overgrown by the Jungle. Half
buried by tropical growth today the
Psychologists are uncoyering huge
monoliths sculptured with strange de-
signs and each bearing a giant face.
The Mayas have. disappeared, but
the Indians. forming more than half
the population Of Guatemala, are their
direct heirs.
Their bright-colored blankets and
scarfs, their primitive methods Of
barter, their sopen-air markets filed
with great heaps Of strange stufs and
articles, should capture the imagina-
ton Of any modern textile designer
with ideas.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-11-22
Best Conditions for sieen.

The best time for sleeping is that
time that will favor the greatest de-
gree Of relaxation. With most people
this is some time during the hours
Of darkness, when there isn't so much
going on to distract the senses Of
sight and hearing. Just what hours
should be devoted to sleep is not as
important as that there should be
enough of them. The so-called beau
y sleep, achieved during the hours
preceding midnight. IL a fact only be
cause 1t adds to the number Of hours
which. under ordinary conditions. we
might be supposed to spend in bed.
Most Of US get up at about the same
time every morning-no matter how
early or how late we've gone to bed
the night before. So there isn't q
word of truth in the old fable that
one hour Of sleep before midnight Is
worth any two hours later. Sleep
IL sleep, provided only that 1t is sound,
restful sleep-whether we get 1t at
eight O'Clock in the evening, two
o'clock in the morning, or one O'Clock
the next afternoon. II we can get
our sleep undiluted by disturbance 50
much the better.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-11-22
MONASTERIEs HIGH IN AIR
Greek Religious Buildings Construct
ed in the Fourteenth Century, Are
Difficult of Access.

Perched lightly on the dizzy sum-
mits of the cliffs OF Meteora are the
monasteries of the air. They are SIM
pie buildings, these old Greek monas-
teries, austere and unadorned, and
If they are not literally resting on air
certainly they are as far as is prac-
ticable from the earth and its influ-
ences.
To reach the monasteries 1t seems
as If an airplane would be needed, for
they are built each on separate rock
several hundred feet high. The cliff
sides rise in perpendicular steepness,
which would battle the most daring of
mountain climbers. Only when the
cliffs are nearly approached can the
tiny ladders and ropes which bind the
peaks to the valley be seen. The old
monasteries were built, they tell US, in
the fourteenth century. yet no substi.
tute for the medieval method Of
ascent has ever been made. Convent
ence and comfort are not sought by
the monks, and tourists like the nov
city of climbing the frail swinging
ladder or of being harled up in a jolt
ing cage propelled by rope.
Some of the seven monasteries may
not be visited by the public; the halls
and affairs of the others are open to
the inspection of those who will risk
their necks for the privilege Of the
sight. Once, the monks say, there
were over twenty of these monasteries
among the clouds, but the fate of all
but the seven is hidden in mystery
and their very existence is doubtful
Chicago Daily News.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-11-22
Plant For 8 HsnGinu baskeI.

indoor gardeners viii BE- interested
In watching tbs plant grow. 1t fol
lows the plan Of the rawberry in
sending out runners und starting new
growths at tie end Of the stem. The
strawberry, however. has the Garth to
establish its new growths. This In
door plant seuts out the runners crop
ing for earth where there is none. It's!
called the saEil rage
1t is fayor;te plant for hanging bas-
kets. y small tiff of leave; DEVELOPS
at the end ~ each vine. From THY
tuft other runners are sent out. ant
these In turn devolo.i mere tufts. BY;
this method the saxifrase keeps on ex
panding uati tie basket is covered
with network OF vines and a banker
OF leaves
The leaves. shaped like these of ths
geranium. are u reddish olive color
veinod III white. Il requires ordinary
soil All Il moderate am ou.lt of water
ard sl.ade.-rhiadelphia North Amer
can 4
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-11-22
BEES FOR WAR MESSENGERS
Their Employment Is Said to Have
Gone Far Beyond the Range
of Probability.

a secret long cherished in the Brit
lsh war department has just been dis.
covered-the use of bees as messen.
gers.
No longer will the aide de camp
spur his staggering horse through shot
and shell to carry the MESA &c to the
front. Instead he will don his gloves
and mask, and, going to the portable
beehive back Of headquarters, seize
one Of the faithful little insects, and
send the well-trained messenger
through the air.
Whoever possesses q receiving outfit
can read the secrets of the wireless !;
one can cut the wires Of the ordinary
telegraph, and the pigeon does not al
ways escape the bullet.
Therefore, other means have been
sought. In America, the general staff
dreams Of using as dispatch bearer
the bee.
The bee, like the carrier pigeon,
guided by its marvellous instinct, re-
turns to the hive from wherever he
may be liberated. Tiny dispatches,
which can be deciphered with the mag
nifying glass, can be attached to its
breast.
But something better still has been
found. By an ingenious process the
wings of the tiny insect are sensltized,
and by means Of microscopic photog-
raphy the message is imprinted there
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-11-22
Confession of an Aviator.

For myself. writes Charles B. Word
hoff in Atlantic, there is nowhere and
nobody / would rather be at present
than here and pilot. No man in his
senses could say he enjoyed the war |;
but as 1t must be fought out, would
rather be in aviation than In any other
branch. A pleasant life, good food.
good sleep, and two to four hours .
Cay in the air. After four hours Gin
two spells) over the lines, constantly
alert and craning to dodge scandalous
ly accurate shells and suddenly ap
pearing Boches. painting In the thin
air at 10000 feet, the boys are, think.
justified in calling 1t day. ! have
noticed that the coolest men are q
good bit let down after a logged ma.
chine fight far up in the rarefied air.
1t may seem soft to an infantryman-
20 hours Of sleep. eating and loa6ng :,
but in reality the airman should be
given an easy time outside Of flying
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-11-22
LittIe-knoWn Chinese Race,

Down in the extreme south of
China. in the eastern outposts Of the
Himalayas, lies the little-known
province Of Yunan. The natives of
Yunan are exceptionally interesting,
writes Roy Chapman Andrews in Asia.
There are about thirty nom Chinese
tribes in the province, some of which,
such as the Shans, Mosos and Lolos,
represent the aboriginal inhabitants
Of China.
The Mosos formerly ruled all of
northern Yunan. At present they are
scattered in remote districts where
white men seldom penetrate. They
are simple, honest and delightful
people, primitive and pastoral. They
are looked down upon by the Chinese
as barbarians. The invariable Moso
costume is a brown felt cloak and
close-ftting cap.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-11-22
Imperfect Shooting Laws.

We have federal laws protecting mi
gratory birds during certain periods,
and the government has established
many reservations for them. But the
laws of our various states are conflict
ing and confusion often results, to
the detriment Of the birds.
No better illustration of this can
be found than with the robin. In
the North it is protected all the year
around as songster. 1t flies to the
North early In the spring and is
looked after and cared for until late
In the fall. 1t then goes South, where
several of the states allow 1t to be
killed, and it is actually sold In the
open markets of a number of South
ern cities.
But the general attitude of the peo-
pie toward birds is changing for the
better in all the states, South includ-
ed. We are coming to understand
them-North and Southland with
better understanding there comes
greater encouragement Pennsylvanid
Grit.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-11-22
Ono View Of tho Study Of Latin.

II one does not study things because
they train the mind" why. then.
should one study them? The answer
IS extraordinarily simple. One studies
things because they serve purpose.
I do not say. mark you. useful pur
pose, but a purpose-a valid purpose, b
genuine purpose. not make believe
purpose.
Mental discipline Is not valid or
genuine purpose-it's make believe.
Meanwhile the number OF purposes, of
genuine. valid purposes, is simply In
finite. Learning to read vergil Is, 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 mental
discipline? but Can he read and en-
Joy Vergil? Can he play the symphony!
VIII some one eat the pie?
And because people rarely care to
read Vergu. because almost none Of
the thousands who study Latin ever
can or do read Vergil. therefore. In so
Tar as they are concerned. studying
Latin has no purpose and cannot be
defended US mental discipline.-Abrs
am Flexner in Atlantic Monthly.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-11-22
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The 17,500C00 tons OF food for While.
the United States has already bookee
an order to be charged to the accoun
OF freedom, only contemplates tn.
needs Of the 12O,00O,000 Allies and ou
Cwn soldiers. -
In the opinion OF the highest author
ties, this shipment Of 17,500,0OO toni
OF food this crop year is the sternes
task yet set for our people.
1t means saving-saving hard, savin,
every day and every meal the yea
round 1t means scientific saving ii
each household that it may be dom,
without impairing the health ant
strength of our pc1 pie.
There is no leevay in this program
1t will become more difficult, with tn,
ADDITION of other starving peoples
cannot be made easier. While tn.
Allies have been put on an equal foot
-ng with the United States in the sup
ply OF bread, the program in genera
-equlres them to tighten their belt.
once more after four years of priva
lion. This is the least that will NEE
the emergency. Whatever is sent fol
the victims of war, released from Ger
man bondage. Ia additional.
All food must be saved. The surplu,
cannot be created as last year, by eat
ing corn instead OF wheat, the corr
also Is needed-we cannot dip very
much into the supply of feed for ami
mails, because it also is needed.
Relying on food supplies out of tn.
ordinary will help some, but it will
not solve the problem. Calculation,
SLOW that 95 per cent of our susten
ance is from staples. We cannot max,
up the enormous deficit in staples from
the fringe Of foodstuffs-rabbit stews
eggs. oysters, nuts and raisins, instead
OF meat They help. So far as 1t goes
the substitution Is all to the good. bu,
the main reliance is always on staples
and there the main saving must b.
made-saving from waste and from
overindulgence.
This Is the basis underlying the New
Home Card, which is meant to serve
as daily reminder to our people OF
the pledge made in their name and
with their assent, to sustain the Al
lies, in health, comfort and courage
and send help quickly after the war Ia
those whose need is greater than ours
On the face Of it. the thing is i'm
possible. To send from the same
stock of food as last year, half al
riuch agein-possibly mors-and W.
thought we wers saving last yeari
What we are asked to DO is to re,
down to the war basis--the same basil,
en- which the people Of Europe have
lstained themselves for four years
though without their privations.
II can be done. Even. In belgium
ahere the supplies Of the Relief Com
mission have been the only resource
lae health Of the populations has beer
maintained; the death rate shows II
We have larger resources. more
aried diet; il viii not be necessary
or us to depend on a daily dole OF
tinted rations
1t Is necessary to make every ounce
II food count, every mofsel contribute
its last bit of nourishment.
Twenty million American house.
aolds IN the Land Of the Free, workine
unity, guided by the chart of the
EcT Home Card, can save a starving
rorld alive to enjoy the blessings o,
Re, liberty and the pursuit of happf
50, for which the American soldiers
.sht along the "fsrflung battle line
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-11-22
Friendly Boy, TimId Cat.

Standing on the sidewalk in front
u a dwelling house in a midtown
street, garbage can with cover on
It and with some shreds Of stuff stick
Ing out from under the cover. A big
cat standing on its hind legs at the
can, pulling of this stuff and trying to
Get the cover Of.
A little down the street was small
boy. a bright small boy Of about seven
years. and when he saw the hungry
cat at the can he resolved to help. So
he walked up quietly and removed the
cover and then stood back few PAGES
With 1t. holding the cover in front Of
him as q warrior holds his shield.
But the cat had never met boy like
that, and instead Of staying to supply
itself at the bounteous store thus made
% easily accessible. it wheeled and
Ged-New York Times.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-11-22

lass s5pusi never De nut shorte<
aan two in, hes or either new or OLD
awns. for its roots IRE left unltroteCt-
i from the scorciliiiS sun wheD ii IL
';Io"ter aud this inpans that dry or
'erg hot weather viii bufi' il scar and
Ifown. Now often. eye!. a. often as
every fourth ar fifth day If necessary
% Keep it at-t!is height, especially on
! new lawn, anc leyry rake away tbs
,,ippn gs. They form the best possible
nalcb and fertilizer and ire so short
<iel moving Is done rs often and az
ceyIiiarly as 1t should I've that they sIft
Town among the standing grass I'M
mediately and are lost to sight Re
seed all bare spots every spring aRi
AXE ont weeds us fast as they aanear.
pePperiug the snace which Is Thus iess
bare with S"pt. whatever the seasoa
T'ts IS the sort % rIrn :.ri watchfn;-
r-Es that achieve rS- fectinn with thu
minimum Of lahcr nrrinntness heirx
ns chic. feature. Firm "SGbu,bsx
la-dens." nv Grace Taisr
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-11-22
Disdaln Western FInerv.

In reply to an inquiry from Ar
American firm as to the demand here
for lace goods and embroiieries. Il,
can be stated. reports the American
consul at Yokohama. that az the Japa-
ncse 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. It Il
improbable that any considerable mar
ket can be developed In Japan for
American-made lace goods or embfoitl.
cries. The demand would b. limited
TO the foreign residents here. who now
number about 5000. exclusive Of Chi
nese, and to such goods ~ ase ~ ~
Ing manafac4nBo1 = -.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-11-22
Second Base PLAY.

second base 10 called the .p,vo& -,
ntion of the infleld." This ia hacan
most of the plays center arouna 80
ond base Many double p,avs raaa
snort to second to first; third to sar.
ono to first: second to short to 49,,
nrst to second to first" and So On
records show teams strong on donh,a
pays are usually teams wen IN A. a.
race Generally speaking, abilit- -
make double plays speaks wen for "
Jeans defense A good defense moan.
rev runs for the opposition. n.,,,d.S
the pitching Is of the proper INA 1
since second base is the pivot nos,t,o,,
mucn OF the teams success dersrd.
upon the way that base Il pl.vss r.
tnc snortstop and second ha.er
work smoothly 1t usually has the efr 49,
q balancing the rest Of the team
SUD that Is constantly mu~inr =
pays around the second sack 49,.
causes much trouble for the o.,s,, 49,
-say Evans n Nsw York ~
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-11-22

Total crop decrease. $50. .548, 900 ,00t
This apparent loss of 226, 600 ,O0t
bushels Is, however, counter-balanced
BY the fact that the nutritional value
o. the corn this year will be very much
higher than that Of last, and there will
be less spoilage. Also a portion OF
last years crop in the form Of large
~ increased number of hogs remain
1ng on the farms adds to our resources.
1t seems fair to assume that our actual
food resources in hfe-sustaining value
are; shout the same as those Of last
year.
On the other hand, our experts
must be increased, at the minimum,
about fifty per cent They will be
added to by every mile of territory
Fegained on the battle lines and enor-
mously added to by the coming OF
peace.
The United States already has more
than 2,0O0, 900 men overseas and they
have been going over at the rate OF
$50 coo per month. An Immediate peace
problem would be to get these men
transported back It has been esti-
mated that this win take two years.
Peace will not add one pound to
our food supplies; on the contrary, II
will allow US to reach with food the
people Of Poland, Roumania, Serbia
Armenia, European Russia, and all 9th
ors now without sufficient food sup
ply, estimated at 10000 900. Some
Of them have partial food resources
end some are literally starving now.