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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-09-20
An Invisible Clock,

A public clock which can be heard
out not seen, is one of I,ondou's on.
rieus possessions. It Is In the tower
OF st. Mary Abbot's church, Kensing,
t7a, and is the only pubic clock In
the immediate neighborhood. 1t chime,
the quarters and the hours, but com.
mits itself no further. 1t has no dial
no hands, no outward and visible sign
OF any kind to show that It is a clock
This eccentricity, It Is explained I.
the result of two causes-one aesths,-
ic, the other financial When the tow.
er was built In 1879 a clock was sur.
gested as an afterthought but tn.
architect protested that it would mean
the addition Of fifteen feet to the tow.
er and the ruin of its cherished nropor.
lions. A second point was that thu
church, having but slender funds
could not afford a clock with a dial
compromise was arrived at by install.
ing the works Of a Ginning clock IN tho
eliry without dial or hands.-Pea-
1 ms.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-09-20
Pigeons Broke Up q Monopoly.

One of the queer things about the
autneg is the romantic way In which
nature thwarted the Dutch attempt to
establish complete monopoly of the
spice. They own the Banda islands,
where most of the nutmeg trees grow,
and at one time they wanted to pre-
vent everyone else from raising the
spice. So to keep up prices and to
induce other planters on other islands
10 cut down their plantations the
Dutch at one time burned three piles
II nutmegs, each of them said to have
been as big as an average church.
shey Induced other planters to Join
with them and 1t soon seemed as
though they were killing all competi-
lion.
Then nature took a hand in the
game. A large pigeon of the islands,
which was extremely fond of mace,
3arried the seeds to all the surround
ing lands, even to the mainland Of
Asia. Nutmeg trees began to grow
Wild IN numerous places and all danger
Of monopoly was removed.-Boston
Post
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-09-20
Profitable Pebhlas

The flint pebble industry gives o..
eupation to many wemen and children
along the French coast lying between
Havre and Diepre. The pebbles col
iected IN and near Havre are selected
fof their spherical shape and are nsad
exclusively for pulyerizing In certain
industries, particularly in the mann.
facture of cement and In copper mine.
being employed in the interior Of laros
cylinders. In the cement industry the
slow turning Of the pebbles produces
powder which becomes an ingreaian,
OF the cement, while in the conner IN.
oustry the metal is freed OF all imnn-,
nes by the grinding operation. IN.
same kind Of pebbles is used for cr,,sh
ing purposes In the manufactures =,
paint Another important use of An.
pebbles is In the manufacture of noroa
min, the pebbles for this purpose 10.
ing found between Fecamp and C,s,sis
Philadelphia Press.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-09-20
Two MistransIatiora.

To the Spectator thanks are due for
two enterprising mistranslatlons, one
belonging to tie genus schoolboy howl
er, and the other resulting from an
attempt at French on the part Of a
mess sergeant.
The menu one day announced sim
hecile roti' as the piece de resistance,
the riddle being solved by the appear
ance Of roast goose. 1t is just possible
that the sergeant nourished some re-
sentiment against that particular
goose, but it was generally thought
that the imbecile rod had resulted
from a half hour or so spent with
french-English dictionary.
The schoolboy added to the hilarity
" nations by rendering the Horatian
Inc: Post equitem sedet atra Cura"
IS: AFTER horse exercise the black
ady sits down with care."-Christian
Science Monitor.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-09-20
JOB HAD NO SUCH vv 7. s-ss
eoiIs Were Not Like Getting Your
Noee Caught IN 4 cogwheei
y A&S 81 Under an Auto.

Speaking at dinner, William II.
Thompson Of Kansas referred to the
beauty OF patience and contributed an
anecdote along that line.
Some time since Smith and his wife
went out for a spin In their new auto
mobile, but before they had gone many
miles something went amiss with the
machinery. Crawling beneath the
car. Smith begun to twist and turn
things, and finally there came sundry
words that sounded like breaking one
Of the blue laws.
"John, joint" expostulated the good
woman In the car. "You should not use
such dreadful language I"
"Of course shouldn't, Mrs. cmi n r.
rritably responded hubby. "Of course
shouldn't / suppose TINT II you
rere down under here you would
eicetiy sing r"
z You should have more patience"
returned Mrs. Smith. aWhy don't you
Try to be IKE JOB i''s.is y @As.s o. q
! Don't qnotS Jot.s, madlf, r. shouted
lie old man. "Never In all bis life did
Job ever get his nose caught In . cog
shss1T-HhaladslDAia 1Rsaiag Bs1&
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-09-20
$4,000 LIVE STOCK PREM UMs
GIVEN BY VA. STATE FAIR.

The announcement that premiums
mounting to $4,000 will be given for
i've stock exhibits at the Virginia
State Fair this fall has caused more
portant department of the State Fair.
The Fair Offices have been foodbd
with requests from live stock breed
ers for the premium lists stating Just
how the money ia to. be apportioned
and all signs point to the finest exhk
Dition of blooded cattle. horses, swtna
and sheep ever known In the .Seuth.
While the lists are wide open TO breed
srs OF all sections OF the county. spep
cial. attention is given to classes that
are bred in Virginia. The Virginia bred
animals have shown time and again
that they can hold their own with the
best from every section The Fair
Association has been assured by re
ports from live stock breeders
throughout the State the 1918 exhibi
will be the greatest ever held In tn,
East and there is no question that 1t
will be worth the trip to Richmond
to anyone engaged in the farming bus
mess simply to see the woaderful COZ
lection Of pedigresd live stock that
will be on hand. A. s.ta,.,,
I aend Wounded lrishmen Nome,
) In future all Irishmen serving with
the British army who are wounded On
sick are - ~ sehtf hack u Erin tc
complete their recoyery - soon a.
they can be moved. An army council
instruc1.ou states that patients who's.
homes are In Ireland ara - 1ar q
,pFActicable, to be treated n hospital
n the vicinity Of their homsA Thi.
spplie1s to ali Irishmen, wbet17e sers
sng n English. Irish o. 6eot1l6h Unit
TAs distraction applies oaly - ~ |
snoao AonaD - - lnDlaal
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-09-20

b Millers receiving wheat from farm
srs' wagons and grinding such whea
On 3 custom and exchange basis wi
be permitted to deliver to farmer.
without substitutes, -four from sue.
custom and exchange grinding. upol
taking from them certificate in tn,
following form: ''f -Ht
81 hereby certify that l will
use for human consumption In
my establishment, one pound Of
the wheat -four substitutes pre-
scribsd9 by the Food Administra.
ton With. every four pounds OF the
wheat aour this day delivered to
me OF <...............
Wheat Miller, from custom and
J exchange grinding GIVEN under
1, my hand of -. this
Il 80. >. :..D day of . -. 1871.
Each mill will provide It's own suppl,
Of these certificate bisnk forms. Tht
/ sod Administration does not furnish
hem
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-09-20
BREWING TO crop pEcEMsRR

After December l. brewing opera
tons Of al kinds must cease, and unit
further orders, no uumalted grains
may BE- purchased for brewing pu
poses. 4...s5-...
f, This determination - the outcome
Of conference between President Wn
son and representatives of the Fue,
Food and Railroad Administrations and
the War Industries Board, It havins
been demonstrated that this. conisx
wes made necessary By the drought
In parts OF the country. materially AZ
fscting the supply Of feeding stuffs TOT
neEt year; by the strain upon trans
portation to handle necessary Indus,
tries; by the shortage OF labor caused
by the enlarged army operations, AM
by the necessity Of the war industr.c
for the whole fuel productive capacity
OF the country. -S7s. --
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-09-20
A @Fridayr sb,n

A true story Is told Of a skent,c.,
massachusetts captain who wav h.os
N the early years Of the republic Do
termined to exhibit the faIlacy az ~.
FRIDAY superstition. He contractea ~,
q certain Friday for the build,n, -
q ship and 1t was arranged that ~.
Keel OF this vessel was laid on Fr,dar ~
that she was launched ON . Fr,sas'
hamed Friday, commenced foad,na "
. Friday and hauled into the 49,. -
on TIE same day Of the week ~ an
to : possibilities of ,iisasfar : : auu
COOK named Friday was enoassae So
sa lu,as Leighted with the siniste,
Sanns Tue Sliaay sailed on a Friday.
uha % q port IN the West Indies
= 'a !, .naI gay to this no fidinss q
= "seo c<an hass haan sscsive0
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-09-20

Every mail brings to the reunion
committee hundreds Of requests for
reservations Of rooms at the hotels
boarding houses and private homes
Applications for certificates upo..
which tickets can be purchased keeps
two stenographers busy attending 10
them, The heads of departments azd
divisions report Increasing Interest
In the Tulsa reunion all over the south
and southwest The demand for
rooms is not confined to one section.
it Is widespread. Tulsa expects
,arge attendance and is making prep
arations accordingly.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-09-20

py me apovs rssiisAtlosa. undes v4tSk
the retail merchant Is required % kteD
barley -four. corn Hoar and corn meal
IN bulk and sell them In the proper
ton of one pound to four With stand
ard wheat -four; provided that he may
keep In stock and upon request Of
consumers sell, IN the same proportion.
in lieu of the barley flour and corn
-four and corn meal, any OF the fol.
lowing: Feterita -four and meals, rice
-four, oat -four, kafhr -four. milo -four,
peanut four, bean ,hour. potato -four.
sweet potato -four and buckwheaf hour.
And pure rye flour may be sold al
substitute, but only IN the proportion
of at least two pounds OF rye with
three pounds of wheat -four. o.
It will be noted that the permitted
substitutes are limited to those which
csn be used in preparing mixed hours
at home-the other cereals In the old
list OF substitutes being omitted.
All limits on quantity sales OF wheat
-four to consumers are now removed.
but moderation in purchasing and
economy in using are urged upon the
housewives. on whose voluntary sc-
ton reliance is largely placed "a 90
force the necessary conservation
MEAT.
Meat and fats ought to b ht>1s
mors plentiful in this coming year.
Il the big corn crop does not disap'
point in the harvesting. for corn means
hegs. Bacon and pork ought TO BE- rea'
sonably plentiful and the beef situa-
zion is looking up. But II the FOOD
Administration asks conservation 81
meat, it will mean that necessity
for conservation has arisen
SUGAR.
Sugar will have to be used very spar
,ngly for all purposes at least until
the first OF January. There will not
be really enough sugar for everyone
again until peace comes, and even
after peace, we shall all have to 60
easy for time.
But sugar shortage must not STOP
canning. If you cannot get enough
sugar for heme canning, put UP yoei
fruit without it. If you do not know
how to put up your fruit without sugai
ask your Home observation-disclosures On
your Local Food Administrator to-
some of the Food AdmiAiAtrat3on 1t
erature on the subject. All fruits and
vegetables. must be -savedavw
Full steam aheaH on canning
SLOW" On Sugar. =. rr~r1>
Sugar is fuel flor the BODY. provad
ing 1t with heat and energy. Th<
lighting nan at the front. summer o.
winter, needs fuel and energy. because
he is expenGing all His strength q
ths time-rlus-for ca. Sugar Is Goa
for hIs body furnace We cont mex
t as he does. Let's let him have Il!
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-09-20
Abhorred Red Tame.


"A swollen organization always
means inefficient administration" SAYS
he air minister, as he surveys the
taft which lie has taken over. How
Id Napoleon manage his clerical sta r
9ne wonders. According to yelling
On there were 1900 clerks In the
french war office. Normally we had
o clerks with the war secretary, 40
the ordnance, and about so at the
.lQrse guards. These $50 do the
work of the French. yet the French
Jerks begin to write at six in the
norning. and ours go down at ten or
eieveH." OF course the size of tbs
trmies differed also.-London Chroat
-
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-09-20
BREAD.

This Food Administrators OF The
United States, Frii .ee, England and
It1ly, warn US. il the light OF their
recent survey OF the food resources Of
tie 22o .0g0, 600 people fighting Ger.
many. that 70 insure enough supplies
ard necessary reserves against dtsas-
ter. there must be maintained tn ali
counties conservation OF wheat -four
Curing the coming year.
It has been agreed that the wheat
/ cad Of the Allies shah contain 30 per
cent of other grains than wheat. Sure
l. we can 90 no. less-we who suffer
80 much less from the ravages OF wari
It is desired to get this country on
n mixed -four basis, as measure Of
precautions against any future short
age Of wheat -four. The mixed fours
entitled to be labeled Victory, Flours"
contain wheat -four Abs and barley
four 1 h.. or wheat -four lbs and
Y 4 -four Fb.. or wheat hour lbs.
ard barley -four and corn nour each
/ s.. or wheat -four 9 lbs. and rye
Gaur lbs, or awhole wheat, entire
wheat, or Graham -four or msal, contain,
Ing ct least IS per csnteof the whole
:. heat Berry These victory Hours"
NJ ~ be sold without Substitutes. 4
Manufacturers and dealers are ursed
to encourage the sAle and use Of these
ready mixed flours, and the Food Ad-i
milIstrstfon relies upon householdsrs'
u, old IN fTts cnnsarrstfnn nrt1rraus ~
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-09-20

This II a name given to q famous
rinciple In pneumatics known as the
aw of the compression Of gases. Q Il
ras first discovered by Boyle In 1852
id afterward independently BY Mari
tie In 1879. II Is as follows: The
nmperature remaining the same, the
olume Of given quantity Of gas II
lversely as the pressure which II
sars. In other words. when a given
olume Of any gas or vapor is com
ressed. so as to occupy snail space,
elastic force Is increased: when the
g,lume Is increased Its elastic force Is
diminished. - st 0
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-09-20

Camp Shoe Shop 10 important.
The camp shoe shop is one Of tn,
,dustries Of the nriny about whicF
tile has beenS written. but the cot
Ter follows the nag, and Is Al nece.
" as the soldier who srpervises II
80 hall. Shoes are an 'mporta.
'unef, c,.fhcs man who has to d,
asissi hsllinsssaad- training. an.
= II the thingx abo0t which Uncl.
I'm u TIE most particular = ~ fol9
Z ~ Anl6laoo ~ annuR
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-09-20

1T is indeed hard to stand at one side
i while the stream. of life flows by. A
man or woman condemned TO sickness
that does not permit him, or her to per-
form the active duties Of life, TO do, hin
or her share of the worlds work. is a
pathetic figure deserving of sympathy.
Much sickness, pain, and misery
result from disordered kidneys and bIad-
der. Failure Of the kidneys to do their work
leads to rheumatic pains, bscksche. sore muscles.
stiff or swollen joints. pufness under eyes, float
Ing specks, biiousness. bladder weakness. nerv>
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-09-20
REDUCED RAILROAD FARES TO
VIRGINIA STATE FAIR.

We have information from the Vtr-
ginia State Fair Offices that all rail-
roads will allow special reduced rates
of travel to Richmond during the
State Fair, which takes place the
week beginning October 18th. This is
certainly very welcome news to the
readers of this newspaper and will
cause most of those who have been
uncertain about attending the fair this
year to make UP their minds to take
in Virginia's great annual exposition.
Last year there were no reduced rates
to the fair. This year, however, the
government is operating the railroads
and as the natio,.al government be-
lieves that the fa:cs are a fine thing
for the country during war times and
bis help in the plan for winning the
war, the government Is standing
lquarely back Of the State Fair and
doing everything possible to bring
Jut large attendance. dg THsY
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-09-20
Why He Was Short

This man says you owe him money,
Sam" sale the fudge.
-Dat's right, Judge, does"
swell, why don't you pay himf
~Why, hain't got nothin' { pay Elm
ssiv, Judge"
well why haven't your"
aTo tell de homes truf, fudge.
ispects my wife has felled down on &c
Job r.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-09-20
No Wonder.

Il Il called Smith hard name jusi
|show."
He doesn't ssaa to b dispieaee6'
WY aAss1o = - I ~ ~ =.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-09-20
proper Lighting.

ada Immensely to the attractive
aess Of your home By dinusing tAa
lights instead Of focusing them q
one point. Eye strain will be relieves
aud shadows and outlines win be sob
ened, especially when amber lights
are used. The new indirect lighting
sxtures are = replacing old-fashioned
anes, making the lighting problem
more artistic and less expensive.
Much the same effect may be pro
cuced with less expense By frosted
bulbs and globes. Thers are vafioua
types of this indirect lighting euitabls
for all rooms, from the kitchen t.
the parlor, and 1t IL to be recommend
I'd - q blessing to the basy ayss ~
sae tense nerves Of tndAy
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-09-20

~ ae-e enivsa rsfm osaa
Douglas Island news., 1918-10-11

Seven turuips raised near Dawson and on exhibition there, weighed .17S pounds. The largest of Che bunch weighed 3i pounds and is 4i inches
 u circumference. They were grown on Che farm of Che Klondiko Mining Company at Bonanza Busin, three miles from Dawson
 TO is thought that Fairbanks will have a flourlng mill next year. Far mcrs growing Siberian hard wheat ln that section have sent samples of Che wheat Co be tested, an if Che test Is success thcy will plant it extensively next season and erect a min. with Che Governors help. Co mill their own flour.
 The new Agricultural College and School or Mines building is progress Ing very satisfactorily according Go. reports from Fairbanks. Nearly an of thc concrete work has been finish ed and Che suprstrueture win soon be raised. The building Is situated on a hin overlooking the railroad near Ester siding ana commands al view Of Che slough from Fairbanks toI Cinema and Che river above Cinema
 Bob Hunter owner Of tho Hunter Fishing Company near Cordoya, re- gently run man by Che uamc or Johnson on his plosc with gun, claiming that Che man was pro-Gor- man and had ruined a hundred bar rcls of fish for the company The as- sistant district attorney investigated Che matter and wes informed by Hunter that if a warrant was issued for his arrest on tbc complaint of Johnson that he. Hunter would transform Johnson frcm an active pro-Gcrmun into ccaI one by use of Che same gun with which be ran him oU his place. Tho warrant was not issued and Che ease was turned over Co Che National Council Of De- gcusc.
Douglas Island news., 1918-10-11
YUKON WOMAN
 MIGHTY HUNTER
Mrs. Jack Hollenbsok, of Ylkon, Kills Big Moose After Long
 Tedious Wait

Nailed high on Che walls of Che Hollenback hostelry at Che North Fork is a handsome pair Of Moose horns. and in the wire-ncttcd meat cache back of Che house are ,our fine quarters of moose meat, while out side Che cache on a line hang a big moose skin. These solemn tokens of substantial worth iu these days Of mgh prices arc Che trophies ct the rifle handled witch wonderful sl.u by the most adept woman huu'cr of the Yukon. Mrs. Jack MoIlenhack
 The big moose whose horns and carcass now form the silent evidence of thc prowcss Of thc Yukon hum tress was killed Friday evening with ln mile of Che Holleubach home. Mrs. Hollcuback brought down thc huge monarch Of Che woods with a 3O-3O rifle. She planted two shots in tho biz fellow ont In each in- stance hit him while hc was on the run.
 Not without persistence, pluck and skin did Mrs. Holcnback get thc bis fellow. Twcuty-uino successive nights she went to Che moose lick at sunset and remained there until sunrise. Usually it grew dusk be- tween S:3O and 9 o'clock, and it was q or 8 in Che morning when Che shadows heightened SO that she went home. Twenty-clght nights she sat alone in Che silent shadows of Che Klondikc hills keeping Che watch with rifle in hand and ever ready to' Are at che first sign of approach or moose Go thc lick. The twenty ninth night her reward came It' was thc first moose to approach Che lick iu those many nights It was about S:3O o'clock when Che big fel- low made his way toward Che lick
 "I was sliding in my 6ccUstmed position in my lookout. high among Che trees" said Mrs. Hollcnback. "and scarcely had mounted Che Iutue platform and gotten comfort able when [ heard the crncking of Che brush back of me. turned cautiously to look. and there, 15O | yards away. was this biz moose. gal- loping quickly past Evidently he caught scent of my presence just as | turned. and was attempting to get out Of view had Co make a quick and awkward movement to swing my rifle. but ! got it about like a flash. and drew a lightning bead, and ! lot SO. ! found his shoulder. and then struck him near Che back. ] kept pu.lplng the lead at him. and fired four or five shots, but hit only two places. That was sufficient ] soon was down out of the lookout and saw the big fellow was there. and away ! went for home. and Jack and tuc boys came down and got the carcass and dresse dthe animal. The carcass ueighcd GOO pounds net"
 This is the twonty-sixth moose Mrs. Houcnback has killed during her experience in the Klondike Mrs. ! Houenback has lived on Che Klon- dike river for years. and not only has killed many moose. but also has shot many bears. She once killed six bears in three days. Some Of the bears she has slain weighed hundreds of pounds and were among the larg- est specimens found in these regions. ! Mrs. Houenback also has trapped
 many fur-bearing animals in the winter. and when she wants a set of martcn. ermine or fox. she catches the animals herself.-Dawson News.
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