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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-03-29
ALL MADE EQUAL BY DEATH
No Democracy Ever Conceived Is at
All Comparable to That Of
the Tomb.

In the democracy of the dead all men
at last are equal. There is neither
rank nor station nor prerogative in the
republic of the grave. At this fatal
threshold the philosopher ceases to be
wise, and the song of the poet is ST.
lent Dives relinquishes his millions
and Lazarus his rags. The poor man
Is as rich as the richest, and the rich
man is as poor as the pauper. The
creditor loses his usury and the debtor
is acquitted Of his obligation. There
the proud man surrenders his digni-
ties, the politician his honors, the
wording his pleasures; the invalid
needs no physician, and the laborer
rests from unrequited toll.
Here, at last, Is natures final de-
cree in equity. The wrongs Of time
are redressed. Injustice is expiated,
the irony Of fate is refuted; the I'M
equal distribution Of wealth, honor, ca
pacity, pleasure and opportunity which
makes life such cruel and inexplic-
able tragedy, ceases In the realm of
death The strongest there has no su-
premacy, and the weakest needs no
defense. The mightiest captain sue
cumbs to that invincible adversary
who disarms alike the victor and the
vanquished.-John ]. Ingalls,.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-03-29
Siberia Has Vast Resources.

The common notion of Siberia is
based on latitude and climate. Be-
cause part of it is In the arctic circle
the whole vast region has been as
sumed to be almost beyond the pale of
civilized occupancy. Notwithstanding
that much has been written describing
Siberia as it is, the common notion is
still that it is fit only for penal settle
ments and that the nihilists and other
political exiles were sent to these set
Elements as living death. This is not
far from the truth. But the inhospit-
able regions in which the penal settle
ments were placed are far from being
all Siberia, and even some of these dis
tricts are capable Of sustaining the
vigorous Inhabitants Of northern eli
mates.
Siberia, in the economic sense, has
all the resources which go to make a
vast stretch Of territory self-sustaining
as an Independent nation. 1t has for
ests, mines and great agricultural re-
gions where every product Of the tenn
perate climate is capable Of cultva-
ton. The timber is in the north and
west. The mines are in widely scat
tered districts.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-03-29
SUFFERED FOR HIS COUNTRY
siIas Deane, First American Diplomatic
Agent, Received Harsh Treatment
From Government.

Silas Deane, the first diplomatic
agent Of the United States, was born
at Groton, Mass, close to 200 years
ago. He became merchant and was
a delegate to the first Continental con-
gress. In the spring of 1915 he was
sent to France as a secret diplomatic
agent. He posed as a merchant from
Bermuda, and upon his arrival in
Paris sought an interview with Count
de Vergennes, the Minister of Foreign
Affaires, who refused to receive him.
Deane was reduced to the direst pow
erty and was elected by his landlady.
Subsequent American ambassadors
have complained Of the lack of suit
able embassies, but Deane was re-
duced to a point where he had to ac-
cept poor lodgings from a sympa-
thet1c Frenchman. Eventually he was
given an audience with Vergennes and
began the diplomatic relations which
eventually resulted in the French al
lance. In TIT Deane was recalled.
In the bitter controversy which fol-
lowed his recall Thomas Paine reveal
ed the fact that supplies furnished the
colonies had been furnished by the
French government. This was con-
sidered diplomatic indiscretion and
it cost Paine his place as secretary Of
the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Deane, driven into poverty and exile,
died in England in 1889. Half a CEN
fury later his claim for his services
abroad was adjusted by congress and
q large sum was paid his heirs.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-03-29
Oriuin of Blizzard,

Blizzard is undoubtedly a word OF
American origin, but it is much older
than suggested. In Amersham (Eng.)
churchyard today there is tomb Of
the BLIZZARD family and people Of that
name still reside in the village of Chal-
font st. Giles. A man of this name &C
companied William Penn to the new
world. This BLIZZARD, it is said, devel-
oped very unsociable habits and set
tied far away from his fellows in the
remote Northwest. Now a northwest
ern snowstorm is the most disagreeable
thing there Is about the whole climate,
and Mr.. BLIZZARD, being so unpleasant a
person to his neighbors, his name was
adopted to describe the Objectionable
type Of weather which blew from his
direction.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-03-29
PRACTICAL USE OF POETRY
Without Verse People Would Go About
Isolated From Each Other by
Chaos Of Misunderstanding.

Il poetry could be In an instant
swept not merely out Of print, but
out Of language and tradition. there
would be Babel indeed. We should
20 about isolated each one from each
by a chaos of misunderstanding, with
no more communication than we could
improvise out Of intellectual terms,
says 4 writer In Century Magazine.
We could suggest nothing. connote
nothing. say nothing but what we
could define. The practical reality Of
that loss one may measure by our
proverbial ignorance Of certain saw
ages and oriental races whose poetry
Is alien to our own. Nor Is that ali
for poetry is not alone our common
repository Of past experience, but to
degree far greater than we realize
our source Of present action. There
Is no need more than to remind any
observer Of human nature that man
kind acts rather upon passion than
upon conviction. Brutus demonstrated
his point in prose; it was a poetic ap-
peal that made the stones Of Rome to
rise and mutiny. We define and de-
termine and decide, and still do moth
Ing; put When - bsHp = tel $780,
tAl1&iG 49, : =
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-03-29
HAD THOUGHT FOR OTHERS
Second Traveller Decidedly More Con-
sIderate Of His Fellows Than
Was the First.

At the information booth in large
railroad terminal a traveller asked for
a timetable, which he looked through
until he came to the particular table
he wanted. This table he cut out with
his pocketknife, and then he put the
booklet with this table now gone out
Of it back on the counter.
It seemed thoughtless thing to do
because, lying there ~ 1t did with its
outer cover smooth, somebody might
have picked 1t up and carried it off
thinking, naturally enough, that it was
complete, to discover its real condi-
ton only when it was too late.
But this misfortune really befell no
one, for a moment later another trav-
eler standing near, who had seen all
this done and who was perhaps more
thoughtful than the first, picked up the
torn timetable and carried it off to
drop it in the nearest waste paper re-
:eptacle.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-03-29
Woodstock. Virginia, Friday, March 20, 1918.
BAR WAY TO EVIL SPIRITS
Placed to Shut Out Strange
Race Of Yajuj.

In the dak bungalow at Kwala Kubu
Tin Malayasia) the Chinatoy chowki-
dar, queue in pocket, shod in shoes of
silent felt, served my breakfast. l was
at last on the threshold of a strange
expedition in q land to which no letter
ever came correctly addressed, so un-
known was it to the outside world. At
this moment the strangest thing in
sight was my breakfast. 1t consisted
chiefly Of tins of tiny Monaghan finches
-humming birds in size, squads in
taste-canned a dozen in a tin.
AS devoured the pitiful little birds,
bones and all, I looked up at the
great Malay mountain range, the back
bone Of the finger peninsula which
stretches southwark from Siam to
within sight of the bund of Singapore
itself. Mountains, so the Malays say,
are the wall of the world, shutting out
great winds and beasts Of prey. And
they believe that a strange race-the
Yajuj-are forever striving to bore
through, and when they succeed, then
will come the end of all things.
The great limestone caves scattered
throughout the mountains are places
where the Yajuj have attempted and
failed. There is nothing impossible or
unbelievable in all this, when one
comes to know Malay mountains in
all their weirdness.-William Beebe, in
the Atlantic Monthly.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-03-29
RUDE AWAKENING FOR GUEST
Visiting Parson Got the "Dustinu"
That Irate Father Intended to
Bestow on Offspring.

A story of how a parson got the
busting instead of youth is related
by newspaper man Of Wenatchee,
Wash.
THE boy in the plot was Oscar
Woods" he says. at happened in
Nebraska. In our home it was the GUS
tom for one of the boys to take his
turn at starting the fire on cold morn
ings. 1t was D degrees below zero,
and it was Oscars turn. He lit the
fire and then proceeded to the barn
to feed the stock. But the fire went
out.
IAN hour later, perceiving that there
was no fire, father sent another call
louder. Then several more. But nd
sound came. The governor started
upstairs.
without informing the head of the
house, my brother had brought home q
preacher the night before and put him
in the same bed with Oscar.
'oThe parson had a thrilling awaken
ing. He was yanked out of bed. He
resisted. This was too much for in
dignant dad.
"The conflict was exciting. The
preacher fought like a wildcat.
I'm the cold gray dawn dad found
that he had made mistake. 1t was
tough, but the preacher survived"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-03-29
Earthquake Statistics.

1t has been calculated that there oc.
cur about 10000 earthquakes within a
year, or $3.50 hours, hence, that there
are on the average three and one-half
earthquakes in an hour. Fortunately
not all earthquakes are of a violent ma.
ture, like that of A. D. 500, that killed
from 10000 to 100000 persons in the
region of the Mediterranean, or that
of 1893, to which 10000 persons fell
victims in Sicily, or of Lisbon in 1855,
and those that devastated Chile, Peru
and Japan. Of great frequency are
the minor earthquakes. In fact, our
so-called firm earth can be said to be
in state of perpetual agitation. Our
senses do not perceive the slight dis
turbances, but the seismograph, a very
delicate and ingenious apparatus de-
yfsed to keep track of them, furnishes
all the Information denied to US by our
natural insensibility. They often fur
nish us too much of it in the excess
of their zeal, recording sometimes as
seismic phenomena vibrations that
later proved to have been due to the
ringing of church bells.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-03-29
Sprouts After 1000 Years.

At the Zensui Temple, Iwane village,
Koga-gun, Shiga Prefecture, very an
cient wooden idol of Vaisravana was
opened four years ago and some rice
that had reposed therein fully ten GEN.
turtles was removed and planted. The
seeds terminated and the rice grown
therefrom appears to be similar in all
respects to that Of the present day.
The yield was large and the crop for
next year from this seed is expected
to be excellent.
Vaisravana is the God of Treasure.
When the statue was repaired bag Of
coarse faxen textile was exhumed con-
tanning rice seeds, with a piece Of pa
per bearing the following inscription.
In Chinese: ''This image has been en-
Eraved for the peace Of the world. II
any one Of later generations opens it,
he should put in new Seeds" The
Tokyo Academy of Fine Art pro-
nounces the image and its contents Of
great antiQuity-at least 1000 years
old.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-03-29
Reflections.

His face would have stopped clock.
But how can one wonder at it when
one learns that he was wandering
lecturer? Anyway, no one had even
seen anything approaching the face
that he hauled into Puddle-in-t the Clay
one wet and muddy November night
and set up in the town hall, allowing
words-calculated to make every drink
er Of anything stronger than barley
water at once reform and spend the
rest of his existence in sackcloth and
ashes-slide out of the hole in the mid
die Of it.
Eyes, my dear brothers," said the
weird looking person, ''for more than
forty years I have Stunned the glass"
"And I bloomin' well believe yer,
guv'nor," said a loud and hearty voice
from the middle Of the audience. eff
I'd face like yours wouldn't never
look in a pail Of water even."-London
Ideas.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-03-29


Hetty Green nearly brought Coils r.
Huntington to ruin once. She had
S1,600,000 deposited in one of his banks
and found that he was using the
banks money in investments that she
regarded as ticllish. Besides, there
had been deals in which she thought
she had cause to make Huntington 81,
up and take particular notice of her.
She appeared before an officer of the
bank, Mr.. Stewart, and said:
I'D like my money right away-not
In checks; in cash. please"
SIS there no other way. Mrs Greenr
he asked. beginning to perspire.
None" said she. Cash. please
She got it-after a sctrrying OF
many bank messengers-in all kinds
of money and in such bulk that four
messengers had to carry 1t for her. the
while the rumor got out that Hunting
ton was going to smash. AS matte.
Of fact he did have . narrow escape
New Yosk Waz1A
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-03-29
PRIVILEGES Of the Poor.

Will you show me any other people
outside of the fairy books who can
put the most fearful calamity on like
q cloak and doff it at will, who can
augment their families to seven or
eight children overnight, and reduce
them as readily to five or six on the
following day if it but seem to them
advisable? Where outside their ranks
is there anyone capable of persuading
you that it is privilege to sleep cold
SO that some Darius you never saw or
care to see shall, he had his allegori-
cal mule, 60 better warmed? Who
else, being neither of your kith nor
kin, has such power over you that,
with a mere bloodshot eye and shiver
of the shoulders, they can turn your
automobile, your furs, your warmth
and all your pleasant pleasures into
Dead sea apples of discomfort Laura
Spencer Porter. in the Atlantic Maya.
zine.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-03-29
When q Child "FaIIs."

When q child fails Ia school. must
K always be the fault Of the childf May
It not be the faults Of his parentsf Or
OF the school which he attends7 Inves-
tigat1ons have shown that there IL
host Of children whose mental slug
gishness h dre to physical causes, DR..
II. p. b. 0roszmana writes In HUI
nanitarian. Even conservative est
mates place tie pefcsAtage Of children
su6esing frsn ssms physicai ailment
at q; this means ahe1t 1S00o. 600 chill
Arsa q school aes n this couatzy. Al
NEST IL u tAsse allnsats 49, remov-
able, even prsveatabae. Thsy range
fesn deeayeA and maladjusted teeth
with their manifold I'D effects upon
the sndsncy and The temper Of the
growing ehila 70 such sorisus defects
g nsrvsus lisofdsrA tuberculosis
a1inAnnmA -
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-03-29

n was bright, sunny Tuesday
morning and Mrs. Brown was on the
roof preparing to hang out her wash
when Mrs. Jones appeared on the scene
carrying basket of clothes
"What are you dom here?" demand
ed Mrs. Jones. Monday is your day
for hangin' out clothes"
81 know it is" replied Mrs. Brown.
removing the olothespins from her
mouth so she could articulate more
clearly, ''but 1t rained yesterday, an
I'm hangin' 'em out today instead
Tuesday belongs to the fourth floor
back, an that's vacant, so guess I've
got as good a right hero as anybody
o,se, What is ii 10 you anyhow?
Wednesday IS your day.
"wednesday is my day, all right"
admitted Mrs. Jones, but the paper
says it's goin to rain tomorrow, an /
amt takin any chances. You take
them rags of yours downstairs again.
or I'll throw EN- off the roof!''
And that's how the trouble began
s. Louis Post Dispatch
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-03-29
The 1aetful Writer.

When writing to those away from
home or distant relatives or friends
see to 1t that your letter fairly sparkles
with cheer and good news. Bring Q
smile to the readers lips and make
him or her long to be with You to
share the happy joys you tell about
These ere the kind Of letters that
70 straight to the hearts Of those who
receive them. The vast majority Of
a have a full measure Of cares and ~
probabilities to contend with, bot
every one Of rs can often think Q hap
py thought or speak good word and
We should In all fairness pass It eo.--
Exchange.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-03-29
Now THEY'RE MolIvcoddIes.

Dandies who are making their reap
pearance at the Royalty theater, were
fast disappearing when Queen Victoria
began her reign, says the London
Times.
Extravaganza In dress and manners
did not of course originate with them.
but in earlier times there were other
names for those who were noted for
similar eccentricities. They were called
beaux in the days of Queen Anne and
the earlier Georges, 'fOps'' and
sparks" being scornful synonyms.
In the latter half Of the eighteenth
century these fashionable tops were
known as macaronis, and the dandies
may be said to have come in during the
regency.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-03-29
Vol. 100

Church Directory.
METHODIST EPISCOPAL SOUTH.
Every Sunday ut II A. M. and 500
+. M. Rev. J. r. JACOBS.
Pastor
PRESBYTERIAN.
Woodstock-Every Sunday IL A
NJ. and 1880 Pi NJ. except End Sunday
Mt. Jackson-Second Sunday liz
NJ. and 500 P. NJ.
REV. J. + MCMURRAY.
Paste
Every Sunday IL A. M and 7.3O
r. NJ. REV. 8. w. KUHNS, Pastor.
CHRISTIAN.
Second Sunday, IL A. M, and 7.30
r N. Rev. ]. D. HAMAKER
BECKFORD PARISH
PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL
Emmanuel Church, Woodstock-
First, Third and Fifth Sundays atSl1
.. m. Sunday school every Sunday
at 9. 30 q. m.
st. Andrews Church, Mt. Jackson
Second and Fourth Sundays at
1915 q. m.
MALCOLM s. TAYLOR, Rector.
kEr'ORMED
St. Paul's Woodstock-2nd and 4th
Sundays A. M. Every Sunday nigh,
Cslvary-1st ami 3rd Sundays A M
REV. w. 81. CAUSEY, Pastor.
Services will beheld at the follwing
places:
WHITE CHAPEL
Preaching every 11st. Sunday l0:30
Q. m. 3rd Sunday 7:45 p. m.
Sunday school, every Sunday $3.50
.. m. Epworth League, every Wed'
Aesday 7:45 p. m.
OAK LEVEL
Preaching I'd Sunday 1880 q. M
4Ih Sunday 1880 p. m. Sunday schoo.
every Sunday $50 .. m.
SLATE HILL
Preaching 3rd Sunday 1880 .. m.
ELMER P. SLOANE, Pc,
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-03-29

Put YOUR savings il the Savings
Department of the Shenandoah Val.
Icy Loanland 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 tailoring
men, women. and children.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-03-29

Invest you money in the per cent
Certificates OF the Shen. Valley Loan
& Trust Co., Woodstock, Va. Sc
curity unquesti0ned. Interest pay
able semi-annaally, and Certificates
redeemable any time after six months
no short notice.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-03-29
polno HE Best.

Il hone you'll keep my photogfepa
oext to your heart Ferdy."
sTu keep 1t as close a. I can.
Aaye no pocket In the garment i1mne
diately next to my heart
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-03-29
Tho Magnetic Compass.


Experiments with magnets known to
the scientists $500 years ago, which,
developed by Doctor Gilbert and Peter
Perigrinus, led up to the present-day
admiralty compass Of Kelvin, were
shown recently by Prof. ]. A. Fleming,
professor of electrical engineering, Uni
versity Of London, at the Royal insti-
tute.
'The earth is a magnet" said the
professor, "and every piece Of iron that
has stood in vertical position for any
length Of time Is magnetized by the
earth. You can try it on your garden
ratings"
The hosiery sign, "The Goat and
Compass" he said, "does not refer to
the mariners friend, but is q contrac-
ton Of the saying. "God encompasses
u.s." and the compass takes its name.
not from the magnetism which governs
its working, but from the circular card
which encompasses the needle.
The Crucial Moment
sThen," said the young man with Z
tragic air, AZ hs was leaving the room,
'this 70 your fnal declsionr
IL ID Mr.. Carrots" replied ~
young girl firmly.
~Then," he replied. his voice betray'
Ing m unnatural calmness, .there 4
but one thing more 30 add"
sYesr shs questioned sweetly.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-03-29

chambsrsain's Cough Remedy . Fav.
orlse for Colds.
]. L Easley, Macon. H., 10 speak,
ing of Chamberlsin's Cough Remedy
says, "Daring the past fifteen years II
hes been ny listers favorite medi-
|cfne for colds on the lungs. I myself
have taken Il . number Of times when
eu4sRing WITH cold and itselvaye
!ssnetb6 - ysooplv j eAy
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-03-29
From The Times
A CUP OF TEA;
"A Hot Time in the Old Camp.
(BY G W GRIM }

(BY G W GRIM
| 1t is scarcely necessary in this con-
nection to state that the coup of Tea"
alluded to here is purely an imaginary
one, as a real cup at that time was
an unknown quantity. I remember
no ships that ever reached our camp
from far-away China.
The campfire glows again tonight,
AS l sit with my pipe and dream,
Aud among the fitful shadows
can see the bay onet's CLEANS.
The sentry walks his frozen beat
AS he guards the tent of his chief,
And waits the slow and tagging hour
That brings the next relief.
Without the camp the snow lies.white,
The wind keeps DER each crest;
The pines bend low with angry swish,
The Storm King is our guest.
Old Rapid Ann is mad tonight,
can tell by her angry growls;
The slash and crash at the broken ford
AS the wind in its revels bowls.
Within the camp, now PROSTATE lies
A giant black oak tree;
And Starr awakes the hour with jest
To make Soup of Tea"
A giant tree, giant fire,
Against the trunk grows up:
OF sap and limb and bark.
1t grew-to make a single cup.
Hunger cannot check the play
S round the blaze they gather
From mountain home to valley farm
True men in gray forever.
Now noble johnson stalks once more
From out shadows streaming,
Decked with strings of moss and bark
OF phOsphorescent cleaning.
And Kirby strikes the strings again
10 "Lubly as De Day."
And Hamilton sings the rand old song
Of "Stonewall JacksOn's Way"
Brown and Haines and lobe are there,
With Sinner, Bell and Way;
As brave hand, as merry band,
AS ever wore the Gray.
Jim Miller is in camp to night,
Al he ho hue @l.J ho,,o
And the yellow. Rose of Texas blends
With Louisiana Low-lands, Low
The men who sing 9hese merry songs
Around the camp-fire's rudy glow,
Can give the widest Rebel yell
That e'er struck terror to the foe.
5lrugg ing down the ru ged road
Our teams have come to grief,
We long to hear the welc ome c"y
OF Jennings, here's your beef"
The fire burns low, the lights 90 out,
| roll up in my wraps;
Darkness settles on tent and field
AS "Spider" beats the taps
Any Of the boys who survive of Co.
A. 5,h Va. Reg. Stonewall Brigade
will recognize the names and general
features of tie foregoing lines. Some
of the actors have passed to the Grea
Beyond. of Course, but the few old
Confeds that are still in the land of
the living will agree with me when |
state that there we're some pleasant
things to be found roughing it with
otd Stonew all. War was not at all
ii raes The horrible thing it is painted
or supposed to be, and as the years
roll on and we grow farther away
things appear differently. Time
softens things down SO that many of
US, no doubt, look back on these days
with great deal Of pleasure instead
of regrets. 1 know that 1 do.
borrow the following lines to CON-
clude With
"When the tide goes out, as the years
roll by,
And life sweeps on to the outer bar,
And [ fee! the chill of the depths that
Beyond the shoals where the break.
ers are;
will not rail at \ kindly fate
Or welcome age with peevish pout,
| But still with the heart Of youth avail,
| The final wave when the tide goes
out"