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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-10-11

FroDsbly no other foreigner has
ever been so popular in Germany as
the American philosopher, Mark
Twain: yet Mark understood his Ger
many. just as he understood Russia,
although of the cars dominions he
had only the tripper's knowledge he
picked up, with the shipioad, Of pre-
Cooks tourists that he immortalized
in 'Innccents iAbroad.r fXRkE
In his Connecticut Yankee IN
King Arthur's Ceurt. /" Twain wrote:s
There 1t was. you see. A man IL
q man. at bottom. Whole ages Of
abuse and oppression cannot crush
the manhood clear out sof him. Who
ever thinks It q mistake is himself
mistaken. Yes. there Is plenty Of
good enough material for republic
10 the most degraded people that ever
ry.sted-even the Russians; plenty Of
manhood in them-even the Germans
ii one cou}d~but force It out of its
tiE.id and suspicious privacy; to over
throw and trample In the mud any
throne that ever was set up and any
nobility that ever supported it. We
should see certain things yet, let US
hope and believe. First, q modified
monarchy, till Arthur's days were
done. then the destruction of the
throne, nobility abolished, every mem
Der of 1T bound out to some useful
trade, universal suffrage instituted
and the whole government placed 10
the hands of men and women of the
nation. there TO remain. Yes, there
was no occasion to give up my dream
yet WHILE"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-10-11
Real Democracy.

Before Denmark consented to SEQ
the Danish West Indies 10 the United
States plebiscite was held. and the
electorate voted upon the question
The people of the United States. how.
ever, were never consulted as to whe III.
er they desired to make the purchase.
The people of England vote directly
On national questions whenever parlia.
ment Is dissolved. and the government
goes to the country" on nearly every
matter of really vital import
Many Americans fondly imagine tha,
the United States is the only real de
mocracy In the world AS a matter Of
fact, in Switzerland, Australia and
New Zealond government is more d.
rectiy responsible to the people than in
the United States; Canada's govern.
men5 is at least equally represent. tive
as ours. while England. although romi
naiiy a constitutional monarchy. prob-
ably is more democratic than the Unit
ed states.-st Paul Dispatch.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-10-11
TO RECLAIM DISABLED MEN
War e Teaching cssae Lasssa - d
Possibilities In This lmpog.
TINT Ffei6,o1 9W

Tho reclamation Of the snerxies Of
all the disabled Of the nation may be-
taught by the exigencies Of wars &C.
cording to Mai. Harry II Mock, II. RI
c.. who In addressing the National.
League Of American Pen Women
said:
There are In the United State
100000 persons who have been die.
aoled In misunderstanding more
than the total number Of soldisfs who
viii be disabled through tbs Waf@
yet neither government nor industry
has hitherto made thorough effort to
reclaim their energy. That II Q great
lesson this war las taught spsr and.
when we have won It We shaff IND
that. through deaths, cessation OF
immigration and other causes, w
shall face great shortage "a the Id
Dor market. We shall, then turn cnt
attention to the reclamation 4ef al Il.
disabled and thus our country VIII
profit By the lsbos n III her Sons and
Aa4GhtAeaS
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-10-11
SHELLS TO USE FOR BUTTONS
4 Species That Is 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.
~ 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
uSej in the manufacture of buttons.
especially the paua, Haliotis iris, and
the toitol, Ostraea sulcata. They are
not at 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 commoneH.
Since these shells have never been
sought for commercial purposes, there
Is no way Of ascertaining their cost
the method OF disposing o. production,
market, etc, hut it is understood that
they are very easily gathered as the
,ide GIBBS and flows on the sandy
seaches about the island.-Scientins
American.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-10-11
COAL PYRITE IN EXPLOSIVES
Iowa Biologists Investigate Coal Fields
for Needed Mineral, With
Excellent Results.

An investigation of pyrite, an essen
tai material in the manufacture of
high explosives. Is being made in the
coal fields of Iowa under the direction
OF Dean George T. Kay of the Uni
yersity of Iowa, who is director Of the
Towa geological survey. High expl0-
sizes are made with the aid of sui.
phuric acid, which in turn is made
chiefly by roasting pyrite. popularity
known as fools gold" Hence the
mineral is In great demand.
For many years pyrite for acid pro-
duction has been imported from Spain,
states Doctor Kay. But in order to save
the ships for more urgent uses. the
shipping. board has sharply reduced the
import q uyrite The domestic produc-
tion u the minefaf must then be IN.
usually large, he declares.
New York. Virginia, Gssrgis. South
Carolina and Alabama have pyrite
mines, and Illinois and several other
states are producing small tonnage
from coal mines. Many hundred thou
sand tons are quickly available from
coal mines. says the state geologist, II
the government explosive program pc
Quifes It. 4@s
Thesmethod Of preparing coal pyrite
fnr shipment to acid plants is simple
eaa cheap The sulphur balls" must
be separate; from adhering coal, and
De eralshe,i. washed and screened into
linn end line sizes. Coal miners are
wisilng to load pyrite, and the opera
tors to hoist and dip II, II rar indus
- 1eDes1 T.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-10-11
Art and Nature

Art is the revelation of man. and
not merely that, but likewise the reve.
iatlon OF nature speaking through man.
Art pre-exists in nature. and natura a.
reproduced in art. As vanors fro,,,
the ocean floating landward and dis.
solved In rain are carried back in riv.
ers 10 the ocean so thoughts and the
semoiances Of things that fall upon the
soul OF man in showers TOW out AGAIN
In living streams of art and hose a..
serves IN the great ocean, which IA M.
ture- Art and nature are not, then
aiscordant, but ever harmoniousIv
Worklng IN each other.-Iongfellov,,
Hyperion
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-10-11
GUAM IS 4 LOYAL ISLAND
Very Materially In AmerL
eani-ation.

How Tar the people of the Pacific
island of Guam have progressed in the
process of Anericanization Is indicat
ed In the current Issue Of tha 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 c. Smith
Of the American navy, under the over
sight OF the navy department. Cap
tain Smith seems to be developing
very ardent brand Of Amerieanism
among the island people. who are
known as Chamorros and have z
strong admixture Of Spanish blood.
The News Letter describes the cele-
bration Of Washington's birthday In
Guam, to which the people Hooked
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 $1,270.55, were donated to the Red
Cross, and we gather that the program
Of amusement was purely American.
For instance, the "hot dog" stand
realized $108.94; Buffers soda. $751;
60; knock the cat down, $112.07; the
moving picture show, $3.50; the jit-
ney dance, $500; wheel Of fortune.
$3.50. 10; lemonade stand, $72.03; base
ball sslue s16.40. From all sources
the Red Cross received $500, and
suhscga tions We're given for $4,000 In
Liberty bonds.
More than this, the island militia
had Its first parade. Some time ago
Governor Smith put into effect a uni
versal military training law at the re-
quest of the people, this being the
first portion Of American territory In
which such law has been made efec-
tive. There are 1000 militiamen, the
government supplying guns and am
munition and the regular khaki uni
form of the United States army. Seven
pr cent of Guam's population is In
the militia, at which rate, If we OF the
mainland kept UP with the Chamorros.
we should have an army of 1,0O0,OO0.
The flags and floats Of the parade in
duced a tremendous enthusiasm In
the populace.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-10-11
COOPERATION IN PALESTINE
Three Thousand Jews Have Success
fully Combined to Fight the
High Cost Of Living.

1t Is, therefore, with the keenes
IN experiment on small scale IN
tlar war conditions In Palestine, No
man Hapgood writes in Leslie's. Since
1914 scarcity, disease, dopreciateC
currency, have combined to reduce thG
Jewish workers almost to starvatiol
During the war a small group decia
TO take the most immediate and effeC
tive step. About three years ago 45e
workers formed cooperative 50
Getty in order to fight against the
rise in prices. Each worker e0nulh
uted IL francs and with this capita.
of 1880 francs the society began d.
make its purchases. AS result tna
members of the society were able G.
purchase four times cheaper than IT,
ordinary public. This cooperation So
ciety, "Mashbir," embraces at pres
ent about 5000 persons and has 6
budget of $4,000 francs. Their first
year of business showed q profit. Dur
ing the second year robbery and
plumber by the Turks changed this
profit into loss. The third year has
now shown them again paying their
way. This society includes not only
workmen, but also teachers and clerks.
It has applied to the commission f0}
/ q credit of 10000 francs and for au-
thorization for one of their group to
travel to Egypt to make purchases.
It is, indeed, on a small scale com
pared with the business I cited on
July 6, but the lesson is the same
The strongest single answer to the
| cost OF living lies in cooperation.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-10-11
Weapons Of War.

! This Is the most scientific war ever
Fought There Is less dependence on
man power and more on machiner,
than at any time in the history OF thb
world, says the Popular Science
Monthly. We pin our faith to high ex
Slosiye4 poison gases, tear shells, gas
masks, liquid fire. ETC.. all of which
are applied chemistry, end to machine
guns. heavy artillery. automobiles, SUBJ
.niarine4. iaifp1anes, and 30 forth,
which are very much refined mechan-
e., Ths greatest minds In the scien-
TIC and nschanical world have pooled
fAelg bet10O - ebtnlpo6 wO06eGtul
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-10-11
5 eeeseesse sse G ee .
REAL JOB, THAT OF THE Jump"
sfElh9mni s----- = - fls,s1a
Man Who Holds Indicator In ProfeS
.isIenal Ball Game Surely Has
iseaNo Hsoft Snap"

There are those who Win scott at
the idea that umpiriny ball game Is
work. but let these, Just once. stand
ont in the ,broiling sun Of July or Au-
gust and Judge = two-hour game.
while watched intently every moment
~ two keen-eyed managers, thirty or
forty playerA as familiar with the
rules rs the indicator holders. and
several thousand excited, restless and
shouting spectators. every one of
whom II anxious to detect some slip In
Judgment upon the part of the man in
blue. Let them labor for that length
Of time without encouragement, bu
With shouts Of disapproval rinefng 10
their ears at frequent irterv9.s
nave several players step on tn
sses with their spiked shoes. VII
making threats and referring iFs
Sighting terms to every one connected
with them from their remotest ances-
try down TO tie preseht pefiod. and
they, will - ready. nat only to admit
but TO make AFFIDAVIT that. the umpire
setuSlly U1ets-edttt MaGi1lnA i
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-10-11
Abhorred Bed Tame.

"a swollen organization always
means inefficient administration" saws
the air minister, as he surveys the
staff which he has taken over. How
did Napoleon manage his clerical stan
one wonders. According to yelling
ton there were 1900 clerks in the
French war office. Normally we had
80 clerks with the war secretary. 90
IN the ordnance, and about so at the
horse guards. these 100 do the
work Of the French, yet the French
clerks begin to write at six In the
morning, and ours go down at ten or
eleven" OF course the size Of TIE
armies differed also.--Loacon ChsonL
cla.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-10-11
WHERE GREAT EMPEROR DIED
longwood, the Prison House of Napo.
leon, Is Maintained Much as
He Knew It

Longwood Old House. the prison
home of Napoleon, Is about four miles
from jamestown, the capital Of st
Helena. Dismally unattractive, the
place Is in about the same condition
that 1t was In the emperor's time. 4
low rambling one-storied farmhouse,
once the dwelling Of a peasant farmer
of the island, 1t Is hard to connect the
place with the one-tlme master Of the
Tuileries and Versailles. But Long
wood has an air Of romance and mys4
terry OF Its own, for 1t was the death
place of Napoleon. s.l 81.
The, house ia badly lighted and III
ventilated. The rooms are tiny and
musty. 8 The so-called billiard room
could never have held even the small
est table and the players at the same
time. The reception room into which
the emperor was moved when dying, Is
the pleasantest spot II the place, fOZ
1t boasts of more than one window. II
was in the space between the two win
dows that the death bed was placed
Here today Is bust OF the emperor
Visitors to Longwood sign the ancisnt
visitors book In this reception room.
while the aged guide tells the story o,
Napoleon's last days.
Above the first floor are the garnet
rooms, little more than cubby holes
where former statesmen and marshals
of France lived during their exile with
their master. Outside is the tiny gar
den and the emperor's favorite arbof
Here is the fishpool built by his own
hands. At the foot Of the plateau is
Geranium valley, and the emperor's
tomb. 1t was by Napoleon's own re-
quest that he was buried here. The
famous willow tree Of fiction and his
tory still shadows the emperor's tomb.
In 1858 Queen Victoria presented
Longwood to Napoleon III, who re.
stored the old place to the condition
In which the great emperor knew 1t.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-10-11
Rat Bites Policeman.

Prohibition has its terrors. Witness
Policeman Phillips, of the war emer-
gency squad, who went prowling
about a house suspected of harboring
"blind pig" in search of booze. Phil
lips found suspieious-looking open
Ing in the wainscoting and put his
hand In, feeling about for bottle of
contraband. Then he. drew his hand
out and emitted yell that brought
his brother officers to him. "Did you
find any?" they asked. Il found one"
replied Phillips, "and the d---n thing
bit me- 1t was rat"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-10-11

Margery's mother took her to cot
age prayer meeting. The meeting was
cd by returned missionary whe he
ieved strongly In the efficacy of pray,
r.. And she believed in prayer moi
1nly from the heart but from the
5nees, as well.
When Margery's father returned
hat night he began TO question he1
.egarding her experience. Il under
;tand you went to your first prayer
Meeting today, daughter" be said,
How did you enjoy it?"
The youngsters answer came In
dash. 81 didn't like 1t at all. daddy
aot at ALL" she said. ."They didn't d..
n thing but just sing and turn over
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-10-11
YHa GIRL WHO TOOK
, .sfrf.s-jy st,s HIS PLACE.

} There are today over 1900 I
, 600 women in Industry. Two. !
} million have entered war indus I
} tries during the past year. When !
) the Government planned its huge I
= industrial shops the. housing OF !
} these millions of women was !
} minor consideration. The Y. w. 1
} C. A was called upon and has 7
} undertaken this important sery- !
, Ice for the Government. EX-
} perts studied the situation. Sug- !
, gestions and plans were drawn
; and submitted to the Secretary I
; of War and Mr. Otto EidlitZ,
+ chairman Of the Housing Com
: mittee Of the Council for Nation I
+ al Defence. These suggestions
+ were put in pamphlet form and
; distributed to seven thousand 4
+ manufacturers. They are now
; accepted as authoritative for the
; housing Of women war workers. =
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-10-11
riot q Question Of er.nn..

he green reporter turned to rs,t,.
.cheiway, Which should / say" hs
asked nesitatinyiy, Ny boy Henri
ieid an egg on the tableY.
Well said Editor McKelwav Inn.
patiently, ''if you want somath,nr ~
elow over, and he's that kind of hem
aery' Jet hin lay it on the table, If hs
ean Otherwise have him put it there :
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-10-11
His pistine.;o.

so'emn funeral procession. slow,v
vending ITS way up the slope from a..
enurch to the grave, was intercant.s
y the old 1erger. who, pullinv -.
80. 800 ~ the usual rustic style nd.
slessed the clergyman. whispering !.
flease. sir, corpse's brother ~,.A-.
" speak 60 yerT-Iondon Tit-B,t.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-10-11
Cleaning the Money.

A money laundry" Is to be installed
in the Minneapolis federal reserve
bank ~ part Of the conservation
policy Of the times. From $0.OO0,O 900
20 1000. 600 in torn and dirty federal
reserve bank notes II now chopped up
annually ana reissued.. II Ii proposed
70 save large proportion Of this re-
Issue By the chemical cleaning process
hat win BE- installed.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-10-11
q ~ ga "a
PUTTING THE NV" IN
THE BLUE TRIANGLE.

o The "W" In the Y. W. G. A. 4
D stands for Women in War
D Work" Its symbol is the blue 4
. triangle, the emblem of "The 4
. Girl He Left Behind Him" The 4
D three points Of the triangle stand 4
D for protection, education and rec 4
D reation.O In color it represents. 4
D faith, hope and charity Its area 4
D Is symbolic of the work the 4
D Young Women's Christian Asso- 4
. citation 10 doing to help win the 4
D war throughout the United 4
. States, In France. in Russia, 4
D and in practically all parts of
, the world. Coo. T. 4
a "A
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-10-11
Y. w. C. A. RECREATION
CENTERS IN FRANCE.

= Nine social and recreation
n centers for women Govern
n ment workers in France have
n been established by the Y. w.
n c. A. Two are in Paris. One
q was created for American wo-
n men in that city. and the
q other was created at the re-
q quest of the French Ministry
"a of War for the benefit of girl
n employees. The remaining CEN
= tiers are for French munition
u workers and have cafeterias
y or lunch rooms, and canteens.
u All work in France has a d.
q rect bearing on the army.
y n AAaann -
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-10-11

o When the War Department Q
o began TO get the men of the q
o country ready for war plans Q
Q were laid without much thought Q
. Of the women. but a stream of q
o women started coming to the Q
o environments, with no provision G
o made for them, though many G
o came from distances too far Q
o away to return at once. The
o Government needed the womens 9
o help, and the Y. w. c. A. was G
o found to be the only organization c
o equipped for the work. Out of c
o this grew the hostess house of
o the Y. w. G. A., of which there c
o are now 81, with more being c
o erected G
-
O o o o o O O o O q O O q q C
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-10-11
GIRLS PATRIOTIC LEAGUE
OF THE Y. w. c. A

y The Girls Patriotic League has q
q large membership in New Jer- Z
}. sey. II has been promoted by the &
}, Y. w. c. A. as a part of the war Z
}, work 1t has inaugurated among 9
}. the girls of America. Every girl q
} In the country, whatever her q
y race or creed, Is eligible to men, G
}. bership. It has no constitution q
and no officers. Girls may, be- {
} come members by signing the 9
} following pledge: .
} II pledge to express my patri- c
} otism- i6JHH G
} s"By doing better than ever be- G
J fore whatever work have to G
} Oh d0.xoJ " si0 sre n.L
J ,.By rendering whatever special I
J service I can at this time to c
} my country. 9
} by living up to the highest z
standard Of character and hon &
or, and by helping others to do 6
the same" G
I $1,000 N a n a a a e. a q
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-10-11
ua0J IN GERMANS

o5ld fiot , Unit That
.-- lo -7e .and CT lie
nun Was Dead.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-10-11

-s.-..a - at sIa-I ls.4 n.
THE GIRLS RESERVE
min IN WV C. A,

\ This is an organization for
young girls from ten to eighteen
years of age, with the purpose Of I.
J giving them better habits and
! ideals to make them responsible i.
women capable of living up to J.
J the best hopes and traditions of 1
! American women. 1t Is a new
war organization to which girls
In the grade schools, junior high
schools, young employed girls,
all the Rainbow Club girls and
Be Square Club girls are eligible. I
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-10-11
Y. w. c. A. WORK
IN AMERICA.

!, o o o . {
The Butler weekly times., 1918-01-10
MRS. LUCINDA DOBSON DEAD
One of the Oldest Women of This
County Dies at the Home of
Her Daughter in This
! City

Mrs. Lucinda Dobson. aged 81
Ter, Mrs. X. \. 5t0bD1cf7e1d, 4o4 West
Ohio street. in this city, Tuesday
morning, January 8.
Mrs. Dobson was probably the old
est woman in the county. She was
born at Winston Salem, North, Car
olina, April 2o, 1921. On March 4,
1871, she was united in marriage to
Franklin B, Dobson and in March,
1880. they moved to Missouri and To-
Gated on farm in the cast part of
this county, where Mr.. Dobson died
February II, 1872, since which time
she has mace her home with her
daughter, Mrs. X, n. Stubblciield.-
Funeral services were held at the
home OF Mrs. Stubblciicld Wednes-
day afternoon. conducted by Rev. s.
b. Moore, of the Christian church,
and the remains laid to rest in Oak
Hill cemetery.
She is survived by one daughter,
Mrs. Il. \. Stuboleiield aud 20 grand
chl dttll, 81 great grandchildren ana
two great great grandshildren. The
twenty grandchildren are: Mrs, S.
G. Toliver, Billings. Montana; Mrs.
w. {. lIupman, Odessa, Missouri;
Mrs. W. Andrews. Orc HILL, Connect
icul; Thomas +. Mc(iirl, Michael Nc
Girl and Edwin S. McGir|, Odessa.
Missouri; Mrs. James Magner, Mrs.
James 'O'Donnell, Mrs. S. K. Smith
and Mrs. !. Oscar Smith, Lexington,
Nissouri; Mrs. i. NJ. Barhe, Havana,
Cuba; Mrs !, b, Padget, Twin Falls,
Idaho: J. w. Stubblefield, Jericho
Springs. Missouri; Mrs. Walter Hen
ry. W. +. Jackson. and &. A. Cham
bers, Butler; J. {. Jackson, Lamar;
Mrs. Carl Macy. California; ]. +.
Chambers, Kansas City, and Mrs.
Minnie Rayhurn, Mountain Bird,
Arkansas.
The Butler weekly times., 1918-01-10

The Amsterdam Enterprise SAYS
that if the weather permits the new
Kansas City Southern depot at that
place will be completed within the
next week.
We are still thanking you all for
the big bushes you gave us 1917.
Black & Sons.
p Mrs. Harry B. Hughs. and little
daughter. Helen. returned the last of
the week to their home at Glasgow,
after pleasant visit in this city with
her sister. Mrs. J. f. Harper.
All official motion pictures on war
activities in the United States bear
the name of the Committee on Public
Information. and are distributed onlv
Ihron-,, the committees divisional
headcuar:ers or ny The Stat, c,irci's
OF defense.