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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-05-17
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URGES MORE SNAIL FARMS
Department Of Agriculture Points Out
Possibilities In Their Cultivation
In This Country.

One form Of shell food with definite
possibilities for development in this
country is the snail-the savory es-
cargot of France, long an interna-
tional joke. like frog legs, but seldom
failing to make its way with the cpl
cure when fresh and properly pre-
pared. The department Of agriculture
considers snails important enough to
issue bulletin on snail farming. There
Is already a great demand from our
foreign-born population, which would
undoubtedly be increased IL snaiis
were cultivated here. Any back yard
Is big enough for a snail farm. plot
d to 80 feet square will accommodate
10000 snails, fed on leaves, cabbages,
lettuce, endive, chopped kohlrabi, dam
delion leaves or potatoes. On larger
plots snails will thrive on wild plants.
Snails will not leave their farm If they
have sufficient food and reasonable
range, and do not need to be fenced
In. A female will lay from 30 to 60
eggs in June and July, and In 20 days
the baby snails will be Matched out
and attain marble size by the cold
weather. They spend the winter bur-
led in the ground, coming out In the
spring and feeding all summer, be-
ing ready for market by the fol-
lowing autumn.-Food Administration
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-05-17
Africa No LONGER Isolated.

The war has from the first been
brought right home to Africa. The
four German colonies, over which the
war extended, have an area Of more
than four times as great as Germany;
and there has been long and hard
lighting in all Of them except In Togo.
Outside and within these areas Of
actual warfare live thousands of
whites who are intensely interested in
the European struggle. Many of these
whites. even In the depths Of Africa.
are receiving the. essence Of the news
every day. Even the Saharx desert
is now partly belted by a telegraphic
line. q French enterprise, with wire
less extension In Tmbuctoo. Thus this
once mysterious city Of the Sudan Is
now In touch with the great events
Of the day. The Belgian Congo Is ef-
ficiently served by the French cable
to Libreville and the land line to-
Stanley Pool. where navigation Of the
upper Congo begins. The news IL
then wired up the Congo to the mouth
Of the Congo, and then by wireless to
Stanley Falls. $40 milss above the
Raanl
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-05-17
20 REPAIRING UNDER GROUND
Not Necessary to Haul to the Sur
face the Larger Locomotives
Used In Mines.

At one Of the large mines of the
Northwestern Mining and Exchange
company, In Clearfield county, Pa, re-
ports writer in Coal Age, is rather
underground motor room In
which all repairs are made to the
iaulage locomotives. The small gath
ring locomotives are sent to the sur
sace to undergo repair work, but the
arge ones, which cannot be run onto
the cage and hoisted to the surface,
are repaired In the mine when 1t Is
possible. The motor room, says the
quoted-''is about 10 to 10
feet wide The walls are of brick and
the roof Of steel I-beams. A track
runs through the room at one side. A
large pit permits the mechanics to
work under locomotive, At the left
of the room Is the workbench,
which is equipped with all the various
vises and tools needed for repair work.
The crane can handle weight Of IS
tons. 1t is operated by hand and can
travel the full length Of the room.
Electric lights furnish sufficient iliu'
mination for the machinist and his
helper"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-05-17
DEAD SHOTS IN CONGRESS
Two Marksmen Who Would Shine in
Any Company Are Natives Of
Arkansas and Arizona.

II all the members and officers Of the
house and senate were drafted for
service on the firing lines in France,
there would be two veterans who
would prove themselves to be the
equal Of most marksmen Of France or
England or any other country. The
Washington Post says there are very
few good shots in either house of con-
gress, 1t is said, and no member OF
either body can compare with Jerry
South of Arkansas. chief clerk of the
house Of representatives, as a rifle
sas as the best shot In that part OF
the country In his younger days, and
ne is still there with the eye. The
other man under the dome is Senator
Mark Smith of Arizona.
1t Is a very difficult thing to put five
shots in a silver dollar at hundred
yards, yet Jerry South has done 1T
dozen times. Senator Smith has tried,
he said, five thousand times, perhaps,
to do the same thing, but the best he
has ever done was to plant four shots.
Always one would 60 outside or cling
to the outer edge Of the dollar. He at
tributed his failure to imperfection OF
powder or shell, or the whim of the
wind. The senator said he had even
tried placing a rifle in wise and see
ing that nothing moved the gun, but
invariably one shot would fail of Its
mark. The old Mills rife-a muzzle
loader-which was used in the early
days of the war and afterward by
many hunters, was the best rifle ever
invented, according to Senator Smith.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-05-17
M after and Ecroo.

There Is no such thing as a loss Of
matter or force. The SO called CON
servation" of matter and its forces was
demonstrated years ago by Joule and
other scientists. When, for instance
. thing burns up" as we say, the sub
stances that give cut the light ana
heat are changed, not destroyed The
wood or whatever the substance hap
pens to be becomes ashes and gas. and
If we could gather up all the products
Of the burning we should find that they
had not lost a particle of their weight
and that the form of them only was
changed. The eternity OF matter was
a teaching of the old Greek philiso-
piers, or of some Of them at least, and
the modern teaching Of the conserva-
ton or indestructibility Of the stun OF
the universe would seem to corroborate
the ancient ides.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-05-17
WHEAT FLOUR SUBSTITUTES
DEFINED. j..

The wheat -four substitutes allowed
by the Food Administration to balance
sales of wheat -four to dealers and
consumers are none other than the
following, to-wit:
Hominy, corn grtts. corn meal.
corn -four, edible corn starch.
barley -four, rolled oats. oatmeal
rice, rice flour, buckwheat -four.
potato -four, sweet potato -four.
soy bean -four, feterita -four and
meal.
"Other products of 4 similar na-
.ure" are not to be included In sales
70 dealers or consumers. That lati-
.ude Is allowed only in sales to bak-
ars.
Any commodity which is by nature
exclusively one Of the commodities
named in the official List of substi-
tutes, and not mixture OF any kind
or description, may be sold as wheat
flour substitute, whether in bulk, in
package form, or under private label
or trademark. II In its entirety 1t Is
not by nature one Of the commodities
on the list, It may not be used as a
substitute within the meaning OF the
Food Administration rules.
But there are innumerable BRANDS
of cereal foods and the Food Admin
istration does not undertake to famih-
arize itself with the ingredients con-
tanned in them unless the hcensee
submits a statement OF the exact IN
gradients with the percentages there
Of and the process Of manufacture.
Upon receiving such a statement OF
a particular cereal food, ruling will
be made az to whether or not that
particular commodity may be sold as
a wheat -four substitute; otherwise
licensees proposing to sell such prep
arations as wheat -four substitutes
must assume the responsibility OF de-
termining whether or not they are
complying with the rules and regula-
lions.
The Food Administration has ruled
that the above List OF substitutes Is
intended to include only substitutes
edible by human beings, and that IN
bolted corn meal. unbolted hominy and
other products which are suitable only
for cattle feed, may not be sold or
counted AZ wheat -four substitutes;
that "homany" does not include
canned homInyI barley -four" does
not include barley, and that the fol-
lowing are not substitutes for con-
sumers:
Pulled rice, corn fakes, health bran,
pancake -four, cream Of barley, pea
nut -four, rice polish, fruited oats, rye
crisp, faxed rye or any other rye
product or any mixed cereal product
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-05-17
Bilious? Take
Mr. Tonight
Natures Remedy is Better and sefsr
Than caIomeI. Cleans Out System
Without Gripping. Stops Sick
Headache. Guaranteed

Bilious attacks, constipation, sick
headaches, ETC., are in the great ma
jority Of cases due to digestive trouble
and no reasonable person can expect
to obtain real or lasting benefit until
the cause is corrected.
Natures Remedy (NR Tablets) is a
vegetable compound that acts on the
stomach, liver, bowels and kidneys,
the purpose being to bring about
healthy and harmonious action of all
the organs of digestion and elimina-
ton. 1t acts promptly and thoroughly,
yet 50 mildly and gently that there
Is never the slightest gripping or dis
comfort.
But that is not ALL Natures
Remedy (NR Tablets) have a benefi-
cial effect upon the entire body. Py
improving the process OF digestion
and assimilation, the nourishment is
derived from food, the blood quality is
enriched. vitality is increased and the
whole system strengthened.
Once you get your body in this
splendid condition, you need not take
medicine every day-just take an N.
Tablet occasionally when Indigestion,
biliousness and constipation threatens,
and you can always feel your best
Remember keeping well is easier and
cheaper than getting well.
Get a 25c box of Natures Remedy
(NR Tablets) and try it. 1t is sold.
guaranteed and recommended by your
druggist.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-05-17
FAIR EXCHANGE IN TRENCHES
Wealthy "PolIu" Handed Out Hun
dred-Frano Notes and Poorer Com.
rade Furnished Merrlment.

Soldiers Of the same age, fighting
side by side, a Frenchwoman says In
her "Notes on the War;" may be of
very different social classes, but often
become the closest friends.
She tells this story In Illustration Of
the fact. A very merry young soldier
entertained his companions In the
"dugout" most delightfully."- by his ire
pressible joviality. One day his spirits
failed. Asked the reason by one Of
his mates, he said: "In ordinary life
l am a clown In a music hall. It's my
business to make people laugh. But
today got letter from my wife tell
ing Of the illness Of our two children.
She can't go out to work. and things
look black. That's why don't joke
today
A few days later the same inquirer
said, "Comrade, you're merry again.
What's happenedT "Why, a letter
from my Louise says man called and
handed her three hundred-franc notes
from his client, NJ. Jean Breton; 90
things are bright again for us. But
who can NJ. Breton bel" The other
man was silent, but finally spoke.
Don't worry. copain. am Jean Bre-
ton. I'm rich enough TO afford 1t. Now
sing. u one of your comic songs.
ploaSet~
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-05-17
Cash Value of Success.

"While do not think that success Is
measured by money" says a writer In
the American Magazine, IAN estimator
Of success cannot be disassocfated froml
the cash value that is put on our work.
Il is the only factor Of happiness that,
granting material necessities, has to bel
reckoned In dollars.
Success is variant. and 1t IL I'M
possible to state it In a money limit 81
know that the $4,000 that Is my IA
TIERS salary as United States attorney
brings with 1t to him recognition OF
bis ability that the same salary made
In another way would not have.
know that the small checks l some
times receive for my own work bring
. glow that really isn't in the checka"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-05-17
WHAT THE VICTORY OR DEFEAT
OF GERMANY MEANS TO
EVERY AMERICAN.

Contributed by PRINCE and PRIN-
CESS PIERRE TROUBETZKOY to
the National Security Leagues cam
paign of Patriotism Through Educa-
CiOn).
What the German government means
by place in the sun" is the extermi-
nation of the peoples whose soil II
covets 80 that Germans may replace
those that have been exterminated.
The systematic destruction Of civil
ians in Belgium, northern France, Pc
land, Serbia, and the actual enslave
ment of the survivors proves it-the
frequently boasted German policy o.
blood and iron" and the Hymn O.
Hate" which has become a nationa
hymn, proclaims 1t.
From the rudimental condition
ancient barbarism, spiritual develop
ment was possible; from the accon
plished inhumanity of Prussianism.
more rigid inhumanity only Is possibl,
A German victory would mean th'
blight Of what we call civilization an
the elimination Of what We believe di
vine in man. What we believe In
what we cherish, what we are, would
be annihilated by the essence Of Prus-
sianism; our world would be destroyed
by Prussic acid
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-05-17
Church Directory.

Church Directory.
METHODIST EPISCOPAL SOUTH.
Every Sunday at IL A. M. and 500
z. M. s. K. sCoCKRELL,
Pastor
PRESBYTERIAN.
Woodstock-Every Sunday III. A
NJ. and 1880 p NJ. except End Sunda,
Mt. Jackson-Second Sunday liza
N.
REV. J. MCMURRAY.
Paste
LUTHERAN.
Every. Sunday II A. Nj and 7.30
(. NJ. REV. s. w. KUHNS, Pastor.
CHRISTIAN.
Second Sunday, IL A. M. and 600
z M. REV. j. D. HAMAKER
BECKFORD PARISH
PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL
Emmanuel Church, WoodstOck-
First, Third and Fifth Sundays at. II
!. N. sunday school every Sunday
1t $50 q. IN.
ST. Andrews Church, Mt. jackson
Second and Fourth Sundays ~
1915 a. m.
MALCOLM. s. TAYLOR, Rector
REFORMED
st. Paul's Woodstock-2nd and 4th
sundays A. M. Every Sunday nigh,
Calvary-1st ana 3rd Sundays A M
REV. w. b. CAUSEY, Pastor.
Services will beheld at the follwing
places:
WHITE CHAPEL
Preaching every LIST Sunday 11:3U
q. IN. 3rd Sunday $50 p. m.
Sunday school, every Sunday 10:30l
4. m.
OAK LEVEL
Preaching I'd Sunday 1l:30 q. m.
ith Sunday $50 p. m. Sunday school,
svery Sunday 1880 q. m.
G. E. KERCHEvAL, P. G,
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-05-17
Amerieanlsma IN Britain.

Lord Derby, In advising US not to
get ratified" has added another word
70 our war vocabulary, or, at any rate
given an old word new meaning. In
this sense ratified" is an Americanism.
and We remember reading an article BY
W. d. Howells some thirty years ago,
in which he said he was not very cas-
fly ratified. OF course we have used
the word In this country with other
meanings for many centuries; even
Pepys relates on one occasion how he
ratified his wife. but that was more In
the nature Of grumbling. while Lord
Derby evidently intends rs not to get
alarmed - excited. which Il tAs real
Ana1nsn sonGD = - UukA-xannoa
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-05-17
FARMERS TAKE ACTION ON
FLOUR.

At q recent meeting Of Orange
Union, No. $3.50, the following motion,
made by Robert D. Browning, was
adopted:
Whereas, The Farmers Union II
DESTROYS of cooperating with the Gov
eminent; and
Whereas, The FarmerS Union REQ
egnizes the absolute necessity OF saw
ing every grain OF wheat and ounce
of -four for starving Europe.
Now, Therefore, 1t Is adopted BY tho
Farmers Union Of Orange and Madi-
son counties that It's members will try
to eliminate entirely the use OF wheat
-four themselves and discourage Its
use by others.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-05-17
a Polarity Indleaton

An ordinary potato may be used -
tell which II the positive and which h
the negative terminal Of . clfcult In
sert the two current-carrying wlsus In
to the freshly-cut surface. 4 Ufeeu
stain, due to dissolved coppef, lndi-
Gates the positive wire. # both wires
are surrounded by dark-colorsd Sealne
the current Is alternating. II yOu
haven't q potato handy, place bon tef.
minals n water. Bubbles win collect
at the end Of the negative wire. II IT,
water u In 4 metal vessel b w eafe
ful not - let tie wire toocA H. 0glnl
= . aAMt azcu1t ~ - 1M
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-05-17
Bells Not In Fsvor.

Greek monks are called 80 prayer In
a fashion of their own. Bells are not
regarded with too much favor In the
Levant The fact that they are an In
novation borrowed, albeit in the tenth
century, from schismatic Venice makes
the orthodox doubt their appeal while
the Turks object to them even more
strongly lest they disturb wandering
spirits. says the National Geographic
Magazine. For all ordinary purposes
the monks use In their stead hanging
wooden plank or sometimes a smaller
metal bar of which the necessary con.
comitant is a stout mallet-
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-05-17
For Sale or Rent.

One of the best located homes in
Woodstock, on Main and North High
streets, IA rooms with all modern
equipments, large front var ], garden,
garage, chicken house and yard.
Easy terms. For particulars write
to BESSIE q. WISMAN,
433 Bay ST., ST. PETERSBURG.
Mar. 16-tf Florida.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-05-17
Proper Food for weak stomachs

The proper food for one mau may
pe all wrong for another. Every one
mould sdupt diet suited to his age
and occupation. Those who have
weak stomachs need to be especially
rarefal and should eat slowly and
nasticate their food thoroughly. Ii
is also important that they keep their
bowels regular. When they become
:onstipated or when they feel dull
and stupid after eating, they should
AXE Chamberlain's Tablets to
strengthen the stomach and move the
bowels. They are easy to take and
pleasant in effect. adv
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-05-17

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.OO and upwards re.
ceived. The only savings institu-
tion in the county for the accomuls-
lion of the small savings of .lahoring
men. women. and children.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-05-17
new FOOD ADMINISTRATOR IN
VIRGiNIA

Mr.. Hugh B. 6proul. Of Stanton,
Va, took the ONCE of Federal Food
Administrator for Virginia May 1st.
Mr.. sproul 10 a successful farmer and
coal operators. Colonel e. B. White
was forced to resign the position be
cause Of the demands Of campaign
for Congress in h2s District.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-05-17

tdlu tuelu. w Z
are fighting for
t h e fundamental
t h ou g h t S, the
d r e a m S, t h e
ideals, the aspira-
tons, which to-
day are seethine
in the vast poly
lot community
which we call the
United States of
America. That Is
what we are fght-
ing for, we Amer
leans, whether of
English blood. of
French or Italian
or R u S S | a n or
SnaniSh blood
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-05-17
uxtral nlo MexIean YensaAlsgA

Uxtral Big Mexican osnsaeDeA
Hamfat--Can't you think Of - 1oUa
for . play In which / could scufs . ~
hite
Playwrite-Got just the thane ~
ron. I'D mana military play II wAcA
e. villa you viii win round aftse fsana
q applause
Hannfst--WOn't do. Az VIVA ! WOuse
be egged on the stage.
HayWxite-You've goe ~ -
VrsaG ~ villa Jon ct nase , -
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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-05-17

invest you money in the per cenl
certificates Of the Shen. Valley Loan
s. Trust Co., Woodstock, Va. Sc
curity unquestioned. Interest pay
able semi-annaally, and Certificates
redeemsble any time after six months
70 short notice.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-05-17
Woodstock
Works
WOODSTOCK, VA.
Monuments. Tombs and all kinds
Of Cemetery Work.
Lowest prices in the Valley: Give
II 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.so doing you will greatly eblisg q
THE HERALD PUBS. -
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-05-17

What have we In common to cause
us to rise at the call of common i'm
pulse and prepare to die for common
cause? 1t would be easy to formulate
the characteristic dreams of the Rus
sian, the Italian, the Belgian. the
Scotch, the Irish or the Portuguese. 1t
would be possible to catch the CLEAN of
idealism which has given to the French
the glorious title of the Hero Nation"
But none of these would suffice We
must take a cross section of all of
them, and a dozen more, to formulate
the ideals which course in common
through them all after they have been
united into what we call America For
1t Is common ideals which have trans
formed the men and women of all these
races and kindreds and tongues into
our nation, which stands today facing
the grim fact of war, a war to which
no man dare call them in the name of
race, or language, or previous allegi-
ance.
World Citizenship.
The President has placed our inter
vention In this war upon plane of
idealism to which every citizen. of
whatever race, may rally without los
ing hold upon the best traditions Of
the land from which his forefathers
have come 1t is not the call of mar
row nationalism, but the call of world
citizenship.
Our entrance into this war is no con-
cession to the accursed gospel of force
and fraud. We wish nothing for our
selves, but have resolved Ito quote the
oft quoted words Of our PRESIDENT
that "the world must be made safe for
democracy-and its peace-planned
upon the trusted basis of political lib
erty" We scorn the idea that might
Is right" hut we are willing to take
our part in policing the world against
the madmen who act upon that doc
trine
allow High Your Ideais?"
History will not ask us or any other
nation. "How big was your army?' but
How high were your ideals?" Not
"How vast your navyf' but What was
your devotion to duty?" Not How
quickly could you mobilize?" but
what thought have you contributed
toward the betterment of mankind?
To those questions Germany can an
swer, II contributed to the world the
idea Of representation" for, as Monies
quieu tells US, the representative idea
was "born In the forests Of Germany
She will have to confess, however. tina
she cast 1t out. naked infant. Ia or
der to make room for the throne OF
the great, black idol, military power
and today America and her allies are
marching in resistless columns. carry
ing that founding back to its home
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-05-17

Never tell man that he has made Z
fuoi Of himself. II he knows 1t, he will
get angry and he will get angry also
IL he doesn't know IL
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-05-17
BARBER SHOP
LouKI o., " ooDsTo.A "a.
Warden fravel, PrOpr.
uoir

SINCE. ...... Is Shampoo. 10
Facial Massage. rs
Tonic Rub. $50. and 10
Shaving COrpse.... i.J0
Shave away from shop %
Haircut - I" 81
Haircut and shave away from shop 81
~ trompt attention given to Al
custOnsers.
A shau Of tine Vublic patronage
solicited,
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-05-17
PROFIT ALLOWED ON CANNED
GOODS.

Based upon views Of the Federal
Trade Commission, the Food Admin
istraAion announces In cents per dozen
cans the following maximum margins
for licensed Gamer between cost and
selling price, excess OF which will be
considered unreasonable under the
Gnnk,ol NJ
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-05-17
IDEALISM REAL
BASIS OF WAR
ON GERMANY
Says DR.. McEIroy, Educational
Director of National Sc
curity League.

BY DR.. ROBERT N. McELRoY.
Educational Director Of the National
Security League.
Our ideals are threatened with de-
struction, and we must fight TO main
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-05-17
krCheVale'S History Of the
Valley,

A few copies of Kercheval's. Histor,
OF the Valley for sale at the HERALD
Omoe Price $500.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-05-17

Be natural A poor diamond ID BET
Ter than good imitation. Boston Her
AID .sl
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-05-17

Money to Loan.
Money to loan in sums to
suit borrowers. Apply to
E. B. CRAWFORD,
Attorney-at-Law,
Harrisonburg, Va.
April Eft