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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-12-06
JOB PRINTING
IS Executed Promptly AT The
HERALD OFFICE.
WAS ELEGANT SCHEME, BUT
Possible Happening, and the
Witness Had Not.

There were just 18 guests at Mrs,
Hyphen Ramrod's party. She thought
1t would prove unlucky and when she
missed her $4,000 tungsten ring she
knew 1t was. She telephoned Sheer
luck Bones, the great detective, imme-
diately after the discovery and few
minutes later he arrived.
ladies and gentlemen" he an.
nounced in his cold, clear tones, "a
tungsten ring worth $4,000 has been
stolen and one of you is the thief.
not to use harsher word. Mrs. Hy.
phen Ramrod wishes me to spare the
culprit's feelings, inasmuch as he Is
her guest. Very well. If you will
kindly assemble about the dining
table I will cause the lights to be ex-
tinguished and slowly count fifty.
That will give the guilty party ample
time to lay the ring on the table, IN
der cover of the darkness. Otherwise
I shall be obliged to search you all.
But I should like a witness to be
present. Mrs. Ramrod, kindly procure
witness"
Mrs. Ramrod left and returned with
a passer-by, tall man with side whis-
kers and vacant stare. The great
detective waved his hand, the room
was plunged in darkness, and slowly
he counted fifty. At "forty-eight" the
unmfstakable tinkle Of tungsten
against wood was heard as the stolen
ring was tossed on the table. I'm
mediately afterward there was a vio-
lent crash, as Of breaking glass. The
great detective turned on the lights.
The ring was not there. Neither
was the witness.-Detroit Free Press.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-12-06
Much Property Reverts to Crown.

Few people realize the large amount
Of property which passes every year
to the crown of England owing to the
owners dying without heirs or next
of-kin, and without having made a
will. In most Of these cases the de-
ceased is an Legitimate person with
no children.
As q rule the crown does not APP
propriate the whole of the property,
but makes what is called compass
sionate allowance to the relatives OF
the deceased. although they may not
be his relatives according to law, and
In some cases to friends and servants
who have performed services for him
which entitle them to consideration.
The amount of the allowance Is
determined by the treasury. or, In
the case Of the estates of persons dy-
ing within the duchy Of Lancaster, by
the chancellor Of the duchy.
The money does not pass to the
king himself, but to the nation, and
thus goes to relieve taxation.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-12-06
GUAM Is A LOYAL ISLAND
Voluntary Universal Training Helps
Very Materially In Amerl-
canization.

How far the people Of the Pacific
Island of Guam have progressed In tha
process of Americanization is indlcatr
ed in the current issue Of the Guam
News Letter, copies of which have re-
GENTLY reached Seattle, Wash, the
Post-Intelligencer Of that city states.
The island, which is our cable outpost
for the Philippine islands and the orr.
ent, is governed by Capt. Roy @. Smith
Of the American navy, under the over
sight of the navy department. Cap
tain Smith seems to be developing a
very ardent brand Of Americanism
among the island people, who are
known as Chamorros and have q
strong admixture Of Spanish blood.
The News Letter describes the cele.
bration Of Washington's birthday in
Guam, to which the people fiocked
from all parts Of the island. coming
by launch, owing to the absence Of any
island highway system. The proceeds
of the various enterprises, amounting
to $1,27O.55, were donated to the Red
Cross, and we gather that the program
Of amusement was purely American.
For instance, the "hot dog" stand
realized $1OS94; Buffers soda, $751;
80; knock the cat down. $112.07; the
moving picture show, $3.50; the jit-
ney dance, $500; wheel Of fortune.
$350.10; lemonade stand, $72.O3; base
ball game, $16.4O. From all sources
the Red Cross received $1,000, and
subscriptions were given for 1000 In
Liberty bonds.
More than this, the island militia
had its first parade. Some time ago
Governor Smith put into effect uni
versal military training law at the re-
quest Of the people, this being the
first portion Of American territory in
which such a law has been made effec-
tive. There are 1000 militiamen. the
government supplying guns and am
munition and the regular khaki uni
form of the United States army. Seven
Der cent of Guam's population Is in
the militia, at which rate, II we OF the
mainland kept up with the Chamorros.
we should have an army Of 7,OOO,OOO.
The flags and floats Of the parade In
duced tremendous enthusiasm In
the populace.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-12-06
TURK FIGHTS WITH FISTS
Story Of a GaIIipoIl "serap" That
Speaks Well for the "Un.
speakable."

. There is q tale Of GallipoN that
deals with a fight in the open and ex-
hibits the "unspeakable" Turk as
fair and worthy enemy. This Is the
story
A young English officer, doing OBJ
servation work alone. was suddenly
confronted by a Turkish officer, SINH
tarly engaged. The Turk was as sur
prised as the Briton, but came forward
revolver In hand. The Englishman
had no revolvers. He stood his ground,
his hands In the large pockets Of his
tunic.
Seeing that his adversary was I'M
armed, the Turk, much to the surprise
Of the Briton, threw down his gun and
put up his fists in approved prize ring
style. The Englishman put himself
on guard, and the next moment the
Turk flung himself on him, and the
pair began to fight desperately.
The men were about the same age.
the same weight and had adequate
knowledge Of the art Of boxing. They
fought without stopping for about ten
minutes. BY that time each was ex-
hausted, and then paused for a brief
rest, only to continue their little private
accounting when they had found their
breath.
Round after round the fight went ON.
while out in the Gulf of Saros the
ships fred automatically, and back
Of each Of them the field artillery
Numbered. Neither seemed to be able
| to get any decisive advantage over the
other, and at last Turk and English.
man rolled over on the ground and
laughed and laughed.
Just then the Englishman's hand
touched something. It was the Turks
pistol. He picked It mp and handed II
to his enemy. Then the two young
men shook hands and each returned
10 his own lines.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-12-06
SHELLS TO USE FOR BUTTONS
A Species That 10 Abundant In New
Zealand Can Be Used to Ad-
vantage.

According to information which
has been furnished by the depart
ment of internal affairs at Yelling
ton. the Trochus niloticus, common
ly found in Queensland and the
South Sea islands, does not occur In
New Zealand but other shells which
are found In these waters might be
used in the manufacture of buttons,
especially the paua, Haliotis iris, and
the toitol, Ostraea sulcata. They are
DOT ut present used for the manufac-
ture Of buttons or for similar uses.
but both occur In great numbers on
rocky coasts near the low-tide mark,
the paua being much the commoner
Since these shells have never been
sought for commercial purposes, there
Is no way Of ascertainjng their cost
the method Of disposing Of production,
market, etc., but 1t Is understood that
they are very easily gathered - the
.lde Gibbs and flows on the sandy
peaches about the nd-eclsntia1
l1tmaEanaA. 49,
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-12-06
Test of Honesty.

Money never made man honest.
Higher salary rarely secures the serv-
ices of better men for the public.
That has been shown, time and again,
when the salary of a position was
raised for the purpose of attracting
business talent to 1t. The result usu-
ally has been that some hack politician
has accepted the higher pay with
thanks or else that the sort of bust
ness man who was attracted to place
holding by the money offered soon de-
yeloped into an inferior grade of poll
tician. Honesty and dishonesty have
no necessary relation to mans fnan-
cial or social condition.-Buffalo Elk
press.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-12-06
Why Twelve Is Standard Unit.

The numeral II was chosen as a
standard unit because it contains so
many smaller factors; this is the rea-
son why it is still retained as base
in spite of the efforts to replace 1t
by the metric system. All primitive
nations found fractions very difficult,
and even the Egyptians, who were
most proficient in fractions, used
methods that were very long and cum
bersome. 1t was a great advantage,
therefore, to have standard unit
which could be divided into parts with
out giving common fractions, and II
was such a number, as IL, 1-3, IA and
1-6 Of II were all whole numbers
Science Monthly.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-12-06
The Fertile Rock.

Gibraltar Is often called a barren
rock, yet 1t has 456 species Of indigo
mons Towering plants. Castor oil plants,
daturas and daphnes attain the dig
nifty Of trees and geraniums and hello
tropes the proportions Of hedges.
These floral delights often conceal can
non and other ornaments. The few
snakes that are found are small and
harmless. Lizards several inches long
apo often seen.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-12-06
Stranded the Tree.

4 Victoria clergyman had IN orange
and a pine tree In his garden One
spring It was noticed that the orange
tree was dropping, and on digging
down he found that the roots Of the
yane, which stood at some distance.
.Aad twisted around the taproot Of the
srxnge tree and were strangling 1t to
hath. The offending roots were I'M
visited and cut away, and the droop-
Ing plant revived. The tree eventually
disd. Then on digging down at q
greater depth the clergyman found the
pine had attacked the orange root low
q down and accomplished its murder
Gus end.-London Graphjs.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-12-06
.sh.,,p Ia PIura, Of "shel,.s

Another thing in which the gas shell
has the advantage over the cylinder
gas is in getting surprise, which Is
naturally much easier to effect with
shell. BY the way, If the reader
wishes to be counted among those who
know. he will always SPEAK or write
the plural Of shell without adding a
Anal IS" To talk Of number Of
shells Is very civilian.-Maj. 8. J. n
Aud in the Saturday Evening Pnst
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-12-06

This IL a name given to famous
principle in pneumatics known as the
law Of the compression Of gases. II
was first discovered by Boyle in 1850.
and afterward independently by MARI
otte in 1870. 1t is as follows: The
temperature remaining the same. the
volume Of a given quantity Of gas Is
lnversely as the pressure which It
BEARS. In other words, when given.
golume of any gas or vapor Is COM
pressed, so as to occupy a small space,
is elastic force Is increased when the
solume Is increased Its elastic force -
aipinished-
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-12-06
Lieories Root.

Several thousands of tons of licofico
root, which Is considered a pest and
worse than worthless by the natives
osnenIly, are annually gathered IN
turkey for expectation to this country
10 use In the manufacture Of chewing
and smoking tobacco as wen as for
navo9ing confectionery and beer.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-12-06
Sorunum Making.

They are calling 1t "cane strip"
now, but It Is the same old sorghum Of
Confederate war times-and just as
good as Of old. Reports In the state
papers indicate that the output OF
homemade sweetenin' this season Is
going to be record breaker, and this
makes largely for Independence OF
sugar on the farms and likewise In
town, for the farmer who includes a
jug Of sorghum in his load Of produce
stands In no danger OF failure to empty
- my QpaSlofna. QpssEysA
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-12-06
Woodstock
Marble Works
WOODSTOCK, VA.
Monuments. Tombs and all kinds
Of cemetery Work.
Lowest prices in the Valley. Give
~ q call. e. U. SNYDER
To Our Subscribers.

The date of the expiration of yom
subscription will be found on every
copy of the Shenandoah Herald.
Please remit without waiting for
statement to be sent from this Office.
BY 20 doing you will greatly oblieg
THE HERALD PUBS.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-12-06

Vol. 100


Church directory.
METHoDIST EPISCOPAL. SOUTH.
Every Sunday at IL A. M. and 8:0t
r. M. s. x. CoCKRELL,
Pastor
PRESBYTERIAN.
Woodstock-Every Sunday IL. A
NJ. and 1880 Pa NJ. except End Sunday
Mt. Jackson-SecondS Sunday 11sA
NJ.
5 REV. J. + MCMURRAY.
Paste
LUTHERAN.
Every, Sunday II A. M and 7.3O
+. M. Rev. s. w. KUHNS, Pastor.
CHRISTIAN.
Second. Sunday, IL A. M. and 600
2 M. REV. ]. D. HAMAKER
PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL
Emmanuel Church, Woodstock
First Sunday evening at 1880; Sec
Dad Sunday at Eleven a. NJ; Third
Sunday svening at 7.3O.
RER. GILES b. PALMER.
kErORMED
St. Paul's Woodstock-2nd and 4th
Sundays A. M. Every Sunday nighs
Cslvary-1st ana 3rd Sundays A M
REV. W. II. CAUSEY, Pastor.
Services will beheld at the fOllwing
places:
WHITE CHAPEL
Preaching every list Sunday l1:30
u. m. 3rd Sunday $3.50 p. m.
Sunday school, every Sunday 1890
q. m.
OAK LEVEL
Preaching I'd Sunday 1880 q. m.
4th Sunday $3.50 p. m. Sunday schOo'
every Sunday l0:30 a. m.
G. E. KERCHEvAL, P. G.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-12-06
Suitable Clothing important.

"Stin another factor in the produc-
ton Of colds, pneumonia and other re
spiratory diseases Is carelessness or ig.
norance of the people regarding suit
able clothing during the seasons when
the weather suddenly changes, sitting
in warm rooms too heavily dressed or,
what is even more common, especially
among women, dressing so lightly that
windows are kept closed in order to be
comfortably warm. This is very in
furious practice.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-12-06
U. 5. HEALTH SERVICE
issues WARNING
Increase In All Respiratory Dis
eases After the Influenza
Epidemic Probable.

Influenza Expected to Lurk for Months.
How to Guard Against Pneumonia.
Common Colds Highly catchlng-lm-
portanoe Of Suitable ClothInH-Could
Save 100000 Lives.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-12-06

Invest you money in the per cent
certificates OF the Shen. Valley Loan
s. Trust Co., Woodstock, Va. Sc
curity unQuestiOned. Interest pay
able semi-annaally, and Certificates
redeemable any time after six months
no short notice.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-12-06
kerChOval's History of the
Valley.

A few copies of Kercheval's.. Histor,
of the Valley for sale at the HERALD
Oh3oe Price 92.0e.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-12-06
Could Save 100000 Lives.

81 believe we could easily save one
hundred thousand lives annually in
the United States If all the people
would adopt the system of fresh all
living followed, for example, in tuber-
culosis sanatoria. There is nothing
mysterious about it--no specific medi.
cine, no vaccine. The important thing
is right living, good food and plenty #
fresh air.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-12-06
DropIet Infection Explained in Pictures.

"The Bureau of Public Health,
Treasury Department. has just issued
a striking poster drawn by Bergman,
the well-known Washington cartoOnist.
The poster exempli1es the modern
method of health education. A few
years ago, under similar circumstances,
the health authorities would have is
sued an official dry but scientifically
accurate bulletin teaching the role of
droplet infection in the spread of re-
spiratory diseases. The only ones who
would have understood the bulletin
would have been those who already
knew all about the subject. The man
in the street, the plain citizen and the
many millions who toll for their living
would have had no time and no desire
to wade through the technical phrase
ology."
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-12-06
lJCF

Copies Of this poster can be OBJ
tanned free of charge by writing to the
Surgeon General, q. S. Public Health
Service, Washington, D. G.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-12-06
SHENANDOAH HERALD
Kpvss~ysrwu asrHe

Transient Advertisements will
be Inserted Al Sc caaas E.sr squars
~ sen tines esess insertion Read
ing notices st Eve Gents par line.
Quarterly and yearly DisplA,
advertisements by consrs Ct.
SUnless the number Of inser-
lions IL marked upon the manu-
script, advertisements will be puLS
lished until forbidden and charged
accordingly
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-12-06

Put YOUR savings il the Savings
Department of the Shenandoah Val.
ley Loan. and Trust Co., Woodstock,
Va. at per cent compound interest.
Amounts Of S1.00 and upwards re.
ceived. The only savings institu-
ton In the county for the accOmuls-
ton OF the small savings of laboring
men, women, and children.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-12-06
BARBER SHOP
Court ST., WooDsToCE VA.
Warden Fravel, propr.

Shave. $3.50. 10 Haircut. Is
aiSinge. ...... Ii Shampoo. Is
-. Facial Massage..... rs
Tonic Rub. 49,. s and 10
Shaving Corpse. 100
Shave away from shop rs
Haircut % Sc 80
Haircut and shave away from shop 90
~ Prompt attention given to al
custOmsers.
A shan of the Sublic patronage
solicited,
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-12-06

Washington, D. C.-With the subsid-
ence of the epidemic of influenza the
attention of health officers Is directed
to pneumonia, bronchitis and other
diseases of the respiratory system
which regularly cause large number
of deaths, especially during the winter
season. According to Rupert Blue,
Surgeon General of the United States
Public Health Service, these diseases
win be especially prevalent this win
ter unless the people are particularly
careful TO obey health Instructions.
THE present epidemic" said Sur
geon General Blue, "has taught By BIT
ter experience how readily @ condition
beginning apparently as slight cold
may go on to pneumonia and death.
Although the worst of the epidemic is
over, there Will continue to be large
number Of scattered cases, many of
them mild and unrecognized, which
Will be danger spots to be guarded
against" The Surgeon General likened
the present situation to that after a
great fire, saying, mo fire chief who
understands his business stops playing
the hose on the charred debris as soon
as the flames and visible fire have dis
appeared. On the contrary, he con-
tinues the water for hours and even
days, for he knows that there is dam
ger of the fire reminding from smol-
dering embers"
"Then you fear another outbreak Of
influenza?" he was asked. Not neces-
sariIy another large epidemic" said
the Surgeon General, "but upless the
people learn to realize the seriousness
of the danger they VIII be compelled to
pay a heavy death toll from pneumo-
mia and other respiratory diseases.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-12-06
Common Colds Highly Catching.

SIT Is encouraging to observe that
people are beginning to learn that or
binary coughs and colds are highly
catching and are spread from person
to person by means Of droplets of
germ laden mucus. Such droplets are
sprayed into the air when careless or
ignorant people cough or sneeze with
out covering their mouth and nose. 1t
is also good to know that people have
learned something about the value Of
fresh air. In summer, when people
are largely out Of doors, the respira.
tory diseases Coughs, colds, pneumo-
mia, etc) are infrequent; in the fall,
as people begin to remain indoors, the
respiratory diseases increase; in the
winter, when people are prone to stay
In badly ventilated, overheated rooms,
the respiratory diseases become very
prevalent,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-03-22
BAKER and PARTY IN FRANCE
MADE TRIP TO FRANCE ON
Fa UNITED STATES NAVAL
VESSEL.
Carries Word To Fighters That Coun-
try Is Backing Them
Heartily.

Paris.-Newton D. Baker. the Amer
lean Secretary of War, arrived in
Paris Monday morning. He was re-
ceived by General Pershing, General
Tasker H. Bliss, the American chief
Of staff; French officers representing
Premier Clemenceau and Ambassador
Sharp.
The Secretary's voyage was with
out incident.
Few people knew of the Secretary's
arrival, there being only a small
crowd at the station. The members
of the party were taken to the Hotel
Crillon, which will be their headuar-
tiers during their stay in Paris.
No submarines were sighted during
the voyage across and the weather
was fine except on two days when
stormy, rough conditions were encoun-
tered.
Secretary of War Baker will see
President Poincare and Premier Gle
menceau, then visit the American
troops at the front.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-03-22
AMERICAN TROOPS
STARTING THINGS
Make Several Bold Raids into
German Trenches.
BOOBIES GET OUT OF THE WAY
French War Office Reports A Bold
Raid BY The Americans Monday
Three Successful! Raids Made
On Sunday.

Paris.-For fully a half hour Amer
lean troops early Sunday fought
brilliantly successful hand-to-hand
combat in German trenches on the
Toul front (Lorraine) in the first
large scale raid undertaken by our
men since their arrival in France.
Supported by a smashing barrage
from our big guns, they surged for
ward across No Mans Land, driving
the German advanced line troops to
flight Then they dashed into the
e1emy's positions to depth of more
than 800 yards and cleaned up" In
hand-to-hand fighting they killed many
Germans ard finally returned laden
with trophies and highly Informative
papers and insignia. No prisoners
were taken for the reason that there
were none to take. Those Of the
Germans who had not taken to flight
were trapped in their dugouts and
killed in man-to.man combats.